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Ashburton’s generosity was out in full, record-breaking force on Monday night, delivering a whopping haul of food supplies to those in need.

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Pupils to earn devices BY SUE NEWMAN

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In an era when there is increasing pressure on family finances, providing an equitable outcome for all students is one of the biggest challenge any school faces, says Ashburton College principal Ross Preece. And one of the areas where financial inequality shows up is in the requirement from many schools for students to have their

own laptop or tablet. “The issue becomes, what do you do about the students where families don’t have the wherewith-all?” he said. Preece has come up with a novel scheme he believes will bridge the financial gap at college, but its success, he says, relies on the community’s willingness to be part of the project. While the school has a fund it can use to provide students with a

device, without some ownership involved, students are less likely to look after that device, he said. “I’m a real believer in giving kids a helping hand rather than a hand-out and we’ve looked at the option of giving kids the opportunity to earn a computer.” The scheme involves a business or an individual employing a student for $15 an hour for about 25 hours until enough money has been earned to pay for a Chrome-

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book. The business or the individual gives the college the $400 the student earned and the school gives that student a Chromebook. It’s theirs to keep. There’s an added incentive for the employer as the donation to the college comes with a tax refund. A side benefit of the work-fora-computer scheme is the life lesson it teaches students, Preece said.

“For many of these kids it will be the first time they’ve had a job and they’re keen. In some cases these kids many not have a role model to show them what sticking with a job means so it’s a huge life lesson in there – put the effort in and you get a reward.

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Toot 4 Tucker haul a record-breaker By Katie todd

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The Lions put out the call – and Ashburton answered. A record-breaking 429 banana boxes worth of groceries are on their way to those in need following this year’s Toot 4 Tucker. Helmed by a team of 150 enthusiastic volunteers, the annual food drive set out from the Ashburton Racecourse at 6pm on Monday, and tooted its way around town. Residents carried out bags of nonperishable food in response to the toots or simply left them on the berm, and volunteers raced around collecting them. The haul was 109 banana boxes bigger than last year’s. “It was a brilliant response,” Ashburton Country Lions Club President Carolyn Nelson said. “It just gets bigger and bigger

each year.” Volunteers worked through Monday evening and yesterday morning to sort the food at the racecourse, pack it into the banana boxes, count it up and cart it to three foodbanks – St Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army and Presbyterian Support. However, a small dampener on the event saw two young people attempting to collect the food bags left outside houses for themselves on Monday. The individuals were sighted around the Middle Road area shortly before the Toot 4 Tucker collection volunteers arrived. “I think they thought the bags were for them,” said Nelson. She said the matter had been passed on to Police, and the Lions would be working to ensure the food all goes to its intended destination next year.

Toot 4 Tucker volunteers were ecstatic following another record-breaking haul in Monday night’s collection. PHOTO KATIE TODD 281117-KT-013

Judge rejects witnesses’ evidence An Ashburton judge has dismissed charges of drink driving and careless use against a Mid Canterbury man, saying medical and circumstantial evidence suggested he was not the driver of a double-cab utility that crashed on Upper Downs Road in September last year. Dominic Jordan Tumai, 23, had denied he was behind the wheel when the vehicle hit a bank and rolled. Blood taken when he was being treated in hospital showed 205 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. Judge Maze said she did not believe the evidence of police witnesses Vernon Te Moananui,

who claimed he was a passenger in the vehicle, and farmer Ben McLaughlan, who happened upon the accident scene. McLaughlan said he had called for an ambulance, but not for police, as requested by Te Moananui. Tumai and Te Moananui had been drinking on the afternoon of the crash; Tumai lost consciousness at the scene but has been adamant he was not the driver. In a defended hearing in the Ashburton District Court this week, Tumai’s lawyer John Black contended Te Moananui and McLaughlan were good friends and colluded to make it look like Tumai was driving.

The pair said McLaughlan rescued Tumai from the wreck by dragging him through the broken driver’s window. Methven constable Mike Seque said McLaughlan told him in the aftermath of the crash 30 minutes later that Tumai was the driver. Te Moananui had by then left the scene. Judge Maze said she was not satisfied Tumai was the driver. Photographs showed injuries on Tumai’s left side that were consistent with seat belt injuries and it would have made more sense for McLaughlan to rescue Tumai through the open and less damaged passenger’s door.

and a much larger hole to drag anyone who was trapped and far easier egress from the vehicle, with obviously far less risk to the victim.” McLaughlan had told Tumai’s mother that when he came across the scene, Tumai was unconscious on the ground and Te Moananui was trying to wake him up. Judge Maze said if Te Moananui had been an innocent passenger he would have stayed at the scene and been concerned about his friend. She said she could not accept his version of what happened, nor that of McLaughlan’s.

“Mr Te Moananui has described this event as Mr McLaughlan reaching in through a constricted space, undoing the seat belt and extracting Mr Tumai from the driving position. The problem with that is the method of removing him is not practical or practicable and lacks common sense.” It was obvious he was injured and moving him could have made things worse, she said. “Anyone with half an ounce of common sense would ring the ambulance and wait for more qualified people to arrive, but the action of intervening when the passenger door was wide open presenting a clear passageway

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■ DIABETES AWARENESS

Diabetes will not keep Emily down By Sue NewmaN

is serious.” Parents also needed support because having a child with the condition was very stressful, she said. Wilson is a type one diabetic. Several members of her family are diabetics but she was not diagnosed until four years ago. The signs were there but she chose to ignore them. “I was in Canada on a canoe guiding trip. I got a lot of infections and I was always thirsty but I guess because I was so active I managed to get away with it for quite a while,” she said. Since then Wilson has made it her mission, not just to live as normal a life as possible while keeping her condition under control, but also to become an information and awareness advocate for Diabetes New Zealand. Accompanying Wilson on her round the country journey is Jerry the Bear. He was given to her by an American mum whose daughter was a diabetic. He has a number of embroidered patches that link with a smartphone app so children can feed him, give him insulin and look after his well-being while learning how to manage their own condition. He’s attended many teddy bear picnics and visited countless schools on his journey. For anyone with diabetes there

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Emily Wilson knows just how tough it can be for a young diabetic and the multi-sport athlete is using her experiences to create awareness of what is now a major health issue affecting almost 250,000 Kiwis. Doing what she does best, Wilson is biking, running, kayaking and rafting the length of New Zealand on a diabetes awareness campaign that sees her mixing with as many children and parents as she can. This week she stopped off in Ashburton and said her journey had been as much of an education for her as it had been for the youngsters she’d met. Her major motivation is to show people involved in the diabetes circle that diabetics could do anything they wanted in life. “I work a lot with kids and it’s about setting a good example for them,” she said. While her education project is about helping children understand that having diabetes doesn’t make them different, it’s also important they understand just how serious it can be if they don’t take care of themselves, Wilson said. “They need to know you can live well with it. It doesn’t have to define who you are but that it

was quite a psychological adjustment needed because it was a disease that was present 24/7. There were no breaks, she said. “And you can try your best to keep well you can be monitoring things well but you can still be out of kilter. It’s easy to be hard on yourself but cut yourself some slack. The biggest thing is empowering people to take care of yourself.” There’s no pretending that being a diabetic is not tough for kids and their parents, Wilson said, but a new Freestyle Libre glucose monitoring system that is worn as a patch on the body and can be easily scanned is revolutionising the way diabetics can check the state of their health. It also provides glucose trends and a host of other information, Wilson said. For parents it provides an easy way to check on their child’s health and it can be linked to a parent’s cellphone or watch so they’re aware of their child’s condition while they may be away from home. It might revolutionise the way diabetics monitor their health, but the downside is that it is not funded by Pharmac. It has been widely available in a number of countries for four or five years but only recently in New Zealand.

Emily Wilson, multi-sport athlete says being a diabetic should not define who you are. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 281117-SN-017

Students to earn computers with short-term jobs From P1 “This is about building a work ethic too, not just about getting a Chromebook.” He believes there could be up

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get some work done.” The college board has given the scheme the green light, seeing it as a way to ensure equity of learning opportunities for students.

“We’re just hoping the community will come on board and support the concept; you’ll be helping a student with a first up, real life lesson,” Preece said.

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Convictions avoided

A Filipino dairy farm worker who admitted driving carelessly and with excess breath alcohol has avoided convictions that could have resulted in his eviction from New Zealand. Fredilozo Mon, 35, was discharged without conviction on the two charges yesterday when he appeared in the Ashburton District Court. Judge Joanna Maze said the prospects of Mon obtaining a replacement work visa would have been “very much in jeopardy” if she had entered convictions. She did disqualify him from driving for nine months. Mon blew 513mcg when he was breath-tested after an accident in April. He had been driving east on Mayfield Klondyke Road about 1.30am after a few drinks and missed the turnoff with Coskeries Road; he pulled to the left onto a wet grass verge and the vehicle slid through a fence, did a 180 degree turn and came to a stop in an irrigation ditch full of water, police said. Judge Maze said New Zealand courts dealt with a phenomenal number of drink driving cases each year, up to 30,000, which

indicated it was not an uncommon offence. Mon had an otherwise unblemished history, she said. Mon’s lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist called immigration expert Max Palmer to support her application for a section 106 discharge without conviction. He said if convictions were entered, Mon would need a character waiver to support his application for another work visa. Visa decisions were made on a case-by-case basis, but convictions would not be in Mon’s interest, he said. Judge Maze said Mon had been unable to work while the charges were dealt with and would now be able to apply for his work visa to be continued. A large family back in the Philippines relied on his wages, including a relative who had loaned him money to enable him to come to New Zealand. “There was an accident but no-one was injured and there are no outstanding requests for damages,” the judge said. Mon had not set out to drink and drive and he was deeply remorseful, she said.

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Installing the Christmas bling

Contractors installing Christmas lights in East Street yesterday. It’s just 26 days on the calendar until Christmas, and Ashburton has officially adopted its festive look. Contractors from EA Networks put a cherry picker to good work installing overhead decorations on East Street yesterday.

The arrival of the wreaths and baubles proceed the lighting of Ashburton’s new Christmas tree, which will happen this Friday at a free Ashburton District Council hosted event called Light up the Night.

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Baring Square East will host the tree and the event, which will kick off from 6.40pm and feature carols, food trucks, an outdoor movie screening and a Christmas performance from the Ashburton Silver Band.

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■ ACADS CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

Get home safe with all your mates By Sue NewmaN

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The games, coffee and breakfast might have been all about having fun, but the message delivered at yesterday’s launch of Ashburton’s Community Alcohol and Drug Service holiday season campaign was a serious one. As it does every year, this year’s community alcohol action project focused on reducing alcohol related vehicle crashes and injuries in the Ashburton District. While there was a year-round focus on raising awareness of safety issues around drink driving, ACADS chief executive Chris Clark said there needed to be heightened awareness as the festive season approached and more people were out socialising. She delivered some sobering statistics around alcohol deaths on the road – for every 100 alcohol-related driver deaths there were another 47 passenger deaths. Another 24 sober road users would also die. The 20 to 24-year-old age group was most likely to feature in those statistics, Clark said. “Alcohol impaired driving affects everyone, don’t leave it to luck, you need to plan to make sure you get home safely,” she said. Licensed premises would be playing their part in promoting the responsible consumption of alcohol and a locally developed graphic ad would be shown at the Regent Cinema and in some premises highlighting the holiday season safe driving campaign. A competition will also be running on ACADS’ community action Facebook page in the lead up to Christmas. “Our message is, don’t leave it to luck, make sure you get home safely,” Clark said.

Celebrating the launch of this year’s community alcohol action project are (from left) ACADS chief executive Chris Clark, Ashburton District Council road safety co-ordinator Jeremy Lambert, Hype youth health co-ordinator Janet Hadley, ACADS health promoter Kate Webster, and Ashburton District Council community development advisor John Hobbs. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 281117-SN-004

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Locking the lid on wheelie bins BY SUE NEWMAN

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A trial that could be a New Zealand first, is about to get under way in Ashburton. The district’s wheelie bin service might be only a few months old, but Ashburton District Council waste recovery manager Craig Goodwin is keen to improve the service by trialling a bin latch that will ensure rubbish remains securely inside a bin if it is knocked or blown over. The rubber latches are a new product and Goodwin believes Ashburton will be the first local authority to undertake a trial. “The company has given us some free samples and we’ll test them on our bins at the park and then we’ll trial a

few streets. We need to make sure the trucks are still able to empty them,” he said. “If we’re satisfied we’ll trial them at Lake Hood and with our own staff.” Goodwin said their effectiveness would be tested on various weights of bin loading, but if they were successful they could be a good protection against bin spill during strong nor’westers. While wheelie bins have now been kerbside around the district for several weeks, there were a number of properties where yellow recycling bins had still not been delivered, but the last of these are now going out, Goodwin said. The bins are being delivered on the collection day for specific areas.

Excited to auction off the class artworks at the Borough School fete next week are Year 2 students (from left) Lachlan, Martina, Paeton, Sienna, Riley and Hollie. PHOTO KATIE TODD 281117-KT-020

Fun activities planned at school fete BY KATIE TODD

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When the final float rounds the corner at the Ashburton Santa Parade on Saturday, the festive fun will be far from over. Just down the road, a bustling Borough School Christmas fete promises an afternoon of tasty food, stalls, games, raffles, performances, pony rides and bounteous entertainment.

Year 2 teacher Annabelle Nichols said students were starting to get excited. “It’s going to be a really fun day,” she said. Themed Treasure Island, the fete will also see masses of trinkets and treasures up for grabs and a “giant size” treasure hunt in which to partake. Classes have also embraced unleasing their creativity on canvases,

which will be on offer in the art auction. Entry to the fete is by a gold coin donation and it is the main fundraiser for the school this year. A group of Borough School students will hail the start of the fete with a pirate ship float in the Santa Parade, but stalls will be open from 11.30am if visitors wish to pop by prior. It will run until 3pm in the Borough School grounds.

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ECan to be prosecuted for stream damage Environment Canterbury is being prosecuted after a valuable fish spawning stream connected to the Ashburton River was damaged by earthmoving machinery earlier this year. ECan’s prosecution under the Conservation Act is being brought by Central South Island Fish & Game Council (CSI). The charge alleges that several times over approximately five weeks, a contractor engaged by ECan disturbed spawning beds of trout and salmon in Bowyers Stream, an important spawning tributary of the Ashburton River. The damage to the waterway and its spawning areas was discovered in June by Fish & Game officers who were conducting an annual survey of Bowyers Stream to measure the success of recent trout and salmon spawning. CSI Fish & Game’s Chief Executive, Jay

Graybill, says the damage was caused during late April through to the end of May this year. “There were extensive tracks of earthmoving machinery throughout the stream bed and along its riparian edges. “In some cases, earthworks had been constructed to divert water and those parts of the stream had lost all water as a result,” Graybill said. “In other areas, gravel appears to have been dumped into the stream, filling parts of it in. These earthworks extended for over 11 kilometres of the stream and caused extensive damage and disturbance to the trout and salmon spawning beds. “We are disappointed that ECan ordered these works at the height of the salmon and trout spawning season without consulting CSI Fish & Game.” No date has been set for the case.

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OUR VIEW

Stealing doesn’t dull the shine of generosity Matt Markham

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ell done to all those involved with yet another successful instalment of Toot 4 Tucker. To hear of the generous donations made by those from within the Ashburton District is truly awesome stuff and something we should all be very proud of. But while those who donate need to be applauded, as do those who handle the collecting of the food items and the process afterwards. It’s a massive undertaking to not only collect all the donations of non-perishable food, but the sorting and dividing into boxes must be a mammoth task that would require some serious organisation. To know that a few more families around the region are going to be a little better off when it comes to food for the festive season is great and long may initiatives such as Toot 4 Tucker continue around these parts. However, with such a huge positive, must also, sadly, come a negative. It is apparent that while the majority of people out on the street on Monday night were out there for the good of the community, there were also those who were out there as opportunists. We know of a case where individuals made their way up one street with a boot wide open, tooting and collecting donated food parcels, only for the actual Toot 4 Tucker drive to come up the street later on in the evening. That there are people out there in our community who would even fathom this to be a good idea is horrific. It takes a pretty low form of person to want to take what is set out for those most desperately in need and to do so in such a brazen fashion is even more disappointing. One can only hope that the culprits of this dirty, rotten act are identified, and that they are made answerable for their actions. It’s not acceptable, and we, as a district, should not accept it either. But, let’s not let the disgusting actions of a mere few ruin the excellent work of so many more. Events like Toot 4 Tucker just show what our community is capable of when we work together and goes a long way to show that we are a united front, ready and willing to help each other when required.

YOUR VIEW In response to Tony Todd Dear Tony Todd, I am replying to your letter of 23 November in the Ashburton Guardian, on behalf of Ashburton District’s councillors. In response to your question – Why have councillors been silent on the i-SITE issue? This is because we had collectively made a decision to approve Experience Mid Canterbury’s (EMC) proposal to proceed with the i-SITE closures and the mayor is our spokesperson. I am writing this letter as she is currently overseas. Following our council meeting last week, I asked councillors if they wanted to revisit the decision on the Ashburton i-SITE closure. The response was unanimous – “No we do not want to revisit the i-SITE closure”. In answer to your statements about EMC funding, council decided it would reduce EMC funding by $10,000 per year during preparations for the last Long Term Plan. The community was consulted on this during the 2015 Long Term Plan consultation. As part of this decision, EMC was asked to make up the 10K by charging its “partners” to subscribe to the organisation. This put more onus on EMC to find alternative sources of funding from the businesses that directly benefit from tourism to help pay for it and take the pressure off general ratepayers.

Tourist information about the Ashburton district is now available from the library. A brochure display has also been set up in the Somerset Grocer, so that travellers can pick up information with their refreshments. There are existing brochure displays in Rakaia. I understand that having brochures in these locations has been popular and businesses in other parts of the district may want to do the same. People wanting to buy tickets for travel, particularly those without computers or smart phones, can now do this at House of Travel.

The way travellers gather information is changing. As a district and council, we also need to change and keep up with methods that suit the majority of people. Pleasing everyone all of the time is not something any council can do. Neil Brown Deputy Mayor Ashburton District Council

Toot 4 Tucker Wow, how generous is the community we live in? You have surpassed yourselves. Presbyterian Support Ashburton was delighted to again be a re-

cipient of the County Lions Club annual Toot 4 Tucker project. Ashburton people have proven to be very selfless and donated an excellent range of non-perishable grocery items to Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul and ourselves. The County Lions and all those others involved with this project are to be congratulated on a project so well run and supported. The public can rest assured that their generosity is really appreciated and will help folks who are struggling at this time of the year, and into 2018 too. Jackie Girvan Regional Manager Presbyterian Support Ashburton

Full boxes after a successful Toot for Tucker evening on Monday. PHOTO KATIE TODD 281117-KT-006

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ver the winter, Ashburton retailers were sadly hit by a spate of shoplifting. Teams of professional shoplifters were stealing to order, targeting our community’s hardworking retailers. Not only has this been costly for business owners but it has also been traumatic for staff witnessing these thefts. Across the country, theft costs New Zealand communities upwards of $1 billion each year! While these cowardly acts can cause fear and feelings of vulnerability, this winter’s crimes have in many ways brought our community closer together. I was part of a meeting in August to discuss what could be done to help, alongside a number of retailers, Ashburton Police, local councillors and Safer Ashburton. It was great to see attendees so passionate about looking out for each other. One of the initiatives to come out of this meeting was the creation of a working group, made up of retailers and supporting organisations from around the district. In just a few months the working group has set up an app to help retailers stay better connected with one another. Retailers can sign up for free, and once linked to the app, can

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quickly and confidentially share information with each other about incidents of shoplifting; such as physical descriptions of shoplifters, photos or images from CCTV footage, and license plate numbers. Every retailer on the app gets notified in real time and can add updates as they happen. Safer Ashburton describes the new app as a much faster, more reliable version of an oldfashioned phone tree, which retailers previously used to alert one another. Similar systems are being used successfully throughout the country, helping retailers to connect with one another in the fight against crime. As well as acting as a deterrent to criminals, these systems have also been linked to a higher probability of prosecuting shoplifters. Any information about thefts

is stored in the app and can then be quickly and easily shared with police. Ashburton Community Constable Mark Dryland has worked closely with retailers on the creation and implementation of the shoplifting app. It’s important for retailers and shop assistants who suspect theft to also report it to the police. Since its release, feedback about the app has been positive, with a number of retailers in the area already taking advantage of the new tool. With Christmas being a notoriously busy time for retailers, the working group would like to see as many Ashburton retailers as possible signed up to the app before the end of November. If you would like to sign up or just want more information, pop over and see Rachael at Unique Boutique or Bob at Health 2000. With the holiday season on our doorstep, it’s also a good time to start thinking about home security too. Many of you will be heading away for some much-deserved rest and relaxation. To help you avoid any home security concerns while you are away Safer Ashburton has provided some general safety tips to make it look like you’ve never left.

If you and your family are away for several days, consider having your alarm system monitored by a private security company, or, ask a trusted neighbour to keep an eye on your home. Ask a friend to collect mail from your letterbox or put a temporary pause on any deliveries including newspapers. Put lights on automated timers to make it look like someone is home and don’t post about your trip on social media until you get back. Joining an organisation such as Neighbourhood Support is also a great way to strengthen your connection with the community, nurture a greater sense of belonging with your neighbours, and send a powerful message to criminals that they aren’t welcome in our community. As always, if you see anything suspicious, call 111 and report it. As a community, we need to look after one another so that no one feels unsafe or vulnerable in the place they have chosen to call home. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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■ INDONESIA

Volcano strands tourists A volcano gushing towering columns of ash closed the airport on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali for a second day, disrupting travel for tens of thousands, as authorities renewed their warnings for villagers to evacuate. Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of white and dark grey ash about 3000 metres above its cone since the weekend and lava is welling in the crater, sometimes reflected as an orange-red glow in the ash plumes. Its explosions can be heard about 12 kilometres away. The local airport authority said that closure for another 24 hours was required for safety reasons. Volcanic ash poses a deadly threat to aircraft, and ash from Agung is moving south-southwest toward the airport. Ash has reached a height of about 9000 metres as

Ash and smoke pour from the erupting Mount Agung volacano. PHOTO AP it drifts across the island. Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency raised the volcano’s alert to the highest level and expanded an exclusion zone to 10 kilometres.

It said a larger eruption is possible. Authorities have told 100,000 people to leave homes that are in close proximity to the volcano, though tens of thousands

stayed because they felt safe or didn’t want to abandon livestock. The closure of the airport has stranded tens of thousands of travellers, affecting tourists already on Bali and people who were ready to fly to the island from abroad or within Indonesia. Indonesia’s Directorate General of Land Transportation said 100 buses were deployed to Bali’s international airport and to ferry terminals to help travellers stranded by the eruption. Stranded tourists could leave Bali by taking a ferry to Java and then travelling by land to the nearest airports. Ash has settled on villages and resorts around the volcano. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has more than 120 active volcanoes. – AP

No more racing - Hammond Richard Hammond has revealed his family have never seen footage of the horror crash which almost killed him earlier this year, adding: “I don’t think they ever will.” The Hamster thought he was going to die when a £2 million electric supercar he was driving hurtled off a Swiss hill, spun through the air and burst into flames. He says wife Mindy and daughters Isabella and Willow have not watched re-runs of the near-tragedy last June – the second time he has cheated death in a spectacular high-speed smash. And he admits he struggles to sit through film of it himself, feeling he wants to reach into his TV and shout, “Stop it you silly little sod, it’s going to go wrong!”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to wed Newly engaged Prince Harry and Meghan Markle lifted the secrecy that had shrouded their 18-month romance, revealing they met on a blind date, bonded during a camping trip under the stars in Botswana and that Harry proposed over a roast chicken dinner at their London home, getting down on one knee to pop the question. Speaking just hours after the couple’s engagement was announced by palace officials acting on behalf of Prince Charles, Harry said he was thrilled when she said yes, and he placed an engagement ring of his own design on her finger that included two diamonds that had belonged to his mother, Princess Diana, set alongside a large central diamond from Botswana. The couple said they plan to marry in the spring, and Harry said he hopes to start a family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for photographers following the ofﬁcial announcement of their engagement. PHOTO AP

Markle seemed thrilled to be joining the royal family and spoke glowingly about Harry’s brother Prince William, his wife

Kate and other senior royals. They will live in Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where

Harry proposed and where they will be neighbours with William and Kate. Prince Charles told reporters he was “thrilled” with the engagement. The announcement said the couple had informed Harry’s grandmother, the queen, whose consent is needed for him to marry. Markle described having met the queen as an amazing experience. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the couple would have a church wedding. No date has been announced. It won’t be the first time that a British royal has married an American, or a divorced person. In 1936, Edward VIII famously abdicated after he was forced to choose between the monarchy and his relationship with twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. – AP

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■ BANKING

ASB restates capital ratios

Jacinda Ardern quite strict criteria on which we can make a decision. Much stricter than I would have thought would be reasonable. “I think it is only fair that we now look at whether that legislation is fit for purpose.” Greenpeace climate campaigner Kate Simcock told TV 1 that the Taranaki Basin was a feeding ground for blue whales, and she understood the Amazon Warrior

■ SOFTWARE

Orion Health first half loss widens Orion Health, the health software developer whose shares have lost almost half their value this year, widened its first-half loss and lowered its outlook for the full year. The loss was $25.9 million in the six months ended September 30 from a loss of $18m a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sales fell to $80.9m from $104.2m which the company attributed to a significant software licence deal being recognised in the year earlier period, which also impacted margins due to its low cost of sales. Orion Health lowered its ex-

pectation for full-year revenue to $175m-to-$190m, from its previous estimate of $200m-to-$220m. The company is focused on controlling costs and has seen average monthly costs progressively fall from $22.3m in the 2016 financial year, $19.7m in the 2017 financial year, $18.2m in the first quarter of the 2018 year and $16.3m in the second quarter of 2018. In the first half of the 2018 year, operating expenses were $15m lower than the year earlier period. “Based on the reduced revenue forecast and the cost reduction programme we expect the group will operate close to breakeven in

the second half of FY2018,” the company said. The company had previously said it was on track to be profitable in the second half. Orion Health raised $32m through a rights issue earlier this year to put it on a healthier footing as it chases a return to profit after a challenging 2017 forced restructuring. In presentation notes, Orion Health said it is now a much leaner organisation and increasingly well positioned for revenue growth and profitability. The shares lifted 1.9 per cent to $1.07, having dropped 46 per cent this year. – NZME

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was proposing three months of seismic blasting. “The impacts on blue whales in this area are likely to be torturous, interfering with their communication and feeding.” Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said she expected a decision to be made “very soon” on whether a permit would be granted. “There are set of criteria the decision is made on under the Crown Minerals Act … there is nothing around what broader concerns there may be environmentally or otherwise. “This obviously remains something our Government would need to look at for future decisions to see if this is the right kind of set of questions that we should be asking when we are making decisions like this.” – NZME

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signalled the law could be changed after her Government found its hands tied on turning around the world’s largest seismic survey ship from New Zealand waters. Greenpeace is calling on the Government to turn around the Amazon Warrior, which arrived in New Zealand waters yesterday to search for oil on behalf of Austrian company OMV. Ardern, who during the election campaign said climate change was her generation’s nuclear free moment, said it had become clear that the Government is legally bound by “some quite strict criteria”. “The question for us now is, is that criteria fit for purpose. “We are bound by the Crown Minerals Act. That sets out some

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dition of registration 1C”, which outlines the steps the bank has to take if its capital buffer gets too low.

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now been corrected for the three months ended 30 September 2017,” ASB said in its latest disclosure statement. “These errors did

Banks’ compliance has come under greater scrutiny this month after Westpac Banking Corp’s New Zealand unit was censured by the Reserve Bank for a long-running breach of its obligations by using unapproved internal models, and forced to lift its minimum capital requirements. The central bank’s six-monthly gauge on the health of New Zealand’s financial sector is due for release tomorrow. ASB’s total capital ratio of 13.8 per cent as at September 30 was well above the 8 per cent minimum, while its buffer ratio was 5.7 per cent compared to a 2.5 per cent minimum. In its March quarterly disclosure statement, ASB noted it miscalculated its risk-weighted exposures for some non-retail facilities since March 2008, which overstated its capital ratios, while in the June statement the bank said it hired a firm to independently validate its capital ratio calculations, which found two minor issues that didn’t affect the previously reported ratios. – NZME

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ASB Bank, the local arm of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has restated its reported capital ratios after a miscalculation meant it fell short of compliance for the better part of a year. In September, the Aucklandbased lender discovered it overstated its capital ratios for the September 2016, December 2016, March 2017 and June 2017 periods, which it has since addressed in its latest disclosure statement. ASB said it applied an incorrect definition of surplus common equity tier one capital in the calculations, which breached a condition of registration. On finding the mistake, the bank hired a professional services firm to review its compliance and other instances of historic noncompliance including two incorrect provisions and expected loss adjustments in its capital adequacy calculation, areas where internal risk management calculations were carried through to market risk capital calculations, and other minor technical mistakes. “These calculation errors have

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Food, glorious food E

asy Cooking From Scratch and the Original Marvellous Muffins books. The pair are a joint effort from Kiwi icons Simon and Alison Holst. These books contains tried and tested recipes that are neither complicated nor costly. Many are favourites from some of their earlier cookbooks and they’ll appeal to a whole generation of new cooks.

Sausage stir-fry 1T oil 1t sesame oil 3 cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped 2t grated fresh ginger 500g pre-cooked sausages,

skinned and sliced 8C sliced quick cooking vegetables 1/2 C chicken stock 1T cornflour 2T brown sugar 2T light soy sauce 2T sherry ■ Heat the oils in large pan ■ Add garlic and ginger and cook 1 min ■ Add sausage and stir fry until browned then remove from pan and set aside ■ Reheat the pan and add prepared vegetables with a little extra oil ■ Stir fry vegetables until barely tender ■ Add chicken stock and steam the

vegetables to complete cooking ■ Return browned sausages to the pan ■ Mix cornflour, sugar, soy sauce and sherry ■ Pour over the vegetables and sausages ■ Reheat stirring constantly until mixture is glazed ■ Serve with cooked rice or noodles.

Potato pan pizza 11/2 C cooked potatoes mashed 1 large egg 2 spring onions, chopped Oil for frying 1/2 C self raising flour 1C grated cheese 2 tomatoes ½ C chopped bacon or salami Chopped black olives ■ Combine potato, beaten egg and spring onion ■ Heat large pan on low heat ■ Flour potato dough ■ Raise heat under the pan to medium ■ Brush surface with little oil ■ Stir flour into potato and shape into ball. ■ Roll out on baking paper sprinkled with just enough flour to stop sticking. ■ When same size as base of pan discard left over flour and slide potato base into hot pan ■ Cook 4 mins until underside is golden ■ Slide onto baking paper ■ Slip a large plate underneath ■ Add little more oil to pan and heat ■ Flip potato base back into pan browned side up ■ Spread cheese, bacon, tomatoes and olive onto potato ■ Put under grill to melt cheese and brown well. ■ Slide onto serving board and cut while warm.

1/2 C plain flour 1t baking powder 1t baking soda 1/2 C sultanas 1/4 C chopped walnuts 1/2 C golden syrup or treacle 1 large egg 1C milk. ■ Preheat oven to 200°C with rack just below the middle ■ Place bran in a large bowl then sieve in flower, baking powder and baking soda ■ Add sultanas and walnuts then mix lightly using your fingers ■ Warm golden syrup or treacle until runny ■ Remove from heat then add the egg and milk. Mix well ■ Pour liquids into dry ingredients ■ Fold together only enough to barely dampen. ■ Spray muffin tins with non-stick spray ■ Spoon mixture evenly into each tin

■ Bake for about 10–15 mins until muffins feel firm when lightly pressed in centre.

Lemonade and cream muffins 2C self raising flour 1/2 C sugar 1/4 t salt 1/2 C fizzy lemonade 1/2 C cream 1 large egg ■ Preheat oven to 200°C ■ Put flour, sugar and salt into large bowl and toss together ■ In another bowl mix lemonade, cream and egg with fork until combined ■ Tip flour into liquid and then fold gently until flour just moistened ■ Spray muffin pans and spoon mixture evenly into each ■ Bake 10–15 mins until muffins are light gold and firm.

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■ TENNIS

Quality field for Classic

Tina Arena lobs one in at Court

By Boris Jancic

By Darren Walton

American Sam Querrey and wunderkind Denis Shapovalov will round off an already fiercely contested Auckland Classic being touted as “the old versus the new”. World No. 13 Querrey was confirmed as third seed in the announcement of the tournament’s full main draw yesterday. The American has won two tour titles this year, and made the Wimbledon semi-final and US Open quarters. Joining him is rising star Shapovalov (51), who at age 18 cracked the top 50 this year, the youngest player since Rafael Nadal to do so. “I dare suggest in 10 years’ time we will be asking the question of can we get this kid back,” tournament director Karl Budge said, comparing the Canadian to a young Roger Federer or Nadal – both of whom played in Auckland in their youths. “He is the future of men’s tennis”. Meanwhile, Uruguayan world No. 32 Pablo Cuevas, 31, has been announced as sixth seed. “It’s the old versus the new,” Budge said. “It’s the established versus the emerging and I guarantee one of those young guys will be here come the semi-finals.” Shapovalov won’t be the only up-and-comer to feature either, with four of the eight players from the ATP’s Next Gen Finals taking part, including Korea’s Hyeon Chung (58), and Russians Andrey Rublev (39) and Karen Khachanov (45). The new announcements join an already strong field which includes popular former fourtime champion David Ferrer of Spain, world No. 11 Juan Martin del Potro, as well as previous winners in Jack Sock (8) and fellow American John Isner (17th), and Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut (20th).

Outspoken entertainer Tina Arena has used Australian tennis’s night of nights to subtly promote a name change of Margaret Court Arena. Tennis Australia is under pressure to remove Court’s name from one of its flagship stadiums at Melbourne Park following the 24-times grand slam singles champion’s vocal opposition to same-sex marriage. Some of the sport’s biggest names, including openly gay legend Martina Navratilova, have demanded a name change amid fears of a player boycott of Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open in January. Court’s public stance against same-sex marriage and claims that “tennis is full of lesbians” caused a furore at the French Open. Now a Christian minister, the 75-year-old reignited the debate this month when she claimed a “yes” vote on marriage equality would signal the end of holidays in Australia. A strong campaigner for the LGBT community, Arena was invited to perform at the Newcombe Medal in Melbourne on Monday night. In between belting out her hits, Arena used centre stage to make her feelings on the subject known. “There’s been a lot said about Margaret Court. People will have their say,” Arena said, drawing a hush. “Whatever it means to anybody, at least people are talking (about) it. “I want to take this opportunity to say to Evonne Goolagong what a remarkable, outstanding example of a great human being, of extraordinary culture, of an extraordinary level of empathy and understanding. “Australians have always been historically great at tennis and Melbourne, I think, puts on one of the greatest tennis events on this planet.” - AAP

Denis Shapovalov is the new face of world tennis, and will be playing Auckland in January.

The cut-off world ranking for the tournament is 61 and the main draw includes five players in the top 20. The ASB Classic begins with the women’s event on January 1 to 6, before the men are on court from January 8 to 13. Along with the 19 seeded players, the men’s tournament will feature three wild cards still to be determined, four qualifying sports and two special exempt players. - NZME

MEN’S MAIN DRAW 1. Jack Sock (world ranking 8) 2. Juan Martin del Potro (11) 3. Sam Querrey (13) 4. John Isner (17) 5. Roberto Bautista Agut (20) 6. Pablo Cuevas (32) 7. David Ferrer (37) 8. Andrey Rublev (39) 9. Yuichi Sugita (40)

10. Robin Haase 11. Steve Johnson 12. Karen Khachanov 13. Ryan Harrison 14. Kyle Edmund 15. Denis Shapovalov 16. Joao Sousa 17. Hyeon Chung 18. Peter Gojowczyk 19. Donald Young

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Ireland makes top three By Alex Mcleod The All Blacks remain unchallenged at the summit of the recently updated World Rugby Rankings, but European powerhouses Ireland have leapfrogged Australia to rank as the third best side on the planet. A combination of their 28-19 win over Argentina in Dublin and the Wallabies’ record 53-24 loss to Scotland in Edinburgh leaves the three-time Six Nations champions with a score total of 86.39, giving them a 0.9 point advantage over the Australians. Ireland have enjoyed a far more successful November test series than Michael Cheika’s men, going through their threematch schedule undefeated after scoring wins over South Africa and Fiji as well as the Pumas. Their 38-3 thrashing of the Springboks a fortnight ago was particularly noteworthy, as it was their largest-ever winning margin over the two-time world champions. On the other hand, the Wallabies only won two of their

four tests in the northern hemisphere. Their tour started well with a hefty 63-30 win over Japan in Yokohama, followed by a 29-21 victory against Wales in Cardiff, but back-to-back defeats to England and Scotland means they have lost their status as one of the world’s top three sides. The switch between Ireland and Australia is one of two changes in the top 10 of the world rankings, with France slipping to a record low of ninth. The 2023 Rugby World Cup hosts have endured a shambolic 2017 season under the tenure of coach Guy Noves, and that didn’t change during the endof-year test window. Losses to the All Blacks and Springboks were followed by an embarrassing 23-all draw with Japan at the newly-constructed U Arena in Paris last weekend. France’s winless run in November means they have not tasted success since their bizarre 20-18 victory over Wales during the Six Nations in March, and will have to wait until next

year’s tournament to register a win. Despite Argentina’s equally poor 2017 campaign, in which they won only two of their 12 tests, the Pumas have claimed eighth spot ahead of the French. Outside of the top 10, the biggest climber on the rankings was Chile, who were promoted three places to 24th following their 32-10 win over Germany in Offenbach. The biggest fallers were Moldova, plummeting five spots to 46th as a result of their 22-20 loss to Switzerland in the Rugby Europe Trophy competition. With the Springboks’ test against Wales the only clash between tier one nations this upcoming weekend, there is potential for one last change in the top 10 before the 2017 international season draws to a close. Allister Coetzee’s men could force the Wallabies further down the pecking order with a win in Cardiff on Sunday morning (NZT), while Wales would close the gap on sixth-placed Scotland with a victory at the Principality Stadium. - NZME

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Ioane keen on centre Rieko Ioane says his outstanding year on the All Blacks wing hasn’t dulled the desire to be a world class test centre. The 20-year-old world breakthrough player of the year award winner wants to return to the position he made his own at schoolboy and representative age group level. Injury problems among the All Blacks’ back three personnel made it an obvious solution to play Ioane on the left wing. However, he said he ultimately wants to return to centre. - NZME

Breakers girding up New Zealand’s NBL-leading Breakers are preparing for a busy weekend, first facing fierce rivals Perth at home before travelling to Brisbane to meet the Bullets. The Breakers sit on top of the NBL ladder with nine wins and one loss and are set to host the second place Wildcats at the North Shore Events Centre on Friday. They then travel to Brisbane to meet the Bullets on Sunday. - NZME

Cavs dominate 76ers

Bundee Aki has helped Ireland move up the world rankings.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers delivered a lopsided result over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday. The Cavaliers dominated the game and went on to win 113-91 in Philadelphia, James leading the way with 30 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. - AAP

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In brief Pietersen chimes in Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has called for the tourists to swing the axe, saying paceman Jake Ball is simply not up to Ashes standard. Pietersen was unimpressed with Ball’s efforts at the Gabba, where Australia were challenged early but eventually cruised to a 10-wicket win in the series opener. “I wouldn’t play Ball in the next test, absolutely not. Absolutely no chance,” Pietersen said. - AAP

Patel makes skipper Former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel has been appointed club captain of English county side Warwickshire. The 37-yearold will take charge of the county championship and one-day sides next year while compatriot Grant Elliott will remain T20 skipper. “I absolutely love playing for Warwickshire and it’s a great honour to return to Edgbaston in 2018 as club captain,” Patel said. “When you look at the guys who have captained the club over the years and what they have achieved, it is amazing to go on that list.” - NZME

Behrendorff sidelined

Six players played their last game for the Ashburton College 1st XI on Saturday, bowing out with a win against Shirley Boys’ High School. From left, Tom Ravenscroft, Ben Niles, Will Tod, Will Graham, Gareth Hunt and George Chapman. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Players sent off in style The Ashburton College 1st XI sent off their six Year 13s with a win after recording their second straight win over Shirley Boys’ High School at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. The win was based around their best batting effort of the one-day competition. Captain Will Graham won the toss and elected to bat. Despite the early loss of Tom Ravenscroft, fellow opener

George Chapman kept the momentum going with a quick-fire 32, which included three sixes. A couple more cheap wickets were lost, but a 97-run partnership between Graham and Will Tod (34) steadied the ship. The innings was based around Graham, who was unfortunately finally dismissed for a fantastic 99. The team finished with 252 runs off their 50 overs.

They then got off to a great start in the field as Jayden Fuller took a screamer of a catch off Harry McMillan in the second over, before McMillan also removed Shirley Boys’ other dangerous opener in the eighth over. Gareth Hunt then chimed in with two wickets, while Tod picked up one, thanks to a great slip catch by Ben Niles. AshColl had their opponents five down for 77 and looked to

be cruising to victory. Chapman, the regular keeper, then had a bowl and managed to snare a wicket as did Fuller and Niles. Batsman Isaac Bazley also showed the bowlers how to do it when he picked up two wickets, including the final one, as Shirley were dismissed for 175. The win meant AshColl finished seventh in the Christchurch secondary schools’ division one one-day contest.

Test great Justin Langer doesn’t want to see Jason Behrendorff give up on long-form cricket just yet, despite the paceman’s latest injury setback. Behrendorff will be wrapped in cotton wool until the T20 Big Bash after his back pulled up sore during WA’s Sheffield Shield draw with Queensland at the WACA Ground. Behrendorff is still troubled by pain caused from a serious stress fracture he suffered in 2015. Behrendorff dreams of playing Test cricket one day, and his 9-37 against Victoria last summer showcased his immense talent and potential. - AAP

Windies have Hope West Indian batsman Shai Hope wants to avoid the limelight ahead of the first test, starting in Wellington on Friday. The 24-yearold Barbados native would prefer to do his talking with the bat, and he’s done that recently, becoming just the 10th West Indies batsman to score two centuries in the same test. He was instrumental in leading his side to an upset five wicket victory over England. He was described as someone the West Indies could build their team around for the future and a reliable, calm figure in the crucial No.4 role. - NZME

Finch backs Maxwell

Milestone for Ashwin as Sri Lanka crushed Indian crushed Sri Lanka by an innings and 239 runs on Monday, equalling India’s biggest ever test victory and handing the tourists their biggest ever test defeat. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets in the match to take his career test tally to 300 wickets. His final wicket saw him overtake Dennis Lillee’s title of quickest to reach 300. Ashwin reached 300 in his 54th test, two matches fewer than the legendary Australian paceman. Ashwin took 4-63 in Sri Lanka’s second innings after also bagging four wickets in the first in-

nings to take his career tally to exactly 300. Sri Lanka’s Dinesh Chandimal scored a counter-attacking 14th test half-century as the rest of the team folded. “We were completely outplayed in this match. We won the toss but failed to score enough runs. “On this pitch, playing against India, you need minimum 350 runs,” he said. Ashwin reached the 300-wicket milestone in his 54th test appearance, two matches less than the previous record holder, former Australian paceman Lillee.

Ravindra Jadeja (2-28), Umesh Yadav (2-30) and Ishant Sharma (2-43) all captured two wickets each as Sri Lanka collapsed to 166 all out in their second innings just after lunch on the fourth day. Riding on Virat Kohli’s fifth test double hundred, India had scored 610-6 declared in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka’s poor effort of 205. Trailing by 405 runs on the first innings, the visitors resumed on 21-1 and lost seven wickets in the extended morning session. But the wickets tumbled,and Ashwin bowled Lahiru Garnaga

for a duck to claim his 300th test victim and end the match. “The pitch was very good to bat on and there wasn’t much in it. I just batted the way I wanted to, rotating strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking,” said Kohli. “Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara batted well too. Rohit Sharma made a statement with his century. “The bowlers are doing very well. We believe we are preparing for the South Africa tour,” he added. The third test begins in Delhi on Saturday. - PA

Glenn Maxwell will get better and better after his breakthrough Sheffield Shield double century, according to his Victoria captain Aaron Finch. Maxwell responded to his axing from the Australian cricket team for the first Ashes Test with a breathtaking careerbest 278 against NSW, in the Shield match at North Sydney, which finished on Monday. “Maxy played an unbelievable innings and everyone was very happy for him after the disappointment of missing the test squad,” Finch said. “He showed how good a player he is and the application he can show when it’s his day. He’s obviously a wonderful player. In this format we’ve seen some great innings from him under some difficult circumstances, but coming into this game he was determined to do well.” - AAP

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Stokes linked with Canty Suspended England captain Ben Stokes could be set to play for Canterbury in New Zealand’s domestic competition, a coup for the province which is likely to make headlines in England and Australia in particular. The Christchurch-born Stokes is on his way back to the city, ostensibly to visit family as the Ashes are being played out across the Ditch, but Times reporter Elizabeth Ammon has suggested on social media that he will be playing domestic cricket here. Ammon tweeted yesterday: “The Times understands that [England team director Andrew] Strauss has given him the OK to play for Canterbury Cricket – they have limited overs competitions coming up starting 3rd Dec. More in tomorrow’s Times…” Canterbury coach Gary Stead told the Herald that nothing has been confirmed. “If it happened, a lot of water would have to go under the bridge,” Stead said. “There would need to be New Zealand Cricket and ECB [England and Wales Cricket Board] sign-off as well as our board, and being clear we were comfortable with that. “We’re not at that stage.” The 26-year-old Stokes, on a ban from the England side – an important distinction – for his part in what has been described as a street brawl during a night out, would be a big boost for a Canterbury side plagued by injuries, and currently sitting last on the four-day Plunket Shield ladder. Extra reinforcements are coming for their Ford Trophy campaign, with promising paceman Ed Nuttall soon to return from injury, but a Stokes cameo would make him the best player in the competition – as the core Black Caps will be busy with international commitments. Canterbury are the defending

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Top award for Reynolds Supercars larrikin David Reynolds has won his first Barry Sheene Medal, adding to his maiden Bathurst triumph earlier in the year. The Holden star received the gong for best and fairest driver at the end-of-season gala on Monday, a day after finishing on the podium in the inaugural Newcastle 500. Reynolds finished seventh in the championship, behind Holden’s Jamie Whincup. Scott McLaughlin was voted fans’ driver of the year, while his Shell V-Power Racing are the champion team. - AAP

Paddon’s mojo back Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon hopes to have put a line through a disappointing 2017 by finishing the year on a high. The 30-yearold Hyundai factory driver backed up his podium at the World Rally Championship finale in Australia by storming to a dominant victory in Rally New Zealand at the weekend. Along the way Paddon won all 12 stages. After a disastrous year results-wise at WRC level where he was plagued by rogue scenarios, bad luck and a handful of uncharacteristic mistakes there was some light at the end of the tunnel in the month of November. - NZME

NZ, Aussies to clash

Ben Stokes appears to be a possibility to turn out for Canterbury this year. Ford Trophy champions, and kick off their title defence on December 3 against Otago in Rangiora, while their Twenty20 season gets under way shortly after, on December 14 in Christchurch. The allrounder’s absence from the England side has already been felt – the visitors were comfortably beaten in the first test in Brisbane, and he will want to remain in good touch before a possible return to the side.

Stokes is unavailable to play for England – but remains on full pay – while he and the ECB wait to discover if he will be charged following his late-night arrest in Bristol on September 25. Only then will his cricket disciplinary hearing take place. The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed Stokes’ visit to New Zealand in a statement, saying: “The ECB is aware that Ben Stokes is making a private trip to

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New Zealand to spend time with his family. “His travel arrangements have not been arranged by the ECB,” it read. “He is not on his way to the Ashes, England Lions or any other official training camps with the England set-up.” Sky Sport UK are reporting that the Christchurch-born player is flying to New Zealand to spend time with family. - NZME

New Zealand loom as the main rivals for Australia’s men’s and women’s hockey teams at next year’s Commonwealth Games. In the draw conducted yesterday, the world No.2 Kookaburras will not play powerhouses India and England, instead drawn along with the Black Sticks, Canada, South Africa and Scotland in their hunt for a sixthconsecutive gold medal. The world No.4 Hockeyroos have avoided a pool match-up with world No.2 England and will test themselves against New Zealand, Scotland, Canada and Ghana. The top two teams to advance to the semis. - AAP

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club

Blundell relaxed about Basin debut Wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Blundell should feel quite at home at the Basin Reserve this Friday, making his test debut on his home ground, in front of family and over the road from his old school. “I’m lucky enough to play here most weeks, so debut at home, it’s going to be pretty special,” Blundell said yesterday, ahead of the first test against the West Indies. He has been brought into to replace injured incumbent BJ Watling. Blundell said Watling’s boots were big ones to fill, but he wouldn’t be looking to emulate his role. “I’m just going to go out there and play the way I have been playing in the past and just go out and enjoy it. “I go out there and look to play my shots, and just smile and enjoy it.” Blundell, 27, a Wellington College old boy, was in the New Zealand under 19 side but has had to wait for promo-

tion to the top side. He never thought it wouldn’t happen. “I always thought it was there. The dream was to play test cricket for New Zealand and I am lucky enough to get the opportunity on Friday.” He admitted he was relaxed this week but likely feel the nerves on Thursday. Blundell has already had a short look at the West Indies, hitting a 12-ball 19 against them for New Zealand A in the Lincoln warm up. They had a very good bowling line up, with four quick seamers likely to enjoy a bouncy Basin Reserve pitch, he said. “Big boys with a bit of pace. I think they’ll go alright out there.” The West Indies had a mixed warm up match, scoring 451-9 declared and then dismissing NZ A for 237, but then they could only manage 186 in their second innings and couldn’t dismiss New Zealand’s test openers Tom Latham and Jeet Raval. - NZME

November 25 and 28 Women’s Section Closing Day Greensome – Betty Brand Trophy Catherine Bell and Chleone Emery – 63, Fiona Williamson and Janice Dunlop – 63.5, Pauline Bell and Heather Robertson – 64.5 on countback Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: No struck, No 8 House of Travel: Pauline Bell, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Catherine Bell, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Shirley Elliott, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Janice Dunlop, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Allison Hunt Twos: Janice Dunlop – No 8

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Tom Blundell in action for the Wellington Firebirds.

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Stable hits purple patch Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie have the Listed Wanganui Cup (2040m) on Saturday in their sights, but beforehand they will attempt to maintain their winning roll at Rotorua today. The Maungatautari trainers enjoyed a stellar patch of form last weekend when producing Maltese Ruby to win at New Plymouth last Friday and Donizetti to follow suit at Awapuni the following day. The double brought up seven wins for the stable this season, equalling the tally it recorded for the whole of last season, and four of those wins have come this month with Seraphim and Osama Blue also successfully sporting the well-known colours of owner-breeder Sir Peter Vela. Today they will be saddling up Verdant, Siren Call and Libretti in a bid to stretch their season tally and on Saturday they will be chasing black-type with last-start placegetter Quintessentially. “We didn’t have a good run

Quintessentially has some serious racing ahead of her. last season with a few things going wrong, including Rasa Lila getting colic and being retired,” Ramsay said. “But lately things have turned around for us. The team is starting to fire up and we’ve got some good chances this week. “I give Quintessentially a

chance in the Wanganui Cup. She was supposed to run at Te Aroha but the races got called off so she had to go straight up to 2100m at Tauranga.” Quintessentially won her first two starts and made it three wins from her first four outings when winning a qualifying leg of the

Dunstan Feeds Championship at Ellerslie 11 months ago. She has also given the impression she is now ready to take the next step, according to Ramsay. “She’s nominated for the Cups and we’ll just see how she comes up.” Ramsay and Ritchie will be looking to clear maiden ranks with two of their Rotorua prospects today. Verdant, a four-year-old from the top racemare Clear Rose, rates a strong chance on the strength of her last-start strong-finishing second over 2100 metres at Avondale. “She was held up the start before at New Plymouth so deserves a change of luck,” Ramsay said. Siren Call will be having just her second start and Ramsay likes her prospects after a six-length trials win at Avondale. “She won that trial very nicely and she’s done well since,” he said. Libretti completes the stable’s attack and has solid lead-up form going into the BNO 1560. - NZME

Jacksstar recovering It is proving a long, steady road to recovery for smart stayer Jacksstar. The Manawatu Cup winner has been off the scene since he pulled up with a serious tendon injury after finishing third behind Chenille in last March’s Auckland Cup at Ellerslie. “He tore the ligaments in his near foreleg and the tendon was hanging on by a few strands,” trainer Gary Vile said. “He has had two stem cell treatments and the last scan showed there is still a hole but a lot has been repaired. “It’s been a long, slow process, but we’re not in a hurry. I just want to get him back and racing whenever that is.” - NZME

Marsh in no rush Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh isn’t in a hurry with Akoya despite a trials win at Matamata yesterday. Akoya has recorded two wins and two placings from six starts for Marsh, but hasn’t raced since finishing unplaced in the Cambridge Breeders Stakes last April. Ridden by Danielle Johnson, Akoya settled behind the leaders and rounded off her effort solidly to beat Gift Of Power. “I’ll look at a 1200 metre race somewhere, but she won’t do much racing over the summer.” - NZME

Rotorua gallops Today at Rotorua Raceway

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10 13 O’Hara 55.5.................................. Scratched 11 06179 Armaguard m (8) 58 ..............H Marzuki (a3) 12 13x07 Chouxperb (3) 57.5 .........................J Riddell 1 259 Bilbao (1) 58.5.................................S Collett 2 340x3 Mighty Power b (4) 57 ................M Cameron 13 44798 Embraceable You m (10) 55 3 474 Commended (10) 57 ................. M D Plessis 14 47x00 Lady Roseanne tm (7) 55 4 73x85 Van Halen (11) 57 .......................C Lammas 15 978x4 Star Ella (1) 54 5 7 Full Of Grace (3) 57 ......................M McNab 16 68808 Don’t Be Cheeky tm (13) 55.5 6 3643. Shahana (7) 56.5 .......................R Elliot (a1) Emergencies: Armaguard, Chouxperb, Embraceable 7 3x88 Real Beach (14) 56.5 ....................M Tanaka You, Lady Roseanne, Star Ella, Don’t Be Cheeky 8 5 Dazed And Confused 56.5 ........... Scratched 7 4.39 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, 9 8 Firefly (5) 56.5 ............................. D Johnson MAIDEN F&M, 1215m 1 25x67 Doubtless Bay (15) 57.5.................V Colgan 10 0x Anarchy (9) 56.5.............................V Colgan 2 24 Rose Royal b (7) 57.5 ................M Cameron 11 7445x Miss Foxy Gal (13) 55 ........S Weatherley (a) 3 33x67 She’stoohottotrot (8) 57.5................J Riddell 12 Valotia (6) 55 .............................S McKay (a) 4 x4663 Unusual Achiever (6) 57.5..........R Elliot (a1) 13 67 Whowouldknow 58.5 .................... Scratched 5 205x7 Deb (5) 57.5 ..................................M Tanaka 14 0x87 Honneur Noir (12) 56.5 ..........J Fawcett (a3) 6 304x Nuttee (10) 57.5 ..........................C Lammas 15 70x9 Indulgent 56.5 .............................. Scratched 7 6 Girl With A Curl (3) 57.5 16 000x Shindee (2) 56.5 8 Sharwing (11) 57.5................H Marzuki (a3) 17 760x6 Ten Out Of Ten h (8) 58.5 9 4 Elston (4) 56....................................S Collett 18 7690x Princess El Jay 56.5..................... Scratched Damesel (9) 56 ........................... D Johnson Emergencies: Whowouldknow, Honneur Noir, Indulgent, 10 11 Nellie Bly (2) 56...........................T Thornton Shindee, Ten Out Of Ten, Princess El Jay 6 4.04pm BDO 1560 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark* 12 57x Walkin’ By (14) 56 .........................M McNab Just Kate (13) 57.5 1 64253 Alfie Dee (14) 59 .........................C Lammas 13 8 Lectric Lexi h (1) 56 2 90050 Prodigal Son tdm (12) 59 ...........R Elliot (a1) 14 80 Scorched Earth (12) 56 3 40x01 Divine Ransom (11) 57 ...................S Collett 15 Dragon Glass 57.5 ....................... Scratched 4 144x2 Libretti (6) 57 ............................... D Johnson 16 5 5x19 Eitilt (5) 57 ..................................M Cameron 8 5.14pm ISCL 1400 $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark 1 85523 Pasabahce m (5) 59 ....................T Thornton 6 07381 Enjoy The Ride tm (2) 56.5 ....J Fawcett (a3) 2 8x591 Trudeau d (10) 59.......................M Cameron 7 34100 Miss Campbell 56.5 ..................... Scratched 3 26x58 Beauty’s Rose d (11) 58.5..S Weatherley (a) 8 210x4 All Razzle Dazzle (9) 56..............T Thornton 4 83477 Doubtless Princess tdm (6) 58.5 R Elliot (a1) 9 42150 Spirited Away tm (4) 56 ......S Weatherley (a) 11 32000 Getalonghome Cindy m (1) 54J Fawcett (a3)

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5 89389 Dainty Rose (8) 57.5 ................... D Johnson 6 10x90 Endean Express tdh (2) 57.5 ......C Lammas 7 013x7 Infinite Joy (9) 57.......................S McKay (a) 8 20694 Danger Dee d (7) 56.5 .................... R Jones 9 59292 Its A Kinda Magic tm (3) 56............... V Gatu 10 x3756 Orange Shore (4) 54.5 .............. M D Plessis 11 89x86 Donna Anne Billy h (1) 54 ...............S Collett 9 5.49pm MUDTOPIA 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 7287x Palermitano (9) 58.5 ..........S Weatherley (a) 2 7x308 Speewah b (13) 58.5 .................S McKay (a) 3 Merzario 58.5 ............................... Scratched 4 8 Fateful (6) 57 .................................M McNab 5 Golden Song (5) 57.....................T Abel (a4) 6 0x926 Inverness (1) 56.5 ..................J Fawcett (a3) 7 40x Marquita Miss (3) 56.5 .............. M D Plessis 8 32x42 Icebomb b (7) 55 .........................C Lammas 9 5852 Craggy Range (12) 55 ....................S Collett 10 8x4 Chiquitita 55 ................................. Scratched 11 0 Gipsyrocker 55 ............................. Scratched 12 Pleeze Bee (10) 55 ......................... A Jones 13 67 Whowouldknow (4) 58.5 14 0x87 Honneur Noir 56.5........................ Scratched 15 70x9 Indulgent (11) 56.5 ......................T Thornton 16 000x Shindee (2) 56.5 17 760x6 Ten Out Of Ten h (8) 58.5 18 7690x Princess El Jay 56.5..................... Scratched Emergencies: Whowouldknow, Honneur Noir, Indulgent, Shindee, Ten Out Of Ten, Princess El Jay Blinkers on: Miss Sequoia (R1), Matuzalem (R3), Embraceable You (R6) Blinkers off: Del Boy (R3), Commended (R5), Doubtless Bay (R7) Winkers on: Del Boy (R3), Van Halen (R5), Marquita Miss (R9) Winkers off: Speewah (R9)

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 6 54 Mischief Seeker nwtd .......................R Waite 8 47622 Smash Fire 18.22............................... N Udy way Meeting Date: 29 Nov 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 7 55752 Cool Wolf nwtd .............................. D Donlon 9 47868 Casual Sipper 17.80 ....................J H Clarke Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 8 4545 Alamein Tane nwtd K & .....................Phillips 10 68675 Buzzy Gem 17.96 ..............................J Hunt 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 9 57488 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 7 1.51pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 10 67588 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 67686 Cawbourne Bluey 31.04 J & ...............D Bell 1 12.05pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 4 12.57 ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C1, 520m 2 77756 She’s Mustard 30.61 ........................R Waite 1 86756 Avedon Film nwtd..............................M Flipp 1 86226 Lucha nwtd........................................D Edlin 3 75258 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 2 54684 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 2 Dark Syrah nwtd ..............................R Waite 4 45221 Bigtime Wild 30.48 .............................L Cole 3 65788 Run Zola nwtd J &...............................D Bell 3 34 Alamein Stryda nwtd K & ..................Phillips 5 32422 World Freakshow 30.47 ..................M Olden 4 62477 Making It Up 30.66 .......................C J Morris 4 86463 White Comet nwtd......................... D Donlon 6 37567 Rising Hawke nwtd.......................C J Morris 5 77737 Bev’s New Point 31.06 .............E Duganzich 5 Choice Lass nwtd.........................C J Morris 7 82323 Chip Off Block 30.49 ...................J McArthur 6 43774 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 6 5684x Yoko Rama nwtd .............................L Doody 8 24353 Mischief Viking nwtd........................... N Udy 7 53111 Lunch Special nwtd ............................L Cole 8 2.07pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 7 65876 Pickering nwtd ....................................J Hunt 8 51266 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 8 23366 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 1 77x62 Leon Rouge 17.86 J & ........................D Bell 9 57488 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 5 1.15pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 305m 2 72857 Cawbourne Frost 17.59............... P C Morris 10 67588 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 Shadow Girl nwtd .........................C J Morris 3 57621 Cawbourne Jeff 18.24 ........................J Hunt 2 12.22pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 2 24 Opehu Express nwtd........................R Waite 4 715 Homebush Manu 18.14 ..........J T McInerney 1 73456 Miss Muffet nwtd .........................J McArthur 3 88 Alamein Tiger nwtd K &.....................Phillips 5 88578 Sammy Baxter 17.68 .............J T McInerney 2 Bigtime Chloe nwtd ............................L Cole 4 86 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 6 76756 Cawbourne Johno 18.23 J &...............D Bell 3 78653 Bark My Words nwtd ..................... M Gowan 5 72 Cawbourne Rob nwtd J & ...................D Bell 7 54764 Smash Gator nwtd ............................. N Udy 4 Kellydean nwtd .............................C J Morris 6 58x88 Zonic Blue nwtd .........................B Goldsack 8 53766 Scott To Go 18.23 ..............................L Hunt 5 32858 Homebush Demi nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 84335 Dermott Brown nwtd ..........................W Kite 9 43778 Piko Piko 17.99 ............................... C Brider 6 8 Cawbourne Chops nwtd J & ...............D Bell 8 86262 Final Story nwtd ................................M Flipp 10 87878 Two Hungwid 17.93.................. K Gommans 7 57 Arthur’s Crown nwtd .........................R Waite 9 57488 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 9 2.27pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 8 72735 Ziggy Attack nwtd ...............................L Hunt 10 67588 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 86768 Black Roadstar 30.70 ........................ B Hunt 9 57488 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 6 1.33pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 2 44777 Cawbourne Bryce nwtd J & ................D Bell 10 67588 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 45485 Thrilling Mia 17.61 J & ........................D Bell 3 47588 Ace Bale 30.20.............................C J Morris 3 12.40pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C0 C0, 305m 2 25137 Piko Piko Dawn 18.03 ..................... C Brider 4 75865 Blackie Chan 30.20 .......................B Mitchell 1 Jelani nwtd ........................................D Edlin 3 76624 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney 5 47867 Dyna Hadvar nwtd....................... P C Morris 2 Bigtime Spark nwtd ............................L Cole 4 34237 Bublin Max 18.28 ...................J T McInerney 6 41 Bigtime Donny nwtd ...........................L Cole 3 48676 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd J & ................D Bell 5 88583 Roketto 17.83....................................D Edlin 7 84435 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 4 22723 Crackle nwtd ..................................... B Hunt 6 68663 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 J & ..................D Bell 8 64632 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 5 74 Killer Frost nwtd ...............................P Taylor 7 66854 Snow Ball Chance 17.72..........E Duganzich 10 2.45pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m

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F4663 Uno Brent 17.75 ................................. N Udy 75855 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 18482 Electric Dandy 17.70 ......................... B Hunt 21346 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 15883 Just Like Ma 17.89 J & ........................D Bell 62858 Cawbourne Lyns 17.72 J & .................D Bell 82688 Sozin’s Galaxy 18.18 .............J T McInerney 81786 Ivanhov 17.81 K & .............................Phillips 37576 PikoPiko Connor 17.92 ................... C Brider 64886 Crazy Sunday 18.07...............J T McInerney 11 3.08 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1, 520m 1 68246 Forkner Bale nwtd ........................M Roberts 2 46756 Banshee Reel 30.84 ........................R Waite 3 26262 Luke Skywalker nwtd .........................L Hunt 4 46324 Cawbourne Steele 30.77 J & ..............D Bell 5 48643 Wong Full Arrest 30.75 ................C J Morris 6 64765 Making Time 30.21..............................S Kite 7 22335 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson 8 54678 Lissadell Babe nwtd ...................... D Donlon 12 3.23 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 1 73344 Totes 17.80 ............................J T McInerney 2 88757 Jane Baxter 17.99 ..................J T McInerney 3 217F6 Mark Be Good 17.84 ................... P C Morris 4 37571 Bigtime Bev 17.70 ..............................L Cole 5 54477 Wellington Wind 18.02 K & ...............Phillips 6 86838 Sedgebrook Angel 18.10 ....................F Kite 7 37675 Another Vespa 17.85.........................M Flipp 8 8465F Cawbourne Merl 17.64 J & .................D Bell 9 75848 Hanover State 17.60 .......................... N Udy 10 67668 Manhattan Style nwtd ............J T McInerney 13 3.40pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 44555 Bigtime Reign 17.51........................... N Udy

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54785 Stole Me Keys 18.15 ................ K Gommans 63345 Bigtime Moe Moe 17.73 G & .. S Fredrickson 7133x Cawbourne Spook 17.87 J & ..............D Bell 56455 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 55673 Homebush Flutey nwtd ..........J T McInerney 78523 Shakti 17.89 ......................................M Flipp 6x8x4 Goodtime Alannah 18.04 ................P Knight 57585 Botany Dianne 17.79 .............J T McInerney 46876 Tomorrow Star 18.06 ................ S Gommans 14 3.57pm MAX REFRIGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 8567x Citrus A Peel nwtd........................J H Clarke 2 37583 Celestial Action 17.82 .............. K Gommans 3 56332 Cawbourne Web 17.78 J & .................D Bell 4 57366 Cala D’Or nwtd..................................M Flipp 5 54745 Lip It Up 18.04........................J T McInerney 6 85613 Bigtime Swift 17.97 G & ......... S Fredrickson 7 34277 Hungry Machine nwtd .....................L Doody 8 33431 Rowdy Ruby 17.94 ..............................S Kite 9 15767 Chaos Theory 17.83 .......................M Olden 10 58378 Duke Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 15 4.15pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 34587 Nippa Joy 17.93 .....................J T McInerney 2 28465 Lori Elle 18.31 ...................................M Flipp 3 F7863 Accra nwtd ................................ K B Benson 4 76755 Idol Billie nwtd .......................... S Gommans 5 78344 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 6 34478 Carrick 17.97 I C &.........................J Lenden 7 68255 Lightning Lu 18.02 S &..............C Blackburn 8 21352 Nic’s Fab 17.67 J & .............................D Bell 9 52788 Paris Global 18.13..................J T McInerney 10 38567 Ebony Haze 17.93............................S Stone LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Caitlin has them covered

Gerard O’Reilly and To Ri Caitlin have the ﬁeld covered at yesterday’s Ashburton Trotting Club workouts. The Simon Adlam-trained pacer stepped straight to the front and never looked back, holding off the

challenges of Social Media (Sarah O’Reilly) and Pembrook Legacy (Ricky May) with the rest of the big ﬁeld of learner pacers some distance behind them. A Sportswriter threeyear-old ﬁlly from Carmel Maria, To

Ri Caitlin has a bit of breeding on her side. She’s a half-sister to Lily Rush (three wins), Second Wind (10 wins), Precious Mach (nine wins), To Ri Alby (one win) and To Ri Declan (one win). It was another big day at

the Ashburton Racecourse yesterday with close to 100 horses in action – a good number considering this weekend there are race meetings at Forbury Park, Addington, Oamaru and Methven. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 281117-MM-001

Sunny Ruby may head north Top trotting mare Sunny Ruby, missing under a niggling injury cloud for the first four months of the season, may be a surprise entry for the feature trots at Auckland in December. Weedons trainer Sam Smolenski says the plan is to start last season’s New Zealand and Australian

Trotting Mare of the Year at the Ashburton trials next Tuesday. “We will probably go to Auckland with her as there isn’t a lot down here for her next month,” Smolenski said. “The open class trotters don’t seem as strong as last season so that’s another reason to go.”

He intends to ship her north again to Cambridge trainer David Butcher, who took over her training 12 months ago to win the Gr. 2 Lyell Creek Stakes in a then NZ record of 2:42.9 for the mobile 2200m at Auckland on December 16. Butcher also ran fourth with her

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in Quite A Moment’s Gr.1 National Trot at Auckland on New Year’s Eve and second from a second row draw to Daryl Boko in the Gr. 3 Te Awamutu Trotters Flying Stakes at Cambridge in early January. “I don’t want to travel that far as I’m busy enough here,” Smolenski said. - NZHN

Sam Smolenski

November 29 & 30, 2017

Wednesday

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. St Davids Church Allenton 10am - 11am AGE CONCERN. Hip hop for seniors, all welcome. $5. Balmoral Hall. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Tasmanian doubles, Association croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Buffalo Lodge Cox Street 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, mixed doubles. The Domain, Philip Street. 1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf or Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.15pm (draw) WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. Doubles, The domain, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Buffalo Lodge Cox Street

5.30pm - 7pm ASHBURTON JUNIOR ATHLETICS CLUB. For 7 - 14 year olds, meet at the cricket oval in the domain. 6pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night for new and experienced players. 115 Racecourse Road. 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Thursday

Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets. Last day for year today. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. 48 Allens Road. 10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street. 10.45am M.S.A.TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. 11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Holy Spirit Church Tinwald.

11am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Salvation Army Rooms, Cass Street. 1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention exercises to strengthen muscles and improve balance. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from

past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street. 7pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Remembrance service, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. 9am - 4pm HAKATERE CERAMICS. Annual exhibition 24 Nov - 1 Dec. Emmily Harmer Photography and Framing. West Street. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group. 48 Allens Road. 9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

9am - 4pm HAKATERE CERAMICS. Annual exhibition 24 Nov - 1 Dec. Emmily Harmer Photography and Framing. West Street. 9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Last class for the year followed by lunch at the Stables restaurant. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

ASHBURTON COLLEGE ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Learning Support Assistant – Alternative Education Programme (Community Entry Programme)

We are looking for an additional staff member to work within the programme. This is a term-time only position of 27.5 hours per week. Commencement from start of Term 1 2018. Employment is under the Support Staff in School’s Collective Agreement, Grade B. Initial payment step commensurate with experience. The programme meets the needs of specific students who, for a range of reasons, are alienated from mainstream education. It operates off-site, under the auspices of Ashburton College, for the benefit of Ashburton and Mt Hutt College students. Applications close noon, Monday 4 December 2017. Information package enquiries and applications please contact: Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Phone (03) 308 4193 ext 809 Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Ashburton College, PO Box 204, Ashburton 7740

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Cameron Courts Rest Home Requires

1 Afternoon Senior Health Care Assistant 1 Night Senior Health Care Assistant 1 Night Junior Health Care Assistant Applications close December 1, 2017. Please phone 308 8534 Mon - Fri 9am – 2pm.

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available! From a shovel load to a trailer load. Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

TRADES, SERVICES

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available. Phone 027 220 9997. WINDOW TINTING. For cars, homes and offices. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading) and heat. Follow facebook. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347, 0800 TINTER or 027 258 0884 at SUN CONTROL Window Tinting. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

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Christmas Lights Are you decorating your house with Christmas Lights? If you are and would be interested in placing your address on a Christmas Lights Map in the Ashburton APP Please contact Laura

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

FOR SALE

NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg CONTAINERS for sale or $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose hire, ex shipping: general and Road, Ashburton. insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk NEW potatoes, Nadine, Transport, Phone 308-7772. $2.50kg, 81 Elizabeth Street. Phone 308 3195 or 0275 319 ADULT 103. Southberry Open 7 days 9am - 6pm Raspberries (no PYO this week) No Eftpos No Christmas orders taken 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road Phone 3081338

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

GRAZING

GRAZING for 200-300 calves available. Long term. Experienced grazier on irrigated coastal farm. Contact Graham Shaw 022 137 2033.

ENTERTAINMENT

NEW two beautiful Asian ladies. On special. Half hour $200. Good massage, Good fun. In/out calls. Phone 022 460 3977.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

LARGE farm house in Mayfield area. Four bedrooms, $300 per week. Please call Sally to enquire 027 622 7748. Three bedroom, heat pump, wood burner. Close to Netherby shops. Backyard fenced with double garage. $320 per week. Phone 021 613 676. Available after December 11. TO RENT. Tidy two bedroom flat, $265 per week. Selfcontained small garden. Small cat/dog okay. Heat pump, HRV, close to shops and schools. Reference required. Phone 022 187 2662.

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy  Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations Contact Des anytime for an obligation free quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

Previous solution: FUNERALS 8

14 15

ACROSS 7. Scab (6-7) 8. Hiding place (8) 9. Bowed (4) 10. Make a mistake (4,2) 12. Rectangular (6) 14. Edge (3) 15. Immediately (colloq) (6) 17. Severe telling-off (6) 19. Marine measure of speed (4) 21. Defamed (8) 23. Exclude from a church (13)

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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DOWN 1. Pushchair (8) 2. Circus tent (3,3) 3. Protagonist (4) 4. Very unpleasant (8) 5. Frolic (6) 6. Thin (4) 11. Troubles (8) 13. Sicken (8) 16. Idea (6) 18. Things of sentimental value (6) 20. Immediately following (4) 22. Curve (4)

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 7 Excellent – 9 Amazing – 13

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS MCKEAGE, Francis George – On November 24, 2017 Coldstream House, at Ashburton. Aged 86 years. Loved brother and brother-inlaw of the late Dorothy and Les Barnes. Loved uncle of Edward Barnes, Janice and Pat Moore and a loved great uncle. Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Francis’ life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton TOMORROW Thursday, November 30, commencing at 1.00pm. Followed by interment at the Hinds Cemetery. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

MCKEAGE, Francis George – At Coldstream House on November 24, 2017. Aged 86 years. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Robert and Barbara, the late Donald and Maureen, Dorothy and Les, Winifred and loved uncle, great uncle and great great uncle.

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MAX 26 OVERNIGHT MIN 12 19 TURLEY, Margaret Jane SATURDAY: Fine with light winds. ASHBURTON Ra (nee Redmond) – ka On Monday, November 27, ia 20 2017, passed away MAX 25 OVERNIGHT MIN 12 peacefully surrounded by her Ash bur to family at Timaru. In her 89th MID CANTERBURY Geraldine n FUNERAL SERVICES Midnight Tonight year. Loved and devoted wife of the late Alan. Ra n Galbraith’s provide choice! Loved and cherished mother gitata We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s and mother-in-law of Murray celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. and Margaret (Temuka), provide choice! We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to Annette and Peter Crone TIMARU reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and Call us on (Christchurch), Vivienne and your family. 19 Call us on 308 3980 SUN PROTECTION ALERT Graham Campion (Barrhill), 308 and visit 3980 our new premises at Helen and Baden Carteror call in 246 Havelock Street or call in and visit (Auckland). Loving :10 :30 AM PM grandmother of Annabel our new premises at PROTECTION REQUIRED and Brent Parrant, Juliet Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams Seek shade, reapply sunscreen Data provided by NIWA and Jarrod Marsden, Belinda 246 Havelock and Ben Skinner, Rebecca Waimate Street Turley and Lachlan Turley; Wind km/h Wednesday, 29 November 2017 NZ Situation Caroline Campion, ElizabethOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm less than 30 A high covers the country, while a weak front brushes and James Allison, Victoria FUNERAL fine mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers Campion, Kimberley past the far south tonight. Northerlies develop about fine showers clearing showers Campion; Paterson, Ruby FURNISHERS 30 to 59 the lower South Island on Friday and Saturday as a and Kate Carter. Great trough from the Tasman slides to the south of the grandmother to Hugh and fog isolated snow sleet thunder rain snow hail 60 plus country. Harper Parrant, Olivia, thunder flurries Abigail, Henry and Felicity Marsden, Bianca Skinner; overnight Charlie Allison. A service to Canterbury Plains NZ Today Canterbury High Country max low celebrate Margaret’s life will Auckland fi ne 22 15 TODAY TODAY FZL: Around 3000m be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hally Terrace, Often cloudy. A few showers about the Partly cloudy, a few showers, mainly in the Hamilton showers 22 13 Temuka on SATURDAY, foothills from late morning, some heavy in afternoon and evening when thunderstorms December 2, 2017 at fine 23 14 the afternoon and evening with possible are possible with hail. Wind at 1000m: Light. Napier 10.30am followed by a private thunder and hail. Light winds. Wind at 2000m: Light. burial. Messages to Palmerston North mainly fine 24 13 “Trevenna”, 380 Guild Road, Phone Eddie anytime TOMORROW TOMORROW FZL: Around 3000m R.D. 26, Temuka 7986. 308 9051 or Wellington fine 21 13 Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

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6am The Breakdown 6:30 The Golf Show 7:30 Golf Channel Academy 8am The Golf Fix 9am School Of Golf With Martin Hall. 10am Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) 10:30 Rugby – International (RPL) Scotland v Australia. 12:30 The Golf Fix 1:30 The Golf Show 2:30 Golf Central 3pm Rugby – International (RPL) England v Samoa. 5pm Rugby – International (RPL) Wales v All Blacks. 7pm Rugby – International (HLS) England v Samoa. From Twickenham Stadium, London. 7:30 School Of Hard Knocks 8pm The Breakdown 8:30 Rugby – International (HLS) Wales v All Blacks. 9pm Rugby – International (HLS) England v Samoa. 9:30 #SkySpeed 10pm Motorsport – GP3 (RPL) Abu Dhabi – Race One. 10:45 Motorsport – GP3 (RPL) Abu Dhabi – Race Two. 11:30 #SkySpeed

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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Money For Nothing 7:30 Love Nature – Tales From Zambia 8:30 Cash Cowboys 9:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic And Unwrapped 10am Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 10:30 Brother v Brother 11:30 Getaway Noon Best Of Restoration Man 1pm Building The Dream 2pm Money For Nothing 3pm Sandcastles 3:30 Love Nature – Wildlife Icons 4:30 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course Gordon Ramsay’s ultimate cooking lesson. 5:30 Auction Hunters 6pm American Restoration 6:30 Life At The Extreme 7:30 From Russia To Iran Another epic adventure, beginning in Southern Russia then tracking the mighty Caucasus Mountains toward Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and into Iran. 8:30 Royal Marines Commando School AO 9:30 Robson Green’s Ultimate Catch PGR 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm American Restoration 11:30 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Life At The Extreme 2am Love Nature – Wildlife Icons 3am Getaway 3:30 Sandcastles 4am Royal Marines Commando School AO 5am Robson Green’s Ultimate Catch PGR

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – World Cup Semi-final One – Australia v Fiji. 8am Rugby League – World Cup Semi-final Two – Tonga v England. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 UFC Fight Night Silva v Gastelum. 12:30 School Of Hard Knocks 1pm Rugby Nation 2pm Motorsport – Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 2:30 Surfing – World League Rip Curl Pro. 3:30 UFC Now 4:30 UFC 218 Countdown 5:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup Semifinal One – New Zealand v England. 6pm Rugby League – Women’s World Cup Semi-final Two – Australia v Canada. 6:30 Golf Central 7pm School Of Golf With Martin Hall. 8pm School Of Hard Knocks 8:30 Tennis – Davis Cup Final 9:30 Football – ISPS Handa Premiership 10pm Rugby League – World Cup Semi-final One – Australia v Fiji. 10:30 Rugby League – World Cup Semi-final Two – Tonga v England. 11pm Rugby League – Women’s World Cup 11:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup

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Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Inside Cricket 1:30 Cricket – International 2am Cricket – International 2:30 Back Page 3:30 UFC 218 Countdown 4:30 Motorsport – GP3 5:15 Motorsport – GP3 29Nov17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am Ed Stafford – Left For Dead M Bolivia – The Atacama Desert. 10:50 Shark Tank PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M What Lies Beneath. 12:30 Evil Kin M The Bloody Benders. 1:20 Murder Chose Me M My First Homicide. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Homestead Rescue PG 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Railroad Australia PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M Otto. Otto reveals the secrets of the boneyard. 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Legend Of Croc Gold PG Judgement Day. With only 72 hours left, the crew goes to war with a deadly monster crocodile. 10:15 Alaskan Bush People M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Chose Me M My First Homicide.

THURSDAY

12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Grizzlies ﬁre Fizdale The Memphis Grizzlies have fired coach David Fizdale, a day after he benched NBA All-Star centre Marc Gasol for the fourth quarter of an eighth-straight loss. The move caught the NBA by surprise. Dwyane Wade, who played with the Miami Heat when Fizdale was an assistant coach, wrote on Twitter that he needed answers. LeBron James retweeted a comment on Twitter calling the sacking so stunning that the writer triple-checked the original ESPN report to make sure he wasn’t being duped by a fake account.

No action over headbutt England’s Jonny Bairstow will face no disciplinary action over the headbutt incident at the start of the Ashes tour, the tourists’ director of cricket Andrew Strauss has confirmed. ECB director Strauss has spoken to Bairstow about the Perth incident but is satisfied no disciplinary measures are needed. Strauss revealed: “Jonny Bairstow mentioned to me that he ‘bumped’ Cameron Bancroft. “It’s a greeting he does with his mates and he assured me there was no malice. Although I’m somewhat surprised he would choose to do such a thing, I’m taking him at his word.” Hunter Stewart in action on the waters of Lake Hood on the weekend.

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Some of the best water-skiers from around New Zealand were at Lake Hood on the weekend for the Lake Hood Slalom event. New Zealand open men’s champion Morgan Diehl was in attendance and took out the open men’s grade, skiing three rounds on the 11.25m line to post the day’s top score of 3.5 buoys. Karl Donaldson also made it through three rounds, skiing on

a 12m line with a best score of 2.5 buoys. The under 21 competition was closely fought on the 12m line. Jack Engel took out the top spot with his 3.5 buoys with a 12m line at 58 km/h. The Donaldson twins Hugh and George were also in action, with George skiing two at 12m in three rounds, while Hugh made it through two rounds. Hunter Stewart, whose grandfather owned the land Lake

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Hood was built on, set a new personal best in the boys’ category, clearing 3.5 buoys at 58km/h on a 16m line. Diaz MacKay was one of the standout performers on the day, setting personal bests in two rounds, with 2.5 buoys and then three buoys on a 14m line at 52km/h. Local Emily Milner was a close second in the junior girls’ group, with two buoys. Lana Donaldson beat Hilary Munro to first in the open

women’s grade, with a best of four buoys on a 13m line, while Munro could only manage two buoys. A nationals spot was booked by Ricus Van-zyel in the men’s B division after skiing a personal best of two buoys at 49km/h. “With 25 skiers entered it was going to be a long nine hours of skiing, the boat never stopped, and we were pleased to get through it all in the one day. A great start to the season’s results.” chief judge Neil Donaldson said.

Tiger ready to roar Expect to be impressed when Tiger Woods makes his latest return to golf, advise tour stars who have played with him recently. “People are going to be shocked at how good his game looks,” said PGA Tour player of the year Justin Thomas. Thomas will have the best seat in the house when 41-year-old Woods, who had fusion surgery on his lower back in April, plays for the first time in 10 months at the 18-man Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

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