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If the 500 jobs that are reportedly available isn’t enough to lure people to move to the Ashburton District, maybe our Lotto luck could hold the magic ticket.

On Wednesday night Ashburton’s second division one winning ticket in seven days was struck, securing the holder a cool $1 million.

On Saturday evening, another lucky resident scooped up $500,000 in winnings, along with a punter from Auckland.

Wednesday’s winning ticket makes it three first division wins for Ashburton this year, the 35th in total and the most successful year since 2014.

The luckiest year for Ashburton was back in 1991, where four first division prizes were won. In terms of value of prizes, 2016 was the luckiest year, with a powerball win of $22.2 million for one couple.

Some other big wins for Ashburton include a $14.2 million ticket sold in August 2014.

Since 2017, Ashburton has been on par with towns of a similar size in terms of success, despite not having a winning powerball ticket.

Taupo, Masterton and Levin have all had four, three and two first division wins respectively.

Taupo has been the most successful in terms of value for winners, with a powerball win securing $30 million for the ticket-holder.

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About-turn a win for St John

By Sue NewmaN

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It’s taken four months, hours of research and plenty of community angst to get back to square one on a request by St John for access to its Tancred Street building across Ashburton District Council-owned land.

St John has had informal access across the council’s Burnett Street section for several years but with an extension to its headquarters about to start, the organisation wanted to put that access onto a formal basis.

It made a request to the council for a right-of-way to be granted.

Councillors said no, believing the right-of-way would compromise the value and future use of the section.

Yesterday they did a complete about-turn, revoking the decision they made in July and deciding the right-of-way was the best outcome in what had become a very public debate.

When it was first denied the right-of-way, St John suggested it could be interested in buying the land, but before that option could be debated the section’s status needed to be identified. It was found to be reserve land and that made any sale complex – it would have been handled by the Department of Conservation, offered first to Ngai Tahu and if they weren’t interested it would have gone on the open market.

That meant the council would have only received 50 per cent of the sale price with the rest going to the Crown and St John would have been forced to pay top dollar for the property.

Councillors opted to backtrack

on their earlier decision, voting to grant St John a right-of-way easement for 10 years, with no right of renewal.

That term raised questions with councillor Russell Ellis.

“Is it long enough to achieve the outcome St John needs?” he said.

An email from St John indicated it preferred a longer term because it was investing about

$700,000 in the extension project.

Stuart Wilson wanted an assurance that St John did not want to buy the land and that the council could not gift it to them.

The whole issue had been confusing and there had been “lobbies here, there and everywhere,” he said.

“We’ve been lobbied by people in favour of St John and we’ve also had ratepayers saying St

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John is taking a few liberties with the council and they’re pushing us into a corner.”

Several councillors were concerned at conditions around the right-of-way would mean St John had to form and maintain a road on the section and that it also had to pay for boundary landscaping.

To ensure there were no more delays for St John, mayor Donna Favel suggested the fine details

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Earlier in the year one resident scooped up $116,667 with a ticket purchased through MyLotto, while in 2017 a Methven resident won $2 million from powerball, with one $116,667 division one win.

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“I and fellow councillors recognise the great work St John does and since July we’ve been trying to find a way forward that works for the organisation and still allows us to meet our requirements under the Local Government Act,” she said.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Council gives pothole repairs priority

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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Ashburton District Council management are encouraging Mid Canterbury motorists to use their smartphones in reporting expanding potholes in the district.

Service delivery group manager Neil McCann said staff and council contractors were daily surveying weather-related damage to roads following heavy rain this month, and the number of issues were being updated as work repairs continued.

“While the weather has caused an increase in potholes throughout our roading network, we are working quickly to identify and repair as soon as possible,” McCann said.

He said the council had two teams working on pothole repairs throughout the district, and temporarily making safe areas which required more substantial repair.

There were three additional teams undertaking dig out and stabilisation repairs for bigger problems, such as large potholes. Many of the issues were within the council’s scope of safety and planned resurfacing work.

McCann encouraged concerned residents to use the council’s Snap Send Solve app.

Smartphone users can download the app and simply take a photo of the issue, write a note and send it to the council.

The location is automatically identified using the phone’s GPS function.

Rain damage - Repair crews were able to patch up this large pothole on Christys Road at Pendarves on Wednesday.

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A nightmare 48 hours on Mid Canterbury roads

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

One person has been killed and another taken to hospital in a critical condition after a nightmare 48 hours on Mid Canterbury roads.

A pedestrian was killed just south of Rangitata yesterday morning after an accident involving a truck. The road was closed until around 2pm and diversions were put in place.

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“It is a place where we need to be more vigilant at those higher speeds,” he said.

On Wednesday evening a person had to be cut out of their vehicle on Pendarves Rakaia road after the vehicle struck a power pole.

Ambulance, police and fire emergency attended the scene, and the person was in a serious condition when they were cut from the vehicle just after 7pm.

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating.

The accident is the second time this month a pedestrian has been killed on State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Timaru after a woman was killed by a car near the Synlait milk factory north of Rakaia.

Police sub-area commander Phil Dean said a big majority of our serious and fatal accidents come on our 100km/h roads.

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With a spate of crashes in the district this week including two on Monday, one involving a truck and car, and another involving a car hitting a power pole, Police are pushing the safety messages once again.

Dean said the culture around restraints, impairment, distractions and speed are still incredibly dangerous.

“Police have been saying this for such a long time and there are

so many people out there who are measuring their safety by their chances of getting caught,” he said.

Earlier in the week Rakaia Fire Chief Tyrone Burrowes echoed the safety messages, saying people needed to be aware of following distances, ensuring their vehicles are safe and roadworthy and securing loose items in a vehicle that could cause damage in an accident.

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In brief Record pokie spend Records were set for all the wrong reasons in the Ashburton District during the September quarter.

The amount of money poured into gaming machines over those three months was a record for the quarter – $1.647 million, up about $200,000 on the average spend for July, August and September.

Across the district there are 13 venues with gaming machines, seven in Ashburton and five in Hinds, Methven and Rakaia.

Those venues have a total of 134 machines. Gaming machine data is collected by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Santa busts gender A newly installed gender-busting Santa Claus is on display at Auckland’s Ponsonby Central.

Dressed in fish-net stockings, holding a bag and umbrella, this jolly statue pushes the stereotype of the traditional male Santa Claus.

The team at Ponsonby Central and Blunt umbrellas created the Mary Poppins-themed St Nick in a tongue-in-cheek response to Simon Bridges’ claim that, “Just as Mary Poppins is a woman, Santa Claus is a man.” The creators said the new “Mary Poppins Santa” is set to put a fresh perspective on the gender diversity conversation.

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■ WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE EXHIBITION

Celebrating being women

By Sue NewmaN

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To mark the 125th year milestone since the day women first entered a polling booth and voted in a general election, a group of Ashburton women celebrated by recognising their own milestones in the business world.

Building on her original suffrage project where she photographed local women who were breaking new ground in their choice of career, Emmily Harmer said she also wanted to recognise the district’s successful business women.

She put out a call to the district’s women in business Facebook network, hoping 20 women would respond.

Harmer was overwhelmed by the response.

“I wanted 20, ended up with 44 and I had to turn a lot of people away,” she said.

Unlike the original project that took many hours to complete, this project was more of a quick fire, pop-up shop effort, she said.

The results, however, were stunning.

At Thursday night’s unveiling, Harmer admitted she was nerv-

ous, but as the business women found their photos, she said she was relieved to hear virtually every one liked what they saw.

The exhibition covers a wide range of ages and careers, from women in professions to those working in small businesses from home.

“This is about showing the diversity of women in business and it’s about marking this significant date in history for women today,” Harmer said.

“Women today still face a lot of discrimination and stereotypes and a lot of these women are out

there, doing it, under the radar.”

For some of the women, taking part in a photo shoot was quite daunting but Harmer said she was delighted with the way they’d entered into the spirit of the event.

“I’m really proud of you all, but now I’m the nervous one as I open up the doors and show you your photos,” she said.

Running alongside the exhibition was a petition developed by Ashburton Intermediate School students calling for women to receive the same pay rates as men in all workplaces in New Zealand.

‘I want a second chance’ Karel Sroubek wants to be given a chance to start over again.

Sroubek, a Czech citizen who was granted residency despite having gang affiliations and serving a prison sentence for smuggling MDMA, told Newshub if he was deported it would be a death sentence. “There is no safety for me in Europe, I can’t travel under my name anywhere,” he said.

“All I want is to be given one more chance.”

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Cop caught on phone Dunedin police have been left highly disappointed by the actions of motorists in the city – including one of their own. Over the past two days police have been carrying out checkpoint operations at three intersections in the central city focusing on motorists not wearing seat belts and using their cellphones while driving. Included in the 45 drivers caught using their cellphones while driving was one police officer.

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Scouts spread some early Christmas cheer Ashburton scouts were spreading some early Christmas cheer on a visit to Rosebank resthome earlier this week. In uniform, they put on their best singing voices to entertain residents with Christmas carols before mingling with the residents around the room to share Christmas crackers. While some of the youngsters already had their Christmas trees up at home, Rosebank will bring out their tree and decorations next week.

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Falloon goes in to bat for Ashburton’s postal service

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon is calling on NZ Post to give a cast iron guarantee that over-thecounter postal services will continue in Ashburton.

He says the company will be required to front up to Parliament over its plans to close 79 branches, including Ashburton.

A NZ Post spokesperson confirmed yesterday that Ashburton’s East Street post branch

would close and that negotiations were under way with a business that would become a post agency.

No date has been given for the closure.

As long as there was no clear partner on board and as long as there were no guarantees around the longevity of the postal service, there would be a lot of uncertainty for people in Ashburton, Falloon said.

He’s pushing to get answers

around NZ Post’s long-term future in Ashburton, On Thursday in Parliament with colleague Melissa Lee, he successfully pushed for NZ Post to front up to the Parliamentary committee that he sits on, the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee.

“We need to know how long these arrangements will be in place and what services they’ll be required to provide.

“This year NZ Post have been withdrawing all services from many communities around the country.

“They need to guarantee that won’t happen here, and that the provider they partner with will offer the same services as the existing Post Office.”

Questions needed to be answered and guarantees given that Mid Canterbury would not suffer a further loss of services, Falloon said.

Tuesday’s meeting of the Ashburton Water Zone Committee was the last for committee member Gordon Guthrie.

Guthrie had been on the committee since it formed in 2010 and was part of some groundbreaking work with the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and local Ashburton zone group.

“It’s been an interesting and enjoyable journey,” he said.

Guthrie described some of the committee’s early meetings as challenging as the committee, which is made up of diverse community representatives, went about their work and identified problems that needed to be addressed.

“The farming community as a whole I believe has really moved a long way and value their social licence to farm. They have jumped on board environmental issues.”

Guthrie said a highlight of his eight years was working with the Hinds Drains Working Party, farmers and experts who were working together to make good decisions about water quality and quantity in their special area.

He said “a negative” was not achieving a more integrated approach with irrigation schemes working together to deliver water.

“I do think this district is allocated sufficient water to be successful. We just don’t use it wisely enough.”

Committee chairman Bill Thomas said Guthrie’s input over the years had been valuable and appreciated.

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T’anks for the top-up West Auckland locals have been blown away after an army tank rolled through the main street of Kumeu on Tuesday night.

Local man Dyan Weerdenburg was fuelling up in Kumeu when he looked to his left and saw a giant tank sitting at one of the pumps at the local Z station.

He told the Herald locals were stopping to get photos and take the time to talk to the driver.

“I was just on my way back from work heading through Kumeu and I pulled into the Z station around 7pm,” Weerdenburg said.

“It was already sitting there at the pump and there were a few people standing around getting photos.

“The driver was outside chatting with some people. I was only there for about a minute before he jumped in and pulled out across the road and kept head-

ing out towards Muriwai beach direction.

“When he pulled up I thought what the hell was going on?”

Kiwis quickly flocked to social media to poke fun at the bizarre sight captured in Kumeu.

One person joked saying: “Taking advantage of the AA 12c discount. ‘Do you want to use that today or accumulate?’”

“The $150 max limit is going to be annoying,” another wrote.

“The war on petrol prices is real!”

The vehicle is believed to be a FV433 SPG Field artillery tank.

Tanks are legally allowed to drive on New Zealand roads, but rubber must be attached to the tracks to stop the tank chewing up the road and the gun needs to be disabled.

Even if the gun is disabled, the vehicle owner must hold a firearms licence.

West Auckland locals were blown away after an army tank rolled through the main street of Kumeu on Tuesday night.

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Crackdown prompts 10,000 WOF rechecks The NZ Transport Agency has begun contacting about 10,000 Kiwis, whose cars may not have been properly checked during their regular Warrant of Fitness inspection.

Law firm Meredith Connell is reviewing the cases involving cars that may not have been checked properly and managing partner Steve Haszard says owners will be able to have their vehicles “re-checked free of charge via a Transport Agency voucher”.

He said Meredith Connell had completed a review examining the “most urgent” cases.

“Significant progress has been made and reviews completed of the most urgent files where public safety was potentially at risk,” he said.

“We have provided recommendations to the Transport Agency.

On the basis of these recommendations and following legal pro-

cesses the Transport Agency is stepping up enforcement action for non-compliance across all regulatory areas for which it has responsibility.”

While the public should notice increased action from the Transport Agency in the coming weeks, the process would still take time because it was “legally bound to follow due process”.

“For example, in some complex cases further investigation is required to meet evidentiary requirements or there are legal processes under way which need to run their course,” Haszard said.

The news thousands of Kiwis may have been issued Warrants of Fitness without having their cars properly checked has led to strong criticism of the NZTA and its ability to oversee the vehicle safety checks.

Car passenger William Ball

died in January after a frayed seatbelt failed in a vehicle given a Warrant of Fitness by a Dargaville company.

The NZTA admitted knowing since 2011 that Dargaville Diesel Specialists was failing to carry out critical WOF checks but, in line with its approach at the time, was more educator than enforcer.

The owners of nearly 2000 vehicles that received warrants from the company were given offers to have them rechecked.

Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced in October that Law firm Meredith Connell had been brought in by the NZTA board to review 850 open compliance files and taken over its compliance function because it had failed to carry out its regulatory responsibilities to the standard he expected.

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Serial pooper outed An Auckland dog owner says he is paying back the pillows his dog has pooped on during his secret visits to neighbouring houses.

Jack has apparently been defecating on neighbours’ pillows for about two years but his owner, Rick Didham, has only just had the courage to out his own dog as the serial pooper.

“I just feel so embarrassed and ashamed,” he said.

Didham was convinced his property was fully fenced off and didn’t understand how Jack could escape from the backyard until he found a small hole in the fence. It turns out, Jack had been using it as an escape route for a while.

“Apparently he has been caught by more than one of our neighbours sneaking in their cat door and doing number twos on people’s bedroom pillows,” he wrote on the Beach Haven and Birkdale local Facebook group.

“We don’t know why he is doing this, but if you see him, please be nice to him as if you’re mean he comes back and does it again,” he warned neighbours.

“So if there has been an incident in your bedroom please pm me and we’ll look into getting your pillow case replaced if we can.”

The post, from Monday, has received dozens of comments from neighbours who found Jack’s antics mostly hilarious.

“And I blamed my wife a few months ago ... thanks Jack,” someone joked.

“He’s just leaving little gifts for the neighbours. He is getting in early for Christmas,” someone else said.

Didham says he is convinced Jack has some kind of mental health issue, possibly PTSD from the conditions he lived in when he was rescued from a puppy mill. “I’m not a dog expert but I think he has psychotic tendencies, he looks sorry but I think he’s just waiting to do it again,” the dog owner said.

“I felt so embarrassed,” he said, adding that his local Facebook group has been incredibly helpful, suggesting theories for what the problem might be and even recommending behavioural specialists to help train Jack.

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Pilots left in the dark Boeing’s latest airliners lack a common override feature that, in some dangerous circumstances, allows pilots to reliably pull planes out of nose dives and avert crashes such as last month’s fatal plunge by Lion Air Flight 610, aeronautics experts and pilot groups say.

The state-of-the-art 737 MAX 8 airplanes do not have this feature, yet the company failed to prominently warn pilots of the change even as airlines worldwide began taking delivery of the new jets last year, pilots say.

“We were completely in the dark,” said Dennis Tajer, a 737 pilot and spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, representing American Airlines pilots.

Questions surrounding the crash have turned a harsh spotlight on Boeing’s latest update to its workhorse 737 line, the world’s most popular commercial airliner. Boeing’s stock is down nearly 12 per cent since the October 29 crash, even after a slight uptick yesterday amid a broad market upswing.

Revelations about the doomed Lion Air flight, released yesterday in a preliminary report by Indonesian investigators, also exacerbated long-standing debates over what degree of automation is safest for airplanes – and how human pilots should be able to take full control.

“Automation is there to make us safer and more productive in the cockpit,” said Jon Weaks, president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, a

Handmaids sequel coming New York Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to her best-selling dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale that is set to be published next year. The 79-year-old Canadian author tweeted that the book, titled The Testaments, will be set 15 years after the final scene of the original novel from 1985. Three female characters will narrate the new story, which is inspired by questions readers have asked about the inner workings of the fictional Gilead state, as well as “the world we’ve been living in,” Atwood said.

A crane moves a pair of wheels recovered from the jet that crashed into the Java Sea. union representing pilots at Southwest Airlines.

“But that never replaces the overriding commandment that the pilot has to fly the airplane and know what the aircraft is doing.”

The 737 MAX is the fastestselling plane in Boeing history, with almost 4700 planes sold or on order.

The investigative report chronicles the chaotic moments aboard Flight 610 before it hit the waters off the coast of Java last month, killing all 189 passengers and crew on board.

That end came after a battle between its flight crew and a computerised control system that repeatedly tilted the plane downward because of a malfunctioning sensor, according to the report.

Correcting the path of the plane would have required a multistep process, something that pilots and other aeronautics experts said may have been difficult to remember and execute during a life-threatening emergency.

Members of the Lion Air flight crew repeatedly at-

tempted to manually arrest the plane’s dive, but the system reasserted itself each time.

The crew lost control of the jet, which struck the water at 450 miles per hour, the report found.

“What they were focused on was keeping the airplane in the air,” said Clint R. Balog, a pilot and aeronautics expert at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

“That’s always your first priority. You troubleshoot problems only after you’ve got the aircraft safe.”

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Happiness begins at ...

When Joely Richardson turned 50, she vowed: “This is going to be the happiest time of my life.” The actress pauses for a moment, eyes wide, defiant. Then she smiles, embarrassed by her solemnity.

“Honestly, though, I do feel that as English people we get nervous saying: ‘I want to be happy’. But the thing is, I’ve done sadness and I will do sadness again.

So right now I just choose to get as much joy out of life as I can.”

Prison inmates run dating site scam Five inmates in the Carolinas extorted more than half a million dollars from military personnel throughout the country, using illegal cellphones to pose as underage women on dating sites.

Standing in front of a state prison in Columbia, South Carolina, US Attorney Sherri Lydon told reporters that five inmates had been indicted on federal charges including extortion and wire fraud.

Ten others throughout the Carolinas have been charged with helping inmates collect extortion payments via services including Western Union or PayPal. According to court documents, inmates used contraband phones to join dating websites, contacting and exchanging nude images with service members across the country.

Once the targets had been

reeled in, Drew Goodridge of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service said, inmates then posed as some sort of authority figure, like perhpas a father or police officer, claiming the girl with whom the victim had been communicating was underage and demanding money to keep the exchanges private.

Fearful that they’d be accused of disseminating child pornography, possibly losing their military careers, more than 442 service mem-

bers handed over more than $560,000, authorities said.

Lydon said the victims come from all branches and ranks of the military.

According to Goodridge, more than 250 other cases were being investigated for potential extortion as part of “Operation Surprise Party,” which his agency began in January 2017.

“This operation will continue until we break the back of these criminal networks,” he said.

Inmates aren’t allowed to have cellphones behind bars, although thousands are smuggled inside each year.

Corrections Director Bryan Stirling has long called illegally obtained cellphones the No. 1 security threat inside his institutions, as they allow inmates the unmonitored ability to communicate and potentially continue their criminal endeavours.

Officials have said a deadly riot earlier this year at Lee Correctional Institution was in part a turf war over contraband including cellphones.

“We do not lock up criminals only to have them go to prison and continue on with their their criminal conduct,” Lydon said.

“It is the unfettered use of contraband cellphones that allows inmates to continue harming the citizens of South Carolina.”

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Tate a crowd-pleaser “This ain’t television, love, I can hear you.”

It was early in the first stop of her New Zealand tour that Catherine Tate had to remind one bold heckler that this is a live show. It was also one of the finest examples of the British comedian’s winning combination of quick wit, unflappable commitment and willingness to tear her audience to shreds that will make The Catherine Tate Show Live a national success. When promoting the tour, Tate said she doubted there would be a demand down under for her live show, that’s been running since 2016. The packed crowd at the Bruce Mason Centre proved her wrong; the audience hung onto every word, laughing at every joke while waiting desperately for more.

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If you’re thinking about buying a coffee machine for home, it pays to do your homework before you hit the store, where you’ll be confronted with an overwhelming range of machines.

You’ll find the reasonably-priced and easy-to-use nespresso capsule machines for around $299 as well as an assortment of manual and automatic machines where you get to be your own barista, grinding beans and tamping like a pro. Maybe.

The high end, fully automatic machines, like the DeLonghi Prima Donna come at around the cost of a small, well-used car but it is the bomb with a big variety of coffee and milk recipes, easy programming and six user profiles for individually tailored drinks.

Plus it has a new thermal carafe with double wall to keep milk hotter for longer.

However, the majority of people who come into Smith and Church’s Ashburton store looking for a coffee machine leave with a capsule machine – these machines use hermetically sealed pods of coffee. You drop a capsule in the top, pull a lever and push a switch.

The machine pierces the capsule and forces hot water through to make an espresso … in about 20 seconds.

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“Most people come and buy a machine and they get a selection of coffee pods to help them work out which flavour they like. You get a book

with details about how it all works and how to order more pods. Most people join a coffee club.”

The cost per pod works out around $1.10 but the sealed capsules can keep

the coffee fresh for up to nine months.

A downside of these convenient pods of ground coffee is the packaging, which are commonly thrown in the rubbish bin and end up in landfill.

Increasingly though, manufacturers are pointing out ways these capsules can be collected and recycled appropriately.

Some pods can be bought at the supermarket and others easily online with quick delivery. At least one coffee club asks customers to return their pods in a supplied courier bag for special recycling.

Whichever machine you decide on, love it by looking after it with a regular descaling.

Meantime, go in search of your favourite flavour fix!

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Asking Price $585,000 View by appointment John Lamb 022 171 8321 john.lamb@bayleys.co.nz

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There are three bedrooms and a good sized living area with a conservatory and deck for entertaining.

For Sale offers invited over $368,000 View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Allenton 15 Primrose Place

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This attractive home offers much for the disconcerting buyer. The many features of this 270m2 home will impress. Kitchen, dining and living with plenty of sun.

Price by Negotiation View Sat 10.30-11am or by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Asking Price $590,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Allenton 33 Andrew Street

Allenton 21 Churchill Avenue

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Vendors invite offers in the vicinity of $375,000. This solid four bedroom brick home situated in Allenton.

School, preschools and shopping center close by.

Kitchen/dining open to sunny terrace. Spacious lounge adjoins with heat pump.

Asking Price $375,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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For Sale offers invited over $621,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

Allenton 26 Charles Street Asking Price $340,000 View Sat 10-10.30am or by appointment John Lamb 022 171 8321 john.lamb@bayleys.co.nz

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Situated on a very private 1,146m2 back section. The home has four bedrooms plus a huge conservatory built for all day sun. There is also an office or formal dining room. Bathrooms are upstairs and down

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Log fire and well-insulated.

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This immaculate four bedroom home on a 930m2 landscaped section has a new kitchen, new floor coverings and quality window finishings. Two large living areas, log burner and HRV system.

Asking Price $550,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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Netherby 18 Mitchell Place

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Spacious family living with a compliant log burner to heat throughout.

For Sale offers invited over $419,000 View Sat 11.30am-12pm or by appointment John Lamb 022 171 8321 john.lamb@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

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Rolleston Stages 6, 8, 9 Izone Business Park Be in first for last sections

Ashburton 41B Peter Street Close to town

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Peter Street is perfectly suited to downsizers or first home buyers. The easy-care nature of this home will have you living life on your terms and will allow you to sit back and enjoy a cuppa on the patio or stroll down to the local amenities which are so close.

For Sale offers invited over $235,000 View Sat 10.45-11.15am or by appointment John Lamb 022 171 8321 john.lamb@bayleys.co.nz

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Only 10 sections remaining Land options ranging from 2,009m2 - 5,292m2 Easy access with dual access points from SH1 Largest business park in New Zealand (188-HA) No development levies Over 160-HA sold to more than 120 companies in manufacturing, construction, logistics and agricultural sectors • State-of-the-art infrastructure

For Sale Nick O'Styke 027 696 9801 nick.ostyke@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED REAA 2008

Do not miss this premium opportunity to secure land in this rapidly developing business park.

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Rangitata 448 Old Main South Road Price by Negotiation View by appointment George Morris 027 212 8668 george.morris@bayleys.co.nz Nick Young 027 437 7820 nick.young@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Outstanding dairy operation The opportunity has arisen to purchase this very well-developed and high performing dairy unit located on the Rangitata Plains. This farm has been developed and planned with simplicity and efficiency in mind.

The farm will milk approximately 530 cows at the peak of this season and has a production budget of 265,000kgMS, this equates to an impressive 500kgMS per cow. The centrally located 54 bail rotary shed complete with in-shed feeding keeps milking times to a minimum and allows for efficiency with labour.

This farm is 162.3 hectares in its entirety, of which approximately 149.2 hectares is irrigated milking platform.

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Pleasant Point 17 Young Road Price by Negotiation View by appointment George Morris 027 212 8668 george.morris@bayleys.co.nz Nick Young 027 437 7820 nick.young@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Attractive top tier dairy investment Bayleys has the privilege to bring Kemford Farm to the market. Meticulously developed with efficiency in mind, Kemford offers its new owner a top tier, large scale dairy operation in the heart of Canterbury. The farm currently milks 1,190 cows (at peak) and is on target to produce 580,000kgMS in this 2018/2019 season.

The farm was converted in 2014 and care and attention has been made to build a top of the line dairy unit.

The centrally located 80 bail rotary shed comes complete with Waikato plant, automatic cup removers, automatic drafting, in-shed feeding and milk meters.

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138 Belt Road

$439,000 • • • • •

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Terrific Street frontage Three bedrooms Two bathrooms Open plan living Lawns patio and fencing complete

$445,000 • • • •

Top Allenton Location Three bedrooms Ensuite and WIR Great indoor/outdoor flow with privacy • Sunny open plan living • TWO TO CHOOSE FROM

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66 Kelvin Crescent

$429,000

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9 Whiteoak Grove

$620,000

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92a Beach Road

$285,000 Open plan living including lounge, dining, modern kitchen with dishwasher and the added bonus of a heat pump for all year-round comfort. Comfort and functionality were key to the needs of the vendors.

• Four Bedrooms • Interconnecting kitchen and living flowing to the outdoors • Separate Lounge • Log Burner plus heatpump and heat transfer kit • Double attached garage with workshop

There is a lock-up workshop and garage, a carport, and additional off-street parking space.

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8 Allens Road

$329,000

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17 Murneys Lane

• Three Bedrooms • Large living area with compliant logburner • Updated kitchen and bathroom • Single garage with workshop • Large 928sqm section

$895,000 • Four bedroom lifestyle property • Interconnecting living flowing to the undercover outdoor patio • Kitchen with top of the line appliance and walk in pantry • Double attached garage/ mancave fully carpeted • Fully fenced swimming pool • Approx 3.24ha

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74 Cambridge Street

$310,000

Exception Presentation Renovated inside and out Four bedrooms Two Bathrooms Ensuite and WIR Lovely Jordan Ave location

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141 Kermode Street

• Three bedroom plus attic space • Modernised Open Plan Kitchen Dining • Large living area • 2 separate garages • 1012sqm section • Fully Fenced

$385,000 • • • •

Brand spanking new Three bedrooms Open plan sunny living Fully fenced, lawns paths, patios all completed • Great Park views

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80a Harrison Street

$435,000

80c Harrison Street

$422,000

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Great front townhouse 3 bedrooms Single garage internal access Paths lawns and fencing all included • Fully insulated and double glazed • Tops in location sell the car

12 Whiteoak Grove

$579,000 • • • • •

Privacy and location Brand new townhouse 3 bedrooms Open/plan kitchen dinning living Very sunny Single garage internal access 2 toilets Paths patios lawns and fences all included • Perfect location near the Allenton shopping centre

62 Wills Street – Front

$569,000

Four bedrooms Two sunny living spaces Superb flow to the outdoors Double attached garaging Near new all on 747sqm

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85a & 85b Park Street

$329,000

How close to everything 3 double bedrooms Open plan kitchen dining living Very sunny Double garage internal access En-suite off main bedroom Separate bathroom Path, lawns and fencing will be completed. Fully insulated and double glazed

6 Kelburn Place

$639,000

How close to everything 3 double bedrooms Open plan kitchen dining living Very sunny Double garage internal access En-suite off main bedroom Separate bathroom Path, lawns and fencing will be completed. Fully insulated and double glazed

• 2 bedroom townhouse • Open/plan kitchen, dining and living • Single garage internal access • Paths lawns fencing will be completed • Double glassed and insulated

61 Ludlow Drive

$260,000

When it comes to location this home will be hard to beat your living in the country but your in town.

Enjoy an incredible Lake Hood lifestyle, with recreation, entertainment and everything you need on your doorstep in this thriving and welcoming community.

4 bedrooms

Take advantage of two sets of plans drawn for this section or design your own the choice is yours.

Walk-in wardrobe and en-suite off main bedroom, separate bathroom with shower, bath & vanity Open plan kitchen, dining and living separate good sized lounge, Double garage internal access, Walk-in pantry Lawns, paths, patios & fencing will be completed.

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hen thinking about adding a more urbane large SUV to the lineup to accompany the existing Trailblazer tough truck, Holden

thought big.

The result is the addition of the madein-Tennessee Acadia to its range, and the contrast between what the Americans might consider a “medium-sized crossover for soccer mums” with Holden’s other rugged seven-seat Colorado ute-based large SUV is a stark one.

Acadia is smooth in its ride and delivery, petrol-powered, and appears to possess only enough ground clearance to clamber over the average roadside curb.

Any sticker hinting of off-road prowess placed on the back window of the Acadia will possibly cause the huntin’ and fishin’ fraternity to soil their undercrackers with laughter.

However, if your adventures are more comfort- and convenience-focused, Acadia packs plenty of potential to be a sweet n’ spacious ride to the bach, cafe, school ball, skifield or the office.

It’s also arguably the most technically advanced vehicle yet to wear the leonine Holden badge.

The Acadia mixes a ZB Commodoresourced V6 engine and nine-speed automatic gearbox with the rest of the adaptive-4wd powertrain (available on three models) taken from the other Buick SUV in Holden showrooms – Equinox.

If that sounds like a parts bin special,

rest assured that it gels together well, and delivers a driving experience that is just as refined as that of a V6 Commodore.

If you haven’t driven a ZB, you should — it’s one of the most resolved sedan/wagon ranges on the market.

So this is more than an SUV; it’s also an alternative to what was once Australia’s favourite car.

Acadia’s lead development engineer, Tony Metaxas, hails his new baby as a “new

flagship family car for Holden”.

Acadia comes in six forms – three allwheel drive and three front-wheel drive.

There’s three specification grades – LT, LTZ, and LTZ-V – and you can buy the frontdrive version of the LT straight off the floor, while front-drive versions of the LTZ and LTZ-V are available to special order only.

It’s the pricing that’ll instantly grab the attention of those selling the Mazda CX-9, Toyota Highlander and Hyundai Santa Fe.

That front-drive LT fires a handy first shot at those competitors with its $49,990 sticker. By the time you get the $71,990 LTZ-V AWD model at the top of the Acadia range, Holden NZ will have fired a six-gun salvo across the bows of the large SUV segment.

The alpha Acadia model is more than ten grand cheaper than the top Santa Fe, and competes dollar-for-dollar with the Highlander Limited.

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errari’s latest mid-engined Special Series V8, the 488 Pista, has been nominated Supercar of the Year by BBC Top Gear Magazine.

This brings Ferrari’s tally of BBC TopGear Awards to 16, and complements the 488 GTB which won the same Supercar of the Year award in 2016.

When deciding on the Ferrari 488 Pista as the Supercar of the Year, the editors at BBC TopGear were overwhelmingly impressed by the 488 Pista’s playfulness and the ease with which Ferrari’s control systems

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The Ferrari 488 Pista’ s 3.9 litre twin-turbo V8 delivers 710hp and was nominated the best engine in the world in the 2018 International Engine of the Year Awards – for the third year running.

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A visual birthday treat Bernard Egan MOTORING

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or me at this time of year some of the lyrics from Simon and Garfunkel’s song The Boxer often come to mind.

The words “Now the years are rolling by me, they are rockin’ evenly. I am older than I once was and younger than I’ll be” resonated with me again last Friday and maybe with our motoring sub-editor Steve as well.

That’s because we both had a birthday on that day.

I’ve had a few more birthdays than Steve.

Thanks to family and friends I had a great day, filled with activities which were quite special and I really appreciated all the kind messages received, many via social media.

I’m probably not alone in looking back and thinking of things which happened on previous birthdays.

Naturally I don’t recall really early ones, nor of course the day I was born in Rakaia, although I do remember Rita my mother saying she only just made it to the cottage hospital in one piece, because I was apparently quite keen to arrive, so to speak, in and have a look at mum and dad’s Buick.

Maybe a portent of things to come – an interest in cars.

Sometime later mum and dad sold the Buick, the next owner being the late Sir Wilson Whineray.

The Buick, which has been beautifully restored, now resides in Australia, owned by members of a local family who now live over the ditch.

As far as I can recall cars didn’t feature particularly on any other birthdays until several years later, in fact 50 years ago to the day last Friday, when I took delivery of my first car.

A delightful little vale green 1962 Morris Minor 1000 which for some reason acquired the name Mervie.

The reason for that name has been lost in the mists of time.

Speaking of names, mum and dad had decided if a son joined them and big sister Judith he would be named Anthony.

But I arrived on Uncle Bernard’s birthday so was named after him, which is an honour because he was a very good and generous gentleman.

His numerous acts of kindness are still remembered by many people, especially in Wellington, more than 30 years after he passed away.

Mervie, which was sold new by Drummond and Etheridge, had two previous owners – the Small and Scott families.

I still know some of those family members and I often see sisters Alison Cox and Sheryn Saunders, who were the next two owners.

Mervie is often mentioned in conversations with Alison and Sheryn.

We’ve lost track of Mervie but he’s not forgotten and when I told Tony Adams about this anniversary his response referred to many adventures in Mervie.

There certainly were some adventures, and we’ll leave it at that.

Well, except to say one memorable adventure – or actually misadventure – which happened 49 years ago involved Roger and Rowena Hart.

A remarkable picture of crash test dummies ready to go to work.

Mervie the Morris Minor has many stories to tell, but some will remain unreported.

We really will leave it at that now!

Little did we know all these years later Roger and I would each be contributing motoring stories to this newspaper, but that’s probably one we won’t report.

As well as appreciating the messages, I’m also very grateful for gifts received, all of which are fantastic, and they included a copy of The Car Book.

This book, chosen by Brett Partel and given to me by him, Rose Acton-Adams and their daughter Lily, is exactly what it claims to be – a definitive visual history.

Beginning with the first automobiles up to 1920, it then continues in chapters dedicated to succeeding decades up to the present.

It’s chocker full of amazing photos and illustrations, not just of cars, but of other topical subjects accompanied with plenty of explanations.

Many of the pictures bring back fond memories.

The Car Book is going to take a bit of reading, which of course is something to look forward to; so far there has only been time for a quick glance and even so it’s hard to put down.

My fellow Guardian motoring team members, Roger and Steve, have also had a quick browse and, like me, they think this is an awesome book and will prove to be a gift which will keep on giving.

It goes to show great minds think alike.

Well it shows two great minds think alike and I agree with them.

I said to Steve I just had to write about this book – actually my words were more like when I received the book I immediately felt a story coming on.

He had only just said he understood,

Quintessentially the Sixties – Twiggy in a Mini.

when being the perceptive person he is he noticed something interesting which he wants investigated – so already a second story is coming on.

More will be revealed later.

The publishers of The Car Book say it traces the rip-roaring story of the automobile in stunning visual detail, with more than 1200 cars, along with famous marques and the men behind them.

It’s a very accurate description.

Classic Car magazine suggests the book is the gift for car lovers of any age.

Santa if you’re reading this – which you probably are because we know at the North Pole you regularly log in to guardianonline – it may pay to get some copies in stock, because we think you’ll get requests.

Well, we’re older than we once were but younger – hopefully much younger – than we’ll be.

A super pastel illustration of driving through Paris in 1908.

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n Sunday between 10.30am and 2pm there will be an opportunity for all car enthusiasts to meet up in the north end of the West Street carpark for a Show, Shine and natter.

All makes and models welcome and so are spectators.

It will be a great chance to see interesting cars and there will be an opportunity to give a gold coin donation with all proceeds going to the Cancer Society.

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There’s only one Exorcist A nxious GM fans waiting on New Zealand’s first batch of right-hand drive Camaros won’t have to wait much longer, with new versions of the American classic starting to get spotted around the country.

With the cork now out of the bottle and the country’s Camaro cherry on the verge of being popped, the aftermarket packages are set to join the fray.

No aftermarket package is more in demand right now than the bonkers, nuts, totally mad 1000bhp (745kW) Camaro Exorcist, by Hennessey Performance.

And, one is coming to New Zealand.

One. Just one.

Revealed in 2017, the Exorcist is the answer to the Dodge Demon (Exorcist ...

Demon ... see what they’ve done there?).

Based on the already potent Camaro ZL1, it combines the standard LT4 6.2-litre V8 with a 2.9-litre high-flow supercharger system, ported cylinder heads, and an incredibly long list of other changes big and small under the bonnet.

Upgraded valve springs, intercooler, headers, retainers, intake and exhaust valves, lifters, and pushrods all included.

The net result is a whopping 350hp (260kW) more power than standard.

The 0–100km/h sprint takes less than three seconds, the quarter mile less than 10 seconds, and top speed is tested to brush 350km/h.

Not bad for a big ol’ Camaro, eh?

Just 100 Exorcists are being made by the

tuning firm, with just three of them set to come to Australasia – two to our mates in Australia and one to the thirsty Kiwis in Godzone.

Each vehicle comes backed with a twoyear, 40,000km Hennessey warranty, too.

The next topic inevitably is pricing, and as you’d expect the figure isn’t exactly charitable. The cost of the upgrade is $105,890, fitted, and not including the donor vehicle. 2017–’18 generation Camaro ZL1s can be had second hand on the New

Zealand market for between $100,000 and $130,000 – making the outright cost of the vehicle $200,000+.

That’s a lot, but remember that we’re talking about a limited-run car with only 100 examples on the planet.

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otorcycle Live 2018 saw 103,702 bike fans enjoy nine days of actionpacked, interactive twowheeled entertainment, during a show that has been hailed a success by exhibitors and visitors alike.

The event in Birmingham was packed with brand-new metal from over 40 of the world’s leading manufacturers.

Much of the 2019 machinery on display had been launched just one week previously at EICMA in Milan, while Kawasaki, Norton and CCM chose Motorcycle Live to unveil never-seen-before 2019 models to the bike-mad crowd.

The brand-new Moto-Cirque arena debuted with an ultra-spectacular live stunt show which combined FMX, street bikes, BMX and dance – all taking place in total darkness aside from meticulouslyco-ordinated LED lights and lasers, all set

to an awesome soundtrack.

“What a show, we’ve had an amazing week”, said CEO of Norton Motorcycles, Stuart Garner.

“We’ve had the biggest footfall we’ve ever seen on the stand, so a huge thank you to the organisers for making it happen. It’s been a record show for Norton and we hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we have.”

“We have broken the European record in terms of sales at shows, so Motorcycle Live has been really successful,” said Peter Riley, managing director of Airvest Ltd/Helite UK. “That is obviously fantastic, but what has been the real joy about this year’s show is the people that have visited the stand to tell us how our product has saved their life.

“It’s moments like that that make coming to the show absolutely worthwhile.”

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First time on track

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cLaren Automotive has confirmed that the 720S GT3 will be making its public debut at the Bahrain GT Festival today ahead of its maiden competitive appearance at this December’s Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi. Both outings follow an extensive development programme for the new model.

The 720S GT3 is the first car designed and built by McLaren Automotive’s inhouse motorsport department.

Ahead of initial deliveries to customer teams for the upcoming 2019 season, the new car will run at the Pure McLaren customer event to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit before making its dynamic public debut during the Bahrain GT Festival.

The car will be demonstrated on track, and will form a central attraction on display in the paddock during the event, which incorporates the inaugural FIA GT Nations Cup and SRO GT4 International Cup. Following this appearance, the 720S GT3 then faces its most demanding challenge to date at the Gulf 12 Hours event on December 13-15.

One example, entered by the in-house McLaren motorsport team, is set to line up on the grid at the Yas Marina circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The racing environment will provide the team with valuable real-world data on the 720S GT3, which is currently undergoing a rigorous and demanding test programme.

The new machine will be pitched

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In anticipation of the McLaren 720S GT3’s public and competitive debuts, the car’s development programme progresses on to the next stage this month, as the team relocates to the Middle East for further track running.

This latest stage in the development programme will see the 720S GT3 continue to be tested extensively ahead of homologation for the 2019 season.

The all-new McLaren Super Series GT3 challenger, designed and built by the inhouse McLaren motorsport department, has already covered thousands of track kilometres at a wide variety of circuits around Europe.

“We’re looking forward to demonstrating the 720S GT3 at the Bahrain GT Festival, and really thrilled to be competing in the Gulf 12 Hours, which will end an exciting year for the motorsport team.

“The 720S GT3 is the first race car designed and built by McLaren Automotive and the development team has worked tirelessly to deliver the gruelling test programme we devised for the car.

“We’re sure we’ll have plenty to learn during the race, and we’ll continue with testing after the event.

“This is an important product for McLaren Automotive, and therefore we have committed to ensuring that our customers receive a product worthy of carrying the iconic brand,” said Dan Walmsley, McLaren Automotive, Director of Motorsport.

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The Final Edition is a truly special bike that pays homage to an engine that has made Ducati history and written some of the most thrilling chapters of the World Superbike Championship.

That’s why only 1299 such bikes (a limited, numbered edition) have been built.

Every bike is delivered with a certificate of authenticity that makes this exclusive Superbike – a milestone among the Bologna-built twin-cylinders - even more valuable.

This gem offers unparalleled technology, performance and design.

Each 1299 Panigale R Final Edition is a Euro 4 compliant road bike. An offshoot of the 1299 Superleggera engine, the Final Edition Superquadro packs a 209 hp punch at 11,000 rpm and a torque of 14.5 kgm at 9000 rpm.

It features a lighter crankshaft with a larger crank pin and tungsten balancing pads, while the con-rods, like the intake-exhaust valves, are made of titanium.

As on Superbike engines, the two 116 mm diameter pistons have just two segments and slide on steel cylinder liners.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Avocadoes contain almost no calories. True or false? a. True b. False 2 - What stewed item goes into a compote? a. Meat b. Fish c. Fruit 3 - In which decade was the singer Cher born? a. 1940s b. 1950s c. 1960s 4 - Which country was once known as Portuguese West Africa? a. Angola b. Ghana c. Mali 5 - In which film series does the character Ellen Ripley appear? a. Pirates of the Caribbean b. Die Hard c. Alien 6 - In which area would you find the Routeburn walking track? a. Southland b. West Coast c. Tasman 7 - If something is fuscous, how would you describe it? a. Tasty to eat b. Dark in colour c. Light in weight 8 - In music, which of the following is not a note? a. F b. G c. H

Did you know this colourful display is Om? Hamish Allott took this photo of the Indian Cultural Garden in the Ashburton Domain recently. The marigold hot pak orange flowers are arranged to form the Om symbol, while the yellow marigold hot pak form the background and a verbena tuscany blue border completes the picture. According to Wikipedia, Om is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism, that signifies the essence of the ultimate reality, consciousness or Atman. It is a syllable that is chanted either independently or before a mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.

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Chicken scaloppine with sage and marsala Serves 3 3 Waitoa Free Range chicken breasts 6 whole sage leaves, plus 2T sage, finely chopped 1/2 C flour 2T Olivado oil 1/2 C marsala wine, sherry or sweet white wine 2T butter ■ Cover a chopping board with a piece of baking paper. Put the chicken breasts on the board, slice through each one horizontally and open out (as if you were reading a book). Put another piece of baking paper over the opened-out chicken breasts and, using a meat mallet, rolling pin or the base of a small heavy saucepan, pound the chicken a little to get even 1cm slices. Secure two sage leaves to each breast with toothpicks.

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2 5 2 ■ Put the flour on a plate and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat the oil in a frying pan until hot. Dredge the chicken in the seasoned flour and fry in the hot oil for about 3 minutes on each side. Set aside on a warm plate in a low oven to keep warm.

■ Add the marsala to the same pan and bring to the boil, scrap-

ing the pan. Whisk in the butter and any juices from the resting chicken and season. Return the chicken to the pan, along with the chopped sage and turn in the sauce. Serve with polenta or mashed potatoes and a green salad.

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Local Lotto wins above the odds

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e’ve got mountains and we’ve got lakes, there’s also the wide-stretching plains, friendly people and our own local legend in Goldberg – but at the moment, nothing comes close to a pulling point to our district than our luck when it comes to winning it big with Lotto.

Wednesday night marked another lucky night for the Ashburton District with a $1 million windfall for one of our own. That is the second time in a week that someone has claimed a major prize from our part of New Zealand.

Realistically though, the magic powers of Mid Canterbury are no different to anywhere else – we just seem to be lucky when it comes to Lotto success.

Although, if anyone knows how to get in on the luck could they please let me know!

Sadly, there is no magic recipe.

It is just purely luck and good fortune that has fallen on those who have won. As much as you’d like to think there’s a theory or some sort of algorithm to increase the chance of success, there isn’t – which yes, I know, it sucks – but it wouldn’t be so much fun if everyone won, wouldn’t it?

For most of us the prospect of winning a life-changing amount of money is only ever going to be a pipe dream, but you can’t help but feel happy for those who are lucky enough to get a taste of what it feels like.

Twice a week hundreds of thousands of Kiwis line up to play

the game and twice a week a huge majority of those are left feeling a little disappointed when the numbers don’t fall their way.

But as is the case in anything there must be winners, which also means there must be losers.

It doesn’t stop people from heading back for more at the next draw.

For a district with a population of around 35,000 people, that we have enjoyed so much success is quite remarkable. To put it into perspective, for every person here who buys a ticket, there’s 46 people in Auckland doing the same based on population.

Nationally, there’s 136 people buying a ticket for every one purchased within our boundaries.

So, the odds aren’t really in our favour.

Yet we seem to have as much success as some of the big centres.

And let’s hope it continues.

There’s nothing better than knowing that someone who lives and walks on the same piece of turf as you is going to be doing a little bit better than normal because of a windfall.

It takes a bit to get past the envy to see that sometimes, but it is great.

to repair and upgrade the international space station. The world’s most comprehensive legalised heroin programme became permanent with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalisation of marijuana.

Five years ago: Paul Walker, 40, the star of the Fast & Furious movie series, died with his friend, Roger W. Rodas, who was at the wheel of a Porsche sports car that crashed and burned

north of Los Angeles.

One year ago: Rapper DMX pleaded guilty to tax fraud, admitting he concealed millions of dollars in revenue to dodge $1.7 million in taxes. (The rapper was sentenced in March to a year in prison.) Actor Jim Nabors, best known as TV’s Gomer Pyle, died at the age of 87.

Today’s birthdays: G. Gordon Liddy is 887. Country singerrecording executive Jimmy Bowen is 81. Movie director Ridley Scott is 81. Movie writer-

director Terrence Malick is 75.

Rock musician Roger Glover (Deep Purple) is 73. Playwright David Mamet is 71. Actor Mandy Patinkin is 66. Musician Shuggie Otis is 65. Country singer Jeannie Kendall is 64. Singer Billy Idol is 63. Historian Michael Beschloss is 63. Rock musician John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs) is 61. Comedian Colin Mochrie is 61. Rapper Jalil (Whodini) is 55. Actor-director Ben Stiller is 53. Rock musician Mike Stone is 49. Music producer

Steve Aoki is 41. Singer Clay Aiken is 40. Actor Billy Lush is 37. Actress Elisha Cuthbert is 36.

Actress Kaley Cuoco is 33. Model Chrissy Teigen is 33. Actress Christel Khalil is 31. Actress Rebecca Rittenhouse is 30.

Actress Adelaide Clemens is 29.

Thought for today: “The real problem is what to do with the problem solvers after the problems are solved.” — Gay Talese, American author and journalist.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, November 30, the 334th day of 2018.

There are 31 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Nov. 30, 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace.

On this date: In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris for ending the Revolutionary War; the Treaty of Paris was signed in Sept. 1783.

In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Florida, Missouri.

In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.

In 1939, the Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland.

(The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)

In 1949, The Labour government, led by Peter Fraser, was defeated

by Sidney Holland’s National Party after 14 years in office. The result heralded a long period of National dominance, with the party holding power for 29 of the next 35 years.

In 1960, the last DeSoto was built

by Chrysler, which had decided to retire the brand after 32 years.

In 1966, the former British colony of Barbados became independent.

In 1981, the United States and the Soviet Union opened negotiations in Geneva aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe.

In 1982, the Michael Jackson album Thriller was released by Epic Records. The motion picture Gandhi, starring Ben Kingsley as the Indian nationalist leader, had its world premiere in New Delhi.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.

IIn 2004, Jeopardy! fans saw Ken Jennings end his 74-game winning streak as he lost to real estate agent Nancy Zerg.

Ten years ago: Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth after a nearly 16-day mission

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Watch out for the Bananas in Pyjamas in tomorrow’s Santa Parade, you may be surprised as to who is lurking in the B1 suit.

Busy much!

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t’s a busy time of the year for everyone.

Us radio folk are no exception. We have plenty on at this time of the year.

I have managed to extricate myself from MC duties at tonight’s Light up the Night at Baring Square.

I am going to tackle the White Ribbon quiz, as a competitor, not behind the microphone.

Peter Mac and Carol Johns or Carol Christmas as we call her will be looking after proceedings tonight.

Tomorrow I will be donning the Bananas in Pyjamas outfit again and looking after all the Fairies and Elves on the Santa Float.

To be totally honest, I don’t look forward to this at all, but once you’re there and doing it and you see the joy it brings to the kids in the crowd it makes it all worthwhile.

I also enjoy dishing out a few Banana hugs to unsuspecting

poor fella nearly passed out!

The forecast looks perfect for an overweight radio announcer inside a B1 outfit tomorrow, cloudy and 18 degrees.

I can’t help wishing I was in the crowd with Manda and Maddy.

At two weeks short of two years old, I reckon Maddy will love the parade. It would be cool to be there and see her reaction to it all. I wonder how she would react to a Banana hug?

As all parents know, with two years, it’s either black or white, there is no grey.

She would either, find the experience of being smothered by a giant banana really cool or incredibly scary and fire the toys right out of the cot.

I’m not Nostradamus, but I would predict the latter is very likely.

It’s amazing to think we were very close to losing the parade completely, until Carol Christmas came to the rescue and saved it.

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people I know in the crowd.

This is a highlight for Fungi Clark who has been on the receiving end of these, for many years now.

I’m not sure who Carol Christmas has lined up to be B2 this year as Manda will be busy with Maddy in the crowd watching.

I doubt very much it will be Mathew the trolley collector from Countdown. He had a crack inside the suit a couple of years ago. He’s not the best walker and struggled with the hike up and down East Street.

That and the heat!

It was a particularly hot day and the head space gets pretty hot inside those outfits. The

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I know she puts in a heap of work each year to make it happen.

Everything from organising the Menz Shed to give the Santa float a makeover to gathering fairies.

The PC police of this world don’t make it easy for her though and they make sure she has about 47,000 hoops to jump through each year.

I’m so glad to see all her efforts are rewarded in a small way with eight new floats signed up this year.

Let’s hope it’s the best Hyundai Mid Canterbury Santa Parade ever!

Till next week Hoo Roo Phill Hooper B1 Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■ TRADE ME

New auction site bidder

By Chris Keall Trade Me users are well aware a bidding war can drive a price through the roof – now that could be about to happen for the company itself.

On November 22, Trade Me’s board revealed it had an offer on the table from UK outfit Apax Partners.

Now US private equity player Hellman & Friedman is said to be actively considering a bid.

Hellman has previously invested in similar companies, and has recently raised a $US15b fund.

Its dealmakers are said to have been recently in NZ. Analysts were split after Apax placed its preliminary bid of $6.40 a share for Trade Me, valuing the ASX/NZX-listed company at $2.54b.

Craigs Investment deputy head of institutional research Stephen Ridgewell said $6.40 represented a high offer – 25 per cent above Trade Me’s pre-offer close, and a 26 per cent premium on the company’s average post IPO for-

ward price/earnings ratio.

But Devon Funds Management chief investment officer Mark Brown said he saw room for some sweetening, given Trade Me’s market power as an incumbent and because it’s attractive as “enormously cash generative and has very little debt”.

And he says that beyond the

Guardian Shares & Investments NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

1090 310 2903 115.5 130 705 477.5 576 582 2133 1323 479 472 680 247 615 152.5 357 150 277 138 3080 346.5 325 552 233 102 509 142.5 172.5 339 853 1155 681 449 205 234 355 417 184 642 876 492 615 599 332 212 2820 560

Daily Volume move ’000s

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1.3m 1.0m 10.73 496.4 417.0 389.0 1.9m 7.63 248.6 50.32 431.0 1.9m 924.6 495.8 274.0 535.3 309.8 2.0m 35.06 122.1 914.5 51.68 530.2 2.2m 159.3 146.1 72.77 76.33 885.8 184.6 998.6 21.10 378.3 233.6 130.6 160.7 205.9 282.6 2.8m 201.8 65.99 54.15 121.3 137.8 17.07 61.01 129.9 21.38 216.9

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 8980 8910 8840 8770 8700 8630

29/11

1095 311 2920 115.5 131 714 478 580 588 2134 1326 482 475 705 247.5 615 153 358.5 151 280 138.5 3080 346.5 325 554 234 104 510 142.5 173 340 853 1158 681 450 205 234 360 420 185 642 876 492 615 600 333 212 2880 566

Last sale

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Sell price

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a2 Milk Company ATM Air NZ AIR ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Argosy Prop ARG Arvida Gr ARV Auckland Intl Airpt AIA Chorus CNU Comvita CVT Contact Energy CEN Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Share Fund FSF Freightways FRE Genesis Energy GNE Gentrak Gr GTK Goodman Prop Tr GMT Infratil IFT Investore Property IPL Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Property Gr KPG Mainfreight MFT Mercury NZ MCY Meridian Energy MEL Metlifecare MET NZ Refining NZR NZX NZX Port of Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop for Industry PFI Pushpay Holdings PPH Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Sanford SAN Scales Corp SCL Skellerup SKL Sky Network TV SKT Sky City SKC Spark SPK Stride Prop & Inv SPG Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Synlait Milk SML Tourism Holdings THL Trade Me Gr TME TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Westpac Banking WBC Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

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Company CODE

At close of trading on Thursday, November 29, 2018

2/11

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

8,794.88 +80.92 +0.93%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

5,795.96

+57.58

+1.0%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

9,566.07

+85.53

+0.9%

p Rises 78 q Falls 28 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

daily % rise

Smartpay Holdings +11.11% Metro Perf Glass +6.82% Evolve Education Gr +6.67% ikeGPS Gr +6.56% Green Cross Health +5.79%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

Gentrak Gr Rubicon Michael Hill Intl Plexure Gr PGG Wrightson

daily % fall

–7.52% –6.12% –4.41% –4.26% –3.45%

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,213.25

London – $US/ounce

–7.95

–0.65%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.15

–0.12

–0.84%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,198.0

+29.0

+0.47%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

Fine for Michael Hill Retailer Michael Hill New Zealand has been fined $169,000 in the Wellington District Court yesterday following a Commerce Commission investigation. The investigation was centred around the jeweller failing to comply with the extended warranty disclosure requirements of the Fair Trading Act. Michael Hill admitted 12 charges that it’s Professional Care Plan failed to comply with the requirements between May 31, 2017 and May 30, 2018.

Judge DRW Barry said in sentencing the conduct was a significant set of failing and not a minor oversight by Michael Hill. - NZME

REI backs Tindall The Real Estate Institute has backed Warehouse founder Sir Stephen Tindall’s interest in KiwiBuild, indicating that if anyone can bring down house prices in this country, it’s him. Bindi Norwell, REINZ chief executive, welcomed Tindall’s announcement that he was assisting one of the 102 off-site manufacturing KiwiBuild tender parties and said it was potentially great for the sector.

House prices rose 67 per cent in the last 10 years making it extremely difficult for people to buy, she said.

- NZME

■ OPINION

Compiled by

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

potential bidding war between rival private equity players Apax and Hellman, it’s possible that a trade buyer like Alibaba could place a bid.

The Chinese giant “has bought players in other parts of the world rather than start from scratch.

You could see someone in the industry making that play,” he says.

Trade Me investors have not been entirely convinced.

Shares have jumped from $5.10 to a recent $6.09 since the Apax bid was was made public, but are still shy of its $6.40 indicative offer (Apax is currently carrying out due diligence and won’t make its final, binding offer until December 12).

Brown doesn’t doesn’t want to speculate how high bidding for Trade Me could go, but thinks it will be a good result for shareholders – if not so much for the NZX or the country.

“In some respects, it’s sad because we’re losing another excellent New Zealand business off the bourse. It’s bittersweet. We’re getting an excellent outcome for our investors but the long-term outcome for capital markets in New Zealand is not good.”

The company was founded by Sam Morgan in 1999.

Morgan sold it to Fairfax in 2006 for $700m. The Australian publisher, in turn, floated Trade Me in late 2011 at a $1.07b valuation.

- NZME

In brief

As at 4pm Nov 29, 2018

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9543 0.9279 5.0695 0.6171 1.5171 0.5438 79.53 1.8591 9.5867 22.89 0.6995

TT sell

0.9223 0.8937 4.4498 0.5904 1.3775 0.5247 76.19 1.624 9.2372 21.80 0.6745

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Business confidence still negative T here were a number of key events this week which could set the tone for the rest of the year.

Two important Federal Reserve speeches took place midweek, while the crucial trade meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will happen at the G20 summit in Argentina.

US markets rebounded on Monday, led by shares of retailers, with shoppers spending billions of dollars online and in stores over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Shares of Amazon gained after the company reported its biggest ever shopping day on Cyber Monday.

Come Wednesday, US indices soared even higher after Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, said interest rates are close to neutral.

This was in stark contrast to comments made early in October, when he said the Fed’s benchmark rate was a “long way” from neutral.

The Dow Jones and S&P 500 went on to post their biggest daily gains in eight months, while the Nasdaq saw its largest advance in just over a month.

However, the Fed cautioned that trade tensions, Brexit and troubled emerging markets remain risks to elevated asset prices.

A highlight on the local calendar this week was the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Financial Stability Report.

The bank said financial system risks have eased, but remain high, and that mortgage credit growth and house price inflation

Jeremy Flood

ON THE MARKETS

have eased to more sustainable rates.

But the part that grabbed headlines was the easing of homelending restrictions to both owner occupiers and investors, to come into effect at the start of next year.

The New Zealand dollar rose slightly in response.

Business confidence in New Zealand remained unchanged in November, and still languishes deep in negative territory, with net 37.1 per cent of respondents negative on the outlook.

The Own Activity Outlook improved slightly to +7.6, compared with +7.4 last month.

In corporate news, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare announced a record first-half net profit, benefiting from a weaker New Zealand dollar, as well as strong demand for their medical devices.

Net profit rose 20 per cent for the half, putting the company on track to achieve at least $1bn in annual revenue for the first time in its history.

However, the company remains in a legal battle as it contests a patent infringement case in the US, brought by Australia’s ResMed. Ryman Healthcare’s interim result saw he company post a 14 per cent rise in underlying profit.

The company said it was

on track for another year of increased underlying profit as strong demand at new villages offset cost and a fading housing tailwind.

The company also announced the purchase of its ninth village site in Victoria.

Ryman shares are down more than 20 per cent since August.

Off the main index it was another troubling week for Metro Performance Glass.

New Zealand’s biggest glass processor saw shares tumble 24.5 per cent on Monday following its interim result.

The company downgraded its full year profit expectations citing challenges in its Australian business.

It also said it won’t pay an interim dividend.

Last week, Metro Performance Glass shares plunged 36.9 per cent after management signalled a competitor of similar size would be entering the New Zealand market mid-2020.

Evolve Education slumped 25 per cent to 30 cents on Wednesday after the company wrote $32.1m off the value of its child activity centres.

Net profit, excluding one-off items, fell to $4.6m compared with $7m in the prior corresponding period.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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Weather: Drizzle or light rain.

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25224 Know Potential 38.34 2351X Opawa Tab 37.83 67757 Know Other nwtd 14545 Translator 37.82 44741 Classy Witch 38.53 64634 Go Belle nwtd 484X5 Opawa Abbie Joy 38.34 26156 He’s All Power 38.19

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$2,390, C0, 520m

D Roberts G Cleeve L Waretini G Cleeve R Wales R Wales R Wales J & D Fahey R Wales R Wales

$1,365, C0, 295m

J & D Fahey S & B Evans S Hindson J McInerney D Roberts C Roberts A Bradshaw S & B Evans M Grant J Jopson

$1,685, C2, 295m

M Grant R Blackburn J McInerney J Jopson R Casey S & B Evans J McInerney A Waretini A Joyce J McInerney

A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 DASH

42634 Dusky Brew 17.35 76731 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 32133 Reign Of Fire 17.65 88616 Chief Doug 17.55 46881 Just James 17.43 64654 Hear This 17.30 68467 Miss Dupre 17.33 32634 Fiery Fagan 17.29 74854 Joe Bonanza nwtd 67667 Randy Fields 17.59

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32676 Smash Calling nwtd 21462 High Violet 17.40 68713 Elland Road 17.79 31367 Epic Owen 17.48 X1673 Taieri Terra 17.34 57412 Goldstar Power 17.51 77286 Homebush Skip 17.50 35684 Ohoka Magic 17.45 78833 Whose He 17.44 87858 Nippa Eel 17.52

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$1,685, C2, 295m

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MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE

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G Cleeve J & D Fahey G Cleeve J & D Fahey G Cleeve R Wales J & D Fahey J & D Fahey

FLAIR SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m

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$2,860, C2, 520m

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ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE DASH $1,685, C2, 295m

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$1,685, C2, 295m

76287 Homebush Bailey 17.53 45251 Lightning Crash nwtd 17672 Call Me Joe 17.44 75725 Half Silver Fern 17.39 63435 Goldstar Galaxie 17.66 81452 Cee Ash 17.60 77252 Zara Petal nwtd 16275 Rion King 17.45 78833 Whose He 17.44 46857 Dunk It 17.40

J McInerney R Adcock A Botherway J McInerney S & B Evans G Cleeve R Wales M Grant A Joyce B Dann

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Slow; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 400m; Rail: True; Weather: Isolated showers.

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X8332 Balham (8) 60 D & E Haworth 90282 Diesel (5) 58 S & E Clotworthy 15249 Sylvester (2) 58 S Kay 27237 High Quality (4) 54.5 G Haigh 24X08 Missy Moo (6) 54 F Auret 50016 Ophelia Lee (7) 54 D & E Haworth 38123 Obrigado (3) 54 M Breslin 48165 Finn (1) 54 A MacGregor

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VETS ON RIVERBANK 2YO

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S McKay J Waddell L Hemi J Parkes S Collett T Allan R Myers L Allpress M Singh (a2)

FASTTRACK INSURANCE LEVIN STAKES

1 42422. Dolcetto (6) 60 S Kay 2 X5221 Indecision (3) 57.5 T Pike 3 8470X Shadow Fox (1) 56 S Gulliver 4 98555 Salamanca (2) 54.5 M Breslin 5 5X262. Gift Of Power (4) 53 TeamRogerson 4 6 6753X Belle du Nord (9) 53 E & D Browne 7 012X6. Sweepstake (5) 53 M Breslin 8 0X031 Amastar (8) 53 S Marsh 9 11422 Vinnie’s Volley (7) 53 J Bary 2 10 18X11. Rock ’N’ Affair (10) 53 K Gray 11 0X20X McPhoebe (11) 53 Benner/Wynyard 1

1 3

SCRATCHED L Innes D Hirini (a2) S McKay S O'Malley (a4) S Collett T Johnson M Singh (a2) J Parkes R Myers L Allpress D Turner M Cameron

SUMMERSET ON THE COAST 1200

1 X2445 Beauden (6) 59 TeamRogerson 2 5X126 Mars Bars (7) 58.5 A Sharrock 3 X1X0X Technician (3) 58 N Marshall 4 005X5 Divine Power (1) 57.5 K Gray 5 217X4 Awesome Al (5) 57 Benner/Wynyard 1 6 37511. Blondlign (2) 57 T Bambry 7 80X6X Prosecco (4) 57 M Breslin 8 0X20X McPhoebe (9) 56 Benner/Wynyard 1 9 48160 What A Smasher (8) 54 K Gray

OPT

L Innes SCRATCHED R Myers M Cameron R Hannam L Allpress

LEVIN TAB & SPORTS BAR 2300

Model Aye 8X536 Zedac (5) 59 F Auret 1X0 Cetus (4) 58.5 P McKenzie P3252 Zac Brown (9) 58.5 S Nickalls 10637 Veracious (2) 58 D Parry 78789 Nitro Ted (7) 58 P Pascoe 57654 Mr Cool Boy (10) 57.5 G McKay 9X541 Diamond Belt (6) 57 K Gray X2232 Fictitious (11) 57 L Latta 07843 Katiem Marie (3) 56.5 K Myers 18074 Remarx (1) 56 J Wheeler X0000 Game Over (8) 56 J Roylands 1 X0870 Regal Steps (12) 55 J Lynds

2:05PM OPT 604

2 1

2

3:50PM 607

OPT

1 2 2 3 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 4 10 11

7

J Waddell L Innes R Hannam M Cameron L Allpress M Singh (a2) L Hemi S Collett SCRATCHED D Hirini (a2)

LUCIA VALENTINA WELLINGTON STAKES $70,000, 3YO SW, 1600m

4813 Roc Ya Sox (10) 56.5 J Wheeler 21 Sacred Judgement (2) 56.5 T Pike X9221 Sahar (5) 56.5 Baker/Forsman 31 Yossarian (9) 56.5 L Somervell 4632 Swords Drawn (8) 56.5 S Ritchie 633 Crown Prosecutor (7) 56.5 S Marsh 05X84 Derecho (3) 56.5 M Eales 975 Bruno Kelly (4) 56.5 M Oulaghan Miss Labasa 4X631 Sentimental Miss (1) 54.5 L Latta 3344. Guillada (6) 54.5 B Newman

4:25PM OPT 608

8

L Allpress L Innes M Cameron R Myers J Parkes J Waddell L Hemi S McKay SCRATCHED S Collett T Allan

UZABUS BUS AND COACHLINES 1400

d M9 Whanganui Dogs

Today at Hatrick Raceway

S McKay J Waddell C O'Beirne (a3) M Cameron S Collett M Singh (a2) R Myers R Hannam J Parkes L Hemi SCRATCHED T Johnson D Hirini (a2)

1

1 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

24521 Bigtime Leads 30.61 28161 Stormy Jay 30.55 12275 Bigtime Rod 30.39 45646 Bigtime Liam 30.11 5F273 Cawbourne Ridge 30.38 34217 Opawa Mine 30.42 73753 Bigtime Monty 30.28 11485 Cossie Cooper 30.37 84633 Gunnar Blueblood 30.18 85155 World Freakshow 30.47

4:48PM 1 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 7 8 9 10

3 4

1 2 1 3 4 5 2 6 4 7 8 9 10

3

1 2 2 3 4 4 5 1 6 3 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 4 6 7 1 8 9 10

4 1 2 3

DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) HEATS

4

$2,860, C5q, 305m

L Cole J McInerney J & D Fahey Udy & Cottam S Lozell A Turnwald L Cole J & D Bell M Gowan G & S Fredrickson

$2,860, C5q, 305m

J McInerney S Codlin G & S Fredrickson C Roberts L Cole M Flipp L Cole A Turnwald M Gowan G & S Fredrickson

5

7

8:02PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 1 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

4 2 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 4 6 7 1 8 9 10

DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) HEATS $2,860, C5q, 305m

M Gowan M Flipp G & S Fredrickson J McInerney J & D Fahey Udy & Cottam L Cole L Cole M Gowan C Roberts

11271 Fare Dodger 30.35 35825 Cawbourne Krusty 29.80 11111 Bago Bye Bye nwtd 83626 Idol Dude 31.12 33736 Bigtime Lily 30.18 17771 Ask King Jeff 29.97 15388 Bigtime Forest 30.20 11313 Avenger Bale 30.02

$4,735, C5q, 520m

M Goodier M Roberts J & D Fahey M Flipp L Cole L Cole L Cole C Roberts

10

THE SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) HEATS 4 1

M Roberts Udy & Cottam L Cole L Cole C Roberts M Flipp A Turnwald L Cole

$4,735, C5q, 520m

M Roberts B Marsh L Cole L Cole2 A Turnwald S Clark J & D Fahey 3 L Cole

11

WANGANUI TOYOTA

$2,035, C3, 305m

68584 Hip Hop Rapper 17.49 15253 Nelso Allen nwtd 2X211 Bigtime Bronx 17.65 61733 Polly The Dolly 17.71 22463 Go Ash 17.61 X2683 Agent Anna 17.94 23337 Bacon My Heart 17.79 25652 Missing Allegro 17.62 42884 Thunderation 17.48 18768 Bigtime Michelle nwtd

B Marsh C Roberts G & S Fredrickson J & D Bell M Flipp S Stone1 N Udy G & S Fredrickson G & S Fredrickson2 L Cole

12

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI 3 $1,685, C2, 305m 4

13333 Homebush Belle 17.82 12743 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 63215 Culvie Den 17.80 11578 White Comet 17.83 56324 Jericho Warrior 17.91 76713 Kaytee Gibbs 17.79 48882 Another Flag 17.68 34222 King’s Call 17.48 13563 Zara Daiken 18.00 77415 Uno Again 17.71

J McInerney G & S Fredrickson L Bell D Donlon R Waite M Flipp2 M Flipp3 R Waite4 N Udy L Bell1

November 30

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Drizzle or rain.

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 5:54PM OPT 801

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1

$10,000, 4YO+ R54., 2600m Driver

Good On Ya Kiwi (1) R Holmes 63032 Dark Rage (2) B Hill 56 Supreme Commander (3) M Shinn 5 Domina (4) I Court 45 Franco Nubolt (5) S McRae 357 Isla’s Joy (6) R Cameron 0532X Brucelle (7) A Shutkowski 30841 Jack’s Shadow (8) A Stuart 62481 Ava Adore (9) K Cox Barrier

10 55X70 Court On The Edge (21) C Dalgety 11 8 Georgie Zukov (22) B Waldron 12 46529 Koromiko Eyre (23) B Hill

6:24PM 802

OPT

1 2 3 1 4 2 5 6 7 8 3 9 10 11

4

2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2

$10,000, 3YO+ R58-R80., 1980m

83250 Enchantee (1) N Le Lievre 26684 Flyin Milly Mac (2) C Dalgety X0217 Acuto (3) B Hill 48190 Franco Hampton (4) J Gameson 11185 Global Domination (5) T Barron 61131 Just Dance (6) C Dalgety 111X8 Mogul (7) J & J Geddes 36403 Mikey Maguire (8) F Fletcher 3455X Shillelagh (9) M House Barrier

7:24PM 804

3 1 4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

4

G O’Reilly B Orange R May G Smith S Ottley S Tomlinson (J) B Borcoskie2 T Trathen J Morrison (J)3 C DeFilippi L O'Reilly1

HE’S WATCHING AT ALABAR MOBILE PACE 4

10 X3767 Sparkling Delight (21) G O'Reilly 1 11 1161X Pats Dragon (22) G & N Hope 12 39006 Sails (u1) S Smolenski OPT

T Williams M Williamson K Newman (J)

MARSH MOBILE TROT

Barrier

3

R Holmes R May J Morrison (J) G Smith C D Thornley R Cameron J Curtin B Orange K Cox

$10,000, 3YO+ R53-R60., 1980m

10X50 Break Out (1) G O’Reilly 1X40 In Sequence (2) K Barron 0190X One Over Da Stars (3) G & N Hope 44521 Tonique De Feu (4) S McMullan 4241X Majestic Moment (5) S Smolenski 200X0 Honeys Son (6) K Ford 4756X The Bloss (7) B Borcoskie 19887 Speedy Command (8) T Trathen 211P0 Agatha Tyron (9) P O'Reilly 3221X Mekong Princess (u1) M House 35297 Jerry Garcia (u2) L O'Reilly

6:54PM 803

OPT

3 4

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 2 4-5-6-7-8-9 GRAPHITE DEVELOPMENTS SHOW DAY FUTURITY PACE

PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer

2 3 4

2

$4,735, C5q, 520m

Today at Addington

$2,860, C5q, 305m

THE SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) HEATS

THE SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) HEATS

Udy & Cottam1 D Roberts C Roberts L Cole J & D Fahey3 L Cole L Cole4 A Turnwald

b M8 Addington Harness

DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) HEATS A Turnwald L Cole W Kite C Roberts S Codlin L Cole L Cole E Potts M Gowan G & S Fredrickson

9

$4,735, C5q, 520m

34144 Gray Bale 30.23 45343 Tyson’s Quest 29.98 468X3 Zou Star nwtd 48217 Bigtime Caleb 30.12 32463 Nature’s Gent 29.68 11216 Pinny Mack nwtd 15542 Puzzle Tin nwtd 53372 Bigtime Mia 30.22

9:34PM

2 3

THE SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) HEATS

64628 Quistis Bale 30.15 3F138 Jinja Might nwtd 27348 Bigtime Levi 30.06 43132 Blazin’ Carter 29.83 41847 Dyna Monty nwtd 42244 Idol Tom 30.30 11114 Diddilee 30.07 24157 Trojan Hoarse 30.38

8:32PM

DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) HEATS

57113 Mila Mila 17.50 12666 Bigtime Eve 17.47 45722 Al’s Apprentice 17.59 32244 Oskitz nwtd 2818F Amazing Contact nwtd 11111 Kathlee 17.68 4123X No Time Toulouse 17.56 61811 Thrilling Katie nwtd 68847 Butterball 17.59 42884 Thunderation 17.48

7:04PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3

6

L Cole W Kite L Cole L Cole J & D Bell N Udy L Cole M Olden J McInerney M Olden M Roberts S Kite E Duganzich M Roberts E Duganzich H Mullane D P Symes E Duganzich S Kite M Roberts

43622 Smash Charger 17.66 32436 Idol Hot 17.39 37715 Bigtime Steve 17.70 45215 Homebush Minnie 17.61 15214 Too The Nail nwtd 11431 Blitz ’Em Rene 17.63 72351 Bigtime Tears nwtd 66315 Bigtime Lucy 17.55 68847 Butterball 17.59 15253 Nelso Allen nwtd

6:34PM

3 2

$2,860, C2, 520m Trainer

THE ROCK 95.2FM

66412 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82 34352 Mad Harry nwtd 74815 Hard Merch 17.47 22266 Platinum Marshal nwtd 17627 Bigtime Victory 17.53 13157 Idol Nifty 17.46 13111 Sir Duggie 17.21 33313 Hypocritical 17.32 68847 Butterball 17.59 2X211 Bigtime Bronx 17.65

6:04PM

4

2 1 November 30 4

$4,030, C3/4, 520m

33345 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 37618 Macey Baxter 17.88 11121 Sheza Rippa nwtd 64127 Wong Way nwtd 35131 Fantastic Amy 17.56 231X5 Miss Claude nwtd 65F57 Bigtime Basher 17.37 17132 Cawbourne Mezza 17.41 68847 Butterball 17.59 25652 Missing Allegro 17.62

5:34PM 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 6 1 7 2 8 9 10

2

76766 Cawbourne Liz 30.27 84573 Rapper Tilly 30.40 F1166 Tuna Speed 30.32 66317 Dyna Vernon 30.17 22721 All About Space 30.13 68442 Cristiane Cyborg nwtd 43634 Bigtime Roll nwtd 5X868 Midsomer Magic 30.32 33331 Rowdy Ruby 30.42 12141 Allen Mack 30.10

5:06PM

2 1

8

11816 Kiwi Gal nwtd 11536 Barge Bale 30.54 23112 Dyna Dave 29.99 13315 Blazin’ Audrey 29.99 12653 Shallay Pallay nwtd 87426 Bigtime Wendle 30.10 1116X Bigtime MacDaddy 30.09 18762 Waitohi 30.19

9:02PM

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 7-8-9-10-11-12 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3

Weather: Isolated showers.

4:30PM

7:35PM

3

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

1 550X8. Abbey Road (13) 59 G Vile 2 X266X Valentia (10) 59 A Sharrock 3 28X08 Battle Creek (12) 58 G Andrew 1 4 2X435 Elettra (4) 57.5 I Kelly 4 5 313X5 Estefania (5) 57.5 R McKenzie 6 00X19 Last Chance (7) 57.5 L Latta 7 X5720 Torre Del Greco (1) 57.5 K Myers 2 8 03204 Dance For Money (3) 57 G Vile 9 38044 Play The Field (11) 56 S Gordon 10 63000 Destiny One (2) 55.5 K Buttimore 11 Starekra 12 324X Rainbow Dundee (8) 55 G McKay 13 008X0 Suffign (9) 54.5 S Hamill 1 14 60758 Madam Makfi (6) 54 F Stammers

3

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6

Otaki Races

SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH

1 7X Dream Runner nwtd 2 74585 Levee Bank nwtd 4 3 Heidi Hates Rap nwtd 4 78835 Mitcham Doug nwtd 5 5 Little Ess Jay nwtd 3 6 34524 Clausen Jewel nwtd 2 7 242 M’Lady Sadie nwtd 8 867 Goldstar Dayton nwtd 9 587 Smash Out nwtd 10 6X88X Mumma Itch Bay nwtd

1

$2,390, C0, 520m

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STAKES

1 Ophelia Allen nwtd 2 41 Know Legend nwtd 3 43546 Heated Threat nwtd 4 65384 Know Cause nwtd 4 5 3 Go Mufasa nwtd 6 23437 Zara Fab nwtd 7 5 Opawa Magic nwtd 3 8 Tradition nwtd 9 586 Go Glow nwtd 10 76 Opawa Hypo nwtd

1 2

S & B Evans J McInerney M Grant A Lee A Bradshaw Hart & Taylor J Dunn C Roberts D Roberts A Bradshaw

SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT

74653 Memphis Jewel nwtd 38734 Raptor Attack nwtd F6 High Sparrow nwtd 331 Cry Lonely nwtd 4 Rainy River nwtd 3 Tonkawa nwtd 26588 Goldstar Vegas nwtd 6 Big Cod nwtd 748 Smash Achiever nwtd 8787 Jay Spencer nwtd

1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 4 9 10

KAIKANUI TAVERN STAKES

33128 Miss Nina 30.92 2X544 Sefton Stan 30.60 65412 Opawa Brad 30.19 31231 Homebush Miles nwtd 11272 Know Pudding 30.68 25156 Know Equal 30.66 53448 Viktoria Vikkers 30.46 31367 Luciastar 31.03 61638 Raylene 31.01 74358 Smash Rebel 30.58

3:05PM

$1,365, C0, 295m 1 Trainer 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE MATHESON STAKES

77 Mitcham Trudy nwtd Jinja Sneak nwtd 783 Know Charisma nwtd 64842 Haze Adams nwtd 66 Opawa Queen nwtd 35723 Opawa Jane nwtd 27721 Blue Sky 30.62 Opawa Light nwtd 2 Our Nala nwtd 6X74 Opawa Kong nwtd

12:46PM 1 3 2 2 3 1 4 5 4 6 7 8 9 10

2

1 1 2 4 3 4 2 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

10

Compiled by

C DeFilippi T Williams M Williamson J Curtin A Lethaby B Orange4 J Geddes3 C D Thornley M House

1

S O'Reilly (J) R May2 S Ottley

HYNDS PIPE SYSTEMS HANDICAP TROT

$10,000, R56+ DiscrHcp, 2600m

93163 One Night Out (1) B Weaver 75500 Idle Moose (2) R Austin X1106 Majestic Hurricane (u1) K Barron 2X470 Izmok (1) C & J DeFilippi X2113 Didjabringthebeers (2) J Howe 3212P Scarlett Banner (u1) G Smith 35041 Medusa (1) K Cameron 50846 BD Khaosan (1) T Bagrie 68812 Sundons Flyer (2) B Negus

B Weaver B Orange K Barron C DeFilippi K Butt (J) G Smith K Cameron2 R May J Young

GUARDIAN

7:54PM 805

OPT

1 3 4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

2

$10,000, 3YO+ R48-R57, 1980m

G O'Reilly S Ottley G Smith R Close B Butt J W Cox J Morrison (J) J Geddes B Orange

Barrier

1 Fear Cruisin (21) P Robertson 50505 Huey Lewis (22) R Dunn 7X490 Cindy Bromac (23) G & N Hope P8147 Stately (24) T Bagrie 0X095 Ardent Lustre (25) I Court

6

T Williams R Houghton R May M Hurrell (J) R Holmes

McMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS SIRES’ STAKES MBL PACE $30,000, 3YO C&G., 1980m

Bettor My Dreamz X1081 Cast No Shadow (1) P Court X1265 Stars Tonight (2) R Dunn X1274 Mighty Flying Art (3) M G Brown 35827 Stick Man (4) P Court Diego 28X1 Rocknroll King (5) J Cox X0402 Artstanding (6) N McGrath

SCRATCHED J Morrison (J) R Houghton B Barclay R May SCRATCHED J W Cox B Orange

9

Bettor Getta Lover 13109 The Moonshadow (21) Purdon/Rasmussen

SCRATCHED T Williams

Barrier

8:53PM OPT 807 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2

TELTRAC COMMUNICATIONS LTD MOBILE PACE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

3 10

1

5

24432 Doctor Tim (1) G Dunn 41030 Divinia Bellezza (2) A Stuart XP030 Mister Mighty (3) M Heaton 50300 Martin John (4) A Stuart X3861 Son Of A Tiger (5) D & C Butt 388X2 Nota Bene Denario (6) T & G Chmiel 91 Formidable Foe (7) M Shinn 212X5 Apocalypse (8) J & J Geddes 30615 Mongolian Cavalry (9) P Court

8:22PM OPT 806

4 1

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

10 3 11 4 12 13

7

PRIME PANELS MOBILE TROT

$10,000, R40-R52., 1980m

09000 Ed Wood (1) D McCormick 00830 Rusty I Am (2) Wakelin/Noble 507X8 Unique Rose (3) M Edmonds 62335 Chivasion (4) M Edmonds 95X88 Jour Highness (5) J & J Geddes 78602 Monrika (6) M Howard 40053 Rachmaninov (7) T Grant 2X4P0 My Eyre (8) M Nyhan 02239 Theodosia (9) C Butt Barrier

58760 Celtic Thunder (21) K Barron 10403 Sugar Cane (22) D McCormick 07276 Lovey Dovey Moment (u1) D Keast 1949X No Fears (u2) J Morrison

D D McCormick P Wakelin R May M Edmonds J Geddes S McNally T Grant P Davis C Butt

8 10135 Spirit Of Anzac (8) M Berger

4

S Iremonger (J)

Barrier

9 67331 Destined For Heaven (21) Hollis/Robertson 1 10 13P5X Awesome Speed (22) R Dunn 3 11 5803X American Empress (23) J Young

7:44PM 504

OPT

4 1 2 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

$17,000, R67+., 1700m

Charlemagne 17233 Heard The Whisper (1) Wallis/Hackett 06914 KD Hall (2) T Vince 4351X Geena’s Success (3) Wallis/Hackett War Machine X4339 The Almighty Johnson (4) T Herlihy 21043 Lemond (5) R Paynter X1239 Temporale (6) T Herlihy Barrier

8:12PM 505

2 1 3

AMALGAMATED PIPEFITTERS LTD MOBILE TROT

9 011X1 Massive Metro (21) Wallis/Hackett 10 45390 Hey Yo (22) J Harrington

OPT

4

4

5

3 1 4 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

J Abernethy SCRATCHED J MacKinnon (J) S Abernethy Z Butcher T Herlihy S Phelan J I Dickie

MONSIGNOR PAT WARD MEMORIAL HANDICAP PACE

$17,000, R71+ DiscrHcp, 2700m

1561X Tennyson Bromac (1) B Mangos 78X11 Rain Man (1) S Reid 76434 Classie American (2) R Richardson 726X3 Triple Eight (3) S Telfer 92X75 Check In (1) S Telfer X8452 Raptors Flight (2) B Purdon X4696 Big Mach (3) Hollis/Robertson

9:13PM OPT 507

7

B Mangos Z Butcher P Ferguson D Butcher J MacKinnon (J) S Phelan L Hollis

RODEWALD CONSULTING LTD MOBILE PACE

$14,500, 3YO+ R40-R63., 2200m

1 82880 Spirit Of Love (1) M Collins 2 Banner Of Art 3 95743 Got A Beauty (2) P Fensom 4 Charlotte Royal 5 X16X4 Tiger Swift (3) S Telfer 6 27114 The Lone Ranger (4) S Telfer 7 1321X Like A Wildfire (5) Wallis/Hackett 8 74231 Make Way (6) R Green

B Orange L McCormick J Keast J Morrison (J)

T Mitchell J Harrington (J)

PUKEKOHE BUILDERS LTD MOBILE PACE

Barrier

6

SCRATCHED Z Butcher J Stormont B Mangos SCRATCHED T Cameron D Butcher T Herlihy

$12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m

1 72377 Adieu Flirt (1) J Abernethy 2 Cowgirls N Angels 3 045 Red Atom (2) S Reid 4 6 Ozzy’s Nightmare (3) J Young 5 Steam Punk (4) R Green 6 32X Mr Yips (5) T Herlihy 7 Mohs Em Down (6) B Purdon 8 Brydon Earl (7) J & J Dickie

8:41PM OPT 506

A Drake (J) C Smith (J) T Lethaby (J)

S Abernethy SCRATCHED R Fensom SCRATCHED D Butcher B Butcher (J) T Mitchell Z Butcher

9 2 Twilight Saga (9) L Hanrahan 10 0PPX Rena Bay (10) N Perkins 11 8X Iknow (11) J Hay 12 60080 Supreme Lincoln (12) W Stapleton 13 Cabazon Victory 4 14 68308 Loissonya (13) B Negus

1

1:52PM 714

4

2:20PM 715

5

OPT

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 10 11 2 12 OPT

2 3

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

FAT SALLYS PUB & RESTAURANT INV. DRIVERS TROT $9,000, 4YO+ R40-R48 INV.D, 2000m

9X440 Don’t Look Back (1) D Gillespie 76040 Muscle Pat (2) D Williamson 76963 Stellar Success (3) M Heenan 54520 Motu Great Sensation (4) B Borcoskie 87X43 Moniburns (5) Barclay/Ellis 83474 Belmont’s Greatest (6) S McMullan 08670 Cuddly Trouble (7) L Bond 98001 Tehoro Tease (8) R Holmes 89700 Noble Gamble (9) S Lock 33586 Such Fun (10) S McRae 09000 Ed Wood (u1) D McCormick 26X42 Michelle (u2) M Jones

FAT SALLYS PUB & RESTAURANT INV. DRIVERS PCE

9X000 Hedonist Franco (1) S Lock 06979 Regal Suzy (2) W Stapleton 58009 Westar Sam (3) P Robertson 18439 Chief Kapai (4) E Latimer 10406 Matinee Idol (5) H Hunter 40090 Living Legend (6) W Stapleton X7593 Passion Flower (7) R Wilson 70560 Eja Patron (8) W Stapleton 79663 Pegasus Kommander (9) J Kennett Barrier

11 7090X Martin McGuinness (22) L Bond 12 86998 My Nikayla (23) B Negus

2:58PM 716

4 3

6

C Barron G O'Reilly L O'Reilly K Barron B Butcher (J) S Abernethy B Williamson N Williamson R May Z Butcher J Abernethy M Williamson

$9,000, 4YO+ R40-R47 W/C. INV.D, 2000m

4 10 X6020 Hot Starff (21) B White

OPT

R May T McMillan J Hay J Morrison (J) SCRATCHED J Young

R May C Barron G O'Reilly L O'Reilly B Butcher (J) N Williamson Z Butcher B Williamson S Abernethy

M Williamson J Abernethy K Barron

FAT SALLYS PUB & RESTAURANT INV. DRIVERS PCE

$9,000, 4YO+ R47-R50,R51 W/C. INV.D, 2000m

1 97061 Bohannan (1) R Holmes 2 90648 Aveross Rustler (2) A Faulks 3 230X4 Triroyale Brigade (3) N Williamson 4 X500X Paul’s Verdict (4) S Mounce 5 70906 Christmas Toyboy (5) B White 6 7908X Knockmanaugh (6) B Williamson 7 11400 Alexy (7) D O'Connell 8 X60X4 Rock N Joy (8) M Jones 9 33334 El Capitan (9) B Gray

G O'Reilly K Barron M Williamson L O'Reilly B Butcher (J) Z Butcher R May C Barron B Williamson

2:30PM 201

1

DUNSTAN FEEDS STAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

$30,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

1 7X048 Battle Royal (8) 59 V Prendergast 2 0X124 Justamaiz (6) 59 D Greene 4 3 X5112 Steven James (12) 59 J Morell 1 4 X9111 Katie Perrie (4) 58.5 J Collett 2 5 0X173 Marcellina (5) 58 Baker/Forsman 6 X6121 Neddy Nadeem (13) 58 S Wenn 3 7 42124 Redcayenne (1) 57 T Pike 8 31X52 Belle Testa (11) 56.5 S Marsh 9 79018 Florence Ivy (14) 56 S & E Clotworthy 10 07811. Single Moment (2) 56 D Waddell 11 81810 Vermont (9) 56 D Guy 12 X8885 Model Aye (3) 56 S & E Clotworthy 13 69251 Suspense (15) 56 Richardson/Parker 14 30065 Smedley (7) 55.5 C Stevenson 15 75624 Sarabande (10) 55 J Collett

3:06PM 202

OPT

1 2 3

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2

WITHERS & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1100

$20,000, MDN 2YO, 1100m

Whiskey Neat 2 Probabeel (6) 55.5 J Richards 3. O’Charm (4) 55.5 S McKee 9. Rosarito (2) 55.5 J Mahoney Tumbleweed Borya (1) 55.5 C Henderson 0 Cointreau (5) 55.5 C Chipperfield Shampagne Dancer (3) 55.5 M Da Cruz

3:40PM 203

3

4:15PM

4

OPT

T Yanagida (a3) S Spratt J Waddell S Collett O Bosson B Grylls L Innes M Cameron D Danis (a3) A Calder C Lammas J Bayliss T Thornton A Jones R Jones

SCRATCHED O Bosson S Spratt B Grylls SCRATCHED A Calder C Lammas S Collett

COASTLINE MARKERS 1100

$35,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1100m

1 543X7 Iwannadancelikehim (3) 60 L Hall 2 X9310 Stratocaster (5) 60 E & D Browne 1 3 354X3 Howbowdat (8) 59.5 J & B Vance 4 22656 Resurrect (7) 59 Moroney/Gerard 3 5 442X6 Akoya (4) 57.5 S Marsh 2 6 1140X Joy Anna (10) 56.5 M Blackie 7 522X1 Chicane (11) 56 R McCarroll 4 8 233X1 Merlini (6) 55 T Pike 9 1613X O’Angel (1) 54.5 S McKee 10 10X85. Hammer King (2) 54.5 M & K Murdoch 11 722X2. Bella Gioia (9) 54 S Marsh

A Goindasamy (a4) O Bosson L Innes P Pilley (a2) J Waddell S Spratt D Danis (a3) V Colgan A Calder C Lammas S Collett

BENTLEY’S CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1200

2 $27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m OPT 204 4 3 1 316X3 Giant Gem (8) 59 B Dyke T Yanagida (a3) 9:24PM ALABAR SIRES’ STAKES FILLIES HEAT MOBILE PACE 1 Barrier 2 226X0 Morrie Ock (5) 59 R Yuill A Calder $22,000, 3YO Fillies., 1980m 2 OPT 808 10 46997 Pembrook Blue (21) B Negus J Abernethy 2 3 X150X Raposa Rapida (1) 58.5 S Marsh J Waddell 1 14314 Wainui Creek (1) R Aubrey R May 3 11 77400 Aveross Ferrari (22) D O'Connell N Williamson 4 6080X Te Waewae Bay (9) 58.5 TeamRogerson R Elliot (a1) 2 2 6X129 Buzinga (2) C Dalgety N Purdon (J) Barrier 1 12 88352 Selena Franco (23) S McRae S Abernethy 5 6X085 Nothinglefttolose (6) 57.5 J Graham R Smyth 3 3 8X99 Refine (3) J McDermott C D Thornley Pink Graffiti (10) 57.5 T Pike L Innes DEREK BALLE RACING STABLES MONTE SADDLE TROT 3:33PM 4 4 31056 Mamma Knows Best (4) M Purvis M Williamson 9:44PM FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT INV. DRIVERS TROT 1 67 18334 18 Lock It In (11) 57.5 W Hillis D Danis (a3) $6,000, MOB, 2200m OPT 717 5 58X6 Marianna Bromac (5) B Hill S McNally OPT 508 $9,000, 4YO+ R50-R55 INV.D, 2000m 8 25602 Nopele (4) 57.5 S & E Clotworthy A Goindasamy (a4) T Wenn 1 6 4X251 Allaboutdreams (6) B Gray B Barclay 3 1 66X46 Burt Munro (1) S Branch 1 11X88 Sea Rover (1) T McMillan M Williamson 9 800X0 Spindle (7) 56.5 S McKee T Thornton 2 81448 Sol Invictus (2) J Abernethy L Olsson 7 32X1 Olivia Rachel (7) C Dalgety B Orange 2 02130 Superfast Ninja (2) B White S Abernethy 4 10 49X76 Walkin’ By (3) 56.5 T Pike V Colgan D Medcalfe 8 6464 Canstar (8) T & G Chmiel C DeFilippi 2 3 40596 Show Of Faith (3) P & V Blanchard

8

8

9 9X197 Ruby Rose (9) Purdon/Rasmussen Barrier

9:55PM 809

OPT

3 4 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 10 11 12 13 14

9

T Williams

BLUE STAR TAXIS PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R40-R47,

NON-WINNERS & R48 W/C., 1980m

48400 Franco Sherborne (1) A Hutton X8540 Contractual Issues (2) M Heaton Selena Franco Machsgain 80000 Opawa Mach (3) K Cameron 09450 Mordecai (4) K Ford 73340 Every Option (5) R Dunn 3X Ultimate Me (6) Purdon/Rasmussen 04306 Bettor Backim (7) S Blake Barrier

67432 Dadndave (21) T Trathen 74083 Pat Campbell (22) B Negus 3X560 Slick Joe (23) C Dalgety 9X05P The Doorman (24) J Cox 9800X Miss Ethel Sunshine (25) P Robertson

S Tomlinson (J) G Smith SCRATCHED SCRATCHED K Cameron K Tomlinson (J) R Houghton T Williams B Laughton (J) R May J Young N Purdon (J) J W Cox B Orange

b M5 Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

November 30

1 4

4 5 6 7 8

82203 Grenado (4) J Abernethy 65573 Caroline Wozniacki (5) J Abernethy 80705 Cool Son (6) E Rowden X4281 Majestic Ali (7) Wallis/Hackett 13704 Makarewa Jake (8) Wallis/Hackett Barrier

10:09PM OPT 509

1 2 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 10

3 1

7

9 NEW YEARS EVE AT ALEX PARK TROT

M Northcott B Rogerson S Wigg T Hackett C Cameron

$12,000, 3YO+, NON-WIN & R40 & R43 & R4-46 SpHcp, 2200m

67676 Edesia (1) Wallis/Hackett 7 Who Me (2) J Harrington 2554X Sunnys Little Jestic (3) B Mangos 0 Dreamkeeper (u1) N Chilcott 4428X Awhi Mai (u2) Hollis/Robertson 69407 Speedy Lavros (1) S Argue 47232 I’m Just Awesome (1) J Stormont 16888 Madaboy (2) N Chilcott 81790 Savitskaya (u1) L Chin 90986 Mass Destruction (u2) Wallis/Hackett

b M7 Oamaru Harness

B Hackett J Harrington (J) B Mangos N Chilcott T Mitchell F Schumacher (J) J Stormont L Whittaker (J) L Chin T Macfarlane

Tomorrow at Oamaru

December 1

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1200m; Weather: Drizzle clearing.

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 6:13PM OPT 501

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6 12:12PM OPT 711

1

$14,500, R47-R52 & R54-56 SpHcp, 2700m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

2 3 1 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

66560 Our Rosa (1) S Cornwall S Cornwall P9028 Kai Time (2) A Poutama A Poutama 7X241 Miss Blissful (u1) J & M Teaz M Teaz 09X00 Cyclone Joe Parker (u2) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 3902X Forget The Price Tag (1) T Herlihy T Herlihy 9X119 Dauntless (2) Ted & Brett Edwards J MacKinnon (J) 35885 Tereskova (3) L Chin L Chin P85X2 Luck Of The Moment (u1) P & V Blanchard D Butcher 22536 Alta Venetia (u2) I Moody Z Butcher

6:43PM 502

OPT

1 2 4 3 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 2 9 10

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PASCOES THE JEWELLERS HANDICAP TROT

$14,500, R58-R70 DiscrHcp, 2700m

10180 Whips N Spurs (u1) D Balle 01961 Sir George Bowen (u2) D Balle 50X11 Our Petite Lady (1) J Stormont 20X21 Sex On Fire (2) J & J Dickie 77712 Majestic One (u1) K Tarrant 55983 Charlemagne (1) C Butler 41102 Ash (2) Wallis/Hackett 04X53 Galleons Victory (3) Wallis/Hackett 26X15 All American (4) J & J Dickie 9X787 Sertorius (u1) J & J Dickie

7:13PM 503

OPT

2

3

D Butcher D Balle J Stormont J I Dickie S Abernethy K Marshall B Mangos T Mitchell S Lawson Z Butcher

NEVELE R STUD MOBILE PACE

$14,500, 4YO+ R40-R65. JUN.D, 2700m

03505 Russian Alsu (1) M Collins 68728 Misty Memory (2) Cooney/Hopkins 69472 M T Pockets (3) T Vince 3X638 Ideal Holiday (4) B & G Hughes 43721 The Persuader (5) T Vince 17328 Comic Book Hero (6) R Darby 6X522 Parker (7) S Telfer

A Harrison (J) L Whittaker (J) D Ferguson (J) E Isherwood (J) F Schumacher (J) T Hanara (J) J MacKinnon (J)

1

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 5-6-7-8-9-10 WAITAKI WOODTURNERS GUILD TROT

$8,000, NON-WINNERS, 2600m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 4 2 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 3 10 11

X4400 Shes So Right (1) F Baigent 4920 Jazzy Trouble (2) M Heenan 648X5 Anotherdollytrouble (3) M Heenan 35X89 Foreigner (4) G Hunt 6X3 Deborahs Gem (5) C McLeod 0 Piri Piri (6) S McMullan 88X Girls Let Loose (7) S Sutherland 0 Sierra Gold (8) R Holmes Tuscan Sun (9) C McDowell 54X Helga’s Monarch (u1) S McRae 079 Boyz Invasion (u2) M Heenan

12:42PM OPT 712

1 4 3 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 3

3

B Butcher (J) J Morrison (J) R May G Hunt M Williamson Z Butcher G O'Reilly R Holmes C McDowell C D Thornley M Heenan

ONE SMART COFFEE PACE

$9,000, 3YO+ R40-R55, 2600m

500X6 Astuto (1) C McDowell 4323P Bound To Impress (2) J Versteeg 04948 Rainy River (3) C McDowell 33453 Groomsman (4) H Hunter 06600 Fiery Ferret (5) G & J Knight 91 Formidable Foe (6) M Shinn 90X20 Dodge Phoenix (7) J Cox 94256 Shelby Bromac (8) A Beck

1:17PM OPT 713 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2

4:08PM 718

OPT

1 3 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

$9,000, 4YO+ R51-R60. INV.D, 2000m

0X237 Convair Hustler (1) B Gray 14085 Broadway Banner (2) H Hunter 21820 One Direction (3) L Prendergast 15786 Nimah Franco (4) T & G Chmiel 138X4 Pembrook Legacy (5) L Hanrahan 12970 Romanite (6) A Edge 0X885 Swap Over (7) J Miller 65546 Bettor Enforce (8) A Beck 23018 Days Of Redemption (9) D Mitchell Barrier

L O'Reilly J Versteeg C McDowell M Williamson N Williamson J Morrison (J) K Butt (J) A Beck

PICK & SHOVEL WINE PACE

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2000m

4X020 Trompeur (1) D Mitchell 00045 Bound To Be Bettor (2) N Williamson 05378 Sherry Baby (3) G & J Knight 08307 Iron Woman (4) K Kelly 966 Barrett (5) M Jones The Paua Diver (6) A Beck 0 Pacific Chal (7) L Dobbs Sister’s Delight (8) M Heenan

L O'Reilly N Williamson B Williamson B Laughton (J) M Jones A Beck N Burton G O'Reilly

4:43PM 719

OPT

4 3 1 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 4 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 10

11 12 13 14

9

L O'Reilly K Barron S Abernethy G O'Reilly N Williamson C Barron B Butcher (J) M Williamson Z Butcher J Abernethy R May B Williamson

SPRINGBANK HANDICAP TROT

$10,000, R56+ DiscrHcp, 2600m

210X4 Zoned Scarlett (1) B Williamson 1X075 Holdon Toyaspurs (2) M Prendergast 52688 Dusky Eyre (3) R Allen 22010 Missie Castleton (4) T May 90432 Gorilla Playboy (u1) C McKay 06049 Red Hot Poker (1) G Telfer 09096 Playboy’s Brother (1) C McKay 80000 The Dominator (u1) D Williamson

5:23PM OPT 720

B Williamson J Abernethy Z Butcher R May K Barron C Barron L O'Reilly N Williamson B Butcher (J)

8 FAT SALLYS PUB & RESTAURANT INV. DRIVERS MBL PCE

10 31460 Ferritts Sister (21) G & J Knight 4 11 07846 Boomer Bailey (22) G Telfer 12 22746 Jacks N Jazz (23) G & J Knight

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Rain.

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 4-5-6-7-8-9 AUCK CUP & NAT TRT NOMS CLSE 11AM NOV 30 HCP TRT

3 28540 She’s Allthe Craze (3) B Negus 4 91079 Maudarchy (4) J Howe 5 9X59X Clifden Clowers (5) S Mounce 3 6 7348P Take After Me (6) G Scott 7 00X03 Grand Princess (7) N Harris 4 8 X1130 Whatasista (u1) C McLeod 9 53155 Our Gracie (u2) P Williamson 2 10 9951X Neverneverland (u3) K Robertson 1 11 X3215 Astound (u4) D & C Butt

10

B Williamson N Williamson R Allen R May J Morrison (J) G Telfer M Williamson C D Thornley

NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP MOBILE PACE

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+., 2000m

0 Out Of The Shadows (1) T Harkness 8560X Reattore (2) B White 459X3 Barkley (3) C McDowell 09749 Betterthanspraying (4) T & G Chmiel Sagano 97427 Dreaminsover (5) S Lock 56 Supreme Commander (6) M Shinn 56240 Xmas Bay (7) B Negus 86209 Matau Gem (8) D Keast

C D Thornley M Lewis (J) C McDowell G O'Reilly SCRATCHED N Williamson J Morrison (J) J Young D Keast (J)

83004 Kansas City Jim (21) S Lock 83 Lincoln Skipper (22) R Holmes 45400 Days Of Change (23) S Lock Melt Down (24) M Heenan Wild Excuse

M Williamson R Holmes B Williamson R May SCRATCHED

Barrier

c M2

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 3-4-5-6-7-8

5:30PM 206

OPT

5

$50,000, 3YO SW+P, 1500m

6

$30,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m

BAYS FOUNDATIONS 1400

1 23176. Ohceedee (16) 60 S Cole 2 150X1 Polzeath (19) 60 M & K Murdoch 3 798X3. Star Treasure (12) 59.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 4 726X6 Fionesay (15) 59 O'Sullivan/Scott 5 11407 Mutechi (18) 58.5 TeamRogerson 6 50X41 O’He Can (14) 58 S Marsh 7 750X1. Maktoum (13) 57.5 S McKee 1 8 118X2 Le Castile (9) 57 M Blackie 2 9 104X1 Rondinella (5) 57 James/Wellwood 10 1362X Hot Saki (8) 56.5 S Ritchie 11 65X12 Ritani (17) 56.5 S Marsh 12 178X2. Sandrine (1) 56.5 TeamRogerson 3 13 1X61 She’s Not Bad (2) 56 J Richards 14 8X684 Hatton Garden (6) 55.5 J Mahoney 15 4X418 La Mia Stella (7) 55.5 Richardson/Parker 4 16 75X51 Mercy Hill (11) 55.5 R Collett 0 17 X6186 Belle Fascino (3) 55 S Marsh 0 18 69X30 Iffindoubt (4) 56.5 M & K Murdoch 0 19 90780 Manhattan Flame (10) 55.5 S Crawford

6:10PM 207

OPT

D Danis (a3) L Satherley J Waddell J Bayliss R Elliot (a1) M Cameron S Spratt S Collett V Colgan E McCall (a4) C Lammas O Bosson

T Thornton A Calder T Yanagida (a3) L Innes

7

$70,000, OPN-SW&P, 1600m

8

$27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

EAGLE TECHNOLOGY STAKES

1 7X409. Close Up (9) 58 S Hale 2 638X4 Giovanni Canaletto (2) 55 O'Sullivan/Scott 3 0X377. Ronchi (8) 55 Wallace/Peard 4 0X378. Tiptronic (5) 55 Richardson/Parker 5 970X3 Farm Boy (1) 55 T & M Carter 6 49X74 Meeska Mooska (7) 55 Thomas/Gillies 7 X3338 Our King Sway (4) 55 G Old 4 8 X9597 Elusive Treasure (6) 55 M Da Cruz 9 32X03 Seventeen Seventy (10) 55 M/Rogers 1 10 1X285 Love Affair (3) 53 Baker/Forsman

3 2

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G Cooksley S Spratt V Colgan C Lammas A Calder S Collett R Jones T Thornton L Innes M Cameron

EZGO PLATINUM RENTALS 1600

1 310X2 Franklin (15) 59.5 Baker/Forsman 2 01490 Kirkintilloch (12) 59 N Tiley 3 3 2X631 Master Painton (2) 59 S Autridge 4 8X314 The Magnate (5) 59 James/Wellwood 5 09000 Deluxe Edition (14) 58.5 I George 6 22340 Fancy More (4) 58 S Crawford 1 7 87X24 Fiscal Fantasy (10) 58 F Ritchie 4 8 X4412 Skaaboom (11) 58 T Pike 9 5X220 My Dakota (3) 57.5 S Marsh 10 04571. Bella Blue (7) 57 R Manning 11 X2650 Kamikaze Rebel (16) 57 T Lammas 12 80694. Touch Of Silver (1) 57 M/Rogers 13 3X847 Poppy Star (9) 56.5 T Pike 14 524X1. Top Actress (6) 56.5 S McKee 15 96X50 Our McKay (13) 55.5 S Marsh 16 X7200 Kool Connection (8) 54.5 S Crawford

2 December 1

S Collett

TREVOR EAGLE MEMORIAL

X3931 Bobby Dee (4) 57.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 1 Factor Me In (3) 57.5 S Marsh O Bosson Sacred Judgement SCRATCHED 6X673 Masque (1) 57.5 TeamRogerson R Elliot (a) 552 Prince Albert (7) 56 S Marsh J Waddell 2132. Rocket Fuel (6) 55.5 Richardson/Parker A Calder 13. Annie Okay (9) 55.5 S & E Clotworthy C Lammas 321 Espresso Martini (5) 55.5 Baker/Forsman L Innes 61 Jip Jip Rock (10) 55.5 P & D Williams S Collett 5290 Ambitious Showgirl (8) 54 Richardson/Parker T Thornton 8 Star Karen (2) 54 P & D Williams S Spratt

6:50PM 208

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Out 3m; Weather: Rain.

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES PLACE 6

1 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 1 9 10 11

4 3

OPT

Ellerslie Races Tomorrow at Ellerslie

11 414. Molto Veloce (2) 55.5 S Marsh

4:50PM OPT 205

Compiled by

M Cameron

O Bosson D Danis (a3) A Goindasamy (a4) J Nason J Waddell L Innes S Collett A Calder C Lammas J Bayliss V Colgan S Spratt T Thornton

Racing www.guardianonline.co.nz

Friday, November 30, 2018

In brief

■ WANGANUI

Thurlows enjoying Glory Days Waverley farmer and part-time horse trainer Bill Thurlow thinks Glory Days might be the best horse he’s trained.

The six-year-old Red Giant mare earned favouritism for tomorrow’s Listed Wanganui Cup (2040m), with a hat-trick of wins culminating in a home town victory in the Waverley Cup (2200m) last start.

“We haven’t raced a huge amount of horses because we sell a lot of the young ones, she’s still got to go and do it but at this stage I’d say potentially she’s the best we’ve had,” Thurlow said.

“We’ve had a couple of other handy stayers, Referred ran second in the New Zealand Oaks (Gr.1, 2400m) and Yours won eight races and ran fourth in a New Zealand Cup (Gr.3, 3200m), but he wasn’t quite top-class.”

Glory Days is on a path towards the Gr.3 City of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day and after weighing up his options Thurlow has opted to use tomorrow’s race as her leadin rather than the Gr.3 Skycity Hamilton Waikato Cup (2400m) on December 15.

“She’s a horse that doesn’t need a lot of work and she’s better with her races spaced, so I would be happier to give her three weeks between runs after this run,” he said.

“There’s no lead-up race going the Ellerslie way around at all, so going to Waikato wouldn’t make a difference because we would be going the same way around as here.”

Glory Days will likely be favourite for the Listed Wanganui Cup. Glory Days has been patiently handled by Thurlow, she had her first start as a four-year-old and has only raced 18 times since, for eight wins and six placings.

“She’s a mare that’s taken a long time to mature,” Thurlow said.

“There’s not a lot of her and in her younger days she probably wasn’t 100 per cent right mentally either.

“She did a good job earlier on over 1400m and a mile and we’ve always been mindful of her wanting to get over ground but she just wasn’t strong enough.

“We let her develop and tell us when she was ready to go further and she was sort of telling us that after her second start this season.

“She’s a bit quirky, every time you get on her back she wants to go and do it and there’s no half measures so we have to be a bit careful of that or she will over-do herself.

“She just sort of keeps herself fit, she’s not too hard to train to be honest.”

Glory Days is one of 12 horses in training at the Thurlow family’s Stainley Park which they operate

alongside their farming business.

“Only three of them are at racing stage and the rest of them are young unraced horses,” said Thurlow, who pinhooked three-time Group One winner Gingernuts. “There’s a couple for clients that we won’t be trading but with our own horses we race what’s left if we don’t sell them, that’s what we have to do really to pay the bills.

“Two-thirds of our business is still farming.

“We’ve got a dairy farm which I have some guys on and we run a couple of sheep and beef grazing blocks and the home block.

“Once we’ve finished the horses in the morning we have breakfast and then head out to the farm, but it still takes up a lot of our time.”

Glory Days is raced by Bill’s brother Grant, his wife Patricia, and his neighbours and fellow farmers Brent and Sue McAree.

“Grant used to be a farmer but he’s into kiwifruit now and living the life at The Mount (Maunganui), while we’re out on the farm doing all the work,” Thurlow said.

“He had bought a couple of horses and had a bad run for a number of years, everything he put his hands on was no good.

“I was talking to Gloria Kenny one day and she said I’ve got three in the paddock here if you’re interested in leasing them and I took two of them and they’ve since exercised their right of purchase on her and they’re very happy.”

- NZME

■ NEW STUD CAREER

Lazarus generating plenty of attention Expectations are high ahead of Lazarus beginning his stud career in North America.

The recently-retired New Zealand stallion is undergoing regulation vet tests ahead of him standing his first season at stud at Deo Volente Farms in New Jersey.

Deo Volente Farms chief executive officer, Mike Gulotta, said there was an air of excitement at the stud ahead of Lazarus’ arrival.

“We are extremely excited.

“I think he is going to do very well. I think he will be a super star in the breeding shed.”

Once cleared, the Bettor’s Delight-Bethany entire will wait out the North American winter before beginning his breeding career with a stud fee of $US10,000 in February.

Lazarus had a rollercoasterlike race career in North America.

He hit big heights with wins in the Dan Patch and the Hoosier Pacing Derby.

His ultimate low came when he dropped out of McWicked’s Breeders Crown before it was revealed he had a lung infection.

Gulotta believes Lazarus has

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Lazarus is about to begin a highly-anticipated stud career. done enough to win the respect of North American breeders.

“He came here to race under fairly challenging conditions; it was his winter and our summer and he did pretty well.

“I think you can’t help but respect him, he won two major stake races here.

“He was parked every step of the way and ran 1.46.6 under less

than ideal conditions for him.

“So, yes, I think he has gained quite a bit of respect, you can’t help but respect the horse.”

Gulotta is expecting that respect to result in strong stud interest in Lazarus.

North American lifetime services are being advertised for sale with a $50,000 price tag and eager breeders have already

started purchasing them.

“Based on share sales to date, I fully expect the horse to have a full book.

“We are limited to 140 mares here in the US. “I would be surprised if he wasn’t at that number.

“I think he is going to be well received.”

Lazarus has been priced at the upper-middle end of the stud market.

His fee is well below that of boom rookie sire Captaintreacherous, who is standing for $US25,000.

Emerging sire Sweet Lou stand in North America for $US12,500.

Where Lazarus will stand at stud in the Southern Hemisphere and at what stud fee are unknown.

Australasian studs have largely stayed tight-lipped on the matter.

Lazarus would not be expected to fly back to the Southern Hemisphere for his stud duties until August.

That should give Australasian stables plenty of time to fight out the rights to secure his services.

- NZHN

Further Inca charges Police have filed 13 further charges against various people arrested as a result of Operation Inca, a yearlong investigation in to race-fixing in the harness racing industry.

As well as that, one new person, understood to be employed within the industry, was also charged.

All 13 charges related to the fixing of races. “Police have laid a further 12 charges against current defendants, all in relation to match fixing,” Detective Inspector Stu Mills told The Informant. “As well as that, one charge has been placed on a new defendant. That person is known in the industry.

“The defendants will now appear next Wednesday, December 6th, in the Christchurch District Court.”

Mills said further charges were possible.

Thefixer out of Cup New Zealand Cup hero Thefixer is out of the Auckland Cup. And he will be joined on the sidelines for the December 31 classic by Ultimate Machete as the pair are instead aimed at Australian races in the New Year. Trainer Mark Purdon will not enter the high-profile pair for different reasons. While he is happy with their condition he thinks the Cup is too soon for Thefixer. “He had that time off to get his body over the New Zealand Cup win and we don’t want to rush him back,” said Purdon, who is reluctant to start Ultimate Machete in standing start events.

- NRNZ

Petrabella impresses Pukekohe trainers Moira and Kieran Murdoch unearthed a promising three-year-old filly at Avondale yesterday when Petrabella scored an impressive debut win in the Westbrook ‘Crackling Rose’ 2017.

Sporting the silks of prominent owners Brendon and Jo Lindsay, the home-bred daughter of Pierro came from just off the speed in the hands of Leith Innes to chase down Massachusetts.

- NZME

Debut win for Peard Byerley Park trainer Allan Peard believes he has another handy filly on his hands after One Kotukustreet’s debut win in the AJC On Facebook 1200 at Avondale. The three-year-old daughter of Ego was pushed forward by jockey Sam Spratt to take the early lead.

The duo were able to dictate terms throughout with One Kotukustreet distancing her rivals.

- NZME

Taking on Zoustyle Boomsara will be kept to his own age group rather than tackle open company at Doomben even though it means taking on the high profile Zoustyle. Trainer Chris Munce had entered Boomsara in tomorrow’s Group Three George Moore Stakes as well as the Winning Rupert Plate, both over 1200 metres. He decided to keep Boomsara in the Rupert in which the unbeaten Tony Gollan-trained Zoustyle is the short-priced favourite.

- AAP

McDonald back on top James McDonald is looking a safe proposition to win the Sydney jockeys’ premiership in his first full season of racing since a long ban.

McDonald extended his lead with a winning treble at a rain-soaked Warwick Farm meeting on Wednesday.

- AAP

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Friday, November 30, 2018

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■ GOLF

■ FOOTBALL

Knight tees off again

Dream over for NZ U17s

By Erin TaskEr

The New Zealand women’s under-17 side’s dream run at the FIFA World Cup is over.

Leon Bernie’s side have been defeated 2-0 by Spain in their semi-final clash in Montevideo yesterday.

Goals on either side of halftime

by Pina and Irene booked Spain a spot in the final where they will face either Mexico or Canada.

New Zealand will now play in Sunday’s Bronze Final against the loser of the second semi-final.

The under-17 side were the first New Zealand team across any FIFA World Cup competition to reach the final four after beating Japan in the quarter-finals.

“We knew today was going to be challenging and we knew it was going to be tough.

“The first half especially, man we took it to them,” Bernie said.

“There was long periods of that game where we had them camped in their half and we hit the cross bar.

“And then they went down the other end, had a missed shot and then we switched off. They got that first goal which was an absolute killer if I’m honest.

“So proud of them.

“You look out at there today and they tried everything until the final whistle. It’s been a fantastic tournament.

“We’ve come over here, made it out of the group play for the first time and then got into the semis for the first time. It’s an amazing moment in our country for football.

“They’ll be disappointed tonight but we’ll refocus and we’ve got that playoff game. If we win that, that’s another special moment.”

As expected due to their possession-based style, Spain enjoyed much of the ball but New Zealand pressed forward at every opportunity and actually had the better of the sights on goal.

They enjoyed a good spell of pressure around the 15-minute mark before Kelli Brown tried her luck from distance but was a long way out and her looping effort dropped just wide of the top corner.

Despite all their possession, Spain were struggling to create anything going forward, thanks largely to several vital interventions from New Zealand’s inspirational captain Aneka Mittendorff.

It wasn’t until the 34th minute that Spain came anywhere near to a goal themselves, captain Clàudia Pina glancing an effort off the base of the upright.

But the same player would soon be responsible for giving them the lead when a cross broke to her in the box and she smashed it past Leat to put Spain in front.

The highly-accomplished Spaniards weren’t about to let a place in the final slip through their grasp and extended their lead soon after the restart in stunning fashion.

A loose ball dropped to Irene López outside the box and she unleashed an unstoppable volley that fizzed in for one of the goals of the tournament.

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Catherine Knight is set to make a golfing comeback.

Three years after deciding to end her representative golfing days, she’s set to play an integral role in the Aorangi women’s golf team for the Toro Women’s Interprovincial Golf Tournament in Christchurch next week.

The Ashburton Golf Club member is the sole Mid Canterbury golfer in the side and will join with South Canterbury’s Ginny Bolderston (Geraldine), Angela Gerken (Timaru), Lynda Brown (Timaru), Jess Shearer (Fairlie), and Kathryn Baker (Gleniti) to form the Aorangi team.

The players have their sights set on bettering their eighth placing from the 2015 event, and they’ve got the talent to do it.

Knight is no stranger to top level golf, having spent seven years as a professional, before returning to her roots in Ashburton 10 years ago.

At the end of the 2015 Toro Interprovincial that was held at the Ashburton Golf Club, she made the decision to retire from representative golf. She’d gained six wins out of seven matches in the number one position and helped the Aorangi team to their best finish since the 1990s.

“Struggling with the frustration of losing distance off the tee with the driver, and inaccurate iron shots, I decided it was time to hang up the spikes,” Knight said.

“But after discovering the extra length off the tee again in 2018, the desire to represent Aorangi has brought me back to top level golf.”

While working fulltime as a storeperson at ANZCO Foods, Knight has been able to put time and effort into what is required at that level, and is looking forward to next week’s tournament.

The Toro interprovincial tournament is being played at Christchurch’s Waitakiri Golf Club, and Knight isn’t the only one in the Aorangi team who knows how to make it at a high level.

Gerken is one of the newer additions to the team, but is a former Southland representative, and Knight she’s a big asset to the team.

Gerken is now living in Timaru.

The tournament is set to get under way on Tuesday, with Aorangi’s first opposition being Otago, followed by the defending champions Auckland, while day two on Wednesday will see them take on North Harbour and Northland.

On day three they are set to face Tasman and Hawke’s Bay. Knight said the Aorangi side is setting its sights on strong performances against Otago, Northland, Tasman and Hawke’s Bay.

Catherine Knight will be the sole Mid Canterbury golfer in the Aorangi side for next week’s Toro Women’s Interprovincial in Christchurch.

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Blyde launches attack on ‘unfair’ coverage World Rugby’s women’s sevens player of the year Michaela Blyde is lamenting the lack of television coverage for the World Series.

The Black Ferns started their second tournament of the HSBC Sevens Series in Dubai last night, but it will not be televised in full in New Zealand.

The first day of the two-day tournament will be broadcast

on the World Rugby Sevens Facebook page and the finals will be broadcast on Sky Sport 1.

Blyde says she and her teammates love performing for their families and their country, but when their games were not televised as they deserved to be, it could be hard for people in New Zealand to support them.

“We definitely do encourage a

lot of people to support us, obviously it’s so much more difficult when we never play back at home in New Zealand, and not very often we are actually on TV, unlike the men who are always on TV, which is totally unfair,” Blyde said.

“We really try and push our family and friends to make an effort to watch us. We like perform-

ing for our families and we enjoy performing for our country so we really want to get all the support that we can and hopefully more people can watch us live.”

She said the Black Ferns deserved full TV coverage of their matches and the only way she believed to push for it was to keep proving that women’s rugby had so much to offer.

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In brief Boxers make weight Veteran boxer Anthony Mundine has easily come in under the 71kg catchweight for tonight’s bout with Jeff Horn in Brisbane, tipping the scales at Thursday’s weigh-in at 70.2kg. Horn has also come in under the weight, recording 70.55kg at the official weigh-in. Both fighters have to come in under 75kgs two hours before Friday’s bout but Mundine, who pushed his opponent during a brief scuffle after the weigh-in, expects he’ll achieve that mark easily.

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76ers thump Knicks Ben Simmons and JJ Redick have provided key support to NBA superstar Joel Embiid as the Philadelphia 76ers thumped the New York Knicks 117-91. Point guard Simmons had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the sharp-shooting Redick poured in 24 points as the Sixers improved their imposing home record to 11-1. But it was Embiid who was again the star, finishing with 26 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for a 21st doubledouble of the season.

- AP

Curry back on court

Flynn Ness is one of the former local players who is competing in the Christchurch premier men’s tennis competition this season.

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■ TENNIS

Top tennis on our courts

By Erin TaskEr

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Some of Canterbury’s top tennis players will be in action in Ashburton this weekend when the Christchurch premier grade competition stops off in town.

It’s the second season in a row that Christchurch’s premier grade has made the trip to the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre to play a round, but this year it’s just the men coming due to the women’s first round already being finished.

Mid Canterbury Tennis president Neil McCann said it would again be a great opportunity to see some of the best tennis play-

ers in Canterbury in action and it was hoped people would head along to check it out.

He said last season’s first visit to Ashburton by the Christchurch premier grade was a huge success, so the decision had been made to do it again.

“All of the players said it was great and they all enjoyed it, and they don’t generally play in the same venue, the guys and the girls, so it was a great social occasion,” McCann said.

Usually their Saturday competition involved teams heading to various clubs around Christchurch, so playing all together at the one venue – the 16 courts at

the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre – had been a novelty.

McCann said it was hoped the round in Ashburton would become an annual occurrence.

Just who would turn out for each of the clubs on Saturday probably wouldn’t be known until they turned up on the day, but two Ashburton players were playing in the Christchurch premier men’s grade competition this season – Flynn Ness and James Watt.

Watt – who attended Timaru Boys’ High School – won the 2017 Otago Open, and was due to compete in last weekend’s Canterbury Open but had to

withdraw due to illness.

Canterbury’s top player and tennis coach James Meredith was not likely to make the trip to Ashburton, but former Ashburton coach Remi Feneon was a likely starter, a week after finishing runner-up in the Canterbury Open.

The Christchurch premier grade competition will get under way at 1.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre tomorrow, with Mid Canterbury’s A grade competition moving to the earlier than usual time of 11am to accommodate the visitors.

Mid Canterbury’s junior interclub competition will start at 9am.

Golden State head coach Steve Kerr says Steph Curry will return to action tomorrow when the Warriors face the Detroit Pistons in Detroit. The Warriors have been without their All-Star point guard since he suffered a groin injury during a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on November 8. The Warriors have gone 5-5 in Curry’s absence. In 12 games this season, Curry is averaging 29.5 points, 6.1 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 51.5 per cent from the floor.

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Slingsby ‘on edge’ Celebrated sailor Tom Slingsby admits feeling on edge about potential danger to his crew when skippering the new high-speed F50 craft developed for the inaugural SailGP season. Slingsby and his Team Australia crew are about to complete a training block in the new foiling, wingsailed catamarans in New Zealand ahead of the six-nation competition on Sydney Harbour on February 15-16. “They are the Formula One on water these things,” Slingsby said. “They are unlike anything else, any other sailing boat in the world.”

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In brief

‘Premiership suicide’

By Daniel Gilhooly Graham Lowe says the Warriors will pay a heavy price for letting Shaun Johnson go, believing they were to blame for never extracting the best out of the star halfback.

Former Kiwis coach Lowe was incredulous that the club’s prized asset has departed and says it is “premiership suicide” given the status Johnson held, along with his latent ability.

The Warriors had failed to get the best out of a player who boasted enormous talent in his 2011 NRL debut season, Lowe said.

“I compare Shaun Johnson to a Ferrari that’s been sitting in a garage for eight years, and it’s never been taken for a drive,” Lowe told AAP. “The Warriors have never found the right button and it’s a great shame the fans haven’t seen the best from him.”

Lowe saw the writing on the wall for Johnson last September when the Warriors were eliminated from the finals by Penrith.

In a sub-par team performance, Johnson’s quiet game was singled out for widespread criticism.

“I felt sorry for Shaun because the media really kicked him, it was full on and the club didn’t say a thing to defend their player. It was piss-weak management.”

Lowe said he doesn’t know Johnson personally so can’t comment on reports the playmaker wasn’t a diligent trainer and sometimes lacked a hard-nosed attitude.

But he was a huge admirer of his onfield deeds, borne out in historic Warriors results.

With Johnson on the park, the Kiwi club won 47 per cent of their games (76 from 162).

When he was missing, that figure dropped to 23 per cent (5 from 22).

Johnson, he said, had developed into a different type of player, lacking the electricity of his early seasons but boasting a wider range of skills and physically capable of holding his own.

Lowe said the whole Johnson affair was an indictment on the club, who he reckoned had blundered earlier by releasing backup option Mason Lino to the Newcastle Knights.

It left the Warriors scrambling for a halfback at short notice and Lowe doesn’t think they’ll get near anyone with Johnson’s quality.

“Who’s out there? I think it’s premiership suicide,” he said.

“They were probably not going to win the thing anyway but they’ve lost their best player, by a long way.

“Who’s going to win them matches now?”

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St George Illawarra skipper Gareth Widdop has failed to put speculation about his future to bed, falling short of guaranteeing he will see out his NRL contract.

Widdop is signed with the Dragons until the end of 2021 but was on Wednesday forced to deny he was seeking an immediate release to finish his career in the Super League. After stating he would remain in Wollongong for 2019, he was careful with his words when asked whether he was committed for the next three seasons. “I’m here for this year. I’m committed to the Dragons, I’m contracted until 2021. That’s where I’m at at the moment.”

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Warriors target Brown The Warriors are believed to be targeting Parramatta young gun Dylan Brown as a potential longterm replacement for Shaun Johnson. Brown is yet to play first grade but the New Zealand-born 18-yearold former Australian Schoolboys halfback is one of the Eels brightest prospects and considered an NRL star in the making. The teenage No. 7 is contracted to the Eels until the end of next season but it’s believed the Warriors are keen on securing his services for 2020 and beyond.

- NZME

A fitting farewell Ex-Warrior Shaun Johnson.

Storm can continue on winning ways

By Melissa WooDs

Offer ends Nov. 30th

Widdop future uncertain

Cameron Munster feels the future is bright at the Melbourne Storm with or without skipper Cameron Smith.

Signing a four-year extension with the NRL powerhouse that ties him to the club until 2023, star playmaker Munster believes Smith won’t be far behind him inking a fresh deal.

He says the Storm and Smith are close to finalising terms and they will do the deal when the captain returns from an overseas family holiday.

Regardless, Munster feels the next wave of players coming through will ensure the Storm continue their run of success which has included appearances in the last three grand finals.

He admitted it was a big transition after losing Cooper Cronk to the Sydney Roosters at the end of 2017 and now Billy Slater but had confidence in the youth in the squad.

“I’m really excited for the new crop of players coming through – we’ve got some good young talent coming into the team,” Munster said on Thursday.

“We’ve got (Scott) Drinkwater, Ryan Papenhuyzen, some good young halves as well.

“It will be a big hole for us but I’m confident with the roster we’ve got.”

Munster said given he would be 29 when his contract expired he hoped he could call himself a one-club player, signing at least one more deal with Melbourne to see out his NRL career.

“It would be nice to be a one-club man but it’s a business so if you’re not performing well clubs will let you go,” he said.

“The Storm have put their faith in me for the next five years so I need to repay that and play some good footy to stay as a one-club man.”

- AAP

Wyatt Crockett is set for one final international swansong when he captains the Barbarians against the Pumas at Twickenham this weekend. After 71 tests for the All Blacks, Crockett announced his international retirement in February but now gets the chance to bow out from this level at one of rugby’s greatest arenas. Such is his selflessness, Crockett always puts the team first but he will no doubt enjoy the chance to run out one final time at Twickenham, scene of the All Blacks’ triumph at the 2015 World Cup. - NZME

Big offer for Read A French rugby team has reportedly offered All Blacks skipper Kieran Read a $2 million a year deal following the Rugby World Cup. French publication Midi Olympique is reporting that Racing 92, the former team of Dan Carter, has offered Read a €1.2 million ($NZ2m) a season deal. Read told the Herald earlier this month that he will bring down the curtain on his long and illustrious All Blacks career at the World Cup in Japan next year. Read, who turned 33 last month, is almost certain he’ll be taking up an overseas contract.

What he has not sorted out yet is where he will be going.

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White not a starter Rugby Australia has resisted Jake White’s offer as a gun for hire and ruled out making a play for South Africa’s World Cup-winning coach to take charge of the Wallabies. RA boss Raelene Castle had agreed to a telephone hook-up with White following an approach from the former Springboks and Brumbies mentor. But that hook-up has been cancelled. White’s offer is believed to have come after the seasonending 37-18 loss to England at Twickenham on Sunday, a defeat that prompted further calls for besieged coach Michael Cheika to be axed.

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9am - 12.30pm CRAFT MARKET. Children’s clothing, jewellery, Rawleighs, toys and more. West Street Car Park.

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10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homeware, donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

6.30pm WHITE RIBBON QUIZ NIGHT. Doors open 5.30pm for 6.30pm start.

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4-6 per team. $10 per person. Hotel Ashburton.

THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the Triangle.

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10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

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Every Saturday Farmers Market West Street, car park, Ashburton Farmers Market - Local Produce Fresh from Farmers Fruit, vegetables, wine, meat, fish, eggs, crafts and more...

9am - 12 noon The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

Open for toy exchange.

9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

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Every Wednesday Art Addict Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids.

Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the AAG to get creative and explore themes in art.

A great space for children to learn and interact from each other. Children of all ages welcome. Adult supervision is require for young children.

Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm Mid Canterbury Line Dancers.

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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(7pm), beginners/ intermediate(8pm-9pm).

Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h.

7pm - 9pm

Every second Friday of the month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity.

Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity. Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime. Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend. The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and coffee. Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects.

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November 26 – December 2

Timaru Festival of Roses Caroline Bay Park, Timaru The Timaru Festival of Roses is an annual festival held to celebrate the arrival of summer and our city’s close affinity with the rose.

November 30

Light up the Night Baring Square East The lighting of Ashburton’s Christmas tree.

6pm - 10pm White Ribbon Quiz Night Hotel Ashburton Black and white dress. Raffles and prizes. Includes supper.

4-6 per team. $10 per person.

Register your team by emailing anna@saferashbur ton.org.nz or phone Safer Ashburton 308 1395.

6.30pm ( doors open 5.30pm) International potluck dinner club Community House, 44 Cass Street, Ashburton Your family and yourself are invited to the Newcomers and friends Potluck, organised by the Newcomers Network.

We’ll have a guest speaker giving a short talk about revolutionary technology – 3D printing.

Last meeting for 2018 – all welcome, newcomers and locals alike!

For more details email newcomers@saferashburton. org.nz or txt 027 220 8791.

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December 1

Cadet Unit Fundraiser Dance for adults At Ashburton RSA Tickets - $15 includes entry, raffle, supper and spot prizes.

Theme is 80s and best dressed prize. Songs from 80s, 90s, 00s and sprinkling from 70s and today. Good music to dance and sing along to.

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Come have a great night and support two worthy causes.

Come along for Christmas shopping and to eat/drink with friends. All proceeds to kidzmethven.

Free admission.

Cash bar.

9.30am

8pm - 12 midnight

Town Busker Nights Baring Square East Enjoy music and performances under the stars.

6.30pm - 9.30pm

Phoenix Preschool Open Day All parents, caregivers and Whanau who are interested in seeing what Phoenix has to offer are welcome to join us for our Open Day. It will be your chance to bring your child along, have a play in our amazing playground, check out our awesome play areas, talk to our fantastic teachers and get your details down for bookings for 2019.

9.30am - 11.30am

December 2

Methven Races Soak up the sun and enjoy babulous country raceday.

Great family entertainment.

9.30am Christmas Show Short Street Studio, Ashburton Guest artist.

Open Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment.

10am - 3pm Fusion Gallery East Street, Ashburton A relaxed way to get all your Christmas shopping done and dusted!.

10am Merry Little Christmas Market Ashburton Trust Event Centre Over 65 stalls: local and Canterbury-wide. A gold coin entry includes a glass of bubbles or juice.

11.30am - 4pm

December 7

Methven Night MArket Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven

December 7 & 21

International Women’s Coffee Club The Somerset Grocer It’s a perfect opportunity to leave the kids and hubby at home and hit the town for an evening of connection, sharing, laughs and catching up with other women from different cultures.

For more details email newcomers@saferashburton. org.nz or txt 027 220 8791.

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new friends and spend an enjoyable day with us. Please pass this message onto any friends interested.

Pam Whiteford 307 2801 Jenny Cook 308 5911 11am - 16pm

December 14

Mid Canterbury Choir Christmas Concerts St Stephens Church, Ashburton Admission $5 at the door.

Musical Director Kathy McKimmie.

Accompanist Deborah Sloper.

Guests Olivia Stewart and Charlotte Blundell.

Noon - 5pm Family Movie Night Baring Square East Join us for a Grinch themed night of fun.

6pm - 9.30pm

December 21

Twilight Christmas Shopping Geraldine Stroll the boutique retailers in the centre of town, enjoy craft stalls, get your fresh festive produce from the Farmers Market or relax in one of the cafes.

10am

December 30

The Extravaganza Fair Ashburton Domain Roll up. Roll up. Roll up!!!!

Welcome to season 4 of New Zealand’s largest and newest travelling event! The Extravaganza Fair!

The Extravaganza Fair is a family affair, it is a free entry, fun day out with something for everyone.

We’re bringing to New Zealand a unique style of interesting market stalls, arts and craft, food, musical entertainment, circus shows, performers, unique to NZ tiny homes, including open home and kids shows and games.

We’re bringing back the old school, join in our sack races, tug of wars and musical bean bags and be in to win prizes!

9am - 5pm

January 18

Soundwaves Event Centre, Ashburton Now in it’s 19th year with performers from 9-21 years will take you on a fantastic musical journey.

A crowd pleaser with Ashburton and Canterbury audiences featuring music from some of the latest shows along with some of your old favourites.

Thank you to our Sponsor Spirit Magazine.

Tickets are $27 fees included.

7.30pm

January 19

Soundwaves Event Centre, Ashburton Now in its 19th year with performers from 9-21 years will take you on a fantastic musical journey.

A crowd pleaser with Ashburton and Canterbury audiences featuring music from some of the latest shows along with some of your old favourites.

Thank you to our Sponsor Spirit Magazine.

Tickets are $27 fees included.

2pm and 7.30pm

March 19 - March 24 Ice Skate Tour Allenton School, 110 Harrison Street, Ashburton The Ice Skate Tour travels around New Zealand with state of the art, artificial ice rinks. They look like ice and have 97% same gliding capacity as natural ice.

Prices are $8 for kids under 16, $12 for adults and $35 for a family (2 kids + 2 adults or 3 kids + 1 adult) which includes ice skates, helmet, gloves and at least half an hour ice skating (longer if capacity allows).

You can also book the ice rink for your church, scout group etc in the evenings during the week!

March 22

The Ashburton Curling Cup 2019 Allenton School, Ashburton

December 8

The ABBA Show Ashburton Trust Event Centre The ABBA Show is coming to town full-scale theatrical production featuring 2.5 hours of live musical performances, a live backing band, replica costumes, theatrical lighting and effects.

8pm – 10.30pm

December 9

Fusion Gallery East Street, Ashburton A relaxed way to get all your Christmas shopping done and dusted!

10am Combined Craft Days Maronan Road, Tinwald Spinning, weaving, creative fibre, embroidery, card making knitting, patchwork, quilting.

There is $2.00 charge. You are welcome to join us.

Bring your lunch. Tea, coffee and milk provided. Come along, bring friends, make

Enjoy a great night out with your colleagues, family or friends.

A unique opportunity to try out curling, a fun activity for all! We’ll have great music from the 80’s and 90’s going.

Sign up your team now!

Limited spaces!

Match schedules will be posted on Facebook the week before the event.

6pm - 9pm

March 30

Arrowsmith 2019 Hakatere Lake Heron Rd, Methven, Ashburton 42.2 km High Country Marathon.

17 km Trail Run 11 km Trail Run 42 km MTB Race or Ride Duathlon 42 km MTB,11 km Run. 7am - 4pm

April 15

Cats Event Centre, Ashburton One of the world’s best-loved musicals, CATS will embark on its most extensive tour of New Zealand.

With a cast of mainly Australians alongside a few New Zealanders this will be a truly magical production.

Tickets on sale now.

Tickets from $79.90 plus fees.

7.30pm

April 7

Get Coloured By CanInspire Colour Fun Run Lake Hood, Tinwald This will be our third Get Coloured by CanInspire colour fun run to be held here in Ashburton at Lake Hood with the proceeds going to help the CanInspire Charitable Trust help our local Mid-Canterbury community.

The Get Coloured colour fun run is a great community event for people of all levels of fitness and will be a fantastic day out for the whole family.

Come and ‘Get Coloured!’

10am - 12pm

www.ateventcentre.co.nz Merry Little Christmas Market

ABBA

The Ashburton Trust Event Centre is proud to bring you their Merry Little Christmas Market. With over 65 stalls all under the one roof this is a market not to be missed. With a wide range of products and delectable items for sale there will be something for everyone.

SUNDAY 26 Entry by goldNOV coin donation.

11.30am - 4.00pm

Sun, 11.30am - 4pm

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Far from being a cover band The ABBA show is a full scale theatrical production that gives ABBA fans a chance to re-live the ABBA concert experience. Come and celebrate the music and dance the night away.

Tickets Adult $59 / Child $30 / Group of 6+ $54pp

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Cats

Thank you to our Sponsor Spirit Magazine 65 Now in its 19th year with performers from 9-21 years old, Soundwaves will take you on a fantastic musical journey.

A crowd pleaser with Ashburton and Canterbury audiences featuring music from some of the latest shows along with some of your old favourites.

One of the world’s best-loved musicals, CATS will embark on its most extensive tour of New Zealand.

With a cast of mainly Australians alongside a few New Zealanders this will be a truly magical production.

Tickets on sale now.

phone Casey: 03 307 2010 or 0273 243 803 casey@ateventcentre.co.nz

Tickets are $27*

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Thoughtless people need your tolerance. Think of this as a test. If you fail it, cut yourself a break. It only means that your coping resources are already a bit stretched.

Compassion starts with self-compassion.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There’s much to be gained by suspending disbelief long enough to, say, get immersed in the world of a movie or understand the finer points of an argument you do not agree with.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have the strength, guts and initiative to do things your way, which flies in the face of convention and is sure to evoke bewilderment from most onlookers. In time, bewilderment will turn to admiration.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Endings do not have to be failures; they don’t even have to be losses.

Things end because it’s time for them to.

Then the graceful thing is to acknowledge the crowd with a bow and get off the stage.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Remember when you thought you needed a Frappuccino but really needed an apple? Or you thought you needed a cookie and what you really needed was a support system?

Today you know exactly what you need.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Groups have personalities.

No single person in the group is responsible for the entire personality of the group, but everyone contributes. Pay attention to tone of the group on the whole. Is it for you?

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Some feelings are hard to name – combo platters of emotion with spice levels of varying intensity. Try to put words to it, if only for your own edification. The words will make the feelings more palatable.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Anyone can click with someone who shares interests and general worldviews. It takes a superstar to find ways to connect with people when such things are not readily apparent.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Relationships are worth it no matter how short they turn out to be, no matter how lucrative the arrangement is, or how frustrating or thrilling. You’re better for it. That’s the takeaway.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Get the right tools for the job, even if it costs more or pushes back your start time. You’ll go in with higher enthusiasm and morale and avoid much frustration throughout the life of the project.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The same location can represent “vacation and freedom” to one person and “work and obligation” to another.

When you’re there because you want to be there, it’s an entirely different place.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Here’s an approach that might be liberating because decision-making gets easier; instead of right or wrong, good or terrible, think of things as “for me” or “not for me”.

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Guardian

Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

RITCHIE, Carolyn – Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Stefan and Mieke Brook. Loved Nana of Maddie and Maddox.

Will be missed but at peace now x Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

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ARMSTRONG, Amy Sue – December 1, 1987 Your life was a blessing Your memory a treasure You are loved beyond words And missed beyond measure Loved and remembered always.

From Mum, Emma, Kendall, Aunty Debbie, Uncle Gary, Nathan, Kimberley and Nana.

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Please help Kiwis in need this holiday season, by supporting our Christmas Appeal. Together, we can give families in crisis a happier Christmas and a brighter future.

Donate now at salvationarmy.org.nz/christmasappeal

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This Christmas, up to 17,000 families will turn to The Salvation Army for support. With your help, we can give them both the urgent and long-term support and guidance they desperately need.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Paddy and Chas must cope; Debbie receives upsetting news; Bob and Laurel show a united front. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR Todd attempts to hide the truth from Billy; Faye decides where her loyalties lie; Gemma discovers Henry’s family connections. 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The X Factor UK Judges’ Houses.

Each of the regular judges is joined by a guest who knows what it takes to make it in the industry to help them decide which of the contestants are good enough. 0 8:45 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0

6:30 Maia The Brave 3 0 6:40 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 The Insectibles 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 0 7:45 Pokemon Sun And Moon Ultra Adventures 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Peppa Pig 0 3:35 Girl Meets World 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 F Friends (Part 2) 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 DailyMailTV PGR Noon Dr Phil AO 3 1pm M The Follower PGR 2016 Thriller. When her plane crashes in the woods, a singer is pulled to safety by another survivor but, when her rescuer turns out to be a crazed fan, she must find a way to escape.

Erika Christensen. 0 3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 3:30 Entertainment Tonight 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 The Block Australia In the final room reveals of the series, the judges decide the final amounts to be taken off each team’s reserve at auction.

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7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Doctor Who 0 8:35 M Guardians Of The Galaxy PGR 2014 Action.

A brash space adventurer sides with a gang of misfits after stealing an orb coveted by a powerful villain.

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7pm The Project 8pm The Graham Norton Show PGR Graham is joined by Nicole Kidman, Stephen Fry, Joe Lycett, and Geraint Thomas.

With a musical performance from Take That. 0 9pm 7 Days AO 9:45 Fail Army AO 0 10:15 NewsHub Late 10:45 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3

11:15 Offspring PGR Nina is interviewed for the job of Head of Obstetrics; the Proudmans get together for Ray’s 10h birthday. 0 12:10 Blood And Oil AO 3 0 1:25 Infomercials

11pm 2 Broke Girls AO 0 11:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine PGR 0 11:55 Happy Endings PGR 0 12:15 Cougar Town PGR 3 0 1am Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 Regular Show 0 2:40 Mistresses PGR 3 3:25 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Blossom 3

11:15 Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 McGarrett and Danny go undercover as pilots in order to prevent a meth epidemic on the Island. But when one is seriously wounded, the other must break his cover. 0 11:45 Infomercials

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Guardians of the Galaxy 8:35pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Catfish 3 10:55 Snapped PGR 3 11:55 The Real Housewives Of Dallas PGR 3 12:55 Made In Chelsea 2pm Bachelor In Paradise 3:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:35 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 6:35 Catfish 3 7:28 The Dish 7:30 Wahlburgers PGR 8pm Wahlburgers PGR 8:30 M The Brady Bunch Movie PGL 1995 Comedy. Film based on the television series, in which the Bradys must raise money to save their house.

Gary Cole, Shelley Long.

10:58 The Dish 11pm Snapped PGR 3

SATURDAY

Midnight Three Days To Live PGR 3 12:50 Infomercials 3

6:05 Wind River 16VLSC 2017 Crime. Elizabeth Olsen, Jeremy Renner. 7:50 Double Mommy MC 2016 Drama.

Morgan Obenreder, Griffin Freeman. 9:20 The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby ML 2014 Heston’s Dinner in Space Drama. Jessica Chastain, 11:30pm on Choice James McAvoy. 11:20 Black Panther MV 2018 Action.

SKY 5 Chadwick Boseman, 6am Jeopardy! PG Lupita Nyong’o.

6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 1:30 Wind River 16VLSC PG 6:50 The Simpsons 2017 Crime. Elizabeth Olsen, PG 7:15 The Amazing Jeremy Renner. 3:15 Double Race PG 8:05 Pawn Stars Mommy MC 2016 Drama.

PG 8:30 MacGyver M Morgan Obenreder, 9:20 Hardcore Pawn PG Griffin Freeman.

9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – 4:40 Extortion 16VLC Miami MV 11:35 Jeopardy!

2017 Crime. Eion Bailey, PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG Bethany Joy Lenz.

12:30 NCIS MV 1:25 Hawaii 6:30 Battle Of The Sexes PGLS Five-0 MV 2:15 NCIS MV 2017 Drama. Emma Stone, 3:05 The Amazing Race PG Steve Carell.

4pm The Simpsons PG 8:30 Kingsman – The 4:30 Jeopardy! PG Golden Circle 16VLSC 2017 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG Action. When the Kingsman 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG headquarters are destroyed, 6pm MacGyver M agents Eggsy and Merlin join 7pm Pawn Stars PG an elite, top-secret agency 7:30 NCIS MV in order to save the world.

8:30 Supernatural MVS Taron Egerton, Colin Firth.

9:30 Grimm MV 10:55 Fifty Shades Freed 10:30 MacGyver M 16VLSC 2018 Romance.

11:30 CSI – Miami MV Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan.

SATURDAY

12:25 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 Grimm MV 2:40 Supernatural MVS 3:30 CSI – Miami MV 4:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

SATURDAY

12:40 Vows Of Deceit MVC 2018 Thriller. Katherine Bailess, Damon Dayoub. 2:10 Battle Of The Sexes PGLS 2017 Drama. Emma Stone, Steve Carell. 4:10 Extortion 16VLC 2017 Crime. Eion Bailey, Bethany Joy Lenz.

MAORI

6am Trulli Tales 3 6:15 Atomic Puppet 3 6:25 Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:50 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Ben 10 3 0 8:05 Kid v Kat 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Sleepy Hollow AO 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 3 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Border Security PGR 3 0 8:30 3rd Rock From The Sun PGR 0 9pm Married With Children PGR 3 9:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 0 10:30 The Looming Tower AO 0

11:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:35 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1:05 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Team Umizoomi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Ka Tu Ka Korero 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am He Kakano 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Whaikorero 3 11:30 Ipukarea 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm F Waka Man PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Team Umizoomi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Get Your Fish On 3 5pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Streets Of Your Town 7am Tiny House Hunting 7:30 Wild Britain With Ray Mears 8am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 8:30 Masters Of Taste With Gary Mehigan 9am Paul Hollywood City Bakes 9:30 Walking The Americas PGR 10:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 Babies – Their Wonderful World 2:30 The Food Hospital 3:30 Baby Animals In Our World 4:30 Heston’s Dinner In Space 5:30 American Restoration 6:30 American Pickers

7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Experience PGR 8:30 M Star Trek – Nemesis AO 2002 Sci-fi Action. After the Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan planet of Romulus, supposedly to negotiate a truce, but the Federation soon finds out the Romulans are planning an attack on Earth.

10:40 Te Kaea 2

7:30 Location, Location, Location 8:30 Restoration Man 9:30 Inside IKEA 10:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour

11:10 This Week PGR Weekly highlights from WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown Live.

11:40 Closedown

11:30 Heston’s Dinner In Space 12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am American Restoration 2am Baby Animals In Our World 3am Walks With My Dog 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Flying Scotsman With Robson Green

SKY SPORT 1

6:25 Tower Heist MLS 2011 Comedy. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy. 8:10 People Interview – Blake Lively 8:35 Something’s Gotta Give MLS 2003 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves.

10:40 Snow White And The Huntsman MV 2012 Action Adventure. Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth. 12:45 Out Of Time MV 2003 Thriller.

Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain. 2:30 The Making Of Tower Heist PG 2:45 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe. 4:50 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk. 6:20 X-Men – First Class MVL 2011 Action. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. 8:30 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. When his brother vanishes, and the police show little interest, a man takes matters into his own hands.

10:30 Dodgeball – A True Underdog Story MS 2004 Comedy.

6am Driver v Driver Follow the trials and tribulations of aspiring golf equipment designers as they compete for the chance to win money and have their driver sold under the Wilson Staff name.

7am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open – Round One. 7:30 L Golf – PGA Tour Hero World Challenge – Round One. From Albany, Bahamas.

10:30 Golf – Australian PGA Championship (HLS) Round One. 11am Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) Match Day Five.

Noon Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) Match Day Five.

1pm Hockey – World Cup (RPL) New Zealand v France.

2:30 NBL Magazine Show 3pm Cricket – International (HLS) Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Four.

3:30 ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action.

SATURDAY 4:50 The Breakdown Midnight Side Effects MVLS Discussion about the 2013 Thriller. 1:45 X-Men – weekend’s rugby with a panel First Class MVL 2011 Action. of former players and experts.

3:55 The Making Of Tower Heist PG 4:10 Dodgeball – A 5:20 The World Rugby Show True Underdog Story MS 2004 5:50 L Rugby – Dubai Comedy. 5:40 Body Of Lies Sevens Day One. 16VL 2008 Action.

From Dubai.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

SKY SPORT 2 6am Hockey – World Cup Argentina v Spain.

7:30 Hockey – World Cup New Zealand v France.

9am Kabaddi – Pro League Haryana Steelers v Puneri Paltan. 9:30 Kabaddi – Pro League Bengaluru Bulls v UP Yoddha. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Hockey – World Cup New Zealand v France. 11am Cricket – International Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Four. 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild Noon Kabaddi – Pro League Puneri Paltan v Gujarat Fortunegiants. 1:15 Kabaddi – Pro League Bengaluru Bulls v Bengal Warriors. 2:30 Rugby – International Italy v All Blacks. 4:30 All Access Wilder v Fury – Part One. 5pm All Access Wilder v Fury – Part Two. 5:30 Ultimate Fighter 6:30 #SkySpeed 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Cricket – International Pakistan v Blackcaps – Second Test, Day Four.

8pm Motorsport – Supercars 8:20 Motorsport – Supercars 9pm #SkySpeed 9:30 L Golf – European Tour Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open – Round Two.

SATURDAY

2:30 Golf – Australian PGA Championship 3am The World Rugby Show 3:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 4am Basketball – NBL Magazine Show 4:30 #SkySpeed 5am ICC Cricket 360 30Nov18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Return Of The Great White Serial Killer M 7:30 Great White Serial Killer Lives PG 8:20 Sharks And The City – LA PG 9:10 Shark Exile PG 10am Shark Vortex PG 10:50 Ronda Rousey Uncaged PG 11:40 Great White Abyss PG 12:30 Shark School With Michael Phelps PG 1:20 Bear v Shark PG 2:10 Mythbusters v Jaws PG 3pm Super Predator M 3:50 Bride Of Jaws M 4:45 Isle Of Jaws PG Isle of Jaws.

5:40 Return To The Isle Of Jaws PG 6:35 Shaq Does Shark Week PG Shaq Does Shark Week.

7:30 Monster Tag PG 8:30 Bloodline – The Spawn Of Jaws PG 9:25 Sharkcam Stakeout PG 10:15 Shark-Croc Showdown PG 11:05 Alien Sharks – Stranger Fins PG 11:55 Sharks And The City – New York PG

SATURDAY

12:45 Shark After Dark PG 1:10 Monster Tag PG 2am Bloodline – The Spawn Of Jaws PG 2:50 Sharkcam Stakeout PG 3:40 Alien Sharks – Stranger Fins PG 4:30 Shark-Croc Showdown PG 5:20 Shark After Dark PG 5:45 Sharks And The City – New York PG

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Mid Canterbury’s Cam Butler takes a line-out ball during his side’s preparations ahead of a couple of warm-up games against Canterbury and South Canterbury in Methven at the weekend.

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BY ERIN TASKER

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Mid Canterbury’s sevens players aren’t worried where they finish in tomorrow’s South Island zone sevens tournament in Timaru, so long as they finish high enough to qualify for the nationals.

The top five men’s teams from the tournament at Alpine Energy Stadium will qualify to go to the nationals in Tauranga next month, and with only six teams having entered this year it means just one team will miss out.

Mid Canterbury Rugby Union chief executive Ian Patterson, in charge of this year’s side, said Mid Canterbury are determined not to be the team that misses out, but they know it’s going to be tough.

North Otago not playing this year, and Buller pulling out at the last minute, has meant that instead of teams being split into pools and finals being played at the end of the day, this year’s tournament will see all teams play each other.

That means five games in a day, and unfortunately the two games that Mid Canterbury stand probably the highest chance of taking out, are the final two of the day against South Canterbury and Southland.

“It puts a lot of stress on the fitness levels of the team and it means that maybe we have to balance our efforts a bit … obviously we have to target a couple of games,” Patterson said.

“It’s a war of attrition.”

Mid Canterbury will play Tasman at 10am, before taking on Otago at midday, and then Canterbury at 2pm.

They’ll then face South Canterbury at 3.40pm and finish up against Southland at 5.10pm.

As the only two Heartland Championship sides in the tournament, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury are probably expected to be the teams battling it out for that fifth spot, along with the lower ranked of the top tier teams, Southland.

“Both of us (Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury) are capable of beating Southland, and clearly we showed last year we can pull something out of the bag and

beat the big boys,” Patterson said.

Last year, Mid Canterbury tipped up Canterbury in pool play, but the green and golds still only just snuck into the nationals as the fifth qualifier.

If they can beat a more fancied opposition it will go a way to getting them that spot at nationals, but they’ll still need to target a win against either South Canterbury or Southland.

Patterson said playing the big union teams in their first three games isn’t an ideal start.

“You can burn up so much petrol having a loss to the big boys that when it gets to the games you need to win, you don’t have a lot of petrol left,” Patterson said.

Patterson said it doesn’t matter

if Mid Canterbury finish as top qualifiers, or as the fifth qualifiers, so long as they qualify for nationals, they’ll be happy.

Just who will take to the field for Mid Canterbury tomorrow will be known today, after the 14-player squad is whittled down to 12 – including two loan players from Canterbury – to head to the tournament.

Mid Canterbury’s 14-man squad: Atu Takubu (Southern), Cam Butler (Celtic), Charlie Suyker (Methven), Isireli Masiwini (Celtic), Jale Masi (Canterbury), Joel Leo (Celtic), Jovilisi Talaqa (Canterbury), Milsy Tahuri-Stevens (Collegiate), Osea Baisagale (Methven), Ricus Van Zeyl (Celtic), Sairusi Turuva (Methven), Seta Koroitamana (Rakaia), Timoci Nabakeke (Rakaia), Tololima Savaiinaea (Celtic).

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