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Flag turn-out pleases Mayor BY RUBY HARFIELD

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The turnout of registered voters, nearly 50 per cent, for the first flag referendum was very positive, Ashburton mayor Angus McKay says. Kyle Lockwood’s black, white and blue flag was announced as the preliminary winner of the first flag referendum on Friday. The Electoral Commission received 1,527,042 votes, which included 148,022 informal votes and 2476 invalid votes. It

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was 48.16 per cent of registered voters. Mr McKay said while he did not want to reveal which flag he liked best he was pleased to see how many people voted in the first referendum. “It has been a very good thing that the people of New Zealand have a chance to decide whether they want a new flag or not.” There was a small chance the preferred flag could change between now and the final result on Tuesday. “I look forward to seeing which one is

actually going to win,” Mr McKay said. Until the final decision, he did not know if he wanted the flag to change or not, Mr McKay said. It would depend on which flag won, but he was very supportive of people getting the choice to decide if they wanted a new flag.

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Janis Joplin’s Porsche sold at auction Janis Joplin’s customised Porsche has fetched $US1.8 million ($NZ2.7 million) at an auction in New York. The singer purchased the white 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet in 1968 and asked an artist friend to personalise the vehicle with a colourful mural. Joplin’s family members took ownership of the sportscar after her drug overdose death in 1970, and allowed it to be displayed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio from the early 1990s. However, the vehicle headed to the auction block at Sotheby’s New York where it sold for more than three times the expected amount. “Janis Joplin’s 356C is without question one of the most important Porsches of all time,” Ian Kelleher, managing director of RM Sotheby’s West Coast Division, said.

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Wild night in Wellington for AC/DC AC/DC performed a concert plagued by technical problems in a gale in windy Wellington, but finished to rave reviews. Strong winds and rain lashed the New Zealand capital on Saturday night when the band played at Westpac Stadium but the cannon bangs and fireworks that ended the show could be heard across the city. Reviewer Simon Sweetman wrote that after the first track, Brian Johnson used up most of the night’s banter while telling the crowd to wait patiently for a technical problem to be fixed. The band sang Shoot to Thrill but a guitaramp issue continued and there was a 40-minute break during which the band left the stage.

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Hunter joins tree debate “Our Rach” has joined the debate over the fate of a West Auckland kauri. Contractors last week arrived at the Titirangi property of John Lenihan and Jane Greensmith to cut down the tree. In March, activist Michael Tavares spent three days suspended in the tree amid public outcry for its protection. Lenihan and Greensmith planned to remove the tree, which is not protected, to build two houses. They had resource consent from the Auckland Council to do so, but the tree was given a reprieve so neighbours could buy the land. That had not happened, so they had resumed their original plan, they said on Thursday. Hunter posted her displeasure on her Facebook page at the weekend. “Is the kauri being threatened again? I thought we went thur (sic) this already! Honestly just leave the kauri ALONE! We all know the the history of this magnificent tree.”

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Hollywood preps for Star Wars premiere Hollywood is preparing for what could be the largest movie premiere in its history tomorrow night (NZ time) when the hugely anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens is screened for VIP audiences in three separate cinemas amid tight security. At one of the Hollywood Boulevard location - the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, where the first Star Wars premiered in 1977 - fans are already camped out, eagerly awaiting their turn when the film opens for regular folks next Friday. One fan, Lavonne Dominguez, wasn’t interested in simply buying a ticket online to see the movie in her local cinema. She and several friends who drove up from Orange County wanted an out-of-this-world experience. “I need to see it in an epic place with people who are just as excited about Star Wars as me,” said Dominguez, 32, who was among about 150 devotees in line at the Chinese, occasionally ducking under awnings to avoid a passing shower. Several fans began holding court outside the cinema last weekend. Many of them previously lined up at the same location to be among the first to see the Star Wars prequel films, beginning in 1999. The fans must log at least 24 hours in line to gain entry to the cinema’s first public showing of the film, but those who spend more time in line will earn preferential seat selection.

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■ CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK

Record-breaking crowd BY RUBY HARFIELD

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Saturday night’s Christmas in the Park exceeded expectations with more than 8000 people crowding into the Ashburton Domain for a night of music, food and fireworks. The third annual event, which was organised by the Ashburton Christian Ministers’ Association, had entertainment from all over New Zealand. Promoter Carmen Lye said the night was a huge success and she received lots of good feedback. “It went really, really well. It was probably the best one so far.” They were really able to connect with the community, she said. The main purpose of the event was for everyone to have an enjoyable night but also to send the message about the true meaning of Christmas. There were a lot of people involved from sponsors to volunteers, performers and the crowds. “It added to the whole community spirit. “It wouldn’t have happened without any of them.” More than 8000 people attended, which was the most they had ever had, she said. The highlights for Mrs Lye were the music, the local talent and the fireworks – which wowed a lot of people. The majority of the volunteers were from the New Life Church, she said. Saturday night’s event could not have gone any better and she hoped they would be able to bring more of the same next year, Mrs Lye said.

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Mid Canterbury was hit by wind, rain, hail and a tornado as a severe storm made its way along Canterbury and North Otago yesterday. MetService severe weather forecaster Allister Gorman said the tornado, which was seen from the Lismore/Mayfield area, had a fair bit of strength behind it and probably would have lasted for at least a couple of minutes and covered a few kilometres. New Zealand would only see half a dozen tornados a year and most lasted less than a minute, he said. The severe storm was caused by a significant cooling of the upper atmosphere in the South Island which allowed a deep convection to form. There was also quite a bit of hail which would have caused damage to some crops, Mr Gorman said. Lismore resident Phillippa Fleming said she was outside when she saw the tornado spring up a few kilometres from her house at about 3.15pm. “It looked like it had some power behind it.”

Hunt for wanted man continues The hunt for a wanted man believed to be connected to the disappearance of Lance John Murphy is continuing and police say they are following a number of leads. Mr Murphy, 56, was last seen leaving the BP station in Waiuku in his red Mazda on November 21. Five days later, police found his Mazda at a property less than 2km away. Mr Murphy’s blood was found through his car. Police revealed they were looking for Steven Brent Gunbie, 47, in connection

with Mr Murphy’s disappearance. They said the Mazda was found at Gunbie’s residence and appealed for anyone with information to come forward. They believed Gunbie had access to firearms and a Counties Manukau police spokeswoman said yesterday the search for Gunbie and investigation into Mr Murphy’s disappearance, named Operation Cosmos, was “progressing”. “We have had some good information coming through,” she said. - NZME

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New dairy workers in pipeline By RuBy HaRfield

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A new initiative to get more people working in Canterbury’s agricultural sector was launched in Ashburton on Friday. Canterbury dairy farmers banded together with Aoraki Polytechnic to develop the Dairy Pipeline Project as a way to alleviate a skills shortage in the Canterbury dairy industry. The announcement of the Dairy Pipeline Project coincided with the graduation of the first eight trainee dairy farm workers who had been Ministry of Social Development clients but are all going onto employment as a result of the programme. The group of eight will be the first employees of the Canterbury Farm Capability Society Incorporated and will be placed on farms that belong to the society. The graduates have just completed an intensive seven-week residential pre-employment training programme delivered by Aoraki Polytechnic. Fifty people including the graduates, families and industry and government representatives attended the launch at the Ashburton Rural Training Hub last week. Guest speaker, Rangitata MP and associate minister for Social Development and Primary Industries Jo Goodhew, said the project was a great start in getting nearly 50,000 more people needed in the industry by 2025. By 2025 there would need to be 400,000 people in the primary sector when there was only 355,000 at present, she said. “People need to be convinced

Flag vote turn-out pleasing From P1 Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew said the preliminary winner was her first choice and her second choice was also the national second. People had been concerned about the amount of money it cost for the referendum but the money was well-spent in upholding democracy, she said. “The cost of it is to deliver democracy to our mail boxes.” Southbridge resident Peter Binnie said he chose the Kyle Lockwood flag as his first choice but he did not really mind if the flag was changed or not. Mike McKnight, of Ashburton, said he did not want the flag to change but he had picked the blue, black and white flag as his first choice. The second most preferred flag was the red, white and blue flag, followed by Red Peak, the black and white silver fern and the koru.

Playground fire The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to the Ashburton Domain at 10.09pm on Saturday after the seat of a swing caught on fire. However, the blaze had extinguished itself by the time emergency services arrived. Fire brief

Lightning starts fire Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade and Ashburton Rural Fire Force attended a fire which was believed to have been caused by a lightning strike hitting a fence on Hills Road at 11.32am yesterday. The fire ignited in two spots and caused a small amount of damage to the fence and to some trees. Fire crews were there for about 30 minutes.

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Graduates (from left) Aaron Livesey, Simon Culbertson, Vanessa Charteris, Justice Grant, Josephine Wheki, Joseph Hansard, Queenie Heke and Tane Boulter. PHOTO AMANDA KONYN 111215-AK-111

there’s a future for them in primary industries.” Dairy had been hit hard recently but the forecast showed the future was looking good, Mrs Goodhew said. Canterbury Farm Capability Society member Alister Body said the idea for the project was conceived by a group of people in the agricultural industry wanting to get more people interested in the field.

The programme had worked so far and now the graduates were going to be employed by farmers in the area, he said. “We’re very proud of our graduates.” Phase two of the project would see high schools feed students into the programme. Following the merger between Aoraki Polytechnic and Canterbury Polytechnic Institute of Technology at the end of this

year, the new institution CPIT Aoraki will be a key partner in the initiative going forward. The Dairy Pipeline Project is the first project to start under the Government’s Sector Workplace Engagement Programme which aims to understand the skills and employment issues facing employers in various sectors and to co-develop appropriate and industry-led solutions to the identified issues.

■ NZ COMEDY LEGEND DIES

Tributes flow for Jon Gadsby The family of legendary comedian Jon Gadsby has thanked the public for their tributes, and has described the funnyman as “one of New Zealand’s iconic characters and part of the fabric of New Zealand’s culture”. Gadsby died Saturday night at 7.45pm aged 62, just two months after his family revealed he was battling cancer. A statement was released on behalf of the family thanking the public for their support. “The family and friends of Jon Gadsby truly appreciate the support and sympathy that has been expressed since his passing,” it said. “The family wishes to thank everyone who has been part of Jon’s journey since being diagnosed with a brain tumour in September.” Gadsby was one of New Zealand’s iconic characters and part of the fabric of New Zealand’s culture, the family said. “His different personas and characters that he played during his television career reflect the Kiwi culture of the time and his humour never dated. “Jon loved to tell stories and al-

Jon Gadsby ways had a yarn to share around the family table and his quick wit meant many a meal was filled with laughter. And even more so when Jon got his guitars out for a sing-along.” Gadsby had two children, David and Emma, who were “very special to him”. “He took great pride in the young adults they have become and in their achievements,” the statement said. The family also praised the

outstanding care he received since his cancer diagnosis, from family and friends, the medical profession and Nurse Maude Hospice in Christchurch. Funeral arrangements were currently being organised by the family, the statement said, and while details were still to be finalised it was likely to be held on Thursday. “The family would appreciate some time to grieve in private over the coming days.” Gadsby has been remembered for his talent and for “changing Kiwi TV comedy forever”. Fans and former colleagues of Gadsby have been paying tribute to the comedian on social media, pushing his name into the top trends in New Zealand. Actor and comedian Mark Hadlow said: “With his talent and endless generosity Jon Gadsby helped change Kiwi TV comedy forever. Thank you Jon. Too soon.” Comedian and 7 Days host Jeremy Corbett posted: “RIP Jon Gadsby. I grew up on A Week of It and McPhail & Gadsby. V funny man.” - NZME

A woman is in hospital after a fire truck rushing to a job crashed into the back of a car she was driving in South Auckland. The truck was travelling with its lights and sirens on when it drove into the back of the car at the intersection. Counties Manukau Police Senior Sergeant Jeremy Field said the crash happened at 11.56am. “A fire engine was on its way to an incident and a vehicle in front has seen the fire engine coming from behind and braked and as a result the fire engine has ran into the vehicle,” he said. - NZME

Asbestos diagnosis Deanna Trevarthen was meant to welcome her first baby into the world this year. Instead, just months after an unsuccessful round of fertility treatment, she started feeling unwell. A few days into a romantic Fiji getaway with partner Greg Robertson earlier this year, Deanna became so sick she sought medical help as soon as she returned to New Zealand. The eventual diagnosis was pleural mesothelioma, or asbestos cancer. At 44 Deanna, aka Dee, is one of the youngest people in New Zealand to fight the cancer prevalent in older men who had worked in electrical, building and demolition work. The cancer, breathed into the lungs, had been lying dormant in the Auckland woman’s body until the Fiji holiday.

Four arrested Four people were arrested at Christmas in the Park in Auckland on Saturday night. But police were pleased with the general behaviour of the crowd. The event, the 22nd Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park, was held at the Auckland Domain and was an alcohol-free event. “There were minimal issues during the concert and good use was made of public transport for patrons travelling to and from the venue,” said Auckland Police operations manager Inspector Peter Gibson. The event would continue to be alcohol-free in future. - NZME

Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1498 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 16, 23, 25, 27, 33. Bonus number: 3. Powerball winning number: 6. Strike: 25, 16, 27, 33.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Dust woes not council’s problem By Sue NewmaN

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With a hot, dry summer on the horizon, some rural property owners know they’ll be adding another weather-related hazard to their lives – dust from shingle roads billowing into their homes. It’s a problem, however, where property owners have to find their own solutions and foot the bill.

The roads might belong to the Ashburton District Council, but providing solutions to dust is not the council’s job, said roading manager Brian Fauth. People buy properties knowing they’re on a shingle road and knowing that dry conditions are likely to see clouds of dust generated whenever a vehicle drives past their home, he said.

While the council tried to use a shingle-clay mix on the roads that generated the least possible amount of dust, it walked a fine line between providing cost effective surfaces against those that created a minimal amount of dust. Property owners fed up with dusty roads had two options to resolve the problem, having the

stretch of road outside their gate sealed or having it sprayed with a vegetable oil product to ensure dust stayed on the road and not in the air, Mr Fauth said. Both options, however, would have to be funded by the property owner, not the council and both required council approval. “You can’t just go out there and put engine oil on the road now,

you need to apply to the council first and the material used must be applied by an expert. We’ll arrange to have the road graded before you have it applied,” he said. Each summer the council deals with about half a dozen applications from rural property owners to have their house frontages sprayed with an oil-like product.

■ HEALTH

Xmas trees snapped up Free check-ups popular with pre-schoolers Members of the Hakatere Round Table No. 78 were not disheartened by a drop in their annual Christmas tree sales at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. Bill Corbett (be-

low) picks out a tree for a customer on Saturday. Club treasurer Lyall Graham said they sold 94 which was fewer than their usual number of about 110. However, they were still able to raise $940 which would be given to community projects. The trees were sourced from Flock Hill Station, which is a four-hour round trip from Ashburton. The club sells the trees each year as a way to give something back to the community. Hakatere Round Table No. 78 is a club for men aged between 18 and 45 and they are always looking for more young members, he said. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 121215-TM-003

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Children in Ashburton are continuing to get their B4 School Checks in their hundreds. Part of a nationwide health programme, B4 School Checks are designed to pick up on developmental and behavioural problems in four-year-olds. In the last financial year (July 2014 to June 2015) there were 365 B4 School Checks completed in Ashburton, an uptake of 94 per cent – four per cent over the national target. Allenton Medical Centre practice nurse manager Andrea Kinley said the numbers of children getting checked remained steady. Five health practitioners were trained to complete the checks at the centre and saw around 15 children each month. In November, 14 children underwent the assessment and so far this month there have been four completed, Mrs Kinley said. Undertaken in the first few months of a child turning four, the B4 School Check helps to identify any health or developmental issues so they can be addressed be-

fore starting school. Children are also instructed to draw pictures and build blocks, and coordination and sleep patterns are also checked. Earlier this year Canterbury District Health Board project manager Alison Young congratulated local health services for exceeding the 90 per cent target. “The results are ultimately good news for families and their children’s health and wellbeing. If a child can’t see or hear as well as they should or has an undetected health condition, this can hinder their ability to learn,” she said. Earlier this week Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said latest data showed the B4 School Check programme was well on track to reach more than 56,000 children across New Zealand this financial year. First quarter figures for this year show 27 per cent of the target population received the check in the three months ending September 2015. More than 300,000 children have benefited from the programme since its inception in 2008.

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■ PLAINS MUSEUM

Peas and spuds for Christmas lunch BY MICHELLE NELSON

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New potatoes and fresh peas are a must for Christmas dinner and the volunteers at the Plains Museum have got you covered. The group planted about a hectare in Nadine potatoes and half a hectare of peas as a fundraiser for the museum, on a piece of land leased from the Tinwald Domain board. “We use the money we raise to run the museum – the costs go up every year, especially the licence fees,” volunteer John French said. The potato harvest got under way last week and the results of the hard work put into the crop have paid off. This year has also delivered a bumper pea crop on the back of last season’s disappointing results. “It’s probably the best crop we’ve ever had,” Alan Lilley said. Pea lovers can pick a 10 litre bucket for $5 from the paddock behind the scout den on Maronan Road between 7am and midday, and buy potatoes for $10 for five kilograms, from the Plains Museum in the Tinwald Domain. “We only pick peas in the morn-

ing because they get soft if it gets too hot, but if the gate is open there’ll be someone here,” Mr French said. “People need to get in and get them soon though, while they are at their best.” The produce is also available from the Green Grocer in Tinwald.

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Childcare centre celebrates Christmas ABC Allenton childcare centre held their annual Christmas party at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday. Centre manager Leonie McBride said this was the first year they had held their party outside the centre and it was a great success. They had about 50 families there for a picnic which equated to more than 100 people. The reason they decided to move it out of the centre was because they would have more room to have all the families as well as holding it outside of work time because many parents worked full time. “It was really nice.” The wind and cold did not dampen anyone’s spirits and all the children enjoyed themselves, she said. The children performed a concert and Santa paid a visit, which included a lolly scramble.

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Fireworks were a highlight of Saturday night’s Christmas in the Park. Santa makes an appearance with some dancers.

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Maddie Stirling, 7, busts out her best moves.

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Top left: Andrew Bennett posted 16 for Coldstream, before being removed by Thomas Bird. Above: Bay of Plenty’s Rotana Howard wills her ball to the hole at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 121215-TM-190

Top right: Allenton’s Thomas Bird took 2 for 42 during his side’s three wicket win over Coldstream on Saturday. Above: Methven’s Flynn Ness is all concentration as he lines up a backhand shot in Saturday’s A-grade tennis competition.

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Left: Ashburton’s Catherine Bell’s Canterbury team won the Toro Women’s Interprovincial at Brandon on Saturday, and the 21-year-old was awarded player of the tournament.

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A voting system that turns losers into winners Sue Newman

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ew Zealand’s astronomically expensive New Zealand flag referendum proves just one thing – Kyle Lockwood designs flags with public appeal. While the winner after votes were counted was his black, white and blue version, it’s just 1 per cent ahead in the vote count. With thousands of votes still to count and adjustments to be made for the rising number of spoiled or invalid votes, the only thing that’s clear is that ex-pat Lockwood is a clear winner. And he’s the only clear winner. The vagaries of the preferential voting system means that although the red, white and blue version was number one choice for the majority, the complex counting that’s the preferential system means winners on the day aren’t always winners by the time the votes have been counted, discarded and recounted. Call it quirky or call it flawed, it’s an odd voting system that allows something that came in in second place to win the day. If the vote had been most points wins, we’d have been looking at a potential new flag that’s prime colour was a positive red rather than a negative black. This flag referendum has been mired in controversy, dispute and, in many cases, apathy since day one. It’s had its strong supporters, those who believed New Zealand’s flag should represent who we are as a 21st century country, that we should live in the present and that we should look forward. It has had as many in opposition who believed the past is part of who we are today and that we should take that past forward into the future. Many of those who objected to the referendum have made their feelings clear with about 9.7 per cent of the 1.5 million votes count discarded as invalid or informal. And that, in itself, tells another story. Whether black or red is the winner on Tuesday when the final votes are counted, we’ll now have an opportunity to spend even more money to find out whether we’ll be standing up to sing the national anthem while a new flag or the old, flutters in the breeze when we pit old against new next year.

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he approaching end of any year always offers an opportunity to look back and take stock of the previous 12 months. This stocktake produces both a list of achievements and provides a reason for that end-ofyear tiredness and anticipation of a summer break. This past year has been no different from most for me in that it has been very busy. A look through my diary produces an overview of my year both in the electorate but also in Parliament and as a Minister. Electorate work has been as always a very satisfying part of my job as MP. I have attended numerous events throughout the electorate, many of which stood out as being special this year. These include celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Red Cross, the opening of the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre, the opening of the EA Networks Centre, attending the Trustpower Community Awards in both Timaru and Ashburton, White Ribbon events, two Fire Service Gold Star presentations, Children’s Day and celebrating the completion of the UFB rollout in both Timaru and Ashburton. This year also saw a focus on the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on Anzac Day. Constituent work in the electorate has been busy too with my staff telling me that between the Timaru and Ashburton offices we opened about 300 case files. Some of these are resolved quickly while others are complex, challenging and time-consuming. It is always a good feeling to have been able to help someone with an issue they are facing. My determination to get out and about in the electorate, meet people and hear of the issues that affect them has resulted in 36 appointments with community leaders, 17 visits to schools and my hosting 11 seniors’ meetings. I also attended five A&P shows, including Canterbury, and hosted six visiting MPs in the electorate and seven Ministers,

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days compared to 70 in 2014. 120 bills passed their third reading and became law this year. There were 87 question times with Ministers, including myself, answering 1044 oral questions and thousands more supplementary questions. Ministers were also asked more than 16,000 written questions. Legislation passed included the KiwiSaver HomeStart Bill, reflecting the Government’s commitment to help over 90,000 Kiwi families into their first home through the new $435m HomeStart grants scheme.

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A continuing priority for the Government is the settlement of all historical Treaty grievances, a process being superbly led by the Minister for Treaty Settlements Christopher Finlayson. Six settlement bills have passed into law this year. It remains only for me to wish you a very happy, safe and refreshing Christmas and New Year holiday season. I hope for all of you it includes some rest and relaxation, catching up with friends and family, and planning for a great year ahead. Phew!

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In brief Dozens injured More than 50 police officers and several demonstrators have been injured in clashes in the eastern German city of Leipzig as farleft protesters rallied against a neo-Nazi rally. In all, 56 police and several demonstrators were hurt at the weekend, a police spokeswoman said. About 30 police vehicles were also damaged, she added. Security forces also made more than two dozen arrests, according to the spokeswoman. The clashes erupted on the sidelines of a protest, attended by about 1000 people, held against a neo-Nazi rally, which was attended by about 150 people. - AFP

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French foreign minister and President of the COP21 Laurent Fabius (centre) applauds while United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (left) and French President Francois Hollande applaud after the final conference of the COP21, the United Nations conference on climate change, in Le Bourget, north of Paris at the weekend. AP PHOTO

Climate deal ‘incredible’ Environmentalist Tim Flannery says the United Nations agreement secured in Paris is a watershed moment in the global effort to tackle climate change. “We have witnessed something incredible today. Finally, we can feel hopeful that we are on a path to tackling climate change,” Professor Flannery, who is a member of the Climate Council, said in a statement on Sunday. The historic deal agreed by 196 parties on Saturday legally binds the world to limit global warming to well below two degrees,

with an aspirational goal of 1.5 degrees. Prof Flannery believes the universal agreement marks the end of the fossil fuel era and provides a catalyst for what could be the greatest period of technological innovation in the history of mankind. “The era of renewable energy is upon us,” he said. Australian Conservation Foundation head Kelly O’Shanassy says while the deal doesn’t go far enough, it does set the world on a good pathway.

“A few years ago when the two degree target was set, people felt that was unachievable but now we know how to do it,” she told ABC television from Paris. But she is concerned that the short-term emissions reduction goal is too weak, particularly Australia’s. “If everyone in the world had goals as weak as Australia we’d be tracking toward a three or four degree world,” she said. ActionAid chief executive Adriano Campolina believes the Paris deal must be seen as only the

beginning because it falls short of putting the world’s poorest people first who are living with the constant threat of the next disaster. “What we have been presented with doesn’t go far enough to improve the fragile existence of millions around the world,” he said in a statement. But he said despite the disappointment, the Paris agreement provides an important hook on which people can hang their demands. - AAP

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At least 87 killed in Burundi violence Burundi’s army says that 79 “enemies” and eight soldiers were killed during the bloodiest day in months of unrest at the weekend, which left the streets of the capital strewn with bodies, many bearing gunshot wounds. The violence began with coordinated attacks by unidentified gunmen on three military installations, which triggered a fierce riposte from the security forces. Several witnesses described the police and army going door-todoor in opposition strongholds in the capital Bujumbura, dragging out young men and executing them. Army spokesman Colonel Gaspard Baratuza yesterday said all those killed were either “enemies” of the state, soldiers or policemen. “The final toll of the attacks is

79 enemies killed, 45 captured and 97 weapons seized, and on our side eight soldiers and policemen were killed and 21 wounded,” Baratuza said. The army had given a much lower toll after the assault on two military bases and a military training college, saying that 12 rebel gunmen had been killed and 21 captured in the attacks. But yesterday horrified residents of different neighbourhoods awoke to find at least 39 corpses scattered in the streets. “Fighting continued into the night and the corpses found in these neighbourhoods are enemies,” Baratuza declared. Several witnesses accused the security forces of extrajudicial killings, describing officers breaking down doors in search of young men and shooting them at

close range. Some of the victims had their arms tied behind their backs, they said. The army spokesman declined to comment on the details of the fighting and deaths. One witness in Nyakabiga, a hotspot of anti-government protest in recent months, described the victims as “kids” and said they had been shot execution-style “through the top of the skull”. A resident of Musaga, close to the military college that was among the sites attacked, said there were more than a dozen corpses in the streets. “I have counted 14 dead bodies with my own eyes,” he said, blaming “soldiers and police” for the killings. The government collected bodies from the streets of Bujumbura yesterday, with sources saying

they were swiftly buried in mass graves in the afternoon “to prevent the spread of disease.” But some residents said they suspected the authorities of trying to hide evidence of a massacre perpetrated by the security forces, a view echoed by a European diplomat. “There are dozens of bodies but the authorities are trying to make them disappear,” said the diplomat, who spoke of “dozens of bodies in other protest districts, such as Mutakura and Cibitoke” on top of those in Nyakabiga. The fighting was the worst outbreak of violence since a failed coup in May, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office, which he later won in disputed elections in July. - AFP

The death toll from a devastating US air strike on an Afghan hospital in the city of Kunduz in October has risen to 42, medical charity MSF said yesterday, citing an internal investigation. “Previously MSF had reported a death toll of at least 30 people, but the organisation confirms the toll has risen to 42, after methodical review of MSF records and family claims, as well as patient, staff and family testimonies,” MSF said. “The revised figures include 14 MSF staff members confirmed to have been killed, as well as 24 patients and four caretakers.” The October 3 air raid on the charity’s hospital during a Taliban offensive on the northern city forced the facility to close and sparked an avalanche of global condemnation. - AFP

Hospital fire kills 21 A fire at a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia has killed 21 people. “Nineteen bodies were found at the site of the fire, two other people succumbed to their wounds at the hospital,” the country’s emergencies ministry said yesterday. The hospital building, made of wood, was destroyed by the fire, a spokesman said. A further 20 people were injured. The fire broke out at the hospital in the village of Alferovka, in the region of Voronezh in the south of the country. It was not immediately clear what triggered the blaze. - AFP

Affair denied South African President Jacob Zuma has denied rumours of an affair with the chairwoman of the state-owned airline amid speculation the relationship had led to the sacking of the finance minister. Zuma dismissed Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Wednesday. The minister had earlier rebuked Dudu Myeni, chairwoman of state-owned South African Airways and a close ally of Zuma, for mismanaging a 1 billion rand ($NZ92.4 million) deal with Airbus. Myeni is also executive chairwoman of Zuma’s charitable trust, the Jacob Zuma Foundation. “Her relationship with the president is purely professional, and is based on the running of the foundation,” the president’s office said in statement yesterday. “Rumours about a romance and a child are baseless and are designed to cast aspersions on the president.” - Reuters

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Swiss authorities say two Syrians have been arrested in Geneva after traces of explosives were found in their car, as police continue to hunt for several suspected jihadists with links to the Islamic State group. Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornot told a news conference that the two men had Syrian passports and only “recently arrived” in Switzerland. They spoke Arabic, he added. They were arrested after police were alerted about “their behaviour”. He sidestepped questions on whether the pair were on visas allowing them to circulate freely through the visa-free Schengen zone. But Jornot said they were not among the four men being searched as suspected jihadists planning attacks following the Paris carnage on November 13 and whose photographs have been released by the police. Jornot said the two arrested men said they had recently bought the car they were travelling in, and he clarified that it only bore traces of explosives and not toxic gases. He said they were arrested on the day they arrived in Switzerland.

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Geneva prosecutor Olivier Jornot informs the media about two individuals who have been arrested by Swiss police. AP PHOTO

The federal prosecutor’s office had said in an earlier statement that the two men were arrested on suspicion of the “manufacture, concealment and transport of explosives and toxic gases” and of violating Swiss law prohibiting

“groups like al Qaeda, Islamic State and similar organisations”. Jornot later clarified that “the vehicle was at one point used to transport explosives” but that it did not necessarily mean it was the two suspects who did so.

The arrests come with the city on edge after Swiss authorities lasy week opened a probe relating to a “terrorist threat in the Geneva region”, prompting the region to raise its alert level to three on a five-point scale. Armed police were deployed at sensitive locations across Geneva, which borders France and is home to the United Nations’ European headquarters. The Le Temps daily on Friday cited an unnamed source close to the case as saying the Swiss had received a tip-off from US intelligence about a jihadist cell in Geneva. Pictures of four individuals suspected of links to the Islamic State group, which claimed last month’s Paris attacks, were published by media across the country. Authorities in Geneva had said that the search for possible extremists was being conducted “in the context of the investigation following the Paris attacks”. But multiple sources, who requested anonymity, said there did not appear to be a direct link with the November 13 gun and suicide bombing attacks that left 130 dead in Paris. - AFP

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Woman Floral tribute to Sydney siege victims names son Uber A woman in the Indian capital has named her baby Uber after she gave birth in a taxi operated by the app-based company, a news report says. The woman phoned Uber for the cab after repeated calls to a hospital for an ambulance went unanswered, the Times of India newspaper said. The woman accompanied by two female friends wanted to be taken to a state-run hospital near her home in Delhi, the newspaper quoted the driver of the taxi, Shahnawaz, as saying. “I had asked them to call an ambulance, but the women said that they couldn’t get one,” the taxi driver said. During the journey he had to stop because the woman was in great pain. As soon as the delivery was done, Shahnawaz rushed the woman and her newborn baby son to the Safdarjung Hospital. He said the doctors first asked him if he was the husband and after he told them what had happened, they congratulated him. Shahnawaz has been invited to a ceremony where the newborn’s family want him to name the child - Uber - after the cab company Shahnawaz works for. - DPA

A “scattered starburst” of some 400 floral cubes will be inlaid in the granite pavings of Sydney’s Martin Place to honour those who died in the Lindt Cafe siege. NSW Premier Mike Baird said the siege last December had forever changed Sydney, whose residents mourned the deaths of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson in the face of evil. Mr Baird said the kindness of thousands of people who left flowers and cards in the days after the siege was “something quite incredible”.

“We saw this outpouring of compassion and mourning that came with those families and victims,” Mr Baird said yesterday. “It also said to those that want to bring hate, we’re going to respond with love, we’re going to respond with peace.” “And those that come and try and divide this city, this state, this country, well you won’t, we’re going to unite,” he said. Stylised flowers set inside mirrored boxes would be lit in the popular city thoroughfare day and night, designer Richard

Johnson said. He said he hoped the “quiet and reflective” tribute would encourage Sydneysiders to pause and take stock. “The impact will change as you change your view of each work,” Mr Johnson said. “The reflection of the sunlight or the night light shifts and the reflection of the stylised flower within the mirrored box will shift.” Mr Baird invited the people of Sydney to attend a twilight ceremony tomorrow marking the one-year anniversary of the siege. - AAP

President Yahya Jammeh has declared the Gambia “an Islamic state”, but stressed that the rights of the Christian minority in the small west African country would be respected and that women would not be held to a dress code. The announcement came as the president addressed supporters in the coastal town of Brufut, and the comments were later broadcast on state television and repeated on his website. “Gambia’s destiny is in the hands of the Almighty Allah. As from today, Gambia is an Islamic state. We will be an Islamic state that will respect the rights of the citizens,” he was quoted as saying on the presidential website. In television footage of the address on GRTV, the president did not go into detail about what the change would mean for the country, but he reassured Christians and followers of other faiths they would be able to worship freely. “Christians will be given their due respect. The way of celebrating Christmas will continue,” he said, adding that no one had the right to interfere with others’ “way of life”. He also warned against trying to impose a dress code on women. “I have not appointed anyone as an Islamic policeman. The way women dress is not your business,” he said. An impoverished former British colony nestled within Senegal, and famed for its white-sand beaches, Gambia has a population of nearly two million, 90 per cent of whom are Muslim. Jammeh, 50, a military officer and former wrestler from a rural background, has ruled the country with an iron fist since he seized power in a coup in 1994. - AFP

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Colombia, Spain row over sunken treasure Billions of dollars in gold and silver from an 18th century shipwreck have left Spain and former colony Colombia at odds over who rightfully owns the loot. The disagreement is over the San Jose, a treasure ship wreck that Colombia located recently off the coast of Cartagena de Indias, its old Caribbean port city. The San Jose sank in June 1708 near the Islas del Rosario, during combat with British ships attempting to take its cargo, as part of the War of Spanish Succession. The Spanish galleon was the main ship in a treasure fleet carrying gold and silver - likely ex-

tracted from Spanish colonial mines in Peru and Bolivia - and other valuables to King Philip V. President Juan Manuel Santos announced in early December that experts had found the San Jose on November 27 in a place never searched before. So who owns the estimated $US2 billion ($NZ2.9 billion) in loot? “There are discrepancies on the issue of legal ownership,” said Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. He met at the weekend with his Colombian counterpart Mara Angel Holguin in Cartagena.

Spain in part has based its arguments on UN Law of the Sea rules. But Colombia is not a signatory to the treaty, and as such not subject to those regulations. The Spanish diplomat said he was hoping a “road map for an understanding” could be hammered out given the countries’ excellent relations. “This is not going to become an issue that divides us,” Holguin stressed, while acknowledging legal disagreements remained. Only a handful of the ship’s crew of 600 survived when the San Jose sank. Treasure hunters had searched

for the ship, described by some as the holy grail of wrecks, for decades. A team of Colombian and foreign researchers, including a veteran of the group that discovered the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, studied winds and currents of the Caribbean 307 years ago and delved into colonial archives in Spain and Colombia searching for clues. The loot is estimated to be worth at least $2 billion, its value having dropped significantly due to the falling price of silver, according to US-based company Sea Search Armada. - AFP

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leak and inhospitable, Hoth, the frozen planet featured in The Empire Strikes Back, wouldn’t be an obvious holiday choice. But fans of cult film franchise Star Wars can travel to a place with ice, glaciers and mountains that is a lot more picturesque. Iceland has starred in several big screen blockbusters, the latest being the seventh Star Wars film, The Force Awakens, and is the perfect option for anyone seeking a sci-fi winter break. I start my other-worldly weekend adventure in capital city Reykjavik, but it’s the rugged landscapes outside the city limits that I’m eager to explore. Iceland is a place that’s been shaped by ferocious geological processes and the sharp teeth of Arctic weather for tens of thousands of years. Striking features include glaciers, volcanoes and hot springs. My first stop is Soheimajokull glacier, a 90-minute drive south and east from the city, along the island’s excellent long-distance

Need a sci-fi winter break? David Wilcock decided he did and jetted off to Iceland. main ring road. It is not far from Svinafellsjokull glacier, which doubled for the Himalayas in Batman Begins and the land North of the Wall in Game of Thrones. It is also a sight of a changing environment. Our guide from Reykjavik Excursions (www.re.is) tells us that 20 years ago, you could step from the car park onto the ice. Now, it’s a long uphill walk to the edge of the glacier. If you’re picturing glistening, pristine, blue-tinted ice, you might be disappointed. The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano – the one that disrupted so much air travel – coated the glacier in fine volcanic ash, so now it looks a bit more like a coal mine. We strap on our crampons, hoist our ice axes and spend several glorious hours exploring the

ice, keeping a safe distance from any dangerous crevasses. As well as glaciers, Iceland has some pretty epic waterfalls. Our route back from Solheimajokull takes us past Skogafoss and Seljalandsfoss. The latter has a walkway winding behind the thundering torrent – just be prepared to get a bit wet! No less damp are Iceland’s lava tunnels, which have also become a tourist attraction. These narrow burrows are formed when lava flowing from volcanic eruptions cools and solidifies, and the hot magma runs away. I don a hard hat and head torch, and follow our dry-humoured guide, Kommi, from Iceland Expeditions (www.icelandexpeditions.is), into the darkness. At times, we have to crawl on all fours and occasionally even wriggle along on our stomachs.

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If this all sounds like a bit too much effort, there are ways to have a good time if you are a bit more C-3PO than Chewbacca. Reykjavik is a small but superb city, with a long sweeping waterfront and a striking 1930s concrete cathedral, Hallgrimskirkja, where the views from the top of its tower are worth the hike. Other city attractions include a museum on whales (www. whalesoficeland.is), a chance to see the Northern Lights (www. aurorareykjavik.is) and, bizarrely, the Penis Museum (www.phallus. is). I stay at the 4-star Fosshotel Reykjavik, which opened this year and is the largest hotel in Iceland. I spend a good few hours in the property’s excellent beer bar called the Bjor Gardurinn. It has a varied and long drink list, with many Icelandic beers to try

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– although the cheapest will set you back $5 and others can cost $12 each. Of course, a long weekend break in Iceland involves much more than just drinking. Pampering is also important in this Nordic country. This is where the famous Blue Lagoon (www.bluelagoon.com) comes in handy. Located on the road between Reykjavik and Keflavik Airport, its milky blue, geothermal, silicarich waters (heated between 36 to 40°C) provide instant relaxation. It even has a swim-up bar – although there’s a three-drink maximum rule, to avoid drunkenness. I go there after dark, in the hope of glimpsing the aurora. Lying back in the warm water, I look up to see brilliant stars illuminating the clear sky. It’s unlikely I’ll ever have a chance to enjoy space travel, but with the alien landscapes of Iceland on my doorstep, there’s really no need to jet off to a galaxy so far, far away. - PA

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In brief Netball wraps up The Mid Canterbury Netball twilight netball finals were played on Wednesday night. The Higher Raters won their final 26-20 while the Social Two final saw the Gold Thorns overcome MSS 25-20. Meanwhile the Social One final was taken out by The Bandits who scored a narrow 25-23 win over Average Joes. The winning teams from each grade took home a Subway voucher.

McCullum equals record Brendon McCullum equalled Adam Gilchrist’s record of most sixes in Test cricket yesterday when he belted Rangana Herath over the fence in Dunedin. McCullum came to the crease during the first session on day four of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka with the home side looking for quick runs. The right-hander wasted no time, dancing down the track to his first ball and whacking spinner Herath for a straight six. Soon after the skipper hit Herath over midwicket for his 100th six in his 98th Test. - NZME

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Round six of the Pritchard Shield saw Allenton upset Coldstream and Tech down Methven, while Lauriston had a bye. Hosts Allenton won the toss and elected to field first as Sean Strange played the role of chief destroyer, taking an exceptional five for 17 from his nine overs. The visitors produced a patchy performance with the bat and were all out for 122 in the 29th over. Coldstream’s top-order of Aftab Naika (0), Bo Houston (8) and Brad Horrell (0) failed to deliver,

with Strange removing Naika and Horrell for nought. The middle-order set about kick-starting the innings with Brent Ferguson (13) and Ash Shah (10) contributing before being dismissed by Strange for his third and fourth wickets of the afternoon. Richard Print offered the most resistance, steadying the ship to top-score with 43 and Andrew Bennett recorded 16, but there was no wagging tail to boost the total. Strange took his fifth and final wicket to round off a fine day’s work as Sulekn Mehta went back

to the pavilion for zero. In reply, openers Josh Worsfold and Jeff Naish could only muster six and five respectively before Jordan Bird set about making quick inroads in to Coldstream’s total, posting 49 off 40 balls. Strange and Meyrick both recorded 17 as the home side chased down the target in the 22nd over with three wickets intact. In the round’s opposite fixture, Methven won the toss and sent Tech in to bat at the Methven Domain. Jason Morrison recorded 46 while Harry Jones and Ben Mably

notched 35 and 33 respectively as Tech batted out their overs on 204 for eight, and Sam Medhurst took three for 39 off eight overs. Methven’s reply fell 76 runs short, as the home side were all out for 128 in the 40th over. Dave Maw (42) and Medhurst (38) were Methven’s best with the bat while Henry Cook (three for 28 off nine) and late call-up Kieran Hunt (two for 25 off nine) were Tech’s best with the ball. Next weekend’s action, which will pit Coldstream against Methven and Lauriston against Allenton, will be the last before senior cricket resumes on January 9.

Just when he thought it could not get any worse, West Indies skipper Jason Holder has been fined 60 per cent of his match fee for slow over rates in their demoralising first Test loss to Australia in Hobart. The ICC ruled the Windies were three overs short of their minimum target in Australia’s mammoth 4(dec)-583 first innings. The rest of the Windies team have been fined 30 per cent of their match fees, while Holder faces suspension if he reoffends in the next 12 months after being sanctioned for the third time since taking over in September. - AAP

Black Sticks in final The Black Sticks Women will play for a gold medal at the FIH World League Final after defeating Germany 2-1 in yesterday’s semi-final. New Zealand played an outstanding game against a strong German side, who were fresh off their quarter-final win over Australia. First half goals from Kirsten Pearce and Liz Thompson proved crucial for the Kiwis, while goalkeeper Sally Rutherford was superb under immense pressure. - NZME

Dubai record for Feng

Black Caps in charge going into final day Sri Lanka were on a slippery slope trying to keep themselves in the first test against New Zealand at stumps on the fourth day at University Oval. Having been left a target of 405 for a highly improbably victory, Sri Lanka were 109 for three at, after a day with rain interrup-

tions and played on a blustery south westerly wind. There had been two interruptions for rain and hail since the start of Sri Lanka’s chase shortly before lunch, but New Zealand tails were up by the interval. Dimuth Karunaratne, having got set and looked comfortable,

tried an extravagant upper cut at a short ball from Tim Southee and touched a catch to wicketkeeper BJ Watling. He’d added 54 with Mendis and one became two when Udara Jayasundera edged a leg side ball from Neil Wagner to Watling, which gave him eight catches for the match.

Earlier, New Zealand had declared at 267 for three, with opener Tom Latham having completed his third test ton, on 109, and captain Brendon McCullum on 17 off six balls. Sri Lanka require another 296 runs with seven wickets remaining. - NZME

China’s Feng Shanshan became the most successful player in the 10-year history of the Dubai Ladies Masters yesterday when she won the tournament for the third time with a record margin of 12 shots. The Chinese world No.6, who was the highest ranked player in the field, closed with a bogey-free six-under par 66 to complete the double of winning the seasonending championship and the Order of Merit on the Ladies European Tour. - AFP

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■ TENNIS

Methven back in style By James Ford

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The opening fixtures in round two of interclub A-grade tennis produced wins for Methven, Hampstead and Fairton on Saturday. Table-toppers Methven’s 100 per cent record extended to five wins after downing Tinwald 5-1. The young pairing of Sam Bubb and Flynn Ness saw off Greg Feutz and Tessa McCann 7-5, 7-5 while Jarrod Hill and Hamish Hood made it a clean sweep in the doubles with a 6-2, 2-6, (10-3) win over Mathieu Lucas and Murray Amyes. Methven’s fine form continued in the singles as Ness accounted for Feutz 6-4, 6-4 and Hill produced a convincing 6-1, 6-0 victory over Lucas. McCann started well in her singles contest against Bubb, winning the first set 3-6, but then lost 6-1, (10-8) in a competitive encounter. Tinwald picked up their solitary win of the day by default, after Hood retired with illness with the score at 6-3, 1-4 against Amyes. Hampstead, who are second on the points table, kept the pressure on Methven at the top with a 5-1 drubbing of bottom of the ladder Southern. Hampstead’s Aidan Mitchell and Connor Brosnahan were clinical to topple Caroline Murdoch and Nicholas Thomassen 6-0, 6-0. Southern’s Oliver McKeown and Charlie Stock were more resistant, but eventually lost out 6-4, 5-7, (911) to Christal Brosnahan and Erin Connelly-Whyte. In the singles, Mitchell made light work of Murdoch in a 6-0, 6-1 mauling, before Connor Brosnahan matched his team mate, disposing of Thomassen 6-0, 6-1. Christal Brosnahan was too good for in the singles McKeown to take a 6-3, 6-1 win but Stock posted a consolation victory for Southern, downing Connelly Whyte 6-4, 6-4. In the day’s other fixture, Fairton took on Allenton in a middle-of-thetable battle, and came out with a hard-fought 4-2 win. A-grade tennis will return to action on January 30 after the Christmas break when Hampstead face Allenton, Southern lock horns with Methven and Fairton play Tinwald.

Dan Carter has made a seamless debut for his French club Racing 92 in a 33-3 thrashing of English club Northampton in a European Cup game in Paris. Carter admitted he was nervous yet ran the game smoothly at five-eighth in his first appearance since a starring role in New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup triumph in October. The 33-year-old kicked three out of four conversion attempts before being replaced in the 63rd minute. A number of familiar faces were in Racing’s starting line-up, including former All Blacks teammates Joe Rokocoko, Casey Laualala and Chris Masoe, along with former Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna. - NZME

Stormers name coach South African team the Stormers have named Robbie Fleck as head coach for the 2016 Super Rugby season. The 40-year-old, an assistant coach for the franchise since 2010, had been acting as coaching coordinator since last month’s departure of Australian coach Eddie Jones to the England national role. - AFP

League boss steps down Departing CEO Phil Holden says he is leaving the New Zealand Rugby League in a stronger position from when he took on the job and insists the national organisation is heading in the right direction. Holden has confirmed his resignation from the job he took on in 2013 and believes the NZRL is well placed financially and structurally to further grow and develop the game at all levels. Less than two years out from cohosting the 2017 World Cup with Australia, he is confident the NZRL has managed to address a range of financial concerns. - NZME

Breakers on a roll Performances like Friday night’s perfectly illustrate just why the Breakers are currently riding a 10game winning streak at home. The Kiwi club had to shake off equal parts rust and a pesky opponent but were roared onto victory by a vocal Vector Arena crowd. - NZME

Warriors stretch streak

Tinwald’s Greg Feutz lost out 6-4, 6-4 to Methven’s Flynn Ness on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 121215-TM-183

Federer confirms superstar team-up Roger Federer has confirmed he will team up with fellow Grand Slam winning star Martina Hingis (right) for Switzerland in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. “Yes, I will play with Martina in the mixed,” 34-year-old Federer said in the weekend. There had been widespread speculation that the two superstars would play together in Brazil. Hingis, 35, had reportedly made the offer to play with Federer and was waiting for a response from the winner of 17 Grand Slam titles.

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“I’m very excited about that because I haven’t played with Martina I guess in 15 years,” said Federer. “I looked up to her when I was younger, I thought she was the most unbelievable talent. “She’s almost my age and she was winning grand slams while I was still at the national tennis centre, trying to make it on the tour, and I couldn’t believe how good she was.” Federer and Hingis last played mixed doubles together in the Hopman Cup in Australia in 2001, an event they won.

Federer is also set to play men’s doubles with Stan Wawrinka in Rio while Hingis will play women’s doubles with Belinda Bencic. World number three Federer won Olympic gold in men’s doubles with Wawrinka in Beijing in 2008 and silver in singles behind Andy Murray in London four years later. “I’ve always said the Olympics is very important to me,” said Federer. “Every Olympic (Games) has been a super-amazing experience, an eye-opener, a great learning curve for me.” - AFP

Golden State have stretched their sensational season-opening NBA run to 24 wins with a hard-fought 124-119 double-overtime victory over Boston. The league’s scoring leader Steph Curry drained two free throws with 13.4 seconds left in the second overtime and swingman Andre Iguodala added two more foul shots with 5.4 seconds remaining as the Warriors held off a tenacious Celtics yesterday. - Reuters

Oklahoma holds on Oklahoma City thwarted a late rally by Utah for a 94-90 win yesterday, while Portland brought up a 106-96 victory over Phoenix, San Antonio downed the Los Angeles Lakers 109-87 and Denver rallied to beat Minnesota 111-108.The Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-95 after Andre Drummond had 18 points and 16 rebounds. New Orleans’ Tyreke Evans scored 27 points as the Pelicans rallied to edge the Wizards 107-105 and end a seven-game losing streak against Washington. - Reuters

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In brief Late loss for Phoenix Those who view the glass as half-full may describe the Phoenix as unfortunate to emerge with nothing from Saturday night’s battle with the Brisbane Roar. Wellington led with 20 minutes to play and had enjoyed a couple of chances to double their advantage before the tide began to turn. But, in truth, Brisbane’s late winner was long overdue and Ernie Merrick’s men, if they’re honest, would probably concede their fruitless trip to Cairns was far from a travesty. - NZME

Horror week for Man U Manchester United’s calamitous week hit rock bottom as Bournemouth famously consigned them to a 2-1 defeat and, to rub salt into the wounds, neighbours Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League. After City clambered above Leicester City on goal difference with a lucky lastgasp strike in a dramatic 2-1 win over Swansea City, Bournemouth wrote another astonishing fairytale by beating United a week after taking the scalp of champions Chelsea. - Reuters

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Canterbury won the Women’s Toro Interprovincials for the first time since 1988 at The Ashburton Golf Club with a 5-0 final win over Bay of Plenty. PHOTO SUPPLIED

■ GOLF

Emphatic win ends drought By James Ford

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Canterbury are Women’s Toro Interprovincial champions for the first time since 1988, after downing Bay of Plenty convincingly in Saturday’s final at the Ashburton Golf Club. The Canterbury team of Momoka Kobori, Amelia Garvey, Catherine Bell, Julianna Hung and Hillary O’Conner were in exceptional form throughout the tournament, but saved their best performance for the last day, winning all five matches to become worthy champions. The closest Canterbury have

come to interprovincial glory since their win 27 years ago was a 2006 final loss to Bay of Plenty, but that defeat was avenged in style on Saturday. Canterbury held their nerve to secure a place in the final with a nail-biting win over 2010 winners North Harbour on Saturday morning, where Amelia Garvey displayed nerves of steel. With the scores level (2½-2½), it was up to Garvey and the then unbeaten Ela Grimwood to battle it out in the semi-final playoff after their match finished all square, but Garvey showed her class, finding the fairway, fol-

lowed by a safe approach and won with par. Garvey credited her Canterbury team-mates for their fine performances against some strong competition throughout the week. “I love this team. “I think it’s the best ever, the way we trust each other to go out there and have fun and with two of our players undefeated it just showed how great they all played this week,” she said. Canterbury manager Kate Johnstone said her team refused to look too far ahead throughout the tournament, taking a day-by-

day approach, which paid off in the final. “Everyone kept telling us we had a good team, but we never tried to look at what the outcome was going to be and we have always said, ‘each day you start again’ and this is where we have ended up,” she said. “It’s hard to believe, I don’t think I believe it yet, for Amelia to come from this morning where she looked like she had her game wrapped up, then to bounce back in the playoff was amazing so full credit to her.” - Additional reporting George Harper.

Crystal Palace continued their best start to a Premier League season with Yohan Cabaye’s goal earning a 1-0 home win over Southampton and elevating them to sixth, six points off the lead. Odion Ighalo’s 10th goal of the campaign for Watford consigned Sunderland to another defeat and pushed the 1-0 winners up to seventh, still a point behind Palace. Romelu Lukaku is another marksman in rampant form, Everton’s Belgian striker scoring for a sixth successive league game to give the Merseysiders an early lead in a 1-1 draw at Norwich City. West Ham United and Stoke City fought out a goalless draw. - Reuters

Barca in La Liga draw Leaders Barcelona threw a twogoal lead away as late strikes from Lucas Perez and Alex Bergantinos gave Deportivo La Coruna a 2-2 draw in La Liga yesterday. A Lionel Messi free kick and a bullet strike from Ivan Rakitic put Barca in control but they eased up in the closing stages and the visitors took advantage. It was the second successive draw in the league for Barca who have 35 points from 15 games. - Reuters

Big win for Currie Braden Currie carved out his credibility in on-road racing yesterday, convincingly winning the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman 70.3 Taupo. It was Currie’s debut attempt at half ironman racing since announcing his bid to gain New Zealand Olympic triathlon team selection last month. The Red Bull endurance athlete turned around from a stunning off-road season, where he finished second in the World XTERRA championships, to beat a deep and powerful line-up of specialised 70.3 athletes in Taupo. The Methven athlete, who is now based in Wanaka, stormed home in

03:51:48, exactly 50 seconds ahead of Callum Millward, who was the runner-up at Ironman Coeur d’Alene. While Dylan McNeice, who was third at Ironman New Zealand rounded out the podium, was further behind on 03:57:48. For Currie it was proof that he has the speed to leave these inform athletes behind and that his chosen path of qualification for triathlon at the Rio Olympics is well within his phenomenal abilities. “I’m so stoked, I have proved that I can go fast on-road and it was just really cool to pull this one off,” said Currie.

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■ RUUD NOT TOO

On target for Eight Carat Exciting three-year-old filly Ruud Not Too booked her tilt at the Gr. 2 Eight Carat Classic at Ellerslie on Boxing Day with an emphatic win against the older gallopers in rating 65 company at Te Rapa on the weekend. A $220,000 purchase for Albert Bosma’s Go Racing syndication group from the premier session of the 2014 National Yearling Sale series, Ruud Not Too showed she was ready to tackle stakes company as she overcame a wide barrier in the 1400 metre contest to score a gritty win over her older rivals, courtesy of a peach of a ride by Danielle Johnson. Johnson bounced the daughter of Bernardini to the lead from the barriers before taking a one-out trail behind pacemakers Get That Jive and Beauty Ace after 400 metres. Angled into the clear early in the run home Ruud Not Too kept up a determined gallop to collar Get That Jive close to the line to record the second victory of her four-race career to date.

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 14 Dec 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 2.10pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 457m 1 74666 Chill More nwtd ................................ I Moore 2 86842 She’s Mustard nwtd..........................R Waite 3 7854 Kentucky Doll nwtd............................D Edlin 4 86631 Bevs New Point nwtd ...............A Duganzich 5 32822 Cawbourne Marcy nwtd .......... T McCracken 6 54847 Debonair Pirate nwtd ........................D Edlin 7 42477 Fat Boyz Flyer nwtd.................... G Hodgson 8 7767 Candy Crusher nwtd ................A Duganzich 9 58778 Dallas Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 2 2.28pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C2 C2, 375m 1 44618 Cawbourne Josh 22.04 ....................... L Bell 2 F3688 Wee Diger 21.63 ........................ G Hodgson 3 24437 Premier Prince 22.41 ...................M Roberts 4 54852 Manu Rama 22.11 ..........................L Doody 5 38657 Flying Blake 21.62 .............................. L Bell 6 17686 Chinese Star 21.87 L & ...................... Morris 7 72838 Cawbourne Doust 21.84 ..............M Roberts 8 78868 Captain’s Choice 21.50 ................M Roberts 9 85375 Flying Swan nwtd ...................J T McInerney 10 88777 Winfield Autumn nwtd ..................M Roberts 3 2.46pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C4/5 C4/5, 375m 1 31427 Loving The Mix 21.34 ..................A Turnwald 2 78315 Nero 21.57 ..................................B Hodgson 3 25337 Cawbourne Midget 21.48 .............M Roberts 4 34133 Country Gun nwtd ........................... K Walsh 5 51165 Timmy Trumpet 21.34 ..................... K Walsh 6 25214 Caesar Chance 21.38 .................A Turnwald 7 21464 Cawbourne Steve 21.61...............M Roberts 8 51226 Cawbourne Matty 21.44 ...............M Roberts 9 27121 Chocdee Alice 21.60 ..............J T McInerney 10 67817 Boris nwtd ..................................B Goldsack

the gates to get a position but she bided her time and when she asked her for the effort the filly really dug deep and finished it off nicely.” Marsh confirmed a start in the Eight Carat Classic as the filly’s next target where he will also have impressive recent Ellerslie winner Sofia Rosa also in the mix. “They will both go the Eight Carat and I think will both be realistic winning chances,” he said. “Sofia Rosa has worked up superbly since her last start win, with the experience of having had a start at Ellerslie standing her in good stead. While Ruud Not Too hasn’t been there before she is a very sensible filly who should cope with it all.” The Marsh stable will also produce another of their classy three-year-old fillies at Ellerslie on Boxing Day with stakes winner No More Tears lining up in a rating 75 1200 metre event. - NZME

Ruud Not Too in winning form for Danielle Johnson. Trainer Stephen Marsh was delighted with the win as he eyes up further riches with the promising galloper. “That was a super effort as she has gone from a midweek

maiden win to taking on the older horses on a premier day and winning with some style,” he said. “It was a top ride by Danielle as she had to use her up from

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 4 3.04pm INVITATION SPRINT C1/2 INV, 375m

1 112 Viva La Vixen 22.13 ....................A Turnwald 2 61282 Goodtime Mike 21.95 ...........J Woolston-Bell 3 14218 Mangamahu Jack 22.06 ..............B Hodgson 4 12122 Fall From Grace 21.65 ................A Turnwald 5 33548 Homebush Stew 22.03 ...........J T McInerney 6 22764 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......J Woolston-Bell 7 7x258 Homebush Pippi 22.08.................. R Maisey 8 61666 Fangirl 22.18 L & ................................ Morris 9 44618 Cawbourne Josh 22.04 ....................... L Bell 10 54852 Manu Rama 22.11 ..........................L Doody 5 3.22pm BUCK FEVER AT STUD C1 C1, 375m 1 43763 Cawbourne Pirate nwtd................M Roberts 2 42576 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.76 ..............B Goldsack 3 23734 Goodtime Lady 22.09....................... I Moore 4 68547 Vito Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 5 83884 Kyla Rose nwtd ......................J T McInerney 6 58352 Homebush Ginger nwtd .........J T McInerney 7 86818 Boston Thunder 22.13.................T R Pilcher 8 67527 Kotumba 22.00 L & ............................ Morris 9 77856 Dogged Dan 22.01 .............................J Hunt 10 62877 Trendy Lass nwtd .................J Woolston-Bell 6 3.42pm SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C1, 375m 1 14566 Chaimbo 21.94.......................J T McInerney 2 16585 Mr. Zafonic 22.13....................J T McInerney 3 68873 Working Jewel 21.81 .......................L Doody 4 387P1 Fast Rigby nwtd ..........................A Turnwald 5 1F865 Lick It Up nwtd .......................J T McInerney 6 65455 Your Say 21.76 .............................M Roberts 7 32333 Zamaddis Lass 21.87................... T Downey 8 11411 Mi Tensile nwtd................................ K Walsh Emergencies: 9 7688x Opawa Chris nwtd......................... R Maisey 10 47457 Showem Baby nwtd .................A Duganzich 7 3.57 MANAWATU HARNESS RACING CLUB C1, 457m 1 46534 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................M Roberts 2 6T312 Milly Rivers nwtd .........................B Hodgson 3 25751 Cawbourne Loch 26.47 ................M Roberts 4 68686 Another Belle nwtd .................J T McInerney

5 45543 Cawbourne Satin nwtd D P & .. K Gommans 6 13846 Banshee Boy nwtd .....................B Goldsack 7 13114 Avedon Jeeter 26.35 .........................M Flipp 8 21523 Thrilling Riot nwtd ........................... K Walsh 9 83852 Silver Tokaam nwtd ..................... K Hanover 10 84886 Chloe’s Prodigy 26.09 ..................M Roberts 8 4.17pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 1 36545 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 34686 Repeat Visit 21.97 ............................... L Bell 3 85223 Allgaier 21.81 ..............................A Turnwald 4 17688 Princess Novak 22.40 ................... D Donlon 5 65351 Opal Jewel nwtd ...........................M Roberts 6 52231 Opawa Lachlan nwtd.......................... N Udy 7 16857 Deano nwtd ............................J T McInerney 8 34483 Clearly Magic nwtd L & ...................... Morris Emergencies: 9 75683 Homebush Tiare 21.64...........J T McInerney 10 87565 Into The Fray nwtd ...........................R Waite 9 4.32pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C4/5, 457m 1 62733 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 2 34436 Melham nwtd................................... K Walsh 3 12477 Lonesome Nitro nwtd ...................M Roberts 4 72111 Cawbourne Crouch 25.73 ............M Roberts 5 31243 Takamori 26.10 ..........................B Goldsack 6 21116 Opawa Karen 26.16 ........................S Maher 7 61878 Spirit Run 26.59 ..........................B Hodgson 8 21273 Cawbourne Brick 25.94................M Roberts 9 51881 Cawbourne Clover 26.11 .............M Roberts 10 4.52pm INVITATION SPRINT C3/4 INV, 375m 1 53616 Cawbourne George 21.71......J T McInerney 2 22124 Big Boy Deno 21.59 .....................M Roberts 3 17764 Wheelie Good 21.47 ...................A Turnwald 4 13187 Brilliant Jayla nwtd .......................M Roberts 5 18477 Cawbourne Sarah 21.48 ..............M Roberts 6 41233 Vinnie Baxter 21.65................J T McInerney 7 77143 Bigtime Reign 21.89........................... N Udy 8 57575 Freedom Flyer 21.42 K & ..................Phillips Emergencies: 9 46734 Kerry Lane 21.56 .......................B Goldsack

10 56364 Lagoon Mac 21.49 .......................M Roberts

11 5.07 PRESTON’S MASTER BUTCHERS C1, 457m

12F62 Olliesaurus nwtd .........................A Turnwald 34545 Kirkham Harvey 26.63 .................M Roberts 52775 Thrilling Toby 26.43 D P &........ K Gommans 57716 That’s King 26.58 ........................B Hodgson 41746 Pacific Sunrise 27.01 ........................M Flipp 14654 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 11762 Swiftly Chloe 26.41 .....................B Hodgson 47342 Opawa Messini nwtd .......................... N Udy 75648 Cheries Boy nwtd ...................J T McInerney 58888 Bundoran Lad nwtd ....................... D Donlon 12 5.27pm WHEELDEAL.CO.NZ C2/3 C2/3, 457m 1 72228 Ollie Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 2 87548 Thrilling Style 26.21 D P & ....... K Gommans 3 22214 My Fantasy nwtd ............................. K Walsh 4 76767 Homebush Hansome nwtd .....J T McInerney 5 23758 Opawa Tom 26.01 .............................M Flipp 6 27533 Where’s Shiraz 26.40 ......................... N Udy 7 66251 Cawbourne Gracie nwtd ..............M Roberts 8 42574 Lady Zeena 26.52 ........................ T Downey Emergencies: 9 15867 Wall Age 26.54 ................................L Doody 10 66648 To The Bank 26.32 ....................... P Denbee SELECTIONS

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Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 10am - 4pm ALTRUSA TREE OF REMEMBRANCE, available until Thursday 24 December. In the Arcade, off Burnett and Tancred Streets.

12noon - 3pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Document or service from a JP, open every Tuesday. Community House, 122 Tancred Street. (rear of Westpac Bank). 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome. M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.45am and 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA.

Golf croquet singles. Waireka, Philip Street. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. 10am M.S.A. TAI CHI.

Puzzles Monday, December 14, 2015

www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. In a saloon ten are about to engage in humorous raillery (6) 8. It may mean lolly to one that’s thick-skinned (5) 9. Over-exerts oneself with the melodies (7) 11. Stall nag is given by such romantically inclined characters (8) 12. They catch vehicles drawn by ponies (5) 15. Distance along first motorway the French take (4) 16. Go on to say one can do one’s sums (3) 17. Poet who included six in an unfinished poem (4) 19. Uses a knife at various attempts (5) 21. The end score may have been deleted in blue pencil (8) 24. A marine team, as opposed to the country one? (7) 25. This wave is no farewell to felony (5) 26. Sorter who got the duty list wrong (6)

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SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 8. Sandwich 9. Indian 10. Matrimonial 11. Bin 13. Pinch 15. Rendition 17. Historical novel 19. Pollution 21. Tempo 23. Kin 24. Plaster cast 27. Insert 28. Nestling Down 1. Paganini 2. Oder 3. Firms 4. Channel crossing 5. Girandole 6. Ode 7. Calico 12. Stooge 14. Cattle 16. Brutality 18. Exposing 20. Orient 22. Messy 25. Colt 26. Pet

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DOWN 1. Compliant (8) 2. Infer (6) 3. Male deer (4) 4. Leads an orchestra (8) 5. Harass (6) 6. Request for help (4) 11. Entangled (8) 13. Encourage (8) 16. Brings to bear (6) 18. Items of value (6) 20. Malign (4) 22. Pennon (4)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): A lot of people won’t put in the necessary work. You’re one of the rare ones who will. Remember this when you’re pushing yourself and sweating it out. The prize seems far off. Maybe so, but you’ll get there. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): It’s the little things: a smiling compliment, rays of sunshine through your window, smell of a nice shop. Appreciation will attract more instances of loveliness. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You have been changed for the better by a relationship, and not because it went well. The disappointing things about that union have inspired you to become remarkable. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll help the ones around you who have yet to develop the moral conscience necessary to keep out of trouble. Just don’t become so rigid that you miss out on all the fun. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You do nice things for people you don’t even like. Imagine what you’ll do for your favourites. One person in particular will feel very lucky to have your support today. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The thing that makes you squirm, or jump up to defend yourself, well, usually there’s some truth in it, otherwise it wouldn’t go nerve-deep like that. Accept it and be set free. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Love is a wild bird none can tame. Call to it, ask it to rest on your shoulder, but wild birds do as they please. Live your own wilderness and dare love to catch up. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You weren’t expecting life to be easy, and you have that going for you now. Effort, focus and a tolerance for frustration — these ingredients are required to manifest anything of value. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): When things don’t go the way you want the lesson may be more valuable than if your desire had been fulfilled. That’s what makes today’s win sweeter. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Because willpower is in short supply, your best strategy is to rely on it less. This is done through the creation of habits. Sticking to the plan might be difficult, but it will only be difficult for a few minutes at a time. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Someone who came before you has already put in the work necessary to get a result that is reasonable, clear and functional. Now you’ll take it to the next level and make it beautiful, elegant and poetic. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The best results will happen as a result of friction today, so don’t be too quick to back out of conflict. Somewhere between two strong opinions is a solution that will work.

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GIBBS, Jean – On December 10, 2015 passed away peacefully at Christchurch. In her 97th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Edlin (Bill). Loved mother and mother in law of Dennis Canterbury owned, and Alison, Murray and Judith locally operated (Geraldine), Shirley Day and partner Richard O’Dowd Patersons (Christchurch), Jenny and Funeral Services Martin Nordqvist (Methven), Valerie and Brian Gilbert and Ashburton (Templeton), and Alaster and Colleen (Geraldine). Loved Crematorium Ltd grandma of Warren, and Office and Chapel Steven; Mark, Greg, and Kylie; Vanessa, and Adrian; Corner East & Cox Megan; Craig, and Ricky; Streets, Ashburton Sarah, and Darcy; and also a loved great grandma. We help save Messages to Gibbs family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. lives every day A service to celebrate Jean’s through the life will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, research and Ashburton on TUESDAY, MID CANTERBURY December 15, commencing FUNERAL SERVICES development at 11.00am. Followed by interment at the RSA Section Galbraith’s provide choice! of improved of the Ashburton New Lawn We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement, Cemetery. and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering. diagnosis, be er

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6am Breakfast 9am Infomercials 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 With special guest Sofia Vergara. 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Paddy worries his secret will come out; Vanessa tries to bond with Johnny. 0 1:30 Coronation Street 3 Michelle is wounded by Steve’s jealousy; Anna leaves Owen red faced; Sophie promises to keep Tim’s secret. 0 2pm May The Best House Win PGR Four sets of homeowners are invited to judge one another’s houses based on interior design, homeliness and hospitality. 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Transformers Rescue Bots 0 6:50 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:10 Austin And Ally 3 0 8:35 Kickin’ It 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 F Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Hope And Faith 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Jungle Bunch News Beat 0 3:35 F Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 0 4pm KC Undercover 0 4:30 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6:30 The Middle 0

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Border Security International PGR A visiting worker learns he got some bad advice; a fisherman’s pot could get him in hot water; suspicions about a convicted smuggler uncover a fraud. 0 8pm The Force PGR 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 3 0 9:30 F Castle AO 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

7pm F Shortland Street PGR Harper looks forward to the happiest day of her life; Drew faces up to his past; Margaret makes a decision. 0 8:30 My Kitchen Rules New Zealand The second semifinal. 0 9:30 Tricked 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0

11pm F Murder In The First AO 0 Midnight Major Crimes AO 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11pm Men In Rubber Masks AO 0 12:05 Marry Me PGR 3 0 12:35 Go Girls AO 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 The Real PGR 3 3:20 Supernatural AO 3 0 4:05 The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 4:55 Regular Show PGR 3 0 5:05 Joey 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR Queen Latifah interviews Kelly Osbourne and Michael Pena. 9:55 3D 3 0 10:30 Infomercials Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm Dr Phil PGR 3 Interviews with psychic mediums John and Bill Phillips, and numerologist Glynis McCants. 2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 3 Selfless individuals, including organ donors and disaster-relief volunteers, are Ricki’s guests. 3pm The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 0 4pm The Biggest Loser Australia 5pm Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance 6pm 3 News 7pm Story 7:30 Grand Designs (Starting Today) 3 A crumbling 1920s cinema is transformed into a beautiful family home by a couple with no experience with building projects. 0 8:30 Shark Tank PGR 0 9:30 3D 0 10pm Kings Cross ER PGR 3 0 10:30 Newsworthy

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Danny Phantom 3 8am The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:30 Chuggington 3 0 8:40 Hi-5 House 3 9:05 The Moe Show 3 0 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Fireman Sam 3 9:30 Thomas And Friends 3 9:40 Bob The Builder 3 9:50 Barney And Friends 3 10:15 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Emma! 3 3:05 Peppa Pig 3 3:10 Bubble Guppies 3 3:30 Tuff Puppy 3 4pm Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:30 Mr Young 3 5pm F iCarly 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 Homer wins a million-dollar lottery, but does not tell his family. 0 7:30 Sunny Skies PGR 3 0 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 3 8:30 M Guess Who PGR 3 2005 Romantic Comedy. A sarcastic father has plenty to say about his daughter wanting to marry a white man. Bernie Mac, Ashton Kutcher. 0 10:40 House Of Cards AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors 1pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2pm Psych PGR 3 Shawn and Gus attend a secret party at a historical mansion, hosted by an ageing rockstar the SBPD arrested years ago for a murder he does not remember committing. 2:55 Great British Food Revival 3 UK MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace visits the Rhubarb Triangle in Yorkshire to dig deeper into Britain’s rhubarb heritage. 3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR James May investigates the future of motoring; Jeremy Clarkson has a high-voltage encounter with a Tesla; Richard Hammond looks back at 50 years of Touring Car racing. 8:35 F 60 Minutes PGR 9:35 Mayday PGR 10:35 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka.

6am World Rugby 6:30 Rugby Sevens (Highlights) Northern Regional Qualifiers. From Memorial Park in Cambridge. 8am Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four. Coverage of the last two hours of play. 10am L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five. Coverage of the morning session from the University Oval, Dunedin. 12:35 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Grand Final. 1:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five. 6pm The Cricket Show 6:30 Football – Arsenal TV Aston Villa v Arsenal.

11:05 Bouncers AO 3 Liquor Lounge head doorman Dan is keen to make his mark, but he has his work cut out trying to maintain control as Clacton-on-Sea prepares for the summer. 0 12:10 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:45 Entertainment Tonight 12:10 Infomercials

11:05 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show. Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 3 12:30 Home Shopping 2am The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:30 Home Shopping

11:30 Snowsport – Dew Tour (Replay) Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals. From Breckenridge, Colorado. 1am Snowsport – Dew Tour (Replay) Men’s Ski Slopestyle Finals. From Breckenridge, Colorado. 3am Football – Arsenal TV Aston Villa v Arsenal.

MAORI TV

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Buying The Bayou 7am Cook The Books 7:30 Kirstie’s Crafty Christmas 8:30 Great British Garden Revival 9:30 Dara And Ed’s Pan-Am Road Trip 10:30 Tropic Of Capricorn 11:30 Made In Italy With Silvia Colloca Noon Kirstie’s Crafty Christmas 1pm George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 2pm Dara And Ed’s Pan-Am Road Trip 3pm The Roux Scholarship 4pm Natural World – Lion Tree 5pm Jamie’s Family Christmas 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 5:57 Simon Gault Vignettes 6pm Salvage Hunters 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Caribbean With Simon Reeve Simon begins in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries – the Dominican Republic, a tourist hotspot and Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. 8:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys Chris Tarrant travels along the world’s most challenging railways. 9:30 The Kindness Diaries 10pm Getaway 10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 11pm Jamie’s Family Christmas 11:30 Poh’s Kitchen

6am CSI MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars – Texas PG 7:40 Lizard Lick Towing PG 8:05 Survivor – Tocantins PG 8:55 NCIS LA MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:35 Criminal Minds MV 11:25 Hawaii Five-0 MV 12:15 NCIS MV 1:05 Hardcore Pawn PGL 1:30 NCIS LA MV 2:20 CSI MV 3:10 Survivor – Tocantins PG 4pm Storage Wars – Texas PG 4:30 Lizard Lick Towing PG 5pm The Simpsons PG 5:30 NCIS LA MV 6:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7pm Storage Wars – Texas PG 7:30 Criminal Minds MV 8:30 RBT MC 9pm Border Security PG 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 Criminal Intent MV 11:30 Criminal Minds MV

Midnight Bath Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Roux Scholarship 2am Natural World – Lion Tree 3am Salvage Hunters 4am Caribbean With Simon Reeve 5am Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys

12:30 Survivor – Tocantins PG 1:20 Lizard Lick Towing PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 RBT MC 4:20 Border Security PG 4:45 CSI MV 5:35 Hardcore Pawn PGL

TUESDAY

TV THREE

6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukoro 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Fitness In The Whare 3 9:30 The Native Diet 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Fitness In The Whare 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 2 5pm Matika 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2

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9:30 Snowsport – Dew Tour (Replay) Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Semi-finals. From Breckenridge, Colorado.

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm Karanga – The First Voice 8:30 N Native Affairs – Summer Series The best Native Affairs stories from 2015. 9:30 Firefly AO 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Paepae 3 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Dukes Of Haggle M 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Extreme Seasons. 8:30 Man Made Marvels PG China’s Smart Office. 9:25 The Definitive Guide To Aliens PG Aliens Exist. 10:20 Unravelling The Cosmos PG Distance and Scale. 11:15 I’d Kill For You M 12:10 Web Of Lies M 1:05 Deadline Crime With Tamron Hall M The Wrong Crowd. 2pm How It’s Made PG Folding Kayaks. 2:25 How It’s Made PG Rolled Wafers. 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Rodeo Ton. 3:50 Gold Rush PG New Blood. 5:40 Mythbusters PG Prison Escape. 6:35 Prophets Of Science Fiction PG George Lucas. 7:30 Mythbusters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Gold Rush PG

TUESDAY

1:25 Deadly Sins M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Tickle M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Moonshiners M

Shortland Street 7pm on TV2

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MOVIES GREATS

6:05 If I Stay M 2014 Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley. 7:50 Mortdecai MVLS 2014 Crime Comedy. Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor. 9:35 The Curse Of Downers Grove 16VLSC 2014 Horror. Kevin Zegers, Bella Heathcote. 11:10 Bad Blood 16VLSC 2013 Drama. Abigail Breslin, Sean Bean. 12:40 Roadside 16VL 2013 Horror. Ace Marrero, Katie Stegeman. 2pm If I Stay M 2014 Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley. 3:45 The Curse Of Downers Grove 16VLSC 2014 Horror. Kevin Zegers, Bella Heathcote. 5:20 When Love Is Not Enough – The Lois Wilson Story MC 2010 Drama. Winona Ryder, Barry Pepper. 6:55 Inbetweeners 2 16LS 2014 Comedy. 8:30 Dracula Untold MVC 2014 Action. 10:05 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy. 11:40 Guns MVL (Mini-series) (Part 1)

7am Get Smart PGV 2008 Comedy. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway. 8:50 The Mask Of Zorro MVL 1998 Adventure. Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins. 11:05 27 Dresses PGL 2008 Romantic Comedy. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden. 12:55 The Scorpion King MV 2002 Action. The Rock, Kelly Hu. 2:25 King Arthur MV 2004 Adventure. Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd. 4:30 Philadelphia PGC 1993 Drama. Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas. 6:35 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi. Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young. 8:30 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 10:45 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

1:10 When Love Is Not Enough – The Lois Wilson Story MC 2010 Drama. 2:45 Bafta: A Life In Pictures – Tim Burton PG 2012 Documentary. 3:15 Sex Tape 16LSC 2014 Comedy. 4:50 Guns MVL (Mini-series) (Part 1)

12:10 King Arthur MV 2004 Adventure. Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd. 2:15 District 9 16VL 2009 Sci-fi. Sharlto Copley, William Allen Young. 4:05 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. 5:30 Philadelphia PGC 1993 Drama.

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0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language. RATINGS: 16 Approved for persons 16 years or over; 18 Approved for persons 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

14Dec15

6am Cricket – Super Smash (Replay) Grand Final. 10am Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. 10:30 Motorcycling – Road Racing Series Macau Grand Prix. 11:30 Fox Sports News Noon Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. 12:28 L Cricket – International Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Five. 2:35 Sky Sports UK News 3:05 L Cricket – International Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Five. 8pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five. From the University Oval, Dunedin. 8:30 The Cricket Show 9pm Football – A-League (Highlights) Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix. 9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five. 11:30 Squash – PSA (Highlights) Hong Kong Open.

TUESDAY

12:30 Hockey – Women’s World League (Replay) Final. 2:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five. 3am Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Five. 3:30 Squash – PSA (Highlights) Hong Kong Open. 4:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Qualifying Final – Otago Volts v Auckland Aces. 5am Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Elimination Final – Canterbury Kings v TBC. 5:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Grand Final.

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Ashburton’s Catherine Bell went through the 2015 Women’s Toro Interprovincials without loss, as her Canterbury team won the tournament for the first time since 1988. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 131215-TM-001

Bell excels on home turf BY JAMES FORD

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With Ashburton Golf Club hosting the Women’s Toro Interprovincials for the first time since 1969, it seemed fitting that an Ashburtonian, albeit in the red of Canterbury, was crowned player of the tournament. Catherine Bell remained unbeaten throughout the week as Canterbury’s anchor in the middle order. The 21-year-old produced consistent displays to help her side to Interprovincial glory for the first time since 1988, but Bell didn’t expect to be given the nod for the

player of the tournament award, considering the high-calibre of the other competitors. “It felt amazing, just knowing how many good players are out there and the talent out there, so winning was great,” she said. Despite losing out 3-2 to Northland in their playoff match on Saturday, Bell’s former team, Aorangi, also produced performances to be remembered, finishing in eighth place overall. The former Ashburton College student said she was pleased for the Aorangi players, and proud of how the tournament was hosted by Ashburton Golf Club.

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“I’m thrilled for them, normally they’re further down, so for them to bounce up, I’m really pleased,” she said. “The greenkeeper did a great job on the course, I saw him out here on funny hours of the day, he worked hard, it all went really well.” Results: Final - Canterbury 5 Bay of Plenty 0 Momoka Kobori def Alannah Campbell 2/1, Amelia Garvey def Emmalee Morrell 3/1, Catherine Bell def Rotana Howard 3/2, Juliana Hung def Jodae Ngaheu 3/2, Hillary O’Connor def Heather Keefe 3/1. Semi-finals - Canterbury 2 ½ North Harbour 2 ½ Momoka Kobori lost to Vyan Park 1up, Amelia Garvey halved with Ela

Grimwood, Catherine Bell def Krystal Hu 7/6, Juliana Hung lost to Shani White 2/1, Hillary O’Connor def Vaha Fapiano *Garvey def Grimwood on 19th hole. Bay of plenty 4 ½ Waikato ½ Alanna Campbell lost to Chantelle Cassidy 3/1, Emmalee Morrell Brooke Hamilton 2up, Rotana Howard def Fai Tongdethsri 1up, Jodae Ngaheu def Hana-Rae Seifert 1up, Heather Keefe halved with Kelly Nicholas. Playoffs - 5th and 6th Auckland 3 Manawatu Wanganui 2: Munchin Keh def Maraea Durie 1up, Rose Zheng def Leanne Brown 7/6, Brittney Dryland lost toTara Raj 3/1, Siyi Keh lost to Katherine Paskins 1up, Shantael Ligaliga def Tania Hook 3/1. 7th and 8th: Northland 3 Aorangi 2: Brooke Kingi lost to Catherine Knight 5/3, Alayna Cox halved with Ginny Bolderston, Soktaera Sean def Sharon Bradford 2/1,

Kylie Jacoby def Jessica Shearer 5/3, Jo Taylor halved with Hilary Lovett. 9th and 10th Hawke’s Bay Poverty Bay 3 ½ Wellington 1 ½ Kate Chadwick def Te Rongopai Clay 2/1, Janie Field def SamMaree Brown 2up, Jaimie McIvor def Emma Hayward 2/1, Sara Deam lost to Chelsea Sharp 5/4, Tessa McDonald halved with Glenn Hayward. 12th and 13th: Taranaki 4 Southland 1: Holly Winter def Robyn Pullar 3/2, Tyla Winter def Angela Gerken 2/1, Rochelle Keegan lost to Olivia Frost 3/1, Melanie Wilson def Helen Baird 2/1, Joanne McDonald def Kate McGregor 4/3. 13th and 14th: Otago 3 Tasman 2: Jo Hicks-Beach def Eve Clarke 4/3, Abigael Crawford lost to Emily Stenhouse 3/1, Tracey Storer halved with Tracy Bary, Annabel Evans halved with Michele Reardon, Susan Greig def Jody Murray 3/2.

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