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Labour List MP Jo Luxton welcomed Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway to Ashburton yesterday, and hopes his visa proposals will be a win-win in Mid Canterbury.

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Both Mid Canterbury employers and new immigrant employees welcomed an announcement by Iain Lees-Galloway in Ashburton yesterday.

The Immigration Minister proposed a set of reforms for employer-assisted temporary work visas, in order to turn around a crippling labour shortage by simplifying the process of businesses accessing migrant labour.

He made the announcement at the Ashburton clock tower at 9am, in front of stakeholders including national media, Ashburton District councillors, Labour Party MP Jo Luxton and party personnel, representatives of local business-

es, and immigrant workers.

Lees-Galloway said the council had found that with 500 vacancies, the district was desperate for workers. “The current labour shortage cost the Ashburton economy at least $16 million this

year. By 2030, the cost of this labour shortage could rise to over $100 million,” Lees-Galloway said.

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Visa proposals welcomed From P1 New proposals would simplify the number of visa options, respond to sectoral and regional differences in the labour market, and align with education, skills and welfare systems.

A regional skills shortage list was aimed to be in place by April, giving more certainty to employers wanting to hire skilled migrants.

An exemption to labour market tests for jobs that are paid twice the median wage would streamline the process for smaller sectors and make it easier to hire highly-skilled migrants.

Sector agreements would focus on sectors that had demonstrated they were facing significant supply issues for lower or mid-skilled labour. These were residential aged-care, dairy farming, tourism and hospitality, and road freight and transport.

Proposals included introducing a new framework for assessing all employer-assisted temporary work visas, with checks for employers, jobs and migrants, and they would be employer-led, rather than migrant-led.

Finally, government was reviewing some of the changes made by the previous government, including the stand-down periods and family entitlements for lower-skilled migrants.

Consultation on the document was open to everyone and closes March 18, with final decisions made by mid-2019.

Filipino Dairy Workers in New Zealand representative Earl Magtibay said abolishing the standdown period was the most exciting proposal.

Currently those remaining in lower-skilled positions, such as herd manager, after three years had to leave the country for one

Iain Lees-Galloway’s (centre) proposals are a step in the right direction, say Ashburton employers (from left) Gary Casey, Jonathan Ward and Aaron Chudleigh. Labour List MP Jo Luxton welcomed the Immigration Minister to Ashburton yesterday.

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year, and these workers could only bring in their families as visitors.

“It’s quite an irony because we work so hard for our families, but we can’t have our families with us,” Magtibay said.

ACL CEO Gary Casey anticipated filling employment areas not on the current immigration job shortlist such as drainlayers, mechanics and truck drivers.

“We have found it very, very

the right direction, particularly the regionalised approach.

His firm could easily take on an extra 20 staff, including engineers, electricians and line operators.

“It takes 12 months for us to train a line operator and it takes up to two years for them to be competent to do the job. In the current scenario, after two years they can be sent home,” Chudleigh said.

hard to hire any of them in,” he said.

Wilson Bulk Transport general manager Jonathan Ward said the proposals were a step in the right direction.

Ashburton had been short of skilled labour for years, and this coming harvest his firm could easily take on an extra three full time truck drivers.

Talley’s general manager Aaron Chudleigh agreed it was a step in

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon derided the announcement.

He said consulting on the skills shortage and holding “yet another review” compounded 14 months of inaction by the government.

“We’re still completely in the dark as to how these new regional migration settings will affect local employers, other than the government’s overall goal to reduce net inward migration by 20,000 to 30,000 per year.”

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■ FIRE SAFETY

Warning out to be prepared for summer fire risk

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While the risk of fire in the district might be low compared to this time last year, people still need to be aware of the dangers and keeping risks to a minimum.

Rural fire officer Don Geddes has been left scratching his head at the conditions this year, but believes the weather we have been getting is the perfect opportunity for people to prepare their properties for when things do dry out.

“Last year was odd in that the highest level of risk we got to was before Christmas and then it rained afterwards and now it just won’t stop raining,” he said.

“We have had an awful lot of rain and not a lot of drying but, swings and roundabouts, it will happen.”

Geddes said they had received several complaints from the public about overgrown sections in town, and he believes now is the best time for property owners to sort out anything that could become an issue when things dry out.

Fire fighters are hoping to avoid call-outs like this over summer once things start to dry out.

“Potentially when it dries out we will have issues if people are reckless so it is just about people making smart decisions,” he said.

“There being fuel for fires is only an issue when people don’t exercise caution.”

Other fire safety basics include

ensuring roadsides are mowed, farmers checking for birds’ nests in their vehicles and ensuring machinery is well maintained.

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“We get you are never going to be able to pick everything up, but good maintenance is a good start,” he said.

■ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Two churches say yes to merger

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churches under one management team.

While the running of the two will now come under one umbrella, in terms of worship opportunities, nothing will change said Village Church minister and merger convenor, Martin Stewart, .

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Parishioners at two of Ashburton’s Presbyterian churches have voted to give themselves a shared future.

Members of Ashburton’s St Paul’s and Tinwald’s St James voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to bring the business of the two

finances of the two become joint.

While services will continue to be held at both churches, Stewart said the future of St Paul’s is still under a cloud, with the church closed because a section of the building does not meet the building code in terms of earthquake strength.

for the vote, a full room and there was a very positive vibe,” Stewart said.

Just one vote was cast in opposition.

A formal event to mark the amalgamation of the two parishes will be held in February, but it will take until June 30 before the

Services are currently being held in the church hall.

Whatever decisions were made about the church’s future would be handled strategically, Stewart said.

The two churches, one administration model had been well tested in other areas, he said.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Court deals blow to residency dreams Reinan Karl Bayucot Arado had his dreams of a smooth path to New Zealand residency dashed in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

At an earlier appearance the police summary of facts showed the 34-year-old Lismore man claimed to be delivering a cellphone when he set out driving on Maronan Road about 9pm on August 21.

His vehicle crossed the centre line and crashed into an oncoming car, causing significant damage to it.

Arado was breath-tested after the crash and found to be driving with 795mcg – the legal limit is 250mcg.

At Monday’s appearance, his lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist was applying for discharge without conviction, but this was opposed by Crown prosecutor Victoria Skelton.

The court heard the driver of the other vehicle was pregnant

at the time of the crash.

Gilchrist said her client had worked hard to get to New Zealand, and his family in the Philippines relied on money he sent home to support them.

He had been hoping to ultimately apply for residency, and a judgement reflecting his good character increased the likelihood of this.

It was his first offence, he had paid reparation, and not driven since the accident.

Judge Joanna Maze said for-

tunately neither the victim nor her baby was injured, but the potential was there for serious harm.

“She was travelling in her lane, she was entitled to be safe in those circumstances and Mr Arado imperilled her.”

Her Honour declined the application, and convicted and discharged Arado on the careless use charge, and convicted and fined him $800 on the drink driving charge, disqualifying him from driving for six months.

Defendant not aware Matthew Ranson did not know there had been a stabbing at the party he was at, but later realised it may have been him who had committed the alleged crime.

So said duty solicitor Paul Norcross when seeking bail for the defendant in the Ashburton District Court on Monday.

Ranson had been at the party when some men turned up and were asked to leave, but returned with more in tow later. One started chasing him around the property.

“He was terrified,” Norcross said.

Ranson ran past a table and picked up a cheese knife, which he put down while a brief confrontation with the man was under way.

Ranson was the one who rang the police, and only found out later there had been a stabbing.

“He put two and two together and thought it was probably him because he was the one with the knife.”

Ranson was remanded on bail without plea to appear January 21, with conditions including residing at his Ashburton address and not associating with the victim or any prosecution witnesses.

David John Marsden was sentenced to 12 months intensive supervision on special conditions and will only be able to drive with

an alcohol interlock device following his fifth drink driving conviction.

Judge Joanna Maze noted Marsden’s previous convictions in 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2014.

She said she had to balance public safety with Marsden’s need for help with health difficulties associated with abusing alcohol as a coping mechanism.

Along with the sentence there would be judicial monitoring so she would receive regular reports on his progress.

“We will walk the path together,” she said.

Marsden blew 600mcg when he was stopped on the Rakaia highway on August 3.

Raymond Henare, 29, was convicted and remanded to February 11 for restorative justice and sentence on charges related to shoplifting and theft of fuel.

Henare filled up his car and drove off without paying at three petrol stations in Christchurch and Rakaia in October and November, totalling more than $200 in fuel thefts. He also faced a shoplifting charge relating to theft of groceries in Christchurch.

Nakeisha Rimene was convicted and remanded to February 11

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of his party actions and their seriousness for sentence following restorative justice.

The 25-year-old had pleaded guilty to three charges of theft under $500 after driving off without paying for fuel, for transactions up to $90 at Caltex in Ashburton and Z in Hornby.

A sentence of supervision would help Glenn Matthew Hamilton continue the positive progress he was making, said Judge Maze.

She handed down a term of six months supervision alongside a total term of 80 hours community work.

The 32-year-old had pleaded guilty to dishonestly using a document, and breach of a former community work sentence, which he had received for unlawfully interfering with a motor vehicle and wilful damage.

Judge Maze convicted and discharged him on the breach of sentence charge, cancelling his remaining community work hours and in lieu sentencing him to six months supervision and 40 hours community work. On the new dishonesty charge she convicted and sentenced him to six months supervision, and 40 hours community work to run cumulative.

Melvin Aragon was convicted

and sentenced to nine months supervision after pleading guilty to drink driving.

“It’s plain that you have a major problem with alcohol abuse,” said Judge Maze to the 32-year-old, who had a previous conviction for excess blood alcohol in 2016.

The dairy farm worker of Pendarves was facing his latest conviction after attending a social function and blowing 1058mcg when police stopped him on Chalmers Avenue at 5pm on November 4.

Police had been alerted by a concerned member of the public.

As well as the supervision sentence, he will only be able to drive on an alcohol interlock licence.

Tina Marie Gill was convicted and remanded to March 18 for restorative justice and sentence.

She faced one burglary charge relating to taking fuel from a bowser, and two charges of shoplifting, relating to not paying for alcohol and tobacco at Liquorland stores in Ashburton and Timaru. The court heard Gill fled the Liquorland premises when her eftpos transactions failed.

Troy Scott Mcevedy no longer drinks alcohol or associates with people who were a bad influence

trying to get away from you,” said Judge Maze, adding it was fortunate the harm done was not at the upper end of the scale.

Judge Maze noted multiple previous charges for violence-related offending, but that Mcevedy had made significant inroads with a community work sentence he was serving. She noted his acceptance that he had shown a pattern of violence-related behaviour and his indications intoxication was a significant factor and he had problems with anxiety and depression.

She convicted and sentenced him to 12 months supervision and 75 hours of community work cumulative on the existing sentence. in his life, said his lawyer Roz Burnside.

Mcevedy was appearing for sentence on assault with intent to injure.

In addition, the defendant was remorseful, receiving counselling and engaged with ACADS, Burnside said.

Her appeal for a sentence of supervision in line with community work was supported by Crown lawyer Victoria Skelton, who said the attack involved several blows to the head so required a sentence of more than just community work.

The court had previously heard how Mcevedy went to a Rakaia

address about 9.30pm on November 24 last year, where he told the victim he was going to give him a “hiding”.

When the victim tried to call 111, Mcevedy put him in a headlock and punched him in the head repeatedly. The victim broke free and barricaded himself in his bedroom. Mcevedy tried to force the door open and the victim escaped through his bedroom window and went to a neighbour, who called police. Injuries to the victim included bruising and swelling.

“This was offending in relation to a person’s home, you pursued him determinedly when he was

Bodene Lance Boyd, 30, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence on an assault charge if called upon in the next nine months.

Boyd had grabbed the victim and pushed her against the wall in the course of an argument.

Marcus Rangi Tiepa received bail on a charge of threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm.

He was instructed to reside at his Ashburton address with a 6pm to 6am curfew and remanded on bail to appear February 11 for pre-sentence report.

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■ CHILD POVERTY BILL

Bill passes third reading The Prime Minister’s Child Poverty Reduction Bill has passed its third reading in Parliament with near unanimous support from political parties on both sides.

The bill, which will set measures and targets for reducing child poverty, inform strategy to achieve that and require transparent reporting on poverty levels and introduce accountability for governments, was a cornerstone of Labour’s election campaign last year.

The bill passed 119 votes in favour, with only Act opposed.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Ardern said it was no longer just a Labour Party bill.

“This is now an initiative that has been led by a coalition Government with the support of New Zealand First and the Green Party.

And it also is an initiative that has had the support of the National Party. I want to acknowledge that,” Ardern said.

Ardern, who introduced the bill in January, has been invested in it for years before that. She referenced her maiden speech, made

10 years and two days ago.

National agreed in October to support the bill to become law, with some amendments after Ardern and National leader Simon Bridges worked behind the scenes to come to an agreement.

National’s social development spokeswoman Louise Upston said the legislation gave the Opposition and the public the opportunity to measure the progress of the Government.

Minister for Children Tracey Martin said the Children’s Commissioner, along with units inside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Oranga Tamariki and other youth panels had made sure that the voices of children had been clearly articulated in the whole process.

What tens of thousands of New Zealand children have said is the most important thing to them is time for you to spend with them,” Martin said.

Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft recently praised both National and Labour for supporting the bill.

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Plane crash victims on test flight The two men who died in a plane crash at Raglan on Tuesday were believed to be visiting the seaside town during a test flight.

It was understood the owner was currently in the process of selling his Vans-RV4 light aircraft and was taking a prospective new owner on a trial flight.

The bright yellow plane is based in Auckland while it’s believed the owner got his father to carry out the test flight for him.

The owner’s father, who died, lives in the Marlborough region.

It is not known who was flying the plane when it crashed.

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Crews also picked up vital evidence for both CAA and forensic staff who would try to build a picture of how fast the plane was going before it slammed into the soft terrain.

Mortimore confirmed part of the plane was embedded in the mud on impact.

It was secured by firefighters who used a rope to ensure it didn’t move overnight on Tuesday.

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OUR VIEW

Government targets labour shortage N

ew Zealand has long been a country where if something didn’t quite fit someone would find a way to make it.

It has largely been the Kiwi way and for most parts of society it’s worked.

But yesterday, here on our own doorstep, there was an admission that something wasn’t quite fitting everyone, albeit with a finger pointing in the direction of the opposition.

Keen eyes driving down East Street yesterday morning would have been forgiven for thinking that the story last month on the 500 jobs currently available in Ashburton had gone viral again

with television cameras, media and a swagger of councillors and our mayor all assembled beneath the clock tower in Baring Square East.

But the occasion wasn’t for any of those mentioned above.

This time it was political.

Immigration Minister, Ian Lees-Galloway, along with

Labour MP from Rangitata Jo Luxton, was here to make an announcement on potential immigration reforms which he said will simplify the system and make it easier for businesses, but particularly the regions, to get skilled workers on board.

And if we’ve got 500 jobs currently up for grabs, what better place to do it than little old Ashburton.

There’s no doubt that labour shortages are a big problem, particularly in the regions and Lees-Galloway took aim at the previous government and blamed them for trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole for all of New Zealand.

The adoption of a Regional Skills Shortage List, which was part of the announcement yesterday, should be a good result for us as it will help identify more specifically the shortages we are experiencing and in what sectors we are experiencing them – leading to a stronger pointer for temporary migrants of opportunities on our back doorstep.

As it currently stands, close to 20 per cent of the more than 230,000 temporary work visas issued in the 2017 to 2018 period were employer-assisted.

In order to gain one an employer needs to demonstrate through labour market testing

that there is no suitable New Zealand option available to fill the role.

It is refreshing, it must be said, to see something that is for once focussed on the smaller parts of New Zealand.

So much of what is decided at a national level is of huge benefit to the major centres, but it really is the regional parts of this country that keep things ticking over.

So, to see something put together which will specifically benefit not only our region, but other regions like ours, is a breath of fresh air and something we can only hope we start to see more and more of as things progress.

Sakharov from internal exile, and pardoned his wife, Yelena Bonner.

In 2001, the fires that had burned beneath the ruins of the World Trade Centre in New York City for the previous three months were declared extinguished except for a few scattered hot spots.

In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell declared Iraq in “material breach” of a UN disarmament resolution.

Ten years ago: Militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel as Hamas ended a six-month truce.

Five years ago: Discount retailer Target announced that data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts

had been stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. The ceiling partially collapsed onto a packed audience at the Apollo Theatre in London, injuring almost 80 people, seven of them seriously. One year ago: A bus carrying cruise ship passengers on an excursion to Mayan ruins in southeastern Mexico flipped over on a narrow highway, killing 11 travellers and their guide and injuring about 20 others; eight Americans were among those killed. US health officials approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited disease, a treatment that improves the

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Today’s birthdays: Former game show contestant Herb Stempel is 92. Actress Elaine Joyce is 75. Actor Tim Reid is 74.

Paleontologist Richard E. Leakey is 74. Musician John McEuen is 73. Singer Janie Fricke is 71.

Jazz musician Lenny White is 69. Actor Mike Lookinland is 58. Actress Jennifer Beals is 55.

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Thought for today: “Worse than not realising the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.” — Jean Genet (19101986).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, December 19, the 353rd day of 2018. There are 12 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On December 19, 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached by the Republican-controlled House for perjury and obstruction of justice.

On this date: In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, Gen George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter.

In 1813, British forces captured Fort Niagara during the War of 1812.

In 1879, Universal male suffrage introduced in New Zealand. The Qualification of Electors Act extended the right to vote to all European men aged over 21, regardless of whether they owned or rented property. This reform, known as universal male suffrage helped transform New Zealand’s politics in the late 19th century.

In 1907, 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Pennsylvania.

In 1941, The HMS Neptune was lost in a Mediterranean minefield in New Zealand’s worst naval tragedy, the Royal Navy cruiser struck enemy mines and sank off Libya, among the 764 dead were 150 New Zealanders.

In 1946, war broke out in Indochina as troops under Ho Chi Minh launched widespread attacks against the French.

In 1950, Gen Dwight D Eisenhower was named commander of the military forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

In 1957, Meredith Willson’s musical play The Music Man opened on Broadway.

In 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo programme of manned lunar landings.

In 1974, Nelson A Rockefeller was sworn in as the 41st vice president of the United States in the US Senate chamber.

In 1986, the Soviet Union announced it had freed dissident Andrei

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Fallen angels and other catastrophes C

hristmas is always going to be a little tricky for us.

My Dad died just before Christmas three years ago and has left a very big 6”3’ hole in our lives.

That’s not the only tragedy that is linked to this day for us, but I come from a long line of Christmas junkies, and although our family over here is small, we have always fiercely celebrated Christmas with a kind of tenacious determination.

A ‘We can do this, and it will be fun it if it kills us’ kind of attitude.

Sunday would have been my parents wedding anniversary, and momentous occasions like that can become heavy, and I have found the best thing to do is to acknowledge that it is painful, but at the same time try and do something positive and fun.

New memories that don’t push out the old ones but can sit beside them on the shelf to balance things out a bit.

I planned a day where my mother would come, and we would do all things Christmas; Christmas carols on Spotify while we put the tree up (finally), Christmas cookie decorating, make a gingerbread house, and finish up by taking Mum and the kids to Fossil Point Café in Dad’s 1949 Cadillac.

Then he is kind of with us in a way.

mestic goddess, but this is meant for children. How hard can it be?

By the time we finished it looked like a very bad EQC rebuild.

We gave up.

It lays in sticky icing laden pieces.

The children ate the lollies.

Then there’s the Cadillac.

We made it to the café fine.

Win win! Then she had some kind of weird tantrum and just died on the side of the road. Sigh.

At this point, we have a choice.

We can throw our toys fully out of the cot, lose all our sense of humour and just give up.

Or we can re-frame and try and see things from a better angle.

So here goes: Everyone falls down occasionally, even Angels, so let’s not judge her too harshly.

She got there in the end.

No ornaments, children or Grandmothers were harmed during the tree collapse.

Gingerbread houses still taste good even in pieces.

The Cadillacs tantrum was only temporary (and at 70 she is entitled to the odd hissy fit), and I have a wonderful husband who came to the rescue, and the best mechanic and friend on speed dial to talk me through it. (Thanks Brian!).

Claire Inkson

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Seems like a good plan, right?

Here’s the thing about life though.

It likes to take your plans and raise you a bucket load of unexpected speed bumps.

Because … that’s what life does.

So, in a nutshell, the stand on the artificial tree (which is stylish and black, but perhaps that was the problem?) broke (enter duct tape), the Christmas Angel had too much eggnog at the office party and keep falling off the top of the tree (like a million times.)

Then the whole tree just fell over.

Enter string. (Tie that b@#$%!@ to the window, you will not beat me.)

Then, oh, the ginger bread house.

Oh, my goodness.

We could not get the walls to stay on.

The roof kept slipping off.

No matter how much icing.

Maybe the 27ºC day didn’t help?

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I would rather have it in all its raw, real, brutal beauty and feel all of it than have a perfect, uneventful life that even I won’t remember.

This time of the year, we need to focus on the good, in people and in life.

Bring your loved ones close.

Include don’t exclude.

Take in the strays, the lonely and the isolated.

Look after your people, all of them, especially the strong ones.

Claire Inkson is an awardwinning freelance photographer and blogger who is passionate about telling the stories of our people and landscapes through both these mediums. Claire is also passionate about Rural New Zealand: the people, the stories, the history and is dedicated to the positive promotion of New Zealand agriculture. Find her online at www.claireinkson.com The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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■ FRANCE

Referendums demanded France’s “yellow vest” protesters are demanding the right to hold referendums on new legislation that would overrule parliamentary votes.

Referendums, which protesters say would be a more direct form of democracy, have become a key demand of the movement.

They are calling for a “citizens’ initiative referendum” to be triggered if 700,000 people sign an online petition supervised by an independent body.

In addition to introducing or scrapping legislation, people’s votes could be held on international agreements or to oust elected officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, who is the target of much of the protesters’ anger.

The “yellow vests” have no leader, but protesters manning roadblocks across the country voiced the demand for a new system of government by referendum in interviews with French media yesterday.

Grégoire Blanchet, 42, a protester on the A27 motorway in north-eastern France, said: “We want to govern ourselves.”

The numbers of protesters have dwindled, but hardliners are defying government calls to end the unrest. Many dismissed as token gestures concessions by Macron, including an increase in the minimum wage.

“We’ll continue this movement until our demands are met in full, not just some little measures that won’t make much difference,” said Blanchet.

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-Right National Rally, backed the protesters’ call for referendums, as did Jean-Luc Mélenchon, head of the far-Left France Unbowed party.

Both pointed out that the demand had been included in their party manifestos before the emergence of the “yellow vests”.

Macron, whose approval ratings have plunged again since the protests began, has announced town hall meetings across the country to increase public involvement in policymaking.

But the government is struggling to explain how it will pay for Macron’s concessions to protesters. Edouard Philippe, the prime minister, said France’s budget deficit was now likely to exceed the EU limit of three per cent of GDP,.

Macron will face more pressure today in a “black day” of protest by French police, with officers refusing to leave their stations except in response to emergency calls.

- PA The violence is escalating in French protests.

Nigella blasts airbrushing British TV star chef Nigella Lawson has hit out at US TV stations to stop photoshopping her “sticking out stomach”. The TV cook took to Twitter at the weekend, saying the editing was harmful, in that it took a negative view of fat. “I’ve had to tell American TV stations not to airbrush my sticking out stomach.

The hatred of fat, and assumption that we’d all be grateful to be airbrushed thinner is pernicious,” Lawson tweeted.

It came in response to actor Jameela Jamil’s comments in which she criticised columnist Nadine O’Regan saying Photoshop “used as a tool of erasure of ethnicities, our skin colour, our features”.

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■ UNITED STATES

Thrill-killers get to see Bambi, again and again

Bambi’s mum did not meet a good end in the movie.

Authorities have no idea how many deer the Berry family and their associates illegally killed in the fields and forests of southern Missouri over the last decade, but the details of their poaching operation would make any animal lover’s stomach turn.

Over nearly nine years, David Berry and his two sons, David Berry Jr. and Kyle Berry, killed the deer, mostly at night, then cut off their heads and antlers – leaving the bodies to rot where they fell.

There was some financial motivation in the carnage, but authorities said collecting the deer heads was mostly about ego.

“Taking just the heads is their version of obtaining a trophy and leaving the carcass behind is merely an afterthought,” said Randy Doman, the division chief of the Missouri Department of Conservation, told the Springfield News-Leader.

“While there are some cases where poachers go after the antlers for profit, with this bunch it was more about the thrill of the kill itself.”

And so when the Berrys and more than a dozen other poachers were ultimately sentenced, Lawrence county Judge Robert George apparently hoped a little Disney magic would show one of them the error of his ways.

David Berry Jr. “is to view the Walt Disney movie ‘Bambi,’ with the first viewing being on or before December 23, 2018, and at least one such viewing each month thereafter, during Defendant’s incarceration in the Lawrence County Jail.”

Berry Jr. will be in jail for a year.

In a scene that has traumatised generations of children, Bambi’s mother directs him to a patch of new spring grass before a sound startles her.

“Bambi, quick. The thicket,” she urges as the two try to sprint to safety amid the sounds of gunshots.

“Faster! Faster, Bambi! Don’t look back! Keep running! Keep running!”

As David Berry Jr. will undoubtedly learn, those are the last words Bambi’s anthropomorphic mother utters.

- PA

Miley Cyrus somehow managed to avoid a wardrobe malfunction during a stunning performance on Saturday Night Live. Cyrus, 26, wore a silver jacket with no bra during her performance of Nothing Breaks Like A Heart with Mark Ronson on the US comedy show and viewers were flabbergasted. Cyrus and Ronson also performed a touching rendition of Happy Xmas (War is Over) with John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s son, Sean Ono Lennon. The singer, who is dating Liam Hemsworth, also put a lot of faith in double-sided tape for her second outfit of the night.

Shorters’ crash apology TVNZ has apologised after Monday night’s Shortland Street cliffhanger featuring a deadly plane crash aired – within hours of a real life double-fatal aviation tragedy. The episode was the last for the year and concluded with one character dying following the crash.

Earlier in the day, two bodies were retrieved from a mangled wreck after a light aircraft crashed into mudflats at Raglan. A spokesperson from TVNZ apologised to any viewers who might have found Momnday night’s episode disturbing following the Raglan crash.

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et scientist, or even an NZ Super Fund economist, to recognise why there has been severe market turmoil,” he said.

The NZ Super Fund is mandated to take a long-term view on its investment so is weighted towards growth assets – which tend to rise

By Chris KeaLL There’s been a steady stream of warning letters and fines for retailers who sell extended warranties.

Or, at least, those who sell them without meeting their legal obligation to inform a customer about the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA), which already has them covered for many situations.

The fines seem big.

On Friday, for example, came the news that Noel Leeming (part of The Warehouse Group) had been fined $200,000 for misleading consumers about their rights under the CGA. And on October 1, computer retailer PB Tech got hit with a $77,000 fine for similar offences.

But in the context of the revenue involved, they could also be called modest.

In PB Tech’s case, for example, the Commerce Commission alleged that between May 11 and November 30, 2017, the chain sold 4150 of its PB Care extended warranties and AppleCare Warranties without giving customers the information they needed to make an informed choice.

PB Care warranties were sold for between 10-15 per cent of the value of the goods, depending on the length of the warranty. AppleCare warranty prices also varied depending on the product. The commission gave the example that a two-year warranty for a $460 Apple iPad was $129.56 – implying revenue from extended warranties would have been in the hundreds of thousands during the period of offending.

In the case of larger retail chains, millions will be coming in the door from extended warranties.

Consumer NZ says there needs to be a deterrent effect in these verdicts, but it’s not seeing it.

The Fair Trading Act allows for fines of up to $30,000 per offence for the type of offending involved (and the largest fine the act allows for is $600,000). Noel Leeming faced eight charges and PB Tech 14, but each got discounts for pleading guilty and co-operating.

But even if they had been hit with the maximum amount (which would have been $240,000 in Noel Leeming’s case), it would not have been a big sum in the grand scheme of mass market retail.

The commission can also issue warnings, but implied in the Noel Leeming case that these can be ineffectual. It said it had warned or issued compliance advice to Noel Leeming about potentially misleading consumers as to their CGA rights three times since 2007.

Consumer head of research Jessica Wilson says her organisation wants fines in the Fair Trading Act increased.

“At present, the maximum is $600,000. In comparison, Australia has increased penalties under its fair trading legislation to $A10 million,” she says.

“The courts there can also look at the revenue the company earned from its offending and charge a higher fine if warranted.”

The Aussie equivalent to the commission, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has used its wider powers too. It took a federal case against Apple which, on June 19, was ordered to pay $A9m in damages in an extended warranty case.

That’s the sort of sum that makes everybody sit up and take notice.

The Commerce Commission should also be given broader powers to issue fines, without the need to go to court, when there are clear breaches of the Fair Trading Act, Wilson says.

The Herald put Consumer’s higher-fines concept to Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi.

Faafoi says he asked Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to review consumer laws, including the Fair Trading Act, in a process that started in June this year.

“I am expecting their advice early in 2019, including in relation to enforcement and remedies under the Fair Trading Act,” he says.

“I will then consider whether these are still fit for purpose, or whether we need to make more change to ensure they deliver the right outcomes and provide the right protection for consumers.”

Your rights under the CGA Consumer has labelled extended warranties as worthless in most cases, given customers are being sold rights they already enjoy under the Consumer Guarantees Act. There can be reasons to buy an extended warranty. The CGA doesn’t apply to business purchases, and some extended warranties will give you a replacement while a good is under repair, for example.

But a retailer can only sell one if they provide a customer with a summary of their rights under the CGA first, plus a summary of how the retailer’s extended warranty compares to the CGA. – NZME

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Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

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Buy price

1072 304 2500 117.5 129 700 456 508 585 2108 1221 491 455 710 256 510 155 356 152 265 134 3000 357 340 525 214 98 499 143 175.5 312 835 1079 650 426 202 199 343 412.5 187 619 835 481 631 620 332 205 2550 565

Sell price

1088 309.5 2570 118 130 701 475 509 589 2120 1230 497 461 714 258 516 155.5 357 154 266 135 3060 360 343.5 532 222 101 502 144 177 328 840 1097 660 430 203 205 346 420 190 621 850 489 633 625 333 205.5 2598 575

Last sale

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cal late-cycle behaviour, he said.

On top of that there was added pressure from trade tension between the US and China, political uncertainty in the UK and Europe and weakness in emerging markets – including China.

“You don’t have to be a rock-

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tive in October when global markets took big falls.

International equity markets are now lower than they were at the start of the year, said Mike Frith, NZ Super Fund manager, Economics.

What we were seeing was typi-

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Returns for the NZ Super Fund – the government savings vehicle managing $40 billion of tax payer money – have followed global markets back down to earth with a thud.

According to the fund’s December Investment Environment Report it has returned 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months – a big shift from the double-digit returns it has managed during the bull market of the past several years.

The fund has also shifted to a more defensive stance – with more liquid assets than usual – to cope with the slump ... or what it describes as the “late stage of the economic cycle”.

More market falls in the past week have Wall Street indexes on track to end the year in the red.

Chinese markets are down by more than 20 per cent and the local NZX-50 is up just 3 per cent for the year.

The fund has averaged an almost 11 per cent return per year over the past three years. Last year it returned 12.4 per cent and in 2016 it returned more than 20 per cent.

The fund’s returns were nega-

more during bull markets but can also fall more sharply during corrections.

It looks out to at least 2035 (the earliest a government will begin to withdraw money to help pay for New Zealand Superannuation) and beyond.

“We’re a long-term investor and our endowments allow us to ride through a rough period like we’ve just experienced,” Frith said.

At the moment the fund had a higher proportion of liquid assets to illiquid assets than it would have on average over the cycle, he said.

In other words it has taken a more defensive stance, shifting towards more liquid assets such as cash and 90 Day Bank Bills.

“If we are in the late stages of the economic cycle and prices are high and downside risks prevail then this is a good place to be.”

It meant the fund could stand major liquidity demands if markets fall further.

“We’re not saying this will happen,” Frith said, “but it means we’ll be positioned for it all the same.”

It also meant the fund was well positioned to buy more assets as they got cheaper, he said. – NZME

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8,688.36 –57.22 –0.65%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,738.77 –32.89 –0.57%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,453.01 –59.16 –0.62%

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PGG Wrightson ASB Capital A Pr Fletcher Building Mercury NZ TeamTalk

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q Gold

1,241.65

London – $US/ounce

–1.1

–0.09%

q Silver London – $US/ounce

14.60

–0.08

–0.54%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

6,095.50

–8.5

–0.14%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Dec 18, 2018

TT buy

Australia 0.969 Canada 0.9381 China 5.0317 Euro 0.6187 Fiji 1.5052 Great Britain 0.5532 Japan 79.03 Samoa 1.858 South Africa 10.0427 Thailand 22.83 United States 0.7001

TT sell

0.9365 0.9035 4.4165 0.5919 1.3842 0.5338 75.71 1.6233 9.6782 21.74 0.675

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Salads for Christmas Day? W

ho said Christmas dinner has to be about hot vegetables, traditional potatoes, carrots and peas?

When it comes to a festive meal Kiwi style, many people now step away from tradition and, in many families, the more casual, the better.

And that’s when salads that are a little different come into their own. Team them with hot meats, barbecue meats or cold meat. They’re an all-round winner.

Cauliflower and couscous salad 1 cauliflower, trimmed, cut into florets 1/2 C olive oil 2T pinenuts 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2t Moroccan seasoning 1C pearl couscous 1/4 C dried cranberries 1 1/2 C boiling water 1/3 C lemon juice 1 bunch coriander, stems removed

Potato and avocado salad

Courgette and red pepper salad

150g small green beans, trimmed 150g small butter beans, trimmed 800g new potatoes, scrubbed 100g diced ham 2 avocados, halved, stones removed, peeled, sliced 1/3 C mayonnaise 1 large lime, rind finely grated, juiced 1/3 C dill sprigs

2T extra virgin olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 red pepper, deseeded, cut into 15 x 2cm lengths 3 medium courgettes, cut lengthwise 2 lemons, zested, and 1T juice 2T parsley, chopped ■ Heat 1T oil in a saucepan. Add the garlic and peppers.

■ Sauté on a low heat for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, set aside.

■ Using the same pan, add the remaining oil. Add the courgettes and lemon zest.

■ Cook again on a low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.

■ Place capsicums and garlic back in the pan. Add lemon juice, season.

■ Toss and place on a serving platter, sprinkle with parsley.

■ Cook green beans and butter beans until tender.

■ Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a colander and refresh under cold water.

■ Pat dry with paper towel. Return water to the boil.

■ Add potatoes to saucepan and cook for 12 minutes or until just tender.

■ Drain and set aside to cool slightly. Cut in half lengthways.

■ Arrange beans, potatoes, ham and avocado on a platter.

■ Combine mayonnaise, lime rind and 1 1/2 T lime juice in a bowl.

■ Pour dressing over salad.

■ Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle over dill.

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■ In a large bowl, toss tomatoes with feta and parsley.

■ Drizzle dressing over salad and season to taste.

Lentil salad with peas and beans 1C French-style lentils 4C water 200g trimmed green beans 200g trimmed sugar-snap peas 1C frozen peas 1 finely chopped red onion 100ml olive oil 2T lemon juice 1/4 C coarsely chopped mint.

Place French-style lentils and 4C water in a saucepan.

Bring to the boil over high heat.

Reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes or until just tender. Drain and set aside.

Cook 200g trimmed green beans in a saucepan of boiling, salted water for 2 minutes.

Add 200g trimmed sugar-snap peas and cook for 2 minutes.

Add 1C frozen peas. Cook for a further 2 minutes. Drain.

Place in iced water for 5 minutes.

Drain and combine with lentils and red onion.

Whisk 100ml olive oil with 2T lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

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■ Meanwhile, place pine nuts on to another tray ■ Roast for 5-8 minutes or until golden and add to the cauliflower.

■ Heat 1T of the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and add onion and garlic.

■ Cook for 4 minutes or until softened.

■ Mix in Moroccan seasoning, then add couscous, cranberries and water.

■ Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until couscous is tender.

■ Remove from heat and cool.

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■ Roughly chop half the coriander and stir through.

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Lamb 350g Quality Mark lamb shoulder (or diced lamb shoulder) 1/2 t ground cumin 1/2 t smoked paprika 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 bay leaves Pared rind of 1/2 lemon 4C Campbell’s Real Stock – Vegetable 400g can chopped tomatoes in juice 1/2 C lentils 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, diced To serve 2 handfuls fresh coriander leaves, chopped

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and vegetable stock. Place over a low heat and simmer, covered, until the lamb is tender, about an hour.

■ Pour in 2C water, tomatoes, lentils, onion and carrot and simmer for a further 30 minutes until all is tender.

■ To serve: Sprinkle with fresh coriander leaves and serve with warm crusty bread if you wish.

■ Slow cooker option: Preheat slow cooker for 20 minutes.

Trim away excess fat from lamb and place in slow cooker with remaining ingredients, except coriander and slow cook on low for 6-8 hours.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

In brief

■ OPINION

Latham’s timing impeccable T

om Latham, take a bow.

You have almost singlehandedly got the summer of international cricket on New Zealand soil off to a stunning start.

I say almost, because while Latham’s incredible knock of 264 not out against Sri Lanka in the first test was by far the most outstanding feature of the match, it actually formed part of what was a pretty good all-round performance.

It also came just days after the Blackcaps had pulled off an historic test series win over Pakistan in the UAE, so when you put all of those things together, the Black Caps probably couldn’t be in a much better situation right now.

When you looked at the two teams heading into this home series, the Black Caps were fourth in the ICC test cricket rankings and Sri Lanka sixth.

While we must have gone in as warm favourites on that ranking and the fact we were playing on home soil alone, Sri Lanka were still likely to pose

some tricky questions.

Sri Lanka headed out to bat at the start of the game at Wellington’s Basin Reserve and were met by a Tim Southee in outstanding form.

He ripped through the Sri Lankan batting line-up, making their top order look less than ordinary and finishing with six first innings wickets to his name.

While they recovered from their atrocious start and to managed to get through to a respectable total of 282, the Blackcaps proved to have all the answers.

Latham and Jeet Raval opened the batting and got us off to a pretty good start.

Both were travelling along quite nicely when the commentators made mention of both potentially going on make triple figures.

With both players a wee way off the 50 mark at that point, it was a bit far out to be making calls like that.

Predictably, a few balls later, Raval went out.

But Latham was far from done.

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After a slow and steady start, he settled into a nice pace and looked in full control.

At stumps on day two, he was blocking balls straight out of the middle of the bat and the signs were there that Monday could be a day not to be missed.

Latham produced the highest score by a test opener carrying his bat, going unbeaten through an entire innings, and well surpassed his previous highest test score of 177, also achieved at the Basin.

When you looked at Latham’s efforts in detail, you realised just how special a performance it actually was.

He batted for more than 11 hours and notched up the

highest individual test score by any international player in 2018, which was also the sixth-highest innings by a New Zealander.

And he wasn’t done either.

He was on 264 and still looking as comfortable as ever when he lost his final partner with his side’s score at 578.

Had he not run out of partners, it was likely that captain Kane Williamson would have pulled the pin and declared at some point, but how awesome would it have been if he’d been able to keep going?

Brendon McCullum’s record 302, scored on the same ground in 2014, was under serious threat.

The summer of cricket may have just been getting under way on New Zealand soil and I don’t want to jinx it, like those commentators did to Raval in the first innings, but everything was pointing towards this summer being a pretty good one.

And with a world cup just around the corner – starting in England in May – the timing couldn’t be better.

Liverpool draw Bayern Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool will take on Bayern Munich in a duel of five-time winners and one of three intriguing English-German ties in the last 16 draw of the European Champions League. The unbeaten English Premier League leaders coached by German Klopp have had the upper hand in both previous continental meetings, the 2001 European Super Cup and the 1981 Champions Cup semi-finals.

Manchester City forward Leroy Sane faces up to his former club in the form of Schalke and Tottenham play unbeaten Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund for the third time in four years after the draw made yesterday in Nyon, Switzerland.

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Tranmere still in Cup Tranmere set up an FA Cup third-round clash with Premier League giants Tottenham as Connor Jennings’ superb first-half double handed them a 2-0 victory in a replay against non-league Southport. Two stunning volleys from Jennings ensured the League Two club will host Mauricio Pochettino’s men at Prenton Park next month, although they did not have it all their own way in the second half. Keeper Dion Charles twice had to pull off fingertip saves from Southport’s Scott Davies rockets.

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■ RUGBY

Carter adds to impressive list Dan Carter may be nearing the end of his professional rugby career, but the former All Black isn’t slowing down on collecting titles and personal accolades.

The All Black legend was named MVP of the Japanese Championship this week after leading his side, the Kobe Kobelco Steelers, to the title in his debut season with five conversions and one penalty.

Off the back of a successful three seasons with Paris club Racing 92, the 36-year-old was also named top kicker with a decent 86.2 per cent success rate across the Japanese Championship season.

Such success isn’t new to Carter, who still stands as the all-time International and Super Rugby points scorer and is considered by many as the greatest first-five in the history of the game.

It all started in 2001 when Carter was part of the Canterbury side which won the former domestic rugby competition, the National Provincial Championship.

Kicking off his international career at the age of 19 with the All Blacks in 2003, the playmaker won his first of nine Tri Nations titles with the national side.

Within the following two years, Carter was named Super 14 Player of the Year, back-to-back Kelvin Tremain Memorial New Zealand Player of the Year, IRB Player of the Year and secured a Super Rugby Championship, series victory over the British and Irish Lions, and a successful Grand Slam Tour with the All Blacks.

And it didn’t end there. After being part of the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup winning side in 2011 and 2015, and claiming the annual Tri Nations series with the team for three consecutive years, Carter was awarded a New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby shortly after announcing his move to France to play for Racing 92.

Although having such an impressive list of awards to his name, Carter said after being awarded MVP that winning honours wasn’t what drove his desire to play.

“It’s a really proud moment for someone that has had such a long career and is getting to the end of that career,” Carter told Kyodo News.

“But that’s not why I play the game.

“I play to try and benefit my team and help them win titles. It’s not about individual awards like this.

“But at the same time it’s nice to know the hard work and sacrifice that I have put in this year has been recognised.”

Carter’s contract will see him back for the 2019-2020 Japanese rugby season to defend the championship title.

Two major titles have alluded Carter throughout his career, the European Rugby Champions Cup which he made the final of in 2016 with Racing but left the field injured in a 21-9 defeat to Saracens.

And the Meads Cup. Maybe a something the likes of Mid Canterbury and South Can-

Dan Carter is happy with the Kobe Kobelco Steelers. terbury could focus on to make their pitches to Carter for a return home.

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HONOURS LIST Full list of Dan Carter’s honours: 2001 NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion 2003 Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion

2004 Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy (NZ Player of the Year) Rebel Sport Super 14 Player of the Year NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion 2005 Kelvin Tremain Memorial Trophy (NZ Player of the Year) IRB Player of the Year Super Rugby Champion Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion British and Irish Lions Series Victory

Home Nations Grand Slam Tour 2006 Rebel Sport Super 14 Player of the Year Super Rugby Champion Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion 2007 Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion 2008 NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion Super Rugby Champion Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion Home Nations Grand Slam Tour 2009 NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion Top 14 Champion 2010 NPC/Air New Zealand Cup Champion Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion Home Nations Grand Slam Tour 2011 NZ Conference Winner Rugby World Cup Champion 2012 IRB Player of the Year Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion 2013 Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion 2014 Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship Champion 2015 IRB Player of the Year BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Rugby World Cup Champion 2016 Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby New Year Honours Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year Top 14 Champion 2018 Japan Top League title – MVP

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■ CRICKET

In brief

Sri Lanka in record form

By Niall aNdersoN For two straight days the Black Caps have re-written the record books – but yesterday, they were on the wrong side of history.

For the first time in the history of cricket tests played in New Zealand, a full day went by without a wicket falling, as the Sri Lankan pair of Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews put on a batting masterclass at the Basin Reserve.

It came at a superb time for the visitors – the Black Caps were marching towards victory in the first test, but now, an incredible fightback and a bleak weather forecast looks to have rained on their parade.

After all of the twists, turns and incredible comebacks of the Pakistan series, it looked like the Black Caps’ return home would produce far more formulaic tests, but Sri Lanka had other ideas.

A 246-run partnership between Mendis [116*] and Mathews [117*] lasted the entire day – it was also the first wicketless day in any test since 2008 – allowing Sri Lanka to get to stumps at 259-3, and surely denying New Zealand an expected victory.

Sure, Sri Lanka are still 37 runs behind with a day to go, but weather looks set to have the final say, with the forecast predicting steady rain for the whole day.

Besides, even if it cleared – what evidence would there be to suggest the Black Caps could snap their partnership?

Still, rain would be a limp conclusion to a strangely compelling test.

A day after Tom Latham sent records tumbling, Mendis and Mathews compiled the biggest partnership of all time for Sri Lanka against New Zealand, barely offering a chance in their marathon stay at the crease.

The pair displayed the type of discipline Latham had displayed in his 264, and after losing three wickets in 12 overs the night before, it was like a new wicket had been inserted overnight, such was the ease they batted with.

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Mendis was the early aggressor, pulling with aplomb and negating – and angering – Neil Wagner, whose usual short-ball danger soon turned into monotonous surety as he went for 100 runs in 21 overs.

So long the Black Caps’ failsafe when their first option wasn’t working, Wagner couldn’t muster any chances, and his combination with a tidy Ajaz Patel couldn’t repeat their heroics from the United Arab Emirates.

As Mendis slowed down, showing good discipline, Mathews stepped up. In his second resurrection of the test – having scored 83 after coming in at 9-3 in the first innings – Mathews first battened down the hatches, then also joined in on the shortball fun – scoring the bulk of his runs via pull or hook shots.

New Zealand’s bowlers couldn’t even muster appeals, as session by session went by without any hope of breaking the partnership. From starting the day at 20-3, Sri Lanka reached 122-3 at lunch, then 197-3 at tea – constant, steady, easy accumulation. By then, Mendis had brought up his sixth test hundred from 215 balls – aptly pulling away a short ball to fine leg – and Mathews similarly brought up three figures with a flick through mid-wicket.

After Sri Lanka had gone 11 test innings without a century, suddenly two had come along at once, and adding to New Zealand’s frustration was the fact just one breakthrough could have sparked something – Sri Lanka have a long tail – but they never even got close.

Mathews celebrated his hundred with push-ups – a pointed celebration to critics of his fitness – and rightly so, as it took a powerful and indefatigable effort to deny New Zealand.

Rain would seem a harsh way to decide the test – and both teams would love to settle the battle on the field. But, the Black Caps were in a prime position to end it yesterday, and Sri Lanka weathered the storm.

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Smashing final over Some late Heather Graham heroics helped Perth Scorchers to a famous WBBL Super Over victory against Hobart Hurricanes in a run-laden contest at Bellerive Oval yesterday. Needing 17 runs off the last of their allotted 20 overs, Graham crashed 16 from the bowling of Heather Knight, including two off the final ball, to haul her side level. The visitors then took home the points by scoring 16 off the additional over, while the Hurricanes could only manage 2-8. Nicole Bolton thumped 15 off five balls in the added over, including a massive six. The Scorchers had seemed dead and buried heading into the final stages of the match, with 52 required off the last five overs, but the 22-year-old Graham picked the perfect time to post a seasonbest 44 not out off 30 deliveries.

Lauren Ebsary (20 off 11 balls) played a crucial supporting role with Graham, as the Scorchers eventually reached 6-173.

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RESULTS ■ Shooting Smallbore Target Shooting December 8 Ashburton Outdoor at 50 meters Sandy Bennett 284.10, Steve McArthur 282.7, Carl Nordqvist 287.5, Allan Mitchell 264.2.

Fullbore Target Shooting, Ashburton District Rifle Club, 16 December, at 600 yards.

TR, John Miller 49.4, 50.3, 99.7, Megan Snowden 49.4, 49.4, 98.7, Brian Hawksby 48.2, 47.3, 95.5, John Fleming 46.1, 48.2, 94.3, Coby Snowden 38.2, 44.1, 82.3.

FTR, Murray Cook 60.5, 56.1, 116.6, Brian Graystone 60.3, 54.0, 114.3, Mark Alexander 56.3, 55.0, 111.3, FO, George Cuthbert 57.2, 55.4, 112.6, Stuart Amos 49.0, 59.6, 108.6, Sam Letham 50.1, 57.2, 107.3.

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Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews, (left), celebrates after scoring a century with team-mate Kusal Mendis yesterday.

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For the OAT Shield December 15 Ashburton District Rifle Club v Oamaru Rifle Club at Oamaru. Seven shot matches at 300, 500 and 600 yards, won by Oamaru Club 507 points to Ashburton Club 497 points.

Oamaru team, TR, Robbie Gilchrist, 28.1, 32.2, 35.2, 95.5, Hannes Brienesse 34.1, 29.1, 23.1, 86.3, Bruce Plant 29.1, 30.0, 23.0, 82.1, FO, Sharon Grimsey 41.3, 39.1, 39.2, 119.6, Les Grimsey 42.3, 42.1, 41.1, 125.5, total 507.20.

Ashburton Team, John Snowden 35.5, 35.4, 35.3, 105.12, John Miller 34.1, 34.4, 35.3, 103.8, John Fleming 25.1, 33.3, 32.1, 90.5, Coby Snowden 24.0, 24.0, 29.0, 77.0, FTR, Murray Cook 42.5, 39.2, 41.2, 122.9, total 479.34.

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It’s Christmas on the croquet courts It was a festive day of fun when the Waireka Croquet Club came together for a Christmas party and a few games of croquet at the club’s Phillip Street grounds on Saturday afternoon. Pictured partaking in the fun day was Pat Alson.

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■ TENNIS

Young star playing ASB

By Michael Burgess One of the most promising players in women’s tennis will be coming to Auckland in 2019.

American teenager Amanda Anisimova, who is the youngest player in the top 100 of the WTA Tour, has been given a wildcard into the ASB Classic.

Anisimova hit the headlines in May, when as a 16-year-old she upset two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova to reach the round of sixteen at Indian Wells, which is recognised as the biggest tournament outside the grand slams.

The Florida-based Anisimova backed that up with a run to the round of 16 in Cincinnati, before a stunning week in Hiroshima, Japan, where she came through qualifying to reach the final, winning seven matches in total and beating two seeds on the way.

Before she turned professional, Anismova won the Junior US Open and reached number two on the ITF rankings.

“We have had a pretty good track record in recent years identifying the next wave of stars of the WTA,” said ASB Classic tournament director Karl Budge.

“Jelena Ostapenko, Sloane Stephens and recently Naomi Osaka have all come to Auckland early in their careers before going on to Grand Slam success. Given Amanda is still only 17 years old, she is well ahead of where those three girls were at the same time of their careers.”

Anisimova ended the year ranked 96.

That was a climb of almost 100 places in the previous 12 months (her 2017 year end ranking was 192).

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In brief Grosjean French captain The French tennis federation says Sebastien Grosjean has been appointed as the country’s Davis Cup captain. Grosjean takes over from Yannick Noah after Amelie Mauresmo pulled out to focus on her new coaching job with French player Lucas Pouille. The French federation says Grosjean will also be in charge of the men’s team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 40year-old Grosjean won four titles, including the 2001 Paris Masters, before retiring in 2010.

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Sailor backs Bird Brisbane great Wendell Sailor felt “sorry” for Jack Bird during his maiden NRL season at Red Hilland believes he was rushed back onto the park. An unabashed fan of the premiership-winner, Sailor said he expected Bird to regain his swagger in 2019 under the tutelage of new Broncos coach Anthony Seibold. Bird was restricted to just eight appearances this year because of injury and his season was considered a disappointment.

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Warriors ‘backstabbers’

Amanda Anisimova

The Warriors have copped a huge serve from an NRL veteran for their handling of Shaun Johnson’s departure. Top NRL pundit Jamie Soward, the former State of Origin playmaker, has blasted the club as backstabbers and for “kicking” Johnson on his departure to the Sharks. Soward, who played over 200 first grade NRL games, made a special point of criticising the Warriors while making predictions for the 2019 season on NRL.com. they will collapse to 14th next season.

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■ NEW ZEALAND DERBY

Penteverest eyes Derby Penteverest could be set on a path towards the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) in March after impressing his connections with his victory in the Dunstan Feeds 1500 Championship Qualifier (1600m) at Ellerslie on Sunday.

The three-year-old son of Pentire made it two wins in succession, with his only other run this season resulting in a runner-up

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performance at Te Aroha when fresh-up for the stable.

“It was a nice effort, he’s a progressive horse and has kept improving as he’s gone along.

“We put a hood on him, which really improved him,” said Ken Kelso, who trains in partnership with his wife Bev and Mark Donoghue.

Kelso has had the Chestnut gelding in his stable from the

start of this season and believes he is improving with time.

“Graeme Sanders had him early on as a two-year-old and ran him first-up in the two-year-old slipper at Matamata.

“He was still a colt then, I got him as an early three-year-old and he was gelded by then and he was always going to take time and he was probably a bit shinsore early on.

“He didn’t show us a lot, but he’s kept improving as he’s gone along.”

Penteverest’s next assignment will be at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, where he will line-up in the Gr.2 Jamieson Park Auckland Guineas (1600m) before a possible tilt at loftier targets.

“We will give him another run at a mile. “At this stage we’ll look to run him on January 1 in the Guineas race.”

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In brief Satriani wins debut The Bruce Wallace and Allan Peard-trained Satriani made the best possible start to his career, winning on debut at Ruakaka in the Hirepool (1000m). The threeyear-old son of Sufficient settled towards the rear of the field from his outside barrier under jockey Andrew Calder who sat patiently on his charge throughout.

Satriani was pulled wide down the straight to breeze past his opposition to win comfortably by a length and a quarter over race favourite Foo An Songs. “He certainly did come home strongly,” Peard said.

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Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 5.17pm EQUINOX RESTAURANT AT FORBURY PARK MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46., mobile, 2200m 1 02463 Jamies Bad Boy (1) fr.......................R Close 2 00 Pacific Chal (2) fr............................N Burton 3 0P700 Bronte Lindenny (3) fr .....................R Swain 4 57x68 Bullys Princess (4) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 5 6x722 Hold On Arizona (5) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 6 000 Bettor Move On (6) fr .............. S O’Reilly (J) 7 3047x Beaudiene Emerald (7) fr ...........M Lewis (J) 8 53249 Star Ruler (8) fr ...................... J Morrison (J) 2 5.47 WELCOME DUNEDIN CASINO MOBILE PACE $7000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr50., 2200m 1 5x Vi Lee (1) fr ......................................J Young 2 6 Shesheartandsole (2) fr ..................J W Cox 3 78 With The Stars (3) fr 4 36 S P F Three (4) fr ......................... S McNally 5 Kenny’s Pride (5) fr.......................T Williams 6 Days Of Destiny (6) fr

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■ PRINCESS TIFFANY

A problem filly

By Michael Guerin The connections of last season’s champion juvenile pacing filly Princess Tiffany are leaving no stone unturned to try and get to the bottom of her underwhelming start to the season.

Unbeaten last season when she won the Jewels and Breeders Crown, Princess Tiffany has finished third and fourth at Alexandra Park the last two Fridays, costing punters a fortune and confusing her trainers.

So she has been sent to Matamata’s Veterinary Services clinic for scintigraphy, a process in which dye is injected into a horse before scanning to pinpoint areas of possible soreness.

While it used to be relatively rarely used on racehorses it has become more commonplace and the All Stars, who train Princess Tiffany, will sometimes send their horses for the scanning process at the end of long campaigns.

But Princess Tiffany is just beginning her campaign and has a $150,000 Sires’ Stakes Mark Championship, for which she could still be favourite, at Alexandra Park on December 31.

So her scintigraphy is to try and work out why she is racing below her best.

“Mark (Purdon, trainer) thinks something might be annoying her but we can’t work out what, which is where the scintigraphy is so good,” says stable travelling foreman Matt Bowden.

“We are not thinking it is anything serious but at least this way we will know and we are still confident of getting her

to the Sires’ Stakes Final.”

Princess Tiffany’s expensive failure on Friday and the horrible mid-race smash in her event somewhat detracted from the emergence of unheralded filly Belle Of Montana.

She is now a group two winner after just four starts for trainer Barry Purdon and paced the 2200m mobile in a very slick 3:28.3, quicker than both her stablemates Dream About Me (Queen Of Hearts) and Ultimate Sniper (Alabar Classic) as they won the other major 2200m mobiles on the night.

While the fields for the December 31 meeting won’t be out until December 27, there has already been a big shortener in the markets for the group ones with Marcoola now into $1.75 to win the National Trot.

He moved into a $1.90 after destroying his opposition in the Lyell Creek last Friday and is even shorter now as second favourite Speeding Spur has been ruled out of the race.

“He has had a really busy Purdon time obviously with the Inter Dominion so we will freshen him up now and then all going well head back to Australia for the Great Southern Star,” says co-trainer Josh Dickie.

There must also be doubts after Luby Lou, who sits on the fourth line of betting, making it to the National Trot as she has yet to race this season and her only chance of a lead-up race would be $50,000 Flying Mile to be run at Cambridge on Christmas Eve. - HRNZ

Sunday, December 23 Ashburton Racecourse First race 12.05 pm Family Fun day at the Races. Admission gold coin donation with proceeds to local branch of Cancer Society.

Free race book, live music and plenty of activities for the kids.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

■ TOP TROTTER RETURNS

Enghien back on track One of the forgotten stars of the open class trotting ranks is fast closing in on a return to the track.

And, if all goes well in the coming fortnight, the plan is to have Enghien back at the races very early in the New Year.

The dual Derby winner hasn’t been seen since finishing fifth in the 4YO Ruby at the Harness Jewels earlier in the season, but is primed for a return according to co-trainer, Greg Hope who trains with his wife, Nina.

“He’s coming up really nicely,” he said.

“We will look at a public run for him this week somewhere and then

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the plan is to head to Central Otago for the free for all at Omakau.”

The Hope stable have given the son of Love You a long and gradual build up towards a return to the track and he’s not prepared to go in all guns a-blazing and automatically start throwing the rising star into the deep end.

That means that after Omakau the focus will shift to the Four and Five-Year-Old Trotting Championship at Addington and then what happens next will be up to how well the now five-year-old handles it all.

“We’re not going to put too much pressure on him, he’ll show

us how he’s going.

“That race at Addington is the first main target though.”

Meanwhile, in other good news for fans of the Hope stable, Monbet returned to fast work this week and was looking big and strong.

“He’s just started to ramp things up again, but we won’t see him until probably February all going well.”

After dominating the trotting ranks for a couple of seasons with Monbet, Enghien and Quite A Moment, it’s been lean for the past 12 months.

But all of a sudden there’s a bit of light on the horizon for the

Woodend Beach stable.

A G’s White Socks will join Enghien and a few other members of the stable in Omakau with about a dozen horses heading to Westport and then Reefton.

“We’re casting the net far and wide this year; there will be horses at Ashburton, Westport, Motukarara and then down in Central as well so it’s going to take a little bit of sorting out.”

The Hope stable is running at about a winner in every five starts with 22 wins on the board but with a strong summer racing team those numbers are set to increase.

Trainer Greg Hope

Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 2.32 STIHL SHOP MATAMATA MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 333x2 Beached As Bro (13) 58.5.............J Waddell 2 040x3 Resurgence h (9) 58.5 ....................J Riddell 3 0048x Mighty Colombo (1) 58.5........J Fawcett (a2) 4 798x5 Roc Wheeler h (4) 58.5 ...............T Thornton 5 056 Tasman Warrior (12) 57 ................M McNab 6 0 Dream Patch h (7) 57 .......... T Yanagida (a3) 7 Trumpet (8) 57.................................S Collett 8 4723 Bethany (11) 56.5 ......................M Cameron 9 644x6 Heliberry (5) 56.5 .............................S Rusof 10 9x474 Miss Pacific h (18) 56.5 ...............C Lammas 11 0x036 En Soie h (6) 56.5 ......................R Elliot (a1) 12 05x69 Fine And Dandee h (17) 56.5..... L Satherley 13 5 Sockatash (15) 56.5 ........................ J Nason 14 65275 Imelda Mary h (10) 55 .............. D Danis (a3) 15 47 Verbier (14) 55 ...............................V Colgan 16 You May Be Right 55.................... Scratched 17 00 Because h (2) 57............................. S Spratt 18 80x67 Akaba h (16) 56.5 19 060x0 Impeccable Choice (19) 58.5 20 487x0 Guillocharm 58.5 .......................... Scratched 21 098 Lagertha 56.5............................... Scratched 22 0x008 Soda h (3) 56.5 Emergencies: Because, Akaba, Impeccable Choice, Guillocharm, Lagertha, Soda 2 3.07pm MATAMATA VET SERVICES MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 3840x The Fame Game (11) 58.5..........T Thornton 2 Craigievar (1) 58.5 .................J Fawcett (a2) 3 9 Bonfire bh (3) 57 ...........................J Waddell 4 666 Golden Sun bh (6) 57......................J Riddell 5 3723x Sheeznoteasy (10) 56.5 .................. S Spratt

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6 x7535 Spinnaker Bay h (7) 56.5 .....T Newman (a3) 7 687x4 Happy Hitter (9) 56.5 ........................S Rusof 8 7x4 Lowprofile (12) 56.5 9 x7x4x The White Queen b (5) 56.5............S Collett 10 00x Avoca Willow h (4) 56.5.................. S McKay 11 The Flying Mullet (8) 56.5 ...........C Lammas 12 32 She’s A Goddess bh (13) 55 13 Don’t Doubt Me h (2) 55........... D Danis (a3) 3 3.42 CARRFIELDS LIVESTOCK MATAMATA MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN 3YO, 1200m 1 43857 Sagunto h (7) 57.5 ......................... S McKay 2 94 Whatacracker (6) 57.5.....................S Collett 3 Mannering (3) 57.5.......................... S Spratt 4 65 Uncle Ern h (10) 57.5 5 9 Bonfire bh (8) 57.5 ........................J Waddell 6 666 Golden Sun bh (5) 57.5...................J Riddell 7 32 She’s A Goddess bh (9) 55.5 ......C Lammas 8 8x04 Porshabelle (2) 55.5 ....................T Thornton 9 Kainui Rose h (1) 55.5 ............. D Danis (a3) 10 Servilia (4) 55.5 ................................S Rusof 4 4.22pm HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY JAMES BROSNAN MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 8x0x4 Future Patch h (14) 58.5 .................J Riddell 2 3694x King Of The Dance h (9) 58.5 ...P Pilley (a2) 3 60x0 Holy Loch 58.5 ............................. Scratched 4 70x60 Quintos 58.5................................. Scratched 5 8 Vedo Rosso (12) 58.5 ..................... S Spratt 6 6 Sponge Bob h (16) 57 7 33022 Out Of The Park b (6) 56.5............J Waddell 8 454x3 Secretaria (2) 56.5 .....................M Coleman 9 82 Vichy h (5) 56.5 ..........................R Elliot (a1) 10 0630x Misstumut (11) 56.5 ................... L Satherley 11 458x Cherry Lane (13) 56.5 ..........T Newman (a3) 12 7 Seemax 56.5 ................................ Scratched 13 2 Kylie Bax h (3) 55 .............................S Rusof 14 99 Jojo Roxx (1) 55 -

5 36x13 Pokuru Wild d (8) 58.5 ..................J Waddell 6 1 Taming The Shrew h (5) 57.5T Yanagida (a3) 7 6x509 Our McKay d (9) 57 .........................S Collett 8 5050x Itsabird (1) 56.5 ......................... T Miles (a4) 9 0x730 Stitch dh (2) 55...........................M Cameron 7 6.06pm BELL & GRAHAM BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS R72 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 1016x Island Bay d (11) 59 ...................R Elliot (a1) 2 26x60 Fionesay dmh (9) 59 ........... T Yanagida (a3) 3 43284 Fortune Patch dh (1) 59 ........... D Danis (a3) 4 1776x Solomon tdh (6) 58 ................J Fawcett (a2) 5 1447x Maltese Ruby d (7) 57.5 ..................S Collett 6 30x13 Wonder Woman h (10) 57 ....T Newman (a3) 7 2201x Boundary tm (2) 56 ................ T Taiaroa (a4) 8 44165 Jet Charged tdm (5) 56 ................... R Jones 9 3x11 Rose Bowl d (4) 56 ..........................S Rusof 10 77320 Matuzalem dh (8) 55.5 ................... S McKay 11 0x248 No Finer Pins h (3) 54 ................M Coleman 8 6.39pm NOBLE & LEE 1600 R72 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 17371 Tweedledee tdmh (8) 61.5 .. T Yanagida (a3) 2 x2313 Ladynadel b (5) 59.5 ..... A Goindasamy (a4) 3 179x3 Lady Painton h (4) 57 .......................S Rusof 4 149x8 Princess El Jay (9) 57 .....................J Riddell 5 50x21 Inscription (6) 55.5 .....................M Cameron 6 5x519 Mercy Hill d (7) 55.5 ....................... A Calder 7 5x618 Havoc dh (1) 55...........................C Lammas 8 P145x Zavamar t (11) 55............................S Collett 9 15x0x Sacre Coeur tm (2) 54.5 ............R Elliot (a1) 10 x6593 Star Ella h (10) 54 ..................J Fawcett (a2) 11 70630 Lotus Laud tm (3) 54 9 7.12pm MATAMATA TYRES SEVICES MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MAIDEN, 2000m 1 0235 The Glint bh (12) 58.5 .................... S McKay 2 0x927 Dezzy Mac (8) 58.5 .................. D Danis (a3) 3 x8004 Wheao (16) 58.5 .............................J Riddell

4 85805 Cool Belt 58.5 .............................. Scratched 5 07857 Kipling (10) 58.5 ............ A Goindasamy (a4) 6 6 Komrad (11) 58.5 ................................C Dell 7 9 Rapidz (3) 58.5 .......................... L Satherley 8 55284 Prince Albert 57 ........................... Scratched 9 063 Mont Ventoux (4) 57 ...................R Elliot (a1) 10 8086 Charred (15) 57...............................S Collett 11 0x332 Spectra (13) 56.5 .......................M Cameron 12 9x655 Barzellar h (17) 56.5 ........... T Yanagida (a3) 13 90 Eliza Long (6) 56.5 ........................M McNab 14 0440 More Jools 55 .............................. Scratched 15 89 Global Diamond h (5) 55 .............T Thornton 16 90 Huckleberry Hussie h (2) 55 .......C Lammas 17 7x608 Shesallraaj (9) 56.5 ......................... J Nason 18 098 Lagertha (1) 56.5 ........................... A Calder 19 30999 Mr Bazamour 58.5 ....................... Scratched 20 99x9x Our Legacy 58.5 .......................... Scratched 21 00x9 Freightman (14) 58.5 22 58302 Reflection (7) 56.5 Emergencies: Shesallraaj, Lagertha, Mr Bazamour, Our Legacy, Freightman, Reflection Blinkers on: Verbier (R1), Out Of The Park, Jojo Roxx, Verbier (R4), Rock Idol, Autumn Flash, Trendsetting, Verbier (R5), Fionesay (R7), Wheao, Huckleberry Hussie (R9) Blinkers off: Sockatash (R1), The Fame Game (R2), Madam Ace (R5) Winkers on: Pokuru Wild (R6) Winkers off: Rock Idol (R5) SELECTIONS

7 1.57pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1, 305m

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Race 1: Bethany, Heliberry, Beached As Bro, Verbier Race 2: Don’t Doubt Me, Golden Sun, Craigievar Race 3: She’s A Goddess, Golden Sun, Bonfire, Mannering Race 4: Secretaria, Vichy, Kylie Bax, Prise De Fer Race 5: Newmarket, Tantalising, Birdie Blitz, Rock Idol Race 6: Taming The Shrew, Bridal Veil, Lucidity, Tammie Wynette Race 7: Wonder Woman, Rose Bowl, Solomon, Fortune Patch Race 8: Ladynadel, Tweedledee, Princess El Jay, Lady Painton Race 9: The Glint, Spectra, Charred, Reflection

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 8 24563 Goldstar Wilson nwtd .......................S Stone Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 9 87 Just Like Harry nwtd .......................... N Udy 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 10 88675 Skeldale nwtd J & ...............................D Bell 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 12.47pm AON CPF C0, 520m 1 12.12pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0, 305m 1 68532 Grunty Mama nwtd S & .............C Blackburn 1 52535 Yee Coo Coo nwtd ....................J McInerney 2 4F563 Bigtime Paige nwtd ............................L Cole 2 27424 Sly John nwtd J & ...............................D Bell 3 87527 Stormin’ Home nwtd S & ...........C Blackburn 3 77656 Slick As Jewels nwtd ............. L E Dunkerton 4 3224 Race Me Home nwtd ..................B Hodgson 4 Leslie Albert nwtd ......................B Goldsack 5 28367 Rockoneva nwtd ..........................B Hodgson 5 77527 Viking Joop nwtd ................................ N Udy 6 352 Sahara Pippa nwtd............................M Flipp 6 8683 Heavenly Eyes nwtd..................... T Downey 7 Buddy Rocket nwtd .....................B Hodgson 7 88528 Final Straw nwtd................................. N Udy 8 55x23 Opawa Marcie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 8 843 Sahara Dream nwtd ..........................M Flipp 9 48675 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 9 67784 Ostapenko nwtd ................................. N Udy 4 1.05pm J P PRINT PETONE C1, 305m 10 66786 Bigtime Claws nwtd A & ..................Williams 1 43255 Rocky’s To Much 17.94 A & ............Williams 2 12.30pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0, 305m 2 15662 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 1 27438 Arm Turner nwtd........................J McInerney 3 55183 Idol Jan 17.81 ...................................M Flipp 2 Clansman Douglas nwtd ............B Goldsack 4 67665 Accra 17.87 ............................... K B Benson 3 68377 Cassia nwtd ............................. S Gommans 5 23756 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 37664 Hopcorn nwtd ..................................... N Udy 6 65324 Miss Wiggle 18.39 K & ......................Phillips 5 7x586 Jamboree nwtd ...............................C Morris 7 44556 Skitzer nwtd ............................. S Gommans 6 43462 Sefton Brew nwtd ............................... N Udy 8 61352 Purple Circle 18.14 ....................B Goldsack 7 4462F Bigtime Bee nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 57765 Prettiest Eyes 18.08 ........................M Olden

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15 Kiwianna (7) 55 ...............................S Collett 16 Trusting Soul h (10) 55 ...............M Cameron 17 487x0 Guillocharm 58.5 .......................... Scratched 18 2 Prise De Fer h (8) 57 19 47 Verbier (4) 55 20 65 Uncle Ern h (15) 57 Em: Guillocharm, Prise De Fer, Verbier, Uncle Ern 5 4.57pm COMAG MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, 1400m 1 290x2 Flying Trapeze h (18) 58.5 2 8x Rock Idol h (5) 58.5.......................O Bosson 3 24 The Garrison 57 ........................... Scratched 4 63 Autumn Flash h (14) 57.................J Waddell 5 38303 Paul’s Super Ariki (15) 57 .............. S McKay 6 00 Bush Whacked (7) 57 7 Saltire h (8) 57 ................................ S Spratt 8 x7354 Birdie Blitz (9) 56.5..................... L Satherley 9 2 Newmarket (12) 56.5..................R Elliot (a1) 10 0x503 Cailin h (16) 56.5.........................C Lammas 11 85065 Madam Ace (1) 56.5 ................ D Danis (a3) 12 095 Havana Heights h (17) 56.5 ........T Thornton 13 B Tantalising (10) 56.5 ....................S Collett 14 5x Trendsetting bh (4) 56.5 ...................S Rusof 15 96 Queen Sweep (6) 56.5 ..................M McNab 16 4 Lady Blue (2) 55.........................M Cameron 17 487x0 Guillocharm 58.5 .......................... Scratched 18 2 Prise De Fer h (3) 57 19 47 Verbier (11) 55 20 65 Uncle Ern h (13) 57 Emergencies: Guillocharm, Prise De Fer, Verbier, Uncle Ern 6 5.35 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE R65 $10,000, R65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 5x423 Lucidity (6) 59.5 2 10x62 Bridal Veil tdh (4) 59 ..................P Pilley (a2) 3 36x40 Confessional (3) 59 ....................R Elliot (a1) 4 641 Tammie Wynette dh (7) 59 ..........C Lammas

10 86888 Chase Me Apatche 17.92 .............G Atwood

5 1.22pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1, 305m

1 36366 Watch Your Back 17.86 ......................W Kite 2 47888 Cawbourne Lyns 17.72 ....................... L Bell 3 44437 Homebush Rieko nwtd ..............J McInerney 4 32457 Bigtime Logan nwtd A &..................Williams 5 2F8F3 Bigtime Hannah 17.88 ............... D P Symes 6 86454 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 7 21465 Barbarossa Boy 17.93................B Goldsack 8 4615F Collect A Dream 17.91 ......................M Flipp 9 58476 Spot Woodstock 17.86 K & ...............Phillips 10 56767 Ngakawau 17.82 .......................J McInerney 6 1.40pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1, 305m 1 72245 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 .......... K Gommans 2 66771 Shamrock Green 17.95 ..............B Goldsack 3 6486x Bigtime Swift 17.86 G & ......... S Fredrickson 4 25874 Viking Ash 18.16 ................................ N Udy 5 76578 Killer Frost 18.47 ..............................P Taylor 6 87456 Homebush Razz 18.04 .............J McInerney 7 11286 Bigtime Lovie 17.83 ...........................L Cole 8 77554 Arthur’s Crown 18.17 .......................R Waite 9 46587 Opawa Blair 17.53 A & ....................Williams 10 15878 Mark Be Good 17.84 .......................C Morris

1 67557 Cawbourne Rob 18.02 ............. K Gommans 2 44274 Bigtime Molly 17.86............................L Cole 3 12234 Clover Scott 17.73.......................A Turnwald 4 74666 Homebush Flutey 18.00 ............J McInerney 5 47454 Cool Wolf 17.86............................. D Donlon 6 34385 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A & ...............Williams 7 17x33 Cawbourne Moss 17.80 ...............M Roberts 8 88838 Shakti 17.89 ......................................M Flipp 9 27477 Alamein Dip 17.95 K & ......................Phillips 10 37866 Forever And Ever nwtd A & .............Williams 8 2.17pm CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES C1, 305m 1 x3361 Free Option nwtd.........................A Turnwald 2 87543 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 ......... S Gommans 3 87786 Star Secret 18.26 A & .....................Williams 4 77728 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 53214 Bigtime Bremner 17.76 ......................L Cole 6 64263 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 7 63622 Outa Sims 17.95 ................................ N Udy 8 26765 I’ll Be Loyal nwtd .......................... T Downey 9 35767 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & .....................D Bell 10 77678 Cawbourne Owen 17.80 .......... K Gommans 9 2.41pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1, 305m

28442 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ...................C Morris 34271 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95 .....................F Kite 66378 Cawbourne Jeff 17.91 ........................J Hunt 38457 Gotcha Penny nwtd ...................J McInerney 32532 White Comet 17.83 ....................... D Donlon F88x8 Niamh’s Way 17.81 ......................P Blanche 35465 Empty Pocket 18.28 ........................... N Udy 25242 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 76758 Four Twenty 18.38 .....................J McInerney 88475 Sly Cath nwtd A & ...........................Williams 10 2.57pm HATRICK DASH C1, 305m 1 7318 Light Cruiser 18.07........................G Atwood 2 34643 Subway Kay 18.28 .....................B Goldsack 3 58782 Scoobasi nwtd...................................M Flipp 4 46274 Jay Wendy nwtd ................................. N Udy 5 42637 Bigtime Boy 17.76 ....................... P B Briggs 6 37577 Homebush Demi 18.02 .............J McInerney 7 37864 Rocky Top 18.08 ..............................P Taylor 8 66378 Captain Kate 18.28 .........................C Morris 9 36857 Sozin’s Angel nwtd ....................J McInerney 10 77877 Cawbourne Mack nwtd A &.............Williams LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meet- 10 37678 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 10 37678 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 4 4.12pm LASER PLUMBING FINAL C1f, 305m ing Date: 19 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 2 3.32pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK HEAT 3 3.52pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 1 36371 Epic Spark 18.00............................... B Hunt and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 2 24541 Opehu Express 18.03 ......................R Waite 2 C1q, 520m HEAT 3 C1q, 520m 1 3.17pm (NZT) FIRST SECURITY HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 1 76548 Bigtime Nibbles 31.17 .....................L Doody 1 63384 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 3 12611 Eye Far 17.70....................................M Flipp 1 43343 Opawa Henry nwtd J & .......................D Bell 4 55361 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &..............C Blackburn 2 21726 Flying Huey 30.75 .................... K Gommans 2 58842 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson 2 1 True Testament 30.90..................B Hodgson 5 47531 Clover Fantasy 17.98 ..................A Turnwald 3 33637 Mischief Viking 30.79 ......................... N Udy 3 35634 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy 3 44527 Dyna Boomer nwtd K &.....................Phillips 6 51861 Cookie Biscuit 17.75 .........................M Flipp 4 44365 Zara Cheebee 30.73 .........................M Flipp 4 26755 Opawa Tai 30.98 ................................ N Udy 4 64843 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G & ..... S Fredrickson 7 35881 Idol Fancy Pants 17.77......................M Flipp 5 76777 Magnetude Eight nwtd ............. S Gommans 5 33788 Idol Little Girl 30.99 ...........................M Flipp 5 77277 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 J &..............D Bell 8 31471 Mr. Postman 17.85 ............................. N Udy 6 45774 Three Of Hearts 30.82 ................B Hodgson 6 52335 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 6 3x238 Lucky Mick nwtd ................................. N Udy 7 42587 Cawbourne Bee nwtd J & ...................D Bell Emergencies: 7 33526 Mainline Lil 31.21 ........................B Hodgson 7 64177 Go Ring 30.71 ...................................M Flipp 9 63622 Outa Sims 17.95 ................................ N Udy 8 66Px8 Go Slick 30.73.................................... N Udy 8 86452 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell 8 34886 Cockney Rip Off 30.78 ....................M Olden Emergencies: 9 57668 Opawa Anthony nwtd ........................J Black 10 58782 Scoobasi nwtd...................................M Flipp 9 57668 Opawa Anthony nwtd ........................J Black 9 57668 Opawa Anthony nwtd ........................J Black 10 37678 Meteor Vege 30.41 ...................E Duganzich 5 4.32pm MAX REFIRGERATION C2, 305m

1 65377 Hey Jude nwtd ..........................J McInerney 2 51471 Breed Apart 17.75...........................M Olden 3 11133 Manimal 17.77 .............................M Roberts 4 11477 Justa Gift 17.71 J &.............................D Bell 5 86484 Three Amigos 17.55 J & .....................D Bell 6 34387 Mitcham Moody 18.16...............J McInerney 7 87386 Queen Kong nwtd .....................J McInerney 8 68658 Feel The Force 17.54 ............... S Gommans Emergencies: 9 12211 Eight Oh Three 17.82 ........................M Flipp 10 31435 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93 ...............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Spurs shut down Sixers Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons outscored his fellow Australian Patty Mills in their NBA showdown, but it was the latter’s San Antonio Spurs that prevailed by 27 points yesterday.

Rudy Gay had 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMar DeRozan each added 20 as the Spurs trounced Philadelphia 123-96.

Simmons and J.J. Redick each had 16 points to lead the 76ers while Joel Embiid was limited to 13 points on six of 17 shooting.

Mills had eight points in 20 minutes on court as the Spurs closed a six-game home stand at 5-1 to be 16-15 on the season.

Philadelphia are 20-12 to hold on to fourth place in the easter conference.

Paul George scored 24 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-96 win over the visiting Chicago Bulls.

Thunder star Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists for his 111th career triple-double.

Giannis Antetokounmpo powered his way to 32 point and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a triple-double from Blake Griffin to win 107-104 at the Detroit Pistons.

While Griffin finished the game with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists his two missed three-point attempts in the final 14 seconds proved decisive.

His 10 turnovers didn’t help either.

The Pistons rallied from a 15-point, third-quarter deficit and took an 89-86 lead in the fourth before the Bucks hit back to improve their season record to 20-9 and consolidate second place in the eastern conference.

James Harden scored 47 points and carried the load down the stretch once again Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to four games with a 102-97 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and eight other Minnesota players produced double-figure point totals as the Timberwolves defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-105.

Devin Booker’s 38 points led the Phoenix Suns to just their seventh win of the season, 128-110 at the New York Knicks.

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OFFICE HOURS All advertising enquiries should be directed to our third floor office, phone 03 307 7900 or email classifieds@ theguardian.co.nz Monday, Dec 24 9am - 1pm Tuesday, Dec 25 to Friday, Jan 4 CLOSED Monday, Jan 7 Normal hours resume

RUN OF PAPER To enquire about Run Of Paper advertising deadlines during the Christmas and New Year period, please phone the Ashburton Guardian office to speak to an Advertising Sales Consultant. Phone 03 307 7900.

Merry Christmas FROM THE

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Steven Adams gets up for the Oklahoma City Thunder, in their 121-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls yesterday.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

SITUATIONS VACANT

PLANTS, PRODUCE

SITUATIONS VACANT

NEW Potatoes Nadine and Osprey. 2kg $5 or 4.5kg $10.

Xmas orders to 3084015.

Bennett, 22 Melrose Road.

Office & Dispatch Administrator ASHBURTON

PGG Wrightson Seeds are seeking an Office & Dispatch Administrator to join a small, friendly team at their Agripro site in Tinwald, Ashburton. This position is open to all levels of experience as we are willing and happy to train new staff.

To be successful in this role you will need to be an energetic, positive person with solid communication skills and the ability to pick up new tasks quickly and be willing to ‘roll up your sleeves’. You will also need to be able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and be able to prioritise your workload.

Key duties: • Provide effective customer service and build rapport with the sales team, clients, customers and suppliers • Coordinate the dispatch of orders to clients using freight forwarding providers • Take accurate orders for products and services and enter into JDE • Enter data correctly into the database ensuring accuracy at all times • Provide information to site visitors in a professional and friendly manner • Proactively assist colleagues and suppliers with queries and problem solving • Co-ordinate stock and inventory movements Skills and experience: • Personable and approachable with a proven ability to build relationships • Customer service experience and excellent communication skills • Previous experience with Microsoft Office Suite and JDE ideal • Ability to work under pressure with strong attention to detail This role would suit someone just completing a Business course, a progressive store person, an Office Administrator or experienced Dispatch Coordinator.

Please apply now with a resume and cover letter outlining recent and relevant experience related to the role.

PGG Wrightson Seeds reserves the right to close the job if a suitable candidate is identified prior to the closing date.

For further details or a confidential discussion please call Marcia Smith on 027 615 8503.

Apply now or to find out more about working at PGG Wrightson or view other opportunities visit https://careers.pggwrightson.co.nz/search and enter reference number 8105ASHG.

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT – PART-TIME Broaden your accounting career and extend yourself in the fast-paced media industry.

• Flexible role, 20-30 hours per week • Fantastic opportunity to gain varied accounting experience • Support business decision making As a valued member of the Management Team and working alongside the General Manager, you will play an integral role providing information on business performance along with analysis of financial data for decision making in the company. There is potential to project manage the company transition to a cloudbased accounting package in 2019. You will also head up the Admin team ensuring support and accuracy of routine departmental accounting and admin tasks. This role is key to ensure regular Management and Admin functions run smoothly and so you’ll be asked to roll your sleeves up and take on a variety of tasks.

Key responsibilities of the role include: • Weekly forecasting of revenue, profit/loss and cashflow • Preparation of month end financial summary including commentary • Variance analysis, investigation and reporting • Preparation of annual budget • Calculation of provisional tax payments • Preparation of trial balance for year end accounts • Assisting in identification on areas for improvement Your accounting career will include: • 2+ years relevant work experience ideally with month end reporting and budgeting • quick learner able to easily understand the mechanics of business • Confident user of Accounting software and Microsoft Office including solid Excel skills • Previous experience with implementation of cloud software would be an advantage • Be adaptable, self-managing and efficient • strong analytical and logical problem solving skills • Ability to manage multiple priorities, especially during busy times • Strong attention to detail • Motivated personality • Excellent oral and written communication skills • Preferably you will have a relevant qualification, however, consideration will be given to candidates with relevant experience, who can demonstrate themselves to be a fit for this role.

To apply, please email your CV, cover letter and relevant work references to: Kirstin.c@theguardian.co.nz Please note only New Zealand residents will be considered for this role.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Mid Canterbury Shuttle Service Ashburton to Christchurch return commuter service twice daily Website midcanterburyshuttleservice.co.nz

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Southberry

Phone 021 0838 5112

OPEN 7 DAYS 9AM - 6PM

FRIDAY 21st December regular afternoon services running 30 minutes earlier.

No regular service from Christmas Eve, resuming Monday 7th January. midcanterburyshuttleservice. co.nz Phone 021 0838 5112.

HOLIDAY door to door service daily. Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th departing Ashburton 9.30a.m., Departing Christchurch 6.30p.m.

Prebooked passengers travelling between Lake Hood, Ashburton or Rakaia and Christchurch only. $40 one way $65 return. Catch the Boxing Day cricket test or visit other attractions in Christchurch. midcanterburyshuttleservice. co.nz Phone 021 0838 5112.

TRADES, SERVICES

Raspberries 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road Phone 308 1338 No Eftpos available No Christmas orders taken NEW potatoes Nadine $2.50 kg, 81 Elizabeth Street.

Xmas orders taken. Phone 308 3195 or 027 531 9103.

NEW potatoes for sale.

Phone 308 5972, 83 Milton Road. Delivery possible.

HIRE

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more.

All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00am - 6pm; Sat 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

GARDENING

MUSHROOM Compost at Westside Hire 171 Alford Forest Road. $22 per scoop.

Call now on 3080006, Premix and Chip too. Pickup and delivery options, You can even hire a trailer!

IN THE ESTATE of the following: Estate Marlene Winifred ROUNTREE late of Ashburton, deceased.

Helping grow the country

Email info@midcanterburyshuttleservice.co.nz

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals.

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

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 35 TRUSTEE ACT

TRADES, SERVICES

TRAVEL

MOTORING

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737

PUBLIC NOTICES

Applications close on Tuesday, 22 January 2019.

www.pggwrightson.co.nz

Smithfield Flowers 211 Smithfield Road Beautiful bouquets for sale everyday open 8am to 7pm. $20 cash or internet banking.

Bouquets made to order as well for Xmas, birthdays, special occasions.

Phone or text Jo on 027 695 0992.

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Pursuant to section 35 of the Trustee Act 1956 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all creditors and other persons having claims against or in respect of the estate of the above-named deceased or any property forming part of such estate or against the trustees personally are required to send their claims to the undermentioned executors on or before the 19th day of January 2019 and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that after such date the executors proposes to transfer or distribute the assets of the deceased among the parties entitled thereto having regard to the claims of which the executors then has notice and that in such event the executors will not as respect the property so transferred or distributed be liable to any such person of whose claim they had no notice at the time of such transfer or distribution.

(Stephen John Rountree and Mark Robert Rountree) executors of the will of: Marlene Winifred Rountree the deceased c/- Simon Stock Lawyers Solicitors PO Box 41-044 CHRISTCHURCH 8247 SOLICITORS FOR THE EXECUTOR

Guardian Situations Vacant

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Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s time to reach out and risk.

Follow your daring impulse, pitch your idea or extend your offer. Regardless of whether you get the result you were hoping for or not, the spontaneity will invigorate you.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re not in it alone; the others just haven’t joined you yet. They don’t yet know enough to come into the picture.

So start telling people what you’re doing, and what you need.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): No one is born with character.

Character is the natural outcropping of your choices, mainly the little ones today. Each small challenge is a chance to meet the moment with grace.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It may help you to think of your thoughts as items scattered around the rooms of your mind, some of little or no value, others pearls. You can go in and tidy up just as you would your home.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Children need different things at age 5 than at 13, and here you are, grown, and still growing, needing different things as you go. In a new stage, you might not be sure what you need. Experiments show you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You can like a person and still dislike the person’s behaviour. It won’t help to criticise though. For now, just observe with a compassionate heart. It’s very likely things will turn around on their own.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There’s a lot of information out there you don’t need to or want to know. To filter it, figure out what you want to know and go deeper into that area of knowledge.

All else will fade on the periphery.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The words of William Shakespeare in “King Henry IV” will apply.

“The better part of valour is discretion, in which, better part I have saved my life.” Your life isn’t at stake, but your enjoyment may be.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): A person who is time rich and cash poor is in a far better position than one in the opposite situation. With the drop of one responsibility, your time could open up. This is a golden opportunity indeed.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Success will be a matter of sorting. There will be a few things to match up: What you have to give, what you like to give, who needs such a thing, and who meets your qualifications of exchange.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Ambitions will drive you forward, and, because you choose such interesting ones, they drive you forward in novel ways, involving fascinating people and culminating in one-of-a-kind scenarios.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The power of habit is not to be underestimated. A strong habit can conquer any number of complex emotional conditions.

It can settle the wilderness of the mind.

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DEATHS

GILES, Dawn Eiley – On December 17, 2018 at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton.

Peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Aged 87 years. Dearly beloved wife of the late Trevor. Canterbury owned, Loving Mum of Darryn and locally operated Tracey, Pip and Michael and loved Nannie and Gran Patersons of Jacob, and Lewis; Seth, Funeral Services Lydia, and Shantelle and her special family members and Ashburton Joni, Tom, Shelley and Corey.

Crematorium Ltd Safe in our Saviours arms Messages to Giles family, Office and Chapel PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Corner East & Cox Ashburton Branch of the Streets, Ashburton Heart Foundation would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Dawns Please note all late death life will be held at St Davids notices or notices sent Union Church, Allens Road, outside ordinary office Ashburton on SATURDAY, December 22, commencing hours must be emailed to: at 11.00am. Followed by deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz interment at the Ashburton to ensure publication.

New Lawn Cemetery.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 GILES, Dawn – ASHBURTON Dearly loved sister-in-law (0800-274-287) of Tom and the late Edna Stapleton and Aunty of Diane.

An Angel has gone back to Heaven.

Will be sadly missed.

Ph 307 7433

GRIEVE, Ashley Fawcett – On December 16, 2018, suddenly at Nelson. Dearly loved husband of the late Judy, much loved father and father in law of Jolene, Michelle and Steve Clifton, and Shane.

Much loved granddad of Tai, Flynn and Kyan. Loved brother and brother in law of Harvey and Shelley Grieve, and Dave and the late Alison Brown. Sadly missed by all his nieces and nephews.

DAWSON, Gregory Russell – In fond and loving memory of our son and brother who was tragically taken from us on December 19, 2014.

Our memories build a special bridge when loved ones have to part.

To help us feel we’re with them still and soothe a grieving heart.

Our memories span the years we shared, preserving ties that bind.

They build a special bridge of love and bring us peace of mind.

Inserted by his loving mother Bernice and sister Deirdre.

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Another low pressure system moves over the North Island from the west on Saturday and early Sunday.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 23.6 23.6 Max to 4pm 13.7 Minimum 9.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm December to date 15.2 Avg Dec to date 34 2018 to date 978.6 671 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 26 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 50 Time of gust 3:04pm

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$1.99kg $2.69kg $2.99kg $3.99kg

Fresh coriander and fresh flowers now in store Specials available from 19/12/18 to 25/12/18

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Tracy feels betrayed; David is heartbroken; Matty takes a gamble. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR Revenge proves a bitter pill for Adam to swallow; Carla laps up the local gossip. 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Elton John – I’m Still Standing: A Grammy Salute A gala concert saluting the career of five-time Grammy winner Elton John. 0 9:25 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 Queen Sugar 0 1am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

Alice through the Looking Glass, 7pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Mom’s A Medium 3 10:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas 3 1:30 Made In Chelsea 2:30 Get A Room With Carson And Thom PGR 3:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Tabatha Takes Over 3 6:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:30 Botched PGR (Starting Today) 3 A reality star hopes the doctors can fix her breasts; Paul reconstructs a burned chin; the doctors meet a transgender woman whose face was filled with cement.

8:30 M Flashdance AO 3 1983 Drama. A woman studying to be a successful classical dancer must work as a welder by day and an exotic dancer by night to make ends meet.

Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri.

10:35 Snapped PGR 3 11:35 I Killed My BFF AO 3 12:30 Infomercials 3

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 ©TVNZ 2018

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Kiddets 3 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 The Insectibles 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room PGR Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 2:25 Home And Away 3 0 3:30 Peppa Pig 0 3:35 Girl Meets World 0 4pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:25 Home And Away 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

THREE

PRIME

7am The Biggest Loser 3 8am Married At First Sight USA 3 0 9:05 The Block Australia PGR 3 0 10:10 Infomercials 11:40 DailyMailTV PGR 12:05 Dr Phil PGR 1:05 M A Star For Christmas PGR 2012 Romance. The only thing working in a woman’s world is her small-town business, until she finds love with a co-worker who turns out to be a famous, troubled actor.

Briana Evigan, Corey Sevier.

3pm Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm M Alice Through The Looking Glass PGR 2016 Fantasy Adventure. Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland, and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. 0 9:05 M Vacation AO 2015 Comedy. A man takes his family to Walley World to spice up his marriage and reconnect with his sons. 0

7pm Modern Family PGR 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:40 M Die Hard With A Vengeance AO 3 1995 Action. A man threatens to detonate bombs all around the city unless a detective co-operates in a game of Simon Says. Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson, Jeremy Irons. 0

11:10 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0 11:40 Krypton AO 0 12:30 Private Practice PGR 3 0 1:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:35 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 4:20 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 NewsHub Late A mix of news, entertainment and pop culture.

11:30 SVU AO 3 When the 13-year-old daughter of a reality TV family discovers she is pregnant, the team investigates. 0 12:25 Infomercials

I Am Johnny Cash 8:30pm on Prime

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 The Amazing Race PG 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Supergirl MVS 9:20 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:45 NCIS MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:30 Jeopardy!

PG 11:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:20 NCIS – New Orleans 16VS 1:10 NCIS – New Orleans 16VS 2pm SmackDown Live MVC 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! PG 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PGL 6pm Supergirl MVS 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 The Force MC 9pm Surveillance Oz PGV 9:30 Nightwatch M 10:30 Supergirl MVS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV THURSDAY 12:20 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 Nightwatch M 2:40 Surveillance Oz PGV 3:05 The Force MC 3:30 CSI – Miami MV 4:20 Hardcore Pawn PGL 4:45 NCIS MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 12:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five.

From the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

1am Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 7am Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson.

8:35 The Ring 16C 2002 Horror. Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox. 10:30 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy.

Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

11:55 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller.

Christian Bale, Casey Affleck.

1:50 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube.

3:45 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 16VLSC 2015 Comedy.

Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson.

5:15 Cloverfield MV 2008 Action. Lizzy Caplan, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel. 6:40 Dark Shadows MVL 2012 Comedy Horror. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. 8:30 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action Adventure. An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum’s novels, centred on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films. Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Albert Finney, Rachel Weisz.

10:45 The Ghost Writer MVL 2010 Thriller. Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan.

THURSDAY

12:15 The Surrogacy Trap MVLSC 2013 Drama Thriller.

Mia Krishner, David Julian Hirsh.

1:45 It Had To Be You 16LS 2015 Romantic Comedy. Cristin Milioti, Dan Soder. 3:05 Bravetown MLSC 2015 Drama.

Josh Duhamel, Lucas Till.

4:55 Girls Trip 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith.

THURSDAY

MAORI

6am Trulli Tales 3 6:15 Atomic Puppet 3 6:25 Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:50 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 8:05 Kid v Kat 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Mad About You PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 F Sleepy Hollow PGR 3 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Storage Wars 3 6:30 The Chase Australia 3 0 7:30 MacGyver PGR 0 8:30 I Am Johnny Cash PGR 3 Tribute to Johnny Cash featuring interviews with John Carter Cash, Sheryl Crow, Clive Davis, Kid Rock, Rick Rubin, Willie Nelson, and more, and a soundtrack of his famous songs. 0 10:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away AO 0

6:45 The Dinner 16VLC 2017 Drama.

Richard Gere, Laura Linney.

8:45 Groomzilla MLC 2017 Romantic Comedy.

Darin Brooks.

10:10 The Mountain Between Us MLS 2017 Drama.

Kate Winslet, Idris Elba.

Noon Magellan PG 2017 Sci-fi. Brandon Ray Olive, Matthew Mercer. 1:45 Happy Death Day MVLSC 2017 Thriller.

Jessica Rothe. 3:20 The Dinner 16VLC 2017 Drama.

Richard Gere, Laura Linney.

5:20 It Had To Be You 16LS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

Cristin Milioti, Dan Soder.

6:40 Bravetown MLSC 2015 Drama. Josh Duhamel, Lucas Till.

8:30 Girls Trip 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Four life-long friends rekindle their sisterhood when they reunite for a weekend of hard partying and bad decisions. Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith.

10:35 Winchester MVLC 2017 Horror. Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke.

12:50 About Schmidt ML 2002 Comedy.

2:55 Cloverfield MV 2008 Action. 4:20 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action Adventure.

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6am The French Collection 7am Tiny House Hunting 7:30 Flying To The Ends Of The Earth 8:30 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 9:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces – Christmas Special 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 My Dream Home 2:30 Building The Dream 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 5:30 Weird Wonders Of The World The secrets of the world’s strangest events, from a bird-killing solar death ray to a monkey that has learnt first aid.

6:30 American Pickers

7pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 Cam meets the team from Puha and Pakeha at the Te Atatu Night Market for a taste of Maori fusion kai.

8pm Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 3 8:30 Haka At Home 3 9:30 Nanakia AO 3 10pm Waka Huia 3 10:30 HakaNation

7:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters The car hunters of RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector-car auction house, travel the world to find some of the finest motor cars.

8:30 Freedom Riders 9pm NZ Hunter Adventures PGR 9:30 Tribal Bootcamp 10:30 Dirty Rotten Survival

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Closedown

11:30 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas Jamie focuses on festive food options like jerk ham and clementine jelly, along with ideas for using up the inevitable leftovers.

12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 2am Bondi Vet 3am Cold Water Cowboys 4am Million Dollar Car Hunters 5am Deadly Instincts

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four. 6:30 Cricket – International Australia v India – Second Test, Day Five. 7am World Superbikes Season Review 8am MotoGP Season Review 9am UEFA Champions League Magazine Show 9:30 Cricket – International Australia v India – Second Test, Day Five. 10am Cricket – International 10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five.

Coverage of the morning session from the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

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

Coverage of the afternoon session from the Basin Reserve, Wellington. 6:30 Darts – World Championship 7pm Pro Kabaddi 7:30 Pro Kabaddi 8pm Best Of The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Serie A Full Impact 9pm Serie A Highlights Show 10pm A-League Hour 11pm Football Shootout

THURSDAY

Midnight Best Of #SkySpeed 1am NBL Magazine Show 1:30 Tennis – New Zealand Championship 3am Tennis – New Zealand Championship 4:30 Golf – European Tour 5am MotoGP Season Review

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Team Umizoomi 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Pukana 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am The Political Game PGR 3 11:30 Taha Tauiwi 3 Noon Waka Ama Sprints 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Team Umizoomi 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Sign High 3 5pm Tribe 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm HakaNation 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

SKY SPORT 2 6am Darts – World Championship (HLS) Day Two to Day Five.

7:30 Michael Van Gerwen 8am L Darts – World Championship Day Six, Session Two. From Alexandra Palace, London.

Noon Tennis – New Zealand Championship (HLS) Day One. 1pm Tennis – New Zealand Championship (HLS) Day Two. 2pm World Superbike Season Review 3pm MotoGP Season Review 4pm Serie A Highlights Show 5pm A-League Hour 6pm Football – A-League (RPL) Phoenix v Mariners.

8pm Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v India – Second Test, Day Five. From the Optus Stadium, Perth.

8:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five.

From the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

9:10 L Cricket – Big Bash Brisbane Heat v Adelaide Strikers. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

THURSDAY

12:45 Darts – World Championship (HLS) Day Six. 1:30 L Darts – World Championship Day Seven, Session One. From Alexandra Palace, London.

5:30 Michael Van Gerwen 19Dec18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 The Last Alaskans PG Home Again. 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Aaron’s Falcon Racecar. 10am Strange Evidence PG Curse of the Monster Spider. 10:50 What On Earth? PG Treasures of Valhalla. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M The 28th Floor.

12:30 Evil Kin M Sideshow Murders. 1:20 American Monster M Backyard Daddy.

2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Air Rescue PG 5:15 Air Rescue PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Mustang Mania. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 8:30 Air Rescue PG 9pm Air Rescue PG 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Moonshiners M Moonshiners’ xXxmas.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Lost at Sea. 11:55 American Monster M Backyard Daddy.

THURSDAY

12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 The Last Alaskans PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

Carter accolades rolling on

Young superstar for ASB

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TOP TIPS ON THE DIAMOND

Ashburton softballer Nathan Johnstone was among those receiving some top tips from Canterbury Softball’s development coach Anthea Stringer (right) at Argyle Park on Sunday. Stringer made the trip down from Christchurch to hold training sessions for both players and coaches on Sunday. She also held a session with the Mid Canterbury under-18 representative team.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 161218-HM-0089

Aussies level test series

BY ROB FORSAITH

Australia are celebrating their first test win under captain Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer after they defeated India by 146 runs in Perth yesterday. It was the culmination of nine months of soul-searching and struggles.

Australia levelled the four-test

series in style, turning the screws in 65 minutes on day five to set the stage for a high-stakes Boxing Day bout.

“It’s probably more relief at the moment,” Paine said.

“The first win has taken a while.

I’m really proud of all our players.”

The hosts captured the early ascendancy from the moment Paine

won the toss and stayed on top of the world No.1 test team despite a couple of inspired fightbacks, the most notable of which was spearheaded by Virat Kohli’s first century on tour.

“They were more relentless,” Kohli said. “Australia played much better than us, especially with the bat in the first innings ...

they deserved to win.”

India resumed at 5-112 yesterday, having been asked to complete what would have been a record-breaking chase of 287, and were quickly rolled for 140.

Their hopes of a miracle evaporated amid a brutal bouncer barrage, in which Mitchell Starc struck Umesh Yadav on the shoul-

der and then accepted a return catch in the same over.

An outstanding catch from Peter Handscomb helped man of the match Nathan Lyon dismiss danger man Rishabh Pant.

Lyon, the leading wicket-taker in the series with 16 scalps at 19.43, finished with match figures of 8-106.

- AAP

Sri Lankans making their own cricketing history

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