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Lili Haydon Gourmet café owners Nicky and Mark Milmine say it’s their staff that have allowed their two businesses to thrive even though they had to endure the CBD upgrade and Covid-19 chaos.

That’s why the couple wanted to thank their 18 employees, including daughters Molly and Mickayla, for all their hard work through the year’s ups and downs at The Somerset Grocer and Millhouse Kitchen businesses where retaining everyone was the focus.

“The number one priority was to keep people employed and we have managed to do it because without them we can’t operate,” Mark said.

And Ashburton gourmet café lovers would no doubt be pleased they’ve survived the most challenging of times for hospitality businesses. Because The Grocer, as it’s dubbed by locals, is also the social hub of the town in the middle of Ashburton’s CBD on Burnett Street.

And now, after a year and a bit of redevelopment work, the completed CBD upgrade looks amazing and should be celebrated, according to Mark.

So Ashburton has clearly been good for Mark and Nicky, who last year also purchased the Millhouse on West Street. The Millhouse has the same set of values as The Somerset Grocer, with great coffee and delicious food, but with more outside dining in the garden.

The pair have been in Ashburton for the past 18 years, having previously lived in Oamaru.

Nicky has been in the hospitality business since she was 14. The only difference was now they’ve gone from night time hospitality to day time.

“We can go home and enjoy a

Gourmet café owners Mark and Nicky Milmine can’t thank their staff enough. meal together and we aren’t getting any younger,” Mark chuckled.

As is often the way, they discovered Ashburton and the opportunities by chance when they came up for a weekend trip.

The rest, as they say, is history because Ashburton has also

grown with their daughters, with Molly now attending Canterbury University. Having Christchurch so close had been perfect for the family and they even have a few university students working over the summer holidays at both operations.

In the meantime, in the mad

rush to Christmas and the threat of the pandemic ever apparent, the Milmine team simply want to make sure everyone is kept safe and followed the Government’s customer vaccination requirements.

“We are happy to do our part to keep everyone safe and it’s a

$15,000 fine if we don’t.”

So now they’re looking to find more permanent staff in the New Year, and they’ll need them.

They’ve already seen some Aucklanders fly through their doors, confirming that the good word about quality cafes does indeed spread far and wide.

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Every task is done right Malcolm Hopwood The Tarbotton family lives by the catch phrase “done right”.

Tarbotton business development manager, Tim Tarbotton, said that “done right” was both their branding message and their promise to the community.

“We like to think every job is done right,” said Tim, a second-generation family member of the Tarbotton Land and Civil business. “If it’s not achieved, we return and make sure it’s completed right.

“It’s part of our language.”

It’s so important that the words “done right” were emblazoned on the back of their caps. It’s how they get their repeat business for Tarbotton Land and Civil, which was rebranded last year, but began 30 years earlier.

Stuart Tarbotton started working on farms, but was then employed by Fortex as a butcher at night. It left him free during the day to work as a contractor.

Gradually contracting consumed and motivated him. He bought a business from Bryan Ching, established Stuart Tarbotton Contracting, and left boning meat behind.

Today Tarbotton’s land development and civil contracting extends from the southern alps to the sea, from Rakaia to the Rangitata and beyond.

“You’ll find us in North Otago and Canterbury,” Tim said.

But the majority of their work is devoted to local farmers and, for that reason, they support the Ashburton Guardian’s Shop Smart, Shop Local campaign.

“We provide such services as dairy lanes, building maintenance, water race clearing, drainage work, developing a farm by building irrigation ponds and preparing a site for construction,” Tim said.

Then there’s work for commercial clients such as Talleys, Calder Stewart and Lovett’s family farm. In town, there were residential driveways, subdivisions and landscaping.

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Tim feels pride in walking around town and knowing Tarbottons has contributed to Ashburton’s development.

Gravel for Ashburton’s CBD upgrade came from Tarbotton’s quarry.

The family also give back to the community through sponsoring rugby, tennis, individual sportspeople and the Longbeach run, walk and bike coastal challenge.

It’s a family business and Tim returned in 2021 after several years in Wellington achieving a BCom from Victoria University and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from Welltec.

Marketing’s also in his DNA and he supervised last year’s rebranding, remotely from the North Island.

“I wanted to return and be part of Tarbotton’s. Family is important in every way. We have a vibe and intend to retain it,” he said.

With Mum and Dad, Stuart and Debbie, as directors, Ben Tarbotton as a multi-skilled machine operator and Tim’s twin brother, Bradley, as site works manager, conversations around the dinner table are interesting.

“They sometimes take the form of a business meeting, but we’re family and family is our future,” Tim said.

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Funding for funders to help those in need Malcolm Hopwood

When the power was disconnected to an Ashburton family, a local organisation came to their rescue, paid their arrears, and had the power restored.

The same organisation, committed to helping disadvantaged people in the community and alleviating their financial hardship, has received $35,000 from the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation.

The Ashburton Benevolent Trust was established in 1998 to help those in need, especially young people who “suffer poor health or have less chance in life than their peers”.

The trust is administered by secretary/ treasurer, Wendy Severins, and three trustees – Anne Fleming, Jackie Girvan, and Stephen Millichamp.

The trust meets ongoing needs of people who lack funding for essentials in life and contributes to a range of programmes such as children with learning disabilities, music therapy for youngsters with severe disabilities, rent arrears, counselling services for all ages, car repairs, cancer treatment, speech assessment and lessons and fuel to receive dialysis treatment in Christchurch.

Recently the trust met funeral expenses for a family, provided funding to purchase a second-hand mobility scooter, and paid for a trampoline, adapted for a disabled child.

Severins is delighted with the funding and said she is “privileged to receive the

Trustees of the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation, Graham Kennedy and Mary Ross. amount so we can continue the good work we do and help people in need in Mid Canterbury”.

“All of the funding is dedicated towards meeting financial hardship.”

Individuals and a range of agencies can apply for grants which are considered and

approved if the applicants meet a set of criteria.

The trustees meet 10 times a year, but are flexible enough to deal with urgent submissions.

“We’re able to move quickly to assist if required,” Severins said.

“While there’s a need in Mid Canterbury the Ashburton Benevolent Trust will continue to exist.”

The other local recipient of Mackenzie Charitable Foundation grants is Mid Canterbury Riding for Disabled which was given $10,000.

Air pollution levels decline in Ashburton Jonathan Leask Ashburton is turning around its dirty air habits.

The final version of the Ministry for Environment’s Our Air 2021 report released this month showed Ashburton had been exceeding the new World Health

Organisation’s (WHO) air quality guidelines for PM10 in every year between 2017 and 2020.

However, ECan director strategy and planning, Katherine Trought, said the report found that air quality in Ashburton has improved dramatically over the past year.

“In the early 2000s the air quality in Ashburton exceeded 20 of the National Environmental Standard for Air Quality (NESAQ) for PM10 a year.

“However, between 2020 and 2021, there were no exceedances

of the NESAQ in Ashburton.”

In 2021, the maximum daily average PM10 concentration was 36 micrograms per cubic metre of air, this is below the new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline of 45.

Trought said that both the NESAQ and the new WHO guidelines for daily PM10 are currently being met in Ashburton.

“Ashburton’s improvement in air quality is the result of the community changing how they heat their homes, specifically by

making an effort to use clean, dry wood, replacing expired wood burners and using good burning techniques.

“We’re pleased that the community has embraced council education and incentive programmes which encourage people to control sources of air pollution.

“We hope to see the number of PM10 and PM2.5 events continue to decrease in the coming years.”

Ashburton sat only behind Dunedin in terms of improving its PM10.

From 2017 to 2020, Ashburton ranked 19th out of the sites monitored with Arrowtown easily the worst offender followed by Anzac Square (Timaru), and Pomona Street (Invercargill).

The report reflects the latest scientific findings which shows overwhelming evidence of the negative impacts to human health from pollution at even low levels.

The elderly, young people, and those suffering from existing health conditions are especially vulnerable to poor air quality.

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Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Deputy mayor appeals for Opuke speed reduction Adam Burns Deputy mayor Liz McMillan is imploring transport leaders to urgently look at the speed limit on a state highway road in the burgeoning Methven township, describing a section of the road as dangerous.

An online petition advocating for a speed limit reduction along a portion of State Highway 77 from 100kph to 50kph has been set up by the Methven community leader after it was suggested a review could take up to six years.

With extensive residential development, a growing population, alongside the recent addition of the $15 million Opuke hotpools attraction, McMillan said the area of highway, between Racecourse Avenue and Holmes Road was fraught with risk.

“The popular Methven walkway runs behind the racecourse and we have many people walking on the side of the road where many cars are speeding past at 100kph.

“It is dangerous for the community and for our visitors.”

One commenter on the petition said it was “utter madness” to leave the road at 100kph for

Methven resident Mark Harris and Ashburton deputy mayor Liz McMillan are pleading with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to urgently review the speed limit of a portion of highway north of Methven.

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another three years.

Concerns were also raised by Methven resident Mark Harris who said he had engaged with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) after observing sever-

al close calls in the 50kph zone north of the township.

“This is unacceptable,” Harris said, in a letter to community newspaper Snowfed.

“Nobody wants to be hit by

town was well down on its list of priorities after Harris’ letter was forwarded onto multiple managers at the agency.

Waka Kotahi maintenance contract manager John Keenan, in response to Harris’ letter, said the State Highway 77 corridor was up for a speed management review, but realistically it was “three to six years away at best”.

Following discussions with NZTA senior safety engineer James Long, Keenan said the corridor was not considered a high priority.

Keenan told McMillan and other Ashburton District councillors at a Road Safety Co-ordinating Committee meeting last month to provide feedback with the agency after concerns were raised that speed limit reviews were too sluggish.

“It’s also one of our lowest classification state highways.

“The [Safer Journeys Risk Assessment Tool] indicates that the collective risk is low-medium, and personal risk is medium, so no ‘quick-fix’ is available in the short term.”

The petition has so far been signed by more than 300 residents.

a vehicle and I’m sure nobody would want any accidents to happen around this small but growing community.”

But NZTA have so far indicated that the corridor north of the

Christmas carols in the CBD It’s Christmas carol time in Ashburton’s CBD. Members of the Ashburton Silver Band played familiar carols at lunchtime yesterday near the Christmas tree on East Street and will be back again for a repeat performance today.

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January 2021 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Barrhill farmer Tracey Wylie took advantage of the hot northwesterly conditions to har start to harvest around the district.

Above – Quin Hall enjoys an ice block at the annual North Rangitata Hutholders’ Association’s New Year’s sports day. Photo Heather Mckenzie Below – Examining one of the damaged transformers are (from left) EA Networks chief executive Roger Sutton and line mechanics, Tim Eastwood and James Longhurst after lightning struck lines and put seven of EA Networks’ transformers out of action and left nearly 200 properties in the Lauriston/Winchmore area without power.

Lagilagia and Percy Kelsall work the Fa’alapotopotoga Samoa barbecue at the inaugural Pasifika Festival at the Hampstead Rugby Club.

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Above – Riley Tasker was out to beat the heat on what was the hottest day in Mid Canterbury in almost 50 years.

The 39 degree temperature was the hottest ever recorded in Ashburton in the month of January – but fell well short of the town’s record temperature of 41.3 degrees on February 2, 1973.

Below – Elle Partridge takes the lead during Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School rehearsals.

For Ashburton man Andrew Brown, giving away teddy bears to those in need is something he takes great pleasure in and S.E.E.D.S Programme co-ordinator Marie McNulty was more than grateful to receive them.

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Finally, the real Joseph Parker emerges W

hack. Whack. Down. And three times at that.

And that, my friends, was one of the highlights of the sporting year when south Auckland-raised Joseph Parker finally started to look like he could perhaps belong in the upper echelon of heavyweight boxers after a comprehensive win over unbelievably tough Brit, Derek Chisora, in Manchester yesterday.

He couldn’t club his way to that elusive knockout, but three times he dropped Chisora to the canvas.

Three times in 12 pulsating, brutal rounds against one of boxing’s toughest nuts, a 37-year-old veteran who somehow ate punch after punch, his eyes rolling back at least twice after knockdowns, yet somehow refusing to yield.

Yes, I know some of you probably regard boxing as little more than legalised thuggery. Each to their own, I guess. But I’ve always been a fan of the sweet science, a

Daryl Holden pugilism lover from way back, ever since a high school friend was the best in the country for his age and weight range for four successive years.

Johnny was as tough as they came, a boy from south Invercargill or the “Bronx’’ as we used to lovingly call it. He would go running to improve his aerobic fitness, but he would ensure there was an extra element of pain that made his jogs almost masochistic.

He would often run with a pack on his back, chock full of rocks.

I would go with him, but on my bike. I often found it hard to keep up. But what I really liked about him was that out of the ring

he was a mild-mannered, deeply religious type, who thought the best of everyone around him. He showed that, even as a red-hot amateur fighter, you could still be two different personalities – one in the ring and one outside it.

Parker wanted to be that split personality. We see him on social media in cute videos, singing, playing the guitar and acting. He seemed the consummate family and community man, a very proud Samoan.

But until yesterday, he also seemed just a touch too nice in the ring to be a true heavyweight boxer. Yes, he did win the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world title five years ago but claiming that belt, to be fair, was nowhere near as significant as the other three major world championship groups. Still, Parker for a short while held a world title belt.

Good on him, but I still looked at him, watched him fight, and

just thought he doesn’t look the real deal. He looked too small and didn’t have that mad man element that somehow accompanies the greats, that Mike Tyson fury, that look in his eyes that says he really wants to hurt someone.

But yesterday, oh yesterday, I saw that change. The commentators saw it, too. They talked about Parker having “spite’’ in his punches. He wanted to hurt Chisora.

He stalked him around the ring, his bigger, stronger frame looking menacing and forcing Chisora to mostly back pedal.

In the end, Parker won a thrilling slugfest in a unanimous points decision to make amends for his controversial victory over the same fighter in May. It was thoroughly deserved and one-sided, a performance that just could be the start of something special as Parker continues to build and develop under new trainer Andy Lee. Parker, of course, dreams of

becoming a world champion again, but a title shot against good friend Tyson Fury or Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk is unlikely. Both face mandatory fights in defence of their world titles before any prospective unification fight, and Fury has said many times that he would never fight his good mate Parker anyway.

So, while all that plays out, Parker will keep working away, waiting for his next opportunity. A fight in New Zealand next year is possible and, depending on the quality of his opponent, I’ll try to get there because the Joseph Parker I saw yesterday suggested a true and dominant fighter was starting to emerge.

By no means is he the finished product but he certainly made the boxing world sit up and take notice. Mean, marauding, brutal, yet calculating.

There was a lot to like about Joseph Parker mark two.

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Christmas weight gain: The truth Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR ■■ Most people gain a full size during the holidays: MYTH. A study found that females gain about half a kilo and males around the 1 kilo mark in the lead up to the New Year. That’s far less than the 3 to 4 kilos often cited for this time of year. (Speak for yourselves . . .

I totally buck that trend each year.

There is something that happens to me mentally as soon as we drive through the gates at the Rangi Camp Ground, that says, ‘Yes Phill, you can eat as much bread and drink loads of crafties and it will have no effect on the scales what so ever.’ Unfortunately, that mental doesn’t let the physical know about it).

■■ Bloating isn’t the same as fat weight: FACT. One reason you may feel like you’ve packed on more weight is because many holiday foods trigger bloating and water retention. The main culprit? Carbs. And sodium (aka bread and crafties).

■■ Exercise staves off holiday pounds: MYTH. More than one study has found that those who work out around the holidays gain the same amount of weight as those who don’t. But remember, there are many other benefits to exercise, including stress reduction and improved sleep. (I plan to bicep curl crafties and run my mouth off after too many bicep curls, does that count?).

■■ I’ll lose it in January: MYTH. Studies show most of us never lose our holiday padding,

probably because after giving up on New Year’s resolutions, we tend to gain back any weight we’ve lost. (Hoping to get some very stretchy tracksuit pants for Christmas . . . again . . .)

■■ It’s not too late to avoid gaining weight this holiday season: FACT: Commit to two simple goals: budget your carbs and drink more water. Both can help you avoid having to make that annual

New Year’s resolution to lose weight. (There’s water in beer, right?)

On a different note I do love me a good idea and the team at the Ashburton Trotting Club have come up with a belter, I reckon.

Simon Adlam gave me a call during my Movember campaign and said the trotting club wants to donate some rides on the back of the mobile start for your fund-

raiser. He thought we’d get $50 for each one without any problem.

Then Carl Markham from Methven called me and matched the deal.

Simon was dead right, they sold like hotcakes.

On the back of that success, the trotting club will sell a ride on the back of all of the mobile starts next year and donate the money to a local charity.

What a buzz, up close to all that heavy breathing, sweating, yell-

ing and the smell of leather and that’s just the starter!

Until next year Hoo Roo Phill Hooper Looking more and more like Santa Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

Nothing turned out as bad as predicted

By Heather du Plessis-Allan

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f there’s a positive lesson from this year, it’s that nothing has turned out as bad as predicted.

Take the quarterly GDP figures out this week. They were nowhere near as bad as expected.

The Reserve Bank predicted an economic contraction in the September quarter of 7 per cent.

The Treasury picked a drop of 6 per cent only a day before the real figure was released.

That figure ended up being 3.7 per cent.

That’s still awful. It’s the second-worst economic contraction the country’s experienced since records began 35 years ago. It represents a lot of closing businesses, extra debt taken on and individual heartbreaks. But it’s still a lot less of that than we were expecting.

Then take the grim health forecasts. Only 12 weeks ago Covid modeller Shaun Hendy predicted 7000 deaths a year if we hit an 80 per cent vaccination rate. Even if we hit 90 per cent – which is where we are now – he forecast 1557 deaths.

We’ve seen nowhere near that level of carnage. We’ve only re-

Covid modeller Shaun Hendy’s predictions were somewhat off. corded around 50 deaths.

Again, that’s still sad. Every death represents a loss to a family, but it’s nowhere near the catastrophising we were sold.

Partly, that’s because the gloomy predictions fail to account for the human ability to adapt and be brilliant.

The GDP numbers weren’t as bad as forecast because business owners learned how to handle

lockdowns. They’d been through the first 2020 lockdown and second 2020 lockdown and the two February lockdowns.

So when the big Auckland lockdown struck they took themselves online, set up click and collect, fired up the Zoom and started couriering again.

The transport sector, for example, took a quarterly knock of 3.3 per cent in the first half of

this year’s Auckland lockdown.

But back in that first lockdown of 2020, the knock to the sector was 27 per cent. That’s evidence of innovation and resilience.

Hendy’s model was wrong because the vaccine was better than his headline numbers accounted for. He assumed the vaccine had medium efficacy. But actually, Pfizer’s brilliant employees managed to make something with high efficacy. And then Kiwis did their bit by getting jabbed at levels we had hoped for, but not really believed possible.

But there is one thing that was actually worse than anyone could’ve predicted, and that was the uncertainty.

Humans aren’t good with uncertainty. We’re better off knowing something bad is definitely going to happen than suspecting it might.

Research published a few years ago found that people who were told they had a 50 per cent chance of getting an electric shock were more stressed and anxious than people told they were definitely getting an electric shock.

That is why these last two years have been hard – because we really had no idea what to expect

next or how bad it could be. Omicron is a case in point. It’s created a panic disproportionate to its deadliness. As far as we know, the UK has only recorded one Omicron death so far, despite tens of thousands of cases.

I suspect next year is going to be just as uncertain as the last two years.

We’ll get our first winter wave of Covid and winter is when respiratory diseases are at their worst. The PM could u-turn on her commitment to reopen the borders to the world and leave more expats stranded and businesses here strapped for staff.

We can’t be sure that 5.1 per cent annual inflation is just a temporary blip or something more prolonged and problematic.

The coming year might yet throw a lot at us. But there are two things we can be sure of as we recharge ourselves this summer before going in for round three of the pandemic.

The first is that we humans are brilliant and resilient, and we can and will make it through.

This second is that there’s a good chance that whatever horror show they predict won’t be nearly as bad as they say.

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Chris Woods and Sarah Hart singing The Prayer by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli.

Brent Gray as Santa – singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

Show ends year on a high note Jonathan Leask

The Ashburton Trust Event Centre finished the year spreading Christmas cheer.

The event centre had packed audiences to hear local singers and performers belt out all the Christmas classics in the All I Want For Christmas show across two shows at the weekend.

Centre manager Roger Farr said it was a simply brilliant

show and a nice way to bring the curtain down on a Covid-impacted year.

“There was a lot of disappointment throughout the year so this was a great way to end on a high for us and to bring something back for the community.”

Farr heaped praise on the ensemble cast who “put in big hours to throw the show together in what is a busy time of year so I can’t thank them enough.”

Next to take the stage at the event centre will be the Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School from January 14-15 with their Retro, Rock, and Revival show.

Right – The Decibelles Choir.

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Intruder, at 8:30pm

Fred Claus, at 8pm

The Magical Christmas Shoes, at 1:30pm

Five Bedrooms, at 8:30pm

Ugly House To Lovely House, at 8:30pm

6am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 3 0 7am Sun, Sea And Selling Houses 3 0 8am The Repair Shop PG 3 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Country Calendar 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Everyday 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Deck The Halls – The Luxury Christmas Decorators 0 8pm N Surveillance Dashcam PGV The world of driving as caught on dashboard cameras. 0 8:30 Intruder 16VL 3/4.

Bailey makes a breakthrough, but hits a wall when she tries to escalate her findings. 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm The Rise Of The Murdoch Dynasty M 1/3. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Hey Duggee 0 6:30 Clifford The Big Red Dog 3 0 6:55 Eliot Kid 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:45 The Deep 0 8:10 Darwin And Newts 8:20 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 8:40 Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood 0 8:55 Chuggington – Tales From The Rails 3 0 9:05 Infomercials 10am Les Mills Body Balance 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PG 3 0 11:05 Friends 3 0 Noon Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 1pm Doctor Who PGC 0 2:05 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGC 3 0 3:35 Bluey 3 0 3:40 Horrible Histories PG 0 4:10 Hardball 0 4:35 Friends 3 0 5:05 The Simpsons 3 0 5:35 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6pm Home And Away PGC 0 7pm F Shortland Street PGVC 0 8pm M Fred Claus PG 2007 Comedy. Brothers Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged for years, but they must reconcile when an efficiency expert threatens to shut Santa down. Vince Vaughn. 0 10:20 The World’s Most Expensive Presents PG Meet the makers of gold-plated bikes, $40,000 ball gowns for dogs and million-dollar watches. 0 11:20 2 Broke Girls M 3 0 Wednesday 12:40 Debris M 0 1:25 Shortland Street 3 0 2:15 Infomercials 3:20 Selling Houses 3 4:10 The Middle 3 0 4:35 The Ring Inz 5am Infomercials

7am Animal Cribs PG 0 7:55 Ninja Warrior UK 3 0 8:50 Infomercials 10:35 Bondi Vet 3 0 11:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 3 0 Noon House Hunters Renovation 0 1pm How Do Animals Do That? 0 1:30 M The Magical Christmas Shoes 2019 Comedy. A pair of magical shoes step into Noelle’s life, allowing her to rediscover the Christmas spirit and find love.

Erin Karpluk, Damon Runyan, Genelle Williams. 0 3:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 4:25 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 0 4:55 Outback Opal Hunters PGL 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue PG 3 0 7:30 The Block Australia PG The Blockheads are set on a crazy challenge that will delight the whole family. 0 8:45 M Fury 16 3 2014 Action War. A battle-hardened sergeant commands a Sherman tank and its five-man crew on a mission behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf. 0 11:15 Westside 16 3 0

8am Ready Set Dance 3 0 8:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am The Office PGC 11am Shipping Wars PGL 3 0 11:30 Weather Gone Viral PGC 3 0 12:30 American Pickers 3 1:30 Parks And Recreation PGC 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers 3 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun PGC 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Force MC 0 7pm Pawn Stars PG 3 7:30 American Pickers PGL 3 In Oklahoma, the guys uncover a baseball signed by one of the greatest players of all time.

8:30 Five Bedrooms ML Ainsley’s preparations for a gender reveal party are derailed by the wrath of Lachlan’s former partner. 0 9:35 F Sharp Objects 16VLSC Camille puts her life in jeopardy as she gets closer to the truth behind the Wind Gap murders. 0 10:40 Football – A-League Women (HLS) Round Three.

11:50 Football – A-League (HLS) Round Five.

6am Money For Nothing 7am Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 8am Orang-utan Island 9am Kids BBQ Championship 10am Choccywoccydoodah 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Top Ten Treasures – Egyptian Mummies PG 1:30 Uncharted New Zealand 2pm Rick Stein’s Cornwall 2:30 Copenhagen – Europe’s Greatest 3:30 How Do Animals Do That? 4pm How Do Animals Do That?

4:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Quick Little Builds 8:30 Ugly House To Lovely House PG George revisits the 1960s house he hired world famous architect Chris Dyson to transform.

9:30 Escape To The Chateau 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Wednesday

12:05 On Becoming A God In Central Florida 16L 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 10:55 Botched PGLSC 3 11:50 Shark Tank PG 3 12:45 Love It Or List It 3 1:40 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGLSC 3 2:35 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 3:35 Face Off PGC 3 4:30 Love It Or List It 5:30 Shark Tank PG 6:30 Botched PGLSC 3 A Dr Dubrow patient desperately needs help fixing her elephant trunk-shaped breast.

7:30 Escaping Polygamy M 3 A young girl, who escaped a polygamist cult, seeks help getting her boyfriend out.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne 16L Gamble fulfils an ambition to celebrate her late father’s art.

9:35 Framed By The Killer MVC After a husband is found guilty of murdering his family, a decade-long battle unravels the truth behind the crime.

10:35 Snapped MVC 3 11:30 Killer Couples MVC 3 12:20 Infomercials

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Mountain Men PG 8:25 Border Security M 8:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:40 The Cops MV 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Pawn Stars Noon Jeopardy!

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1pm Traffic Cops PGVC 2pm Raw MVC 5:05 Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security M 7:30 The Cops MV Frontline Staffordshire police officers are fitted with cameras that will show the best and worst of humanity.

8:30 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC Emergency response teams are called after collapsed power lines close the A1.

9:30 Outback Truckers M 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Mountain Men PG

Wednesday

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security M 1:50 Outback Truckers M 2:35 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC 3:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 4:20 FBI MV 5:10 The Cops MV

Wednesday

12:20 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 3 12:50 Infomercials

Wednesday

1am The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 2am Love Island UK 16LS 3am Infomercials

Wednesday

12:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1:30 Choccywoccydoodah 2am Money For Nothing 3am How Do Animals Do That? 3:30 How Do Animals Do That? 4am Quick Little Builds 5am Mysteries At The Museum PG

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MOVIES GREAtS

6am The Nomads M 2019 Drama. 7:35 City Of Lies 16VLSC 2018 Drama. 9:30 One Night In Bangkok 16VLSC 2020 Action. 11:15 A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood PGVL 2019 Drama. 1:05 Lost Transmissions 16C 2019 Drama. 2:45 Rams PGVL 2020 Drama. 4:45 Voyagers 16V 2021 Adventure.

6:30 Jumanji – The Next Level PGVL 2019 Adventure.

Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black.

8:30 Let Him Go MVC 2020 Thriller. A retired sheriff and his wife set out to rescue their grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family.

Kevin Costner, Diane Lane.

10:25 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror. A group of curious explorers set out to investigate an area that has been removed from modernday maps and is home to a dangerous and forgotten secret. Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

7:27 Interstellar ML 2014 Sci-fi. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway. 10:15 Ali MVL 2001 Drama. Jon Voigt, Will Smith. 12:50 NonStop MVL 2013 Thriller.

2:38 The Vow PGLS 2012 Romance. 4:25 8 Mile MVLS 2002 Drama. 6:17 The Matrix Reloaded MVS 2003 Sci-fi Action. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, CarrieAnne Moss, Hugo Weaving.

8:30 The Day The Earth Stood Still MV 2008 Sci-fi.

When a scientist meets an alien who warns her of an impending global crisis, she must convince him mankind is worth saving before it is too late. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith.

10:10 The Tourist MVL 2010 Drama. An American tourist visiting Italy is seduced by a woman, and becomes ensnared in an international plot involving the Russian Mafia. Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie.

11:55 Cadillac Records MVLS 2008 Drama. Adrien Brody.

6am Playmakers 6:30 All Access 7am L Squash – Black Ball Open Men’s Final.

From Cairo.

8:30 Best Of Super Rugby (HLS) Aotearoa Final – Crusaders v Chiefs.

9am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Munster v Castres.

11am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Scarlets v Bordeaux.

1pm Glory Days 2pm L Gallen v Lussick Weigh In 3:30 Playmakers – Nigel Avery 4pm New Zealand Rugby Awards 5:30 All Access 6pm Playmakers – Nigel Avery 6:30 Gallen v Lussick Weigh In (RPL) 6:40 Best Of Paul Gallen 10pm Gallen v Lussick Weigh In (HLS) 10:30 Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Leicester v Connacht.

From Mattioli Woods Welford Road, Leicester.

1:40 Bridget Jones’s Diary MVLS 2001 Comedy Drama.

3:15 Fame PGL 2009 Musical.

5:15 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama.

Midnight Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Toulouse v Wasps.

2am Wales v All Blacks (RPL) 4am Italy v All Blacks (RPL)

Wednesday

Midnight Nobody 16V 2021 Action. 1:30 The Kindness Of Strangers MLSC 2020 Drama. 3:25 The Little Things MVLS 2021 Thriller.

5:30 Outback MVLC 2020 Thriller.

Wednesday

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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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Waiata Mai 3 6:45 Takaro Tribe 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7:10 Te Nutube 3 7:20 Kia Mau 3 7:30 Purakau 3 7:40 Smooth 3 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Ariki 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3 10am Moosemeat And Marmalade 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Waiata Nation 3 11:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 Noon The Hui 12:30 Matangireia PG 3 1pm The Outliers PG 3 1:30 Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Ako 3 2 3:30 Pipi Ma 3 3:35 Waiata Mai 3 3:45 Takaro Tribe 3 4pm Ariki 3 4:30 Potae Pai 3 4:40 Darwin And Newts 3 4:50 He Rourou 3 5pm Swagger 3 5:30 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 6pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 6:30 Toi Te Ora 3 7pm Grid 3 7:30 On Country Kitchen 3 Delicious produce, characters and adventures from Western Australia.

8pm Piri’s Tiki Tour PGC 3 8:30 An Amazing Animal Family 3 Patrick meets leaping foxes, eggstealing raccoon dogs and reveals the hunting strategy of African wild dogs.

9:30 Wild Kai Legends M 3 10pm Hunting Aotearoa M 3 10:30 2021 National Sprint Championships 11pm Lucky Dip 3 11:30 Closedown

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6:25 EastEnders PG 6:55 The Graham Norton Show PG 7:45 The Bill M 8:35 A Touch Of Frost MVC 10:20 Father Brown MVC 11:05 Death In Paradise MVC 12:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:40 The Bill M 2:35 New Tricks MS 3:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:35 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG Jean Smart.

6:20 Qi M 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell are joined by guests Sara Pascoe, Dan Walker, Nicola Coughlan, and Mr Motivator.

8:30 Heartbeat MVC 9:30 Grantchester PG 10:30 Doc Martin PG 11:25 Midsomer Murders MVC

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Builds On Wheels PG 11:15 Gold Rush MLC Dave Turin’s Lost Mine – End Game.

12:10 How It’s Made PG 12:35 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 2pm Naked And Afraid M 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Jungle Genius.

3:50 Deadliest Catch MLC 4:45 Gold Rush MLC White Water – Nugget Heaven.

5:40 Fast N’ Loud PG Chopped and Dropped Model A: Part Two. 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Blowing Up History PG 8:30 Ancient Unexplained Files PG 9:30 The Alaska Triangle PG 10:30 Expedition Unknown PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid M

12:55 Qi M 1:25 Qi M 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:05 Heartbeat MVC 3:55 Grantchester PG 4:40 Doc Martin MC 5:30 Doc Martin MC

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid M 3:35 Moonshiners MC 4:25 Gold Rush PG 5:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG

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Intruder, at 8:45pm

Shrek The Halls, at 6:55pm

A Royal Christmas Ball, at 1:35pm

Strike Back, at 9:45pm

Robson Green’s Grand Slam, at 8:30pm

6am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 3 0 7am Sun, Sea And Selling Houses 3 0 8am The Repair Shop PG 3 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Country Calendar 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The Wheel Christmas Special PG 0 8:15 Border Security M An insight into the work of the officers who protect Australia’s borders. 0 8:20 Lotto 8:25 Border Security Continued. 0 8:45 Intruder 16L 4/4.

Rebecca decides she and Sam must plan a speedy escape; Bailey is on the cusp of finding the vital evidence she needs. 0 9:45 Coronation Street PG 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0 11:15 Nurses PGC 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Hey Duggee 0 6:30 Clifford The Big Red Dog 3 6:55 Eliot Kid 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:45 The Deep 0 8:10 Darwin And Newts 8:20 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 8:40 Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood 0 8:55 Chuggington – Tales From The Rails 3 0 9:05 Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Body Attack 0 10:30 Mike And Molly PG 0 11am Friends 3 0 11:30 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 12:25 Doctor Who PGV 1/2. 0 1:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street 3 0 3:30 Horrible Histories PG 0 4:05 Hardball 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:25 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 5:55 Home And Away PG 0 6:55 M Shrek The Halls 2007 Animation. As the ogre prepares for his first family Christmas, everything is going well until Donkey and the gang intrude. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas. 7:30 One Night In Hamleys PG 0 8:30 Would I Lie To You? At Christmas M 0 9:10 Mom PGC 0 10:10 Taskmaster NZ 16 3 0 11:10 Back To Life 16 0 11:45 Mom PG 3 0

7am Animal Cribs PG 0 7:55 Ninja Warrior UK 3 0 8:50 Infomercials 10:35 Bondi Vet 3 0 11:35 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 12:05 House Hunters International Renovation 0 1:05 How Do Animals Do That? 0 1:35 M A Royal Christmas Ball PG 2017 Romance. King Charles of Baltamia tracks down his high school sweetheart to be his date for the Christmas ball. She has a 17-yearold daughter, who could be his.

Tara Reid, Ingo Rademacher. 0 3:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 4:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 0 5pm Outback Opal Hunters PGL 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue PG 3 Bondi faces its wettest, coldest Christmas in decades. Santa Yates surfs, skateboards and breakdances. 0 7:25 The Block Australia PG The Blockheads are working to complete their master ensuites. One team is in possession of the gnome and the competition is hotting up. 0 8:35 M Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Based on the true story of a man who goes a year without saying no. Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby. 0 10:45 NCIS – Los Angeles M 3 0 11:40 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 3 0 12:15 Infomercials

8am Ready Set Dance 3 0 8:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am The Office PGC 11am Shipping Wars PGL 3 0 11:30 Weather Gone Viral PGC 3 0 12:30 American Pickers 3 1:30 Parks And Recreation PGC 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers 3 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun PGC 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Force MC 0 7pm Pawn Stars PG 3 7:30 Traffic Cops 3 Series that follows the work of UK traffic units. 0 8:30 Ambulance 16LC 3 After 12-weeks of training, Joe faces his first unsupervised shift answering emergency calls. 0 9:45 Strike Back 18VLC Desperate to locate a pair of nuclear suitcases, Section 20 leans on a corrupt lawyer and Zarvoka to crack an encryption code. 0 10:50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:45 Love Island UK 16LS

6am Money For Nothing 7am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 8am How Do Animals Do That? 8:30 How Do Animals Do That?

9am Kids BBQ Championship 10am Choccywoccydoodah 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Quick Little Builds 1:30 Escape To The Chateau 2:30 Ugly House To Lovely House PG 3:30 Extinct Or Alive PG 4:30 Mary Berry Quick Cooking Christmas 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Forged In Fire PG 7:30 Jade Fever PG The army truck dies on the road to the mine; cores from the new J lens look encouraging.

8:30 Robson Green’s Grand Slam PG 9:30 Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters PG 10:30 Forged In Fire PG 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Thursday

12:10 Mallorca Files M 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 10:55 Botched PGLSC 3 11:50 Shark Tank PG 3 12:45 Love It Or List It 3 1:40 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGLSC 3 2:35 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 3:35 Face Off PGC 3 4:30 Love It Or List It 5:30 Shark Tank PG 6:30 Botched PGLSC 3 Dr Dubrow helps a threebreasted woman; Dr Nassif works to correct a car accident victim’s mangled nose.

7:30 Dog Rescuers PG At Harmsworth animal hospital in London, food-loving Chihuahua Imogen could do with being a bit smaller.

8:30 24 Hours In Emergency MC Three women stabbed in broad daylight in a supermarket car park are rushed to St George’s after the random attack.

9:35 Embarrassing Bodies MSC Dr Pixie helps a woman whose nipples are in the wrong places after breast surgery. 0 10:35 Snapped MVC 3 11:30 Killer Couples MVC 3 12:20 Infomercials

Thursday

12:35 Motherland – Fort Salem M 0 1:20 Late Night Big Breakfast 16C 3 0 1:55 Infomercials 2:55 Selling Houses Abroad PG 3:45 Selling Houses – Specials 3 0 4:35 The Ring Inz 5am Infomercials

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Mountain Men PG 8:25 Border Security M 8:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:40 The Cops MV 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Pawn Stars Noon Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC 1:40 Outback Truckers M 2:30 The Cops MV 3:20 Mountain Men PG 4:10 Jeopardy!

4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security M 7:30 The Cops MV 8:30 Law And Order – Organized Crime 16VLC 9:30 Lethal Weapon 16VLSC 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Mountain Men PG

Thursday

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security M 1:50 Lethal Weapon 16VLSC 2:35 Law And Order – Organized Crime 16VLC 3:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 4:20 FBI MV 5:10 The Cops MV

Thursday

12:50 Closedown 1am Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:55 Music MVLC 2021 Drama.

Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler.

8:40 Alone 16VL 2020 Thriller.

Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca.

10:15 Baby Done MLSC 2020 Comedy. Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis. 11:43 Hard Kill 16V 2020 Action.

Jesse Metcalfe, Bruce Willis.

1:19 Charm City Kings 16VLC 2020 Drama. 3:20 Savage 16VLSC 2019 Crime Drama.

5pm Warrior Queen MV 2020 Action. 6:45 Misbehaviour ML 2020 Comedy.

Keira Knightley, Jessie Buckley.

8:30 The Courier MVLC 2020 Thriller. Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan.

10:25 Half Brothers MVL 2020 Comedy. Two very different half-brothers are brought together for a road trip that traces the path their ailing father took from Mexico to the US. Luis Gerardo Mendez, Connor Del Rio.

7:20 The Queen ML 2006 Drama. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. 9am Erin Brockovich ML 2000 Drama.

Julia Roberts, Albert Finney.

11:07 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer 16V 1998 Horror. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze jr. 12:45 Alpha Dog 16VLS 2006 Drama.

Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake.

2:40 Patriots Day 16VLC 2016 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon. 4:53 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 6:28 Her 16LS 2013 Romance Sci-fi.

Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson.

8:30 Milk MLS 2008 Biography Drama. The true story of Harvey Milk, an American gay-rights activist who became California’s first openly-gay elected official.

Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco.

10:35 Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle MV 2003 Action.

Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu.

12:05 The Furies 18VL 2019 Horror. 1:27 Red Joan MS 2018 Drama. 3:07 Bill And Ted Face The Music PGVL 2020 Comedy. 4:37 Summerland PGC 2020 Drama.

12:20 Requiem For A Dream 18LSC 2000 Drama. Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn.

2am Hacksaw Ridge 16VC 2016 Drama.

4:15 The Debt 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Thursday

Thursday

Thursday

12:30 Mary Berry Quick Cooking Christmas 1:30 Choccywoccydoodah 2am Money For Nothing 3am Extinct Or Alive PG 4am Robson Green’s Grand Slam 5am Mysteries At The Museum PG

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6:20 EastEnders PG 6:50 The Graham Norton Show PG 7:40 The Bill M 8:30 A Touch Of Frost MVC 10:15 Father Brown MVC 11:05 Death In Paradise MVC 12:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:40 The Bill MVC 2:35 New Tricks MS 3:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:35 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG Mandy Moore.

6:20 Qi M 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Joel Dommett, Sindhu Vee, Alex Horne and AJ Odudu join Rob Brydon, Lee Mack, and David Mitchell.

8:30 Mallorca Files MVL 9:30 Holby City PG 10:35 Fawlty Towers PG 11:10 Midsomer Murders MVC

Midnight Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Sale v Clermont Auvergne.

2am Best Of Super Rugby (RPL) Aotearoa Final – Crusaders v Chiefs. 4:30 New Zealand Rugby Awards

12:45 Qi M 1:15 Qi M 1:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:20 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:05 Holby City MC 4:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 5:40 All Round To Mrs Brown’s ML

Thursday

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6am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Paris v Bristol.

8am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Ulster v Northampton.

10am All Access 10:30 Glory Days 11am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Racing 92 v Ospreys.

1pm Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Harlequins v Cardiff.

3pm Best Of First XV Rugby (RPL) Nelson College v Christ’s College.

4:45 Best Of First XV Rugby (RPL) Otago Boys’ High v Nelson College.

6:30 NPC Cup (RPL) Manawatu v Counties Manukau.

8:30 All Access Anton Lienert-Brown talks about balancing rugby and home life.

9pm Between Two Posts Australian rugby show.

10pm Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Bath v La Rochelle.

From the Recreation Ground, Bath.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audi-

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6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 Takaro Tribe 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7:10 Potae Pai 3 7:20 Kia Mau 3 7:30 Paia 3 7:40 Darwin And Newts 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Pukana 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3 10am On Country Kitchen 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Our Songs 3 11:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 Noon The Hui 12:30 An Amazing Animal Family 3 1:30 Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Ako 3 2 3:30 Pipi Ma 3 3:35 Takoha 3 3:45 Takaro Tribe 3 4pm Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 4:10 Potae Pai 3 4:20 Kia Mau 3 4:30 Paia 3 4:40 Smooth 3 4:50 He Rourou 3 5pm Pukana 3 5:30 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 6pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 6:30 Toi Te Ora 3 7pm Life Of Kai PG 3 7:30 Waiata Nation 3 A new wave of M-Pop is here. Follow Maimoa and their journey to create their first album.

8pm Pere Kirihimete 3 Pere Wihongi hosts a festive season special featuring his new Maori language album of classic Christmas songs.

9pm Only In Aotearoa MCL 9:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG 10pm Rage Against The Rangatahi PG 3 Internet.

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DISCOVERY 6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Ancient Unexplained Files PG 11:15 The Alaska Triangle PG Bigfoot Island and Aliens of Kodiak. 12:10 How It’s Made PG 12:35 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 2pm Naked And Afraid M 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch MLC 4:45 Gold Rush MLC White Water – Thunder Falls. 5:40 Fast N’ Loud PG Super Sonic Camaro: Part One. 6:35 Homestead Rescue PG Raney Ranch – One if by River Two if by Air. 7:30 Homestead Rescue PG 8:30 Building Off The Grid PG 9:30 Barnwood Builders PG 10:30 Aussie Lobster Men PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid M

Thursday

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid M 3:35 Moonshiners M 4:25 Gold Rush PG 5:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG

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Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Christmas Special, at 7pm

Love Actually, at 8pm

Cooking Up Christmas, at 1:35pm

Modern Dinosaurs, at 7:30pm

Wheeler Dealers, at 10:30pm

6am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 3 0 7am Sun, Sea And Selling Houses 3 0 8am The Repair Shop PG 3 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Country Calendar 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Christmas Special Pickled red cabbage and cucumber salad, no-knead black bread with smoked salmon, Norwegian pork ribs, and pink pomegranate cocktails. 0 8:10 Christmas At Warwick Castle PG A look at how Warwick Castle transforms for Christmas. Dazzling decorations, an ice rink, and a light trail through the castle grounds. 0 9:15 Miranda – The Perfect Christmas PG 3 0 9:50 Coronation Street PG 0 10:50 1 News Tonight 0 11:20 The Hotel Inspector ML 3 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Hey Duggee 0 6:30 Clifford The Big Red Dog 3 0 6:55 Eliot Kid 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:45 The Deep 0 8:10 Darwin And Newts 8:20 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 8:40 Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood 0 8:55 Chuggington – Tales From The Rails 3 0 9:05 Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Core 0 10:30 Mike And Molly PG 3 0 11am Friends 3 0 11:55 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 12:50 Doctor Who PG 2/2. 0 2:15 The Mindy Project PGC 0 2:40 Home And Away PG 3 0 3:40 Horrible Histories PG 0 4:10 Hardball 0 4:35 Friends 0 5:05 The Simpsons 3 0 5:35 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6:05 M Dolittle 2020 Family.

Robert Downey jr. 0 8pm M Love Actually PG 2003 Comedy Drama. A look at the love lives of eight very different London couples in the month before Christmas.

Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Billy Bob Thornton, Alan Rickman. 0 10:35 M Starstruck Marathon MS 2021 Comedy. Rose Matafeo. 0

7am Animal Cribs PG 0 7:55 Ninja Warrior UK 3 0 8:50 Infomercials 10:35 Bondi Vet 3 0 11:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 12:05 House Hunters International Renovation 0 1:05 How Do Animals Do That? 0 1:35 M Cooking Up Christmas PG 2020 Family. A woman who gets fired just before Christmas, takes a job with a professional baseball player as a chef for him and his kids.

Meagan Holder, Lamman Rucker, Marquita Goings. 0 3:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 4:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 0 5pm Outback Opal Hunters PGL 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue PG 3 0 7:25 The Masked Singer USA PG One celebrity is unmasked from Group A and the remaining singers advance; another wildcard enters the competition. 0 8:25 The Graham Norton Show With Stanley Tucci, Jamie Oliver, Romesh Ranganathan and Lil Nas X. 0 9:25 Live At The Apollo 16 3 0 10:25 SVU 16 3 When an actress accuses a highpowered media mogul of attempted rape, Benson finds herself in a game of cat and mouse. 0 11:25 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 3 0 11:55 Infomercials

8am Ready Set Dance 3 0 8:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am The Office PGC 11am Shipping Wars PGL 3 0 11:30 Traffic Cops 3 0 12:30 American Pickers 3 1:30 Parks And Recreation PGC 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers 3 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun PGC 3 The Big Giant Head grants Sally’s wish for a gender reassignment, giving her Dick’s body. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Force MC 0 7pm Pawn Stars PGC 3 7:30 Modern Dinosaurs PGC 3 Find out how the tuatara outlived the dinosaurs. 0 8:30 Sewer Squad PGL 3 An army of engineers are constructing one of Britain’s biggest freshwater pipelines in the Lake District. 0 9:30 F Bull MC Bull jeopardises Benny’s election campaign when he reluctantly defends the former District Attorney. 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 Love Island UK 16LS 12:30 Infomercials

6am Money For Nothing 7am Mary Berry Quick Cooking Christmas 8am Extinct Or Alive PG 9am Kids BBQ Championship 10am Choccywoccydoodah 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Forged In Fire PG 12:30 Jade Fever PGC 1:30 Robson Green’s Grand Slam 2:30 Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters PG 3:30 Amazon The Lost World PG 4:30 Rachel Khoo’s Chocolat!

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Wheeler Dealers PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG 8:30 Forged In Fire – Knife Or Death PG 9:30 Aussie Salvage Squad PG Team Salvage have five hours to save a young rider who plunged down a mineshaft on his motorbike.

10:30 Wheeler Dealers PG This classic Jag is one of the bestlooking cars in the world and Mike gladly takes a risk on a wreck.

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Friday

12:15 20/20 3 0 1:10 Te Karere 3 2 1:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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Friday

1:20 Booze Patrol PG 3 0 1:45 Late Night Big Breakfast 16C 3 0 2:10 Infomercials 3:10 Brooklyn Nine-Nine PG 3 0 3:55 Bob Hearts Abishola 3 0 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 The Ring Inz 5:05 Infomercials

SKY 5

6am Infomercials 10am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 10:55 Botched PGLSC 3 11:50 Shark Tank PG 3 12:45 Love It Or List It 3 1:40 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGLSC 3 2:35 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 3:35 Face Off PGC 3 4:35 Love It Or List It 5:35 Shark Tank PG 6:35 Botched PGLSC 3 7:35 Celebrity Ghost Stories MC Psychic medium Kim Russo meets with rapper and actor Ice-T in a factory, where they experience inexplicable events.

8:30 Below Deck M Captain Sean’s hands-on managerial style continues to frustrate Eddie.

9:30 Reality’s Ultimate Countdown – Botched M Revisit the 20 most outrageous patients to ever cross the threshold.

10pm Reality’s Ultimate Countdown – Botched M Revisit the greatest stories of the famous and not-so-famous as they seek to tweak their look.

10:30 Snapped MVC 3 11:25 Killer Couples MVC 3 12:15 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Mountain Men PG 8:25 Border Security M 8:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:40 The Cops MV 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Pawn Stars Noon Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 Law And Order – Organized Crime 16VLC 1:40 Lethal Weapon 16VLSC 2:30 The Cops MV 3:20 Mountain Men PG 4:10 Jeopardy!

4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security M 7:30 The Cops MV 8:30 Forensics – The Real CSI MVC 9:45 Seal Team MVSC 10:45 FBI MV 11:45 Mountain Men PG

Friday

12:40 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:20 Border Security M 1:45 Seal Team MVSC 2:30 Forensics – The Real CSI MVC 3:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 4:20 FBI MV 5:10 The Cops MV

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:17 Sniper – Assassin’s End 16VL 2020 Action.

Chad Michael Collins, Tom Berenger. 7:49 Hunt For The Truth MVLSC 2016 Thriller. Willa Ford, Tilky Jones. 9:24 Radioactive M 2019 Drama Biography.

Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley.

11:11 Honest Thief MVL 2020 Action. 12:47 The Glorias MLSC 2020 Drama. 3:10 Follow Me 16VLC 2020 Horror.

4:40 Little Women 2019 Drama. 6:50 Monster Hunter MVC 2020 Action. Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman. 8:30 A Quiet Place Part II MVC 2021 Thriller. The Abbots hit the road in search of safety and soon find out the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats they will have to face.

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy.

10:10 Land M 2021 Drama.

Unable to stay connected to the world she once knew, a grieving woman retreats to the wilds of the Rockies. Robin Wright, Demian Bichir.

11:45 Dragged Across Concrete 18VLSC 2018 Thriller.

Mel Gibson.

6:05 Unbroken MV 2014 Drama. Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson.

8:20 Point Break MVL 1991 Action Adventure.

Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze.

10:20 Butterfly On A Wheel 16VL 2007 Thriller.

Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Maria Bello. 11:55 Assault On Precinct 13 16VL 2005 Action. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne. 1:45 Get On Up MVLSC 2014 Biography Music. Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd.

4pm Les Miserables MVS 2012 Musical Drama. 6:35 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

8:30 The Hateful Eight 18VLSC 2016 Western. During a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.

Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh.

11:15 Maverick PGVL 1994 Western Comedy. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner.

2:20 2 Hearts MLS 2020 Drama. 4am Force Of Nature 16VLC 2020 Action. 5:40 Greed 16L 2020 Comedy.

1:20 Arrival ML 2016 Drama.

3:15 Alpha Dog 16VLS 2006 Drama. 5:10 Last Flag Flying MLSC 2017 Drama.

Friday

Friday

Friday

12:30 Rachel Khoo’s Chocolat!

1:30 Choccywoccydoodah 2am Money For Nothing 3am Amazon The Lost World PG 4am Forged In Fire – Knife Or Death PG 5am Mysteries At The Museum PG

SKY SPORt 1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Waiata Mai 3 6:45 Takaro Tribe 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7:10 Te Nutube 3 7:20 Kia Mau 3 7:30 Purakau 3 7:40 Smooth 3 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Polyfest 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3 10am Easy Eats 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 Noon The Hui 12:30 The Casketeers PGC 3 1pm Uka 3 1:30 Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Ako 3 2 3:30 Pipi Ma 3 3:35 Waiata Mai 3 3:45 Takaro Tribe 3 4pm Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 4:10 Te Nutube 3 4:20 Kia Mau 3 4:30 Potae Pai 3 4:40 Darwin And Newts 3 4:50 He Rourou 3 5pm Polyfest 3 5:30 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 6pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 6:30 Toi Te Ora 3 7pm Fresh 3 7:30 Café Melanesia Jennifer Baing-Waiko experiences the extraordinary food cultures of Vanuatu in Port Villa.

8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PG 3 8:30 The Ring Inz 3 9:05 Ka Hao – Tira Waiata A group of East Coast youth document their journey recording an album of new music.

9:15 Te Waiora 3 9:30 Ahikaroa MCL 10pm My Maori Midwife 10:20 K’Rd Chronicles PG 10:30 JC Tha Barber 16CL 3 11pm Lucky Dip 3 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

6am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Racing 92 v Ospreys. 8am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Glasgow v Exeter. 10am All Access 10:30 Kiteboarding – IKA KiteFoil World Series (HLS) 11am Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Munster v Castres.

1pm Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Scarlets v Bordeaux.

3pm Best Of First XV Rugby (RPL) Super 8 Final – Hastings BHS v Hamilton BHS. 4:45 Best Of First XV Rugby (RPL) Wellington Final – Scots College v St Patrick’s Silverstream.

6:30 NPC Cup (RPL) North Harbour v Waikato.

8:30 All Access Ngani Laumape talks about balancing rugby and home life.

9pm Between Two Posts Australian rugby show.

10pm Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Leicester v Connacht.

Friday

Midnight Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Toulouse v Wasps. 2am Manu Samoa v Maori All Blacks 4:40 Best Of Tokyo Sevens (HLS) Women’s Semifinal – New Zealand v Fiji.

5am Best Of Tokyo Sevens (HLS) Women’s Gold Medal Ceremony.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

DISCOVERY

6:35 EastEnders PG 7:05 The Graham Norton Show MLS 7:55 The Bill M 8:45 A Touch Of Frost M 10:30 Father Brown PG 11:15 Death In Paradise PG 12:15 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:50 The Bill MVC 2:40 New Tricks MS 3:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:35 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG Josh Duhamel.

6:20 Qi PG 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Sorting the fact from the fiction this week are Maya Jama, Roisin Conaty, Roman Kemp, and Dr Xand van Tulleken.

8:35 The Jonathan Ross Show MVL 9:35 The Graham Norton Show ML 10:30 Grantchester PG 11:25 Midsomer Murders MVC

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Homestead Rescue PG 11:15 Building Off The Grid PG Appalachian Underground.

12:10 How It’s Made PG 12:35 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 2pm Naked And Afraid M 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch MLC 4:45 Gold Rush MLC White Water – End of the Rainbow.

5:40 Gold Rush MLC Battle of the Greenhorns.

7:30 Gold Rush MLC Crash and Berm.

9:30 Gold Rush MLC Dave Turin’s Lost Mine – How to Mine a Million.

10:30 Homestead Rescue PG Raney Ranch – Raney Days are a-comin.

11:25 Naked And Afraid M

12:55 Qi M 1:25 Qi M 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:15 The Graham Norton Show ML 4:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 5:40 The Jonathan Ross Show MLS

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid M 3:35 Moonshiners M 4:25 Gold Rush PG 5:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG

Friday

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Downton Abbey, at 7pm

Die Hard, at 8:30pm

The Christmas Setup, at 1:35pm

Truck Night In America, at 8:30pm

Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby, at 8:30pm

6am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 0 7am Sun, Sea And Selling Houses 3 0 8am The Repair Shop PG 3 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Country Calendar 3 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 4:55 The Chase Christmas Special 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm M Downton Abbey PG 2019 Drama. The Crawleys and their staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives – a royal visit from the King and Queen of England.

Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith. 0 9:25 Christmas At Highclere PG 0 10:25 Give Us A Clue Christmas Special PG 3 0 11:15 M Mary Queen Of Scots 16VSC 2018 Drama. Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Hey Duggee 0 6:30 Pj Masks Saves Christmas 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony Best Gift Ever Christmas 3 0 7:45 The Deep 0 8:10 Darwin And Newts 8:20 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 8:40 Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood 0 8:55 Chuggington – Tales From The Rails 3 0 9:05 Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Body Balance 0 10:35 Friends 3 0 12:05 The Middle Christmas Marathon 3 0 4:30 M Richie Rich PG 1994 Comedy. Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette, Edward Herrman. 0 6:25 M Home Alone PG 1990 Comedy. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern. 0 8:30 M Die Hard MVL 1988 Action. A lone detective takes on a group of terrorists who have barricaded hostages in a Los Angeles high-rise on Christmas Eve. Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia. 0 11pm 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 3 0 11:50 M National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation M 1989 Comedy.

Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis. 0

6am Infomercials 7am Animal Cribs PG 0 7:55 Ninja Warrior UK 3 0 8:50 Infomercials 10:35 Bondi Vet 3 0 11:35 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 12:05 House Hunters International PG 0 12:35 House Hunters International PG 0 1:05 How Do Animals Do That?

1:35 M The Christmas Setup PG 2020 Romance. Hugo and Patrick are enjoying the holidays and have an undeniable attraction. Hugo is offered a promotion, which means choosing between moving to London or staying with Patrick. 0 3:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 4pm M Arthur Christmas 2011 Animated. Santa’s clumsy youngest son, Arthur, must deliver a little girl’s present that was left behind at the North Pole, before it is too late. 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Lego Masters Australia – Bricksmas Special 0 8:35 M Top Gun M 1986 Action Drama. 0 10:45 Golden Boy PG 3 0 11:20 Magnum PI M 0

1:30 The Crystal Maze Celebrity PG 3 0 2:15 The Crystal Maze Celebrity Christmas Special 3 0 3:05 M A Christmas Story PG 1983 Family Comedy. Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin. 0 4:35 Merry Madagascar 0 5:05 Kung Fu Panda Holiday PG 3 0 5:30 M Shrek The Halls 2007 Animated Comedy.

12:15 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 3 12:40 M A Christmas Cruise M 2017 Comedy. 2:10 M Four Cousins And A Christmas M 2021 Comedy Drama. 3:40 Holiday Wars Special 3 0 4:25 M The Christmas Contract PG 2018 Romance.

8am Ready Set Dance 3 0 8:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am The Office PGC 11:05 Shipping Wars PGL 3 0 11:30 Traffic Cops 3 0 12:30 Sail GP Sydney (HLS) 1:30 Parks And Recreation PGC 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PG 3 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun PGC 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Force MC 0 7pm Pawn Stars PGC 3 7:30 Pawn Stars PGC Big money is on the line when a photograph of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln makes its way into the shop.

8:30 Truck Night In America PGL Chevy versus Ford. Drivers show off their power on the Slag Heap and strategy separates winners and losers in the Cliff Plunge. 0 9:30 Raw MVC The latest WWE action.

10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 Love Island UK 16LS

6am Money For Nothing 7am Rachel Khoo’s Chocolat!

8am Amazon The Lost World PG 9am Kids BBQ Championship 10am Choccywoccydoodah 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Deadliest Catch PG 1:30 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 2:30 Forged In Fire – Knife Or Death PG 3:30 Dr Dee Alaska Vet PG 4:30 River Cottage Christmas PG 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home PG George meets a family with a Victorian Coach house that is more 1960s than 1860s.

8:30 Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby PG The Brando Resort serves 5-star luxury to guests paying up to $20,000 a night.

9:30 Location, Location, Location 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Christmas Day

1:20 Te Karere 3 2 1:45 Gary Barlow’s Night At The Museum 3 0 2:35 Gavin And Stacey – A Special Christmas PGC 3 0 3:35 M A Royal Night Out PG 2015 Comedy. Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley. 0 5:10 The Pet Talent Agency – Barking Mad ML 3 0

BRAVO

Christmas Day

SKY 5

6am Infomercials 10am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 10:55 Botched PGLSC 3 11:50 Shark Tank PG 3 12:45 Love It Or List It 3 1:40 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGLSC 3 2:35 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 3:30 Face Off PGC 3 4:30 Love It Or List It 5:30 Shark Tank PG 6:30 Botched PGLSC 3 7:30 M One Christmas Eve PG 2014 Family. A recently divorced mother attempts to create the perfect time for her children’s first Christmas without dad. Anne Heche, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gomez.

9:25 Buried In The Backyard MVC 3 10:25 Snapped MVC 3 11:20 An Unexpected Killer 16VC 3

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Mountain Men PG 8:25 Border Security M 8:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:40 The Cops MV 10:30 FBI MV 11:20 Pawn Stars 11:45 Jeopardy!

12:10 Wheel Of Fortune 12:35 Forensics – The Real CSI MVC 1:40 Seal Team MVSC 2:30 The Cops MV 3:20 Mountain Men PG 4:10 Jeopardy!

4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security M 7:30 The Cops MV 8:30 Trucking Hell M 9:30 Extreme Salvage Squad ML 10:30 FBI MV 11:30 Mountain Men PG

12:10 M The Perfect Man 3 2005 Comedy.

Heather Locklear, Hilary Duff, Chris Noth. 0 2:15 M One Christmas Eve PG 3 2014 Family.

Anne Heche, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gomez. 4:05 Face Off PGC 3 5am Face Off PGC 3

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy!

1:25 Border Security M 1:50 Extreme Salvage Squad ML 2:40 Trucking Hell M 3:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 4:20 FBI MV 5:10 The Cops MV

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

12:25 Closedown 5:30 Go South 3

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:21 The Burnt Orange Heresy 16VLSC 2019 Action.

Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki.

8:57 The Outpost 16VLC 2020 Drama. 10:57 Let Him Go MVC 2020 Thriller.

12:52 Black Water – Abyss 16VL 2020 Horror. 2:32 A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood PGVL 2019 Drama. 4:20 The Doorman 16V 2020 Action. 5:55 The Last Duel 16VLSC 2021 Action.

8:30 Disturbing The Peace 16V 2020 Action. A former Texas Ranger with a tragic past is forced to step up when a ruthless biker gang rolls into his town looking to cause trouble. Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa.

10:05 The New Mutants MVLC 2020 Action. Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins.

Maisie Williams, Anya TaylorJoy. 11:40 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror.

Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

7:12 The Lady In The Van ML 2015 Biography Drama.

Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent. 8:52 A Few Good Men PGL 1992 Drama.

Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore. 11:07 Lion PG 2016 Drama. Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman.

1:02 Keeping Mum MVS 2005 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith. 2:42 Almost Famous MC 2000 Drama.

4:42 The Soloist ML 2009 Drama. 6:35 The Green Hornet MVL 2011 Action.

Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz.

8:30 Pride And Prejudice 2005 Drama. Film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic tale of love and misunderstanding in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Donald Sutherland.

10:35 Message In A Bottle PGS 1999 Romantic Drama. Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, Paul Newman.

1:15 The Lost Husband PGL 2020 Drama.

3:05 Misbehaviour ML 2020 Comedy. 4:50 Strange But True MLC 2019 Thriller.

12:47 The Iron Lady PG 2011 Biography Drama. 2:35 The Blair Witch Project MLC 1999 Thriller. 4am Frost/Nixon ML 2008 Drama.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

12:30 River Cottage Christmas PG 1:30 Choccywoccydoodah 2am Money For Nothing 3am Dr Dee Alaska Vet PG 4am Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby PG 5am Mysteries At The Museum PG

SKY SPORt 1 6am NPC Cup (RPL) North Harbour v Waikato.

From North Harbour Stadium, North Harbour.

8am Heartland XV v NZ Barbarians (RPL) From Owen Delaney Park, Taupo.

10am All Access 10:30 Playmakers 11am British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) First Test.

1:20 British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) Second Test.

3:55 British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) Third Test.

6pm Playmakers 6:30 Heineken Champions Cup (RPL) Paris v Bristol.

From Stade Jean Bouin, Paris.

8:30 All Access Richie Mo’unga talks about balancing rugby and family.

9pm Between Two Posts Australian rugby show.

10pm British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) First Test.

From Cape Town Stadium.

Christmas Day

12:20 British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) Second Test.

2:55 British And Irish Lions v South Africa (RPL) Third Test.

5am Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) Australia v England – Second Test, Day Five.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 Takaro Tribe 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7:10 Potae Pai 3 7:20 Kia Mau 3 7:30 Paia 3 7:40 Darwin And Newts 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Polyfest 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3 10am Café Melanesia 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Iwi Anthems 3 11:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 Noon The Hui 12:30 5 Minutes Of Fame 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3:30 Pipi Ma 3 3:35 Takoha 3 3:45 Takaro Tribe 3 4pm Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 4:10 Potae Pai 3 4:20 Kia Mau 3 4:30 Paia 3 4:40 Smooth 3 4:50 He Rourou 3 5pm Polyfest 5:30 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 6pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 6:30 Toi Te Ora 3 7pm M Blizzard 2003 Family.

Whoopi Goldberg, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer.

8:40 M Scrooged PGC 1988 Comedy. A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe.

10:30 Ahikaroa M 3 Geo holds her ground; Chantelle has had enough of Hemi’s antics.

11pm Ahikaroa MCL 11:30 Closedown

UKtV 6:05 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:35 EastEnders PG 7:05 The Graham Norton Show MLS 7:55 The Bill M 8:40 A Touch Of Frost M 10:25 Father Brown MVC 11:10 Death In Paradise MVC 12:10 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:45 The Bill M 2:35 New Tricks MS 3:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:30 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:25 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG Regina King.

6:15 Qi M 6:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLS 7:25 Qi PG 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG 8:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys PG 9:10 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 9:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLS 10:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 11:10 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 11:45 The Vicar Of Dibley MLS

Christmas Day

12:40 Qi M 1:10 Would I Lie To You? PG 1:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 2:30 Qi MLSC 3am Would I Lie To You? PG 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:15 The Vicar Of Dibley MVC 5:10 Qi M 5:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 24Dec21

DISCOVERY 6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Gold Rush MLC 12:10 How It’s Made PG 12:35 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 2pm Naked And Afraid M 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch MLC 4:45 Gold Rush MLC Crash and Berm.

6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PGL 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Surviving the Wilderness.

9:30 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Rush Hour.

10:30 The Alaska Triangle PG Bigfoot Island and Aliens of Kodiak.

11:25 Naked And Afraid M

Christmas Day

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Slumdog Millionaire, at 8:05pm

Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, at 7:30pm

Pride, Prejudice And Mistletoe, at 2:10pm

ABBA – Super Troupe, at 8:10pm

Return To The Wild UK, at 8:50pm

6am Te Karere 3 2 6:25 Shop Well For Less Christmas Special 3 0 7:25 Praise Be 3 0 8:25 Gary Barlow’s Night At The Museum 3 0 9:25 Tagata Pasifika 9:50 The Secret World Of Toys At Christmas 3 0 10:40 A Berry Royal Christmas 3 0 11:40 Supershoppers 0 12:05 Christmas At Chatsworth House 3 0 12:55 Christmas At Warwick Castle 3 0 1:45 Christmas At Highclere 3 0 2:35 The Secrets Of Santa’s Christmas Factory 3 0 3:25 Tipping Point – Lucky Stars 3 0 4:15 Give Us A Clue Christmas Special PG 0 5:05 The Chase Christmas Special 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 6:50 The Queen’s Christmas Message 0 7pm The Repair Shop PG 0 8pm Lotto 8:05 M Slumdog Millionaire MVLC 2008 Drama. 0 10pm Very Royal Christmas – Sandringham Secret PG 0 10:50 McDonald And Dodds M30

6am Bluey 3 0 6:05 The Wiggles – Lullabies With Love 0 6:55 Postman Pat’s Magical Christmas 0 7:20 The Adventures Of Paddington 0 7:45 Masha And The Bear 3 0 8am Piney The Lonesome Pine 8:25 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 8:35 M The Wishmas Tree PG 2019 Animation.

10:05 M The Star 2017 Animated Comedy. 11:30 M Jack Frost 1998 Family. 1:10 M A Sunburnt Christmas PGVL 2020 Drama.

2:40 M Kiwi Christmas 2017 Family. 4:10 Merry Madagascar 4:40 Trolls – Holiday In Harmony 5:05 Kung Fu Panda Holiday PG 3 5:30 M Shrek The Halls 3 2007 Animated Comedy. 6pm M The Polar Express 2004 Family. Voice of Tom Hanks. 7:30 M Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone PGC 2001 Fantasy. On his 11th birthday, Harry Potter learns he is the orphaned son of two wizards, and is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. 0 10pm Would I Lie To You? PG 3 10:30 M Definitely, Maybe M 2008 Comedy. A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter. Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz.

6am Holiday Baking Championship 3 0 6:45 M Return To Christmas Creek 2018 Romance. 0 8:15 M Puppy Love Christmas 2021 Romance. 0 9:45 M Christmas At Maple Creek PG 2020 Romance. 0 11:15 M Christmas In Love 2018 Romance. 0 12:45 M Christmas At The Palace 2018 Romance. 0 2:10 M Pride, Prejudice And Mistletoe PG 2018 Romance.

Darcy returns home to organise a charity event. When she meets Luke, her old rival, she learns more about her relationships. 0 3:35 Crazy Christmas Cakes 0 4:20 Cannonball Christmas Special 3 0 5:10 The Masked Singer USA PG 3 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Lego Masters Australia Bricksmas Special Scott Cam, Sophie Monk, Brooke Boney and Michael Wippa Wipfli, team up with contestants for a festive celebration. 0 8:20 M The Holiday M 3 2006 Romance. 0 10:30 M High Holiday 16 2021 Comedy. 0

5:30 Prime News News, sport and weather, with updates through the night.

6pm Pawn Stars PG 3 The guys compete in a Christmas card competition.

6:45 Qi PG 3 Sandi has a Christmas gathering of Jason Manford, Holly Walsh, Romesh Ranganathan, and Alan Davies.

7:15 Return To Downton PGC 3 Filmed at Highclere Castle, this special talks to cast, crew and celebrity fans about what made Downton Abbey so special. 0 8:10 ABBA – Super Troupe PGC 3 Follow ABBA’s journey from the 1974 Eurovision song contest to stardom. 0 9:10 M The Queen And I PGC 3 2019 Comedy. A new republican prime minister strips the Queen and her family of their money and assets, sending them to live on a rundown council estate. David Walliams, Samantha Bond. 0 10:30 NXT PGV An American professional wrestling promotion.

11:20 Love Island UK 16LS Join Iain Stirling as he brings us another week of hilarious unseen footage from the world’s most talked-about villa.

6am Kids BBQ Championship 6:45 Dr Dee Alaska Vet PG 7:30 River Cottage Heroes PG 8:20 Mysteries At The Museum PG 9am Location, Location, Location 9:50 River Cottage Christmas PG 10:40 Copenhagen – Europe’s Greatest 11:30 American Pickers 12:15 George Clarke’s Old House, New PG 1pm Travel Man’s Greatest Trips PG 1:45 Amazing Hotels – Life Beyond The Lobby PG 2:35 Jade Fever PG 3:20 Wildlife SOS PG 3:40 Wildlife SOS PG 4:05 Weekend Breaks With Gregg Wallace 4:50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces – Winter Wonderland 5:40 Jamie’s Italian Christmas 6:25 Antiques Roadshow 7:15 American Pickers 8pm Lapland The Ultimate Christmas Wonderland 8:50 Return To The Wild UK PG 9:40 Alone – Million Dollar Challenge PG 10:55 Weekend Breaks With Gregg Wallace 11:40 Wildlife SOS PG

Sunday

12:30 The Queen’s Christmas Message 3 12:40 M Best In Show M 3 2000 Comedy.

2:10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Special 3 0 3:05 Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programming

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Sunday

12:20 M Something Borrowed M 2011 Romantic Comedy.

2:10 M The Notebook M 2004 Drama. 4:20 Will And Grace PG 3 0 5:30 Religious Programming

SKY 5

6am Face Off PGC 3 6:50 Face Off PGC 3 7:40 Shark Tank PG 3 8:30 Shark Tank PG 3 9:15 Shark Tank PG 3 10:05 Shark Tank PG 3 10:55 Shark Tank PG 3 11:45 Dr Christian – 12 Hours To Cure Your Street PGC 3 12:35 Dr Christian – 12 Hours To Cure Your Street PGC 3 1:25 Flip It Like Disick PG 3 2:15 Flip It Like Disick PG 3 3:05 Love It Or List It 3 3:55 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 4:45 Stop Search Seize PG 3 5:35 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PGLC 6:30 Passport To Love PGLS 7:30 Hoarders PG Margie has a chance to clean up and create a safe environment.

8:30 Kitchen Nightmares 16L Gordon is in Washington to help a young man run his father’s Greek restaurant.

9:30 Vanderpump Rules M 10:30 Accident, Suicide Or Murder? 16C 3 11:30 Snapped MVC 3

6am Trauma Rescue Squad M 7am Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 8am Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 9am The Force MC 9:30 Surveillance Oz PGV 10am Traffic Cops MVLC 11am Sewer Squad MLC Noon Pawn Stars PG 1pm NXT PGV 2pm SmackDown MVC 4:05 Traffic Cops MVLC 5pm Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 6pm Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 7pm The Force MC 7:30 Pawn Stars PG A test pressing of the Eagles’ Hotel California comes into the shop.

8:30 Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 9pm Sewer Squad MLC 10pm Trauma Rescue Squad M 11pm Surveillance Oz PGV 11:30 Traffic Cops MVLC

Sunday

Midnight Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong PG 5:30 Charles Stanley PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:23 Let Them All Talk ML 2020 Comedy. Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen. 8:13 The Kindness Of Strangers MLSC 2020 Drama. Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough.

10:04 Jumanji – The Next Level PGVL 2019 Adventure. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black. 12:04 The Nomads M 2019 Drama.

1:39 Superintelligence PGLS 2020 Comedy. 3:24 Nobody 16V 2021 Action. 4:54 Ride Like A Girl PGL 2019 Drama. 6:30 Bad Boys For Life 16VLSC 2020 Action.

Will Smith, Martin Lawrence.

8:30 Infinite MVLC 2021 Action. A man discovers that his hallucinations are actually visions from past lives. Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

10:20 Rams PGVL 2020 Drama.

In remote Western Australia, a decades-long feud between two sheep farming brothers comes to a head when disaster strikes both of their flocks.

Sam Neill, Michael Caton.

6am Non-Stop MVL 2013 Thriller. Lacey Chabert, Veronica Cartwright, Betsy Russell. 7:43 Charlie’s Angels MV 2000 Action.

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu. 9:18 Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle MV 2003 Action. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu. 11am Her 16LS 2013 Romance Sci-fi.

Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson.

1:05 Money Monster MVLS 2016 Thriller. 2:45 The Matrix MV 1999 Sci-fi Thriller.

5pm Bridget Jones’s Diary MVLS 2001 Comedy Drama. 6:35 Marley And Me PGC 2008 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston.

8:30 Brokeback Mountain MVLS 2005 Drama. A ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection.

Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal.

10:40 Ali MVL 2001 Drama.

Jon Voigt, Will Smith.

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12:20 Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 1:20 The Force MC 1:50 Pawn Stars PG 2:50 Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 3:20 NXT PGV 4:05 Sewer Squad PGL 5:05 Trauma Rescue Squad M

Sunday

12:10 Closedown 12:30 Infomercials

12:20 Embattled 16L 2020 Action. 2:15 Voyagers 16V 2021 Adventure. 4:05 City Of Lies 16VLSC 2018 Drama.

5:55 2 Hearts MLS 2020 Drama.

Sunday

Sunday

12:05 Wildlife SOS PG 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Alone – Million Dollar Challenge PG 3am Lapland – The Ultimate Winter Wonderland PG 3:50 Return To The Wild UK PG 4:40 Luke Nguen’s Railway Vietnam 5:05 American Pickers PG

SKY SPORt 1

1:12 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama.

3:15 Death At A Funeral ML 2007 Comedy. 4:43 Cadillac Records MVLS 2008 Drama.

UKtV

6am NPC Cup Counties Manukau v North Harbour.

8am Best Of First XV Rugby Auckland Grammar v King’s College. 10am All Access 10:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day One. 11:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day Two. 12:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day Three.

1:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day Four. 2:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day Five.

3:30 Best Of Tokyo Sevens Women’s – New Zealand v Great Britain. 3:55 Best Of Tokyo Sevens Women’s – New Zealand v Kenya.

4:20 Best Of Tokyo Sevens Women’s – New Zealand v Russian Olympic Committee.

4:45 Best Of Tokyo Sevens 5:10 Best Of Tokyo Sevens 5:30 Best Of Tokyo Sevens 6:30 Heartland XV v NZ Barbarians 8:30 All Access 9pm Best Of Super Rugby 11:30 Best Of Farah Palmer Cup

Sunday

1:45 Best Of Farah Palmer Cup 4am Ireland v All Blacks

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7am Mahi Pai 3 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Purakau 3 7:40 Smooth 3 7:50 Polyfest 3 8:20 Potae Pai 3 8:30 Pukana 3 9:30 Korero Mai 3 Noon Whanau Living 3 12:30 M Blizzard 2003 Family. A young girl’s aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.

Whoopi Goldberg, Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer.

2:10 M Loading Docs 2021 2021 Documentary. Poet, Hone Tuwhare, leaves a legacy to the granddaughter. To reconnect, she writes a love letter to the world.

2:20 M Loading Docs 2021 2021 Documentary.

2:30 Lucky Dip 3 3pm 5 Minutes Of Fame 3 4pm Sidewalk Karaoke 3 4:30 Kai Safari 3 5pm Moon Tide Fishing 3 5:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 6pm Toku Whare Kohanga Reo 3 6:30 M Get Santa PGC 2014 Comedy. Jim Broadbent.

8:20 M The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 Drama.

The journey that led to Charles Dickens’s creation of A Christmas Carol. Dan Stevens.

10:10 14th Annual Waiata Maori Music Awards 3 Luke Bird and Kiino Krystal Edwards host this year’s awards ceremony.

Performances by Maisey Rika and Pereri King.

11:40 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6:10 Father Brown MVC 7:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 8:35 Qi M 9:05 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:35 Qi M 10:05 The Vicar Of Dibley MLS 11:05 Qi M 11:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 12:25 Midsomer Murders MVC 2pm Qi M 2:35 Would I Lie To You? PG 3:10 The Jonathan Ross Show M 3:55 Father Brown MVC 4:45 Qi M 5:20 Qi M 5:55 Qi M 6:30 Queen’s Christmas Message PG 6:40 Qi PG 7:10 Qi PG 7:40 Casualty PG British drama series set in an inner-city hospital.

8:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 9:10 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLS 9:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 10:25 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 11:10 Mrs Brown’s Boys M 11:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLC

6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 Gold Rush MLC 7:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:10 Building Off The Grid PG Appalachian Underground.

1:05 Homestead Rescue PG Raney Days are A-comin’.

2pm Gold Rush MLC Crash and Berm. 3:50 Builds On Wheels PG 4:45 Rocket Around The Xmas Tree PG Spatial Delivery.

5:40 Rocket Around The Xmas Tree PG Oh Tannenbomb.

6:35 Rocket Around The Xmas Tree PG Santa’s Soupedup Sleigh. 7:30 Maine Cabin Masters PG Kid’s Dream Lake House. 8:30 Building Off The Grid PG Appalachian Underground. 9:30 Barnwood Builders PG Go Big or Go Home.

10:30 How The Universe Works PG

12:15 The Vicar Of Dibley MLS 1:10 Qi M 1:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 3am Qi M 3:30 Would I Lie To You? PG 4am 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:45 The Vicar Of Dibley MVC 5:40 Qi M

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Blowing Up History PG 1:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2:45 What On Earth? PG 3:35 What On Earth? PG 4:25 What On Earth? PG 5:15 What On Earth? PG

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, at 8:30pm

Power Rangers, at 12:50pm

Walking Britain’s Lost Railways, at 6pm

Aaron Hernandez, at 9:30pm

6am The Attitude Awards 2021 Preview. 0 6:25 Cowboy Builders 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:40 Praise Be 3 0 8:10 The Living Room 0 9am Secret Scotland 3 0 10am Milk And Money 0 10:20 My Maori Midwife 0 10:55 The Great British Sewing Bee 0 11:55 Attitude 0 12:25 Mind Over Money 3 12:55 Billionaire Babies 3 0 2pm L Cricket – Super Smash Women’s Canterbury Magicians v Otago Sparks.

From the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Extreme Cake Makers 0 7:30 M Yesterday ML 2019 Comedy. After a freak accident, a struggling singer-songwriter finds fame when he realises he is the only person on Earth who remembers The Beatles. Himesh Patel, Lily James. 0 9:45 McDonald And Dodds 3 2/2.

DCI McDonald and partner DS Dodds, are called to a private rehab clinic, to investigate the death of a wealthy patient. 0 11:35 Australian Crime Stories 16C 3 0 12:40 Infomercials

6am Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:10 Bluey 0 6:35 Toon Bops 0 6:40 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:45 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:10 Ben 10 3 0 7:30 Moomin Valley 0 7:55 Island Of Mystery 0 8am Bunnicula 0 8:20 M Teen Titans Go! To The Movies PG 3 2018 Animation.

Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton. 0 9:45 Almost Never 3 0 11:15 Shortland Street Omnibus PGC 3 0 12:30 Home And Away Omnibus 3 0 3:15 The Voice US PG 0 6:05 5 Gold Rings 3 0 7pm Renters PG 3 0 7:30 Harry Potter – Hogwarts Tournament Of Houses PG Superfans answer questions about the world of Harry Potter to earn the title of House Cup Champion. Hosted by Dame Helen Mirren. 0 8:30 M Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 MV 3 2017 Action.

The intergalactic avengers must defend their family as secrets of Quill’s past come to light. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana. 0 11:10 M The Conjuring 16V 2013 Horror. Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga. 0

6am Life TV PG 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV PG 7am Charles Stanley PG 8am Life TV PG 8:30 Turning Point PG 9am Life Of Kai PG 3 0 9:30 Hotels By Design 3 0 9:50 One Of A Kind 0 10:15 One Of A Kind 0 10:40 Dr Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet PG 0 11:25 Rescue My Renovation 0 11:50 Ultimate Tag PG 3 0 12:50 M Power Rangers PG 3 2017 Adventure. Five ordinary teenagers are accidentally imbued with ancient powers, which they must use to save the planet from a vengeful and powerful evil.

Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott. 0 3:10 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 4:05 Home Town 3 0 5pm The Fishing Show Classics PG Fishing action from around New Zealand and the world. 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PG 0 8:25 M Forrest Gump M 1994 Comedy Drama. The story of a man who, over the course of three decades, and despite having an IQ of 75, leads an extraordinary life.

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise. 0 11pm Emergency Call USA M 0 11:55 NCIS M 3 0 12:45 Infomercials

6am Religious Programming 10am Which Car PG 3 0 11am Antiques Roadshow Noon Outback Truckers PGL 0 1pm Surveillance Dashcam PGVC 3 0 2pm Traffic Cops 3 0 3pm L Basketball – Tasmania JackJumpers v New Zealand Breakers Round Four.

From the MyState Bank Arena in Tasmania. 5pm Mighty Machines PG (Starting Today) 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Walking Britain’s Lost Railways PGC 3 Rob goes to a well-hidden freight line built to traverse the tricky landscape of the Lake District. 0 7pm Storage Wars PGL 3 0 7:30 Outback Truckers PGL Car wreckers Mike Elliott and Michael Bozza push their trucks to the limit to reach the remote Gnaraloo Station. 0 8:30 Mountain Men MVLC Jake goes to extremes to get his injured dog to the vet; Tom and Jack are left high and dry when the well on his ranch stops pumping. 0 9:30 World’s Most Unexplained MC 0 10:30 SmackDown PGV 11:30 Love Island UK 16LS

6am Luke Nguen’s Railway Vietnam PG 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick PG 7am Leading The Way PG 7:30 Key Of David PG 8am Dream Gardens 8:25 Giada’s Holiday Handbook 8:50 Colours Of China 9:45 Strip The City PG 10:40 American Pickers 11:35 Location, Location, Location 12:30 Wildlife SOS PG 1pm Wildlife SOS PG 1:30 Antiques Roadshow 2:30 Aussie Lobster Men PG 3:30 Dual Survival M 4:30 Jamie’s Super Food Classics 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 The 1990’s – The Deadliest Decade M 9:30 Aaron Hernandez M Hernandez is facing new allegations; his life takes another violent turn; a school friend reveals long-buried secrets.

10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Outback Opal Hunters PGL

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It 3 6:50 Love It Or List It 3 7:40 Love It Or List It 3 8:30 Love It Or List It 3 9:20 Millionaire Matchmaker PG 3 10:10 Millionaire Matchmaker PGLSC 3 11am Hoarders PG 3 Margie has a chance to clean up and create a safe environment.

11:40 Undercover Boss PG 3 12:30 Botched PGLSC 3 1:25 Botched PGLSC 3 2:20 Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles PG 3 3:30 Shark Tank PG 3 4:30 Shark Tank PG 3 5:30 Shark Tank PG 3 6:30 Love It Or List It 3 7:30 M When Harry Met Sally MC 3 1989 Romantic Comedy. A man and a woman must keep their relationship platonic, fearing sex will ruin their friendship. Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher.

9:30 M The Five-Year Engagement 16LS 3 2012 Comedy Romance. An engaged couple are tripped up on their long walk down the aisle. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt.

11:55 Vanderpump Rules M3 12:45 Infomercials

Monday

1:10 Mysteries And Scandals PG 0 2am Hashtag Murder MV 0 2:45 The Price Of Duty M 0 3:35 AP Bio PG 3 0 4:05 Infomercials 4:35 Religious Programming 5am Infomercials

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Monday

12:30 Love Island UK – Aftersun 16LS 1:30 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6am Traffic Cops MVLC 7am FBI – Most Wanted MV 7:55 NXT PGV 8:50 Surveillance Oz PGV 9:15 Montana Wild M 10am Pawn Stars PG 11am Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 11:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 12:30 FBI – Most Wanted MV 1:30 Border Security – Canada’s Frontline M 2pm Raw MVC The latest WWE action.

4:45 NXT PGV 5:45 SmackDown MVC Programme featuring the WWE SmackDown superstars.

7:30 FBI – Most Wanted MV After a suspect escapes and goes on a murder spree, the team partners with his bail bondsperson to track him down.

8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV Chin is kidnapped by a cartel in Mexico. Five-0 race to rescue him before he is executed.

9:30 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 10:30 Knightfall 18VLC 11:25 Montana Wild M

7:36 Half Brothers MVL 2020 Comedy. Luis Gerardo Mendez, Connor Del Rio. 9:13 Infinite MVLC 2021 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor. 10:59 Little Women 2019 Drama.

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson.

1:14 The Legend Of Baron To’a 16VLSC 2019 Comedy.

Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees.

3:01 Greenland MV 2020 Action. 5:01 Baby Done MLSC 2020 Comedy. 6:36 The Courier MVLC 2020 Thriller.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan.

8:30 Godzilla v Kong MV 2021 Action. Godzilla and King Kong are in an epic battle of the ages. Meanwhile, humanity looks to take back the planet once and for all. Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown.

10:25 The Night House MVLSC 2020 Horror. Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth discovers that her lakeside home is haunted.

Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg.

6:28 Assault On Precinct 13 16VL 2005 Action. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne. 8:13 My Week With Marilyn ML 2011 Drama. Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne. 9:48 The Italian Job MVL 2003 Action Thriller. Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Jason Statham. 11:35 The Martian ML 2015 Drama.

1:55 La La Land ML 2016 Musical Comedy.

4pm Bridget Jones – The Edge Of Reason MLS 2004 Romantic Comedy.

5:45 Interstellar ML 2014 Sci-fi. 8:30 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama. Biography of children’s author Beatrix Potter. Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

10pm The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16 2011 Crime.

As a journalist is helped in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by a young computer hacker, they uncover massive corruption.

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer.

12:15 SmackDown PGV 1:55 FBI – Most Wanted MV 2:40 Montana Wild M 3:30 Knightfall 18VLC 4:20 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:10 Shades Of Blue MVLSC

12:10 One Night In Bangkok 16VLSC 2020 Action.

1:57 Dragged Across Concrete 18VLSC 2018 Thriller.

4:35 Black Water – Abyss 16VL 2020 Horror.

Monday

Monday

Monday

12:35 8 Mile MVLS 2002 Drama. 2:25 The Italian Job MVL 2003 Action Thriller.

4:12 The Martian ML 2015 Drama.

Monday

12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Luke Nguen’s Railway Vietnam PG 2am Colours Of China 3am The 1990’s – The Deadliest Decade M 4am Aaron Hernandez M 5am Location, Location, Location

SKY SPORt 1 6am All Access – Black Ferns 6:30 All Access – Black Ferns 7am All Access – Black Ferns 7:30 Playmakers 8am Ireland v All Blacks 10am All Access 10:30 Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Second Test, Day Five.

11:30 L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Third Test, Day One. From the MCG, Melbourne.

The first ball will be bowled at 12:30pm. 8:05 Playmakers 8:35 Best Of All Blacks All Blacks v Springboks.

10:35 Cricket – Big Bash League Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Stars.

11:10 L Cricket – Big Bash League Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Renegades.

From Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.

Monday

3:10 Cricket – Big Bash League Sydney Sixers v Adelaide Strikers. 3:30 NPC Cup Premiership Final – Waikato v Tasman. 4am Super Rugby Aotearoa Crusaders v Chiefs.

4:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa Blues v Highlanders. 5am NPC Cup Premiership Final – Waikato v Tasman.

5:25 L Gallagher Premiership Bath v Gloucester.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 Contemporary beats, melodic rhymes and captivating colours for preschoolers.

7am Mahi Pai 3 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 Children share their stories about kapa haka.

7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Purakau 3 7:40 Smooth 3 Series with skits, music, and competitions to inspire, educate, and entertain.

7:50 Polyfest 3 Highlights from the Polynesian secondary school festival.

8:20 Potae Pai 3 8:30 Whanau Living 3 9am Oranga Ngakau 3 10am Waiata Nation 3 11am Whaikorero 3 11:30 Iwi Anthems 3 Noon My Party Song 3 12:30 Haka At Home 3 1:40 M Get Santa PGC 2014 Comedy. A father and son team up to save Christmas after they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage.

Jim Broadbent.

3:30 Pio Terei Tonight 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Te Ao Toa 6pm Marae 3 2 6:30 My Party Song 3 7pm M Charlotte’s Web 2006 Animation. A frightened pig hatches a plan with a spider that lives in his pen to ensure he does not end up on the dinner table. Julia Roberts, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Dakota Fanning.

8:45 M West Side Story MC 1961 Musical. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet set in the slums of 1950s New York. Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn.

11:20 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:10 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:40 Father Brown PG 7:30 Qi M 8am Would I Lie To You? PG 8:30 EastEnders PG 9am EastEnders PG 9:30 EastEnders PG 10am EastEnders PG 10:30 Grantchester MC 11:35 Qi M 12:05 Qi M 12:35 Midsomer Murders MVC 2:05 Father Brown MVC 3:05 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4pm Qi M 4:35 Would I Lie To You? PG 5:10 Qi M 5:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:20 Qi M 6:50 Grantchester PG 7:40 Mallorca Files PG DC Miranda Blake is in Mallorca to escort a criminal back to UK. When things go wrong, she reluctantly works with detective Max Winter.

8:30 Call The Midwife MC 10:20 A Touch Of Frost M 11:50 The Singapore Grip MV

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Ancient Unexplained Files PG 7:45 Barnwood Builders PG 8:35 Homestead Rescue PG 9:25 Building Off The Grid PG 10:20 The Alaska Triangle PG 11:15 Gold Rush MLC Crash and Berm. 1:05 Gold Rush MLC Dave Turin’s Lost Mine – How to Mine a Million. 2pm Expedition Unknown PG Mystery of Dead Mountain. 2:55 Expedition Unknown PG Siberia’s Coldest Case. 3:50 Expedition Unknown PG The Search for Florida’s Lost Pirate.

4:45 Expedition Unknown PG Hunt for the Chupacabra.

5:40 Expedition Unknown PG Lost Tomb of the Mummy.

6:35 Expedition Unknown PG Chasing the Snake Kings.

7:30 Expedition Unknown PG Cracking the Secret.

8:30 Naked And Afraid MLC 9:30 Blowing Up History PG 11:25 Homestead Rescue PG

12:35 Casualty PG 1:20 Mallorca Files PG 2:15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3am A Touch Of Frost M 4:15 Grantchester M 5:05 London Kills PG 5:50 Mallorca Files PG

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 The Alaska Triangle PG 1:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid M 3:35 Naked And Afraid M 4:25 Naked And Afraid M 5:15 Naked And Afraid M

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Rolling In It, at 7pm

Celebrity MasterChef Australia, at 7pm

The Block Australia, at 7:30pm

The Expendables 3, at 8:30pm

Iceland With Alexander Armstrong, at 7:30pm

6am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 3 0 7am Sun, Sea And Selling Houses 3 0 8am The Repair Shop PG 3 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am L Cricket – Super Smash Women’s Central Hinds v Auckland Hearts.

From Fitzherbert Park in Palmerston North. 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Rolling In It 0 8pm Inside Taronga Zoo The zoo prepares for the grand opening of the African Savannah Precinct. But the lions are restless. 0 9pm N Close To Me 16VLSC A woman loses her memory after a fall. She thinks she has had the perfect life, but discovers it was not as it seemed. 0 10pm Motorbike Cops ML 0 10:30 The Casketeers PG 3 0 11pm The Cricket Roadshow M 0 11:30 The Trump Show 16L 3 2/3. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Hey Duggee 0 6:40 Clifford The Big Red Dog 3 7:05 Eliot Kid 0 7:30 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:55 The Deep 0 8:20 Darwin And Newts 8:30 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 8:50 Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood 0 9:05 Infomercials 10am Les Mills Grit Cardio 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PG 3 0 11:20 Friends 3 0 12:15 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 1:10 Doctor Who – Revolution Of The Daleks PGVC 3 2:35 The Mindy Project PGC 0 3:25 Bluey 3 0 3:35 Horrible Histories PG 0 4:05 Hardball 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 5:55 Home And Away PG 0 7pm N Celebrity MasterChef Australia PG The red carpet rolls out for the arrival of 10 new celebrities. 0 8:45 N Australian Survivor – Brains v Brawn PGL In the red dirt of Queensland, it is everyone for themselves to win the first reward challenge. 0 10:30 Naked Attraction – Naughtiest Bits 18LSC Look back at extremely naughty Naked Attraction moments; revisit the dates that ended in disaster or romance. 0 11:25 Two And A Half Men PG 3 0

7am Animal Cribs PG 0 7:50 Ninja Warrior UK 3 0 8:45 Infomercials 10:35 Bondi Vet 3 0 11:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 Noon House Hunters International PG 0 12:30 House Hunters International PG 0 1pm How Do Animals Do That? 0 1:30 M My Best Friend’s Bouquet 3 2020 Romance.

Chaley Rose, Nathan Witte. 0 3:30 Lakefront Bargain Hunt 0 4pm Yard Crashers 4:30 Beachfront Bargain Hunt 0 5pm Outback Opal Hunters PGL 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue PG 3 0 7:30 The Block Australia PG The contestants get started on their bedroom and redo rooms. 0 8:30 M Just Go With It M 2011 Romantic Comedy. A man enlists the help of a woman and her children to get the woman of his dreams. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston. 0 10:45 M Secrets In The Woods M 3 2020 Thriller. A woman discovers a horrifying secret about her boyfriend’s father during a romantic getaway in the woods.

Brittany Underwood, Taylor Frey, Kabby Borders. 0 12:35 Infomercials

8am The Casagrandes 3 0 8:25 The Loud House 3 0 9:10 Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am The Office PGC 11am Shipping Wars PGL 3 0 11:30 The Chase Australia 0 12:30 American Pickers 3 1:30 Parks And Recreation PGC 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers 3 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Force MC 0 7pm Pawn Stars PG 3 The team checks out a pair of rifles with double rotating barrels designed to give 19th century hunters a second change.

7:30 American Pickers Mike and Frank travel America looking for rare artefacts and national treasures.

8:30 M The Expendables 3 MVLC 3 2014 Action. The Expendables come up against an arms trader and former comrade in a battle of old-school versus hi-tech.

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Mel Gibson. 0 11:10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG

6am Cash In The Spare Room 7am Colours Of China 8am Dual Survival M 9am Kids BBQ Championship 10am Choccywoccydoodah 10:30 Outback Opal Hunters PGL 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Dual Survival M 1:30 Antiques Roadshow 2:30 Jamie’s Super Food Classics 3:30 Predators Up Close With Joel Lambert PG 4:30 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PG 5pm Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PG 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Iceland With Alexander Armstrong PG The adventure starts with an erupting volcano and learning about people’s beliefs in elves, fairies and trolls. 8:30 Uncharted New Zealand 9pm Rick Stein’s Cornwall 9:30 Cleopatra – Portrait Of A Killer PG 11:30 Salvage Hunters

Tuesday

12:30 Meat The Family PG 3 0 1:20 Te Karere 3 2 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 10:55 Botched PGSC 3 11:50 Shark Tank PG 3 12:45 Love It Or List It 3 1:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGLSC 3 2:40 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy PGLC 3 3:35 Face Off PGC 3 4:30 Love It Or List It 5:30 Shark Tank PG 6:30 Botched PGLSC 3 7:30 Snapped MVC Years after a man is bludgeoned by a hammer, detectives think his murder could be linked to online dating or it could be mistaken identity.

8:30 Mark Of A Serial Killer MVC A series of men are brutally murdered. Each victim was last seen with a handsome stranger they met in a bar.

9:30 Accident, Suicide Or Murder? 16C A prominent heart surgeon, with mysterious illnesses is found dead. Police must work out if it was natural causes or a nefarious money grab.

10:30 Snapped MVC 3 11:25 An Unexpected Killer 16VC 3 12:15 Infomercials

Tuesday

12:45 Wynonna Earp 16VLC 0 1:35 Late Night Big Breakfast 16C 3 0 2am Infomercials 2:55 2 Tunes 3:05 Australian Survivor – Brains v Brawn PGL 3 4:35 The Ring Inz 5am Infomercials

SKY 5

Tuesday

12:05 Love Island UK 16LS 1am Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:35 Mountain Men PG 8:25 Border Security M 8:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:40 The Cops MV 10:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVC 11:30 Pawn Stars Noon Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 Knightfall 18VLC 1:40 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 2:30 The Cops MV 3:20 Mountain Men PG 4:10 Jeopardy!

4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PGL 5:30 Pawn Stars 6pm Ice Road Truckers PG 7pm Border Security M 7:30 The Cops MV 8:30 RBT MC 9:30 Traffic Cops PGVC 10:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVC 11:30 Mountain Men PG

6:15 The Marksman MVL 2021 Action. Liam Neeson, Katheryn Winnick.

8am Charm City Kings 16VLC 2020 Drama.

Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Meek Mill. 10am Zack Snyder’s Justice League 16VL 2021 Action. Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot. 1:55 Lake Placid – Legacy 16VC 2018 Horror.

Katherine Barrell, Tim Rozon.

3:30 Honest Thief MVL 2020 Action. Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh. 5:10 Irresistible MLS 2020 Comedy. Steve Carell, Rose Byrne. 6:50 A Quiet Place Part II MVC 2021 Thriller.

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy.

8:30 The Glorias MLSC 2020 Drama. The story of Gloria Steinem, from her itinerant childhood to her leading role in the women’s liberation movement. Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander.

11pm The Grudge 16VC 2020 Horror. Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir.

6:33 Maverick PGVL 1994 Western Comedy. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner.

8:38 The Patriot 16VC 2000 War Drama. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson.

11:20 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16 2011 Crime.

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer.

1:55 Erin Brockovich ML 2000 Drama. Julia Roberts, Albert Finney. 4:05 Bridget Jones’s Baby MLS 2016 Comedy. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth. 6:08 Changeling 16VC 2008 Drama.

Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich.

8:30 Watchmen 16VLS 2009 Action. In an alternate 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a former colleague sends a masked vigilante to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. Malin Akerman.

11:10 The Queen ML 2006 Drama. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen.

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security M 1:50 Traffic Cops PGVC 2:40 RBT MC 3:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 4:20 NCIS – New Orleans MV 5:10 The Cops MV

12:35 The Postcard Killings 16VLSC 2019 Thriller.

2:24 The Furies 18VL 2019 Horror. 3:49 Disturbing The Peace 16V 2020 Action.

5:19 A Beautiful Day In The Neighbourhood PGVL 2019 Drama.

Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

12:50 Patriots Day 16VLC 2016 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Kevin Bacon. 3am Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

4:55 The Tourist MVL 2010 Drama. Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie.

Tuesday

12:30 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PG 1am Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking PG 1:30 Choccywoccydoodah 2am Cash In The Spare Room 3am Predators Up Close With Joel Lambert PG 4am Iceland With Alexander Armstrong PG 5am Mysteries At The Museum PG

SKY SPORt 1 7:30 Best Of Tokyo Sevens (HLS) Women’s Gold Medal Ceremony. 8:30 Road To Beijing 9am L French Top 14 Rugby Toulouse v Stade Francais.

From Stadium Municipal, Toulouse. 11:05 Cricket – The Ashes (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day One. 11:30 L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – Third Test, Day Two. From the MCG, Melbourne.

The first ball will be bowled at 12:30pm. 8:05 All Access Richie Mo’unga talks about balancing rugby and family.

8:35 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bath v Gloucester.

From the Recreation Ground, Bath.

10:35 NPC Cup (HLS) Championship Final – Taranaki v Otago.

11pm L Cricket – Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars.

From The Gabba, Brisbane.

Tuesday

2:35 NPC Cup (HLS) Premiership Final – Waikato v Tasman. 3:05 Best Of Tokyo Sevens (HLS) Women’s Semifinal – New Zealand v Fiji.

3:30 Playmakers 4am NPC Cup (RPL) Championship Final – Taranaki v Otago.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Tamaiti Tu 6:45 Takaro Tribe 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 7:10 Potae Pai 3 7:20 Kia Mau 3 7:30 Paia 3 7:40 Darwin And Newts 3 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Pukana 3 8:30 Oranga Ngakau 3 9:30 Whanau Bake-Off 3 10am Traditional Kai 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am My Party Song 3 11:30 Tangaroa With Pio 3 Noon The Hui 12:30 F Heritage Rescue 1:30 Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Ako 3 2 3:30 Pipi Ma 3 3:35 Tamaiti Tu 3 3:45 Takaro Tribe 3 4pm Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 4:10 Potae Pai 3 4:20 Kia Mau 3 4:30 Paia 3 4:40 Darwin And Newts 3 4:50 He Rourou 3 5pm Pukana 3 5:30 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 6pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Te Tai Tokerau 6:30 Toi Te Ora 3 7pm Globe 3 7:30 Moosemeat And Marmalade 3 8pm Summer Series Moana Maniapoto talks to Flight of the Conchords’ Jemaine Clement and to Brandon Paenga-Amosa on being Maori and a Wallaby.

8:30 M Kedi 2016 Documentary. A cats-eye view of an ancient city and its people.

10pm Princesses 3 10:30 Whiua Te Paatai 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:35 Richard Osman’s House Of Games Night PG 7:05 The Graham Norton Show PG 7:55 The Bill M 8:45 A Touch Of Frost M 10:30 Father Brown MVC 11:15 Death In Paradise MVC 12:15 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:50 The Bill M 2:40 New Tricks M 3:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:35 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC Matthew Morrison.

6:20 Qi M 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 Qi M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG 8:35 The Good Karma Hospital PG 9:30 The Singapore Grip MVLS 10:30 Dci Banks M

Tuesday

12:15 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:45 Qi M 2:15 Qi M 2:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 3:15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC 3:55 The Good Karma Hospital PG 4:45 The Singapore Grip MVLS 5:35 Doc Martin MC 27Dec21

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters Renovation 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Gold Rush PG 10:20 Gold Rush MLC 11:15 Builds On Wheels PG 12:10 How It’s Made PG 12:35 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Mysteries Of The Deep PG The Loch Ness Conspiracy.

2pm Naked And Afraid M 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch MLC 4:45 Gold Rush MLC 5:40 Fast N’ Loud PG Pikes Peak or Bust Part One. 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Back on Track.

8:30 Builds On Wheels PG 9:30 Mighty Ships PG MS Norrona.

10:30 Killers Of The Cosmos PG Cosmic Scrap.

11:25 Naked And Afraid M

Tuesday

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Mysteries Of The Deep PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid M 3:35 Moonshiners M 4:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG 5:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG

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PUZZLES 19

Puzzles and horoscopes

Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Previous solution: alp, alps, asp, cap, caps, clap, claps, clasp, lac, lacs, lap, laps, pal, pals, pas, sac, sal, sap, scalp, slap, spa

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): To execute the fabulous thing you have in mind, you’ll have to free up your schedule. Coming up with the money will be far easier than coming up with the timing that works for everyone.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Some would have you believe they’ve a right to be a part of your life. But this is not how it works. To a large extent, you get to choose the people in your world.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People generally don’t care about things until they are aware that they have a reason to. The reason may have been there all along, but it takes someone like you to point it out – probably, repeatedly.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You will be moved to shore up the uncomfortable discrepancy between how you see yourself and the reality you find yourself in. Start small. You might be surprised at the effectiveness of little changes.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It’s someone’s job to sell you on an idea or product that is not in your best interest to buy. You’ve no need of this, even though they will attempt to manufacture one.

Put up a wall by sticking to what matters.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If your eyes are closed, you can be face to face with just the thing you’ve been searching for and still not find it. Do an awareness check on yourself. How awake are you? Strive for “wide.”

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Wherever possible, bring a problem back to its cause. Speak directly to the source. This will be both frightening and efficient. Summon your courage to confront the powers that be.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Many scan the conversation for arguing points to dig into, you have better luck listening up for possible common interests. Bonus: Trying to see another person’s point of view is just good practice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): As for that person who keeps bringing you down, you’ll be inspired to react differently now. This will throw them off, break the pattern and change the whole dynamic.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): People will want to learn so much from you, but this is going to happen over a long period of time. You’re wise to be a little mysterious and give out one nugget of wisdom at a time.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Those who can’t seem to get along with others have the same problems with you. Good friends act like a good friend to all their friends – and the same is true of employees, bosses and romantic contenders.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There is no how-to manual today. The most important thing is that you know what you’d like your desired outcome to be. Send that star to the high heaven to guide the journey.

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with Heather Chalmers

Funding for hemp innovation New Government funding will help a hemp fibre company with Ashburton links to explore untapped opportunities – from soft flooring to food packaging that’s more environmentally sustainable.

The Government is contributing $1.34 million through Ministry for Primary Industries’ Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund (SFF Futures) to New Zealand Natural Fibres’ five-year research and development programme project.

Christchurch-based NZNF is the only hemp fibre company in New Zealand that controls its own supply chain endto-end. The company is contributing a further $2 million in cash and in kind to the project.

NZNF plans to use the funding to develop its hemp growing, processing and marketing capability to “go further, faster” towards taking a global leadership position in the development of industrial and consumer products made from hemp fibre, chief executive Colin McKenzie said.

“We are very pleased to have received further government backing to continue our work with hemp fibre, which has huge potential to be part of the solution to some of the most crucial environmental challenges facing our planet today.”

MPI’s director of investment programmes Steve Penno said that NZNF’s project aligns well with Fit for a Better World, the government’s food and fibre sector roadmap guiding New Zealand’s export-led recovery from Covid-19.

“SFF Futures is a key part of our drive to offer transformational opportunities to boost the contribution of the primary sector and lead the way to a more sustainable economy. This project aims to do just that – by showcasing Kiwi innovation at its best. It promises to add considerable value to our hemp fibre industry, and potentially to our local and national economies.”

McKenzie said NZNF will use the grant to develop its activities across four sep-

NZ Natural Fibres chief executive Colin McKenzie. arate workstreams over the next five years – hemp plant genetics, including sourcing and developing new varieties; on-farm production and agronomic development; product development and innovation; market and business development, including identifying and targeting new customers and sales channels.

“We are the only hemp fibre company in New Zealand which controls its own supply chain end-to-end, from seed to sales and marketing of our proprietary products made from hemp fibre which we have processed at our own facility.

“This puts us in a unique position to

scale up our operations and establish a place at the forefront of hemp fibre innovation globally.”

NZNF is in the unique position of being able to leverage the capabilities of Ashburton-based agribusiness company Carrfields, which co-owns NZNF with partner Hemp NZ. Carrfields has well-established existing business divisions covering key parts of NZNF’s supply chain, including seed, agronomy and harvest machinery.

In addition, NZNF’s existing yarn business (formerly known as NZ Yarn, a subsidiary of Carrfields Primary Wool), has

a broad international customer base including soft flooring manufacturers, which provides a strong existing market for NZNF. The latest SFF Futures grant means NZNF is now poised to invest in growing its operations across each of the four workstreams which the company identified as crucial to achieving its goals, McKenzie said.

“We are extremely excited to have received government backing to invest in the development of hemp fibre-based products, as well as products made from blended wool and hemp fibres for consumer and industrial markets in New Zealand and overseas.”

The SFF Futures grant follows NZNF’s initial grant, which enabled the company to develop sustainable technology and processes to produce fit-for-purpose hemp fibre from harvested stems, without the use of chemicals.

This project is now complete, enabling a totally new industry in New Zealand, McKenzie said.

“We are very positive about the future of New Zealand wool and hemp fibre products worldwide. Our latest SFF Futures grant paves the way for the development of an extensive portfolio of new product innovation.”

Among the possible product applications, NZNF is exploring are hemp fibre and wool yarn blends for use in soft flooring and performance outdoor activewear.

Non-woven products are also being developed and tested; including a natural hemp fibre-based material that could replace single-use plastic food packaging, as well as a hemp fibre replacement for synthetic geotextiles which are used to stabilise soil in infrastructure works.

In the future, NZNF also plans to look at how hemp fibre could be used to produce a natural replacement for carbon composites, packaging and building materials, as well as in many other industrial applications.

Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Flood protection sought for all, not just a few Canterbury Federated Farmers presidents are alarmed to hear urban based regional councillors wildly claiming entire towns should be shifted to avoid flood protection costs.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Clark said councillors need to remember to focus on flood recovery and river management for all ratepayers, not just a few.

“Proactive management of our flood protection works is essential for the wellbeing of our communities,” Clark said.

During 2021, most of Canterbury has been challenged by flooding, with Christchurch and Banks Peninsula the most recent areas receiving heavy rain.

During historic flooding in Mid Canterbury in late May, the Ashburton River broke its banks in several places, causing devastating damage to adjacent farmland, which was covered in shingle and tree debris.

Despite an army of volunteers helping with the clean-up and government and ECan assistance, individual farmers face massive bills to return their farms to their previous state.

“The Prime Minister told us when she visited after the worst of the flooding that we need to engage with Environment Canterbury. That we have done. Now we call on them to engage with us and govern for all residents, not just their own voter base,” Clark said.

Risk of flooding and river breaches are nothing new and since the time of first settlement of Canterbury, residents have sought to contain the rivers while developing villages, towns, cities, lifestyle blocks

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president David Clark. and farms across what is an historic flood plain. Federated Farmers’ South Canterbury president Greg Anderson said that as ECan councillors meet to debate the annual plan, it was timely to remind them that one of the key core responsibilities of the regional council is to protect all residents from natural hazards.

“Some things in the annual plan are essential tasks, and some are ‘nice to haves’, so good quality priority setting is needed.”

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Federated Farmers’ North Canterbury president Caroline Amyes said that while it was pleasing the council has set up a catchment committee to focus on flood recovery and river management, it was concerning that “some councillors are suggesting we need to move some of our towns and allow the rivers to run free”.

“Now is not the time for such suggestions. Now is the time to govern for all residents,” Amyes said.

BCI appoints a new independent director Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation’s board has appointed a new independent director.

Tony King will be replacing Jeremy Smith when he retires from his position at the March meeting after a tenure of six years.

King has held a variety of roles as director and chairman over the last 18 years.

He is chairman of MainPower, the lines company serving the largely rural area of North Canterbury.

He is also a director of RBL Property Ltd – formerly Red Bus Ltd – and of his own consultancy firm Option One. King has held senior management positions as chief executive of Red Bus and Solid Energy.

He has a particular interest in infrastructure and renewable energy, and a longstanding connection to farming through his wider family.

As a co-operative company with a board made up of farmer shareholders and executive management, BCI sees great benefit to shareholders and wider stakeholders in bringing in an outside perspective, with strong commercial acumen and a wide range of skills and experience, chairwoman Jan Early said.

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Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Guardian racing

Mid Canterbury’s horse and dog racing action

Rae takes aim at summer spoils Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae typically heads to the South Island with a small team over the summer, but this year his hand has been forced somewhat by Covid-19 restrictions in his home region.

Northland remains in the Covid-19 red traffic light setting, and as a result it has lost its upcoming meeting, adding to the frustration of the last few months for Rae, who has had to contend with regional lockdowns over the last few months.

“It is absolutely ridiculous,” Rae said.

“Trying to get through Auckland all the time and having those checkpoints and getting Covid tests all the time just became a nightmare, so I packed them up and did what I did last year.

“Some of them have been down here since October.

“Counting Eamonn Green’s two, we have got 10 here and 10 at home.”

Rae, who trains in partnership with his daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro, will line up seven of those runners at Ashburton’s postponed meeting today.

Perennial bridesmaid The Buffer will be looking to add a victory to their long line of runner-up results when they line-up in the Agraforum Growing Innovation (1400m) fresh-up.

“He will stay here; he won’t go back home because he keeps running seconds,” Rae said.

“Now the track is a Dead5 I have got more confidence, but 1400m still might be a bit of a query first-up.

“If I knew they were going to call the races off (last week) I would have given him a trial at Riccarton.”

Rae will also line up The Bouquet Slayer in the Hinds Ridge Farming (1400m), Bodyguard and On My Shoulders in the Merry Xmas Norm (1200m), On the Rivet in the Hygain Maiden Stayers Challenge Extra $2500 (2200m), Zelenski in the Richie McCrea Painters

Ruakaka trainer Kenny Rae brings a strong team to Ashburton today. & Decorators (1300m), and Apatchee Power in the Vale Yong Chew (1400m).

“The Bouquet Slayer, ridden properly and a bit of luck from the draw (20), can definitely be right in it,” Rae said.

“Bodyguard is a bit of a teaser, I don’t think he puts in 100 per cent myself, and On My Shoulders is going to be a handy horse. I think he will go really well.

“On The Rivet has been a bit unlucky with his rides and draws. I just want to win one race for the owner with him, then I have won with all three of the family, I have won with his two half-sisters.

Meanwhile, stablemate Irish Girl’s summer preparation is starting to ramp up, with her first major target being the

Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Concorde Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie next month.

“Irish Girl goes to the trials tomorrow (Tuesday) at Ellerslie and I will probably set her for the Concorde on Karaka Million night,” Rae said.

Rae was aiming to have another contender at the Karaka Million meeting, however, Follow Your Dreams’ path towards the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) was curtailed by injury.

“He got an infection in one back leg and then the Karaka Million mile was off the radar because of that, so we gelded him,” Rae said.

“I would love to get him to Queensland sometime.

“He will be ready in autumn. He has come back well.”

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Locals in fine form at Rangiora Matt Markham A distinct Mid Canterbury flavour washed over the Rangiora Racecourse on Sunday, as the locals had a day out on the grass track at the North Canterbury venue.

Local winners were aplenty during the day’s action, but few more popular than Sister’s Delight.

The Michael Heenan-trained mare grabbed the sixth win of her career when dashing up the inside for in-form driver Sarah O’Reilly – capping off some good recent form from the diminutive daughter of Bettor’s Delight.

She is raced by well-respected Methven identity Viv Barrett, who was on track to witness the victory.

With six wins, 11 placings and close to $50,000 in stake earnings, Sister’s Delight’s value as a future broodmare continues to prosper.

Early on in the programme there were a lot of smiling Mid Canterbury faces in the winners circle when Kyran won for Warren Stapleton and driver, Ricky May. The injury-plagued pacer is raced by Stapleton, his son Deane, Craig and Sam Ingold and Laurence and Justine Hanrahan.

Hanrahan was the original trainer of the horse and qualified him to race, but injuries saw him transferred to the Stapleton barn, which is noted for being able to recuperate horses from injury.

May took luck out of the equation early in the mobile event and found the front, and from there never looked back, dashing away for a strong win. The Stapletons also produced Major Purchase to finish third in the race.

Leo O’Reilly also continued his good run of recent form, picking up a victory in the opening race of the day with the talented, but enigmatic, Mentalist for Chris McDowell.

The trotter, who is raced by leading greyhound trainer Craig Roberts and his partner Angela Washington, had threatened to win a race for a long time but manners were always an issue. But not on Sunday, as he worked to the front for O’Reilly before taking a trail and boosting best up the lane to break through for the maiden win.

Today at Ashburton Raceway

R1 HINDS RIDGE FARMING MAIDEN $12,000 1400m 12:05 1 9X220 It’s All Over Rover R Cuneen 5 2 075X2 Postcode Envy T Moseley 6 3 3XP20 Stan With Me J Lowry 16 4 5X904 Double Prosperity 15 5 9 Perfect Rain G Jogoo 1 6 80506 Seraphic D Bothamley 17 7 Verry Hopeful B May 3 8 8783 Belasard C Johnson 19 The Arctic Blast 9 A Balloo 13 10 245 Dushku J Laking 12 B Murray 18 11 X5874 Diceland 12 0X939 The Boquet Slayer 20 13 Prima Donna K Williams 14 14 X3X36 Cats In The Cradle B Murray 4 15 0 Princess Nala T Comignaghi 10 R Mudhoo (A1) 2 16 0X Second Thought 17 07X70 Sweet Lilly 8 18 09X08 Drumisle 11 19 000x0 Areyouokay 7 20 90 Zaweela 9 R2 NZIB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE 1200m 12:40 1 X2558 Meritorious D Montes de Oca (A1) 1 2 78X3 Lady Cora T Comignaghi 19 3 47 Anahera R Cuneen 14 4 9567X Justabeauty B Murray 12 5 0468X Baby Cheeses D Bothamley 5 6 Santiago Miss K Mudhoo 6

7 0 Bella Brook B May 7 8 09X0 Pony Express S Muniandy 16 9 9X Trelise J Laking 18 10 42500 Zacat C Johnson 15 11 3638 Shameless Tart S Toolooa (A3) 3 12 X9620 Lucybelle R Mudhoo (A1) 9 13 0 Short Stuff T Moseley 17 14 Lipa Mala K Williams 11 15 000X Areyouokay 13 16 0000X Bealey Inn 8 17 8000X Inheritance 2 18 90 Zaweela 4 19 70X Just Maybe 10 R3 MERRY XMAS NORM MDN 3YO 1200m 13:15 1 34 Bornholm B Murray 12 2 8X408 Bodyguard T Moseley 2 3 X4550 On My Shoulders J Lowry 8 4 8 Ataahua Pipedream 5 5 Boot It Scooter R Cuneen 7 6 9X Show Us Plenty B May 10 7 Sport Mode C Johnson 13 8 435X Craving R Mudhoo (A1) 4 9 X78X9 Roussanne D Montes de Oca (A1) 11 10 Nortibutnice T Comignaghi 3 11 5 Tadita A Balloo 9 12 70X Just Maybe K Williams 1 13 90 Zaweela K Kwo 6 R4 STACKHOUSE FARMING R74 2200m 13:50 1 77305 Bluey’s Chance S Toolooa (A3) 8 2 60412 Jack Be Quick T Comignaghi 7

3 0X681 Patsys Lass T Moseley 6 4 23166 Sulu Sea D Montes de Oca (A1) 4 5 X0440 Volvik K Williams 9 6 4X752 Sacred Caga 1 7 84486 Are You Cereal R Mudhoo (A1) 3 8 55238 Hey Mickey G Jogoo 5 9 805 Belindabella K Mudhoo 2 R5 HYGAIN MAIDEN STAYERS CHALLENGE EXTRA 2200m 14:25 1 28220 Maxwell T Comignaghi 3 2 97093 Kenki S Muniandy 7 3 7X403 Kristofferson C Johnson 2 4 428X0 Lancaster Park K Kwo 4 5 93075 Red Sunday B Murray 14 6 7X047 On The Rivet T Moseley 9 7 X5575 Kudos de Sothys R Cuneen 11 8 70X09 Guard Of Honor J Laking 8 9 Jack K Mudhoo 10 10 000X8 La Forza K Williams 12 11 486X9 Listenliketheives D Bothamley 13 12 X4900 Lockraar G Jogoo 6 13 32968 Telling Tales J Lowry 1 14 X9732 Folktale R Mudhoo (A1) 5 R6 GO RACING, BUYING@THE MAGIC MILLIONS IN 2022 2200m 15:00 1 X0007 Saigon Hot Night J Laking 9 2 4X752 Sacred Caga 5 3 6010 Ifithappensagain T Moseley 8 4 7086 Oceans Away S Muniandy 4 5 1X705 Goodonyamate J Lowry 12

6 47162 Tantalee R Mudhoo (A1) 6 7 31000 Summer Night K Mudhoo 10 8 33004 Magic Ivan T Jonker 1 9 X3574 Vincenza T Comignaghi 3 10 6859 Youneverknow S Toolooa (A3) 7 11 70X07 Colorado Miss K Williams 11 12 0 Veneto K Kwo 2 R7 RICHIE McREA PAINTERS & DECORATORS R80 1300m 15:34 1 9610 Rock Sensation J Lowry 5 2 3X056 Devious D Bothamley 6 3 X6141 Eptimum K Mudhoo 7 4 9877 All About Magic K Williams 3 5 23570 Zelenski T Moseley 4 6 00X51 Mamma Sans B Murray 8 7 X5149 Our Echo T Comignaghi 9 8 9912 Glorious Ocean R Mudhoo (A1) 1 9 9X884 I Am A Rock S Toolooa (A3) 2 R8 AGRAFORUM GROWING INNOVATION R65 1400m 16:09 1 2222X The Buffer T Moseley 8 2 28531 Lennon J Lowry 1 3 2621 Megalomaniac S Toolooa (A3) 4 4 X5009 Just Tickety Boo J Laking 5 5 1022 Play The Field B May 3 6 75X10 Cheekini T Comignaghi 11 7 8X836 Float S Muniandy 9 8 7X839 Crop C Johnson 7 9 X779X Ekstrememiss K Mudhoo 12 10 0X049 Madam Sequoia T Jonker 2

11 080X3 Medalza K Williams 6 12 0900X Maidinthemist R Mudhoo (A1) 10 R9 VALE YONG CHEW R65 1400m 16:44 1 99006 So Natural Y Atchamah (A4) 2 2 0X075 Laphroaig D Bothamley 5 3 4863 Jin Lu T Moseley 9 4 300X8 Amazon Goddess A Balloo 12 5 90X00 Show Bazz B Murray 10 6 7149X Apatchee Power R Mudhoo (A1) 8 7 2500 Miss Harley Quinn T Comignaghi 7 8 X6X57 Shanghai Express D Montes de Oca (A1) 1 9 9X637 Sweet Fields K Williams 4 10 30X00 Light Up C Johnson 11 11 10X00 Vague K Mudhoo 13 12 90X59 Lady Lira G Jogoo 3 13 0X670 O’Jude 6

Matt Markham’s Ashburton Selections Race 1: Stan With Me, Its All Over Rover, Dushku, Cats In The Cradle Race 2: Justabeauty, Meritorious, Anhera, Santiago Miss Race 3: Tadita, Bornholm, On My Shoulders, Craving Race 4: Sacred Caga, Volvik, Hey Mickey, Jack Be Quick Race 5: Telling Tales, Folktale, Maxwell, Lancaster Park Race 6: Goodonyamate, Tantalee, Colorado Miss, Ifithappensagain Race 7: Eptimum, Devious, All About Magic, Rock Sensation Race 8: Medalza, The Buffer, Cheekini, Crop Race 9: Sweet Fields, O’Jude, Jin Lu, Apatachee Power BEST BET: Eptimum (Race 7) VALUE: Tadita (Race 3)

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Mid Canterbury’s 2021 sporting events in retrospect

Kimberley Bird and her horse Cera Cassina flew high to win the New Zealand Premier Horse Championship at McLean’s Island.

A strong group of local athletes travelled to Timaru to compete in the annual Lovelock Classic.

It was an Ashburton Bowling Club one-two when Brentton Donaldson won the Lowry Cup beating club mate, John Kewish.

Hardy souls took to the waters of Lake Heron for the fourth annual Lake Heron Open Water Swim.

David Galvin was one of a number of local players in action at Waireka for the Don Reyland tournament.

A group of young Mid Canterbury cricketers got the chance to rub shoulders with New Zealand umpiring legend, Billy Bowden.

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Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Sporting year in review – The ABC of it all Matt Markham

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As the curtain on 2021 starts to fall we take a look back through the months of sporting achievements, results and stories that shaped the year that was with an ABC of Mid Canterbury sport for the year.

llenton cricket

It’s been a revival of sorts.

And a successful one at that.

It wasn’t that long ago, Allenton’s day’s as a senior cricketing club looked down and out, but the passion and dedication of a group of local Indian players has seen the club resurrect itself to play at the top level once again.

Sure, there’s no Saturday senior competition to sink the teeth into, but this side has plied its trade in the Canterbury Country competition and then began this current season in the South Canterbury competition.

They have a lot of pride and passion, both for the game and their club, and the effort to make the final of the Canterbury Country competition earlier in the year was noteworthy.

Continued progression will see them continue to remain as a firm part of the Mid Canterbury cricketing landscape.

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raden Currie

One of Mid Canterbury’s finest sporting products in the last decade, Currie’s star again continued to rise.

In a year interrupted by a lack of international events due to the worldwide situation with Covid, the Methven born and raised multisport star still found his way to the

Methven super-athlete Braden Currie.

The Allenton cricket team. top of the pile on the world stage late in the year. when he competed at the inaugural Collins Cup a threeteam event pitting Europe, the USA and the

rest of the world against each other in head-to-head battles.

Currie shone, smashing his race and picking up one of just a few victories for the Rest of the World team, showcasing that despite a tough season without much competition New Zealand is still a wonderful training ground, and Mid Canterbury can still produce an athlete worthy of being regarded as one of the best in the world.

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eltic rugby

They bleed green out on Keenans Road, and 2021 provided the most perfect of platforms in which that could happen.

It started with a centennial celebration, 100 years of existence, and 100

A jubilant Celtic team celebrate their Watters Cup victory.

years of the green machine doing battle on the hallowed rugby fields of the region.

Easter 2021 was a wonderful weekend of re-acquaintance, reminiscing and celebrating.

Then it ended with success.

After a steady performance in the combined competition, a Watters Cup victory against the old foe Southern, 25-20, in a gripping contest that underlined all that is great about grass roots rugby in New Zealand.

With good numbers, a strong team of people working behind the scenes with passion and dedication to the club and those around it, Celtic looks well set for another 100 years, and a fair few more victories in the most coveted of rugby prizes in Mid Canterbury.

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Lake Hood skiers gain New Zealand selection Matt Markham Four members of the Lake Hood Water Ski Club will wear the silver fern of New Zealand next year.

Brothers, Quinn and Jett Jansen along with Emily Milner and Diaz McKay, who all ski out of the Lake Hood-based club, have been named in New Zealand age group teams to compete in the Oz-Kiwi event, which will be held in Victoria in March of next year.

It’s a good nod to the form of the quartet over the past few years that they’ve gained national selection to compete in one of the most hotly contested junior water-skiing event in the world.

The Jansen brothers will compete in the Under 14 team, while

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Milner and McKay, the latter of whom is based in Christchurch but skis for Lake Hood Water Ski Club, are a part of the Under 21 side.

Eight skiers have been selected in the four age group teams for the competition, with two from each listed as reserves but still a part of the event.

Ashburton locals have a proud record in the Oz-Kiwi event, with the Donaldson twins in recent years prominent figures in the national team, and now that looks set to continue for a number of years with this year’s squad members.

The tournament sees athletes compete in three disciplines over the course of the event, slalom, trick-skiing and jump, with culminative scores kept in order to find winners.

This year’s event will be held at the Albury and Wodonga Waterski Club in Victoria from March 3 through to March 6.

Ashburton locals have a proud record in the OzKiwi event, with the Donaldson twins in recent years prominent figures in the national team, and now that looks set to continue for a number of years

Jett and Quinn Jansen have been named in the New Zealand team for the Oz-Kiwi next year.

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Logan McCorkindale on his way to winning the South Canterbury Open.

Double-header brings out the best Matt Markham A busy day at the Waireka Croquet Club in Ashburton last week saw two separate events taking place.

Both the Windsor Richards and South Canterbury Open were held on December 11 and December 12, with good numbers competing in what were damp conditions for players and officials alike.

The South Canterbury Open used six lawns and drew a strong field of competitors with Logan McCorkindale making full use of home track advantage to claim success.

In order to win, the talented play-

er had to produce his best form, playing six three-hour games over the two days of play from which we went through unbeaten to claim the title. Graeme Simpson of the Aorangi club finished runner-up.

While the South Canterbury Open was being played a good-sized field also lined up for the Windsor Richards for players within the 10-24 handicap range.

By Sunday the drizzle that enveloped the lawns on Saturday had disappeared and players enjoyed good conditions for the final stages.

Maurice Young made the trip north from the Ashbury club worth the while by taking overall honours, with Allenton’s Ann Sunbeam claiming the runner-up prize on a countback from Methven’s Helena Edy.

Results from the Ashburton County Women’s Vet’s Golf Ambrose game held at Tinwald on Friday 10th December 2021 18 Holes: 1st Christine Ross, June Undy, Barbara Williams, Karen Young 48.5, 2nd Joyce Van der Heide, Di Bell, Sanae Hydes, Lal Mulligan 50.5.

9 Holes: 1st Robynne Nicoll, Jenny Matthews, Chris Anderson, Diana Wellman, Fairlie Matsinger 25 Lucky Cards: Ton’s Thai Vouchers: Marylou Watson, Elizabeth Collins, Barb Cochrane.

Tinwald Supervalue: Marilyn Bennett. Sim’s Bakery Voucher: Val Fleming.

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Saturday, September 18 - Competition: Summer Stableford & Property Brokers Shoot-out Qualifier round 2.

The Radius Care player of the day Hayden McMillian 38pts, 2nd Bruce Day 37pts, 3rd Brent Clarke 37pts.

Other good scores Jordan Bird 37pts, Al Jopson 36pts, Brad Fallaver 35pts, Tufuga Sa 35pts, Matt Tait 35pts, Brenda Fechney 35pts, Dave Morrison 35pts, Dave Hampton 35pts, Adrian Hopwood 34pts, Terry Molloy 34pts, Lynn Small 34pts and Shane Beaven 34pts.

Twos: Dylan Stoddart and Bev Chinn, Nearest the Pins: Hole 4# Value Plus: Hayden McMillian, Hole 8# 3 Stooges. Brown Bombers: Bev Chinn. Hole 12# South Island Seeds Processing & Storage Co: Dylan Stoddart, Hole 14# Dock’s Seafood Bar & Grill: Oliver Prince, Hole 6# Hamish Niles Shout!!: Robbie Bell, Hole 9# Ton’s Thai Longest Putt: Jeff Williamson, Bonus Spot Prize: Alluvial Restaurant Tinwald Spot Prize: Bill Hetrick. Birdie Jackpot Hole: 7# Nett Eagle Jackpot Hole: 3#.

9 Hole Competition: Stableford: Winner of the Harvey Bakehouse Voucher: Oliver Prince 20pts, 2nd Gavin Johnston 19pts, 3rd Robynne Nicoll 18pts.

Next week Saturday January 1 2022 (Summer Stableford rnd 2 & Property Brokers Shootout Qualifier): 7:30am for 8:00am Tee Off, 12:00pm for 12.30pm Tee Off’, (9 Holers) 1:00pm for 1.30pm Tee Off.

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Saturday December 18 Leading scores in the stroke as the 2nd round of the summer championships and trophies played on Saturday: Men; - 14 Robin Simms 69, Randall Feutz, John Smitheram, Dave King 74 c/b. 15-21; John Moses c/b Bruce Collins 70, Wayne Mellish 75, Brian Rouse 76. 22 Plus; Lindsay Jackson 76, Pete Nolan 77.

Women: 0-20; Leen Bell 77. 21 Plus; Maxine Whiting 77, Sally Lane 81 c/b.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland #2; Gordon Rennie.

Gluyas Ford #6; Robin Simms. The Fine Lion #12; Daz Young. Ace Automotive #16; Jeremy Moore.

Twos; Gordon Rennie, John Smitheram, Blair Snowball, Tetua Tuakeu, Dave King, Robin Simms. Net Eagle; #2 Gordon Rennie.

It’s never easy, golf. Steven Kircher had this shot during play on the weekend.

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Ashburton District Rifle Club

Ashburton District Rifle Club, three range seven shot match at 300, 500 and 600 yards, vs Oamaru for the OAT Shield at The Butts, December 19.

Ashburton District Rifle Club: FTR, Coby Snowden 37.2, 40.3, 38.1, 115.6, TR, John Miller 34.2, 35.2, 33.4, 102.8, Gareth Miller 34.3, 34.1, 33.4, 101.8, John Fleming 28.1, 34.3, 29.1, 91.5, total 409.27.

Oamaru Rifle Club: FTR, Les Grimsey, 41.5, 42.5, 42.3, 125.13, TR, Robbie Gilchrist 34.2, 34.2, 33.2, 101.6, Hans Brienesse 19.0, 23.0, 23.0, 65.0, Bruce Plant 34.2, 30.2, 30.1, 94.5, total 385.14.

Other scores: TR, John Snowden 33.1, 34.5, 35.2, 102.8, Martin Fleming 32.2, 35.3, 34.1, 101.6, Carl Nordqvist 32.3, 34.1, 32.2, 94.5. FO, David Smith 42.2, 42.1, 41.2, 125.5, Mike Chui 40.4, 42.2, 42.2, 124.8, Murray Cook 40.1, 37.0, 34.1, 111.2. FTR, Brian Graystone 39.0, 40.2, 41.1, 120.3, Charlie Ledbrook 39.2, 42.2, 37.1, 118.5, Mark Alexander 39.2, 36.0, 35.1, 110.3.

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Ashburton Guardian Tuesday, December 21, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICES

SITUATIONS VACANT

ASHBURTON Home Delivery Contractor Get all your fresh Christmas goodies

The Christchurch Press is looking for a suitable person to deliver our newspapers in the Ashburton Town area.

You will also be delivering The Ashburton Guardian three times a week.

Potatoes, peas, tomatoes, carrots, honey, turkeys, cherries, Christmas baking, Christmas lilies, raspberries, strawberries, real fruit ice cream, hot food and crafts.

We are looking for someone that enjoys early morning work, are reliable, has a current drivers licence, capable of keeping accurate records and a customer focussed attitude.

Lucky shopper prize, BBQ sausage fund raiser, lolly scramble.

The Evening Christmas Market will be held Wednesday 22 December 4.30 to 7.30pm, 2021 Wet or fine

This position is six days a week, Monday to Saturday, and would suit someone living in the local area.

Deliveries are to be completed by 6.30am.

ASHBURTON PAKEKE LIONS Toy Ride on Tractor All funds to Ashburton Cancer Society Winner - 6122 Melisa Ashburton Pakeke Lions wish to thank those who supported the raffle and wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

If you think this might be for you and you require more information please contact distribution@stuff.co.nz

TRADES, SERVICES SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook www.windowtinter.co.nz

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.

HIRE

Warren Riley Distribution Team Leader - Southern Region distribution@stuff.co.nz (021) 944 865

GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Open Monday-Friday 7.00am - 5.30PM; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Terrace Acres, 80 Carters Terrace, Tinwald

Santa is arriving 5.30pm approx

FOR SALE NEW Potatoes or purple phone 308 5972

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ADULT ENTERTAINMENT LOVELY LADY available for genuine callers. No texting thank you. Phone 021 027 590 55

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ASHBURTON PAKEKE LIONS Christmas Sleigh raffle results 1.

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Ashburton Pakeke Lions wish to thanks those who supported the raffle and wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

Daily Diary TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21

9am - 2pm (summer hours).

ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Call in and have a chat and a cuppa.

8 William Street.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am-11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Badminton, daytime section, all abilities welcome. EA Networks Centre.

9.45am

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in hall. 48 Allen’s Road. Allenton.

9am - 2pm (summer hours) ASHBURTON MENZ SHED. Call in and have a chat and cuppa. 8 William Street.

9am-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM.

All winners have been notified

2021

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, handicap singles. The domain, Philip Street.

10am MSA TAI CHI. Cost $3 per session, classes start this week, MSA, Havelock Street.

10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON, 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enquiries to 308 6817.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. 160 Main Street Methven.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817.

Held at All Saints Anglican Church.

Chapman Street, Methven.

12pm-2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. (Signing Centre).

JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays. No appointment necessary. No fee.

Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm

ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Competition and social play, all welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm-3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, singles -6 to 8 handicap and 9 to 16 handicap. The domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm R.S.A. INDOOR BOWLS. Weekly social indoor bowls at the

RSA Linton Lounge. Cox Street.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport. Seafield Road.

9.30am - 11.30am PICKLEBALL ASHBURTON. Check out this fast growing racket sport. Come and have fun every Wednesday. Equipment supplied.

EA Network Stadium. River Terrace.

10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Hip Hop for Seniors. Phone 308

6817. Seniors Centre. Cameron Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Enquiries to 308 6817.

10am - 12am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Association Croquet. The domain, Philip Street.

10am-4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. 160 Main Street Methven.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated classes, $3. Classes start this

week. MSA Havelock Street.

7pm-9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Badminton Club night. All abilities welcome. EA Networks Centre.

River Terrace.

7pm - 9pm ASHBURTON EMBROIDERERS’GUILD. Meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet. Doubles, The domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet, drawn doubles. The domain, Philip Street.

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NEWTH, Desmond Reader (Des) – MASTER On December 18, 2021.

MONUMENTAL MASON Passed away peacefully at Hospital, E.B. CARTER LTD Ashburton surrounded by his loving For all your memorial family, aged 93 years. Dearly requirements loved husband of Joy. Much New headstones and designs loved father and father-in-law Renovations, of Jill and Jason (Auckland), Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Richard and Fran (Norwood), Carried out by qualified Wendy and Terry tradesmen.

(Ashburton), and Brian and 620 East Street Ashburton Cheryl (Auckland). Loved Pa Ph/Fax 308 5369 of Sophie and Sam, Kaitlin or 0274 357 974 and Ian, Shannon and Jerry, ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Liam, and Jared, and loved NZMMMA Member Pa to his great granddaughters Ruby, Ollie, and Chloe. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Joy and Alan Papprill, and the late Atty, and Wally. Messages to the Newth family. c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Des’ life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Thursday December 30, commencing at 1pm, followed by interment at the Seafield Lawn Cemetery, Seafield Road, Ashburton. At the family request Vaccine Passes will be required.

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© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021

Tuesday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

MAX

Canterbury Plains

Midnight Tuesday

25 MIN 12

Tuesday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. A few showers.

Easterlies.

SUN PROTECTION ALERT PROTECTION REQUIRED

Seek shade, reapply sunscreen

Data provided by NIWA

: 5 0 9 : 10 am – 5 pm

Around The Region Tuesday

Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

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13 14 12 13 15 11

Wednesday Thursday

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Wednesday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

MAX

Canterbury High Country

27 MIN 13

Tuesday Mountain weather hazards: Wind, Wind Chill.

Fine for most. Scattered rain near the divide.

Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 120 km/h, easing to gale 70 km/h in the afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 140 km/h, easing to severe gale 100 km/h through the afternoon.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

Wednesday: Fine.

Northwesterlies.

A series of moist active fronts move over New Zealand from the southwest. The fronts are preceded by strong northwesterlies and weaken when moving over northern regions of the country. Westerlies lie over the country with the weakening fronts moving up the country Wednesday and Thursday. The westerlies tend southwesterly from Thursday as a subtropical lowpressure system moves past.

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Wednesday Mountain weather hazard: Wind.

Fine for most. Rain near the divide, with a few showers spreading farther east in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW gale 70 km/h, rising to severe gale 100 km/h from morning to afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h, rising to severe gale 140 km/h from morning to afternoon.

Freezing level: Above 3000m.

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

Thursday: Partly cloudy. One or two showers.

Easterlies.

MAX

Readings to 4pm Monday Temp °C Maximum Minimum Grass min 24hr Rain mm Month to date Wind km/h Strongest gust Sun hrs on Sun Month to date

Ashburton Airport 24.5 14.6 11.1 0.0 129.2 NW 70 9:09am 10.0 64.4

Methven 23.5 16.7 – – – – – – –

Tides, Sun and Moon Tuesday

20 MIN 10

Christchurch Timaru Airport Airport 27.3 28.9 13.6 14.4 9.4 – 0.0 0.0 103.4 81.6 NW 70 W 54 2:14pm 8:45am 13.6 – 62.2 –

Wednesday

Tide data sourced from MetOcean Solutions

Thursday

Ashburton H 5:46am 6:03pm 6:25am 6:44pm 7:07am 7:27pm Mouth L 12:02pm 12:10am 12:45pm 12:55am 1:30pm Rakaia Mouth Rangitata Mouth

H 5:52am 6:10pm 6:31am 6:51pm 7:13am L 12:09pm 12:17am 12:52pm 1:01am H 5:42am 5:59pm 6:21am 6:39pm 7:03am L 11:58am 12:06am 12:41pm 12:51am

7:34pm 1:37pm 7:22pm 1:26pm

5:45am 9:18pm 5:45am 9:18pm 5:46am 9:19pm 11:07pm 6:55am 11:45pm 7:53am

last qtr Dec 27

new Jan 3

first qtr Jan 10

– 8:56am

full Jan 18

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