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$134k stolen from boss An Ashburton woman who stole $134,000 from her employer’s bank account was sentenced to 10 months home detention when she appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Karen Ann Jones, 51, was also ordered to pay back $120,000 in reparation, a figure agreed to by police and her lawyer. Jones had pleaded guilty to a charge of theft as a person in a special relationship, employed by a friend to do the family farm books. Between May, 2015 and Septem-

ber 22, 2017, she made 164 transactions, moving $134,241 from the complainant’s bank account into her own personal bank account. Jones coded these as wages, business expenses transfers and other miscellaneous reimbursements to disguise what she had done. Judge Joanna Maze said Jones appeared to have been a person of good character, until she abandoned her principles. She had a history of helping and been a contributing member of society, the judge said. But un-

der pressure and suffering from ill health, she had offended. Jones had had time to step back from her actions, but did not. “I accept the money has been taken at huge expense to the victim, going above and beyond merely the loss of dollars and cents. The victim impact statement records a vast loss and, at the moment, the victim cannot see any immediate prospect of recovery.” The judge said Jones had been talking about realising assets for some time though that had not happened.

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“Restorative justice was not possible so the victim has not even had an opportunity to put her position.” Jones’ lawyer Marilyn Gilchrist said Jones was selling a vehicle and planned to use money saved for her retirement to repay her friend. She asked Judge Maze to grant name suppression, but the judge declined saying that while she was not offering a professional accounting service, it was a matter of public interest. A probation officer’s report

contained a recommendation for home detention, but the writer said Jones’ attitude was of concern, saying she blamed others and did not take responsibility for her decision-making. Judge Maze said she also had reservations about the extent that Jones had acknowledged her wrongdoing. Police said the offending was aggravated by the fact Jones and the complainant were friends and the level of premeditation, with Jones disguising what she was doing. More court news, P4

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River an easy dumping ground By SuSan SandyS

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Yesterday Environment Canterbury workers discovered dumped household items in a scattered pile at Ashburton River. The rubbish, within metres of a No Dumping sign warning of surveillance cameras, included a television, coffee table, high chair, linen basket, duvet, pillows and plastic and cardboard waste. The rubbish pile, at the end of Milton Road south, and one or two surrounding piles downstream, was left sometime over the last few days. The workers were not surprised, it was just another day where they found themselves cleaning up after people who see the riverside as a free dumping ground. They estimated they were collecting up to 300 kilos of rubbish from Digbys Bridge downstream along the outskirts of the town per fortnight. Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann confirmed the council had cameras monitoring such illegal dumping hot spots.

However, the cameras were mobile and got moved around as needed. “We have used camera footage in the past as evidence; specifically to help identify vehicles in the monitored areas. In some cases, we have been able to contact individuals by matching video footage with identifiable dumped materials,” McCann said. Offenders received infringement notices and were charged clean-up costs. “We will continue to make every effort to try and identify those engaging in this type of activity and prosecute accordingly,” McCann said. McCann appealed to would-be dumpers to consider recycling, as this could be dropped off at the Resource Recovery Park for free. Rubbish negatively affected the environment and was an unnecessary expense for ratepayers. Anyone discovering dumped rubbish is advised to phone ECan on 0800 765 588 or the Ashburton District Council on 307-7700, or report it via the Snap, Send, Solve app.

Environment Canterbury area supervisor central Ryan Dynes, assisted by labrador Jake, and operators Gary Kitchen, Mark Faichnie and Wayne McMillan are opening up the Ashburton/ Hakatere River Trail as use increases. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 031218-SS-0017

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River trail improvements under way By SuSan SandyS

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Dumping rubbish - It is an offence under the Litter Act 1979, but people still do it. This lot at the Ashburton River yesterday appeared to be from someone emptying out their whole household. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 031218-SS-0044

Environment Canterbury workers have launched into the Ashburton/Hakatere River Trail with their chainsaws and spray guns. They have one goal in mind, and that is to improve the trail in order to cater for growing numbers of walkers and cyclists. Team members said they have encountered at least 12 people per day as they have been working on the northern side below State Highway One. “The walkway is getting more and more use and it’s a great as-

set to Ashburton,” said area supervisor central Ryan Dynes. In one opening near Cochranes Road team members cleared an area which will be an ideal picnic spot. They have slashed out undergrowth and eliminated the weeds of old man’s beard, ivy and blackberry. Volunteers including from Rotary Club Ashburton have come to the party and assisted, and there may even be a picnic table installed in the area in future. Dynes said it was fantastic to see so many Mid Cantabrians using the walkway along the Ash-

burton River. It was a beautiful area with the northern part extending 21 kilometres along the bridge down to the Hakatere coastline. It connected with the southern side which was about eight kilometres from Lake Hood to the bridge. “The more you enhance it the more community members get involved, and the more people can take pride in it,” Dynes said. It was particularly heartening considering the area was used as a dumping ground for rubbish by some householders.

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Record attempt grounded, but money target reached By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The weather might not have played ball, but skydiver Steve Gregor has still completed his main goal of raising money, even if he did not complete a single skydive yesterday. Gregor was set to attempt more than 100 skydives in Ashburton yesterday as a fundraiser for the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust, but unsuitable weather meant the plug had to be pulled on the New Zealand record attempt. Gregor and his team had hoped that clearing cloud in the afternoon would allow them to challenge themselves in a 100 minute challenge, trying to complete as many jumps as they could in that time, but rising winds stopped that plan. “It would have had an ending to the story, it would’ve have allowed us to subtract more from our costs as well to donate more to the Westpac helicopter,” he said. “We had the general manager of the helicopter down earlier and she said this is the most exposure they have ever received and at least next week I will

be able to hand over a big fat cheque to them.” Gregor had been in training for the event for a year, which would have been a New Zealand record had they completed it. “The goal was never to complete 100 jumps, we always wanted to hit it and keep going to see how many we could get,” he said. The Christchurch-based skydiver had described the logistics of the event as nearly impossible to put together, requiring two planes, four pilots, six parachutes and more than 40 helpers on the ground. The plan required the first jump to take place at 5.20am, with non-stop jumping taking place through the day until 9.15pm, the latest they could jump. Australian record holder Jules McConnel was on site as a safety jumper, ready to give advice to Gregor after she set her record with 150 jumps in one day. “It was absolutely the most memorable day of my skydiving career,” she said. “Steve told me about his play earlier in the year I knew I had to help him out.”

Skydiver Steve Gregor with one of the two planes he would have attempted to break a New Zealand skydiving record from yesterday. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 031218-JPM-0058

■ UFB ROLL-OUT

Town connected, rural villages lagging By Sue NewmaN

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More than 8000 households in Ashburton are among the 1.4 million homes and businesses around New Zealand able to access high speed internet, but around 2000 households in the district’s rural villages are still dealing with slow speed connections. The roll-out of ultra-fast broadband was completed in Ashburton in 2017 but Methven, Mt Somers, Rakaia and the area to Ashburton’s north-east is unlikely to see warp speed internet connections arrive until at least 2022. Along with most parts of Can-

terbury, those towns are in deployment phase 2 or plus 2. By the end of 2022, UFB will be available to 87 per cent of the population, and in more than 390 towns and cities across the country. The uptake of UFB from households able to connect is running at 47.8 per cent nationally. Ashburton’s uptake is 46.3 per cent and Dunedin leads the country with 57.1 per cent of all businesses and households choosing to connect. Waiuku, Rotorua, Tauranga and Hamilton each have uptake rates of more than 55 per cent. Many rural areas in the Ashbur-

ton District have fast speed internet ahead of rural villages, thanks to Electricity Ashburton. The lines company began developing a fibre-optic network in Mid Canterbury in 2008. The network was originally designed to support communications across the electricity network but it has now expanded capacity so that properties on the network route can connect. This has brought fast internet to hundreds of rural properties around the district. The government’s UFB roll-out is now progressing at the rate of 60,000 new connections a quarter, said broadcasting, communi-

cations and digital media minister Kris Faafoi. Infrastructure for the UFB programme began rolling out in 2011, and is more than 76.3 per cent complete. As well as the ultra-fast broadband programme, phase two of the Rural Broadband Initiative (RBI2) is under way to improve access to fast broadband in the regions. Work on the Mobile Black Spots Fund (MBSF) is also progressing, to improve the availability of mobile services to support safety on state highways and enhance visitor experiences at key tourist destinations.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

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Licence lost for eight months A young man showing off his new, fast car to friends was seen drifting and fishtailing the vehicle on an Ashburton street, the Ashburton District Court was told yesterday. Joseph Dolan, 18, admitted charges of drink driving and dangerous driving when he appeared before Judge Joanna Maze. She took his licence away for eight months. Police prosecutor Ian Howard said Dolan had turned off trac-

tion control on the six-cylinder Holden VE when he was driving on Allens Road about 8pm on October 26. He accelerated hard into Carters Road, fishtailing the vehicle. The noise concerned residents in the area and one went to investigate. Dolan was seen to spin the wheels and leave a 50m long tyre mark on the road before going into a sideways skid. He drifted past the resident, missing by a

metre, and fishtailed again along the 800m length of road. Ten minutes later he was spotted driving on Alford Forest Road, where police stopped and breathtested him. He blew 509mcg. Sergeant Howard said Dolan admitted showing off his car to friends after drinking bourbon in a can. Dolan’s lawyer Kirk Schimanski said it was an immature act and Dolan was extremely remorseful. He worked for a machinery

business and would need to apply for a work licence. Judge Maze said Dolan had a new vehicle, had consumed alcohol, had limited driving experience and was showing off to friends – a combination of factors that could have had fatal consequences for him or someone else. She fined him a total of $700 and ordered him to pay $130 court costs. The eight-month disqualification began as soon as he left the dock.

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She was also ordered to pay $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months. She can apply for a zero alcohol licence when the disqualification expires.

Alister Peter Johnson, 24, of Ashburton, admitted drink driving on Chalmers Avenue on November 16. He was stopped for a vehicle defect and breath-tested; he blew 678mcg. Johnson was fined $550, ordered to pay $130 court costs and disqualified from driving for six months.

Roger Norman Yardley admitted putting a 43 inch TV, a stereo and a car battery in a trolley at The Warehouse Ashburton and leaving the store without paying. He admitted a charge of theft and was remanded to Christchurch District Court for sentencing on January 29. The stolen goods were not recovered and had a value of $1057.

Shane Patrick Read, 58, unemployed of Eiffelton, admitted driving while disqualified on Jane Street on November 14. He was fined $200 and disqualified from driving for six months. Callum George McGuigan, 30, of Rakaia, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol in Methven on November 17. Police said he blew 518mcg when stopped on Methven Chertsey Road about 10pm. McGuigan, who had a previous drink drive conviction last year, was convicted and sentenced to six months supervision. The judge also disqualified him from driving for 28 days and said he was authorised to apply for an alcohol interlock device if he wanted to drive again. The interlock licence is followed by a three-year zero alcohol licence. Mathew Philip Anstey, 42, of Ashburton, admitted stealing four cans of wine from New World supermarket on November 13. The cans were recovered from his jacket. He was sentenced to nine months’ supervision. Monyke Rolton, 23, of Tinwald, was fined $700 after being caught drink driving on the night of her birthday party. Rolton blew 749mcg when she was stopped on Melcombe Street about 1.30am on November 25. She has a previous conviction for drink driving.

A fight with his brother-inlaw over damage to a television resulted in a charge of assault against Teautuaine Dean. Police said Dean punched the victim in the face, grappled with him and then put him in a headlock. He was remanded to February 11 for sentence. The matter was referred for restorative justice. Jaidyn Blair Barranger-Tairi, 18, of Hinds, admitted drink driving and driving dangerously on State Highway 1 in the early hours of September 16. He accelerated heavily near the intersection of the Longbeach Road corner, then lost control of his vehicle; it went through a fence and came to rest against a concrete pole. Barranger-Tairi was checked for alcohol and a sample of his blood showed 111 milligrams of alcohol per 100mg of blood. He was remanded to February 11 for sentence. Lisiate Tuakoi, 19, admitted driving with excess breath alcohol on Walnut Avenue on November 18. He blew 597mcg. He was fined $450, ordered to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Timothy James Stratford was jailed for 11 months on 14 charges, including driving while disqualified, unlawfully taking a vehicle and burglary. The offending occurred between February 2017 and May this year. Stratford has been in custody awaiting sentence and the jail term is effectively already served. Judge Maze said methamphetamine had sent Stratford’s lifestyle into chaos from 2014. Before then he had been in a stable relationship and in employment. She ordered him to pay $1187 reparation for the theft of petrol and to cover insurance excesses on the stolen vehicles. Todd Henseltine Wilson, 43, of Ashburton, was sentenced to three months community detention and an alcohol interlock device after admitting drink driving. He blew 1111mcg when stopped and breath-tested at 5am on September 16 while driving on Archibald Street. The electronically-monitored sentence allows him to keep working. He had a previous conviction for refusing blood.

Ricki Anthony Joseph McQueen, 29, admitted family violence charges of assaulting a woman and threatening to kill. He was remanded to February 11 for sentence. Chase Carlio Cicane Burton told Judge Maze his life had gone off the rails in Christchurch when he was addicted to synthetic cannabis. Burton admitted breaching conditions of a sentence of intensive supervision by not reporting to probation officers as he was supposed to. A relationship breakup put him in a bad head space and he went crazy, he told the judge. Burton said back in Ashburton he was making awesome efforts to get his life back on track and had re-engaged with the probation service and drug counsellors. “Putting me in jail will send me down but I will take whatever you slam on me 100 per cent,” Burton told the judge. Judge Maze convicted Burton of the breach and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon in six months.

Victim decapitated The 71-year-old man killed in Petone on Friday night was decapitated, police have confirmed. Police announced a homicide investigation after the man was found dead at the Jackson St property shortly before 10pm on Friday. A witness told Stuff a plastic bag containing the victim’s head was thrown from the upper window of a two-storey apartment following a party. On Saturday, as a result of the investigation, a 41-year-old man was arrested and appeared in the Lower Hutt District Court on willful damage and drugs charges. He was remanded in custody. - NZME

Parade apology Organisers of a Nelson Christmas parade have apologised after a non-traditional Santa Claus took centre sleigh, confusing onlookers and sparking a backlash. On Sunday, a Santa Claus donning a red korowai and holding a taiaha featured in the parade festivities sans trademark hat, beard, and suit. The Santa Parade Trust yesterday issued an apology to those upset by the event. Event Director Mark Soper said next year will see a return of a traditional Santa Claus. - NZME

Murder charge A man charged with the murder of a teenager who fell out of a car in Porirua can now be named. Interim name suppression has lapsed for Wade Edward Niania. The 31-yearold appeared at the High Court in Wellington yesterday where he pleaded not guilty to murdering the 19-year-old. Auckland man Sosiua Helotu Ula was found with critical injuries after falling from a vehicle on Warspite Ave in Porirua in October. He died a couple of days later. - NZME

Dead man named The construction worker who died after he was rescued from three-metre deep trench where he was buried by collapsing soil on Saturday has been named by police. “He was 45-year-old Pera Te Amo. Our thoughts are with his family at this time,” police reported. Emergency services were first called to the scene around 1pm on Saturday at the subdivision where Te Amo was working. - NZME

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Kicking off Christmas celebrations By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton District Council lit up a month of Christmas celebrations with a bang on Friday night. The council hosted its Light up the Night event, an event focused on the lighting of the town’s Christmas tree. A council spokesperson said the event was well attended, with excellent performances and great food. Two Buskers’ Nights will also be held, one this Friday and a second on December 21, while the Christmas film How The Grinch Stole Christmas will be played at a movie night in Baring Square East on December 14. A decorated festive walk has also been established along East Street with tree lights and art installations. Right – The lights were shining brightly at the Ashburton District Council’s Light up the Night event last Friday. PHOTO EMMILY HARMER PHOTOGRAPHY

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■ POLAND

Summit focuses on coal Negotiators from around the world opened the United Nations’ annual climate change yesterday in a Polish city built around mining coal, widely seen as a main culprit behind global warming. Arriving for two weeks of talks on tackling climate change, conference participants cast off hats, scarves and heavy coats as they entered cavernous halls in Katowice heated by coal-fired power plants nearby. Coal is centre-stage at the UN summit, which is taking place three years after a landmark deal in Paris set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). While the Polish government claims Katowice is in the process of transforming into a green city, power plant chimneys pumped plumes of smoke into a dull December sky and monitoring sites showed elevated levels of air pollution. Poland, which is presiding over the meeting, plans to use the official opening event to promote a declaration calling for a “just transition” for fossil fuel industries that face cuts and closures amid efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emis-

Belafonte hits back Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown’s ex-husband Stephen Belafonte has furiously defended himself amid a string of allegations levelled against him by the former Spice Girl. Belafonte, 43, and Brown, 43, broke up in 2017 after 10 years of marriage. Since filing for divorce, Brown has publicly accused her ex of a decade of emotional, physical and verbal abuse. But on the Kyle and Jackie O show Belafonte furiously denied he was the monster he’d been painted as in the media – and that Brown’s own friends had turned on her.

Smoke billows from chimney stacks of the heating and power plant in Bedzin, near Katowice, Poland. sions. Environmental activists have expressed concerns about the non-binding declaration, arguing that it could be cited as justification for propping up dying industries instead of

investing in renewable energy sources. Some also have questioned why coal companies are among the meeting’s sponsors. Poland’s deputy environment minister, Michal Kurtyka,

who is chairing the conference, urged envoys from almost 200 nations to use the time between to make progress on fleshing out the 2015 Paris agreement. - AP

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■ FRANCE

Paris protests spark security meeting French President Emmanuel Macron has held an urgent security meeting following a day of riots by thousands of antigovernment protesters. Ministers said that while no options had been ruled out, imposing a state of emergency had not been discussed during the talks – despite earlier reports. Protests over fuel tax have grown into general anger at higher living costs. Three people have been killed in the protests since demonstrations started more than two weeks ago, police

said. Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet has promised to bring the full force of the law to bear on people who are found to have resorted to violence. Before the security meeting, Macron inspected some of the damage caused in the disturbances, which had centred on Paris. More than 100 people were injured in the city, including 23 members of the security forces, and nearly 400 people were arrested, police said. Macron visited the ChampsElysées and the Arc de Triomphe, which was scaled by dem-

onstrators on Saturday. He later chaired an urgent meeting at the presidential palace, involving the interior minister and top security service officials. France’s interior ministry says about 136,000 people took part in the protests nationwide, showing widespread support for the movement known as the “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests). Government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux earlier told Europe 1 radio that a state-ofemergency declaration was a possible option. “We have to

think about the measures that can be taken so that these incidents don’t happen again,” he said. The “gilets jaunes” protesters, so-called because they have taken to the streets wearing the high-visibility yellow clothing that is required to be carried in every vehicle by French law, are complaining at a sharp increase in diesel taxes. Macron says his motivation for the increase is environmental, but protesters call him out of touch – particularly with non-city dwellers who rely on their cars. - BBC

Paris Jackson is livid with a US gossip site that published an article claiming her family are worried she will die from drugs. An article in Radar Online claims to have quoted a Jackson family friend who said her family is worried about her friendship with her bandmate, Gabriel Glenn. “Paris is so lost right now and everyone believes that she is doing drugs with Gabriel,” the source allegedly told Radar Online. “It is so sad. Paris is not even 21 yet and she is photographed in a different bar every other night. Paris hit back at the gossip site on the weekend with a series of angry tweets and wrote that the article “made me nauseous”.

■ SPAIN

Socialists suffer a setback in latest poll Spain’s Socialists suffered a setback in regional elections in the country’s south, the first electoral test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s party since he took power in June. The blow to the Socialists contrasted with the eruption of the anti-immigrant, extreme right Vox party, which claimed 12 seats in the 109-member regional parliament of Andalusia. Vox had not previously held any seats in any legisla-

tive body in Spain since its founding four years ago, and now it has the key to forming a government in Spain’s most populated region. “Now is the moment to say loud and clear who we are and that we have come to stay,” Vox candidate told a crowd of supporters who chanted “Spain! Spain! Spain!” Andalusia has been a Socialist bastion for 36 years, but the party could lose control of the government if parties on the right join forces to oust

regional leader Susana Diaz, though that would require that they join forces with Vox. With 99 per cent of the votes counted, the Socialists won the election, but saw their support plummet to just 33 seats, compared to 47 in 2015. That left the Socialists far from the majority of 55 seats needed to govern, even if they can get the backing of the farleft party Adelante Andalucia, which took 17 seats. “Despite winning the election it is a sad night for the

Socialist Party,” Diaz said. “There has been a real loss of ground for the Left. But the worst thing is that the extreme right, a phenomenon that has appeared in the rest of Europe, has arrived here.” The conservative Popular Party and centre-right Citizens party held 47 seats between them. That gives them fewer than the Socialists and Adelante Andalucia, so they would need the votes of Vox to reach the absolute majority. - AP

Just kidding Terri Irwin has spoken out about her rumoured romance with Kiwi actor Russell Crowe, saying “I am desperately and totally in love”. It’s just a shame she was only kidding. Irwin and Crowe have been linked by rumours since the middle of last year, and appearing on Australia’s Sunday Project, the mother of two saw only one way to address them – with humour. She joked: “I am in love with him, I have to admit it”, and continued to joke about their relationship throughout the show, including saying she would be calling him right after the show to let him know what he’d missed.

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e’re not a very tidy bunch of Kiwis here in the Ashburton District – well at least some aren’t anyway. And it’s about time we started sorting it out. Sadly, there are not many weeks that go by here in the Guardian office where someone doesn’t ring up to make mention of the fact that someone has left a huge pile of rubbish at a location somewhere around the district. This weekend past, one of our Guardian reporters trekked into the Ashburton River yesterday to do a story on the improvements to the track only to find

that, yet again, the area had been treated like a dumping ground by someone with total disregard to the environment and the image that is portrayed by a pile of household items. We live in a world where the options available to rid yourself of items or rubbish are almost endless and there are some hardworking groups of people

out there who make it their mission to ensure that such dumpings aren’t the only option for everyday Mid Cantabrians. But it doesn’t seem like it’s helping. Riverbeds are, seemingly, the most easy target for potential dumpers. They are often quiet areas, can be unseen and, as long as you don’t leave anything incriminating, the chances of being discovered are slim, if not at all. But it’s about time we nipped it in the bud. At a time when the desire is to bring more people into the district to fill jobs and build our population, the sight of the

place in an unkempt and poor state is not good enough. Council staff do a good job trying to keep things nice and clean and green, but they can’t control the actions of individuals who believe it’s their right to get rid of rubbish wherever and however they want. And it’s not just in the more rural areas, or the hidden away sanctuaries. Again, despite the efforts of many, even the Ashburton CBD can be left in a terrible state sometimes, particularly on the weekends after revellers have frequented the establishments within the CBD boundaries. Broken glass, food packaging

and empty bottles are common sights on a Monday morning after many weekends. Local legend, Goldberg has probably lost count of the times he’s had to replace a tyre on his mobility scooter after accidentally running over a piece of glass that’s punctured a wheel – and he’s probably not the only one. So, we should all be making a bit more of an effort. Recycling is pretty easy and it’s not hard to find a rubbish bin, if you’re walking down the street, to put your rubbish in. Let’s take some pride in our district and do our bit to keep up a good image to anyone who might venture into our district.

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refused to overturn George W Bush’s certified victory in Florida and the US Supreme Court set aside a ruling that had allowed manual recounts. Ten years ago: US automakers drew fresh scepticism from lawmakers during a Senate Banking Committee hearing over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they said was needed for them to survive. Five years ago: A senior commander in the militant group Hezbollah, Hassan al-Laqis, was shot dead outside his home in Lebanon, the latest in a series of attacks against the Iranian-backed organisation, which accused Israel

of the attack. One year ago: The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries. Today’s birthdays: Game show host Wink Martindale is 85. Pop singer Freddy Cannon is 82. Actor-producer Max Baer Jr. is 81. Actress Gemma Jones is 76. Rock musician Bob Mosley is 76. Singer-musician Chris Hillman is 74. Musician Terry Woods is 71. Rock singer Southside Johnny Lyon is 70. Actor Jeff Bridges is 69. Rock musician Gary Rossington is 67. Actress Patricia Wettig is 67. Actor Tony Todd is

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, December 4, the 338th day of 2018. There are 27 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On December 4, 1783, Gen George Washington bade farewell to his Continental Army officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. On this date: In 1619, a group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrived at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Virginia, where they held a service thanking God for their safe arrival. In 1867, the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also known as The Grange, was founded in Washington, DC, to promote the interests of farmers. In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, the Boss of New York City’s Tammany Hall political organisation, escaped from jail and fled the country. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson left Washington on a trip to France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference. In 1942, during World War Two, US bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time with a raid on Naples. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the dismantling of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created to provide jobs during the Depression. In 1945, the Senate approved US participation in the United Nations by a vote of 65-7. In 1965, the United States launched Gemini 7 with Air Force Lt Col Frank Borman and Navy Cmdr James A Lovell aboard on a twoweek mission. In 1966, Pirate station Radio Hauraki broadcast its first scheduled transmission from the vessel Tiri in the Colville Channel between Great Barrier Island and Coromandel Peninsula. In 1978, San Francisco got its first female mayor as City Supervisor Dianne Feinstein was named to replace the assassinated George Moscone. In 1991, Associated Press correspondent Terry Anderson,

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s it better to be involved and influencing or outside in the cold? That is a question for the growers, processors and distributors of arable crops to answer. For the past month, Seed and Grain Readiness and Response New Zealand has held meetings around New Zealand to seek a mandate from growers, processors and distributors of arable crops to join Government Industry Agreements on Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA). GIA is the partnership between the Government and industry which is meant to deliver an integrated approach to prepare for and effectively respond to biosecurity risk. There is no onus on industry stakeholders to sign up to GIA, only those sectors who see benefit in the outcomes have taken steps to become involved. To date there are 20 GIA deed signatories and they are doing some cool stuff in the biosecurity space. As part of their readiness work, Kiwifruit Vine health (KVH) has developed a set of playing cards with the top 50 pests for KVH on those cards. These playing cards have been given out to workers around the Port of Tauranga. As a GIA Deed signatory, indus-

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian try has an influence in a response that they are party to which will deliver better response outcomes for industry. The trade-off for this influence, is a share in the cost of the response which will be no more than 50 per cent of the total response and may be less if other industry stakeholders are involved. On the face of it, it is a partial transfer of response costs from the taxpayer to taxpayer and industry. This of course means growers are now paying multiple times for biosecurity. The arable industry has been involved in its fair share of responses over the last couple of years: velvetleaf, pea weevil and blackgrass to name a few. In each of these responses industry has had the opportunity to

provide feedback, but not the opportunity to have a formal influence in the response. We all agree that if the arable industry had been formally involved with the pea weevil response, early response outcomes could have been different. The arable industry has not had a gun held to its head to get signed up to GIA, in fact, as a sector we have carefully considered the pros and cons of becoming a signatory and what is the right body to be the GIA Deed signatory on behalf of the arable industry. Seed and Grain Readiness and Response has taken an alternative approach in that the group involves all stakeholders which will be impacted by an incursion and all those who will benefit from the incursion.

GIA is not perfect, but it is a tool for the arable industry to have a greater say in response activities. If growers, processors and distributors of arable crops did not see the benefit of GIA, then as an industry they will need to reconcile that, in any future responses, industry will have no say or opportunity to influence. Response decisions will be made on our behalf. Philippa Rawlinson is Federated Farmers arable advisor. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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Toot for Tucker On behalf of the St Vincent de Paul Society we wish to sincerely thank the Ashburton community and public for their generous food donations for the recent Toot for Tucker. Sincere thanks also to the Ashburton County Lions and the many helpers on the night. Your generous help and support will enable us to continue providing for those in need, especially over the Christmas period, which can be a difficult time for many.

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Ashburton River I refer to Linda Clarke’s article and headline in last Wednesday’s Guardian exclaiming “It’s official bird poo’s to blame”, but is it fair to blame the birds? Firstly, the very minimal on detail report states birds are responsible for generating more than 50 per cent of the E.coli which infers the balance is coming from bovine and other pollutants.

Secondly, the endemic and endangered black-billed gulls are only there for three months of the year. Thirdly, the now critically endangered gulls have been nesting and pooing in our river for centuries and should have rights to the river ahead of any farming interest. The difference between then and now is the volume of water in the river to flush the pollution away. The Ashburton river is the most over-allocated river in New Zealand and if it was restored to its natural flows, there would be suf-

ficient water to keep it clean during the nesting season. Unfortunately Clarke’s article made no mention of this and if it did, an appropriate headline would be “It’s official – bird poo, bovine and other pollutants are to blame”. However, in view of the special nature of the gulls, a more appropriate front page article would have been the informative report about the restless gulls on page 5 written by Susan Sandys. The ‘poo’ article could have featured on page 5. Peter Smith

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Canterbury growers will hear about the latest Australian research on herbicide resistance at the Foundation for Arable Research’s (FAR) main field day at Chertsey tomorrow. Weed resistance against herbicides is a major concern for growers and FAR has invited expert Dr Peter Boutsalis from the University of Adelaide to be its international guest speaker at the CROPS field event. Chief executive Dr Alison Stewart said Boutsalis had been working on herbicide resistance for many years and was recognised among experts in the field particularly in Australia. She said he would provide growers with the latest advice about how to manage the use of herbicides and avoid resistance building and they would be able to see what was working in Australia. Growers understood that overseas research might not necessarily be able to be “dialled’’ into New Zealand because of different cropping rotations and farm management. However, some of the research subtleties that were more compatible would help growers, she said. “If we lost any of our key herbicides it will seriously undermine the cropping practises in New Zealand and horticulture and forestry as well.’’ Stewart said dairying and other farming types also relied on herbicides for weed control, pasture renewal and winter crop planting and a pan-sector approach was required as “resistance weeds don’t respect boundaries’’. She said FAR had done a lot of research on minimising herbicide and fungicide resistance over the

Organisers hope the rain stays away for FAR’s biggest field day of the year at Chersey. past decade as it was a critical issue for growers. Herbicides such as Round-up were widely used to spray off pastures and crops to allow direct drilling for the next planting. A line-up of 12 speakers will talk about cropping, sustainable new technologies and market opportunities for grain, seed and feed crops. On the programme is the environmental benefits of arable feeds and the use of aerial imagery for profitable crop management. Growers will also be able to view

demonstrations investigating the range from cultivars to cultivation on irrigated and non-irrigated plots. Many of the topics continued to have a production and profitability focus, but the wide-ranging list also included soil health, emissions trading and greenhouse gases. Stewart said the speaker line-up was a reflection of the broad ranging issues facing growers today. She said growers could no longer focus solely on producing the best yields for their crops as

they had to meet environmental requirements and the many compliance demands on modern farming businesses. Sometimes this might require a balance between producing the maximum yield for a crop and fulfilling environmental compliance, she said. Between 500-600 growers and industry people attend the field day which is followed by another event in the North Island next week. The weather forecast doesn’t look good and organisers are

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hoping for a worst case “damp and drizzly’’ scenario rather than heavy rain. Stewart said the field day was FAR’s opportunity to show its research and extension work to large grower numbers in a twoway communication so they could express their feedback on how the research was working on farms. She said FAR was a levy-funded organisation and it was critical that every dollar counted in the research and development programme so growers got the best value.

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MARKET REPORT BY GUY TRAFFORD

n Interest.co.nz last week I had an interesting exchange with Fish and Game over an article they published on the state of water in Canterbury. It was another shot at the dairy industry which have been occurring at regular intervals since about 2002. Their campaign has no doubt had some success as since then, and it is not likely to be a coincidence, the Clean Streams Accord came in and the vast majority of dairy farms have fenced off waterways from cattle. In the meantime, governments at both national and local levels have brought in much needed regulation around water allocation and impacts and Fish and Game will probably take some credit for this. Given the size of the dairy industry and its importance to the national economy as well as the biological time constraints on getting historical ag influences through the system it is not surprising that nitrate levels are taking time to reduce. However, ECan’s last report on water quality trends (August 2018) on surface water has shown that on all but one measure (turbidity) over the last 10 years surface water quality has improved. The national trend as reported by Land Air and Water Aotearoa (LAWA) is similar. Given this state it is about time some credit was given to land owners for taking measures that have resulted in positive change, and while no doubt there is a way to go there is a lot of research being conducted to improve things further and not “throw out the baby with the bathwater” or effluent in this case. Fish and Game maybe starting to find that the public’s growing awareness of the issues around the state of New Zealand native fresh water species means that they may be the target for increasing pressure. Currently a bill is in the process of working through Parliament (Conservation [indigenous freshwater fish] Amendment Bill) which is concerned with the state of the New Zealand native fishery. A potential outcome of this is that some water ways could be potentially ‘cleaned’ of trout and salmon to allow the native species a chance to re-establish. The Bill will result in DOC having priority over Fish and Game in the management of sports fish and game. An outcome Fish and Game do not appear happy with, especially as a legal opinion believes that the requirement for any fisher or hunter of regulated sports fish and fowl to have a licence may potentially be undermined. Submissions to the Bill closed at the end of October and it is unlikely any real

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information on the way forward will be seen until later 2019. However, it does put Fish and Game in an unusual conundrum where they, who have been so critical of the dairy sector, are now being put under the spotlight as after agriculture, let’s not pretend it doesn’t have a large negative impact, trout are likely to have the next greatest impact upon our native freshwater species.

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Sheep Schedules for sheep, beef and venison have all continued their slide with the store markets being held up by the grass market provided by the continuing rain. Prices for sheep are still considerably ahead of this time last year which was being affected by the prolonged dry spell however cattle are now well behind and venison about par. Lamb breeders look to be supporting the saleyards with good numbers of lambs coming through and likely exceeding published works prices and trying to beat the inevitable falls that must come through soon. Good condition store ewes are selling well with tops exceeding the $200 mark.

Wool While nothing too exciting, at least last week’s Christchurch wool sale had a small lift over most classes of wool which is a reversal of the recent trend.

Beef Quite a few calves are coming onto the market now with a wide range of prices being recorded. 179kg friesian bull calves went for $2.91 a kg while 103kg hereford x friesian heifer calves made $5.53. Given the amount of feed around at the moment, farmers are likely having to weigh-up between keeping some sort of control over pastures while watching the schedule steadily falling. The old rule of thumb was; you didn’t lose on 10c per week drops if your cattle were putting on 1kg LW per day. Given the feed most should be doing that.

Dairy Not too much to report at this stage with world production seemingly down, New Zealand farmers are waiting to see an upturn in our prices.

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Petrol price investigation announced The government confirmed it is ordering an inaugural market study into the retail fuel market, just as the price of petrol sinks back towards $2 a litre after a spike through September and October when oil prices were high and the New Zealand dollar was weak. The study will be the first to be conducted by the competition watchdog, the Commerce Commission, since Parliament gave it new powers to conduct studies into markets where the government is concerned they are insufficiently competitive. Unlike previous such inquiries, the commission will have the ability to require market participants to provide any information it deems relevant. A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment-commissioned inquiry conducted under the previous National Party-led government concluded that it was not possible to be sure whether there were anti-competitive practices. That study was hampered by variable levels of compliance. While industry price-leader and the largest fuel retailer, Z Energy,

devoted substantial resources on high-quality disclosure, responses from BP New Zealand, Mobil and cut-price operator Gull was variable and incomplete. Yesterday’s announcement comes after Prime Minister

Guardian Shares & Investments Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

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rol prices that broke records and came close to $2.50 a litre. Yesterday, Gull was offering 91 octane petrol at just under $2 a litre and Milford Asset Management portfolio manager David Lewis issued commentary sug-

Mortgage rates back on the rise

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Jacinda Ardern’s claim on October 8 that New Zealand motorists were being “fleeced” at the petrol pump, at a time when global oil prices were more than $US80 a barrel and the kiwi dollar was below 65 US cents, producing pet-

gesting the price per litre could drop another 10 cents a litre, in time for the summer holidays. His commentary noted there had been 12 price cuts since the 40 cents a litre increase that provoked “driver rage” in October. However, the market was “not working well for consumers at the moment,” Lewis said. Ardern and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi announced the study yesterday, with a date for report back of December 5, 2019. “This government is committed to easing financial pressure on families,” Ardern said. “New Zealanders deserve peace of mind that the price they’re paying at the pump is fair. At the moment we can’t definitively say whether that is in fact the case across New Zealand so this is a market that most certainly warrants a full investigation.” Faafoi said there were “existing indications of competition problems in the retail fuel market that are of concern to me, such as the more than doubling of petrol and diesel importer margins over the past decade”. Terms of reference for the study will be issued today. – NZME

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Home buyers yet to secure a “historic” low mortgage rate are close to missing out as three of the four major banks bump prices back up and experts warn the deals aren’t likely to be back anytime soon. ANZ had earlier fired the first shot in last month’s mortgage war by offering the lowest rate by a major bank since just after World War Two with a fixed one-year term of 3.95 per cent. Westpac and ASB soon after matched the deal with one-year rates of 3.95 per cent, while BNZ offered a two-year deal at 3.99 per cent. But from today ANZ, Westpac and BNZ will all raise their rates back above 4 per cent, leaving ASB as the only major bank still offering a 3.95 per cent rate. Loan Market mortgage adviser Bruce Patten says the low rates had sparked a rush among home buyers that made last month one of the busiest for the brokerage in the last 18 months. But while he would like to see the banks extend or bring back

the deals early next year, he wasn’t “holding my breath we’ll see them coming back” anytime soon. This was because bank profit margins were being squeezed, he said. John Bolton, the chief executive of Squirrel Mortgages, agreed the ultra-low rates weren’t likely to last, saying bank margins on home loans last month fell to their lowest levels in five years. This was due to the banks offering cheaper home loan deals at the same time as their own borrowing costs edged up slightly. Like Patten, he warned that procrastinating home buyers could easily miss out on the low rates. “In Australia, mortgage rates have been below 4 per cent for years, so it’s easy to get complacent and presume these rates could continue,” he said. Yet Bolton also said there were still good home loan deals available with ANZ offering a current one-year fixed term for 4.05 per cent, while BNZ had set their rate

at 4.1 per cent and Westpac their rate at 4.15 per cent. Many smaller lenders were also still offering home loan rates below 4 per cent. Bolton said the major banks had entered into a mortgage war in November for a number of reasons. This included November typically being the time each year when home buyer activity picked up after winter and the time when many people’s fixed-term mortgages expire and they are forced to shop around for new deals. But while Loan Market’s Patten said the low rates had sparked a rush of activity among new home buyers and those refinancing existing mortgages, it was still too early to tell if this had boosted house prices because November figures weren’t out yet. ASB chief economist Nick Tuflley expected the low mortgage rates to likely lead to a greater number of house sales in Auckland but not a rise in prices. – NZME

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Tough going for Hallenstein Glasson Hallenstein Glasson Holdings says it’s finding the going tough despite its sales for the first 17 weeks of the financial year being 4.8 per cent ahead of the same period last year. “The trading environment has remained tough in both New Zealand and Australia,” chief executive Mark Goddard said in a statement. “It is, however, not possible to reliably forecast the total summer season trading result as the December and January trading pe-

riods contribute such a large proportion of sales and profit for the season,” he said. The clothing retailer’s shares fell almost 2 per cent to $5.50. Sales in the first eight weeks of the year had been up 7.2 per cent, the firm said Sept. 28. For the first 17 weeks of the previous financial year the company reported a 15 per cent increase in sales and an improved gross margin. Hallenstein Glasson gets almost

a third of its sales in Australia, where it is expanding having sold its unprofitable upmarket Storm women’swear chain in April. The firm had 30 Glasson stores and three Hallensteins outlets in Australia at the end of July – out of a group total of 112 in the two countries. Goddard said the company will provide a further trading update at its annual shareholders’ meeting on December 12. – NZME

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TEST YOURSELF

Piper the dog is ready for the drive home after a good day out.

Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz

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1 – What country do wombats come from? a. Australia b. New Guinea c. Namibia 2 – Your middle ﬁnger nail grows how compared to the others? a. Fastest b. Slowest c. The same 3 – In which story did a crocodile swallow an alarm clock? a. Cinderella b. Beauty and the Beast c. Peter Pan 4 – What was Princess Diana’s maiden name? a. Windsor b. Spencer c. Percy 5 – When was oxygen discovered? a. 1674 b. 1774 c. 1874 6 – What is Esperanto? a. An international language b. A game similar to chess c. A food made from maize 7 – The votes in which state decided the 2000 US Presidential election? a. Michigan b. Nevada c. Florida 8 – Which bird features on New Zealand’s $2 coin? a. Koreru b. Kotuku c. Kakapo

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Christmas tree cookies 250g butter, softened 3/4 C caster sugar 1 large egg 1t vanilla extract 2 3/4 C plain flour plus extra, for dusting 1 1/2 C icing sugar 10 drops of green food colouring 1–2T water (approx) ■ In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and creamy. Add egg and vanilla, beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in flour, mixing just until a ball of dough forms. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes. ■ Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). ■ Roll the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1/2 cm. ■ Using the cookie cutter, cut out shapes of dough. Carefully place

biscuits onto a tray lined with baking paper. ■ Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove to cool on the tray until firm. ■ Combine icing sugar, food col-

ouring and enough water to form firm, spreadable icing. Spread over cookies once completely cooled. Recipe courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

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Small end of a large project BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

hen you are dealing with as large an archive collection as I am, it makes sense to break projects into small(ish) sections. Having over six million images to deal with, for example, is a task so enormous that one person can’t realistically hope to process every item in their lifetime. Especially alongside all the other tasks they have to do. Completing small projects, therefore gives me a sense of great achievement, even though I know larger, and potentially more complex, projects move up my list of things to do. Recently I completed a project that saw me processing the large format section of the huge Tindall negative collection held at Ashburton Museum. As the name suggests these negatives are 8 x 10, almost A4, in size. Processing this part of the collection was not possible until we obtained our new scanner, courtesy of the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society, who own this part of the collection I manage. It also required purchasing larger than normal envelopes made of special acid free paper, which we call enclosures. Although we have a basic list of the contents of each packet of negatives, the subject of each can, at times, still be quite vague, with images labelled simply Smith girl, or Wells family. By scanning we have a visual catalogue of images that will aid identification or help add details, such as the debutante image of Miss Molloy was also in a Methven High school uniform. Each packet could have one or as many as 30 images in them. As I processed them I placed each negative in a separate envelope and checked it for condition. I scanned some, but not all, for example a packet of wedding images may have a number of different shots of the bride, bride and groom, and so on; in that case I would only scan the wedding party as that had everyone. On request other images can be scanned as needed. The collection is, as one might expect, of a commercial photographer. There are a lot of portraits,

5 especially children and debutantes. Weddings made up a large proportion of the collection and include posed studio groups but also candid shots at the reception, the bride saying goodbye to her mum and dad etc. Sports groups were also there, as well as some business publicity shots. As I’ve said before, sometimes the background of the image is what interests me, for example one wedding shot included signage for Meadows and Kennedy – a local eatery – the only image we have of them in our collection. So while many people will be interested in the faces, others may be interested in the images of buildings, cars, and, of course, the clothes the people are wearing. I wouldn’t like to count the

number of images I’ve handled, or even the number of scans I’ve made over the weeks I’ve worked on this project. However, with each image now either scanned or at least rehoused in appropriate enclosures, I know one small section of the greater project is complete. It’s always exciting scanning negatives as you are never quite sure what detail you may be able to pick up. I’ve really enjoyed it, although sometimes I thought it would never end. Here are some of the many images that have interested me and kept me going. It’s my hope that as more of these images are seen, more information will be added to the catalogue by helpful researchers.

1. AIS store at night. 2. Technical old girls indoor basketball team 1956. I had no idea indoor basketball was played so early. 3. A group from Farmers Co-op centennial dinner 1981. 4. A Presbyterian Senior Girls Bible Class. 5. Ladies savage club. Savage clubs around the world incorporate the culture of the indigenous peoples in their activities. Here in New Zealand, female members are called wahines. While today it may be thought inappropriate to dress up like Maori women, this group obviously were very proud of their costumes. Back row: three unknown women, Edith Gibson, Mrs Corbet, possibly Penny Cameron, front row: unknown, May Gibson, unknown, Vi Schaper, Pat Johnstone. 6. Smith girl – we don’t know her name, but I think this is my favourite image of the project. She just looks so sweet! 7. N. Scott. It’s always frustrating when I don’t know the story behind an image. The image of N. Scott had me puzzled until I showed this image to a colleague from the Aviation Museum and discovered the man was Pilot Ofﬁcer Noel Herbert Scott. He became a Squadron Leader and was awarded the MBE for his work with the Air Training Corps in Ashburton.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return – almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 – the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected one of the original Ferriman flagpoles in front of the museum, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. After the cessation of hostilities when the Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, a number of other soldiers, including some from Ashburton, died from wounds received, from illness and from accident. Therefore, this week the Ashburton Museum honours:

December 8: John William Barr WATSON

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RESULTS ■ Bowling Hampstead Bowling November 30 Friday Half Day Triples, proudly Sponsored by the Devon Tavern 1st M. Quinn, W. Watson, J. Drayton 2 wins, 1 draw, 16 ends 42 points; 2nd M. Smallridge, P. Whinham, G. Sparks 2 wins, 1 draw, 14 ends, 25 points; 3rd M. Grice, B. Johnson, A. Johnston 2 wins, 1 draw, 13 ends, 22 points.

■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club Golf Croquet Interclub Advanced Grade: Waireka v Aorangi White Singles: Logan McCorkindale 7 v Brian Maxwell 0; Christopher Spittle 7 v Janet Skerrett 3; Bill Allnutt 7 v Jan Good 3; Josie Tallents 7 v Gary Merrick 4; Christopher Spittle 7 v Brian Maxwell 4; Logan McCorkindale 7 v Janet Skerrett 3; Josie Tallents 3 v Jan Good 7; Bill Allnutt 7 v Gary Merrick 1; Doubles: Logan McCorkindale and Christopher Spittle 5 v Brian Maxwell and Janet Skerrett 7; Bill Allnutt and Josie Tallents 3 v Jan Good and Gary Merrick 7; Total games won Waireka 7 v Aorangi White 3; Total hoops Waireka 60 v Aorangi White 39; Intermediate Grade: Waireka Red v West End Singles: Bev Blair 7 v Alison Bartlett 6; Janice Murta 7 v Colleen Woods 6; Audrey Leath 7 v Paula Nelson 5; Phyllis Reith 7 v Shirley Abraham 5; Bev Blair 7 v Colleen Woods 3; Janice Murta 7 v Alison Bartlett 5; Audrey Leath 7 v Shirley Abraham 4; Phyllis Reith 5 v Paula Nelson 7; Doubles: Bev Blair and Janice Murta 7 v Alison Bartlett and Colleen Woods 5; Audrey Leath and Phyllis Reith 7 v Paula Nelson and Shirley Abraham 3; Total games won Waireka Red 9 v West End 1 Total hoops Waireka Red 68 v West End 49; Waireka White v Aorangi Singles: Shelagh Field 7 v Gary Merrick 5; Bruce Leath 6 v Joyce Jones 7; Jackie Rollinson 7 v Rosemary Keys 5; Lyn Jones 4 v Bob Penty 7; Bruce Leath 3 v Gary Merrick 7; Shelagh Field 5 v Joyce Jones 7; Lyn Jones 7 v Rosemary Keys 5; Jackie Rollinson 7 v Bob Penty 5; Doubles: Bruce Leath and Shelagh Field 3 v Gary Merrick and Joyce Jones 7; Jackie Rollinson and Lyn Jones 7 v Rosemary Keys and Bob Penty 4; Total games won Waireka White 5 v Aorangi 5; Total hoops Waireka White 56 v Aorangi 59

Ruby Ferriman Golf Croquet 1st Bev Blair and Joyce Davis, Runner-up Barbara McIntosh and Judith Smith.

DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club December 8 The Summer Stableford competition starts and is the first qualifying round for the property Brokers Shootout. All summer stableford days are mixed days. Starting Times: Morning 8am; Afternoon report at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.

■ Softball Hampstead Softball December 7 6.00pm: Laser Electrical D2: As Good As It Gets v Social As; First National Real Estate D3: Marines & Angels v Demolition; Dell Phillips Landscaping D4: Pitch Slappers v Super Sluggers; 7.10pm: Laser Electrical D2: Demolition v Laser Attack; First National Real Estate D3: Hawkies Hawks v Super Sluggers; Dell Phillips Landscaping D4: Pitch Slappers v S & Giggles Points Table: 1 Demolition 12, 2 Marines & Angels 12, 3 Social As 10, 4 As Good As It Gets 10, 5 S & Giggles 9, 6 Hawkies Hawks 6, 7 Pitch Slappers 6, 8 Laser Attack 3, 9 Super Sluggers 2.

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■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers Wednesday night McGee & Social Wheelers Cup & Trophy Series - 19 Riders, 16km 1st Paul Macfie CT.28.24. HT. 3.30m. RT. 24m 54s. 2nd Paul Summerfield CT. 28.24. HT. 3.30m. RT. 24m 54s. 3rd Chris Reid CT. 28.25. HT. 1.30m. RT. 26m 55s. 4th Cameron Harcourt CT. 28.25. HT. 3.30m. RT. 24m 55s. 5th Nick Grijns CT. 28.26. HT. 1.30m. RT. 26m 56s. 6th Nigel Chatterton CT. 28.27. HT.1.30m. RT. 26m 57s. 7th Emma Hudson CT. 28.28. HT. Go. RT. 28m 28s. 8th Brent Hudson CT. 28.29. HT. Go. RT.28m 29s. 9th Bruce McClelland CT. 28.29. HT. Go. RT. 28m 29s. 10th Don Summerfield CT.28.37. HT. 1.30m. RT. 27m 07s. 11th Paul Chapman CT. 28.43. HT. 3.30m. RT. 25m 13s. 12th Mark Summerfield CT.28.54. HT. 5.20m. RT. 23m 34s. 4f/t. 13th Paul Sinclair CT.28.36. HT. 5.20. CT. 23m 36s. 14th Sam Clement Stewart CT. 28.57. HT. 5.20m. RT. 23m 37s. 15th Gerard Morrison CT. 28.58. HT. 5.20m. RT. 23m 38s. 16th Oliver Davidson CT. 29.28. HT. 6.40m. RT. 22m 48s F/T. 17th Tony Ward CT. 29.28. HT. 6.40m. RT. 22m 48s. 2f/t. 18th Brad Hudson CT. 29.29. HT. 6.40m. RT. 22m 49s. 3f/t. 19th Anna Holland CT. 29.35. HT. Go. RT. 29m 35s.

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Liverpool 1 (Origi 90+6) Everton 0, Arsenal 4 (P Aubameyang 10 pen, 56, Lacazette 74, Torreira 77) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Dier 30, Kane 34 pen) Send-offs: (Vertonghen 85 Tottenham Hotspur), Chelsea 2 (Pedro 4, Loftus-Cheek 82) Fulham 0, Southampton 2 (Armstrong 13, Cedric 20) Manchester United 2 (R Lukaku 33, Herrera 39), Newcastle United 0 West Ham 3 (Hernandez 11, 63, Anderson 90+3), Crystal Palace 2 (McArthur 16, Townsend 77) Burnley 0, Leicester City 2 (Vardy 12 pen, Maddison 23) Watford 0 Send-offs: (Capoue 90 - Watford), Huddersfield Town 1 (M Jorgensen 1) Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Duffy 45+4, Andone 69) Send-offs: (Mounie 32 - Huddersfield Town), Manchester City 3 (B Silva 16, Sterling 57, Gundogan 79) Bournemouth 1 (Wilson 44), Cardiff City 2 (Gunnarsson 65, Hoilett 77) Wolves 1 (Doherty 18). Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester City 14 12 2 0 43 6 38 Liverpool 14 11 3 0 27 5 36 Chelsea 14 9 4 1 30 11 31 Arsenal 14 9 3 2 32 18 30 Tottenham Hotspur 14 10 0 4 25 15 30 Everton 14 6 4 4 20 16 22 Manchester United 14 6 4 4 22 23 22 Leicester City 14 6 3 5 20 17 21 Bournemouth 14 6 2 6 23 21 20 Watford 14 6 2 6 17 19 20 Brighton Hove Albion 14 5 3 6 16 20 18 Wolves 14 4 4 6 13 17 16 West Ham 14 4 3 7 17 22 15 Crystal Palace 14 3 3 8 10 17 12 Newcastle United 14 3 3 8 11 19 12 Cardiff City 14 3 2 9 13 27 11 Huddersfield Town 14 2 4 8 9 24 10 Southampton 14 1 6 7 12 26 9 Burnley 14 2 3 9 13 29 9 Fulham 14 2 2 10 14 35 8

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club November 30 Midlands Seed Social Teams Top Team: Busck Mixed Heads 92 – John Power, Greg Fleming, Tom Blacklow, Brooke Williams; Men: Burton Battlers 85.5, Trying 85, Mikes Mob 84.5; Women: RingIns 88; Mixed: Rate Players 89.5, Gabites 87; Top lady: Lal Mulligan and Daphne Hinton 30.5; Top man: Brian Fauth 35.5 Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors Madeleine Stoddart, Mac & Maggies Denis Stoddart, Paul May Motors Jan Clucas, Gabities Tafuga Sa Gabites Lucky Player James McFarlane Twos: Ivan Blain December 1 John Smallbone Memorial Trophy Winners: Paul May and Kay Fox with a score of 65.5 nett. The Radius Care Players of the day: Gaby Jansen and Brian Hawksby nett 64 on c/b. Other winning scores: Brendon Davidson and Jason Overend 64; Greg Fleming and Chris Ralston 64.5; Gordon Crawford and Shane Beavan 64.5; Ron Carlson and Eric Parr 64.5. In the mixed division Grieg Sparrow and Bev Chinn 69.

www.guardianonline.co.nz Twos: Bill Mason and Guildford Lane. Nearest The Pins: South Island Seeds: Peter Morgan; Rothbury Insurance: Tufuga Sa; Allenton Meat Centre: Peter Walker; Braided Rivers: Sue Hastie; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Brian Hawksby. Birdie Jackpot Hole: not struck Nett Eagles Jackpot Hole: not struck Nine Hole Overall winner was Geoff Rhodes on 25 stableford points. Other winning scores: Terry O’Reilly and Kate White 21pts; Peter Woods and Sam Prince 20pts

Tinwald Golf Club November 29 Twilight Stableford Grade winners in Thursday’s twilight stableford round: -6; Brent Kirdy 21, Andrew Barrie 20, Ryan Ford 20. 7-10; Adam Lowe 21, Cawte Whiting 19, Brian Rouse, Tim Stoddart, Kerry Venmore, Chris Hart 18 b/l. 11 plus; Ross Preece 20, Arthur Pawsey 18, John Harris, Selwyn Munro 17 b/l. Women: 0-14; Jacqui Beardsley 14 b/l Kirsty McAuliffe 14. 15 plus; Cynthia Bonnington 16 b/l Sue Gutsell 16. Non-handicap; Phil Prendergast 35 b/l. Bayley’s Nearest the pin: # 2 Selwyn Munro. # 16 Cawte Whiting. Two’s; None Radio Hokonui hacker of the night Jon McAuliffe with 4 stableford points. December 1 Christmas Tournament Stableford Leading scores in the Christmas tournament stableford. Men; Adam Wilson 45, Roger Bruce 44, Brock Peddie, Steve McCloy 43, Tony Andrews, Ryan Ford 41, Graham Hortin, Selwyn Munro, Gordon Rennie 40, Wayne Mellish, Trevor Emery, Steve Cowie 39. Women; Jenny Harrex 40,Colleen Linney, Jacqui Beardsley 38, Barb MacGregor 36, Phyllis Smith 36 b/l. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Paul Hefford. Gluyas Ford # 6; Bronwyn Flannery. # 12; Steve McCloy. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Selwyn Munro. Two’s; Dave King, Brent Holmes, Andrew Barrie, Craig Meyrick, Paul Hefford (2), Bronwyn Flannery, Steve McCloy. Eagles; # 14 Gordy Kenton, Ryan Ford. Net Eagle; # 17 Richard Thompson, Adam Wilson.

Hero World Challenge Scores from the final round of the $3,500,000 Hero World Challenge at the par 72 Albany GC, New Providence, The Bahamas.268: Jon Rahm (ESP) 71 63 69 65 272: Tony Finau (USA) 72 64 67 69 273: Justin Rose (ENG) 70 70 68 65 274: Henrik Stenson (SWE) 68 66 69 71 275: Patrick Cantlay (USA) 65 70 76 64 Rickie Fowler (USA) 72 67 67 69. 276: Dustin Johnson (USA) 68 67 72 69 277: Alexander Noren (SWE) 69 69 70 69, Xander Schauffele (USA) 73 68 66 70, Gary Woodland (USA) 72 66 67 72. 278: Patrick Reed (USA) 65 77 66 70. 280: Bryson DeChambeau (USA) 70 71 71 68, Justin Thomas (USA) 70 70 70 70, Bubba Watson (USA) 69 73 69 69. 282: Keegan Bradley (USA) 71 69 72 70 283: Jason Day (AUS) 71 72 70 70 287: Tiger Woods (USA) 73 69 72 73 288: Hideki Matsuyama 74 68 71 75

Mauritius Open scores Final round scores from European Tour event, the Mauritius Open yesterday (par-72). 268: Kurt Kitayama (USA) 65 65 70 68270: Seenappa Chikkarangappa (IND) 64 68 71 67, Matthieu Pavon (FRA) 67 66 70 67271: Justin Harding (RSA) 67 69 64 71272: Masahiro Kawamura (JPN) 65 71 67 69, Dylan Frittelli (RSA) 69 70 68 65274: Antoine Rozner (FRA) 70 68 70 66, Grant Forrest (SCO) 70 71 65 68, Max Schmitt (GER) 71 66 69 68, Oliver Bekker (RSA) 67 69 70 68275: Lee Slattery (ENG) 67 69 71 68, Clement Sordet (FRA) 71 67 68 69, Gavin Moynihan (IRL) 69 65 71 70276: Victor Perez (FRA) 64 69 71 72277: Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) 70 68 71 68

Australian PGA Championship Collated scores from the fourth round of the Australian PGA Championship at RACV Royal Pines Resort - Championship Course today (a-denotes amateur, par-72): 272: Cameron Smith (AUS) 70 65 67 70 274: Marc Leishman (AUS) 68 68 69 69 277: Matthew Millar (AUS) 72 70 67 68, Ross McGowan (ENG) 71 73 70 63 281: JaeWoong Eom (KOR) 67 74 70 70 282: Jason Scrivener (AUS) 68 73 74 67, Ben Eccles (AUS) 70 71 69 72, Nick Flanagan (AUS)

69 73 69 71 283: Sean Crocker (USA) 73 71 71 68, Jarryd Felton (AUS) 69 73 72 69, Nick Taylor (CAN) 74 68 70 71, Darren Beck (AUS) 73 71 69 70, Tom Murray (ENG) 69 73 71 70, Andrew Johnston (ENG) 70 69 73 71, Daniel Gale (AUS) 70 74 69 70 284: Harold Varner III (USA) 69 69 71 75, Robert Allenby (AUS) 70 70 73 71, Christopher Wood (AUS) 71 66 76 71 285: Jake McLeod (AUS) 66 70 75 74, Sam Brazel (AUS) 70 71 72 72, Rhein Gibson (AUS) 72 70 70 73, Jonathan Thomson (ENG) 72 71 71 71, Mathew Goggin (AUS) 68 72 71 74, Terry Pilkadaris (AUS) 69 74 72 70, Renato Paratore (ITA) 73 70 73 69, Matt Stieger (AUS) 74 69 69 73, Matt Jager (AUS) 66 71 73 75, Dimitrios Papadatos (AUS) 67 70 74 74, Gareth Paddison (NZL) 70 72 73 70, Josh Geary (NZL) 72 71 73 69, Aaron Cockerill (CAN) 72 69 71 73 286: James Morrison (ENG) 69 75 70 72, Peter Senior (AUS) 72 70 71 73 287: David McKenzie (AUS) 73 69 70 75, Matthew Griffin (AUS) 72 71 74 70, Troy Merritt (USA) 71 71 70 75, Max McCardle (AUS) 76 68 73 70, Austin Connelly (CAN) 72 71 75 69, Hugues Joannes (BEL) 72 72 72 71 288: Jordan Zunic (AUS) 70 72 74 72, Blake Proverbs (AUS) 71 72 75 70, Oliver Farr (WAL) 71 69 75 73, Rod Pampling (AUS) 74 69 71 74, Braden Becker (AUS) 70 73 67 78, Anthony Quayle (AUS) 70 69 75 74, Harrison Endycott (AUS) 70 72 71 75, Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 69 70 78 71, Ricardo Gouveia (POR) 69 74 73 72, Daan Huizing (NED) 73 69 74 72, Daniel Fox (AUS) 73 69 71 75, Zach Murray (AUS) 70 74 71 73 289: Ashley Hall (AUS) 70 74 74 71, Ryan Fox (NZL) 69 75 69 76 Mark Brown (NZL) 71 73 78 74 297 Also: Kieran Muir (NZL) 73 73 Michael Hendry (NZL) 74 73

■ Shooting Smallbore Target Shooting December 1 Ashburton Outdoor Club, at 50 meters. Carl Nordqvist 294.16, Steve McArthur 288.1, Greg Menzies 278.2, Allan Mitchell 273.5, Wayne Tubb 272.5, and 272.6, Murray Cook 271.6.

Fullbore Target Shooting December 2 Ashburton District Rifle Club, at 300 yards. TR, John Snowden 50.7, 49.6, 99.13, Megan Snowden 46.2, 50.4, 96.6, John Fleming 46.4, 45.2, 91.6, Brian Hawksby 47.2, 43.1, 90.3, John Miller 44.5, 41.1, 85.6. FTR, Murray Cook 58.0, 55.4, 113.4, Brian Graystone 52.1, 57.2, 109.3. FO, Mike Chui 60.4, 60.9, 120.13, George Cuthbert 56.3, 52.2, 108.

■ Softball Hampstead Softball November 30 Marines & Angels 19 - 11 As Good As It Gets, Demolition 20 - 11 Hawkies Hawks, S & Giggles 21 - 10 Social As, Pitch Slappers 15 - 15 Hawkies Hawks, Social As 15 - 7 Laser Attack

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis December 1 A Grade Tinwald lost to Fairton 5 matches to 1 C. McCracken & P. Leonard lost to R. Cromie & T. Leonard 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 0-1 (10-12), I. Landells & A. Landells lost to J. Cromie & J. Leslie by default, C. McCracken lost to R. Cromie 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 0-1 (8-10), P. Leonard lost to T. Leonard 6-3, 3-6, 0-1 (6-10), I. Landells lost to J. Cromie 1-6, 2-6, A. Landells beat J. Leslie 6-0, 6-1. Allenton beat Methven 4 matches to 2 S. Bubb & A. van Rooyen beat E. Dargue & P. Kirwan 6-1, 6-1, D. Leonard & B. Johnson beat H. Ross & J. Jones 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (106), S. Bubb beat E. Dargue 6-1, 6-0, A. van Rooyen beat P. Kirwan 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-4), D. Leonard lost to H. Ross 2-6, 2-6, B. Johnson lost to J. Jones 0-6, 1-6. Hampstead beat Southern 6 matches to 0 A. Mitchell & C. Brosnahan beat J. Feutz & G. Evans 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5), M. Kerr & E. Connelly-Whyte beat M. Lucas & A. Watt 6-4, 6-2, A. Mitchell beat J. Feutz 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-4), C. Brosnahan beat G. Evans 6-3, 6-4, M. Kerr beat M. Lucas 6-2, 6-0, E. Connelly-Whyte beat A. watt 6-4, 6-4. A Reserve Hampstead lost to Allenton 6 matches to 0 J. Aldridge & M. Liu lost to M. Hopkins & C. Collins 6-4, 1-6, 0-1 (4-10), M. Turner & A. Spicer lost to J. Parsons & S. van Rooyen 2-6, 2-6, J. Aldridge lost to M. Hopkins 1-6, 1-6, M. Liu lost to J. Parsons 2-6, 2-6, M.

Turner lost to C. Collins 0-6, 1-6, A. Spicer lost to S. van Rooyen 1-6, 0-6. Methven Diamonds lost to Southern/Wakanui 4 matches to 2 N. Alombro & J. Ermio lost to R. Watt & O. Bubb 0-6, 0-6, H. Simpson & V. Talbot beat L. Adam & G. Austin 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (12-10), N. Alombro lost to R. Watt 3-6, 1-6, H. Simpson lost to O. Bubb 0-6, 1-6, J. Ermio lost to L. Adam 1-6, 2-6, V. Talbot beat G. Austin 7-5, 6-0. Junior A Methven beat Dorie 4 matches to 2 J. King & C. Wareing lost to S. Kingsbury & O. Jackways 4-6, L. Farrell & A. Ermio beat F. Veix & S. Pye 6-2, J. King lost to S. Kingsbury 2-9, C. Wareing beat O. Jackways 9-2, A. Ermio lost to S. Pye 9-3, L. Farrell beat F. Veix 9-3. Hampstead Junior A beat Allenton Eagles 5 matches to 1 R. Breen & E. Bessai beat D. Gilbert & A. Cromie 6-4, A. Spooner & H. Feutz beat J. Gilbert & A. Parsons 6-3, R. Breen beat D. Gilbert 9-2, A. Spooner lost to J. Gilbert 2-9, H. Feutz beat A. Cromie 9-4, E. Bessai beat A. Parsons 9-5. Allenton Hawks lost to Methven Bronze 41 games to 38 S. Holland & R. Gray lost to J. King & B. Giera 2-6, A. McGrath & R. Blundell lost to R. Giera & J. Hyde 4-6, S. Holland beat J. King 9-6, R. Gray lost to B. Giera 5-9, A. McGrath beat R. Giera 9-6, R. Blundell beat J. Hyde 9-8 (7-3). Junior B Methven Black beat Allenton Falcons 6 matches to 0 T. King & C. McSweeney beat N. Robins & T. Hart 6-1, H. Judd & C. Robinson beat T. Amos & J. Reed 6-1, T. King beat N. Robins 6-2, C. McSweeney beat T. Hart 6-5, H. Judd beat T. Amos 6-2, C. Robinson beat J. Reed 6-4. Tinwald lost to Southern Steel 4 matches to 2 D. Burgess & J. Chapman beat J. Ellis & T. Ellis 6-5, P. Soshnikov & D. Soshnikov lost to J. Johnson & L. O’Connell 4-6, D. Burges lost to J. Ellis 5-6, P. Soshnikov lost to T. Ellis 3-6, J. Chapman lost to J. Johnson 5-6, D. Soshnikov beat L. O’Connell 6-5. Southern Slammers lost to Methven White 5 matches to 1 L. Jones & F. Fulton beat G. Oates & E. Watson 6-3, S. Wilson & R. Kingsbury lost to Z. Jimenez & J. Jimenez 1-6, L. Jones lost to G. Oates 2-6, F. Fulton lost to E. Watson 5-6, S. Wilson lost to Z. Jimenez 0-6, R. Kingsbury lost to J. Jimenez 0-6. Junior C Methven Yellow lost to Allenton 4 matches to 2 E. Armour & O. Glass lost to T. Grant & M. Scarlet 1-6, A. Glass & K. Oates beat J. Oats & C. van Rooyen 6-2, E. Armour lost to T. Grant 0-6, O. Glass lost to M. Scarlet 5-6, A. Glass lost to J. Oats 4-6, K. Oates beat C. van Rooyen 6-3. Hampstead lost to Methven Red 4 matches to 2 L. Watson & I. Wall lost to N. Cavanagh & P. Redfern 3-6, B. McGee & I. Felton beat A. King & L. Campion 6-3, L. Watson lost to N. Cavanagh 2-6, I. Wall lost to P. Redfern 3-6, B. McCrea lost to A. King 3-6, I. Felton beat L. Campion 6-4. Methven Blue lost to Tinwald 4 matches to 2: F. McGrath & C. Furndorfler lost to A. Houston & B. Hyde 4-6, I. Giera & R. Humm lost to K. Taylor & M. Trounson 1-6, F. McGrath lost to A. Houston 3-6, R. Humm lost to K. Taylor 0-6, C. Furndorfler beat B. Hyde 6-2, I. Giera beat M. Trounson 6-4.

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Mick Hooper lost to Billy Nolan 0-3, Craig Campbell lost to Chris Thompson 1-2, Jordan Hooper lost to Brendan Clark 0-3, Jan Lee beat Jane Kingan 2-1. Chris O’Reilly lost to Nick Marshall 0-3, Nathan Forbes beat James Bowker 3-1, Shane Muckle beat Rebecca Abernethy 2-1, Hannah Mowat lost to Chrissie Stratford 1-3. Adam Clement lost to James McCloy 2-3, Blair Horrell beat Ron Carlson 3-0, Hamish Trott lost to Rob Giles 0-3, Kyla Clement lost to Sam Kuipers 1-2. Paul Cousins beat Jimmy Hunn 3-1, Nathan Forbes beat Ian Dolden 3-1, Steve Devereux beat Melissa Wilson 3-1, Sian Hurley lost to Charlotte Smith 1-3. Kevin Milne beat Ben Kruger 3-0, Julie Smith lost to Harry Stanway 1-2, Brendan Clark beat Reece Wallington 3-1, Kate O’Reilly beat Guy Stanway 3-1.

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In brief Sunwolves shaky Another team faces the chop from Super Rugby, and the conference system could be scrapped. Japan’s Sunwolves are the team in greatest danger according to the Sydney Morning Herald, in a report which says a return to the 14-team format was among formats discussed by SANZAAR. A complicating factor is the cloud over South Africa’s four teams, who are rumoured to be interested in joining European competitions. The Sunwolves finished last in 2018 and despite some strong performances have struggled for overall credibility during four seasons. - NZME

SBW may stay on All Black Sonny Bill Williams has suggested that he may continue playing after next year’s World Cup. It was thought that Williams would likely draw the curtain on his stellar rugby career in Japan, with other commitments such as family and study now taking up more of his time. But the 51-test veteran told the Sydney Morning Herald that he still “had the fire inside him” to play test rugby and would even consider looking into rugby league offers. - AAP

Campese confident

Bowlers get back on the greens After a week of not-so-good weather, bowlers were out on the greens again at the weekend. Among them was Maureen Knox, who was taking part in an Allenton club day on Saturday. Allenton was due to host a junior triples event on Saturday, but it had to be canned due to a lack of entries. It was still a busy weekend of bowls though, with a number of Mid Canterbury bowlers heading to Timaru on Sunday to play for Canterbury Country in a quadrangular tournament with Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago. Canterbury dominated much of the day, although the Canterbury Country senior women won. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 011218-RH-090

■ MOTOR RACING

Supercars test for Eaton By Ed Jackson Supercars hopeful Abbie Eaton will take a step closer to a drive in Australia’s premier motor sports category when she takes part in a driver evaluation day today. The British driver, part of the driving cast for Amazon TV show The Grand Tour and an experienced GT machinery and production car racer, has outlined an ambition to one day compete in Supercars. She was trackside during the season finale in Newcastle last month and is expected to undergo a test with Matt Stone Racing ahead of a possible drive in the Dunlop Super2 development series. Before that, however, Eaton will join Porsche Carrera Cup Australia series champion Jaxon Evans for an evaluation day in a Walkinshaw Andretti United-prepared Holden Commodore at Winton Raceway. Eaton, 26, will run the Commodore in a Super 2 series specification with that series likely to be her pathway to the main Supercars championship. Currently Switzerland’s Simona de Silvestro is the only female driver in the Supercars championship, having competed with Nissan Motorsport for the past two seasons. Despite speculation de Silvestro would switch to Triple Eight Race Engineering in 2019, the 30-year-old confirmed she will remain with Nissan in next year’s championship. - AAP British driver Abbie Eaton may be seen in Supercars next season.

Rugby legend David Campese has made the bold claim that the Wallabies can rebound from their worst test campaign in 60 years and win the 2019 World Cup. Never predictable and always willing to back himself, Campese’s latest declaration would seem a leap of faith too far after Australia’s horror run of just four wins from 13 starts this year. “We’re always dangerous at the World Cup,” Campese said. “If you’ve got the players to last six games, you’ve got a very good chance of winning it.” - AAP

No rest for Ashwin While the bulk of his Indian teammates rested, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went to work yesterday. Ashwin shunned the offer for a day off and trained in the nets ahead of the first test against Australia starting on Thursday. Ashwin trained in the knowledge he must reverse his poor record in Australia to live up to his hype as a potential trump card in the looming four-test series. - AAP

Aussies mull Kohli plans Vice-captain Josh Hazlewood says Australia can’t rely on a single plan to take down India superstar Virat Kohli this summer. Kohli, who posted four centuries and tallied 692 runs during India’s previous test cricket tour of Australia, shapes as the visitors’ talisman in the four-test series that starts in Adelaide on Thursday. - AAP

Khawaja lightens up Test batsman Usman Khawaja has taken a cue from NBA superstar LeBron James to prepare his body for the gruelling demands of international cricket. As Australia coach Justin Langer weighs up where to bat him for the first test against India, Khawaja is fit as a fiddle after dropping 10 kilograms in the past eight months. The Queensland captain started shedding the weight after Australia’s scandalridden tour of South Africa and is now reaping the rewards. - AAP

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Allnutt through to the playoffs Josie Tallents plays a shot against Bill Allnutt at the Waireka Croquet Club on Saturday. The pair were playing off in the Don Reyland competition, with the winner going on to the play-offs for South Canterbury. It was Allnutt who came out on top, 7-5 3-7 7-2. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 011218-RH-061

Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points and LeBron James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ third home victory in four days, 120-96 over the Phoenix Suns yesterday. Brandon Ingram scored 15 points and JaVale McGee had 14 points and eight rebounds in three quarters of work for the Lakers. They have won 12 of 16 since their 2-5 start to James’ first season on the West Coast. Meanwhile Jimmy Butler continued his run as Philadelphia’s stretch-run shooter, scoring 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter against Memphis. Ben Simmons, who had 19 points and 12 rebounds, ran up from behind on MarShon Brooks and poked the ball free for a steal. That led to a pair of free throws for Butler that made it 95-89. Butler buried a turnaround jumper for a 97-89 lead that sealed the win. Anthony Davis had 36 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists to help New Orleans beat Charlotte 119-109. Jrue Holiday added 19 points and eight assists. The Pelicans won for only the second time in seven games. Frank Kaminsky led the Hornets with a season-high 19 points, although he struggled with guarding Davis. Dwyane Wade made a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds left, and Miami rallied from down 19 early to beat Utah 102-100. Hassan Whiteside had 23 points and 20 rebounds for Miami, Josh Richardson and Kelly Olynyk had 16 points each, and Wade added 15. Ricky Rubio led Utah with 23 points. - AP

■ BASKETBALL

Adams ‘still a possibility’ The Tall Blacks have secured a place at next year’s Basketball World Cup – but are no clearer on whether the country’s best player will be available. New Zealand booked their spot at the tournament with a 97-74 victory over Syria in Wellington on Sunday. The World Cup takes place in August and September, during the NBA’s off season. Coach Paul Henare has confirmed he’s in contact with NBA-based Steven Adams, but doesn’t know if booking their spot will see him make his international debut. “He’s a lock mate, did you guys not hear? ... no, no I’m just kidding,” Henare joked on the Radio Sport Breakfast. “I’m probably none the wiser either way to be honest. “Long way away to have that conversation but have stayed in contact with him since I got the job. Obviously we’ll be doing everything we can to try and make it happen. “That decision will ultimately come down to how he’s tracking physically and mentally at that time of year.” Henare has used 22 players over the qualification process but believes he still has some

arsenal up his sleeve for next year’s World Cup including a young duo playing college basketball in the US. “There’s probably another handful of guys that haven’t actually played. Obviously Steve Adams is a big one,” Henare said. “But we’ve got guys like Sam Timmins [Washington Huskies], Sam Waardenburg [Miami Hurricanes] who are playing their basketball in the States. In a year’s time, another year of development in their programmes over there, they could be knocking on the door as well. “It’s a good problem to have but it’s going to be a tough one.” Henare said he will continue to pick his strongest team for the final two games against Lebanon and Jordan next February including Tai Webster and Issac Fotu who missed the most recent games at home. “We sat down a long time ago and as a team and a group we discussed what we wanted to achieve through this thing. “The first one was to qualify and the second one was to finish as high as we can. “We have a shot at finishing one of the top one or two seeds out of Asia – that’s our plan.”- NZME

Steven Adams may yet make an appearance for the Tall Blacks.

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■ BOWLS

In brief

NZ selection for Lawson After more than 20 years of playing indoor bowls for the South Island, Ashburton’s Michael Lawson has been named in the New Zealand team – the Mat Blacks. Lawson was one of three new caps named in the team at the weekend, as preparations for the next Henselite Trophy biennial indoor bowls trans-Tasman test match, to be held at the Southland Indoor Bowls Stadium in Invercargill in May next year, got under way. Lawson’s inclusion was a longcoming reward, after representing the South Island for the last 20 years. He will lead in the men’s fours and triples in the trans-Tasman clash. Joy Archer, from the Waikato, was another of the new caps. She had made a meteoric rise after making her first appearance for the North Island this year, and she would be lead in the mixed fours and women’s pairs. Another new cap was Lisa Gould, from the Upper Hutt Valley who had made the team despite not being wanted for the North Island team this year. She will lead the women’s fours and mixed (6-bowl) pairs. In other comings and goings, Paul Wright (Auckland) and Dale Rayner (North Wellington) were recalled to the team, but Dale’s brother Grant Rayner had been moved to the reserves. Shelley Jacombs (Hutt Valley) had been named as a reserve for the first time. Two leading players, Ashley Diamond and Sheree Holmes (Upper Hutt Valley) were not available for selection. Those to retain their places from 2017 were Teri Anderson (Waikato), Denise Clarkson (Hutt Valley), Suzanne Mackie (Southland), Fiona Keegan (Tauranga), Daniel French (Otago), Grant l’Ami (North Taranaki), Paul Smith (Tauranga), Gary Low (Southland) and Simon Thomas (Canterbury). L’Ami will captain the side and Keegan was the vice-captain. By sporting standards indoor bowls may not grab the attention of the major sports but the 23rd trans-Tasman international

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Apology for celebration Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has apologised to his Everton counterpart Marco Silva after running onto the pitch in wild celebration of Divock Origi’s bizarre stoppagetime winner in the Premier League’s Merseyside derby. Virgil van Dijk mis-hit a speculative volley high into the air from outside the area, with the ball landing on the crossbar off the fingertips of Everton keeper Jordan Pickford. It bounced a second time onto the bar and dropped down to the waiting Origi, who headed home. “I have to apologise for how I reacted,” Klopp said after Liverpool’s 1-0 win. “I did immediately afterwards to Marco Silva; I didn’t want to be disrespectful but I couldn’t stop myself.” - PA

Castro impact hailed The Perth Glory have sprinted to the top of the A-League without Diego Castro but the Spanish playmaker is poised to play a big part in ensuring they stay there. Castro made all the difference when injected into Sunday’s 1-1 draw with the Phoenix, reviving a team who were well below their usual standard after registering four straight wins. The 36-year-old bagged the equaliser and earned praise for his impact from coach Tony Popovic, who appears poised to alter his forward line at home to Melbourne City on Sunday. - AAP

Arrests mar big win

Top Ashburton bowler Michael Lawson has made it into the Mat Blacks. test match between New Zealand and Australia will include all the intensity of a Bledisloe Cup encounter. For every player selected to represent their country this was the highest honour that could be achieved in the sport and for rivalry and intensity of competition it compares to any sporting encounter between the two countries. New Zealand heads into the match as defending Henselite Trophy champions after retaining it in Sydney two years ago. New Zealand has won the Henselite Trophy 17 times including the last three tests in a row while Australia has been successful on just five occasions in 1976, 1979 and 1991 and 2009.

NZ TEAM The New Zealand team is: Singles: Women: Teri Anderson (Waikato) Men: Gary Low (Southland) Fours: Women: Dale Rayner (North Wellington), Suzanne Mackie (Southland), Denise Clarkson (Hutt Valley), Lisa Gould (Upper Hutt Valley) Men: Simon Thomas (Canterbury), Daniel French (Otago), Paul Wright (Auckland), Michael Lawson (Ashburton) Mixed: Grant l’Ami (North Taranaki), Paul Smith (Tauranga), Fiona Keegan (Tauranga), Joy Archer (Waikato) Triples: Women: Dale Rayner

(NW), Suzanne Mackie (SL), Denise Clarkson (HV) Men: Simon Thomas (CY), Daniel French (OT), Michael Lawson (AS) Pairs: Women’s 8-bowl: Teri Anderson (WK), Joy Archer (WK) Men’s 8-bowl: Grant l’Ami (NT), Paul Wright (AK) Mixed 8-bowl: Paul Smith (TG), Fiona Keegan (TG) Mixed 6-bowl: Gary Low (SL), Lisa Gould (UV) Reserves: Women: Shelley Jacombs (Hutt Valley) Men: Grant Rayner (North Wellington) Captain: Grant l’Ami (North Taranaki) Vice Captain: Fiona Keegan (Tauranga) Manager: Nigel Warnes (Golden Bay-Motueka)

Seven people were arrested including one for throwing a banana skin on the pitch during Arsenal’s 4-2 come from behind Premier League win over Tottenham. The dramatic north London derby included clashes between players, fans lighting flares and throwing projectiles onto the field, two penalties and a red card. The Gunners extended their unbeaten run to 19 games and moved back into the top four on 30 points, ahead of Spurs on goal difference. - PA

Bordeaux downs PSG Bordeaux have become the first team to take points from Paris Saint-Germain in France’s Ligue 1 this season after a 2-2 draw ended the leader’s winning streak at 14. PSG lead second-placed Montpellier by 14 points after 15 matches. The visitors twice took the lead, through Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, but the hosts responded with Jimmy Briand and substitute Andreas Cornelius on target. - PA

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Players will benefit from Bennett - Burgess By Steve Zemek Sam Burgess predicts a lot of South Sydney players will benefit from new coach Wayne Bennett as the club eyes an NRL title push in 2019. Many of the club’s biggest names including Burgess, Damien Cook, John Sutton, Adam Reynolds and Cody Walker returned for pre-season training yesterday with Bennett not expected until later in the week following his controversial exit from Brisbane.

The deal for Bennett and Anthony Seibold to swap coaching roles ahead of the 2019 season was finally sealed on Sunday after Bennett was sacked by the Broncos. It will only add to fans’ hope that the team can deliver the club’s 22nd NRL title next season after reaching a preliminary final under Seibold this year in his first season as a head coach. “We’re certainly excited that Wayne is coming here, he’s iconic in the game,” said Burgess, who has played under Bennett’s coach-

ing for England since 2016. Recalling the spray Bennett famously gave him for on-field illdiscipline, Burgess added: “He’s pretty honest and he wants you to be the best player you can be.” The coaching switch – a year earlier than initially contracted – followed weeks of talks as Bennett refused to quit amid speculation he wanted a full payout, before his 25 seasons at the Broncos ended when he was sacked. Despite being in regular contract with Bennett, Burgess said

up until Sunday he was in the dark as to who would be his coach in 2019. “I was preparing for Wayne. Last week I was preparing for Seibs. “Today I’m preparing for Wayne,” Burgess said. “It’s been a bit of a yo-yo. It’s been the first time in my career I haven’t known what’s going on, generally I have a pretty good idea. I had no idea.” While Seibold can expect a frosty reception from Souths fans when the two clubs meet in round

eight, Burgess denied the playing group had turned on their former coach. “I’m sure he has his own reasons, I respect Seibs, I respect his family,” Burgess said. “I can’t say I’m dirty, I’ve been in that position before and made some decisions myself. It is a business at the end of day and we’ll move on.” Broncos assistant coach Jason Demetriou is understood to be in negotiations with Souths and expected to arrive at Redfern with Bennett. - AAP

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Start crucial for Spankem After some hotly-contested heats on opening night, the Inter Dominion moves to Ballarat with sprint racing for night two tonight. Some of the stars of night one face horror draws this time. Aussie correspondent Adam Hamilton looks through the Ballarat heats. PACERS (1710m, 7 off the front row)

Heat 4

Every chance for WRAPPERS DELIGHT (1) to bounce-back here after a luckless fifth on night one. Had to come deep and good considering. Looks the leader and hard to beat. SAN CARLO (6) is likely to push forward and sit parked. Big 2nd to Galactic Star after sitting parked night one. Major factor. MAXIMAN (8) is flying and gets inside back row, so probably leader’s back with a sprint lane. Can win. TIGER TARA (12) stormed home after being shuffled back opening night. Big run. Outside back row over 1700m daunting task, but he’s a star so consider. SPANKEM (9) was superbly driven and earned respect with strong win night one. Where he lands from back row is crucial. OUR UNCLE SAM (10) and MOTU METEOR (5) ran a blinders on night one and can give cheek at huge odds. MY ALPHA ROCK (11) has a place hope despite awful draw. Suggested bet: Place bets on MOTU METEOR (5) and OUR UNCLE SAM (10) at big odds.

Heat 5

IM PATS DELIGHT (2) is the obvious after his fantastic second to Spankem on night one and good draw over sprint trip this time. Will either lead or be right on the pace. JOES STAR OF MIA (3) is the watch runner. Horror run night one. Begins well and has led through in sub-1min50sec at Menangle. Value. Hard to assess SHADOW SAX (7). Run better than it reads night one, but pulled-up lame. Will he even run? FRANCO NELSON (4) will improve and drawn well. CASH N FLOW (6) and IM THE BOSS (6)

Spankem headed to the Inter Dominions on the back of a big win in the Kaikoura Cup. some claims. Which LET IT RIDE (12) will turn up? Awful in the home straight night one. Previous form outstanding. Shocking draw. Not for me. Suggested bet: Something each-way JOES STAR OF MIA (3) at $10 or better.

Heat 6

Trick race for mine. CRUZ BROMAC (11) was superb night one, but it’s different leading to coming from a wide back row draw over 1700m at Ballarat. Odds far too short for mine. GALACTIC STAR (12) is the other class factor, but drawn even worse. Those guys are the class and it’s a thin race. MACH DORO (6) did enough night one, big chance of leading and must be considered. VILLAGE WITCH (5) is an NSW mare. Flying and caught the eye night one. AUDI HARE (2) is a fast beginner who could give cheek. MATTGREGOR (7) not hopeless. Suggested bet: Something small the win MACH DORO (6), VILLAGE WITCH (5) and MATTGREGOR (7). TROTTERS (1710m, 7 across

across the front)

Heat 3

Very weak heat. If MAORI LAW (8) gets any luck from inside back row, he’ll win after his huge 2nd to Speeding Spur on night one. The value is SKY PETITE (2), who caught the eye opening night when worked early, shuffled back and still ran on well. Big chance of leading over sprint trip here. BIG JACK HAMMER (5) got clear too late and worked home well opening night. Should be on the speed. Respect. KYVALLEY BLUR (12) is the class act, but ran awfully night one and has worst possible draw. Big ask. KINGDOM COME (9) had no luck night one. Back row no help, but place hope. MONTY PYTHON (11) was good opening night, but gate 11 over sprint makes it a place hope at best. ENROLLED (4) and FABRICATION (1) have place claims. Suggested: Sky Petite each-way at $5 or better.

Heat 4

The two stars of the trotting series meet and the Kiwi, SPEED-

ING SPUR (5) has the better of the draws over TORNADO VALLEY (7). I’m still with TORNADO VALLEY (7) who I’m sure will back-up well and he could really muster some serious early speed from the outside. He’s absolutely flying. SPEEDING SPUR (5) had it very soft in front, zipped home and won as he like night one. Harder this time, but he’s all class and a huge chance. SAVE OUR PENNYS (2) ran a bottler when speared to the front, sat on TORNADO VALLEY and ran a close second on opening night. Drawn well again, respect. TOUGH MONARCH (10) was huge night one, but wide back row draw and sprint trip against. Place. RED HOT TOOTH (9) also has a place hope. Suggested bet: Tornado Valley to win at $2.20 or better BEST BET: R5 n7 Tornado Valley ($2.20 or better) BEST VALUE: R4 n2 Sky Petite ($5 or better) THE ROUGHIE: R7 n2 Joes Star Of Mia ($10 or better) - HRNZ

Difficult choice for Rasmussen Natalie Rasmussen had a surprise admission after dominating the opening night of the Inter Dominions. Rasmussen drove both Spankem and Cruz Bromac to win their pacing heats at Melton in Victoria, as good as confirming the pair will be in the $500,000 final there on December 15. But while Cruz Bromac is first or second favourite for that final after his effortless heat win, Rasmussen says she is still not certain who she will drive in the final should they both make it. Spankem caused the biggest upset of the night when he overcame sitting parked to win the deepest heat of the three on Saturday, downing fellow Kiwi rep I’m Pats Delight in a repeat of their Kaikoura Cup quinella last month. Rasmussen, who trains both Spankem and Cruz Bromac with partner Mark Purdon, says there could be nothing between them come finals night. “I think Spankem is the horse who could improve the most in the series,” says Rasmussen. “He is a fat little bugger and will keep getting better with the hard racing. “Inter Dominions are funny things and a lot can happen in the two weeks because they race so often and then you have the barrier draw that comes into play. “But I really think there isn’t much between our pair. Getting those two first night wins is crucial because it gives them valuable points and I couldn’t be happier with how they came through their runs. “They ate every bit of feed last night and this morning and when I put them in their paddock this morning they took off like mad things. “It is a case of so far, so good.” Both Spankem and Cruz Bromac face tricky second line draws over sprint trips when the series moves to Ballarat for the next round of heats tonight and Rasmussen warns that could make those races hard to win depending on the mid-race tempo. Even so, all three Kiwis are looking good to make the final.

■ ELLERSLIE

Two-pronged Eight Carat attack likely Ashburton’s Sarah Green and Ger Beemsterboer could have two runners in the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on December 26. Their last-start Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner Media Sensation is on target to reappear in the three-year-old fillies’ feature and now stablemate Jip Jip Rock, who also races in their colours, could start in the event, the fourth leg of the New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year series.

In just her third start, Jip Jip Rock produced a game performance for second behind Espresso Martini in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at Ellerslie on Saturday, bouncing out well from her outside draw to lead and only being run down late to be beaten a long neck. “She’ll probably go for the Eight Carat Classic now,” co-trainer Peter Williams said. “We really had the Royal Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s

Day as her main aim, but the mile and a quarter might be a bit far for her at this stage judging by the way she raced on Saturday. “We had been riding her in behind and getting her to settle, but this time she went straight to the front and led all the way. “The winner came off her back to beat her, but she went really well.” Jip Jip Rock is the horse that credited Williams’ wife, Dawn, with her 1000th win as a trainer

when scoring at Te Aroha on November 13 and the stable went on to win four races that day. The manner in which the daughter of High Chaparral cleared out to win by five and a quarter lengths at Te Aroha persuaded her trainers to lift the bar with her on Saturday and she has left no doubt in their minds she is headed for more success. “She’s always shown plenty,” Williams said. “We don’t want to run the two

fillies against each other in the Eight Carat, but we might have to. “She’ll get her chance over more ground later on.” Williams says Media Sensation has thrived since her Group One win. “We were going to put her out in the paddock for a while, but with all the rain we kept her in the stables and just put her out during the day,” Williams said. “She had four to five easy days and has done really well.” - NZME

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Ashburton Guardian 25

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

In brief

■ BACK ON TRACK

Nason gets timely boost A phone call from Cambridge trainer Shane Crawford last week led to a major turnaround in fortune for jockey Jordan Nason. He registered his first win as a fully-fledged jockey when guiding the Crawford-trained Fancy More to a runaway win in the Ezgo Platinum Rentals at Ellerslie on Saturday. The 25-year-old Englishman rode 21 winners last season and beforehand he recorded almost 50 wins in England, but he hadn’t ridden a winner since Wonderful Barbie at Waverley on June 28. In the last five months he had been at a crossroads with a sickening trackwork crash five weeks ago all but ending his race-riding days. “I had been struggling to get (race) rides and I just couldn’t get a winner,” he said. “I kept hitting the cross bar and ended up with placings. I’m not a natural lightweight and had been finding it hard with my weight.”

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 4 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.05pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C1, 295m 1 46533 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &...............B Evans 2 32278 Venetia 17.46 ............................... K Cassidy 3 25877 Another Cold One 17.79 ................J Jopson 4 36844 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 5 26457 Jinja Cody 17.41 .......................J McInerney 6 33F25 Long Live Love 17.38 ...................... M Grant 7 33632 Snickerdoodle 17.42 ........................ B Dann 8 53843 Homebush Banker 17.36 ..........J McInerney 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 2 3.21pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 53352 Lord Protector 17.41 ........................ B Dann 2 15737 El Happy Jack 17.58 ......................J Jopson 3 75447 Wong Box 17.48.............................J Jopson 4 54822 Culvie Chairman 17.47 H & ................Taylor 5 57826 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey 6 68875 Homebush Pierce 17.83 ...........J McInerney 7 84547 Jealous Much 17.62 ..................J McInerney 8 68746 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 S & ..............B Evans 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 3 3.41pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES HEAT 1 C1q, 520m 1 17763 Chat Ya Later nwtd S & ...................B Evans 2 26247 Goldstar Whitey 31.16 S & ..............B Evans 3 43266 Eyrewell Bentley 31.04................... H Cairns

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Dec 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.12 WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 88352 Mitcham Doug nwtd ..................J McInerney 2 2423 M’Lady Sadie nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 3 62235 Black Bobby nwtd.......................... B Conner 4 23755 Crushington nwtd ..............................J Dunn 5 3x471 Goldstar Mika nwtd S & ..................B Evans 6 73786 Homebush Secret nwtd .............J McInerney 7 87344 Raptor Attack nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 8 2 Pacemaker nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 9 78665 Three Gold Stars nwtd ...................C Healey 10 F63 High Sparrow nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 2 12.30 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C2, 310m 1 74128 Goldstar Power nwtd S & ................B Evans 2 43114 Business Ethics 19.09.......................J Dunn 3 62851 Chop Shop 18.48 ......................J McInerney 4 77881 Unfounded nwtd .............................J Jopson 5 21333 Reign Of Fire 18.99...................J McInerney 6 88134 Homebush Hundy 19.18 ...........J McInerney 7 41222 Botany Alan 18.98.....................J McInerney 8 73762 Zipping Jen 18.56 ......................... B Conner 9 61674 Avalanch City 18.80 ..................J McInerney 10 34355 Goldstar Galaxie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 3 12.47pm FORBURY PARK STAKES C0, 545m 1 2 Our Nala nwtd .................................R Wales 2 7832 Know Charisma nwtd .....................G Cleeve 3 Trajan nwtd................................J McInerney 4 1 Opawa Light nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 5 6x74 Opawa Kong nwtd ...........................R Wales 6 2 Tradition nwtd J &............................D Fahey 7 34 Go Mufasa nwtd ..............................R Wales

Nason completed his apprenticeship on July 31 and has been travelling from Cambridge to Matamata to ride trackwork for Te Akau Racing. But not long after he started he got injured in a terrible trackwork accident. Nason was riding a filly in a gallop with a stablemate when another stablemate dropped his rider at the completion of his work and turned around and bolted towards them. “It was terrifying,” Nason said. “Both horses died and I ended up injuring my left wrist. It popped out of its socket and was turned inward. Fortunately there were no breaks, but it’s taken a while to come right. “With that happening and my struggle to get rides I all but gave up.” Once recovered, Nason continued riding trackwork for Te Akau Racing and stepped it up with his first day back at the trials at Matamata last Tuesday.

Then came the phone call from Crawford with the offer to ride Fancy More and the pep talk which lifted his spirits. “Shane and Kara (Crawford’s wife) have been good to me and put me on when they can,” he said. “When Shane rang for me to ride Fancy More he gave me a bit of a push. He said don’t give up, make the most of your opportunities.” Nason heeded that advice on Fancy More, a Tavistock mare he holds in high regard. With his first win as a senior jockey under his belt, Nason is looking to capitalise on the overdue success. “Hopefully I can get some more good rides,” he said. “Anyway I’m enjoying riding some nice horses for Te Akau in work and at the trials. “Jamie (Richards) put me on Our Abbadean at last week’s trials and she felt great. She should be a good chance in the Captain Cook Stakes.” - NZME

Millions in mind Smart Toowoomba filly Mishani Spirit is set to take the next step to the Magic Millions carnival via a provincial race at the Gold Coast. Mishani Spirit created a big impression when she won her only start at Toowoomba on October 15. The race carried metropolitan prize money because it had been transferred from a washed out Doomben meeting the previous Saturday. The extra prize money means Mishani Spirit should make the field for the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast on January 12. - AAP

Winx top of the pops

Jordan Nason

Australian champion Winx has been named the most popular horse by online voters from more than 60 countries. The Secretariat Vox Populi Award recognises the horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resonates with the general public. The award was created by Penny Chenery, owner of the incomparable Secretariat, to honour horses that may not be necessarily be the most successful. - AAP

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

1 44442 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &...............B Evans 4 8x367 Sefton Jill 30.73 ..............................R Wales 2 32784 Okuku Terra 17.59...........................R Casey 5 81747 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 3 83528 Homebush Katie 17.63 .............J McInerney 6 45565 Ohoka Carsen 30.88 .................... L Waretini 4 48472 Abacus Magic 17.39 .................... L Waretini 7 74622 Hard Questions 30.01 ....................G Cleeve 5 6568x Hannah Rhiannon 17.33 ................J Jopson 8 41252 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S & ...............B Evans 6 14488 Gracie Lee nwtd ........................J McInerney 9 8T784 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...............C Roberts 7 77457 Opawa Pam nwtd ............................R Wales 10 55787 Amelia Rob 30.58 ..................... M Robinson 8 66662 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 .......................A Joyce 4 3.57pm CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT C1, 295m 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 1 42237 Goldstar Avalon 17.65 S & ..............B Evans 2 55675 Gordy Junior 17.51 ........................J Jopson 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 3 44676 Norton Baxter 17.62..................J McInerney 7 4.56pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 44666 Nippa Martino 17.49 .................J McInerney 4 F3558 Come Sunday 17.35 ...........................A Lee 2 82754 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 5 43533 Call Me Dolly 17.63 .................. A Botherway 3 78714 Goldstar Tasman 17.74 S & ............B Evans 6 16741 Flora Dora 17.34 ...........................R Adcock 4 63643 Dapper Danny 17.56 ................... J McMillan 7 62358 Holly Grace 17.92 ........................... M Grant 5 1821 Black Rounder 17.23 ........................J Dunn 8 61687 Homebush Mikey 17.81 ............J McInerney 6 F2568 Epic Mate 17.41 .............................J Jopson 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 7 66878 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 5 4.16pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES HEAT 2 C1q, 8 57858 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 520m 1 33337 Goldstar Charger 31.01 S &............B Evans 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 2 83277 Galway Gal nwtd S & ......................B Evans 8 5.18pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES HEAT 3 C1q, 3 85553 Opawa Al 30.75...............................R Wales 520m 4 47886 Homebush Izzy nwtd .................J McInerney 1 67486 Dig Dig Dig 31.11 ...........................J Jopson 5 44843 Goldstar Hurley 31.11 .................. L Waretini 2 67438 Tikao Jackie nwtd M & ........................ Smith 6 24535 Jinja Murphy 31.06 J & ...................D Fahey 3 713 Opawa Pink nwtd ............................R Wales 7 67736 Know Leave 30.73 .........................G Cleeve 4 55272 Bossy Affair 30.29 ........................ L Waretini 8 82x36 Mamma Rose 30.97........................R Casey 5 77567 Know Courtesy 30.89.....................G Cleeve 9 8T784 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...............C Roberts 6 73256 Goldstar Scooby 30.97 S &.............B Evans 10 7x778 Sly Rose 30.96................................R Wales 7 55684 Goldstar Hemi 31.16 S & ................B Evans 6 4.37 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY CLEEVE DASH 8 57588 Midnight Maggie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 9 8T784 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...............C Roberts C1, 295m

53282 White Not Wong 17.53 ...................J Jopson 47565 Goldstar Bindi 17.57 S &.................B Evans 66744 Nuclear Jewel 17.90.....................C Roberts C1, 295m 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 1 15 Shaw Winner 17.52 ........................J Jopson 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 2 23258 Bombinate 17.88 .............................. B Dann 3 41865 Okuku Maree 17.61 ........................R Casey 12 6.31pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 14866 NippaOfSambucca 17.30 ..........J McInerney 4 45686 Lonely Baxter 17.32 ..................J McInerney 2 78582 Epic Boom 17.47............................J Jopson 5 17786 Distinctive Miss 17.50 ......................A Joyce 3 73245 Know Dollars 17.51 ........................G Cleeve 6 32434 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 4 65726 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 7 27238 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 5 17644 Goldstar Liberty 17.55 ...................J Jopson 8 27365 Homebush Finn 17.57...............J McInerney 6 46824 Smash Ocean 17.50 ...................D Kingston 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 7 54464 Go Gunna nwtd ...............................R Wales 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney 10 5.54pm I PAVE CONCRETE STAKES HEAT 4 C1q, 8 28582 Homebush Flynn 17.59 .............J McInerney Emergencies: 520m 9 87877 Gotcha Rocky 17.83 .................J McInerney 1 47675 Allen Hadrian 30.24 .....................C Roberts 2 67887 Dave’s Dot 30.19 .......................J McInerney 10 78787 Cosmic Ryder 17.47 .................J McInerney SELECTIONS 3 8x448 Kay Bomb 30.47.............................G Cleeve 4 323x2 Von Strass nwtd J & ........................D Fahey Race 1: Long Live Love, Venetia, Snickerdoodle, Homebush Banker 5 76573 Goldstar Sydney 31.11 S &.............B Evans Race 2: Lord Protector, El Happy Jack, Jealous Much, Wong Box 6 77218 Blue Sky 30.62 H & .............................Taylor Race 3: Hard Questions, Sefton Jill, Ohoka Carsen, Goldstar Whitey 7 76414 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans Race 4: Flora Dora, Come Sunday, Call Me Dolly, Holly Grace 8 74426 Jealous Affair 30.61 ..................... L Waretini Race 5: Jinja Murphy, Opawa Al, Goldstar Charger, Goldstar Hurley 9 8T784 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...............C Roberts Race 6: Abacus Magic, Okuku Terra, Rum Gin Mixer, Gracie Lee 10 7x778 Sly Rose 30.96................................R Wales Race 7: Black Rounder, Nippa Martino, Dapper Danny 8: Bossy Affair, Goldstar Hemi, Cawbourne Taber 11 6.13pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS DASH C1, Race Race 9: Shaw Winner, Bombinate, Justin Ryan, Homebush Finn 295m 1 57474 Ring Clown 17.19............................ M Grant Race 10: Von Strass, Allen Hadrian, Kay Bomb, Blue Sky 2 85173 Man Of Letters 17.62 ..........................A Lee Race 11: Homebush Tesan, Ring Clown, Cisco Reign, White Not Wong 3 66385 Step Inside Love 17.74 ....................A Joyce Race 12: Smash Ocean, Epic Boom, Go Gunna, Homebush Flynn 4 82761 Homebush Tesan 17.28 ............J McInerney LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 5 16323 Cisco Reign 17.77........................ L Waretini - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 55787 Amelia Rob 30.58 ..................... M Robinson

9 5.36pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND SPRINT

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Otago dogs

Today at Forbury Park Raceway 8 53847 Know Cause nwtd ..........................G Cleeve 9 748x5 Go Ladybird nwtd ............................R Wales 10 466 Absent nwtd ...................................G Cleeve 4 1.05pm OTAGO GRC SPRINT C2, 310m 1 66833 Humble And Kind nwtd S & .............B Evans 2 86663 Cosmic Marty 18.91 ..................J McInerney 3 26341 Dusky Brew nwtd S & .....................B Evans 4 78621 Homebush Tasha nwtd ..............J McInerney 5 47581 Cornali nwtd ...................................J Jopson 6 87135 Elland Road nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 57253 Half Silver Fern 18.75 ...............J McInerney 8 43721 Homebush Fued 18.51 .............J McInerney 9 86168 Chief Doug 18.70 ......................J McInerney 10 35288 Homebush Scorpio 18.41 .........J McInerney 5 1.22pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C3, 310m 1 12317 Homebush Miles 18.46 .............J McInerney 2 87533 Disobedience 18.79 S & .................B Evans 3 66223 Know Scrutiny 18.58 ......................G Cleeve 4 82634 Replica Rango nwtd .......................B Pringle 5 86637 Disclaimer 18.52 ...........................R Adcock 6 52511 Lightning Crash nwtd ....................R Adcock 7 88747 It’s A Joke 18.60........................J McInerney 8 16216 Forehand Raid 18.95 ........................J Dunn 9 52484 Melan nwtd S & ...............................B Evans 10 35476 Goldstar Dodge nwtd S & ...............B Evans 6 1.40pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES C1, 545m 1 75615 Pukeko Rustler nwtd ......................B Healey 2 22154 Know Refusal 33.15 .......................G Cleeve 3 51874 Chunk 33.43..............................J McInerney 4 23573 Zefside nwtd..............................J McInerney 5 68264 Forbury Flyer nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 43654 Shift The Blame 32.60...............J McInerney 7 68883 Goldstar Miley 32.59 S & ................B Evans 8 54342 Storming Mack 32.87 .................... B Conner 9 66245 Freckle Flyer 33.46.............................J Allen

2 42352 Valyrian Steel 18.73 ..................J McInerney 3 65562 Magic Tracey 19.15 ................... A Bradshaw 4 75665 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............J McInerney C2, 545m 1 35133 Beck Eleven 18.89 ........................R Adcock 5 F6815 Sly Bet nwtd ...................................J Jopson 1 54126 Opawa Brad 33.00 ..........................C Steele 2 81626 Must Be Rusty nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 77853 Homebush Maycee 18.85 .........J McInerney 2 12724 Know Pudding 33.26 ......................G Cleeve 3 54736 Cosmic Ruben 18.50 ................J McInerney 7 43571 Jinja Spirit nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 45241 Black Dan nwtd .........................J McInerney 4 26147 Pita Ramos 18.56 .............................J Dunn 8 2314F Homebush Carl 19.03 ...............J McInerney 5 24111 Bookie Monster 18.80 .......................J Dunn 4 72522 Zara Petal nwtd ...............................R Wales 6 34621 Wheelie Wheels nwtd.........................C Weir Emergencies: 5 x5442 Sefton Stan nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 9 86348 Sozin’s Emperor 19.04 ..............J McInerney 7 75182 Botany Cold 18.73 ....................J McInerney 6 31723 Zipping Ripley nwtd ....................... B Conner 8 53848 Black Tori 18.86......................... A Bradshaw 10 45648 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 48545 Joe Bonanza nwtd ....................J McInerney 9 36352 Flower Bomb 18.70 ................... A Bradshaw 14 4.06pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 18TH DECEM8 68851 Andrea’s Magic nwtd .....................R Adcock 9 66657 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 48355 Cash A Roo nwtd S & .....................B Evans BER C1, 310m 10 51563 Know Equal nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 11 3.12pm SINTON PLUMBING STAKES C2/3, 545m 1 76764 Homebush Clint 18.59 ..............J McInerney 8 2.15pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT 1 81248 Know Flare 33.57 ...........................G Cleeve 2 58875 Homebush Shea 18.67 .............J McInerney 3 56582 Homebush Razor 19.00 ............J McInerney C3, 310m 2 48252 Sarcasm nwtd ................................G Cleeve 4 52713 Wildebeest nwtd........................ A Bradshaw 1 11212 Hands Of Steel 18.88....................R Adcock 3 82441 Ming Ming 32.85 ....................... A Bradshaw 5 21121 Sefton Jay 19.09 .......................J McInerney 2 81422 Epic Rose 18.69.............................J Jopson 4 44386 Archie’s Ranger 32.93....................J Jopson 6 14773 Glass Harpoon 18.76 .....................J Guthrie 3 63366 Goldstar Jay Jay nwtd S & ..............B Evans 5 3738x Swirling Pearls nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 7 12863 Homebush Comet 19.33 ...........J McInerney 4 82223 Cosmic Jase 18.43 ...................J McInerney 6 31285 Miss Nina nwtd..............................R Adcock 8 68843 Gotcha Zena nwtd.....................J McInerney 5 83847 Sierra Delta 18.58 S & ....................B Evans 7 51533 Know Threat nwtd ..........................G Cleeve 9 77326 Homebush Ellie nwtd ................J McInerney 6 65236 Princely Gold 18.31...................J McInerney 8 11312 Double Speed nwtd.......................R Adcock 7 53385 Inside Affair nwtd...............................J Dunn 9 66657 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 10 86x88 Nippa Joy nwtd..........................J McInerney 8 38441 Magic Jess Lass 18.65 ..................C Healey 10 51563 Know Equal nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 15 4.25 HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKE HAMMOND SPRINT 9 27464 Flaming Sambuca 18.57 ...........J McInerney 12 3.27pm EQUINOX BAR & RESTAURANT STAKES SPEC, 310m 10 3648x Cosmic Richie 18.49 .................J McInerney C4, 545m 1 87854 Dream Stone Jade nwtd ...................S Keen 9 2.32 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS SPRINT 1 33538 Goldstar Ashton 32.90 S & .............B Evans 2 88578 Magic Jean Lass nwtd ...................C Healey 3 88773 Nikko Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 2 12865 Invincible Sue 32.85 ......................R Adcock C4, 310m 4 548x1 Mohican Run nwtd .................... A Bradshaw 3 36447 Perfect Result 32.28 ......................R Adcock 1 23128 Shanly Star 19.04 .....................J McInerney 5 78786 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie 4 15186 Astrid nwtd ........................................J Dunn 2 6x715 Opawa Waihemo 18.63 ...................R Wales 6 52213 Always Dizzy nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 26333 Hankenstein 33.00 .................... A Bradshaw 3 15513 Chasing Fame 18.48 .........................S Keen 6 45355 Malaga Molly 32.56 ...................J McInerney 7 24832 Smokey Dodger 18.94 ............. P Hammond 4 75111 Ketchikan Kim 18.94 .........................J Dunn 7 33311 Know Hassle 32.60 ........................G Cleeve 8 55472 Jay Grim nwtd .................................R Wales 5 33241 Fiery Affair nwtd ................................J Dunn 8 12822 Kia Tere nwtd S & ............................B Evans 9 82357 Southern Fantasy 18.90 .................B Healey 6 51312 Homebush Boden nwtd.............J McInerney 7 68818 Koputara 18.73...............................J Jopson 13 3.48pm ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C1, 10 56385 Little Lozza nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 61342 Tee An’ Cee 18.54......................... B Conner 310m LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 9 x7745 Aussie Hoon 18.68 S & ...................B Evans 1 72684 Chasing Great 18.97 .........................S Keen - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 86348 Sozin’s Emperor 33.25 ..............J McInerney

10 3F184 Goldstar Linkin 18.60 S & ...............B Evans

7 1.57 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING STAKES 10 2.52pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES DASH C5, 310m

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■ AMERICAN FOOTBALL

■ OPINION

Ireland loss ‘irrelevant’ By GreGor Paul

he World Cup is what everyone is really fretting about in the wake of the All Blacks’ loss to Ireland. That loss and the one to South Africa, as well as the tight victories in Pretoria and London, have left a few wondering just how well the All Blacks are going to do next year in Japan. But if there is one lesson the All Blacks have learned the hard way, it is that from one year out – even six months out – from a World Cup is almost irrelevant. The All Blacks looked untouchable in 2006, winning 12 of their 13 tests that year, including big wins against England and South Africa, but it was those two teams that made the final of the 2007 World Cup. Likewise, the All Blacks won only two of their six tests in 1994 and yet stormed into the 1995 final. The point is, what’s happening now doesn’t provide compelling evidence of what will happen at the World Cup. The All Blacks have been raging favourites a year out and blown up badly many times. They have also been a bag of spanners a year out and just about won, so there really isn’t any need for anyone to be angstridden. There’s a burning need to state the obvious in this regard because it does tend to get missed that the All Blacks have been trying to evolve their game since June, not with a view to having perfected it by the end of 2018, but by the time the World Cup kicks off. It’s possibly not the best

comparison, but no one seemed to think a disaster was pending when Usain Bolt was well behind at the halfway mark in most 100m races, as tended to be the case. The All Blacks would unquestionably like to have progressed further than they have, but in the bigger scheme of things, a couple of losses in 2018 are a reasonable price to pay for having a less predictable, more dynamic game plan by September 2019. Of course, there is no guarantee the All Blacks will reach the World Cup with the fluency and cohesion they need to be successful. But there are a few factors that will kick in to help transform them possibly more dramatically than many realise. There’s the simple, inescapable truth that the All Blacks were collectively shattered in those last few tests of the year. They didn’t broadcast that fact or publicly agree with Joe Schmidt when the Ireland coach said as much after his side’s 16-9 victory in Dublin. But just because they weren’t willing to proffer fatigue as an excuse, doesn’t mean it wasn’t a genuine mitigating factor in their late-season performances. Look back across the last few years and it’s undeniable that the All Blacks have played their best rugby in August and September and then tapered off in the last month after they have been around the world twice. Come the World Cup, fatigue won’t be a factor. The All Blacks are confident they will have, through careful management throughout the Super Rugby campaign, a squad

Brodie Retallick that arrives in Japan with a full tank. And an All Blacks team with a refreshed and full noise Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick becomes a different proposition. They will also benefit from a seasoned Dane Coles and most likely from Kieran Read finishing the last part of his physical recovery from major back surgery. That’s the beauty of a World Cup – it doesn’t lend one hemisphere an advantage over the other in the way the June and November tests do. Then there is the whole business of pressure and the ability to handle it.

The penny dropped for the All Blacks last time around that a World Cup was no different to them in that they live under permanent expectation as it is. The World Cup doesn’t add to their burden, but it does create a new environment for teams such as Ireland, England and South Africa, who are maybe not under the same constant scrutiny. Look at how England imploded at the last tournament under the pressure of being hosts, South Africa fell to Japan and Ireland were dumped out in the quarterfinals by Argentina to preserve what is a fairly miserable record at World Cups. It’s one thing to be the underdogs at home to the All Blacks, but how will Ireland fare at a neutral venue in Japan with their support expecting a win? World Cups are an entirely different beast. They come with different circumstances and demands, and they have thrown up incredible stories over the years. France lost to the All Blacks and Tonga in pool play in 2011 and were at war with their coach and yet they were within a point of being crowned champions. England were smashed by South Africa early in the 2007 tournament but found a way to the final to meet the Boks again and almost beat them, and then there was France in 1999 – a train wreck of a campaign that saw them pull off the greatest shock in history with a semi-final win against the All Blacks. The All Blacks lost to Ireland in November 2018 – which tells us nothing about what we can expect in September and October 2019. - NZME

■ IRONMAN

Bozzone back after horrific injuries Kiwi Terenzo Bozzone defied all odds when he defended his Ironman title in Western Australia on Sunday. Just five months ago, Bozzone suffered serious head trauma after being hit by a truck while riding in West Auckland. The 33-year-old, who required significant surgery following the hit-and-run, was only able to train on a treadmill up until last month due to an ongoing Achilles injury and constant struggles with concussion. However, backing up a stunning return to the scene after winning the Ironman 70.3 in West Sydney last month, Bozzone proved that nothing could hold him back. After a strong start leading out of the swim, Bozzone then trailed Australian Cameron Wurf, who broke Luke McKenzie’s bike record with a 4:07:14 effort to take a 3:45 buffer on to the run. Bozzone waited until the second half of the run to finally edge

Kiwi Ironman champion Terenzo Bozzone celebrates the win. past the gallant Australian at the 33km mark and claim his third win in succession at Busselton. His 2:51.13 run led to a su-

perb 7:56:00 effort which was only 4:30 outside his own race record. Wurf, who had led in similar

circumstances at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii, this time held on with an impressive effort on the run to finish second and also go under eight hours with the 2015 champion Luke McKenzie back in third place. Meanwhile, the women’s race was a solo display of complete domination by Caroline Steffen, who came out of the water with Chile’s Barbara Riveros and then sailed into the sunset. A slow flat tyre late in the bike cost her a bike record, but that mattered not as Xena of old stormed home with a 3:06:14 marathon to win in 8:49:46 which smashed Melissa Hauschildt’s race record by nearly five minutes. It was her first Ironman as a mother and completed a wonderful return – her first full season back after the birth of son Xander with two wins and two podiums and now victory at Busselton. - NZME

Rams take the title

The Los Angeles Rams have clinched the NFC West title for the second season in a row with Todd Gurley rushing for 132 yards and two scores in a 30-16 win over the Detroit Lions. A three-point game going into the fourth quarter, Gurley sealed the win after muscling his way into the end zone with two minutes left on the clock. Patrick Mahomes threw four touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs saw off the Oakland Raiders 40-33. The Green Bay Packers fired head coach Mike McCarthy as a Mason Crosby missed field goal resulted in a 20-17 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals. Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 50 for 233 yards and a touchdown but his 35th birthday was to end in disappointment as Crosby hooked his 49-yard attempt wide as time expired. Tom Brady passed the 1000 career rushing yards in his 19th season as the New England Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-10. Brady passed for 311 yards and a touchdown as Bill Belichick earned his 250th victory, including playoffs, as Patriots coach. Josh Allen had two scores and rushed for 135 yards but the Buffalo Bills went down to divisional rivals Miami Dolphins 21-17. Another AFC East side, the New York Jets, capitulated in Nashville, leading 16-0 but going down 2622 to the Tennessee Titans to record their sixth loss in a row. The Jets had a pick-six, blocked a punt and a point after attempt but their defence crumbled in the fourth quarter with Marcus Mariota finding Corey Davis for the game-winning touchdown with 36 seconds left. Overtime was needed in New Jersey as the New York Giants blew a 10-point lead late in the fourth but salvaged a 30-27 win over the Chicago Bears with an Aldrick Rosas 44-yard field goal. The Jacksonville Jaguars restricted the Indianapolis Colts to 265 yards in a 6-0 win, while the Houston Texans D-Line forced four turnovers from the Cleveland Browns in their 29-13 victory. Cam Newton threw for two touchdowns and 300 yards but was picked off four times as the Carolina Panthers went down 2417 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Seattle Seahawks saw off the fading San Francisco 49ers 4316, the Atlanta Falcons lost 26-16 to the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos kept up their purple patch with a 24-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. In a dramatic end to yesterday’s schedule Michael Badgley kicked a 29-yard field goal on the final play to lift the Los Angeles Chargers to a 33-30 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Badgley initially missed a 39yard kick but Pittsburgh was called for offsides. His ensuing 34-yard attempt was blocked, but the Steelers were again flagged jumping across the line of scrimmage before the snap. - PA

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December 4 & 5, 2018 M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. 10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning for new people to the area. Nosh Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main St. 10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60 years, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm

TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027-640-4094. Racecourse Road. 10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. METHVEN- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. All Saints Church, 1 Chapman St. 12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE SIGNING CENTRE. Open every Tuesday for documentation signing with a JP on hand. Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. RAKAIA - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Presbyterian Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road. 5.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Youth Group, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 6pm INTEGRATIVE YOGA. Weekly yoga classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace. 7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Table Tennis, weekly meeting for all levels, come “Have A Go!” Ashburton M.S.A. Havelock Street.

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and Doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 308-6817. Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts.co.nz or phone 027-640-4094. Racecourse Road. 10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL TOWN - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton. 10.45am

M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock St. 10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service, communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road. 1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles. Philip Street. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association club days, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish St.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox St. 6.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Registration 6pm, starting time 6.30pm sharp. Fords Road. 7pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Hinds Domain. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309. 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/ intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

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Elderly Christmas Wish 2018

A little smile, a word of cheer A bit of love from someone near A little gift from one held dear Best wishes for the coming year These make a Merry Christmas!

The Ashburton Guardian wants to make the festive season a little brighter for our district’s elderly by having their Christmas wishes granted by a supportive community. Help us make someone’s Christmas extra special.

We would like to invite our older residents to send us their wishes. It could be help with your garden, a coffee date or some fresh home baking. Then we will ask people in the community to volunteer to make these wishes come true.

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordBuilder A N E V L WordBuilder A N E V L

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): With patterns the elements have to repeat at some point. No repetition, no pattern. If things go on too long without repetition, it makes you uncomfortable. But maybe this is just a really involved pattern. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): When you love someone you want them to be happy even if their happiness doesn’t happen with you or as a direct result of anything you’ve done. Another person’s happiness might even come as a relief. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some of the things you’ve been through seem unbelievable to you. But just because an experience is uncommon doesn’t make it less real. Unbelievable things are the best part of your story. Remember them now. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Loss is a regular part of life, though not significantly impactful, as there is always something to be gained, too. You won’t notice today’s loss, and you’ll benefit from what takes its place. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The best part of a long journey will be the first and the last mile. The middle offers challenges and tests, which you’ll overcome by remembering why you wanted to do this in the first place. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The saying, “No good deed goes unpunished,” may come to mind as your kindness leads you down a complicated path. This is the stuff that makes you a broader, wiser and more knowledgeable person. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): How can you be happier at work? This is the question that will lead you to make a few small adjustments that are the start to what will ultimately lead to more smiles in your lifetime. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Has caring too much ever been a problem for you? In fact, it’s a problem right now. And though it might be impossible not to care at all, it will help you to loosen your grip a little... then, perhaps, a little more. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Puppy dog eyes are more adorable than spider eyes, though may be no less dangerous. This is because humans can’t help but be disarmed by cuteness – a fact you’ll use to your advantage today. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Each person is a subject to be learned. It takes time, objectivity and focus. It takes seeing someone in many different kinds of scenarios. To learn a person is to love a person. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’ll come across those whose relationship with the truth is tenuous at best. Maybe half of what they say is real, but which half? Take the whole expression as metaphor and you may just understand it all. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You want to fulfil the requests of people you like, but it’s not always possible. Consider the bigger picture before committing to something you might later regret.

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ACROSS 1. Scorched (7) 5. Mention (5) 8. Accessories, paraphernalia (13) 9. Guided (3) 10. Demolished (9) 12. Lookout (6) 13. Allege (6) 15. Lacking general approval (9) 16. Hotel (3) 18. Declaration (13) 20. Lustre (5) 21. Strongly dislikes (7)

DOWN 1. Grovel (5) 2. Clumsy or unlucky (8-5) 3. Return journey (5,4) 4. Threats or force (6) 5. Edge (3) 6. Underhand behaviour (5,8) 7. Remains (7) 11. Occurring frequently (9) 12. Shapes (7) 14. Shaved (6) 17. Records (5) 19. Possess (3)

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ACROSS 1. Religious upheaval made in a Rome fort (11) 8. Particular details one shows consideration for (8) 9. Look threatening to do fifty or make a u-turn (4) 10. A joint that may get worn around the neck (5) 13. Cripple one from Miami after one leaves (4) 16. In me, the go-ahead is given to a donkey (4) 17. Brooke, by the sound of it, a singular Scottish poet (4) 18. Knocks signal lights out (4) 20. Absence of gratuity on return may help a climber (5) 24. Country that is backed by Rome first and last (4) 25. Prom has nothing more to offer than solo work with orchestra (8) 26. A devil treats it differently, as it will show (11) DOWN 2. Otherwise get a yes on the street of affluence (4) 3. Company upset about the French having one sort of acid (5) 4. Use car for its test overseas to get the gold (5) 5. The Muslim world is maladjusted to it (5) 6. It sends a signal that will start term in disorder (11) 7. Presentiment that will get the Mini prone to development (11) 11. Teller of fables gave up the main work to follow it (5) 12. The ships that run away as tyranny begins (5) 14. Chemical compound produced in a chimney in Scotland (4) 15. Captain of the rink will not read it all the way through (4) 19. Energy one needed to get up, training (5) 21. Clubs in which wrongdoers may have been clapped (5) 22. How it will happen to come into one’s mind (5) 23. Champagne, when very dry, can be no end of a beast (4)

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Family Notices 30 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

CHAMBERS, Irene Florence (nee Rushton) – On December 2, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. Passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Loved wife of the late Ron. Loved mum of the late Gary, Alan and Jackie, Lester and Lisa, Brian and Angela. Much loved Grandma of Ashton, Alicia, Brooke, Bailey, Jared, and her great grandchildren. Messages to Chambers family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Irene’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on MONDAY, December 10, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation.

HULL, June (nee Foster) – Born 02.02.1926 died 30.11.2018 Loved daughter of the late Ivy and Brickie Foster. Sister and sister-inlaw of Doug and Lorna (deceased); Elva (deceased); Arthur (deceased) and Edna Hall; Graham (deceased) and Lesley Foster; Colin (deceased) and Theresa Foster; Norma and Dennis Leary (deceased); Lyndon and Mel Foster (deceased). Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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GREER, Lindsay – 15 years today. If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together. Keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever. Love Lorraine, Carol, Debbie and families.

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Brethren of Thistle Lodge No 113 are called upon to attend the Funeral Service of the Late W Bro. J H C Ellis, at St David’s Union Church, Allen’s Road, Ashburton on THURSDAY, December 6, at 1.30pm. Brethren of sister Lodges are invited to attend. R G McMeeking Wor. Master

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TOMORROW Rain spreading north with a change to southwesterlies, some heavy falls possible. Rain clearing from the south at night.

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Today, things are looking brighter and better for Naz and his family. Their finances are finally stable, his mother is finishing her nursing training and Naz is about to embark on a career in the Navy. Please help Kiwis in need like Naz this holiday season, by supporting our Christmas Appeal. Together, we can give families in crisis a happier Christmas and a brighter future.

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Rain, heavy falls possible, clearing at night. Snow to 1600m. Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h, easing to 55 km/h in the afternoon, changing S 30 km/h evening. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 100 km/h, easing to 50 km/h in the afternoon then changing SW 40 km/h in the evening.

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And on Christmas Day, Naz and his family were able to celebrate something together for the first time in a while, thanks to a gift from the Sallies, as well as a food hamper for Christmas dinner.

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A complex trough over the southern and eastern Tasman Sea continues to move across the country. Winds around this trough turn west or northwest, then cooler west or southwest tonight. The broad low pressure system is expected to move east across the country tomorrow.

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Support from Kiwis like you meant the family was able to receive a Salvation Army food parcel, ensuring they had enough food to get by. Budgeting sessions also allowed them to manage their

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When Naz and his family turned to The Salvation Army at their greatest time of need, we were able to help get them back on their feet.

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Christmas for Naz and his family wasn’t a time of celebration, but a time of struggle—to have food on the table, to pay rent and other bills, to keep the family together when hope seemed lost.

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For teenager Naz, all he wanted for Christmas was a house for him and his family to live in, so they wouldn’t have to sleep in a van. And food, beds and things that many of us take for granted.

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Many of us are thinking now about how we’d like to celebrate Christmas and maybe what we’d like to be under the tree for our families—like a new phone, toys for the children, a holiday in the sun or just some quality family time.

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KIDS GET TOP TIPS

Young pony club riders (from left) Grace English, Mollie McLauchlan and Piper Harvey listen intently to the advice on offer from national pony club instructor Jane Withers on Saturday. Withers was at the Mill Creek Pony Club taking a two-day riding course, which 12 of the club’s young riders used as an opportunity to ﬁne tune their skills ahead of the club’s cup day on December 9. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 011218-RH-072

Drama fuels Parker’s hunger Joseph Parker kept a close watch on the enthralling and dramatic fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury on Sunday night and said the performances of the two heavyweights made him keener than ever to get back to the top. Parker was ringside with trainer Kevin Barry at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and attracted plenty of attention from fight fans – particularly those supporting

Fury, who are beginning to know him well after the New Zealander’s recent fights in Manchester, Cardiff and London. The former WBO world champion, who lost his title to Anthony Joshua, and lost again to Dillian Whyte, begins what he hopes is a comeback with a fight against American Alexander Flores in Christchurch a week on Saturday. And the razzmatazz before the fight for the WBC world heavy-

weight title, technical ability shown by both Fury and Wilder during it, and the dramatic finish and inability of the judges to pick a winner, has fuelled Parker’s hunger. “I was watching, I wanted to be in there,” Parker said. “It was really motivating watching that fight. “And the support that we got was great recognition for our team.”

Parker, friendly with both American Wilder, who retained his title after the draw, and Fury, predicted the fight would be close. In fact, he couldn’t separate them beforehand. Barry could, though. He predicted a knockout by Wilder and said Fury’s display after two years of inactivity and huge weight gain and loss was “masterful”. Barry felt that Fury, knocked

down in the ninth and 12th rounds but dominant in virtually every other, should have got the decision. One judge awarded the fight to Wilder, one to Fury, and one couldn’t separate them. In hindsight it’s difficult to see how the judge favouring Wilder and the judge who scored it a draw could have given the American even six of the 12 rounds. - NZME

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