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Above – Methven’s Opuke Ther- mal Pools & Spa contractor John Harmer and director An- Summer drew Cartwright. PHOTO HEATHER MCKENZIE school 070120-HM-0024 Left – Developed design aerial view showing the solar array sizzles P4 located along on the south boundary (Methven-side) of the site.

By Susan Sandys is to begin shortly. area lies to the north of the main build- [email protected] The aim will be to source materials ing. Bathing in a hot pool with mountain and services locally wherever possible, The family area contains three pools, views and swim-up bar sounds enticing, and minimise emissions. including a jump pool and crazy river and soon Mid Canterbury residents and Most of the material used for land- for kids, an observation pool from where visitors will be able to do just that. scaping will come from on-site. parents can observe their children from The $15 million Opuke Thermal Pools Meanwhile, there will be more than warmer water, and a larger family pool & Spa is on track to open by the end of 500m sq of bathing paradise awaiting that offers a sloped/beach entry, alcoves the year, following site work beginning Methven residents and visitors when and more caves. this week. the hot pools open. There are also six private pools around Construction of the first structure, Adult bathing, for 18 years and over the edge of the lake, accommodating up a 260-metre-square pump house, will ,is situated on the west side of the main to four adults each. commence early next month, which will building. This comprises the urban pool Various embankments and water fea- be followed by the main building and and river pool. tures will serve to protect the pools from pools throughout the site, as well as a The urban pool is accessed via steps the prevailing winds and reduce noise large area of solar panels. or an accessible ramp directly from the transfer between the family and adult Methven Adventures director James changing rooms, and this is where you areas. McKenzie said it was fantastic to see will find a swim-up bar and be able to The pools will be heated by a large so- work begin this week. access the pool-side food and beverage lar thermal array located on the south “There’s so much planning that goes service. There is a short channel under side of the site. Injured in into a venture like this,” McKenzie said. a bridge that leads from the urban pool “There may be a few tweaks to the “Everything is tracking really well and to the river pool, which contains more layout as we progress through the final work has started on schedule.” secluded seating in alcoves among cave stages of detailed design, but we are al- P2 Top soil has been removed and stock- features. most there,” McKenzie said. explosion piled for later use, while site contouring The family bathing Local news for local people Mid Canterbury’s only locally-owned daily newspaper

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2 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Worker airlifted Alister Body after battery Ruralco chair to explodes stand down Agricultural provider Ruralco yester- By Susan Sandys Brigade chief Alan Burgess sive material, however, neither Ashburton Volunteer Fire day announced that chairman Alis- [email protected] said one person was injured in of these had been needed in Brigade members prepare ter Body has signalled his intention A person was injured when a the incident. this particular case. for the landing of the West- to step down from the role after two truck battery exploded at Ru- The brigade’s role at the A St John spokesperson said pac rescue helicopter at Ru- years. ral Transport Ashburton about scene was to prepare a landing it had airlifted one patient to ral Transport yesterday. In a press release yesterday after- 8.15am yesterday. area for the chopper. Christchurch Hospital in a PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 070120-SS-0011 noon, Ruralco group chief executive, Ashburton Volunteer Fire In such incidents the brigade moderate condition. Rob Sharkie confirmed that Body has Brigade responded, alongside could also provide first aid, as Rural Transport did not wish expressed a desire to pursue broader St John ambulance and the well as decontamination facili- to comment on the incident agribusiness interests in the future. Westpac rescue helicopter. ty due to the presence of corro- yesterday. A director on the board since 2011, Body has led the Ruralco board for the past two years. “Alister initiated and led a full gov- ernance review leading to an overhaul of the board function, rebrand of the Calls for more support after sex worker killed business, reorganisation of senior management and a return to profita- bility,” Sharkie said in a statement. By Katie Todd ing about how much Te Pania workers are a part of society and Susie Sutherland, as well as an- “He also chaired the joint venture RNZ meant to her friends and her often there aren’t very good atti- other with name suppression. with Ravensdown that saw the crea- The Prostitutes Collective says whānau. tudes towards sex workers,” she The man accused of murder- tion of the Ruralco brand.” it’s a tragedy five Christchurch “She was also a volunteer with said. ing Te Pania remains in custody The Ruralco Board acknowledges sex workers have been killed in our organisation a number of Although it can’t be assumed until the High Court appearance the significant contribution Alister 15 years, including 34-year-old years ago so there are people the killer was a client, Healy on February 7. has made over eight years of service Bella Te Pania on New Year’s Eve. in our organisation who are said, perpetrators of violence Police are still appealing for and his infectious passion for Ruralco But Prostitutes Collective na- outreach workers who are very were very often left out of the help finding two of Bella’s be- and the members it serves,” the state- tional co-ordinator Dame Cath- deeply affected,” she said. discussion. longings – a small light brown, ment continued. erine Healy wants the spotlight After Te Pania’s death, and “Let’s not forget ... this is shimmery bag, about 10cm “He has agreed to continue to sup- to be on the perpetrators of vi- those of other sex workers, the someone who committed vi- by 20cm with a strap, and a port the business until June 30, 2020 olence, rather than the victims. wider community also had olence against a sex worker. black Huawei cellphone with a whereupon he will retire from the A man has been charged with shown an outpouring of respect I think we need to remember cracked screen. board. Te Pania’s murder, after she was and support, Healy said. that we have very violent people “If anyone has seen or found “We thank him for his unwavering found critically injured near However, she said that sup- with whom really have to work items matching those descrip- guidance and vision and wish him Christchurch Airport and died a port needed to go further. to make sure extreme violence tions in the Christchurch area well in his future endeavours.” short time later. “It needs to go beyond times doesn’t occur,” she said. from early Tuesday morning The Ruralco Board has appointed While the man awaits a High like this ... we should be exam- Other sex workers killed in the onwards, they are urged to call Jessie Chan-Dorman as the chair elect Court appearance next month, ining what’s happening in our city since 2005 are Renee Duck- police on 105”, a spokesperson with Body to help aid in her succes- Healy said she had been hear- society that contributes. 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■■AUSTRALIAN FIRES Reaching out to bushfire victims

By Susan Sandys That sentiment has been felt [email protected] strongly by Methven’s Wendy Mid Cantabrians are reaching White, who has been accepting out to Australians facing devas- donations of clothing and toi- tating losses in the bushfires rav- letries at a depot she has set up, aging the country. with the help of Methven Resort, Donations of clothing and at the resort. toiletries have been rolling in “I have lost count of how many to drop-off points, and there people have donated,” she said. are plans underway for a craft She would be picking up ad- day this Saturday to make use- ditional donations in Ashburton ful items for victims of both today, and she was also planning the two-legged and four-legged a craft day at the Mt Hutt Memo- kind. rial Hall Methven on Saturday. In addition, Mid Canterbury People attending would be firefighters are ready to launch able to make cards with donat- into action to save property and ed materials for the victims, and lives. there would be sewing machines The government announced set up for people to make items this week that it is sending 22 needed by wildlife centres. These more firefighters to Australia, included joey pouches, wraps for and they were to leave today.. bats and knitted birds’ nests. While there are no Mid Can- “I have got a pattern for that tabrians in this deployment, here, I have already printed quite there are crews ready and wait- John Ferguson has previously been deployed to assist with the Australian fires. a few off,” she said. ing to go should the need arise. PHOTO 010120-SS-0163 SUSAN SANDYS These projects were being or- Mid South Canterbury Fire and ganised in association with NZ Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) ton District, which had been put Aussie blazes were gaining valua- and Dean Carr. Gifts of Love and Strength, a Don Geddes said yesterday the together should the need arise. ble expertise. Ferguson, who is the deputy group of volunteers which assist- majority of those in the contin- “It’s very likely that these de- “They are also learning and principal rural fire office for Mid ed families impacted by severe gent leaving today were from ployments will continue for the they are bringing a lot of skills South Canterbury FENZ, said he tragedies. Nelson and Marlborough. summer until they get on top of back here,” Geddes said. would be more than happy to go She said as well as the craft But it was likely Australia these fires,” Geddes said. Since late October 2019, 157 again. projects, there would be fund- would be calling for more, and Geddes said as well as wanting New Zealanders have been “We just feel for them totally, raising events happening, such there were already two crews of to help out their fellow firefight- deployed to assist, including we just know what they are go- as raffles and a morning tea. five from Mid South Canterbury, ers across the Tasman, Mid Can- Mid Cantabrians Mark Shears, ing through and we just wish we “It’s going to be a big day,” she including a few from the Ashbur- terbury firefighters attending the Tim Clark, John Ferguson could help in some way,” he said. said. Chilean student killed in weekend farm accident Police are yet to officially name Mid Canterbury. Other media agencies have 19-year-old was in New Zealand Two ambulances and a heli- the person killed in a freak Emergency services were elected to name the deceased, on a scholarship and had been copter, along with the Hinds Vol- motor vehicle accident on an called to the scene of a single however the Guardian will not do gaining work experience on a unteer Rural Fire Force, attended Ealing Road farm at the week- vehicle crash and an address in so until the name is officially re- farm as part of that. the incident with one person, a end, but the victim is believed Coldstream early on Saturday leased by police at some point in Worksafe NZ were advised of passenger in the vehicle trans- to have been a female student afternoon where one person had the coming days. the accident and continue to ferred by road in a moderate con- from Chile who was studying in died. However it is believed the make inquiries. dition to Ashburton Hospital. 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4 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Methven’s Summer School More than 220 adult students are advancing their knowledge this week at Methven Summer School, where this year has seen one of the highest enrolments in the school’s history. Some of the classes being undertaken are art journalling, photography, cheese making and painting big landscapes among others. Heather Mackenzie popped along to see what it was all about.

Above right – Heather Gargiulo takes part in the art journalling class. PHOTOS HEATHER MACKENZIE 60120-HM-0025

Left – Sarah Robertson works on a piece of furniture in the upholstery class. 070120-HM-0003

Right – Belinda Bennett, Anne Copland, Rose Mc- Cosker and Lyndsay Mc- Cosker, from Wakanui all took part in the cheese-mak- Sandra Keenan keeps a close eye on proceedings in the uphol- stery class. ing class. 070120-HM-008 070120-HM-0004

Right – Sally Williams, Bri- gitte Gerard and Janet Bry- ant pay plenty of attention to their cheese creation. 070120-HM-0017

Left – Heidi Burgess, Leonie Donald and Terrie Hunt work through the cheese making process. 070120-HM-0019

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www.guardianonline.co.nz Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 5 Interest loss builds How Kiwis get injured on up on Lotto win our roads NZME

NZME Middle-aged men are the most likely people to be injured in motorbike crashes – and the same group of men were A massive $17.1 million Lotto win having the most crashes 30 years ago. has gone unclaimed for the last nine The trend has emerged in an NZME study of accident days. hospitalisation data, which shows a host of competing While missing out on $17.1 million trends in how we are getting injured. is bad enough, every day that the More than 70,000 people were admitted to hospitals last money goes unclaimed, the winner year. is losing thousands of dollars in po- The rate was more than 500 for every 100,000 people in tential interest. New Zealand, 45 per cent higher than in 1988. If the money was sitting in the Falls was the number one cause of injuries but this does bank in as a 12-month term depos- not mean we are becoming clumsier. An ageing population it rather than in Lotto’s coffers, the has resulted in a greater number of falls which require hos- winner could be earning an interest pitalisation – every year 5 out of every 100 people over 80 rate as high as 2.9 per cent per an- will be admitted to hospital after a fall. num. For those under 20, the rate of falls has actually been in Based on a straight calculation, dramatic decline, dropping by a quarter in the same period. this would equate to $493,000 in The other great success has been in road safety, with inju- pre-tax interest in the first year. ries from car crashes falling by 40 per cent since 1988, and This equates to around $1350 in injuries for motorcyclists falling by two-thirds. potential pre-tax earnings every day. The winner of $17.1 million is losing more than $1,000 each day in But that fall has not been even. In 1988, young men were Given the money has remained interest that their ticket remains unclaimed. PHOTO SUPPLIED the most likely people to be injured in motorcycle acci- unclaimed for nine days, the winner dents – nearly 70 per cent involved a male aged 15-29. In has already inadvertently lost over to find the person with a win of this track down a Powerball winner who 2018 though, they only made up 28 per cent of motorcycle $12,000 in pre-tax earnings. size. did not claim the winnings through accidents. Winners have 12 months to claim The multi-million dollar winning CCTV footage. The group at greatest risk of a motorcycle accident in their winnings but Lotto NZ spokes- Powerball first division ticket was pur- However, Winfield expected this 2018 were actually men aged 45-59 – that is to say, the peo- woman Marie Winfield indicated chased at The Market Store in Twizel. winner to get in touch with Lotto ple who were aged 15-29 in 1988 are once again the highest Lotto NZ would make every effort A few years ago, Lotto managed to within the week. risk group, despite being 30 years older.

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■■LEESTON Gala Day for 95-year-old Ellesmere Hospital

By Jonathan Leask The hospital team also prepare healthy, [email protected] home cooked style meals on site, with The Friends of Ellesmere Hospital (FEH) meals-on-wheels and hot dinners deliv- are holding a Gala Day at the hospital ered in the community by local volun- grounds in Leeston on February 9. teers, along with frozen meals for collec- The 95-year-old hospital is owned, tion he said. staffed and funded by the Canterbury Dis- In October it celebrated 95 years since trict Health Board. it opened on October 1 1924 as a general A dedicated group of locals, FEH sup- hospital with an annex for maternity. port the staff and patients at the hospital Built of timber with an iron roof, two in Leeston by providing financial and oth- stories with the top story housing staff. er input to the day-to-day running of the At a later stage the hospital catered for facility. maternity only. FEH spokesman Geoff Lill said the idea Now there are six permanent hospi- The Kirwee Tavern was destroyed in a fire prior to Christmas and has now been behind the gala day as “a way of raising tal beds and four respite/convalescence subjected to two separate burglary incidents. PHOTO SUPPLIED awareness of the facility in the community beds, patients looked after by registered that the hospital serves”. staff assisted by nurse aids. ■■KIRWEE He said the local facility provides hos- “This facility has been and still is a very pital level care to Selwyn based patients important part of our community fulfill- needing respite and post-operative and ing a necessary role where local people are rehabilitation support, along with end of cared for with expertise, being referred by life care. their GP for some respite care and assess- “Our dedicated and hardworking team ment, some being referred back after hos- Historic pub of trained staff provide an outstanding pitalisation for recuperation, and some level of service, always going the extra living out there last days with dignity, fam- mile for the comfort of our patients. ily and friends welcome to call it home. “The Friends proudly work alongside “Our hospital building is well overdue the staff undertaking various forms of for some much-needed TLC. fundraising to provide the little extras that “We have been working with the CDHB make our patients’ stay more comfortable in an endeavour to get a fresh coat of paint targeted again for themselves and additional peace-of- and a new roof to make sure that the hos- mind for their families.” pital lasts another 95 years,” Lill said. By Jonathan Leask doned off for health and safety risks. [email protected] The latest theft is believed to have oc- The badly burnt Kirwee Tavern site has curred between 5pm on Monday and mid- been hit by thieves again. day on Tuesday, with Police investigating. The historic pub was destroyed in a Previously brazen thieves raided the Christmas Eve fire and was targeted by $10,000 worth of alcoholic drinks from the robbers who entered the cordoned off burnt down pub on Boxing Day premises to raid the tills. The tavern reported that the Darfield In a social media post made by Kirwee Police have two confirmed sightings of two Tavern, a spokesperson said the building is silver cars with three white males at the unsafe and a main support beam fell down scene between midnight and 12.30am on last night making it a lucky escape for the Boxing Day morning, with a further report “low life scum”. of disturbance at around 4am. The contents of the building has been Anyone with information on either inci- unable to be recovered due to it being cor- dent is asked to contact Darfield Police. Six drowning deaths over holiday period NZME “It has also been another busy holiday period for our frontline services, which Six families mourned six people who died indicates the toll could have easily been by drowning over the official holiday peri- much worse.” od – two more water-related deaths than Overall drowning deaths in 2019: this time last year. A total of 78 people died by drowning last Water Safety New Zealand has released year, provisional figures from Water Safety the preliminary figure for the preventable NZ showed. fatal drowning toll over the official holi- The highest number of drownings hap- days, which ran from 4pm on Christmas pened in Auckland – where 17 people died Eve to 6am on Friday. – followed by 15 drownings in the North- The deaths include that of a man who land region. got into trouble while crab fishing at Uretiti In 2018, a total of 68 people died by Beach, south of Whangarei, about 10am on drowning around New Zealand. Christmas Day. In 2017, a staggering 92 people drowned He was pulled from the water at 12 noon. that year. A few hours later, about 3pm, a person This year’s statistics showed that a num- died while snorkelling at Kai Iwi Lakes, ber of the drownings happened when peo- north of Dargaville. ple were alone, Mills said. On Boxing Day, a 60-year-old swimmer That emphasised how important it was died at Onemana Beach – 10km north of to take a friend or buddy when heading out Whangamata. on the water. The next day, a woman in her 60s died Some of the key safety messages Water after a boat capsized in the Houhora Har- Safety NZ highlighted including swimming bour, in the Far North. Emergency services between the flags at patrolled beaches and were called there just after 11am. having an adult actively watching children On New Year’s Day, a 70-year-old man around water at all times. drowned near a boat ramp on Beach Road, People out swimming should also al- in Whangamata, at 3pm. ways look out for rips. 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OUR VIEW Kindness, generosity in the face of adversity

he generosity of humans in often feel more like family than It’s quite remarkable to see such circumstances. In a perfect world times of desperation and we care to admit. And, it’s for that gestures. But that’s just us, isn’t it? we’d pile all our firefighters into Ttragedy never ceases to reason that when they hurt, we We like to be able to help, it’s planes and send them over to amaze. feel their pain and want to do moulded into our DNA that we help the cause, but that’s just not Time and time again you see something to lend a hand. see someone or something who possible, so those that have gone examples of groups, businesses, Matt Markham We’re not a rich society, but could do with a hand and com- and those who will continue to organisations or individuals step- EDITOR we realise that we are far more passion takes over and you auto- go, is our way of lending a hand as ping up to the plate and putting fortunate than plenty of others matically want to do something. a country. together something incredible to and when push comes to shove, What we’re seeing from the oth- There will be an end point to help those in need. In the wake, or should that be we’re usually more than willing to er side of the Tasman Sea is truly the disaster that is unfolding in It might be a Givealittle page to continuing disaster, that is the part with a few dollars to help go horrific and with so many people Australia, but what the toll of it all support someone going through a Australian fires we’ve seen selfless towards a good cause. from this district having spent will be still remains to be seen. So tough time, or it could be some- acts of kindness from all around In the past few weeks we’ve at least some time in the parts of at this point, the acts of kindness thing as little as chucking a few the globe with people showing seen generous acts from sporting Australia that are currently under showed by Mid Cantabrians, gold coins into a collection bucket the good side of the world by superstars, movie stars, political attack from the flames, there will whether it’s through fundraising during a street appeal, or even go- doing their bit to help, whatever figures and even that one lady be a real sense of connection. efforts or our own firefighters ing that step further and putting that might be. who is selling nude pictures of But we’re doing our bit. About joining the battle, is all we can do together an event or charity drive Especially here in New Zealand herself, raising $100,000 in one as much as we can. – but that’s a whole lot better than for a good cause. where our closest neighbours day. And that’s all we can do, in the doing nothing at all.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 8, the eighth day of 2020. There are 358 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 8, 1815, the last major engagement of the war of 1812 came to an end as US forces defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, not having gotten word of the signing of a peace treaty. On this date: In 1863, geologist Julius von Haast led an expedition in search of an overland route from the east to the west coast of the South Island. He found a suitable route from the upper Makarora River, crossing the Southern Alps by the saddle now known as Haast Pass. Although prospector Charles Cameron is credited with “discovering” the pass, Haast was rewarded by having it named after him. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson outlined his Fourteen Points for lasting peace after World War One. Mississippi became the first state to ratify the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, which established Prohibition. In 1935, rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America”. In 1968, the Otis Redding single prison without the possibility of Ten years ago: Umar Farouk people without health insurance, R. Kelly is 53. Rock musician Jeff (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay parole. Abdulmutallab, accused of including immigrants in the Abercrombie (Fuel) is 51. Actress was released on the Volt label In 2004, a US Black Hawk medivac trying to blow up a US airliner country illegally. Ami Dolenz is 51. Reggae singer almost a month after the singer’s helicopter crashed near Fallujah, on Christmas, appeared in Today’s birthdays: Actor- Sean Paul is 47. Actor Donnell death in a plane crash. Iraq, killing all nine soldiers federal court in Detroit; the comedian Larry Storch is 97. Turner is 47. Country singer In 1973, the Paris peace talks aboard. judge entered a not-guilty plea Singer Shirley Bassey is 83. Tift Merritt is 45. Actress-rock between the United States and In 2006, the first funerals were held on his behalf. (Abdulmutallab Country-gospel singer Cristy singer Jenny Lewis is 44. Actress North Vietnam resumed. in West Virginia for the 12 miners eventually pleaded guilty and is Lane is 80. Rhythm-and-blues Amber Benson is 43. Actor Scott In 1982, American Telephone and who’d died in the Sago Mine serving a life prison term.) singer Anthony Gourdine (Little Whyte is 42. Singer-songwriter Telegraph settled the Justice disaster six days earlier. Five years ago: During a day-long Anthony and the Imperials) is Erin McCarley is 41. Actress Department’s antitrust lawsuit In 2011, US Rep. Gabrielle meeting at the Denver airport, 79. Actress Yvette Mimieux is 78. Sarah Polley is 41. Actress Rachel against it by agreeing to divest Giffords, D-Ariz, was shot and US Olympic Committee board Singer Juanita Cowart Motley Nichols is 40. Actress Gaby itself of the 22 Bell System critically wounded when a members chose Boston over (The Marvelettes) is 76. Actress Hoffman is 38. Rock musician companies. gunman opened fire as the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Kathleen Noone is 75. Rock Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo In 1987, for the first time, the Dow congresswoman met with Washington, to bid for the 2024 musician Robby Krieger (The (Gym Class Heroes) is 37. Actress Jones industrial average closed constituents in Tucson; six Summer Olympics. Gospel singer Doors) is 74. Movie director John Cynthia Erivo is 33. Actor Freddie above 2000, ending the day at people were killed, 12 others Andrae Crouch, 72, died in Los McTiernan is 69. Actress Harriet Stroma is 33. 2002.25. also injured. (Gunman Jared Angeles. Sansom Harris is 65. Actor Ron Thought for today: “Anxiety In 1998, Ramzi Yousef, the Lee Loughner was sentenced One year ago: Mayor Bill de Blasio Cephas Jones is 63. Singer- never yet successfully bridged mastermind of the 1993 World in November 2012 to seven said New York City would spend songwriter Ron Sexsmith is 56. over any chasm.” — Giovanni Trade Center bombing, was consecutive life sentences, plus up to $100 million per year to Actress Michelle Forbes is 55. Ruffini, Italian writer (1807-1881). sentenced in New York to life in 140 years.) expand health care coverage to Actress Maria Pitillo is 54. Singer – AP Opinion

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10 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz “Forever fires”: How the Australian fires fare NZME Damage: About 117 million hectares. The massive bushfires sweeping During the summer between Australia have shocked locals in 1974 and 1975, Australia experi- their size and ferociousness. enced its worst bushfire season Since the start of the 2019 fire in 30 years. season, a staggering 10 million About 15 per cent of Australia’s hectares has been burned, with physical land mass sustained ex- all states and territories impacted tensive fire damage. except the ACT. BLACK TUESDAY – 1967 To put this into perspective, in Death toll: 62 people killed, New South Wales alone, almost 900 injured. 5 million hectares have been Damage: 264,270 hectares burned, which covers an area burned, 1293 homes destroyed. larger than the Netherlands. About 110 separate fires rav- In total, the area burned is al- aged southern Tasmania on most the size of England. February 7. They were fanned Australia’s mega fires have also by a high amount of forest lit- left others in the shade. The Am- ter, northerly winds of up to azon fires, which left the world 110km/h, and extremely hot air. reeling in August last year, saw The fires came within two kilo- about 900,000 hectares burned. metres of the central business The California fires in 2018 district of Hobart. claimed about 800,000 hectares. BLACK FRIDAY – 1939 Emeritus Professor Stephen J Death toll: 71 people. Pyne of Arizona State University Damage: About two million is an expert on the history of fire hectares. as well as a former firefighter in The culmination of several the United States, and has writ- years of drought in Victoria, Jan- ten a book about Australia called uary 13, also known as Black Fri- Burning Bush: A Fire History of day, saw high temperatures and Australia. strong winds fan several fires, He said most of the great his- torical bushfires in Australia had some which had been burning Firefighters tackle blazes near Narooma, on January 3. PHOTO PHOTO SUPPLIED been named after the days they since early December, into a happened, such as Black Satur- since October, and would likely lives lost. About 400 fires raged ASH WEDNESDAY – 1983 massive fire front. day. Each of them were memo- continue. across Victoria, affecting 78 com- Death toll: 47 people in Victo- The fires were made worse rable due to a number of factors “There are predictions it prob- munities on February 7. ria, 28 people in South Australia. when some bushmen and grazi- including how destructive they ably won’t rain for another two In the two weeks prior, there Damage: 150,000 hectares in ers lit extra fires to try and pro- were and how many people died. months so there is nothing to had been a severe heatwave in Victoria and 160,000 hectares in tect themselves but these got out The 2009 Black Saturday fires stop these things, unless they run the state with temperatures in South Australia. of control and spread. claimed the most lives, with 173 out of fuel,” he said. Melbourne rising higher than A drought lasting 10 months BLACK SUNDAY – 1926 people. But the most destructive Pyne said Australia, and oth- 43°C for three consecutive days. had dried out eastern Australian Death toll: 60 people. event, which happened in 1974 er countries around the world, The state had also been dealing forests prior to the fires on Febru- Damage: Estimated 400,000 and burned 117 million hectares, would need to reconsider how with a long term drought and this ary 16. Added to this were heat- hectares burned. does not have a name because they approached fire manage- combined with extreme fire con- wave conditions, low humidity Throughout February and most of the land was in central ment as it was impossible for fire- ditions on February 7 when Mel- and gale-force winds. March, bushfires raged across Australia and so it did not impact fighters to 100 per cent control bourne reached 46°C. Temperatures hovered be- large areas of Gippsland in Vic- many communities. these large, intense fires. Wind gusts of more than tween the high-30s to mid-40s. toria and there was widespread “The 1974/75 fires had almost “We’ve got to find another way 100km/h also changed direction Thousands of houses and destruction to farms, houses and no impact and much of the dam- to keep these communities from late in the day and caused unpre- buildings were destroyed, and sawmills. The fires reached their age was found by satellite after burning. Getting more air tank- dictable fire paths. 32,400 livestock was lost in Vic- peak on February 14 when 31 the fact,” Prof Pyne told news. ers or fire engines is not going to More than 3000 homes and toria. people died at Warburton near com.au. solve it,” he said. other buildings were destroyed AUSTRALIA – 1974 Melbourne. Widespread fires While some have pointed out He said a broader view would and more than 11,800 livestock Death toll: Three people in also occurred across NSW, ACT that Australia has always experi- need to be taken, including re- died. NSW. and Queensland. enced bushfires, Pyne said these considering what materials massive, destructive fires ap- homes were made of as well as peared to be occurring more fre- the reduction of ignition sources quently in the past 20 years or so. like power lines, which were a fac- “Undoubtedly climate change tor in the Black Saturday fires. is real and my sense is that it’s act- To put the damage into per- ing as a performance enhancer,” spective here are some of Austral- he said. ia’s most destructive fires. “Fires are becoming more and AUSTRALIA – 2019/20 more savage, and they are more Death toll: 25 people dead, so frequent. They used to happen far. every 30 or 50 years, now they Damage: About 10 million hec- seem to be happening by the dec- tares burned, including five mil- ade.” lion hectares in New South Wales. When it comes to the current These fires are ongoing and fires, Pyne can only go off the me- have been raging since October dia reports about their ferocity, 2019, with several horror days in- but he said it was interesting how cluding New Year’s Eve and giant long they had been burning. blazes in the week before Christ- “It sort of seems to be these mas. endless fires, forever fires, that are BLACK SATURDAY – 2009 going on and on.” Death toll: 173 people died. He said historically January Damage: 450,000 hectares and February were the “blow out burned. months” when large fires were One of the most recent fires in more likely but these fires had Australia’s history has also been A man uses a water hose to battle a fire near Moruya, Australia, on January 4. started early, with some burning the country’s worst in terms of PHOTO SUPPLIED Business

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■■CENTRAL OTAGO Cold season affects cherry crops

By Rebecca Howard for MyFarm Investments, agreed NZME Chile is a potential threat. Juicy prices are making up for a “The expansion of Chilean ex- smaller cherry harvest this sea- ports, with increasing volumes son, and a summer burst in Cen- being produced in the lucrative tral Otago should give an added Chinese New Year window and in- boost in time for Chinese New cremental improvements in quali- Year. ty, needs to be watched closely for Wet weather and cold tempera- its impact on New Zealand’s mar- tures meant this year’s cherry crop ket position,” he said in a market will be lighter. However, Summer- insight report. fruit New Zealand chair Tim Jones However, “the consistent high said recent better weather and quality, New Zealand brand and strong prices helped offset the value-add formats employed by smaller volume. fruit size and quality, command the market is good, it’s not quite 90 per cent of their fruit is still New Zealand exporters result in “The fruit that we have picked prices that are between two and enough to make up for that lack of shipped by ocean. our cherries holding a significant- in the last few days is really good three times more,” Jones said. volume,” he said. “Ours is shipped by air trans- ly higher price point. Demand for quality and we are getting much He said exporters are paying The main competitor in the port and is in the market 48 hours this type of product during the better volumes. The prices are between $US18 and $US28 a kilo- market is Chile, which expects to after it is picked.” festive season is virtually insatia- really good at the moment. That gram right now for New Zealand export 180,000 tonnes into Chi- According to Jones, Chilean ex- ble.” makes up a little bit for some of the cherries. The cost to grow, pick na in the 2019-2020 season. New porters use air shipments in the Jones said there is room for New lack of volume,” said Jones, who is and pack cherries can range from Zealand’s total cherry exports early part of the season but when Zealand to grow more cherries but also chief executive of 45 South, $NZ7-to-$NZ10/kg and this year were around 4935 tonnes last sea- the bulk of the crops is ready – be- “subject to the quality the market New Zealand’s biggest grower and is likely closer to $NZ10/kg be- son, according to the New Zealand cause of the sheer volume – they demands”. packer of export cherries. cause of the lower volumes and Horticulture Export Authority. must use the ocean. The availability of experienced The Chinese New Year – set to quality, he said. “Ours is a fresh product, with Another advantage for New growers, casual labour to pick and begin January 25 and run to Feb- Freight costs to get the product size and quality that is geared to Zealand growers is the volume pack the fruit, and accommoda- ruary 8 – is crucial as New Zealand to market are “in excess of $5 a be given as a gift generally,” Jones of tourists coming in from Asia, tion for permanent and casual cherries garner a hefty premi- kilo most of the time.” said. which makes it possible to ship staff were among considerations um over any competitor, such as The “return can be good” with While Chile only needs a small freight back into China and Tai- that need to be “front and cen- product from Chile. the margin for a grower of $8- percentage of their crop in the wan using the planes they are re- tre of people’s minds” if they are “Chile is sending huge volume to-$10/kg “but with the lower premium space to start impacting turning on. thinking about growing cherries, of cherries but we, because of our volumes this year, even though New Zealand, he said more than Con Williams, head of research Jones said.

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Contact Energy CEN 710 712 712 –3 742.5 pS&P/NZX 50 Gross Some 154,479 new passenger and Ebos Gr EBO 2400 2409 2401 –9 130.2 11,629.86 +2.54 +0.02% F&P Healthcare FPH 2247 2254 2249 –16 250.7 commercial vehicles were regis- S&P/NZX 20 index Fletcher Building FBU 513 519 516 –1 270.0 p tered last year, down from a record 7,636.38 +4.81 +0.06% 161,519 in 2018, the association Fonterra Share Fund FSF 403 404 403 –1 11.03 FRE pS&P/NZX All Gross said. Freightways 856 876 860 –10 46.85 Genesis Energy GNE 302 305 305 –5 190.8 12,594.01 +0.84 +0.01% That was the first annual decline Gentrak Gr GTK 376 382 382 +7 16.51 p Rises 58 q Falls 55 since 2009, when new car sales Goodman Prop Tr GMT 222 222.5 222.5 –0.5 522.9 plummeted 28 per cent as the local Top 5 NZX gainers Heartland Gr Hldgs HGH 185 187 186 – 251.4 Company daily % rise economy tanked amid the global fi- Infratil IFT 521 523 522 +2 342.8 Templeton EM Inv Tr +3.98% nancial crisis. June is typically a busy month for in April 2018 to standardise prices Investore Property IPL 176 180 180 – 53.37 Briscoe Gr +3.32% “As expected, for 2019 the mar- commercial registrations with the across the network, which weighed Kathmandu Hldgs KMD 328 336 336 +1 39.80 Cavalier Corp +3.23% ket was down 4.3 per cent on 2018,” Fieldays agricultural trade event in on the bottom line in the 2019 year. Kiwi Property Gr KPG 155 155.5 155.5 –0.5 1.2m Meridian Energy +3.00% MIA chief executive David Crawford Mystery Creek. In October, the auto firm’s local Mainfreight MFT 4329 4385 4339 +9 23.55 Sky Network TV +2.82% said in a statement. Toyota remained the country’s arm said it anticipated another test- Mercury NZ MCY 500 510 510 –1 264.4 Top 5 NZX decliners Company daily % fall “It is the first time since 2009, the most popular vehicle by a consid- ing year for the motor industry, but Meridian Energy MEL 504 515 515 +15 1.1m Metlifecare MET 686 687 686 +1 3.1m NZ Oil & Gas –5.71% height of the global financial crisis, erable margin, with 30,140 new cars said the new agency model would ikeGPS Gr –4.30% NZ Refining NZR 183 184 183 –2 83.60 that we have seen a year on year registered in 2019, or 20 per cent of limit internal competition among Cannasouth –3.33% NZX NZX 132 135 135 +1 27.91 drop in new vehicle registrations the market. its retail network and that transpar- Oceania Healthcare –3.08% Oceania Healthcare OCA 126 127 126 –4 1.0m and comes after five consecutive re- PaySauce –2.86% That was down from 32,260 in ent pricing would be increasingly Port of Tauranga POT 771 784 775 –8 103.6 cord years.” 2018. Ford was the nearest at 14,776, attractive to consumers. Precinct Properties PCT 183 184 184 +2 674.4 METAL PRICES Crawford said the local market or 10 per cent of the market, of Toyota is targeting 30 per cent of Prop for Industry PFI 246 247.5 247.5 +0.5 78.26 Source: interest.co.nz continued to be dominated by util- which 10,663 were commercial ve- new vehicle sales in 2020 to be hy- Pushpay Holdings PPH 409 410 409 –1 562.3 pGold London – $US/ounce ity vehicles, with the Ford Ranger hicles. brid electric for both its Toyota and Restaurant Brands RBD 1375 1390 1390 +2 20.18 1,573.10 +24.35 +1.57% and Toyota Hilux the top two selling Toyota dominates in the passen- Lexus brands, a step up from the 17 Ryman Healthcare RYM 1660 1699 1690 –28 181.1 pSilver London – $US/ounce vehicles in 2019 at 9486 and 7126 ger vehicle market with the Corolla per cent target it set in 2019. Sanford SAN 797 800 797 –2 6.74 18.44 +0.23 +1.26% respectively. However, that demand and Rav 4 the top two selling cars. MIA’s Crawford said Toyota’s Scales Corp SCL 505 515 508 –2 18.77 pCopper London – $US/tonne tapered off by the December quar- Toyota New Zealand’s annual rev- hybrid Rav 4 quickly became the Skellerup SKL 242 247 246 –1 40.47 6,097.50 +20.5 +0.34% ter, he said. enue of $1.36 billion in the March country’s most popular hybrid after Sky Network TV SKT 72 74 73 +2 176.6 Skycity Ent Gr SKC 395 405 405 +8 294.6 NZ DOLLAR Pessimism among builders and 2019 year was more than twice that it was introduced in March. 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12 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Sick of ham and salad?

o matter how much we enjoy ham there comes a time when ham and salad simply doesn’t cut it. And given the cost of a decent ham, it’s meat we don’t want to waste. Fortunately ham combines N happily with a wide range of ingredients to transform itself as a star in many dishes.

Ham, lemon and parsley pasta 500g angel hair pasta (in Italian, capellini d’angelo) Salt 2T olive oil 2 garlic cloves, peeled and diced finely 1 red chilli, seeds removed and sliced finely (optional) 4 slices of ham off the bone, torn into rough pieces Zest of 1 lemon 1C flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked Freshly ground black pepper Grated parmesan, to serve

■■ Bring pan of water to boil, add good pinch of salt. Lasagne and ham rolls Ham fritters Ham and brie quiche Ham and cranberry ■■ Cook pasta according to packet 1 packet fresh lasagne sheets 1/2 C onion, shallots or spring 2 sheets flaky puff pastry kebabs instructions – about 3-4 mins. 2C shaved parmesan onion 1T olive oil 300g ham off the bone, cut Pasta should be al dente. ■ 250g ham, shredded (a couple of 2C leftover ham 1 onion, finely diced into large chunks ■ Meanwhile, heat oil in a second big handfuls) 1C leftover roasted vegeta- 3 eggs 1 zucchini pan over medium heat. ■ 3 cloves garlic, crushed (1t) bles, such as pumpkin and 150ml milk 1 capsicum ■ Add garlic and chilli to pan and 300ml cream potatoes 200g ham, chopped 1 red onion, cut into large cook about 3 minutes, or until 2 400g cans tomatoes in juice 1C baby spinach 125g brie, sliced chunks softened. ■ 1/2 C white wine 2C milk 1/4 C basil leaves, torn, plus extra 1/2 C cranberry sauce or jelly ■ Add torn ham and cook for a fur- 2C sliced button mushrooms 2 eggs for garnish ther few minutes. Remove from Approx 1/2 C black olives, pitted 1C peas Salt and pepper, to taste ■■ Cut all of the ingredients into heat. ■ (optional) 200g feta cheese 2 tomatoes, sliced cubes of equal sizes, about ■ Add drained pasta, lemon zest 1C mozzarella cheese 1 1/2 C wholemeal flour 2-3cm. and parsley to pan and toss Flat-leaf parsley to garnish 1 1/2 self-raising flour ■■ Preheat oven to 170°C. ■■ Thread the ham and vegeta- everything well to combine. ■ Salt and pepper, to season ■■ Line the base and sides of a bles on to skewers. ■ Season with salt and pepper and ■■ Cut the lasagne sheets in half. 20cm tart tin with pastry. ■■ If using cranberry jelly, heat it serve with a generous topping of ■■ Place a handful of ham and ■■ Place egg and onions in food ■■ Prick the pastry all over with a in the microwave for 20 sec- grated parmesan. cheese along the length of each processor and blend for 10 fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes onds until it has gone runny. sheet, a couple of centimetres seconds on a low speed. while you prepare the filling. ■■ Use a pastry brush to coat the Spaghetti and from the edge. ■■ Add spinach, milk and peas ■■ Heat oil in a frying pan and cook ham and vegetables with the ham pizza ■■ Roll tightly. Cut each roll in half and blend for 10 seconds. onion over a low heat for 5 min- cranberry sauce or jelly. 1 can cheesy spaghetti and place in a baking dish. ■■ Add ham, crumbled cheese, utes until soft. ■■ Heat the BBQ or pan over a ■■ Place the garlic and the cream in roasted vegetables, salt and ■■ Lace eggs and milk in a bowl and Grated cheese medium heat and then grill 75-100g ham a large frypan. pepper and pulse 10 times. whisk to combine. the kebabs until the vegeta- ■■ Stir over medium heat until it ■■ Add mixture to a bowl and stir ■■ Season with salt and pepper. Pre-made pizza bases or home- bles are cooked and the sauce made pizza dough comes to a gentle boil. in flour. ■■ Place onion (finely diced), ham, has caramelised. ■■ Add the tomatoes, wine, mush- ■■ Heat the barbecue or a pan brie and basil into the pastry rooms and olives. over medium high heat with base and pour over the egg mix- ■■ Pre-heat oven to 200°C. Take ■■ Pour over the pasta rolls and 2T of vegetable oil. ture. pizza bases and place on baking sprinkle with mozzarella. ■■ Add 1 heaped tablespoon of ■■ Top with tomato slices and bake trays. ■■ Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. batter to pan and cook 2-3 for 35 to 45 minutes or until fill- ■■ Top with spaghetti, ham and ■■ Remove from the oven and dec- minutes each side until gold- ing is just set. cheese. orate the top with flat-leaf pars- en. ■■ Sprinkle with extra basil leaves ■■ Cook for 8-10 minutes until gold- ley. ■■ Makes 30 fritters. and serve. en.

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Todd Astle will be one of a number of players left to fight for their spot in the side. PHOTO NZME An Australian embarrassment

The NZ Herald sums up the final day of the final test between the Black Caps and Australia – including the players who are set to be dropped from the side following the 3-0 whitewash.

While many will call for heads ee, Neil Wagner and Lockie Fer- chagne for four in the second in- to roll after the Black Caps’ hor- guson are a clear top four in the nings – a wicket that would surely ror series, it’s likely most of the seaming stakes, and Henry could have added to his claims for the squad will still be picked for next even be surpassed by the likes of incumbency in New Zealand. month’s test series against India. Hamish Bennett or Kyle Jamieson With spinners often asked to The exceptions will come on if deemed to have wasted one too play a holding role in New Zea- the fringes of the squad. Jeet many opportunities. land conditions, Astle’s compara- Raval’s test career is likely over However, despite their poor tive economy struggles – being a unless he makes a truckload of batting displays in Australia, the more attacking spinner than the domestic runs, with Tom Latham top seven from the Boxing Day other three contenders – could and Tom Blundell having done test should all be easy selections be held against him, though his enough to deserve a run as the against India in February, though superior batting when compared Glenn Phillips should be given another chance in the Black Black Caps’ new opening part- there will be one headache for to Somerville and Patel is a fillip. Caps. PHOTO NZME nership, and the likes of Glenn the selectors … However, if a green seam- Phillips and Will Young are more In a spin er is produced in Wellington or to largely carry the drinks in Syd- (well, kind of) – and even taking versatile options to have in the A highly unscientific Herald Christchurch, the fifth option – ney, ended up being one of the the incident at its most cynical, it squad than Raval. poll asking who would be the no spinners at all – might be the busiest men on the park, filling was soon proven that there was Phillips may stick around in spinner selected to face India end result. in regularly for the injured Hen- no need at all for Australia to try the squad as that back-up squad produced split opinion yesterday, Fielding foibles ry and when Raval was sick. Of- and cheat the rules, such was batsman initially, but unless with all of Todd Astle, Will Somer- One understated aspect of ten having to get his long levers their dominance. there are injuries, his cameo will ville, Mitchell Santner and Ajaz the Black Caps’ mass changes quickly down low to save runs, Australian captain Tim Paine consist of just one test for now, a Patel receiving support. Neither for Sydney was the downgrade he did a commendable job, but it tried to play down any drama. fact he is aware of. Astle nor Somerville completely in fielding it caused. Out went summed up the Black Caps’ lack “I wasn’t quite sure what was However, one discarded player took their opportunity in Sydney, Santner, Trent Boult, Tim South- of options. going on at the time, I only saw it might be Matt Henry. Still a first- while Santner had a terrible tour, ee, Kane Williamson and Henry A curious penalty really quickly. The footage I saw choice one-day bowler, Henry meaning Patel’s absence may Nicholls – all fantastic fielders Australia were pinged five on TV looked okay, that he tried could struggle to reclaim his test have been a blessing in disguise. – and in came Somerville, As- penalty runs for David Warner to get off as quick as he could. spot – now at best New Zealand’s Astle might have the inside tle, Henry, Raval and Phillips, running on the pitch in the sec- The umpires saw it differently. fifth-choice seamer – with his re- running though ­ he took three of which only Phillips could be ond innings – a call deemed by “I didn’t see too much in it, cer- turns of 1-94 and 1-54 at the SCG, wickets and showed promise with classed above-average. Some of commentators to be harsh, and tainly wasn’t Davey trying to do albeit with a broken thumb, con- the bat, with an unbeaten 25 and the ground fielding in Australia’s one that left Warner confused. It that on purpose from our side. tinuing a barren test run which quick 17 – but he went 33 overs second innings was supreme- added five runs to New Zealand’s The wicket was breaking up as sees his bowling average at an without a maiden, and spilled ly sloppy, with Astle’s sitter the first-innings score, meaning they it was, it didn’t need to break up ugly 50.2 through 12 tests. a glorious caught-and-bowled worst of the tour. retrospectively passed the fol- any more, so we’ll wait and see If fit, Trent Boult, Tim South- chance to remove Marnus Labus- Poor 6’7” Jamieson, expected low-on for the first time all series what comes of it,” Paine said. Sport

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■■COMMENT Greatest test team? What a joke

Chris Rattue summed up by the final innings NZME in Sydney, where he got lost in a Great careers – Kane William- lost cause. son’s included – are badly tainted Tom Latham was handed a poi- through the shameful capitula- soned chalice as captain of the tion by the New Zealand cricket- sinking ship at the SCG, but he ers across the ditch. came across as a leader too keen Our greatest test team? What a to get into a life raft. joke. The only man to escape with his A potential cricketing Everest, reputation enhanced is the mag- at least in terms of interest gen- nificent Neil Wagner. He became erated and maybe even the result, a cult hero and his do-or-die at- turned into an avalanche of bitter titude made most of his allies ap- disappointment and embarrass- pear even worse. Wagner’s haul ment. of superstar wickets marked his The Black Caps were a disgrace, performance down as one of the the amazing Kiwi crowd at the great bowling efforts in history. MCG having to come to the rescue Veteran new ball bowler Tim of our cricketing reputation. Aus- Southee gets a decent pass mark tralia were magnificent, as they (and of the newcomers makeshift usually are in their tailor-made opener Tom Blundell can be ex- conditions, but a highly-rated cused well and truly). New Zealand side disintegrated. Above – New Zealand wick- But Watling failed in his res- The whole ‘New Zealand Sav- etkeeper BJ Watling on his cue-act role and if Henry Nicholls iour of Cricket’ nonsense was ex- back looks skywards on day is a world top 10 batsman then so posed in Australia, where a stupid four of the third cricket test is Trent Boult. good guy act turned the Kiwis match between Australia and Speaking of Boult, the world into patsies. New Zealand in Sydney. class left armer was handicapped It is no coincidence that the by injury, but take away his swing only two regulars to thrive were Left – New Zealand’s Will and he looks pretty ordinary. Neil Wagner, who has the classic Somerville is bowled by This brings us to coach Gary white line fever, and the cocky Mitchell Starc on day four of Stead, who must surely be fight- Tim Southee. the test. PHOTOS AP ing to save his job. The idea of It takes a strong personality to Stead and Latham combining one perform at this level, so you can’t day to lead this mob is scary. It’s doubt the hearts which beat with- Boxing Day test appearance, also time to consider another se- in the likes of Williamson, Ross could not have gone any worse lector for Gavin Larsen. Taylor and BJ Watling. But when from a New Zealand point of view. On the topic of selections, leav- the chips are down in Australia Less than six months after New ing Southee out in Sydney is one players need something more Zealand’s lucky World Cup cam- of the craziest things I’ve seen in than that. paign finished in a weird kind New Zealand sport. They needed A few of the feisty personalities of luckless glory, the Black Caps all the experience they could get which drove the New Zealand head home from Australia in the out there, and he was bowling teams of old – Dion Nash, Adam nearest thing to disgrace. well. Parore, John Bracewell and co. They were a shambles and it It made you feel that Stead and – were badly needed here. And means we will never look at the co didn’t really understand what while feisty might not be the right career of Williamson in the same they were involved in, the place term to describe the legendary light again. Nor Taylor’s unfortu- this series held in history. It was Richard Hadlee, a ruthless streak nately. time for all hands on deck, not meant he would never have rolled I’ve long argued that sophisti- running up the white flag. Only over like the current lot did. cated and complex Martin Crowe Wagner seemed to really get it. The extent of the disaster was remains our finest test batsman, As for random bright spots… masked a bit, I believe, by a new that Williamson’s figures are de- It was fantastic to see former style of television cricket com- ceptive although he is of course a captain Brendon McCullum still mentary. wonderful batter. contributing as a critic. (An an- The old hands, Bill Lawry, when you are covering a joke By the end, it had gotten so Williamson is a home track spe- tidote to Sir Steve Hansen’s sad Ian Chappell, Tony Greig, Ri- and the never-ending ratings war bad that the Black Caps were cialist and he looked inept in this declaration that former All Black chie Benaud and co. would have means you can’t keep delivering completely overshadowed by series. His leadership was unin- coaches and players should ad- launched into the Kiwis, giving the real punchlines. one man’s old Baggy Green, the spiring and his command at the here to a code of silence). them all they deserve. Some of the vaudeville stuff auctioning of Warne’s cricket cap selection table, from the outside, And Wellington’s Devon Con- The new combo provided plen- from the commentary box came for bush fire relief taking centre confusing. way – who qualifies for New Zea- ty of good analysis, when they across as diversionary tactics. stage. Taylor broke our test runs re- land in September – is one of the weren’t perusing their own ca- And Shane “Warnie” Warne, with In a nutshell, the highly antic- cord and he goes down as a Kiwi hottest batting prospects for ages. reers or giggling at their jokes. the brightest of cricketing minds, ipated three-test series against cricketing legend. But who cares Straw clutching is the only solace Then again, what can you do is such a natural clown. Australia, involving a very rare right now? His poor series was for now. The stat that sums up the cricketing horror NZME to take the field all 12 days of the ond lowest, only edging out the Makeshift opener Tom Blundell than any Aussie paceman. series. Kane Williamson’s side 1931 South African team which (172 in four innings) was the only Lyon finished the series with the Ninety-four teams have toured produced scores of 166 and 171 in averaged 18.47 each partnership Black Cap to crack the top five and most wickets (20), with Wagner Australia to play three tests or Perth, 148 and 240 in Melbourne across five tests. was the only New Zealander to taking an impressive 17 scalps. more since 1881 – the Black Caps and 256 and 136 in Sydney. And New Zealand’s highest partner- score a century in the series. One of the few Black Caps able to proved to be the most inept with even their highest innings total ship in the series was 76 between In a telling stat, Australian num- hold his head high. the bat of all of them. was aided by five runs after David Ross Taylor and Kane William- ber 9/10 Mitchell Starc scored The Black Caps have now lost New Zealand’s highest score of Warner was called for running on son, in the first innings in Perth. more runs (76) in the same num- eight of their last nine tests against the 3-0 series defeat, 256 in the the pitch. Australian batsman Marnus La- ber of innings as Black Caps num- Australia since the 2011 Hobart first innings in Sydney, is the low- The last time New Zealand buschagne was involved in seven ber three Williamson (57), num- victory – their one win from their est best knock of any of those 94 toured Australia in 2015 Ross partnerships higher than that in ber five Henry Nicholls (61) and last 31 tests on Aussie soil. sides. Taylor scored 290 in one innings the three tests. opener Jeet Raval (34). The 3-0 series defeat leaves New The Black Caps failed to reach alone, the heights of which the The top four run scorers for the Spare a thought for Black Caps Zealand in fifth on the World Test the follow-on mark in each test 2019-20 side couldn’t reach as a series were all Australians with bowler Neil Wagner who bowled Championship on 60 points, how- and only batted to the second collective unit. Labuschagne (549), David Warner 157.3 overs over the series, 41 ever, England could leapfrog them new ball once in their six innings According to Cricinfo, the 19.25 (297), Steve Smith (214) and Travis overs more than Australian spin- with a victory in Cape Town this in Australia as their bowlers had average runs per wicket is the sec- Head (213) all leading the way. ner Nathan Lyon and 56 more week. Sport

16 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Solid results from bowlers

By Matt Markham [email protected] The large contingent of Mid Can- terbury bowlers who travelled up the road to Christchurch to compete in the national champi- onships over the past week have produced solid results without seriously threatening for any of the major prizes. The competition officially wraps up today, but none of the locals will be in action despite a number of players and pairings giving themselves a good chance during the competition. Craig Carter arguably produced the strongest result of the Mid Canterbury players, making his way through to the last 16 in the incredibly competitive men’s sin- gles event. Carter won his first three games in the qualifying section to work through to the knockout stages and then worked through to the last 16 with wins against Naenae’s Steve Critchlow in the first round of knockout before taking down respected player Dean Gilshnan in the last 32. He was eventually knocked out by Forbury Park bowler Oliver Mason losing 18-22. Cater was joined in the knock- out stage of the singles by fellow Methven players, Rob Fensom, Jeff Nowell and Brent Mayson. Fensom won his first knockout game to advance to the last 32 be- fore he was ousted from the com- petition, while Nowell and May- son both dropped out in the first round of post-section play. In the men’s pairs, Carter and Fensom were at it again. They worked their way into the last 32 of the competition after winning five of their six qualify- ing games. They played the role of giant killer in the first round, Above – Rachel Davies made it to the last 16 in the women’s knocking out the talented Aiden pairs at the national championships. Takarua before then removing well-known player Andrew Cur- PHOTOS ASHBURTON GUARDIAN tain from the competition. They were then beaten by the compos- Right – Methven’s Craig Carter made it to the last 16 in the sin- ite side of Bruce McNish and Da- gles at the national championships in Christchurch. vid Archer. Allenton’s Richard Kane and Pete Whinham made it to the last ner. they were bundled out in the first 32 in the pairs event before they But it wasn’t to be for the Allen- round after qualifying. were knocked out. ton bowler who failed to make it The news was slightly better for In the women’s action, Sandra past the first round before exiting Ashburton’s Rachel Davies. Keith produced the best result of the tournament. Playing with Wendy Jensen, the locals when she qualified for In the pairs, she suffered the they made it down to the last 16 the post-section stage in an event same fate. of the tournament before being of which she was a previous win- Playing alongside Tessa Lee, knocked out. Savea prefers Super Rugby over Top 14

NZME Rugby title in 2016 en route to maintaining a tumultuous rela- tournament and Europe’s most making 116 appearances and tionship with recently-departed star-studded domestic league. Former All Blacks star Julian scoring 45 tries for the club. club owner Mourad Boudjellal. “The Top 14’s definitely a long Savea has lifted the lid on what However, after scoring 46 tries Although he has an affini- season and the shorter the bet- competition he prefers out of Su- throughout a prolific interna- ty with both clubs at opposite ter.” per Rugby and the Top 14. tional career with the All Blacks, ends of the globe, Savea revealed When pressed further on his Savea, who played 54 times for a drastic dip in form between which competition he preferred stance, Savea replied: “[It’s] a New Zealand between 2012 and 2016 and 2018 saw Savea cut playing in out of Super Rugby little bit different, just because 2017 and finished the 2010s as from the national side, and a and the Top 14 in a light-hearted now you have to maintain all the top try-scorer in internation- move to one of the Top 14’s most interview recently released on your players because it’s a longer al rugby, moved to France two prestigious sides beckoned. Toulon’s official club website. season, and just making sure years ago to join Toulon from his The 29-year-old has remained “I’d go Super Rugby, just be- that everyone’s always ready to hometown side, the Hurricanes. at Toulon ever since moving cause it’s a smaller competition,” play. During his eight-year tenure in there ahead of the 2018-19 do- Savea said when asked about his “In Super Rugby, you don’t Wellington, he helped the Hurri- mestic season, becoming a preference between the South- have to count for that many inju- Julian Savea canes clinch their maiden Super mainstay at the club despite ern Hemisphere’s premier club ries because the season’s short.” Racing

www.guardianonline.co.nz Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 17 Drivers sidelined after horror crash HRNZ he said he had broken and dislo- cated his wrist,” good friend, Jeff The fall-out from a horror crash Darby, said. at Cambridge on Sunday will see “They were looking at whether three senior North Island drivers he needed surgery on it.” on the sidelines for a couple of Abernethy left Waikato Hospital months. at midnight on Sunday and was at The incident saw race eight his doctor on Monday. abandoned soon after the start “I’ve broken my wrist. They when Afortunado (Jay Abernethy) nerve-blocked my arm to put it couldn’t avoid a galloping Ima back into place and put a cast on Denny Too (Tony Cameron) and it.” fell to the track. Butcher considered himself A chain reaction saw Comic fairly lucky given what happened Book Hero (Todd MacFarlane) to his colleagues. and Racketeers Boy (David Butch- “I’m all right; I haven’t broken er) also fall, while Matty White anything. Just bruising. I had was flung viciously from the sulky X-rays done last night and they of Machs Little Soaky. were all good.” Butcher came out of the crash All four horses escaped rela- effectively unscathed apart from Jay Abernethy tively unscathed with only minor some bruising and sore ribs, but grazes and cuts reported. Racket- MacFarlane, White and Aber- eers Boy was the only one requir- nethy all have significant injuries. and pelvis. it’s called a petechial haemor- Hospital, his worst injury at this ing attention from the on-course White remained in Waikato Hos- “He’s okay at the moment; rhage. He is also displaying really stage appearing to be a badly bro- vet, for a shoulder laceration. pital yesterday having suffered a he’s awake and alert,” his wife, severe concussion symptoms, re- ken wrist. A stewards enquiry deemed no brain bleed and was to have fur- Brigette Solomon, said. “He does peating himself a lot.” “I spoke to Todd late last night one driver was to blame for the ther scans and X-rays on his hip have a minor brain bleed though; MacFarlane is also in Waikato (Sunday), around midnight, and event. Reefton gallops M6 Today at Reefton Raceway Reefton JC Venue Reefton Meeting Date 8 Jan 2020 NZ Meet- 72 Benchmark, 2000m 4 0x034 Wynmoore m (7) 56.5...... A Balloo 10 55 Top Ghia (14) 55...... S Macnab (a2) 5 x5861 Our Prom King d (7) 59...... R Mudhoo (a2) ing number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 1 41553 Top Laurels (2) 60 - 5 04271 Crop (3) 56...... C Johnson 11 00 Bella Eve (9) 55...... K Williams 6 37369 Zah Wanted (10) 56.5...... K Williams Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 2 268x9 Locally Sauced dm (6) 59...... C Johnson 6 x9029 Starmaker (1) 55...... T Moseley 12 0 Lady Camorra (13) 55...... R Mudhoo (a2) 7 090x9 Ripnroll m (2) 56...... D Hirini 1 1.27pm ELECTRO NET SERVICES LTD MAIDEN 3 86625 Vee Twelve (7) 56...... K Mudhoo 7 66x30 Diva Express (6) 54...... R Mudhoo (a2) 13 6x080 Aquattack (12) 56.5 - 8 0x575 Running Man (5) 56...... T Moseley $10,000, MDN, 2000m 4 08202 Highly Unlikely (10) 55...... T Comignaghi 8 468x6 Kate The Great (5) 54...... T Comignaghi 14 7 Goodthingstaketime (4) 56.5 - 9 50x50 Moreira d (8) 55.5...... K Kwo (a3) 1 x4022 Danny Green b (3) 58.5...... C Johnson 5 72692 Carnaby m (8) 54.5 - 5 3.47pm BIRCHFIELD COAL MINES $11,000, Rating 15 70908 Ataahualuvthedream (2) 56.5 - 10 69680 Viva La Blues d (11) 54...... C Johnson 2 74329 Five Princes (7) 58.5...... R Mudhoo (a2) 6 80x61 Thunder Bay (3) 54...... K Chowdhoory (a2) 72 Benchmark, 1400m 16 x00x1 Shanlane (11) 58.5 - 11 65665 Boyslightup m (1) 54 - 3 x0442 Pondering (4) 58.5...... T Moseley 7 95433 Katiem Marie tdb (9) 54...... S Macnab (a2) 1 11871 Meara Mary dm (6) 59... K Chowdhoory (a2) Emergencies: Aquattack, Goodthingstaketime, Ataahua- 12 09004 Lady Davone (9) 54 - 4 66532 Secret Runner (12) 58.5...... S Macnab (a2) 8 08968 Em Kay Pops m (1) 54...... S Toolooa (a3) 2 86207 Bluey’s Chance dm (2) 58.5...... A Balloo luvthedream, Shanlane 13 07888 Way Above (13) 57.5 - 5 73856 Oceans Away (15) 58.5. K Chowdhoory (a2) 9 875x0 Ferocious d (5) 54...... R Mudhoo (a2) 3 82x83 Middagurd dm (7) 58...... R Mudhoo (a2) 7 5.02pm WILD BUCK’ NZ ALE/IKAMATUA HOTEL 14 03008 Abbey Kay d (12) 55 - 6 84093 Bogatyr 58.5...... Scratched 10 75604 Our Boy Baz (4) 54...... K Kwo (a3) 4 06166 Times Time m (3) 56.5 - REEFTON CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m Emergencies: Way Above, Abbey Kay 7 0x059 Blue Dann (5) 58.5 - 3 2.37pm VERNON & VAZEY MAIDEN $10,000, MDN 5 x5245 Solomon b (8) 56.5...... J Laking 1 1x065 He’s Gold td (2) 60...... B Morgenrood 8 7x6x4 Eagle Fifty (9) 58.5...... D Hirini 2YO&UP, 1020m 6 71416 Sharp ‘N’ Silver d (4) 55.5...... K Williams 2 61817 Ticket To Ride dmb (7) 59...... K Williams Blinkers on: Ferocious (R2), Touch The Sky (R5), Spindleshanks 9 09x00 Reliably Perky (8) 56.5...... K Williams 1 49 Are You Cereal (7) 58.5...... L Callaway 7 46010 Touch The Sky d (5) 55.5...... T Comignaghi 3 04124 Darci Mac dm (9) 59...... J Laking (R6), Ripnroll (R8) 10 00004 Walk With Kings (16) 56.5...... A Balloo 2 8 Dancing Choux (3) 56.5...... R Mudhoo (a2) 8 03008 Abbey Kay d (1) 54...... K Mudhoo 4 02321 Xcuses Xcuses d (3) 56.5...... C Johnson Blinkers off: Locally Sauced (R2), Running Man (R8) Winkers on: Locally Sauced (R2), Running Man (R8) Winkers off: Fero- 11 0x307 Houbouchoux (11) 56.5...... S Toolooa (a3) 3 70908 Ataahualuvthedream (8) 56.5...... T Moseley 4.27 ARCHMORE CONTRACTORS & FAHEY CON- 5 22303 The Bumper dm (4) 56.5 - 6 cious (R2), Spindleshanks (R6) 12 65008 June Rose (17) 56.5...... K Mudhoo 4 0x Firmament (2) 56.5...... K Chowdhoory (a2) TRACTING MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 6 44x56 Tabard dm (5) 56...... T Moseley 13 0 Crikey It’s George (6) 58.5...... K Kwo (a3) 5 7 Goodthingstaketime (6) 56.5...... C Johnson 1 Hijacked (7) 58.5 - 7 81109 Torre Del Greco dm (8) 54 - SELECTIONS 14 x0894 My Excuse (2) 55 - 6 x00x1 Shanlane (4) 58.5...... D Hirini 2 50x03 Te Mokopuna (10) 56.5...... T Moseley 8 66x74 Dreaming Easy dm (1) 54...... K Mudhoo Race 1: Danny Green, Eagle Fifty, Pondering, Oceans Away 15 87000 Stratton (10) 58.5 - 7 0043 Bright Flash (5) 55...... K Kwo (a3) 3 0 Don’t Doubt Choux (5) 56.5...... K Mudhoo 9 53x64 Nowhere Man dm (6) 54.K Chowdhoory (a2) Race 2: Katiem Marie, Thunder Bay, Top Laurels, Carnaby 16 009x7 Tavistella (1) 56.5 - 8 7580x Where’s The Gold (1) 55...... T Comignaghi 4 x7894 Expressive (15) 56.5 - 8 5.34 REEFTON CRANE CONSTRUCTION $10,000, Race 3: Where’s The Gold, Firmament, Dancing Choux 17 0x0x0 Lift Off To Rio (14) 56.5 - 4 3.12pm GREG DALY REAL ESTATE $10,000, Rating 5 7 Magical Mystery (8) 56.5 - Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m Race 4: Wynmoore, Crop, Diva Express, Way Above 18 7 Magical Mystery (13) 56.5 - 65 Benchmark*, 1020m 6 x3077 Show Cloud 56.5...... Scratched 1 061 Heapzahope 59...... Scratched Race 5: Meara Mary, Middagurd, Bluey’s Chance, Times Time Emergencies: Crikey It’s George, My Excuse, Stratton, 1 0x595 Bruzo (4) 59...... S Macnab (a2) 7 0 Spindleshanks (3) 56.5...... C Johnson 2 47440 Shanpark m (4) 58.5...... S Macnab (a2) Race 6: Xplosion, Expressive, Our Rosette, Te Mokopuna Tavistella, Lift Off To Rio, Magical Mystery 2 07888 Way Above (2) 58...... D Hirini 8 35354 Xplosion (1) 55 - 3 310x3 Swiss Eire d (3) 58.5...... K Chowdhoory (a2) Race 7: Torre Del Greco, Darci Mac, Xcuses Xcuses, He’s Gold 2 2.02pm TASMAN AGRICULTURE $11,000, Rating 3 62472 Promising m (8) 57.5...... K Kwo (a3) 9 60032 Our Rosette b (6) 55...... K Chowdhoory (a2) 4 448x0 Why Me d (6) 57.5...... T Comignaghi Race 8: Swiss Eire, Shanpark, Running Man, Our Prom King Wanganui dogs M3 Today at Hatrick Raceway Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 7 68748 Free Thinker nwtd...... M Olden 1 22 Waterloo Pink nwtd...... W Kite 2 88774 Princess Pea 17.94...... P Taylor 2 85885 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &...... D Bell Meeting Date: 08 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 8 66477 Goldstar Hadlee nwtd...... G Hodgson 2 6 Rod’s Girl nwtd U &...... Cottam 3 65545 Clansman Douglas 18.16...... B Goldsack 3 63523 Black Widow Baby 18.07...... M Roberts 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3 12.42pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 305m 3 5335 Idol Andy nwtd...... M Flipp 4 67755 Checkpoint 17.95...... M Flipp 4 36643 Opal Nora 18.30...... J McInerney 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 Miss Adobe nwtd...... M Roberts 4 75374 Sub Twenty Three nwtd...... L Cole 5 86337 Gemmas Dilemma 18.16...... J McInerney 5 36318 Yarn Sister 18.11...... C Morris 1 12.07pm TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RAC- 2 383 Allegro Curtis nwtd...... L Cole 5 82787 That’s Frank nwtd...... J McInerney 6 66334 Opehu Express 17.86...... R Waite 6 35758 Smalltime Johnny 18.07 A &...... Williams ES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 305m 3 64422 Sideline Sally nwtd...... J McInerney 6 65 Dapper Rapper nwtd...... B Marsh 7 1113 Big Time Jonie 17.52...... L Cole 7 38852 Cookie Biscuit 17.75...... M Flipp 1 766 Silly Salmon nwtd...... F Kite 4 74527 Sedgebrook Comet nwtd...... F Kite 7 83487 Dewie nwtd...... S Gommans 8 84767 Zara Daiken 17.93...... N Udy 8 74646 Mustang Moo nwtd...... N Udy 2 26484 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd...... R Murray 5 2 Get Me Home nwtd U &...... Cottam 8 Adobe Girl nwtd...... M Roberts Emergencies: Emergencies: 3 86664 Goldstar Malone nwtd...... S Gommans 6 6 Idol Meghan nwtd...... M Flipp 9 57648 Telltale Signs nwtd...... M Olden 9 47778 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78...... F Kite 9 68867 Prettiest Eyes 18.02...... M Olden 4 232 Allegro Lanie nwtd...... L Cole 7 67565 Citizen Zagreb nwtd...... J McInerney 10 64878 Donny nwtd U &...... Cottam 10 77776 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...... D Bell 10 88767 It’s Timmy nwtd...... J McInerney 5 52432 Jamboree nwtd...... C Morris 8 68x Small Dukie nwtd A &...... Williams 6 1.36pm QUALITY INN COLLEGIATE WANGANUI C1 8 2.12pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 520m 10 2.47pm ACCELL “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE 6 7773 Freckle nwtd...... J McInerney 9 376F7 Zara Jewel nwtd...... S Gommans C1, 305m 1 23366 Morning Sun nwtd...... J McInerney THERAPY” C1 C1, 305m 7 Jack Marjen nwtd...... M Flipp 10 64878 Donny nwtd U &...... Cottam 1 66666 Homebush Dolphy nwtd...... J McInerney 2 13382 Big Time Chad nwtd...... L Cole 1 8x357 Subway Kay 18.28...... B Goldsack 8 55566 My Emmett nwtd...... M Flipp 4 1.00pm AON CPF C0 C0, 520m 2 8222F Big Time Eilish 18.21...... C Brider 3 58473 Dyna Bryleigh 30.76...... M Roberts 2 63672 Bigtime Hannah 17.80...... S Gommans 9 47675 Ariana Sunset nwtd...... B Goldsack 1 62474 Big Time Harley nwtd...... L Cole 3 58683 Bigtime Minnie 17.53 A &...... Williams 4 68683 Marley Farley 31.16 R &...... Voyce 3 44242 Big Time Gwyn nwtd...... L Cole 10 64878 Donny nwtd U &...... Cottam 2 335 Derry Blues nwtd...... P Clark 4 28862 Shamrock Green 17.88...... B Goldsack 5 75125 Classic Rapper 30.79...... S Kite 4 188x2 Sahara Dream 17.93...... M Flipp 2 12.25 TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RAC- 3 53452 Fool’s Russian nwtd...... L Cole 5 77663 Cawbourne Moss 17.66...... M Roberts 6 28445 Zipping Luther nwtd J &...... D Bell 5 76736 Euphamistic 18.26...... B Hodgson ES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 520m 4 88 Big Time Anton nwtd...... L Cole 6 57454 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &...... D Bell 7 F6765 Valve Bouncing nwtd...... N Udy 6 58586 White Comet 17.75...... D Donlon 1 66 Big Time Kevin nwtd...... L Cole 5 57578 Big Time Goldie nwtd...... W Kite 7 565x2 Paradox Prince 18.43...... B Hodgson 8 147 Big Time Mac nwtd...... L Cole 7 78736 Duke Bruce 17.94...... N Udy 2 38441 Big Time Pluto nwtd...... L Cole 6 44867 Life Is Good nwtd...... M Olden 8 66382 Always Dizzy 18.07...... J McInerney Emergencies: 8 75454 Elsa Blueblood 18.11...... J McInerney 3 536 Big Time Angel nwtd...... L Cole 7 361 Big Time Baby nwtd...... L Cole 9 877F8 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd...... I Howe 9 57478 Three Of Hearts 30.82...... B Hodgson 9 77776 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...... D Bell 4 68866 Homebush Brave nwtd...... J McInerney 8 Angry Jane nwtd...... M Roberts 10 47778 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78...... F Kite 10 56678 Midnight Molly 30.46...... B Hodgson 10 877F8 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd...... I Howe 5 87265 Young Dumb Broke nwtd...... M Olden 5 1.18pm PALMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 7 1.52pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C1 C1, 305m 9 2.27pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 305m LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 6 27527 Big Time Harper nwtd...... L Cole C0 C0, 305m 1 86373 Double Change nwtd...... K Gommans 1 14427 Dangerous Di 17.91...... L E Dunkerton - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track Wanganui dogs M9 Today at Hatrick Raceway Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 10 66768 Jay Grim nwtd J &...... D Bell 10 877F8 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd...... I Howe 4 3.58pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 1 24786 Judge Me Jackie 17.91...... L Pearce Meeting Date: 08 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 3.21pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 3 3.38pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 32775 Tiger Uppercut 17.89...... L Bell 2 36256 Monty 18.00...... N Udy 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 C1, 305m 1 5x626 Ophira Bale nwtd...... M Roberts 2 88273 Taranaki Brie 18.16...... C Brider 3 56341 Star Way 18.11...... C Morris 1 3.05pm (NZT) FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 520m 1 52532 Ahuroa Prince 18.11...... R Murray 2 32857 Just Like Harry 17.87...... N Udy 3 33425 Idol Jan 17.80...... M Flipp 4 25784 Gotcha Marshall 17.96...... J McInerney 1 66334 Bigtime Maci 30.53...... S Kite 2 34646 Lucy Lingers nwtd...... J McInerney 3 12F78 Idol Ziggy nwtd...... M Flipp 4 15388 Cadillac Mack nwtd...... J McInerney 5 41178 Idol Steffie 17.89...... M Flipp 2 54542 Tap Out Reg 30.47...... A Turnwald 3 66838 Homebush Minnie 17.61...... J McInerney 4 56441 Leslie Albert 18.06...... B Goldsack 5 77274 Choice Sister 18.21...... C Morris 6 66377 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &...... Williams 3 44263 True Testament 30.59...... B Hodgson 4 25684 Dino The Fox 17.75...... M Roberts 5 86774 Bigtime Roll 17.65...... S Gommans 6 72578 Paris End 17.66...... L Cole 7 23673 Homebush Shea 17.91...... S Gommans 4 63576 Bigtime Ava 30.70...... P Clark 5 45275 Thrilling Ivy 18.10...... K Gommans 6 58477 Mitsuta 17.61...... D Edlin 7 32444 Final Straw 18.10...... N Udy 8 71685 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...... M Olden 5 47476 Bigtime Kate 30.43 G &...... S Fredrickson 6 64256 Bright Concept 17.84...... L Bell 7 66637 Homebush Keasha nwtd...... J McInerney 8 36875 Shrewdy 18.14...... L E Dunkerton Emergencies: 6 16354 Big Time Odette 30.32...... L Cole 7 44385 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...... Williams 8 45867 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &...... Williams Emergencies: 9 88767 It’s Timmy nwtd...... J McInerney 7 84578 Arm Turner nwtd...... J McInerney 8 61555 So Severe 17.77...... C Morris Emergencies: 9 88767 It’s Timmy nwtd...... J McInerney 10 77776 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...... D Bell 8 713 Big Time Miley 31.11...... L Cole Emergencies: 9 77776 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...... D Bell 10 68867 Prettiest Eyes 18.02...... M Olden LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 9 78768 Lucky James 30.59...... M Flipp 9 68867 Prettiest Eyes 18.02...... M Olden 10 47778 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78...... F Kite 5 4.16pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track Sport

18 Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, January 8, 2020 www.guardianonline.co.nz Superstars ‘have a blast’ together

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Serena Williams has made a win- ning return to Auckland, com- bining with fellow grand slam champion Caroline Wozniacki to take out their first round doubles match. The superstar duo were too strong for their Japanese oppo- nents Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya, prevailing 6-2 6-4 in 70 minutes. At times it had the atmos- phere of a festival or exhibition match, as the two former world No 1s, who are close friends off the court, had plenty of laughs of court, in front of an enraptured crowd. But they are also highly com- petitive and tended to pull out the magic when they needed it. Williams is one of the best dou- bles exponents in history and was ruthless on any short balls, while Wozniacki, who rarely plays in a duo, found some good angles. But mainly it was about fun, as they played together for the first time, in Wozniacki’s penultimate stop on the WTA tour before she retires. “I had a blast, it’s so good to play with her. It’s like a dream come true,” Williams said. “It’s amazing to be able to share like ‘you did a great job’. We got ration for today’s first round sin- Above – Caroline Wozniacki (left) and Serena Williams en- the court with Serena and to be in sync pretty fast. For me, this is gles matches, especially with the joyed playing together in Auckland, taking out their first round able to do it here,” echoed Wozni- probably the most fun I’ve had. windy conditions. doubles match. acki. This is great. I wish we had done “Instead of just jumping out “We were having a blast. Every this sooner.” and playing singles, it was good time I would miss she would be Both agreed it was ideal prepa- to get a match,” Williams said. Kiwi teenager far from disgraced

NZME She grabbed a break back, but Former Hurricanes player, Mi- the precision of Teichmann was Kiwi teenager Valentina Ivanov chael Fatialofa will have surgery the difference, and the 22-year- has bowed out of the ASB Clas- on a neck injury suffered during old wrapped up the match in 88 sic, going down 6-4 6-3 to Swiss minutes. a rugby match. PHOTO RNZ Jill Teichmann. “I was a little bit nervous in the She wasn’t expected to ad- first one or two games, I made a vance – given there was a dispar- few errors I wouldn’t normally ity of 750 places in the rankings make, but then it got competi- of the two players – but acquit- tive,” reflected Ivanov after the ted herself well, especially in the match. first set. “I’m so grateful for the wild- Once she got into the rallies card. It shows me a lot about she held her own, defended well my tennis. There were some ral- and came up with some clever lies out there where I was com- angles in the windy conditions. pletely in control and there were On paper, it should have been moments in the match where I a complete mismatch. thought ‘I can definitely win this, ■■RUGBY World No 69 Teichmann if I continue going this way’.” won two WTA titles last year, in Overall Ivanov took plenty Prague and Palermo, while Iva- of positives from her first main nov was playing matches on the draw experience. “I’ll take a lot Fatialofa to have surgery on injured neck US College circuit. of confidence. Maybe another But the Kiwi, who holds a WTA year at college then hopefully I ranking of 819, pushed the Euro- can come out and produce good tensive care at St Mary’s Hospital “Michael and his wife, Tatiana, RNZ pean in the first set. tennis on the tour. in central London after sustaining have been overwhelmed by mes- She forced three break point “Tennis wise I definitely think New Zealand rugby player Mi- bruising and swelling on his spi- sages and offers of support from chances – without converting I was there, even though it was chael Fatialofa is to undergo nal cord. the rugby community across the any – while Teichmann made tough because of the wind. I surgery on the neck injury he He will undergo surgery today world. the most of her three opportu- don’t think there is much dif- sustained playing in the English to relieve the pressure caused by “Warriors players, staff and nities, grabbing a break midway ference tennis wise, it’s all just Premiership. the bruising. club co-owners Colin Goldring through the set. mental when we go higher.” The Worcester lock was injured Fatialofa is fully conscious and and Jason Whittingham, have also The second wasn’t as close, In her first outing at WTA lev- during their loss at Saracens on is being supported by his family. been closely involved in support- as Ivanov seemed to run out of el the Christchurch-born, Syd- Sunday. “Nick Tait, Warriors’ club doc- ing Michael and his family.” steam. She was forced to defend ney-based Ivanov showed plenty He was taken from the field on tor, and the club’s medical team Fatialofa spent three seasons 11 break opportunities, saving of promise, and more than jus- a stretcher and was unable to feel are in daily contact with Michael’s playing Super Rugby for the eight, and was constantly under tified the decision to give her a sensation in his arms and legs. neurosurgeon,” a Worcester state- Hurricanes before signing with pressure on serve. wildcard. The 27-year-old remains in in- ment read. Worcester in 2018. Classifieds www.guardianonline.co.nzTop Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Ashburton Guardian 19 SECTIONS : local news, rural news sportsAND

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Tony Todd, standing as a mayoral candidate in this Spacious and By Sue year’s local body elections. COMFORTABLE IN ALLENTON NewmaN Sue .n@theguardian bovis PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 100719-SN-0040 .co.nz Retired Ashburton retailer Tony Todd definitely not a one-track pony. There will join the line-up of candidates hop- were many other issues he felt strongly ing to become Ashburton’s next mayor about, he said. at October’s local body elections. As an organisation, the council had A DOG’S “I’ve had time to reflect and I still feel a good team, led by chief executive Todd made his announcement yes- I have something to offer.” Hamish Riach, he said. Proudly marketed by Bayleys terday and said that decision had come Although he has not served time as a after long consideration and talking to The mayor and the CEO need to have councillor, 72-year-old Todd said his 30 a good relationship and I believe I can FURTHER DETAILS many people in the community. The years on the Ashburton Licensing Trust, feedback he’d received over the past few do this because I’ve built relationships P12 with several of those as its chairman, with trust CEOs over time.” months had been helpful in encour- had given him a good insight into how Smokin’ at aging him to put his name forward, he He will not be covering his bases by local governance worked. said. also standing as a council candidate. “I’m effectively a clean skin; I have not “The democratic process will decide MISSION “I’m taking the opportunity to declare been party to any prior decisions, but my hand earlier and by declaring early whether I get in or not. You put your worlds I’ve obviously followed what’s been go- hand up and it’s up to the community to • Discretion I hope it may encourage others to put ing on. their name forward for council.” have its say.” LIFE • Connectivity “I don’t see it as a disadvantage not P24 While he had been outspoken in lead- Todd will join councillor Leen Braam PAGE 7 • Style having been on council, but I know in the mayoral race. He declared his inin- Sound ing delegations to council over sever- there are a lot of things I’ll need to come al community issues, including inner tention to stand in May. up to speed with.” It is unclear, however, whether inin- - town parking and the closure of the With 54 years as a retailer, Todd said Comedy Ashburton i-SITE, Todd said he was cumbent Donna Favel will be seeking a he’d learned how to deal with and listen second term in the mayoral chair. After - to the public, qualities he believed were earlier saying she would be seeking anan- June & July CUBIC METRE important in a mayor. other term, she is now saying she will WAS $95 CUBIC METRE decide whether or not to stand when - SPECIAL WAS $108 CUBIC METRE nominations open on July 16. Can you see it? NOW ONLY $78 WAS $55 PER BALE OFFER! WAS $8.50 Gluyas Motor Group FREE TRIAL. NOW ONLY $90 79 Kermode Street Technology upgrade* Try the latest discreet hearing aid today! CALLS NOW ONLY $45 | (03) 307 5800 valued up to Chris Hart Ph 03 307 7900 NOW ONLY $6.50 Vehicle Sales Manager to subscribe! Mob 027 439 0887 $2,000 Call your local clinic to book a FREE TRIAL. AND LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Ray McLaren 03 768 5528 Vehicle Sales Mob 027 602 3311 Greymouth 0303 768 322 5528 4326 RSP FROM Halswell 03 32203 4326 310 7355 Adam Banks Ashburton 03 307 8949 Vehicle Sales Rangiora 03 310 7355 RRP $71,990 Mob 027 312 0028 03 538 0819 Blenheim 03 579 5353 Stoke 03 538 0819 P21 Fendalton 03 351 3535 FULL STORY Ferrymead 03 376 4483

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Oliver Davidson recorded the second fastest time during Tinwald Cycling Club action on the weekend. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

The festive season cobwebs were Sunday and it was Christchurch Alex Holmes rounded out a sol- and Tony Ward took second and lifted fastest time honours, riding well and truly blown out for visitor Fraser Sharp who broke id race in fourth place. third time. the distance in 31.06. members of the Tinwald Cycling away early, making a solo bid for Marcel Smithers continues The juniors and division 2 con- Zoe Spillane was close behind Club at the weekend, but it was an victory. to improve every outing and tested a 16km handicap event. in fourth, with Zac Brookland and out-of-town visitor who claimed He found the front and held off stormed into fifth place on Sun- Ryan Gallagher produced a top Lily Davidson filling the top half the major prize of the day. the chasing riders to take the win day. shelf effort to catch the front and dozen. Riders converged for the first and lift the J C Blackburn Memo- Amy Ferguson produced a top charge to victory. Kenny Johnston took division 2 time in 2020 to compete in the rial Cup. ride to round out the top six. Cooper Spillane was hot on honours from Andy and Debbie One Your Bike Hire, Phat Duck Marty Hyde carried his good Scratch marker Nigel Douglas his tail to claim the second place Skinner. Brew Bar and Kitchen 35km early season over to claim second secured fastest time honours, rid- spoils. Next week the club will contest handicap event around the place in a tight finish with Roger ing the course in 51.59. Scratch rider Ferg Sail stormed a 45km handicap event around Winchmore Church block on Wilson. Co-markers Oliver Davidson into third place and in doing so the Christies Road block.

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