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These two cuties, Shih Tzu cross puppies, were left dumped on the beach earlier this week. The Gisborne District Council is appealing for people to contact its animal control team if they have unwanted pets. SEE STORY PAGE 4

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POACHERS CAUGHT

TWO poachers caught on Ratapu, who said he was pleased care about the resource as much as Tuesday night had 186 undersized the system was working. we do,” Mr Ratapu said. paua and six undersized rock “We are really pleased that the “This was a good result and lobsters in bags. public called in and our system highlights the trust people have Fishery officers were tipped works; very happy with that.” in our front-line fishery officers in off to the illegal activity after a Mr Ratapu said the men would doing their job.” member of the public called the be charged under the Fisheries Act MPI did not want to reveal the 0800 4 POACHER number (0800 1996 to reflect the seriousness of name of the beach yet. 47 62 24) about two recreational the offence. A hefty fine was likely. All the paua and lobster were divers acting suspiciously around The recreational divers had been already dead, and the seafood was 6pm. at a Gisborne beach when MPI now being stored for evidence, Mr Three Ministry for Primary were alerted to their activities. Ratapu said. Industries fishery officers in They also discovered the Gisborne downed tools and divers did not have customary responded immediately. authorisation to the take the Along with the paua (pictured excess or undersized shellfish, left) and rock lobster, they seized as prescribed by Customary POACHER the divers’ vehicles, a quad bike Regulations. and diving gear. The men are “Our job is to protect the fishery HOTLINE likely to face prosecution. and the action of a member of the 0800 4 POACHER It was a “significant catch”, said public in alerting MPI to suspected 0800 47 62 24 MPI district team leader Richard poaching activities shows people

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IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE: Gisborne Wainui Lions members Ian Stewart and Ian Holloway, with SPCA Gisborne manager Lindy Magee and Panda, who just happened to be looking for the perfect Christmas tree when our photographer called. The Gisborne Wainui Lions’ annual fundraiser sells Christmas trees for $30. People can buy the trees from the Salvation Army Hall at 389 Gladstone Rd, from 7am to 11am this Saturday, December 12 and next Saturday, December 19. Trees are $30 each, with stands and delivery extra. Picture by Paul Rickard

Pet Refuge filling gap in support system by Sophie Rishworth Mrs Fuller is 62 now and lives in guess, knowing there’s an avenue where It was started by Julie Chapman who Ruatoria with her new husband and their your animals are being protected too through her work with KidsCan became LYNDALL Fuller remembers how her animals. while you get some sanctuary yourself. aware some people experiencing family dogs would quietly get up from beside her But 30 years ago the “true blue “On the rare occasion I went away, to violence delayed leaving out of fear for on the couch and remove themselves from Australian” was a mum of two young give myself a bit of breathing space, I their pets’ lives. the house whenever her husband came sons, and a pet owner, dealing with a never knew whether the animals would “For many people, pets are family,” said home. temperamental and violent husband from be looked after or alive when I got home.” Ms Chapman. “For victims of domestic They could sense trouble. New Zealand. Sometimes she’d sneak home and violence, they provide real solace. Leaving So when she heard about Pet Refuge it “The animals throw food over them behind with an abusive partner just struck a chord. learned very quickly. the fence, or ask isn’t an option. We hope that if victims “It’s a gap in the support system both They could sense The animals learned very neighbours to do the know their pets will be well looked after here and in Australia.” things were changing same. while they escape, it will remove The concept of Pet Refuge — started and often got out of the quickly.‘ They could sense “Something like pet a barrier to them leaving.” Mrs Fuller by KidsCan founder and CEO Julie road. things were changing and refuge fills a big gap, says it would have been a wonderful Chapman — is to help look after the “But in the often got out of the road. and I tautoko that.” service. animals in domestic violence situations beginning they often It is New Zealand’s The charity’s Christmas appeal to fund so the women and children (usually) can copped a slap or a kick, —Lyndall Fuller’ first refuge for pets. running costs, launched last week, has leave without worrying their pets will or whatever appliance “Pet Refuge will already exceeded its target of $200,000. cop the anger after they go. Pet Refuge is was flying through the provide temporary The money is for food, bedding and a nationwide service — the shelter just house. accommodation for blankets, toys and exercise equipment, happens to be in Auckland. “When women like us are caught in pets while their owners find safety. We’ve medication, transport, and paying vets, They have partnered with a transport challenging situations where we need nearly completed building the shelter and expert animal carers, case workers and provider to bring small animals (dogs, to make decisions for our own safety, or we need help to open the doors. support staff. cats, birds etc) from around New Zealand that of our children, sometimes we can’t In a purpose-built building in Auckland Anyone who would like to donate or to the shelter, and there are safe farms take that step because of threats made to there are areas for the “dog condos” and use the Pet Refuge service can call in each region for larger animals like animals in our care. the “cat condos” and separate outside 09 975 0850 or log on to www.petrefuge. horses. “Pet Refuge gives a sense of security I areas for each to play. org.nz

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• It’s semiinals time in Poverty Bay club cricket’s Doleman Cup — HSOB face Gisborne Boys’ High while OBR take on Horouta. • Age group rep football . . . it’s not what it used to be, says a former Poverty Bay player. • Gisborne rowers hit the road for a Christmas regatta on Lake Karapiro. • Kiwi golfers in action at the US Women’s Open in FOCUS ON THE LAND Texas. TOMORROw SATuRdAy Vicki Coley Residential Sales Consultant The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 For a free no obligation appraisal call me. Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies P 021 641 997 E [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz 32806-02 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 NEWS 3 Presents come with trees this year thanks to EWC donation

THE Eastland Wood Council provided some extra Christmas cheer to the people in the community yesterday when it donated around three dozen Christmas trees to Supergrans Tairawhiti. The trees were delivered yesterday morning and will be made available to families Supergrans work with in the district. “As a gesture of goodwill as we approach Christmas the EWC invited members to donate the trees to families and communities,” said EWC chief executive Kim Holland. She thanked Logic Forestry Solutions, Richard Smith, and Oliver Cave for providing the trees. “It has been a hard year for everyone and this is something we can share with our community,” Ms Holland said. Erina Torrie from Supergrans said the gift was most welcome. “The trees are just overwhelming. “At the moment we’re getting presents as well for whanau we work with, and the trees will go along with those gifts.” Mrs Torrie said they have had great support from the CHRISTMAS BONUS: Supergrans Tairawhiti were given three dozen Christmas trees yesterday to distribute to their community for their presents as well. clients. The gesture of goodwill came from members of the Eastland Wood Council. Among the trees yesterday were “The trees will be distributed immediately so families Erina Torrie from Supergrans, Kim Holland (EWC) Tiffany Zyp and Oli Cave of Logic Forest Solutions. get them at their best.” Picture by Paul Rickard Farm worker Red tape stymies The Resource Management‘ Act hurt in is just out of control fall down housing ‘solution’ ’ bank A YOUNG farm worker was admitted by Andrew Ashton is just out of control.” to Gisborne Hospital Gisborne District Council this morning where A GISBORNE couple believe building services manager Ian he was reported to be they have a solution to the region’s Petty said even if a structure was in a serious condition, housing crisis but red tape means portable or had wheels on the after a fall on a farm “desperate” people are needlessly sides, it didn’t necessarily mean at Waingake. going without shelter. they’re vehicles. The emergency Monika and Stephen Lovelock “If it’s not a vehicle, it’s a services, including St run a mobile cabin building building under the Building Act. John ambulance and business in Gisborne but are “Some buildings may still be the Trust Tairawhiti increasingly being asked to build exempt from the requirement for rescue helicopter were self-contained portable units for a building consent if they meet alerted at around housing. However, building and one of the exemptions in Schedule 4am. resource management regulations 1 of the Building Act. These “The 22-year-old fell means those homes could be at exemptions can be convoluted and down a bank while risk of removal. easily misinterpreted. mustering stock,” an “It’s a fully self-contained unit, “We can give advice on the emergency services self composting toilet, solar- Schedule 1 exemptions to help spokesman said. powered and totally off the grid,” anyone contemplating a small “He suffered Mr Lovelock said. building on their land. We don’t injuries to his chest, One customer had been told by advise people to get building abdomen and his the council that under the rules consents if they’re not required. back.” and regulations, it was classed as “If the cabins meet the Other farm workers a permanent building. exemptions in Schedule1, they can who were with him That meant resource consents be placed on a section to provide at the time of his fall and geotechnical reports were additional accommodation such raised the alarm. needed and a code of compliance. as a sleep out. However, there St John ambulance “I don’t think people realise how are caveats that limit the use personnel treated bad it is but basically, if someone and they must meet the district him at the scene until buys one off us, if someone MODERN SPACE: Monika and Stephen Lovelock with a portable plan distances from boundary and the Trust Tairawhiti complains there will be an issue cabin made for accommodation. Picture by Paul Rickard site coverage rules. If those rules rescue chopper and legally, they will have to aren’t met, a resource consent may arrived. get it removed. I don’t want to still be required, even if exempt “The people with sell product and then see it get from building consent. him when he fell did swapped out from under their feet people who were desperate to find One customer, who wished to “These cabins usually come a really good job of in three months time,” said Mr somewhere for children who had remain anonymous, said he had to the council’s attention via looking after him Lovelock, returned from Australia. been told by the council that if a complaints from neighbours. If it’s until we got there,” a “All the red tape in involved is “These hard-working young complaint was made, the council legal and meets both the Building St John spokesman really starting to screw people’s people have nowhere to go because would have to act. Act and Resource Management said. lives over and affecting the there are no houses available. “Now we are looking at having Act criteria, we can dismiss the The man was housing crisis majorly. I just think “There are such modern to bite the bullet and go through complaints. If not, we’re required assessed and treated a fully self-contained unit, off the solutions now that are cheaper all the difficult constraints they to take enforcement action and initially in the grid, should be allowed and the than the old solutions to this put on you and try to get a the cabin may have to be moved or hospital’s Emergency rules need to be changed now, not problem for the council. It would polytech house from Auckland sent taken off the property. It’s central Department, and in a year’s time. be nice to promote those ways down.” government law. then admitted. “I find it quite sad, people are because that’s the way the future However, that was double the “We recommend getting in The hospital desperate for somewhere to live.” is going. The saddest thing is that price of a self-contained cabin for touch with us early in the reported later this Mrs Lovelock said they had been there is a solution but it is not the same 60m2 footprint. planning phase, to avoid making a morning he was in a shocked with the sheer number of being taken into consideration.” “The Resource Management Act potentially costly mistake.” serious condition. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES In Memoriam Deaths Puppies dumped in a beer box

GREEN, Mana Dulcie Ella (nee Kohere). — Passed away peace- IF YOU have unwanted lasted long if they hadn’t been fully, at her home in puppies or kittens, do not dump discovered,” Mr Hannam said. Waipukurau, on Mon- them. The council works with local day 7th December That’s the message from animal welfare organisation 2020. Beloved Mum of BERNIE BIDDLE Gisborne District Council’s Mutts and Moggies Tairawhiti, Stephanie, Shannon, animal control team, following which takes in abandoned Hillary, and Henare. 5.10.1970 - the recent discovery of two tiny animals and finds new homes Cherished daughter of 10.12.2017 puppies left in a beer box next for them. the late Mokena Bernie, 3 years have to a rubbish bin at Waikanae Mutts and Moggies is (Laddie) and Mere lown by so fast. Beach. supported by Fred Lewis of Kohere. Loved sister of Our love for you all her brothers and “People don’t need to be Enterprise Cars, who often grows stronger every dumping them — they should covers the costs of de-sexing sisters, both past and day. Life without present. Beloved Nanny contact us and we are happy to animals before they are you in it has been so take them and help find a home rehomed. and Aunty to all her hard, especially the mokopuna, nieces and for them,” animal control team The aim is to support pet weekly phone calls. leader Ross Hannam said. nephews. You were always adoption and prevent animals Her funeral service worrying about The two puppies discovered from being impounded or will be at 10am, on each and every one this week appeared to be a euthanised. Friday 11th December, of us. At least you Shih Tzu cross, however, it “If you’re in a situation with at CHB Funeral have left us your was impossible to know for puppies and kittens that you Services, Waipukurau, home video, our last sure without being provided can’t find homes for, make sure followed by cremation Christmas together. information on their background. you call us first,” Mr Hannam in Hastings, at Miss and love “When they’re dumped like said. 12.30pm. you always this we can only guess their For more information on lost Bernie Biddle. breed and age. These puppies and found dogs, visit the GDC In Memoriam Love, your look like they’re only about six website. beautiful daughter weeks old. They wouldn’t have MATO, Ema Waitangi Breigh, Mum, Heather, Chris, (1936-2019) Paea, Iriha and Ahakoa kotahi noa iho baby Katalima, FOUND IN TIME: Gisborne District Council animal te tau kua wehe koe i Sarah and Sydena control team leader Ross Hannam with two puppies a m̄tou, ngau tonu te found dumped in a beer box at Waikanae Beach. mamae ki a koe e Ma. Picture by Paul Rickard Kai konei matou, ̄u uri, e tangi ana, e maumahara ana, e whakanui ana koe i a koe waenga i a m̄tou. Takato i roto i te aroha Steamy temperatures set to cool down nui – n̄ m̄tou Despite it being just 1 PLEASE year since you left us, THE overnight temperatures After that it cooled off a fraction, back 20.8C yesterday morning and 19.5C this the hurt stays the same HAVE FAMILY moderated slightly overnight but it was to 21.8C at 4am, 20.7C at 5am and 19.8C morning. for you Mum. Here we NOTICES still hot and sticky in homes across the at 6am. “That’s a wee way off the 22.1C all are, your ofspring, region. “The last two nights have been hot ones December record, but well above the mourning, relecting and IN BY 9AM MetService figures showed a high in Gisborne,” a MetService forecaster average low temperature of 13C.” celebrating you when DAY OF overnight of 22.3C recorded at Gisborne said. It will be cooler tonight with a forecast you were here with us.PUBLICATION airport at 2am this morning, then 22.9C “The minimum overnight temperature for a minimum of 15C, then 10-11C for Rest in love – from us. at 3am. at the airport only got down as far as the next seven days. Plea for assault information Crash victim stable in Waikato Hospital THE young woman most seriously injured In the latest update on her condition POLICE have repeated their plea for drove the attacker off. in the crash on State Highway 35 near the hospital reported her to be in a stable information about the alleged sexual “The girl was not injured,” said Detective Ruatoria early last Saturday morning is now condition in a ward. assault on a 16-year-old girl who was Sergeant Wayne Beattie. in a general ward at Waikato Hospital. The ute flipped over when it crashed into attacked as she walked home in the early “We want to hear from the group of She was one of five people in a ute that the drain. All five people, aged in their late hours of Sunday morning. people who assisted the girl and anyone crashed into a ditch near the Whareponga teens early 20s, suffered varying degrees of Police said a man started following the else who saw what happened.” Road and Waiapu Road intersection. injury. One of them, a 19-year-old female, girl somewhere between the Botanical If you have any information contact The woman was flown to Waikato Hospital remains in Gisborne Hospital in a stable Gardens and Mangapapa Road. Det Sgt Beattie, on 06 869-0207 or call by rescue helicopter in a critical condition. condition. The others have been discharged. Passersby happened on the incident and Crimestoppers on 0800-555-111. Guilty of offences 20 years apart

A MAN has been found guilty by a jury of shorts down. was no reason for him to have taken the woman hanging in his wardrobe to police, who arrived sexually violating a girl in his care about 20 The woman claimed it happened when to his house — arrangements made were for him with a search warrant the next day. years ago, and of indecently assaulting her more the man was angry about her truanting and to drive her home. There was no reason for him He said he put one of his late wife’s big recently as an adult. consuming alcohol with friends one day. He to have removed her dress and bra, Ms Mitchell T-shirts on the woman but did not remove her The man, in his 60s, was on trial this week in said he was checking to see if anything else had said. underpants. Gisborne District Court. happened to her. It was a brief episode in which He took advantage of her drunken state. (The woman was not wearing underpants The jury found him not guilty of a second she kicked and screamed and swore at him, the His explanations were not consistent with when she got home. They were not at the man’s historical indecency against the woman. woman said. her having bolted from his house barefoot and house and police did not search the route the He cannot be named due to automatic The man was interviewed by police about wearing only a T-shirt. woman took home.) suppression that applies to protect the identities the recent allegations but not about the earlier No woman would walk 7km home in that state The accused said he did not realise she had of complainants in sex offending cases. ones although he told police the sexual violation in the dark unless something had happened and left his house but heard movement about 1.30am. Judge Warren Cathcart gave the man a three- charge was “garbage”. she was truly fearful, Ms Mitchell said. He discovered her gone when he went to check strikes warning for the sexual violation charge In closing the Crown’s case, prosecutor Megan In his interview, the man said he took the on her a short time later. He assumed her partner and remanded him for sentencing on February Mitchell said the older allegations would never woman to his house because he did not think or a relative had finally collected her. 16. have resurfaced were it not for this more recent there would be anyone at her place to help move In closing submissions, counsel Vicky Thorpe Bail was granted notwithstanding the re-offence. The complainant recanted them as a her. He had a ramp and wheelchair he could said the earlier allegations were lies motivated potential for a prison term, the judge noting girl due to complex family reasons and pressure use, although she ultimately found her own way by the girl’s desire to be reunited with her extenuating circumstances, including the man’s from the man’s wife, who she loved, and social inside. biological mother. The complainant was mistaken responsibility for livestock. workers. He said the woman was depressed and about what happened more recently. Waking The proved indecency charge related to an The jury’s verdicts would hinge on their emotional, so he provided fatherly reassurance woozy and in a drunken stupor, it was her own incident after a family event two years ago when assessment of her credibility and reliability. by rubbing her legs and giving her closed tongue she felt in her mouth -—thick from her the woman, aged in her 30s, said she blacked out Her account was truthful, consistent and mouthed kisses on her lips, like he did when she overindulgence in alcohol. The man had done from drinking too much alcohol and woke to find unembellished, with appropriate concessions. was younger. nothing other than what could be expected of a her former foster father passionately kissing her. By comparison, the man’s explanations about He denied touching her sexually. supportive father figure. The proved sexual violation charge arose the recent allegation were not credible, Ms He believed it was unhealthy for women to He was not the sinister character the Crown from her complaint when she was about 14 or 15 Mitchell said. sleep in their bras so removed the woman’s bra tried to portray as evidenced by the continued that he forced his fingers into her vagina after The jury had watched his evidential DVD and her dress. Both were soaked in alcohol and trust family members, including the complainant, pushing her on to a couch and pulling her interview. Contrary to what he said in it, there sweat so he washed them. He showed them placed in him over the years. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 NEWS 5

OCCUPIED: Tuia rangatahi travelled to different parts of the country for wananga, including Ihumatao, site of an ongoing dispute about a housing development. Activist group Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) has occupied the site and staged protests since 2016.

Year-long Tuia ‘Kaupapa bigger programme shapes and empowers than ourselves’ rangatahi by Alice Angeloni

AT A marae on the banks of Lake Rotoiti, 72 rangatahi each stood to give a korero about their passions and aspirations, experiences, troubles and learnings. Trevor Waikawa, 22, who grew up in the coastal community of Whakaki, between Wairoa and Gisborne, was among them. The Otago University Bachelor of Science graduate recalls the five days he spent in Rotorua in July as the most powerful wananga or workshop during a year-long leadership kaupapa called Tuia. “I found that a lot of our rangatahi, we come from significant POSITIVE SPACES: Tuia i Roto was about going inward, and “weaving within backgrounds where CONNECTING: Trevor Waikawa, 22, ourselves”, Mr Waikawa said. All pictures supplied we’ve grown up with described his experiences with Tuia at significant things a Wairoa District Council Meeting last happening in our lives,” week. ourselves and continuing that legacy. but also being vulnerable in those Mr Waikawa said. “It has had a serious impact on my life spaces,” Mr Waikawa said. “It was a very this year and put me on an even better Rangatahi travelled to different parts emotional and strong and it was all about trying to make sense path in terms of where I want to go in of the country to attend the wananga and space to be present in. of yourself,” he said. the future.” two were held via Zoom due to Covid-19 Whanau shared some “Connecting with oneself so you can Local mayors select rangatahi to take restrictions. really traumatic stuff, connect with other people.” part in Tuia and develop a one-on-one Te Araroa man Marcus Akuhata-Brown but it also helped them Tuia is funded by the Mayors Taskforce mentoring relationship which runs for founded Tuia in 2010. From 2011 to 2017, to heal and it helped us all to come for Jobs and is an annual long-term, the course of the year. Participants are 43 councils and more than 200 rangatahi together and move forward,” he said. intergenerational approach to develop also expected to undertake 100 hours of participated. Mr Waikawa, who is Ngati Kahungunu and enhance the way rangatahi Maori community work. Fifty-two councils participated in 2020 ki Te Wairoa, was excited when it came contribute to communities. The word “tuia” means to weave and including Napier, Opotiki, Rotorua and time for his korero. He shared the story Mr Waikawa presented to Wairoa the kaupapa of the programme is that Taupo. of his whanau and how his upbringing District Councillors last week describing when people are woven together well, Mr Waikawa acknowledged the Wairoa shaped his passion for the environment, his experience. their collective contribution has a greater District Council and Mayor Craig the connection between people and the He later explained that while some positive impact on the community. Little for continuing to empower and land, and his mahi which centres around people called it a “programme or course”, Each wananga had a different theme: inspire local rangatahi in Te Wairoa by its restoration. that term fell short of its “true essence”. weaving above yourself, weaving below, supporting the Tuia kaupapa each year. He described the wananga on Tuia “It is a rangatahi youth kaupapa that weaving within, weaving outside yourself, “Their contribution by sending a I Roto, which means “weaving within shapes and empowers rangatahi to serve and weaving of all and bringing it rangatahi is what keeps the kaupapa ourselves”. It was one of five wananga their whanau, hapu, iwi and community,” together as one. alive.” held around Aotearoa between February he said. “They’re positive spaces. It’s all Gisborne District Council did not and November. “It’s all about contributing something about sharing, listening, korero, participate in Tuia in 2020 but has in the “It was a completely vulnerable space back to the kaupapa that’s bigger than whanaungatanga (networking), engaging, past. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020

POWERFUL WOMAN: Report highlights New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named the 32nd most powerful woman lack of drug in the world according to Forbes. Ardern was one of 100 women from 30 countries who were treatment during named in the 17th annual power rankings list. “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (No.32) Covid pandemic vanquished a first and second wave of a virus in her country WELLINGTON — Some Kiwis are missing by implementing strict lockdown out on drug treatment thanks to a spike in and quarantine procedures,” Covid-19-fuelled demand, with one provider ForbesWomen editor Maggie reporting a 300 percent increase in referrals. McGrath said. The Prime Minister In a State of the Nation report released was placed above Queen yesterday, the New Zealand Drug Foundation Elizabeth 2, who was at number is calling on the Government to undertake 46. Topping the list for the 10th further drug law reform and invest in time is Germany’s first female treatment and prevention. and current Chancellor Angela “Treatment providers have been reporting Merkel, followed by Christine difficulties meeting an increased demand for Lagarde, who in 2019 became the their services. One reported a 300 percent first woman to head the European increase in referrals since Covid-19,” said Central Bank. US Vice President- policy and advocacy manager Kali Mercier. elect Kamala Harris, rounded out “There needs to be a reality check to the top three. NZ Herald picture determine whether we are prepared for what may still be to come. While some people reduced their use of drugs during lockdown, for others use increased.” The spike in treatment referrals came despite an apparent decrease in supply of illicit drugs. Angriest drivers in New Zealand revealed There was a large decrease in drug seizures by Customs in April and May, with AUCKLAND — Cantabrians are more likely road rage the least. fashioned courtesy while they’re out on the meth seizures down 65 percent, cocaine to have experienced road rage, according to a Twenty-eight percent of Wellingtonians said road.” seizures down 98 percent, and MDMA down new survey. they had experienced it, followed by the rest Macandrew said it extends to carpark 58 percent. The AA Insurance Lifestyle and Driver survey of the North Island (excluding Auckland) on 31 etiquette too. The survey showed 65 percent of found more than a third of Kiwi drivers say they percent. Thirty-one percent of Kiwis said their car drug users reported a decrease in drug have experienced road rage over the Christmas AA spokeswoman Amelia Macandrew said had been damaged by a runaway supermarket availability during lockdown. period, especially those aged 18-34 (52 percent) people should be mindful of this and embrace trolley. The report also shows despite an and those living in Canterbury (43 percent). the Christmas spirit on the roads. The survey also found in the majority of amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act last The respondents have either experienced “I think it’s one of those times where people cases where a driver has damaged another year, illicit drug convictions do not appear to road rage themselves or from others. need to take their time and be patient, follow parked car, they fail to own up and leave their be slowing. In Wellington, people reported experiencing the road rules and just practise good old- details (83 percent). — NZ Herald The amendment aimed to reduce the number of unnecessary convictions by solidifying into law the police’s existing discretion to only prosecute for possession or use of drugs if it is “required in the public interest”. “While the total number of court actions ‘Vaccine hesitancy’ for possession offences went down slightly in the 10 months since the law change, the total number of proceedings actually rose due to an increase in warnings issued,” Mercier said. In 2019/20, 3067 people were convicted of low-level drug offences, and for 1126 people, the next obstacle the drug conviction was their most serious offence, she said. by Jason Walls, NZ Herald “Of those convicted, almost half were under 30 years, 71 percent were men, and WELLINGTON — Covid-19 Response Maori made up 39 percent.” Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed Cannabis convictions continue to decrease, the next big challenge for New Zealand however, with methamphetamine convictions in terms of its fight with coronavirus overtaking cannabis for the first time ever in will be anti-vaxxers and combating 2019/2020. vaccine disinformation. Overall the report shows steady rates of He said as New Zealand gears up harmful alcohol use, as well as an increase for what will most likely be the biggest in those using cannabis. immunisation campaign in its history, “Methamphetamine use remained steady, anti-vaxxers could be a “significant” and although only a very small percentage problem. of the population use this substance it “We do have to accept that among continues to be of concern. MDMA use has significant portions of our population, increased. However, alcohol continues to there will still be vaccine hesitancy.” be the drug causing the most harm in New Hipkins was speaking at the Zealand.” traditional Victoria University post- A third of New Zealanders have a election conference in Parliament. moderate to high risk of experiencing health Although much of his speech and other problems from their substance use was reflective of “one of the most — mostly from alcohol and tobacco. challenging years in our history”, “The report continues to demonstrate that Hipkins did spend some time looking to NEXT CHALLENGE: Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins is concerned that we need increased funding for treatment and the future. ‘anti-vaxxers’ will be the next hurdle in the Covid-19 fight against the pandemic. early intervention as well as a step change Vaccine development was looking NZ Herald picture in the way we deal with drug use in New “very, very promising”. Zealand. And when the vaccine is available in Collins and Act leader David Seymour. Muller stood down. “Other countries, such as Portugal, New Zealand, the Government plans to Seymour was markedly relaxed “My first reaction was ‘no’. My second have shown a health-based approach can roll that out as quickly as possible. and opened up about his frustrations reaction was ‘why?”’ Collins told those significantly reduce harmful use, and use But that will come with a whole host around election coverage to those in at the event. “I wouldn’t quite describe among young people,” Mercier said. of challenges — one being the need attendance. it as a poisoned chalice, but it was “We know the Government sees the to combat the lack of information and He said he wrote a book about Act hardly a golden ticket,” she continued. importance of treating drug use as a health disinformation. party policy and no one really batted an Ardern — who was in Whakatane issue. Their decisive action last week to He didn’t use the word anti-vaxxers, eyelid. for Whakaari/White Island legalise drug checking at festivals shows but it was clear he was talking about But when he entered a “dance commemorations and spoke via video they get it. And this change was met with vaccine-sceptics when he was talking completion — “I couldn’t go outside”. link — also reflected on 2020, the year a positive response, showing most New about “vaccine hesitancy”. Seymour said that even if he wore that “threw a bit of a spanner our way”. Zealanders get it too. But that was just one “That could be a significant focus a baseball cap as a disguise, he would She spoke of how difficult the piece of the puzzle.” for us in the first part of next year,” he still be noticed. decision to postpone the election was This is the third State of the Nation said. Collins was also quite frank in her and the anxiety she felt that every report published by the Drug Foundation. There were a number of other assessment of the election. phone call she got could be officials Figures are collated from a range of public speakers, including Prime Minister She revealed that she almost rejected informing her of another community sources and data obtained via the Official Jacinda Ardern, National leader Judith the leadership of National after Todd outbreak. Information Act. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Expert warns of Covid refugees

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HAMILTON — The sisters of murdered cash drop Australian tourist Sean McKinnon have spoken of their grief as their brother’s by Khalia Strong, NZ Herald killer was jailed. McKinnon was on holiday in Raglan AUCKLAND — The company behind a when he was shot in his campervan in controversial $100,000 promotional cash- August last year in front of his partner drop event in Auckland could face charges Bianca Buckley by Mark Ronald Garson, of up to $400,000 if it is found to have 24, who was yesterday handed a life acted unfairly. sentence with a minimum non-parole Greenback Ecommerce Ltd, trading period of 15 and a half years. as The Safety Warehouse, is now being The High Court in Hamilton heard investigated by the Commerce Commission from Buckley as well as McKinnon’s after last Saturday’s cash-drop event, sisters Emmeline and Mary who travelled where some of the money turned out to from Australia to share their grief. be vouchers for its online store, printed to “It’s a funny day because nothing is look like $5 notes. going to bring Sean back,” Emmeline Police investigated complaints but McKinnon said. “We’re saddened by that. transferred the matter to the Commerce But at the same time, too, we’ve been Commission. looking forward to it.” Consumer New Zealand chief executive Emmeline said she wanted to speak to Jon Duffy told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Yardley her brother’s murderer in court, “but at that the company may have breached the same time, this is a good time for us Section 17 of the Fair Trading Act. to separate our lives away from him now. “The way this was promoted, created an “It’s just about trying to fill those expectation that the company could never places with the good memories of Sean live up to,” Duffy said today. and try to look towards the future. It’s “Whether you argue the expectations about trying to move forward in life and LIFE CUT SHORT: Above, Bianca of the people attending were reasonable not let Sean’s memory be the fact that he Buckley and Sean McKinnon were or not, it’s hard to deny that people turned was murdered.” planning a life together before he was up and were confused as to what was During their time in New Zealand, murdered while on holiday in New Zealand going on, and the company needs to take the sisters have visited Te Toto Gorge last August. Right, McKinnon’s family responsibility for that.” where their brother died to lay flowers, have spoken out after their brother’s killer Safety Warehouse insists $100,000 in Emmeline said. was sentenced to life in prison. real money was used, and $40,000 worth of “For me personally, it’s kind of time Pictures supplied vouchers, but Duffy said the inquiry would to leave that place alone now and bring establish exactly how much cash was on Sean home. offer, how it was distributed to the crowd, “We went there just the other day and naked with her hands up. and the intentions behind the PR stunt. it certainly didn’t feel as hostile as had “I didn’t know what to do. I was “They have to intend to follow through previously had.” stunned that a human being could do on the promotion that they’ve created Garson fatally shot McKinnon in a that. I begged for mercy, saying, ‘He’s — and if they haven’t, they could be campervan early on August 16 last year. dead’. committing a criminal offence.” The campervan was parked in the “You replied, ‘Yeah b****, he’s dead’. Duffy said unfair practices might not be gorge in Raglan, with panoramic views of You said that. I will never forget you the only potential charge. the Tasman Sea. saying that. You knew what you were “There is still the question around how Buckley was the first to speak in court doing.” closely the vouchers resemble a genuine yesterday. Garson wiped tears from his Garson then forced her back into the $5 note so they could still be in some face as she told him how they had heard campervan to find the keys as he pointed trouble there.” him knocking on the caravan saying “I the gun to her back. Surprise turned to anger in Aotea know you’re in there”. He then told her, “I’m not going to kill Square as the crowd of up to 1000 people Lying there naked, Buckley said you, just give me the f****** keys”. to include a wedding and eventually realised they weren’t picking up real cash. McKinnon popped his head out and She eventually found the keys and children. Bottles were thrown at a Safety Warehouse asked how he could help him, “in a non- asked Garson if she could have a moment “I am forever changed.” vehicle, and a staff member was taken to threatening way”. with her fiance before he drove off. Garson’s lawyer Charles Bean said his hospital after glass from the shattered rear Garson then demanded the keys before “No, I will take care of him,” Garson client was still baffled to this day as to window went into his eyes. smashing a window, and Buckley was cut replied. why he pulled the trigger. He said Garson People travelled from out of town in the by the glass. “You were so cruel,” she told him. was in Raglan with a loaded shotgun to hopes of grabbing some extra money, and “Sean tried to reason with you . . . Garson then left and Buckley began shoot himself. others have started a petition to change and without any warning you shot him, running back towards Raglan along the “He had made an arrangement for his the vouchers into real cash. straight in the liver, point blank.” side of the cliff, hoping that he wouldn’t friend to kill him that evening. We know Duffy said the Commerce Commission McKinnon continued to look for the return. that how Mark Garson came to be stuck usually wouldn’t respond this quickly to keys as blood poured. Garson dumped the van on the in Raglan . . . is that while consuming the four complaints already laid, but this “Then, with no warning, you shot roadside near Gordonton on the outskirts methamphetamine, his friend had gone was a situation with high public interest. him at the base of his skull, killing him of Hamilton. back to their motor vehicle and left. It “Particularly with a lot of people instantly.” McKinnon’s body was still inside. doesn’t excuse but provides a context.” struggling at the moment at the lower end She said she could only watch as he She told Garson that what he did Justice Christine Gordon said she was of the socio-economic spectrum and this collapsed to the ground, “watching his life “shocked the world” with a series of struck by the victim impact statements, promotional type of material being targeted leave him”. events that not even a director of a horror including the bond Buckley had with at those groups that are more vulnerable — Buckley stumbled out of the van, movie could script. McKinnon. “She had found the person she that’s probably spurred the commission to covered in not only her blood but that Garson had destroyed her life and her was going to be with for the rest of her act quicker.” of McKinnon’s, and stood before Garson, dream with McKinnon, which were going life.” The Safety Warehouse managing director Andrew Thorn has said in a statement the event had been “unfairly characterised” as an event with fake money, when real funds were given away as anticipated. We’ve Thorn said the company had “no intent to deprive, mislead or embarrass” anyone. got you After reviewing the event, Auckland City Police Inspector Scott Gemmell said no evidence of criminal offending has been covered identified from the information received. Gemmell said they have forwarded the complaints to the Commerce Commission • Key Person for further review. 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WHAKATANE — Victims of the Whakaari/White Island eruption have paid tribute to their tour guides, medical staff and first-line responders, thanking all those involved for helping them to survive. Videos sent in by some of the survivors of the eruption, and some of the families of those who died, were played at the commemorative service in Whakatane to mark one year since the Whakaari tragedy. American couple Ivy and Rick Reed, from Massachusetts, were admitted to Middlemore Hospital burns’ unit after being badly injured during the eruption. In a video message, which was played at the official Screenshot images supplied commemoration at Te Manuka Tutahi, Ivy Reed thanked all EXPRESSED GRATITUDE: Americans Matt and Lauren Urey ALSO THANKFUL: Australians Nick and Marion London said they the rescuers and the medical thanked everyone who helped them survive the day of the eruption. were incredibly grateful to all those who helped them to survive. staff, who accompanied the couple to the US when they were from it. road.” months, we mourn the loss of guide on the island and his body repatriated. Lauren Urey said the couple Chinese woman Liwei Jin’s Gavin along with all our family, has never been found. She said there were no words wanted to thank the many people words were translated at the and especially today we think of His mother, Avey Woods, told to adequately describe the horror who had helped them to survive service and she said the eruption the survivors and the families of those gathered in the wharenui of the eruption, but they were that day. had totally changed her life and those who lost their lives on that that Whakaari was one of his very grateful to be among the 25 “We want to express our that she would never forget the day,” Meredith Dallow said in her favourite places and the perfect survivors of the eruption. gratitude to our fellow tourists medical workers who saved her. video statement. place for him to be laid to rest. “Our hearts are broken for the on board the Phoenix, who went Emily Cozad, the daughter of The mother of tour guide Ms Woods said her heart went 22 people who lost their lives and above and beyond to provide Chris Cozad who died following Hayden Marshall-Inman out to all the families of the 21 we send our heartfelt condolences us emergency first aid and to the eruption, said he was an described her son as a beautiful other loved ones who died that to their families.” console us during the trip back to amazing father and a role model. soul and talked about her day, and also acknowledged all Mrs Reed said the decision Whakatane.” “Our lives will never be the struggle with grief over the past those injured that day who had a by a White Island Tours boat — The couple also thanked staff same without you. You made us year. Mr Marshall-Inman was a long road ahead. — RNZ the Phoenix — to turn around at Whakatane, Middlemore and the people we and rescue people on the day Christchurch hospitals, as well are today and undoubtedly saved lives. as medical staff in the US who the four of us COMMEMORATION CEREMONY: A Mrs Reed also thanked hospital have helped with their ongoing will forever be kapa haka group performs before the staff and first-line responders recovery. grateful for that. official ceremony for the first anniversary and said the couple had received Mrs Urey said they had formed You will never of the eruption at Whakaari. The eruption many messages and gifts from friendships with other survivors be forgotten, as killed 22 people on December 9, 2019. New Zealanders. from that day. you will always RNZ picture by Dom Thomas “We were humbled by this Australians Nick and Marion live on in our generosity and we thank you London from Sydney also memories and for being so thoughtful to two thanked a range of people and our hearts.” strangers, who were critically organisations, including the tour Adelaide injured and stranded overseas guides on the day —for their woman Meredith — far from family and friends. quick thinking, the crew on Dallow’s twin To be treated so warmly by the board the Phoenix, the medical brother, Gavin people of New Zealand was heart first-line responders, and the Dallow, and his -warming and comforting.” New Zealand and Australian daughter Zoe Mrs Reed said they hoped to governments. were among return to New Zealand some day Nick London said the journey the dead — and might be able to reconnect for them since that day had been Meredith’s with those who helped them. long and bumpy. sister-in-law, Lisa Matt and Lauren Urey, from “People often ask us how we’re Dallow, survived. Richmond, Virginia, also in the feeling, and we tell them ‘we’re “Today, just US, said although they would not great, but we’re grateful’. And like every day never forget that fateful day, they we’re grateful for all the people we have had were doing their best to move on who have helped us along that for the last 12

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WHAKATANE — The official of visitors from Australia, ceremony hosted by Ngati Awa United Kingdom, United States, to mark the first anniversary Germany, China and Malaysia. of the Whakaari/White Island “To the families of the 22 eruption took place yesterday people who lost their lives as a afternoon in Whakatane. result of the Whakaari eruption, Yesterday marked a full year I extend my deepest condolences since the volcano erupted, killing on behalf of all New Zealanders.” 22 people and injuring another Dame Patsy paid tribute to 25. the first-line responders for One minute’s silence was their heroic efforts to save lives observed at 2.11pm, which and for the acts of courage marked the exact moment that and compassion shown by the some people’s lives were changed community. forever. “During what would have The main event took place seemed like a very long journey at the Mataatua Wharenui in back to Whakatane, members Whakatane. There was also a of the tour group reached out to public event at a nearby reserve, the injured and dying, providing with a big screen provided so comfort and relief where they that those attending could follow could. the ceremony at the marae. “Ngati Awa extended aroha The event began at 1pm. and manaakitanga to families Due to Covid-19, some of struggling with grief and loss, the traditional aspects of the and this wharenui — Mataatua powhiri had to be set aside. — has become their house of The Governor-General of New refuge. Zealand, Dame Patsy Reddy, “The lives of the survivors of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the eruption will never be the and Whakatane Mayor Judy same. People injured that day File picture by Julius Silver Turner were all present, and have had to draw on all their messages from families who reserves of strength — physical could not attend were read out. and emotional — in their either on the island or through and deeply. Most of those on the “I want to send a message Avey Woods, the mother of tour commitment to survive months the emergency response, which island that day were visitors. of aroha and support to the guide Hayden Marshall-Inman of surgeries and rehabilitation.” made it so deeply personal.” A sign of that connection, in survivors overseas, their families who died in the eruption, also In her speech, Prime Minister The PM thanked the first- particular with Australia, was and those who lost their loved spoke. Ardern said the eruption had line responders for their that in February and with ones, as well as those who are Dame Patsy thanked Te been devastating and had come courage, as well as central and the blessing of Ngati Awa, here with us in the room today. Runanga o Ngati Awa chair, Joe at a time when the nation had local Government staff, Ngati we presented the Governor- “We share in your sorrow Harawira, for bringing them already experienced so much Awa and scientists for their General of Australia with and Aotearoa will always be together to pay tribute. loss and pain. assistance. pieces of Whakaari — an connected to you and that “The 9th of December is a “In a community like “This was an extraordinarily acknowledgment of the fact that connection has been supported dark day in our nation’s history Whakatane, nearly everyone challenging event and I know our Australian whanau lost their so strongly by Ngati Awa.” and also in the family histories would know someone involved — it affected everyone personally loved ones on our shores too. — RNZ Selection, Selection, Selection

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increasing our share of the pie during this Wellingtonians time,” he said. “Hawke’s Bay has enduring appeal to domestic visitors. We are New Zealand’s top the bill as food and wine country and Kiwis come back time and again for another taste.” Kiwis drive HB Visitors fill hospitality coffers in record run hospitality boom Hawke’s Bay joins just three other regions, Otago, West Coast and Northland, by Christian Fuller, Hawke’s Bay Today with positive growth figures for domestic visitor spending during the 12 months to NAPIER — Tourists from Wellington October 2020. aren’t just visiting Hawke’s Bay, they’re The region also logged a record-breaking eating and drinking the region into the month in October with overall visitor biggest hospitality boom seen for some time, spending up by 18 percent. statistics show. October’s overall spend in Hawke’s Bay Visitor spending surged by 33 percent ($57.3m) follows record-breaking months year-on-year in Hawke’s Bay in October, in July ($51.3m), August ($45.8m) and up from $43.1 million in 2019 to a record September ($50.2m). $57.4m. Accommodation (+39.3 percent), retail MBIE’s Monthly Regional Tourism (+36.3 percent) and other tourism offerings Estimates reveal exactly where that boom COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT: Tourists from Wellington aren’t just visiting Hawke’s (+21.6 percent) made up the other top is focused — with bars, restaurants, cafes Bay, they’re eating and drinking the region into a hospitality boom. HB Today picture spending sectors year-on-year. and wineries the big winners. Saxton said with more than 40 percent of Hawke’s Bay Tourism chief executive annual international spend usually coming Hamish Saxton said spending on food and We’ve had another year-on-year increase,” international guests. in the three months of summer, it’s unlikely beverage services increased 59.8 percent he said. “We get people in from all over — from the region will fully replace the loss of in the region from October 2019 to October Kelly Simmonds, owner of Havelock Wellington mostly, but also Hamilton, international visitors. 2020 in the region. North-based Malo and Ahuriri’s Gin Trap, Whangarei and Taupo, as well as He said not only was there a bumper Saxton said there were also increases in said an increase in visitors from the capital Aucklanders, albeit it sporadically,” he said. cruise season this year, but international accommodation and retail spending, and meant an increase in turnover. “Most of the functions bookings got moved acts performed in three Mission Estate a 44 percent drop in international spend “Both have been a lot busier, with lots back and put on hold due to Covid. But concerts in February, bringing in visitors in the region in October (from $10.3m to of visitors from Wellington,” she said. “The we’re seeing people decide to go ahead with from all over. $5.8m) was more than covered by an influx people on holiday tend to splash out a little their weddings and events, with or without But Saxton said events, including the of Wellingtonians, and other domestic more too. overseas family and friends.” Bridge Pa Wine Festival, international visitors. “There are still a lot of locals coming out Saxton said Hawke’s Bay’s visitor cricket matches, Art Deco and concerts Hygge at Clifton Bay owner Kerry more than before too. As people are not economy has performed exceptionally well from Six60 and Crowded House will help Brannigan said business had been going overseas, they’re going out for dinner given the circumstances. recreate the buzz. “booming”, with an increase in activity and and enjoying themselves here.” “We’re working in an increasingly “These events provide a timely reason to turnover in the last year. Brannigan agreed, and added that their competitive environment with all regions in travel and visit Hawke’s Bay, and we look “Covid impacted us in the immediate venue’s function space is also busier, with New Zealand battling for a finite number forward to welcoming visitors throughout term, but in the longer term, it hasn’t. locals going ahead with plans without of domestic visitors, so we’re thrilled to be the holiday period,” he said. Some KiwiSavers miss out on rebound Stock exchange debut

WELLINGTON — The pandemic ASB’s diversified KiwiSaver funds year, he said a record 27 percent of WELLINGTON — The stock fund future growth and focus on has exposed the perils of playing recorded the best calendar year survey respondents ranked their exchange has welcomed its fourth its New Zealand operations in the the stock market, leaving some returns ever in 2019. knowledge and understanding of new listing this year, although short to medium term. KiwiSavers the poorer. “However, this also demonstrates KiwiSaver as high, up from 22 it was a quiet debut, it was not He said the Auckland ASB’s latest report on its the importance of customers being percent a year ago. traded. commercial property market was KiwiSaver funds indicates clear about their investment goals The lift coincided with an Australian based and listed attractive. sharemarket volatility has got the and timeframes, and sticking to increase in the number of times Auckland Real Estate Trust, “Its statistics in terms of better of some of its customers this them.” people checked their KiwiSaver formerly known as Quattro Plus vacancy, rental growth, relative year, with 6 percent switching to Tennent-Brown said while some balance, with 38 percent of Real Estate, has listed as a foreign price in terms of cost per square lower risk cash and conservative people switched out of their funds, respondents saying they checked exempt company as a means of metre of office building, the yield funds in March as Covid-19 saw others stopped saving or held back fortnightly or more, compared with expanding business and gaining that you could buy office buildings sharemarkets plunge. on making investment decisions, 35 percent last quarter and 31 investors. at, the underlying performance of Senior bank economist Chris and were still confused about what percent in the first quarter of the The trust had a bid price of 86 the New Zealand economy, are all Tennent-Brown said many of those to do. year. cents per share and a reference really positive factors.” investors missed out on the rapid He said it was important to keep “The improvement is pleasing, price of 79 cents. Despite the focus on New recovery that occurred from April contributing through volatility, but there is still a long way to go. It specialised in investing and Zealand and having no Australian onwards. noting that voluntary lump sum “A significant number of people developing inner city properties properties in its portfolio, the “The experience may have contributions to its plans dropped still describe their knowledge into boutique co-working spaces company had no plans to delist convinced some customers that significantly during March and of KiwiSaver as poor, and as we which catered to small to medium from the Australian share market. higher risk funds are not for them, were yet to return to pre-Covid saw around March, a significant sized businesses. The company did plan to raise but many others have not made a levels. number of people aren’t sure what It had seven properties in money next year and was already decision about what to do, and are “It’s understandable if people to do when markets get volatile. Auckland, including a handful on the hunt for new acquisitions. still on the sidelines in the cash or stop saving to manage cashflow in “What’s most pleasing to see around the Viaduct Harbour, and “One of the things we really conservative funds.” times like this, but for those that over recent months has been the one in the United States which like about Auckland is it’s got a He said customers were can afford it, it’s useful to think recovery in balances for people would be divested next year. lot of older buildings that can be understandably unsettled by about getting more for your money that stuck with their strategies Trust chief executive Andrew acquired and repositioned, and watching their fund balances when prices are low.” and kept on making their regular Saunders said it dual listed to that’s the sort of thing we love to drop significantly in March, given Despite the challenges of the contributions.” — Radio NZ make it easier to access capital to do,” Saunders said. — Radio NZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY bidder but it would almost certainly need to SkyCity Entertainment increased 8c or increase its offer. 2.55 percent to $3.22; and Pacific Edge was The Infratil board said it would consider up WELLINGTON — The New Zealand Infratil surged $1.17 or 19.24 percent to $7.25 any proposal to maximise shareholder 9c or 10.11 percent to 98c after gaining a sharemarket picked up some takeover fever as on trade worth $20.4m. Wind farm specialist value, but given the significant deficiencies broker’s upgrade and moving from 70c on utilities investor Infratil and associated stocks Tilt Renewables, 65.5 percent owned by Infratil, in the AustralianSuper proposal, no further December 1. Tilt Renewables and Trustpower, all rising climbed 83c or 17.4 percent to $5.60, and engagement was planned at this time. Hallenstein Glasson told shareholders at strongly, were pursued by AustralianSuper fund Trustpower, half owned by Infratil, rose 42c or Market leader Fisher & Paykel Healthcare the annual meeting that in the 18 weeks of the for $5.4 billion. 5.65 percent to $7.85. recovered 41c to $32.09, but a2 Milk was down new financial year group sales had grown 14.51 The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 1.34 percent to Sam Dickie, a senior portfolio manager with 22c to $13.85, and Fletcher Building lost 8c to percent on the same period last year, driven 12,889.40, after reaching a high of 12,908.89. Fisher Funds, said there had been big moves $5.76. mainly by strong online sales as physical store There were 98 gainers and 46 decliners over the in takeover land, and Infratil v AustralianSuper Kiwifruit grower and packer Seeka climbed sales had been harder to achieve. Hallenstein’s whole market on strong trading of 73.28 million would be one of the most watched situations for 35c or 8.64 percent to $4.40 after increasing its share price fell 13c or 1.95 percent to $6.52. shares worth $247.9 million. the rest of the year. earnings forecast for the present financial year Apple exporter Scales Corporation is paying In the biggest takeover bid to hit the local Over the past near 26 years since listing, to between $15m and $17m compared with its an interim dividend of 9.5c a share on January market, AustralianSuper is offering to buy Infratil Infratil had delivered total shareholder returns of previous guidance of $9m-$12m. Chorus gained 15, and said its net profit for the year ending at $7.43 a share, and this has been rejected by 18 percent a year and had a long-term target of 14c to $8.06; Ebos Group was up 20c to $25.20; December would be at the lower end of the the Infratil board as “materially undervaluing its 11-15 percent a year. Freightways continued its strong run, rising 16c $30m-$36m guidance. Scales’ share price fell 5c high-quality and unique portfolio of assets”. Dickie said AustralianSuper was a credible to $9.80; Mercury Energy climbed 9.5c to $6.815; to $4.74. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 EDITORIAL Don’t blinker vision, reject the petition I was asked last night to sign a petition in the community are heard. because they give a special place to Sports facilities on to force a citizens’ referendum seeking And I totally tautoko/support the Maori. But the whole system was created to overturn Gisborne District Council’s esteemed Michael Chrisp in his views by Pakeha and is biased towards Pakeha. GDC agenda today decision to introduce Maori wards at the expressed in a recent letter to the editor: We need to do something differently next local body election. “We can’t undo the past but we can work and, of all places in the country, surely Te The business case to develop I told the sender and the 20 others for a better future . . . There will be work Tairawhiti could be the shining beacon it sport and recreation facilities and on the email-out that I, a Pakeha New ahead to design the right future structure purports to be. If we want to redress the opportunities in Tairawhiti has Zealander, did not support the petition but with goodwill it can be done.” atrocities of colonisation and step into the come before the council, sitting as being circulated in our community Local Government New Zealand has future supporting Maori interests, Maori Sustainable Tairawhiti, this morning. (possibly paid for by Don Brash and his for several years made calls to remove must be included in running the country A 40-page draft sports facilities lobby group Hobson’s Pledge). poll provisions for Maori wards and at all levels. business case was released in I applaud Gisborne District Council constituencies. Minister Nanaia Mahuta Shouldn’t we be opening our eyes not September and presented to the for taking the bold step of voting plans to prioritise repealing this law. blinkering our vision? various sporting codes involved in unanimously to establish one or more Apart from the fact a poll will cost I implore people to research the many its development. Gisborne Park Golf Maori wards for the 2022 and 2025 council about $90,000, this law is unfair. benefits of Maori wards before signing elections, the aim being to enhance No other ward (eg, rural) can be subject any such petition against them. Club was also informed that part of the role of Maori in local government to a referendum and decided on this way. its leased course was the preferred decision-making and ensure Maori voices Many argue Maori wards are “racist” SHERIDAN GUNDRY location, along with Rugby Park, for a field sports hub. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS There has been no word on how the “critical” further consideration Childers Rd Reserve and discussion with the golf club has gone; the “shellshocked” club’s General rate places onus initial response was that they would ideal for a sports hub meet with the consultants and their of discovery on ratepayer Sports hub plans have cater for referees and each members. It will be interesting to Local farmers I advocate for general rate. Because it is not arisen again — it would be code, with rooms for academy see if any Gisborne Park lobbying is strongly disagree with Wairoa itemised out, it looks like a bucket great to get on with it. purposes. apparent at today’s meeting. District Council’s proposal to that the council can dip into and For 15 years I have been Then we would have a great The Tairawhiti Sports Facilities: replace the existing targeted rates reallocate funding at will. around tables talking sports sports complex, including Single stage business case, dated for roading, services and recreation A general rate places the onus hubs, mainly with rugby. the adjacent netball, tennis, November 2020 and now 135 pages, with a single new general rate. of discovery on the ratepayer, In that time locations squash, badminton and the mentioned have been: fantastic YMCA facilities. has been released alongside a The council’s aim of simplifying rather than itemising it for them via rates to a single general rate will targeted rates that they can easily Waikirikiri Park, Rugby Parking could use all spare decision report for councillors. Park, Nelson Park, Childers grass areas by the YMCA and The report says the joint business come at the cost of transparency read on their bill. and equity. A general rate will The advantage of targeted rates Road Reserve, Harry Barker what’s left on Childers Road case was drafted under the guidance become a black box: your rates will is that they are very transparent and Reserve, Awapuni Sports Reserve, also using areas by of senior staff from Sport Gisborne go in and you don’t know what they accountable: A ratepayer seeing a Stadium, more recently the the Flying Nun and creep into Tairawhiti, Trust Tairawhiti and will be spent on. rate called “roading” on their bill Park Golf Club, and years ago all wasted grass areas in the Gisborne District Council, and that A general rate has a number has assurance what they are paying a water sports hub at the Mad Oval. the intention now is to gain sign-off of disadvantages. The ratepayer is going directly to that specific Mile . . . and the talk is talk Also, move all waka ama from the three governance entities, doesn’t know what activities are activity. They also know exactly and talk and more talk. to Anzac Park with indoor confirm clear roles and contributions funded, unless they read the Long how much they as an individual I believe Childers Road facilities, and have rowing Reserve is the best, and could and kayaking there as well. to delivery for them and their Term Plan or Annual Plan. They are contributing to roading. They don’t know how much of the lump can easily track how this amount be made into a multi-purpose It makes sense for the three strategic partners, then go to central facility for soccer, rugby, sports to be centralised. The government early next year to seek sum they are paying is going to changes over time. each specific activity, such as Targeted rates have integrity, league and grass hockey, with soccer ground at Anzac Park capital investment of about $150m roading, unless they calculate it and are easy for ratepayers to an athletics field around its could go to Watson Park. over the next 10-plus years. themselves. They can’t see how understand. perimeter. A new stand could The report says options within the amount they pay for roading be added on the east side to RAY YOUNG the proposal build on the already- changes over time, because it RHEA DASENT, Federated adopted Tairawhiti Community is lumped in with the rest of the Farmers Hawke’s Bay Facilities Strategy, which defines Slow down for roadworks! objectives and priorities for With the number of roadworks The glass repairers must be recommended sport and recreation around the district, there needs to busy! facilities, and a key principle What of actual judgement? be a reminder to slow down! Slow down . . . be kind and think that the facilities are as flexible We have just had our second of other road users. We all want as possible, accommodating the The front-page news defendant for the port) and windscreen crack in two weeks — to get home safely — and without headline yesterday proclaims Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust this one from a metal truck driving having to spend time we don’t have greatest range of people, sports and “Environment Court signs off were in the Environment recreational activities. too fast! We are considering getting getting our windscreens repaired. (port works) consents after all Court. Effectively two parties dash cameras so we can identify Four major sport and recreation parties agree”. not “several”. But I look some of the crazy driving. ROAD USER hub projects and locations have Where, in the article that forward to the official answer. been recommended in the business follows, is there anything from case: an indoor and court sports hub the court? Did the newspaper WINSTON MORETON – Childers Road Reserve; an outdoor get a copy of the judgement to Ka pai GDC Work of art and field sports hub – Gisborne Golf fact check? Obviously the port Footnote from Ed: We have Re: ‘Abolish racist policy’, Re: ‘Perfect’ space for Maori art, Park; a river sports hub – Anzac has a copy . . . requested the judgement and the December 8 story. August 19 story. Park and Marina Reserve; and an We are informed by a port port company has advised it will Well said. There is nothing Kia ora e te whanau spokesperson that “several provide that along with a further wrong with relationships Thank you so much for the East Coast regional hub – Whakarua parties subsequently appealed press release on the mediated with iwi and I commend our beautiful tattoo you gave Jesse Park, Ruatoria. that (GDC) decision to the changes early next week. It also Gisborne District Council’s Porter yesterday. Jesse is my eldest The report says the facility Environment Court”. We are confirmed that Gisborne District decision to introduce Maori and I was a bit worried at first about recommendations are all subject not told who they are. Again, Council was the respondent, wards. The petitions being the tattoo, but it is a true work of art. to feasibility studies and proper does this newspaper not fact Eastland Port Ltd the applicant, organised to oppose Maori I would be happy to write a review project planning methodology. “The check? and several parties appealed the wards are an unfunny joke. for you if you would like me to. purpose of the business case is My understanding is only 2018 resource consents granted by Nga mihi na to: develop indicative components the council (as nominal independent commissioners. BOB HUGHES WENDY POANANGA and configuration of sports hubs in [email protected] Tairawhiti; and justify the need to undertake the project. Evaluating ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. the benefit, cost and risk of ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. alternative options, providing a ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. rationale for the preferred solution.” ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 WORLD 13 Warning over Covid vaccine UK probing if Pfizer jab causes allergic reactions

LONDON — Britain’s medical received two doses of the shot during regulator warned on Wednesday that those trials. people with a history of serious allergic Detailed data from the vaccine’s trials reactions shouldn’t receive the Covid showed potential allergic reactions in 0.63 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech as percent of those who received the vaccine, investigators look into whether two compared with 0.51 percent of those who reactions on the first day of the country’s received the placebo. Reviewers from the vaccination programme were linked to US Food and Drug Administration called the shot. this a “slight numerical imbalance”. Professor Stephen Powis, medical Documents published by the two director for National Health Service in companies showed that people with a England, said the advice was issued on a history of severe allergic reactions were “precautionary basis” and that the people excluded from the trials, and doctors were who had reactions had recovered. advised to look out for such reactions in Pfizer and BioNTech said they were trial participants who weren’t previously working with investigators “to better known to have severe allergies. understand each case and its causes”. As part of its emergency authorisation In the meantime, the Medical and for the vaccine, the MHRA required Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency healthcare workers to report any adverse has said people should not received the reactions to help regulators gather vaccine if they have had a significant more information about safety and allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine effectiveness. or food, such as those who have been The agency is monitoring the vaccine told to carry an adrenaline shot — such rollout closely and “will now investigate as an EpiPen — or others who have had SAFETY CONCERNS: A nurse prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at these cases in more detail to understand potentially fatal allergic reactions. The Guy’s Hospital in London. UK regulators warned that people who have a “significant if the allergic reactions were linked to the medical regulator also said vaccinations history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new vaccine. AP picture vaccine or were incidental”, Powis said. should be carried out only in facilities “The fact that we know so soon about that have resuscitation equipment. said the regulator had done the right to approve its widespread use. Canada’s these two allergic reactions and that Such advice isn’t uncommon; several thing, but the general public shouldn’t be regulator authorised the vaccine on the regulator has acted on this to issue vaccines already on the market carry worried about getting the vaccine. Wednesday. precautionary advice shows that this warnings about allergic reactions, and “For the general population, this does Even in non-emergency situations, monitoring system is working well.” doctors know to watch for them when not mean that they would need to be health authorities must closely monitor Dr June Raine, head of the medical people who’ve had reactions to drugs anxious about receiving the vaccination,” new vaccines and medications because regulatory agency, informed a or vaccines in the past are given new he said. “One has to remember that even studies in tens of thousands of people Parliamentary committee about the products. things like marmite can cause unexpected can’t detect a rare risk that would affect reactions during previously scheduled The two people who reported reactions severe allergic reactions.” 1 in 1 million. Authorities have not said testimony on the pandemic. were NHS staff members who had a The warning comes just a day after how many people have received the shot “We know from the very extensive history of significant allergies and carried Britain rolled out its mass vaccination in Britain so far, but they plan to give clinical trials that this wasn’t a feature” adrenaline shots. Both had serious programme amid efforts to control a 800,000 doses in the first phase, which of the vaccine, she said. “But if we need to reactions, but recovered after treatment, pandemic that has killed more than will target people over 80, nursing home strengthen our advice, now that we have the NHS said. 62,000 people across the country. The staff and some NHS workers. had this experience in the vulnerable Stephen Evans, a professor of MHRA gave an emergency authorisation Late-stage trials of the vaccine found populations, the groups who have been pharmacoepidemiology at the London to the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine last “no serious safety concerns”, Pfizer and selected as a priority, we get that advice School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, week, making Britain the first country BioNTech said. More than 42,000 people to the field immediately.” — AP Arizona surpasses 7000 virus deaths Fauci and Kamala among famous PHOENIX — Arizona’s death reviewing past death certificates and toll from the coronavirus pandemic determining the deaths were from names on mispronounced words list surpassed 7000 on Wednesday and the Covid-19. That periodic process results state reported 108 deaths. in a larger than normal daily report of The state registered 4444 confirmed deaths. WISCONSIN — Fauci, Kamala . Giannis Antetokounmpo (YON- coronavirus cases, increasing the According to the state’s coronavirus . . da Vinci? America’s pre-eminent nis AHN-de-doh-KOON-boh): Greek state’s known totals to 382,601. dashboard, Covid-19-related infectious disease expert, Anthony basketball player who plays for the The Department of Health hospitalisations on Tuesday reached Fauci, and its incoming vice president, Milwaukee Bucks and was named the Services says on Twitter that “a 3287, up 130 from Monday. Kamala Harris, join the Renaissance NBA’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ this year. large percentage” of the 108 deaths It included 766 patients in intensive master himself, Leonardo da Vinci, atop Isias (ees-ah-EE-ahs ): The name reported on Wednesday were due to care unit beds. — AP this year’s list of most mispronounced given to a powerful hurricane that words, as compiled by the US caused significant damage to the East Captioning Company, which captions Coast and Caribbean this summer. and subtitles real-time events on TV Kamala Harris: The Vice and in courtrooms. President-Elect. The Associated Press Pentagon to begin coronavirus The list released on Wednesday has reported Harris’ first name is identifies the words that proved most pronounced “KAH’-mah-lah” — or, as challenging for newsreaders and people she explains in her biography, “’comma- vaccinations on small scale on television to pronounce this year. la,’ like the punctuation mark.” The caption company said it Leonardo da Vinci (lee-oh-NAR- WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s initial leaders will get their shots in public in order to surveyed its members to generate doe dah-VIN-chee): The Italian painter, allotment of coronavirus vaccines will be demonstrate the Pentagon’s confidence in the the list, which is now in its fifth year architect, and engineer who created the administered at 16 defence sites in the United vaccine’s safety, he said. and was commissioned by Babbel, a Mona Lisa. A mispronunciation of his States and abroad, with healthcare workers, The Pentagon is to receive slightly fewer than language-learning app company with name was the subject of a viral meme emergency service personnel and residents of 44,000 doses of the vaccine initially, he said. headquarters in Berlin and New York. on social media this year. military retirement homes getting top priority, The timing depends on when the FDA gives the Todd Ehresmann, a senior Mahamayavi Bhagavan Antle officials said on Wednesday. go-ahead for distribution and use of the Pfizer linguist at Babbel, said the list, (mu-HAH-muh-yaw-vee bag-AH-wahn Next in line, once follow-on supplies of the vaccine. unsurprisingly, reflects a year ANT-uhl): The full name of wildlife vaccine becomes available, will be military In their first evaluation of the Pfizer vaccine, dominated by presidential politics and park operator ‘Doc’ Antle, who shot to personnel who provide “critical national FDA scientists this week confirmed that it offers the coronavirus pandemic. “All of these fame in the Netflix documentary series capabilities”, such as nuclear weapons crews and strong protection, setting the stage for the have added some new phrases to our ‘Tiger King.’ cybersecurity forces, as well as certain military Government to green light the biggest vaccination national vocabulary, which may take Nevada ( nev-ADD-ah ): Homestate units getting ready to deploy. effort in the nation’s history. The FDA’s some practice,” he said. of Las Vegas that played a central role The vaccinations will be voluntary because the independent advisers were to meet on Thursday Here’s how Ehresmann broke down in the presidential election. Pfizer vaccine initially is to be made available on to debate whether evidence was strong enough to the proper pronunciations for the X Æ A-Xii (EX-aye-eye): The name an emergency use basis. The shots could become recommend vaccinating millions of Americans. A commonly misspoken words: given by business magnate Elon Musk mandatory later if vaccines are fully licensed by final FDA decision and the first shots could follow Anthony Fauci (AN-thon-nee FOW- and musician Grimes to their first the Food and Drug Administration, the officials within days. chee): Director of the National Institute child born in May. The pronunciation is said. Thomas McCaffery, the assistant secretary of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. according to Grimes. A few dozen of the Pentagon’s leaders, of defence for health affairs, told a Pentagon Bangtan Sonyeondan (PUNG-tahn Yosemite (YOH-sem-it-ee): The including the acting defence secretary, news conference that although vaccinations SOH-nyun-dahn): The full name of famous national park in California’s Christopher Miller, and Gen Mark Milley, chairman will be voluntary, at least initially, he strongly South Korean K-Pop band ‘BTS’, which Sierra Nevada mountains, it was of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are to be among recommends that all who are offered the shot take translates as “a group of bulletproof notably mispronounced by President those receiving early vaccinations, said Pentagon it. The first doses are to be ready for use within a boys” or “bulletproof boy scouts”. Trump in August. — AP spokesman Jonathan Hoffman. Some of those day or two of the FDA go-ahead, he said. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 GLOBAL BRIEFS ‘There’s no money’ China bans 105 apps HONG KONG — Companies including the Chinese arm of TripAdvisor Inc. have been ordered by regulators to overhaul their mobile Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from govt phone apps in what the Chinese government said is a crackdown on pornography and other MOSUL, Iraq — Anan Yasoun rebuilt improper content. The National Cyberspace her home with yellow cement slabs amid Administration ordered the removal of 105 apps the rubble of Mosul, a brightly coloured including TripAdvisor from app stores this week, manifestation of resilience in a city that although it gave no details of what each app was for many remains synonymous with the accused of doing wrong. It cited what it said were Islamic State group’s reign of terror. public complaints about obscene, pornographic In the three years since Iraqi forces, and violent information or fraud, gambling and backed by a US-led coalition, liberated prostitution. The ruling Communist Party tightly Mosul from the militants, Yasoun controls what the Chinese public sees online and painstakingly saved money that her has launched repeated crackdowns on websites husband earned from carting vegetables and apps. TripAdvisor China, a joint venture in the city. They had just enough to between TripAdvisor and its Chinese partner restore the walls of their destroyed Trip.com, did not immediately respond to an email home; money for the floors was a gift seeking comment. — AP from her dying father, the roof a loan that is still outstanding. Russia conducts military drills Yasoun didn’t even mind the bright MOSCOW — The Russian military on Wednesday yellow exterior — paint donated by a conducted sweeping drills of its strategic relative. “I just wanted a house,” said the nuclear forces that featured several practice 40-year-old mother of two. missile launches. The Defence Ministry said The mounds of debris around her bear in a statement that the manoeuvres included witness to the violence Iraq’s second- the test launch of an intercontinental ballistic largest city has endured. From Mosul, missile from the Karelia nuclear submarine IS had proclaimed its caliphate in 2014. in the Barents Sea. As part of the drills, a Three years later, Iraqi forces backed by ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile a US-led coalition liberated the city in a ECONOMIC CRISIS: Mounds of rubble, remnants of the battle to retake the city was also launched from the Plesetsk facility grueling battle that killed thousands and three years ago from the Islamic State group, remain in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. in northwestern Russia and Tu-160 and Tu-95 left Mosul in ruins. Local officials say Baghdad’s cash-strapped government, struggling with economic strategic bombers fired cruise missiles at test Such resilience is apparent elsewhere crisis, doesn’t have the funds to launch serious reconstruction efforts. AP picture targets. — AP in the city, at a time when Baghdad’s cash-strapped government fails to fund despite the impact of the coronavirus Mosul residents eye government Covid patients named online reconstruction efforts and IS is becoming pandemic — ordinary labourers are policies with suspicion and suspect local MOSCOW — The Russian government has more active across the disputed struggling. Sarhan employs 28 workers, officials are too corrupt to help them. confirmed spreadsheets containing private details territories of northern Iraq. each getting about NZ$11.39 a day. “Whatever funds are provided, they of Covid-19 patients from Moscow have been Life is slowly coming back to Mosul “It is nothing . . . they will never be will steal it,” said Ammar Mouwfaq, who published online. An official has said an internal these days: merchants are busy in their able to rebuild their homes,” he says. spent all his savings to re-open his soap inquiry found a mistake had been made rather shops, local musicians again serenade Since the ouster of IS in 2017, the task shop in the city last year. than hackers being to blame. Readovka, the news small, enthralled crowds. At night, the of rebuilding Mosul has been painfully On one thoroughfare the ruins of site that revealed the leak, says the files indicate city lights gleam as restaurant patrons slow. Delays have been caused by lack cinemas bombed by IS — the militant official statistics may have under-reported the spill out onto the streets. of coherent governance at the provincial group’s strict interpretation of Islam true number of cases. It says 300,000 names The UN has estimated that over 8000 level; the governor of Nineveh province, banned such forms of entertainment — are listed alongside diagnoses and test results. Mosul homes were destroyed in intense which includes Mosul, has been replaced are a stark contrast to the shops and Medical insurance numbers, home addresses, airstrikes to root out IS. The nine- three times since liberation. restaurants abuzz with customers. telephone numbers and passport details month operation left at least 9000 dead, With no central authority to The Old City, with its labyrinth of were also featured alongside other personal according to an AP investigation. coordinate, a tangled web of entities narrow streets dating back to the Middle information. Current Time — a news network led Memories of the group’s brutality still overseeing reconstruction work Ages, now serves as an eerie museum by Radio Liberty in co-operation with Voice of haunt locals, who remember a time when — from the local, provincial and of IS horrors. Misshapen iron rods jut America — has also carried out checks of its own the city squares were used for the public federal government to international out of what’s left of houses they were on the data to confirm the details matched those beheading of those who dared violate the organisations and aid groups — has designed to fortify. Smashed pieces of real people. — BBC militants’ rules. added to the chaos. of alabaster stone and masonry, once The Old City on the west bank of the The government has made progress extolled by historians for architectural Azerbaijani tomatoes banned Tigris River, once the jewel of Mosul, on larger infrastructure projects and significance, lie among the debris. Signs MOSCOW — Russia has announced a ban on remains in ruins even as newer parts of restored basic services to the city, but of a former life — a pair of women’s importing tomatoes grown in Azerbaijan, which the city have seen a cautious recovery. much remains unfinished. shoes, a notebook covered in hearts, are the country’s second-largest export to its The revival, the residents say, is mostly Funds earmarked for reconstruction shells from exploded ammunition — are neighbour, citing safety concerns about the use their own doing. by the World Bank were diverted to untouched. of pesticides. “I didn’t see a single dollar from the help the federal government fight the “Demolition is forbidden” reads The move comes after Azerbaijan fought government,” said Ahmed Sarhan, who coronavirus as state coffers dwindled a graffiti written on a slab of wall Russia’s ally Armenia in a six-week war over the runs a family coffee business. with plunging oil prices. Meanwhile, at surrounded by rubble, a testament to region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The prohibition “After the liberation, it was complete least 16,000 Mosul residents appealed Mosul’s unwavering dark humor. comes into force on Thursday, which is the day chaos. No one had any money. The for government cash assistance to The Mosul Museum, where IS Azerbaijan will hold a victory parade. Some economy was zero,” he said. His business rebuild their homes. militants filmed themselves smashing analysts see the tomato ban as a riposte. The raked in a measly 50,000 Iraqi dinars a Only 2000 received financial priceless antiquities to dust, partially embargo is “Russia’s response to Azerbaijan’s day, or around NZ$56.96. Now, he makes assistance, said Zuhair al-Araji, the re-opened in January. But apart from victory parade,” Gubad Ibadoghlu, a policy closer to about NZ$3510.10. mayor of Mosul district. “There’s no occasional contemporary art exhibits analyst at the Baku Economic Research Centre in But even as Sarhan and other money,” he said. “They have to rebuild on such as that of Iraqi sculptor Omer Qais Azerbaijan, told AFP news agency. merchants are starting to see profits — their own.” last month, there is nothing to see. — AP But Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said the ban was necessary to “prevent the import and spread” of pesticides to Russia after it said it identified dangerous substances in recent cargo. Azerbaijan’s Mystery illness — Traces of heavy metal found tomatoes account for more than 30 percent of the fruit supplied to Russia. — BBC NEW DELHI — Indian health baffled by how the heavy metals got ranging from nausea and anxiety to Addo re-elected as president officials have found traces of nickel into the patients’ blood, and whether loss of consciousness. and lead in a few blood samples taken they are the cause of the mysterious What is confounding experts is GHANA — Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo from hundreds of patients who have illness that has left over 585 people that there doesn’t seem to be any has been re-elected after a tightly contested been hospitalised by a mysterious hospitalised and one person dead common link among the hundreds of election on Monday. Akufo-Addo obtained 51.6 illness in a southern state, officials in Andhra Pradesh. The illness was people who have fallen sick. All of the percent of the vote, compared with 47.4 percent said. first detected on Saturday evening in patients have tested negative for the won by his main rival, ex-President John Mahama, The Andhra Pradesh state Eluru, an ancient city famous for its coronavirus and other viral diseases official results showed. Mahama has not yet government said in a statement handwoven products. such as dengue, chikungunya and conceded victory. It was the third time the two Tuesday night that investigations by People with the illness started herpes. The patients aren’t related politicians had faced each other in a presidential experts from the All India Institute convulsing without any warning, said to each other and don’t all live in the election. of Medical Sciences (AIMS) have not Geeta Prasadini, a state health official. same area. They’re from different age Ghana has a reputation for being one of the been able to ascertain the source of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS groups, including about 70 children, most stable democracies in Africa. excessive nickel and lead particulate Jaganmohan Reddy held a virtual but very few are elderly. Results in the parliamentary elections have matter in the patients’ blood. meeting on Wednesday with officials Initially, contaminated water was yet to be announced, but are expected to be Reports from other tests by experts who included experts from India’s top suspected. But the chief minister’s very close as well. There are wild celebrations at the Indian Institute of Chemical scientific institutes. office confirmed that people who don’t across the country after official results showed Technology, including toxicology Reddy said 502 of the people with use the municipal water supply have Akufo-Addo had won a second term, reports the reports and blood cultures, are being the illness have been discharged after also fallen ill, and that initial tests BBC’s Thomas Naadi from the capital, Accra. The awaited, the statement said. showing improvement. of water samples didn’t reveal any president now faces the challenge of tackling Health officials and experts are still The patients showed symptoms harmful chemicals. — AP high levels of unemployment and boosting the economy, which has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, our reporter adds. — BBC The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 WORLD 15 Boeing 737 Max returns to skies after safety fears RIO DE JANEIRO — flights between Sao Paulo and Brazil’s aviation regulator Commercial flights with Boeing other major Brazilian cities. lifted its restrictions on the 737 737 Max jetliners resumed on Customers will be able to Max in November, clearing the Wednesday for the first time exchange their tickets if they way for the plane to resume since they were grounded don’t want to fly on a 737 Max, flights in Latin America’s worldwide following two deadly a GOL spokesperson told The biggest country. accidents nearly two years ago. Associated Press in an email. Similar restrictions have Brazil’s GOL Airlines GOL, the country’s largest been lifted in the US and became the first in the world airline with 36 million Europe, where commercial to return the planes to its passengers annually, owns airline flights with the plane active fleet, using a 737 MAX seven 737 Max aircraft, are expected to resume soon, 8 on a flight from Sao Paulo according to Cirium. It is the likely starting with American to Porto Alegre, according to only Brazilian company with Airlines on December 29. flightradar24.com. the model in its fleet. “The MAX is one of the The company own The Boeing plane was most efficient aircraft in announcement didn’t specify grounded globally in March aviation history and the only the route of the flight. 2019, shortly after a 737 Max one to undergo a complete GOL is set to start regular crashed in Ethiopia. A prior recertification process,” GOL’s service on December 18, crash in Indonesia involving chief executive officer, Paulo FLIGHTS RESUME: A GOL Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane approaches to land at according to aviation data the model occurred in October Kakinoff, said in a statement the international airport in Guarulhos, Brazil on Wednesday. AP picture firm Cirium, with several daily 2018. In all, 346 people died. earlier this week. — AP ‘Exceedingly worrying and volatile’ UN says Ethiopia’s conflict has appalling impact on civilians NAIROBI — Ethiopia’s situation is where “they were not supposed to go.” “spiralling out of control with appalling The incident “is really costly” impact on civilians” and urgently because it further delays humanitarian needs outside monitoring, the United operations for people in Tigray who have Nations human rights chief warned on been waiting five weeks for aid, UN Wednesday. humanitarian spokesman Saviano Abreu However, Ethiopia rejects calls for told The Associated Press. independent investigations into the He said the six-member UN team, deadly fighting in its Tigray region, which was detained in Humera and saying it “doesn’t need a babysitter.” released two days later, was the first sent The government’s declaration came into Tigray and was carrying out security amid international calls for more assessments along roads that had been transparency into the month-long previously agreed upon with Ethiopia’s fighting between Ethiopian forces and government. Such assessments are those of the fugitive Tigray regional crucial before aid can be moved in. government that is thought to have “Now we have to work out additional killed thousands, including civilians. At operational details with the government,” least one large-scale massacre has been especially on security, Abreu said, documented by human rights groups, and repeating the UN’s call for unfettered, others are feared. unconditional access. Senior government official Redwan The top US diplomat for Africa, Tibor Hussein told reporters on Tuesday Nagy, tweeted that “we strongly urge evening that Ethiopia will invite all parties to safeguard humanitarian assistance only if it feels that “it failed workers in and around Ethiopia’s Tigray to investigate.” To assume it can’t WORST AFFECTED: A Tigray refugee mother carries her child as she waits her turn region. We continue to urge immediate carry out such probes “is belittling the for treatment at a clinic run by MSF (Doctors Without Borders) in Village 8, the transit and unhindered humanitarian access government,” he said. centre near the Lugdi border crossing, eastern Sudan. AP picture throughout Tigray.” Frustration is growing as the northern The shooting occurred a week after the Tigray region remains largely cut off Each government now regards the abductions and sexual violence against UN and the government signed a deal from the world, with food and medicines other as illegal, as the TPLF objects to women and girls,” Bachelet told reporters. to allow humanitarian access. The deal, desperately needed by the population the postponement of national elections “There are reports of forced recruitment crucially, allows aid only in areas under of six million — some one million now until next year because of the Covid-19 of Tigrayan youth to fight against their federal government control. thought to be displaced. pandemic and sees Abiy’s mandate as own communities.” Needs are critical. Mekele, a city of a The lack of transparency, with most expired. However, she said, “we have been half-million people, is “basically today communications and transport links UN human rights chief Michelle unable to access the worst affected without medical care,” the director- severed, complicates efforts to verify the Bachelet called the situation “exceedingly areas.” general of the International Committee warring sides’ claims. worrying and volatile” with fighting Ethiopia’s government objects to what for the Red Cross, Robert Mardini, told It also hides the extent of atrocities reported to continue in areas surrounding it calls “interference,” from efforts at reporters on Tuesday. The Ayder Referral feared to have been committed since the Tigray capital, Mekele, and the dialogue to delivering aid, drawing on its Hospital has run out of supplies. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced towns of Sheraro and Axum, “in spite of history as the rare African country never In neighbouring Sudan, nearly 50,000 that fighting had begun with the Tigray government claims to the contrary.” colonised, a source of deep national pride. Ethiopian refugees now take shelter. People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which “We have corroborated information of The government on Tuesday said its Some resist being moved to a camp away dominated Ethiopia’s government for gross human rights violations and abuses forces had shot at and detained UN from the border, in the hope that missing nearly three decades before he came to including indiscriminate attacks against staffers who allegedly broke through family members, separated by the power and sidelined it. civilians and civilian objects, looting, checkpoints while trying to reach areas fighting, can be found. — AP

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Covid-free WELLINGTON — A school due to the flooding, and a was closed due to flooding in spokesperson said most of Porirua this morning. the incidents were related to by Sophie Trigger, Paremata School was closed blocked drains. The New Zealand Herald until further notice, as steady Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport rain brought flooding, multiple Agency (NZTA) also advised WELLINGTON — Wellington is officially slips and a fallen tree in a car had been hit by falling free of Covid-19 after the last remaining cases Porirua and the Kapiti area. rocks on State Highway 1 linked to the New Zealand Defence Force Motorists between Upper near Paekakariki, causing cluster recovered on Tuesday. Hutt and the Kapiti Coast the southbound traffic to be The region was on alert last month after were being advised to take blocked for a few minutes. two people who later tested positive for the an alternative route, after A slip after the Johnsonville virus dined at Wellington Malaysian restaurant Akatarawa Road was closed off-ramp had also caused Little Penang on the Terrace. due to a slip this morning. delays on the southbound lane, Restaurant owner Tee Phee said the scare The Kapiti Coast District the NZTA advised. had been a “wake-up call” for everyone, and Council said there were They also asked motorists to highlighted the need for clearer Ministry of multiple slips and a fallen expect delays. Health guidelines for restaurants. tree on Akatarawa Road, and MetService has also issued “We used to have resistance when we contractors were en route to a strong wind warning for asked customers to check in, now they’re not address the situation. Wellington and Wairarapa resistant,” Ms Phee said. Porirua City Council advised PAEKAKARIKI SLIP: Due to a slip and flooding, Paekakariki from 9am to 5pm tomorrow, “And my staff goes around and says ‘do there had been surface Hill Road was closed this morning. NZTA picture via Twitter saying that strong winds in you need this?’ with the QR code and people flooding around the city, with the region could damage trees are more receptive to it now. crews investigating flooding School, Grey’s Road and the Fire and Emergency New and powerlines and make “They used to be a little bit like ‘oh we hotspots. roundabout at Denny’s on Zealand had received five driving hazardous. don’t need that, we don’t want that’.” As well as Paremata Semple Street were closed. call outs on the Kapiti Coast — The New Zealand Herald Following the news that two positive cases of Covid had dined at their restaurant on November 12, Ms Phee said they deep- cleaned the restaurant and tested all staff at both their restaurants. She said they had not been directed by the Ministry of Health to take these steps. “A lot of things we did on our own initiative, but we have a very good close relationship with the restaurant association and they have been by our side the whole time. “We weren’t even told to do deep cleaning by the ministry — we did it on our own because we knew it was necessary.” It had made them realise the need for clear guidelines from the Ministry of Health and enforcement. It was up to restaurants themselves to maintain Covid-safe protocols, she said. “You have to rely on the integrity of the operators to make sure they do it right. “The ministry itself should have their own contractors so everybody follows a standard procedure and they’re under the watchful eyes of the ministry and not individuals. “If it’s done by the contractors of the ministry, they have to take the responsibility, and the public can take a lot of comfort that a neutral party has stepped in to do that.” Phee said the most important lesson they had learned through the incident was about open communication. “First and foremost with the authorities and secondly with your customers and thirdly with your staff. And also with the public in general. “At the end of the day, there’s nothing HARBOUR BRIDGE CRASH: A crash was causing delays on the Auckland Harbour Bridge earlier this morning. to hide and it’s nothing you would wish on Emergency services were responding to the incident, which road authorities reported at 8am. Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport anybody, but it is what it is and you just have Agency (NZTA) issued an alert to motorists on Twitter. This traffic camera image shows a long line of vehicles behind the to take that positive step.” incident (which the NZTA has circled at the top, in the second to left lane). — NZ Herald NZTA camera image New Zealand’s bad test results ‘a worrying trend’

by John Gerritsen, RNZ Singapore, which scored more than Teachers, Sandy Jackson, said New previous government’s national 600 in both subjects. Ms Duggan said schools Zealand would have a problem if the standards in reading, writing and WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s House of Science education centre prioritised reading and scores continued to fall. maths, which were dropped in 2018, bad results in an international chief executive, Chris Duggan, said Science had been sidelined by did not work because the standards maths and science test are being that was a problem. maths, but science had schools who were focusing more on were too narrow. blamed on various factors, including “We are seeing a trend, and I think been a poor cousin for a reading, writing and maths. “Unfortunately what happened is grouping children by their ability and it’s a worrying trend, where over many long time. Mr Jackson added that many that, in some ways, it was too specific the previous government’s national years now New Zealand is getting primary school teachers were not because what happened was people standards in reading, writing and further behind other OECD countries confident about teaching science, so taught to the standards,” he said. maths. in maths and science achievment programme, which is shocking, and it employing specialist science teachers The other culprit was teaching Scores for New Zealand nine and for these age groups, and I think looks like things haven’t improved an in primary and intermediate schools children maths in groups according to 13-year-olds fell in both subjects in the something needs to change because awful lot,” she said. might help. their ability — something New Zealand Trends in International Mathematics if we keep doing what we’re doing, The Government should ring-fence Regarding the low maths result, did a lot more than other countries. and Science Study (TIMSS), with the we’re going to keep getting the same funding for science in schools so that Massey University maths teaching “That has an ongoing snowball 13-year-olds recording their worst results,” she said. it could not be used on other subject specialist, Associate Prof Jodie Hunter, effect in terms of their achievement results ever — 482 for maths and 499 Ms Duggan said schools prioritised areas, she added. said the results showed New Zealand because as soon as we start labelling for science. reading and maths, and science had Ms Duggan also recommended needed to spend more money showing children as ‘low-ability’ in mathematics That was signifcantly lower than been a poor cousin for a long time. training more teachers to teach primary school teachers how to teach then we start teaching them differently countries New Zealand traditionally “The Education Review Office science so that it was a regular part of maths well. I think than those who are labelled as compared itself to, such as Australia reported a few years back that only the classroom day. Mr Jackson said the TIMSS testing high ability,” Mr Jackson said. and England, where average scores 27 percent of our primary schools The national co-ordinator of the was conducted in 2018 and 2019, exceeded 500, and the leading nation, are delivering an effective science Association of Primary School Science providing clear evidence that the See earlier story on page 20 20 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 Drug runner jailed in Comancheros trial by Chelsea Boyle, The New Zealand Herald AUCKLAND — A drug runner trusted by the Three new Comancheros and found guilty of conspiring to supply pseudoephedrine has been jailed for three years and cases in eight months. After a lengthy and high-profile trial, Connor Clausen was found guilty of managed conspiring to supply the Class B drug pseudoephedrine in September 2018. The president of the Comancheros chapter in New isolation Zealand, Pasilika Naufahu, was also found guilty by the AUCKLAND — There were three new jury as a co-offender. Pasilika Naufahu, cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation in The offending was caught GOT THREE YEARS, EIGHT MONTHS: Connor Clausen Comanchero MC president New Zealand yesterday. There was no media on camera by covert police during the first day of the Comancheros Operation Nova trial at briefing, instead the Ministry of Health capturing Clausen for two the Auckland High Court. NZ Herald file pictures by Brett Phibbs released a statement. It said of the three new minutes and 19 seconds. drawn to the deposits,” Justice cases, two were active cases and one was “Mr Clausen’s role was pleaded guilty to two charges Harley Davidson motorcycles. Lang said. historical. There were no new community confined to what we see in the involving the unlawful A woman, who has name The High Court judge cases and no active community cases in NZ. surveillance,” defence lawyer possession of firearms. suppression, was also acknowledged the woman was One of the active cases is a person who Simon Lance said. In sentencing Clausen sentenced yesterday to 175 “particularly vulnerable” and arrived in New Zealand on December 7. “He was the passenger in yesterday, Justice Lang hours community work for “financially stretched” at the The country of origin is not yet available, that car. He wasn’t carrying acknowleged that his one representative charge of time. the ministry said. The person tested positive any weapons.” deportation from Australia money laundering. However, the aggravating on arrival and had been transferred to the There was no evidence had left him stranded in New She and the key money features of the offending Auckland quarantine facility. or suggestion that Clausen Zealand with little support. handler in the case had included that she was The second person arrived on December was being paid or had a role Clausen was “inevitably visited South Auckland banks, personally involved on four 3 from the UK via the United Arab Emirates. moving forwards involving driven to the Comancheros depositing sums of cash which separate dates involving They tested positive at routine testing at drugs, he said. organisation in order to find would go on to be used for the multiple transactions, he said. around day 3. They had also been transferred “His role was very much friendship and fellowship”. purchase of luxury items for The woman and the to the quarantine facility. fleeting.” He was arrested as a part others. main money handler had The historical case was a person who Justice Graham Lang said of a covert police investigation Justice Lang said at the also shared a joke about arrived in New Zealand on December 2 from while Clausen’s “culpability that targeted the activities of forefront of the planning of whether the money could be the UK via Singapore. falls well below” that of He the Comanchero Motorcycle the scheme was a solicitor, coming from a gang like the The ministry said there was also a Sha, he had acted as a courier Club, which was code-named Andrew Simpson. Comancheros, the court heard. suspected historical case on board a ship or runner. Operation Nova. The then-lawyer had “This shows you did turn from Japan. It was detected in a crew “You had no propriety More than 80 police directed the money handler your mind to the source of the member on the CTG Cobalt which had interest in the drugs.” officers were involved in the that sums were to be cash,” Justice Lang said. docked in the Port of Tauranga from Japan Rather Clausen was acting raids, which led to about deposited in sums under However, the woman was and was now en-route to Timaru. “No crew on orders from higher up, he $4m of assets being seized $10,000, he said. sentenced on the basis that members have come ashore, so there is said, and was in a position of — including several luxury “This was clearly done she was reckless as to the a very low risk of transmission to the NZ trust. vehicles, such as a Rolls so the attention of the source of the cash, which had community,” the ministry said. — RNZ Clausen had earlier Royce Wraith and gold-plated authorities would not be been accepted by the Crown. NZ students record worst results in maths, science

WELLINGTON — New and earth science. scale of the drop in 13-year-olds’ scored 487 points in maths Zealand’s 13-year-olds have It found New Zealand had one scores had surprised him. performance and 503 points in recorded their worst-ever results of the biggest achievement gaps “It’s quite significant, to be science. Both results were lower in a major international maths in maths based on the number honest,” he said. than the previous tests but there and science test. of books students had at home, Prof McNaughton said the had been little difference from The Year 9 students’ scores with 90 percent of students TIMSS report showed where the results for their age group in the Trends in International with lots of books meeting or New Zealand students were over the past 20 years of testing. Mathematics and Science Study exceeding the study’s benchmark weakest, such as biology and At both year levels and (TIMSS) fell by the largest for low performance, while the statistics, and that would help subjects, students at schools margins since the study began figure for students with few with targeted solutions. in richer communities did in 1994. books at home was around 60 “These are really tough better than students in poorer More than 580,000 children in percent. challenges and to be honest we communities, as did students 64 countries participated in the The directors of the study, Dr should have solved them but who reported a high sense of test in 2019. Ina V S Mullis and Dr Mick O we’re now in a better position to students’ maths results belonging and students that Singapore topped the table in Martin, from the Lynch School do that.” showed the re-emergence of a went to schools that emphasised every subject and for every age of Education at Boston College He said the Year 9 scores were gap between boys’ and girls’ academic success. group with average maths scores in the United States, said the cumulative result of teaching performance (in favour of boys), Seven percent of the New of 625 for nine-year-olds and the decline in New Zealand’s in Years 4-8. and 18 percent of the students Zealand students said they 616 for 13-year-olds, and science 13-year-olds’ results were “a He said it was worth making failed to reach even the low- were bullied weekly, 28 percent results of 595 for nine-year-olds little startling”. the effort to try to improve New performance benchmark while said monthly and 64.5 percent and 608 for 13-year-olds. They said the results showed Zealand’s scores, particularly only six percent reached the said never or almost never. New Zealand’s scores for nine- a “probably insurmountable because schools should ensure advanced benchmark. Those figures were similar to year-olds (Year 5 students) also gap” in maths achievement that Maori and Pacific Island By comparison, in Australia, Australia, and slightly worse fell in both subjects since the between Asian countries and children achieved as well as only 10 percent of students did than in England and the USA. last time the test was conducted the rest of the world, and that other children. not reach the low benchmark, The study found students who in 2014/15. children’s home environments Prof McNaughton said it and in Singapore 51 percent were bullied daily or weekly had However, the Year 9 students’ had the biggest impact on their remained to be seen if the latest achieved the advanced lower scores than students who results were particularly bad. achievement across all countries. results were a trend that would benchmark. reported little to no bullying. Their maths score fell 11 points, Dr Martin said New Zealand continue. In science, just eight percent Compared to other countries, to 482, and their science score had one of the highest, if not “It does tell us that what we of Year 9 students reached the New Zealand’s scores ranked fell 14 points, to 499, on a scale the highest, use of technology in have been doing hasn’t been advanced benchmark, well as follows (with the previous where 500 is the midpoint. schools. working,” he said. behind the best-performing 2015 ranking in brackets) Year The study showed the Education Ministry chief “We now need, I think as nation — Singapore, where 4 maths 40th (34th), Year 4 students performed worst in scientific advisor Professor an example, more specialist 48 percent of students were science 34th (32nd), Year 9 algebra and chemistry questions, Stuart McNaughton from The teaching in Years 4-8.” advanced. maths 23rd (21st), Year 9 science and best at data and probability, University of Auckland said the New Zealand’s Year 9 New Zealand’s Year 5 students 19th (16th). — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 COMMUNITY 21 Gisborne Girls’ High School senior prizewinners

THIS year, Gisborne Girls’ High PTA Cup for Year Eleven Oratory: Classical Studies, English, Music Victoria University Totoweka School established an award in memory Claudia Shanks. Industry and Physics: Isla Batten Coogan. Scholarship: Sarah van Dorp. of the school’s long-time teacher Fiona Ray Shaffer Cup for Most Passionate Victoria University Kahotea Glengarry who passed away in May. Fiona Young Historian: Skyla Taua. Special Awards Scholarship: Isla Batten Coogan. was a treasured member of the staff for Olive Hale Prize: Most improved Year EIT Year 13 Degree Scholarship: more than 20 years. Year 12 13 student in English Language and Kowhai Cleland-Pottie, Ella Harvey The scholarship was awarded to three Literature: Eva Mirko. Bennett, Serenity Hemaloto-Ngatu, Emily students who were nominated by Fiona Single Subject Kohn Cup and Stein Trophy for Smith. and her sister Jill Wall before Fiona Art: Karunikah Pere-Walker. excellence in Senior Music: Isla Batten First Foundation Scholarship: Tessa passed away. Biology: Gabriella Gameiro. Coogan. Hills. Jill presented the award in her sister’s Cookery: Malia Cleaver. Lesley Smith Award for most promising University of Waikato ‘ko te Tangata’ honour at the annual prizegiving. Classical Studies: Zoe Atsalis. senior music student: Tegan Hailes. school leaver Scholarship: Briana Irving, The award aims to help deserving Drama: Ngahuia Riddell. Wahine Waiata Toa Trophy for Ella Kelso, Gaibreill Wainohu. students take part in opportunities that Early Childhood Education: Zakia Ali. contribution, enthusiasm, motivation and University of Waikato Sir Edmund come their way. English: Madison Haggland, Dene effort in music: Tessa Hills. Hillary Scholarship: Emma Brownlie. From 2021 onwards, the winning Patricio. Lesley Hardcastle Cup for Year 13 Sian Scragg. students will be selected by other Achievement English: Jade Vercoe. Science: Nadia Ahmad. University of Waikato Te Paewai o Te members of the GGHS staff. Gateway: Elissa Downs-Campbell. Marjorie Rice Cup for contribution to Rangi Scholarship: Danielle Bell. Full results are as follows — Applied Mathematics: Anya Dowling. Drama: Rosie West. Otago University Donna-Rose McKay Music: Jenae Kerisome, Johelonn Toroa- Green Family Cup for outstanding Scholarship: Tessa Hall. SPORTS AWARDS Taare. enterprise in Year 13 Art: Nopera Otago University New Frontiers Outdoor Education: Kayley Knight. Rangiuaia-Lindup. Scholarship: Amie Broad. Athletics: Shields Cup (intermediate Physics: Georgia Worters. Porua Green Trophy for service to Kapa Otago University Maori Entrance champion): Myah Houthuijzen; Lysnar Science: Bailey Kopua. Haka: Kalani Broughton-Pakaru. Scholarship: Briah Allen, Jade Keelan, Cup (senior champion): Le’Sharn Technology: Nivea Houia. Te Raukura o Turanga Wahine Taonga Sterling Maxwell, Oaklea Bowden-Morris. Anderson. Tairawhiti Services Academy: Melea for contribution to Tikanga Maori: Tu Kahika Scholarship: Oaklea Cross Country: Condor Cup: Briana Evans. Sterling Maxwell. Bowden-Morris. Irving. Phyllis Underdown Cup for the best Otago University Academic Excellence Football: Wynn Trophy: Emma Multiple Awards Year 13 art student: Lauren Hughes. Scholarship: Isla Batten Coogan, Sarah Brownlie, Natalie Stairs. Art and Mathematics for Statistics: Ann Wells Cup for excellence in senior van Dorp, Hannah Veitch. Gymnastics: Lynn Wright Trophy: Hayley Templer. Mathematics with Calculus: Jade Keelan. Auckland University Top Achiever Tegan Skipper, Gabrielle Wong. Employment English and Tourism: Janet Roderick Trophy for excellence Scholarship: Nadia Ahmad, Isla Batton Hockey: Fiona Hastie Cup: Oaklea Morgan Devlyn. in Mathematics with Statistics: Natalya Coogan, Sarah van Dorp. Bowden-Morris, Madison Savage. Food Technology and Te Reo Maori: Lucas. Auckland University Waka Moana Netball: Christina M Martin Memorial Terina Maraki. Jubilee Cup for Senior Essay: Hannah Scholarship: Ella Kelso, Rangi-Riana Cup: Caitlyn Huhu; Tamatea Cup: History and Psychology: Leah Veitch. Williams. Gaibreill Wainohu; Duchess Tichborne Scholefield. Endeavour Lioness Cup for Senior Auckland Universtiy Maori Academic Memorial Award (senior netball player of Sport and Recreation and Tairawhiti Poetry Writing: Eden Collier, Chariss Excellence Scholarship: Jade Keelan. the year): Hannah Veitch. Services Academy: Tiari Pepere. Moore. Auckland University Business Entry Rowing: Eva Mirko. English, Health and Psychology: Emily Scholarship: Sterling Maxwell. Swimming: Dianne Carnie Cup: Horne. Quest Trust Awards Auckland University Academic Emily Horne; Eastwood Cup: 50m sprint English, Mathematics for Statistics Potential Scholarship: Daina Stevenson. champion and senior champion: Ava and Physical Education Studies: Hannah Anne Pardoe Award for development of Smith. King. good citizenship qualities over her time Remaining Highest Awards Service to sport: Algie Cup: Gaibreill Biology, Chemistry, English and at secondary school: Kalani Broughton- Wainohu. Mathematics with Calculus: Sabine Pakaru. The Hohepa-Hawaikirangi Trophy for Lapointe. Henry Haenga Memorial Award effort and dedication to school activities: ACADEMIC AWARDS for dedication and a positive attitude: Sterling Maxwell. Special Awards Elizabeth Tufunga. Richmond Rosie Trophy for her strong Year 11 Janine Cantlon Cup for Excellence in Tony Barnby Award for participation, sense of community and participation in Art: Sabine Lapointe. dedication, and being an excellent role the life of the school: Isla Batten Coogan. Single subject Year 12 Oratory Cup: Terina Maraki. model: Vita Anderson. Board of Trustees Award for positive Accounting: Taylah Gomm. Ngoi Pewhairangi Memorial Trophy for Marjorie Lowe Award for dedication school spirit and contribution to the life of Art: Breanna Iremonger, Phoenix Outstanding Contribution to Kapa Haka: to the school community, integrity and a the school: Ebony Hodgetts. Ngata. Jade Vercoe. positive attitude: Aarika Ruru. Bushnells Trust Award for leadership, Cookery: Sophie Phillips. Green Cup: Outstanding Year 12 health Anne Ward Award for a positive initiative displayed and support of her Economics: Charley Holmberg. student: Madison Haggland. attitude and excellent role model: peers and junior students: Rangi Riana English: Keira Batten Coogan, Sofia Olive Hale prize for most improved Year Danielle Bell. Williams. Newman, Pasileia Mataele. 12 English student: Nivea Houia. Alison Barclay Award for perseverance Board of Trustees’ prize, student Achievement English: Ellen Ball. towards personally set goals: Katelyn representative: Johelonn Toroa-Taare. Employment English: Pagan Barbarich- Year 13 Paulson. The 2020 prefects award for leadership Waikari. Peter Findon Award for resilience in with integrity: Vita Anderson. Financial Literacy: Tegan Skipper. Single Awards achieving personally set goals: Tessa Hall. Erica Jones Memorial Cup for Food and Nutrition: Jemma Lewin. Art: Serenity Hemaloto-Ngatu. excellence in performing arts: Hunter Korihi Tikanga: Shannon Nepia. Biology: Nadia Ahmad. Quest Trust Scholarships Varley. Mathematics for Statistics: Monika Cookery: De-Jon Hiraka-Love. Pitkethley senior fair player of the year Dinkel, Isabelle Sener, Faith Whitley. Drama: Rosie West. Quest Trust Scholarship: Tegan Hailes. award: Oaklea Bowden-Morris. Mathematics for the Real World: Vision Early Childhood Education: Emily Prime Minister’s vocational excellence Shirley Stevens Trophy, Sportswoman Leaf, Haemata Poutu. Smith. award: Charlotte Phillips. of the Year: Briana Irving. Bilingual Maths: Maysha Koia. Food Technology: Ella Kelso. Clark Charitable Trust Scholarship: Westpac Community Service Trophy: Music: Sinitalela Vaomotou. Gateway: Katelyn Paulson. Eden Collier, Georgia Wanoa. Hannah Veitch. Outdoor Education: Jayda Bradley- Achievement English: Shabrin Shazlin. Turanga Young Achievers Award: Vita FF Duff Memorial Award for her Haronga. English: Hannah Veitch. Anderson. contribution to the life of the school and Pathways: Chloe Cook. Geography: Briah Allen. Hinemoa Nepia Memorial Scholarship: excellence as a role model: Eva Mirko. Science: Jessikah Fearnley, Jashan Licence to Work: Lavinia Paongo. Miriama Wilson. Frank Foote Memorial Award for Kaur. Mathematics with Calculus: Daina The Steve Crosby Memorial outstanding leadership and excellence: Te Reo Maori: Tyla Kahukiwa-Larby. Stevenson. Scholarship: Tiari Pepere. Sterling Maxwell. Tairawhiti Services Academy: Judea Mathematics for Statistics: Vita The Fiona Glengarry Memorial Keelan Phillips. Anderson. Scholarship: Eden Collier, Ebony Prefects Awards 2020 — Briah Allen, Mathematics: Reece Hoyt. Hodgetts, Chariss Moore. Danielle Bell, Oakley Bowden-Morris, Multiple Awards Media Studies: Olivia Van Der Lem. Emma Brownlie, Te Rata Campbell, Eden Art and Geography: Becky Isherwood. Outdoor Education: Te Rata Campbell. University and tertiary study Collier, Tessa Hall, Aaliyah Hawley, Ebony Drama and Physical Education: Taylah Physical Education: Oaklea Bowden- scholarships Hodgetts, Jade Keelan, Sela Mataele, Eva Peach. Morris. Mirko, Gaibreill Wainohu, Georgia Wanoa, Bilingual English and Bilingual Te Reo Psychology: Isabelle Bunbury. Massey University undergraduate Rangi-Riana Williams. Maori: Orini Rokx-Taratu. Sport and Recreation: Koby Wyllie. scholarship: Eva Mirko. Prize for Deputy Head Prefects: Isla History and He Reo Pikari: Olivia Te Reo Maori: Kaea Berry. Massey University Vice-Chancellor’s Batten Coogan, Hannah Veitch. Proffit. Tourism: Jade Flamwell. Excellence Scholarship: Natalya Lucas. Principal’s prize for Head Prefect 2020 Mathematics for the Real World and Tairawhiti Services Academy: Aaliyah AUT McDonald’s Scholarship, Maori (Diane Malloy Cup): Sterling Maxwell. Music: Nenisi Tolu. Hawley. Accommodation Scholarship and Lincoln Geography, Mathematics with Calculus Elite Sports Scholarship: Briana Irving. New Senior Leaders — Deputy Head and Science: Holly Flyger. Multiple Awards New Zealand School of Tourism Student Prefects for 2021: Emily Horne, Terina English, Health and Science: Amy Biology and Chemistry: Natalya Lucas. of the year Scholarship: Aarika Rahera Maraki. Adcock, Claudia Shanks. English and Mathematics for Statistics: Ruru. Head Prefect for 2021: Sabine Lapointe. Classics, English, Mathematics with Sarah van Dorp. She Shed Art Scholarship: Serenity Calculus and Science: Lyra Caughley. Health and Technology: Danielle Bell. Hamaloto-Natu. Runner-up to Dux (Raewyn Skillen History and Psychology: Rangi-Riana Victoria University Tangiwai Cup): Natalya Lucas. Special Awards Williams. Scholarship: Isla Batten Coogan, Emma Dux of the School (Joanne McGibbon Janine Cantlon Memorial Cup for Sport and Recreation and Te Reo Brownlie, Eden Collier, Tegan Hailes, Cup): Isla Batten Coogan, Sarah van Excellence in Art: Josie Baxendale. Rangatira: Kalani Broughton-Pakaru. Sterling Maxwell. Dorp. 22 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 THURSDAY—FRIDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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ODD-ZOTIC: Trying to find an apt descriptor for her band, Labretta Suede American energy in a of Labretta Suede & The Motel 6, Labretta came up with the phrase odd-zotic. menagerie of weirdness Picture supplied

by Mark Peters rockabilly — our own menagerie of with American energy. based mixed drinks such as the Mai Tai weirdness.” Such strong stage presence was and Zombie cocktails. magine seeing through Blue Velvet The US is clearly Labretta et al’s essential to her performance as New The decor is based on what Wikipedia director David Lynch’s lens, a spiritual home. Despite the fact the Zealand’s first modern burlesque describes as a romanticised conception Iposse that embodies a crossover of country is on fire and in a plague, they dancer, especially since she performed of tropical cultures, “most commonly punk, Rocky Horror and theatrical rock are preparing to return in March to at one of the few venues available for Polynesian”. In some cultures the tiki with a smattering of psychobilly, the base themselves in Dallas, Texas, which the art — the Las Vegas Strip Club on bar might be regarded as less a post- nostalgia of bad-ass car culture, B-grade is possibly just big enough to contain Auckland’s Karangahape Road. war quirk in pop culture and more as art, in-your-face burlesque and pumping their menagerie of weirdness. “The catwalk was amazing. It was a tacky. roots-based rock ‘n’ roll while hard- “Don’t let anyone tell you Austin beautiful piece of art. There were poles Others might take it as a cultural riding Hunter S Thompson’s dictum, is the only music town in town,” says around parts of the room for anyone affront. “when the going gets weird the weird Labretta. who felt the urge to pole dance,” says Headlined “Voodoo Tiki”, the poster’s get professional”. “It’s full of Brooklyn hipsters now. Labretta. comic book cover-like design featured Now stop imagining, because Labretta Rock ‘n’ roll is synonymous with Dallas.” “We played at the closing down of a fierce, cartoon tiki face and a bare- Suede & The Motel 6 are on their way When Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 the venue. It was so sad, the last of the breasted woman in a grass skirt, a bone and you can see them for yourselves. first got to New York, rock legends like lowlife sleaze on K Road.” through her bouffant, with a shrunken After a long, peripatetic, and hugely Blondie, and Patti Smith’s guitar player But burlesque is a very different art green head in one hand and a spear in engaging conversation, first with checked them out. from the strip-tease, explains Labretta. the other. Labretta’s husband, Johnny Moondog, “They said ‘you’ve put punk back into “Burlesque is high-end, a tease. I Although Moondog’s intention was then Labretta, that began with the New York City’. Those are big words see influences from Egypt, Turkey and to riff on the American tiki bar and question “did you begin with a concept from my heroes.” the Mediterranean and somewhere mash it up with Halloween, the band or come together that way?” we’re none The band has cemented its own little along the line it became burlesque. apologised but still received death the wiser. world in Dallas, says Labretta. Performing at the Las Vegas was more threats. “We say that to ourselves sometimes,” “They love our weirdo genre. We got of a feminist stance. There was a lot of They have moved on. says Moondog on the phone from the branded as The Cramps from down- power involved in it.” “We like to be loud and ridiculous couple’s West Auckland lair. under. We throw in a couple of Cramps The Americanised band’s identity is about our shows,” says Labretta. “It’s ever evolving, depending on what songs to keep people happy.” in line with art in B-grade movies — “We’re quite a party. If we’re up there inspires us at the time. We’re — hang Labretta has been around long which in 2012 or 2014 landed Labretta in our smalls and fishnets we like to get on, here’s Labretta.” enough to be able to comment on Suede and The Motel 666 (the name a bit unhinged. Come into our mystical OK. This is where the story starts to the oozing confidence of Millennials, was tweaked for a Halloween gig at little world and get juju’d. It’s fantasy struggle to define the band. a contrast with New Zealander- Samoa House) in hot water when and escapism. We still live in the real Notes? Pfft! You try keeping up with nervousness when taking the stage but Moondog, a fine artist/illustrator world where people come to our show a wide-ranging conversation with she puts her own on-stage extroversion produced a poster. and think afterwards ‘what the f*** was Labretta, then we’ll talk. down to her Greek blood. For the artwork, he drew on that’.” “We’re definitely our own thing “I’m Greek so part of my culture is the character of the tiki bar, an and oddly there’s a space for us,” says about song and dance. For me we’re Americanised, kitschy exotic-themed ■ Labretta Suede & The Motel 6, Dome Labretta. loud and colourful people.” drinking establishment that serves Bar, Saturday, December 12, 8pm. “We’re roots and soul, garage, She is also fuelled, as is the band, elaborate cocktails, especially rum- Tickets $26 from eventbrite.co.nz 24 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 Somewhere a cleaner by Mark Peters Zealand writer Janet Frame and English comic poet Pam Ayres as influences on lthough possessed of a fine turn her poetry writing voice. of phrase, even in a brief phone Confessionalism, the movement Plath Aconversation, Gisborne woman was part of during the late 1950s and Anna Dolan’s attempts at writing poetry early 60s, has been described as poetry have not gone much further than little of the personal, or “I”, and focuses ditties. on extreme moments of individual Until now, that is. experience. The Confessional style can be Two poems Ms Dolan submitted to seen in Dolan’s personal perspective but Landing Press have been included in is tempered with wry humour reminscent the anthology, Somewhere a cleaner, a of Ayres’ comic outlook. collection of poetry and prose written by “Dark stuff, funny stuff, Irish stuff with 93 Kiwis who have worked as, or are still, a bit of X thrown in there as well.” cleaners. Ms Dolan’s experience as a cleaner is As the title suggests, the focus of the largely the work she did for a friend, then collection is the voices of people who work a friend of the friend. in the essential but mostly overlooked “When I did it I can’t say it was NEW BROOM: An avid reader, Anna Dolan explored her talent for writing poetry service. vocational,” she says. when she heard editors of a planned anthology dedicated to cleaners sought Ms Dolan was inspired to write her two “I’m the sort of person who picks up submissions. Picture by Paul Rickard contributions — The wonky cleaner, and things and transfers them.” Hazards — while listening to a Radio Despite her non-vocational encounter world is fresh and clean”. find, or create, poems with cleaners from New Zealand item as she drove from with cleaning, Ms Dolan has nothing but This was the year of Covid-19, says the diverse backgrounds, the editors visited Gisborne to Hawke’s Bay. respect for cleaners — the odd hours they preface to Somewhere a cleaner. railway stations, churches, cleaning Radio host Jesse Mulligan called out work, the low pay, the often laborious “The year we started talking about companies, talked to neighbours, and ran for people who had been a cleaner, or had nature of their work, and having to deal essential services that we all depend small workshops. ever done cleaning, to submit poems for with some really thoughtless messes left on but usually think so little about. “Poems and small stories came from publication in the anthology. behind by people. Including cleaning. conversations about long hours, low “I thought ‘I could do that’ and a few The advent of Covid-19 brought about “So here at Landing Press we thought, pay, the living wage, good managers, ideas came into my head,” says Ms Dolan. a new respect for people who worked let’s listen to the cleaners themselves. racist managers, manageable workloads, “When I got to my motel I drafted in essential services such as front- Let’s bring together some of the many impossible workloads. We learned about something up, finalised my ideas that line healthcare, supermarkets and in and varied voices of cleaners across the how vulnerable many cleaners feel, and night and edited what I had written over cleaning. country, in the way we know best — how risky it is for them to speak out. And a few weeks.” As poet and doctor Glenn Colquhoun through poetry.” how funny the job can be, too.” Although the born-again poet has “only writes, “Like the heart and lungs, The anthology’s editors had the played around with ditties”, she is a long- cleaners do their work to some great foundation for an excellent collection, but ■ Somewhere a cleaner is available in time reader of fiction and poetry. She rhythm and beat. When they do it well, felt it didn’t yet reflect the remarkable bookshops and online at Nationwide cites American poet Sylvia Plath, New they are invisible. The sun rises and the diversity of the cleaning population. To Book Distributors and Landing Press. Smashing it at the Smash Summer Sesh by Mark Peters and dancing. “Threat.Meet.Protocol have their own is the season of festivities . . . and sound. They have a bass player, a guy in festivals, which we can do in New a wig on piano and a drummer. It’s just a TZealand. different sound, it’s real alternative. They Besides, with Covid messing up the played here at Smash on Show weekend. live music scene, bands are frothing All the farmers turned up and the place to take the stage again, says Smash was packed out.” Summer Sesh organiser Rori White (he This year, White went out of town to used a stronger term than “messing up”). seek bands for the summer sesh. The eighth instalment of the hoe-down “I’m supportive of local acts but I like includes a variety of acts that range from to mix these concerts up. Threat.Meet.Protocol, The Murder Chord, “The Rabbits are a young, local band of Blame Thrower, Dead Model, Hagseed, 12 to 16 year olds. They pulled off Jimi No Brainers, Unruly, and Gisborne band Hendrix and Th’Dudes songs. They’re The Rabbits. covering their folks’ music but they play The band names suggest some kind a few originals as well.” of attitude but White hesitates to call Weather permitting, and it will, the them punk. The terms “genre-defying” Smash Summer Sesh will rock the and “diversity” are getting thrashed outdoor stage. more than Dimebag Darrell’s guitar but the line-up is “pretty alternative”, says ■ Smash Summer Sesh 8, Smash THAT’S NOT MY HAND: Alt three-piece Threat.Meet.Protocol get some rest in before White. Palace, Sunday, December 27. Doors they head to Smash Palace to be part of the Smash Summer Sesh 8 line-up. “The Murder Chord has been open at 3pm, the bands kick off Picture supplied described as punk rock on piano. Their at 4pm. Tickets $20+bf from www. music is catchy, happy and gets you up undertheradar.co.nz or $30 at the door. ArtsGuide

Promote your VISUAL ARTS ■ Tokorau ■ Taniora: diamonds in the rough An exhibition of work and stories by An art auction to raise funds for mental Toihoukura students and staff. event here health and wellbeing advocates, the Tairawhiti Museum until December 31. Mahisian Wave Warriors, and Moko Turonga Wananga. Talk to us about a marketing package to suit your budget. ■ Tatara e maru ana — The sacred Miharo Gallery, Saturday (note — not rain cape of Waiapu, Natalie the usual Friday), 6pm with live music, Robertson

33239-01 drinks and the opportunity to buy artwork and support a good cause. A record of an ancestral tipuna landscape as it is today. Tairawhiti Museum until January 31. ■ Off The Canvas A multi-media exhibition featuring Gisborne-born boxer Tom Heeney, New ■ JB Contemporary, 14 Lowe Street Zealand’s first global sporting hero and — Parsing Binaries world 1928 heavyweight title contender. A collaborative project from Shannon Tairawhiti Museum, December 12 - Novak and Daniel Metcalfe. February 28. Call Jane Smith today 869 0617 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 25 ThisWeek The spirit of the music competition ■ Dick Move Plus support acts Sit Down in Front, by Mark Peters autism and he loves music, says La Roche. The Rocket Jocks, and Nicky Valentine. Manawa’s grandmother, who works at Smash Palace, tonight, 8pm. Tickets aking music out of the theatre and Matapuna, says he is a good drummer. Manawa’s $10+bf from undertheradar.co.nz into the community is a big part of father, Sparks, takes Manawa most Thursdays to Tthe Gisborne International Music Smash Palace’s build-a-band nights. Competition’s outreach engagement kaupapa He also has a collection of instruments that ■ New York Nights — Dance Party but sometimes the community reaches back to includes — aside from drums — an electric Edition put in something special. guitar, bass guitar, saxophone and electric Get out your boogie shoes and get A week-long residency run by Gisborne piano/organ — and he is self-taught. ready to get down at NYN’s dance International Music Competition manager Mark After their visit to the music competition, party edition, performed by local artists. La Roche and the Christchurch Symphony Sparks emailed La Roche to say Manawa was a Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli Orchestra’s community engagement programme bit bored at the start of the performances “then Street, tomorrow, 7pm. Entry by koha. leader Cathy Irons that culminated in a moving got more into it”. concert at Matapuna Training Centre was a While at the competition, Manawa had a jam highlight for La Roche — but another highlight on the piano on stage during a break and later ■ Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 was to come out of it. had a violin lesson with Irons. Dome Bar, Saturday, 8pm.Tickets $26 “A couple of guys — father and son — arrived “He came back to watch the evening session. from eventbrite.co.nz at the competition from Ruatorea,” says La They didn’t get back to Ruatorea until midnight,” Roche. says La Roche. The son was Manawa Harrison who has ADHD “Matapuna was a highlight. This was a spin- COMING UP (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and off.” ■ Kaituhi Rawhiti: A Celebration of East Coast Writers Launch event, Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club. Friday, December 18, 5.30pm.

A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE: In a ■ Landslide — Fleetwood Mac tribute memorable moment during the seven-day Dome Bar, Friday, December 18. Tickets Gisborne International Music Competition $34 from eventfinda. last week, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra community engagement programme leader Cathy Irons (front) ■ Xmas Party at Wrights Vineyard and Winery gave Ruatorea youth, Manawa Harrison (right), who has ADHD (Attention Deficit 1093 Wharerata Road, Saturday, Hyperactivity Disorder) and autism, a December 19 from 11am. Gisborne lesson on violin. Manawa’s father Sparks Concert Band plays live from 1.30pm. had taken the lad to the competition but Bookings essential 027 656 8222 or the violin lesson was not his only musical [email protected] adventure that night. Picture supplied ■ Naughty X-mas Party Featuring Brazilbeat, Dizfunk, Slyone, Stix. 69 Central, 69 Peel St, Saturday, December 19, 9pm. $5 at the door.

Smash Summer Sesh 8 SIC GORGIAMUS ALLOS SUBJECTATOS NUNC: ■ “We gladly feast on those who would subdue us” might be the Addams Featuring Threat.Meet.Protocol, The Family’s droll motto but, along with the Belinda Campbell-directed musical Dancefi t Studios: Canned Heat Murder Chord, Blame Thrower, Dead comedy, Graeme Nicoll’s set design for the Musical Theatre Gisborne Friday, December 11th, 6.30pm Model, Hagseed, No Brainers, Unruly, production of The Addams Family promises to be a feast for the eyes. and The Rabbits. Smash Palace, Sunday, & Saturday December 12th Pictured is Campbell sitting with a scale model of the design that is sure to 1.30pm & 6.30pm December 27. Doors open at 3pm, the come with the sort of smart surprises we have become familiar with from bands kick off at 4pm. Tickets $20+bf previous designs Nicoll has created for other shows. Picture supplied from www.undertheradar.co.nz or $30 at the door. Royal NZ Ballet ■ The Addams Family opens tomorrow night. Don’t miss it. Tutus on Tour They won’t bite. Much. Thursday, March 4th, 6.30pm ■ Rolling Stones tribute band Cosmopolitan Club, December 31, 9.30pm. Free entry for members and Heath Franklin’s Chopper guests. Free raffle ticket on entry with The Silencer three chances to win a prize. Thursday, March 18th, 7.30pm

■ Revive — a festival of live music An Evening with and holistic health Marlon Williams Woodlands on Back Ormond Road, Friday, March 19th, 2021, 7.30pm January 2-4. Tickets available from ticketfairy.com For more details visit revivefestival.co.nz The NZ String Quartet, 4 Suits & a Soprano THEATRE Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, 8.00pm ■ The Addams Family Directed by Belinda Campbell. Lawson Field Theatre, December 11-19. Tickets from i-SITE or ticketek.

■ Steam, Spies and Sabotage An interactive murder mystery, Saturday. Musical Theatre Gisborne Departs Gisborne Railway Station at The Addams Family 4.30pm. Tickets from [email protected]. December 11th, 12th, 15th, nz or phone 022 587 7307 to arrange 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th direct credit into Gisborne City Vintage THE CIRCLE OF SURF: When surf/artist Brett Summerlee lost 7.30pm, December 13th, 2.00pm Railway account. Eftpos is available at a mate to suicide he and another friend wanted to do something to support the railyard Thursdays and Saturdays mental health workers. Miharo Gallery owner Rosie Cruddas whole-heartedly 9am-noon. Adult $50. A group of 6+ is agreed to host an auction of donated artworks to help raise funds for whichever $45/person. Every ticket includes glass cause Summerlee and his surfing mate decided on. Cruddas and Summerlee of wine/OJ/beer with nibbles. Tea, coffee, approached various artists with the idea and were overwhelmed with the number of contributions. Among them is a Tony Ogle screen-print (pictured) and a work

light snacks, souvenirs, and Eftpos, are 34614-11 available from the buffet car. by Dick Frizzell. All proceeds will go to the Mahisian Wave Warriors, and Moko Turongo. “The Mahisian Wave Warriors are getting kids into the ocean but also providing support networks for adults,” Summerlee told Cruddas in an online Tickets on sale from Gisborne i-SITE Got something going on? interview. Moko Turonga Wananga is dedicated to supporting Tairawhiti whanau Let The Guide know at who are dealing with the effects of whakamomori (suicide). Accepting bookings for functions, [email protected], The Taniora: diamonds in the rough art auction will be held at Miharo Gallery on events, meetings and conferences. or telephone 869-0635 Saturday (note — not the usual Friday) at 6pm with live music, drinks and the opportunity to buy artwork and support a good cause. Picture supplied Email [email protected] 26 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 FilmGuide

DOME CINEMA that threatens to take away his beloved cat at Christmas. ■ The Man on the Island Misbehaviour Documentary on 77-year-old ■ HATHAWAY Colin McLaren, who in 1990 A group of women plan CASTS A SPELL: left Auckland and bought to disrupt the 1970 Miss A young boy and a plot of land on Rakino World pageant in London. his grandmother Island in the Hauraki Gulf. Stars Keira Knightley, Gugu have a run-in with Living alone on an island Mbatha-Raw, Keeley Hawes a coven of witches with 19 permanent residents, and Greg Kinnear. and their leader, McLaren has found his own the Grand High version of Eden, or has he? ■ The Bee Gees: How Can Witch, played by Film director and sometime You Mend a Broken Heart Anne Hathaway. neighbour Simon Mark- Documentary chronicling AP picture via Brown offers a look in. the triumphs and tribulations Warners Bros of the Bee Gees — Barry, ■ Lucky Grandma Maurice and Robin Gibb. Grandma Wong, a New York octogenarian, is told ■ The Witches by a fortune-teller that an Octavia Spencer and Anne auspicious day is on its Hathaway star in a film of way. She withdraws her Roald Dahl story about an life savings and goes to the orphaned boy who goes to casino. Then, when the old live with his grandmother man next to her dies, she in rural Alabama. They run finds herself with a cash- foul of some deceptively filled duffle bag. The triads glamorous witches. Bewitching remake say the money is theirs, so Grandma hires muscle. ■ SIX60: Till the Lights Go Out by Lindsay Bahr, AP Film Writer Witch (Anne Hathaway) has decided to hold a Cunningham convention there at the same time to hatch a plan ■ Within a year of their o matter how you cut it, The Witches is a that would turn the world’s children into mice. Documentary on the emergence, SIX60 were really disturbing tale. Hathaway goes full vamp as the Grand High artistic evolution of Merce winning awards and N Not that one should expect anything else Witch with an over the top, vaguely Eastern Cunningham, from his early confounding the music from Roald Dahl, but for some reason this story European accent and grand gestures to match. years as a struggling dancer industry. Some reviewers about a group of grotesquely disfigured women who Although less horrific than Huston was, Zemeckis in post-war New York to were dismissive of their hate children always seemed extra sinister even can’t resist going big with the digital effects and his emergence as one of music, but a life-changing within his generally sinister oeuvre. gives her elaborate scars on the sides of her cheeks the world’s most visionary injury forced the band to Perhaps it’s because I happened to be a child that open into a Venom-like mouth when she’s not choreographers. assess what they stood for. when the Nicolas Roeg adaptation came out in 1990 in disguise. and, well, let’s just say the nightmarish image of It’s more cartoon than body horror, which seems ODEON MULTIPLEX ■ Let Him Go Angelica Huston transforming into a bald, warty to have been a guiding principle for the whole ■ Blithe Spirit Diane Lane and Kevin witch made a lasting impression. For many children production. Costner play grandparents A medium holds a seance for of the era, Roeg’s The Witches was a first foray into Oddly, the strongest parts of the film are before out to save their grandson a novelist with writer’s block horror and a traumatic one at that. the whole witch aspect kicks in when it’s just and widowed and remarried but summons the spirit of the This was clearly not lost on the people who hired Grandma and Hero Boy getting used to life together daughter-in-law from her writer’s first wife, which leads Robert Zemeckis to direct a new adaptation for after his horrific loss. Spencer is an unambiguous husband and his family. another generation of children. delight. Part of you might even wish that the film to a love triangle between the There are scores of filmmakers who could was just about their life together. man and his wives — one Happiest Season alive and one dead. ■ have done their own Roeg-adjacent update, but Once they get to the hotel, it’s all plot and A woman planning to this time they decided to soften the edges and spells and crazy CGI mice and there’s barely any ■ Amundsen propose to her girlfriend at a lighten the tone. And even though the story is still time to breathe or enjoy the characters — even family holiday party realises Biographical film of fundamentally troubling (not least because there Stanley Tucci as the hotel manager gets a little she has not come out to her Norwegian explorer Roald seems to be a not-so-subtle message that childless overshadowed by it all. conservative parents. women are dangerous, child-hating demons), They have also decided to keep a running joke in Amundsen, first man to reach the South Pole. Subtitled. Zemeckis has put a brighter and more family- about an overweight child (who also turns into a ■ Made in Italy friendly stamp on the material. mouse) consistently being sidetracked by his desire ■ Words on Bathroom Father and son disagree over Zemeckis shares credit for the new script with for more food, which just feels cruel, outdated and Tuscan house renovations. Guillermo del Toro and Kenya Barris. cheap. Walls A schizophrenic teenager has This unexpected but inspired grouping updates Still Zemeckis has done a fine job with the film ■ Rams the story to focus on a Black family in the 1960s on the whole, which was a much-needed win after to cope with a new school, a South. the dreadful Welcome to Marwen. changing family dynamic and Feuding brothers must join Chris Rock provides the voice of the protagonist, It’s not going to be as iconic as Roeg’s, but it romance as he tries not to let forces to save their sheep. his condition define him. Hero Boy, who is recalling his experience first should provide some nice family entertainment. Honest Thief encountering witches as a young orphaned boy And, bonus, post-viewing nightmares and trauma ■ played by Jahzir Bruno. After his parents die in should be minimal this time. ■ A Christmas Gift from A professional bank robber a car crash, he moves in with his kind grandma Bob agrees to return all the (Octavia Spencer) who has her own history with ■ The Witches, an HBO Max release, is rated PG Luke Treadaway stars as a money he stole in exchange witches. by the Motion Picture Association of America for struggling street musician for a reduced sentence. But When the boy has a run in with a witch in the “scary images/moments, language and thematic who becomes the target of an two FBI agents set him up local store, they flee the town to hide out at a fancy elements.” Running time: 106 minutes. Two and a animal welfare investigation for a murder rap. hotel. Unfortunately for them, the Grand High half stars out of four. YOUR WEEKDAY RADIO PROGRAMME GUIDE

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Tauranga races at Tauranga Friday Jetbet 10 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 D. Griffiths Ltd Drilling Cont. 2.35 3 00540 Extersea (4) 58.5 49 J Riddell 17 Spring Success (1) 56 47 8 Real Chartered Accountants 5.54 Race 1: FUNNY GAME, CANUHANDLEAJANDAL, 4 040 Happy Remark h (17) 58.5 49 S McKay 18 00s Princess Alice (16) 56 45 $10,000, maiden, 1200m 5 90s I Am The Knight (2) 58.5 45 J Fawcett $11,000, rating 74 benchmark, 1400m ULAANBAATAR 1 Bergamo Fox (12) 58.5 47 J Riddell 6 47 In Pursuit (13) 57 49 V Colgan 6 Rob Pinny Realtycom 4.52 1 s0030 Creative Genius d (5) 59 72 M Cameron Race 2: BRIMSTONE, SO GORGEOUS, THE REAL TEST 2 Amabo (10) 58.5 45 L Satherley 7 Bentayga (7) 57 47 M McNab $10,000, maiden, 2100m 2 3s001 Miss Labasa d (10) 58 74 W Pinn (a3) Race 3: ONEOUTOFTHEBOX, ARONOV, JIMMY FIVE 3 2 Brimstone (7) 57 52 C Grylls 8 Game Patrol (15) 57 47 3 95460 Inca Warrior tdm (6) 57.5 69 J Riddell Race 4: LOCK UP, FELICIENNE, BENTAYGA 4 The Real Test (2) 57 47 V Colgan 9 — Maneki Neko SCRATCHED 1 2s042 The Garrison b (14) 58.5 54 J Riddell 4 87672 Boundtobehonored d (11) 57 72 Race 5: SESTO, CAPISTRANO ROCS, SAINTE ELISABETH 5 76093 Showcat (4) 56.5 51 W Pinn (a3) 10 s0s08 Dawon (10) 56.5 47 M Hashizume (a3) 2 89070 Beau Archers Rose (15) 58.5 45 5 14114 Limentis d (8) 56.5 71 C Grylls Race 6: LADY GWENDOLYN, PLUCKY MISS, THE GARRISON 6 80038 Lustful Lady (8) 56.5 50 T Thornton 11 0 Bancomat D’oro (5) 56.5 45 L Satherley Callum Jones (a3) 6 s3161 Red Hussar td (1) 56.5 67 V Colgan 3 0s Bullish h (6) 58.5 45 M Kareem (a3) Race 7: FIRST ROCK, O’HE CAN, DARCI PALMER 7 Annexception (11) 56.5 47 J Fawcett 12 3s000 Wasp (14) 56.5 45 7 90730 Time To Fly (3) 56.5 67 T Newman (a2) 13 3 Felicienne (9) 55 51 4 0s008 Makaraka (9) 58.5 45 8 69425 Saignon dm (12) 56 70 R Elliot Race 8: LIMENTIS, MISS LABASA, BOUNDTOBEHONORED 8 57s Double Expresso h (13) 56.5 47 9 All Night Long (9) 56.5 45 14 0 Taaffeite (12) 55 45 M Cameron 5 78008 Robrocks (2) 58.5 45 R Elliot 9 46s83 Mekelle d (7) 55 68 A Goindasamy (a1) Race 9: COVENANT, THE GREEN GREMLIN, EMBER ATTACK T Newman (a2) EMERGENCIES: 6 40006 Under The Pump (7) 58.5 45 S Collett 10 55179 Bolt From The Blue td (4) 55 64 A Calder 10 2 So Gorgeous (6) 55 52 D Johnson 15 0s739 Hetty (11) 56.5 50 7 Keep It Casual (12) 57 45 S McKay 11 141s8 Combat Queen (9) 54.5 67 D Johnson 11 Diamond Delight (3) 55 45 S Collett 16 Spring Success (6) 55 47 8 Peecee Pussycat (5) 57 45 A Calder 12 483s7 Aileen Grace td (2) 54 65 J Fawcett 12 Honey Honey (5) 55 45 M McNab 17 Force Of Will (3) 55 45 9 64522 Lady Gwendolyn (1) 56.5 54 C Grylls 13 0 Pins ‘n’ Roses (1) 55 45 18 — Missouri SCRATCHED 10 s0s03 Diamond Heist (13) 56.5 51 D Danis (a2) 9 Snow Temperton Memorial 6.26 19 657s0 Agey Babe (8) 56.5 45 11 29s48 Plucky Miss (11) 56.5 51 V Colgan $10,000, maiden, 1600m 3 Showtechnix 3.10 5 NZB Insurance Pearl Series 4.20 12 00206 Istina (8) 56.5 50 M Cameron 1 9224 Covenant (10) 58.5 54 D Johnson 1 Gear Welding Services 2.01 $10,000, maiden, 1200m 13 00037 Shocking Penny (4) 56.5 50 J Fawcett 2 540s8 Woodhall Road (12) 58.5 52 J Fawcett $10,000, maiden f&m, 1400m 14 60585 Zion Hill (10) 56.5 47 L Satherley 1 Aronov (7) 58.5 47 V Colgan 3 50726 The Green Gremlin (15) 58.5 51 $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1600m EMERGENCY: 2 590 I’m Capable h (10) 58.5 45 T Thornton 1 6s323 Sesto (2) 57.5 54 O Bosson 4 43065 Castle Black (17) 58.5 49 R Elliot 1 22 Funny Game b (6) 57.5 54 O Bosson 3 8s30 Winlock (3) 57 50 R Elliot 2 5s347 Alexandrite (6) 57.5 52 J Riddell 15 s0090 Louis Le Grand h (3) 58.5 45 5 98s Perfect Dimension (16) 58.5 47 J Riddell 2 3 Ulaanbaatar (4) 57.5 51 M McNab 4 5 Jimmy Five (2) 57 47 M Hashizume (a3) 3 33 Capistrano Rocs (11) 57.5 52 C Grylls 6 Bodacious (13) 58.5 45 T Newman (a2) 3 36 Good Soul h (7) 57.5 50 T Newman (a2) 4 62s64 Kool Power (15) 57.5 51 (a4) 7 Jackson Reeves Lawyers 5.23 7 0 Break Thru (6) 58.5 45 C Dell SCRATCHED 5 s8s5s Let’s Do This h (5) 56.5 51 S McKay 4 — Tony Be 6 697s Montana Mist (4) 56.5 47 J Fawcett 5 0s739 Hetty (12) 57.5 50 $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 8 897 El Bandolero h (1) 58.5 45 5 7s740 Lionize (2) 57.5 49 A Goindasamy (a1) 7 Luna Vaara (13) 56.5 45 T Newman (a2) 6 49 Les Crayeres (4) 57.5 49 D Johnson M Hashizume (a3) 6 846 Lowry (8) 57.5 49 S Collett 7 56847 Penny Jane (17) 57.5 49 J Fawcett 1 70s4s Darci Palmer d (5) 59.5 64 C Grylls 9 s90s9 Yin Yang Warrior (14) 58.5 45 8 2 Oneoutofthebox (8) 55 52 D Johnson 2 s40s4 O’He Can td (2) 59.5 64 D Johnson 7 96 Zakhan (9) 57.5 46 T Thornton 9 Helena Cristina (12) 55 47 A Calder 8 60858 Rail Queen (8) 57.5 46 T Newman (a2) L Satherley 8 8 Dragon Realm (15) 57.5 45 W Pinn (a3) 9 657s0 Agey Babe (7) 57.5 45 S Collett 3 s107s Inside Story m (8) 58 61 R Elliot 10 8s740 Ember Attack (3) 57 50 S McKay 10 Precious Colours (11) 55 47 M McNab 4 15684 Thunder dm (10) 58 61 O Bosson 9 0 No Quarter Asked (13) 57.5 45 S McKay 11 0 Aunt Cindy (9) 55 45 S Collett 10 0 Dress Code (5) 57.5 45 D Danis (a2) 11 Maktastic (2) 57 45 C Grylls 10 2 Canuhandleajandal (3) 55.5 52 C Grylls 11 57s9s Missouri (9) 57.5 45 A Calder 5 s347s Rose Bowl d (3) 57.5 64 S Collett 12 44s04 Amazing Maria (8) 56.5 50 M Cameron 12 Garbo (1) 55 45 (a4) 6 4s415 Angelica dm (4) 56.5 62 V Colgan 11 s7708 Arancia (5) 55.5 48 A Calder 13 00s Princess Alice (6) 55 45 D Danis (a2) 12 854 Sainte Elisabeth (10) 56 50 13 6s0s9 Full Of Promise (9) 56.5 45 12 6 Valzacella (12) 55.5 46 D Johnson M Hashizume (a3) 7 s719s Backintyme td (6) 56.5 62 14 90 Valyrian (7) 55 45 13 0 Corinne (10) 55.5 45 D Danis (a2) 4 Young Read Woudberg Acct. 3.45 13 — Blue Moon SCRATCHED A Goindasamy (a1) EMERGENCIES: 14 5876 Ezdara (14) 55.5 45 J Fawcett 14 Force Of Will (14) 56 45 8 s0323 First Rock d (7) 56.5 62 L Satherley 15 090s0 Geejayroc (5) 56.5 45 EMERGENCIES: $10,000, maiden, 1400m EMERGENCIES: 9 0s690 Saintly Way d (9) 55.5 56 W Pinn (a3) 16 6 Valzacella (11) 55 46 15 Maktastic (1) 57.5 45 1 74237 Dawnting (16) 58.5 52 T Harris 15 6702 Bubalina (13) 56 52 10 84704 Eridani d (11) 54.5 58 17 8 Dragon Realm (4) 57 45 16 Shere Khan (11) 57.5 45 2 335 Lock Up (1) 58.5 52 D Johnson 16 3 Felicienne (3) 56 51 11 9s040 Craftyaffair d (1) 54 57 18 — Free Spirit SCRATCHED

Auckland harness at Alexandra Park Friday Jetbet 5 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Q. 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 PL6 4-9 Selections 2 Franklin Long Roofing Pace 6.38 4 Lonestar Lyell Creek Stk Trot 7.38 6 Rosslands Queen Of Hearts 8.38 9 21182 Copy That (30) 3 M McKendry 10 35333 Ashley Locaz (30) 4 T Williams Race 1: TRICKY RIC, INVICTUS, KIMKAR DASH $12,000, 3yo+ r50-r54. mobile, 2200m $47,500, ffa. Group 2 mobile, 2200m $95,000, f&m ffa. Group 1 mobile, 2200m Race 2: PULL THE OTHER LEG, ALADDIN, HAPPY PLACE 8 Alliance Services Pace 9.38 Race 3: B D JOE, AMERICAN DEALER, PACE N PRIDE 1 87183 Happy Place (Fr) 1 J Dickie 1 37116 Sertorius (Fr) 1 Z Butcher 1 11151 Amazing Dream (Fr) 1 M Purdon 2 11323 Pull The Other Leg (Fr) 2 L Whittaker (J) 2 25305 Enchantee (Fr) 2 B Orange Race 4: SUNDEES SON, MAJESTIC MAN, CREDIT MASTER 2 81127 Credit Master (Fr) 2 A Neal $14,500, 3yo+ r57-r64. mobile, 2200m 3 08251 Anam Nunu (Fr) 3 A Poutama 3 s7150 On A Roll (Fr) 3 S Abernethy Race 5: BETTOR TWIST, LA ROSA, DARLING ME 3 49853 Kings Landing (Fr) 3 T Mitchell 1 18514 Riveered (Fr) 1 M Purdon 4 23523 Jemma (Fr) 4 Z Butcher 4 94636 Mimi E Coco (Fr) 4 B Butcher Race 6: AMAZING DREAM, BEYOND WORDS, 4 32214 Kay Cee (Fr) 4 J Dickie 2 11320 Mighty Looee (Fr) 2 J Dunn 5 41144 Dolce Vita (Fr) 5 J Dunn 5 64144 Callie’s Delight (Fr) 5 J Dickie SMOKINHOTCHEDDAR 5 90131 Presidential Jewel (Fr) 5 B Mangos 3 1s784 Red Atom (Fr) 3 A Poutama 6 03432 Aladdin (Fr) 6 T Williams 6 41151 Sundees Son (Fr) 6 J Dunn 6 12112 Beyond Words (Fr) 6 N Rasmussen 4 01847 Down The Hatch (Fr) 4 D Butcher Race 7: COPY THAT, SPANKEM, SOUTH COAST ARDEN 7 55154 May Delight (Fr) 7 M McKendry 7 31423 Dina Brown (Fr) 7 T Herlihy Race 8: RIVEERED, BRAEVIEW KELLY, TAIPO 7 25152 Majestic Man (Fr) 7 B Williamson 5 17s71 Delightful Catherine (Fr) 5 T Herlihy 8 51 Blitzembye (Fr) 8 T Mitchell 8 12227 Need You Now (Fr) 8 J Dunn 6 42112 Braeview Kelly (Fr) 6 B Orange Race 9: GENERAL MONTANA, MAILMAN, SANTA MARIA 8 54482 Safrakova (Fr) 8 L Chin 9 52365 All Yours (Fr) 21 D Butcher 9 62158 Smokinhotcheddar (Fr) U1 A Poutama 7 31312 Taipo (Fr) 7 T Mitchell 10 23388 Double Up (Fr) 22 B Mangos 5 Woodlands Cad. Club Classic 8.08 7 Lincoln Farms Franklin Cup 9.08 8 43121 Jack Ryan (Fr) 8 B Butcher 1 The Knowledge College Trot 6.08 $100,000, 3yo fillies. Group 1 mobile, 2200m 3 Alabar 3yo Classic 7.0 8 $47,500, Group 2 r70+ discretionary handicap 9 Rodewald Consulting Pace 10.08 $14,500, r49-r75 discretionary handicap $47,500, 3yo. Group 2 mobile, 2200m 1 15137 Shes No Lady (Fr) 1 Z Butcher stand, 2700m $12,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 2200m stand, 2700m 2 11379 Ideal Sports Girl (Fr) 2 A Poutama 1 41409 Hot And Treacherous (Fr) 1 M McKendry 1 13215 Bad To The Bone (Fr) 1 Z Butcher 1 5s Santa Maria (Fr) 1 T Cameron 1 15997 Alana (Fr) 1 L Chin 3 41121 La Rosa (Fr) 3 S Ottley 2 42151 Pace N Pride (Fr) 2 N Rasmussen 2 62083 Check In (Fr) 2 B Butcher 2 3 Themightyserina (Fr) 2 D Butcher 2 606sD Call Me Trouble (Fr) U1 Z Butcher 4 61433 What’s Your Secret (Fr) 4 N Rasmussen 3 53542 Peakz Luck (10) 1 J Stormont 3 20113 Mr Fantastic (Fr) 3 Z Butcher 3 41111 Kango (Fr) 3 D Butcher 3 9 Shanlou (Fr) 3 M McKendry 5 3s5 The Honey Queen (Fr) 5 J Dickie 4 03461 Kimkar Dash (20) U1 D Balle 4 s0035 First Class (Fr) 4 T Williams 4 41221 Tommy Lincoln (10) 1 A Poutama 4 23332 General Montana (Fr) 4 Z Butcher 5 71561 Invictus (30) 1 T Mitchell 5 14312 B D Joe (Fr) 5 B Butcher 6 12111 Bettor Twist (Fr) 6 T Williams 5 s6647 Gambit (10) 2 T Herlihy 5 20444 Suidelike Major (Fr) 5 K Marshall 6 54824 Tricky Ric (40) 1 J Dickie 6 41121 Luke John (Fr) 6 T Herlihy 7 448 Roma Rosa (Fr) 7 S Abernethy 6 12114 South Coast Arden (10) U1 B Mangos 6 9 Chase The Gold (Fr) 6 B Orange 7 115D7 One Majic Kenny (40) U1 J Dunn 7 52161 American Dealer (Fr) 7 D Butcher 8 133 Enjoy Me (Fr) 8 B Butcher 7 P4472 Thefixer (30) 1 B Butt 7 0s8 Crackator (Fr) 7 T Mitchell 8 55543 She Reigns (40) U2 D Ferguson 8 12022 Shan Noble (Fr) 8 M Purdon 9 21222 Darling Me (Fr) 21 M Purdon 8 21321 Spankem (30) 2 N Rasmussen 8 343s2 Mailman (Fr) 8 T Herlihy

NZ Metropolitan harness at Addington Friday Jetbet 8 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 T. 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Q. 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 PL6 3-8 Selections 8 37562 Pembrook’s Destiny (Fr) 8 M Williamson 4 26070 Jake (Fr) 4 M Jones 4 30300 Burlington (Fr) 4 S McNally 2 61202 Majorca (Fr) 2 C Thornley Race 1: EVANGALIST, PEMBROOK’S DESTINY, 9 Still Truckin (Fr) 9 K Barron 5 26012 Boom (Fr) 5 R May 5 60067 Mikey Maguire (Fr) 5 C DeFilippi 3 24122 Deja Blue (Fr) 3 T Chmiel 10 00079 Taliesin (Fr) U1 R Holmes 6 23451 Zambia (Fr) 6 R Close 6 05604 Bettathanfast (Fr) 6 S O’Reilly (J) RADIOACTIVE JAFFA 4 45501 Eastwood Isabella (Fr) 4 K Tomlinson (J) 11 77600 Bombolla (Fr) U2 R May 7 68661 Bettor Grunter (Fr) 7 K Barron 5 58579 Better Fly (Fr) 5 R Close Race 2: THAT’S THE STORY, JACCKA JEORGE, IN SEQUENCE 8 00079 Taliesin (Fr) U1 R Holmes 6 Bushbuck Trot 8.18 Race 3: IN CHEVRON WE TRUST, ZAMBIA, BOOM 2 Fahey Fence Hire Trot 6.18 6 04946 Lulu Le Mans (Fr) 6 E Barron (J) $12,500, r55+ discretionary handicap stand, 7 71852 Cheezel (Fr) 7 R May Race 4: RICK REILLY, REFLECTIONSOFMYLIFE, $10,000, 3yo+ r40-r54. mobile, 1980m 4 Harrison Bloy Pace 7.18 2600m SWEET LORESS 8 24358 Plutonium Lady (Fr) 8 M Jones 1 953P9 The Gardener’s Pride (Fr) 1 C Thornley $10,000, r40-r51. mobile, 1980m 1 68441 Take After Me (Fr) 1 R Houghton Race 5: BETTATHANFAST, BURLINGTON, MOSSMAN 9 34422 Spellbound (Fr) 9 K Newman (J) 2 480s0 Quaestor (Fr) 2 K Butt 1 546s2 Diamond Edition (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) 2 94516 Escargo (Fr) 2 G O’Reilly 10 66388 Sagano (Fr) 21 K Butt Race 6: MISSALYSSA, MAJESTIC HURRICANE, 3 03083 Orlando Magic (Fr) 3 M Jones 2 s0060 Little Rain (Fr) 2 3 08010 Sioux Princess (Fr) U1 M Jones PHOEBE ONYX 4 80021 Maui (Fr) 4 L McCormick 3 90306 The Go To Man (Fr) 3 J Cox 4 s8498 Valley Star (10) 1 R May 11 21304 Longview Lady (Fr) 22 K Barron Race 7: SPELLBOUND, PLUTONIUM LADY, LULU LE MANS 5 53058 Silver Surfer (Fr) 5 B Weaver 4 66731 Le Tissier (Fr) 4 R Holmes 5 87104 Monrika (10) 2 S McNally 8 First Direct Taxis Pace 9.19 Race 8: STORM, STICK MAN, IFYOUSAYSO 6 019s0 In Sequence (Fr) 6 M Hurrell (J) 5 87222 Reflectionsofmylife (Fr) 5 T Chmiel 6 60200 Madeleine Stowe (10) 3 P Davis 7 76901 Jaccka Jeorge (Fr) 7 J Cox 6 9s124 Rick Reilly (Fr) 6 C Thornley 7 05404 Midnight Assassin (10) 4 C DeFilippi $12,500, r52-r57. mobile, 1980m 8 06600 That’s The Story (Fr) 8 K Tomlinson (J) 7 07888 Essence Of Easton (Fr) 7 R May 8 48035 Phoebe Onyx (10) 5 J Cox 1 Fast10 Hospitality On Sale 5.49 9 80303 Global Flight (Fr) 9 A Lethaby 8 — Voodoo Priestess SCRATCHED 9 29654 Sundons Flyer (10) U1 1 5169s Silver Lady (Fr) 1 K Barron 2 20s90 Stick Man (Fr) 2 T Chmiel $10,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 1980m 10 26s54 Spy Da Moment (Fr) U1 K Cox 9 34087 Sweet Loress (Fr) 8 K Butt 10 54731 Missalyssa (10) U2 A Faulks 11 0s430 No Fears (Fr) U2 J Morrison (J) 11 s0650 Globe Trekker (20) 1 A Lethaby 3 43650 Terror The Christian (Fr) 3 S Tomlinson (J) 1 88 Ultimate Bird (Fr) 1 C DeFilippi 5 Back On Track Buffet 7. 49 12 38331 Majestic Hurricane (20) U1 K Barron 4 0s32s Ifyousayso (Fr) 4 G O’Reilly 2 00s22 Not Over (Fr) 2 R Close 3 Graphite Futurity Consol’ 6.48 $15,000, r59-r75. mobile, 1980m 13 22116 Humble Ladd (40) 1 M Williamson 5 89680 Johnny Eyre (Fr) 5 B Hope (J) 3 80s Artatac (Fr) 3 M Jones 6 5556s Storm (Fr) 6 R Close 4 20s32 Evangalist (Fr) 4 J Thomas $10,000, 4yo+. mobile, 2600m 1 77s51 Kiss The Girls (Fr) 1 D White 7 Leefield Station Wines Pace 8.48 5 Radioactive Jaffa (Fr) 5 C Thornley 1 35135 Betterwithbling (Fr) 1 T Chmiel 2 26113 Mossman (Fr) 2 S Tomlinson (J) 7 — Anamajor SCRATCHED 6 00 Lancewood Louie (Fr) 6 G Smith 2 97662 In Chevron We Trust (Fr) 2 K Butt 3 01075 Somekindawonderful (Fr) 3 $15,000, r75 f&m. mobile, 1980m 8 00608 Folklore (Fr) 7 K Butt 7 498s Rocket Boy(aus) (Fr) 7 E Barron (J) 3 06P29 Reinimin Patron (Fr) 3 G Smith K Newman (J) 1 36363 Voodoo Priestess (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) 9 78009 Overarm (Fr) 8 T Quate

Victorian races at Geelong Friday Jetbet 13 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 All Time Plumbing Plate 3.35 4 Connect Tel Plate 4.45 6 Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers 6.00 11 2552s Vinaceous wn (13) 60 83 M Walker Race 1: DIAMONDS INTHE SKY, PELORUS PRINCESS, 12 370s4 Echo Boomer d (12) 59 93 W Egan $23,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m $23,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1400m $22,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 1700m 13 2170s Isola Comacina n (3) 58 90 J Allen CHAMPAGNE WITNESS 1 0s998 Beta Bite (5) 59.5 80 J Bowditch 1 0 Crossaro (9) 59.5 86 J Martin 1 63741 Stigwood w (8) 61 98 D Yendall 14 s4866 Riotous Mischief (9) 57.5 89 Race 2: GALACTUS, PEREGRINUS, GEN WINE 2 9s Dunvegan b (10) 59.5 93 D Lane 2 756s3 Elegant Lad (14) 59.5 92 B Park 2 99719 All Fairy Prince h (2) 60.5 95 J Hill F W Kersley Race 3: SENSATIONALISATION, BIXILON, ARAPILES 3 293s2 Galactus (1) 59.5 100 D Thornton 3 5426s Irish Pardon (8) 59.5 85 M Walker 3 10s56 Hernandez w (7) 59.5 100 N Callow EMERGENCY: Race 4: MISTER DYNAMIX, LAL LAL FALLS, SURE STRATEGY 4 24 Gen Wine (8) 59.5 94 F W Kersley 4 343s5 Mister Dynamix (13) 59.5 94 J Childs 4 s8765 Brahma Armour (5) 58.5 90 J Mott 15 1s880 The Last Godfather dw (1) 58 80 J Childs Race 5: ROGUE STAR, SHAME SHAME SHAME, ZAKURAK 5 6662 Peregrinus (6) 58 97 J McNeil 5 4 Creative Control (11) 58 91 Z Spain 5 0s327 Lunch In Biarritz (10) 58.5 97 N Farley Race 6: STIGWOOD, MY DIAMONDS GALORE, CHLOE’S DAY 6 Zouesay (7) 58 87 D Moor 6 59s I’m A Buonarroti h (7) 58 86 S Vella 6 0s883 My Diamonds Galore w (6) 58.5 93 8 Elephant & Castle Hotel 7. 20 Race 7: BOOM BOOM SWEET, MY DIVAS, ECHO BOOMER 7 63s Isolating (9) 57.5 89 M Poy 7 Lal Lal Falls (10) 58 91 M Poy J Childs $22,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 2400m 8 67906 Likiliku (2) 57.5 88 N Callow 8 76504 Magnum Bullet (4) 58 98 N Callow 7 F56s2 Manning Road n (3) 57.5 96 M Poy Race 8: CRACKSMAN, KALALO, TRADE FAIR EXPRESS 1 35432 Cracksman wb (4) 62.5 99 9 2722s Ryan’s Girl (3) 57.5 94 B Park 9 Atlantic Giant (1) 57.5 90 J Benbow 8 s0827 Dangerous Spin wn (9) 57 93 Z Spain Ms L Lafferty (a1.5) 10 Blue Smartie (4) 56 89 N Farley 10 9s Avesum Pixie Dust (6) 57.5 92 W Egan 9 s9846 Chloe’s Day n (12) 56.5 92 B Park 2 s9461 Steam Roller dw (18) 62 97 11 6939s Double Delight (5) 57.5 93 F W Kersley 10 87707 Flying Mr Davis wh (11) 56.5 93 Ms T Bull (a3) 3 Newcomb Sand & Soil Plate 4.10 12 20595 Tally Mo (12) 57.5 88 D Yendall D Thornton 13 7 Share The Rhythm (15) 56 100 D Oliver 3 47014 Under The Bridge (14) 62 99 11 31080 Moshe Pit Gem (4) 56.5 87 P Moloney $23,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1300m 14 8943s Sure Strategy b (3) 56 88 Ms L Boyd Ms A Kelly (a2) 12 90140 Lady Cellarbration cw (1) 56 93 W Egan 1 54 Arapiles (5) 58 97 D Thornton EMERGENCY: 4 s5545 Kalalo dwn (7) 61 95 J Mott 2 39s73 Bixilon (10) 58 93 D Lane 15 966s7 Unconquered Sun (2) 59.5 87 7 Jack Rabbit Vineyard 6.40 5 56864 Love Venus (11) 61 95 J Childs 3 8 Felix Fiorente (14) 58 81 L German (a) L German (a) 6 0s503 Agosto (17) 60 95 J Fry $22,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 1400m 4 Kaituku (15) 58 88 Ms J Kah 5 Bennett Racing 5.20 7 68319 Sir Peter t (3) 60 96 Dean Holland 1 Bet365 Top Tote Plus Plate 3.00 5 Lucky Lad (7) 58 86 Dean Holland 1 91318 Bon Spot d (10) 63.5 89 Ms A Kelly (a2) 8 02461 Trade Fair Express w (1) 60 94 D Yendall 6 Myers Reward (6) 58 88 J Hill $22,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 1200m 2 s004s Bill The Bee d (8) 61.5 89 J Robertson 9 64953 Dandre dwn (13) 59 90 B Park $23,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1100m 7 Best Episode (4) 56 90 J McNeil 1 1s3 Rogue Star (3) 62.5 97 J Allen 3 26s61 My Divas w (2) 61.5 100 J Richards (a3) 10 2s944 Danluca dw (10) 59 100 N Callow 1 Dickin Medal (4) 58 84 D Oliver 8 84 Black Monsoon h (3) 56 91 J Martin 2 25s43 Burning The Clock (2) 62 100 N Farley 4 s2231 Boom Boom Sweet (7) 61 94 11 120s0 Reliable Lisa (12) 59 90 Z Spain 2 57s Keep On Fighting (1) 58 95 P Moloney 9 0s Flying Nostra b (13) 56 93 Z Spain 3 578s1 Olympic Lad tdw (10) 61.5 94 Ms C Puls Ms T Bull (a3) 12 P8200 Hoof Hustler dw (19) 57.5 93 J Bowditch 3 5s Rebate (8) 58 92 L German (a) 10 6s72 Forche (12) 56 91 4 217s1 Zakurak d (4) 61.5 99 D Yendall 5 3256s Lord Lennox t (11) 61 83 N Callow 13 3s452 Miss Sharp tw (8) 57.5 96 J Benbow 4 7s Rising Sphere (3) 58 85 L Nolen 11 530 Jens (9) 56 91 D Moor 5 6s31 Shame Shame Shame (9) 60.5 92 6 00s02 Oh So Skeptical w (14) 61 93 14 73286 Ventura Highway w (9) 57.5 98 N Farley 5 26s Champagne Witness (6) 56 90 D Yendall 12 3 My Brilliant Choix b (11) 56 97 D Oliver D Moor Dean Holland EMERGENCIES: 6 4s3 Diamonds Inthe Sky b (5) 56 100 13 33s Sensationalisation b (8) 56 100 6 4319s Ocean Blast (8) 60 90 J Bowditch 7 105 Nostradam Man h (15) 60.5 86 J Mott 15 08704 Faltonius cw (6) 57 95 D Bates J Benbow M Walker 7 38334 Annemiek w (7) 59.5 94 N Callow 8 s7460 Shamal Lass cw (4) 60.5 89 16 55526 Quattro Porte (16) 57 95 D Moor 7 Halobel (9) 56 81 J McNeil 14 Vidiano (2) 56 91 L Nolen 8 50s55 South Street Boss d (1) 59 95 J Childs Ms L Lafferty (a1.5) 17 23907 Compulsive w (15) 56.5 86 M Carson 8 Pelorus Princess (7) 56 83 D Lane EMERGENCY: 9 s451s Almira Gulch dh (6) 58 90 P Moloney 9 41420 Approved Anger dw (6) 60 88 D Bates 18 49065 Rylstone w (5) 56 94 J Hill 9 0s Surangani (2) 56 69 Z Spain 15 9s8 Mauser b (1) 58 83 10 335s1 Tereras d (5) 58 93 S Payne 10 9000s Rostam w (5) 60 83 L German (a) 19 86872 Jakk’s Right (2) 56 94 J Noonan

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 28 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 Covid cloud still over Hamilton FORMULA ONE health is our main priority, so we will Catches win matches see what the situation is and then LONDON — World champion Lewis make the call.” CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf bowled the only maiden over, the 19th over. Hamilton remains doubtful for the Hamilton clinched a record- Both sides conceded 26 fours but no sixes. Spring season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix equalling seventh world title last FELIX Sparks is a match-winner. bowled an over of decent off-spin only to be hit for after contracting the coronavirus, month and during the season also The 13-year-old Year 8 student held the pressure 22 runs on the practice wicket’s small boundaries. the motorsport chief of his Mercedes became the Formula One driver with catch of the Challenge Cup twenty20 nine-a-side Wilson, whose 46-ball knock featured 20 fours, hit team, Toto Wolff, says. the most race wins. He was replaced cricket league to date yesterday. the last five balls of that over for four. Hamilton, 35, tested positive twice in Bahrain by George Russell whose His catch at mid-on to dismiss Gisborne Boys’ Aside from his blitz, however, the next highest last week for Covid-19 and missed possible victory on his Mercedes debut High School Blues and Royals captain Sebastian run-scorer for GBHS was Fry (12). last weekend’s race in Bahrain. ended in a major pitstop hiccup and Wilson for 96 earned the Campion College-Lytton Grogan (2-28 off 4) and Hamish Swann (3-26 Hamilton said on social media a puncture later in the race, with High School combined team victory by 19 runs in off 3.4) used the new ball to great effect for the yesterday he was feeling better and teammate Valtteri Bottas also affected the Round 6 clash. combined team. Swann — a committed and hard- hoped to race, but Wolff said his by the pit calamity. Combined captain and opener Liam Spring won working cricketer — deserved the king wicket of participation was not assured. Wolff said Mercedes were the toss on the Harry Barker Reserve practice Wilson, courtesy of Sparks’ crucial catch. “Lewis’s condition is improving determined to make up for this in Abu wicket and struck 12 boundaries in his 33-ball 56 as Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Club are a much better but we won’t know until closer to Dhabi where the two cars will also his side made 165-4, then dismissed GBHS for 146 side than yesterday’s result indicates. the time if he will be driving. We’ll have a special livery with the names in 16.4 overs. Captain Kayley Knight won the toss and chose to do everything we can to get him in of all team employees to honour their First-drop Rhys Grogan (44 off 35 balls including bat first against GBHS Admiralty, who then bowled the car. We know he’s determined to hard work en route to a seventh eight boundaries) and Y8 keeper Reuben Swanepoel TWCC out for 29 in 7.4 overs on the No.1 ground. be back as soon as possible but his straight constructors’ title. — PA (25 in 14, five boundaries) gave their skipper great Knight (12 off 17 balls) opened the batting and support. made TWCC’s highest individual score. Six of her Spring is to be commended for his willingness and teammates got ducks. Kiwi King into Cairo quarters ability to unify and lead a team of promising young Boys’ High first-change bowler Daniel Watts’ SQUASH King won the final two points for the game. players in this Colts competition. in-swing netted him four wickets for two runs in 10 King took complete control of the match in Swanepoel fearlessly hit three pull shots for four balls. Skipper Noah Torrance-Cribb took 3-15 off 4. NEW Zealand’s Joelle King is through to the second game to double her advantage. off left-arm quick Lukas Fry in a 13th over that cost Northern Spirit opening bowler Knight (1-8-21) the last eight at the PSA World Tour Squash Left-handed Naughton started to play 21 runs. had GBHS left-hander Kavidu Withanage caught Open in Cairo after beating Canada’s Hollie better in the third game but it wasn’t Out-swing bowler Bekko Page (2-18 off 3) and by Grace Kuil for a royal duck — first ball of the Naughton in straight games. enough, and King was able to round out the off-spinner George Gillies (2-44 off 4) were Boys’ innings. World No.8 King started strongly in her victory in straight games 11-9, 11-2, 11-9 in High’s wicket-takers. Gillies and Wilson also shared He was the only Boys’ High batsman to be bid to maintain a 100 percent record over just 30 minutes. keeper’s duties for their seven-man crew in the dismissed, as opener Gareth Langford (14) and first 20th-ranked Naughton. She held a solid lead She faces either England’s Alison Waters absence of Jack Whitehead-McKay. drop Alex Shanks (11) saw their outfit home and to in the mid-point of the first game, however, or Egypt’s second seed Nouran Gohar for a Boys’ High Y9 seamer John Broad (0-26 off 4) victory by seven wickets in just 2.3 overs. Naughton fought back to level at 9-9, before place in the last four. — RNZ THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Friday, December 11, 2020 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Mo'Nique, 53; Gary Dourdan, 54; Jermaine Jackson, 66; Bess Armstrong, 67. Happy Birthday: Keep an open mind this year, but don't be too eager to share sensitive SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made information. Protect your rights, beliefs and reputation. Take nothing for up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. granted, and do for yourself. Be aggressive in your pursuits, but not when To solve the puzzle, each row, dealing with opposition. 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The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 SPORT 29 Last athletics Modest McCaw ‘humbled’ by World Rugby award blast before RICHIE McCaw, who was named over such a strong group of players. for the All Blacks having a guy like get an award like this, you realise World Rugby’s Player of the Decade “I feel very privileged to be that as a number 10 who directs you can’t get it without having a this week, says former teammate awarded something like this, things . . . pretty lucky to have him good bunch of people around you.” summer break Dan Carter could have easily taken especially when you’ve been out of in my team which helped for a lot of McCaw led the All Blacks to two GISBORNE Athletics Club made the out the award. the game for a few years now,” he success. world cup triumphs in the decade most of its last night at Awapuni Sports McCaw was given the prestigious told Newstalk ZB. “When you look “I think you could’ve made an and was named player of the year Stadium before the summer break. award over fellow All Black at the calibre of players throughout argument for all those All Blacks in 2010. He retired at the end of the Jayden Selena — who aspires to nominees Carter, Kieran Read, that period, it’s very humbling.” guys — Beauden Barrett, Kieran 2015 Rugby World Cup. make the magical four-metre mark Brodie Retallick and Beauden McCaw also paid tribute to Carter Read and Brodie Retallick. I played He played 68 of his 148 test — pipped George Bennett by three Barrett, as well as France’s Thierry and the other All Black finalists in alongside all those fellas and they’re matches for the All Blacks between centimetres to reach 3.78m in the long Dusautoir, Irish first five Johnny the category, who he says were all all worthy winners of those awards 2010 and 2019. McCaw was captain jump. Sexton and Springbok Pieter-Steph “worthy winners” of the award. each of those years. for all but one, against Namibia at Cameron Alexander set a nice pace du Toit. “My old mate Dan Carter, there’s “It’s quite hard to pick who was the 2015 Rugby World Cup — with in leading the 1500 metres from start to The former All Blacks captain said no doubt he must’ve been pretty better or what. It’s all a bit subjective a record of 61 wins, two draws and finish in a time of 5 minutes 45 seconds, it was a privilege to win the award close. I was lucky in my time playing isn’t it. But I think always when you five losses. — NZ Herald and Kim Hedley ran powerfully to win the 300m in 45 seconds. Three Gisborne athletes — Briana Wicketkeeper Watling likely to be back for second test Irving, Jack Sadler and Seven Mapu — are hoping to make this weekend a big THE Black Caps will welcome At that stage, he still had to fingers crossed and should be against India but Australia one at the 48th New Zealand Secondary back BJ Watling for the second do full batting, wicket-keeping good to go on Friday,” he said. are still holding out hope Will Schools’ Athletics Association cricket test against the West and sprint sessions to be cleared Watling has made two of Pucovski will be fit to replace Track, Field and 45th Road Race Indies in Wellington starting to return. his eight test centuries at him in Adelaide. Championships. tomorrow. But he told Newstalk ZB he’s the Basin Reserve and is two Pucovski continued to be All three are competing in the The 70-test veteran missed even more confident now that dismissals away from joining monitored by medical staff in demanding 100m/200m double at the the opening test win in he will play in the test. the top 10 all-time list for test Sydney yesterday, a day after Tauranga Domain and that means Hamilton with a hamstring “Got through a full training wicketkeeper. — NZ Herald his hopes of a test debut were potentially heart-bursting heats, injury, and earlier this week today at top speed, which isn’t thrown into doubt with a blow semifinals and finals in each event. said he was at about 95 percent that fast,” he quipped. ■ David Warner has ruled to the head while batting in a Gisborne Athletics Club will be back with his recovery. “It’s feeling pretty good so himself out of the first Test tour match. — AAP in action on Wednesday, January 20. Singles champs crowned McIlroy brothers decide men’s title, women’s honours to Tolaga Bay’s Olsen

BOWLS by Starweed It was Olsen’s first singles the game. There is no denying title, and a well-earned one, and Ferris’s ability and tenacity but TE Karaka’s Adam McIlroy gave her three titles towards her after finding himself in this won the Bowls Gisborne East star. catch-up position how was he Coast men’s open singles centre Section play in the men’s going to get himself back into the title and Tolaga Bay’s Sharon competition at Kahutia produced game? Olsen her first women’s crown in no surprises among the 16 Answer: Plug away, don’t try a weekend full of surprises. qualifiers. and get the shots all in one go. McIlroy beat brother and Top qualifier was defending Which is what he did. clubmate Brendon 21-14 in the champion Robin Jefferson After 22 ends, Ferris held a men’s final at Kahutia while (Gisborne), who cruised through 20-18 advantage only for it all to Olsen defeated Wairoa’s Donna his first post-section round go haywire again. Smith 21-11 in the women’s final. against clubmate and Gisborne Brendon put four bowls within Paige Richter (Kahutia) Bowling Club president Tim a metre of the white, leaving emerged the only unbeaten Sherriff. Ferris with just one bowl in hand player (four wins from four Brendon McIlroy overcame to rectify the situation. games) in women’s section play clubmate July Williams, who With a metre-wide target and held at Gisborne Bowling Club managed to pull a hamstring. the opportunity to either draw or on Saturday, and earned herself Jamey Ferris (Gisborne) beat drive, he elected instead to run top seeding for Sundays post- Mick Maunder (Tolaga Bay); the head. section play at Kahutia. Leighton Shanks (Kahutia) An experienced campaigner She faced Del Tamanui (Te was too good for Andrew Ball will tell you, when the wind is Karaka) in the first round of (Poverty Bay); Bob McIlroy gusting on a fast green or heavy, post-section. Tamanui was (Te Karaka) — father of the uneven track, never play a fiddly consistent throughout which McIlroy brothers — cruised past shot. Draw or drive or play a firm forced Richter to up her game. Andy Tamanui (Kahutia); Don shot — nothing in between. Your With time running out and a Williams (Tolaga Bay) knocked percentage will be higher. shot in arrears, Richter managed out Ray Young (Kahutia), Charlie Ferris chose to run and sent to get the white down before the Ure (Gisborne) defeated Bruce his bowl wide of the target, bell and claimed two shots to Gledhill (Poverty Bay) and Adam leaving Brendan with four shots send Tamanui to the plate and McIlroy was too strong for Mark and the win. herself into the last eight. Walker (Tolaga Bay) Adam is no stranger to the Next up for Richter was Olsen, The quarterfinals saw Brendon big stage. He won the title in a long-standing Tolaga Bay take out Jefferson, Ferris outplay 2015 and his experience and member and an under-rated Shanks, Bob have no problems confidence showed in the 2020 player in the GEC bowling with Williams and Adam never final. fraternity. in any trouble against Ure. He was never in trouble in his Olsen, having dashed the The semis produced interesting 21-14 win after 18 ends. hopes of Dianne Phillips battles, with Bob facing Adam Brendon was unable to put any (Gisborne) in Round 1, and Brendon up against Ferris. pressure on his brother although comfortably beat Richter, then In the first semi, Adam led 9-3 Adam was in another zone. went on to topple Lucy Shanks after eight ends only for Bob to Congratulations to the (Kahutia) in one semi to book her charge back to lead 11-10 after women’s and men’s finalists. place in the final. 12 ends. Eight rounds of singles makes for The other side of the post- HE’S THE ONE: Te Karaka’s Adam McIlroy won the Bowls Gisborne It looked like being a tight a long weekend. section play draw was full of East Coast men’s open singles title on the Kahutia greens at the match only for Adam to pick up Same goes to those in the plate past open and champ of champs weekend. He beat brother Brendon in the final. Herald file picture nine shots over in the next four — Mills beating Tamanui 21-14 winners. ends. in the women’s final and Walker Glenda Kapene (Wairoa) had Her win set up a meeting Maybe the pressure of the Bob scored another four but overcoming Ball 21-20 in the it all ahead of her when she took with reigning champion Marie morning took its toll. Maybe that was as much as Adam would men’s final. on Dayvinia Mills (Gisborne) Wright (Kahutia). However, Smith had a superior mindset. let him get and he won 21-15. Bowls Gisborne East Coast in the first round but took her having discarded Mills, Kapene’s Maybe Smith simply played well. The other semi was close and was grateful to those who gave chances when she could. confidence was up and she Whatever the reason, Smith unusual. Brendon and Ferris up their time to mark for the All locked up playing their last overcame Wright 21-14 to book was better than Kapene and played some good bowls but also players. It took a lot of pressure end, Mills looked to have the a semi against clubmate Donna advanced to a final that proved struggled with the gusty winds. off them. end under control until Kapene Smith, who ousted Queenie one-way traffic. Brendon picked up a maximum Olsen received the Brown stepped up with her final bowl Takarua (Gisborne) and Joy Smith couldn’t find her range four shots, then a single and Whanau Trophy as women’s and ran the white to the ditch Davis (Poverty Bay) en route to and Olsen capitalised for a another four to lead 9-2 and champion and McIlroy the with her bowl in tow. the last four. convincing 21-11 victory. looked set to run away with Martin Cup as men’s winner. 30 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020

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Division 2: D Hall 40, L Pollitt 40, C Poverty Bay Simpson 40, R Johnstone 37. NEW Zealand’s No.1 Twos: S Andreassen, P Anderson, M professional and top-ranked HISTORY repeated. Norman. amateur are teeing it up at the Clive Dean racked up his third-hole- Approach: P Anderson. US Women’s Open this week. in-one last Thursday in a carbon copy SATURDAY — Men’s stableford, Lydia Ko will be joined of his second. division 1: B Talbot 36, J McGregor 36, J by Christchurch 20-year-old More than 6½ years after his Situ 36. Amelia Garvey in the field at previous ace, he did it again, with the Division 2: B Read 37, D Wright 36, B the Champions Golf Course in same club (9-iron) on the same hole Simpson 35. Houston, Texas. (the sixth). Twos: V Richardson, T Donovan. It is the first time since 2016 Dean’s first ace was on the 11th at Approach: T Donovan. there has been more than one Poverty Bay in September 2013. THURSDAY (Dec 3) — Men’s New Zealander in a major field. At the time he predicted it would stableford, division 1: V Richardson 38, C University of Southern never happen again. He proved himself Dean 37, C Christie 36. California student Garvey, wrong less than six months later. Division 2: P Humphreys 43, P Graham who has been at home in Deans’ latest effort came just three 37, T Sherratt 37, S Harbottle 35. Christchurch for the past weeks after Ross Gibson achieved Twos: T Donovan, V Richardson, C eight months due to Covid-19, golf’s ultimate shot on the same hole. Poole. received an exemption to play HEAD DOWN: Lydia It was lucky No.13 for Gibbo, who Approach: C Dean. at the US Open. Ko plays an iron did it on Friday the 13th of November. Hole-in-one (on 6th): C Dean. And while world No.40 and shot at an LPGA Peter Humphreys was the star of the former No.1 Ko is looking to event. She and Thursday show last week. Te Puia Springs add to her two major titles and fellow Kiwi Amelia Humphreys’ division 2 stableford- career earnings of over $15 Garvey are in action winning 84-19-65, for 43 points, was IAN Sykes pipped Graeme millions Garvey has a far more at this week’s US six points clear of the field. Summersby for the stableford honours modest aim. Women’s Open. Dave Hall posted 40 points or more on Sunday. “The biggest goal for me is to AP picture for the third time in four rounds on Sykes’ 37 points was one ahead of make the weekend (the 36-hole Sunday. Summersby with three players on 35. cut), which would be amazing,” It headed a trio of players on 40 in The Christmas ham and pork she told Newshub this week. already exempt, the invitation Garvey has not played the division 2 men’s stableford while tournament is on Saturday. It is a “It’s a major championship extended to her as well. tournament golf in eight Central School principal Andy Hayward rolling start from 10.30 to12 midday. All and you want it to last as long “It’s all starting to sink in months and says she has not warmed up for his school holiday are welcome. as possible. now,” Garvey said. had the best preparation. break by winning division 1, also with SUNDAY — Stableford: I Sykes “I know I have the game “I’m surrounded by players The fact it will be the first 40. 37, G Summersby 36, P Moana 35, P to compete with these girls I’ve looked up to my whole time in US Women’s Open Bruce Talbot (36pts) and Brian Read Ngarimu 35, R Walker 35, R Smith 34, H but the biggest thing for me life and you start to realise history the tournament will be (37) were the Saturday competition Rasmussen 34, I Logan 33, P Harrison is to not let my performance that you’re living the dream, held on two course makes the winners. 33. goals hinder the amount of something I’ve wanted since I challenge even tougher. SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, enjoyment I’m having out here”. was a little girl. Ko goes into the tournament division 1: A Hayward 40, D Patumaka COMING UP: SATURDAY, Christmas The cancellation of US Open “I started golf when I was on the back of promising form 38, B Morgan 37, J Vvn Helden 37, W ham and pork tournament, rolling start qualifying events resulted in six years old and it’s always including three top-10 finishes Mortleman 37. from 10.30 to 12 midday. the world’s top 20 amateurs been one of my goals to get to a in her last five starts. receiving an invite. major championship, so now it’s Garvey will tee off at 5.04am Garvey is ranked 21 but with about going out there enjoying (NZ time) tomorrow and Ko Junior crossword 1641 several players ahead of her it and performing as well.” starts at 5.48am. 12345 Women’s approach: T Karaitiana. points, a distant four points above the Electrinet Park Women’s best third shot: J Akuhata- next best in the junior division. Nickerson. Brian Tietjen headed off Tom Brodie JAYE McCafferty and Tom Reynolds Men’s approaches: T Donovan (div 1), G on countback after both returned posted the rounds of the day in the Williams (div 2). 37 points in the men’s stableford on 6 78Electrinet Park Christmas tournament Men’s long drives: S Peneha (div 1), J Sunday. on Sunday. Collier (div 2). SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: B Tietjen McCafferty had a couple of pars in Twos: A Reedy 2, B Morrissey, T 37, T Brodie 37, O Willimott 36, M Weaver her women’s net-winning 103-34-69 Reynolds, B Lumsden-Nicholls, P Koorey, J 36, B McKenzie 34. while 10-handicapper Reynolds won the Kerr, T Lincoln. Women’s stableford: L Haisman 30. division 2 men’s gross with 77. SATURDAY — Men’s stableford: B Twos: G Tattersfield. 9 10 Anaru Reedy not surprisingly had Reynolds 34. FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole the low round of the day — 2-under Twos: B Reynolds. stableford, senior division: B Cameron 20, 70 off his +2-handicap — although THURSDAY (Dec 3) — Twilight nine- O Willimott 19, T Green 19, D Russell 19, 11 arguably the two twos on his card were hole stableford, men’s division: T Leggett G Brown 18. overshadowed by the rare sight of a 20, T Akroyd 20. Junior division: S Fookes 23, B Williams black-box double-bogey. Women’s division: T Ford 19. 19, C Blumfield 19, C Brown 18, S Eder 12 13 14 15 Jo Kerr’s 83 was the low round of the Non-golfers’ section winners: J Lee 18. women. (men), M Vette (women). Other section winners were Evan Twos: S Toa, T Akroyd. Waikohu 16 Morley, Bruce Yates, Cameron Treweek Approaches: S Toa, J Foot. and Dave Rameka. Longest drives: T Leggett, E Brown jr. HANDICAP golf won Tama Brown the SUNDAY — Electrinet Park Christmas men’s stableford on Sunday. He carded 17 18 tournament, women’s gross: J Kerr 83. COMING UP: THURSDAYS, twilight 84-14-70. Men’s gross, division 1: A Reedy 70. nine-hole golf, 3.30pm to 6pm tee-off. SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: T Brown Division 2: T Reynolds 77. 36, T Smith 33, S Te Rito 32, U Chambers Division 3: E Morley 93. Patutahi 32, M Tuapawa 32. Women’s net: J McCafferty 69. Twos: I Ruru. 19 Men’s net, division 1: B Yates 70. STEVE Fookes was out on his own Division 3: C Treweek 68. in the Friday meat pack nine-hole COMING UP: SUNDAY, club Division 3: D Rameka 68 stableford last week. Fookes had 23 competition, AGM to follow. Across Down 1. Someone who pays a fare 2. Not asleep (5) Officials must set the standard: Powar (9) 3. Painful to touch (4) FROM BACK PAGE Moscow supporters. with Premier League club 6. Sit on this (5) 4. Opposite of wide (6) “If officials cannot set Tottenham, who is Black. 7. Correct (5) 5. One third of twenty-four (5) The referee then gave Marega the standards by their own But the dismissive response a yellow card for refusing to behaviour,” Powar said, “they from Jorge Jesus, the coach 9. Level or equal (4) 6. Washed (7) continue in the game — the type cannot be relied on to deal with of Portuguese club Benfica, 10. A glass container (6) 8. A week day (7) of action that dissuades players racism on the pitch or in the reinforced why activists face from walking off. stands.” ongoing challenges. 12. Almost (6) 11. Nearer (6) The Romanian referee who was Players might now feel more “This is very fashionable 14. How ice feels (4) 13. Grown-up (5) in charge of the game in Paris emboldened to leave the field today, this racism thing,” he 17. 15. yesterday — Ovidiu Hategan after seeing the largely positive said. “Anything that can be said Musical instruments hit Happen (5) — was in the same role for the reaction to what happened in about a Black man is always a with sticks (5) 16. As well (4) 2013 Champions League game Paris. sign of racism. The same thing 18. when Manchester City player “What they’ve done was very can be said about a white man, Fortunate (5) Yaya Toure complained about the good from both sides to support but then it’s no longer a sign of 19. The right-hand side of a lack of action against the monkey those who were in the incident,” racism. There is this wave being ship (9) noises he heard from CSKA said Japhet Tanganga, a defender implanted in the world.” — AP

1. Hawaiian, 7. Error, 8. Eagle, 9. Eleven, 10. Free, 12. Crab, 14. Brooch, 17. Petal, 18. Green, 19. Frighten. 1. Horse, 2. Worked, 3. Idea, 4. Anger, 5. Telescope, 6. Telephone, 11. Bright, 13. Alter, 15. Ocean, 16. Flag. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 10, 2020 SPORT 31

TRAMPOLINING She competes in by Jack Malcolm both trampoline and gymnastics, WATCHING Lily Rolls tumble down sometimes doing the mats, her coach remarks on the several hours talent and potential the teenager of training a Tumbling up possesses. day across the The 13-year-old cartwheeled her disciplines. way down the mat with ease and She trains four poise beyond her years. days a week at Rolls recently travelled to the trampoline Auckland to compete in her club gym at Electrinet Sport Centre the ranks first sub-junior international where Gisborne Gymnastics Club is competition, and placed third. also based. She had been to several age- Rolls finished third in her recent PICTURE OF LILY: Talented grade events, but this was the event after a tough final pass and Gisborne teen Lily Rolls says next step up on the pathway to exceeded her goal. one day she will have to competing internationally. “It was my first time doing those choose between gymnastics By competing in the sub-junior passes . . . there’s lots of relief that and trampolining but for now international section, Rolls is comes when you’ve done them.” is enjoying both. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell eligible for national teams who She was content with third but travel overseas, something she said expects to do “a lot better” at the she would love to do. next competition in February. Athletes showcase their top eight The young talent has the promise moves in a “pass”, where they to travel the world competing in tumble and flip down a long and trampoline events, but she needs to narrow springy mat. put her mind to it, says Callahan. Gisborne Trampoline Club head For now, Rolls is content with coach Doug Callahan said it didn’t what she’s doing. take long to identify Rolls’ skill She enjoys trampolining and when she took up the sport less gymnastics and has no immediate than two years ago. plans to pick one over the other. “She has a lot of promise. . . “One day I’m going to have to she’s the first one in Gisborne choose.” on my floor to do a double back somersault.” With a background in gymnastics, Rolls has had a headstart on some of her peers.

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2 11 Whakatane 25 0 28 Ruatoria 00 25 Opotiki 0.5 H 3:43am 4:05pm H 4:46am 5:03pm Hicks Bay L 9:51am 10:28pm Hicks Bay L 10:53am 11:27pm Rotorua Te Puia Springs 21 H 3:30am 3:52pm H 4:33am 4:50pm Waipiro Bay L 9:26am 10:03pm Waipiro Bay L 10:28am 11:02pm Tokomaru Bay NOON TOMORROW H 3:18am 3:40pm H 4:21am 4:38pm 35 high low Tolaga Bay L 9:14am 9:51pm Tolaga Bay L 10:16am 10:50pm H L H 2:57am 3:21pm H 3:58am 4:18pm Matawai Gisborne L 9:07am 9:40pm Gisborne L 10:07am 10:39pm H 2:39am 3:05pm H 3:37am 4:02pm Tolaga Bay Fronts 2 Te Karaka Wairoa L 8:53am 9:23pm Wairoa L 9:53am 10:20pm SUN-MOON-MAORI FISHING GUIDE warm © OceanFun Publishing www.ofu.co.nz Maori shing guide by Bill Hohepa Rise 5:37 am Rise 5:37 am cold Set 8:26 pm Set 8:26 pm 28 Gisborne Rise 3:05 am Rise 3:37 am 5 stationary Set 4:12 pm Set 5:26 pm 38 2 0.5 Best at Best at Good Good occluded 9:32 am 10:25 am 9:59 pm 10:53 pm 26 Wairoa NZ SITUATION NZ TOMORROW GISBORNE READINGS© OceanFun PublishingWORLD www ofu co nzTOMORROW Maori fishing guide by Bill Hohepa A front is moving northeast Auckland ne 21 Taken at the Airport, for the 24 hours Adelaide fine 12 30 over the North Island Hamilton ne 21 to 9am, Thursday 10 Dec 2020 Amsterdam rain -2 4 during Friday, followed Tauranga ne 24 SUNSHINE hours Bangkok fine 19 31 On Wednesday, 9 Dec 13.2 Beijing cloudy -4 5 by a disturbed southwest Rotorua ne 21 WIND km/h To date for December 85.6 Berlin cloudy -1 1 flow. The southwest flow Taupo ne 19 less than 30 Average for December 238.0 Brisbane showers 22 27 persists over Aotearoa on Napier ne 27 New Plymouth showers 19 To date this year 2281.7 Buenos Aires thunder 21 27 Napier 30 to 59 the weekend. A ridge starts 27 Palmerston North showers 20 To date last year 2449.1 Cairo cloudy 14 26 0.5 to build over the country on Canberra fine 8 20 60 or more Wellington showers 19 WIND km/h Hastings Monday. Cape Town drizzle 16 21 27 Christchurch showers 21 Max gust on Wed 9 Dec NW 54 SWELL m source: Delhi drizzle 10 25 © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2020 e.g. S 1m 1 SwellMap.co.nz GISBORNE Queenstown showers 15 RAINFALL mm Frankfurt drizzle -1 3 Dunedin showers 17 24 hours to 9am, Thu 10 Dec 1.0 Geneva rain 0 4 GISBORNE CITY SUN PROTECTION ALERT TODAY IN HISTORY To date for December 15.8 Hong Kong cloudy 19 22 TOMORROWmorning min 15 SATURDAYmorning min 10 SUNDAY morning min 10 Average for December 64.0 London rain 6 10 Fine, some high max Fine. Westerlies max Cloudy periods max :40 :20 2007 – Temperatures in Wellington, Los Angeles fog 8 17 28 23 20 8 AM– 5 PM To date this year 846.0 cloud. Light winds, dying out in the increasing. S PROTECTION REQUIRED Hutt Valley, Masterton and the Kapiti To date last year 731.4 Melbourne fine 10 21 and sea breezes.. afternoon. developing in the Seek shade, reapply sunscreen Coast all ranged between 27° and EVAPOTRANSPIRATION mm Moscow fine -9 -6 Data provided by NIWA morning. 29°, just a degree below the region's Daily average for past week 5.3 New York fine 3 10 Paris showers 4 11 GISBORNE REGION record high for this time of year. TEMPERATURE °C MONDAY The highest temperature was 31° in Perth fine 21 32 Maximum 28.0 Singapore thunder 24 34 Fine with some high cloud Mainly fine. Isolated showers Cloudy periods increasing. Cloudy periods. Southerlies. Culverden in the South Island. Minimum 19.5 from afternoon. Light about the ranges from Isolated showers from Stockholm rain 2 5 Grass minimum 16.5 Suva thunder 23 29 westerlies. afternoon. Westerlies, dying afternoon about the ranges. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Sydney showers 17 22 out in the afternoon. Westerlies turning southerly For the latest weather info including Weather Warnings visit At 9am 10 Dec (hPa) 1008.7 Tokyo cloudy 6 15 in the morning. metservice.com At 9am 10 Dec (inches) 29.79 Toronto fine 1 8 BOWLS GOLF INSIDE Cricket, squash .. 28 Bowls, rugby ...... 29 Golf Roundup .... 30 SPORT Trampolining ...... 31 Thursday, December 10, 2020 McIlroy, Olsen win centre open Two Kiwis teeing it up at US singles crowns PAGE 29 Women’s Open PAGE 30 ‘NO TO RACISM’

TAKING A KNEE: Basaksehir players kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the resumption of the Champions League group H soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. The match resumed with a new refereeing team after players from Paris Saint- Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir left the field yesterday and didn’t return when the fourth official was accused of using a racial term to identify Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo (pictured left) before sending him off for his conduct on the sidelines. AP picture

FOOTBALL players have taken a knee, Europe,” Piara Powar, executive director Princes. While racism at football games incident. There is no ambiguity. This unfurled slogans and demanded tougher of the Football Against Racism in Europe has typically come from the stands, the incident shows the need for much better action only to find their sport remains anti-discrimination network, said. “Many match was played without fans because of training of match officials. Unintentional infested with racism. players are fed up with half-measures the Covid-19 pandemic, and the lack of a racism is still racism,” Powar said. But yesterday, at the end of a year of to tackle racism and are more prepared crowd made the comments clear to hear. Meanwhile, the persistent racism striking gestures against racial injustice than ever to exercise their right to stop a Dismissing any attempts to excuse infesting soccer was on show again today and discrimination, elite players of the match.” Coltescu’s language, French Sports in England, where two lower-league Champions League took the extraordinary The flashpoint came 14 minutes into Minister Roxana Maracineanu said matches were played with limited crowds. step of refusing to continue playing in yesterday’s game when fourth official “pointing at someone by their (skin) In the fourth division, Exeter City Paris after a match official was accused of Sebastian Coltescu of Romania was colour is unacceptable and inexcusable” reported a suspected discriminatory using a racist slur. accused of using a racial term to identify and praised the players. comment by a fan toward a visiting player In a show of solidarity, the players Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo, “It’s unprecedented and sends a strong from Northampton Town. The referee from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul who is Black. signal also to soccer institution.” spoke to the players and managers, and Basaksehir left the field and didn’t return An enraged Webo demanded an Powar, of the anti-discrimination FARE the game continued. until the next night, when play resumed explanation for the slur, repeating at least network, said there was no question the Earlier this year in Portugal, Porto with a new referee. six times: “Why you say Negro?” comment was racist. striker Moussa Marega tried to walk Before the match resumed, the players “You are racist,” Basaksehir coach Okan “Our colleagues at the Romanian off the field in February after being the took a knee in unison as the Champions Buruk declared to Coltescu. “Why when state anti-discrimination organisation target of racist abuse from fans in a game League anthem played, while some — you mention a Black guy, you have to have confirmed it is racist in Romania against Guimarães and demanded to be including PSG star Neymar — raised a say ‘This Black guy?’” added Basaksehir to refer to a player by using his race as substituted. But he faced attempts by his fist. PSG won the game 5-1, with Neymar substitute Demba Ba, who is Black. an identifier,” said Powar, whose group own teammates and opposing players to scoring three of his team’s goals. The exchanges were broadcast live helps UEFA, the Champions League prevent him from leaving the field. “The walk-off by both Basaksehir and around the world from football’s biggest competition organisers, prosecute PSG together lays down a marker in club competition at PSG’s Parc des discriminatory acts like Tuesday’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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