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Ko te rangi tuatahi ko ngā Manu Kōrero, rangi a-motu a te marama o Mahuru. Ā te tau marae o te Poho ō Rāwiri i ngā wiki kua tuarua ko ngā whakataetae kapa haka. 2022 ka whakatū waewae ngā kapa i toa. taha ake i ngā mātua me ngā kaiako ki te mātakitaki i ngā pia, me ngā tauira o ngā Nō te Rāapa ka whakaeke Te Whare Ki te marae manaaki, Te Poho ō Rāwiri, tika BUSY IN THE BAYkura mai i Hicks Bay ki Tūranganui ā Kiwa, Whakamaumahara ki a Tūmatauenga (War tonu kia tūngia, kia whakahekehekengia arā, e kō ana ki te whakataetae Manu Memorial Hall) e te rima rau neke atu ki te ngā kōrero ā tēnei rēanga ki a koe, te korero, whai ake i te rangi o muri mai, ko mātaki i ngā kapa e whakatō waewae ana. kaipupuri, te kai manaaki, tautoko i ngā ngā kapa haka. Toa atu ana a Tūranga Wahine, Tūranga iwi o te motu, o te ao. The view across Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty Bay are navigational aids. Tāne. E rua i whai wāhi ki te tūranga tuarua, showed more shipping than Gisborne would have I tēneiThe tau, graphic ko Te Kura Kaupapaimage Māori was o arātaken ko Tū kifrom uta (Te a Kuraship Kaupapa finder Māori seen since the peak of coastal traffic around the First Horoutaapplication Wānanga nā kaimanaaki this morning. i ngā kura o Horouta Wānanga, Te Kura whakaeke. Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiiki Hou Te World War. The Herald picture showsKura ojust Manutuke, one whai ship tuatoru in ko the bay but One ship was going past to Napier, another was Tekauat ma anchor whā ngā kura were tuarua iAfrican whai wāhi. Finch,Te Roopu Rangatahi Poavosa o Rītana. Ace, Benjamas Whakanuia a Te Kotuku Tangohau-Brown leaving for Tauranga, one was in port and another 10 nō Naree, Te Kura Kaupapa Magpie Māori SW, o Hourouta Hoihow, Nā Brucenna Enishi, Nohotima, Clearwater te tumuaki Bay, were at anchor in the bay. Wānganga,Ever teGallant, kōtiro mana nui,AC te Kathryn,toa o Pei o Te Kuraand Kaupapa Daiwan Māori o HoroutaWisdom, Te Hurinui, te wāhanga Māori pakeke. Wānanga i tuku ngā mihi ki te In the graphic (left), all the green dots and ship Berthed at the port is Taikookatoa, arā Brilliance ngā Manu Kōrero, while ngā the shapes are those at anchor or in port, the blue dots Ko AotearoaPaige Richter nō Chiefte kura o Rītanawas i Napier-boundtau kapa haka, ngā mātua, and ngā kaiakothe Albatross tuatahi mo te Korimako wāhanga Pākehā me ngā whanau huri noa, rātou i are service vessels like a tugboat and the orange dots pakeke,was ko headed Tūhoronukurangi for LemonTauranga. nō whakarauika maiPicture ki te tautoko, by ki Liam Clayton Te Kura o Manutuke me Etai Gilbert nō te manaaki i te karanga o ngā rā Te Kura o Hawaiiki Hou i whai wāhi tahi e rua. rāua ki te wāhanga tuatahi o te taha Māori, Te Rāwhiti Ihaka, taha Pākehā hoki, Ko rātou i whai wāhanga ki ngā Tā Turi Kara. Ia tau ka whakatūngia ēnei tūranga tuatahi, tuarua, tuatoru whakataetae ki ngā kura puta noa i te rohe ka whai wāhi ki ngā whakataetae o Te Tairāwhiti mo te rua rā.

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by Alice Angeloni “Dedicated parks” for homeless people could help address this, she said. AS Gisborne District Council clamps down “It will impact them. They go to those on freedom camping, an advocate for the areas because it’s freedom camping,” she said homeless says car parks could be set aside of the council’s bylaw. for people living in their vehicles. “While it may not be intended to manage Bylaw It comes amid an escalating housing crisis homelessness, if you’re going to impact them, and concerns that a move to restrict freedom you have a responsibility.” camping in the city will be felt by vulnerable The bylaw reminded her of when the people with no option but to sleep in their council prohibited freedom camping at the cars. Marina in 2018, a site she said But the council says its was used by homeless people. proposed freedom camping Council staff “If you’ve got a policy that raises bylaw, which seeks to reduce will‘ continue to be is going to impact homeless the number of car parks and people then you need a prohibit camping in non-self sensitive and use strategy around that as well.” contained vehicles, will not discretion when A staff report presented to be used to manage homeless engaging with a council hearings committee people living in vehicles. on June 16 said enforcement About 400 people are living homelessness... ’ officers encountered homeless fears for in emergency accommodation — Staff report people every day and in “most in Gisborne and 564 people cases” they knew the people are on the Ministry of Social and their vehicles as they had Development’s housing register. spoken to them many times. Oasis Community Shelter manager The report said “for the most part” Lizz Crawford was concerned the reduced homeless people adhered to the freedom number of freedom camping car parks camping rules “better than other groups”. could see homeless people pushed out by homeless holidaymakers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Racing ...... 16 Sport ...... 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Television ...... 17 Weather ...... 23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-10 World...... 13-15 Classifieds ... 18-19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 Taste of the world From palette to plate

A COLLABORATION Home to social the design. between Taiki e! impact entrepreneurs, creatives, Sublime Painting and house and several young impact investors, and Decorating Ltd volunteered artists has led to the community developers, the their time and scaffolding creation of a mural for the core aim of Taiki e! is to for the youth project. soon-to-be-opened Globe create sustainable social, restaurant environmental and economic A POP-UP shop and escape Designed by school change. room with multiple locks in Treble students Amy Adcock When the Globe Court is Taiki e!’s next project, and Faye Kerehoma, and restaurant’s new owner, Taiki e! member Renay Charteris assisted by Kells Hogan and Linda Cywinski, approached says. others in painting, the mural Taiki e! to offer the use of an “You’re locked in the room for depicts food from the globe’s empty shop on Treble Court one hour. There is a theme to the seven continents. in exchange for a mural, it event and there are hidden clues. The Globe mural project was seen as an opportunity You find the clues to get out.” came about after Amy, who for youth engagement. Christchurch escape rooms run is interested in journalism Given a list of elements interactive themes such as Art and art, joined Taiki e! Next to incorporate in the mural, Heist, The Lost Hut of Antarctica Gen and met artist and Amy and Faye each made and The Time Machine. educator Steph Barnett, their own designs. Taiki e! is developing its own who facilitates the youth- Ms Barnett blended the escape room and theme in the driven group on Monday designs digitally using the shop space it has taken on as afternoons. Procreate programme. part of the mural exchange. “I went in because I saw it The two girls projected Amy, Faye and Kells will create on social media,” Amy said. the image on a wall, drew a mural for the escape room “I met Steph and she said its outline and brought in which opens in the next few ‘hop on board’.” others to help with painting weeks.

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT: A mural created for the Globe restaurant (formerly the Marina Restaurant) by students (from left) Faye Kerehoma, Riley Walsh, Amy Adcock and Kells Logan came about through a collaboration between Taiki E! impact house and the young artists. Picture by Paul Rickard Call to scrap ‘elitist’ bylaw FROM PAGE 1

The council wrote “very few” infringements to homeless people and only in cases of deliberate, repeated violations of the Freedom Camping Bylaw, the report said. Under the Freedom Camping Bylaw 2016, certified self-contained vehicles could camp almost anywhere in the city. About 15 non-self-contained vehicles could park at Kaiti Beach and 24 could park at the marina until it was prohibited in 2019. Under the proposed Freedom Camping Bylaw 2020, self-contained vehicles would be kept to four areas of the city and their numbers restricted — Bright Street, four PROPOSAL: Under the new bylaw, car parks; Midway Beach, eight; Kaiti 12 carparks would be available for Beach, 12; and Makorori, 19. freedom campers at Kaiti Beach. The report said issues surrounding File picture freedom camping, such as homeless people and itinerant or seasonal workers living in vehicles, had wider economic and social origins. These issues were beyond the scope of the bylaw. “Council staff will continue to be sensitive and use discretion when DIGNITY: Gisborne resident Ieme de Wolf asked the council hearings committee engaging with homelessness, offering to scrap the “elitist” freedom camping bylaw, saying that the dignity and mana of with information and referred to assistance where possible, and only homeless people needed to be protected. agencies that could assist them into safe considering the use of infringements Picture by Paul Rickard accommodation. when encountering deliberate ongoing Other submitters also raised concerns non-compliance which poses a risk to about the impact of the bylaw on safety, to the area or the environment.” families and homeless people. and anti-social behaviour.” homeless people, including Federated Gisborne resident Ieme de Wolf asked “It makes unjustified distinctions Council officers identified homeless Farmers. the hearings committee to scrap the between human beings based on whether people through interactions with “Freedom camping restrictions, “elitist” bylaw, saying that the dignity they can afford a self-contained vehicle or campers. especially in urban areas, could affect and mana of homeless people needed to not,” he said. “Homeless are generally quick to some of our community’s most vulnerable be protected. Council chief of strategy and science identify themselves as such and there are people,” its submission said. “For the council to say it doesn’t affect Joanna Noble said to the best of their clear differences between homeless, who “In our view, the council does need to homeless people, that’s not true,” de Wolf knowledge no infringements had been are more static, compared to itinerant consider how it can better work with told The Gisborne Herald. “It’s a law. It written for homeless people freedom workers, who leave early every day and other agencies to support these people in still applies to them. camping in 2020 or 2021. return late, and freedom campers who advance of the bylaw coming into effect.” “Anyone who doesn’t adhere to the law “As the housing crisis has escalated are usually only around for one-to-two Federated Farmers urged the council can be moved on and can be fined. It’s over the past 18 months, the council nights.” to use its “discretion” to provide completely up to the discretion of the has managed sleeping in cars through a Ms Noble said the council was temporary exceptions for “emergency enforcement officers and council,” he said. compassionate approach. preparing a Memorandum of freedom camping” in the inner city and Mr De Wolf said the bylaw also posed a “Prior to this, an infringement notice Understanding to ensure that when surrounds when other accommodation risk to the “quintessential Kiwi holiday” may have been written for repeated its officers identified homeless people was unavailable. and he feared self-contained vehicles adverse environmental effects such as sleeping in vehicles, or other forms of The council will make a decision on the would be unaffordable for low-income inappropriate toileting, refuse disposal rough sleeping, they were provided freedom camping bylaw on Wednesday. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 NEWS 3 Ground-breaking connection between ADHD and fidgeting

by Mark Peters scanning each person’s brain activity in Matai’s state-of-the-art MRI machine. LOCKDOWN last year meant Auckland “One week at Matai showed our hypothesis Bioengineering Institute (ABI) associate was true,” Professor Fernandez said. professor, Justin Fernandez’s eureka moment The brain-imaging pilot study showed was put on hold. fidgeting increased blood flow to the prefrontal Collaboration with Gisborne-based MRI cortex, the part of the brain involved in centre, Matai Research, however, has since concentration during a decision-making task. proved his hypothesis fidgeting is a mechanism This might be an unconscious compensatory that helps people with ADHD (attention deficit mechanism to help people with ADHD to hyperactivity disorder) concentrate on a task. sustain attention and concentration, says ADHD is a condition that can cause attention Professor Fernandez. difficulty, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, “The frontal lobes of the brain are involved Associate Professor Fernandez returns with higher executive functioning; it enables to Gisborne on Thursday, along with complex decisions. A neurotypical person developmental neuro-psychology professor would have higher activity in the front of the Karen Waldie, who will present a public talk on brain while concentrating.” the team’s preliminary findings. This is where fidgeting comes into play, says Professor Waldie will talk about the nature Professor Fernandez. and characteristics of ADHD and her research While everybody fidgets, it is known that into neurodiversity. people with ADHD fidget more than normal. The In the past 20 years she has published ABI and Matai team are seeking to find out if studies that show that in ADHD there is under- there is a purpose to it. activity in the brain’s prefrontal cortex during “When you fidget you get increased higher executive functioning. activation in the brain. We feel that’s why some Professor Fernandez will present preliminary people unconsciously fidget. We generally tend findings from ground-breaking research into to see it in stressful situations or trying to ADHD and the function of excessive fidgeting solve a problem.” About two years ago he formed a theory The results of the initial pilot study HYPOTHESIS PROVED: Auckland Bioengineering Institute Associate Professor that increased blood flow to the frontal lobe showed MRI technology had the potential Justin Fernandez takes a turn in Gisborne-based Matai Medical Research and increased neurotransmitter activity to be a diagnostic tool and identify ADHD Institute’s MRI. Along with developmental neuro-psychology professor, Karen through fidgeting helped people with ADHD to characteristics. The study suggested Waldie, Professor Fernandez will present a public talk on Thursday about concentrate. fidgeting might help people with the disorder preliminary findings that show fidgeting is a mechanism that helps people with “I had a hunch something was going on concentrate. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) concentrate on a task. The talk is at there. When I talked to psychologists about “When we got people to fidget in the MRI, the Cosmpolitan Club at 4pm. Picture supplied this I said no one had measured it with MRI people who had ADHD started to light up. It (magnetic resonance imaging). was amazing. Now we have this information Professor Fernandez. modal analysis” and a multi-disciplinary team. “I talked to experts about how to do these we’re ready to go to the next stage of the study “We’re seeking funding to test more people “A lot of problems are solved these days tests with MRI and made a connection with Dr with a bigger cohort of the community. in the Gisborne community. Matai has a great with interdisciplinary collaborations,” says Samantha Holdsworth from the Matai Medical “This is the purpose of the talk.” relationship with the community. It’s a great Professor Fernandez. Research Institute. As part of their ground-breaking place to do our study.” Until now, MRI has not been used when “After lockdown we came to Gisborne and investigation into why people with ADHD fidget The team will explore the impact of fidgeting trying to diagnose ADHD. did a lot of pilot testing.” excessively, the team plans to continue work on brain structure, functional response and “The ultimate goal is to develop an improved During that week, participants performed a with the Gisborne community and partner with chemical response to look out for shor- term ADHD brain atlas that can be used to inform Flanker test — a test used by psychologists Tairawhiti. responses. clinicians when diagnosing ADHD. to assess attention and decision-making while “We’re now taking it to the next stage,” says To do this, they will use “hyper-fast multi- “This would be a world-first tool.” Vaccine roll-out on track Hauora Tairawhiti 17 percent ahead of schedule as of June 20 by Jack Marshall “If the phone isn’t answered immediately, please leave a message. TAIRAWHITI’S vaccine rollout remains Vaccine centre staff will call you back. ahead of schedule with over 10,000 You must have an appointment to be doses of the Pfizer vaccine having gone vaccinated. The vaccination centre will into arms throughout the region as of not accept walk-ins.” Thursday last week. Hauora Tairawhiti is working with Between Hauora Tairawhiti, Ngati general practices and iwi health providers Porou Hauora and Turanga Health, to identify people who fall into Group 10,194 doses have been administered. 3 and may find it harder to arrange As of June 20, 7.6 percent (3790) of vaccination. people in region were fully vaccinated “We are seeing more people as the with two doses, and 12.6 percent (6404) groups being vaccinated overlap. had received their first dose. Vaccination of groups is not just a According to Hauora Tairawhiti district straight sequence. We have vaccinated health board figures, it was 1412 shots a significant portion of groups 1 and 2 ahead of its plan, or 17 percent ahead of and this will continue while we vaccinate schedule. Group 3 over the next couple of months.” Covid-19 vaccination programme “We will not finish vaccinating Group co-ordinator Sandi French said they were 3 before we start vaccinating Group 4 in on track with their vaccination plan. July. Vaccinating this group will continue “We planned to start vaccinating until everyone who wants a vaccine has ROLLING ON: For the week ending June 20, Tairawhiti’s vaccine rollout was more people in June and this is what is received it.” 17 percent ahead of schedule, with 10,194 shots administered. Graph supplied happening. While the Ministry of Health Vaccines will be available for Group is carefully managing vaccine stocks 4 in rolling “bands” from July 28, with before the large delivery in July, the local based vaccination centre and in mobile disabled, or are caring for someone who is a national online booking system online approach to vaccine distribution means clinics that have visited rest homes and disabled are in Group 3. paired with a new national call centre. we are sticking to our plan. rural communities.” “People in Group 3 are encouraged Starting July 28, people aged 60 and “More than 30 nurses trained to At this stage, the rollout of the vaccine to arrange their vaccine appointments over are eligible for the vaccine, followed administer the Pfizer vaccine are is only open to those in Group 3. by calling the local vaccination from August 11 by those 55 and over. vaccinating Tairawhiti people. “People over 65, who have an centre on 0800 675 432 or emailing By October, everyone 16 years and over “Vaccinations take place at the city- underlying health condition, are pregnant, [email protected] are set to be eligible for the vaccine. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES In Memoriam

Deaths KATHLEEN LEILUA Passed away 20th June 2015. KING, Paul. — Passed away peacefully, in It’s been six years sister, since you left us all. Wairoa, 21st June 2021. DOUBLE Much loved brother and It’s been so lonely brother-in-law of without you. ACT: Love, Raewyn and Ray (dec), understanding, Love always, compatibility Christine and Brian, your sister Mattie, Stephen and Phillipa, your baby Maria, and a sense Kenny and Sandra, and your boy Tu, of humour are Mark and Mary, and Mutu, Moss, the ingredients much loved uncle of all and Thomas, of a happy his nieces and nephews. and whanau marriage, Gone to be with his say Alan and Lord. OLIVE WILKIE Thelma Loye, PARKER, Mary 28.12.49 - 28.6.19 who have celebrated their Stretton. — Passed on It’s been two years 26 June 2021, aged 85 already. 60th wedding years. Much loved wife anniversary. of the late Tony. Mother Miss you every and mother-in-law of day Mum. Picture by Chris and Ann, Nick, Gone but never Liam Clayton Kevin and Karen, forgotten. Rachel and Chris, and Love you forever. Simon and Mango. Willow, V and Famz Also greatly loved Nan and SuperNan of her 17 BROWNLIE grandchildren and 8 SALLY ELLEN great-grandchildren. Those we love will A virtuous woman’s never be more than a worth is far above thought away. rubies (Proverbs 31:10) For as long as there We will celebrate is a memory, Mum’s life at a requiem they will live on mass at St Mary’s Star Love and laughter for 60 years in our hearts. of the Sea Church, Campion Road at 1pm, by Mark Peters Mr and Mrs Loye moved to Gisborne in 1968 “I wouldn’t be without him and his silly Wednesday, 30 June. and 53 years later are still happily married and sense of humour,” said Mrs Loye. “It keeps me - Evans Funeral CARDS from the Queen of England, the residents at the Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement going.” Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Governor- Village. The couple’s daughter arranged a surprise General and the Minister for Seniors were Love, understanding and compatability are lunch at The Vines Restaurant and a niece among gestures to celebrate Alan and Thelma the ingredients of their marriage, Mr Loye drove from Napier for the occasion. Loye’s diamond (60th) wedding anniversary. said. More celebrations followed that evening. Lucky to get The couple — some might say double-act “That’s her part. Mine is a sense of humour.” “Ryman really turned it on,” Mr Loye said. — married in Napier’s original Salvation Army “We get on very well,” Mrs Loye said. “He’s “It’s a lovely place. They really look after us.” church. the boss . . . when I’m asleep. “There are lots of activities you can join if out of burning The site is now a Countdown carpark, said “I think I need a medal to put up with him you want to,” Mrs Loye said. Mr Loye. for 60 years.” “If we keep this up they might give us a building alive “We got married on the fourth park in.” “Make that two,” Mr Loye replied. discount on our rent,” Mr Loye said.

FIRE destroyed a small single-room dwelling at Waituhi near Patutahi in the early hours of this morning. Firefighters said the man who lived Burning rubbish making there was lucky to get out alive. Fire and Emergency NZ sent appliances from Gisborne and Patutahi to the scene just before 1am this morning. “The five by four metre dwelling was completely destroyed in the blaze,” a Wairoa’s air unhealthy senior firefighter said. “The man who lived there got out OK, without injury, before he was overcome by CONCERN is mounting about declining Wairoa District Council group manager contribute to heart and lung disease, the smoke. air quality in Wairoa during winter. planning and regulatory Services, Simon hospital admissions and can even lead to “He was extremely lucky to get out of Hawke’s Bay Regional Council has Mutonhori, says poorer air quality has an early death. that burning building alive.” been monitoring air quality in Wairoa for impact on the hauora (health) of whanau “Based on international experience The senior firefighter said the fire the past two years. The town exceeded and the community. and New Zealand air quality data, two appeared to have been started by national air quality standards once in “We’re worried about the impact poor people per year could be dying sooner unattended cooking. 2019 and twice last year. air quality is having on our Wairoa than expected in Wairoa due to poor air “The small dwelling was completely Air quality scientist, Dr Kathleen community. If air quality isn’t good quality,” he says. destroyed. Kozyniak, says burning rubbish is a big enough, for example, it can make asthma Dr Jones said those most likely to be “The single-room building had no contributor to Wairoa’s poorer air quality. or any respiratory conditions worse, or affected by air pollution were children, smoke alarms.” “There are lots of factors that make our even lead to something more serious,” he especially those with asthma, older air unhealthy, and in Wairoa we’re seeing said. people and those with pre-existing this mainly caused by household rubbish “Wairoa has one of the worst numbers conditions. Man cut from being burnt, which sends toxins into the of people with respiratory issues in New “When air quality is really poor, it air,” Dr Kozyniak said. Zealand, and having poor air quality year is recommended not to go outside and “The best thing people can do to help after year is only going to make that exercise, particularly if you are in a vehicle after air quality is to stop burning rubbish. worse. higher-risk group,” said Dr Jones. “Data Make sure your fire is up to spec and “We need to come together as a from 2016 suggested that there were you’re only putting dry wood or paper in community and figure out how we can fix about two-and-a-half days a year when drain detour it. this issue.” air quality in Wairoa would meet that “If you’re burning outside, make Hawke’s Bay District Health Board’s threshold.” sure you’re only burning vegetation, medical officer of health, Dr Nick Jones, Concerns about smoke can be reported FIREFIGHTERS had to extricate untreated timber, cardboard and paper, says clean air is fundamental to our to Wairoa District Council on 06 838 7309 a man from his car early yesterday and the smoke isn’t a nuisance for your health. or the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s morning after the vehicle left Back neighbour,” she said. “Outdoor air pollution can cause cancer, Pollution Hotline on 0800 108 838. Ormond Road and went into a drain. The emergency services were called to the crash at around 1am yesterday. It happened near Grays Bush. Chilly blast forecast to follow warm day and night “The car went into a drain and became wedged against a cattle stop,” a senior LAST night would have seen The mercury dipped to 13.8 of 20.7 was followed by an drop drastically with a southerly firefighter said. many people throwing off the winter degrees around 7am this morning overnight “low” of a summery 15.7 blast coming through. “The man was trapped by his legs bedding, with the temperature — over eight degrees warmer than degrees. Tonight’s low is forecast to because the cattle stop had wedged into overnight much higher than usual the 30-year mean daily minimum. Ten years later, June 1981 be around five degrees, while the bottom of the driver’s side door. for the time of year. Gisborne’s warmest June day on recorded another unusually warm MetService forecasts tomorrow to “He had superficial injuries to his head, Yesterday hit a daytime high of record since 1940 was 23.2 degrees 24 hours with a daytime 20.7 be especially chilly with a daytime and was transported to Gisborne Hospital 20.2 degrees — five degrees warmer in 2016. degrees dropping to only 14.5 high of just 11 degrees, and another by St John ambulance for a checkup.” than the mean daily maximum for The warmest June night was in overnight. overnight low around five degrees. He said it was a single vehicle crash. the 30-year period 1981-2010. 1971, when a daytime temperature Temperatures are expected to — RH The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 NEWS 5 Finding value in macadamias Grant to fund study of ‘uniqueness’ and nutritional benefits A GRANT of $43,220 will help VALUE-ADDED: macadamia industry. Gisborne’s Torere Macadamias in a joint Torere Macadamias HVN’s research operations manager, project to identify the nutritional value Ltd has received a Dr Simmon Hofstetter, spoke at the of New Zealand-grown macadamias. grant of $43,220 for conference about the HVN programme The aim is to add sales value to the a project to identify and its support of the industry via the New Zealand macadamia. the nutritional newly-awarded grant. Available nutritional information for value of New “The conference provided good macadamias applies mainly to overseas Zealand-grown insight into the work being done to varieties. macadamias. TML resolve issues facing the New Zealand Scientific evidence is also lacking as director Vanessa macadamia industry, including the to why New Zealand macadamias differ Hayes, pictured increasing support for its long-term in taste and size so profoundly from the here with partner strategy,” Dr Hofstetter said. same varieties grown in other countries. Rod Husband, “Producers and researchers are Torere Macadamias Ltd (TML), with has spearheaded working together to understand and Plant and Food Research, have been research into solve challenges to the industry, and the awarded the grant over four months, to macadamias in High-Value Nutrition National Science identify and verify the uniqueness and partnership with Challenge is honoured to be able to nutritional value of New Zealand-grown government agency support a piece of the industry’s ongoing macadamias. Plant and Food efforts.” This knowledge will provide a sound Research The HVN Challenge is a mission-led basis upon which to develop and validate programme of innovative research into innovative high-value products for future File picture the health attributes of New Zealand- local and export markets. produced foods for our major export TML’s extensive research over many “Staff gain experience in all aspects very excited to be able to fund small, markets. years has identified the best commercial of the macadamia business, from innovative, industries like TML, who It is hosted by the Liggins Institute at dropping varieties suitable for the New planting seed nuts to product sales and not only add to our future Aotearoa New Auckland Unversity, and funded through Zealand climate. marketing. Zealand local and export markets, but the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Staff of TML are all Maori, including “Torere Macadamia staff are are also an extremely high-value food Employment. whanau and trainee orchard managers committed to training and working product, “ she says. The Challenge will, over the next three from the Eastern Bay of Plenty, the East together to develop their whenua Earlier this month the New Zealand years, fund a number of projects through Coast and Gisborne. organically and sustainably with great Macadamia Society conference and a competitive contestable funding “Our staff’s health and social well- pride,” she says. annual general meeting provided an process, and has recently approved other being are vitally important and “HVN is hugely supportive of opportunity for members to hear from contestable funding opportunities with supported by TML with a safe, organic industries like TML,” says Joanne Todd, industry leaders and representatives, business partners. workplace,” says TML director Vanessa director of the High-Value Nutrition and to discuss their various experiences The HVN Contestable Fund request for Hayes. National Science Challenge.“We are as growers and suppliers in the proposals remains open for applications.

RESCUE OF THE YEAR: The Tairawhiti Callout Squad’s involvement in a rescue at Midway on January 9 this year earned them the Rescue of the Year honours at the Gisbsorne/ Tairawhiti regional surf lifesaving Awards of Excellence. From left are callout squad members Justin Martin, Connor Mitchell, Michelle Mitchell and Andrew Shelton. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE RESULTS THE Gisborne/Tairawhiti regional surf Beach Education Instructor of the Waikanae. lifesaving Awards of Excellence 2021 Year: John Minogue – Wainui. Sportsperson of the Year - U14 were held on Friday. The winners were — Examiner of the Year: Andrew male: Yahni Brown – Midway. Shelton – Waikanae. U14 female: Chloe Kapene – Frother Junior Lifeguard of the Rescue of the Year: January 9, 2021 Waikanae. Year: Ella Whibley – Wainui; Bella – Connor Mitchell, Andrew Shelton, U15 male: Jack Lepper – Midway. Fitzharris-Stevens - Waikanae. Michelle Mitchell and Justin Martin U15 female: Sophie Petro – Midway. LIFESAVING AWARDS - Volunteer of the Character Roofing Gisborne U17 male: Jack Keepa – Wainui. of the Year: Nigel Hope – Waikanae. Tairawhiti Callout Squad. U17 female: Jessikah Fearnley – Patrol Support of the Year: Tanay SPORTS AWARDS - Emerging Midway. Goldsbury – Waikanae. Official of the Year: Eric Clearwater – U19 male: Nathan Proctor – Waikanae. Volunteer Lifeguard of the Year: Waikanae. U19 female: Briana Irving – Andrew Shelton – Waikanae. Official of the Year: Miah Thorpe – Waikanae. Emerging Lifeguard of the Year: Midway. Open male: Chris Dawson – Midway. Theo Weatherley – Wainui. Emerging Coach of the Year: Emily Open female: Briana Irving – Regional Lifeguard of the Year: Gillies – Waikanae. Waikanae. Luke Whibley – Wainui Coach of the Year: Dion Williams – Masters female: Emily Gillies – Patrol Captain of the Year: Adam Wainui. Waikanae. Glenister – Wainui. Sports team of the Year: Waikanae International award: Cory Taylor – Instructor of the Year: Rodney U23 IRB team of Connor Mitchell, Midway. Richards – Waikanae. Oliver Shivnan and Silke McNaught – Club of the Year: Wainui. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 LEVEL 2 EXTENDED IN WGTN

WELLINGTON — He said about 950 workers “The Government needs to as well as including masking Wellington’s stay at Alert had left the mine during that acknowledge that not all sectors for indoor venues in the alert Level 2 has been extended period and were now scattered are impacted equally. We have level system and making it until 11.59pm tomorrow, across Australia. been asking for a sector-specific compulsory to scan in with the the transtasman bubble is “We are working very hard package since Covid came to our Tracer app at high-risk indoor under huge pressure, and the to identify whether any of the shores but it falls on deaf ears.” venues. hospitality sector wants specific miners have arrived in New She said hospitality workers Another epidemiologist, support for the latest setback. Zealand since that time.” were “absolutely gutted” about Professor Michael Baker, Cabinet decided yesterday to The Northern Territory the extension of Alert Level 2. told Sunday Morning that extend the Level 2 restrictions in announced four new community “It’s good to hear that the several gaps still existed in the Wellington for 48 hours. cases yesterday, while resurgence support package precautions, but he said the The rest of New Zealand Queensland recorded three new has been activated, but some pause in the quarantine-free remains at Alert Level 1. community cases — including businesses have had hundreds transtasman bubble would give Covid-19 Response Minister Covid-19 Response Minister a miner who flew from the of thousands of dollars worth of NZ the chance to reassess the Chris Hipkins and Director- Chris Hipkins Northern Territory to Brisbane. cancellations, so this lockdown situation. General of Health Dr Ashley RNZ picture by Samuel Rillstone — sorry, Level 2 — is really He said Wellington appeared Bloomfield provided an update Hospitality sector unhappy impacting us . . .” to have been lucky so far, but it yesterday, a week after a Sydney Capital and Coast District was not certain yet whether the tourist with the highly infectious Health Board would operate pop- The extension of Level 2 has Experts pleased city had escaped any infections. Delta variant visited Wellington. up testing sites at Wellington triggered the resurgence support There have been no Hipkins announced that there Regional Hospital, Hataitai Park payment for businesses. Scientists say the Delta community cases of Covid-19 in were no new community cases and Lower Hutt’s Riverbank car A business or an organisation variant of Covid-19 could New Zealand since the Sydney and one in managed isolation. park today and into tomorrow. needs to show at least a 30 still be lurking among us; man who later was confirmed However, he also revealed that The current situation with percent drop in revenue or a 30 therefore, they are backing the to have had the Delta variant the Sydney man’s partner has cases in Australia was the worst percent decline in capital-raising Government’s tough decision to visited Wellington the weekend now tested positive, suggesting it has been since the bubble ability over a seven-day period, extend restrictons in Wellington. before last. the man was infectious towards started, Hipkins said. due to the increase in alert The capital is reaching the However, the Sydney man’s the end of his visit. As of yesterday, there were levels. crunch point, when anyone who partner who also travelled to “It’s clear that we are not out 110 cases in the Sydney cluster. The payment is calculated contracted the Delta variant Wellington had now tested of the woods yet, more testing “The R-value for the outbreak at $1500 per business plus last weekend would be most positive for Covid-19. and more results are required in is calculated at 2.89. Remember $400 per equivalent full-time likely to develop symptoms, Prof Baker said New Zealand order for us to feel confident in that an R-value greater than employee, to a maximum of 50 University of Canterbury maths therefore needed to wait until making a decision to lower alert 1 suggests that the virus is full-time equivalent employees. and modelling expert Professor the end of this week — or even levels,” Hipkins said. continuing to spread. So the maximum payment Michael Plank said yesterday. a bit longer — to ensure New As of Saturday afternoon, “We’ve also been made aware is $21,500. Sole traders could He was pleased Level 2 had Zealand was in the clear. 2444 potential contacts had been of a potentially significant event receive a payment of up to been extended, and said it was Hipkins said this suggested identified, with 2067 returning in a Northern Territory mine. $1900. now a waiting and vigilance the man was infectious towards negative results. The remainder A case is deemed to have been Hospitality NZ chief executive, game. the end of his stay in NZ. were expected to be returned by infectious for five to six days Julie White, welcomed the Epidemiologist Nick Wilson He said yesterday that it was today or tomorrow. whilst working at the mine. With payment, but she also said her said now was the time for clear that “more testing and Additional Covid-19 testing over 700 close contacts having sector needed targeted support. the Government to upgrade more results are required in facilities across the Wellington been identified, 100 of those She said some businesses fortifications, by ensuring all order for us to feel confident in region would continue while the are considered to be very close had already lost hundreds of front-line border and healthcare making a decision to lower alert Level 2 extension was in place. contacts.” thousands of dollars. workers had been vaccinated, levels”. — RNZ Chinese Communist Party spies in No travellers to NZ linked to NT NZ universities, lecturers suspect gold mine cases by Guyon Espiner, RNZ somewhat intimidating way.” Dr Noakes said it was also AUCKLAND — Chinese becoming harder to teach Chinese so far — Ardern Communist Party spies are politics because of a new breed of infiltrating New Zealand universities, Chinese nationalism. WELLINGTON — Prime Minister Jacinda three lecturers in Chinese politics “What we now often find is that Ardern said earlier this morning that she had and history suspect. students enrolled in our courses not been informed of any new community A lecturer at The University of from mainland China are far more cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand overnight. Auckland, Dr Stephen Noakes, said nationalistic than was the case when Five cases linked to a major central people who were not enrolled in his I started teaching at universities 12 Australian gold mine sent Greater Darwin into course had attended his lectures to 15 years ago,” he said. a 48-hour lockdown yesterday. and appeared to be gathering Dr Noakes, a senior lecturer in Ardern told RNZ’s Morning Report this intelligence. politics and international relations morning that she understood no contacts of Two other academics reported who has previously also held posts those cases had travelled to New Zealand. similar experiences in Wellington at universities in China and Taiwan, “I’m advised at this stage the Customs and Christchurch. Their stories believed this nationalism was “state- have not identified anyone as being a contact. featured in a new podcast series led” — or driven by the CCP. Ardern added that “anyone who has come Red Line, made by RNZ and Bird of from that location of interest . . . may well File picture “There is a renewed focus Paradise Productions, which was in China on national pride. It’s have been contacted by health authorities in released today. an explicit pillar of Xi Jinping’s the Northern Territory (and told) to contact us, The Chinese Communist Party situation. In 2017, while teaching a “But the fact that he was quite leadership and that emphasis, that but equally we’re doing the manual checking (CCP) is known for wanting tight Chinese history class, a man she determined to try and engage me to focus, trickles down from the state on our side as well.” control over what is said about thought was a student upbraided find out things; that he came into and party leadership to those who New South Wales (NSW) has also been China and its her about her my class without asking permission come up through Chinese education forced into a lockdown because of the Delta history — both lecture content. and then tried to correct me with systems and then they arrive on our variant of the virus, with increasing daily inside and outside Dr Noakes said, “I looked at him the . . . ‘official position’ on Chinese doorstep one day.” cases. Ardern said authorities here had of China. on one occasion, and I thought, history and their relationship with He said one common always factored in the worst-case scenario Dr Noakes said, someone took ‘What are you non-Chinese people, I found that all manifestation of this was Chinese into decision-making. on one occasion, actually doing in rather suspicious.” students saying in class that media “For Wellington, even though we knew someone took photographs in his my class anyway?’ Canterbury University lecturer, coverage of Chinese state troops’ where the case had come from (and) we photographs in his lecture theatre. And he said, ‘I’m Anne-Marie Brady, said she “often” massacre of civilians at Tiananmen knew those locations of interest, we did lecture theatre. . . . I’m a visiting had people turn up to her class who Square, in June 1989, was a take a precautionary approach because we “There was scholar.’ And I said: should not be there. fabrication by the West to make made the assumption of (it being) the Delta someone I did ‘well, you’re not “I was getting people turning up China look bad. variant.” not recognise in the room, and that supposed to be here’.” to my class who were not enrolled “It happens usually a few times She said NSW had often relied on contact person was pointing a phone around She told him to leave immediately. students and they seemed to have per semester,” Noakes said. tracing with fewer restrictions to manage and taking pictures of the slides,” “And I thought, ‘Well, that’s the been there to either observe or “Someone will come forward their cases. “Our view has always been that he said. end of that’, but I did wonder why disrupt. I just simply said: ‘If you and say that the Tiananmen ‘Tank the precautionary approach sometimes does “It made me incredibly he was there in the first place and haven’t enrolled in my class, you Man’ video or photo is fake news require the short, sharp lockdown — that uncomfortable and I followed it up how he got the information that the haven’t paid the fees so you can’t - that it’s a doctored up version hasn’t been their practice.” afterwards. I’ve not seen that person lecture was on at that time.” be here’.” propagated by foreign journalists Asked if that meant a higher alert level if again.” She later saw him getting off a She had to “force out” one woman who hate China and want to destroy community transmission was found here as a Catherine Churchman, who bus near the Chinese embassy in from her 2019 course. it.” result of the Australian visitor’s case, Ardern teaches ancient Chinese history at Wellington. “Maybe this was just “She really wanted to stay and RNZ has contacted the Chinese said the Government would step up the Victoria University in Wellington, completely coincidental. Maybe he observe and not just observe — it Embassy but has, so far, not response in line with the evidence. said she had experienced a similar lived there, I don’t know,” she said. was in a disruptive way, it was in a received a response. — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Crowds hit the PM HINTS AT STRICTER beach amid Oz lockdown NZ BORDER MEASURES

SYDNEY — The streets of Sydney were WELLINGTON — New silent overnight, but it was a different story Zealand’s Government several hours earlier, with pictures revealing yesterday extended Covid-19 What you need to know: large crowds at Bondi Beach, despite the city restrictions in Wellington for a ■ No cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the experiencing its first lockdown in six months. further two days. It came after multiple warnings from the Meanwhile, across the Wellington community since the Sydney traveller tested vice-president of Australia’s peak medical Tasman, Sydney residents positive early last week; body that the Delta variant lurking across the were being warned its latest ■ Wellington moved to alert level 2 at 6pm on Wednesday country had “outrun contact tracers” as the Covid-19 outbreak would get and will remain under the measures until at least Bondi cluster grew to 110, with 30 new cases worse before it gets better — of Covid-19 reported in the state yesterday. with cases forecast to surge in 11:59pm tomorrow night; Five million residents across Greater the coming days. ■ The Sydney traveller was confi rmed to have the Delta Sydney and its surrounding regions were The Australian government variant, which is more infectious and potentially more placed into a two-week lockdown from 6pm was holding an emergency harmful than the original virus and its other variants; on Saturday as health officials raced to meeting today over its Covid contain the variant’s highly-infectious spread. outbreak, with national ■ On Saturday night, the Government announced a three- Residents in areas across inner Sydney security authorities being Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern day pause on quarantine-free travel with the whole of and beyond, including the Blue Mountains, asked to attend. Australia as the situation across the Tasman worsens; Wollongong and Central Coast, were under Former Australia federal word of any new community ■ stay-at-home restrictions that were in place health department boss, Jane cases of Covid in Wellington Thirty community cases of Covid-19 were recorded in until July 9. Halton, said she was “very overnight. Australia’s New South Wales yesterday — all linked While officials hoped the lockdown would worried” about the Sydney However, she warned that to the original cluster, which originated in the Sydney be enough to contain the spread, Australian outbreak. the Covid-19 vaccination suburb of Bondi. Sydney and some of its surrounding Medical Association (AMA) vice-president “We’re seeing those reports would not be a ‘magic bullet’ areas entered a hard, two-week, Covid-19 lockdown Dr Chris Moy had spoken to numerous of where people who have in New Zealand’s arsenal on Saturday. publications over the weekend claiming the been diagnosed with Covid against the coronavirus. lockdown should have come earlier. have gone and we know they New Zealand’s vaccination “We’ve been the victims of our own have exposed lots and lots of rate has become a point success so far because, to some degree, people,” she told Sunrise. of contention, with the it means that we’ll have more to consider before lifting the there has been a level of complacency and Some Sydney residents Government insisting its options at our border. pause. we’ve been living in a very gilded cage — a flocked to beaches yesterday staggered roll-out was meeting “Yes, we might still have “If we’re in a position to Truman Show . . . a Jim Carrey-type world, despite the lockdown, its targets, despite public checks in place but we might reopen . . . (but) obviously where we’ve really been very disconnected,” prompting a warning from pushback against the sluggish be able to pull back on the there will be some states that Dr Moy told SBS News. police.At Bondi, where the progress. way we use that 14 days of will not be included — New Accusations of Covid complacency raged current Covid cluster had Ardern warned New quarantine.” South Wales being one of on in the city over the weekend when large originated, people were seen Zealanders could not afford to Meanwhile, the prime them. crowds at Bondi Beach were seen, prompting sunbathing and socialising at be complacent and risk going minister dashed hopes this “We’ll assess the status of NSW Health to send a reminder out on the beach, 7 News reported. backwards. morning of the transtasman the other states and look to Sunday of “its advice for a number of key Here in New Zealand, Prime “Once we’re vaccinated, bubble being able to be fully reopen those that we consider venues of concern across Sydney” — three Minister Jacinda Ardern told we’ve got more options — reopened with Australian to be safe — but probably with of five of which were in Bondi. — Agencies The AM Show earlier this we’re less likely to have states. extra precaution.” morning that she had had no things like lockdowns — and Ardern said there was a lot — Newshub.

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DUNEDIN — Snow is falling the country’s coastlines over the and temperatures are starting next few days. to dive as the polar blast Niwa principal scientist Chris touches down on the nation, Brandolino told The AM Show bringing snow to sea level in the polar blast would be a “big parts of the south, and huge punch of cold air” from the heart seas and gales laced with a of the ice continent (Antarctica), bitterly cold -20C windchill. with the South Island bearing An enormous cold-air mass the brunt of the storm. — straight off the Antarctic ice Mr Brandolino described shelf — is now hitting parts of the wind-chill factor as being the South Island, with snow “brutal”, with temperatures expected down to 100m in the starting to dive into negative southernmost regions. POLAR BLAST territory from around after An Otago highway was closed HITTING 12pm today. this morning due to the heavy PARTS OF Even Wellington would snow, with motorists being told SOUTH experience negative wind chill to find another route to travel ISLAND: Left, of -5C tomorrow on the back of on. snow on the strong gales. Forecasters say the cold front Crown Range The coldest weather would will sweep northwards up the summit this be experienced tomorrow in country today, opening the morning. the south but from Wednesday, freezer door to all of the nation. Picture by frosts would even hit as far Niwa Weather said there George Heard north as Auckland. was even the likelihood that Meanwhile, residents in some those in the south would see parts of Horowhenua were temperatures plummet to an icy with heavy snow forecast to fall Island. when the swells coincided with given sandbags yesterday in -20C, thanks to a “brutal” wind in Southland and Central Otago. Road snowfall warnings high tide. case flooding threatened their chill adding an icy sting. At 9.15am this morning, State were now in effect on all alpine MetService also issued a properties. Wild winds were already Highway 87 — between Outram passes, with up to 8cm of snow warning about severe gales, And motorists in Levin, posing problems for central New and Kyeburn in Otago — was expected to fall on the worst- which were expected to bring Shannon and Foxton were also Zealand, with trees blown down closed due to the snow and affected areas. bitterly cold conditions across being urged to stay off the roads across a road closing a section motorists were told to find an A warning was also due to much of the South Island, because of heavy rain. of State Highway 50 in Hawke’s alternative route north. come into effect for the Dunedin causing stress to livestock. Horizons Regional Council Bay. Snow and ice on the Crown to Waitati highway in Otago And with snow forecast staff were monitoring MetService was warning Range in Queenstown had after around noon today. to affect many South Island Manawatu River levels this that the severe gales bringing also forced drivers to carry A heavy swell alert had also roads and passes, driving was morning. bitterly cold conditions across chains, and drivers across the been issued for Wellington’s expected to be hazardous. Acting river management much of the South Island would Wakatipu Basin and in Wanaka coastline, with 6m swells There were also a number group manager, Craig Grant, cause stress to livestock. were being urged to watch for expected to batter the southern of strong-wind warnings being said that a significant amount of Thick-settling snow was rockfall. coast from tomorrow morning issued across the North Island, rain had fallen over the region also expected to make driving MetService issued a swathe of through until Thursday. including the Desert Road. this weekend, in particular for hazardous. storm warnings affecting most People who lived in the MetService was warning this the Tararua, Manawatu and Cold sleety rain was starting of the South Island, as well as affected area were being warned morning that heavy swells could Horowhenua districts. to fall in the southern regions, eastern regions of the North that the worst was yet to come cause problems around many of — The New Zealand Herald SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SO WHAT’S THE PLAN?

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The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Phasing out problematic plastics by Rachel Sadler and New Zealanders are ready to do the target date of 2025. Edward O’Driscoll, Newshub more,” Parker said. Greenpeace also welcomes the “We estimate this new Government’s plan, but is calling WELLINGTON — The policy will remove more than for the ban to cover a wider Government will phase out two billion single-use plastic range of products, including several “problem” and single-use items from our landfills or single-use plastic drink bottles plastics by mid-2025 to help rid environment each year.” like Coke, Pepsi, and Pump. New Zealand of hard-to-recycle The timeframe for phasing “This new commitment to packaging. out these plastics strikes a phase out single-use plastics The items to be banned are balance between the public call is a win for nature and a win single-use plastics such as drink for urgency and the time needed for people power — but it stirrers, cotton buds, single-use for businesses to adjust and needs to go further if we are to produce bags, straws, cutlery, find replacements, he says, and have any hope of averting the plates, bowls, and fruit labels, he encourages people to find plastic pollution crisis,” says as well as PVC and polystyrene reusable options. But he adds Greenpeace Aotearoa plastics food and drink packaging. that through public consultation, campaigner Juressa Lee. The phasing out of plastics it was found more work is Greenpeace has launched will be in three stages, beginning needed on single-use cups a petition to “ban the bottle”, in late 2022 for the easier to and certain types of expanded PLASTIC WASTE: The Government has put a timeline on phasing which currently has over 81,000 replace items. polystyrene used to transport out single-use plastics. NZ Herald file picture signatures. Environment Minister David cold items or protect large items. “Throwaway single-use plastic Parker said the types of plastics “There is strong support for for innovative projects from It helps reduce plastic waste and bottles like Coke and Pump are that will be banned often end up taking action on coffee cups and designing out waste in products pollution,” she says. one of the worst culprits in the as waste in landfills and cause wet wipes. The Government will and packaging, or adopting and “It is disappointing the plastic crisis. Here in Aotearoa pollution in soil, waterways, and work with industry and other scaling up existing technologies, Government has delayed a it is estimated that one billion the ocean. stakeholders to develop a plan through to switching materials decision until mid-2022 on single-use plastic bottles are “Phasing out unnecessary for these items and we expect to and developing recycling whether to phase-out expanded thrown away every year and and problematic plastics will make a decision on next steps in solutions not currently polystyrene used in packaging the majority of those end up help reduce waste to landfill, 2022,” Parker says. available.” for large items and chill boxes, in landfill or in the oceans and improve our recycling system Parker also launched a The fund will open in and has not yet acted to phase rivers,” Lee says. and encourage reusable or $50 million Plastics Innovation November 2021. out so-called ‘flushable’ wet Lee is also critical of the environmentally responsible Fund to help support projects The Green Party’s wipes containing plastic. Government’s reliance on alternatives,” he says. that reimagine how we make, spokesperson for waste, Eugenie “We wish the Government had recycling as a solution. He said New Zealanders throw use and dispose of plastics. Sage, said the party welcomes heeded the strong public calls to “The fantasy that we can away an estimated 159 grams “We need to back New the progress to phase out some phase out wet wipes containing recycle our way out of the plastic of plastic per person every day, Zealanders to innovate, find hard-to-recycle plastics but adds plastic. They cause troublesome pollution predicament is a false making us among the highest solutions and then scale them that more work needs to be done. fatbergs in wastewater pipes and solution pedalled to us by the waste generators in the world. up. The fund will help tap “Seabirds, turtles, whales contribute to sewage spills in unholy alliance of Big Oil and “We have made good progress into our collective ingenuity to and other marine life should rivers and harbours.” Big Plastic. over the past three years and find ways to use less plastic, not have to die from our plastic Sage said the Green Party “To really make a dent in the there is strong public and and make what we do use pollution. Phasing out expanded hopes the Ministry for the tide of plastic pollution, we need business support for the 2019 recyclable for the benefit of polystyrene takeaway containers Environment and expert sector to get rid of throwaway plastic plastic bag ban. That meant the environment — while also and single-use items such as groups will prioritise phasing drink bottles altogether, and over one billion fewer plastic boosting jobs and supporting the plastic produce bags, cutlery, and out single-use cups, such as establish refillable alternatives bags have ended up in landfills economic recovery,” he said. tableware by October 2022 is coffee cups, and they want to see and systems to collect and reuse or the ocean — and we know “Funding will be available good for people and the planet. progress on that “well before” alternatives such as glass.” “We are Adopt us today... looking for our forever Asher Delilah Gary Female Black Labrador Female Champagne Husky X Male Ginger & White Domestic Short Hair homes”— Meow, woof

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DUNEDIN — The Dunedin City Council is losses through revenue generated by expected to give Dunedin Railways permission excursion trips but that was expected to be to operate at a million dollar loss for the minimal, the report said. coming year. “Excursion trains will aim to generate Dunedin Railways Limited (DRL) operated revenue that covers their cost, although it is the iconic Taieri Gorge Railway excursion accepted there may be some negative return which was mothballed last year due to Covid- as DRL test the markets with innovative 19 restrictions, as well as others in the wider products. Dunedin area. “While DRL, Dunedin Venues Management A report, which will go to council on Ltd and DCHL will seek to operate as efficiently Wednesday, says Dunedin Railways will cost and prudently as possible, it is acknowledged about $2.2 million to operate in the coming that revenue from rail operations is unlikely to financial year. significantly offset the total cost of operating The council will vote on whether to approve DRL in 2021/22. the cost and direct to Dunedin City Holdings “Returning a financial profit or return is not OPERATING COSTS: Dunedin Railways operated the Taieri Gorge Railway Limited (DCHL) — the council-owned holding the objective of DRL’s 2021/22 operations,” the excursion before it was mothballed last year. Picture supplied company which owns DRL — to cover the loss report said. through debt and/or revenue. Wednesday’s vote followed earlier continue to operate in a limited way, utilising directors require a clear direction from council The loss would not directly impact the discussions about the mothballing of the both the Taieri Gorge line as far as Hindon and about the operation of DRL for the period July council’s finances, but ratepayers would Taieri Gorge line — potentially permanently the KiwiRail network. This limited operation will 1, 2021 — June 30, 2022.” ultimately foot the bill with Dunedin City — although the council batted back that run at a loss,” the report said. Councillors earlier voted to keep Dunedin Holdings responsible. suggestion. “As DCHL directors would not normally Railways operating due to its public good by a Dunedin Railways would try to recover “Council has determined that DRL will undertake loss-making activities, the DCHL margin of 13-2. — RNZ

New Zealanders in New laws ‘attempt to Australia grappling with Covid lockdown DARWIN — New Zealanders in Darwin describe the city as panicked after being control Kiwis’: Collins thrown into a lockdown with just hours’ notice — having previously barely been WELLINGTON — Judith Collins is is unclear. “If she is going to erode our democracy disrupted by Covid-19. promising to reverse the Government’s “The National and control our speech she needs to own Australia is grappling with multiple proposed new “hate speech” laws, Party condemns it. New Zealanders are entitled to hear rapidly-growing outbreaks, reaching parts calling them an attempt to control New vile speech that from their Prime Minister as to why it is of the country the virus never has before. Zealanders. is intended to she thinks she is entitled to control even One of the threats: A mine worker who On Friday the Government released insult, but there our most core rights. tested positive in central Australia. He had a discussion document outlining six is a big leap from “I will not be allowing her to palm the 900 colleagues leave the mine and travel changes, which would clarify what’s condemning it to issue off to others. It is too important; elsewhere before his positive result was illegal, protect more minority groups, add criminalising it.” preserving our democracy is too returned. a new criminal offence and increase the On Saturday important. I will be going directly to the One of these contacts flew north to maximum penalties to three years in jail Justice Minister Prime Minister to get answers for New Darwin, spent time in the greater area, and and $50,000 fines. Kris Faafoi Zealanders. I certainly hope she has then tested positive. Due to the possibility But the proposals have come under struggled through better answers than Minister Faafoi.” of the man being contagious while in the sustained criticism from the Opposition, a grilling on Judith Collins Public consultation is open until community, the Darwin region is now under with MPs labelling the proposed changes Newshub Nation August 6, then any legislation will go harsh movement restrictions closing almost “Orwellian” and “a huge win for cancel about potential through the select committee. However everything but essential services, initially culture”. scenarios under the new laws, including as Labour has a majority in Parliament, for 48 hours. Collins says National will reverse any whether Millennials expressing hatred it can pass the laws without needing any New Zealander Ritihia Neho-Popata, attempts to criminalise speech beyond towards Boomers over the housing crisis other parties’ support. originally from Kaitaia, said the city has for the threshold of “inciting violence”. could be held liable. Faafoi said balancing freedom of a long time not had any Covid. “This is an opportunistic grab at one Collins said it is evidence Jacinda expression with protections against “hate The Government only gave a few hours’ of our most fundamental rights and New Ardern needs to step in and front the speech” requires “careful consideration” notice before the lockdown came into force. Zealanders can be assured that we will proposed “hate speech” laws herself. and “a wide range of input”. Soana Tupou, originally from Mangere, fight this on their behalf,” she said in a “The Prime Minister has delegated “It is complex, parts are controversial,” said it has been chaotic at supermarkets. statement. the task of imposing these laws on New he said. “We need to do it properly and “That’s the worst I’ve seen. I’ve never “This is about control. It is about Zealanders to a minister who doesn’t go through a process to make sure that seen anything like it . . . Everyone’s parking ensuring that only approved opinions are understand how the laws will work when we do do it, if there are changes to on the side of the road, the line in the allowed and making questioning those himself. He cannot tell us what ‘hatred’ be made, we make them because it is for shopping centre was crazy. Shelves were opinions criminal. The matter of who looks like nor what the threshold for the purpose and we will listen to people.” stripped of meat, bread and milk — and decides what opinions are acceptable punishment is,” she said. — Newshub toilet paper.” — RNZ Mobility scooter users urged to slow down after incident by Liz Wylie, Whanganui Chronicle wrenched out of the socket when the Lane said although scooters had a Whanganui Police Sergeant Colin scooter hit the trolley she was holding.” maximum speed of 15kmh, users should Wright said the accident that caused WHANGANUI — A Whanganui woman Mother and daughter said the woman not be travelling that fast in built-up Bev’s injuries was the first of its kind he seriously injured in a collision with a on the scooter stopped after the accident areas and shops. had seen. mobility scooter is urging users to slow and was checked by St John staff who “Business owners are not able to ban “Most often the mobility scooter user down in built-up areas. said she was uninjured. mobility scooters from their premises so is the victim and we deal with situations The 89-year-old is still recovering from “She said she expected us to move out it is up to users to be courteous. where they have been hit by a car head and leg injuries she suffered while of her way but we had nowhere to go “While some users have the ability backing out of a driveway, for instance,” doing her grocery shopping at a central and mum can’t move that fast anyway,” to park their scooters and walk short Wright said. city supermarket on April 13. Debbie said. distances, some of us can’t do that so we “In this instance, we could have Bev, who asked for only her first name Bev, who uses a walking frame to aid have to be considerate in the places we charged the person with operating the to be used, said she didn’t press charges her mobility, spent several weeks in visit. You can set your scooter on a low scooter in an inconsiderate manner but against the woman who caused her hospital after the accident. speed and that’s what I do when I’m in the victim didn’t want to press charges. injuries, however, she would like to urge Mobility scooter user Noelene Lane, the supermarket.” “An incident like that would be an scooter users to take more care. who established the Whanganui group Lane said there was no training or infringement and attract a fine rather “My daughter and I were in the foyer Pedestrians on Wheels, said an accident licensing requirement for users and she than a court appearance.” area of the supermarket when a woman like that should not happen. wondered if there should be a proviso for Bev said she was not “pointing came in through the sliding door on her “It is a matter of being courteous and that. the finger” at the scooter user at the scooter. behaving as a pedestrian among other “Most people who use mobility scooters supermarket or at people on mobility “We had nowhere to go to get out of her pedestrians,” Lane said. are careful and competent but there are scooters in general. way and expected her to brake and let “The standard advice is that we should people who don’t take good care when “I see a lot of people riding them very us by but she kept coming. She knocked not be travelling faster than the average using any motorised vehicle. considerately and I’m concerned that me down and ran over my legs and my person walking in high-usage pedestrian “They are not toys and they can cause everyone on our streets and footpaths daughter Debbie also had her shoulder areas.” damage so be careful.” should be looking out for each other.” The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 BUSINESS 11 Major bank drops floating

TOUGH SITUATION: mortgage rate for new builds Cardrona Alpine Resort expects by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald lender the current housing to lose almost a market continued to concern it third of its visitors WELLINGTON — ANZ because homeownership was if the border with has undercut the market by getting beyond many. Australia stays offering a record low floating “New Zealand’s fundamental closed, its general mortgage rate of 1.68 percent for problem is one of supply and manager said. borrowers who build new houses. demand. Making it more NZ Herald picture The rate under-cuts rival affordable for people to fund ASB bank which is offering a new builds is one way we can 1.79 percent floating rate for contribute to increasing supply new builds as well as Heartland in the market.” Bank’s 1.95 percent floating The bank will also offer rate and KiwiSaver provider up to $3000 in cash bank for Simplicity’s 1.90 percent rate. those borrowers who build a 6+ ANZ said the discount on its Homestar-rated home. normal floating rate would be Homestar is an independent available for 24 months for new assessment tool used to measure builds and builds that were a home that certifies the health, Bubble pause ‘a already under way. efficiency and sustainability of Its current standard floating New Zealand homes. rate is 4.44 percent and the A 6+ rating and above bank said the floating rate may recognises a house that has been move over that time. built at or above the current The Reserve Bank has forecast standards set by the New kick in the guts’ that the official cash rate will Zealand building code. begin rising in the second half The offer is available from of next year and floating rates July 5. by Craig McCulloch, RNZ we’re in down here.” that we partner with — the are the rate most likely to move Borrowers must a have Queenstown apartment smaller businesses — whether in line with official cash rate minimum 20 percent equity or QUEENSTOWN — Tourism operator Nik Kiddle said they can withstand another changes. deposit to get the discounted and hospitality operators have his business had had 40 bang like this.” Ben Kelleher, managing loan as well as an ANZ let out for a cry for help as cancellations since the initial Franz Josef Wilderness director personal at ANZ NZ, transaction account with their the transtasman bubble pause halt on quarantine-free travel Tours director Dale Burrows said as New Zealand’s largest salary direct credited to it. dashes hopes of a winter from New South Wales. said he was not surprised by visitor influx. Kiddle — who heads a local the bubble decision, but that Quarantine-free travel was hotelier group — said his did not make it hurt any less. halted until at least midnight experience was not a unique He said Australian visitors on Tuesday due to the one. made up about half of his Plan to keep Cup in NZ escalating number of Covid-19 “From a business business. cases across Australia. management point of view, it’s “It has been pretty tough,” by Grant Bradley, NZ Herald I was then able to expand and offer my The decision coincides with becoming extremely difficult to Burrows said. “It’s going to clientele luxury accommodation options, the start of Australia’s school operate. have a massive impact if it AUCKLAND — A luxury tourism private jets and helicopters.” holidays and New Zealand’s “We don’t have any form of was to extend.” business founder says she has been Warren, a contestant on The Apprentice ski season. government support any more. Despite that, Burrows said overwhelmed with inquiries after floating a Aotearoa, said businesses which hiked Cardrona Alpine Resort We have been drawing down he was not super comfortable grassroots business funding idea to keep prices during the Cup would be suited to general on savings for asking for more help. the America’s Cup event in New Zealand. pledge a percentage of their revenue to manager more than a He said he and his team Kyria Warren, of Luxury LAS, said she back Team NZ. Bridget From a business year. could always fall back on the had been in contact with Team NZ to set a This could be around 5 percent. Legnavsky told management‘ point of “It is Government’s Jobs for Nature date for a meeting on the idea and said a She said the team would need upfront RNZ the timing becoming programme, as they had in the range of businesses had contacted her. funding — around $100 million from big was “almost view, it’s becoming increasingly past. “These businesses are pretty passionate commercial sponsors in advance but a worst case extremely difficult to difficult to see “If things were to go on, it’s about it — they’re asking to join.” the grassroots businesses could start scenario”. operate how we’re going not going to be ideal, but we’ll At the Royal New Zealand Yacht contributing when they were making “Obviously to be able to survive. And we’ll have work Squadron meeting where team boss Grant money while the event was staged. This we expected ’ —Nik Kiddle survive over the for our staff.” Dalton said he was looking offshore for could be up to another $100m. there could be next three or Hospitality New Zealand offers to stage the event, Warren spoke on She said she had been in touch with some stops and four quarters.” chief executive Julie White the importance of hosting the America’s Team New Zealand about a meeting to starts to this, but to have it at Kiddle said he would like said the bubble pause was “a Cup in New Zealand. discuss the idea. the start of the school holidays to see the Government adopt kick in the guts” for tourism Team NZ is looking to take the Cup Warren said it was a no brainer but she is a really hard one.” similar tourism support operators. event offshore after turning down an offer was aware of how daunting the challenge Legnavsky said the resort packages to those in Australia “We appreciate we need of $99 million in public money. would be. “Being one of the richest was fully staffed and prepared — including spending to manage the health risk, “My concern is with New Zealand’s sports in the world, it would take a lot of for full capacity, but expected vouchers for the public. however, this comes at a cost. economy, it’s the ports, the hotels, the companies to band together to make any to lose almost a third of its Skydive Franz & Fox “Events like this are accommodation venues, Airbnb owners, sort of difference.” visitors if the border stayed Glacier base manager Robbie killing hospitality and tourist taxi and uber drivers, chefs, all of these After four Covid lockdowns in 2020, closed. Stewart said the company businesses. businesses win if the Cup is held here in Warren knew how hard it is to be in the She said the longer the lost roughly 20 bookings in a “For some, it’s ruin by a Aotearoa,” she said. tourism industry, how hard winter is going pause continued, the harder single day following the bubble thousand cuts.” Warren founded Luxury LAS, which to be, and how much of a prize the Cup it would be to keep on staff announcement. Covid-19 Response Minister arranges upmarket land, air and sea was to look forward to. without any government But he said he expected Chris Hipkins yesterday told experiences, two years ago just before the “I still feel positive about the idea, I assistance. some of those people to rebook media Cabinet would likely pandemic, and it was designed around the always have the attitude that it is not over, “I would hope there is later in the year. discuss possible support for America’s Cup event. until its over. If we all stop thinking small consideration (from “We will survive this. My tourism operators when they “I went from having one charter boat to and start thinking big, we could quite ministers) to the situation major concern is for the guys meet today. having 20 out on the water over the Cup. possibly put New Zealand on the map.’ Nearly one in 10 Australians reach millionaire status by Christopher Niesche, NZ Herald millionaires in New Zealand, with 6.3 with its Gini rating of 85, the wealthiest We can’t take this relative equality for percent of the adult population having 1 percent own 35 percent of the nation’s granted. SYDNEY —Australia is home to an seven-figure wealth. wealth. Credit Suisse expects the number of astonishing 1.8 million millionaires after Pleasingly, Australia’s wealth is more Australia ranks ahead of all nations millionaires in Australia to increase by 392,000 people joined their ranks in the evenly spread among the population for median wealth — that is, the point at 70 percent to over three million in the past 12 months, according to a report by than in many other developed nations, which 50 percent of the population have next five years. Once again, wealth will global investment bank Credit Suisse. although of course large inequalities still less and 50 percent of the population be boosted by rising values of houses and The rise is thanks to surging house exist. have more. financial assets. prices — the Credit Suisse survey Australia has one of the lowest Median wealth was US$238,070, For this reason, wealth inequality is includes home ownership — and Gini numbers — a measure of wealth ahead of Belgium (US$230,550), Hong likely to grow. strongly rising equity markets, and inequality across society — of any Kong (US$173,770) and New Zealand Those who own houses will grow richer, most importantly, the strong rise in developed nations. Australia comes in at (US$171,620). while property will grow further and the Australian dollar against its US 65.6, while New Zealand has a slightly In terms of mean wealth per further out of reach for those who haven’t counterpart over the past 12 months. higher rating of 69.9, making it slightly adult, Australia ranked fourth, with got a foot on the property ladder. What Credit Suisse calls “the less inequal. US$483,760 in 2020, behind Switzerland Likewise, those with stocks, bonds millionaire density” in Australia has The wealthiest 1 percent of the (US$673,960), the USA (US$505,420) and and investment funds will watch their increased from 0.8 percent in 2000 to 9.4 population in both Australia and New Hong Kong (US$503,340). wealth grow, while the less well-off will percent in 2020. Zealand have a little over 20 percent New Zealand ranked eighth, with mean sit on the sidelines, struggling to meet There’s a lower proportion of of the nation’s total wealth. In the US, wealth per adult of US$348,200. accommodation costs. 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 EDITORIAL On representation, calling out racism Covid spread in Oz WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL I have received a lot of positive public Wednesday as I have an appointment with the THIS WEEK feedback in support of the review. I have also urologist at the hospital to discuss my prostate pops travel bubble by Tony Robinson received some vile racist responses to the idea of cancer. It feels a little strange typing this, but Maori wards. Alarmingly, some of the comments I’m doing it because the more men talk about New Covid lockdowns in Australia THIS week is a big week have been from people whom I considered prostate cancer the easier the conversation have led to a three-day pause in in council with a full council highly educated. Obviously not educated becomes and hopefully the greater chance guys transtasman quarantine-free travel, meeting on Wednesday enough to have a basic understanding of the will be proactive and catch the cancer early. followed by a workshop on the Treaty of Waitangi or the history of colonisation I am 50 years old and have been getting PSA as Wellington spent the weekend Representation Review pre- in New Zealand or indeed the obligations on tests to screen for prostate cancer for the last in Level 2 and is at a key point engagement findings. council under the Local Government Act 2002 to five years after reading that guys in their mid- with regard to the possibility of any The council agenda is almost 1000 pages encourage and facilitate Maori participation in forties can get it. Last year I was confirmed with community transmission there. long. OK, 727 pages comprise the draft Long- local authority decision-making. low grade, early-stage prostate cancer. Prostate The travel ban, which extends to Term Plan, but the agenda will also cover I’ve always believed that education is a cancer is the most common cancer in men and midnight on Tuesday, has come after quarterly activity reports and the final Tairawhiti critical tool in combatting racism. After all, results in about 650 deaths a year. However, if the number of cases in New South Redeployment report. misunderstanding and lack of knowledge is caught early prostate cancer has an extremely Wales grew rapidly and a lockdown The Long-Term Plan has been almost 18 sometimes understandable. However, refusing to high survival rate. Signs of my cancer got picked was extended to include the greater months in the making and we are getting close educate yourself or maintaining racist views once up in a PSA test which is a simple, free, blood Sydney area, where there are more to finally approving our district’s roadmap for educated means, well, you’re a racist. test that took about five minutes. than 200 cases, until July 9. Cases the next decade! The process did not escape the The time is well overdue for calling out racism In my opinion all men should get a regular PSA impacts of Covid-19 and I want to acknowledge if we are ever going to make the significant test. If you’re 45 or older, you should speak to of Covid-19 have popped up in five the tremendous effort council staff have put into changes needed in our society. I challenge you your GP about getting a PSA test. A five-minute states now, and a two-day stay-at- this massive piece of work. all — next time someone makes a racist comment blood test once or twice a year could save your home order is in force in Darwin. The Representation Review is another hugely to you, call them out on it. life! Covid Response Minister Chris important undertaking. It too will be a lengthy Last week our Coast communities took a I want to acknowledge the fantastic work Hipkins said New Zealand had process and it is great to be at the stage now hammering and more rain is expected this Roger Faber has done in fronting the local bowel taken the precautionary step of of considering the pre-engagement findings. week. Council staff have been busy trying to cancer screening programme and for sharing temporarily widening a one-way The review considers our entire regional restore roads and working hard to support those his story. We men need to talk more about our pause with New South Wales to all representation system, not just the question of affected. health, listen to the signs our bodies give us and of Australia, allowing time to better Maori wards. I will be slightly late to the council meeting on be proactive. understand the situation. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS Experts say any Wellington people who might have been infected by ‘Rent shock’ responses the virus last weekend would be ‘Best for becoming symptomatic about now. Debatable . . . Re: Rent hike shock, June and vile in every way. These Speaking on RNZ yesterday, Re: Lots of debt, June 26. 26 story. poor families! Otago University epidemiologist all’ is key It means the debt to equity ratio No compassion or care in Michael Baker was surprised the Re: Advocates, or is 0.76. If Trust Tairawhiti was the world for those who will KATH SHERIDAN ban had been extended to the whole ‘friendlies’? June 25 a business, that’s probably not a be affected by the greed of of Australia and felt this country letter. terrible position and some investors the new owners!! I hope they That is the result of the costs eat their money and choke imposed on private-sector was not quite out of the woods I have no issues with would want the debt to be higher decisions that are “best compared to equity to maximise on it! And I hope those rental housing providers by the following the visit to Wellington last affected will be blessed with Government – but not imposed on weekend by a Sydney man who had for all”. Whether it is growth capital, but as a community- decided democratically, a nice, warm affordable their own Housing NZ rentals. contracted the Delta variant. New owned trust it is probably debatable or by special about whether that figure should be home for their families Someone, somewhere, has to Zealand looked to have survived a representation, history lower or higher depending on the to grow, live and love in. pay — there is no such thing as close call, but he added: “We are is littered with decisions community appetite for growing the Amene. “free”. not in the clear yet, that will take that fall well short of capital base and how much risk is RENNA LEE PETER LEWIS, Auckland another few days of no cases.” that mark. prudent. The visitor was in a number of PJ REED MANU CADDIE This is shocking, that’s all I I can build 30m² rooms, indoor venues with hundreds of can say. one every 10 days. If the JOEY MOA council gives me land to put other people and this could have them on I’ll up capacity to turned into multiple super-spreading Fine melia already gone! Hope the new owners 10 a month — non-profit for events. are installing pools and emergency housing. Baker believes the case has I’m slightly more annoyed than to make decisions based on staff mini bars for that price — exposed “major gaps” in the system. I was a few weeks ago regarding recommendations. We can’t always because this is disgusting EJ EHAU the removal of melia trees near the be involved in all decisions and The Delta variant did not care corner of Palmerston Rd and Grey we’re all familiar with the saying that about the two metre rule and St (June 1 and June 21 GH stories). you can’t please all of the people all needed only fleeting contact indoors In spring these trees have a of the time. Even me. Just a bit of a for infection. “The virus has changed profusion of small, attractive shame that seven of those beautiful Better to rail goods south markedly and our response needs to flowers that have an amazing scent trees are going. change with it,” he said. which makes walking along those I’m just hoping that the Re: EGL response to new wharf (it is not a repair) Our street poll last week reflected particular footpaths a real pleasure. replacement ornamental pear trees A-G’s port concerns, June 26 when the Government is a strong feeling in the community Seven trees out of a dozen, so are not the ones with the flowers editorial. clearly willing to move some that there should not be a bubble at not a complete loss. I made the that smell like rotting fish and/or The editor sounds a timely of the load by rail? The saving this time, and that people who are assumption (never a good idea) semen, have small (less than 1cm) warning when he applies the in dollars and the commercial ruler used by the Auditor- security offered our whole not vaccinated should not travel. that the fine specimen by the old hard, woody fruits and have become fire bell tower next to the Peel St an invasive weed in North America. General to Port of Gisborne. region by an additional The pause is a real blow to bridge would be staying. Obviously Surely not? I wouldn’t want that It is unsettling to read national transport link speaks the country’s tourism industry, not, because driving past yesterday assumption to be correct. the port claim that it has for itself. especially Queenstown, which is — it’s already gone! Would some Are there not some native trees “measured its assets at fair We know from the editorial seeing hundreds of cancellations judicious pruning have stopped that would be suitable? value since . . . 2003”. This the port is doing well enough and calls for special targeted most of the little hard seeds falling Cheers everyone. Don’t forget to has to be a meaningless with one log ship at a time. So assistance. The bubble has popped on that footpath? take time to smell the roses etc, and statement in the context of why be greedy at the expense at a bad time, with Australia’s Urban trees can be a vexing don’t walk in the ginko fruit. the unnecessary $123 million of the community? school holidays just under way. issue. Some can have a limited (local community funded) Media reports and social media lifespan, and we elect councillors GRANT VINCENT harbour rebuild. 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The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 WORLD 13 BLAST FROM THE PAST Trump airs old election grievances in return to rally stage WELLINGTON, Ohio — Former fairgrounds into town, where pro-Trump President Donald Trump yesterday signs dotted residents’ lawns. reprised his baseless election grievances On street corners, vendors sold “Trump and painted a dystopian picture of the 2024” flags and other merchandise as country under Democratic control in his supporters arrived. first campaign-style rally since leaving The rally, held five months after the White House. Trump left office under a cloud of His mission, in part, was to exact violence, marks the beginning of a new, revenge on one of the Republicans more public phase of his post-presidency. who voted for his historic second After spending much of his time impeachment. behind closed doors building a political Trump’s event at Ohio’s Lorain County operation and fuming about the last Fairgrounds, not far from Cleveland, election, Trump is planning a flurry of was held to support Max Miller, a former public appearances in the coming weeks. White House aide who is challenging He will hold another rally in Florida over Republican Representative Anthony the July Fourth weekend unattached Gonzalez for his congressional seat. to a midterm candidate and will travel Gonzalez was one of 10 GOP House to the southern border in the coming members who voted to impeach Trump week to protest President Joe Biden’s for his role in inciting the deadly immigration policies. January 6 insurrection at the Capitol The rally also came as Trump faces building. immediate legal jeopardy. Manhattan Trump wants them to pay. prosecutors informed his company on In his remarks, Trump revisited some Friday that it could soon face criminal of the false claims familiar from his charges stemming from a wide-ranging fruitless challenges of President Joe investigation into the former president’s Biden’s election victory. TRUMP’S BACK: Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Lorain business dealings. The New York Times, “On the evening of November 3 the County Fairground on Saturday in Wellington, Ohio. AP picture citing sources familiar with the matter, election was over and then all of a reported that charges could be filed sudden things started closing down Biden take the lead as the night wore led states affirmed the validity of the against the Trump Organisation within all over,” he said of election night. “We on, as Democratic-leaning cities in key election outcome. In another echo of the days. took a massive victory, they did, into states and results from mail-in ballots past, the crowd chanted “Lock her up” Trump has denounced the something that should never be allowed.” were reported. at the mention of Hillary Clinton, the investigations as nothing more than a In fact, Trump was describing a Trump administration election officials Democrat he defeated in 2016. “witch hunt” aimed at damaging him legitimate vote counting process that saw and top election officials in Republican- Traffic was backed up from the politically. — AP via NZ Herald Classified UK defence papers found at bus stop

LONDON — Sensitive defence documents were found at a bus stop. The HMS Defender upset Russia’s documents containing details about the “The Ministry of Defence was informed military on Wednesday when it sailed British military have been found at a last week of an incident in which south of the Crimean Peninsula in a bus stop in England, the BBC reported sensitive defence papers were recovered Black Sea area that Moscow claims as its Sunday. by a member of the public,” it said in territorial waters. Many nations, including The papers included plans for a possible a statement. “The department takes the UK, do not accept Russia’s 2014 UK military presence in Afghanistan, as the security of information extremely annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and well as discussion about the potential seriously and an investigation has been consider that area to be Ukrainian waters. Russian reaction to the British warship launched,” it said in a statement. “It Russia said one of its warships HMS Defender’s travel through waters would be inappropriate to comment fired warning shots in response to the off the Crimean coast last week, the BBC further.” destroyer’s intrusion, but Britain denied said. John Healey, the defence spokesman that account and said the warship was The broadcaster said a member of the for the opposition Labour party, said the not in Russian waters. The U.K.’s Ministry public who wanted to remain unnamed incident was both embarrassing and of Defence said the ship was “conducting contacted it when they found the pile of worrying. innocent passage through Ukrainian documents — about 50 pages in all — in a “Ministers must be able to confirm to territorial waters in accordance with soggy heap Tuesday behind a bus stop in the public that national security has not international law.” Kent, southeast of London. been undermined, that no military or The documents showed officials The Ministry of Defence said an security operations have been affected conducted high-level discussions before employee had reported the loss of the and that the appropriate procedures Wednesday’s clash about how Russia may Fire sets documents last week. It did not provide are in place to ensure nothing like this react if HMS Defender sailed close to details about the incident or confirm the happens again,” he said. Crimea, the BBC said. — AP 16 boats Riots over economy injure 10 soldiers, protesters BEIRUT — Lebanese troops pounds to the US dollar. The pound ablaze deployed in the northern city of has lost more than 90 percent of its Tripoli early on Sunday taking value since the crisis began. HONG KONG — A fire engulfed positions around major state In October 2019 protesters called 16 vessels in a Hong Kong typhoon institutions after a night of protests for the removal of the political class shelter early on Sunday, resulting and riots against worsening living that has run the country since the in at least 10 boats sinking and conditions left several protesters and end of the 1975-90 civil war and one person sent to a hospital. 10 soldiers injured. has been blamed for corruption and The fire broke out at about Sporadic protests were reported mismanagement that has ruined the 2:30am at the Aberdeen South throughout Lebanon on Saturday as country’s economy. typhoon shelter in Hong Kong, and the country’s 20-month economic The army said rioters on was extinguished more than six crisis worsened. The World Bank motorcycles threw stun grenades hours later. described the crisis as one of the at troops in Tripoli injuring nine Firefighters rescued 35 people worst the world has witnessed in 150 soldiers, while another was injured from vessels during the fire, years. It is coupled with a political when hit by a stone. Protesters according to public broadcaster deadlock that has left Lebanon attacked several state institutions RTHK. without a government since August. in the city. State-run National News There were no reports of any The largest protests were in the Agency said Tripoli and other cities injuries, although one person southern port city of Sidon and in in Lebanon were quiet around noon LEBANON UNREST: Dozens of protesters, angered by who felt unwell was sent to the Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city on Sunday. deteriorating living conditions and government inaction, partially hospital. and most impoverished. Sporadic The situation in Lebanon is not blocked Beirut’s main highway, turning trash bins over and The fire services department protests and road closures took expected to improve as political setting tyres on fire. AP picture used 11 fire boat monitors, eight place in the capital Beirut. bickering between President Michel jets, and mobilised four breathing Lebanon has been suffering Aoun and Prime Minister-designate suspended since last year. Tens of thousands of people have apparatus teams to fight the blaze, severe shortages of vital products Saad Hariri has delayed the formation The World Bank said Lebanon’s lost their jobs since late 2019 in the according to a statement. including fuel, medicine and medical of a government since Hariri was gross domestic product is projected tiny country of 6 million, including a It wasn’t immediately clear products, angering the public. named to the post in October. Talks to contract 9.5 percent in 2021, after million Syrian refugees. what caused the fire. — AP Lebanon’s currency hit a record with the International Monetary Fund shrinking by 20.3 percent in 2020 and More than half the population lives low on Saturday, reaching 18,000 over the economic crisis have been 6.7 percent the year before. in poverty. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 Prince Philip honoured on UK coin

LONDON — Britain’s Treasury has unveiled The coin has been launched on what is Armed COMMEMORATION: a new special edition coin to commemorate the Forces Day in the UK. Philip had a distinguished The silver and gold life of Prince Philip, who died in April at the age naval career. coins commemorating of 99. “This coin is a fitting tribute to the Duke of the life of Prince Philip, The Treasury said on Saturday that the design Edinburgh, who moved and inspired so many the Duke of Edinburgh, of the 5-pound coin had been approved by Philip people around the world with his decades of unveiled by Chancellor in 2008. It features an original portrait of Philip, service both to the nation and her majesty, The Rishi Sunak on drawn by artist Ian Rank-Broadley. Queen,” Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said. Saturday. The special Though it is legal tender, the coin has been The coin will be available from the Royal Mint’s edition 5-pound coin designed as a limited-edition collectable or gift website, as well as post offices around the UK features an original and will not be entering general circulation. and special stockists across the Commonwealth portrait of the Duke Britain issues a £5 banknote, known as a “fiver,” and worldwide. and the coin’s design the lowest-denomination note in circulation. The Royal Mint, which has marked significant was approved by the Philip was married to Queen Elizabeth 2 for royal events for centuries, will also make a Duke before his death. 73 years. The other side of the coin features the 50,000-pound ($70,000) donation to the Duke of Picture by HM 95-year-old monarch, as is custom on British Edinburgh’s Award to support its community Treasury via AP coins. work in the UK and internationally. — AP

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SURFSIDE, Florida — Rescue workers original design of the 12-storey seafront previously described how the building say they are searching “every bit of hope” Champlain Towers. It said the fault had “pancaked”, with spaces that were UK hit by Hancock scandal as the hunt for survivors under the prevented water draining away from the 10ft or more reduced to “just feet”. LONDON — Britain’s health secretary has rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment base of the building. A 38 metre trench, which is 12.19 resigned after a tabloid splashed photos and block continues into a fourth day. On Sunday, officials were keen to metres deep, has now been dug to assist videos of him kissing an aide in his office — More than 150 people are still missing, stress they were still hoping to find in the search for any pockets where breaking the same coronavirus social-distancing with nine people confirmed to have died survivors. Teams have been working people may have survived. rules he imposed on the nation. in Thursday’s early morning disaster. solidly since the building collapsed, and Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky While Matt Hancock was swiftly replaced, the Just four of the victims have been have now been joined by rescue workers acknowledged they were still facing an scandal was another blow to Prime Minister identified so far. from Israel and Mexico. “extremely difficult situation” but were Boris Johnson and his Conservative government, The cause of the collapse in Surfside, However, the initial efforts were not prepared to give up. which has repeatedly come under criticism for north of Miami, remains unclear. slowed by a fire in the debris, which is “Our rescue teams are non-stop, doing incompetence and hypocrisy in its handling of the An engineer’s report from 2018, thought to have been brought under all that we can, searching every area, pandemic over the past year. which was made public on Saturday, control. every bit of hope to see if we can find a “People have made huge sacrifices to beat the highlighted “a major error” in the Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett live victim,” he told reporters. — BBC pandemic and what riles them is the whiff of hypocrisy that people make the rules and don’t stick to them themselves,” Conservative lawmaker Andrew Bridgen told the BBC on Sunday. Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi leaders meet Hancock announced his resignation Saturday, a day after apologising for breaching social- distancing rules after the Sun tabloid published BAGHDAD — Iraq, Egypt and Jordan took a DEEPENING images showing him and senior aide Gina step toward deepening a regional alliance by RELATIONS: Coladangelo embracing and kissing in his office. holding tripartite talks in Baghdad on Sunday, in From left to right, The Sun said the images were taken on May 6, a first visit by an Egyptian head of state to the Jordan’s King before lockdown rules were eased to allow hugs country in 30 years. Talks ranged from trade to Abdullah II, Iraqi and physical contact with people not in one’s own Mideast crises. President Barham household. — AP Abdel Fattah el-Sissi was greeted by Iraq’s Salih, Egyptian President Barham Salih upon arriving on Sunday President Abdel Covid restrictions tightened morning. It marked the first time an Egyptian Fattah el-Sissi, JOHANNESBURG — Battling a fast-increasing president paid an official visit to Iraq since the and Iraqi Prime surge of Covid-19 cases, South Africa has 1990s when ties between both countries were Minister Mustafa reintroduced tough restrictions including a ban severed after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. al-Kadhimi, on alcohol sales and an extended nightly curfew. Jordan’s King Abdullah 2 arrived shortly prepare to meet The delta variant, first discovered in India, afterwards, he and el-Sissi then met with Iraqi in the presidential appears to be driving South Africa’s new increase, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi for a third palace in Iraq on President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday night, round of tripartite talks. The meetings are Sunday. announcing the return to strict measures. seen largely as an attempt to neutralise Iran’s AP picture South Africa recorded more than 15,000 new influence across the region and have been cases on Sunday, including 122 deaths, bringing welcomed by the US. its total fatalities to near 60,000. — AP Al-Kadhimi also aims to shore up regional Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam project, coronavirus pandemic. alliances and bolster Iraq’s standing in the which Egypt fears will imperil its water supply, No tangible new agreements were signed Australia in virus turmoil Middle East as a mediator capable of bringing was also discussed with Iraq and Jordan siding on Sunday following the summit. But the event SYDNEY — Covid-19 is enveloping Australia even the staunchest of foes to the negotiating with Cairo, he added, and all three countries is considered an important step for Iraq in once again, with outbreaks across three states table. Baghdad recently hosted talks between agreed that a political solution and the return of particular to moderate neighbouring Iran’s sway and a territory causing lockdowns, tightened Iran and Saudi Arabia focusing on the war in refugees was needed to end the Syrian crisis, over internal state affairs. Political parties and restrictions, border closures and the potential for Yemen. said Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi. militia groups friendly with Iran are entrenched further measures. “This visit is an important message to our “The message from the leaders is we stand within the state, its security institutions and the An emergency meeting of the national security people that we are mutually supportive and together in the face of these challenges,” he said. parliament. committee will be held on Monday. And state unified to serve our people and the people of A statement issued after the meeting said the “Iraq must be isolated from regional and territory leaders will also be summoned to the region,” al-Kadhimi said, according to a three sides also agreed on the importance of interventions” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman an unscheduled national cabinet hook up as statement from his office. security and intelligence coordination to combat Safadi told reporters after the meeting, in an the federal government reacts to widespread Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in terrorism, drug trafficking and cybercrime. apparent reference to Iran’s powerful influence. restrictions and the subsequent impact on the a press conference following the meeting that Cooperation in the energy sector was also Iraq has previously signed key economic and economy. a wide range of topics had been discussed, discussed, including the possibility of linking gas trade agreements with both Jordan and Egypt. “The national security committee of cabinet is including economic and political cooperation, transmission networks between Iraq and Egypt In November, Egypt signed 15 memoranda meeting in the morning with a specific COVID large-scale industrial projects, and trade in through Jordan. To date, Iraq is highly reliant of understandings that spanned sectors from agenda, particularly to consider the outbreaks,” medicine and agricultural pesticides. on Iranian gas and electricity imports to meet oil to construction and trade. Jordan imported the prime minister’s office confirmed. The talks also covered regional issues domestic demand. 10,000 barrels a day of oil from Iraq, but this was The Northern Territory on Sunday reported including the Syria crisis, the conflict between They also highlighted the importance of halted due to coronavirus restrictions. The two four new cases, with the government imposing Israel and the Palestinians, and the conflict in re-opening borders to encourage more trade in countries were also in talks to build an oil export a 48-hour lockdown for Darwin and surrounding Yemen. light of the economic crises brought on by the pipeline from Basra to the port of Aqaba. — AP regions. — AAP ‘Never seen anything this bad’ Madagascar droughts push 400,000 toward starvation: UN

UNITED NATIONS — The UN World Beasley tweeted on Friday that 400,000 Food Programme (WFP) says southern people are “marching towards starvation,” Madagascar is in the throes of back-to- 14,000 are “in famine-like conditions,” back droughts that are pushing 400,000 and “if we do not act ASAP, the number of people toward starvation, and have people facing starvation will reach 500,000 already caused deaths from severe hunger. in a few short months.” Lola Castro, WFP’s regional director in “Families have been living on raw red southern Africa, told a news conference on cactus fruits, wild leaves and locusts for Friday that she witnessed “a very dramatic months now,” he said on Wednesday. and desperate situation” during her recent “This is not because of war or conflict, visit with WFP chief David Beasley to the this is because of climate change,” Beasley Indian Ocean island nation of 26 million stressed. “This is an area of the world that people. has contributed nothing to climate change, Hundreds of adults and children were but now, they’re the ones paying the “wasted,” and hundreds of kids were highest price.” skin and bones and receiving nutritional According to WFP, 1.14 million people in support, she said. southern Madagascar don’t have enough In 28 years working for WFP on four food including 14,000 in “catastrophic” continents, Castro said she had “never conditions, and this will double to 28,000 seen anything this bad” except in 1998 by October. in Bahr el-Gazal in what is now South Madagascar is the only country that Sudan. isn’t in conflict but still has people facing The UN and Madagascar’s government “Famine-Humanitarian Catastrophe” are launching an appeal for about $155 in the Integrated Food Security Phase million in a few days to provide life-saving Classification known as the IPC, which is a DESPERATE SITUATION : Children sit by a dug out water hole in a dry river bed in food and prevent a major famine, she said. global partnership of 15 UN agencies and the remote village of Fenoaivo, Madagascar. Lola Castro, WFP’s regional director in Thousands of people have left their homes international humanitarian organisations southern Africa, told on Friday that she witnessed “a very dramatic and desperate in rural areas and moved to more urban that uses five categories to measure food situation” during her recent visit with WFP chief David Beasley to the Indian Ocean environments in search of food, she added. security, Castro said. — AP island nation of 26 million people. AP file picture 16 RACING The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 Bankers Choice caps top week for Waikato couple TAURANGA — A stunning seven-length win in Station banner, Bankers Choice made it two thoroughbred breeding game, having immersed touch a little with the horses with technology and the last race on the card at Tauranga on Saturday wins in a row after breaking his maiden status at themselves in operating their Okaharau Station the like, which is something I said I’d never do. by the Stephen Marsh-trained Bankers Choice Matamata earlier in the month. sheep and beef farming operation in the Hawkes “We operated with sheep and beef down there capped a stellar week for owners Ross and On course to witness the performance, Ross Bay for 34 years before selling up and moving to but got involved with racing when we bought Corrine Kearney and their broodmare Signorina. Kearney admitted he and his wife were still on a a property in Okoroire in 2018. a horse called Aimees Gold from Rick Wells in The three-year-old son of Mongolian Khan high. “We’re originally from Northland where I grew Ruakaka, who is a good mate. destroyed his rating 65 rivals over 1400m in the “We’re running around on cloud nine,” he said. up on a 3000-acre property up there,” Kearney “We raced her and then started breeding from hands of Michael McNab just three days after his “He’s a horse who has taken some time to said. her and it has gone from there.” older Swiss Ace half-sister Jodelin Gal had won mature but he looks like he has figured it out now. “I think I’ve always had a love of horses as From that initial foray into the breeding world over 1200m in similar company at Pukekohe for “To get a win was wonderful but to have two in we grew up riding and working with them on the the pair now have nine broodmares on board, Te Awamutu trainer Carl Henderson. the same week for the mare is just amazing.” farm. along with a number of younger horses racing or Bred and raced under the Kearneys’ Okaharau The Kearneys are relative newcomers to the “When we moved to the Hawke’s Bay, we lost getting ready to hit the track. — NZ Racing Desk

Christchurch greys at Addington Tuesday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 7 67 Claws In Gaga nwtd Matt Roberts 5 Garrard’s Horse & Hound 1.17 7 36323 Mitcham Queen 17.19 John McInerney 6 45216 Diamond Crusade 30.29 Malcolm Grant Race 1: CLAWS IN CREED, GOLDSTAR HARPER, 8 745 Rosa Jewel nwtd Craig Roberts 8 83848 Troublesome Kaza 17.63 Janine McCook 7 31424 Raja Bale nwtd Craig Roberts $1745, C2, 295m 8 62152 Darla Bale 30.24 Craig Roberts GOLDSTAR WHITSY 2 Steve Anngow Drapes & Blinds 12.25 1 87258 Zola Black 17.41 Craig Roberts 8 Dave Robbie Photographer 2.08 EMERGENCIES: Race 2: OPAWA GINA, OPAWA PICK, MABRUK BALE $3450, C0, 520m 2 24825 Smash Grenade 17.38 Malcolm Grant $1745, C2, 295m 9 22646 Mr Blackjack 30.11 J & D Fahey Race 3: MITCHAM GINNY, POORAN’S JADEJA, 3 32533 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney 10 53371 Tomfoolery 17.98 Lisa Waretini BARBARA’S ANGEL 1 754 About To Do nwtd J & D Fahey 1 86582 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney 2 Opawa Pick nwtd Robin Wales 4 57867 Opawa Stubborn 17.30 John McInerney 2 33234 Miss June 17.33 John McInerney Race 4: DEMBE, JAGETTI BALE, GOLDSTAR DEVON 3 43443 Upsurge nwtd Alison Lee 5 78518 Going Gorillas 17.34 Allan Joyce 3 15651 Denarau Delight 17.33 Malcolm Grant 11 Waihemo Lodge Hotel Dash 3.06 Race 5: SOUFFLE SUE, MULBERRY BRIT, SMASH GRENADE 4 4645F Goldstar Smiles nwtd Riley Evans 6 65322 Mulberry Brit 17.42 Ken Cassidy 4 56782 Homebush Dream 17.31 John McInerney $2095, C3, 295m Race 6: MEMOIR, HOMEBUSH CHLOE, BEES ARE BUZZING 7 71785 Homebush Fairy 17.55 John McInerney 5 472 Lucas Jewel nwtd Craig Roberts 5 84271 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 1 74133 Punch On Buzz 17.28 John McInerney Race 7: LADY SOBERS, MITCHAM QUEEN, GOLDSTAR WILLA 6 87 Mabruk Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 8 27883 Angry Pete 17.35 John McInerney 6 12111 Liquidator 17.43 J & D Fahey 2 23462 Button It 17.31 Janine McCook Race 8: LIQUIDATOR, AMURI LIV, MISS JUNE 7 686 Mable Jewel nwtd Craig Roberts EMERGENCIES: 7 13788 Silky Skylar 17.52 John McInerney 3 74114 Mitcham King 17.47 John McInerney 8 42 Opawa Gina nwtd Robin Wales 9 87484 Prince Rohit 17.26 John McInerney 8 51877 Goldstar Slater 17.51 Riley Evans Race 9: IT’S A BABE, SIMON THE PIEMAN, DYNA VARSITY 4 37232 Crystal Cindi 17.32 John McInerney Race 10: GLIMPSE, NALAYA BALE, RAJA BALE 10 87686 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant EMERGENCIES: 3 Addington Events Centre 12.42 9 87664 Sozin’s Empire 17.17 John McInerney 5 34225 Know Nugget 17.13 Garry Cleeve Race 11: PUNCH ON BUZZ, TREMONTI, MITCHAM KING 6 14432 Tremonti 17.28 Bruce Dann $1510, C1, 295m 6 Kaikanui Tavern Sprint 1.35 10 87686 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant Race 12: HOMEBUSH KIAN, REGAL JOCK, AMURI MYSTIC 7 65621 Homebush Archie 17.46 John McInerney 1 35222 Pooran’s Jadeja 17.35 Janine McCook $1510, C1, 295m 9 Christchurch Casino Stakes 2.28 8 52117 Goldstar Darwin 17.41 Riley Evans 2 88148 Barbara’s Angel 17.53 John McInerney 1 38784 Sea Spray Ash 17.37 Barry Freeman $2565, C1, 520m EMERGENCIES: 3 42458 Billy Budd 17.51 Alan Botherway 2 46722 Memoir 17.26 Dylan Voyce 9 55417 Hilton Jonesy 17.42 Bruce Dann 4 56262 Jingili Jill 17.37 Mitchell & Smith 3 51551 Homebush Chloe 17.46 John McInerney 1 1121 It’s A Babe 30.18 J & D Fahey 10 57512 Goldstar Aria 17.29 Riley Evans 5 45141 Mitcham Ginny 17.31 John McInerney 4 54836 Pascale Jewel 17.66 Mitchell & Smith 2 25765 Opawa Sandridge 30.44 Robin Wales 6 63642 Culvie Pub 17.62 Hart & Taylor 5 12521 Free For All 17.45 Malcolm Grant 3 66867 Miss Cairo nwtd John McInerney 12 Protexin Sprint 3.22 7 56856 Diamond Billy 17.47 Malcolm Grant 4 66477 Goldstar Alaska 30.43 Riley Evans 6 24428 Amuri Early 17.55 John McInerney 8 87778 Homebush Bomber 17.26 John McInerney 5 14742 Epic Addi 30.36 Janine McCook $2095, C3, 295m 7 18766 Crystal Cilla 17.39 John McInerney 6 11323 Simon The Pieman 30.86 Alison Lee 1 73327 Amuri Mystic 17.29 John McInerney 8 17471 Bees Are Buzzing 17.28 Janine McCook 4 Kolorful Kanvas Stakes 1.00 7 87264 Dyna Varsity 30.11 Craig Roberts 2 25735 Alexia 17.40 Hart & Taylor 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 12.07 $2565, C1, 520m 7 Swimming Goat At Stud 1.52 8 1758 Goldstar Rio 31.20 Riley Evans 3 33374 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 4 17576 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.24 S & B Evans $1425, C0, 295m 1 33223 Goldstar Devon 30.65 Riley Evans $1510, C1, 295m 10 Culvie Boy’s Syndicate 2.49 2 46778 Locky Balboa 30.97 Paul & Blake Scott 5 12476 Ezra Blueblood 17.19 John McInerney 1 5 Arnie Jewel nwtd Craig Roberts 3 11461 Dembe 30.13 J & D Fahey 1 16758 Wizard Willie 17.69 Hart & Taylor $2920, C2, 520m 6 24168 Yanira Bale 17.33 Riley Evans 2 21 Claws In Creed 17.68 Matt Roberts 4 64545 Macadoodle 30.35 J & D Fahey 2 14572 Lady Sobers 17.32 John McInerney 1 23645 Know Ratio 30.51 Garry Cleeve 7 42217 Homebush Kian 17.26 John McInerney 3 64687 Impressive Sonic nwtd John McInerney 5 84486 Ohoka Megan 30.63 Lisa Waretini 3 88877 Homebush Roxy 17.31 John McInerney 2 75687 Creme Brulee 30.02 Lisa Waretini 8 34771 Mitcham Sam 17.19 John McInerney 4 788 Goldstar Gigi nwtd Riley Evans 6 s6757 Our Jolene 30.14 Robin Wales 4 88455 Golden Kiwi 17.80 John McMillan 3 21313 Nalaya Bale 30.42 Craig Roberts EMERGENCIES: 5 8236 Goldstar Whitsy nwtd Riley Evans 7 22523 Making News 30.46 Bruce Dann 5 43663 Mulberry Sox 17.28 Ken Cassidy 4 11175 Glimpse 30.30 J & D Fahey 9 55417 Hilton Jonesy 17.42 Bruce Dann 6 45356 Goldstar Harper nwtd Riley Evans 8 36s21 Jagetti Bale 30.20 Craig Roberts 6 42435 Goldstar Willa 17.39 Riley Evans 5 s118s Lightnin’ Slim nwtd Calum Weir 10 63364 Punters Bolt 17.39 Robin Wales

Victoria races at Ballarat Synthetic Tuesday TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Porter Plant Plate 3.30 12 006s8 Versaider (9) 57.5 79 N Farley 3 33167 Gojazz dw (3) 64.5 96 J Richards (a2) Race 1: GINGER CREEK, AKONI, REYNAIRE EMERGENCIES: Ms M Lawrence (a3) 4 95765 Malauka dw (13) 63.5 94 C Newitt $23,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1200m 13 33243 Candy Puzzle b (4) 57.5 90 4 635s5 Torbreck d (1) 64 97 J Richards (a2) 5 s6751 Teddy Mercury d (5) 63 100 R Mc Leod Race 2: BOOM SPIRIT, GOLD LOGIE, JAYDEE ‘N’ WILL 1 4222 Boom Spirit b (1) 58 91 J Allen 14 8s529 Misirlou (11) 57.5 92 Ms K Quilty (a3) 5 s6s23 Telekinesis c (8) 63.5 100 L McNeil (a2) 6 s7536 Tycoon Ronnie (14) 63 95 H Coffey Race 3: AKKA’S METEOR, MISIRLOU, CANDY PUZZLE 2 80s Crazy Wolf (5) 58 83 F W Kersley 6 19s57 The Bont cd (2) 62 97 J Duffy 7 6155s Expectant d (2) 62.5 92 Ms K Quilty (a3) Race 4: TOP CRITIC, MS MINNELLI, DIDIER 3 4s2s5 Gold Logie (10) 58 89 R Mc Leod 4 Polytrack Plate 4.30 7 4610s Trade Fair Express w (10) 62 89 8 46236 Ronay tc (4) 62.5 92 Ms A Kelly (a1.5) Race 5: TELEKINESIS, COSMIC RHAPSODY, TORBRECK 4 2 Jaydee ‘n’ Will (8) 58 100 M Dee $23,000, Maiden SW, 1000m 8 4s604 Coronel w (9) 60 94 Ms L Boyd 9 2613s American Saint d (9) 62 94 10 578s0 Hit Reset d (7) 62 94 Race 6: LA CROFT, MELISENDE, SHILO LASS 5 Oh Brunny Boy (13) 58 84 M Poy 1 63222 Didier (5) 59.5 99 J Richards (a2) 9 36484 Swiss Design dw (6) 59.5 91 N Farley Ms M Lawrence (a3) Race 7: RONAY, EXPECTANT, AMERICAN SAINT 6 225s6 Punter (7) 58 86 H Coffey 2 Gascoyne (2) 59.5 92 Dylan Dunn 10 59433 Funding d (5) 59 92 R Beattie Race 8: MICHANTE, EL CHAPARRO, PIG IN MUD 7 Victory Tears (4) 58 85 Dean Holland 3 33465 Mallee Boy Express (4) 59.5 94 11 s700s Thunder Of Troy w (4) 54 84 11 17s4 Delightful Icing w (11) 61.5 97 J Allen 8 Wilga Hill (6) 58 86 Z Spain R Beattie A B Robertson 12 187s0 Disturbing d (10) 61.5 96 W Egan 9 Come On Eileen (2) 56 86 4 7 D’barkle (9) 57.5 90 H Coffey EMERGENCIES: 10 5 Deer Scent (9) 56 95 L McNeil (a2) 5 6s3 Go Gurda (7) 57.5 97 J Allen 6 Hygain Winners Choice 5.30 13 8s637 Halogen dw (6) 62 97 D Thornton 11 03s74 Gateways (11) 56 79 C Newitt 6 8s Gold Gown (14) 57.5 82 M Cartwright (a) $22,000, F&M Benchmark 58, 1100m 14 33255 Polly’s Deficit d (1) 60.5 94 Z Spain 12 688s5 Petite Witness (3) 56 80 L Riordan 7 9478s Grey Raptor (13) 57.5 87 L Riordan EMERGENCY: 1 150s0 Shilo Lass (2) 64.5 90 Ms T Childs (a3) 8 Hygain Winners Choice 6.30 8 44s45 Ms Minnelli (8) 57.5 93 Ms T Childs (a3) 2 s471s Melisende (1) 64 96 J Richards (a2) 13 s000s The Watchman (12) 58 79 9 64s83 Top Critic (17) 57.5 100 M Poy $22,000, Benchmark 58, 1500m 3 78s6s Monetizing wb (11) 64 100 10 Duty Dynasty (16) 57 92 M Zahra Ms M Lawrence (a3) 1 05012 Rebellious Lord tw (13) 65 92 3 Hygain Winners Choice Plate 4.00 11 0s Mt Buller (12) 57 93 M Dee 1 Hygain Winners Choice Plate 3.00 4 7s140 Bob’s Relish (3) 63.5 98 Ms T Childs (a3) $23,000, 4yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m 12 0s Dyed Pretty (3) 55 91 Z Spain 2 15s80 Pig In Mud w (5) 63 99 C Newitt $23,000, 2yo Maiden SW, 1200m EMERGENCIES: Ms C Gaudray (a2) 1 36s23 Akka’s Meteor b (14) 59.5 100 5 37s57 La Croft d (6) 62 96 D Thornton 3 1 Michante t (4) 62.5 100 J Richards (a2) 1 Akoni (8) 58 84 Dean Holland 2 40s00 Charlie’s Bootlace (5) 59.5 76 J Keating 13 5 Maarkle (10) 57.5 92 H Coffey 4 130s Lama (2) 62 93 L German (a) 14 8s0s Minella (6) 59.5 87 K Bohorun 6 026s6 Swing With Junior dw (7) 62 98 2 27s Elteecee (3) 58 84 J Richards (a2) 3 526s4 Ize Fairdinkum (6) 59.5 95 J Allen J Keating 5 66742 Chavuma dn (11) 61.5 93 3 6s7 Ginger Creek (2) 58 79 M Poy 4 35600 Kumana (7) 59.5 86 R Beattie 15 08s8s Oquassa (11) 57.5 80 J Maskiell 6 85s00 Hutchinson (10) 61.5 79 L McNeil (a2) 16 677s9 Bloomin’ Crafty (15) 59.5 87 7 6642s Lady Tavista w (8) 61 93 J Hill 4 6 Koyuga Bound (5) 58 80 L McNeil (a2) 5 5340s Secret Hero (8) 59.5 88 Ms C Puls 7 10s08 Timely Manner (8) 61.5 89 L Riordan Ms T Childs (a3) 8 42475 Ocean Drive dw (4) 60.5 93 J Duffy 5 5 Media Empire (13) 58 96 M Zahra 6 59s69 All Lokt’n’loaded (1) 57.5 88 8 3s598 The Dominator wn (12) 61 93 17 69s50 Wildfire Rose (1) 57.5 90 9 57424 Spiteful (5) 60.5 96 Ms T Hope (a) 6 Mumbo Bowler (1) 58 83 J Hill Ms T Hope (a) 9 0s685 Tuffnut t (14) 60.5 90 J Duffy Ms A Bryan (a2) 10 99598 Infernal dw (9) 58 89 Ms K Quilty (a3) 7 Navajo (9) 58 84 F W Kersley 7 70s Fede Sempre (2) 57.5 78 11 s6648 Sizzling Nymph (10) 54 94 10 37223 El Chaparro bn (7) 60 91 Z Spain 8 Pack Of Wolves (11) 58 84 L King (a) Ms M Lawrence (a3) 5 Porter Plant 5.00 11 35s09 Northanna w (16) 60 90 H Coffey 9 73 Reynaire (4) 58 89 J Allen 8 66s54 Hackeress (13) 57.5 91 7 Sportsbet Bet With Mates 6.00 12 9s468 Uptown Lilly w (6) 60 89 Dean Holland 10 Sports Idol (7) 58 84 H Coffey Ms C Gaudray (a2) $22,000, C,H&G’s Benchmark 58, 1100m EMERGENCIES: $22,000, Benchmark 58, 1200m 11 Taspinaro (12) 58 84 M Dee 9 Mondostorm (12) 57.5 87 C Newitt 1 46214 Roddandtodd tdn (7) 65.5 96 13 5s580 Telemarketer w (1) 58.5 89 N Farley 12 37s2 Tranquil Bay (10) 56 100 C Newitt 10 7222s Salsa Dancer b (10) 57.5 80 Ms C Gaudray (a2) 1 17930 Bull Dust d (3) 64.5 94 L McNeil (a2) 14 70770 Royal Tycoon d (9) 54.5 92 K Bohorun EMERGENCY: L McNeil (a2) 2 s020s Cosmic Rhapsody dn (11) 64.5 92 2 74151 King Kohei cdn (8) 64 93 T Stockdale (a) 15 97073 Duke Of Castille (15) 56 89 13 86 Manhattan Man (6) 58 87 D Thornton 11 s0s80 Say An Ave (3) 57.5 78 Ms J Da Rose J Allen 3 26524 Hinto Blue dn (12) 63.5 94 16 15358 They Callmemalcom (3) 54 89 N Punch

New South Wales races at Quirindi Tuesday TAB doubles 3-4, 6-7 Trebles 2-3-4, 5-6-7 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 Selections 13 8733 Septimus Severus (8) 55 95 Ms M Weir 4 Liverpool Plains 4.10 3 700s4 Hotel Charlie (17) 59 73 9 5142s Mischief Managed dwb (13) 56.5 92 Race 1: ALASTOR, MISS TWENTY TWENTY, DOUBLE AWARD 14 92376 She Gives A Damn (13) 55 88 Ms K Bell-Pitomac 10 70776 Cannizzaro dw (6) 56 83 Zara Lewis (a4) Ms R Murray $22,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 1450m 4 Justcallmejimmy (10) 59 85 11 4148s Kiss And Tell b (8) 55.5 92 B Looker Race 2: VANBARI, TOULON FACTOR, THEO LEGION EMERGENCIES: 1 66s46 Crystal Billy (17) 60.5 87 A Morgan J Pracey-Holmes 12 0s675 Williamson dw (7) 55 86 Ms C Ings Race 3: NOBLE BANNER, CALIFORNIA SPELL, LOVELY SPIRIT 15 39744 Jamocha (10) 57 88 J Pracey-Holmes 2 58581 The Outcast cdw (3) 60 100 Ms M Weir 5 54s Our Little Louie (5) 59 88 C Waddell (a2) 13 179s0 Our Mate Chuckles d (1) 55 86 A Morgan Race 4: THE OUTCAST, CANFORD MICK, ZIGGI ROCKS 16 90995 Hoy Bud (7) 56.5 86 C Lever 3 7s533 Ziggi Rocks (10) 59 97 6 8s733 The Regular Show (2) 59 92 Ms M Weir Race 5: CHOCOLATE KISSES, TWO GEMS, 4 57631 Barry’s Lane dw (2) 58.5 92 7 96980 Another Player (9) 57 77 Q Yong (a1.5) 7 Browning Motors 5.55 JUSTCALLMEJIMMY 2 Mel Brown Catering Hcp 2.55 Jackson Searle (a3) 8 25323 Chocolate Kisses (8) 57 98 $22,000, Benchmark 58, 1200m Race 6: MISCHIEF MANAGED, NERETVA, GIFTGIVER $22,000, Class 3, 1600m 5 80s87 Wonfontein w (16) 58 92 9 00s8 Dark Phoenix (7) 57 73 Ms J Worley Race 7: MR WHITACRE, BLUE TATTOO, TAWFIQ LASS 6 02890 Badboy McCoy w (4) 57.5 94 10 0s365 Fantastic Fille (4) 57 91 C Lever 1 0382s Onemorechoice (4) 61 87 1 62148 Toulon Factor dw (1) 59 100 A Cavallo Ms R Murray 11 0272s Hammoon Jig (1) 57 92 A Bullock Jackson Searle (a3) 2 32514 Vanbari db (2) 58.5 98 A Bullock 7 9s865 Billy Piu Style (18) 57.5 91 Q Yong (a1.5) 12 68497 Inzaghi (14) 57 79 L Blanch (a2) 2 06280 Cosmic Reign dw (7) 60.5 91 3 — Lincoln Park SCRATCHED 8 34s53 Canford Mick (14) 57.5 92 A Bullock 13 4668s Nijinska (11) 57 74 A Morgan J Pracey-Holmes 4 68194 Magic Charlee dw (5) 58 94 9 0550s River Of Gold w (7) 57 88 14 26433 Two Gems b (13) 57 100 C Gallagher 3 1s210 Tawfiq Lass dw (2) 60.5 94 5 s5066 Theo Legion t (9) 58 96 Ms M Weir Matthew Palmer EMERGENCIES: D Gibbons (a1.5) 6 s0252 Forbidden Palace w (7) 56.5 93 10 21213 Equilibrium tdwbn (11) 56 93 15 9099s Little Archie (18) 59 82 4 63s21 Mr Whitacre w (6) 59.5 100 A Bullock 1 TAB Plate 2.20 7 s0110 Ajay’s Ace dw (6) 55 94 A Morgan L Blanch (a2) 16 8s7 Askebar (15) 55 89 D Gibbons (a1.5) 5 4s416 Equities (15) 59 89 $22,000, Class 1/Maiden SW, 2000m 8 87s97 Fenerbache d (8) 55 89 Ms J Worley 11 58682 Flying Banjo w (9) 56 92 Ms J Worley 17 95 Knights Raptor (12) 59 88 6 3s580 Mystic Splendour dw (3) 59 89 C Lever 9 37261 Valadyium d (3) 55 90 L Blanch (a2) 12 55s43 One Of The Kind d (6) 56 93 C Lever 18 867s Son Of Utred (16) 59 83 1 41430 Mexican Standoff (2) 59 95 A Cavallo 7 s2920 Blackadder d (8) 58.5 92 C Gallagher 13 65573 Heredero w (5) 55.5 92 C Gallagher 2 59125 Promesa w (16) 59 95 Zara Lewis (a4) 8 78200 Timion w (16) 57.5 91 A Morgan 3 TAB Handicap 3.35 14 13454 Papa John (12) 55.5 95 6 John Deere PVM 5.20 3 1s032 Alastor b (6) 57.5 100 A Bullock 9 2405s Blue Tattoo w (1) 57 92 EMERGENCIES: 4 86453 Zoomerango w (4) 57.5 96 C Gallagher $22,000, Maiden, 1450m $22,000, Benchmark 66, 1000m 10 74257 Owhata Crumpet w (12) 57 90 15 63852 Aisle Six w (8) 55 92 J Pracey-Holmes 5 05325 Dissenter (11) 57 89 Matthew Palmer 1 43446 Giant Thunder (7) 58 99 Q Yong (a1.5) D Mc Lellan 16 14603 Ringside (15) 55 90 B Looker 1 40s73 Halcyon House dw (10) 61 98 6 82455 Hayley’s Lightning (12) 57 89 2 539 Suva May (10) 57.5 92 C Waddell (a2) 11 34s6s Lady Tycoon (18) 56.5 86 17 70s30 Mowanjum (1) 55 90 Jackson Searle (a3) Ms Y Lewis (a1.5) 3 0562 Black Jade (6) 57 97 Ms Y Lewis (a1.5) 12 96130 Makuba dw (13) 56.5 88 Zara Lewis (a4) 18 69800 My Time Again (13) 55 87 2 84119 Neretva dw (5) 61 92 A Bullock 7 93548 Lime And Sugar w (9) 57 91 4 7s557 California Spell (2) 57 100 Ms A Denby 13 187s4 Ellebeedee twb (14) 56 86 B Looker Ms Y Lewis (a1.5) 3 1748s Cool Missile dw (3) 59.5 89 8 s3931 Miss Twenty Twenty tw (14) 57 90 5 50843 Fiery Belle (8) 57 88 L Blanch (a2) D Gibbons (a1.5) 14 0s755 Missile Miss dw (17) 56 87 Ms C Ings B Looker 6 69s28 Lovely Spirit (9) 57 96 A Morgan 5 TAB Plate 4.45 4 21719 Quick Nick tw (11) 58.5 95 C Gallagher EMERGENCIES: 9 75633 Royal Delights w (15) 57 87 Ms J Worley 7 64s55 Noble Banner (4) 57 94 5 2124s Giftgiver w (4) 58 94 15 170s0 Observance w (5) 55 78 10 66122 Desmos (5) 55.5 95 A Morgan 8 60s69 Pianosa (5) 57 88 Matthew Palmer $22,000, Maiden SW, 1100m 6 579s8 La La Loopsy dw (12) 58 78 16 3435s Zizania w (9) 55 87 Ms M Weir 11 68048 Benoni (3) 55 91 L Blanch (a2) 9 05s80 Sure Strategy (1) 57 92 Ms K Adams 1 000s Diwali Lights (3) 59 80 B Looker 7 31793 So Good To Me dw (2) 57 100 L Rolls 17 6626s House Wins b (11) 55 86 12 53222 Double Award b (1) 55 99 L Rolls 10 80s95 Tamlika (3) 57 93 Ms M Weir 2 4228s Gilded Crown (6) 59 84 8 s9s00 Vintage Flyer (9) 57 86 C Lever 18 09s94 Classy Fella (10) 55 88

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. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 TELEVISION 17 MONDAY—TUESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 SPORT 21 United present bona vides Adams scores two in bright team performance Napier coach Leon Birnie said FOOTBALL by John Gillies PROGRESS HALTED: it was the first time this season Napier City Rovers Reserves JOSH Adams scored two goals he had walked off the pitch centreback Jonathon Taylor as Gisborne United confirmed telling his players the other makes a sliding block their title credentials with a 4-1 team had been too good. tackle on Gisborne United victory over Napier City Rovers “At Park Island we should left-winger Josh Harris as Reserves on Saturday. have comfortably won the another defender, Matthew For most of its 90 minutes, game,” he said of the 1-1 draw in Harvey, gives chase in a this Pacific Premiership game on Napier. Pacific Premiership game the Harry Barker Reserve No.1 “Here we were nowhere at Harry Barker Reserve on ground was played at a hectic near them. They were first Saturday. United won the pace. to everything, played us off match 4-1. The relatively small pitch the park and had really good Pictures by Paul Rickard suited United’s high-pressure movement up front. approach, although they “We didn’t have the time we slowed the game down playing are used to . . . they were so possession football late in the tight on us.” match. But Birnie, who guided New Some of it coincided with Zealand to a bronze-medal finish one of two spells in which City at the Under-17 Women’s World Rovers had only 10 players on Cup, was not critical of his side. the field. Referee Jim Adcock They had proved feisty gave two players 10-minute sin- opponents for a United team binnings for dissent. giving one of their best Heavy Equipment Services performances of the season. United deserved their win. They “We had only two players over stay in first place, a point ahead 19 out there,” Birnie said. of Maycenvale and now six “The point of this team is points ahead of third-placed City to give more game time to the senior sides.” ball. But United were spoiled for to be his 62nd-minute right- Rovers, with a game in hand on 15-, 16- and 17-year-olds who The two older players were riches on Saturday. Some played foot volley from a right-wing both teams. normally sit on the bench for skipper and striker Shae better than others, but no one corner to make it 3-0. Thompson Bauerfeind, still in his mid-20s, played badly. was 10 metres out and Napier HEADS UP: Gisborne United and centreback Jonathon Taylor, Goalkeeper Seth Piper was goalkeeper Reon Werahiko never skipper Dane Thompson climbs 41 and showing the class that seldom troubled and could do had a chance. above Napier City Rovers won him an All Whites cap 20 little about Taylor’s bullet-like Corey Adams seems to have Reserves centreback Jonathon years ago. header from six metres following made a good recovery from the Taylor in this aerial battle at Harry United coach Kieran Venema a right-wing corner in the 86th knee injury that kept him off the Barker Reserve on Saturday. saluted a job well done. minute. field last season.His runs across “Everything I have asked for Centreback Kieran Higham the face of the opposing defence . . . today we put it out there,” he was outstanding in a polished draw players to him and open up said. back-four display. He and fellow space for teammates. “The game plan was to support centreback Mal Scammell gave Younger brother Josh Adams the ball, and we did that. United a solid defensive base. took his goals well, in the 20th “I thought we ‘turned up’ Rightback Adam Simpson’s and 52nd minutes. They had a today. We wanted it. speed makes him hard to familiar look to them, Adams’s “We were expecting the beat but he showed attacking speed taking him away from toughest game of the season. instincts when he was moved to the defence to get on the end I’m very happy with the way we outside-right after hard-working of through balls delivered from executed the plan.” Sam Royston wrenched an ankle midfield. The second came after Venema was pleased with the putting a block on the ball as good work from Harris when he goalscoring feats of Josh Adams, Napier tried to build an attack. dispossessed a Napier defender. who leads the competition’s Simpson put the finishing For Napier, Taylor was the golden-boot race with 14 goals, touch to a Corey Adams through- standout performer. His sliding three ahead of second-placed ball that came at the end of a block tackle on Harris in the Bauerfeind. typically incisive run across the third minute and a flying block And Venema was impressed top of the penalty area. to stop a goal-bound shot from with the performance of James Simpson’s calm finish, in the Corey Adams in the 40th were Bristow, the player he picked to 78th minute, put United 4-0 up. among the defensive highlights. fill the holding midfield position Corey Boocock filled in Others to shine for the visitors that he (Venema) normally efficiently at rightback when he were striker Bauerfeind, central takes. came on for Royston. midfielders Isaac Milley and “He really stepped up a gear Leftback Malcolm Marfell Aiden Doran, leftback Jackson and put in a huge shift. He did has made that position his Haines, who also did a spell all the dirty work and made own, but will long remember a in midfield, and second-half some big tackles. second-half foray where the ball substitutes Oliver Keith up “When he got the ball, he seemed tied to his boots until front, Sean Grenside on the didn’t do much wrong, and he Taylor put the ball out for a left flank and Jack Aitchison at was always there in support.” corner. leftback. Venema also mentioned the Skipper Dane Thompson won Referee Adcock kept things quality of left-winger Josh some towering headers and was moving, with the help of Harris, who hit the bar in an imposing presence in the assistant referees Kayley Knight the 38th minute and looked midfield battle. But his abiding and, in her debut at this level, dangerous every time he got the memory of this game is likely Stella Perano. Thistle fall to late Whanganui surge Basketball draw Club basketball draw, TONIGHT — Women, YMCA. FOOTBALL by John Gillies was beaten out by goalkeeper Matthew 83rd minutes. 5.30pm: Manu Toa v Turanga Health. Calvert, but only as far as Leo Maisey, Thistle went into the game having lost 6.30pm: Masters v Turanga Health. A 2-0 lead after 10 minutes became a who bundled the ball in from close range. six players from the first-team squad 7.30pm: Ritana Toa v Ngati Porou. 7-2 loss after 90 for Gisborne Thistle in Thistle held their two-goal lead until for their previous home game, against 8.30pm: Masters v SE Systems. Whanganui on Saturday. the last minute of the first half, when Havelock North Wanderers on June 13. Men, boys’ secondary schools division, John In the last 20 minutes, they conceded the home side scored from the penalty Four players — Justo Rodriguez, Ema McFarlane Memorial Sports Centre, GBHS. five goals in a 13-minute period. spot after a Thistle player was judged to Martos, Agustin Ventre and Tomek 5.30pm: GBHS Junior A v Campion Cougars. Waikanae Beach TOP10 Gisborne have fouled a Whanganui forward in the Frooms — had gone to other clubs; Cullen 6.30pm: Campion Juniors v GBHS Senior B. Thistle took a seventh-minute lead penalty area. Spawforth was serving a one-game 7.30pm: Ritana v GBHS Junior B. against Whanganui Athletic in this Less than two minutes into the second suspension for accumulated cautions; and TOMORROW — Men, premier grade, YMCA. Central Federation League match. half, Whanganui drew level with a far- Kuba Jerabek was being rested because 5.30pm: Massive Marauders v GBHS Senior A. Ander Batarrita scored from the post header from a left-wing corner. of injury. 6.30pm: Raiders v SE Systems. penalty spot after a Whanganui defender The scores were level for 24 minutes At one stage on Saturday, Thistle had 7.30pm: Green Up v City Lights. was penalised for handball. and then, in the 71st minute, Whanganui five teenagers on the field. Men, B Grade, John McFarlane Memorial Sports Thistle scored again in the 10th scored with a 25-metre volley following a On Sunday at Childers Road Reserve, Centre, GBHS. minute. Midfielder Alan Zarate crossed clearance from a left-wing corner. Thistle, who are now fifth in the nine- 5.30pm: The Shed v Hustlers. from the right and Oli Davies made The last four goals followed in quick team league, play eighth-placed New 6.30pm: Gizzy Gilas v Old Surfers. a near-post run. His glancing header succession . . . in the 74th, 77th, 78th and Plymouth Rangers. 7.30pm: Hawaiiki Hou v The Bibs. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 Blues’ hit job takes Origin II

RUGBY LEAGUE by Murray Wenzel, AAP Josh Addo-Carr scored twice, captain James Tedesco was instrumental at BRISBANE — New South Wales fullback and Latrell Mitchell bagged an coach Brad Fittler has urged his side to intercept try as one of several big first- capitalise on their dominance and push half plays that set the tone for the match. on to the most one-sided series result in It was the first time Queensland have State of Origin history following their been held scoreless in Brisbane and game two destruction of Queensland. followed a record 50-6 thrashing of Paul The Blues cast aside an extraordinary Green’s men in Townsville. build-up to the Suncorp Stadium clash, Now a cumulative scoreline of 76-6 their backline again running rings leaves Fittler’s side with wiggle room around the Maroons in a series-clinching in July 14’s third game to eclipse the 26-0 victory on Sunday night. previous-best 62-point differential NSW accrued in a 3-0 series victory in 2000. The Maroons plucked a series win last season but the Blues have now made it three from the last four as they eye their own sustained period of dominance. “That was a great team,” coach Brad Fittler said of the 2000 side he captained. “So (to be on track to replicate them) it’s a bit of a sign of respect to each other . . . (Sweeps) are not easy. They (Queensland) only had one (during an eight-year run). WINNING “It can be (a period of dominance), but a lot of things have to work in your FREE FALL: Kyle Feldt (left) of the Maroons drops the high ball on the try line as NUMBERS favour.” Brian To’o (centre) of the Blues defends during Game 2 of the State of Origin series A last-minute injury to much-hyped last night. New South Wales held Queensland scoreless, a first for the Maroons Maroons debutant Reece Walsh on playing on their home turf. 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Wimbledon WINNING NUMBERS 26 01 11 32 by Pamela Whaley, AAP “Every time you lose you go away and reassess.” TENNIS Total Strike SYDNEY — He’s an offbeat character, but But what hammered home Fittler’s selection prizes $855,584 Brad Fittler learns his lessons. victory was the absence of ego in recalling Sydney-born Johanna Konta, No. OF The NSW coach was bagged mercilessly Latrell Mitchell. Britain’s No.1 woman player, PRIZE MONEY WINNERS for losing an unloseable State of Origin series The South Sydney fullback, then has been forced to withdraw TOTAL in 2020, with critics pointing to his team playing centre for Sydney Roosters, was from Wimbledon on the eve Four out of Four ROLLOVER 0 selections. unceremoniously dumped by Fittler after game of the tournament after a Three out of Four $612 86 Many thought his quirks had warped, that his one of 2019 while he was distracted and not up member of her team tested unorthodox ideas had simply gone too far. for the Origin arena. positive for Covid-19, the All Two out of Four $70 4177 Injury tied his hands in many ways, but five- Last year a hamstring injury prevented his England Club has announced. eighth Jack Wighton was playing in the centres, chance for redemption. 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Lotto Division 3 + Liam Martin, albeit a late call in for an injured Addo-Carr and To’o also touching down. “A positive result was winning Powerball No. $1,236 36 FOUR Tyson Frizell on selection night for game one, Amazingly, skipper James Tedesco is yet to returned which resulted in the Lotto Division 4 + winning Powerball No. $101 97 made it five Panthers stars in the side, all score, but has set up two try assists. AELTC, together with Public FIVE unbeaten in NRL going into Origin I. It’s hard to believe they could get better, but Health England, identifying Lotto Division 5 + $53 winning Powerball No. 1603 That cohesion and confidence was Blues legend Andrew Johns described it best Johanna Konta to be a close SIX contact. Lotto Division 6 + $37 2140 infectious, and Fittler’s gutsy call to pick three — frightening. winning Powerball No. “In line with government SEVEN debutants in Luai, To’o and Martin made all the “The strike of this NSW team, it’s Bonus Ticket + $15.00 21,933 difference in attitude. frightening,” he said on Nine. legislation, she is required to “This team, there were seven players “The back five for NSW, Tedesco, To’o, self-isolate for 10 days and different to the last team and a lot of that was Trbojevic, Latrell, Addo-Carr . . . in the history therefore is withdrawn from 40686-01 due to injury,” Fittler said after Sunday night’s of NSW, this has the most strike of any back The Championships.” — AAP The Gisborne Herald does not make any assurances as to the accuracy of this information. Please check your tickets at a Lotto shop. 26-0 victory. five.” The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 28, 2021 SPORT 23 Whangara, YMP convincing winners

NETBALL by Murray Robertson HSOG led 15-14 after 15 minutes, Results — then YMP led 30-28 at halftime and Premier Reserve: Ritana Senior A WHANGARA Old Girls and YMP 48-39 at three-quartertime. 39 Horouta Taimana 38, Farmlands Ngatapa were convincing winners in Gisborne “YMP had the better start to the 28 Tatapouri Sportsfit 28, Crosscutters OG premier-grade netball at the YMCA game and were 7-2 up before HSOG Whangara 23 YMP Masters 21. on Saturday. settled, pulled the score back to 13-13 A Grade: FarmCare HSOG 30 Pharmacy In the first of these Pak’nSave and finished the quarter ahead. 53 Campion Snr A 26, YMP (2) 35 Claydens competition matches, Whangara HSOG had the better start in the Waikohu (2) 24, Taiki 34 McLeods Concrete defeated Horouta Gold 63-40 to move second quarter and netted five goals HSOG 29. into second place on the points table in a row to lead 20-14. A Reserve: GGHS Snr B 37 Tatapouri behind YMP Sunshine Brewery. “Their shooters Marcia Beale and Sportsfit (2) 19, GGHS Jnr A 31 NZHL Thistle Whangara led all the way — 13-10, Ashleigh Brown worked together in Storm 22, Whalis 43 Steve Craill Builder 28-20 and 44-30 at the quarter the goal circle, gave their attackers Ngatapa 36. marks. options and collected some quick First Grade: Wahine Hauora HSOG “It was a competitive first half, but passes,” Beale said. 27 Uawa Ngarangikahiwa 17, OBM Blue 33 Whangara took off in the second half,” “YMP worked hard to pull the score GGHS Korihi 16, Gis Glass Ngatapa 28 Tyre netball commentator Sherrill Beale back, with all players doing their bit General Ngatapa 27, OBM Blue 28 Uawa said. to create turnovers, and they led by Ngarangikahiwa 24. “They worked together and used two goals at halftime. First Reserve: Waikohu (4) 33 Kotahi the speed of the ball well, especially “Both teams had speedy passages Aroha 20, Uawa Kahukuraiti 22 Waikohu (4) in the quick release to their shooters. of play, working as a team to stop the 20, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social 19 Zeafruit “Their links worked well today and opposition’s flow of ball, but YMP’s Ngatapa 19. there was always someone backing up passages were more consistent and Second Grade: YMP Manawanui 31 to be available for a pass or to pick up they steadily pulled ahead. ALH Thistle Phoenix 21. a tipped ball.” “Their attackers Ata Mangu Beale said Whangara goal keep and Anatea Taituha were speedy, Materoa Poi had a good game. She drove to the top of the goal circle claimed many intercepts, tips and and delivered good ball in to their rebounds and was quick to the loose shooters.” CONTESTED BALL: YMP goal ball. YMP lead the grade with shoot Paku-Jane Skudder (left) The second match — between Whangara five points behind them in reaches for the ball as High School YMP Sunshine Brewery and F45 second place. Old Girls defender Arna Majstrovic High School Old Girls — was more Beale said the Secondary A and B does her best to palm it away in competitive. and Intermediate A grades completed premier-grade netball at the YMCA YMP eventually won 66-50, their last games of the round on on Saturday. YMP won a keenly although the lead changed in the first Saturday and would play their contested match 66-50. half. semifinals at the weekend. Picture by Paul Rickard

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BACKLINE DUEL: Waikohu winger KC Wilson tries to bring down Ngatapa outside back Nash Mouton in premier- grade rugby at Te Karaka on Saturday. Waikohu won the match 38-21 to regain the No.1 ranking going into the semifinals, which means they will meet No.4-ranked Ngatapa again in the knockout stage. A report on the game played at the weekend will be in The Herald tomorrow. Picture by Paul Rickard Semifinal matches set Waikohu v Ngatapa, YMP v OBM to find finalists RUGBY by Jack Malcolm several HSOB attacks, but it was not people wanting to play, because they had work come to fruition. perfect. a full squad. It was the first time since their first- OBM made a statement with a 47-12 HSOB were able to cross the line, He said that despite the loss, he was round victory over Waikohu that OBM win against High School Old Boys in the although they couldn’t slow down the proud of the way his team had responded had both preferred props — Lance final game of regular-season rugby on steady stream of points at the other end. to the adversity they’d faced this year. Dickson and Jamie Barnett — in the Saturday. With their scrum in all sorts of “One of the great things I loved was starting line-up, Pirihi said. They will look to take the confidence trouble, their lineout also struggled to that everybody gave it their all and didn’t “We’ve just got to believe (next from that victory into their semifinal get going. It was obvious that the lack of give up,” he said. weekend). We have a lot of work to do against YMP. numbers at training had affected their “We’re going to get together, review the this week, though.” Waikohu regained the top spot on set-piece, with several breakdowns in season and look towards next season. We OBM 47 (Braedyn Grant 2, Lance Dickson, the competition leaderboard with a communication leading to mistakes at know we’re at the bottom and there’s only Rikki Terekia, Jamie Barnett, Keanu Taumata, win against Ngatapa. They will have a lineout. one way to go and that’s up. Morgan Reedy tries; John Jones 6 conversions). rematch in the semifinal on Saturday. HSOB lock Fletcher Scammell had a He said that the loss of flanker Sam HSOB 12 (Salesi Niuaro, Isaiah Leamaua Enterprise OBM were too good for good game. He is a workhorse on the field Middleton to concussion, and halfback tries; Cory Reihana conversion). Contract Consultants HSOB, running in and has a never-say-die attitude that Scott Tallot early in the game was a seven tries to two in a convincing display. keeps him going to the final whistle. continuation of the season “theme” for With the regular season wrapped up, The scrum for OBM was dominant He was efficient across the park and HSOB. players have only two more weeks to throughout. They were able to push often first to the breakdown, but it was “All the boys got on, had a run and make their mark on the Taste One MVP HSOB off their own ball and earned a not enough to turn the tide, and HSOB enjoyed the night,” Boyle said. leaderboard. This year it has an updated push-over try through halfback Braedyn suffered their eighth defeat of the “The club spirit was strong.” format, with every team having an MVP Grant. season. OBM coach Clint Pirihi said the game (most valuable player) earning three First five-eighth John Jones was HSOB finished the season without a was a good hit-out to brush away the points for the leaderboard. fantastic from the tee, kicking six of competition point. cobwebs going into the semifinals. As of last week, Ngatapa’s Dan Law seven conversion attempts from both Under the leadership of head coach He said they played their game was in the lead on 12 points, followed sides of the pitch in variable strong Danny Boyle the team have had their ups plan in patches, but gave HSOB some closely by OBM’s Juston Allen and winds. and downs but should be commended for opportunities to get back into the game. Waikohu’s Toru Noanoa, who are second- OBM continued to pile on the points fronting a team every weekend. “They started to realise they could equal on 10 points. and wear down the HSOB squad. Often they struggled to get a team throw the ball around and have fun, and In the other premier game at the There were moments of HSOB together, but the great pride within the things we’re happening for them.” weekend, Waikohu beat Ngatapa 38-21. brilliance, but they were few and far club helped them scrape together enough He said OBM’s dominance at scrum In Lew Patterson Cup Senior One rugby, between as the team struggled to gain players. time had been something the team had Pirates beat YMP Bumbles 24-12, Tapuae momentum. Boyle said the club spirit was on full been working on in the second half of the beat Ngatapa 43-10, and competition OBM’s defence was good and repelled display on Saturday. He had to turn away season, and it was good to see the hard leaders Wairoa beat Waikohu 33-18.