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PAGE 5 FORMER GREEN CORONAVIRUS PARTY CO-LEADER • FOURTH CASE CONFIRMED IN NZ DIES AFTER STROKE • IWI AVOID HONGI AT POWHIRI RESENE PAINT • ‘PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS’ WHO URGES • PET CATS, DOGS CANNOT PASS ON VIRUS POT FUNDRAISER PAGE 7 PAGES 6, 11, 14 FORMER SCHOOL SITE to make way for housing subdivision

The former St Mary’s School site which will be turned into a new housing and commercial subdivision by Gisborne Holdings Ltd. Picture by Liam Clayton

by Andrew Ashton buyers and established families as well and housing stocktake identified a priority. as those looking to downsize. housing shortage of 400 homes in Those were: JUST two weeks after the release of “The company has decided to Gisborne. ■ To identify current housing a new regional housing strategy, moves subdivide the site into approximately Earlier this week, Statistics New projects/opportunities and use them are afoot to free up land at the former 30 sections to be offered for sale whilst Zealand released data showing just to understand barriers and then fast- St Mary’s School site on Childers Road, retaining part of the two hectare plot 101 new dwellings were consented in track solutions and the projects; for at least 30 new houses. for commercial development that could Gisborne last year, the lowest in New ■ Work with Kainga Ora (Housing The board of Gisborne Holdings Ltd, suit doctors’ rooms, a physio or dentist, Zealand. New Zealand) on rapidly increasing which operates as Gisborne District among other things. Maintaining Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz social housing supply in Gisborne; Council’s commercial arm, have signed ownership of such premises fits with welcomed GHL’s new subdivision ■ Work with the Ministry of Social off a subdivision for the disused site. GHL’s objective of increasing an plans. Development and non-governmental GHL bought the property in ongoing, non-rates revenue stream to “The Housing Strategy done by organisations on rapidly increasing December 2018 and has since been Gisborne District Council. Manaaki Tairawhiti clearly highlights emergency housing options. investigating various options to ensure GHL will now start the detailed our housing crisis and also identifies ■ Review Papakainga rules to the best commercial return for both design phase ahead of submitting six areas that we need to investigate in ensure increased supply outside of the company and the region. consent applications. order to move towards a solution. Gisborne city; Chief executive Tracey Johnstone The move could help alleviate “GHL releasing 30 sections at the ■ The need for GDC to review its said a subdivision was the best fit for Gisborne’s housing crisis, which was old St Mary’s site for a residential rules to specifically examine their GHL’s investment strategy and the identified in a recent proposed housing development is positively contributing impact on housing supply including community, where the shortage of strategy presented to Gisborne District to more options in a tight housing district plan provisions; housing is well documented. Council. market.” ■ Increase the number of “There is not a lot more land Umbrella group Manaaki Tairawhiti The Housing Strategy has 17 short-, Community Housing Providers (CHPs) available for housing so close to town, and economic development agency medium- and long-term actions and in order to ensure tenants can access and this will be great for first home Trust Tairawhiti’s proposed strategy impacts, with six actions listed as top subsidised accommodation.

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NATIONALS: As many as 3000 surf lifeguards, officials and supporters will descend on Gisborne next week for the New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships to be staged over four days from next Thursday at Midway Beach, with picturesque scenes like this each morning as the clubbies BATTLE OF warm up for their day’s racing. Picture supplied MIDWAY

City set for invasion of the title-snatchers by Murray Robertson has significantly increased the quality of “The age range includes masters Gisborne will be well represented. the experience for all participants and who have lost track of the number of Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae have GISBORNE will host more than 1000 spectators. nationals they have attended, to 14-year- 48 athletes entered in the club athletes and two or three times that “Considering the travel distance, we olds experiencing the event for the first championships and 13 in the masters; number of supporters and officials at the would not keep coming if it was not one time,” Mr Bicknell said. Dawson Building Midway have 25 in national surf lifesaving championships of the best venues in the country,” he A large proportion of the athletes the club champs and 17 in the masters next week. said. involved in the club championships will and Riversun Wainui have 28 in the club The 2020 TSB New Zealand Surf Close to 300 men and women will be teenagers, many of those in the u16 champs and 14 in the masters. Life Saving Championships at Midway compete in the national masters division. Auckland’s Red Beach (82) have the Beach from next Thursday to Sunday are championships on the Thursday. The event with the largest number largest team, followed closely by Mount the pinnacle event of the lifeguarding The three-day club championships of entries, for example, will be the u16 Maunganui (79). competition season. begin the next day and have attracted female board race, with 140 girls lining There are also good numbers coming The influx of people will be a test for a field of close to 1100 over the open, up in numerous heats. from Orewa (61), Piha (54), Wellington’s the city’s accommodation sector and will under-19 and u16 age group divisions. “The nationals cater to all levels of Lyall Bay (50), Mairangi Bay (48), provide a boost for city retailers. They will be chasing individual and participation and almost all aspects of Omanu (43), Titahi Bay (42), Paekakariki “The fact that we keep returning is relay honours, as well as trying to surf lifesaving — canoes and surf boat (40), Ocean Beach Kiwi (39) and Taylors testament to the quality of the venue amass points towards the Allan Gardner crews, surf swimmers, beach sprinters, Mistake (38). and support provided by local clubs, Memorial Trophy for top overall club. ski and board paddlers all having a crack One of the Gisborne organisers, Dave businesses, the council and funding Mount Maunganui are the defending at being the next national champion,” Corrin from Midway, said they would organisations such as Trust Tairawhiti,” champions. said Mr Bicknell. again have a good core of volunteers said event manager Scott Bicknell. Entry numbers are slightly up on the The athletes will represent more than involved in the work party, as officials “In more recent years, the upgrades last time the nationals were held in 40 surf lifesaving clubs from one end of and in the catering and food distribution to the waterfront pedestrian accessway Gisborne in 2018. the country to the other. areas. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • The fi rst kiwifruit of the season are home-delivered coming off the vines and the fi rst export shipment is due in 10 days • Detailed prices from Tuesday’s Living every successful cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards moment • Prices and comment from today’s weekly sheep sale at Matawhero — about 700 head on offer TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Grant Miller/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 NEWS 3 Food bank dealing with ‘period poverty’ by Sophie Rishworth out to a minimum of about $10 a month sanitary items, and some of them have to donated 50 rolls of toilet paper because for the average five-day menstrual cycle.” rip up sheets to use.” that’s what she used to use. ALMOST 60 parcels of sanitary items The East Coast Community Food Bank Mr Pere said he had been inundated “It has been really educational for have been delivered to Tairawhiti women (ECCFB) has so far delivered 57 parcels with donations of tampons and pads me. Hopefully more men are starting to over the past two weeks to help combat of tampons and pads to families in this since the issue had been raised on the understand, too, because I don’t think “period poverty”. district. ECCFB Facebook page. their partners tell them.” Period poverty involves females tearing “Of the 57 parcels, around 80 to 90 “One guy donated a whole lot of pads Mr Pere said another interesting thing up bedsheets every month, or using toilet percent of the families had two to four he bought at The Warehouse.” to come out of the deliveries was it was paper, to put in their underwear, because daughters.” There have also been bulk donations mostly European families who were they cannot afford tampons or sanitary “There are a lot of large families. from Gisborne District Council and Work asking for sanitary items. pads. “Some of the stories and Income. This debunked the myth that it was It happens every day around Gisborne they were telling me “Someone mostly Maori or Pasifika families, he and up the Coast. were they even said. The fact that most people have not would rather “I want people to understand that. heard about it is because women don’t purchase Even for food grants, it is European talk about it. food than families at the top. How much demand there is for “They tell me it is because you can sanitary items certainly came as news only get two food grants from Work and to Johnathan Pere of the recently- Income. established East Coast Community Food “The European families go home but Bank. the Maori families fight for it more.” “I didn’t realise there was period poverty,” he told The Herald. ■ FOR anyone in need, contact the ECCFB “Every month it can cost one either by email eastcoastfoodbank@gmail. woman anywhere from $2.50 to $6 com, text 027 390 5752, or private message for a packet of tampons, and from $1 its Facebook page East Coast Community to $15 for a pack of pads. It works Food Bank/Kaiti. Clapperton honoured Child dies in GISBORNE St John paramedic Jackie advanced education, clinical training Coast crash Clapperton has won the nurse practitioner and demonstrated competency, Mrs by Murray Robertson of the year at the New Zealand Primary Clapperton can make diagnoses and Healthcare Awards. order and interpret diagnostic and A CHILD died and a woman in her Mrs Clapperton is the only dual role laboratory tests. early 60s was admitted to Gisborne intensive care paramedic and nurse The inaugural New Zealand Primary Hospital after a car went off State practitioner in the country. Healthcare Awards are the country’s first Highway 35 near Glenroy Road at She said she was proud to be national, independent primary healthcare Whangara last night and hit a bank. nominated and had never thought of awards involving pharmacy, general Emergency services were called to the winning. The awards ceremony was held practice, nursing, practice management crash just after 10pm. in Auckland. and friends of the primary healthcare “The car ran off the road, hit the bank Winning was “very awesome”, she industry. and then rolled a couple of times,” police said. The new awards put the spotlight said. Mrs Clapperton has been a paramedic on the work of primary care at large, “A boy aged three died in the crash.” for 20 years and a nurse practitioner for supporting and rewarding innovation, A 61-year-old woman was taken to five years. collaboration and superlative outcomes in Gisborne Hospital by St John ambulance As a nurse practitioner she works for the primary healthcare sector. with status three (moderate) injuries. The Doctors Te Whare Hapara, Turanga The awards celebrated GPs, nurses, “She was admitted and is in a stable Health at Te Karaka Medical Centre and practice managers, pharmacists and condition,” a hospital spokeswoman said Hauora Tairawhiti others. this morning. She said her dual roles allowed her Associate health minister (Maori Another woman in the vehicle was also to carry out her various skills in primary Health) Peeni Henare attended the injured and was transported to hospital care at rural and remote practices. ceremony which was hosted by actor with minor injuries. As a nurse practitioner with Madeleine Sami. “She was treated in the emergency department and then discharged,” the AWESOME: St John intensive care paramedic and nurse practitioner hospital spokeswoman said. Jackie Clapperton (right) with Jenny Carryer, Professor of Nursing at The Coast highway was closed for a Massey University and executive director of the New Zealand College of time last night while the crash scene was Nurses, who presented her with the nurse practitioner of the year award. cleared, and while police began a serious Picture supplied crash inquiry. Long road to recovery by Andrew Ashton “At this stage we have kept the Keeping East Coast-based businesses supported so people can majority of our staff working but, like GISBORNE-East Coast logging and others, we’re hoping that the downturn forestry companies face months of doing stay‘ in the area with their families should be top priority. does not continue through winter. it tough as they battle through the ’ “If the slowdown does continue for an economic impacts of the coronavirus volumes there as well.” “We have been on reduced rates and extended time it will not be good for the crisis. Contractors have been able to make tonnage and now we are parked up for Coast as a lot of businesses have put a Aratu Forests chief executive Ian ends meet but have had to shed a few two weeks, then it’s back to reduced lot of investment in building capacity Brown says the company is fortunate it staff to balance books. tonnage. to deliver for the forestry industry in has an equal split of exports to China Mr Brown said they had heard “We have taken a massive hit recent times, the biggest hurdle being and to Korea. construction had resumed in China and financially but we are just thankful to people with the correct training and “We are not exposed 100 percent to some mills were back to work, but he everyone who is helping to keep us going. qualifications along with associated China and while Korea has coronavirus estimated it would be at least three to “As a business owner, forestry in support services. issues, the economic activity is still eight months before exports to China winter is a particularly stressful time “These people will need to be continuing, unlike what occurred in were back to regular levels. as it is, let alone the current challenges supported differently to others in the China in February. “It’s a long road. With six million faced. region as there is less opportunity for “We continue to supply Korea in the tonnes there (sitting in China’s ports), it “Last year we had port closures due alternative work on the Coast compared same volumes (and possibly a little bit will probably take two to three months to weather for almost an entire month, with Gisborne. more) so we are able to operate at about to clear.” which impacted on us heavily. We don’t Fast tracking Coast roading upgrades 60 or 70 percent . . . we are keeping our AF Thompson Contracting owner Gus know how long this will go on for but we and metalling programmes would be contractors ticking over. Thompson said the business community are hoping things can only get better.” a great start. These projects should be “However, the log prices in Korea was working together to ease the impacts Waikura Group manager Matt Feisst focused on forestry resources filling have plunged . . . so the economics of of the export slowdown. said Waikura Logging operations had the need, and given preference where supplying it as a market are not that “We are doing our best to carry all our been scaled back. possible. good, but at least the volume is able to staff through this very difficult time.” “Fortunately we have been able “There are a lot of talented people on move, which is obviously very important. Some were doing alternative duties to re-deploy staff in other areas of the Coast. Keeping East Coast-based “We’ve also increased our domestic where possible and they had teamed our business on a temporary basis, businesses supported so people can stay supply. We service a few domestic with other local businesses which had on forestry road building and other in the area with their families should be sawmills and we’ve managed to keep up work, to share the strain. development projects. top priority.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES ‘Abhorrent’ mortuary waste discharge to end Unveilings by Aaron van Delden It will mean the hospital members notes Gisborne mortuary The family of the late and funeral homes will need to wastewater volumes are still RICHARD JAMES A PROJECT to stop Gisborne separate and store mortuary being assessed and will have IVESS mortuary wastewater from being wastewater for the council to an influence on the treatment discharged into the sea and rivers collect and transport to a proposed facility’s final design and cost. Welcome you to the is expected to be completed next treatment facility at Taruheru The report notes a “conservative” unveiling of his plaque March. Cemetery. estimate of $250,000 to construct at: Gisborne District Council Councillors will be asked at their the facility at Taruheru Cemetery, Taruheru Cemetery agreed last February to separate next full council meeting on April with a septic tank for treatment (ashes plots) on: mortuary wastewater from the has been deemed “abhorrent” by 2 to approve unbudgeted spending and a mound system for through- SATURDAY, city’s wastewater network, which local iwi. on the project — $55,000 up until earth disposal. March 7, 2020 discharges treated wastewater to At yesterday’s wastewater June 30 and $212,500 in the Following public consultation, at 2pm Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay management committee, members 2020/21 financial year. the bylaw will be changed by the followed by afternoon — and raw sewage to city rivers in endorsed the project that includes The cost to run the mortuary end of the year and the treatment tea at: heavy rain. changing the council’s trade waste wastewater scheme is estimated to facility will be built by March 517 Aberdeen Road, The fact mortuary wastewater bylaw so mortuary wastewater be $100,000 per annum. 2021, according to the project Gisborne can end up in the sea and rivers becomes a banned substance. However, a report to committee plan. Easier to Camping fines add up vote this election

LEGISLATION passed in the over a busy summer House this week will make it possible to enrol and vote on election day. by Aaron van Delden CROWDED: Waikanae Beach was packed late Anita Reedy- “We have changed the law,” last year during the Rhythm and Vines music Holthausen said Ikaroa-Rawhiti Labour MP The 2019/20 summer season festival, part of a busy summer for the Gisborne said the Meka Whaitiri. has been a busy one for Gisborne district. File picture targets had “If not enrolled, you can District Council, with big been met, walk into the polling booth, increases in freedom camping with 887 register and vote.” infringements and requests for downloads National had “resisted law service. and 641 changes” in the Electoral The council has issued 41 fines requests sent Amendment Bill, she said. to people who have flouted its via the app. National MP Nick Smith told freedom camping bylaw since The most Parliament letting people enrol October 1 last year, up from just common on the day would see a 10-day three fines in the same period the issues reported via the app delay in getting election year before. were related to council parks results. Most of the $200 fines were and facilities, including graffiti, Colleague Jo Hayes said issued to people who had parked rubbish and damage to signs or people had a “personal in areas where freedom camping equipment, Ms Reedy-Holthausen responsibility” to ensure they was not allowed, monitoring and said. were enrolled ahead of time. compliance team leader Kate Overall, 5051 requests for The changes also allow for Sykes said. service were lodged with the voting booths in supermarkets The council also received reports council this summer – 731 and malls on election day and of vehicles that were not self- more than it received between for votes to be counted at a contained being used for freedom December 2018 and February last different place to the voting camping, as well as vehicles being year. booth. parked in one location for more The increase in service requests “We’ve made it easier for than three days. – up 17 percent on the 2018/19 New Zealanders to exercise The increase in fines has been knew wardens would be back to camping rules, with any changes season – suggested that people their democratic right to vote, put down to the two wardens check on campsites regularly, she to be made in time for the 2020/21 who had not lodged requests in said Justice Minister Andrew the council employed to monitor said. season. the past were using the app, Ms Little. freedom and summer campers Wardens were also able to Campers were encouraged this Reedy-Holthausen said. “Last election, around in the region, after receiving answer campers’ questions and summer to report rule-breaking to The app allows users to attach 19,000 potential voters were $325,905 from the Government’s provide information, which made the council via the GDC Fix app, pictures of an issue and locate it disenfranchised on voting day responsible camping fund for it easier for people to stick to the which went live on December 2. on a map, and those details are as they weren’t enrolled, and 2019/20. rules. It was hoped the free app would automatically collated in an email thousands more didn’t have “With extra staff, we have been As well as freedom camping, the be downloaded 500 times and that sent to the person assigned to fix their votes counted because able to monitor consistently, night council runs campsites in eight 500 requests for service would be it. their details weren’t up to and day,” Ms Sykes said. locations throughout the district received through it by the end of That made requests received date.” The increased presence had from September to April. February. via the app easier to process, Ms Election day is September improved compliance, as people It is undertaking a review of its Customer engagement manager Reedy-Holthausen said. 19. Youthful energy triumphs in slick, smart show THERE are few theatrical productions From there the high-energy, barely while ramping up the absurdity and in which the reviewer tells the cast REVIEW contained chaos is unstoppable. It fills it is at this point the cast will need to during the performance,“this is going to by Mark Peters the theatre, it makes use of the whole maintain the pace and projection of the be a really good review”. space so the audience is part of the show. first act. Having said that, a full house is But flattery for audience participation From the pantomimic bloodiness of Titus sure to be the wind beneath the actors’ goes a long way and this is one of the Except such comical mayhem hasn’t Andronicus as cooking show, through wings. successes of Evolution Theatre Company’s been seen since the Cat in the Hat’s the kilted golfers’ showdown in the play Unexpectedly, the often neglected snot-bubblingly funny production, The home-invasion and it’s best that carry-on Macbeth to a multi-faceted presentation rhythm of Shakespeare’s language, a Complete Works of William Shakespeare stays in the theatre. By the end of the of Hamlet, the audience gets a surprising hallmark of London’s Globe Theatre (Abridged). The audience is engaged with production the auditorium floor is littered insight into each of the plays. productions under Mark Rylance, seems the actors throughout. The show has an with what looks like corn, pea and carrot With roles such as Krutz’s sonorous natural to the three young actors. Also intimacy, a familiarity, an ease between vomit, a strangled programme and some Polonius, the pedantic dad in Hamlet, unexpected is McConnochie’s hair- stage and audience, much like that of flowers. and McConnochie’s obnoxious, nasal prickling delivery of Hamlet’s existential, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Production The play’s plot, such as it is, is really King Claudius, the two actors are well- but depressed, world view in which “this manager Dinna Myers set design even an excuse to give actors an opportunity matched. Krutz also portrays a mildly goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a quietly references the Globe stage. to cut loose on a high-energy, surprisingly acerbic, sometimes effete MC while sterile promontory”. Before they take on the roles of a informative, but absurdly funny rollick McConnochie cross-dresses for all the Even more natural to the trio is the multitude of characters across 37 plays through Shakespeare’s plays. women’s roles. After stepping out of knockabout physicality, the ridiculously in 97 minutes, actors Tyler Krutz, Callum The Complete Works of William his part as the stilted lecturer at the fast changes in and out of Myers’ McConnochie and talented newcomer Shakespeare’s conceit is that Haereroa’s beginning of the show Haereroa comes beautifully tailored costumes, and the Arthur Haereroa introduce themselves stuffy “expert” on Shakespeare aims to into his own particularly as vengeful clear-cut persona of each character. by their own names. References in the explicate on each of the playwright’s General Titus Andronicus in the cooking The Complete Works is fun, it’s play are local and topical. The Elizabeth plays. So the cast of three present show Gory Gourmet and as mad prince educational and wildly absurd. Audiences Boyce-directed show could be taking an abridged version of the tragedies, Hamlet. will leave the theatre both a little place in the comfort of your living room. comedies, histories and difficult plays. The second half broadens and deepens smarter and bubbling with silliness. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 NEWS 5 Hundreds of cans to help those in need

by Mark Peters about two weeks. The cans will be delivered in food MORE than 900 cans of food will be parcels to those in need, said Captain available for those in need following Waugh. the success of a Palmerston Road “The local demand might be a bit Resene Colorshop and Salvation Army more given the situation around the initiative. For the donation of each tin world.” of food shoppers took home a test pot The food donations would help of paint. The food-for-paint project ran people such as those affected by the throughout February and yesterday forestry industry slowdown following Resene Colorshop owner David the outbreak of coronavirus, said Mr Preddy handed over the tinned food Preddy. mountain to Salvation Army captain, “There is more financial pressure Kevin Waugh. and external factors then previously. One couple took in seven cans a The 960 cans will go to the Salvation day to exchange for test pots over Army who will decide who needs it.” NO ONE DOES IT BETTER: Salvation Army captain, Kevin Waugh (left) holds two of the 960 cans of food Palmerston Road Resene Colorshop shoppers swapped for test pots of paint such as those displayed by shop owner David Preddy. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell Chance to verify signatures on poisons petition

GISBORNE people who signed a petition about 100 Gisborne people, did not include wildlife, because these toxic substances inflict implement already tried and true, non-toxic, and calling for the banning of “cruel poisons” such as an address meaning their signatures were intense and prolonged unjustifiable suffering more humane solutions, we’d all be better off,” 1080 are being asked to check their signatures at considered invalid. on all animals, including native birds, pets, and she said. Kelvin Park tomorrow. Ms Cheel and Jules Luckens will be in Kelvin livestock?” March 17 will be a national collection of The petition did not meet the required number Park, opposite the Farmers Market, between Ms Luckens said they wanted as many verified signatures day for the petitioners. of signatures, which can be verified by an 9am and noon tomorrow, with copies of the signatures as possible. That is St Patrick’s Day, but it is also the day of electoral roll address, which is needed before signed petition to allow people to check, and if Ms Cheel said six monitored kea were killed St Gertrude, the patron saint of cats. the petition can launch a citizens-initiated necessary, to provide an address. last month in the Matukituki Valley, in Mt Aspiring In the national campaign up until April 17, referendum. The petition was due in Parliament on National Park west of Wanaka, after an aerial drop many petition volunteers will be dressed as cats, To trigger a non-binding referendum the February 10, but the Clerk of the House offered of 1080 poison. wearing green and wearing tutus. signatures of 10 percent of eligible voters are an extension until April 17. “If the amount of time and money spent on Supporters were welcome to do so too, said needed, a number put at 325,500 by petition The petition reads: “Should New Zealand developing ever more poisons, even if from Ms Cheel. organiser Tricia Cheel. stop using all cruel and inhumane poisons, ‘natural’ sources — such as extracting tutin from “The message is, ‘Stop tutu’ing around with She said many petition signatories, including such as 1080, brodifacoum, and PAPP, to kill our native tutu plant — was used instead to cruel poisons’.” Empower yourself in the digital age Scam Awareness Seminar

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AUCKLAND — Doctors are pleading with and wear appropriate protection, it’s quite safe to people who suspect they may have coronavirus see patients and treat them. to stay home and seek help over the phone rather “The experts are saying there’s no risk of than visit medical centres. contact with somebody who has had exposure to ISOLATION: The Ministry of Health has confirmed the fourth New Zealand case of Doctors say they will have to close entire the virus actually spreading the virus. Covid-19, the partner of the second case announced earlier this week. clinics if people infect them or their staff. “The peak time for this virus to spread is really NZ Herald picture Healthline staff took 2200 calls on Wednesday when symptoms appear, then for the next five to about coronavirus. six days. The phones are being answered 24-7, but some “We are being careful with 14 days, but the people are not heeding the advice to call. peak time is really from when symptoms appear. Fourth case confirmed An Auckland woman who tested positive for Prior to that, we don’t think there’s a high risk Covid-19 on Tuesday night after getting a swab people will get infected.” from her GP had walked into the clinic and did The doctor at the medical centre who saw the AUCKLAND — The Ministry of results of other testing around the not call ahead. North Shore woman with Covid-19 has been put Health has confirmed a fourth case of country. She also took domestic flights to and from in isolation. coronavirus in New Zealand. Yesterday Director-General of Health Palmerston North before her case was confirmed. “There’s a risk that doctor may actually The positive result is for a New Dr Ashley Bloomfield said the third case, Medical Association chair Kate Baddock be infected, but there’s no risk of that doctor Zealand citizen in his 30s, the partner of of an Auckland man in his 40s, was one said the woman did almost everything wrong in transferring that infection to anybody else. That’s the second case announced earlier this of family transmission because the man getting treatment. why we put them in isolation so that we know, in week, the ministry said. himself had not travelled to a country “We all need to be very, very thoughtful about case he becomes symptomatic.” The man returned with his wife from with coronavirus. where we have been, who we have been in Rural doctors are preparing to treat people a trip to Italy last week — they have He said this meant there was a contact with, what symptoms we have and not in their cars to limit any possible spread of the children at two North Shore high schools, probable fifth case that still needed to be just turn up to medical illness. which have also been alerted. The family confirmed. centres.” Rural General Practice is in isolation, and have been subject to Officials say the man probably Dr Baddock said the The experts are saying Network chair Dr Fiona social media bullying. caught the virus from an older relative risk to medical centre staff there’s‘ no risk of contact Bolden said: “We try and The ministry said contact tracing is returning from Iran on February 23. and other patients was with somebody who has had triage people before they under way and close contacts are already The man’s partner is now sick and huge. come in the door. We in self-isolation. being tested, and three other family “If a practice gets exposure to the virus actually really don’t want them It said further details would be members have also been ill. 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Sale 27th Feb - 14th April. Terms and conditions apply. 30653-02 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 ‘A person of incredible Immigration rules integrity and humility’ THAMES — Former During her time Green Party co-leader in Parliament, she hit new parents Jeanette Fitzsimons was Green Party’s has died aged 75 after spokeswoman on climate suffering a “massive change, energy, finance by Gill Bonnett, RNZ prove she would not be using allowed to come and visit her stroke” in hospital after and revenue, genetic the New Zealand health system kids in New Zealand? This is a fall on her Coromandel engineering, research, WELLINGTON — Families as someone in remission from just cruel.” farm. science and technology, fighting to have overseas multiple myeloma. They hope Rabaab and her As tributes flow from sustainable economics, grandparents visit their “She has had a bone grandmother will now come to across the political transport, and Treaty newborn grandchildren say marrow transplant from PGI New Zealand in the winter — landscape, Fitzsimons’ issues (associate). unfair health restrictions are Chandigarh, which is one of the but know there is no certainty husband, Harry Parke, In 2018, she addressed keeping them apart. best medical facilities in India,” about that. said her death was totally the Green Party’s two- It has led one couple to take he said. “She is in remission Immigration New Zealand unexpected. Jeanette Fitzsimons day annual general their baby to India to be looked and is living a healthy life in said the ability of a person “Yesterday morning she meeting, and later told after by her grandmother. India. to pay for health services was out on the farm doing reporters what the Green Rotorua dentist Rupinder or pharmaceuticals had stuff, she had a bit of a fall and ended Party had achieved after 10 months in Kaur and her husband no bearing on whether an up in Thames Hospital where she had a Government was impressive but the Preetinder Singh, who manages This is to ensure that applicant was likely to impose massive stroke and died at 9.45pm last caucus should be careful not to get the the St John Ambulance service people‘ entering NZ do significant costs on health night — very peacefully I might add. “speed wobbles”. in Lakes District, are in India services or not. “The day before, she was using a “There is always the risk at with their one-month-old not impose excessive A final medical assessment, chainsaw — that is the sort of person this stage of getting the speed daughter Rabaab. costs and demands on including a letter from Gill’s she was. She worked a lot harder than I wobbles. There is always tension They are leaving her with New Zealand public doctor stating that she was ever did. I was totally in awe of her. between keeping the Government Singh’s mother, Manjeet Kaur undergoing regular and National Party MP Dan Bidois was going smoothly and getting a lot Gill. health services. ongoing treatment, concluded among people paying tribute to her of achievements from ministerial He works 12 hour shifts at —Jock’ Gilray there was a high probability on social media, tweeting: “Incredibly work and staying true to our original St John, so the couple had not she would impose significant sad news this morning about Jeanette kaupapa.” been able to get a nanny to costs and demands on New Fitzsimons’ passing. She was a person But Fitzsimons said the Greens’ cover times they were at work. “The immigration keeps Zealand’s health system during of incredible integrity and humility. My support for the Electoral (Integrity) They made the difficult saying her health is not up to the intended length of stay, thoughts are with her family and loved Amendment Bill was a low point. decision that their baby would the standards. Don’t people said its acting general manager ones at this time.” “It is wrong, it denies MPs’ basic have to go to India so his wife in New Zealand live with of border and visa operations, During her time as co-leader of freedom of speech, freedom of could return to her dental multiple myeloma? It is not Jock Gilray. the Green Party, she worked in the association, freedom of thought. It is practice next month. a communicable disease, she “While INZ is understanding leadership position along with Russel contrary to the Bill of Rights and it is They had planned for his cannot give it to anyone. of Ms Gill’s situation, Norman and the late Rod Donald. contrary to our policy.” mother to act as nanny for a “I have a medical degree, my immigration instructions Before entering Parliament, Fellow former Green Party MP Mojo few months. father is a surgeon, my wife is a determine that applicants Fitzsimons was a lecturer in Mathers tweeted this morning: “My But her parent category dentist and my mother herself must be of an acceptable level environmental studies at the University heart is breaking, and the tears are resident visa was rejected is a retired nurse and we know of health in order to visit New of Auckland. falling. Jeanette, thank you so much for on medical grounds — and what the condition is and how Zealand,” he said. “This is to Her first foray into politics was everything you have done, for standing then her temporary visitor to manage if anything happens. ensure that people entering as a candidate for the Values Party, so staunch and strong for the planet. application was also turned “Also my question is that New Zealand do not impose including standing as a candidate at We will miss you so much.” down. now that she has had multiple excessive costs and demands the 1978 and 1981 elections. — RNZ/NZ Herald Singh said they provided myeloma once in her life and is on New Zealand public health previous medication receipts to in remission, will she never be services.”

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2019 TAURANGA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 31337-03 WAVE25528 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Inmate killed at high-security jail

AUCKLAND — An medical assistance to the medical assistance, they Auckland inmate has died victim,” he said. have died at the scene,” a STOLEN WATER: after being attacked by The alleged attacker was police spokesman said. Tararua District a fellow prisoner inside now in segregation in the Police were making Council mayor is Paremoremo Prison. prison management unit. inquiries to establish left stunned as The attack took place Corrections would carry the circumstances of the truck tampers with in a prison yard shortly out a full investigation, death. Dannevirke fire before 3pm yesterday, and ensure all evidence, “At this early stage hydrants and take and the Corrections including CCTV footage, police are not in a position away thousands Association said the was provided to police, to comment further,” the of litres of water. inmate was stabbed. Beales said. spokesman said. Picture supplied Corrections chief Police confirmed the St John were called to custodial officer Neil incident was also reported the prison at 2.40pm, a Beales said the “alleged to them yesterday service spokeswoman said. assault” occurred in the afternoon. “We deployed one unit’s yard. “One person sustained manager and two “Staff responded to stop serious injuries and ambulances,” she said. the assault and provide despite being provided — NZ Herald Water thieves strike: 24,000 Hey tradies! litres taken Whether jobs are streaming TARARUA — Unauthorised tankers have been “If water restrictions limit the total water collecting water from fire hydrants in Dannevirke, council can distribute, then council can partially a town in the midst of a critical water shortage. close the valves feeding some water mains to in by the ute load, or you are It’s a tampering act that Tararua District ensure the water is prioritised to residents, health Council mayor Tracey Collis has decribed as needs and direct business requirements. worrying where your next job shocking. “If the quantity of water refilling this main is “Many individuals and businesses are making restricted, then the pressure inside the mains can sacrifices and we take a very dim view of people rapidly drop whenever a hydrant is opened. will come from, it’s essential knowingly accessing water mains without “So any unauthorised use of a council mains approval,” Collis said. by a water tanker, creates a risk that if the “It is extremely disappointing that any pressure in the mains drops, the water in the to ensure that you have a contractor would tamper with our supply during tanker can back flow into the mains. This has a such a critical period. direct effect on public safety and health.” continuous low of work. “I am grateful to vigilant members of the public The Ministry of Health certifies individual water for reporting these actions to us and am shocked tanker operators, based on their “water safety that anyone has felt this is an acceptable plan”, King said. action to place themselves ahead of our entire “A certified operator would not comply with community network.” their ‘water safety plan’ if they sourced water Dannevirke and Norsewood are both on a total from our town mains without specific approval.” hosing ban, with storage facilities perilously low The latest rain received, while welcome, has and the mayor herself describing the situation as had little to no effect on the water shortages a “crisis”. across the Tararua District. Chief executive Blair King said the In order to make a difference, rainfall records unauthorised tankers were brought to their indicate the Ruahine Ranges from Woodville to attention by Dannevirke residents. Norsewood will require significant rainfall of at “People have come to us with information and least 10mm a day over a sustained period of at we will be conducting lines of inquiries including least five days. looking at the drinking water register,” King said. No such rainfall is forecast for at least the next “We have the tanker description and we think four weeks, King said. it’s collected water once or twice.” “At some point we will run out, but have Promote your business or service in He said the tanker had likely taken around contingency plans in place,” he said. 24,000 litres of water before driving off. “If there is no rain we will stay in ‘critical’ he Gisborne Herald’s HOME publication. “That would help approximately 80 people for mode for the next four weeks. We are trying to one day,” King said. ensure there is enough water for businesses and Call Jane on 869 0617 to ind out more. “When residents are not on restrictions they households for basic needs.” use between 600 to 700 litres per person, a day. Without significant rain, the Tamaki River is Or email [email protected] “On restrictions that is usually cut in half to forecast to continue to drop quickly and is likely BOOKINGS approximately 300 litres, per person, a day.” to reach levels where the council is physically CLOSE He said there were dangers in unauthorised unable to take any water. “We are planning on MARCH 11 people taking water. bringing in water from Palmerston North through “Hydrants are designed to allow a high volume KiwiRail, and while we are still taking some 31570-01 of water to be transferred between the water water from the river, we are supplementing from mains and a fire appliance,” King said. Palmerston North.” — Hawke’s Bay Today

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31235-01 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 BUSINESS 9 Investor confidence sent plummeting by Covid-19 fears Coronavirus fears WELLINGTON — Investor sentiment has nose-dived deep into bearish territory in the past week, with financial markets expected to languish well into the grip markets again middle of the year, according to a new survey. NEW YORK — Fear dominated financial markets volatility.” boats with others. Royal Caribbean Cruises The survey by the Shareholders’ again on Thursday, and stocks fell sharply on In China, where the number of new infections sank 16.3 percent, Carnival fell 14.1 percent and Association and Canterbury worries about the fast-spreading virus outbreak. has been slowing drastically, stocks trading in American Airlines Group lost 13.4 percent. University’s business school shows It’s the latest shudder in Wall Street’s wildest week Shanghai have rallied nearly 12 percent since A growing list of companies is warning the rising concern and impact of the in more than eight years. hitting a bottom on February 3. Factories there are investors that the virus is hitting their sales Covid-19 coronavirus dealt a major blow Major US indexes lost roughly 3.5 percent, and gradually reopening, and a return to a sense of and profits, and investors are left with a lot of to confidence last week. Treasury yields touched more record lows in their normal life may even be on the horizon following uncertainty about just how much economic Optimistic or bullish sentiment latest yo-yo move. The slide nearly wiped out the swift and severe actions by the government to growth will be affected. peaked at the end of January at surge stocks had ridden just a day earlier, which corral the virus. “We could probably drive a metaphorical truck 70 percent of those surveyed against came in part on hopes that moves by authorities But elsewhere in the world, the mood is darker. between the upside and downside cases here,” 13 percent bearishness. around the world could cushion the economic There are about 17 times as many new infections said Jason Pride, chief investment officer for In the last week of February that fallout. outside China as in it, according to the World private wealth at Glenmede. had changed with opinion split roughly These vicious swings are likely only to Health Organisation. Asian stock markets started Thursday off equally between bullish, bearish and continue, as long as the number of new infections In the US, the death toll climbed to 11 due to the higher, riding the wave of optimism and hope neutral sentiment. continues to accelerate, many analysts and virus. California declared a statewide emergency, that sent the S&P 500 spurting up 4.2 percent on However, that turned around last professional investors say. Thursday was the and Southwest Airlines warned its investors that it’s Wednesday. US congressional leaders reached a week, with 62 percent negative and only fourth straight day where the S&P 500 moved at seen a significant decline in demand in recent days. deal on an $8.3 billion bill to battle the outbreak, 17 percent positive. least 2 percent, the longest such stretch since the The S&P 500 fell 3.4 percent, to 3,023.94. The which the Senate passed on Thursday, and the The University’s Moritz Wagner said summer of 2011. Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped Bank of Canada followed up on the Federal the new index would help understand The growing understanding that the spread 3.6 percent, to 26,121.28, and the Nasdaq lost 3.1 Reserve’s surprise cut to interest rates the day investor behaviour better. of infections — and resulting damage to the percent, to 8,738.60. before with its own. “The index gauges overall changes economy — may not slow anytime soon is pulling Losses were widespread, and energy stocks in Some economists expect the European Central in price and value perceptions, and sharply on markets. That pull has taken turns this the S&P 500 dropped to their lowest level since Bank to make some kind of move in hopes of can signal infliction points and provide week with the increasingly worldwide push that March 2009, when they were emerging from the supporting markets before its meeting on March 12. early signs of bubbles and associated governments and central banks are trying to give financial crisis. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.1 percent, South corrections and ultimately helps to markets through spending plans and interest-rate “The Western world is now following some of Korea’s Kospi gained 1.3 percent and stocks in make better-informed investment cuts. China’s playbook, closing schools and declaring Shanghai jumped 2 percent. But markets turned decisions.” “It’s been a roller-coaster market in recent a state of emergency for example, but there is a lower as trading moved to Europe. The French Investors are most optimistic about days for equity investors, and today we appear sense that this is too little, too late,” said Chris CAC 40 fell 1.9 percent, Germany’s DAX lost 1.5 the outlook for the healthcare and to be on the downward leg for that ride,” said Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG. percent and the FTSE 100 in London dropped property sectors, but strongly negative Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at US Bank Travel-related companies continued to fall 1.6 percent. The dollar fell to 106.76 Japanese about consumer, industrial and Wealth Management. “What you need is time, sharply on worries that frightened customers yen from 107.33 yen on Wednesday. The euro financial companies. — Radio NZ and unfortunately that is still going to result in won’t want to confine themselves in planes or strengthened to $1.1190 from $1.1139. — AP Aussie man tasered over toilet paper brawl

AUCKLAND — Amid the Covid-19 storerooms as it takes up too much space. panic-buying frenzy, a man has been “Supermarkets can really only hold tasered after a petty argument turned 150 to 200 packets in an aisle . . . dirty in a New South Wales supermarket. supermarkets are also conditioned to A 50-year-old man was arrested hold small levels of inventory, which is after allegedly assaulting a Tamworth replenished every night,” he explained. Shoppingworld staff member and a fellow If you’re worried about your local shop customer following a disagreement. running low on its supply, your best bet is It’s believed the scrap was over toilet setting an early alarm and heading in to paper. The man was taken to Tamworth pick up the essentials. police station, but no charges have been Paper towels, hand sanitiser, baby laid, news.com.au reports. wipes and tissues are also in high Toilet paper has become a precious demand amid Covid-19 fears. resource in Australia, with Woolworths, According to US economics professor Coles and Aldi introducing restrictions Justin Wolfers, the psychology behind amid a growing shortage. Bulk-goods panic-buying loo rolls is worrying supplier Costco is allowing a maximum that everyone else is stockpiling basic of two 48-packs of toilet paper to be necessities before you can. purchased at one time. Since you don’t want to be bereft of There are reports that several stores toilet paper, you buy more than you need across Tamworth have been stripped of to avoid being shut out by others. the product. “You run and get toilet paper not Kleenex Bathroom Australia urged because you need dozens of rolls, but Aussies not to panic, as they are EMPTY SHELVES: A Meadowbank supermarket faced panic buying of toilet rolls. because you fear that others are going to “working around the clock” to keep the stockpile, leaving none for you,” Wolfers supermarket shelves stocked. explained in a series of tweets. “And Some people are even going as far as An insight into loo roll than it really is, Queensland University they’re buying because they fear (correctly) to try and sell toilet paper on eBay for of Technology retail expert Dr Gary that you’re running to the store to stock exorbitant amounts — just in case s**t Due to toilet paper’s bulky nature, Mortimer told the outlet. It’s size makes up, leaving none for them. The whole mess really hits the fan. the shortage appears more desperate it difficult to stockpile in supermarket is created by fear.” — Newshub.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY “There seems to be an incredibly strong Retirement village stocks also performed move against a challenging medium-term impact strongly. Arvida Group increased 5.5 percent from coronavirus,” he said. to $1.74, Ryman Healthcare rose 5.5 percent WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares race to become the Democratic presidential “So, when you . . . see companies that are to $15.73 and Summerset Group climbed 3.8 outperformed the rest of Asia as stock markets candidate. directly affected by the virus up reasonably percent to $8. across the globe followed Wall Street higher The winner of the Democratic primary will strongly, it doesn’t make a lot of sense. That’s a Williams said low interest rates were after US presidential hopeful Joe Biden took ultimately face incumbent President Donald market rally looking for a reason to exist rather increasing valuation on equities that could act the lead in the race to become the Democratic Trump in the November election. than the other way around.” as a proxy for the property market. Air New Party’s nominee. Peter McIntyre, an investment adviser at Sky Network Television led the market higher, Zealand rose 3.1 percent to $2.18 and Auckland The S&P/NZX 50 index rose 2 percent, to Craigs Investment Partners, said Biden was rising 9.8 percent to 56c. Goodman Property International Airport increased 2.6 percent to 11,640.89. Within the index, 37 stocks rose, eight seen to be the more market-friendly candidate Trust rose 8.9 percent to $2.49 on an above $7.94. fell, and five were unchanged. Turnover was and benchmark US indices all closed at least average volume of 4.7 million shares. “Air New Zealand and Auckland Airport are $256.9 million. 3 percent higher overnight on Wednesday. The company was added to the FTSE EPRA/ probably the two most directly affected stocks Investors shook off some of their recent Asian equity markets followed suit. Hong Nareit Global Real Estate Index which is an we have, so it is surprising to see them up,” concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak, taking Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1.2 percent, Shanghai’s index that tracks the performance of listed real- Williams said. heart from the prospect of a more palatable US SSEC increased 1.4 percent and Australia’s estate companies in developed and emerging Tourism Holdings also gained, increasing 2.6 presidential contender. S&P/ASX 200 advanced 1.1 percent. countries worldwide. percent to $7.94. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell Former US vice-president Biden outperformed Stuart Williams, head of equities at Nikko AM, Property for Industry rose 2.5 percent to 0.8 percent to $26.39, despite the strong lead from rival Bernie Sanders — who has championed a said that while Kiwi markets pay attention to $2.51, Kiwi Property Group increased 1.7 healthcare stocks in the United States. Kathmandu healthcare policy that would essentially abolish strong international leads, he was surprised by percent to $1.47 and Precinct Properties New Holdings fell 2.4 percent to $2.89, posting the private health insurance — in a key vote in the the size of the gain. Zealand increased 1.6 percent to $1.93. biggest loss of the day. — BusinessDesk 10 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 EDITORIAL Migrants: A glimpse of the future Improve hygiene, by Gwynne Dyer at last count — are not Syrians at all. They those clips again, because that’s what the future, are Afghans, Eritreans, Iraqis, West Africans, or at least a big part of it, will look like. stay home if sick TURKEY has opened the some genuine refugees and others “economic This is the first time that we have documented floodgates, and soon Europe migrants”, who are already living safely in Turkey evidence of European border guards shooting While the World Health will be drowning in immigrants. but would rather be in the European Union. at, or at least very near, illegal migrants. Yes, Organisation continues to say “Hundreds of thousands have The Turkish government is also bussing them there are special circumstances, the migrants are containment of the new coronavirus crossed,” Turkey’s President to Greece’s land and sea frontiers, telling them being sent as part of a political ploy — but it will is possible and that this must be Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed (falsely) that the Europeans will let them in. not be the last time. the top priority of all countries, on television, “and soon it will Erdogan just wants to put pressure on the EU. All of the Middle East and West Africa is going it also says the epidemic is reach millions”. And it must be true, because you Pressure to do what? He may not know, but to be hit early and very hard by global heating, can see it live on your medium of choice. he’s desperate because his bluff in Syria has which will cause a steady fall in food production. becoming increasingly complex and Look at this clip of Greek frontier guards firing been called and he’s facing a potential military To make matters worse, these regions also all countries need to prepare for tear gas canisters into angry, stone-throwing confrontation with Russia. It’s not clear how have the highest population growth rates in the sustained community transmission. crowds of refugees who are right up against the putting the Europeans into play will change world. Now it’s poverty and war that drives the A public health professor told RNZ border fence. Look at this shot of other Greek that, but he’s definitely at the “Do something! migrants; in the future it will be actual hunger this morning it was inevitable Covid- paramilitary troops shooting into the water right Anything!” stage of desperation. (and war, of course). 19 would be transmitted through the beside a rubber raft filled with refugees. The Erdogan’s problem is that for the past three They will head for Europe because there’s no community in New Zealand, and that migrant Armageddon is at hand. months the Syrian army, with strong Russian air other safe haven in reach, but it will not remain a it could happen relatively soon. It’s ugly, but it’s not what it seems. Erdogan support, has been taking Idlib province back from safe haven. There will never be another year like Soon afterwards the Ministry says he has opened Turkey’s border with the Turkey’s Syrian jihadi allies, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham 2016, when the European Union, led by Germany, of Health confirmed a fourth New West because the country has already taken in (formerly an al-Qaeda franchise), in a slow, let more than a million refugees in out of sheer 3.6 million refugees, mostly from Syria. There’s grinding offensive. Turkey has troops in Idlib, and pity for their plight. In fact, the political backlash Zealand case, the partner of the just no room for the several million more now has been gradually committing them to combat to to that act of generosity has already driven second case — an Auckland couple trying to get out of Idlib, the last Syrian province help the jihadis, but the Syrian-Russian advance politics sharply to the right all over the continent. in their 30s who recently arrived held by jihadi rebels. So he’s sending them west. continues. More than 50 Turkish soldiers have Europe’s external borders are already closing, back from a holiday in northern Italy, That is, at best, an over-simplification. There already been killed, so what does he do now? but in years to come the dirty little secret that one of the Covid-19 epicentres. are no more Syrian refugees coming into Turkey I suspect he doesn’t know. The whole refugee everybody refuses to acknowledge will finally The ministry says close contacts because it has closed the border against them. thing may just be a displacement activity, not become public knowledge. It’s quite easy to shut are already in self-isolation and Indeed, most of the people now trying to storm part of a cunning plan. We’ll probably know more borders, really. You just have to be willing to kill they are tracing other contacts. It the borders of Greece and Bulgaria — 13,000 in a week’s time — but in the meantime, look at people who try to cross them without permission. says the prospect of widespread community transmission in New LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Zealand remains low at this stage. However, University of Otago Analyse those arrears public health professor Michael Sawing through cash easy Re: Changes for Maori land council has for unoccupied Baker says the tipping point for ‘significant’, February 8 story. Maori freehold lands has been Re: Mill our logs, February 29 percent of NZ’s timber consumption; The article notes $5.8m taken up by many trusts and community transmission could be a letter. another sawmill in Tokoroa mills rates arrears for Maori owners. However, does the few days or a few weeks away, but it The fastest way for someone to 20 percent and the other mills fight freehold land and it is such council still consider these will happen. become a millionaire is to give them over the rest of the market share. a naked statement without lands rateable in terms of Professor Baker says China has $5 million and a sawmill — within This MIGHT change if the Chinese any care for analysis of the reporting arrears? managed to halt the spread of the a year he will have lost $4m. There wage demand gets high and it gets arrears. From experience I There are probably many disease through draconian measures is very little profit in sawmilling. cheaper to mill here and export can write of an ad hoc process other reasons for rates arrears which abused human rights, and the The only way to make a profit is if the timber to China. Certain mills used by the council to identify and there are also solutions. same thing won’t be accomplished you own the trees you are milling; have been looked over by potential a person, or persons with I find it unfortunate The and forget about mills providing Chinese owners in the past 12 interests in Maori freehold Herald article does not care to here. To avoid spreading the virus employment, the modern mills are months with this in mind. he says people must improve their lands, and how that random represent the local solutions as automatic as you can get. name search generates the to rating issues that are being hygiene measures — something Red Stag in Rotorua can mill 60 #DONEEVERYTHINGINTHEBUSH contact details for a rates presented to the council. For Kiwis are not traditionally good at — invoice. The stab-in-the-dark example, a large Turanganui and stay home if they are sick. ethos has rates notices being a Kiwa iwi is advocating The WHO is pushing for early, largely unanswered, and for remittance of rates and comprehensive and aggressive arrears accrue. penalties for trusts where measures against the epidemic, and Can’t have it both ways Many of those who receive there is no local occupier and it seems New Zealanders can rest Re: Our major tourism Quite right Clive, “climate rates notices do not occupy the no income, and among other assured our country is following this opportunity, March 6 change will force us to change Maori freehold lands and rates solutions seeks discussions on prescription. column. the way we do things”. It isn’t notices go unanswered and future rating. There are very good public health Which position is it Clive? a matter of choice whether we again the rates arrears accrue. I do not care for pre-election reasons to keep containment as a You can’t have it both acknowledge reality. We must The rates arrears are quickly fix-ups and dangling carrots compounded by penalties, at the end of a stick, especially top priority even when it no longer ways. concentrate on the areas that Either we must change will be key to our survival under therefore one should ask how when much of the complexity seems possible. Such efforts reduce our ways to survive your the brutal onslaught. Reliable much of the $5.8m of rates that surrounds Maori freehold the number of infections at any one so-called “brutal onslaught” quantities of non-polluted arrears on Maori freehold land is the result of successive time, meaning there will be less of climate change, or look freshwater to serve the needs land is really arrears and how governments’ failure to face up chance a country’s health system to expand the local (and of both rural and urban users. much is penalties? to their responsibilities. will be overwhelmed. They also subsequently global) tourism Perfect, I’m with Clive on all that. It must be noted that the reduce the total number of cases industry. But forget the: “. . . world-class Rahui Whenua option the THELMA KARAITIANA that can be expected. Common sense would tourist destination”. One of the Epidemiological evidence shows indicate that one of the essentials needed to deal with that when policymakers and public methods used to combat change is to minimise travel. Many thanks Family photo health officials are doing their jobs, this “global warming” would It is the folly of planning to be to tell tourists to stay at accommodate tourist ships, Re: The multitude rejoiced, March Re: Does this photo look and a trusting public pays attention, home and not utilise fossil or any other fossil fuel-based 5 letter. familiar? February 28 story. the effective reproductive rate of fuel-powered global travel business ventures, “That would Now that’s better, (there’s) many a This is me! I’m the boy in a virus falls. Get it below one, like at all. seem like madness to me.” true word spoken in jest. the photo — and the girl is my China has, and the number of new Many thanks to Ron Taylor older sister Trisha Thompson! cases falls. The virus isn’t wiped out RICHARD WHITLEY BOB HUGHES completely, but will eventually be BOB HUGHES BODIE KANE, Wellington limited to sporadic outbreaks. [email protected] In the meantime, global efforts to produce a vaccine and treatments ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. for Covid-19 are progressing at ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. rates faster than have previously ■ Always include full name and contact details. been possible. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 WORLD 11

CORONAVIRUS BRIEFS Cruise held for virus testing WHO urges world SAN FRANCISCO — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3500 people on board to hold off the California coast on Thursday (local time) until passengers and crew could be tested, after a traveller from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least two others became infected. A Coast Guard helicopter was expected to to fight Covid-19 deliver test kits to the Grand Princess once it reached the waters off San Francisco later in the GENEVA — The global day. Princess Cruise Lines said fewer than 100 of march of the new virus those aboard had been identified for testing. triggered a vigorous appeal on “The ship will not come on shore until we Thursday (local time) from the appropriately assess the passengers,” California World Health Organization Gov. Gavin Newsom said. for governments to pull out On Wednesday, Newsom declared a state of “all the stops” to slow the emergency over the virus, opening the way for epidemic, as it drained colour federal aid, after the death of a Sacramento-area from India’s spring festivities, man who had been on an earlier sailing of the closed Bethlehem’s Nativity ship, in February. “Once we have results from the Church and blocked Italians tests,” said Mary Ellen Carroll, executive director from visiting elderly relatives of San Francisco’s Department of Emergency in nursing homes. Management, authorities “will determine the While China, after many best location for the ship to berth”. The ship was arduous weeks, appeared to be returning to San Francisco after visiting Hawaii. winning its epic, costly battle Some of the passengers remained aboard after against the new virus, the sailing on its previous voyage, to the Mexican fight was only just revving up ports of Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, Mazatlan and in newly-affected areas of the Cabo San Lucas. — AP globe, unleashing disruptions Comic Con laughs at virus that profoundly impacted billions of people. DUBAI— As papier-mache hand grenades and The UN health agency urged plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention all countries to “push this ‘THIS IS NOT A DRILL’: South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears spray disinfectant as of security guards, a health official in Dubai virus back”, a call to action a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday (local time). The wordlessly watched over an infrared camera reinforced by figures showing number of infections of the Covid-19 disease has spread around the globe. AP picture filming all who passed by — including a few there are now about 17 times scythe-wielding Grim Reapers. Welcome to Comic as many new infections until April 3. A government introduced checkpoints to limit Prime Minister Narendra Con in the times of the new coronavirus. The outside China as in it. decree that took effect on travel between major cities. Modi and other leaders said Middle East Film & Comic Con began on Thursday To date, the virus has Thursday urged the country’s Iranians were urged to reduce they would not attend Holi night (local time) in Dubai, a city of skyscrapers infected over 98,000 people famously-demonstrative their use of paper money. events and the Holi Moo and nightclubs suddenly subdued by the outbreak and killed over 3356. citizens to stay at least one Amid the string of bad news, Festival in New Delhi was of the new virus across the region. “This is not a drill. This is metre apart from each other, Iranian President Hassan cancelled. Nationwide, schools and universities would be not the time for giving up. placed restrictions on visiting Rouhani urged state television In the US, where 12 have shut down for four weeks from Sunday. This is not a time for excuses. nursing homes, and urged to offer “happier” programmes died from the virus, hundreds The few frequent fliers trickling out of Dubai This is a time for pulling out the elderly not to go outside to entertain those stuck at of people were placed in self- International Airport say it is emptier than they all the stops,” WHO Director- unless absolutely necessary. home. “I urge all artists, quarantines due to cases in a had ever seen it. General Tedros Adhanom That directive appeared to scientists, psychologists and New York suburb. Meanwhile, a host of big events including Ghebreyesus said at a daily be widely ignored, as school all who can bring smiles to A school district north of Dubai’s annual boat show and art exhibition have briefing in Geneva. closures nationwide left many people’s faces, come into the Seattle with 22,000 students been put on hold. But not Comic Con. “Countries have been Italian children in the care of social media,” he said. announced it would close for As actor John Rhys-Davies exhorted a crowd to planning for scenarios like their grandparents. Brian Hook, the US special up to two weeks because of become filmmakers themselves, the halls at the this for decades. Now, is the Parks in Rome overflowed representative for Iran, said coronavirus concerns. Dubai World Trade Centre slowly filled. time to act on those plans.” with both young and old, the United States offered Financial markets remained For the uninitiated, anyone can come to a As Chinese manufacturers undercutting government humanitarian assistance volatile, as investors continued Comic Con in just their street clothes. However, gradually reopened their efforts to shield older Italians to help Iran deal with its to weigh the size of the many choose to cosplay, or “costume play”, as factories, anti-virus barriers from the virus that hits the outbreak but “the regime epidemic’s dent on the global their favourite character from a film, television went up elsewhere. elderly harder than others. rejected the offer.” He said the economy. show, video game or comic book. Nintendo- In Italy, the epicentre of Italy has the world’s oldest offer would stand. The US stock market was famed plumbers Mario and Luigi — or 24-year- Europe’s outbreak, workers in population after Japan. Virus fears also affected the down more than 3 percent in old Bibi Zumot of Jordan and 21-year-old latex gloves pinned “closed” Italy’s death toll climbed joyful Indian celebration of Thursday afternoon trading. Mohamed Rashed of Egypt — acknowledged the notices on school gates, on Thursday to 148, and its Holi, in which Hindu revelers Analysts say more yo-yo coronavirus did come up in their minds as they enforcing a 10-day shutdown confirmed cases to 3858. celebrate the arrival of spring moves on global markets are attended. And if it had not, “my mom, my friends’ of the education system. Iran, which has registered with bursts of color, including likely as long as the number mom” had reminded them beforehand, Rashed Italy’s sports-mad fans are 108 virus deaths, also closed bright powders smeared on of new infections continues to said. “There’s no corona(virus) anywhere in this also barred from stadiums schools and universities and faces. accelerate. — AP building! I just checked!” he shouted. As a new contest began, three Emiratis dressed in shark onesies threw themselves on to the stage as the “SOS”, or “Squad of Sharks”. As the first chords of the 1997 hit “Backstreet’s Good news: pet dogs, cats cannot pass virus on Back” belted out, 18-year-old squad member Hamad al-Shamsi of Abu Dhabi reached inside his HONG KONG — Pet cats the School of Public Health of onesie for hand sanitiser. It was a joke, sort of. and dogs cannot pass the new The University of Hong Kong, the “Better to be safe than sorry,” he said. — AP coronavirus — Covid-19 — on College of Veterinary Medicine and Venice tourist spots empty to humans, although they can Life Sciences of the City University VENICE — The Carnival period in Venice test positive for low levels of the of Hong Kong and the World usually marks the start of peak season in one of pathogen if they catch it from their Organisation for Animal Health the world’s most visited cities, with hoardes of owners. (OIE) have unanimously agreed that tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand That’s the conclusion of Hong the dog has a low-level of infection Canal, strolling through cobblestone streets and Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and and it is “likely to be a case of lingering in picturesque cafes. Venice in the time Conservation Department after a human-to-animal transmission”. of coronavirus, although, is a shell of itself, with dog in quarantine tested weakly The dog, and another also empty piazzas, shuttered basilicas and gondoliers positive for the virus February 27, in quarantine which has tested idling their days away. The cholera epidemic that February 28 and March 2, using negative for the virus, will be tested raged quietly through Venice in Thomas Mann’s the canine’s nasal- and oral-cavity again before being released. fictional “Death in Venice” has been replaced by a samples. The department suggested any real life fear of Covid-19. An unidentified spokesman for pets, including dogs and cats, from Venice, a UNESCO world heritage site, had the department was quoted in a households where someone has been brought to its knees last year, when high news release as saying. tested positive for the virus should tides flooded a lagoon city. Officials had hoped “There is currently no evidence be put into quarantine. that tourists would return as soon as the waters that pet animals can be a source of In general, pet owners should receded, and they did to some degree. Hotels infection of Covid-19 or that they maintain good hygiene, including were at 95 percent capacity on the last weekend become sick.” washing hands before and after CANNOT PASS VIRUS ON TO HUMANS: Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus — Covid-19 — on to of Carnival celebrations. But then the virus hit, Scientists suspect the virus handling animals, their food and claiming its first Italian fatality in the Veneto known as SARS-CoV-2 that causes supplies, and no kissing them. humans; however, they can test positive for low levels of the pathogen if they catch it from their owner. AP picture region and some of the first positive cases in the disease originated in bats People who are sick should Venice’s historic centre. The regional president before passing it on to another avoid contact with pets and a closed Venice’s decadent Carnival celebrations species, possibly a small wild veterinarian’s advice should be “Apart from maintaining good under no circumstances should with two days to go, forcing revellers in ball mammal, that passed it on to sought if changes in a pet’s health hygiene practices, pet owners they abandon their pets,” the gowns and painted masks to cancel their parties. humans. However, experts from conditions are detected. need not be overly concerned and spokesman said. — AP — AP 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Northwestern Syria ceasefire Presidents of Russia, Turkey say they have reached agreement

MOSCOW — The presidents Putin offered Erdogan his of Russia and Turkey say they condolences over Turkish losses have reached an agreement in a Syrian airstrike, but noted on a ceasefire to take effect at that Syrian troops also suffered midnight on Thursday (local heavy losses. Another Turkish time) in northwestern Syria, soldier was killed in an attack where escalating fighting had in Idlib on Thursday, raising threatened to put forces from the number of Turkish soldiers the two countries into a direct killed since the beginning of military conflict. February to 59. Russian President Vladimir “The world’s eyes are on us,” Putin and Turkish President Erdogan said. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the “The steps we will take, the deal also envisioned setting right decisions we will take here up a security corridor along today will help ease concerns in a strategic highway in Idlib the region and our countries.” province. After Turkey had downed Putin voiced hope the deal several Syrian jets, Moscow would serve as a “good basis for warned Ankara that its aircraft ending the fighting in the Idlib would be unsafe if they entered de-escalation zone, put an end to Syrian airspace — a veiled suffering of civilian population threat to engage Russian and contain a growing military assets in Syria. humanitarian crisis”. Russian warplanes based in Erdogan said he and Putin Syria have provided air cover for had agreed to help refugees Assad’s offensive in Idlib. return to their homes. SHAKING ON IT: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Opposition activists in Idlib More than 900,000 people shake hands after a joint news conference followed six-hour talks in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, blamed Russian aircraft for have been displaced by the on Thursday (local time). AP picture Thursday’s strike on a rebel-held fighting since the forces of village which they said killed Syrian President Bashar lines. were eager to avoid a showdown, nearly 1 million Syrian civilians at least 15 people, including al-Assad launched an offensive The deal also envisaged but the sharply conflicting towards Turkey. Erdogan children, and wounded several in December. setting up a 12km-wide security interests in Idlib province responded by opening Turkey’s others. Both leaders had underlined corridor along the M4 highway. made it difficult to negotiate a gateway to Europe in an The Russian military had the need to reach an agreement The corridor would be jointly mutually acceptable compromise. apparent bid to persuade the no immediate comment on the at the start of the Kremlin patrolled by Russian and A Russian-backed Syrian West to offer more support to claim, but it staunchly denied talks, which lasted more Turkish troops, starting on offensive to regain control over Ankara. similar previous claims insisting than six hours. One goal had March 15. Idlib — the last opposition- Just before sitting down with it had not targeted residential been to prevent damage to Until the latest crisis, Putin controlled region in the country Erdogan, Putin discussed the areas. their bilateral relations and and Erdogan had managed to — has resulted in Turkey situation in Idlib with European The fighting in Idlib is the blossoming Russia-Turkey trade. co-ordinate their interests in sending thousands of troops into Council head Charles Michel, most severe test of Russia- The Russian and Turkish Syria, even though Moscow Idlib to repel the Syrian army. who met the Turkish president Turkey ties since the crisis foreign ministers said the backed Assad, while Ankara Clashes on the ground and in in Ankara on Wednesday. The triggered by Turkey’s downing agreement involved a ceasefire supported the government’s foes the air have left dozens dead on Kremlin said Michel informed of a Russian warplane near that must be enforced, starting throughout Syria’s nine-year both sides. Putin about the EU’s efforts to the Syrian border in November at midnight along existing battle war. Both Russia and Turkey The fighting has also pushed block the flow of migrants. 2015. — AP Outrage after truck crashes into Easter Island moai RAPA NUI — The mayor of Easter Island has called for motor restrictions to be put in place in the area after a truck collided with a sacred stone statue (moai). DEMOCRATIC RACE: Joe Biden. Right, Bernie Sanders. Pedro Edmunds Paoa AFP picture (above), AP picture told local media that the incident had caused “incalculable” damage. And then there were two A Chilean man who Moai. lives on the island has WASHINGTON — The US of delegates; the exact number of years in New York as TVNZ’s US The irony is, Sanders has been been arrested and charged with damaging a Democratic primary is staring down delegates varies, but it is largely correspondent. a senator for the best part of 40 national monument, local media report. the barrel of a prolonged and messy based on the states’ populations. She says the candidacy battle years, but he is still portrayed as an The platform on which the statue was mounted primary campaign, after former These are assigned proportionate has wider significance for the future outsider. was also destroyed. Vice-President Joe Biden dominated to the amount of the vote the of the Democratic party. Meanwhile, Ms Wright says Moai were carved by the indigenous Rapa Super Tuesday, winning 10 of the 14 candidates receive. “There is this battle for what it is Biden’s time as Barack Obama’s Nui people to embody the spirit of a prominent states on offer and taking a slight There are 3979 pledged to be American . . . who Americans vice-president could be a decisive ancestor. About 1000 moai exist on the island, lead ahead of Bernie Sanders in the delegates, and a candidate gets see themselves to be. factor in the primary race. which hosts about 12,000 tourists a month. delegate count. nominated by winning 1991 of them. “That is the crux of what’s going “It’s certainly one of Biden’s “Everyone decided against establishing traffic However, what is the wider Super Tuesday is important on in the US I think. You have this strengths: he, at every opportunity, rules when it came to vehicles on sacred sites significance of that to the race? because it is the closest the person, Donald Trump, at one end will talk about the Obama/Biden — but we, as a council, were talking about the What are the Democratic primaries? primaries get to a nationwide vote: and you have Bernie Sanders at the presidency, and that’s certainly part dangers and knew very well what the rise in tourist And why is Super Tuesday so 14 states held their presidential other end, and that is why politics is of his attraction. and resident numbers could mean”, Edmunds Poa important? primaries on that day (Wednesday, so important: there’s a real culture “He has strong connections to told the El Mercurio newspaper. The Democratic Primary NZ time), representing about one- war happening in the United States. the African-American community “They didn’t listen to us and this is the result,” determines which of the candidates third of the total delegates on offer. “Sanders does want a revolution. through Barack Obama. he said. will stand against US President The results can send a strong Many Americans want a revolution “What we haven’t seen so far In a Facebook post, the Ma’u Henu indigenous Donald Trump in November’s US indication of who the nominee too — they’re looking to Sanders as is President Obama come out and community said it was of vital importance to national election. is likely to be. This week, Biden an outsider, somebody from outside say which way he thinks Democrat “protect culture heritage”. Individual states hold elections seized the momentum from the Washington establishment. voters should swing. But I think “They are not just archaeological remains, where people vote for their Sanders. “That’s how president Trump got most Democrats probably know they are sacred elements of a living culture and preferred candidate. Rebecca Wright has just returned elected. Bernie is probably hoping that he would be the candidate that fundamental to our Rapa Nui world vision.” Each state has a certain number to New Zealand after spending three that’s how he gets elected too.” Obama favoured.”— RNZ — BBC The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 WORLD 13 China’s virus slowdown offers hope for global containment by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical The Chinese experience has Writer bought other countries time to prepare and provided them WORLD HEALTH with the knowledge to better ORGANIZATION, GENEVA — understand the nature of this The slowdown in coronavirus virus. cases within China offers a However, Dr Amesh A. sliver of hope that the global Adalja, a senior scholar at outbreak can be controlled, Johns Hopkins Centre for but whether that can happen Health Security, said there anytime soon without drastic was a more ominous message measures remains to be seen, from the Chinese outbreak: public health authorities say. “Authoritarian, free-speech With China accounting for the restricting, individual rights- overwhelming majority of the violating policies can panic world’s infections and deaths populations, make conditions in (over 95,100 and over 3250, an outbreak zone worse, and still respectively) since the virus first fail to contain worldwide spread surfaced there in late December, of a virus of this nature.” it is hard to see the country Emergency medicine physician as a success story. But some Dr Leana Wen — a public health experts believe the easing of the professor at George Washington crisis — there are now more new University — said widespread cases being reported outside of quarantines, lockdowns and China than inside it — suggests travel bans of the sort ordered containment is possible. by China’s regime were unlikely World Health Organization to be used in other countries. outbreak expert, Maria Van How those less-aggressive Kerkhove, who recently travelled approaches would play out was to China as part of a team from unclear, she said. the UN health agency, said the Dale Fisher, of the University international experts noted a of Singapore, said the four large drop in cases there since the end HOPE IN CHINA: A man wearing a mask stands outside a traditional medicine hospital in Beijing on outbreaks outside of China of January. Tuesday (local time). A Chinese national flag flies in the foreground. Mushrooming outbreaks of Covid- suggested what the next few “We scrutinised this data, 19 in the Middle East, Europe and South Korea contrasts with optimism in China, where thousands of weeks of the Covid-19 epidemic and we believe this decline recovered patients have been going home and new virus cases have dropped to a new low. AP picture might look like. “I think the is real,” she said, adding that virus is behaving very much as the extraordinary measures including Italy, Korea, Iran and the virus is likely to be around China’s outbreak has given we would expect it to,” he said. undertaken in China — everywhere else is possible,” she for quite some time, perhaps other countries the advantage “There are now four parts including the unprecedented said. many months, and will continue of knowing what they are up of the world with heavy lockdown of more than 60 But the path to containment to spread to many places, but against. transmission rates, and there million people — had a outside of China is sure to be it can probably be controlled The virus was an unknown will probably be one or two more significant role in changing the rocky, and no one is predicting with standard public health entity when it first appeared next week. direction of the outbreak. when the outbreak might end. measures, although not as in China, and authorities there “One or two of these might “We believe that a reduction There is some consensus quickly as in China. discounted the possibility of come under control, but there of cases in other countries, among public health experts: There is another consensus: human-to-human transmission. will likely be activity elsewhere.”

Plastic & pollution “Connecting with Our Seas.” “Ko au te Moana, ko te Moana ko au – I am the ocean and the ocean is me. “

By 2050 there could be more plastic than symbol numbered 1-2. ish in the world’s oceans. In a marine hese are the only plastics that can be environment plastic bags break down recycled in your kerbside bin. into smaller and smaller bits of plastic but never completely go away. 3. Clean out drains on your property Seabirds, ish and other marine animals and take care with disposing rubbish and see these micro plastic particles loating plastics to make sure they can’t get into in the water and think it’s food. stormwater drains. But you can make a diference. Being Stormwater drains low directly into aware of how we use plastics and rivers and streams and eventually changing a few habits can go a long way our harbours without being iltered to keeping our seas healthy for future or treated. In the city, litter and generations. Here are a other pollutants get washed out with 1. Try the plastic free challenge with stormwater impacting on marine life. your family. Pātai/Question 4: TENNESSEE TORNADO AFTERMATH: Above, a road separates See how long you can go without single- What marine invasive pest was properties filled with debris near Lebanon, Tennessee. Tornadoes ripped across use plastics like plastic shopping bags, mentioned in the biosecurity daily Tennessee early on Tuesday (local time), shredding more than 140 buildings and plastic cups, straws, plastic packaging... burying people in piles of rubble and wrecked basements. State emergency officials item? basically anything that’s intended only to said 24 people had died when the fast-moving storms crossed Tennessee. Eighteen Now that you have all your answers the of them, including five pre-teen children, died in Putnam County, some 130 kilometres be used once and then discarded. Plastic Bag Free Tairawhiti is working next step is to send them through to east of Nashville. Eighty-eight more people were injured in the county. As of late [email protected] with your name, Wednesday afternoon, the number of people unaccounted for had dropped from 21 hard to reduce the number of plastic to three. The search was, at that point, “about 90 percent complete”, Putnam County bags we use. contact number and address. Sheriff Eddie Farris said. People across Nashville were awakened by outdoor sirens Check out Plastic Bag Free Tairāwhiti warning of the tornado danger early on Tuesday. Sirens also sounded in parts of on Facebook. Putnam County. The twisters ripped off brick facades, bent metal poles and shredded more than 140 buildings, while burying people in piles of rubble and wrecked 2. Use plastic bottles, containers, basements. John C. Tune Airport, a smaller airport in Nashville that generally serves trays or packaging that have a recycling corporate and private aircraft, estimated US$93 million in infrastructure damage. Governor Bill Lee declared an emergency, sent the National Guard to assist search- For more information on Seaweek: www.seaweek.org.nz and-rescue efforts and ordered flags over the state Capitol to fly at half-staff until Friday for those killed.— AP AP picture 31107-05 14 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Hongi restriction at powhiri Iwi avoids traditional greetings in Wgtn due to virus spread WELLINGTON — Wellington mana end with a karakia.” whenua have temporarily stopped doing Te Atiawa are not the only ones hongi at their powhiri following the taking precautions on marae. third confirmed case of Covid-19 in the Karaitiana Taiuru was at a wananga country. in Awanuiarangi on Tuesday where The hongi — or the pressing of noses almost no-one did a hongi. to exchange breath — is an integral “The meet and greet mostly happened part of every pohiri, but Te Runanga o before the whakatau and it was just Te Atiawa chairman Kura Moeahu said more of a touch on the shoulder or a it would not be going ahead at powhiri touch on the arm — there were a few in Wellington. people who wanted a hongi and wanted “It’s not a ban — the word tauparuru a cuddle and kiss but on the whole, it is to actually confine or restrict was just a touch.” movement in a certain place . . . it’s However, not all Maori are taking commonsense about when coming into the same precautionary measures, with contact with people really. Te Arawa Kapa Haka Regionals — “That’s not stopping people from doing expected to attract close to 5000 people what they want to do if they choose — set to go ahead as planned in Rotorua to do that but from a tikanga Maori this weekend. perspective it’s the right thing to do.” Event chairman Trevor Maxwell He said the iwi has been inundated said they were making sure there was with calls from government agencies enough soap available for spectators, who look to the iwi for cultural advice. and they were “urging them not to be After urgent calls on Tuesday night, complacent but just (to) keep washing Moeahu said the iwi decided to put the their hands.” tauparuru in place. Deputy Director-General of Maori He said that had already led a Health John Whaanga said there were Japanese delegation to cancel a visit to similar concerns about hongi during the Waiwhetu marae in Lower Hutt planned Sars outbreak. for today. “There wasn’t an ultimatum issued But while powhiri would not need to by the ministry and I think during be cancelled, they might be different, he that time there were groups that made said. their own decisions about their cultural “In Te Atiawa in Wellington, we do practices, but I don’t remember a the hongi hariru before and so that group coming out openly like the mana will no longer take place and what we whenua group have here.” normally do when the last speaker of As there are only two isolated Covid- VIRUS CURTAILS GREETINGS: In this file picture, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the manuhiri has concluded, someone 19 cases, he has not recommended all shares a hongi with a Maori Warden at the organisation’s annual get-together in from the hau kainga just simply gets up iwi and Maori groups put a stop to Haruru Falls, Paihia. The hongi — or the pressing of noses to exchange breath — is and brings the ceremonial ritual to an hongi. — RNZ an integral part of every powhiri. File picture

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31505-01 29334-03 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 LITERATURE 15 Timeless tale of unforgiving justice BLACKWOOD by Michael Farris Smith kudzu methodical. Skulking across the published by Oldcastle Books Ltd land with a demented patience and it had taken a century but the rolling foul, scrawny man in a broken- hills were now covered.” down Cadillac seems to have run out of options when his car’s The return to Red Bluff of another Aengine dies shortly after it rolls man, Colburn Evans, quickens the into a town in Mississippi hill country. narrative. He creates art from found The year is 1975 and the town, Red objects scavenged from the town while Bluff, is as economically depressed as prowling in his flatbed truck. He also the grim man. He is with a woman and a finds romance, a glimpse into his own teenage boy, both thin and hungry, and a family history — and trouble. baby in diapers. The future does not look Colburn’s love interest is Celia, a good for any of them. young red-headed woman who runs It is the past, however, that drives a Red Bluff bar. When he first sees events in Blackwood, a quickly moving her, she’s wearing jeans with holes mystery novel in the Southern noir at the knees and is walking barefoot genre. on downtown streets, now lined with Many years before the arrival of the vacant storefronts. She beckons him man in the Cadillac, a toddler’s death to follow her. They have family secrets and a suicide left an enduring mark on to share. Red Bluff. Blackwood is a solid page turner, The novel’s author, Michael Farris written in smooth prose. It includes Smith, turns the silent spread of kudzu staples of Southern noir, such as a Deep dive vine on the outskirts of town into a key good ol’ boy sheriff, a psychic reader, element in the story: a gaunt teen lurking at night, lots of beer drinking and folks gone missing. “In time the opening to the cave had There’s also, of course, all that into DNA been covered like everything else. The sinister kudzu. — AP testing kits THE LOST FAMILY Original take on the life of an ‘illegal’ by Libby Copeland AMNESTY published by Abrams Books the rest of this one day — marked by Aravind Adiga off in increments of time rather than ournalist Libby Copeland’s The published by Scribner Book Company chapters — as Danny wrestles with Lost Family is a fascinating deep his past, his dreams, his reality and, dive into the massively popular here is a lot that’s satisfying ultimately, his conscience. Jworld of direct-to-consumer DNA about Amnesty, the new book This leads us to what’s so good and testing. by Aravind Adiga, but it’s also a effective about Adiga’s novel: It takes The book examines the unintended Tfrustrating read. the reader inside the cautious, furtive consequences of testing one’s DNA “just The premise is clever: Danny is an world of an undocumented immigrant for fun.” undocumented immigrant in Sydney, who clings to hope but lives with so The unveiling of family secrets Australia, trying to live openly yet much fear and paranoia. is quickly becoming the norm as under the radar of authorities to avoid In all of its incredible detail, these more testers discover that the ones deportation. From Sri Lanka, our pages call attention to the real they thought were members of their protagonist cleans homes for cash and heartbreak of undocumented people biological family are not related to them. lives in a small grocery storeroom. He who dream of a better existence Copeland introduces readers to meets his girlfriend, Sonja, online. — not only in Australia but in the several people who had their worlds Danny yearns to be a legal citizen. United States and elsewhere. It grows rocked by DNA results. She follows them He has lived hidden in the open for four understanding and — in turn — as they deal with the aftermath of this years, learning from locals how to make compassion for these people. news and reconcile who they are and his way undetected. Danny’s inner dialogue — of which who they grew up believing themselves He studiously rid himself of his most of this book entails — is also the to be. foreign accent, added golden highlights book’s downfall. There’s just too much Copeland asks the question of what to his hair and developed the bearing of it. identity really means and whether it of a native Australian — with an erect He criss-crosses the city, troubled by is our upbringing or our genes that back and the casual indifference of a the decision he cannot make, seized makes us who we are. Through all of free man. by indecision but unable to rest. The this, Copeland discusses the moral and drawn-out deliberations felt repetitive. ethical implications of DNA testing, “Easiest thing in the world, becoming The book is marketed as “propulsive,” examining its effects on everything invisible to white people, who don’t see but I often found it ponderous. from family relationships to police you anyway; but the hardest thing is murderer. Still, the substance is so good — the investigations to sperm donation. becoming invisible to brown people, who For the duration of the book’s 250- premise of a day’s moral tussling by an While she never concludes whether it’s will see you no matter what.” plus pages — and it’s most of the book individual with so much at personal ultimately a good or bad thing, Copeland — Danny wrestles with what to do: stake — and the writing is so beautiful will certainly have readers thinking Enter the critical drama: One Does he share what he knows with the (at times lyrical), that readers may twice before they order DNA tests as morning Danny learns a client has been authorities and risk deportation? be able to forgive the slow pacing and gifts for their families. — AP murdered, and he thinks he knows the The answer disentangles throughout redundancies. — AP A real-life Cinderella story set in the Gilded Age REBEL CINDERELLA by Adam Hochschild five-time Socialist candidate for president, New York Times focusing more on the published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Eugene V. Debs. differences in religion than class: “J.G. For a time, Rose herself was one of the Phelps Stokes to Wed Young Jewess.” dam Hochschild is among the era’s most renowned orators, dazzling For a time, the improbable union most readable of historians. audiences in English or Yiddish, never worked — until it didn’t. Besides their With his latest book, Rebel once speaking from a text or notes. very different temperaments, Stokes ACinderella, he has latched on to Hochschild says he was drawn not just couldn’t handle her success. an extraordinary love story, with echoes to the vivid characters but also to the of the classic fairy tale, set in a time of period — right before, during and after “After spending the first part of his enormous social upheaval during this the First World War, which he wrote about life in the shadow of his parents and the country’s first Gilded Age. so movingly in his 2011 book, “To End All ancestors who mattered so much to them, It centres on Rose Pastor Stokes, a Wars.” He was also struck by the story’s he now lived in the shadow of his wife,” penniless Russian Jewish immigrant, contemporary relevance: Hochschild writes. socialist and union organiser, who in 1905 married James Graham Phelps Stokes, “Today, the appeal of making that Given their wildly different scion of a wealthy White Anglo-Saxon magical leap from poverty to great backgrounds, perhaps it’s remarkable Protestant (WASP) family whose fortune affluence is once again resurgent,” he the marriage lasted as long as it did. flowed from the Phelps Dodge mining writes. “The chasm between rich and Hochschild has done a brilliant job empire, as well as railroads, real estate, poor in our second Gilded Age makes it of bringing it to life and in doing so, and gold and silver mines. painfully clear that much of what Rose illuminating the complex social and During their 20-year marriage, the fought for remains to be achieved.” economic history of a generation whose couple befriended some of this country’s rabble-rousers and dreamers bequeathed best-known radicals including anarchist Rose and Graham were the Harry and us such reforms as Social Security, Emma Goldman, birth control pioneer Meghan of their day. 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Locked to Contact Jane Smith now on 869 0617 new $1680 sell $475 Spark (I think) $60. ono. Ph 863 1191 a/h. Ph/txt 021 466 155. or [email protected] 24 RACING The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Pike launches Sydney autumn assault SYDNEY — Multiple Gr.1 winning sprinter The A stylish winner of a trial at Tauranga early last going into the race in good order and has a great likely plan with him is to have two trials, then run Bostonian is set to return to action at Randwick month, The Bostonian takes a strong first-up record record fresh. We expect him to run a very good race. fresh up in the Kindergarten Stakes (Gr.3, 1100m) at on Saturday, kicking off a Sydney autumn carnival into Saturday’s race. He has won five of his six starts “If he comes through it well, the George Ryder Randwick on April 4. campaign for Cambridge trainer Tony Pike. in that state. Stakes (Gr.1, 1500m) two weeks later is the logical “We gave him a break after the Karaka Million The winner of the Gr.1 Doomben 10,000 The Bostonian has drawn gate one in a seven- next step.” (1200m), and that did him the world of good. He’s (1200m) and Gr.1 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) in horse field on Saturday and will be ridden by Nash The Bostonian has been joined on his trip across looking great and coming up very well.” Queensland last winter, the Jimmy Choux gelding will Rawiller. the Tasman by two-year-old stablemate Not An Sherwood Forest, who handed Pike his second line up in Saturday’s Gr.1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m) “With such a small field, it’s certainly going to be a Option. Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie last at Randwick. very tactical race and it’ll be interesting to see how it The son of Not a Single Doubt was an impressive Saturday, is also in line for a trip to Sydney. The Bostonian had four starts in Melbourne in the plays out,” Pike said. winner of his first two starts including the Gr.2 “He’s come through the Derby well,” Pike said. spring, headed by a third-placing in the Gr.2 Schillaci “They’ve had quite a significant amount of rain in Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m), then placed in “We’re just giving him a quiet week or 10 days, and Stakes (1100m) behind subsequent The Everest Sydney this week, which you would say is going to the Gr.2 Eclipse Stakes (1200m) before a tough run then as long as we continue to be happy with him, (1200m) placegetter Trekking. He also finished within help his chances. from a wide gate when unplaced in the Karaka Million he’ll fly over to Sydney to run in the Rosehill Guineas two-and-a-half lengths of the winners Nature Strip in “I’ve been really happy with his build-up. He trialled 2YO (1200m). (Gr.1, 2000m) on March 21. After that, the main aim the Gr.1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and Loving Gaby in the well in early February, and then he had a gallop at “He travelled over with The Bostonian and is set to will obviously be the Australian Derby (Gr.1, 2400m).” Gr.1 Manikato Stakes (1200m). Ellerslie last week that I thought was very good. He’s trial at Randwick on the 12th,” Pike said. “The most — NZ Racing Desk Auckland races at Ellerslie Saturday Jetbet 2 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 2 Ellerslie Jewellers & Engravers 1.20 6 5s522 Le Sablier (6) 57.5 71 S Weatherley (a) 7 24518 Laced With Gold (6) 54.5 63 S Spratt 3 32102 Platinum Invador (6) 56 92 L Innes Race 1: MEDIA SENSATION, SAVY YONG BLONK, YATIMA 7 93116 Justa Boy Bullseye (9) 57.5 67 8 4s43 Only Words (7) 54.5 60 M Cameron 4 s0811 Big Mike (1) 55.5 96 V Colgan $50,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m E Nicholas (a4) 5 95526 Felaar (10) 55.5 82 M Cameron Race 2: LADY AZAMOUR, THE BUZZ, PETRABELLA 1 70442 The Buzz (3) 60 65 J Fawcett (a1) 8 14541 Quick Preview (7) 57.5 67 C Grylls 7 Laser Plumbing Te Puke 4.15 6 00553 Sound (5) 55 100 J Winks Race 3: PACKING ROCKSTAR, KINSHASA, MANCHU 2 97233 Looks Like (2) 59 63 V Colgan 9 71028 Annie’s Song (12) 55.5 68 $50,000, rating 82 benchmark, 1200m 7 22552 Roger That (17) 55 90 S Collett Race 4: LE SABLIER, CIVILISED, FLOMILINE 3 76741 Master Herb (7) 58.5 62 C Burdan (a3) 10 66415 Boogie Easy (2) 55.5 67 S Collett 8 60632 The Good Fight (2) 55 84 Race 5: MASTER PARK, DESTINATION, SWORD OF FIRE 1 6380s Age Of Fire (9) 61 84 C Burdan (a3) 4 44321 Piping Hot (1) 58.5 62 C Lammas 11 6s931 Flomiline (8) 55.5 67 M Coleman 2 1s214 Born Dragon (2) 60.5 83 D Danis (a2) S Weatherley (a) Race 6: VERNAZZA, PLAY THAT SONG, COOL AZA BEEL 5 s3335 Mighty Aslan (8) 58 61 S Spratt 12 02436 Sunburst (10) 55.5 67 J Fawcett (a1) 3 23697 Speedy Meady (7) 60 82 C Dell 9 62155 Paisley Park (8) 55 83 J Parkes Race 7: RIDING THE WAVE, SHOWOROSES, SHE’S NOT BAD 6 s0175 Vedo Rosso (6) 58 61 M Hashizume (a3) 13 80442 Guillocharm (4) 54 60 C Burdan (a3) 4 7785s Prince Of Passion (11) 59.5 81 10 51584 Bully Boy (14) 55 82 D Johnson Race 8: ROCK ON WOOD, TRUE ENOUGH, SUPERA 7 20632 Petrabella (9) 56.5 62 L Innes 14 72593 William Tell (1) 54 58 A Calder M Hashizume (a3) 11 42221 Joe’s Legacy (15) 55 82 M Coleman Race 9: PLATINUM INVADOR, AZURO, SOUND 8 82285 Avoca Willow (4) 55.5 60 A Calder 5 s6518 She’s Not Bad (13) 57.5 81 O Bosson 12 58570 Excalibur (9) 55 81 S Spratt Race 10: JAMES BARRIE, DRAKE BAY, AQUEDUCT 9 s8623 Lady Azamour (10) 55.5 60 D Johnson 5 White Cliffs Timber 3.05 6 56318 Bevan Street (4) 57.5 77 J Waddell 13 80884 King Of The Dance (11) 55 72 10 07556 Ohthoserussians (5) 55.5 56 J Parkes $50,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 7 7s457 Hammer King (8) 56 74 C Lammas C Lammas 11 s5726 Tunzagutz (11) 55 59 T Thornton 8 23012 Riding The Wave (3) 55 72 M Coleman 14 76350 Dragon Storm (13) 55 71 L Satherley 1 19457 Darci Palmer (11) 60 65 C Grylls 9 12355 Showoroses (5) 54.5 76 D Johnson 15 15600 Dee And Gee (12) 54 92 L Hemi 3 PGG Wrightson/Vetmed 1.55 2 52232 Master Park (2) 60 65 D Johnson 10 56110 Mumms Jewel (1) 54 74 T Thornton 16 43317 Soleseifei (7) 54 86 T Thornton $50,000, rating 72 benchmark, 1400m 3 0s6s4 O’He Can (5) 60 65 M Cameron 11 1s7s6 Rainbow Dash (12) 54 73 S Collett 17 64163 Etah James (3) 53.5 95 S McKay 4 19s22 Sword Of Fire (8) 60 65 J Waddell 12 93224 Manchu (6) 54 70 L Innes 1 55127 New York Jazz (5) 60.5 73 5 s124s Destination (6) 59 64 O Bosson J Fawcett (a1) 13 93213 Virtuoso Lad (10) 54 70 S Weatherley (a) 10 Gravity 6.14 6 s2750 Satriani (10) 58.5 62 M Coleman 2 s6815 Breezon (10) 59.5 71 C Grylls $50,000, maat, 1600m 7 — Finale SCRATCHED 8 Bonecrusher NZ Stakes (G1) 4.55 3 30962 Monaco (6) 58.5 69 T Thornton 1 52241 Drake Bay (9) 58 62 J Riddell 4 5s161 Packing Rockstar (2) 58 68 J Waddell 8 s1823 Three Sixty (7) 57.5 64 R Elliot $200,000, group 1 wfa, 2000m 9 421s A Proper Lady (4) 57 63 L Innes 2 46136 Here Comes Faffy (13) 58 61 5 21943 Show Down (1) 58 68 C Burdan (a3) 1 35711 Tiptronic (4) 59 104 J Waddell M Hashizume (a3) 6 11s13 Pinched (9) 57.5 71 S Weatherley (a) 10 54258 Lookseasy (1) 57 63 M Hashizume (a3) 11 3s638 The Dom (12) 57 59 S Weatherley (a) 2 31312 True Enough (2) 59 104 M Cameron 3 2126 James Barrie (1) 57.5 64 7 14320 Pullyoursocksup (4) 57 70 S Spratt 3 0s185 On The Rocks (9) 59 100 J Winks S Weatherley (a) 8 93224 Manchu (3) 56.5 70 L Innes 12 8s213 Midnight Magic (9) 56.5 63 S Collett SCRATCHED 4 11112 Prise De Fer (8) 59 99 J Parkes 4 40513 Aqueduct (3) 57.5 63 R Elliot 9 2120s Badea (8) 56 68 M Hashizume (a3) 13 — Deels Done 5 s1243 Rock On Wood (6) 59 98 R Elliot SCRATCHED 14 s4246 Romanov Girl (3) 54 51 E Nicholas (a4) 5 7814 Royal Charm (15) 57.5 63 O Bosson 1 Royal Descent Stakes 12.45 10 — Boogie Easy 6 62114 Gino Severini (5) 59 94 L Innes 6 2339 Candid Camera (7) 57 54 M Cameron 11 s631s Kinshasa (7) 55.5 67 M Coleman 7 60110 Justamaiz (7) 59 87 M Coleman 7 02328 The Garrison (10) 57 54 J Winks $50,000, f&m sw+p, 1600m 6 Sistema Stakes (G1) 3.40 4 Fasttrack Insurance 2.30 8 72141 Avantage (1) 57 107 O Bosson 8 8326 Coruba Jak (2) 57 52 A Calder 1 12054 Media Sensation (4) 58 96 M Coleman $200,000, group 1 2yo sw, 1200m 9 s2141 Supera (10) 57 102 D Johnson 9 4s40s Grand Award (5) 57 49 L Innes 2 77005 Livin’ On A Prayer (7) 58 82 L Innes $50,000, rating 72 benchmark, 1600m 1 14112 Cool Aza Beel (1) 56.5 82 O Bosson 10 22837 Rondinella (3) 57 101 V Colgan 10 33322 Americo (14) 56.5 54 S McKay 3 59779 Lady Shabeel (6) 58 76 S Weatherley (a) 1 18255 Ohceedee (5) 60 72 M Cameron 2 63 Snapper (5) 56.5 65 C Lammas 9 Auckland Cup (G1) 5.35 11 32551 Endean Lass (8) 56 62 C Lammas 4 32412 Savy Yong Blonk (2) 57 83 O Bosson 2 s4347 Cha Siu Bao (13) 59.5 71 D Johnson 3 1112 Play That Song (4) 54.5 79 S Collett 12 915 Bad ‘n’ Bouj (11) 55.5 63 Ryoya Kozaki 5 21477 Yatima (1) 57 75 D Johnson 3 24233 Creative Genius (14) 59.5 71 R Elliot 4 311 Vernazza (2) 54.5 76 L Innes $500,000, group 1 open-sw&p, 3200m 13 50335 Southern Vogue (4) 55 52 S Spratt 6 00s75 Elate (3) 56 72 R Elliot 4 00s75 Elate (11) 58 72 5 5232 Kelly Renee (3) 54.5 69 C Grylls 1 53137 Azuro (16) 56 101 J Waddell 14 s5330 Rendition (12) 54.5 68 D Johnson 7 71028 Annie’s Song (5) 55.5 68 C Lammas 5 81053 Civilised (3) 58 68 J Waddell 6 54301 Tivaan Warrior (8) 54.5 67 A Calder 2 36101 Gorbachev (4) 56 92 J Riddell 15 42763 Starring Role (6) 54.5 54 S Collett

Wellington races at Trentham Saturday Jetbet 4 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 2 Lunch Club Wellington RC 1.00 7 Pazienza (3) 55.5 45 R Myers 6 32415 Awesome Al (5) 54 76 R Myers 3 02557 Hunta Pence (7) 56 89 C L O’Beirne (a2) Race 1: BELLESGIRL, VINEYARD MCPHEE, OTIS 8 Snifter (6) 55.5 45 D Bradley 7 s1721 Blue On Black (1) 54 75 4 0s251 More Wonder (1) 55.5 88 C Johnson $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1000m C L O’Beirne (a2) 5 s5843 Shadow Fox (3) 54.5 86 R Hannam Race 2: MOZART’S MISTRESS, ALMARIE, BUCKY 1 6138s Castani (8) 59.5 64 M K Hudson (a3) 4 Harrisons Carpet 2.10 8 06967 Kamanda Lincoln (6) 54 69 D Bradley 6 09430 Toms (4) 54 85 R Myers Race 3: DARCI’S FLIGHT, EVERDEEN, GENTLEMAN JACK 2 0s819 Almarie (7) 58 65 C Johnson $25,000, rating 72 benchmark, 1200m 7 531s1 Sherrif (5) 54 83 L Allpress Race 4: MOTIVATION, TOP BRASS, GO JAMES 3 6350s Play The Field (9) 58 65 R Myers 6 Sarah Searancke Catering 3.24 Race 5: AWESOME AL, BLUE ON BLACK, SERGEANT BLAST 4 31034 Streak Of Power (2) 58 62 1 10116 Go James (6) 60 72 T Taiaroa (a3) 8 Flamingo Joes After The Last 4.35 2 s4561 Excelleration (9) 59.5 75 K Asano (a1) $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 2400m Race 6: ALL IN STITCHES, LA SOEUR, PONDERING 5 16553 Bucky (3) 58 61 L Allpress $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 3 2214s Nellie Bly (3) 59.5 75 K Chowdhoory (a2) 1 s7671 I Am A Craftsman (5) 59 63 L Allpress Race 7: CUTTING UP ROUGH, MORE WONDER, SHERRIF 6 s540s Galway Bro (5) 58 61 S J Macnab (a2) 4 24226 Stumpy (4) 59.5 71 L Allpress 2 2584s Brassy Boy (3) 58.5 62 D Turner 1 14453 Maduro (7) 59 63 T Taiaroa (a3) Race 8: SPONDULIX, OZIL, MONKEY SHOULDER 7 2315 Showbourne (4) 57 63 H Andrew 8 4341 Mozart’s Mistress (6) 56.5 63 5 13273 Motivation (8) 59 70 H Andrew 3 77456 La Soeur (7) 58 65 C Johnson 2 s2884 Ozil (6) 59 63 R Myers K Asano (a1) 6 4112s Colorado Star (7) 58 68 R Myers 4 10742 All In Stitches (8) 58 61 H Andrew 3 67324 Spondulix (9) 59 63 K Asano (a1) 9 s321s Trendy Belt (1) 56.5 62 T Taiaroa (a3) 7 11s Top Brass (5) 58 68 D Turner 5 s5150 Dangerman (2) 58 61 A Goindasamy (a2) 4 24936 Monkey Shoulder (4) 58 61 D Turner 8 10212 Magic Incanto (2) 56.5 69 T Allan 6 24166 Pondering (1) 58 61 S J Macnab (a2) 5 40085 Deuce Coupe (11) 57.5 64 1 29th Melb Cup Tour With Des 12.25 3 NZ Oaks Day Next Saturday 1.35 9 40s31 Chosen Peak (1) 55.5 67 7 07185 Torque Time (4) 58 61 K Asano (a1) S J Macnab (a2) 6 32441 Vroom (3) 57 63 H Andrew $10,000, maiden, 1600m $10,000, maiden 2yo, 1000m 8 35643 Hypatia (9) 55 59 R Myers 5 Digital Nomad 2.49 9 7s486 Iffraajinator (6) 55 55 R Hannam 7 277s4 Master Lincoln (13) 57 59 R Hannam 1 2524 Vineyard McPhee (1) 58.5 54 R Myers 1 2s7 Edge Of Wonder (7) 57.5 52 C Johnson 8 21834 Rukita (10) 56.5 63 $35,000, open handicap, 2200m 2 6032s Password (2) 58.5 53 K Asano (a1) 2 525 Gentleman Jack (8) 57.5 52 H Andrew 7 Anuka Smoker 3.59 9 86639 Floral Belt (12) 56.5 62 C L O’Beirne (a2) 3 45364 Castle Black (6) 58.5 50 C Johnson 3 7 Garbanzo (1) 57.5 45 L Allpress 1 08294 Sampson (8) 60 91 T Taiaroa (a3) 10 79722 La Landonne (5) 56.5 62 L Allpress 4 692 Otis (7) 58 52 H Andrew 4 Darci’s Flight (2) 55.5 45 K Asano (a1) 2 18276 Sergeant Blast (2) 57.5 86 L Allpress $35,000, open handicap, 1600m 11 251s5 Relda (2) 56.5 62 C Johnson 5 23 Bellesgirl (5) 56 53 L Allpress 5 Everdeen (5) 55.5 45 R Hannam 3 32068 Dr Watson (7) 57 85 R Hannam 1 s00s0 Wait A Sec (2) 61.5 100 D Turner 12 60s07 Wallaceville (1) 56 57 D Bradley 6 7s774 Voralto (4) 56 50 S J Macnab (a2) 6 La Veille De Bell (4) 55.5 45 4 30606 Hay Tiger (4) 55.5 82 C Johnson 2 71926 Cutting Up Rough (6) 56 89 13 86536 Em Kay Pops (8) 55 59 7 44676 Sanibel (3) 56 45 D Turner S J Macnab (a2) 5 07s99 Irish Flame (3) 54 78 K Asano (a1) A Goindasamy (a2) K Chowdhoory (a2)

Northern Southland harness at Invercargill Saturday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 T. 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 Q. 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 PL6 6-11 Selections 3 14660 Lisa Marie P (15) 1 Phil Williamson 5 NS Vets Total Vet Care 2.22 7 En Solitaire Sthland Trotting Oaks 3.32 10 84920 Classie Brigade (25) 1 Blair Orange Race 1: KILOWATT KID, BURLINGTON, MOSSDALE ART 4 18960 Only One Way (15) 2 Matthew Williamson 5 24410 Clyde (15) 3 Craig D Thornley $10,000, 3yo+ f&m r40-r59. mobile, 2200m $20,000, 3yo fillies. mobile, 2200m 10 Pryde’s Southern Lights Trot 5.19 Race 2: ONE OVER DA SON, SEKKIE MONKEY, CLYDE 6 305D0 Whatwillbeewillbee (15) U1 Jonny W Cox 1 53608 Tact Eze (Fr) 1 John Morrison 1 34353 Brandy And Dry (Fr) 1 Brent Barclay $30,000, r70+ discretionary handicap stand, Race 3: TYRON’S BIT OF LEMON, ARDEN’S REALITY, 7 72581 Dipendra (25) 1 Richard Stevens 2 26122 Tulsa Jaccka (Fr) 2 Nathan Williamson 2 10121 Chloe Rose (Fr) 2 Blair Orange 2700m STINGRAY TARA 3 01 Awapuni (Fr) 3 Ben Hope 8 31144 One Over Da Son (25) 2 Blair Orange 3 55166 Kickupyaheels (Fr) 3 Robin Swain 1 63332 Full Noise (Fr) 1 Jonny W Cox Race 4: SEE YA WRITE, LOUIS LITT, MAJOR WATSON 4 52143 Vacation Hill (Fr) 4 Samantha Ottley 9 03721 Sekkie Monkey (25) U1 4 17580 Vintage Rose (Fr) 4 Sheree Tomlinson 2 24115 Cuchulainn (Fr) 2 Brent Barclay Race 5: LULU LE MANS, RENEGADE ROSE, HELLS SHADOW Nathan Williamson 5 70314 Lilac Becky (Fr) 5 Ellie Barron 5 80315 Black Jacket (Fr) 5 Robbie Close 6 9s221 My Moment’s Now (Fr) 6 3 12117 One Apollo (Fr) 3 Gerard O’Reilly Race 6: LONGUEVAL, TINDER SURPRISE, BAILEYS DIAMOND 10 57330 Humble Ladd (25) U2 Brad Williamson 6 22231 Hells Shadow (Fr) 6 Robbie Close 4 3s773 Picketts Ridge (Fr) 4 Rory McIlwrick Race 7: CHLOE ROSE, TAILORED ELEGANCE, VACATION HILL 7 80861 Lulu Le Mans (Fr) 7 Samantha Ottley Matthew Williamson 7 s1672 Tailored Elegance (Fr) 7 Tim Williams 5 260s1 War Admiral (10) 1 Blair Orange Race 8: TOWN ECHO, NINA SIMONE, SWEET LIZZIE 3 Aon Insurance Brokers Gore 1.10 8 — Major Sass SCRATCHED 8 — Madam Sass SCRATCHED 6 31240 The Dominator (10) 2 Craig D Thornley Race 9: VINTAGE CHEDDAR, HENRY HUBERT, $11,000, 3yo+ r57-r59. mobile, 2200m 9 313s3 Renegade Rose (Fr) 21 7 35678 Destiny Jones (10) 3 Samantha Ottley CLASSIE BRIGADE 1 52s51 Tyron’s Bit Of Lemon (Fr) 1 Tim Williams Matthew Williamson 8 Caduceus Club/Alabar Classic 4.07 8 46418 Monty Python (20) 1 Matthew Williamson Race 10: HEAVYWEIGHT HERO, CUCHULAINN, WAR ADMIRAL 2 41164 Stingray Tara (Fr) 2 Matthew Williamson 10 P661s Miss V C (Fr) 22 Brent Barclay 9 55948 Monkey’s Way (20) 2 Robbie Close $30,000, 2yo fillies. mobile, 2200m 10 12112 Heavyweight Hero (20) 3 Bob Butt Race 11: JAWBREAKER(AUS), PICTURE ME, CROESUS 3 72331 Deus Ex (Fr) 3 Nathan Williamson 11 17 Mossdale Lottee (Fr) 23 Ben Hope 4 74821 Triple VC (Fr) 4 Sheree Tomlinson 12 231 Immer Besser (Fr) 24 Gerard O’Reilly 1 11 Town Echo (Fr) 1 Matt Anderson 11 0s7s2 Dark Horse (20) U1 Nathan Williamson 5 214s1 Arden’s Reality (Fr) 5 Blair Orange 13 21415 Melody’s Mischief (Fr) 25 Blair Orange 2 4 Tac Mac (Fr) 2 Nathan Williamson 12 10123 Pres The Belle (30) 1 Tim Williams 6 80s31 Cranbourne (Fr) 6 Stephen McNally 14 — Flame Lady SCRATCHED 3 Nina Simone (Fr) 3 Tim Williams 4 83 Shanika (Fr) 4 Bob Butt 11 Lumsden Four Square Pace 5.51 7 0s401 Cheddar Made Beta (Fr) 7 5 55 Ariella (Fr) 5 Robbie Close Brad Williamson 6 Caduceus Club Nugget Final 2.57 $12,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 2200m 1 Grinaldi Lodge Pace 12.00 6 22 Sweet Lizzie (Fr) 6 Blair Orange $15,000, 3yo+. mobile, 2200m 1 2444 Forsure (Fr) 1 Kirk Larsen $12,000, 3yo+ r60-r69. mobile, 2200m 4 ILT Northern Tavern Pace 1.45 7 Who’s My Mother (Fr) 7 Ellie Barron 1 85303 Sly Tricks (Fr) 1 Andrew Armour 8 4 Lifes A Beach (Fr) 8 Sheree Tomlinson 2 0s80s Gabby’s Magic (Em1) (Fr) 2 Brent Barclay 1 11603 Mossdale Art (Fr) 1 Ben Hope $10,000, 3yo+ r48-r55. mobile, 2200m 2 4252 Longueval (Fr) 2 Nathan Williamson 3 36s Jawbreaker(aus) (Fr) 3 Blair Orange 2 13451 Miss Mucho (Fr) 2 Sheree Tomlinson 4 55 Dhaulagiri (Fr) 4 Jonny W Cox 3 95261 I’m Watching You (Fr) 3 9 Northern Southland Cup 4.43 3 54513 Amore Lancome (Fr) 3 Kirstin Barclay 1 06891 Von Richthofen (Fr) 1 Tim Williams 5 960 Saint Tropez (Fr) 5 Allan Beck Matthew Williamson 4 95131 Tartan Robyn (Fr) 4 Matthew Williamson 2 63553 Franco Huntington (Fr) 2 John Morrison $40,000, r70+ discretionary handicap stand, 6 22 Croesus (Fr) 6 Nathan Williamson 4 61635 The Night Watchman (Fr) 4 5 19207 Whata Razzle Dazzle (Fr) 5 Blair Orange 3 74042 Kagee VC (Fr) 3 Brad Williamson 2700m 7 06596 Art Profile (Fr) 7 John Morrison Rory McIlwrick 6 73364 Kilowatt Kid (Fr) 6 Brad Williamson 4 04322 Triroyale Brigade (Fr) 4 Brent Barclay 1 11602 Enchantee (Fr) 1 Gerard O’Reilly 8 82737 Von Art (Fr) 8 Craig Ferguson 5 1 Tinder Surprise (Fr) 5 Blair Orange 7 11621 Burlington (Fr) 7 Stephen McNally 5 56223 Melton Mafia (Fr) 5 Gordon Lee 2 40956 Robyns Playboy (Fr) 2 Craig Ferguson 9 Hepburn (Fr) 21 Gordon Lee 6 215s Louis Litt (Fr) 6 Samantha Ottley 6 71627 Major Menace (Fr) 6 Tim Williams 3 02313 Dadndave (Fr) 3 Brent Barclay 10 7 Onedin Hurricane (Fr) 22 Ellie Barron 2 Neville Cleaver Fishing Trot 12.35 7 02711 Black Ops (Fr) 7 Allan Beck 7 60521 The Interceptor (Fr) 7 Jonny W Cox 4 25063 Kruizr (Fr) 4 Ellie Barron 11 022 Picture Me (Fr) 23 Tim Williams 8 11820 Major Watson (Fr) 8 Nathan Williamson 8 77318 Targaryen (Fr) 8 Kirk Larsen 5 72013 Lawrence (Fr) 5 Matthew Williamson 12 05752 A Rocknroll Maid (Fr) 24 $10,000, r50-r69 special handicap stand, 9 58137 Holy Havoc (Fr) 21 Matthew Williamson 9 167 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 21 Craig Ferguson 6 24272 Nandolo (10) 1 Jonny W Cox Matthew Williamson 2700m 10 s3222 Luella (Fr) 22 Ben Hope 10 26410 Freddiesam (Fr) 22 Kirstin Barclay 7 0s183 Vintage Cheddar (10) 2 Brad Williamson 13 707 Call Me Keith (Fr) 25 Peter Hunter 1 35957 Rydgemont Milly (Fr) 1 Allan Beck 11 47230 Swift Robyn (Fr) 23 Craig Ferguson 11 6041 Fireball (Fr) 23 Brent Barclay 8 42162 Franco Santino (10) 3 Nathan Williamson 14 79443 Delight N Gold (Fr) 26 Earl Swain 2 05654 Crusher Collins (Fr) U1 Stephen McNally 12 12324 See Ya Write (Fr) 24 Blair Orange 12 22401 Baileys Diamond (Fr) 24 Ellie Barron 9 60098 Henry Hubert (10) 4 Tim Williams 15 5202P Scotlynn Beach Boy (Fr) 27 Robbie Close

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 • Friday, March 6, 2020 RACING 25

New South Wales races at Randwick Saturday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 UNSW Todman Stakes 3.15 3 s156s Dawn Passage tdh (12) 58 91 3 138s2 Redzel tcdwh (2) 58.5 99 K Mc Evoy 4 3731s Norway d (14) 58 87 J Collett Race 1: FASIKA, RESIN, I AM EXCITED A Hyeronimus 4 022s0 Ball Of Muscle tcdw (6) 58.5 89 5 0s977 Wu Gok tcw (3) 58 92 M Zahra $300,000, 2yo C&Gs Group 2 SW, 1200m 4 33191 Splintex tdwh (4) 57.5 100 R Dolan (a) G Schofield 6 730s4 Youngstar dw (2) 56 90 J Parr Race 2: FARNAN, TAGALOA, GLOBAL QUEST 1 3141 Tagaloa d (8) 55.5 97 M Walker 5 13s10 Anaheed tdwh (8) 57.5 98 K Mc Evoy 5 2714s Deprive twn (5) 58.5 92 J Bowman 7 600s4 Sweet Thomas dw (12) 56 91 Race 3: SEE YOU SOON, CELLSABEEL, DAME GISELLE 2 1101 Farnan wh (1) 55.5 100 J Bowman 6 43s14 Pandemic cdb (11) 57 91 J Bowman 6 6s713 Jungle Edge tdw (3) 58.5 98 J Van Overmeire (a) Race 4: ANAHEED, COSMIC FORCE, PANDEMIC 3 1s22 Global Quest tw (7) 55.5 94 J Mc Donald 7 s113s California Zimbol dwbh (2) 56.5 93 Ms J Da Rose 8 111s3 Shared Ambition dwb (8) 55.5 96 Race 5: STANDOUT, THE BOSTONIAN, SAVATIANO 4 3s6 Blaze A Trail h (3) 55.5 82 T Clark B Avdulla 7 721s0 Miss Leonidas dw (4) 56.5 94 J Bowditch J Mc Donald Race 6: DEPRIVE, NATURE STRIP, REDZEL 5 1 Ole Kirk (2) 55.5 93 T Berry 8 — Wayupinthesky SCRATCHED 8 7s7s2 I Am Immortal d (8) 56 95 T Clark 9 2026s Supernova w (9) 54.5 93 B Avdulla Race 7: SHADOW HERO, CASTELVECCHIO, RELOADED 6 242 Blondeau b (6) 55.5 87 N Rawiller 9 114s Yao Dash twh (3) 56 98 N Rawiller 10 93333 Mr Garcia d (1) 53 90 R Dolan (a) SCRATCHED 7 Mostyn Randwick Guineas 6.25 SCRATCHED Race 8: SHARED AMBITION, MUGATOO, EASTENDER 7 13 Bartley bh (9) 55.5 78 B Avdulla 10 — Dirty Work 11 — Inverloch 12 64231 Cinquedea w (6) 53 93 G Schofield Race 9: DANZDANZDANCE, EMERALDS, SAVACOOL 8 6s1 Barbaric wh (4) 55.5 85 K Mc Evoy 11 4233s Villami db (16) 54 96 T Clark $1,000,000, 3yo Group 1 SW, 1600m 13 50125 Mushaireb w (4) 53 94 Ms R King 9 3 On The Lead h (5) 55.5 84 12 42s21 Intrepidacious dwhn (1) 54 94 Ms R King 13 — Seatonic SCRATCHED 1 722s6 Castelvecchio cwn (12) 56.5 90 14 56s11 Mugatoo tw (15) 53 99 K Mc Evoy SCRATCHED K Mc Evoy EMERGENCY: 3 Yarraman Park Reisling Stks 3.50 14 — Sangria SCRATCHED EMERGENCIES: 2 — Super Seth 15 1s241 Think It Over cw (7) 53 90 A Adkins 3 3s613 Microphone twb (14) 56.5 92 J Bowman $300,000, 2yo Fillies Group 2 SW, 1200m 15 217s1 Mo’s Crown w (5) 56 88 4 121s7 Warning w (2) 56.5 89 T Berry 1 21s3 Dame Giselle bh (8) 55.5 86 K Mc Evoy 16 — I Am Immortal SCRATCHED 9 Sharp Extensive Aspiration Qual. 7.40 5 115s5 Shadow Hero td (4) 56.5 95 J Parr 2 15s13 Mildred w (9) 55.5 91 J Childs $160,000, 3yo & up F&M Quality Group 3, 6 122s1 Brandenburg wh (11) 56.5 92 Ms R King 3 12s See You Soon t (11) 55.5 78 5 Heineken 3 Canterbury Stks 5.05 1600m 7 s68s0 Prince Fawaz tdh (3) 56.5 86 J Van Overmeire (a) $500,000, 3yo & up Group 1 WFA, 1300m A Hyeronimus 1 955s5 Danzdanzdance dw (14) 59.5 96 4 415 Cellsabeel wb (1) 55.5 100 T Berry 1 6101s Mister Sea Wolf w (4) 59 89 B Avdulla 8 23s82 Reloaded t (13) 56.5 92 J Mc Donald J Mc Donald 5 171 Supreme Idea tw (3) 55.5 95 T Clark 2 9358s The Bostonian dw (1) 59 92 N Rawiller 9 501s8 Kubrick cwn (6) 56.5 90 B Avdulla 2 s6274 Irithea tw (13) 57 97 J Parr 1 Tricolours Wenona Girl Quality 2.40 6 1557 Sunborn (10) 55.5 78 G Schofield 3 61s77 Begood Toya Mother dwn (3) 59 93 10 121s4 Pancho dw (9) 56.5 90 N Rawiller 3 6190s Nettoyer tcwn (6) 56 92 J Bowman 7 222 Centimental b (2) 55.5 85 J Mc Donald D Bates 11 64212 Conqueror (10) 56.5 89 R Maloney 4 293s7 Another Dollar w (11) 54.5 92 J Collett $160,000, 4yo & up Mares Quality Group 3, 8 3s34 Ticket To Ride h (5) 55.5 82 B Avdulla 5 19445 Aqua D’ivina tdw (10) 53 94 1200m 4 74s21 Alizee tw (7) 57 96 J Bowman 12 41s50 The Holy One dwn (8) 56.5 89 M Walker 9 444 Fayerra h (6) 55.5 82 J Collett 13 134s9 Fortress Command (5) 56.5 89 J Collett J Van Overmeire (a) 5 101s1 Savatiano tdw (2) 57 98 J Mc Donald SCRATCHED 1 s807s Booker d (7) 59 89 J Parr 10 6s8 Fall On A Star (4) 55.5 72 J Bowman 6 90s32 White Moss tdw (6) 57 93 Ms K O’Hara 14 666s2 Sirmaze dw (7) 56.5 84 T Clark 6 — My Pendant 2 s77s5 I Am Excited tdw (4) 58.5 94 J Bowman 11 3 Joviality (7) 55.5 81 N Rawiller 7 112s1 Standout t (5) 56 100 T Berry 7 255s5 Savacool tdw (9) 53 97 Ms K O’Hara 3 s229s Fasika tdw (6) 56.5 95 B Avdulla 8 Entire Travel Randwick City Stks 7.0 5 8 420s2 Aliferous tdw (12) 53 94 B Avdulla 4 749s8 Resin cdw (5) 53.5 97 Ms R King 4 Tokyo City Keiba Fireball Stks 4.25 6 Hyland Race Colours Chall. Stks 5.45 9 2154s Gayatri w (4) 53 91 T Berry 5 1267s Bangkok tdw (3) 53 91 R Dolan (a) $140,000, 3yo & up Quality Listed, 2000m 10 14130 Killer Instinct wh (8) 53 94 R Dolan (a) $140,000, 3yo Listed SW+P, 1100m 6 21223 Invictus Salute twh (2) 53 100 T Clark $500,000, 3yo & up Group 2 WFA, 1000m 1 3960s Raheen House w (10) 59 88 T Berry 11 s7125 Missybeel dwb (2) 53 96 T Clark 7 2s817 Seasons cdwbh (8) 53 95 K Mc Evoy 1 s216s Cosmic Force twh (6) 59 92 J Mc Donald 1 s225s Santa Ana Lane twb (7) 58.5 97 M Zahra 2 950s3 The Chosen One cd (11) 58.5 94 12 8146s Mrs Madrid wh (1) 53 94 A Adkins 8 s7492 Spiritual Pursuit twn (1) 53 95 2 76s33 True Detective td (15) 58.5 90 2 141s4 Nature Strip dwbn (1) 58.5 100 N Rawiller 13 346s5 Emeralds h (5) 53 100 K Mc Evoy Ms K O’Hara G Schofield J Mc Donald 3 s0s62 Eastender wn (13) 58 95 J Bowman 14 33617 The Promise cdwh (3) 53 87 Ms R King

VictoriaVicotria races races at at Flemington Flemington Saturday Saturday Jetbet 12 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 7 3 Albukhturi h (11) 56.5 88 R Bayliss 7 1s451 Fabric tch (13) 54 92 C Williams 5 162s6 Bivouac dwbh (7) 54 96 G Boss 2 47s54 Avilius tdw (9) 59 100 D Dunn Race 1: MUNTASEERA, MINHAAJ, JYOTI 8 55 The Catch h (9) 56.5 88 M Dee 8 05614 Jester Halo (7) 54 89 Ms C Puls 6 1331s Exceedance cwh (11) 54 97 D Dunn 3 870s7 Suzuka Devious d (8) 59 88 D Yendall 9 4 The Watchman (2) 56.5 89 G Boss 9 4s112 Paint The Town Two dwn (10) 54 90 7 s1117 Halvorsen tcdn (9) 53 94 A Mallyon 4 80s45 Harlem cd (2) 59 91 Ms J Kah Race 2: LARIMER STREET, HOLYFIELD, OLE KIRK 10 211 Cloudbreaker n (7) 54.5 90 D Lane Ms J Kah 8 23320 Mystyko dn (1) 53 91 Dean Holland 5 66s32 Kings Will Dream tcwbh (1) 59 99 Race 3: RUSSIAN CAMELOT, SPEND, KATALIN 11 13 Surooj h (1) 54.5 93 L Nolen 10 11154 Neighbourhood n (11) 54 93 M Dee 9 011s7 Tofane tdwh (10) 53 93 M Dee J McNeil Race 4: GREYSFUL GLAMOUR, FIDELIA, FABRIC 12 3s37 Queen Of Rocks (5) 54.5 87 11 s8145 Goldifox t (3) 54 89 Ms L Meech 10 229s0 Trope h (5) 53 92 M Poy (a) 6 21614 Regal Power w (12) 59 96 W Pike Race 5: WILD PLANET, PRINCESS JENNI, ICONOCLASM D Stackhouse 12 16s50 Cryptic Jewel w (4) 54 92 W Pike 11 212s3 Loving Gaby dn (4) 52.5 98 C Williams 7 25641 Fifty Stars twh (13) 59 95 J Allen 13 s5s13 Meuse h (9) 53 95 J McNeil Race 6: EXCEEDANCE, LOVING GABY, LIBERTINI 3 The Nova100 Trophy 3.30 12 11432 Banquo th (3) 51 96 D Yendall 8 30s03 Mirage Dancer (6) 59 94 B Melham Race 7: RUBISAKI, HOW WOMANTIC, SASSY SALITAGE 5 Furphy Ale March Stakes 4.45 13 133s4 Libertini db (12) 51 95 J McNeil 9 1301s Southern France w (14) 59 88 M Dee Race 8: VOW AND DECLARE, KINGS WILL DREAM, $135,000, 3yo, 1400m 10 816s7 Hush Writer dh (11) 59 90 B Rawiller FIFTY STARS 1 7L0s6 Yourdeel dw (9) 61.5 87 R Bayliss $140,000, Listed, 1400m 7 TAB Kewney Stakes 6.05 11 277s6 Venice Beach h (3) 59 86 F W Kersley (a) Race 9: GARNER, LI’L KONTRA, HAWKER HURRICANE 2 1777s Power Scheme wh (3) 54 85 B Prebble 1 s870s Debt Agent dn (4) 60 83 L Nolen $200,000, 3yo Fillies Group 2 SW, 1400m 12 100s8 Cape Of Good Hope dh (5) 58.5 91 3 1s43 Spend wh (7) 54 100 D Dunn 2 3460s Sikandarabad tdwh (11) 59 81 J McNeil 1 2s111 Rubisaki cw (6) 55.5 100 W Egan R Bayliss 4 027s4 Vegas Knight (1) 54 90 C Williams 3 7104s Princess Jenni dwn (8) 58 83 B Melham 2 151s2 Pretty Brazen dwh (9) 55.5 95 Ms J Kah 13 240s9 Constantinople dh (4) 58.5 88 G Boss 5 132s1 Riddle Me That wn (12) 54 86 4 3s715 Cradle Mountain dw (1) 57 88 3 076s2 Tenley h (3) 55.5 100 D Lane 14 22s11 Miss Siska wn (7) 57 96 D Lane 1 TBV T'bred Breeders Stks 2.20 D Stackhouse Ms L Meech 4 s20s1 La Tene cdh (10) 55.5 95 D Dunn 6 115 Katalin dwbh (2) 54 95 J McNeil 5 3014s Iconoclasm tcdhn (7) 57 85 C Williams $160,000, 2yo Fillies Group 3 SW+P, 1200m 5 1111 How Womantic n (11) 55.5 99 J McNeil 9 Incognitus Stakes 7. 20 7 50s96 Westport dwh (8) 54 90 Ms J Kah 6 1148s Kentucky Breeze tcwh (3) 57 82 6 421s4 Fascino (12) 55.5 93 C Williams $140,000, 3yo Listed, 1100m 1 121 Jyoti dhn (1) 57 82 Ms J Kah 8 12s Russian Camelot dbh (6) 54 82 D Lane Ms J Kah 2 2125 Muntaseera (5) 55 100 J McNeil 9 4128s The Lifeline wbh (4) 54 85 Ms L Meech 7 6077s Mask Of Time w (10) 56.5 80 J Allen 7 8461s La Falaise w (14) 55.5 88 B Melham 1 8231s Hawker Hurricane dwh (8) 58 94 3 563 Geist h (4) 55 96 D Lane 10 10s1 Orienzel dwn (5) 54 85 B Mertens 8 71434 Ef Troop h (6) 54 91 M Dee 8 23s67 Southbank w (1) 55.5 95 W Pike J McNeil 4 1 Incredulous Dream (3) 55 80 J Allen 11 19s1 Scottish Dancer d (10) 54 88 M Dee 9 41s21 Sirius Suspect twh (9) 54 96 D Lane 9 112s4 Sassy Salitage b (7) 55.5 93 G Boss 2 111s0 Sisstar tcwh (11) 58 95 Ms J Kah 5 1 Minhaaj (6) 55 91 L Nolen 12 13s22 Western Sun (11) 54 85 W Pike 10 31s74 Wild Planet cdwh (5) 54 100 D Dunn 10 7s311 Mrs Beckham dh (8) 55.5 83 C Symons 3 2242s Li’l Kontra b (13) 57.5 92 B Prebble 6 3 D’arbanville h (2) 55 83 C Williams 11 s707s Lycurgus twh (2) 54 73 F W Kersley (a) 11 s1158 Score (5) 55.5 92 R Bayliss 4 1121s Garner tw (10) 57 93 D Dunn 7 Succeed Indeed h (7) 55 77 D Dunn 4 Schweppervescence Trophy 4.05 12 23115 Living The Dream tdn (12) 54 79 12 37s93 Don’ttelltheboss w (13) 55.5 92 5 16s10 Star Surprise dwh (12) 56 95 M Dee B Prebble 2 MSS Security Sires’ Produce 2.55 $160,000, 3yo & up F&M Group 3 SW+P, D Yendall 6 8510s Taraayef cwh (9) 56 92 L Nolen 1600m 13 36s11 Rich Hips dn (4) 55.5 87 M Dee 7 — Wayupinthesky SCRATCHED 14 4s115 Chassis tw (2) 55.5 89 J Allen $200,000, 2yo Group 2 SW, 1400m 6 Seppelt Wines Newmarket Hcp 5.25 8 410s1 Seatonic w (5) 54.5 94 Ms L Meech 1 30s53 Spanish Reef tcdwn (6) 58.5 97 D Lane 15 15s1 Selica dw (15) 55.5 86 B Thompson 1 23 Larimer Street (6) 56.5 93 C Williams 2 514s1 Greysful Glamour tn (12) 57 99 $1,250,000, Group 1, 1200m 9 2208s Absolute Flirt wh (4) 54 96 C Williams 2 1 Ole Kirk th (4) 56.5 100 D Dunn B Melham 1 112s1 Gytrash tcw (2) 57 100 B Melham 8 TAB Australian Cup 6.45 10 11s18 Sangria dw (2) 54 100 G Boss 3 11 Holyfield dw (10) 56.5 97 J McNeil 3 104s1 Bonvicini tdw (1) 56 93 J Allen 2 336s2 Zoutori tcdwhn (8) 55 97 D Lane 11 32s4 Born A Warrior bh (3) 54 90 W Pike 4 59250 Glenfiddich (12) 56.5 95 D Yendall 4 30s83 Fidelia tcw (5) 54 98 B Prebble 3 509s6 Despatch dwh (6) 54.5 94 Ms J Kah $1,500,000, 3yo & up Group 1 WFA, 2000m 12 441s5 Dirty Work dbh (1) 54 96 M Poy (a) 5 5s521 Lunar Fox (3) 56.5 88 B Prebble 5 8s568 My Pendant twh (8) 54 94 R Bayliss 4 1110s The Inevitable tdwn (13) 54.5 94 1 s421s Vow And Declare twh (10) 59 89 13 41212 Little Rich Boy w (6) 54 92 S Fawke 6 1 Maccabee h (8) 56.5 88 J Allen 6 32172 Bam’s On Fire w (2) 54 100 D Dunn B Prebble C Williams 14 s1135 Modear cdw (7) 54 92 W Egan

Queensland races at Eagle Farm Saturday Jetbet 14 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 3 58189 Chapelco dw (1) 58.5 90 D Smith 8 s310s Ruuca dwn (3) 56.5 100 R Fradd 4 7s057 Barbados Storm w (6) 56 91 J Bayliss 8 TAB Handicap 7.50 Race 1: THE KINGDOM, SAVWELL, GRESHAM 4 s0036 Motion Granted thn (15) 58 89 J Bayliss 9 32825 Cailini dh (1) 55.5 88 M Mc Gillivray 5 06072 Holbrook dw (11) 56 92 M Hellyer 5 1110s Tolai Meri wn (9) 58 84 Ms L Kilner (a3) 10 3083s I Am Venus cdhn (9) 55.5 87 J Orman 6 23583 Dream Builder (12) 55.5 95 J Orman $75,000, Open, 1400m Race 2: INGEAR, CLASSIC GAMING, DREAMING OF BISCAY 6 3s151 Classic Gaming dw (3) 57.5 96 11 74s21 Soubrette dwh (16) 55.5 92 B Thornton 7 555s3 Penshurst w (4) 55.5 100 M Mc Gillivray 1 434s2 Sovereign Nation dn (12) 59 90 J Orman Race 3: BELLISSIMI AMICI, STATESVILLE, APACHE CHASE Ms L Day (a3) 12 — The Move SCRATCHED 8 s0901 Bronzegate dw (7) 55 91 B Nothdurft (a) 2 — Snitch SCRATCHED Race 4: RUUCA, MISSIE ARCHER, WEBOUGHTAZOU 7 — Jinx ‘n’ Drinx SCRATCHED EMERGENCIES: 9 9s509 Meteorologist tdw (13) 55 91 B Thornton 3 86624 Ken’s Dream wb (9) 55.5 98 Ms L Day (a3) Race 5: PLITVICE, SLOW HANDS, FACTORY WARRIOR 8 21033 Dreaming Of Biscay d (8) 56 92 J Orman 13 4128s Wall Street Tycoon dwn (14) 59 83 10 s0439 Royal Atom w (3) 55 91 Ron Stewart 4 29s69 The Avenger cd (2) 55.5 89 M Cahill Race 6: QUALITY SEEKER, PENSHURST, MISSED THE ALARM 9 47343 Make A Ruler wn (6) 56 91 J Huxtable (a2) 11 2s415 Twilighter th (14) 55 92 M R Du Plessis 5 07s46 Fortensky dwn (14) 54.5 89 Race 7: SIENNA ROSE, EPIC GIRL, ADORADANCER J Huxtable (a2) 14 5635s Ella Divine h (12) 55.5 84 M R Du Plessis 12 59372 Brocson w (2) 54.5 91 A Thompson (a3) M Mc Gillivray Race 8: EMERALD KINGDOM, SOVEREIGN NATION, 10 3s244 Nick The Skip db (14) 56 96 B Stewart 15 616s1 News Director dw (6) 59 85 13 82113 Sunny St Cloud wbh (1) 54 94 6 s1111 Emerald Kingdom twh (6) 54 100 QIJI PHOENIX 11 64575 I Like Candy w (7) 55.5 89 A Thompson (a3) L V Cassidy R Fradd M R Du Plessis 7 20s66 Auerbach d (7) 54 92 Ron Stewart Race 9: STAR OF MICHELIN, DEE DAY DIVA, NAVAL STRIKE 16 1478s Hard Enough (13) 56 75 14 72182 Maxwell w (8) 54 91 Ms B Andrew 12 85231 Ingear th (11) 55 100 M Mc Gillivray Adam Spinks (a3) 15 — In Your Element SCRATCHED 8 s8517 Bel Burgess dw (3) 54 93 M R Du Plessis 13 1225s Joymaker h (2) 55 90 S Cormack 16 s4203 Populist (9) 54 90 S Cormack 9 0267s Get Stuck In tcwh (1) 54 89 14 56873 Whodunnit dh (5) 54 90 L Tarrant 5 Olivia’s Raceday 28 March 5.57 EMERGENCIES: B Nothdurft (a) EMERGENCY: 10 238s0 Boom Boom Epic th (5) 54 84 $75,000, Benchmark 75, 1600m 17 Ls803 Strike Sika dw (10) 54 87 15 293s2 Staying Black dwn (12) 54.5 96 18 s6185 Craiglea Simmo (15) 54 83 A Thompson (a3) 1 s4112 Plitvice tdwbh (8) 60 100 11 1635s Happy Go Plucky tdw (8) 54 85 3 Pink Picnic 19 April 4.37 A Thompson (a3) 7 The Society Rooftop 7.13 Ms L Kilner (a3) 12 05644 Peacock dw (11) 54 86 D Smith $75,000, 2yo, 1300m 2 s3184 Benfica Princess tdw (10) 59 92 $75,000, Class 6, 1200m J Murphy (a2) 13 s1722 Qiji Phoenix w (4) 54 92 M Hellyer 1 431 Bellissimi Amici ch (10) 58 100 R Fradd 3 39s98 Galtero dwh (4) 58.5 99 B Nothdurft (a) 1 — Emerald Kingdom SCRATCHED 14 70314 Lucky Prospector dhn (13) 54 88 2 4162 Statesville w (9) 58 98 J Orman 4 18103 Sugar Buzz dw (6) 58 93 2 s4240 Shogun Sun cdwh (6) 58.5 89 J Murphy (a2) 3 4 Apache Chase h (12) 57.5 100 Ms M Wishart (a3) J Murphy (a2) M R Du Plessis 3 61323 Epic Girl cdwbhn (10) 58 100 9 Moet & Chandon Chairmans Club 8.30 4 Bondurant (11) 57.5 81 J Bayliss 5 769s4 High Degree dw (11) 57.5 92 B Thornton 6 78s78 Madam Shazam dw (1) 57.5 86 A Thompson (a3) $75,000, 3yo, 1400m 5 3 Disarmed (8) 57.5 88 M Cahill 4 339s8 Tisani Magic dwn (13) 57.5 89 L Tarrant 6 3s6 Mishani Epic h (4) 57.5 83 B Stewart Adam Spinks (a3) 1 21481 Naval Strike c (15) 58 92 1 Events @ BRC Handicap 3.23 7 22122 Slow Hands dwbh (7) 57.5 98 5 14273 Boomtown Lass dh (12) 56 100 Ms M Wishart (a3) 7 2s7 Tumbler Ridge h (2) 57.5 90 B Thornton B Stewart $75,000, Class 6, 1830m 8 52s54 Mishani Vandal h (6) 56.5 91 M R Du Plessis 2 114s2 Star Of Michelin tcw (3) 58 100 8 21723 Great Powers tdwhn (3) 57 95 B Stewart 6 45s42 Adoradancer ch (2) 55 94 D Smith M Mc Gillivray 1 94410 Gresham twb (3) 61 97 M Mc Gillivray M Mc Gillivray 7 42165 Clockwise dwn (11) 54.5 89 N Evans 2 00s55 Mawaany Machine w (1) 61 92 R Fradd 9 9 North Rocks (5) 56.5 79 M Hellyer 9 46295 Mr Tickets dw (2) 56.5 92 J Orman 3 224s4 Ballistic Boy h (13) 57.5 94 J Orman 10 40220 Smart As Attack w (9) 56.5 96 8 287s1 Don’t Leave Me Out wn (9) 54.5 90 4 1s333 Rapido Gris dbn (2) 54.5 92 3 s9s44 Admiral Jello n (6) 59.5 90 J Orman 10 2s42 Redoute’s Image (1) 56.5 97 L V Cassidy M R Du Plessis 11 7 Grand h (3) 55 79 J Huxtable (a2) J Huxtable (a2) J Murphy (a2) 4 60s33 Savwell wbn (5) 56.5 98 B Stewart 9 5541s Pressway twh (7) 54.5 85 M Cahill 5 25111 The Kingdom tcw (2) 55 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Northampton (RPL) 4.05 Main Event MV Drama. 3.50 Homestead Rescue PG 5pm The World At Five 5.30 Super Rugby: Crusaders 5.30 Chats: The Ewen 4.50 The Simpsons Super 5.30 Then Came You MLSC 2019 4.45 Homestead Rescue PG 5.10 Focus On Politics v Reds (HLS) Chatfield Story Saturday PG Drama. 5.40 Homestead Rescue PG 5.30 Tagata O Te Moana KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 AO Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; Adults only; 6Mar20 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 SPORT 27 McIlroy speaks out against rich world tour GOLF by Evin Priest, AAP in being courted by the PGL, declaring WHY HE’S OUT: Rory that “I’m out”. ORLANDO — Rory McIlroy has McIlroy of Northern Ireland The Northern Irishman cited a further distanced himself from a cashed- tees off on the ninth hole schedule that was too restrictive, and up world golf tour, with the world No.1 during the first round of the many predicted the concept would fizzle declaring he didn’t like “where the money Arnold Palmer Invitational without his profile. was coming from”. golf tournament in Orlando, The four-time major winner doubled Moments after posting the clubhouse Florida yesterday . . . asked down on those comments at Orlando’s lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in later about his withdrawal Bay Hill course on Thursday. Florida on Thursday, McIlroy was asked from discussions over a “The reason I said what I said was on host TV broadcaster Golf Channel Premier Golf League, he said because we were in Mexico (for the World about his withdrawal from discussions Golf Championships in February) and A body organ (6) Murder (4) he “didn’t really like where with the rival Premier Golf League. the money was coming some (players) decided not to go,” said An“I animaldidn’t with really horns (4) like whereMake up the your money mind (6) from” — it is reportedly McIlroy. About eight of the world’s top wasWipe coming with your tonguefrom (4)either;A Irower wanted pulls on to there be (4) backed by Saudi interests — 10 golfers skipping the WGC event in theCloser first (6) one to speak outA queen’s against special it seatand (6) or the lack of autonomy for Mexico City. I’mWrite glad this that on an envelopeI have,” McIlroyA meal course said. (7) players. AP picture “But that was their choice; that was The PGL is a proposed lucrative the freedom that they had. They have international(7) league thatA household would chorefeature (7) autonomy over their schedule and they theSounds top 48 made golfers by a playingRest 18 your tournaments head on this (6) eight overseas tournaments they want to event on the European Tour. can pick and choose when and where asleeping year, person each (7) with a prize Smallpurse child of (6) acquire. The Scotsman identified three of the they want to play. $US10Alive (6) million ($NZ15.85m).Egg-shaped (4) British company the World Golf Group individuals: Majed Al-Sorour, CEO of the “But that’s not the case with this new TenNot willing of the to work events (4) wouldA rubber be in cover the for a wheel recently announced plans to launch the Saudi Golf Federation, Colin Neville of league; you’re going to be contracted to UnitedA water States, hole (4) while organisers(4) have PGL in 2022 and it is reportedly backed the Raine Group, and Andrew Gardiner, a play 18 events. targeted19. A glass containter the Australian (6) Open as one of by Saudi Arabian financiers. director at Barclays Capital. “They’re going to tell you where and According to an email from US PGA The Raine Group has been announced when you should be there. junior crossword solutions Tour commissioner Jay Monahan to as one of the PGL partners, and “As a golfer and an independent Previous solution US-based players, the PGL is backed by Neville has orchestrated past sports contractor, I didn’t like the sound of that. Across: “Saudi interests”. transactions like the Ultimate Fighting “I’d like to think I’m quite a loyal 1. Pollution, 6. Weeks, 7. Raise, 9. Inns, 10. Blonde, Last month, Scottish newspaper The Championship’s $4 billion sale and person and the PGA Tour has given me a 12. German, 14. Spot, 17. Eagle, 18. Wiped, 19. Strangers. Down: Scotsman reported powerbrokers of the Manchester City’s deal with a group of platform to showcase my skills and build 2. Ocean, 3. Last, 4. Turtle, 5. Onion, 6. Wriggle, 8. Elected, PGL played in the pro-am with Phil Chinese investors. my brand and become this athlete that I 11. Camera, 13. Right, 15. Paper, 16. Twig. Mickelson at the Saudi International McIlroy recently withdrew his interest am.” THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Saturday, March 7, 2020

SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Giselle Eisenberg, 13; Jenna Fischer, 46; Rachel Weisz, 50; Bryan Cranston, 64. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Opportunity is heading your way, but taking advantage of what's available up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. will be up to you. Take advantage of something that inspires you. Don't have To solve the puzzle, each row, regrets when a simple "yes" is all you have to say. Be ready to spring forward column and 3x3 grid within the and see what life has to offer. Embrace change. Your numbers are 2, 13, 21, larger grid must end up containing 26, 35, 39, 48. each number from 1 to 9, and ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number can only appear Remain calm, and you'll get to the bottom of an issue with less drama. Keep your opinions to yourself until you've collected information and assessed a once in a row, column or box. situation thoroughly. Physical activity will help relieve stress and give you A sudoku grid has a single time to think. 5 stars unique solution, which can be TAURUS (April 20-May 20): reached without using guesswork. You've got more going for you than you realize. Don't get drawn into someone's emotional outburst. A personal gain will come if you mind SOlUTiOn in nexT pUblicATiOn. your own business and focus on what will help you take care of your responsibilities. 2 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Pay attention to what's going on in your backyard. If you are too busy getting DOUBLE CROSSWORD No 10,932 involved in other people's business, you'll miss something important in your life. Don't make promises that will put someone's concerns before your own. 4 stars CRYPTIC CLUES CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don't hesitate. Trust in your ability to get things done. Shoot for the stars, and ACROSS DOWN don't look back. You can make a difference and a positive change if you stay 7. You’ll find me in the lane 1. 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A change QUICK a long time (6) is caricatured (5) Across: 1 Irate; 4 Curtail; 8 in the way you invest or handle your money will lead to proits. 3 stars Teacher; 9 Prong; 10 Else; 11 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Cataract; 13 Pert; 14 Rely; 16 QUICK CLUES Be prepared to do things on your own. You'll accomplish more if you don't Elevator; 17 Agog; 20 Olive; 21 have to coddle someone or redo whatever falls short of your speciications. Parlour; 22 Trestle; 23 Noted. ACROSS DOWN Don't take on an unnecessary physical challenge. Protect against insult or Down: 1 In the same boat; 2 7. Ransack (6) 1. Make believe (7) injury. 3 stars Amass; 3 Echo; 4 Cereal; 5 8. Fight (6) 2. Greed (7) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Replaced; 6 Anomaly; 7 Light- Check off your to-do list, and free up your time. Find out what's required of fingered; 12 Ornament; 13 10. Sully (7) 3. Once more (5) you to follow a path that entices you. Love, recreational activities and events Precise; 15 Couple; 18 Grout; 19 11. Mediterranean 4. Crimson (7) that allow you to rub shoulders with interesting people should be priorities. 3 Iron. island (5) 5. Booth (5) CRYPTIC stars Across: 1 Usage; 4 Lucifer; 8 12. Notch (4) 6. Postpone (5) Birthday Baby: Instant; 9 Lying; 10 Eats; 11 After 13. Solitary (5) 9. Stamp-collecting You are demonstrative, intense and proactive. You are diligent and sensitive. all; 13 Tied; 14 Late; 16 To be 17. Join (5) (9) sure; 17 Tame; 20 Oscar; 21 18. Norse legend (4) 14. Burdensome (7) Mustard; 22 Slowest; 23 Ruler. Down: 1 United Nations; 2 Asset; 22. Glowing cinder 15. Food provider (7) STAR RATINGS (5) 16. Infantile (7) FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. 3 Edam; 4 Let off; 5 Cul-de-sac; 6 FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. Frigate; 7 Regular reader; 12 Sets 23. Not exactly (7) 19. Indigent (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. free; 13 Tobacco; 15 Prompt; 18 24. Deviation (6) 20. Subside (5) TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. Avail; 19 Tsar. 25. Fondle (6) 21. Sum (5) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 28 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Time for Peace Shield and Ella Gibson tourneys SPORTS BRIEFS BOWLS entered. Both competitions will be played Murray Murton, Bob McIlroy, Mick at Te Karaka Bowling Club tomorrow and Maunder, Ropata Ruwhiu and Arthur Super Rugby debut for Doleman GISBORNE bowlers will contest the on Sunday, starting 8.30am. Hawes. REFEREE James Doleman makes his Super men’s and women’s centre open fours this The women’s skips are Bobbie Beattie, The round-robin format will make Rugby debut tomorrow night as the man in charge weekend. Del Tamanui, Glenys Whiteman, Betty for interesting viewing as all the strong of the Rebels-versus-Lions clash in Melbourne. The men will play for the Peace Shield Herring, Glenys Whiteman and Queenie teams will eventually meet each other His Gisborne grandmother, Rose Doleman, was and the women, the Ella Gibson. Takarua. over the course of the tournament. proud to hear of James’s appointment today. A round-robin format will be used. Skips for the men’s teams are David People will speculate about who will do An avid sports fan, Rose Doleman is a life Eight men’s and six women’s teams are File, Steve Goldsbury, Lex Kennedy, well but in this format upsets happen. member of the Poverty Bay cricket and hockey associations. Her late husband Jim was a goal-kicking machine for Old Boys in Lee Brothers Shield rugby and a cricket all-rounder for Pirates. James Doleman, based in Dunedin, has Aussie women through previously acted as assistant referee (formerly touch judge) at several Super Rugby matches and has been a regular referee on the World Rugby Sevens Series circuit. After the Melbourne game, he will head to Ireland for two games in the Pro 14 competition, to T20 World Cup final which features club teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy and South Africa. Doleman, who turns 29 next month, hopes to officiate at the sevens tournament at this year’s Rain nearly saw second semi abandoned too Tokyo Olympics, but describes test rugby as the ultimate. CRICKET by Scott Bailey, AAP Final season for Darius Boyd SYDNEY — Australia beat the weather BRISBANE — Brisbane champion Darius Boyd by nine minutes and South Africa by a is set to announce his retirement from the NRL at rain-affected five runs to set up a dream the end of the 2020 season. Twenty20 World Cup final against India The Broncos have called a press conference on at the MCG. Friday morning where it is expected the former In a dramatic Thursday night at the Australia and Queensland star will announce this SCG, Australia’s 5-134 became a target of will be his last season. 98 from 13 overs for South Africa, before The 32-year-old has played 318 National Rugby they held them to 5-92 in a thrilling League games for the Broncos, St George finish. Illawarra and Newcastle. — AAP But Australia’s title defence could have been over so much earlier, with rain McIlroy makes it look easy threatening to wash them out and send ORLANDO — Rory McIlroy has battled tough the Proteas through to the final. morning conditions to post the clubhouse lead After England’s tournament had been midway through the first round of the Arnold ended without a ball bowled in their Palmer Invitational. semi-final against India, Australia’ semi- Strong breezes are making scoring difficult on final was delayed by 25 minutes. Thursday at Florida’s Bay Hill course, but world The match was then held up for No.1 McIlroy made it look easy during a six-under- another 38 minutes between innings, par 66. before players returned to the field nine Teeing off the 10th hole at the Orlando course, minutes before play was set to be called four-time major winner McIlroy made an early off. bogey before two birdies brought him back in the “I’m pretty relieved,” captain Meg mix. The 2018 Palmer champion then lit up the Lanning admitted. front nine (his back nine) with three birdies and “Just excited for the opportunity that is BEAT THE WEATHER, AND SOUTH AFRICA: Australia celebrate after winning their an eagle. coming up. It wasn’t an easy day. Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final match against South Africa at the SCG in Sydney At six under, he leads by one shot from “We had a lot of waiting around and last night by five runs in a rain-affected game. England was knocked out of the American Talor Gooch, while there is a logjam of just hoping the weather was going to tournament the previous night after their semi-final against India could not go ahead players who shot 68 to sit at four under, including hold off.” because of rain. AAP picture England’s Tyrrell Hatton. Light rain then fell for the majority Meanwhile, Australians Jason Day and Adam of the second innings, as Megan Schutt “It’s very upsetting. The team is quite had earlier come out swinging. Scott failed to live up to their billing in a marquee helped the hosts strangle South Africa distraught,” she said. The pair whacked eight boundaries group together alongside four-time major winner out of the game in the chase. “It’s the second time we have come between them, both often using their Brooks Koepka. Day had a late bogey and a She was clinical, sending down really close in a semi-final. Everyone is feet with as Mooney hit 28 from 24 balls double-bogey on his last hole to shoot 74 and three overs for 2-17 and removing the hurting.” before being bowled by Nadine de Klerk. at two-over-par he is three shots ahead of Scott dangerous Proteas captain Dane van The result realistically keeps Healy looked in good touch, twice (77). — AAP Niekerk with a brilliant inswinger. organisers’ hopes alive of a record crowd jumping down the wicket to hit Chloe Delissa Kimmince also sent down of more than 90,000 at the MCG for Tryon for four before she hit Ayabonga Race cancelled, Astana out 1-16 from three, as Jess Jonassen the final, with Australia and India the Khaka straight to mid-wicket on 18 from defended the 19 required from the final competition’s two biggest drawcards. 13. ROME — Astana have become the latest over despite late hitting from Laura India beat Australia by 17 runs in the Lanning also opted to take on the cycling team to withdraw from racing amid the Wolvaardt (41no from 27). tournament opener, but the hosts look a spinners, hitting counterpart van Niekerk coronavirus outbreak. “I would rather lose than get a free far more settled team than they were a back over mid-off for six before acting as Race organisers in Italy, the European country pass into the World Cup final,” van fortnight ago — even without the injured the aggressor again late. most affected by the outbreak, said on Thursday Niekerk said. Ellyse Perry. It helped put Australia within touching they were cancelling Saturday’s Strade Bianche “I’m not going to sit here and lie and Lanning looks close to her best, setting distance of their fifth title in their sixth one-day race after Rome decided to hold events say we didn’t think about (the weather). up the game with a measured 49no after decider, while India will be playing in without fans. Organisers have not yet said But we were here to play cricket. openers Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy their first final. whether the Milan-Sanremo major classic and the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race — both scheduled for later this month — will go ahead. “We have chosen to protect the health of our riders and staff and to take our responsibility for Final to be Kaur’s first game for parents the society in not further spreading the virus,” said the Astana manager, whose team have CRICKET by Scott Bailey, AAP game and her dad having not watched India’s performances can help fast-track withdrawn from racing until March 20. her since her school days. the introduction of a women’s IPL. Australia’s Mitchelton-Scott, Dutch outfit Jumbo- SYDNEY — Indian superstar However, with family in Australia, Meanwhile, Kaur’s story is not too Visma, France’s Groupama-FDJ and Britain’s Harmanpreet Kaur will have her mum they travelled to the SCG for Thursday’s dissimilar to Sachin Tendulkar’s, whose Ineos had already pulled out of at least the Strade watch her play cricket for the first time washed-out semi-final against England superstitious mother famously never Bianche race in the Siena province. — AAP in Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final and will finally be able to watch Kaur bat watched him play until his final test against Australia. in Sunday’s decider at the MCG. innings in 2013. Italy-England game delayed One of the world’s best players, Kaur “They wanted to watch (the semi-final) But Kaur has welcomed the chance to BERLIN — Italy’s Six Nations clash against has starred for India in an international but unfortunately they didn’t get to,” finally impress in front of her parents England in Rome next Saturday has been career that has included more than 200 Kaur said. Satinda and Harmander Singh Bhullar. postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. internationals since her debut in 2009. “It’s the first time they were going to “It means a lot because from day one I The Italian government on Wednesday said Sunday’s clash at the MCG is expected watch me playing cricket because my dad wanted them to watch me playing cricket all sporting events until April 3 must be behind to threaten the record crowd for a did when I was in school. and today I got this opportunity,” she closed doors if they are to go ahead. women’s sporting match of just above “But my mother never watched me play said. Instead the Six Nations elected to postpone 90,000. cricket. And she was there.” “They have come here to watch all of the match — and the women’s and U20 meetings But there are two members of the It comes after fans flocked to Kaur’s us playing, and I hope we get all support between the countries the same weekend — “with crowd Kaur will be interested in more parents’ house during the last 50-over from all the parents and try to win this the intention to reschedule” at later dates. than most on her 31st birthday. World Cup to show their support as she tournament. Italy have already had their March 7 visit to The Indian captain has always powered India to the final. “We are hoping that we should get it, Ireland postponed but the Six Nations reiterated it performed away from her parents’ eyes, This year’s Twenty20 tournament has because everybody’s looking very positive “fully intends to complete all 15 games across all with her mum having never attended a proved equally popular, with the belief about women’s cricket at this moment.” three championships when time allows.” — DPA The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 SPORT 29

WELCOME RETURN: Former All Black hooker Keven Mealamu was at the launch of the Poverty Bay junior rugby season last year and he is returning to Gisborne for Rugby Awareness Week. He is set to run a front-row clinic at Rugby Park on Friday next CHARMAINE McMENAMIN week. Picture by Liam Clayton Stars visiting to promote game RUGBY by Grant Miller McMenamin is due to promote Mealamu, who played 132 tests for the playing days, will run a front-row clinic wheelchair rugby at Ilminster All Blacks, visited Gisborne less than a at Rugby Park on Friday evening, and a BLACK Ferns star Charmaine Intermediate School, visit Gisborne Girls’ year ago to help launch the junior rugby skills session for young players earlier in McMenamin and former All Black Keven High School and run a girls’ rugby clinic season. the day. Mealamu will be in Gisborne for a week- at Lytton High School. He also ran a presentation about The week begins with skills workshops long promotion of rugby. McMenamin is a loose forward for the rugby’s values — a seminar that came for rural school children in the rippa form McMenamin, the Black Ferns player Auckland Storm but she is from Gisborne out of New Zealand Rugby’s review of of the game. of the year from the 2019 New Zealand and was named the 2019 Tairawhiti respect and responsibility. Poverty Bay union representatives will Rugby Awards and New Zealand Rugby sportswoman of the year. The four pillars of The Rugby Way were be heading out to rural schools for the Players’ Association international She and Mealamu will be in the city for to be welcoming, be our best, play fair rippa sessions. women’s player of the year, will visit the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s and be passionate, he told a Gisborne Former test referee Bryce Lawrence schools on Thursday and Friday next Rugby Awareness Week promotion, which audience. will be in the city on Thursday to help week. starts on Monday. This time, Mealamu, a hooker in his develop referees and coaches. Taipans play Man United reunion not Wildcats into so joyous for Rooney improved form FOOTBALL DERBY — Loan signing Odion BASKETBALL really gave us that boost. That’s what Ighalo scored twice as Manchester by Brad Elborough, AAP he can do, take the pressure off and United beat second-tier Derby deliver in big moments. County 3-0 today to reach the FA PERTH — Cairns Taipans have “He was outstanding.” Cup quarterfinals and spoil the given the Perth Wildcats the perfect Gleeson also changed the way he reunion for their all-time top scorer preparation for their NBL grand final used Plumlee and Norton, playing them Wayne Rooney. series against the Sydney Kings. in shorter spurts off the bench. Championship outfit Derby Being pushed to three semifinal Plumlee, who will go up against started well but Ole Gunnar games by the Taipans seemed to give fellow former NBA centre Andrew Solskjaer’s men took control when the Wildcats the chance to play a Bogut in the grand final, left the court defender Luke Shaw broke the couple of their players into form. midway through the final term after he deadlock in the 33rd minute with a In last night’s 93-82 win at RAC appeared to roll his ankle. shot that bounced off the turf and Arena, the Wildcats had timely Gleeson didn’t know the extent of his over goalkeeper Kelle Roos. contributions from Terrico White, Mitch injury, but he appeared to be walking Shaw then provided the assist for Norton and Miles Plumlee. around after the game without any Ighalo to muscle through and poke With 26 points, White, last year’s discomfort. home United’s second in the 41st grand final series MVP, scored more Plumlee pulled down six rebounds minute. ROONEY ON THE BALL: Derby’s Wayne Rooney (centre) duels for the than 17 points for the first time since and scored six points, being on the end The 30-year-old Nigerian striker, ball with Manchester United’s Odion Ighalo (left) and Fred during an January 1 when he dropped 23 against of terrific passing from Bryce Cotton. who arrived at Old Trafford in FA Cup fifth-round football match at Pride Park in Derby today. United Adelaide 36ers. The competition’s MVP was down January on a deal to the end of won 3-0. AP picture Playing three semifinal games on his usual offensive output — well the season from China’s Shanghai probably helped him the most as he short of the 42 points he contributed in Shenhua, doubled his tally in the DC United, had a great chance “He rolled his ankle in training,” missed the final game of the season Game 1. He didn’t score in the first half 70th minute with a left-footed shot to equalise but the midfielder’s Solskjaer said. proper due to knee soreness, so didn’t of Game 3 (a copy of his stats in Game off a rebound. 36th-minute free-kick drew a “He had to stay at home and play at all between February 9 and 2) and finished with only five points, but United travel to Norwich City fingertip save from United keeper hopefully he’ll be OK for the February 28. his eight rebounds were important. in the last eight after the Premier Sergio Romero. weekend, but I’m not sure.” Coach Trevor Gleeson couldn’t hide And they didn’t go unnoticed by his League’s bottom club beat The bearded 34-year-old was Victory extended United’s his excitement at White’s return to form. coach. Tottenham Hotspur, managed by then booked for a hard tackle on unbeaten run to nine matches in all “We had multiple guys step up who “A lot of the 93 points came from former United boss Jose Mourinho, Scott McTominay. competitions, the perfect tonic before haven’t played well in the first two Bryce as a ball carrier,” he said. on penalties yesterday. United were without captain Harry meeting rivals City in a Premier games,” he said. “He was fabulous in getting open Rooney, who joined Derby this Maguire, who suffered an ankle League Manchester derby on “(Terrico) got us going in the first and looks for our players.” — AAP season after a stint with MLS side injury in training. Sunday (Monday NZ time). — AAP 30 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 Horouta ‘playing to win’ final Not relying on Barry Cup top-qualifier advantage CRICKET by Grant Miller HOROUTA will take a positive mindset into their quest to win Poverty Bay cricket’s DJ Barry Cup tomorrow. For captain David Situ, it doesn’t really matter that his team are the top qualifiers and therefore could secure the trophy with a conservative game plan. “We’re going to play to win,” he said. Horouta will play Bollywood Stars High School Old Boys in the final tomorrow. HSOB captain Carl Shaw said the equation for his team was simple. “We will need to get 10 wickets and bat well,” he said. The top qualifiers have an advantage in the final — their opponents have to get the better of them conclusively to take the DJ Barry Cup. That almost certainly means HSOB will have to bowl out Horouta, as well as score more runs than them, to triumph. Horouta qualified top after the third team in the competition, OBR, forfeited two of their last three games — one against HSOB and one against Horouta. It’s hard to argue that the newcomers to the A grade did not deserve their position at the top of the table, however. POSITIVE MINDSET: Horouta captain David Situ believes a positive mindset will be Horouta outplayed HSOB when the two best for his team in the DJ Barry Cup final against High School Old Boys tomorrow. teams last encountered each other and, He is pictured batting in an earlier game, with Andrew Gibbs in the field for HSOB. NEEDING WICKETS: High School Old on the other occasion when they met, Pictures by Paul Rickard Boys captain Carl Shaw and his fellow HSOB benefited handsomely from having bowlers will probably need to take 10 Poverty Bay captain Andrew Gibbs fill in Bowlers have had a better time of it HSOB have one piece of silverware so wickets if HSOB are to lift the DJ Barry for them. The seamer had an eight-wicket in this year’s competition than batsmen far this season and the club will hope to Cup. haul. and Situ said both sides would be keen to have two more by the end of tomorrow. HSOB have been the most convincing produce strong batting performances in HSOB Presidents made the B grade’s Last year’s DJ Barry Cup competition, side with the bat, however, and that may the final. Hope Cup final, so the two HSOB teams won by OBR, wasn’t decided until the yet be important in the final. Shaw, who scored a century in his last will be playing alongside each other at final minutes. The key to the contest might well be outing against OBR, said it had been a Harry Barker Reserve. The form guide indicates this year’s how Horouta fare with the willow. “weird season, with the weather, Sunday The HSOB A-grade side are looking final may be tense as well. They have enough quality in their side games and teams defaulting”. to do the double this season, backing up The DJ Barry Cup final is due to start to produce solid scores but have tended He had enjoyed the competition, their win of the Doleman Cup 40-over at 1pm and the Hope Cup final, between to get better results when on the attack, though, and was looking forward to both competition with victory in the DJ Barry HSOB Presidents and Ngatapa, is due to rather than batting for time. the final and next year’s edition. Cup. get under way at 2pm. Ngatapa-HSOB clash too close to make a call CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf 1 v 4 semi and while Ngatapa’s focus is enjoyment first, winning second, the THERE’S no way to call it. Caps are focused. Tomorrow’s Senior B club cricket “Tim Gardner and George final between defending champions Williams are unavailable with other Ngatapa and the Isaac Hughes- commitments but we don’t take led High School Old Boys is a ourselves too seriously: that makes for mouthwatering prospect. a good team environment and guys Bollywood High School Old Boys that haven’t played before this season go into the final having won six of 13 will come back,” Gibson said. games. They beat Hope Cup holders “The boys are happy to play a good Ngatapa by 16 runs on November 23 bunch of lads. Win, lose or draw, we’ll but Ngatapa tasted revenge in Round share a cold one with our opponents 11, chasing down 223 for victory with and celebrate the season.” one wicket in hand and three balls Second-year captain Isaac Hughes remaining in the 30th over. is excited about the HSOB prospects HSOB rewrote history to reverse a going into tomorrow. three-loss sequence v Old Boys Rugby “We’re looking forward to putting to flatten OBR by nine wickets in the the season’s work into one complete 2 v 3 semifinal and go into this last performance,” he said. crucible of competition with all parts “We have to bowl full and give our (batting, bowling, fielding) percolating all in the field.” nicely. HSOB include quality veterans such The Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa as Ollie Needham, who kept wicket Green Caps under Mike Gibson go last weekend, and match-winning into tomorrow’s final as favourites batsman Glen Udall. with the best record in the six-team Ngatapa have all-rounders Gibson league: 11 wins from 14 matches. They and Jeremy Castles. beat Horouta by seven wickets in the Both are good sides. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 SPORT 31 Tenacity, belief brought to bear MARTIAL ARTS by Grant Miller lifestyle benefits that come from training and she has shed 8.5kg since starting jiu-jitsu. OLIVIA Jade Scott had about five Belt levels and weight restrictions keep minutes to pick herself up off the mat the competition relatively even. and compose herself for a bronze-medal She began with a Wellington regional bout at the Oceania Open Jiu-Jitsu no-gi competition in March last year, Championship. winning a gold medal in that. She used lyrics from an Eminem song to She went to the nationals in Auckland the help her reframe the situation and bring her following month and won gold there. “best self to the moment”. In September, she won gold at the gi She won the bronze medal at the nationals in Auckland. championship in Auckland on February Scott then tested herself in Hamilton by 22, to go with a silver she picked up the entering a North Island event where an previous day. opponent submitting was the only way for a Proud of the way she came back, Scott competitor to win. Take-downs and throws indicated the mental toughness she drew didn’t count for points. on meant a lot to her. She picked up a bronze medal there She had three matches on Day 1 of the early last month. champs, winning her first two matches in Scott said the experience exposed her to the no-gi competition and losing the final on holes in her game. points. “There’s no hiding in jiu-jitsu. You are the No gi is where competitors wear shorts exact sum of your last 100 days of training.” and a rashguard, rather than the traditional Scott is coached by Alex Patrick Maxwell uniform, and Scott was in the under-66.2- at the Gisborne club and she will compete kilogram weight division. again at the Wellington regionals this In the gi competition the following day, month, in both gi and no gi. Scott (u68kg division) had a win first up, From there, she will double-down on then had to submit to her next opponent, refining her striking skills, because she the eventual champion, before fighting plans to be in her first MMA fight mid-year. successfully for the bronze medal. “It’s a different challenge and I’m looking Scott, 28, a member and teacher at forward to it.” Gisborne’s Te Kura Awhio mixed martial Scott said strong jiu-jitsu fighters needed arts club, has been competing in the sport SEIZING THE MOMENT: Olivia Jade Scott won silver and bronze medals at the good coaching. They had to be disciplined, for less than a year. Oceania Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. She has another competition this month and learn to train while tired and have a sound She has a background in judo and used is lining up her first MMA fight in the winter. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell diet. to play football for the Gisborne women’s Support from family, friends and representative team. Amateur Body Building Association event She has also competed in fishing and teammates was helpful and striving towards In 2018, she gave bodybuilding a try, and coming second for physique in the tall surfing. goals was key. competing in the East Coast National women’s novice section. 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CONTENDERS: Gisborne’s Rob Miller on the bars and his swinger “Red” George have raced with a “P” on their bike this season, as they are contracted to the Palmerston North track, but they are still “Gizzy proud”. Tomorrow they take on 24 crews to decide the New Zealand sidecar championships. Sideways shot by Go Slideways; front- on shot by Le Pro Photography

Sidecars in contention SPEEDWAY Palmerston North “P” on their bike, offer the fans some recompense.” stockcars, including the drivers who by Murray Robertson they have a “G” in their hearts. Qualifying will take about two tried so hard in the Gladiators team They must be considered serious hours, with racing to restart at 6pm. in the recent national stockcar teams THE rescheduled New Zealand contenders for a place on the podium. The 25 crews will be divided into championships in Stratford,” McGrory speedway sidecars title will be decided Bikes have been entered from three groups. They will each get four said. in Gisborne tomorrow. all over the country for the Stubbs heats to decide the top 20 for the The Gladiators were second in the Eastland Group Raceway will Contracting-sponsored championships. finals. second tier of the championships. be the scene of high drama as 24 Qualifying will start at 1pm Gisborne’s Clive Ireland (56G) “They’ve done really well for a young combinations try to dethrone 1NZ tomorrow, with afternoon admission will not be racing as he continues to team,” McGrory said. driver David Gannon and swinger free of charge. recover from a crash injury. He was “The club will really get behind Daryl Pearce, of Kihikihi. They will be “We decided to run the event all in one of the main hometown hopes for them next year, mentor them and here to defend their title. one day to allow the public to look at the podium. help them with vehicle and mental Gisborne contenders include Callum the qualifying heats in the afternoon, “Clive’s mending well and is keen to preparations. Innes and Jason Rees (22G), who with no gate charge,” Gisborne get back on to his bike at some stage,” “We plan to give the whole team a have been racing well this season, and Speedway Club president Clyde McGrory said. good boost, from the drivers’ attitude Stuart Priest and Kerwin Arnaboldi McGrory said. The support programme includes to the tyres on their cars.” (52G). “Our last meeting was rained off TQs, stockcars, saloons, production For the main part of the programme, While Gisborne’s Rob Miller and after only five and a half races and as saloons, and youth ministocks. the gates open at 5pm tomorrow night swinger “Red” George (8P) have a a sign of good faith the club wants to “We’ve again got a big field for the and the first race is at 6pm.

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