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DOUBLE THE FUN: Twins Clyde and Willow Ross (3) enjoy a sunny day in a field of daffodils at the Cranswick property at yesterday. The twins were helping pick the glorious yellow flowers for the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society fundraising campaign, culminating in a street collection on Friday, August 28. Yesterday’s pick yielded eight large bucketloads and there will be more picks around the district and at Mahia, including an annual pick at Eastwoodhill next week. The society buys commercial daffodils for pre-orders to be delivered next week. The rest of the daffodils are generously donated. STORY ON PAGE 2 Picture by Liam Clayton FROM FPP TO STV District council adopts new voting system for election

by Wynsley Wrigley wards during the long-term planning voting system since local government was Robinson, Josh Wharehinga, Kerry consultation in September. first offered the option of adopting STV Worsnop and Mayor Rehette Stoltz. OPPONENTS of the Single If Maori wards are established, and in 2004. Those who opposed were Crs Seymour, Transferable Voting system will have to assuming the 13 councillors remain, The election decisions policy paper Bill Burdett, Andy Cranston, Larry organise a petition if they are to reverse there would be five councillors from one before councillors offered a choice of Foster, Sandra Faulkner and Terry a Council decision to Maori ward or more and eight councillors retaining FPP (option A), changing to Sheldrake. use STV for the 2022 election. from one or more STV (option B) or Cr Amber Dunn was absent. Councillors voted seven to six to shake general wards. undertaking a poll of Cr Akuhata-Brown said STV was a up the electoral system and introduce chief executives electors to determine fairer system. STV — the voting system all health have been discussing ...councillors also voted to the voting system to Democracy was under threat and boards have to use. Maori representation engage with the public on be used in 2022 and council needed to encourage participatory Opponents will need to complete a with council chief the introduction of a Maori 2025 (option C). democracy. petition featuring 5 percent of enrolled executive Nedine Councillor Meredith Maori wards did not have to be electors to demand a binding poll of the Thatcher Swann. ward or wards during Akuhata-Brown moved contentious. electoral system. A representations long-term planning option B (STV) and Cr Shannon Dowsing said Maori The council had to give public notice review will be required consultation in September was seconded by Cr wards would accurately represent Maori of its STV decision and of the right of only if Maori ward(s) Shannon Dowsing. registered on the Maori roll) while some electors to demand a poll, and did so in are adopted. Cr Pat Seymour said general wards were disproportionately an advertisement published in Saturday’s Under the 2001 she would move option represented. Herald. Local Electoral Act A (FPP) if STV was Cr Tony Robinson said he supported As part of the same elections decisions councillors are required to consider the defeated. STV and Maori wards wholeheartedly. policy paper before them, councillors electoral system every three years. STV passed by seven votes to six, also voted to engage with the public The council had previously opted to with Crs Akuhata-Brown and Dowsing on the introduction of a Maori ward or retain the First Past the Post (FPP) supported by Crs Debbie Gregory, Tony CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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DAFFODILS BY THE BUCKETFUL Cancer Society fundraiser all go for August 28

GISBORNE’S annual Daffodil Day in the sunshine and the babies came DAFFODILS AND SUNSHINE: Sophie Brew holding four-month-old Jack Brew, Arna fundraiser will go ahead as planned next in their stroller, it was quite a family Ross and Karen Sherriff picking daffodils at the Cranswick property at Te Karaka week, with picking already off to a great gathering. It was a beautiful day. yesterday for the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society Daffodil Day fundraiser. start in Te Karaka yesterday. “And they are coming back again next Picture by Liam Clayton Tairawhiti area manager Lianne week to get some more. Jenkins confirmed the Gisborne East “Every little bit helps and they are Coast Cancer Society street collection easy enough to look after for the rest of would still take place as planned on year. They really look after themselves.” Friday, August 28. Mrs Cranswick noted the daffodils “With going into Alert Level were “very early” this year. 3 the Auckland team have had to cancel “They come when they are ready . . . their street collection. This has caused the season seems to be getting earlier some confusion that it is the same all and earlier.” around the country.” Mrs Jenkins said more daffodils are The Gisborne collection will go still to be picked around the district and ahead, with extra hygiene and physical at Mahia. distancing measures in place. “Merv Goodley from Mahia has a “We also have a variety of sites selling team of Mahia volunteers who pick fresh bunches of daffodils, merchandise his daffodils multiple times during and raffles starting this Saturday until August for us to sell. Merv’s donations Saturday, August 29.” of daffodils supply Gisborne and Wairoa The picking for the day got off to a and he, too, has been donating daffodils great start with daffodils donated for for a number of years. picking yesterday at Marie Cranswick’s “Next Wednesday, we have our annual Te Karaka paddock. Daffodil Day picking at Eastwoodhill and Mrs Cranswick said she had been this involves our staff, volunteers and donating daffodils for the fundraiser for volunteers and staff from The Volunteer about 18 years. Centre. AND IT WAS ALL YELLOW: Cancer Society fundraising and events coordinator “They were planted in 1999 and we “We will be picking and bunching them Becky Burgess and Shay Podjursky help pick daffodils. Picture by Liam Clayton gave them a couple of years to bulk up out at Eastwoodhill and these daffodils and get settled in their new home, and will be part of our street sales. “We are so grateful to have such “With 10 stems per bunch, that is started donating them after that. “We purchase commercial daffodils to generous support and so many local around 7000 stems picked so far. Merv “I think we planted about 12,000 bulbs fill pre-ordered business orders and we blooms.” is planning on us receiving around a and they have bulked up and bulked up will deliver those to the businesses next Cancer Society fundraising and events further 200 bunches this Friday and ever since.” week. Otherwise, all the daffodils are coordinator Becky Burgess said just over we hope to get at least that again as About “eight great big bucketfuls” were donated by these main suppliers and a 700 bunches had been received so far a result of our efforts next Wednesday picked yesterday. few smaller suppliers who have surplus . . . “with the majority of that coming between Eastwoodhill and the “The little kids sat down on their rugs daffodils. from Merv, our Mahia grower”. Cranswicks at Te Karaka again.”

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PHARMACEUTICALS company Rua to grow our first commercial crops, prove Bioscience has been granted a commercial we can meet international medicines licence to grow and supply cannabis- standards and expand rapidly by adding derived medicines from its new specialist additional capacity as we grow.” growing and production facilities on the To begin with, the medicinal products East Coast. to be manufactured from Gisborne would The company is planning an initial be cannabidoil and dried flower for public offering (IPO) to list the company export. on the NZ Stock Exchange. “Like in Ruatoria, this facility is also Rua Bioscience is one of the first to be designed to be easily extended as our licensed for commercial production and production increases,” Mr Mitchell said. plans to be exporting its first product, “Our system can process 2200 Ruatoria-grown pharmaceutical-grade kilograms per annum, but with planned dried cannabis flower, to Germany in the expansion modules this can easily be next 12 months. increased. With the green light for its facilities “We aim to produce a few hundred to begin commercial operations and an kilograms of pharmaceutical-grade dried export deal in place with leading German cannabis flower in our first full year of medicinal cannabis distributor, Nimbus operation,” Mr Mitchell said. Health, the company has revealed plans Proceeds from the IPO would fund Rua to raise capital and list on the NZX, with Bioscience’s next stage of development, an IPO slated for some time in the last build long-term resilience and accelerate three months of this year. growth. Rua Bioscience was founded in 2016 All funds raised will be for new capital, on the East Coast as a subsidiary of with no allowance for a sell-down by Hikurangi Enterprises Ltd and the PREPARED FOR THE NEXT PHASE: Having received the go-ahead to begin existing shareholders. company is focused on growing its commercial operations, East Coast-based Rua Bioscience already has an export deal Any IPO is expected to include a reputation as a global innovator in plant in place with a leading German medicinal cannabis distributor. The Rua Bioscience priority offer for Tairawhiti residents. science. board are (from left) chairman Trevor Burt, Brett Gamble, Anna Stove, co-founder “An IPO would be an important Its team of growers, scientists and Panapa Ehau, Martin Smith and kaihautu and co-founder Manu Caddie. Picture supplied step for Rua as a company founded engineers have developed expertise in and initially funded by a small Maori breeding, cultivating and processing community on the East Coast,” Mr cannabinoid-based plants to create requires funding to support the company “Germany is one of the world’s Caddie said. effective medicines. into commercialisation and further most advanced medicinal cannabis “It will support further investment in “We believe an IPO will offer New deliver on its strategy. markets. Doctors there prescribe the the Tairawhiti region and allow ongoing Zealanders an opportunity to invest in “New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis dried cannabis flower to patients to use participation by locals in Rua’s future a highly focused leader in the medicinal scheme became operational in April primarily for pain relief. journey. cannabis sector, with a clear path to and we are now licensed by the “At this stage we plan to go to IPO in “Panapa (Ehau, co-founder) and I revenue,” said Rua Bioscience board Ministry of Health the fourth quarter of are proud to see how the company has chairman Trevor Burt. to commercially this year, however, this developed and we are excited about its “We are a company grounded in our cultivate and supply We are a company is subject to ongoing next stage of growth,” he said. purpose — to use the power of the plant cannabis-derived market conditions, Existing shareholders in Waiapu to heal the people and the land, creating pharmaceuticals for grounded‘ in our purpose company developments Investments, which invested in Rua sustainable economic opportunities for sale. — to use the power of the and other factors,” Mr through a local crowdfunding raise in our East Coast communities,” said Mr “Our co-founder, plant to heal the people Burt said. 2018, will have their shares converted to Burt. Manu Caddie, was Rua Bioscience Rua Shares if an IPO occurs. “This gives Rua’s success a deeper closely involved in and the land, creating has invested over $6 The number of shares and price range meaning for everyone involved. the development of sustainable economic million in two state-of- are yet to be determined. “Over the last 18 months the business this scheme, and opportunities for our East the-art facilities that Further details of the structure of has worked to a clear strategy to build we understand the are now licensed and the IPO and more information will be a resilient, sustainable, fully integrated regulations and our Coast communities operational, says chief provided to investors and the public in business. obligations under — Rua Bioscience ’chairman executive Rob Mitchell. the coming weeks. “We have achieved several major them,” Mr Burt said. Trevor Burt “In Ruatoria, we At Ruatoria the 8,000 square metre, milestones, including building a high- “With New have an 8000-square- high-security facility includes an outdoor quality and experienced team, completing Zealand’s medicinal metre cultivation cultivation area as well as four state- commercially licensed facilities and cannabis industry still in its infancy, Rua centre and a purpose-built extraction and of-the-art indoor cultivation rooms, securing a binding sales agreement with Bioscience is focused on a ‘doable’ export manufacturing facility in Gisborne. propagation and “mother plant” rooms as Nimbus Health. strategy to drive revenue over the next The Ruatoria facility was designed well as drying, milling and packing rooms. “With these solid foundations in place, three years by making our first material as a Cannabis Cultivation Centre of Plants grown at Ruatoria will be Rua Bioscience is at a point where the sales through wholesale exports of dried Excellence, he said. harvested, dried, graded and packed for business needs to start scaling up and cannabis flower to Germany. “Its versatile, modular design allows us transport to the new facility in Gisborne. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES Free mindfulness course for teachers Dunn resigns In Memoriam by Mark Peters programme. — “even with a Covid Alert Level AMBER Dunn has resigned as a Among the course’s 14 exercises announcement thrown in near the Gisborne district councillor. TRETHEWEY, A SUCCESSFUL workplace trial sent to the teachers each day are end.” “Being an elected member Dennis of a programme that combines mindful communication and patience. Riposte has recently worked with means being a leader,” she said in Two years have passed mindfulness and state-of-being “Kris teaches different thinking, Gisborne Girls’ High School prefects, a statement this morning. and your memory feedback is about to be used by visualisation and breathing who are about to launch the use of “Leadership is all about remains in our hearts. teachers around the country. techniques,” says Mrs Hancock. the app to track student wellbeing. decision-making and setting and We will never forget Debs Hancock — a Gisborne data “You come out more settled and Ms Herbert said Girls’ High health focusing on priorities. you. analyst and founder of the app calm.” and physical education head Shelley “When one is no longer Your loving wife Ann Riposte — and Kris Herbert — the Having first collaborated during Hunt picked up on the mindfulness influencing decisions and and Family co-founder of -based the lockdown in the online, 48-hour challenge and organised to run it for priorities, and creating positive Wanderble’s mindfulness programme innovation challenge Hack the Crisis staff during their wellbeing week. change for their people and place, — have collaborated to offer New NZ, Mrs Hancock and Ms Herbert “Following the success of the first Monumental Zealand teachers a free, 14-day recently completed their first workplace groups who went through they must make a change. Masons mindfulness course. workplace challenge trial. the challenge, we wanted to open it “I’ve given my all to this role. I Mindfulness is described as a The exercise involved 70 people in up for any teachers or support staff leave with my head held high and mental state achieved by focusing nine workplaces around the country. across the country. wish to thank all the people who STONEHAVEN one’s awareness on the present “We used Riposte and survey “We know this has been a difficult have supported me and inspired for moment, while accepting feelings, data to track how people were going time for them,” says Mrs Hancock. me in the past seven years,” she Funerals thoughts and bodily sensations. during the 14-day challenge. More than 140 teachers have said. and It is also said to be the awareness We showed trends of participation, signed up on the first day of “I have met some amazing Memorials of “some-thing” while meditation is wellbeing categories, main emotions registrations for the latest 14-day people and entrepreneurs who the awareness of “no-thing”. and keywords,” says Mrs Hancock. course, she says. have become mentors and 601 Nelson Road A fresh mindfulness audio track The trial reported a 55 percent Registrations can be made at inspired me to learn more and be Ph 867 1 800 will be emailed each morning to increase in calm increase while workplace.wanderble.com but close more.” every teacher registered for the anxiety decreased by 51 percent today. Heavy

CONNECTION rain TO THE PAST: Artist Maia Gibbs (left) with gallery warning, manager Michaela Brooking and husband and artist wind Henare Brooking in front of the new Maori arts gallery watch in and tamoko studio Toi Ake at Ballance Street place Village. Henare Brooking, Gibbs THE and Mark Kopua MetService put set up the gallery a heavy rain on what is a fitting warning in place location as artist for the Gisborne Ralph Walker’s district today and gallery Ukaipo was into tonight, with located there 25 the northerly years ago. system possibly Toi Ake was set to bring falls officially opened that approach on Saturday. warning levels on Picture by parts of the East Paul Rickard Coast. The warning covers ranges of Gisborne north of from 9am today to midnight. ‘Perfect’ space for Maori art Between 50 to 70 millimetres of rain is expected to accumulate, Whare-like atmosphere to Ballance Street Village gallery with peak rates of 10mm to 20mm by Matai O’Connor started and blossomed through his Brooking said he had always “When we came to view the space, it an hour. father, Toihoukura Associate Professor wanted to establish something here in was perfect,” Brooking said. “It doesn’t A heavy rain A NEW space for Maori art has Steve Gibbs, Gisborne for Maori creatives such as a seem like a commercial space; it seems Watch is also in opened at Ballance Street Village. He then met artist Sir Derek Lardelli, Maori arts gallery space. more like a whare.” place for south Toi Ake (artistic continuity) gallery who helped guide him in ta moko. “This idea came about from Since the day they got the keys it has of Tokomaru Bay was set up by Gisborne artists Henare “I was exposed to toi Maori at a lockdown as I had a hunger to create been nothing but positive vibes. between 1pm and Brooking, Maia Gibbs and Mark Kopua. young age and as I grew up I started something strong and positive for toi “It’s awesome to bring something midnight. The gallery was officially opened on to move towards it,” Maori.” different and Maori to this small Rainfall Saturday. said Gibbs. “Derek Ending up at community in ,” Brooking accumulations Brooking learned the art of ta moko helped teach me about ...it’s about Ballance Street Village said. (traditional Maori tattooing) from ta moko. I then spent a was “a bit of a fluke”. Gibbs said: “being in a space may approach showing the warning criteria. Kopua, who was whangai (foster) few years working with ‘ They had been that helps us contribute to our own The MetService for him from age six until he went to Riki Manual, a Maori art younger generations looking at other community is really special. predicted a top college. consultant specialising anything is possible spaces around “It’s an environment that is very safe, temperature “I was surrounded by toi (art) Maori in tamoko and whakairo and you can do it at Gisborne but could not a space for us to do our own craft. every day,” Brooking said. in Christchurch. find anything suitable, Luckily for us the art form has allowed today of 15 home degrees and Teacher Dave Watson was also “Over the last until a property agent us to travel around the world but to be minimum a major influence when he was at four years I’ve been ’ — Maia Gibbs sent them the address home and do it here is massive. overnight of 11 Gisborne Boys’ High. in England and — 133 Ormond Road “But it’s not just about us. It’s about degrees. Brooking studied at EIT’s Toihoukura Amsterdam trying to — and Brooking showing the younger generations A strong wind Maori visual arts school but left. play rugby,” said the former Poverty googled it. anything is possible and you can do it watch is also in He returned years later to finish his Bay and Gisborne Boys’ High first 15 He realised it was the same place at home.” place for the 10 studies and taught there for five years player. where Ralph Walker’s contemporary They have been in the space for hours from 1pm — finishing last year when he started to Gibbs said Covid-19 created a Maori art gallery Ukaipo was located 25 about five weeks and it has been to 11pm today, do freelance work. situation for him to return home and years ago. “full-on” with bookings and interest. indicating winds Brooking does many forms of art, when Brooking called and asked if he He remembered visiting the gallery may approach including ta moko, whakairo (carving) would be interested in being a part of with father Jack Brooking and Kopua, ■ To get in touch with the team at Toi severe gale at and painting. Toi Ake . . . “it gave me a reason to stay but he could not remember what the Ake, message their Facebook page TOI times. Gibbs’ relationship with Maori art home”. layout was like. AKE - Maori Art Gallery. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 NEWS 5 LEFT TURN ONLY RIGHT turns from The Esplanade on The closure is to enable experts “Waka Kotahi is making this to the Gladstone Road Bridge could be to carry out survey work to help intersection safer by formalising about to end. inform decisions about future safety the removal of right turns from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency improvements at the intersection. The Esplanade on to Gladstone has advised that The Esplanade exit Traffic management will be in place Road Bridge, with the support of and entry from State Highway 35 at during the closure, with the speed Gisborne District Council who we Gladstone Road Bridge will be closed, reduced to 30kmh. have collaborated with on this with the bridge down to one lane, on Motorists are advised to expect improvement,” said Waka Kotahi senior Sunday, August 23, between 7am and delays and encouraged to use an network and journey manager Helen 5pm. alternative route if possible. Harris. Picture by Paul Rickard

Covid tracing You get a real buzz helping to make Gisborne look better for posters a must A GOOD the‘ community and visitors —Redeployment’ programme worker Jason Matete ALL businesses must display an NZ Covid Tracer QV code poster from midday today. “We are encouraging all our members to put up the tracing poster through our usual TEAM communication channels,” Gisborne Chamber of Commerce president Paul Naske said. “We are seeing generally high levels of ‘IT IS JUST compliance among businesses.” MAN AWESOME’: From 11.59am today, all businesses must So says Jason display an NZ Covid Tracer QR code in a AFTER a year as a stay-at-home Matete, who is prominent place or near the main entrance for dad, former soldier Jason Matete just loving his work each business location. wanted to be back out working. in the kaitiaki That includes farms. The father of six, former Army project with A QR code poster can be downloaded from Reserves soldier, security worker, field Recreational covid19.govt.nz/business-work-and-money/ worker and community volunteer Services under business/get-your-qr-code-poster/#get-your-qr- is part of the Tairawhiti Economic the Tairawhiti code-poster Support Package Redeployment Economic People downloading posters will need driver Programme, working with Support licence details and their New Zealand business Recreational Services under the Package number. kaitiaki (guardianship) project. Redeployment “It is just awesome,” he says. Programme. He had been a stay-at-home dad for Jason has work Denies failing to a year or so while wife Kahmen Paea until late next studied te reo Maori, and the previous month through decade was spent between the Army the programme protect charges Reserves (formerly the Territorials) but is hopeful and security work. of getting a full- A WOMAN facing multiple child neglect- Jason is a mentor and volunteer time position. type charges after she allegedly failed to do with Te Ora Hau at the skatepark, anything to stop four children being driven by helping youngsters get their lives on an intoxicated driver has maintained her not track. guilty pleas. He has also coached hockey through Picture by The Chevelle La-Arne Samson-Witana Bachop, 29, all of his children, some of who have Black Balloon appeared for a case review hearing in Gisborne been Poverty Bay representatives. District Court, via AV-link from Christchurch “It is so nice to be outside and Women’s Prison’s remand unit. working as part of a team like this,” She maintained her not guilty pleas to four he says of his work with Recreational charges of failing to protect a child under 18. Services. The charges allege that on December 12 last Some of it takes him to playgrounds year, while in the same household as four and sports grounds like the ones he children, Samson-Witana Bachop knew they would take his little ones to. wants to finish his driver’s licence. Redeployment Programme established were at risk of grievous bodily harm but failed “Meeting new people through this The work will run through until late in response to the impacts of has been a lot of fun and I have September and Jason is hopeful it may Covid-19 and aimed at providing work to take steps to protect them from being in a learned so much.” lead to a full-time position. and training for up to 200 people in car with a drink-driver. He has been planting trees and feels Recreational Services regional Tairawhiti. Samson-Witana Bachop also faces an proud when he sees the work he and manager Damon Brown said the It is funded through the Ministry of allegation that she, too, drove that day while his team have completed. programme was proving to be great for Business, Innovation and Employment, over the legal alcohol limit (721 micrograms). “You get a real buzz helping to the organisation and community. administered by the Provincial Another charge she faces of dangerous make Gisborne look better for the “It is nice to have new faces joining Development Unit and managed driving (on Centennial Marine Drive) is not jury- community and visitors. My family are our teams. locally by Gisborne District Council. trial electable and will run alongside the trial all very happy about it, too.” “They each bring a different dynamic All those on the programme go matters. Through the programme he has and we are always hoping to find through the Ministry of Social The prosecution will transfer from police to completed his GrowSafe qualification, positions for them once they complete Development to ensure not only do the Crown solicitor’s office. along with first aid and traffic control. their time in the programme.” they get work but pick up new skills, Samson-Witana Bachop was further He is also working towards his health The kaitiaki project is one of qualifications and the opportunity of remanded in custody for a Crown case review and safety level 2 qualification and five that are part of the $23.755m meaningful, long-term employment. hearing on November 13. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Mystery surrounds positive case Deputy PM claims man’s diagnosis with Covid-19 ‘second border breach’ by Amelia Wade, NZ Herald Cabinet were not implemented in a timely or robust manner.” AUCKLAND — All staff and Yesterday a full investigation guests are being re-tested at the was launched into how a Auckland border hotel where a maintenance worker at the maintenance worker has tested Rydges managed-isolation hotel positive for Covid-19 as mystery was infected with Covid-19 after hangs over how he got infected. genome sequencing ruled out It comes on top of the massive a connection to the Americold exercise to test every front-line cluster. The case could indicate border worker in an effort to a possible second chain of track down the source of the community transmission but Americold outbreak which is on officials are confident at this track to be the country’s largest stage it’s contained, with the UNKNOWN SOURCE: Winston cluster yet. man’s close contacts all being Peters has claimed the Rydges By 11am yesterday, 97 isolated and testing negative. Hotel maintenance worker case percent of the 2900 staff at The strain of his infection is a ‘second border breach’. Auckland managed-isolation and is the same as a woman’s who NZ Herald pictures quarantine facilities had been returned from the United tested. States and stayed in the Rydges tricky and insidious this virus in the hunt for the source of “a team needs to support every But so far the sources of between July 28-31 before being can be.” the Americold outbreak which member. And some have been the latest mystery case and moved to the Jet Park quarantine All guests and staff at the appeared to have been the first letting us down by making the Americold cluster remain hotel after testing positive. Rydges Hotel are being tested as case, with the onset of their assumptions about sources of unknown, Officials officials work to establish how symptoms starting on July 31. Covid, making false statements.” despite the reviewed the man was infected. Hipkins said while almost Less than five minutes later, Deputy Prime The second case could CCTV footage But it was revealed the man every Customs and Avsec staff Deputy PM said Minister saying and swipe passed two daily health checks member had been tested, 2407 of it was “a fact” the maintenance there’d been “a indicate a possible card records and temperature checks despite 4474 Auckland Airport workers worker case was a “a second second border second chain of and found having a cough because he put it had been swabbed and fewer border breach” and someone breach”. community transmission. there was no down to a pre-existing condition. than half of the 5000 workers at should be sacked. Health obvious person- His case was only picked up as a the Ports of Auckland had been Peters said the Health Minister Minister Chris to-person result of the mandatory testing tested. was accountable for the failure Hipkins told contact, with regime on August 13. Thirteen new confirmed cases in testing at the border, but he Parliament yesterday that the woman only leaving her Director General of Health were reported yesterday, with 69 was not responsible so shouldn’t testing had been too slow and room two or three times and the said the of the 71 active community cases resign and neither should the gave figures which showed three maintenance worker not entering man’s case was believed to be being traced to the cluster. Director General of Health. days after ordering tests, only it. contained, with his household So far 44 positive cases have “What you have to do is find half of the 10,000 Auckland Managed Isolation and and workplace contacts testing been transferred to the Jet Park out where the direction was Airport and Ports of Auckland Quarantine (MIQ) Minister negative and being isolated for quarantine facility in Auckland followed and if it wasn’t followed, workers had been swabbed. said the infection two weeks. along with a further 54 close why, and if it’s inadequate in “It has not met the very clear was not related to any incidents And as of yesterday morning, contacts so households can be terms of an answer then that expectations of ministers,” or system breakdowns. 97 percent of staff at Auckland kept together. person must go — it’s that Hipkins said. “The decisions of “This case highlights how MIQ facilities had been tested Ardern told media yesterday simple.”

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Westpac New Zealand Limited. WES1166 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Guard leaks Concerned tenants mix details of returnees in with foreign flight staff isolation AUCKLAND — A First Unsuspecting Security guard at an Auckland managed-isolation facility has been suspended after releasing residents angered returnees’ personal information. Managed Isolation and at hotel risks taken Quarantine deputy chief executive Megan Main said a security guard posted an image on August 15 by Lane Nichols, NZ Herald to a private group on Snapchat while on shift at the Sheraton Four AUCKLAND — The Ministry of Health Points managed-isolation facility. has closed a managed-isolation facility at It contained the names, room a South Auckland hotel and apartment numbers and arrival and departure complex, admitting it was wrong to dates of 27 returnees at the facility, quarantine overseas travellers alongside plus names and room numbers of oblivious residents. five staff. But apartment dwellers have now MBIE said the image was learned international flight crew are removed around midday after staying in the building, and worry it is agencies became aware of the putting their health at further risk from breach and identified the source. the virus. “The guard has advised that In March, residents at the Ramada the image was posted to a private Manukau were stunned to discover group, and First Security have overseas travellers were being quarantined confirmed the image has been in the building during the Alert Level 4 RISKING RESIDENTS’ HEALTH: The Ramada Suites in Manukau is no longer being used deleted from their phone,” MBIE lockdown. as an isolation facility but is now hosting overseas airline crews. NZ Herald picture said. They only realised after seeing nurses “The actions of this person were and Civil Aviation officials stationed in the “Under the Health and Safety at Work Another resident said it made no sense unacceptable, and we sincerely lobby, some wearing personal protective Act, the Marsden Group had an obligation to close the managed isolation facility but apologise to those people whose equipment to manage the returnees. to conduct a risk assessment prior to offer accommodation to foreign crew during privacy was breached. We have The ministry has acknowledged issues accepting the contract and accommodating the pandemic. contacted all of those affected to about whether the hotel operator met guests. That obligation should have “It’s incredible. We’re talking about inform them of the incident.” workplace safety obligations regarding extended to issuing any notices or warnings border control. These people came from the MBIE said the guard has potential Covid-19 health risks. to the residents. It appears from your airport with no proper protocols in place. been removed from duty at any The Ramada operator, Marsden Group, correspondence that this may not have “There’s been no communication to managed-isolation facility and he says it followed all official protocols and has occurred.” residents, nobody knows how they are being is the subject of an employment done nothing wrong. When the ministry discovered the managed.” investigation. The seven-storey building’s first three building was a mixed-use isolation facility Marsden Group director Sajad Bassam “We have expressed our floors house the Ramada Suites hotel while and apartment complex, “I can assure said Ramada was never a managed- concerns about this incident to the the upper four floors are privately-owned you that steps were taken immediately to isolation facility, despite it being referred employer,” MBIE said. apartments. Apartment dwellers share address this by facilitating a notice being to as such by the ministry. He said the The minister in charge of common areas with hotel issued to the residents . . . company had done nothing wrong and managed isolation, Megan Woods, guests, including the lobby, and closing the facility as followed all necessary protocols. He said he said she was confident all the right stairwells and elevators. These people who are soon as it was possible to had not seen Kelley’s letter about health processes have been followed and In April a 66-year- do so”. and safety. are well under way. old apartment owner running‘ the hotel are just Kelley said any new Foreign airline crew had their own safety Woods said she wasn’t keeping complained to the after the money. contracts for managed protocols, and he referred questions about it from the public since she found Associate Health Minister, isolation were “very clear the potential risk to Singapore Airlines. out about the incident over the Prime Minister and —Ramada’ resident on our expectations in this “There is no requirement from the weekend. ministry, telling The New regard”. Government for them to self-isolate. We “It was an operational issue that Zealand Herald residents Residents spoken to by don’t set the rules, we follow the rules.” was being dealt with by MBIE, as were being put in danger, particularly older The Herald welcomed the isolation facility Bassam said apartment residents were it well should be. I was confident people who were vulnerable to Covid-19. being closed but were dumbfounded that spreading “misinformation” and damaging that all the people who’s privacy The man eventually received a letter foreign flight crew were now being allowed the Ramada brand, and he planned to had been affected have been from the ministry’s National Health to stay in the building. consult his lawyers. contacted.” Co-ordination Centre director, Jane Kelley, One of the residents videoed a A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said She said the behaviour of the in May. confrontation as Singapore Airlines crew the Ramada contract was cancelled once guard was below what’s expected. She acknowledged residents’ concerns, checked in. officials discovered the building’s mixed First Security declined to be particularly those who were elderly or He believed foreign airline crew were use, to ensure it “was no longer being used interviewed last night but in a with serious health conditions, but said the even higher risk than returning travellers as an isolation facility”. statement says it is disappointed “managed-isolation” facility had now been and he would now raise his concerns “We are aware that Singapore Airlines’ with the “misguided actions of one closed. directly with the Government. air crew stay at the Ramada and we individual”. Marsden Group had agreed to “They are travelling everywhere. These have worked with the airline to obtain It says it apologises to accommodate overseas travellers people who are running the hotel are just assurances that they are managing their those affected and says a full needing short-notice isolation after being after the money. They shouldn’t take the air crews’ stay in accordance with ministry investigation is under way. — RNZ approached by the ministry, Kelley said. risk. They don’t care.” requirements.”

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KAO0027_J 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Ardern and Collins go head-to-head Second NZ by Jason Walls, NZ Herald Post worker — Prime Minister and National leader Judith Collins went toe-to-toe over front- tests positive line Covid-19 staff testing as Parliament resumed yesterday. by Kim Moodie, NZ Herald After a brief period of campaigning, Question Time was back and there was AUCKLAND — A second NZ Post worker just one topic on MPs’ minds: Covid-19. has tested positive for Covid-19 in Auckland. Much of the sparring was over the The person was last at work on Friday, lack of testing at managed-isolation and but wasn’t displaying any symptoms of quarantine facilities (MIQ) and at the the coronavirus at that time, NZ Post chief border, which Ardern again admitted was operating officer Mark Stewart said. not good enough. Close contacts who worked alongside the In fact, in a ministerial statement person at the Highbrook Operations Centre before Question Time, Health Minister were being urgently contacted, he said. said: “Testing at the border It is the second case in as many days from has been too slow.” the East Tamaki workplace, with another staff This was “disappointing and member in quarantine after testing positive for frustrating”, he told the House. Covid-19. He had made these comments before, COVID TALKS: After an ever-so-brief period of campaigning, political rivals Judith Several close contacts of that staff member after he admitted that weekly testing at Collins and Jacinda Ardern went toe-to-toe in the House yesterday afternoon. had all tested negative. the Jet Park hotel — the country’s main NZ Herald pictures The operations centre underwent a deep quarantine facility — was only done on clean on Sunday and on-site testing would be 60 percent of staff. But, facing questions from Collins, staff testing numbers did begin to rise. available for staff there today following advice In the House, Ardern tried to explain Ardern was critical of National’s claims. She said when the Government from the Ministry of Health, Stewart said. why the numbers were so low. She said it had accused the Government prepared for a re-emergence, it was Current medical advice indicated that the She said there was an issue with the of “scaremongering” when it was accused of “scaremongering” by the risk of transferring Covid-19 through mail and tests’ coding. This meant that if front- preparing for the second outbreak, Opposition. parcels was low. line Covid-19 staff went to a GP or a which she had maintained was nearly New Zealand was still in a better “We have also re-implemented contactless community-based assessment centre inevitable. position than most. Ardern and Health delivery to avoid the need for physical contact (CBAC), the Government was not getting Collins asked Ardern about advice she Minister Hipkins have said that the between our couriers and customers to help that data back to measure the overall had received on how Covid-19 got back reason testing was lower than they had further prevent any spread of Covid-19.” level of front-line staff testing. into New Zealand. expected was because some staff were But some packages due to be delivered The Government tried to remedy that She also asked about any weaknesses. refusing tests. in Auckland will be delayed by a day as the by taking onsite testing to front-line staff. Ardern said nothing should be “ruled in Collins, however, said that she had company ramps up safety measures. Collins, however, did not appear or out without evidence”. That was why spoken to staff working at the Jet Park “Items that are not sent from or delivered to satisfied. While still in the House, she the Government had gone on a testing quarantine facility who said they had not Auckland will not be impacted.” tweeted criticism of Ardern’s response. blitz. been offered tests. Stewart urged members of the public to “Really interesting verbal gymnastics There had been no clear link to the Act leader David Seymour said it treat NZ Post employees with kindness and from the PM today in (Question Time) border and the new cluster. But she was the role of the Opposition to offer respect and practise physical distancing. trying to justify her statement of July 15 said people at highest risk were being constructive criticism when needed. “NZ Post is proud to be providing an that all front-line border staff were being tested first. So far, 90 percent of all MIQ He said that was easy, because there essential service delivering items including regularly tested.” personnel had been tested. have been “so many basic failings”. food and medical supplies to New Zealanders Collins said that eight weeks after that, The initial system of testing at the There were “102 days of Covid freedom” during Alert Level 3 in Auckland, and Alert 63 percent of Auckland staff had not been frontline was flawed — that was why it that the Government should have been Level 2 nationwide,” he said. tested. had to be changed. But she said border using to make sure the system was safer. Serology tests to SUBSCRIBE map virus spread

by Charlotte Cook, RNZ are other staff involved who might SAVE have passed the virus on, perhaps AUCKLAND — A special type of blood asymptomatically, to this maintenance test could give vital clues as to how an worker, or were they infected from a isolation hotel maintenance worker got contaminated surface there. &WIN Covid-19 from a woman he had never met. “It has real implications for how we Health officials are stumped by the manage these facilities. case and are being urged to use serology “This would be a situation where it testing which could reveal if a person has would be justifiable to use serological had the disease even if they haven’t had a tests and to try to reconstruct that line of positive Covid test. transmission.” It could show if a third person is the Prior to the second Covid wave, more When you subscribe to The Gisborne Herald, as well as missing link between the worker and the than 60 percent of border staff had never infected woman isolating in the hotel. been tested. saving over $100 off the cover price per year you can And some Immunologist enjoy free home-delivery, digital access and chances scientists are Nikki Moreland now pushing for said the serology to win subscriber-only giveaways. the blood testing The test would be useful to testing could paint to be rolled out discover how the virus spread from a broader picture to thousands of the woman to the maintenance of what was going border workers to on at the border more accurately worker at Rydges Hotel. and at the Rydges 2020 FATHER’S DAY map the spread. Hotel. The blood test It would give is more commonly clues about SUBSCRIBER GIVEAWAY known as a serology or anti-body test. transmission where swab testing had not If your father is a Gisborne Herald subscriber and you would like to enter him in the It cannot diagnose someone with an been able to. draw to win one of the following, please email his name and address to: active Covid-19 infection, but it can “I think it could help to understand [email protected] with the words FATHER’S DAY in the subject line. confirm if they have had the virus where the virus might have been in in the past — even if the person was people that we haven’t detected it $100 Mitre 10 voucher asymptomatic or had mild symptoms. with through normal surveillance $100 Gordon’s Pharmacy voucher Public health professor Michael Baker mechanisms.” $100 Easts Outdoors voucher said the test would be useful to discover Clinical microbiologist Dr Arlo Upton how the virus spread from the woman to said health officials might get more clues Drawn Wednesday, September 2, 2020 the maintenance worker at Rydges Hotel about the Rydges case and the community two weeks after the infected guest had left cluster if all border staff take the blood SUBSCRIBE TODAY! — and the pair had no physical contact. test as well as the regular Covid swabs. Doing the serology testing on all Rydges Dr Upton said contacts of the family at PHONE 869 0620 Hotel staff would show if other people the centre of the cluster should also have who had missed out on Covid testing had the blood test to see if the infection was been exposed to the virus, Baker said. already circulating before the first known 33916-01 “You really want to know if there infection on July 31. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Finding mystery Southern DHB in breach man behind after suspected suicide outbreak rumour AUCKLAND — The man at the centre of rumours about a Covid-positive family that by Emma Russell, NZ Herald anxiety and cluster were condemned by the health minister has personality traits. WHERE TO GET HELP expressed regret after being tracked down. — A dad in He’d had multiple After a malicious and untrue rumour about his 40s with a history of admissions to inpatient If you are worried about the origins of the latest Covid-19 outbreak serious mental illness died by psychiatric wards at two LIFELINE (24/7): KIDSLINE (24/7): did the rounds on social media, Dylan Reeves your or someone else’s 0800 543 354 0800 543 754 suspected suicide after being hospitals with low mood and mental health, the best decided to track down its source. allowed to leave hospital for suicidal ideation. He also had place to get help is your He found the person who wrote the original the day without an adequate a history of deliberate self- GP or local mental SUICIDE CRISIS WHATSUP Reddit post, which was then used as the basis treatment plan. harm and previous suicide health provider. HELPLINE (24/7): (1pm to 11pm): for the racist social media post. Mental Health attempts. 0508 828 865 0800 942 8787 Mr Reeves, who wrote about it in The Spinoff, Commissioner Kevin Allan The report said there was However, if you or said it did not take long for him to find the has found the Southern DHB no documentation as to his someone else is in YOUTHLINE: DEPRESSION original poster. “I assumed it was a deliberate in breach of the Code of level of risk of suicide, or what danger or endangering 0800 376 633 HELPLINE (24/7): malicious troll, and those people usually make Health and Disability Services observations were considered others, call police 0800 111 757 themselves hard to find. “But it took me fifteen Consumers’ Rights for failing appropriate. immediately on 111. NEED TO TALK? minutes once I decided to have a good look,” to adequately plan treatment “SDHB stated that nursing he told RNZ’s Jesse Mulligan. If you need to talk to (24/7): Free call SAMARITANS: for the man. staff initiated routine or text 1737 0800 726 666 Mr Reeves got in touch with someone close Allan’s investigation, 30-minute observations on someone else: to the Reddit poster. “I reached out to someone published on Monday, found the man, but there is no close to him and said I’m trying to reach this the DHB failed to assess the documentation regarding how person can you get him to call me back? And man and his level of risk the decision was made.” Allan recommended that the history. he did — quite soon afterwards.” adequately — and criticised After a week of staying in DHB make changes to ensure The psychiatrist said in the He was “regretful and contrite”, Mr Reeves the fact there was no hospital, the psychiatrist felt a comprehensive formulation report that he continued to said. comprehensive treatment plan the next step in assessing the and treatment plan is try to balance safety against The man had taken fragments of rumours he in place. man’s ability developed with patients, and the need to provide services had heard and put them together in a Reddit “The to manage audit compliance with its that were not coercive, post. “He put that out there in the public and widespread The investigation found his emotions changes. and that enhance patients’ then I think a couple of hours later, before the failure of was to trial He also advised that the independence and minimise Facebook thing started circulating, he realised (the DHB’s) the DHB failed to leaving the DHB apologise to the man’s the risk of treatment-induced the nature of what he’d put out and tried to medical and assess the man and his hospital for family. harms. start rolling it back, but by then it was too late. nursing staff level of risk adequately. a night in a As a result of the He said that he has Someone took that storyline and turned it into to document supported investigation, the DHB is undertaken more work a much more fleshed-out thing that played discussions, environment developing an electronic around suicide assessment, upon stereotypes and prejudices.” decision- of his family. health record that will enable and reading about the utility The man, who subsequently removed his making, history, and treatment The report said that the notes (including the two- of different measures in Reddit post, was expecting the worst by the plans accurately during the family were concerned by this yearly patient summary) to be quantifying risk, and how time Mr Reeves tracked him down. period considered points to a due to the man’s history of maintained and available in these add or do not add to The false rumour, which was strongly culture of non-compliance with becoming very despondent and an efficient manner. clinical practice. condemned by Health Minister Chris Hipkins professional standards at (the increasingly anxious about The report said SDHB “(My) condolences remain at the weekend, was freely circulating on DHB) at that time,” Allan said leaving hospital. was also implementing a with the family over the loss of Facebook. “He posted this thing in public in the report. “Instead, the man went on “document tree” that would be their son, brother and father. I which is probably not unlike what a lot of In 2017, the man was day leave but this did not go loaded onto its electronic filing know (the man) achieved a lot people might do, and it just got away from him. admitted to the inpatient well. The following day, he system and populated with in his life and believe that he He was very regretful of what had happened,” mental health unit and was went missing from the ward, essential documents to provide had more to give and I am so Mr Reeves said. Mr Reeves added that he diagnosed with recurrent and was found to have died by a method of preparing, saving, sorry that did not happen,” the was pretty sure the man was not a dangerous major depressive disorder, apparent suicide.” and updating psychiatric doctor said in the report. racist. — RNZ Akld teachers cautious as senior students mull return by John Gerritsen, RNZ Hargreaves said the rules for reopening “I do think it’s safe. It’ll be strongly Education Minister Chris Hipkins were complicated and his school, advised to wear masks . . . I think most said schools would have to demonstrate AUCKLAND — Some Auckland Macleans College, was still considering boys will be wearing masks.” they could meet all the restrictions that principals feel blindsided and whether it could make it work. The chairperson of the Post Primary workplaces had to meet at Alert Level 3. undermined by the Government’s “There are staff who want to get Teachers Association’s , “I would envisage that the schools surprise decision to let some Year 12 and students in. They know they’re missing Michael Cabral-Tarry, said principals that will be using that will be using that 13 students return to class. out on practical subjects and the home- had been asking teachers to come in but sparingly for those students who need The city’s schools are shut for the Alert learning situation doesn’t work for them.” teachers felt torn. to be on site. There are some applied Level 3 lockdown, but the Education The decision to allow Year 12 and 13 “On the one hand they want to look subjects which you can’t easily do from Ministry now says they can apply for students back in bubbles of 20 followed after their own health and the health of home and that’s the group of students permission to have bubbles of up to 20 pressure from Auckland Grammar their own families, but at the same time that we’re wanting to make provision for,” senior students. School, which told parents it wanted to they feel pressured to go into school and he said. Maurie Abraham from the Post bring boys back for one day a week for work with their students. It’s putting a Secretary for Education Iona Holsted Primary Teachers Association’s Principals one subject they wanted help with. number of teachers in an unfortunate said of about 130 secondary schools in Council said the rule change had The school’s head prefect, Michael and tricky place.” the Auckland area, 10 had applied to the surprised and undermined principals. Hiddleston, said he would Cabral-Tarry said ministry for permission to run Year 12 “A number of us are quite alarmed by be doing it, but not all teachers and students and 13 classes during the lockdown. the decision,” he said. would. It’s putting a number could be exposed to the “These are from a range of deciles. “Quite a bit of that alarm centres “Some of the guys like virus if they went back to Reasons for requesting access include around six days into Alert Level 3 when being able to work at of‘ teachers in an school. accessing technology and fast broadband, we got a decision that blindsided us. home at their own pace unfortunate and tricky “It’s disappointing access to equipment such as musical “If this was a good idea then they and some boys have place. that some principals instruments not available at home or should have prepared us for it and it health requirements that seem willing to prioritise access to licensed software only available should have been announced last week.” mean it’s not practical —Michael’ Cabral-Tarry grades over the health on site.” Abraham said some students would do for them to come back to and wellbeing of their Mangere College principal Tom Webb better if they could learn at school, but school. But on the whole, students. They seem more said it would reopen for Year 12 and 13 that had to be balanced against the risk I think a lot of the guys, especially my interested in ensuring that their school students who were finding it hard to of transmission of Covid-19, particularly Year 13 mates, they want to be able to stays at the top of the league tables work from home. as the current community outbreak enjoy the last few weeks of school and than they are in helping fight a global “We don’t expect it to be too many and included school students. have it in that school environment even if pandemic.” logistically it will be very difficult to “That makes us believe that health and it is only for one day a week.” At Pakuranga College, the principal, manage if it is more than a few.” safety needs to be the more important Hiddleston said it would be safe to Mike Williams, said the sudden change He said students were likely to get focus at the moment.” return to class as long as everyone in the lockdown rules was confusing for supervision rather than active teaching. Auckland Secondary Principals followed the rules. the community and it would not be easy “The majority of it will be working on Association president Steve Hargreaves The school’s deputy head prefect, to apply. the same work that students are working said the reaction from its members had George Miles, said he felt “super lucky” “We’re talking about getting a head- on at home,” he said. been mixed. to be able to return to school even for a start of an extra five days of teaching “There may be some possibility of using “Right from the very excited, plans limited basis. . . . but you can’t really teach because you some of the practical spaces in school like already in place to try to make it work He said he needed the time to couldn’t have all your students,” he said. our art rooms for example.” once the green light is given, to people for Cambridge International Exams. However, he said the school was Webb said he was not expecting a who are dead against it, saying it’s going “Any time we can spend in the considering allowing some students back, lot of students, because the Mangere to put teachers under pressure and have classroom through this whole Covid thing particularly Year 13 students in practical community was very worried about the added health risks for staff.” is best for us,” he said. subjects such as art. spread of Covid-19. 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Parole Board explains release Why drug-smuggling kickboxer Karel Sroubek was granted early release from prison by Anna Leask, New Zealand Herald AUCKLAND — The Parole Board has released its full decision explaining why Czech drug-smuggler Karel Sroubek has been granted an early release from prison. However, while he will be free from prison, he is still facing deportation — a move he has vowed to fight. Sroubek — aka Jan Antolik — has been serving a term of five years and nine months for smuggling drugs into New Zealand. His sentence end-date was in early 2022; however, he has now been granted parole and will be released next month. Sroubek first came to New Zealand in 2003 on a false passport in the name of Jan Antolik. MINISTER ‘DID NOT READ ENTIRE CASE FILE’: Then-Immigration Minister Iain Lees- He was found guilty in 2011 Karel Sroubek of lying to immigration officials Galloway announcing his decision to deport Karel Sroubek. File picture by Mark Mitchell but was discharged without conviction by Judge Roy Wade, understanding that there were Czech Republic. who believed his evidence. consequences to his actions. “He told the board that if he The representative kickboxer “Mr Antolik said the were to be deported, he still felt Timeline of a drug smuggler had claimed he had to flee his consequences were the pressure he would be at risk because he homeland in fear of corrupt on family and friends, the witnessed a murder when he ■ 2003: Karel Sroubek flees ■ September 17, 2018: Parole officials after he witnessed a damage to the community of was in his youth. However, he Czech Republic as witness to a Board declines early release. murder. drug use, and that he had lost said that he intended to keep a murder. Enters New Zealand under On hearing the evidence, the respect of people. very low profile, he would rely a false passport in the name of Jan ■ September 19, 2018: Then- Judge Wade was convinced that “Mr Antolik said that young upon the support from his family Antolik. Immigration Minister Iain Lees- he would still be in danger from lives were wasted through the and friends, and he hoped to Galloway cancels Sroubek’s corrupt Czech authorities and use of ecstasy, through parties work in information technology ■ 2008: Gains residency under deportation, grants resident visa in the man he helped convict if he and overdose. and largely work online.” the name Jan Antolik and represents his real name, with conditions. were deported. “He said that importing The board ruled that any his new country as a kickboxer. “I am satisfied that your ecstasy did not resolve his undue risk Sroubek continued ■ November 1, 2018: Lees- initial false applications were as financial issues — he said he to pose could be met by way of ■ 2009: True identity discovered Galloway says he did not know a result of you doing the right has lost everything. special conditions. when Czech police contact their of court documents showing thing — not the wrong thing,” he “Mr Antolik said he has “As such he will be released on counterparts in New Zealand. Sroubek had returned to Europe in said at the 2012 sentencing. become a better person through parole. 2009. Lees-Galloway orders INZ to “Furthermore, had you been his incarceration, and that he “Mr Antolik told us that he ■ 2010: Arrested with two investigate. frank with the authorities when has learned consequences to his had been on bail for at least Hells Angels gang members on you first came here, it seems actions and to be patient.” three months, and that he aggravated robbery and blackmail ■ November 8, 2018: Pressure plain that you would have been The board grilled Sroubek and knew he was facing prison and charges. Acquitted on all charges. intensifies on Lees-Galloway after he granted a work permit and, a prison officer on the alleged possible deportation but he did concedes he did not read the entire ultimately, residence in any fight in prison. not abscond. ■ 2011: Jury finds him guilty of Sroubek case file and made his event, on your own merits.” The Principal Corrections “He said he has faced the using a false passport and giving decision in under an hour. National Sroubek used his second Officer (PCO) said that he was consequences. false details to Immigration NZ (INZ) calls for his resignation. chance to smuggle 5kg of called to the unit because an “The board is aware that Mr officials. Arrested soon after as MDMA — a Class-B drug — into inmate had alleged to two other Antolik wishes to study and part of Operation Ark — a covert ■ November 28, 2018: Lees- New Zealand from the Czech officers that Mr Antolik had work; nevertheless, the board investigation into Ecstasy-like pills. Galloway issues a new deportation Republic. The drugs had a street assaulted him,” the decision does feel that Mr Antolik’s risk liability notice to Sroubek, meaning value of about $375,000. read. will be somewhat mitigated ■ 2012: Judge discharges he will be deported after finishing Sroubek appealed against this “The PCO said that when he by the imposition of partial him without conviction on false his jail term. Sroubek is appealing conviction but in December 2017 arrived, the inmate had changed residential restrictions. He will identity charges so Antolik is not that decision. Lees-Galloway orders that was dismissed. his mind — he said he was not be subject to electronically- automatically deported. review into INZ processes. He appeared before the board assaulted and may have fallen. monitored residential again on Monday and was “The PCO said he had his restrictions from 8pm to 7am.” ■ 2014: Convicted of ■ December 23, 2018: Lees- granted parole. suspicions that Mr Antolik may The board also felt there was manufacturing Class-C drug from Galloway says he would have The board said that his have assaulted the inmate; a need to see Sroubek again in Operation Ark arrest. Conviction deported Sroubek from the outset if behaviour in prison was “noted however, he did wonder why Mr February of next year to monitor overturned but Crown abandons he had known Sroubek had returned as generally being compliant”. Antolik would do something so his progress outside the wire. second trial. A few months later, to the Czech Republic in 2009. “However, there was a recent stupid. “Mr Antolik will be released arrested for importing 5kg of MDMA Says he asked INZ officials but was incident, six to eight weeks ago, “He said that Mr Antolik knew on September 7, 2020. The — a Class-B controlled drug, used told the information could not be when he was regressed from Self his parole was coming up and date has been set to allow for in Ecstasy. ascertained. INZ says its team does Care because of allegations that was unlikely to jeopardise it. the provision of the signed not have an investigatory role. he was involved in a fight. Consequently the PCO was “on consent from the occupant for ■ 2016: Convicted of importing “No misconduct was laid and the fence” about the issue. electronic monitoring before he MDMA and jailed for five years and ■ October 9, 2019: Review he was returned to Self Care.” “Mr Antolik said that he had is released,” the board ruled. nine months, but identity kept secret into INZ processes makes five His lawyer Paul Wicks, QC, a verbal argument with the “The standard and special by the sentencing judge. recommendations, including that INZ told the board Sroubek did not inmate, and he said he did not conditions imposed will continue should have inquiry powers if the present as an undue risk and assault him, but that he thought until six months after his ■ 2017: Name suppression lifted. minister has unanswered questions. could be released on parole. the inmate wanted him out of sentence and date.” He said Sroubek had the unit.” He will be subject to 12 completed one-on-one work with Sroubek told the board that as conditions, including the liability. and sentenced to jail for at least a private psychologist, and he well as having accommodation electronic monitoring. The decision quickly became a a year in the 10 years before had developed a release plan. lined up with a friend outside Sroubek’s conviction means political firestorm. arriving in New Zealand. “Mr Wicks referred to Mr prison, and support from he was automatically liable for Lees-Galloway revisited It was, therefore, deemed Antolik’s excellent release a number of friends and deportation. the case after it emerged that he was granted residence as a plan, family support, suitable acquaintances, he was studying Immigration officials told Sroubek may have travelled result of administrative error. address and three employment and wants to work in IT. then-Immigration Minister Iain back home, and following reports Immigration New Zealand also opportunities,” said the board “He said that he hoped to Lees-Galloway there were two that his estranged wife no longer commissioned an independent decision, released late yesterday. be able to work as soon as matters for which Sroubek could supported his residency bid. review into its processes “The board spoke at length possible, but if not, he had be deported: the conviction for During the investigation of following the Sroubek case. to Mr Antolik (as he was being extensive support from his importing MDMA and the use of the case and the confirmation Sroubek has indicated called), he told us that the friends, including living rent- a false identity to come to New of convictions in the Czech previously that he will fight drivers behind the offending free and being offered financial Zealand. Republic, the minister found deportation and appeal to were that he was facing financial assistance,” said the board Sroubek’s fear of returning Sroubek liable for deportation the Immigration Protection difficulty and he did not want to decision. home seemed to be behind Lees- on the basis that he was an Tribunal. turn to his friends for assistance. “Mr Antolik has been advised Galloway’s controversial decision excluded person. An excluded A date is yet to be set for a “He said he had no that he may be deported to the to cancel his deportation person is someone convicted hearing. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 BUSINESS 11 Mercury reports strong profit, despite Covid-19 AUCKLAND — Despite dealing with the Covid lockdown and drought, renewable energy firm Mercury has reported a strong Dairy prices fall full-year profit. It made $207 million compared with $357m last year, however last year’s total to two-month included a one-off $177m boost from asset sales. Removing the one-off cost, low at global its profit was up $27m on 2019, largely due to lower interest and tax charges. dairy auction Chief executive Vince Hawksworth, who took over WELLINGTON — Prices have fallen in the the role at the end of March global dairy auction overnight, to their lowest just as the country went into level in two months. Alert Level 4 lockdown, said The average price at the auction fell 1.7 the year was characterised by percent to US$3004 a tonne. hydrology and the impacts of It compares with a 5.1 percent fall at the the pandemic. last auction two weeks ago. Lake Taupo hydro storage The price of whole milk powder, which ended the year at below strongly influences the payouts for local average levels. “The farmers, dropped 2.2 percent to US$2936 a catchment has really been in tonne. drought for more than half The prices for most products sold the financial year so that STRONG FULL-YEAR PROFIT: Mercury’s full-year profit was up $27m on 2019, largely due to including butter and cheese also fell. reduced the amount of hydro- lower interest and tax charges. RNZ picture by Russell Palmer The volume of products sold fell more than generation the company could 4 percent. — RNZ achieve. with advancement of its three-well geothermal drilling generation is on the North “That said, the earnings Turitea wind farm, despite programme at and Island, and that means before interest tax the timing being knocked back Rotokawa steamfields. we don’t get as badly PGG Wrightson manages depreciation and amortisation due to the lockdown. Hawksworth said the impacted from a wholesale (EBITDA) were $494m, which “Completion of the 33 company was in a good perspective; however, what steady earnings amid is only 2 percent less than last northern turbines is expected position in the lead-up to the we are conscious of is that year, so all in all, (it’s been) a in the final quarter of 2021, Aluminium Smelter at Tiwai competition for customers pandemic uncertainty pretty good year.” and the 27 southern turbines Point being closed next year. will only increase, and we Hawksworth said the in the second quarter of 2022,” “We don’t underestimate the have to do a better job for our WELLINGTON — Rural services company PGG lockdown also caused he said. impact of Tiwai and the other customers to ensure that they Wrightson has managed steady earnings despite challenges for the company, It also completed large industrials who are stay with us for a long time.” losing money during the Covid-19 lockdown, but but he was pleased with how refurbishments at struggling at the moment. He said a more gradual it has scrapped a final dividend amid the current they had come through it. Whakamaru and Aratiatia “The positive thing for exit of Tiwai would have been uncertainty. The net profit for the year ended June The company pushed ahead hydro stations, as well as a Mercury is that all of our beneficial. — RNZ was $7.8 million, compared with $131.8m the year before, which reflected the sale of its seeds business. Leaving aside the sale gains, net profit was actually up 58 precent. NZ corporate results to take centre stage A solid first half-year result was undone by a loss of $4.9m in the second half of the year as the pandemic restrictions hit trading. WELLINGTON — Local corporate profit. The company has benefited “The volume of product signalling of a move to negative PGG Wrightson chair Rodger Finlay said the earnings will be the focus today, from the Covid-19 outbreak as available on GDT will continue to rates,” she said. result was pleasing in the circumstances and with heavyweights a2 Milk and consumers stockpiled infant lift in the coming months, which The kiwi was trading at 66.05 US showed the resilience of the business — with reporting and formula on fears there would be will continue to put downward cents at 8am in Wellington from global demand and prices for New Zealand investors shrugging off a weak supply-chain disruptions. pressure on this market,” ANZ Bank 65.47 US cents at 5pm yesterday. agricultural commodities remaining strong — dairy auction. Fletcher Building, meanwhile, agriculture economist Susan Kilsby While the main focus will be on although the effects of the pandemic were still While the New Zealand stock has said it expects a $196 million said. local earnings, a new record for being felt. “While we remain optimistic about the market has been bolstered by the net loss for the year ended in June. The New Zealand dollar, however, the S&P 500 Index may spur some prospects for the sector, it is prudent to be wary, growing conviction the Reserve It recently said it had a “solid” rose despite the softer dairy prices, enthusiasm. given the degree of uncertainty being experienced Bank will take the cash rate into July and was currently operating she said. The S&P 500 was up 0.2 percent throughout much of the world.” negative territory early next year, at 90 to 95 percent of pre-Covid “The US dollar has generally at 8am, hovering just above a He said the company was being cautious and there is a keen interest in the levels. softened on buoyed risk appetite record it touched in February would not pay a final dividend, but expected to earnings season; in particular, any Dairy prices, meanwhile, fell 1.7 as equities press higher, but the NZ before the Covid-19 crisis. The resume payments when markets stabilised. forward-looking commentary. percent overall in the overnight dollar has performed better than all Nasdaq was up 0.7 percent but the The main drag on the result was the agency Jarden expects a2 Milk to report Global Dairy Trade auction, with of its G10 peers, and that’s despite Dow Jones Industrial Average was business, which includes its livestock, wool and a 33.6 percent lift in revenue and a whole milk powder retreating 2.2 falling milk prices, and the RBNZ’s down 0.2 percent. real estate operations, with demand lower, and 35.9 percent lift in normalised net percent. extremely dovish stance and — BusinessDesk with wool prices and volumes depressed. — RNZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY Mercury NZ rose 2.7 percent to $5.01, investors that its balance sheet is strong. attracting investors as it increased its dividend Its share price dropped 2.9 percent to $19.00, for a 12th straight year despite the impact of while those of & New Zealand Banking WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares ANZ Bank joined ASB Bank in saying it low hydro storage and the Covid-19 lockdown. Group fell 1 percent to $19.99. climbed for a second day as investors expected the central bank to cut the official The country’s third-largest electricity retailer Westpac also announced an impairment continued buying dividend-paying stocks and cash rate by 50 basis points, to minus 0.25 was forecasting an ordinary dividend of 17 charge of A$826 million on top of the A$2.24 as another bank forecast negative interest rates percent in April. cents for the current year, which was a 7.6 billion in Covid-19-related charges the bank here within a year. The increasing likelihood of negative rates percent increase. announced with its first-half results in May. The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 176.18 points, to has taken the shine off the robust kiwi dollar, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare shares jumped Outside of the top 50 index, PGG Wrightson 11,849.13. which fell as low as 65.34 US cents — after 4.3 percent to $36.50 after the company hiked fell 2.6 percent to $2.62 after it also canned Within the index, 41 stocks rose, five fell and trading at 65.66 cents at 1pm — when ANZ its earnings guidance due to accelerated paying a divided this year. four were unchanged. released its note. demand for its hospital-care respiratory The company delivered what it called a Turnover was $217.8 million. At 5pm in Wellington, the kiwi was trading at products. “resilient” performance for the financial Record-low interest rates have been fuelling 65.47 US cents, up from 65.30 cents the same The manufacturer added $130m to its year ended June given the impacts of the a rotation out of cash and into the share market time the day before. operator revenue for the 2021 financial year coronavirus pandemic. with investors seeing it as one of the few Summerset Group Holdings led the NZX 50 bringing it to approximately $1.61 billion. Its results were in line with expectations. options for a return on capital. higher for a second day, rising 6.4 percent to Its share price is up 64.9 percent this year. At the close of the day, the trade-weighted “The Reserve Bank has driven interest rates $8.27 — a gain of 12.2 percent this week. “They have clearly benefited massively from index was at 70.75 at 5pm — down from 70.77 down to remarkably low levels,” said Matthew Goodson said property prices were being the sales of their respiratory humidification the day before. Goodson, a director at Salt Funds Management. supported by falling interest rates as first-time gear to hospitals for the treatment of Covid-19,” The kiwi traded at 90.62 Australian cents “Savers are being forced out of term buyers took on low-price mortgages. Goodson said. from 90.99 cents, 69.16 yen from 69.61 yen, deposits, out of fixed interest investments and This was supportive for the retirement village However, the question for investors was 55.05 euro cents from 55.06 cents, 49.84 British up the risk curve into equities.” operator, which was seeing construction costs whether the revenue uplift would be permanent. pence from 49.88 pence, and 4.5364 Chinese The RBNZ has said it is ready to contemplate on its new developments fall by between 3 Westpac Banking Corp has decided it won’t yuan from 4.5322 yuan. negative rates if more easing is needed. percent and 12 percent. pay a first-half dividend despite assuring — BusinessDesk 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 EDITORIAL A large white elephant . . . Helpful family business I have a large white elephant, his plan for adoption Re: Sale of knew his work. Responding to name is ThreePeeLoo But he is a threatened species, so garage end of an era for I used to boast that Kevin He’s causing me a problem, I don’t that is not an option. Rickards, August 18 story. had my car set up so well know what to do He looks all right, they tell me, the Congratulations, what a you only had to drive it one- some Covid claims He’s costing me a fortune in milestone. A lot of family handed. consumables and feed experts that I call Some readers will have shaken But as a nonogenarian, he’s at high history and certainly a very Time to relax and enjoy their heads at our coverage of the And as for piles of excrement, I’ve helpful family business. Kevin, Sharon and Faye — got more than I need risk from a fall NZ Public Party launch event here He needs support, he’s got so frail, I remember Kevin also a fitting time to thank last month and the public protest He’s ninety-nine years old this year with weakness overcame servicing and preparing my you guys for your support B Grade Speedway car on towards our business too. against lockdown restrictions on and I feel there’s no debate So I’ve worked upon a neat design, It’s not unkind, to say, he’s past his a pachydermal zimmer frame the weekends, setting up the Good luck for your futures. Sunday, organised by the now suspension out there. A lot of Advance NZ Party. In between use-by date He’s got a howdah on his back and It’s going to cost a fortune, as fun and a guy who certainly MARTIN LOWE these events both the party and its in high winds it creaks things seem to do these days charismatic leader And when it rains, I notice, it’s got But I don’t care, the time is ripe, to have shown up in political polls with some awful leaks hell with more delays about 1 percent support nationwide. So it’s on to extra decades, though Everyone else is they . . . We stand by this reporting on free I wash him down each day, with at working he’s been stopped cleaners, hot and strong Unfortunately, my bank account, Re: If — a poem for these Covid pursued a misguided eradication speech grounds, although it is a But he’s doubly “subcontinent”, so has precipitously dropped! times, August 15 column. policy that is unattainable. tricky area and we should probably gives off quite a pong In criticising government action The “they’s” here? Any increased have edited out a few more claims I thought of euthanasia, as a kind RON TAYLOR on Covid-19, Clive said “We knew number of victims this pandemic that don’t have a basis in fact. Most enough” initially, “We should have may gather, plus all the extra other media have chosen to cover waited until we could be sure” and number who must endure the added this party through critical comment “eradication is . . . unattainable”. hardships that would stem from It is ironic he should say these inadequate, non-prompt action. pieces — which itself can backfire, Can it be repurposed? things after beginning his article This pandemic is still ongoing as there are semi-justifiable Re: An unsavoury relic of that this is a traffic hazard, I with some of Rudyard Kipling’s and is actually gathering pace in a arguments in much of what they say. the past, August 14 letter. have no recollection of anyone words, “If you can keep your head great many other countries. At Sunday’s protest it was Does it need to remain as a actually crashing into the when all about you are losing theirs This is not a “them and us” issue. claimed, and we reported, toilet or could it be repurposed building and would be happy and blaming it all on you . . .” It is a time to trust science, examine that treatments for Covid-19 and only the exterior facade to stand corrected if anyone Kipling also said: “All the people our prejudices, forget the politics have not been made available; left? The police station is can offer examples of this. like us are we, and everyone else is . . . and “. . .keep your head when hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin a great example of how to The greatest traffic hazard they.” all about you are losing theirs and were cited. These are approved repurpose a building, leaving we have is the one behind the The “we’s” depicted in this piece blaming . . .” as Rudyard Kipling medications for other ailments that the facade intact. wheel. are those like Bibby who might said. With regards to the opinion PJ REED also suggest the Government has BOB HUGHES have been touted by many, fired up by partisan politicking, as effective treatments for this new disease. Clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19 have Responses to protest story Great Gizzy spirit not shown efficacy (however, a study I would like to thank I was stunned to see Re: Public Party despite numbers being and freedoms are being the five very kind locals four vehicles and a claiming increased fatality had to be protest at impact of slightly lower than what we taken away slowly and who stopped to give motor scooter all stop retracted by the Lancet). Ivermectin Covid-19 restrictions, get at our meetings. Some surely. assistance outside our and proceed to help. is considered potentially dangerous August 17 story. of our members fear for Also, this virus has the home this afternoon, It’s lovely to know that so most trials have been done in a All valid points their jobs and support of potential of being around the 18th, to help pick up Gizzy’s community test tube or on animals; the small by the speakers. their businesses, which is for years now — then my husband who had spirit is alive and well. number of human trials have not This Government totally understandable. what? Keep locking down fallen on the footpath. Thanks to all. been designed or reviewed in a way is carrying out an cities and the country No broken bones or undeclared or secret PETER JONES constantly when there are wounds, so all is well. DALE SMITH to show efficacy. So it is untrue to agenda as determined cluster outbreaks? No, you say these are Covid “treatments” by parties unrelated Good on you, can’t — otherwise Aotearoa that are being denied to people. to Aotearoa. The Gisborne Herald, New Zealand will go It was also claimed on Sunday Government is not for reporting fairly down in a crumbling heap What about Victoria? that the lockdown approach didn’t working for we the on what may be financially. You’ll see more correlate with the lethality of people, but they the unpopular views with unemployment, businesses Re: Hoping virus went Interesting comment, Covid, which the party’s candidate global corporations. some. Many thanks. collapse and close direct to coolstore, August John. So what would you said was 0.02 percent. We didn’t The Government is a altogether. One thing that 17 editorial. call what is taking place in report this figure as most studies sinister and hostile TANI NEWTON worries me is you’ll see “Instead of the ridiculous Victoria as we speak? conspiracy theorists with What is a “large extended that take into account asymptomatic entity from which Paeroa mental health issues rise we need to protect and even suicides because their warnings of martial law, outbreak” if not martial law cases in communities point to a ourselves. Thank you Mark for of the pressures. even something resembling and something resembling a fatality rate of 0.5-1 percent — ROBERT being open-minded And if you think a a South American generals’ general’s coup? about five to 10 times more deadly McCARTNEY and reporting what we vaccine is going to be coup.” PETER JONES than seasonal influenza. Whanganui are supporting in this ready in the next few Effective lockdowns have been movement and this new months somehow, I don’t shown to bring Covid-19 outbreaks Thank you Mark Peters party, the New Zealand think so. It takes some Hats need reinforcing under control; lockdowns ended too for your accurate reporting. Public Party that has time to be able to know if early have failed. Yes, they come It is comforting to see sprung out of nowhere; it’s going to be effective. Re: Peter Jones’ online thickness. what Jennie Brown actually that is giving us a voice. And at the end of the day, response to August 14 letter, You might want to let the at enormous cost and are not a Time to ask — do we care people at Advance/NZPP sustainable medium to long-term said instead of reading It’s our party. Time for it should be our choice to words that have been put change is now. be vaccinated — not to be about our futures? know that because of this, tactic. This is where testing, contact in her mouth out of context. This isn’t the New made mandatory. So the Peter, there is a theory along with 5G being much tracing, mask-wearing and other It is hard enough trying Zealand I grew up in and time is now to wake up, NZ. that tinfoil manufacturers stronger than 4G, they’ll social-distancing measures come to escape the “conspiracy” love. NZPP’s Billy Te Kahika I’m not liking where our around the world have need to double, if not triple, into play — and, hopefully in the label without that. has given us some hope. country is going to. conspired with their the amount of tinfoil in their not-too-distant futue, vaccines. I was happy with the I’m so concerned for our governments to create hats. As to claims of “martial law”, while attendance at our rally future, that our democracy KAREN MORROW thinner tinfoil whilst making MURRAY JONES defence personnel are playing a it look like it is of normal Gold Coast support role in the Covid response, [email protected] they are unarmed. And as the Defence Minister has said, that ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. will continue to be the case as the ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. Prime Minister “is certainly not” ■ Always include full name and contact details. going to declare martial law. ■ 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 • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 WORLD 13 Soldiers seize Mali leaders BAMAKO, Mali — Mutinous in the garrison town of Kati, Keita’s presidency into central soldiers detained Mali’s president where mutinous soldiers took Mali. and prime minister on Tuesday weapons from the armoury at On March 21, 2012, a similar after surrounding a residence the barracks, and then detained mutiny erupted at the Kati and firing into the air in an senior military officers. Anti- military camp as rank-and-file apparent coup attempt after government protesters cheered soldiers began rioting and then several months of demonstrations the soldiers’ actions, some even broke into the camp’s armoury. calling for President Ibrahim setting fire to a building that After grabbing weapons they Boubacar Keita’s ouster. belongs to Mali’s justice minister later headed for the seat of The soldiers moved freely in the capital. government, led by then Captain through the streets of Bamako, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, Amadou Haya Sanogo. making it increasingly clear that had urged the soldiers to put Sanogo was later forced to they were in control of the capital down their arms. “There is no hand over power to a civilian city. There was no immediate problem whose solution cannot transitional government that comment from the soldiers, who be found through dialogue,” he then organised the election Keita hail from the very same military said in a communique. won. barracks in Kati where an earlier Earlier in the day, government The current president has coup originated more than eight workers fled their offices as faced growing criticism of how years ago. armed men began detaining his government has handled the A regional official, who spoke officials including the country’s relentless Islamic insurgency on condition of anonymity as finance minister Abdoulaye engulfing the country once they were not authorised to Daffe. CALL TO OUST PRESIDENT: Malian troops and citizens gather praised as a model of democracy speak to journalists, confirmed It was a dramatic change of outside the private residence of Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar in the region. The military faced that the president and prime fate for Keita, who has tried to Keita in Bamako, Mali on Tuesday. AP picture a wave of particularly deadly minister had been detained on meet the protesters’ demands attacks in the north last year, Tuesday evening. through a series of concessions that had been mediating Mali’s It was a troubling repeat of prompting the government to The dramatic escalation since the demonstrations began political crisis. France and the the events leading up to the close its most vulnerable outposts capped off a day of political in June. Keita, who has broad United States also strongly 2012 coup, which ultimately as part of a reorganisation aimed chaos in Mali, where the UN and support from former coloniser criticised the moves. unleashed years of chaos in Mali at stemming the losses. former coloniser France have France and other Western allies, “The US is opposed to all when the ensuing power vacuum Regional mediators have spent more than seven years first came to power in 2013 when unconstitutional changes of allowed Islamic extremists to urged Keita to share power in trying to stabilise the country he won more than 77 percent of government whether in the seize control of northern towns. a unity government but those since the 2012 coup allowed an the vote in a democratic election. streets or by security forces,” Ultimately a French-led military overtures were swiftly rejected by Islamic insurgency to take hold Tuesday’s developments were tweeted J. Peter Pham, the State operation ousted the jihadists opposition leaders who said they in the West African nation. immediately condemned by the Department’s special envoy for but they merely regrouped and would not stop short of Keita’s The unrest had kicked off regional bloc known as ECOWAS the Sahel region. then expanded their reach during ouster. — AP Hezbollah member guilty RISING UNREST: Belarusian opposition in Lebanon ex-PM death supporters gather for a protest LEIDSCHENDAM, an economic collapse that rally in front of Netherlands — A UN-backed has seen many people lose the government court has found a member of their savings and jobs. building at the militant group Hezbollah The tribunal’s verdicts Independent guilty of involvement in will disappoint supporters Square in Minsk, the assassination of former of Rafik Hariri as well the Belarus on Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. families of the 21 others Tuesday. Judges at the Netherlands- who were killed and the 226 AP picture based Special Tribunal for who were wounded, many Lebanon said Salim Ayyash grievously. had a central role in the The man convicted in his bomb attack in Beirut in absence, Salim Ayyash, was 2005 that killed Hariri. a well-connected, mid-level They acquitted three other operative in Hezbollah, the defendants, who like Ayyash most powerful military and Belarus president remains were tried in absentia. political group in Lebanon. It Hezbollah denied any is classified by the UK, the involvement, and the judges US and others as a terrorist said no evidence implicated organisation. defiant as protests grow the Shia militant group’s Hezbollah’s leader, Hasan leaders. Nasrallah, has denied it Hariri’s son was involved MINSK, Belarus — More workers in thousands — including workers at state- ambassador to Spain, Pavel Pustavy, who Saad, who and refused to Belarus joined a widening strike on controlled factories and plants, actors posted a statement on Facebook urging is himself a We will not rest allow the arrest Tuesday to press for the resignation and broadcasters — to walk off the job. authorities to recount the vote and former prime until‘ the punishment of Ayyash or of authoritarian President Alexander The prospect of a nationwide prosecute those who beat protesters. minister, told the other men Lukashenko, who has extended his shutdown was an unprecedented Western officials refused to recognise reporters is carried out. who have been 26-year rule in an election the opposition challenge to Lukashenko, who has the election as free or fair and criticised outside the —Saad, Former’ PM cleared. One of says was rigged. relied on blue-collar workers as his base the violent crackdown. court: “I his top military Lukashenko has refused to step down of support. During Monday’s visit to a The UN Security Council scheduled think today commanders, following a harsh police crackdown on factory in Minsk he was heckled and a closed-door discussion of Belarus on everybody’s expectation was Mustafa Badreddine, was peaceful protesters in the days after the jeered by workers shouting “Go away!” Tuesday, and European Union leaders are much higher than what came also indicted until he was August 9 vote. In a move intended to The labour action that began on to discuss it on Wednesday. out, but I believe the tribunal killed in Syria in 2016. secure the loyalty of law enforcement Monday quickly grew to several major The EU has anxiously watched a came out with a verdict that The verdict has agencies amid the demonstrations and industrial plants, including a factory that response from Russia, which has a union is satisfying and we accept nevertheless given Saad, strikes, he signed a decree honouring accounts for a fifth of the world’s potash agreement with Belarus envisaging it.” Now, he said, it was who might get the job over 300 police officers for their service. fertiliser output. close political, economic and military time for Hezbollah to “make again, a lever to use against The opposition denounced the In the city of Soligorsk, home to the ties. Lukashenko spoke with Russian sacrifices”. Hezbollah. The Hariri camp, awards as a national insult following giant Belaruskali factory, strike organiser President Vladimir Putin twice over the “It is clear that the and others, believe Ayyash the suppression of protests with rubber Anatoly Bokun said workers at all potash weekend and said that the Russian network responsible is was acting under orders, bullets, stun grenades and clubs. Nearly mines have halted work. The factory, leader promised him security assistance from its ranks,” he added. from Hassan Nasrallah and 7000 people were detained, hundreds which employs 16,000, is Belarus’ major if Belarus needs it. “We will not rest until the most likely from Hezbollah’s were injured and at least two people died. cash earner. In an apparent bid to persuade punishment is carried out.” backers, Syria and Iran. The Interior Ministry, which oversees “They are putting pressure on us and Moscow to offer more energetic support, The verdict comes at a Rafik Hariri was seen as the police, insisted the awards weren’t threatening us with mass dismissals, Lukashenko has accused NATO of time of crisis in Lebanon, a threat to their power in linked to the crackdown that has but we will not return to work until bolstering its forces on Belarus’ borders with the country still reeling Lebanon. galvanised public anger and drawn Lukashenko steps down,” Bokun said as and harbouring aggressive plans — from a devastating explosion One of the judges, David international criticism. In a tacit thousands of workers joined a rally. claims the alliance has dismissed. at Beirut’s port two weeks Re, said the court had found recognition of a split in the ranks, Belarus’ ambassador to Slovakia, He also accused his opponents of ago that killed at least 180 motive but not evidence. the ministry’s spokeswoman said in Igor Leshchenya, became the first planning to annul the union treaty with people. Even so, the conviction of a statement that some officers had government official to challenge Russia and ban the Russian language The blast led to a Hezbollah man will feed resigned under pressure and threats Lukashenko on Saturday when he posted that is widely spoken and serves as the resignation of the into the fevered political from the opposition. She didn’t say how a video supporting the protests before a second state language along with government, already atmosphere in Lebanon. many quit. handing in his resignation. Belarusian. The opposition rejected those embattled by protests over —BBC Lukashenko’s actions prompted He was joined on Tuesday by the allegations. — AP 14 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020

RURAL JOBS: Agri Training AgriHQ MARKET REPORT trainees get Week beginning August 17 practical fencing experience during the LAMB rural retraining delayed cattle kill. foundation July lamb export volumes were 3600 The uptick in beef exports compared course. tonnes higher than the same time last to last year was predominantly driven Picture supplied year at 21,930t, despite average levels of by higher volumes of manufacturing beef production showing up in slaughter data and offal meats. As a proportion of beef thus far. This followed on from a large exports, manufacturing beef exports were export period in June. still high at 42 percent compared to 40 With exports higher than production, percent for last July which highlights the this hopefully means that exporters are reliance the beef export markets have on Rural retraining course clearing some inventories ahead of the the US market. new season. Chilled beef exports were looking That would be a critical step in the healthy for July with 2740t exported recovery of the lamb markets. Exporters which is 220t higher than last July. gets flood of applicants were keen to shift their focus away from Chilled beef exports made up 6 percent China during July due to an increase in of total July beef exports which is on par AGRI Training has been running a two-week Agri Training ran a free introductory online inspections at Chinese ports, and the hope with usual levels, but trending lower rural retraining foundation course for people taster course which drew in the huge response that a higher proportion of lamb could compared to June. wanting skills to work in the rural workforce. but through interviews and selection it was be diverted to chilled customers in other Fewer chilled exports were heading It’s the first intake of its kind funded and run whittled down to 27. markets. to the North Asian markets which may by the Mid Canterbury-based agricultural training “Our ultimate outcome is to place every person It seems that they partly fulfilled signal some price sensitivity in these provider — and is designed to fast-track people who has completed the training in work. We are their goals. Only 13 percent of NZ lamb markets. Instead, it was North America into rural jobs with practical farm-work lessons to 110 percent behind finding job opportunities for was exported chilled during July, which and the Pacific that were driving an help fill some of the hundreds of rural vacancies our graduates,” she said. was low compared to the 15-16 percent increase in chilled beef exports compared across the industry. It included setting up interviews with usually achieved during this time. to last year. And there is already a list of people applying for businesses through to working with recruitment However, China’s market share of NZ the next course. Project manager Trina Moore said specialists Agstaff and New Zealand Dairy lamb exports dropped from 55 percent in DAIRY all the course trainees had one thing in common Careers. June to 47 percent in July with the EU As New Zealand digests the news that — transferable skills — which saw them selected Hannah Bennett (25), of Christchurch, is a and North America beginning to pick up Covid-19 is on the loose again, the dairy out of the more than 650 applicants to the painter working part-time in the construction some slack. A bit more diversity in the industry steps back into lockdown rules, course. Among them are a former police officer, industry but was keen to swap city life for full-time markets could be another encouraging with Fonterra announcing that their hospitality staff, a painter in the construction work with a rural outlook. It had been a lifelong step towards recovery. Although, we will offices have gone back into work-from- industry, a cafe owner and a hairdresser. Most had dream to work on a farm, especially a sheep have to wait a few more weeks to see home situations. The agricultural industry lost their jobs as a result of Covid-19, many were farm, she said. The course had proved an eye- what export values were achieved during will carry on, and farmers will continue looking for a complete career change and all were opener and given her some great insights — with this time. with as little disruption as possible at keen to get enough farm experience to get their practical skills — to use in the industry. She was their busiest time of year. foot in the door of the rural industry. hopeful of a job offer at the end of the course. BEEF Milk is flowing across the country. Most “We have local businesses desperately needing Fellow trainee Nathan Eggleton saw new NZ’s July beef exports were 2660t farmers are over half way staff and a programme that has attracted trainees avenues of employment opening up with more to higher than last July at 44,900t. through calving, with Canterbury and from various backgrounds and with ages up to 60 the course than he initially thought. This increase aligns with higher July Southland farmers right in the thick of years old,” she said. “There’s so many more layers to this than I production this season, driven by a early calving. “We have a seismic oil vessel captain, a anticipated, new avenues that I can build on with hairdresser, ex-police officer and cafe owner, and my current skills. It’s not just for jobs on farm, I these people are not just local Cantabrians, they can look at something like sales through seed and come from as far north as Auckland and as far crop. 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32590-03 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 WORLD 15 Captain in Mauritius oil GLOBAL BRIEFS Russian general killed in Syria spill disaster arrested MOSCOW — A Russian general was killed and two other servicemen were wounded by a land JOHANNESBURG — Authorities in Mauritius and former member mine explosion in Syria, the Russian Defence have arrested the captain of the Japanese ship of parliament in Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the that ran aground on a coral reef and spilled Mauritius. attack took place in the southeastern province 1000 tonnes of oil on the Indian Ocean island’s “But that area is of Deir el-Zour when a Russian military convoy protected coastline. where whales give was returning to the base after a “humanitarian” Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the MV birth and nurse mission. It said the general died of wounds while File picture Wakashio and who is from India, was charged their young,” said being evacuated. The ministry didn’t identify him. with “endangering safe navigation” and is in Dowarkasing. “The Russia has deployed its troops in Syria since custody pending a bail hearing next week, sunken bow could 2015 to shore up President Bashar Assad’s Police inspector Sivo Coothen said on Tuesday. badly affect that government. — AP Aust. promises The ship’s first officer was also charged and critical area. So the is being held, he said. “We are carrying out a environmental impact More eggs harvested in Kenya free vaccines if full investigation and interviewing all the crew of that plan should be Sunil Kumar OL PEJETA, Kenya — An international team members,” Coothen said. fully considered.” Nandeshwar of scientists said they successfully extracted The Wakashio ran aground a coral reef on The Mauritius eggs from the last two remaining northern white trial succeeds July 25 and after being pounded by heavy government has closed off the coastal area of rhinos, a step on the way to possibly saving waves for several days the vessel cracked and the eastern part of the island, where thousands the subspecies from extinction. Ten eggs were CANBERRA — Australia says it started leaking oil on August 6. The damaged of civilian volunteers worked for days to try harvested from the female rhinos at the Ol has secured access to a promising ship spilled more than 1000 tonnes of its cargo to minimise damage to the Mahebourg lagoon Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. The scientists coronavirus vaccine and will be of 4000 tonnes of fuel into the turquoise waters and protected marine wetlands polluted by the said on Tuesday they hope to use them to create able to offer free doses to its entire of the Mahebourg Lagoon, one of the island’s spilled fuel. viable embryos that would be transferred into population of 25 million people. most pristine coastal areas. Only officials and hired workers are surrogates since neither Najin and Fatuwill can The vaccine is being developed Most of the remaining 3000 tonnes of fuel permitted to work in the coastal area and the carry a pregnancy to term. The coronavirus by the pharmaceutical company was pumped off the ship before it split into waters surrounding the grounded ship. pandemic had delayed the process, but the team AstraZeneca and Oxford University. two but environmental groups warned that the Experts from France, Japan and the United from Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Zoo and If clinical trials are successful, the damage to the surrounding coral reefs could Nations are also involved in the clean-up work. Wildlife Research and Safari Park Dvur Kralove in deal with AstraZeneca would secure be irreversible. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the Czech Republic said, “The ovum pickup went “early access for every Australian”, The Wakashio was meant to stay at least the UN Development Program has allocated smoothly and without any complications.” — AP Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. 16 kilometres from shore but it ran aground $200,000 to address the immediate impact of The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is just 1½ kilometres from the island. Owner the spill. Brazil raids traffickers one of five promising candidates to Nagashiki Shipping is investigating why the The International Maritime Organisation, RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian Federal Police reach an advanced stage of clinical ship went off course and it has sent experts the UN Environment Programme and the UN said on Tuesday they were raiding more than 100 trials, with countries around the to help clean up the damage. The Mauritius humanitarian office have deployed an oil spill properties and seeking to arrest dozens of people world seeking to secure supplies for government is seeking compensation from the expert to support the government, Dujarric in a crackdown on smuggling rings that shipped their own populations. company. said. And UN agencies are also supporting the tonnes of cocaine within Brazil and to Europe. “If this vaccine proves successful, The Mauritius government is under pressure public health response, assessing the risks to Police said the operation targeted four separate we will manufacture and supply to explain why immediate action wasn’t taken communities, providing forensic investigation criminal groups that sent cocaine through vaccines straight away under our to empty the ship of its fuel before it began to and legal support, and using UN satellite Brazilian ports. At least some of the drugs had own steam and make it free for 25 leak. Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth earlier imagery and analysis to help with remote been smuggled into Brazil across the Paraguayan million Australians,” Morrison said. blamed bad weather for the slow response. mapping. border. Police said they had 139 search warrants The cost of supplying the vaccine Environmentalists in Mauritius are objecting After the government declared an and 50 arrest warrants in operations taking place to the whole population has not yet to plans to pull the bow of the ship — the environmental emergency, thousands of in 12 states and the federal district of Brasilia. been fixed. Separately, Australia smaller part of the Wakashio — out to sea volunteers rushed to the shore to create They were also attempting to seize seven has also signed a deal worth A$25m and allow it to sink. The larger part of the ship makeshift oil barriers from tunnels of fabric airplanes, five helicopters, 42 trucks and a dozen with Becton Dickinson, an American will be dragged off the coral reef where it ran stuffed with sugar cane leaves and even buildings.The investigations began in 2018 in pharmaceutical company, to supply aground and towed away, possibly to India for human hair, with empty plastic bottles tucked cooperation with the UK’s National Crime Agency. 100 million needles and syringes. salvage. in to keep them afloat. Police said that 12 people already had arrested The deal with AstraZeneca is the “Authorities say they will tow the bow eight The island nation of some 1.3 million people and more than 11 tonnes of cocaine confiscated first such vaccine agreement that nautical miles out to sea and sink it in the relies heavily on tourism and already had taken in the course of those investigations. They said Australia has signed. — BBC waters that are 2000 feet deep,” said Sunil a severe hit due to travel restrictions during traffickers continued to operate even during the Dowarkasing, an environmental consultant the coronavirus pandemic. — AP coronavirus pandemic. — AP France mandating masks PARIS — France is now Labour Minister Elisabeth metropolitan Manila and the mandating masks in all Borne said the new measures nearby provinces of Bulacan, workplaces, from the Paris are needed to ensure “the Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, business district to factories protection of workers’ health and a region of about 25 million in the provinces, as it tries to the continuity of our economic people, after doctors’ groups contain growing virus infections activity.” She and Laurent warned that hospitals were but avoid shutting down the Pietraszewski, secretary of being overwhelmed by Covid-19 economy. state for worker health met patients. Tuesday’s announcement by with unions on Tuesday before the Labour Ministry makes announcing the rules. Seoul, South Korea — South France one of relatively few The French government is Korea will ban large public countries in the world that’s also recommending — but not gatherings and shut churches universally requiring workers to requiring — that employees and nightspots in the greater wear masks on the job, though work from home if they can, and capital area following a surge in they’re routinely worn in many advises that individual lodging coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Asian countries and increasingly be used for itinerant workers Chung Sye-kyun said tighter required in public places beyond. instead of collective housing. social-distancing restrictions for The move came after France’s the Seoul metropolitan area was daily infection count jumped In other developments in the inevitable because a failure to past 3000 over the weekend, for Asia-Pacific region: slow transmissions there could the first time since May, and as result in a major nationwide COMPULSORY MASKING: The French government is sending riot the number of virus patients in MANILA, Philippines — outbreak. The measures in Seoul police to the Marseille region to help enforce mask requirements, as hospitals, intensive care units Philippine President Rodrigo and nearby Gyeonggi province the government makes masks mandatory. AP picture and nursing homes is starting to Duterte has decided to ease a and the city of Incheon prohibit inch up again. France currently mild coronavirus lockdown in gatherings of more than 50 fourth most fatalities behind down after a second lockdown has among the highest infection the capital and four outlying people indoors and 100 people the United States, Brazil and was imposed in the state capital, rates in Europe, and already provinces to further reopen the outdoors. Nightclubs, karaoke Mexico. Nevertheless, its deaths Melbourne, in early August. An requires masks in public indoor country’s battered economy rooms, buffet restaurants and per million people stand at 34, epidemiologist said 99 percent of spaces like restaurants and in despite having the most reported computer gaming cafes will be far lower than what has been the second wave of infections can many areas outdoors. infections in Southeast Asia. shut, while churches must shift reported in some North American be traced to returned travellers As of September 1, masks will Most businesses, including worship services online. and European countries. quarantined in two Melbourne also be required in all shared, shopping malls and dine-in hotels. Charles Alpren was enclosed work spaces, including restaurants, and church services New Delhi, India— India has Victoria, Australia — testifying at a state government- open-plan or shared offices, will be allowed to partially reported another 55,079 new Australia’s coronavirus hot spot, appointed inquiry into failures corridors, meeting rooms, and resume on Wednesday with coronavirus cases. The Health Victoria state, reported its lowest in a quarantine system that changing rooms, according to the masks and Ministry on Tuesday also number of new infections in a required Australians returning new government rules. They can required. reported 826 deaths in the past month. It reported 222 new cases from overseas to isolate in only be removed when someone Duterte reimposed a mild 24 hours, taking total fatalities Tuesday, its lowest since July 18. Melbourne hotels for two weeks. is alone in an individual office. lockdown two weeks ago in to 51,797. India now has the Infections have been trending — AP 16 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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Lay advocates in the Gisborne youth court We are looking for active members of Does your business rely on tourism? the community who have a wealth of knowledge about their culture and are passionate about working with young people. Lay Advocates provide the Youth Court with information about the young person’s culture and family background and represent the interests of the young person’s family to the Court. The Youth Court primarily deals with his is Tairāwhiti’s young people aged 14-17, and some 12 and 13-year olds who have been charged with serious ofending. year to shine and Part of the duties would be attending hearings on the Marae for Te Kooti show the rest of Rangatahi. The Rangatahi Court process attempts to address the underlying New Zealand what causes of ofending and encourage the participation of young Māori ofenders, their whānau, kaumātua, kuia and local makes us special. marae communities, in the court process. A Lay Advocate needs to have relevant he Gisborne Herald is publishing a knowledge and experience of, and standing in, the local community. They comprehensive tourism guide and we should also have a sound knowledge of want your business to be a part of it. Māori protocols, Māori history, tribal pepehā and tribal whakapapa (genealogy). This role would suit a person wanting For more information contact: to use their knowledge and experience to support the younger members of their Jane Smith on 869 0617, community. [email protected] Applicants are welcome to provide a CV with supporting written references by 21 August 2020 to: Gisborne District/High Court For further information, and a copy of the role description, please contact the Gisborne District/High Court at gisborne. [email protected] or come in and see us on Customhouse Street.

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Auckland harness at Alexandra Park Thursday Jetbet 5 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 4 4s235 Jaccka Lucas (Fr) 4 9 1566s Invictus (10) 1 A Drake (J) 11 47919 Tommy Tukaa (Fr) 23 T Cameron 6 10812 Xebec (25) U2 Race 1: JEMMA, ROYAL ESSENCE, DIXIE REIGN 5 6s John Wayne (Fr) 5 M McKendry 10 73347 Saint Michel (10) 2 12 14281 Betterbebetter (Fr) 24 (J) 7 431s6 Sunny Glenis (35) 1 S Phelan 6 3 Taipo (Fr) 6 11 61445 Red Castleton (10) 3 13 s2317 Kerri Maguire (Fr) 25 8 s2342 Kenny’s Dream (35) 2 Race 2: ALTA WISEGUY, LAST TANGO IN HEAVEN, TAIPO 7 2 Last Tango In Heaven (Fr) 7 T Herlihy 12 4s318 Peakz Luck (10) 4 J Stormont 9 0338s Temporale (50) 1 Race 3: WE HAVE A MACH TWO, KUYOMI, JACK RYAN 8 Colin Bromac (Fr) 8 13 66669 The Hulk (10) U1 J Abernethy 7 Jacobsen Headstones Pace 8.21 Race 4: MISS SLIPPERS, GEORGE, RASTUSBURN 9 General Montana (Fr) 21 14 02s12 Kimkar Dash (10) U2 $14,500, 3yo+ r58-r73. mobile, 2200m 10 Fresher Foods Pace 9.36 Race 5: MILITARY MAN, NYLA, COMMANDER CATHY 10 9 Eyecon (Fr) 22 S McMullan 15 77s11 Cyclone S Adams (20) 1 1 4s133 American Dealer (Fr) 1 $12,000, 3yo+ r40-r52. mobile, 2200m Race 6: QUARTERBACK, DOUBLE UP, BETTERBEBETTER 11 75247 Apieceoflou (Fr) 23 16 55206 One Over Da Son (Em2) (20) 2 2 11126 Silk (Fr) 2 S Butcher 1 64980 A Better Dancer (Em1) (Fr) 1 12 44996 Ideal Lincoln (Em1) (Fr) 24 17 P21s5 Resonate (Em1) (20) U1 B Mangos Race 7: TOMMY LINCOLN, CHRISTIANSHAVTIME, 3 1386s Ace Strike (Fr) 3 2 46136 Captain Nemo (Fr) 2 13 5270s Bondi Shake (Fr) 25 CALLIE’S DELIGHT 4 s5574 Afortunado (Fr) 4 3 23384 Russley Rush (Fr) 3 T Herlihy 14 5s4 Cya Art (Fr) 26 S Butcher 5 Smith & Partners Pace 7.31 Race 8: COPY THAT, BELLE OF MONTANA, TRIPLE EIGHT 5 79s78 Magilligan Point (Fr) 5 J Stormont 4 14 Hot And Treacherous (Fr) 4 M McKendry Race 9: XEBEC, BOLT FOR BRILLIANCE, KENNY’S DREAM 3 Hydroflow Pace 6.41 $12,000, 3yo+, up to mr49 & r50 w/c. mobile, 6 1464s Cruzee Mach (Fr) 6 5 66850 Edamfast (Fr) 5 A Matthews Race 10: HOT AND TREACHEROUS, SHES NO LADY, NEVADA 2200m 7 9s511 Tommy Lincoln (Fr) 7 Z Butcher 6 4P237 Happy Place (Fr) 6 Race 11: RUBY RIDGE, CONSTELLATION, ALCATRAZ $12,000, r53-r54. mobile, 2200m 1 44996 Ideal Lincoln (Em1) (Fr) 1 8 24616 Yorkshire (Fr) 8 7 s8243 Express Play (Fr) 7 A Poutama 1 41s83 Bet West (Fr) 1 B Mangos 2 67362 Military Man (Fr) 2 9 s2471 Christianshavtime (Fr) 21 M McKendry 8 861s2 Shes No Lady (Fr) 8 Z Butcher 2 82612 Kuyomi (Fr) 2 J Dickie 3 06 Lionel Messi (Fr) 3 J Abernethy 10 s3124 Major Jellis (Fr) 22 S Phelan 9 4s13 Nevada (Fr) 21 J Dickie 3 61s We Have A Mach Two (Fr) 3 J Stormont 4 768s6 Luke John (Fr) 4 L Hollis 11 31332 Callie’s Delight (Fr) 23 J Dickie 10 630s4 Down The Hatch (Fr) 22 1 Jeremy Young Racing 5.51 4 8P75s Anam Nunu (Fr) 4 A Poutama 5 5 Nyla (Fr) 5 S Butcher 12 464s3 Some Do (Fr) 24 N Delany (J) 11 0588s Thumbs Up (Fr) 23 S Phelan 5 00160 Akarana Prince (Fr) 5 A Drake (J) 6 87s Carrera Lucia (Fr) 6 B Butcher 13 22125 Parker (Fr) 25 12 90058 Delma Craze (Fr) 24 S Butcher $12,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, 13 02498 Larry Lincoln (Fr) 25 A Drake (J) 6 8s232 Jack Ryan (Fr) 6 7 599s8 Richmond Tiger (Fr) 7 2200m 14 s2196 Drum Withers (Fr) 26 7 s1s80 Pialligo (Fr) 7 R Fensom 8 6 Commander Cathy (Fr) 8 8 Garrards Horse & Hound 8.46 1 4 Ruby Mach (Fr) 1 8 s5326 Ruby Baby (Fr) 8 N Delany (J) 9 450s5 Major Rage (Fr) 21 $17,500, r80+ discretionary handicap stand, 11 Auckland Co-op Taxis Trot 10.05 2 3s428 Weren’t Watching (Fr) 2 9 16s Cashlodo Flybye (Fr) 21 10 8s364 Suidelike Major (Fr) 22 Z Butcher 2200m 3 222s Sky Delight (Fr) 3 10 595s1 Mimi E Coco (Fr) 22 11 0 Sweet Chariot (Fr) 23 $12,000, 3yo+, non-winners & r46-r47 & r49 1 513s6 Wainui Creek (Fr) 1 S Phelan w/c special handicap... stand, 2200m 4 s64s2 Jemma (Fr) 4 11 64980 A Better Dancer (Em1) (Fr) 23 12 6 Little Suzie (Fr) 24 2 774s7 Check In (Fr) 2 B Butcher 5 67s3 Royal Essence (Fr) 5 J Stormont 12 s170s Brydon Earl (Fr) 24 13 8 Gypsy (Fr) 25 T Macfarlane 3 651s9 Dance Time (Fr) U1 J Dickie 1 38s34 Constellation (Fr) 1 J Stormont 6 8254s Miss Shuga (Fr) 6 13 221 Marathon Man (Fr) 25 Z Butcher 14 3s545 Chalberg (Fr) 26 4 1sP11 Copy That (10) 1 M McKendry 2 48 Who’s Queen (Fr) 2 7 232s3 Dixie Reign (Fr) 7 14 5007s Starry Star (Fr) 26 5 143s2 Belle Of Montana (20) 1 Z Butcher 3 4s8s8 Shanhill (Fr) 3 M McKendry 8 Angel Of Montana (Fr) 8 6 Breckon Farms Mobile 7.56 6 122s3 Triple Eight (20) 2 4 8s32 Alcatraz (Fr) 4 9 Sing To Me (Fr) 21 4 Haras Des Trotteurs Trot 7.0 6 $14,500, r55-r57. mobile, 2200m 7 156s8 Star Galleria (20) 3 5 s6620 Uncle Louis (Fr) 5 10 76s43 Dreamers Delight (Fr) 22 J Dickie 6 Cyber Attack (Fr) 6 J Dickie $14,500, r49-r65 discretionary handicap 1 59455 Vespa (Fr) 1 8 153s4 Mach Shard (20) 4 T Herlihy 11 Miss Montana (Fr) 23 stand, 2700m 7 Son Of Patrick (Fr) 7 S Phelan 12 3 Monkee Around (Fr) 24 T Cameron 2 19576 Mister Slick (Fr) 2 9 The Alex Bar & Eatery Trot 9.11 8 37353 Ruby Ridge (Fr) 8 13 0727 Pocket Book (Fr) 25 M McKendry 1 12753 Tears Of Joy (Fr) 1 Z Butcher 3 16755 The Blue Beat (Fr) 3 9 009s Manchester’s Eclipse (Fr) U1 2 22412 Miss Slippers (Fr) 2 4 77566 Adieu Flirt (Fr) 4 J Abernethy $17,500, r63-r119 discretionary handicap 10 74D49 Cepheus (Fr) U2 J Abernethy 2 Lonestar Takeaways @ L3 6.16 3 000s3 George (Fr) 3 5 s5324 Man Of Action (Fr) 5 Z Butcher stand, 2200m 11 Majestic Hanover (Fr) U3 4 2761s Rain Mist And Muscle (Fr) 4 6 8221s Quarterback (Fr) 6 1 55206 One Over Da Son (Fr) 1 12 87 Circus Circus (Fr) U4 D Balle $12,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 2200m 5 1s Horace Horse (Fr) 5 S Phelan 7 24418 Texas Tiger (Fr) 7 A Poutama 2 P21s5 Resonate (Fr) U1 13 37372 Emma Frost (30) 1 M Wallis 1 45s2 Alta Wiseguy (Fr) 1 B Butcher 6 07007 Liaison (Fr) U1 8 6s123 Double Up (Fr) 8 B Mangos 3 0110s Bolt For Brilliance (10) 1 14 400s6 Minnie Bow Tique (30) 2 B Butcher 2 Forever Bettor (Fr) 2 7 222s0 One Majic Kenny (Fr) U2 9 9319s Captain Max (Fr) 21 J Dickie 4 47129 Vatican Hill (10) U1 15 63234 Splitting Image (30) 3 3 2s28 Bettor Call Me (Fr) 3 B Mangos 8 s0561 Rastusburn (Fr) U3 A Poutama 10 3s814 Hugo George (Fr) 22 T Herlihy 5 s2267 Sertorius (25) U1 J Dickie 16 s0561 Rastusburn (Em1) (30) U1 A Poutama

Winton harness at Winton Thursday Jetbet 7 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 Winton Night N Day F&M 12.32 4 Macca Lodge Pace 1.42 2 51106 Top Pocket Chance (Fr) 2 K Tomlinson (J) 9 326s0 Hampton (Fr) 21 K Barclay 3 13365 Tweedledee (Fr) 3 S Ottley Race 1: JAGUAR BAY, IT’S SUMMERTIME, 10 14268 Dream Of Glory (Fr) 22 B Barclay $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, $8000, non-winners mr40 to mr47. mobile, 2400m 4 43728 King Cassidy (Fr) U1 S Tomlinson (J) 11 9s535 Dangerous (Fr) 23 S Ottley THE POWER BROKER 1609m 1 6059 Mac Attack (Fr) 1 K Barclay 5 22030 Crusher Collins (Fr) U2 N Williamson 12 88075 My Georgie Boy (Fr) 24 P Hunter Race 2: ROLL WITH EUNICE, LADY BRAE, SWEET LIZZIE 1 98683 Von Art (Fr) 1 C Ferguson 2 46059 Schnitzel Von Krumm (Fr) 2 (J) 6 0890s Whatwillbeewillbee (Fr) U3 B Orange 13 7231 Tres Chic (Fr) 25 M Williamson 7 7s36s Get Lucky (10) 1 B Williamson Race 3: ANNIE FITZ, MAN I’M GOOD, MIGHTY GEORGE 2 96000 Shadzee (Fr) 2 R McIlwrick 3 2P840 Sweet Annie (Fr) 3 N Williamson 4 37005 Rockngoodtime (Fr) 4 M Hurrell (J) 9 Goodman Plumbing Pace 4.41 Race 4: LECONTE, ROCKNGOODTIME, RACING MINISTER 3 25722 Wattlebank Lass (Fr) 3 P Hunter 7 Woodlands Stud Pace 3.33 Race 5: POSTGRAD SUCCESS, SOUTH PARK, MADRIK 5 35s45 Leconte (Fr) 5 S Tomlinson (J) $9000, r57-r70. mobile, 2400m 4 736s7 Extreme Robyn (Fr) 4 M Williamson 6 49079 Miss Ivy (Fr) 6 E Barron (J) Race 6: FANNY HILL, TOP POCKET CHANCE, TWEEDLEDEE $10,000, non-winners mr48 to mr50. mobile, 5 Roll With Eunice (Fr) 5 B Barclay 7 0660s Petrea Bromac (Fr) 7 M Williamson 2400m 1 99307 Bella Sara (Fr) 1 N Williamson Race 7: DANCINGFORMONEY, REGAL MACH, JONIQUE 6 Lady Brae (Fr) 6 K Tomlinson (J) 8 72650 In Chevron We Trust (Fr) 8 J Cox 2 18155 Wecandream (Fr) 2 B Williamson Race 8: SMOKIN ANNIE, TRES CHIC, MY GEORGIE BOY 7 225s3 Sweet Lizzie (Fr) 7 B Orange 9 24334 Racing Minister (Fr) 21 J Morrison (J) 1 Big Bay (Fr) 1 B Barclay 3 861s7 I’m Trouble (Fr) 3 R McIlwrick 8 64s85 Barika (Fr) 8 (J) 10 04868 A Rocknroll Maid (Fr) 22 P Hunter 2 89s Dare To Defy (Fr) 2 B Williamson 4 750s6 Cast A Shadow (Fr) 4 M Hurrell (J) Race 9: ROCKNROLL KING, BURLINGTON, WECANDREAM 3 Dancingformoney (Fr) 3 N Williamson Race 10: IDEAL GLACIER, MAXIMUS PROST, FOLKLORE 9 22207 Ride In A Concorde (Fr) 21 K Barclay 11 008Fs Sweet Chilli (Fr) U1 K Tomlinson (J) 5 53222 Rocknroll King (Fr) 5 M Williamson 4 Regal Mach (Fr) 4 C Ferguson 6 — Yankee Party SCRATCHED 10 40 Betterthanraza (Fr) 22 M Hurrell (J) 5 0s6 Maya Angelou (Fr) 5 (J) 5 Marshall Industries Trot 2.17 7 25218 Nota Bene Denario (Fr) 6 B Barclay 6 Father Quinn (Fr) 6 J Morrison (J) 3 Southland Farm Machinery 1.07 $8500, r40-r50, w/c stand, 2400m 7 s3DPs Bono Brown (Fr) 7 K Tomlinson (J) 8 6212s Burlington (Fr) 7 S McNally 9 61155 Prodigal Guinness (Fr) 21 B Orange 1 Carpet Plus Trot 12.00 $7500, r40-r46. mobile, 2400m 1 590s8 Miss Moppet (Fr) 1 M Williamson 8 349 Who’s Smokin (Fr) 8 M Williamson 2 07831 South Park (Fr) 2 P Hunter 9 23 Jonique (Fr) 21 M Hurrell (J) 1 0305s Rosinupthebow (Fr) 1 M Hurrell (J) 10 Forklifts NZ Pace 5.16 $10,000, non-winners stand, 2400m 3 09759 Svelt (Fr) 3 A Armour 10 0s Beauty Barry (Fr) 22 B Orange 1 9 My Hope (Fr) 1 C Ferguson 2 20707 Airwaves (Fr) 2 R McIlwrick 4 190 Madrik (Fr) 4 K Barclay 11 6s255 Foregone Conclusion (Fr) 23 J Cox $8500, r53-r56. mobile, 2400m 3 68830 Major Menace (Fr) 3 (J) 2 70248 It’s Summertime (Fr) 2 5 49840 Sage Trouble (Fr) 5 M Hurrell (J) 1 40619 Major Meister (Fr) 1 N Williamson 4 79423 Man I’m Good (Fr) 4 A Kyle 8 McMillan Energy Max 4.07 3 53620 Jannah Jaccka (Fr) 3 B Barclay 6 sP078 The Peaky Blinder (Fr) 6 S Ottley 2 99711 Ideal Glacier (Fr) 2 E Barron (J) 5 74342 Annie Fitz (Fr) 5 C Ferguson 7 1 Postgrad Success (Fr) 7 N Williamson $8500, r47-r52,r53 w/c. mobile, 2400m 3 24936 Betterthanbrie (Fr) 3 B Orange 4 55426 Robo Trouble (Fr) 4 E Barron (J) 6 30s76 Lock It In Eddie (Fr) 6 N Williamson 8 58500 Miss Jessica (Fr) 8 T Robertson 1 10006 Franco June (Fr) 1 R McIlwrick 4 2s612 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 4 C Ferguson 5 57585 The Power Broker (Fr) 5 K McNaught (J) 7 60858 Tad Lincoln (Fr) 7 A Armour 9 88300 Miss Bamboocha (Fr) U1 R McIlwrick 6 45335 Midnight Memories (Fr) 6 A Beck 2 18829 Iwanadancewitsumbody (Fr) 2 K Larsen 5 1 Maximus Prost (Fr) 5 B Barclay 8 s4495 Mighty George (Fr) 8 E Barron (J) 10 84327 Rydgemont Milly (Fr) U2 J Morrison (J) 6 3531s Yankee Shard (Fr) 6 B Williamson 7 00665 Andiamo (Fr) U1 K Larsen 11 s0107 Mr Olympus (Fr) U3 B Williamson 3 s9550 Miss Paddy Wagon (Fr) 3 M Hurrell (J) 9 5s340 Bettors Atom (Fr) 21 S Tomlinson (J) 4 399s4 Ultimate Sassenach (Fr) 4 B Williamson 7 12872 Folklore (Fr) 7 J Cox 8 90092 Jaguar Bay (Fr) U2 B Williamson 10 07509 Lady’s Lass (Fr) 22 T Robertson 6 Elite Racing Products Trot 2.52 5 2272s Tulsa Jaccka (Fr) 5 N Williamson 8 26233 Lite Percussion (Fr) 8 K Barclay 9 0 Danangus Fella (Fr) U3 M Williamson 11 P7060 Targaryen (Fr) 23 (J) 6 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Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 15573 Platinum Paisley 17.08 Jason Dunn 5 Kaisa Earthworks Dash 5.44 8 37346 Punters Bolt 30.17 Robin Wales 3 21144 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir EMERGENCIES: 4 27373 Big Time Vegas nwtd Lisa Cole Race 1: GARY, MR MUPPET, GOLDEN BAY 3 88725 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 4 46358 Frizzled 17.17 Matt Roberts $2860, C5, 295m 9 62421 Mayhem Made 30.67 Ashley Bradshaw 5 13137 Pretty Busy 30.17 J & D Fahey Race 2: SQUILLIONAIRE, MINE HUNTER, PLATINUM PAISLEY 5 84s88 Eyrewell Ebony 17.31 Heather Cairns 1 6s451 Horse Range Jim 17.06 Craig Roberts 10 s2815 Van Nindi 30.29 Calum Weir 6 35556 Big Time Baby nwtd Lisa Cole Race 3: ALEXIA, TEARAWAY TARA, SMASH ACHIEVER 6 84164 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 2 51361 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 7 24784 Goldstar Clover nwtd S & B Evans Race 4: OPAWA HOP, TROUBLESOME KEV, QUEENA BALE 8 New Zealand Oaks Ht 6.57 7 73284 No Kissy Missy 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw 3 35636 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 8 46636 Opawa Nova 30.35 J & D Fahey Race 5: HORSE RANGE JIM, BECK ELEVEN, MOHICAN RUN 8 12284 Squillionaire nwtd Calum Weir 4 61375 Hankenstein 17.19 Ashley Bradshaw $3095, SPECA, heat, 520m EMERGENCIES: Race 6: ALL CONSUMING, KNOW STATE, QUINCY BALE EMERGENCY: 5 65713 Country Gent 17.28 Ashley Bradshaw 1 44815 Pearls Are Us 29.96 Garry Cleeve 9 62421 Mayhem Made 30.67 Ashley Bradshaw Race 7: SEDUCTIVE KIWI, BIG TIME BRIE, XABIL BALE 9 77486 Pita Ramos 17.14 Jason Dunn 6 12418 Fast Angel 17.26 Calum Weir 2 13418 Big Time Lantao nwtd Lisa Cole 10 s2815 Van Nindi 30.29 Calum Weir Race 8: PEARLS ARE US, BIG TIME LANTAO, OPAWA NAT 7 63231 Mohican Run 17.13 Corey Steele 3 82524 Creme Brulee 30.26 Lisa Waretini Race 9: BIGTIME DAISY, OPAWA CUTIE, BIG TIME MAPLE 3 Swimming Goat @ Stud 5.07 8 82823 Just Izzy 17.19 Bruce Dann 4 63333 Darla Bale 30.24 Craig Roberts 11 Rehoming Group Sprint 8.09 EMERGENCIES: Race 10: VAN EVIE, PRETTY BUSY, BIG TIME ELSA $2390, C4, 295m 5 34741 Jilliby Litsa nwtd Lisa Cole $2860, C5, 295m 9 34158 Know Baby 17.27 Garry Cleeve 6 22236 Ripslinger Roxy 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw Race 11: EVER RESTED, ARCHIE JOHN HILL, WILDEBEEST 1 24235 Ever Rested 17.01 Ashley Bradshaw 1 22834 Alexia 17.40 Daniel Lane 10 36177 Shaw Lee 17.10 J M McCook 7 11727 Big Time Gina nwtd Lisa Cole Race 12: HONEY LANTREE, FIDGETY FEET, KING TOLIMAN 2 51216 Super Over Drama 17.12 S & B Evans 2 13318 Tearaway Tara 17.33 J M McCook 6 Murray & Hannah 6.06 8 43543 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey 3 22351 Opa’s Mate 17.41 Ray Casey EMERGENCIES: 3 41342 Wildebeest 17.07 Ashley Bradshaw 4 21236 Starburst George 17.21 Malcolm Grant 4 52177 Tremonti 17.28 Bruce Dann $4735, C4/5, 520m 9 62421 Mayhem Made 30.67 Ashley Bradshaw 5 68151 Special As 17.21 J M McCook 5 46357 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 10 s2815 Van Nindi 30.29 Calum Weir 1 55332 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts 6 23187 Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 6 33446 Mega Dream 17.28 Lisa Waretini 2 52123 Know State 30.01 Garry Cleeve 9 New Zealand Oaks Ht 7.22 7 16152 Archie John Hill 16.99 J & D Fahey 1 christchurchgreyhounds.co.nz 4.32 7 45626 Goldstar Major 17.24 S & B Evans 3 66312 All Consuming 30.17 J & D Fahey 8 22224 Mitcham Magic 17.23 John McInerney 4 61864 Double Speed 30.11 Daniel Lane $3095, SPECA, heat, 520m $2035, C3, 295m 8 21217 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant EMERGENCIES: 5 54217 Opawa Slick 30.17 J & D Fahey 1 45132 Lakota Kohana nwtd Heather Cairns EMERGENCY: 1 41471 Big Time Amber nwtd Lisa Cole 9 14374 Chanyaka 17.20 Bruce Dann 9 77486 Pita Ramos 17.14 Jason Dunn 6 74451 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 2 48623 Ulyssa Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 2 1115s Gary 17.10 Daniel Lane 7 82221 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts 10 16618 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 Ray Casey 3 27611 Goldstar Flora 17.33 S & B Evans 3 2F357 Big Time Maple nwtd Lisa Cole 4 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 5.26 8 51434 New Note 30.23 J & D Fahey 4 11224 Opawa Cutie 30.29 J & D Fahey 4 73215 Mulberry Sox 17.35 Corey Steele 12 Protexin Sprint 8.31 EMERGENCY: 5 21321 Bigtime Daisy nwtd Lisa Cole 5 F7124 Penny Jane 17.37 Hart & Taylor $3325, C3, 520m 9 51774 Longshanks 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw 6 s8626 Kiwi Gunn nwtd Daniel Lane $2390, C4, 295m 6 12228 Golden Bay 17.13 J M McCook 1 32216 Curly Bill 30.49 Michael Dempsey 7 13846 Beret Girl 30.27 J & D Fahey 1 11125 Honey Lantree 17.24 Calum Weir 7 66412 Gotcha Popeye 17.41 Calum Weir 2 43665 Opawa Hop 30.01 J & D Fahey 7 New Zealand Oaks Ht 6.31 8 54132 Goldstar Vale 30.55 S & B Evans 2 51874 King Toliman 17.06 Daniel Roberts 8 12524 Mr Muppet 17.18 Robin Wales 3 42137 Troublesome Kev 30.34 J M McCook $3095, SPECA, heat, 520m EMERGENCIES: 3 12243 Fidgety Feet 17.21 J M McCook EMERGENCIES: 4 14448 Stylish Stepper 30.47 Malcolm Grant 9 62421 Mayhem Made 30.67 Ashley Bradshaw 4 28425 Smash Over 17.26 Malcolm Grant 9 F7116 Opawa Jaws 17.17 Robin Wales 1 53762 Speedy Boss nwtd J & D Fahey 5 12876 Know Denying 30.24 Garry Cleeve 10 s2815 Van Nindi 30.29 Calum Weir 5 54824 Calm Inferno 17.19 Bruce Dann 10 71617 Zadee Bale 17.48 Daniel Roberts 2 64613 Nova Willow nwtd Lisa Cole 6 41355 Goldstar Alaska 30.81 S & B Evans 3 45725 Goldstar Wynter nwtd S & B Evans 10 New Zealand Oaks Ht 7.47 6 46847 Homebush Velma 17.24 John McInerney 2 Culvie Boy’s Syndicate 4.50 7 21754 Queena Bale 30.20 Craig Roberts 4 45446 Xabil Bale 30.03 Craig Roberts 7 27361 Know Debt 17.17 Garry Cleeve 8 34748 Homebush Fonzie 30.29 John McInerney 5 64612 Big Time Brie nwtd Lisa Cole $3095, SPECA, heat, 520m 8 56333 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Corey Steele $2390, C4, 295m EMERGENCY: 6 72347 Big Time Pluto nwtd Lisa Cole 1 46342 Black Stockings 30.56 Ashley Bradshaw EMERGENCY: 1 13155 Mine Hunter 17.21 J M McCook 9 77555 Dyna Varsity 30.11 Craig Roberts 7 17313 Seductive Kiwi 29.98 Calum Weir 2 21158 Big Time Elsa nwtd Lisa Cole 9 77486 Pita Ramos 17.14 Jason Dunn

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. 20 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Top two show why they are dominant FOOTBALL switched with second-half keeper Talia experience and depth of talent. McLeely scored two more goals in the Chetty, who did well to keep Campion United were 4-0 up at halftime against second half to clinch the win. RIVERINA and Gisborne United scoreless in the second spell. Marist Thistle, with goals from Amber Bohemians, though not often dangerous, showed why they are the dominant teams Campion right-winger Sofia Zame gave Church, Chelsea Simpson and Jamie appeared solid throughout. in local women’s football with powerful her side a 2-0 halftime lead. She scored Gedye (two). Shahni Deere, in the past usually a performances at on first with a shot from just inside the penalty In the second half, Kayley Knight scored defender, adjusted well to the heavier Sunday. area and then with a clinical finish after she once and Gedye added two more goals to workload in midfield. Gisborne Laundry Services Riverina had run on to a well-weighted through-ball. her tally for the 7-0 scoreline. Overall, though, Riverina were too strong, had a well-deserved 5-1 win against a Girls’ High responded quickly in the Marist Thistle looked to push forward and they were surgical in their execution. Bohemians side who never gave in. second half. They were level within 20 at any opportunity, but the safe hands of Renae Lolohea dictated play on the right Heavy Equipment Services United were minutes of the restart, through goals from goalkeeper Mel Knight ensured United kept and captain Lizzie Hall constantly troubled too well organised for a tenacious Tatapouri right winger Stephanie Collier and striker a clean sheet. the Bohemians defensive line. Marist Thistle team, and beat them 7-0. Briana Irving. Bohemians gave Riverina more trouble, Riverina have 27 points from nine games; However, the game of the weekend was Neither team could grab a winning though, and at 3-1 down they were still in United have 21 from eight. Campion have the high school derby between Gisborne goal, and the match ended with the same with a show at halftime. 11 points, Bohemians 9, Girls’ High five and Girls’ High and Campion College. scoreline as the last time these teams met. First-half goalscorers for Riverina were Marist Thistle three. It ended in a 2-2 draw. Central defender Lucy Allan was attacker Grace Levy, goalkeeper Erin On Sunday, Campion play Marist Thistle Girls’ High first-half goalkeeper Georgia outstanding in a solid Campion defence. Sycamore (from the penalty spot) and at Campion, while Riverina play Girls’ High Richardson had already made a season’s In the two games at Harry Barker midfielder Briar McLeely. and United play Bohemians at Harry Barker worth of brilliant saves by the time she Reserve, United and Riverina showed their Rita Halley scored for Bohemians. Reserve. All three games start at 10.30am. Koeman keen to coach Barcelona but nothing final yet FOOTBALL subjected to an 8-2 drubbing by Bayern Munich in only goal against Sampdoria in the 1992 European The dismissal of Abidal came a day after Setien the Champions League quarterfinals. Cup final. was sacked after only seven months in charge. RONALD Koeman says he is in talks to leave his The Dutchman, who has coached the Netherlands The defender later became the club’s assistant Abidal, a double Champions League winner as role as Netherlands manager to succeed Quique since 2018, told reporters outside the national side’s coach before embarking on a career as a head a Barca player, had been in the role for more than Setien as coach of Barcelona, who have continued headquarters on Tuesday that he wanted to coach coach, managing Dutch sides Ajax Amsterdam, PSV two years but has been let go after one of the club’s restructuring by sacking sporting director Eric Abidal. Barca but had not yet finalised a deal. Eindhoven and Feyenoord, Premier League sides worst seasons in recent memory. Koeman, who is revered by Barca fans for Koeman is fondly remembered at Barca for the Southampton and Everton, and La Liga’s Valencia. He was also criticised by Lionel Messi, who said delivering their first European Cup, will be expected role he played in Johan Cruyff’s hugely successful Later in the day, Barca decided to terminate the his former teammate blamed the squad for Ernesto to lead the club’s rebuilding work after they were side known as the “Dream Team” and for scoring the contract of Abidal, another popular former player. Valverde getting sacked as coach in January. — AAP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY SUDOKU Thursday, August 20, 2020 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Misha Collins, 46; Amy Adams, 46; Billy Gardell, 51; Al Roker, 66. Happy Birthday: Set priorities to ensure you use your time wisely this year. You have plenty SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made to gain if you are persistent and open to new concepts and technology. up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. Implement personal updates as well. 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Romance is SOlUTiOn in nexT pUblicATiOn. favored. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don't leave anything to chance. Look at what's unfolding, and take care of personal business yourself instead of relying on others. Someone will misinterpret what you say or use emotional manipulation to get his or her way. Be abrupt, and get things done. 2 stars DOUBLE CROSSWORD No 11,071 CANCER (June 21-July 22): Spend more time with someone you love. Work through diferences, and CRYPTIC CLUES igure out a way to make your life better. An opportunity will put you in an excellent position to make a good move. Embrace change, and see what ACROSS DOWN happens. 4 stars 1. Battery room in the 1. The deficit in fuel is LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get the lowdown before you make a move. It's essential to have a solid plan monastery (4) massive (8) 2. It’s reasonable to find an in place before you take on additional tasks. Listen to suggestions, and you'll 3. Culinary result of the ind a way to keep everyone interested in working with you to achieve your taxidermist’s action! (8) American soldier in a goal. 3 stars 8. More than one jail-bird neighbouring pub (7) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): takes precautions against 4. Military personnel get Push forward with poise. Stand tall, be bold and let your thoughts be known. the cold (4) poor backing in back- A change you make will be well-received and help you launch something 9. Nothing follows order for street (6) you've always wanted to pursue. It's time to step up and be innovative. 3 special serviceman (8) 5. Relatively speaking, it stars 11. Presumably they don’t may have many branches LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): (6,4) take part in open arrest! Do your best to help. Ofer support, advice and experience to organizations, (6,6) 6. In scansion I construe a peers and your community, and be part of the solution. Refuse to let 13. A piece of fishing tackle kind of Greek verse (5) something stand between you and doing what's right. Uncertainty will cause 7. Endless surly noise to on the sea (6) chaos and divisiveness. 3 stars become greater (4) SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 14. Clothes I treat badly (6) 10. A military force to show 17. Could he be one who Take pride in what you do, and don't stop until you inish what you start. aloofness (10) Your input, imagination and desire to do what's right and best for everyone takes his rest during the 12. Reduce the amount of day? (5,7) will encourage you to make changes that will improve your life. Romance is seed to the acre! (8) featured. 4 stars 20. Fellow from Belgian city is 15. I’m to give convincing a faithful subject (8) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): evidence to make things Be careful what you say. Someone will be quick to twist your words around 21. A girl from Poland or better (7) or ofer misleading information that will push you in the wrong direction. Stick Armenia (4) 16. Land in the west at close to home, and channel your energy into making home and personal 22. Agreements to restrict eventide (6) improvements. 2 stars SOLUTIONS TO modified rates all round 18. She is caught in the wire- Quick Crossword answers CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): PUZZLE 11,070 (8) netting (5) You'll be right on the mark when it comes to negotiations or dealing with also fit the large grid 23. A male engineer is 19. Plan to shoot about fifty inancial, legal or medical issues. A decision you make with someone you QUICK present (4) (4) love will lead to a healthier, happier home environment. Embrace change, Across: 1 Precipitate; 9 and make love a priority. 5 stars Nominal; 10 Alone; 11 Tutor; 12 Tremble; 13 Edible; 15 Assess; QUICK CLUES AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 18 Theatre; 20 Adopt; 22 Voice; Slow down, go over what's transpired and rethink your strategy before 23 Eminent; 24 Intelligent. ACROSS DOWN moving forward. Relive what's happened, and igure out how you can prevent repeating history. Anger will not help settle a pending problem, but a Down: 2 Remit; 3 Control; 4 1. Too (4) 1. League (8) Polite; 5 Trade; 6 Trouble; 7 reasonable solution will. 3 stars Inattentive; 8 Necessitate; 14 3. Wedlock (8) 2. Refuge (7) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Iberian; 16 Scaling; 17 Repeal; 8. Ogle (4) 4. Awaken (6) Emotions will surface and, if channeled correctly, can be used to your 19 Theme; 21 Ocean. 9. Imagine (8) 5. Repay (10) advantage. Show how passionate you are about your beliefs, concerns CRYPTIC and prospects, and you will get the respect and support you need to excel. 11. Wonder (12) 6. Foreign (5) Romance is encouraged. 3 stars Across: 1 Taskmasters; 9 13. Grain (6) Treated; 10 Argon; 11 Reach; 12 7. Pitcher (4) Birthday Baby: 14. Folk (6) Restive; 13 Canopy; 15 Advent; 10. Opponent (10) You are reliable, persuasive and proactive. You are smart and resourceful. 18 Nominee; 20 Suite; 22 Radar; 17. Not uniform 23 Reallot; 24 Acts the fool. (12) 12. Agitated (8) Down: 2 Arena; 3 Ketchup; 4 20. Plaited (8) 15. Exact (7) STAR RATINGS Adders; 5 Tears; 6 Ragtime; 7 FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. Storm-centre; 8 Investments; 14 21. Skin (4) 16. Go up (6) FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. Nomadic; 16 Distaff; 17 Search; 22. Seclusion (8) 18. Of birth (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 19 Norms; 21 Igloo. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 23. Minus (4) 19. Muddle (4) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 SPORT 21 DRAWS

Comets; Watson Park 12, Excellers v Te Makauri Marauders v Kaiti Rangatira; WP 20, Te 12 midday: 2, Ritana Snr A v OG Football Wharau Kererus. Bye: WP 1,St Mary’s Stormers. Wharau XLR8’s v Makaraka Mustangs. (Chloe, Debz); 6, Horouta Taimana v Gisborne Fluid PACIFIC Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Gisborne Fun Football 5v5 Championship 2, Gisborne Mini Football 7v7 League 2, 11am: & Machinery HSOG (Selina, Shay); 9, Tapuae v Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services 8.15am: WP 5, Central Crushers v TKKM 2H; WP 6, WP 14, Awapuni Lions v Thunder; WP Campion Snr A (Bessie, Bex); 11, Steve Craill Builder Gisborne United v Napier City Rovers Reserves. Central Stars v Wainui Colts; WP 7, Central Seekers 13, St Mary’s Sweepers v Sonrise Blaze. v Uawa Ngarangikahiwa (Jess T, Lou). 3pm: Marewa Park, Napier, Port Hill United v v Wainui Cyclones; WP 8, Central Zoomers v Kaiti Gisborne Mini Football 7v7 League 1, 11am: 1pm: 2, Taste One HSOG v GGHS Snr A (Debz, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle. Paoa; WP 4, Eastland Vets Ngatapa Hurricanes v St WP 15, Mangapapa Typhoons v Central Falcons; WP Shanan); 4, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social v OBM Red Eastern League 1, 12.30pm: Harry Barker Mary’s Asteroids; WP 10, Mangapapa Twisters v Te 17, Te Hapara Soarers v Mangapapa Landslides; WP Social (Chiarn, Jess T); 6, Claydens Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services United v Wharau Tuis. 16, St Mary’s Terminators v Kaiti Kiwa. Masters v YMP Masters (Bex, Shay); 9, Farmlands Sunshine Brewing Wainui Sharks. Gisborne Mini Football 7v7 League 2, 8.30am: Ngatapa v Gisborne Denture Clinic HSOG (Challise, 2.30pm: Rectory ground, Gisborne Boys’ High WP 15, Awapuni Pumas v Wainui Bullets; WP 17, Rugby Tessa); 11, Tyre General Ngatapa v GGHS Snr B School v ; Childers Road Reserve Central Athletic v Mangapapa Quakes; WP 13, (Lou, Tukaki). THE draw for Civil Project Solutions senior 1, Carpet Court Thistle Massive v Thistle Reserves. Eastland Vets Ngatapa Rebels v Manutuke M2K2; Duty teams: All return gear from own court to club rugby this weekend is — Eastern League 2, 12.30pm: CRR 1, Thistle WP 14, Makauri Bears v Ormond Strikers; WP 16, front of pavilion. Premier Grade, SATURDAY, 2.45pm: Te Karaka Vintage v Campion; CRR 2, ITM Thistle v Smash Kaiti Maia v Makaraka Meteors. Duty board member: Shanan. 1, Waikohu v OBM (D Macpherson, M Greene, C Palace Shockers; Wainui, Coates Associates Wainui Gisborne First Kicks 4v4 Conference 2, Johnson); Barry Park 2, YMP v Ngatapa (R Maynard, Demons v Tatapouri Bohemians; Harry Barker 9.15am: WP 7, Central Spurs v Makaraka Magic; P Brown, D Stevenson); Oval 2, Pirates v HSOB (I Reserve 2, Heavy Equipment Services United (3) v WP 8, Eastland Vets Ngatapa Green Machines Hockey Hughes, H Fitzgerald, R Young). Wainui Reserves. v Central Warriors; WP 9, Mangapapa Storm v Women Senior One, SATURDAY, 12 midday: BP 2, 2.30pm: Wairoa, Wairoa Athletic v Gisborne Pro Wainui Dodgers; WP 10, Mangapapa Whirlwinds FRIDAY — 6.30pm: GMC Gold v (GMC Pirates v YMP (A Brown). Roofing Bohemians. v Kaiti Takitimu; WP 11, Makaraka Magpies v Te Kowhai/Ngatapa). 2pm: Athl 1, Athletic v Tapuae (M Smith). Women’s Eastern League, SUNDAY, 10.30am: Wharau Strikers; WP 12, Awapuni Wildcats v St SATURDAY — 12 midday: v Amber Bye: Ngatapa. HBR 2, Gisborne Laundry Services Riverina v Mary’s Firebirds; WP 5, Makauri Dragons v Makauri Dental GGHS (1) (YMP/GMC Green). Junior rugby — If junior games are to be GGHS; HBR 1, Heavy Equipment Services United v Dolphins. 1.30pm: YMP v GMC Green (GGHS/Paikea). played this weekend, the draw will be in The Herald Bohemians; Campion College, Campion v Tatapouri Gisborne First Kicks 4v4 Conference 1, 3pm: Ngatapa v GMC Kowhai (GMC Gold/ tomorrow or on Friday. Marist Thistle. 9.15am: WP 6, Awapuni Cheetahs v Makauri Waituhi). Dynamoes. Men College Super League (U16), SATURDAY, Gisborne Fun Football 5v5 Championship 1, Netball SATURDAY — 4.30pm: LOB NZ Fruits v YMP (2) 8.15am: Nelson Park 5, Columbus Café United 9.15am: WP 2, Mangapapa Floods v Kaiti Horouta. WEEK 3 of Round 2 of PAK’nSAVE Gisborne (LOB Masters/GBHS). v Ray White Wainui Sharks; NP 4, Eastland Group Gisborne Fun Football 5v5 Championship 2, senior netball will be held at Victoria Domain on 6pm: LOB Masters v GBHS (1) (LOB NZ Fruits/ Wainui v Printing house United; NP 1, Gear Meat 9.15am: WP 1, Awapuni Leopards v Makauri Cobras. SATURDAY. YMP 2) Pies Thistle v Emerre & Hathaway FC. Gisborne Mini Football 9v9 League, 9.30am: All games are 4 x 10-minute quarters. All Bye: YMP (1). Intermediate Super League (U13), SATURDAY, WP 19, Awapuni Jaguars v Mangapapa Lightning; senior cards run by Jules from the scorecard Secondary Schools 8.45am: NP 2, Chrisp & Davidson Rangers v WP 20, Central United v Ormond All Stars; WP 21, room. MONDAY — 4pm: GBHS Red v LHS (Campion 1/ Gisborne Financial Services City; NP 3, Mitre 10 Central Stags v St Mary’s Flash; WP 18, Te Hapara Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team GGHS) Sparta v Frank & Albies Rovers. High Flyers v Eastland Vets Ngatapa Ninjas. benches (courts 1 and 2) and put bins out: GNC. 5pm: GBHS Black v Campion 2 (Louise/GBHS 10.15am: NP 3, KT Orthodontics United v Gisborne Mini Football 7v7 League 1, 9.45am: 9am: 2, IMS HSOG Masters v Tatapouri Sportsfit Red) Farmers Air Galaxy; NP 4, Lexmond Concrete Thistle WP 16, Central Braves v Mangapapa Sizzlers; WP (Bex, Shay); 4, GGHS TSA v YMP Manawanui 6pm: Campion (1) v GGHS (2) (GBHS Black/ v Thistle Dynamic Rehab; NP 2, Tom Lane Property 13, Makauri Braves v Wainui Breakers; WP 14, (Chiarn, Rachel); 6, Taiki v Old Girls Whangara Campion 2) brokers Wainui SC v Chaghan Fishing Athletico. Te Wharau Dynamos v Wainui Bulldogs; WP 17, (Annie, Cush); 9, Claydens Waikohu 2 v YMP Intermediate Eastland Vets Ngatapa Rockets v Wainui Blitz. Bye: TimberPro (Saara, Triesta); 11, Gisborne Glass TODAY — 4pm: 1a, Gizzy Hawks v Primary Football, SATURDAY — WP 15, Wainui Bullz. Ngatapa v Kotahi Aroha (Jess L, Phoenix). Waingaromia (GBHS 1); 1b, Gizzy Kingfishers v Gisborne Mini Football 9v9 A grade, 8.15am: Gisborne First Kicks 4v4 Conference 1, 10am: 2, Ritana Snr A v Horouta Gold (Pania, Ilminster 1 (GBHS 1). Watson Park 20, Wainui Thunder v Manutuke M2K3; 10.15am: WP 3, Central Strykers v Te Wharau Selina); 6, Tapuae v Whalis (Cris, Iri); 9, FarmCare 4.50pm: 1a, Gizzy Eagles v Wairoa (GBHS 1); 1b, WP 21, Central Gold v Sonrise Chargers; WP 18, Shooters; WP 4, Central Ninjas v Wainui Dynamites; HSOG v Campion Snr A (Kez, Krys L); 11, OBM Hatea-a-Rangi v YMP (GBHS 1). Te Wharau United v Mangapapa Hurricanes; WP 19, WP 5, Eastland Vets Ngatapa Wekas v Wainui Blue v Thistle Storm (Bessie, Tukaki). 5.40pm: 1a, Campion Gold v Campion Green St Mary’s Strikers v Kaiti Phoenix. Dragons; WP 6, Mangapapa Tornadoes v St Mary’s 11am: 2, YMP Sunshine Brewery v Claydens (GBHS 1); 1b, Gizzy Falcons v Gizzy Gannets Gisborne Fun Football 5v5 Championship 1, Stars; WP 1, Sonrise Wildcats v Makauri Dinosaurs; Waikohu 1 (Cush, Shanan); 4, GGHS TSA v Ritana (GBHS 1). 8.15am: WP 2, Central Defenders v Wainui Cobras; WP 2, Awapuni Lynx v Wainui Dolphins. Toa (Phoenix, Willow); 6, Tatapouri Sportsfit v Old 6.30pm: 1a, Ilminster A v Manaakitanga (GBHS WP 3, Central Vikings v Wainui ; WP 9, Gisborne Mini Football 9v9 League, 10.45am: Girls Whangara (Chloe, Kez); 9, GGHS Jnr A v The 1). Eastland Vets Ngatapa Tornado Wolves v Ormond WP 21, Wainui Aces v Wainui Avengers; WP 18, Stingerz (Iri, Jess L); 11, Uawa Kahukuraiti v Thistle Year 5/6, TOMORROW: to be advised. Super Kicks; WP 11, Mangapapa Mist v St Mary’s Awapuni Tigers v Mangapapa Blizzards; WP 19, Phoenix (Jess T, Tukaki). Year 3/4, TOMORROW: TBA. Hicks Bay in the semifinals RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Hicks Bay at home against Tokomaru Chambers-Raroa also battling hard for Bay United, the hosts playing with a sou’ United. BRAVO Hicks Bay. easterly breeze at their backs. Seven minutes into the second half, The Aaron King-coached side Hicks Bay opened the scoring in the Anton King got a good pass from recorded their second win of the 19th minute. From an attacking lineout loosehead prop Jim Hovell, storming shortened Ngati Porou East Coast club set 17 metres from United’s goal-line on 40m down the left touch. He improved rugby season, 33-12 against Tokomaru the left touch, they secured loose-ball the position for Brooking: 28-0. Bay United on Saturday. possession, veteran halfback Tyrone The visitors struck back in the 54th As the fourth-placed team in this Delamere going right — to first-five minute, on the back of three successive weekend’s 1 v 4, 2 v 3 semifinals, they Manahi Brooking — whose super short penalties: the try-scorer was blindside will travel to Domain as guests pass to captain of the backs, player of flanker Travis Tawera. of the pace-setters, Tokararangi. the day second-five Shaun Murtagh It remained 28-5 to Hicks Bay until the Hicks Bay head coach Aaron King saw him score under the bar. Brooking 63rd minute: Hicks Bay turned the ball is delighted that his crew live to fight converted Murtagh’s try for 7-0. over to United halfback Petera Smith in another day. In the 32nd minute, the hosts flexed their own half, and centre Duke Matahiki “Tokararangi will be tough, but we’ll their muscles again: having won a the beneficiary: Matahiki showed great have all of our boys on board and they’re defensive lineout 15m on their own strength to shrug off three would-be fit too — just a niggle here and there,” side of halfway, left side of the ground, tacklers and score 10m to the right of he said. Brooking and big No.8 Anton King put the posts. Fullback Jason Babbington “Our boys had a game-plan against them in an attacking position. King’s converted for the visitors 12, home team United and started off with a hiss and a 25m charge down the middle was 28. roar. It was fast, see-saw, then we got the platform from which Delamere In the 71st minute, from a five-metre our bearings and began plugging away and young fullback Romeo Newey- attacking scrum, 10m off the left touch, at it. I’m very proud of our boys for their Schumann catapulted speedy right wing Hicks Bay scored their last try: they match-effort.” Pohoikura Waitoa down the far touch, went the blindside, Murtagh scoring five King’s opposite, Kuru Gray of United, then infield to score. metres from the left corner for a try- is a big-picture man. Brooking converted his try, and then double. The final score was 33-12. “We had 21 players at that of forwards captain blindside flanker United’s player of the day was on Saturday, which you certainly need Frank Taiapa on halftime. openside flanker Mikaira Chaffey, who away from home,” said Gray. Though neither team gave him any Gray said hadn’t missed a training all “We missed Netani Seruwaqa at No.8 problems, referee Eruera Kawhia still season. If a coach had 15 players with but Matt Marino is experienced at first- showed the patience of a saint, taking Mikaira Chaffey-type availability and five — he directed traffic for us — and pause to explain his decisions to work ethic, “he’d never lose a game”, Duke Matahiki at centre, who’s not played both teams. A feature of all referees’ according to Gray. for three years, gave us that spark. interactions with the players, officials Raroa-Chambers commented: “We as This was a 100 percent improvement and supporters this season has been players knew our roles for the day and on last season: I’m looking forward to great mutual respect. it was East Coast rugby at its best — I 2021, the third year of our three-year For United, Portrait Watene showed take my hat off to our boys, some of STRONG FORM: Anton King, here in action for development plan.” his versatility, shifting from hooker whom hadn’t played rugby for a while Ngati Porou East Coast against North Otago, Conditions were good, with sun to loosehead prop, Codey Ellis the and they’re now starting. was in strong form at No.8 for Hicks Bay against showers, at Te Rahui o Te Rangi for new rake, captain scrum anchor Mike “They fronted up on the day.” Tokomaru Bay United. File picture 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Proctor and Johnson rapped over knuckles “These opinions cannot have any bearing on your decision.” KEVIN Proctor could cop a further Johnson appeared in the 138-minute sanction to go with his four-week hearing on Proctor’s behalf, and was ban from the NRL for biting. He and pressed on how he went from thinking Shaun Johnson could be in trouble for he’d been bitten to changing his stance. breaking judiciary protocols. “The fact it was Kevvie,” Johnson Both Proctor and Johnson could said. land in hot water for making public “I was in the heat of the moment and comment before last night’s hearing for it wasn’t until I took a step back and Proctor’s bite on the Cronulla halfback. thought about it. I thought I got bit, but Players are barred from speaking it’s Kevin.” publicly before a judiciary hearing. The Sharks halfback said he realised On Sunday, Proctor maintained he he’d pressed his arm on Proctor’s did not bite Johnson in Gold Coast’s mouth and initiated the situation. loss to the Sharks. “As the match went on it didn’t make Yesterday, Johnson took to sense,” he said. Instagram to stress that while he first “At the time I felt like I had got bit. felt a nibble on his arm, he believed But when someone gets sent off it Proctor’s claims he hadn’t bitten him. makes you think about things. NRL judiciary chairman Geoff Bellew “It was on my mind and it wasn’t made no secret of his frustrations over until I was in the sheds (while injured) the public comments when he directed I was thinking about it all and it didn’t his panel last night. add up to me. “It is not for players to conduct their “When I saw the replays it became defence in the media,” Bellew said. clear to me what I was thinking. I knew “The players are provided with this I had a tight grip on him and I had my forum that we are in at the moment for arm against his mouth.” that purpose. This case has attracted a NRL counsel Peter McGrath then considerable deal of publicity. accused Johnson of changing his “In the cause of this publicity various stance to support his Kiwis teammate, opinions have been expressed by a before the panel eventually found great number of people. Proctor guilty. — AAP

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Former Lytton High School captain Jayda Waititi-Leach, now playing for Ngati Porou, takes advantage of a screen to go past Gisborne Girls’ High School’s Peyton Riri in the photo above left. Above right, Gisborne Girls’ High School’s Grace Levy takes the ball up the court as Talon August moves to check her run for Ngati Porou. Pictures by Paul Rickard No shrinking violets in this competition BASKETBALL mature team to their limits. took a tumble at the free-throw line and Women’s Week 2 results — Ishtar Mackey-Huriwai: remember the seconds later Maiangi Mackey did much A Grade, YMCA WOMEN’S basketball has no shrinking name. the same on the three-point line at the Ngati Porou 88 (Maia Rickard 25, Bronya violets. The 13-year-old scored 10 points in other end of the court. Both players saw McMenamin 21, Jayda Waititi-Leach 19, Talon The women’s A Grade game between Manu Tu’s 40-27 win against Dem Air the funny side. August 13, Te Oriwa Tuipulotu-Collier 11) Gisborne Stretchmarks and Ritana on Monday Ballers and impressed greatly with her However, for the second week in a Girls’ High School 16 (Peyton Riri 10). night was the most physical game of the composure and the time she seemed to row, the women’s champions were all Manu Tu 40 (Ishtar Mackey-Huriwai 10, Maiangi league to date. have when she had the ball. business. Mackey 8) Dem Air Ballers 27 (Harata Hailey 12, The Marama Henwood-coached Ritana The game had some spectacular plays: Ngati Porou beat a young Gisborne Angel Henry 6). fought tirelessly and with courage Maiangi Mackey’s three-point shot off the Girls’ High School team 88-16 with four Stretchmarks 46 (Wanita Tuwairua-Brown 16, against a big, savvy Stretchmarks crew. backboard from the left for 8-0 to Manu players — Maia Rickard, 25pts, their best Dyani Johnson 16) Ritana 42 (Piper Donaldson 13, Stretchmarks won the game 46-42, Tu, her teammate Natalie Mackey’s — scoring in double-figures. Amoe Wharehinga 10). former US College player Dyani Johnson classic left-hand lay-up for 12-3 and, for For Girls’ High, newcomer Grace Levy B Grade, John McFarlane Memorial Sports and fellow forward Wanita Tuwairua- Dem Air Ballers, Tamara Hedge’s perfect made a remarkable jumpshot, curling Centre Brown each rattling up 16 points. length-of-the court pass to Angel Henry from the left, and later took a steal. Riverina 25 (Erin Sycamore 9, Natalie Te Kani 7) Piper Donaldson (13pts) and Amoe to close it to 16-7. For Ngati Porou, former Lytton High Horouta 22 (Paare Ahuriri-Leach 9, Sarah Rutene 5). Wharehinga (10pts) led the way for Gisborne basketball will always have School captain Jayda Waititi-Leach beat SE Systems 46 (Lauren Bennett 19, Freya Wilson Ritana who, by virtue of their swarming its lighter moments. One came three two defensive players to make the lay-up 8) Horouta 42 (Missy Matahiki 21, Amo Te Rauna- defence and fitness, pushed the more minutes into the second period . . . Hedge for 36-10, a ruthless finish. Lamont 12). The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, August 19, 2020 SPORT 23 PSG reach Champions League final LISBON, Portugal — The wait is finally over football is like this.” for Paris Saint-Germain. PSG looked in control from the start at After 110 Champions League matches, the Benfica’s Stadium of Light, with Marquinhos French powerhouse has made it to the final of and Di María scoring in the first half and Europe’s top club competition. Bernat adding to the lead in the second. No other club to reach the final had to wait PSG have been dominant in France but the longer, with Arsenal holding the previous main goal for its Qatari owner has been to win record by going 90 matches from 1971-2006 the Champions League title and earn its place before being able to play for the title. among Europe’s elite. The club was eliminated And there was no need for late drama for in the tournament’s round of 16 in the last PSG this time as Ángel Di María scored a goal three seasons, and in the quarterfinals four and set up two others in a comfortable 3-0 straight times before that. Its last semifinal win over Leipzig in the semifinals on Tuesday. appearance had been in 1995, when it lost to PSG have needed two late goals to come back AC Milan. against Atalanta in the quarterfinals last week. “It’s a dream come true,” PSG president “We’re very happy. It’s a first for the club,” Nasser Al-Khelaifi said. “We want to be in the Di María said. “We worked hard and played final of the Champions League, we want to win a great game. We want to make history for the Champions League. We know that we are the club. We succeeded tonight and we’re in going to achieve it one day. I don’t know if this the final, that’s very important. We have to year, but every year we fight for it, so thank continue like tonight to make our dream come God that we are here in the final.” true.” PSG were back at full strength in attack PSG became the first French league club END OF A LONG WAIT: Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos (centre) scores the with Kylian Mbappé and Di María returning to to reach the Champions League final since opening goal during the Champions League semifinal football match against Leipzig the starting lineup. Mbappé didn’t play from Monaco in 2004, and it can become the second at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, today. AP picture the start in the quarterfinals as he recovered French team to win the title after Marseille in from injury, while Di María was suspended on 1993. PSG will face either five-time champion of winning the Champions League away from The result ended a surprising run for the accumulation of yellow cards. Bayern Munich or fellow French club Lyon. former club Barcelona. Red Bull-backed Leipzig, the young German Di María delivered a perfect free kick into the They meet on Wednesday (local time) in the He and his teammates celebrated at midfield club that was making only its second area for Marquinhos to open the scoring in the other semifinal of the mini-tournament being after the match, chanting and dancing for a few Champions League appearance. 13th minute with a header into the far corner. played in Lisbon because of the coronavirus moments. Back home, PSG supporters poured “The ticket for the final for Paris is The Brazilian midfielder also scored the crucial pandemic. onto the famed Champs-Elysees Avenue, the well deserved,” said Leipzig coach Julian 90th-minute equalizer against Atalanta. Marquinhos and Juan Bernat also scored traditional site for victory celebrations, lighting Nagelsmann, the youngest ever in a Di María added the second from inside the as the Qatari-owned French club moved a it up with hurrahs and smoke torches. Champions League semifinal at 33. “In the first area in the 42nd after a nice flick by Neymar in win away from finally capturing an elusive French Prime Minister Jean Castex praised 10 to 12 minutes we did well and had good a buildup that began with Leipzig goalkeeper European crown. Neymar, who set up one of the team on Twitter, citing PSG’s “experience, situations. It was hard to come back into the Péter Gulácsi making a bad pass. Di María’s the goals with a neat backheel flick inside the talent and team spirit” for the victory. game after the second goal because Paris second assist set up Juan Bernat close-range area, is also a step closer to fulfilling his goal “Paris is magic!” he tweeted. have a lot of quality. It’s hard to accept, but goal in the 56th. — AP Start your journey to success eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 Fit study around your work, home and whanau - achieve a qualiication in only a few months. 30782-02 19 Aug, 2020 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT GISBORNE TIDE MOVEMENT M E WEATHER FOR TOMORROW T Thursday Friday R Aug 20 Aug 21 SE S am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm Tauranga 3 18 3 Hicks Bay 3 16 Te Puke 35 22

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by Jack Malcolm He loves how the game can be played as Hockey website, has done the media and you get older. radio reports for two decades and has POVERTY Bay Hockey’s newest life Unlike contact sports, hockey can still been nominated numerous times for local Thought member said it was a surprise when be played at a high level as your body awards for his services to the game. he found out he had been awarded the starts to age, he says. He’s coached teams from primary school honour. “You see players aged 17 to 60 in to senior women’s level, including age- president Tony Scragg, or Scraggy as he’s called premiers.” grade representative teams. by his peers, said he didn’t expect it when Scragg hasn’t played for the past two As a player, he’s turned out for YMP, he was told he had been inducted as a life years but he’s still heavily involved with Caledonia and Lytton Old Boys. member of the club. all things to do with Poverty Bay Hockey. Scragg said it was an honour to have was ringing He knew there was a special meeting Achilles tendon problems have his name on the life members’ board, on but didn’t think much of it as he sat prevented him from getting back on the alongside the names of some outstanding at home after coaching a Gisborne Boys’ turf. He is waiting to see whether he people. with a job High School hockey team that night. needs an operation. He thanked his parents for the ethics Then the phone rang. “Banter on the sidelines keeps me they instilled in him, and his wife and “It was Dave Preddey (club president). I coming back. children for their support of his passion. thought he had a job for me. “I miss umpiring the most. Nowadays “My mother and father taught me the to be done “It was a surprise and an honour.” I enjoy giving back and you get to know value of giving back to others,” he said. Scragg started playing hockey in 1987 everyone.” “The support from my wife Penny, for Manutuke and he’s been involved in Scragg’s life membership nomination daughter Sian and son Aiden . . . we are the game ever since. from Shanna Hickling, on behalf of the a hockey family and they have supported He says it’s a joy to watch players Ngatapa senior women’s hockey team, me the whole way.” develop as they grow older. was a full page of bullet-pointed accolades, He also wanted to thank the entire “With the hours you put in, it’s achievements and services to local hockey. wider hockey community. rewarding to see the young guys He has been a committee member for “Too many people to name have helped. progress.” over a decade, developed the Poverty Bay We are one big family down here.”

THANKS FOR THE HELP: Poverty Bay Hockey life member Tony Scragg wanted to thank his parents for teaching him the value of giving back to others, and his wife Penny and children Sian and Aiden for their support of his passion. Picture by Paul Rickard

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