TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 SPORT FACING TOLLEY PLUMMETS COVID-19 PAGES 2-4, 6-16, 21-23 HUGE DOWN NEW PAGE 3 •PBL NZ ‘on verge of eradicating Covid-19’ COMEBACK NATIONAL • Level 1 at least a month away CHALLENGE PARTY •PAGE Social 3 distancing non-existent on Auckland train • Mixed reaction to income relief payment PAGE 2 RANKINGS • WHO suspends trial of drug Trump is taking PGF $7.5M PULLED ON PROJECTS Money repurposed due to Covid-19

PROJECT SETBACK: PGF funding for the Mt Titirangi Puhi Kai Iti Connection project — to be developed at this site at the top of Kaiti Hill — has been withdrawn. The money has been repurposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Picture by Liam Clayton by Andrew Ashton ASET chairman Larry Foster said donating and delivering food parcels, “It is important to note that these it was disappointing to see the money creating employment opportunities and two projects represent a tiny fraction PGF funding of $7.5 million has been go into a national pool but added it dealing with family violence. We operate of the 64 projects worth close to $238 withdrawn from planned projects in could still be possible to establish the out of the Kaiti Mall and specialise in million that have been announced for the Tairawhiti. processing facility. dealing with rangatahi (young people).” Tairawhiti region. Projects involving Aotearoa Social “We delayed the start of our project as ASET had a great rapport with the “Also, where PGF projects have been Enterprise Trust (ASET) and Gisborne the build costs were starting to exceed local community “and our door is always affected, the Provincial Development District Council have been affected after our funding arrangements. We were in open to help those in need,” Mr Foster Unit will seek to prioritise other unused Provincial Growth Fund money the process of looking for local partners said. investments in that region.” was repurposed to help the nation’s or investors to investigate future options A spokeswoman for Regional Economic The Mt Titirangi Puhi Kai Iti economic recovery from Covid-19. for our food processing facility before the Development Minister Shane Jones Connection project aims to bring together ASET, which works to rehabilitate lockdown occurred. said ASET was rescoping the project so the voyaging, arrival and settlement people back into the workforce, planned “The positive is all the consents, it would not be ready to execute in the histories of two cultures, and provide a to set up a food processing facility at building design and plans have been paid short term. world-class heritage experience at key Commerce Place industrial park. for so there is still an opportunity for a Another $5.8m of funding has been sites based around the inner harbour. The land would have been made plant to be built on this site. withdrawn from the district council’s Mt The project was a joint application available by Trust Tairawhiti, while “Our staff at ASET have been busy Titirangi Puhi Kai Iti Connection project. from the council, Ngati Oneone and the $1.7m of PGF funds would have over the lockdown period doing what our “The funding has been withdrawn in Department of Conservation. covered the cost of a shed and food core business is all about — providing the meantime as it is not yet shovel- manufacturing and processing plant. our community with pastoral care, ready,” the spokeswoman said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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GAME ON Sport facing many barriers on comeback trail by Murray Robertson from key agencies to ensure they can continue to improve quality of life, build CLOSE to 80 percent of the sports essential life skills in our young people organisations in Tairawhiti expect and bring Tairawhiti closer together.” to be moderately and in some cases Covid-19 had presented a range of significantly impacted by the Covid-19 challenges for local sporting organisations crisis, and the impact will be long lasting. like uncertainty, cancellations, reduced Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti (SGT) has funding, reduced income and a shortened received more than $100,000 in grant winter season. applications as part of the Government’s “Their main concerns are an inability $15 million support package for sport to pay staff salaries or continue day-to- around the country. day operations, a decline in membership The regional sports trust has been numbers and the withdrawal of external allocated $211,000 to help sports clubs funding. and organisations meet their costs and “All the winter codes consider they face get through the crisis. significant or moderate disruptions to So far, around $43,000 has been paid their day-to-day operations and the same out locally and codes and clubs have been when it comes to financial impact. encouraged to contact SGT if they wish to “There are also serious concerns for the apply. summer codes.” SGT has compiled a report on the Mr Pishief said the strong message situation sport faces from the survey was in the region. that funding was “Sports activity All the winter codes consider top of mind at the ground to a halt they face significant or moderate moment. during lockdown ‘ “Most are battling and funding streams disruptions to their day-to-day uncertain futures for clubs have been operations and the same when it and are unsure disrupted,” chief comes to financial impact. There where funding will executive Stefan come from and of the Pishief said. are also serious concerns for the long-term impact “Although the summer codes on membership, various sports have —Sport Gisborne’ Tairawhiti chief facility use, and plans for resumption, executive Stefan Pishief from cancellations,” the impact of Covid- he said. 19 on the regional “Around sporting system will 10 percent be long lasting. of organisations surveyed are not “We surveyed sport in the region and experiencing much of an impact yet but 45 organisations responded to it.” remain unsure of longer-term effects for Mr Pishief said approximately half of their codes.” the total number of sports organisations Some clubs and organisations relied and all regional sporting organisations in heavily on Gaming Trust grants and Tairawhiti responded to the survey, along gaming had been adversely affected by with the majority of local associations. Covid-19. “Sport is an essential vehicle to ensure “We will use the survey to raise our community’s resilience and wellbeing awareness around the support that’s in the face of a global crisis. needed to help our sports get through “Throughout lockdown, organisations this,” said Mr Pishief. reported their members feeling isolated “We will be taking it to the Gisborne from their social networks through not District Council, to key funders and we being able to participate. will direct it to Sport New Zealand, who “Although sports are increasingly we anticipate will share it with central allowed to resume activity, they face government. many barriers as detailed in this report. “Sport is an essential ingredient in “Through this time it’s critical that this community and must be given every they receive quality and timely support assistance to survive.” LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Around 2800 head of cattle were home-delivered yarded for today’s Cattle Fair at Matawhero – prices and comment tomorrow. • Federated Farmers believes tax policies need close focus as we head into election countdown mode • The weekly AgriHQ report for the week beginning May 25. THE GUIDE TOMORROw THuRSdAy The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 NEWS 3 Accused admits assaulting man over missing woman

A MAN’S theory about the disappearance the inuendo of criminal wrongdoing referred protect his head with his arms, Potaka delivered Judge Bolstad noted Potaka had previous of Tolaga Bay woman Jamie Kaiwai was the to by Potaka was an aggravating feature of the about 10 more punches to the back of the convictions. She reminded him people could reason for him assaulting someone at the offence. man’s head and shoulders. not go around taking the law into their own township’s tavern earlier this year, Gisborne According to an agreed summary of facts, The man suffered a small cut, bruising and hands or hitting people. District Court was told. Potaka approached the victim in the tavern’s soreness. ■ Jamie Kaiwai, 27, has been missing for Paikea Tuariki Potaka, 22, pleaded guilty to a garden bar at about 11pm on February 22. Counsel Lucy Rishworth said Potaka had more then seven months. The mother of one charge of assault laid under the Crimes Act and Potaka accused the man of being responsible known Ms Kaiwai his whole life. was last seen on Friday, October 11 at the punishable by up to a year’s imprisonment. for the disappearance of Ms Kaiwai. After the initial verbal confrontation, the Tolaga Bay wharf carpark. Her family continue Judge Turitea Bolstad sentenced him to 80 When the man denied it, Potaka punched him pair were shaking hands when the victim to do everything they can to get to the hours community work. in the head causing him to fall to the ground. told Potaka to hit him if he thought he was bottom of her disappearance, and the police Police prosecutor Brendan Mills submitted While the man was down and trying to responsible for Ms Kaiwai’s disappearance. investigation is ongoing. Tolley banking on better show in election

EAST COAST MP Anne Tolley, who publicly supported deposed National Party leader Simon Bridges, appears to be the biggest loser in the caucus reshuffle announced ANNE TOLLEY REDEPLOYED: Kupa Simpson receives instruction during heavy equipment training as part of the Tairawhiti regional economic yesterday by new support package redeployment programme. Photo by The Black Balloon leader Todd Muller. Mrs Tolley, the Deputy Speaker of the House, has been ranked at no 32, and although the caucus rankings are not the party list rankings, which will be used in September’s general election, the two lists are expected to be Economic support similar. Mrs Tolley, the region’s general electorate MP since 2005, has previously announced she will stand as a list candidate only. If her ranking on the National Party list for this year’s election is somewhere package put to work around 32, she would not be elected on current polling. TAIRAWHITI’S regional economic through.” $28.205m allocated to Tairawhiti in Last week Mrs Tolley told the Herald she support package redeployment Work continued during Covid-19 Alert March, with the remainder going to was at 21 in the last party list, and was programme is intended to reduce the Levels 3 and 4 and when New Zealand local Government agencies, the Ministry hoping for a higher ranking if the party impacts of Covid-19, but the $23.755m moved to Alert Level 2 everything was of Social Development, Department of supported her hopes of becoming Speaker package will provide so much more for ready to go, with phone interviews done Conservation, New Zealand Transport of the House after the election. the region, Mayor Rehette Stoltz says. to ensure projects could start as soon as Agency and Ministry of Primary Under current polling, she would not be While it initially aimed to assist possible. Industries. returned to parliament if ranked at 21, she displaced forestry workers, the scope of Thirty-eight people are already It is part of a wider $100m national said. the programme has now been broadened working on projects. redeployment package. But National would improve in the polls to include all who have been affected by These include environmental work “Creating employment pathways like when voters started to consider economic Covid-19, with people already having across the rohe including on Titirangi these means long-term solutions for issues rather than Covid-19 related health completed training and started their new (Kaiti Hill), parks and coastal beaches, Tairawhiti,” says Mayor Stoltz. issues, Mrs Tolley said. The party would jobs under the initiative. the re-metalling of unsealed roads “As a council we are committed to not be polling 30 percent at election time. The programme encompasses five key throughout the region and the clearance doing our part in paving the way for the Mrs Tolley decided to stand as a list projects and aims to provide work and of hazardous trees from local routes. economic recovery of our region. This is candidate only this year because of the training for up to 200 people. Eastland Group has been subcontracted a big help for many while also benefiting demands and the Wellington-centric nature “At the very heart of each are to remove trees from powerlines in the wider community.” of being Deputy Speaker of the House. the displaced workers who will partnership with local arborists. Regional Economic Development have meaningful employment with Trust Tairawhiti is doing workforce Minister Shane Jones said he was the opportunity for training, new development plans for key sectors to delighted to see the funding provided by qualifications, additional skills and the assist with the economic recovery of the the Government to Tairawhiti had been possibility of long term jobs,” Mrs Stoltz region. put to great use. Crash victims said. Workers who had lost jobs as a “It is providing work opportunities for “The difference this will make to result of Covid-19 are referred into the those displaced through the Covid-19 whanau in our region is phenomenal. programme from the Ministry of Social pandemic and having a positive impact still in hospital There is a real sense of excitement and Development. on the region through the work being anticipation about this already coming The $23.755m programme is part of carried out.” TWO young men seriously injured in two vehicle crashes on Friday night remain in hospital, one still in a critical condition. They were involved in crashes in Sponge Bay Mayor disappointed but ‘we understand’ Road and in Ngakoroa Road at Ormond. The young man in his late teens from the FROM PAGE 1 summit and Puha Kai lti (Cook Landing the Regional Investment Opportunities Site). Contingency. Sponge Bay crash, in which a stationwagon The original PGF application in 2018 left the road and ended up upside down in a Plans for the site include a new “Whilst we are disappointed by stated it would provide a world-class lookout, interpretative signage, public the decision, we understand that the tree, remains in a critical condition in Waikato site of unique cultural heritage, improve Hospital. “He remains in our intensive care unit,” furniture and a significant sculpture Government will be reviewing most of visitor access and circulation, and to acknowledge Te Maro, who was killed their funding decisions in light of the a Waikato spokeswoman said. help diversify the region’s tourism The other man, aged 27, was flown to following Captain Cook’s landing. Covid-19 pandemic,” Mayor Rehette offering. Nationwide, a total of $600m of PGF Stoltz said. Middlemore Hospital in Auckland directly from The project involves two parts — a the crash scene by the Trust Tairawhiti Rescue funding is being refocused on projects “We will continue with getting the multi-use wananga and panoramic with more immediate economic benefits, project shovel-ready and reapply for Helicopter. “He remains in a stable condition,” a viewing facility and the development of Middlemore spokeswoman said. The funding comprises repurposed external funding when we are ready to the Ruatanuika site located between the PGF money and unallocated funding from proceed.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

SYMES, (nee Smith), Deaths Winnie Flora. — Passed away peace- KURU, Jack. — Jack fully, at Wairoa and Sue looked after Hospital, on Friday my daughter Emma as 22nd May 2020. Loved one of their own, with wife of the late Frank an open home and (Tinker) Symes. Loved unconditional love. The Mother of Stuart (dec) list would be endless. and Pauline, Yvonne Jack was a legend and and Tom Wairau, such a generous man; Graeme and Johnina, you asked, he gave. John and Alice, Such a humble man. All Anthony and TeWai, my thoughts and hugs Stephen, Cecil and to Sue and family. Jack Bonnie. Much loved will be missed and Bubu to her 26 remembered. Jack has Grandchildren and 32 carried his journey on Great-Grandchildren. and beyond. God bless A private family you all. funeral service has been held. All messages can - Arohanui, Mandy and be sent to 24 Delhi whanau. Street, Wairoa 4108.

Winnie Flora Symes born 12 February 1933. Silana, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji. Loved daughter of Tom and Rachael Smith (nee Gwilliam). Loved elder sister of Herbert, Cecil and Lynette. Loved aunty to Tania, TAKING A WALK: Contractors are hard at work replacing city centre footpaths. Here, the Eastland Racheal (dec), Dawn Asphalts team work on the Kahutia St footpath between Peel St and Customhouse St. The project is part of Gisborne and Thomas. District Council’s footpath renewal programme and will cost $137,000. The total cost of this year’s full footpath renewal “Cere tu ko Ovalau, programme is $307,000, funded by the New Zealand Transport Agency minor improvements fund and the council. Picture Mosi vei au, ni o by Liam Clayton Lovoni, Na Loloma Sa Kena I Yau.” PLEASE “When you see Ovalau Island, Lovoni is the HAVE FAMILY heart of the Island NOTICES which is full of Love.” IN BY 9AM Pickering (Wairoa) Ltd DAY OF Funeral Directors Brakes set to be PUBLICATION Wairoa FDANZ www.pickeringfd.co.nz Salvation Army put on free parking opens up again by Aaron van Delden considered once the Making metered car parks free for council had a fuller two hours each workday and all day THE Salvation Army is back in operation FULLY free parking in Gisborne city picture of what Saturday would have the biggest impact under Alert Level 2 and is taking all Covid-19 appears unlikely to last but the district was needed to aid on revenue, taking away about $107,000 precautions. council is looking to make it cheaper to recovery, the report over three months. “We have opened the doors again to the park in the city centre than it was before said. Making all metered car parks $1 an public,” said Captain Kevin Waugh. the Covid-19 lockdown. Although the hour would take away about $81,500 The Army’s foodbank is open on Tuesdays and All downtown car parks have been free council had received and free parking for two hours every day Thursdays from 1pm to 3pm. of charge since Alert Level 4 came into praise for the current would lessen revenue by about $42,000. A one-in, one-out system is operating, with force in late March and the council took free parking regime, The report said rates might need to go social distancing. Hand sanitiser will be provided. its parking wardens off the streets. some retailers were up to offset the shortfall. Visitors will be asked to provide contact Councillors will get to decide tomorrow crying foul over city workers taking It did not elaborate on the potential details. what parking savings to offer in a bid to up the spaces outside their shops and impact of the changes on parking “Our budgeting service is also operating,” said attract people to the city centre. affecting trade. wardens. Captain Waugh. Fully free parking is not among They told The Herald they believed The CBD’s 806 metered car parks had “People can phone for an appointment and to the options put forward in a report to workers were taking advantage of the an occupancy rate of just 17.5 percent in talk with our financial mentor. councillors. situation by parking close to their offices, 2018/19. “They should ring 868-9468 or come into the The alternatives include two hours of while the free all-day car parks on the The city also had approximately 1000 centre and make an appointment. free parking each day, free parking on outskirts of the CBD that they would free all-day car parks within walking Johnathan Pere, spokesman for East Coast Saturdays or making all metered parking normally occupy sat empty. distance of the main street, Gladstone Community Foodbank, said the foodbank $1 an hour. The report said paid parking was often Road. remained closed. The savings were an immediate criticised but, as a user-pays system, Other parking options being presented The foodbank was updating systems and response to the pandemic and associated remained the fairest way to ensure short- to councillors at tomorrow’s finance “sorting out drivers”. economic downturn, the report said. term and medium-term parking was and performance committee meeting “We are currently implementing some changes Accordingly, councillors would be asked available. include free weekday parking in the if and when we are hit with a pandemic again,” to choose whether to apply the savings Parking enforcement in the CBD Grey Street carpark behind Farmers or he said. for three, six or 12 months. generates about $685,000 for the council’s leasing all Grey Street car park spaces to Longer-term changes would be coffers each year. businesses. Co-op Bank stops giving out cash Near-record cart-in numbers at port The Co-operative Bank, which has a Gisborne branch, has announced it will soon operate a by Murray Robertson Andrew Gaddum. “On average, a log will only stay on “The efficiency and pace at which it port for eight days before it is loaded on one-way cash system. EASTLAND Port has exported 285,000 From June 8, customers will be able to make was achieved is a credit to the passion to a ship. tonnes of logs since it was granted and drive of our industry, and all the “To ensure this level of turnover, we cash deposits — but not cash withdrawals. dispensation to operate during the final Marketing communications manager Jessica local companies it serves. need a strong number of logs coming into stages of Alert Level 4. “Since port operations resumed, cart- the port, and ship bookings to take them Wallace said the decision was not due to any The port has gone close to its record for concerns about cash and Covid-19. ins of logs have been steadily increasing. away.” daily cart-in of logs. So much so, that last week we were very Four log ships are scheduled to visit “When our customers visit our branches, our The port was granted dispensation team will be there to support them with everyday close to beating our best weekly cart-in Eastland Port between now and next from Level 4 restrictions on April 21 and ever.” Tuesday. banking needs, and they will still be able to on top of the logs exported since then has deposit cash (notes only). A total 70,338 jas (tonnes) of logs were Mr Gaddum said that was a typical handled 1000 tonnes of kiwifruit on one trucked to the port last week. number. “This change is because as our digital vessel, and a total 13 ships in all. offering grows, customers are using our services “The current cart-in record is 71,387 “On average, log ships book with us “The restart of the port during Alert jas, achieved in December 2019. around 10 days before arrival. Bookings differently. Level 4 was a huge effort from everyone “Most customer transactions are now done via “Strong cart-in numbers are vital to will often come in waves as various in the regional supply chain,” said the successful operation of the port,” Mr shipping companies work out their internet banking, our mobile app, EFTPOS or at Eastland Port chief operating officer ATMs.” Gaddum said. schedules.” The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 ENVIRONMENT 5 Lull in forest seeding after last year’s mast

DEPARTMENT of Conservation monitoring no major beech mast in 2021. shows New Zealand’s forests are having a lull in “After the massive beech and rimu mast last seeding after last year’s mega mast, which will year, our forests are conserving resources and lead to fewer predators in some areas. taking a break from widespread seeding. Beech and some other forest trees seed every “This means we are likely to see fewer rats and two to six years in what is known as a mast. stoats in many areas and can refocus our predator The mass seeding feeds native species but also control plans accordingly,” said Graeme Elliott. fuels a rodent boom and upsurge in stoats, which DoC’s seed sampling involved snipping has devastating impacts on native wildlife, if not branches by helicopter from beech and rimu trees controlled. at selected sites throughout the country. DoC uses climate modelling to predict forest More than 1100 beech trees and 600 rimu masts a year ahead, then monitors the following trees were sampled at 46 sites. Only sites in the summer to check if seed is present. Kaimanawa and Kaweka forest parks showed Along with predator monitoring, this information moderate seed present. is important for predator control planning. NIWA provides DoC with data from its virtual Recent seed sampling results confirm there climate station network and this is used in the is no significant beech forest mast this year, Delta-T model to predict beech masts, which as forecast, said DoC principal science adviser appear to be triggered by a significant temperature Graeme Elliott. increase between consecutive summers. “We finished seed sampling in March before the Modelling predicts seeding is unlikely in most MODELLING DATA: DoC sampling of beech and rimu trees has shown a lull in Covid-19 lockdown and results show there is little of New Zealand’s beech forests in 2021, except in seeding this year. Picture by DoC or no beech seed across the South Island and the northern tip of the South Island and north of only a moderate mast at several North Island sites. Lake Wakatipu in Otago where some seeding is areas that missed out on predator control in duck, kakariki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, “Rimu sampling also showed very little ripe fruit possible. last year’s largely South Island mast response mohua/yellowhead, tuke/rock wren, long and and new tips indicating that there will be no rimu With no major forest mast occurring this year, programme. short-tailed bats/pekapeka, frogs/pepeketua and mast this year or next.” DoC is planning its Tiakina Nga Manu predator The national programme is focused on giant land snails. DoC’s latest modelling, using climate data from control programme over about 550,000ha of protecting the most at-risk populations of native It is also aimed at protecting native forests from the past two summers, also indicates there will be conservation land, which will include North Island species such as kokako, kiwi, kaka, kea, whio/blue the impact of possums. Twenty-one years down the track Whinray Reserve restoration brings birdsong back to Motu by Mark Peters

IN 1770, gentleman scientist Joseph Banks described the almost overwhelming volume and melody of birdsong in Queen Charlotte Sound. “This morn I was awakd by the singing of the birds ashore from whence we are distant not a quarter of a mile, the numbers of them were certainly very great who seemd to strain their throats with emulation perhaps; their voices were certainly the most melodious wild musick I have ever heard, almost imitating small bells but with the most tuneable silver sound imaginable, to which maybe the distance was no small addition.” Such forests are mostly silent now, as predators such as rats and stoats have exterminated many bird species. But through the Whinray Eco Trust, CACOPHONY OF SOUND: The Motu community members and other restoration of the Whinray Scenic Reserve volunteers aim to turn the clock back and in Motu has seen forest bird populations replicate the Queen Charlotte Sound’s increase, such as the North Island robin cacophony of birdsong at Whinray Scenic (above). Pictures supplied Reserve, said Ecoworks co-founder Steve Sawyer. After 21 years of forest restoration, the Tina Drummond so we can gauge how Kiwi thriving Pest control reserve is on track to achieve the dream well they are breeding in the reserve.” of restoring the level of birdlife Banks Other species such as North Island Eighteen out of every 20 kiwi chicks Over the past 21 years, several hundred experienced during James Cook’s venture tomtit/miromiro, whitehead/popokotea, are killed each year by stoats, which stoats have been removed. into New Zealand. rifleman/titipounamu, bellbird/korimako, means New Zealand’s brown kiwi As well as stoats, the pest control “Forest bird populations have increased warbler/riroriro and falcon/karearea are population is disappearing rapidly. programme at Whinray Reserve and the massively since 2014 when intensive rat also commonly seen and heard. “Even the In the past 21 years, however, the stoat greater Motu area has controlled more control began. North Island kaka has returned recently.” control project has allowed kiwi and than 2500 possums, and at least 8000 ship “Prior to this, the forest was very quiet At ground level, one of the most exciting many other species to recover. rats, ferrets, weasels, wild cats, deer and with extremely low bird numbers. I think discoveries recently made at the reserve When restoration work started at pigs. we got there just in time — before we lost was that of the striped skink. Whinray Scenic Reserve in 1999, only “This has allowed the bush to key species. “This is a small tree-climbing lizard eight kiwi remained. regenerate, forest birds to breed “Over recent years, we have recorded from the East Coast of New Zealand. Ferrets and other pests had killed all successfully and even lizards, weta and flocks of 30 kereru in neighbouring “After years of pest control, it has but the last brown kiwi in the area. native bats to increase hugely in number,” gardens in Motu.” recovered and lives within mature totara Thanks to the efforts of the Motu Steve said. forest in Whinray Reserve.” community and Whinray Eco Trust, who This is all thanks to a 21 year effort by Miromiro, mokomoko and more in Motu The native long-tailed bat population is manage pest control and wildlife recovery the local Motu community and the many also flourishing. in the reserve, the site is now home to sponsors and supporters in the Tairawhiti “The North Island robin was also a rare To monitor the bats, Whinray Eco Trust more than 30 adult and juvenile kiwi. community and across New Zealand who find, and we now have breeding pairs members use acoustic recorders that Many others live on private farmland have helped the Trust make restoration, scattered across the reserve.” detect the mammal’s ultra-high frequency in the surrounding Motu area. Steve said. Robins are badly impacted by rats and clicks as they navigate their way along Eight kiwi are radio tagged at Whinray “The Whinray Scenic Reserve is getting stoats, and, because the females incubate forest-covered streams inside the reserve. Reserve and breeding is set to start better with age. the eggs, they are often killed first, said Native Hochstetter’s frogs are more again. “It is now one of the only untouched Steve. abundant in the pest management area. The first eggs are expected to be laid in forest reserves in the Gisborne and East While robins might be spotted in some “Searches during the early 2000s often July this year. Cape Region to hold such a variety of forests, most robin populations are made revealed nothing, but, over the past few Radio transmitters last only 12 months amazing species within original 800-year- up of males on the search for a mate. years, we have found three new colonies in and are being replaced with new, $360 old kahikatea-matai forest. “This summer, the robins will be trained small gully heads.” VHF radio transmitters that will enable “The Whinray Scenic Reserve is to feed on meal worms. They will be All three colonies are protected by pest the Whinray Kiwi team to monitor the definitely worth a visit on a sunny monitored closely by Carol Wakelin and trapping. birds and their breeding this season. morning.” 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Four-week wait for Level 1 Relief for churches, funerals as limit goes to 100 by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald where physical distancing rules will be effectively reduced to guidelines rather WELLINGTON — Kiwis face at least than obligations. four more weeks of Alert Level 2, despite Asked about people planning a party barely any new Covid cases and the limit for Friday night, Ardern said: “Keep a list on all public gatherings being raised to of who you’ve invited.” 100 from Friday. The current settings under Level Physical distancing obligations and 1 have no restrictions on social limits on social gatherings remain, but gatherings, and no obligations — only an from Friday there can be 100 people encouragement — for physical distancing. at weddings and funerals — as well as Border limits will stay. private parties. No new cases of Covid-19 were Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reported yesterday, and with no new the low number of new Covid-19 cases, recoveries, active cases remain at 27. including only three in the past fortnight, Yesterday the Ministry of Health allowed the 10-person limit on gatherings published its definition of elimination — and 50-person limit on funerals and tangi a broad range of control measures to stop and church services to be eased. Private the transmission of Covid-19. parties were also allowed from Friday. “Elimination does not mean eradicating However, instead of increasing the the virus permanently from New limit in stages, as Australia is doing, Zealand; rather it is being confident we Ardern said it could jump straight to 100 have eliminated chains of transmission from midday Friday. in our community for at least 28 days But New Zealand must stay at Alert and can effectively contain any future Level 2 for at least a further month. imported cases from overseas.” Cabinet will review the Level 2 It is unclear if that meant 28 days settings on June 8 — but will not of no new cases was a prerequisite for consider whether the success. CAUTIOUS: The leap to much larger public gatherings has been called “a cause for nation is ready to move Director general concern”. NZ Herald picture to Level 1 until June of health Ashley 22. Otago associate professor Bloomfield said was identified. even happen with some Australian If ready, Kiwis Brian Cox said there were elimination was an This indicated “we are on the verge of states if not all of them had the virus would be given a few five active cases outside ongoing process. completely eradicating Covid-19”. contained. days’ notice before the of the main clusters, “There’s still a The risk of importing cases meant Both countries would need to be change. pandemic out there. border checks — including testing of satisfied that the chances of spreading The latest move is and two weeks since an Even if we’re confident passengers before they depart and as the virus between the countries was likely to be welcomed out-of-cluster case was there’s no transmission they arrive — should be in place before effectively zero, she added. by event organisers, identified. This indicated of disease inside the any travel between Covid-free countries Yesterday the Government said Kiwis churches, wedding country, the possibility might be allowed, he added. who lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 planners and funeral “we are on the verge of of it coming in means Ardern said a transtasman Covid-free crisis will be able to get $490 a week tax- directors who have all completely eradicating we need to maintain an bubble was still on the cards, and could free for 12 weeks. been stymied by the Covid-19”. elimination approach. restrictions to date. “If we do get a case, But Professor Michael we need to be able to Plank, from Te Punaha test, we need to be able Good news for leaders of all faiths Matatini and Canterbury University, to isolate and contact trace.” yesterday said it was a “cause for A 28-day Covid-free window was by Kim Moodie, NZ Herald Last Sunday, May concern”. similar to a definition proposed yesterday 17, Destiny Church “Covid-19 doesn’t tend to spread in in a University of Otago public health AUCKLAND — Church leaders and funeral in Auckland held ones and twos. It tends to spread to a blog, authored by professors Nick Wilson, directors are welcoming the relaxed limit on a service for the large number of people in one go at big, Michael Baker, and Martin Eichner, social gatherings to 100 people, allowing first time since the social gatherings, such as a wedding or and doctors Matthew Parry and Ayesha services to inch closer to pre-Covid conditions. lockdown — and bar,” Plank said. “If this happens, trying Verrall. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday its pastor, Bishop to trace 100 people and all their contacts The modelling they outlined showed announced that the change will take effect from Brian Tamaki, said it is a lot harder than if there were just 10.” that no new cases for between 27 and 33 midday Friday, allowing churches to resume was an act of “civil Ardern clarified that the three Ss — days meant Covid-19 was eradicated with services and more mourners to attend funerals disobedience”. seated, single server, and separation — 95 percent probability. For a 99 percent and tangi. Tamaki was will still apply for bars and restaurants level of probability, the blog said, it would Christchurch’s Anglican Bishop Peter Carrell among many leaders to reduce mingling with strangers, have to be between 37 to 44 days. said he welcomed the move and was happy Dr Mohammed to express their meaning public dance floors must stay Meanwhile Otago associate professor that parishes could safely resume meeting for Rizwan frustration at the empty. Brian Cox said there were five active worship. 10-person limit, But private parties with dance cases outside of the main clusters, and “Lockdown has been a challenging time, and saying churches floors have been given the green light, two weeks since an out-of-cluster case I appreciate the Government has had to balance could easily comply with social distancing rules. health, economic, and cultural needs and that it No level 2 restrictions appeared to have been has taken a cautious approach to date,” he said. flouted at the service, despite Tamaki suggesting “I’m sure this will be good news for leaders of he had broken the law by opening the church all faith groups. doors and saying at the time he was willing to But Level 2 rules will linger as worshippers be arrested. Offi ce hours gather for prayer, as churches remain vigilant Otago Muslim Association chairman about hygiene protocols, social distancing and Mohammed Rizwan said he was yet to talk contact-tracing regimens. with his council, but he expected the Dunedin Funeral Directors Association president Gary mosque would be open for daily prayers five Monday-Friday Taylor also welcomed the announcement, saying times a day. it would allow more people a chance to say Friday prayers would typically attract goodbye to a loved one. gatherings of more than 100 people. 9.00am-4pm Taylor said the previous funeral restrictions, Options could include dispersing people into capped at 50 people, added pressure to already two or three sessions. grieving families to decide who could and could “I think people will be relieved . . . relieved not attend the funeral. and happy,” Dr Rizwan said. While the strict hygiene, physical distancing Family First NZ welcomed Friday’s police and contact tracing rules would also remain in decision clarifying the previous conflicting place at services, Taylor was encouraged by advice relating to the meeting of churches. Cabinet’s June 22 date to decide on a move to An internal police guideline which Level 1. Ardern said yesterday’s announcement supplements the Operational Policing was an intention to give people notice of the Guidelines on Alert Level 2 says that “the change, but she was also mindful of religious Covid-19 Public Health (Alert Level 2) Order communities that normally congregate on 2020 is silent on places of worship specifically”. Fridays. Police guidelines included: “Permit no more Only 10 people were initially allowed at a than 100 people in the place of worship at any funeral and tangi at Level 2. But that number one time not including workers.” was extended to 50 people on May 13 after This was in conflict with statements the Government came under fire for allowing by the Prime Minister and advice on the restaurants and sports events to have up to 100 Ministry of Health websites, Bob McCoskrie said. 29459-08 people. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Passengers pile into train during after-school rush

AUCKLAND — An Auckland commuter at Britomart and Parnell,” he said. was shocked to find themself crammed on “When the trains arrive at Grafton and an afternoon train service yesterday as Newmarket, they are met by Transdev school children piled into the carriage. staff, AT Transport Officers, Aviation After nearly two months of lockdown, Security officers, Armourguard staff with physical distancing rules still in and school teachers who by then have place, the passenger said train-goers were briefed and organised the children on the “bunched together” and stood packed in platform.” the aisle when all of the seats were filled. Schoolchildren then board the carriages “No one was checking how many people reserved for pupils and are monitored by were coming on board,” he said. staff at the Transdev Operations Centre “We’d been in lockdown so long and to throughout the rest of their journey. go into a place where physical distancing “Public announcements from the wasn’t being observed, it was really Operations Centre are made throughout alarming.” in support of the process.” At Alert Level 2, people are urged to Overall, those aboard AT services maintain physical distancing while out had maintained good levels of physical and about, staying 2m apart in public distancing, he said. and in retail stores, and 1m apart in the It comes as Air New Zealand workplace, at cafes, or restaurants. passengers brazenly burst their bubbles As the westbound train pulled into the aboard a recent Auckland to Queenstown Newmarket station shortly after 3.15pm, flight, standing shoulder to shoulder in schoolchildren began to pile onboard, the aisle. sitting shoulder to shoulder. “I felt vulnerable, really unsafe,” a But just a few stops later, all the seats OVERCROWDED TRAINS: An Auckland commuter was shocked to see a packed passenger on the flight told The NZ were filled as commuters crammed carriage with students standing shoulder to shoulder. Picture supplied Herald. “That disembarkment ruined inside. everything I’ve been doing for the last “The train got really full — so full that two months. children were standing in the corridors. “I’ve seen that AT buses are counting everyone has to play their part. “Every rule has been broken in this They were bunched right up, there was how many people are aboard. I can’t He said that schoolchildren had been five minutes of disembarking the plane. no physical distancing whatsoever. understand the inconsistencies between mixing with other customers at the That one process could restart the whole “I’m not blaming the children, they buses and trains.” Newmarket and Grafton stations, leading thing.” need to get home from school. But I think An Auckland Transport spokesman to Transdev staff working to solve the An Air New Zealand spokesman said it it needs to be managed better.” said it was disappointing to see that issue on three Western Line services appeared the disembarkation process on The experience was “insanity” when some passengers hadn’t followed physical from Britomart — at 3.02pm, 3.12pm and the flight did not take place in accordance compared to the strict rules hospitality distancing rules. 3.22pm. with the airline’s new process and staff venues and bars had to operate under at “We will be reminding the schools “Transdev staff ensure that customers would be looking into the incident. Level 2, the passenger said. and their students what the rules are, do not board three out of the six carriages — NZ Herald Protect yourself, your sta & your family. Disposable Face Mask 3ply $2.40 each $22 pack 10 $110 pack of 50 INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF ONE-YEAR-OLD: A homicide investigation has started following the death of a toddler in Clover Park on May 23. File picture Particle Respirator Homicide investigation KN95 FFP2 White

AUCKLAND — Police have launched a Auckland’s North Shore. homicide probe after a one-year-old died It is understood the incident was at the $8.90 each in the Auckland suburb of Clover Park. Alto Packaging facility. Police attempted to revive the child $159 box of 20 after being called to a house on May 23. THE search for two Tasman trampers The child died at the scene. missing for over a fortnight has been There have been no charges or arrests impacted again by bad weather. and police say the investigation is Jessica O’Connor and Dion Reynolds, ongoing. both 23, set off into the Kahurangi Free delivery within city limits or contactless National Park on May 9. IN Porirua this morning, a pedestrian After they failed to return, police pickup from the shop and you can pay online. is in serious condition after being hit by launched a search and rescue operation a vehicle.Police say they were called to with support from FENZ, LandSAR, the scene on Driver Crescent in Cannons USAR, NZDF, Mt Cook Alpine Cliff Creek just before 7am. Rescue, and volunteers, but it has so far Two ambulances attended the scene been unsuccessful. and the patient was taken to Wellington Now, land and air searches have , rne s O Hospital. been suspended due to “unfavourable bo nl is y conditions” overnight and on Monday. G A MAN has died following a workplace There was up to 100 millimetres of rain LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 accident last night. forecast. OWNED The incident happened on Unity Police say it isn’t safe to continue to S p ta ho [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz Drive in Rosedale, an industrial area on search currently. — NZ Herald tioner y S 32251-03 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Winners, losers of pay top-up Two-tier welfare system a ‘slap in the face’ for some by Simon Collins, NZ Herald What is the new payment? AUCKLAND — Redundant It’s atemporary payment of $490 Q&A recruitment co-ordinator Leah aweek for someone who loses a Pao is overjoyed at a new fulltime job of 30 hours aweek or $490-a-week “income relief more due to Covid-19, or $250 for payment” that will more than someone who was in apart-time job ● Be available for, and actively double her income on the dole. working 15 to 29 hours aweek. seeking, suitable work; “I think it’s amazing, It will be available for 12 weeks to ● Take appropriate steps towards especially for me,” said Pao, 29, anyone who loses ajob between gaining new employment; ● whose job with Qantas ended March 1and October 30, with the Engage with suitable work suddenly on April 3 after only first payments available from June programmes and courses and nine months in the role. 8. identify and take opportunities for “I was going from a salary, employment, redeployment and Who can get it? training. which I was really privileged to NZ citizens or permanent residents get, and what I’m on now is a who don’t get more than $30,000 What will it cost? third of what I was getting, so in redundancy pay, didn’t have $1.2 billion gross, or $570 million net the $490 will definitely help,” income protection insurance and after deducting what people would she said. don’t have apartner earning at least have received on normal benefits. But Tina Barnett, 56, whose $2000 aweek. job as a table games supervisor How do you apply? for SkyCity will end on June 19 What are the obligations? Apply online on the Work and after almost 17 years, will miss Recipients must: Income website from June 8. out on the new payment because she is getting a redundancy payout of more than $30,000. The Government reckons benefit and it’s hard. I’m paying expects he may qualify for the about 230,000 people who $200 a week rent, and the $250-a-week part-time lose their jobs due to Covid-19 benefit that I get pretty much Covid-19 relief payment because between March 1 and October just covers my rent, so I’m the Lambton Quay Burger King 30 this year will get either the dipping into my savings.” where he worked for about 20 $490-a-week fulltime payment However, she hopes to find hours a week has closed down. or a $250 a week part-time a new job before the 12-week He also borrows about $250 payment for 12 weeks at a cost relief pay ends. a week for living expenses of $1.2 billion. Barnett, a Unite Union through the student loan Auckland Action Against delegate at SkyCity, felt tossed system, and pays $210 in rent, Poverty advocate Brooke Fiafia BOOSTED INCOME: Leah Pao, who lost her job as a recruitment around by the news of the relief so the relief payment will be a welcomed the payment, which co-ordinator due to the pandemic, will be able to claim the payment. welcome bonus. you can get if you lose your Government’s Covid-19 relief payments. NZ Herald picture “When I “It won’t job, even if your partner is still heard about It was disappointing exactly replace working — as long as they don’t it, there was a what I had earn over $2000 a week. Tina Barnett. “It is a slap in the face for sense of relief,” the Government hadn’t before, but I “This is a breakthrough The $490 relief for 12 weeks the hundreds of thousands of she said. “But used the opportunity can make do because it’s individualised. This is only for NZ citizens or people on a benefit who rely on then there was to address migrant on it without is exactly what we have been permanent residents who were food grants to survive because disappointment struggling,” he campaigning for.” working at least 15 hours a their benefits do not cover basic when I found workers who had lost said. But it also creates what week, lost their jobs due to expenses.” out it was their jobs but couldn’t Chief Fiafia described as “two tiers of Covid-19 between March 1 and She said the Government capped at access any support. executive of unemployed — October 30, should individualise all benefits $30,000 in Community those deserving don’t get more and permanently increase them redundancy Law Centres of liveable This is a breakthrough than $30,000 to at least line-up with the payments. Sue Moroney incomes and because‘ it’s in redundancy income relief payments. “That just shattered me.” said it was disappointing the those who are pay and don’t Pao had only recently moved Barnett still supports a Government hadn’t used the not”. individualised. This is have a partner into recruitment work with daughter, 16, and, before opportunity to address migrant All 305,000 exactly what we have earning $2000- Qantas after six years managing Covid-19, she had two sons aged workers who had lost their people who been campaigning for. plus a week. a retail store, but found she was 17 and 18 at Tangaroa College jobs but couldn’t access any were on “The good at it and wants to find a in Otara. They have now left support. “It’s a developing benefits on —Brooke Fiafia’ Government new job in the same field. school. humanitarian migrant crisis February 29 is creating “I was doing so well, and then “They chose to go and . . . It’s inexplicable why the will stay on a two-tier Covid-19 happened, and because work to help Mum out. They Government hasn’t done normal benefit rates, which welfare system where the newly I was in the aviation industry managed to become labourers on anything.” are $250.74 a week for a single unemployed receive higher we were the first to be affected,” construction sites.” Moroney is calling for the adult aged 25 or over, such as incomes than those on main she said. She is now thinking of leaving Government to use Section 64 of Leah Pao, or $375.17 for a single benefits who live below the “It is the first time I have Auckland to find cheaper the Social Security Act to grant parent with children, such as poverty line,” Fiafia said. been on the unemployment housing. emergency benefits to people not Wellington music student otherwise entitled to them while William Lopez Sanchez, 23, an epidemic notice is in place. 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STAYING: The National Party’s Amy Life for pair Adams (left) has decided to put off retiring from politics. She is pictured with National’s new leader Todd Muller who tortured, and the party’s deputy leader Nikki Kaye. NZ Herald picture killed teen Warning: This story contains graphic and loss Miss Pairama’s violent content. family felt would not be made better by Retirement put on hold AUCKLAND — A “terrible loss of today’s sentencing. humanity” saw an Auckland teenager He said Winter, brutally tortured and murdered in a damp, also known as WELLINGTON — Amy Adams has On Monday, the Government cold, derelict house. Today her killers were Ashleigh Tonga, explained her new Covid-19 Recovery announced workers who have lost their jailed for life. was the “dominant” portfolio is about overseeing a cohesive jobs to Covid-19 will be eligible for tax- Following a trial last September in offender and strategy to get New Zealand out of free weekly payments of up to almost Auckland, Ashley Winter and Kerry Te generally “in economic chaos and to support our most $500 a week for 12 weeks. New National Amo were both found guilty by a jury charge”. He believed vulnerable. Party leader Todd Muller called that “ill- of murdering 17-year-old Dimetrius the second strike Adams, who is currently the MP for defined and ill-directed” and said there Pairama. They had earlier pleaded guilty to offender became Selwyn but who will go list-only at the should be a stronger focus on helping kidnapping. Dimetrius Pairama involved in the 2020 election, is back at number 3 in the businesses. The pair were both sentenced to life was killed in 2018. murder “because National Party rankings after rescinding Adams told The AM Show the National imprisonment today by Justice Timothy She was 17. (she) found the her decision to retire. She has justified Party plan would prioritise creating jobs Brewer via video link in the High Court. situation exciting”. the reversal by saying all hands are and keeping people in them. However, Winter must serve at least 19 years and four “You have a needed on deck to help get New Zealand’s she said there will still be work on months’ behind bars before being eligible for tendency to be dramatic as you showed in wheels turning again following Covid-19’s supporting the unemployed and hinted parole, while Te Amo was given a minimum your police interview of July 9, 2018,” the economic destruction. the party may propose changes to how we period of 19 years. judge said. The pandemic forced New Zealand’s look after vulnerable Kiwis. After taking Miss Pairama, Winter and A third person was also charged with border to be closed, the country to shut “What we are going to do is approach Te Amo tortured her over several hours, murder and kidnapping, but the now most businesses and go into lockdown, this absolutely as an economic crisis, including burning her, before eventually 18-year-old never stood before a jury after and trade routes to be disrupted. As a but also, we are going to think about giving Miss Pairama the chilling choice of the Court of Appeal ruled her unfit to stand result, unemployment is expected to it in terms of the ways we support our how she wanted to die — being stabbed or trial. increase to just under 10 percent by vulnerable New Zealanders. The system being hanged. She was found to suffer from mild September and many companies to go for supporting our vulnerable is under A noose was fashioned out of some torn intellectual disability and foetal alcohol under. Adams told The AM Show that immense pressure and that is going to bedsheets. Te Amo cut the teen’s lifeless body spectrum disorder (FASD) and has been during this economic crisis, a fully- continue to escalate,” she said. down, while Winter fixed her makeup. at the Mason Clinic, a forensic psychiatric thought-through plan was necessary. “It is not only an opportunity, but a They would discard Miss Pairama’s body services secure unit in Pt Chevalier, since “We are going to make sure when we necessity, to stop and think about how in a rusty steel drum at the abandoned state September, 2019. approach this challenge, we approach we do that well in this country given the house in Mangere on a rainy night in July, After a depositions hearing earlier this it with a single, integrated, completely scale of what we are going to face. That is 2018. month, Justice Brewer will make a decision developed plan that is ready to be just one aspect of this, I see many aspects The case involved Winter and Te Amo about what is required and best for the teen delivered. Not a series of disparate of this.” running what was described by the Court and society. announcements that I don’t think hang As of May 15, there were 350,735 of Appeal as “cut-throat defences”, as they Another teenager was at the house well together with a cohesive strategy,” people on a main benefit, up from 302,023 blamed each other for murdering Pairama. and gave evidence during the trial as she said. on March 20. In terms of the Jobseeker Crown solicitor at Manukau, Natalie the Crown’s key witness. She was given “So that is my job. My job is to make Support benefit, there were 188,432 on Walker, who prosecuted Winter and Te Amo, immunity from prosecution by the deputy sure that across all 55 MPs, who are all May 15, up from 145,006 on March 20. said there appeared to be no reason for the solicitor-general. working incredibly hard in their own Adams said the “huge numbers” of people “terrible loss of humanity”. Winter’s counsel, Matthew Goodwin, said areas, that work comes together in a entering the welfare system — many for Walker told the court Winter was at a the events which occurred in the derelict way that is comprehensive, and is well- the first time — would have an “amazing high risk of reoffending and the community building were “brutal, callous and senseless”. thought-through, and, more importantly, impact not only on the system’s ability is entitled to protection from her. He said it may have come about because is ready to roll.” to deliver, but much more importantly on “This was sadistic violence in which of resentment over rumours Miss Pairama Since March, when the full wrath of those people and the mental health and she was the ringleader,” Walker said. “She was in a relationship with an ex-boyfriend of Covid-19 began to emerge, the current the impact of that”. doesn’t accept responsibility.” the third accused. Coalition Government has made “I think if we just try and shovel more Miss Pairama’s mother, Lena Hetaraka- However, Te Amo’s lawyer, Shane Tait, numerous announcements of schemes people through the system we have got, Pairama, told the court today she struggled who has called the case “the house of horrors and programmes it is putting in place that is a recipe for failure. to hear what had happened to her daughter. on Buckland Road”, said even after a lengthy to try to cushion the economic blow. “(Social Development spokesperson) “My hand shook from the hurtful, evil trial there remains no clear motive. That includes a wage subsidy initiative, Louise Upston and I have already started things I was hearing.” Justice Brewer also said he remained a new online recruitment tool, and talking about ways in which we are going She said she “still can’t forgive myself” unsure why Pairama was degraded, tortured enabling more loans for businesses. It to need to think about this differently.” for not keeping Miss Pairama safe. The teen and beaten. also pinpointed the development of new Adams wouldn’t go into detail about had spent time in Oranga Tamariki care and But Hetaraka-Pairama has told the NZ infrastructure as necessary to stimulate her ideas, saying she would work with also on Auckland’s streets. Herald she believed her daughter was killed the economy. her colleagues on them first. — Newshub Justice Brewer said the pain and sense of as part of a gang retaliation. — NZ Herald

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32312-01 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Air NZ braces for big loss Impairment charge of up to $450 million expected

AUCKLAND — Air New That doesn’t include any of the the aviation industry, and the Zealand has confirmed it expects $900 million Government loan future landscape of the airline to report an underlying loss for facility. will look vastly different to what the 2020 financial year while “We have not yet needed to it does today, chief executive estimating hedging losses and draw down on the government Greg Foran says. aircraft impairments of up to loan facility, as we continue “This is without a doubt the $560 million. to utilise all available levers most significant challenge our The airline, which said to reduce our cash burn and airline, and indeed the entire today it has yet to draw on the right-size the business to reflect aviation industry, has ever faced. Government’s $900m loan, says the expectation that, for some The implementation of domestic while the recent move to Alert time, our airline will be smaller travel restrictions and border Level 2 allowed it to get its than it was pre Covid-19” says closures have been incredibly domestic engine turning again, McDowall. effective at slowing the spread it is clear that it will take some In a market update, the of Covid-19 in a number of time for demand to return to company said it would feel the countries, including here in New pre-Covid levels. impact of $85m-$105m from Zealand, but they have also had “We are preparing for a fuel hedging de-designation, a profound impact on demand scenario in which the airline aircraft impairment charges for air travel. is still 30 percent smaller than of $350m-$450m, and “Throughout this pandemic, pre-Covid levels in two years’ reorganisation costs of up to Air New Zealand’s focus has time” says chief financial officer $160m in the full financial year. first and foremost been on Jeff McDowall. protecting the health and safety For the second half of the Cash Burn of our customers and our team, 2020 financial year, Air New SLOW RECOVERY: Though the recent move to Alert Level 2 while also taking swift and Zealand’s network capacity is Measures taken to minimise allowed Air NZ to get its domestic engine turning again, it is clear decisive action to protect the expected to be approximately cash burn include slashing that it will take some time for demand to return to pre-Covid levels, long term viability of the airline 50 percent lower than the prior 4000 jobs or 30 percent of the says the airline. File picture and preserve liquidity. We are comparative period, driven by a workforce, which is expected to doing everything in our power reduction of approximately 90 drive annualised savings of $350 the 2020 financial year. that demand for air travel will to ensure Air New Zealand percent in the fourth quarter. million to $400 million. More changes are likely, eventually rebound, so we are emerges strongly from this In light of this and the fact It has deferred or cancelled including possible further job cognisant of striking the right crisis. there was very little revenue almost $700 million in expected losses. balance between removing cost It did not provide specific coming in during Alert capital expenditure to December “We will continue to seek from the business and ensuring guidance due to uncertainty Levels 3 and 4, the airline is 2022, including deferrals of out further opportunities to the airline is in a strong position regarding demand for air travel now expecting to report an planned A321 NEO deliveries. consolidate facilities, reduce to ramp up as demand recovers.” under New Zealand’s Alert underlying loss for the 2020 The combination of these and capital spend, review fleet Level 2, the period of time in financial year. other measures mean it expects composition, supply chain costs Unparalleled impact which social-distancing will be It currently has $640 million to reduce its average monthly and adjust our labour base required on the aircraft and the of short-term liquidity, versus cash outflows by approximately further,” said McDowall. The Covid-19 pandemic has timing of a shift to Alert Level 1. $1 billion prior to the outbreak. $50 million to $60 million for He added, however, “we know had an unparalleled impact on — NZ Herald Vodafone NZ committed to TAB cuts jobs after plans to 5G, ‘internet of things’ future reduce its workforce 30pc AUCKLAND — Projects have fallen off his wish also an increased number of hardship requests list during the Covid-19 response but Vodafone and provision for bad debts. “So we are helping chief executive Jason Paris has no plans to apply customers navigate that.” AUCKLAND — The The betting blow Covid-19 has had, the brakes to deployment of its 5G network, as sports betting agency company’s parent entity, and will have, on our the firm focuses on the “internet of things.” Shareholder backing the TAB is informing the Racing Industry industry,” executive “5G brings applications for remote health, staff of job losses today, Transition Agency chair Dean McKenzie autonomous vehicles and things like smart Paris said that, until its sale to the Infratil/ after a proposal to cut (formerly the Racing said. sensors, which allow schools to halve their Brookfield Asset Management consortium last hundreds of roles due to Board) said revenue “The implication of heating bills, for example.” May for $3.4 billion, Vodafone NZ had been the Covid-19 downturn. was down almost 50 the pandemic extends Paris said while some operating expenditure effectively “held back” for the previous five years TAB had consulted on percent in April, with beyond the immediate and strategic moves had been shelved as the during which investment was constrained and removing 220 jobs over most live sports and impact to the TAB, with firm shifted into “survival minimum” mode, there it was executing to a Vodafone Group strategic the last two weeks, 30 racing cancelled over racing and sport looking were those investments that were the “right template, 50 percent of which was irrelevant to percent of its workforce. the last few months. very unpredictable things to do” for the longer-term business and its New Zealand. A spokesperson would “Despite far reaching over the next year. The customers. “Under the consortium, we are focused 100 not confirm the final efforts to reduce reality is the TAB will He told a Trans-Tasman Business Circle video per cent on our New Zealand strategy, so we now number or details of costs across the TAB, need to be a leaner, conference yesterday that because data usage have a massive opportunity to be more cloud- the redundancies, but including salary more efficient business was up overall that didn’t mean telcos were based and more agile.” said staff were being reductions, staff taking with fewer roles, and making more money. He said the New Zealand and Canadian told the fate of their leave and reducing all focused on driving our “Our roaming revenue stopped overnight ownership mix had also created a positive jobs today before the non-essential expenses, core wagering and during shutdown. People are using wifi at home dynamic. company made a public it simply was not gaming business.” and more people using more data means we have “They have different bents, with their level of statement tomorrow. enough to offset the — RNZ to upgrade our services, with the extra cost of aggression and retail balancing well — overall we doing that.” have a clear vision as to where we’ll be in three He said from a customer perspective there was to five years’ time.” — BusinessDesk

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY Hindin Greene, said the aged care provider Renewables, which is controlled by Infratil, rose started to gain last week and has built up some 0.3 percent to $3.15 after reporting a net profit momentum. of A$478.4 million as the wind farm developer WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose in sanction the city and undermine its status as a Z Energy rose 3.6 percent bring it back up to benefited from the sale of a wind farm for a light trading ahead of public holidays in the US financial hub. its capital raising price of $2.90. Williamson said A$486 million gain. Tilt shareholders will vote to and UK, as investors remain wary of growing However, the New Zealand and Australian it was an encouraging sign for the fuel retailer approve a capital return next month. tensions between the US and China. markets followed a warm lead from Wall Street, who has yet to compete the retail portion of the Air New Zealand rose 0.8 percent to $1.255. It The S&P/NZX 50 Index advanced 1.1 percent which performed a last-minute U-turn on Friday capital raising. extended its schedule of minimal international to 10,775.80. Within the index, 33 stocks rose, 11 night to close marginally higher despite trading Fisher & Paykel Healthcare increased 3.3 operations by another two months to August 31. fell and six were unchanged. Turnover was $74.4 weaker throughout most of the session. The percent to $30.15 and a2 Milk rose 1 percent to Overall international capacity is down around 95 million, the lowest since January. S&P/ASX 200 was up almost 1.5 percent in $19, although both on light volumes. percent. The local market started the week on a afternoon trading. Kiwi Property Group rose 2.1 percent to Auckland International Airport also rose, tentative note as investors continued to digest Michael McCarthy, chief market strategist at 96 cents. The company reported a net loss of gaining 3.1 percent at $5.98. China’s decision last week to scrap its annual CMC Markets, said he was surprised to see such $186.7 million as an already announced $290 Sky Network Television today completed growth target. Separately, Chinese lawmakers a strong Australasian performance considering million write-down in its property values hit the the first phase of a capital raising, bringing in seeking greater control over semi-autonomous the risks that come with rising tension between bottom line. The property investor said retail $119.2 million from investors to shore up its Hong Kong aggravated an already tense the US and China. traffic at its shopping malls has recovered balance sheet. The television network’s shares relationship with the US. Oceania Healthcare led the local market under Level 2 restrictions, and was down just 8 dropped 48.2 percent to 17.1 cents when trading Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 1 percent higher, rising 3.8 percent to 83 cents. percent from a year earlier. resumed, still comfortably above the 12-cent today after the US responded by threatening to Grant Williamson, a director at Hamilton Infratil increased 1.3 percent to $4.77. Tilt placement offer. — BusinessDesk The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL Our plan, to move forward together A faster track by Mayor Rehette Stoltz the great upsurge of local support — thank you, It will be a living document that will evolve thank you, thank you. to include more actions as community input to normality AS a region, we are slowly By spending our money locally, we show our continues, and new evidence and insights getting used to life with appreciation for these small businesses which emerge. News yesterday that gathering social distancing, lots of hand are such an integral part of who we are as a I want to thank our iwi partners, business sizes can increase from just 10 washing and limited operations. region. groups, primary production representatives, straight to the maximum 100 Hopefully we will keep on It was also lovely to see the great support for business owners, social service providers, health allowed under Alert Level 2 from moving in the right direction local businesses at Saturday’s Farmers’ Market. providers, environmental stewards and many and soon we will settle on our More than ever, our businesses — big and more who have contributed to bringing this Friday signals a welcome fast- new post-Covid normal. small — will need our support. As a council, we regional plan together. Your input highlighted tracking towards normality for Since we have moved to Level 2, I have visited will look at how we can support them to operate actions needed for our combined recovery — our social interactions, and the several businesses around town and checked in with as little red tape as possible; and as a some to focus more on and some that we might restoration of smaller-scale events. with shop owners and managers. region, we can show our support by keeping our do differently going forward. It does come as a surprise, In the past week, I have strolled through the dollars local. This is our plan and we can only move forward though, as the Prime Minister told CBD, and it was lovely to see and feel the buzz Our Regional Covid-19 Response and successfully if we do it together. us on Wednesday last week not to of activity. Many people are out and about, Recovery Plan, “Rau Tipu Rau Ora”, will be I am proud of how we, as a region, responded expect such a move, saying the cap interacting respectfully in a social-distancing- finalised this week. The plan will bring together to the challenges that we faced during Levels 4, on gatherings would likely increase responsible way. actions to get our economy moving by investing 3 and 2. to 20 people one week, 30 the next. Business owners are grateful that they are in and supporting businesses and workers, I know that together, working towards a allowed to operate and get their businesses creating new employment opportunities and common goal of looking after our people and Either our health authorities did up and running. Times have been tough during focusing on opportunities for recovery and our place, we can rebuild and recover from these not expect the exit from lockdown Levels 3 and 4 and unfortunately some shops will growth. It also focuses on supporting and tough times. We have done it before, and we will to continue so well in public health not be opening their doors again. empowering our communities and whanau, and do it again. terms — only three new Covid-19 Every single business owner has mentioned looking after our environment is a key factor. Kia kaha Tairawhiti. cases have been reported in the past fortnight, all related to known LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS clusters — advice has changed, or the Government has succumbed to Yankee Doodle Toddy pressure to open up faster. Geez, just when the Nats thought dreamt of being the US President If it is the latter, a bruising Huge smoking problem they had it sorted with the election and reigning for decades. Any backdown two weeks ago over Re: Drug wrecked his life . . . other. I would like to tell them of a new leader to replace the “dirty megalomaniacal tendencies on funeral sizes and an alleged lack May 4 comments. to stop smoking, but the law little street fighter”, it has turned to display here? Is that weird or what? of empathy, as well as pressure As a lung cancer patient says I can’t. custard again. He’s a Kiwi for goodness sake. from faith communities, would have advocate I need to explain to Martin is right that it’s a It simply beggars belief that Does he now secretly entertain been front of mind. The latter was Martin Hanson that we have a human behaviour problem but Yankee Doodle Dandy Muller fantasies of donning his MAGA hat problem with smokers. I have honestly, the importance of our thinks there is nothing wrong and joining white supremacists already released somewhat, though, been reminded several times future hangs largely here. with continuing to display a Make complaining about the lockdown in when police issued new operating that we cannot discriminate Smoking cannabis is also a America Great Again hat in his the US whilst being heavily armed guidelines for places of worship last against smokers. However, in human behaviour problem and office. with an AR-15 assault rifle, pistols, Friday, saying multiple groups of up this forum I get a chance to I think having a referendum Trump’s MAGA hat has become knives and ammo? to 10 could attend a service as long have my say. about it will be the best we a symbol of far-right bigotry, of Just imagine he’s our Prime as each group kept 2m apart. In New Zealand, 2200 can do. I do hope those who white supremacy and hatred of “the Minister and a serious foreign policy Jacinda Ardern also announced people get diagnosed with lung see the light vote accordingly other”. Muller thinks it’s perfectly dispute arises between NZ and that a move to Alert Level 1 (which cancer every year; 1800 will against this addictive drug, OK to keep it on display because, the US, just like the nuclear-armed has no restrictions on gathering die. This is huge compared to and that in the future we have well, you know, the Democrats and powered warships standoff of size) will be considered no later than our statistics on coronavirus. another referendum banning are making a mess of it as well as yesteryear. Which side of the fence In our Tairawhiti region, smoking in Aotearoa once and Trump. would he be on? June 22; and the settings of Level 2 girls hold a cigarette in one for all. What sort of political judgement This is seriously kooky stuff and will be reviewed on June 8. hand and a cell phone in the ALAIN JORION is that? brings into question his fitness for Earlier in the day the Government But wait, there’s more. He wrote office. announced a new $490-a-week a book as a youngster where he BRUCE HOLM “income relief payment” ($250 for a part-time worker) available for 12 Reality check required weeks from June 8 to anyone losing The political collywobbles of It is certainly gratifying to see a job due to Covid-19 from March regular columnist Clive Bibby are to another ideologue (to mirror Mr Best wishes Priorities a 1 to October 30 — as long as they be expected, but a reality check is Bibby’s use of that word as a term of Re: ‘A huge honour’, May 1. don’t get more than $30,000 in sorely needed. derision) taking a lead from Labour’s A big well done to Kirky. His alarming twitch at the word policies in this regard! Todd Muller A great ambassador for redundancy pay or have a partner “socialism” is strange coming from is on safe ground in endorsing bit off . . . earning $2000-plus a week. rugby and we need more It’s great we are getting more a conservative who presumably support for those in business who like him. Also a great cyclist, With the tax-free payment about embraces the Christian ethic, with need help, but it will be entertaining walkways as these are well-used remembering Ride of the assets, however I believe priorities twice as much as the normal benefit its strong emphasis on caring to discover exactly how much more Legends. Best wishes. for a single adult, and $115 a for the poor, the weak, the down- he would have dispensed had he are a bit off. Currently the section from the week more than for a single parent trodden and those on the margins been in the Prime Minister’s place — RODGER ARNEIL, UK with children, it naturally raises of society. Like that other Jewish or how much more he will promise Olympic pool to the Awapuni questions around equity and the reformer and game-changer, Karl in his attempt to take power. stadium is being constructed. What Marx, Jesus stressed his rejection Mr Bibby suspects that Jacinda about along the Taruheru River from existing level of benefit payments. Grey to Derby Street? The Government response is that of worldly power and the unbridled may have “exhausted her bag of greed of the rich. Thank God then tricks”, which seems highly unlikely A real cost? This is a very well-used gravel/ it has already lifted benefits and has for socialist principles! given her remarkable intelligence, I’m pleased to hear from Larry dirt path which gets dodgy after wet never shied away from the need to How has Jacinda Ardern erred political insight and the kind of Foster there is a commitment by the weather. Bright to Grey Street was improve the welfare system; there in making her focus the health and savvy that has the entire world community group to reinstall the completed a couple of years ago were similar payments after the wellbeing of the majority, while regarding her with awe. The bag of Endeavours. Can the council please with an abrupt end at Grey Street. Canterbury earthquakes and global at the same time laying heavy tricks to be feared is what Muller advise how the $8000 cost for Come on council, let’s prioritise financial crisis; and that these are emphasis — not over-looking and his desperate band start waving resource consent is made up. Is this well-used, inadequate existing paths unprecedented times with large mammoth amounts of financial around in the next four months. a real cost to council, or the council that are also an extension of the numbers of people unexpectedly support — on the plight of small raising funds? new network. ANDREW APPLEBY losing their jobs, who need time to businesses? M. ANDERSON BARB WOODS adjust or find other employment. [email protected] It won’t help, though, to have the Green Party accusing Labour today ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. of breaking a core promise in their ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. coalition agreement, to overhaul the ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. welfare system. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 GLOBAL BRIEFS Severe storm WHO halts trial of ‘Trump drug’ GENEVA — The World Health Organisation lashes west said on Monday that it will temporarily drop hydroxychloroquine — the anti-malarial drug US President Trump said he is taking — from its global Australian coast study into experimental Covid-19 treatments, saying that its experts need to review all available PERTH — Tens of thousands of evidence to date. homes and businesses lost power, In a press briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros buildings were battered and trees were Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in light of a paper uprooted as a vast stretch of the west published last week in the Lancet that showed Australian coast was whipped by a people taking hydroxychloroquine were at higher severe storm yesterday for the second risk of death and heart problems, there would be “a straight day. temporary pause” on the hydroxychloroquine arm No casualties were reported from of its global clinical trial. what Acting Assistant Commissioner of Tedros said the executive group behind WHO’s Western Australia state’s Department global “Solidarity” trial met on Saturday and of Fire and Emergency Services Jon decided to conduct a comprehensive review of all Broomhall called a “a once-in-a-decade- WILD WEATHER: There were reports of damage to buildings, homes, electricity available data on hydroxychloroquine and that its type” storm system. infrastructure and trees across Perth as a severe storm hit the coast and use in the trial would be suspended for now. The system that struck an brought wind gusts of more than 100 kilometres per hour. AP picture Dr Michael Ryan, WHO’s emergencies chief, said extraordinarily large area was the there was no indication of any safety problems result of remnants of late-season Cape Leeuwin, the strongest for the The storm was subsiding by with hydroxychloroquine in the WHO trial to date, Cyclone Mangga tracking southeast month of May since 2005. yesterday afternoon. Up to 65,000 but that statisticians would now analyse the and colliding in the southern Indian Heavy rains lashed 1500 kilometres homes and businesses had lost power information. Ocean with a northeast-moving cold of coastline from the Margaret River at the height of the emergency. “We are just acting on an abundance of caution front. winery region in the south to Exmouth But power had been restored to based on the recent results of all the studies to The combined weather system in the north. The rain and 8-metre all but 24,000 by Monday afternoon, ensure that we can continue safely with that arm of lashed a 1200-kilometre stretch of waves caused flooding along the coast Western Australia Premier Mark the trial,” he said. the west coast from Carnarvon to and eroded beaches, Bennett said. McGowan said. WHO said it expected to have more details within Cape Leeuwin and including the state “It was really right up and down the The inland gold mining town of the next two weeks. capital, Perth, with winds gusting at coast, including the Perth area, but Kalgoorlie lost power to 15,000 homes Last week, Trump announced he was taking more than 90 kilometres per hour particularly that southwest area of when winds blew a backyard shed hydroxychloroquine although he has not tested overnight, Bureau of Meteorology (Western Australia state) really caught into an electricity substation, Western positive for Covid-19. manager Neil Bennett said. the brunt of this one,” Bennett said of Power spokesman Paul Entwistle His own administration has warned the drug Wind speeds reached 132kph at the storm. said. — AP can have deadly side effects, and the European Medicines Agency and the US Food and Drug Administration warned health professionals last month that the drug should not be used to treat Covid-19 outside of hospital or research settings due to numerous serious side effects that in some cases can be fatal. — AP ‘I don’t regret what I did’ Iran reopens major shrines TEHRAN — Iran has reopened its Shia Muslim shrines, two months after they were closed to Johnson’s aide refuses to resign over lockdown trip combat the coronavirus. Worshippers will be allowed to access courtyards, LONDON — British leader Boris support should contact their local but not covered areas. They must also wear face Johnson’s powerful chief aide insisted authority for help — something masks and abide by social-distancing rules. on Monday that he wouldn’t resign for Cummings didn’t do. People were sprayed with disinfectant and had driving the length of England while the “I don’t regret what I did,” Cummings their temperatures checked at Tehran’s Abdol Azim country was under strict lockdown — a said, although he acknowledged that shrine on Monday. trip he made without informing the “reasonable people” might disagree with Iran has suffered the Middle East’s worst Prime Minister first. his actions. Covid-19 outbreak, with 137,000 cases and 7450 The Government is facing a tide of Cummings said he didn’t tell the Prime deaths reported. anger from politicians and the public over Minister, who had just been diagnosed In recent weeks, the Government has begun the revelation that Dominic Cummings with Covid-19, about his decision to leave relaxing restrictions in an attempt to revive an travelled more than 400 kilometres from London, because “he was ill himself and economy that was already in crisis because of US London to his parents’ home in Durham, he had huge problems to deal with”. sanctions. northeast England at the end of March. “Arguably, this was a mistake,” Boris Johnson Dominic Cummings Iran’s Shia shrines are visited every year by tens Cummings said he travelled so that Cummings said. of millions of pilgrims, who spend many hours extended family could care for his 4-year- Johnson has stood by Cummings, praying near the tombs they house. Many also kiss old son if he and his wife, who had saying he “followed the instincts of every said on Monday that the vast majority of or touch the tombs. suspected coronavirus, both fell ill. father and every parent”. shops in England will be able to open two When the holy city of Qom emerged as the He said the three of them stayed in “Of course I do regret the confusion weeks later, as long as they can become epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak in late February, isolation in a building on his father’s and the anger and the pain that people “Covid-19 secure”. health experts expressed alarm that the shrine of farm. feel,” Johnson said at the Government’s Some scientists said Cummings’ Hazrat Masumeh was not shut. Its custodian said it His trip came after the Government daily news briefing. “That is why I behaviour would make it harder to should stay open as a “house for cure”. imposed a strict “stay wanted people to enforce continued social-distancing. On March 16, as the official death toll approached home” order, and understand exactly Stephen Reicher, a social psychologist 1000, the Government ordered the closure of major Cummings is being Of course I do regret what had happened.” who sits on a group advising the religious sites, schools and universities to help accused of flouting the A self-styled political Government, said “more people are prevent the spread of the coronavirus. rules he expected the the‘ confusion and the disrupter who disdains going to die” because the episode would The decision angered some hardliners, and rest of the country to anger and the pain that the media and civil undermine adherence to the lockdown mobs attempted to break into the shrine of Hazrat follow. Many Britons people feel. service, 48-year-old rules. Masumeh and also the shrine of Imam Reza in have taken to social Cummings has been The opposition Labour Party said the Mashhad. media and radio phone- —Boris’ Johnson essential to Johnson’s Government’s message was that there On Monday, the shrines were allowed to reopen ins to recount how the rise to power. He was was “one rule for Boris Johnson’s closest with some limitations. — AP lockdown had prevented one of the architects adviser, another for everybody else”. them from visiting elderly relatives, of the successful campaign to take Ominously for Johnson, some Branson rocket fails first flight comforting dying friends or attending the Britain out of the European Union, and Conservative lawmakers also expressed CALIFORNIA — Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin funerals of loved ones. orchestrated Brexit champion Johnson’s unease. Member of Parliament Paul Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a In a televised news conference in the thumping election victory in December. Maynard said the aide’s actions were “a rocket over the Pacific Ocean. garden of 10 Downing St. — all but Five months on from that triumph, classic case of ‘do as I say, not as I do,’” The booster was released from under the wing of unheard of for an unelected adviser — Johnson’s government is facing criticism The conservative Daily Mail one of the UK entrepreneur’s old jumbos which had Cummings tried to quash the controversy for its response to a pandemic that newspaper, usually supportive of been converted for the task. with a detailed but unrepentant account has hit Britain harder than any other Johnson, blared “What planet are they The rocket should have ignited its engine seconds of his movements. European country. Britain’s official on?” in a headline about Cummings and later but engineers had to terminate the flight. Cummings insisted that “the rules . . coronavirus death toll stands at 36,914, the Prime Minister.” Virgin Orbit’s goal is to try to capture a share . allowed me to exercise my judgement” the second-highest confirmed total in the Cummings, who usually exerts power of the emerging market for the launch of small and that his need to ensure childcare for world after the United States. from the sidelines, looked uncomfortable satellites. his son was an “exceptional situation”. The coronavirus laid low a swath of but didn’t admit fault during a live media It is not clear at this stage what went wrong but The Government’s stay-at-home rules, senior UK officials, including Cummings, grilling that lasted more than an hour. the firm had warned beforehand that the chances of introduced on March 23, said people with Health Secretary Matt Hancock and He said that people felt success might be in the region of 50:50. children should comply “to the best of Johnson himself, who spent several days “understandable anger”, but insisted The history of rocketry shows that maiden outings your ability”. in intensive care at a London hospital in much of it was “based on reports in the very often encounter technical problems. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny April. media that haven’t been true”. The firm is sure to be back for another attempt Harries later said that “if you have The UK is gradually easing its He said he hadn’t considered resigning. pretty soon — depending on the outcome of the adults who are unable to look after lockdown, initially by allowing more Asked whether Johnson should consider post-mission analysis. a small child, that is an exceptional outdoor recreation. sacking him, Cummings said: “That’s Engineers already have a second rocket built at circumstance”. She said in that case, The Government plans to reopen not for me to decide. It’s up to him to Orbit’s Long Beach factory in California. — BBC people without childcare or family schools starting on June 1, and Johnson decide.” — AP The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 WORLD 13 Trump honours Egypt’s doctors criticise govt over ‘negligence’ CAIRO — Egypt’s medical union responsibility,” it said, “as a result of its provide the best possible care” to medical fallen service on Monday blamed the government failure to protect them.” staff. Authorities have sought to allocate for increasing levels of coronavirus Egypt, the Arab world’s most populous 20-bed capacity floors at quarantine infections and deaths among healthcare country, has officially recorded 17,967 hospitals for staff who have fallen ill, she members on professionals, its sharpest criticism yet of infections and 783 fatalities due to said, and provide “sufficient stocks” of the country’s handling of the pandemic. Covid-19. Although it’s a modest toll protective gear. Memorial Day Citing growing frustration over a lack compared with the US and Europe, the The minister also promised to launch of protective equipment, testing and curve is rapidly accelerating. an “urgent” legal investigation into the BALTIMORE — President Donald Trump hospital beds for front-line doctors, the With under-resourced quarantine case of Walid Yehia, a young doctor who honoured the fallen on Monday in back-to- union described the Egyptian health hospitals filling up, many fear the worst died of coronavirus over the weekend back Memorial Day appearances, coloured by ministry’s negligence as “a crime of is yet to come. after struggling to find treatment at a an epic struggle off the battlefield, against the killing by irresponsibility.” “The health system may completely crowded Cairo hospital. coronavirus. The union reported that 19 doctors collapse, and a health catastrophe may The Egyptian government has resisted Eager to demonstrate national revival have died and 350 have contracted strike the whole country,” the union the kind of total lockdown seen in other from the pandemic, Trump doubled up on the virus, according to official figures, warned in its statement. countries in the region, hoping to stave his Memorial Day public schedule, while although testing of medical staff remains In an apparent response to the torrent off the worst economic repercussions. But threatening to pull the Republican National limited. of criticism, health minister Hala Zayed calls have grown for stricter measures as Convention out of Charlotte in August unless “The health ministry bears full said the Government was “following up to infections show no signs of abating. — AP North Carolina’s Democratic governor gives a quick green light to the party’s plans to assemble en masse. The US death toll from the pandemic Japan lifts state of emergency in capital approached 100,000; North Carolina two days earlier reported its largest daily increase yet in Covid-19 sickness. TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Trump first honoured the nation’s fallen at Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state Arlington National Cemetery. Presidents on of emergency in Tokyo and four other Memorial Day typically lay a wreath and speak remaining areas on Monday, ending the at the hallowed burial ground in Virginia. But restrictions nationwide as businesses the coronavirus crisis made this year different. begin to reopen. Many attendees arrived wearing masks Abe also unveiled a plan for a new but removed them for the outdoor ceremony stimulus package to support businesses in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. hit by the pandemic. Trump, maskless as always in public, gave no Experts on a government-commissioned remarks. He approached a wreath already in panel approved the lifting of the place, touched it and saluted. emergency in Tokyo, neighbouring Trump then travelled to Baltimore’s historic Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama Fort McHenry, where he declared: “Together prefectures, and in Hokkaido to the north, we will vanquish the virus and America will which had more cases and remained rise from this crisis to new and even greater under the emergency declaration after it heights. No obstacle, no challenge and no was removed in most of Japan earlier this threat is a match for the sheer determination month. of the American people.” Under the emergency, people were His Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, asked to stay at home and non-essential chose Memorial Day to make his first public businesses were requested to close or appearance in the two months since the reduce operations, but there was no pandemic closed the country. Biden emerged enforcement. Since May 14, when the unannounced from his Delaware home to measures were lifted in most of Japan, EASING RESTRICTIONS: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the lay a wreath at a nearby park, with no crowd more people have been leaving their lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency from Tokyo and four other remaining gathered to greet him. It was a milestone in a homes and stores have begun reopening. prefectures. AP picture presidential campaign that has largely been Japan, with about 16,600 confirmed frozen. coronavirus cases and about 850 deaths, plunged below 30 percent, the lowest supplementary budget to fund the Biden’s words were muffled through a has so far avoided a large outbreak like since he returned to office in December additional stimulus is expected later this black cloth face mask. “Never forget the those experienced in the US and Europe 2012. week. sacrifices that these men and women made,” despite its softer restrictions. Abe said the lifting of the emergency Combined with an earlier 117 trillion he said. “Never, ever, forget.” “We were able to bring the outbreak does not mean the end of the outbreak. yen stimulus, the amount of spending will The US leads the world with more than nearly under control in just a month He said the goal is to balance preventive be more than 200 trillion yen (US$1.9 1.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases and and a half in a uniquely Japanese measures and the economy until vaccines trillion), he said. The new package will nearly 98,000 deaths, according to a tally by way” without enforcing measures with and effective drugs become available. include loan programmes to reduce the Johns Hopkins University. penalties, Abe said. “We demonstrated the “Our goal is to create a new normal,” he burden of rent for store owners and Trump tweeted his frustration with North power of the ‘Japan model.’” said. “We need a new approach to resume subsidies for local governments to step up Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who has But the world’s third largest economy our daily social and economic activity.” regional measures. been moving his state into a cautious has fallen into a recession, and public Abe also announced a new stimulus Abe declared the state of emergency reopening that will keep indoor entertainment discontent over Abe’s handling of the plan worth about 100 trillion yen on April 7 in several parts of Japan venues, like its NBA arena, closed for the time outbreak has sent his support ratings (US$930 billion) to provide financial including Tokyo, expanded it to the entire being. — AP tumbling. Recent media surveys show support for companies hit by the nation 10 days later, and then extended it public support for his Cabinet has pandemic. Cabinet approval of a second until the end of May. — AP ‘Complete lack of competence’ Brazilian President shifts blame to mayors, media, health officials

RIO DE JANEIRO — With Brazil the Brazilian leader has avoided determined that states and cities invite “undesirable authoritarianism to emerging as one of the world’s most acknowledging the potential effects of his have jurisdiction to impose isolation emerge in Brazil”. infected countries, President Jair actions, particularly in undermining local measures. So Bolsonaro on May 7 walked Latin America’s largest nation has Bolsonaro is deflecting all responsibility leaders’ stay-at-home recommendations. purposefully across the capital’s Three confirmed 363,000 Covid-19 cases, more for the coronavirus crisis, casting blame A rare exception came in mid-April, Powers Plaza to the top court, a tight than any nation except the US, and on mayors, governors, an outgoing health as Bolsonaro appointed a new health cluster of ministers and business leaders experts say that figure is a significant minister and the media. minister tasked with sparing the in tow, and demanded local restrictions undercount due to insufficient testing. By contrast, he portrays himself as a economy from the be tempered. The strain on Brazil’s underfunded clear-eyed crusader willing to defend an coronavirus. “Some states hospitals has pushed them to the brink of unpopular idea — that shutting down “Reopening Since the outbreak started, went too far in their collapse in multiple states and prevents the economy to control Covid-19 will commerce is a risk I restrictive measures, some patients from getting treatment. ultimately cause more suffering than run because, if it (the the Brazilian leader has and the consequences Havoc and heartache are unfolding allowing the disease to run its course. virus) gets worse, avoided acknowledging the are knocking on our beneath a void of leadership, according The refusal of governors to fall into line then it lands in my potential effects of his actions. door,” he said, adding to Miguel Lago, executive director of with his decree allowing gyms to open, he lap,” he said. that tens of millions Brazil’s Institute for Health Policy said, verged on authoritarianism. Less than two of Brazilians have Studies, which advises public health Asked about Brazil’s death toll weeks later, as lost their income. He officials. surpassing China’s, he feigned impotence: Brazil’s death toll blew past 5000, he told has repeatedly singled out some local Brazil is “completely incapable of “I don’t work miracles. What do you want reporters, “You’re not going to put on my leaders by name. dealing with and responding to this crisis me to do?” lap this count that isn’t mine”. When governors defied Bolsonaro’s as this crisis should be responded to — Confronted with a travel ban Almost a month on, the death toll in subsequent decree that gyms, with complete leadership, clear messages, imposed on Brazil by the US because of the country of 211 million has more than barbershops and beauty salons be political stability and unity”, Lago said. widespread Covid-19, one of Bolsonaro’s quadrupled, to 22,666, and continues to allowed to operate as essential services, “That’s not the case here. Basically, advisers called it press hysteria. accelerate. he accused them of undermining the rule what we are seeing is a complete lack of Since the outbreak started, The Brazilian Supreme Court of law and suggested the move would seriousness and competence.” — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Digital stage for dancers Indonesian choreographers put up shows online amid lockdown

JAKARTA — Before the videos, while others record coronavirus pandemic arrived, performances at Rukmarata’s 2020 seemed fated to be a great studio. year for Siko Setyanto’s dance Each donation is divided: 75 career: touring Germany and percent for the performer, 20 South Korea, performances in percent to other Covid-19 needs Indonesia, classes and more in Indonesia and the rest to pay classes. Now this man in motion for the project’s costs. has spent more than two months Siko Setyanto saw money holed up at home with his wife. deposited in his bank account “For dancers, it is like the two weeks after his video went bloodline stopped in our body,” up. The cash is important he says. “I cannot move freely, no to Setyanto, but so is the more job . . . while my economic opportunity to show his art: responsibilities do not stop. “I really appreciate how this Personally, I was stressed too.” programme can be a place for He was rescued by two the dancers to express our choreographers in Indonesia’s works.” capital who have given a Yulfianti said performers traditional system for tipping are responsible for attracting artists, saweran, a modern twist viewers and support. — posting video recordings of “The dancers should be as dancers’ work on YouTube and creative as they can. They asking for donations to keep the should attract their viewers too,” dancers and their art alive. on the Indonesian Dance SHOW MUST GO Yulfianti said. The two have “We remember a long time ago Network channel. On this ON: Two Indonesian been joined in their effort by we watched performances with digital stage, dancers can show choreographers are independent art producer Ratri the saweran system,” said Rusdy their work; the shows are free, helping fellow dancers Anindyajati, who has recovered Rukmarata, who masterminded but viewers are encouraged to who lost their jobs due from Covid-19 and is renowned the project with Yola Yulfianti. donate. to the virus outbreak by as Case 03 in Indonesia. “No ticket box, no promotion, There are more than setting up a YouTube Anindyajati said her survival only space in the market and 60 videos by individuals channel as a platform has inspired her to do more for the musicians. People can watch and dance groups from where dancers, others during the pandemic. them for free and if they like various backgrounds choreographers and “As I grew up with the dance them, they give the tip to the and genres. Included are dance teachers can community, I would like to help performers,” Rukmarata said. traditional Indonesian dance, perform and receive them. Moreover, it is not only So Rukmarata and Yulfianti, contemporary ballet and even donation from viewers. helping people around the dance members of the Jakarta Arts dance workouts for older AP picture community,” but also others who Council, started Saweran Online viewers. Some dancers provide need aid, Anindyajati said. — AP Virus-hit Fiji Airways sacks close to 800 staff

NADI — Nearly 800 Fiji Airways staff, The staff being let go will be paid a including cabin crew and pilots, have been minimum notice period of one month, made redundant today. plus any accumulated leave and other FBC News obtained a copy of the entitlements. termination letter that was sent to 775 A 20 percent permanent salary staff from the airline. reduction would also be implemented for In the letter, Fiji Airways said the all employees from June 1. severe effects of Covid-19, had resulted in In the short term staff are only being the company taking the “drastic step”. asked to work between two and five days Staff have been given 48 hours to a week. return any Fiji Airways property and to Fiji Airways Managing Director and collect personal belongings from the office. Chief Executive, Andre Viljoen, said The letter said people who had been the adjustments were necessary and released could reapply for roles when the unavoidable as the Covid-19 crisis situation allowed. continued to cause the further suspension All 79 expatriate pilots with the airline of international services. have had their contracts terminated as He said the company was also part of the moves. negotiating with its lenders and aircraft Fiji Airways said eight expatriate lessors for loan and lease payment executives had also been laid off. deferrals, and arranging debt finance from The airline had six local executives a number of financial institutions. who have retained their jobs and now Mr Viljoen said the move was a very TERMINATED: Apart from laying staff off, Fiji Airways has asked the constitute the majority of the leadership difficult one and had only been made after remaining staff to work between two and five days a week, in the short term. team. exhausting all other options. — RNZ Picture supplied by Fiji Government via RNZ

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Blame the pandemic. she could publicly recite the oath requirements for naturalisation, Groundbreaking work to of allegiance, the final step before in the name of convenience or keep alive the nearly extinct becoming an American citizen. expediency.” northern white rhino subspecies More than two months later, she’s But federal law also requires — population, two — by in-vitro still waiting. citizenship ceremonies be fertilisation has been stalled by “It is causing some anxiety. It conducted “as frequently travel restrictions. And time is would be nice to finish the process, as necessary” to “minimise running out. even if it has to be done virtually,” unreasonable delays,” said Chiara The two northern white said De Los Santos, a 38-year-old St. Pierre, an attorney with the rhinos are female. The goal is Boston-area medical assistant International Institute of New to create viable embryos in a originally from the Dominican England, which is helping De Los lab by inseminating their eggs Republic. Santos and others waiting to take with frozen sperm from dead While many parts of American life their oath. males, then transfer them into have pivoted online or are beginning President Donald Trump could a surrogate mother, a more to re-emerge from weeks of issue an executive order temporarily common southern white rhino. LIFE INTERRUPTED: Female northern white rhinos Fatu, 19, right, lockdowns, the citizenship process easing the in-person requirement As of January, three embryos and Najin, 30, left, the last two northern white rhinos on the planet. has ground to a halt. or authorising others to administer had been created and stored in Travel restrictions due to the lockdowns has become a hurdle to US Citizenship and Immigration the oaths, such as postmasters and liquid nitrogen. But further key save Northern white rhinos. AP picture Services (USCIS), which handles notaries public, St. Pierre said. steps now have to wait. citizenship, visa, refugee and Trump, however, has used “It has been disrupted by receptive female is needed, along chance anymore to have babies asylum claims, postponed in-person his executive powers to push Covid-19, like everything with the knowledge of exactly in a natural way, but the only services on March 18, citing immigration restrictions during the else,” said Richard Vigne, when she ovulates. hope is to save them with the concerns about the virus spreading. pandemic, including suspending managing director of Ol Pejeta “We know time is working scientific way,” he said. It’s extended the suspension at least refugee arrivals, halting some visa Conservancy in Kenya, home of against us,” said Cesare Galli, The ultimate goal is to create through June 3. processing, largely closing the the two remaining rhinos. “That an in-vitro fertilisation expert a herd of at least five animals A limited number of small nation’s borders and turning away is, the process of collecting more based in Italy. “The females will that could be returned to their naturalisation ceremonies have asylum-seekers. eggs from the females as well age and we don’t have many to natural habitat in Africa. That taken place, but advocates complain “There are a lot of options for as the process of developing choose from.” could take decades. that most aspiring citizens haven’t getting this done,” St. Pierre said of the technique to introduce the He hopes restrictions on Decades of poaching have been told when the final step will citizenship ceremonies. northern white rhino embryo international travel will loosen taken a heavy toll on rhino happen. Complicating matters, USCIS told into the southern white rhino in the coming weeks so key species. The animals are killed Citizenship groups warn the Congress last week that it needs females.” steps can resume in August. for their horns, which have long delays threaten to disenfranchise $1.2 billion in emergency funding It’s an international effort “The problem is quite serious,” been used as carving material thousands of potential voters in a and to charge higher fees just to that includes conservationists he said. “Certainly as soon as and prized in traditional Chinese critical election year. stay afloat. from Kenya, the Czech Republic, international travel is resumed, medicine for their supposed Registration deadlines for The agency is almost entirely Germany and Italy — many it will be the first priority to go” healing properties. primaries are approaching in a funded by service fees — including affected by closed borders or to Kenya and collect more eggs The last male northern white number of states, and would-be the roughly $725 it charges for restricted travel. from the two females. rhino was a 45-year-old named voters must be citizens when they processing a citizenship application For those involved in the Even when travel can resume, Sudan, who gained fame in 2017 register or risk facing criminal — but that revenue has dried up effort, acutely aware of time, another problem looms. The when he was listed as “The Most charges or even deportation, they during the crisis, officials said. the delay can be painful. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy also Eligible Bachelor in the World” say. “This is yet another attempt to The agency declined to say how procedure to create viable is home to primates — non- on the Tinder dating app as part politicise access to voting,” said many people have participated in embryos has proven to be safe, human primates — which are of a fundraising effort. He was Kristen Clarke, president of the ceremonies since the pandemic they say, and can be performed susceptible to the coronavirus, euthanised in 2018 because of Washington DC-based Lawyers’ took hold in the US but said that regularly before the animals Galli said. age-related ills. Committee for Civil Rights Under at least 85 have been scheduled become too old. “If you bring in the virus This effort to keep the Law. through to June 4 in a dozen cities, In January, the transfer of the accidentally, it’s an additional northern white rhino subspecies “The final ceremonial step including San Antonio, Salt Lake embryos to surrogates had been risk,” he said. “You threaten one alive has been a good way to should not be used as a pretext to City, Philadelphia and Anchorage, planned for the coming months. species to save another.” draw the world’s attention to the deny otherwise citizenship-eligible Alaska. In March, the plan had been to So for now, the two northern issue of extinction, Vigne said. individuals access to the ballot.” In Phoenix this week, about 30 collect another round of eggs white rhinos wait. Fatu and “The rate of extinction of USCIS is holding more people a day took part in small from the two remaining females. her mother, Najin, roam and species on this planet is now ceremonies as it becomes better at naturalisation ceremonies in the Because those eggs are graze within sight of rangers the fastest that has ever been using new formats, deputy director USCIS office parking lot. Donning limited, scientists are working in the company of one intended recorded, much faster than the for policy Joseph Edlow said. face masks and waving small with embryos from southern surrogate mother, a southern rate dinosaurs went extinct, But he said federal law requires American flags, the aspiring citizens white rhinos until they can white rhino named Tewa. and that is as a result of human people to take their oath “publicly” recited the oath outside their cars. establish a successful pregnancy. One of the rhinos’ keepers, activity,” he said. “So there comes and “in person” and that key parts of USCIS declined to say how many Seven or eight transfers so Zachariah Mutai, was a time where we have to draw a the ceremony can’t be done virtually, people are waiting, but advocates far have failed to take hold. A sympathetic. “They won’t have a line . . . and say ‘no more’.” — AP such as collecting permanent say it’s easily in the hundreds of resident cards and issuing thousands. — AP Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths ADEN, Yemen — At a cemetery in workers at a facility it runs in the city. month, leaving health authorities in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens Residents of Aden had previously said disarray. of fresh graves were a testament to a several hospitals shut their doors, as The facility had no choice but spike in deaths amid the coronavirus healthcare workers feared contracting to turn away patients, said Seguin, pandemic. the virus while lacking protective because they did not have enough The cemetery workers who bury equipment. staff and supplies to treat the patients. them don’t know what killed the newly The spike has also exposed the MSF’s facility is the only dedicated deceased. But there’s no denying that extent of the virus’s spread in the war- Covid-19 centre for all of southern there’s been an increasing number of torn country. Yemen. people getting sick in the port city of Caroline Seguin, Doctors Without Seguin said at least 40 health Aden — likely from the coronavirus. Borders’ operations manager for workers at the facility were Covid-19 Many are buried with few Yemen, told the AP on Friday that the patients or suspected patients, but precautions and only a small number mortality rate at their facility treating MSF couldn’t confirm that because of of attendees. Workers wear masks or Covid-19 patients was “very, very a shortage of tests. cover their faces with a cloth. high,” and that a lot of people have The group said on Thursday that “as Mohammed Ebeid, a gravedigger in arrived “almost dead, or already dead.” many as 80 people have been dying in Aden, said there’s been five times the The group, which is known by the city per day during the past week, normal traffic, with 51 burials in the its French acronym MSF, said in a up from a pre-outbreak normal of 10.” CATASTROPHE UNFOLDING: The cemetery workers who bury the last week at the cemetery where he statement last week that the high Earlier this month, the United dead don’t know what killed the newly deceased. But there’s no works. number of deaths at its Covid-19 Nations said it was extremely denying that there’s an increase in the number of sick people in the “This is something strange, we’ve treatment centre in Aden “speaks concerned by the rapid spread of the port city of Aden — likely from the coronavirus. AP picture never seen it before,” he told The to a wider catastrophe unfolding in virus in Yemen. It said community Associated Press late last week. the city.” The key southern port has transmission was going widely which controls Aden, has reported even lower, but there are reports of The international aid group Doctors recently witnessed a new chapter undetected, and unmitigated in many only 212 confirmed cases including 39 unexplained deaths there as well. So Without Borders has reported a of political infighting between and places, due to the lack of testing. deaths in the southern Yemen, which far, the Houthis have reported four spike in deaths and infections government forces and southern The Health Ministry of Yemen’s is low. In the north, which is controlled cases, including one death of a Somali from coronavirus, including health separatists who declared self-rule last internationally recognised government, by the Houthi rebels, the numbers are migrant. — AP 16 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Nearly 90 staff No need for ‘turd taxis’ to lose jobs at in Wgtn after pipe fix Invercargill’s ILT INVERCARGILL — Eighty-seven of ILT’s workforce of 606 staff will be made WELLINGTON — The redundant after restructuring due to the trucks hauling human waste pandemic’s impact on the hospitality sector. around Wellington’s south ILT chief executive Chris Ramsay said coast to a landfill will finally the business was unable to retain its full stop now a sewer pipe has quota of staff in the current economic been repaired. environment. The “turd taxis” have been According to its website, ILT, which making about 150 round trips was formerly known as the Invercargill a day, driving the sludge from Licensing Trust and has a monopoly on the the Moa Point treatment development of premises licensed for the plant to a landfill after two sale of alcoholic beverages in Invercargill, pipes failed in January. operates more than 20 businesses in the Engineers from Germany hospitality sector. were flown in to help with With recovery predicted to take a the repairs, but the lockdown significant amount of time, the overall restrictions from the Covid-19 commercial sustainability of the pandemic meant they had to organisation was paramount, he said. go into quarantine for two “It was a relief to reach the point where weeks before being able to our restaurants and bars are able to trade, start work. but even at Alert Level 2, the restrictions A liner fitted to the first of imposed do seriously impede our ability to two 1.8km pipes two weeks do so profitably,” Mr Ramsay said. ago has now been tested “We know people are hurting from this and the pipe is now up and decision — we’re not immune to that. Trust running. me, we feel it personally and professionally.” The second pipe is expected The decision to restructure, following a to be fixed in about three ENGINEERS FROM GERMANY HELPED WITH THE REPAIRS: Left, Max Vollenbroich from consultation process, came with a lot of weeks. the German firm Amex-Sanivar helps guide the folded and taped high-strength liner towards the angst, he said. Wellington Mayor Andy sludge pipe. Picture supplied “To be faced with this reality has been Foster said completing the confronting and an incredibly difficult repairs under lockdown rules process for everyone involved. had been difficult, and he distancing protocols on site. Owhiro Bay Residents’ said yesterday that having “Our focus from the outset of this thanked residents for their “In that context, Wellington Association spokesperson one pipeline back online pandemic has been to protect our ILT team, patience. Water and its contractor Eugene Doyle said yesterday means the trucking of and we’ve explored every possible scenario “Covid-19 created a number partners have done a that it was a great day for the sludge could stop to try to save jobs. of challenges for these critical fantastic job to reach these their community and the city, immediately. “Unfortunately, the impact of Covid-19 on and highly technical major milestones,” Mr Foster said. and he thanked the truck He said the second pipe both the hospitality and tourism sectors — projects — from the border The trucking and repair drivers who worked around is a backup and also allows the very two we are reliant on for survival — closure and disruption of work is estimated to cost the the clock. large volumes of sludge to be has been catastrophic.” international freight through Wellington City Council at Wellington Water chief transported more efficiently. — New Zealand Herald to the need for social- least $16 million. executive Colin Crampton — RNZ Arrests made at hotel housing people in quarantine by Lincoln Tan, NZ Herald overseas are placed in two-week two of these hotels having been mandatory isolation at one of 13 specifically set aside for those AUCKLAND — Two men were Auckland hotels to stop the virus with symptoms and those who arrested at an Auckland hotel from spreading. are being tested for Covid-19. on Saturday where people are Mr Smith, 68, said people “Protecting our border is a being housed in managed self- in the hotel were being denied critical part of the Government’s isolation. exercise because of a shortage of strategy to eliminate Covid-19, The arrests happened just security officers and that social- especially now that domestic minutes after a fire alarm was distancing protocols were not cases are at such low levels,” a triggered. observed when the fire alarm Ministry of Health spokeswoman A witness, Jon Philip Smith — was activated. said in response to Mr Smith’s who arrived in Auckland on May People at the hotel were claims. 19 from Brisbane and was also “clearly getting fed up”, and staff “We do not want to put the in self-isolation at the Rydges had told Mr Smith this was not good progress we have made Hotel on Federal Street — said a the first time someone had tried in jeopardy and we know man tried to run away and was to escape. international arrivals are a arrested by police. “The kitchen staff told me potential source of new cases.” In a statement, police said that even last week, there were The spokeswoman said they were called shortly before people who had escaped but there were formal plans and 6pm on Saturday following a fire were found and brought back to procedures in place to ensure the alarm activation. the hotel,” Mr Smith said. (virtually) eliminated but, at concrete pad outside the hotel’s health and safety of staff and “One person was taken into “It appeared that this man the same time, they are denying main entrance on Kingston guests during their quarantine. custody in connection to a was also trying to escape when someone like myself — a person Street, after being told earlier “Those plans and procedures mental health incident.” police arrested him.” who needs cardio exercise and that he could. include for emergency However, police said the On the day after he arrived has heart disease — the basic “I was told I could no longer situations,” she said. man was arrested for allegedly and again last Saturday, Mr human right to exercise.” use this area because a bus “The Ministry of Health intentionally triggering a fire Smith said he was told he could Mr Smith said the fire alarm was to arrive with more new and other Government agency alarm and not because he was not have his daily exercise going off on Saturday evening residents in it and it was too staff regularly monitor “trying to because meant everyone who was self- much risk to my health to the performance of hotel escape”. there were isolating at the hotel needed to remain in the area and I should accommodation providers, and “As he’s People at the hotel were not enough use two sets of fire-escape stairs. go to my room,” he said. (we) are satisfied that the health appearing ‘clearly getting fed up’, security He said “poor social “Staff on site had changed into requirements around social before the officers. distancing” was evident full protective clothing and were distancing, personal hygiene and court, we can’t and staff had told Mr “I made the throughout the process. wearing face masks, which I had exercise are being met. comment Smith this was not the request that I “The set I used led through a not seen them wearing before.” “That said, we would further,” a police first time someone had wished to take narrow passage and door where He was concerned people encourage hotel guests to talk to spokesman said. some exercise social distancing at that point with symptoms were being on-site management if they have Another tried to escape. and was told, did not exist,” he said. mixed with those who had specific concerns.” intoxicated man because of “Police also failed to ask arrived without symptoms of the More than 2000 New also breached the influx residents to social distance at disease, such as himself. Zealanders are currently the cordon placed outside the of passengers from my flight, any time in the evening, and He believed standards were in managed isolation (or hotel after the fire alarm went there were not enough officers aviation security appeared to being lowered when there was quarantine). Since facilities off. available for me to do so,” he be non-existent until the fire a sudden influx of new arrivals were first established, at least “He was aggressive to police said. department declared a false because spare capacity was not 25 coronavirus cases had been staff and assaulted an officer. He “This is a clear case of the alarm and masks were supplied.” available at short notice. detected. was arrested at the scene,” the incompetent attempt by the Mr Smith said that on Friday Up to 18 hotels are being used Mr Smith is one of about 300 spokesman said. health department to save us evening he was also told he in Auckland for the purpose of guests currently in quarantine Kiwi travellers returning from from a virus which has been could not exercise on a small managed self-isolation, with at the Rydges. 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Whanganui greys at Hatrick Wednesday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 3 Allegro Lincoln nwtd Lisa Cole 5 Red Snapper Seafoods 1.19 8 78525 Idol Ziggy nwtd Marcie Flipp 3 47543 Bigtime Ava 30.70 Peter Clark Race 1: TELLTALE SIGNS, BIG TIME JEWEL, 4 Hardcore Brute nwtd Agent & Williams EMERGENCIES: 4 66564 Gray Bale 30.23 W Woods 5 57222 Go Blue nwtd Nathan Udy $1450, C1, 305m 9 48836 Bigtime Hannah 17.80 Sue Gommans 5 35547 Cavatate 30.55 J & D Bell BIG TIME GOLDIE 6 6 Cave Witch nwtd L E Dunkerton 1 25682 Zara Fab 18.03 Nathan Udy 10 65457 Monty 18.00 Nathan Udy 6 68242 Big Time Roonie 30.63 Lisa Cole Race 2: GO BLUE, ALLEGRO LINCOLN, IDOL ANDY 7 Oh Miss Jordie nwtd M S Clark 2 53448 Bigtime Fred 17.67 Agent & Williams 7 77513 Penny Mowhawk nwtd David Denbee Race 3: RAINING SIXES, TRAJAN, ROCKONEVA 8 Wifi Flee nwtd G & S Fredrickson 3 13212 Idol Meghan 17.60 Marcie Flipp 8 Laser Plumbing 2.22 8 23235 Cossie Cooper 30.35 Melissa Olden Race 4: IDOL LUCY, HARDCORE JET, BOOT CAMP TIARA EMERGENCIES: 4 66455 Nuclear Jewel 17.90 Liz Doody $1450, C1, 305m EMERGENCIES: Race 5: IDOL MEGHAN, ZARA FAB, ELSA BLUEBLOOD 9 5s836 That’s Frank nwtd John McInerney 5 44273 Elsa Blueblood 18.06 John McInerney 9 7478s Marley Farley 31.16 Ross & Voyce 1 26444 Summer Glee 17.66 John McInerney Race 6: TRUE TESTAMENT, SLAM IT, ESTER 10 687s7 Trudy Remarkable nwtd Carol Morris 6 16 Big Time Rocket 17.57 Lisa Cole 10 76456 Stormy Jay 30.51 Wendy Kite 7 52568 Thrilling Ivy 18.10 Sue Gommans 2 76532 Idol Wilson 18.19 Marcie Flipp Race 7: COCKNEY RIP OFF, SEDGEBROOK SAINT, 3 73533 Double Change nwtd Sue Gommans WATCH MARJEN 3 First Security Reverse Criteria 12.39 8 23F45 Judge Me Jackie 17.91 Lana Pearce 11 CPF Insurance 3.19 EMERGENCIES: 4 38117 Allegro Rory 17.81 Lisa Cole Race 8: IDOL WILSON, ALLEGRO RORY, DOUBLE CHANGE $1450, C1, 305m $1450, C1, 305m 9 67464 Rowdy Ruby 17.75 Susie Kite 5 43588 Final Straw 18.06 Nathan Udy Race 9: WIFI ROBYN, IDOL LITTLE GIRL, JOHNY MOWHAWK 1 57677 Trajan nwtd John McInerney 10 13856 Clansman Douglas 18.16 Brian Goldsack 6 72657 Bright Concept 17.84 Leanne Bell 1 44121 Big Time Lenny 17.90 Lisa Cole Race 10: PENNY MOWHAWK, SEDGEBROOK COMET, 2 85388 Bigtime Champ 17.66 Agent & Williams 7 23646 Big Time Rose 17.94 Agent & Williams 2 25853 Jacks Point 17.97 W Woods BIGTIME AVA 3 s7587 Rose And Crown nwtd Mark Goodier 6 Aon Insurance Reverse Criteria 1.39 8 34284 Yasawa Lights nwtd Angela Turnwald 3 66875 Justa Gift 17.62 J & D Bell EMERGENCIES: Race 11: BIG TIME LENNY, ALAMEIN GRAEME, JACKS POINT 4 71885 Raining Sixes 18.32 Brian Goldsack $2505, C1, 520m 4 5F166 Sideline Sally 18.25 John McInerney Race 12: COOKIE BISCUIT, ZARA DAIKEN, WATERLOO PINK 5 68757 Big Time Rusty 18.13 Agent & Williams 9 42565 Idol Jan 17.80 Marcie Flipp 5 765s1 Idol Leo 18.10 Marcie Flipp 6 77777 Hypothetical 18.13 Melissa Olden 1 88s77 Rambo nwtd W Woods 10 36484 Retail Mayhem 18.03 Lana Pearce 6 41734 Alamein Graeme 18.03 Kettlewell & Phillips 7 28587 Rockoneva nwtd Bill Hodgson 2 454s7 True Testament 30.59 Bill Hodgson 7 53F48 Bigtime Roll 17.65 Sue Gommans 3 87767 Three Of Hearts 30.82 Bill Hodgson 1 Kernow Construction 12.01 8 27868 Small Boy 18.32 Agent & Williams 9 Book Your Function @ Hatrick 2.39 8 38862 Bigtime Coco 17.72 Nathan Udy 4 77756 Jay Mike 30.43 Nathan Udy EMERGENCIES: $1450, C1, 305m EMERGENCIES: $1365, C0, 305m 5 48786 Arm Turner nwtd John McInerney 9 78778 Cool Wolf 17.86 Diane Donlon 9 74457 Opawa Marcie nwtd Marcie Flipp 1 Hardcore Kylie nwtd Agent & Williams 6 37567 Slam It 31.26 John McInerney 1 43642 Idol Little Girl 18.13 Marcie Flipp 2 Wifi Inga nwtd G & S Fredrickson 10 58778 Dottie Bell 18.09 Leanne Bell 7 88788 Bigtime Chloe 30.76 Mark Goodier 2 64362 Johny Mowhawk 18.03 David Denbee 10 45854 Mickey Mowhawk 17.96 David Denbee 3 43 Big Time Jewel nwtd Lisa Cole 4 Member’s $12 Roast On Friday’s 12.59 8 582s8 Ester nwtd Nathan Udy 3 6s537 Star Way 18.11 Carol Morris 12 Palamountains Nutrition 3.39 4 66234 Telltale Signs nwtd Melissa Olden EMERGENCIES: 4 61676 I’ll Be Loyal 18.05 Bill Hodgson 5 73765 Jack Marjen nwtd Marcie Flipp $1365, C0, 305m 9 84467 Opawa Lara nwtd Nathan Udy 5 53753 Goldstar Auburn nwtd Sue Gommans $1685, C2, 305m 6 33484 Citizen Zagreb nwtd John McInerney 1 Hardcore Jet nwtd Agent & Williams 10 76456 Stormy Jay 30.51 Wendy Kite 6 23513 Wifi Robyn 17.79 G & S Fredrickson 1 33558 Arthur’s Crown 17.76 Richard Waite 7 Wifi Bomber nwtd G & S Fredrickson 2 Allegro Skye nwtd Lisa Cole 7 56835 Checkpoint 17.95 Marcie Flipp 2 34126 Zara Daiken 17.93 Nathan Udy 8 Big Time Beat nwtd Lisa Cole 3 Wifi Sophie nwtd G & S Fredrickson 7 Accell Canine Therapy 1.59 8 24356 Always Dizzy 18.07 John McInerney 3 31823 Waterloo Pink 17.90 Wendy Kite EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 4 Wifi Sapphire nwtd G & S Fredrickson $1450, C1, 305m 4 41247 My Pablo 17.92 Nathan Udy 9 47644 Bombshell Blonde 18.02 Nathan Udy 9 78384 Big Time Goldie nwtd Wendy Kite 5 24632 Idol Lucy nwtd Marcie Flipp 5 33161 Cookie Biscuit 17.73 Marcie Flipp 10 32687 Paving Way nwtd Lana Pearce 1 53368 Bigtime Rosie nwtd G & S Fredrickson 10 3F845 Taranaki Brie 18.16 Colleen Brider 6 75742 Boot Camp Tiara nwtd Lana Pearce 2 58723 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78 Liz Doody 6 25146 Lucky Scar 17.88 Nathan Udy 2 Wanganui Toyota 12.20 7 Big Time Hazel nwtd Lisa Cole 3 63547 Hurricane Al 17.85 Carol Morris 10 Adept Accountants 2.59 7 18483 Alamein Stryda 17.74 Kettlewell & Phillips 8 54377 Oma Rapeti nwtd Carol Morris 4 64224 Cockney Rip Off 17.72 Melissa Olden 8 15462 Viking Ash 17.79 Nathan Udy $1365, C0, 305m EMERGENCIES: 5 35436 Gemmas Dilemma 18.16 John McInerney $2505, C1, 520m EMERGENCIES: 1 8s723 Idol Andy nwtd Marcie Flipp 9 6 Big Time Boots nwtd Lisa Cole 6 73516 Watch Marjen 18.20 Marcie Flipp 1 61524 Sedgebrook Comet nwtd Fred Kite 9 21387 Choice Sister 18.01 Carol Morris 2 28 Big Time Tommey nwtd Lisa Cole 10 77575 Freckle nwtd John McInerney 7 58778 Dottie Bell 18.09 Leanne Bell 2 888s5 Opawa Tai 30.66 Nathan Udy 10 13381 Wifi Bolt 17.77 G & S Fredrickson

New South Wales races at Canterbury Park Wednesday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 3-4, 6-7 Trebles 2-3-4, 5-6-7 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 Selections 2 Microphone @ Darley 3.25 5 31142 Jailbreak wb (8) 59.5 97 K Mc Evoy 5 TAB Handicap 5.10 6 143s9 Sedition w (9) 60.5 100 Ms L Day (a3) Race 1: MIRAVALLE, ANGEL HELENA, BALLISTIC LOVER 6 4133s Atlantic King (2) 59 95 J Collett 7 3178s Almerheri tw (6) 59.5 97 N Rawiller $45,000, 2yo C&Gs Maiden, 1250m $45,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1900m 8 23962 Monte Ditto twn (10) 59.5 97 J Collett Race 2: SOLE HEIR, CONCEALED, EDMOND 7 14s63 Lillemor (1) 58.5 100 Ms L Day (a3) 1 California Cible (10) 58 89 K Mc Evoy 8 1368s Vienna Rain (3) 58 98 N Rawiller 1 59330 Monsieur Sisu tcw (10) 62.5 97 9 s6349 Thistledo w (4) 58.5 95 Race 3: JETSKI, ATLANTIC KING, PAPAL WARRIOR 2 5 Concealed (2) 58 95 R Dolan (a) 9 1734s Lubuk (10) 56.5 98 B Avdulla R Dolan (a) J Van Overmeire (a1.5) Race 4: MILUNKA, MAUI GIRL, MADAM LEGEND 3 Edmond (3) 58 90 A Adkins 10 4446s War Baron (4) 55.5 93 A Adkins 2 12454 Fast Talking (3) 61.5 94 N Rawiller 10 80938 Drachenfels dw (3) 57.5 96 Ms R King Race 5: CONTINUATION, TOULON BROOK, KIRWAN’S LANE 4 6 Equation (17) 58 100 T Berry 11 s54s2 Irish Angel b (9) 55 99 T Berry 3 120s8 Continuation d (7) 61 97 K Mc Evoy 11 4537s Vitesse (7) 57 95 J Mc Donald Race 6: MONTE DITTO, PINVINCIBLE, CRISTAL BREEZE 5 Euphrates (11) 58 91 Ms R King 4 155s7 De Valera cwn (9) 60 96 B Avdulla 12 — Weather Channel SCRATCHED Race 7: DREAM CIRCLE, SNEAK PREVIEW, BIGBOYROY 6 Foscolo (9) 58 90 J Mc Donald 4 Ranvet Handicap 4.35 5 23133 Moon Panther (8) 60 100 J Mc Donald 13 3s940 Heaven On Earth tdwn (5) 56.5 97 A Adkins SCRATCHED 7 — Grenado $45,000, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 72, 6 76132 Toulon Brook w (2) 60 95 Ms L Day (a3) 8 Le Vizir (12) 58 89 J Collett 7 23931 Celtic Love w (13) 59.5 95 Ms R King 7 Sky Racing Active 6.20 1550m 9 Oregon (8) 58 90 J Bowman 8 21222 Kirwan’s Lane wb (6) 59 99 J Bowman $45,000, 3yo & up C,H&G’s Benchmark 70, 10 Scenic Warrior (13) 58 90 S Clipperton 1 2143s Birth Of Venus w (11) 62.5 92 9 s0573 Ocean Walzer n (15) 59 94 1550m 11 Supremo (6) 58 91 N Rawiller Chris C Williams (a2) J Van Overmeire (a1.5) 12 The Denzel (5) 58 92 2 40s11 Maui Girl w (10) 61 95 10 80150 Emperor Harada w (11) 58 95 T Clark 1 333s2 Bigboyroy cn (15) 61.5 99 Ms L Day (a3) 2 0s217 The Cartoonist cw (11) 61 92 R Dolan (a) 1 Iron Jack Handicap 2.50 Chris C Williams (a2) 3 196s9 Whiskey Shooter tn (13) 59.5 90 11 89221 Notabadidea w (4) 57 95 A Adkins 3 s9910 Chalmers dw (5) 60.5 93 J Bowman $45,000, 2yo Fillies Maiden, 1250m 13 Ps53 Sea Boss (7) 57.5 92 A Hyeronimus A Hyeronimus 12 s77s7 Cleverley (14) 55.5 91 S Clipperton 4 6155s Clevanicc cwn (12) 60.5 90 K Mc Evoy 14 24s Sole Heir (4) 57.5 94 T Clark 4 20719 Aesop’s Fable w (6) 59 97 13 27969 Misty Summer (1) 55 94 T Berry 1 2s43 Ballistic Lover b (1) 58 100 Ms R King 5 02600 The Bald Eagle cw (14) 60.5 90 B Avdulla 2 About To Launch (2) 57 85 N Rawiller EMERGENCIES: J Van Overmeire (a1.5) 14 1s259 Without Risk w (5) 55 93 J Collett 15 — Pyrmont SCRATCHED EMERGENCY: 6 70013 Assault’n’bathory wb (10) 60 96 3 Angel Helena (9) 57 84 K Mc Evoy 5 s6010 Laila De Vega w (3) 59 97 N Rawiller J Van Overmeire (a1.5) 16 7s Black Meteor (1) 57 87 15 8s595 Isadora Twinkle w (12) 54 90 4 0 Karauna (5) 57 81 G Schofield 6 10231 Mummentum w (9) 59 94 Ms L Day (a3) 7 308s3 Chocolatier (2) 60 97 N Rawiller 5 Miravalle (3) 57 85 J Mc Donald J Van Overmeire (a1.5) 7 23246 My Demetra w (12) 59 97 T Berry 17 9 King Lenny (15) 57 89 6 Headwater @ Vinery 5.45 8 s9594 Donandkim (8) 59.5 94 A Adkins 6 Zelify (6) 57 84 J Bowman 8 5s115 Madam Legend w (5) 58.5 95 K Mc Evoy 9 81033 Sneak Preview (6) 59.5 92 T Clark 7 45s Found Our Thrill (10) 56.5 88 T Clark 3 Yes Yes Yes @ Coolmore 4.00 9 9s565 Song And A Prayer w (4) 58 100 $45,000, 4yo & up Benchmark 70, 1250m 10 25s90 Monasterio tdwn (3) 59 91 A Hyeronimus 8 7 Samiam Seussie (4) 56.5 84 J Collett Ms R King 1 s1s0s Lead Choreographer (2) 63.5 93 EMERGENCIES: 9 4s73 Willinga Panache (7) 56.5 97 $45,000, 3yo Benchmark 66, 1250m 10 411s0 Lady Highly (1) 57.5 90 J Collett Chris C Williams (a2) 11 17132 Dream Circle w (13) 59 96 J Collett Ms L Day (a3) 1 s1675 Jetski (6) 61.5 97 J Van Overmeire (a1.5) EMERGENCIES: 2 5332s Cristal Breeze (11) 61 93 K Mc Evoy 12 95s20 Holy Reign (4) 58.5 100 J Mc Donald 10 364 Hirondelle (8) 56 90 T Berry 2 s5712 Darleb w (7) 61 96 J Bowman 11 531s1 Smart Decision w (8) 57 96 T Clark 3 52107 Epic Dan dw (12) 61 97 T Berry 13 19s95 Bullet Master (7) 57.5 93 11 6s95 Kerrisdale (11) 55.5 92 3 s2104 Battleground wb (11) 60.5 97 T Clark 12 2140s Milunka cwb (2) 57 93 J Mc Donald 4 1s128 Pinvincible twn (8) 61 99 A Hyeronimus 14 27935 Ladies’ Gem w (9) 54 89 J Van Overmeire (a1.5) 4 420s1 Papal Warrior cw (5) 60 98 J Mc Donald 13 110s7 Autumn Rain (7) 57 91 J Bowman 5 70s96 Quadriga cn (1) 61 99 J Bowman 15 70060 Notabadharada w (1) 54 90

Victoria races at Sale Wednesday Jetbet 13 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Ladbrokes Same Race Multi 3.00 EMERGENCIES: 9 8s620 Miss Belisa dwn (11) 56.5 92 B Mertens 3 76s37 Blenders Edition dw (7) 60 98 Race 1: I AM MAMWAAZEL, MISS CONDUCT, 13 9s Make An Effort (12) 57.5 85 B Park 10 84858 I’m Cheeky wh (2) 56 87 J Bowditch J Bowditch $31,500, Maiden SW, 1717m 14 0 Another Pluck (6) 57.5 74 11 6s107 Cobain c (1) 56 89 Ms S Wynne 4 0s172 Taberna tdn (4) 58.5 100 H Grace (a1.5) DARK PHOENIX 1 54s66 Borondino Dream (3) 58.5 93 J Mott H Grace (a1.5) 12 83342 Unlimited Ability wh (5) 56 91 5 s26s9 Bouffon (5) 58 80 A Lynch Race 2: PARIS PIKE, NOT FOR IZZY, DARCY EKCELS 2 88 Captain Nico (10) 58.5 89 15 68s Zebonet (14) 59.5 82 Ms K Walters 6 4027s Cracksman (11) 57.5 92 B Thompson Race 3: SEQUALUS, LARIAT, HUMMALONG C Rawiller (a1.5) 16 57 Wild Charlotte (15) 57.5 87 M Walker EMERGENCIES: 7 7s327 Empire Liberty dwbn (15) 57 95 Race 4: MOI CHOUX, BEAUTY SUPREME, CHINA AFFAIR 3 27s02 Darcy Ekcels (7) 58.5 96 M Walker 17 75s Miss Lathos h (7) 57.5 73 13 s8570 No Nonsense Ned wh (8) 56 83 C Rawiller (a1.5) Race 5: MASTER MONTARO, LAKE’S FOLLY, WRITE ENUFF 4 63732 Frankie Fiorente (15) 58.5 97 P Moloney 8 88s04 Hazard Ahead dwn (12) 57 90 M Poy (a) Race 6: BIG BREW, KANSINO, MR MONACO L German (a) 4 Ladbrokes Odds Boost 4.10 14 43886 Rokurokubi dh (7) 56 77 Ms C Hall 9 62452 Herman’s Bells (2) 57 90 J Maskiell Race 7: TABERNA, ZOUY’S COMET, BLENDERS EDITION 5 680s9 I’m Here Too h (5) 58.5 82 P Moloney $31,500, 3yo Benchmark 64, 1000m 10 s7443 No Joy (1) 57 96 W Egan 6 249s3 International Gem (14) 58.5 90 6 Ladbrokes Switch Hcp 5.20 11 1973s Sassoon dh (10) 56.5 90 L Nolen Race 8: MIROKU, VICI, STREET TOUGH 1 1s012 Moi Choux cdwbn (3) 63.5 88 D Stackhouse $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 2200m 12 s567s Abebe w (14) 56 80 B Mertens 7 33s58 Irish Pardon (1) 58.5 93 M Allen Ms E Brown (a3) EMERGENCIES: 8 99s46 Message (6) 58.5 94 J Childs 2 331s2 Beauty Supreme dwn (8) 60.5 100 1 20142 Mr Monaco wn (15) 62.5 86 J Mott 13 6s008 The Welder dh (3) 56 80 9 722 Not For Izzy (2) 58.5 100 C Williams J Childs 2 7s475 Dandre wn (18) 62 86 C Rawiller (a1.5) 14 18086 Sebring Star d (13) 56 86 10 s05s4 Paris Pike (12) 58.5 97 C Newitt 3 41 China Affair dwn (6) 59 82 C Douglas 3 02s67 Kalalo wn (6) 61 95 Ms L Lafferty (a2) 15 68564 Be Miss Luchy w (8) 56 90 11 66038 Kapher Darri h (8) 56.5 91 Ms K Walters 4 775s5 Santorini Summer w (4) 59 94 J Bowditch 4 14269 Big Brew w (3) 60 100 C Williams Ms C Hefel (a2) 12 80s47 Our Party Animal (9) 56.5 91 5 223 With Edge (9) 58 83 C Williams 5 s4408 Cleo’s Poet w (17) 59.5 87 H Grace (a1.5) B Thompson 6 21 Beatrix dwn (10) 57 83 J Noonan 6 1s006 Pharrell tcw (11) 59.5 83 8 Ladbrokes Cash In Hcp 6.30 EMERGENCIES: 7 33218 Ameliaranne cw (5) 56.5 86 M Cartwright (a2) $31,500, Benchmark 70, 1400m 1 Ladbrokes Back Yourself 2.25 13 70s66 Adie (4) 56.5 93 D Stackhouse M Cartwright (a2) 7 s5032 Lord Lennox (16) 58.5 84 M Allen 1 s89s0 So We Are dw (13) 61 88 $31,500, 2yo Maiden SW, 1200m 14 5s67L Mystical Melody (11) 56.5 89 8 0s96s Paris dwb (11) 56.5 91 L Nolen 8 s3615 Infallybelle w (14) 57.5 85 D Schmitt 15 58855 Solodka (13) 56.5 86 B Mertens 9 4164s Bush Christmas b (7) 56 84 9 16518 Miss Harriette (13) 57 90 B Melham C Rawiller (a1.5) 1 Bequester (13) 58 79 A Lynch C Rawiller (a1.5) 10 2421 Kansino (10) 56.5 85 M Walker 2 43239 Muswellbrook w (5) 60.5 94 J Mott 2 Calaveras (9) 58 82 C Williams 3 Ladbrokes Multi Builder 3.35 10 88s72 Kingstar Amber w (1) 56 90 J McNeil 11 00s80 Pembroke Isle wn (4) 56 84 J McNeil 3 s7s42 Street Tough wbn (4) 60.5 100 W Egan 3 Cherry Tortoni (14) 58 83 W Egan 4 14s46 Toosbuy cwn (10) 60.5 95 D Stackhouse $31,500, Maiden SW, 1000m 11 42160 Miss Starway dw (2) 56 85 C Newitt 12 10727 Set Us Free b (7) 56 87 B Higgins 4 Foxgossip (2) 58 82 J Noonan EMERGENCIES: 5 0s281 Wilde Gem twn (12) 60.5 95 5 Gumnuts (12) 58 81 B Rawiller 1 480 Black Stream (16) 59.5 87 J Maskiell 5 Ladbrokes Odds Handicap 4.45 13 74505 Prince Alby (8) 57.5 84 B Thompson M Cartwright (a2) 6 2s I Am Mamwaazel (1) 58 96 L Nolen 2 56263 Harpers Bight h (13) 59.5 83 B Higgins 6 s3862 Deep Euphoria dw (9) 60 98 M Dee $31,500, Benchmark 64, 1100m 14 41s89 Wicked Trilogy w (2) 56 84 Ms B Grylls 7 Maui (5) 58 81 B Thompson 3 9 Just Ralph h (1) 59.5 81 J Bowditch 15 90024 Mr Jammo n (12) 56 81 7 65s54 Trigger Point tdw (2) 60 91 M Walker 8 Region Eff (16) 58 81 M Dee 4 Libertus (8) 59.5 82 D Stackhouse 1 207s8 Mutual Respect dw (9) 61.5 87 16 15268 Darken Up wh (1) 56 78 Ms K Walters 8 7476s Honorable Mention w (8) 59.5 89 9 Saltpeter (6) 58 82 D Stackhouse 5 2s9 Sacer Vates (17) 59.5 90 A Lynch H Grace (a1.5) 17 17990 Randolph w (9) 56 79 B Melham 10 Dark Phoenix (15) 56 84 C Newitt 6 Diamond Stock h (11) 57.5 82 2 577s1 Lake’s Folly tw (14) 60.5 96 M Allen 18 55049 The Armani wh (5) 56 78 9 8s032 Miroku (7) 59 91 B Thompson 11 Miss Conduct (3) 56 87 J McNeil L German (a) 3 2s211 Red Maestro d (3) 60.5 93 D Stackhouse 10 16s44 Vici (3) 58.5 95 C Williams 12 Mystique Falcon (4) 56 82 M Poy (a) 7 23s3s Hummalong (5) 57.5 100 J Mott 4 79s40 Devil’s Rain cwn (10) 60 90 A Lynch 7 Ladbrokes Money Back Odds 5.55 11 22118 Whittington Stone dwn (6) 58.5 94 EMERGENCIES: 8 Jazzles (4) 57.5 85 J McNeil 5 1 Master Montaro n (12) 59.5 95 M Walker J Noonan 13 5s Not A Zak (8) 58 89 C Douglas 9 2 Sequalus (3) 57.5 94 J Noonan 6 27s5s Hochadel w (13) 59 83 T Stockdale (a) $31,500, Benchmark 64, 1600m 12 0s822 Miss Skeptical w (11) 57 91 B Higgins 14 4 Kellers Shelter (7) 58 100 C Newitt 10 8827s Wanted Miss (2) 57.5 85 Ms C Hefel (a2) 7 23s22 Write Enuff wb (4) 58 100 J McNeil 1 000s4 Zouy’s Comet dn (6) 62 94 EMERGENCY: 15 5 Super Yulong (10) 58 83 11 70s4 Japery b (9) 57 100 W Egan 8 91252 The Great Bratski cw (6) 57.5 99 M Cartwright (a2) 13 4268s Frankly Harvey dw (1) 58.5 88 16 6s Harlem Blues (11) 58 91 R Bayliss 12 4 Lariat (10) 55 100 J McNeil C Williams 2 787s4 Into Rio dwn (9) 60.5 98 C Williams J Bowditch

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 TELEVISION 19 TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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ART TO LIFT SPIRITS: East Coast MP Anne Tolley sponsored a competition during the lockdown, inviting school children to submit artworks thanking our essential services. “Art is a powerful tool for expressing emotions and building community spirit in these very challenging times of the Covid-19 crisis,” Mrs Tolley said. She is pictured with the winners of the Thanking Essential Services Art competition (TESA), from left, Sierra Blumfield, Hanna Sofia Gamboa, Lucy McDiarmid and Sage Alexander, with competition judge Phoebe Gander. Picture by Paul Rickard SUDOKU Enter numbers into the squares so that every row, every column and every 3x2 box contains all the numbers from 1 to 6

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684 384 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 SPORT 21 Kumble urges teams to adjust Sled dog race winner and and perhaps play two spinners team hitch a ride home CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP that could be viewed as Kumble, who snared 619 IDITAROD “We are hitchhiking,” Waerner said. tantamount to ball-tampering. test wickets during a decorated “The plane is going to Norway, and SYDNEY — International The International Cricket career, quipped that spin might ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Thomas we are going with them. We are so Cricket Council power broker Council (ICC) sought to stamp play a bigger role in games. Waerner won this year’s Iditarod Trail lucky.” Anil Kumble has urged teams out tampering after the Cape “Everyone is talking about Sled Dog Race in March, but he is Before the trip, Waerner is expected to adjust to an interim ban on Town sandpaper saga in 2018, how it will affect the pacers, still waiting to return to his home in to undergo a Covid-19 test and collect using saliva to shine the ball, having been deeply concerned grass should be left on pitches,” Norway. his dogs from a kennel in Salcha suggesting that allowing the when an arms race between the former leg-spinner said. Waerner and his 16 dogs have owned by fellow musher Arleigh use of an artificial wax would fly teams wanting to generate “Why not leave it dry and play been stranded in Alaska by travel Reynolds. in the face of a ball-tampering reverse swing erupted. two spinners? restrictions and flight cancellations Waerner said he had friends in the crackdown. “We have been very critical “Of course, we all know caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Alaskan towns of Ester and Salcha, The council’s cricket and we have been very focused saliva has been part and parcel The Anchorage Daily News reported and often spent a few days around committee, chaired by Kumble, on eliminating any external of cricket for so many years. at the weekend. Fairbanks after the Iditarod. recommended last week that it substances coming into the As bowlers, we used to apply “I like Alaska a lot,” Waerner said. This year, a few days turned into should be illegal to use spit to game,” Kumble told Indian saliva on the ball, sometimes for “It’s kind of my dream place. But I more than a few weeks and Waerner work on the ball because of the broadcaster Star Sports. grip also. have a family.” is ready to resume his normal life. risk of Covid-19 transmission. “Obviously, tampering has “But this disease can also be Waerner has five children and 35 “My wife has been taking care of Josh Hazlewood and Pat had a great impact over the asymptomatic. That is why we other sled dogs in Torpa, Norway. 35 dogs, the kids, and working as a Cummins are among those past couple of years. decided to ban saliva on the ball.” He missed the 10th birthday of one veterinarian,” he said. to have expressed concern “ICC took a decision but India’s former captain and of his children and misses morning Once he returned home, “Yes, the change could mean test then Cricket Australia took an coach added the ban was “only coffee with his wife, Guro, who left dear,” would be the answer for cricket becomes even more of a even tougher stance on what an interim measure”. Alaska in March, shortly before health everything, he said. batsman’s game. happened during that series “As long as we have control restrictions stopped travel. For most people, the new Kookaburra has developed an between South Africa and over Covid in a few months The 47-year-old plans to fly home coronavirus causes mild or moderate artificial wax, allowing balls to Australia, so we did consider that. or a year’s time, then I think in early June on a DC-6 aircraft symptoms, such as fever and cough be shined without using sweat “Using wax is not allowed; things will go back to as normal bound for the Air History Museum in that clear up in two to three weeks. or saliva. we have never used external as they can be . . . these rules Sola, Norway. For some, especially older adults and Kumble said the cricket substances. We can use sweat.” won’t apply,” Kumble said. Everts Air Cargo of Fairbanks is people with existing health problems, committee discussed the The ICC chief executives’ “As long as the medical selling the historic plane, and Waerner it can cause more severe illness, innovation, but ultimately didn’t committee is expected to rubber- advisory doesn’t change, the said the museum was expected to including pneumonia, and death. The want to proceed with something stamp the law change in June. rule will stay.” seal the deal this week. vast majority of people recover. — AP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Wednesday, May 27, 2020

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Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Players demand certainty over contracts FOOTBALL by Ed Jackson, AAP Australia (PFA), said players were remaining before finals. in Germany, looking at Bundesliga growing increasingly worried that the An initial proposal, put forward by the players, has indicated a spike in GOLD COAST — A-League players contract situation would undermine governing body featuring dramatic pay injuries within that league since its are demanding certainty for their futures attempts to resume the league. cuts for players, is understood to have return a fortnight ago from a Covid-19 with more than 100 contracts set to “Without some certainty, we risk been rejected by clubs and the players’ suspension. expire at the end of the week. losing them to the game as well as union. Wilkinson said the study’s results Almost half of the contracted players compromising a fair end to the season,” Despite no set date being established, suggested players needed as much time in the competition are due to become Wilkinson told AAP, adding those players FFA chief executive James Johnson has as possible to train before the A-League free agents after May 31, leaving them with contracts set to expire were “in indicated he expects the A-League to resumed. without a job but also able to move to limbo”. be under way by August, depending on “The players want to get back to work other clubs in Australia or overseas. FFA has yet to confirm a date to either Covid-19 restrictions on travel and large and finish what we started,” he said. League stakeholders including FFA resume the competition or allow players gatherings being eased. “Across the league, the players have are attempting to broker a solution, most to start training. Wilkinson said players remained continued to maintain fitness for a likely involving a short-term extension It’s understood resolving the contract committed to completing the season but return, but there is no substitute for of deals until the 2019-20 season can be situation is the most pressing priority for were concerned that a lack of adequate team training. completed but time is running out. organisers at this stage. training time before a condensed “If we do not resume adequate team Sydney FC captain Alex Wilkinson, The A-League was suspended in late schedule was a recipe for injury. training in advance of a restart, players president of Professional Footballers’ March with just a handful of rounds A study by the Jena Institute of Sport face an increased risk of injury.” Forwards keen to Crowds back be tested in NRL when it’s safe RUGBY LEAGUE by Scott Bailey their options but certainly we’re not in RUGBY LEAGUE and Matt Encarnacion, AAP that space yet,” she said. by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP Pushed further on whether she felt it SYDNEY — Reopening stadium was too soon, the premier said: “We’re WELLINGTON — Jazz Tevaga gates for NRL fans will be dependent working our way through the list, and says the Warriors’ forwards might on the advice of medical experts, that’s not on the list yet.” be cobbled together but they’ll according to Health Minister Greg Hunt. NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant ambush NRL opponents who don’t ARL Commission chairman Peter agreed and added that the biggest risk rate them, starting with the star- V’landys has continued his bold plan would be the interactions of people on laden St George Illawarra pack. towards NRL normality after floating a large scale. Tevaga is among four injured the idea of having capped crowds back “We’re very keen to work with all middle forwards who will miss from July 1. organisations on how to establish a Saturday’s Round 3 encounter after While the New South Wales and Covid-safe environment,” Chant said. rupturing a knee ligament during Queensland governments yesterday “We don’t want mingling of groups their isolation period in Tamworth. said they were open to the possibility, that normally do not mingle. Club medics hope the tough they conceded discussions might be “That is the reason we have limited back-rower will be ready in a premature. the bookings to 10 (in restaurants), so month for their Round 7 match For Hunt, the answer is simple. you don’t have larger-scale interactions. against Melbourne, although “We’ll be guided by the medical “We are vigilant and monitoring but, Tevaga is targeting a return two expert panel,” he said. as the premier said, we are considering weeks earlier, against North “There is a process which has been every organisation’s need and are Queensland. set up with the states and the medical happy to work with them.” The Warriors are still seeking a expert panel to review all of the V’landys has managed to win over loan player to bolster their fading professional sports. both state governments on the safe stocks. While Tevaga said that “And they will make judgements return of the sport for Thursday’s would be a signficant boost, he without fear or favour. They won’t make resumption under strict biosecurity believed their current forwards judgements on economic imperatives measures. had the firepower and enthusiasm or anything (like that). Queensland Premier Annastacia to ruffle feathers. TORRID TIME AHEAD: Issac Luke, here in action for the Warriors, “Our goal is to get Australians back Palaszczuk was at one stage one of The Dragons’ pack is set to be is likely to get a “physical reception” when he takes the field for St to as much normality as possible as the most-vocal critics before relenting back at full strength after the George Illawarra against his old club on Saturday. NZ Herald picture soon as possible, but our guideline is to this month. return of fit-again brothers Tariq do it safely.” She was more open yesterday to the and Korbin Sims and hooker NRL experience under way. commentators, given the Kiwi V’landys believes declining infection idea of capping crowd sizes. Cameron McInnes. “Sometimes, you can get a bit club’s many hurdles, but said the rates mean some club members “In July, I think the road map says James Graham, Paul Vaughan complacent when you know you’re sentiment was being ignored. could be able to attend games while gatherings of 100 people,” Palaszcuk and Tyson Frizell are imposing playing against younger boys . . . “They’ve said some nice things observing social distancing during the said. figures for a Warriors pack who if the Dragons do, they’re going to but we don’t want any sympathy. Covid-19 pandemic. “But they can submit a plan and, of can boast only Adam Blair, Tohu be in trouble because our young We want to give this comp a real Should V’landys succeed with his course, we will take each month as it Harris and Agnatius Paasi as fellas are ready to go.” good crack.” latest push, it would make rugby league comes.” seasoned first-graders. Tevaga said the Warriors’ The return of McInnes means one of the few sports in the world to be The NRL will keep a close watch on “They’ve got a pretty classy side, resolve was toughening as kick- former Warrior Issac Luke is operating with spectators. infection rates as the nation continues a few stars in that forward pack,” off neared. The players had spent likely to be on the St George NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to come out of lockdown. Tevaga said. three weeks solely in each other’s Illawarra bench. insisted the return of fans to sporting The league remains hopeful of being “The good thing about our company since leaving Auckland. Tevaga indicated veteran Luke events is not part of any plan her able to have bigger numbers at finals young fellas is that they’re hungry He was grateful for words of would get a physical reception government is exploring. matches and November’s three-game and they just want to get some support from rival players and when he ran on. “It’s up to organisations to consider State of Origin series. Morris twins set to make Gutherson urges Eels to history with the Roosters embrace the possibilities RUGBY LEAGUE by Adrian Warren, AAP That is poised to change on Friday when RUGBY LEAGUE by Matt Encarnacion, AAP expectation Gutherson relishes. the two-time defending premiers meet old However, the Eels’ fullback also recalled SYDNEY — Rugby league twins Brett foes South Sydney in the first round of SYDNEY — Parramatta NRL captain how the club fared the last time they were and Josh Morris are poised to create a little games to be played since the competition Clint Gutherson has told his teammates listed among the favourites just two years piece of NRL era history, once they turn out was suspended in March. to live up to the hype of becoming the first ago, only to finish last. together for the Sydney Roosters. “It’s exciting being back in the same Eels side to win a premiership in more than “It’s a good thing to be mentioned,” The 33-year-old New South Wales and colours as Jmoz and what better way to 30 years. Gutherson said yesterday. Kangaroos backs played together for start (than) with our biggest rivals Souths?” The league will emerge from its “(But) we know what happened in ’18, so St George Illawarra (2007 to 2008) and Brett Morris said. coronavirus lockdown on Thursday night that wasn’t fun. You have to live up to the Canterbury (2015-18). “We’ve had that fairly long break with when the season resumes with the ladder- pressure if you want to win it. It’s there now. No siblings have played together at three the coronavirus and in that time it was just leading Eels facing Brisbane. “As a team, we’ve just got to win games different NRL clubs. about trying to get him up to speed with our Parramatta, impressing with a 2-0 start and get the media off our back. Josh joined his brother at the Roosters training programmes, the way we go about before the season’s suspension, are widely “That’s the way we’re looking at it. after being granted a release by the Sharks our business and the mentality behind the tipped to challenge for their first title since “We’ve just got to go out there on two months ago. way we train. 1986. Thursday and start again well. The hiatus caused by the coronavirus “He picked that up quickly and he’s had One bookmaker has them only behind “That can build us into the next couple of pandemic has prevented them from playing the past couple of weeks back with the Melbourne and Canberra to lift the Provan- rounds and really focus on what we want to together for the Roosters. boys and he’s slotted in nicely.” Summons trophy in late October, and it’s an do and the style we want to play.” The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 26, 2020 SPORT 23 Charity match lives up to hype GOLF The goal was to raise US$10 the ride, surpassed 2018’s The million (NZ$16.4m) for Covid- Match, in which Mickelson WEST PALM BEACH — Tom 19 relief funds and online defeated Woods in a playoff Brady delivered the shot of the donations sent money climbing, under lights. match but Tiger Woods earned with a final figure of US$20m The spectacle at Medalist a measure of revenge against (NZ$32.8m). Golf Club on Sunday included Phil Mickelson as he teamed “Knowing $20 million was world No.4 golfer Justin Thomas with Peyton Manning to win The raised and helping people going pitched in as an on-course Match: Champions for Charity. through tough times, it was an reporter, bringing a mixture of The PGA Tour is set to return honour to be invited,” Manning humour and insight. on June 11 and it has a tough said. Woods and Manning took the act to follow after Woods lagged “It’s something I’ll always lead on the third hole and never a long birdie putt on the 18th remember.” trailed, building a 3-up lead in close enough to secure a 1-up This made-for-TV exhibition, fourballs on the front nine. victory for his pairing. with two NFL greats along for It was a closer battle coming home, played in modified alternate-shot format. Brady struggled for most of the day and took a beating on social media and in the broadcast booth from NBA legend Charles Barkley, while Brooks Koepka offered $100,000 if the six-time Super Bowl ALL IN GOOD FUN: In this April 2018 photo, Tiger Woods (left) and champion could just make a par. Phil Mickelson share a laugh on the 11th tee while playing a practice One shot silenced everyone. round for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. With his fourth shot on the Yesterday, Woods and Peyton Manning played Mickelson and Tom par-5 seventh from the fairway, Brady in The Match: Champions for Charity, which had a goal of with Barkley needling him raising US$10 million for Covid-19 relief efforts. It raised US$20m. relentlessly, Brady’s shot landed File picture by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP beyond the pin and spun back into the cup. late start, returned. a US Open medal,” Woods, a “Shut your mouth, Chuck,” Woods was playing for the first three-time champion of the only Brady said. time since mid-February but his major Mickelson hasn’t won, RIVALS IN A COMMON CAUSE: In this January 2016 photo, New “That’s why you’re the goat game was as sharp as his words. responded. England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (left) and Denver Broncos (greatest of all time),” Barkley Mickelson on the fifth hole “Do you have one? I have quarterback Peyton Manning talk following the NFL AFC championship responded. asked Woods to mark his ball some silver ones,” Mickelson game in Denver. Yesterday they teamed up with Phil Mickelson and The entertainment didn’t stop from some 80 metres away. said, referring to his record six Tiger Woods to renew their rivalry in a good cause. 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BREAKING AWAY: Jesse Fleming, of Waikohu, tries to step out of a tackle by High School Old Boys midfield back Hayden Stuart on Tiny White Day last year. Fleming missed much of last season through injury but returns to the field this year and will coach the Waikohu backs. Picture by Paul Rickard Waikohu on a roll RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Solutions Premier Grade this year will be at Waikohu. Forty players turned out to coach Tom Cairns. first-year head coach Ra Broughton, who train before the Ngatapa 10s tournament “The boys feel as if we’re being THEY do it all well out at Te Karaka. has family ties to Whatatutu. and the lockdown. recognised by the union, with the head GT Shearing Waikohu as a premier The 32-year-old former Gisborne Boys’ Strongman Jarryd Broughton will coach coming out to team training,” side play hard rugby. They are the High School first 15 member played return to Waikohu’s ranks at tighthead Broughton said. flagship team for a club whose fans halfback for Horowhenua-Kapiti (20 prop. Adrian Wyrill — who scored for “The guys are like sponges; they lap turn out in numbers and with voice to caps) and played nine games for the New OBM in the 2019 grand final — and up his knowledge. He’s also helped me match any band of supporters, and whose Zealand Defence Force. Kupu Lloyd, formerly of High School Old to profile players’ strengths, to plan and aftermatch hospitality is second to none. “Waikohu is community-driven: the Boys, will bolster the back row. build a foundation for them.” The last four years have been club’s a hub,” said Broughton, who was First five-eighth Tione Hubbard was Keen coaches are like gold; hard- memorable for Waikohu — grand encouraged to take on his new role by part of a very good Hawke’s Bay Maori working players also have a major finalists for the first time in 2017, Lee captain and hooker Geoff Pari, who heads side last year, and the superbly skilful impact on those around them. Adrian Brothers Shield champions a year later, up a senior leadership group with a two- Kelvin Smith, Tane McGuire and Ethine Wyrill, winner of the Paul Sceats knocked out by YMP in the sudden- three split between forwards and backs. Reeves have the versatility to cover all Memorial Cup as Poverty Bay’s Player death semifinal last July and holders “Geoff takes the forwards for us and positions from 10 to 15. of the Year in 2019, was outstanding for of the Barry Cup, symbol of sub-union he’s got many good qualities,” Broughton Jesse Fleming will coach the Waikohu OBM and is now ready for a big season supremacy. Having defended the Cup said. backs and play himself, having missed with Waikohu. five times last year and still holding “He’s approachable and positive, and is the majority of 2019 with first a broken “From what I’ve experienced, Waikohu it at the end of the season, Waikohu a down-to-earth, calming influence . . . finger and then a broken collarbone. is a family-oriented, welcoming and earned the right to have their name with his experience and background in Ra Broughton spoke of the special humble club,” Wyrill said. engraved on it. the club, players respond to that.” value he and his squad place on the “These people show respect where Guiding Waikohu in the Civil Project There is great enthusiasm for rugby expertise of Poverty Bay Heartland head respect is due, no matter who you are.”