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DO THE RIGHT THING: Call a bro, or call Aunty, is the message in a GDC road safety campaign which kicked off this week. It encourages people to call someone if they have been out drinking during the “silly season”, and need a ride home. Featuring in the video are back from left, Chad Chambers, Watene Reedy, Hyrum Paea, Matai Smith and Senior Constable Makisua Tuisano. In front are the Chambers tamariki, Mahaki (left), Raniera and Jeremy. SEE STORY PAGE 4 Picture by Liam Clayton Keeping R&V Covid-free Emergency and health services prepared for different scenarios headliner Benee. “The aim of the workshop was to becomes unwell and approaches St John by Alice Angeloni Hauora Tairawhiti public health establish a coherent, multi-agency at the festival. emergency planner Cyrena Bennett said response to an outbreak of Covid-19 at St John would notify the medical HEALTH and emergency services they would like attendees to stay in place Rhythm and Vines,” Mrs Bennett said. officer of health, who would lead the in Gisborne are working through how until clear instructions “We looked at what the impacts would response. As someone showing a “high they would handle a potential Covid-19 were given on how to be on our community if something index of suspicion”, a “rapid test” could outbreak at Rhythm and Vines. get home safely without should happen. Our objective for the see a result returned within two hours. If someone tested positive at the music spreading the virus. workshop was to confirm who the lead The local contact-tracing team would festival, 23,000 attendees would be asked Festival organisers, agency would be and what their roles and find close contacts while the girl would to stay where they were while health along with staff from responsibilities were. be sent to a managed isolation facility in officers found and isolated the case’s close multiple hospital “We wanted to confirm the response Rotorua or Auckland. contacts. departments, public actions of all partner agencies and In another scenario, local health Being held outdoors, there would be health nursing, primary departments so that everyone who was authorities receive a call from the “less risk” of spread, but all attendees care, St John, Police, involved knew what their response would national contact-tracing team to say a would be considered “casual contacts”. and Gisborne District Council held be to a Covid case here.” contact of a positive case is “possibly” Rhythm and Vines runs from December a workshop on November 30 to go In one possible scenario discussed camping at Rhythm and Vines. 28 to 31 at Waiohika Estate with more through “realistic and credible” Covid-19 at the workshop, a girl released from than 100 artists on the lineup including scenarios. managed isolation four days earlier CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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by Murray Robertson

THE regional surf lifeguards who will patrol our main beaches on weekdays over the peak of summer have been kitted out and given extra training ahead of a start to their duties next week. Patrols begin at Tolaga Bay, Wainui, Waikanae and Midway beaches on Monday. “The guards will patrol from 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday with the exception of Tolaga Bay, where they will run a continuous service seven days a week from Monday, December 21 to January 8,” said Surf Lifefsaving NZ club development officer Sonia Keepa. The service on the Gisborne city and Wainui beaches will continue through to January 22. The surf club volunteer patrols will operate at the weekends through until March. “The regional lifeguards have been training and developing during the off-season and we have a great team of up-and-coming and experienced guards ready to start work,” Mrs Keepa said. The Tairawhiti service includes 13 local surf lifeguards, supported this year by two out-of-town lifeguards Kaitlin Davis and Josh Coombridge. “They will add to the service during the very busy R&V summer period,” Mrs Keepa said. The effects of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic were far-reaching, she said. “We have felt the impact on our regional lifeguard service nationwide as the international guards who travel to New Zealand for the summer to support our Kiwi lifeguards are not available this season. ALL SET TO SAVE LIVES: Regional lifeguards will be patrolling the district’s beaches from Monday. Back, from left, Jo Parry “Our locals will be working very hard (SLSNZ BOP supervisor), Travis Mitchell, Jonty Evans, Jack Keepa, Noah Collier, Andrew Shelton, Ella van Kregten, Cairo throughout the summer and we are already Reihana, Sonia Keepa (SLSNZ Tairawhiti Supervisor) and Laura Beanleand-Stephens (SLSNZ Eastern Region Coordinator). experiencing higher than normal visitor Front, from left, are Luke Whibley, Bonnie Grealish, Neo Sturart, Sonja van Wijk and Steffan John. Absent: Rubi Perano, Kaitlin numbers to the beaches. Davies and Josh Coombridge. Picture by Liam Clayton “Thanks to the ongoing support from the Gisborne District Council, in partnership with the week.” and know your limits, and always with at least conserve energy, raise your hand to signal for SLSNZ, together we are able to provide the Mrs Keepa urges all beach users, local and one other person — never swim alone,” she help and ride the rip until it stops and you can regional lifeguard service, maintaining the visitors to remember to put safety first when said. swim back to shore or help arrives. red and yellow flags on the beach to keep our enjoying the region’s beaches and coastline. “If you are caught in a rip current remember “If you see someone in trouble call 111 and community safe on our beaches through “If in doubt stay out, swim to your abilities the 3Rs rip survival plan — relax and float to ask for police — they have a direct line to us.” All good for swimming THE water quality at Gisborne swimming’ catergory,” Mr Hancock beaches is excellent for summer said. swimming, says Gisborne District The majority of sites were tested on Council. December 14, while others were tested Water is monitored at 32 locations on December 9. in the region. “The Land Air Water Aotearoa All are suitable for swimming, (LAWA) website is a great way to keep except caution is advised at the informed on safe swimming spots in Mangahauini River and Waiotu this region,” he said. stream at Waiotu bridge at Tokomaru “Council works on a number of Bay, and Urukokamuka Stream near water quality improvement projects Whatatutu. including the Wharekopae River Hamanatua Stream at Okitu bridge Restoration Project, the Tamarau is unsuitable for swimming. wetland at Heath Johnstone Park, GDC environmental monitoring the Motu Catchment Plan and the team leader Peter Hancock said all DrainWise project to help fix and Tairawhiti’s 17 monitored beaches had prevent leakages into urban streams. been graded as suitable for swimming. As well, the council is working with “Each beach had between 97 landowners to protect land vulnerable percent and 100 percent of samples to erosion, through the Sustainable graded as being in the ‘suitable for Hill Country Project.” KEEPING SAFE: Junior Brown, Damian Donelly, Jinho Park, Amahni HerewinI and Kenza Buchanan learn from surf lifesaving beach education instructor John Minogue how to keep out of danger while on the beach. They were at Midway Beach, where the water quality is excellent for swimming. Picture by Liam Clayton LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • A solid yarding of 2500 for the final sheep sale of the home-delivered Hill country year today at Matawhero — prices and comment farming tomorrow. • New research backed by vs forestry MPI to help our bumblebee population live longer and incentives be more efficient. TOMORROw TOMORROw The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. 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FROM PAGE 1 country appeared to be Covid- free except for those in managed isolation. Mrs Bennett said they were “There is no inherent risk. We’ve confident of the processes they had heard some of these comments in place. before. Some are maybe singling out “Our public health nurses will Rhythm and Vines. Why are Air New have a space set up for if we have Zealand still flying into Gisborne, to set up testing out at Rhythm and why are any hotels and motels Vines. That’s all ready to go. We’ve open? got the resources and the staff to do “People are coming from all over that. New Zealand to come to Rhythm and “Should something happen, public Vines but New Zealand is at Alert health will set up their emergency Level 1 so the Government deems it operations centre and we have got safe for people to move around the the people to staff that. We have country freely.” also got constant support from the This comes after the Government Ministry of Health nationally.” unveiled its plan for a possible Mrs Bennett said they had been resurgence of Covid-19 in the working with Rhythm and Vines summer break, using scenarios of every year for the past 15, about positive tests at a campsite or music their response to an infectious festival. disease. “We are working very closely with “Of course it’s been stepped up this the Ministry of Health and the local year because of Covid- health board to make 19,” she said. sure that we’re doing Festival director We are working everything we can. Kieran Spillane said very‘ closely with the These people are the they could host their Ministry of Health and experts in this field so 15,000 campers for we’re taking on board an extra few days if the local health board everything they’re a Covid-19 outbreak to make sure we’re requiring us to do,” occurred. doing everything we Mr Spillane said. If attendees needed “We’re pretty to remain in their can. much in continuous “bubble” and stay in ’ —Kieran Spillane consultation as to place, they had the R&V festival director what the most robust core infrastructure plan is to keep at Waiohika Estate Rhythm and Vines including toilets, Covid-free this year,” showers, water and St John. If this Mr Spillane said. UNDER THE TREE: The Salvation Army’s youth and children’s worker Ashley Brown occurred, they would probably need Rhythm and Vines would send and Captain Kevin Waugh, with the Gisborne Herald’s Andre Cornelius and some to restock food through their vendors information out to attendees before of the donations to The Herald’s annual Christmas appeal. Each year the Gisborne who would also remain on site, he the event, telling them not to come if Herald supports a not-for-profit organisation by asking the community to donate said. they felt unwell, to wash their hands presents to children less fortunate.“This year the organisation is the Salvation “Worst-case scenario is that the and to encourage masks. Army,” The Gisborne Herald front office leader Kerry Hickey said. “The Gisborne people who are camping on-site There would be hand sanitiser community has opened their hearts in support of the local children. We have been would have to remain on-site until available and hand-washing stations, overwhelmed with the kindness of this community. A huge number of presents have they have been tested and cleared to with public messages directing been left under our tree for the Salvation Army to distribute to children in time for go home,” Mr Spillane said. attendees to be assessed by St John Christmas. “The Gisborne Herald would like to thank everyone for their wonderful Some members of the community on-site if they felt unwell. donations.” Presents can still be left under the Christmas tree at the Gisborne Herald have expressed concern about the “We will encourage patrons to wear on Gladstone Road up to 3pm on December 23. Picture by Liam Clayton hordes of people arriving for the masks if they feel comfortable doing festival, but Mr Spillane said the so.” Second haul of illegal paua Drug importer used

A PILE of paua shells is all that was Helen Clark’s name left behind at Okitu after another illegal haul from the sea. A FORMER prime minister’s Shannon snr’s lawyer Nick It was the second haul of undersized name was used by a Gisborne Dutch told the court it was paua in just two days last week. man as an alias under which accepted that unless the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) he imported narcotics from the Auckland case resolved, the fisheries district team leader Richard UK, court documents show. bringing together of the two Ratapu said it was “shameful and Carl George Shannon, 44, would be almost inevitable. deliberate”. made a brief appearance via Shannon junior faces three Up to 100 freshly shucked paua shells AV-link from Auckland, during charges for importing drugs. were found at the northern end of Okitu a Crown call-over fixture in The situation will be last Thursday. Gisborne District Court. finalised at another case Mr Ratapu is certain the people who Shannon faces 15 drug review hearing in the Gisborne took the undersized seafood would have charges, mostly for allegedly court on January 29. Shannon been seen shucking the paua due to the receiving mail importations snr was further remanded on number of empty shells, and the time it of illegal drugs between April bail until then. would have taken. 2017 and June 21, 2020. They The charges he faces The find came two days after two KAI MOANA THEFT: Up to 100 shells was all that was left of an illegal were said to have been sent to are eight of importing men were caught with 185 undersized catch of paua — and not one of them met the minimum legal size of his and other addresses, and to ecstasy, two of importing paua and six undersized rock lobster 125mm. Ministry for Primary Industries is asking for anyone who may a variety of recipient aliases, methamphetamine and on Tuesday night last week. They were have seen the paua being shucked at the northern end of Okitu last including one named Helen amphetamine, two of caught after a member of the public Thursday night to call the 0800 4 POACHER line. Picture supplied Clark. importing cocaine, possession tipped off MPI on the 0800 4 POACHER Crown counsel Megan of equipment for cultivating line. Mitchell told Judge Turitea cannabis, cultivating cannabis, Mr Ratapu said the latest find of paua near legal size. The smallest was around “We all need to take care of our Bolstad an application is and possession of cannabis taken illegally from the sea needed 50mm.” seafood. We are all users of the sea and pending to have Shannon’s seeds. dealing with. The minimum legal size for paua is we are all kaitiaki /guardians. case joined with a prosecution The alleged offending was “There were between 80 and 100 paua 125mm. “It’s easy to call the MPI 0800 number of his son Ethan Carl discovered in mail checks found and they had just been freshly “This is why we want people to call and help fishery officers catch the Shannon, 23, who faces similar by New Zealand Customs shucked. Not one paua was anywhere our 0800 4 POACHER line. poachers,” he said. charges in Auckland. officials. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020

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FENTON, Irene Deaths (Rene). — 12.5.1920 - 15.12.2020. Passed FENTON, Irene. — peacefully with family, 15 December 2020, in in her 101st year. her 101st year. Beloved Beloved wife of the late wife of the late Samuel. Samuel. Much loved Adored mother of mother, grandmother, Annette and mother-in- great and great-great- law of Allan. Grand- grandmother. mother, great-grand- An inspiration to us all, mother and great-great- a great cook and grandmother to all her gardener. grandchildren. Thank you to all the wonderful staff at Kiri Te Kanawa Rest Home. FENTON, Irene. — The funeral service 15 December 2020. will be held at Evans Loved Grandmother to Chapel, Ormond Road, Neville and Karen, Judy at 2pm on Saturday 19 and Kani, Wendy and December, followed by Paddy. Loved Great- interment at Taruheru Gran to Daniel, Lawn Cemetery. Kendall, Campbell and Dallas – Jaime, Brooke - Evans Funeral and Tayla – Sam and Services Ltd FDANZ Talia – and all their www.evansfuneral.co.nz partners. Loved Great- Great Grandmother to In Memoriam Harlow and Cruz - Jada and Maia. HOOPER, Graeme John FENTON, Irene. — In memory we see Passed away peacefully him just the same. at Kiri Te Kanawa Rest As long as we live we Home, aged 100 years. will treasure his name. Beloved Mum of the Deep in our hearts he late Rodger and dearly is with us yet. loved Mum of Zandra. We loved him too My beautiful Mum and deeply to ever forget. best friends always. Will forever be in my Your loving family heart. HOOPER, A YEAR OF COLOUR PLATES AND DATES: A colour picture of kids styling in mid-flight off Tokomaru Bay wharf features Graeme John in the Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust calendar that John Robinson will sell in town tomorrow. Mr Robinson, a Tokomaru Bay The years pass by but resident and local history buff, has compiled pictures from various sources. “The people in that photograph have grown up the loving memories of now but some have grandchildren who want to jump off the wharf again,” he says. Mr Robinson and a stack of calendars your time with me for sale will be outside the public library near the Peel Street entrance from 10am tomorrow. Funds raised from sales of the remain. popular East Coast Christmas stocking filler will go towards the cost of restoring the Tokomaru Bay wharf. Picture by Paul Rickard Always, Paku Warning to keep drones away Call a bro, or aunty, or mum, or . . . from air space FROM PAGE 1 to ensure their loved ones get home safely. The campaign involves local personalities “The message is simple, that when drinking, Bailey Mackey, Matai Smith, Isaac Hughes, POLICE were called to Gisborne A NEW local road safety campaign Make you must have a plan to get home and Chad Chambers, Hyrum Paea, Ani Pahuru- Airport yesterday morning after a report The Call has kicked off this week, aimed at someone to call if that plan falls through,” he Huriwai and Senior Constable Makisua Tuisano. someone was operating a drone near the encouraging people to call someone to get said. In partnership with road safety partners airport air space. home safely after drinking. “A simple call or text to someone for a ride Police, Waka Kotahi, Fire and Emergency NZ, St The report came in at 9.35am that a It’s been a tragic year on Tairawhiti’s roads, home can save lives. John, Gisborne District Council and others, the drone had been sighted in the vicinity of with six of the twelve fatalities involving “As first responders to accidents involving campaign message will be shared in the media Gisborne Airport. alcohol, an increase from two in 2019. alcohol, we often hear people saying they wish and at local summer events and roadside “Area searches were undertaken but Police area commander Sam Aberahama they had called someone before getting behind checks. the drone was not located,” police said. says communities, families and groups of the wheel. For more information and to view the “The Civil Aviation Authority was friends must come together this summer period “It’s time we all made the call.” campaign videos, see www.makethecall.nz notified by air traffic control staff. “ A spokesperson for the airport said it was a timely reminder for people to follow drone flight regulations, which include staying well away from airport air space. Alert to road works HBPB champs at WAKA Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Gisborne in the new year.” damage to the road surface. urges motorists to plan ahead, drive with She said October through to March was “We still have priority give ways and care and be aware of existing construction the peak maintenance period. unsealed sections of the state highway Olympic Pool sites on the region’s state highway “The spring and summer months are from Tikitiki to Tolaga Bay. network. the best time for resurfacing as daylight “Motorists should be patient and not try POOL swimmers who favour the 50 metre Summer roadworks have been well hours are longer and the warm, dry air to overtake while crews set up and take pool in the Olympic Pool complex will be limited under way throughout Gisborne and the helps new seal stick to the road surface. down signs and cones. When motorists on the times they can swim from today due East Coast for several weeks. It’s also the best time for a lot of the disregard the traffic management, they to the Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay swimming This summer the NZTA will renew 32 earthworks on our major projects.” put everyone’s safety at risk. championships. “lane kilometres” of state highway in this Most Waka Kotahi work sites will close “Speeding vehicles can flick up loose The championships start today. region and is on track to complete about from December 23 to January 4 to leave metal and other objects which are a “The indoor 50 metre pool will be unavailable 50 percent of that before Christmas. the roads clear for holiday traffic, “But danger to road workers and other road from 1.45pm-8pm today, from 7.30am-12noon, “The $3.4 million repair and resurfacing there will still be temporary speed limits users,” Ms Harris said. “Motorists should and 3.30pm-7pm tomorrow, and from 7.30am-1pm programme in part of a $127 million and road cones at the work sites or where put themselves in the boots of our road thereabouts on Sunday,” a pool spokesperson investment in maintaining and improving there has been recent road resurfacing,” workers and understand the real danger said. state highways across the country to make Ms Harris said. that bad driving behaviour can create, not The whole complex was to be closed to the them safer and more resilient,” said senior “Traffic management, such as just for our workers, but for themselves public at 2.30pm today. network and journey manager Helen temporary speed limits, signs and cones, is and other road users. Harris. used to alert road users to a change in the “Congestion and delays are inevitable CORRECTION “Over the last few weeks, road road or to work sites ahead, and helps to at peak times, so people should factor this resurfacing has been focused on SH2 ensure the safety of our road workers. into their plans. CHRISTMAS hampers being sourced and north and south of Gisborne, and parts of “Although many of the sites will be “It’s also important to remind farmers to delivered by the New Zealand Food Network SH35. closed over the holiday period, traffic check their fencing and ensure stock are (NZFN) are expected to be distributed around the “Key areas include the Te Karaka management will remain in place,” she safely secured in their paddocks. country from December 21. deviation, Otoko Hill and Waitaukakari, said. “We’ve had far too many incidents The photograph of Gizzy Food Rescue, north of Hicks Bay,” Ms Harris said. “Because of the rain our region of animals wandering on to the state published in Wednesday’s Herald, showed “We’re aiming to have this work experienced in July, anyone travelling highway over the past few months and volunteers working with “rescued” food , not completed by Christmas, then will focus through SH35 will still experience this presents a major safety risk for Christmas hampers. on resurfacing work on SH35 north of significant disruption as we work to repair motorists.” The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 NEWS 5 Local lambing numbers reflect ‘remarkable’ year

by Murray Robertson B+LNZ’s Economic Service estimates the number of lambs tailed in spring this year THE district’s sheep farmers have had a great decreased by 1.5 percent or 357,000 head on the lambing season this year as part of a lambing previous spring to 22.9 million head. result across the country that has been called Most of the decline occurred in the North “remarkable” in a challenging year. Island as a result of drought conditions. Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Lamb Crop “Although the average lambing percentage is Outlook Report indicates a near record national slightly lower, it is worth noting that 2019 was a lambing percentage of 130.3 percent. high performing season,” Mr McIvor said. “The lambing result across Tairawhiti has The number of lambs tailed in the North placed farm businesses in this region in a Island declined 4.8 percent (546,000 head) to strong position as they head into summer,” said 10.8 million head. AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew. “Restricted feed supplies at mating resulted “I’ve had reports of lambing percentages up in lower pregnancy rates when scanning was to 170 percent for some of the better farms. completed, due to the impact of the autumn “Most good farmers here are in the 140-150 drought.” percent mark now, and we need to remember The eastern regions of the North Island were that it was not that many years ago that the GREAT LAMBING: Sheep and beef farmers in this region had a “great” lambing most severely impacted due to the drought, and district percentage was only around 100 percent. season, with some lambing percentages up as high as 170 percent, and most the total lamb crop for the regions was down 10 “That was only just over 20 years ago.” farmers in the 140-150 percent range. That compares to the overall national percent across the board. Mr Andrew said there had been a lot involved average of 130 percent, which is a near record. File picture “From a market perspective early season in lifting the percentage. pricing has been warmly received by farmers,” “But feed levels and genetics have been interest rates to invest on-farm, into initiatives achieved,” Mr McIvor said. Mr McIvor said. critical components.” such as fencing and water supply.” “Lamb and sheep export volumes, however, “Though there is uncertainty related to The drought that affected some area of the Beef and Lamb NZ’s chief executive Sam are expected to be more significantly impacted international economic conditions, the ongoing region quite badly earlier this year impacted on McIvor said despite Covid-19-related processing by the follow-on impacts of the drought, due to impact of Covid-19 and more latterly shipping the scanning results for some of the district’s restrictions and a widespread drought in the lower animal weights and the retention of sheep logistics, the underlying fundamentals remain ewes, he said. first half of 2020, sheep and beef farmers for breeding to rebuild stock numbers. solid. “However, a kind weather run at lambing achieved a near record national average of 130.3 “Despite the challenges of 2020 including “The average export values are expected meant a great survival and some happy faces at percent. drought and Covid-19, sheep farmers to be supported by the positive market docking. The Lamb Crop report measures the lambing demonstrated why they are the world’s fundamentals — there’s strong underlying “Generally farmers here are in a strong performance and forecasts lamb and sheep best, their resilience and the agility of their demand for meat — and meat from safe and position based on good profitability coming out exports for 2021. farming systems has meant they’ve performed natural farming sources like New Zealand. of the 2020 year. “This season’s result was only slightly outstandingly and this should be a real point of “Prices are forecast at similar levels, or “Many are taking the opportunity of the low lower than spring 2019, where 131 percent was pride for our sector,” he said. slightly above, five-year averages.” Call to have a say on ‘Awesome student’ crayfish catch wins PM’s award

by Jack Marshall getting outside and working with proposals my hands. NGATA College student “I wanted to improve my driving PROPOSED changes projections suggest this Moananui Higgins has been skills and outdoor work knowledge. to the catch limits for could change over the awarded the Prime Minister’s I wanted to get my licences for crayfish would affect next four years. Award for Vocational Excellence. machines and vehicles, and they had crayfishing operations in “So we are taking Moana has cerebral palsy but has all of that. this region, according to a cautious approach never let that hold him back. He “Through that pathway I got my Fisheries New Zealand. by proposing small to is skilled with chainsaws, drives learner’s, restricted and I’m going to The organisation medium reductions 30-tonne diggers, light and heavy get my full licence next year.” invites people to have to catch to ensure vehicles and has undergone rural While at school he would spend their say on the proposals, these stocks remain fire fighting and CPR training — time out of the classroom getting designed to ensure the sustainable.” the list goes on. work experience in construction and sustainability of rock The proposed changes In letters of recommendation for roading, and upskilling at EIT. lobster populations affect the Northland, the award, his teacher, principal His teacher Wayne Palmer said in across a number of New Gisborne, Wellington, and occupational therapist all his recommendation Moana was an Zealand’s fisheries, Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury, said they admired him for his independent and capable student including Gisborne and and Marlborough regions accomplishments despite his and it had been an honour to work Hawke’s Bay. (CRA 1, 3, 4 and 5). disability. alongside him. The proposals were “Similar management Moana said it mostly just gets in “He’s just an awesome student. developed by the measures are working the way of his fishing. He finished school and the next day National Rock Lobster well in the Hauraki “It doesn’t stop me from doing he was at work,” said Palmer. Management Group Gulf and Bay of Plenty anything. I have trouble holding Moana now works for his father in (NRLMG), representing (CRA 2) fishery, which some things and putting bait the family business John Higgings tangata whenua, has been under a formal on a fishing hook but I can do Contracting. recreational and rebuild plan since 2018, anything really. My physios have While he has put in the hard work commercial fishers, New with recent information really helped me to improve my to get where he is, he is aware of the Zealand environmental telling us stock levels are movement.” help he was given along the way. organisations, New increasing in those areas,” The award goes to the top Year 12 “I want to thank everyone who PRIME MINISTER’S Zealand organisations, Ms Taylor said. or 13 secondary students enrolled has helped me to come this far SCHOLARSHIP WINNER: Moana and Fisheries New For packhorse lobster, in vocational programmes, and is — my Nan and Pap who I live Higgins in his korowai. Zealand. an overall catch limit designed to sit alongside awards with, Mum, Dad, all my whanau, Picture supplied Fisheries NZ director which includes customary like the dux. Blackbee Contracting and all my of fisheries management and recreational sectors He had not been told about being teachers. And Beris Brew, the Emma Taylor said rock is proposed for the first selected for the award, and he was pathways designed to develop former principal of Makarika lobster were important to time, and a small increase both surprised and thankful when students’ skills towards future work School, who made sure I had the everyone. is proposed for the he found out. and careers, and help educators help I needed. “They are a taonga commercial catch limit. “They called me up on stage meet the needs of their students. Moana also expressed his species for tangata “New science suggests and matua Wayne Palmer This can be a useful initiative gratitude to John McInnes, Tama whenua, a popular species packhorse populations started talking about me and my for students who see more value in Koia and Nigel Henare from among recreational have increased in recent achievements throughout the year. practical education as was the case McInnes Driving School, “who fishers, and commercially years which means They wrapped a korowai around with Moana. pushed me through all of my they are valuable to more can be sustainably me and then they told me about “I was just about to leave school endorsements and licences”. both regional and export harvested. the $2000 scholarship and gave me because I didn’t like being stuck in He paid tribute to his aunt Fiona markets. “We encourage everyone some brand new tools,” said Moana. a classroom. Amorangi kept me in Morice, “who supported me with all “Overall, red rock who has an interest in The money from the scholarship school for another two years because of my schoolwork and helped me lobster populations these fisheries to have is going towards more training and they gave me opportunities that I with the paperwork and reading, around the country are their say by putting in getting his heavy vehicle licence. liked. which I struggle with”. performing well for some a submission via our The Amorangi Academy for trades “I enjoy what I’m doing so that “I’m looking forward to the future regions, though some website.” at Ngata College has vocational motivates me — being in the digger, and achieving my dreams.” 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 Iwi scraps High Court proceedings over Shelly Bay Killer succeeds in by Georgina Campbell, NZ Herald allied party funding for its court case, leaving otherwise influence the proceedings. members trying to find the lion’s share of $2.2 Member Dr Catherine Love has indicated the last-minute name WELLINGTON — Court documents seen by million. group will continue to try to find funding for The New Zealand Herald show Mau Whenua That funding agreement was due to cease their case to pursue litigation at a later date. suppression bid has discontinued its court action over Shelly today. She said the current land occupation at Bay. The Herald understands the party is WingNut Shelly Bay would continue for as long as AUCKLAND — New Zealand’s Supreme Court A notice of discontinuance document dated Films, of which Sir Peter Jackson is a director. necessary. has made a last minute order suppressing December 17 has been filed with the High It has previously been reported that WingNut Love has previously acknowledged the the identity of the man who murdered British Court in Wellington. Films was bankrolling the iwi group. effects of Covid-19 on the film industry and the backpacker Grace Millane. Mau Whenua is a group within Taranaki Earlier court documents seen by The Herald “difficult decisions” Mau Whenua allies and In August, the killer took his case to the Court Whanui challenging whether iwi-owned showed the company had agreed to meet supporters have been forced to make. of Appeal in an attempt to overturn his murder land at Shelly Bay should have been sold certain costs over and above those met by the “They have been strong and reliable allies for conviction and sentence. for a controversial $500 million housing plaintiffs. our kaupapa — to expose and correct injustice, Yesterday, the Court of Appeal’s president development. The donation agreement outlined the to hold our land, and to uphold environmental Justice Stephen Kós, alongside Justice Patricia Last week it announced the group lost major company must not interfere with, meddle in, or principles relating to our land and harbour.” Courtney and Justice Mark Cooper, ruled the murderer’s interim name suppression will lapse at 11am this morning. The killer, however, did not bow to the order Man sentenced to life for murdering ex-wife and asked the country’s top court to continue his suppression until a second appeal can be heard. AUCKLAND — The spiteful Just before 11am, the Supreme Court made an ex-husband of an Auckland woman has interim order suppressing his name until further been sent to jail after stabbing her to order of the court. death in a daytime attack. SPITEFUL In February, the killer was sentenced to life This morning, Manchao Li was EX-HUSBAND: in prison with a minimum period of 17 years for sentenced after murdering Massey Manchao Li has murdering Millane. librarian Zhimin Yang, who was known been sentenced He was convicted in November 2019 after as Jennifer. to life in prison a high-profile trial, which gained international After years nursing resentments for murdering his attention, for strangling her to death in an and racking up personal and financial ex-wife Zhimin Auckland hotel room. failures, Li stalked and killed his ‘Jennifer’ Yang. Millane, who had been travelling the world, ex-wife as she waited for a bus in West NZ Herald picture went missing on the eve of her 22nd birthday in Auckland in July 2019. December 2018. Li’s son, who has permanent name She had matched with her killer on the dating suppression, told the High Court in app Tinder before they met near a Christmas tree Auckland he felt guilty and wished he under Auckland’s Sky Tower and spent the night had died instead of his mother. drinking at nearby bars. “He was always going to kill one of self-defence courses and helped her the murder trial. Millane was last seen alive on CCTV with us and that person should have been instal gates, doors, locks, alarms and “I couldn’t see a single hint of her murderer, walking towards his downtown me.” surveillance cameras around her house. remorse. His words sounded like he Auckland apartment. He said most family conversations But the son told the court: “Li was had rehearsed them.” But the university graduate would never leave since the early 2000s had been about a highly committed murderer with a Li was sentenced to life in jail with the room alive — her body later found dumped in Li’s abuse, lies and manipulation. detailed plan.” no chance of parole for 19 years. a shallow grave in the Waitakere Ranges. — NZME He said the family enrolled Yang in The son said Li had smirked during — NZ Herald Ministry slated over response Report gives brutal assessment of ‘confusing’ Covid communication by Claire Trevett, NZ Herald units were charged with implementing decisionmakers are exposed to advice The extra funding Hipkins announced testing regimes but “too often” were given which considers all aspects of the today includes $1.12 billion for up to 7000 WELLINGTON — A report into the little warning about changes to target issue. While it is true that the rapidly tests a day, contact tracing, and supplies management of testing for Covid-19 in numbers. changing nature of this threat makes of personal protective equipment. $1.74 the community and at the border has “Similarly delays in making payments wide consultation difficult at times, that billion will be to pay for the managed slated the Ministry of Health for bad to service providers has increased urgency heightens the need for quality isolation and quarantine system, communication around the criteria for dissatisfaction with the system and at engagement and advice. including accommodation, food and other testing, and keeping ministers in the times made for reluctance to increase “Too often decision-making papers have costs. dark about concerns raised by other testing rates, consequently reducing gone to Cabinet with little or no real Hipkins said the funding government departments. access. analysis of options and little evidence of announcement and establishment of The report was prepared by the “Providing easy access to testing must input from outside health or even from a specific Covid-19 oversight team Covid-19 Surveillance and Testing become business as usual and for this different parts of the Health Ministry or recognised Covid-19 was likely to be Strategy advisory group, co-chaired by to happen funding regimes should be sector. with New Zealand for some time. Until Heather Simpson and Sir Brian Roche. stabilised.” “While this may have now, only short-term funding has been The group was set up in August after Written been understandable allocated. the breakout of a Covid-19 community communication from It was increasingly clear in the first weeks of On the report, he said it highlighted cluster in Auckland and the discovery the Health Ministry that Covid-19 would be the response it should areas where things could be done better, only about 40 percent of staff working at was “confusing” and not be continuing eight but he did not want to “skip over” what the border and in managed isolation and didn’t clearly identify present in New Zealand for months into an issue had been achieved. quarantine hotels had been tested for changes to testing the foreseeable future. as we are currently He said the problems had been resolved Covid-19, despite a Government edict for criteria. facing.” and the testing regime was now much regular testing. This echoes the It recommended that stronger. It was released today, along with a Auditor General’s all Cabinet papers on He did not believe he had given funding announcement of a further report on PPE which slammed the Covid-19 be put to the All of Government confusing information to the public. $2.8 billion to keep the Covid-19 border ministry for its “mixed messaging”. group. He said the Ministry of Health had controls and 14-day isolation facilities The report said the pandemic meant “This would at least alert Ministers to been under more pressure and scrutiny going until at least June 2022. the lead agency was the Ministry of any issues.” than any other government department The report gave a brutal assessment Health, “as it should be”. In response to the report, Covid-19 this year and has been open to reviews of of the Health Ministry’s control of the However, it found other government Minister Chris Hipkins said many of the its performance. Covid-19 response up to the time of the agencies and the private sector reported improvements the report called for were He said while there had been August outbreak in Auckland, pointing to being locked out of talks and struggled to already being worked on before it was developments in vaccines and travel confusing and mixed messaging and bad have their views heard. produced. bubbles with other countries, New co-ordination. “The Ministry of Health is the principal Of its 28 recommendations, 25 were the Zealand’s elimination strategy meant it The report’s authors said that while the adviser to the Government as it is responsibility of the Ministry of Health. was still important to ensure the health August outbreak had not been picked up essential that decisions taken as part of Five of the recommendations had been system could manage strong contact at the earliest opportunity, it had been the response are firmly grounded in the acted on, and a further 23 were under tracing and testing practices. brought under control quickly and credit best public health science. way. The Government was also refining had to be given for that. “At times, however, this seems to have He said New Zealanders should have the management of Covid-19, including It also noted that many changes were been interpreted as meaning that advice confidence in the Ministry of Health, setting up a Covid-19 response unit already under way at the time the report should not be influenced by information saying it had continued to improve to take an overall lead, based in the was being written following that August or legitimate concerns expressed by other its response and the containment of Department of Prime Minister and outbreak. sectors.” subsequent community outbreaks was a Cabinet. On testing, it found the health sector Decisions went to Cabinet without result of that. The Ministry of Health would be was frustrated at receiving “last minute Ministers being properly informed of The report said it was increasingly charged with managing the public health instructions for changes, which they concerns and opinions from officials and clear that Covid-19 would be present in response, while management of the believed did not recognise much of what stakeholders outside the Health Ministry. New Zealand for the foreseeable future borders would be led by Border Executive was already happening on the ground”. “It is imperative, with an emergency and its recommendations were based on a Board of government department chief District health boards and public health of this magnitude, that government time frame of potentially up to 36 months. executives. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7

ONE STEP CLOSER TO RESOLUTION: Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said the dispute at Ihumatao risked being his “generation’s Bastion Point”. Yesterday he announced a $30 million deal for the Government to purchase the land from Fletcher Building. NZ Herald pictures

Healing years of heartache Government strikes $30m deal to buy Ihumatao land by Claire Trevett, NZ Herald has finally come out and made their discussions and decisions being made Robertson said as well as housing, announcement because that is the first and implemented in relation to the use some of the land would be used to AUCKLAND — Deputy Prime Minister step to healing the heartache that lies and ownership of the land through the recognise the cultural and heritage Grant Robertson says the Government across this whenua.” roopu whakahaere (steering group) values. is spending $30 million to resolve the Newton said it would be up to whanau process.” Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi dispute at Ihumatao because the issue to decide what to do with the land, but Those talks are expected to take up to said the Ihumatao deal should be seen risked becoming his “generation’s Bastion she did not necessarily believe it should five years. as “an important precedent” for the Point”. be used for more housing. The Maori King, Kingi Tuuheitia Crown addressing injustice by returning The Government is buying the land at “Most conversations have been around Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, has given confiscated land to Maori outside of the Ihumatao from Fletchers for $30 million. preserving and protecting this cultural his blessing to the deal. His spokesman, Treaty settlement process. Some of it will be used for housing — and landscape.” Rahui Papa, said it was done in a way “We know that there are many other the deal could eventually pass it into the She was confident the Kingitanga that was outside the Treaty settlement ‘Ihumatao’ right around the country ownership of tangata whenua. would handle the process of deciding who process. — sites of huge significance that mana Protest organisers say the deal is an has ahi ka (occupation rights) well. “After more than 160 years of whenua are fighting to have returned. “important first step”, but that it should Newton also said it was disappointing alienation from Ihumatao, the “It is the Maori Party position that no now be up to whanau to decide the best that the Government did not descendants of the original owners will Treaty settlement is full and final if it use for the land. acknowledge it as a Treaty-related be reconnected with their whenua.” is unjust, and that Treaty justice must Robertson announced the deal settlement, given the land was Papa said there would be a range mean the return of whenua Maori into yesterday, saying an agreement (He confiscated from Maori. of views on Ihumatao, but the most the hands of whanau, hapu and iwi.” Pumautanga) had also been signed The Ihumatao agreement would mean important thing was a peaceful and Meanwhile, Fletcher Building chief between the Kingitanga, the Crown and the 33 hectares was bought and held lawful agreement by willing parties that executive Ross Taylor said the purchase Auckland Council to decide on the future by the Crown under the Government’s would put to rights a historical grievance. by the Crown is a positive solution that of the land. housing programme — but also allowed One of the main concerns of those has been reached after negotiations The deal was “unique and innovative”, for the land to be passed into the opposed to a Government buy-out was and discussions with the Government, he said, and resolved a dispute that ownership of tangata whenua once talks that it would undermine the “full and Kiingitanga, mana whenua, and was risking becoming his “generation’s about its future were held. final” Treaty settlement process and Auckland Council. Bastion Point”. The Crown has specifically ruled out potentially set a precedent for others to “We thank the Government for the The Bastion Point protest was a 506- using the land for Treaty settlements. be re-litigated. pragmatic way they have approached this day occupation of land in Auckland’s The land has been occupied by The agreement includes a specific process. Orakei against a proposed Crown land tangata whenua trying to halt a housing clause stating that all parties agreed it “It hasn’t been easy, and we sale. development for the past four years. did not constitute a settlement of historic acknowledge their role,” Taylor said. Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) Housing Minister Megan Woods said claims under the Treaty, “and it is not “We also acknowledge the iwi who we co-founder Pania Newton said the deal homes could be a mix of papakainga, the intention of the Crown to allow the engaged with throughout the consenting over Ihumatao was an important first mana whenua and some public housing. whenua to be made available for the and proposed master planning of the step, and acknowledged the efforts of “There is a need for housing to support settlement of any Treaty claims, whether land. Any plans for the land are now a whanau and others who had maintained kaumatua and kuia of this place and this now existing or arising in the future”. matter for the Crown and Kiingitanga.” the occupation and kept up the pressure agreement recognises that,” Woods said. on the issue. The agreement states that buying the “We are relieved the Government land for housing “will not limit future ENTERPRISE MOTOR GROUP

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36055-02 Ofer available 16 December 2020 - 2 February 2021 14455-01 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 New highway set to hit hundreds by Bernard Orsman, NZ Herald north of Papakura had already been designated, but the southern section would have a AUCKLAND — Hundreds of homes, businesses “significant impact on private property”, an NZTA and rural properties are in the path of the $1.4 spokesman said. billion Mill Road highway in South Auckland. The southern section runs from Takanini, Engagement with about 600 landowners is around the east of Papakura to Opaheke to begin shortly on a preferred route between and Drury where it connects to the Southern Papakura to Drury, according to a briefing paper Motorway. from the NZ Transport Agency to Transport The project, which upgrades Mill Road from Minister Michael Wood. two to four lanes with separate walking and One of the landowners is Kainga Ora, which cycling facilities, is part of a $2.4bn Government owns land and homes in the vicinity of the route investment in new roads and rail in Auckland. through Papakura. The quiet community of Drury, population A spokesman for the housing agency said it 4960, will be turned into a city bigger than Napier, GATHERING EVIDENCE: Inspectors combed the scene after Tuesday’s fatal had been aware of the planned highway when with tens of thousands of new residents, two new crash. RNZ picture it bought land in 2019 and it saw the transport railway stations and an electrified rail line from project working well for its current and future Papakura to Pukekohe. developments. The 21.5km highway will Kainga Ora could not support an extra 120,000 Wreckage removed from beach comment on the possibility The southern section (of people in South Auckland of losing some of its land, the the highway) would have over the next 30 years. KAIKOURA — The wreckage of the implications for transport safety. spokesman said. The plan is for Mill Road helicopter that crashed on a beach Chief investigator of accidents Those details would need a significant impact on to be used for local trips north of Kaikoura on Tuesday has been Harald Hendel said the investigation to come from NZTA when its private property. and reduce traffic on the removed from the site. team had inspected the wreckage, plans were finalised, he said. Southern Motorway, running Canterbury couple Andrew Davidson mapped the site, and talked with Papakura local board parallel to the new four- and his wife Lin Chen died in the crash witnesses. chairman Brent Catchpole said the board lane highway scheduled as a “Road of National while their two children, along with a “We have removed the wreckage from supported the highway, but said it was going to Significance” by the former National Government. schoolfriend were seriously injured. the beach, taking it for safekeeping at be very difficult for NZTA to deal with property The NZTA spokesman said Mill Road was a Initial site investigations were TAIC’s technical facility in Wellington. owners. complex project and work was still going on to carried out yesterday before the “We will examine the helicopter’s From what he knew, Catchpole said, confirm where the Takanini, Papakura and Drury helicopter was removed late on components, seek any recorded data the highway would have a big impact for sections would go. Wednesday and taken to Wellington for from the helicopter’s electronics, and homeowners in Papakura east, and was likely “The size and scale of this new corridor, further examination. obtain maintenance and other records to affect a new subdivision at Twin Parks, where combined with the fact we are building large The removal followed a karakia from the operator.” about 150 homes were completed in 2016, and a sections through established areas, means carried out by Ngai Tahu iwi from Hendel said the inquiry would go nearby early childhood centre. that no matter the route chosen, there will be Kaikoura. They blessed the site and a through a number of stages including He said the project had been on the books significant impact on private property,” he said. length of the foreshore near the fatal the gathering of evidence, analysis, since before the Super City was formed in 2010, “We are taking the time to ensure we make crash. the preparation of a draft report and and a firm decision on the designation was the right decisions, and that means we have The crash happened just before 1pm publication of a final report. needed to give homeowners certainty. not confirmed the preferred route south of on Tuesday as the Airbus Helicopter He thanked all those who had The northern section of the highway between the Manukau section, including the number of EC120 was landing at The Store cafe responded to the commission’s call for Redoubt Road in Manukau and Alfriston Road properties potentially impacted.” and campground at Kekerengu. witnesses to come forward. The Transport Accident Investigation The Capital and Coast DHB was Commission (TAIC) opened an inquiry unable to release an update on the when it believed the circumstances children’s condition. A spokesperson PROTECTION of an accident or incident have — or said their representatives have asked were likely to have — significant for privacy. — RNZ from burns and bites Repeat drink driver jailed PUMP BOTTLE - SPF40 UVA/UVB ADVANCED BROAD-SPECTRUM PROTECTION KAIKOHE — A Northland man who killed a of an accident without checking if anyone was • Protects against mosquitos, helps repel sandfl ies and other insects pregnant teenager after crashing into a parked injured, and to breaching an order under the car while almost four times the drink-drive limit Health Act to isolate at home. The crash occurred • Laboratory tested to meet AS/NZS Standard 2604:2012 has been jailed for four years and six months. during the Alert Level 4 Covid-19 lockdown. • 2 hours water resistance Ioakimi Sale, 43, of Moerewa, was also Beattie-Rihari had been sitting in a car parked • Dermatologically tested for most skin types disqualified from driving for six years by Judge on Mason Avenue, Moerewa, when it was hit from • Free from Paraben and MIT John McDonald in Kaikohe District Court on behind by Sale’s vehicle about 7.45pm on April • Safe non-slip dry lotion, low irritant, sweat-resistant Thursday. 19 this year. formulation The sentencing — Sale’s seventh for drink- Sale had been travelling at speed and was • Super-fast absorbing lotion, feels clean and weightless driving — comes after he earlier pleaded guilty on the wrong side of the road when the crash to driving with excess breath alcohol causing the occurred. death of 18-year-old Nga Roimata Beattie-Rihari. 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Closed from 12 noon Wed 23 December Reopening 8am Monday 11 January 2021 36871-01 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Covid: ‘main WOMAD cancelled challenge in by Harry Lock, RNZ vaccinating NEW PLYMOUTH — The New Plymouth-based music festival WOMAD has been cancelled for the first time in NZ is scale’ its 16-year history. Long-term local organiser DUNDEIN — University of Otago professor, — the Taranaki Arts Festival A FIRST IN David Murdoch — a clinical microbiologist Trust (TAFT) — pulled out ITS 16-YEAR who has consulted for the World Health last month. HISTORY: Organisation (WHO) and the Health’s Ministry The trust said it risked Left, the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Group, says the losing millions of dollars and crowd at Government’s announcement about making being declared bankrupt if WOMAD 2020. a deal to purchase two more brands of Covid the March 2021 event had The popular, vaccines shows good progress. to be cancelled at the last three-day “This is a very complex programme — minute due to the threat of event will the biggest-ever immunisation programme another Covid-19 lockdown. not go ahead the country has ever had. We now have WOMAD UK, which in March of four vaccines in the portfolio which are oversaw the event next year due different, and each of those involve different internationally, said at the to the risk technologies, and there is a greater number time it would push on with of another of them than the population of NZ. So there plans to hold the festival. Covid-19 are some options if some (of the vaccines) do However, director Chris lockdown. not prove to be successful.” Smith has announced that Picture by A total of 7.6 million doses will come from was no longer possible. Isabella Brown AstraZeneca — enough for 3.8 million people, “WOMAD received via RNZ and 10.72 million doses from Novavax — numerous enquiries from NZ enough for 5.36 million people. Both vaccines companies wanting to produce have run out of time to get also the taxi companies and Holdom was positive the city require two doses to be administered. the festival with us in New the WOMAD we all know and people who have Air BNBs could still put on great events The Government already has pre-purchase Plymouth or elsewhere in love in place by March 12.” and so on. So it is quite a big next year, despite WOMAD agreements for 750,000 courses from Pfizer/ New Zealand,” Mr Smith said. It now meant the region financial loss to the region.” now missing from the 2021 BioNTech and 5 million from Janssen. “We’ve been working hard would have go without the It would not just be a calendar. “It’s a significant Prof Murdoch said it was a balanced to develop a new partnership, $3.5 million to $4m which financial burden, but a hit, but New Zealand has portfolio and the timeline of it being made and even though we are very the three-day event usually cultural one too. a lot to be thankful for in available mid-2021 was not too bad. close to getting the right brought in to the local “The musicians go to our regards to Covid, and the He reiterated the WHO’s advice that arrangements in place, with a economy. maraes and they go to our signs of economic recovery are higher-income countries should go through great partner too, producing Taranaki Chamber of schools. It enriches the entire continuing to flow through. its Covax Facility to guarantee equity for all a festival like WOMAD is a Commerce’s chief executive, culture of this region, which “It’s unfortunate we won’t countries. complicated task. Arun Chaudhari, said the people travel to see from all be having it . . . but we are The big challenge would of course be “After consulting our many industries that gained over the world. The influence still open for business (with scale, he added. There would need to be a friends in NZ and knowing the most out of it were of WOMAD in this region — other events),” said Holdom. number of vaccinators on the ground. that Christmas is just around accommodation, hospitality, and nationally — is massive.” Mr Smith said the event — RNZ the corner, we feel that we and catering. “But there are New Plymouth Mayor Neil would return in 2022.

Enterprise Nissan | 323 Gladstone Road, Gisborne | [email protected] | T 06 867 8368 | enterprisegisborne.co.nz 36803-02 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 Ports of Akld Record homeschooling boss blames enrolment jump in NZ all delays on by John Gerritsen, RNZ make other choices. We have the pandemic a lot more people wanting to AUCKLAND — The do homeschooling than are pandemic has driven the actually able to do it.” AUCKLAND — Ports of Auckland’s chief biggest-ever increase in The Ministry of Education’s executive is blaming Covid-19 entirely for the homeschooling enrolments in figures showed more than 1666 port’s delays, and he also says reporting of New Zealand, with 619 more of this year’s homeschoolers safety issues has been low because Maori children learning from home had been homeschooled for and Pacific workers do not raise risks. in July of this year than at the less than a year, which was an Importers are frustrated at the backlog same time last year. increase of 283 over last year. of stock still at sea or stuck on the wharf The jump to a total of 7192 Parent of four, Amanda as some shop shelves remain bare before children followed several years Pewhairangi, said she and her Christmas. in which home education had husband had been thinking Port workers told RNZ Checkpoint they been rising by about 200 per about homeschooling for years had ongoing concerns about safety at the annum. before the lockdown forced port following two deaths there. However, home educators it on them and thousands of Auckland Mayor Phil Goff told RNZ told RNZ they had expected other families at the end of recently he could not express confidence in a much bigger jump following March. the port’s chief executive until the situation the national lockdown, which The experience convinced improved. forced 800,000 school children the family to homeschool their Ports of Auckland chief executive, Tony to learn from home. two eldest boys next year. Gibson, said he himself was not happy with Auckland Home Educators “We’d been thinking about it the port’s performance. “I think that we have group director, Adrian Koit, considering homeschooling a 64 percent increase in since they were very little. to go back to the impact that Covid-19 has said he thought the lockdown but weren’t quite sure and enquiries compared with the “I guess we weren’t brave had on the organisation,” Mr Gibson said. would prompt a lot more then Covid came along and same period over the last two enough to try it as well, part “We’ve had to keep our workforce people to start educating their gave them a little push, if years and probably for us of that was us thinking ‘we separate. That’s had an impact on children at home. you like, and they then found about a 10 percent increase in couldn’t do it’, but during the productivity. And despite the fact that we’re “I was quite surprised the scenario worked for their our actual roll,” he said. lockdown, we had to do it, so not as productive as we have been, we have because we were expecting a family and for their children, A lot of people were we stepped up and it worked,” got a motivated workforce to make sure we tsunami of enquiries coming well, that’s when they probably interested in homeschooling Ms Pewhairangi said. get things done. We get goods cleared, and through and a tsunami of thought: ‘hey, I can make this but it was difficult for many The boys were at a great once the ships are here, we’re getting good people wanting to find out work’.” families to actually follow school, but learning at home throughput through the terminal. The dwell more about homeschooling, but Christian organisation through and do it, he said. was even better, she said. time of the containers is around 1.8 days, we didn’t actually,” Mr Koit Home Schooling New Zealand “I’m not so surprised that “We just noticed a big which by international standards is first said. principal, Todd Roughton, there weren’t more who went change in the boys, they were class, and delivery on the truck grid both He suspected many of the said the pandemic drove a big though with it, because of a lot more relaxed. We were auto and manual is around the same.” families that switched to increase in enquiries, but those the situation in New Zealand still getting stuff from the Mr Gibson said the Port of Tauranga was homeschooling this year were enquiries did not all translate where so many folk are now teachers but they were able to not struggling to process shipments because probably already on the cusp into enrolments. locked into a two-family do it at their own pace and at it had not had the same Covid-19 factors as of doing it anyway. “We actually looked back income requirement, which a time of day that seemed to Auckland. — RNZ “If they were, for example, and we saw that there was means they’re often not able to suit them.” Police cleared of wrongdoing Wishing al our clients in fatal Tauranga shooting TAURANGA — The Independent Police Conduct Authority has cleared officers a very Merry Christmas and a fantastic 2021 of any wrongdoing when they shot and killed a Tauranga man a year ago. The man was holed up for 15 hours in November last year, holding two young girls hostage with a machete. Police shot him dead after negotiations failed and he was found holding a knife to his daughter’s chest. We will be taking a break from 23 December and This was an incredibly difficult situation‘ for all those involved “This was an incredibly difficult resume selling new Kia and officers did everything they situation for all those involved and could to resolve this situation officers did everything they could to and Suzuki vehicles and peacefully, under extremely resolve this situation peacefully under extremely stressful circumstances,” providing great service stressful circumstances Bay of Plenty District Commander —Judge Colin’ Doherty Superintendent Andy McGregor said. for all vehicles on He said officers want to keep everyone involved safe in any incident, and the 5 January. The authority found the man posed outcome is an absolute tragedy. a lethal and imminent threat to his “At all times the priority of police was daughter, so the shooting was justified. ensuring the safety of the two children But it said a family liaison officer who were at real risk of harm.” would have helped both police and the The Authority said the incident victim’s family at the scene. happened on a very hot day. “It was the responsibility of the By early afternoon medical experts Incident Controller to look beyond advised police about potentially deadly negotiating tactics to a contingency plan effects of the heat on the two young HOLIDAYS to protect the wellbeing of the children children, who were in an upstairs room until they were released or rescued,” with no ventilation. Authority chairman Judge Colin Doherty As far as the police knew, the children said. were not being given food or water, “This included fully exploring all despite efforts from police to get this to options to provide the reasonable them. necessities of life such as food and water. Superintendent McGregor said he’s “We accept that the immediate and confident every decision made along the serious threat that (the victim) posed to way was made to protect the children. his daughter when officers entered the “Our thoughts remain with the family bedroom justified the decision to shoot and loved ones of the deceased, the him.” children involved and the police staff Police have accepted the findings and who were faced with a very challenging 34833-15 back the decisions they made at the time. situation.” — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 BUSINESS 11 Air New Zealand fined Working from the beach: over NZX rule breach companies AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand has informed. been censured and penalised $40,000 It said there were 2520 trades in Air for breaching NZ Stock Exchange New Zealand shares in the afternoon embrace (NZX) rules about disclosing sensitive that the information was disclosed, information to investors. but that there was no evidence that The Market Disciplinary Tribunal any investors were either harmed or said the airline gave details to staff benefitted from the breach. remote work and media in early June about possible However, the NZX said it accepted savings from laying off up to a third of there were extenuating circumstances. by Adam Jacobson, RNZ its workforce. “The breach took place in the context However, it said the information was of unique and extraordinary pressures AUCKLAND — Some of the country’s largest not given to the NZX for distribution on the business as a result of the companies are urging their employees to embrace through its platforms until the next Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainty “free-range work” this summer to boost employee trading day, which was a Monday. delay and by releasing this information surrounding the duration, scale and wellbeing and send much-needed tourists to “After investigation, NZX concluded through means other than MAP (NZX impact of the pandemic, and the rapid regional communities. that the labour cost-reduction target information system).” changes required to respond to evolving Tourism Holdings Limited and Vodafone have mentioned in the CEO’s Message NZX rules require listed companies to Government measures, have had a jumped on board with the four-week “work-from- was material information, and so disclose any price-sensitive information particularly-significant impact on the anywhere” initiative, which allows their staff to Air New Zealand had breached its to all investors through the stock airline industry.” work from the beach, bach or even a tent following obligations by not releasing material exchange, to ensure the investing The breach carried a possible the festive season. information promptly and without market is fully, fairly and equally maximum penalty of $500,000. — RNZ Tourism Holdings chief financial officer Nick Judd said because people had got used to working from home over the pandemic, there was now the ability to work from anywhere in Aotearoa. Kiwi drinks company NZ firms ‘need to keep up’ with global “We’ve got so used to virtual working due to Covid this year, we’re saying get out and about, lands overseas counterparts on sustainability disclosure explore the country and help out some of the regional economies — and take your work with distribution deals you,” Judd told Nine to Noon. WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s corporate to respond to the environmental and social He said the campaign was also about improving AUCKLAND — Health drinks company sector is falling behind its international challenges that lie ahead . . . and ultimately will worker welfare after a particularly stressful year. No Ugly is riding the wave of New counterparts in reporting on sustainability issues. speak to long-term value. “Obviously, being in the tourism industry has Zealand’s new-found popularity. The latest survey carried out by the business “We have to be aware of the bar being raised been an incredibly taxing year — not only in our The Auckland-based company has advisory firm, KPMG, shows this year, 74 quite quickly and we have to be conscious of that industry but across the board, so this is a thing recently signed distribution deals with percent of New Zealand entities reported because we do play on a global scale, a number that we can do for our staff to recognise that it’s Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, on environmental, social and governance of our big organisations trade and we need to be been a very full-on year and has probably swung Australia and China. It was already information, up from 69 percent in 2017. very aware of those international benchmarks.” the work-life balance more towards the worksite. exporting to the US and Venezuela and However, the growth of other countries has He said there was an “alphabet soup” of “This is a way for them to take up an opportunity has Singapore, Canada, Saudi Arabia and been faster. Australia, for example, upped its frameworks to follow, which muddied the waters like this and hopefully balance the ledger a little Vietnam lined up for further distribution proportion by 15 points to 92 percent. on what should be reported and how, but bit,” Judd said. deals next year. The percentage of New Zealand organisations, simplifying the guidance was a priority. He said that, in many cases, productivity had not No Ugly co-founder, Aaron Taylor, said which had their reporting independently audited, “In NZ, the External Reporting Board is looking changed in the lockdowns and had likely even gone the newly-signed deals were an incredible increased from 7 to 28 percent but that was down at that closely, so that it can provide that clarity.” up because things such as workers’ commutes feat after what had been a challenging year on the global average of 50 percent. The KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting had dropped and sick leave had decreased, so with disruption from Covid-19. Partner at KPMG Simon Wilkins said it was 2020 is the largest and most comprehensive to the initiative gave staff the opportunity to be more The wellness tonics and beverage in the interests of companies to report on such date, reviewing the reporting of more than 5000 flexible while working remotely. firm has spent much of the year fielding issues. “It speaks to an organisation’s ability organisations in 52 countries. — RNZ Judd acknowledged that only some workers — inquiries from international distributors such as office workers — would be able to take full from 14 different markets. Taylor said advantage of the initiative, and that it may not work distribution into Dubai and Abu Dhabi for front-line staff. opened up distribution for the greater Z Energy clashes with Refining NZ Vodafone business head of corporate, Kate Tulp, Middle East — a big opportunity for said Vodafone was “really encouraging” its staff to growth. AUCKLAND — A dispute has broken out past year because of a glut of cheap oil and take part and that there were benefits when its staff Taylor said the spotlight was currently between Refining NZ and Z Energy over how processed fuel, severely hitting Refining NZ’s returned to the office relaxed. on New Zealand, having managed the much the fuel retailer should be paying to have revenue. That has triggered an arrangement “We are very lucky at Vodafone that, for a pandemic so well, and international fuel processed. The refinery recently announced called the Fee Floor, which guarantees the long time, we have had all the digital tools and distributors were increasingly looking to it would downsize production to 90,000 barrels refinery a fixed amount of revenue. equipment which allow people to do their jobs from stock brands from Aotearoa. of crude per day — a level last seen in 1995. It Meanwhile, Refining NZ had issued its own anywhere. “When there’s adversity, there’s would also stop bitumen production. dispute notice against Z Energy about the fee, “This initiative really opens this up to more opportunity. However, Z Energy — a major customer and saying it should be increased by $70 million per Kiwis to get out and explore parts of Aotearoa “It’s an exciting time. We’re taking an shareholder, is demanding a drop in overall annum. that they may not have had the opportunity to do awful situation and turning it into a good processing costs because of reduced production. It also said its plans to simplify operations before,” Tulp said. one,” Taylor said. “Z has notified the refinery that we will pay the were covered by the Processing Agreement. She said employees “for the most part” could The business is now busier than contracted processing fee only and we will not Z Energy wanted a quick resolution to both choose where they would like to work. ever, and had recently ramped up its make any additional top-up or fee-floor payments issues through a formal dispute process. “Almost everyone outside of retail has the manufacturing capacity, from making while full capacity is not made available to Z. Refining NZ is in the midst of a review, with opportunity to work from where they want to.” between 5-10,000 litres of product every “Additionally, Z will claim for costs incurred one option to stop all processing of crude She said everybody needed a holiday and the three months to now producing 100,000 while the refinery is in breach of the processing oil and become solely an importer of refined work-from-anywhere campaign would not interfere litres — an additional 400,000 bottles each agreement,” chief executive Mike Bennetts said. fuel products. It has already moved to cut its with staff holidays. quarter. — The New Zealand Herald Refining margins have slumped over the workforce by a quarter. — RNZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY halt, after it said it needed time to revise its assess the impact on its own company and previously issued half-year earnings guidance provide a further update if necessary. WELLINGTON — A combination of intrigue Paykel Healthcare, gaining 59c or 1.81 percent to of $725m-$775m revenue, down from $805.3m in Produce companies Scales Corporation surrounding leading stock a2 Milk’s trading halt $33.15 on trade worth $25.4m; Meridian Energy the previous corresponding period. increased 9c or 1.89 percent to $4.84, and Seeka and an impressive rebound in economic growth up 7c to $6.70; Contact Energy increasing 6c Jeremy Sullivan, investment adviser with continued its good run from $3.95 on December spurred the NZ sharemarket to further gains. to $8.06; and Auckland International Airport Hamilton Hindin Greene, said a2 Milk was 7, closing at $4.58, up 13c or 2.92 percent for the The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed 59.78 points, climbing 16c to $8.06 as well. looking at a pending downgrade in earnings. day. Sky City Entertainment climbed 7c or 2.15 to 12,888.77, after reaching an intraday record Retirement village operators had strong days The company reaffirmed its guidance at the percent to $3.33, and water cooler supplier Just high of 12,946.83. Trading was solid with 47.7 — Ryman Healthcare picking up 23c to $14.94, annual meeting in mid-November but it was Life rose 5c or 7.04 percent to 76c. million shares worth $175.29 million changing and Summerset Group Holdings gaining 17c to always optimistic. “It’s the first time in a long Z Energy and supplier New Zealand Refining hands, and there were 92 gainers and 44 $11.37. while they have gone into trading halt, so it’s a Company are at loggerheads after they both decliners over the whole market. Mercury Energy was down 16c or 2.52 percent big deal. It looks like their bold assumptions will issued notices of dispute. Z Energy fell 14c The country came out of recession with a to $6.18; Freightways recent surge slowed, not come to fruition,” said Sullivan. or 4.15 percent to $3.23, and NZ Refining was 14 percent increase in gross domestic product falling 31c to $9.69; and Restaurant Brands fell All eyes will be on a2 Milk’s trading after unchanged at 57c. Refining NZ has developed a (GDP) for the September quarter following two 23c or 1.9 percent to $11.89. it makes its announcement to the market by simplification plan to operate the Marsden Point successive contractions — and this added a Telecommunications network operator Monday morning. refinery at the lowest cost possible and run positive tone to the market. Chorus has presented an operating and capital A2 Milk is the third biggest local cap stock on cash neutral. Z Energy argues the plan does not The economic growth meant the national expenditure proposal for the period January the market and it last traded at $14.12. allow the customers to access the full capacity GDP was up 0.4 percent year on year, ahead 2022 to December 2024 to the Commerce Supplier Synlait Milk, 20 percent owned by a2 of the refinery and they shouldn’t have to pay an of Australia, Britain, US and OECD average, all Commission for regulatory approval. Chorus’ Milk, also got caught up in the intrigue, falling additional top-up or fee floor payment. being in negative territory. share price increased 5c to $7.80. 40c or 7.41 percent to $5. Synlait told the market Refining NZ says the payment should be The day’s main movers were Fisher and The talk of the market was a2 Milk’s trading that a2 Milk is a strategic customer, and will $70m a year higher. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 EDITORIAL Long winter follows Arab Spring A bridge too far, or by Gwynne Dyer right now in Thailand and Belarus, both with a free election would bring the Islamists to power reasonable chance of success. because most voters were rural and socially can it be descoped? TEN years ago this week So what’s wrong with the Arab world, where conservative. The military calculated that the Mohamed Bouazizi, a street only four out of 22 countries are classed as “free” urban young who made the revolution would The 1000-Year Walk Bridge vendor in Tunisia, set himself or “partly free” by Freedom House? No other seek the army’s help when the Islamists began planned to connect the Puhi Kai alight in front of a government region of the world scores this badly. forcing their values on the country. Iti/Cook Landing Site to Titirangi building in rage at the corrupt Here’s one possible answer. Everywhere That’s exactly what happened, and the new maunga over Rakaiatane Road looks dictatorship that had ruined else, the political choice is binary: tyranny or dictator, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, then closed set for the too-hard basket, with no his young life. His sacrifice democracy. In most of the Arab countries there the door on the whole episode by massacring additional funds forthcoming for this wakened hope in millions of others — but then are three choices: the dreadful status quo, or about 4000 Islamists on the streets of Cairo. project where estimated costs have half a million of them also died, although not at democracy, or Islam. Both these alternative Variants of this scenario played out in other Arab their own hands, and the rest went quiet. It was routes out from oppression have considerable countries, with only Tunisia managing to create a doubled to $6.9 million. called the Arab Spring. popular appeal, but they are mutually exclusive. lasting (so far) democracy. An activities update for councillors It should have worked. Non-violent democratic Equality and its political expression, This is not uniquely an Arab problem, of for their final meeting of the year revolutions had overthrown around two dozen democracy, are human values, but for historical course. Iran has been an Islamist theocracy for yesterday had a short note on the other tyrannies in the previous 20 years. So reasons it is easy for Islamists to portray political 40 years, and Turkey’s once lively democracy bridge in a section on external when people in half a dozen Arab dictatorships, democracy as an alien, “Western” value. Equality has been slowly strangled during Recep Tayyib funding applications: galvanised by Bouazizi’s action, went out in the just for the true believers is a viable rival doctrine Erdogan’s 17 years in power. But as the distance “Numerous bids to apply for streets to demand democracy in late 2010 and for revolutionaries in countries where most from the Arab heartland grows, so do the external funds to meet the shortfall 2011, most onlookers expected them to win. people are Muslims — and that is the fault line prospects for democracy. Pakistan manages of the 1000-Year Walk Bridge over In fact they all lost, except in Tunisia. In Egypt that the dictators exploited. to be a (quite corrupt) democracy about half the year have been unsuccessful. the protesters forced the old dictator to quit, but That’s why the first thing Syrian dictator the time, Bangladesh and Malaysia are quasi- the army was back in power in less than two Bashar al-Assad did when the pro-democracy democratic all the time, and Indonesia is a fully We have currently exhausted all years. In Syria, Yemen and Libya, the protests protests began was to free several thousand fledged democracy. These four countries account potential options. Without the morphed into savage civil wars that continue Islamist activists from his prisons. Rival sets for almost half the world’s Muslims — and ability to progress the project at even today. Smaller protests in Lebanon and of enemies out in the streets is far better than African Muslims don’t seem to have particular this stage, we are unable to meet Bahrain were shut down by force. a united opposition. It led to a 10-year civil war problems with democracy either. our obligations to the Lotteries This is a stunningly unimpressive record, that has driven half the population into exile, but The problem resides in the Arab world, where Significant Projects under the and it’s not because the whole non-violent Assad is still in power today. the political climate has only two seasons: brief funding agreement.” A separate technique is falling out of favour. There are non- The Egyptian army was subtler. It let its old, springs and very long winters. It may not be report would “outline the request to violent attempts to remove dictators under way discredited leader go under, knowing that a insoluble, but there’s no solution in sight. withdraw from the contract and the remaining $2.6m grant”. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS At yesterday’s meeting, where the signalled report was not on Rates news ices 2020 cake the agenda, councillor Larry Foster Difficult if consent required Haha, a 6.5 percent catch up is not squandered on more of said the “health and safety issues is awesome news. That’s just their white elephant projects. of not having a bridge at that site Re: Next steps, Dec 17 letter. threat from the radical the icing we need on the 2020 As I say, here’s hoping but To W. Brown, last written element that they would are huge”. He asked if the project cake. I’m not holding my breath. word was that there is some attract vandalism or, to their Realistically, no amount Maybe if you can’t make could be descoped and built with plan for the models — one delight, removal to protect of protests in the editorial the right decisions in the the funds available from Lotteries, going to Tolaga Bay and one public safety. The GDC has column will change the interest of the ratepayers then “rather than giving it back saying to the community group that clearly shown that public rates plunder that you are you might have the common we can’t do it, because that seems fundraised for them — but a opinion means nothing to proposing. decency to step down and go ridiculous to me. Surely we can build bit of a wait-and-see game in them, so that may or may One can only hope that the and get a real job. a bridge for $3.5 million.” the meantime. Perhaps one not make the reinstatement hard-earned ratepayers’ cash The CEO said a paper would be of the committee concerned difficult if a resource consent they are proposing to pillage STEVE HIRST coming on that in the new year. reading this may wish to give is required — perhaps not if Originally intended to be built us all an update. on private property. Here’s One of the biggest hurdles hoping. in time for the October 2019 Tuia to overcome is the senseless KEN OVENDEN Are the times unparalleled? 250 commemorations, in March Re: Look at total, godawful mess forebears, we have a fascination last year we were told the project — Dec 17 letter. with proclaiming our age the worst. was on hold; detailed design was Dear Anne, do you also give I’m assuming from the Noah 85 percent complete and expected Need to restore nature thanks to God for the brain-eating comment that you think Noah and costs exceeded the budget. parasites, the children born without the flood really happened? There Construction was then due to Re: Shades of climate think it’s impossible. If we a layer of skin, and the countless is not only no good evidence that change denial, December 16 can’t make our small local eons of evolutionary history that said flood happened, but plenty of get under way in late March this column. population realise what they has resulted in a lot of death and evidence such a flood never, and year but was Covid-interrupted. It I agree Bob, but it is just are doing when they pollute, suffering as well? could never, happen. Physics. Such was once again put on hold when such a massive issue. I poison and burn our remnants Every generation seems to think an annoying thing. The Noah story the Government pulled a $5.8m personally think that if we of nature, what hope do we they are living in unparalleled times. is adapted from even older stories Provincial Growth Fund grant for this concentrate on restoring have with the 8 billion other Every generation thinks the end is in the Sumerian Atra-Hasis and is project and a multi-use wananga (or leaving alone!) some of people on the planet? nigh. Back when the New Testament by no means unique. and viewing facility on the summit our nature, the climate will After travelling through was being written they were talking And do let’s remember what of Titirangi, as it reprioritised some naturally follow. Unfortunately many hugely-populated about people not dying until the Christmas was for. The ancient funding for Covid recovery projects. the human love of power and countries in the world full second coming, or “we shall not Romans liked their holidays, and the That left just the remainder of money seems to overrule quite of people who just don’t all sleep” etc. (Now conveniently Christians wanted to get as many literally everything. understand or care, I am reinterpreted as speaking of people onside as possible, so they the Lotteries grant allocated for We need to stop our honestly not sure if it is some future time.) Are the times adapted existing pagan festivals. the bridge, and in April the council relentless consumption; we possible. unparalleled? Sure. We’ve never Over the years other cultures’ pagan applied for a further $3.8m to build all need to stop buying and It also sadly seems to be had covid before. We’ve got more influences were added in and bingo, it — amongst several applications to consuming for the sake of it. those amongst us who have people on the planet than ever. Our we have Christmas. Very clever. the Covid Recovery fund. We need to stop destroying the most, who care the least. technology is more advanced. This Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys That was unsuccessful and an nature for our own gain, but They will howl the loudest and does not mean the world is ending. Christmas and stays safe no matter update for the council’s operations what I see happening even longest when asked to make Ironically, despite the fact we live what your religious or non-religious committee last month said staff around our own region in the changes. longer, and can be healthier, and leanings. were investigating other funding name of progress makes me TANYA live with much less risk than our NATE options, and that full project [email protected] costs to date for the bridge were $755,630. This includes pre- ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. purchased steel, which the council ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. ordered two years ago to avoid ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. anticipated hikes in prices. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 WORLD 13

Cyclone Yasa batters Fiji

FIJI — Many houses in Fiji have been destroyed, some DEVASTATING: Top, families sheltered under beds and satellite image released tables in their houses and others by NASA Worldview, Earth in cane plantations, as Cyclone Observing System Data and Yasa wreaked havoc in many Information System shows parts of the Northern Division, Cyclone Yasa, over Fiji. Fiji Village reports. Left, People repair a Buildings and crops were house in the preparation destroyed on Vanua Levu, Fiji’s for cyclone Yasa in the second largest island, and there’s Tamavua neighbourhood of been widespread flooding and Suva, Fiji. landslides. Bottom left, Fallen trees There are widespread power block Transinsular Road, outages, and phones are down, near Lomaloma Village after winds of 240 kmh — with as Cyclone Yasa makes gusts as high as as 345 kmh — landfall in Fiji. but the scale of devastation will Bottom right, People not be known until later this take shelter in evacuation morning. centres in Fiji. Yasa is heading south through AP pictures/ the Southern Lau Island group. RNZ picture/ It remains a Category 5 storm NZ Herald picture but with signs of weakening. People in Fiji’s northern division described Cyclone Yasa as the scariest experience of their lives. “It’s a nightmare,” said Banuve Lasaqa Lusi, a resident of Labasa, the main town on Vanua Levu. “The thunderous sound of the wind and what is flying around is what’s frightening. She said the sound of the wind was deafening, and power and some communication had been cut out from the town; “I’ve never seen one like this . . . it’s heartbreaking In the province of Bua some people had to flee as their houses disintegrated in the wind. A video from Bua shows sheets of torrential rain pelting the ground, and roofs being lifted by the sheer force of the gale. in a school. He said most of their “Very very windy and a lot of talking to people who’ve lost their Management Office says. From Labasa, Lusi said she houses are flooded and some of rain, it was pretty noisy. It’s still entire homes, talking to people A 30-day state of natural had made some contact with the the houses were blown away. quite windy, it comes through in in evacuation centres that were disaster has already been Bua region. A teacher at Nacamaki big gusts, you just think it’s going destroyed also. declared. “People have had their houses District School in Koro, Ilisabeta to be calm, and then it comes “At this point people are still flattened, have escaped with the Daurewa, said they are back and hits again in full force. bunkering down and still waiting Yasa shows signs of weakening clothes on their back and are experiencing damaging winds “I’ve been sent footage from for safety, which should come sheltering under beds, under and several kitchen sheds in the staff and friends up in RakiRaki round about midday. Yasa is showing signs of houses as they await help . . . village have been blown away. [district, north of Suva], and the “The words are . . . terrifying, weakening after striking help that most probably will She said more than 100 town is quite flooded, it’s pretty frightening, people living in overnight, but it remains a come when the winds die down.” people are taking shelter in six much under water up there.” homes where the roof’s been Category 5 storm. At the island of Koro to the classrooms at the school. Correspondent Lice Movono taken off and then sheltering Sakeasi Waibuta from Fiji’s south of Vanua Levu, destructive Taveuni Island to the north was also in Suva, and said; “it’s under floors, entire farms just Met Service said the storm sat winds and heavy rain are being of Koro, where more than definitely not normal, but we’ve lifted away . . . an uncle I spoke over Vanua Levu for three hours. felt in Nasau Village, and people 1400 people spent the night in been relatively okay”. to said ‘it’s like the mountain’s “It remains . . . a Category have been relocated to two evacuation centres, is still being “The devastating bit is . . . naked’, to describe the 5, but intensity-wise for the evacuation centres. hit by winds. talking to people on the ground devastation to agriculture. winds, it has dropped from Panapasa Nayabakoro, who Ali Wilkinson lives in the in the north western part of Fiji, Emergency personnel will be 240 kilometres per hour to 200 lives in Koro, said 32 people capital of Suva, and said he spent particularly in Vanua Levu, and able to assess the scale of the kilometres per hour. are sheltering at the Nasau the night awake listening to the then earlier this morning in the damage once it is safe for crews “On satellite it is showing signs Health Centre and the rest are storm and it had been ‘scary’. north eastern parts of Fiji. We’re to go out, the National Disaster of initial weakening.” — RNZ 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 GLOBAL BRIEFS Grave threat warning Progress in post-Brexit talks BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top official said on Thursday that “substantial progress on Cyber attack compromises US government agencies many issues” has been made in post-Brexit talks, yet big differences remain to be bridged. WASHINGTON — Federal authorities for President Donald Trump in his final SolarWinds from their servers. The Speaking after a phone conversation with expressed increased alarm on Thursday days in office. cybersecurity agencies of Britain and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, European about an intrusion into US and other Trump, whose administration has been Ireland issued similar alerts. Commission president Ursula von der Leyen computer systems around the globe criticised for eliminating a White House A US official previously told The added that bridging those differences, in that officials suspect was carried out cybersecurity adviser and downplaying Associated Press that Russia-based particular on fisheries, “will be very challenging.” by Russian hackers. The nation’s Russian interference in the 2016 hackers were suspected, but neither With just two weeks to go before a potentially cybersecurity agency warned of a presidential election, has made no public CISA nor the FBI has publicly said chaotic economic split, hopes have risen over “grave” risk to government and private statements about the breach. who is believed to be responsible. Asked the past few days about the prospects of a networks. President-elect Joe Biden said he whether Russia was behind the attack, breakthrough. — AP The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure would make cybersecurity a top priority the official said: “We believe so. We Security Agency (CISA) said in its most of his administration, but that stronger haven’t said that publicly yet because it Delay in farm laws suggested detailed comments yet that the intrusion defences are not enough. isn’t 100 percent confirmed.” NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court on had compromised federal agencies as “We need to disrupt and deter our Another US official, speaking on Thursday suggested that the government well as “critical infrastructure” in a adversaries from undertaking significant Thursday on condition of anonymity consider delaying implementation of new sophisticated attack that cyber attacks in the first to discuss a matter that is under agricultural reform laws to restore a dialogue with was hard to detect and will place,” he said. investigation, said the hack was severe tens of thousands of protesting farmers who say be difficult to undo. Removing the “We will do that by, and extremely damaging although the the legislation will drive down crop prices and CISA did not say which threat‘ actor from among other things, administration was not yet ready to devastate their earnings. agencies or infrastructure imposing substantial costs publicly blame anyone for it. Chief Justice SA Bobde also deferred a proposal had been breached or what compromised on those responsible for “This is looking like it’s the worst by the court to set up a mediation panel until information taken in an environments will such malicious attacks, hacking case in the history of America,” justices receive the government’s response and attack that it previously be highly complex including in coordination the official said. “They got into hear arguments from lawyers representing the said appeared to have with our allies and everything.” protesting farmers, possibly next week. begun in March. and challenging. partners.” The official said the administration Attorney-General KK Venugopal said he will get “This threat actor —CISA’ The cybersecurity is working on the assumption that back to the court after discussing the matter with has demonstrated agency previously said most, if not all, government agencies the government. — AP sophistication and the perpetrators had used were compromised but the extent of the complex tradecraft in network management damage was not yet known. Google faces Anti-trust lawsuit these intrusions,” the agency said software from Texas-based SolarWinds to CISA officials did not respond to DENVER — Dozens of states filed an anti-trust in its unusual alert. “CISA expects infiltrate computer networks. Its a new questions and so it was unclear what it lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that that removing the threat actor from alert said the attackers may have used meant by a “grave threat” or by critical the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the compromised environments will be other methods, as well. infrastructure. The Department of online search market that hurts consumers and highly complex and challenging.” Over the weekend, amid reports Homeland Security, its parent agency, advertisers. The lawsuit was filed in the federal The hack, if authorities can indeed that the Treasury and Commerce defines such infrastructure as any “vital” court in Washington DC by attorney generals of prove it was carried out by a nation departments were breached, CISA assets to the US or its economy, a broad 35 states as well as the District of Columbia and such as Russia as experts believe, directed all civilian agencies of category that could include power plants the territories of Guam and Puerto Rico. creates a fresh foreign policy problem the federal government to remove and financial institutions. — AP “Consumers are denied the benefits of competition, including the possibility of higher quality services and better privacy protections. Advertisers are harmed through lower quality and higher prices that are, in turn, passed along Asia-Pacific countries won’t see Covid-19 to consumers,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in announcing the action. Google did not respond to a request for vaccine until mid or late 2021, says WHO comment. — AP JAKARTA, Indonesia — The World Health “It’s important to emphasise that most, if detected, including increased testing, contact Organisation said on Thursday that countries not all, the countries in the Western Pacific tracing and quarantine measures. in the Asia-Pacific region are not guaranteed region are a part of the COVAX Facility,” said “The virus does not rest, and so therefore to have early access to Covid-19 shots and Escalante. we need to continue with our responses urged them to adopt a long-term approach to “Within the COVAX Facility we are expecting ensuring that they are implemented the pandemic. that the vaccines will be coming in on the consistently,” said WHO Regional Emergency “The development of safe and effective second quarter of 2021.” Director Dr. Babatunde Olowokure. vaccines is one thing. Producing them in COVAX was set up by WHO, vaccines Olowokure also appealed to younger people adequate quantities and reaching everyone alliance GAVI and CEPI, a global coalition — which represent growing number of new who needs them is another,” WHO Regional to fight epidemics, in an effort to ensure confirmed cases in the region —to adhere to Director Dr Takeshi Kasai told reporters in the equitable access to vaccines across the world. social distancing and other measures. Indonesian capital, Jakarta. WHO representatives also urged that The WHO Western Pacific Region is home to While some countries that have high-risk groups should be prioritised for almost 1.9 billion people across 37 countries independent vaccine purchase agreements vaccination as vaccines will only be available and territories. might start vaccination campaigns in the in limited quantities. Globally, the virus has infected more than EU leaders isolate coming months, others could see vaccination The health agency warned that mass 74 million people and killed more than 1.6 begin in the middle or late 2021, said Dr vaccination will not stop the virus and that million. after Macron tests Socorro Escalante, WHO’s coordinator for governments need to adopt a long-term More than 41.9 million people have essential medicines and health technologies. mindset and approach when new cases are recovered from the disease. — AP positive for Covid PARIS — A host of European leaders are self-isolating after the French President, Emmanuel Macron, tested positive for Russian vaccine rollout draws mixed response Covid-19. Macron, 42, will self-isolate for seven days MOSCOW — While excitement completed advanced trials among tens be used,” he said. while working remotely, the Elysée Palace and enthusiasm greeted the Western- of thousands of people, and experts both But Zatsepin said he still takes said in a statement. developed coronavirus vaccine when it at home and abroad warned against its precautions against infection because The French president attended a number was rolled out, the Russian-made version wider use until the studies are completed. studies of the vaccine’s effectiveness of high-profile events in recent days, has received a mixed response, with Despite those warnings, authorities aren’t over. “There is no absolute including an EU summit. reports of empty Moscow clinics that started offering it to certain confidence yet,” he said. Following his diagnosis several other offered the shot to health care high-risk groups, such as After Britain on December 2 approved European leaders, including the Spanish PM, workers and teachers — the front-line medical workers, a vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer said they would self-isolate. first members of the public within weeks of approval. and BioNTech, President Vladimir Putin “The President of the Republic has been designated to receive it. Alexander Gintsburg, told authorities to start a large-scale diagnosed positive for Covid-19 today,” Kremlin officials and head of the Gamaleya inoculation campaign, a sign of Moscow’s the Elysée said on Thursday morning. state-controlled media Institute that developed eagerness to be at the front of the race The diagnosis was made following a touted the Sputnik the vaccine, said last against the pandemic. “test performed at the onset of the first V vaccine as a major week over 150,000 Russia approved its vaccine after it was symptoms”, the statement added. achievement after it was Russians have gotten it. tested on only a few dozen people, touting The French president’s wife Brigitte approved August 11. But One recipient was Dr. it as “the first in the world” to receive a Macron, who is 67, is self-isolating but has among Russians, hope that Alexander Zatsepin, an ICU go-ahead. no symptoms. the shot would reverse the specialist in Voronezh, a city Developers named it “Sputnik V,” a It is not yet known how Macron caught the course of the Covid-19 crisis has 500 kilometres south of Moscow, reference to the Soviet Union’s 1957 virus but his office said it was identifying any become mixed with wariness and who received the vaccine in October. launch of the world’s first satellite during recent close contacts he has had. skepticism, reflecting concerns about how “We’ve been working with Covid-19 the Cold War. On Tuesday President Macron hosted it was rushed out while still in its late- patients since March, and every day More than just national pride is at French parliamentary heads and on Monday stage testing to ensure its effectiveness when we come home, we worry about stake. Russia has recorded more than 2.7 members of the intergovernmental group and safety. infecting our family members. So when million cases of Covid-19, and over 49,000 the OECD. Last week he, along with almost Russia faced international criticism some kind of opportunity to protect them deaths, and it wants to avoid another every other EU leader, attended a summit in for approving a vaccine that hasn’t and myself appeared, I thought it should damaging lockdown of its economy. — AP Brussels. — BBC The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 WORLD 15 Russia’s Putin ‘Fade away in the dust’ calls Navalny Top US General urges Taliban, Afghan leaders to reduce violence poisoning KABUL — In his three infrastructure. inquiry ‘a trick’ combat tours in Afghanistan, “My assessment is, it puts Gen Mark Milley saw the the peace process at risk — the Taliban as a formidable foe, higher the violence, the higher MOSCOW — Russian President one unlikely to “fade away the risk,” Miller said. He meets Vladimir Putin has dismissed as “a trick” in the dust,” as he put it in at least once a month with a joint media investigation that blamed 2013. This week, Milley, now Taliban negotiators as part of Russian state agents for poisoning his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Washington’s effort to advance arch-critic, Alexei Navalny. Staff, sat across a negotiating the peace process. He accused Navalny of receiving help table with leaders of the group Speaking in the same from the US secret services. that seemed defeated after interview, Ross Wilson, the Navalny narrowly survived the August the US occupation in 2001 but ranking American diplomat poisoning, spending weeks in intensive which will remain a force even in Kabul, said he also sees care in a Berlin hospital. as the US sends troops home. growing risk from Taliban Agents in Russia’s Federal Security Milley held an unannounced violence. He said it has created Service (FSB) were named by Bellingcat meeting with Taliban “an unbearable burden” on the website and other media investigators. leaders in Doha, Qatar, to Afghan armed forces and the Western specialists established that discuss military aspects of society as a whole. a type of Russian Novichok nerve agent last February’s US-Taliban PEACE TALKS: Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Miller said he was saddened had been used in the attack — an agent agreement, which was Mark Milley, left, talks with Gen Scott Miller, the commander of by what he called the Taliban’s that could only have come from a state intended to set the stage for US and coalition forces in Afghanistan. AP picture deliberate campaign to facility. direct peace talks between damage roadways, bridges Putin told a news conference that it the Taliban and the Afghan and laying the groundwork for In his talks with the and other infrastructure as was “not an investigation” but “a trick government. a global “war on terrorism.” It Taliban on Tuesday, Milley part of an effort to limit the aimed at attacking the top people”. He then flew to Kabul to turned into something more urged a reduction in violence Afghan government’s ability to He said the details published by consult with Afghan President ambitious but less well-defined across Afghanistan, as senior reinforce its troops. Bellingcat and its partners on Monday Ashraf Ghani. Milley said he and became far more costly in American officials in Kabul “Military commanders on amounted to “the legalisation of data from emphasised to both parties the blood and treasure. warned that stepped-up the ground are now starting the US special services”. need to rapidly reduce levels of Milley believes the US still Taliban attacks endanger the to do things that are not “This means that this Berlin clinic violence. has an important national militant group’s nascent peace conducive to peace talks and patient (Navalny) has the support of US “Everything else hinges on interest in Afghanistan, where negotiations with the Afghan reconstruction and stability,” intelligence services.” that,” he told reporters from al-Qaida militants plotted the government. Miller said. “Clearly, the Therefore, he added, “the (Russian) The Associated Press and two September 11, 2001, attacks. “The most important part Taliban use violence as special services certainly should track other news organisations. But it’s unclear — probably of the discussions that I had leverage” against the Afghan him”. Although Milley reported to him and to the Taliban with both the Taliban and the government. He belittled Navalny, saying “what no breakthrough, his as well — how Joe Biden as government of Afghanistan Miller said he is executing use is he to anyone?” He added, with a Taliban meetings represent president will approach the was the need for an immediate Trump’s order to reduce US laugh, that if Russian agents had wanted a remarkable milestone evolving Afghan-Taliban peace reduction in violence,” Milley forces from 4500 to 2500 by to poison Navalny “they would probably — America’s top general process. Milley is in the second said in an interview. January 15, just days before have finished the job”. coming face-to-face with year of a four-year term as Under ground rules set by Biden is sworn in as Trump’s Navalny accuses Putin of running a representatives of the group Joint Chiefs chairman and is Milley for security reasons, successor. Miller said troop deeply corrupt administration, and his that ruled Afghanistan until it likely to be a source of military the journalists travelling with levels are now at about 4000 investigations have drawn millions of was ousted 19 years ago this continuity as the Biden him agreed not to report on and will reach the 2500 target followers on social media. month in the early stages of administration settles in. his talks until he had departed on time. “We are ready for an investigation,” what became America’s longest Biden has not said publicly the region. It was Milley’s As the troops pull out, some Putin said, when asked again later about war. whether he will continue the second unannounced meeting US military equipment will be the Navalny case. Milley served his first tour drawdown or how he will with the Taliban’s negotiating given to the Afghans, some will “No official conclusion has been in Afghanistan as a brigade proceed with the February team; the first, in June, also in be sent to the United States, provided,” he argued, adding that Russia commander with the 10th agreement negotiated by Doha, had not been reported and some will be destroyed, had not received any information about Mountain Division in 2003, Trump’s peace envoy, Zalmay until now. Miller said. the alleged chemical weapon. returned five years later as Khalilzad. Army Gen Scott Miller, Biden has not laid out a In the wide-ranging, televised news a deputy commander of the In that agreement, the the top commander of US detailed plan for Afghanistan conference, Putin — in power since 101st Airborne Division, and Taliban agreed to renounce and coalition forces in but has made clear he 2000 — also said he had not yet decided then served as head of the al-Qaida and take other Afghanistan, said in an prefers a small US military whether to run for the presidency again international coalition’s Joint steps to enhance peace interview at his military footprint and limited goals. in 2024. Command in Kabul from May prospects, while the Trump headquarters in Kabul on He has acknowledged that he He spoke to the huge audience 2013 to February 2014. administration agreed to Wednesday that the Taliban dissented from then-President via video link from his Novo-Ogarevo The US invasion of reduce its troops — reaching have stepped up attacks on Barack Obama’s decision residence outside Moscow because of the Afghanistan in October 2001 a complete US withdrawal Afghan forces, particularly in December 2009 to vastly coronavirus hygiene rules. The marathon was aimed at overthrowing by May 2021. Washington, in the southern provinces of increase troop levels in hope news conference lasted more than four the Taliban regime, running however, has complained that Helmand and Kandahar, and of forcing the Taliban to the hours. — BBC al-Qaida out of the country violence levels are too high. against roadways and other peace table. — AP

Crazy blanket of snow

GLENVILLE — The Northeast’s first 630mm of snow and breaking the whopper snowstorm of the season previous record of 610mm set there in buried parts of upstate New York January 1964. under more than 900mm of snow, In Maine, snowboarder Fletcher broke records in Massachusetts and Moffett grabbed a few runs at the Pennsylvania and left snowplough Sunday River ski resort before drivers struggling to clear the roads. reporting to work as a bartender. Nearly 1 metre of snow fell in “Being outside is keeping me sane” Binghamton, where the National during the pandemic, he said. Weather Service said the storm The overnight snowfall eclipsed the sets a new two-day snowfall record, entire amount recorded for all of last eclipsing the previous record of winter in New York City, where 165mm 900mm in March 2017. of snow covered Central Park — In Ithaca, it took Fred Cullin, 23, much less than the initial predictions more than an hour and a half to dig of up to 300mm. out of his steep, lakeside driveway Snowploughs were careful to that was packed with nearly 3 feet of avoid damaging outdoor dining snow piled up by plows. “It was pretty spaces erected for the pandemic at crazy,” Cullin said. “Shovelling uphill, Manhattan restaurants, where dining on ice, was definitely interesting.” was to resume on Thursday night. Much of Pennsylvania’s In a light-hearted moment at a western and central regions saw daily briefing by New York City Mayor, accumulations in the double digits. Bill de Blasio, the official in charge “Williamsport Regional Airport made of snow removal, Edward Grayson, history,” the National Weather Service cautioned, “It’s not a night to wear SNOW DELIGHT: John Gilfillan, 7, makes the best of a heavy snowfall in front of his home in in State College said, reporting your good shoes.” — AP Binghamton, New York on Thursday. AP picture 16 LITERATURE The Gisborne Herald • Friday,• Friday, December October 18,11, 20202019

An amazing Raw accountFantastical of a son’s world devotion awaits

SHUGGIE BAIN Catherine has been plotting her His mother is spiralling and it is by Douglas Stuart escape for years, and as soon as an awful thing to bear witness to, published by Pan Macmillan possible, she marries and leaves with and when her husband leaves her, her new husband for South Africa. Agnes is beyond help. She begins to Alexander, affectionately known pawn all their valuables, spend the huggie Bain opens with a as “Leek”, is a talented artist who benefit money on booze, and invites scene in 1992. Hugh (known spends most of his time hiding out an endless stream of strange, seedy to everyone as Shuggie) is in abandoned buildings or stealing men to their flat. Ssixteen and living alone in a copper wire from the old mines to Shuggie so desperately wants bedsit on the southside of Glasgow. sell. He tries his hardest to look to help her, and witnessing his Struggling to make ends meet, he after little Shuggie, but at the same unfailing love for his sick mother is spends his days working behind the time sees that his younger brother heartbreaking. He is so tender and deli counter of the local supermarket is unfailingly loyal to their mother loving as he learns how to strip her of and his nights avoiding the men in in a way that the others can’t quite her soiled clothing, wipe the sick from the hallways and shared bathroom. manage. They come to realise that her mouth, and do things no child Rewind to 1981 and we are about they cannot save her, they can only should ever have to for a parent. to learn about Shuggie’s upbringing save themselves. It is this unwavering love for her and how he came to be a young man At the same time Shuggie is trying that makes the novel bearable, for so fending for himself. to learn to fit in in 1980s Glasgow. much of this story is about poverty, Be warned, this is not a happy As a boy who loves playing with dolls addiction and violence. But at its core story. and dancing to music, Shuggie and it is a raw and unflinching account of Agnes Bain (Shuggie’s mother) is Agnes are constantly hearing people a son’s love for his mother. living in her parent’s flat, along with say that Shuggie’s interests are “not Stuart Douglas has produced her second husband “Big Shug”, and right.” And for the boy to learn to be an unforgettable debut novel. His her three children. a bit more “normal”. characters come to life with their It becomes clear from the outset Despite trying his best, playing Glaswegian accents — you can’t that Shug has a violent temper, and football and roughing it with the read it without hearing them. It that Agnes has a drinking problem — lads just isn’t him. With no friends, is an intimate portrait of the time a match made for disaster. and the neighbour’s children always and place, and full of compassion Agnes’ children are constantly bullying him, school and home — for those who suffer from addiction. on high alert, having to be adults places that should be safe — are A worthy winner of this year’s Man well before they should. The eldest instead adding to his burdens. Booker. — CP Tale of love and loss OLGA We would like to by Bernhard Schlink published by Orion Publishing wish all our customers his is the love story of Olga and Herbert, who first met as young children at a small school in TPrussia in the late 1800s. a Merry Christmas Neither related well to other children, and therefore gravitated towards each other. After Olga’s parents died of typhus Some of our favourites this year... she lived with her grandmother, a cold, uncaring woman. Olga was very poor but very clever. She could read before she went to school and pestered her teachers for more books to read. Herbert liked to run and run and run, just to see what was over the horizon. As the children grew to teenagers town of Port Silver. their friendship strengthened to love. But Herbert was from an upper-middle class German family who refused any suggestion that he could marry Olga. Instead, Herbert became an explorer, always seeking the horizon in foreign lands, searingly hot or brutally cold. Olga became a teacher in a tiny village in Eastern Prussia, and would wait patiently for Herbert, always hoping he would stay with her for good upon his Pullman return. In 1913, Herbert leaves on another all his exploring and what Olga’s life was journey, this time to the North Pole. He like without Herbert. promises to be home by Christmas and When Olga dies under suspicious he and Olga would marry. But he never circumstances as an elderly woman, Lyra and her daemon Pan returns. this man, now middle-aged, decides Olga must learn to live through the to uncover the truth of Olga’s life wars and into old age without him. by discovering what happened to all Bernhard Schlink’s novel is told in the letters she sent Herbert when he three parts. ventured to the Arctic. The first is narrated by the author up The third part of the story is told in until World War 2, portraying the earlier letters from Olga to her beloved Herbert. days of their relationship and Olga’s life There were many letters at first, but as after Herbert. the years wore on, they became fewer, Part two begins with another narrator, sometimes decades apart, all addressed an unnamed man, who was only a boy to a Poste Restante address in Norway. when Olga came to stay with them, It is through these letters the real working as a seamstress in the 1950s. events of Olga’s life become apparent, as Olga became very fond of the boy and she confesses all to the lost Herbert. he thought of her as a grandmother. This novel is very well constructed, This new narrator picks up the story intriguing and a thoroughly enjoyable www.muirsbookshop.co.nz and tells of the conversations the two journey through parts of German history. had, what he learned about Herbert and — KP 62 Gladstone62 Gladsto Road,ne Gisborne Road, Gisborne • Phone • 867Phone 9741 867 9741 36412-02 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 RACING 17 Tavi Mac primed for Awapuni challenge PALMERSTON NORTH — Hot trainer Allan Tavi Mac of a rematch with the Tarzino Trophy Listed Levin Stakes (1200m) in his past two starts. has him in third spot on the national trainers’ Sharrock is hoping Tavi Mac can exploit any winner after his charge finished sixth in that “He’s going super. We’ve had no hiccups,” premiership. weakness in the armour of Group One-winning Hastings race in September. Sharrock said. Also at Awapuni, Sharrock will saddle Sumi and rival Callsign Mav in tomorrow’s Gr.2 Kevin Pratt “Callsign Mav is a very good horse but they tell “He had a little let-up after Otaki but his two Cate Blanco with high expectations of Atlante filly Memorial Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at me he hasn’t won away from Hastings and we’re main gallops ahead of Saturday have been Sumi in the 1400m three-year-old race to open the Awapuni. hoping if that’s a chink in his armour, we might nothing short of outstanding. He’s going really card. The pair dominate the TAB’s market for the take advantage of it,” Sharrock said. well. Sharrock said the last-start New Plymouth weight-for-age feature with Tavistock five-year-old “But he’s a class horse and as a Group One “He’s got a cosy draw (barrier three) to follow winner was going just as well as stablemate Tavi Mac, a $2.40 favourite ahead of this spring’s winner, we’ve got nothing but respect for him. the speed and I’d be disappointed if he didn’t run Signora Nera, who flashed home for third in Gr.1 Tarzino Trophy (1400m) winner Callsign Mav He’s going to be a formidable opponent but we’re one or two.” last Saturday’s Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) at at $3. Last year’s winner Kiwi Ida is a $7 third pretty happy with our bloke too.” Sharrock goes into weekend racing with 11 Awapuni to set up a shot at the Gr.2 Jamieson favourite. Tavi Mac has won nine of his 14 starts, with winners from his last 20 runners, contributing to Park Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Sharrock was excited by the challenge facing wins in the Listed Matamata Cup (1400m) and the 26 winners from 99 runners this season that Boxing Day. — NZ Racing Desk

Waikato races at Te Rapa Saturday Jetbet 2 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 7 0s419 Tia Celeste (5) 55.5 69 L Satherley 4 Nationwide Livestock 2.12 6 Foster Construction Mile 3.23 12 Rumbling Echo (12) 56.5 45 C Grylls Race 1: ELEPHANT, PACKING ROCKSTAR, OSAKA 8 32s50 Maduro (4) 54.5 63 S Collett 13 3 Finest Wine (16) 55 51 J Fawcett $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 14 06s74 Beaune (15) 55 50 T Thornton Race 2: DAWN PARADE, MOANA, BEAUTIFULNIGHTMARE 2 Print House 1.02 1 2323s Master Park (10) 60 65 W Pinn (a3) 1 3s707 Virtuoso Lad (4) 60 65 C Ormsby 15 5 Pahi Lass (6) 55 47 L Satherley Race 3: TANNAHILL, DARCI DIVA, MONGOLIAN WINGS $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1400m 2 8367s Memories Only (8) 60 65 2 s2612 Landry (2) 59.5 64 S Collett 16 0 Semprini (2) 55 45 S Weatherley Race 4: MASTER PARK, PHELAN THE POWER, M Hashizume (a2) 3 0609s Lochwinnoch (1) 59 63 V Colgan 1 2 Dawn Parade (9) 57.5 52 L Innes THREADTHENEEDLE 3 990s3 Threadtheneedle (5) 58 65 S Collett 4 30615 Uncle Terry (11) 58.5 62 D Danis (a2) 8 Dunstan Stayers C'ship Qualifier 4.33 2 0 Copy Me In (6) 57.5 45 S Weatherley 4 15s40 Castello Royale (3) 58 61 D Danis (a2) 5 7s587 Excitonic (3) 57.5 60 O Bosson Race 5: SULTAN OF SWING, CRAFTY JESS, RHAEGAR 3 Withallmyheart (1) 57.5 45 S Collett $32,500, rating 74 benchmark, 2100m 5 90s0s Might (7) 58 61 A Calder 6 05451 Catwalk Girl (8) 57 63 S Weatherley Race 6: LANDRY, VIRTUOSO LAD, TUPPENCE 4 8236 Moana (5) 55.5 70 C Grylls 1 s80s6 Azaboy (8) 60.5 75 T Newman (a2) 6 92391 Roc Cha (2) 57.5 64 T Thornton 7 s53s0 Baby Face (12) 56 61 D Johnson Race 7: ARLINGTON GOLD, FINEST WINE, FOOGAYZEE 5 9054 Beautifulnightmare (7) 55.5 50 2 55616 The Buzz (1) 59.5 73 J Fawcett 7 4s231 Phelan The Power (9) 57.5 63 C Grylls 8 3s056 Tuppence (9) 56 61 L Innes Race 8: THE BUZZ, DANCE CARD, PRINCE ALBERT L Satherley 3 97438 Dance Card (3) 59 76 L Innes 8 9250s Tiny Terror (4) 57.5 60 C Dell 9 58526 Cheeky Bee (7) 56 57 C Grylls 6 58764 Ezdara (4) 55.5 50 J Fawcett 4 91610 Plushenko (12) 59 72 C Grylls 9 s6909 Saintly Way (6) 55 55 S Weatherley 10 00459 Darcee Que (6) 55 59 M Hashizume (a2) 7 45 So Surreal (8) 55.5 50 A Calder 5 13s67 Prince Albert (15) 57.5 69 D Johnson 10 84704 Eridani (1) 54.5 58 D Johnson 11 6s870 Deels Done (10) 55 55 W Pinn (a3) 8 7 Lambo (3) 55.5 46 D Johnson 6 77s90 Kya Khoob Lagti Ho (13) 57 72 12 69069 Masque (5) 55 55 A Calder 9 Ambush City (2) 55.5 45 5 Gmd Consultants Ltd Mile 2.47 W Pinn (a3) M Hashizume (a2) 7 Lodge Real Estate Mile 3.58 7 7s405 Nabiac (10) 57 68 S Collett $32,500, open handicap, 1600m 8 15025 Rising Renown (5) 57 68 3 Lodge Commercial 1.37 1 28053 Sultan Of Swing (6) 62 95 S Weatherley $10,000, maiden, 1600m M Hashizume (a2) $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1400m 2 s1687 Go Nicholas (10) 61 93 1 36s23 Foogayzee (9) 58.5 54 V Colgan 9 s2870 Babiche (11) 56.5 71 A Calder M Hashizume (a2) 2 38s2 Arlington Gold (5) 58.5 52 L Innes 10 s5558 Le Sablier (6) 56.5 71 S Weatherley 1 Lodge Property Management 12.27 1 44s Tannahill (7) 57.5 63 V Colgan 3 0s746 Aligns With Me (3) 57.5 86 A Calder 3 38543 Sam’s Song (1) 58.5 51 W Pinn (a3) 11 s4110 Gone West (2) 56.5 67 O Bosson 2 4 Mongolian Wings (2) 57.5 50 O Bosson $27,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1400m 4 15025 Crafty Jess (8) 56.5 88 O Bosson 4 3s300 Cleverconversation (4) 58.5 50 12 5s910 Monlula (16) 56.5 67 V Colgan 3 0s084 Tellmesomethingboy (9) 57.5 50 5 65669 Watch This Space (11) 56.5 84 V Colgan D Danis (a2) 13 20281 Our Beeskees (4) 56.5 67 L Satherley 1 1s234 Packing Rockstar (1) 61.5 77 T Thornton 6 54s50 Mongolianconqueror (7) 55 81 C Grylls 5 99 Dreams Of Heaven (10) 58.5 45 14 5s181 Saigon Hot Night (7) 56.5 67 W Pinn (a3) 4 7 Macs (6) 57.5 45 C Grylls 7 11496 Steven James (1) 55 81 L Satherley 6 226 Extortion (7) 57 53 S Collett D Danis (a2) 2 1s146 Osaka (3) 58.5 71 D Johnson 5 0s2 Darci Diva (1) 55.5 52 W Pinn (a3) 8 51096 Livin’ On A Prayer (4) 54 83 7 537 Milford (11) 57 51 O Bosson 15 — Couturiere SCRATCHED 3 sF289 Blood Warrior (2) 57 68 A Calder 6 058 Legal Lady (5) 55.5 46 A Calder D Danis (a2) 8 0 Shere Khan (3) 57 45 T Newman (a2) 16 9s265 Patsys Lass (9) 55 68 T Thornton 4 3s390 Church Road (8) 57 68 7 Aquaoir (3) 55.5 45 S Collett 9 54s95 Royal Performer (5) 54 79 W Pinn (a3) 9 22490 Cerys (13) 56.5 52 A Calder EMERGENCY: M Hashizume (a2) 8 77088 Arancia (8) 55.5 45 J Fawcett 10 42608 Nasha Riva (9) 54 74 T Thornton 10 9s642 Sardonia (8) 56.5 52 D Johnson 17 75147 Rising Road (14) 54 62 5 1s1 Elephant (7) 57 68 O Bosson 9 Trelise (4) 55.5 45 S Weatherley 6 34656 Jakkalbomb (6) 55.5 69 D Danis (a2) 11 71153 Rhaegar (2) 54 74 D Johnson 11 8s00s Astro (14) 56.5 45 Callum Jones (a3) Callum Jones (a3)

Manawatu races at Awapuni Saturday Jetbet 4 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 4 s3415 Kapinos (4) 57.5 69 H Schofer (a2) 11 87070 Deep Blue (9) 56.5 55 D Bradley 6 Rich Hill Stud 3.05 2 95471 Camino Rocoso (14) 56.5 94 C Johnson Race 1: SUMI, INVISIBLE SPIRIT, REGAL RUBY 5 5500s Lincoln Falls (7) 57.5 69 J Riddell 12 00000 Young Squire (10) 56.5 55 F Lazet (a4) 3 69379 Platinum Invador (15) 56 93 R Elliot 6 55s46 Desert Magic (3) 57 68 D Hirini 13 76642 Carpe Diem (6) 56 54 $27,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1600m Race 2: CHALLA, GO JAMES, FIANO 4 96851 Hunta Pence (4) 54 89 D Bradley 7 34710 Fiano (2) 54.5 67 Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 1 74s92 Handfull (2) 59 72 R J Bishop Race 3: SAVASILK, DRAGON BISCUIT, BRAZEN BLUE 5 89131 Sir Nate (3) 53 84 A Goindasamy (a) 14 7s765 Capelyn (15) 54.5 55 B Ansell (a3) 2 49714 Skarloey (3) 59 72 J Riddell 6 s5704 Duplicity (6) 53 82 D Hirini Race 4: SATRIANI, RED JAKKAL, MISTER GERONIMO 3 NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race 1.20 15 80036 Bear Gryls (1) 54 50 J Kamaruddin (a4) 3 145s5 That’s Incranibull (4) 58.5 71 7 6s054 Nymph Monte (2) 53 82 S J Macnab (a) Race 5: ZOLA EXPRESS, HA’PENNY BRIDGE, DEUCE COUPE $22,500, 2yo sw+p, 1100m H Schofer (a2) 8 s0990 Voler Pour Moi (10) 53 80 T Yanagida (a) Race 6: AQUILA STAR, MARIETTA LANE, SKARLOEY 5 The Pavemasters Ltd 2.30 4 4s998 Big Ben (13) 57.5 69 C Johnson 1 6 Dragon Biscuit (6) 57 46 S McKay 9 31156 Master Fin (9) 53 79 T Taiaroa (a) Race 7: TAVI MAC, KIWI IDA, CALLSIGN MAV 5 s1015 Initiative (8) 56.5 71 M Cameron 2 Nest Egg (3) 57 45 J Riddell $27,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m 10 60392 Platinum Rapper (5) 53 79 L Hemi Race 8: STAR TSAR, DUPLICITY, CAMINO ROCOSO 6 5s022 Marietta Lane (10) 56.5 71 J Parkes 3 On The Bubbles (11) 57 45 J Parkes 11 s0140 Awesome Al (12) 53 78 R Aukett 1 8s468 Carnaby (18) 59 63 S O’Malley (a3) 7 03138 Lincoln Star (7) 56.5 67 Race 9: CATE BLANCO, HYDROEXPRESS, LANGKAWI 4 Reign It In (4) 57 45 R Elliot 12 s3446 London Banker (11) 53 77 S McKay 2 5s016 Ha’penny Bridge (7) 59 63 A Goindasamy (a1) 5 526 Brazen Blue (1) 55 52 D Bradley 13 49983 Felaar (16) 53 76 L Allpress S J Macnab (a1) 8 60149 Sagunto (11) 56.5 67 J Kamaruddin (a4) 6 Cats In The Cradle (8) 55 47 L Allpress 3 22321 No Compromise (3) 59 63 L Allpress 9 187s5 Bridal Veil (6) 55.5 69 S J Macnab (a1) 14 7s607 Za Za Gabor (13) 53 76 T Allan 7 Helluvah Return (10) 55 47 4 00027 Whatsup (21) 59 63 M Cameron 10 4924s Flying Meg (9) 55.5 69 15 51263 Star Tsar (7) 53 74 M Cameron S J Macnab (a1) 1 Inter Building ‘Noel Eales Mem.’ 12.13 5 69661 Peerless Warrior (4) 58.5 62 L Hemi Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 16 s8899 Jacksstar (1) 53 70 R J Bishop 8 577 Martina Diva (2) 55 46 6 25006 The Rippa (2) 58.5 62 J Riddell 11 115s2 Aquila Star (1) 55 68 L Hemi $25,000, 3yo sw+p, 1400m Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 7 59949 Thomas Aquinas (1) 58.5 62 12 11s78 Happy Tav (12) 54.5 67 L Allpress 9 Capture Signs 4.50 9 Barri Hyde (5) 55 45 C Johnson 1 212s1 Invisible Spirit (2) 58.5 68 L Allpress Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 13 90765 Sassenach (5) 54 59 $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m 2 2s577 Just Ben (9) 56 51 H Schofer (a2) 10 97 Molinara (7) 55 45 T Yanagida (a1) 8 40832 Deuce Coupe (12) 58 65 T Harris 1 65639 Langkawi (9) 59.5 64 S McKay 3 56775 Mahoe (5) 56 47 T Taiaroa (a3) 11 Savasilk (9) 55 45 M Cameron 9 1622 Zola Express (20) 58 65 J Parkes 7 Kevin Pratt Manawatu Chall. Stks 3.40 4 8s0 Bo Jackson (7) 56 45 L Hemi 2 s48s2 Dedoje (1) 59 63 T Harris 4 The Tank Guys 1.55 10 s0064 Mataro (6) 57.5 60 R Elliot $100,000, group 2 wfa, 1400m 5 421 Regal Ruby (6) 55.5 63 J Parkes 11 05093 Razors Edge (17) 57.5 60 B Ansell (a3) 3 s06s2 Podkast (4) 59 63 D Bradley 6 2s21 Sumi (8) 55.5 63 A Goindasamy (a1) $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m 12 06107 Ekstrememiss (15) 57 63 S McKay 1 15s13 Callsign Mav (8) 59 103 J Riddell 4 s0008 Floral Belt (2) 57.5 64 L Allpress 7 3s44 Victorem (3) 54 51 S McKay 2 12611 Tavi Mac (3) 59 102 T Harris 5 33042 Hydroexpress (14) 57.5 64 1 0s007 Star Quality (12) 59 60 S McKay 13 s2176 Cast In Bronze (16) 56 61 C Johnson 8 s7s44 Meglio Di Falcrest (1) 54 50 3 s5s00 Amarula (7) 59 93 S McKay S J Macnab (a1) 2 478s9 Beau Geste (4) 58.5 59 S O’Malley (a3) 14 04063 Hinepara (8) 56 61 D Bradley S J Macnab (a1) 4 42825 Tavis Court (1) 59 80 H Schofer (a) 3 330s0 Platinum Spirit (13) 58.5 59 R Elliot 15 s2030 Run Lee (11) 56 61 H Schofer (a2) 6 9s754 Gobuyit (8) 57.5 60 T Yanagida (a1) 9 7 Jingle Jangle (4) 54 45 5 215s6 Credit Manager (4) 59 77 M Cameron 4 6s054 Red Jakkal (14) 58.5 59 L Hemi 16 0s207 Vazza’s Gift (22) 56 61 T Taiaroa (a3) 7 9470s Kick Start (3) 57.5 60 J Parkes Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 6 s3247 Motivation (6) 59 74 J Parkes 5 0s6D8 Satriani (11) 58.5 59 T Yanagida (a1) EMERGENCIES: 8 241s4 Cate Blanco (7) 57 63 H Schofer (a2) 7 68320 Kiwi Ida (5) 57 104 C Johnson 17 0s007 Star Quality (13) 57.5 60 9 1 Gameout (6) 57 63 Ashvin Mudhoo (a4) 2 Japac Homes 12.45 6 88455 Wholetthefoxout (8) 58 58 R J Bishop 8 14218 Aimee’s Jewel (2) 57 82 L Allpress 7 s9040 All In Stitches (7) 57.5 57 T Taiaroa (a3) 18 478s9 Beau Geste (19) 57 59 10 5s207 Kellys Inspiration (5) 56.5 62 J Riddell $27,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1200m 8 07706 Fishermans Blues (3) 57.5 57 19 330s0 Platinum Spirit (9) 57 59 8 Bramco Manawatu Cup 4.15 11 70395 My Father’s Gun (12) 56.5 58 R J Bishop 1 47s11 Challa (5) 60.5 75 J Kamaruddin (a4) S J Macnab (a1) 20 6s054 Red Jakkal (10) 57 59 12 08879 She’s A Goddess (13) 56 61 C Johnson 2 7702s Hugo The Boss (1) 60.5 75 K Hercock 9 79s74 Mister Geronimo (5) 57 56 L Allpress 21 90765 Sassenach (14) 55 59 $100,000, group 3 open handicap, 2300m 13 63036 La Landonne (11) 54 57 L Hemi 3 169s7 Go James (6) 58 70 L Allpress 10 90765 Sassenach (2) 56.5 59 C Johnson 22 0s6D8 Satriani (5) 57 59 1 34537 Dolcetto (8) 60 101 J Riddell 14 s0696 Bangles (10) 54 55 D Hirini

Wairio harness at Winton Saturday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 T. 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 Q. 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 PL6 6-11 Selections 5 Euro Beat (Fr) 5 N Williamson 12 00000 The Night Sweats (Fr) U1 B McLellan 4 7s306 Lucys Delight (Fr) 3 B McLellan 11 63887 Sagano (Fr) 23 K Butt Race 1: SUNDAY INVASION, B K MERLOT, JANNAH JACCKA 6 80s4 Artatac (Fr) 6 M Jones 13 219s6 Funky Monkey (Fr) U2 K Tomlinson (J) 5 00897 Holy Havoc (Fr) 4 M Williamson 12 40412 Jody Direen (Fr) 24 B Orange 7 43339 Magic Mike (Fr) 7 B Orange 14 52052 King Of The North (Fr) U3 T Larsen (J) 6 84045 Man I’m Good (Fr) 5 A Kyle Race 2: EURO BEAT, MAGIC MIKE, KASE 8 47s Major Purchase (Fr) 8 J Campbell (J) 15 50235 Miss Bamboocha (Fr) U4 R McIlwrick 7 90306 Touche (Fr) 6 M Jones 10 Highway Services Pace 5.09 Race 3: MAJOR SWEETART, BETTER’S TART, 9 54 Tartan Raider (Fr) 21 A Beck 8 4s831 Melton Mafia (Fr) 7 J Campbell (J) $8000, 3yo+ r51,r52-r54 w/c. mobile, 2400m DEBUTANTE PARTY 10 0 Young George (Fr) 22 C Ferguson 5 Winton Night ‘N Day Pace 2.21 9 71505 Indulgence (Fr) 21 T Nally (J) Race 4: PATRIOT STRIDE, LOVE N THE PORT, CODY BANNER 11 — Mahia SCRATCHED $8000, up to mr47. mobile, 2400m 10 46532 Changearound (Fr) 22 B Orange 1 70334 Cab Calloway (Fr) 1 M Hill (J) Race 5: LYNRYD SKYNRYD, LEI MISS, SPORTSCAM 12 0 Stunin Star (Fr) 23 R Austin 11 0s068 Makara (Fr) 23 A Beck 2 15086 I’m Watching You (Fr) 2 T Nally (J) 1 95050 Heritage (Fr) 1 M Williamson Race 6: SIOUX PRINCESS, SPRINGBANK MASON, KIWITRIX 13 — Stars N Bars SCRATCHED 12 24783 Matrika (Fr) 24 K Barclay 3 75012 The Kingsman (Fr) 3 R Swain 2 0s083 Noosa Beach (Fr) 2 E Barron (J) 4 3080s Tairlaw Toll (Fr) 4 O Kite (J) Race 7: MIGHTY GEORGE, LILAC BECKY, 14 00 General Title (Fr) 24 R McIlwrick 13 14678 Tad Lincoln (Em2) (Fr) 25 M Hurrell (J) 3 8400s Sweet Annie (Fr) 3 O Kite (J) 5 79913 Onesmartfella (Fr) 5 N Williamson FRANCO HUNTINGTON 15 7002 The Hustler (Fr) 25 B Barclay 4 42320 Lynryd Skynryd (Fr) 4 B Williamson 14 52262 Franco Huntington (Fr) 26 J Cox 15 08326 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 27 C Ferguson 6 57800 Vintage Rose (Em1) (Fr) 6 Race 8: RAGAZZO MACH, WATCH ME NOW, 3 Fear The Dragon At Macca Lodge 1.11 5 9406 Sportscam (Fr) 5 J Cox 7 sP209 Yankee Shard (Fr) 7 S Tomlinson (J) 6 260s7 Rock To The Boss (Fr) 6 C Ferguson 16 65814 Swift Robyn (Fr) 28 K Tomlinson (J) ROBYNS PLAYBOY 8 31418 Lock It In Eddie (Fr) 8 J Cox $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, 7 53960 Mahia (Em1) (Fr) 7 Race 9: YANKEE PARTY, LULU LE MANS, SWELL TIME 8 Otautau Four Square Wairio Cup 4.03 9 6700s Olive Cook (Em2) (Fr) 21 1609m 8 s7072 Beta Than Love (Fr) 8 M Hill (J) Race 10: R K FINN, ONESMARTFELLA, THE KINGSMAN 9 69023 Miss Auckland (Fr) 21 R McIlwrick $15,000, 3yo+ r60-r100 special handicap 10 10229 La La Land (Fr) 22 B Barclay Race 11: TULSA JACCKA, HANDSOME HARRY, 1 59s Fomo (Fr) 1 B Orange 11 39144 Alexis Rocket (Fr) 23 T Larsen (J) 2 Major Sweetart (Fr) 2 C Ferguson 10 08406 Itz The Con Artist (Fr) 22 M Jones stand, 2400m ULTIMATE SASSENACH 11 20s7s Honour Before Glory (Fr) 23 B Barclay 12 52216 Insarchatwist (Fr) 24 B Orange 3 45354 Jaffie J (Fr) 3 M Williamson 1 42318 Memphis Tennessee (Fr) 1 B Barclay 13 198 R K Finn (Fr) 25 C Ferguson 12 040s4 Lei Miss (Fr) 24 B Orange 2 146s3 Tartan Robyn (Fr) 2 R Swain 4 9 Sassy’s VC (Fr) 4 B Barclay 14 02206 El Dorado (Fr) 26 K Barclay 5 77590 Arizona Doll (Fr) 5 K Larsen 13 50060 Greenback Boogie (Em2) (Fr) 25 3 32216 Santanna Mach (Fr) 3 B Orange 15 56520 Stamp Duty(aus) (Fr) 27 M Hurrell (J) 6 2 Better’s Tart (Fr) 6 S McNally 14 84780 Sly Tricks (Fr) 26 N Williamson 4 05s9s Mucho Macho Man (Fr) 4 M Hurrell (J) 16 45331 Port Au Prince (Fr) 28 P Hunter 1 Life Members Trot 12.05 7 40668 Emma Stone (Fr) 7 P Hunter 15 0P037 Zircon Lass (Fr) 27 K Barclay 5 1211 Ragazzo Mach (Fr) U1 N Williamson $10,000, non-winners. mobile, 2400m 8 2 Debutante Party (Fr) 8 N Williamson 16 54579 Mickey Fitz (Fr) 28 J Campbell (J) 6 83141 Mighty Flying Art (Fr) U2 S Tomlinson (J) 11 McNeills Poultry Farm Pace 5.42 9 4s869 Itz To The Macs (Fr) 21 M Jones 7 17s39 Love On The Rocks (Fr) U3 J Cox 1 02429 Jannah Jaccka (Fr) 1 B Barclay 6 Southland Vehicle Sales Trot 2.53 10 50060 Greenback Boogie (Fr) 22 J Cox 8 0s781 I’mallaboutthebase (10) 1 E Barron (J) $9000, r52-r59. mobile, 2400m 2 Phoebe’s Delight (Fr) 2 B Orange 11 50s My Feelgood Romance (Fr) 23 K Barclay $9500, r51-r100 special handicap stand, 9 42315 Deus Ex (10) U1 M Williamson 3 66773 The Power Broker (Fr) 3 K McNaught (J) 1 88710 Hurricane Banner (Fr) 1 E Barron (J) 12 5s936 Omaggio (Fr) U1 E Barron (J) 2400m 10 11431 Watch Me Now (20) 1 K Barclay 2 3563D Black Ops (Fr) 2 A Beck 4 5 B K Merlot (Fr) 4 N Williamson 11 12510 Robyns Playboy (40) 1 C Ferguson 5 69447 Whangamata (Fr) 5 B McLellan 1 sPs54 Amabede (Fr) 1 S Tomlinson (J) 3 61536 Racing Minister (Fr) 3 M Williamson 4 Carpet Plus Willy’s Flooring Trot 1.46 2 31102 Willangus Lad (Fr) 2 B Orange 6 22s8s Galleons Future (Fr) 6 E Barron (J) 4 57800 Vintage Rose (Em1) (Fr) 4 $8000, 3yo+ r40-r50, w/c stand, 2400m 3 D211s Springbank Mason (10) 1 K Tomlinson (J) 9 SSBA Southern Belle Speed Srs 4.38 5 00958 Jimmy Cannon (Fr) 5 C Ferguson 7 2 Sunday Invasion (Fr) 7 O Kite (J) 4 00311 Kiwitrix (10) 2 N Williamson 1 50140 Midnight Memories (Fr) 1 A Beck $10,000, w/c. mobile, 1609m 6 6s221 Saint Tropez (Fr) 6 B Orange 8 2709s Slainte (Fr) 8 M Williamson 5 41308 Whatwillbeewillbee (10) U1 J Cox 2 8D757 The Peaky Blinder (Em1) (Fr) 2 B Munro 1 88031 Von Art (Fr) 1 K Tomlinson (J) 7 s4370 Chiller Bay (Fr) 7 M Jones 9 0022D Kiwi Heir (Fr) U1 R McIlwrick 6 80103 Sioux Princess (10) U2 M Jones 3 — Harry H SCRATCHED 2 13458 Ride In A Concorde (Fr) 2 M Hill (J) 8 87734 Ideal Gal (Fr) 8 J Cox 7 23073 Get Lucky (20) 1 O Kite (J) 2 Transport Services Pace 12.36 4 02969 Cody Banner (Fr) 3 R Allen 3 141s5 The Optimist (Fr) 3 K Barclay 9 6700s Olive Cook (Em2) (Fr) 21 8 159s4 Cuchulainn (30) 1 B Barclay 10 96775 Jabali (Fr) 22 T Larsen (J) $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr50. 5 76707 South Park (Fr) 4 T Nally (J) 4 06083 Folklore (Fr) 4 J Cox 6 04494 Helluva Way (Fr) 5 S O’Reilly (J) 5 07543 Baileys Diamond (Fr) 5 S O’Reilly (J) 11 25143 Ultimate Sassenach (Fr) 23 M Hurrell (J) mobile, 2400m 7 Nightcaps Hotel Pace 3.29 7 12s Love N The Port (Fr) 6 M Williamson 6 83114 Swell Time (Fr) 6 M Williamson 12 72921 Freddiesam (Fr) 24 K Barclay 1 33s83 Onedin Hurricane (Fr) 1 E Barron (J) 8 00684 Alpine Retreat (Fr) 7 E Barron (J) $7000, r40-r50. mobile, 2400m 7 0s167 Pearl Harbour (Fr) 7 B Barclay 13 43163 Tulsa Jaccka (Fr) 25 N Williamson 2 05 Kase (Fr) 2 K Barclay 9 1 Patriot Stride (Fr) 8 B Williamson 1 87733 Lilac Becky (Fr) 1 S O’Reilly (J) 8 49463 Lulu Le Mans (Fr) 8 E Barron (J) 14 97877 I’m Trouble (Fr) 26 R McIlwrick 3 Brigadiers Son (Fr) 3 M Williamson 10 26817 Miss Jessica (Fr) 9 T Robertson 2 40755 Mighty George (Fr) 2 E Barron (J) 9 43589 Plutonium Lady (Fr) 21 M Jones 15 24251 Handsome Harry (Fr) 27 S McNally 4 6 Still Rockin (Fr) 4 M Hurrell (J) 11 08906 Svelt (Fr) 10 M Hurrell (J) 3 — Archman SCRATCHED 10 2s112 Yankee Party (Fr) 22 N Williamson 16 39751 Hazer (Fr) U1 S Tomlinson (J) 18 RACING The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020

New South Wales races at Randwick Saturday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 1-2, 5-6, 9-10 Trebles 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Quaddie 3-4-5-6, 7-8-9-10 Place6 5-10 Selections 2 TAB Highway Handicap 3.15 16 8s422 Commander Bamm (6) 54 88 3 32115 Invinciano d (3) 59 95 B Avdulla 14 29489 Notabadidea wh (13) 52 77 J Innes Jnr Race 1: STRAY, PAULELE, THE ART OF FLYING 17 65003 Smart Style w (7) 54 86 4 7s433 Sausedge dw (12) 59 93 Ms R King 15 54425 Notabadharada wh (10) 52 78 $75,000, 3yo & up Class 2, 1300m 5 42401 Vitesse cdw (1) 58.5 95 J Mc Donald Ms K O’Hara Race 2: PERFECT PITCH, WESTGROVE, 1 s0702 Perfect Pitch w (11) 62 92 4 Schembrae’s @ Blueberry Hills 4.25 6 6s418 Bring The Ransom w (6) 58 98 T Clark NUREMBURG CASTLE Ms E Hennessy (a3) $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 88, 2000m 7 — St Covet’s Spirit SCRATCHED 9 Heineken Handicap 7.40 Race 3: KATTEGAT, ANOTHER ONE, STONECOLD FLEX 2 s0457 Cock Match (4) 60 92 J Collett 8 03s86 Miss Redoble dw (2) 56.5 91 1 23s12 Elaborate w (7) 58 92 T Clark $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 88, 1200m Race 4: ELABORATE, ACCOUNTABILITY, GONE BYE 3 317s7 Costas w (5) 58 94 S Clipperton S Clipperton 2 17100 Decroux dw (5) 57.5 88 Ms R King 1 165s9 True Detective tw (14) 59 89 B Avdulla Race 5: FULMINA, BETCHA FLYING, NEW ARRANGEMENT 4 2s211 Moyassar d (15) 57.5 92 J Bowman 9 1116s Saigon dw (10) 56 92 T Berry 3 0s776 Mongolian Wolf cdw (8) 57.5 87 2 s2677 Single Bullet tdw (11) 58.5 87 Race 6: SAUSEDGE, VITESSE, HELGA 5 s2558 Clearly Regal (17) 56 93 Ms W Costin 10 42429 Macushla w (7) 55.5 95 K Mc Evoy J Bowman Ms C Graham (a3) Race 7: LASHES, SALLY’S DAY, PARTNERS 6 2062s Rich And Shameless d (2) 55.5 95 11 068s6 Maui Girl dw (4) 55.5 100 J Collett Ms L Day (a2) 4 1s1s0 Vadiyann cwbh (1) 57.5 92 B Avdulla 3 44205 Yamazaki d (6) 58 86 T Berry Race 8: HILO, EDISON, PASSAGE OF TIME 12 s1850 Strange Charm dwh (9) 54 92 R Bayliss 7 s6932 Chap’s Dream w (13) 55 91 Ms K Nisbet 5 94077 Zacada dwh (12) 57.5 84 S Clipperton 4 310s4 Poetic Charmer cdwhn (13) 58 91 Race 9: THREEOOD, POETIC CHARMER, KORDIA 8 25135 Westgrove (1) 54.5 100 J Mc Donald 6 53212 Gone Bye whn (2) 57 100 T Sherry (a2) 7 City Tattersalls Club 6.20 J Bowman Race 10: PITCHFORK, MORE PROPHETS, PAPAL WARRIOR 9 s9833 Designer Dance (10) 54 94 R Dolan 7 s9064 Trevelyan w (3) 57 91 Ms C Graham (a3) 5 3157s McCormack tdw (15) 57 89 Ms K O’Hara 10 37189 Taldora Miss w (14) 54 93 Shane Arnold 8 s5113 Accountability dwb (4) 56 95 J Mc Donald $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 78, 1000m 6 s4442 Rare Episode dw (5) 57 92 T Sherry (a2) 11 800s3 Rio De Janeiro (6) 54 92 J Ford 9 04435 Across Dubai d (11) 56 90 K Mc Evoy 1 8s506 Removal dw (3) 60 92 Ms C Graham (a3) 7 1s613 Mo’s Crown dw (1) 56.5 93 J Mc Donald 12 3s344 Chargement b (16) 54 88 T Sherry (a2) 10 63112 Parry Sound wbh (6) 56 92 T Berry 2 05500 Stephan dw (4) 59 91 J Ford 8 165s9 Oakfield Twilight cdw (10) 56.5 85 EMERGENCIES: 11 184s7 Picaro wn (10) 54 89 R Dolan 3 s276s Lashes w (12) 58.5 95 J Mc Donald Chris C Williams (a2) 13 8s332 Nuremburg Castle w (3) 55.5 98 T Berry 12 02542 Torrens dw (13) 54 88 4 73457 Human Nature dn (1) 58 100 T Berry 9 2s416 Big Parade wbh (12) 56 97 J Parr 14 110s4 Belleistic Lad w (8) 54.5 92 13 s4862 Milestone w (9) 53 91 J Ford 5 2526s Partners tw (6) 56 94 Ms L Day (a2) 10 s142s Kordia dwb (2) 55 94 K Mc Evoy 15 48432 Eurosay d (12) 54 90 EMERGENCY: 6 044s5 Brazenpine dwh (5) 55 95 T Clark 11 71s15 Threeood dw (3) 54.5 97 Ms R King 16 2s881 If You Think So (9) 54 89 14 80604 Shadow Flight wh (14) 54 82 R Bayliss 7 335s4 Longbottom dwb (10) 54.5 95 B Avdulla 12 — Barbaric SCRATCHED 17 90s25 Special Design w (7) 54 91 8 50221 Iamacrumpet dw (9) 54 89 J Collett 13 930s3 Rover h (8) 54 86 R Bayliss 5 Sky Racing Active 5.00 9 — Miss Dior SCRATCHED 14 119s4 Pandano dw (4) 53 100 J Ford 3 TAB Highway Handicap 3.50 $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 78, 1600m 10 302s3 Sally’s Day w (2) 53.5 100 K Mc Evoy 15 72335 Promotions dw (7) 52 97 R Dolan $75,000, 3yo & up Class 2, 1300m 1 5s413 Bigboyroy n (10) 58.5 89 T Berry 11 11s27 Our Bellagio Miss dwb (7) 52 100 1 20410 King’s Trust dw (12) 60 92 T Berry 2 2s440 New Arrangement d (3) 58.5 89 Ms R King 10 Schweppes Handicap 8.20 2 21s16 Another One dwb (17) 58 100 J Mc Donald 12 s3137 Mission River d (8) 52 98 R Dolan $125,000, 3 & 4yo Benchmark 72, 1400m T Sherry (a2) 3 35935 Betcha Flying w (6) 58 85 K Mc Evoy 1 63s57 St Covet’s Spirit (4) 58 93 T Clark 3 5s317 Great Buy (9) 57.5 88 J Innes Jnr 8 Bisley Workwear Handicap 7.0 0 4 141s3 Fulmina tdw (4) 58 100 T Sherry (a2) 2 26445 Papal Warrior w (9) 57 92 J Mc Donald 4 8s809 C’est Davinchi n (8) 57 85 J Parr 5 s0909 Oakfield Missile w (5) 57.5 85 J Parr $125,000, 3yo & up, 1400m 3 211s4 Pitchfork dwbh (13) 57 92 Ms R King 1 Precise Air Handicap 2.40 5 454s3 Kattegat w (1) 56.5 95 Ms R King 6 20108 Baanone dw (2) 57.5 87 J Collett 6 159s3 Saintly Sunrise (13) 55 89 Ms K O’Hara 1 84s20 Redouble cdw (3) 60 89 T Sherry (a2) 4 321s1 More Prophets dwh (3) 56.5 93 $125,000, 2yo, 1200m 7 02361 Cisco Bay dwn (12) 57 96 R Dolan 2 8s959 Irithea cdw (9) 59 85 J Parr J Bowman 7 341s0 Choccy Gaf w (15) 54.5 85 T Clark 8 42131 Knight dw (11) 56 93 B Avdulla 1 23 The Art Of Flying (9) 59 95 Ms R King 3 50s54 Passage Of Time cw (15) 58.5 91 5 s5311 Latina Beauty dw (2) 55.5 89 R Dolan 8 s6122 Nanakorobi Yaoki dwb (3) 54 89 9 14413 Nyami dw (9) 56 91 J Bowman 2 1 Paulele (1) 58.5 99 K Mc Evoy B Avdulla 6 63126 Bluff ‘n’ Bluster dw (8) 55.5 91 J Collett Ms L Day (a2) 10 169s9 Wild About Her d (8) 55.5 87 Ms R King 3 — Astrologer SCRATCHED 4 1570s Cradle Mountain tcw (14) 57 81 J Collett 7 s3513 Angel Helena dwh (11) 54 93 9 — Without Shame SCRATCHED 11 10944 Salsonic d (1) 54.5 86 S Clipperton SCRATCHED 5 3445s Order Again dwb (1) 57 83 J Mc Donald 8 18452 Black Duke w (7) 54 100 T Sherry (a2) 4 — Gleneagles 10 921 Birdonawinningpost d (10) 54 90 J Ford 12 s8892 Insensata dw (7) 54 83 T Clark 5 Zarastro (2) 56 91 J Bowman 11 313 Clay Pan Boogie w (5) 54 91 6 526s9 Special Missile w (5) 54.5 89 K Mc Evoy 9 s7115 El Buena w (6) 54 95 T Berry 6 03 Coastwatch (5) 55.5 96 J Mc Donald Ms W Costin 6 Ranvet Handicap 5.40 7 1s221 Edison tcdw (11) 54 97 T Clark 10 15s14 Zoumist dw (12) 54 94 B Avdulla 7 575 Hodgson (12) 55 100 T Berry 12 4s452 Stonecold Flex dwb (11) 54 91 8 98s05 Romani Girl tw (6) 54 95 T Berry 11 5s335 Havin’ Fun wh (1) 54 87 R Bayliss $125,000, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 78, 8 27 Belle O’Ballee h (7) 54 91 R Dolan K Mc Evoy 9 5s079 Intuition tw (8) 54 87 Ms C Graham (a3) 12 13s02 Faraway Jewel w (14) 54 91 9 Forzanini h (4) 54 93 J Collett EMERGENCIES: 1400m 10 s2314 Hilo tw (2) 53 100 Ms R King Ms K O’Hara 10 44 King Gutho (10) 54 87 T Clark 13 31 Loving Cilla (4) 54 95 R Dolan 1 18152 Savigne w (8) 60.5 94 T Stockdale (a2) 11 — Threeood SCRATCHED 13 8s1 Tamerlane (5) 53 93 K Mc Evoy 11 Miss Calculation (3) 54 92 S Clipperton 14 67232 Honeysuckle Choice bn (14) 54 86 2 150s6 Helga tdwh (5) 60 95 12 14117 Badoosh dw (4) 52 86 R Dolan 14 3161 Arabian Hussey dwn (10) 52.5 97 12 Stray h (8) 54 92 R Bayliss 15 26s48 Earp w (2) 54 88 Chris C Williams (a2) 13 08524 Irish Songs tw (7) 52 89 Ms K Nisbet J Innes Jnr

Victoria races at Flemington Saturday Jetbet 12 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 Lexus Holiday Plate 3.30 6 s8310 Think ‘n’ Fly dw (8) 58.5 99 D Oliver 8 120s0 Librate cdw (7) 57.5 92 M Dee 4 72843 Galaxy Raider tcdw (3) 60.5 94 Race 1: DJUKON, BARTHOLOMEU DIAS, PRINCESS JENNI 7 266s6 Aussie Nugget dh (6) 56.5 96 J McNeil 9 08154 Sky Call (13) 57.5 88 D Stackhouse N Rawiller $135,000, 3yo Benchmark 70, 1200m 8 11s4s Long Arm (4) 56 100 C Williams 10 s0283 Lunakorn wn (6) 57 98 Ms J Kah 5 526s5 Vassilator cw (12) 60 98 C Williams Race 2: WRITTEN MISS, PIONEER RIVER, ZION 1 63155 Pioneer River c (5) 62 96 M Zahra 11 14022 Pres De Toi dn (9) 57 94 Ms M Julius (a3) 6 s74s0 Call Me Handsome d (8) 59.5 93 Race 3: DANCE TO DUBAI, PARTY IN STYLE, 2 11633 Mr Moppett (3) 60 97 C Williams 5 Myer Giftorium 5.20 12 s7285 Hasstobegood (8) 56 97 J Childs L Riordan (a2) MYSTIQUE FALCON 3 11 Written Miss (8) 59 97 J Benbow $75,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1400m 13 s2800 Indiana Lilly dwn (2) 56 90 D Thornton 7 922Ps Runaway twh (14) 59 80 T Nugent (a1.5) Race 4: VUNGERS, LONG ARM, THINK ‘N’ FLY 4 5s19s Hickok (9) 58 91 J Noonan 14 36512 Night Witches dwbhn (14) 56 93 D Oliver 8 98s58 Delectation Girl w (10) 58 92 F W Kersley 1 L6810 Our Luca n (9) 63 95 C Rawiller (a3) Race 5: KING MAGNUS, WICKLOW TOWN, GARIMPEIRO 5 1 San Marino h (7) 58 94 D Moor 9 431s5 Over Exposure wh (9) 58 96 L Currie 2 77917 Redefine dwn (4) 63 98 Ms M Julius (a3) Race 6: RE EDIT, LUNAKORN, OCEAN’S THIRTEEN 6 5s1 Zion (2) 57.5 100 J Allen 7 Furphy Festive Season 6.40 10 23211 Titan Blinders dhn (1) 58 100 J Allen 7 6s1 Real Feeling (1) 56 97 D Stackhouse 3 s7016 Wicklow Town w (12) 62.5 99 Race 7: EXCESS FUNDS, RUBAN BLEU, I’M TELLING YA W Price (a3) $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 84, 1200m 11 08s68 Amadeus cdwn (4) 56.5 98 L King (a2) Race 8: OVER EXPOSURE, VASSILATOR, VINLAND 8 s72s1 Miss Bank Place (4) 56 95 L German (a) 12 11609 Polanco dwn (7) 56 99 J McNeil 9 334s1 Night Of Delight (6) 56 95 D Thornton 4 2128s Mr Monaco dwbn (2) 61.5 85 J Benbow 1 s6201 Excess Funds tdwh (1) 62.5 93 Race 9: OVERKILL, SWORD OF MERCY, CONDO’S EXPRESS 5 34637 Seberate n (7) 61.5 96 L German (a2) W Price (a3) 13 120s5 Strategic Phil dwn (11) 56 93 W Egan 3 TAB App Trophy 4.05 6 s1831 Midships n (13) 60.5 95 L Riordan (a2) 2 0s357 Holbien tdwh (3) 61 90 L Riordan (a2) 14 8547s Five Kingdom tdwbhn (6) 56 86 7 s1195 Chipsaredown wn (6) 60 99 L Currie 3 0s97s Biometric wh (5) 60 81 L Nolen D Stackhouse $135,000, 3yo Fillies Benchmark 70, 1400m 8 5s114 King Magnus wn (8) 60 100 L King (a2) 4 4247s Ruban Bleu cdwhn (9) 59.5 87 9 G.H. Mumm Christmas Plate 8.00 1 — Zoumist SCRATCHED 9 s650s Ridgewood Drive th (1) 59.5 89 L King (a2) 2 816s Mystique Falcon w (1) 61 88 J McNeil D Thornton 5 s050s Price Range (11) 58.5 84 M Zahra $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 78, 1000m 3 33s1 Sensationalisation (2) 61 91 D Oliver 10 4130s Garimpeiro (3) 58.5 92 C Newitt 6 21s41 Riding The Wave d (10) 58.5 94 E Brown 1 0s575 Fine Dane dwn (8) 62.5 93 C Rawiller (a3) 4 2s31 Dance To Dubai (4) 60.5 97 L Nolen 11 668s3 Saccharo d (11) 58.5 98 J Childs 7 34s10 Leiter tdhn (4) 58 92 D Moor 2 9s408 Tony Nicconi (15) 62 87 L King (a2) 5 1 Spanish Victory w (8) 60.5 85 D Moor 12 56452 Jesta Dreama dwn (5) 58 94 Ms J Kah 8 211s1 Defiant Dancer w (6) 56.5 100 3 5680s Alpha Sky d (9) 60 83 M Aitken 6 442s1 Bella Tiara dw (9) 60 90 D Yendall 13 29s74 Banger w (10) 57.5 93 D Oliver C Rawiller (a3) 4 11s34 Overkill bn (6) 59 100 J McNeil 7 21 Lucky Sham (6) 60 91 E Brown 9 08s20 I’m Telling Ya td (13) 56.5 88 D Yendall 6 Merry Christmas VRC Mem. 6.00 5 1410s Ammoudi Bay w (1) 58.5 89 M Zahra 1 Seppelt Salinger Handicap 2.55 8 9s13 Party In Style h (7) 60 92 D Lane 10 61s04 Can’t Be Done dwh (12) 56 97 D Oliver 6 28729 Condo’s Express dw (14) 58.5 95 9 — Rocabella SCRATCHED $125,000, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 78, 11 81897 Sunday Pray tdwn (2) 56 87 $135,000, 3yo & up, 2600m Ms J Kah 10 2s15 Thunder Peak h (11) 60 92 Ms J Kah 1600m T Nugent (a1.5) 7 5839s Causeway Girl tdw (13) 58 92 11 0s14 Zou Dancer w (5) 60 93 C Williams 12 s0547 Messerschmitt td (8) 56 88 J McNeil 1 05715 Princess Jenni wn (2) 62 89 J McNeil 1 11s99 Walking Flying cdw (10) 61 91 W Price (a3) 2 00238 Djukon h (9) 57 95 C Williams 13 1239s Muswellbrook dwh (7) 56 86 8 176s5 Elite Legacy dw (5) 58 95 J Noonan 4 #lovethehorse Trophy 4.40 M Cartwright (a3) D Stackhouse 3 0s528 Bartholomeu Dias wb (3) 56 100 J Allen 2 73s21 Re Edit dwh (3) 60 97 C Williams 9 1213s Humzz dwn (2) 58 90 C Williams 4 31251 Wentwood (10) 56 89 D Lane $125,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 84, 1600m 3 42s44 Jester Halo (11) 59.5 91 Ms C Puls 8 Kennedy Handicap 7. 20 10 1740s Sagarra dw (4) 58 90 L German (a2) 5 87348 Red Alto twn (6) 56 86 L Riordan (a2) 1 62411 Vungers dwn (1) 62 95 Ms M Julius (a3) 4 21731 Ocean’s Thirteen dw (4) 59.5 100 11 12794 Logan River dw (11) 56.5 86 C Newitt 6 06410 Diplomac Jack tn (4) 56 81 D Yendall 2 5s313 Black Sail dw (7) 61.5 92 W Price (a3) W Price (a3) $125,000, 3yo & up, 1400m 12 65504 Queen Annabel dwn (10) 56 86 7 43969 Bramfield w (5) 56 87 W Price (a3) 3 06s03 Safin dhn (3) 60.5 93 D Stackhouse 5 35686 Clean Acheeva wn (5) 58 88 1 0s690 Kentucky Breeze tcwh (13) 62 90 Ms K Walters 8 79716 Saint Eustace (1) 56 81 M Dee 4 s3951 Skiddaw dh (2) 60 98 D Lane T Nugent (a1.5) Ms J Kah 13 1233s Sword Of Mercy dwh (12) 56 91 D Lane 9 5s080 The Delphi h (8) 56 81 L King (a2) 5 14s70 Heavenly Emperor cdwn (5) 59.5 94 6 34s08 Florent d (12) 58 88 J Noonan 2 s400s Vinland cdw (5) 61 90 E Brown 14 1501s China Affair dwn (3) 56 90 D Oliver 10 13384 Brilliant Venture wh (7) 56 82 D Thornton M Aitken 7 430s4 Lamu dw (1) 57.5 91 D Lane 3 28192 Coming Around cdw (2) 60.5 93 M Zahra 15 60s72 Naval Envoy (7) 56 91 S Payne

Queensland races at Doomben Saturday Jetbet 14 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 Gallopers Sports Club Hcp 3.58 8 356s0 Romakash dwn (1) 54 85 M Hellyer 7 44881 Raging Pole tdw (7) 58 93 J Byrne 8 Hellbent Gold Edition Plate 7.52 Race 1: STOLTZ, KAORU KING, TRACY MAY 9 78s03 Advance Warning cw (6) 54 92 8 570s3 Ecker Road tdw (12) 57 89 L Tarrant $75,000, Class 6, 1615m Ms G Cartwright 9 928s1 Kateru w (8) 57 95 L V Cassidy $200,000, 3yo SW Listed, 1200m Race 2: MOUNT TABORA, PICKA PLUM, SO DAPPER 1 35s64 Firsthand wn (6) 59.5 87 M Rodd 10 52665 Plumaro tw (5) 54 89 Ron Stewart 10 75257 Fish On cdw (4) 56.5 88 1 1s106 Our Playboy w (15) 57 92 L V Cassidy Race 3: SMART ‘N’ SEXY, PULL ANCHOR, VERANES 2 4s003 Agassi dw (3) 57.5 90 T Marshall 11 02542 Torrens dw (7) 54 86 J Byrne Ms S Bogenhuber 2 24122 Safework t (7) 57 81 J Byrne Race 4: ADVANCE WARNING, TORRENS, SO YOU WIN 3 06673 Mount Tabora dw (4) 56 91 A Mallyon 11 21s11 Global Citizen dw (11) 56.5 96 R Fradd 3 712s8 Acrobatic cd (1) 57 82 M R Du Plessis Race 5: AVOWAL, MAGIC CONQUEROR, LOVE EXPRESS 4 29s01 Picka Plum cd (1) 56 94 S Cormack 5 Brc Membership Plus Plate 5.52 12 — Hail Manhattan SCRATCHED 4 116s3 Thunder Mania cdwn (12) 57 84 Race 6: GLOBAL CITIZEN, KATERU, BUGALUGS 5 31452 Alderman cdw (2) 54 88 M Mc Gillivray $50,000, Class 3 SW, 1350m 13 s212s La Jument dwn (3) 56.5 93 B Stewart Ron Stewart Race 7: PERSUADER, SAY HAYA, GYPSY TOFF 6 11s56 Green Jacket tcw (5) 54 100 J Byrne 14 765s4 Rinviata dw (15) 56.5 87 5 22s11 Batangas Entry c (5) 57 79 M Rodd 1 0s212 Boyles wb (9) 59 90 S Tomlinson (a3) Race 8: ISOTOPE, ROGUE ROCKER, SAFEWORK 7 34s51 So Dapper dw (7) 54 99 Ron Stewart S Tomlinson (a3) 6 s11s5 Apache Chase (11) 57 82 T Marshall 2 6s985 Casino Fourteen dw (11) 59 89 SCRATCHED 7 2219s Tick Tock Boom dwn (9) 57 82 R Wiggins Race 9: OUTBACK BARBIE, PHANTOM FALCON, RED CHASE Ms T Harrison 15 — Acrobatic 3 Abbie Sweeper 4.33 16 — Batangas Entry SCRATCHED 8 14 Rogue Rocker (13) 57 84 B Stewart 3 25s41 Hail Manhattan wn (7) 59 95 9 4215s Away Game tdw (10) 55 96 G Boss $75,000, F&M Benchmark 75, 1200m A Thompson (a2) EMERGENCY: 17 53690 Mishani Fraudster cw (13) 54 91 10 179s6 Lady Banff tcw (4) 55 85 Ms S Thornton 1 11s41 Veranes cd (4) 61 97 L R Dittman 4 124s1 Malawi Gold t (16) 59 94 M Cahill 11 20s21 Isotope tcw (6) 55 100 R Maloney 2 41150 Molly’s Rocking cdwn (1) 60.5 100 5 1561 Avowal n (2) 57.5 98 A Mallyon 7 Roku Gin Handicap 7.12 12 12s16 Fleet Dove cw (8) 55 88 R Fradd A Thompson (a2) 6 71082 Biggie ch (15) 57.5 88 Ms S Thornton 13 — Smart ‘n’ Sexy SCRATCHED 3 — No Doubt Acracker SCRATCHED 7 s1137 Kavak t (14) 57.5 100 L V Cassidy $75,000, Benchmark 85, 1110m 14 91s27 Plutocrat t (3) 55 88 M Cahill 4 26487 Clockwise dwn (10) 59 93 N Evans 8 34s63 Love Express t (4) 57.5 97 B Stewart 1 82175 Akasaki dw (13) 60 83 L R Dittman 15 63s61 Goldschlager d (2) 55 80 M Mc Gillivray 5 5s521 Gin ‘n’ Bitters twn (2) 58.5 98 A Mallyon 9 14121 Magic Conqueror tw (5) 57.5 100 2 0s12s Chauffeur tdb (16) 59.5 85 R Maloney 1 BRC Giddy Up Club RB Hcp 3.23 6 866s3 Snow Valley db (6) 57 92 R Maloney M Rodd 3 0097s Zofonic Dancer twn (7) 59 80 9 TAB Lough Neagh Stakes 8.30 7 — Fleet Dove SCRATCHED 10 0s654 Sugar Zone c (12) 57.5 90 B El-Issa $50,000, Rating 70, 1050m Ms W Peel (a3) $150,000, Quality Listed, 1350m 8 41s72 Mishani Blossom cw (9) 56.5 95 11 33321 Flirty Deb d (13) 57 95 4 6s944 Gypsy Toff tdw (1) 58.5 91 L Tarrant SCRATCHED 1 1s80s Tyzone tcw (1) 61 94 R Fradd 1 11624 Mort Doyle cw (8) 59 92 M Rodd Ms T Harrison 12 — Lady Brahmos 5 80s20 Lagerfeld dwn (8) 58.5 92 J Byrne 2 — Arnwood SCRATCHED 9 s1054 Piping Roller dw (7) 56.5 93 J Adams 13 4s215 Bellicose (1) 56 90 D Smith 2 05068 Niccanova tcw (12) 59 97 B Stewart 6 46s31 Racecourse Road tw (14) 58 95 3 17s34 Tambo’s Mate tcw (13) 57.5 98 3 72224 Tracy May tw (11) 57 97 R Maloney 10 14222 Pull Anchor cd (11) 56.5 95 G Boss 14 511s0 Eelloh tcw (10) 55.5 95 M R Du Plessis SCRATCHED Ron Stewart M Mc Gillivray 4 2242s Versetto (3) 57 87 Ms T Harrison 11 — Tracy May 15 312s1 Lot’s Wife w (6) 55.5 100 R Fradd 7 1763s Jardin Rouge tdw (2) 57.5 87 L V Cassidy 12 0s111 Courting Verity dwn (5) 56 91 B Stewart 16 996s7 Miss Penfold t (3) 54 98 M Mc Gillivray 4 6s083 Outback Barbie t (4) 56.5 100 M Rodd 5 1112s Derulo wb (7) 56.5 89 R Wiggins 8 7024s Persuader wbn (9) 57 90 M Rodd 5 — Cradle Mountain SCRATCHED 6 933s3 King Of The Desert w (6) 56.5 92 13 0s51s Smart ‘n’ Sexy d (3) 56 96 R Fradd EMERGENCY: 9 s8105 Goodonya Sonja tcdw (11) 56.5 96 17 s6122 Nanakorobi Yaoki wb (8) 55.5 88 6 23412 Red Chase tcw (5) 55.5 97 T Marshall L R Dittman 4 Sky Racing Handicap 5.12 A Thompson (a2) 7 046s7 Chapter And Verse tw (8) 55 96 7 s2164 Logan’s Blade dwh (9) 56 92 M Cahill 10 37s41 I’ve Gotta Nel tdw (5) 56.5 90 M R Du Plessis $105,000, Quality, 2020m 6 TAB Venue Mode 6.32 8 159s1 Kaoru King wn (1) 55.5 95 A Spinks Ms K Cowan (a3) 8 30s00 River Racer tw (15) 54 88 B El-Issa $75,000, C,H&Gs Benchmark 75, 1200m 9 6s211 Stoltz (4) 55.5 100 J Byrne 1 65s55 Le Juge tcw (10) 59 89 L V Cassidy 11 28707 Miss Iano tdw (4) 56.5 85 B El-Issa 9 s3175 Emerald Kingdom tcw (2) 54 100 10 — Zaiteki SCRATCHED 2 98121 So You Win cdw (3) 59 94 L R Dittman 1 22249 Snowzone tcdw (6) 60.5 100 A Mallyon 12 — Hold The Line SCRATCHED Ms S Thornton 11 1416 Jubai Pride w (10) 54 90 G Boss 3 0s605 Magnufighter tcw (9) 58 89 B Stewart 2 010s1 Let’s Party Marty cdwn (5) 59.5 89 13 54965 Defence Missile tw (10) 54.5 89 10 520s0 Sandbar wn (11) 54 92 L V Cassidy 12 s6136 Super Freak dw (2) 54 89 4 8s235 Phaistos w (4) 58 100 G Boss B El-Issa Ms T Harrison 11 4s404 Soxagon cwb (14) 54 96 G Boss Ms K Cowan (a3) 5 0s072 Get Stuck In tw (11) 56.5 94 R Maloney 3 16614 Bugalugs dw (1) 59 91 R Maloney 14 1417s Say Haya tcwb (6) 54 91 G Boss 12 94184 Epic Girl twn (10) 54 96 Ms T Harrison 13 s607s Grand Challenge (5) 54 84 6 0s079 Tumultuous wn (8) 55 86 M Cahill 4 11333 Niewand dw (14) 59 91 15 2122s Leroytheconqueror wn (3) 54 88 13 311s1 Prometheus w (9) 54 92 J Byrne M R Du Plessis 7 8s906 A Man To Match c (2) 54 91 5 1485s Marmaris wn (9) 58.5 86 M Cahill J Bayliss 14 11s1s Sofie’s Gold Class tcwn (3) 54 92 M Cahill 14 23424 Petite Elle wn (13) 54 81 M R Du Plessis 6 65145 Parko tcdw (2) 58.5 90 R Wiggins 16 26s41 Ruuca twn (12) 54 100 R Fradd 15 31124 Phantom Falcon cn (6) 54 94 M Hellyer

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 19

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Robert Lewandowski has been named The Best “What a surprise to be even nominated alongside FIFA Men’s Player 2020, beating off competition from two players of that stature! I don’t really have the serial winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. words right now to explain how I’m feeling,” the England and Manchester City defender Lucy 29-year-old said. Bronze won the women’s award, ahead of Denmark’s “But if there’s anything 2020 has taught us, it’s Pernille Harder and France’s Wendie Renard. to appreciate every moment we’ve got. So winning At a ceremony held largely online by FIFA, the it this year I appreciate it more than ever and I will global governing body’s president Gianni Infantino remember it for the rest of my life.” made an exception with Lewandowski’sPart of your awardface (4) as he Lewandowski’s teammate Manuel Neuer was “surprised”A machine thefor washing 32-year-old in personOne of the to planetshand over (4) named best men’s goalkeeper but his boss Hansi theplates, trophy. knives, forks (10) Wear this on your foot (4) Flick lost out to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp for ALewandowski keyboard instrument was an(5) outstanding player for best coach in the men’s game. BayernBoiling as water they gives claimed off the Bundesliga,A spiny animal German (9) Cup Klopp retained the honour he won in 2019, saying and Champions League treble last season and he ___ (5) A room under the roof (5) it “meant the world” to him. ended the calendar year with 41 goals. Marcelo Bielsa, of Leeds, and Flick completed the Where washing is hung A lowering bulb (5) He did enough to edge out Messi and Ronaldo in final shortlist of three. votes from coaches, captains, journalistsFast aeroplane and (3) fans. Sarina Wiegman, of the Netherlands, won the LewandowskiA piece of material wrested over a the titleA placeof world’s with houses, best from women’s coach of the year award, edging out Barcelona’s Messi and Ronaldo,shops, of streets Juventus, and schools for just (4) Chelsea’s Emma Hayes and Lyon’s Jean-Luc Vasseur. the second time in 12 seasons Jumpsafter Real along Madrid’s on one leg Sarah Bouhaddi, of Lyon and France, was named LukaDaily Modric publications took the (10) honour(4) in 2018. best women’s goalkeeper. Down 17. Mountains (4) The best men’s 11, as voted for through the player JUNIOR1. Finger jewellery CROSSWORD (4) 18. Meat SOLUTIONS from a pig (4) union FIFPro: Alisson (Liverpool); Trent Alexander- PODIUM FINISH: Waikanae surf lifesaver Nathan Proctor was Previous solution Arnold (Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Sergio overlooked in Tuesday’s story about the Mount Monster endurance event in which Ramos (Real Madrid), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Gisborne surf lifeguards took part at the weekend. Proctor was eventually placed Across: 1. Cactus, 3. Ship, 7. Lift, 8. Starts, 10. Perfume, Munich); Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Kevin third in the under-19 men’s division after the organisers discovered the competitor 13. Kitchen, 16. Repeat, 17. Once, 18. Long, 19. Prison. Down: De Bruyne (Manchester City), Thiago Alcantara previously recorded as third placegetter was 24 years old. Proctor is pictured in a file 1. Calf, 2. Coffee, 4. Hare, 5. Pastry, 6. Stomach, 9. African, photo competing in the u19 board during the Champion of the Bays surf lifesaving 11. Petrol, 12. Tennis, 14. Open, 15. Vein. (Liverpool); Messi (Barcelona), Lewandowski (Bayern), Ronaldo (Juventus). — AAP competition in Gisborne. Picture by Paul Rickard THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Saturday, December 19, 2020 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Marla Sokoloff, 40; Jake Gyllenhaal, 40; Alyssa Milano, 48; Tyson Beckford, 50. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Use whatever leverage you can drum up this year and turn something up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. you enjoy doing into a inancial gain. Be creative, and take the initiative To solve the puzzle, each row, to broaden your skills and encourage setting trends. Speak up and show passion and leadership ability, and you will make an impression that will help column and 3x3 grid within the you get ahead. Love is apparent, along with self-improvement and a better larger grid must end up containing lifestyle. Your numbers are 7, 18, 22, 28, 36, 44, 47. each number from 1 to 9, and ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number can only appear Stick to the script, and expect the same in return. Honesty will be essential once in a row, column or box. if you plan to get things done. A contract, joint venture or move will improve A sudoku grid has a single your world if you go through the proper channels. Romance is encouraged. unique solution, which can be 3 stars reached without using guesswork. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A promise may be dificult to collect. Don't let your emotions take over if SOLUTION IN NEXT PUBLICATION. uncertainty regarding your position or status arises. Do something to ease stress, and you will gain perspective and ind a way to overcome a setback. 4 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The information you receive will be misleading. Ask questions, get what you want in writing and say no if you don't feel the offer is authentic. Evaluate a DOUBLE CROSSWORD No 11,174 joint venture, and consider if you are better off doing your own thing. 2 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): CRYPTIC CLUES There are deals to consider and money to be made. An innovative plan will pay off, and a chance to make a professional move is apparent. Take on a ACROSS DOWN creative project that encourages you to use your attributes uniquely. 5 stars 1. It shows the pressure 2. Chest expander (3) LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): we’re under (9) 3. Note put down - or Don't rely on others to do things for you. The more you do for yourself, the bigger the payoff. Take an energetic approach, and you'll reach your goal in 8. Terse American- up (5) record time. Celebrate your victory with someone you love. 3 stars English custom (3) 4. Stream of invective I VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): 9. What a motoring get in traffic (6) It will be challenging to know what to do based on the information you school is expected to 5. A dream I think a lot receive. Don't give in to someone using emotional manipulation to push do for the fireman’s about (7) you in a questionable direction. If something or someone doesn't feel right, boss (5,6) 6. A case of galloping distance yourself. 3 stars 11. Made run, perhaps, consumption? (7,4) LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): being defenceless (7) 7. Becoming angry when Tackle uninished tasks and get them out of the way before someone 12. A rule some of us are observing a complains. Put your energy to work for you, and structure your day to ensure that you reach your goal. Time spent with someone you love will bring you ignoring (5) communist (6,3) closer together. 4 stars 13. To people, one is a 10. The seconds are SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): danger (6) important in such a Be realistic about your plans and how you implement what you want to do. 15. Editorial chief (6) fight (7,4) Look for innovative ways to interest people who have something worthwhile 17. Speeds we’d all like to 11. Not yet a member of a to contribute to join your team. A change to the dynamics of a relationship will see reduced! (5) union (9) be eventful. 2 stars 18. To get ahead, take the 14. Changed positions on SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): other fellow’s place! (7) board (7) A change at home will require transparency if you want it to unfold without a 20. Not a reasonable way 16. Habits of a wise man in hitch. Keeping secrets or not questioning someone aloof or vague will stand between you and what you are trying to accomplish. Romance is favored. 4 to act (11) America (6) stars SOLUTIONS TO 22. Wooden part of a 19. Hiding place many CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Quick Crossword answers pelmet (3) yearn to find (5) PUZZLE 11,173 Take a passionate approach to whatever you do, and the results will be better also fit the large grid 23. He should be a good 21. It’s among the silliest than anticipated. Refuse to let anyone get you down or stand in your way. QUICK mixer (9) of deceptions (3) Anger will be a waste of time, so channel your energy into something that Across: 7 Bright; 8 Bother; counts. 4 stars 10 Locarno; 11 Tense; 12 Seek; 13 Slain; 17 Taste; 18 Solo; QUICK CLUES AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 22 Plump; 23 Opinion; 24 Torrid; Slow down, take a break and catch your breath. Give yourself time to 25 Rebate. ACROSS DOWN evaluate your life, accomplishments and what matters to you most. Change is Down: 1 Abolish; 2 Pitcher; worthwhile only if your contributions bring you joy and you achieve peace of 3 Short; 4 Contain; 5 Think; 1. Assigns (9) 2. Negligent (3) mind. 3 stars 6 Order; 9 Coalition; 14 Dauphin; 8. Nothing (3) 3. Creep (5) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): 15 Comical; 16 Counter; 9. Wasteful (11) 4. Roof with Heightened emotions will cause uncertainty. Consider your options, and if 19 Spite; 20 Hurry; 21 Miser. straw (6) nothing stands out to you, take a pass and wait for something better to come CRYPTIC 11. Seraphic (7) 5. Surprise (7) along. Making a move for the wrong reason isn't going to solve anything. 3 Across: 7 Record; 8 Recall; 12. Trunk (5) 10 Concern; 11 Poker; 12 Elan; 6. Question (11) stars 13 Chess; 17 Crowd; 18 Cede; 13. Slovenly (6) 7. Seasoned (9) Birthday Baby: 22 Press; 23 Not here; 24 Idling; 15. Diversion (6) 10. Mean (5-6) You are orderly, persuasive and demonstrative. You are passionate and 25 Slaves. quick-witted. 17. Wrongly (5) 11. Gross flattery (9) Down: 1 Cricket; 2 Scandal; 14. Hopelessness 3 Order ; 4 Bed-post; 5 Backs; 18. Fruit grove (7) (7) STAR RATINGS 6 Alert; 9 On the wing; 20. Clear (11) FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. 14 Present; 15 Reserve; 16. Fragment (6) FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. 16 Reverse; 19 Split; 20 Hello; 22. Poem (3) 19. Skill (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 21 Stole. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 23. Relations (9) 21. Born (3) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 SPORT 25 Poverty Bay schoolgirls in Russia’s doping ban sparkling form CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf THESE girls have taken Cambridge by storm. The Mel Knight-coached Poverty Bay secondary halved to two years school girls’ cricket team today play their last round- robin match at the nine-a-side Northern Districts OLYMPICS by Graham Dunbar, AAP championships. 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games as tournament in Cambridge. Even with those concessions, the court’s punishment for state-sponsored doping The Kayley Knight-led Bay were in buoyant mood GENEVA — Russia will not be able three judges imposed the most severe at the 2014 Sochi Games in southern heading into today’s showdown against Waikato to use its name, flag and anthem at the penalties on Russia since allegations Russia. Valley at John Kerkhof Park in Cambridge. next two Olympics nor at any world of state-backed doping and cover-ups Yet Russia, which has in the past They are raging-hot favourites to beat the Valley, championships for the next two years emerged after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. acknowledged some shortcomings in its who have won three from four but lost their last game after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration WADA president Witold Banka hailed implementation of anti-doping policies, to Northland by four wickets. for Sport. the court’s decision despite the ban being denies running a state-sponsored doping The Bay beat Northland by three wickets in The Lausanne-based court halved the cut to two years. programme. Game 1. Having won the toss, they chose to bowl four-year ban proposed last year by the “The (CAS) panel has clearly upheld The case centred on accusations that and restricted The Taniwha to 95-6. Opening bowler World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in our findings that the Russian state agencies Grace Levy (2-13 off four overs) and Northern Spirit a landmark case that accused Russia Russian authorities altered and deleted speedster Knight (2-16 off four) were excellent. of state-ordered tampering of a testing brazenly and illegally The panel has clearly parts of the database Poverty Bay’s Amy Thomas (11 not out) hit the laboratory database in Moscow. manipulated the Moscow upheld‘ our findings that before handing it over to first ball of Neve Anderson’s fourth over for four to Thursday’s ruling also blocked Russia laboratory data in an WADA investigators last bring proceedings to a close at 98-5, with five balls to from bidding to host major sporting effort to cover up an the Russian authorities year. It contained likely spare. Opening bat Levy made a patient 25 from 40 events for two years. institutionalised doping brazenly and illegally evidence to prosecute to top Poverty Bay’s scoring list. Russian athletes and teams will still be scheme,” Banka said in a manipulated the long-standing doping In Game 2, Knight’s crew won the toss and once allowed to compete at next year’s Tokyo statement. violations. more chose to bowl, knocking Hamilton over for 73 Olympics and the 2022 Winter Games in Travis Tygart, CEO Moscow laboratory data The CAS process was in 14.4 overs. Knight (2-5 off two overs), Levy (2-12 Beijing, as well as world championships of the United States in an effort to cover formally between WADA off three) and Jess Hayward (2-8 off 3.4) bowled including the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Anti-Doping Agency up an institutionalised and the Russian anti- exceedingly well. Bay No.1 Maddie Ashworth (34) if they are not implicated in doping or (USADA), called the doping agency, which and Savannah McGhee (24no) laid a great platform covering up positive tests. ruling a “weak, watered- doping scheme refused to accept last for the six-wicket victory with a 49-run opening stand. One win for Russia is the proposed down outcome”. —WADA ’president year’s four-year ban. On Day 2, Poverty Bay won the toss and held team name at major events. The name “To once again Witold Banka The Russian agency, Bay of Plenty to 117-7, Levy (3-7 in four overs) and “Russia” can be retained on uniforms escape a meaningful known as Rusada, was Ashworth (2-16 off four overs) maintaining their if the words “Neutral Athlete” or consequence proportional ruled non-compliant excellent standard with the new ball. Poverty Bay equivalents like “Neutral Team” have to the crimes, much less a real ban, is a last year — a decision upheld yesterday went on to win Game 3 by five wickets in 13 overs, equal prominence, the court said. catastrophic blow to clean athletes, the by the three judges. Rusada was also Levy (44) and second-drop Rubi Perano making an The burden of proof was also shifted integrity of sport, and the rule of law,” he ordered to pay $US1.27 million to WADA. unbeaten 54. away from Russian athletes and more said in a statement. The judges’ 186-page ruling is expected In Game 4, against Counties-Manukau, the Bay towards WADA when it comes to their Russia’s doping woes have snowballed to be published in the next few weeks. again won the toss but this time opted to bat. doping history being vetted for selection since a 2015 report commissioned by The Russian agency can appeal the Captain Kayley Knight opened and made 88no off to the Olympics or other sporting events. WADA found evidence of mass doping sanctions to the Swiss supreme court in 56 balls with two sixes and 11 fours, and No.4 Grace Russian athletes and teams can also among the country’s track and field Lausanne. Kuil hit seven fours in her 32-ball innings of 51, as retain the national flag colours of red, athletes. The ruling allows Russian government the Bay posted their highest team total to date. white and blue in their uniforms at Many Russian athletes were sidelined officials, including President Vladimir Poverty Bay’s 190-2 was the second-biggest total major events. That was not possible for from the past two Olympics and the Putin, to attend major sporting events if of the tournament to date. Russians at the past two track world country was deprived of its flag at the invited by the host nation’s head of state. Looking for positives Player welfare top priority

AMERICA’S CUP — from where we ended up — was pretty good.” by Michael Burgess, NZ Herald Burling also admitted that having a genuine rival — World Rugby chairman in the New York Yacht club representatives could only KEEP calm and carry on. be good for the defenders. RUGBY That’s the sentiment from Team New Zealand “We want close racing, we want to be challenged helmsman Peter Burling, who could only find and we want to learn and improve,” he said. WORLD Rugby chairman Bill Clubs agree on positives from the first day of the America’s Cup “So to have races like that, when things don’t quite Beaumont says player welfare is the World Series, despite a close loss to American Magic go your way and you have to dig a bit deeper and No.1 priority at every level of the sport in their second race. fight hard is positive.” after a group of former players claimed concussion subs After a one-sided demolition of Luna Rossa in the Burling also shrugged off the incident at the final negligence over head injuries suffered FOOTBALL opening outing, the Kiwis got a reality check later mark, when Team New Zealand forced a penalty during their careers. in the afternoon, with Dean Barker and his crew on the Americans, but there was no net effect, as A letter of claim from Rylands Law on PREMIER League clubs have agreed in prevailing by 12 seconds in a thriller. Barker’s boat fell 50 metres behind almost instantly behalf of nine former players, who are principle to introduce additional permanent Meanwhile, Team New Zealand’s scheduled two to wipe the penalty (according to the rules) while suffering from concussion-related health concussion substitutions after the sport’s races against INEOS Team UK are in doubt today, Burling’s crew seemed to gain no advantage. problems, was sent to World Rugby, rule-making body IFAB approved trials. with the British team having major problems with their “We still thought the incident was live and we had England’s Rugby Football Union and the But the English top-flight clubs have foil cant arms yesterday, which caused them to pull a lot of issues afterwards from trying to avoid them Welsh Rugby Union on Thursday. also voted against allowing teams to make out of their second race, after losing the first by more but at the end of the day the ref blows his whistle and Former England captain Beaumont, five substitutions per match this season, a than five minutes. you have to play on,” Burling said. who retired on medical advice as a player Premier League source told Reuters. Sir Ben Ainslie was clearly agitated afterwards, Team New Zealand responded to suggestions in the early 1980s, did not address the Representatives from all 20 clubs attended implying that Team New Zealand had to do more from Team UK’s Ainslie that the defenders were specifics of the letter but said he was a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, where to help the other teams with the equipment, which withholding information about the foil cant system, “saddened by recent accounts of former they discussed the issue following IFAB’s was designed by the defenders as part of cost which was designed by Team NZ. players and their experiences”. decision to give the go-ahead to trials on containment. In a statement, Team NZ said: “My thoughts are with them and Wednesday. “We are trying to do everything we can to help “The foil cant system (FCS) is a one-design anyone in the rugby family who is The new rule will allow a maximum of two them there and I am not quite sure what Ben was supplied component designed and developed by struggling,” Beaumont said in an open permanent concussion replacements in cases talking about with us withholding information,” said ACE for all competitors. It has been used since the letter on Thursday. of head injury, regardless of the number of Burling. inception of this class. “I want to reassure every member of substitutions a team has made already. “We have been as open book as we can and if “All teams are responsible for the installation, the rugby family that player welfare is — The new protocols will also allow the there is anything he wants all he has to do is ask ongoing maintenance and operating procedures of and always has been — our No.1 priority opposing team to make an equivalent number our technical team. They have been helping all these their own systems. at all levels of the game. of changes and the league has said it hopes teams as much as they can.” “All teams are provided with full operating and “As a player who retired on medical to begin trials by January. Even though it is early days, there might be a few maintenance instructions and programs to ensure advice in the early 1980s, I care deeply The clubs, though, have rejected the frowns around the nation, as American Magic proved effective and reliable performance. about the welfare of all players. They are pleas from a number of top-flight managers their trial win earlier this week was no fluke. “For the past few months there has been a weekly the heartbeat of our sport and we work — including Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and But Burling preferred to emphasise the lessons co-ordinated call between all teams every Friday in tirelessly to protect them.” Pep Guardiola of Manchester City — to from the first official day of action and the fact an open and transparent environment to discuss the Beaumont believes World Rugby introduce a five substitutions rule to protect that they came back to push the Americans to the system and address any developments collectively. remains at the “forefront of evidence- player welfare amid a COVID-affected fixture end, despite an untidy race and some unspecified “The maintenance and start-up schedule that has based concussion education and schedule. Instead, the shareholders agreed technical issues at the start. been developed is a comprehensive schedule that is prevention” and said the governing to increase the number of players allowed on “For us it doesn’t mean a whole heap,” he said. shared and in possession of all teams. body will continue to act on scientific the bench from seven to nine. This measure “We were really happy we actually managed to get “In Emirates Team New Zealand’s experience, if information in the future. will come into effect from Saturday. — AAP into the race. all maintenance and start-up procedures are followed “Both the game and the level of “We had a few issues going on and our team did correctly the system operates as designed. player care and welfare have evolved protection of players,” he said. an amazing job making sure we had the opportunity “Emirates Team New Zealand has no access significantly since my playing days and, “I will continue to lead on safety and do to win the race. system to ensure these procedures are followed. while we are never complacent, I have all I can to maintain the confidence and “We are really pleased how the boat was going “As far as the defender is aware INEOS TEAM witnessed first-hand how advances in wellbeing of those who love playing the and to be able to actually claw your way back into it UK’s foil cant system is fully operational.” science and medicine have informed our game.” — AAP 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 Rashford Gisborne Boys’ High brace lifts Man United face mammoth task to sixth CRICKET by Jack Malcolm OBR’s success this year, but FOOTBALL Loffler said he could single GISBORNE Boys’ High out the whole team for their LONDON — Marcus Rashford scored School have a mammoth task individual efforts. twice as Manchester United won 3-2 at against OBR in local cricket’s Boys’ High will be without bottom side Sheffield United today to go Doleman Cup final at Harry key batsman Nicholas Hendrie sixth in football’s English Premier League. Barker Reserve tomorrow. again, but coach Mal Trowell David McGoldrick put Sheffield United Half the Boys’ High team says his team have what it ahead after five minutes but Rashford competed in the Northern takes to win. equalised in the 26th minute and Anthony Districts boys’ senior They won a tight game Martial gave United the lead before halftime. secondary schools’ tournament against High School Old Boys Rashford added his second six minutes throughout the week. in the semifinals without the after the break and though McGoldrick Gisborne Boys’ High help of South Africans Hendrie pulled one back with three minutes to re-entered the Senior A and wicketkeeper batsman go, United held on to go sixth, five points competition this year with the Graham Sharp. behind leaders Liverpool. addition of several experienced Trowell said his team’s Sheffield United remain entrenched at the senior players who have added strength this year had been bottom of the log, six points behind second- depth and mentoring. with the ball, and they would from-bottom West Brom. OBR have been the most look to target the OBR batting Burnley moved out of the bottom three consistent team in the line-up with their diverse after they came away from Aston Villa with competition and come into the bowling attack. a 0-0 draw. final as favourites. “We just need someone to Villa had the bulk of possession and had Although they had an upset bat on, and play around that.” 27 shots but Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope loss to Horouta, they are the The game is to be played made some outstanding saves to keep a only team in the competition on the representative wicket, clean sheet and earn a point. with five wins. which will encourage more The result lifted Burnley above Fulham OBR had a goal of reaching running between the wickets and out of the relegation zone to 16th while the finals this year, but had as the boundaries are longer Villa are 11th. created an excellent team than the other pitches. “We had enough chances to win two or culture and atmosphere, Boys’ High haven’t beaten three games,” Villa manager Dean Smith said. captain Ian Loffler said. OBR this season, but Trowell “The penalty box was our downfall today, “I knew we had the players; is optimistic. we had good chances but probably didn’t it was just a matter of gelling. “We got close in the first work the goalkeeper as much as we could. It’s really exciting for our club game,” he said. “I can’t be disappointed with the at the moment.” ALL-ROUND EFFORT: Gisborne Boys’ High School all-rounder “We’ll be looking to ride the performance; I thought we were excellent.” Loffler’s return to OBR’s Josiah Turner will look to continue his good form tomorrow in momentum from last week.” Burnley manager Sean Dyche was Senior A team this season was the Doleman Cup final against OBR. Picture by Paul Rickard He said the team’s goal was “pleased with the point overall”. motivated by his desire to help not to make the final, but to “They created a couple of chances but build the team culture and scorer in the competition, with Loffler said the team win it. in the second half I felt we defended very compete in the premier grade. an average of 36.2 runs over would be looking to “key AT A GLANCE: well,” he said. It’s been a successful seven games. players”, such as bowlers Sam Doleman Cup Final: OBR v Villa hit the post twice and Dyche reintroduction, as OBR OBR will be without Patterson and Paul Stewart, GBHS. highlighted an incredible save by Pope, have stormed through the batsman Dane Thompson and who had been instrumental in Harry Barker Reserve, which denied Anwar El Ghazi. competition. They topped the bowler Cody Andrews this building the club culture. tomorrow, 1pm. “Nick Pope’s save was world class. I regular-season points table, weekend after both were ruled Batsman Nick Greeks had Umpires: Jason Trowill and don’t say my words lightly. It was above and and Loffler is the highest run- out due to injury. also been heavily involved in Stewart Patrick. beyond, it was a top, top save.” — DPA Barbier shows defiance CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf High School, who were on national Gillette Cup first 11 duties at Lincoln University. LIAM Barbier showed fight yesterday. Poverty Bay were dismissed for 114 in 43.4 The 16 year-old leg-spinner, having come in at overs, Barbier and No.7 Logan Andrews (their No.9 against Hamilton, battled for an hour and 16 second-best-performed batsman with 23) coming minutes with technique and application to face 96 together with the Bay 28-7 after 13 overs. balls and lead Poverty Bay’s run-scorers with 30 They put on 54 runs for the eighth wicket. in a nine-wicket loss. Left-arm inswing bowler Ewald Schreuder bowled Having come eighth in the T20 component of superbly to take 4-17 off 10 overs for Hamilton. the Northern Districts boys’ senior secondary Schreuder’s new-ball partner, Jake Clare, picked schools’ cricket tournament in Rotorua, the up 2-21 off 10. Nathan Trowell-led Poverty Bay side were to play Poverty Bay off-spinner Daniel Stewart (1-9 off off for seventh spot in the 50-over competition two overs) picked up the only wicket to fall in the against Bay of Plenty Lakelands today. Hamilton innings. On a still day Boord Park in 26-degree heat, He bowled Hamilton opener Rohan Gosai for Trowell won the toss and opted to bat against a 43, three balls into the 21st over with the score side missing key players from Hamilton Boys’ at 112. Kayak club medallists POVERTY BAY Kayak Club paddler Genna Robertson, Emma Brownlie: U18 Genna Robertson won five gold medals at women’s K2 200, 0:40.70; U18 women’s the 2020 Karapiro Christmas Regatta at K2 500, 1:52.01. the weekend. Genna Robertson, Seren Rogers, Nicki One was in an individual event, the Graham, Emma Brownlie: U18 women’s under-16 women’s K1 500 metres, and the K4 500, 1:48.01. others were earned as a member of u16 or u18 crews. Silver medallists Emma Brownlie won three team golds Quaid Thompson: Open men’s K1 1000, and, in the u18 K1 500, individual bronze. 3:37.18. Poverty Bay club medallists at the Ollie Egan, Matt McKendry: U14 men’s Karapiro Christmas Regatta were — K2 500, 2:11.51. Amber Dearness, Hannah Webb: U14 Gold medallists women’s K2 200, 0:52.00. Genna Robertson, Gus Baker: Junior (under-16) mixed K2 200 metres, 42.14 Bronze medallists seconds. Amber Dearness, Hannah Webb: U14 Amber Dearness: U14 women’s K1 200, women’s K2 500, 2:17.63. 0:52.26. Gus Baker: U16 men’s K1 200, 0:43.52. Genna Robertson: U16 women’s K1 500, Emma Brownlie: U18 women’s K1 500, 2:03.09. 1:59.00. SEE ALSO BACK PAGE The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 18, 2020 SPORT 27 Ashley Scott Memorial on the line

SPEEDWAY by Murray Robertson adult classes of the future. “Most of our New Zealand champions THE Ashley Scott Memorial Trophy in all classes came through it.” goes on the line at the Eastland Group The support programme includes Raceway tomorrow night, and racing will TQs, saloons, production saloons and be fierce for the stockcar trophy. sidechairs. A field of about 20 cars will contest The Cook brothers Daniel (77G) and the Tyre General-sponsored event. Ethan (76G) will look to bounce back Organisers are expecting a posse of from what was a disappointing North drivers from Huntly, along with some Island saloon car championships for them from Hawke’s Bay, to battle it out with at Kihikihi last weekend. the local contenders. “Daniel finished sixth in the final, “The Ashley Scott Memorial is a trophy which was good, but not quite what he that many drivers are very keen to get hoped for, and I was caught in a pile-up their names on,” Gisborne Speedway Club in the second lap of the final,” Ethan president Clyde McGrory said. said. “It’s a special trophy that has become “The car was damaged and I had to coveted by the stockies and there’s great pull into the in-field. kudos attached to it.” “We’ve worked on the car during The likes of Trevor McArthur the week and we’ll both be out there (128G) and Dana Kingsbeer (83G) can tomorrow night.” be expected to lead the local charge Numbers in the support programme tomorrow night, particularly Kingsbeer, will be boosted by out-of-town cars. who was the best of the Gisborne drivers As a Christmas gift to the public, at the recent NZ Stockcar Grand Prix. children would be admitted free of charge “Sam Hughes (18G) may also give the and adults would have to pay only $5 to title a nudge,” McGrory said. get in, McGrory said. Ashley Scott was a well-known and “It’s our way of saying thanks to our well-liked Gisborne panelbeater and fans, who have supported us so well stockcar driver who died when fire through the season to this point, and destroyed his workshop. wishing them a Merry Christmas. Another feature tomorrow night will be READY FOR ACTION: Trevor McArthur (128G) and Bruce Harding (8G) are expected “Santa will make an appearance, too. the annual Youth Ministock 100, raced in to be among the drivers competing in the Ashley Scott Memorial races tomorrow “So Mum and Dad, with their kids and senior and junior divisions. night. Picture by Liam Clayton the neighbours’ kids, can come along for “The seniors will be split into two only $10 and have a great night.” groups, and the top 13 in each group “We always see high-quality racing continuation of that.” Gates to the speedway open at the after two qualifying heats will go to the from the young drivers in this event, McGrory said the ministock class was a usual time of 5pm, and the first race will final,” McGrory said. and I’m sure tomorrow night will be a great training ground and “feeder” for the start at 6pm.

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SLICING THROUGH THE WATER: Poverty Bay Kayak Club’s under-18 women’s K4 500m crew of (from the back) Emma Brownlie, Genna Robertson, Seren Rogers and Nicki Graham on their way to first place at the Blue Lake 2 canoe racing regatta at the weekend. Picture by Karlene Ward Seeking precious medals

KAYAKING by Jack Malcolm POVERTY BAY Kayak Club paddlers took home 20 medals — 14 of them gold — from the Blue Lake 2 canoe racing regatta at the weekend. Gisborne-led boats tallied six gold medals; however, several racers combined with other clubs’ crews to find the winning formula. Gus Baker paddled his way to four gold medals, a silver and a bronze after joining forces with the under-16 Whanganui paddlers to make a K4 team. Amber Dearness also had an impressive weekend in mixed-club teams, securing three golds, a silver and a bronze. Alicia Hoskin had a weekend to remember as she raced to gold with the Canoe Racing New Zealand crew in the open women’s K4 500 metres before winning the K2 500 with Olympian Lisa Carrington as paddling partner. Poverty Bay Kayak Club coach Emily Willock said they had to fit in kayakers when and where they could if the club didn’t have the numbers to form a team. It was heartening to see the athletes rewarded after the hard work everyone had put in over the past four to six months, she said. “Overseas travel can be the apple that keeps them motivated; and with that off the table, it was good to see them still motivated and that hard work pay off.” Willock said it was a great way to round off the year as they looked towards the TINY MARGIN: Poverty Bay Kayak Club paddler Quaid Thompson finished second in the K1 1000 metres at the Blue Lake 2 nationals at Lake Karapiro in February. canoe racing regatta at the weekend. He was 0.16 of a second behind the winner, Max Brown, of Whanganui. Brothers Zach and CLUB MEDALLISTS, PAGE 26 Sam Ferkins, also of the Poverty Bay club, finished seventh and eighth respectively in the final. Picture by Karlene Ward