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An old unoccupied home in Endcliffe Road was destroyed in a spectacular fire early this morning. The house was burning furiously when fire crews arrived and it took them an hour to bring it under control. Only the shell of the home remains standing. STORY ON PAGE 3 Picture by Alice Te Puni

by Andrew Ashton zones had been designed over “we need to be prepared.” a two-year period and that A series of drop-in sessions at PEOPLE should start information was the key to HB Williams Memorial Library planning their safest evacuation survival. will take place every Tuesday routes in preparation for a The Hikurangi subduction from next week to the end of the major earthquake and tsunami zone, where the Pacific plate month. TSUNAMI that could inundate Gisborne subducts (dives underneath) the The information sessions and “take out” Australian plate, is the most start at 5.30pm and will involve entirely. active fault line in a computer-generated model That was the advice after and is as close as 30km offshore showing how a tsunami will Council of Gisborne. react following a 8.9 magnitude revealed official tsunami escape Subduction zones are also earthquake in the subduction routes and tsunami safe zones responsible for the world’s zone, with an epicentre 30km to go along with a recently- most powerful “mega-thrust” from Gisborne. ESCAPE updated tsunami inundation earthquakes, as well as At a media briefing last night, report and updated inundation tsunami. Dr Cave said following an zones. Dr Cave said Tairawhiti earthquake (involving about two The evacuation routes had not experienced a major and two-and-a-half minutes of have been designed to inform tsunami such as those in shaking), much of the Poverty residents how to survive in the Japan and South East Asia, Bay Flats would experience credible event of a 10-to-15- which demonstrated the subsidence. metre tsunami inundation widespread impact of tsunami In 30 minutes a 10m tsunami ROUTES generated by an 8.9 magnitude on communities. would inundate the area, with earthquake in the Hikurangi However, Tairawhiti was water likely to reach from subduction zone. probably the part of New Awapuni to as far as Council principal scientist Dr Zealand that would be most and Hexton. ‘We need to be prepared’ Murry Cave said the evacuation affected by such a tsunami and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 21950-01

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by Murray Robertson house was vacant and had been so for some time. A HOUSE at the Wainui Road “That was a relief given how end of Endcliffe Road was far advanced the fire was when destroyed by fire this morning we got there.” and a specialist fire investigator They had to call in extra has been called in to investigate. firefighters. Fire and Emergency NZ “We had paid staff and received multiple 111 calls about volunteers assisting us.” the blaze shortly before 5am. Fire crews remained at the Four appliances were sent to scene until late this morning the scene. dampening down the remains of “The house was fully involved the home. in fire when the first crew “We believe the fire started arrived,” said Senior Station in the front area of the house Officer Bernie Bull. somehow,” SSO Bull said. “Three blocks away from it “The power was off, but the you could see the glow in the gas supply was still connected. sky. “We have not established a “The front and both sides of cause as yet.” the house were well on fire, with Specialist fire investigator flames coming out the windows Derek Goodwin was called and in the roof cavity.” in and began an inquiry this The first crew to arrive morning. deployed one of their bigger He has been joined by police. hose lines to tackle it. “As the second truck came ■ FIREFIGHTERS were called in we established a second and out earlier in the night to put out third hose line.” a burning car at the corner of Firefighters also used the Hansen Road and Back Ormond aerial appliance to tackle the fire Road. from above. It was shortly before 2am. “It would have taken us “The car was burnt out, about an hour to bring it under and the flames had spread to control,” SSO Bull said. surrounding grass,” SSO Bull REMAINS IN THE DAY: All that is left of this unoccupied Endcliffe Road home is the shell after a fire in “Soon after we arrived we said. “It appeared to have been the earlier hours of this morning. Firefighters could see the glow in the sky three blocks away as they were told by neighbours the abandoned.” headed to the fire. Picture by Liam Clayton At the coalface of CRISIS TALKS forestry downturn by Wynsley Wrigley THERE is a lot of MAYOR Rehette Stoltz says she hardship affecting is heartened by yesterday’s visit thousands of people of Economic Development and because of the Covid-19 Transport Minister Phil Twyford crisis, which could last and is hoping for a “Tairawhiti for much longer, says announcement” to tackle the forestry worker Nopera Covid-19 crisis affecting the Pine. forestry industry. Mr Pine, who “The Minister will come back works for the ISO port to us.” logistics company, and Mayor Stoltz said the Wade Brunt, of the Government was approached for Wellness Centre met IN THE FRONT LINE: Wade Brunt of help last week. with Cabinet minister the Wellness Centre (left) and ISO Ltd “We have done everything we Phil Twyford yesterday. forestry worker Nopera Pine after their could but we cannot do it alone It was a positive meeting with Economic Development anymore. We tried working as a READY TO HELP: Economic Development and Transport Minister experience, said Mr and Transport Minister Phil Twyford group in Tairawhiti. Now we need Phil Twyford tells the national media the Government is looking for Pine. “He wants to help Picture by Rebecca Grunwell input from the Government.” practical solutions to tackle the economic effects of the Covid-19 the industry.” The crisis was expected to last a crisis on Tairawhiti. He is flanked by Gisborne-based Labour list MP But it would be a matter “of to South Korea and India “to keep lot longer, she said. Kiri Allan (left) and Ikaroa-Rawhiti Labour MP . processes”, as there was not things rolling”. Tairawhiti needed practical Picture by Rebecca Grunwell “heaps of money” available. Workers did 12-hour shifts when solutions in a regional package. Mr Pine said the industry was ships were in Port Eastland, which There had been suggestions It had been moving to speak to They were eligible for hardship “very slow” at the moment. went down to eight hours when workers move to other areas, a Tolaga Bay contractor who had grants and other support. “We’ve gone from 15,000 logs unloading “logs from the bush”. however, the Mayor was not keen laid off two-thirds of his staff. The Minister acknowledged daily to maybe seven or 8000.” Everyone was affected across to see that happen. Cabinet had already announced Gisborne-Tairawhiti was “doing it Gisborne was the second the spectrum of workers in the “We need to make sure our spending of $4 million across tough”. busiest logging port in the country industry. workers stay in the Tairawhiti. the country to roll out regional “This place is feeing the sharp but there were around seven Mr Pine said hundreds of Mr Twyford yesterday said the business partner schemes, offering edge of the downturn in forestry million tonnes of logs sitting in workers and thousands of families Government was working with advice particularly for small and caused by Covid-19. Chinese ports, which would take were being affected across the , local industry and council to medium-sized businesses “who are “We heard today how four or five months to clear when country. Some workers were on help the forestry industry. reeling here” because of Covid-19. communities and families are work began again. reduced hours while others had “So when it does pick up . . . we Ministry of Social Development under enormous stress, even Some logging ships were sailing lost their jobs. don’t want to lose people, we don’t staff were working with to the point of feeling suicidal want to lose companies, we don’t employers and workers to see if because of being laid off.” want to lose all the skills and the they could be linked to other job Mayor Stoltz said Mr Twyford Limited sprinkler use allowed training.” opportunities. travelled up and down the Coast RESIDENTS can turn their “The demand is within the daily The Government was looking at The Government had released to meet shop owners, contractors sprinklers back on after water volume that can be readily supplied working with forestry companies $19 million to assist the tourism and Whanau Ora navigators. restrictions were eased. from the Waingake Water Treatment who could bring work forward but industry affected by Covid-19. Those he saw in Gisborne Gisborne District Council today Plant but the dam storage will did not currently have cash flow, Mr Twyford said those who included Trust Tairawhiti chief lowered restrictions back to level 2, steadily decline until there is good by “building roads to allow logging believed there was a 13-week executive Gavin Murphy, forestry meaning limited sprinkler use applies rainfall to replenish it.” in new areas”. stand-down period for the job worker Nopera Pine and Wade for Gisborne city. The forecast for the rest of the The Government could look at seeker benefit were not correct. Brunt of the Wellness Centre. Team leader for drinking water week shows some rain and showers Provincial Growth Fund roading There was a one-to-two-week Mental health was another Judith Robertson says the level 3 are likely. programmes, cut through red stand-down for 97 percent of issue because some people found restrictions requiring a total sprinkler Longer-term projections into tape, speed up the consent process people who were in financial it difficult to ask for help, said the ban could be lifted as daily water March indicate potential for further and provide work. difficulty. Mayor. demand had stabilised. rain. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

McRAE, Meta Births Marion. — Peacefully Moths on safari on 29th February, 2020, ARCHIE William at Summerset Care Donald Macpherson. Centre, Greenmeadows. — Born on the 25th of Aged 94 years. February 2020, in Gisborne. First born Beloved wife of the late child of Christopher and Ian. Much loved sister Natalia. Beloved by of Boyd (dec) and many. Janey Wilson; Audrey and Guy (dec) Smythe. Dearly loved and Deaths cherished aunt of Karen and Andy Bush; David DUNNE, Colleen Wilson; Tina Wilson; (nee Berry). — Passed Gael and Tim Forbes; away peacefully, at her Brett Smythe and Chris; home in Coloundra and David Smythe. (Aust) on 2nd March Adored by her great- 2020. Devoted wife of nieces and nephews: Patrick. Treasured Mum Sam, Charlie, and Sarah of Linda and Daniel, Bush; Emma and and mother-in-law of Hughie Forbes; Kiri. Loved Nana of Campbell and Laura Dara and Luc, and Smythe (and her great- special sister of Anne great nephew, Bertie); White, Bernice and and Harriet Smythe. Myles Walters, David and Lynn Berry, and all Meta’s funeral her nieces and nephews. service will be held on Will be sadly missed by Wednesday, 11 March all. at 11.30am, at St Columba’s Presbyterian JONES, Alexander Church, Gloucester PURRING DISPLAY: Tiger Moths landed at Ruatoria aerodrome yesterday as part of the New Zealand Tiger Moth Club’s 50th Lewis. — 8 June 1950 - Street, Taradale, anniversary New Zealand safari. A total of five Tiger Moth biplanes flew into Ruatoria, accompanied by NZ Warbirds Association 1 March 2020. Loved followed by her aircraft and other private aircraft accompanying them to Bluff. The aircraft set off from Cape Reinga on Saturday and will take two son of Pare Keiha and interment at Eskdale weeks to complete the haul to Bluff, picking up other Tiger Moths on the way. They enjoyed an unscheduled stop at Gisborne Gwendoline Jones. Cemetery. To celebrate Airport today after poor weather delayed their departure for Dannevirke. They will set off tomorrow morning. Loved brother and Meta’s life-long love of Picture by Liam Clayton uncle. gardening, a flower for Tangi held tomorrow, the service would be Thursday 5th March at welcome. 10am at 920A Road, All tributes to Meta or Fresh history of craft on award shortlist Manutuke. messages for her family Stonehaven - can be left via Proudly making a www.dunstalls.co.nz or by Mark Peters handiwork but “to become art then not art difference sent to the McRae because art is not the right term”, said Skinner. Family, C/- PO Box A NEW history of New Zealand craft Crafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of Making McMILLAN, Gordon 1055, Napier 4140. co-produced by Ruatoria-based author and art in New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania is John, fondly known as historian Damian Skinner has been shortlisted in shortlisted in the illustrated non-fiction category John. — Aged 91 A lovely lady, now gone the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. of the book awards. It joins Protest Tautohetohe: years. Passed away at to be with her beloved Spanning three centuries, Crafting Aotearoa: Objects of Resistance, Persistence and Defiance Gisborne Hospital. Ian. Much loved by all his A Cultural History of Making in New Zealand edited by Stephanie Gibson, Matariki Williams, immediate and exten- and the Wider Moana Oceania explores the often and Puawai Cairns; We Are Here: An Atlas of ded families. unappreciated role of the handmade object in Aotearoa by Chris McDowall and Tim Denee; and A funeral will be held this country. McCahon Country by Justin Paton. for John at 1pm, Evans Along with Mr Skinner co-contributor/editors The four finalist books are landmark Chapel, 171 Ormond Unveilings Kolokesa U Mahina-Tuai and Karl Chitham and publications that address significant cultural Road, Gisborne, many contributing subject experts approached milestones, says Odessa Owens, convenor of the followed by interment the cross-cultural history of making with the illustrated non-fiction category. at the Taruheru Ceme- The family of the late understanding craft is an idea that changes over “These brilliantly crafted publications also tery. RICHARD JAMES time. demonstrate the growing confidence of writers, - Evans Funeral IVESS Craft is a broad church, Skinner told The Guide designers and publishers to innovate with design Services Ltd. FDANZ Welcome you to the last year. and world-class production values.” www.evansfuneral.co.nz unveiling of his plaque “There is amateur craft, craft people made in Winners of the 2020 Ockham New Zealand at: wartime such as rag rugs and chairs made from Book Awards will be announced at a ceremony McMILLAN, Gordon fruit boxes; stuff men do in their sheds, what we on Tuesday May 12 as a marquee event during John (John). — Loved Taruheru Cemetery father and father-in-law did in woodwork at school.” the Auckland Writers Festival. (ashes plots) on: Pottery, jewellery, glassware is found at the of Hone and Jeanette. SATURDAY, Loved Joe of Micheal March 7, 2020 professional end of the craft spectrum. Because WELL-CRAFTED: Ruatoria-based and Amanda, and at 2pm traditional Maori art gave visual form and author and art historian Damian Skinner Monica. shape to cultural belief systems, and expressed is the co-producer of Crafting Aotearoa: followed by afternoon spiritual ideas in natural materials, the parsing A Cultural History of Making in New tea at: McMILLAN, Gordon of art, craft and Maori world view was especially Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania, 517 Aberdeen Road, tricky. which has been shortlisted in the Ockham John. — Much loved Gisborne father of Blue and The struggle for Maori and other cultures’ New Zealand Book Awards. Midori (Tutira). Matthew Mua & craftwork is to be recognised, not as artisan Picture supplied Whanau welcome McMILLAN, John. — whanau & friends to the Now you can farm to unveiling of your heart’s content. Emergency services have relocation plans Always loved, never LYNETTE JEFFERIES forgotten. by Matai O’Connor the edge of the red zone. St John territory manager Shane Clapperton — David and Faye, to be held Gisborne Police station is in the yellow zone said they had robust business continuity plans Pam and Hiki, Minnie SATURDAY, GISBORNE’s emergency services, all located but is on the edge of the orange and red zones for emergencies. and Richard. 11 April 2020 close to rivers, are well prepared in the event of a because it is on the corner of Gladstone Road “In the case of a tsunami in Gisborne, the at Urupa natural disaster like an earthquake or tsunami. and Customhouse Street close to the Turanganui at 11am ambulance vehicles would relocate to Gisborne TURNER, Graeme The topic arose at a meeting of Gisborne River. (See page 2 for inundation zone map) Hospital. Maxwell. — Loved District Council’s civil defence emergency The Herald spoke to emergency services after “We are working closely with the Gisborne husband of Erin, and management committee. the meeting. District Council to ensure the city is prepared for father of Geraldine and Councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown asked FENZ area commander Charlie Turei said such an emergency,” Mr Clapperton said. Kelly. Grandfather to what tsunami inundation zone the fire station, all fire stations in the Tairawhiti area had an A police spokesperson said Tairawhiti Police his 6 grandchildren. At Graeme’s request, St John ambulance and Gisborne police station emergency plan in case of a natural disaster. had a business continuity plan which was a private cremation has Monumental were in and if the river at “their doorsteps” had “These include a suitable alternative site to regularly reviewed and updated. been held. Masons been considered in any of the plans. operate from if needed. This included being able to work from other Civil defence and emergency manager Wiremu “Gisborne fire crews would operate from a site local stations or buildings if needed. - Evans Funeral Tamati said Fire and Emergency NZ, the police at Gisborne Hospital if required. “Members of the public are always able to get Services Ltd. FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz STONEHAVEN and St John could answer that. “Of course, if there was a tsunami, our fire in touch with police on the phone (111 or 105), or “I don’t know,” he said. “We have encouraged crews would be out responding where they are online, regardless of whether a physical station Memorials them to jump on board with us.” needed and helping our community. is in operation or not. 601 Nelson Road The fire station and St John Ambulance bases “There are no immediate plans to move our “Similarly, officers can conduct their core are located at Bright Street next to the Taruheru facilities in Gisborne at this time. All fire stations business and respond to calls without needing River. are in locations where we can respond efficiently to have a physical station to work from, thanks Ph 867 1800 In the council’s maps of tsunami inundation and effectively to our communities in any to equipment like portable radios and mobility www.stonehaven.net.nz zones, both are inside the orange zone and on emergency,” Mr Turei said. devices (cellphones). The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NEWS 5

TREASURED: Gary and Lyn File say Gisborne’s former maternity hospital has precious memories for them. Left, Owen Lloyd, representing Hauora Tairawhiti, at the ceremony marking the end of Gisborne’s former maternity hospital, thanked those present and said they had put life into the “grand old building”. Pictures by Rebecca Grunwell

NEARLY 100 people gathered outside Gisborne’s former maternity home on Monday for a ceremony to honour the building which has served the district for nearly 50 years. The Morris Adair Building was closed in 2012 because of earthquake safety concerns. It is being demolished after Hauora Tairawhiti determined it would be uneconomic to repair to the required new building standards. MATERNITY MEMORIES by Wynsley Wrigley “As long as I live, I will remember the father of four daughters. Porou, he said. telephone in there,” Mr File said. Janet Willson said she had given Close to 100 people attended the “THERE are places I remember, all my Fathers would relay their news to the birth to three children in the building ceremony. life, though some have changed, some for outside world “about the only baby who and later enjoyed working there for The maternity hospital was opened in ever, not for better.” had ever been born”. Hauora Tairawhiti’s population funding 1969 and the building was closed in 2012 The overwhelming sentiment from Mr File said he choked at the memory department, and “around the corner” for because of earthquake safety concerns. former staff members and parents of of ringing his mother four times from the Alzheimer’s Gisborne/Tairawhiti, before After a series of reports and newborn babies attending Monday’s maternity hospital. her retirement. investigations, the Hauora Tairawhiti ceremony honouring Gisborne’s former He was one of those expectant fathers “I feel like my life has gone around in a board confirmed the building was maternity home, matched the classic who were “the poor species of people big circle from babies to Alzheimer’s. uneconomic to repair to above the Beatles song In My Life. who never quite knew where to put “I really enjoyed those years.” required minimum of 63 percent of new The building is being demolished after themselves, where to go, or Former long-serving building standards. serving the district for nearly 50 years. not go”. midwife Rosalie Kingsbeer Puawai Aroha Gisborne Maternity Unit Former staff spoke fondly of their It was karma he said, It’s part of our said she had called the was opened in 1998 by which time the time in the Morris Adair Building, while “because they were kind of lives,‘ it’s part of our newborns “my babies”. numbers of babies born in Gisborne had parents spoke of their newborns, now responsible for the ladies children. “You weren’t allowed to significantly reduced from 1960s levels fully-grown adults. being there in the first do that because they do and mothers were spending less time in Some struggled with their emotions. place”. ’ —Gary File belong to the mother, but hospital after birth. Parents Gary and Lyn File were among Hauora Tairawhiti they were mine.” There was a need to have maternity those attending. kaumatua Owen Lloyd Dr Karen Southall services located closer to the operating Mr File said the end of the building’s said Monday’s ceremony was a time to Matthews paid tribute to the late Dr theatres and other facilities so a new, life “seems wrong”. farewell the “grand old building” and the Richard Oram and psychiatrist Dr smaller, integrated facility was built as “I’m sad to see it go,” he said. services it had provided. John Marks. She described Dr Oram part of the main hospital complex. “It’s part of our lives, it’s part of our He wanted to acknowledge those as selfless, and said that Dr Marks was In 2003 funds left in the dwindling children.” present who had “seen a lot of things, “flourishing” in Vienna. Morris Adair fund were used to refit (and He said three times at the maternity heard a lot of things and accomplished a She had many funny stories including rename) the maternity building. home were happy; one was not when the lot of things”. an experience with a patient who was Hospital rooms were turned into couple’s baby was stillborn. They had given the building life. dismayed she had turned down a gift of offices and the building was used as a “That made us stronger people I guess.” Karen Williams spoke of her son, born cannabis. community health hub. After their experience the Files, in Wairoa in 1976. “The patient said ‘but Doc, it’s my best, A variety of services were located there together with the local Parents Centre She and her newborn were flown to it’s head’.” including the Cancer Society, Alzheimer’s branch, donated a camera to the Gisborne where she was “put on the Wi Harrison of Nikau Contractors Society, Heart Foundation, Public Health, maternity home. Parents unfortunate milking machine”. said his company would look after the Planning and Funding and Community enough to have a stillbirth could take a She was grateful for the support of building during the demolition. Mental Health. photograph before the baby was taken maternity staff. Eighty percent of the staff in his Demolition is expected to take four away. Her son was now aged 40 and the Auckland-based company were Ngati months. GISBORNE DISTRICT COURT NEWS A MAN alleged to be involved in a Rameka in custody without plea. The The charges were rescheduled for a CONRAD Byrne, 37, pleaded not relating to units at a motel) use of a recent gang-related incident in Ruatoria case will be next called at a registrar’s judge-alone trial on May 18. guilty to three charges — two of burglary document (a stolen debit card) for a involving firearms, was refused bail list on March 18. and one of driving while disqualified for pecuniary advantage, three breaches of when he appeared in Gisborne District At the time of the alleged gang PETER Vance Kaiwai, 41, pleaded a third or subsequent time. bail and driving while disqualified for a Court. incident, Rameka was on bail for two not guilty to all nine charges he faces He elected a judge-alone trial. third or subsequent time. Chance Slade Rameka, 25, yet to domestic violence charges — wounding —- two counts of strangulation, four On these matters, he was further Soloman, who appeared via AV-link plead to charges of doing a threatening with intent to injure and assault on a breaches of a protection order, two remanded in custody until April 6 when from a prison remand unit, was further act and commission of a crime with person in a family relationship. counts of assault on a person in a family he already has a case review hearing on remanded in custody for sentence a firearm, applied for bail when he Rameka had earlier been in relationship, and theft (of items valued earlier denied charges. on April 17. A report traversing the appeared in Gisborne District Court via custody but was granted bail after the between $500 and $1000). suitability of electronically-monitored AV-link from a prison remand unit. complainant in those charges failed He elected a judge-alone trial and VICKY Rose Soloman, 36, pleaded sentence options was ordered. Judge Warren Cathcart declined to turn up as a witness at an earlier was further remanded in custody for a guilty to a raft of offences — assault of Some of the charges were referred to the application and further remanded scheduled hearing. case review hearing on April 15. a child, two counts of burglary (each the restorative justice process. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020

SMARTER THAN WE THINK: Kea may be best BRIEFS known for their irritating cry and tomfoolery, but it turns out the tricky green parrot isn’t so different from humans when it comes to problem solving. In a paper published Kiwi escapes Bali jail time today in Nature Communications, University of Auckland BALI — A Kiwi man with intellectual disabilities experts found the birds can judge statistical odds in a has been released over drug-smuggling charges in way only ever seen before in infants and great apes. Bali. In a range of tests at the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Thomas Michael Daly was detained last week , kea worked out that choosing a particular after Indonesian Customs officers found 3kg of coloured token always led to a food reward, and even prescription medication in his luggage. managed to learn which of their rangers was most Daly was carrying 4950 pills for his nine-month likely to pick the token they wanted. Study co-author trip through southeast Asia, and had a doctor’s Alex Taylor, a psychologist who studies intelligence in certificate for the 14 different medications animals and birds, said the behaviour they saw was prescribed for schizophrenia, diabetes and kidney unprecedented in birds. In a range of experiments, Dr failure. Australia security consultant John McLeod Taylor and PhD student Amalia Bastos tested six kea took on the case pro-bono and was able to secure using different coloured rods. The kea learned that a positive outcome for Daly last night around choosing a black rod over an orange rod would lead to a midnight (NZT). treat, and were able to predict which jar would most likely McLeod was able to convince the Indonesian result in their ranger pulling out a black rod. authorities that the Whangarei man was genuine. To date, only humans and chimpanzees have been shown Indonesian police have said the drug haul was the to blend social and frequency information in this way. biggest seizure in the island’s history. — NZ Herald Picture supplied by University of Auckland Guilty plea over horse slaying — Just weeks after the anniversary of the brutal stabbing of a miniature horse, a man has pleaded guilty to the attack. Reginald Robert Ozanne, 50, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday where he admitted a charge of wilfully ill-treating an animal. Deputy PM takes swipe Despite the order to keep the man’s identity under wraps over the last eight months, Ozanne has been widely known as the accused man by the community, having spoken to the Daily Times before he was charged. He said police had raided his home but he at Australian Minister vehemently denied he was the one who stabbed 11-year-old miniature horse ‘Star’ 41 times. — ODT by Jason Walls, NZ Herald regrettable that she (Ardern) made her with no connection to New Zealand. comments but that would have played “We have a simple request. Send back Murder accused revealed — Deputy Prime well domestically for her,” Dutton said. Kiwis, genuine Kiwis — do not deport — The identity of the man accused Minister Winston Peters has upped the your people and your problems,” Ardern of double murder following the fatal shootings near ante in the transtasman war, taking said. McLaren Falls can now be revealed. a verbal swing at a senior Australian Of all countries, Australia While she was in Sydney last week, Samuel Fane appeared in the High Court minister. should‘ understand the Ardern lobbied Australian Prime at Tauranga this morning, where his name “We have been friends for centuries,” unfairness of deportation for Minister Scott Morrison to change the suppression was lifted. The 25-year-old appeared Peters told the ABC, “don’t ruin it deportation rules, but he said Australia via audio-visual link as Justice Lang reviewed his for some political opportunism which criminal reasons. would be making no changes. case. Fane is charged with two counts of murder. originates in Australia, not New ’—Winston Peters Speaking to the ABC, Peters said the The charges relate to the alleged shooting deaths Zealand.” policy was not fair. of Paul Lasslett, 43, and 32-year-old Nick Littlewood Peters was calling out Home Affairs “Of all countries, Australia should at an Omanawa property on February 11. Minister Peter Dutton, who, earlier His comments came after Ardern understand the unfairness of deportation Justice Lang continued the suppression of a draft this week, took aim at Prime Minister criticised Dutton’s government’s policies for criminal reasons,” he said. summary of facts, following a request from Crown Jacinda Ardern over her criticism of on deportation last week. Peters said it was time the prosecutor Anna Pollet due to sensitive details Australia’s deportation policy. She said Australia was well within its “politicisation” of the issue is put aside, involved on the document. “New Zealand is obviously in the rights to deport individuals who break its but then suggested it was Dutton who Fane was remanded in custody until his next election cycle at the moment — it’s laws but it is too often deporting people politicised the issue in the first place. appearance on May 6. — NZ Herald

Photo: Robyne McKeague Coroner’s last life-saving act

by Sahiban Hyde, Hawke’s Bay Today conducted, followed by organ donation. HAVELOCK NORTH — Hawke’s Bay coroner In an Instagram Christopher Devonport’s last act saved lives, post, son Matthew thanks to a stroke of a pen. Devonport said his Hauora It wasn’t the first time. father was his “sole Christopher Devonport “Connecting with Our Seas.” His job, which his colleagues say defined inspiration” who “Ko au te Moana, ko te Moana ko au – I am the ocean and the ocean is me. “ the role of a modern coroner, was to not just motivated him to be determine the cause of deaths, but also to write a positive person. recommendations to prevent similar tragedies. To improve health and well-being • Take some deep breaths and “As a human, he was one of the most contact with the sea is beneicial for concentrate on the smell of the sea air And when he died in a tragic fall from a ladder disciplined, friendly, positive, loving and hard at his Havelock North home last year, he still had working men I have ever known,” Matthew said. emotional, physical, and spiritual health • Try to feel which way the sea breeze and well-being. is blowing, and identify what things two lives to save. “Dad followed strong principles in life that he A beach walk to the northern end of move when the wind blows. Notice if Christopher, 64, formerly of Gisborne, was a believed and lived by day to day which reflected the Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine there are any signs of wind efects. firm believer in organ donation. His wife Chrissie the integrity that this man had. ensured he got his wish. “He was my main role model in life, my best Reserve is possible at low tide. Allow • Draw a pattern in the sand with a two hours but adjust this to it in stick or your feet Eight people benefited, two lives were saved. friend, a loving father who has always supported Chrissie, who was married to Christopher for me in the most positive and loving way I could whatever other activities you’d like to • Find a natural seat (comfy log) 40 years, told Hawke’s Bay Today her husband ever imagine. do. You will see remnants of the old and see what creatures are around or saved the lives of a 42 year-old New Zealand “He was a shining light of hope and comfort coach road along the beach, and the underneath it. man, and a 32 year-old Australian woman. in the most darkest days in my life when he remains of the pa (village) on the clifs A coroner’s report by Chief Coroner Deborah never needed to be.” above. You will also get a great view of Take your time and enjoy! he more Marshall found Christopher died in January Matthew and Chrissie said they were very Island/Te Ana o . you look the more you will see! 2019, of severe head injuries caused by a fall grateful for community support, the New Zealand he goal of the walk is to notice as from a ladder. Organ Donor Society, St John ambulance, and many pleasurable things as possible, Pātai/Question 2: Christopher had been up a ladder pruning staff at A&E, and ICU and the Hawke’s Bay slowly, one after another. Use your Why are dunes so vital for an olive tree in his driveway. He or the ladder Hospital. senses – sight, smell, sound, touch. our Moana? slipped and Christopher fell, hitting his head on “Our family thanks everyone who has reached a concrete letterbox. out already to show their support. It doesn’t go • Take your shoes of and feel the A neighbour called emergency services unnoticed and means the world to myself and sand underneath your feet – how and ambulance officers found Christopher my family,” Matthew said. diferent do you feel walking barefoot unconscious. Devonport was one of the first fulltime compared to wearing shoes? Medical experts had discussed Christopher’s coroners, appointed when the Coroners Act 2006 injuries, and concluded that an operation would came into force in 2007. not improve the outcome. Ministry of Justice acting chief executive Carl For more information on Seaweek: www.seaweek.org.nz A decision was made to withdraw life support Crafar said Coroner Devonport “helped shape and an organ donation assessment was the role of the modern New Zealand coroner”. 31107-03 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Rest home Refusal to test unwell worries over passengers questioned coronavirus by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald by Rowan Quinn. NZ Herald

WELLINGTON — Questions are being WELLINGTON — People in rest homes could raised about the refusal to test unwell be in dire circumstances if the coronavirus hits passengers on the same flight as the New and they don’t get enough backup from district Zealander who has tested positive for health boards, says a retirement village chief Covid-19. executive. But Health Minister David Clark People over 80 have an almost 15 percent says that proper international practices fatality rate from the disease according to some are being followed, and those who do measures, with those over 65 also much more not have the strictly-defined symptoms vulnerable than the rest of the population. should not be tested. The Aged Cared Association and the The patient with Covid-19 remains Retirement Villages Association said they New Zealand’s only positive case so far, were not getting enough support from the and has been in isolation at Auckland government and district health boards as they City Hospital in a stable and improving made plans for how to deal with the virus. condition. Kerikeri Retirement Village chief executive The person had recently travelled to Hillary Sumpter said one of the scariest things and was on an Emirates flight back about a possible outbreak was losing staff. to New Zealand. “A lot of our people are at hospital level care The 15 people seated close to him which means they need two people to assist on the flight had been traced, and on them in their daily living at all times. So we Monday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would have people in very dire circumstances if confirmed that all but 10 people on the we didn’t have staff,” Sumpter said. flight had been contacted as a precaution. DHBs should release some of their stockpile National Party health spokesman INTERNATIONAL PRACTICES: Health Minister David Clark says Covid-19 tests will of masks and other protective equipment so Michael Woodhouse raised the issue of only be carried out if symptoms are present. NZ Herald picture staff could minimise the risk of catching or testing passengers on the same flight spreading the virus, she said. while responding to Clark’s ministerial “And yet we are saying that a fever and I think that that was the right thing Aged Care Association chief executive Simon statement on coronavirus in the House needs to be present before a test takes to do.” Wallace said the centres also needed a backup yesterday. place. That is not the lived experience Clark said it was against health advice plan for what to do if there were too many sick “There are passengers who have been of the people being affected by this in to test people who did not have the people to care for. unwell, having come off that flight, who China.” defined symptoms. “Coronavirus would be on a level that we did move around — who moved to spare He said passengers on that flight have “Doctors and clinical experts are have neither the staff or the infrastructure to seats close to where the described moving around the best-placed people to make those deal with,” he said. affected passenger was the plane during the decisions about who should be tested, But he was frustrated with the lack of — who have presented Clark said it was against eight hours it was in the and I would note that in the Wellington direction or support from the DHBs and the at health authorities and health advice to test air, adding that some region alone, there is capacity to test 200 government. been told, because of the jurisdictions defined people per day. He had tried unsuccessfully to engage with strict criteria for testing, people who did not have “close contact” as being “We’re only around 200 for the last DHBs and could not get a straight answer about that they themselves the defined symptoms. in a closed space for at month in terms of clinical decisions, and how they would help out, he said. would not be tested. least two hours. we have only yet had one that has tested “They are ignoring us,” Wallace told “Now, if it’s true that “I would suggest that positive. So I’m confident in our public Checkpoint. “This issue was raised by me at this isn’t an issue of cost and that the the definition that they’re using should health experts, in the scientific advice, a national level meeting between the aged goal of the Government is to provide also be appropriate for New Zealand.” and in the decisions being made by the residential care sector and DHBs. reassurance, then I would have thought Clark responded there were well- doctors in this country.” “I wrote to the DHBs on February 25 and that a speedy and timely testing of those established international practices Director-General of Health Ashley I only heard yesterday from the DHBs that passengers — if only to ease their anxiety around what “close contact” is. Bloomfield told media that there were individual approaches from individual DHBs was — would be appropriate.” “Despite those, this Government no new confirmed cases of coronavirus in how they would be dealing with this. Woodhouse likened it to reports has chosen to reach out and contact New Zealand. “And that’s been very piecemeal, that’s been yesterday morning that unwell people all passengers on the plane to provide The two people that Bloomfield had very patchy.” were being turned away from Wellington reassurance and any health advice that described as showing signs of coronavirus The aged care sector needed a national-level Hospital. they want. have both tested negative for the virus. plan, Wallace said. He noted a World Health Organisation “So we have gone above and beyond Bloomfield said the Ministry of Health report last week that said one in eight and actively got on with reaching out to was expecting sporadic cases of Covid-19 confirmed cases in China had no fever. anybody with any anxiety beyond that, to appear across New Zealand. Spending jump after first NZ Covid-19 case

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Ph 06 867 2184 New Zealand’s biggest fl ooring brand water and hand sanitiser year day. — NZ Herald 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Mr Asia player back behind bars after meth bust by Anna Leask, NZ Herald that — so Bennetts can be recalled for any breach or new offence and be held AUCKLAND — A convicted murderer until the Parole Board deems him safe and key player in the Mr Asia drug for release. syndicate has been jailed after Judge Down’s sentencing notes outline admitting his part in a “substantial” the latest offending. methamphetamine deal. “The circumstances are not entirely Patrick Michael George Bennetts — clear,” he said in court. INSPIRATIONAL KIWI: Nikayla Wood, 22, who has cerebral palsy, will compete in the aka Norton-Bennetts — was an associate “There was some arrangement between Legend of the Lake triathlon. Nikayla (front) with (from left) mother Kristina Travaglia, of the Mr Asia kingpin Terry Clark. you and (one of the co-accused) for the carer Deena Theobold, swim mate Julia Hewitt and swim teacher Maxine Parker at The syndicate trafficked heroin into obtaining of a substantial quantity of Tikitapu. Rotorua Daily Post picture New Zealand, Australia and Britain methamphetamine. in the 1970s and was believed to be “In the course of an interception responsible for several murders. investigation, the police became aware of In 1988, Bennetts and his then-wife you and the motel where (the co-accused) Jennifer were convicted of a drug-related was staying. Nikayla feeling fear murder, described as a “drug deal gone “They used various devices to track wrong”. Bennetts was sentenced to life in what the two of you and an unknown prison. third party were doing.” He was first released on parole in Bennetts was involved in arranging and doing it anyway 2001. However, he has been in and out of the purchase of a “substantial amount jail for further offending due to breaches of methamphetamine”. Judge Down said of his conditions. there was “no direct evidence” money In August 2019, he was arrested changed hands. Determined 22-year-old with cerebral palsy and charged with possessing “But I am satisfied that you were a methamphetamine for supply. He full participant with full knowledge of is ready for Legend of the Lake triathlon pleaded guilty and was recently this scheme to obtain and inevitably sentenced in the Hamilton District to supply a very large quantity of Court. Two others were also charged but methamphetamine.” by Samantha Olley, Rotorua Daily Post attached to her. She held on to Deena for have pleaded not guilty and will stand Police stopped Bennetts’ vehicle near dear life.” trial before a jury this year. Lake Karapiro and a search was done. ROTORUA — A year ago, Nikayla They started teaching Wood to move Judge Jonathan Down’s sentencing He and the second co-accused were Wood was scared of water. in the water to help her fitness, strength notes have been provided to the NZ present. But the 22-year-old who has cerebral and independence. Herald and reveal Bennetts was jailed “Found in the vehicle were two things palsy put her motto “feel the fear and Slowly her floats have been removed for three years and four months. His of significance — a large quantity, 158g, do it anyway” into action and started and the focus became “swimming”. parole was also recalled and his life of what has been tested and described swimming lessons. It hasn’t been easy finding events for sentence has resumed. as pure methamphetamine, and a set of This month, she will take her to take part in, but Wood In New Zealand, a life sentence is just electronic scales,” said Judge Down. part in the Legend of the Lake has been able to do assisted swim event at Tikitapu (Blue swims in The Huka XStream Lake). She has “surprised” River Swim and the Generation her mum and “motivated and Homes Women’s Triathlon inspired” her swim mates with which was held at Pilot Bay, her rapid improvements at Mount Maunganui last month. lessons three times a week. Wood’s mother, Kristina Wood told the Rotorua Travaglia, said Theobold’s Daily Post the best part about attitude as a carer “lit a fire swimming was “the feeling of in her — got a spark going in being free”. Nikayla — and she’s just done After swims, she feels “tired really well”. but awesome” and had a Wood is also a keen cyclist handful of new friends from Nikayla Wood and did the bike leg of the the pool. Tinman Triathlon in a team in Wood will swim 100m with November with Julia Hewitt a lifejacket on and a support swimmer and Shyla-Mei Corbett. hovering close by on March 21. The trio met through Achilles Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent International New Zealand, an movement disorders and one of the organisation supporting people living Vermicast biggest challenges for Nikayla is her with disabilities to participate in muscles will decide to do their own thing” mainstream sport. her swimming teacher, Maxine Parker “Nikayla makes you want to get out from Swim-Able NZ, said. and do more,” Hewitt said. “I’ve got my “When I first met Nikayla, Deena own issue and I tell you what, without Theobald (her carer) had got her into her (Wood) I couldn’t do a triathlon. the water on the proviso she could have “And I can’t do a triathlon without her,” $ +GST Per ton, every flotation device possible, and Deena Wood added. 57.50 delivered to Gisborne Education kickbacks ‘corrupt’ Equates to approx $43.30/m3 TAURANGA — A former employee of got the work. the tertiary education provider Te Whare Her employer Vermicast pure earth worm manure is perfect Wananga o Awanuiarangi has admitted was unaware of this midway through her trial to receiving agreement or that the for vineyards, market gardens and orchards. secret commissions. defendant had any I have 1000 tons available for March. Katherine Tuhakaraina pleaded guilty personal interest in the yesterday in the Tauranga District Court awarding of work to First in, irst served. to one representative charge of receiving Koa Consultants. secret reward for procuring contracts, SFO director Julie brought by the Serious Fraud Office Read said corruption (SFO). was a priority for SFO director An SFO statement said the 60-year-old the organisation. “It Julie Read defendant received about $150,000 in disproportionately Enquiries to: Graeme Rodley kickbacks from Koa Consultants, which affects the most vulnerable in our society delivered an education course to the and in cases such as this, undermines The Fertiliser Company Ltd wananga. the good work of the wananga and its Tuhakaraina had recommended dedicated employees. Phone: 021 222 0779 her employer award the company the “Ms Tuhakaraina deceived her Email: [email protected] contract. employer to obtain funds provided to the The defendant made the education sector from the Crown. Her recommendation knowing she would get offending was corrupt and a gross breach

31401-01 a share of Koa Consultants’ profits if it of trust.” — Rotorua Daily Post The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 BUSINESS 9 Airways profit China demand boosts up but tough year ahead F&P to hit record high by Grant Bradley, NZ Herald by Jamie Gray, NZ Herald to be $255m to $265m. AUCKLAND — Air traffic control operator “We’ve seen better-than-expected sales Airways’ profit is up by 20 percent for AUCKLAND — Shares in Fisher & in our homecare product group combined the last six months but the state-owned Paykel hit another record high yesterday with continued strong growth in our enterprise is warning of a tough year ahead. as the market rebounded from Monday’s hospital product group,” it said. Net operating profit after tax was $16.2 sell off, and on optimism that the “This includes an increase in demand million for the half-year to December 31. respiratory products maker would benefit from China related to the Covid-19 Airways chief executive Graeme Sumner from the coronavirus outbreak. coronavirus outbreak,” Lewis Gradon, warned that the company was working in the The stock — the NZX’s biggest by managing director and chief executive same challenging environment as its airline market capitalisation and one of many to said. customers and the rest of the year would be rebound after a sharp selloff on Monday The company has been fielding tougher. — ended the day at $25.94, up 34c, from inquiries about possible impacts to the “Our full-year result is expected to be Monday’s close, having hit a session high company’s supply chain resulting from significantly impacted by external pressures, of $27.00. coronavirus. including effects of the coronavirus The stock has been on a record- We’ve seen (continued) strong F&P Healthcare does not have a outbreak, as airlines continue to make cuts breaking run over the past 12 months, manufacturing facility in China, but to services,” he said. rallying by 68 percent over that time. growth‘ in our hospital product some of its suppliers of raw materials are Airways had expected domestic flight F&P Healthcare’s gain helped drive the group. This includes an increase based there. numbers to increase by 4 percent this year S&P/NZX50 index up 3 percent to 11,453, in demand from China. “At this stage, we do not anticipate but it was experiencing a decrease of 5 following Monday’s 1.4 percent decline. —Lewis Gradon any significant impact on supply to our percent. “Notwithstanding the current premium ’ existing customers. We will continue “This is the most significant decline in the F&P Healthcare is trading at, relative to assess this on an ongoing basis, past decade,” said Sumner. to both the market and its healthcare “It is (hard) to predict how this particularly if the outbreak escalates or Jetstar pulled out of regional routes at peer group, the market is assuming an situation evolves, however at this point continues for a prolonged period,” Gradon the end of last year and, because of drop- upgrade to earnings from the coronavirus the number of people impacted is said at the time. off in demand, Air New Zealand is trimming outbreak,” said Mark Brown, chief small in the context of FPH’s global “During this challenging time for domestic capacity by 2 percent in March investment officer at Devon Funds business.” China, we appreciate the efforts of our and April, focusing on Christchurch and Management. Last year, F&P Healthcare’s products own team and our suppliers. Queenstown services to and from Auckland. “This is quite possible given the were used in the treatment of about “Our people have been working long It is also cutting services to Asia by 17 respiratory nature of the disease and 14 million patients across 120 countries. hours to ship products quickly, assemble percent and has had to halve the number of the substantial portion of revenue That compares with 90,000 or so them, and meet the need for training, flights to Samoa. the company derives from ventilating coronavirus cases detected so far after particularly in Wuhan.” Mainland Chinese carriers have scaled patients within hospitals.” the disease first surfaced in the central F&P Healthcare last year received back services to New Zealand, some Common signs of the coronavirus China city of Wuhan late last year. regulatory clearance to sell a new, full- suspending flights altogether. include respiratory symptoms, fever, Leadbetter, noting the company’s latest face obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) mask An airline lobby group, the Board of cough, shortness of breath and breathing earnings upgrade, said that since the in the United States, which is the biggest Airline Representatives of NZ, has called difficulties. outbreak, F&P Healthcare had seen a market for the product. on all government agencies — including F&P Healthcare was to have held an step-change in hardware demand from The 2019 year was the first in the past Airways — and airports to cut charges or investor day yesterday but postponed it China — “as you might expect given the three years that F&P Healthcare has not avoid fee increases as airlines battle with to focus on responding to the outbreak. increased hospital infrastructure which had to set aside big sums for legal costs fallout from the coronavirus. “The company will update the market has been put in place.” after it agreed to settle all outstanding The SOE said Airways International, . . . on a revised date,” it said in a She pointed out China makes up less patient patent infringement disputes which provides training consultancy and statement to the NZX last week. than 5 percent of the group’s revenue. with its US competitor ResMed. technology solutions to air navigation F&P Healthcare makes and markets The company has already upgraded its The settlement involved no payment or services providers, airports and aviation products and systems for use in earnings forecasts twice in the last few admission of liability by either side. training providers globally made a net profit respiratory care, acute care, surgery months. F&P Healthcare, whose earnings are of $6.3m, up 70 percent on the same period. and the treatment of obstructive sleep In its last earnings update on February mostly derived from overseas markets, The importance of continuing to invest in apnoea. 21, the company said that, assuming a benefits when the New Zealand dollar is essential aviation infrastructure could not be Forsyth Barr senior equity analyst NZ:US exchange rate of about 64 cents weak. underestimated, Sumner said. Chelsea Leadbetter said any lift in for the balance of the financial year, its The currency traded today at US62.5, Over the next 10 years, Airways plans to respiratory-related illness has historically full year operating revenue was likely to down from US66c in late January. invest up to $400m on airspace technology been beneficial to F&P Healthcare’s hit about $1.2 billion and for its net profit F&P’s Healthcare’s market including digital air traffic control towers, product sales into hospitals. after tax to be $260m to $270m. capitalisation stands at $15.1b. drone management technologies and new “These type of events can also Its previous guidance, issued in The next two biggest NZX-listed primary and secondary radar capabilities. sometimes see hospitals purchasing extra November, was for operating revenue to companies — a2 Milk and Meridian — “Our airspace is changing with new hardware,” she said. be about $1.19b and net profit after tax level peg at around $12.4b each. entrants like drones and autonomous flying vehicles bringing enormous opportunities for New Zealand, along with additional complexity and safety concerns for The Warehouse warns of supply chain delays Airways in managing the airspace,” said Sumner. AUCKLAND — The Warehouse Group is update to the stock exchange on Friday, which Warehouse Group chief sourcing officer Tania A drone detection system has been warning there could be delays of up to eight said it was monitoring the situation. Benyon said the situation in China following the selected for installation at Auckland weeks for some of its stock as it navigates The company said it was anticipating some of outbreak was “changing daily” and the company International Airport. disruption in China following the coronavirus its shipments for its Warehouse and Warehouse continued to monitor the impacts of Covid-19 on This system, which has been successfully outbreak. Stationery chains from China could be delayed its supply chain. deployed at overseas airports, includes The NZX-listed retailer yesterday confirmed by up to eight weeks. These shipments include Benyon said the group had “significant stock advanced radar paired with camera to three of its chain art and craft supplies and some clothing. It does on hand” and that customers were “unlikely to technology to identify and track drones in retailers were facing delays in sourcing a small not expect its winter stock to be affected, except notice any change” to its stock well into next the vicinity of the airfield. amount of stock from China, following a trading for some of its knitwear. year. — NZ Herald

Chorus led the market higher, increasing 5.1 Fund units rose 1 percent to $3.92. SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY percent to a record $7.07. However, Synlait Milk fell 1.8 percent to $5.50 Other utilities also climbed following the posting the biggest loss of the day. WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares Seng climbed 0.8 percent Shanghai’s SSEC rose RBA announcement. Meridian Energy rose 4.6 Air New Zealand clawed back some of its bounced back from a six-day downturn as 1.4 percent. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index was percent to $4.81 with 2.1 million shares traded, recent losses, rising 3.4 percent to $2.16, but investors found hope in speculation central up 0.8 percent. Genesis Energy gained 3.7 percent to $3.07 was still down 12.5 percent from a week ago. banks around the world may be planning Grant Davies, an investment adviser at and Mercury NZ rose 1.1 percent to $4.65. Only “Airlines are having a lot of specials and are to coordinate an economic response to the Hamilton Hindin Greene, said the positive lead Contact Energy fell, down 0.2 percent to $6.59. staring at a loss of demand,” Davies said. “That coronavirus outbreak. from Wall Street had flowed through to the local New Zealand Refining Company held at $1.16, will be in play for the foreseeable future until the The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 2.2 percent, market and was the driving factor ahead of the but shareholder Z Energy rose 5 percent to world gets a handle on the outbreak — which to 11,346.31. Within the index, 41 stocks rose, RBA announcement. $4.23 on a volume of 2.5 million shares. won’t be tomorrow.” seven fell, and two remained unchanged. “We started with a hiss and a roar and have Port of Tauranga gained 4.1 percent at $6.54 Auckland International Airport gained Turnover was $228.7 million. held our ground reasonably well, looking to on a volume of 400,000 shares, after being sold 3.4 percent to $7.85, and Tourism Holdings Markets had been shaken by the continued above 2 percent.” off 4 percent yesterday. The port is expecting increased 4.2 percent to $2.50. spread of Covid-19 and its impact on global Davies said the RBA’s decision to cut the key lower earnings this year, as efforts to control the Outside the NZX50, beer and cider maker growth, but sentiment turned positive after the rate increased the pressure on New Zealand to spread of the virus has throttled exports. Moa Group fell 7.7 percent to 25 cents after US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the do the same. That provided an extra incentive Davies said the number of the stocks jumping downgrading its forecast annual operating profit Bank of England and the European Central Bank for investors to buy into local utilities, he said. almost 5 percent were stocks that had been hit from $3.6 million to between $1 million and $1.5 suggested they were all ready to act. And the “Lower interest rates are very good for hard in recent days. million. Reserve Bank of Australia cut its target cash anything that pays a consistent dividend Exporters also recovered lost ground. Davies said the New Zealand market was rate 25 basis points to a record low 0.5 percent. and thankfully for investors in the NZX more Skellerup Holdings rose 4.2 percent to $2.01, along for the ride with global markets, although Asian markets followed a strong lead on Wall generally there are plenty of those sorts of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare increased 1.3 it mostly experienced less dramatic movements. Street where the three main indices all ended companies on there,” he said. percent to $25.94, Scales Corporation gained “We are moving around, but not to the same close to 5 percent higher. Hong Kong’s Hang Telecommunications network operator 1.2 percent to $4.15 and Fonterra Shareholders’ degree.” — BusinessDesk 10 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 EDITORIAL Need to work alongside gangs Take time to study by Meredith gang families and have always seen them as working with them will mean better outcomes for Akuhata-Brown neighbours and friends. Many worked with my us all, nothing will change. evacuation routes brothers and also played sports in local teams. If we were to reduce the levels of poverty, we The next stage in preparing for RECENT tension between In all my years as a social/youth worker I met could stop a cycle or at least slow one down. gangs has been likened to the young people who were simply seeking love and Small changes in the right places can have the the potential of a major offshore coronavirus by a life member attention from families that were often in chaos. biggest impacts. earthquake and tsunami here has of the Black Power, stating Most were dealing with day-to-day hardships and We can do this by working with community been reached with the release it needs to be treated at its ongoing stresses that led them to taking it out on leaders, and through existing state agencies, of tsunami evacuation routes for source. the kids. Young people are great at remembering to create real change. Not the populist and Gisborne City. Residents now need It’s disappointing to see that the issue is but not so good at interpretation; much of the failed policies to “crush the gangs” favoured by to study them to know the best ways getting worse and for many the concerns are the families’ stress is out of their hands and they some politicians, but something that is at least to safe ground from their homes, biggest in 30 years. In my opinion it’s because simply feel unloved. achievable. work and other places their family we still haven’t done enough to understand the “They want what we all want and need, which The gangs are deeply entrenched in could be if “the big one” strikes. source. is a sense of belonging and a sense of status — communities, and much of their leadership, New tsunami inundation maps for Sociologist Jarrod Gilbert embarked on and the gang provides that,” says Gilbert. having gotten old, is looking back on their lives research into gangs when he heard a lecturer say What I have noticed in a number of spaces and wanting better for their kids. But how do you the city and coastal areas of the there was a dearth of material on them, about is the ongoing stigma and judgement that change an organisation that has prided itself on region were released late last year, the same time a lot of gang legislation was going continues to label people and so there appears being the worst of the worst? You get close and with far greater inundation than had through Parliament. to be no real point to change — we just live up ask how you can help. previously been predicted. “I think it’s important for us, and it’s important to the labels people place on us. The problem This from Father Gregory Boyle of Home Niwa and eCoast Ltd researched for policy-makers, because our attempts at with this continued judgement is that gangs Boy Industries in Los Angeles, in his book and prepared a Tsunami Inundation countering issues surrounding gangs have been grow stronger when they are at war with their Tattoos of the Heart: “You stand with the least Assessment Report for the region demonstrably poor.” communities. If we want to see real change, we likely to succeed until success is succeeded by and it was peer-reviewed by GNS His view is that we shouldn’t “wring our hands need to work alongside the gangs and with them something more valuable: kinship. You stand Science. Both Niwa and eCoast have and say we haven’t got it right”, and he believes — because if we always do what we’ve always with the belligerent, the surly, and the badly experience with tsunami events a better understanding of gang issues could done, we will always get what we have always behaved until bad behaviour is recognised for help in other areas. One of the ongoing issues got. the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply in Palu Sulawesi Indonesia, Anak for why gangs continue to exist is that for many So, unless our communities change the wounded and of those whose burdens are more Krakatoa, Japan and Sumatra. it is a place of belonging. I have grown up with way they view and treat gangs and decide that than they can bear.” The worst-case scenario relates to an 8.9 magnitude mega-thrust LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS earthquake in the Hikurangi subduction zone, generating a Taking doctors out of 15m-high tsunami. Fortunately a great deal of scientific study is now Limits to population growth? going into gaining more knowledge A comment on yesterday’s are environmental limits to schools isn’t a solution of this zone that runs past us off our opinion page attributed to Martin human population growth? I am a student at Gisborne sustainable, given increasing coastline, where the Pacific plate Hanson of Nelson, headlined “A If so, human numbers will Girls’ High School and costs . . .” Why didn’t the DHB subducts (dives underneath) the kind of reckless alarmism”, was be regulated either by an am writing to express my think about other alternatives Australian plate, and is the country’s actually written by someone in increase in the death rate or a frustration about the DHB’s to cut costs? For example, most active fault line. Gisborne signing off as Martin, decrease in the birth rate, or recent decision to discontinue decreasing the doctor to two the school-based doctor at days a week, or combining As Mayor Rehette Stoltz says and your editor added Mr Hanson’s some combination of the two. details in error in finalising the Which would Dr Light prefer? Gisborne Girls’, Gisborne Gisborne Boys’ and Girls’ High in urging us all to be prepared for page. Apologies for that. Here is Dr Light describes himself Boys’ and Lytton High schools. Schools’ doctor? a tsunami generated by a major Martin Hanson’s actual comment in as a “researcher”. It doesn’t From this letter, I hope the I don’t believe that the DHB earthquake off our coast, such reply to the “anti-natalism” column need any research to answer DHB decides to revisit and understood or looked into an event could take place in our of February 27: a question involving simple reconsider their controversial how the school-based doctor lifetime or that of our children. logic, but I doubt if he will decision to pull the pin on benefitted the students at the The tsunami assessment report The most powerful have the intellectual honesty the school-based doctors. I schools. Students would go says this 8.9 earthquake and arguments can take the form to answer this one, whichever personally don’t understand to the doctor for issues such 15m-high tsunami scenario is seen of a simple question. way you look at it. the logic behind the decision, as acne, skin problems and as being a one-in-2500-year event, Here’s one for Dr Light: as the school-based doctor was coughs, that would otherwise Does he accept that there MARTIN HANSON, Nelson beneficial to many students’ not be prioritised by their so about a one-in-30 chance of hauora/wellbeing. families. I know for a fact that happening in an average lifetime. In your newspaper article on acne can have a effect Historical context for locally- February 12, 2020, Ms Ehau on someone’s mental health, so generated tsunami is uncertain, Jamie’s whanau let down stated that “there had been no getting treatment for it would apart from two in March and May of negative feedback from other cause a huge increase in their 1947 — at heights of up to 10m and Re: ‘Finally being heard’, especially with all the media schools about losing health hauora/wellbeing. March 2 . coverage on other cases of services”. I would like to know Some students don’t have 5-6m respectively — that affected The local police should missing females. Just because the coast from Gisborne north to if the DHB asked any of the anyone looking out for them, be ashamed with how they she’s Maori with mental schools about their opinions, so are unable to access a and were caused by handled this case. Maybe illness I feel she didn’t receive earthquakes of about magnitude 7 as I know that Mr Turner was family doctor as they either if they had done a diligent the proper investigation she not the only principal who wouldn’t have transport, or that were not strongly felt. Recorded job with the undertakings was entitled to, along with disagreed with the DHB’s the money required for the evidence of two or three prehistoric of gathering vital evidence every other right of a human decision. appointment and prescription. tsunami is limited and wave heights at the beginning of her being!! As stated in the Gisborne Taking the doctor away isn’t were less than 5m. disappearance, the whanau ROSE GARDNER Herald article on January a solution, but has become a The council will hold a series of might have an answer. For Whangamata 17, “The in-school GP service problem. public information sessions over police not to have taken finger contract was no longer GRACE RODDICK prints or look over phone Footnote from Ed: Police have coming months, focused on lessons records surrounding the time denied the claim they haven’t learned from other tsunami events of her disappearance baffles investigated the disappearance of around the world. me, because these are key Jamie Kaiwai thoroughly. They say Loving new road surfaces The key advice remains that if we starting points that could have the case is still open, and they are Re: Road works at night. fix our roads. experience an earthquake that is led them to further answers. awaiting the results of testing. The I just want to say a big Good on you, and I’m loving long and/or strong, get gone and It is now five months down police also expressed their aroha to thank you to the team who are the new surfaces. self-evacuate. the track . . . this hurts to see, Jamie’s whanau. working during the night to VICKI There would be a short window of time to clear out of inundation [email protected]

zones — as little as 15 minutes, ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. or 30 minutes for a quake centred ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. 30km offshore . . . not enough time ■ Always include full name and contact details. to be waiting for official warnings. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 WORLD 11

HEALTH HAZARD: Army trucks spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus on a street in Ulsan, South Korea on Tuesday. China’s coronavirus caseload continued to wane on Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia. AP picture

Virus alarms sound worldwide China sees crisis ebbing, Fed cuts rate Iran frees prisoners PARIS — The coronavirus crisis workers the OK to use an industrial South Korea saw its largest daily to combat Covid-19 shifted increasingly westward toward type of respirator mask often used to increase in new cases Tuesday, with 851 Europe and the United States on protect construction workers from dust more infections reported, largely in and IRAN — Iran has temporarily released more than Tuesday, with governments taking and debris. around the southeastern city of Daegu. 54,000 prisoners in an effort to combat the spread of emergency steps to ease shortages of The masks, which have a close fit In all, 5186 in South Korea have tested the new coronavirus disease in crowded jails. face masks for front-line doctors and and filter out 95 percent of particles, are positive for the virus. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told nurses and the US Federal Reserve also frequently used to stop the spread In the capital of Seoul, drive-thru reporters that the inmates were granted furlough after announcing the biggest interest-rate cut of bacteria in hospitals and operating virus testing centres began operating, testing negative for Covid-19 and posting bail. in over a decade to fend off damage to rooms. with workers dressed head-to-toe in “Security prisoners” sentenced to more than five the economy. Iran’s supreme leader ordered the white protective suits leaning into cars years will not be let out. The virus reached deep into Iran’s military to assist health officials in with mouth swabs, a move meant to The jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin government, where 23 members of fighting the virus, which authorities limit contact with possible carriers of Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be freed soon, according to a Parliament and the head of the country’s said has killed 77 people. Among the the illness. Troops were also dispatched British MP. Tulip Siddiq cited the Iranian ambassador emergency services were reported dead are a confidant of Ayatollah Ali across the city to spray streets and to the UK as saying that Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe “may infected. South Korea started drive- Khamenei, Iran’s former ambassador alleys with disinfectant. be released on furlough today or tomorrow”. Her thru testing. Deaths in Italy more than to the Vatican and a recently elected Worldwide, more than 92,000 people husband said on Saturday that he believed she had doubled from the day before, bringing member of Parliament. have been sickened and 3100 have died. contracted Covid-19 at Tehran’s Evin prison and that the country’s total to 79 — the deadliest The number of countries hit by the virus authorities were refusing to test her. reported outbreak outside China. has reached at least 70, with Ukraine But Mr Esmaili insisted on Monday that Ms Zaghari- The French government announced it We are concerned that and Morocco reporting their first cases. Ratcliffe had subsequently been in contact with her would requisition supplies of protective countries’‘ abilities to respond More than half of those infected have family and “told them about her good health”. masks, while the US relaxed restrictions are being compromised by the recovered from the illness already. In Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe was jailed for five years in on the kind of masks American health China, the count of new cases dropped 2016 after being convicted of espionage charges care workers can use. severe and increasing disruption again Tuesday, with just 125 reported. that she has denied. The UK has also insisted she is “We are concerned that countries’ to the global supply of personal It is still by far the hardest-hit country, innocent. abilities to respond are being protective equipment, caused with over 80,000 infections and about 95 A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We call on compromised by the severe and percent of the world’s deaths. the Iranian government to immediately allow health increasing disruption to the global by rising demand, hoarding and “We scrutinised this data and we professionals into Evin prison to assess the situation supply of personal protective equipment, misuse. believe this decline is real,” said WHO of British-Iranian dual nationals there.” caused by rising demand, hoarding —Tedros’ Adhanom Ghebreyesus outbreak expert , A number of senior Iranian officials have and misuse,” said the World Health who travelled to China as part of a contracted the virus. Among the latest is the head of Organisation’s director-general, Tedros team from the UN agency. She said the the emergency medical services, Pirhossein Kolivand. Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We can’t stop extraordinary measures taken there, Twenty-three of the 290 members of parliament COVID-19 without protecting our health Iran’s judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi, including the lockdown of more than 50 have also tested positive. On Monday, a member of workers.” said some people are stockpiling medical million people, had a significant effect the Expediency Council, which advises Supreme The mushrooming outbreaks supplies for profit and urged prosecutors on the direction of the outbreak. Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died as a result of contrasted with optimism in China, to show no mercy. “We believe that a reduction of cases Covid-19 in Tehran. State media said Mohammad where thousands of recovered patients “Hoarding sanitising items is playing in other countries, including Italy, Mirmohammadi, 71, had a close relationship with were going home and the number of new with people’s lives, and it is not Korea, Iran, everywhere, that this is Ayatollah Khamenei. Ayatollah Khamenei also insisted infections dropped to the lowest level in ignorable,” he said. possible,” she said. Iranian authorities were not concealing information several weeks. In Spain’s Basque region, where China’s ambassador to the United about the scale of the problem, saying: “Our officials Virus clusters in the United States at least five doctors and nurses were Nations said the country is winning have reported with sincerity and transparency since led schools and subways to sanitise, infected, nearly 100 health care workers its battle against COVID-19. “We are day one. However, some countries where the outbreak quickened the search for a vaccine were being held in isolation and at least not far from the coming of the victory,” has been more serious have tried to hide it.” and spread fears among nursing home 120 were being monitored. Zhang Jun said. Iran’s outbreak, he added, “will not last long in the residents, who are especially vulnerable. France’s president announced the In the US, Capitol Hill aides said country and will pack up”. On Wall Street, stocks briefly rose on government will take control of current negotiations are nearing completion Meanwhile, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said news of the Fed’s rate cut, then slumped and future stocks of face masks to on an emergency bill to fund the a nationwide screening campaign would begin badly again as uncertainty lingered over ensure they could go to health workers development of a vaccine and offer on Wednesday. Teams will visit patients who are how much economic damage the virus and coronavirus patients, and the disaster loans to businesses hurt by the suspected of being infected with Covid-19 and who will cause. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell finance minister warned that binge- crisis. do not have access to medical services. said the virus “will surely weigh on shopping for household essentials could In Japan, questions continued to build A team of experts from the World Health economic activity both here and abroad trigger shortages. about the fate of the Olympics. Organisation, who arrived in Iran on Monday, is for some time.” The US count of COVID- The country reported a total of more The country’s Olympic minister, Seiko supporting local health authorities. 19 cases topped 100, scattered over than 200 cases and four deaths. Hashimoto, said Japan is “making The WHO said they would “review readiness and several states. Nine people have died. “In this period we’re going through – the utmost effort” to proceed with the response efforts, visit designated health facilities, Other Group of Seven countries we have entered a phase that will last games’ opening on July 24 in Tokyo. But laboratories and points of entry, and provide technical appeared reluctant to follow suit with weeks and, undoubtedly, months – it is she told parliament that the country’s guidance”. their own cuts, probably because many indispensable to have clarity, resilience, contract with the International Olympic The plane carrying the experts also contained of their interest rates are already near sang-froid and determination to stop the Committee specifies only that the games a shipment of medical supplies and protective or below zero. epidemic” French President Emmanuel be held in 2020, meaning they could equipment to support more than 15,000 healthcare The US Food and Drug Macron said during a visit to the be postponed to later in the year if workers, as well as enough laboratory kits to test and Administration gave health care government’s virus crisis centre. necessary. — AP diagnose almost 100,000 people. — BBC 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 GLOBAL BRIEFS Tornadoes devastate Deadly rains kill 12 in Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO — A storm that pummelled Brazil’s southeastern coast early on Tuesday caused landslides and killed at least 12 people. Dozens more were missing. The deaths occurred in the cities of Guaruja, Santos and Sao Vicente Tennessee, 22 killed of Sao Paulo state, with the former hardest hit, according to a statement from its civil defence NASHVILLE — Tornadoes ripped office. The office estimates 200 people have been across Tennessee as people slept early on displaced in Guaruja. Brazil’s southeast region Tuesday, shredding at least 140 buildings has been hit by heavy rains this year, causing and killing at least 22 people. Authorities recurrent floods and landslides. The worst described painstaking efforts to find instance came in January, when dozens perished survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked in landslides in the interior state of Minas Gerais. basements as the death toll climbed. Some parts of Rio de Janeiro were flooded on One twister caused severe damage Sunday and Monday, and several people died, across a 16 kilometre stretch of according to local firefighters. Further, state downtown Nashville, wrecking businesses authorities said more than 5000 people had been and homes and destroying the tower forced from their homes. — AP and stained glass of a historic church. Another razed homes from their Clashes shatter partial truce foundations along 3.2-kilometre path in KABUL — Fighting has resumed in Afghanistan Putnam County. after the Taliban ended a partial truce with Daybreak revealed a landscape government troops, casting doubt on peace talks littered with blown-down walls and roofs, scheduled for next week. Dozens of incidents in snapped power lines and huge broken more than 16 provinces left eight militants and six trees, leaving city streets in gridlock. civilians dead, officials said. Meanwhile, Donald Schools, courts, transit lines, an airport Trump says he had a “very good talk” with a and the state Capitol were closed. More Taliban leader. The phone call follows the peace than a dozen polling stations were deal signed between the US and the Taliban at the damaged, forcing Super Tuesday voters to weekend. Intra-Afghan talks are due to be held wait in long lines at alternative sites. as part of the deal. But a dispute over a prisoner The death toll jumped to 22 on Tuesday swap has raised questions over the agreement. as first responders gingerly pulled apart Under the accord, some 5000 Taliban prisoners the wreckage, hoping to find people alive and 1000 Afghan security force prisoners were to in the rubble of their homes. Putnam be exchanged by 10 March, when talks between Sheriff Eddie Farris said only 30 percent the Taliban and the Afghan government are due to of the disaster area had a “hard check” DEADLY WEATHER: Rescue workers free people from their home that collapsed, start. But Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani by mid-day. “A lot of these homes had trapping them under rubble after a tornado hit Nashville area, shredding buildings and said on Sunday his government had agreed to no basements and we’re hopeful there are killing multiple people. AP picture such release. And on Monday the militants said still people down in there,” he said. talks would not take place if their prisoners were Nashville residents walked around in mostly north and east of the heart of an hour, but said they would close as not released first. — BBC dismay as emergency crews closed off downtown, sparing many of its biggest scheduled on Tuesday night. roads. Roofs had been torn off apartment tourism draws — the honky tonks of Schools were closed in Nashville and Migrants look for way buildings, large trees uprooted and debris Broadway, the Grand Ole Opry House, beyond. Nashville Electric tweeted that KASTANIES — Thousands of migrants and littered many sidewalks. Walls were the storied Ryman Auditorium, and the four of its substations were damaged in refugees searched for ways to cross Greece’s peeled away, exposing living rooms and convention centre. the tornado. More than 44,000 customers border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens kitchens in damaged homes. Mangled Instead, the storm tore through areas lost power early on Tuesday, the utility ramped up its diplomatic efforts for help from power lines and broken trees came to rest transformed by a recent building boom. company said. The tornado blew down the European Union to seal off its eastern land on cars, streets and piles of rubble. “It is Germantown and East Nashville are two a major Tennesee Valley Authority and sea frontiers. Turkey has made good on a heartbreaking. We have had loss of life of the city’s trendiest neighbourhoods, transmission line in Putnam County, and threat to open its borders for those seeking to all across the state,” said Gov. Bill Lee. with restaurants, music venues, high-end also damaged gas lines, water mains and cross into Europe. Many hoping to enter Greece, He ordered nonessential state workers to apartment complexes and rising home cell phone towers, making the recovery which has made clear its border is shut, were stay home just before he was set to fly in prices threatening to drive out longtime much more difficult, authorities said. trying their luck by wading or rowing across a helicopter to survey damage. residents. Hundreds of people went to a Red the Evros River. The action by Turkish President President Donald Trump announced Metro Nashville police said crews were Cross shelter for displaced residents at Recep Tayyip Erdogan triggered days of violent plans to visit the disaster area on Friday. responding to about 40 building collapses the Nashville Farmers’ Market, just north clashes and scenes of chaos at the land border, “We send our love and our prayers of the in their area. Putnam authorities said of the state capitol, but a power outage while hundreds of others have headed to Greek nation to every family that was affected,” an aerial tour revealed more than 100 there forced them to move again to the islands from the nearby Turkish coast in dinghies. he said. “We will get there, and we will structures destroyed or damaged. Centennial Sportsplex. Greece has struggled to push back the wave of recover, and we will rebuild, and we will With more than a dozen Super Tuesday The storm system left just scattered migrants, with its armed forces now leading the help them.” locations in Nashville’s Davidson County rain in its wake as it moved eastward. effort. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis toured The tornadoes were spawned by a line damaged, voters were sent to other Strong cells capable of causing damage the troubled border along with top EU officials, of severe storms that stretched from locations, some of them with long lines. were spotted in central Alabama, eastern including European Commission head Ursula Alabama into western Pennsylvania. Tennessee’s Secretary of State delayed Tennessee and the western Carolinas. von der Leyen and European Council President In Nashville, the twister’s path was opening polls in the disaster area for — AP Charles Michel. — AP Americas block Africans’ path to US asylum TAPACHULA — President Donald but they first must reach American government said in August that people on life but, with your great president, from the US than Ecuador, is the only Trump isn’t the only world leader soil. Most are English speakers fleeing from 11 countries need a visa to come, he realises how important it is to get country in the Americas that accepts making it virtually impossible for many torture inflicted by a French-speaking including from Cameroon and six along with the United States,” Trump people from Cameroon and Eritrea Africans to get asylum in the United government at war with separatists. other African nations. Twelve countries told reporters of Moreno. without a visa, according to the Henley States. He’s getting plenty of help from Dozens of them are languishing in already faced visa restrictions, half of After the Oval Office meeting last Passport Index. People from Nigeria allies in the Americas. Tapachula, a Mexican city of about them in Africa. month, the acting deputy US Homeland and the Democratic Republic of Congo Ecuador is closing its doors as 300,000 people in a coffee- and Jose Valencia, Ecuador’s foreign Security secretary, Ken Cuccinelli, said are barred from all countries in the one of the few countries in North and banana-growing region along the affairs minister, said the latest visa on Twitter: “Hopefully we can all work Americas without a visa. South America to welcome African Guatemalan border. restrictions followed a detailed study together to reduce illegal immigration English-speaking Cameroonians visitors, depriving them of a starting “I can’t go back to my country. I of migration trends. out of Ecuador.” recently began coming to the US, point for their dangerous journeys can’t go forward. I’m stuck. I don’t “Universal citizenship is a principle Cameroonians won US asylum in perceiving an ally in Trump, said north by land. If asylum-seekers know what to do,” a 25-year-old that is not open to debate and not 81 percent of cases in the 2019 fiscal Alexandra Lamarche, an Africa make it to Mexico, they face a virtual Cameroonian said recently at a guest questioned in the sense that it is valid, year, compared with 29 percent for all expert at advocacy group Refugees barricade near its southern border with house where he’s staying and relies on an aspiration,” he said in an interview nationalities, according to court data International. Last year, the US scaled Guatemala. handouts to eat. published in El Universo newspaper. analysed by Syracuse University’s back military assistance to Cameroon, Trump’s allies are blocking a path The man spoke on condition The challenge, he said, is “to avoid a Transactional Records Access a longtime ally, and Trump eliminated for Africans fleeing violence in their of anonymity because he feared regime of universal citizenship that Clearinghouse. Ethiopians had a 77 some trade benefits over human rights homelands as those countries face a jeopardising his immigration status in is so open we have to be subject to percent success rate; Eritreans, 67 violations, including extrajudicial US president who has used economic Mexico. threats that can affect us and third percent and Nigerians, 58 percent. killings, arbitrary detention and torture. leverage to get help curtailing Trump has called asylum “a scam” countries.” To seek asylum in the US, Africans Cameroonians also felt an affinity immigration. Ecuador is pursuing a and adopted several policies to reduce Ecuador’s crackdown comes as fly to South America and travel north with the United States over a shared trade deal with Trump, while Mexico is claims, including denying asylum to Trump dangles a trade deal. He said by land, on journeys where many get language, Lamarche said. Many have trying to stay in his good graces after anyone who passes through another he was working on it when President robbed or die from hunger and thirst. settled in the Washington, D.C., Dallas his threat to increase tariffs prompted country on the way to the US without Lenin Moreno became the first It’s faster than seeking refugee status, and Houston areas. its crackdown on illegal immigration seeking refuge there first. Border leader of the small South American which has always been an extreme More than 2400 Cameroonians last year. arrests plummeted 78 percent in nation to meet with a US president in long shot with years of waiting — visited Ecuador in 2019, more People from Cameroon, who are January from a 13-year high in May. Washington in 17 years. even more so now that Trump has than three times the previous year, escaping bloodshed that has killed While Ecuador’s 2008 constitution Trump drew a contrast between dramatically cut the number of according to government records, tens of thousands, often win asylum in embraces “universal citizenship” Moreno and his leftist predecessor. refugees the US will take. including the 25-year-old man stuck in the US even more than other Africans, that allows almost anyone to visit, its “Ecuador had a very unusual outlook Bolivia, which is much farther southern Mexico. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 FOCUS ON THE LAND 13 Satisfactory cattle fair result GREAT PRICE: These four prime black face by Trevor Brown Station at Rere and weighed lambs were sold on 590kg. Friday morning in the JUST over 1300 cattle were Prices received for the weekly sheep sale at the sold at the monthly Matawhero Waipuna Valley Farms Matawhero saleyards Cattle Fair yesterday. Prior (Morunga) were down by over for $180. They came to the sale there was some $100 compared with 2019 when from Taupai Station at apprehension about the market, they were sold at the February Whakarau, and they were due to current dry conditions Fair. “huge”, according to throughout the The 257 — 1.5yr steers stock sale commentator and falling schedule prices. were also sought after. Treble Trevor Brown. The However, the prices paid for B Trust at Motu received the money paid for them was the 892 — 2.5 year steers was highest price of $1250 for 8 top dollar in the prime regarded as very satisfactory weighing 455kg. On a per kg section. Taupai also in the current environment basis, steers held their value received the best money of uncertainty. One would be compared with the February in the store lambs, hard-pressed to see a larger Fair, but the few heifers were $131. Prices firmed a quality line up of mostly Angus cheaper at this sale. bit on Friday and the anywhere else in New Zealand. Price range: 2.5 year steers: rain this week will help Most of these were purchased $2.58-$2.75/kg; 1.5 year steers: prices firm further. by buyers from the Rangitikei. $2.59-$2.82/kg; 1.5 year heifers: Picture by Trevor Brown Best price of $1520 was paid $2.30-$2.49/kg. for Pen 1 — these 52 Angus Price details in Saturday’s steers were from Rangimoe Focus on the Land. Gisborne facial Farmers’ views eczema risk is currently: sought on policy MODERATE-HIGH by Charlie Reynolds manuka which has ecological positive biodiversity gains (Gisborne/Wairoa value as a successional without isolating landowners Federated Farmers species. in the process. I am concerned president) Once in its final form, the that this draft regulation may NPSIB must be given effect not do that and I think many to by regional and district will be unaware of the potential Visit www.evs.co.nz AFTER at least two years in councils, and whilst there is implications. for more details of the making, the draft National some discretion and flexibility, Policy Statement for Indigenous this regulation will impact the Regulation fatigue the risk in your area Biodiversity (NPSIB) has been ability in which landowners released. can freely operate their private I know people may be feeling It is open for consultation property, in order to meet burnt out from the regulations until March 14 and is coming to the objective of halting New which have been coming at us a paddock near you. Zealand’s biodiversity decline. left, right and centre over the Under this draft legislation, There is also serious past couple of years. 30813-05 farms with native vegetation concern that the potential But I urge people to find the and regenerating native implementation and monitoring time to make submissions on bush could be classified as costs, which should include this draft regulation. It is the Significant Natural Areas district-wide biodiversity only way to take control and (SNAs). This potentially impacts surveys, are beyond the means ensure the decision-makers the way we farm, and our future of most councils. Particularly in Wellington are fully aware ability to use that land in a those like Wairoa, which has a of where the burden falls and SuperAir different way. small ratepayer base and large what is required to achieve geographical area. positive win-win outcomes – for Implementation issues biodiversity and landowners Biodiversity is a worthy who host these areas. The purpose of the NPSIB cause. For more information please is to go to the Federated Farmers A: protect indigenous Striking the right balance website www.fedfarm.org.nz or Super Air in Gisborne biodiversity between achieving biodiversity contact 0800 327 646. B: manage in a way that enables objectives, yet still enabling our We have specialist policy it to thrive. farmers and rural communities advisors who are keen to This will seriously impact to make a living and carry on help so you can identify the landowners with areas like farming successfully is going opportunities and potential wetlands which are threatened to be the key in landing this risks or threats this government ecosystems, but has potential regulation. direction will mean for your to extend to sites which are Improving our biodiversity farming businesses and the not rare and threatened such is a worthy cause, but there environmental goals you may as regenerating kanuka and are plenty of ways to achieve have set.

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LAMB

GOOD TRIAL: The Getting cull ewes away to the processors Opotiki Dog Trial club has been tricky to secure lately. Distribution turned on a good trial headaches in China have clashed with a on Sunday and they tsunami of lambs pouring out for slaughter attracted a bigger as farmers offload stock due to pasture lineup of entries than constraints. This is most prominent in the North normal. Among them Island where the January lamb slaughter was at were Frank Mead a four-year high. Slow lamb growth rates early and Flare, seen here in the season and a very strong store lamb ”barking up” on the zig market encouraged a later kill, which coincided zag hunt. with widespread dry to drought conditions. Picture by Donna Halley There were 1.26 million lambs processed in the North Island in the first four full kill weeks of January. This was a whopping 223,000 (22 percent) ahead of the same time last season and 86,000 (7 percent) more than the five-year average. This pushed the North Island mutton slaughter for the same period down to a 17-year low of 180,500, falling 36,000 (17 percent) below last year and 83,000 (32 percent) behind the five- year average.

BEEF

For those doing the rain dance and despairing over the weak store markets, it is Great turnout for trial interesting to see what is happening over in Australia. With rain relieving parched farmland, by Donna Halley Gaddum, 40 runs: Merv Utting Fern 96.5 Hamish Thatcher, 52 runs: Rob Jeffery the much awaited post-drought seller’s market 1; George Shield Boss 96 2; Ned George Bloke 97 1; Jake Roche Judd 96.75 has emerged for cattle. The Eastern Young Cattle THE Opotiki Dog Trial club’s event on Poi 93.5 3; Noddy Halley Spike 93.25 4; 2; Ned George Pitch 96.5 3; Anthony Indicator (EYCI) for store cattle over 200kg sold Sunday was a successful one, and they Annie Flood Jinny 93 5. 1st intermediate Hughes Joe 96 4; Noddy Halley Jade is on a strong rally, pushing beyond AU$7.00 drew bigger entries than they had seen Rob Jeffery Strike 91. 1st maiden Rob 95.5 5. 1st intermediate Henry Gaddum per kgCW this week, $2.50 per kg higher than for a while, which they were well pleased Jeffery Jack 87. Tazz 95. 1st maiden Henry Gaddum Tazz this time last year. For example, the price for about. Event two, short head and yard, judge 95. 400kg store steers has increased by over $300 The sheep ran well and a big thanks Selwyn Dorwood, 51 runs: Jonathan Event four, straight hunt, judge Tim in the past month to around AU$1600. Australian goes to the Gaults for providing them. McIntyre Jock 92.5 1; Jorge Story Kip 92 Rhodes, 46 runs: George Shield Smoke slaughter rates are in decline, particularly for There were a few more entries than 2; Henry Gaddum Tau 91.5 3; G. Collins 98 1; Merv Utting Luke 97.75 2; Colin female stock, as Australian farmers focus on usual and the club would like to thank Flip 91 4; Andrew Savage George 90 5. Bayliss Tahi 97.5 3; Anthony Hughes rebuilding their herds where they can. This all the competitors, judges and helpers. 1st intermediate Jonathan McIntyre Bully 97.25 4; Colin Bayliss Colt 97 5. 1st will lighten competition for NZ manufacturing Detailed results — Jock 92.5. 1st maiden Jorge Story Kip 92. intermediate Merv Utting Luke 97.75. beef in the US and Chinese markets. December Event one, long head, judge Henry Event three, zig zag hunt, judge 1st maiden Ned George Base 95. stats show that Australia had a record 1.2 million cattle on feedlots which will need to flow through the supply chain. However, production from these animals is geared towards the grain- fed markets in Japan and beyond and will leave GOAT BUYER Silver Fern Farms board the grass-fed markets open for NZ beef. DAIRY members reappointed DCANZ data released this week shows that milk SILVER Fern Farms have announced create enduring value for shareholders. solids production for New Zealand was up 1.1 that Richard Young and Dan Jex-Blake “We continue to refine the strategy percent in January, but down 0.9 percent on a have been reappointed and direction of the total volume basis, indicating that the quality unopposed to the Silver Co-operative so we can of milk produced this season has continued Fern Farms Co-operative Dan and I recognise deliver consistent returns to hold relatively well. It is a similar trend Board. the‘ responsibility we and valued services to for season-to-date supplies, with milk solids Chairman Richard have as directors to our shareholders.” production up, and milk volume down. Looking Young said he was The two men were first ahead, we could see milk solids production ease BUYING ALL GOATS pleased the outcome create enduring value elected to the board in back on the previous year during February due provided continuity for for shareholders. 2013. They also represent to the combined effect of very dry conditions in ALL YEAR ROUND the Co-operative and —Richard Young’ the Co-operative on the the North Island and flooding in the southern Prompt pickup & payment for Silver Fern Farms Board of Silver Fern . Meanwhile, Fonterra has also Experienced musterers can be arranged Limited. Farms Limited.” released some positive news, announcing that “This outcome gives continuity for our The 2019 Annual Meeting of the it will be maintaining its forecast range of $7.00- Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 Co-operative and Dan and I recognise Co-operative will be held in Dunedin on 7.60kgMS for the 2019-20 season. 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Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies (1100m) at Caulfield occasion with friends and family, like we did close to home, heading to Ellerslie, where Vernazza played her part in the couple’s and last Saturday the Lindsays were on course when she won the Karaka Million. Vernazza will attempt to extend her winning black type winning streak over the last month at Randwick to cheer on their dual Karaka Million “It’s been a big four weeks for us with two record to three from four starts. when taking the Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes winner Probabeel when she outshone the feats Gr.2 wins and now a Gr.1. And it’s great to know “I went out to Karaka and watched her work this (1200m) last Saturday week and the Lance Noble- of both those fillies when breaking through for we’ve got three exciting fillies to eventually come morning (Tuesday) and we couldn’t be happier trained filly will attempt to successfully lift the a deserved top level win in the Gr.1 Surround back to the farm (Cambridge Stud) to enhance with her,” Lindsay said. “She has trained on well bar a notch higher with a win in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. our business. It’s no secret that we’re rebuilding and is a real chance. She keeps growing and the Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday. “It was an enormous thrill to see her Cambridge Stud and putting our own handle best of her is still to come.” — NZ Racing Desk

Amberley races at Riccarton Park Thursday Jetbet 6 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 2 NZB Sth Island Sale 17 April 1.37 2 68083 Jiminy (6) 58.5 51 R Beeharry (a3) 2 58212 Effervescent tdh (8) 59.5 64 B Murray 7 16451 The Growler tdh (5) 54.5 77 B Murray Race 1: GOLDEN HARVEST, JUST TICKETY BOO, VAN HALEN 3 93676 Bogatyr (3) 58.5 49 K Williams 3 65070 Francis Drake (2) 59.5 64 T Moseley 8 s3310 Forged tmh (4) 54 75 K Mudhoo $11,000, rating 72 benchmark, 1200m 4 0s800 Chorister h (1) 58.5 45 T Moseley 4 432s0 Nathan Detroit h (4) 58.5 62 Race 2: KHIMAR WAR, SOLOMON, VENDIMA 1 58281 Khimar War tdh (3) 59 70 L Allpress 5 s6504 Yannick h (2) 58 50 L Callaway 5 8417 Panzer th (5) 58 62 T Comignaghi 8 Racecourse Htl & Motor Lodge 5.12 Race 3: SWISS EIRE, OUR ROSETTE, MEDITERRANEAN STAR 2 55133 Solomon td (7) 59 70 J Fawcett (a1) 6 3795 Zakunda h (10) 58 49 K Chowdhoory (a2) 6 43s51 Baby Menaka tdm (3) 57.5 64 C Johnson $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m Race 4: OCEAN OF CHAMPAGNE, NYMPHADORA TONKS, 3 62823 Vendima tdbh (2) 58 72 J Laking 7 6s0 Keep Quiet h (12) 58 46 S Wynne 7 68602 Bridget Town tm (7) 56.5 62 YANNICK 4 83464 Middagurd tdmh (1) 57.5 67 K Asano (a1) 8 00s8 Maxwell h (9) 58 45 T Comignaghi C Campbell (a1) 1 1 Strike Force tdh (3) 59 63 J Laking Race 5: PINUP COUP, SPLENDIOR, CINTO BAY 5 6611s Whale Song h (6) 57.5 67 9 93055 Qwerty (7) 56.5 50 K Mudhoo 8 02841 Succoso Segreto tdh (10) 56.5 62 2 71052 Admiral Rous td (2) 58.5 62 Race 6: PANZER, FEROCIOUS, BABY MENAKA K Chowdhoory (a2) 10 64542 Nymphadora Tonks bh (4) 56 52 L Allpress BB Hong (a3) Race 7: MONZA CIRCUITO, BELLE FASCINO, SON OF MAHER 6 89438 Pipiana tdh (5) 56.5 69 C Johnson K Asano (a1) 9 s0773 Ferocious tdh (11) 56 57 R Mudhoo (a2) 3 02081 Why Me tdh (7) 58.5 62 C Johnson 11 84555 Matuki h (11) 56 50 L Allpress Race 8: RAFF, WANDERIN OVER, STRIKE FORCE 7 1s70s Jessie Janet h (4) 55 66 T Comignaghi 10 77265 Run Forrest Run td (9) 56 57 4 50100 Moreira td (8) 57.5 60 S Wynne 12 8s905 Just A Promiss h (13) 56 47 J Fawcett (a1) R Beeharry (a3) 3 Punters Challenge 4 April 2.12 13 0909 Alagant Angel (5) 56 45 C Johnson 5 7s842 Raff tbh (4) 57.5 60 C Barnes 11 88s75 Mamba h (6) 55 59 K Mudhoo 6 52073 Ataahuadreamsrfree tdh (12) 56.5 62 $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1000m 12 60987 Producer (1) 55 55 K Chowdhoory (a2) 5 Christchurch Casino 3.22 T Moseley 1 42625 Mediterranean Star bh (6) 60 65 13 30026 Sure Is b (14) 54.5 58 $11,000, rating 72 benchmark, 2000m 14 86693 Shaz The Bank h (13) 54 56 D Prastiyou 7 s5631 Athene tdh (14) 56.5 62 L Callaway B Murray 8 2371s Rumour Has It h (11) 56.5 62 1 Riccarton Park Function Ctre 1.02 2 38603 Swiss Eire th (2) 57 59 T Comignaghi 1 66520 Anythingcouldhappn t (3) 60 76 7 Jack Thompson 4.37 K Asano (a1) $10,000, maiden, 1200m 3 1720s Confessional h (5) 56.5 62 W Papier (a4) K Asano (a1) 4 03271 Our Rosette th (1) 56 62 T Moseley 2 63332 Pinup Coup tbh (5) 58 72 $12,000, open handicap, 1400m 9 044s4 Coup Dreamwood h (13) 56.5 58 1 05233 Grand Express h (7) 58.5 54 D Prastiyou 5 59459 Kate The Great (4) 55.5 60 K Chowdhoory (a2) K Chowdhoory (a2) 2 3s254 Just Tickety Boo (1) 58.5 54 K Kwo (a3) 1 81722 Ticket To Ride tdmbh (2) 60 92 10 — Malawi SCRATCHED R Mudhoo (a2) 3 34730 Cinto Bay h (4) 56.5 69 L Allpress K Williams 3 56965 Van Halen (2) 58.5 48 S Wynne 11 20697 Lady Byron td (5) 56 61 L Allpress 6 23908 Fascino Lass h (3) 55 59 L Allpress 4 23164 Splendior (6) 56 68 C Campbell (a1) 2 54757 He’s Gold tdh (7) 59.5 87 T Comignaghi 4 4s507 Khitan Warrior h (5) 58 52 L Allpress 5 62502 Baban (2) 55.5 63 T Comignaghi 7 17050 Montreux Miss (7) 55 59 S Wynne 3 53908 Son Of Maher tdh (6) 59 86 C Johnson 12 61043 Shock Prospect dh (6) 56 61 K Williams 5 Jack Knows Best h (3) 58 47 T Moseley 6 16724 Metasequoia (1) 54 63 C Johnson 13 04854 Lincoln Zephyr (1) 56 57 6 6s Golden Harvest bh (6) 58 46 4 Tea House At Riccarton Park 2.47 4 14422 Monza Circuito tdmh (3) 58 88 K Chowdhoory (a2) 6 Victoria Woodley 3.57 R Mudhoo (a2) C Campbell (a1) 7 — Llovizna SCRATCHED $10,000, maiden, 1600m 5 22433 Belle Fascino tdmh (8) 56.5 85 S Wynne 14 219s9 Wanderin Over td (9) 55.5 60 K Kwo (a3) $10,000, rating 65&jumps benchmark*, 2000m 8 0s8 Road To Diamonds (4) 56.5 45 1 23s73 Ocean Of Champagne h (8) 58.5 53 6 15655 Xcuses Xcuses d (1) 56.5 85 15 600s6 Sainted Pearl h (10) 54.5 58 B Murray T Comignaghi B Murray 1 50672 Jin Lu h (12) 60 65 BB Hong (a3) K Asano (a1) 16 — Iffida SCRATCHED

Forbury Park harness at Forbury Park Thursday 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 2 Stu Campbell Cookright 5.34 4 99000 K Mach (Fr) 4 Lionel Dobbs 7 Press Play (Fr) 7 Terry Chmiel 4 55884 Spotlight The Valley (10) 2 Race 1: LISTEN EASY, QUEEN ELIDA, MAKE MY SUNDON 5 89608 Mr Jingles (Fr) 5 Kirk Larsen 8 43966 Handsome Harry (Fr) 8 John Morrison Rory McIlwrick $7500, r40-r50. mobile, 2200m 6 030s8 Smokin Annie (Fr) 6 Brendon McLellan 9 35950 Huckabee (Fr) 9 Nathan Williamson 5 33350 Zoned Scarlett (10) 3 Brad Williamson Race 2: PILCH, PLAYBOY PRINCE, FANCY SCHMANCY 1 0s25s Fancy Schmancy (Fr) 1 Blair Orange 7 67000 Attache (Fr) 7 John Morrison 10 080P3 Offthebench (Fr) 10 Jonny W Cox 6 54760 Laura Bush (10) 4 Blair Orange Race 3: SPORT MENTAL, OLIVER NORTH, MISS IVY 2 08208 Little Rain (Fr) 2 Sheree Tomlinson 8 06478 Fraud (Fr) 8 Jonny W Cox 11 s0007 Santeria (Fr) 11 Kerryn Tomlinson 7 14660 Lisa Marie P (20) 1 Kerryn Tomlinson Race 4: TACTICAL CHANGE, THE NAENAE EXPRESS, FRAUD 3 — Ideal Asset SCRATCHED 9 0s068 Kennington Girl (Fr) 21 Brad Williamson 12 00s Hokonui Sam (Fr) 12 Allan Beck 8 06262 Valley Star (20) 2 Samantha Ottley Race 5: SUNNIVUE PHILEAH, DON’T LOOK BACK, 4 s1909 Gomeo Denario (Fr) 3 Mark Hurrell 10 28s00 Lei Miss (Fr) 22 Terry Chmiel 9 305D0 Whatwillbeewillbee (20) U1 Jonny W Cox MATAI JETSTAR 5 38109 Wee Ring The Changes (Fr) 4 11 s0s39 Real Change (Fr) 23 Craig Ferguson 7 Golden Fleece Hotel Pace 7.39 10 52117 Kiwi Crusher (20) U2 Mark Hurrell Race 6: OFFTHEBENCH, ATARAH, HUCKABEE Craig Ferguson 12 05306 Mach O’Melley (Fr) 24 Kerryn Tomlinson $8250, 3yo+ r51-r65. mobile, 2200m 11 8s937 Red Hot Poker (30) 1 Graeme Telfer Race 7: DELIGHTFUL DEAL, SHEEZA SPORT, GABBY’S STAR 6 23907 Rockin Rod (Fr) 5 Allan Beck 13 63875 The Naenae Express (Fr) U1 Rory McIlwrick 1 80009 Aveross Rustler (Fr) 1 Rory McIlwrick 10 Trainor Electrical Pace 8.55 Race 8: WOLF WEST, TRIROYALE BRIGADE, 7 97765 Royal Jester (Fr) 6 Jonny W Cox 2 65106 Ohoka Chopper (Fr) 2 John Morrison COOLHAND EASTON 8 94602 Playboy Prince (Fr) 7 Matthew Williamson 5 Freds Fencing/Wingatui Combs Trot 6.49 3 20110 Sheeza Sport (Fr) 3 Mark Hurrell $7750, 3yo+ f&m r40-r50,r51-r55 w/c. mobile, 1700m 9 059s9 Paul’s Verdict (Fr) 21 Samantha Ottley Race 9: KIWI CRUSHER, ZONED SCARLETT, 4 s4343 Delightful Deal (Fr) 4 Nathan Williamson 1 3188s Champers (Fr) 1 Samantha Ottley 10 95s44 Pilch (Fr) 22 Terry Chmiel $7500, r40-r50 stand, 2200m DA MOONS MISSION 5 64287 Gemma Mac (Fr) 5 Blair Orange 2 s2178 Rakabeach (Fr) 2 Brad Williamson 11 90300 Magnetic Watch (Fr) 23 Rory McIlwrick 1 59764 Miss Jessica (Fr) 1 Tim Robertson 6 65550 Ideal Draw (Fr) 6 Matthew Williamson 3 69039 Szybka Lane (Fr) 3 Graeme Telfer Race 10: RAKABEACH, ROSINUPTHEBOW, CHEVRON FLIES 12 59098 Carlo Gambino (Em1) (Fr) 24 SCRATCHED 2 — Svelt 7 2s867 Brantley (Fr) 7 Terry Chmiel 4 174s Chevron Flies (Fr) 4 Blair Orange Race 11: SCARED STIFF, POCKET WATCH, FREDDIESAM Brendon McLellan 3 65522 Matai Jetstar (Fr) 2 Alex Milne 8 07130 Gabby’s Star (Fr) 8 Brad Williamson 5 — Changed My Mind SCRATCHED 13 300P5 Dismara (Fr) 25 Nathan Williamson 4 74308 Pat The Monkey (Fr) 3 Rory McIlwrick 6 83381 Miss Impression (Fr) 5 John Morrison 14 08407 Dalness Arizona (Fr) 26 Brad Williamson 5 P6444 Sunnivue Phileah (Fr) 4 Samantha Ottley 8 Strath Taieri A&P/Strath Taieri YFC 8.04 7 76086 Myrcella (Fr) 6 Colin Lee 15 40090 Ideologist (Em2) (Fr) 27 6 s1097 Midsummer Queen (Fr) 5 Blair Orange $7750, r40-r55 stand, 2700m 8 — Ideal Asset SCRATCHED 16 06648 Vigoroso (Fr) U1 Denis O’Connell 7 00089 Windsor (Em3) (Fr) 6 9 48603 Rosinupthebow (Fr) 21 Mark Hurrell 8 s9s00 Spurs Of War (Fr) 7 John Morrison 1 47019 Dark Rage (Fr) 1 Ellie Barron 10 76260 Better Galleon (Fr) 22 Ellie Barron 3 Glamour Hooves/Hoffman 5.59 9 00790 The Night Sweats (Fr) 8 Brian Norman 2 45480 Standout (Fr) 2 John Morrison 11 39757 Bettors Atom (Fr) 23 Craig Ferguson $7250, non-winners 3yo+ mr44 to mr50. mobile, 2200m 10 80606 Cuddly Trouble (Fr) 9 Nathan Williamson 3 78000 Pocket Call (Fr) 3 Lionel Dobbs 1 M G Shearing & Crutching Trot 5.07 11 82600 Count Eyre (Fr) 10 Ricky Allen 4 56641 Wolf West (Fr) 4 Blair Orange 12 s0530 Miss Paddy Wagon (Fr) 24 1 6876 Hayden Bromac (Fr) 1 Kirk Larsen Matthew Williamson $7250, non-winners 2yo+ stand, 2200m 12 00000 Dream Of Pat (Fr) 11 Brad Williamson 5 20380 Gotta Future (Fr) 5 Matthew Williamson 2 5s340 Sport Mental (Fr) 2 Blair Orange 13 03605 Don’t Look Back (Fr) 12 6 81057 Allandale (Fr) 6 Brad Williamson 13 96641 Crosso’s Cullect (Fr) 25 1 57854 Whangamata (Fr) 1 Brendon McLellan 3 96s Walk All Over You (Fr) 3 Terry Chmiel Matthew Williamson 7 38108 I’m Jimmy James (Fr) 7 Samantha Ottley Nathan Williamson 2 98708 Ken’s Dream (Fr) 2 Lionel Dobbs 4 9s Midnight Party (Fr) 4 Mark Hurrell 14 02400 Miss Bamboocha (Fr) U1 Mark Hurrell 8 P3P75 Coolhand Easton (Fr) 8 Jonny W Cox 14 — Duastar SCRATCHED 3 42402 Listen Easy (Fr) 3 Matthew Williamson 5 00s46 Miss Ivy (Fr) 5 Brad Williamson 15 26606 Sage Trouble (Em1) (Fr) U2 Allan Beck 9 52050 Bella Sara (Fr) 9 Kirstin Barclay 4 3 Queen Elida (Fr) 4 Sheree Tomlinson 6 22948 Oliver North (Fr) 6 Matthew Williamson 16 0P609 Deborahs Gem (Fr) U3 Kerryn Tomlinson 10 04322 Triroyale Brigade (Fr) 10 11 Pro-fit Covers/Marty Denton 9.20 5 s9s98 Mr Olympus (Fr) 5 Rory McIlwrick 7 05795 Matai Dani (Fr) 7 Alex Milne 17 45P00 Majestic Rose (Em2) (Fr) U4 Lionel Dobbs Nathan Williamson $7750, 3yo+ c,g&e r40-r50,r51-r55 w/c. mobile, 1700m 6 74400 Tease My Tartan (Fr) 6 Jonny W Cox 8 s080s Mickey Fitz (Fr) 8 Craig Ferguson 11 s0028 Pete’s Dash (Fr) U1 Mark Hurrell 18 0P600 Mickey Jay (Fr) U5 Craig Ferguson 1 68810 Hokuri Platter (Fr) 1 Matthew Williamson 7 77800 Petronelli Gee (Fr) 7 Alex Milne 9 Sweet Annie (Fr) 21 Carl Hanna 12 20666 Four Starzzz Shiraz (Fr) U2 2 40090 Ideologist (Fr) 2 Samantha Ottley 8 05667 The Power Broker (Fr) 8 Kieran McNaught 10 s0s00 Manon The Run (Fr) 22 Ray Needham 6 Arrowtown Bakery Pace 7.14 Denis O’Connell 9 9s280 Be Bee Lass (Fr) 9 Blair Orange 3 00000 Goodthingstaketime (Fr) 3 Gary Shand 10 Trot Black (Fr) 10 Ellie Barron 4 Otago Hunt Inc/E T Beattie 6.24 $7250, non-winners 3yo+ stand, 2200m 9 Aitken Family Trot 8.29 4 08009 Russian Express (Fr) 4 Jonny W Cox 11 Ps9 Superfast Kiwi (Em1) (Fr) U1 1 70P40 All Money (Fr) 1 Blair Orange 5 82347 The White Rabbit (Fr) 5 Kirk Larsen $7250, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr42. mobile, 2200m Nathan Williamson 2 4 Atarah (Fr) 2 Mark Hurrell $8250, r51-r70 discretionary handicap stand, 2700m 6 26410 Freddiesam (Fr) 6 Kirstin Barclay 12 62802 Make My Sundon (Fr) U2 Samantha Ottley 1 0069s Ultimate Swift (Fr) 1 Mark Hurrell 3 The Conqueror (Fr) 3 Matthew Williamson 1 23010 Steel Dust (Fr) 1 Terry McMillan 7 59098 Carlo Gambino (Fr) 7 Brendon McLellan 13 93498 Robo Trouble (Fr) U3 Allan Beck 2 79095 Tactical Change (Fr) 2 4 7s068 Living Fantasy (Fr) 4 Brad Williamson 2 76505 Hawaiian Hula (Fr) 2 Nathan Williamson 8 90708 Alexy (Fr) 8 Denis O’Connell 14 00 Shandon Bells (Fr) U4 Mark Hurrell Matthew Williamson 5 00900 Onedin Smiler (Fr) 5 Gary Shand 3 11826 Da Moons Mission (10) 1 9 51204 Scared Stiff (Fr) 21 Terry Chmiel 15 06050 Muscle Power (Fr) U5 Alan Clark 3 79709 Franco Hatton (Fr) 3 Blair Orange 6 6875s Kingsdown Atom (Fr) 6 Rory McIlwrick Matthew Williamson 10 455s2 Pocket Watch (Fr) 22 Blair Orange

Auckland greys at Manukau Thursday Jetbet 9 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 2 Jo’s Wholesale/Taipa Tavern 4.41 3 512 Portland Berty nwtd Ben Craik 2 26616 My Snuggles 18.93 Glennis Farrell 7 25644 Dig Dig Dig 30.60 S O’Neill Race 1: OUR HOTROD, PORTLAND ART, BOTANY SANDY 4 62368 Little Apple 31.03 W & T Steele 3 6F321 Just Nia 18.80 Marsha Black 8 47733 Busy Flash nwtd W & T Steele $1450, C1, 318m 5 87835 Little Mermaid nwtd W & T Steele 4 37718 Botany Rifles 18.75 Phil Green EMERGENCIES: Race 2: MA CHERE, GO KIKI, TRIBAL CONQUEST 1 88877 Unconscionable 18.61 R & L Udy 6 63577 Opawa Lola nwtd Glennis Farrell 5 43124 Kapai Stewie 18.78 W & T Steele 9 85267 Pam Arising 30.74 S O’Neill Race 3: OUR GREG, GAIN CAPITAL, FIREFLY LAFFEY 2 4F358 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R & L Udy 7 44336 React Respond 30.77 Robert Roper 6 47217 Paddy Fast 18.76 M & J Smith 10 33477 Crackling Gal 30.49 Udy & Cottam Race 4: PORTLAND BERTY, FEAR THE FUR, 3 8F765 Sly Cath nwtd Jim Black 8 32743 Opawa Big 30.91 Glennis Farrell 7 58236 Bailey And Cream 18.96 R & L Udy REACT RESPOND 4 38F68 Rion King nwtd R & L Udy 8 45232 Asserting Power 18.77 S O’Neill 10 Qualified Pet Services 7.54 Race 5: NOT SHACKLEY, GREY WAY, MADAM BUCKS 5 46115 Go Kiki nwtd Glennis Farrell 5 Hewlett Electrical Sprint 5.50 EMERGENCIES: $2860, C4/5, 318m Race 6: MORTON KEEPING, STAY RICH, IRON EYES 6 88575 Platinum Spirit nwtd Steve Clark $1685, C2, 318m 9 52231 Botany Esmay 18.69 Phil Green 1 34436 Electric Dancer 18.48 W & T Steele Race 7: TALKABOUT IZZY, ASSERTING POWER, JUST NIA 7 84384 Miss Dupre nwtd S E Hunt 10 84384 Miss Dupre nwtd S E Hunt 1 67776 Choo Choo 18.65 Glennis Farrell 2 53315 Podium Phobia 18.53 Ben Craik Race 8: MONSOON MALABAR, KURIDRANI, CALL ME LEO 8 64253 Ma Chere nwtd S O’Neill EMERGENCIES: 2 53274 Grey Way 18.64 Greg Pomeroy 8 Carol’s Tab Taipa Tavern 7.0 4 3 37747 Spring Mechanic nwtd R & L Udy Race 9: LOOKING SNATCHED, GO ANGEL, 9 55578 Shambi’s Girl 18.96 K T Herbert 3 53615 Not Shackley 18.79 Jim Black 4 32327 Kev 18.65 W & T Steele TALKABOUT SOPHIE 10 66578 Smash Burton 19.12 R & L Udy 4 61785 Snoopy’s Hero 18.63 David Ray $2390, C4, 318m 5 38818 Relevance 18.35 R & L Udy Race 10: FRANKY THE JETT, PODIUM PHOBIA, 5 41366 Rainy River 18.81 S E Hunt 1 24666 Zipping Buddy nwtd Ben Craik 6 47415 Jinja Mongo 18.34 W & T Steele ELECTRIC DANCER 3 Trophies Plus Series Final 4.58 6 7536s Cawbourne Cool 18.68 K T Herbert 2 67643 Call Me Leo 18.69 Thayne Green 7 15418 Carbon Tiger 18.41 W & T Steele 7 11656 Madam Bucks 18.60 Greg Pomeroy Race 11: SMASH OUT, THRILLING ARNOLD, AGBEZE $1900, C2, final, 318m 3 38457 Cameo Syd nwtd Ben Craik 8 33211 Franky The Jett 18.44 Emma Potts 8 66666 Zugzwang 18.54 S O’Neill 4 21635 Express Emporium 18.72 W & T Steele EMERGENCY: 1 61344 Firefly Laffey nwtd Sean Codlin 5 81621 Monsoon Malabar 19.22 Udy & Cottam 9 35668 Suspicious Minds 18.44 Ben Craik 2 25725 Pliskova 18.78 Steve Clark 6 Mps Fencing Sprint 6.13 6 63776 Idol Nifty 18.23 Ben Craik 3 21322 Our Greg 18.74 Emma Potts $2035, C2/3, 318m 11 Hewlett Electrical Sprint 8.19 1 Manukau Gold Series Final 4.23 4 18736 Botany Thommo 18.60 Phil Green 7 12441 Kuridrani 18.49 Marsha Black $1500, C0, final, 318m 5 12615 Night Ace 18.53 Greg Pomeroy 1 35483 Go All Lin 18.56 S O’Neill 8 15642 Thank You Next 18.63 Ben Craik $1450, C1, 318m 2 17722 Stay Rich 18.55 M & J Smith EMERGENCY: 1 74526 Forego nwtd Greg Pomeroy 6 47814 Jinja Bailey 18.75 Udy & Cottam 1 57627 Sweet Clover 18.81 K T Herbert 3 28886 Luke Skywalker 19.07 Leigh Anne Hunt 9 35668 Suspicious Minds 18.44 Ben Craik 2 53217 Our Hotrod 18.72 Udy & Cottam 7 54432 Gain Capital 18.53 Ben Craik 2 22216 Smash Out 18.94 R & L Udy 4 11382 Iron Eyes nwtd Emma Potts 3 253 Botany Sandy nwtd Phil Green 8 53143 Noise Maker 18.70 Phil Green 3 7F884 Tilly’s Silly 18.95 R & L Udy 5 14458 Nexus 18.60 Glennis Farrell 9 Mt Wellington Tab Stakes 7.29 4 5313 Portland Art 18.78 Ben Craik EMERGENCIES: 4 82568 Ford Man 18.90 R & L Udy 9 82568 Ford Man 18.90 R & L Udy 6 26658 It’s Pawsible 18.61 Phil Green 5 76442 Thea Who nwtd M Prangley $3325, C2/3, 527m 5 73472 Agbeze 18.98 Marsha Black 7 78648 Thrilling Katie 18.40 K R Toomer 10 53615 Not Shackley 18.79 Jim Black 1 65522 Go Angel 30.70 Glennis Farrell 6 45747 Always Dreaming 18.58 Glennis Farrell 6 48764 Riccitelli nwtd Marsha Black 8 111s1 Morton Keeping 18.74 Steve Clark 7 26834 Get Me Home nwtd Udy & Cottam 4 Pump & Engineering Serv. 5.25 2 1F245 Jinja Jay 30.85 W & T Steele 7 25566 Platinum Tears 18.87 Robert Roper 8 66785 Indi Shae nwtd S O’Neill 7 Sports Bowl Function Ctre Series 6.39 3 51255 Talkabout Sophie 30.95 Marsha Black 8 65673 Thrilling Arnold 18.70 Sean Codlin EMERGENCIES: $2505, C1, 527m 4 21656 Frosty Blaze 30.57 Thayne Green EMERGENCIES: 9 635 Clever Harper nwtd W & T Steele 1 14762 Fear The Fur 31.02 S O’Neill $1600, C1, final, 318m 5 21844 Looking Snatched 30.82 Ben Craik 9 66578 Smash Burton 19.12 R & L Udy 10 68665 Kapai Chris nwtd W & T Steele 2 76475 Our Scarlett nwtd Glennis Farrell 1 48711 Talkabout Izzy 18.61 David Ray 6 67146 Flying Huey nwtd Marsha Black 10 55578 Shambi’s Girl 18.96 K T Herbert

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. 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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It is the highlight of the year horse most suitable for hunter, and open Northern Hawke’s Bay Show Hunter Bay were fourth in the introductory for many equestrians. horse over 158 centimetres. event on February 29 and March 1 at 70cm, third in the Category B 70cm, Horse of the Year is held at the They were second in the high points Montana Arena in Hastings. second in the Category B 80cm and Hawke’s Bay A&P Showgrounds and show hunter and fourth in the amateur Hain and Untouchable were first in second in the Category B high points. attracts competitors from all over the show hunter. the open 1m, second in the amateur Bevitt and Buffalo Man were first in country. Gisborne will be well represented Larina Dolman extended her lead in high points and second in the high the introductory 60cm, second in the across a range of disciplines. Huge form reversal for OBR HSOB Presidents and set for Hope Cup final

CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf to bat. To be successful on the No.4 — particularly IS it the biggest form reversal bowling to a skilled exponent of local club cricket has ever seen? the pull shot, such as Naden — High School Old Boys the Boys’ High bowlers needed Presidents are through to the to pitch the ball up. Hope Cup final on Saturday In the 13th over, Naden hit after crushing Old Boys Rugby four pull shots for four off balls at the weekend. 2 ,3, 5 and 6 from medium-pacer Their nine-wicket win — as Cohen Loffler . . . 67-0 became the third-placed team in the 2 v 83-0. 3 Senior B semifinal — coming First-drop Daryl Dunn struck off the back of a 115-run loss to 35 off 27 balls and all-rounder Coastal Ultrasound Horouta, Blake Marshall, in at No.4, made ranks as one of the biggest his highest Senior B score of 39 turnarounds in recent history. from 27 balls. Rawhiti Legal OBR had won Campion reached 201-4 in the first meeting in Round 4 on 30 overs. Gisborne Boys’ High November 2 by eight , School’s highest total this season the Round 8 clash by 54 runs had been 183-6 against HSOB and the Round 14 match by 77 Presidents four weeks before. runs a fortnight ago. Going on Captain and off-spinner results before Saturday’s game, Daniel Stewart took the big the gap between OBR and wickets of Naden and Dunn and HSOB was a yawning chasm. finished with figures of 2-20 off The Isaac Hughes-led four overs. Bollywood HSOB Presidents He went around the wicket bowled OBR out for 127 in 25.2 to have big left-hander Dunn overs of the 30-over match on well caught by ’keeper Jack ground Whitehead-McKay. No.1. Stewart and seamers Matthew Jake Theron took 5-24 in six Foster (0-20 off six overs) and overs and left-arm orthodox Nathan Trowell (with a first spinner Daniel Torrie, 3-11 in spell of 0-15 off four, and final 3.2 overs. figures of 0-33 off six) came OBR were without hard- the closest of the Boys’ High hitting Thom Berry, and lost left- bowlers to restricting Campion’s hander Peter Stewart for eight, REWARDED: High School Old Boys Presidents bowler Mike Francis took the prized wicket of former batsmen. leg before wicket to seamer Glen Poverty Bay skipper Ian Loffler, of OBR, in Hope Cup cricket on Saturday. Picture by Liam Clayton Boys’ High were 138-9 at the Udall (1-22) in the sixth over end. with the score at 35. then there’s scoreboard pressure turn the match on its ear. and captain Mike Gibson (fifth Year 9 outswing bowler OBR skipper Craig — but Glen batted really well,” A side losing such an man in) were unbeaten on 14 Hamish Swann took 3-15 off Christophers (33) was bowled Christophers said. experienced first-drop and No.4 and 1 respectively at the end. four overs. His wickets included by Theron, and former Poverty “On the day, we came a distant so early first will be Gibson later spoke of the those of Boys’ High No.3 Nathan Bay skipper Ian Loffler (16) was second. Still, the boys had fun under added pressure from that importance of enjoying the game. Trowell (35 runs off 46 balls) well caught by tall gloveman and our newbies have already point on. He and his team were impressed and Max Briant (34 from 43, Ollie Needham off the bowling of bought their first bit of cricket The control of off-spinner by the good line-length seam with four fours and a six). veteran Mike Francis (1-29). kit ahead of next season. We’ll Jeremy Castles (2-2 in 2.2 bowling of Northern Spirit A all- Swann hit Briant’s off-stump Hughes said: “Jake bowled all be back.” overs) was a revelation. He and rounder Kayley Knight (0-26 off and Trowell was caught by Jonty brilliantly — full and straight, medium-pacer Tim Gardner five overs). Fenn — as Loffler (15) had been and he swung the ball away WITH their seven-wicket win (2-34 off six overs) gave Williams Ranasinghe said 103 was not a — at mid-off. at good pace. He attacked the against Horouta, 2019-20 Senior excellent support. defendable total. The dutiful slow-medium of stumps.” B champions the Ngatapa Green Piumal Madusanka (22 from “But still we fought.” Cameron Rowell (1-21 off five) Key to High School Old Boys’ Caps earned a place in the Hope 23 balls), eighth man in, and proved difficult for Boys’ High to successful run chase was Udall’s Cup final. No.5 Etienne Botes (19 off 22) CAMPION College were score from. innings of 51 from No.2. It was The competition leaders took are busy cricketers whatever the superb. Marshall took 1-14 off five and a commanding half-century of 24.4 overs to chase down the circumstances, but the bowling College player-coach Mark saved at least 20 runs in the poise, precision and placement total of 103 scored by fourth- was top-notch. Naden (71) and captain Liam field, while Grace Levy bowled against a capable pace attack. placed Horouta, whose captain, For Civil Project Solutions Spring (43) shared a 116-run good line and length. He hit eight fours before he fell Heyan Ranasinghe, had won the Ngatapa, wicketkeeper-batsman partnership against Gisborne Campion’s sole female to leg-spinner Mana Taumaunu toss. Simon Wilson (30) and Jack Boys’ High School, a stand that cricketer on the day bowled six (1-7 off two overs). Horouta were dismissed Jefferd (28) shared an opening laid the platform for victory in overs without luck or joy for 33 Needham carried his bat for in 28.2 overs, as big George stand of 56 runs. the Hope Cup playoff for fifth. runs but did run out No.6 Luke 33 off 61 balls and first drop Williams (3-11 off four overs) Madusanka (1-19) bowled Campion won by 63 runs, Fisher for six. Simon Blaker was also unbeaten produced a sensational spell of Wilson with one ball remaining thereby turning the tables on a Wicketkeeper Spring said: on 18, hitting four boundaries in outswing bowling on HBR 3. in the 13th over. Fellow seamer team who had beaten them by “I was proud to see Campion 11 balls. He bowled out former Hasantha Vithanage (1-20) 59 runs in the last round-robin put 200 on the board with an HSOB took 24.2 overs to reach Northern Spirit off-spinner Mel and left-arm orthodox spinner match a week ago, and by five awesome batting performance, their target of 128. Knight (2) and wicketkeeper Clarence Campbell (1-2) also wickets on an artificial pitch at and then follow that up with the “We knew we needed 180 at Ranasinghe with the fourth and bowled well for Horouta. Nelson Park on November 4. ball to finish this season on a least against them in a semi — fifth balls of the sixth over to The Green Caps’ Castles, No.3, Spring won the toss and chose high.” 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Around the Greens Club bowls news Ian Greeks and Karen Higgins with 18 Poverty Bay points and third were the Murtons with CHARLIE Ure and Queenie Takurua 16 points. were awarded the Evelyn Mills Memorial In the section with 10 pairs the Trophy for winning the 13th Val Smith 2 winners were Ure and Takurua with 21 x 4 x 2 Open Mixed Pairs Tournament at points. (Bain and Richter were the only the weekend. pair to beat them — 10-7). Second overall, and winners of the Peck Three pairs had 16 points, so the next Tray, were Dayvinia Mills and Robin placings were decided on ends won. Bain Jefferson. and Richter were second with 43 ends, This tournament — held by Poverty Boon McIlroy and Sarah Brown were Bay Bowling Club — was set up in third with 42 ends. recognition of Val Smith, who was the Berezowski and Sutherland were a 2008 bowls world champion in singles close fourth with 41 ends. and pairs. Overall winners of the tournament and Trevor Mills, who presented the Evelyn the Evelyn Mills Memorial Trophy were Mills Memorial Trophy to the winners, Ure and Takurua. said Val Smith’s Nelson bowling club Second overall and winners of the Peck did nothing to recognise her gold medals Tray were Mills and Jefferson. so the Poverty Bay Club decided to do The youngest player in the tournament something. was nine-year-old Kyle Pinn. He and Val sent her best wishes and Bev Rogers had two wins — 18-4 against congratulated the Poverty Bay Bowling experienced players Barrie Denham Club for organising the tournament over and Dawne Abraham, and 14-10 against the years and thanked all the volunteers Kyle’s parents Geoff and Karen Pinn. and the sponsors, the Ryman Healthcare In a game against Greeks and Higgins, Retirement Village. Rogers and Pinn were down seven The 22 mixed pairs entered in the shots on one end. Rogers asked Pinn to competition were divided into two bowl with weight to the jack. Pinn did sections of comparable abilities. Each exactly that and won the end for his section played at Poverty Bay Bowling pair. Although they did not win the game WINNERS: Above, Val Smith Club one day and the Gisborne Bowling Pinn’s bowl was declared “shot of the Tournament victors Queenie Club the other, as Poverty Bay cannot match”. Takurua (centre) and Charlie Ure accommodate that number of teams. The oldest player in the tournament with Pip Griffin, representing Four rounds of 10 ends or 105 minutes was 88-year-old Maurice Taylor. tournament sponsors Ryman were played each day. Winners were Tournament participants demonstrated Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa decided on game points (three for a win that bowls is a sport enjoyed by all ages. Retirement Village. Takurua and and one for a draw) then, if equal, by The Poverty Bay Bowling Club thanks Ure received the Evelyn Mills ends won, and then, if equal, by points Gisborne Bowling Club members, for the Memorial Trophy for their win. differential. use of their greens, and sponsors Ryman Some very close games were played. Healthcare. At the Gisborne club on the first day in the first round, Steve Berezowski and ACTION SHOTS: Below left, Kyle Pinn, RUNNERS-UP: Left, Robin Erin Sutherland were level with Ure and youngest player of the tournament, Jefferson and Dayvinia Mills Takurua after nine ends and eventually delivering the “shot of the match”. received the Peck Tray for being lost the game by one point to the eventual Below right, 88-year-old Maurice Taylor, runners-up in the Val Smith tournament winners. oldest player in the tournament, delivers Tournament. Pictures supplied In the third round there were two a bowl. draws. Berezowski and Sutherland drew with Mark Bain and promising teenage player Paige Richter, and Boon McIlroy and Sarah Brown drew with Tim Sheriff and Kathryn Flaugere. At the Poverty Bay club in the first round, Marion Jones and Andrew Ball drew with Tam Buckingham and Trish Leach. In the second round, Murray and Pat Murton drew with Bruce Ball and Betty Herring. Jones and Ball had another draw in the fourth round with Marie Wright and Ray Young. Wright and Young also had a second draw in the sixth round with Lex Kennedy and Val McGreevy. Prizes were awarded to the first three pairs in each section. In the section with 12 pairs the winners were Mills and Jefferson with 21 points. Second were DRAWS Sports lash out over Touch Speedsters; F 3, Y 5/6 Central Cricket Club Hortigro Junior Colts SUNDAY — Group ride at religious freedom move Steppers v Whangara Pukehapopo; v Ngatapa Knights; HBR 2, David 8am from Avantiplus Maintrax. Shakers Touch Module at Barry F 4, Y 5/6 Ormond Hurricanes v Te File Decorators OBR Sharks v This is a friendly group ride for LONDON — Australian cricket, rugby league, AFL, tennis, Park, Monday, March 9: 4pm, Wharau Blue. Bollywood Stars; HBR 3, Dnature anyone wanting to ride with rugby union, netball and football could experience a slump in Field 1A, Year 1/2 5.45pm: F 1, Y 5/6 Waikirikiri Dragons v Bollywood Stars HSOB others. Approximate pace will be participation if a proposed religious freedom law is passed, the Kowhai v Central Scorers; F 1B, Team 1 v Mangapapa Untouchables; Pups. 25kmh. Visitors and new cyclists sports’ governing bodies say. Y 1/2 Awapuni Pukeko v Ormond F 2, Y 5/6 Awapuni Toroa v Central Junior Championship, welcome. The Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sports Highlanders; F 2A, Y 1/2 Waikirikiri Smashers; F 3, Y 5/6 Manutuke SATURDAY, 8.30am: HBR 4, TUESDAY (March 10) — Club (COMPPS) — , NRL, AFL, Tennis Australia, v St Mary’s Chargers; F 2B, Y 1/2 Toru vs Te Wharau White; F 4, Y 3/4 Gisborne Boys’ High School Blues time trial champs. Sign-on: Rugby Australia, Netball Australia and the FFA — are concerned Awapuni Weka vs Central Nippers; Awapuni Karearea v Waikirikiri. and Royals v GBHS Admiralty. 5.30pm to 5.50pm at Lake Road the laws will allow players to speak out recklessly. F 3, Y 3/4 Mangapapa Whero v Junior Championship (20 (off Lavenham Road). Start: first The laws come after the furore created by rugby player Israel Whangara Rangitoto; F 4, Y 3/4 v Te Cricket overs), FRIDAY, 3.15pm: HBR 1, rider away at 6pm. Race distance: Folau’s controversial tweets against homosexuals. Wharau Steppers v Manutuke Rua. FROM the Poverty Bay Cricket TWCC Senior Girls v GBHS Life 25 kilometres. Visitors welcome. The Sydney Morning Herald and the Age report that the 4.35pm: F 1A, Y 1/2 Mangapapa Association — Guards; HBR 2, GBHS Admiralty v sports have now lodged a submission on the proposed laws, Kakariki v Manutuke Tahi; F 1B, Y Poverty Bay club cricket, DJ GBHS Blues and Royals. which they say could prevent them from protecting their 1/2 Whangara Okeka v Mangapapa Barry Cup final, SATURDAY, 1pm: Softball reputations and brands. Kahurangi; F 2, Y 3/4 Central Stars Harry Barker Reserve rep wicket, Men — FRIDAY, 6pm: Raptors “Damage could include but is not limited to: failure to attract v Ormond Crusaders; F 3, Y 3/4 Horouta v Bollywood Stars High Cycling v Tolaga Bay. new sponsors, damage to reputation, media distraction, Mangapapa Karaka v St Mary’s School Old Boys. GISBORNE Cycling Club SATURDAY, 3pm: Gisborne reduced rates of participation, reduced interest in sport and Dragons; F 4, Y 3/4 Central Spinners Hope Cup final, SATURDAY, events — Boys’ High School v Raptors. loss of confidence in the brand,” the COMPPS submission said, v Mangapapa Kikorangi. 2pm: HBR 2, Ngatapa v Bollywood SATURDAY — Club ride (no SUNDAY, 1pm: TWK v Spartans according to the newspapers. 5.10pm: F 1, Y 5/6 Waikirikiri Stars HSOB Presidents. racing). Starting at 1.30pm from Women — SATURDAY, 11am: COMPPS also said the laws would lead to disputes Team 2 v Kaiti; F 2, Y 5/6 Junior Colts, SATURDAY, Taruheru Cemetery, Nelson Road. Scorpions v Rovers. between players over “statement’s of the belief” both in public Mangapapa Hashtags v Central 8.30am: HBR 1, Tairawhiti Women’s Visitors welcome. 1pm: Uawa v Under-15s. and online. — AAP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 4, 2020 SPORT 23 First-choice spearheads back CRICKET by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP is one of the great challenges in world cricket and you know WELLINGTON — New you will be severely tested in all Zealand will have their first- aspects of the game,” Stead said. choice pace attack restored when “Our one-day unit is a pretty they chase cricketing redemption settled one with plenty of on Australian soil in this experience and I think that month’s one-day international showed in the recent series series. against India. Spearheads , “It’s great to welcome back the Lockie Ferguson and Matt class of Trent, Matt and Lockie Henry are included in the who spearheaded our run to the 15-man squad for the three- Cricket World Cup final last match series starting next week year. after injury forced all three to “Kyle’s made every post a miss the 3-0 ODI clean sweep of winner since his international India. debut this season and he’ll The trio all played little or be a handy asset to have in no part in the Black Caps’ Australia.” humiliating test whitewash from Tall seamer Jamieson was a Australia over the Christmas revelation against India, taking period due to a variety of nine wickets at 16.33 across the ailments. two tests. Ferguson and Henry have The squad leave on Monday only played domestic cricket ahead of a series that starts at since then but left-arm swing IN THE MIX AGAIN: New Zealand’s Trent Boult (centre right) is congratulated by teammates after the Sydney Cricket Ground on merchant Boult returned in a taking a wicket in the second test against India, at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, on Sunday. Boult and Friday next week. starring role in New Zealand’s fellow pace bowlers Lockie Ferguson and have been restored to the New Zealand one-day just-completed 2-0 test series international squad for the series against Australia this month. AP picture NEW ZEALAND SQUAD: defeat of the Indians. 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NETBALL by Murray Robertson to establish the local youth advisory group, ideally on the East Coast and in GISBORNE Netball Centre is part of Gisborne, with four to six young women a national pilot programme to get more and potentially one or two young men,” young women into sport and physical she said. recreation, and they want to hear from “They will provide the youth local young women keen to help steer it voice necessary for this project to be in the right direction. successful.” Netball New Zealand has secured McLeod said they need not funding from Sport NZ to pilot across necessarily be current netballers. CALL targeted netball centres a Fast 5 youth But it was important that they innovation project. were keen to make a difference in the “The Gisborne Netball Centre is community, had a desire to develop excited to be among those targeted their leadership skills and could bring centres, and I want to get local youth energy and creative thinking to the involved to ensure the project meets process. the needs of young people in our unique “GNC sees this as a great learning community,” GNC youth development opportunity for youth and will take all officer Monique McLeod said. necessary measures to ensure those She wanted to reach out as far as involved have a positive experience, feel FOR possible to give youth the opportunity supported and are not overburdened to get behind the project, become a with an unrealistic workload.” youth leader and make a positive Fast 5, a modified version of netball, difference in the community. involves five-a-side teams, incorporates Sport NZ data indicates a drop in rolling subs, “power plays”, and one-, female participation in secondary level two- and three-point goals. sport and physical recreation. “What the game looks like in our “Using a locally led, player-centred region will be determined by our local approach, the Fast 5 Youth Innovation youth,” McLeod said. YOUTH Project enables GNC to work The youth group would help decide collaboratively with the young to help on the format of Fast 5 events, where rectify this trend,” McLeod said. they were played, whether they were “The development of a youth advisory mixed-gender, whether the rules needed group will give voice to our young to be adapted and — most importantly people so that our centre can address — how it could be made to be fun and the barriers to youth participation and encourage participation, McLeod said. gain their perspectives on how netball Registrations of interest in being part can be adapted to meet their needs of the youth advisory group close on so that they want to play and remain March 31. INPUT involved.” She said the centre aimed to retain players, but wanted to provide new FAST 5 YOUTH: The call has gone opportunities for others looking to try out for local young people keen something different . . . “something fun, to be part of steering a new Fast something that leaves them walking 5 netball initiative to be trialled in away feeling connected, satisfied and Tairawhiti. Youth development officer Gisborne part of national empowered”. Monique McLeod, below, wants to She wanted to encourage any Year hear from young people keen to make 9 to Year 13 student interested in a difference . . . like, at left (from pilot programme this opportunity to contact her at the left) Atareta Fonoti, Alani McLeod, netball centre. Lordharna Puketapu, Silke McNaught “To roll out the project we first need and Samara McLeod. Pictures supplied