TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 TAUAWHI LET THE ‘MY BROTHERHOOD’ MUSIC PAGE 2 PLAY Among the 40 New Zealand musicians taking part in this year’s Gisborne International Music Competition (GIMC) is Auckland-based freelance French horn performer ALLAN ON and teacher Anita Austin. Accompanied by pianist Sarah MAORI Watkins, Austin performed yesterday as part of the event’s WARD first round. Restrictions around Covid 19 mean this year’s GIMC features MISSION only New Zealand artists PAGE 4 although some have returned from overseas, and quarantined, to participate. “This year’s GIMC could be likened to the first-ever New Zealand championship for classical musicians,” says GIMC manager Mark La Roche. “It’s going to be a fascinating, PAGE 6 unique and very special RELIEF, contest.” The first rounds continue at the DEFIANCE War Memorial Theatre today and tomorrow. OVER The semifinal is on Friday and the final on Saturday. Admission WHAKAARI is free. Picture by Paul Rickard CHARGES Building communities Housing projects ‘just the tip of the iceberg for Gisborne’ by Matai O’Connor “There will be 16 units all up, built on 22 built on the site. The eight houses Seymour said. the two sites we cleared of tenants about will be offered to mana whenua or a The Gladstone Road project will face CONSTRUCTION of Gisborne’s first a year ago,” Kainga Ora programme private relocator, and deconstructed or the roadside and entrances will be on the three-level, walk-in apartment block is director Nick Seymour said. demolished. sides going into a community space. set to start in the second quarter of 2021. Other Kainga Ora projects include “The houses are highly unlikely to be Two Gisborne companies will work on Crown agency Kainga Ora has marked two two-bedroom houses and two three- demolished as there are items that can the projects. Mr Seymour cannot yet say 675 to 683 Gladstone Road as a block of bedroom houses in Munro Street, Elgin. be re-used,” Mr Seymour said. who they are. land where 22 homes will be built to help And a three-bedroom house and four “Existing tenants will be offered “Our focus is that we aren’t just ease the housing crisis in the Gisborne. two-bedroom houses are to be built in alternative homes in accordance with building homes, we are building It will comprise 12 two-bedroom Stout Street, Mangapapa. Tenancy Services processes, but working communities and creating opportunities. apartments on three levels, with 10 “The sites are both clear of tenants collaboratively with each tenant, “A big part of it is to encourage local different-sized houses strategically and ready for commencement of ensuring whanau connections retain people to deal with local problems with dotted around the 5118 square-metre construction in early 2021,” Mr Seymour high priority.” local solutions. site — six three-bedroom houses, three said. “The reason behind starting in the “We are trying to create a community four-bedroom houses and one six- Kainga Ora has been door-knocking in second quarter of 2021 is so we can rather than just a set of homes . . . bedroom house. the Te Hapara area over the last week socialise the scale of this build. ensuring the people we put in there gel, Kainga Ora is also working on another as the Gladstone Road build will affect “Three level walk-ins have not been integrate and get to know each other and housing project in the London/Tyndall tenants and neighbours. built by Kainga Ora in many regions become a community on their own. streets area. Eight homes will be removed and outside of metropolitan areas,” Mr CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Your journey to success starts here ENROL Check out our FREE programmes* NOW! free.eit.ac.nz START Agriculture | Horticulture | Apiculture | Environmental Studies | FEB 2021 * conditions apply Forestry | Commercial Road Transport 34817-07 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 Business ...... 10 Television ...... 17 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 11 Classifieds.. 18-20 Sport ...... 24-28 National ...... 6-9 World...... 12-15 Pictures...... 21-22 Weather ...... 27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 TEN YEARS OF TAUAWHI Amazing effort ‘but still more work to do’ by Matai O’Connor from my Tauawhi whanau, was a special day I wont forget,” Mr Witana said. TAUAWHI Men’s Centre celebrated Among those to attend the its 10th birthday on Sunday and to celebration were Vic Tamati, Phil Paikea mark the milestone centre co-ordinator and Tricia Walsh — all of who are strong Tim Marshall was honoured for his advocates against family violence leadership. — along with former parliamentary Mr Marshall was presented a undersecretary on domestic and sexual tewhatewha (a long-handled Maori violence, Green MP Jan Logie. weapon shaped like an axe) carved by Tauawhi Men’s Centre opened on Simon Lardelli. the July 2 2010, to provide a “one-stop “It was very humbling to receive it but shop” specifically for men, who were I do so on behalf of all those who have often reluctant to ask for help. contributed to Tauawhi, including those About 3000 men and their whanau who have passed on, and to my family have received help. who have supported me along the way,” Tauawhi Trustee Ralph Walker, who Mr Marshall said. attends every Wednesday meeting at “When we started we didn’t know if Tauawhi, said it was unbelievable how we would get past six months so to get far the centre had come. to 10 years is pretty amazing. “I’m addicted to Tauawhi. No “It was nice to see Tangi Hepi’s Wednesday is ever the same as the last,” wife and mokopuna at the event. He Mr Walker said. passed in 2013. He played a big part in Ms Logie said Tauawhi had saved the Tauawhi’s history so to see his whanau lives of women, children and men, and there was wonderful.” restored love and kindness to families YOU ARE THE MAN: Jenny Witana presents a korowai to son Wiremu who was named Tauawhi A man who Mr Hepi had a lot to do and whanau. Man of the Year at the centre’s 10-year celebrations. Picture by Ally Bell Carline with at Tauawhi — Wiremu Witana — was “I really love that as well as named the 2020 Tauawhi Man of the Year. supporting individual men they’re Mr Witana started on his journey with also really focused on how they can HONOURED: Vic Tamati (left) and Phil Paikea with Tauawhi in 2011. change the culture that supports men’s Tim Marshall holding a tewhatewha — carved He was one of Mr Hepi’s first clients violence. by Simon Lardelli — he received for his work in and remembers his “straight-up” “They’re a wonderful example to other leading Tauawhi Men’s Centre over its approach, which reminded him of his communities all around the country,” Ms 10 years. Picture by Ally Bell Carline own grandfather. Logie said. For the last four years, Mr Witana has Mr Marshall said the celebration was been moving forward on a positive path. also bit of a reset. He has put drugs and gangs behind “Vic’s wife asked me what’s the vision him and Oranga Tamariki has returned for the next 10 years. one of his children to his care. “I said we got through the last 10 Over the past 18 months he has without much of a plan but I feel we been mentoring other men and is now have gone some way towards our vision employed full-time as a kaimahi (worker) of creating a community of caring men for SafeMan SafeFamily with the which will remain our focus for the next Whanau Resilience Project. 10 years, alongside contributing to safe Mr Witana acknowledged his mother families. and father when receiving the Man of “There is still more work to do.” the Year award. With the support of Presbyterian “This (Tauawhi) is my brotherhood. It Support East Coast, a 10-year review was a honour and a privilege to receive booklet was released at the celebration taonga korowai acknowledging the and copies are available from the centre. lifetime journey of change at the 10-year Thanks was given to Trust Tairawhiti celebration of Tauawhi, and to have my and Te Wananga o Aotearoa for their parents present it to me, with the haka support of the event. Eighty-five new homes to be delivered by early 2022

FROM PAGE 1 to us, which could be any time from the There are 484 on the waiting list. developers in the region. We don’t want end of the year to early next year”. In June 2019 there were 235. Current to be fuelling the pricing for housing.” “Kainga Ora has been providing “This is just the tip of the iceberg for housing stock in the region for the end Mr Seymour paid tribute to Gisborne information to the community, Gisborne Gisborne. There’s still a lot to do. of September was 1257, an increase of District Council as “a very forward- District Council and Manaaki Tairawhiti “New project briefs will be developed eight homes. thinking council which has helped the to help socialise what we are going to do over the next months as we look to There were no plans for builds along process”. and what types of tenants it is for. address the housing shortages across the East Coast or in Wairoa. “They have been fantastic, they “By late 2021, early 2022, we would New Zealand, including Gisborne. So To further boost housing stock, have been challenging us and they are have delivered 85 new homes.” there is more to come on top of the Mr Seymour said Kainga Ora would responsive. That’s something we don’t Mr Seymour said that did not seem current 85.” buy some houses locally from private often see.” like a lot “but it’s only a drop in the Mr Seymour said some homes were developers over the next year to 18 An open night is to be held for the ocean about what is coming subject to too big for some families so they might months. “But we have to be careful and community to view design plans for the the Public Housing Plan being released decide to downsize. considerate before we buy anything off Gladstone Road project. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Moves well under way to get 60 home-delivered overseas shearers into the country early next year. • Gisborne-based forest and asset managers Aratu Forests Ltd appoint a new chief executive oficer. • The AgriHQ report for the week, and prices from today’s cattle fair at Matawhero — 1000 head on offer. THE GUIDE TOMORROw THuRSdAy The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 NEWS 3 Welcome boost to Operation ‘This world needs more like him’ Blue Santa by Murray Robertson

THE Operation Blue Santa initiative to provide Christmas goodies to needy local families has received a $12,155 injection from Bayleys Gisborne. Gisborne police — in combination with Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke, Countdown Gisborne and Te Aka Ora Charitable Trust — are running the community initiative for the second year running The Bayleys donation will provide 143 hampers of food stuffs and other Christmas fare. It has been welcomed by Operation Blue Santa organisers. “Our aim is to ensure that no deserving family will miss out,” said appeal organiser Constable Tracey Mann. “The more people give, the more we can do, and that means more families getting blessed this holiday season with a laundry basket full of donated food.” A GRAND EFFORT: Bayleys company director Simon Bousfield Daryl Gowers had plenty of support on Sunday morning as he finished the last of his 1000 walks up said his team worked hard throughout October Titirangi/Kaiti Hill in half the time he originally planned to take. On May 30, Daryl started the climbs with the view to completing and November to ensure the positive activity in 1000 over one year at an average of 2.75 a day. But the prolific fundraiser for Cancer Society Gisborne East Coast achieved the the property market resulted in more families goal in just six months. In three years he has raised more than $100,000 for the Cancer Society. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell receiving Christmas cheer. “For every appraisal and listing completed by PROLIFIC fundraiser Daryl past three years. Daryl was joined by his two sisters, effort and dedication he went to the team since October 1 and for each successful Gowers knocked off his 1000th Cancer Society fundraising and fellow walkers and Cancer Society undertaking this fundraiser for us, sale at our massive Bayleys Bids 4 Kids auction climb of Titirangi/Kaiti Hill on events co-ordinator Becky Burgess staff for his 1000th walk. completing it within six months. on November 27, a contribution was made to the Sunday morning — completing said the amount raised was “truly “On the way up, some of our “This is an amazing achievement Operation Blue Santa project.” his mission in half the time he set exceptional”. staff’s kids surprised him with in itself, as he originally set himself Constable Mann said they were still about 100 himself. “We here at the Cancer Society water guns and thoroughly enjoyed a year to complete it. food baskets short of their target. And it was all for Cancer Society feel truly honoured to have making his last walk up the hill fun, At the top of the maunga, Daryl “Each basket costs about $85 to fill. Gisborne East Coast. Daryl and are so proud of all his matching Daryl’s fun-loving sense thanked everyone for their support “Anyone wishing to help us with their project The $18,296 he raised from his achievements. The world needs of humour. and made special mention of the can either contact myself at Gisborne police, or 1000 climbs pushed his personal more like him.” “At the top we awarded Daryl close friends and family who he go to Countdown and the team there will help fundraising total for the Cancer Ms Burgess said despite the with certificates of appreciation was doing this for affected by them. They can also contact Laura at the Te Aka Society to over $100,000 over the wet weather on Sunday morning, in recognition of the amazing cancer, and those they had lost. Ora Charitable Trust — 868-7722.” Snatch Home detention for and grab arrest A MAN has appeared in court crash that killed son after an alleged handbag snatch A RUATORIA mother whose had been driving intoxicated point of three years, adding a where it landed on top of the and grab attempt in which an unrestrained four-year old son on the road for an hour and 45 sentence of home detention would defendant’s son. He died at the elderly woman was injured on died when she crashed her car minutes before the accident. meet sentencing principles of scene. Saturday. following a family drinking She had also been disqualified denouncing and deterring. Justice Dobson told Grace two Police say the incident session has been spared jail. from driving with excess breath- Home detention was not an victim impact statements had happened near the Bright Street At the High Court in Gisborne, alcohol just three months earlier. easy sentence, he said. been provided to the court — corner of Gladstone Road at Meri Hoana Grace, 30, was The vehicle was unwarranted and The defendant had extensive from her aunt and her former around 12.30pm. sentenced on charges of driving unlicensed. whanau support in Ruatoria, partner. “As the man allegedly tried to while disqualified, driving with The results had a “devastating where her parents and daughter “However, neither of them wish grab the woman’s handbag, she excess breath-alcohol causing impact” on the defendant, the resided, and it was vital she had for you to suffer further.” managed to hold on to it, but injury, and driving with excess boy’s father and the whole that support around her. He agreed with Mr Rishworth’s fell to the ground in the process breath-alcohol causing death (of whanau, he said. She had demonstrated a level view of a starting sentence, and suffered injuries to her her four-year old son). Her actions were grossly of remorse that “one can only placing it at three years but head and hips,” police said. Crown prosecutor Clayton irresponsible and her culpability imagine”. said the defendant’s actions She was transported and Walker said the Crown recognised was high. Passing sentence demonstrated “appalling risk- admitted to Gisborne Hospital the “tragic circumstances” of For those Justice Robert taking”. for treatment, and has since the case but said the purpose of reasons the Crown Had she Dobson said that However, he was satisfied been discharged. sentencing in a case where a life submitted a restrained‘ her son on March 5, Grace a compassionate approach to A witness said a man “ran off had been lost should be weighted starting sentence he would likely have had taken part in sentencing was the correct down the street after the woman to denounce and deter similar point of five years a drinking session approach. fell to the ground and a member behaviour. prison should be survived the crash with family in Discount of 15 percent was of the public, a woman, chased Mr Walker submitted the taken. — Crown prosecutor’ Ruatoria, before awarded for palpable remorse, him”. defendant was driving while The Crown leaving and then grief and whakama, 10 percent “The man was caught by intoxicated and while the excess also submitted later that evening for positive rehabilitative the police station when other breath-alcohol reading taken was discounts of 25 deciding to drive prospects, and 25 percent for the members of the public joined in not high compared to others, she percent for guilty pleas, 20 130 kilometres to Gisborne to see early guilty plea. That made for a to help.” was still one quarter over the percent for the remorse shown her former partner, 55 percent overall discount. The witness and others limit when tested several hours and the defendant’s actions to She placed her son in a booster Justice Dobson agreed with tended to the woman on the after leaving Ruatoria. rehabilitate her behaviour should seat in the back but with no Mr Rishworth’s submission the footpath until an ambulance “She knew that she was drunk be taken into account. seatbelt. Neither the defendant sentence be reduced to home arrived. and admitted as much (when Defence counsel Doug nor her aunt in the passenger detention as it was below two Police later arrested a interviewed by police).” Rishworth argued for a lower seat had restraints as they had years, making for a final sentence 32-year-old man and he made Secondly, the defendant did starting point, pointing to other been chewed by a dog. of 10 months home detention. an initial court appearance not restrain her four-year-old drink-driving cases involving About 20 minutes from The defendant was also ordered yesterday on a robbery charge. son. That, combined with excess deaths, where starting points of Gisborne it appeared from the to undertake an alcohol and drug Posts on social media alcohol consumption, was an between two and three years had police serious crash report she programme and was disqualified suggested there had been “inexcusable breach” of her legal been used. had fallen asleep. There had from driving for 12 months. other snatch and grab incidents duties as both a parent and a Mr Rishworth accepted been no attempt to brake and Justice Dobson said he involving elderly people in the driver. aggravating factors — the the vehicle left the road, was felt it was right to show a city. “Had she restrained her son he defendant driving while launched into the air, where all “compassionate response”. Police said there had been no likely would have survived the disqualified and a lack of three vehicle occupants were “This is a lenient sentence. It information to suggest that was crash.” restraints. thrown from the car. is to give you a chance and I urge the case. Mr Walker also submitted she He submitted a starting The car tumbled on to a bank you to take it.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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BEATTIE, Marian Joyce (nee Matthews). — Passed peacefully, on Thursday, 26 Nov- ember 2020. Beloved mother to Dwayne, Angeline and Lauren, and grandmother to Daniel and Rayan. Survived by sister Lenore (Australia). The funeral service will be held at Manga- papa Union Church, Atkinson Street, at 10am on Wednesday 2nd December followed by private cremation. - Evans Funeral Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz Wipes block KITTED OUT: Gisborne harbourmaster Sonny Ali is all smiles now he pipes again has a proper boat for his work. Picture by Liam Clayton

GISBORNE District Council contractors Harbourmaster’s job yesterday cleared a wastewater pipe blockage near Potae just got a lot easier Avenue, which turned out to be caused by wet wipes. GISBORNE’S harbourmaster Ali to conduct patrols, enforce “Wet wipes clearly Salvatore “Sonny” Ali is no longer maritime rules and keep tabs on should not be flushed, the only harbourmaster in the navigational hazards. and should be disposed country without a boat, after a Councillors agreed in February of in your general new craft was officially launched to the $200,000 purchase of household rubbish,” in traditional nautical style a boat and trailer, subject to said senior wastewater yesterday. approving how much it would operations engineer Phil The harbourmaster had cost to run the vessel. Dodds. previously relied on a jet-ski The running costs, calculated SMASHING GOOD JOB: Mayor Rehette Stoltz launches Kaitiaki, the “It’s a timely borrowed from the Bay of Plenty at $8000 to $9000 a year, were new boat for the harbourmaster, in traditional style by breaking a bottle reminder that we only Regional Council. subsequently approved in a split of bubbly over the prow of the vessel. flush the 3Ps — paper. The new craft will allow Mr decision in May. Picture by Liam Clayton pee and poo.” ‘Best for our democracy’ East Coast MP among those calling for change to ‘discriminatory’ law by Alice Angeloni Maori and Pakeha and all the rest,” Ms to show Cabinet that Nanaia has the Allan said. support from the public to make it one of THE law around Maori wards is “This is about doing what’s best for their top priorities as well.” “discriminatory”, says East Coast MP our democracy, and our democracy says This year, eight councils around Kiri Allan, as activists petition the that if we get the right people around the the country have voted in favour of Government for an urgent change in table, better decisions will be made. establishing Maori seats in time for the legislation. “I feel that it’s just an obligation I have next round of local body elections in 2022. Campaigning organisation to advocate for good law.” Lobby group Hobson’s Pledge published ActionStation and community group Ms Allan said she was struck by an update yesterday saying “even Te Ropu Tautoko Maori have collected Federated Farmers in Gisborne coming more Maori wards signature collectors” more than 10,000 out in support of Maori wards. were needed to send the decisions to signatures calling “They know that when you work with region-wide polls, following decisions by for parliament to the land and you work with the people, Gisborne District Council, along with make the process it’s easiest just to take the people with Taupo, Ruapehu, and South Taranaki of establishing you, to make sure they’re at the table district councils, in favour of Maori Maori wards for when we’re making decisions, because wards. district and regional that’s how we get good outcomes.” The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union councils the same Local Government Minister Nanaia also released a statement yesterday as the process for Mahuta has said addressing Maori SUPPORT: East Coast MP and scorning Labour ministers for unveiling establishing general representation arrangements is a priority Conservation Minister Kiri Allan will be “surprise new ‘top priorities’ that were wards. for her over the next three years. Ms among other MPs tomorrow presenting completely absent from the party’s Ms Allan, along Allan said it was an issue the local a petition at Parliament calling for election manifesto”. with Green Party government minister was looking at changes to the law governing the Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke co-leader Marama Davidson and Maori “immediately”. establishment of Maori wards. said Minister Mahuta seemed “intent on Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, She said the petitions being presented File picture shutting out full participation on certain will be on the steps of Parliament at noon tomorrow were an “important signal” major decisions about local democracy”. tomorrow as the petitions are delivered to to the Government about where the “She has no mandate for this,” he said. MP Tamati Coffey. community stood on Maori wards. wards that councils have voted in will get Gisborne district councillors voted “The law as it applies right now is “That certainly does have an impact, it blocked,” she said. unanimously on November 23 in favour discriminatory,” Ms Allan said. certainly does build a case, and these are “We’re essentially asking for Maori of establishing Maori wards. She is referring to the polling things that we all take very seriously in wards to be treated in the same way For Gisborne, which has a population of requirement which means council our considerations as to whether or not that general or rural wards are. At this 53 percent Maori, if the current model of decisions in favour of Maori wards can be we look at making changes to the law.” stage it’s only Maori wards that can be 13 councillors plus the mayor remained, overturned under the Local Electoral Act There was a role for Government to challenged by a referendum initiated by it was proposed that five councillors if 5 percent of voters demand a poll on play, it was part of the Labour Party’s citizens. would be elected from Maori wards, and the decision. manifesto and now it was about “getting “We think that’s unfair, and it has been eight would be elected from general “For me, supporting these wards to a good policy point”, Ms Allan said. used historically to block Maori wards wards. following the unanimous decision in ActionStation director Laura O’Connell from being established, despite councils If 5 percent of electors, or 1625 people, Gisborne . . . there’s a resounding Rapira said the legislation change needed and councillors voting to establish them. sign a petition in Gisborne, the council’s mandate by our communities on the East to happen “under urgency”. “The reason for delivering the petition decision could be overturned and the Coast to support wards like these. Our “If we waited a year for this to change, now is to show Minister Mahuta that she proposal on Maori wards must be sent to people are calling for it across the board, then it’s very likely that lots of the Maori has our full support. We’re also hoping a region-wide poll. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 HEALTH 5 Mental health helpline Meningococcal vaccine not just for kids COMMENT by Dr Nikki Turner Early but it’s less likely that great numbers medical of their peer group are living together. introduces peer support WHEN adults wave their kids off intervention However, the availability of the to boarding school or university, it’s with antibiotics vaccines for infants, children and A FREE mental health people over the upcoming often with hopes and dreams on board is vital. young adults, or their funded status peer support service is keen holiday season when family — but it should also be with vaccines New for specific groups, isn’t well known to support Maori with help and friends might be far against meningococcal disease. Zealand has so I encourage everyone with infants, from people “who speak their away. In New Zealand, there are five main two types of young children and adolescents (and language and who come from The 1737 Peer Support types of meningococcal disease and vaccines that their accompanying adults) to ask their world”. service was introduced about half of it is caused by Type B cover these their GP about it next time they visit, Callers will have the option to meet a need following — the one most people have heard of strains of or make a special appointment. of speaking to someone with the impact of Covid-19 on which usually affects infants, young meningococcal Any infant, child or young person lived experience of wairangi people’s lives, National children and adolescents. but these Dr Nikki Turner who doesn’t fit the funding criteria (mental distress) when they Telehealth Service CEO It has higher rates among Maori and are not on can ask for the vaccine and pay call 1737 Need to Talk? Andrew Slater said. Pasifika communities, and with infants the national privately, although they are not cheap, The free peer support “We are seeing people from living in low-income situations. It’s schedule because overall, the disease which sets up an equity issue within service is available by phone all walks of life and of all the one that, despite the best medical is rare across the community and the our community, especially when you between 2pm and 10pm until ages experiencing — some for care, can see children losing limbs or cost-to-benefit ratio is not considered consider that those at highest risk of the end of February 2021. the first time — issues such dying. high enough to publicly fund these meningococcal disease are least likely It is an addition to the as economic and employment As group B reached epidemic vaccines for everyone. to be in a position to purchase the phone and text support from distress, anxiety around the levels, vaccines were funded vaccine. trained counsellors already uncertainties of the changing through a national campaign There’s a lot more that we could on offer 24 hours a day, seven Covid environment, alcohol between 2004-2008. Over time the Meningococcal is a do as a country to manage this days a week. and other drug issues and epidemic rates dropped and the awful disease, but like many health A spokeswoman for the relationship challenges. vaccine was no longer used, but B frightening bacterial disease conditions, it’s complicated. National Telehealth Service “Peer support — talking to disease remains in the community. that leads to meningitis or While we can and should put more said they were keen to someone who has been there The rest of the disease burden blood poisoning. effort into community and health establish the new service in — is another way of making is caused by four other types, A, C, service awareness, and rapid access Gisborne because of the high sure we have care available Y and W. And in recent years, type to antibiotics, that will never fully percentage of Maori. for everyone, for issues W has increased its spread. That stop the disease. “Maori are doing it that may be causing them one is particularly worrying because However, there is funding for a Vaccines do have a place. particularly tough. concern,” said Mr Slater. it can be more difficult for doctors small group of children with very Overall, we need big picture “We want them to know National Telehealth Service to diagnose and more lethal than the high medical risk, and young people change; a reduction in poverty, there is support out there mental health clinical lead, others. aged between 13 to 25 who are massive and urgent improvement to from people who speak their psychiatrist Dr David Codyre Meningococcal is a frightening living in boarding school hostels, the housing stock, and improvement language and who come from said the new service was bacterial disease that leads to tertiary education halls of residence, to nutrition, particularly in low- their world.” proving popular. meningitis or blood poisoning military barracks, or prisons because income, high-deprivation communities The option to talk with a In August, 29 percent of (septicaemia). transmission of the bacterium is where poverty-driven issues like peer has been introduced to 1737 callers elected to speak The early disease can be mistaken increased between people living in meningococcal disease, rheumatic support people with Covid- to a peer support worker for other illnesses such as flu but can close quarters. fever, and bronchiectasis are creating related pressures and may be during the service’s first progress rapidly and, within a few The disease is no less dangerous life-long damage for (and sometimes particularly useful for some month of operation. hours, lead to severe illness or death. for other children and young people, killing) our kids. Taking action on FASD rates among Maori Goldsbury awarded $260,000 grant to tackle ‘epidemic’

A UNIVERSITY of Otago researcher health problems, trouble with the law, who works in Gisborne has been awarded inappropriate sexual behaviour, alcohol a grant to undertake vital research and drug use, and are some of the most on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder vulnerable members of the community, (FASD). Ms Goldsbury says. Clinical neuropsychologist Sarah The intentional dismantling of Goldsbury (Ngati Porou me Te Aitanga-a- traditional Maori society has placed Hauiti) has received a Clinical Research Maori at much greater risk for prenatal Training Fellowship worth $260,000 exposure and subsequent FASD — with from the Health Research Council (HRC) recent research showing 80 percent of Leave to carry out research on Maori whanau children presenting to one assessment experiences of neuropsychological centre were Maori. assessment for FASD. Her research will actively seek to no sp t FASD disproportionately affects Maori integrate a Maori world view in a in epidemic proportions, Ms Goldsbury traditionally Western assessment process, unchecked says. with an aim to be representative and She is one of eight University of Otago inclusive of whanau Maori. researchers carrying out Maori-specific As a solo parent, she would never have research, who have received an HRC been able to undertake the research, Some people assume that all skin cancer career development award. which will form her PhD, without the checks are the same. The truth is, there’s Ms Goldsbury is a working clinician HRC grant, Ms Goldsbury says. a big difference. based in Gisborne but travels UNDERSTANDING FASD: Clinical “While it is a busy life, to me it is throughout the country to carry out the neuropsychologist Sarah Goldsbury has important to try to be a role model to my We recommend a Full Body MoleMap neuropsychological component of FASD received $260,000 of funding from the boy,” she says. as a complete skin-mapping programme assessments for children and youth in Health Research Council. File picture “He is just finishing Year 9 at school designed to track changes temporary and permanent care and and looking to the future, and I want him in your skin over time. Youth Court. to see it is achievable and realistic to She is also a member of the Tairawhiti “I believe we have an epidemic of FASD engage in tertiary education and to work Make an appointment to see Nurse Lydia. FASD Working Group. in Aotearoa which is largely invisible to towards a PhD, and that being prepared Phone 0800 665 362 She sees some of the many professionals to work hard can get you places and or visit www.molemap.co.nz tamariki and rangatahi and whanau who do make a difference in our community. 32578-09 with the highest There is a clear lack not recognise what “I would never be able to go back to and most complex of‘ systemic supports in they are seeing. university and complete a PhD while presentations, and “And not only are paying the mortgage and putting food Three Rivers Medical sadly, too many are Aotearoa to identify and we ignoring this, but on the table without the support of this 75 Customhouse Street Maori, Ms Goldsbury support those with FASD we are inadvertently fellowship from the HRC, and I am very, P (06) 867 7411 says. —Clinical neuropsychologist’ judging and punishing very grateful and appreciative for this,” “FASD is a complex those who have FASD, she says. disability that many do Sarah Goldsbury and their whanau She is grateful to have been gifted the not understand. trying to support them privilege of being supervised by Otago “There is a clear on a daily basis.” Professor Suzanne Pitama as part of the lack of systemic supports in Aotearoa to Those with FASD are at risk of university’s Maori/Indigenous Health identify and support those with FASD. issues such as secondary mental Institute. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 GNS defiant over charges ‘We stand by our people and our science’ by Leah Tebbutt and Kelly Makiha, NZ Herald WELLINGTON — Some families who lost loved ones in the Whakaari/White Island eruption have welcomed news of charges being laid over the tragedy. However, one family believe their loved one would have been “hugely disappointed” by the prosecutions. Tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman WorkSafe NZ has laid criminal charges against 10 organisations and three individuals following the eruption that found, would have wished. His employer, claimed 22 lives on December 9 last year. White Island Tours, is one of the The prosecutions now pit government companies charged. agencies against each other — and last “He would be hugely disappointed in night a defiant GNS Science said: “We the fact that, potentially, some of his CHARGES LAID: stand by our people and our science.” friends have been charged. They all WorkSafe has filed charges GNS, which monitors volcanic activity, did the best of their ability and ran a against 13 parties in had raised the alert level for White Island professional outfit at Whakaari/White relation to the Whakaari/ in the weeks leading up to the eruption. Island and for him to find that out, he White Island eruption WorkSafe chief executive Phil Parkes would be hugely disappointed,” Inman that killed 22 people. The said the charges concluded the most told TVNZ. 10 organisations and extensive and complex investigation it But the charges have provided “some three individuals were had ever undertaken. relief” to Meredith Dallow, whose twin, not named by WorkSafe “This deeply tragic event was Gavin Dallow, died with his 15-year-old but Prime Minister unexpected, but that does not mean it was stepdaughter, Zoe Hosking. His wife, Lisa, Jacinda Ardern said two unforeseeable,” he said. 48, was critically injured, suffering burns government agencies, The investigation did not include the to almost 60 percent of her body. GNZ Science and the rescue and recovery operation — the “I’m not surprised there have been National Emergency focus was on the events leading up to the charges laid and I’m actually quite Management Agency eruption. pleased to be honest,” said Meredith. (Nema) were among the 10 “The victims — workers and visitors — She was only guessing who had been organisations. File pictures all had a reasonable expectation that they charged at this stage, but the maximum could go to the island knowing that those fine of $1.5 million for each group was organisations involved had done all they “better than nothing”. face maximum fines of $300,000. to know anything for a while yet.” were required to do to look after their “I’m glad the WorkSafe investigation Gavin’s father, Brian Dallow, says Volcanic Air pilot and director Tim health and safety. went ahead and there is an outcome but he can’t understand why the three Barrow said the company was not sure “But had they? That’s the question it doesn’t really put closure to things,” she individuals can only be fined $300,000 — of the nature of the charges it was facing WorkSafe was mandated to investigate.” said from Adelaide. if they were that neglectful to health and but once notified would take time to seek While Parkes wouldn’t name those She believed closure wouldn’t come safety standards a jail sentence would be legal advice. White Island Tours is facing charged, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern until the court cases and coronial inquest appropriate. two charges of breaching the Health and said two government agencies, GNS were over, but she was thankful the Steve Milbank, whose son Jake Safety at Work Act but couldn’t comment Science and the National Emergency WorkSafe findings were released now Milbank, 19, will need treatment for the any further about them, given the legal Management Agency (Nema), were among rather than next week, around the rest of his life after suffering burns to process was ongoing. the 10 organisations. anniversary of the eruption. “It does give 80 percent of his body, said news of the Paul Quinn, chairman of Ngati Awa She said it was an independent decision us some relief, especially as we come close charges didn’t reveal much. Holdings, which owns White Island taken by WorkSafe. to the 12-month anniversary. WorkSafe wouldn’t identify the Tours, said the iwi expressed its heartfelt “We need this to be an independent “It’s been a pretty thorough 13 parties, saying they needed an condolences at the time to the families process.” Her message to the families investigation, so we’re happy with the opportunity to go before a judge to apply that lost loved ones in the eruption. “We affected was that all Kiwis’ thoughts were way the investigation has been done.” for name suppression. continue to include them in our prayers. with those who experienced loss or injury. The three people charged as directors or Milbank said it would be a long time Similarly to the survivors, we continue to Mark Inman said the charges were individuals, who were required to exercise before details of why they were charged offer our love and support.” not what his brother, tour guide Hayden due diligence to ensure the company would be known and the report’s release A court date is scheduled for December Marshall-Inman, whose body was never meets its health and safety obligations, was only the first stage. “We’re not going 15 at the Auckland District Court. Government moves to double paid sick leave by Jason Walls, NZ Herald Retail NZ said the blanket increase to Wood confirmed that the legislation, ultimately disadvantage those who want 10 sick leave days a year is “bad news” which will be introduced before to work part-time. WELLINGTON — The Government for those who work part-time. Christmas, would keep the current He said many of those who work will start the process of giving every And National’s workplace relations maximum entitlement of any unused part-time often do so because of family Kiwi an extra five days of sick leave a spokesman Scott Simpson said more sick sick leave at 20 days annually. commitments or because of study. year before Parliament adjourns for the leave would “only make our economy The announcement means the bill is For employees who work one day a summer break. crook”. expected to pass in mid-2021 and will go week, for example, a 10-day sick leave Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said “Doubling sick leave through the full select entitlement is equivalent to 20 percent of the move shows the Government is just piles more costs committee process a working year. getting “down to business” when it comes onto business at a Retail NZ said the blanket so it’s able to receive “This is a significant cost to employers to implementing its pre-election policies. time when they can submissions. and ultimately will discourage As well as the new sick leave rules, least afford it, coming increase to 10 sick leave This will not come businesses from offering part-time work Ardern has revealed the Government on top of minimum days a year is ‘bad news’ for as welcome news to to those who want it.” will today introduce legislation to wage increases and those who work part time. the Greens, which Meanwhile, the Government has also implement a new 39 percent top tax rate the proposal for an has previously said it announced it will extend the business bill. extra public holiday,” wants to see the bill debt relief programme for another 10 That is after she has moved a motion he said. passed under urgency months. to declare a climate emergency — a Workplace Relations Minister before the end of the year. That scheme meant that Covid-19-hit motion highly likely to pass in the Michael Wood, who was with Ardern at More details on the scheme would be businesses are able to hibernate their Labour and Greens-dominated House. yesterday’s announcement, said New unveiled when it goes before the House. debt for a period of time so they can The Government also announced it will Zealand needed to “move past the tough- Wood did say, however, that the more easily recover. extend its debt hibernation scheme for it-out culture” when it came to sick leave. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Although New Zealand is recovering small business. “Covid-19 has shown how important it Employment has calculated that it would better than had been expected, Finance But the focus of Ardern’s weekly post- is to stay at home when people are sick,” account for just 0.9 percent of New Minister Grant Robertson said some Cabinet media conference yesterday was he said. Zealand’s total wage bill each year. businesses need continued support to mostly on the new sick leave legislation. Doubling the amount of sick leave for Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford keep trading. Although the new rules are backed by workers was one of Labour’s pre-election said doubling the amount of sick days The scheme has been extended until unions, business groups are not happy. promises. for both full and part-time workers will October 31 next year. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Teen killer granted parole by Anna Leask, NZ Herald 13, murdered his caregiver, and Family). Rosemaree Kurth, at her home Sentencing judge Justice AUCKLAND — One of New near New Plymouth in April Paul Heath said that in the Zealand’s youngest murderers 2012. light of Nelson’s culpability — who shot his caregiver in the Kurth, 50, was the partner of and having regard to his age, back of the head as she sat doing Nelson’s grandfather Kerry Lock brain development and personal a jigsaw puzzle at the kitchen and he had been living with the circumstances it would be table — has been granted parole couple. “manifestly unjust” to sentence after spending just eight years Lock was out tending to cattle him to life behind bars. behind bars. on the rural property when He said there would be Earlier this year Jordan Kurth was shot. no hope of release and a Nelson was refused an early When he returned home he disincentive for him to release from prison with the followed “bloody drag marks” undertake programmes if he was Parole Board saying he was still into a spare bedroom and found jailed indefinitely. an undue risk to the community. Kurth’s body on the floor. Instead, he sentenced Nelson But at a hearing last week the Nelson was nowhere to be to a finite term of 18 years SENTENCE CUT SHORT: Jordan Nelson was 13 when he killer — now 21 — convinced seen — he’d stolen money and a imprisonment, with no minimum murdered his caregiver Rosemaree Kurth. Picture supplied them he could be released safely. car and fled to Waitara where he non-parole period. Nelson will be a free man on was later arrested. In New Zealand a life sentence him to jail if he reoffends or forklift licence and driver’s December 9 but will be subject He later admitted shooting is just that — and even if the breaches. licence.” to strict parole conditions for Kurth at close range — with a Parole Board grants a release Parole Board panel convenor Victims had made submissions five years including electronic rifle he had hidden earlier — from prison an offender can be Mary More revealed that to the board and those were monitoring and a ban on owning because he believed she was recalled to prison to continue this year Nelson had been discussed with Nelson in detail. or using any kind of firearm, stopping him from visiting his serving that time if they breach participating in the release- More said Nelson told the explosive or ammunition. mother. conditions. to-work programme and saved board he “has remorse” and He will be subject to a number The court later heard that it Nelson was not sentenced enough money to purchase a car. wanted to write “apology letters” of other conditions until mid- was not Kurth preventing the to life though, so the board “He has privileges to drive to the victims and see them in 2030. visit, it was Oranga Tamariki imposing conditions until April himself to work in the orchards.” person for a restorative justice In April 2012 Nelson, then (then known as Child Youth 2030 gives it the power to recall “He has also obtained his meeting. Warmer than NZ ‘dragging the chain’ average temps Australia pushing for two-way transtasman bubble forecast for NZ WELLINGTON — It’s officially the first day by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald of summer, and while Wellington continues to take a battering, warmer than average MELBOURNE — New Zealand could temperatures appear to be on the way. now open up quarantine-free travel Gales and rain continue to lash Wellington with several Australian states, a leading after severe weather over the weekend left epidemiologist in Melbourne says. BALL IN NZ’S 15 homes uninhabitable in Plimmerton and “It is safe for New Zealand to have COURT: Prime caused roads to be flooded and shut. quarantine-free arrivals from most of Minister Jacinda Niwa meteorologist Chris Brandolino Australia,” Professor Tony Blakely, a Ardern made no told Morning Report warmer than average public health medicine specialist at apologies for temperatures is forecast for all of New Melbourne University, told The New the country’s Zealand in its three-month outlook for Zealand Herald. lower tolerance summer. “In fact, it has moved beyond that and for cases. Some cool spells will come through but New Zealand is now dragging the chain, NZ Herald picture that is not expected to define the season. compared to many states in Australia La Niña will drive more northeasterly allowing quarantine-free arrival of Kiwis.” winds than usual and trigger higher than But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern usual ocean temperatures. made no apologies for having a lower “The northeast wind is coming from the tolerance for cases than Australia, nor subtropics. Not only does that carry warmth, was she satisfied about the threshold for achieved it. The bubble would not only provide an it carries moisture so we think as the summer shutting down inter-regional travel in As of tomorrow, all states and territories injection for tourism and the economy in season matures, as we get to the end of Australia. were allowing quarantine-free travel general, but it would also free up about December, we’re going to see an increase of There were only eight cases in Australia other than South Australia (WA has risk- 40 percent of the beds in New Zealand these rainfall events that come from the north in the past 24 hours, most of them based home quarantine rules). managed isolation and quarantine and northeast.” — RNZ imported quarantine cases, while “Covid “South Australia will — I strongly facilities. hotspot” status is set to be lifted tomorrow suspect — regain elimination status Blakely said any new mystery cases in Victoria and New South Wales. soon,” Blakely said. in the community would see a state or Blakely said Victoria and New South “States that have delayed (quarantine- country drop out of the transtasman Wales had already met the elimination free travel) have been playing politics, bubble until Covid is stamped out again. criteria of no community cases from not science. New Zealand is now in that But Ardern said there needed to be 32nd Gisborne an unknown source for 28 days, while camp, in my view, and has no reason to stricter rules around restricting travel Queensland, Tasmania, Western not join a travel bubble with all states from a “Covid hotspot” because of the risk International Australia, Australian Capital Territory and territories in Australia other than SA, of a Covid-carrier travelling to a Covid- and the Northern Territory had long for now.” free state and then flying to New Zealand. Music Competition WAR MEMORIAL THEATRE Man shot by Free Admission police officer First Round Tuesday 1st December WHANGAREI — A man has been Wednesday 2nd December shot by a police officer in an incident 10.00am, 2.00pm & 7.00pm between Dargaville and Whangarei that has left a police dog with a firearms injury to the head. Semi Final The tiny settlement of Friday 4th December Tangowahine on the northern 10.00am, 2.00pm & 7.00pm Kaipara Harbour in Northland was being shut down this morning as police raced to support colleagues who had confronted an armed Competition Final individual. H Saturday 5th December Specialist firearms officers were 7.00pm

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AUCKLAND — Police expect to be at Businesses ran into an East Auckland home all week as they hunt for clues in the death of Elizabeth trouble in months (Ying) Zhong. A body — believed to be 55-year-old leading up to death Zhong’s — was found at the Sunnyhills property on Suzetta Place on Sunday with AUCKLAND — Businesswoman Elizabeth the cause of death initially treated as (Ying) Zhong, who disappeared over the “unexplained”. weekend with her body believed to have Zhong was reported missing from her been found in the boot of her own car, Sunnyhills home on Saturday morning. appears to have run into commercial The Auckland businesswoman, who has difficulties in the months leading up to her multiple company directorships, was last death. seen on Friday afternoon. Her Sunbow Group described itself Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers, online as running the Kennedy Point and of Counties Manukau CIB, said a post- Carrick vineyards, and the Digipost film mortem examination had been completed production company — but all three entities on the body found at the Sunnyhills have recently been sold or placed into property. receivership or liquidation. While police were yet to formally On October 30 Andrew McKay and Andrew identify the body, they still believed it to UNEXPLAINED DEATH: Elizabeth Zhong’s home in Sunnyhills is being checked by Bethell of BDO were appointed as receivers be the body of Zhong, he said. detectives and police forensic staff after her body was found in the boot of her car. of Sunbow. Police expected the scene examination NZ Herald picture Digifilm described itself as a film studio to take “some time”. leasing company, with Zhong as its sole Vickers said police had made progress streets away from her $2 million home. The Herald understands Zhong was director and wholly owned by Sunbow. in the investigation. “We have a received Zhong had been a sponsor of projects also a close associate of the late Jihong Parallel with the appointment of BDO, a number of calls with information since and festivals — including the 2017 Asia Lu, and had been in talks with the liquidators Jeffrey Meltzer and Michael Saturday, which our inquiry team are Pacific Film festival. controversial theatre promoter in the Lamacraft were appointed to Sunbow and assessing as part of the investigation,” he Zhong came to New Zealand with her early stages about being part of the failed Digifilm. said. then husband and daughter in 1997. Her City of 100 Lovers production. Meltzer and Lamacraft’s first report into Officers had also door-knocked the daughter now works for the Treasury in A team of investigators would now dive the company said the firm had failed to pay a surrounding area and been supported by Wellington. deeper into examining CCTV footage to statutory demand and “it is understood that helpful locals, he said. Her new partner is a property try to track movements to and from the the company’s only asset being land and Zhong had been looking forward to her developer. Sunnyhills property. builds were subject to mortgagee sale prior Displaylife with this on a yournew letterbox partner, if you a havefriend items told to give The away. Her friend, who is also a business “Ms Zhong’s family are understandably to liquidation”. NewRegister Zealand by contacting Herald. Council phone 867 2049 associate, described Zhong as a “smart upset at what has occurred and we are The report said shareholders were owed A sourcebefore told 5pm Thethe Thursday Herald before the orbody by was businesswoman” who was respected by continuing to support them in any way we $2.8m in advances, and trade and other uplifted on Sundayemail: [email protected] from a vehicle a few many in the film industry. can,” Vickers said yesterday. creditors were owed $2.3m. — NZ Herald Heartless thieves target church

SecOND by Vaimoana Tapaleao, NZ Herald school put on a walkathon to help bring in donations. PALMERSTON NORTH — Police are Speakers used by the Cailin hunting Grinches who made off with Traditional Irish Dancing School, which more than $1000 worth of Christmas stores its sound system at the church, ‐Hand hamper goodies from a cathedral. were also stolen. The thieves targeted a food bank at Grantham said they believed the theft the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, or St took place some time between 10pm on SUNDAY Patrick’s church, on Broadway Avenue in Saturday and 7am Sunday. Palmerston North. She said it appeared the thieves used a Up to $1100 worth of groceries and chair — put on top of a table and propped his Sunday is special goodies donated by the public for up against the wall divider — to remove 1st Sunday of Every Month Christmas hampers for the needy was louvres near the ceiling, to get into the Secondhand Sunday. taken from a small room. locked room. (not January) A freezer was also emptied of all the The door was found smashed. The Register your address meat intended for distribution. church had started distributing hampers 9am-12 noon “We are gutted,” parish manager Steph to families in the community who needed by 5pm hursday using Grantham told The New Zealand Herald. them the most. “We feel gutted for our parishioners But more people tended to come the online form on our and the Catholic community who have forward asking for help as Christmas donated . . . and especially for the people neared, Grantham said. website or phoneGiSbornE us. DiStrict council who need help the most.” “It’s not only food that people need. The food bank is run by St Vincent de Sometimes we get requests for nappies Addresses will be Paul. and petrol vouchers. Among the items stolen were more Senior Sergeant Darren Paki said published on Saturday COLD-HEARTED: The mess left behind than a dozen Christmas hampers Palmerston North police were keen to after thieves ransacked St Patrick’s put together by pupils from St James hear from anyone who saw anything on Council’s Facebook Cathedral on Broadway Avenue in Catholic School and who delivered the suspicious in the area between Friday page and in the Herald. Palmerston North. Picture supplied colourful packages last week after the afternoon and Sunday morning. Have a go – your trash DECEMBER SPECIALS!!! may be someone Fiery escape Christmas Hams Champagne and else’s treasure. COB whole or half hams (order now) WHANGAREI — A Northland man Glazed extra ...... $30.00 for whole who dashed through the fiery doorway ...... $20.00 for half of his house bus as it was engulfed in flames says he is lucky to be alive. 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The woman, from Paihia, was PAIHIA — A brazen attempt by a almost immediately caught by armed couple to force a man to withdraw money police and a police dog about 20m down from his Bay of Islands bank yesterday Williams Road near Countdown in a grey was foiled when alert bank staff triggered Audi. a silent alarm bringing armed police Verry, also the officer in charge of swarming to the scene. organised crime, said two loaded firearms A short time later, one alleged offender were found. was arrested for unlawful possession of a Police did not initially locate the man, firearm and kidnapping, while the other who was from Kaikohe, but he was later was left fighting for his life after a high- spotted in a white Holden Commodore speed crash near Moerewa. heading towards Moerewa on State A 22-year-old man and a 35-year-old Highway 1 by a police vehicle heading woman, believed to be partners, allegedly south towards Kawakawa, which then entered Paihia’s ASB Bank branch with monitored the vehicle but did not engage a third person on the corner of Selwyn in a pursuit. and Williams roads shortly after 10.30am Soon after, the man — who was the sole yesterday. occupant of the car — crashed at speed Paihia Dive employee Toby Johnston, into a tree, snapping it off at the base, who works next door to the bank, said he as well as smashing through several became curious when he heard shouting concrete posts in a fence bordering the from the bank about 10.30am and went Affco freezing works. CRITICAL CONDITION: An attempted robbery was thwarted after bank staff quickly outside when he saw police cars fly past. The man, with critical neck and spinal alerted police. The alleged offenders fled the scene — one was caught 20m down the “There were police walking around injuries, was flown to Whangarei Hospital road and the other involved in a single-car crash. Northern Advocate picture everywhere with guns. I saw five or six where he was in a stable but serious police cars and about four police officers condition as at 7pm yesterday and under with guns. It’s not what you expect at police guard. happened, please contact police on phone the fact he was found outside the vehicle, 10.30am on Monday in a small town,” he Verry said police were trying to number 105 or via an online form at 105. suggested he was unrestrained. Speed said. establish the pair’s motive but believed it police.govt.nz.” was thought to be a factor in the crash. Northland Detective Senior Sergeant to be an isolated incident, not one which The man was charged with breach of “For some unknown reason, the vehicle Kevan Verry said the pair allegedly indicated random attacks on businesses bail but would likely face further charges has veered off the road, gone out of attempted to extort money from the third would ensue. today. The woman would appear in control on the grass verge, gone through person, before bank staff triggered the “We’d like to reassure the community Kaikohe District Court today. a fence and collided with trees,” he said. alarm which notified police. Verry said that they are safe, we are following Far North police area commander It is understood the man was a close the pair didn’t bring firearms with them strong lines of inquiry, but anyone that Inspector Riki Whiu said the absence of associate of the Tribesmen Motorcycle into the bank. has information or knows about what seatbelt marks on the man’s body, and gang. Measles drive ‘Grim’ state of kids’ health stalls amid Dental disease, respiratory conditions, skin infections on the rise virus pandemic by Jonathan Mitchell, RNZ are all on the rise. olds suffer some form of tooth decay. by Rowan Quinn, RNZ Rates of hospitalisation are highest Benge said without intervention, AUCKLAND — An attempt to capture among Maori and Pasifika children, as hospital visits for tooth decay would only WELLINGTON — A campaign to the current health of children has well as kids under five. get worse. vaccinate hundreds of thousands of highlighted a grim picture of rising dental Cure Kids’ chief executive Frances “There’s really poor teeth-brushing young adults against the measles has disease, skin infections and breathing Benge called it grim reading. practice and that’s across all of New barely made inroads, four months after problems. Zealand children. That’s definitely its launch. Cure Kids, who today release their first something that education and health Only about 4000 have been annual State of Child Health report, say prioritisation and research into why our immunised since the high-profile hospitalisation rates are on the rise for About 40,000 New Zealand kids children are vulnerable to tooth decay can government campaign launch in July. under 15s and will only get worse unless go to hospital every year with turn around,” she said. About 300,000 people aged between action is taken. preventable illnesses. Respiratory conditions are the leading 15 and 30 needed to be immunised to Mother of four Stacey Kale has twin cause of acute admissions to hospital with help prevent another outbreak like the girls, Grace and Amelia, who were born parents fretting over common signs such one that hit the country last year. premature with chronic lung disease. as coughs and wheezing. The head of the Immunisation Now three years old, they make regular She said around 40,000 New Zealand Director and clinical epidemiologist Dr Advisory Centre, Nikki Turner, said the trips to hospital and face the prospect kids go to hospital every year with Mavis Duncanson said a strong public gap left the country very vulnerable. of going into the ICU if they come into preventable illnesses. health system should be able to promote Measles was on the rise because contact with anyone who is sick. “Look, some of the barriers include and improve kids’ health. many countries had turned their focus Stacey said the family home has been the physical lack of access — distance, “There are serious issues that we do to Covid-19, she said. made dry and warm and she’s urging poor health understanding, poor living need to attend to in terms of enabling “Measles is one plane trip, one others with sick kids to do the same. conditions and lack of nutrition,” she said. every child to live their best life and to boat away from New Zealand. While Data collated from hospital admissions, Fewer than 60 percent of children enjoy the health that should be their we’ve got borders under control at the New Zealand Health Survey, and oral brush their teeth at least twice a day with right,” she said. the moment we’re OK, but it will be health bodies show child dental disease, fluoride toothpaste. Next year’s research will focus on kids’ any moment now that we’ll be seeing respiratory conditions and skin infections Around four in 10 of all Kiwi five-year- mental health, obesity and nutrition. a measles case arrive back on the shores of New Zealand,” she said. The gap in the country’s immunity is enough for an outbreak to squeeze through, as it did last year. Ihumatao dispute comes with significant price tag Then, nearly 2200 people were infected, most of them in Auckland — by Jason Walls, NZ Herald Information Act — have been knocked back. been approached by the Government-hired firms. and a smaller group in Canterbury. But recently released records show that the As of yet, the Government has made no Canterbury DHB needed to vaccinate AUCKLAND — The Government has shelled department which oversees the spending of the decisions when it comes to Ihumatao. 35,000 people but had only reached out more than $150,000 to consultants to provide Prime Minister and her Cabinet spent $155,000 Collins said there has been “deafening silence” about 600 so far. advice regarding the Ihumatao land dispute, with on consultants, tasked with providing advice in from the Government since the start of the The DHB’s Child, Youth and Family some being paid up to $325 an hour. regards to the Ihumatao situation. Ihumatao saga. manager Bridget Lester said it was Despite the significant price tag, the public Rimu Road Consulting Limited — run by former “The decision should have been an easy one tough trying to get the job done in the is still none the wiser as to what is happening MBIE chief executive David Smol — was paid for the Prime Minister. She had no right to get middle of a pandemic. when it comes to the disputed land, as the $86,316 to “provide advice, information/liaison involved in this dispute in the first place. Now It had been difficult to get stretched Government has stayed tight-lipped around any services related to Ihumatao”. hard-working taxpayers are picking up the tab.” GPs and pharmacies fully on board new developments. That contract began on October 1 last year and A spokesman for Ardern said: “The Government because they were so busy with the Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL) co-founder ran until July 31 this year. The documents say the continues to focus on supporting a resolution that Covid response. Pania Newton said the fee was eye-wateringly high contract “may be extended”. respects all parties including the Crown, mana And there had been a lack of and could have been avoided altogether if Prime The maximum hourly rate of the Rimu Road whenua and Fletchers.” publicity material, with posters only Minister Jacinda Ardern had personally met with contract is listed at $325 an hour. And a spokeswoman for DPMC said the going out around the region this week those affected at the Ihumatao site in Auckland. Hingston Mill Limited, another consultancy firm, contracted services “provided for liaison between because they did not get the branding National leader Judith Collins, however, said was paid $68,174 to provide advisory and liaison the parties involved and advice to help identify a from the Ministry of Health until about the Government should have never got involved services related to Ihumatao — its contract was way forward at Ihumatao”. a month ago, she said. in the dispute and taxpayers are now “picking up also from November 1 last year but only ran until The contracts enabled the engagement of “It has been really frustrating to roll the tab”. late April this year. specialists at the most senior levels to work the programme out but we also have to Repeated attempts by The New Zealand Herald Despite the money paid to the consultants, with Maori on these complex matters, the acknowledge the environment we’re in.” for information on the dispute — via the Official Newton said neither she nor anyone at SOUL had spokeswoman said. 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Wage subsidy critic Unilever to trial four-day week widens court action in NZ office by Andrea Fox, NZ Herald said Lusk’s court filing is “spurious and unfounded”. by Tamsyn Parker, AUCKLAND — A private “Alliance Group predominantly NZ Herald prosecution attempt against processes sheep and the nature of Alliance Group for returning only our processing means we were more AUCKLAND — Global part of its $34.3 million Covid-19 severely affected by the Covid-19 consumer goods giant Unilever is wage subsidy is being broadened to operating restrictions than other to trial a four-day working week include all the big meat company’s companies,” he said. in its New Zealand arm ahead of directors — and possibly a He has said the company had a potential roll-out to its more Government minister. been open and upfront about the than 165,000 workers. Self-styled professional wage subsidy. Nick Bangs, chief executive of campaigner Simon Lusk in “We have been in ongoing Unilever New Zealand, said from September sought leave of the discussions with the Ministry of Monday its 81 staff would begin court to bring a private prosecution Social Development about the working four days a week while against the South Island meat Simon Lusk application of the subsidy and being paid for five - and no, that company’s non-executive directors stated from the outset that we won’t mean its workers will be for Alliance’s “disgraceful” failure to would return any funds not used doing 10-hour days. completely repay the wage subsidy. Finance. to pay people. In line with that “The whole premise is not to Nick Bangs Lusk had been waiting for the “My lawyer is currently working commitment, we have returned do 40 hours in four days.” farmer-owned company to declare on which minister has failed in $17m of the subsidy.” Bangs said the business would its 2020-year financial results, their ministerial obligations and Alliance wasn’t the only meat not be shutting down as a whole be fit for purpose for the way we announced last month, to provide which court would be appropriate company to claim large wage for the fifth day but workers work in the future. We were thrust further information to the court at to adjudicate on whether they have subsidies. would be staggered and take into this new way of operating Invercargill to bolster his case. fulfilled their obligations. While I The subsidy scheme paid around either a whole day or two half and I think we have all, and I have “My lawyer has forwarded would prefer not to have to take $111m to meat companies, allowed days off a week. certainly, learned a lot this year additional information to the judge this action I would prefer to work to keep working in lockdown. “We want to work through it about what is possible.” with the annual results showing through back channels and have The largest meat company with each individual and say, Bangs said the company had an increase in revenue, not a fall in the minister solve the problem claimants were Silver Fern Farms, ‘What is going to work best for been working on the idea for revenue of 30 percent. before it ends up in court.” paid $43.2m for 6161 employees, you to enable you to be at your a couple of months but only “I have also instructed the lawyer Alliance announced an underlying Alliance Group, which received best?”’ told staff about the change last to broaden the case to all Alliance profit of $27.4m. Adjusted for one- $34.3m for 4913 staff, and the Part-time workers will have the Wednesday. directors.” off events, the annual profit result Anzco group of companies which got same opportunity to work 80 per “We’ve had every single Alliance — which, as an was $7.5m before tax. $17.3m for 2478 employees. cent of their hours for 100 per response, from some people essential food-producing service, Revenue was a record $1.8 billion Silver Fern Farms repaid the cent pay. saying, ‘This is not possible’, to was permitted to keep operating for the year ending September 30. subsidy in full in July. Bangs said it would trial others saying, ‘This is the best during New Zealand’s March- Lusk said Alliance appeared not Herald inquiries suggest the wage the change for 12 months — gift I’ve ever had’. So we are imposed Covid-19 lockdown in to fit the eligibility criteria for the subsidy was claimed for around enough time to get through the now in the process of working a year in which the export meat wage subsidy. 13,500 of the meat industry’s “honeymoon phase”. through individually and by team industry declared record sales — “The wage subsidy was for estimated 22,000 employees. “We have got very big to work out how to make it work.” in September said it had repaid companies that had an actual or Several smaller meat companies business ambitions that don’t Bangs said he personally 50 percent of the wage subsidy projected fall in revenue of more also claimed the subsidy. go away at all. And we need hoped to use his fifth day to claimed. than 30 per cent. They were an But some large industry players to find a way of being able to spend more time with his young It has since paid back another essential service that continued to did not. They included Affco, juggle the obvious benefits that family. $4m — $13m short of what it operate during the lockdown. Greenlea and Hellaby, which this brings from an employee “I have got three young kids claimed. “They either have had a fall in between them employ more than wellbeing perspective but also who would love to see a lot more Lusk’s September court filing revenue of more than 30 percent in 6000 people. fundamentally change the way of me. I will be able to really proposed prosecution of longer- which case they are entitled to keep The taxpayer-funded wage we work.” put some energy and time into term Alliance directors, chairman the entire amount — or they have subsidy scheme, a response to Bangs said that meant its myself . . . and just recharge.” Murray Taggart, and independents not had a fall in revenue of more Covid-impact job losses, has so far focus was changing output Barnes, who is currently in Sarah Brown, Peter Schuyt and than 30 percent and they should cost more than $13 billion. rather than number of hours Britain, said it was humbling to Graeme Milne. pay back the entire amount. There Lusk said his court action filing worked and it will team up with see such a large company take He said since last month’s is no criteria where you can pick was with the judge and there was the University of Technology in up the idea and trial it in New annual result, he had extended his and choose how much of the subsidy no indication of when the case Sydney to get an independent Zealand. proposed prosecution to all Alliance you keep. would proceed. measure of the impact on its He said the challenge for directors. His sights were also “They may be able to justify “Unless Alliance pays back productivity and staff wellbeing. a large organisation was the now on the Beehive. The Minister doing so (part repayment), but they the subsidy in full the case will Bangs said the decision to try temptation to overthink it but of Social Development has had may not and it is important that continue in the event that the a four-day week was influenced what it needed was staff to drive direct oversight of the Covid-19 an impartial referee (the court) judge refuses permission for the by entrepreneur Andrew Barnes, it through better ways of working. wage subsidy scheme but it was adjudicates.” prosecution to proceed because I who trialled the four-day working Barnes said the four-day week shepherded in by the Minister of Alliance chairman Taggart has will immediately appeal.” week in his Kiwi trustee business could help improve mental health Perpetual Guardian in 2018, and the environment by reducing before going on to become a the need to commute. global promoter of it. One of his greatest Covid-19 deferred loans ‘back to normal’ “He has had a huge influence disappointments was that the on us. He talks about this as New Zealand Government, AUCKLAND — More than two-thirds are now back on track. In August, the option of deferring loan being a mechanism to get people while it had made supportive of mortgage and personal loans that had In March, in consultation with the repayments was extended to March 31, 2021. to think, work and act differently.” statements, had yet to take the principal and interest repayments deferred Government, the Reserve Bank and credit “As we near the end of this extraordinary Bangs said Unilever had idea on board. due to the impact of Covid-19 are now “back reporting agencies, all New Zealand retail year it’s great to see that people who took several reasons for deciding to Barnes hoped that by seeing to normal”, says the New Zealand Bankers’ banks offered loan deferrals for up to six up offers to defer or reduce their loan trial the change. one of the largest companies Association. months and reduced loan repayments repayments are now getting back on track,” “This year has probably in the world try it out the At the same time, nearly 40 percent of to customers financially impacted by the said bankers’ association chief executive taught us that the way we worked Government would also sit up those loans that had reduced repayments Covid-19 pandemic. Roger Beaumont. — NZ Herald in the past is really not going to and take action.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY market higher. Fisher & Paykel surged $1.97 or percent to 37c. 5.8 percent to $35.92 on hefty trade worth $91m; Synlait, 20 percent owned by a2, fell 13c to or Mainfreight roared through the $62 mark, rising 2.34 percent $5.43. Kathmandu Holdings group WELLINGTON — The resilient New Zealand Prophets, said the optimism of new vaccines, $1.89 or 3.12 percent to $62.39; and the index’s chief executive Xavier Simonet is stepping down sharemarket has risen more than 5 percent in the shift to the Biden Administration in the second largest capitalised stock Meridian in six months for a new job in the Australian an impressive November after having another United States and the central banks playing ball increased 25c or 4.05 percent to $6.43. public service, and its share price fell 8c or 6.15 strong day of trading. with economic stimulus has fed through the Contact Energy gained 16c or 2.09 percent percent to $1.22. The S&P/NZX Index fell on just five days markets, despite the rising Covid-19 cases and to $7.80; a2 Milk increased 8c to $14.75 and Heartland Group Holdings rose 4c or 2.84 during the bullish month. The leading index hospitalisation rates. kiwifruit grower and packer Seeka gained 18c or percent to $1.45 after telling shareholders at the closed out November with a gain of 128.69 “The talk of a year-end Santa rally has come 4.59 percent to $4.10. annual meeting its net profit for the four months points or 1.02 percent to a new high of early in November. There is a risk of a market QEX Logistics — which exports to China ending October was $29.9m and heading for a 12,768.52. correction — the risk has been heightened with along with a2 Milk — said its daigou business full-year profit of $83m to $85m. Allied Farmers, The previous record was set on November 17 markets globally reaching record highs — but a was struggling and consumers now preferred to which is backing upcoming listing NZ Rural at 12,765.03. pull-back would be in the order of 5 percent and buy milk powder products within China. Land Company, rose 9.2 or 13.37 percent to 78c. Volume was the heaviest for the month, 10 percent max,” Smith said. QEX reported a 30 percent drop in revenue to Stride Property Group said its total annual with 104.8 million shares worth an incredible “Our economy is doing better than people $19.38m for the six months ending September dividend will be 9.91c a share and it is paying $536.46 million changing hands, led by market expected . . . and the market will continue to be and its loss was $5.8m, mainly because of the a second-quarter dividend of 1.9c a share on heavyweight Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. There well supported.” $4.3m worth of products that went missing, December 22. were 66 gainers and 74 decliners. Leading cap stocks Fisher & Paykel presumed stolen, from its warehouse in Stride’s share price was unchanged at $2.22. Greg Smith, head of research for Fat Healthcare, Mainfreight and Meridian drove the Shanghai. Its share price fell 3.5c or 8.64 — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL We think and see things differently Honoured for his by Bob Hughes to make America, and the world, great again. which were plain to see the day before. In my September 2017 “Left and right Had a reverse aspect of the image presented new life course PRIME Minister Jacinda wings, same bird” column, I quoted the Collins itself, most likely I would have seen the lake and Ardern will declare a climate dictionary description of capitalism as an natural surroundings in clear view, and the city There were few dry eyes in the emergency this week and The economics-focused political system. I mentioned and goings-on outside my normal scope. packed wharenui at Te Wananga o Gisborne Herald is running that both America’s Republican and Democrat I know a hemi-visual defect isn’t necessary for Aotearoa’s Whirikoka campus when an online poll on whether parties considered leftism and socialism to be one-sided views and blind spots. Wiremu Witana was honoured as we approve. I shouldn’t be dirty words; that since the fall of the first Labour For example, several times since retirement the Tauawhi man of the year at the surprised that approval is government in 1949, New Zealand’s two main I’ve been bowled off my push bike by motorists running at a measly third of the vote, especially political parties had embraced capitalism (Labour who clamed not to have seen me. men’s centre’s 10-year celebration with our district councillors bucking the to a lesser extent); and that the market economy Also, it’s quite clear to me that capitalist- on Sunday, and his mother Jenny nationwide trend by refusing to declare one. is now the driving force here, with successive style market economies push consumerism, tied his korowai and embraced him I also don’t think it’s too long a bow to draw governments tinkering with social welfare and direct our minds to ignore the inconvenient in a long, tearful hongi. a link with the 25 percent who voted for climate policies until they are shadows of the originals. and accept their one-sided views. This trend, in Wiremu was a client in the early change denier-in-chief Trump against Biden in Last year while in Waikato Hospital undergoing its extremity, could explain why after such an day’s of the centre and thought he a Herald poll three weeks ago. Claiming climate a vascular procedure I suffered a stroke, resulting abysmal showing as president, Donald Trump had learned enough to manage his change is a hoax and withdrawing from the Paris in a visual disorder called homony hemianopia. I should still net 47 percent of the American vote, relationship safely, leaving to try to accord were Trump at his worst, yet he still netted need to take more than a glance now to perceive and a 25 percent approval rating against Biden in reunite with his partner. He ended 47 percent of presidential votes in the US. all before me. Without care, I can miss the your poll here. up losing her and his seven children Donald Trump has many hero worshippers obvious and also, without realising it, can draw I admit to being polarised myself over my here. Even prior to gaining the White House, my own picture of what’s missing by filling the concern for the plight of the planet, and the due to his violent behaviour. his supporters were busying me on this page, gaps from my own imagination. threat of civilisation collapse, extinction and all. Four years ago Wiremu tentatively and in the street, at community functions and From the recovery-ward window after my Honestly, though, it could be my visual hemi- joined Tauawhi’s men’s group, and elsewhere. Recently an adversary taunted me by operation, Hamilton was strangely different from defect that makes me try to see from the other found the support and mentorship producing his Trump “Make America Great Again” the view I had seen from a similar perspective the side, to gain clarity. he needed to help him chart a hat. But the biggest shock came while innocently day before. The bustling city and goings-on was Thanks again for your polls. This is my new life course for himself and his attending a local church, to suffer a praising of within my scope of vision, but strangely I had to response to these two recent ones; hopefully it whanau. A daughter from his first Donald Trump as a man of God and saviour sent seek out the peaceful Hamilton lake and wildlife, stimulates deeper thinking among readers. relationship has been returned to his care and for the past 18 months he has been mentoring other men. We live, we learn; that’s all Hoping path continues As stated in a booklet produced to Re: Hope for this world and we are here, which is not long mark the anniversary — Ten Years the next, Nov 30 letter. for any of us. No matter what Kia ora, I would like to police also suggested I drive of Tauawhi: Creating a Community Hi Mary, I acknowledge your our spiritual beliefs are, if respond to the November 19 elsewhere to run. I feel it is of Caring Men — Wiremu’s life entitlement to your beliefs. we are good humans we will article on the “completion” of ridiculous that a pedestrian the Valley Road footpath. I experiences with drugs, gang I admire any woman who benefit regardless of which cannot exercise in their local stands in her own power and God we choose, or not. There contacted the council earlier streets safely. culture, violence, prison and having in the year regarding safety I sincerely hope that the his children placed in state care speaks her truth. I, however, should be no guilt or fear do not believe in the same attached to the outcome of our concerns for pedestrians on footpath will be extended allow him to speak powerfully into things. I am somewhat unsold lives. We live, we learn. I think Valley Rd. I was led to believe to Campbell Rd. In the the lives of other men who are on the idea of anything after that’s all there is. that the new footpath would meantime, I contest the struggling with these issues. He also life. I believe in living a full extend to Campbell Rd, announcement that the knows the importance of helping and compassionate life while AIMEE MILNE and was very excited about footpath has been completed. men to express their emotions, the prospect. Pedestrians having suppressed them himself for cannot safely walk, cycle or CHLOE LAWRENCE so long: “I’d get so wound up inside run between Valley Rd and Campbell Rd as there is no myself that I would just explode.” Maori wards not fair, just Footnote response from GDC So the council is overjoyed that and make amends for wrongs of footpath. This is particularly Journeys infrastructure manager “Since my whole journey of a problem in the winter when Dave Hadfield: change I’ve never cried so much . . . they can now have Maori wards so the past. The Treaty settlements are Maori get equitable representation almost completed, so surely it is the verge is muddy, slippery, The project team is pleased that a lot of those tears are tears of joy, on the council. time now to forgive. icy and with long grass. the safety footpath from the top are tears of just being thankful now That is not fair or just. It is not If Maori in Gisborne feel the I run along Valley Rd with of Barkers Hill to Massey Road is for where I’m at on my journey.” democratic. need for more of them to be on my dog very regularly. Many now complete and is being well Tauawhi, which means “to Gisborne is a multi-cultural council, all they have to do is put times I have nearly been supported by the community. embrace”, has gone from a staff of society. We now have citizens from up candidates when elections come hit by vehicles and have Unfortunately there are no plans two to a team of 12 over the past over 40 different countries living around and hope they get a majority also experienced motorists to continue this path through to decade. It has also changed from here and each and every citizen has vote to win. Just like all candidates aggressively driving at me Campbell Road as there are other a “drop-in” support model where equal rights. Why should one group do. Simple as that and democratic. while swearing and gesturing. projects which have been prioritised claim preference? Give that group Remember, we are all one. Let’s When I contaced the local over the next three years — which most clients were self-referrals or police about driver behaviour include the implementation of referred by whanau or friends, to preference and you immediately keep it that way. So please, can create divisions. someone get a poll organised to I was informed that the the Titirangi Hill one-way system, having about two-thirds of referrals Since the 1970s every New overturn the council’s decision. responsibility was solely mine roading improvements around nine from justice agencies for non- Zealand government has worked and it would be my fault if schools and a safety footpath from violence programmes, and being with Maori to remedy, apologise NANCY WOODS a vehicle killed my dog. The Campion school to Makaraka. a significant part of the service delivery within its parent body Presbyterian Support East Coast. Not resolving our concerns Over the past year Tauawhi had Time for train excursions Re: Eye on public transport, this purpose-built vessel is 372 clients enrol for services, 311 The latest DVD from New a picnic lunch. roading plans — Nov 30. going to resolve our concerns. of them new enrolments. Zealand Railscene has footage Can’t do that any more. Andy, I find your opening While I am supportive of the The pou of Tauawhi, its key from Labour Weekend 1996 The effort to get the line line somewhat hypocritical harbourmaster needing a originator, the centre’s co-ordinator with the steam train leaving fixed has been going on for given that for some time vessel here, I’m not so sure and a leader in anti-violence efforts Gisborne to Wairoa, going eight years. Come on KiwiRail, now some of us have raised that the amount spent can nationally, was also honoured around Bartletts, Waikokopu get your act together. safety concerns with Gisborne really be justified — but I on Sunday — unbeknown to Tim and Blacks Beach, also District Council, councillors guess only time will tell. Marshall, MC Walter Walsh had a approaching Nuhaka. The VINCENT MONTAPERTO and the harbourmaster, so separate run sheet for the end of train had a stop in Wairoa for Train Enthusiast please enlighten me as to how CRAIG MILLER the event. Tim was presented with a [email protected] tewhatewha, a long-handled weapon, and there was a series of video ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. acknowledgements of his tireless ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. passion for Tauawhi’s work and for ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. our community. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Scientist killed remotely Iran says Israel used ‘electronic devices’ to shoot Fakhrizadeh

TEHRAN, Iran — A top Iranian security Quran and religious texts. official on Monday accused Israel of Defence Minister Gen. Amir Hatami using “electronic devices” to remotely gave a speech after kissing Fakhrizadeh’s kill a scientist who founded the Islamic casket and putting his forehead against it. Republic’s military nuclear programme in He said Fakhrizadeh’s killing would make the 2000s. Iranians “more united, more determined.” Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the “For the continuation of your path, we country’s Supreme National Security will continue with more speed and more Council, made the comment at the funeral power,” Hatami said in comments aired for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where Iran’s live by state television. defence minister separately vowed to Hatami also criticised countries that continue the man’s work “with more speed hadn’t condemned Fakhrizadeh’s killing and more power.” and warned: “This will catch up with you Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian someday.” nuclear scientists over the last decade, has Overnight, the United Arab Emirates, repeatedly declined to comment on the which just reached a normalisation attack. deal with Israel, issued a statement Fakhrizadeh headed Iran’s so-called condemning “the heinous assassination.” AMAD programme, which Israel and The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, the West have alleged was a military warned the killing “could further fuel operation looking at the feasibility conflict in the region.” of building a nuclear weapon. The Last year, the UAE found itself in International Atomic Energy Agency says the middle of an escalating series of that “structured programme” ended in incidents between Iran and the US. 2003. US intelligence agencies concurred Though long suspicious of Iran’s nuclear with that assessment in a 2007 report. LAST RITES: Military personnel carry the flag draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, programme, the Emirates has said it Israel insists Iran still maintains the a scientist who was killed on Friday, in a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran on Monday. wants to de-escalate the crisis. The UAE ambition of developing nuclear weapons, Picture supplied by Iranian Defence Ministry via AP just started passenger air service to Israel pointing to Tehran’s ballistic missile and Israelis are expected to vacation in programme and research into other “Unfortunately, the operation was a very satellite-controlled machine gun that was the country over Hanukkah in the coming technologies. Iran long has maintained complicated operation and was carried out hidden inside the vehicle. Iranian officials days. that its nuclear programme is for peaceful by using electronic devices,” Shamkhani did not immediately acknowledge that. It Bahrain, an island kingdom off Saudi purposes. told state TV. “No individual was present also would require someone on the ground Arabia in the Persian Gulf that also Shamkhani’s remarks drastically at the site.” to set up the weapon. recently normalised relations with Israel, change the story of Fakhrizadeh’s killing, Satellite control of weapons is nothing Shamkhani blamed the Iranian similarly condemned Fakhrizadeh’s which took place on Friday. Authorities new. Armed, long-range drones, for exile group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq as killing. initially said a truck exploded and then instance, rely on satellite connections well for “having a role in this,” without “In light of the current situation in the gunmen opened fire on the scientist, to be controlled by their remote pilots. elaborating. The MEK, as the exile group region, the kingdom of Bahrain calls on all killing him and a bodyguard. State TV Remote-controlled gun turrets also exist, is known, has been suspected of assisting parties to exercise maximum restraint to even interviewed a man the night of the but typically see their operator connected Israeli operations in Iran in the past. avoid new levels of instability,” Bahrain’s attack who described seeing gunmen open by a hard line to cut down on the delay in Shahin Gobadi, an MEK spokesman, Foreign Affairs Ministry said. fire. commands being relayed. Israel uses such dismissed Shamkhani’s remarks as Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign Ministry State TV’s English-language broadcaster hard-wired systems along the border with “rage, rancor and lies” sparked by the Director-General Alon Ushpiz has sent a Press TV reported earlier on Monday that the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. group’s earlier exposes over Iran’s nuclear cable to all Israeli diplomatic delegations a weapon recovered from the scene of the While technically feasible, it wasn’t programme. around the globe urging diplomats to attack bore “the logo and specifications immediately clear if such a system had Monday’s service for Fakhrizadeh took maintain “the highest level of readiness of the Israeli military industry.” State been used before, said Jeremy Binnie, the place at an outdoor portion of Iran’s and awareness of any irregular activity” TV’s Arabic-language channel, Al-Alam, Mideast editor of Jane’s Defence Weekly. Defence Ministry in Tehran, with officials around missions and Jewish community claimed the weapons used were “controlled “Could you set up a weapon with a including Revolutionary Guard chief centres. by satellite,” a claim also made on Sunday camera which then has a feed that uses Gen. Hossein Salami, the Guard’s Quds Hebrew-language media in Israel by the semiofficial Fars news agency. an open satellite communications line Force leader Gen. Esmail Ghaani, civilian reported that following the Fakhrizadeh’s None of the outlets immediately offered back to the controller?” Binnie said. “I nuclear programme chief Ali Akbar Sahei killing, the Foreign Ministry ordered evidence supporting their claims, which can’t see why that’s not possible.” and Intelligence Minister Mamoud Alavi. security increased at certain Israeli also give authorities a way to explain why It also raised the question whether the They sat apart from each other and wore diplomatic missions overseas. The no one was reportedly arrested at the truck that exploded during the attack masks due to the coronavirus pandemic ministry declined to comment on scene. detonated afterward to try to destroy a as reciters melodically read parts of the diplomatic security matters. — AP France to rewrite police Moderna seeks approval security bill after protests for vaccine in US, Europe PARIS — Lawmakers from French absolutely keep it.” President Emmanuel Macron’s party For him, the controversial article isn’t MODERNA will apply for US and European went on to hit a peak of $150.14, or a gain of 668 will rewrite the most criticised article a hindrance to the media. emergency authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine percent so far this year. of a proposed security law, involving “Protecting the police and protecting today after full results from a late-stage study “As the numbers of cases reported grows, a measure aimed at banning the the press are not in competition,” said showed it was 94.1 percent effective with no confidence grows that this amazing protection publication of images of police officers the interior minister, who is responsible serious safety concerns, the company said. will be maintained in a product that can be with intent to cause them harm. for the measure. “There is no victory of Moderna also reported that its vaccine’s rolled out to protect the public,” said Alexander The move comes after tens of one without the other.” efficacy rate was consistent across age, race, Edwards, associate professor in biomedical thousands of protesters marched on In its current version, the article ethnicity and gender demographics as well as technology at Britain’s University of Reading. Saturday in Paris and across the of the proposed law criminalises the having a 100 percent success rate in preventing In addition to filing its US application, Moderna country to reject the draft law. publishing of images of police officers severe cases of a disease that has killed nearly said it would seek conditional approval from the In an apparent effort to quell with the intent of harming their 1.5 million people. European Medicines Agency, which is already criticism, the head of Macron’s party “physical or psychological integrity.” The filing sets Moderna’s product up to be the reviewing its data, and would continue to talk with at the National Assembly, Christophe Anyone found guilty could be sentenced second vaccine likely to receive US emergency other regulators doing similar rolling reviews. Castaner, said on Monday “there is a to up to a year in jail and fined 45,000 use authorisation this year following a shot “Although we await the full details of these need to clarify the measure.” euros (NZ$76,500). developed by Pfizer and BioNTech which had a 95 results in published form, we can now assume “We are going to propose a new, The bill, championed by Macron’s percent efficacy rate. that this vaccine will be approved for use in complete rewrite of the Article 24,” he party, was first voted on at the National “We believe that we have a vaccine that is very December,” said Gillies O’Bryan-Tear, chair of added. Assembly last week. It is expected to be highly efficacious. We now have the data to prove policy and communications at Britain’s Faculty of Meanwhile, Interior Minister Gerald debated in the Senate early next year. it,” Moderna Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks said. Pharmaceutical Medicine. Darmanin refused to simply withdraw The government said the measure is “We expect to be playing a major part in He expected Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare the controversial Article 24, saying that needed to better protect police officers turning around this pandemic.” products Regulatory Agency to approve the events haven’t changed his position. from online calls from violence. Of the 196 people who contracted Covid-19 vaccine within two weeks. “I don’t have a fetish for numbers Critics fear that if enacted, the out of over 30,000 volunteers, 185 had received a Pfizer has already applied for emergency use . . . but I do have a fetish for protecting law would impinge on freedom of placebo and 11 got the vaccine. Moderna reported authorisation in the United States and Europe, police and gendarmes,” Darmanin said information and media rights. 30 severe cases, all in the placebo group, which putting it about a week ahead of Moderna. on Monday before a parliamentary They also say that it could restrict means the vaccine was 100 percent effective Moderna said it was on track to have about commission. the public from filming police in cases against severe cases. 20 million doses of its vaccine ready to ship in Police on special operations “are that could be considered abuse or police Moderna shares opened 13 percent higher the United States by the end of 2020, enough to not protected enough . . . We must brutality. — AP at a record $144 following the results and then inoculate 10 million people. — Reuters via RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 WORLD 13

RELOCATED TO A BETTER PLACE: A view of the now empty makeshift migrant camp located at the Arguineguin port on the southwestern coast of the Gran Canaria island, Spain. AP picture Australia seeks China apology for ‘repugnant’ Spain dismantles ‘dock of shame’ fake image post

ARGUINEGUIN — Spanish authorities have November, nearly 2600 people slept, ate and The Spanish Atlantic Ocean archipelago off CANBERRA — Australia has dismantled a makeshift camp for migrant were tested in the makeshift facility under the west coast of Africa is better known for demanded China apologise for posting processing that for over three months was police watch after arriving on maritime rescue its beaches, volcanic landscapes and other a fake picture on a government known as the “dock of shame” for holding boats. natural wonders that in non-coronavirus times Twitter account that depicted an thousands of Africans in squalor after they The facility had been criticised by human attracted millions of visitors from European Australian soldier murdering an arrived in the Canary Islands. rights organisations and Spain’s ombudsman countries. Afghan child. The Spanish government’s delegation in for its poor conditions. Many migrants were left Spain’s left-wing ruling government Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Atlantic Ocean archipelago confirmed on to sleep with just a blanket and no showers. coalition, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Beijing should be “utterly ashamed” Monday that all the 830 people held on Friday Potential asylum-seekers had no proper access is trying to reactivate deportations to Morocco, for sharing the “repugnant” image. at the Arguineguín dock, on the southwestern to legal advice and some people were held for where most of the migrants are coming from, It comes amid escalating political coast of Gran Canaria Island, had been moved much longer than the three days that the law and other Western African countries. tensions between the two countries. out by Sunday night to other facilities. allows. More than 20,000 people seeking a better The image referred to alleged The last to leave were 27 migrants who All migrants have been relocated to life have arrived so far this year in the Spanish war crimes by Australian soldiers have tested positive for coronavirus and were makeshift military facilities with better archipelago. — murders of Afghan civilians and placed in isolation. infrastructure and hotels across Gran According to the International Organisation prisoners. Assisted by Red Cross volunteers, most of Canaria and other islands, Anselmo Pestana, for Migration, at least 500 people have died Earlier this month, a report the 14,000 migrants arriving since late August the Spanish government delegate in the while attempting to reach the islands that they found “credible information” that 25 have spent time at the Arguineguin dock. In archipelago, told reporters on Monday. see as a stepping stone into Europe. — AP Australian soldiers were involved in the murders of 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners between 2009 and 2013. The findings from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) inquiry sparked widespread condemnation, and are ‘Stop the madness’ now being investigated by police. What exactly did China put online?

On Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao Tigray leader urges Ethiopia’s PM to withdraw troops posted a fabricated image which portrayed an Australian soldier with NAIROBI — The fugitive including refugees. a bloody knife next to a child. The leader of Ethiopia’s defiant Hospitals and health centres child is seen holding a lamb. Tigray region on Monday in the Tigray region are The image appears to be a called on Prime Minister Abiy running “dangerously low” reference to previously reported Ahmed to “stop the madness” on supplies to care for the allegations that elite Australian and withdraw troops from wounded, the International soldiers used knives to murder the region as he asserted that Committee of the Red Cross two 14-year-old Afghan boys. The fighting continues “on every has said. Food is also running Australian Broadcasting Corporation front” two days after Abiy low, the result of the region reported the ADF report did not declared victory. being cut off from outside aid. substantiate those allegations. Debretsion Gebremichael, Fears of a widespread However, it did find “credible in a phone interview with humanitarian disaster are evidence” of unlawful killings and a The Associated Press, said growing. The UN has been “warrior culture” within elite units. he remains near the Tigray unable to access the Tigray The allegations included that junior capital, Mekele, which the region. Human rights groups soldiers were encouraged to shoot Ethiopian army on Saturday and others worry about the prisoners for their first kill. said it now controlled. atrocities that might emerge Mr Zhao’s tweet said: “Shocked Far from accepting Abiy’s once transport and other links by murder of Afghan civilians & declaration of victory, the are restored. prisoners by Australian soldiers. We Tigray leader asserted that HUMANITARIAN DISASTER: Tigrayan men who fled the Nearly one million people strongly condemn such acts, and call “we are sure we’ll win.” conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, listen to a priest deliver a have been displaced, including for holding them accountable.” He also accused the sermon during Sunday Mass, at a church near Umm Rakouba about 44,000 who fled into Ethiopian forces of carrying refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan. AP picture Sudan. Camps in Tigray that How did Australia respond? out a “genocidal campaign” are home to 96,000 Eritrean against the Tigray people. The Tigray leader also forces of “looting wherever refugees have been in the line Australia has requested Twitter With the Tigray region still asserted that his forces still they go.” of fire. remove the post from its platform, cut off a month after the have several missiles and “The suffering is greater “We need first and foremost describing it as “disinformation”. Mr fighting began, no one knows “we can use them whenever and greater every day,” he access” to Tigray, UN refugee Morrison described the post as “truly how many people have been we want,” though he rejected said, calling it collective chief Filippo Grandi said repugnant, deeply offensive, utterly killed, and it’s difficult to a question about striking at punishment against the Tigray on Sunday, adding that his outrageous”. verify the warring sides’ the Ethiopian capital, Addis people for their belief in their UN colleagues in Addis “The Chinese government should claims. Ababa, saying the primary aim leaders. Ababa are in discussions be totally ashamed of this post. It Each government regards is to “clear Tigray from the The fighting has threatened with the government. Abiy’s diminishes them in the world’s eyes,” the other as illegal after Abiy invaders.” He again accused to destabilise Ethiopia, the government has promised he said. “It is a false image and sidelined the once-dominant Abiy of collaborating with linchpin of the strategic Horn a “humanitarian corridor” terrible slur on our defence forces.” Tigray People’s Liberation neighbouring Eritrea in the of Africa, and its neighbours. managed by itself, but the UN He added that Australia had Front after taking office in offensive in Tigray, something US Secretary of State Mike has stressed the importance of established a transparent process to early 2018. the Ethiopian government has Pompeo spoke with Abiy on neutrality. investigate the alleged war crimes, as The fight is about self- denied. Monday — the first known The Ethiopian Human was expected of a “democratic, liberal” determination of the region of As for the idea of talks with time since the fighting began Rights Commission on Monday country. around 6 million people, the the government, something — and reiterated the “grave urged the government to Mr Morrison went on to Tigray leader said, and it “will Abiy has repeatedly rejected, concern regarding ongoing quickly restore basic services acknowledge that there are continue until the invaders the Tigray leader said that hostilities and the risks the and humanitarian aid access “undoubtedly” tensions between the are out.” He asserted that his “depends on the content” and conflict poses,” a spokesman to the Tigray region and two nations, but said: “This is not how forces held an undetermined Ethiopian forces would first said. Pompeo also “called allow access to independent you deal with it.” number of “captives” among have to leave the region. for a complete end to the investigations into “grave He warned Beijing that other the Ethiopian forces, including “Civilian casualties are so fighting and constructive human rights violations.” countries around the world were the pilot of a fighter jet that high,” he said, though denied dialogue to resolve the crisis” It also expressed concern watching its actions towards his side claims to have shot having any estimate of the and for humanitarian access about profiling of ethnic Australia. — BBC down over the weekend. toll. He accused Ethiopian and protection of civilians, Tigrayans. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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A MOMENT FOR THEM: It was all about the tamariki at the A Moment For Them event held at Te Wananga o Aotearoa’s Whirikoka campus. Kids up to 10 years of age got to enjoy all sorts of fun activities. Left, Izyah Mill eyes chocolate treats on the horizontal bungee. Above, Teao Andzue and Thayer Collier are let loose in a bouncy castle, Right, Henry Wallingford gets a cold shower courtesy of an accurate throw on the dunk bucket. UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE HMNZS MANAWANUI: Lotti and Elsie Jones, left, were among the members of the public who took advantage of the open day on board the HMNZS Manawanui at Eastland Port. It was the Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic ship’s first visit to her ceremonial home port during which crew received a charter to the city.

HOW IT WORKS: Ordinary seaman combat ON THE BRIDGE: Jethro, Debs and Anica Hancock got specialist to check out the advanced technology on the HMNZS Thomas Manawanui’s bridge Wynne-Jones, and leading seaman combat specialist Victoria Clements explain the workings of the HMNZS Manawanui’s machine guns to Brad and David Bacon at an open day.

THAT TICKLES: Jonathan Roberts gets a facial transformation through the artistic skills of face-painter Bronwyn Ngatai-Horton at the Strawberry Festival.

HANGING OUT: Five-year-old Waiariki Spooner and Advanced Pictures by Paul Rickard WHAT’S THE VIEW LIKE UP THERE?: Tree Solutions lead arborist Jono Wright give the thumbs up Atena Wong-Petrella heads up on a cherry at the Strawberry Festival fundraiser for Hospice Tairawhiti at These and other photos are available for sale at The picker operated by Advanced Tree Solutions Marina Park. As well as scoffing strawberries and ice cream, Herald or online — photo-sales.gisborneherald.co.nz apprentice Jerrica Larby. there were plenty of other activities to enjoy. 22 DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020

YOU’RE GOING TO NEED A BIGGER HANDBAG: Kimberly McMillan, wearing a gorgeous outfit and fascinator, enjoys a cuddle with a friend’s dog named Bailey, who was a little too big to pop in the handbag in Paris Hilton style at the Terrier Race Against Time fundraiser.

BOARDWALK RUNWAY: Models wearing Sheryl May- designed outfits — in collaboration with headwear designer Sheryl Edwards and WHEN’S OUR TURN?: Phil Croy might want to keep a tight beauty therapist leash on his dogs Finn and Fergus as they check out the action Sophie Wirepa — at the Terrier Race Against Time breast cancer fundraiser at walk the “runway”, Showgrounds Park. Phil was among the many who got into the in this case Oneroa pink theme. walkway, in a unique fundraising fashion show. Around 100 people enjoyed the event which made over $2300 for St John Ambulance. The beachfront setting could be a first for a fashion show.

HARD WORK: Right, Isabel Hillman (left) and Ambi Pavier battle their way through the glorious mud — one of the SEEIN’ RED: These two outfits pack a visual punch obstacles on the at the Boardwalk Fashion Show held on Oneroa Te Wharau mud run walkway and cycleway. course.

CREATURES FROM THE BLACK LAGOON: Wiremu Thompson Cooper (left) and Josh Leighton emerge from a mudpit at Te Wharau School’s popular mud run. Pictures by Paul Rickard and Rebecca Grunwell PTOOEY!: Zantarus Rua ejects a mouthful of muddy water on the slippery slide. Right, Chelsea Warren These and other photos are available for sale at The Gisborne appears to be enjoying her crawl through the mud in Herald or online — photo-sales.gisborneherald.co.nz clothes destined for the washing machine. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 RACING 23

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Pietro Fittipaldi took part in six IndyCar Phoenix have signed former Brighton “I’ve heard great things about the Grosjean was hospitalised with burns on races in 2018 and last raced in the Asian striker and Israel international Tomer club and I know they had a special the back of both hands after his car collided Formula Three championship in February. Hemed as a marquee player for the season last season.” with a barrier in the Bahrain Grand Prix on The 24-year-old Brazilian driver had a upcoming A-League season. Hemed has scored 17 goals in 37 Sunday and burst into flames. strong junior record and has experimented Hemed, 33, joins the Phoenix after appearances for Israel since 2011. Haas said it anticipated Grosjean would with different series in recent years. stints in the Israeli Pro League, La “Tomer is a highly skilled player be discharged today. His injuries mean he “Obviously, it’s not an ideal set of Liga, the Championship and the with a pedigree as a goal scorer and can’t compete in the Sakhir Grand Prix on circumstances to get my first opportunity to Premier League. creator,” coach Ufuk Talay said. Sunday, the second race in Bahrain, which compete in Formula One, but I’m extremely He scored 28 goals across his “It’s no secret the club was looking will use a shorter outer loop at the same grateful to (team owner) Gene Haas and first two Championship seasons to improve its frontline with an venue. Guenther Steiner for their faith in putting me at Brighton, helping them secure experienced visa player, and Tomer “After it was decided that the best thing behind the wheel this weekend,” Fittipaldi promotion to the Premier League in provides what we think we need to for Romain was to skip at least one race, said. 2016-17 before scoring two goals in 16 improve on last season, someone who the choice to put Pietro in the car was “I’ve been with the team a lot this season, EPL games in 2017-18. can convert our chances on goal and pretty easy,” Haas team principal Guenther both trackside and working on simulator Hemed later went on loan at distribute to others.” Steiner said. sessions, so I’m familiar with the team’s Queens Park Rangers before joining Hemed is currently in hotel “Pietro will drive the VF-20 and he’s operating procedures on a grand prix Charlton last season. quarantine and will later join the familiar with us, having been around the weekend.” “When the opportunity (with the Phoenix at their hub in Wollongong. team for the past two seasons as a test and Emerson Fittipaldi was champion in 1972 reserve driver. 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The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 SPORT 25 Marshall considering Hull’s big offer SPORTS BRIEFS RUGBY LEAGUE Hodgson, Marshall’s old Wests Bulldogs are reported to be greatest players, and his Marine v Mourinho in FA Cup Tigers teammate. still interested in Marshall if freestyle attacking game was LONDON — English Premier League leaders KIWIS veteran Benji Marshall, who has had 28 their recruitment programme at the heart of the Tigers’ Tottenham were drawn to play eighth-tier Marine Marshall has a remarkable test appearances spread over falls a certain way. surprise 2005 NRL triumph. in the third round of the FA Cup in the biggest late-career chance to become 15 years, played 324 NRL But the big money on offer He admitted being mismatch in the history of the world’s oldest the highest-paid player in the games in a career that has from Hull, who finished sixth disappointed at finding out football competition. European Super League. included a failed stint with the in the 2020 Super League, through the media he would It is already being labelled “Marine v Mourinho”, The Daily Telegraph reports Auckland-based Blues rugby might be hard for Marshall to not be offered a contract by with Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho set to Marshall, who turns 36 in team. turn down. If he accepts, the the Tigers for 2021. take his team to Merseyside for a match against February, will make a decision Having been let go by the Telegraph reported he would “I’ve been in this position opponents whose league is on hold because of over the next week, after Tigers, he was offered NRL match Warrington’s Gareth before and I feel like I’ve still the national lockdown. receiving an offer from Hull lifelines by North Queensland Widdop, who is England’s got a lot to offer in playing Marine play in the Northern Premier League FC said to be worth about and Cronulla, but they made highest-paid player. and I’ve still got a few things North West and are in the FA Cup third round for $750,000 for 2021. low offers of about $150,000 The New Zealand-raised I want to do,” he said in just the second time after they scored a winner in Hull’s new coach is Brett a season. The Canterbury Marshall is one of league’s September. — NZ Herald the last minute of extra time yesterday (NZ time). With Tottenham top of the Premier League under Mourinho after 10 games, it will be the biggest gap between two clubs in the third round of the FA Cup, a competition first played in 1871. The part-timers of Chorley, one of three other non-league teams who will be in a round where the clubs from the Premier League and second-tier Championship enter, were drawn against Derby County — a side being managed TACKLE ATTEMPT: temporarily by former England and Manchester Fulham’s Harrison United striker Wayne Rooney. Chorley have never Reed (left) tries to made it this far in the competition. tackle Leicester City’s Stockport, who play in the fifth tier, were drawn James Justin during at home to West Ham. The matches will be played an English Premier from January 8 to 11. League football match Arsenal will start the defence of their title with at the King Power a home match against fellow Premier League Stadium in Leicester team Newcastle. Liverpool travel to Aston Villa in today. Fulham beat another match between top-flight clubs. — AP fourth-placed Leicester 2-1 to move out of the ND junior cricket results relegation zone. RESULTS from Day 1 of the Northern Districts Picture by Tim Keeton/ boys’ junior secondary schools representative Pool via AP cricket tournament at the Harry Barker Reserve yesterday — T20 matches Round 1, Pool 1 HAMILTON 161-6 (E Schreuder 74; W Jacobsen 2-19) defeated ND INVITATION TEAM 129-3 (S Heath 60 not out, A Green 41). BAY OF PLENTY COASTLANDS 160-4 (U Kumar 30, E Chamberlain 30) def COUNTIES-MANUKAU Fulham win to escape relegation zone 125-8 (O Taylor 28no, F Farrell 24, L Scrimegour 3-18, J Riley 3-31). FOOTBALL by Nate Williams, DPA Ademola Lookman slotted in the opener on 30 the top corner with five minutes left, but the hosts Pool 2 minutes shortly before Ivan Cavaleiro converted could not add an equaliser. Scott Parker’s Fulham WAIKATO VALLEY 149-4 (F Morey 51; Z LONDON — Fulham are out of the Premier a penalty that was given when Bobby Decordova- now sit outside the drop zone, 17th with seven Forster 2-25, L Agnew 2-38) def BAY OF PLENTY League relegation zone after a 2-1 win at fourth- Reid was fouled by Leicester’s Christian Fuchs. points, while Leicester’s tally of 18 keeps them LAKELANDS 90-8 (E Staddon 20; R Harvey 2-13, placed Leicester City. Leicester midfielder Harvey Barnes fired into one point behind third-placed Chelsea. B Bell 2-19). NORTHLAND 89-3 (R Krige 29no) def POVERTY BAY 88-6 (S Wilson 31; R Syers 2-9, R Krige 2-11). Round 2, Pool 1 HAMILTON 69-8 (A Reeves 28; L Keaney 3-8, L Murray 2-13) def BAY OF PLENTY LAKELANDS FA urged to allow use of 52-1 (E Chamberlain 25no) on Duckworth-Lewis calculation. Counties-Manukau v ND Invitation Team: match abandoned. Pool 2 concussion substitutes NORTHLAND 33-0 (M Robinson 15no, S Illerbrun 10no) def BAY OF PLENTY COASTLANDS (T FOOTBALL about whether enough was being done to year, next month, now. It’s not acceptable, Yetsenga 48; R Krige 3-19, R Syers 2-13) on safeguard players’ welfare. it has been going too far too long,” he told Duckworth-Lewis calculation. A SICKENING clash of heads between The FA is considering fast-tracking a the BBC. WAIKATO VALLEY 60-1 (X Bell 18no, R Harvey Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Raul Jimenez trial of concussion substitutions in the FA “They’re on about trialling concussion 10no) def POVERTY BAY 59 (B Bell 3-9, C O’Leary and Arsenal defender David Luiz that Cup as early as December. substitutes. What is there to trial? 2-4, D Sproul 2-13). left the Mexican striker with a fractured Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp says he It’s been going on for years. It’s not skull has prompted calls for clubs to be would support such a move. acceptable.” Breakers delay departure able to make “concussion substitutions”. “I know we have concussion protocols Manchester City’s Brazil goalkeeper AUCKLAND — The New Zealand Breakers Jimenez was knocked unconscious after and I’m pretty sure Arsenal did that,” Ederson, who suffered a head injury should have been boarding a plane for Australia an accidental collision with Brazilian Klopp said on Monday when asked about while playing against Liverpool in 2017, today, but the Auckland-based basketball club has Luiz, who rather surprisingly played on concussion substitutes. said such situations required special made a last minute change in plans. until halftime with blood seeping through “I’m not sure any rule would help in attention. The Breakers have delayed their departure a head bandage. that moment because the player can play “When there is a blow to the head there for the Australian National Basketball League Jimenez, 29, needed oxygen on the on. But, yes, it makes sense that we can should be a substitution, whether the season by nearly two weeks to coincide with the pitch and was taken to hospital for scans, do things like this.” player can continue or not. You could be release of their American imports from quarantine eventually undergoing surgery for the Former England captain Alan Shearer, feeling OK, but after you could feel the across the Tasman. Players and most of the skull fracture. who recently hosted a documentary about consequences.” club’s performance staff will now head across Luiz was substituted at halftime. possible links between a career heading a FA rules state that if there is any on December 13 and will be based in Melbourne. While Arsenal insisted they followed football and dementia, said a change was suspicion of a player having sustained a Imports Colton Iverson and Lamar Patterson Football Association protocols for head long overdue. concussion, the player must be removed get out of quarantine in Australia on the day the injuries in allowing 33-year-old Luiz to “Football needs to get real, it needs to from the field of play, and not allowed to Auckland-based players arrive and a shortened play on, the situation raised questions wake up, it needs to get serious. Not next return. — AAP full squad pre-season will begin the following day. Low to remain Germany coach through Euros FOOTBALL A stunned Low was at a loss to explain what counts is the high-quality work of “A single game cannot and must not be a the capitulation, which scuppered hopes of the coaching staff, the intact relationship yardstick for the general performance of the JOACHIM Low will remain as Germany qualification for the semifinals. between the team and the coach and a national team and national coach.” coach through next year’s Euros after the Germany’s team director Oliver Bierhoff clear concept for the previous and future The DFB added that Low had met country’s football federation said a 6-0 loss said at the time that one game would not procedures,” the DFB said in a statement. its goals of qualifying for the Euros, to Spain this month was not held against change their minds about Low’s credentials “The defeat of the national team maintaining Germany’s status in League him. and that sentiment was echoed by the against Spain was also discussed in the A of the Nations League and ensuring Germany suffered their worst defeat in a members of the presidential committee who conversation with the national coach and in the national team would be in the first competitive game as Spain ran riot in their met Low on Monday. the following telephone conference of the pot for the World Cup 2022 qualifying Nations League clash in Seville. “The executive committee agreed that DFB presidium. draw. — AAP 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 Warner races to prove fitness Match CRICKET by Scott Bailey, AAP called off, SYDNEY — David Warner has avoided surgery on his injured groin, but is now racing the clock to play in the first Test of the summer. NZ win Warner went down in Sunday night’s one-day international series-clinching win with scans confirming a strain that will keep him out of the remaining white- series 2-0 ball matches. He has been replaced in the Twenty20 CRICKET squad by D’Arcy Short, but has just 18 days to prove his fitness for the first Test MT MAUNGANUI — Rain washed in Adelaide. out the third Twenty20 cricket Cricket Australia also confirmed Pat international between New Zealand Cummins would sit out the last ODI on and the West Indies yesterday, Wednesday and three T20s in a bid to leaving the hosts with a winning 2-0 preserve his fitness for the Tests. lead in the three-match series. “Pat and Davie are critical to our plans Only 2.2 overs were possible for the Test series,” coach Justin Langer ‰ Australia’s David Warner, centre, is assisted by teammates Pat Cummins, before heavy rain forced the players said. left, and Josh Hazlewood after injuring himself while fielding during the one from the field at Bay Oval. “Davie will work through his injury day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney The rain set in and umpires called rehab and in Pat’s case it is important all Cricket Ground in Sydney on Sunday. AP picture off the match at 9.20pm. of our players are managed well to keep The West Indies, sent in after them mentally and physically fit. order for Wednesday’s final ODI. in Shield cricket he’d have liked, he got losing the toss, were 25-1 with Kyle “The priority for both is being fully But the bigger issue is the Test team. 99 against Pakistan last summer and Mayers not out 5 and Andre Fletcher prepared for one of the biggest and most While Joe Burns appears likely to negotiated through that new-ball period on 4. important home test series we have hold his spot ahead of the in-form Will almost every time. Brandon King was out for 11, played in recent years.” Pucovski at the top of the order, both “He’s not far away from some very big caught by Jimmy Neesham from the While CA won’t put a time frame on could open if Warner is out. scores.” bowling of Lockie Ferguson. Warner’s rehabilitation, the opener looked That would hand Pucovski his debut Meanwhile India can see a positive if The abandonment was a particular in immense discomfort as he left the SCG against a pink ball in Adelaide, while Warner is injured. blow for all-rounder Mitchell Santner, on Sunday. Burns hit just 57 runs at 11.4 to start the Australia desperately missed him at who was named to captain New The team’s former doctor Peter Sheffield Shield for Queensland. the top of the order during his ban two Zealand for the first time and who Brukner claimed on SEN on Monday he There is, however, a belief from seasons ago when India last toured, bowled for the opening over. expected Warner would miss at least four teammates he can step up into the senior before he hit 786 runs at 131 last Santner took over from Tim weeks. opening role if Warner is unavailable. summer. Southee who, with Ross Taylor and Given his game is built around quick “Joe is averaging 40 in Test cricket, “I don’t know how bad his injury is, but Kyle Jamieson, was released to join footwork and hard running between the so he is certainly established,” Marnus it’d be nice if he gets injured for a long the New Zealand test squad. wickets, any issue with his groin would Labuschagne said. time,” batsman KL Rahul quipped. The first of two tests between New be of concern to Australia. “He has four Test hundreds, he is a “I wouldn’t wish that for any cricketer. Zealand and the West Indies begins Australia could now open with Matt very good player. But he’s one of their main batsmen, so if in Hamilton on Thursday. — AP Wade or shift Alex Carey to the top of the “Although he hasn’t scored the runs he’s injured for a long time it’d be good ICC boss eyes Test Championship

CRICKET by Rory Dollard, PA lend context to the bilateral series, the the drawing board. makes the game of cricket different and idea has had a bumpy start due to the “I’m just not quite sure it’s entirely fit special and has its legacy and heritage, LONDON — The World Test uneven nature of international schedules for purpose and perhaps has achieved I’m at an age where I’m still a purist, but Championship is under threat of being and mass cancellations in the pandemic what we might have hoped it would when I probably accept it’s not paying the bills discontinued after its inaugural edition forcing a change to the points system. it was first conceptualised four or five anymore. with the International Cricket Council’s Australia holds the top position as it years ago. “Things need to change, but I’d love to new chair Greg Barclay questioning stands, with England third. “Like everything it’s kind of up for see it (as a format) kept exactly where it whether the model is “fit for purpose”. “Covid has probably highlighted some grabs and we’ll have a look at it.” is. The fact is (fewer and fewer) countries New Zealander Barclay was elected of the shortcomings we have got with the Barclay has no intention of are able to afford to play it, very few to the role last week after being voted World Test Championship,” Barclay said. compromising the primacy of the format, countries can actually make it work from in ahead of the acting incumbent Imran “From an idealistic point of view it but with fixture congestion a major issue a financial point of view. If we are going Khwaja and is planning to lead a review probably had a lot of merit, but I do just along with the commercial viability of to retain it and, I fervently hope we will, of a global calendar that has been heavily query in a practical sense whether it’s five-day cricket in several territories, he we need to have another look at it.” disrupted by Covid-19. actually achieved what it was intended sees the need for pragmatism. Barclay also vowed to be a champion And it appears the Test league table, to do. “We’ve got to look at it in the context of of women’s cricket, which suffers a an innovation which only officially “Let’s get through the next little bit, do the calendar. Simply putting more cricket greater internal divide between the haves began with the 2019 Ashes and is due to what we can, taking into account Covid in there for the sake of putting more and have-nots than the men’s game culminate in a Lord’s final between the and the ability to reallocate points, or cricket on, makes the situation worse,” he internationally and has been noticeably top two nations next summer, is at risk. whatever, but my personal view is once said. slower to get back up and running in the Brought in after years of discussion to we’ve done that we’re probably back to “If we accept test cricket is the bit that pandemic. Big future for Wallabies’ Smith twins leave Super centres, says O’Connor Rugby for Venice Beach SUPER RUGBY, Murray Wenzel, AAP The competition has already lured former Wallabies great Chris Latham, to coach Utah, RUGBY by Melissa Woods, AAP O’Connor has watched their BRISBANE — The United States has emerged while Stephen Hoiles is an assistant coach at LA development close up at the Reds and as the latest threat on Australia’s Super Rugby and Drew Mitchell (New York) was poised to come MELBOURNE — James O’Connor predicted a long and successful centre stocks after Queensland Reds identical twins out of retirement before the delay. has lauded an “almost magnetic” partnership. Ruan and JP Smith’s exit to play in Los Angeles Springbok Tendai Mtawarira (Washington understanding between young centres “I actually had this conversation with next year. DC), All Black Ma’a Nonu (San Diego), France’s Jordan Petaia and Hunter Paisami as the Hunter at the start of the campaign as The forwards will play for the Venice Beach- Mathieu Bastareaud (New York) have all featured Wallabies prepare for their final Test of the best element of what he and Jordie based LA Giltinis in their inaugural season from while Matt Giteau and Adam Ashley-Cooper the year, against Argentina in Sydney on bring is that they complement each March next year in what will be the competition’s have been linked to the LA club run by former Saturday night. other,” O’Connor said on Monday. fourth instalment. Wallabies hooker Adam Freier. The veteran playmaker, who is set to “They can play up and down straight, The USA Rugby-sanctioned competition But the signing of the 30-year-old Smith twins return from injury, said he took Paisami they can get into wide channels, they has swollen to 13 teams split between two shows there is interest among active, established aside after his Wallabies squad selection can both hit and one of the other big conferences, defying the governing body’s claim Super Rugby players too. and told him of the potential he saw in things is that they have a pretty good for bankruptcy earlier this year and significant And AAP understands more could follow them his pairing with Petaia. understanding of each other. behind-the-scenes dramas for a host of clubs in a move that would put the privately owned While 20-year-old Petaia was already “For me as a 10, they make my job after their third season was cut short by COVID- United States competition alongside Europe and earmarked as an emerging superstar, really easy . . . these guys have their own 19. Japan as suitors for Australia’s best talent. Paisami, 22, has been one of the finds ideas and they’re finding each other on The Giltinis are named after a yet-to-be Ruan said playing in the USA was a “bucket- of 2020 after making his Super Rugby the field more often than not. released cocktail and owned by Australian Adam list thing” while his brother JP said “playing with debut with Queensland and going on to “They’re gravitating towards each Gilchrist — a gym tycoon, not the cricketer — a new club in one of the sporting capitals of the play in four of five Tests so far. other, almost magnetic.” who also owns the Austin Gilronis. world has massive appeal”. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 1, 2020 SPORT 27 Bayern keen to rest key players FOOTBALL by Tales Azzoni, AP captain Jorge “Koke” Resurrección said. “Sometimes players who don’t get MADRID — Atletico Madrid need to many minutes will be extra motivated rebound. Bayern Munich are just looking to show what they can do. We will need to get some rest. to play a nearly perfect match to defeat Atletico will catch a break in the them.” Champions League tomorrow by hosting The team coached by Diego Simeone a Bayern squad who have already are in good form in the Spanish league, qualified and will leave out some of their having won six in a row to stay a point top players for the Group A match. behind leaders Real Sociedad with two The defending champions, who won games in hand. Simeone still doesn’t their first four matches and have already know if he will be able to count on striker guaranteed first place in the group, will Luis Suárez, who recently tested positive make the trip to Madrid without striker for the coronavirus while on Uruguay Robert Lewandowski, goalkeeper Manuel duty. Neuer and midfielder Leon Goretzka. “This virus is strange,” Simeone said. “They are important players,” Bayern “Maybe tomorrow he will test negative coach Hansi Flick said. and can be available to play. He has been “Goretzka and Lewandowski have practising and wants to help his team. been injured, and if they are not at 100 But we’ll have to wait and see what percent, it’s better to leave them home.” happens.” Bayern have struggled with fatigue Atletico, who eliminated Liverpool in and injuries in a packed schedule since the round of 16 last season, have only one they won the Champions League title in loss in their last 28 European games at August. home — to Chelsea in the group stage of Midfielder Corentin Tolisso also won’t the 2017-18 season. The Spanish team travel because of a minor injury, and are unbeaten at home in 20 matches in Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich KEY TRIO GET A REST: Robert Lewandowski is one of three key players being all competitions, since losing to Barcelona still haven’t recovered from their rested as Bayern Munich take on Atletico Madrid in Champions League action 1-0 in the Spanish league a year ago. ailments. tomorrow. AP picture Bayern’s only loss in their last 25 Reserve goalkeeper Alexander Nübel European matches was in the 2018-19 will be making his European debut Stadium means little to Bayern but could Lokomotiv host last-placed Salzburg in season, 3-1 at home against Liverpool in for Bayern after playing mostly in cup be decisive for Atletico, who are only two the other group match tomorrow. the round of 16. matches until now. points in front of third-placed Lokomotiv Atletico beat Salzburg to rebound from The German powerhouse team are “He has made a good impression and Moscow. A win could be enough if the the loss to Bayern in Germany but are unbeaten in 15 away games in European has shown his quality in training,” said Russian team are held by Salzburg, but a coming off two consecutive draws against competitions — one game shy of Flick, whose team routed Atletico 4-0 at draw or a loss against Bayern could leave Lokomotiv. Manchester United’s competition record. home in their first group match. Atletico depending on other results in the “It’s still Bayern Munich, it’s a great The German team have won 10 straight The game at the Wanda Metropolitano last round. team regardless of who plays,” Atletico away matches in Europe.

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SURF LIFESAVING She returned to Queensland in by Murray Robertson June to resume training after the Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand. GISBORNE surf lifeguard “It means I haven’t seen my Olivia Corrin has qualified for the mum and dad (Dave and Suzanne) prestigious Nutri-Grain Ironwoman for five months now, and that’s competition for the second year in the longest I have been away from a row. home. The 20-year-old finished in the “It’s difficult not having them top eight in the elimination event there to comfort me. held at Kingscliff in northern New “I know they want to get over South Wales at the weekend. here to see me as soon as the Corrin came through the first borders open again, which I am round of eliminations on Saturday really looking forward to.” in the top 20. The top eight in Corrin finished 19th Sunday’s second round qualified for out of the 20-plus the main event. contestants in the She finished sixth, 15th and women’s Nutri- third in Sunday’s three “iron” races Grain event last to finish eighth on points. summer. Corrin was the top qualifier last “My goal this year — her first year in the Nutri- summer is to work Grain competition. hard and improve. “I’m stoked to get through to “My aim is to make the Nutri-Grain again, especially the top 10 to 12 this with the high quality of young surf summer and thereby athletes who raced in the trials at automatically qualify for the weekend,” Corrin said. next year’s competition.” “I knew I had to go out hard to Close to 100 athletes in get into the top eight, and luckily it the men’s and women’s events was a top eight this year, because battled it out across six races last year only the top six in the over the two days of qualifying qualifiers made it through.” last weekend. She said she was pleased with The first two rounds of the how she raced. Nutri-Grain will be at Kingscliff in The three “irons” on Sunday NSW on December 19 and 20. comprised a board, ski and swim Rounds 3 and 4 will be on sprint event lasting about 10 January 16 and 17 at North minutes, another course lasting 15 Cronulla, NSW. minutes, and then a long course Rounds 5 and 6, the final, will be lasting 25 minutes. on February 13 and 14 at Kurrawa “I took a lot of confidence out in Queensland. of the last race, where I finished All rounds of the series will be third, knowing I could back up and broadcast live on Channel 9 in go so well.” Australia. Corrin competes for Dawson A total of $200,000 will be on Building Midway in New Zealand offer for the athletes — $100,000 and for Northcliffe on the Gold for the men and $100,000 for the Coast. women — across the series.

QUALIFIED: Olivia Corrin in the surf at Kingscliff, northern New South Wales, on her way to qualification for the Nutri-Grain Ironwoman competition. Pictures supplied