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• Defiant surfers frustrate police • Concerns over repatriation flight • NZ appears to be ‘on track’ with lockdown • New York City death toll passes 9/11 • ‘Fighter’ Boris in ‘good spirits’

PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER: Three-year-old McKenzie Wilton shows her appreciation for those in essential services during the lockdown by regularly standing outside the front of her Moana Road house and giving them a clap. “It’s her way of saying thank you for the work they do for all of us,” says mum Lanie. A Facebook nationwide campaign called SEE PAGES 2-14, 17, 21-22, 24 Clap for our Champions was set up near the end of last month and has attracted tens of thousands of supporters. Meanwhile, Gisborne man Tony Scragg has shown his appreciation through a series of cartoons. STORY ON PAGE 2 Picture by Liam Clayton ‘BRING IN THE ARMY’ by Matai O’Connor case of Covid 19,” Mr Jex-Blake said. Assuming there is no further spread, we are in a unique “Assuming there is no further community A GISBORNE man has called for the spread, we are in a unique environment New Zealand Defence Force to have environment‘ where we can prevent any further infection from entering where we can prevent any further checkpoints at the three main entry Tairawhiti by monitoring the access points into the district infection from entering Tairawhiti by points to Tairawhiti. — Peter’ Jex-Blake monitoring the access points into the Peter Jex-Blake, owner of Self Storage district. Gisborne, put out the call on Facebook “We can keep our community safe, for the Gisborne community to put offering guidance about outdoor activities spread of Covid-19, he said. come out of Level 4 lockdown sooner pressure on the Government to give local during the lockdown to see what impacts The checkpoints Mr Jex-Blake and rather than later, allowing our local authorities the power and resources to it has on Tairawhiti and checkpoints in others in the community are calling for economy to crank up again and reducing have checkpoints at the Whareratas, on the district. would monitor all traffic movements the amount of financial and social Tiniroto Road and at Matawai. “We will be looking particularly at the into Gisborne and prevent non-essential carnage on our communities. The Gisborne District Council implications regarding checkpoints and travellers entering the region. “At present, even in a state of Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) will be working closely with the police on Any non-essential persons would be emergency, police do not have the would be working with the police on the this,” Mr Wilson said. asked to return to where they came power or authority to implement such issue of checkpoints within the region, They would be looking to determine from unless they had valid reasons and a strategy, and if they did, they would said ECC controller Dave Wilson. the best outcomes for the community, supporting evidence in line with Alert probably not have the resources. The centre was working through and the allocated resources, to make sure Level 4 rules. the Health Notice issued on Saturday, Tairawhiti continued to work to stop the “To date, we have only one identified CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 21950-13

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Racing ...... 15 Television ...... 20 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Farming ...... 18 Sport ...... 21-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6, 9-10 World...... 13-14, 17 Classifieds ...... 19 Weather ...... 23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Cartoon tribute to THANKS essential workers by Kim Parkinson Tony, known to many Tony has been doing as Scraggy, works as an one drawing, which he FROM cartoons IT technician providing photographs and shares of a tradie in frilly support in schools. on Facebook. knickers to local radio He has always loved “I think the one personalities, nurses drawing but became of the nurse (left) is and truckers, Gisborne “truly inspired” by my favourite. It got a TONy ScRAGG man Tony Scragg’s it when setting up fair bit of traction on cartoon series featuring computers and the Facebook, with people and coloured pencils. essential workers is internet for iconic Kiwi tagging people I didn’t Tony is well known gaining popularity cartoonist Murray Ball even know.” in local hockey circles across the country. and wife Pam in the His next drawing will as a player, coach, He started doing late 90s. be of a Gisborne friend/ administrator, umpire drawings for friends “I was in awe of firefighter while the and commentator. and family, then got his talent and his Easter Bunny, Director- He covered hockey the idea to focus on work. It was fantastic General of Health Dr for The Gisborne drawing people working seeing his studio filled Ashley Bloomfield and Herald for several in essential services with his cartoons and Prime Minister Jacinda years although his during the lockdown. illustrations. He gave Ardern are also in his latest Herald job is He has now me one of his books sights. “paperboy”, having committed to doing one and did a sketch of my He has developed taken over his son’s cartoon every day and daughter inside it.” his own style over the delivery round due to posting these on his Every night since years — using pencil restrictions during the Facebook page. the lockdown began first, then a Vivid pen lockdown.

SCRAGG ART: By day he works in IT. By night Tony Scragg is a Murray Ball-inspired cartoonist . . . and this is a range of tributes to the essential workers during the lockdown. Tony’s artwork can be viewed on his Tony Scragg Facebook page. The latest is dedicated to farmers.

Getting ‘a real joy’ from Operation Maanaki phonecalls by Wynsley Wrigley Nedine Thatcher Swann, are making lockdown situation “pretty sorted”. “I noticed townships like Te Karaka around whether they would like us to the phonecalls. Two of her contacts had requested are pulling together and supporting ring back, they welcome it and want to IT’S week two of Alert Level 4 in The feedback has been assistance. each other and older residents.” be feel connected and involved.” the country and Gisborne District overwhelmingly positive, said council One man without family in Gisborne Ms Gregory said she gave her Most seem extremely well- Council staff continue to ring the director of liveable communities said he would appreciate someone to name but did not identify herself as a organised. district’s older residents to ensure Andrew White, who is also making do his shopping. councillor. “The majority of the people we they are connected and safe during calls. “People think it’s a very caring “It was good to pass on the Mr White said many pakeke (older are ringing are really well set up with the lockdown. initiative.” request.” adults) felt safe knowing they had supplies and support, which is great Those involved in what has been Cr Gregory said she had made Some were happy to chat and neighbourly support. to hear,” says Mr White. called Operation Manaaki say it is a about 60 calls. indicated a follow-up call would be “Up the Coast, the food parcels The phonecalls started last rewarding experience. “It’s been a real joy to do.” appreciated. from the runanganui are having a big Wednesday and about will reach About 50 council staff, including “Rehette and Nedine had said the One woman said the situation was impact on how our pakeke (elderly) are about 7000 people starting with mayor Rehette Stoltz, councillors same thing in an email.” normal for an older person. feeling. single people aged over 70, followed Shannon Dowsing, Kerry Worsnop and Cr Gregory said many of the Another said she would cope as she “Lots of people we ring are doing by couples over 70, then those aged Debbie Gregory and chief executive residents seemed to have the was a former Girl Guides leader. really well but when we make the offer 65-plus.

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POLICE were called to the city beachfront early yesterday afternoon after a member of the public reported surfers out in the water in violation of the lockdown rules. Three surfers were out in the 1.5m waves when police arrived. The officers were frustrated about the time it took for the three to return to shore after police signalled them to come in. “They totally ignored us for about an hour,” one officer said. “When they finally came ashore we warned them about what would happen next time they were caught out surfing.” The police who attended spoke to several other people who turned up with surfboards on their cars, and reminded them of the lockdown regulations. Under the Covid-19 lockdown rules outlined last weekend, surfing is among a number of activities that have been banned while the lockdown remains in place, because of the risks involved in any potential rescue situation. The Gisborne Boardriders Club has called on surfers to stick to the rules SURF THE NET INSTEAD: A policeman goes to call in a surfer out breaking lockdown rules at The pipe near Midway Beach. and stay out of the water. Picture by Liam Clayton The person who dobbed in the lockdown breachers did it online by filling out a Covid-19 L4 breach restrictions, it would snowball and has so far refrained from barring recreational activities. check on non-essential vehicle travel. report found at www.police.govt. half the city would be out there,” vehicle access to popular surfing “Police are monitoring and At one checkpoint in Roebuck nz/105support. said the surfer who has not been out beaches. enforcing these restrictions. To report Road they stopped 200 vehicles over They said they were annoyed, catching waves for two weeks. “At this stage the council is not any breaches of lockdown, including the space of about an hour. “because I’d like to be out surfing”. Surfing, along with swimming closing carparks at Wainui and surfing and fishing, there is a “The vast majority of people we Police responded quickly to the and boating activities are classed as Makorori,” a council spokeswoman dedicated form on the police website.” spoke to were going about legitimate information. It is estimated the surfers non-essential activities and are not said. essential travel,” police said. were in the water for more than two allowed under Covid-19 Alert Level 4 “The community is reminded to ■ Gisborne police also ran some “We did catch a disqualified driver, hours. lockdown restrictions. follow the Government’s vehicle checkpoints around the city and another driver for a licence “If a few surfers flout the Level 4 However, Gisborne District Council Covid-19 restrictions around yesterday as part of their work to breach.” ‘I implore the Govt to provide the resources’ ‘EXPECT TO FROM PAGE 1 their own hands, and most importantly to keep our community safe, I implore the “Our district’s leaders have Government to provide the approached Government resources so requested by our to provide the necessary district’s leaders,” he said. resources and authority, such A police spokesman said as New Zealand Defence they were aware that some BE STOPPED’ Force personnel, to implement communities had expressed strategic checkpoints for concerns about the welfare of the purpose of Alert Level 4 their residents and had taken Police step up presence over Easter requirements, but have been steps to express their concerns. declined. “Where police are aware of PEOPLE can expect to see don’t”. “I am calling on community these concerns we have been a bigger police presence on Travelling to the bach “It is simple,” he said. support to try to convince the speaking to those involved to the region’s roads as Easter for‘ a holiday is not “Travelling to and from different Government that we have provide education and advice to weekend approaches. towns and cities risks spreading done our bit to keep ourselves ensure the safety of all members This is the alert from essential travel and is not Covid-19 and puts lives at risk. safe, but we need Government of our communities. Gisborne District Council permitted Travelling to the bach for a support to provide the necessary “The police focus remains Emergency Coordination Centre —Inspector’ Sam Aberhama holiday is not essential travel resources to prevent the risk of on maintaining public safety, group controller Dave Wilson. and is not permitted.” outside infection, which could security and public order. “If you are out and about on The police’s first step would decimate our social and economic “Our officers will still have our roads, you can expect to be petitioned the Government for be to educate but if people wellbeing. discretion in how they deal stopped and asked about where deployment of both personnel continued to break the rules, “We have a window of with matters and how they are you are headed,” he said. and other resources to support they will use their discretion to opportunity right now to prevent enforced and all situations will “We’ve been working with regional measures to contain warn people or, if necessary, they this happening. be assessed on a case-by-case police to best utilise the Covid-19 with a particular focus could be arrested. “It is ironic that we can send basis. resources that we have available on protecting the vulnerable, “We are asking everyone to our armed forces to fight battles “Everyone can assist by to them, also making sure that and this week iwi leaders again play their part this Easter. overseas, yet when faced with continuing to self-isolate in their we manage our priority areas petitioned Government. Stick to the rules and stay the largest battle most of us own homes and, if they wish to such as serious crime and harm “Our region needs to be as safe home within your bubble. have ever faced, on our doorstep, exercise, remaining within their cases. as possible for our communities, Keep yourselves and your there is such hesitancy to make neighbourhood. “While there have been calls and every effort is being made to communities safe.” them available for such a good “Travel should be restricted to for roadblocks on our state ensure this.” The push to protect the region cause. that which is essential and only highways, this is an unrealistic The increased police presence by gathering information is a “East Coast already has necessary to obtain food or other request given police resourcing on local roads over Easter is joint effort between Gisborne community-based checkpoints. medical assistance. and our focus.” another step towards pulling District Council’s Emergency “It shouldn’t be that whanau “Stay calm, be compassionate Mr Wilson said during the together as much information as Coordination Centre, Tairawhiti in Northland and East Coast and kind to one another, and checks information would possible around the wider needs District Health and the police, have to voluntarily do the job of have confidence that police and be gathered that would help of Tairawhiti during the Covid- and seeks to prioritise what is our professional servicemen to our partners are here to support develop a better understanding 19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. needed and where. keep their community safe. all communities. of community movements and Tairawhiti Area Commander Tairawhiti still has just a “To keep the goodwill of the “Right now we are encouraging the resourcing needed to support Inspector Sam Aberahama single positive case of community in Tairawhiti, to everyone to stay home and stay that. said their primary focus was to Covid-19 and locals are prevent further community safe, so we can save lives,” the Late last month local leaders, remind people that if they did continually reminded to cease all groups taking the law into police spokesman said. led by Mayor Rehette Stoltz, not need to travel, “then please non-essential travel. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths NIGHT WORK: Deaths MEI, Jean Mate. — The Trust 8.4.1933 ~ 6.4.2020. Tairawhiti rescue Passed away peace- helicopter flew KIBBLE, Tracey fully, at Gisborne Hospital, on 6th April a night mission Megan (nee Moles). — from Gisborne to 17.9.1971 - 7.4.2020. 2020, aged 86. Beloved wife of the late Erueti. Waikato Hospital At peace after a long, on Tuesday night hard-fought battle. Loved mother and Beloved wife of Steve. mother-in-law of to get a 49-year- Adoring and cherished Gaylene and Waka old man with a mother of Morgan and Taitapanui (dec), Hori medical condition Corey. Daughter of (aka Biggles, dec), to more specialist Gary and the late Jean. Edward and Andrea, care. “He was And dear friend to Lynette and Fuji Turner brought to the many. (dec), Trish, James and chopper base Following a private Rose, Jacqualyn and at the airport by cremation, a celebration Dave Peet. Our mother ambulance and of Tracey’s life will be was loved and will be the flight crew held at a later date. missed by her grand/- used night vision great-grand/great-great grandchildren, nieces, gear for the trip to KIBBLE, Tracey. — nephews, Mum’s Waikato (pictured). (1971 - 2020). Family brothers and sisters, and It was a long night isn’t always blood, not their families, extended for them,” sisters by birth, but we whanau and friends. knew from the start, we Due to the Picture by James would always be sisters COVID-19 virus re- Easterbrook by heart. Rest easy my strictions we are unable soul sister. to give Mum the — Tasj and Stewart send-off she deserves. Paulson. Loved Aunty Once the virus alert has Tracey to Nieko, Kody been lifted, we will be and Ashley. holding an unveiling and celebration of “This MCMILLAN, Bill was her life” with all (William Islay). — Bill whanau and friends. We will notify everyone Questions at top level passed away peacefully, at Eldon Lodge, near with sufficient forward his home at Parapara- notice, once the umu, on 4 April 2020, lockdown is over. in his 91st year. Dearly - Evans Funeral loved brother of Don Service Ltd FDANZ about Monday’s flight (dec) and sister-in-law www.evansfuneral.co.nz of Ann, and treasured uncle of Heather, Monumental by Wynsley Wrigley the country. should be doing social distancing of two Lynne, David and Ian. Masons They were not in the same lockdown metres.” A private service will MONDAY’S government repatriation situation as other New Zealanders. The public should behave like they, and be held at a later date. flight returning overseas travellers home They were in self-isolation within their people around them, had Covid-19. RIP. STONEHAVEN is concerning the East Coast community, own home and were not to be in contact The Government did not want bullying Memorials says MP Marama Davidson. with other household members. or vigilante action. The Green Party co-leader raised the Ms Davidson asked if there was any Gisborne Deputy Mayor Josh 601 Nelson Road issue at yesterday’s meeting of the cross- follow-up to ensure compliance. Wharehinga took to Facebook yesterday party Epidemic Response Committee at Dr Bloomfield said there would be a to make it clear the returnees were Ph 867 1800 the Beehive in Wellington. daily Healthline phone call to check on welcome and had been through a www.stonehaven.net.nz She said some of the passengers whether they had any symptoms. rigorous process of isolation and travelled on from Gisborne Airport to Ms Davidson asked quarantine. homes on the Coast. if there was any Mr Wharehinga The MP, who has family links to the communication with They deserve to be posted a video to Tairawhiti virus case Coast, asked about the self-isolation/ rural communities welcomed‘ back with counter negative quarantine timelines involved before the about who might be open hearts. comments being shared out of hospital travellers arrived home. returning from overseas on social media. Could their local communities, which to allow them to “put ’ “What I want to lead THE one person in Tairawhiti felt vulnerable, be reassured of their good support measures off by saying is I don’t diagnosed on March 26 with Covid-19 safety? in place”. personally know who these people are was discharged from Gisborne Hospital Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Health Minister Dr David Clark and neither should I,” he said. on Monday, a Hauora Tairawhiti Bloomfield said the passengers had said there were meetings in many “These people who are coming back on statement says. arrived in New Zealand with no clear communities involving civil defence and these repatriation flights are our people. The man in his 50s had travelled to plan for self-isolation and had no safe health boards to ensure “people are in They are East Coast people, they are Gisborne from the United States and way home. the loop on this”. people who live here, they are people who had been in self-isolation since returning They had been kept in managed self- There were clear expectations on self- belong here... They are people who need to New Zealand and testing positive isolation in Auckland hotels. isolation for those people returning home. to be back in our community.” for Covid-19. He was then admitted to Those who had demonstrated a The Government did not want Mr Wharehinga pointed out those who Gisborne Hospital on March 29, and good plan for self-isolation had been communities to do anything different had been repatriated had been through a treated in complete isolation. repatriated “with a very clear expectation “whether or not there are people in series of isolation and quarantine steps Staff caring for him were provided they would remain in self-isolation” for self-isolation” who have returned from and had been waiting a long time to with full personal protective equipment, the remaining balance of their 14-day overseas. return, and they deserved to be welcomed including glasses. isolation period since arriving back in “The instruction is that everybody back “with open hearts”. Treatment and supply of water ‘high priority’

RESIDENTS can be reassured their for Service process or via the GDC Fix drinking water supply is safe and will GISBORNE has three dams — the HC metres but is currently empty with the water app, the council’s customer service email continue throughout the lockdown, Williams Dam which was constructed in having been released into the Clapcott Dam ([email protected]) or phone 0800 653 Gisborne District Council says. 1974 and has a useable capacity of 1,833,491 catchment. 800. GDC team leader for drinking water cubic metres (one cubic metre of water being Water is also drawn from the bush intake at Non-urgent work will be delayed and Judith Robertson said the treating and equivalent to 1000 litres); the Clapcott Dam, the headwaters of the Waingake River, which is customers will be informed about this on supply of water was extremely high which was constructed in 1948 and has a commonly known as Te Arai River. an issue-by-issue basis. priority. useable capacity of 896,500 cubic metres; and The river supplements the dam water supply. The city’s daily water demand remains “Of course this is an essential service stable with no high demand peaks. Water and people do not need to be concerned the Sang Dam which was constructed in 1972 Catchments for the dams and river supplies storage dam levels are being replenished about the safety of the Gisborne water and has a useable capacity of 347,568 cubic are rain-fed. by some rainfall in the dams’ catchment, supply,” she said. “Water supplies are not but dams are dropping slowly, which is reported as a transmission route for the All goods and service suppliers in leaks and other issues on the water normal for this time of year. Covid-19 illness.” Gisborne and other cities have confirmed supply network. The dam water storage levels are The council’s water treatment plant their ability to continue supply for the “These types of things can happen from within expectation for this time of the operators and staff have protocols in weeks and months ahead. Each company time to time and their teams are working year. place to isolate and stay well. is now working to their business through the New Zealand shutdown.” “As always, water conservation is “We are fully stocked with the water continuity plans and have assured the Strict hygiene protocols are followed for important and people are asked to not treatment chemicals needed and our council of their continued support to contractors working on the water supply be wasteful with water at home and at treatment plants are operating as ensure water treatment and supply is not pipes and at the facilities. work,” said Ms Robertson. normal. The water supplied is safe and interrupted. Ms Robertson is encouraging people to “Being careful with outdoor water meets the New Zealand Drinking Water Fulton Hogan is the council’s continue to notify the council of any leaks usage is still important to control daily Standards,” Ms Robertson says. contractor for fixing pipe breaks, water and issues, using the council’s Request water demand.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 NEWS 5 Flow must go on at Cedenco Tireless efforts by staff praised by Murray Robertson

CEDENCO did major restructuring of its work spaces to keep production going through the Covid-19 situation and general manager Carla McCulloch has been extremely proud of the way staff have responded. The company has completed its frozen sweetcorn processing and is near the end for tomatoes and sweetcorn. “Five days prior to the lockdown we quickly realised we would need to make changes to how we operated our site,” Ms McCulloch said. “With the new social distancing rules we could have more than 200 people working on our site at any given time. “We brought in portacoms for SAFE DISTANCE: Frozens processing staff at Cedenco keeping their distance while wearing personal protective equipment. The extra locker and change rooms company made multiple changes to be prepared for the lockdown. Picture supplied and hired marque tents for additional break areas.” place. In addition, we minimised “Tomato paste processing during the lockdown period so “Sweetcorn yields have been By the Level 4 deadline they the number of staff on site by started back up on April 3 and far. With the conclusion of frozen below average towards the end had extra amenities set up to encouraging all staff who could has seven days to run before the corn processing this week some of the season due to the dry maintain departmental bubbles. work from home to do so and end of the season. staff will be leaving due to the summer, but tomato yields have “Additional Covid-19 were doing this before Level 4 “We have had an outpouring end of the season. been slightly better than average, procedures were also put in came into effect.” of support from our customers in “I have been extremely proud and above average for tomato place like changes in department They have New Zealand and of all our staff who have stayed brix, which is good news for our shift start and finish times to continued in Asia who are on site to continue to process growers. minimise the number of people to harvest ...we feel safe in our relying on us to get and because they have taken the “Our squash harvest is going arriving on site at the same time. and process Cedenco‘ bubble food ingredients Covid-19 rules seriously and we well, with above average yields, “We staggered work breaks, sweetcorn to their factories feel safe in our Cedenco bubble,” though we expect to see yields amenities area changed to ensure through the —Cedenco general’ — Delmaine Ms McCulloch said. drop off towards the end of the staff maintained two-metre powder and manager Carla McCulloch Fine Foods, My “Staff have worked tirelessly harvest — again because of the distancing, staff on the entry frozen corn Food Bag, Heinz to ensure that everyone dry summer.” gate completed health checks lines. Wattie’s, The Pure understands and follows the new The company expects to finish of all staff entering the site and “The frozen corn line finished Food Co, Walter & Wild, Frucor way of life. Our staff working its sweetcorn harvest on April additional Personal Protective on Sunday and as of Monday we Suntory, Kenko, CIBUS are just from home have also been very 20, and the tomatoes should all Equipment such as face masks have started back into our frozen some of the customers we have. supportive in making sure the be harvested by the end of next and face shields are being put in squash processing. “We have kept on all staff wheels keep turning.” week. Did you see the vandal who attacked this tree? Our front doors may be A VANDALISED tree in Nelson “It’s so disappointing to Park posed a safety risk before see vandalism like this in our closed, however, our being felled by Gisborne District beautiful green spaces, even Council staff. more so when the whole country website is always open. A resident noticed the ginkgo is meant to be on lockdown.” tree (pictured left) had been The cost of removal, sourcing hacked by some sort of sharp a new tree and replanting is close tool and contacted the council. to $1000. www.fl ooringxtra.co.nz The tree was immediately “If anyone saw anything felled. suspicious at Nelson Park in the Council liveable spaces last couple of days please contact manager De-Arne Sutherland Gisborne District Council with Choose product, said it would likely have fallen if any information,” she said. winds had picked up, so posed a The vandalism has been send us your plans. serious safety risk. reported to police. Squash, kiwifruit export continues at port We can estimate until EASTLAND Port handled cargo was exported —165,756 of of vessel Matakana Island on close to 171,700 tonnes of logs, 4541 tonnes of squash and March 29, there have been no the doors open again. cargo during March despite the 1396 tonnes of kiwifruit. further logging ships in port. introduction of the Covid-19 Just over 50 tonnes of fish “The export of squash and shutdown. were landed at the wharf. kiwifruit continues as an A dozen ships came calling Eastland Port is designated essential service. during the month — three an essential service during Alert “Later this week, the Uni squash ships, a kiwifruit ship, Level 4. Harmony log ship will be six log boats and two cruise “However, all non-essential anchored in the bay awaiting ships. operations are on hold,” a port further instructions on where to 30781-02 A total of 171,693 tonnes of official said “Since the departure proceed to.” 283 Gladstone Road opposite Pak’nSave Ph 06 867 2184 New Zealand’s biggest fl ooring brand 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 ‘We appear to be on track’ Bloomfield ‘increasingly confident’ about NZ’s lockdown response by Jason Walls, NZ Herald are no excuses,” she told the 1pm press conference. WELLINGTON — More people have Ardern demoted him to the bottom of recovered from coronavirus in the last Cabinet yesterday morning. 24 hours than tested positive and an “He broke the rules, and he needs to pay upbeat health boss Dr Ashley Bloomfield the price.” says New Zealand can be “increasingly But she said removing Clark as the confident” about its lockdown response. Health Minister was “not in the best But almost 300 people have breached interests for New Zealanders”. lockdown laws, the Director-General The Government could not afford of Health revealed at his daily press massive disruption to the healthcare conference, with 16 prosecutions, 263 system at this time. warnings and other cases referred to “Nothing else matters at this time,” she youth aid. said of the fight against Covid-19. Those cases don’t include the Health Clark admitted to a 40km round trip Minister David Clark, to the beach with his who has twice breached family during the first the rules — once for The country’s number week of the lockdown a 20km drive with his — something that was family to the beach and of current cases has specifically advised again when he drove to decreased for the first against by the Ministry a park to go mountain- time since the lockdown he leads. biking. This comes after he Bloomfield announced began. was forced to admit a 54 new coronavirus cases 2.3-kilometre drive to a CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC: Dr Ashley Bloomfield is quietly confident about the yesterday — 32 confirmed mountain bike trail last direction New Zealand is heading as the results of the lockdown begin to emerge. cases and 22 probable cases. These bring week. NZ Herald picture the total number of New Zealand cases to Ardern said it was a “massive mistake”. 1160 since the pandemic began. She said she was not interested in Bloomfield expected the number of new Organisation was not advising people to With 65 people recovering in the past Clark’s excuses — “not that he offered cases to “continue to stay level” before a wear masks outside, unless they were sick day, yesterday was the first day that any”. decline. or looking after someone who was sick. recoveries have exceeded new cases in Bloomfield told the press conference He said there were an additional five He was upbeat on the number of nasal New Zealand, meaning the country’s there had been more than 42,800 people with Covid-19 in the Marist College swabs available in New Zealand, saying number of current cases has decreased for coronavirus tests done so far in New cluster. In fact, he said just under half of there are plenty that can be distributed the first time since the lockdown began. Zealand including almost 3000 on Monday. the new cases were coming from clusters. across the country. Of those still suffering coronavirus, 12 He said New Zealand could be The number of people coming to New Ardern said she had no advice as to are in hospital. “increasingly confident” in its Covid-19 Zealand from overseas with Covid-19 has whether the September election should be Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern response. also been dropping. postponed. announced earlier that she had demoted He said the death rates in other The most affected age group is the 20-29 “It’s too early for me to say what the Clark in Cabinet but that he would stay countries were much higher than in New age bracket — 286 people with Covid-19 situation in New Zealand will be in even on as Health Minister. Zealand, where the rate currently sits at are in this group. a month’s time,” she said, on pushing out “What he did was wrong, and there just 0.01 percent. Bloomfield said the World Health the election date.

GISBORNE’S ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES During the lockdown period some Gisborne business are still operating including

Police, Fire & Emergency, Health Providers, Pharmacies, Supermarkets, Dairies and Service Stations

Kerbside rubbish and recycling collections, Gizzy Bus Services The below businesses are available, but please do not visit the business premises – please make contact via phone or email irst NEW MEASURES: As the long weekend approaches, police are ramping up checkpoints to ensure people are staying home and not travelling to their usual • Gillies Electrical • Gisborne Taxis • The Tyre General easter spots. File picture • Michael Low Plumbing • Eastland Network • PGG Wrightsons & Fruit • Laser Electrical & • The Gisborne Herald Fed Supplies Plumbing Gisborne • Think Water • Eastland Generation • Steve Wolter Plumbing • Larsen Sawmilling • Eastland Port • M.E. Jukes water tanker • Gisborne Ofice Products • Eastland Group Easter travel banned • Farm Vets Depot • Gisborne Airport • Vet Ent • Gisborne Financial • Ocean Beach Motor WELLINGTON — Police are “To help ensure people know about • CareVets Services Lodge • Eastland Vets • CSL Security • DB Judd Holdings Water ramping up efforts to stop anyone who the Health Act restrictions, police will • Pit Stop • Gas and Gear Tanker may try to break lockdown rules by be out and about checking that people • Self-service laundries • Eastland Insurance • Forbes Appliances going away for the Easter break. are travelling for essential purposes • AON NZ Insurance Services • Water 2U Limited More checkpoints will be set up only.” • Emerre & Hathaway • Commercial Vehicle • Bone Dry Firewood around a number of locations, police Such purposes include if you are Insurance Testing Ltd Supplies Ltd say, including around popular holiday heading out to get food items, medical • Carl Horn Drainage • Business Applications Ltd • Gisborne Auto Electrics spots and on arterial roads to them. supplies, for medical appointments or if • Terry Taylor Drainage Ltd • Total Parts and Service Ltd • C & G Plumbing Ltd Police Commissioner Andrew Coster you are an essential worker. • Wayne’s Waste • Driving Miss Daisy • Electrinet Ltd said the measures were being taken The public can expect police • Hansen & Tomlinson • Hallrite Plumbing and • Live Creative to make sure people are aware of the officers to be very visible over the • Lock & Alarm Gasitting Ltd requirement in New Zealand — that long weekend, Coster said, and they ’s Firewood • Evans Funeral Services • Mac if you are not out for what is currently would be working in collaboration If your business should be added to this list ruled to be an essential reason, then with local authorities and those from you should be at home. Civil Defence Emergency Management please phone The Gisborne Herald on 021 708 799 “We know many New Zealanders groups. may have been planning to catch up “Our primary focus will be on Business Applications are available for servicing of Eftpos & oice with friends and family this weekend reminding people not to travel unless 24 HOURS or travel to traditional holiday necessary. equipment for essential businesses. Call 868 6096 destinations, but we urge anyone who “It’s simple — travelling to and was planning to do this — please from different towns and cities risks change your plans and stay home,” he spreading Covid-19 and puts lives at said. risk.” — NZ Herald

31957-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7

Living at Alert Level 4 Wednesday 8 April Update

As Easter approaches, it’s important to remember that kindness, understanding, and all doing our bit by staying home is what will see us through.

Will I be penalised if my car’s Warrant of Fitness How can I keep myself safe if I live in an expires during Alert Level 4? apartment building? Ministry of Transport has conirmed that all expired WOF will be • Keep a 2-metre distance from people who are not part of deemed current during Alert Level 4, due to the inability to obtain your household. new WOF/COF during this period. Only essential vehicles will be • Wash your hands before you leave home and as soon as you inspected during Alert Level 4. get back. Use hand sanitiser, if available, when you enter and exit the common areas of the building. When can I use my car? • Gyms, swimming pools, and other gathering areas should Using private vehicles for transport is allowed. However, you can be closed. only travel if you’re: 1) accessing essential services 2) shopping for food or medicine 3) or if you’re an essential worker travelling to, • If you need to touch a frequently used surface in a common area from, or as part of your essential work. (such as a door handle, stair rail or lift button) use your elbow instead of ingers, or use disinfectant hand wipes after contact. You should only travel in your car with people from your household. • If you need to use a lift, wait until it is empty and only use it with Remember, any unnecessary travel may spread COVID-19. people from your household. • Ask for deliveries to be left at the apartment building entrance What should I do to stay safe after I get home? for your collection. If you’ve been out for essential work, exercise or supplies, it’s important to have a hygiene routine in place for when you Will supermarkets be open over Easter weekend? return home. This will help slow the spread of COVID-19. As with previous years, supermarkets and other essential Make sure you: 1) Wash your hands with soap. For 20 seconds. businesses that are usually required to close on Good Friday Then dry. 2) Use soapy water or a soapy wet towel to clean the (10 April), will still do so. Trading for essential services business surfaces of anything you might have purchased or brought back can resume on Saturday 11 April and remain open on Easter with you. 3) Wipe down the handles of your bicycle or scooter. Sunday (12 April). 4) Remember not to lush wet wipes, as they can cause blockages. Do I need to use my own data to access Who can I contact if I see people not following information about COVID-19 online? the rules on self-isolation? Don’t worry – you don’t have to go out to access free WIFI. The You can tell the Police by completing the online form at Covid19.govt.nz website has been zero rated, which means you 105.police.govt.nz. Where possible, try to keep the phones won’t use any of your smartphone’s data allowance when you visit. free for those that need them in an emergency.

Thank you petrol-station service attendants We’d like to send a great big ‘thank you’ to all the petrol station service attendants out there. We’re all dependent on your hard work, and appreciate everything you are doing to keep our essential service vehicles and supply chains up and running. Got questions? Find the answers faster at Covid19.govt.nz 8 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020

COPING WITH STRESS DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN Whether you’re working from home, on reduced hours, an essential worker, or ind yourself suddenly without a job, these are uncertain and very stressful times for everyone. Being on lockdown can create extra pressures with wha¯nau, and make us feel anxious and lonely.

That’s all normal, and it’s important to know that there are mates here for you to talk to.

Mates of Taira¯whiti is the local work-based suicide prevention programme. Over the last year we’ve teamed up with a number of businesses around the region to provide workshops and training. Here are some of our tips for getting through the next few weeks, along with people to contact if you need support.

STAY HEALTHY. Eat well, sleep, do some exercise while keeping in your bubble.

STAY CONNECTED. Keep in touch with wha¯nau, friends and workmates on the phone and online.

STAY SOBER. Please don’t use drugs or alcohol to help you manage your emotions.

STAY INFORMED. For the latest information, advice and facts, see the government’s dedicated website: covid19.govt.nz But if you ind the information overload upsetting, limit the amount of time you spend reading and hearing about COVID-19.

STAY SAFE. Please follow the lockdown guidelines and don’t put yourself or others at risk.

If you feel overwhelmed, reach out for help. Talk to a mate, or one of these organisations. We’re all in this together.

National helpline: Need to Talk? Freephone or TXT 1737 Personal, whānau, inancial and business support services: Trained counsellors will answer you 24/7 https://www.gdc.govt.nz/covid-19-support-services/ Hauora Taira¯whiti mental health crisis team Mates of Taira¯whiti 0800 243 500 If your employer is part of the Mates of Taira¯whiti programme, get in touch with one of your company connectors EAP Services Employee Assistance Programme Contact your employer for details In an emergency call 111 Tauawhi Men’s Centre Phone 027 558 6362 Suicide Crisis Hotline 0508 828 865 – trained counsellors are available 24/7 Te Kuwatawata To ind out more about the Mates of Taira¯whiti workplace Phone (06) 868 3550 programme, please contact [email protected] Phone 021 222 1701 Trust Tairāwhiti For business and community support: trusttairawhiti.nz Mates of Tairāwhiti is supported by Trust Tairāwhiti and Eastland Group

32029-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Spark Arena becomes lockdown foodbank

by Nita Blake-Persen, RNZ Spark Arena was evidence of the unprecedented situation the country AUCKLAND — New Zealand’s was in. largest indoor stadium has been “We are all in this crisis together and transformed into a food bank to help we certainly don’t want to see parents feed thousands of households going that can’t afford to put food on the table hungry during the lockdown. for their kids.” As cases of Covid-19 start to level Most packages contain basic non- out, the number of people struggling to perishable foods — pasta, rice, cans of get food on the table is not letting up. vegetables — and toiletries. Auckland Council has had 3000 The Government is covering the cost requests for help since announcing of the food, while Auckland Council is last week that it would be providing operating the contact centre to respond emergency food parcels on behalf of the to calls and coordinating the supply, Government. packaging and delivery of food. The council has now set-up a food It has been a massive logistical KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND: Auckland Council’s distribution centre is now set distribution centre at Spark Arena to undertaking to get the arena set up. up in Spark Arena for distributing of essential supplies where needed. RNZ picture keep up with demand. Everyone heading in has to have Anyone who is unable to go to the their temperature taken, hands hospitals so we had already got our impact of the lockdown is huge. supermarket, or is suffering financial sanitised and to use personal protective heads around the idea that we would “As a cautious Scotsman, I’m always hardship as a result of the lockdown, is equipment (PPE) — they simply get asked to be a makeshift hospital, expecting the next day to be a rainy eligible for the food parcels, which are cannot afford to have the operation and we were already kind of gearing day, and this is more like a complete being couriered to people’s homes. compromised. up. bloody monsoon than a rainy day, but Around 900 packages were sent out But managing director Stuart “We didn’t quite expect this, but hey, nonetheless, so far so good. yesterday and staff were on track to Clumpas said they had adapted quickly we’re really pleased to be able to help.” “But it’s hard when you have to stop distribute another 1500 today. — many of the staff have lost other Of course the struggle is not limited economically.” It is expected that there will be work through cancelled events at the to Auckland — foodbanks right across Phil Goff said costs for the operation around 5000 parcels sent out a week arena. the country are recording massive were likely to be in the millions, and once demand stabilises. “A couple of the arenas in Europe demand for help right now. the service is expected to last as long as Mayor Phil Goff said the transformed have started to be used for makeshift Stuart Clumpas said the economic the lockdown goes on. Countdown relaxes some PPE advice criticised product limits Health workers request focus on wellbeing by Luke Kirkness, NZ Herald by Rowan Quinn, RNZ and needed to feel safe and valued, she She said the policy didn’t address the said. emotional and psychological needs of AUCKLAND — Countdown has WELLINGTON — New guidelines The organisation asked the staff. changed the limits on some of its for health workers’ access to masks and Government and DHBs 10 days ago to “The first thing that the guideline supermarket products in a bid to help other protective gear are being criticised adopt a package of measures to guarantee talks about is how wellbeing is important Kiwis shop less often during the lockdown. as more about rationing than caring for frontline healthcare workers were . . . We are still hearing comments from Packaged bread, beer and wine had staff. looked after. It included better protective nurses around the country that we’re a limit of four, Countdown announced The Ministry of Health has just equipment, accommodation for those being restricted on use of the PPE gear yesterday on its Onecard dashboard to released new advice, working with the working in high-risk areas, childcare and and straight away that brings into customers. main health unions after complaints from counselling if needed. question the intent of this document,” she However, essentials still in high demand frontline workers that they were being said. remained at a limit of two per person stopped from wearing masks. The safety mechanism of having access — these products include flour, pasta Health staff should now be able to wear Nurses and to PPE whenever staff felt they needed it and long-life milk, canned baked beans protective gear if a patient’s Covid-19 risk healthcare workers wasn’t there and that gave nurses little and spaghetti, frozen veges, household is unknown, the guideline document said. ‘ reassurance their safety was being put cleaners, sanitary products, baby formula, That did not mean, however, all health were at the coal first, she said. toilet paper, paper towels, body washes workers needed to wear a mask at all face of the virus and There seemed to be an issue with and paracetamol. times and the valuable supply must not needed to feel safe distribution, with District Health Boards There were no limits on fresh produce, be wasted, it said. using discretion on how protective gear meat, deli, in-store bakery, seafood and Nurses Organisation kaiwhakahaere and valued. was made available, Nuku added. Easter products, the supermarket chain Kerri Nuku said the advice did not focus —Kerri’ Nuku “It does seem to be a distribution flow. announced. enough of the wellbeing of staff. That seems to be up to the discretion of Supermarkets would be closed as usual “It seems to be motivated by rationing the DHB and how they distribute that on Good Friday, however, they would be of PPE gear as opposed to giving Nuku said the requests had largely down. I’m mindful that it isn’t just masks open again on Easter Sunday. reassurance that it is freely accessible been ignored and she was incredibly that these nurses require, they also need Last week, supermarkets told the NZ to members should they request it and disappointed. gowns on the front line. Herald there was enough flour to go should it be needed,” she said. Nuku told Morning Report she “We’ve heard of practice where there’s around but people were just buying it too Nurses and healthcare workers, understood the need to preserve supplies, only been one gown for the day, so that fast. It forced the supermarkets to plead whether working in the community or in but it was unacceptable to achieve this at restriction has caused anxiety among the again with the New Zealand public not DHBs, were at the coal face of the virus the expense of front-line health workers. workforce.” to panic-buy during the lockdown, and to only purchase what they need. Flour was arriving at stores each day but there could be lags while they got Judge’s warning to lockdown flouter stock in from suppliers and out to stores, a Countdown spokesperson said. “We have seen a massive increase in DUNEDIN — Dunedin’s first person to be is about everyone keeping safe and trying to Eight surfers were ordered to leave a Dunedin demand for a range of items, including charged with breaching the Covid-19 lockdown eliminate this virus,” he said. beach yesterday after they were caught by police flour, and we encourage customers to shop restrictions has been granted bail. Police did not oppose Calvert’s bail, subject to a breaking the Alert Level 4 restrictions. normally and not stock up.” Ricki Santana Calvert appeared before the range of restrictions. A police spokeswoman said the surfers were at Baking products were also in high Dunedin District Court yesterday charged with Judge Crosbie ordered the defendant to live Long Beach when police arrived about 8am. demand at supermarkets New World, failing to comply with a direction of a medical at a St Kilda address, comply with the Level 4 She said they were spoken to and reminded of Pak’nSave and Four Square, Foodstuffs officer of health, “namely their requirement to self- lockdown restrictions, abide by a 7pm-7am curfew, the Level 4 restrictions. head of corporate affairs Antoinette Laird isolate”, along with an unrelated violence charge. answer the door if police checked the home, and “Police urge everyone to follow the Alert Level said. The specifics of the allegations were not aired to not contact the complainant. 4 rules. “Our suggestion is customers focus on in court but the defendant chose not to enter a “This is not a time to play fast and loose with “Exercise should be done in a place that can working through the baking items they plea, as is his right on a first appearance. bail conditions,” the judge warned. be readily accessed from home, and two-metre have in their cupboards and give the Given the seriousness of the nation’s plight in Calvert faces up to six months behind bars or a physical distancing must be maintained. supply chain a bit of a chance to get back fighting the spread of Covid-19, Judge Michael fine of $4000 if found guilty of the breach. “Recreation and exercise does not involve up to normal levels.” Crosbie said the 29-year-old would not get another Calvert was the 16th person around the country swimming, water-based activities (for example, Elsewhere, the NZ Herald earlier chance. to be charged, Director-General of Health Dr surfing or boating, hunting, tramping, or other revealed toilet paper had outstripped food “If you come back for another breach of bail or Ashley Bloomfield revealed yesterday. activities of a kind that expose participants as the most sought-after grocery product a similar charge then you’re likely to be remanded Police had also dished out 263 warnings, he to danger or may require search and rescue from supermarkets. in custody because at the moment the lockdown said. services.” — Otago Daily Times 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 ‘Emergency’ rental ‘Maintaining services payments clause helps tenants and becomes challenging’ landlords: ADLS AUCKLAND — The creators of a commercial property Councils face pressure as revenue drops clause that may exempt tenants from paying all or some of their rent say it is working as intended. WELLINGTON — Local Clause 27 of the Auckland District Law Society (ADLS) authorities are having to STRENUOUS TIME: Deed of Lease includes a “no access in emergency face their own pressures About 60 percent of clause”, which the Property Council warned could lead to under lockdown making councils’ revenue widespread non-payment that could devastate the sector. sure everything behind the comes from rates, However, ADLS property law committee member Joanna scenes keeps ticking. but the rest comes Pidgeon said there were safeguards. Councils are having to from other charges. “A fair proportion (for payment) needs to be agreed on maintain their services Now that this has . . . (both parties) need to put forward a position and give with a limited number of temporarily stopped, the evidence to support it and if you have an initial to and people in crucial positions, a the councils say fro and can’t agree, then you can go to mediation and shortfall in income revenue, that it will be harder arbitration and this can be done online through Zoom. and a change in focus with to provide services “You need to not just dig your heels in, but give evidence everyone at home. with less money as to why what you’re suggesting is fair . . . and that is not They are responsible coming in. just looking at the tenant circumstances, it’s looking at the for the work we take for RNZ picture landlord circumstances as well.” granted — from kerbside She said the clause, which was added after the rubbish collection to the Canterbury earthquakes, was working as intended. running of clean water in “It is making landlords and tenants talk. I know quite our homes. was intention to invest in “We’re duplicating all our longer receiving money from a few landlords and tenants are negotiating an interim Everything has to upgrading infrastructure essential activities out on services like pools, gyms, or position . . . most realise that the success of the landlord remain on track, and it has or replacing infrastructure, the field,” Crampton said. on-street parking, and with relies on having tenants who are strong and able to trade. been made all the more that still needs to happen. “That means we are trying recession looming there is In the same way, tenants don’t want to see the landlords fall important with everyone “The water pipes under to have twice as many pressure to freeze rates. over either.” remaining at home. city streets aren’t going to workers to do that work Wellington City Council is She said the term “fair proportion” could not be Local Government NZ stop corroding, they’re not than we would normally looking at a fiscal shortfall prescriptive, or have certain percentages for payment set president Dave Cull said going to stop wearing out, need. of around $60m to $70m. because each commercial agreement was different. the pressure on councils to they’re still going to need to “Because we are splitting Councillor Jill Day said “We just have so many different situations. Some people deliver was being cranked be replaced.” those workers up into now was not the time to cannot trade at all — cafes have had to close completely, up, which in turn was There are also calls for one- and two-men crews, stop spending, however. some businesses like law firms may have a server still in putting a strain on essential councils to share their we believe that will be “There’s some really big their premises which is enabling people to work remotely, workers. experiences and work effective no matter what the infrastructure projects some retail shops may have ceased trading, but now be “Maintaining essential together to overcome these outbreak of the virus is in which would be good to get able to sell stuff online. “By putting that clause in it forces services in some places will significant obstacles. our workforce.” going . . . we need them the landlord and tenant to actually talk to each other and become more challenging,” He said he was confident from the point of view of work out a fair proportion to deal with a situation where he said. Wellington Water under the in the organisation’s ability resilience. “We’ve also got they can’t access premises.” “We’ve heard from some pump to keep operating and keep projects like the playground The clause has no court precedent and Pigeon said it councils they can maintain providing services, but the at Frank Kitts Park — it’s was unlikely this situation would force it before the courts. the services at the moment, Wellington City Council help of the general public shovel-ready, the plans have “In the ADLS dispute resolution clause it requires but if any staff members is having to face both these was crucial. been done, there’s consent. mediation and then arbitration, so that’s more of a fast- get sick, that’s when the problems head-on. “A lot of the bursts we It’d be a real morale booster track, private process . . . it will make it harder for people challenges will start.” Wellington Water chief attend to can involve wet for the city.” to actually apply to court given arbitration is the specified Providing those services executive Colin Crampton wipes, or fats that are not She said the playground route for resolving matters.” would become even harder said they only had disposed of correctly, and upgrade would be good for She said as a whole landlords and tenants wanted to with less money coming in. emergency crews working, other foreign objects that the kids, for employment, come to an agreement that was fair. “About 60 percent of but were particularly reliant can go down the wastewater and for the businesses “What I’m seeing is experienced landlords actually using councils’ revenues comes on a few essential staff system. working on it. Investment it as an opportunity while they’re helping out the tenant. from rates, but the rest members. “If residents understand would also be needed in They’re thinking what else might I get . . . I’ve just done one comes from charges for “Our concern is that if that the way they manage communities, she said. transaction today where a landlord offered a full week’s various things. Now, a lot of any of our workers were to themselves at home directly “There’s lots of amazing rent free with a partial operating expense, on the basis that those just stop happening — suffer the effects of Covid-19 relates to how many bursts organisations out there the lease was renewed. a lot of people aren’t going then our ability to respond and things we have to which we give funding “A lack of payment of rent, you might get something to be paying for building to the needs for essential attend on the network, so to, and they’re always else — a further term, a right of renewal. So there’s lots of consents and things like services would be reduced,” if that can go down, that needing more funding, and different things people need to look at.” that. he said. would be a big help as well.” trying to make it go as far “The issues aren’t going to run away . . . we’re going “Councils have already He said they had changed as it possibly can . . . but to be having, unfortunately, some difficult times in our got a drop in revenue, but they way they worked to Wellington’s financial we’re going to see these economy so the parties really need to work together they still need to spend ensure those key staff were pressures organisations play a really collaboratively to see their way through so that there are on the essential things. staying healthy and not at important role in supporting tenants able to pay rent and continue trading into the Looking ahead, if there risk. Councils are also no the community.” — RNZ future.” — RNZ Man forced to ‘break out of bubble’ to save stranger’s life WAIRARAPA — With the and then toppled sideways very “I went in there with for the coronavirus pandemic looming over hard. mouth-to-mouth and (the woman) the world, Josh Barraud paused “Didn’t even take his hands off . . . started in with the chest for a moment when he realised he the handlebar and wasn’t wearing a compressions.” needed to give a stranger mouth-to- helmet and smacked his head on the Barraud said he thought back mouth to save his life. road, hard.” to when he took a first aid course “We realised he’d stopped Barraud rushed over to the man in his final year of high school — breathing — then it was time to now lying unconscious in front about 30 odd years ago. “I thought really break out of the bubble, so to of him. Another woman out that I’d forgotten everything I learned in speak. day also came along and started high school.” “I have to admit, there was a little helping; trying to put the victim in a The good samaritans’ work would voice in the back of my head going: recovery position. prove to save the life of the man ‘Are you going in there?’” While they were on the phone before them, later identified as The Wairarapa man was out for a to emergency services, the man former Fairfax NZ News editor John bike ride with his young daughter suddenly stopped breathing. Crowley. late last week, in Greytown, when Barraud acknowledged that for Crowley was taken to a hospital they went around a corner and a moment, he realised he needed in Wellington for treatment that day. almost collided with another cyclist. to effectively go against the Covid- Barraud said he had spoken to “(He) was on a very slow collision 19 lockdown restrictions if he was Crowley’s wife, who had reported course with us. I’m not quite sure going to help this man he did not back that her husband was doing whether he realised he needed to know. well. get out of the way or potentially “In this situation, there’s only two “I have to say, it was talking to maybe already having a cardiac things to do, isn’t there? There’s her when it really hit me — what incident. mouth-to-mouth and CPR. Those are had happened. I was pretty shocked GOOD SAMARITAN: Josh Barraud went out of his “But he tried to do a U-turn the two options and that’s what we for about a day,” he said. way to save a dying man’s life during the nationwide quickly and locked his front wheel went for. — NZ Herald lockdown. Picture supplied The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 BUSINESS 11

SkyCity accused of Small businesses in need breaching law over by Liam Dann, NZ Herald “We can try to keep on doing what we have been doing and rely heavily on government sacked workers WELLINGTON —More government support support just to keep the wheels going,” Tuffley will likely be needed, in new forms, to keep small said. AUCKLAND — Unite Union says businesses afloat, says ASB chief economist Nick Or we could see a “bigger rewiring of the SkyCity has broken the law by sacking 200 Tuffley. economy, not just here in New Zealand but salaried workers without consultation or That could mean direct payments to some globally”, he said. discussion. businesses or, longer term, targeted tax breaks “So . . . how we do things, how technology It said SkyCity’s letter of notice stated to encourage investment in different parts of the comes into those roles and how we position that the decision had already been made economy. ourselves in a world where people movement is and it was not seeking the employees’ “The critical thing over the next month or two likely to be a lot less. views to the extent that it would do under is ensuring that as many New Zealand businesses “I think we can adapt. We’re very used to being normal circumstances. survive as is possible,” Tuffley said. a jack of all trades.” Unite Union national secretary Gerard “Yes there will have been some that were on New Zealand had an advantage in that our Hehir said the company also did not the edge going into this, but so many normal economy was underpinned by food production apply for the government’s Covid-19 wage businesses were doing fine up until this and the Government still had plenty of fiscal subsidy scheme to save jobs or buy time. lockdown, and will now be in a fragile state. capacity to support businesses and workers, he Hehir said the company did not apply to “They’re the ones that will be providing the jobs Keeping small business afloat said. the scheme for salaried workers perhaps out the other side.” will‘ be key to supporting the Treasury has so far advised that it will borrow because they were generally paid more The Government has already launched billions an additional $25b this year. That figure will rise. than waged workers and the company of dollars worth of support measures including economy. “We do see the Government taking on upwards needed to top up more for their pay apart backing for new business lending, loosening tax ’ —Nick Tuffley of $100b in extra debt,” Tuffley said. from the government subsidy. rules and providing wage subsidies. “So . . . debt to GDP going from around 20 “Hundreds of thousands of businesses More than one million workers are now on wage percent to around 50 percent.” with far fewer resources than SkyCity have subsidies with the programme already costing problems, do we look at paying them a lump sum While that was a big change in a short period taken up the subsidies and workers have more than $6 billion. every week to ensure that they will stay open and of time it would leave us at about half the level of taken pay cuts to save jobs or at least buy The Government estimates the programme may survive out the other side?” Tuffley said. government debt that the United States and much some time,” he said. eventually cost as much as $12 billion. “Over the rest of the year, as we’re emerging of Europe had already, he said. “No-one knows what the situation will be But more targeted initiatives for businesses from this, that’s when we start looking at New Zealand was a nation of small businesses, in 10 weeks. If the government is willing to may be needed as New Zealand’s economy goes incentivising businesses to invest more into areas Tuffley said. The larger corporates also accounted subsidise to allow that then why wouldn’t through a tough transition period and into a “new where there will be scope (for growth). for a huge amount of employment but would have you?” normal”, Tuffley said. “We’re going to see a number of businesses “more flexibility around getting hold of cash”. Hehir said the union had never seen Even if we emerged quickly from the crisis come out of it and say: I’ve seen some great That was already evident with companies like “such a large scale blatant and deliberate phase, a long transition phase was now inevitable, opportunities with people behaving in a different Auckland Airport using financial markets to raise breach of the law” around re-structuring he said. way. I can see how I can take advantage of that capital. and redundancies. Borders were likely to be closed for months and and create something that will meet that.” Larger businesses also had more access to “If SkyCity, a huge corporate with new consumer behaviours were going to emerge, Possible incentives could include things like bank credit and were generally more resilient, massive resources, can get away with this he said. allowing “huge amounts” of tax depreciation or Tuffley said. then it will be utter anarchy. The laws of the That would create opportunities, but businesses by offering GST holidays for certain preferred “They’ve got the resources. It’s those small land have not been changed. Employers would need to be assisted too so they were able sectors, he said. and medium enterprises where we will need to do still have to obey the law and their to adapt. As the economy emerged into the “new normal” what we can to help the viable ones get through contractual obligations,” he said. — RNZ “Where small businesses are facing a lot of there were two paths we could take. and be able to recover.” Pilots in firing line as airlines fight for life AUCKLAND — Airlines last year JOB LOSS: NZ airline has a semblance of a network negotiations with Air NZ bosses, were desperate to recruit pilots — now Air Line pilots’ — but no-shows often outnumber including chief executive Greg Foran, they’re racing to let them go. Association, booked passengers — is performing but now it’s getting to the pointy end Air New Zealand proposes to make says these are repatriation flights and a growing of the process. nearly a quarter of its 1800 pilots the staff who number of important freight flights. They have been told the airline redundant as it fights for survival. will be at he Cargo is king but all this limited flying proposed to make 387 pilots redundant Virgin Australia’s shut down of its vanguard of the is not going to go anywhere near as “the most economically efficient New Zealand operations mean 200 recovery when making up for $5.5b of lost revenue surplus” resulting from the proposed Kiwi pilots are out of a job there and flying does and utilising its 1820 pilots. Air New Zealand flight schedule. a similar number face uncertainty as resume to the Most of its fleet is grounded and The union is pragmatic; jobs will go Qantas and Jetstar operations flying regions and it the airline has realistic near-term — the sight of parked-up planes can’t across the Tasman and around this their permanent ambitions of growing slowly as a be ignored. But it rightly says due country have been slashed to thin loss to the domestic operation, the view within the process must be followed and wants skeleton services. airline would be airline is that the only way to survive, to make sure there’s a return flight Late last year corporate jets had a double blow. path for those laid off. to be grounded because their pilots File picture ‘’If we cannot save every job, were being gobbled up by airlines. The The pilot’s union wants to NZALPA would fight to ensure there near collapse of all air travel means another universe. However, assuming pay is added. But the bulk of its pilots is a clear and transparent path back thousands are now out of a job. a recovery that is much more painful make much less than that, with turbo- make sure there’s a return to Air New Zealand for all pilots who There were ominous signs from and slow for airlines than any other prop pilots on regional routes starting flight path for those laid chose to return,” says association China two months ago when hundreds previous shock, losing experienced on about $65,000 a year. off. president, Andrew Ridling, a of airline pilots — who had been pilots presents a mighty challenge Their union, the NZ Air Line Pilots’ Dreamliner captain. enticed by some of the highest to airlines. They’re squinting to see it Association, says these are the staff Cuts at Air New Zealand could mean salaries around — were suddenly now, but history suggests a recovery who will be at he vanguard of the the loss of a third of its total workforce out of a job and without any union will come. recovery when flying does resume to and to be part of this modest recovery, of 12,500, and like all employers it protection. Pilots are very well paid at the top the regions and their permanent loss means going into hibernation. faces the extremely complex and Last year’s Boeing estimates that end. Air NZ Boeing 777 captains make to the airline would be a double blow. Pilots’ union, the NZ Air Line Pilots’ legally fraught challenge of laying 800,000 pilots will be needed over the a basic salary of around $330,000 Pilots add to what was a labour bill Association, has for the past three staff off fairly during an Alert Level 4 next 20 years now seem to be from before about 30 percent more of flying of $1.3 billion a year for Air NZ. The weeks been working its way through lockdown. — NZ Herald

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY would be for tourism companies, and that was contemplated which stocks stood to benefit if causing big daily movements in share prices. the Alert Level 4 lockdown is lifted in a couple WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose driven by the recent spate of capital raising. “Investor conviction around what that of weeks, Trethewey said. as Auckland International Airport resumed “The big one has been the Auckland Airport earnings outlook is incredibly mixed and driving Stock market operator NZX rose 7.4 percent trading after successfully raising $1 billion in a deal that saw the market down 1.7 percent. some large swings,” he said. to $1.16. discounted placement to shore up its balance We are seeing some recovery in some of the Tourism Holdings rose 9.4 percent to $1.05 Infratil, whose portfolio includes Trustpower, sheet. names that were sold as funding for the deal,” and SkyCity Entertainment Group was up 5.2 Tilt Renewables, Vodafone and Wellington The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 460.5 Trethewey said. percent to $1.81. Airport, fell 1.1 percent to $4.01 as investors percent to 9,809.85. Within the index, 41 stocks He said investors were happy the deal Air New Zealand increased 1.2 percent to 85 looked towards a promised update from the rose, seven fell, and two were unchanged. provided the airport with a strong balance sheet cents. The airline is looking to make 387 pilots business tomorrow. Turnover was $239.4 million. to keep the bank happy. redundant as part of massive cost-cutting “The market is interested to see how that Investors cleared out their portfolios to take Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer measures after it slashed capacity to around 5 business is tracking. Infratil itself has a high part in the Auckland Airport placement, with the Kathmandu Holdings, which has also raised percent due to the Covid-19 outbreak. degree of debt, but most of that is exposed to shares sold at $4.66 apiece to institutions in the funds to shore up its balance sheet, fell 1.4 Blue-chip stocks were generally stronger. stable demand like Trustpower and Vodafone,” bookbuild process. The airport operator’s share percent to 69 cents. A2 Milk increased 1.2 percent to $17.59, Spark Trethewey said. sale was underwritten at a floor price of $4.50, Tourism and travel stocks have been among New Zealand rose 0.5 percent to $4.30, Mercury Trustpower rose 6.7 percent to $6.40. Fisher a discount to the $5.04 price they closed at last the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, and NZ advanced 0.3 percent to $4.05 and Ryman & Paykel Healthcare posted yesterday’s biggest week. The shares rose 6.9 percent to $5.385 equity markets around the world were buoyed Heathcare rose 0.8 percent to $10.75. decline, down 6.1 percent at $27.61. when they resumed trading yesterday. by signs that new infections may have peaked in Heartland Group led the market higher, rising Outside the benchmark index, Moa Group Sam Trethewey, a portfolio manager at Milford hotspots such as Italy, Spain and New York. 10.8 percent to $1.03. climbed 19.2 percent to 16.8 cents after it said it Asset Management, said the local market had Trethewey said investors were still grappling Fast-food operator Restaurant Brands New would raise up to $5.5 million and bring in a new disconnected from offshore events and was with what the medium-term earnings outlook Zealand rose 6.1 percent to $9.85 as investors investor. — BusinessDesk 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 EDITORIAL Time soon to rescue the country Health experts and FROM UNCLE CRAIG’S Somehow our politicians have abdicated their sports, they have cancelled gambling, they have ROCKING CHAIR governance responsibility to health “experts” in cancelled unhealthy fast food, they haven’t yet NZ politicians right by Craig Bauld the current situation. And they have wasted no figured out that they can cancel smoking entirely time in taking advantage of their moment in the by declaring the sale of tobacco “non-essential”, There is a salutary lesson for us IF there is one salutary spotlight. but give them time. all in how our country and much lesson for our politicians to In fact, I’ll go out on a limb here (not for the One day, when Mother Earth finally gets fed of the world has responded to learn from this mini-pandemic, first time) and predict that in the 12 months from up with us pesky humans, there will be a real the coronavirus pandemic: that it is that you must never let the March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021 there will be pandemic, a serious one, a virus that kills 5 economies will be shut down to “experts” dictate the narrative. fewer overall deaths in New Zealand than in the percent or 10 percent or 20 percent of the people protect elderly and other vulnerable Join the council and you rapidly learn that average year. There will be hardly any from Covid- who get it. When that happens the shutdown citizens from a highly-contagious “expert” planners want unlimited infill housing 19, and fewer than usual from influenza and other procedures currently in place will be vital. So disease that will kill many of them so everyone can be forced to live within the age-related risks because of social distancing maybe we should view this as a good practice Gisborne city sewage/water reticulation area, and greater awareness of care for the elderly. run? No. It is over the top. and overwhelm health systems. because that is more efficient. Hmm, true, so it is, Probably some extra suicides from people whose I really don’t want to sound too critical. The quick action of our politicians if efficiency is your only priority. financial futures have been devastated, though. Leaders have to be brave enough to make tough in implementing a lockdown straight Let economists run the economy, let the Around the country surgeons are sitting on decisions, and Jacinda Ardern has done that. after the first suspected cases defence force decide our spending priorities, oh their backsides because elective surgery has She has grown in her role and might well end of community transmission here dear no, recipe for disaster. Let educationists been cancelled, hospitals are mooching along up as one of our truly great Prime Ministers. I also holds a salutary lesson for decide how our schools should be run and soon wondering what to do with themselves as they don’t fault her swift and decisive actions here. countries yet to have full-blown there will be two teachers, one teacher aide, await the hordes of dying patients. I may not totally agree, but I don’t have her coronavirus outbreaks — that one psychologist, one social worker and 14 How many as of today? Oh yes, 12 in hospital responsibilities; she carries the burden and she along with ramped-up testing and administrators per student. Let climate change throughout the country, four in ICU. And 1000 or is carrying it with grace and determination. I just contact-tracing, this appears to be “experts” decide public policy and they would so sitting around at home coughing and sneezing hope that she will soon recognise that we have pretty soon institute rules that would see about a bit. gone a bit overboard, that it is time to rescue the effective in stopping Covid-19 in its 2 billion people die from starvation. Meanwhile the health experts are dancing in country. And that she will act decisively to bring tracks. There is a good chance now Because “experts”, by definition, have tunnel the streets. Whoopee! They have cancelled the things back to normal. She looks pretty smart to that we are not just flattening the vision. sale of hard liquor, they have cancelled rough me, I have confidence that she will. curve like other nations are aiming for with their lockdowns, but rather LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS squashing it. Our columnist today is likely to Caught up in pandemic be right in his prediction that there After reading Samantha’s hours of work, the statistics will be fewer deaths in New Zealand Farmers An isolation offer story in The Herald on and stories shared during our If any healthcare people in Tairawhiti need Monday 6th, we would like contact is mind blowing. Not than in an average year, while somewhere to go to self-isolate, we have an completely ignoring the fact this is to publicly express our love really what we thought “a trip needed empty house that is ready to occupy — it’s our and appreciation to those of a lifetime”, or “gaining some principally because of the lockdown Re: The irony of bach. New Zealanders overseas and life experience” would actually measures he thinks are overblown coronavirus, March PETER DOW caught up in the front-line mean. (along with the wider public health 21 column. fight against Covid-19. We are proud of our benefits of our new hand hygiene Well written and Like many parents who daughter, Micaela, for stepping practices, cough and sneeze to the point — we Got my support . . . have young people overseas up as a professional. We feel etiquette, and social distancing). need the farmers, Re: Chance to redefine nature of at this time, it is especially her pain of long hours and Without the lockdown we would the world needs our business, April 7 column. concerning. Our daughter can sense her stress, all the now be well under way in climbing farmers. Well written Manu! Ka tautoko left 18 months ago to live time reassuring her parents the exponential growth curve for DENISE and work, basing herself in there is a job to do and she Covid-19 cases and fatalities that NEWMAN STEPHEN DONALD London, to earn money and is witness to the unrelenting travel through Europe. As a effects of Covid-19. She has a we have seen in other countries. medical radiation technologist great support network from The coronavirus would no doubt for the NHS at King’s College colleagues (mainly young be in the Tairawhiti now as well, Lovely man, great whanau Hospital in London, it is of Kiwis and Aussies), and lovely starting to make its way through our great concern as a parent to flatmates who care for her and vulnerable communities. Re: Gisborne their new travels were very cheerful. I am have your 25-year-old caught we’re sure will become lifelong Mr Bauld’s previously-raised idea home, April 6 story. sure that I will always have a up in this pandemic. The daily friends. of just protecting the elderly (no What an awesome write- brother living in New Zealand. contact, through a phone call up of a top family man. My Be happy in your new home my mention of the many others who are or a text, is a blessing and CORAL CLARK and son Taylor is besties with friend. a massive relief. The long ROSS SCOTT vulnerable because of pre-existing Tavonga so we got to know FABIO SENNA, Brazil health conditions, but no doubt they the Mika whanau really would get protective gear too) belies well when they lived here What a fantastic story how contagious this virus is and in Gisborne. We were sad about a lovely man and his Kia tupato — be vigilant how human nature would ensure any to hear you were moving beautiful whanau. Gosh, Kia ora everyone. Week two of tupato”, be vigilant. such protections fail against rampant but luckily it’s still in NZ. Max you are a very clever the lockdown is coming to an end Yesterday I had two phone calls coronavirus in our communities. I’m happy that you all got man. Your son Tavonga and and so far our district has emerged both from supposedly legitimate A different track New Zealand to experience the Gizzy my moko Taylor are great relatively unscathed compared to contractual veterans support lifestyle. mates and I think they will other regions. Could our location organisations requesting personal could potentially have chosen is LINDA KIJOWSKI remain friends for life. I like the East Asian model of extensive and isolation be a blessing after all? information over the phone. How how you overcame struggles Being in lockdown means we are they got my information to initiate testing and rapid contact-tracing to in your life and never used I have no words to describe vulnerable to other threats besides the call is beyond me. In my case beat back outbreaks of the virus. that as an excuse — you just this guy and this family. In the Covid-19. There are reports of I made several cross-checks and got on with life, and look That is where we are headed now, short time we were together, he bogus Red Cross workers making alerted the appropriate authorities. was one of the people who gave where you are today. You but we could not implement it earlier house calls (not in Gizzy), increased Please people, be careful and me the most affection. I also are a loving father, husband, as we are only just starting to have telemarketing and scam phone cautious in these trying times, experienced the difficulty of being friend and just a great all- the testing capacity to achieve it. calls; hiked prices, con-artists and especially you “boomers” out there. Our health system and people an immigrant in this fantastic round person. Good luck country that is New Zealand. This in your new job and life in idiots like the guy in Christchurch To all of us — chin up, look were less pandemic-prepared than city, Gizzy, will always be in my Auckland. Arohanui coughing over shoppers. We need to on the bright side and remember nations such as China, Hong Kong, heart. Max made me feel included. be aware that some unscrupulous nothing lasts forever. Including Taiwan and Singapore that managed Our conversations during Thistle’s DENISE TAYLOR people are using this difficult time Covid-19. to defeat the Sars coronavirus to try to take advantage of us. “Kia WALLY TE UA epidemic 17 years ago. We also had tens of thousands of Kiwis arriving [email protected]

back from areas of the globe that ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. included coronavirus hotspots. ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. New Zealand locked down just in ■ Always include full name and contact details. time; a salutary lesson indeed. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 WORLD 13 Court quashes Pell’s Boris Johnson sex abuse convictions CANBERRA — Cardinal George Pell will be freed ‘stable, not from jail after Australia’s highest court overturned his convictions for child sexual abuse yesterday. The ex-Vatican treasurer, 78, had been the most senior on ventilator’ Catholic figure ever jailed for such crimes. In 2018, a jury found he had abused two boys in Melbourne LONDON — British Foreign in the 1990s. However, the High Secretary Dominic Raab has said he Court of Australia quashed that A FREE MAN: George pell is to be freed from jail after is confident Prime Minister Boris verdict yesterday, meaning the his child sex-abuse convictions were overturned by the Johnson will recover from the novel cardinal would immediately stop High Court of Australia yesterday. File picture coronavirus, describing the prime serving a six-year jail sentence. minister as a “fighter”. The Australian cleric has the jury, acting rationally on the global hierarchy. The prime minister was admitted maintained his innocence since whole of the evidence, ought to Made a cardinal in 2003, to St Thomas’ Hospital in central he was charged by police in have entertained a doubt as to he was summoned to Rome London with “persistent symptoms” June 2017. the applicant’s guilt,” said the in 2014 to help clean up the of Covid-19 on Sunday (local time) A full bench of seven court in its judgement. Vatican’s finances. and was moved to intensive care judges ruled unanimously in It was the cardinal’s final He forged a reputation as a on Monday at 19:00 BST after his Cardinal Pell’s favour, finding legal challenge, after his disciplined Church leader who symptoms worsened. that the jury had not properly conviction was upheld by a held strict conservative views Speaking at the daily coronavirus considered all of the evidence lower court last year. against same-sex marriage, briefing, Raab said the prime presented at trial. Pell was among the highest- abortion and contraception. minister remained in “good “The High Court found that ranking figures in the Church’s — BBC story via RNZ spirits” and was breathing without assistance. He described the PM as not only a colleague but “also a friend”. Are asthmatics at risk of having a The Queen has sent a message to Johnson’s family and his pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds, saying they more severe form of coronavirus? are in her thoughts. Speaking at the daily coronavirus COUGHING, wheezing and Royal Melbourne Hospital. marked by recurrent episodes briefing, Raab, who is deputising for shortness of breath are familiar “It doesn’t seem that of coughing, wheezing and the PM, said: “All of our thoughts and symptoms for people who have asthma is a particular risk for shortness of breath. IN INTENSIVE CARE: In this image prayers are with the prime minister asthma. more severe or intensive care These symptoms are caused taken from video of the Twitter handle at this time, with Carrie and with his We know that viruses, admission of Covid-19,” he said. by a tightening or constriction @BorisJohnson, Britain’s prime whole family,” he said. including colds or influenza, Prof Brian Oliver, a of the muscles in the airways. Minister Boris Johnson speaks while “And I’m confident he’ll pull can make asthma symptoms respiratory specialist at the Medications are designed to in self-isolation on Friday (local time). through because if there’s one thing worse and potentially trigger an University of Technology either relieve asthma symptoms Johnson has since been admitted to I know about this prime minister: attack. Sydney and the Woolcock or prevent asthma. a hospital with the coronavirus, and is he’s a fighter. And he’ll be back at the But what about SARS-CoV-2, Institute, agreed. Reliever medications, also now in an intensive care unit. helm, leading us through this crisis in the virus that causes the new “I couldn’t imagine this being known as asthma ‘puffers’, use Twitter/@BorisJohnson via AP short order.” coronavirus, Covid-19? good for asthma, but there’s a drug that relaxes the smooth It comes as the number of The short answer to that is no evidence to say how bad muscles in your airway to coronavirus hospital deaths in the isolating after showing symptoms. experts do not know whether it is for asthma either at the relieve your symptoms. UK rose to 6159 — a record increase Johnson’s condition means his the new coronavirus would moment,” Professor Oliver said. They have no impact on your of 786 in one day, the Department of fiancee, Carrie Symonds, who is trigger an attack; however, the Of much greater risk, he said, immune system. But, Prof Oliver Health and Social Care said. pregnant with their first child, is assumption is that it would be is another respiratory disease said, viruses in general can Raab said Johnson was receiving unable to visit him in hospital. (a trigger), just like any other known as chronic obstructive make these medications less standard oxygen treatment and She said at the weekend that she respiratory virus. pulmonary disease (COPD). effective and you can still have “breathing without any assistance” was “on the mend” after herself being However, at this stage, there But if you do have asthma, an asthma attack. from a mechanical ventilator. forced to self-isolate after displaying is no evidence to indicate that it is important you take Many people with asthma The foreign secretary said he was symptoms. people with asthma — even medication to prevent a flare-up need to take a puffer in standing in for the prime minister Buckingham Palace said the Queen those with severe asthma — that could land you in hospital, combination with a preventer “whenever necessary”, including had sent a message to Johnson’s are more prone than others both experts said. inhaler to prevent asthma leading the daily meetings of the family and Symonds, saying she was to becoming seriously ill with “The best protection against attacks. It is also important to coronavirus “war cabinet”. thinking of them all, and wished a Covid-19 infection, said flare-ups of asthma is to have note that these medications He said he had total confidence in Johnson a full and speedy recovery. Prof Jo Douglass, an asthma well-controlled asthma from the have a shelf life, so do talk the arrangements Johnson had put in Prince William also tweeted a and allergy expert from the start,” Prof Douglass said. to your GP if you have any place to allow the foreign secretary to personal message of sympathy to the University of Melbourne and the Asthma is a lung condition concerns. — ABC story via RNZ deputise for him. prime minister’s family, signing it off The cabinet has received very clear with his initial “W”, while his father, instructions from the prime minister the Prince of Wales, sent a message while he remains in hospital, Raab from himself and the Duchess of added. Cornwall, wishing Johnson a “speedy “Well first of all, decision making recovery”, Clarence House said. by government is made by collective In a statement on Tuesday, a cabinet responsibilities, so that is the Downing Street spokesman said: same as before. “The prime minister has been stable “But we’ve got very clear directions, overnight and remains in good spirits. very clear instructions, from the He is receiving standard oxygen prime minister, and we’re focused treatment and is breathing without with total unity and total resolve on any other assistance. implementing them so that when he’s “He has not required mechanical back, —I hope in very short order — ventilation or non-invasive we will have made the progress that respiratory support.” he would expect and that the country A ventilator takes over the body’s would expect.” breathing process when disease has Cabinet Office minister Michael caused the lungs to fail. Gove has become the latest UK Johnson does not have pneumonia, politician to self-isolate, after Prime Downing Street added. Minister Johnson, Health Secretary, Dr Jon Bennett, the president Matt Hancock, and Scottish Secretary, of the British Thoracic Society, Alister Jack. said it was “heartening” the PM Gove said he did not have was receiving “standard oxygen symptoms but a family member did. treatment” — through his nose or He was therefore continuing to work via a face mask — because in more at home. serious cases it would be delivered The government’s chief medical through mechanical support, such as SUPERMOON PROVIDES A DISTRACTION FROM COVID-19: A pink adviser, Prof Chris Whitty, and continuous positive airway pressure, ‘supermoon’ rises behind the top of the flagpole on the State Flag Square in Johnson’s adviser, Dominic high-flow nasal oxygen or more Minsk, Belarus, overnight. The phenomenon happens when the moon is at its Cummings, also spent time self- invasive ventilators. — BBC via RNZ closest point to the earth and therefore looks larger than usual. AP picture For more pictures of the supermoon, see page 17 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 WORLD BRIEFS Trump fires key official US Navy boss resigns amid uproar over fired ship captain WASHINGTON, DC — Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday (local time), overseeing virus funds bringing to a climax an extraordinary drama that he advanced by delivering a profanity-laced upbraiding of the officer he fired as captain of the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt. US President also criticises World Health Organisation In announcing the resignation, Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Modly quit on his own WASHINGTON, DC — US accord, “putting the Navy and the sailors above President Donald Trump self”, so the US Navy and the Roosevelt could is moving aggressively to move forward. challenge the authority and The Roosevelt is sidelined in port at Guam as independence of agency members of the crew are tested for the novel watchdogs overseeing his coronavirus and moved ashore. administration, including “His care for the sailors was genuine,” Esper removing the inspector said. general tasked with Esper said he briefed US President Donald overseeing the US$2.2 trillion Trump on his conversation with Modly, and with coronavirus-rescue package the president’s approval he was appointing that passed Congress with James McPherson as acting Navy secretary. bipartisan support. McPherson, a Navy veteran, is currently serving In four days, Trump has as undersecretary of the Army. fired one inspector general Modly had created controversy by firing the tied to his impeachment, Roosevelt’s skipper, Captain Brett E. Crozier, last castigated another he felt week, saying Crozier had shown “extremely poor was overly critical of the judgment” in widely distributing a letter calling for coronavirus response and urgent help with the Covid-19 outbreak aboard his sidelined a third ship. — AP who was meant to safeguard Cyclone Harold slams Fiji against wasteful SUVA — Tropical Cyclone Harold has damaged spending of the homes and caused widespread flooding across coronavirus Fiji as heavy rain and strong winds hit the country funds. this morning. The actions At 9am today local time, Harold — a Category 4 have sent shock storm — was just west of Viti Levu. waves across FIERY FEW DAYS: US president Donald Trump speaks during a conference call Misa Funaki of the Fiji Meteorological Service the close- with banks on efforts to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, said the storm was tracking southeast and was knit network at the White House,on Tuesday (local time), in Washington, DC. Inset, acting expected to cause more damage. of watchdog inspector general Glenn Fine has been removed from his role as head of a Funaki said a hurricane-force wind warning officials in the coronavirus-spending oversight board. Main picture via AP remained for Kadavu and southern Lau and a US government, strong wind warning was in force for the rest of creating open conflict between pattern of retaliation by the of Michael Atkinson, the are presidential appointees, the country. a president reflexively president against independent intelligence community some, like Horowitz, serve “There have been reports from Yasawa of huge resistant to outside criticism overseers.” inspector general who drew presidents of both parties. tidal waves there,” he said. and an oversight community Trump, she said, is Trump’s disdain for notifying All are expected to be “There has been structural damage and mass tasked with rooting out fraud, attempting to “disregard Congress of an anonymous nonpartisan. flooding in some areas. misconduct and abuse. critical oversight provisions whistleblower complaint on Meanwhile, Trump has “But the full brunt of the storm will be felt by The most recent act that hold the administration Ukraine. The complaint led to also taken aim at the World Kadavu and southern Lau as forecast.” threatens to upend scrutiny accountable to the law.” the president’s impeachment. Health Organisation (WHO). Funaki said Harold was also felt in Fiji’s main of the US$2.2 trillion A day earlier, Trump had Trump defended the firing He said he would “put a centres. Nadi was without power and Suva and coronavirus rescue effort that asserted without evidence by complaining that Atkinson hold” on US funding to the Nausori were being lashed with heavy rain and is now under way, setting that an inspector general had never spoken with him WHO, saying “they missed strong winds. the stage for a major clash report warning of shortages about the complaint, even the call” on the coronavirus Several roads had been closed due to flooding between Trump, government of coronavirus testing in though Atkinson’s job is to pandemic. and fallen trees, he said. watchdogs and Democrats hospitals was “just wrong” and provide oversight independent Trump made the Funaki said there was flooding in low-lying who have been demanding skewed by political bias. The of the White House. announcement at a White areas and people had been evacuated. oversight of the vast funds report surveyed more than The dismissal prompted a House press briefing as Reports were still coming in from the smaller being pumped into the 300 US hospitals. sharply-worded statement deaths and infections across outer islands. American economy. “Did I hear the word from Justice Department the country continued to rise. With a lockdown in force, residents in Nausori The latest broadside came inspector general? Really?” watchdog Michael Horowitz. Trump criticised the and Tailevu have been calling police for help. on Tuesday (local time) when Trump said when pressed Diverging from Trump’s organisation, saying they Police were deployed to these areas to respond the US Defence Department about the Health and Human condemnation of Atkinson “called it wrong” and saying to reports of homes damaged and people injured. revealed that Trump had Services watchdog report. as “terrible”, Horowitz called they seemed to be “very Funaki said Cyclone Harold was expected to removed acting inspector “Give me the name of the Atkinson’s handling of the China-centric.” move out over southern Lau tomorrow and head general Glenn Fine, an inspector general,” Trump whistleblower complaint The WHO has praised towards Tonga. — RNZ experienced official, from his demanded, before asking, an example of “integrity, China for its transparency role as head of a coronavirus “Could politics be entered into professionalism and on the virus, even though ‘Best jobs in world’ advertised spending oversight board. that?” The acting Health and commitment to the rule of there is reason to believe that AVARUA DISTRICT, COOK ISLANDS — A job It was unclear who might Human Services inspector law”. more people died of Covid-19 advertisement for two rangers to look after an replace Fine, who also lost general, Christi A. Grimm, is Horowitz pointedly noted in China than the country’s uninhabited tropical island is being billed as the his title as acting inspector a career employee who took that the inspector general official tally. best two jobs in the world. general. over the position early this community would continue to Throughout his presidency, The Cook Islands National Environment Service House Speaker Nancy year in an interim capacity. do its job, including oversight Trump has voiced scepticism is searching for the rangers, preferably a couple Pelosi called Fine’s abrupt Most dramatic of all was of the coronavirus aid. of many international aged 40 and under, to live on and take care of the removal “part of a disturbing Friday’s late-night firing Although inspector generals organisations. — AP atoll of Manuae, a Rarotongan island three hours boat trip from Aitutaki — and far away from any Covid-19 concerns. One of the last people to live there was Faimau Pupuke Robati, who spent six months there in New York City deaths top 9/11 toll 1985, when he was 14. “It was absolutely pristine then,” he told Cook Islands News. Robati had accompanied his older late brother NEW YORK CITY — New warned people at nearly every turn measures were succeeding. essential workers were encountering Sema and fishery workers from Rarotonga on the York City’s death toll from the not to let their guard down. Alarming as the one-day increase some busy trains as they headed to MV Ravakai, to Manuae. coronavirus rose past 3200 on After 76 days, China finally lifted in deaths might sound, the governor their jobs. Photos taken in Brooklyn The crew lived in one of the old buildings that Tuesday (local time). the lockdown on Wuhan, the city of said that it was a “lagging indicator”, showed riders sitting or standing was built during the copra production days. The significance of this number 11 million where the outbreak began. reflecting people who had been within a few inches of each other, “We lived on fish, rice, kuru, and the island was is that it has eclipsed the number New York state however recorded hospitalised before this week. some not wearing face masks. clean,” he said. “Seafood was plentiful.” of those killed at the World Trade 731 new coronavirus deaths, its Over the past several days, in fact, Across the US, the death toll Last year, Robati revisited the island with a Centre on September 11, 2001 — a biggest one-day jump yet, for the number of deaths in New York topped 12,700, with over 394,500 close friend Charlie Quarter. He was devastated date many Americans simply refer to a statewide toll of nearly 5500, appeared to be plateauing. confirmed infections, according to at the island’s state. “The reef was bare of as ‘9/11’. Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “You see that plateauing — that’s www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/. paua about a kilometre from each side of the The development (of the “A lot of pain again today for because of what we are doing,” Worldwide the number of passage, the island was a mess with manmade coronavirus death toll surpassing many New Yorkers,” Cuomo said. Cuomo said. novel coronavirus cases stood at rubbish, and asbestos roofing lying around that that of 9/11) came even as the crisis But in an encouraging sign, the “Social distancing is working.” 1,424,316 (at the time of going to government needs to clean-up.” seemed to be easing or at least governor said hospital admissions Still, social distancing was press this morning). Environment Service director Nga Puna said he stabilising, by some measures, and the number of those receiving impossible at times in the city’s Over 301,765 of those were listed was saddened and disappointed at the state of in New York and parts of Europe, breathing tubes was dropping, subway system. as recovered. And the overall death Manuae when he visited last year. although health officials have indicating that social-distancing With service drastically reduced, toll was at 81,892. — AP “We want to restore the island back to its natural beauty.” — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 RACING 15 Petagna pair tackle Sydney assignments NEWCASTLE — Trainer Kris Lees is looking Lees has been pleased with Sorrentina’s expecting an improved performance from her Peaceful and Sorrentina can work their way to forward to lining up a pair of runners for New two 1000m trials since joining his barn. He is debut run in Australia. stakes level in Australia. Zealand owner Lib Petagna at Warwick Farm expecting a solid showing in her Australian debut “She blew the start first-up, but worked home “We are hoping to get them to stakes level today. and said the Heavy8 track should be ideal. okay,” Lees said. here,” he said. “That will certainly help enhance Three-year-old Savabeel filly Sorrentina will “She seems to be coming up well,” Lees said. “Provided that she races clean and has a nice their value down the track. They are on the right have her first start for the stable in the Hyland “I have been pleased with her trials. It is a strong run she should go well. path, but they still have a way to go.” Race Colours Handicap (1200m). enough race, but she is going the right way. “She will probably be better again with one Meanwhile, Lees said the Lib Petagna-owned Sorrentina was a stakes performer in New “(With her wet track form in New Zealand) it more run under her belt. She has trained on well Elisa Carolina will head to the spelling paddock Zealand for former trainer Stephen Marsh after looks like she will get through that (Heavy8) okay. enough and she will get through the conditions after her unplaced run in the Gr.3 Adrian Knox placing on debut in the Listed The O’Leary’s “I think she will run well, but she will certainly okay as well.” Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Fillies Stakes (1200m) at Whanganui. improve off the run going forward.” Peaceful won the Listed Futurity Stakes “She had to do a fair bit of work. She probably She went on to win over 1300m on a Heavy10 Dual New Zealand stakes winner Peaceful (1400m) and Listed The O’Leary’s Fillies Stakes found that class slightly beyond her. She will surface at Ellerslie and finished unplaced in the will have her second run for the stable in the (1200m) for former trainers Murray Baker and spell now and she should mature a bit more.” Gr.3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m). Ranvet Salkavite Handicap (1200m) and Lees is Andrew Forsman, and Lees is hoping both — NZ Racing Desk

NSW races at Wyong Thursday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 5 s7222 Red Hot Chillypins b (7) 57 100 9 4s400 Shenzi (5) 56.5 86 S Lisnyy Ms C Graham (a2) 7 29s05 Cosmic Reign dw (14) 57 89 Race 1: RED HOT CHILLYPINS, AGUANTE, WHISKEY JACK T Sherry (a2) 10 28 Smart Success (9) 56.5 95 L Magorrian 7 5s049 All Over Magic wh (2) 56.5 90 A Gibbons Ms M Weir (a2) 6 73 Aguante (3) 55.5 98 C Reith 8 3s154 Benfica Maid w (4) 56 93 M Bell 8 83633 Salsa Man tw (13) 57 91 Ms L Day (a2) Race 2: ZANZIDANCE, DOWN TO EARTH, AT THE HELM 7 89385 Dance Too Hard (1) 55.5 91 A Gibbons 4 www.tab.com.au Handicap 4.50 9 8s751 Segrill d (6) 55 91 D Mc Lellan 9 2s141 Trajection wh (11) 57 99 A Gibbons Race 3: DUTY, QINGHAI LAKE, SMART SUCCESS $35,000, Maiden, 1350m 10 52658 Notabadidea w (1) 55 87 Ms R Murray 10 41379 Hammond Lane cdwhn (1) 56.5 94 Race 4: OUR TITO, QUEEN SNIP, DIVINE ELEVEN 2 SES Volunteers Thank You 3.35 A Morgan 1 324s5 Divine Eleven b (8) 59 93 R Hutchings Race 5: BENFICA MAID, STARLA, KIRWAN’S LANE $35,000, Maiden, 1000m 6 Carlton United Breweries 6.05 2 3s Our Tito (1) 58.5 96 Ms S Clenton (a) 11 115s8 Malthouse w (6) 56 90 Race 6: ESTROVERTO, INSTANT ATTRACTION, FAVRA 1 5437s Down To Earth (9) 58 92 C Reith $35,000, Class 1, 1300m 12 65s17 Dream Circle dw (4) 55.5 100 S Lisnyy Race 7: TRAJECTION, ABSOLUTE TRUST, KULNURA 3 34 Butch’n’bugs (10) 58 94 2 7 Shepherd Of Fire (1) 57.5 80 Ms C Graham (a2) 1 221s0 Sea Echo t (4) 59.5 84 R Hutchings 13 86351 Kulnura w (7) 55 89 L Magorrian Race 8: BOLLYWOOD, RIFLES, PENANG K S Latham 4 — Birkdale SCRATCHED 2 212s6 Instant Attraction b (3) 59 100 14 1221s Tresse D’Or (2) 55 87 Ms R Murray 3 6s70s Flying Honour (10) 57 78 Paul Payne 5 7s Clix (5) 57 85 Paul Payne T Sherry (a2) EMERGENCIES: 4 76 Thundozer (4) 57 88 R Hutchings 6 90 Task Force h (6) 56.5 84 3 1s5 Darleb t (2) 58.5 96 A Gibbons 15 038s7 Art Of More w (5) 55 93 C Reith 5 8 Enigma (8) 56.5 89 A Gibbons Ms E Meredith (a4) 4 2s231 Favra (6) 58.5 94 J Penza 16 63s04 Achi Baba dw (9) 55 88 6 2 Zanzidance (5) 56 100 T Sherry (a2) 5 25s31 Estroverto tw (5) 56.5 90 D Mc Lellan 7 3s6 Inkjet h (11) 56 91 S Lisnyy 7 8s Ondine’s Rose h (3) 55.5 79 S Lisnyy 6 188s3 Power Of Attorney (10) 56.5 86 8 9832 Queen Snip h (3) 56 100 Ms L Day (a2) 8 Good Luck Wyong @ Prov. C’ship 8 74427 At The Helm (6) 55 95 M Bell K S Latham 7.15 9 795s5 Fused Magic (7) 55 86 D Mc Lellan 9 s8329 Buckin’ Rippa h (2) 55 96 D Mc Lellan 7 s3150 Carte Blanche (9) 55.5 89 C Reith $35,000, Class 1, 1000m 10 25430 Schengen h (2) 55 82 Ms S Metcalfe (a3) 10 0 Que Sera (9) 55 80 M Bell 8 s2518 Rocquette (1) 55 87 M Bell 11 0709 Sabeaux h (7) 55 86 Ms J Duggan (a) 9 6s575 Cerca Trova (7) 55 86 S Lisnyy 1 3s4s1 Rifles ch (10) 59 100 K S Latham 3 VRA Volunteers Thank You 4.10 12 s8686 Scarab h (4) 55 90 Ms R Murray 10 20344 Red Light Dancer (8) 55 84 2 641s Axe t (7) 58.5 96 Ms S Clenton (a) $35,000, Maiden SW, 1350m 5 Coca-Cola Handicap 5.25 Ms L Day (a2) 3 518s Niewand dw (2) 58.5 96 C Reith 4 2431s Bollywood t (3) 56.5 100 J Penza 1 0s5 Bob’s Your Uncle (6) 58.5 95 $35,000, Class 1, 1600m 7 Wyong’s Race Day 16/4 6.40 Ms S Clenton (a) 5 0169s Chiselhurst (1) 56.5 91 Ms D Panya 1 RFS Volunteers Thank You 2.55 2 s8329 Buckin’ Rippa h (3) 58.5 87 1 24s68 Starla n (10) 59 95 L Magorrian $35,000, Benchmark 70, 1350m 6 4s921 Penang (11) 56.5 97 L Magorrian 3 7s42 Duty b (2) 58.5 100 J Penza 2 5s421 Kirwan’s Lane dw (8) 58 100 1 367s9 Chalmers w (10) 60 91 Ms S Clenton (a) 7 12 Emilette d (9) 55.5 99 T Sherry (a2) $35,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 2100m 4 0s Gunaluva (1) 58.5 98 A Gibbons T Sherry (a2) 2 1460s The Cartoonist tw (15) 58.5 88 J Penza 8 4169s In The Zone (8) 55.5 92 A Morgan 1 47056 Wildcard (4) 59 76 Paul Payne 5 27 Mr Resilient (10) 58.5 89 K S Latham 3 17s57 Rockarosa d (7) 58 90 J Penza 3 41222 Absolute Trust b (8) 58 94 M Bell 9 07s03 Crimson Ticket d (5) 55 93 Ms L Day (a2) 2 9524 Scorching Zorro (2) 57.5 95 M Bell 6 5s Qinghai Lake (7) 58.5 94 M Bell 4 0s623 Dummy Run d (5) 57.5 89 S Lisnyy 4 1116s Ashton Blair (12) 58 91 K S Latham 10 s3927 For Love d (6) 55 94 A Gibbons 3 s9963 Whiskey Jack (5) 57.5 92 K S Latham 7 Sun Moon Sky (8) 58.5 90 T Sherry (a2) 5 99s66 Iskander w (9) 57 92 C Reith 5 124s0 Test Of War tw (16) 58 90 T Sherry (a2) 11 46050 Blinkin Noodles (4) 55 90 4 92876 Cross Eyed Mary (6) 57 89 Ms R Murray 8 422s7 Natanya (4) 57 88 C Reith 6 2s213 Lady Legend c (3) 57 92 6 149s0 Temprado tw (3) 57.5 89 D Mc Lellan Ms J Duggan (a)

Queensland races at Gold Coast Thursday Jetbet 14 TAB doubles 1-2, 5-6, 9-10 Trebles 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Quaddie 3-4-5-6, 7-8-9-10 Selections 2 80549 Mulholland Man (6) 58.5 92 N Keal (a3) 6 50908 Meteorologist tdwh (1) 55 82 A Chau 7 Aquis Handicap 5.10 9 Aquis Plate 6.20 Race 1: PACQUOLA, HOSTWIN SUNLIGHT, SNIT BALL 3 0854 Recall Events h (3) 58.5 91 M Shimodaira (a3) 5 Aquis Plate 3.55 $35,000, Benchmark 72, 1800m $50,000, Class 6 SW, 1200m Race 2: ENCHANTINGLY, GO DARCY, SHIMMER LAKE 4 5753 Go Darcy h (2) 57.5 96 A Chau 1 2114s Fighting Heart dwb (12) 62 86 C Taylor 1 85480 Firsthand dwn (2) 60 92 G Colless Race 3: LOVING MISS, DOCTOR JACK, VINCIT $27,500, Maiden SW, 1400m 5 5068 Platinum Deal (5) 57.5 91 R Maloney 2 09416 Romakash twn (2) 62 95 2 20106 Americana Magic d (1) 58.5 100 J Taylor Race 4: RAQEEQ, MONGOLIAN WOLF, LE JUGE 6 76405 Just Wishing (1) 56.5 96 M Cahill 1 06577 Greyt Intentions (2) 58.5 84 M Shimodaira (a3) 3 112s5 Ashman (12) 58.5 92 M Cahill Race 5: FLAG RAISER, MAN OF SINN, PILOTE 7 s8s73 Rosie Rose h (10) 56.5 90 Ms R Palmer Ms R Palmer 3 6s541 La Pulga ch (6) 61 96 4 5s9s7 Manias dw (5) 58.5 91 L R Dittman Race 6: CALZINI, SUKWHINDER, PAPA JO 8 2s722 Enchantingly bh (8) 55.5 99 2 — Lazaro SCRATCHED J Guthmann-Chester 5 72234 Qiji Phoenix dwb (13) 58.5 94 Race 7: LA PULGA, JUNCTION, CHILLY CHA CHA M Mc Gillivray 3 4s360 Redoubtable h (10) 58.5 86 A Chau 4 3s8s0 Smokey Diamond w (5) 60 100 L R Dittman Race 8: BARODA, MAOZI, FISTICUFFS 9 020 Influencer h (9) 55.5 93 G Colless 4 0s58 Youpe (14) 58.5 82 N Keal (a3) 6 111s2 Love You Lucy tn (10) 58 92 N Keal (a3) 5 32131 Junction t (11) 58.5 100 M Mc Gillivray Race 9: THE PINES, LOVE YOU LUCY, QIJI PHOENIX 10 83 Shimmer Lake h (7) 55.5 100 5 8 Empire Day (3) 57.5 86 N Keal (a3) 7 2s382 Ditmas twh (3) 57 95 M Mc Gillivray 6 s8230 Solspeil tch (10) 57.5 97 L R Dittman Race 10: MR BELLAGIO, TARDIS, RED STINA N Fazackerley (a3) 6 2s623 Flag Raiser h (7) 57.5 96 M Cahill 8 31451 Mountbatten tdw (6) 57 89 7 543s3 Kohiko (11) 57.5 91 K Yoshida 7 0s864 Chilly Cha Cha wbh (9) 57 93 A Mallyon Ms A Patis (a3) 3 Aquis Handicap 2.40 8 2 Man Of Sinn h (12) 57.5 100 G Colless 8 97061 Rosendahl Red c (13) 57 93 J Taylor 9 21655 Clockwise cdwn (14) 56.5 93 9 2527s Pilote h (5) 57.5 97 R Maloney 9 49496 Miss Shanti dh (1) 55.5 94 G Colless 10 20295 Precipitate cdw (11) 56.5 84 J Oliver $65,000, 2yo, 1300m 10 7s092 Rocbolt tcdwn (8) 55 96 Matthew Palmer 10 98s Thrum h (6) 57.5 85 M Mc Gillivray 11 27s33 Tardis cdwhn (7) 56.5 96 R Maloney 11 s0007 Sir Husson cw (4) 55 90 M Cahill 1 41 Vincit n (6) 59 94 N Keal (a3) 11 99 Veena (8) 56.5 79 J Hodge 12 1114s The Pines dwbhn (8) 56.5 93 A Mallyon 2 2 Doctor Jack h (8) 58 99 Ms R Palmer EMERGENCIES: 12 54377 Ventures Sight (1) 56.5 81 J Taylor 13 30s32 Fuji Flyer th (4) 55.5 94 A Chau 3 Niab h (4) 57.5 83 R Plumb 12 06768 Husson’s Pride wh (3) 55 97 13 87s4 Compliance (13) 55.5 92 A Mallyon 14 53381 Thine Is The Power w (9) 53.5 95 4 Redenzo Bullet h (5) 57.5 86 L R Dittman 13 47s96 Mogul th (7) 55 86 Ms C Frater 14 5323s Miss Gem bh (4) 55.5 89 N Tomizawa 5 5s22 Loving Miss bh (7) 55.5 100 8 TAB Handicap 5.45 10 TAB Handicap 6.55 M Mc Gillivray 6 TAB Handicap 4.35 $65,000, Benchmark 85, 1400m 1 Aquis Plate 1.30 6 McPherson’s Image h (3) 55.5 84 $65,000, 3yo, 1200m $27,500, Maiden SW, 1800m N Tomizawa $35,000, Benchmark 78, 900m 1 1626s Scout tch (5) 60 97 M Cahill 1 7133s Fighting Teo tdw (2) 63.5 90 N Keal (a3) 7 Redenzo Gal h (1) 55.5 84 1 s2109 Ice Frost t (7) 61 93 N Fazackerley (a3) 2 113s1 Fisticuffs dh (2) 59.5 100 M Mc Gillivray 2 74146 Prioritise tw (10) 62 99 Ms A Patis (a3) 1 8s974 Lazaro (3) 58.5 85 R Plumb 3 19188 Akage cdwh (8) 58 97 Matthew Palmer Matthew Palmer 2 4190s Colpo Di Tamburo n (6) 59 93 N Keal (a3) 3 142s0 Xanthus dn (9) 59 78 L R Dittman 2 55524 Our Red Jet (7) 58.5 83 W O’Connell 4 17050 Bel Burgess dw (3) 58 93 L R Dittman 3 77643 Royal George (5) 58.5 85 N Keal (a3) 8 5 In Order h (9) 55 82 S Galloway 3 31s11 Papa Jo dn (13) 59 97 A Mallyon 4 s3111 Baroda h (6) 57.5 92 R Maloney 9 82188 Jabalic n (2) 55 88 Ms S Bogenhuber 5 s3333 Rapido Gris tdn (11) 56 92 N Keal (a3) 5 46134 Desmon’s Pride tcwh (6) 57.5 95 4 43332 Hostwin Sunlight bh (9) 57.5 97 M Cahill 4 4420s Lifesaver (4) 58 90 M Cahill M Cahill 5 0s8 Gwenllian (8) 56.5 80 L R Dittman 5 s32s0 Powerful Saga tcwh (2) 58 88 R Maloney 6 6s744 Maozi dw (7) 55.5 93 J Guthmann-Chester 4 TAB Handicap 3.15 7 344s1 Secondofmay tw (3) 55 89 J Hodge 6 73502 Shauquin cdwh (4) 57.5 96 Ms R Palmer 6 0s65 Leicable (1) 56.5 86 N Tomizawa 6 12217 Devil’s Temptation wn (11) 55.5 95 7 s0120 Bogey Man wn (11) 57 99 J Oliver $50,000, Benchmark 90, 2200m 8 1 Befana whn (14) 55 90 A Mallyon 7 9s84 Cecile bh (10) 55.5 92 G Colless S Galloway 8 865s3 Rosie Posie tdw (7) 56.5 94 J Taylor 8 s2848 Gamma (4) 55.5 88 M Mc Gillivray 9 84634 Sidekiss th (12) 55 88 Matthew Palmer 1 04204 Le Juge wh (4) 62 92 M Cahill 7 03s41 Patches cwn (8) 55.5 100 M Mc Gillivray 9 25022 Mr Bellagio dwn (12) 56 99 9 84 Pacquola h (6) 55.5 100 A Mallyon 10 5s822 The Dark th (8) 55 88 A Chau 2 s5525 Mawaany Machine wh (2) 60 100 8 2464s Sharpamal twbh (10) 55.5 86 M Mc Gillivray 10 7s902 Snit Ball h (2) 55.5 90 S Galloway 11 54145 Hallside Hot Stuff dwn (13) 55 87 A Mallyon 9 1219s Sukwhinder twh (12) 55 92 A Chau J Taylor 10 27s33 Tardis tdwhn (13) 55.5 99 R Maloney 2 TAB Plate 2.05 3 37178 Mongolian Wolf wh (5) 58 97 R Maloney 10 760s4 Calzini tcb (3) 55 92 Ms A Patis (a3) 12 961s1 Inching Closer d (1) 55 86 Ms R Palmer 11 3s805 Time To Play tcdh (1) 55 96 4 51123 Raqeeq dhn (6) 57 97 M Mc Gillivray 11 7601s Big Arjay tcwh (1) 55 88 Matthew Palmer 13 13552 Montez th (4) 55 86 J Guthmann-Chester $27,500, Maiden SW, 1800m 5 58386 Dream Builder h (3) 55 91 12 434s7 Mini Meld ch (9) 55 85 S Galloway 14 766s3 Sister Kathleen (10) 55 82 12 20s62 Red Stina (5) 55 100 A Mallyon 1 700s8 Commentator h (4) 58.5 95 W O’Connell J Guthmann-Chester 13 86047 Will’s Bid twh (5) 55 96 Ms L G Cheshire Ms B Ainsworth 13 73841 Parko tcwh (9) 55 100 A Chau

Victorian races at Pakenham Thursday night Jetbet 19 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 13 76s09 Lord Jaysea (7) 58 86 A Lynch 5 If You Leave (8) 57 82 Ms B Grylls 3 130s0 Deep Force wb (5) 59.5 94 Ms J Kah 7 Stables Plus Handicap 10.30 Race 1: DOES IT, REDWOOD RISING, DARCY EKCELS 14 Shartom (6) 58.5 85 6 8s2s3 Our Guardian Angel (4) 57 99 E Brown 4 31 Chief Altony tn (7) 59 94 A Lynch 7 9s Recuse (3) 57 85 J McNeil 5 s4418 Teebird d (11) 59 92 J Winks $31,500, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 64, 1200m Race 2: LAYBUY, ZAKURAK, DESIGNER CHEF 2 Lifestyle Kaduna Park 8.00 8 7 Royelle (5) 57 88 N Callow 6 214s8 Yulong Stride dw (2) 59 96 D Stackhouse 1 5860s Supre w (5) 63.5 90 W Price (a1.5) Race 3: OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL, STRATESSA, TRIPLE RED $31,500, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m 9 2s25 Stratessa (6) 57 100 D Thornton 7 33025 Gone Rogue db (12) 58.5 92 N Callow 2 7s5s1 Zimowy tdn (1) 60.5 95 J McNeil Race 4: SAMURAI MOON, BAYVISTA, STRONG PRIDE 10 90 Tornado Flame (2) 57 85 B Higgins 8 106s3 El Guerrouj (15) 58 91 R Bayliss 3 057s5 Daughter In Law (2) 60 96 D Thornton Race 5: CHIEF ALTONY, BEYOND MARS, DEEP FORCE 1 2 Designer Chef (13) 58.5 100 A Lynch 11 8s744 Triple Red (7) 57 95 C Symons 9 45170 Cirrina cwn (10) 56.5 95 J Winks 4 63342 Rapidora d (7) 60 100 M Dee Race 6: TALENTED, LEALE, NECESSARY 2 A Waler (1) 58 93 B Higgins 12 25479 Zakalicious (10) 57 88 B Mertens 10 08s1 One Little Kiss d (1) 56.5 87 B Higgins 5 91296 Ellehcim dw (4) 59.5 98 W Gordon 3 36s Blue Ocean (4) 58 99 B Thompson Race 7: DAUGHTER IN LAW, RAPIDORA, SALOME 11 8621s Tumanako tw (13) 56.5 88 6 3122s Maximak w (12) 59.5 92 D Stackhouse 4 8s439 Dee Jay Cee (16) 58 92 C Symons 4 Shanks Electrical Plate 9.00 T Stockdale (a) 7 40422 Angel Lass (9) 59 94 H Grace (a1.5) Race 8: RUSSIAN CAMELOT, SAINT PETER, ATAME 5 3587 Elegant Lad (9) 58 94 B Mertens $31,500, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1400m 12 78710 Deyama (6) 56 94 D Thornton 8 22230 Salome (6) 59 99 Ms J Kah 6 2545s Johnnyel (6) 58 98 R Bayliss EMERGENCIES: 9 0611s Gypsy Danger dw (8) 58.5 95 7 24s50 Kiptanui (7) 58 97 D Oliver 1 58s26 Royal Monsoon (10) 58.5 86 E Brown 13 31s08 Dixie Built (3) 57 85 B Thompson Ms C Hefel (a2) 8 34s Laybuy (10) 58 97 J McNeil 2 233 Bayvista (4) 58 100 J Winks 14 24318 Sebring Star d (14) 56 83 10 15426 Leggero d (3) 58 91 N Callow 1 Racing.com Plate 7.30 9 20s5 Pride Of Pyingerra (8) 58 93 M Dee 3 Chippewa Square (11) 58 83 C Williams 15 126 Ocular (9) 60.5 100 J McNeil 11 51s5 Our August Rose (11) 58 88 Z Spain $31,500, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1600m 10 8s4 Telekinesis (3) 58 95 D Thornton 4 4270s Ears The Barman (7) 58 89 B Thompson 12 7s333 Princess Kayo db (10) 57 95 11 48s23 Zakurak (2) 58 100 W Price (a1.5) 5 0 Fortune Beau (13) 58 72 6 Happy Easter Spendthrift Aust. 10.00 1 2527s Darcy Ekcels (14) 58.5 87 D Oliver C Rawiller (a2) 12 7445s Dama Rapida (12) 56 99 Ms C Hefel (a2) 6 5s456 Prince Heartford (3) 58 85 D Stackhouse $31,500, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 70, 1400m 2 5226s Spilia (2) 58.5 90 R Bayliss EMERGENCIES: 7 63s Royal Admiral (5) 58 91 J McNeil 8 Sportsbet - Still Racing 11.00 3 9324s Streusel (11) 58.5 81 Ms K Walters 1 13225 Necessary dwn (5) 61 91 M Dee 13 376s5 Stephen’s Green (11) 58.5 84 8 Samurai Moon (9) 58 83 R Bayliss $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1600m 4 s0344 Strident (5) 58.5 93 D Stackhouse H Grace (a1.5) 9 5 The View (8) 58 93 N Callow 2 76162 Duchess Grace dw (8) 58.5 91 5 3 Does It (3) 58 100 J McNeil 14 96548 Don’t Test Me (15) 58.5 91 J Robertson 10 0s367 Polanaise (6) 56.5 86 M Carson W Price (a1.5) 1 00163 Hunamosa cdwn (1) 63.5 85 6 8s86 Frankie Fiorente (8) 58 88 L German (a) 15 5 Puerto Marina (5) 58 89 N Callow 11 95235 Reset All b (12) 56.5 87 B Park 3 s3810 Miss Ladybird (6) 58.5 96 J McNeil Ms C Hefel (a2) 7 7 Not For Izzy (4) 58 87 E Brown 16 0s9 Jules’ Hope (14) 56 87 B Park 12 477s3 Strong Pride (2) 56 95 B Allen 4 23164 Ocean Heart d (10) 58.5 95 Ms J Kah 2 12s4 Russian Camelot b (3) 61.5 100 D Oliver 8 63 Redwood Rising (10) 58 97 EMERGENCY: 5 91638 Fudged cdwn (11) 58 90 D Stackhouse 3 33191 Saint Peter cdn (6) 61.5 92 W Price (a1.5) T Stockdale (a) 3 Ontoit Plate 8.30 13 68766 Kapher Darri (1) 56.5 82 Ms K Walters 6 49301 Journeygirl cdwn (7) 58 91 B Park 4 117s7 Yulong August (5) 61.5 83 B Mertens 9 Sense Of Expense (12) 58 85 7 606s1 Talented (3) 58 100 B Mertens 5 76s10 Reckoning (7) 60.5 96 N Callow 10 06 Let The Ark Stay (13) 56.5 81 $31,500, 3yo Fillies Maiden SW, 1400m 5 Stabil Lime Handicap 9.30 8 15946 Bobby Rocks (9) 57 90 B Thompson 6 53090 Keep Up dw (8) 60 82 A Lynch W Price (a1.5) 1 0s650 Alt Eff Four (1) 57 84 Ms J Kah 9 12352 Hamslette dn (2) 57 94 C Williams 7 15477 The Regiment n (4) 59.5 84 11 00s6 Time To Dazzle (9) 56 91 M Dee 2 659s Bowness (12) 57 84 D Oliver $31,500, 3yo & up Class 1, 1400m 10 11329 Leale w (12) 57 93 E Brown D Stackhouse 12 95 Zou Zou For You (1) 56 92 Ms J Kah 3 Cordilla (9) 57 85 R Bayliss 1 5160s Vela dw (8) 62 83 C Douglas 11 10535 Pearl De Vere dwn (4) 57 89 J Duffy 8 0s432 Atame d (2) 56.5 86 R Bayliss EMERGENCIES: 4 6038s Green Delight (11) 57 84 M Dee 2 1 Beyond Mars d (4) 60 92 M Dee 12 38552 Ultra Smart (1) 56.5 91 9 9s977 Behave w (9) 56 78 B Thompson

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 16 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Brain training - keeping your mind active SIMON SHUKER’S CODE-CRACKER WORDFIT Each number in the grid represents a diferent letter of the alphabet. Can you find all the words into the grid? Enter the letter or letters given in the control grid into the main grid, We’ve given one to get you star ted. then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, ill in other squares with 3 LETTERS PET ENDS the same number in the main grid and control grid. ADD RAY EVEN Check letters of the A to Z list at the bottom as you identify them. AGE RED GETS ALE SKI GREG ALL SOD GRUB I AND SOS GYMS ASP SOT HOLD C ASS TEN INCA O ATE TIE IOTA N AWE TOY KEEN BAA URN MANE S BEE YES MANY CAR OUST CAT 4 LETTERS OVER DEW ABET PERU EGO ACNE REAP EKE ANON REED END ANTE ROAR ERA ANTS ROLE EVE ASIA ROUT FOE ASKS SCAT WREN ICONS CHARGE RENEWAL FUR AVER SMUT YELL MATES MEDALS TRISECT GIN AWES STEP 5 LETTERS POKEY RECALL LOW CASK TAUT ANNOY RENDS SECOND 9 LETTERS MUD COAT THAI AWARE SPASM SKIING INTERVENE OAK CULL TOLD BLESS SWOOP WHILST SECATEURS OAR DUNG ULNA ERASE 6 LETTERS 7 LETTERS ONE EATS URNS ERICA AVENGE BOOTLEG ORE ELSE VETO GROAT AVOWED ENCASED ANACROSSANACROSS DOUBLE CROSS No.006 Solve theReveal anagrams, a completed then itcrossword the by deleting one of the two letters in each square words into the crossword grid. STINTM MEA V K U E R T & G & LYRICAL 9=6 P O C E M A N K & D & GELATNE 9 EQUALS 6 9 EQUALS 6 E & A & & W & O & Y & How good is your memory? MATT PETA & I & & A & R & R & Name the song and the singer or band BMO VOLER PEN V L E & R M I B S D 60s JE FLIP OREK U D S & A O B D E T Why she had to go/I don’t know, she wouldn’t CARGOA IN& U & & N & A & & R say LH F & E & & Y & N & & I

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida IN CYPRUS: The supermoon IN GERMANY: The waxing — Stargazers were treated to rises behind an illuminated cross moon can be seen next to one of the biggest and brightest from a Christian Orthodox church a pair of pink neon angels, moons across the planet on in Nicosia. AP pictures modelled on the little Tuesday night, providing many angels on Raphael’s Sistine with a much-needed distraction Madonna, on the Dresden as the world battles a global Zwinger. pandemic. Not only was the moon closer to the Earth than usual, it was also a full moon. Scientists call this cosmic combination a ‘supermoon’. However, supermoon is not an official astronomical term, but it is the name given when a full moon occurs at the same time as it is at perigee. The moon was 357,042km away at its fullest, making it appear larger and more brilliant in the sky. Scientists said that the moon was 95 percent illuminated. Nasa encouraged stargazers to look skyward, whether it was outside or through a living room window. But scientist Noah Petro of Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland said the important thing was to stay safe while moon-gazing during the pandemic. Petro reminded people not to break their bubble when looking skyward, especially if doing so outside. Kiwis did not have the chance to see the moon at its closest last night. Over New Zealand, that will take place at 2.35pm NZT this afternoon. However, Kiwis still had the opportunity to enjoy a bigger and brighter moon than IN ENGLAND: The pink supermoon is seen over Belvoir castle in usual last night. — AP, agencies IN MYANMAR: A view of the pink supermoon in Naypyitaw. Leicestershire.

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How many words of three or more letters can you make from these blocks? You may use each DOWN letter only once. Plurals are OK but no words 2. The direction opposite south (5) starting with a capital letter are allowed. There is 3. A solid food made from milk (6) at least one word that uses all ive letters. 4. Red and yellow mixed makes _____ Good 10 Very Good 12 Excellent 14+ (6) Solution 105: get, gets, GUEST, gust, gut, guts, 6. The largest animal in the sea (5) set, sue, tug, tugs, use, ute, utes.

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SUDOKU MAZE BORED, GERMS. 1. Picnic, 5. Rower, 7. Ashes, 8. Eleven. Ashes, 8. Eleven. 7. Picnic, 5. Rower, 1. 2. North, 3. Cheese, 4. Orange, 6. Whale. BUILD A WORD ale, bad, bald, Able, BALED, bead, bale, BLADE, bled, bed, dab, deal, lab, lad, lead, led.

06 MAGIC SQUARE Across: Across: Down: 7X7 SNAKES & LADDERS uNFOLD, DEFOGS, EFFORT, OXFORD, REFORM, BEFORE. 18 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 AgriHQ MARKET REPORT Week beginning April 6

LAMB exporters are not chasing sales as they remain wary of the pressures Suspension of the restaurant trade the lockdown is placing on TRIAL RESULTS: A trial and low confidence for the upcoming production. Instead, they are focused conducted by Respond barbecue season in Europe and on filling the existing Chinese orders. International, the Gisborne North America has seen orders for Those that are taking new orders company developing soil French racks and short loins come are doing their best to avoid the US rehabilitation procedures to a halt. The US French rack price market as the Covid-19 outbreak using living fungi and bacteria, is hard to gauge due to lack of bids threatens to disrupt ports and produced a whopping but is likely to have dropped back to beef distribution lines. Containers 37 percent increase in US$9.50/kg. are taking an extra couple of days processable tomatoes, and NZ exporters are diverting some to exit US terminals as Covid-19 founder Dugald Hamilton is of these cuts to other buyers for containment measures mean that thrilled with the result. The further processing for the retail meat inspections and cold stores trials were for Judco growing sector. This may place pressure on are understaffed. Fortunately, the tomatoes for Cedenco. “This slaughter prices, if sales of lower Chinese markets are making new trial was on the back of last value cuts are not able to offset the 90CL beef orders, although demand year when we had a very loss of these high-value markets. has yet to recover to pre-lockdown good result with a smaller trial Flaps and forequarters are shifting enthusiasm levels. block, and this year we did well to Chinese buyers. Bone-in one hectare in the middle of a items which are predominantly GRAIN large paddock of tomatoes,” bought for Chinese restaurant meals Mr Hamilton said. “Using are still slow to move. Chinese Palm kernel prices have lifted living fungi and bacteria, our restaurants are reopening with substantially, with spot prices aim was to be able to reduce restrictions on table spacing and the coming close to $400/t. The NZX the amounts of chemical number of patrons. The main issue average NZ spot price for palm fertilisers used in the growing for the Chinese restaurant trade will kernel is $376/t. This has been a process, with fert use down be the willingness of customers to combination of short-term factors. 84 percent”. He said the dine out. There was a rush by farmers trying results cut both ways — “A to get stocked up — presumably big reduction in costs for all BEEF in case feed was not allowed to be growers and a big increase sold during the lockdown period. in soil life, environmental US market demand for imported On the supply side, prices went up and water quality.” 95CL bull meat remains firm for substantially in South East Asia. Picture supplied now, given the discount imported Palm kernel processing was shut meat continues to trade to domestic. down for few days when Malaysia Prices last week held relatively went into lockdown but is now steady at US$2.26/lb. However, with operating again after having been the bull kill season taking a seasonal deemed an essential service. Market breather, NZ exporters are reluctant activity is largely on the spot market to make any sales that they may not now. Processors are nervous about be able to fill. selling forward too far, as they don’t There is a good supply of cull want to take on too much risk as to cows coming forward as dairy where the market could be in three farmers dry off early. Again, months’ time. GOAT BUYER Meat processing protocol BEEF and Lamb New Zealand and the Meat Covid-19 has now been released by the MIA delays in getting their livestock processed. Industry Association (MIA) have put out an after consultation with the Ministry for Primary Dairy, sheep and beef farmers have already advisory on the processing protocols and feed Industries (MPI). To keep employees safe, the dealt with earlier delays brought about by the implications for farmers under the Covid-19 sector has introduced new ways of working at Covid-19-related market disruption, combined lockdown. plants across the country. with the widespread drought that has brought The information relates to the new protocol that The comprehensive schedule of requirements large numbers of stock forward for processing processing companies have to follow in order to includes physical distancing, personal hygiene, earlier than would normally be the case. operate during the Covid-19 lockdown, that will transport to and from work, further increased The reduction in processing capacity is going impact on the processing capacity. cleaning/disinfection of processing areas and the to exacerbate this situation further. There are also The update explained the background to the use of Personal Protective Equipment. potential feed issues developing in the South BUYING ALL GOATS situation and gave advice for farmers on what There has been close consultation between Island with low winter cropping yields following they can do to manage the potential impact given processing and exporting companies, their people the recent flooding. ALL YEAR ROUND feed shortages across the country. and the Meat Workers Union in the development B+LNZ and MIA advise those farmers likely Prompt pickup & payment The new Covid-19 meat processing protocol of the protocol. to be effected to act now and have produced a Experienced musterers can be arranged involving a strict set of rules and requirements The new operating procedures will have checklist for farmers to consider. to ensure the processing and export sector’s significant implications for farmers through an The checklist and other key feed resources can Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 continuing operations do not compromise unavoidable reduction in processing capacity be found at https://beeflambnz.com/news-views/ [email protected] 26052-01 people’s safety or contribute to the spread of across the industry, and farmers are likely to face covid-19-feed-management-check-list-farmers

We are taking appropriate separation and hygiene measures and have implemented Supporting our strict sanitising and disinfecting of any farm gear being serviced. While our workshop and parts departments are working to ensure the continuation food producers of your business, please be reminded our premises are closed to all visitors. We are available to support your key farming objectives while providing the best possible protection for everybody. Contact us on 06 868 8908 or 027 285 6961 to talk to the Dealer Principal, Brett Ingram. Power Farming Gisborne

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PG 3.25 Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. 3.50 Deadliest Catch PG North Island. 5pm Judge Jerry 5.30 Mysteries At The 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 4.57 Second Act 4.45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5pm The Chase 3 0 5.30 Hoarders 3 Museum 5.30 Hardcore Pawn PG MLSC 2018 Comedy. 5.40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 AO Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; Adults only; 8Apr20 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 SPORT 21 Snowsports helping healthcare workers by Pat Graham, AP than a Covid cough to the face” at a time instead using the polyester mesh fabric to when there’s a shortage of personal make masks and gowns for hospitals in OLYMPIC snowboard champion Anna protective equipment. Pennsylvania and nearby states. Gasser cleaned out her closet in Austria A counter on the website tracks the — NASCAR began using the 3D over the weekend and found nine pairs of number of goggles the programme has printers at its North Carolina research goggles. received. In addition, there’s a chart for centre to make face masks. They’re all being cleaned, packed how many goggles a particular place “In times like this we should help and donated, including a pair she’s needs. For instance, 438 pairs throughout each other and support each other,” said pretty certain she wore at the 2018 California, 288 in Missouri, 48 in Florida Gasser, who took home gold when Big Air Pyeongchang Games. and 167 in Puerto Rico. made its Olympic debut in Pyeongchang. Destination: healthcare workers. “The snow-sports community is “These goggles were just in my closet. Olympic athletes, recreational attacking this with such intensity,” said Jon It’s better they help someone else.” skiers and snowboarders, resorts and Schaefer, the founder of the programme. Anon Goggles global business director businesses are contributing an assortment “We all know healthcare workers Mark Wakeling and a group of employees of ski goggles with one clear vision: to and you’re like, ‘Oh, man, I want to do recently swapped out the mirrored lenses help those in the medical community who something’.” for clear ones on goggles before shipping. are in need of eye protection as they treat The goggles collection was set in That way, the patients could better see patients with Covid-19. motion by Dr Michael Halperin of New York GOGGLE LOVE: Anna Gasser, of Austria, smiles after her run their healthcare providers. It’s part of a programme called City. He sent an email to friends in the ski during the women’s slopestyle final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in “We want to make it as easy as we can Goggles for Docs, a grassroots effort community seeking 300 pairs each for pyeongchang, South Korea. Gasser cleaned out her closet over the for these front-line people,” Wakeling said. that began in late March and has already three emergency departments. They were weekend and found nine pairs of snow goggles. They’re all being Another goggles manufacturer, Scott donated more than 18,000 goggles. dealing with the coronavirus, which causes shipped off for healthcare workers. AP picture Sports, has donated more than 3800 pairs. “People are really stepping up to the mild or moderate symptoms for most but Gross assembled a goggles care plate,” said Dr Ronald Gross, an acute can include fever, cough and sometimes He was eager to help. Same with the from there, he picked up plenty of support sheet for those using them. One thing he care surgeon at St Francis Hospital in pneumonia requiring hospitalisation. community. They gathered quite a few. through donations sparked by social media. heavily emphasised — no need to discard Connecticut. His email was forwarded to Schaefer, “Basically, I was like, ‘I should do him a More examples of industries lending a the goggles after each use. “People care about each other. That’s the general manager of the Catamount favour, and try to prevent him from getting hand to the medical community: “They’re durable,” Gross said. the uplifting part.” (New York) and Berkshire East about 10,000 goggles shipped to his back — Bauer, the company that normally “Use them more than once. Use them Both new and used goggles are (Massachusetts) ski areas. porch’,” Schaefer said. makes hockey equipment, began making for the entire duration.” welcome (medical personnel can disinfect It hit home. Schaefer’s ski resorts were So he organised a spreadsheet. From thousands of face shields. The goggles can work for all kinds and use them over again). Lenses that among the first to close in the US to help there, he received help from Inntopia, a — Fanatics, the company that makes of health workers, too, from the are tinted, clear or dark all work. Because contain the spread of the virus. His wife destination analytics platform that helps uniforms for Major League Baseball, has anaesthesiologist to the operating room as the website states, anything is “better also is in the healthcare field. keep up-to-date tabs on distribution. And suspended production on jerseys and is surgeon to the floor nurse. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, April 9, 2020

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Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Leave egos at the door says Sam Burgess RUGBY LEAGUE by Laine Clark, Matt in the first two games of the season. Encarnacion and Pamela Whaley, AAP Manly won one game, and captain Daly Cherry-Evans insists the points need to SYDNEY — South Sydney legend Sam count given what they represent to some Burgess has called on NRL clubs to drop players. their egos and give up points earned in “For the record books, they’re matches the first two rounds as the game pushes that have been played so we’ve got to towards a new competition for 2020. respect that,” he said. Headed by Wayne Pearce, the NRL’s “People made their debuts, they were innovations committee was set to special games for some people and special consider scrapping the first two rounds results for some clubs. You just can’t and adopting a new conference format forget about those whether we like it or when they next meet tomorrow. not. I hope common sense prevails here.” Facing a backlash from angry While V’landys has insisted that NRL clubs and fans yesterday, ARL scrapping points will not be considered by Commission chairman Peter V’landys the ARLC, the concept has split opinion stepped in to abort a plan to start the all over rugby league. 2020 competition from scratch when it Brisbane chief executive Paul White resumes. welcomed the news after facing the It forced Pearce to backtrack barely 24 prospect of having the Broncos’ perfect hours after pitching the idea. 2-0 start wiped away. However, Burgess has implored the “They are the kind of wins that you NRL to reconsider, saying if a new can build a season around, and I know competition were to start based on our whole club has been buoyed by those conferences, it would not make sense to results across the uncertain weeks in the keep points earned while playing for a wake of the season being suspended,” he different title. said on the Broncos website. “The egos have got to go,” Burgess said The committee is still set to discuss on Fox Sports. “If it’s the best thing for a two-conference system with teams the game to go to conference and brush isolated in two “bubbles”, in New South the points, then get on with it. Wales and Queensland, for a 14-week “If the best thing is to keep on with the regular season. season and stay as we are, then go for it. One conference would include eight But it’s got to be what’s best for the game. Sydney-based teams, while the remaining Everyone’s ego, mindset or agenda has sides would be quarantined in the got to go here. One game, one decision, sunshine state. FIRST AND LAST: The first of the Gisborne-east Coast bowls and just get on with it.” Each team would face each other champions to be crowned this season turned out to be the last . . . for some All but six clubs — Cronulla, St twice before a four-week finals series, considerable time anyway. George Illawarra, Roosters, Gold Coast, taking the entire season to 18 weeks, not Held in Wairoa on Saturday, March 14, the centre champion of champions triples Canterbury and Warriors — earned points including State of Origin. drew entries for senior and junior men’s and women’s competitions. Arriving a little late but better than never was this photo of the winning junior women’s team, from the poverty Bay Bowling club. They are pictured at the side of the road at the top of the hill overlooking Wairoa and are (from left) Kim IOC rewrites roadmap Walters (skip), Ngawai Turipa (director) and Trish Leach (lead). Gisborne Herald bowls correspondent Starweed reported in the following OLYMPICS by Eddie Pells, AP best athletes are at the Olympic Games” by taking Wednesday’s paper that four women’s teams — representing Gisborne, poverty into consideration performances in 2021. Bay, Wairoa and Te Karaka — competed in the junior ranks and played a round- ABOUT 6500 athletes who already have earned The IOC announcement confirmed reports last robin format. players with less than eight years of bowls experience were eligible their spots for the Tokyo Games are in for 2021 week that the sports had agreed to let athletes keep for the junior competition. under redrawn qualifying regulations published by the spots they already had earned. It clarified points Gisborne’s Kym Brown, Jenny evans and Karen pinn had two wins with a plus- International Olympic Committee. that included the need for boxing to relax a rule that five differential. However, poverty Bay’s Walters, Turipa and Leach also had two The IOC released its rewritten roadmap for sets the top age in the sport at 40. It also requires wins but with a plus-20 differential. qualifying for the Games, which were rescheduled sports such as gymnastics to decide whether to allow The poverty Bay team’s second-round game was a key factor in their eventual due to the coronavirus pandemic. They’ll be held from athletes who would’ve been too young to compete in success. playing Te Karaka, they were fast off the mark and never looked back, July 23 to August 8 next year. 2020 to try to be eligible for 2021. getting home 23-5. The new deadline for qualifying is June 29, 2021, The IOC also said athlete health was “the guiding Starweed reported that Leach was steady up front, Turipa was as consistent as and entry lists are due a week later. Individual principle in the scheduling of any remaining Olympic ever and Walters covered her team when required. international sports federations will still be in charge qualification events”. It urged sports not to confirm Other champions found that day were the senior women’s unbeaten Wairoa team of their qualifying procedures. rescheduling until the impacts of Covid-19 could be of Glenda Kapene, Donna Smith and Jo Sturmey, and the senior men’s Gisborne Many sports allow athletes to qualify by compiling assessed. team of Malcolm Trowell, Arthur Hawes and Dave Beattie, who pipped the Tolaga results over a series of events. The IOC urged the Along those lines, World Athletics announced it Bay team by three in the total number of ends won on the day (29-26) after they federations to find a balance “between protecting was shutting down all qualifying procedures through had finished equal on games won and points differential. Picture supplied those athletes who were close to qualifying based on November 30. Its new window for qualifying will run the previous 2020 deadlines and also ensuring the from December 1 to June 29, 2021. Former Wallaby’s blueprint for game RUGBY by Melissa Woods, AAP Kearns is the Donald Trump-type and deserting pay-TV, Alexander said great Aussie rugby content?” character the game needs to unite the depending on an external broadcast Alexander said he recognised that MELBOURNE, — Former Wallaby masses and ‘Make Rugby Great Again’. partner was like having “tea and scones grassroots rugby people were “fed prop Ben Alexander says it’s time to stop Or will he only further divide the in the first-class cabin of the Titanic” up” with money being spent on the the blame game and is offering some Australian Rugby public?” Alexander and backed Castle’s call to test the open professional game in Australia without creative solutions for the state of rugby wrote. market. yielding results in the form of trophies. in Australia. “But now is not the time for an election, The former Brumbies forward believes Pointing to the strong and wealthy The deep-thinking Alexander, who as Raelene Castle and the RA Board have RA should consider a streaming model English and French domestic retired from professional rugby in 2018 urgent work to do, and shouldn’t have to that cuts out the middle-man, similar competitions, he pondered whether with 72 test caps to his credit, penned his deal with this distraction.” to the NBA’s subscription-based League the large travel costs of Super Rugby thoughts on the game in the online forum He likened RA’s financial “over- Pass. provided value for money, in terms of Letter. reliance” on their broadcast deal “While I’m totally clueless as to the breeding successful Wallabies. Alexander says that with global sport with Foxtel to the western economy’s costs involved to set something like “Could we place a greater emphasis on at a standstill thanks to the coronavirus dependence on China for cheap this up, could Australian Rugby start a domestic competition, while introducing pandemic, now is not the time to manufacturing including face masks and its own streaming service, maintaining a new international competition, where sack embattled Rugby Australia chief pharmaceuticals. the bulk of the profits, and have rugby the travel costs are at a manageable executive Raelene Castle. With a growing number of customers fans from all around the world pay level, and games are played in ‘Aussie- “Maybe (favoured replacement Phil) consuming content by way of the internet a monthly subscription to get all the fan-friendly’ timezones?” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 8, 2020 SPORT 23 Gallen’s cunning recruitment plan RUGBY LEAGUE by Laine Clark, AAP “We worked really well together like that, me and Flanno, and we did get guys.” BRISBANE — After twice missing a chance to win Gallen’s two prized recruits were Wade Graham a title with Manly, Paul Gallen used New South Wales and Luke Lewis, both from Penrith. State of Origin camps to recruit players for Cronulla in a After getting into Graham’s ear in Blues camp, desperate bid to break his NRL premiership duck. Gallen still had to make a last-ditch pitch to stop him Gallen’s affection for the Sharks is unquestioned heading to North Queensland in 2011. as he remained a one-club man throughout his 348- “Wade Graham was going to go to the Cowboys game NRL career before retiring last year. and a phone call from me got him over the line,” But the former Cronulla skipper says there were Gallen said. times he rued his loyalty, not least when he knocked Lewis followed Graham to Cronulla two years later, back Sea Eagles deals in 2007 and again in 2010 much to Gallen’s initial surprise. — and on both occasions watched them win the “Lewie rang me one day and said, ‘Gal, I’m coming competition the following season. to play at Cronulla with ya’,” Gallen said. Gallen’s frustration prompted him to hatch a “I’m like, ‘Mate, you’re on a million dollars a year at cunning plan with Sharks coach Shane Flanagan. Penrith. You’re their best player. What’s going on?’ “Once that 2011 premiership was won by Manly, “He goes, ‘Nah, I’ve had enough. I’m leaving’. Sure I said to Flanno, ‘Mate, I’m not retiring until I win a enough, Flanno rings me two days later (and says), comp’,” Gallen told Wide World of Sports. “(So) I’d go ‘Mate, this is a chance of happening’, and we get into Origin camps and I’d talk to everyone. Luke Lewis.” “Whenever there was a player off contract (in NSW Gallen, Graham and Lewis went on to star in the camp), I’d ring Flanno (and say) ‘Flanno, you want 2016 premiership win that broke Cronulla’s 49-year me to ring him?’ title drought, with Lewis receiving the Clive Churchill “And he’d say, ‘Yeah, mate, let’s do it’. Medal.

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: paul Gallen of the Cronulla Sharks responds to fans during the first NRL elimination final against the Manly Sea eagles at Lottoland in Sydney last September. Manly won 28-16. It was Gallen’s last NRL game. AAP picture

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FOOTBALL by Rob Harris, AP competition to have the government pay be completed. But Knight, a member the stakeholders within the game the salaries of furloughed non-playing of the House of Commons in the ruling from players, fans, clubs, owners and ENGLISH football faced warnings staff. Conservative Party, said Masters was administrators need to step up and share today that losses caused by the “The furlough scheme announced “defending the indefensible” in justifying the pain to keep the game alive.” coronavirus pandemic could exceed £1 by government is meant for the whole Premier League clubs “resorting to Under the scheme implemented to help billion and clubs could go out of business. economy, including many enterprises taking money from the government businesses survive the national lockdown, The financial alarm was sounded which might be regarded as providing scheme”. staff can be put on furlough and receive by the heads of the English Football entertainment or otherwise dependent on The Football Association said 80 percent of their salaries from the Association and Premier League as well- elite talent,” Masters wrote. furloughing any of its staff was only a government, up to a maximum of £2500 paid players in the top flight resist calls “Not only is our industry facing losses contingency plan. It had already reduced pounds a month. to cut their salaries because they believe now, but to be realistic, we must also base salaries, including England manager Liverpool on Monday reversed a the move would only benefit wealthy our plans on full recovery being some Gareth Southgate taking a 30 percent decision to apply its furloughed non- owners. distance away. cut. playing staff for the scheme and FA chairman Greg Clarke urged the “Ultimately, the very heavy losses that “Football faces economic challenges apologised to fans after facing public country to unite to “keep the game alive”. we face will have to be dealt with or else beyond the wildest imagination of those backlash. In the lower leagues, third-tier clubs or other enterprises who depend who run it,” Clarke told the FA Council. Manchester United manager Ole promotion hopefuls Sunderland and on football for income will go out of “The pandemic will be followed by its Gunnar Solskjaer defended players who fourth-tier leaders Crewe announced they business.” economic consequences and all business had been criticised by the government for would place staff, including players, on The league was paused more than sectors will suffer. We face the danger not reducing their pay as clubs dealt with the government’s job retention scheme. three weeks ago with Liverpool leading of losing clubs and leagues as finances the lack of revenue with sport on hold: Premier League chief executive by 25 points with nine game games collapse. “It’s unfair to call on any individual or Richard Masters wrote to the head of remaining, and is indefinitely suspended. “Many communities could lose footballers as a group because I already the parliamentary sports committee Masters said the Premier League the clubs at their heart with little know players do a great amount of work Julian Knight to defend the decision by faced losses of at least £1 billion pounds chance of resurrection. In the face in the community, and players are doing some clubs in the world’s richest football ($NZ2.07 billion) if the season could not of this unprecedented adversity, all a lot to help in this situation.”

PAST GLORIES: The statue of the late england player Bobby Moore overlooks the scene outside Wembley Stadium in London. Moore led his country to victory in the 1966 World Cup final at the old Wembley stadium but england, the “home of football”, faces the prospect of clubs going under as Covid-19 sweeps away team sport, its fan base and the associated revenue that supports clubs. AP picture