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AND THEY CARRIED ON Auckland duo Peter Adams and Jason Hira not only walked away from this spectacular crash in qualifying at the New Zealand speedway sidecar championships at Eastland Group Raceway on Saturday, they kept racing. The pair collided with another bike soon after the start of a heat, their machine flying into the air and landing on them. They recovered, made the finals and were just a point away from a run-off for third place in the championship. The title was won by Dylan Moohan and Sean Mason from Auckland, with a Palmerston North team second and another Auckland duo third. Report in tomorrow’s Herald. Pictures by Liam Clayton GOOD TIMES ROLLED But Covid-19 set to crash Gisborne’s gold medal economy party by Andrew Ashton three consecutive quarters (to the end of growing before our eyes,” chamber “Specific issues will vary between December),” said Mr Tuffley. manager Lena Bevan said. “If the businesses from low to high risk but the THE economic impact of the “We hate to be the party pooper in this situation continues to escalate it is general feel is a conscious one to keep coronavirus outbreak has been situation but we fear the good times will clearly going to affect each and every one informed and up to date as much as highlighted in a new report warning the not extend into 2020. of us to varying degrees. possible. good times are over as the Government “In particular, the forestry sector “We can be reassured the Covid-19 “Worst-case scenarios are being today thrashes out details of a bail-out has been hard hit by the disruptions situation is being monitored daily by explored and planned with the proviso to package for Gisborne. caused by the coronavirus, with Gisborne those at the helm to best understand avoid panic stations.” ASB Bank’s latest Regional Economic sharing some of this burden. the likely impacts upon us globally, as a Ms Bevan urged businesses to not only Scoreboard Report says Gisborne was the “The meat sector has been affected, nation and on the ground by region.” keep checking with staff and family, but nation’s fastest growing economy for the too, which perhaps leaves the region’s However, businesses should also also the wider community to gauge where last three consecutive quarters of 2019 horticulture sector to do the heavy lifting conduct their own monitoring of support was needed. but ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley has over the first half of 2020.” individual situations, she said. “We need to be well informed by local already said he does not expect that to A clearer picture of the wider effects “We each need our own back-up plans government and agencies at the forefront continue. is expected once a Gisborne Chamber of and to create ways we can pull together of decision-making in order to manage “The sun has certainly been shining on Commerce business survey is completed financially, as well as emotionally, if that issues as they come to hand.” the first city in the world to see it, with over the coming weeks. critical time should ever arrive on our Gisborne retaining its gold medal for “The probable repercussions are doorstep. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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SENIOR CHAMPION: Seven Maapu flies to victory in a sprint race at Gisborne Boys’ High SEVEN’S School’s athletics championships. Maapu won the overall senior title, his efforts including a record in the 200 THE ONE metres. Pictures by Rebecca Grunwell

LIFT THOSE LEGS: Te Marangai Lamont-Milner launches himself in a high jump attempt at Gisborne Boys’ High’s athletics champs held in perfect conditions at the Rectory field.

Twenty-five-year-old record broken by 0.01 of a second

SPRINT ace Seven Maapu shaved a had lowered a long-time record. fraction of a second off a 25-year-old Last year he broke a 31-year record record in the highlight of Gisborne Boys’ (set by Scott Baistow) in winning the High School’s athletics championships. intermediate 200m. Maapu, well known for his surf Ney settled for second overall after lifesaving exploits in beach events, wins in the 800, 1500 and 3000m. converted that to the grass track in Dylan Bronlund’s versatility earned winning the senior championship at the him the intermediate championship from Rectory field. Matthew Ney, Caleb’s younger brother. He and middle-distance exponent Phelix Moore also showed his strength Caleb Ney duelled for the overall title. over multiple disciplines to claim Maapu convincingly won the 100 the junior championship from Safin metres, 200m, 400m and long jump. Tuwairua-Brown. He produced something special in the Tawhirimatea won the House 200, his time of 22.72 seconds a mere Championship from Tumatauenga and LONGER, FASTER: King Maxwell flies through the air and into the long jump pit 0.01 of a second under the record set by Tane Mahuta. while Lachie Falloon charges along the straight in a sprint race. Falloon won the Collin Kerr in 1995. intermediate 400m and was third in the 200m, high jump and triple jump. It was the second year running Maapu Full report on the champs to follow LOOKING AHEAD Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered

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The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Grant Miller/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 NEWS 3 Metal found in child’s pain medicine by Sophie Rishworth

WHEN Gisborne mum Sacha Main got the Pamol out for her unwell son, 2, she saw what she thought was a hair in the mixture. “Normally I use a syringe but this time I used a spoon. It looked like a little hair but then I touched it.” Sacha found it was a thin piece of metal, like a wire. “It was not smooth, it was jagged. “If my son had swallowed that I would not have known the cause of why he was upset,” she said. “It is amazing things like that end up in kids’ Pamol, you just think everything is safe but it’s not.” Aspen Pharmacare NZ, the New Zealand distributor of Pamol, has begun an urgent investigation into the incident. THE WIRE: The piece of metal, which The company said it took any complaint of Sacha said was jagged. She has taken this nature seriously and its quality and safety it, and the Pamol bottle to a chemist. team would investigate the matter as a top An urgent investigation is under way. priority. Picture supplied Aspen Pharmacare NZ general manager Michelle Kapinga told The Herald a representative of the company had called the “They (Aspen) said to take the piece of metal NOT HAPPY: Sacha Main and her son Griffin, 2. The Gisborne mother found a thin family to express its regret at the incident and and the bottle to a chemist, and they would piece of wire in the Pamol she was about to give her son. to enquire about the child’s wellbeing. send it away to get investigated and would get Picture by Liam Clayton Sacha bought the bottle months ago and it back to me in a couple of weeks,” she said. was almost finished. She is positive the bottle “How do I know my son has not already had could not have been contaminated after it was tiny bits of metal? You give it to them in the endeavour to find the cause and take whatever safety. We will investigate thoroughly to see if bought. middle of the night when you’re half asleep.” steps are necessary to ensure it does not there is any further risk to the public or whether “My husband is an engineer but he does not The opened bottle is already in transit to the happen again. this was a regrettable, but isolated, incident. have the Pamol bottle out in the shed with him. investigation team who will conduct the checks “The safety and wellbeing of our customers “We would remind all customers to use “I keep it high in the fridge and it has a with urgency and report back to the family. is our highest priority. All our manufacturer’s Pamol products according to the instructions childproof cap.” Ms Kapinga said she appreciated the find facilities are certified and also approved by on the label and, if not completely satisfied with Sacha contacted the Ministry of Health, was distressing for the family. regulatory agencies including Medsafe based the product, return it to the pharmacy where it MedSafe and Aspen. “We can understand their anxiety. We will on their stringent regulations of quality and was sold.” Taking ‘necessary steps’ Wandering toddler reunited with family THERE was a happy ending yesterday their local Facebook page. afternoon in a search for a toddler “Thank you for your kind words.” who was seen wandering around the Police earlier asked Gisborne residents to protect NZ economy Botanical Gardens in Aberdeen Road and to check their children’s beds after the eventually found by two police officers child was found in the area at 5pm FROM PAGE 1 who were sent to the gardens. yesterday. successfully to come out the other side. The infant was reunited with her Social media appeals for information Trust Tairawhiti chief executive Gavin “We have already taken steps to family after spending three to four hours about the child and news the child was Murphy warned “significant impacts” on implement the immediate measures in the care of staff at the Gisborne police with police eventually reached her family. forestry harvests were expected over the suggested by Business New Zealand station. “It was a mix-up — the toddler’s family coming six weeks or more. and the CTU at our meeting with them “The little girl. aged two, was safe and thought she had been picked up by other “We’ve seen this coming and the last week, including the request that well and we were so happy we could get family members, and no one knew she region has come together in the Mayoral Government departments and agencies her back to her family,” police said on was missing.” Tairawhiti Leaders Forum. We have pay their bills within 10 days. worked with the Eastland Wood Council, “The sense I’ve got from industry is government sector agencies, the council there is an understanding that this and others and created hui and meetings situation — an export shock with where agencies and services and domestic flow-on impacts — is different Offi ce hours companies have been able to get together to others the economy has experienced in with other industries that do have recent years. continuing work to connect some of those “That means a tailor-made response workers with jobs there. is required. Industry representatives Monday-Friday “The region has pulled together to do are telling us they are seeing different a number of things but these are still effects on different industries in different relatively short-term.” The forum was regions. A one-size-fits-all approach is not 9.00am-4pm also working with the Government on a what is needed.” regional support package, he said. This week the Government will roll ■ The ASB Regional Scorecard report labelled out the next steps of its plans to support 2019 as “Gisborne’s Year”. businesses and workers as part of New The housing market was “on fire”, with house HON ANNE TOLLEY Zealand’s ongoing response to Covid-19. price growth topping the nationwide ranks over MP FOR EAST COAST Finance Minister Grant Robertson the final quarter. is meeting with bank chief executives Retail was among the best performers last to discuss the work they are doing to year, with Statistics NZ recording $169m of sales, Gisborne Electorate Oice support their business and personal representing an 8.1 percent rise on the previous customers. year — the nation’s biggest rise. The other big A 5 Gladstone Road A range of other measures were also winner was construction with the industry seeing P 06 867 7571 being discussed between government a massive 65 percent rise in value. The industry ministers, he said. was worth $25m, much of that down to the new E [email protected] “We are taking the necessary steps to $10m Mitre 10 store. New car sales were worth best protect the New Zealand economy $351m. Not only was that 25 percent up on the Funded by the Parliamentary Service and authorised by Anne Tolley MP, from the global economic disruption previous year but Gisborne had the only double 5 Gladstone Road, Gisborne. caused by Covid-19 and to position us to digit rise in New Zealand. 29459-01 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths 2003 mystery CHEYNE, Donald Deaths Patrick. — Quietly slipped away, on 7 LAMONT, Helen March 2020, surroun- photograph Adele. — On 6th ded by family. Forever March 2020, peace- dearly loved husband of fully, surrounded by her Robyn. Father of family, at Ryman Shianne (dec) and Lexi pair identified Healthcare, in her 82nd and father-in-law of year. Dearly loved wife Matt. A special thank by Matai O’Connor and friend of the late you to the Special Care Dave. Treasured mother Unit and Hospital Unit BOOKS can end up in places you never of Steve and Lou, Vicki staff at Kiri Te Kanawa - you were amazing and imagined. and the late Andy Two young people in a family photograph Macky, Robyn and we can’t thank you Andrew Elms, Andrew enough for the care you that dropped out of a secondhand book when and Paula. Much loved took of our Don. a Gisborne nanny was about to give it to one Nana of Mackenzie and As per Don’s request, of her moko have been identified. Genevieve, Kieran, a private cremation has The book is titled 4000 Things You Should Sam, Yarna and Dave, taken place. However, Know About Animals. Cameron and Claire, Robyn, Lexi and Matt Inside the cover is a handwritten note: “This Katie and Jack, Milla, would love you to join them in celebrating belongs to Bodie Thompson” . Darcey and Ned. The nanny bought the book last year and A service will be held Don’s life at the at Evans Chapel, Tatapouri Sports last month passed it on to The Herald in the Ormond Road, at 1pm Fishing Club on hopes of finding the people in the photo dated on Tuesday 10th March, Thursday, 12th March 2003. followed by private from 4pm. In lieu of Her hopes were fulfilled. cremation. In lieu of flowers, please make The pair in the picture have been identified flowers, donations to donations to Sherwood as Trisha Thompson and younger brother Alzheimers Gisborne Club (Alzheimers Gisborne). Bodie Thompson also known as Bodie Kane. would be appreciated “Oh my God, I’m about to cry. I remember and may be sent to PO The "Cheyne Express" Box 1020, Gisborne has dropped off his last that book so clearly.” Bodie told The Herald 4040. passengers and taken when contacted through Facebook. “I got it his last drive. Rest easy for Christmas in 2000 and it was my absolute - Evans Funeral now with Shianne. You favourite.” Services Ltd FDANZ were a truly wonderful www.evansfuneral.co.nz Bodie and Trisha never lived in Gisborne. person who will always They grew up in Tauranga and Bodie wonders Deaths be dearly missed. how the book made its way to a Gisborne secondhand shop. NEALE, Rex Ronald In Memoriam “Woah, there’s just so many memories with (Mick). – Passed the book and photo” he said. “I didn’t even away peacefully, at realise the book wasn’t kept throughout my HUNT, Terry Wellington Hospital, on whole childhood because it was my favourite. NOW AND THEN: Siblings Trish and Wednesday 4th March 3.6.1954 - 8.3.2018 “The picture was taken at Australia Zoo 2020, aged 90 years. Bodie Thompson (above) are the We all miss you Dad. where we met Steve Irwin (the Crocodile young people in the picture (right) Beloved husband of Hunter, who died in 2006 after being pierced in Avon. Dearly loved So much every day. found in a book bought at a Gisborne father and father-in-law the chest by a stingray barb ).” secondhand store. A Gisborne woman of Peter and Tina (Te Bodie and Trisha won the trip through the brought the book into The Herald in the Horo), Kerry and Henry In Memoriam Edge Radio Station’s former annual fundraiser hope of identifying the young people Buck (Raumati Beach). Jingle Bail. in the photo. The pair, now living in Much loved Granddad The Morning Madhouse presenters locked Wellington, grew up in Tauranga. The and best mate (Mickey HOLMBERG, Wayne book was a Christmas present to Bodie (Bear) themselves in a makeshift jail cell somewhere Mouse) to Maisie, in New Zealand and stayed there for 24 hours in 2000. Pictures supplied Tammy and Lucas. Left us 1 year ago a day until the target amount was raised. As requested by Rex, today. a private cremation has Deserving children who were sick or had constantly in and out of surgeries yearly. as a dressmaker and tailor. Trisha works for Missing you every day, been through a rough time were nominated by “I was severely bullied at primary school NZME as a digital marketer. taken place. forever in our thoughts. listeners. and had the worst time overall in life, so my Both live in Wellington. Love always, ♥ “I have third-degree burns covering my sister Trisha nominated me and we were one The book and photo has been sent to Bodie, Sue and Charley complete neck, chest and both arms — about of the winners.” who said he would love to have the items 35 percent of my body,” said Bodie. “I was Bodie is now a fashion designer working back. Calendar Girls tie-in concert Record numbers turning to help out EC Cancer up to ED bump up costs Society by Wynsley Wrigley percent on the previous 12-month period. “Definitely”, replied Mr Green. FUNDRAISING for the Gisborne/ The conversion of ED attendance to There were also people without sick leave East Coast Cancer Society is A GROWING demand for patient services hospital admission reduced from 23.5 percent who needed to work the next day, “so you part of Unity Theatre’s upcoming and increased staff costs are contributing to in the year ending January 2019 to 21.9 come up here” or because they wanted their production of the comedy Calendar Hauora Tairawhiti’s year-to-date (January) percent in the year ending January 2020. children treated before going to work the Girls. The play is based on the true deficit of $7.85 million, which is unfavourable “Well done to the ED team and hospital- following day. story of a group of middle-aged to its budget by $1.257m or by 19.1 percent. based teams for being able to provide Inter-district flows were “a little bit ahead” Yorkshire women who produced a The Hauora Tairawhiti board, which has appropriate care,” he said. of budget but there were some significant nude calendar to raise money for an approved deficit of $12m for the year Questioned by board member Tony discharges of Tairawhiti residents from leukaemia research. ending June 30, reported a January deficit of Robinson about the high level of ED other hospitals coming up, which Hauora Among acts in a fundraising $1.279m, which is unfavourable to budget by presentations, Mr Green said it was a nation- Tairawhiti would be charged for, said Mr concert on Saturday is The $325,000. wide phenomena. Green. G’zukers Good Time Band, whose Chief executive Jim Green told the board There were a number of factors such as The financial position was roughly similar members will keep their clothes increasing demand could be seen in the access to primary care. to last year, when industrial action was on while performing. The ukulele- record number of people who presented to Some people were only able to access driving up costs. fuelled band will be joined by Gisborne Hospital’s Emergency Department primary care after hours and ED was that Chief financial officer Craig Green said Barleycorn, Savvy a cappella group (ED) in December. provider. management was waiting for a decision and a special performance by the The rate of increase was dropping. Cost was also a factor. from Treasury about funding provided by Calendar Girls cast. The growth in acute admissions of recent Mr Robinson asked if low income earners the Ministry of Health’s capital investment Other fundraising initiatives are years had flattened off but it was too soon to might have been coming to ED after the committee for the demolition of the Morris planned during the Calendar Girls forecast what might happen. expenses of Christmas. Adair building (the former maternity season next month. In his written report, Mr Green said acute Mr Green said that was not necessarily the hospital). admissions in January were down by 77 case. If Treasury decided such funding was to ■ Fundraising concert for patients, or 16.7 percent, compared to the “The big peak we see over December- remain for capital funding, another $1.8 Gisborne/East Coast Cancer previous January. January is the influx of people in town for million would be added to the deficit, with Society, Saturday, 4pm, Unity Comparing the 12 months to January R&V.” the demolition being considered operational Theatre in Ormond Road. Tickets 2020 to the previous 12-month period ending Board member Andy Cranston asked if expenditure. $20. To book, call Heather 027 688 January 2019, acute admissions had reduced the waiting list was a factor, with impatient Hauora Tairawhiti chief executive Kim 1337 or Sarah 021 026 12259; or by 210 or 2.4 percent. people thinking “they might get in a bit Ngarimu said there could be other “shocks” the Cancer Society at Gisborne ED attendances, however, were up 6.8 earlier so they come up here”. coming up. Hospital. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 NEWS 5 Gisborne District Court news

AN 81-year-old man who went outside Ngaronoa Renata Marino Popata, 31, after hearing a disturbance in the street carpenter, pleaded guilty to possession of was assaulted by a neighbour, a woman an offensive weapon, threatening to kill, he thought he knew quite well, Gisborne and a breach of bail. He was sentenced District Court was told. to nine months’ supervision and 90 hours Paige Hope Charlee Winiata, pleaded community work. guilty to assault, saying she was The court heard the incident on embarrassed by the offending. November 9, last year, occurred when She admitting storming across the road Popata was in Gisborne to visit his sister, during the incident and yelling at the man, who had recently been diagnosed with an “do you want me to hit you too?”. illness. The pair had some drinks at her She shoved him in the chest, which place, after which she went elsewhere. caused him to lose his balance and fall on Popata stayed at her house. to a gravel driveway. Soon after one of her associates called to Counsel Dave Walker said Winiata was say she was being assaulted. eager to meet with the man at a restorative Emotional and intoxicated, Popata went justice conference but understood why he to that house with a machete. declined. Counsel Leighvi Maynard said police who Judge Warren Cathcart noted Winiata questioned Popata the next day did not had numerous prior criminal convictions know about the weapon. Popata told them – mainly for dishonesty matters and not about it himself. relevant to this sentencing. Judge Cathcart accepted the offending The victim told the court the incident had was out of character but noted Popata shaken his confidence. had a previous conviction for assaulting a female so possibly had an ongoing problem A SPECIALIST mental health report controlling his anger. Mr Maynard said was ordered for Rick Anthony Campbell, supervision was appropriate. Popata was 36, who admitted four charges arising out already voluntarily attending an appropriate of what the judge described as “peculiar programme and would continue to do so. circumstances”. The charges, which are domestic in NATHAN Ely Strawbridge, 45, who was nature, are assaulting a person in a family deemed fit to plead after two specialist relationship, breaching a protection order, mental health reports, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill, and wilful damage. assault with a weapon. Campbell, who appeared via AV-link from He had already entered a guilty plea on a prison remand unit, was further remanded an assault charge arising out of an incident in custody for sentence on April 30. in Nelson, which was also called at this A report traversing the suitability of hearing. electronically-monitored sentence options Counsel Lucy Rishworth sought a was also ordered. dispositional sentencing report. Strawbridge, who had been remanded A WOMAN admitted assaulting a child in custody since last October, was further and two breaches of bail. remanded in custody and given an early Tuihana Kaa, 37, was further remanded sentencing hearing — March 17. on bail for sentence on April 24. The assault charge was referred to the FOR two breaches of home detention — restorative justice process. A presentence by leaving her detention address without report, traversing the suitability of approval twice one day — Cherishe Shakira electronically-monitored sentence options, Te Purei, 30, was convicted and ordered to LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: Showing the sort of style that has was also ordered in respect of that charge. come up for sentence if called upon within taken his son Shannon to Commonwealth Games level and world titles, Boon six months. McIlroy (Gisborne Bowling Club) sends down a bowl in the Peace Shield open HEARING his sister was being assaulted fours tournament at Te Karaka at the weekend. McIlroy skipped one of the eight by her partner at another address, a man Maurice Dale Rangi, 25, pleaded not men’s teams taking part. Six women’s teams vied for the Ella Gibson trophy. Full went there with a machete and threatened guilty to strangulation and breach of a tournament report in tomorrow’s paper. Picture by Liam Clayton to kill the occupants of that house, the court protection order. He was further remanded was told. on bail for a case review hearing on April 22. Baby thrown during assault Suffocated terrified partner in one of two domestic incidents THE father of a five-and-a- was remanded in custody. He was involved the couple’s baby He threw the woman to the it back. He verbally abused her, half-month-old baby used her granted electronically-monitored daughter, happened at about ground, causing her head to hit manhandled her on to a bed by as a pawn during a domestic bail after the first to undergo the 10.45pm on September 8, 2018. the floor. her ponytail and pushed her face dispute, picking her up by her Family Harm Intervention Court It resulted in charges of She tried to phone police but into the mattress. arm and throwing her on to a process. assaulting a child, assaulting he kept trying to take her phone. He suffocated her for about 10 bed, Gisborne District Court has Through it, he completed a female and breaching a He picked her up off the floor seconds until a family member heard. a non-violence programme protection order. and threw her on to the bed came into the room. The man also dropped the and gained employment. He During an argument at the beside their baby. He again Calculating the sentence, the baby on to a wooden floor, albeit had nearly completed all the woman’s house, she repeatedly slapped the woman in the face judge said the lead offence was later telling police it was not specialist court’s requirements asked him to leave. His refusals and continued trying to take her the strangulation — recognised deliberate — that the girl rolled when the second incident were in breach of a protection phone. by the courts as a potential out of his arms. occurred more than a year later. order (issued to her in late 2016). The woman tried to get him off precursor offence to murder. The incidents happened in the That saw him exited from the When she threatened to call her by kicking him twice in the He set a sentence starting throes of one of two domestic intervention court and brought police, he slapped her in the face, chest. point for it at 20 months, assaults for which the man before the district court for grabbed her by the shoulders She saw him eyeball a thick uplifting it by eight months was sentenced to 16 months sentencing. with both hands and threw her pillow on the bed beside her, then for the other offences, with one imprisonment and 14 months Judge Warren Cathcart noted chest down into a nearby couch. stare back at her. She feared he month’s uplift for offending on intensive supervision. the time the man spent on He picked up their baby would use it to suffocate her, so bail and one month for previous The man’s partner was so remand in custody in relation daughter and continued to argue she quickly wriggled back on to convictions, including one in 2017 terrified during the first incident, to both sets of offending was 14 with the woman, who told him to the floor and managed to phone for assault with intent to injure she soiled herself, the court was months. put the girl down. While her back police. the same partner, and assaults told. There was no public interest was to him, the woman heard a The man paced in and out of on another woman in 2009 and The second of the two incidents in sending him back to prison for thud. She turned to see the baby the property about five times 2007. involved the man suffocating another two, the judge said. on the wooden floor. before finally walking away. The man showed sufficient her. He released his hand from He instead imposed the The man left the baby there The second incident happened remorse to qualify for a month’s her mouth and nose only when intensive supervision. crying, ignoring the woman’s about 9am on August 30, discount, the judge said. someone else intervened. The judge warned the man any pleas for him to pick it up. Every 2019, and resulted in charges There were three months The name of the man, 38 at the reoffending would leave the court time the woman took a step of strangulation, assault on a discount for his time spent on time, is withheld to protect the with no option but to impose a closer to the baby, he became person in a family relationship electronically-monitored bail, identities of his partner and the lengthy prison term. He must angrier. and a further breach of the four months discount for his couple’s two children. The other address the underlying reasons He grabbed the baby by one of protection order. achievements through the Family child — a toddler — was present for his violence towards his her arms and threw her on to a The man claimed the argument Harm Intervention Court process at the time of the first incident. partner. nearby bed, saying “here’s your this time was because his partner and a full 25 percent discount for After each incident the man The first incident, which f***ing child”. had his phone and refused to give his guilty pleas. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 National NZ scientists helping How Covid-19 is confirmed ■■ Labs need to detect the SARS-CoV-2 details red — the virus causing Covid-19 — from a clinical specimen through a with genetic puzzle molecular test that picks up genetic material, and then confirm it using a tape war second specific genomic target. by Jamie Morton, NZ Herald ■■ They can also confirm it by carrying by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald AUCKLAND — A Mars Bar-sized out a pan-coronavirus test — which device is helping Kiwi scientists speedily tests for all strains of the virus AUCKLAND — National Party leader unravel the genetic jigsaw of the virus including the common cold — and Simon Bridges wants a “common-sense” driving the Covid-19 crisis — part of then confirming SARS-CoV-2 through test run on an urgent global effort that could help health and create a vaccine. sequencing. safety practices Institute of Environmental Science ■■ Cases were also classified in different as part of the and Research (ESR) has one of three ways. One was “under investigation” party’s plan to New Zealand labs now running if it had been notified but there cut red tape. diagnostic testing on Covid-19 samples, wasn’t yet enough information, and In a preview to detect the presence of the virus SARS- of his speech CoV-2. “suspect” if it had met the clinical in Auckland That’s done by searching for small and epidemiological criteria. RAMPANT SPREAD: The MinION gene today outlining parts of the virus genome — or its ■■ It became “probable” if those criteria sequencer. Picture supplied the first part genetic make-up — within the samples were met, other possibilities had of National’s that are sent. election-year But ESR scientists have begun have the capacity to sequence these been excluded, and lab results had economic Simon Bridges going further by sequencing the entire cases, due to their immediate outbreak turned up suggestive evidence, and platform, genomes of the samples, rather than just response or less organised healthcare finally, “confirmed”, when the lab had Bridges told the NZ Herald the test part of them — something that could systems.” definitive evidence. would lower business costs, including reveal much more about how the virus is De Ligt said having whole sequence for builders, possibly leading to more behaving. information meant researchers could affordable homes. “Different parts of the DNA change delve deeper into the variations in the It had only been in recent years that But he was light on how a “common- at different rates — and analysing the protein structures they were encoding. efforts like the ARTIC Network — another sense” test would be applied, adding he complete genome allows us to get the By revealing where these variations group focused on fast processing of samples didn’t want courts to be clogged with test most accurate picture of the changes were occurring, vaccinologists could then from viral outbreak — had sped things cases. that happen,” ESR’s Dr Joep de Ligt told pinpoint the best parts of the protein for forward. Nor did he think it would be better to the NZ Herald. a vaccine to target. “The fact that they openly share their increase safety regulations, given the “In viruses, these changes can be used Overseas, there have already been protocols and knowledge is allowing the tally of 108 work-related fatalities last year to trace what the origin of the infection questions around cases of false-negative world to respond at unprecedented speed was much higher than the 63 deaths the is and how it is changing.” Covid-19 test results, which may have and detail.” previous year. There were now 24 countries sending been due to the virus having been too In accordance with World Health Bridges will also reveal 29 of the results from whole genome sequences to small to detect at the time of testing, Organisation guidelines on testing initial 100 regulations National wants to axe The GISAID Initiative, which acts as a poor swabbing by doctors, or issues with cases, the team generated a complete RNA within six months, should it win the publicly-accessible repository for virus what is called the primer. sequence within two days. 2020 election, including some relating to sequence data. That’s a section of the virus’s genetic That was done using protocols designed hairdressers, electricity prices, engine And that sharing was critical, as it code that binds with the matching code by ARTIC, with data being integrated drivers’ exams, gates and cattlestops, and gave labs around the world new leads in the virus itself, and scientists try through platforms like Nextstrain. fire extinguishers. about how the virus, which likely came to find a region they don’t think will And there was the MinION — a USB- His speech follows its economic from an animal, managed to enter mutate. operated device developed by UK-based discussion document last year, and a human cells. The rapid speed of sequencing of technology company Oxford Nanopore speech on economic agenda last month Because New Zealand’s cases were still virus samples has been a success story Technologies and provided to a select group where he dangled the proposal of tax cuts mostly travel-related, the sequencing overshadowed by the rampant spread of of researchers around the world. for those on an average wage, $65,000 or was also helping build a localised picture Covid-19 across the world. Incidentally, ESR scientists had already so a year. of the outbreaks in those countries Just 20 years ago, sequencing a whole used it for sequencing influenza genes, in Bridges will focus on the five ways where the virus had been picked up. genome was a highly expensive and anticipation of just such a global event like National wants to cut regulations, one “Some of those countries might not laborious task. Covid-19. of which would be a health and safety “common-sense” test in the law. “We don’t want to compromise the safety of New Zealanders, but we recognise what we are told by thousands of small businesses: regulations are going too far, creating a lot of cost and burden ‘Drive-through’ Covid-19 without benefit,” Bridges told the NZ Herald. The statutory test would weigh benefits against costs, he said. “For scaffolding, builders are required clinics considered by Govt to have it on single-storey buildings, adding thousands of dollars of costs to a new home. It’s unclear from everyone we by Jason Walls, NZ Herald setting up these types of clinics, Ardern told In a statement talked to that there’s any safety benefit RNZ that it was. last night, Finance from that.” WELLINGTON — Prime Minister “What I want to make sure . . . is we have Minister Grant He said the “common-sense” test Jacinda Ardern says the Government is to reach across the country,” she said. Robertson said should be applied not only to regulations, considering setting up “drive-through” “In some cases . . . in overseas countries ministers were but to how health and safety inspectors coronavirus-testing clinics in a bid to limit they are calling it drive-through; in others, “actively considering” went about their work. the spread of the disease. they are making sure they are being a range of options. Another questionable prerequisite was She has also confirmed that there have treated from their car.” “A tailor-made needing an engineer’s certificate to use a been no new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases Ardern said it was about making sure response is saw horse. “That’s what I’ve been told by a since the fifth case was confirmed last that contact between suspected cases and required. Industry number of builders. week. anyone else is reduced. representatives Asked how the test would be applied, This comes as the number of confirmed are telling us he said changing the law would send a cases around the world reaches almost they are seeing clear message from Government. “We will 110,000 with 3800 reported deaths. (Jacinda Ardern) confirmed the different effects on Jacinda Ardern be making our expectation clear through Despite this, Ardern said there was still Government was looking into different industries the (WorkSafe) board, the minister and a low risk of a community outbreak in New in different regions. A one-size-fits-all ultimately me as Prime Minister.” Zealand. “drive-through” coronavirus clinics approach is not what is needed.” Bridges did not see the rise in work- Speaking to RNZ, she confirmed the — where people are tested inside Speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, related fatalities as a sign that more safety Government was looking into “drive- their cars. Ardern played down any suggestion that regulations were needed. through” coronavirus clinics — where the announcement would be cutting GST. “It shows that just piling on the costs people are tested inside their cars. She said that approach was “not and burdens without common sense isn’t These have been set up in a number particularly targeted”. working so well.” of countries, including Wales and South She warned against people turning up to But she did provide a hint of what is to He has previously said he wanted to Korea. GP clinics if they are showing symptoms come. gut the Government’s Healthy Homes Wellington doctor Joel Howe has created that may be a result of Covid-19. “Wage subsidies, training subsidies, standards around insulation, heating a petition calling on the Government to She said people should call ahead if they things like that you can design in a more and ventilation, which could lower house set up drive-through clinics — it has so far think they are symptomatic. targeted way — so I’ll be giving a bit of a prices — even though a National-led surpassed 2000 signatures. This, Ardern said, would limit the sense of direction where we are heading in Government would not require any He told Newshub: “The outbreak overseas possibility of the disease spreading. after Cabinet today.” savings to be passed on to home buyers. is so fast-moving, it’s really important we Later today, Ardern will announce the Asked if New Zealand would go into a In his speech today, Bridges will also make some changes now, and adjustments, Government’s next steps in supporting the recession, she said that was all speculation. list specific regulations that he wants before the flu season starts”. economy as the economic impact of Covid- “Even though we might not predict it, we thrown out. Asked if the Government was considering 19 continues to loom large. need to prepare for it.” The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 BRIEFS Whale stranded in Northland NORTHLAND — A whale has stranded on a Northland beach and was spotted by locals on their way to school. Jillian Shuttleworth said her husband Bill had been on his way to drop their three children at Whananaki Primary School when they spotted the stranded whale at Moureeses Bay about 8.15am today. Shuttleworth quickly posted on social media to rally the locals to help the whale that was “still very much alive”. The whale was on the beach with small waves washing over it as it struggled to try to get itself back into the ocean. — NZ Herald Hiker found ‘cold, dehydrated’ ROTORUA — A tramper was found “cold and dehydrated” by a search and rescue team after going off a walking trail near Rotorua. Rotorua Police Senior Sergeant Graeme Hill said a Rotorua man in his 40s became disorientated and lost on a vague route that runs above Hinehopu at the end of Lake Rotoiti about 2pm on Saturday. A search and rescue team was sent out and used mobile location data to find the track the man had taken. After following it a few kilometres down, they VIRUS EXPLAINED: Scientist Michelle Dickinson, Nanogirl, has collaborated on a video explaining the Covid-19 outbreak and found the person “cold and dehydrated”. how to keep safe. Picture supplied After giving them a warm cuppa and something to eat, the lost person was able to walk out of the track and a St John crew was waiting to assess the patient. — NZ Herald Serious injuries after assault ‘Big advice’ for Covid-19 AUCKLAND — A man has serious injuries after an assault in South Auckland. Police say they were called to Rosemead Place, PM and Nanogirl set to release virus video Randwick Park, just after 7pm on Sunday. However the assault appeared to have happened at another property, believed to be on Hill Rd in by Ben Leahy, NZ Herald understand it in a non-jargon filled way.” is if you think you are sick, just stay at Manurewa. She said a key message was that most home.” The initial report suggested it was a stabbing, a WELLINGTON — Kiwis should people recovered from the coronavirus Dickinson said countries were making police spokeswoman said. be able to access accurate and easy- and that New Zealand could contain it. such a big deal about containing the “A man is in a serious condition and another to-understand information about the “We are an island and New Zealand coronavirus because there was no known person has been arrested in relation to the coronavirus in a new science video by has the potential to keep this thing under vaccine for it. incident,” she said. popular presenter Michelle Dickinson control but we all have to pull together to Dickinson is an engineer specialising Officers continued to make inquiries at the and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. do that,” she said. in nanomechanical engineering, who has scene. — NZ Herald Set for release today on the Prime travelled the world giving educational Minister’s Twitter account, the video talks and shows about science. David Bain heading to TVNZ aimed to explain the coronavirus Covid- Through social media there She said that since New Zealand AUCKLAND — One of the country’s most 19 outbreak and how to keep safe in a is‘ a lot of fear and panic reported its first coronavirus case and controversial cases is being made into a clear and simple way, Dickson — also around coronavirus and some students at Westlake Girls’ and Boys’ known by her alter ego Nanogirl — said. High Schools had been affected, parents television drama series. misinformation . . . and that Black Hands is about the murders of five It featured Dickinson, Ardern and had been contacting her asking for help members of the Bain family in their suburban Ardern’s chief science adviser Juliet causes people to panic and explaining coronavirus to their children. Dunedin home in June 1994. Gerard sitting down for a chat. apparently stock up on toilet That led her to release a video about “Through social media there is a lot of the virus for kids on Friday. Production is under way with Joel Tobeck from rolls. Westside and Sons of Anarchy, playing father fear and panic around coronavirus and It shows her holding a soft toy and Robin Bain, Luanne Gordon from Interrogation some misinformation . . . and that causes ’ —Michelle Dickinson using it to explain how the virus takes playing his wife, Margaret Cullen and Richard people to panic and apparently stock up hold in our bodies. Crouchley playing David Bain. on toilet rolls,” she said. “The coronavirus or Covid-19 that A statement says the drama will depict the years The Ministry of Health had done a “And so our message was that people are talking about has dangly bits leading up to the murders through the eyes of the good job throughout the outbreak, but everybody in New Zealand has a part to that stick to our lungs — and our lungs victims and the accused. some people may find the jargon and play.” help us breathe — and so people who It will air on TVNZ later this year and is funded medical terms difficult to understand, The video included a guide to the virus’ get this type of coronavirus, they have a by New Zealand On Air. Dickinson said. symptoms and what to keep an eye out shortness of breath and they struggle to David Bain spent 13 years in prison after being “We took data from the World Health for. breathe,” Dickinson said in the video. found guilty of murdering his parents and three of Organisation and Ministry of Health and “I mean Kiwis are pretty bad at She also said that children under 15 his siblings in Dunedin in 1994, however he was translated it into a way you would chat staying home when they are sick, they appear to be showing immunity to the acquitted in a retrail in 2009. — RNZ about it over coffee to help the public like to battle through it. So the big advice virus. SRI LANKA INFORMATION EVENING Wednesday March 11, 5.30pm Sri Lanka specialist will be in-store Register your attendance at World Travellers Elliott Travel

SCORES OF SEAGULLS: Beachgoers were shocked by the sight of 150 gulls dying en masse in Horowhenua this weekend. Carolyn Press-McKenzie, of the HUHA animal rescue charity, says her staff rushed to a beach north of Otaki, but found only 15 birds still alive. “It’s a pretty confronting sight seeing so many dead animals, and some were still literally dropping out of the sky, some were

dive-bombing into the ocean and drowning at sea and some were managing to 30349-08 get to the beach but dying quickly in front of locals.” Press-McKenzie said of the 15 gulls found alive, 10 have since died, and she said it was possible the flock ELLIOTT TRAVEL (06) 868 4129 may have been poisoned with a pest control agent. Post-mortems have been 183 Gladstone Road carried out, and the results are expected early this week. Picture supplied e-mail: [email protected] 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 Lives at risk to save others Grieving family praises troops’ brave retrievals of bodies by Neil Reid, NZ Herald

WELLINGTON — The family of a mother and daughter who died in the Whakaari/White Island eruption have penned a heartfelt thank you to the crack military team who helped retrieve the bodies of six of the disaster’s victims. Julie Richards, 47, and her 20-year-old daughter, Jessica, were among the 21 people who died when the popular tourist destination off the Bay of Plenty coastline erupted underneath them on December 9. Julie’s body was among the six located by New LIVES LOST: Jessica and Julie Richards Zealand Defence Force staff during a retrieval were among the 21 people who died in operation four days after the explosion. the explosion. Picture supplied Tragically, the bodies of local tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40, and 17-year-old Australian contaminated by toxic vapours and noxious tourist Winona Langford have not been found. chemicals, and complicated by a threat of future In a letter sent to the New Zealand Defence volcanic eruptions.” Force, Julie’s sister, Barbara, and brother-in-law, The documents said: “Operationally there is an Matthew Whitehead, have written of their gratitude inability to totally eliminate the safety risks that towards the brave military staff who were tasked are inherent in operating within a volatile volcanic with recovering the bodies. environment.” “We will never know who you are, but we want “Specifically these limitations include the you to know that we think you are all very brave inability to: escape from the effects of corrosive people and we thank you so much,” the letter BRAVE RESCUERS: New Zealand Defence Force staff during the dangerous body chemicals; eliminate the risk of inhaling toxic states. recovery mission on Whakaari/White Island. Picture supplied gases beyond the use of personal protective “We know that all of you put your own lives at equipment; pre-position medical staff in close risk to perform this task and this is not lost on us. proximity without exposing them to the same When this retrieval was occurring, we hoped that survivors — including several who were critically Army News. risks.” all of you would be safe and it was a relief to us all injured — were rushed to Whakatane by helicopter It’s publication came as the NZDF also released The crew tasked with the job included six SAS when it was completed successfully, and you all and on a White Island Tours boat. documents planning for the body recovery soldiers and two medics. came home safely. The letter said the NZDF staff and New Zealand mission launched on December 13. Nine days after the tragedy, it was revealed that “We know you all must have seen things that no as a nation “should feel very proud of what you The dangers faced by the eight-person squad Brisbane-based Julie and Jessica Richards were person should see and for this we are sorry. If we have done”. who ventured onto White Island — including the only on the volcanic island after an earlier tour could make those memories of what you saw go “I hope every one of you can take some comfort risk of inhaling toxic gas or having their skin burnt there was cancelled. away we would.” in these words and as you go through life you by acidic sludge — was so great that the head of Julie’s sister-in-law, Jan Ebrow, said at a Today marks the three-month anniversary of the should be proud of your actions on those days,” the Defence Force signed a special exemption that candlelight vigil for the pair that they had intended tragedy. the letter read. bypassed the Health and Safety at Work Act. going to the island two years ago. The letter revealed that the family did not know “Words cannot express our gratitude enough The correspondence released by the NZDF But that tour was cancelled, leading the mother who had taken Jessica from White Island. for your brave actions.” stated: “These operations include (using) and daughter to ultimately reschedule to visit on In the hours after the devastating eruption, The letter was published in the latest edition of specialist equipment within an atmosphere the day that tragedy struck. Woman charged after sharing STOCK police terror alert to banks WELLINGTON — A 19-year-old other agencies, woman has been charged with unlawful including financial possession of a highly confidential New institutions, CLEARANCE Zealand Police document in which banks regarding the were told to be on high-alert about terror detection and financing. reporting of The memo, sent by the police financial suspicious intelligence unit to financial institutions activity.” in late February, included a list of Inquiries were BIC Stephens transactions which banks should look ongoing and out for in the lead-up to the one-year Hamilton said he anniversary this Sunday of the March 15 could not rule out Whiteboard Markers Christchurch mosque attacks. further arrests. It said the intelligence unit was aware “The advice of a number of transactions which were was issued Detective Inspector “common in the extreme right-wing with the goal Craig Hamilton Fine Blue community”, the NZ Herald reported. of keeping our The material has since been shared communities safe from harm, we want online by white supremacists on a our communities to always be safe and Box of 12 usually $59.64 private channel of the messaging app feel safe.” Telegram. As the matter was before the courts, On the police could not channel, views comment further were expressed This material was shared in on the matter, which appeared Hamilton said. sympathetic to the confidence‘ to financial institutes The police Now alleged Christchurch for the purpose of assisting document included shooter and to incite them with identifying suspicious a warning that violence against financial activity it can only be police officers. distributed Detective —Detective Inspector’ Craig Hamilton internally and $15.00! Inspector Craig was marked Hamilton, the “Not for further national manager of the financial crime dissemination”. group, said a woman had been arrested White Rose Society Australia, which in relation to the unlawful sharing of the describes itself as an anti-fascist research document. group, said the Telegram channel where She was charged with unlawful the document was published was based possession of police property and will in Ukraine. , appear in Wellington District Court It alleged that the police document was rne s O bo nl today. published in the same channel where is y G “This material was shared in a threat was first made against the Al LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 confidence to financial institutes for Noor Mosque in Christchurch last week. OWNED the purpose of assisting them with A 19 year-old Christchurch man, Sam S p identifying suspicious financial activity. Brittenden, was last week charged in ta ho [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz tioner y S “Police regularly provide advice to relation to that threat. — NZ Herald 31394-01 The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 ‘Police refused to escort us home after attack’ WELLINGTON — A Wellington Instead Perrone and his partner man who says he begged a police had to walk through the crowd of officer to escort him and his partner people who had been yelling at and CHASING home after they were punched in threatening them. POLICE: Bay of a homophobic attack was shocked “We were absolutely terrified.” Plenty police were when she allegedly refused. One young woman stepped in involved in 552 However, police say they are and took their hands and helped chases last year — committed to working with the them walk through the crowd. As more than double lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, they continued down the road, other the 208 in 2009. queer, intersex, asexual community people saw them crying, hugged The region had and have since apologised for the them and walked with them to the the fourth-highest incident. Joe Perrone, 25, and his end of Courtenay Place by the number of pursuits partner had been attending the Pride Embassy Theatre, Perrone said. in New Zealand. celebrations and Joe’s partner had “The police did calm it down. I NZ Herald picture been waiting to pay for food at J & will give them that. But they were M’s Fast Foods on Courtenay Place not there to protect us. “People in about 4am when a group of teenage our gay community are not safe, we girls started abusing him. can’t rely on the police to protect Perrone said his partner, who did us.” not want to be named, had ordered Police have since apologised to chicken from the smorgasbord and Perrone and his partner. “My partner was directed by staff to pay at the and I had a sit down with @nzpolice Fleeing the police counter when a group of teenage and they gave us a warm and girls turned on him for jumping the sincere apology,” Perrone tweeted. queue. “They immediately grabbed “They have agreed to have a hui him, tore up his shirt and started with other Queer organisations and attacking him.” community’s (sic) to discuss moving Bay drivers target patrol cars Perrone tried to step in when he forward,” he wrote. “Although it was saw his partner put his hands up handled poorly, the support they’re by Sandra Conchie, NZ Herald in defence and yelled “leave my offering is phenomenal and we are boyfriend alone, don’t touch my so greatful (sic) that they stepped BAY OF PLENTY — More boyfriend”. up, reached out and took ownership drivers are fleeing police in the He said the girls’ boyfriends then for what happened.” Bay of Plenty and deliberate jumped in and started calling him Perrone said the main reason he attempts to drive at police officers “faggot and homo”. “I was in the was speaking out was not because just doing their jobs have also crowd of people trying to break it up he was attacked, but because he risen. Sandra Conchie reports. and some guy hit me in the face and wanted police to take more action to A top Bay of Plenty cop says some girl cut my arm.” help protect the gay community. more fleeing drivers are trying to His partner’s clothes were ripped Wellington police area commander run down police officers or ram and torn. A group of bystanders Inspector Dion Bennett said he patrol cars during pursuits. filmed the incident on their phones would be making inquiries with staff The comments come as new and were egging the attackers on, to establish what happened. The figures reveal the Bay of Plenty Perrone said. A few others tried to officers involved were working on was one of New Zealand’s top step in and help. Restaurant staff night shift so he had been unable to spots for pursuits resulting in sounded the fire alarm and people establish the specific circumstances serious injury crashes last year. started to leave. of the incident at this stage. The region ranked first equal Two police officers arrived and Bennett said police were with Counties Manukau, after 11 broke the fight up and escorted committed to supporting and serious injury crashes involving Perrone and his partner outside. working with the LGBTQIA+ fleeing drivers last year. The next “People were threatening us and community, staff and their families highest was Canterbury, which attacking us and I was holding on to and walked in yesterday’s parade, had six. this policewoman’s hand crying and while other officers were on duty to According to new police data, crying and I said, ‘Please can you ensure everyone’s safety. 28 people were seriously injured walk us out, please can you walk “Violence or abuse towards in pursuits in the Bay of Plenty us down the street, we are not safe, anyone in our community will never policing district in the past five those responsible come up in more than doubled, reaching 4863 people are trying to attack us’.” be tolerated by police and we urge years and three people died. court for sentencing,” he said. last year, with 76 fleeing drivers Perrone was shocked by her anyone who has been the victim of The most recent deaths were in Bay of Plenty Police Association dying including six in the Bay of response. “She looked me in the eye a crime to contact us on 105 and 2018. Stephen Elijah Harrison, director Scott Thompson’s plea to Plenty. and said, ‘I’m not going to do that’.” report it.” — NZ Herald 25, died after crashing into a tree drivers was: “Just stop”. Assistant Commissioner for in Kawerau in May and a 24-year- Thompson said the injury Road Policing Sandra Venables old driver died after crashing and death toll should serve as a said overall in New Zealand on Malfroy Rd in Rotorua in grim reminder about the risks of fleeing driver crashes were November. failing to stop when signalled by trending down, as were resulting Come in and see us for a Bay of Plenty police were police. deaths and injuries. involved in 552 chases last year “We need people to just stop Venables said the rate of — more than double the 208 in and deal with whatever the crashes reduced from 15.2 percent 2009. The region had the fourth- issue is that brought them to the in the last quarter of 2018 to 12.7 FREE highest number of pursuits in attention of police in the first percent in the same period last New Zealand. place and then they can move on year. BLOOD Last year, just over half (305) of with their lives. “Only a very small number of PRESSURE the chases were abandoned, but “Nothing is worth taking off drivers chose to flee police and 90 ended in a crash. and hooning around the streets or they pose a considerable risk to TEST Rotorua area commander driving on the wrong side of the other road users, themselves, and Inspector Phillip Taikato said road trying to evade our officers, their passengers. pursuits were becoming “more as it’s never going to end well.” “Many of the drivers who flee and more common”, as was fleeing Pursuits were stressful demonstrate high-risk behaviours Support drivers deliberately aiming at situations for police and crashes and put themselves and innocent police officers or their vehicles to also took a toll. members of the public at risk,” try to avoid capture. “It does impact badly on them Venables said. your heart “Not long ago in the Eastern and their family, especially when “The number of deaths and Bay of Plenty one of our police they come in for criticism for not serious injuries arising from health staff was . . . left with lifelong abandoning the pursuit earlier, fleeing driver events nationally injuries after being deliberately despite them just doing their job. had fallen by 36 percent when Save $20 struck by a fleeing driver. “It amazes me the reasons some compared with the same quarter “That officer would have been people give why they didn’t stop, last year,” she said. NOW ONLY killed that night if it wasn’t for such us not wearing a seat belt or “We expect to see the loss of life the great work by the emergency their car had a noisy exhaust and and injury continue to decrease.” responses on the spot.” they didn’t want a ticket. Police were also abandoning $49.99 Taikato said, sooner or later, “Making this sort of dumb more chases. 30th June “someone else is going to be killed decision can have huge “This shows our police staff are Nutra-Life Kyolic® 120 capsules by such selfish, reckless and consequences for themselves, continuing to prioritise safety TM feel goodPROMOTIONAged RUS FROM Garlic 1ST MAY Extract - 30TH JUNE 120 caps cowardly behaviour”. their families and innocent during fleeing driver events. What with FREE CoQ10 60 caps 300mg “We need people to start members of the public or one of we really want is for all drivers to thinking about the dangers to our members. Just stop.” prioritise safety on our roads. 131 Ormond Road themselves and others before they Thompson said the laws were “If signalled to pull over and Ballance Street Village feel gooand decide to flee from the police or appropriate but police wanted to stop by police, we ask that you DOWN TO EARTH 93 Grey Street decide to ram police vehicles. see stiffer sentences for those who comply. Nothing is worth risking Freephone: Natural Health “We’re now more prepared to target officers or their vehicles. the loss of life for you, your 0800 787 999 highlight ramming of police cars Nationally over the past decade, friends, or any road users,” she Email: [email protected] feel good naturally as an aggravating factor when the number of police pursuits has said. PO Box 1272 Gisborne, 4040 26590-06 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 An eye on NZ’s depleting nature WELLINGTON — Dramatic satellite images landowners to identify and protect their important have laid bare New Zealand’s biodiversity crisis, natural areas depends on their regional councils’ revealing how thousands of hectares of native willingness to do so, Hague said. habitat have vanished in just a few years. “While many landowners are doing the right Forest & Bird says the Manaaki Whenu- thing and protecting the special places in their Landcare Research data, showing decreases trust with little support, there are also those in 12 of 13 types of native habitat over the last who have destroyed these areas when there is a decade, signals the need for better policy to business case to do so.” protect what we’ve got left. Hague hoped a new council rulebook — the The call comes as the Government is asking Government’s draft National Policy Statement for feedback on a set of proposed bottom-lines on Indigenous Biodiversity —would make a for regional councils to identify and protect difference. hotspots for nature. The statement, developed collaboratively Around three quarters of New Zealand between conservation and farming groups, is privately owned, leaving thousands of included more consistent requirements for native species outside the protections of the councils to identify and protect significant conservation estate. natural areas on both private and public land, as “Our native animals don’t know if their home well as a raft of other measures. is in a national park, a farm, or someone’s Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage said backyard; and our native plants want to grow satellite images were unsurprising, and just where nature designed them to,” Forest and some examples of biodiversity destruction Bird’s chief executive Kevin Hague said. occurring throughout New Zealand. “Without clear guidelines for identifying NATURAL HABITAT AT RISK: An area of matagouri in Canterbury has been cleared “(On Friday) I was in the Mackenzie Basin. and protecting important native habitat, our to make way for farmland. The Government is seeking feedback on criteria for regional There and on the margins of Canterbury’s environment has been pushed to breaking point.” councils to identify and protect hotspots for nature. Picture supplied braided rivers there has been extensive and Today, about 4000 native species are irreversible loss of habitat, where wetlands, considered threatened or at risk — that included biodiversity loss. clearing manuka and kanuka, converting 3544ha riparian margins shrublands and tussock 90 percent of seabirds, 76 percent of freshwater In Hawke’s Bay, 39ha of indigenous forest into pasture and exotic forest. grasslands have been ploughed under and fish and 84 percent of reptiles, along with 46 and 171ha of tussock was converted to low “All native habitat is important, but some is converted into irrigated farmland,” Sage said. percent of vascular plants. The extinction risk producing grass land between 2012 and 2018. particularly undervalued,” Hague said. “Great restoration work is being carried out had worsened for 86 species in the past 15 years That contributed to an overall national loss of Landcare Research had also pointed out by DoC, councils, community organisations and — compared with the conservation status of just 1471ha of tussock, and 2304ha of indigenous that in some regions the goldrush on land some private landowners, but we’re still seeing 26 species improving in the past 10 years. forest over a six-year period. conversions has been and gone, such as in substantial and ongoing loss of wetlands and More alarming was the welfare of those In the West Coast, more indigenous native Canterbury and the Mackenzie Country, Hague native bush. species that we didn’t even know about. forest (1343ha) was cleared than in any other said. “If we are serious about turning the Due to a huge lack of data, only an estimated region, and converted into 383ha of mines and “We now need to focus on saving the special biodiversity crisis around, local government 20 percent of New Zealand’s species have ever dumps, and 590ha into grass. places that remain, and reversing the trend for also needs to do much more in the compliance, been identified and documented. Canterbury landowners wiped out 1457ha of those teetering on the brink. Wetlands are at monitoring and enforcement space, and While the Landcare Research data showed the shrub matagouri, more than any other region, high risk on private land, and the situation is as enforce existing district and regional plan rules there had been gains and losses across different turning it into pasture. And Manawatu-Wanganui urgent for many other types of native habitat.” controlling indigenous vegetation and wetland regions, the national trend was one of steady landowners contributed to a North Island trend of Currently, the level of support given to clearance.” — NZ Herald Scientists grapple with fear of losing jobs Massey uni may scrap jobs before innovation centre opens AUCKLAND — Massey soon be vacated - would be scientists spent years advising accommodated in the centre. on a new multi-million dollar The third floor took in innovation centre at Albany — chemistry research labs, food but now fear they’ll lose their science research labs and jobs before it opens. secure physical containment Five years ago, when labs, while the first floor Massey’s then-vice chancellor included a marine lab and Steve Maharey announced areas for storage. Brunton the four-level centre — the said the building — being centrepiece of a $120m constructed over the next few innovation hub — he spoke of years — was to host about it as north Auckland’s answer 3000 sq m of lab space, along Did you know there are to California’s famed Silicon with a mix of small office pods Valley. and open-plan areas. 2 ways to see a doctor at As recently as June last In line with university Three Rivers Medical? year, Massey touted it as targets, it would achieve a a “science innovation and space efficiency of one person 1) Book a routine appointment ahead of research centre” that would per 12 sqm. “That is tiny, but time. Your wait’s likely to be shorter house teaching and research we’ve tried to be as efficient and you’ll have more control over the laboratories and collaborative as we can with this,” she said, day, time, and doctor you see. working spaces, to link the adding that care had been MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT: Proposals to stop offering university with industry and taken to avoid unnecessary science degrees from Massey University’s Albany campus has 2) We know that sometimes issues the local community. double-ups in resources. been met with an angry backlash from many staff and students. are more urgent. If you need to Yet scientists now wonder “We’ve seen this complex as Picture suppled be seen that day, you’ll be advised what role their subject could an enormous way forward for discouraged at messaging concerns around the complex to come down and queue for the have within the complex if growth on this campus. One from Massey leadership that and the university’s building next available doctor. Your wait will they no longer have jobs, with of the key points is that this only mentioned engineering investments, but has yet to Massey proposing to stop building actually sends a huge and information science when receive a response to those depend on demand that day. offering science degrees from signal to our local community discussing the complex. questions. Choose the best way for you and help Albany from the end of the that we are going to be doing “We took that as a very A list of FAQs sent out to reduce waiting times for everyone. year. state-of-the-art science here.” clear signal that this is not staff however said that, as no Professor Dianne Brunton, She compared the building’s a discussion document, but final decisions had been made, Manage your health, book an appointment in who is head of Albany’s importance to Massey’s something pre-determined.” the building of the centre advance and see the doctor of your choice. School of Natural and innovative College of Creative Albany scientists have would continue as planned. Services available: Computational Sciences, said Arts building in Wellington, or also raised questions over “Should any of the plans staff had spent two years its distinctive veterinary tower the university’s building in the discussion document Doctors, Practice Nurses, Pharmacy, meeting with designers and in Palmerston North, now investments, including new (outlining the proposed Radiology, Healthy Steps Podiatry, offering specialist input. “It being replaced. “It’s a symbol. builds and refurbishments changes) progress, the Gains@Geneva Healthcare Services, was a complicated process We are looking at growth and amounting to hundreds facilities within the Innovation Peter Stiven General Surgeon, MoleMap, because a lot of things had to in our teaching, and in our of millions of dollars, and why Centre would have to reflect Gisborne Ear Clear, Gisborne Counselling & be considered, right down to university’s income.” the university was advertising those changes.” Psychological Services ducting,” she said. Brunton said it was that new Palmerston North science It comes as a petition Three Rivers Medical “We were having meetings projected growth that had left jobs, while they were bracing to keep science at Albany, Weekdays 8am to 8pm every couple of weeks, her colleagues confused and for redundancies. drawing 10,000 signatures Weekends and public holidays 9am-6pm sometimes more, and there dismayed that the university Albany staff have told the so far, has been presented to 75 Customhouse Street was a lot of staff involvement.” proposed centralising sciences Herald they fear 50 Auckland National’s tertiary education (the white building opposite The Warehouse) Draft design documents from Palmerston North, science jobs could go — with and science spokespersons P (06) 867 7411 F (06) 867 4773 from late 2017 set out how as part of the roll-out of a implications for hundreds of Shane Reti and Parmjeet After hours call Healthline 0800 611 116 sciences — currently based on new strategy focused on students based in the city. Parmar, and East Coast Bays the campus’s Oteha Rohe site, online studying. She said The Herald last week asked MP Erica Stanford. www.3rivers.co.nz which has been sold and will 29483-05 her colleagues were further Massey about the scientists’ — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 WORLD 11 Hobart man went to work

CAUTIOUS: People wear masks at a with the virus supermarket in Milan, Italy, on Sunday (local time). HOBART — Health authorities in Tasmania Italy announced say a man in Hobart who contracted a sweeping coronavirus did not follow instructions to quarantine early self-isolate, instead going to work at a major on Sunday for its hotel. northern regions, The man in his 20s travelled from Nepal igniting travel chaos and transited through Singapore and Sydney as it restricted before arriving in Hobart on February 26, the movements Tasmania’s director of Public Health Services of a quarter of Mark Veitch said. its population in He experienced cold-like symptoms the day a bid to halt the after his travels but continued to work and new coronavirus’ visit his vocational college. relentless march The man worked several shifts at Hobart’s across Europe. Grand Chancellor Hotel last week and Dr Claudio Furlan/ Veitch said Public Health was working with LaPresse picture the hotel to identify whether any colleagues via AP would qualify as “close contacts” and require isolation. He contacted a telephone hotline on March 6 after developing further symptoms and was tested at the Royal Hobart Hospital that evening. Dr Veitch said the man was advised to self- Coronavirus death isolate between the testing and receiving his results, but he did not comply and “went to work the next day”. He received his positive test result yesterday and was admitted to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where he is in a satisfactory condition. toll soars in Italy “It is unacceptable to continue activities in public or attend work while waiting for the coronavirus virus test results,” Dr Veitch said. MILAN — The number of in December. reported its lowest number of ■ Pope Francis delivered Four members of the man’s household and people to have died from the Among the latest people to new infections in a single day his first live-streamed on three friends are now in quarantine for 14 coronavirus in Italy has shot test positive is the army’s chief since January — an indication Sunday prayer to avoid the days. up by 133 in a day to 366, of staff. that the virus’s spread there is usual crowds forming and Dr Veitch said health authorities would also officials say. Salvatore Farina said he felt slowing. potentially spreading further investigate his movements, including at The total number of well and was self-isolating. Iran, one of the worst Covid-19. his vocational college. infections leapt 25 percent to The strict new quarantine hotspots outside China, has ■ In the US, a cruise ship Public Health will now clarify the man’s 7375 from 5883, according to measures affect a quarter of now confirmed 6566 infections with 3533 passengers and flight details to determine whether his illness the Civil Protection agency. the Italian population and the and 194 deaths. crew held off the coast near posed a risk to anyone on the flight. The jump in figures centre on the rich northern However, the real figure is San Francisco after 21 people There have been 114 tests for coronavirus in comes as millions adapt to part of the country that feared to be much higher. tested positive for the disease Tasmania to date. new measures introduced powers Italy’s economy. One report on Sunday, has been directed to the The deputy director of Public Health on Sunday (local time) in The health system is under quoting a government envoy, nearby port of Oakland. Scott McKeown said there had been “a very an attempt to contain the immense strain in Lombardy, said there had been 200 ■ An individual who significant increase in testing since the first outbreak. a northern region of 10 million deaths in the northern Gilan attended a conservative case was confirmed”. Up to 16 million people in people, where people are being province alone — but the political conference last week The Hotel Grand Chancellor has been Lombardy and 14 provinces treated in hospital corridors. figures were later removed. that President Trump and contacted for comment. need special permission to “We want to guarantee Vice-President Mike Pence Meanwhile NSW Health has confirmed an travel under new quarantine the health of our citizens. In other develpments: spoke at has been confirmed to 82-year-old man died overnight after testing rules. We understand that these have the virus. positive to the virus, marking the third Prime Minister Giuseppe measures will impose ■ Saudi Arabia has put the ■ In the US, more than 400 coronavirus-related death in Australia. Conte also announced the sacrifices, sometimes small governorate of Qatif in the oil- cases have been reported, and A Melbourne GP who tested positive for the closure of schools, gyms, and sometimes very big,” producing Eastern Province the death toll is 19. coronavirus after treating dozens of patients museums, nightclubs and Prime Minister Conte said as into lockdown. The cases ■ Among other countries has lashed out at Victorian Health Minister other venues across the whole he announced the measures in confirmed in Qatif — where to report a rise in the total Jenny Mikakos who criticised his decision to country. the middle of Saturday night. the Shia minority live — have number of cases are: France return to work. The radical measures will The number of infections all been traced back to Iran. (to 1126); Germany (939); In a reply to a post on Mikakos’s Facebook last until April 3. worldwide is more than ■ A hotel being used as Spain (589); the UK (273); the page, Chris Higgins, a doctor at the Toorak The latest figures mean 109,765, with about 3802 a coronavirus quarantine Netherlands (188). Clinic in Melbourne, said he was “upset Italy now has the highest deaths. facility in the Chinese city of ■ Colombia, Bulgaria, Costa about the inaccuracies and unfairness of her number of confirmed Most of the fatalities have Quanzhou collapsed, killing Rica, Malta, the Maldives and comments” and demanded an apology. infections outside of China, been in China. at least 10 people (see story Paraguay have all reported — ABC where the outbreak originated However, China on Sunday below). their first cases. — BBC, RNZ Dozens trapped as China quarantine hotel collapses

QUANZHOU — At least 10 people Xinhua, the owner of the building, The hotel reportedly opened in 2018 of the Covid-19 coronavirus as at the of Wuhan originated from overseas. have died in the collapse of a hotel in a man surnamed Yang, had been and had 80 guest rooms. end yesterday, a decline from 99 the The three cases bring China’s total the Chinese city of Quanzhou, Chinese summoned by police. One woman told the Beijing News previous day. imported case count to 63. state media reported yesterday. The building’s first floor had been website that relatives including her The fall comes According to the Chinese state media reported the under renovation at the time of the sister had been under quarantine as Chinese cities Beijing Municipal hotel was being used to quarantine collapse, the news agency said. there. gradually relax Health Commission, individuals under observation for the Pictures from the site showed “I can’t contact them, they’re not quarantine measures According to state two of the cases Covid-19 coronavirus. rescue workers clad in hard hats, answering their phones,” she said. put in place over a media outlet Xinhua, found in Beijing The hotel began to collapse about goggles and face masks carrying “I’m under quarantine too at another month ago, while the owner of the originated in Italy 7.30pm on Saturday evening (Chinese injured people away to waiting medical hotel and I’m very worried, I don’t authorities keep building had been and Spain. time). staff in white overalls and surgical know what to do. They were healthy, a close watch on As the spread of As of 10.30am local time on Sunday, masks. they took their temperatures every day, the virus’ spread summoned by the virus slowed in authorities had retrieved 43 people A rescue force of over 1000 people, and the tests showed that everything overseas. police. Wuhan, authorities from the site of the collapse, the including firefighters, police officers, was normal.” Of the 44 new reacted by closing Ministry of Emergency Management and other emergency responders, News of the hotel’s collapse comes confirmed cases, 41 hospitals built said. arrived at the site on Saturday night, as the spread of Covid-19 continues to were discovered in Wuhan, the origin specifically to house its patients. Of that total, 36 had been sent to authorities told a media conference slow in China. of the virus’ outbreak and its hotbed. After the first such closure last hospital for care and one person did organised by the Quanzhou local According to data from China’s The remaining three were cases week, on Sunday, CCTV reported that not need medical treatment, it said. government on Sunday. National Health Commission (NHC), imported from outside mainland China. operations at a second hospital had Authorities were still searching for Of the 71 people inside the hotel at cases fell by roughly one half on It marked the second consecutive been suspended, with its 25 remaining 28 people, the ministry said. the time of the collapse, 58 had been Saturday from the day prior. day in which all of China’s newly patients now discharged and declared According to state media outlet under quarantine, they added. The agency confirmed 44 new cases confirmed cases outside of the city cured. — Reuters/BBC 12 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 Air NZ boss takes pay cut Covid-19 prompts move to cancel earnings guidance, slash flights by Grant Bradley, NZ Herald mitigations in response to the swift decline of demand. AUCKLAND — Air New FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS: Air New These include the deferral of Zealand chief executive Greg Zealand’s half-year net profit slumped by non-urgent capital spend and Foran has offered to reduce 32 percent to $101 million and the airline non-critical business activity his base pay of $1.65 million warns coronavirus makes its outlook across operational and corporate by approximately 15 percent uncertain. File picture functions. ($250,000), and its executive “Air New Zealand is a strong team will extend its salary freeze and resilient business operated as the airline grapples with the by a world-class team with deep deepening coronavirus crisis. experience having navigated On top of this, the airline has prior shocks to our business and implemented a hiring freeze for industry. While we have already all roles that are non-critical made swift adjustments to our and will offer operational staff operations, we are prepared to the option to take unpaid leave take further actions to address in addition to managing annual the ongoing demand impact of leave balances. Covid-19,” said Foran. Foran says that it is His pay cut follows that of increasingly clear that Covid-19 other airline bosses around has created an ‘’unprecedented the world including those at situation’’ and it is difficult to Singapore Airlines and Thai predict future demand patterns. Airways. He said Air NZ had put in Air New Zealand has already items and taxation of $198m for New Zealand,” says Foran. The total pay package for his place various labour initiatives, cut capacity on its Asia, the period ended December 31, The airline has implemented predecessor, Christopher Luxon, including a voluntary reduction Tasman and domestic networks, compared to $217m in the prior further capacity reductions was $4.2 million. of his pay, a hiring freeze for all redeploying its fuel efficient period. to its network, which include Foran took over Air New non-critical roles and voluntary 787 Dreamliner fleet to drive The airline has made four cuts extending the suspension of its Zealand’s top job on February 3, unpaid leave for operational operational efficiencies and using to capacity over the last month Shanghai service through to just as travel bans were coming staff. tactical pricing to stimulate but in the course of the last week the end of April, and additional into force and the impact of Due to increased uncertainty demand on the impacted sectors. the airline has seen additional consolidation of services across the epidemic was starting to be surrounding the duration and Already this year about a third softness in demand with a the Tasman, Pacific Islands and widely felt throughout the airline scale of the Covid-19 outbreak, of its market capitalisation — decline in bookings across its domestic network in March and and travel industries. the airline has today announced or about $1 billion — had been network, spreading to a market April. The coronavirus epidemic that it will be withdrawing the wiped out as investors dumped that had been previously holding As a result of these actions, Air could cost passenger airlines up full year 2020 earnings guidance shares. An update on earnings up — North America. New Zealand has reduced total to US$113b ($178b) in revenue it issued to the market on expectations will be provided “We have been continuously capacity into Asia by 26 percent, this year, the International Air February 24 and reconfirmed at when appropriate. monitoring bookings and in and total overall network Transport Association warned its interim results announcement Its half-year net profit slumped recent days have seen a further capacity by approximately 10 last week. three days later. by 32 percent to $101 million and decline which coincides with percent since the outbreak of That’s three times the estimate On February 24 it cut its the airline warns coronavirus media coverage of the spread of Covid-19 started. IATA made two weeks earlier in full year underlying earnings makes its outlook uncertain. Its Covid-19 to most countries on Like other airlines the airline a sign of how quickly demand for guidance by as much as $75m. earnings before other significant our network as well as here in is also pursuing a range of airline seats is collapsing. Corrections spends $4m Book Me Bob: Kiwi start-up less to pay back staff challenges online travel giants and fix payroll system by Grant Bradley, NZ Herald off as useful marketing for a realistic fee WELLINGTON — The even as the bill for breaches but the sector had created “a monster’’. Corrections Department of the Act mounts. AUCKLAND — A Kiwi start-up aims In NZ commission rates started off has spent $12 million fixing It is almost two years to give power back to hoteliers and about 10 percent but they had crept up its payroll system and since an independent other accommodation providers by to 20 percent or more. reimbursing staff, $4m less taskforce began reviewing driving direct bookings instead of via Book Me Bob was in 20 international than it expected. the law, and its report back commission-hungry online travel agents. hotels across four countries — Australia, The prisons operator to the government was Book Me Bob is a “virtual concierge” Indonesia, India and New Zealand. is one of thousands of delayed by two months last which is customised to the property These include the Hotel Grand private and public entities year. to provide round-the-clock information Windsor by Mgallery, Porters Hotel, Jet estimated to owe workers “There is no hold up. and, with artificial intelligence, checks Park Hotels Auckland Airport in New $2 billion for breaches of the There was no deadline,” availability and can reserve a room. Zealand, The Jambuluwuk Hotel Group, Holidays Act. Minister of Workplace It is specific to the property (with a Tijili Hotels, Karma Kandara Resort and “The total Relations name that can be customised) and is Sun Island Hotels Bali in Indonesia, the payments Iain Lees- accessed through the accommodation’s Jasper Hotel in Melbourne and Hotel we have There is no hold Galloway website rather than through a third party. Landmark Shimla in India. been said in a It is not a comparison site such as Thompson worked with IT expert required up.‘ There was no statement. Trivago, found this year to have boosted Andy Dharmani on the concept for much to make deadline. “We are rankings depending on how much it was of last year before it went live with the to bring — Iain Lees-Galloway’ preparing paid by booking sites. hotels. Corrections our response Book Me Bob co-founder and In addition to using human-trained in line with to the report chief executive David Thompson said AI to help the customer journey and the Act have and expect to commissions demanded by online travel improve the overall experience of EASY BOOKING: Book Me been significantly lower make that public soon.” agents (Otis, like Expedia and Booking. hotel users, Book Me Bob promises Bob founders Andy Dharmani than initially forecast,” Some payroll companies com) were out of control. to improve margins for operators, by and David Thompson. The Corrections said in an have said they were shut The multinational Otis has grown offering upselling and cross-selling NZ-developed chatbot aims to Official Information Act out of the review. rapidly over the past two decades and beyond simply booking. attract more bookings direct to response. The taskforce was asked the model of owning no rooms and Although it’s in text form at the hotels. NZ Herald picture It had paid back all 8000 to make recommendations having a fraction of the staff of hotel moment, an audio, foreign-language and current staff by late last for transparent rules for companies has seen its market value emoji-language version of the service and now the coronavirus which had year and planned to do the providing entitlements to, climb much faster than accommodation was being created. rocked the travel and tourism sector. same for 10,000 former staff and payment for, holidays providers. “The hotel industry has been A Book Me Bob client, Porters by the middle of this year, and leave. “Yes they’re driving business to notoriously slow to adopt to new Boutique Hotel in Havelock North, set up it said. It did not look into how accommodation but they’re taking too technologies in the past.” the service a month ago. The arrears amounted to fix payroll breaches. That much of the pie,” he said. The chatbot freed up staff to focus General manger Kylie Fernandes said to $7m, and the remaining work has been tortuous for “By cutting out the middle man we’re on other tasks as staff don’t have to it was a “no brainer”. $5m was spent fixing its some entities, including the giving power back to the hotels. With repeatedly answer the same question on The hotel can feed more information “specialised and complex” country’s district health this tool, the chatbot is converting direct the phone, said Thompson. to be loaded into the chatbot to match payroll system. boards which owe more bookings and a 5 percent commission They also have direct control of hotel the pattern of customer inquiries. Meanwhile, the than 100,000 workers more (to Book Me Bob) which is a lot better rates and inventory, and no artificially She said her hotel still used Otis to government’s review of the than half a billion dollars. than 15 to 35 percent of Otis.” produced rates by Otis. Thompson said grab attention but any direct bookings Holidays Act is dragging on, — RNZ Thompson has 25 years’ experience in hotels were under pressure from local with the help of Book Me Bob would the hotel industry and said Otis started levies such as the bed tax in Auckland help its bottom line. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 OPINION 13 EDITORIAL Youth voice vital for future leadership Fitzsimons was WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL Young non-voters, then, are not necessarily experience for leadership. This just supports the THIS WEEK, by Meredith disengaged, apathetic and always on their cell argument to protect the status quo. Akuhata-Brown phones. Having youth in governance roles The fact is, young people are unlikely to see ahead of her time encourages positive results among youth. It their issues discussed around the council table if The death of Jeanette Fitzsimons ONE of the most exciting teaches the skills of active citizenship, such as they do not vote. If it is only older people who fill things that happened in this understanding how decisions are made and how out the voting forms and post them off, it will be brought the past week to a sad end last local election was the to organise, plan, and communicate. Our civil their interests that shape the future of the region. and at the same time, as media number of young people who society is strengthened when youth become We need to address a lack of knowledge about look back at her political career, campaigned, and a number of informed citizens. If we are to grow and develop the electoral system. We can do better in the it serves to remind everybody that councils have seen a real change in the average participatory democracy, having young people area of civics in schools and tertiary education. parliamentary debate can be carried age of an elected councillor. involved is a key way to do this. Teaching civics is more than just about passing out in a civilised manner. So this week I am very excited to celebrate the Children and young people offer important on facts about Parliament or local councils. Fitzsimons was a dedicated formal welcome of the Gisborne District Youth insight on matters known only to them. Hearing Effective civic education involves encouraging environmentalist and the stances Council. their views on policy and legislation helps in a strong civic culture, creating ways for she took and views she expressed I recall the debate we had in council when bridging the gap between adults’ observations volunteering, and advocating stronger community were ahead of her time, often we first considered a youth council. One of the and assumptions of children’s lives, and realities connections. Young people gain a sense of civic bringing her into near ridicule from councillors was adamant that we didn’t need experienced by children and young people worth by being involved in their communities. another group, and certainly not a youth group. themselves. It’s not only climate change that is her political opponents and a sector I think I may have quoted Martin Luther King’s There is a real need to create spaces for young motivating young activists in New Zealand. of the general public. “I have a dream” speech when I challenged the people to share their views, and to ensure those The unaffordability of housing is a critical But the co-leader of the Green councillor. views are respected. Decision-makers need to issue facing a generation, and for many, home Party was not fazed by the storms The view that young people are not interested commit to not just listening, but taking seriously ownership is no longer possible. Other issues she had to weather in the House. in politics is not supported by research. and valuing what we hear from children and that many young people are concerned about Although the barbs were less sharp Younger people may not vote, but many are young people, and to then go back to them and are healthcare, particularly with mental health, than what is seen today, there is clearly interested in a wide range of political explain how and why decisions which will affect employment, and inequality. also a lot more recognition — even issues. Studies of the political behaviour of them have been made. So this Friday we will welcome our Gisborne if some of it is grudging — of the young people find many are involved in non- Voting is important, and as a community we District Youth Council and I hope that as a climate situation the world faces, traditional ways, other than voting, through can do better by challenging the notion that, council we will not just show a tokenistic support boycotts, petitions, protests, volunteering, and by comparison with older people, younger to these future leaders, but will absolutely value and the need to protect and clean involvement in advocacy groups or charities. elected representatives lack the capabilities and their input. up the environment in general. Fitzsimons, who suffered a stroke LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS and died after a fall on her farm at the age of 75, is still the only School GP service missed member of the Green Party to win I am writing this to support and did not seem unstable for an electorate seat — Coromandel, Grace Roddick’s letter about the past 20 or so years. No soap or in 1999. However, since then the the cancellation of doctors in I have personally used this Kia kaha party has always reached the key schools. service and when I went to the paper towels target of 5 percent of the party vote Within our school, Gisborne doctor spontaneously, I found Girls’ High, there were around myself in a very welcoming and has been remarkably consistent whanau 300 appointments in 2019. environment open to any Re: Child dies in Coast at doing so, which is a kind of for ages . . . In the “health board defends questions — very different From Anusha Bradley’s crash, March 6 story. tribute to her of the best kind. closure” article of February 12 from my normal doctors’ clinic. Kia kaha whanau . . . gone Politics is sometimes practised March 6 RNZ report: they state “media attention The fact I just walked in “Napier City Council is too early . . . fly with the very differently now than in gave the impression ‘we pulled unannounced, was welcomed reinstalling soap dispensers in angels sweetheart. Fitzsimons’ time, as the Shane the pin’,” and this seemingly and attended to in a matter all its public toilets so people Jones affair showed. The New made them feel attacked. Yet of two minutes was very can wash their hands properly, AOMIHI COOK Zealand First MP accused Indian we understand they did pull comforting. It’s something that amid concerns about the students of ruining educational the pin, as there is currently is not on offer at normal GP coronavirus. institutions by using their visas as no service to replace the school- services where you can often “Soap dispensers were taken based doctor which catered to wait two-and-a-half to three out after constantly being Much left? a back-door way of getting into the our three high schools. hours, and pay a ridiculous country. That earned him a rebuke vandalised last year.” Re: Camping fines add up over a This service wasn’t just amount of money for medicine. I would really encourage busy summer, March 6 story. from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern medical care, it was a My point is that pulling I am pleased the council has used who said this was not the view of our local GDC to adopt this place where students felt the pin on this service ends approach. some of the $325,000 to monitor the Government. comfortable to go and ask for an opportunity to enhance Rehette? We’ve had no soap campers. I would like to know how It was a pretty mild sort of medical advice/care and how wellbeing. and paper towels for ages. much of that money is used for criticism and that probably owes to look after themselves. The monitoring, wages, vehicles etc and a lot more to her need to keep service was used consistently MONTANA WILLIAMS CONOR JEÖRY how is the rest to be spent. A public the three-party coalition she leads dump station would be a good start! together than her actual feelings. There are signs this balancing act SANDRA MEAD will get progressively more difficult On truck trips to Paeroa as the election nears. Re: Domestic waste waste sent to landfill is Let’s learn Meanwhile the coronavirus is disposal disgrace and compostable. The GDC website Re: Improve hygiene, Professionals having a wider effect all the time opportunity, Feb 28 letter. indicates that $300,000 is spent stay home if sick - March 6 Re: Female force – ‘You have and could be one of the deciding The trucks don’t return each year to send this to the editorial. to think outside the box a lot’, empty, they bring fertilizer, Paeroa landfill. Not only does it How about a 10-minute March 7 story. factors in the September poll. metal or sand to Gisborne. I cost a lot, trucking our waste over Hopefully the virus will have run its lesson for all children who go I’ve worked with both know this because I used to 300km, all 14,000 tonnes each to school, from kindy to high these women and they are course by then, but how it has been be one of the drivers. year — and growing — emits school, on how to wash their both competent, professional handled could well be an election unnecessary greenhouse gases. hands — and get them to tell firefighters who would be an issue and one that the Government RAMON SANDERS We definitely should be working their parents this is what we asset on any team. Glad to see was not expecting when it began the towards recycling all of our waste need to do. Because as far as them getting the recognition year on a high note. David Ramsden is correct instead of storing it underground I have seen, this generation is for doing well in a male- National are in a difficult position; to direct attention to the for future generations to deal sorely lacking in basic hygiene dominated work force. Just too much criticism now would be “xtremezerowaste.org” website. with. skills. do it! seen as trying to take advantage Twenty-six percent of Gisborne’s BILL HAMBIDGE H. HANNAM BAZ, Auckland of the virus. In any case, they may not need to — social media and [email protected] talkback radio are doing the job ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. for them, without people having to ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. bother much if their comments are ■ Always include full name and contact details. accurate or not. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 Schools and venues close in California SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise who later died of the virus was ship with at least 21 cases of the probably sick when he boarded new coronavirus is headed to the ship for a February 11 cruise the port of Oakland, California, to Mexico. but will remain in international The passenger visited the waters for at least another day medical centre the day before as officials worked on plans to disembarking with symptoms transport American passengers of respiratory illness, he said. to military bases around the Others in several states and US and repatriate international Canada who were on that ones. voyage also have tested positive. Local officials in California The passenger likely infected began ordering the closure of his dining room server, who also schools and public spaces to try tested positive for the virus, to stop the spread of the virus. Tarling said, as did two people The largest school district in travelling with the man. Northern California cancelled Two passengers now on the classes for a week for its nearly ship who had the virus were not 64,000 students after it was on the previous cruise, he said. discovered a family in the A cruise ship was being district was exposed to Covid-19. held off the coast of Florida Governor Gavin Newsom Sunday awaiting test results warned on Sunday (local time) on whether two crew members that more closures were likely who transferred there from the around the state as the virus Grand Princess have contracted spread and he prepared for the the new coronavirus. arrival of the Grand Princess The Regal Princess was carrying more than 3500 people supposed to dock in Port from 54 countries. Everglades on Sunday morning The port at Oakland was but was instead sailing up and chosen because of its proximity down the coast, the Miami to an airport and a military Herald reported. base, Newsom said. GHOST SHIP: An empty dining centre on the Grand Princess cruise ship on Friday (local time) off the The Coast Guard delivered It could take up to three days California coast. Picture via AP testing kits to the Regal to prepare the port site and get Princess Sunday morning and everyone off the ship, he said. “That ship will turn around — there were 237 Canadians on the the vessel was the breeding the US Centers for Disease Ship passengers who and they are currently assessing cruise ship and that those not ground for a cluster of nearly Control and Prevention issued a need medical treatment or appropriate places to bring that showing symptoms for the virus 20 cases that resulted in at “no-sail order” for the ship. hospitalisation would go quarantined ship — but it will will be flown back to a military least one death after a previous Another Princess ship, to health care facilities in not be here in the San Francisco base in Trenton, Ontario, for a voyage. the Diamond Princess, was California, while state residents Bay,” he said. two-week quarantine. Crew members wearing masks quarantined for two weeks in who did not require acute No passengers would be Vice President Mike Pence and gloves delivered trays with Yokohama, Japan, last month medical care would go a military quarantined or released in announced on Friday that at their food in covered plates, because of the virus. base north of San Francisco or Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf least 21 people aboard the ship, delivered outside their door. Ultimately, about 700 another near San Diego. said on Sunday. including 19 crew members, They had occupied themselves of the 3700 people aboard Other US residents would be The Department of State was have tested positive for the by watching TV, reading and became infected in what transported to military bases in working with the home countries virus. looking out the window. experts pronounced a public- Texas and Georgia. All would of several hundred passengers to Meanwhile, the US death The ship was heading from health failure, with the vessel be tested for the Covid-19 virus arrange for repatriation to their toll from the virus was at 21, Hawaii to San Francisco when it essentially becoming a floating and will remain under a 14-day countries, officials said. with all but three victims in was held off the California coast germ factory. quarantine, federal officials said. Canada was sending a plane Washington state. on Wednesday so that people Hundreds of Americans It was not clear when the groups to repatriate Canadians on the The number of infections with Covid-19 symptoms could aboard that ship were flown would arrive. Grand Princess cruise ship, swelled to more than 400, be tested for the virus. to military bases in California The crew would be official said. scattered across the US. Grant Tarling, chief medical and other states for two-week quarantined and treated aboard Canadian Foreign Minister The Grand Princess had officer for Carnival Corporation, quarantines. Some later were the ship, which will dock Francois-Philippe Champagne been forbidden to dock in San said it was believed a 71-year- hospitalised with symptoms. elsewhere, Newsom said. said in a statement on Sunday Francisco amid evidence that old Northern California man — AP Final round of royal duties for Sussexes

LONDON — The Duke and final public engagements before Duchess of Sussex have stepped they step back as senior royals. out again in colour-coordinated The Duke and Duchess ensembles for reportedly received their final round a long round of of royal duties. The couple attended applause and a Harry and the Endeavour Fund standing ovation Meghan attended Awards at London’s from the audience the Mountbatten in the Royal Albert Festival of Mansion House on Hall as they took Music in London Friday (local time). their seats. yesterday. On a previous Harry, who engagement, the attended the event couple attended in his role as Captain General the Endeavour Fund Awards of the Royal Marines, wore his at London’s Mansion House on dress uniform. Meghan matched Friday (local time). her husband in style, wearing a Despite a rainy night, they long red ballgown, red heels and wowed in matching blue outfits co-ordinating clutch bag. and were protected from the The event celebrates world- raindrops by an umbrella. class musicians, composers and The Sussexes are carrying out conductors of the Massed Bands their final engagements before WHAT BLUES?: The royal couple wowed at a previous engagement on Friday (local time) in of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines they step back as senior royals complementary blue outfits. AP picture — and was one of the couple’s on March 31. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 WORLD 15 Protests, celebrations mark Women’s Day, despite threats

NEW YORK — From the streets of Manila to the plazas of Santiago, Chile, people around the world marked International Women’s Day on Sunday with calls to end exploitation and increase equality. However, tensions marred some celebrations, with police reportedly using tear gas to break up a demonstration by thousands of women in Turkey and security forces arresting demonstrators at a rally in Kyrgyzstan. “In many different ways or forms, women are being exploited and taken advantage of,” Arlene Brosas, the representative of a Filipino advocacy group said during a IN KYRGYZSTAN: Kyrgyz policemen detain an activist in Victory IN SPAIN: A protester dances during a march on International rally that drew hundreds to Square during an International Women’s Day celebration in Bishkek, Women’s Day in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday (local time). Thousands the area near the presidential Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday (local time). of women were marching in Madrid and other Spanish cities as part palace. Protesters called for of International Women’s Day. All pictures via AP higher pay and job security, music and angry demands for and demanded that President gender equality and an end to Rodrigo Duterte respect violence against women. women’s rights. “They kill us, they rape us Turkish riot police used and nobody does anything!” tear gas to disperse thousands some chanted. of demonstrators who, in National police estimated defiance of a government ban, 125,000 took part in the tried to march along Istanbul’s capital and nearly 35,000 in main pedestrian street to other cities, but organisers mark International Women’s said the crowds were far Day, media reports said. larger than that. Scattered Turkish authorities declared clashes broke out at points Istiklal street, near Istanbul’s when demonstrators threw main Taksim square, off- rocks at police, who responded limits, and said the planned with water cannons. march down the avenue was Many protesters demanded unauthorised. that a proposed new Thousands of demonstrators, constitution strengthen rights most of them women, gathered for women and thousands near Istiklal regardless, wore green scarves in a show and tried to break through of support for activists in police barricades to reach it, neighbouring Argentina, which according to the opposition is considering a proposal to Cumhuriyet newspaper and legalise elective abortion. other media. Tens of thousands of women The independent T24 news also marched through Paris, website said police also fired railing against the “virus of blanks to disperse the crowd. the patriarchy”. Several demonstrators “Enough impunity!” chanted were detained, according to some activists, who focussed Cumhuriyet. on France’s unusually-high Turkish authorities have rate of women killed by their restricted protests in the husbands. Last year, one country in recent years, citing woman was killed every two IN CHILE: Women march near La Moneda presidential palace during a protest marking International security issues. or three days by a current Women’s Day, in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday (local time). Police set up barricades or former partner, and the on all the streets leading to French government had been Istiklal and closed down the increasing efforts to crack Sussex, Meghan Markle, what authorities called an nearest subway. down on domestic violence. joined students in listening to unauthorised rally. In Pakistan, however, “They should provide speeches about women labour Demonstrators had gathered women managed to rally resources for shelters for activists, and urged both in the city’s main square to in cities across the country, women — victims of violence, girls and boys to respect the express support for women’s despite petitions filed in court real resources, human contributions of women every and children’s rights. However, seeking to stop them. resources, and also prevention day of the year. unidentified men barged into The opposition was stirred programmes for violent men,” “For young men . . . you the gathering. Police said in part by controversy over union activist Julia Parbotin have your mothers, sisters, people from both sides were a slogan used in last year’s said. girlfriends, friends in your life detained, but news reports march: “My Body, My Choice”. Thousands of women also — protect them. Make sure said they were primarily Some conservative groups marched in Madrid and other they are feeling valued and women. They were released had threatened to stop this Spanish cities, despite concern safe,” she told the students. several hours later, after about year’s marches by force. over the spread of the new However, safety was in short 10 had been charged with However, Pakistani officials coronavirus. supply at some events to mark resisting police, the Akipress pledged to protest the A massive banner reading, the day. news agency reported, citing marchers. The rallies were “With rights, without barriers. The detonation of an attorney. notable in a conservative Feminists without frontiers” explosives triggered panic at In Nicaragua, where country where women often do in Spanish was carried at a ceremony in Bamenda, an authorities have banned not feel safe in public places the front of the march in the English-speaking town in the opposition protests since because of open harassment. capital. northwest of Cameroon. September 2018, police The main Islamic political Spanish health authorities Suspicions focussed on surrounded and blocked two party, Jamaat-e-Islami, said they did not put any separatists who had vowed to groups of women at a church organised its own rallies to restrictions on the march, but disrupt the events. and a human rights’ office counter the march. recommended that anyone No one was killed or who had planned to stage a One of the largest with symptoms similar to wounded. demonstration. — AP demonstrations occurred those of the coronavirus stay Police in Bishek, the capital in Chile, where crowds of at home. city of Kyrgyzstan, detained IN PARIS: A woman raises thousands flooded the streets At a school in East London, about 60 people after a group her fist during a march as of the capital with dancing, meanwhile, the duchess of of unidentified men broke up part of the International Women’s Day, in Paris. 16 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 Another endorsement for Biden

SACRAMENTO — California Senator Kamala the left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders. segregation. Harris has endorsed Joe Biden with “great Throwing her support behind Biden on She said at the time that she did not believe enthusiasm” as the Democratic party’s US Sunday, Harris, 55, said in a recorded message he was a racist, but added: “It was hurtful to presidential candidate. on Twitter: “I really believe in him and I have hear you talk about the reputations of two United “Biden has served our country with dignity known him for a long time. States senators who built their reputations and and we need him now more than ever,” she said “We need a leader who really does care about career on the segregation of race in this country.” in a Twitter post. the people, and can therefore unify the people,” Biden’s wife, Jill, said the senator’s comments Her announcement is another boost for Biden, the senator added. were “the biggest surprise” of the campaign, the Democratic front runner to take on US Biden later thanked Harris for her support. adding: “The one thing you cannot say about Joe President Donald Trump in November. “Kamala — You’ve spent your whole career is that he’s a racist. I mean, he got into politics Harris, seen as a rising star within the party, fighting for folks who’ve been written off and because of his commitment to civil rights.” dropped out of the presidential race in December. left behind . . . from our family: thank you,” he BOOST FOR BIDEN: Above, Joe Biden Harris, a fierce critic of President Trump, said Support for Biden surged in the Super tweeted. and California Senator Kamala Harris. she would be campaigning with Biden in Detroit Tuesday Democratic primaries last week, with The two have, however, previously clashed Harris has also thrown her support on Monday. the 77-year-old winning 10 of the 14 states that during the presidential debates. behind him. AFP picture Separately, US civil rights activist Jesse voted. Last June, Harris attacked Biden over his Jackson on Sunday endorsed Sanders, saying The list of possible candidates who might previous opposition to a policy combating Democratic field — pilloried Biden for having the Vermont senator’s progressive social and realistically win the nomination then narrowed segregation in schools. recently reminisced about working with two economic policies would give black Americans to become a contest between centrist Biden and Harris — the only black woman in the Democratic senators who favoured racial “the best chance to catch up”. — BBC This week at the Dome Wednesday 11 March Dining from 5pm Here Now 6.30pm The Peanut Butter Falcon (M) Thursday 12 March Dining from 5pm Autumn/Winter 7pm ISAIAH BRUNT feat. Itty Kitty $20 cash tickets from Aviary or on the door Friday 13 March Dining from 5pm 6pm La Belle Epoque (M) ay 8pm Mr Jones (M) nd Saturday 14 March Dining from 5pm o 6pm Women’s Adventure Film Tour M place 8pm Photograph (M) et- Sunday 15 March NO Dining tonight rk NATIONALS AFTER-PARTY a Bar open from 8pm M 30753-06 The Dome Bar is open for your favourite tipple, sweet treats and pizza during every fi lm. 31126-03 Film reviews and screening times at www.domecinema.co.nz 38 Childers Road 116 Gladstone Road Gisborne 867 7339 31579-01 Poverty Bay Club [email protected] SPECIALISTS Gisborne’s Residental Property Management SPECIALISTS Ltd 28128-06

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BCD Group Sprint (1400m) and Chipping Norton the famous piece of silverware tours New Zealand. Thomson went on to win the 1978 and 1979 “In So Called’s year we had a three-year-old Stakes (1600m). Thomson, affectionally dubbed “The Babe”, editions of the race aboard So Called and Dulcify called Dulcify who would still be one of the “He put in a fantastic run in the Cox Plate last began his riding career in Whanganui as a respectively, and he said each year had its own greatest Cox Plate winners,” he said. year because he drew a really awkward barrier (14) 15-year-old and he didn’t have to wait long before special meaning to him. “When he came along it was quite a different and Opie (Bosson, jockey) gave him a 15/10 ride,” recording his first success in the great race. “The first one was very important, it changed experience. I just thought he would be able to win Thomson said. At the tender age of 17, he guided home New my career to a great extent. The second one I was a Cox Plate and he did that. While full of praise for Te Akau Shark, his Zealand horse Fury’s Order to victory in 1975. lucky enough to pick up the ride on Family Of Thomson was quick to point out the success of 10-time Group One-winning stablemate Melody While it was a massive achievement for someone Man and the third time was when I became stable the New Zealand-bred in the race, highlighting his Belle would also be a major threat in the race, so young, Thomson admitted to not realising it at jockey for Colin Hayes. own mounts as a prime example. according to Thomson. the time. “So Called was a very nice horse. I didn’t think “Only one of those horses was a non-New Thomson will attend the Cox Plate tour next “I didn’t fully comprehend what I had achieved he had a hope because I thought he had a very Zealand horse, and that was Family Of Man, the week in his capacity with New Zealand Bloodstock, in the first one, only being 17,” he said. “But two hard run in the Caulfield Cup (Gr.1, 2400m). But he other three were New Zealand-bred horses.” a company he has worked for nearly two decades. years later when I had won the second one (aboard must have been a really tough horse because he Thomson is looking forward to this year’s — NZ Racing Desk

Manawatu harness at Palmerston North Tuesday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 4 69s75 Helga’s Monarch (40) U2 Jim Curtin 5 75626 With Revenge (Fr) 5 Peter Ferguson 5 34910 The Kapiti Express (Fr) 5 Jay Abernethy 2 58684 Lincoln Moment (Fr) 2 Jay Abernethy Race 1: MEKONG PRINCESS, LEESA CASTLETON, 5 87454 Caitlin’s Surprise (55) 1 Phil Fleming 6 65346 Drum Beat (Fr) 6 Alicia Harrison 6 15334 Thunderfromthethrone (Fr) 6 3 13528 Play Ball (Fr) 3 Blair Orange 6 74366 Belmont’s Greatest (55) 2 David Butcher 7 27745 Tommy Tahi (Fr) 7 Scott Phelan Benjamin Butcher 4 64416 Uncle Drew (Fr) 4 Alicia Harrison CAITLIN’S SURPRISE 7 6502D Mekong Princess (55) U1 Blair Orange 8 69562 Sunhi Magic (Fr) U1 Jim Curtin 7 41171 Santanna Mach (Fr) 7 Blair Orange Race 2: BETANCOURT, QUARTERBACK, JETSON HUNTER 5 72956 Golden Lace (Fr) 5 Jim Curtin 8 41412 The Bandit Queen (Fr) 21 David Butcher 6 21809 Den’s Legacy (Fr) 6 Dylan Ferguson Race 3: HOPEING FOR GLORY, HEY GOOD LOOKIN, 2 Wanganui Jockey Club Pace 3.36 4 Palamountains Nutrition 4.26 7 36969 Classey Robin (Fr) 7 Peter Ferguson SUNHI MAGIC 6 Donoghue Family 5.16 $7250, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 2000m $7250, r49. mobile, 2500m 8 64461 Hold Thumbs (Fr) 21 David Butcher Race 4: MAGIC BLAZE, JIVE, OPAWA MACH 1 28754 Trooper Cooper (Fr) 1 Jay Abernethy 1 31342 Jive (Fr) 1 Benjamin Butcher $7250, r52-r56,r57 w/c. mobile, 2000m 9 70766 Vanhalem (Fr) 22 Scott Phelan Race 5: THUNDERFROMTHETHRONE, THE BANDIT QUEEN, 2 63532 Jetson Hunter (Fr) 2 Jim Curtin 2 89008 Molly Dooker (Fr) 2 Alicia Harrison 1 87506 Our Wicklow (Fr) 1 Scott Phelan SANTANNA MACH 3 82 Quarterback (Fr) 3 Benjamin Butcher 3 64365 Sonny Reactor (Fr) 3 Peter Ferguson 2 15517 Absolut Russian (Fr) 2 Blair Orange 8 Manawatu Cup On Thursday 6.08 Race 6: LAVAZZA, ABSOLUT RUSSIAN, HILARIOUS PRINCE 4 988 Katching Stars (Fr) 4 Allen Pyers 4 Ps900 Mustang Gt (Fr) 4 Scott Phelan 3 26018 Hilarious Prince (Fr) 3 Dylan Ferguson $7250, 3yo+ r40-r49. mobile, 2000m Race 7: CAPTAIN MAX, DEN’S LEGACY, PLAY BALL 5 72409 Moana (Fr) 5 David Butcher 5 38362 Magic Blaze (Fr) 5 Blair Orange 4 34283 Onedin Punter (Fr) 4 Jay Abernethy Race 8: FINAL DELIGHT, SARANDON, SHE’S A DAGG 6 P8553 Betancourt (Fr) 6 Blair Orange 6 78677 Emmi Rose (Fr) 6 Jim Curtin 5 60526 Sweet Maggie Ryan (Fr) 5 Jim Curtin 1 62422 Final Delight (Fr) 1 Blair Orange 7 60853 Downtown Babe (Fr) 7 Alicia Harrison 7 93871 Opawa Mach (Fr) 7 Dylan Ferguson 6 74150 Starry Star (Fr) 6 Benjamin Butcher 2 06639 Beaudiene Emerald (Fr) 2 Alicia Harrison 8 70857 Nicky Jay (Fr) 21 Peter Ferguson 8 53922 Lynton Creek (Fr) 21 David Butcher 7 90161 Natural Fire (Fr) 7 3 16979 Ripsnorter (Fr) 3 Jim Curtin 1 Terry Brothers Trot 3.11 8 17861 Port Delight (Fr) 21 Alicia Harrison 4 9009P Dametoro (Fr) 4 David Butcher 3 Wanganui TC 130 Years Young 4.01 5 AG Challenge Wanganui Cup 4.51 9 33614 Lavazza (Fr) 22 David Butcher 5 66783 Waingaro Mara (Fr) 5 Scott Phelan $7500, non-winners & up-r57 discretionary $7250, non-winners. mobile, 2500m $8000, 4yo+ r57-r72. mobile, 2000m 10 33359 Frankie Jones (Fr) 23 Peter Ferguson 6 25538 Matai Minky (Fr) 6 Peter Ferguson handicap stand, 2500m 1 53468 Carse O Fern Cully (Fr) 1 Dylan Ferguson 1 62001 Fletch (Fr) 1 Scott Phelan 7 Taranaki Kidz Kartz Supporters 5.42 7 71099 She’s A Dagg (Fr) 7 Dylan Ferguson 1 808 Haka Pride (Fr) 1 Allen Pyers 2 87226 Hey Good Lookin (Fr) 2 David Butcher 2 33031 Milner (Fr) 2 Jim Curtin 8 80046 Lincoln Lovely (Fr) 21 Phil Fleming 2 55324 Leesa Castleton (40) 1 Scott Phelan 3 Hopeing For Glory (Fr) 3 Blair Orange 3 69625 Mister Harris (Fr) 3 Peter Ferguson $7250, 3yo+ r50-r54. mobile, 2000m 9 75989 Sarandon (Fr) 22 Benjamin Butcher 3 07786 Mackali (40) U1 Jay Abernethy 4 43694 Lady Ameera (Fr) 4 Jay Abernethy 4 91681 Stinger Lindenny (Fr) 4 Dylan Ferguson 1 54893 Captain Max (Fr) 1 Benjamin Butcher 10 53667 Zip Code (Fr) 23 Jay Abernethy

Southland greys at Invercargill Tuesday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 7 86 Miss Cowdrey nwtd John McInerney 4 Oreti Beach Run 12.56 4 36127 Know Baby nwtd Garry Cleeve 8 11581 Homebush Bomber 23.25 John McInerney Race 1: HOMEBUSH GAMBLER, MISS JUNE, MITCHAM LIAM 8 58532 Homebush Murdock nwtd John McInerney 5 62124 Amuri Liv 22.71 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: $2505, C1, 457m 6 51456 Nikko Baxter 22.88 John McInerney 9 65284 Homebush Sayer 22.53 John McInerney Race 2: MITCHAM ROB, TIDES END, HOMEBUSH HANS 9 7F865 Mitcham Queen nwtd John McInerney 1 13672 Homebush Bede nwtd John McInerney 7 52714 Know Charisma nwtd Garry Cleeve 10 37872 Starr Blueblood 22.79 John McInerney Race 3: BARTHOLOMEW CUB, VOLCANIC WHISPER, 10 88747 Homebush Durant nwtd John McInerney 2 24448 Take A Hint nwtd John McInerney 8 41253 Sozin’s Azure nwtd John McInerney BLAZING BANJO 3 45337 Father Leo nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 greyhoundauctions.co.nz 2.23 Race 4: OPAWA JAWS, DUSTY’S INK, AUTO SPEED 2 Find Us On Twitter@sgrcinfo 12.21 4 25217 Kipjo nwtd John Allen 9 76834 Opawa Lacy 22.86 Robin Wales $1450, C1, 390m Race 5: HOMEBUSH FONZIE, PUNTERS DELIGHT, 5 75353 Dusty’s Ink nwtd Barry Healey 10 65284 Homebush Sayer 22.53 John McInerney $1365, C0, 390m 1 72654 Opawa Waihemo 22.66 Robin Wales SILOUETTE JET 6 43432 Crushington nwtd John McInerney 1 88733 Homebush Jozie nwtd John McInerney 2 88223 Gracie Lee 22.85 John McInerney Race 6: HOMEBUSH VELMA, KNOW MAJORITY, KNOW BABY 7 11377 Auto Speed nwtd Ray Adcock 7 Congrats Helga Hufflepuff 1.48 2 67241 Mitcham Rob nwtd John McInerney 8 45156 Opawa Jaws nwtd Robin Wales 3 34388 Homebush Mandy nwtd John McInerney $4030, C3/4, 457m Race 7: ELECTRIC SILK, DOUBLE SPEED, OPAWA MAY 3 857 Double Queenie nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 63853 My Girl Sofia 22.84 Barry Healey Race 8: OPAWA DI, HOMEBUSH BOMBER, MACHINE GUNN 4 75 Princely Castle nwtd John McInerney 9 66423 Homebush Fudge nwtd John McInerney 1 65271 Know Denying nwtd Garry Cleeve 5 17221 Homebush Stasser 22.86 John McInerney Race 9: OPAWA WAIHEMO, HOMEBUSH STASSER, 5 7463 Tides End nwtd John Allen 10 64664 Homebush Maycee nwtd John McInerney 2 61263 Classy Witch nwtd Garry Cleeve 6 68642 C’mon Benny Boy 22.89 John Guthrie GRACIE LEE 6 sF345 Homebush Hans nwtd John McInerney 3 46311 Electric Silk 26.26 J & D Fahey 7 64466 Sozin’s Symphony 22.74 John McInerney Race 10: PRINCE ROHIT, HOMEBUSH REHAINA, DENUTO 7 Diller nwtd John McInerney 5 Added Energy Stakes 1.13 4 67223 Opawa May 26.29 Robin Wales 8 65667 Mitcham Ryder nwtd John McInerney 8 8F Homebush Sonja nwtd John McInerney $2505, C1, 457m 5 31564 Double Speed 25.98 Ray Adcock EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 6 23315 Know Conclusion 26.27 Garry Cleeve 9 88456 Bound Up 23.14 John McInerney 1 62654 Silouette Jet 26.41 John Allen 9 8s558 Homebush Captain nwtd John McInerney 7 25444 Chasing Fame nwtd Sandra Keen 10 86777 Homebush Reed nwtd John McInerney 2 4811s Punters Delight 26.49 Robin Wales 10 6678s Mitcham Treasure nwtd John McInerney 3 13866 Big Tiny 27.27 John McInerney 8 35453 Know Refusal nwtd Garry Cleeve EMERGENCIES: 10 Ascot Park Dash 2.45 3 Toni@bodyauditsouth 12.38 4 58877 Astro Tipple nwtd D J MacMillan 5 22131 Homebush Fonzie nwtd John McInerney 9 37664 Know Betrayal 26.51 Garry Cleeve $1450, C1, 390m 10 75865 Opawa Lawsey 25.87 Robin Wales $2505, C1, 457m 6 53588 Punch On Woody 26.57 John McInerney 1 63586 Koputai nwtd John Guthrie 1 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd D J MacMillan 7 62863 Bruiser’s Day 26.37 Brett Conner 8 Mr Whippy Southland 2.06 2 75684 Long Live Love nwtd M P Hamilton-Dyett 1 southlandgreyhounds.co.nz 12.03 2 56622 Bartholomew Cub 26.54 Bronwyn Eade 8 768s5 Galifianakis 26.16 Bronwyn Eade 3 64664 Homebush Maycee 22.64 John McInerney EMERGENCY: $2035, C3, 390m $1365, C0, 390m 3 77658 Melting World nwtd John Guthrie 4 22662 Homebush Rehaina 23.16 John McInerney 4 54863 Nippa Enough 26.31 John McInerney 9 87878 Black Dan 26.48 John McInerney 1 42532 Machine Gunn 22.98 Ray Adcock 5 33875 Prince Rohit 22.71 John McInerney 1 72366 Miss June nwtd John McInerney 5 86587 Homebush Boden 26.24 John McInerney 6 Mark Turner Painter 1.31 2 31166 Homebush Aimee nwtd John McInerney 6 56414 Impressive Gift 23.59 John McInerney 2 22552 Homebush Gambler nwtd John McInerney 6 74527 Blazing Banjo 26.53 John McInerney 3 11434 Opawa Di 23.27 Robin Wales 7 17427 Denuto nwtd Ray Adcock 3 77F5 Homebush Ivy nwtd John McInerney 7 42774 Baldrick nwtd John McInerney $2390, C3/4, 390m 4 71173 Zefside 22.57 John McInerney 8 66423 Homebush Fudge nwtd John McInerney 4 Mitcham Liam nwtd John McInerney 8 31145 Volcanic Whisper nwtd John Allen 1 51211 Homebush Velma 22.47 John McInerney 5 62356 Cosmic Jase 22.65 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 75258 Homebush Showoff nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCY: 2 13726 Know Majority nwtd Garry Cleeve 6 11258 Sonja 22.87 Daniel Lane 9 88456 Bound Up 23.14 John McInerney 6 65852 Impressive Mood nwtd John McInerney 9 87878 Black Dan 26.48 John McInerney 3 57513 It’s A Joke 22.49 John McInerney 7 31761 Homebush Zack 22.76 John McInerney 10 85765 Mick The Mouse nwtd John McInerney

Extra Southland greys at Invercargill Tuesday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 4-5 T. 3-4-5 Q. 2-3-4-5 Selections 3 67245 Homebush Fairy nwtd John McInerney 4 28281 Homebush Jordie 22.98 John McInerney 5 17668 Punch On Scooby 22.83 John McInerney 7 68478 Sozin’s Assassin 26.90 John McInerney Race 1: YI FENG, MISS NINA, HOMEBUSH ARIANA 4 13433 Homebush Ariana nwtd John McInerney 5 58881 Homebush Comet 22.84 John McInerney 6 88677 Homebush George nwtd John McInerney 8 28222 Punch On Buzz nwtd John McInerney 7 18788 Chicago Head 22.63 John McInerney Race 2: MITCHAM USAIN, REGAL JOCK, HOMEBUSH COMET 5 48574 Brut Magic nwtd Chris Healey 6 74766 Mega Dream nwtd Ray Adcock 6 77368 Cosmic Marty 22.96 John McInerney 7 14F61 Impressive High 23.27 John McInerney 8 14554 Reign Of Fire 22.49 John McInerney 5 Racing Again 24th March 4.35 Race 3: EZRA BLUEBLOOD, REIGN OF FIRE, 7 75562 Homebush Barclay 22.82 John McInerney 8 46586 Pretty Keen 22.98 Sandra Keen EMERGENCIES: $2390, R/A, 390m SOUTHERN ANGEL 8 42561 Mitcham Nikorima 23.70 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 66875 Punch On Rex 22.74 John McInerney Race 4: PUNCH ON BUZZ, BASHFUL BUFFY, OPAL HUNTER 10 86777 Homebush Reed nwtd John McInerney 1 83128 Homebush Alexei 22.60 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 85765 Mick The Mouse nwtd John McInerney 2 2118s Homebush Liam 22.90 John McInerney Race 5: HOMEBUSH CAESAR, HOMEBUSH ALEXEI, 9 88456 Bound Up 23.14 John McInerney 10 86777 Homebush Reed nwtd John McInerney 4 [email protected] 4.09 3 66743 Souffle Sue nwtd John McInerney SOZIN’S EMPIRE 10 66875 Punch On Rex 22.74 John McInerney 4 56561 Homebush Boots 23.07 John McInerney 3 greyhoundsaspets.org.nz 3.44 $2860, C2, 457m 5 35513 Homebush Caesar 22.67 John McInerney 2 Southland & Otago Photo Finish 3.21 $1685, C1/2, 390m 1 72434 Bashful Buffy 26.04 John McInerney 6 43152 Amuri George 22.99 John McInerney 1 Dave Robbie Photographer 3.04 2 42143 Opal Hunter 26.80 John McInerney 7 4774F Amuri Magic nwtd John McInerney $1685, C1/2, 390m 1 32323 Ezra Blueblood 22.72 John McInerney $1450, C1, 390m 3 58566 Joe Bonanza 26.33 John McInerney 8 55325 Sozin’s Empire 22.79 John McInerney 1 11112 Mitcham Usain 23.07 John McInerney 2 53751 Macey Baxter 22.97 John McInerney 4 17277 Mitcham Trudy nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 1 25853 Yi Feng nwtd John McInerney 2 s3682 Regal Jock 22.88 John McInerney 3 17281 Southern Angel 22.85 Roy Hamilton 5 45415 Mitcham Manering 26.58 John McInerney 9 18682 Maffra Daisy nwtd John McInerney 2 43677 Miss Nina 22.68 Brett Conner 3 43365 Cool Beans 22.74 John McInerney 4 65617 Impressive Flash 22.96 John McInerney 6 18257 Mick The Mower 26.29 John McInerney 10 65284 Homebush Sayer 22.53 John McInerney

New South Wales races at Wyong Tuesday Jetbet 17 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Syngenta Posterity Plate 3.50 4 Bayer Indemnify Handicap 5.05 6 Sports Turf Solutions Hcp 6.15 7 8s049 Bluesbro ch (11) 55 96 S Lisnyy Race 1: RIFLES, SERAGLIO, PRINCESS ARIANA 8 44030 Chuck’n’paul dw (2) 55 90 D Mc Lellan $35,000, 2yo Maiden SW, 1200m $35,000, Class 1, 1000m $35,000, Class 2, 1200m 9 13631 Opinions cd (1) 55 95 R Dolan (a) Race 2: MOCIAL CHIEF, FALL ON A STAR, PRINCESS BETTY 1 Dynamic Impact (10) 57 90 J Collett 1 4s17s Sacred Sword h (7) 59.5 93 1 1s412 Absolute Trust b (5) 58.5 89 C Reith 10 51551 First Lady dw (6) 54 100 Ms L Day (a2) Race 3: MENSA MISSILE, SMART SUCCESS, CONFINEMENT 2 4 Mocial Chief (1) 57 99 Ms K O’Hara Ms M Weir (a2) 2 5050s Bare Naked Lady h (7) 58.5 100 11 34536 Base Camp d (12) 54 92 J Penza Race 4: FOX SPIRIT, FOR LOVE, VINCI LADY 3 7 Chuisle (6) 55 91 Ms D Panya 2 51778 Social Smile (4) 55 98 B Griffiths (a2) Ms R Murray 12 06000 Found Out dw (9) 54 84 A Adkins Race 5: AYTOBE, SENDING LOVE, UPRISE 4 6 Cryptogram (3) 55 100 3 049s3 Vinci Lady d (8) 55 92 Ms L Day (a2) 3 2221s Laila De Vega w (12) 58.5 88 A Adkins EMERGENCIES: Race 6: SCREENAGER, APOLLO PRINCE, ABSOLUTE TRUST J Van Overmeire (a) 4 16s39 For Love d (2) 54.5 100 Ms R King 4 13s3 Apollo Prince db (1) 58 92 13 40168 Pauldron dw (14) 56 97 Race 7: SUCCENDAM, TIME RAID, OPINIONS 5 7 Darlene (8) 55 93 J Ford 5 21 Fox Spirit d (3) 54.5 99 G Buckley 14 s8750 She’s Just Sayin’ w (13) 54 78 6 607s0 Crimson Ticket d (5) 54 92 A Hyeronimus Ms S Clenton (a) Race 8: THINK STRAIGHT, SINGING RIVER, ASUDEM 6 6s8 Fall On A Star (4) 55 98 C Reith 5 114s5 Screenager (8) 58 95 J Parr 7 5 Pink Beau (2) 55 98 A Adkins 7 047P7 Angiolini (1) 54 95 Ms C Graham (a2) 8 Eco Bunker Australia 7.30 8 3s884 Hard Reality h (6) 54 92 A Morgan 6 656s8 Starismo dw (6) 57.5 92 C O’Brien 8 Princess Betty h (9) 55 90 S Clipperton 7 0s053 Margie Bee dwh (4) 56 90 $35,000, Benchmark 64, 1350m 9 8 Princess Glamour (5) 55 95 Ms R King 5 Floratine Foliars Plate 5.40 Ms J Duggan (a) 10 3s Stagecoach Mary (7) 55 93 1 117s5 Galahad’s Quest (16) 61.5 95 C Lever 8 1 Bring Glory h (9) 55 92 A Morgan A Hyeronimus $35,000, Maiden SW, 1200m 2 10s5s Think Straight (5) 61 96 Ms L Day (a2) 9 531s4 Commander Bell h (10) 55 85 3 2443s Brix (10) 60.5 94 J Collett 1 334s6 Aytobe bh (13) 59 84 K S Latham Ms M Weir (a2) 4 62112 Asudem dw (6) 60 99 A Bullock 3 Turfculture Thumper Plate 4.25 2 3 Butch’n’bugs (5) 58.5 88 R Brewer 10 7142s Trajection bh (2) 54 90 J Ford 5 28363 Salsa Man tw (7) 60 94 R Dolan (a) 3 77s6 Reiby Redex (2) 58.5 83 J Penza 1 ICL Sierraform GT Handicap 3.15 $35,000, Maiden SW, 1350m 6 114s3 Belle De Vega dh (13) 59.5 97 J Parr 4 Task Force h (1) 58.5 83 Ms J Duggan (a) 11 94551 Allez Rev dh (11) 54 89 S Lisnyy $35,000, Maiden, 1000m 1 4 Mensa Missile (5) 58.5 98 A Hyeronimus 5 s2623 Uprise (3) 58.5 96 C Reith 12 52322 Titus b (3) 54 89 R Dolan (a) 7 s5748 The Outcast (12) 59 95 B Griffiths (a2) 2 0s9 Surf Sonic (4) 58.5 93 8 7310 Dominus w (11) 58.5 99 1 23s4s Rifles h (2) 59 85 K S Latham 6 020s0 Just Like Jessie (7) 57 76 Ms K O’Hara 3 43690 Wicked Willy (3) 58.5 97 Ms L Day (a2) 7 7s Miss Sammie h (9) 57 80 J Collett 7 Turfcare Aust Conditional 6.50 J Van Overmeire (a) 2 Princess Ariana h (10) 57 80 J Collett 4 s2238 Unloch The Rock (9) 57 97 Ms D Panya 9 14464 Vega De Lago (3) 58 92 D Mc Lellan 3 Miss Sleuth h (7) 56.5 81 J Hull 8 s8244 Moinda b (10) 57 98 M Bell $35,000, Benchmark 70, 1600m 5 9s6 Bottoms Up Babe (8) 56.5 97 9 9 Queen Snip h (8) 57 79 A Layt 10 23s53 Singing River (15) 57.5 96 4 Phoenician Queen (5) 56.5 81 A Adkins K S Latham 10 Engadine Empress h (6) 56.5 85 1 14186 Time Raid w (4) 60 96 Ms S Clenton (a) 11 1s49 Spartan cw (8) 57.5 100 K S Latham 5 9744 At The Helm (8) 56 96 M Bell 6 0s24 Confinement b (2) 56.5 94 G Buckley C O’Brien 2 219s1 Succendam cwh (10) 58 98 G Buckley 12 s7142 Candy Bar w (4) 55 98 A Adkins 6 42s83 Buckin’ Rippa h (4) 55.5 91 D Mc Lellan 7 53448 Red Hot (7) 56.5 95 T Wolfgram 11 22s5 Sending Love (12) 56.5 100 Ms R King 3 216s7 Elaborate dw (7) 57.5 96 S Clipperton EMERGENCIES: 7 0s9 Questing (3) 55.5 86 Ms R King 8 44s0 Rubick’s Magic h (1) 56.5 82 12 3 Sepplime h (4) 56.5 89 S Lisnyy 4 5s544 He’s A Given tw (5) 57.5 95 J Collett 13 65402 Little Steiny twh (1) 57 100 G Buckley 8 78 Seraglio (6) 55.5 100 S Clipperton Ms S Metcalfe (a3) EMERGENCIES: 5 0s674 Adonis Victorious w (8) 56 97 14 12585 One Of The Kind c (9) 56.5 94 Ms R King 9 70 Decision At Dawn (1) 55 75 J Penza 9 2 Smart Success (6) 56.5 100 13 4076s Magic Anna (11) 57 85 A Hyeronimus 15 74365 Tenorino dw (14) 55.5 94 J Penza 10 639s4 Honey Elysees (9) 55 79 Ms M Weir (a2) S Clipperton 14 6 My Rock Singa (14) 58.5 80 6 75617 Ready’s Girl dw (3) 55.5 97 Ms R King 16 4276s Mohican w (2) 54 91 Ms C Graham (a2) 19 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020

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Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 24 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 SPORTS BRIEFS Langer worried about fatigue Man United do the JOHANNESBURG — Australia’s endless summer is set to continue with coach Justin Langer concerned about the mental fatigue arising from a packed international cricket schedule. Aaron Finch’s men will return from Johannesburg today, having won the T20 series against South Africa 2-1 before being swept 3-0 in double over City the one-day internationals. They will have little rest before hosting New FOOTBALL by Rob Harris, AP Zealand in a one-day international series beginning in Sydney on Friday, the latest finish to MANCHESTER — The euphoric roars an international season in Australia outside World as football fans leaped from their Old Cups since 1979. Trafford seats took Ole Gunnar Solskjaer The Australians’ fatigue was obvious in their back to the Alex Ferguson era. lacklustre ODI showing against a half-strength Back to when Manchester United’s Proteas outfit, albeit in a series three years out supremacy over their neighbours was from the next 50-over World Cup. undisputed. Pat Cummins was rested for the final game in Back to when Solskjaer was playing Potchefstroom and Mitchell Starc was granted under the managerial great rather than leave to watch wife Alyssa Healy steer Australia to being the latest coach trying to recapture victory in the women’s T20 World Cup final. those glory days. “The truth is we’ve got some weary boys at the It’s been 15 challenging months at the moment, particularly our senior players,” Langer helm, from the early highs to growing said before the Australian squad’s departure. dissent. “They play so much cricket. All the gloom seemed to wash away “They went straight from the IPL which was in today’s Manchester downpour as almost a year ago, straight to the World Cup, Scott McTominay seized on the City straight to the Ashes and what’s been a golden goalkeeper’s second blunder of the derby summer for us until, probably, these last three in stoppage time to put the ball into an one-dayers. empty net and complete United’s 2-0 “We’ll have those discussion in the next few victory. weeks.” — AAP For the first time in a decade United THAT’S TWO: Manchester United’s Scott McTominay celebrates after scoring his had completed the double over their side’s second goal in an English Premier League against Manchester City at Old Hatton fends off Leishman neighbours, beating City home and away Trafford today. AP picture ORLANDO — Tyrrell Hatton has fended off a in the Premier League. stern challenge from Australia’s Marc Leishman to Ferguson, still in the dugout the last time since Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. The goalkeeper allowed Anthony win the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida. time that happened, was beaming in the Victory over City only took United into Martial’s shot to squirm under him on Leishman pulled to within a shot late on the directors’ box this time. Around him, fans fifth place, three points behind Chelsea, the half-hour when the City defenders back nine but overnight leader Hatton, from were pumping the air in delight. who beat Everton 4-0 in today’s other were caught out by Bruno Fernandes England, posted a two-over 74 and his four-under- “The desire and work rate, that’s what game thanks to goals from Mason Mount, chipping in a free kick. par total was enough to win by one. I think the fans love about these players,” Pedro, Willian and Olivier Giroud. The second blunder came in second- Leishman (73) finished second at three under, Solskjaer said. City are 12 points in front of United half stoppage time, rolling the ball while Korea’s Sungjae Im (73) was third at two “To see the connections between the in second place but now closer to straight to Scott McTominay and the under. players, the team and the fans today. surrendering the title to Liverpool. With midfielder struck from distance into an Hatton’s first victory on the US PGA Tour “What an atmosphere. At the end, a 25-point lead, Liverpool only need two empty net. comes with a three-year exemption on the circuit seeing everyone in the stands. You turn more victories from nine games to end “We conceded a goal and we should and a $US1.674 million winner’s cheque while around and you see Sir Alex up there, he their 30-year title drought. avoid it,” Guardiola said. moving him 10 places up the world rankings to is proud and it’s a big moment for every City have now lost seven games in “We knew Fernandes sometimes is No.22. one of us.” their title defence — the most in a season chipping the ball. Leishman’s runner-up finish, which follows his But this is only one step on a longer since 2015-16 when they were defeated “He’s an exceptional goalkeeper. I’m not US Tour win at California’s Torrey Pines course in journey back to turning United into 10 times before Pep Guardiola arrived. here to judge my players. He will recover January, moves him up six places to world No.15 Premier League champions for the first Culpability today was with Ederson. and he is a special talent.” on the rankings. — AAP Third time lucky for winners MULTISPORT THIRD time was a charm for both winners at Ironman New Zealand on a record-smashing day at Taupo on Saturday. Joe Skipper, of Britain, and Teresa Adam, of New Zealand, reigned supreme in posting maiden victories at the oldest ironman event outside the world championship in Kona. Both had finished runner-up twice at Taupo but on Saturday they brushed aside race records and all challengers on a day when conditions were ideal for the 2500 competitors, many of whom raced long into the night. Skipper cut an emotional figure, fighting back tears as he took in the win at the finish line and had thoughts for his nan, who died while he was in New Zealand. MEN’S WINNER: Joe Skipper, of Britain. Pictures supplied WOMEN’S WINNER: Teresa Adam, of New Zealand. “I just want to dedicate that to my Nan,” he said. Meanwhile, Adam was imperious in delighted and surprised Judith Corachan 4 Philipp Koutny, SUI, 8:07:03 “She was in my thoughts all day. Every winning her first Nutri-Grain ironman Vaquera, of Spain, who could hardly hide 5 Dougal Allan, NZL, 8:13:15 time I went through a tough moment, I title to go with her back-to-back Asia her delight at a place on the podium. 6 Cameron Brown, NZL, 8:14:35 was thinking of her.” Pacific ironman titles. Adam showed her intent by leading 7 Mark Bowstead, NZL, 8:16:12 Skipper had to claw his way back into In the process, she obliterated the out of the water, the former water polo 8 Ben Phillips, NZL, 8:22:07 the race, emerging from the water over course record of Jocelyn McCauley (2019) star putting 1:40 on McCauley, Kessler 9 Mathias Petersen, DEN, 8:27:46 six minutes behind Dylan McNeice and by nearly 13 minutes on the back of a and Rach McBride (United States), with 10 Olly Shaw, NZL, 8:29:50 a host of other contenders, riding his stunning 4:36:11 bike leg that took over Vaquera and Kelsey Withrow next on to way into contention with a 4:13:02 bike 15 minutes off the record of Britain’s the bike. Women: leg that was less than a minute outside Lucy Gossage from 2016. But once the 30-year-old Kiwi climbed 1 Teresa Adam, NZL, 8:40:29 (race record) Andrew Starykowicz’s bike record in Five-time champion Meredith Kessler, aboard her bike, the rest were fighting for 2 Meredith Kessler, USA, 8:56:03 2019. of the United States, finished second second and third as history was rewritten 3 Judith Corachan Vaquera, ESP, 9:03:21 Second home was the defending after holding that spot for much of the by one of the rising stars of the ironman 3 Rach McBride, USA, 9:10:06 champion Mike Phillips, of New Zealand. race with defending champion Jocelyn world. 5 Julia Grant, NZL, 9:35:24 His placing exceeded expectations, given McCauley withdrawing after the bike Top 10 finishers — 6 Lisa Roberts, USA, 9:36:02 his limited preparation after overcoming leg due to illness and 70.3-star Radka Men: 7 Federica De Nicola, ITA, 9:42:33 a herniated disc in his back. Kahlefeldt, of the Czech Republic, 1 Joe Skipper, GBR, 7:54:17 (race record) 8 Vanessa Murray, AUS, 9:43:40 Third for the second consecutive year succumbing to illness after the swim. 2 Mike Phillips, NZL, 8:01:27 9 Alyssa Godesky, USA, 9:53:33 was Braden Currie, of Wanaka. Third on a day of high attrition was a 3 Braden Currie, NZL, 8:04:36 10 Nikki Mathews, NZL, 9:54:08 The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 SPORT 25 Sports events affected by Covid-19 by The Associated Press Asia Cup qualifiers postponed: on March 19; Roma v Sevilla in cancelled. March 30-April 5 postponed. VOLLEYBALL Philippines v Thailand on February Rome on March 19, Copenhagen v Women’s world championship SPEED SKATING Beach volleyball World Cup in ARCHERY 20; Japan v China on February 21; Istanbul Basaksehir in Copenhagen Division I Group A in Angers, France Short track world championships Yangzhou, China from April 22-26 ISSF International Solidarity China v Malaysia on February 24. on March 19, no spectators. from April 12-18 cancelled. in Seoul from March 13-15 postponed. Championships in Dhaka, Matches scheduled for Hong Kong Asian women’s Olympic Chinese clubs in Supreme postponed. WATER POLO Bangladesh, on February 22-28 moved to opponents’ homes. qualifying Group B tournament Hockey League playing home SPORT CLIMBING Olympic women’s qualifying postponed. South Korean Basketball League: relocated from Wuhan to Sydney games in Russia. Asian Championships in tournament in Trieste, Italy from World Cup in Shanghai from May All games from February 25-March from February 3-13. China v South Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia Chongqing, China from April 25-May March 8-15 postponed. 4-10 cancelled. 31 no spectators. Korea playoffs on March 6 and 11 in Manila, Philippines, from February 3 to be relocated. WEIGHTLIFTING ATHLETICS EuroLeague: Milan v Real Madrid moved to April 9 and 14; China 23-28 cancelled. World Cup in Wujiang, China Asian championships in Tashkent, World indoor championships in Milan on March 3; Valencia v home game in Sydney. Vietnam v Switzerland’s National League from April 18-19 cancelled. Uzbekistan from April 18-25 in Nanjing from March 13-15 Milan in Valencia on March 5; Milan Australia in Cam Pha on March 11, and Swiss League suspended from World Cup in Chongqing, China cancelled. Originally moved from postponed to March 2021. v Olympiakos in Milan on March 12, no spectators. March 2-15. on April 22 cancelled. Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. World half marathon no spectators. 2022 World Cup qualifying: US-Based Professional Women’s SUMO East Asian championships in championships in Gdynia, Poland on Women’s EuroLeague: Famila China v Maldives on March 26 Hockey Players Association tour of Spring Tournament in Osaka, Seoul from February 26-March 3 March 29 postponed to October 17. Schio v Sopron Basket on February and v Guam on March 31 moved Japan from March 4-7 cancelled. Japan from March 8-22, no postponed. Hong Kong Marathon on 26; Reyer Venezia v Riga on to Buriram, Thailand. Spectators JUDO spectators. Junior world championships in February 9 cancelled. February 26, cancelled. banned. Paris Grand Slam on February SWIMMING Bucharest, Romania from March Asian indoor championships in 3x3 Asia Cup in Changsa, Serie A, B, C, D and Women’s 8-9: China team withdrew. Asian water polo championships 14-24 cancelled. Hangzhou from February 12-13 China from March 13-17 moved to Serie A matches in Lombardy and Dusseldorf Grand Slam on in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from WRESTLING cancelled. September 9-13. Veneto regions postponed from February 21-23: China team February 12-16 cancelled. Asian Championships in New Asian cross-country Basketball Africa League due to February 22. Serie A: 6 matches on withdrew. Diving Grand Prix in Madrid Delhi from February 20-23: China, championships in Hong Kong on start on March 13 delayed. February 29-March 2 postponed. All Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on from February 14-16: China team North Korea, Turkmenistan teams March 29 postponed. BIATHLON matches from March 4-April 3, no March 6-8 cancelled. withdrew. withdrew. Tokyo Marathon on March 1, Olympic test event in spectators. MODERN PENTATHLON Diving world series event in Asian Olympic qualifying event restricted to elite runners. Zhangjiakou, China from February Italian Cup semifinals: Juventus World championships moved Beijing from March 7-9 cancelled. from March 27-29 moved from Paris Half Marathon on March 1 27-March 2 cancelled. v AC Milan on March 4, Napoli v from Xiamen to Cancun, Mexico, China Olympic trials in Qingdao Xi’an, China to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. postponed to September 6. World Cup in November Mesto, Inter Milan on March 5, postponed. from May 25-31. from March 28-April 4 moved to May Kyrgyzstan withdrew as host on Nagoya Women’s Marathon on Czech Republic from March 5-8, no Final moved from May 13 to May World laser run championships 10-16. February 29. March 8, restricted to elite runners. spectators. 20. moved from Xiamen in May to TABLE TENNIS OTHERS RomaOstia Half Marathon in BOXING French league: Strasbourg v Weiden, Germany, in August. World team championships in Italy declares all sports events Rome on March 8 cancelled. Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifier Paris Saint-Germain on March 7 MOTORCYCLING Busan, South Korea, postponed without spectators from March 4 to New Taipei City Marathon in moved from Wuhan, China, to postponed. MotoGP from May 22-29 to June 21-28. April 3. Taiwan on March 15 cancelled. Amman, Jordan, from March 3-11. Chinese Super League, due to Qatar Grand Prix in Doha on South Korea Open in Busan on Iran suspends all sports events Suzhou Half Marathon in China CRICKET start on February 22, delayed. March 8 cancelled. June 16-21 suspended. from February 24 for 10 days, on March 15 cancelled. Men’s Cricket World Cup Iran Pro League: All matches Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram Australian Open in Geelong on except Pro League soccer matches, Barcelona Marathon on March 15 Challenge League A between from February 24, no spectators. on March 22 postponed to October June 23-28 suspended. no spectators. postponed to October 25. Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, J League in Japan: All matches 4. TAEKWONDO Greece declares all sports events Seoul Marathon on March 22 Singapore and Vanuatu in Malaysia from February 25-March 15 Aragon Grand Prix in Spain Asian Olympic qualifying without spectators from March 8-22. cancelled. from March 16-26 postponed. postponed. moved from October 4 to September tournament on April 10-11 moved Tokyo Olympic training of Chongqing International Everest Premier League in K League in South Korea, due to 27. from Wuxi, China to Amman, volunteers in Japan postponed from Marathon in China on March 22 Nepal, due to start on March 14, start on February 29, delayed. ROWING Jordan. February to May. cancelled. postponed. Swiss Super League and Asia and Oceania Olympic TENNIS Tokyo Olympic flame lighting Wuxi Marathon in China on Women’s ODI Quadrangular Challenge League from February qualifying regatta in Chungju, South Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Group I dress rehearsal in Olympia, Greece March 22 cancelled. between Thailand, Ireland, 28-March 23 postponed. Korea from April 27-30 cancelled. tournament moved from Dongguan, on March 11, no spectators. Acea Run Rome The Marathon Netherlands and Zimbabwe in V League in Vietnam from March RUGBY China to Dubai, United Arab Chinese Anti-Doping Agency on March 29 cancelled. Chiang Mai, Thailand from April 7, no spectators. Six Nations: Ireland v Italy in Emirates from March 3-7. suspended testing from February Paris Marathon on April 5 3-11 cancelled. AFC Cup: All group stage and Dublin on March 7; Italy v England Davis Cup: China forfeited World 3-21. postponed to October 18. CYCLING playoff matches in east zone in Rome on March 14, postponed. Group I playoff v Romania in Piatra Winter X Games events in Daegu International Marathon in UAE Tour cancelled on February delayed to April 7. Women’s Six Nations: Italy v Neamt on March 6-7. Chongli, China from February 21-23 South Korea on April 5 cancelled. 27 after 5 of 7 stages. Asian men’s futsal championship Scotland in Legnano on February Davis Cup: Japan v Ecuador postponed. Kyiv Half Marathon in Ukraine on Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy on in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from 23; Scotland v France in Glasgow qualifier in Miki on March 6-7, no Singapore athlete of the year April 5, no foreign runners. March 7 cancelled. February 26-March 8 postponed. on March 7; Ireland v Italy in Dublin spectators. awards on February 26 postponed. Wuhan Marathon in China on Paris-Nice from March 8-15: Japan v South Africa men’s on March 8; Italy v England in Davis Cup: Italy v South Korea International Boxing Association’s April 12 cancelled. Mitchelton-Scott, Ineos, Astana, friendly on March 27 cancelled. Padua on March 15, postponed. in Cagliari on March 6-7, no European Continental Forum Pyongyang Marathon in North UAE Team Emirates, CCC, Movistar, FC Copenhagen matches in Pro14 in Italy: Zebre v Ospreys, spectators. in Assisi, Italy on February 29 Korea on April 12 cancelled. Jumbo-Visma teams withdrew. March, no spectators. Treviso v Ulster on February 29 WTA cancelled. Yangzhou Jianzhen International GP Larciano in Pistoia, Italy on GOLF postponed. Xi’an Open in China from April World Chess Federation’s Half Marathon in China on April 12 March 8 cancelled. LPGA Tour Super Rugby: Sunwolves v ACT 13-19 cancelled. presidential council meeting moved postponed. Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy from Honda LPGA Thailand in Pattaya Brumbies in Osaka on March 8 to Kunming Open in Anning, China from China to United Arab Emirates Dongying International Marathon March 11-17 cancelled. from February 20-23 cancelled. be relocated. from April 27-May 3 cancelled. on February 28-29. in China on April 26 cancelled. Milan-San Remo on March 21 HSBC Women’s World Japan’s Top League: Round 7 on ATP World University cross-country AUTO RACING cancelled. Championship in Singapore from February 29-March 1 and Round 8 Bergamo Challenger final in Italy championships in Marrakech, Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix Trofeo Alfredo Binda (women) February 27-March 1 cancelled. on March 7-8 postponed. on February 23 cancelled. Morocco on March 7 postponed. on March 22, no spectators. in Cittiglio, Italy on March 22 Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island Hong Kong Sevens moved from Qujing Challenger in China from International Weightlifting Formula One: Chinese Grand postponed to June 2. from March 5-8 cancelled. April 3-5 to October 16-18. March 2-8 cancelled. Federation Congress in Bucharest, Prix in Shanghai on April 19 Settimana Coppi e Bartali in Italy European Tour Singapore Sevens moved from Zhuhai Challenger in China from Romania on March 13 cancelled. postponed. from March 25-29 cancelled. Kenya Open in Nairobi from April 11-12 to October 10-11. March 9-15 cancelled. World Anti-Doping Agency Formula E: Sanya E-Prix in Japan Giro di Sicilia in Italy from April March 12-15 cancelled. Asia women’s championship Shenzhen Challenger in China Symposium in Lausanne, on March 21 cancelled. 1-4 cancelled. Maybank Championship in Kuala in Hong Kong moved from March from March 16-22 cancelled. Switzerland on March 17-18 Formula E: Rome E-Prix on April EQUESTRIAN Lumpur, Malaysia, from April 16-19 14-22 to May 8-16. Madrid Challenger from March cancelled. 4 postponed. Hong Kong showjumping leg postponed. Asia Sevens Invitational in Tokyo 23-29 postponed to October. FIFA Council meeting in BADMINTON of Longines Masters Series from China Open in Shenzhen from from April 25-26 cancelled. Zhangjiagang Challenger in Asuncion, Paraguay, on March 20 China Masters in Hainan from February 14-16 cancelled. April 23-26 postponed. SAILING China from March 23-29 cancelled. changed to video conference. February 25-March 1 postponed. FIELD HOCKEY Japan LPGA Tour Asian Nacra 17 Championship in Taipei Challenger in Taiwan from Association of Southeast Asian team championships in Hockey Pro League matches Daikin Orchid Ladies in Okinawa Shanghai from March 1-6 moved to March 30-April 5 postponed. Asian Nations Para Games in Manila from February 11-16: China between China and Belgium on from March 5-8 cancelled. Genoa, Italy, from April 12-19. Nanchang Challenger in China the Philippines from March 20-28 and Hong Kong withdrew. February 8-9 and Australia on Meiji Yasuda Life Women’s Asian 49erFX Championship in from April 6-12 cancelled. postponed. German Open in Mulheim from March 14-15 postponed. Yokohama Tire Tournament in Hainan, China from March 20-29 Changsha Challenger in China Hong Kong sports stars awards March 3-8 cancelled. India women’s tour of China from Konan from March 13-15 cancelled. moved to Genoa, Italy, from April from April 13-19 cancelled. on March 24 postponed. Portuguese International March 14-25 cancelled. Asia Tour 12-19. Anning Challenger in China from XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships in Caldas da Rainha Ireland women’s tour of Malaysia Royal Cup in Pattaya, Thailand SHOOTING April 20-26 cancelled. Championships (offroad triathlon, from March 5-8 cancelled. in March-April cancelled. from March 12-15 postponed. World Cup in New Delhi from Seoul Challenger in South Korea duathlon) in Taiwan from March Polish Open in Krakow from FOOTBALL GYMNASTICS March 15-26 postponed to May 5-12 from April 27-May 3 postponed to 28-29 cancelled. March 26-29 postponed. Asian Champions League: Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, and June 2-9. August. Gulf Co-operation Council Games Vietnam International Challenge Matches involving Chinese clubs Australia, from February 20-23: SKIING Busan Challenger in South in Kuwait from April 3-14 postponed. in Hanoi postponed from March Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai China team withdrew. Alpine World Cup Finals in Korea from May 4-10 postponed to International Equestrian 24-29 to June 2-7. Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG All-Around World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy from March August. Federation Sports Forum in Asia championships moved from postponed to April-May. Beijing FC Milwaukee on March 7: Russia team 18-22 cancelled. Gwangju Challenger in South Lausanne, Switzerland on April 6-7 Wuhan, China to Manila on April allowed to play from February 18. withdrew. Alpine World Cup in Yanqing, Korea from May 11-17 postponed moved to online. Asian Football 21-26. Matches involving South Korean Artistic World Cup in Doha, Qatar China from February 15-16 to August. Confederation Congress in Kuala BASEBALL clubs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, on March 18-21, no spectators. cancelled. Samarkand Challenger in Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16 Nippon Professional Baseball: All Suwon Samsung Bluewings and All-Around World Cup in Tokyo on Nordic World Cup in Oslo, Uzbekistan from May 11-17 postponed. preseason games from February FC Seoul to be played with no April 4-5: Russia team withdrew. Norway from March 6-8, no cancelled. SportAccord summit in Beijing 26-March 15, no spectators. spectators from March 3. Matches HANDBALL spectators. TRIATHLON moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, on Olympic qualifying tournament involving Iranian clubs Esteghlal, Olympic women’s qualifying Engadin Skimarathon in Abu Dhabi world series event on April 19-24. in Taichung and Dou Liu, Taiwan Persepolis, Shahr Khodro, Sepahan tournament in Montenegro from Switzerland on March 8 cancelled. March 7 postponed, International Bobsleigh and moved from April 1-5 to June 17-21. on March 2-3 postponed. March 20-22: China withdrew. Hong Junior ski cross and snowboard Olympic mixed relay qualifier Skeleton Federation Congress on BASKETBALL Champions League: Valencia v Kong declined invitation to attend. cross world championships in Saint- moved from Chengdu, China on June 20 moved from Shanghai to Women’s Olympic qualifying Atalanta in Valencia on March 10; HORSE RACING Lary, France from March 19-25 May 9 to Valencia, Spain on May 1. Antwerp, Belgium. tournament moved from Foshan, Juventus v Lyon in Turin on March Japan Racing Association: All cancelled. World Cup in Chengdu, China on Singapore bans spectators China, to Belgrade, Serbia, from 17, no spectators. races from February 27 to have no Snowboard World Cup in May 10 postponed. at National School Games from February 6-9. Europa League: Inter Milan v spectators. Špindleruv Mlýn, Czech Republic on Asian Cup in Tainan, Taiwan on January-August. 3x3 Olympic qualifying Ludogorets on February 27; Inter ICE HOCKEY March 20-21 cancelled. March 8, in Beihai, China on April University Athletic Association of tournament in Bengaluru, India from Milan v Getafe in Milan on March Women’s world championship SNOOKER 5, and Dexing, China on April 11 the Philippines postponed all sports March 18-22 postponed. 12; Getafe v Inter Milan in Getafe in Canada from March 31-April 10 China Open in Beijing from postponed. events. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 9, 2020 Adesanya wins, excitement all in women’s bout MIXED MARTIAL ARTS by Greg Beacham, AP After Zhang and Jedrzejczyk put on one of the the Las Vegas crowd, Zhang won the fight 48-47 on were useless largely because Romero barely threw most viscerally entertaining bouts in recent UFC two judges’ cards, while Jedrzejczyk won 48-47 on a punch in the first two rounds. Adesanya only LAS VEGAS — Zhang Weili and Joanna history, Romero and Adesanya staged a snoozer the third. had occasional success in penetrating Romero’s Jedrzedczyk were left bloody and swollen after the that had fans booing and chanting obscenities. The Adesanya (19-0) then defended his belt for the defences, but Romero only threw 89 strikes — and strawweights staged one of the most spectacular title contrast was stark. first time, winning 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 on the landed only 40 — in the five-round fight. fights in recent mixed martial arts history. “That was a tough act to follow,” UFC president judges’ scorecards. Romero still took the microphone after the And though the main event of UFC 248 couldn’t Dana White said. “I’d have to say the best women’s Romero (13-5) fought an extraordinarily passive fight and criticised Adesanya for not fighting more measure up to that penultimate scrap, both fight I’ve ever seen, and one of the best fights I’ve fight and Adesanya appeared unable to figure out a aggressively. champions are leaving Las Vegas with their belts. ever seen.” way through the 42-year-old Cuban’s defences. Adesanya only joined the UFC in February 2018, Zhang defended her UFC 115-pound Zhang became the UFC’s first Chinese champion “I was really frustrated that my dance partner but the Nigeria-born, New Zealand-raised fighter championship belt with a brutal split-decision victory last year, and she is a key to the promotion’s hopes didn’t want to dance,” Adesanya said. “I’ve never has been among the UFC’s fastest-rising stars since over former champion Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248 on of growing in the world’s most populous nation. been in a boring fight, I was expecting more of a fight the moment he hit the cage. He won his first seven Saturday night. Zhang (21-1) and Jedrzejczyk (16-4) traded from him. UFC fights while displaying his incredible athleticism Israel Adesanya then defended his middleweight brutal punches and kicks throughout five technically “If you want to come get the belt, come get the and all-around skills, steamrolling the middleweight title with an anti-climactic unanimous decision over fascinating rounds, badly damaging each other’s belt. I’m not going to come to you, are you stupid?” division once ruled by pound-for-pound legend Yoel Romero at T-Mobile Arena. faces. After the last of several standing ovations from Adesanya’s fearsome counterpunching skills Anderson Silva. Sharks top table now Blues beat ’Canes in controversial style RUGBY sin-binned for a similar offence and fullback Winger Mark Telea scored in the left- WINNING Jordie Barrett received a yellow card for a hand corner early in the second half, and DURBAN — The Sharks went top of deliberate knock-on which also conceded a Fraser again made the on-field call of try Super Rugby on Saturday, continuing Sean penalty try. while replays showed Telea had put his NUMBERS Everitt’s impressive start to his first season In spite of those disadvantages, the hand in touch at almost the same moment in the competition as a head coach. Hurricanes managed to stay in the game he grounded the ball. DRAW No. 1940 The Durban-based Sharks scored and even took the lead 15-14 with a try The Melbourne Rebels beat the BONUS four tries, and won the forward battle to after Lomax left the field. Johannesburg-based Lions 37-17 and did it WINNING NUMBERS NUMBER complement their adventurous backline The Blues edged ahead with the penalty with only 14 men for a period after Australia play, to beat 2019 finalists the Jaguares that resulted from Fifita’s yellow card, winger Marika Koroibete was yellow-carded 07 14 20 23 26 39 12 33-19. then relied on the penalty try conceded by for a high-tackle. The Sharks replaced fellow South African Barrett to beat the Hurricanes for the first The other Rebels winger, Andrew Total Lotto team the Stormers at the top of the overall time in nine meetings. Kellaway, continued his Super Rugby prizes $3,203,319 standings after six rounds. The Stormers But even when the Blues held a three- resurgence with two tries to take his tally to No. OF had a bye but the teams meet next man advantage, they couldn’t produce a seven for the season. PRIZE MONEY WINNERS DIVISION weekend. scoring play. In the last game of the round, the Bulls, ONE Everitt has been part of the Sharks’ setup The Hurricanes lost their discipline in the three-time champions of Super Rugby, won 6 winning Nos $1,000,000 0 TWO for more than a decade but only got the top second half, feeling they had been unfairly for the first time in five games this season 5 winning Nos plus the Bonus No. $23,225 11 coaching job late last year. They have a 5-1 treated. by coming back from 13-5 down early in THREE record under him and won three out of four The incident that led to Lomax’s the second half to beat the also-struggling 5 winning Nos $641 395 games on their recent tour of Australasia. dismissal was referred to referee Mike Highlanders 38-13. FOUR The Sharks now have a two-point lead Fraser by his TMO and Fraser rated it a red The Highlanders led through a try, a 4 winning Nos 1042 plus the Bonus No. $56 over New Zealand’s Chiefs, Australia’s ACT card offence because Lomax led with his conversion and two penalties, all from Josh FIVE 4 winning Nos $31 16,238 Brumbies and the defending champion shoulder, didn’t wrap his arms, and made Ioane. SIX Crusaders, who all won on Friday and have contact with the head. The teams played the first half in almost 3 winning Nos plus the Bonus No $22 22,610 all played a game less. The cards were not the only contentious identical blue uniforms, which was allowed SEVEN Also on Saturday, the Auckland-based moments. The Blues were awarded tries by the officials. But the Bulls came out for 3 winning Nos Bonus Ticket 226,964 Blues beat the Hurricanes 24-15 in a match in each half which were also called into the second half in white shirts and their rich in controversy. question. fortunes also changed. The Hurricanes were reduced to 12 men Backrower Akira Ioane was judged Winger Rosko Specman scored a hat- at one point in the second half after prop to have scored on the basis of Fraser’s trick and the Bulls put up five second-half Tyrel Lomax was shown a red card for a on-field call, though replays suggested he tries from their backs and 33 unanswered shoulder charge, flanker Vaea Fifita was grounded the ball short of the line. points in 33 minutes. — AP

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CRICKET by Oliver Caffrey, AAP It was a rollercoaster first over as Indian spinner Deepti Sharma (2-38) opened with MELBOURNE — Australia have claimed three full tosses, Australia scored 14 runs their fifth women’s Twenty20 World Cup, and Healy was dropped by Verma. thrashing India by 85 runs in front of 86,174 The Australians took a liking to Shikha spectators at the MCG. Pandey, with the Indian seamer going for They began the tournament in shaky 0-52 from her four overs. fashion, but Australia saved their best for India’s chase went from bad to worse last with a clinical all-round performance when wicketkeeper Taniya Bhatia was against a shellshocked Indian side playing struck on the helmet and subbed out with in their first final. concussion for 16-year-old Richa Ghosh. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney powered Star spinner Jess Jonassen (3-18) the hosts to 184-4 — the best total in a bowled superbly, capturing the key wicket of Twenty20 World Cup final — after captain Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Meg Lanning opted to bat first. Sharma (33) played a lone hand for India To pull off an unlikely victory, India at No.6. needed to produce the second-highest Australia cantered to their fifth win from successful chase in WT20I history but they seven tournaments without superstar were bowled out for 99. all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who tore her Their hopes of an unlikely win couldn’t hamstring in the final group game. have started much worse, with star Lanning said she was thrilled her team teen batter Shafali Verma caught by could peak at the right time. wicketkeeper Healy off Megan Schutt (4-18) “There was a lot of expectation on us in the first over. from the outside but on the inside as well A smiling and relaxed Healy made the big because we came into this tournament to stage her own by hitting a 12th WT20I fifty, win,” she said. with her fearless 75 from 39 balls including “Just to get here (in the final) was a five long sixes. significant achievement, but there were Healy’s 30-ball fifty was the fastest in a some tough times.” T20 final, by a man or a woman. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur said But player of the tournament Mooney’s her team would learn from the experience. composed unbeaten 78 was just as “It was unfortunate we dropped those important as she carried her bat to finish catches. Our future is there for us, we just with the highest individual score in a T20 have to keep trusting ourselves,” she said. final. The mammoth crowd smashed the The Australian openers feasted on the Australian record for the highest attendance VICTORY JOY AT THE MCG: The Australian women’s cricket team celebrate taking nervous Indian team, who misfielded and at a women’s sporting event, but fell short the final wicket to win the Women’s T20 World Cup final against India at the MCG in dropped catches, by piling on a 115-run of the world mark of 90,185 that watched Melbourne yesterday. AAP picture opening stand. 1999’s football World Cup final. Start your journey to success eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 Fit study around your work, home and whanau - achieve a qualiication in only a few months. 30782-03 9 Mar, 2020 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT GISBORNE TIDE MOVEMENT M E WEATHER FOR TOMORROW T Tuesday Wednesday R Mar 10 Mar 11 SE S am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm Tauranga 3 25 Hicks Bay 3 1 23 Te Puke 35 22

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CRICKET by Grant Miller surface. Smith and when Hudson departed, then pulled the pin. Several batsmen in Horouta’s first Horouta were 68-6. Situ said they might have had some HIGH School Old Boys have picked innings fell to catches in front of the They made it just past the drinks sort of show of winning outright if up their second piece of cricket wicket and the dismissals included break, which was taken in the 25th they had wrapped up the HSOB first silverware for the season, adding the return catches for three HSOB over. innings quickly. But the task was DJ Barry Cup to the Doleman Cup bowlers. Situ said he felt that at the change beyond them. that they won before Christmas. HSOB captain Carl Shaw said it of innings, 90 could be defended. The final didn’t go their way but Bollywood Stars HSOB were too felt good to win their second trophy of He had reason to think so after Horouta had a creditable season, good for Horouta in Poverty Bay club the 2019-20 season. the first over, when Horouta had one snaring wins in the Doleman Cup cricket’s DJ Barry Cup final at Harry “Jak Rowe’s spell was exemplary,” wicket and could easily have had two. 40-over competition and going Barker Reserve on Saturday. he said. Shaw, who had made an unbeaten into the DJ Barry Cup final as top Chasing Horouta’s first-innings Shaw, who took three wickets century the last time he batted, was qualifiers. total of 90, HSOB No.3 Rowan Smith himself, said Rowe’s pressure created given out lbw off Hudson’s first ball “We smashed all our goals we set at (52) guided his team past the target wicket-taking opportunities for the and then Smith survived a huge the start of the season,” Situ said. and only a calamity could have denied other bowlers. shout for lbw. They proved that they belonged in them the title from there. One of those bowlers was left-arm HSOB were in some difficulty at the A Grade. Horouta chose to press to win the spinner Daniel Torrie, who took 2-4 in 35-3 but Smith and Ajay Kumar (15), HSOB had two convincing wins in game outright and by 6.40pm it was two overs. playing in his final game for HSOB, finals this season — beating OBR clear this was a forlorn hope and the “Our batting was shaky but Rowan steadied the ship. fairly comfortably to win the Doleman captains agreed to call off the contest. Smith was awesome,” Shaw said. HSOB got to the target with four Cup and then taking care of business The HSOB win was set up by “He stuck it out, then saw us home.” wickets down in the 25th over. against Horouta to lift the DJ Barry persistent pressure from left-arm The day started well for HSOB With the game more or less in the Cup. seamer Jak Rowe (three for 30), who when they won the toss and chose to bag, they went on to make 150 in 33.4 troubled batsmen just outside off- field. overs. HOROUTA 90 off 26 overs (Graham stump and cleaned up the Horouta Horouta lost two quick wickets, one That left Horouta with the Hudson 21; Jak Rowe 3-30, Carl Shaw 3-36, tail. of them to a run-out. extremely unlikely scenario of Daniel Torrie 2-4) and 24-1 off three The pitch offered some movement Horouta captain David Situ (19) needing to get to a lead and then overs lost to HIGH SCHOOL OLD BOYS for the bowlers and many of the and Graham Hudson (21) rebuilt the bowling out HSOB again — all in the 150 off 33.4 overs (Rowan Smith 52, batsmen struggled to find their innings for a period but Situ was space of 16 overs. Torrie 24; Hudson 2-30, Parminder Kulaar timing, with the ball holding in the caught in close on the off-side by They had a hit for three overs and 2-14, Billy Morse 2-28).

CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTION: High School Old Boys bowler Jak Rowe, pictured in a game against OBR, took 3-30 in Saturday’s DJ Barry Cup final against Horouta at Harry Barker Reserve. HSOB had a first- innings win, which was enough to secure the trophy.

File picture by Paul Rickard