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• Hospital visitor restrictions eased • Too early for Alert Level regional approach: Mayor • Turanga Health on influenza vaccination ‘crusade’ COVID 19 • Court ruling allowed son to visit dying father • Govt considering opening borders to Australia PAGES 2-14, 16, 21-22, 24 • Billions pledged in race to find Covid-19 vaccine Malicious poisoning? Owners suspect antifreeze toxicity behind the deaths of four cats by Matai O’Connor failure and this can be likely caused by ethylene glycol (antifreeze) toxicity. THE suspected poisoning of four cats during “There’s not really any coming back from the Covid-19 lockdown has led to the owners this type of condition but we were still deciding to move to another area of Gisborne. hopeful,” the owner said. One cat died and three others were Martha started to have seizures. The team euthanised because of acute kidney failure caring for her tried to control it but she died in believed to have been caused by antifreeze the clinic. toxicity. Pickles perked up and appeared to be in a The owners, who wish to remain anonymous, stable condition. believe someone in the The following night, another neighbourhood maliciously of their cats, Patrick, seemed poisoned their cats — all of All of our animals quiet although was eating and which they had “rescued”. are‘ our absolute playing as normal. They decided to shift to “We monitored him and protect their future pets. children. To lose them he started to vomit and Early on Thursday, April 9, is devastating went downhill quickly in the one of the cats, Pickles, started ’ morning.” vomiting, which was “very When Patrick got to the vets, unusual,” one of the cat owners his bloodwork was found to be said. the same as the other two. Within about five minutes a second cat, Pickles and Patrick stayed in the clinic Martha, also started vomiting, causing “alarm overnight. bells to ring”. On Saturday morning, another cat, Fergus, One of the owners trained as a vet nurse so started showing minor symptoms. knew the cats needed to be seen by a vet as They took him to the vet just in case. soon as possible. He was diagnosed with the same condition “They were both really disoriented, falling and a blood test showed his kidneys were in over and wouldn’t stop vomiting. the worst state of all the cats. “Once we got them to Eastland Vet Services The vets tried an ethanol transfusion, which they pulled some blood from the cats and ran works as an antidote for ethylene glycol. their bloodwork. “They found the cats were in acute kidney CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

LOVED PETS: Among the four cats suspected to have been poisoned by antifreeze were Fergus (main picture), Pickles (near right) and Patrick (far right). Fergus was a one-year-old SPCA male with dwarfism who his owners hand-raised then adopted “because we wanted him to be in the best care he could be”. Three-year-old Pickles was born during the Edgecumbe flood and was destined to be a breeding cat for someone else. “We fell in love with her . . . she always slept between our pillows every night and would hold on to your arm and cuddle into you,” the owners said. Patrick, 2, was advertised on the Gisborne Pet Adoption page after being found under the bonnet of a car that had travelled into town. “He was very scared and feral when we got him. We kept him as we fell in love with his sweet nature and although he was always timid of other people, he was the best cat for helping raise foster kittens as he would clean and play with them.” Pictures supplied

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A KIND donation of chocolate was handed out to Gisborne Hospital staff last Friday. It was delivered and paid for by The Warehouse staff of Gisborne, who wanted to give back. Boxes off Easter treats and other chocolate went to the staff who have been working through the lockdown. Planet Sunshine clinical nurse manager Deb McKay said the Easter eggs were shared with everyone in the children’s ward. “It was a very welcome treat at the end of the week,” she said. “Chocolate always makes people smile.” The Warehouse Gisborne store manager Paul Jackson said the team spent their own money on Easter eggs and other chocolate, which they donated to the essential workers at Gisborne Hospital. “We are really proud of our team who came up with the idea to do something for the people who are doing essential work in our town. “It was a great gesture from a group of really community-minded people, who are always wanting to give back. We are all THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS: Planet really thankful and grateful for the work Sunshine clinical nurse Deb McKay that everyone is doing. “ receives a gift of chocolate. Picture supplied Hauora Tairawhiti chief executive Jim Green thanked the staff at The Warehouse “Challenges for staff who have been for thinking of the people at Gisborne working long hours in uncertain times. Hospital. “Challenges for staff who have been “It is really appreciated at a time with reassigned to other teams where they have challenges for all of us. had to quickly learn new skills or ways of “Challenges for the people who have been working. admitted to Gisborne Hospital. At a time “Challenges for staff who have returned SPECIAL DELIVERY: Security guard Vance Cosgrove helped to distribute the when being with your loved ones has never to the hospital after working from home to boxes of Easter chocolate delivered and paid for by The Warehouse Gisborne been so important, they can only have one find so many things have changed and that staff members to show their appreciation of the work Gisborne Hospital staff member of their bubble visit them. they need to quickly adapt.” have been doing over the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Picture supplied Plea to talk to owners if there are issues with cats

FROM PAGE 1 mention to the team at Eastland Vet States but had not heard of other Services who cared for our animals and situations like this in Gisborne. On the Sunday, they got the call that showered us in kindness. A colleague who had worked there for Pickles and Patrick were not well. “I think if we didn’t have such an a long time told her she had rarely seen “Pickles had a grand mal seizure so amazing team of people caring for our this happen. she had to be sedated. animals this could have been a lot more The cat owners informed police and “Patrick started vomiting in the clinic traumatic than it was.” there is a case open. and wasn’t eating, becoming twitchy from The vet bill was over $2500. Funds “Since inquiries are ongoing we have the toxicity.” have been raised by one of their friends no comments at this stage,” a police The decision was made to euthanise to cover the cost. spokesperson said. Patrick and Pickles. Eastland Vet Services veterinarian “SPCA will be your first port of call “We felt they had gone through enough Sarah Wratten could not comment when it comes to animal cruelty, though, and we didn’t want them to suffer on whether the cats were maliciously if you witness any suspicious activities anymore.” poisoned as she does not know for in relation to your pets or any other They took Fergus home as he seemed DEVASTATING LOSS: The owners of certain. animals, please call police on 105,” they well and they were able to continue his three-year-old Martha rescued her from “My job is to treat them medically. The said. palliative care at home. Hamilton where she was born under a only way to get a definitive diagnosis An SPCA spokesperson said if people After about a week they decided he had house. “We drove all the way there to get is to send a kidney to a pathologist for suspected a pet had ingested a harmful suffered enough and had him euthanised. her and bring her home to us.” Martha confirmation,” she said. substance and the pet was awake and “All of our animals are our absolute died from acute kidney failure suspected “I highly suspect antifreeze to be the alert, do not induce vomiting. children. To lose them is devastating, to be caused by antifreeze toxicity. culprit but cannot definitively say that “If the product is corrosive or irritating, especially when all of them had been Picture supplied was the case unless we have confirmation make water available and call the vet rescued. from pathology. immediately. “It has been really traumatic.” find neighbours who know about the cat”. “All four cats presented with the same “Identify the poison. Look for any The cats were microchipped, desexed “Having a conversation about the condition — acute kidney failure. chewed-up material, spills, empty and locked inside at night. issues is a good thing. Killing or “There was neurologic signs like containers, residue around the animal’s The owners urged anyone experiencing poisoning an animal because they are on seizures and twitching.” mouth or in vomit, distinctive smells. issues with cats in their neighbourhood your property is inhumane. She experienced a lot of antifreeze “Report this information and any to “please go speak with the owners or go “We would like to make a special toxicity while practising in the United symptoms you observe to your vet.” LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Beef and Lamb NZ to start a home-delivered weekly series of seasonal planning webinars. • A new million-dollar move to help shape genetics in the dairy sector in New Zealand. • The AgriHQ report for the week beginning May 4. THE GUIDE TOMORROw THuRSdAy The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: 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 • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 NEWS 3 Hospital patients now allowed ‘bubble’ visitor a day by Aaron van Delden were possible, clinical care manager tracing is required. one support person from their bubble; Lynsey Bartlett said. Visitors must be free of respiratory infants and children, who were allowed RESTRICTIONS on visiting patients Otherwise, patients have since symptoms and not in isolation due to a parent or caregiver; and emergency at Gisborne Hospital have Saturday been allowed potential exposure to Covid-19. department patients, who were allowed been eased. one visitor a day between “When limiting visitors to Gisborne one support person. During last month’s 2pm and 5pm. Hospital, the health and wellbeing of Visitors would need to use hand Covid-19 lockdown, A patient’s visitors our patients and staff are our highest sanitiser, practise social distancing and hospital visits were all but must be from the same priority,” Mrs Bartlett said. follow staff instructions, Mrs Bartlett banned. “bubble”, Mrs Bartlett Free WiFi remained available at the said. Although patients in said. hospital, with staff encouraging families Children were not allowed on wards, the hospital’s intensive Visitors are screened to stay in touch with patients via phone while people aged over 70, or with health care unit or isolation ward were still not at the hospital’s only current public or messaging apps. conditions that put them at greater risk allowed visitors as a rule, exceptions on entrance, at the Emergency Department. Exceptions to the visitor policy include of illness, were advised to avoid visiting “essential or compassionate grounds” Their details are taken in case contact women in labour, who were allowed patients. Police crack down on Mahia campers by Murray Robertson

POLICE have cracked down on some freedom camping activity in breach of the Covid-19 travel restrictions in the past few days. More than 20 campers were moved on from the Mahia area over the weekend. “Extra patrols will be made this coming weekend as well,” a police spokesman said. “Daily patrols are continuing up through the coast, checking at the regular freedom camping and recreation spots. “The public are advised to go DESTROYED: The burnt out interior of a Subaru Legacy sedan after a suspicious fire in Riverdale last night. through 105 or the online Picture supplied Covid-19 site for any travel or freedom camping breaches that they discover,” he said. No Covid-related warnings were Inquiry into second suspicious vehicle fire necessary in the Gisborne area yesterday, and no prosecutions. by Murray Robertson inside when we arrived,” a senior firefighter said. Firefighters used a high pressure hose reel “That was a good result and “The fire had started inside the vehicle’s and foam solution to deal with the fire. pleasing.” FIREFIGHTERS were called to Riverdale passenger area and it was completely burnt out It was the second suspicious vehicle fire in the Police cordons were put in Garage and Auto Parts last night after a parts inside.” Riverdale area in the past week. place in the Winter Street area of vehicle caught fire in the yard. The cause is being He said the car had no battery or power source A garage and the car inside were extensively Mangapapa yesterday afternoon. treated as suspicious. in it.“So the cause was treated as suspicious and damaged in a blaze in Walsh Street off Dalrymple “It was part of a police dog Fire and Emergency NZ sent a crew to the police were called.” Road last Tuesday night. tracking in that area,” the premises at the Lytton Road-Nelson Road corner Police have an inquiry under way. Police have an arson inquiry under way into spokesman said. at around 7.30pm. The car, previously involved in a crash, had that incident. “We were looking for a man who “The Subaru Legacy sedan was well alight been in the yard for parts. was wanted. An arrest was made after he left an address in that area.” Log ship numbers Safety ‘our priority’ stacking up Mayor clarifies position on regional approach to Level 2 by Wynsley Wrigley “The last thing we would want to do is to reintroduce Covid-19 into our region.” THE number of log ships MAYOR Rehette Stoltz has not written to the Prime Minister To start with, a regional approach would need border controls. scheduled to call at Eastland Port asking for the early downgrading of Tairawhiti to Alert Level 2. Before any discussion about different alert levels “ we will talk this month continues to stack up Mrs Stoltz said she needed to clarify a report screened on to our community, we will talk to the Government”, she said. as a fifth ship joins the waiting TVNZ 1 yesterday morning. “The decisions about levels are only up to the Government. list over the next two weeks. A letter referred to in the news item was one from herself, “I absolutely respect the decisions the Government makes in The Xing Ning Hai will call Gisborne District Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann regard to alert levels. here for logs on May 19. and iwi leaders sent to the Prime Minister at the end of March. “They have the public health experts, they have Dr Ashley The Yangtze Eternal has been It asked for the deployment of the army to support Covid-19- Bloomfield (Director-General of Health) and his teams, they alongside the wharf loading logs related checkpoints. look at case numbers, contact tracing, clusters and several other for China and will sail sometime Mrs Stoltz told The Herald she was approached by several factors. today. media outlets over the weekend to ask if she, like West Coast “We trust the decisions they make.” Eastland Port’s shipping mayors, would consider supporting a government “regional Gisborne was doing well and the number of Covid-19 cases had schedule shows the loggers approach”, where their districts would move down to Level 2 been kept low. Funing, Clearwater Bay, Baltic earlier because they had been Covid-19-free for some time. “ The reason our numbers are low is that Tairawhiti took the Sea and Port Alfred also due, The Prime Minister has previously been asked about a regional lockdown seriously.” between now and May 19. approach but said it was too early to make such a move. “We do not want to undo the great work we have done.” The freighter Atlantic Erica will Several factors would have to be taken into account before such Mayor Stoltz, in a Gisborne Herald article published on call for another load of kiwifruit a decision could be made, said Mayor Stoltz. Saturday, said it was too early to adopt a regional approach in on May 11. “The safety of our residents is our main priority. Tairawhiti. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

MITCHELL, Nina Deaths Caroline. — Peacefully at Leighton House, BREMNER, Stuart Gisborne on 2 May Ian. — Born October 2020, aged 87. 10, 1940. Passed away Daughter of the late suddenly on May 1, Percy and Dr Nina 2020 doing what he Muir, sister of Anna loved, with his love, Hughes (Auckland). playing golf. Cherished Beloved Mum to and much loved Christine Lear and John husband of Joycelyn Fisk (with the late Ross (McKay) for over 56 Fisk), and to Natasha years. Dearly loved Mitchell (with the late father and father-in-law Roger Mitchell). of Fraser and Rebecca, Grandma to Larissa and and Andrea and Stuart. Hayley, James and Treasured Pop of Cole, Matthew, Ben and Alex, Emmerson, Anara. Great-grandma Grace, Thea, Greer and of Dru, Kaiya and Lachlan. Beloved Leishana, Rose and brother and brother-in- Natalie. Great-great- law of Duncan and the grandma to BellaJay. A late Doris, Wendy and dear friend and second Jim, Hugh and June, mum to many. Loved and Roger and and missed always. Rosemary. In lieu of flowers, Everyone who knew donations to Gisborne you will hold you in and East Coast Multiple their hearts forever, and Sclerosis Society, PO the memories we have Box 50, Gisborne 4040. of you will last a Messages c/o Evans DEDICATED: Contractors working on Tauwhareparae lifetime. We toast you Funeral Services. Road at Tolaga Bay have stablised the road after now with a glass of Mum’s funeral will cracking appeared on the surface and a hillside last Roaring Meg and a be live-streamed at 2pm week. Picture supplied celebration of Stuart’s Monday, May 11, via life will be held in www.evansfuneral.co. Auckland at a later date. nz CURTIS, Myrtle MITCHELL, Nina Kathleen, Caroline (Carol). — (nee Solomann). — Lovingly remembered Forestry, farming thanked for patience Aged 89 years. Myrtle by her Howard cousins passed away peacefully and their families. Gone at Ryman Rest Home to the family reunion in on Sunday, 3rd May the next life. TAUWHAREPARAE Road inland from taking place. and farming industries who have been 2020. Loved wife of Tolaga Bay reopened to all traffic on Journeys operations manager Donna so patient. the late Tom, loving Sunday. McArthur said the good weather and “This closure has financially affected NIKORA, Tutekohi. Contractors have stabilised the road, absence of heavy vehicles had helped local people and businesses, but Mum of Michael and — On 4th May 2020. Olivia, Phillipa and Passed away at which had been closed to heavy vehicles progress. we’ve had nothing but support and Peter Gibson (Queens- Gisborne Hospital, aged at the 20km mark since Wednesday, “Once again our dedicated contractors understanding. We really appreciate land), Elizabeth (Dec) 88 years. Loved when cracking appeared on the road have delivered. Drilling at the site has this,” Ms McArthur said. and David (Temuka). husband of Elizabeth surface and hillside where a major been productive and we’re happy to The road is currently open to utes and Loved Nana of Jodie (Pet). Loved father and retaining wall construction is bring this news to those in the forestry light vehicles only. and Storme Curtis and father-in-law of Terry and Nicky Gibson Hinemoa, Arihia and and much loved the late William Great-Nana of her 9 (Snow), Waihi and great-grandchildren. Elizabeth and Jesse Noa Due to the current Noa. Loved grandfather restrictions a private grandfather, great- ‘It’s all up to you now’ burial has been held. grand-father and great- STONEHAVEN great-grandfather to all Proudly making a his mokopuna. difference His cremation has Judge to provide monitoring to help turn offender’s life around taken place. A memorial service The Gisborne District will be held at a later A MAN with a history of offending that seemed to be helping to motivate him but available. Council was saddened date. Messages to 022 began when he was 14 has been given the even so, no one was under any illusion a Summarising the incidents from which to learn of the passing 621 7806. opportunity to turn his life around and to turnaround for Banks would be easy. the charges arose, the judge said that of: - Evans Funeral have his progress on sentence monitored His sentencing submissions endorsed on March 22 of last year Banks took a former District Services Ltd FDANZ by a judge. the Department of Corrections’ woman’s iPhone, valued at about $1500, Councillor Atareta www.evansfuneral.co.nz Pene Turi Banks, 24, admitted a raft recommendation for an electronically- when she left it unattended on a table at Poananga. of charges arising from at least five monitored sentence of home detention on a bar. She discovered who took it after who represented the separate sets of offences last year – theft which Banks could engage with various photos and messages Banks created with Matakaoa ward from November 1998 to (a phone valued over $1000), driving with rehabilitative programmes, Mr Clarke it appeared on her iCloud account. October 2010. Our excess breath-alcohol (473 micrograms) said. On June 26, police thoughts are with her for a third or subsequent time, driving Judge Bolstad agreed stopped Banks after family. Ūhia i runga i a in breach of a zero-alcohol licence, Banks struggled Counsel Alistair members of the public koe te mākū o roimata, driving while his licence was suspended, with alcohol, drugs, complained about his te pae o maumahara, disorderly behaviour, breaching bail, relationships and keeping Clarke told the driving. He returned a moe mai rā e te kōhine. unlawfully taking a vehicle, reckless out of trouble. Reports judge he had breath-alcohol test of driving, driving under the influence of before the court also represented Banks 473mcs and was found to drink. clearly showed it. be in breach of his zero- He was sentenced in Gisborne District Banks’ extensive list since he first alcohol licence. Court by Judge Turitea Bolstad to nine of convictions, many of appeared, aged 14, On June 29, he was Fire ban lifted months intensive supervision and 200 which were for driving and in the Youth Court routinely stopped and hours community work. dishonesty-type offences, found to be driving while THE restricted fire season has been lifted, and jurisdiction. permits are no longer required for fires in the The sentence took into account 96 reflected his troubled and his licence was suspended. open. days Banks spent on remand in custody problematic upbringing. About 1.30am on July 19, “This is the latest we have ever been in a and time he spent on electronically- She wanted to ensure he he was disorderly outside restricted fire season and it’s only just come monitored bail. It also covered two counts underwent a residential a Gisborne nightclub, after right, thanks to the rain on Sunday night and of receiving (the facts of which were not drug rehabilitation programme. She was being removed from it by security officers. Monday,” said Principal Rural Fire Office Ray traversed during this hearing). aware demand for those programmes Banks, intoxicated and shouting gang Dever said. Banks was disqualified from driving for outstripped supply for Gisborne people slogans, threatened he would “shoot all “That was enough to bring the fire risk down.” a year. and it was sometimes difficult even to you Mongrel Mob mutts” and challenged Mr Dever said the risk of fire in the open was Reparation was also imposed — $950 get an assessment. In her view, intensive patrons to fight. now generally low. for the phone and $250 for damage to the supervision was the best way to ensure On November 26 and in breach of “However, we would ask people not to light vehicle. Banks got the opportunity. his bail, he took his uncle’s ute without fires in the open at moment because of FENZ Counsel Alistair Clarke told the judge To assist, she would provide judicial permission and drove it recklessly on (Fire and Emergency New Zealand) and Gisborne he had represented Banks since he first monitoring. The probation service would Einstein and Lyell roads. District Council staffing levels, due to Alert Level appeared, aged 14, in the Youth Court keep her updated as to his progress. He did wheel spins, lost control of the 3 of the Covid-19 crisis. “We also ask people to jurisdiction. “You’ve been given the opportunity steering, and crashed into a tree. The show consideration for their neighbours because Banks had a difficult upbringing and you’ve been asking for,; it’s all up to you vehicle was significantly damaged. of the smoke nuisance from fires in the open.” was raised in a gang environment.This now,” Judge Bolstad told Banks. Banks was suspected of being over the The district went into a restricted season late was the first time he was genuinely The community work sentence was legal alcohol limit for driving but was last year and then into a total fire ban season interested in changing his life. deferred until overseers affected by too aggressive for police to conduct any until late summer. Banks’ new domestic relationship Covid-19 restrictions became more readily tests. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 HEALTH 5 ‘Crusade’ to protect whanau Turanga Health’s rapid response to support the community

AS COVID-19 threatened the rohe, from their GP, but not this year. Turanga Health staff mobilised a swift A fast, home-based roll-out of influenza and unprecedented campaign to protect vaccinations was aimed at keeping the whanau from influenza. district’s vulnerable and elderly healthy. “We have never done anything like As a result, hospital beds were kept free this before or to this scale,” said Turanga for people with Covid-19. Health manager Dallas Poi, who has “We needed to prevent a bad flu season helped oversee the staff “crusade” to from stressing out a health system that protect whanau from influenza. was preparing to cope with the virus. In one month, Turanga Health has Turanga Health’s vaccination of vaccinated 250 people in their homes and individuals started ahead of lockdown. another 300 people in their workplace. “The organisation’s nurses and “In a regular year, we would have kaiawhina travelled throughout the city spread the vaccinations out over a two or and into rural roads in the crazy days three month period, but with the Covid-19 before the lockdown, encouraging as situation, we knew we had to vaccinate as many over-65s and people with long-term many as we could as soon as we could.” conditions to come to various meeting Ms Poi said it was normal practice points with their sleeves rolled up.” for the iwi health provider to vaccinate Once lockdown was in place, two- primary industry workers as part of the person teams, consisting of a nurse and workplace wellness Tu Mahi programme a kaiawhina, continued to travel around offered to local companies. offering vaccinations and checking on Workplace vaccinations had whanau. happened with speed at Cedenco Foods, They do as many vaccinations as INFLUENZA ROLL-OUT: Turanga Health nurse Kimiora Biddle has visited up to 20 Leaderbrand, Coxco, Riverland Fruit possible outside of the home and limit homes each day to administer the influenza vaccine. Picture supplied Company, Thompson’s Horticulture, their physical distance with the person Gisborne Fisheries and Illawarra Orchard. — apart from the actual moment of bubbles, but we are all well-trained in work and knows she has showered and “They are often two-day jobs, but this vaccination. Verbal rather than written infection control processes and we are able changed before hugging her. month, we decided to throw a lot of nurses consent is sought so there is no sharing of to keep ourselves and our clients safe.” Turanga Health staff have also and kaiawhina at it in one go and we pens and paper. Kaiawhina Rhonda Pohatu said this delivered over 1100 hygiene buckets to have safely vaccinated dozens of primary Registered nurse Kimiora Biddle said it kind of support work alongside nurses is families and there is another 400 to go, industry staff in just a couple of hours at is an unusual way to deliver healthcare. unusual for her. said Ms Poi. each workplace.” “It feels more rushed than normal She is enjoying the chance to work “As well as the delivery of practical Individuals who use Turanga Health but people are grateful to have been with whanau and helping to resolve any items like wipes, disinfectant and tissues, services are usually educated about vaccinated at all, and in their own homes. anxieties. it is a way of catching up with whanau to influenza and encouraged to get their jabs “We are entering a lot of people’s Her own family is very supportive of her see if they need any help.”

VALUE OF COOKING: Learning to prepare and cook healthy meals was one positive that came out of life in Alert Level 4. Pictured are whanau at O Hine Waiapu Marae in Rangitukia, where Huringa Pai taught them about living a healthy lifestyle. An important message from Picture supplied Three Rivers Medical New Zealand is currently at Alert Level 3. In response, Three Rivers Medical has switched to mainly using telephone consultations. We may in time use video consultations as well. You can ring and book your appointments as usual, and then a GP or nurse will call you back at the agreed Challenge issued — eat healthy time. Please do not come to the clinic by Matai O’Connor “Once consumers experience the ‘bliss activities as we have seen everyone working unless you are asked to. point’ associated with increased dopamine out with their bubbles. I think there would have LOCAL man Manu Caddie has put out a transmission in the brain’s reward pathways, been some sort of a habit that developed that Normal weekday and weekend charges challenge for Gisborne locals to continue overeating is usually a given as these parts of will have a lasting effect on people’s health. will apply for consultations and going without fast food. the brain override other parts responsible for “The bottom line is that takeaways are prescriptions. Please note our revised “We survived 35 days without fast food. If willpower and rational thought. unhealthy, they’re something you should opening hours are 9am-1pm and we’re serious about saving lives, then let’s see “People who show signs of food addiction absolutely limit . . . not something to eat 2pm-6pm every day Monday to Sunday. if we can go another 19 or 91 days without it,” fit the diagnostic criteria for substance everyday. Mr Caddie said. dependence or addiction found in the “We know the more takeaways you eat, When Alert Level 3 began last Tuesday, Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-V) used in the higher the possibility of getting diabetes, Please also note childhood and many Gisborne residents rushed to fast food the diagnosis of psychological disturbances. obesity or heart disease. We know that link is inluenza vaccines can go ahead outlets, lining up in drive-throughs to get their This could be a useful test for everyone definitely there, there’s no question about it. but only by calling the clinic for an hands on the food they went without for over desperate for fast food now,” Mr Caddie said. When it comes to food, there are a lot of appointment. a month. Huringa Pai manager Dr Willem Jordaan factors that come into play, Dr Jordaan said. “Perhaps Hauora Tairawhiti need to set up agreed that people should try to go without “The hunter-gatherer mentality is a main Our staff and telephone system are testing stations along the roads leading to takeaways. factor. The man used to go out and hunt for under pressure with the increase popular fast-food establishments that were “It’s good for someone to say ‘let’s do it for food and bring it back home where everyone in volume of queries and telephone overwhelmed by customers,” he said. another 20 days’. I love it — it’s a challenge would help to prepare that food. There was a consultations. “The DHB shouldn’t test for Covid-19 — and it makes people think. A good outcome social aspect to it. they should test for an addiction to unhealthy from the lockdown is that people learned the “There’s a feeling of satisfaction and reward We appreciate your patience during this takeaways.” value of making their own kai. for getting the food and being able to share the time. Thank you for helping us unite Research suggests highly-processed “I do believe that in the lockdown there has meal. When fast-food shops opened, it meant against COVID-19. foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt are been some form of change that has settled in there was something for people to do. biologically addictive. some people. It takes about 21 days to create “Children should grow up in families where 75 Customhouse St “Like addictive drugs such as cocaine and a habit and we have gone over that in the the whanau have prepared the food, they Phone (06) 867 7411 nicotine, highly palatable foods trigger feel- lockdown. shouldn’t grow up surrounded by takeaways,” Afterhours call Healthline 0800 611 116 good brain chemicals such as dopamine. “People have been doing more physical Dr Jordaan said. www.3rivers.co.nz 29486-07 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Son allowed to visit dying dad Court challenge overturns repeated refusals to break quarantine by Sam Hurley and Kurt Bayer, NZ Herald symptoms. discretion required accordance with the New Zealand Bill of Yesterday, he said by the Health Rights Act 1990.” AUCKLAND — A High Court judge the unwillingness Act (Managed Air There have been several questions has allowed a son to visit his dying father of authorities to Arrivals) Order.” raised about the legality of the — over-ruling the Government’s Covid-19 test him for Covid- The judge said Government’s strict lockdown orders. lockdown orders. 19 was extremely the ministry Such concerns have included a Crown Oliver Christiansen’s dad repeatedly frustrating as it decisions to decline Law opinion warning the police they asked: “Where is my boy?” seemed a “logical permission were, had little or no power to enforce the But Christiansen couldn’t see him step”. on their face, lockdown. — he was subject to the Government’s So Christiansen “legally flawed on And last Friday, Court of Appeal mandatory 14-day isolation period after went to court more than (one) president Justice Stephen Kos said arriving in New Zealand on April 23 on a to challenge basis”. The judge challenges over the issue of whether flight from Britain. Bloomfield and Dr Ashley Justice Tracey said that in her the Government’s coronavirus decisions Christiansen spoke to the NZ Herald the ministry’s Bloomfield Walker assessment, overall had been lawful should be tested in an yesterday about his “eight days of refusal to allow justice “demands expedited judicial review. battling” before being able to spend him to cut short his an effective and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said about 36 hours with his father, Anthony quarantine period. swift response”. yesterday it was important to make sure Christiansen, who had brain cancer and “It just seemed like continual “I have in mind here particularly the “we learn” from the rulings. died on Sunday. automatic rejection . . . the courts were a imminence of Mr Christiansen’s father’s Christiansen, who is back in When he left his family in London, last avenue for a final roll of the dice.” passing and the very material factor that quarantine, said he has “full respect” for Christiansen thought he had time to sit Meanwhile, his father’s health kept visitation is only at a private home and health authorities and what they are out the quarantine before spending his deteriorating rapidly. His family were not in a public space.” trying to achieve, and is sure “most of the father’s last days with him. “increasingly desperate” for him to get to She ordered the ministry to permit time they are doing a fine job”. “Things were still looking OK. We farewell his father — and vice versa. Christiansen to leave managed isolation “But something seemed terribly thought we had plenty of time to see out From his quarantine hotel, he could to visit his father. wrong with this process,” he said. “If it the 14 days,” he said. almost see his family’s Auckland home But he could only do so if he travelled means that other people don’t have to But his father’s condition deteriorated only 5km to 6km away. unaccompanied by car to his dad’s home go through the same thing, then it was rapidly. Doctors gave him only a few days The courts recognised how precious and remained there until his father died. worth it. And luckily, most importantly, to live and suddenly it was a race against time was, he said, and pushed through Christiansen was also told to maintain we got to farewell him as a family.” the clock. his case. physical separation from other family Ardern said 18 people who had recently Christiansen, who had no symptoms At a hearing on Friday in the High members at the home and to return on returned to NZ had been allowed to visit of coronavirus, applied to the Ministry Court at Auckland, Justice Tracey Walker his own within 24 hours of his father’s ill family members. of Health to allow him to see his dying said the ministry got it wrong. death to the isolation facility for the rest But a later statement said she was father on compassionate grounds. The She said it was “difficult to envisage of the 14 days. given inaccurate information on the ministry, after first mistaking what more compassionate grounds than those Justice Walker further told him to number of exemptions granted on Christiansen was asking for, repeatedly presented here”. ensure any necessary cleaning and/or compassionate grounds. The actual refused. Christiansen said he was able to spend quarantining of that private car was number was zero. An email reply to him read that “there just over a day with his father before he carried out, to wear personal protective As of April 30, the number of requests is just nothing we can change at this passed away. equipment and to comply with any other from a returned traveller, or travellers, time. Fourteen days isolation in managed When he finally got to see his father, it reasonable conditions directed by the for an exemption to the conditions of facilities is a mandated requirement in was an emotional time. ministry. their isolation totalled 283. The number force in New Zealand”. “It was a massive relief to be able to The judge also considered the question granted was 18. Christiansen then directly emailed join the family in time.” of “the appropriate deference to the To the same date, the number of Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Justice Walker said in her ruling, expertise of the decision makers in a time “compassionate” or similar requests for Bloomfield and the Minister of Health, released yesterday, there was “a very of unprecedented public crisis”. exemptions totalled 73, 24 of which were David Clark. strong argument” to let Christiansen visit “No matter how necessary or to visit a relative dying or close to dying. Bloomfield responded within 90 his father after it was “not considered demonstrably justified the Covid-19 None was granted. minutes saying he would refer the on the correct legal grounds and did response, decisions must have a clear and Ardern said she had now spoken to the letter to the managed isolation team to not take account of relevant mandatory certain basis,” she said. “They must be Minister of Health and asked that each “carefully consider the information”. But considerations”. proportionate to the justified objective of of these cases be reviewed in light of the again he was denied. “It had the hallmarks of automatic protecting New Zealand bearing in mind court’s ruling. The Ministry of Health has Christiansen also asked for a Covid-19 rejection based on circumscribed the fundamental civil rights at issue — also “sincerely” apologised for “confusion” test, but was refused because he had no criteria rather than a proper exercise of freedom of movement and of assembly in over compassionate exemptions. News of zero cases Heartbreaking message a fist-pump moment from family of victim AUCKLAND — The son of a woman WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s Director- from a probable,” she said during a press who was allegedly murdered in Auckland General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has conference on Monday. last week says his mother was a loving, admitted giving a fist-pump on Monday when he “I’m a perfectionist. I want to see those hardworking woman who deserves a heard Aotearoa had recorded zero new cases of numbers after we’ve been in Alert Level 3 for beautiful send-off despite the Covid-19 the deadly Covid-19. long enough for it to be a reflection of Alert Level restrictions. For the first time since mid-March, New 3.” Tania Hadley was found on May Road, Zealand reported no new cases of the respiratory Dr Bloomfield said New Zealand was still in Mt Roskill, on Friday morning with stab illness, a major milestone after weeks of hard striving for elimination of the virus, which he and burn wounds. work from Kiwis under intense restrictions. continued to stress doesn’t mean zero cases Despite efforts to save her, she passed Overall, the country has less than 1500 cases and every day, but a small number of a known origin. away shortly after emergency services 20 deaths from Covid-19. One case on Monday It also means New Zealand has the ability to arrived. was reclassified from probable to confirmed. quickly identify those cases and stamp them out. Tania’s son Deon Johnson-Hadley says Speaking to The AM Show today, Dr Bloomfield “That is where we want to be. the family is devastated. admitted he did have a small celebration when he “We are nearly there. We are nearly there.” “Going forward it’s going to be very PUT OTHERS FIRST: Tania Hadley died was told about the zero cases. The decision of when NZ leaves the restrictive tough for her family and her friends,” he on Friday after being found with stab and “There wasn’t the jumping, but there was a Level 3 — which continues to require Kiwis told Newshub. “The thing is just taking burn wounds in Mt Roskill. bit of a fist-pump and a big smile. I think many to stay at their homes and only allows some every day as it comes. It’s going to be a long Facebook picture people were like that, including some of the businesses to open — will be made on Monday. recovery for us.” reporters after the session yesterday which was While the low numbers of cases New Zealand Johnson-Hadley said the family is now lovely to see,” he said. is reporting daily has led some to call for an raising money to give his mother the send- “We’ve been overwhelmed with the “This is a really significant milestone and I immediate move to Alert Level 2, Dr Bloomfield off she deserves. She deserved a send-off response. know many people have been holding out for this said we aren’t yet seeing if the virus took off that would reflect what she had achieved “My mother was a very, very private because they have really put in the hard yards. again when we left Alert Level 4 lockdown last in her lifetime and how she had impacted person and I’m just overwhelmed with the It’s just great to get there and we don’t want to week. That’s because it usually takes about six people’s lives. response from the whole of New Zealand — squander the lead. It’s a game of rugby, we still days for someone to begin showing symptoms “She was loving, she was hardworking, from people we know that we haven’t heard have the second-half of the second-half to play of Covid-19. If they became infected in the early she was always supportive of anybody from in years, people I didn’t know even and we don’t want to squander our lead here. days of Alert Level 3 last week, they may not no matter who you were. She always put existed, total strangers.” Let’s see it out.” begin showing symptoms and get tested until everybody else first before herself and she A 29-year-old man appeared in court Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was also asked this week. would do anything for anybody.” via video link on Saturday charged with on Monday what her reaction to the news was. Keeping to the rules remains crucial Almost $1500 has been raised, and murder. “First I heard the zero, and then I heard the throughout this week and Kiwis are warned Johnson-Hadley says he has been blown He entered no plea and has been granted one confirmed and the fact that it was transferred against complacency. — Newshub away by the support that has poured in. name suppression. — Newshub The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Kiwi-Aussie bubble? ‘Wouldn’t rule out’ opening borders to Australia at Level 2

by Jo Moir, Radio NZ

WELLINGTON — For weeks the country has been hammered with the Taika Waititi message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors. But with economic pressure growing the Government is seriously considering Taika Waititi to opening up New Zealand’s entire bubble to Australia. That idea prompted Australian leader direct, write new Scott Morrison to ask Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to video call into his Star Wars film ministerial cabinet meeting on Tuesday. But a public health expert has warned the two countries first need to get on the with 1917 writer same page about what elimination of Covid-19 actually means. AUCKLAND — Kiwi Academy Award The message has been loud and winner Taika Waititi will direct and write a clear for six weeks that staying away new Star Wars film, Disney has confirmed. from friends and family will save the Waititi, who won the Academy Award for country from the devastating death tolls Best Adapted Screenplay for his film Jojo witnessed overseas. TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has invited New Rabbit earlier this year, was announced But with a goal to move to Alert Level Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to attend today’s ministerial cabinet meeting. as director and writer on May 4, known as 2 next week and Ardern set to reveal File picture Star Wars Day. on Thursday what exactly that will look He will pen the film alongside Krysty like — the Government is turning its this safely and well.” and even a shared definition of the word Wilson-Cairns, an Oscar nominee who won attention to cross-bubbling possibilities. Part of the wider discussion will be elimination. the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British about whether the border would stay “A great start would be for Australia to Film of the Year for 1917. open if there were flare-ups in certain say ‘yes elimination is our goal’. Waititi is no stranger to the Star Wars Don’t expect this to happen in parts of Australia, and the possibility of a “They’ve kind of been hedging their universe, having directed the widely- a‘ couple of weeks’ time. As you state-by-state travel arrangement. bets a bit. For a long time they talked acclaimed finale to the Disney+ series The can imagine we need to make While the travel bubble will be the about suppression, then suppression/ Mandalorian. He also voiced a bounty- focus of today’s unprecedented secure elimination. hunter droid in that show. sure we’re locking in the gains all video call, Ardern also expects to discuss “But I think Australia and New Back in January — prior to Waititi’s New Zealanders have helped us progress being made on a CovidSafe app Zealand have to have the same goal Oscar win — it was rumoured the director achieve, and make sure we have for contact tracing. — they have to have the same way of was in talks with Disney for the film gig. Australia has adopted Singapore’s measuring that,’’ he said. No release date has been announced for health precautions in place to technology and has managed to weed out National’s Tourism spokesperson Todd the film, but Waititi is already signed to make sure we do this safely and some of the technical issues that New McClay said the Prime Minister needed direct 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, a well Zealand will look to piggy-back on. to come out of Tuesday’s meeting with sequel to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Director-General of Health Dr Ashley a very clear timeframe so that Air New (MCU) Thor: Ragnarok. He also has his ’ — Jacinda Ardern Bloomfield said the Ministry of Health Zealand and those involved in trade and Michael Fassbender soccer film Next Goal had been providing and preparing advice tourism could start planning. Wins coming out later this year. for the Prime Minister ahead of the But before any decisions were made on While no further information was “Both our country’s strong record on meeting. borders, Level 2 restrictions needed to be provided yesterday, several other Star fighting the virus has placed us in the He said if a bubble was established, finalised and made public. Wars films are understood to be planned, enviable position of being able to plan there would need to be agreement on a Bloomfield said the ministry had including a movie from MCU producer the next stage in our economic rebuild few key health aspects. advised Cabinet on Level 2 and he said Kevin Feige. and to include transtasman travel and “How we are testing for, identifying, the risk lies in the way New Zealanders Also confirmed by Disney is that engagement in our strategy,’’ she said. and isolating cases and contacts. react. Emmy-nominated writer Leslye Headland Ardern “wouldn’t rule out” opening the “And also our position around contact “What would make me nervous was is developing a new Disney+ Star Wars borders to Australia at Alert Level 2. tracing and our ability to exchange if we were not maintaining those core series. The streaming platform is investing But she has warned it is not happening information smoothly to ensure any public health behaviours that we will big in the franchise, with The Mandolorian in the immediate future. contacts or potential contacts could be need to maintain, particularly around Season 2 currently in post-production, “Don’t expect this to happen in a couple followed up if they travelled in either physical distancing, hygiene and not while two other shows are also being of weeks’ time. As you can imagine we direction.” going out if people have any symptoms.’’ developed, including one focusing on Obi- need to make sure we’re locking in the Epidemiologist professor Michael Ardern is keeping her cards close to Wan Kenobi. — Newshub gains all New Zealanders have helped us Baker said a travel bubble would need her chest on the design of the Level 2 achieve, and make sure we have health safeguards like rapid contact tracing, lockdown, but has promised the country precautions in place to make sure we do mass masking in places like airports — will be given enough time to prepare. Maori health professionals left out of epidemic response WELLINGTON — Maori health experts and communities.” said Maori suffered higher rates of chronic industry leaders have largely been excluded She said the government’s $56 million Maori illnesses than other New Zealanders and were from Parliament’s Epidemic Response response package would go a long way, but therefore particularly vulnerable to the virus. Committee (ERC) meetings, leaving many Maori needed to be at the forefront of decision- As such, input from Maori health workers feeling extremely frustrated and left out. making and policy too. should have been urgently sought by the The committee is tasked with challenging “The things that really drive inequalities or committee. the government’s response to Covid-19, but inequity, is not the little bus you know, putting “We’ve got high vulnerabilities, including in six weeks only two Maori organisations, Te more money into Maori initiatives or tampering general underlying health problems, and Maori Whakaruruhau o Nga Reo Irirangi Maori, the around the edges. It’s actually changing the health professionals know and understand network of iwi radio stations and chair of the whole bus,” she said. these issues and they’re able to bring that lens Federation of Maori Authorities, Traci Houpapa, “Unless we maximise this opportunity to to the discussion.” have been invited to speak. re-imagine what the new normal could look like, He argued that as Treaty partners, Maori Not even the country’s national Maori we will go back to Maori occupying the same should have been included at every stage. pandemic group Te Ropu Whakakaupapa social position that they had, or probably be at Mike Smith of Iwi Chairs Forum “We haven’t been invited at all which is a Uruta — which includes more than 50 leading a worse level post-Covid-19. surprise to me and I would have expected Maori health experts, policy specialists and “This select committee has that power to been actively involved in the committee. that if the Crown was serious about its academics — has been approached by the recommend to government what it needs to do “Other National Maori party caucus responsibilities to us and the Treaty committee. to change the social trajectory for Maori coming members, Jo Hayes and Harete Hipango, partnership, and everything they put in our Its co-leader Teresa Wall said that meant MPs out of Covid-19.” have been involved in shaping and analysing Treaty settlement agreements, then we would had missed out on expert advice on how the National Party leader and Epidemic questions for the ERC. All National Party have been invited.” government could be responding to the needs Response Committee chair Simon Bridges has caucus members received a copy of the Maori The absence of Maori voices was not lost on of Maori. the sole discretion and final say of who appears coronavirus testing rates for their region when the government’s former chief science adviser, “It is unfortunate that we haven’t been asked in front of the committee. they were released by the ERC.” Sir Peter Gluckman, who has been invited to or that Maori haven’t been asked,” she said. In a statement, Bridges said that Dr Shane He added his aspiration was to make the speak at the committee regularly. “Because of the breadth of expertise sitting Reti -— a National MP — had been on the committee accessible to as many Kiwis as “Maori have shown great community and within the group, we would have been able committee every week and had a reporting line possible, including input from Maori and iwi. wisdom in the way that they have looked to to provide policy advice and implementation back to the Northland Iwi leaders Forum, which But not a single iwi representative has been address the problems they face. Their voice at and operational advice about how government was a conduit to iwi around the country. invited to speak so far. this committee would be useful,” Sir Peter said. could respond most effectively for Maori Bridges said other National MPs had also Iwi Chairs Forum spokesperson Mike Smith — Radio NZ •

8 • Saturday, May 4, 2019 The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE

MASKED AND GOWNED: Staff at Puawai Aroha maternity unit conducted several simulation exercises to make sure they were prepared in the event of a woman in labour presenting with symptoms of Covid-19. In the operating theatre are, from left, Iidil Merlini (midwife, maternity), Carol Chan (paediatrician), Hein Stander (paediatrician), Kate Harris (anaesthetic technician), Carol Coetzee (midwife, neonatal unit), Kelly Kartchner (anaesthetist), Michelle Goldsmith (registered nurse, theatre). Picture supplied

Managing well at maternity

HAUORA Tairawhiti midwives Ministry of Health guidelines entering the building. Others support person is also taken to because they have been unable both in the hospital and in the but that was not an easy task as will receive a phone consultation ensure they are well. to enter the maternity unit. community have undertaken all the ministry guidelines are “live” at an arranged time. The support person stays in “The hospital adapted to this precautions and the required documents and often changed. “That’s a big difference.” the maternity unit and cannot need and introduced free WiFi training to ensure would-be April proved to be a busy Maternity staff have leave until mother is discharged which was offered to the mothers mums, newborn babies and their month even excluding the conducted simulation exercises with her baby. to help them communicate with whanau remain safe during the demands of a pandemic around a woman with or The support person is provided family members at home during Covid-19 lockdown. lockdown. suspected of having Covid-19 with food and access to showers. this lockdown.” “Everything was being put There were 66 births at who then requires a caesarean Again the aim is to prevent The midwifery team has into place from the word go” said the hospital’s Puawai Aroha birth. exposure to more bubbles. remained strong and positive Hauora Tairawhiti director of Maternity Unit evenly spread “This has been repeated three Ms Lee Taylor said a during these challenging times midwifery Liz Lee Taylor. over most of the month. or four times as we need to maternity consumer survey was to keep mums and babies safe “We went into lockdown There were some “high acuity” ensure we get it right to keep conducted each April. during their stay in Puawai immediately like everyone else days but “nothing we haven’t everyone safe.” A quick look at the feedback Aroha maternity unit. on March 26. been able to manage”. The simulation is a multi- from this April looked good, she This year, 2020, has been “This meant closing our doors Ms Lee Taylor said a room disciplinary exercise involving said. designated by the World Health to visitors and restricting the at the maternity midwives, Respondents seemed to be Organisation as International number of support people to just unit had been obstetricians, very satisfied with the care they Year of the Midwife. one ‘well’ support person who converted into an We want paediatricians, the had received. “We hope to be able to remained with their partner/wife isolation room and neonatal nurse, “They enjoyed quality time celebrate this later in the from admission in labour or for was not used for everything‘ to run theatre team and with their partner and their year and raise the profile of induction of labour until going any other purpose. smoothly with every anaesthetists. baby”” midwifery as a profession to home postnatally with baby.” Limited eventuality carefully “We want It has been more challenging think about joining.” All midwives underwent the but essential everything to run for those with other children essential training on how to “don equipment is thought through. smoothly with and doff” personal protective kept in the room —Liz Lee Taylor’ every eventuality equipment, now known to to minimise carefully thought most New Zealanders as PPE, the chance of through.” by healthcare assistant Nikki contamination. The maternity unit takes Hewson, who is the unit’s While antenatal clinics are all the lockdown precautions infection control representative. held in outpatients, follow- with social distancing, Steph Adams All lead maternity carer ups for matters such as foetal restricted numbers in the office, 027 419 3439 (LMCs) midwives were provided monitoring and caesarean precautions at the change of Kerri Walser with PPE once they completed preparation, previously held shifts and at meal breaks. 027 252 2463 this training. in the maternity unit, are LMCs have also been “If you don’t get ‘don and doff’ now carried out by a former provided with an office space in Beatrice Leatham right that’s where the risk is. midwife, who offered to help and the maternity unit. 021 836 567 It is important the midwifery re-instated her registration to The maternity keeps its doors workforce protect themselves.” provide this service. locked and an intercom system Teresa Buchanan There are only eight LMCs in The aim is to reduce exposure is used to screen the woman and 027 584 8838 the district. to different bubbles. her support person before entry Julie Morton “This is a very small number An obstetrician reviews to the unit. 027 477 1335 to cover our vast geographical all antenatal referrals and Staff don PPE if the woman at area.” appointments. Those deemed to the door is suspected of having Questions to screen women require a face-to-face meeting Covid-19. and their support person were will still be seen but go through The temperature of the developed in line with the the screening process before woman and their one allowed 32020-01 The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 BRIEFS Person dies after being hit by train in west Auckland AUCKLAND — A person has died after being hit by a train in west Auckland this morning. Police said they were called to Bruce McLaren GRATEFUL: Road at around 6.45am where they found the Liam victim dead by the tracks. Mcpherson became Some train services in the area have been lost after setting out temporarily suspended while police are at the on a “small walk” in scene. the Kaimai Range. A section of Railside Avenue, near the He was found three intersection of Bruce McLaren Road, is also days later near closed. exhaustion. The circumstances around the incident are NZ Herald picture being investigated, though there is nothing suspicious about the incident at this time, a spokesperson said. — Newshub Kiwis hungry for takeaways AUCKLAND — New Zealanders managed to ingest five weeks’ worth of takeaways in the first week after moving to Alert Level 3. That’s according to a report from ASB, which also says that in the future households might prefer cheaper luxuries like takeaways to more expensive big-ticket items. Mike Egan is the president of the Restaurant Association of New Zealand and co-owner of Monsoon Poon in Wellington and Auckland, and the Boulcott Street Bistro and Burger Liquor in Wellington. Egan said the industry kicking back into action Rescued tramper is was a welcome distraction for many. While reports are often focused on drive-through takeaway, Egan said restaurants were adapting to the times and creating at-home meal kits. “We seem to be getting great support from regulars who have a hankering for the flavours of ‘lucky to be alive’ those restaurants.” While some of the association’s members were by Samantha Olley, NZ Herald Wednesday night. The next day he found would not have survived another night in itching to reopen, Egan said he was leaving the a hut with baked beans and a sleeping the bush. opinion on when up to the experts. — Radio NZ AUCKLAND — A Te Aroha man who bag inside. “They said: ‘We’d probably be taking a survived three nights lost in the bush On Friday, he took the sleeping bag body out.’ Man denied ambulance considers himself “bloody lucky” to be and walked downhill to the Waipapa “I just want to say a big thank you to INVERCARGILL — A Southlander says he is alive. track towards home. He sprawled across everyone who helped me,” Mcpherson upset St John’s communications staff refused Liam Mcpherson, 28, doubts he would the track to be visible, but could move no said. to send an ambulance to his father, who had have survived another night in the further, exhausted. His ordeal made him “grateful for so collapsed and was unable to move due to pain. Kaimai Range. That’s where he was found by two many people”, especially his friends and Derek Dudley said his 69-year-old father fell at He was found on the Waipapa track by mountain bikers on Saturday afternoon. family who waited at the bottom of the his Invercargill home on Friday, resulting in black two bikers just hours before wind and “I am just bloody lucky to still be alive,” mountain. eyes and needing stitches. rain rolled in on Saturday evening. Mcpherson told the Bay of Plenty Times. “They can’t believe I am still alive.” He awoke on Sunday in intense pain and Police, Land Search and Rescue “On the last day, I just couldn’t walk. Mcpherson has been having flashbacks collapsed on his bed, with his back going into (LandSAR) and canyon My body was just and trouble sleeping, but is now well fed. muscle spasms, Dudley said. rescue teams searched drained from three Police Eastern Waikato area His mother attempted to call for an ambulance for more than 1780 Rescuers have told days not eating. I was commander, acting Inspector Matt but was refused. hours collectively after drinking out of a creek. Cranshaw, said Mcpherson’s rescue was “They said they weren’t going to come, Mcpherson was reported Mcpherson he would not “If the bikers didn’t “a great result”. basically, and they would get a nurse or missing last Thursday. have survived another find me at that time, I “We were rapt he was found alive. paramedic to follow up,” Dudley said. He planned to walk night in the bush. “They probably would be dead. There is a lot of planning involved, After seeing his father’s condition and drawing for up to an hour on a I just heard noise and fundraising and training and a lot of on his experience as a former firefighter for nine track at Mt Te Aroha said: ‘We’d probably be bounced up. volunteer work that goes on so we can do years, he also contacted St John. on the edge of town on taking a body out.” “They slammed the searches like this.” “He could not bear anybody shifting him, he Wednesday. brakes on and said: ‘Are LandSAR chief executive Carl McOnie couldn’t bear anyone touching his legs, there “I just went for a you all right mate? Are said “we should all be proud” of the was just no way (we could take him to hospital small walk, I thought you Liam Mcpherson?’ volunteers who helped from Te Aroha, ourselves), so I called 111 back.” I was on my way back down again, but “I was in shock.” Paeroa, Waihi, Thames, Kuaotunu, Dudley said he could understand not sending an I ended up going toward Waihi/Katikati They stayed with Mcpherson until help Hamilton, Tairua/Pauanui and the ambulance if one was unavailable or crews were without realising. arrived and he was flown by helicopter to canyon rescue team. busy, but he had learned an ambulance was at the “It became dark and my phone went Waikato Hospital, cold and hungry, but “This is why we leave our bubble — get station, fully-crewed. dead.” otherwise well. up and leave our friends and families — Without providing any reasoning other than the He now knows he should have stayed His friends who joined the search are to assist the lost, missing and injured.” need to follow protocol, communications staff still put, but “when you hit the panic button relieved to have him back. A spokesperson for Liam’s wider family refused to send the ambulance, Dudley said. and you’ve got no phone, home is all you “I cried and cried and cried when I saw said they were “absolutely so grateful Their manner was dismissive, he said. can think about”, he said. them,” Mcpherson said. that he was safe and alive. We will be He contacted Southland Hospital’s shift Mcpherson slept in the bush on Rescuers have told Mcpherson he eternally grateful for all of the rescuers”. manager to let the hospital know the situation. The hospital, in turn, contacted St John and insisted on an ambulance being sent, Dudley said. “The ambulance staff were very apologetic, and same with the hospital staff — both very, very apologetic and very professional,” he said. Budgeting service needs increase “My parents have paid their taxes all their lives and the one time they need help . . . the system lets them down and treats them like WELLINGTON — Budgeting services more support.” an inconvenience. How many people is this are calling for a doubling of their Barnett urged those in financial happening to?” funding to help deal with an expected trouble to contact budgeting services His father was admitted to hospital, where they tidal wave of people seeking help. before they saddled themselves with found part of a bone spur, formed due to arthritis, Some commentators are picking credit card debt or payday loans. had broken in his lower back from the fall. unemployment to hit double digits in Tauranga Budget Advisory Service the coming weeks as businesses close manager Shirley McCombe was Major meth bust due to the impact of the Covid-19 preparing to deal with people facing CHRISTCHURCH — Two men have been arrested lockdown. joblessness for the first time in their after a large meth bust in Christchurch. Fincap is the umbrella group for the lives. About 3kg of the drug, with a street value country’s 200 budgeting services. “There are a lot of people who may of more than $2 million, was seized by police Its head, Tim Barnett, said the have even continued to work for less following an investigation into the supply $11 million they received last year that’s triple (the current rate), and hours during the lockdown or who have of methamphetamine in Canterbury. Several would not do the job this time around, we would expect the demand to triple not been working for a period of time thousand dollars in cash was also seized during and he was hopeful of some good news as well. That’s going to be impossible and living on the subsidy, and we’re a series of search warrants. Two men — aged 31 in next week’s budget. for us to meet at the standard we going to see all of those people coming and 39 — have been charged with possession for “If unemployment goes to 12 percent, want. So (we are) absolutely needing to us in time I’d imagine.” — Radio NZ supply. — Newshub 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Unemployment tipped to hit 9.5pc Lockdown likely to mask real result of first quarter: StatsNZ

AUCKLAND — Unemployment 11 percent in Q3.” losses in the pandemic, S&P goes to the heart of what makes Westpac senior economist Global says. an economic downturn so Michael Gordon is picking the In a report looking at devastating. data will show a rise to just unemployment in the region, Those who lose their jobs 4.3 percent. But he sounds a S&P Global says small and see their lives turned upside similar note of caution about its mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) down. The flow-on is rapid relevance. have created many of these new as unemployment and job “In our latest forecasts we service sector jobs. insecurity can cause wage predicted a peak unemployment “Firms with less than 250 growth and spending to fall, rate of 9.5 percent in the June employees account for almost 70 exacerbating the contraction of quarter — and we’d be looking percent of all jobs in Australia, the economy. at a much higher number if it Japan, Korea, and New Long-term unemployment hits weren’t for the Government’s Zealand.” government revenue, with less multi-billion dollar wage subsidy The report said SMEs usually tax taken and more paid out in scheme,” he said. had fewer resources to draw on benefits. KiwiBank chief economist to weather a sudden economic Eventually there is the social Jarrod Kerr expects the stop. toll as unemployment becomes unemployment rate will rise “As revenues collapse, to stay entrenched in communities. JOB CRUNCH: Long-term unemployment will also be a blow to rapidly to peak at around 9.5- alive these firms will be forced There is no doubt New Government revenue with less tax taken and more paid out in 10.5 percent. to cut whatever expenses they Zealand now faces a sharp rise benefits. Picture supplied “We’re expecting the can. In many cases, their largest in unemployment but how high unemployment rate to peak by expense will be the wage bill.” and for how long will be key to unemployment rose 4.6 percent but for some this will not be the end of this year,” he said. As well as causing a rise in weathering the recession. in the quarter from 4 percent at sustainable, ANZ says. “However, the coronavirus, and unemployment, it is expected the New data due tomorrow, for the end of 2019. “Once we went into lockdown, use of strict social-distancing pandemic will stop wage growth the three months to March 31, But if the survey response the economic impact of the crisis measures, have already seen in its tracks. ASB economists will capture the start of the rate had not been impacted, the intensified quickly. The increase many service-sector jobs lost. expect to see unemployment Covid-19 job crunch. unemployment rate would have in unemployment that we expect The unemployment rate may peak at 9.4 percent in the But as well as hitting landed somewhere in the occurred in Q1 will be dwarfed peak earlier in the third September quarter. employment, the lockdown also 5 to 6 percent range, ANZ senior by increases as we head into quarter.” Westpac’s Gordon said it’s hampered data collection so economist Liz Kendall says. the middle of the year,” Kendall The rise of the service sector likely wage increases will the true unemployment figure And the full brunt of the says. as the main source of new be hard to come by, apart for the quarter may be higher, lockdown is still to come. “Our forecast is for employment in the past two from government-mandated StatsNZ has warned. Firms have been able to use unemployment to increase from decades has made economies increases such as minimum ANZ economists are picking wage subsidies, cash reserves 4 percent at the end of last year throughout the Asia-Pacific wage hikes and public sector pay the Labour Market Data to show and loans to delay lay-offs, to 8 percent in Q2 and peak at vulnerable to large scale job agreements. — NZ Herald Small Business scheme could cost billions Expert predicts many struggling businesses will not repay loans

WELLINGTON — The amount of money it would be the equivalent of $2.5 billion. 12 week subsidy would be starting to run out by paying the loans back were likely to have loaned through the Government’s interest-free On top of that would be businesses who early- to mid-June. already been struggling a bit before Covid-19 small business cashflow scheme could run employ others. “I think we will see those businesses looking hit. “Some were just getting by and weren’t into the billions and one restructuring expert is “A further 213,239 employers have applied to grab it as an opportunity to retain staff.” looking deeper. They were doing a bit of robbing predicting “quite a portion” of businesses won’t for and received the wage subsidy, of which a The loans would also “give more runway” Peter to pay Paul, a little bit of a money-go- be able to pay the money back. large number would be eligible for a loan. to businesses who had yet to reopen or were round. Those are the ones who pose a risk.” On Friday the Government announced a “The Minister of Finance has indicated that not able to operate fully under the current alert He said businesses who were facing issues Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme to there are approximately 400,000 businesses in level. “I see it very much as buying more time purely because of Covid-19 may do okay. “They provide assistance of up to $100,000 to firms New Zealand with 50 or fewer FTEs (full-time for business owners to get a plan in place.” have got a huge struggle ahead but I think employing 50 or fewer full-time equivalent equivalents). The small business loan scheme Webb was hesitant to provide a percentage generally speaking, they will come through employees. It will loan $10,000 to every firm will have the same criteria as the employer figure or range for those who would not pay this.” and an additional $1800 per equivalent full-time wage subsidy but applications will be via the back the loans but said: “I do believe there will Robyn Walker, a tax partner with Deloitte, employee. Inland Revenue from May 12. be quite a portion of businesses that won’t be said businesses should keep in mind that Loans will be interest-free if they are paid David Webb, national head of restructuring able to pay back the loans.” the money was a loan and still needed to be back within a year. The interest rate will then services at Deloitte, said he believed the take- “There are two things that trip people up — paid back. Walker said finance minister Grant be 3 percent for a maximum term of five years. up of the loans would be high. an inability to pay taxes and the other thing is Robertson had also made it clear that the IRD Repayments are not required for the first two “I think what we will see is a lot of people when they fall foul of their financier.” would be auditing the loans. years. taking the loans because they are needed, and Webb said the Inland Revenue Department She advised businesses to wait and see the The Government has not indicated what because the option is there.” had so far been quite supportive of businesses, terms of the loan. “What are the actual terms it expects the take-up of the scheme to be Webb said those going for the loans would waiving late fees for delayed tax returns and and how prescriptive are they?” or its costs. But in a note to clients, major likely be using the money to deal with short- GST filing, and a continuation of this would be An IRD spokeswoman said details of the accounting firm Deloitte said that if all 213,599 term pain like rent arrears and wages. key to helping enable businesses to pay back scheme were being worked on. “They’ll be ready self-employed people who had received the It would help those who were getting to the the loan. for publication on May 12, or earlier if possible.” employer wage subsidy applied for the scheme end of the wage subsidy, he said. For many the Those who posed the greatest risk to not — NZ Herald

market today,” he said. “It seems to follow the positives out of yesterday’s update.” SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY trend and then some at the moment.” Australia & New Zealand Banking Group fell Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund units increased 0.2 percent to $17.10. The majority of stocks in WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose the announcement there were no new Covid-19 0.5 percent to $3.70, while Synlait Milk slipped the benchmark index were weaker yesterday, led as a strong rally in Australia helped overcome cases reported. That’s the first day without new 0.4 percent to $6.83. by firms with the most immediate exposure to the subdued tone set over the weekend, and as infections since lockdown began more than a Blue chip companies underpinned the day’s an economic downturn. investors were heartened by news that no new month ago. gain. Mercury NZ rose 1.8 percent to $4.50, SkyCity Entertainment Group posted the local Covid-19 infections had been reported in “This morning we would’ve been trading on Goodman Property Trust was up 1.8 percent at day’s biggest decline, down 3.9 percent at $2.45. the past 24 hours. the Friday night trading from the US which was $2.26, Spark New Zealand increased 1.6 percent Kathmandu Holdings declined 3.9 percent to 75 The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 0.3 percent quite negative, but the Aussie market is bucking to $4.42, Ryman Healthcare was up 1.6 percent cents and Oceania Healthcare fell 2.7 percent to to 10,475.98. Within the index, 16 stocks rose, that trend,” said Grant Davies, an investment at $12.12, and Meridian Energy advanced 1.2 73 cents. Air New Zealand decreased 1.2 percent 31 fell, and three were unchanged. Turnover was adviser at Hamilton Hindin Greene. percent to $4.39. to $1.27. $123.7 million. Australian fintech Afterpay was leading the Westpac Banking Corp increased 0.7 percent Courier company Freightways declined 1.5 A gloomy lead from Wall Street on Friday Australian market higher in late trading, up 24.3 to $16.88 after the dual-listed Australian lender percent to $6.60 and global logistics group prompted the local market to fall as much as percent at A$36.255 after it said Chinese gaming reported a 62 percent drop in first half net Mainfreight fell 0.5 percent to $36.31. 1.5 percent in morning trading, with investors and social media giant Tencent had built up a 5 profit to A$1.19 billion, meeting expectations. It Outside the benchmark index, NZME dropped fretting over the prospect of the US and China percent stake. had already signalled the result would include 2.3 percent to 21 cents. QEX Logistics dropped resuming their trade war. Pushpay Holdings, the mobile payments app A$2.24 billion in charges against profit relating 19.1 percent to 68 cents after saying it plans to That sombre tone hung over most of Asia, developer, rose 2.4 percent to $4.30. to expected Covid-19-related losses. raise up to $4 million at 60 cents a share to help with most major markets down in afternoon A2 Milk Co led the local market higher, up 4 Davies said investors had already been fund its growth plans, such as beefing up its trading. Australia was one of the few to buck percent at $19.97. Davies said positive trading of expecting a negative update from the bank. Australian operations. the trend, with the S&P/ASX 200 Index up 1.5 the stock on the Australian market had spilled “Westpac had already announced their Cannasouth rose 8.7 percent to 50 cents after percent in afternoon trading. over and helped to prop up the local benchmark. impairment charge, so the bad news was already raising more money to fund its growth plans The local market started its rally following “A2 is doing a lot of the heavy lifting in the out there and maybe investors are taking some than it initially sought. — BusinessDesk The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL Time to share KiwiRail: the need for change by Peter Wooding customers transition from road to rail freight. The utilise the network in competition with KiwiRail need for this transition period is well understood operations, especially on routes where KiwiRail concept designs SATURDAY’S pronouncement by Government. declines to offer a service. All operators would by KiwiRail’s CEO, that “the Mr Miller’s remarks about the viability of the pay access fees to the government-funded “NZ Of the nine “shovel-ready” figures don’t stack up” for line focus solely on its profitability. Where was Rail Network” company. infrastructure projects Gisborne reinstating the Turanga ki he last year at Budget time? Has he come across The Minister for Transport, as sole shareholder District Council has put forward Wairoa rail line, flies in the face the term “Wellbeing”? Does he know that it is of KiwiRail, is in an influential position to make for potential Government of the fact that KiwiRail was Government policy to expand the rail network for these changes. I’m sure he would have the funding as part of a Covid-19 party to the BERL report. the good of the country as a whole? Even Gavin full support of the Minister for State Owned response package, the proposed Have KiwiRail staff been withholding Murphy of Trust Tairawhiti recognises that this Enterprises and the Minister for Regional redevelopment of the Olympic Pool information from their boss? I have been area could benefit from a range of alternatives to Development. Maybe the Prime Minister should Complex is the wild card. At an assured by other contributors to the report road transport. get them seated at the same table and tell them estimated cost now of $46 million, that the figures are sound. They have not been Of course, the paradox here is that KiwiRail to get on with it. some would say it’s the joker. arrived at by guesswork or a “wet finger in the (as a State-Owned Enterprise) “has to run The restoration plan is shovel-ready (obstacles air” but represent potential costs estimated a commercial business” and “there are no perceived by the GDC CEO are probably In the 2018-2028 Long-Term by professional experts in collaboration with subsidies for the freight network”, and therefore incidental to the main task and can be addressed Plan this is a $28.5m project (with companies in a position to do the work. If Greg cannot operate simply as a public service. The in due course). It is not necessary for GDC to the council having moved on from Miller thinks KiwiRail would need to charge “five solution to this impasse is two-fold: “take the lead” — the project simply awaits the a March 2017 business case it times as much” to do the work then it is obvious Create distinct entities that separate the “green light” for implementation of the BERL commissioned that proposed a that KiwiRail is not the best choice of contractor. “below rail” (provision of infrastructure) and recommendations. Get the line fixed and then $14m-$17m redevelopment). The BERL report considered that it would take network control functions from “above rail” sort the commercial implications. Tairawhiti Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti and Sport several years to build up the southbound freight operations. Investment in infrastructure can then businesses are waiting; when the resource New Zealand made the case for the volume from Gisborne, but initially there would be provided by central government in accordance is available, then is the time to enter into the council to have recreational water be enough freight for one 24-wagon train daily. with declared policy, independently of the contracts that Mr Miller wants to see. areas under cover as well, to make it Presumably, Mr Miller does not consider one business of conducting profitable operations. This long-awaited development, promised by train per day to be sufficient, but he also does a true year-round facility with better Allow “open access” to the network. This the prospective government in 2017, would give not allow for a period of grace while more freight would enable other operating companies to us reason to remember 2020 for something else. use and income prospects. There was also concern that with LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS the council only committing $5.65m to the project, the amount of grant Safe better than sorry funding required — and no funder An appeal has been made deaths have also been aged- stepping forward — put the whole Wider impacts ignored to the Government to relax care residents. project at risk of going nowhere. Level 3 conditions in Te Tairawhiti has a large That last key issue clearly hasn’t Wow! Mr Miller states, First and the Greens; the “KiwiRail’s research would not numerous lobby groups who Tairawhiti due to low numbers number of citizens in the held back consultants working on be published because there have put forward their counter of identified cases (4) and no 60s-plus age group. Is it new concept designs. The GDC was a great deal of variability arguments. evidence of community spread. necessary to put us at risk manager for this project said in in freight volumes from day to Where are the social Positive signs indeed, but still when evidentially we are November last year that estimated day”, and Saturday’s editorial impacts, the environmental a long way from stamping out deemed more vulnerable to costs had risen to nearly $35m informs us, “KiwiRail’s impacts, the health and safety this dreaded disease within Covid-19 than the general and updated costings would dismissal of it today, on both impacts to our community our national borders. population? In fact, our lives freight potential and cost within the KiwiRail decision? All it will take is an have just as much worth and be presented to councillors in infection source to enter our meaning as everyone else. December; we were then told the grounds, probably quashes What a waste of incredibly this prospect”. valuable infrastructure that district from somewhere else For the sake of gaining a full concept and options would not and we lose all the gains and headstart in increasing our go before the council until late May; Let’s just give up and forget our coalition Government, about: the $600,000 BERL after all their promises, has benefits we have accrued lifestyle and economic choices, and we learned from the “shovel- report (perhaps KiwiRail allowed to be lost to our to date. Waiting another we would risk losing lives. ready” applications made public last could reimburse this sum?); community. week and erring on the side Better to be safe than month that this project now has a the promises of Labour, NZ W. BROWN of caution is preferable to sorry and avoid any bitter $46m price tag. “jumping the gun”. recriminations later on. With the Government being asked Consider that in the US Putting others before self a to fund (or help fund) this, the nearly half of the recorded little while longer is a big ask. deaths there are residents Are we up for the challenge? council should make these new Reimagining our future in aged-care facilities, and concept designs public now for in Aotearoa the majority of WALLY TE UA resident and user feedback. Re: Terrible and wonderful times, now must reimagine their future. In reality the Government Covid- May 1 column. No longer dependent on a need response package is the one chance So true! to pollute. No longer dependent for this iteration of the project to While Covid-19 has wrought on an infrastructure straining financial pain, illness and death in to provide for them. The kind of Glad to hear More than come to fruition — otherwise the a world population unprepared for technologically-driven world that Re: It’s all about the people, council will have to say goodbye to it, for most it has been the start of many fantasised about in the 1950s May 2 story. the money it has spent on these something new. and 1960s may now have arrived, Excellent news Pam is still symbolism concept designs, and try to work out Individuals and families have and brought the world kicking and doing what she loves and is so Re: Step up, do decent thing how to fund a much-less ambitious been forced to reconnect with screaming with it. talented at. — May 2 letter. upgrade of this important, popular each other. Teachers, students, I agree. and run-down community facility. employees and business owners BRYAN TUCKER, Auckland VICKI CARTY, Auckland A voluntary reduction The Government should consider of $10,000-plus may be whether all this makes the Olympic symbolic to high earners but it is definitely not symbolic to Pool Complex redevelopment a Their whenua? Fine families on low incomes. priority project for Tairawhiti that it Cool stingray news For the local authority could help make a reality, if it meets Re: Camping still off limits, April 30 story. Re: ‘Puppies’ of the sea, May 4 story. and associated offshoots this other requirements. It should of If they choose to self-isolate there as This article is so cool. I really love the fact could be directed to local course also be assessing whether tangata whenua on their turangawaewae . . . that the stingrays are coming around for love organisations such as food the project might be too ambitious good on them. and care, and not for food or by force. banks, Salvation Army etc. and could be delivered for less. So if the concept designs are RUSSELL HOOK, Te Rawhiti GURU, Tauranga D. ARTHUR as high-quality and exciting as the [email protected] estimated project cost suggests they are, and the council wants the ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. Government to take this application ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. seriously, present them to us and ■ Always include full name and contact details. see if the public get on board. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Virus data at odds with Trump’s economic push WASHINGTON — Pushing to and livelihoods. The White House, meanwhile, presented to the Coronavirus the White House last month. reopen the economy, President Trump increased his projection was dismissing a report that the Task Force or gone through After more than a month of Donald Trump insists that states for the total US death toll to as administration was projecting interagency vetting,” said White being cooped up at the White can gradually lift lockdowns many as 100,000 — up from the the daily death toll to grow House deputy press secretary House, Trump returned from and still protect people from the 60,000 figure he suggested just a once social-distancing is Judd Deere. “This data is a weekend at the Camp David coronavirus pandemic, even as few weeks ago. More than 68,000 relaxed. The New York not reflective of any of presidential retreat in Maryland he has suggested that US deaths Americans are confirmed dead Times reported on the modelling done by for the virtual town hall hosted could reach 100,000. from the virus, according to a Monday that it had the task force or data by Fox News Channel. The president, fielding Johns Hopkins database. reviewed a document that the task force has As concerns mount about his questions from Americans on “Look, we’re going to lose projecting the toll will analysed.” re-election bid, Trump stuck to Sunday night in a virtual town anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 reach about 3000 on June Administration his relentlessly optimistic view hall from the Lincoln Memorial, to 100,000 people,” Trump said. 1. It also forecasts 200,000 officials said the of the nation’s ability to rebound acknowledged valid fears on both “That’s a horrible thing. We new cases each day by the end projections assumed that soon. sides of the issue. Some people shouldn’t lose one person out of the month. states resumed normal activities “It is all working out,” Trump are worried about getting sick; of this. This should have been “This is not a White House immediately, not according to the said. “It is horrible to go through, others are reeling from lost jobs stopped in China.” document, nor has it been phased guidelines unveiled by but it is working out.” — AP GLOBAL BRIEFS Malaria ‘stopped’ by microbe ‘Race against time’ KENYA — Scientists have discovered a microbe that completely protects mosquitoes from being infected with malaria. The team in Kenya and the UK say the finding has World leaders pledge US$8b for vaccine “enormous potential” to control the disease. Malaria is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes, so protecting them could in turn protect people. BRUSSELS — World leaders, The researchers are now investigating whether they organisations and banks on Monday can release infected mosquitoes into the wild, or use pledged 7.4 billion euros (US$8 billion) spores to suppress the disease. for research to find a vaccine against The malaria-blocking bug, Microsporidia MB, was the new coronavirus, but warned that discovered by studying mosquitoes on the shores of it is just the start of an effort that Lake Victoria in Kenya. It lives in the gut and genitals must be sustained over time to beat the of the insects. disease. The researchers could not find a single mosquito The funds, pledged at a video- carrying the Microsporidia that was harbouring the conference summit hosted by the malaria parasite. And lab experiments, published in European Union, fell marginally short Nature Communications, confirmed that the microbe of the 7.5 billion euros being sought, but gave the mosquitoes protection. more money could arrive in the coming Microsporidias are fungi, or at least closely related days. Notably absent from the event to them, and most are parasites. was the United States, where more than However, this new species may be beneficial to the 67,000 people have died, and Russia. mosquito and was naturally found in around 5 percent Despite the shortfall, UN Secretary- of the insects studied. — BBC General Antonio Guterres said, the target being sought on Monday to help Leader denies ties to plotters find a vaccine, new treatments and CARACAS — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan better tests for the disease would only Guaidó denied having anything to do with an ex-Green ever amount to a “down-payment” on Beret who claimed responsibility for a deadly beach the tools that will be needed to fight the invasion aimed at arresting socialist leader Nicolás virus. Maduro. The Government, meanwhile, said it had “To reach everyone, everywhere, we mobilised more than 25,000 troops to hunt for other likely need five times that amount,” rebel cells. Guterres said. EASING RESTRICTIONS: For the first time in seven weeks, Spaniards were able Guaidó said in a statement that he had “no Governments have reported around to head outdoors for exercise, which saw many flocking to the Cerro del Tio Pio relationship nor responsibility for any actions” taken 3.5 million infections and more park in Madrid. AP picture by the US war veteran, Jordan Goudreau, who repeated than 247,000 deaths from the virus, assertions that Guaidó had a contract with his security according to a count by Johns Hopkins 30 were also counted. in the early stages of human trials company, although he said he was paid only a tiny University. But deliberately concealed Apart from many European leaders, or poised to start. But so far, there’s share of the amount agreed upon. outbreaks, low-testing rates and the heads of state and government from no way to predict which — if any — That claim could pose a danger for Guaidó, who has strain on healthcare systems mean Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, vaccine will work safely, or even to been harassed but not arrested in the year since he the true scale of the pandemic is much Jordan, South Africa and Turkey spoke name a front-runner. declared himself Venezuela’s legitimate leader, a role greater. at the event, along with China’s EU Dr. Anthony Fauci, the US recognised by the US and some 60 other nations. — AP People in many countries across the ambassador. Government’s top expert, has cautioned globe, and notably in Europe this week, President Emmanuel Macron warned that even if everything goes perfectly, Nine policemen killed in Syria are cautiously returning to work but that “a race against time is underway,” developing a vaccine in 12 to 18 months DAMASCUS — Unknown gunmen killed nine Syrian authorities remain wary of a second as he donated 500 million euros on would set a record for speed. policemen on Monday in a southern village close to wave of infections, and a vaccine is behalf of France. Even if a first useful vaccine is the border with Jordan, state media and an opposition the only real golden bullet to allow British Prime Minister Boris Johnson identified, there won’t be enough for war monitor said. something like normal life to resume. said that “the race to discover the everyone initially. A growing number The attack occurred in the province of Daraa where “In the space of just a few hours, we vaccine to defeat this virus is not a of vaccine makers say they are already Syria’s anti-government uprising began in March have collectively competition between starting to brew tons of doses — 2011 before morphing into a civil war that has killed pledged 7.4 billion countries, but the most wasting millions of dollars if they bet on more than 400,000 people and displaced half of the euros for vaccines, The race to discover urgent shared endeavour the wrong candidate but shaving a few diagnostics and country’s population. the‘ vaccine to defeat this of our lifetimes”. months off mass vaccinations if their Daraa has become rife with assassinations and treatments,” Among the larger choice pans out. attacks targeting government troops who retook the European virus is not a competition contributions, Japan Asked about the US absence, which area from rebels in July 2018. Commission between countries, but pledged more than $800 comes after it suspended funding to the Syria’s state news agency SANA said that the nine President Ursula the most urgent shared million while Germany World Health Organisation, a senior policemen were killed in the village of Muzayreeb by von der Leyen offered 525 million official said that “the United States is armed gunmen who attacked them while they were on said, wrapping-up endeavour of our lifetimes. euros. Italy and Spain, in the process of providing $2.4 billion duty. the event after —Boris Johnson’ perhaps the hardest hit in global health, humanitarian, and It listed the names of the dead policemen without three hours. “All by the virus in Europe, economic assistance towards the giving further details. of this money will each said they would Covid-19 response, and we continue to The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human help kick-start provide more than ensure that the substantial US funding Rights, an opposition war monitor, reported that unprecedented global cooperation.” 100 million euros. Switzerland, the and scientific efforts on this front a group of unknown gunmen kidnapped the nine The original aim was to gather Netherlands and Israel also pledged 378 remain an essential and coordinated policemen before shooting them dead and leaving around 4 billion euros (US$4.37 billion) million euros, 192 million euros and 60 part of this worldwide effort against their bodies in one of the village’s streets. for vaccine research, some 2 billion million dollars, respectively. Covid-19”. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Sleeper euros for treatments and 1.5 billion Melinda Gates, co-chairperson of the The official wasn’t authorised to cells of the Islamic State group have been recently (US$1.64 billion) for testing. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said discuss the matter by name and spoke increasing their attacks in eastern Syria. The pledges were hard to track, that beating the virus “will take more on condition of anonymity. Last month, IS claimed responsibility for the killing beyond coming in various currencies. than making a vaccine available to the French president Emmanuel Macron of two Syrian army officers in the same province. Some countries announced money for very highest bidder. It is going to take said he is confident that the US will join Separately, SANA reported an Israeli airstrike that their own national research efforts more than delivering it only to people the initiative at some point, stressing targeted military depots in the region of Safira, south combined with those they would offer to in wealthy nations. The pandemic won’t that he personally discussed the issue of Aleppo city, on Monday night. international organisations. end until people everywhere can be with President Donald Trump. Macron It said Syrian air defences confronted the enemy Others also proposed a mix of loans immunised against it”. noted that the US “is on the sidelines” missiles, adding that damage from the Israeli with their funding. Pledges made About 100 research groups are but added that it doesn’t compromise or “aggression” was being assessed. — AP toward vaccine research since January pursuing vaccines, with nearly a dozen slow down the project. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 WORLD 13 Nursing home takes on Covid-19 and wins LYON, France — As the coronavirus four deaths at Vilanova during their lockdown scythed through nursing homes, cutting a and that none appear to have been linked deadly path, Valerie Martin vowed to herself to the virus. The average age of residents that the story would be different in the home at the home is 87 and the deaths were not she runs in France. unexpected, she said. The action she took to stop the virus from Because staff and residents were locked infecting and killing the vulnerable older in together, Vilanova didn’t have to confine adults in her care was drastic and effective: people to their rooms like other homes to Martin and her staff locked themselves in with shield them from the risk of infection brought the 106 residents. in from the outside. For 47 days and nights, staff and residents That spared residents the loneliness that of the Vilanova nursing home on the outskirts has been agonising for others. Vilanova of the east-central city allowed residents to of Lyon waited out continue to mingle and to the coronavirus storm My residents still have get fresh air outside. together, while Covid-19 so much to live for . . . I Martin said she didn’t killed tens of thousands ‘ want the residents to feel of people in other homes don’t want this virus to like “prisoners” and that SENSE OF FREEDOM: The Vatican is postponing the annual swearing-in ceremony across Europe, including kill them when they have it wouldn’t have felt right for its new crop of Swiss Guards, a commemoration usually held each May 6 to more than 9000 in France. been through so much. to her had she continued honour the guardsmen who died while protecting the Pope during the 1527 Sack “I said, ‘No. Not mine. to come and go from the of Rome. The Swiss Guards said yesterday that due to the ongoing coronavirus My residents still have so —Valerie Martin’ home while depriving emergency, the pomp-filled ceremony will now be held on October 4. AP picture much to live for,’” Martin them of their liberty during said in an interview. “I France’s lockdown, in don’t want this virus to kill them when they place since March 17. have been through so much.” Residents were confined to their rooms Yesterday, Martin and 12 colleagues who for two days at the beginning, while staffers stayed in the home for the full duration ended gave the home a thorough cleaning, and that Italy emerges their quarantine with hugs of celebration proved “a catastrophe,” Martin said. and singing, and with an uplifting victory: In all, 29 of the 50 staff volunteered to stay, Coronavirus tests conducted on the bringing pillows, sleeping bags and clothes residents and staff all came back negative. on March 18 for what they initially thought The caregivers, who nicknamed themselves might be a three-week stay but which they “the happily confined,” left in a convoy of subsequently opted to extend. from lockdown cars, joyously honking horns and heading for Other staff came from outside to help and reunions with families, pets and homes. were kept apart from residents and made ROME — Italians strolled in the park, handful of customers or hadn’t managed While Covid-19 killed people by the dozens to wear masks and take other protective grabbed take-out cappuccinos and paid to implement new social-distancing and at other homes, Martin said there were just measures to prevent infections. — AP their respects to the astonishing number hygiene standards. of dead yesterday as the European And any newfound sense of freedom epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic was clouded by the first comprehensive gingerly woke up from the continent’s reckoning of just how great a toll first and longest lockdown. Covid-19 had taken. Greece, Portugal and Belgium also Italy’s national statistics agency eased virus restrictions, while Britain reported yesterday that 49 percent more was poised to overtake Italy as the people died in March than the average country with the most confirmed over the past five years, with some 25,354 Covid-19 fatalities in Europe. excess deaths registered from February Officially, 4.4 million Italians 20-March 31, the height of Italy’s were allowed to go back to work outbreak. at construction sites, factories and Since only 13,700 of those deaths were manufacturing jobs deemed to be at confirmed positive for the virus, Italy’s lowest risk for contagion. Traffic ticked official Covid-19 toll of 29,000 is likely off up in city centres, commuter and long- by more than 10,000. distance trains sold out and more The other deaths likely involved people ventured out after restrictions on infected people who were never tested movement eased for the first time since or people who died as an indirect result Italy locked down on March 11. of the pandemic because the hospital Protective masks were ubiquitous — system collapsed in the north, ISTAT 26285-03 even the Swiss Guards started wearing said. them at the Vatican — and were required For the first time in two months, on public transport and inside cafes, Italians were able to honour some of restaurants and gelato shops that opened those dead with funerals, although for take-out service. attendance was limited to 15 people. Showroom But not all businesses that could Cemeteries also reopened for visits, with 456 Gladstone Road reopen did, a sign that some owners mourners told to keep their distances decided it wasn’t worth it to serve a from one another. — AP Ph: 06 867 2508

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24 MAGIC SQUARE Across: Across: Down 7. Yo-yo. 7. 7X7 SNAKES & LADDERS ORATOR, GOATEE, GRATED, STATIC, SNATCH, APATHY. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 15 Brain training - keeping your mind active SIMON SHUKER’S CODE-CRACKER WORDFIT Each number in the grid represents a diferent letter of the alphabet. Can you find all the words into the grid? Enter the letter or letters given in the control grid into the main grid, We’ve given one to get you star ted. then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters should go in the missing squares. As you get the letters, ill in other squares with 3 LETTERS CHIN EDGED S the same number in the main grid and control grid. ADD CREW EDGES O Check letters of the A to Z list at the bottom as you identify them. AGE DENT EPSOM AIT LEWD ERROR W AVE MINT EVENT BEE ROSE GOUGE DIE SCUD HABIT EKE SEND IDLER EMU SUMS INPUT EVE TIPS LIENS INK TRIO LINER LAD TROT LOUSE LEA MAILS LEG 5 LETTERS MANOR LIE ABLER MOTTO LOT ALGAE NERVY MOO ANGEL NITRE OAR APART OKAPI ODE APPLE PAUSE ORE BANTU REBEL SKI CIDER RENEW STRUT NAGGED ROUSING SOW CILIA RESIN STYLE SAILED VERTIGO TIE CLASS SCALD TALON SALAMI TON COURT SENSE TREED 8 LETTERS WIT CUPPA SIEVE TRIBE 7 LETTERS GREATEST DAVIS SLATS UTTER ITEMISE INVADERS 4 LETTERS DEEDS SLOGS OUTPOST STRIPPER ANTS DRESS STIES 6 LETTERS RELAPSE TEMPERED CANT EASED STREW DREAMT REPRISE ANACROSSANACROSS DOUBLE CROSS No.011 Solve theReveal anagrams, a completed then itcrossword the by deleting one of the two letters in each square words into the crossword grid. & SUINGS MAP P A K D D A R S LYRICAL 9=6 T A E P E S & R I T E ACRE MOP 9 EQUALS 6 9 EQUALS 6 O & N & & & S & V & P How good is your memory? STINTEDR & R & & & M & W & L Name the song and the singer or band TBB EARSI GAGV S N & S T M O G Y 60s FD ISNT TANR R O E & D A R A K E Said, if you feel like giving me/A lifetime of SIPS TCRT & U & F & C & Y & D devotion AE P & F & S & T & G & F 70s LENS NUT PL & C I T L R K T & & O What’s it like inside the bubble?/Does your Anacross is a two-part puzzle. & D A S O I S E & & G

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NEW YORK — Faced with 20,000 to do with protecting the financial all of the nation’s nursing homes and coronavirus deaths and counting, the interests of these big operators.” has spent $23 million on lobbying nursing homes in the US are pushing Nowhere have the industry’s efforts efforts in the past six years. back against a potential flood of played out more starkly than in New Other states that have emergency lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying York, which has had about a fifth of immunity measures are Alabama, effort to get states to grant them the nation’s known nursing home and Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, emergency protection from claims of long-term care deaths and has had at Kentucky, Massachusetts; Michigan, inadequate care. least seven facilities with outbreaks of Mississippi, New Jersey, Nevada, At least 15 states have enacted laws 40 deaths or more, including one home Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin. or governors’ orders that explicitly in Manhattan that reported 98. Their provisions vary but largely or apparently provide nursing homes New York’s immunity law signed apply to injuries, deaths and care and long-term care facilities some by Democratic Gov Andrew Cuomo decisions, sometimes even to property protection from lawsuits arising from was drafted by the Greater New York damage. But there are limitations: the Covid-19 crisis. And in the case Hospital Association, an influential Most make exceptions for gross of New York, which leads the nation lobbying group for both hospitals and negligence and willful misconduct, and in deaths in such facilities, a lobbying nursing homes that donated more they generally apply only during the group wrote the first draft of a measure than $1 million to the state Democratic emergency. that apparently makes it the only state Party in 2018 and has pumped more Toby Edelman of the Centre for with specific protection from both civil than $7 million into lobbying over the Medicare Advocacy is troubled that lawsuits and criminal prosecution. past three years. homes are getting legal protections Now the industry is forging ahead While the law covering both hospital while family members aren’t with a campaign to get other states and nursing care workers doesn’t being allowed to visit and routine on board with a simple argument: cover intentional misconduct, gross government inspections have been This was an unprecedented crisis and CARING FOR CAREGIVERS: Nearly 15 states have enacted laws negligence and other such acts, it scaled back. nursing homes should not be liable or governors’ orders that explicitly or apparently provide nursing makes clear those exceptions don’t “Everything can’t be blamed on for events beyond their control, such homes and long-term care facilities some protection from lawsuits include “decisions resulting from a Covid-19. Other things can happen as shortages of protective equipment arising from the Covid-19 crisis. AP picture resource or staffing shortage.” that are terrible,” she said. “Just to say and testing, shifting directives from Cuomo’s administration said the we’re in this pandemic so anything authorities, and sicknesses that have lawyers argue that immunity orders are profit companies, and hundreds have measure was a necessary part of goes . . . that seems too far.” Among decimated staffs. misguided. been bought and sold in recent years getting the state’s entire healthcare the situations for which lawyers say “As our care providers make At a time when the Covid-19 crisis by private-equity firms. apparatus to work together to respond nursing homes should be held to these difficult decisions, they need is laying bare such chronic industry “What you’re really looking at is an to the crisis. “It was a decision made account: Homes that flouted federal to know they will not be prosecuted problems as staffing shortages and industry that always wanted immunity on the merits to help ensure we had guidelines to screen workers, cut off or persecuted,” read a letter sent this poor infection control, they say legal and now has the opportunity to ask every available resource to save lives,” visitations and end group activities; month from several major hospital liability is the last safety net to keep for it under the cloak of saying, ‘Let’s said Rich Azzopardi, a senior advisor those that failed to inform residents and nursing home groups to their next facilities accountable. protect our heroes,’” said Mike Dark, an to Cuomo. and relatives of an outbreak; those that big goal, California, where Gov Gavin They also contend nursing homes attorney for California Advocates for “Suggesting any other motivation is disregarded test results; and homes Newsom has yet to make a decision. are taking advantage of the crisis to Nursing Home Reform. simply grotesque.” like one in California, where at least a Other states in their sights include protect their bottom lines. Almost “This has very little to do with the Nationally, the lobbying effort is dozen employees did not show up for Florida, Pennsylvania and Missouri. 70 percent of the nation’s more than hard work being done by healthcare being led by the American Health Care work for two straight days, prompting Watchdogs, patient advocates and 15,000 nursing homes are run by for- providers,” he said, “and everything Association, which represents nearly residents to be evacuated. — AP We are here for you – with a Tanzania imports herbal full range of oice & home cure to combat Covid-19 oice supplies. TANZANIA — The president of shipment to Guinea-Bissau. Tanzania, John Magufuli, is sending a The Malagasy president also tweeted Free delivery within city limits or plane to Madagascar to fetch a herbal that the special envoy to Equatorial tonic touted as a cure for Covid-19, Guinea picked up a shipment of the even as the World Health Organisation drink. contactless pickup from the shop warned there was no proof of any cure. Speaking on TV, President Magufuli Congo-Brazzaville’s president has said he was already in contact with the also promised to import the drink. government of Madagascar and would • Laminates 80 - 125 micron pouches It is produced from the artemisia despatch an aircraft to the island May • Lamination speed of 30cm per minute plant — the source of an ingredient nation to collect the medicine. • Ready to laminate in 5 minutes used in a malaria treatment. The “I am communicating with • HeatGuard™ Technology — patented safety system drink was launched as Covid-Organics Madagascar, and they have already Special reduces the surface temperature of the laminator, and was being marketed after being written a letter saying they have ensuring it is always safe to touch tested on fewer than 20 people over a discovered some medicine. We will • Clear low-friction path for documents ensures the laminator is 100% Jam-free when using Fellowes branded period of three weeks, the Tanzanian despatch a flight to bring the medicine Fellowes pouches president’s chief of staff Lova so that Tanzanians can also benefit. So, • Release mechanism for retrieving and Hasinirina Ranoromaro told the BBC. as the government we are working day realigning misfed documents In response to the launch of the and night,” he said. laminator drink, Covid-Organics, the WHO Mr Magufuli has already been said in a statement sent to the BBC widely criticised for his reaction to that the global organisation did not the coronavirus pandemic. He has recommend “self-medication with any encouraged the public to continue A3 only medicines . . . as a prevention or cure gathering in places of worship, while incl gst for Covid-19”. much of the world has faced lockdown. $230 It reiterated earlier comments Tanzania’s delay in enforcing stricter by WHO head Tedros Adhanom measures to prevent further spread Ghebreyesus that there were “no short- of coronavirus in the country could cuts” to finding effective medication to have led to the spike in positive cases, A4 only fight coronavirus. according to the WHO. International trials were under way The country has 480 confirmed cases incl gst to find an effective treatment, the of coronavirus but Mr Magufuli said $110 WHO added. that number may be exaggerated and In March, the US-based National that he doubted the credibility of the Centre for Complementary and national laboratory. Integrative Health warned against He said that he had secretly tested purported coronavirus remedies, some animals and fruits at the including herbal therapies and teas laboratory and that a papaya (paw- , — saying the best way to prevent paw), a quail and a goat returned rne s O bo nl infection was to avoid exposure to the positive samples. is y G virus. “That means there is possibility LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 The drink has been picked up in for technical errors or these imported OWNED other African countries. reagents have issues,” he said, without S p On Saturday Madagascar delivered a giving more detail. — BBC ta ho [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz tioner y S 32251-01 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 PROPERTY HOME & LEISURE

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New South Wales races at Canterbury Park Wednesday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 3-4, 6-7 Trebles 2-3-4, 5-6-7 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 Selections 2 Too Darn Hot @ Darley 3.25 8 275s3 Lady Herbert (4) 55 100 B Avdulla 3 90s98 Dynamited (8) 60.5 93 J Bowman 11 346s7 Head Noises w (12) 55 90 T Berry Race 1: SEPTEMBER RUN, ZOUMIST, ONEDAYCLOSERTOYOU 9 8s7 So Say You (8) 55 85 Ms R King 4 0s7s1 Reformist (1) 60 100 J Mc Donald 12 86904 Accoy w (10) 54.5 88 K Mc Evoy $45,000, 2yo C&Gs Maiden, 1200m 13 7s279 Misty Summer (1) 54 87 J Collett Race 2: VOLTERRA, YULONG HERO, EQUATION 5 1040s Riva Capri w (10) 59.5 92 K Mc Evoy 1 25s Volterra (2) 58 94 J Mc Donald 4 Sky Racing Active 4.35 6 s4064 Roman Wolf (6) 59.5 93 T Berry 14 25286 Joe’s Joy cw (8) 54 90 J Innes Jnr Race 3: IRISH ANGEL, PAPAL WARRIOR, BLUFF ‘N’ BLUSTER 2 9s23 Already Blessed b (4) 57.5 100 G Boss $45,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1550m 7 52396 Monte Ditto twn (5) 59 98 J Collett EMERGENCY: Race 4: REGIMENTAL BAND, BIG BAD BRUCE, COME ALONG 3 Equation (8) 57 85 T Berry 8 224s1 Le Lude w (4) 57.5 99 Ms R King 15 47354 Zidane tn (2) 54 89 B Spriggs Race 5: BEACH BABY, JAZETTE, STARSPANGLED RODEO 1 60s21 The Cartoonist cw (4) 61 99 Ms R King 4 Fastconi (9) 57 83 N Rawiller 2 43522 Come Along w (1) 60.5 100 J Parr 9 53104 Margie Bee w (11) 57 94 J Parr Race 6: MOCAMBO, STELLAR IMPACT, REWARD SEEKER 7 TAB Handicap 6.20 5 Kermanding (12) 57 81 K Mc Evoy 3 2308s Chocolatier (5) 59.5 94 N Rawiller 10 24737 Revenire w (7) 57 94 J Innes Jnr Race 7: MANSA MUSA, NOT FEINT HEARTED, KOSCIUSKO 6 8s Namazu (1) 57 90 Ms R King 4 8768s National Guard (10) 59.5 93 11 27s41 Jazette td (9) 56 97 G Boss $45,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1100m 7 Real Peace (7) 57 82 J Collett A Hyeronimus 1 1776s Mansa Musa dw (1) 61.5 98 J Mc Donald 8 Shaddy (3) 57 84 A Hyeronimus 5 16221 Acoustix (9) 58.5 96 T Clark 6 Hyland Race Colours 5.45 2 — Sedition SCRATCHED 1 Iron Jack Handicap 2.50 9 3 Switch Play (10) 57 90 S Clipperton 6 14s12 Earth Song cwn (11) 58.5 99 J Bowman 10 — Yangtze Rapids SCRATCHED $45,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1900m 3 1310s Nindamos (14) 60.5 88 J Bowman $45,000, 2yo Fillies Maiden, 1200m 7 s0202 Regimental Band (8) 58.5 100 J Collett 4 97421 Longbottom dw (3) 60 97 K Mc Evoy 11 Yulong Hero (5) 57 83 J Bowman 1 548s8 Lord Gododdin w (5) 62 91 1 04s September Run (2) 58 96 J Bowman 8 756s4 Steamin’ w (2) 58 96 G Boss 5 155s4 Kosciusko w (13) 59.5 100 B Avdulla 12 4 Valley Prince (6) 55.5 83 T Clark R Dolan (a1.5) 2 Onedayclosertoyou (5) 57.5 86 9 s2315 Big Bad Bruce w (6) 56.5 98 6 s427s Not Feint Hearted dw (7) 59 100 J Collett K Mc Evoy 3 Press Statement @ Vinery 4.00 R Dolan (a1.5) 2 s0692 Brazen w (6) 61.5 88 7 3350s Three Beans d (15) 59 98 N Rawiller 3 Zouflu (10) 57.5 86 G Boss 10 s6872 Starla cbn (7) 56.5 97 J Mc Donald 3 56508 Salsonic (14) 60 86 N Rawiller 8 662s5 Anna’s Joy d (5) 58.5 93 B Spriggs 4 Zoumist (3) 57.5 85 J Innes Jnr $45,000, 3yo Maiden, 1250m 11 s3574 Kavalmo (3) 55.5 100 K Mc Evoy 4 23s62 Mocambo (4) 58.5 100 J Bowman 9 04957 Rafha’s Choice tdw (11) 58.5 99 T Clark 12 90s07 Sculptures w (12) 54 90 B Spriggs 5 5 Silk Trail (6) 57 85 N Rawiller 1 s420s Papal Warrior b (7) 59 92 J Mc Donald 5 22111 Reward Seeker w (3) 58.5 93 G Boss 10 8s607 Flash Fibian (2) 58 94 J Parr 6 834s Desert Flame (8) 56.5 83 J Collett 2 2 Aqueous b (1) 57 95 T Clark 5 Ranvet Handicap 5.10 6 80914 San Francisco cdwn (7) 58.5 89 11 55639 Soul Star (4) 57.5 99 R Dolan (a1.5) 7 8 Dizzy Devine (9) 56.5 88 Ms R King 3 Split Not A Shock (3) 57 91 G Boss Ms R King 12 956s0 Ballistica d (6) 57 96 Ms R King 8 0 Missouri Waltz (1) 56.5 90 T Clark 4 30s April Thunder (6) 56 94 T Berry $45,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1250m 7 6s11s Stellar Impact d (9) 58 87 T Clark 13 72615 Star Of Harada dw (10) 56 95 J Innes Jnr 9 744 Wild Irish (4) 56 100 A Hyeronimus 5 7s54s Irish Angel (2) 56 96 J Bowman 1 s220s Starspangled Rodeo (2) 62.5 95 8 3s312 Flinders wb (15) 57 93 J Mc Donald 14 — Tawaret SCRATCHED 10 4s7 Willinga Panache (7) 56 100 6 s3232 Bluff ‘n’ Bluster (9) 55.5 96 J Collett N Rawiller 9 126s3 Just Society (11) 56.5 92 B Avdulla EMERGENCY: J Mc Donald 7 57s Zing (5) 55.5 93 K Mc Evoy 2 1s132 Beach Baby db (3) 60.5 97 B Avdulla 10 13s42 Navy Cross b (13) 56.5 95 A Hyeronimus 15 0s368 The Lion dw (8) 54 91

Victoria races at Warrnambool Wednesday Jetbet 13 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Selections 3 1136s Make It Count cw (8) 60 94 11 s5001 Wheal Grace dw (9) 57 100 J Childs 10 22802 Predicated twh (17) 57.5 88 8 Warrnambool Cup 5.55 Race 1: TAYLOR’S DREAM, MORNING PARADE, C Rawiller (a2) 12 1970s Nahanni tdwh (8) 56 87 Ms L Lafferty (a2) 4 52290 Forbid Me Not tdwh (4) 59.5 99 11 398s7 Skyway Star wh (4) 57 90 C Douglas $225,000, 3yo & up Listed, 2350m BARELY A CHALLENGE Ms L Lafferty (a2) B Rawiller 12 28374 Music Of The Night wn (9) 56 91 D Oliver 1 21221 Inverloch w (6) 62 96 M Dee Race 2: MAKE IT COUNT, QUEEN LA DIVA, STREET TOUGH 5 18514 Rolling Moss dwn (6) 59.5 96 D Dunn 5 Silvan Ridge Handicap 4.10 13 85s65 Jealous Tycoon wh (14) 56 85 2 7s088 Ventura Storm w (4) 62 89 R Bayliss Race 3: NIGHT OF DELIGHT, QUEEN ZYRAH, 6 3431s Santelmo Fuego dwh (7) 59.5 94 $45,000, 3yo Benchmark 70, 1400m C Rawiller (a2) 3 03s00 Neufbosc w (3) 61 91 D Stackhouse POCKET GODDESS D Yendall 14 30496 Rendelsham th (7) 56 82 K Bohorun 4 88725 Midterm w (10) 57 92 B Thompson Race 4: KENT STREET, MR TIPLA, SALORSCI 7 8s7s4 Street Tough wn (1) 59.5 97 W Egan 1 16331 Golden Gorge dw (3) 60 100 C Williams EMERGENCIES: 5 s8207 Gayatri w (11) 56 97 L Nolen Race 5: ELUDING, EVENING GLORY, SOPHIA’S CHOICE 8 1187s Kepi Blanc cwh (5) 58 92 C Williams 2 20s10 Stand To Attention w (14) 60 97 L Nolen 15 56s31 Flag Edition wn (15) 56 96 W Egan 6 s6932 Sin To Win w (7) 56 98 D Oliver Race 6: SKYWAY STAR, JENKINS, PAREMUUS BOY 9 109s0 Queen La Diva whn (2) 58 91 D Bates 3 s2353 Sophia’s Choice dbn (6) 58.5 97 D Dunn 16 228s4 Penthouse Playboy wh (11) 57 82 7 22310 Mirimar w (1) 56 94 D Dunn 4 09s19 Valley Of Hearts wh (13) 58.5 93 Race 7: GREAT AGAIN, ANJANA, ORDER OF COMMAND D Bates 8 31311 Too Close The Sun whn (9) 56 100 D Bates 3 VOBIS Gold Strike 3.00 R Bayliss Race 8: TOO CLOSE THE SUN, MIRIMAR, DECLARES WAR 17 835s8 Like The Clappers tcwh (8) 57 83 9 25914 The Black Leopard w (12) 56 94 $90,000, 2yo Fillies SW, 1000m 5 32211 Whittington Stone dwn (2) 58.5 93 Ms J Kah Race 9: NASHVILLE SOUND, HEIR TO THE THRONE, J Noonan 7 Midfield Group Wangoom Hcp 5.20 10 s7325 Declares War wn (2) 56 98 C Williams CLEMENTINA 1 70 Avida h (6) 57 80 M Dee 6 115s7 Obi wh (1) 58 92 B Rawiller 11 64s06 Instigator (8) 56 88 B Mertens $157,000, Listed, 1200m 2 10 Chrome Angel dw (2) 57 100 Ms J Kah 7 1 Eluding dw (12) 57.5 91 Ms J Kah 12 81s41 Super Girl w (5) 56 90 C Douglas 3 French Boss (10) 57 81 C Douglas 8 25s62 Evening Glory wb (10) 57.5 98 W Egan 1 527s1 Order Of Command dw (13) 62 100 4 3 In Hot Water h (7) 57 88 J Hill 9 16 Palatial Power (7) 57 91 J Childs D Oliver 9 Cally Hotel Handicap 6.30 5 9s7 Miss Bank Place (9) 57 93 B Mertens 10 0s16s Savaquin dh (11) 57 87 D Yendall 2 710s3 Reykjavik wh (19) 60.5 91 D Yendall $36,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 78, 2350m 6 3 Night Of Delight b (8) 57 97 B Thompson 1 TAB Handicap 2.00 11 07536 Shifty Shamus db (5) 56.5 94 3 38177 Guizot twn (7) 59.5 91 Ms J Kah 7 Pocket Goddess (4) 57 84 D Stackhouse 1 4s609 Sasko wn (7) 60 90 Jaden Lloyd (a2) D Stackhouse 4 s66s8 Illustrious Lad dwhn (12) 59.5 89 $31,500, 2yo, 1100m 8 Queen Zyrah h (1) 57 84 B Rawiller 2 968s5 Calypso Bay w (6) 58.5 88 C Douglas 12 334s1 Smoke Bomb dn (9) 56.5 94 D Oliver A Darmanin 1 10 Six Shillings cw (2) 60 91 D Bates 9 Sunnyside Cottage (3) 57 83 L Nolen 3 14s20 Glorious Sinndar cwhn (3) 57.5 96 13 6369s Leven Lass d (4) 56 93 M Dee 5 11s0s Great Again dwh (10) 59 91 D Bates 2 Barely A Challenge (1) 59 70 R Mc Leod 10 5 Tectonic Shift (5) 57 98 C Williams C Williams 14 6s1 Millennial Girl wh (8) 56 91 6 708s6 Mr Marathon Man w (14) 59 89 M Dee 3 Foresight h (7) 59 71 D Yendall 4 390s7 Plymouth Road wh (5) 57.5 91 D Yendall 4 Sinclair Wilson Handicap 3.35 Ms L Lafferty (a2) 7 520s0 Never No More w (9) 59 88 J Childs 5 50130 Lucabelle twn (14) 56.5 100 L Nolen 4 5 The Billionaire b (3) 58.5 95 8 49086 Snitzkraft d (2) 59 94 B Thompson $31,500, Benchmark 70, 1400m 6 44s15 San Remo wn (11) 56.5 91 Ms J Kah D Stackhouse 6 Neville Wilson Series 4.45 9 63s56 Miss Iano dw (8) 56 98 B Park 7 s6101 Anna Mae wn (1) 56 90 B Mertens 5 5 War Na Bool h (9) 58.5 78 B Rawiller 10 10s08 Tahitian Dancer dw (17) 56 91 C Douglas 1 00s72 Salorsci dh (7) 62 99 W Price (a1.5) $36,000, Benchmark 70 Final, 1700m 8 44331 Clementina w (12) 56 92 D Oliver 6 Icantoo (8) 57 71 C Williams 2 660s8 Mr Tipla dwn (11) 61 96 C Rawiller (a2) 11 4236s Heptagon dwh (5) 56 92 D Stackhouse 9 7s745 Eliabella h (8) 56 85 Ms L Lafferty (a2) 7 Morning Parade (6) 57 73 L Nolen 3 1131s Hard ‘n’ Tough tdwh (2) 60.5 89 1 010s5 Patch Adams wh (3) 61.5 89 12 805s9 Inn Keeper tdwh (1) 56 96 C Williams 10 s8654 Heir To The Throne w (2) 56 94 8 3 Taylor’s Dream (5) 57 100 Ms J Kah C Douglas W Price (a1.5) 13 4437s Superhard tdwh (11) 56 90 W Price (a1.5) 9 4 Bella Tiara h (4) 56.5 80 D Dunn 4 533s0 Fly For Yulong d (1) 60 90 D Stackhouse 2 6120s Pour Vous (2) 61.5 88 D Yendall 14 0s004 Anjana dwn (6) 56 90 R Bayliss 11 60929 Mont Agel twh (15) 56 87 J Childs 5 5s154 Kent Street dwbhn (10) 60 95 C Newitt 3 424s3 Paremuus Boy twhn (13) 60.5 88 J Hill 15 6s65s Man From Uncle dw (4) 56 87 J Hill 12 3s244 Nashville Sound tcwh (13) 56 92 D Bates 2 Magic Millions National Sale 2.30 6 11559 Shintaro tcdwh (3) 59.5 92 J Fry 4 s87s1 Quality Approach w (10) 60.5 89 J Fry 16 1s754 Hawker Hurricane w (15) 56 94 D Dunn 13 28310 Nothin’ Leica High wn (16) 56 92 5 18s88 Allano w (1) 59.5 92 J Childs EMERGENCIES: $31,500, Benchmark 70, 1200m 7 36s03 Takumi (4) 59 91 D Bates C Newitt 8 310s7 Brilliant Concept h (5) 58.5 97 B Rawiller 6 2770s Darvin h (16) 59 83 B Rawiller 17 50300 Cadogan (3) 56 87 B Mertens 14 3s089 Pedro Ximenez w (10) 56 89 M Dee 1 806s0 Cardini (3) 62 85 W Price (a1.5) 9 54240 Mai Shiny Choice tdwhn (12) 58 97 7 9s086 Huntly Castle w (6) 59 91 L Nolen 18 30s0s Elite Drake dwn (18) 56 88 T Nugent (a) EMERGENCIES: 2 21910 Rock Tycoon dwhn (9) 60.5 100 D Yendall 8 2s969 Hostar wbh (12) 58.5 91 M Poy (a) 19 34081 Moor Wanted cdwh (16) 56 89 M Poy (a) 15 36s73 Henry The Dolphin w (4) 56 83 Jaden Lloyd (a2) 10 70s66 French Girl dhn (6) 57.5 93 M Dee 9 28s94 Jenkins wn (5) 58.5 100 C Williams 20 7724s Never Again dwn (20) 56 87 R Bayliss 16 230sP Exemplar w (9) 62 93

Queensland races at Sunshine Coast Wednesday Jetbet 14 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Selections 2 Moreton All Body Care Hcp 2.35 4 Reed Racing Plate 3.46 6 John Burgess Electrical Hcp 4.56 5 3s127 Indian Dreamer tn (12) 58 94 R Fradd Race 1: TICK TOCK BOOM, SUPERARE, LE HEROS 6 3s098 Lola’s Diamond c (9) 58 89 G Colless $21,000, Maiden, 1200m $21,000, Maiden SW, 1600m $30,000, Open, 1400m 7 46s11 Powering w (1) 58 97 J Orman Race 2: WINDCHILL, KOKOPO KITTY, GEOVANNI 1 Daulat Kiwami Raja h (2) 60 86 A Sewell 1 s4865 Cairndow (13) 58.5 83 S Cormack 1 8s073 Top Striker w (7) 60 94 M Hellyer 8 4s039 Vinco (13) 58 91 Race 3: KENNEDY TERRACE, KAAYDEH, REDOUTE’S SPIRIT 2 8s4 Geovanni (7) 59 97 A Allen 2 05390 Meaner (12) 58.5 83 2 s3577 Victory Eight tcwh (1) 56.5 99 9 38418 Combativite cw (4) 56.5 95 Race 4: YOUNGBLOOD, WILCARUISE, PHOENIX RAIDER 3 25s77 Durundur Lad bh (13) 58 94 J Bayliss Ms M Wishart (a1.5) M R Du Plessis B Nothdurft (a) Race 5: THE CHOSEN ONE, ROCK TOUR, STEP ASIDE 4 58s9s Pebkac (6) 58 92 Ms M Wishart (a1.5) 3 982 Phoenix Raider (10) 58.5 96 M Murphy 3 649s7 Bold Assassin tch (2) 55 94 R Wiggins 10 110s6 Joy’s Reward thn (10) 56.5 91 M Cahill Race 6: TOP STRIKER, CORAL BAY, SEENTOOMANY 5 0 Zedaqua h (10) 57.5 83 Ms A Fancourt 4 s0399 The Seven Falls (17) 58.5 87 M Hellyer 4 24325 Coral Bay tcwhn (4) 55 100 D Smith 11 412s0 Starlighter (2) 56.5 86 M Hellyer Race 7: ANGUS THE BLACK, SO YOU SHOP, 6 4s5 More Than Likely h (4) 57 95 D Griffin 5 30s43 Wilcaruise h (5) 58.5 97 G Geran 5 11446 Seentoomany tdwn (5) 55 97 J Bayliss 12 4s201 Tricky Mix tw (11) 56.5 92 FLAME PRINCESS 7 277s9 Dreamace (11) 56.5 89 6 88378 Bay Not Grey (6) 58 91 D Smith 6 s4670 Drumbeat’s Choice tcwh (8) 55 95 EMERGENCY: Race 8: COULDN’T REFUSE, SPIRIT ESPRIT, POWERING 8 4s565 Windchill h (1) 56.5 95 D Smith 7 974 Bellicose h (7) 58 90 L V Cassidy A Sewell 13 73108 Calabria (6) 56.5 89 9 22346 From Now h (12) 55.5 94 M Murphy 8 0 Shadow Eclipse h (16) 58 83 J Guthmann-Chester Race 9: SOCIALISING, LOTSA SPIRIT, PHIONAIX 7 7373s Bryneich wn (3) 55 89 Ms S Thornton (a) 10 548s8 Angel Mio (8) 55 86 T Marshall 9 463s2 Youngblood b (2) 58 100 A Allen 8 40s90 Rainbow Spirit w (6) 55 78 S Cormack 11 37768 Euleilah (5) 55 90 A Spinks 10 498s7 Best Foot Forward h (4) 56.5 86 9 TAB Handicap 6.41 12 s8453 Kokopo Kitty h (3) 55 100 L V Cassidy Ms A Fancourt 7 Coastal Style Construction 5.31 $21,000, Class 1, 1000m EMERGENCY: 11 Gomathi (14) 56.5 85 R Maloney $21,000, 3yo, 1400m 13 02s70 Debonair Des (9) 55 90 M Schrapel 12 34046 Stonefish h (11) 56.5 87 D Griffin 1 22s09 Great Affair dw (9) 60 99 R Fradd EMERGENCIES: 1 6s131 Shadow Of Time twhn (8) 60 99 D Smith 2 513s Lotsa Spirit cwn (4) 59 100 1 Butler McDermott Lawyers 1.55 3 CMBM Facility Services 3.11 13 0 Isabella Smiles (1) 56 77 B Thornton 2 64152 Sugar Zone db (9) 59.5 95 J Orman Ms S Thornton (a) 3 3434s Mort Doyle cw (8) 58.5 95 J Orman $21,000, 2yo Maiden, 1200m $21,000, Maiden, 1200m 14 80 Be Bryan h (15) 58.5 84 3 6s171 Music Award w (4) 59 96 M R Du Plessis 15 0s09s Truthiz h (9) 56.5 74 4 s3321 Angus The Black w (6) 57.5 98 4 162s2 Adamdeeant (12) 58 92 G Geran 1 2 Corvo (16) 59 100 A Allen 1 25 Redoute’s Spirit h (12) 59.5 96 16 59s00 Wicked Freddy h (8) 58 86 A Sewell B Nothdurft (a) 5 2639s Combat Kid ch (1) 58 98 D Griffin 2 Beltaria h (3) 58.5 86 L V Cassidy R Maloney 17 6s000 Thorben h (3) 58 85 A Spinks 5 20s32 Rebel Rock w (2) 57 100 T Marshall 6 s12s7 Genzai The Wolf cb (18) 58 92 3 Concillium (4) 58.5 86 A Spinks 2 50s El Ranchos h (3) 59 88 J Orman 6 41s2 So You Shop b (7) 57 97 B Thornton 7 170s4 Phionaix (5) 57.5 98 J Huxtable (a) 4 Gonzo h (1) 58.5 84 G Geran 3 Evita La Vie (10) 58 83 J Murphy (a) 5 Southeast Stainless Hcp 4.21 7 1439s Tears Of Love n (11) 56.5 93 8 s874s Socialising (2) 56.5 93 B Nothdurft (a) 5 2 Le Heros h (6) 58.5 93 M R Du Plessis 4 7s Kaaydeh (2) 57.5 85 D Griffin 9 415s7 Dwarf (3) 56 94 S Cormack $21,000, Class 1, 1400m 8 13s34 The Minivan (5) 55.5 94 L V Cassidy 6 29 Palladas (7) 58.5 96 B Nothdurft (a) 5 6s5 More Than Charged (11) 57 81 9 71s83 Flame Princess h (1) 55 99 M Cahill 10 4s8s0 Call Me Stirling (10) 55.5 79 7 43s Tick Tock Boom h (8) 58.5 91 J Bayliss Ms M Kennedy (a3) 1 51 The Chosen One (5) 60 97 M Cahill 10 31 Main De Foi twh (3) 55 97 M Hellyer 11 2s214 Me As I Am cwh (15) 55.5 94 M Cahill 8 5 Superare bh (9) 58 91 R Maloney 6 70s Daunting Adventure (1) 56.5 76 2 577s0 Felzone h (2) 58.5 94 D Smith 11 9s070 Mr Moonlight (10) 55 86 S Cormack 12 8152s Transversale w (13) 55 92 9 36s3 Sip It Slow h (5) 57 92 D Smith V Venkaya 3 8s541 Step Aside cw (9) 58.5 100 D Griffin EMERGENCIES: 10 Treasach (11) 56.5 87 J Orman 7 28s08 Rhuezon (7) 56.5 91 Ms S Thornton (a) 4 4635s Brando bh (7) 57.5 88 M R Du Plessis 8 Perry’s Event Hire Plate 6.06 13 00809 Grace Of Monaco d (14) 55 88 11 5s37 Better Get Set (10) 56 94 B Thornton 8 700s0 Rock Paper Sizzle (6) 56 88 5 352s6 Pumpkin Diamond chn (8) 57 94 14 2148s De Vega Peach h (7) 55 89 12 9 Won Capilano (2) 56 81 T Marshall M R Du Plessis C Bayliss (a) $21,000, Class 3 SW, 1600m Ms A Fancourt EMERGENCIES: 9 s9440 Kennedy Terrace (4) 55.5 100 6 s8645 Zoulou Dancer w (3) 57 96 M Hellyer 1 340s0 Checkmate Lad ch (3) 60 90 D Smith 15 655s3 Massabielle ch (11) 55 96 D Smith 13 04 Better Lad h (13) 57.5 92 A Sewell B Nothdurft (a) 7 s0487 Fighting Faith dh (1) 56 95 A Sewell 2 7s921 Spirit Esprit tw (5) 59.5 91 L V Cassidy 16 848s7 Grey Court (16) 55 91 14 96 Chesto’s Dream h (15) 57.5 92 D Griffin 10 477s2 Aroseforzou h (8) 55 95 B Thornton 8 s4302 Rock Tour thn (4) 55.5 97 S Cormack 3 32232 Enterprise Jack tw (8) 58.5 92 S Cormack 17 47s67 Emotive Mountain (6) 55 95 15 66 Jeno (14) 57 94 11 s7s80 Fi Fi No Fuss (5) 55 92 9 340s6 Kunga George Munga wh (6) 55 91 4 2s871 Couldn’t Refuse cwn (7) 58 100 18 s3152 Zarafet w (19) 55 91 16 8s970 Bright Copper (12) 55 83 12 8s473 Star Barista (9) 55 88 D Smith Ms S Lacy M R Du Plessis 19 s556s Bluey’s Ready h (17) 55 89 R Wiggins

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 TELEVISION 19 TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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Previous solution 681 381 LAST WEEK’S SOLUTIONS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 SPORT 21 Labuschagne ready Wax applicator could to adapt as required be the future of swing CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) guidelines, CRICKET by Rory Dollard, PA “We’ve been working on a product to replace the including those restricting the use of saliva or sweat traditional methods of polishing a ball that could be SYDNEY — Marnus Labuschagne has vowed to to shine a cricket ball, will shape what is possible LONDON — Australian manufacturer Kookaburra controlled and managed by the match umpire; we adapt to any level of restrictions and staffing when whenever the national squad reassembles. has developed a wax applicator that would allow have developed a unique wax formula for polishing a next in the nets preparing to play for Australia. Nationally contracted players’ leave period ends cricket balls to be shined without using sweat or cricket ball.” Labuschagne and teammates confront the on May 18, but a range of Covid-19 restrictions are saliva, and company representatives believe it could Elliott said a pocket-size sponge applicator would prospect of returning to a significantly different certain to remain in place come that date. be ready to use within a month. enable umpires or players to apply a thin layer of wax environment whenever they next assemble to train. “State teams will have to get creative with their The time-honoured methods of polishing — which which could then be rubbed and polished to enhance Justin Langer has described himself as a “full-time training,” Labuschagne said in Brisbane. are crucial to the art of swing bowling — appear the shine on the ball. coach on part-time pay”, while the national coach’s “Whatever rules and regulations, we as players will to be incompatible with health advice regarding While it has yet to be match-tested, Elliott said assistants and other support staff were among those just abide by them. transmission of Covid-19 and there is a possibility it could be available in a month and be used as a workers stood down by Cricket Australia (CA). “Different states have slightly different regulations the use of bodily fluids could be temporarily banned short- to medium-term solution for shining the ball. CA’s cost-cutting measures are in place for the at the moment. Queensland is still bound by the when top-level cricket returns. “The ultimate objective and challenge faced by rest of the financial year, but Adam Gilchrist is among (training with a) single person outside of your The laws of cricket explicitly state that fielders manufacturers and administrators is to ensure the those to have forecast the prospect of a permanent household. must not use “artificial substances” to alter the balance between bat and ball is preserved,” he said. drop in support-staff numbers. “Hopefully by the time the pre-season starts, there condition of the ball but the idea that umpires Elliott also referred to an idea longer in gestation “That’s a real privilege of playing for Australia, the are a few relaxed regulations and we can potentially would oversee the process, or even use the sponge — a ball made from entirely artificial materials. In the number of coaches,” Labuschagne told reporters have 10 people training, obviously maintaining social- applicator on behalf of the bowling team, provides a past that has primarily attracted interest from animal yesterday. distancing.” possible solution. rights group and vegan activists but it has now “Potentially, depending on how many coaches are Australia’s two-test tour of Bangladesh in June has Inspired by existing products used in the footwear entered the pandemic conversation. about, we are going to need to help each other out been postponed. industry, Kookaburra has been busy working on a “Kookaburra has been working for several years and do a few things ourselves. Australia’s next commitment is a white-ball tour of compound that would help bowlers avoid becoming on the development of a synthetic ball to avoid the “But I think everyone that’s in the system has gone the UK that is slated to start on July 4 but could be disadvantaged in a post-coronavirus context. use of leather. This ball would not require traditional through a period where you need to help each other cancelled or delayed, while England’s cricket board “The most effective mitigating action to avoid polishing,” he added. out . . . we are all well equipped. has even floated the idea of playing the games in risk would be to introduce a temporary ban on the The England and Wales Cricket Board uses Dukes “Hopefully the loss isn’t too much and we retain Australia. traditional shining method,” Kookaburra managing as supplier of its red test balls, as do Ireland and those coaches, because they’ve been doing a Meanwhile, CA was to meet with its state- director Brett Elliott said. the West Indies. 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STAR RATINGS FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Crowds a hurdle for T20 World Cup — sports minister CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP have grown over the past week. to be able to see the world cup go ahead although they were coming from New The prospect of 15 squads descending . . . the issue (for the world cup) is not Zealand as opposed to a range of SYDNEY — Hope continues to build on Australia for the T20 World Cup in so much the teams, it’s going to be the countries that have suffered far more in regarding the possibility of staging this October was almost unthinkable a month crowds,” federal sports minister Richard the health crisis. year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, ago, but it also remains in play. Colbeck told SEN on Monday. The ICC could possibly have a clear with administrators likely to face a call CA chief executive Kevin Roberts has “That’s one of the hurdles we really idea regarding Border Force exemptions as to whether a crowd-less tournament is flagged August as a likely deadline for have to consider and probably world come July, but it is unlikely that the worthwhile. a call to be made on the event, with cricket will look at pretty closely as government will be in a position to give There were fears the Covid-19 the world cup organising committee well. We all know the difference in any indication on crowds by then. pandemic could wipe out the entire continuing to work after taking a pay cut atmosphere. Former captain Allan Border has summer of international cricket, of 25 percent. “In a team sense I’d like to think declared it would defy belief to host a prompting Cricket Australia to map out a The decision is ultimately one for the we can build some protocols with the world cup without fans, while Glenn range of schedule scenarios and revenue International Cricket Council (ICC), but co-operation of the sport and players — Maxwell and other current players have projections. But expectations of India talks regarding biosecurity protocols and that’s going to be extremely important . . . expressed similar views. being cleared to arrive for a test series, quarantine arrangements are believed to to see if we can make the competition go The counter-argument is that broadcast delivering a much-needed boost of be well advanced. ahead.” revenue will help fund the sport and $300 million to CA — unless broadcasters “I’d love to see an Australia-India test The recent arrival of NRL’s Warriors those national boards without the successfully renegotiate payments — series this summer and I’d really like from Auckland shows what is possible, financial clout of India and Australia. Souths trio and It will be intense Roosters coach A premiership to remember lies ahead

RUGBY LEAGUE by Pamela Whaley than ideal,” Seibold said yesterday. drink breaks after 20 minutes and an 18th test negative and Laine Clarke, AAP “But I am not going to whinge about that man on the interchange to reduce player because the biggest thing is we are back at fatigue. RUGBY LEAGUE players have been cleared of SYDNEY — A nine-week competition training, back together. “Whoever ends up being the premiers Covid-19 infection. break, compromised training and 18 rounds of “We will have to be creative and agile this year will be remembered for a long, SYDNEY — The three “The Rabbitohs are taking consecutive matches will make the 2020 NRL with regard to how we plan the rest of the long time,” Seibold said. South Sydney players turned the NRL’s health protocols very season one of the most intense in history, week. “This is such an unusual year. It is going away from the NRL club’s seriously. That’s why these three Brisbane coach Anthony Seibold says. “I think in some ways it does compromise to be the most intense competition because headquarters and sent for players were sent for testing.” Yesterday, NRL players returned to clubs our prep but it is what it is. The team that we don’t normally play that many games Covid-19 tests have returned Mitchell’s test came just a for an educational briefing of new protocols adapts the best will come out of the box straight.” negative results for the virus. week after the centre-turned- ahead of the restart of training tomorrow. really well and the team that ends up But he said the players could handle In a major relief to the NRL, fullback and Melbourne Storm Players can train in groups of no more winning the premiership will have done a anything asked of them. Latrell Mitchell, Adam Reynolds winger Josh Addo-Carr were than 10 and contact work is limited for the hell of a job.” “The players will deal with whatever and Liam Knight were all fined by New South Wales first week as part of a staged return for It comes after a leading medical expert, straight up. Players are really adaptable. cleared today after showing mild Police for breaking social professional sport set out by the Federal Dr Antonio Di Dio, ACT president of the The elite players in Origin they come back symptoms yesterday morning distancing laws. government. Australian Medical Association, cautioned three days later and get through that chunk and being sent home. The pair were pictured with So far, players have had six weeks NRL clubs of the risk of fielding players who of games. Sydney Roosters coach Trent 10 other men around a fire, near without contact work, and have trained are less than 100 percent fit. “It will be challenging. This premiership is Robinson has also reportedly Taree in mid-north NSW. either on their own or in groups of two while The physical preparation will be a going to be one to remember. All the teams been cleared after testing for Robinson had shown the competition has been shut down. juggling act for coaches who will then need are excited about getting the footy back on the virus. symptoms of a sore throat and It will mean players will have had to ensure players can withstand playing 18 again. If you get through to October 25 you A Souths club statement late opted to self-isolate at home around two weeks of contact work over the rounds straight before finals without a bye. have to be consistent for a very long time. last night said its testing showed rather than join his team at club previous two months to prepare for Round It’s also a consideration for the NRL’s I think it is going to be a premiership to how seriously the club was headquarters yesterday. 3 on May 28. Project Apollo, who are considering tweaks remember for the club who hold the trophy taking the health of its players. He had tested negative, “There are some limitations; they are less to the rules, such as longer halftime breaks, aloft.” “Results have shown that all 9News reported today. — AAP Legendary NFL coach Don Shula dies at 90 AMERICAN FOOTBALL which evaluates playing rules, and by Steven Wine, AP he always valued his reputation for integrity. MIAMI — Don Shula often said he “He would not bend the rules,” said wanted to be remembered for playing Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback within the rules, and that’s what Larry Csonka, one of Shula’s favorite happened Monday. players. In the wake of his death at age 90, “If we cheated to win, that was an outpouring of tributes from around considered the worst kind of loss as the NFL saluted not only Shula’s two far as he was concerned.” Super Bowl championships and NFL- Csonka recalled discovering the record 347 coaching victories, but opponent’s game plan in the locker also the way he won. room before a road game in the early “He’s one of the great credits to 1970s. Csonka gave it to assistant the game that has ever been,” said coach Monte Clark to give to Shula, Shula’s longtime friendly rival, former assuming the coach would take Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy. advantage of the inside information. “The fact he was the winningest The Dolphins lost. Csonka said coach in the history of the league that when he later asked Clark and did it by playing by the rules and what became of the game plan, the honoring the game — certainly that is assistant coach responded: “Coach impressive. He’ll be remembered for Shula said, ‘Throw it out. If we can’t the success he had and also the type beat them playing by the rules, we of person he was; for his ability and shouldn’t win’.” also his character.” Because of Shula’s reputation, his NFL coaches, players and comments carried extra weight when commissioners past and present were he questioned Belichick’s integrity among those to praise Shula’s legacy. in the wake of the New England The group included Jimmy Johnson Patriots’ spying and deflated football and Bill Belichick, even though both scandals, referring to him in 2015 as were regarded frostily by Shula. “Belicheat”. MOST WINS: Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team’s shoulders in Philadelphia’s “Don Shula represented the There was no reference to their rift Veterans Stadium after his 325th victory, on Sunday, November 14, 1993. The Dolphins defeated the highest standards of excellence in a statement Monday from Belichick. Eagles 19-14, giving Shula more wins than any other coach in NFL history. AP picture by virtually any measure,” former “Don Shula is one of the all- commissioner Paul Tagliabue said. time great coaching figures, and . . . Don Shula,” Johnson tweeted. “He longtime retired security chief, you guys do a great job. Keep up the “His contributions to the NFL and the the standard for consistency and set the standard.” recalled a game in 1985, when Miami good work’,” Weinstein said. game of football extended far beyond leadership in the NFL,” Belichick said. Shula’s 33-year Pro Football Hall of Vice was the other big show in town. Shula thought Johnson worked for his all-time record victory total. Don Johnson also paid tribute, even Fame coaching career left those on One of the stars of the TV series the police department. More than two also was an all-time winner when it though Shula harboured hard feelings either side of his 526 NFL games with dropped by the locker room after a decades and two Super Bowl titles came to integrity, honesty and class.” towards the coach who succeeded plenty to reminisce — and sometimes victory and was introduced to Shula into his career, the coach was still too Shula spent more than 20 years on him with the Dolphins in 1996. laugh — about. as “Don Johnson of Miami Vice”. busy winning games fair and square the powerful competition committee, “RIP, one of the greatest of all time Stu Weinstein, the Dolphins’ “Coach Shula says, ‘Yeah, Don, to watch much TV. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 5, 2020 SPORT 23 Being Michael Jordan not easy BASKETBALL by Tim Reynolds, AP on and his space would be invaded. If he forgot how that exercise went, he THERE were obvious perks to being got a reminder in 2014. teammates with Michael Jordan. Plenty Jordan was in Los Angeles and dinner of his Chicago teammates own multiple with Armstrong was arranged. Armstrong championship rings, they appear in some got to the restaurant and found a third of the most-replayed NBA highlight clips seat at the table, asked Jordan if a guest of all time and they’ve got a lifetime of was coming and was told that Bryant stories to tell about one of the best to would be joining them for the meal. ever take the court. Armstrong and Bryant knew each other; B.J. Armstrong also learned to move they shared an agent at one time. Bryant quickly — off the court, that is. arrived and before long, he and Jordan Whether it was during his rookie were dissecting every nuance of each season when his stall in the Bulls locker other’s game. In the end, they decided that room was next to Jordan’s locker, or at a Jordan would have a slight edge because dinner with the six-time NBA champion his hands were bigger than Bryant’s. and Kobe Bryant about a quarter-century “They were playing a virtual game of later, Armstrong often found himself with one-on-one at dinner,” Armstrong said. a front-row seat to witness the true cost “I just sat there and listened to them talk of fame for arguably the world’s most about the love they had for the game. They recognisable athlete. were so sophisticated; they were talking “I remember as a young player I about footwork, how they conditioned had this dream of playing in the NBA,” themselves, how they would box out. The Armstrong, the longtime NBA guard and detail that they had, the respect that they three-time NBA champion with the Bulls TWO GIANTS AND AN OBSERVER: Kobe Bryant, left, Michael Jordan, centre, and B.J. Armstrong had for the game . . . I wish I could have and now a California-based sports agent, met for dinner in Los Angeles and Armstrong sat and listened while Bryant and Jordan dissected each seen them play in their prime.” told The Associated Press. other’s play in “a virtual game of one-on-one”. AP pictures Word got out over the course of the “I vividly remember when I got to evening that Jordan and Bryant were in Chicago thinking, ‘You better be careful series that showed episodes 5 and 6 in understood what we needed and that always had to be turned on. There’s no the restaurant. Eventually, one got out what you wish for, because you just might the US on Sunday night. was just a special group of people who preparation for that. through a back door, another through a get it’. Michael was the first person to Every story about Jordan always got together,” said Armstrong, who was a “I always say, to this day, that the Air side door, and Armstrong was left to fight show me what it meant to be a star . . . seemed to become a big story, and Jordan teammate for the 1991, 1992 and Jordan guy was great and God bless him. off a crowd. but you cannot be that star and not Jordan felt some things were overblown 1993 championships. But I’ll always just remember Michael, “It was chaos,” Armstrong said. “And accept all the things that came with it.” such as his infamous stances on not “I don’t wish stardom on anyone. When the guy.” they were in basketball heaven.” The strain of Jordan’s practically wanting to endorse political candidates I hear people say, ‘This guy’s a star,’ I Knowing that there would always be an The seventh and eighth episodes of unprecedented level of stardom was publicly or going with his father to Atlantic always say, ‘Good luck’. enormous media horde at Jordan’s locker, the documentary will air in the US on May one of the dominant themes in the latest City for a quick gambling trip during the “What it takes to be a star at that level Armstrong found himself getting dressed 10, with the final two episodes on May 17. instalments of the ESPN and Netflix 1993 Eastern Conference finals. is beyond imaginatio n. Always having and out of the way quickly because B.J. Armstrong is a host of a podcast documentary The Last Dance, a 10-part “We understood his pressures, he security around, dealing with tickets, he otherwise his shoes would get stomped about the series. 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OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Warriors head coach Stephen Kearney supervises training at Mount Smart in February 2018. Kearney says the Warriors have a chance to carve a place for themselves in club and NRL history in the reworked competition due to get going in Australia this month. NZ Herald picture CHASING HISTORY Kearney inspired by Langer’s Aussie cricket rebuild

RUGBY LEAGUE by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP the revamped rugby league competition. was very clear about that right from the Kearney said the remainder of the Kearney said the unprecedented outset, about making Australians proud playing group will confront the harsh WELLINGTON — Stephen Kearney scenario provided players with an of their cricket team again. realities of New Zealand’s strict lockdown will use Justin Langer’s transformation opportunity to rise to the occasion and “So in that sense, we do feel that comes process when they return to training. of the Australian cricket team as carve a place for themselves in the with a huge responsibility on our part He said many had lacked sufficient inspiration when he sets about leading history of the club and the competition. and that was made pretty clear to the weight-training resources at their homes the Warriors into their monumental NRL He compared his job to that faced boys this morning.” and had arrived in a slimmed-down state. challenge. by Langer when he assumed the top Kearney said plans were not yet “Looking at a lot of them, they probably The Warriors were coming to terms coaching position in Australian cricket finalised on how David Fusitu’a and haven’t been doing the bigger weights so with their new reality yesterday as they in the wake of the 2018 ball-tampering Nathaniel Roache would join the team I can see the muscle mass has dropped,” settled into quarantine in Tamworth, the scandal in South Africa. after the players missed Sunday’s Kearney said. 50-strong group having begun the day During his lockdown period in transtasman flight. “It’s really important over the next with breakfast at one-seat tables spaced Auckland, Kearney became engrossed Roache has tested negative to Covid- three weeks there’s enough time to get 1.5 metres apart. in a documentary series that outlined 19. He woke with a sore throat that led them up to speed. Ahead of them is a fortnight under how the Australians transformed to his being blocked from boarding the “It’ll mean a lot of hard work but I’m lockdown in the rural New South Wales and ultimately defended the Ashes in plane as a precaution, while Fusitu’a was sure they’ll be ready for it.” city, where wiping down weights, training England 18 months later. absent on compassionate grounds. One positive for Kearney should be a in small groups and avoiding public “I certainly grew to admire what Justin An arrival date for the pair hasn’t been fully fit squad at his disposal. contact will become the norm. Langer had done with the group by the decided and they may yet have to self- “They’ve been locked down for five That kick-starts up to six months in end of the Ashes tour,” he said. isolate for 14 days away from teammates weeks,” he said. “There’d better not be Australia and away from home to see out “It’s about setting a standard and he in their hotel rooms. any injuries.”