TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 ‘AMAZING’ PAGE 3 PAGE 5 SHAVING AUCTION FOR A HAMMER FALLS ON INSIDE TODAY 24 OF 30 PROPERTIES CURE

TRAFFIC ‘CHAOS’ Auckland came to Gisborne this morning when the closure of the Rutene Road/Harris Street intersection caused what one motorist described as traffic “chaos” along Rutene Road and Wainui Road heading into the city. Motorists were waiting for up to an hour, as traffic was banked up on Wainui Road from the Gladstone Road Bridge end of town to Sponge Bay Road. These pictures, taken by Herald photographer Paul Rickard, are along Rutene Road. He could not get on to Wainui Road. The inset photo is at the De Lautour Road/Rutene Road intersection. STORY ON PAGE 4

‘It’s been a fairly hurly-burly We did well few months’ by Wynsley Wrigley ■ The lowest overall number of The Ministry of Health describes catch up on the backlog. Covid-19 cases. planned care as the “health journey Director-General of Health Dr Ashley GISBORNE is the region that has “It’s been a fairly hurly-burly few from the time when you develop a Bloomfield had set health boards the coped the best with Covid-19 and months,” said Ms Ngarimu. condition needing treatment to the time challenge of catching up with volumes Hauora Tairawhiti will now move to I’m feeling that we have stood up and the problem is either resolved or under by the end of the year. catch up on health services deferred we have done our community proud.” control”. Hauora Tairawhiti would rise to the during the lockdown, says district health Ms Ngarimu said the board would The only major component of planned occasion, said Mr Green. board chairwoman Kim Ngarimu. focus on responding to any future care not yet reinstated was joint The number of people waiting more She told the board at their monthly recurrence of Covid-19 while “winding replacements, which would restart from than four months for a first specialist meeting held electronically yesterday up” the provision of health services and June 8. assessment (FSA) had increased by that she was proud of the efforts of all delivering services deferred during alert Mr Green said complex procedures about 20 percent. health workers and others working for levels 4 and 3. were being held back for when the Those waiting for surgery had the safety of the community. “We have very firmly got our sights chances of Covid-19 infection were low doubled. Ms Ngarimu said Ministry of Heath set on bringing all our services back and and to avoid putting pressure on the Mr Green said “basically” only figures showed Tairawhiti had — catching up.” hospital when staff might have “to scale extremely urgent surgery was carried ■ The highest per capita testing rate Hauora Tairawhiti chief executive up”. out during the lockdown while some in the country. Jim Green said the hospital was now “Clearly the risk of that is diminishing virtual FSAs had been carried out by ■ The highest rate of testing Maori. starting to “gear up”. During the past day by day, week by week.” telephone or video. ■ The second highest rate of testing week the hospital had recorded 92 Gisborne Hospital is to increase Those waiting for surgery or FSAs Pacifica. percent of planned work compared to the joint replacement surgeries by 50 would be contacted and prioritised, he ■ The lowest rate for Covid-19. comparable week last year. percent over the next six months to said.

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Classifieds ...... 19 Television ...... 24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12-13 Farming ...... 22 Sport ...... 25-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 18 World...... 14-17 Racing ...... 23 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 NOT YOUR TIME Residents join forces to save stranded whale

by Matai O’Connor round and usually involve just one or TO THE RESCUE: Samuel Lewis, of Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust, with a stranded pygmy whale two animals. on Midway beach yesterday. Below, Mr Lewis and other beach-goers help return the whale to A STRANDED pygmy sperm whale DoC manages whale strandings the ocean. Pictures by Rebecca Grunwell was saved by the actions of Gisborne and rescues with the help of local residents at Midway Beach yesterday. communities, volunteers and Jessie Madden, along with a woman, organisations. her partner and two Gisborne Boys’ High DoC responds to an average of 85 students, got the pygmy whale back into stranding incidents a year, usually single the water at around lunchtime. animals. “The Boys’ High students managed to Mass strandings occasionally occur lift her up out of the hole she dug herself and the majority of these are long-finned in,” Ms Madden said. pilot whales. “We waited for the waves to come in Large whales such as sperm whales in order to turn her and roll her over, so have stranded on occasions, including she could use her tail to steer herself the tragic 1970 stranding of 59 sperm back into the sea. whales at Wainui Beach.” “It took about 15 minutes and then she “Anyone can help out at a stranding was able to swim back out to sea.” event as long as they are physically New Zealand is a hotspot for marine able. Your efforts are much appreciated mammal strandings, according to the by DoC,” a DoC spokesperson told The Department of Conservation. Herald. The most common species that strand “Many whales are saved each year alone are common dolphins, pygmy with the help of volunteers. Every effort sperm whales and beaked whales. contributes towards their conservation,” Since 1840, more than 5000 strandings DOC said. of whales and dolphins have been If you come across a whale or dolphin recorded around the New Zealand stranding ring the DoC emergency coastline. Strandings occur all year hotline 0800 DOC HOT (0800 362 468).

Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered • Gisborne’s teen punk rock act Sit Down In Front unchain a single from their upcoming new album Confessions Of A Pie Thief. • Tairawhiti Writers Hub editors talk about their anthology of writings to come out of Tairawhiti. • Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is under threat of closure. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP 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: 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 • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 NEWS 3 Lucky escape for man READY AND installing WAITING: One of two new new Endeavour models, which were washing completed in September machine with the intention of replacing the by Murray Robertson original 1969 models (inset), A MAN at a house that have since in Mangapapa had degraded to a lucky escape last being beyond a night when he was state of repair. electrocuted as he

changed over the Main picture power plug for a supplied, inset washing machine in file picture his home’s laundry.

Fire and Emergency NZ and St John ambulance responded at about 7pm. “He was installing a new washing machine in his laundry, and was electrocuted when he went to disconnect the old machine from a multiboard adjacent to it,” a senior firefighter said. When the emergency personnel arrived they found the man was “physically able, alert and conscious.” “He was badly Pros and cons of models to be debated shaken up though,” the senior firefighter said. “He was very by Wynsley Wrigley and Malcolm MacLean, and $9000 spent by council Road intersection. lucky.” on engineering advice. The report says the positives of reinstalling and/ The man, aged 55, INSTALLING new Endeavour models may not The two models, made of aluminium to prolong or widespread consultation include meeting the was taken to Gisborne meet the expectations of the wider community and their life span, weigh 200 kilograms each, meaning expectations of the community supporting the Hospital for a check Tairawhiti tangata whenua, based on “previously the existing poles, described as reconstituted project, and maintaining previous levels of service. up and after a period received negative feedback about the replicas and streetlight poles, are not adequate. It would also allow the council to assess options of assessment was their historical significance to the Tairawhiti region”, The current estimate for the new heavier poles is with a deeper acknowledgement of the views of discharged. says a Gisborne District Council report. $29,000 plus GST with another $8000 required for tangata whenua and the community, and provide “The incident Council’s operations committee will tomorrow resource consents. an opportunity to consider multiple location illustrates the care decide whether to consult with the community, and The staff-prepared paper for the committee says options. people have got to specifically with iwi, about the future location of council has not allocated any budget funding for the On the negative side, the report notes that costs take with power two Endeavour models, or alternatively, to instal additional costs. are likely to increase as alternative sites will need to appliances, especially the models where they were originally, if additional The group behind community fundraising had be assessed by an engineer. It is also possible that in wet areas like the funding can be raised. indicated it was committed to raising the additional no preferred locations are identified, or those that are laundry, and there More than $37,000 is needed, in addition to the funds to instal the models on the sites of the might not meet the expectations of the community was water around at existing $19,000 of council funding, $20,000 of originals, at the Gladstone Road-Derby Street supporting and co-funding the project, or tangata the time of last night’s community fundraising organised by Martin Kibble roundabout and at the Gladstone Road-Campion whenua. accident.” PROPERTY BOUNCE-BACK Two million dollar-plus properties sell at ‘amazing event’

GISBORNE’S property market is out of the Covid-19 lockdown, Mr Snee market to levels above where they were locally and from the big centres. back with a bang, following relaxation of said there were lots of questions around pre-lockdown.” “The results that we are seeing in Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. whether the event should go ahead. Saturday’s auctioneer Guy Mordaunt Gisborne are a good representation Over last month just nine houses were “On the day, we marketed 30 properties said an 80 percent clearance rate was of what we are seeing across our 70 sold in Gisborne, due to the lockdown. and 24 sold under the hammer. That is a huge number in any market and was locations across provincial New Zealand. But the market seems to have bounced an 80 percent clearance rate. With an higher than the last Project Gisborne in The average sale price has actually back quickly with Property Broker’s additional three under contract and the February. increased by one percent since entering annual mass auction last weekend seeing properties on the day selling on average “Prices were strong and are following Level 2 when compared to the near- two $1m-plus houses sold on the same +51 percent of RV, it is a good illustration the trend across the country of an record levels in the four weeks prior to day. of where the Gisborne market sits post- upward lift since March. Properties the lockdown. Just three properties went to out-of- Covid-19. sold across the entire range from an “Sales volume is still down, but we are town buyers — and one of those was “A total value of $12.487m was sold on investment at $188,000 through to seeing growth almost double week on re-locating back to Gisborne. the day.” $1.1m, and everything in between. week.” On the day, 24 out of 30 properties Mr Snee said with the whole country “I’ve called hundreds of auctions and Mr Mordaunt said it was quite a sold at Saturday’s Project Gisborne looking for some indication around how the activity was as busy as I’ve ever different type of auction room for auction event, including properties on the property market is going to respond seen it. People have had their life put on Project Gisborne as it was set for social Wharekopae Road and Ngakoroa Road, to post Covid-19 conditions, the early hold and are keen to move on to the next distancing. which sold for $1.125m and $1.1m, indicators were very promising. stage. “Only buyers and vendors were allowed respectively. “If the Project Gisborne auction results “There were a lot of happy people in in for each auction block with spectators “It was an amazing event for the are anything to go by, it looks like the Gisborne on Saturday night.” watching from outside. Tairawhiti region,” said Property Brokers removal of restrictions on real estate Property Brokers chief executive Bill “At the end of each session, the room Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne regional agencies and buyer-friendly bank activity, Highet said provincial New Zealand still needed to be cleared and was cleaned manager Joe Snee. such as low-interest rates and removal had an incredible shortage of property and disinfected. It didn’t deter the buyers After a period of uncertainty coming of LVR restrictions, could kickstart the on the market and strong interest both from showing up and bidding strongly.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

JONES, Dick Bereavements (Richard Harold). — Passed away 25.5.20, FRANK AMOR aged 89 years. Beloved husband of Maureen for Cheryl Amor and 65 years. Loved father family, wish to thank all of Kerry and Paul, Joe of you who sent texts, and Dianne, Vicki and cards, flowers and John, Wilson and phone calls as a comfort Selina, Colin, and in the passing of Frank. friend of Tracy. Please accept this notice Cheeky Proppa Dick to as a personal acknow- 13 grandchildren and 13 ledgement. great-grandchildren. Grateful thanks to Leighton House staff for their thoughtful Monumental care. A life member of Masons both Gisborne Old Boys Rugby and the Kahutia Bowling Clubs, STONEHAVEN has raised his last beer! for As per his wishes, a private cremation has Funerals been held. and Memorials 601 Nelson Road Ph 867 1 800

FIRST FAIR BACK: The first cattle fair since Covid-19 restrictions started went off well yesterday with some bargains to be had in the later pens. Prices for some were down to $180 a head. All 2237 cattle sold. The top dollar, $1230, was paid for some rising two-year-old steers from the Uttings in the Waimata Valley. Most of the cattle were weaners. The top money was $875 for steers from Whangara and $665 Minor injuries for heifers from Tikitiki. Further sale report in Focus on the after vehicle Land, page 22. Pictures by Liam Clayton leaves SH35 near Kaiaua $2m SHORTFALL turn-off Wairoa District Council warned about solution by Murray Robertson by Aaron van Delden Meanwhile, the across all property types. council was taking a In fact, farming and forestry are facing A MAN was taken to Gisborne RATES in Wairoa are set to go up by 5 gamble in not rating a decrease in rates. Hospital yesterday afternoon after percent overall from July 1 but that will for costs associated This is linked to a reduction in the the 4x4 ute he was driving left State still leave the district council millions of with floods, slips targeted rate for roading, thanks to Highway 35 north of Tolaga Bay and dollars short on funding. and other major higher subsidies from the New Zealand crashed. The deficit is laid bare in a report events in 2020/21. Transport Agency. Emergency services responded at to the council’s finance, audit and risk To continue to do so Roading charges are up to 85 percent of around 2.30pm to a spot about 2km past committee, which met yesterday to in the future would total rates for forestry and large farms. the Kaiaua turnoff. consider budgets for 2020/21. be unwise, Mr Borg Rates for 2020/21 on farming properties “The 70-year-old’s vehicle went into The council also capped its overall said in his report. would be reduced by $17 on average, or 1 a drain, through a fence, then part of a rates rise for 2019/20 at 5 percent, He called on percent, compared with 2019/20. maize paddock, before veering back into leaving outgoings exceeding income by councillors to reassess the affordability of The average forestry property rates the roadside drain,” a Tolaga Bay senior $2 million, the report by finance and the services provided by Wairoa council would be $1662 or 13 percent less. firefighter said. corporate support group manager Gary when developing a 2021-31 Long Term On the other hand, households and “It appears he may have had some sort Borg shows. Plan in the coming months. businesses face bigger increases. of medical event prior to the crash. The proposal for the rates take to again To make up the rest of the shortfall Residential rates are set to go up by “Fortunately he suffered only minor rise by no more than 5 percent, in line the council had reduced discretionary $188 on average, or 9 percent, while injuries. He was very lucky.” with the 2018-28 Long Term Plan, will spending on things like travel, training, businesses will pay $823 or 18 percent The Tolaga Bay first responders leave the council with a $4m funding maintenance and grants, and used more than they did in 2019/20. transported the man to Tolaga Bay, deficit. reserves to fund one-off operational The targeted rate for services, based where he was transferred to a St John But it plans to make up this shortfall projects, thereby saving $500,000. on capital value, is set to increase ambulance from Gisborne and taken to by not collecting rates to cover wear and It had gleaned $1m through selling significantly. hospital. tear on council property or potential costs property and negotiating a bigger Charges for wastewater and waste The firefighters were able to recover of emergencies — a saving of $2.5m. dividend from council-controlled management are also going up, by 40 the man’s vehicle and were surprised to Mr Borg warned it was only a short- organisation Quality Roading and percent and 28 percent respectively. find it was still driveable. term solution. Services. The council expects to collect $15.79m The man was heading up the East If the council continued to not collect in rates on Wairoa’s 6537 properties in Coast when the crash happened. rates for depreciation, it might be forced The cost to ratepayers the year to June 30, 2021. No update on the man’s condition was to borrow money to replace worn-out It will be up to the full council to sign available when the Herald went to print assets, with limits to how much it could Although the proposed overall rates off the rates rise, as part of its 2020/21 today. loan and interest to pay. rise is set at 5 percent, it is not consistent annual plan, before the end of June. Chaos as stormwater upgrade delays traffic

FROM PAGE 1 de Lautour Road roundabout, with some vehicles to move along Rutene Road and effective. having to wait up to an hour to get past the works got traffic flowing again. “We are also looking at options to allow GISBORNE drivers experienced big through. Among the time casualties was today’s some traffic through the work site during city frustration in major traffic jams on One motorist described it as “chaos”. meeting of the Gisborne District Council’s the peak morning traffic if possible. Wainui and Rutene roads this morning. The works are part of the council’s finance and performance committee, “The contractor has three excavations The jams were caused by the closure $2.6 million stormwater upgrade. It which was delayed by 30 minutes. Several through to Friday that will close both of the Rutene Road-Harris Street is installing a new pipe along Rutene councillors were caught up in the traffic lanes for a period of time. This is to lower intersection for essential service upgrades Road to reduce flooding and wastewater jam. a section of water main, lower a fibre between today and Friday. discharges into rivers during wet weather. GDC 4 Waters infrastructure manager optic cable and install a new manhole. Traffic banked up along Wainui Road Detours were in place and traffic Neville West said contractors were “We apologise for the level of disruption from Reads Quay to Sponge Bay Road, management personnel were on site. reporting back to the council on why but hope the community bears with us and right along Rutene Road past the The removal of a detour, which allowed the traffic management plan was not while we undertake this critical work.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 NEWS 5 Gisborne HAIR TODAY: But on Saturday afternoon District Tairawhiti oncology clinical nurse specialist Court news Kelly Norris’s locks will be gone as part of the THE following people appeared before Leukaemia Judge Turitea Bolstad in Gisborne District and Blood Court — Cancer New Zealand JACOB Rewi Haenga, 31, vacated earlier not fundraiser guilty pleas and pleaded guilty to wilful trespass Shave for (at the HB Williams Memorial Library) and a a Cure. breach of court bail. He also admitted breaching This year’s community work. campaign For the wilful trespass, Haenga was convicted features an online and ordered to come up for sentence if called nationwide upon within six months. shave. On the breach of community work he was similarly sentenced, but for a term of three Picture by months, during which time he was expected to Paul Rickard complete the sentence. He was convicted and discharged for the bail breach.

LUKIS William Ryland, 36, pleaded guilty to a breach of bail for which he was convicted and discharged. He maintained his not guilty plea to a charge of assaulting a female on which he has Ready to lose her locks in Live Shave elected a judge-alone trial. On that matter, he was further remanded on bail for a case review by Matai O’Connor she had thought about for years. doing it in winter. hearing on July 13. “I saw an ad on Facebook for the June “It’s not ideal but there’s never a A TAIRAWHITI nurse has already Live Shave event and after a quick chat good time to get cancer or have cancer PIP Tawhaorangi Terekia pleaded guilty to raised over $1900 for Leukaemia and with my husband and kids, I signed up. treatment. three charges arising in a family harm context Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBCNZ). “I want to help find more effective “Those patients don’t get to pick — assault on a person in a family relationship And her efforts will culminate with the treatments to save lives and make sure when is a good time to be bald.” and two breaches of a protection order. Shave for a Cure Live Shave on Saturday people with cancer get the support they Her goal was to have raised $2000 by He was further remanded on bail to appear in afternoon. need.” Sunday but that looks set to be more. the Family Harm Intervention Court on July 14. Kelly is an oncology clinical nurse For the first time, Shave for a Cure is “The sky’s the limit. Every dollar Counsel Michael Lynch said Terekia already specialist, which means she works holding a nationwide “Live Shave” on counts. Another $1000 in the final week had other matters scheduled for that court. directly with patients and whanau Saturday between 3pm and 4pm. would be amazing.” affected by blood cancers in Gisborne. “Shavees” from all over New Zealand To donate and follow Kelly’s Shave for A WOMAN admitted driving badly on Paroa “I see the impact these conditions will join a livestream during which they a Cure campaign, go to the Shave for a Road last November while more than two-and-a- and the treatments have on people’s will shave their heads.” Cure website and type Kelly Norris into half times over the legal alcohol limit. lives and the great work LBCNZ does to Kelly’s locks will be shaved down to a search; or go to tinyurl.com/ydamgwnc Annabelle Wyant, 39, pleaded guilty to driving support them in many ways,” she said. No.2 length. There is also a link through her with excess blood-alcohol (262 milligrams) for a Doing Shave for a Cure was something “Lots of people have asked why I’m Facebook page. third or subsequent time and careless driving. She also pleaded guilty to a breach of prison release conditions. Wyant was further remanded on bail for sentence on July 3. A pre-sentence report canvassing all options was ordered.

REBEKAH Peneha, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of driving while disqualified and giving HOUSE-WARMING false details. She was further remanded on bail for sentence and an application to avoid further disqualification on June 26. Homeowners encouraged to check eligibility for funding A pre-sentence report canvassing all sentencing options was ordered. by Kim Parkinson for the funding. We want to get the word home this winter.” out.” “Insulation and efficient heaters don’t THE following people appeared recently WITH winter fast approaching and The Smart Energy Solution Gisborne prevent the spread of Covid-19 but a before Judge Warren Cathcart in Gisborne temperatures dropping, the demand branch has been providing subsidised warm, dry home does protect the most District Court — for insulation and efficient heating in insulation since 2012. vulnerable and decreases the risk of Gisborne is growing as people take Mr Thomson said demand had been hospital admissions from respiratory A 22-YEAR-OLD man admitted a raft of advantage of the Government’s Warmer steady. disease. Kiwi Homes programme. The Gisborne branch has three teams “We’re also proud of the significant offences including burglary of two Gisborne As of the beginning of March there had who can get five to six homes done in a third-party funding that has been businesses. been more than 641 insulation retrofits day. leveraged through the programme to Quade Tai Tere Henry also pleaded guilty to and 65 heating retrofits in the Gisborne Michelle Harrison, of Fenn date. two other burglaries, arson, and wilful damage region, thanks to Warmer Kiwi Homes. Refrigeration, said installation of heat “With the Government now meeting (to a vehicle). He was further remanded on bail Insulation installers for the programme pumps under Warmer Kiwi Homes had 90 percent of the cost, we expect that for sentence on July 16. are taking on more staff after the recent slowed down due to Covid-19 restrictions, top-ups from third-party community Counsel Michael Lynch said some of the Budget allocation of $56 million to but they were working hard to catch up. organisations will make retrofits free of offending was against family members. He insulate thousands of homes throughout They had 18 to 20 heat pumps set to charge to many applicants.” asked for the case to be referred for the the country. be installed. Three-quarters of those had Dr Woods encourages homeowners to restorative justice process. A specialist mental Energy Minister Megan Woods said the been assessed in the last two weeks, with find out if they are eligible and apply for health report ahead of sentencing was also funding would deliver an additional 9000 many on the East Coast. a grant. necessary. insulation and heating retrofits, and also There were also about 60 people You can check whether you are eligible Judge Cathcart agreed. see grants increase to 90 percent of the waiting to get quotes — 70 percent of by visiting www.warmerkiwihomes.govt. A pre-sentence report canvassing all cost. those quote requests coming in since the nz sentencing options was ordered. Ceiling and underfloor insulation is 90 percent subsidy was announced. “It’s important that you make sure free of charge to homeowners in the Fenn Refrigeration has five qualified family members and friends know about ADMITTING he burgled Lawson Field Theatre, greater Gisborne area, thanks to top-ups installation technicians and is looking to the grant offer which makes insulation July Leonard Green, 41, labourer, was further through Trust Tairawhiti. employ more installers to keep up with and highly efficient heating much more remanded in custody for sentence on July 16. Paul Thomson, of Smart Energy demand. affordable. Solutions which does the insulation Warmer Kiwi Homes recently reached a “For instance, homeowners looking at The Crown withdrew a charge of escaping, work in Gisborne, said it was important significant milestone of more than 20,000 having a $3000 heat pump installed will offering no evidence. people took advantage of the subsidy and installs of insulation and efficient heaters only pay $300,” said Dr Woods. A pre-sentence report canvassing all checked their eligibility by going to the nationwide, Dr Woods said. “It’s a great opportunity to improve the sentencing options was ordered. EECA website. “We are very proud of this achievement. quality of New Zealand housing, as well Green has other active charges still “If you own a home and it was built That’s a large number of Kiwi households as the health, comfort and wellbeing of proceeding through the court. before 2008, chances are you are eligible looking forward to a warmer and drier people.” The theatre burglary involved a co-accused. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Nats, Greens decry Todd Muller’s first ‘unfair benefit’ for new jobseekers

by Charlie Dreaver, RNZ day was a howler WELLINGTON — It is not often the Greens and National see eye-to- eye on welfare, but both are critical COMMENT by Audrey Young, an earpiece in from the echoing stood by all her statements and of the Government’s new relief New Zealand Herald panelled Legislative Council then ambushing her with a more payment for some unemployed. Chamber. focused supplementary question, The Government yesterday WELLINGTON — The Labour It became a shouty interview, as Bridges used to, Muller was announced a payment for those who Party has been so concerned about with Muller gesticulating to more direct from the start. had lost their jobs due to Covid-19, the potential threat of National’s distraction, and unable to say if He asked for Treasury’s most while they find new employment or new leader, Todd Muller, it sent out National would spend more or less recent forecasts for unemployment retrain. an SOS to members reminding money than the $62 billion planned in the third quarter of the year and It will pay $490 a week for those them of how dangerous a new by the current Government over the the Government’s specific plan who lost full-time work since 1 leader with momentum can be. four-year forecast period. to stop the job losses that had March, $250 for part time workers, That was before Muller had had There was one good moment. occurred over the past two weeks. and will not be taxed. a chance to have a howler of a first He had a good interview with Mike The trouble is that Ardern simply That compares to a maximum $250 day at Parliament as leader. Hosking on Newstalk ZB yesterday answered them directly, and at — taxed — for people aged over 25 Somehow he did not appear to morning. Muller appeared relaxed, length, and even summed up the on the existing jobseeker benefit. be quite the threat he seemed on articulate, easy to listen to and National Party leader point that Muller was trying to National Party social development day one, two and three. gave a good account of himself Todd Muller make — that National supports spokesperson Louise Upston said it The desperate-sounding note and why the National caucus had direct cash to small business was challenging to live off the job to Labour members was sent put its faith in him. alternative plan for the economy. owners and the Government has seeker benefit, but questioned the out yesterday, drafted perhaps Two hours later, it was the It was perhaps an easy error to preferred a wage subsidy — wages introduction of a different payment. by someone not familiar with the “Caucus run”, the procession have made if Kaye had previously being one of the major costs of “Why would you introduce a unwritten rule never to admit that of MPs to their weekly caucus heard Goldsmith talk about his business. complex, clumsy system that then one’s opponent might be a threat. meetings. Maori relatives among Ngati It may have been slightly makes it really unfair?” “With National’s leadership Muller emerged with his deputy Porou and their shared great-great different from Bridges — but it “If someone lost their job in the change on Friday, building and Nikki Kaye to his first full caucus grandfather but apparently the old elicited no more information than middle of February, for example, they growing Labour’s campaign is now as leader with a media standup on man had many wives — Maori and he would have, it did not challenge would then be getting paid half the more important than ever,” it said. the way. Pakeha. Ardern’s lengthy monologues, there amount that someone would be on “Back in 2017, we all saw how It’s a time when the leader tries Muller also revealed his first were no sparks, and it was a little this new income support, which is much momentum the right leader to set the agenda but unless they back-track – his intention to keep bit dull. Not terrible but not great. clearly unfair,” she said. can give an election campaign, and have something worthy of setting his Donald Trump Make America The only sparks were the lighter The comments echoed the there’s a chance this leadership the agenda, it is the media that sets Great Again hat in the packaging moments over Paul Goldsmith’s sentiments of Green Party co-leader change could be a moment for the agenda, which today was the box. contribution, now dubbed ‘Ngati Marama Davidson, who said Labour National to rally their supporters issue of National’s front bench. Anyway, Muller had his first Epsom’. had failed to uphold a key element and leverage funds from their As it happened, Nikki Kaye Question Time to look forward There was a general atmosphere of the two parties’ post election backers.” set the agenda by leaping to the to and an apparent aim of doing of mockery in the air. agreement. It sought donations to help stop defence of Muller (he had no need things differently to the more It was not exactly aimed Davidson said she had heard any momentum Muller might have. of being defended) and stating abrasive style of Bridges. at Muller, but the fact he had the frustration of beneficiaries He managed to do that on his that Paul Goldsmith with his Ngati “You’ll see a slightly different precipitated it against Goldsmith who felt they had been deemed the own. Porou heritage was a Maori on style,” he said on the caucus run. was an early lesson in leadership “undeserving poor” by the latest Muller’s bad day began the National’s front bench. “I intend to be asking directly the being a little bit harder than it looks move. night before on his first serious It was an error that Muller also questions I believe New Zealanders from the backbench. The payment was a “very clear” television interview since rolling happily repeated as well — and want answers to as opposed to The Labour fundraisers can admission that base benefit rates Simon Bridges on Friday. just as most people were thinking perhaps other styles you’ve seen in perhaps relax for a few days until were not enough to live on, she said, It was on TVNZ’s Q and A with “I never knew Paul Goldsmith the past.” Muller regains his focus. and she was “not satisfied” Labour’s host Jack Tame in the Auckland was Maori,” Goldsmith said it and Instead of asking Prime Confidence and Supply Agreement studio and Muller listening through blurred the focus on National’s Minister Jacinda Ardern if she See also page 9 promise to overhaul the welfare system had been fulfilled. “We know that work has started, but there’s still a long way to go.” Controversial MAGA hat packed away The disparity has also been criticised by welfare advocates. WELLINGTON — New National 2016 Donald Trump campaign conventions. “I think Todd is absolutely Social Development Minister Party leader Todd Muller will not be has become an icon of Trump’s “Clearly, for other people, it has focussed on rebuilding New Carmel Sepuloni said the displaying his Make America Great nationalistic policies and worn a greater and personal meaning. I Zealand, and we shouldn’t read too Government was still committed to Again (MAGA) hat in his new office, regularly by individuals at far-right respect that,” he told reporters. much into souvenirs on his desk.” welfare overhaul and she did not saying it has become a distraction. rallies. Many have argued it has “I am not focussed on hats. Muller has previously said he want to mix the two issues. Muller took charge of the party become a symbol of racism. “I am focussed, with my team, was an American politics junkie and “It is different from this temporary on Friday and spent much of While Muller defended owning the on building an economic recovery believed the US had become a more measure we are putting in place to his weekend as leader jumping cap on Saturday, telling Newshub for New Zealand. It was becoming politically divided place. address the unprecedented times we between different media interviews Nation he had picked it up as a a distraction. It got packed away “Over the last 30 or 40 years, it’s have in job loss during this Covid-19 to introduce himself to New souvenir in the US and that he also when I moved and I said ‘Keep it in become more and more partisan, period,” she said. Zealanders. owned a Hillary Clinton badge, he the box’.” and I think that doesn’t work for the Sepuloni said the Greens However, while Muller’s has now decided to keep it in a box. New National Party deputy country as a whole. supported the job loss coverage intention was clearly to speak During his move to his new leader, Nikki Kaye, said it would be “This is not an anti-Republican policy. about the National Party’s agenda, office, Muller said he had packed it “replaced by a National Party cap”. or anti-Democrat — I think both “They want more to happen with controversy swirled around a hat away and “it will stay in the box”. Kaye defended Muller on The AM sides have built that partisanship the overhaul and of course income previously seen on display in his “You understand the context that Show on Monday, saying that she to the level that it appears from adequacy is still on their agenda and office. that hat had for me — (it was) part did not believe that Muller endorsed the outside to be becoming quite it’s still on ours as well,” she said. The MAGA cap created for the of memorabilia when I went to two Trump’s views. destructive.” — Newshub. 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WELLINGTON — New Zealand has saying it was not the right thing to be promoting as we speak.” experts and their evidence were bubble — allowing New Zealanders been in lockdown for “far too long” promoting “when we have had weeks He said it had been made clear at important. But he felt NZ had been “too and Australians to travel between each and needs to be at Level 1 now with a off”. Cabinet that his party, New Zealand cautious for too long now”. country without quarantining — should transtasman bubble already operating, He also appeared to once again First, believed that the process of “You have to look at the be operating now. says Deputy Prime Minister Winston reveal discussions that had been moving down to Level 1 was taking percentages and say are we 98,99 Asked why he was not doing more Peters. happening at Cabinet. too long. percent safe? If we are, we’ve got to as Deputy Prime Minister, he indicated In a revealing interview on Newstalk “We have been in compulsory “The prime minister has actually risk it and get going.” NZ First’s voice at the Cabinet table ZB today, he appeared to take aim at lockdown for far too long,” Peters told admitted that — at the Cabinet Otherwise, far more people would could be more influential with a better some of the Labour-led Government’s Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking. meeting she said it. There were serious die from depression and concerns percentage of the party vote at the decision-making around the lockdown, “People want to be out there concerns from New Zealand First that about their finances than from the next election and if Kiwis “wisened saying the enemy was no longer working. Everybody who has put their this was taking too long and we should pandemic, he said. up”. Covid-19 but the health and economic heart into the future, the country’s have got out of this into a better space, “The enemy we’ve got now is not Peters also clarified his position on impacts caused by continuing future and the future of their families, as fast as possible. Covid-19, it’s actually the inability to Labour’s flagship light-rail project for restrictions under Level 2. realise there is only one way out of “Every day, every hour, every week turn this economy around . . . as fast Auckland after raising doubts about He also rubbished the idea of a this — to think smart and work harder. that we delay — we put back our as possible.” the project’s future. He told Hosking it new public holiday — raised by Prime “A day off when we have had recovery.” He said New Zealand should be was not on NZ First’s radar right now Minister Jacinda Ardern last week — weeks off is not the right thing to be He acknowledged that the health at Level 1 now and the transtasman during a pandemic. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Bill banning Spending in spotlight smoking in NZ First Foundation spent $130k on company run by Peters’ lawyer cars with by Guyon Espiner and Kate “I didn’t enter into any contract Newton, RNZ with QComms as president.” When asked what QComms did, WELLINGTON — Tens of he said the company controlled kids inside thousands in donors’ funds given to the NZ First party membership the New Zealand First Foundation database. were spent paying expenses, “It’s a company that leases the wages and bills for people closely database to New Zealand First,” he passes associated with NZ First’s leader said. Winston Peters. “They hold the licence and they The foundation, which has lease it to New Zealand First.” by Yvette McCullough, RNZ bankrolled NZ First using secret QComms also appears to donations from rich business have managed the NZ First web WELLINGTON — A bill banning smoking in people, spent more than $130,000 platforms. cars with children has passed its final reading on a company run by Brian Henry — The documents obtained by with support from all parties. the personal lawyer and close friend RNZ show New Zealand First paid The law makes it an offence to smoke in a of Peters. NationBuilder and Voxara — two motor vehicle carrying anyone under 18 years Documents obtained by RNZ American tech companies which run old. Police will be able to issue fines of up to show that between January 2018 membership and donation systems $50; however, this will not come into effect for and July 2019, the foundation took for political parties. 18 months. in $224,000 in donations from Voxara and NationBuilder sent Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa supporters — and, overall, it spent multiple invoices to QComms. said the ban would mean thousands of at least $368,000. The bills, paid by the foundation, children would have healthier lungs. Of that, at least $137,000 of TIME TICKING ON SFO DECISION: Sole director and totalled $142,000 over 2018 and “We know that second-hand smoke can foundation funds were spent on a shareholder of QComms, Brian Henry, left, and NZ First leader 2019. accumulate in vehicles — even when the company called QComms. Winston Peters. RNZ file picture by Dan Cook Peters’ partner Jan Trotman windows are down,” she said. Company office records show also received a payment from the “That presents an unacceptable risk to kids the sole director and shareholder Peters was then asked to find although it is unclear why the foundation, according to records who never asked to be exposed to second- of QComms is Brian Henry, who is a suitable lawyer to set up the money was paid. seen by RNZ. hand smoke, and deserve a fighting chance at a trustee of the foundation and the foundation. The exact role of QComms is On July 29 last year, the having healthy, clean lungs. judicial officer of the NZ First party. Later, in 2017, Brian Henry unclear, but it appears to have acted foundation paid Trotman $3450. “Our Government wants to make New The two people who did most of became a foundation trustee, along as an intermediary between the The transaction is recorded as Zealand the best place in the world to be a the work for QComms were also with Doug Woolerton, a former NZ foundation and the NZ First party, “Reimburse-Flt” in what appears child. We’re making progress towards that closely linked to the party. First MP who now runs his own handling the party’s electronic to be a reimbursing payment for a goal by putting the interests of kids first.” Jamie Henry, Brian Henry’s lobbying firm. communications. flight. Salesa said while police would have daughter, received $64,500 in wages Asked if he knew anything about QComms had a contract with the RNZ asked Trotman for details enforcement powers, the focus would be on and expenses, which included seven the payments to QComms, Peters NZ First party but the contents of about why the foundation would pay educating people. identical amounts, totalling $3010, said he had nothing to do with it “in that contract appear to have been for her air travel but she declined to “It is important to note that enforcement referenced as ‘rent’. that context”. closely guarded even from senior comment. efforts will only focus on public education and All those costs were paid by the “I think you should ask Mr Henry party officials. She does not appear to have any changing social norms. foundation. or the Serious Fraud Office.” RNZ obtained an email sent by NZ official role with NZ First but has “Police will use their discretion over Jamie Henry would not comment He said he was “absolutely First treasurer, Holly Howard, to New been involved in a business venture whether or not to issue an infringement fee, when contacted by RNZ. relaxed about that” and would not Zealand First’s auditor, John Lennie, with Brian Henry and his son David. give a warning, or provide information and The other key worker for comment further. on August 1, 2019, asking for the Trotman is a director of referrals to the local ‘stop smoking’ services”, QComms was Brian Henry did details of the contract. New Zealand Future Forest she said. John Thorn, who not respond to In the email, subject-lined Products (NZFFP), which applied The bill also includes an exemption for received $61,000 multiple requests “QComms contract required’, unsuccessfully for a $15 million loan people smoking in vehicles that are used in wages and Asked if he knew for comment. Howards asks: “Hi John. Just from the Provincial Growth Fund as dwellings. However, the scope of the expenses in just anything about The foundation checking if you had anything from (PGF). exemption has been narrowed from its first over a year, all paid the payments to bank account, Brian Henry on this yet? I wanted to Brian Henry was also a director reading and now applies only to vehicles that by the foundation. which Peters has touch base before I chase him on it.” of NZFFP at the time of the PGF are designed to be used as dwellings, such as Thorn, who has QComms, Peters said in media Neither Howard nor Lennie, application but Company Office campervans and motor homes, and while they now left the party, said he had nothing interviews is whose Auckland accountancy firm records show he resigned that are stationary. was the vice- to do with it ‘in that controlled by Lennie & Associates has audited the position on February 19 this year. Although National backed the legislation president for the Brian Henry NZ First electoral returns for more On February 20 of this year, it was highly critical during the debate, with South Island and context’. and Woolerton, than a decade, would comment the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) its MPs saying it could have been a much the NZ First official also made when contacted by RNZ. began a formal investigation into stronger bill. who authored a five payments Brent Catchpole, who was the foundation, after the Electoral MP Nicky Wagner told the House the paper first setting out a proposal referencing the two trustees’ initials, president from 2015 to 2018, Commission said it had received 18-month delay in enforcement was extremely that the party establish the NZ First BH and DW. said QComms had “very little” donations that should have been disappointing, and that the exemption for Foundation. The payments, spread across five involvement with NZ First while treated as party donations. vehicles used as dwellings was illogical. Thorn’s paper was presented at days in July 2019, were all made to he was president and he had no The SFO said last month it was Wagner also criticised the Government’s a March 2017 NZ First party board the same bank account and total recollection of a contract between on track to determine whether or not lack of action on regulation of vaping, and meeting where leader Winston just over $20,000. the party and the foundation. charges would be laid in relation to said she’d rather see more time and resources Peters and Ron Mark, his deputy at All payments reference Brian “I’m not aware of signing a the foundation donations before the focused on helping smokers to quit. the time, were present. Henry or one of his companies, contract with QComms,” he said. September election.

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32312-01 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Police Commissioner PM on hunt for vaccine says there needs to be ‘very high Govt announces $37m funding boost to find Covid-19 jab threshold’ for routine by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald pedal and getting rid of it was a 10-year project. use of armed cops WELLINGTON — Prime He said some fines had been Minister Jacinda Ardern says imposed and five warning WELLINGTON — Police Commissioner a Covid-19 vaccine would be a letters sent to farmers who Andrew Coster says there would have to be “game-changer” for the world. had not been compliant. a “very high threshold” to move towards a The Government yesterday position of routine arming of police. announced a $37 million No new Covid-19 cases Following last year’s mosque shootings in funding boost to find a Christchurch, police launched a six-month coronavirus vaccine. Yesterday, there were no Armed Response Team trial as a way to tackle Asked about a Royal new cases of Covid 19 in New a rise in gun crime. The trial was met with Commission of Inquiry into Zealand, which was the fourth strong opposition and Maori justice advocates the Government’s handling of day in a row of no new cases. called for it to be stopped. the Covid crisis, Ardern said There are now only 22 “I believe the style of policing that is right it was still “early days” as the active cases currently in NZ. for New Zealand is a generally unarmed fight against Covid-19 was Kiwis face at least four service, and it would be a very high threshold ongoing. more weeks of physical- for me to move away from that position,” She faced Todd Muller for distancing obligations and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told the first time as National limits on social gatherings Morning Report today. leader in Question Time at Alert Level 2, but from His predecessor Mike Bush’s long-standing yesterday, but Ardern brushed midday on Friday, will be position was that neither the police nor the it off as being just “an hour” VACCINE WOULD BE ‘A GAME-CHANGER’: The Government able to have 100 people at public were safer if police were routinely in her day. yesterday announced a $37m funding boost to find a Covid-19 weddings and funerals — as armed, and he was committed to that even as She said she spoke to her vaccine. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday said the fight well as at private parties. he stood down this year. Australian counterpart Scott against Covid-19 was ongoing. NZ Herald file picture The prime minister said Coster said police were evaluating the Morrison yesterday morning. yesterday that the low Armed Response Team trial with an open They reaffirmed the Over 150,000 cattle have Each of them was under number of new Covid-19 mind. “There has been a very strong reflection commitment to working on been culled in the two-year quarantine control. cases, including only three in about Armed Response Teams, and it a transtasman Covid-free fight against M.bovis. Agriculture Minister the past fortnight, allowed seems to me there were concerns about the bubble. Ardern said the Damien O’Connor said the the current 10-person limit appropriateness of that style of policing. “We are both at a phase Government’s success in decision to eradicate M.bovis on gatherings and 50-person “I’m really open to hearing from of opening up, or easing battling the rural disease was something other countries limit on funerals and tangi communities about that.” restrictions. In the meantime, had enhanced New Zealand’s had not tried. to be eased. But instead of A One News investigation revealed the we’re getting our borders brand overseas. The decision to eradicate increasing the limit in stages, police were repeatedly told trialling armed ready.” “The beef and dairy sectors was made jointly with the as Australia is doing, Ardern officers on a patrol would not be worthwhile. But she was cautious are the backbone of the farming sector, he said, and if said it could jump straight to Documents showed that researchers in charge about putting a timeline on a country . . . and just like with M.bovis had run rampant, the 100 from Friday. of evaluating the trial had raised concerns transtasman bubble. It would Covid, going hard and early exporting of dairy products Cabinet would review the about its length and the lack of baseline data only happen if it could be done to beat M.bovis has paid throughout the Covid-19 crisis Level 2 settings on June 8, before it had even started. Coster said no so safely, she added. dividends for us.” would not have been possible. however, it would not consider evaluation could determine the right style of There were 17 properties O’Connor said M.bovis was whether the country is ready policing for New Zealand. “I don’t believe it Two-year anniversary of with M.bovis as of May 20, a “long programme” — the to move to Alert Level 1 until can answer the ultimate question of what the M.bovis fight according to Biosecurity NZ. foot could not be taken off the June 22. right thing for us to do is.” — RNZ Take care of yourself NZ 2020 election timeline WELLINGTON — The revealing of party lists by the Greens and ACT, with Bees Brilliance National’s reshuffle, and some candidate announcements from Labour and the Maori Party are further indications Hand & Body Lotion things are gearing up ahead of the election. (340ml) is a unique formula. 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lack of Maori NZ Hass Avocados $ 50 $230 on front bench 1 ea ea WELLINGTON — New National leader There was also confusion at Todd Muller is backing his front bench, yesterday’s announcement when Finance saying he chose the shadow Cabinet line- spokesperson Paul Goldsmith was up on merit and talent. declared Maori by deputy leader Nikki While three out of National’s top four Kaye. Coca-Cola, ranked MPs are women, there are no Muller said he did not consider Fanta, Lift, Maori MPs — nor any other ethnicity Goldsmith to be Maori when sorting out L&P or Sprite other than Pakeha — on the front bench. his front bench. 1.5L Maori Party founder Dame Tariana “That was an error and we admitted Turia told RNZ she was “gobsmacked” that yesterday,” he said. by National’s new line-up given her “She (Nikki Kaye) obviously wasn’t 100 experience working closely with the party percent clear on his whakapapa. Mistakes in Government. happen and that was acknowledged at the “Here is a political party that I time. thought valued the Maori voice. It’s very “Certainly, from my perspective, I am disappointing to now see that in 2020 very comfortable with the team we have, I there is no Maori voice on the front think it has remarkable talent. bench.” “I think my shadow Cabinet tops the However, Muller told Morning Report he Government’s Cabinet in terms of person- $ 80 $ 75 went with who he believed were his best for-person contribution, life experience 1 2 MPs. and the ability to help frame up with ea ea “I looked at it through the lens of my the wider team a recovery plan for this shadow Cabinet and I looked at it through country that will have substance.” the lens of the talent that I have at my Muller’s front bench was not only disposal, which is quite extraordinary in criticised by those outside his party but terms of my 55 MPs. inside of it as well. Heartland Chips Nestlé Chocolate “The third thing I did, which is different National list MP and Maori 150g Block 140-200g to what has happened in the past, is development spokesperson, Jo Hayes, (Excludes Crafted) rather than loading up the shadow publicly critiqued Muller’s front bench on Cabinet with all the portfolios, I spread Radio Waatea. the critical and substantive portfolios “This is not good. We need to remedy across the whole team, including Dan this or you need to front it and take it Bidois for example who has Workplace head on and say why. You need to give a Relations and Safety. better explanation,” she said. “When I put it (the party list) forward, I Muller wouldn’t say whether he was didn’t rank it and I also said this isn’t our happy with Hayes voicing her concerns final list ranking.” but said he had a conversation with her Purex Toilet Tissue DB Export Gold or Tui Muller pointed out that his shadow last night about the issue. 12 Pack or Long Roll 24 x 330ml Bottles Cabinet does contain Maori MPs. “She was passionate and she obviously 6 Pack “From my perspective, the shadow shared a view and we talked about it.” $ 50 $ 00 Cabinet is what counts,” he said. Muller wouldn’t disclose if he told 5 34 pk “In that shadow Cabinet, I have Dr her not to speak about the issues in the pk Shane Reti who I brought beside me when future. I won the leadership as someone who I The National Party had struggled since rate highly and think is already a huge the departure of former leaders John Key contributor to the National Party and the and Bill English, Dame Tariana said. country and will be a substantive senior “We already have significant issues minister in my Government, and of course of inequity right across every sector, SVGH2705 (there is) Paula Bennett . . . then beyond and here they are just continuing it by that. (there is) a caucus with Maori refusing to acknowledge the importance of representation that is connected hugely in having a Maori voice.” the Maori community.” Speaking to RNZ, former National Dame Tariana also acknowledged the Cabinet minister Dame Georgina te likes of Reti, ranked 17, and Harete Heuheu said she had long fought to Please drink Hipango, ranked 39, and believes they promote Maori in all forums including responsibly deserve a promotion. 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Check SuperValue.co.nz for up to date info. 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Hawke’s Bay ‘Living like nomads’ celebrates NZ border closure leaves immigrants stranded overseas as all cases AUCKLAND — Immigrants locked out ‘recovered’ of the country by the border closure are vowing to pay for quarantine in empty hotels so that they can return to their HAWKE’S BAY — Forty-four cases recovered. lives in New Zealand. They’re the words that Hawke’s Bay has been Some temporary visa holders were waiting weeks to hear. Each and every one of the visiting family or sick relatives, or 44 people in the region to contract Covid-19 has attending weddings or funerals when the beaten the virus. restrictions for non-citizens and residents From the Ruby Princess tour guide, to a came into force in March. Flaxmere New World worker, to six vulnerable Carolina Zalazar and her 10-year- residents in a dementia ward at Gladys Mary Care old daughter Martina were on a family Home in Napier. holiday in Bali — two months later they All 44, officially as at 1pm on Tuesday, have are still there. recovered. Hawke’s Bay District Health Board The government introduced a system interim chief executive Craig Climo said it was a where people could ask for an exemption, big occasion for many of its teams who worked including for humanitarian reasons or if tirelessly on Covid-19 for many weeks. they were classed as an essential worker. Climo said the community needed to be aware With more than 10,000 applications of the lengths the public health team had gone to however, only about 2000 have been contact trace and monitor since January, when successful. the threat of the virus became apparent. Zalazar, who is Argentinian, said her “This very talented team has done extensive daughter was born in New Zealand and investigations of anyone that may have come into wanted to get back to her school and AWAITING TO RETURN: Carolina Zalazar and her daughter Martina stuck in Bali. contact with Covid-19. Today is testament to a job friends in Auckland. Many immigrants are willing to pay all cost for quarantine but want to be back to well done,” he said. They had to find a property to rent in New Zealand soon and back to their normal life. Picture supplied via RNZ The first big challenge, and arguably its Bali. “She goes to a good school, I have a toughest, was the painstaking contact tracing of good job, we have a house in Greenlane, Ruby Princess cruise ship passengers, and those all our friends are in New Zealand,” she first year of schooling in New Zealand. It’s In a statement, Immigration Minister they came in contact with. said. “I mean we have all our life there — affecting her the most, I think. Iain Lees-Galloway said he understood it The ship docked in Napier on March 15, the Martina doesn’t know anything but New “She started school, she’s made new was difficult for those waiting overseas. day before a cruise ship travel ban came into Zealand. friends, she’s in Year 4. It’s difficult for “Border closure has been an essential effect across NZ, and passengers were allowed “I am very grateful for what the her, two years in a row having your part of the sacrifices we have all made to to disembark by the DHB after Covid-19 tests for government has done so far in trying to normal change to a new normal and being keep people in New Zealand safe,” he said. passengers on board came up negative the night prevent the virus. However, I think now out of school, being away from friends, “The issue of migrant workers stuck before. it’s time that we get an answer. I got the having to work remotely online to do her outside the country is very much on our The ship then sailed to Australia, where third decline yesterday from immigration.” schoolwork. It’s been really stressful for minds. I am currently awaiting advice on infected passengers were offloaded, starting a People she knew through their joint her.” using the new powers established under massive cluster of cases in New South Wales. efforts to return Immigration adviser the Immigration Act and will then make Its docking left a few behind here too, a cluster to New Zealand Katy Armstrong decisions on potential visa changes that of 24, not all based in Hawke’s Bay, but based on would also pay for Border closure has been described the exception may assist them.” Australia’s experience it could have been worse. quarantine if they process — where In a statement, Immigration New “As part of the early response, public health were allowed back in, an‘ essential part of the immigrants sometimes Zealand said the bar for being granted an went through a wide-ranging case-finding she said. sacrifices we have all made get a response in under exception to the border restrictions was exercise to follow-up as many people as possible Marco Alben agreed. to keep people in New 10 minutes — as brutal set high to help stop the spread of who may have come into close contact with He, his wife and three and not fit for purpose. Covid-19. As of Sunday, it had received passengers and/or crew from the Ruby Princess children had returned Zealand safe. “I think the way 10,733 requests for a border exception, cruise ship,” Climo said. to South Africa for his —Iain’ Lees-Galloway the border exceptions and 2076 of those requests had resulted in “The investigation, conducted in three brother’s wedding and are being handled by an invitation to apply for a visa. phases, followed up and interviewed more than are now “living like immigration is not People making requests for an 130 people who had direct contact with either nomads”, staying with different relatives reflective of the values that we are being exception under the humanitarian criteria passengers or crew. and living out of their suitcases. constantly told apply to New Zealand — accounted for about 20 percent of total “The team also retrospectively followed-up “I’m willing to pay whatever cost that we’re kind, we’re caring, our migrants requests and about 10 percent of those anyone else who may have had contact with is involved with self-quarantine or are valued to us,” she said. were being approved. the Ruby Princess passengers and had been quarantine once we reach New Zealand,” “We understand that the border was Requests for an exception as an “other admitted to hospital.” he said. At the moment it’s just a matter closed for health reasons — we totally essential worker” — i.e. not health With the support of Health Hawke’s Bay (PHO) of getting back so that we can get back to support that — but our response on this workers — had to be specifically agreed the team electronically searched general practice our normal lives.” particular issue needs to be reasonable, by the government, it said. That included records to ensure no one was missed who might The costs were piling on — living costs rational and kind. And we’ve got families staff critical to delivering the response have presented with cold or other Covid-19 such as rent, and new clothes as the here who have long connections with New to Covid-19 or maintaining critical symptoms and did not meet the case definition at weather turns cooler. Zealand.” infrastructure. Only 8 percent applying in the time. He was working in the nights so that “We absolutely believe there is the that category had been approved. “This was a huge undertaking. As a community time zones lined up for meetings, he said. capacity to deal with this issue. They could “Existing visa holders make up around we should all be grateful for the diligence and “I’ve got three kids, I’ve got two come in, they can be quarantined, it just 60 percent of those making a request for a expertise of this team to make sure no stone was daughters in kindy and then I’ve got a needs to be managed — it is a manageable border exception, with an approval rate of left unturned and community transmission was nine-year-old, who was basically doing her situation.” around 20 percent.” — RNZ prevented,” Climo said. — NZ Herald

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PHONE 06 867 5203 www.civilprojects.co.nz 32616-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 BUSINESS 11 Govt small business loan The Covid crunch scheme lends nearly $1b WELLINGTON — The same day, removing the minimum Over 34 percent Kiwis face financial issues government’s small business annual turnover threshold of loan scheme that bypasses $250,000, opening it up to farmers The devastating impact of banks in favour of the Inland and removing the requirement Covid-19 on New Zealand’s Revenue Department processing for a general security agreement finances is already starting to applications is proving far more for lending above $50,000 — the show with 10 percent of New successful than the earlier IRD-administered scheme doesn’t Zealand households already business finance guarantee require a guarantee. missing a rent or mortgage scheme. Businesses with annual repayment and 34 percent facing Revenue and Small Business turnover up to $80 million are financial difficulties. Minister Stuart Nash said the IRD eligible for the BFGS and the Just under half of households had lent nearly $1 billion in loans government is guaranteeing 80 surveyed by The Commission under the small business cash percent of each loan. for Financial Capability (CFFC) flow loan scheme after just two A week later on May 8, the are anxious about their current weeks. bankers association released financial situation and experts NZ Bankers’ Association the first hard numbers on are warning the situation may get figures show the $6.25 billion the scheme, illustrating why worse within the next few months business finance guarantee Robertson had reason to be as employers ask staff to take pay scheme (BFGS) launched in early frustrated: By that date, the cuts or make redundancies. April, a month before the IRD- banks had lent just $23 million. Head of the CFFC, Retirement administered scheme, had lent The latest figures show lending Commissioner Jane Wrightson, just $60 million to 376 businesses under the scheme hasn’t said the survey of 3085 New as of Monday this week. accelerated much, despite the Zealanders contacted in the last “Cashflow is crucial to tweaks. two weeks of lockdown showed it kickstarting the economic “The interest-free loans have had been a “dark time for many recovery for our small come at just the right time,” financially”. businesses,” Nash said in a Nash said today. “This is much- “However, it is generally statement announcing the needed working capital for small accepted that income loss will get HARD HIT: According to the Retirement commissioner Jane Wrightson lending figures under the IRD businesses which, for a variety worse before it gets better.” Alert Level 4 was a “dark time” for many people financially. File picture scheme. of reasons, have not been able to Wrightson said the fact that 40 More than 55,000 businesses approach banks or investors for percent of households believed new jobs or re-trained. Evans said he was getting ready had applied for about $960 support,” he said. they were at risk of tipping into Of the 40 percent of households for a rush of people needing million of loans, with 95 percent “I have received positive hardship if their income reduced surveyed at least one member was budgeting advice and food in the already granted, and the feedback about how easy it is in the next three months was receiving the wage subsidy, while next few months. government expected to pass the to apply online and how fast the concerning. the worst impacted Kiwis were “Every person I speak to is billion dollar mark within the next loan has arrived.” “They are the group that Maori, Pacific Islanders and young telling me the tsunami is going day or so, Nash said. The cash Nash said about 45 percent should be instrumental in people. to be back within a couple of usually arrived in bank accounts of applications were from firms helping to rebuild our economy New Zealand’s low financial months.” within five days, he said. with just a single employee, 33 – young couples with children resilience compared to other Evans was already aware of About 90 percent of percent have between two and and mortgages, most of them countries such as the UK and families moving in together to applications have been from five staff and 12 percent have employed, self-employed or Norway was blamed on having save costs and making cuts to firms with 10 or fewer staff and between six and 10 staff. business owners. We need to help low levels of household savings their budget such as getting rid of the average loan size has been “About half of those taking them bounce back so they can play before the crisis, low social Sky or making sure they had the about $17,300. out loans are mature or long- a defining role in post-Covid New welfare benefits, a large number best insurance and power deals. Under the scheme, businesses standing firms that have been Zealand.” of people with jobs in tourism and “The number one issue that with 50 or fewer fulltime trading for more than five years,” Wrightson hoped the international education and a everyone had raised — working, equivalent employees, and which he said. government’s temporary income high number of people in insecure non-working, tertiary students and were eligible for the government’s The loan applications have support payments announced on employment. pensioners — they are all worried wage subsidy, can apply for a also come from around the Monday would help them manage Mangere Budgeting Advisory about being able to put good food $10,000 loan plus another $1800 country with 2528 applications their costs while they looked for Services chief executive Darryl on the table.” — NZ Herald per full-time-equivalent employee. from Tauranga businesses, 1575 The loans are for up to five from Palmerston North, 1482 from years and are interest-free Whangarei, 1240 from Nelson and if repaid within a year but, 1181 from Napier. Housing confidence falls to 8-year low: ASB survey otherwise, interest of 3 percent Firms have until June 12 to will be charged. apply for IRD-administered loans AUCKLAND — Expectations that the up momentum to one where everybody improved. “Where is the bottom of house Finance Minister Grant but Nash said he is seeking housing market upswing would continue essentially hit the pause button. prices? I think that part of the story is Robertson was clearly frustrated advice on extending the deadline, through the year have been dashed by He said it wasn’t a surprise that going to be a little bit unclear for people at how little had been lent under given the substantial demand. the economic fallout from Covid-19. people felt some uncertainly about the over the next few months.’’ the BFGS when he announced A spokesperson for Nash said The latest ASB Housing Confidence housing market and whether it was a He said the bank’s view was that the IRD-administered alternative the IRD-administered scheme Survey shows confidence has fallen to a good time to buy. house prices would fall somewhere on May 1. was developed too late to be near 8-year low. “Having said that, it is one that will be between 5 and 10 percent overall, with “It has become clear the included in the government’s Fourteen percent of respondents are rapidly becoming a buyers’ market over some regional variations. support that is available to our budget and the Treasury hasn’t now expecting higher house prices over the course of this year,’’ he said. “We do need to be mindful that it is small and medium businesses published an estimate of how the next year, down from 54 percent on He said it is an environment where really uncertain times and this is an from banks is not meeting their much might be lent under the last quarter, 14 percent are expecting people just did not know what is going economic environment that not one of needs, nor our expectations as a the scheme. BusinessDesk higher interest rates and 33 percent to happen, other than the market not us will have seen before in our lives and government. That is why we have understands that if about 80 think rates will drop. going to be as hot as it had been. hopefully won’t again.’’ moved to provide this scheme percent of those who qualified for A slim majority now believe it’s a “It’s quite interesting to see that shift Tuffley said with recessionary to give some much needed the wage subsidy applied for the bad time to buy a house. The quarterly from people saying is it a good time to economic conditions triggering job cashflow,” Robertson then said. IRD-administered scheme, about survey spoke to 2737 people. buy a house to being a little less positive cuts and a big hit to household income The government eased some of $5 billion could be lent. ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley about that.’’ growth, the survey’s results are not the restrictions on the BFGS the — BusinessDesk said the market had clearly been picking Tuffley said affordability had certainly surprising. — RNZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY The retailer has been picking up momentum house Jarden today upgraded its rating on the since it raised capital and has been able to stock to ‘outperform’ as the rental outlook and progressively resume trading as restrictions valuations stabilised. WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose to normal business has really given markets a have eased, McIntyre said. Arvida Group declined 0.7 percent to $1.39. as the further relaxing of global Covid -19 kicker today,” said Peter McIntyre, an investment Casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group The retirement village operator said it will build restrictions bolstered investor confidence. adviser at Craigs Investment Partners. is also set to benefit from further easing of 20 percent fewer units than planned due to The S&P/NZX 50 Index advanced 138.94 The positive news had pulled attention social distancing. The shares rose 3.6 percent the Covid -19 outbreak softening the housing points, or 1.3 percent, to 10,914.74. Within away from simmering tensions between China to $2.57. market. The group reported a 34 percent the index, 33 stocks rose, 16 fell and one was and the United States, with Beijing’s effort to Air New Zealand rose 5.2 percent to $1.32 increase in underlying profit to $51.7 million in unchanged. Turnover was $136.6 million. exert more control over Hong Kong the latest after detailing its financial position. While the the March year and said it will pay an annual Investor sentiment was buoyed as more of issue dividing the superpowers. Hong Kong’s airline confirmed it expects to report a loss dividend of 5.8 cents per share. the global economy opened up, clearing the Hang Seng index rose 1.9 percent in afternoon this year, it said current domestic flying is Napier Port shares rose 1.3 percent to $3.18 way for a recovery from the economic damage trading, Shanghai’s Composite Index increased cash positive and it has yet to fall back on the after reporting a 39 percent increase in annual left behind by the Covid-19 outbreak and 0.7 percent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index government’s $900 million loan. profit to $12.8 million. The port operator said international lockdowns. was up 2.4 percent. Auckland International Airport rose 5.7 freight volumes last month were down 40 Yesterday, Japan ended its nationwide state Tourism Holdings led the local market higher, percent to $6.32. percent and it expects May’s trade to also be of emergency after new coronavirus cases jumping 10 percent to $1.54. The company Westpac Banking Corp rose 6.3 percent to down “materially” on the same period last year. slowed. The news pushed Japan’s Nikkei 225 up began the process of restructuring to match $17.30 and Australia & New Zealand Banking Port of Tauranga declined 0.5 percent to $7.33. 2.2 percent in afternoon trading, leading a rally reduced activity levels. The restructuring will Group increased 5.9 percent to $17.51. Heartland Pushpay Holdings posted the biggest decline across Asia. Local lockdown restrictions may likely affect 140 of its approximately 900 New Group Holdings declined 0.9 percent to $1.12. of the day, falling 3.8 percent to $6.87. McIntyre be eased to the lowest alert level within the next Zealand employees. Kiwi Property Group rose 2.6 percent to said that was likely driven by investors cashing four weeks. Kathmandu Holdings rose 5.1 percent to 98.5 cents, continuing to gather strength after in on the stock’s strong run, up 70.9 percent “Economies opening up and getting back $1.04 with 4.8 million shares changing hands. reporting its annual result yesterday. Research year-to-date. — BusinessDesk 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 What went Conspiracy theories: not all barmy? by Martin Hanson (Nelson) explode into the public consciousness, such David Chandler, who did a detailed analysis of as the assassination of President Kennedy the collapse of World Trade Center 7. This was so wrong? IT’S disappointing to learn on November 22, 1962, and the destruction of not hit by a plane and had only small fires, but by Gwynne Dyer that an intelligent person such the World Trade Center and the attack on the collapsed at 5.20 that afternoon. Chandler proved as Lara Meyer, in her May 21 Pentagon on September 11, 2001, are altogether by video analysis that for 2.25 seconds the “WE are the meat on the comment on Patrick Cooper’s more difficult to keep secret. This is where the building was in free-fall, meaning that all support chopping board,” said Martin May 20 letter, seems to imply “conspiracy theory” tool comes into play. must have been instantaneously removed. This Lee, founder of Hong Kong’s that all “conspiracy theories” It will come as a surprise to most people that can only have been achieved by the use of Democratic Party. “They have are to be disregarded. in the early 1950s, the United States Central explosives, ie by controlled demolition. set a precedent for Beijing To be sure, many conspiracy theories (to Intelligence Agency (CIA) began “Operation Chandler’s analysis, which can be seen on to legislate on Hong Kong’s quote “Nanogirl”) “arise because they provide Mockingbird” (Google it), a programme to recruit YouTube (“WTC7 Freefall”), forced the National behalf.” Or as Dennis Kwok, people with simple explanations for complex leading media and journalists for propaganda Institute for Standards and Technology to admit former Legislative Council member, put it rather and frightening events”. But in implying that purposes. And in 1967, in response to growing in its 2008 final report that part of WTC7’s more succinctly: “This is the end of Hong Kong.” powerful people resist the temptation to maintain public scepticism about the findings of the collapse was indeed in free-fall, but significantly It’s a premature death. The “joint declaration” and extend their power by secret agreements is Warren Commission into the assassination of they didn’t mention the implications, despite of 1997 by which Britain handed over its wealthy naïve in the extreme. Such people are not morally President Kennedy, the media began an active dozens of eye-witness reports of explosions. colony on China’s south coast to the Communist superior to the rest of us, as Lara’s comment campaign to discredit such ideas, labelling them Another, very short (5:31) video by Chandler regime in Beijing promised that Hong Kong could would seem to imply. “conspiracy theories”. Such tactics are described called “North Tower Exploding” can also be seen keep free speech, the rule of law and a high A considerable number of “conspiracy in detail in Professor Lance deHaven Smith’s on YouTube. degree of autonomy for 50 years. Twenty-three theories” are on their face, nonsense, and can book “Conspiracy Theory in America”. It is deeply ironic, then, that the willingness years later, it’s over. be dismissed out of hand. As “Nanogirl” says, The JFK assassination and 9/11 were deeply of so many people to suspend thought and Those characteristics, so different from the many “conspiracy theories” reflect subconscious shocking, but the implications of “conspiratorial” accept the official explanation for 9/11 arose, Party dictatorship, contempt for human rights needs and inadequacies of their followers rather explanations were even more so. Scarcely to be in Nanogirl’s words, “because they provide and lawlessness that rule in the rest of China, than result from evidence-based thinking. wondered then, that many people were reassured people with simple explanations for complex and were precisely the qualities that made Hong Kong To be effective, secret agreements need to be by the media’s “conspiracy theory” dismissal. frightening events” and “reflect subconscious Asia’s financial capital. That was to Beijing’s kept secret. In some cases this simply involves But not everyone accepted that Osama bin needs and inadequacies rather than the result of advantage in 1997, so it agreed to live with “one not telling anyone, as was the case of the Jekyll Laden could plan such a sophisticated operation evidence-based thinking”. country, two systems”. China would be reunited, Island conspiracy to establish the Federal from a cave in Afghanistan. Among those who As Mark Twain is thought by some to have but Hong Kong would remain different. Reserve system in the United States in 1910. thought for themselves and examined the said, “It is easier to deceive people than to That served China’s purposes because it still But conspiracies with consequences that evidence were scientists such as physics teacher convince them that they have been deceived.” needed a capitalist “window on the world”. It’s not very relevant today, when China has the world’s second-biggest economy and companies that want to trade with it are much likelier to set up in Shanghai or Beijing. Hong Kong retains a Flattening the curve or flattening freedom? residual value, but it shouldn’t push its luck. So the modus vivendi between Beijing and by Simin Williams health conditions in aged care, some while we were under the lockdown, Hong Kong rattled along year after year, until under hospice care, who were denied hastened the spread of this dangerous eventually a new leader came to power in Beijing DO you remember the the loving embrace of their families and technology all over NZ? The health who dreamed of standardising, centralising and lockdown being imposed on their caregivers and were transferred to effects of these millimetre waves are controlling everything. Last year, Xi Jinping us, supposedly to flatten hospitals to be greeted by doctors/nurses well known. In some high frequencies, started trying to whip Hong Kong into line. the curve? dressed in PPE. these radiations cause respiratory, Beijing pressured Carrie Lam, chief executive Did you notice that the These precious, dear souls died alone cardiovascular and metabolic illnesses of Hong Kong’s government, to pass legislation curve was flattened weeks so that the Government could justify and cognitive issues, etc. that would let Beijing bring criminal charges ago and we are still in its draconian lockdown and make up Once the 5G goes live with these high against Hong Kongers, extradite them to China, lockdown in various shapes and forms, a mortality rate for the World Health frequencies and our young and old show and try them in Communist Party-controlled with bizarre rules covering many aspect Organisation’s phony statistics. According some of these serious health issues, do mainland courts (which have a 99 percent of our lives? to the MoH, some of these patients were you think the Government will take 5G conviction rate). It would have ended Hong Did you notice your democracy has not even tested for Covid and some had masts down, or will it sweep it under the Kong’s autonomy and put every one of its been whittled away under the banner of indeed tested negative, yet their deaths carpet of Covid? residents at the mercy of the Party. Covid? were put down to Covid! Please do research 5G, listen to Lam reluctantly put the new law on the Yes, quarantine has been used I hope and pray that New Zealand independent scientists, read peer- legislative agenda, and the people of Hong successfully in preventing the spread of people will soon wake up from the Covid- reviewed scientific papers warning us Kong, led by the students, predictably began certain diseases, by isolating sick, but not induced coma, before it is too late and about the huge health dangers of 5G in demonstrating against it. This is a ritual dance by quarantining perfectly healthy people!! they wake up in a surveillance society high frequencies. that has been staged before, and when the Around 1885, the spread of smallpox with no democracy and no freedom. Those telco technical experts paraded citizens had adequately expressed their dislike of was stopped successfully in the UK There are plenty of independent on TV and MSM are not going to tell you the proposed legislation, it was withdrawn. by isolating sick people, initiated in doctors, immunologists, epidemiologists, the truth about 5G and its health effects, It was never certain this would work again, Leicester, after parents refused to let any professors, scientists and journalists who that in certain frequencies will make for Xi is very determined and Hong Kong’s more of their kids be killed or maimed have debunked all the lies associated Covid look like child’s play! Ask your importance to China has dwindled. But it might by the smallpox vaccine. You can read with Covid and the lockdowns. They Government to apply the same level of have worked, and won Hong Kong another five or the fully referenced story in Dr Suzanne base their opinions on real data and precautionary principles to 5G now! Not 10 years of autonomy. Indeed, Lam did withdraw Humphries’ book Dissolving Illusions, evidence, not on terror-inducing computer locking you down in your houses with the offending legislation (by slow steps, so as not or check out Hilary Butler’s blog models, conjured up by conflicted your 5G modems, but rather removing to embarrass Beijing) — but the protesters did beyondconformity.co.nz scientists, which have been proven those 5G towers, ending telco permission not stop. The demos continued and grew more Since when does a healthy population gravely wrong. to use dangerous, high-frequency mm violent, and the demands escalated. have to be put under lockdown for a flu One last thing; notice how they waves and limiting the permitted power By the end of 2019 the protesters were illness that, based on NZ Ministry of locked down the whole nation on some intensity of communication waves to demanding full democracy, which was politically Health data, has a 98 percent recovery precautionary principle to save lives, but building biology safety guidelines (10,000 suicidal in the Chinese context. Then the rate? And if truth be known the other 2 when it comes to 5G all precautions are times less than what our Government coronavirus emergency shut everything down percent were elderly people with multiple thrown to the wind and the Government, allows at present)! for a few months, and it looked like the political crisis had subsided. But of course it had not. This week the Chinese People’s Congress, the regime’s rubber-stamp parliament in Beijing, will pass a law banning subversion, separatism, acts of foreign interference and “terrorism” in Hong Budget 2020: A race to the bottom Kong. The demonstrators are already back out by Clive Bibby to institute a “total lockdown”, it will only last universally was in favour of the course taken, on the streets, and the new law allows “security so long before reality sets in. That is when the post-outbreak commentary from many leading forces” from the mainland to operate in the city. AS the hysteria that has proverbial will really hit the fan! medical experts suggests it was an avoidable The stage is being set for the final act. occupied many media outlets Cunningly, the Government (aware of this likely mistake. I don’t usually point out that I called things during the lockdown subsides outcome) have at least introduced measures Not only are they saying that on the basis right (and I never point out when I got things and people who still have that will give them a 50/50 chance of surviving of the economic mayhem that is emerging, wrong), but it was blindingly obvious where this a job go back to work, it is in charge of the Treasury benches beyond the which will go close to bankrupting many of the was all heading by mid-winter of last year. worthwhile taking time to get September vote. A cynic would say that most of less-affluent nations, they are also pointing to On July 31 I wrote: “(The protesters) must our heads around the various the budget measures were designed to ensure measures introduced simply to save lives that never challenge the Communist regime’s ultimate proposals for recovery that are on offer. reality would not influence the bulk of voters’ have not produced the result that would justify control, but from time to time they have to In this country, at least, it would appear we will decisions until after that date. The evidence them either. demonstrate to Beijing that tolerating a local have a choice between two dramatically different suggests that is a fair assessment. Future generations of Kiwis are being aberration like civil rights in Hong Kong is less plans, and our votes at the general election will The important business and extended job lumbered with astonishing levels of debt that costly politically than ending it by force. They determine which one gets the green light. subsidy schemes run out in October, by which should not be their responsibility. have done enough to achieve that for now, and Having said that, it is probably a gross time the ensuing chaos and resentment will be Although it is somewhat unfair to judge the it’s probably time to stop.” misrepresentation to call the Government’s tragedies dealt with by those affected as best Government’s choices in hindsight, it is perfectly On November 24 I wrote: “If they go on proposals anything approaching a credible they can, on their own. Too late then to change reasonable to expect them to show they have demanding free elections under universal suffrage “plan” — more like a desperate phone call to The the Government if we have chosen to stay with a plan to limit the carnage resulting from their for the chief executive and the Legislative Reserve Bank and Treasury instructing them to the empathetic well-wishers. decisions. Assembly, sooner or later Beijing will feel “borrow and hope”, while placing all our faith in As each day passes, it is becoming more At the time of writing, there appears to be little compelled to intervene and crush them regardless the abilities of Mother Teresa to guide us to the obvious that the choice of a “total lockdown” evidence that they have a clue what to do next. of the financial and reputational damage it would promised land. was the wrong one — at least for us here in It remains to be seen whether the new National suffer. So it could go the distance, and end in While their improbable measures are designed New Zealand, and probably for those overseas Party leadership can use the time between now tragedy. That would be a great pity.” to have an immediate soothing impact on a countries who chose it as well. and the election to convince us that they have And then I stopped writing about it, because I “shell-shocked” populace struggling to deal with While not debating the validity of the original constructive ideas for a meaningful and inclusive couldn’t stand what comes next. I still can’t. the collateral damage resulting from the decision choice, given the advice received almost recovery. Only time will tell. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 OPINION 13 EDITORIAL Views on Todd Muller and that MAGA hat Re: Yankee Doodle Toddy, May 26 letter. although rejecting “peak cow”, he at I don’t care where he keeps it, the symbolism Not ‘shovel ready’ I think Bruce is making too much out least blasted the farmer climate change of valuing such an item says a great deal about of Todd Muller owning a Donald Trump sceptics for their unrealistic take on him. In years to come, memorabilia such as — funding pulled “Make America Great Again” hat. climate change. MAGA hats may be seen to be as repugnant as As a National Party leader it is I say give the man a chance to prove Nazi symbolism. News that two Gisborne projects understandable he should be speaking his salt, and wait until his actions prove I am sure there will be New Zealanders who have had $7.5 million of PGF favourably about American politics. Since him at fault before slam-dunking him. share the views of Mr Muller but I am not one of funding withdrawn to be reprioritised WW2, his party has always supported them! for Covid-19 economic recovery America — right or wrong. BOB HUGHES LARA MEYER investment in regional New Zealand Let’s at least give the man credit for is disappointing but not surprising. his opposite stance to Trump’s climate I was interested in finding out more about Todd Thank you for that Lara. You have The lion’s share of the un-funding, change denial. Muller because I had heard positive things about nailed your colours to the mast for all $5.8m, was earmarked for a multi- On climate action, working with him. to see. Good luck with your stance going Climate Change Minister James Shaw, As soon as I saw THAT hat in the photo and forward. use wananga and viewing facility he did lead his party’s collaboration with heard he did intend to keep it, even in a box, I Also, remember the Howard Morrison on the summit of Titirangi/Kaiti our Government over the Zero Carbon switched right off him. Quartet song “My old man’s an All Black” Hill — which it has to be said was Bill until he was moved from the climate To me, that MAGA hat represents the following: and the line “there’s no Horis in this a speculative grant when made, change portfolio to agriculture. Children incarcerated, racism, bigotry, scrum”. with concept planning at such an While representing agriculture, stupidity, disrespect and hatred towards women. PETER JONES early stage — and on the port-side foothills of Titirangi, development LETTERS TO THE EDITOR of the Ruatanuika site with a new lookout, interpretative signage and Finally getting actual public furniture connecting the new Te Maro sculpture and the yet-to- Take your rubbish home be built (or fully funded) 1000-year Our roadsides are not the users share that view. service in hospitality walk bridge over Kaiti Beach Road rubbish bin! Please don’t throw rubbish It seems the hospitality/ after punters at their table, to the redeveloped Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Cans, bottles, paper, and cans out the car window. service industry is going to get not waiting for them to get Landing Site. plastic and cardboard litter Take it home to your own a shake-up . . . they are having up to the bar and queue, the The other project to lose funding, the roadside on SH35 from rubbish and recycling. Please to provide actual service in establishment could easily worth $1.7m, was a food processing Makorori to Whangara and respect our environment. their establishments, for the upsell food and drinks, and are an appalling eyesore. Much of that rubbish can time being. owners saw bigger profits from facility to be built at Commerce Councillor Andy Cranston finally be washed into water This is a bonus to us, the the happy punters. Place by Aotearoa Social Enterprise raised it some weeks ago after ways and end up in the sea. consumer, as we will finally I’m optimistic that some Trust, which works to rehabilitate his bike ride up the coast. I This is not what we all want. (hopefully) get the service establishments will increase people back into the workforce. have observed it getting worse The council is planning we pay for in the cost of our their profit margins by The project had been delayed to and worse. This week I am a big spend to clean up the drinks and food. keeping on this table service seek local partners or investors, as compelled to write about it. discharge to the sea. We can Sadly we have not received mantra. build costs were starting to exceed Most of our residents do all do our bit by disposing of this so far, generally, in my Just remember, though, funding arrangements. respect the environment and rubbish in the appropriate experience. There are of course that good service comes Both projects will be back before don’t see the roadside as their way, not flinging it out the exceptions!! from both parties. It takes funding agencies in future, hopefully trash can. But just now, the window. Thanks Working in this field in good customers behaving amount of rubbish on both Europe, you soon learned to respectfully for this to be a gaining a sympathetic ear. sides of the highway would PAT SEYMOUR look after your customers . . . great experience for everyone. In the context of about half a indicate that not all road GDC councillor, Tawhiti Uawa so they would leave a good Come on Gisborne and our billion dollars of committed but tip. This was essential, as service industry . . . step up unused PGF funding being pulled the wage we were paid was a and show the community nationwide, to instead be invested in pittance. that you have what it takes. projects that have more immediate Waive this Normal work I am not asking for tipping Remember, a smile goes a long economic benefits out in the to be introduced, but it was way. regions, it could be considered that excessive fee hours at GDC soon evident that by looking DARRYN CLYNE Tairawhiti got off lightly. Re: PM did it . . . May 25 As a spokeswoman for Regional for consent comment. Economic Development Minister Councillor Foster, in the Calm down, where did Shane Jones pointed out, the $7.5m On air traffic control move Monday column, gives figures for you get the idea that GDC Re: Axe falls on air traffic flight is safe. is a small fraction (3 percent by the additional costings for the staff are only working four controllers, May 20 story. I am not only talking about value) of the 64 Tairawhiti projects Endeavour models which included hours a day? They actually I just hope that safety has commercial airlines, there are approved for $238m of investment $8000 plus GST for resource are all working eight-hour not been compromised in the many other aircraft in the sky in from the Provincial Growth Fund over consent. Really? The models are a days, and most have been name of saving dollars. Will the GA (General Aviation) area. the past two years; and where PGF community enterprise supported by doing this throughout the they invest in the technology Dave, it may pay to talk to a projects have been affected, the the council. Many in the community entire lockdown. There is a to replace these staff? I pilot and believe me, you will then aim is for that money to be spent have donated. lot more to running a city’s really hope that we don’t have a better understanding on The council should waive this fee. infrastructure than just what see an accident at one of the how it actually works. elsewhere in the same region. It supports having the models. So you see in the Letters to the On Sunday Mr Jones announced airports where the service do many in the community. Editor. has been removed. BETTY SHEPHERD, Rotorua that $100m of the redirected Council should waive the fee, But hey! Never let the truth DAVE spending will go towards fencing which seems a lot anyway. get in the way of a good story. It seems interesting that waterways, planting riverbanks and Air NZ has been flying for a commercial pilot who water storage for stock; up to $70m ALLAN HALL KELVIN years into Whangarei, Timaru and featured on the front page would be available for upgrades to Kerikeri without air traffic control. the day after this article marae, town halls, Pasifika churches There is a public perception that dimisses your comment and war memorials; and road and Seeking same path upgrade no control means “lack of safety” completely, Betty. Maybe — nothing could be further from you don’t know as much as rail upgrades would get $60m. Re: Priorities a bit off . . . who would be responsible for A further $7.5m is going towards the truth. you think you do. To believe What a great question that “short cut” upgrade and It’s in a pilot’s best interest to safety will not be affected four initial identified projects: Andrew Appleby. As a user of am still awaiting an answer. use the communications available makes you very naive. $2.9m in staff upskilling and new the gravel/dirt path, I emailed to them to make sure that their CRAIG, Rotorua technology for Apollo Foods Ltd in the GDC on May 19 asking JOHANNA WILKES Hawke’s Bay; $2.5m to upgrade Raglan Wharf; a $1.86m revamp [email protected]

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The unidentified Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police a former Boca Raton, Florida, police chief who who died in police custody were fired on Tuesday, officer ignores his pleas. “Please, please, please, officer to take him into the police car and get off now testifies as an expert witness in use-of-force hours after a bystander’s video showed the man I can’t breathe. Please, man,” the man, who was his neck,” Crump said in a statement. cases, called Floyd’s death “a combination of pleading that he could not breathe as a white handcuffed, is heard telling the officer. “This abusive, excessive and inhumane use not being trained properly or disregarding their officer knelt on his neck. After several minutes, one of the officers tells of force cost the life of a man who was being training”. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey announced the the man to “relax”. The man detained by the police for “He couldn’t move. He was telling them he firings on Twitter, saying “This is the right call.” slowly becomes motionless questioning about a non- couldn’t breathe, and they ignored him,” Scott The man’s death on Monday night after he under the officer’s restraint. Being black in America violent charge.” said. struggled with officers was under investigation by Even after he stops moving, should‘ not be a death Charles McMillian, 60, The New York City officer in the Garner case the FBI and state law enforcement authorities. It the officer leaves his knee of Minneapolis, said he said he was using a legal manoeuvre called “the immediately drew comparisons to the case of Eric on the man’s neck for sentence. saw police trying to get seatbelt” to bring down Garner, whom police Garner, an unarmed black man who died in 2014 several more minutes. —Minneapolis’ mayor Jacob Frey Floyd into the back of said had been resisting arrest. But the medical in New York after he was placed in a chokehold by Several witnesses had the squad car and heard examiner referred to it as a chokehold in the police and pleaded for his life, saying he could not gathered on a nearby Floyd tell them he was autopsy report and said it contributed to his death. breathe. sidewalk, some recording the scene on their claustrophobic. Chokehold manoeuvres are banned under New Frey apologised to the black community early phones. The bystanders became increasingly After having the officer’s knee on his neck, York police policy. on Tuesday in a post on his Facebook page. agitated as the man pleaded with police. One McMillian said, the man started calling his A grand jury later decided against indicting “Being black in America should not be a death bystander told officers they needed to let him mother’s name, “and then he died”. the officers involved in Garner’s death, sparking sentence. For five minutes, we watched a white breathe. Another yelled at them to check the man’s Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo protests around the country. officer press his knee into a black man’s neck. pulse. said the department would conduct a full internal The New York Police Department ultimately Five minutes. When you hear someone calling for The victim was identified as George Floyd by investigation. fired the officer who restrained Gardner, but it help, you’re supposed to help. This officer failed in Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights and personal Experts on police use of force told The was five years later, after a federal investigation, the most basic, human sense,” Frey posted. injury attorney who said he had been hired by Associated Press that the officer clearly restrained a city prosecutor’s investigation and an internal Police said the man matched the description Floyd’s family. the man too long. They noted the man was under misconduct trial. — AP GLOBAL BRIEFS JK Rowling unearths new book ‘Go big’ or ‘hit pause’ LONDON — JK Rowling is publishing a new story called “The Ickabog,” which will be free to read online to help entertain children and families stuck Congress at crossroads on virus relief package at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The “Harry Potter” author said on Tuesday she wrote the fairy tale for her children as a bedtime WASHINGTON — Congress is at a story over a decade ago. Set in an imaginary land, crossroads in the coronavirus crisis, it is a stand-alone story “about truth and the abuse wrestling over whether to “go big,” as of power” for children from 7 to 9 years old and is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants unrelated to Rowling’s other books. for the next relief bill, or hit “pause,” Rowling said the draft of the story had stayed as Senate Majority Leader Mitch in her attic while she focused on writing books McConnell insists. for adults. She said her children were “touchingly It is a defining moment for the enthusiastic” when she recently suggested political parties heading toward the retrieving the story and publishing it for free. election and one that will affect the “For the last few weeks, I’ve been immersed in a livelihoods of countless Americans fictional world I thought I’d never enter again. As I suddenly dependent on the federal worked to finish the book, I started reading chapters government. Billions of dollars in state nightly to the family again,” she said. aid, jobless benefits and health resources “’The Ickabog’s first two readers told me what they are at stake. As questions mount over remember from when they were tiny, and demanded Washington’s proper role, it’s testing the reinstatement of bits they had particularly liked President Donald Trump and Congress. (I obeyed).” “These are the eternal debates in The first two chapters were posted online on American history,” said Richard Sylla, Tuesday, with daily instalments to follow until July a professor emeritus of economic and 10. The book will be published in print later this financial history at New York University. year, and Rowling said she will pledge royalties “It is a bit like what Alexander from its sales to projects helping those particularly Hamilton was facing in 1790,” he affected by the pandemic. — AP said, describing the plan to have the new federal government assume the DEFINING MOMENT: Lawmakers are wrestling over whether to “go big” as Nancy Bird migration wows scientists Revolutionary War debts of the states, Pelosi wants for the next relief bill or hit “pause” as Senate Majority Leader Mitch MONGOLIA — One of the longest migrations despite protests of a bailout. It was, he McConnell insists. AP picture recorded by any land bird is about to be completed. said, as Hamilton framed it, “the price of Using a satellite tag, scientists have monitored a liberty”. Congress an opportunity to shape the of past crises, including the 2008-09 cuckoo that has just flown more than 12,000km from As negotiations develop on Capitol country’s post-pandemic future but also recession, that history does not easily southern Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia. Hill, the coronavirus response offers carries the risk of repeating mistakes forget. — AP The bird has survived ocean crossings and high winds after traversing 16 countries. It has been, say scientists, “a mammoth journey”. The satellite-tagged common cuckoo (Cuculus Security law ‘no threat to freedom’ canorus), named Onon after a Mongolian river, set off from its winter home in Zambia on March 20. Onon is one of five Cuckoos that were satellite HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s “displeased with that the territory could retain its tagged in Mongolia last summer by the Mongolia leader said on Tuesday that national China’s efforts own relatively liberal civil, legal and Cuckoo Project — a joint venture between local security legislation proposed by China’s and that it’s hard economic systems that contrast starkly scientists and the British Trust for Ornithology legislature will not threaten the semi- to see how Hong with the much more centrally controlled (BTO) to monitor long-distance migration. — BBC autonomous territory’s civil rights, Kong can remain and authoritarian system in mainland despite widespread criticism of the a financial hub, if China. Trump fact-checked on Twitter move as an encroachment on freedom of China takes over”. Some “foreign politicians” have SAN FRANSISCO — A post by US President speech and assembly. The move by “expressed untrue opinions” about the Donald Trump has been given a fact-check label by The city’s chief executive, Carrie China to pass plan to impose the law on Hong Kong, Twitter for the first time. Lam, told reporters that there was “no the legislation Lam said, without giving details. President Trump tweeted: “There is NO WAY need for us to worry” over the move signals the central She repeated claims that the (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less being considered by China’s ceremonial government’s law would only target “a minority”, than substantially fraudulent.” National People’s Congress. determination citing concerns about terrorism and Twitter put a warning label under the post and “Hong Kong has proven that we to take greater Carrie Lam subversion. a subsequent tweet under its new policy on uphold and preserve those values,” Lam control of Hong Protesters have returned to Hong misleading information. said. “Hong Kong needs this piece of Kong after Kong’s streets to oppose the legislation, Trump has recently made several unsubstantiated legislation for the bigger benefit of the months of pro-democracy protests with thousands turning out on Sunday claims about the validity of mail-in ballots. great majority of Hong Kong people.” last year. Beijing has appointed new as police fired tear gas and deployed a Twitter’s notification displays a blue exclamation Lam also said that transit service representatives in Hong Kong who water cannon to disperse the crowds. On mark underneath the tweets, suggesting readers would resume at Hong Kong’s follow the hard line laid down by Tuesday, over 100 protesters gathered at “get the facts about mail-in ballots”. international airport on June 1, but that Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is a luxury shopping mall in Hong Kong’s The social media company had pledged to foreigners would still be banned from also the head of the ruling Communist Central business district, condemning increase the warning labels under false or entering the city as part of measures Party. Lam and her administration. misleading information on its site but it has been to prevent a new wave of coronavirus Such a move has long been under The protests are a continuation of a slow to take steps against the US president. infections. consideration and was hastened by months-long pro-democracy movement Twitter said the message “contain potentially In Washington, White House press last year’s street protests in the former that began last year and has, at times, misleading information about voting secretary Kayleigh McEnany said British colony, which was returned to descended into violence between police processes”. — BBC Tuesday that President Donald Trump is Chinese rule in 1997. Beijing promised and demonstrators. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 WORLD 15

UNDER PRESSURE: Intensive care units in Chile’s hospitals are nearly at capacity Hundreds of amid a flood of coronavirus patients, and doctors are having to make gut-wrenching choices over which patients should get deaths linked available beds. Health officials said 95 percent of the country’s 2400 ICU beds are occupied even after a doubling of capacity from the to bushfires levels in March. They announced plans to add 400 more critical care beds in the coming SYDNEY — Smoke from the massive days. “This is an extraordinarily difficult time,” bushfires that hit Australia in the 2019-20 Health Minister Jaime Mañalich said. A nation summer was linked to more than 445 deaths, of 18 million people, Chile has the third most a government inquiry has heard. coronavirus cases in the region, after Brazil and More than 4000 people were admitted Peru, with an average of 4000 new infections to hospital due to the smoke, Associate reported daily. About 15 percent of the cases Professor Fay Johnston from the University require hospitalisation. That is forcing Chilean of Tasmania told the Royal Commission. physicians to face a dilemma that previously The fires burned for weeks, killed more confronted doctors in hard-hit nations like Italy than 30 people and caused air pollution and Spain: Which patient should be given the which can be harmful to health. last available bed? AP picture The inquiry is due to suggest ways to improve the natural disasters response. The fires, fuelled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought, devastated communities and destroyed more Virus cluster on cargo ship in Australia than 11 million hectares of bush, forest and parks across Australia. CANBERRA — A coronavirus cluster was ship’s master had reported Residents of Sydney endured smoke detected on Tuesday on a freight ship berthed “three deckhands were sick, for weeks and the air quality exceeded in the Australian west coast port of Fremantle, but did not have the symptoms “hazardous” levels on several occasions. raising questions about why local authorities of Covid-19”. Other major cities, including Canberra and weren’t alerted to the danger. The premier said Australian Adelaide, were also shrouded by smoke. Six of 48 crew members from the Al Kuwait Border Force gave final Professor Johnston, an environmental tested positive for the virus four days after the approval on Friday for the ship health specialist at the University of livestock carrier arrived from the United Arab to dock at Fremantle despite Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Emirates on Friday, Western Australia state the ship’s master reporting Research, said 80 percent of Australians, or Premier Mark McGowan said. one crew member running a about 20 million people, were affected by The six infected crew were transferred to hotel high temperature and three smoke from the fires. quarantine in Perth while health officials consider showing similar symptoms in Some 3340 hospital admissions and what to do with the remaining 42 on board, he the previous 15 days. 1373 emergency room visits were linked to said. Australian Border Force the smoke, she added. The estimates were The ship’s cargo of 56,000 sheep is being held denied receiving any reports based on modelling of the impact of ultrafine at a feedlot near the port. They were to be loaded of illness on board. particles — referred to as PM2.5 — that are a within days and cannot be returned to farms Littleproud said his ninth of the size of a grain of sand. because of quarantine restrictions, McGowan department was first advised The health cost associated with premature said. by the ship’s agent the day it docked in Fremantle alarm on Sunday, McGowan said. loss of life and admissions to hospitals was Authorities expect more crew members will that someone on board had a fever and Covid-19 Six port workers, including the pilot, had been estimated at AU$2 billion, “about 10 times get sick and the ship will need a deep cleaning symptoms. on board by then, officials said. higher” than in previous years, Professor before it can leave. Littleproud said he had requested proof from McGowan said the pilot had been placed in Johnston said. Two federal government departments his department that it had immediately alerted quarantine. He said no locals should have been This did not include costs associated with strongly disagreed with the Western Australian Western Australian health authorities, but had not allowed on the ship. ambulance callouts, lost productivity or some government’s account of how the Kuwait- yet received any proof. The Government is working with the ship’s diseases where impacts would be difficult to registered ship was permitted to dock. “Before we start raising anxiety in the agent to arrange for it to leave as soon as model, including diabetes. McGowan said the Al-Kuwait left the community, it’s important we get through this possible, he said. The commission also heard that insurance United Arab Emirates on May 7 and was calmly and work through with fact and evidence,” The sheep were to be the last shipped to the claims totalled AU$2.2 billion. given permission by Australia’s Department he added. Middle East before a three-month federal export The commission is expected to release of Agriculture, Water and Environment last McGowan said a port official followed usual ban takes effect on June 1. Live exports were its findings by August 31. Bushfires are a Wednesday to berth at Fremantle despite the procedure by wearing personal protective banned during the Northern Hemisphere summer regular feature in the Australian calendar, vessel’s report that three crew members had equipment and boarding on Friday to help steer to reduce animal suffering from heat stress. but recommendations by dozens of inquiries elevated temperatures. the ship into a berth. Littleproud said there were animal welfare held in previous decades have still not been Agriculture Minister David Littleproud told The Port Authority did not discover the virus issues to be worked through with the exporter implemented. — BBC Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the risk until one of its own employees raised the with the shipment now in doubt. — AP US moving in the ‘right direction’ New York Stock Exchange reopens as death toll passes 100,000

NEW YORK — The trading floor of the Industrial Average climbed more than airline, Latam, filed for bankruptcy, Still, even the GOP convention in New York Stock Exchange reopened on 660 points, or 2.7 percent. joining the likes of J. Crew, J.C. Penney August is up in the air, with Republicans Tuesday in a largely symbolic step toward “These baby steps in which we start to and Neiman Marcus. talking about pulling it out of North economic recovery, and stocks surged, see different states reopening, different Worldwide, the virus has infected Carolina because of concerns authorities even as the official US death toll from policies being allowed that weren’t nearly 5.5 million people, killing over there might not allow such a large the coronavirus rose to 100,000, a mark allowed two weeks ago — these are all 346,000, according to a tally by Johns gathering. Georgia and Florida — both President Donald Trump once predicted clear signals that we are moving in the Hopkins University. Europe has recorded led by Republican governors — have the country would never see. right direction,” said Jonathan Corpina, about 170,000 deaths, while the US rose offered to host the convention. With infections mounting rapidly in senior managing partner at Meridian above 100,000 in a span of less than four In Italy, where the crisis is easing but places like Brazil and India, a top global Equity Partners. months, more than the the death toll is a staggering 33,000, health official warned that the crisis Several thousand number of Americans the ancient ruins at Pompeii were around the world is far from over. brokers and others used Worldwide, the virus killed in the Vietnam reopened to the public on Tuesday, The NYSE trading floor in lower to crowd the trading floor and Korean wars and the Colosseum in Rome, one of the Manhattan opened for the first time in of the NYSE as recently has infected nearly 5.5 combined. world’s biggest tourist attractions, will two months, although with plexiglass as the 1990s. But in the million people, killing The true death toll begin receiving visitors again on June 1, barriers, masks and a reduced number of years since, the rise of over 346,000. is widely believed to be though entrance times will be staggered traders to adhere to the two-metre social- electronic trading from significantly higher, with to reduce crowding and tickets must be distancing rules. Those who entered the computer terminals grew experts saying many bought online. NYSE had their temperatures taken and to dominate the action on victims died of the virus The World Health Organisation said were asked to avoid public transportation. Wall Street. These days, there are about without ever being tested for it. that the world remains mired in only New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, 500 floor traders at the NYSE. Several months ago, Trump likened the first stage of the pandemic, putting who has presided over the state with the The rally took place as the Government the coronavirus to the flu and dismissed a damper on hopes for a speedy global highest death toll from the scourge, rang reported that US consumer confidence worries it could lead to so many deaths. economic rebound. the bell to set off trading. inched up this month, showing signs of The administration’s leading scientists “Right now, we are not in the second “They didn’t reopen the way it was,” stabilising. Still, it remains near a six- have since warned that as many as wave. We’re right in the middle of the he said during his daily briefing. “They year low in the face of the widespread 240,000 could perish from the virus. first wave globally,” said Dr Mike Ryan, reopened smarter.” business shutdowns that have sent In hard-hit New York, Cuomo reported WHO’s executive director. Stocks rallied in morning trading, the economy into recession and driven a one-day total on Tuesday of 73 deaths, “We are still very much in a phase driving the S&P 500 to its highest level unemployment to levels last seen during the lowest figure in months, and down where the disease is actually on the in since March on rising hopes for an the Great Depression. from a peak of nearly 800. way up,” Ryan said, pointing to South economic recovery. The S&P 500 was Over the past few days, rental car “In this absurd new reality, that is good America, South Asia and other parts of up two percent, while the Dow Jones giant Hertz and South America’s biggest news,” he said. the world. — AP 16 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 ‘Celebrating freedom’ REMINISCING VICTORY: Russian Couple gets married after Costa President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday during a video conference with Russian Defence Rica legalises same-sex marriage Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the ministry to SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa start preparing for the Rica became the latest country to victory parade. legalise same-sex marriage early AP picture on Tuesday when a ruling from its supreme court went into effect ending the country’s ban. Couples held ceremonies — mostly private due to Covid-19 pandemic, but some that were broadcast — to celebrate their Russia to hold unions before judges and notaries after the ban was lifted at midnight. Daritza Araya and Alexandra World War 2 victory Quirós married just after midnight in an outdoor service performed by a notary wearing a face mask who parade on June 24 pronounced them “wife and wife.” Theirs was the first legal gay MOSCOW — Russia will hold role in history and on the world marriage in Costa Rica and it was a military parade marking the stage, with leaders like France’s streamed live on the internet. 75th anniversary of the defeat Emmanuel Macron and India’s Costa Rica is the sixth country in over Nazi Germany in World Narendra Modi promising to Latin America to legalise same-sex War 2 on June 24, after the attend. marriage, following most recently HAPPILY MARRIED: Gay equality activist Marco Castillo, left, and his celebration was postponed from Last month, however, Putin Ecuador, which allowed it last year. longtime partner Rodrigo Campos, both wearing protective face masks, May because of the coronavirus postponed the commemorations, It is also permitted in some parts of kiss in front of the cameras after they were married before a judge, in pandemic. citing virus concerns. Mexico. San Jose, Costa Rica on Tuesday. AP picture Russian President Vladimir “The risks linked to the Gay equality activist Marco Putin made the announcement epidemic that hasn’t yet reached Castillo married his longtime celebrate freedom, equality and the congress 18 months to correct on Tuesday during a video its peak are extremely high, and partner on Tuesday morning before democratic institutions.” it or it would happen automatically. conference with Russian that doesn’t give me the right a judge. “This is a step in social The issue took centre stage in The Legislative Assembly did not Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to start preparations for the equality. The fact that Rodrigo and Costa Rica’s 2018 presidential act, so at midnight the law banning and ordered the ministry to start parade,” Russian president said I are able to come marry each other election after the Inter-American same-sex marriage was nullified. preparing for the event. in televised remarks on April 16. in a court is progress,” Castillo said. Court of Human Rights issued A campaign celebrating the “We will do this . . . on the On Tuesday, Putin noted “This drives us to continue other an opinion that countries like change called “I do” planned a day of the legendary, historical that, “according to specialists,” fights for those who have a different Costa Rica, which had signed the series of events including hours of victory parade in 1945,” Putin Russia has passed the peak sexual orientation.” American Convention on Human coverage on state television and said. of the outbreak. He tasked Castillo had fought for same-sex Rights, had to move immediately messages from celebrities, including The parade traditionally takes Shoigu with ensuring safety at marriage for years in the courts. He to legalise gay marriage. It helped Michelle Bachelet, the United place every year on May 9, the event and minimising risks was also recently sanctioned as a propel President Carlos Alvarado Nations high commissioner for Russia’s most important holiday. of infection. His comments notary for conducting the marriage to victory over an evangelical human Rights. Thousands gather in Moscow, came the same day that Russia of two women, which was later candidate, Fabricio Alvarado, who Gia Miranda, director of the “I do” including elderly veterans reported a record daily spike annulled. had campaigned against it. campaign, said television coverage proudly wearing their medals. of 174 deaths, bringing the President Carlos Alvarado sent In August 2018, Costa Rica’s would also include segments on the This year, it was supposed to country’s confirmed death toll to a message on state television and supreme court said the country’s movement’s history in Costa Rica. highlight Russia’s exceptional 3807. — AP social networks, saying, “Today we ban was unconstitutional and gave — AP Delivery, click and collect

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And for several days, no one prisoners on Tuesday, its single largest suspected her worsening symptoms were related prisoner release since the US and the — until a May 4 video call, when her physician Taliban signed a peace deal earlier this heard her slurred speech and consulted a year that spells out an exchange of specialist. detainees between the warring sides. “You’ve had two strokes,’’ a neurologist told her The government announced it would at the hospital. The Hopkinton, New Hampshire, release 900 Taliban prisoners as a three- mother of three is only 43. day ceasefire with the insurgents draws Blood clots that can cause strokes, heart to an end. The Taliban had called for the attacks and dangerous blockages in the legs and truce during the Muslim holiday of Eid lungs are increasingly being found in Covid-19 al-Fitr that marks the end of the Islamic patients, including some children. Even tiny clots holy month of Ramadan. that can damage tissue throughout the body There were expectations that the have been seen in hospitalised patients and in prisoner release could lead to new autopsies, confounding doctors’ understanding reductions in violence, and Taliban of what was once considered mainly a respiratory officials were considering an extension infection. of the ceasefire, a senior Taliban figure “I have to be humble and say I don’t know confirmed to The Associated Press. what’s going on there, but boy we need to find “If these developments, like the that out because unless you know what the announcement of prisoner releases, pathogenic (disease-causing) mechanism is, it’s continues, it is possible to move forward going to be tough to do intervention,” Dr. Anthony with decisions like extending the brief Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, cease-fire and to move in a positive remarked during a medical journal interview last direction with some minor issues,” the FREEDOM: Afghan Taliban prisoners freed from Bagram Prison walk in Kabul, month. Taliban official said. Afghanistan. The Afghan government freed hundreds of prisoners, its single largest Doctors and scientists at dozens of hospitals The prisoners were being released prisoner release since the US-Taliban peace deal signed earlier this year. AP picture and universities around the globe are seeking from Bagram prison, where the US still answers while trying to measure virus patients’ maintains a major military base north of risks for clots and testing drugs to treat or Kabul, and from Pul-e-Charkhi prison on When the deal was signed, it was 5000 names the insurgents had given prevent them. the eastern edge of the Afghan capital. touted as Afghanistan’s best chance for US negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad, the “Covid-19 is the most thrombotic (clot- By late afternoon, the AP witnessed peace after decades of war. But political architect of the February 29 deal. producing) disease we’ve ever seen in our scores of men pouring out of the Bagram feuding in Kabul and delays in prisoner A second Taliban official told the AP lifetime,” said Dr Alex Spyropoulos, a clot compound, presumably released prisoners. exchanges have slowed the deal’s progress that those released so far were on the specialist and professor at Feinstein Institutes for It wasn’t immediately possible to verify toward intra-Afghan negotiations, Taliban list, including the uncle of Taliban Medical Research in Manhasset, New York. their numbers or whether they were all considered the second and most critical chief Hibatullah Akhundzada. Key in Scientists believe the coronavirus enters the Taliban members. They were transported phase of the accord. deciding which names would appear on body through enzyme-receptors found throughout on six buses parked outside the prison. Under the deal, Kabul is to release the list was Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a the body, including in cells lining the inside of An official at Bagram said 525 men 5000 Taliban prisoners while the senior figure who had recently recovered blood vessels. Some theorise that it may promote were to be released but he spoke on insurgents are to free 1000 captives, from Covid-19. clotting by somehow injuring those vessels as it condition of anonymity because he wasn’t mostly government officials and Afghan Turabi was the much feared vice and spreads. That injury may cause a severe immune authorised to speak to the media. forces, before intra-Afghan negotiations virtue minister during the Taliban rule, response as the body tries to fight the infection, No number was given for how many can begin. known for beating men who were found resulting in inflammation that may also damage prisoners would be released from Pul-e- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani listening to music or not attending vessels and promote clotting, said Dr. Valentin Charkhi. had welcomed the Taliban ceasefire mosque. He once slapped a Taliban Fuster, director of Mount Sinai Heart hospital in In a tweet late on Tuesday, Taliban announcement during the Muslim commander who spoke with a woman New York. political spokesman Suhail Shaheen in holiday. journalist. Both Taliban officials spoke to It’s unclear how many Covid-19 patients Doha said the insurgent group planned Javid Faisal, a national security the AP on condition of anonymity. develop clots. Studies from China, Europe and to release “a remarkable number” of spokesman in Kabul, urged the Taliban Many Afghans have expressed the United States suggest rates ranging from government prisoners. He called the to extend the ceasefire and said the frustration at the slow and often stalled 3 percent to 70 percent of hospitalised Covid- Afghan government’s release of 900 “good government would release 900 prisoners peace process. Many have known only 19 patients; more rigorous research is needed progress.” on Tuesday. That would bring to 2000 conflict in their homeland for the past to determine the true prevalence, the National The prisoner release is part of the the number of Taliban prisoners released several decades. Institutes of Health says. US deal with the Taliban, signed on so far under the US-Taliban deal. The “If both sides stop this war and sit Some hospitals have found 40 percent of February 29, to allow for the eventual Taliban say they have released 240 at the negotiating table . . . maybe my deaths in Covid-19 patients are from blood withdrawal of US and NATO troops captives. youngest children will experience a good clots. Spyropoulos said that’s been true at his from Afghanistan, bringing to an end the However, the Taliban have yet to life, which we never experienced,” said 23-hospital system in the New York City area, country’s protracted war and America’s confirm whether those released so far Sayed Agha, a truck driver from eastern Northwell Health, which has treated over 11,000 longest military involvement. by the government were among the Logar province. — AP Covid-19 patients. — AP From sock feats to leapfrog, Guinness crowns record holders

USAIN Bolt ran the 100 or one-handed, crisscross LEGO In a typical year, Guinness UNLEASHING metres in 9.58 seconds. Dr. Vikas builder and, if adjudicated, receives about 47,000 record TALENT: David Saini recently put on 10 socks in earn the label: “Guinness World inquiries from 178 countries. Of Rush prepares an official time of 9.23. Records title holder.” those, around 8000 are approved. to put on T-shirts Both have the same title: world “We’re inside, but we still want David Rush of Boise, Idaho, at his home in record holder. to be able to inspire creativity, recently became the record holder Boise, Idaho. From sock feats to fancy lift people’s spirits and just through the online challenge in Guinness World footwork using rolls of toilet continue to provide an outlet for the category of “fastest to put on Records holds paper, records are still being set people to learn about and explore 10 T-Shirts.” His winning time a weekly online even with many sports on hold world records,” records manager was 15.61 seconds. He practiced challenge that due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chrissy Fernandez said. so much he bruised his wrist gives everyone Guinness World Records receives The online challenges are from knocking it against his a chance to be about 1000 applications each designed to be performed with head. crowned the month from would-be record minimal equipment and in a Jed Hockin is renowned for world’s best. breakers throughout North way to adhere to stay-at-home his soccer skills and trick-shot AP picture America. The company has mandates. There are also kid- artistry. Last month, he set a long been known as the keeper friendly contests. record by juggling a roll of toilet of accomplishments ranging As for the book, who didn’t paper with his foot as part of an jacks in one minute.” and most bounced basketball from the fascinating (longest scroll through the pages growing online challenge. This was his Fernandez is among the figure-eight manoeuvres fingernails) to the far-out ( most up in search of records to possibly fourth Guinness record. Guinness records managers blindfolded in one minute. body piercings ) and of course attempt? The Guinness database Since the Covid-19 outbreak, tasked with authenticating world These days, records are the “give-it-a-whirl” possibilities contains more than 50,000 Guinness officials have noticed marks. corroborated online. (walking on hands, anyone?). unique marks. more record attempts from homes Last autumn, she attended “We’re just adapting (record But their recent online The notion of collecting and gardens. They’ve received record attempts by the Harlem breaking) to this time,” challenges have been soaring in intriguing records was put in applications for records ranging Globetrotters. The legendary Fernandez explained. “We want popularity with many sheltering motion by Sir Hugh Beaver in from “most sticky notes stuck on exhibition basketball squad set to keep people engaged and at home. Wind up as the top the 1950s when he was managing the body in 30 seconds” to “tallest six marks that day, including having fun because being inside leapfrogger, pyramid can-stacker director of Guinness Brewery. cotton plant” to “most jumping farthest behind-the-back shot can be a little boring.” — AP 18 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Te Hiko blames lawyer for failed appeal Transmission by Kelly Makiha, NZ Herald comments made about Gardiner’s handling of The main ground of the application for Gully restart the case. the appeal to be heard again was the alleged AUCKLAND — An Atiamuri man who punched Te Hiko admitted manslaughter but argued incompetence of Gardiner, his appeal lawyer. and kicked his partner to death and struck her he lacked murderous intent because he was The decision said Te Hiko made numerous plans expected with an iron pole has tried to get his appeal impaired by alcohol and drugs at the time of the allegations including that his lawyer heard again on the grounds he believed his killing. misunderstood and misinterpreted the grounds WELLINGTON — Plans on how to lawyer didn’t do a good job. The decision said Te Hiko gave evidence of appeal and misrepresented them in his restart Wellington’s billion-dollar highway James William Te Hiko was found guilty in during the trial, saying he was addicted to submissions. project are expected to be revealed by the April 2017 of murdering 41-year-old Queenie methamphetamine and alcohol and was seeking Te Hiko claimed his lawyer was end of this week. Karaka, known as Nina Thompson, in April 2016 treatment. “inexperienced” and “way out of (his) league”. It has been 10 weeks since at Atiamuri. He explained he had a safety plan designed However, the decision said regardless of the Transmission Gully was put on hold and He was sentenced by Justice Murray Gilbert to keep him sober which his partner breached quality of the oral submissions, the particularised there is still no date for work to resume. to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole by inviting people to their home to drink. He grounds of appeal and the written submissions The main hold up was the number of period of 17 years on June 10, 2017. said he ended up drinking too and also smoked were detailed and very clear. workers who returned overseas as the Despite Thompson being unconscious after methamphetamine, the decision said. “The court was well aware of the arguments country went into lockdown. being punched and kicked more than 70 times After the guests had left, he got into an which it, for good reasons, considered wholly The New Zealand Transport Agency and fighting for her life, Te Hiko chose not to argument with Thompson and she led him to untenable. The quality of the oral submissions (NZTA) indicated in early May that a seek medical attention for her. understand she might have slept with someone would have had no effect on the outcome of the “significant portion’’ of about 80 people Te Hiko appealed his conviction and sentence else but refused to say who, the decision said. appeal.” who occupied key positions were stuck to the Court of Appeal and it was dismissed. He became enraged and attacked her, Justice French said in the decision the judges overseas, which was going to slow the Te Hiko then sought a re-hearing of the an action he attributed to the effects of were not persuaded that Te Hiko’s application for development of the works. appeal, primarily on the grounds of alleged methamphetamine. a recall satisfied any of the three prerequisites This was confirmed by sources who shortcomings by the lawyer, Daniel Gardiner from He admitted punching her in the head, kicking for recall. said to get going again, the project needed Auckland, who represented him at the appeal. her “in the guts”, lifting her up off the bed by her “There has been no fundamental error in the to be reconfigured to only use workers A recently released Court of Appeal decision hair and throwing her around, but denied ever appeal process, let alone one which requires available within New Zealand. given by Justice Christine French on behalf of using the pipe. correction in order to avoid a miscarriage of RNZ understands an announcement herself, Justice Cameron Mander and Justice He accounted for her blood on the pipe by justice.” on that process and when the roadworks Rachel Dunningham declined the application for saying the police or ESR must have planted it They noted Te Hiko had the option to seek the could begin again is expected by Friday, the appeal to be heard again and disagreed with there, the decision said. leave of the Supreme Court to appeal. May 29. When approached for comment, the NZTA continued to say it was not able to provide any detail or comments while PROLONGED NIGHTMARE: negotiations were underway. A Hastings-born cabaret performer stuck A lot of sub contractors on the project on a Covid-positive cruise ship since are from Australia. March thought a flight to the Caribbean They dominated the site engineering would finally kickstart her journey back to and supervision teams. NZ. Instead, she’s now stuck in quarantine An outline of what work could be on yet another cruise ship, her ever- re-started without their input and growing nightmare at sea now prolonged oversight can be expected by the end of even further. Lauren Marshall was, until the week. Sunday, aboard the Celebrity Eclipse off Some of the operations personnel also the coast of San Diego, California. The came from across the ditch. 28-year-old, who had been performing That included key crews who stabilised musical theatre on the ship since July slopes under the four-lane highway as 2019, was one of just 300 people left well as paver operators who lay the on the 2852-passenger vessel that was asphalt. floating, unable to permanently dock, To overcome the loss of labour, it is off the coast of San Diego, California. understood there will be a two phase She was essentially alone, as every process to re-start the works — an interim other member of her cast has been and then a permanent construction plan. repatriated. So, when Celebrities Cruises The Public Private Partnership was offered to send her to another Celebrity negotiating a clause which would allow ship in Barbados, she felt like she was the contract to be terminated after 40 starting her trip home. Delight turned to days if there was no agreement on who apprehension, she said, with the flight to would pay the penalties for the delayed the Caribbean island “a nightmare”. Now completion of the project. aboard Celebrity Reflection, the performer It was confirmed to RNZ it was “highly thought her nightmare may be over. But, unlikely” this clause would be invoked. upon arrival on the 1047ft ship, the group Sources told RNZ that one of the were told they would need to complete builders in the joint venture, CPB, another 14-day isolation before continuing sent out an email to staff saying they their journeys. Picture supplied were going to start talks about restructuring. — RNZ Dad’s battle to attend funeral by Belinda Feek, NZ Herald He said he was denied multiple times Having worked in the Army during Josh was a capable and respected driver by the ministry to get approval to self- the 1970s and then Corrections prior who didn’t speed. NAPIER — The father of a young isolate at his Hastings home he shares to heading to work in Perth, he had Family were now hoping to get woman killed in a Hawke’s Bay crash with wife, Rhonda. dealt with death or horrific situations precious photos back from the couple’s says he should not have faced such a “They said the only time they would on many occasions and had learned to holiday stored on their phones and battle to attend his daughter’s funeral. allow me to (go) because of Alert Level 2 “compartmentalise it”. camera. Maja Eve Sanders, 20, and Josh Tom is if I had a family member that only had He missed Maja, whose nickname was However, there was one family van Hooijdonk, 19, died in a two-vehicle days to live, ‘we would let you go after “Spark”, and the pair remained in close heirloom which they thought was lost crash on the Napier-Taupo Rd at Te 10 days . . . and then you would have to contact up until her death. forever — a pounamu handed down from Pohue on May 16. go back to the hotel to “She arrived into Maja’s grandmother after she died. A woman in her 50s who was also finish self-isolation’.” this world with me They suspect it was cut loose after she injured in the crash remains in a serious Sanders, who used You cannot turn around doing 130kmh down was freed from the car. condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital. to work for Corrections the southern highway Despite multiple searches of the crash Maja’s father Bruce Sanders spends at Hawke’s Bay Prison, to‘ me and say that I’m to Middlemore Hospital scene, it couldn’t be found. months at a time living in Port Headland said if he wasn’t going not allowed to attend my and she arrived in two Then there was another search of the near Perth, driving the monster road to be granted an daughter’s funeral. hours. But she was car back at the tow-truck depot. trains transporting iron ore for up to 17 exemption, he would always like that, she “Just as they were going to leave, the hours a day. have simply fled his — Bruce Sanders’ was like a fart in a towie turned around and said ‘what’s He was there when he got the call quarantine. bottle, always bouncing that shining?’ And they went back and it about his daughter’s death and then “You cannot turn around. So she was my was the pounamu. began a tenacious 48-hour effort to around to me and say that I’m not little live wire, my little spark.” The St John ambulance officer who farewell his daughter, who had just four allowed to attend my daughter’s funeral.” Maja had told her father about Josh’s took the pounamu back to Sanders days earlier celebrated her 20th birthday. As it turned out, after being turned plans to take her to Taupo for a belated said it was the first time in his 30-year But Sanders told the NZ Herald that down multiple times, he finally received birthday celebration — she had never career that he’d had a “win” — finding the Ministry of Health needs to up its the go-ahead mid-flight across Australia. experienced Huka Falls. someone’s precious jewellery after a fatal game when it comes to grieving family He was grateful to be able to say They were on their way back when the crash. members being able to make funerals of goodbye and apart from seeing his crash happened. “The sun had just started to shine and loved ones back in New Zealand and it daughter, he had spent the rest of his The cause is still being investigated by there was just a shine or glimpse and the shouldn’t be as hard as it is. time quarantining at home. police, and Sanders said he knew that towie went over and retrieved it for us.” 19 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020

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Silviculture Forestry for life

by Kim Holland, chief executive, Eastland Wood Council Your career in silviculture ell, it has been an interesting journey to get Where hasn’t it? A couple of weeks back there was still uncertainty as to whether we would get Silviculture workers need to be it, as the release spraying to ensure young trees survive ABSENCE FROM HOME back to work, let alone start our planting season. It work is hard and physical, and the terrain and grow into tomorrow's forests. Most tree is great to see our industry back up and running, they work in is often steep. A top planter establishment work is done in the winter and Varies with employer; some may be required keeping people in jobs, keeping businesses going will plant anywhere from 700 to 1000 trees spring months ( June-November), and many to work away from home due to distance and keeping our Tairawhiti economy moving. a day, and earn $25 an hour. In the case workers then move into work pruning and he life cycle of a forest starts with growing the of planters, the harder you work, the more thinning for the rest of trees, through to planting, pruning and thinning, and you earn! No need for a gym membership! the year. hey may also then letting the trees grow and mature until they are Silviculture workers are also paid for travel spray for weeds, fertilise 24+ years of age. time, as it may be some distance to travel to and measure trees to Tree planting is time critical as there is a short get to the area to be planted. track growth and help window in late autumn,/winter to get the trees in the Planters need to carry the trees in a box on the forest manager plan ground. a sling, and there are 100 trees in a box. activities. he planting and establishment season starts in A “donkey” relays extra boxes to the If you think you might mid-May and goes until the end of August/early planters so they can keep going. In diicult enjoy working hard in September. Preparation work of the land for planting terrain trees may be dropped of to the site the outdoors and in some was on hold over the lockdown, as the helicopters by helicopter. of New Zealand's most were unable to get up to do the spraying required. spectacular places, this However, since we have moved from Alert Level could be a job to consider. 3 to 2, we have been working with stakeholders to ensure that we could hit the ground running, to EARNING recruit the approximately 150 people we need to get POTENTIAL the trees planted. $50,000 – $65,000 his year, driven by the ongoing challenges of recruiting for the planting season, and particularly QUALIFICATIONS with the backpacker and migrant workforce being REQUIRED impacted by Covid-19 border closures, has seen a collaborative recruitment campaign for “local” None required but the silviculture workers. he Eastland Wood Council, following are available: Forest Industry Contractors’ Association, Ministry Level 2 New Zealand of Social Development and the NewZealand Certiicate in Forest Forest Owners Association have worked together Industry Foundation to assist our silvi contractors recruit approximately Skills 150 workers, through the online platform www. Level 3 New Zealand worktheseasons.co.nz. Certiicate in Forest Our planting and establishment season is upon us, Operations with our seven silviculture contractors and their crews Level 4 New Zealand planting over 6000 hectares, and approximately six Certiicate in Forest million trees, over the next three to four months. Operations (planning & monitoring) Tree planting includes small wood lots and farm TREE PLANTING/ESTABLISHMENT forestry as well as larger commercial forests across the Tree establishment work involves PHYSICALLY region, from Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay, Te Karaka, DEMANDING Ngatapa, Rere and Waingake, to Nuhaka and the preparing planting sites and planting trees, Hard physical work Whareratas. and then often follow-up work such as

Myrtle rust infected ramarama Roanne Sutherland, Scion The forest industry’s national surveillance for pests and diseases benefits everyone.

The myrtle rust fungus, for instance, is a threat to all of our eucalyptus plantations, native ra- ta- LOVE OUR FORESTS and po- hutukawa, and to feijoa orchards.

BY PROTECTING THEM When we keep an eye on our forests, we are also watching out for everyone who has a tree in their backyard, grows crops, or who enjoys a walk in the bush.

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PRUNING AND THINNING plantation trees. Its primary purpose basic chainsaw training is needed, he term used for all the work is to produce clear wood. Branches and a mechanical aptitude. Good needed once trees are established and are removed from a section of a tree's judgement and decision-making are before they are harvested is silviculture. stem to allow knot-free timber to form also important, and workers must be One billion As well as caring for young trees, main around the defect core. safety-conscious. silviculture work includes pruning and Silvicultural workers may also receive he work is often based on “piece thinning to waste. Silvicultural workers ire training. rates” meaning the harder you work, can become highly skilled and make a the more you get paid. he job involves good living from their work. EARNING POTENTIAL early morning starts and sometimes trees by Silvicultural work is often $50,000 – $80,000 long travel distances, and working as undertaken through spring, summer part of a team. SKILLS and autumn, and many workers switch to tree planting in the winter. You will need to be it, strong and CAREER PROGRESSION prepared to work outdoors in all Silvicultural workers can progress to 2028 hinning is aimed at reducing the number of trees to improve the quality weather and on all types of terrain. become crew foremen and owning and growth of the remaining trees. Pruning sometimes requires working their own crews. here is also the Silvicultural pruning is carried at height on ladders. hinning to option of moving into harvesting out to remove the lower branches of waste is done using chainsaws, so operations. he Government has developed the One Billion Trees Programme to increase tree planting across New Zealand. he goal is to double the current planting rate to reach one billion trees planted by 2028. he programme has the potential to deliver huge beneits for our environment, our people, our communities, and our economy. he focus is on making it easier to plant the right tree, in the right place, for the right purpose. It is expected that commercial foresters will plant half of the billion trees.

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Our contact information remains the same 32366-01 06 868 5129 [email protected] 32400-01 32362-01 22 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Bargains at sell-out cattle fair by Trevor Brown pressure on their capital stock. Surprisingly, perhaps, most of the MORE than 2200 head of cattle were offering were in good store condition. presented for sale at the Matawhero Some of the rising two-year cattle sold cattle fair yesterday and all were sold. at prices comparable to weaners in 2019. Most were weaners because the April Many of the buyers were from the weaner fairs were cancelled due to the Wairoa district, some from further afield, Covid-19 lockdown. The long, dry summer however, some owners of small holdings and autumn took its toll on prices, which around the Poverty Bay flats purchased eased as the sale progressed. bargains, some for as low as $180. Feed shortages have prompted farmers to draft off their smaller cattle to ease Details in Saturday’s Focus on the Land

SELL-OUT SALE: All the cattle yarded in the cattle fair at Matawhero yesterday were GOAT BUYER sold and there were some bargains late in the sale. The best of the R2 steers sold for SHEARING $1230 and the top R2 heifers went for $810. The top weaner steers sold for $875, and TRAILER SERVICE the heifers for $665. Picture by Liam Clayton Small mob shearing, lifestyle blocks, AgriHQ MARKET REPORT lease blocks, pets etc. No power Week beginning May 25 necessary. Competitive rates LAMB six weeks. Chilled lamb that is sold via retail trade is still moving well in the US markets. China, which Looking over the past six weeks, the lamb underpins most of the lamb export market, has not BUYING ALL GOATS export indicator prices have been trending been without its price corrections either. The price downwards as Covid-19 disrupts restaurant trade. of lamb flaps has come back by US 30c/kg and ALL YEAR ROUND Lamb legs have eased 5p/lb in the UK market and forequarters have been reduced by US 10c/kg over Prompt pickup & payment euros 0.40/kg in the EU market. There are few sales the past 6 weeks. Note that the weak NZ dollar taking place for frozen French racks making it is counteracting some of these price reductions

Experienced musterers can be arranged 31018-02 Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 Contact Steven Wilson difficult to judge a price for our indicators. By best which has meant that the average export lamb

[email protected] 26052-01 estimates, prices for these have devalued by 14-31 value (NZ$10.60/kg) is higher than last year. 021 287 1983 or 06 214 6296 percent in the US and EU markets over the past However, this is a tenuous position to rely on. BEEF

Imported beef prices saw another lift in the US market last week. The 95CL price has gained US 8c/lb to sit at US$2.63/lb while the 90CL price lifted US 4c/lb to US$3.06/lb. This has pushed the average export value for 95CL up to NZ$9.48/lb, its highest point since the record highs achieved in November. This is driven by disruptions in US beef production which are not yet resolved but appear to be improving. There is some optimism from US traders that the Covid-19-rattled US slaughterhouses will soon be up to full speed. This means that some are trying to talk the price for imported beef down but are not having any luck so far. Store cattle prices have been feeling the pressure of widespread feed shortages, problematic prime slaughter backlogs and a lack of confidence surrounding beef schedules. WOOL

32639-01 The first wool sale in the North Island this week after the lockdown did as expected in the current market conditions. Covid-19 has spelled even lower crossbred wool prices, down anywhere from 10-30 percent from the last sale. For the top end of second-shear crossbred ewes’ wool, the greasy prices are about $1.50/kg, with lower-quality fleeces down from there. For the offering of about 6600 bales there was a pass-in rate of about 35 percent. Lambs’ wool over 30 microns and any poorer quality and yellow fleeces struggled to find a willing buyer.

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32560-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 RACING 23

NZ Metro harness at Addington Thursday Jetbet 8 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 12 s60Ls Jaguar Bay (Fr) U3 12 60764 Franco Sherborne (Fr) 23 14 1s109 Delma Craze (Fr) 14 14 02520 Sioux Princess (Fr) U6 Race 1: STEVE, MUCHACHA BONITA, ALDEBARAN BELLE 13 0009s Yea You (Fr) U4 13 8687s Magical Matty (Fr) 24 15 04390 Tombelina (Fr) 15 15 5P000 Majestic Rose (Fr) U7 14 00s5s Yuri (Fr) U5 14 60200 Playboy Prince (Fr) 25 16 54744 Woodlea Explorer (Fr) 16 Race 2: WESTBURN BLISS, KINGSDOWN ATOM, MATRIKA 17 40102 Ultimate Rocker (Fr) 17 8 Dunstan Terror To Love Pace 3.34 Race 3: PAT CAMPBELL, FRANCO SHERBORNE, 2 Dunstan Harness Heroes Pace 12.35 4 Courage Under Fire Pace 1.34 18 00679 Flamboyant (Fr) 18 $8500, 3yo+, mr44 to mr47. mobile, 1980m KAYLA MAGUIRE $8500, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr43. $7500, 3yo+ r46-r48. mobile, 1980m Race 4: SZYBKA LANE, DISTINGUISHED TASTE, 6 Dunstan Lazarus Pace 2.30 1 s000s King Arthur (Fr) 1 mobile, 1980m 2 50s43 Woodlea Diego (Fr) 2 ESSENCE OF EASTON 1 39811 Szybka Lane (Fr) 1 1 47820 Fraud (Fr) 1 2 87186 Opawa Mach (Fr) 2 $7500, 3yo+ r51-r52. mobile, 1980m 3 070s2 I Miss Mum (Fr) 3 Race 5: ALREADY GONE, BLUE CHIP DELIGHT, 2 66442 Westburn Bliss (Fr) 2 3 0s88s Tia Dalma (Fr) 3 1 92602 Machs Mareta (Fr) 1 4 8397s Samarias Mach (Fr) 4 SISTER’S DELIGHT 3 88s0s Key Reactor (Fr) 3 4 00300 The Governor (Fr) 4 2 52831 Krystal Delight (Fr) 2 5 62232 Buckskin (Fr) 5 Race 6: KRYSTAL DELIGHT, STAVROS THE TERROR, 4 6469s It’s A Shawthing (Fr) 4 5 s9000 Paul’s Verdict (Fr) 5 3 4666s Ghostwriter (Fr) 3 6 60s9 Abby Golightly (Fr) 6 MACHS MARETA 5 5908s Kwik Sport (Fr) 5 6 20634 Katchalight (Fr) 6 4 2207s Folklore (Fr) 4 7 60875 Archaic Lustre (Fr) 7 Race 7: CHEVRON ACTION, DD’S SUPER STUART, 6 s070s Galleons Connoisseur (Fr) 6 7 25059 Terrier (Fr) 7 5 015s8 El Dorado (Fr) 5 8 7s66s Mongolian Marshal (Fr) 8 9 788s Rick Reilly (Fr) 9 LISTEN EASY 7 5s564 Kingsdown Atom (Fr) 7 8 86232 Distinguished Taste (Fr) 8 6 47720 Mordecai (Fr) 6 10 s7066 Narcissist (Fr) 21 Race 8: WOODLEA DIEGO, I MISS MUM, BUCKSKIN 8 98759 Mighty Reactor (Fr) 8 9 06643 Essence Of Easton (Fr) 9 7 34681 Stavros The Terror (Fr) 7 9 60089 Woolfie Mac (Fr) 9 10 72996 Diamond Edition (Fr) 21 8 0017s Ohoka Matty (Fr) 8 11 5090s Play By Ear (Fr) 22 Race 9: PRODIGAL PETE, FRANK THE TANK, 12 8070s Southern Belle (Fr) 23 10 5355s Matrika (Fr) 21 11 52968 Hands Up Jack (Fr) 22 9 82210 Spicy Girl Becqui (Fr) 9 LONGVIEW LADY 13 8050s Rakanellie (Fr) U1 11 0000s Aveross Spitfire (Fr) 22 12 76688 Fun In The Dark (Fr) 23 10 2P08s Cheddar Valley (Fr) U1 12 75005 Comfortably Numb (Fr) 23 9 Dunstan Monkey King Pace 3.56 13 7670s Dream On Jaffa (Fr) U1 5 Blossom Lady Pace 1.59 7 Dunstan Lyell Creek Trot 2.59 $7500, 3yo+ r49-r50,r51 w/c. mobile, 1980m $7500, 3yo+ r40-r55 stand, 2600m $7500, 3yo+ r40-r51 stand, 2600m 1 Dunstan Return Trot 12.00 3 Christian Cullen Pace 1.00 1 31088 Bossmaro (Fr) 1 1 40923 Silent Rapture (Fr) 1 1 97528 My Eyre (Fr) 1 $8500, non-winners 2yo+ stand, 2600m $7500, r40-r45. mobile, 1980m 2 0706s Virginia Cool (Fr) 2 2 0391s Blue Chip Delight (Fr) 2 2 4890s Unique Rose (Fr) 2 3 47510 Maggie (Fr) 3 1 085P6 Dreamsinthe Mist (Fr) 1 1 PP320 Kayla Maguire (Fr) 1 3 0s135 Prodigal Guinness (Fr) 3 3 02106 Listen Easy (Fr) 3 4 64767 Changearound (Fr) 4 2 07058 Build A Bridge (Fr) 2 2 55s8s Trompeur (Fr) 2 4 20511 Already Gone (Fr) 4 4 50029 Idle Stuartia (Fr) 4 5 9654s Longview Lady (Fr) 5 3 3 Steve (Fr) 3 3 4580s Garry’s Legacy (Fr) 3 5 0660s Proviseur (Fr) 5 5 9409s Sunny Bill (Fr) 5 6 85791 Prodigal Pete (Fr) 6 4 Day Dreamin (Fr) 4 4 50004 Pat Campbell (Fr) 4 6 00509 Pocket Call (Em1) (Fr) 6 6 08044 Dd’s Super Stuart (Fr) 6 7 20437 Scared Stiff (Fr) 7 5 70360 Maranatha Atlas (Fr) 5 5 00960 Russian Express (Fr) 5 7 4751 She’s Tough (Fr) 7 7 65205 Bright Glow (Fr) 7 8 83s38 Skippys Delight (Fr) 8 6 5543s Muchacha Bonita (Fr) 6 6 56030 Loissonya (Fr) 6 8 806Ps Guido Da Siena (Fr) 8 8 09085 Dora Explorer (Fr) 8 9 05546 Dynamite (Fr) 9 7 Missucci (Fr) 7 7 00509 Pocket Call (Fr) 7 9 56030 Loissonya (Em2) (Fr) 9 9 60722 Chevron Action (Fr) U1 10 4682s Frank The Tank (Fr) 21 8 Eurokash (Fr) 8 8 56495 Beau Vista (Fr) 8 10 9540s Darryl Kerrigan (Fr) 10 10 60965 In Sequence (Fr) U2 11 04308 Highland Reign (Fr) 22 9 60637 Aldebaran Belle (Fr) 9 9 0070s Glacier Coaster (Fr) 9 11 92210 Sister’s Delight (Fr) 11 11 P6000 Mickey Jay (Fr) U3 12 7075s Stick Man (Fr) 23 10 0000s Eilish Hall (Fr) U1 10 899s0 Jonty James (Fr) 21 12 09019 Terror The Christian (Fr) 12 12 009s0 Missalyssa (Fr) U4 13 1700 Mossdale Lottee (Fr) 24 11 4 The Good Doctor (Fr) U2 11 58477 Sonic Reign (Fr) 22 13 00780 Bird Of Paradise (Fr) 13 13 05806 Some Time (Fr) U5 14 s100s Art Banker (Fr) U1

Auckland greys at Manukau Thursday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Trophies Plus Sprint 12.28 10 77787 Agbeze 18.98 Marsha Black 7 58s66 Opawa Roy nwtd Glennis Farrell 3 14568 Prerogative 18.73 Udy & Cottam Race 1: GRINDELWALD, BIGTIME LOVIE, SMASH BURTON 8 168s7 Happy Medium 30.69 R & N O’Regan 4 561s2 Idol Ajay 18.49 W & T Steele $1365, C0, 318m 5 Pump & Engineering Services 1.28 EMERGENCIES: Race 2: NANA MOLLY, RICCITELLI, XENA POPPY 5 58874 Manila Bala 18.24 R & N O’Regan 1 47583 Riccitelli nwtd Marsha Black $2505, C1, 527m 9 31544 Go Angel 30.70 Glennis Farrell 6 13342 Kiwi Gal nwtd Udy & Cottam Race 3: TOMMY THE JETT, BLOCKER, GO ALL LIN 2 54666 Xena Poppy nwtd R & L Udy 10 53566 Opawa Big 30.91 Glennis Farrell 7 51712 Paddy Fast 18.76 M & J Smith Race 4: HILLBILLY BREWED, THRILLING ARNOLD, 1 265s2 Dundee Spectre nwtd Robert Roper 3 56244 Indi Shae nwtd S O’Neill 8 73532 Artic Miss 18.43 Greg Pomeroy BAILEY AND CREAM 2 88546 Party Every Day 30.77 R & L Udy 8 Sportsbowl Function Ctr 2.26 4 Isn’t She Bliss nwtd Peter Henley 3 37s42 Tap Out Reg nwtd Sean Codlin EMERGENCIES: Race 5: BUGSY BROWN, THEA WHO, TAP OUT REG 5 58777 Mrs. Opal nwtd R & N O’Regan 4 66364 Opawa Queen nwtd W & T Steele $1685, C2, 318m 9 67865 Miss Claude 18.53 Udy & Cottam Race 6: PORTLAND ART, LITTLE LEAF, TANGO MISS 6 33F Attila’s Arrow nwtd Howard Scott 5 65326 Opawa Lola nwtd Glennis Farrell 1 46176 Hi Ho Tonto nwtd Phil Green 10 17688 Raging Demon 18.26 R & L Udy Race 7: THRILLING IZZY, THRILLING RAZOR, DOBBY WHO 7 Portland Berry nwtd Ben Craik 6 65687 Aleng 31.66 S E Hunt 2 22314 Portland Wonder 18.85 Ben Craik Race 8: MOBILITY SCOOTER, PORTLAND WONDER, NEXUS 8 32222 Nana Molly nwtd Udy & Cottam 7 44463 Thea Who nwtd M Prangley 3 21724 Nexus 18.60 Glennis Farrell 11 Mt Wellington TAB Stakes 3.28 Race 9: BOTANY RIFLES, BUDDY BOOM, RELEVANCE EMERGENCIES: 8 44722 Bugsy Brown nwtd W & T Steele 4 s8515 Mobility Scooter 18.65 Marsha Black 9 88247 Wild Kiwi nwtd Udy & Cottam $4735, C4/5, 527m Race 10: PADDY FAST, KIWI GAL, ARTIC MISS EMERGENCIES: 5 36366 Noise Maker 18.70 Phil Green 10 7F876 Loudred nwtd R & L Udy Race 11: JINJA MURPHY, THRILLING STOMP, SPRING QUEEN 9 71844 Boyka 30.33 Glennis Farrell 6 47778 Bigtime Thor nwtd R & N O’Regan 1 52128 Our Rick 30.53 Emma Potts 2 22131 Jinja Murphy 30.50 W & T Steele Race 12: ALWAYS DREAMING, GO FALCON, THANK YOU NEXT 10 55875 Our Scarlett nwtd Glennis Farrell 7 57326 Asserting Power 18.68 S O’Neill 3 MPS Fencing Sprint 12.48 8 22345 Ma Chere 18.67 S O’Neill 3 81685 Charlow 30.77 R & N O’Regan $2035, C3, 318m 6 Jo’s Wholesale & Sports Bar 1.48 EMERGENCIES: 4 12316 Thrilling Morris nwtd Karen Walsh 1 73522 Go All Lin 18.56 S O’Neill $1450, C1, 318m 9 68387 Botany Thommo 18.60 Phil Green 5 6s213 Thrilling Stomp 30.56 Karen Walsh 10 38754 Firefly Laffey 18.68 Sean Codlin 2 83813 Blocker 18.52 R & N O’Regan 1 3461s Little Leaf 18.96 Emma Potts 6 62242 Spring Queen 30.67 Emma Potts 3 54513 Frosty Blaze nwtd Thayne Green 2 s2455 Tango Miss 18.73 Thayne Green 9 Qualified Pet Services 2.46 7 18386 Spring Mechanic 30.70 R & L Udy 4 22751 Tommy The Jett 18.99 Marsha Black 3 13667 Rainy River 18.81 S E Hunt 8 4177s Ti Amo 30.73 Ben Craik 5 61522 Night Ace 18.53 Greg Pomeroy 4 56364 Ford Man 18.90 R & L Udy $2860, C5, 318m EMERGENCY: 6 27616 Gain Capital 18.53 Ben Craik 5 82334 My Bro Bobby 18.80 M Prangley 1 24516 Kiwi Boy 18.18 Udy & Cottam 9 34468 Gao Gao 30.53 Glennis Farrell 7 86543 Does He Exist 18.53 Robert Roper 6 31514 Portland Art 18.70 Ben Craik 2 16335 Our Hemi nwtd Udy & Cottam 1 Manukau Sportsbowl Sprint 12.08 8 76113 Pacemaker 18.71 S O’Neill 7 788s2 Yella Ella 18.58 R & L Udy 3 21176 Franky The Jett 18.44 Emma Potts 12 Carol’s TAB Taipa Tavern 3.48 $1450, C1, 318m 8 77556 Just Maddie nwtd Marsha Black 4 61426 Zipping Buddy 18.27 Ben Craik $2035, C2/3, 318m 4 Mayhounds Retirement Project 1.08 EMERGENCIES: 5 11711 Botany Rifles 18.69 Phil Green 1 32284 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R & L Udy $1450, C1, 318m 9 3866s It’s A Stroll nwtd Udy & Cottam 6 72717 Relevance 18.35 R & L Udy 1 42544 Thank You Next 18.63 Ben Craik 2 68287 My Snuggles 18.93 Glennis Farrell 10 65887 Rion King nwtd R & L Udy 7 12521 Buddy Boom 18.26 Udy & Cottam 2 27834 Go Falcon nwtd W & T Steele 1 76416 Bailey And Cream 18.81 R & L Udy 3 81888 Fall Gracefully 18.74 M Prangley 8 57157 Express Emporium 18.46 W & T Steele 3 88878 Hands Of Steel nwtd Thayne Green 2 44742 Thrilling Arnold 18.70 Sean Codlin 4 48785 Dignity Dented nwtd Thayne Green 7 Jack’s Wholesale Meats 2.08 EMERGENCIES: 3 78375 Little Moo 18.57 Udy & Cottam 4 33468 Stay Rich 18.55 M & J Smith 9 28s35 Kelly’s Girl 18.44 Greg Pomeroy 5 16887 Botany Esmay 18.69 Phil Green 4 76F75 Pam Arising nwtd S O’Neill $2860, C1/2, 527m 5 18774 Kuridrani 18.49 Marsha Black 10 65167 Monsoon Malabar 19.22 Udy & Cottam 6 68683 Smash Burton 19.12 R & L Udy 5 4612 Hillbilly Brewed 18.81 Howard Scott 1 56126 El Narco 30.69 Phil Green 6 41165 Always Dreaming 18.58 Glennis Farrell 7 88473 Bigtime Lovie 18.92 Ben Craik 6 22845 Fancy 19.00 M Prangley 2 13623 Our Hotrod 30.84 Udy & Cottam 10 Hewlett Electrical Sprint 3.08 7 87767 Waiterimu Ripper 18.51 R & L Udy 8 36361 Grindelwald 19.03 Emma Potts 7 85567 Snoopy’s Hero 18.63 David Ray 3 14111 Thrilling Izzy 31.10 Karen Walsh 8 7656s Bigtime Molly nwtd R & N O’Regan EMERGENCIES: 8 56426 Go Kiki nwtd Glennis Farrell 4 35631 Dobby Who 30.93 M Prangley $2390, C4, 318m EMERGENCIES: 9 57766 Just Nia 18.80 Marsha Black EMERGENCIES: 5 253s5 Thrilling Amelia 31.23 Karen Walsh 1 25173 Madam Bucks 18.46 Greg Pomeroy 9 38754 Firefly Laffey 18.68 Sean Codlin 10 588s7 Just William nwtd Raewyn McPhee 9 65477 Smash Out 18.94 R & L Udy 6 11133 Thrilling Razor nwtd Karen Walsh 2 76665 Captain Kev 18.65 W & T Steele 10 68387 Botany Thommo 18.60 Phil Green

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Andy McCook Sprint 4.38 8 78512 Creme Brulee 30.26 Lisa Waretini 4 57145 Opawa Oscar 17.10 Robin Wales 3 424s4 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey EMERGENCIES: 5 64518 Know State 17.17 Garry Cleeve 4 25561 Ringside 29.84 Ray Adcock Race 1: OPHIRA BALE, MITCHAM MAGIC, NEELIX $2390, C4, 295m 9 18853 Electric Silk 30.11 J & D Fahey 6 22421 Little Krakatoa 17.09 Ashley Bradshaw 5 22311 Punters A Hero 30.19 J & D Fahey Race 2: OUR DAZZEL, GOLDSTAR TROOPER, WILDEBEEST 1 47115 Smash Over 17.26 Malcolm Grant 10 77755 Dyna Varsity 30.11 Craig Roberts 7 47136 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 6 81116 Opawa Cutie 30.29 J & D Fahey Race 3: ZIPPING HOUDINI, BOLTY, SUPER OVER DRAMA 2 46322 Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 8 F4341 Oakmont 17.04 Daniel Lane 7 13113 Spring Falcon 29.93 J & D Fahey Race 4: QUINCY BALE, VIKING MAFIA, CREME BRULEE 3 54435 Ulyssa Bale 17.30 Craig Roberts 5 Thursday Place Pick Dash 5.38 EMERGENCIES: 8 22122 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts Race 5: BLACK ROUNDER, GOLDSTAR MAJOR, OPAWA DI 4 67552 Wildebeest 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw $2390, C4, 295m 9 7653s Mohican Run 17.13 Corey Steele EMERGENCIES: 10 13787 Homebush Caesar nwtd John McInerney Race 6: XABIL BALE, KNOW THREAT, OPAWA TODDY 5 17s64 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S & B Evans 1 57246 Goldstar Major 17.24 S & B Evans 9 35s27 Opawa Hop 30.01 J & D Fahey Race 7: SPEEDY BOSS, OAKMONT, LITTLE KRAKATOA 6 43752 Special As 17.30 J M McCook 2 s6851 Black Rounder 16.99 Jason Dunn 8 Christchurch Casino Sprint 6.38 10 732s8 Bertie Allen 30.01 Craig Roberts Race 8: SELECT TRICK, ARCHIE JOHN HILL, PITA RAMOS 7 84863 Homebush Alexei 17.14 John McInerney 3 1267s Homebush Monkey 17.50 John McInerney 8 8668s Kiwi Gunn 17.22 Ray Adcock $2860, C5, 295m Race 9: DYNA DAVE, OPAWA HILARY, MIGHTY MUSCLE 4 74828 It’s A Joke 17.26 John McInerney 11 Springston Hotel Dash 7.37 EMERGENCIES: Race 10: OZZIE, SPRING FALCON, UTHOR BALE 5 54435 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 1 12222 Archie John Hill 17.08 J & D Fahey $2860, C5, 295m 9 38673 Platinum Paisley 17.08 Jason Dunn 6 53216 Machine Gunn 17.27 Ray Adcock 2 63421 Select Trick 16.93 Calum Weir Race 11: ALL CONSUMING, MUSTANG TULLY, SEVE 1 37146 Jinja Dylan 17.18 Allan Joyce 10 27574 Fired Up Jed 17.21 Bruce Dann 7 63473 Opawa Di 17.10 Robin Wales 3 11643 Calm Inferno 17.19 Bruce Dann Race 12: KING TOLIMAN, SOUFFLE SUE, KNOW MAJORITY 8 21s86 Know Shame 17.38 Garry Cleeve 4 67251 Frizzled 17.17 Matt Roberts 2 22187 Homebush Velma 17.24 John McInerney 3 Swimming Goat @ Stud 4.58 EMERGENCIES: 5 6235s Opawa Vinny 16.98 Robin Wales 3 21168 Mustang Tully 17.00 Calum Weir $2860, C5, 295m 9 87564 Golden Bay 17.13 J M McCook 6 11811 Ever Rested 17.07 Ashley Bradshaw 4 75273 Hankenstein 17.19 Ashley Bradshaw 10 76667 Forehand Raid 17.19 Jason Dunn 7 25177 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 5 31552 Seve nwtd Daniel Lane 1 52825 Super Over Drama 17.12 S & B Evans 6 26s1s All Consuming 17.30 J & D Fahey 2 13s26 Country Gent 17.28 Ashley Bradshaw 8 41543 Pita Ramos 17.14 Jason Dunn 7 12262 Pearls Are Us nwtd Garry Cleeve 3 35335 Memoir 17.30 Dylan Voyce 6 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 5.58 EMERGENCIES: 8 18335 Chanyaka 17.20 Bruce Dann 4 51517 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney $4030, C4, 520m 9 7653s Mohican Run 17.13 Corey Steele 10 13787 Homebush Caesar nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 31153 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 1 63342 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J & D Fahey 6 11111 Zipping Houdini 16.81 Calum Weir 9 7653s Mohican Run 17.13 Corey Steele 2 21756 Goldstar Mauney 30.06 S & B Evans 9 My Redeemer Distanced 6.58 10 13787 Homebush Caesar nwtd John McInerney 7 17114 Bolty 16.87 Daniel Lane 3 34514 Ophelia Allen 30.09 Daniel Roberts 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Dash 4.18 8 43115 Hilton Forabet 17.01 Bruce Dann 4 41224 Opawa Slick 30.23 J & D Fahey $4620, C2, distance, 645m 12 Re-energise Dash 7.54 EMERGENCIES: 5 12454 Xabil Bale 30.03 Craig Roberts 1 62514 Mighty Muscle 38.12 J & D Fahey $2035, C3, 295m 9 7653s Mohican Run 17.13 Corey Steele 6 73752 Bahama Queen 30.17 Jason Dunn 2 76424 Goldstar Sydney 38.13 S & B Evans $2390, C4, 295m 1 34333 Neelix 17.29 Rosemary Blackburn 10 13787 Homebush Caesar nwtd John McInerney 7 7s121 Know Threat 30.09 Garry Cleeve 3 77163 Longshanks nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 1 53826 Know Majority 17.20 Garry Cleeve 2 64331 Ophira Bale 17.16 Matt Roberts 8 84642 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey 4 53355 Student Loan 38.15 J & D Fahey 2 3s121 Ezra Blueblood 17.31 John McInerney 3 54342 Jax Jewel 17.37 Daniel Roberts 4 Garrard’s Horse And Hound 5.18 EMERGENCIES: 5 67877 Alotta Talk 38.00 S & B Evans 3 23387 Opawa May nwtd Robin Wales 4 41144 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 Robin Wales $3325, C3, 520m 9 17478 Translation 30.33 J & D Fahey 6 64338 Gem nwtd J & D Fahey 4 48461 King Toliman 17.06 Daniel Roberts 10 55683 Thrilling Watch 30.60 Daniel Roberts 7 44231 Dyna Dave 37.69 Craig Roberts 5 216F2 Mitcham Usain 17.32 John McInerney 1 24436 Know Conclusion 30.31 Garry Cleeve 5 55851 Fidgety Feet 17.21 J M McCook 8 4s243 Opawa Hilary 37.73 J & D Fahey 6 23126 Sonja 17.28 Daniel Lane 2 61675 Classy Witch 30.29 Garry Cleeve 7 Amber Cleaning Services 6.18 6 78s13 Loco Lola 17.18 Ashley Bradshaw 7 21113 Mitcham Magic 17.31 John McInerney 3 73763 Zefside 30.23 John McInerney 10 I Pave Concrete Stakes 7.18 7 31521 Major Storm 17.29 Craig Roberts 8 52282 No Kissy Missy 17.58 Ashley Bradshaw 4 15345 Homebush Fonzie 30.29 John McInerney $2860, C5, 295m 8 44232 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 22318 Orina Allen 30.32 Craig Roberts 1 15734 Shaw Lee 17.10 J M McCook $4735, C5, 520m EMERGENCIES: 9 51382 King Kali 17.19 Malcolm Grant 6 11211 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts 2 61248 Just Izzy 17.19 Bruce Dann 1 41265 Double Speed 30.11 Ray Adcock 9 38673 Platinum Paisley 17.08 Jason Dunn 10 44144 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 7 24221 Viking Mafia 30.08 J & D Fahey 3 11111 Speedy Boss 17.05 J & D Fahey 2 12111 Ozzie 30.01 Daniel Lane 10 18665 Disobedience 17.19 S & B Evans 24 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 SPORT 25 Starc keen to see life in wickets CRICKET even challenge between bat his national teammates, who by Rob Forsaith, AAP and ball. returned from leave this “Otherwise people are week as they prepare for SYDNEY — Mitchell Starc going to stop watching and a rare block of pre-season is keen to test Virat Kohli’s kids aren’t going to want to training. team with the pink ball, be bowlers,” he said. Australia’s return from having also urged curators “As we saw in Australia the coronavirus stoppage and administrators to ensure the last few years, there are is expected to be a tour of cricket doesn’t become a some pretty flat wickets and England in September, when batsman-dominated bore. if that ball is going straight they will play short-form There were fears this it’s a pretty boring contest. games. summer’s much-anticipated “Maybe they instruct The home test series showdown between people to leave more grass against India, likely to Australia and India, widely on the wicket to have that include a pink-ball game at regarded as the two best test contest . . . (or) Kookaburra Adelaide Oval, then looms teams in the world, could be have been developing a large. scrapped because of Covid- shining wax.” Starc rejects the notion he 19. ICC cricket committee is a day-night cynic, noting Cricket Australia is chairman Anil Kumble there is a better balance increasingly confident that suggested using artificial between bat and ball series will proceed, but wax would fly in the face of compared with regular tests. uncertainty still clouds the a recent crackdown on ball “The fans love it,” he said. logistics and laws involved. tampering. “We do have a good record The International Cricket “Whether that can be at home with the pink ball.” Council (ICC) is expected controlled by the umpires — The fast bowler said he to soon rubber-stump a ban they have a portion of the hoped there would be no on using saliva to shine the wax and you can only use repeat of the “extremely slow ONE FOR THE BOWLERS: In this December 2017 file photo, Australia’s ball. a small amount — I don’t and pretty flat wickets” of Mitchell Starc reaches out to take the wicket of England’s Jonny Bairstow, Starc is particularly know,” Starc said. 2019-20. caught and bowled for 21 runs, during an Ashes cricket test match in Adelaide, concerned about the Australian coach Justin “It’d be great to see Australia. Starc hopes the bowlers “come back into the contest a bit more” in impact of the restriction in Langer will today have a bowlers come back into the the scheduled home test series against India, with wickets prepared to allow a Australia and is eager for an Zoom session with Starc and contest a bit more.” bit of life in the pitch. AP picture THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, May 28, 2020

SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Carey Mulligan, 35; Kylie Minogue, 52; Christa Miller, 56; Gladys Knight, 76. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made A passionate approach to whatever you take on this year will draw interest and encouragement to inish what you start. You'll learn if you use a creative up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. process to develop a plan that will address issues that have held you back in To solve the puzzle, each row, the past. Trust only well-sourced facts to avoid being taken advantage of or column and 3x3 grid within the misled. Your numbers are 7, 13, 22, 28, 31, 35, 43. larger grid must end up containing ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number from 1 to 9, and Don't hesitate to make a change or share your thoughts with a close friend each number can only appear or lover. Set long-term goals that will give you something to look forward to once in a row, column or box. achieving. 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Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Kiwi NBL shoots for the stars globally BASKETBALL by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP on June 23. It is on track to be the first that means our league could be the best selected. It is designed to disperse talent competitive league on offer globally, available basketball option for overseas evenly. Some Tall Blacks are in the mix, WELLINGTON — New Zealand’s NBL giving fans a chance to get their fix of fans,” he said. along with a handful of returned US is the little basketball league with giant- hoops, albeit in the form of New Zealand’s “We think this might be a first. I don’t college players, although none of the New sized ambitions. best semi-professional talent. know of another sport in New Zealand Zealand Breakers’ registered players Under its Australian general manager A compressed 56-game format will where players have been given a share of have signed on. Justin Nelson, the Kiwi league, which be played at the same empty Auckland the pay-per-view revenue like this.” Three of New Zealand’s strongest usually operates well below the radar, venue, something Nelson anticipates will Nelson, who was genereal manager clubs have refused to play in the league, has a stated aim of putting itself in front entice viewers to shell out $15 to view of Women’s NBL team the Melbourne believing it is too much of an imposition of a worldwide audience. the entire six-week season. Boomers for five years, has introduced on their players. Nelson unveiled an international pay- The proceeds will be split between the another first with a player draft to be A new Auckland-based club, the per-view platform yesterday, confident it league and its players. staged on June 11. Franklin Bulls, has been launched. Their would get a significant uptake when the “We all know Covid-19 has brought More than 250 players have registered coach is Australian Liam Simmons, the revamped seven-team league launched the sporting world to a grinding halt, so for the draft, from which 84 will be elder brother of NBA star Ben Simmons. Lodge clear Crowd plans ‘absurd’ to play on Medical association warns of ‘huge’ risk first night

RUGBY LEAGUE by Scott Bailey, AAP and safety of the players and officials Commission chairman Peter V’landys has who will be involved in the thick of the been able to lead the charge out of the of restart SYDNEY — The Australian Medical on-field action. virus shutdown. Association (AMA) has lashed out at “Australians have done exceptionally When the NRL announced a planned RUGBY LEAGUE by Laine Clark, AAP the NRL’s ambition to have crowds well in flattening the Covid-19 curve, and May 28 return in April, most labelled the back from July, labelling it “absurd” and we are not too far away from relaxing idea overly ambitious. BRISBANE — Capping a remarkable “dangerous”. more restrictions.” In the time since, V’landys has return from injury, Brisbane prop Matt The NRL has outlined its hopes to have The AMA highlighted the slow return convinced the NSW, Queensland and Lodge has been cleared to play in their capped crowds back at matches, with to sport in Europe without crowds and Victoria state governments of a safe NRL return clash with Parramatta numbers dependent on the stadium size. praised the AFL for its cautious approach return, as infection numbers have tomorrow night. Both the New South Wales and to wait for expert medical advice. continued to drop. And Broncos coach Anthony Seibold Queensland governments have said they However, the NRL has said it will act Neither NSW Premier Gladys is hopeful barnstorming forward David are open to working with rugby league on only on the instruction of government Berejiklian or Queensland counterpart Fifita has taken a confident step towards a planned return, even if at this stage it and expert advice and is planning to Annastacia Palaszczuk appeared too open his own recovery from a knee complaint. appears far off. submit its proposal to authorities. to the concept on Monday. There were fears Lodge would miss But Australia’s chief association It would also implement strict But nor were they willing to write it off, the 2020 season after he aggravated a for doctors and medical practitioners biosecurity measures around any return with Palaszczuk having previously been partial ACL tear in his knee, which he said any move to have crowds back at to crowds. opposed to the game’s return before being had been carrying since 2015, at training suburban grounds was a “huge” risk to The limited number of fans would be supportive of it. in February. public health amid the coronavirus. scanned by a thermal camera on the V’landys has claimed the idea is based But he made tremendous strides in “Put bluntly, this absurd and dangerous entry to grounds and would need to on the suggestion that open-air spaces his recovery during the NRL coronavirus idea belongs in the sinbin,” AMA president have the government’s Covid-Safe app are safer than enclosed venues such as shutdown and will feature on the bench Tony Bartone said in a statement. downloaded. pubs and restaurants. for the unbeaten Broncos’ Suncorp “The NRL should be satisfied that it Some matches would also be played in He has insisted any push for a return Stadium clash. has its competition back in action, but it bigger venues, with Suncorp Stadium’s to capped crowds would depend on how Lodge was given the green light after is unfair and unwise to put the health of capacity far higher than that of a Australia’s case numbers perform as emerging from yesterday’s training the game’s fans at risk. suburban ground. the country begins to reopen amid the session unscathed. “They must first monitor the health Recent history has shown that ARL pandemic. “It (the return) shows a lot of determination by Lodgey; he has had to show a fair bit of resilience,” Seibold said. “We expect him to play, so it’s good for Local club training gets under way us. He’s a leader in our group and he’ll make a real impact.” RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf YMP ran a “super-organised session”, having set Two other premier teams will start training Seibold also looked forward to the up to do so at 5.15pm for a 6pm start, he said. tomorrow night, another on Sunday and the last on return of Fifita, who removed his knee TEAM training was its own reward last night. They trained in two pods of 10 — “an important Tuesday. From midday on Friday, gatherings of up to brace yesterday. Under Phase 2 — Prepare to Play — of New requirement to prioritise the safety of the community”. 100 will be allowed. The Broncos mentor hoped the Zealand Rugby’s Return to Rugby Requirements, Noble said credit should go to the council of clubs Poverty Bay chairman Hayden Swann has been Queensland bench forward would be back 2019 grand finalists OBM and YMP were the first and the coaches for completing Return to Training impressed by the way the rugby community has in a month after undergoing knee surgery local premier club teams to train since the code was plans that were signed off by the Poverty Bay Rugby responded to the pandemic challenge. during the shutdown. shut down by pandemic restrictions. Football Union and Gisborne District Council, as “Our staff — in particular Ray, Miah Nikora “He’s got the knee brace off today; he From midday on Friday, full team training sessions required by New Zealand Rugby. (referee education officer and coach development looks pretty happy. He can probably see will be possible, but the efforts of Enterprise Cars Brian Leach (YMP) and Trevor Crosby (OBM) are manager) and Kahu Tamatea (player development the light at the end of the tunnel. OBM at the Oval and East Coast Farm Vets YMP at two of the six head coaches of premier teams who officer) have employed social media to innovate, “But we will be slowly, slowly (with his Barry Park were praised by Poverty Bay Rugby staff. now look forward to kick-off on June 20. finding new ways to stay connected with different rehab). “We were at both grounds — having brought Senior One teams will begin their quest for the groups in our community,” Swann said. “We have got a fair bit of footy for David resources such as sanitisers and sprays — and Lew Patterson Cup on July 4. Junior Advisory “The whole office has worked with coaches, (with his return expected) at four or five saw all of the protocols implemented,” Poverty Bay Board (JAB) competition will begin on July 25, and referees, JAB, the council of clubs and Gisborne weeks away but not much further than community rugby manager Ray Noble said. secondary school rugby, in the third term. District Council and done a great job.” that if he gets his rehab right.” NRL star Xerri facing four-year drug ban RUGBY LEAGUE by Scott Bailey, AAP a statement. return for Cronulla against the Wests Tigers “Basically that whole period off I was just “Bronson has been stood down from on Saturday. doing sprint training and working on my SYDNEY — The NRL has been rocked training and playing responsibilities while The news came as a shock to the game,” Xerri said. with teenage Cronulla star Bronson Xerri the process runs its course, which under Sharks, who were forced into a backline “He (Fabri) helped me a lot. facing a possible four-year ban after testing the policy includes the opportunity to have reshuffle yesterday with Josh Dugan and “I think he timed me from my first session positive to banned performance-enhancing his B-sample analysed. Ramien in the centres, and Will Kennedy at to my last session, and it was a massive drugs. “The club has been in contact with fullback with Matt Moylan on an extended improvement. Just two days out from the season Bronson.” bench. “Even in my technique, Roger said my restart, 19-year-old Xerri was provisionally Xerri has played just 22 NRL matches The Cronulla junior has not played technique was unreal and how much I have suspended by the NRL yesterday after it but is considered one of the sport’s most since the test in November, and the six- improved.” was revealed he tested positive for anabolic exciting young stars. month gap between providing the positive In that interview, Xerri was asked about steroids on November 25. He underwent a shoulder reconstruction sample and being notified is not considered his prospects of playing State of Origin. It’s understood both the NRL and in October after his first full season in first unusual. “It’s unreal just to be mentioned in that Cronulla were notified of the positive grade, and gave the positive sample the It was only on Monday that an excited way,” he said. “Origin is at the end of the sample by Australian Sports Anti-Doping following month. Xerri told reporters how he had improved year and if that comes it’s unreal.” Authority (ASADA) yesterday morning, Just two months ago Cronulla let his sprint times during the coronavirus The players’ association said it was before swift action was taken. representative veteran Josh Morris go, with shutdown. working with Xerri and his management “The Sharks have today been made Xerri and fellow youngster Jesse Ramien The Cronulla centre said he had been regarding legal representation and aware of the provisional suspension seen as their future in the centres. working alongside one of the country’s best support for the youngster and stressed the handed down to Bronson Xerri under the Renowned as one of the quickest players sprint coaches, Roger Fabris, three times a provisional suspension did not represent an NRL’s Anti-Doping Policy,” Cronulla said in in the league, Xerri was due to make his week to improve his speed. admission of guilt or wrongdoing. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 SPORT 27 Morris, Loxton baggy greens up for auction CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP Invincibles, arguably the greatest Australian cricket team of all time. SYDNEY — The baggy green caps “It’s hard to predict a price, but of Invincibles Arthur Morris and Sam what we would love to see is a large Loxton are up for grabs, with Lloyds corporation buy them and donate Auctions hopeful both treasured them to a public collection.” pieces of cricket memorabilia become The current owner of both caps is part of a public exhibition. a private collector who is terminally ill GOLD IN Shane Warne’s baggy green, and looking to provide for his family. BAGGY GREEN: auctioned as part of the Red Morris made his Sheffield Shield Two original Cross bushfire appeal, attracted debut at the age of 18, scoring game-worn global interest and was sold centuries in both innings at the “Invincibles” to Commonwealth Bank for Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). baggy green A$1,007,500. Gates at the SCG’s Driver Avenue cricket caps Warne’s cap is set to be on entrance were named in the former are set to break permanent display at the Bradman test captain’s honour in 2015, the records when Museum in Bowral. same year he died at the age of 93. they are sold by Lloyds is upbeat that online Morris was posthumously inducted online auction auctions for the baggy greens of into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in this Sunday. Morris, who was Australia’s leading 2017. Pictures by AAP runscorer on their undefeated tour Loxton, who died aged 90 in 2011, Medianet for of England in 1948, and Loxton will played 12 tests and was a true all- Lloyds Auctions deliver a similar result for cricket rounder. fans. He served with a tank unit in World “I’m an accredited valuer and if I’m War 2, played in the VFL (Victorian looking at something like this and Football League, now called the trying to put a price on it, I look at a Australian Football League), was a recent sale,” said Amanda Benson, member of the Victorian parliament head of fine art and antiquities for and captained his state in the Shield. Lloyds. Loxton quit as national selector “Recently Shane Warne’s baggy after the 1981 underarm incident, green sold for over a million. He’s a which prompted him to tell Greg very well-known cricketer. Chappell, “You might have won the “These are two caps from the match but you’ve lost a lot of friends”. 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NOT THIS YEAR: Action from the hockey, sailing and multisport at the 2019 AIMS Games in Tauranga. The AIMS Games trustees have decided not to hold the event this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pictures by Alan Gibson/Gibson Images AIMS GAMES OFF AIMS GAMES by Jamie Troughton, and how prepared they are to send their but there were too many complicating •฀Bay฀of฀Plenty’s฀low฀rates฀of฀Covid-19฀ Dscribe Media Sevices kids away for a week with uncertainty factors. infection. hanging over them. There are still so The event brought extraordinary •฀The฀scale฀of฀the฀23฀AIMS฀Games฀ The AIMS Games will not be held this many unknowns and no one really knows cultural, sporting and economic value to codes, many of which had over 1000 year. how this is all going to play out.” the Tauranga community, he said. athletes each. New Zealand’s national intermediate- Feedback from schools had been Tauranga looked forward to not only •฀The฀availability฀and฀condition฀of฀ aged sports tournament will next be held pivotal in the decision, as had advice welcoming it back in 2021 but also to venues, given that winter sports were in September 2021. from relevant health authorities, School building on the “phenomenal success of likely to extend through the AIMS Games The Covid-19 pandemic had made Sport New Zealand and national sporting past years’ events”. window. staging the Tauranga-based tournament bodies, Semple said. Semple said Monday’s Government •฀The฀costs฀to฀participating฀families,฀ untenable, tournament director Vicki Winter sports programmes are only announcement allowing up to 100 people schools and sporting organisations, at a Semple said yesterday. being devised now, at a time when schools to congregate showed how extraordinary time of great financial uncertainty. It was the hardest decision the AIMS are usually starting trials and selecting the collective efforts of the nation had •฀The฀reliance฀on฀large฀numbers฀of฀ Games trustees had had to make in the teams for the Anchor AIMS Games. been. volunteers, many of whom took annual 17-year history of the event, she said. AIMS Games Trust chairman and “That we’ve come so far so fast, and leave and were in the most vulnerable “We’ve spent the past two months Otumoetai Intermediate principal Henk we’re about to restart community sport, age groups for Covid-19. going through every possible scenario Popping said trustees had to weigh up shows how seriously New Zealanders •฀The฀already-disrupted฀school฀ and agonising over what this decision the hopes and aspirations of athletes, and have taken this,” she said. curriculums. means to our athletes, our schools, our the overall benefit to Tauranga and the “Unfortunately for the AIMS Games, Registrations for this year’s supporters, our sponsors, local businesses country as a whole. we’ve already lost the best part of three tournament were to close on June 10 and and our contractors,” Semple said. “We all know how important sport is to months’ preparation, with no certainty numbers had been well down, with only “The stark reality is that we just our society and the incredible benefits it when we will be fully functional and clear 60 schools having signed up, compared couldn’t confidently host more than provides,” he said. of a second wave of (Covid-19) cases.” with 190 at the same stage last year. 11,000 athletes in September while But given the bigger picture, the She said the support of sponsors and Semple had received email messages upholding the high standards of trustees felt that running the tournament partners had also been crucial to the from some schools indicating that cost wellbeing we’ve set in previous years. this year would create more risks and trustees in making the decision. and limited support from hard-hit “This pandemic is so much bigger than uncertainty than rewards, he said. Factors they weighed up included — communities would prevent them from sport. Not only have we had to weigh up “We don’t want to put any more •฀Travel฀restrictions฀and฀flight฀ attending this year. things like training and preparation lead- pressure on schools and families.” availability to and from Tauranga. The next AIMS Games will be held ins for athletes, but we’ve also considered Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell said •฀The฀risks฀associated฀with฀large฀teams฀ from Saturday, September 4, to Friday, the likely economic impact on families the city loved hosting the AIMS Games, travelling and staying together. September 10, 2021.