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That is the advice from Sam and Gemma Hain, who went into self-isolation straight after coming home from the World Hereford Conference in Queenstown — identified as a Covid-19 cluster. Communication with others helped them through and they recommend it to everyone in lockdown. Gemma is pictured with their children, Tom (7) and Lilla (10) at work in the yards. Inset: A Herald file picture of Sam and Gemma STORY ON PAGE 3 Main picture supplied. Working to secure replacement operator

by Andrew Ashton As sawmills were not deemed an when a change in the Covid-19 alert “essential service” under the current level allows. TRUST DOZENS of workers at Gisborne’s Covid-19 restrictions, the sawmill Trust Tairawhiti had already Far East sawmill have been given ceased cutting logs in the week spent more than $17m on buying the a temporary lifeline, after Trust prior to the Level 4 lock down. Far sawmill site and other investments at Tairawhiti stepped in to buy back the East have been able to facilitate the the site, which is now a regional wood mill. government wage subsidy for their processing centre of excellence. The community trust took staff for a period of time. However, In September 2015, ECT approved ownership of the mill through a these staff face an uncertain future the $7.4 million purchase of the confidential commercial agreement in after this support runs out. Prime Sawmill. In February 2018 BUYS order to retain the existing workforce, “Trust Tairawhiti is working hard to it announced that the mill and its after its owner made the decision to secure a replacement operator, so this buildings, had been sold to Far East close the mill. skilled team can stay together as a Sawmills, with the trust retaining “Prime SPV, a subsidiary of Trust workforce and get back to work. ownership of the 22ha site. Tairawhiti, reacquired the sawmill “The sawmill is an important asset Far East Sawmills was a subsidiary plant and buildings at their wood for the region’s wood processing of Spectrum, a fully integrated forest cluster centre of excellence site from aspirations, that aim to diversity log products business, which owns the Far East Sawmills, to ensure the supply options and markets.• strategic The Trust Tregoweth leadership Sawmill at Te Kuiti, forests leadership strategic • BACK region remained in control of the considers that the close proximity• strategic of in Northland, leadership a forestry harvest leadership strategic • assets and to help facilitate an orderly the mill to a large supply of prune logs company and a transport fleet. transition to new operators,” Trust on the East Coast makes• it cleana viable environmentMr Murphy said the trust would environment clean • Tairawhiti chief executive Gavin business going forward.” • clean retainenvironment a 10 percent stake in Spectrum, environment clean • Murphy said. WET Gisborne Ltd, which also which was secured as part of putting “Far East had faced difficult operates at the Gisborne Wood additional funds into the sawmill last trading conditions for some time, Processing Centre of Excellence• smart site year. infrastructure infrastructure smart • as experienced by other sawmill at Matawhero is unaffected• smartby the infrastructure infrastructure smart • MILL CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 operators around the country. closure and will continue to operate 27971-01 27971-01

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TOMORROW 977 1175467004 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020

Not too baa-d, bro. How ewes fullahs doing during lockdown?

This pair were spotted chewing the cud, errr fat, at Four Square Tokomaru Bay this week. They Young Olivia Bastos wanted to get out and enjoy the rain this week, exchanged a bit of ewesless information but got a little rambunctious and were eventually and what better attire than her togs. shepherded out the door. Picture supplied Picture supplied Rocky road to Ghana for tradies by Sophie Rishworth this dream a reality and it’s nice to have such a large project to focus on. AFTER months of preparation, “It’s a good time for us to be here too. three Gisborne tradesmen have had to School is closed and that means the postpone their volunteer mission to help family don’t have any income.” build a school in Ghana. By family, Jaimee means Martin The decision was made for builders Asiedu (aka Mr Job) and wife Felicia Storme Curtis, Stan Scott and plumber (aka Maa Felicia), who have been Sean Spence when Ghana closed its running the Good Foundation school for borders on March 22. The West African almost 20 years. country went early on their “We’re helping as much as we can by Covid-19 restrictions with fewer than 10 buying extra food and paying some bills. confirmed cases in the country. It’s actually quite an honour for us to be The Gisborne men were due to leave taking care of the family that have taken Gisborne on April 13. such good care of others all of their lives.” Storme said as soon as they could Stan, a building consultant for Mitre travel, they would, but realistically it 10, said the local tradies were still super could be more than a year away. keen to help out at the school. Credits had been given to them for “No matter what stage the building their air travel but there was no way of process is at we will still go and assist in telling when they would be able to use any way we can. them. “Hopefully there will still be loads of They were off to help New Zealand carpentry work to do. Whatever the stage woman Jaimee Perrett build 12 and timing, we are still committed 100 classrooms, a library and a nursery for percent to volunteer our services, make the Good Foundation School in Tetrem, a some new friends and work alongside small village in Ghana. another culture for such a great cause. The skills from Gisborne would have Massive respect to Jaimie for making made the rebuild a reality said Jaimee, a AID MISSION POSTPONED: Stan Scott (left), Storme Curtis and plumber Sean this little dream she had slowly come to school teacher from Nelson. Spence (not in picture) have had to delay their volunteer mission to build a school in fruition. The roofing material would be ready Ghana because of the Covid-19 crisis. File picture “A lot of people in the world have ideas and waiting for them when they did on doing this or that, and she’s really eventually come, she said. the world, in April and May. school and £11,000 ($23,000) has been making it happen. Even if this massive Jaimee said she was very disappointed “But the safety and health of people raised, with communities like Gisborne handbrake has been placed on us we are the rebuild could not go ahead at this around the world is of so much more contributing. more than ever committed to getting time. importance right now,” said Jaimee. who “There are four volunteers here right amongst it. The tradesmen from Gisborne are in has now found herself happily stuck in now and we don’t know when we’ll be To keep up to date with progress a group of eight people who were due to Tetrem for the foreseeable future. going home. However, everyone is still follow @GFSTetrem on Facebook and arrive in Tetrem, from different parts of Nearly 400 students attend the motivated and working hard to make Instagram.

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The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Grant Miller/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 NEWS 3 Self-isolation over after cluster scare FROM PAGE 1 we separated our duties on the farm, enough of in the past 12 months in however, travelling to our other ‘It is a huge ask of all our people. by Murray Robertson with Mike Croker our shepherd doing our sector. blocks. I have to carry a piece of “One thing that has been great is all the essential general work and “I am always a strong advocate of authorisation paper with me as well how often our phone has rung. PEHIRI farmers Sam and Gemma Gemma and I doing the stock work. change and know that it is essential as some photo ID.” “It rang constantly when we were in Hain were caught up in one of the “We each have our own chainsaw to future prosperity. Sam and Gemma take their children isolation, with positive comments and Covid-19 clusters that emerged from and drench backpack. “But this stress with them when they work around the people checking in, and we have the the early days of the crisis but they “Fortunately, we on us all shifts the farm. Waerenga-o-Kuri community group on have come through it well. have two farm utes ... I definitely see balance of farming Stock sales at Matawhero and Messenger with, a constant stream of The couple, who own Hain so we have one of further into the job elsewhere have been cancelled during conversation. Herefords and Romneys, attended those each, though being‘ an essential category and away the lockdown — including this week’s “That made our isolation and now the World Hereford Conference in I think Mike feels a service as a from the fun side. weaner fair — although stock can still lockdown so much easier to endure,” the South Island from which 27 little short-changed privilege “However, we be sold on-farm. said Sam. “Now I’m no expert — I conference-goers were diagnosed having to use the know this doesn’t The Hains are working on selling used to think I was until I married one with the virus. 30-year-old Hilux with —Farmer’ Sam Hain even compare their weaners using weights, — but I think this connection we are “Gemma and I finally finished our a two-litre engine. to what workers photographs and videos. all sharing has to be a good thing. self-isolation on Sunday,” said Sam. “The only thing we deemed non- “Gemma and I are just beginning “We need to stay in touch, not “Whether we should in hindsight have share is the dog meat freezer.” essential have to go through. to contemplate running our bull sale just for the first week of lockdown gone to the conference is a moot Sam said he and his wife felt “Being in lockdown for a month this year in a similar manner. but right through it and then out the point. they had a huge responsibility, even on a quarter-acre section would be “The sales part of the farming other side. There are plenty of people “Our reward for getting through privilege, to continue to operate as a a nightmare to me. For this reason, business is relatively simple to hurting out there and talking to them virus-free is another three weeks of business to support the country and I definitely see being an essential get your head around for farmers helps to spread their burden. lockdown but so be it.” its people. service as a privilege.” because this is a simplified model of “Covid-19 is going to be a long Sam said they worked out early a “But that has come with even more Sam said for many farmers, the status quo. haul, with plenty of disruption for routine to manage their farms and regulations and stresses to keep the lockdown was business as “But I do worry about the collateral our community and our nation, but their family. people safe, which is something that “somewhat” usual. damage of the four-week lockdown to by staying connected we will get “When we first went into lockdown we have certainly had more than “We support the need for it, the rest of the economy and society. through.” Charged ON THE PHONE: Gisborne District Council after chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann, one of the GDC team making sure all over 65-year-olds spitting are contacted as part of Operation Manaaki. GDC is aiming to call 1000 at cop people a day to ensure older people are up-to- date with information on by Murray Robertson Covid-19. It is also an opportunity for them to A POLICE officer was allegedly spat at in the share any concerns with face last night when he attended a family harm council staff. There are incident in Gisborne. A “grossly intoxicated” about 7000 people over woman has been charged with assault. 65 living in Tairawhiti. It happened at around 9.45pm when police were called to a house in the city. Picture supplied “It has been alleged the woman, aged 21, spat into the officer’s face,” Inspector Lincoln Sycamore said. “The woman, who was grossly intoxicated, has been charged with assault on police and wilful damage, after she kicked a police car door, “Her behaviour was absolutely disgusting.” The woman was due to make an appearance in the Gisborne District Court today. The health authorities have made it very clear that Covid-19 is transmitted person-to-person by droplets expelled through the nose and mouth. Police have said such behaviour against their staff will not be tolerated because it puts their officers more at risk of catching the virus. Committed to mill ‘at this stage’ “It’s not just the Covid-19 virus, it’s hepatitis, or any underlying health condition that can be transmitted through body fluids.” Inspector FROM PAGE 1 Sycamore said. EARLIER this week a statement by Trust “No closing dates will apply, and applications “Why should our staff have this happen to The Far East sawmill employed staff Tairawhiti chief executive Gavin Murphy will be considered on their individual merits, them at any time, let alone now at this time of to produce about 60,000 cubic metres of indicated the trust was focused on developing a alongside the trust’s wellbeing priorities. crisis, when we’re trying to provide service to the timber a year. larger recovery plan for the region in the wake For organisations that have recently had community. In 2018, the Provincial Growth of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 Level 4 an application approved, or have already “There is no suggestion the woman arrested Fund (PGF) invested $500,000 to lockdown. commenced work on an application, we last night is Covid-19 positive.” help recommission the mill, with “During this uncertain period, Trust Tairawhiti encourage you to talk to us to consider any The woman spent the night in the Gisborne the expectation of establishing a stands together with our communities and the changes this situation has enforced. We want Police Station cells. workforce of about 50. The total cost to organisations and people who serve them,” he to be flexible, so discussion points may include Police patrols continue around the region as recommission the mill was more than said. ideas where funds can go to the highest need, officers check on travel movements associated $3.6 million, with the rest of the funding “We know things are evolving rapidly, as rather than necessarily spending it on the with the lockdown. coming from the Eastland Community together we continue to understand the impact activity outlined in the original contract; reducing Yesterday afternoon police arrested two Trust and the Far East Sawmills of this ever-changing situation. reporting requirements; extending reporting and men aged 27 and 18, in separate incidents, for Limited. “Effectively understanding where trust spending deadlines.” breaches of the Covid-19 rules. Since then the Government has support is most needed requires input from Covid-19-related initiatives would be Since the lockdown started police have taken confirmed $20m of support, through the individuals, community groups and businesses considered as a priority. an educational approach to the lockdown rules, PGF, for establishing a wood centre of across Tairawhiti. Over the coming weeks we That would include community groups or advising people what they should and should not excellence at the site. Then on March 20, will continue to connect with communities and businesses that support vulnerable members of be doing as part of the current crisis. with the Covid-19 crisis having already businesses to understand the current impacts the region but had a lack of resource or foresaw “The men, who are not known to each other, made its presence felt in the forestry they’re facing and how, as a region, we prepare a lack of resource. had received prior warnings for their behaviour sector, the Government announced a recovery plans.” Organisations with the capability to help over the past week and yet chose to continue to $12.1m loan to further support the Trust community engagement manager Audine prevent or mitigate the risks to human wellbeing breach the rules,” Inspector Sycamore said. venture. Grace-Kutia said the trust would refocus its which may result from Covid-19 would also be “We cannot overstate the importance of Mr Murphy said the trust was still community funding over the coming months, to a priority, as would groups solving problems abiding by the lockdown rules.” committed “at this stage” to retaining address the emerging needs of families/whanau made worse by Covid-19, along with volunteers He said the main breaches police have the asset as a mill and was in talks with and businesses where Covid-19 has had a supporting those in self isolation, with basic detected relate to members of different “bubbles” two parties about that. negative impact. needs not being met, as a result of Covid-19. congregating, and travelling together. “We are working with Far East and “The two men arrested yesterday received the government wage subsidy to keep written warnings and were released without the workforce together as we try to “At this stage we still see the mill “From our perspective, we are focused charge. “If they come to our attention again they transition, that’s what we are focused operating as a mill and there is some on the transition and keeping the asset will be prosecuted.” on. interest from parties to do that. there for the region to go again.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

ISABETH, Patricia Deaths (Pat, Gran and G Pat). — I’m Pat’s great- ISABETH, Patricia granddaughter, RARE SIGHT: Lyall. — 30.7.23 to Amethyst. Gran passed This southern right 1.4.20. Our beloved away peacefully, in the whale dolphin which mother slipped on her comfort of her home, in stranded at Mahia wings and peacefully the early hours of the Beach has been flew away from the morning on 1st April described as a comfort of her home, in 2020. I will always unique breed rarely the early hours of remember the lovely seen at sea. Sadly Wednesday morning times spent with her, the dolphin was in the 1st of April 2020. and feel lucky that she such poor health We miss you Mum, Pat got to meet my son, making it 5 generations. it was euthanised. and Mumma - much Arthur Williams love to you. We would like to show appreciation for the care (inset) blessed the - Jan and Paul Bull, and help she received taonga. Salli Hamilton and John from all the Care Pictures supplied Nielsen, Mike Workers, District Hamilton, and all our Nurses, Hospital, and families. Ambulance Workers, A celebration of her and Hospice Angels. life, love, and friend- As Gran said, “when ship, will be held at a my time comes, later date. BRIGHT COLOURS AND HAPPY FACES.” JOBSON, William Love you Gran, from all Allen David. — family members. 1944 - 2020. Wednes- day 1st April 2020, at - Jan and Paul Bull, Gracelands Rest Home. Salli Hamilton and John Dearly loved son of the Nielsen, Mike Mahia stranding ‘quite remarkable’ late Allen and Elsie Hamilton, Kim Bull, Jobson of Kopuawhara. Jessica Bull, Amy New Zealand sightings tend to be Hamilton-Jones, Kit by Matai O’Connor large pods, is concerning and can puru Whakawhitinga. Loved brother of Lois off the south eastern coast. They can indicate the individual was unwell,” Te tama-poto translates to “the Mundell, Hamilton, Hamilton-Jones, Ruby Hamilton, Zena A RARE southern right whale also be found off southern Australia. said Ms Hendriks. short male”; taitonga puru “of a Cynthia Yeates, dolphin stranded at Mahia beach left DoC marine technical adviser The dolphin was a male southern whale dolphin male”; and Pirongia and Lynette Hamilton, Amethyst Barnard-Bull, Merlin locals in wonderment. Hannah Hendriks said this species measuring 1.88 metres long, which Whakawhitinga is the iwi name for Naughton, Hastings. This rare dolphin shares its had not been well surveyed and suggested it may have been a the area where the dolphin stranded Fondly remembered by Parsons, Breeze Parsons, Jackson Bull, name with the southern right whale they had no population estimates, juvenile, as they can grow to 2.3 and is resting. all his nieces and because both lack a dorsal fin. however, this is anecdotal evidence metres. There have been southern nephews. Celena Bull, James A cremation for Parsons, Ashton Mahia Department of of sightings decreasing around Unfortunately, it was in poor right whale dolphin strandings David has taken place. Parsons and Kaid Conservation ranger Helen Jonas Kaikoura. condition and was euthanised due to in the Tasman region and as far Messages to Beth Shan, Stephens. said “these unique dolphins are They are ranked as data its injuries. as Northland, but most of these PO Box 255, Stortford MCKNIGHT, Glenda rarely seen at sea so to find one in deficient in the New Zealand Threat Rongomaiwahine Iwi kaumatua occurred in the 1970s and 1980s. Lodge, Hastings 4156. Patrice (nee Good). — Mahia is quite remarkable.” Classification System. Arthur Williams blessed the dolphin. The largest stranding was 77 of 20.7.1953 - 7.3.2020. This species seems to live further “For this rare dolphin to be found To acknowledge the rare taonga the whales in 1988 on the Chatham Passed away peace- offshore in cooler waters. alone, where it usually travels in he named it Te Tama-poto-taitonga Islands. Deaths fully in hospital. Beloved wife of Wayne. GILLGREN, Kathleen Loved sister of Sandra Carol (nee Kay). – Born Duckworth, Paula Burn, on 27 October 1928, and Kerrie Dagg (dec). passed away on 1 April You are sadly missed by all who knew you. Helping out in Toko 2020. Much loved wife of the late Clarry. Loved Mum of Carol Ronayne In Memoriam by Sophie Rishworth (Katikati), Sally Petrie (Aus), Tim (Aus), Mark RAYMOND, Arty THE small East Coast settlement of (Whangarei), Peter Three years have Tokomaru Bay has come together to look (North Shore), Vance after all community members in lockdown (Christchurch), and passed since our darling Nana of 17, and Great- father left this earth. — while still staying two metres apart. Nana of 18. Tokomaru Bay Four Square owner Our world shattered and Chris Beard rang around the pakeke A private cremation our hearts broke. has taken place. (elders) of his community to see who We miss you so much, wanted to open an account during the but you will always live in our hearts and our Alert Level 4 lockdown. memories. Orders for food could be given over the phone, the groceries delivered and left on Love always, your the doorstep, and the amount charged to loving whanau an account to pay later. PAHINA, Maxine “We’ve reached out to make sure we have everyone covered, and have offered 4.4.2004 online orders and a delivery service.” I love you today as Chris said it was hectic, but they were much as I loved you coping. the day you went away. “The community is really awesome, and Juliet the staff at the shop are fantastic.” Boxes of food are sent to farms through DELIVERY DAY: Tokomaru Bay Four Square owner Chris Beard drops off supplies to the rural post service, and others close by Hine Wilcox. Picture by Becky Beard have them hand-delivered. The kindness being shown in Tokomaru Bay and Waima had brought the Ngati Porou. even before the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 community closer together, said Hine “I wanted to cry just looking at it.” lockdown was in place. Man hurt in gas Wilcox, 84. On the first day of lockdown, a Hine is very grateful for how the whole Hine is in a bubble of one in her home television crew from the Te Karere news community have rallied around their on the Tokomaru Bay/Waima coast, her programme on TVNZ 1 came to interview pakeke — the ones who hold the past. bottle explosion tangata whenua. Hine, and Tokomaru Bay man Jack Her memories date back to when the She keeps in touch with neighbours, Chambers, about how they felt about the freezing works and harbour board in flown to Waikato friends and family by phone. situation. Tokomaru Bay were in full force — and “I want to praise the runanga, Hauora “I’m grateful for the help we have been when the boats stopped coming. and the rangatahi — our young mums receiving in Tokomaru Bay and for the Her father College Collier was A MAN who suffered burns when a gas and dads. It has really brought our whole of the coast as long as you are 70 the secretary of the Tokomaru Bay bottle exploded at a property in the Te community together. plus.” Watersiders Union, and the family home Araroa area on Thursday afternoon has “Our young people in the bay Hine said she was in pretty good in Waima looked out to sea. been flown to Waikato Hospital. . . . honestly, the kindness towards pakeke health and hadn’t been treating the virus When her sister Hilda was 15 years old The man, aged 31, was transferred living on their own.” seriously enough — until now. she used to deliver 95 Gisborne Herald to Waikato for more specialist care While on the telephone to the Herald, “I’m not allowed to go out but I love newspapers on horseback, or on a bike, yesterday. Hine answered a knock at the door, and going for walks.” from one end of Tokomaru Bay to the Another man injured in the incident, it was a box of food being dropped off. So she snuck out. But was promptly other. also in his 30s, was discharged from She was given kindly instructions to put shooed back inside by kind neighbours Hine’s mother Bella Collier (QSM), Gisborne Hospital. the frozens straight into the freezer. The who were worried for her. a teacher, was also the Herald’s Both men were flown to hospital by the day before, a box with toilet paper, hand “It’s not a joke and it’s very serious.” correspondent from Tokomaru Bay Trust Tairawhiti rescue helicopter after sanitiser and gloves had been delivered to This is especially so for anyone aged through the 1940s and ‘50s. being tended to by Ruatoria St John staff. Hine and others over 70 by Te Rununga o over 70, who were urged to stay home Hine is mother to five, and Nana to 13. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 NEWS 5 ON THE WEB AT LAST WEEK’S QUESTION Are you now following all Covid-19 HOME lockdown requirements?

MADDOX FILE KAREN MANA MAARIA MARY PYATT RYA HARRISON “Easter Bunny is MORROW KATARINA CANDY “Sneaking the Easter “Probably go for going to leave choccy “It’s all about Jesus ̶ “I’m watching how eggs I’m hiding from a few walks and eggs in the backyard that’s what Easter is many people and the fl atmates all day.” continue to hope my for us to hunt for, all about, amen.” cars go past.” human will go back since he can’t come to work soon.” in the house at the moment.” “How will you celebrate 87% 11% 2% Easter in the Yes No Unsure lockdown?” ROSINA MARIE LEA-ANNE STEPHANIE SAPPHIRE-LEE VITA MUIR Yes: 378; No: 47; Unsure: 7; Total: 432 “Probably buy Easter INGOE BATTIN WINIATA CLARKE AND “We’re going to put eggs during my “Starting new “I’ll hide things on KAZAIYA-LEE holes in eggs, drain THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: fortnightly Pak’nSave ‘bubble’ Easter a list or have mini CLARKE them and paint them trip and scoff them. traditions, time with activities for the kids “Starting off with an with lots of colours Do you approve of the Government’s Too bad Gear Meat our whanau in our (range in age from Easter egg hunt in . . . and we’re going handling of the Covid-19 situation? pies aren’t open ̶ bubble and video- under fi ve to teens). the backyard then to eat chocolate.” they have the best chatting with other Just a lot of fun which having a big feast Online polls are not scientifi c and refl ect the opinions of only those hot cross buns.” family members. is crucial at this time. for lunch because, internet users who have chosen to participate • Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding Will be strange not Roast for dinner. yes, it’s going to be to have a big Easter Happy Easter! From Easter.” hunt.” our bubble to yours.” VOTE ONLINE: www.gisborneherald.co.nz

A LITTLE DISTRACTING: Wairoa Mayor Most support lockdown Craig Little has a curious visitor by Matai O’Connor anyone wishing to exit or enter. while working “We have to observe our bubbles within from home. MOST respondents to this week’s Gisborne the village but most independent residents Wairoa’s Covid- Herald webpoll question said they were obeying are walking around heaps while keeping our 19 emergency the Covid-19 lockdown rules. distance. All good really,” they said. response is being The question was, “Are you now following all “Stay home, save lives,” was a common co-ordinated from Covid-19 lockdown requirements?” response. Hawke’s Bay, but A majority of 87 percent (378 votes) said they Some of those who voted no were vocal Wairoa district were following the requirements but 11 percent in their disagreement with the lockdown councillors are (47 votes) said they were not. Two percent requirements. meeting online (seven votes) said they were unsure if they were “I should be free to do what I want. The death to deal with local following the rules. In all, 432 voted. rate is low — people take their chances like issues. “It seems like a no-brainer,” said one of the always.” Picture supplied yes respondents. “Lockdowns are for prisons. Get real New “Whatever it takes, I’ll do it,” said another. Zealand. The public are not criminals, yet we “I have not left home since March 24 and will are being treated as one. Call it ‘movement stay home for the next three weeks or longer if restrictions’.” needed. I am working and exercising at home. One said if the Government had closed Leading an online Happy to be here,” was another yes comment. the borders sooner and put every arrival into “Keeping safe at home,” a respondent who quarantine, “we would not need to suffer these lives 18km inland from Wairoa said. lockdown requirements”. One said they were immune-compromised and An essential worker said Cedenco had been over 70 so “of course” they were following the deemed an essential service, making ingredients council for Wairoa requirements. for export to Japan. “If I do not go to work then I by Aaron van Delden over the internet. “Staying within my bubble,” said another. will get no money.” Although the focus will be on Covid-19, “Only go to the shop when my bubble requires Those who chose “unsure” said they did not BEING the mayor of Wairoa while “there are some things we’ve got to do”, essentials.” really know what the lockdown requirements under lockdown has its challenges. he says. Another yes comment was, “Let us hope we were. Craig Little says he no longer has an One of those things is to set the don’t have too much of DATMe — Doesn’t Apply “Do the great majority of us really know all the excuse to be in town and avoiding chores district’s rates for 2020/21. To Me.” lockdown requirements?” one asked. at home. The mayor says he is mindful of One responder who lives in a retirement “Impossible to answer with the ambiguous There was a power cut and no balancing the financial village said they were not allowed out of the requirements.” internet the other week, too. hardship brought about by the main gate. “There are security guards to stop “There is no one capable of enforcing them.” But Mayor Little is grateful coronavirus outbreak with the for the nearly 1200 acres he has council’s need for adequate “to get lost on”. funding to service the district. Bronwyn Kay Agency Ltd. mreinz “My heart goes out to people Mayor Little has also been licensed under the rea 2008 confined to a house . . . there is tuning into videoconferences only so much you can do.” for the Hawke’s Bay emergency Mayor Little and his wife response, which has been were in quarantine a little focused on ensuring the earlier than the rest of the provision of essential services. Local fresh & sustainably country after returning from But the region’s five councils harvested seafood Australia on March 18 and being are also beginning to discuss how to required to self-isolate for 14 days. stimulate the economy once the country OPENING HOURS PHONE Since then, a nationwide lockdown has emerges from the coronavirus lockdown. Mon-Fri: 9am - 6pm 07 867 9407 come into force and legislation has been The message from central government 49 The Esplanade, Gisborne Contact us about 26891-01 passed to allow council meetings to take has been to identify spade-ready projects, Saturday: 9.30am - 12.30pm our free local home place by videoconference. much like those supported by the Gisborne Farmers’ Market deliveries every Monday. Although Wairoa’s Covid-19 emergency Provincial Growth Fund, that can get response is being co-ordinated by the under way once restrictions are lifted, REAL FRESH FROM THE SEA AHIA.CO.NZ NPSL.CO.NZ Hawke’s Bay civil defence emergency Mayor Little says. management group, district councillors Extending Wairoa Airport’s runway is are beginning to meet online to deal with one of the projects he hopes to get across Want it Dianne Holland local issues. the line, as well as improvements to State Sold? Mayor Little expects the next council Highway 38 between Wairoa and Lake 027 4422 588 meeting, scheduled for May 5, to go ahead Waikaremoana. Call Di [email protected] 18531-05 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 ‘Waiting for the storm to break’ Hospitals repurposed to handle surge of coronavirus patients

AUCKLAND — Hospitals are Clark said North Shore Hospital being reconfigured to cope with and many others had also been Northland iwi establish Covid-19 testing centre an expected surge of Covid-19 using the time provided by the patients, with one doctor warning: lockdown and the reduced number NORTHLAND — Northland iwi Ngapuhi have the testing station off the ground. “We are waiting for the storm to of elective surgeries to prepare launched a coronavirus testing station in Kaikohe. “This is all about helping our whanau. We all break.” staff. There are 12 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in need to work together and support one another At Auckland’s North Shore District health boards (DHBs) Northland and one probable case. None are in during this very difficult time.” Hospital, the former elective around the country have cleared hospital. Te Runanga o Ngapuhi chairwoman Mere Mangu surgery centre has been their floors in anticipation of a The testing station on Mangakahia Road is run by said in order for “the sacred house of Ngapuhi to repurposed so that patients potential influx. Te Hau Ora o Ngapuhi alongside Broadway Health stand strong, we must collaborate”. infected with Covid-19 can be cared Clark said DHBs were at about and opened on Friday morning. Takahitia Korowira, or Stamp Out Covid-19 is a for separately. 50 percent occupancy and were The station can carry out tests and staff will also Ngapuhi pandemic response strategy, led by Dr The hospital has also doubled its running intensive theatre training offer social support if needed. Marise Stuart and Tia Ashby. intensive care unit (ICU) capacity. sessions to teach staff how to Te Hau Ora o Ngapuhi chief executive Te Ropu Its team has also delivered kai and water to its North Shore Hospital’s Dr manage the particular needs of the Poa said her staff have been working hard to get people. — RNZ Willem Landman said anyone Covid-19 patients. presenting to the emergency “These extensive trainings and department would now be met with simulations run by Intensive Care security and two tents. Specialists, mean that our doctors “The purpose of the tents is and nurses are ready to care for GETTING to first of all determine whether Covid-19 patients,” he said. PREPARED: you are coming in with a Covid- He said the Capital & Coast and From giving 19 condition or a non-Covid-19 Hutt Valley DHBs were working extensive condition, the second purpose is to with private providers to ensure trainings to work out whether you really need that non-deferrable elective doctors and to be in hospital or whether we surgery such as cancer surgeries nurses, to can find a better place for you to could continue. refurbishing receive your care,” he said. “Facilities are also being adapted hospitals to Waikato Hospital’s specialist across both DHBs to assist with meet the needs emergency physician Jon Bonning any escalation in the care provided. of coronavirus said the emergency department “For example, at Capital & Coast patients, had been divided into two parts in DHB they have created special hospitals preparation for the expected surge. spaces for Covid-19 with the ability across New Although hospitals overseas have to change bed numbers, depending Zealand are been overwhelmed with critically on demand.” gearing up fast. ill admissions and deaths, Health He said all the preparations Picture supplied Minister David Clark said he have given him confidence that by Ministry of was confident the repurposing of New Zealand is prepared for any Health via RNZ hospitals meant the country was potential increase in Covid-19 well prepared for any potential patients needing hospital level increase in Covid-19 patients. care. — NZ Herald/RNZ Covid-19: NZ’s Plan B could GISBORNE’S ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES mean ‘safe havens’ for elderly During the lockdown period some Gisborne AUCKLAND — New Zealand could create communities where vulnerable people could be business are still operating including cordoned-off “safe havens” to protect our elderly relocated until a vaccine arrived. and vulnerable if the country fails to stamp out “You are talking about an area that is Covid-19, experts say. excessively protected. You’d want to have a It’s hoped New Zealand will become one of few minimal level of disruption, so there would be Police, Fire & Emergency, Health Providers, nations in the world to head off the virus through an emphasis on supporting people to stay in a hardline approach of elimination that has their own homes and making those micro-safe Pharmacies, Supermarkets, Dairies and Service Stations started with a four-week lockdown. havens,” he said. But if the effort flops, the country would be “Or you could build up aged-care facilities, or forced to fall back either to “mitigation” — where have areas within whole communities.” Rubbish and recycling collections, Refuse transfer stations, Gizzy Bus Services it could try to build herd immunity while trying to Wilson said the strategy — called protective protect its vulnerable — or “suppression”, where sequestration in public health — could involve a The below businesses are available, but please do not visit the tougher measures like prolonged lockdowns cordon, relatives being able to enter to drop off would be needed to squash down spread. food, and carers living on site. business premises – please make contact via phone or email irst In an editorial in New Zealand Medical Journal, “These are ideas that are worth exploring, • Gillies Electrical • Lock & Alarm Ltd a group of University of Otago researchers because this is a disease that is so different for • Michael Low Plumbing • Evans Funeral Services • Driving Miss Daisy suggest that failing to contain the pandemic different age groups.” • Laser Electrical & • Gisborne Taxis • Hallrite Plumbing and could involve having to roll out a “safe haven” Figures calculated by Wilson and his Plumbing Gisborne • Eastland Network Gasitting Ltd programme from region to region. colleagues showed the risk of death for infected • Steve Wolter Plumbing • The Gisborne Herald • Mac’s Firewood Public health professor Nick Wilson told the people older than 80 was about 250 times higher • M.E. Jukes water tanker • Think Water • The Tyre General New Zealand Herald, the country could even than for people in their 20s — and 23 times • Farm Vets • Larsen Sawmilling • PGG Wrightsons & Fruit look at creating sectioned-off “islands” within higher among people aged over 60. • Vet Ent • Gisborne Ofice Products Fed Supplies One modelling study suggested 89 percent of • CareVets Depot • Eastland Generation deaths from a pandemic spread in New Zealand • Eastland Vets • Gisborne Financial • Eastland Port We’ve got would be in the 60-plus group. They also pointed • Pit Stop Services • Eastland Group out the impact of continued lockdowns on • Self-service laundries • CSL Sercurity • Gisborne Airport you covered younger workers and the economy in general, • AON NZ Insurance • Gas and Gear • Ocean Beach Motor noting how unemployment rates in the US could • Emerre & Hathaway • Eastland Insurance Lodge Insurance Services • DB Judd Holdings Water jump from 3.5 percent to between 10.5 and 40 • Carl Horn Drainage • Commercial Vehicle Tanker percent as a result of the shock. • Terry Taylor Drainage Ltd Testing Ltd • Forbes Appliances “Other work we’ve done has shown you could • Wayne’s Waste • Business Applications Ltd • Water 2U Limited save about half the number of Covid-19 deaths if • Hansen & Tomlinson • Total Parts and Service you focused on protecting the elderly, along with people who have chronic conditions.” Fellow University of Otago epidemiologist If your business should be added to this list Professor Michael Baker said experts pitched the strategy in February, when they feared it would please phone The Gisborne Herald on 021 708 799 • Farm Business, Contact us at GFS on 868 8313 prove impossible for New Zealand to eliminate Plant & Machinery 333 Childers Road, Gisborne • Home & Contents Covid-19. “We really wanted to promote it as we Business Applications are available for servicing of Eftpos & oice • Motor Vehicle [email protected] www.gisin.co.nz thought this was going to be an unstoppable 24 HOURS • Life Insurance and pandemic wave, and we also knew the risk was equipment for essential businesses. 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Don’t underestimate the power of staying home. What we do this weekend will impact our future. Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions:

Why do we need to stay home? What can I do to shop safely? This saves lives by slowing down the spread of the virus. It breaks the • send one person from your household to do the whole shop chain of transmission. By doing this now, we can avoid getting into a • be aware that stores will limit numbers to help you keep worse situation, where our hospitals could be overwhelmed. 2 metres away from others What does staying local mean? • be kind to essential workers, and others you’re sharing the shop with ‘Local’ means the area near your home that you regularly visit for essential services. City dwellers may have a supermarket, pharmacy • come with a list so you can get in and out as quickly as possible or dairy close by. If you live rurally, you may need to drive further. • only touch what you want to buy If you do leave your house, you must always keep a 2-metre distance • if you like, take a soapy towel in a small container to wipe down from other people who are not part of your household. If an area is trolley or basket handles etc too crowded to keep to a 2-metre space between you and others, • keep 2 metres away from others, including staf. They need go home. Don’t stop and chat, wave and smile instead. to keep safe too! • use payWave if you can, not cash What kind of exercise can I take? • bag groceries away from others if you can Keep outside trips simple, and limit to once a day. A short walk or • take out produce when you get home, and wash irst in soapy bike ride in your local area is ine. But please don’t play sports, water to protect against the virus, then rinse to remove any go picnicking, sunbathing, swimming, hunting, ishing or boating. soap residue If you get hurt or in a tricky situation, you’re putting yourself – and anyone who needs to come and help you – in danger, and you could • wipe down packaged goods with a soapy clean towel, then dry spread COVID-19. • wash your hands before and after you shop. Don’t touch any surfaces while you’re outside. Avoid handrails, Can I bring people in my household with me park benches, playgrounds, exercise equipment, and public toilets. to buy essential supplies? Remember: if in doubt, stay home. If you do leave your house, You should dedicate one person per household to be the shopper. you must keep a 2-metre distance from other people at all times. This is the safest way to get essential supplies, as it reduces the number When you return home, carefully wash your hands and any items of people who are out, and helps stop the virus from spreading. you took with you. If you’re a parent on your own with children or over 70, move to online Who can I contact if I see people not following shopping if available. This is important for the safety of your children the rules on self-isolation? and others – especially essential service providers. If hat’s not You can tell the Police by completing the online form at possible, reach out to nearby friends or family who can assist you with 105.police.govt.nz Where possible, try to keep the phones free the shopping and get it to your doorstep. Your local community may for those that need them in an emergency. also be able to assist, or you can contact your local store – some are putting special systems in place to help.

Thank you New Zealand If we all do our bit, we’ll get through this. Thank you for working together and staying home. We can and must stick with it.

Got questions? Find the answers faster at Covid19.govt.nz 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 Health minister’s apology Dog attacks on the rise Clark says sorry to PM for flouting lockdown rule MASTERTON — An increase in dog attacks in Masterton since the Covid-19 lockdown has led DUNEDIN — Health Minister David to a call for “common sense” from the district Clark has apologised for driving 2.3km council’s environmental leader. to go mountain biking during the Three people have been attacked by dogs in nationwide lockdown due to the spread the past two weeks, and one dog has been put of Covid-19, the Prime Minister has down. Masterton District Council’s environmental announced on his behalf. services manager Terri Mulligan said there had “I spoke to the Health Minister been 12 dog-related incidents in total in the last last night, who apologised to me,” two weeks of March, compared to two in the same Jacinda Ardern said on Friday. “It’s period last year. my expectation that ministers set the In one case, a woman required medical standards we are asking New Zealanders treatment for minor injuries. The dog had been to follow. involved in similar incidents and had been “People can go outside to get fresh air euthanised, with the agreement of the owner. and drive short distances if needed, but The other attacks resulted in a police officer we have asked people to avoid activities being bitten, and a third person receiving a minor where there is a higher risk of injury, and graze that did not require medical treatment. the Minister should have followed that Owners need to ensure dogs were secure at guidance.” home at all times, Ms Milligan said. Dr Clark on Thursday drove 2.3km During the lockdown, she urged dog walkers to from his Dunedin house, in a van with his keep pets on a lead at all times, including in “off- own face on the side, to a mountain bike lead” areas. trail. Mulligan said the incidents were frustrating for “This was my only chance to get out animal services staff, who were trying to avoid for some exercise in daylight hours,” RULE BREAKER: Health Minister David Clark came under fire for driving to a contact with people outside their bubble during he said in a statement after a member mountain bike track. NZ Herald picture the lockdown. of the public sent a photo of the van to “More people are out exercising their dogs as a media. “This is a reminder to me to think beaches telling people to get off beaches said you know, ‘That’s not a good look.’ result of the lockdown, and it’s essential dogs are carefully about how best to fit some — God knows why, when they’re about David would have agreed with her . . . kept on leads when they’re being walked, even if exercise into my new-normal routine.” 100m between each other,” Collins said. We’re sorry too because we have high an area is designated as off-lead. The Government has urged Kiwis to “Then we have people coming into the expectations . . . I’m sure it’s not going to “We’ve also had instances of dogs being avoid non-essential travel. The official country and not going into quarantine . . . happen again,” Jackson said. walked on leads past properties where dogs Government Covid-19 website says that, I think, is what the problem is here.” “He’s under a lot of pressure. I think have not been secure, and that has resulted you can leave home to “access essential National’s finance spokesperson Paul he knows he probably let the team down in incidents. In a lot of cases it is as simple as services”, go to work “if you work for an Goldsmith told Magic Talk, Ardern has . . . We’ve all got responsibilities and ensuring gates are closed.” essential service” and “go for a walk, or “a bit of a track record of not holding Clark probably let his guard down for a Mulligan said it was “about common sense” exercise and enjoy nature”. ministers to account very strongly” and while. I know the boss was talking to him and owners being responsible for their animals Dr Clark’s bike ride sparked anger that he wouldn’t be surprised if Dr Clark and I know he’s sorry. when their dogs were on and off their property. from the Opposition, such as National got away with it. “People make mistakes. We take this “Even when there is not an actual attack, these MP Judith Collins, who told The AM Labour MP Willie Jackson told The AM seriously. I think he’s apologised and incidents are frightening and distressing for Show it is “evidence of just how confusing Show that the Prime Minister had spoken we’ve sort of moved on now. He’s doing people who are already under a lot of stress. all these so-called rules that seem to be to Dr Clark about it and that he expected such a good job for the country working “It can also put unnecessary pressure on being made on the hoof are”. that she would be stern. with everyone. A bit of a mistake, and we medical and veterinarian services. Several owners “We’ve got the police wandering around “She’s tough and she would have can all make them.” — NewsHub have had to seek treatment for their pets.” — RNZ

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WELLINGTON — Efforts to bring a South discuss this further when you come back to the confirmed the discipline was the loss of one Korean diplomat back to New Zealand to face office next week. month’s pay. sexual assault charges have had to be put on “For the record, Mr HG Kim never admitted The Herald’s source said the complainant was hold due to coronavirus. that he had ‘groped’ your chest/breast area, not provided with support. “(The complainant) The diplomat, counsellor Hongkon Kim, but instead he denied any wrongdoing and was told to put it in the past and move on, and was charged with indecent assault against a inappropriate intention.” then the (complainant) went (to) NZ police,” they staff member at the South Korean embassy in The manager promised the complainant they said. Police could not confirm whether extradition Wellington. would conduct a thorough investigation and take proceedings were being pursued. Kim has already been disciplined by the Korean “appropriate action”. Grant Illingworth, QC, who specialises in Foreign Ministry, but the case was not reported to The embassy told the Herald it would not extradition law, told the Herald diplomats normally the police until the complainant came forward to confirm the name of the diplomat involved due have immunity from arrest and criminal charges New Zealand authorities. to privacy reasons, but said the Korean Foreign in a country they are posted to. This diplomatic Despite the charges, Kim is now working as Ministry took immediate steps to investigate the immunity may only be waived by the state that Consul General in the Korean embassy in the allegations. sent the diplomat. Philippines. A photo posted on the embassy’s INDECENCY: Counsellor Hongkon “This was done in a way which ensured that “It follows that the extradition of a diplomat website shows Kim meeting with the country’s Kim, was charged with indecent assault the staff member was listened to and supported,” to face criminal charges would not normally be new police commissioner. The photo was posted against a staff member. An arrest warrant said the embassy’s first secretary, Sangho Lee. possible without significant co-operation from the on the same day an arrest warrant was issued for was issued for Kim in the Wellington “The measures initially adopted to resolve the requested country,” Illingworth said. Kim in New Zealand. District Court in February. File picture matter were welcomed by the staff member. The “Diplomatic immunity could ‘kick in’ at several It’s understood Kim left New Zealand in 2018 embassy took all reasonable steps to ensure stages of the charging and extradition process. after the complainant raised concerns with the three times at the embassy while at work in late that the diplomat was kept away from the staff (It) could be raised prior to the person being embassy. Police have had to pause discussions 2017. In correspondence leaked to the Herald, member and its diplomatic staff have spent a charged, after the person had been charged and with other embassies and government agencies an embassy manager told the complainant there great deal of time and effort ensuring that the also during the course of the extradition process.” about bringing him back, due to Covid-19 border was a zero tolerance policy toward any types of staff member is safe and adequately supported.” New Zealand did have an extradition treaty with closures, an officer confirmed. harassment in the workplace. Lee said the diplomat was disciplined by South Korea, he said. “Normally an extradition An arrest warrant was issued for Kim in the “Therefore, I take your allegation seriously and the Korean Foreign Ministry, at which point his request would be addressed to the country Wellington District Court on February 28, a court reported this case to the ambassador last week,” posting in New Zealand came to its natural end in which the person is residing at the present staff member confirmed. the email said. and he was posted to another country “in line time. But if the person is a diplomat or consular A source told the New Zealand Herald Kim “FYI I asked Mr HG Kim to submit his part of with the Foreign Ministry’s normal procedures”. representative, he could be recalled to his home allegedly sexually assaulted the complainant (an) explanation in written form, and would like to Lawyer for the embassy, Christopher Griggs, country by his government.” — NZ Herald

ESCAPE EXPEDITION: Wellington NZ faces shortage yachtie, Tuncer Sakgun, quarantined in a Canary Islands port after pitching in as a crew mate of antidepressant with another Kiwi sailor touring by Natalie Akoorie, NZ Herald “If this supply problem is fixed in the next couple down the Alboran of weeks there shouldn’t be too many difficulties Sea. AUCKLAND — An ongoing shortage of New for people.” But more than a few weeks without the Picture supplied Zealand’s most common antidepressant during the medication would mean a number of people will Covid-19 lockdown has one psychiatrist urging relapse into mental illness “and that’s a concern”. patients to consult a doctor before switching Armstrong said switching to the other Stranded sailors to brave medication. antidepressants could present longer-term problems The drug fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, has if they also became in short supply as the global been in limited supply since late February when coronavirus pandemic continues. ‘survival trip’ across globe Arrow-Fluoxetine tablets were moved to monthly Complicating that was the fact five weeks was dispensing instead of three monthly. needed between ending one antidepressant and WELLINGTON — A pair of Kiwi Port we were told not to go to The capsules of the same drug were reduced to beginning another, to prevent serotonin syndrome. sailors stranded in a Spanish shore.” monthly dispensing in November last year. Symptoms include high temperature, agitation, port and barred from setting foot The pair contacted the That Teva brand medication was supposed to be increased reflexes, tremor, sweating, dilated pupils, on land — to the extent of being NZ Embassy in Madrid from phased out by April 1, in favour of the new funded and diarrhoea. “It’s not just ‘stop taking fluoxetine under the watchful eye of local anchorage outside Old Port and drug Fluox, by Mylan. one day’ — and start taking another drug the next police — are bracing themselves after a day there the sailors were Pharmac director of operations Lisa Williams said day — you’ll get sick.” for a last ditch transatlantic allowed within the port. the Fluox brand was now not available because of He said he did not want people to “freak out” voyage home. “The Embassy people have manufacturing delays. about the shortage. “Most people won’t go into an Wellington yachtie, Tuncer been very kind and telephoned “To maintain continuity of supply, Mylan asked immediate withdraw state. Most people will not be Sakgun, has been quarantined in us immediately. The NZ Embassy Teva to continue to supply greatly harmed. There are other a Canary Islands port for the past telephoned marina on our behalf Arrow-Fluoxetine until Mylan’s drugs where that wouldn’t be the 13 days, after pitching in as a crew the next day.” manufacturing issues are resolved.” case.” mate with another New Zealand However, even though they But there is also a shortage in Citalopram, escitalopram and sailor touring down the Alboran were now within the marina Arrow-Fluoxetine and the latest paroxetine have a significant Sea between Spain and Morocco. grounds they could not leave their delivery in March is now overdue withdrawal syndrome, Armstrong Sakgun says he was a stranger yacht. because Covid-19 has affected the said. “I would be significantly more to the ship’s captain, but thought “When we arrived we were put shipment. concerned about shortages in those the 10-day sailing trip starting in in quarantine by Local Spanish “The supplier is working to get drugs because of that potential for Valencia would be a leisurely way Police for fourteen days which will the stock air-freighted to New withdrawal. to cap off a business trip he’d just end tomorrow night,” Sakgun said. Zealand as soon as possible and “For some people it may be more ended in Europe. “We can not go back to Pharmac is supporting them with sensible for them to hang on and “The trip was originally set mainland Spain. We have to keep logistics,” Williams said. see what happens to the supply up as a pleasure-sailing back sailing (when the quarantine is “For people who are needing to of fluoxetine than jump across to from Europe”, the skipper from up).” fill their prescriptions for fluoxetine something else that could in turn Tauranga, Sakgun told the New As soon as they are free men capsules now, pharmacists will be have supply problems. Zealand Herald via email from the again as of Saturday night, they able to dispense them the tablet form of the same “The seriousness of this problem really depends on Canary Islands Old Town harbour. will restock on supplies from the medicine.” Fluoxetine is used to treat depression, how long the supply crunch goes on for.” “This situation has put a lot of marina and then head off, and obsessive–compulsive disorder, bulimia nervosa, Both of the drugs were made in India. pressure on both of us and turned make the perilous journey all the panic disorder and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Covid-19 had exposed the fragile into a survival trip rather than a way back to New Zealand More than 300,000 New Zealanders were interdependencies in the international pleasure-sailing after the outbreak “We are hoping to top up our prescribed antidepressants last year. At least 95,000 pharmaceutical market. China, where the outbreak of the deadly virus, worldwide.” supplies and get on our way this of them took fluoxetine. began, is the world’s largest supplier of bulk drugs. After a stopover in Gibraltar Sunday,” Sakgun said. The New Zealand Herald has seen a letter from India, which is a leading exporter of generic drugs, on their way off the coast of “The weather is looking not too one senior psychiatrist at a district health board depends on China for more than two-thirds of its Spain, the pair were approaching bad and we are planning to sail recommending if patients cannot get supplies bulk drug needs. Lanzarote island when they down to Cape Verde before we of fluoxetine they switch to another available Mental health advocate Jane Stevens said she was were contacted by the local port catch the trade winds across the antidepressant. These include citalopram, concerned about the shortage at a time when the authority. Atlantic to Caribbean, then on to escitalopram, paroxetine, or a different class of country was in lockdown. “It’s worrying for people Sakgun says that despite Panama.” antidepressant such as venlafaxine or mirtazapine. and certainly people don’t need extra anxiety on top having a booking to moor at The pair then hopes to sail However, Tauranga psychiatrist Dr Caleb of what they’re already facing,” Stevens said. Marina Lanzarote, they were through the Panama canal and all Armstrong urged against switching without She was also worried about the physical impact a ordered not to enter the port. the way across the Pacific, back consultation with a doctor because those brand switch could have on patients. “When we stated that we have home to NZ. antidepressants had much greater withdrawal In October last year Pharmac changed its generic been on sea and we need to get “We have a green light from the complications than fluoxetine. brand of epilepsy medication Lamotrigine to Logem, food, fuel and clearance papers agent in Panama which will assist “It usually takes four to six weeks of not taking which was followed by several deaths. to go on with our journey, they us through the canal,” Sakgun fluoxetine or taking it at a lower dose before people At least five deaths were linked to the Logem directed us to the anchorage in said. get into major difficulties with relapse into low mood brand sparking the Chief Coroner to launch and Old Port,” he says. “We are trying to escape.” or anxiety or obsessive compulsive disorder. inquiry and a backdown from Pharmac. “As we anchored at the Old — NZ Herald 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 SkyCity could lose 900 jobs BRIEFS Agents face jail if advising by Rebecca Howard, BusinessDesk disposable income and changed entertainment waged people redundant now in order to right- renters to dip into super habits, as well as longer term travel restrictions, size our labour workforce for the future,” it said. AUCKLAND — SkyCity Entertainment Group will result in us recommencing as a smaller, The subsidy, however, is less meaningful for SYDNEY — The corporate watchdog says said lost revenue and high costs could see it lay domestically focused business,” it added. salaried employees and it is laying off the 200 real estate agents face jail time if they advise off about 900 staff if the outlook doesn’t improve SkyCity shares fell 4.6 percent to $1.89, taking salaried employees so the headcount is “more struggling tenants to consider dipping into their in the next three months. their loss so far this year to 52 percent. commensurate with our anticipated levels of superannuation to pay rent. The company is already laying off 200 salaried The company said that if its view of the future trade once we reopen,” it said. The Australian Securities and Investments employees and has asked its hourly-rate or state of the business remained unchanged over In Australia, about 90 percent of SkyCity’s Commission (ASIC) on Friday sent a letter to waged employees to take a 20 percent pay cut. the next three months, it would be forced to workforce has been stood down and no the real estate institutes in each state saying it All casinos, hotels, restaurants, bars and take action to reduce its waged staff. That would decisions have yet been made about potential was aware some real estate agents are advising attractions are closed across the five SkyCity impact around 900 people and generate labour redundancies. tenants who are unable to pay their rent, or who properties in New Zealand and in Adelaide, South savings of close to $50 million per annum — a At a senior leadership level the role of chief may find themselves in such a situation in future, Australia, as both countries are virtually locked reduction of some 20 percent, which aligns with property officer — held by Peter Alexander — has to consider applying for early release of their down to stop the spread of Covid-19. the reduced business activity the firm anticipates been made redundant. superannuation. The closure is costing it almost $90 million during the next 12-18 months. Executive salary cuts ranging from 20 percent Workers laid off during Covid-19 pandemic have in lost revenue a month while it is still paying For now, however, the casino operator said the to 40 percent have been volunteered by the been told they would be allowed to access up to utilities, leases and labour. The firm has more government’s wage subsidy scheme had bought leadership team at group and property level for $20,000 in super savings over the next two years. than 5,000 people on its payroll and labour costs it some time. the remainder of the 2020 financial year. ASIC warned any property agent who advises alone are about $20 million per month. “We have asked waged staff to cut to 80 The chief executive, chief financial officer and renters to do so may be in breach of the “This is a storm we could, and would, weather percent of normal wages and, on this basis, we chief operating officer’s salaries will be cut by 40 Corporations Act and face a five-year prison term, if we were to reopen within a few months in a can carry their cost. Those not wishing to reduce percent for the remainder of the financial year. a $126,000 fine, and a $1.26 million fine for their pre Covid-19 world. Unfortunately, the impact wages have been offered the option of voluntary The SkyCity board has also volunteered to cut its business. — AAP of Covid-19 is not limited to the short-term redundancy,” it said. fees for the remainder of the year by 50 percent. Z cancels dividend, bank talks consequences of closure,” the company said. “Based on our current assessment of the SkyCity said that, for now, its Adelaide “Even when we fully open, we reasonably likely operating environment, were it not for the and master plan projects are continuing as WELLINGTON — Z Energy has cancelled its final expect that weaker economies, lower personal subsidy we would be forced to make some 700 construction is deemed essential in Australia. dividend, stopped non-essential capital spending and is in talks with its banks for more working capital flexibility as it negotiates the Covid-19 lockdown and volatile oil and foreign exchange Te Wai Maori appoints first wahine chair markets. New Zealand’s biggest fuel seller today narrowed WELLINGTON — Ensuring Maori get a say on really important on the “The clear thing that stands out for us more its profit guidance, putting operating earnings for the management of taonga species like inanga ground.” than anything over and above taking a position the March year just ended in the bottom half of the (whitebait) is a priority for the first wahine chair She said the is the lack of Maori engagement in the process reduced guidance the firm provided in December. of the Maori freshwater fisheries trust. major challenges to directly.” It said earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, Lisa Te Heuheu of Ngati Raukawa, Ngapuhi freshwater management One of the challenges for her organisation amortisation and changes in financial instruments and Ngati Maniapoto is the new chair of Te Wai were climate change, was the various arrangements iwi had with local will fall to between $355 million and $365 million, Maori, having been the director since 2017. habitat degradation government, like co-management, but she wasn’t compared with the $350 million to $385 million Te Heuheu said she had been “really lucky” and threats to taonga convinced they were the answer. signalled on December 13. to work for her iwi during her 12-year career in species. “Sometimes all you want is for them to ring That guidance was a cut from the $390 million to environmental management. She was you and talk to you and say ‘hey look, this is $430 million signalled in September. But having also worked in central government, disappointed there had what we’re planning. When would the iwi like to Z noted that the new guidance includes $27 she understood the policy and politics “that have been absolutely “zero be engaged? This is what it could look like’ — but million of provisions for Covid-19 costs already often kept our people out of the fundamental engagement” with hapu those conversations never seem to happen.” incurred, as well as further virus-related provisions. processes”. Lisa Te Heuheu and iwi when it came Pahia Turia of Nga Wairiki, Ngati Apa, Z shares were unchanged at $2.97, having fallen “What I’d like to see when I think about to the Department Whanganui, Ngati Tuwharetoa has also joined the about 54 percent the past 12 months. freshwater fisheries is just about our people of Conservation’s board. Chief executive Mike Bennetts said retail having their voices heard . . . and to actively proposed changes to whitebait management, The trust is statutorily mandated to advance competition had remained tough in the March be there, making the decisions and also being which closed for public consultation in mid- the interests of Maori in freshwater fisheries quarter, but the firm had been able to moderate able to implement those things we think are March. under the Maori Fisheries Act 2004. — Radio NZ some of that impact. — AAP Publishers grapple with magazine decision — some leave, some adapt by Jenny Ruth, BusinessDesk magazine, New Zealand Property Investor, MPA’s Duggan said she had worked over up — he said total subscriber numbers were 95 percent printed with only the cover left to do. last weekend with publishers and printers in “commercially sensitive”, but the magazine had WELLINGTON — The government’s decision “It’s been a real blow to the magazine preparing a submission arguing that the industry a wide readership. Disclaime: this journalist used on Tuesday that printers are not part of the industry,” said Sally Duggan, executive director should be classified as essential. to write for it. supermarket supply chain and must therefore of the Magazine Publishers Association. “It did seem to be an anomaly that they were He will be publishing the latest edition digitally close during the national lockdown has meant “It’s just a pity it’s been such a blow to an the only supermarket supplier” not deemed and was advising advertisers yesterday. The other that magazines are the only product in that industry that’s already under pressure with essential, she said. two magazines, Asset and The Mortgage Mag, supply chain not deemed essential. falling ad revenues from Google and Facebook The MPA had argued that magazines are would also be published digitally. He was also Part of the fallout from that decision came on gobbling up the revenues that have traditionally usually distributed to supermarkets, dairies and thinking about other ventures he could trial to see Thursday when Germany-based Bauer Media gone into magazines,” Duggan said. through NZ Post. whether their target audiences would pay for them. Group announced it would cease publishing a Macalister’s printer had assumed it would be “Those supply chains are already up and “I’m a glass-half-full guy.” raft of iconic New Zealand magazines including deemed part of the supermarket supply chain running and there wasn’t a safety issue,” Duggan Macalister takes a cynical view of the Bauer The Listener and NZ Woman’s Weekly, both of and therefore essential, a stance one of the two said. Everything within those supply chains was decision, noting the German company had been which have been published in NZ for more than major chains, Foodstuffs, had supported, but that “totally controllable”. The MPA couldn’t see why trying to sell the NZ business. 80 years. was overruled by the Ministry for Culture and its members’ magazines had been put in this “Corporates seize on these events to do the But another publisher, Philip Macalister, told Heritage, he said. position although “we very much support the bad stuff.” BusinessDesk he sees the coronavirus crisis and That decision meant he can’t get the property effort to stamp out Covid-19”. Bauer had been operating in NZ since 2012 resulting national lockdown as an opportunity. magazine finished for at least three weeks Macalister said he had already started a and owned other publications including Metro, That’s despite the fact that the government’s or when the lockdown ends and by then the digital version of the property magazine and North & South, Taste, Next, Woman’s Day and the decision has left the latest edition of his flagship magazine’s contents will be out of date. had more than a thousand subscribers signed Australian Women’s Weekly.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was down 2 percent, The company said it envisages its future as a Hong Kong’s Hang Seng 0.6 percent lower and smaller operation with a domestic focus. WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose, stake for US$20 million. Shanghai’s composite index was down 0.3 Smith said SkyCity may have to consider led by Tourism Holdings as investors welcomed Greg Smith, head of research at Fat Prophets, percent. selling assets or raising money. news the rental RV operator would shore up its said any positive news was being eagerly Port of Tauranga rose 4.3 percent to $6.25. “For companies who are in the eye of the balance sheet by selling down its stake in a joint absorbed by investors during the Covid-19 Yesterday, the port completed a record-breaking storm, they will be able to raise capital but there venture project rather than raising money at a outbreak. cargo exchange, moving 9367 twenty-foot is going to have to be some meaty discounts,” steep discount. “When a company is not having to undertake equivalent units off a container ship over two he said. The S&P/NZX 50 Index advanced 0.7 percent a massively discounted capital raising, that is a days. Kathmandu Holdings, which completed the to 9,935.18. Within the index, 29 stocks rose, 18 positive,” he said. Refining NZ increased 3.6 percent to 87 cents. institutional component of a discounted capital fell, and three were unchanged. Turnover was Travel software company Serko climbed 11.1 Oil prices jumped more than 20 percent. raising, fell a further 4.9 percent to 77 cents in $198.4 million. percent to $2.11 after the company said it would Yesterday, Saudi Arabia and Russia may have trading yesterday. That was still above the 50 Tourism Holdings led the market higher, cut costs to limit its monthly cash burn to $2 reached a deal to scale back production. cent issue price. rising 7.5 percent to $1 after it said it reached an million until the end of the March 2021 financial Fuel retailer Z Energy fell 0.7 percent to $2.95 Westpac Banking Corp declined 3.2 percent agreement with Thor Industries to exit their Togo year. after cutting its dividend and non-essential to $16.14, Australia & New Zealand Banking joint venture. Smith said investors were generally more capital spending. Group fell 1.6 percent to $16.38 and Heartland The rental campervan operator will instead confident that New Zealand would come through The retailer is in talks with its banks for more Group was unchanged at 93 cents. focus on a digital strategy in New Zealand and the crisis better than other countries. working capital flexibility to help it ride out the The Reserve Bank this week changed banking Australia. “There is a feeling that while this is a ‘black Covid-19 lockdown and volatile oil markets. registrations prohibiting licensed banks from Tourism Holdings will sell down its stake swan’ event with severe consequences, New SkyCity Entertainment Group sank 10.6 paying dividends during the virus outbreak and for US$6 million and is entitled to an annual Zealand is not letting the infection and fatality percent to $1.77 after the casino operator laid recovery. dividend of US$600,000 for four years. Thor rate get out of hand.” off 200 workers and warned a further 700 staff Smith said that put a “dark cloud” over the has a four-year option to buy out the remaining The local market outperformed others in Asia. may need to go if conditions don’t improve. domestic banking sector. — BusinessDesk The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 BUSINESS 11 SHAREMARKET WEEKLY ROUND-UP MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY OFFICIAL MARKET STATISTICS TOP 10 TURNOVER TOP 10 VALUE BIGGEST 10 RISES BIGGEST 10 FALLS NZX 50 s Share name Shares Share name Dollars (000) Share name Percentage Share name Percentage Air NZ 28,589,400 Fishr&Paykl Health 175,744,200 NZ Refining Co 40.3226 Abano 49.3506 9,935.18 10000 Spark NZ 20,045,600 AuckAirport 87,316,500 Gentrack Grp 40.00 TIL Logist 17.8082 Precinct Prop 16,979,500 Spark NZ 83,957,900 Burger Fuel 30.00 Asset Plus Ltd 16.6667 AuckAirport 16,965,800 a2 Milk 76,170,600 Synlait Milk Ltd (NS) 25.7246 Tourism Holdings 16.6667 9500 Sky Network 16,008,400 Meridian Energy 51,297,200 NZ King Salmn 17.7914 Augusta Cap 11.4754 Kiwi Prop 13,798,000 Ryman Health 45,544,200 GFNZ Grp Ltd Ord 17.1053 Colonial Motor 11.1111 9000 Kathmandu 12,365,100 Metlifecare 42,316,100 PushpayHld 17.0213 Kathmandu 10.4651 +64.62 Meridian Energy 12,333,100 Contact Energy 33,455,200 AlliedFarmrs 16.00 Sky Network 10.00 Metlifecare 11,211,700 Fletcher Building 31,882,500 RestaurantBrands 12.0497 PaySauce 9.7561 +0.655% 8500 OceaniaHlth 11,001,100 Precinct Prop 28,379,800 OceaniaHlth 11.8644 AuckAirport 8.9431 NZX 10 s MIDCAP s SMALLCAP s NZX All s 8000 10,525.13 24,912.81 43,643.79 10,672.48 Apr 3 Mar 16 Mar 23 Mar 30 +36.73 +0.35% +314.78 +1.28% +31.29 +0.072% +69.77 +0.658% New Zealand Australia Last Weekly 52-week Dividend P/E Last Weekly 52-week Dividend P/E Last Week’s 52-week Dividend P/E Price Move High Low NTA CPS Yld% Ratio Price Move High Low NTA CPS Yld% Ratio Sale Move High Low CPS Yld% Ratio PLP Fund 1.04 -.00 1.08 1.01 1.06 - 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Visit www.gisborneherald.co.nz/contact to submit: Letters to the editor, photo of the week, newspaper subscription enquiries, classified listings, event listings, and general enquiry 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 EDITORIAL Better to sit back, silent Extra lucky living here Re: Protect elderly, get on of those older New Zealanders Wood processing with lives — April 2 column. would rather have a few Re: Operation Manaaki, keeping safe is important. Don’t flatter yourself Craig, more years with friends and April 2 story. Thank you everyone we’re not necessarily shutting whanau. This is great. My Mum involved. You are Super effort takes cash down just for you. Young I know you like to give the and her neighbour (who Stars. lives alone) are in their Nobody said it would be easy and people are dying too, and a pot a good stir but publishing LINDA KIJOWSKI health system overwhelmed this kind of nonsense is just 70s. Since lockdown began, the latest development with regard I check in on them by Absolutely awesome. First to the promotion and subsidisation with sick elderly is no good for reinforcing the attitude of the rest of us either. many invincible millennials ringing them daily and article I read when I woke this of efforts to establish a wood The latest number if we that this is an “old people’s” by doing their shopping. morning (Friday). Lucky to live in processing centre of excellence — don’t get on top of this is disease and they can still They tell me that they miss New Zealand — extra lucky to live Trust Tairawhiti retaking ownership ~30,000 dying — is this a party like it’s 2019. Maybe you going out, even just to the in Gizzy! of the Far East mill — confirms that. more palatable number for would be better off adopting supermarket, but they know It has been a challenging you? Is any? You may be at your generation’s moniker and that staying home and HEATHER D. WAIKARI proposition ever since Dick Twisleton peace with thousands of the sit back silent while we save established the Pacific Pine Silent Generation coming to a you. Products sawmill in the late 1980s. hurried end, but I’m sure most NICK JACOBS In December 2010 the renamed Prime Sawmill was mothballed GDC rail support vital by Ernslaw One after it became It’s not Zombie Apocalypse Re: Questions re rail letter, request to the Minister from unviable due to a Global Financial Ah, can I try to make it plain for longer, when that couple loses a job, March 31 letter. all the East Coast/Hawke’s Crisis-induced downturn in the US those who wilfully misunderstand. or their small business is destroyed, Mayor Stoltz’s letter to Bay mayors. property and construction market, When your 90-year-old granny, and their hopes for a decent future Rt Hon Winston Peters is The chairman of the and the high value of the NZ dollar. bedridden in a care centre with dashed, now that is a tragedy. very significant. It brings Gisborne Regional Transport Gisborne District Council In September 2015, ECT (now dementia, catches Covid-19 and Thinking our way through this Committee was a member dies that is not a tragedy. It might be pandemic requires some brainwork, squarely into the frame — of the steering group that Trust Tairawhiti) approved a $7.4m urging the Government to led the PGF-funded BERL purchase of the Prime Sawmill — sad, might even be a relief in some not just mindless adherence to a situations, but it is not a tragedy. plan which seems to have been allocate funds towards the rail rail feasibility report on the soon after Juken NZ announced When a young couple with kids, devised by people who learned reinstatement. It is vital that reinstatement of the Wairoa plans to cut its Gisborne mill staff struggling to pay the mortgage and about pandemics from Zombie the Government is aware that to Gisborne line, so the in half, by about 100 jobs, as part the insurance and taxes to support Apocalypse. our council acknowledges the council were involved in the of a restructure. ECT also invested the elderly into living longer and CRAIG BAULD economic, environmental and development of, and support $4.7m that year in Wet Gisborne social benefits to our region the recommendations of, the Limited (WGL), a $9.4m joint venture that the reinstated rail line study. that also operates at the Prime site. would bring, and that the The Rt Hon Winston Peters council will ensure that the is following up the feasibility In February 2018 the trust Show them you mean it rail is supported and utilised study, looking at developing announced that Far East Sawmill, Re: Flouting lockdown, Unless this is done, some as fully as possible. an investment proposal for the a subsidiary of integrated forest April 2 story. people will continue to not The letter was sent to Mr rail reinstatement. products business Spectrum, had What can people not take any notice. Peters because of his role bought the mill. In line with ECT’s understand about being as Minister of State Owned GILLIAN WARD wood processing ambitions, Far East told: “Stay home, do not ROSEY O’GRADY Enterprises, and as part of a Gisborne Rail Action Group would partner with any secondary go anywhere unless it is processors on the site and the trust absolutely essential”? If waka ama paddlers are retained ownership of the 22ha of Throw them in jail, I say abiding by the rules and staying land that the mill is on. . . . it would just need to off the water, so should all other Exercise, living life . . . happen once or twice and recreational water users . . . we Notes to ECT’s 2018 accounts Responding to Roger’s views I know of many families revealed that the sale of the mill people will see that the are all in this together. police mean it. GIZ GAL on exercising in this crisis, that would go insane if unable and associated buildings was for our ’hood out at Taruheru is to escape the rigid confines $1.73m and was facilitated by a seething with dog walkers, of their boundary fences, and $1.23m interest-free loan to the joggers, cyclists and families we’re all in this for the long purchaser, repayable over three out together exercising . . . haul Roger . . . we don’t want years. The transaction resulted in Trump vs malevolent CCP all adhering to the two- a revolt caused by oppressive a loss of $744,544 recorded in the Re: Make China compensate. safety/sanitation standards. As a metre rule and enjoying our demands. Viva la Vida!! 2017/18 year, following a $3.6m Avoid simplistic, black and white result, China has been the source amazing autumn weather in Turanganui a Kiwa! JULES HANSEN impairment recorded in the 2016/17 thinking about who is to blame. of several pathogens jumping from year. Far East would potentially pay The acts and omissions of both the animals to people and spreading more to ECT, up to a further $1.7m, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to other countries (including Sars depending on the success of the and Trump will result in deaths and Covid1 in 2003). It has been known economic disaster. as the world’s primary pandemic Handle the jandle, people mill over the first three years. I agree with the main premise, threat for over 20 years. Instead the trust had to provide a that CCP is mainly to blame, and Instead of using their wealth and Re: Life in lockdown, April 2. New Zealand — unlike in further $2.8m to Spectrum — which rather than contrition they spread social control to make their food Gee, for myself, I have been many other nations. We are owns a sawmill at Te Kuiti, forests in propaganda to blame other nations system safe, CCP has persecuted in lockdown since an injury so fortunate. So stop moaning Northland, a harvest company and a and glorify their authoritarian neighbouring Tibet, threatened in 2010. People going through and demanding more. transport fleet — to cover deferred response to the outbreak. CCP Taiwan, throttled Hong Kong civil this experience now . . . gosh, Stop your addictions, and maintenance at the Gisborne mill also protested travel bans against rights, put millions of Uyghurs smell the roses. Life is no wants — get a life. If in a and help with cashflow. That became Chinese back in February and the and Falun Gong in camps (and longer what it used to be. I bad situation, get the heck equity in Spectrum and Trust label “Chinese virus” or “Wuhan harvested and sold their organs) guess I say, “handle the jandle”. out! End of the day, it’s your Tairawhiti retains its 10 percent virus”, even though their state and “disappeared” journalists, stolen New Zealand will never be choice!! All situations — your media initially called it the “Wuhan intellectual property on a massive what it used to be — neither, choice. stake after this latest transaction. virus” and residents there were scale, and spread propaganda bold to say, will the world. The Government and many The $17m investment our persecuted by their countrymen. internally and internationally. What I do want to strongly organisations are there to community trust has made in the Now China is banning travel from Don’t get me started on Trump’s embark on is to say: stop bail you out. So if you do not effort to create high-paying jobs the US, Italy and the rest of Europe. failings, but his incompetence and bleeding off our welfare want help, stop blaming the and add value to the district’s logs The biggest failure in CCP’s insecurity pales compared to the system! Yes, we are entitled to Government. Take a look in is being more than matched by duty to other nations is failure to malevolent CCP. things, are we not so blessed!! the mirror! the Government. Up to $20m was adopt safe agriculture and food DOUG SMITH We are all catered for in ANDREA JAHNKE pledged from the Provincial Growth Fund last year, and two weeks ago [email protected] it ramped up that support with a ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. $12.1m PGF loan to accelerate ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. development of WET Gisborne’s ■ Always include full name and contact details. wood processing production line. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 WORLD 13 WORLD BRIEFS NSW virus cases emerging Nations still virus-free ‘without a known source’ ON January 12 — less than three months ago — the novel NO CONFIRMED COVID-19 SYDNEY — The leader of Australia’s most CASES — YET: Samoa is one populous state, New South Wales (NSW), said coronavirus was confined to China. of only a handful of countries yesterday that authorities did not plan to impose on the planet currently without further lockdown restrictions, despite concerns Not a single case had been found outside the country a single confirmed case of more novel coronavirus cases were emerging Covid-19. However, is has had without a known source. where it emerged. And then, on January 13, its first suspected cases and NSW remains the epicentre of the disease in is awaiting test results. In the Australia, although the rate of infection has fallen the virus became a global problem. meantime, like Tonga, it has steeply in recent days. declared a State of Emergency “If all of us stick to the rules, don’t leave the Across the world, a trickle of cases became a flood. and is taking no chances. house unless we absolutely have to, we will be AP picture able, to some extent, to control and contain the There have now been more spread,” said NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, than one million Covid-19 who added that there were no plans to bolster cases worldwide, in countries current measures. from Nepal to Nicaragua. NSW accounts for just under half of the nation’s But as the death tolls rise, confirmed cases, which now exceed 5200. There and the hospitals overflow, is have been 25 deaths across the country. there anywhere on our planet Australia also has to decide what to do with that is still coronavirus-free? more than a dozen cruise ships it has banned The answer to that is, from docking at its ports. The issue has been perhaps surprisingly, yes. a source of public angst in the country after There are 193 countries hundreds of infections were traced to cruise ship which are members of the passengers and returning travellers. — RNZ United Nations. As of April 2, 18 countries Soul singer Bill Withers dies had not reported a Covid- LOS ANGELES — Bill 19 case, according to a BBC Withers, a soul singer tally using data from Johns best known for the Hopkins University. 1970s hits Lean on Samoa is on that list of Me, Lovely Day and coronavirus-free nations, Ain’t No Sunshine, although it has had its died in Los Angeles first suspected cases and is earlier last week at currently awaiting test results. The nearest “major” city And, although there have — Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu, the age of 81 from But as of now, Samoa has with direct flights is Brisbane, been none recently, any and others, have done the heart complications, managed to dodge a positive 4023km south-west. asylum seekers will also be same. his family said in a coronavirus test to date. It is the second-smallest quarantined for at least two Dr Colin Tukuitonga, from statement on Friday Both Tonga and Samoa have UN state in terms of land weeks. Niue in the South Pacific, is (local time). declared a State of Emergency (after Monaco), and, with The policy, said President sure it is the right policy. His death comes as in efforts to combat the global just over 10,000 people, the Lionel Aingimea, is called “Their best bet without a AIN’T NO the public has drawn pandemic, despite neither of second-smallest in terms of “capture and containment”. doubt is to keep the bloody SUNSHINE WHEN inspiration from his them having any confirmed population (after Tuvalu). “We’re keeping things at the thing out,” he says from New YOU’RE GONE: music during the cases so far. It is also one of the least- border,” he said. Zealand. Soul singer Bill coronavirus pandemic, Some, experts agree too that visited places on Earth. “We’re using our airport as “Because if it gets in, then Withers, known with healthcare there are likely nations on Although it does not appear the border and our transit you’re stuffed, really.” for hits such as workers, choirs, artists the virus-free list that have in the most recent UN data, facilities as part of our border.” Dr Tukuitonga is a public Lean on Me, Lovely and others posting unreported cases. one tour operator says the Those in quarantine are health expert, a former Day and Ain’t No their own renditions North Korea, for example, is country has just 160 tourists checked for symptoms every World Health Organisation Sunshine, has on Lean on Me to help “officially” on zero. a year. day. commissioner, and is now an passed away at the themselves get through Most of the rest of the You may think such a When some developed fever, associate dean at the medical age of 81. AP picture the difficult times. nations not to have had a distant place would not need they were isolated further and school at Auckland University. Withers produced nine confirmed case of Covid-19 are to distance itself further. tested for Covid-19. The kits “These places don’t have albums, most of them written and recorded in the small islands that have few But a country with one were sent to Australia, but all robust health systems. 1970s, starting with Just As I Am, which included visitors. hospital, no ventilators and came back negative. “They’re small, they’re Ain’t No Sunshine, which won him the first of In fact, seven of the world’s a shortage of nurses, cannot Despite living through a fragile, many don’t have three Grammy Awards. 10 least-visited places, as per afford to take any chances. crisis, ordinary Nauruans are ventilators. His musical career ebbed in the 1980s as he left UN data, were free of Covid-19 On March 2, travellers were “calm and collected”. “If an outbreak did occur “the hype and the hoopla” of the spotlight for a (as of April 2). banned from China, South As for himself, President it would decimate the more private life, it said. That remoteness means Korea and Italy. Aingimea is grateful to other population.” “A solitary man, with a heart driven to connect one thing: in the age of Five days later, Iran was countries for their help and he And, he said, many Pacific to the world at large, through his poetry and social-distancing rules, island added to the list is also grateful for his religion. islanders are already in poor music, he spoke honestly to people and nations are the original self- In mid-March, Nauru And, while he tries to keep health. connected them to each other,” Rolling Stone isolators. Airlines suspended flights to Nauru’s Covid-19 tally on zero, If there was a severe magazine quoted the family as saying in a But the president of one Fiji, Kiribati and the Marshall he knows the rest of the world outbreak in any of the small statement. “As private a life as he lived, close such place is not complacent. Islands, and its only other is not as fortunate. Pacific nations, they would to intimate family and friends, his music forever In fact, he said Covid-19 was route — Brisbane — was “Every time we look at the have to send their patients belongs to the world.” already a national emergency reduced from three times a Covid-19 map, it looks like abroad. But that is easier said Withers was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall there, even without the virus. week to once a fortnight the world has got a measles than done, when countries are of Fame in 2015, among his several honours, Nauru, in the Pacific After that, all of those outbreak — there are red dots locking down their borders. and made a rare public appearance to accept the Ocean, is almost 320km from arriving from Australia all over the place,” he says. Therefore, Dr Tukuitonga tribute. anywhere — Banaba Island, (mainly returning residents) Nauru is not the only says their best bet is to stay His death drew a flood of tributes, including one part of Kiribati, is the nearest were ordered into a 14-day small Pacific country to have on zero for as long as possible. from Democratic US Senator Cory Booker of New island. quarantine in local hotels declared a national emergency — BBC Jersey, who said he often played Withers’ Lovely Day at events during his now-ended presidential campaign. “In this time of death and pain, I hold on to him,” Tropical cyclone batters Solomons Booker said in a statement. “He gave us lifetimes of light and that flame will HONIARA — Police in Solomon Star that people, especially those never be extinguished.”. OMINOUS: Withers is survived by his wife, Marcia, and Islands say the public need to take living close to riverbanks, needed Tropical children, Todd and Kori. — AP, RNZ care as bad weather related to to take all precautions and move to Tropical Cyclone Harold affects the higher ground immediately. Cyclone Britain builds virus hospitals whole country. The Vanuatu National Disaster Harold can LONDON — Britain is building a further two The Solomon Islands Management Office (NDMO) has be seen in temporary hospitals to treat coronavirus patients Meteorology Service said a Tropical also advised that Yellow Alert was this satellite as it braces itself for the peak of a virus outbreak, Cyclone Warning was current for all now in effect for Torba and Sanma developing which has claimed nearly 3000 lives. Solomon Islands provinces. province. near the The National Health Service said it would build The category 1 system was A Yellow Alert is an alert that Solomon a 1000-patient facility at a university in Bristol, slamming the Solomon Islands as it forecasts a cyclone within 12 Islands south-west England, and a 500-bed facility at a made its way down the country and hours. The next level up is a Red yesterday. conference centre in Harrogate, in the north of the headed towards Vanuatu. Alert, which means a cyclone is Nasa-NOAA country. Yesterday, the Director of the imminent. satellite image That means it is now planning to open five field Director of the National Disaster The Vanuatu Meteorology and hospitals in the coming weeks. Management Office, Loti Yates, said Geo-Hazards Department has also areas and areas close to the river the latest updates. Meanwhile, Britain’s health minister has at least two ships had been washed issued a Tropical Cyclone Warning banks including coastal flooding. The neighbouring provinces of promised a ten-fold increase in the number of ashore, trees were blocking roads for Torba and Sanma. The Vanuatu NDMO said people Malampa, Penama and Shefa were daily tests, as a poll showed more than a half of and power was out in many areas. It said the provinces should over Torba and Sanma were also told to expect similar bad Britons thought the government had been too Acting Police Commissioner, expect strong winds and heavy advised to listen to Radio Vanuatu weather tonight and tomorrow. slow to order a lockdown. — RNZ Mostyn Mangau, told the Solomon rainfalls and flooding over low-lying and all other Radio Outlets to get — RNZ 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 New York toll nears 9/11 level

NEW YORK CITY — New about 24 percent of the more York state is braced for an than 1 million cases worldwide. onslaught of new Covid-19 cases Many of the victims were next week, after it recorded more dying alone as medical staff than 500 deaths in a single day, forbade relatives to be with bringing the total to nearly 3000, them in their final hours for fear which is about the same number of a further spread of infection. of people who were killed in the September 11, 2001, terror People dying alone attacks. New York City, the pandemic’s “There’s really no way to epicentre, has mere days to describe what we’re seeing. Our prepare for the worst of the new reality is unreal,” Craig novel coronavirus outbreak, said Spencer, the director of global Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose health in emergency medicine at city has suffered more than New York’s Columbia University a quarter of US coronavirus- medical center, wrote on Twitter related deaths. on Thursday night. He pleaded for federal He described tents being set government help to end a up outside hospitals to help shortage of medical staff and contain an increasing influx of ventilators. patients. “In those same tents, I “I think somehow in saw too much pain, loneliness, Washington, there’s an and death. People dying alone.” assumption that there are weeks In neighbouring New Jersey, to prepare,” de Blasio said on Governor Phil Murphy ordered MSNBC. that all flags be lowered to “There are not weeks anymore. EERILY EMPTY: Pedestrians walk along a mostly empty Sixth Avenue on Friday (local time). AP picture half-staff for as long as the We have just days now.” emergency remained in effect The 24-hour death toll was in . . . and know that you’re in the US military. allowed to take in patients with to honour those lost to the 562, raising the New York state charge of the ship at this time,” “They are not mobilised for the Covid-19 disease. coronavirus. He said New Jersey, total to 2935 fatalities, Governor Cuomo said. action,” de Blasio, a Democrat, “I thank the president for which has more than 29,000 Andrew Cuomo said. He said it De Blasio was asking for 1000 told WNYC radio. doing it. He did it despite the cases, was the first state to take was the “highest single increase nurses, 150 doctors and 300 “The president has to give that fact that the federal agencies such a measure. in the number of deaths since respiratory therapists before the order right now.” were not eager to do it, and he Fresh data on Friday the pandemic began.” number of Covid-19 cases in the New York City and the entire did it quickly,” Cuomo said. highlighted the economic The September 11 attacks city was expected to rise sharply state have both complained “It’s a big deal for us.” consequences of the pandemic, killed nearly 3000 people, most next week. that federal resources have More than 25 percent of the confirming that hundreds of of them at New York City’s New York City has yet to not reached them quickly 6058 US coronavirus deaths thousands of Americans had World Trade Center. receive a resupply for the up to enough, but Cuomo said Trump tallied by Johns Hopkins lost their jobs because of the “Personally, it’s hard to go 3000 ventilators needed by next responded swiftly to a request he University as of Friday pandemic. through this all day, and then week, de Blasio said, urging made on Thursday (local time) morning were in New York City. Economists say though that it’s hard to stay up all night US President Donald Trump to that a makeshift hospital at a Infections in the United States the real figure could be far more watching those numbers come mobilise medical personnel from Manhattan convention centre be totalling 240,000 accounted for than that. — AP US president keen to stop N95 mask

ATHENS GRINDS TO A exports to Canada HALT: The 19th century statue of the ancient WASHINGTON, DC — A major US mask goddess Athena, which manufacturer, 3M, says the US government sits above the Athens has asked it to stop exporting US-made N95 Academy, looks on respirator masks to Canada and Latin America. as just three taxis are The request had “significant humanitarian parked on the usually implications”, it warned, and could prompt other packed Panepistimiou countries to act in a similar manner. Street, in Athens. On Thursday (local time), the US invoked Deserted squares, the Korean War-era Defence Production Act to padlocked parks and demand that 3M provide more masks. empty avenues are Canada’s prime minister said stopping 3M’s now the new normal exports would be a “mistake”. in Athens. The Greek US President Donald Trump said he had used capital, like so many the Defence Production Act to “hit 3M hard”, cities across the world, without providing additional details. has seen its streets The law dates back to 1950 and allows a emptied as part of a president to force companies to make products lockdown designed to for national defence. stem the spread of the In a statement on Friday, 3M said the new coronavirus. government had invoked the act “to require 3M AP picture to prioritise orders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) for our N95 respirators”, and had also requested that 3M import more respirators made in its overseas Robert Kennedy’s granddaughter and her son missing factories into the US. It said it supported both moves. MARYLAND, VA — square miles in its search. keep Maeve and Gideon in 1 metre high. However, 3M added that the US government Authorities are searching for The agency has been joined their prayers,” the family said. Mr McKean did not disclose also requested that it stop exporting respirators Maeve Kennedy McKean, by the Maryland Natural Mr McKean told the whether or not the canoe had made in the US to Canada and Latin America. 41 — the granddaughter of Resources Policy and the Washington Post that his been found, but the Maryland “There are significant humanitarian assassinated presidential Anne Arundel County Fire family was staying at a Department of Natural implications in ceasing respirator supplies candidate, Robert F Kennedy Department in looking for waterfront home in Maryland Resources told US media to healthcare workers in Canada and Latin — and her young son. the pair. Crews on boats and owned by his wife’s mother. that an overturned canoe America, where we are a critical supplier of Mrs McKean and her son, in helicopters have all been While playing by the water at matching the description of respirators,” it said. eight-year-old Gideon, were engaged in the search. 16:00 local time on Thursday, the McKean’s boat had been 3M added that such a move “would likely last seen on Thursday evening Mrs McKean is the Mrs McKean and Gideon found on Thursday evening. cause other countries to retaliate and do the (local time) in a canoe off daughter of Kathleen Kennedy “popped into a canoe” to chase The Kennedy family, an same”, which would lead to a decrease in Chesapeake Bay. Townsend, the former after a ball that had rolled American political dynasty, the overall number of respirators being made “They just got further out Maryland lieutenant governor. away, Mr McKean said. has been beset by tragedy. available to the US. than they could handle and She works as a public health Two people — unnamed The assassination of The company says it manufactures about couldn’t get back in,” said Mrs and human rights’ lawyer — were seen drifting several President John F Kennedy 100 million N95 masks per month — about a McKean’s husband, David and is executive director of miles off shore 30 minutes was followed just five years third are made in the US, and the rest produced McKean, to the Washington Georgetown University’s later, according to a press later by the murder of his overseas. Post newspaper. Global Health Initiative. release. The wind in that part brother — and Mrs McKean’s The Trump administration has not provided The Coast Guard has “At this time our family asks of the bay was around 48km/h grandfather — Robert F details on its communications with 3M. reportedly covered 2275 for privacy and that everyone that night, with waves almost Kennedy. — BBC — BBC The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 WORLD 15 Covid-19 poses ‘existential threat’ to Africa says expert JOHANNESBURG — Some African countries humanitarian flights. will have more than 10,000 coronavirus cases Simply gauging the number of coronavirus by the end of April, health officials projected on cases in Africa is a challenge, even in South Thursday, as the continent least equipped to treat Africa, the most developed country on the serious infections has an “enormous gap” in the continent, where authorities have acknowledged number of ventilators and other critical items. a testing backlog. Other countries suffer from While cases across Africa are now above the widespread shortage of testing kits or swabs, 6000 at what has been called the dawn of the though 43 countries in the WHO Africa sub- outbreak, the continent is “very, very close” to Saharan region now have testing capability, up where Europe was after a 40-day period, the head from two in early February. of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and As more African countries impose lockdowns, Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong, told reporters. both the WHO and Africa CDC expressed concern The virus “is an existential threat to our for the millions of low-income people who need continent,” he said. All but four of Africa’s 54 to go out daily to earn their living. That’s a “huge countries have cases after Malawi on Thursday challenge,” Moeti said, noting that hundreds of reported its first, and local transmission has thousands of children are now out of school as begun in many places. well. Nkengasong said authorities are It is too soon to tell how the lockdown in “aggressively” looking into procuring equipment places like South Africa has affected the number ART AMID COVID-19: Street artists are silhouetted against the rising sun as such as ventilators that most African countries of cases, she added. The lockdowns are causing they perform on the near empty Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. The desperately need, and local manufacturing and unease. Police herded several hundred homeless Czech Republic’s government has approved further dramatic measures to try to repurposing are being explored. people into a stadium in South Africa’s capital, stem the spread of Covid-19. AP picture “We’ve seen a lot of goodwill expressed to Pretoria, where tents were erected for shelter and supporting Africa from bilateral and multilateral methadone was provided for many. There were partners,” but “we still have to see that translate complaints about the lack of sanitiser or soap. into concrete action,” he said. The first sub-Saharan African nation to impose The World Health Organization doesn’t know a lockdown, Rwanda, has now extended it by Two more hospitals announced how many ventilators are available across Africa two weeks, a sign of what might be to come to help those in respiratory distress, regional for other nations. Botswana imposed its own, LONDON — Two more Nightingale field hospitals to be built outside a city. director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti told reporters. effective on Friday. “Don’t lock down the whole hospitals are to be opened to help deal NHS England chief executive Simon “We are trying to find out this information from country,” Nkengasong said. “Lock down cities or with the rising number of coronavirus Stevens said they would add to “surge country-based colleagues . . . What we can say communities where there’s extensive community cases, the National Health Service (NHS) capacity”. “We’re giving the go-ahead to without a doubt is there is an enormous gap.” transmission so . . . social harm is minimised. But has said. these additional sites, hoping they may A small percentage of people who are infected if infection is spreading across the entire country, The new sites, in Bristol and Harrogate, not be needed but preparing in case they will need ventilators and about 15 percent you have no choice.” will provide up to 1500 extra beds for are,” he said. “But that will partly depend may need intensive care, said WHO official Dr. Health experts in Africa are rushing to patients with Covid-19. on continuing public support for measures Zabulon Yoti. The health officials pleaded for understand whether factors such as Africa’s Similar hospitals are also due to open at to reduce growth in the infection rate by global solidarity at a time when even some of the youth population — some 70 percent of the Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre staying at home to save lives.” world’s richest countries are scrambling for basic continent’s people are under age 30 — will and Manchester’s Central Complex. A The military helped to set up London’s medical needs, including face masks. be a benefit in fighting off the virus and how 4000-bed facility at London’s ExCel centre Nightingale hospital, which has 500 beds “Countries like Cameroon just reached out the widespread problems of malnutrition, HIV, is due to open later. in place with space for another 3500. yesterday, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, asking, tuberculosis and malaria might affect people’s The new hospitals will be used to treat Staff from across the NHS will be ‘Look, we need tents because we’re running out ability to fight off the infection. patients from around their respective working there, including student nurses, of hospital beds already,’” Nkengasong said. “Our greatest fear” is that programmes regions. In Bristol, 1000 beds will be medical students who have started Even if equipment is obtained, getting it to tackling those perennial issues will be sapped by available at the University of the West of work early and former doctors, nurses countries is a growing challenge with Africa’s the current crisis, Nkengasong said. “The time England. Harrogate Convention Centre and other staff who have come out of widespread travel restrictions, though countries to advocate for those programmes is not when will be used for 500 beds — the first of the retirement. — BBC have made exceptions for cargo or emergency Covid-19 is over. The time is now.” — AP Funeral homes’ nightmare NY crematoriums struggle to meet demand as virus deaths surge

NEW YORK — Pat Marmo walked among 20 saying goodbye a lonely process. or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn REST IN PEACE: A family at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down Employee this week leaned over a yellow chain serving so his pleas could be heard. Gina Hansen, as a cordon and tossed roses at the casket of “Every person there, they’re not a body,” he right, hands a loved one. Another in Queens offered final said. “They’re a father, they’re a mother, they’re a documentation to goodbyes through the windows of their cars. At grandmother. They’re not bodies. They’re people.” a client outside one cemetery in the Bronx, where visitors were Like many funeral homes in New York and Daniel J. Schaefer barred entirely, a funeral director stood over the around the globe, Marmo’s business is in crisis Funeral Home grave and took photos to send to mourners. as he tries to meet surging demand amid the in the Brooklyn “The whole process, including the experience coronavirus pandemic that has killed over borough of New for the family during the funeral, is a sort of 1400 people in New York City alone, according York. The company isolation rather than support,” said Bonnie Dixon, to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. His is equipped to president of Maple Grove Cemetery in Queens. two cellphones and the office line are ringing handle 40-60 Jackie McQuade, a funeral director at Schuyler constantly. He’s apologising to families at the cases at a time Hill funeral home in the Bronx, has struggled to start of every conversation for being unusually but amid the tell families no. But she has no choice, given the terse, and begging them to insist hospitals hold coronavirus rules limiting services to immediate family only. their dead loved ones as long as possible. pandemic, it was One cemetery she worked with has locked His company is equipped to handle 40 to 60 taking care of 185. its gates to family and friends. Only she and a cases at a time. On Thursday morning, it was AP picture priest were allowed at the site of a burial. She taking care of 185. photographed the casket being lowered, hoping “This is a state of emergency,” he said. “We existing health problems, it can cause more Patrick Kearns, a fourth-generation funeral it could bring some closure to the family. need help.” severe illness and lead to death. director in Queens, said the industry has never “We would be going crazy if it were one of Funeral directors are being squeezed on “It’s surreal,” he said. Hospitals in New York experienced anything like this. His family was our loved ones,” she said. “We’re bearers of bad one side by inundated hospitals trying to have been using refrigerated trucks to store the prepared on 9/11 for their business to be overrun, news on top of a sad situation.” offload bodies, and on the other by the fact that dead, and Marmo is trying to find his own. One but with so many bodies lost amid the rubble, the Marmo said he is hardly sleeping from the cemeteries and crematoriums are booked for a company quoted him a price of $6000 per month, rush never came. He’s seeing it now. The Kearns’ stress, worried he’ll forget a small but critical week at least, sometimes two. and others are refusing outright because they business in Rego Park is just minutes from task, like removing someone’s ring before they’re Marmo let The Associated Press into his Daniel don’t want their equipment to be used for bodies. Elmhurst Hospital, a hot spot in the city, which sent for cremation. J. Schaefer funeral home in the Sunset Park Even if he gets a truck, he has nowhere itself has emerged as the epicentre of the US He’s set to host a funeral Friday for a 36-year- neighbourhood of Brooklyn on Thursday to show obvious to put it. He’s wondering if the police outbreak. Through to the first 15 days of March, old New York City subway driver who died last how dire the situation has become. station across the street might let him use its the family’s four funeral homes held 15 services. week helping riders evacuate a burning train. He has about 20 embalmed bodies stored on driveway. He’s also hoping the Environmental In the second half of the month, they had 40. There will be a limited service in his main chapel, gurneys and stacked on shelves in the basement Protection Agency will lift regulations that limit Like Marmo, Kearns has converted a small where he has 10 chairs, lined in two rows with and another dozen in his secondary chapel room, the hours crematoriums can operate. That would chapel into a makeshift refrigerator with an air 2-metres distance between each. The best he both chilled by air conditioners. ease some of the backlog. conditioner. Other funeral directors told The can do while respecting “social distancing” He estimated that more than 60 percent had “I need somebody to help me,” he said. “Maybe Associated Press this week they were prepared guidelines. “The guy deserves a funeral down died of Covid-19. For most people, the virus if they send me a refrigerator, or guide me to set to take similar measures. the Canyon of Heroes,” Marmo said, referring to causes mild or moderate symptoms, but for up a refrigerated trailer that I could keep, and The surge in deaths is coming at a time when a stretch of Broadway in lower Manhattan where some, especially older adults and people with supervise.” there are tight restrictions on gatherings, making ticker-tape parades are traditionally held. — AP 16 The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020

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WASHINGTON, DC — The commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt has been dismissed after saying the US Navy was not doing enough to halt a coronavirus outbreak on board the aircraft carrier. In a letter, Captain Brett Crozier had urged his superiors to act to prevent US troops dying outside of wartime. However, acting US Navy Secretary, Thomas Modly, said the commander had “exercised extremely poor judgement”. At least 100 people on board the vessel have been infected, reports say. On Thursday (US time), Modly told reporters that Captain Crozier was being fired for allegedly leaking the letter VIRUS-HIT AIRCRAFT CARRIER: United States Navy ship, the to the media. USS Theodore Roosevelt. At least 100 people on board the vessel He said the letter “created the have been infected with Covid-19. US Navy pictures via AP impression the Navy was not responding to his questions”. “It creates the perception HE’S FIRED!: The US Navy has relieved Captain Brett Crozier for the reinstatement of Captain wear the uniform. the Navy is not on the job; the from his command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt Crozier. “Dismissing him sends a government is not on the job. on Thursday (local time) after he complained in a letter about the “The decision to dangerous message That’s just not true.” Navy’s response to a shipboard outbreak of Covid-19. remove Captain to our leaders Uninfected members of the Crozier from his The decision to across the military. ship’s more than 4000 crew are spaces. outside the chain of command, command for remove‘ Captain “He should be now being quarantined in Guam “We are not at war. Sailors do his dismissal at this critical speaking the truth Crozier from his reinstated at once.” after the governor of the US not need to die,” stated the four- moment is a destabilising move is shameful,” said Congressman island territory in the western page letter, dated March 30. that will likely put our service Congressman Kim. command for Kim is a member Pacific Ocean said they could Captain Crozier had called members at greater risk and “Our servicemen speaking the truth of the House stay as long as they had no for “decisive action”, saying jeopardise our fleet’s readiness. and women sign up is shameful Armed Services interactions with locals. uninfected sailors had to be “Throwing the commanding and put themselves Committee, where Until now, the sailors had removed from the ship and officer overboard without a in harm’s way —Congressman’ he serves the been restricted to the naval isolated. thorough investigation is not for the defence of Andy Kim Vice Chair of the base’s pier. The letter was later published going to solve the growing our country, (but) Subcommittee on Captain Crozier had by the San Francisco Chronicle. crisis aboard the USS Theodore they shouldn’t be Readiness and as warned the Pentagon that the In a statement, Democratic Roosevelt.” put in harm’s way because of a Member of the Subcommittee outbreak on board his ship was leaders of the House Armed Meanwhile, Congressman indecision by leadership at the on Intelligence and Emerging “accelerating” because crew Services Committee said: “While Andy Kim, who serves the third Pentagon to address a crisis Threats and Capabilities. members were living in confined Captain Crozier clearly went district of New Jersey, has called that endangered thousands who — BBC, Agencies

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SUDOKU MAZE ARROW, SMOKY. ARROW, 1. Rabbit, 5. Itchy, 7. Error, 8. Nephew. 8. Nephew. Error, 7. Rabbit, 5. Itchy, 1. 2. Buyer, 3. Tigers, 4. Kitten, 6. Cheap. 3. Tigers, 4. Kitten, 2. Buyer, BUILD A WORD awe, Ask, ASKEW, keas, kea, awes, sea, sew, saw, sake, WAKES, wake, skew, weak. was, MAGIC SQUARE Across: Across: Down: 03 7X7 SNAKES & LADDERS RAISED, PRISMS, POISON, WHISKY, CRISPY, ARISEN. 18 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 COVID-19 update Meat exports hit $921m by Andrew Cribb As I’m sure you are NEW Zealand exported sheep meat and beef percent by value. to Japan and 17 percent to Australia. aware, this is a dynamic worth $921 million in February with the value Beef exports to the US grew 39 percent by China remained the top sheep meat market by largely unchanged from a year earlier despite the volume and 62 percent by value. There were also volume in February, with 12,165 tonnes. The US situation and is all Covid-19 outbreak, according to the latest figures increases in the volume and value of beef exports was the top beef market by volume, with 19,600 subject to change. from the Meat Industry Association (MIA). to Taiwan, Canada and Japan. tonnes. Firstly, Loren and I The impact of Covid-19 saw the value of The value of co-product Tim Ritchie, chief executive of exports to China drop by 45 percent to $175 exports also increased by 14 the Meat Industry Association, would like to thank all million compared to February 2019. percent compared to February said the figures demonstrated of our sta , as they have remained 100% However, this was offset by increases in the 2019, with offal exports the strength of New Zealand’s red dedicated and committed to providing value of overall exports to North America, North growing by 18 percent and meat export sector. “The sector the farmers of the region a fully Asia (Japan and Taiwan) and the UK. Month-on- tallow by 133 percent. While is committed to playing its part month, export volumes of sheep meat rose by six co-products exports to China to drive export revenue for the functional (but down-regulated) service percent in February compared to January 2020 fell by 17 percent, there was benefit of New Zealand in these to ensure your farms and animals are but beef volumes fell by three percent. a massive increase of 726 uncertain times. adequately cared for in these challenging Sheep meat exports to China were down percent to Singapore on the “The spread of Covid-19 50 percent by volume and 46 percent by value previous year, growing in value has created unprecedented times. compared to February 2019. Beef exports to from $2.1m to $17.3m in the challenges and disrupted the Secondly, we would like to commend China dropped 60 percent by volume and 53 12-month period. This was driven by demand for supply chain but the global demand for protein our suppliers for the haste that they percent by value. However, sheep meat exports to tallow as a feedstock for biodiesel manufacturing. remains strong and we are benefiting from our the UK increased seven percent by volume and 23 Co-product exports also increased by 34 percent diverse mix of global markets.” have achieved essential service status to ensure that there will be minimal disruption to our business. Ripple effect Some key notes from our East Coast k team: A knockout deal! of Covid-19 Product collection • Please phone any product orders in to CHALLENGING feed growing the clinic (06 868 8616) 24hrs prior to conditions coupled with significantly reduced processing capacity due to the collection. Covid-19, has left farmers in many • Š e front door will be locked and the parts of the country facing serious feed roller door down – signs will be shown Purchase either Zolvix™ Plus 5L or shortages. To support farmers, the Ministry asking people to phone the clinic on Startect 15L to qualify for a Village includes for Primary Industries together with arrival. Butchery voucher to the value of $90. FREE Beef and Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ, Promotional period March 1st - April 30th 2020 (or while stocks last). drench gun Deer Industry Association, AgFirst • Orders will be brought out the front with each for collection. purchase and Federated Farmers are providing remote feed planning support to farmers We ask that all clients please wait including a feed budgeting service and • professional farm systems advice. in their vehicles and please do not Those organisations have put out a joint enter the clinic. statement Farmers in need will get a free All communication will be made assessment of their feed planning by their • relevant industry or levy organisations. through the locked door by phone or 30693-05 From there, they can have access to email. an adviser who can discuss management options and avenues for practical support. We have many health and safety For farmers who require more in-depth protocols we need to follow during support, they will be referred to a farm this COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown. systems consultant, but there will be a We appreciate your assistance and your cost to this service. SuperAir Reduced processing capacity along with patience during this time. the cancellation of traditional stock sale We will be in touch with any clients forums such as calf sales and weekly who have bookings already in the diary. stock sales in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak lockdown means many farmers We will phone ahead of time to go over are carrying more stock than they our health and safety protocols. anticipated going into the winter. As always, please feel free to phone the Super Air in Gisborne This is putting a huge strain on already stretched feed resources and farmer clinic if you have any queries. morale. Nga mihi – be kind, be patient, be safe A feed budget can help farmers consolidate their thinking and make a and stay at home. plan for the weeks and months ahead taking into account various scenarios. To access this service there are three toll-free numbers: Guaranteed •฀Dry฀stock฀sector฀—฀Beef฀+฀Lamb:฀0800฀ 233 352 •฀Dairy฀sector฀—฀DairyNZ:฀0800฀432฀ eff ective animal 47969 •฀AgFirst:฀0508฀243฀477 This service will be available until June health advice 30฀at฀which฀time฀farmers’฀needs฀will฀be฀ revised.

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New South Wales races at Wellington Sunday Jetbet 17 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Quains Liquor Showcase 3.35 EMERGENCIES: 11 61s76 Lygia d (14) 55 92 M A Cahill 6 5s112 Pee Dee wb (14) 57 94 G Ryan Race 1: JUNGLE BOOK, BROO BOSS, REWARD SEEKER 15 1s Eva’s Deel (8) 55 94 Ms K Cowan (a1.5) 12 98713 Slatey Bay dw (2) 55 96 Ms W Costin 7 36 Tempel One (17) 57 87 $40,000, Maiden SW, 1400m 16 91s Feverish d (1) 55 91 EMERGENCIES: 8 760 Chuisle (10) 55 84 A Banks Race 2: ASTROBABY, VALAR DOHAERIS, NEANDERTHAL 1 66682 Direct Vision (10) 59 91 M A Cahill 17 s6371 Stone (16) 55 92 13 02241 The Exchequer d (1) 55 93 9 3 Girls Kick On (9) 55 96 Ms J Taylor Race 3: TWILIGHT SUN, I’M A CRACKER, ANGIE EMM 2 56s63 Neanderthal (6) 59 94 Ms K Nisbet 18 78334 Peggy’s Time (12) 55 89 14 77291 Universal Thief wh (6) 55 94 10 19 Hybrid Theory d (1) 55 98 B Lerena Race 4: IAMACRUMPET, EXPELLABLE, LA LA LOOPSY 3 8s232 Tough Case (5) 59 91 B Griffiths (a1.5) Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 11 276 Lady Of Luxury (11) 55 100 Ms W Costin Race 5: MADAME PAULINE, ABSOLUTE TRUST, 4 88524 Valar Dohaeris (12) 58.5 91 4 KFC Kentucky Dash 4.45 15 s6371 Stone (13) 55 90 12 6s7 Sing Ken Ken (4) 55 73 K Dunbar ROYAL MONARCH J Pracey-Holmes $35,000, Benchmark 66, 900m 16 931s0 Rhythmo d (12) 55 82 13 2217 Ursula dw (3) 55 92 J Pracey-Holmes 5 02824 Alison Princess h (16) 57 91 K Dunbar 14 3s1 Zeftabrook (5) 55 97 C Lever Race 6: WHITE BOOTS, CISCO BAY, SHOCK ALERT 1 27275 Iamacrumpet d (3) 61.5 100 G Ryan 6 Wellington Cup 6.00 Race 7: ZEFTABROOK, MACROURA, HYBRID THEORY 6 72322 Astrobaby (1) 57 94 G Ryan SCRATCHED EMERGENCIES: 7 7s593 Now Or Never b (2) 57 91 2 — Kookabaa Race 8: BURNING CROWN, ANOTHER SIN, IRISH SONGS $100,000, Open, 1700m 15 Commando Hunt (8) 57 86 8 230s7 Our Eppy (11) 57 100 Ms W Costin 3 0s182 Rogue Runner dw (1) 59.5 95 C Lever 4 24132 Sky Mission cdw (13) 59.5 94 1 53533 White Boots (9) 62 95 M A Cahill 16 Macroura (15) 55 89 Ms K Nisbet 9 2550s Sassy Em (7) 57 89 A Banks 17 Long Weekend (6) 57 86 B Griffiths (a) 10 827 Charlton Park (14) 56.5 94 B Cray 5 3614s La La Loopsy w (11) 59 92 2 9s430 Shock Alert b (13) 61 95 B Lerena 11 63635 Dissisoul (4) 56.5 91 B Griffiths (a1.5) 3 74199 Destiny’s Own wn (14) 59 96 G Ryan 8 Soldiers Mem. Town Plate 7.15 12 833s9 One Pound (8) 56.5 93 C Lever 6 s2108 Just A Flash w (4) 58.5 89 4 2s967 Travancore w (1) 59 93 EMERGENCIES: Ms E Webster-Hawes 5 23185 Cisco Bay wn (8) 58.5 96 A Layt $50,000, Open, 1100m 13 94084 Rewarded Princess (15) 57 88 7 97369 Leogang w (7) 58.5 91 Ms J Taylor 6 09s06 Brazen w (6) 58 94 Ms W Costin 1 s809s Malahat dw (11) 61 91 C Lever 14 003s4 Arraign (13) 59 87 8 58s89 Elemenohpee w (5) 58 86 7 669s8 Pirate Ben w (5) 58 90 Ms J Taylor 2 5489s Dissolute w (15) 59.5 97 Ms J Taylor 15 s6505 Maggies Time (3) 57 88 C Gallagher (a) 9 1478s Grand Exit (12) 58 91 C Gallagher (a) 8 68s00 The Gavel w (4) 58 89 Ms K Nisbet 3 23345 Mossman Gorge d (17) 59 94 16 357s0 Shame Warned (9) 58.5 95 A Layt 10 5446s Shehroz (8) 57.5 92 K Dunbar 9 57224 A Magic Zariz w (10) 57.5 94 4 4s132 Another Sin dwn (5) 58.5 100 1 Kurrinda Bloodstock S'case 3.00 11 11648 Yeas And Nays tw (2) 57.5 91 M A Cahill C Gallagher (a) Ms K Nisbet 3 One Stop Automotive S'case 4.10 12 427s9 Deviate dw (15) 56.5 98 Ms W Costin 10 19379 High Power w (12) 56 100 C Lever $30,000, Benchmark 58, 1700m 5 62052 Zarhron cw (6) 58.5 90 K Dunbar $30,000, Class 1, 1100m EMERGENCIES: 11 1756s Steamin’ dwh (2) 55 88 6 3119s Burning Crown db (10) 58 97 M A Cahill 1 215s2 Moon Panther b (8) 62 97 B Lerena 13 1s216 Expellable w (9) 57 93 Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 1 2231s Mandalong Nicko dw (11) 61.5 92 7 16726 Molasses cdw (13) 57.5 96 Ms W Costin 2 33543 Jungle Book w (10) 61.5 96 14 7s181 Miss Dynamic n (14) 55 100 Ms K Nisbet 12 44649 Vega De Lago (3) 55 87 8 86338 Jetgirl tdw (8) 55 96 Ms K Cowan (a1.5) B Griffiths (a1.5) Ms K Nisbet 15 53s43 Pip’s Pick (16) 56.5 93 J Pracey-Holmes 2 s57s0 Point Of Interest (15) 59 84 9 16s80 Bel Diablo dw (12) 55 95 3 45221 Reward Seeker h (9) 60.5 100 G Ryan 16 17147 Need The Yen b (10) 55.5 97 EMERGENCIES: 3 1482s What The Fuss c (7) 58 97 G Ryan J Pracey-Holmes 4 71160 My Desire (4) 59.5 100 Ms W Costin 13 12831 Mr Epic w (11) 55 93 A Banks 10 1408s Lucienne cd (14) 55 83 Ms W Peel (a) 4 1 I’m A Cracker (13) 57 91 5 Over The Line Racing 5.25 14 43312 Athena’s Voice w (15) 55 88 5 0s831 Vaquero (2) 59.5 93 Ms K Nisbet 5 18s Twilight Sun db (2) 57 99 B Lerena 11 15251 Real Key w (4) 55 100 A Banks 6 s0614 Predictable Miss wb (5) 59 100 C Lever $50,000, Class 2, 1400m 15 66155 Mackellar’s Love dw (16) 55 88 J Rogers 12 5s669 Go The Gantry d (1) 55 93 6 29572 Ultimate Power wb (17) 56 94 C Lever 16 s1804 Distinctive Look tw (7) 55 89 7 21473 Scatter Blast w (13) 58.5 92 7 41s09 Niccolon (6) 55.5 92 J Pracey-Holmes 1 41222 Absolute Trust b (15) 61.5 94 Ms A Stanley (a2) 8 24s90 Yorkshire Rock (6) 58.5 93 Q Krogh 8 21322 Valarian (14) 55.5 94 M A Cahill 2 2s324 Madame Pauline wb (5) 58.5 97 7 Hermitage Hill Wellington Boot 6.35 13 93373 Irish Songs dw (7) 55 97 A Layt 9 s5411 Broo Boss d (14) 57.5 93 C Gallagher (a) 9 s7023 Witness Collector b (18) 55.5 96 A Layt 3 31s13 La Sante (8) 57 98 B Griffiths (a1.5) 14 18647 I Stole Your Love d (18) 55 94 10 24802 Dusky Damsel (15) 57.5 96 A Banks 10 1 Angie Emm w (10) 55 96 4 7s53s Western Parade c (11) 56 86 K Dunbar $200,000, 2yo SW+P, 1100m EMERGENCIES: 11 05144 Malibu Stacy w (7) 55.5 95 B Griffiths (a1.5) 5 s7844 Bellarina Magic (9) 55.5 99 Ms K Nisbet 1 03207 Charming Pat (16) 57 89 Ms W Peel (a) 15 152s1 Fussdinado d (2) 55 98 G Ryan 12 51433 Olympic Fame w (11) 55 99 M A Cahill 11 4s8s5 Creidne (9) 55 89 B Cray 6 61925 Divine Jewel dwh (3) 55.5 94 G Ryan 2 54s3 Col’s Law (2) 57 91 B Ryan (a) 16 7623s Go Beau Jangles dw (9) 55 88 EMERGENCIES: 12 31s38 Crimson Rose d (5) 55 100 Ms W Costin 7 s4173 Red Axe (16) 55.5 94 A Banks 3 Colonel (7) 57 86 A Layt C Gallagher (a) 13 76941 Time Stalker w (3) 56.5 96 13 12 Patrick May (4) 55 91 A Banks 8 44127 Adsum d (7) 55 97 C Gallagher (a) 4 90 Judicial Authority (12) 57 81 17 698s4 Attalea dw (16) 55 88 B Griffiths (a1.5) 14 6s049 Dazzling Grey c (12) 55 89 14 849s3 Rebecca’s Quest w (3) 55 94 9 s3751 Royal Monarch d (4) 55 96 C Lever C Gallagher (a) 18 s1340 Risk And Reward db (3) 55 97 15 40540 El Rey Dorado w (1) 55 90 C Gallagher (a) 10 s0235 Sandstorm b (10) 55 100 A Layt 5 Mortal Engine (13) 57 87 M A Cahill Ms W Costin

Victoria races at Echuca Sunday Jetbet 13 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Selections 2 EMP & D Plate 3.15 3 52970 The Fettler (6) 58.5 94 Z Spain 2 5183s Real Supremacy wn (3) 61.5 90 8 Think Water Power Echuca 6.50 Race 1: REALISM, LOE, ANDALE GRINGO 4 08929 Vlamingh (9) 58.5 89 Ms M Lloyd (a2) Ms M Lloyd (a2) $35,000, 2yo Maiden SW, 1200m 5 32s67 Alexander Hamilton (10) 58 95 $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1400m Race 2: JOHNNY THUNDER, ANTHEMIC, FAVELL 3 2319s Honorellay cdwh (7) 61 93 L McNeil (a2) 1 Anthemic (13) 58 92 R Bayliss D Stackhouse 4 11s Moi Choux dn (9) 61 93 B Higgins 1 1333s Eckhart dw (9) 60.5 90 Ms T Hope (a) Race 3: FOREVER LOUD, KIPTANUI, THEMAGICNEVERENDS 2 Cambourne (1) 58 91 J Hill 6 s5352 Chairman’s List b (1) 58 96 Dylan Dunn 5 5s579 The Mayor dwn (13) 61 93 W Price (a1.5) 2 30577 Revlis dw (6) 60.5 94 C Rawiller (a2) Race 4: SIGN SEAL DELIVER, LADY IN THE SKY, 3 Captain Canuck (9) 58 92 J Allen 7 35s75 Honour Me (5) 58 94 W Egan 6 0s061 Mockery d (15) 59 99 M Cartwright (a2) 3 1149s Duke Of Plumpton dw (2) 60 92 W Egan CHAIRMAN’S LIST 4 0s4 Coup De Tonnerre (3) 58 100 C Douglas 8 50s54 Sign Seal Deliver b (11) 58 99 7 1458s Truffle House d (12) 59 97 D Thornton 4 19s69 El Phoenix (14) 59.5 98 D Stackhouse 5 9 Expectant (5) 58 84 T Stockdale (a) Race 5: BLACK BEAU TIE, MOUNT MADEIRA, DOROZA F W Kersley (a) 8 4s238 Beautiful Bee dw (11) 58.5 95 5 72941 Lord Sundowner cdwn (3) 59.5 96 6 335 Favell (6) 58 99 B Rawiller 9 73523 Star Ines (15) 58 95 D Thornton Race 6: MOI CHOUX, JENNI SOX ROX, MOCKERY C Caserta (a) L McNeil (a2) Race 7: MAMELON, HAPAIRA, MRS O’MALLEY 7 Ironedge (15) 58 93 Z Spain 10 543 Lady In The Sky b (12) 56 100 M Dee 6 1107s Roland Garros tw (10) 59.5 92 8 43 Johnny Thunder (2) 58 96 M Dee 11 s7353 Preipo (4) 56 95 R Bayliss 9 019s0 Hot Sizzle dw (4) 58.5 89 W Egan Race 8: ORIENZEL, SICKENING, HAMSLETTE 10 2189s Salty Kisses dw (10) 58 92 J Allen D Thornton 9 9 Khoekhoe (12) 58 94 F W Kersley (a) 12 207 Sembello (2) 56 99 B Thompson 7 1536s Sickening (4) 58.5 91 D Yendall Race 9: SERENGETI, UNDER MY SPELL, POSSESSION 11 18s4s Tycoon Roxy (5) 58 90 J Keating 10 4 Lion’s Tooth (11) 58 94 W Egan EMERGENCIES: 8 01483 Uptown Lilly dw (8) 58.5 98 11 7 Rhino Rocket (4) 58 82 R Beattie 12 1282s Free Thrills b (16) 57 100 Ms J Eaton (a) 13 536 Spring Bloom (13) 56 93 Ms C Hall Ms A Kelly (a2) 12 Yulong Reach (10) 58 92 J Noonan 14 30s00 Repetiteur (7) 56 89 J Duffy EMERGENCIES: 9 04882 Vegas Boulevard dw (15) 58.5 96 J Fry EMERGENCIES: 15 85735 Takahe (14) 58.5 89 M Carson 13 7s1 Jenni Sox Rox (6) 57 97 B Thompson 13 0 Bignota (7) 58 85 D Stackhouse 10 0s100 Orienzel dwn (5) 57.5 98 Z Spain 16 — Too Dark To See SCRATCHED 14 s834s O’Lonhro Bay (2) 59.5 89 Ms T Hope (a) 11 59s75 Mrs Bignell dwn (1) 56.5 97 14 0 Laomedeia (8) 56 84 B Thompson 15 2434s Trilli d (1) 57 96 C Douglas 15 — Turin Warrior SCRATCHED Ms J Eaton (a) 5 Health Worker Appreciation 5.00 16 s503s Grand Challenge (8) 59 90 12 23212 Georgia’s Host dwh (7) 56 96 3 Echuca CIH Plate 3.50 $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 2100m D Stackhouse W Price (a1.5) EMERGENCIES: $35,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1200m 1 57311 Makfly (10) 61.5 95 D Thornton 7 bet365 Odds Protector 6.10 2 s4772 Smokin’ Pierro dw (1) 61.5 98 13 0s864 The Enzo (11) 57.5 95 Ms M Lloyd (a2) 1 Bravestone (9) 58 91 Ms C Hefel (a2) W Price (a1.5) $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1200m 14 12352 Hamslette dn (13) 56 100 2 52 Canford’s Sun b (1) 58 89 J Keating 3 23131 Mighty Oasis w (4) 61 98 J Allen 15 6s523 Runbro (12) 57 97 J Allen 3 4s35 Fantasia’s Choice (14) 58 94 1 1184s Surreal Image w (1) 63 87 1 Border Inn Plate 2.45 4 62034 Black Beau Tie w (3) 60.5 98 J Noonan 16 10535 Pearl De Vere dwn (16) 56 94 J Duffy Ms C Macfarlane Ms E Brown (a4) $35,000, 4yo & up Maiden SW, 1300m 4 759s Forever Loud (3) 58 100 J Noonan 5 34241 Doroza (6) 60.5 100 Jaden Lloyd (a3) 2 62s25 Mrs O’Malley dwn (16) 62.5 93 6 s9851 Clap Chap w (11) 60 94 W Egan 9 Independent Cranes Hcp 7.25 1 323 Andale Gringo (4) 58.5 91 R T Tremsal 5 24s50 Kiptanui (11) 58 92 B Thompson Ms C Hefel (a2) 7 79506 Hotel Amour dw (5) 60 97 C Rawiller (a2) $35,000, 3yo & up Class 1, 1600m 2 0s860 Crisis Time h (13) 58.5 90 J Keating 6 336 Mighty Feat (6) 58 95 J Allen 8 82295 Mount Madeira t (2) 60 97 Dylan Dunn 3 2144s Kipketer (9) 61 90 D Stackhouse 3 6222s Loe (16) 58.5 97 Ms L Doodt (a) 7 84752 My Boy Nick (4) 58 95 J Fry 1 6s21 Possession d (2) 61.5 97 W Egan 9 32775 Nirvana w (15) 60 98 B Rawiller 4 16148 Toorak Warrior tcdwn (11) 61 88 M Allen 4 7 Quantrell (3) 58.5 87 J Noonan 8 38 Starcrippa (2) 58 86 Dylan Dunn 2 59s61 Serengeti d (14) 61.5 100 R Bayliss 10 95089 Peak Hill w (13) 59.5 96 5 27s87 Magnesprit dwn (15) 60.5 88 5 33427 Son Of A Blonde h (12) 58.5 92 9 620s Themagicneverends (16) 58 91 M Dee 3 75021 Chestnut Thunder (1) 60.5 95 Ms G Cartwright (a) Ms J Philpot (a3) W Price (a1.5) 10 Voyage De Lune (15) 58 90 B Rawiller C Rawiller (a2) 11 9s068 Rue De Rennes (9) 58 97 M Dee 6 12159 Radiant Success dw (13) 60.5 95 6 s6s54 Steel Choice (10) 58.5 94 C Rawiller (a2) 11 Miracheeva h (12) 56 93 Ms M Lloyd (a2) 4 s2134 Rebel Typhoon d (10) 60.5 99 D Thornton 12 51864 Northanna (12) 56.5 97 D Yendall M Cartwright (a2) 7 06795 Dancing With Fire (9) 56.5 87 M Carson 12 Redgum Rosie h (5) 56 91 J Baldock 5 65810 Fournaise d (4) 60 96 J Allen EMERGENCIES: 7 2116s Spanish Poet (10) 60.5 89 B Rawiller 8 66540 Louis’s Girl (6) 56.5 91 Ms C Macfarlane EMERGENCIES: 6 1s Under My Spell (6) 59.5 96 M Dee 13 s5058 Von Mystic w (16) 59 93 C Douglas 8 214s3 Hapaira wb (3) 59.5 94 J Allen 9 s4334 Realism (15) 56.5 100 L German (a) 13 356s0 Bachelor Baron (13) 58 76 7 82561 Night Whisper (11) 58 96 14 10023 Bonville twbh (14) 58 97 J Fry 9 37104 Molly’s Wanted ch (5) 58 93 Dylan Dunn 10 s4486 She Zed So h (1) 56.5 89 D Yendall Jaden Lloyd (a3) Ms M Lloyd (a2) 15 68011 Don’t Make Me Wait d (8) 57.5 96 J Hill 11 03543 Sinamay (8) 56.5 97 D Stackhouse 14 8s Punk Princess (8) 56 89 10 s60s7 No Joy d (12) 58 88 Ms T Hope (a) 8 12434 Annuello c (3) 57 98 J Martin 16 s0653 Riverlea Honours h (7) 57 94 12 s3436 Texas Tramp (2) 56.5 93 J Fry 15 97s Marketing (7) 58 84 11 63342 Rapidora d (7) 58 93 B Thompson 9 s1673 Go Ballistic (12) 57 95 W Price (a1.5) 16 857 I Got Strings (10) 56 88 C Rawiller (a2) Ms C Macfarlane EMERGENCIES: 12 3s0s2 Witchfulthinking w (2) 57.5 100 M Dee 10 23133 Molly Dook (8) 56 94 J Duffy 13 780s6 Sharky Hotshot (11) 58.5 91 4 Perricoota Station Plate 4.25 6 Two Tarts Catering 5.35 EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: L McNeil (a2) 13 1 Mamelon (6) 57 92 J Fry 11 8703P Spin King dw (13) 56 95 L McNeil (a2) 14 6s888 Hoodie (5) 58.5 89 J Robertson $35,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 2100m $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1000m 14 s1701 Comte d (4) 59.5 93 D Yendall 12 75700 Highest Duty (7) 56 87 T Stockdale (a) 15 98558 Solodka (7) 56.5 94 1 4s273 Acropolis Hill (3) 58.5 92 B Higgins 1 7s673 Tycoon Tony tdw (14) 62.5 92 15 91296 Ellehcim dw (14) 57.5 95 13 66s40 True Raider w (5) 56 92 16 7s887 Reoffered (14) 56.5 89 2 98562 Roofraxs (16) 58.5 94 W Price (a1.5) Jaden Lloyd (a3) 16 4300s Viva Acheeva (8) 59.5 89 14 85960 Mosshappen (9) 56 89 L German (a)

Western Australia races at Pinjarra Sunday Jetbet 16 TAB doubles 1-2, 5-6, 9-10 Trebles 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Quaddie 3-4-5-6, 7-8-9-10 Selections 4 8s Loads Of Dreams (3) 59 88 J Whiting 5 Electrical Consultancy WA 6.45 7 100 Club Applications Now 7.55 9 TABtouch Pinjarra Cup 9.00 Race 1: CAPE REIGN, REDMILL, THE ROAN RANGER 5 Fiery Water (10) 58.5 89 W Pike 6 0222s Roman Flirt b (6) 57 90 J Azzopardi $20,000, 2yo & up Maiden SW, 1600m $25,000, 2yo & up Class 5, 1500m $120,000, 3yo & up Listed, 2200m Race 2: FIERY WATER, ROMAN FLIRT, LOADS OF DREAMS 7 59s67 Sheerness (7) 57 91 1 6s333 Son Of The Sun h (7) 59 99 M Pateman 1 30211 Kelly’s Callisto cw (12) 62 95 1 51551 Spiritual Warrior dw (8) 60 100 Race 3: PLAYING RED, MY BLUEBOY, MIMS WIN Ms B Banovic-Edwards (a3) 2 s3776 Thankyou Very Much (2) 59 93 R Hill Ms B Banovic-Edwards (a3) Ms L Warwick Race 4: BLACKWATER BAY, SILENT ACT, IRRITABLE RODNEE 8 95s Ocean Candy (11) 57 82 B Parnham 3 799s5 Cable Guy (11) 59 98 B Kirby 2 s3310 King Blitz w (9) 61.5 100 Ms P Edwards 2 s909s Lord Fandango (10) 58.5 83 B Parnham Race 5: FREQUENT FRIAR, MISS MALIBU, SON OF THE SUN 9 0s Granmaggie (8) 57 88 Ms R Forrest 4 7s657 Galaga (1) 59 97 Ms L Warwick 3 168s1 Golden Arches tw (2) 59.5 99 W Pike 3 46823 He’s A Parker td (11) 55.5 95 C Parnham Race 6: MAGIC WILL REIGN, FUEL THE FRIAR, 10 7s437 Miss Nobelle (5) 56.5 91 S O’Donnell 5 9s630 Kendel’s Impact (5) 58.5 97 4 07073 Fire Maker tw (6) 59 93 M Pateman 4 60875 Blue Tracer d (4) 55 83 S Mc Gruddy PATY’S FORCAST 11 6 Kirigami (2) 56.5 100 C Parnham L Ramoly (a3) 5 06939 Metallic Belle tc (1) 57.5 96 5 27666 Dark Musket d (1) 55 89 J Whiting Race 7: GOLDEN ARCHES, KELLY’S CALLISTO, NICE GO 3 TABtouch-Better Your Club 5.30 6 77737 Shyster (10) 58.5 94 C Graham (a) C Johnston-Porter 6 75827 Inject The Venom dw (9) 55 89 J Noske Race 8: GIBRALTAR DANCER, HAIL DA HINCHI, CASINO WAR 7 Frequent Friar (13) 58.5 93 W Pike 6 23131 All Square (5) 57 96 Ms R Forrest 7 54923 Juicing Carrots tw (7) 55 88 C Staples Race 9: SUPERIOR SMILE, SPIRITUAL WARRIOR, $20,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m 8 00 Railroad (8) 58.5 88 Ms K Yuill 7 31s04 Double The Magic dn (7) 56.5 93 8 16215 Mackenzie Brooke db (3) 55 94 9 33525 I Hope You Dance h (9) 57 100 P Carbery MACKENZIE BROOKE 1 3s422 My Blueboy (11) 59 97 C Parnham C Johnston-Porter Ms B Banovic-Edwards (a3) 8 12321 Nice Go td (3) 56.5 90 Ms L Warwick Race 10: OIHANA, NICKLAUS, RUM RAKER 2 207s5 Spookwood (6) 59 94 Ms E Stent 9 93799 Prescience w (2) 55 85 S O’Donnell 3 s5623 Mims Win (1) 59 97 J Whiting 10 83563 Miss Malibu (12) 57 96 C Staples 9 31367 Rapid Asset wbn (8) 56 89 C Haddon 10 87s74 Red Army dw (12) 55 98 W Pike 4 0s0s Homeline (5) 59 79 Damian Miller 11 05377 Lady Hatras (6) 57 94 Ms L Staples 10 9s060 High Tea tdwh (4) 55 90 11 20334 Rosie Red Dress (5) 55 87 S Parnham 5 9s5 Granrandell (9) 58.5 93 C Staples 12 970s Light Up The Moon (4) 57 90 A Kennedy Victoria Corver (a4) 12 32332 Superior Smile tw (6) 55 98 J Azzopardi 1 TABtouch-Better Your Bet 4.15 6 66243 Perfect Harmony (7) 57 99 Ms P Edwards 13 5s56 Montiblu (3) 56.5 99 J Azzopardi 11 8s510 Niaychi (10) 55 92 J Whiting 12 42566 San Crispino tw (11) 55 93 J Azzopardi $20,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 2000m 7 5256s Bizzi Too (3) 57 94 C Haddon 6 Leinster Contracting 7. 20 10 TABtouch-Better Your Bet 9.35 8 68s57 Friskey Gal (8) 57 91 B Paterson $25,000, 2yo & up Class 3, 1400m 1 44242 Redmill (4) 59 96 M Pateman 9 8963s Igarashi (4) 56.5 100 Ms K Yuill $25,000, 2yo & up Class 1, 1600m 8 Mandurah Mail Handicap 8.26 2 52444 The Roan Ranger (1) 59 94 C Parnham 1 6s5s4 Sentimental Friend dh (11) 61 93 10 6s Ginger Breadhouse (2) 56.5 91 1 18s Magic Will Reign (2) 60.5 94 W Pike $25,000, 3yo & up Class 1, 1200m 3 79s25 Unreliable (3) 59 94 Ms R Forrest M Pateman B Parnham 2 18s59 Chief Cochise d (11) 60 97 Ms K Yuill 1 7s1 Gibraltar Dancer (3) 61 100 4 0s535 Black Ransom (9) 59 92 J Noske 11 Playing Red (10) 56.5 96 W Pike 2 6s215 Nicklaus d (5) 60 93 B Parnham 5 — Rio Rogue SCRATCHED 3 s8085 Gold Juel (10) 59 93 A Kennedy S Mc Gruddy 4 2s369 Dalalah (12) 58.5 98 P Harvey 2 10s Hail Da Hinchi (7) 60.5 96 W Pike 3 691s6 Tourniquet d (2) 60 96 6 7s22 Cape Reign b (7) 58.5 100 W Pike 4 Alcoa Australia Refinery 6.05 Ms C Azzopardi (a1.5) 7 86356 Nick Of Time (2) 58.5 93 5 5s751 Fuel The Friar t (6) 58.5 98 3 049s1 Pit To Win c (13) 60.5 93 Ms E Asphar $20,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1400m Ms C Azzopardi (a1.5) 4 218s Power Of St George d (11) 60.5 97 4 03011 Oihana tc (14) 59.5 98 Ms L Warwick Ms B Banovic-Edwards (a3) 5 32261 Rum Raker d (13) 59 100 1 57s24 Interstate (1) 58 93 S Parnham 6 05sP2 Petticoat Junction (5) 58.5 100 P Harvey 8 00755 Riding Hood Fame (5) 57 89 SCRATCHED Victoria Corver (a4) Ms L Staples 2 484 Tallinn h (4) 58 92 C Johnston-Porter Ms N Faithfull 5 — Point Taken 3 5s Blackwater Bay b (12) 58 100 W Pike 7 13940 Jadavi (13) 58 97 J Noske 6 21333 Casino War c (10) 59 99 Ms S Altieri 6 338s8 Finance (7) 58.5 98 J Noske 9 52608 Hot Ticketty Boo (8) 57 86 J Azzopardi 7 s6517 Lyle’s Choice d (6) 58.5 97 J Azzopardi 10 656 Iterra (10) 56.5 91 S Mc Gruddy 4 87s00 Alby’s Pride (11) 58 87 Ms R Forrest 8 45613 Paty’s Forcast (9) 57 95 7 56605 Firesale twh (4) 59 95 M Pateman 5 06 Belafonte Boy (8) 58 90 J Whiting Ms M Derrick (a3) 8 2106s Michelle Ma Belle tw (12) 58.5 93 8 56608 Tampering Falls d (1) 58.5 93 2 Andrew Ralph Jewellers 4.50 6 9 Classy Macro (3) 58 88 C Parnham 9 79303 Daring Soleil th (7) 56 94 Ms B Banovic-Edwards (a3) C Graham (a) 7 Irritable Rodnee (6) 58 90 S Mc Gruddy C Johnston-Porter 9 s7018 Truly Smug (15) 58 85 Damian Miller 9 7094s Yeah Bravo dw (10) 58 94 R Hill $20,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m 8 s8s42 Silent Act b (5) 56 97 Ms K Yuill 10 96548 Financial Support (3) 56 96 C Parnham 10 219s9 Quirindi d (9) 57 90 P Carbery 10 6354s Diplomat Express w (3) 57.5 87 1 4s478 Golden Trigger h (1) 59 96 9 663s Night Session (10) 56 90 P Harvey 11 90007 Benny Beau h (4) 55 85 C Haddon 11 766s8 Clappa Thunder (2) 56.5 92 C Staples J Whiting Ms C Azzopardi (a1.5) 10 s0754 Aboard (2) 56 94 J Noske 12 90772 Galiba tw (1) 55 95 Ms S Altieri 12 95080 Taxi (6) 56.5 94 C Johnston-Porter 11 5712s Merivale Magic d (8) 57.5 93 P Harvey 2 4228s Fair One (9) 59 87 C Haddon 11 4 Aberdeen Queen (9) 56 94 B Parnham 13 50889 Itza Belle (15) 55 88 Ms L Warwick 13 49707 Le Couronnement d (1) 55 92 Ms E Stent 12 s6033 Arno The Fox w (9) 57 97 A Kennedy 3 8364s Seeing Daylight (4) 59 89 12 5 Swift Gondo (7) 56 97 14 76068 Luc’s Star (14) 55 91 Ms M Clark 14 9366s Queachy h (8) 55 84 C Haddon 13 3s317 All The Julz t (4) 56.5 100 Ms K Yuill C Johnston-Porter Ms C Azzopardi (a1.5) 15 5348s Storm Trade (8) 55 88 P Carbery 15 40s69 Two Eye See d (14) 55 89 R Hill 14 18s90 Ebony’s Way (12) 56 96 S Parnham

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 SPORT 21 Aloisi sees crisis as an Greenberg says criticism opportunity for revamp comes with the territory FOOTBALL by Ed Jackson, AAP plea for unity and an end to factionalism and self- RUGBY LEAGUE by Pamela Whaley, AAP chairman Peter V’landys and the entire commission. interest to get through the crisis, and it’s an approach “Of course there’s going to be criticism. GOLD COAST — Former Socceroo John Aloisi has endorsed by Aloisi. SYDNEY — Serious concerns have been raised “That criticism will continue to come. I see that as joined the chorus of voices urging Australia’s football The hero of Australia’s World Cup playoff penalty about the financial management of a billion-dollar part of the rugby league landscape that any senior community to unite during the coronavirus pandemic, shootout win against Uruguay in 2005 said the broadcast deal under his watch, but NRL chief administrator or leader in a role like mine has to take. with the future of the A-League in the balance. successful screening of a replay of that match last executive Todd Greenberg says he doesn’t feel like a “I think the primary criticism is around the game’s Last week’s decision to suspend the A-League week showed football did not lack support in Australia. “dead man walking”. distribution model and cost base . . . the sustainability until at least April 22 has had a dramatic impact with “It’s now a time that we have to stick together and With Greenberg having had four seasons in rugby for the future. That’s a question we have to answer.” several clubs standing down players and staff in the work together to get through it and come out the league’s top job, questions have been raised about It’s an issue Greenberg says every sport and past few days. other side even better,” Aloisi told AAP. his management and the financial model that has business in Australia is now dealing with. Western Sydney, Perth Glory, Central Coast, “To see how many people were watching the game NRL headquarters running at a cost of $A182 million Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Adelaide and Newcastle have all taken the step since 15 years on and to see how many people are still a year. V’landys will ultimately have the final say on whether the league was postponed, while others are expected talking about it, that means that there’s a passion for And while the NRL has been forced to look at Greenberg will remain chief executive when talks to follow suit. it. A lot of people support our game but now it’s up to the entire expenditure and confront inefficiencies in resume this year. Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne us to work together.” spending in the face of the coronavirus crisis, many However, Greenberg says he is in no rush to City have all promised to pay their players for now The biggest challenge for the code going forward have asked how rugby league has been able to fall to secure his future. but acknowledge an extension of the postponement is handling the uncertainty around a likely resumption its knees so rapidly. “Peter and I have had a pretty strong working would force them to rethink those plans. of the A-League. Before the season was suspended, Greenberg’s relationship over the past month or so,” he said. The clubs’ drastic moves have led to threats of The FFA’s April 22 review date seems too soon for contract was the subject of headline fodder given it “I don’t think anyone on my phone, including my legal action from the PFA, while over 100 players out the competition to go ahead, with travel restrictions expires in October, but over the past month, it has wife, is higher up on the call sheet than the chairman. of contract on May 31 face an increasingly uncertain and other government measures still in place to stop taken a back seat to the effects of the coronavirus on “He and I have spoken regularly over the past future. the spread of Covid-19. But a long hiatus would put the competition. month and worked our way through this period The FFA has also been hit hard by the move, pressure on clubs. However, Greenberg has come under intense together. announcing last week 70 percent of its staff had been Aloisi prefers to be optimistic. He says the crisis is criticism for not immediately taking an equivalent pay “I’ve maintained throughout the whole year that my stood down. an opportunity to revamp the national competition. cut to NRL players, and with the financial model now future is almost irrelevant through this. It’s the game’s Underpinning it all, the fear broadcaster Foxtel “The A-League has been at a bit of a crossroads reset for the next few months, attention has once future. is preparing to walk out on its $A57 million-a-year in recent times with the crowds, with the level, again turned to his future as the game’s boss. “I’m just going to put my head down, work deal has the potential to put the game into a crisis with the people interested in the game,” the former “It doesn’t feel like (I’m a dead man walking), it really hard and do the best I can for this sport and not seen since 2002, when Soccer Australia and the Brisbane Roar coach said. feels like I’m working a lot of hours,” Greenberg told ultimately these are decisions for the commission National Soccer League were both wound up. “It’s an opportunity possibly to restart it and get it Fox Sports yesterday. and the chairman later in the year once we get FFA chief executive James Johnson made a to a level that everyone wants it to get to.” “I’ve got to say we’ve had great support from our ourselves back on to an even keel.” THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Monday, April 6, 2020

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(11) 13. Calamitous (7) Down: 1 Curate; 2 Moving STAR RATINGS 18. Under (7) 15. Amplitude (6) FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. picture; 3 Torso; 5 Anagram; 6 19. Indefinite (5) 16. Harvester (6) FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. Drill sergeant; 7 Denise; 8 Cells; THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 13 Denuded; 15 Abused; 16 21. Precisely (5) 17. Subdue (5) TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. Scant; 17 Prudes; 20 Amber. 22. Panacea (4-3) 20. Regret (3) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 AOC president gets $475,600 after 20pc drop OLYMPICS by Steve Larkin, AAP coronavirus pandemic. Committee, of which he is not a member. Coates has also been a member of the “I have taken this decision as a Coates has held the AOC presidency International Olympic Committee (IOC) ADELAIDE — John Coates will still consequence of the Covid-19 health and for 30 years, facing just one challenge for since 2001 and an IOC vice-president be paid more than $A475,000 by the financial crisis confronting all sectors the role. since 2013. Australian Olympic Committee despite of Australian society and from which In 2017, former Olympic hockey player IOC presidents and members are taking a 20 percent pay cut. the AOC is not immune,” he said in a Danni Roche failed to topple Coates, who considered volunteers and don’t receive Coates, the committee president, was statement yesterday. in that financial year was paid more than a salary but their travel, accommodation to have been paid almost $595,000 by Coates was to have been paid $594,500 $700,000. and other expenses while on Olympic the AOC this financial year — almost for what he and the AOC describe as Coates’s pay dropped to $580,000 the duties are covered by the governing body. $50,000 more than Prime Minister Scott consultancy fees. After the cut, he will following year when it also included Coates and other members of the IOC Morrison. receive $475,600. almost $11,500 for what was termed in executive also receive a per diem (daily But the Olympic powerbroker says he’s Coates’s pay is set by the AOC’s the AOC’s annual report as motor vehicle/ allowance) of $US900 when on Olympic taking a 20 percent pay cut following the Culture, Remuneration and Nominations parking. duties. Wallaby says AFL Shutdown likely to keep testing more open than RA game’s mettle RUGBY by Mel Woods AFL by Shayne Hope, AAP AFL and all 18 clubs survive, and and Murray Wenzel, AAP perhaps thrive, beyond the coronavirus MELBOURNE — A seemingly crisis as headquarters takes greater BRISBANE — Melbourne inevitable decision looms for the AFL control of club finances to steer the Rebels captain Dane Haylett-Petty on its self-imposed deadline late this ship. has pointed to a rival code for month. McLachlan has repeatedly stated their handling of the coronavirus- As the time draws nearer, it appears his intention for all clubs to keep their enforced cost-cutting as talks increasingly likely the competition current locations despite reports between players and Rugby shutdown — in place until May 31 — that a North Melbourne relocation to Australia (RA) go in circles. will be extended as the coronavirus Tasmania remains on the league’s In the week RA announced pandemic drags on. agenda. a $9.4 million 2019 loss, the But Gillon McLachlan remains The reports were angrily refuted Rugby Union Players’ Association hell-bent on completing a reworked and howled down by key Kangaroos (RUPA) has held firm on its 153-game season as the AFL, which figures, both past and present. request for the organisation to is desperate to generate broadcast The public stoush was one of many reveal a clearer financial picture revenue, tries to fight off an existential as the football media industry turned before negotiations continue. crisis like never before. stir-crazy. So far, RA have refused to do so, “I’m optimistic that at some point Ross Lyon had Gold Coast in his arguing they have done enough to we will open up and we’ll go back to sights, suggesting the club was an satisfy what’s needed for decisions work and that will give an opportunity unnecessary financial burden on the around player pay cuts to be for footy to be played,” the AFL chief league, and Suns chairman Tony made. executive told ABC radio this week. Cochrane responded by calling the Haylett-Petty said he was “I reckon after a few months our former Fremantle and St Kilda mentor frustrated and disappointed with community is going to need it as well.” a “failed coach”. the stalemate. An extended time frame means Collingwood president Eddie McGuire “We care about the game as the AFL season could still be run and had an on-air bust-up with a Channel much as anyone else,” the Rebels won this year, even if the competition Nine journalist, while AFL legend Leigh and Wallabies outside back told resumed as late as August. Matthews riled players by suggesting AAP. TAKE NOTE: Wallaby fullback Dane Haylett-Petty tackles All Black Under the renegotiated pay deal they weren’t acting in the best interests “We’ve been left out of the second five-eighth Ngani Laumape in a Bledisloe Cup test at Eden with the AFL Players’ Association, the of the game during pay talks. loop and left out of the decision- Park in August 2018. Haylett-Petty says Rugby Australia has left players committed to competing right But they were all just sideshows to making process to date. Hopefully players out of the loop in its coronavirus measures, and should take through to December if required. the main issues the AFL faces. that’s changing and we’ll know a note of the way the AFL has handled things. NZ Herald picture That situation would pose its own The pay negotiations were branded bit more in the next week. problems, putting football on a collision “ugly” when in reality they were not. “I felt like the AFL the very take a 50 percent pay cut, her a clearer picture of RA’s finances. course with cricket over the rights to A process that usually takes months next day went straight to their executive will lose 30 percent “Our players approach this premier venues around the country. was completed within a week as players to sit down and talk about of their wage, and 75 percent of long-term transformation with a Of course, football is not guaranteed players agreed to a significant pay cut. where they are at and how we’re their staff have been stood down collegial and team approach and a resumption in 2020. Nathan Buckley About 80 percent of AFL and club going to fix it . . . (for rugby) it’s without pay for three months. with an acknowledgement the this week conceded that situation staff have been stood down, and no been probably over a month now. But former Wallabies coach game has to change,” Harrison remained “a very real possibility”. guarantees have been given on how “The players want what’s best Michael Cheika is among said. The Collingwood coach also said he many will retain their jobs long-term. for the game, and the whole those backing RUPA boss “We see no reasons why RA would have no issue with an asterisk Cutbacks will be needed. All player game from grass roots up to the Justin Harrison’s call for more refuses to engage, despite the sitting next to this year’s premiership, contract negotiations are on hold. international level. transparency. He also challenged provision of protection under a as long as his Magpies won it. The AFLW competition is another “We are only one of the Castle to follow NRL counterpart non-disclosure agreement. But bigger issues are at play than consideration. Now in its off-season stakeholders but we feel like Todd Greenberg’s lead and take “At a time when governing the 2020 season, and the AFL was after the 2020 campaign was cut we can add a lot of value in the the same cut as the players. bodies in the other major football given a massive boost this week when short, the women’s competition hangs process.” Harrison said yesterday they codes have been open and it secured a line of credit with banks, in the balance as McLachlan and his Under-pressure RA chief wouldn’t be able to resume “open transparent with their players, RA reportedly worth up to $A600 million. administrators try to work out what sort executive Raelene Castle will and honest negotiations” without continues to refuse our requests.” The lifeline could ensure that the of resources can be given to it. Highlanders staff take pay cut, no one laid off

RUGBY you have not got a product, then you can got back on the field for the rest of the revive and take part in Super Rugby by Steve Hepburn, Otago Daily Times go through money pretty quickly.” season or in 2021. in whatever shape it takes in 2021 and Clark said that since a private When — or if — a season started this beyond.” DUNEDIN — The Highlanders have investment group came on board in 2015 year is unknown. The announcement follows the earlier become the first New Zealand Super to buy the Highlanders licence, money New Zealand Rugby chief executive revelation that NZR projects a $100 Rugby franchise to make staff pay cuts as had been put into the business and Mark Robinson said the $250,000 grant million revenue loss over the next 18 a result of the coronavirus pandemic. reserves had been built up. Those were was seen as “a critical supplement to months due to the impact of the pandemic. Highlanders staff have taken a pay cut now being used and employees had been other financing options or levers being Robinson said that NZR had issued 20 of 30 percent, but no one has been laid prepared to take the pay cut. considered by the clubs”. percent wage cuts across the organisation off. The franchise had also used the “Super Rugby is a vital part of our for the next three months — after Rugby New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has Government’s wage subsidy system. rugby eco-system and has a solid 25-year Australia on Tuesday stood down 75 announced grants of $250,000 to each of He said the Highlanders ran a pretty track record as a strong and admired percent of its staff. the five NewZealand franchises, which lean operation, but outgoings were at rugby competition that has valuable NZR would also be investigating the are under severe financial pressure. more than $500,000 a month at the intellectual property and a legacy of structure of all domestic competitions Highlanders chief executive Roger franchise, so that could be chewed world class rugby,” Robinson said. in 2020 once rugby restarted, through a Clark said the money was greatly through pretty quickly. “These decisions are about protecting working group of representatives from appreciated, but couldn’t stop pay cuts. Clark said things might have to the core capability of the Super Rugby provincial unions, Super Rugby clubs, the “We are like every other business,” he change, but that depended on the clubs so that they will be ready to hit the New Zealand Rugby Players Association, said. duration of the lockdown. The club was ground running if Super Rugby resumes commercial partners, NZR and other key “When the revenue dries up because working hard to be ready when the team this year, and also be in a position to stakeholders. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, April 4, 2020 SPORT 23

IN THE MARKET: Mid-year tours American basketballer LaMelo Ball reportedly postponed or wants to buy the Illawarra Hawks, the club where he in serious doubt played 12 games CRICKET and the terrible toll Covid- last season. by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP 19 is taking worldwide, we But Australia’s need to look after not only our WELLINGTON — New own people but the greater National Zealand Cricket says its community good,” White said. Basketball national teams’ mid-year tours White said the organisation League says it is are postponed or in serious had been fortunate its money- not a done deal, doubt but the organisation making home summer had says it has yet to suffer effectively finished at the yet. major financial pain from the time the pandemic descended, AP file picture coronavirus pandemic. pushing the country into The Black Caps are lockdown. scheduled to tour the No lay-offs or salary Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland cuts were put in place, and West Indies in June although NZC staff had Star recruit’s bid not a done deal and July but chief executive agreed to exhaust their leave BASKETBALL “Melo loves the Illawarra fans,” Jackson fruitful outcome for Illawarra and the NBL. David White yesterday said entitlements over the balance told ESPN. “The NBL has final approval on any those fixtures were now “most of the financial year ending SYDNEY — LaMelo Ball’s bid to be a “He loves that community. They opened transfer of licence and no application has unlikely”. July 31, with many switching club owner before making his NBA debut their arms to him. They made us feel like we been made to date,” the league’s statement There were also “obvious to a four-day working week. isn’t a done deal, yet. were at home. said. question marks” over the NZ Cricket was applying for Australia’s National Basketball League “When we started hearing about the Ball joined Illawarra as part of the NBL’s August tour of Bangladesh, the government wage subsidy, issued a statement yesterday in response issues they were going through, we talked Next Stars programme and averaged 17 although it was too early to introduced to help struggling to reports overnight that Ball had bought the about it and decided, ‘Let’s own the team’. points, seven assists and seven rebounds in categorically rule it out, White businesses. Illawarra Hawks, the club south of Sydney “He is going to be locked into his NBA 12 games until December said. “We take our duty of care where he played 12 games last season. career, but we are going to hire the right He helped draw big crowds, including As expected the White Ferns’ as an employer seriously and, Ball’s business manager, Jermaine people to oversee everything.” a league-record 17,514 for the Hawks’ women’s tour of Sri Lanka, at this juncture, want to avoid Jackson, on Thursday told ESPN: “We own The NBL confirmed Ball and his manager November game against the Sydney Kings scheduled to start this month, any changes to our employee the team. It’s a done deal.” had discussions with the Hawks’ owners in Sydney. has been postponed. headcount or remuneration The 18-year-old American, expected to while he was in Australia. Ball also donated a month of his salary, “Clearly, this situation is levels,” he said. be first-round pick in the NBA draft, had an However, the NBL were continuing to which was not disclosed, to a national relief extremely disappointing for “Our focus is very much on injury-shortened season with the Hawks work with licence holder Simon Stratford fund in aid of wildfire victims in Australia in everyone involved in sport ensuring the sustainability of because of a bone bruise on his left foot. on options for what they hoped would be a January. — AP but, given the bigger picture, cricket in New Zealand.” Start your journey to success eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 Fit study around your work, home and whanau - achieve a qualiication in only a few months. 30782-02 4 Apr, 2020 NOON TODAY GISBORNE TIDE MOVEMENT M E WEATHER FOR TOMORROW T Sunday Monday R Apr 5 Apr 6 SE S am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm 20 Tauranga Hicks Bay 33 0.5 19 Te Puke 35 22

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MAKING DO: New Zealand strike bowler Trent Boult pitches it up in Tauranga City Council beach cricket on the Mount Main Beach in January last year. Beach cricket could be the closest Boult and the rest of the Black Caps get to playing overseas in the next few months. New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White yesterday said the mid-year tours scheduled for the national men’s and women’s teams were either postponed or in serious doubt because of the coronavirus pandemic. Story on page 23. Bay of Plenty Times file picture IN BRIEF . . . Four-conference flight league to end its campaign. Tournaments off In a letter to national associations, ALL national hockey tournaments leagues and clubs, the presidents have been cancelled this year, of European governing body UEFA, in a joint decision by Hockey the European Club Association and New Zealand and its 32 member the European Leagues group said idea for restart associations. cancellation should be a last resort. Hockey New Zealand chief executive Plans were being worked on RUGBY LEAGUE by Laine Clark, AAP “It is four pools of four teams . . . family . . . so they will look at Ian Francis said associations would for play to continue into July and that way you minimise the number anything. The mood has changed focus on getting as many as possible August, with the Champions League BRISBANE — Melbourne of people in one particular area dramatically.” back on the turf this year in local and Europa League to be completed Storm rugby league boss Frank which makes it, especially from a Ponissi wasn’t holding his programmes and competitions. afterwards. The letter called for Ponissi has revealed a proposal health and safety point of view, far breath for the four-conference unity and solidarity among the to organise teams in conferences more manageable,” he said. model to be given the green light, Players to be consulted interdependent bodies in football. at four different locations as the And Ponissi reckoned players following government restrictions LONDON — English Premier The presidents said they would NRL scrambles to find ways to get would be up for it, even if it meant and border closures due to the League clubs have agreed to consult advise as soon as possible — ideally back on the field. being away from their families. pandemic. with their players concerning a 30 by the middle of May — about which But Ponissi says he is not He said their mood had changed “It will still be a tough ask,” he percent wage deferral to assist with plan for resumption to follow. — PA getting his hopes up over the idea. dramatically since they resisted said. the payment of non-playing staff South Sydney coach Wayne an initial pitch to house all 16 “I am trying to calm people’s during the pandemic. Cricketers donate Bennett reportedly pitched an teams at Gladstone, after club expectations at our club. It’s a It was acknowledged that the LONDON — England men’s initial idea to organise teams in employees were stood down and realistic option but let’s not get season could not begin in May, with centrally contracted players will make two conferences to Project Apollo, the players’ salaries were cut our hopes up. the restart date to be kept under a contribution of £500,000 ($NZ1.046 the NRL’s innovation committee dramatically on Thursday. “It might be out of our hands. constant review. million) towards the England and charged with finding a way to “A couple of weeks ago there We might be looking at a situation The league also confirmed an Wales Cricket Board and good restart the competition in the next was a real resistance to move where the government says, ‘It’s immediate advance of £125 million causes, the Professional Cricketers’ two months amid the coronavirus away,” Ponissi said. just not possible’.” ($NZ260 million) to the lower-tier Association has announced. pandemic. “That was one of the reasons Still, Ponissi believes any EFL and the National League. — PA They will forgo the equivalent of 20 Ponissi said the latest why a lot of people, especially speculation about the game percent of their retainers for the next development was to divide the 16 players and staff with young returning sooner rather than UEFA: Don’t cancel yet three months to fund the gesture. teams into four conferences based families, were saying, ‘No, we later benefits the players in self- LONDON — Leagues and clubs Centrally contracted members of at Brisbane/Sunshine Coast, north won’t look at that’. isolation. across Europe have been warned the England women’s team have Queensland, the Central Coast in “Now it’s changed again. People “It’s a little bit of hope but it that cancelling competitions at this announced a voluntary reduction in New South Wales, and Canberra, are out of work and salaries is something to cling to. It will stage is premature and unjustified. their salary for April, May and June although he stressed he had not have either been cut or stopped help them with their individual This week the Belgian premier in line with those taken by coaches received official word from the NRL. completely. You’ve got to feed your training for the next few weeks.” competition became the first top- and support staff. — PA