TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 GOVERNMENT MOVES ON HOUSING CRISIS PAGE 6 • $3.8 BILLION SCHEME TO ACCELERATE NEW-HOUSE BUILDS • ‘BRIGHT-LINE TEST’ FOR TAXING GAINS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS • INCOME AND PRICE CAPS LIFTED FOR FIRST HOME GRANTS • INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY FOR INVESTORS BEING REMOVED

GISBORNE’S expat Indian community voice to global objections with a peaceful hope, holding signs, sharing our voice to let came out in force at the weekend to back protest on Sunday. the farmers know that they are not alone in farmers back home. “Over 100 families attended a peaceful their ongoing struggle. PEACEFUL Agricultural reforms passed by the Indian gathering at Heipipi/Endeavour Park to “As people drove past, we received government have raised the ire of farmers. support the farmers back home in India who waves and toots of support. We feel blessed The laws allow private retailers to buy farm are continuing to protest and voice their to those who join us, asking questions to goods directly from growers, circumventing concerns against the Modi Government’s gain a deeper understanding — together India’s government-controlled wholesale Farmers Bill,” protest spokeswoman standing up for humanity, our rights to markets. Meredith Stewart said. speak and sharing issues happening in the PROTEST Gisborne Indian residents added their “Together we stood sending messages of wider world.” Picture supplied

‘WE ARE SORRY’ ‘It is horrific, shameful and completely unacceptable that people in our care have suffered abuse’ — Anglican Church

THE ANGLICAN Church has apologised recent changes to disciplinary canons and the courage and the strength of those “unequivocally” for abuse in its care while spoke about tikanga and a recommitment to who have given testimony to the Royal giving evidence to the Abuse in Care Royal assist the Commission in its work. Commission of Inquiry. Commission of Inquiry (RCOI). Disciplinary canons are a set of “It was incredibly difficult for us to hear Witnesses for faith-based institutions gave ordinances and regulations made by Church about the abuse you suffered at the hands of evidence before the Abuse in Care RCOI in authority for the government of a Christian people that represented our church and were Auckland yesterday on their processes for organisation or church and its members. meant to uphold all its values,” Archbishop resolving historic and current abuse claims. Archbishop Tamihere read out the Tamihere said. Archbishop of Aotearoa Donald Steven statement at the hearing. “We were horrified and we felt ashamed. Tamihere from Gisborne, Archbishop of “On behalf of the Anglican Church in What we felt, though, was nothing compared New Zealand Philip Richardson from New Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia we to what you suffered and went through.” Plymouth and Archbishop of Polynesia apologise to those who have suffered abuse “This abuse has been sexual, physical, Fereimi Cama have a joint primacy shared while in the care of the church,” he said. verbal and emotional, and was carried out by between the three tikanga of the Anglican “It is horrific, shameful and completely cruel, manipulative and predacious people,” Church — Maori, Pasifika and Pakeha — unacceptable that people in our care have Archbishop Tamihere said. and submitted a joint statement. suffered abuse. “They took advantage of the positions of They offered an apology from the Church “We recognise and acknowledge that abuse trust that they were given and used those APOLOGY: Archbishop Donald to those abused between 1950 and 1999 has occurred within our church and we positions to prey on the weak and vulnerable. Tamihere read out a combined while in the care of the Church and its apologise unequivocally.” witness statement on behalf of affiliated institutions, gave an update on Within the statement they acknowledged CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 the Anglican Church. File picture

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 10 Television ...... 18 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 11 Classifieds ... 20-21 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-9, 17 World...... 12-15 Picture page ...... 22 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Camp for young birds of a feather

by Mark Peters YOUNG Birders New BIRDS New Zealand’s Zealand is a not-for- Gisborne branch has perches profit organisation which available at a six-day youth camp encourages young people for young ornithologists from to get into birding, learn this region. more about the birds in this The Napier-based camp, held country and meet people from April 18 to 24, offers an with similar interests. It also introduction to basic birding — offers free subscription to its finding, identifying, recording online magazine Fledglings and reporting. NZ. Produced every second It includes demonstrations, month, Fledglings NZ is an opportunity to try survey packed with activities for techniques, catching younger members, quizzes and banding birds, and to test the knowledge of responsibilities that go with older ones, information these activities. about New Zealand’s finest “The most important things we birds and competitions. For do are show people some really more information visit www. good birds and find friends of a youngbirdersnz.com similar age and interest,” Birds NZ said in a media release. “This year we will be hosted importance to our ecosystem. by the Hawke’s Bay branch of Those applying for the Birds New Zealand and will be Gisborne subsidy are asked birding in coastal and wetland to write a letter of introduction habitats around Napier then that includes an outline of the moving up to Boundary Stream applicant’s interest in birds, any — a large patch of beech forest involvement with bird watching with intensive predator control and reasons for wanting to and very good bush birds.” attend the camp. The camp is partly funded Email the letter to Gisborne- through Birds New Zealand. The Wairoa regional representative cost to participants this year Geoff Foreman at gaforeman@ is $200. This is a contribution xtra.co.nz. towards accommodation, meals, Birds New Zealand has transport and other course costs. run camps for young people For registration, or for interested in birds since 2015. more information, contact the The camps are held in various organisers at youthcamp@ locations. birdsnz.org.nz The young birders are The Gisborne branch of Birds supervised in the field at all NZ has funds to further subsidise times, with a male and female up to three keen young people adult available to deal with (14 to 18 years old) from this personal issues. region with a view to inspiring A copy of the camp’s safety STATUESQUE: Photographer and passionate conservationist Neil Foster shot this kotuku further interest in birds and their plan is available on application. perched at Waikanae Creek. Birding is wonderful grounding for kids, says Mr Foster. “There’s always that golden moment when the magic happens.” Auckland Writers Festival director to talk in Gisborne

by Mark Peters this region — Witi Ihimaera and Marcus is an adaptation of Nobel laureate Jose Akuhata-Brown. Saramago’s 1995 novel of the same name. DESCRIBED as an event not to be Conversations with offshore writers Written by Tony Award-winning missed by anyone who enjoys reading, such as Ai Wewei and Kazuo Ishiguro will playwright Simon Stephens and directed Auckland Writers Festival director Anne be livestreamed. by Walter Meierjohann, the story is O’Brien will be in Gisborne this week to “Writers festivals around the world are about an epidemic of blindness in which talk about the six-day celebration of books doing well at the moment,” Ms O’Brien the government tries to quarantine the and ideas. told The New Zealand Herald. contagion by herding the newly-blind More than 200 writers — international “People are keen to engage in public people into an empty asylum. But their and national — will discuss books, authors discourse at a time when that has attempts prove futile. and ideas at the Auckland Writers retracted in some ways. The desire to take The multi-award-winning creators Festival at the Aotea Centre from May 13 part in live conversation about who we are conceived the story as a sound and light to 19. and how the world works is really of its installation. It is experienced through The festival brings together top writers time right now.” headphones, in socially-distanced pairs of contemporary fiction and non-fiction — The festival, in partnership with and under glowing, fluorescent lights. TALK ABOUT A GOOD READ: Auckland scientists, economists, poets, journalists Auckland Live, will also present Blindness Ms O’Brien will be at Muirs Bookshop Writers Festival director Anne O’Brien is and public intellectuals. — a socially-distanced sound installation to talk about the writers festival on in Gisborne on Thursday to talk about Along with big names such as Jeff and immersive theatre experience beamed Thursday from 5.30pm. the six-day celebration of books. Tweedy, Selina Tustala Marsh, Antony direct from the United Kingdom. For more information on the festival, go NZ Herald picture Beevor and John Boyne are writers from The Donmar Warehouse production to www.writersfestival.co.nz LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • The second dispersal sale at Rangatira Angus at Muriwai yesterday is labelled home-delivered one of the best sales of its type in the country. • The weekly AgriHQ report points to the strong lamb contract from May to June, and that more steers and heifers were processed in February compared to the fi ve-year average. THE GUIDE TOMORROW THURSDAY The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 NEWS 3 They want to break free . . . by Mark Peters Australia chief executive John Van Grinsven. THE kinda magic promised by “We waited for availability and the Queen tribute act, due to rock booked through the MIQ website Gisborne next month, was under as is the normal process. All threat of widespread disfavour in approvals required for our tour the wake of a Radio New Zealand to take place have been obtained story about MIQ queue jumping. via the standard channels. We are Border exemptions were granted most grateful that the New Zealand for 126 cast and crew of the Lion government has provided a King stage show, and in January, pathway by which we can continue the Wiggles and their crew, who to keep our arts workers employed begin their tour this week, were through this difficult time.” granted spots in managed isolation The company was also glad quarantine. it could continue to support the When Immigration New Zealand many New Zealand theatres and approved critical worker visas for workers it had partnered with over seven It’s a Kinda Magic workers, the years, he said. the National Party said it was South African Dominic Warren, a kick in the guts for families who is Freddie Mercury in the who were separated from loved show, and other international cast ones and desperate for a place members are in 14-day Managed in managed isolation, RNZ Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) reported. spots that were locked in ahead “National immigration of the tour, offering a prime spokeswoman Erica Stanford said opportunity to break out the song I among those waiting for a border Want to Break Free. spot was a New Zealander whose The April show in Gisborne son had just died and who was promises a night of non-stop rock facing a delay of three or four anthems that include We Will Rock months before she could return.” You, We Are the Champions, Radio DON’T STOP ME NOW: In Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) in Auckland, South African-born But the Queen tribute show GaGa, Somebody to Love, Don’t performer’s tribute show to Queen, It’s a Kinda Magic, last week came under fire from National who received no special preference Stop Me Now, Another One Bites said the show had jumped the border restrictions queue. Picture supplied or assistance with any MIQ the Dust, Bohemian Rhapsody and allocations, says Showtime A Kind of Magic. Strong prices as stud ‘Deplorable’ continues to wind up FROM PAGE 1 “It could offer to all a care and concern for the restoration of aroha, mana, “Such behaviour is indefensible and and tapu and of whakapapa, whanau, by Murray Robertson completely antithetical to the gospel that hapu and iwi. This care and concern we believe in and the values that we must be factored in to the restorative RANGATIRA Angus uphold. and redemptive kaitiakitanga and stud on Coventry Station “On behalf of the Church that they manaakitanga obligations that in our at Muriwai enjoyed a total represented, we want to say that we view this commission already has,” the clearance with strong completely reject what they have done as archbishops’ statement said. price averages in their being incompatible with our beliefs and The Anglican Church has been making second dispersal sale values. efforts to ensure professional standards yesterday. “It was and is completely wrong and accountability. Owners Charlie and and unacceptable and we apologise They have established a Ministry Susie Dowding were well unequivocally,” Archbishop Tamihere said Standards Commission that is charged pleased. on behalf of the Anglican Church. with receiving and reviewing all The Angus stud, one There was some evidence that some complaints received by bishops and all of the most respected in offending was ignored or covered up Church-controlled institutions. New Zealand, will wind within the Anglican Church. The latest revision and developments of up when their rising two- “To have ignored or covered up abuse is the Church’s professional standards and year-old bulls sell in late deplorable and sickening. This means that disciplinary legislation came into force on June. people within our church failed to protect January 25 2021. The Dowdings sold those in its care and clearly also failed to “It is important to reiterate that it is their yearlings and their hold some perpetrators to account.” the view of the bishops of this church two-year-old heifers in the “We acknowledge what has happened. that any alleged criminal behaviour must first dispersal sale last We are sorry that this has happened and be reported to the police immediately September. want to do all that we can to ensure that and that the Church authorities should Yesterday it was the it never ever happens again,” Archbishop support complainants in doing so. turn of their impregnated Tamihere said. “Such reporting does not in any way mixed-age cows, and their In their statement and throughout inhibit the Church from implementing its heifer and bull calves. own investigation and responses.” They sold 111 mixed- SELLING UP: Susie Dowding and Charlie Dowding. the hearing the three archbishops spoke Picture by Liam Clayton about how tikanga, or whakapono (faith) age cows, vetted in-calf, Maori, should be included into the Royal •฀If฀you฀have฀experienced฀abuse฀in฀ for an average of $4756, Commission of Inquiry. faith-based institutions such as a church with a top price of “We believe it is absolutely critical or religious school between 1950-1999 $12,000, for an animal representative Emma on a bitter sweet day. that this Commission takes the time and or have information that may help the sold to Rolling Rock Pollitt said it was a really “They were thrilled with care required to wananga (deliberate) investigation, call RCOI on 0800 222 727 Angus in Raglan. strong sale both inside the the total clearance, selling and incorporate matauranga Maori and or email solicitorassisting@abuseincare. The 68 heifer calves Rangatira sales rostrum all 244 lots, and with how whakapono Maori principles throughout org.nz sold for an average of on Coventry Station, and well the sale reflected their decision-making processes and •The฀Royal฀Commission฀of฀Inquiry฀ $4283, with a top dollar of on-line. what they have done with thoroughly incorporate them into their into Abuse in Care is looking into what $10,500, sold to Shamrock “The strength of the their breeding programme final recommendations,” Archbishop happened to children, young persons and Angus in Hawke’s Bay. sale was a reflection of over the years,” she said. Tamihere said. vulnerable adults while in state care, The best of the bull the high quality of the “Yesterday’s sale was “More importantly, it would help to or in the care of faith-based institutions calves sold on-line for Rangatira stock,” she said. just as impressive as the ensure the best possible outcomes from between 1950 and 1999. This includes $20,500, to Black Ridge “They are a great first dispersal sale back in this inquiry for survivors of abuse.” girls’ and boys’ homes, youth justice Angus in the King example of the Angus September last year. “While we know that these outcomes residences, foster care, psychiatric and Country. breed.” “The bidding was just would be especially restorative and disability care, and different types of Another young bull Ms Pollitt said the relentless.” redemptive for those who are Maori, it schools. sold for $17,500 to Mount Dowdings were really Fifty buyers were would be no less for those who are not The public can attend the hearings in Mable in Woodville. pleased with how it went. registered for yesterday’s Maori. person at the Auckland office or online via PGG Wrightson “Charlie and Susie were sale, with interest from livestream. livestock and genetics as happy as they could be across the country. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

Deaths MATTHEWSON, ‘Huge loss of a rangatira’ George Alfred. — Passed away peacefully FOX, Miriam on 21 March 2021, aged Elizabeth 80. Dearly loved (Pip or Milli). — husband of the late MP, Mayors and colleagues pay tribute to East Passed away peace- Dianne, and the late fully, surrounded by Alexia. Loved father whanau on Sunday 21st and father-in-law of March 2021. Daughter Angela and the late Coast MSD regional commissioner Annie Aranui of Isaac Smith and Stuart, and Symon and Mary Peachey. Dearest Melissa. Treasured Mother of Rees and Granddad George of by Andrew Ashton and Wairoa Star community partnerships group paid their Vian. Cherished Nana Jeremy and Connor. respects on Monday ahead of the tangi of Cruz, Blade, Shelby, Loved brother of Betty, TRIBUTES have been flowing today. Aataahua-Jean, Zed and Margaret, Consty, following the sudden death last week Mrs Aranui grew up in Hawke’s Bay Paris. Loved Sister of Anne, John, Jill and of the Ministry of Social Development and attended Taradale High School. Dunn, Walton, Sam, Frank. Dearly loved East Coast regional commissioner Annie Her tangi has been at Moteo Marae Busby, Betty, Paul and brother-in-Law of Pat Aranui. in Puketapu, west of Napier. After the Margaret. Treasured and the late Kerry, and The mother of three was 54. service today, she will be buried at Whaea, Aunty, Friend the late Mervyn. Loved Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz was uncle to his nieces and Paparakaitangi urupa, near Wharerangi and Teacher. among the mourners at her tangi Marae, also at Puketapu. Tangihanga will be nephews. Thank you to the doctors and nursing yesterday and praised Ms Aranui’s MSD service delivery deputy chief held at Te Rangiita efforts in finding work for hundreds of executive Viv Rickard added to the Marae, Nukuhau, team at Te Hopai for Taupo, from 22nd-23rd your care. You will be Tairawhiti residents displaced by the praise. March, and Rahui forever in our hearts. Covid-19 lockdown. “It is with great sadness we Marae, Tikitiki, 24th Messages to ‘the “Annie was a quiet, strong wahine who acknowledge the passing of our much- March arriving at 5pm. Matthewson family’ always saw the best in others. It was an loved East Coast regional commissioner Funeral Service at may be left in George’s honour to work alongside her,” Mrs Stoltz Annie Aranui. 11am, 25th March, tribute book at said. “Annie served the public for more than Rahui Marae, Tikitiki. www.tributes.co.nz or “Aside from her role as MSD 36 years and her service was recognised Burial at Tawata (Kete posted C/- PO Box commissioner for Hawke’s Bay and with the New Zealand Public Service Waka). 14-366, Kilbirnie, Tairawhiti, Annie was an active member Medal in 2020. Moe mai ra e te Whaea Wellington 6241. of Manaaki Tairawhiti as well as a lead “She had a deep knowledge of her A private funeral in the Redeployment Programme we ran region and the needs of its people. She Taupo Funeral Service service will be held. Ltd Members of NZ during and after the Covid lockdowns. loved her work and most of all, her Funeral Directors In Memoriam “Her focus and calm guidance family. Association contributed to a very successful “Annie was able to draw on her programme where hundreds were tikanga to bring individuals and agencies MAYNARD, John JACKSON, transitioned into permanent together to focus on improving the lives Harry. — Passed away JACQULINE employment. CONSUMMATE: Annie Aranui, Ministry of of whanau, community, hapu and iwi. on the 18th March Although ten years “Annie touched the lives of many and Social Development East Coast regional “Her leadership, integrity, trusted 2021, aged 66 years. He have past, not a day she will be dearly missed.” commissioner, who died suddenly last advice and selfless dedication to is dearly loved and will goes by that we don’t Ikaroa Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri said week, aged 54. Picture supplied Tairawhiti and the Hawke’s Bay be sadly missed by his think about you and in a Facebook post she was “absolutely community enabled her to touch the lives wife Liz and his three miss you. devastated and heartbroken with the of many. sons Darren, Scott and We have so many sudden and sad news of Annie Aranui’s “She always had her finger on the “Annie’s perspective and voice were Matt. Loved brother of beautiful memories of passing”. pulse for Wairoa and it will be a huge constantly sought, and her word was Marion, Alison and the your love, kindness, Ms Whaitiri described her as “the loss for the whole region.” trusted by business, iwi, council leaders late Judith. selflessness and consummate senior Maori public servant Mr Little said he could ring her at any A service to celebrate thoughtfulness. and colleagues alike. John’s life will be held delivering gains for our people in the time and she would get things sorted. “We will miss her guidance, her You are forever social development and employment “We could talk about anything and friendship, her quiet dignity and her at Evans Chapel, in our hearts. Gisborne, on Wednes- area”. she always contributed to the Wairoa presence — Annie may have had a quiet day 24th March at Keith, Megan, Stuart She said that as MSD’s Regional Community Partnership group and voice, but she could command a room.” 1.30pm, followed by and family Commissioner Mrs Aranui had a can-do always made an effort to attend those “I have been listening to the tributes private cremation. attitude, “always advocating for Maori meetings either turning up or by Zoom. at her marae Moteo,” Mr Rickard said. - Evans Funeral interest and never shying away from “It is a real shocker to lose such “Without doubt the common theme is Service Ltd FDANZ doing more”. a valuable person like that in the the huge loss of a rangatira at the height www.evansfuneral.co.nz Wairoa Mayor Craig Little also paid community.” of her leadership. tribute to Ms Aranui. Mr Little and members of the “No reira e te whaea, moe mai koe.” Accused late for curfew Public seeks more tsunami info events AN accused She has pleaded not guilty methamphetamine dealer to a charge of possessing ADDITIONAL tsunami information with information on how to be planning activities,” Mr Green said. breached electronically- methamphetamine for supply, nights have been announced, due to prepared for future emergency “We ran a collective schools monitored bail by being late on which she is next scheduled public demand. situations specific to the Wainui emergency planning hui on February for her 8pm curfew after a day for a Crown case review Gisborne District Council started a and Makorori areas,” Tairawhiti Civil 15 with all primary and secondary trip to Auckland, Gisborne hearing on April 15. series of tsunami and Civil Defence Defence and Emergency manager Ben schools in the district. Schools have District Court was told. Atkins was charged with preparedness meetings earlier this Green said. been developing and reviewing their Lara Atkins, 53, admitted the offence last November month, following the 7.3 magnitude “Civil Defence staff will discuss emergency plans since then. The early the breach, to which police after police went to a Gisborne earthquake off Te Araroa on March 5. the response, key learnings and childhood/kohanga reo collective were alerted when they motel to arrest her male Additional meetings have been actions the community can take to will be attending the same workshop stopped her for speeding. companion on unrelated added to the list at Wainui School, be prepared for future earthquake format on April 14 at the council Atkins said she was returning matters. next Monday at 6.30pm as well as a scenarios.” chambers. This was planned before with a new car from Auckland, While there, officers second session in Gisborne city on Further meetings (times and the March 5 events.” and was trying to make it claimed to notice drug dealing March 31. locations to be confirmed) will take Mr Green said school visits were home in time for her curfew. paraphernalia in the couple’s “It will be the same content as place at Ruatoria, on March 24, Tikitiki, also under way. The Crown asked the court room, which prompted a our previous community meetings on March 28 and Muriwai, March 30. “The team were out on those to certify the breach but search and seizure of an including a debrief on the recent “Civil Defence will follow up with yesterday and will be for coming did not oppose Atkins being allegedly significant amount of earthquakes and tsunami warnings, some of these communities for weeks.” readmitted to bail. methamphetamine. Hammers at the ready for Apprentice Challenge

BUDDING builders have until the end regional heats will receive a prize pack development manager South Island Nick complete that project using durable, trade- of the week to register for the regional and additional prizes will be awarded to Matthews said last year’s competition was quality timber and materials courtesy of heats of the 2021 ITM Apprentice first, second and third place-getters. cancelled due to Covid-19, so there was a ITM. Challenge. Regional winners receive an all- lot of anticipation building for this year’s The finished projects must meet NZ Certified Builders (NZCB) expenses-paid trip to the national final at event. minimum safety standards and will be encourages carpentry apprentices the NZCB Annual Conference and Expo, “This stakes are higher than ever judged by a panel of experienced building nationwide to get their entries in before where they will compete for the Ken Read before and we are looking forward to practitioners and industry educators. the March 26 deadline. Memorial Trophy and $50,000 worth of seeing a couple of years worth of talent Judges will assess a range of building The regional heat of the competition will prizes. go hammer-to-hammer to compete for the elements, including quality of the be held on April 10 at Versatile Buildings, The competition is open to any NZCB Apprentice Challenge.” craftsmanship, assembly, ability to work 390 Gladstone Road, with the winner apprentices employed by NZCB member A week before the regional heats, to a detailed plan, safe working technique going on to compete in the National builders or who are enrolled with Industry competitors will be advised of the project and time management. Challenge in Wellington in June. Training Association Building (ITAB). they are to build. On the day of the heats Apprentices can enter online at All apprentices who compete in the 19 NZCB South Island business each competitor will have eight hours to apprenticechallenge.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 HEALTH 5 Sugar tax should be Ongoing fight to close nursing pay gap introduced in NZ:

THE cost to government of ending pay DHB rates, not only chronic shortages are being exacerbated disparity between registered nurses in aged undervaluing the by Covid-19 restricting the number of dental association care and those in public hospitals is $84 highly skilled and Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQNs) we can million a year — a fraction of the value the specialised field of bring into New Zealand.” SUGAR taxes work overseas and sector delivers, says the New Zealand Aged aged-care nursing Mr Wallace said the sector is dealing with should be introduced in New Zealand Care Association (NZACA). but leading to the a shortage of around 300 nurses and while based on already successful models, Chief executive Simon Wallace said the ongoing loss of providers are working hard to cope with the Dental Association has told the NZACA’s 2020 Fair Pay election campaign to nurses to DHBs measures including clinical managers taking Government. close the salary gap of at least $10,000 a year and underpinning on extra shifts and retired nurses coming back A new report, led by researchers had received 15,000 signatures and a pre- chronic shortages.” in to help out, this is not sustainable. from the University of Cambridge and election commitment by the MPs of the four The amount of “Pay parity is an urgent issue that needs to published in the British Medical Journal, major parties to follow through should they be pay nurses receive be addressed this year. found the UK’s tax on sugary drinks in government. is directly related to “We are confident that there is a strong resulted in a 10 percent decrease in sugar “Since then, we have been working the capped funding SIMON WALLACE case. consumption. constructively with the Government, including rest home providers “This is backed by the 2020 Heather The British government pushed a working group with the Ministry of Health receive from DHBs Simpson-led Health and Disability System through the levy in April 2018. and District Health Boards (DHBs) to — a per bed, per day rate — and is based on Review, which says government needs to It is a two-tiered tax levied on soft investigate the issue of pay disparity. the level of care each resident is assessed for address pay disparities in the DHB-funded drinks manufacturers, to encourage “This work has substantiated our case for by DHBs when they admit them to rest homes workforce. them to reduce the sugar content in their pay parity,” Mr Wallace said. — standard, hospital level, dementia level and “We have also had very constructive products. Aged care is a nursing-led sector that is psychogeriatric care. conversations with Health Minister Andrew The study found one year on from that central to the healthcare system, with 600-plus Over the last decade, annual funding Little who acknowledged the need to address tax coming into effect, the overall volume rest homes all over the country providing a increases have not covered the cost for these inequities. of soft drinks being purchased did not range of care levels, including hospital-level providers to match DHB pay packages, Mr “Ultimately, a nurse is a nurse irrespective change, but the actual sugar levels did, by care for New Zealand’s frail older citizens, Wallace said. of the setting they are working in. about 10 percent, per household. saving public hospitals a staggering $5.5 The gap widened in 2018 when the “Pay parity is a vital part of the picture for There has long been a campaign to billion annually. Government improved pay and conditions for us but we are also focused on working to help introduce a similar levy here in New “At a cost of just $84 million a year, the nurses working in public hospitals. build the nursing workforce in New Zealand, Zealand. Government can end years of inadequate “The $10,000 a year gap makes recruitment including advanced education opportunities to Campaigners argued a tax would help funding that has left providers unable to match and retention an ongoing challenge, and specialise in aged care,” said Mr Wallace. fight against childhood obesity as well as tooth decay and diabetes. Hauora Tairawhiti has previously written to the Minister of Health calling for a sugar tax A French study has in the past concluded that sugary drinks could increase the risk of cancer. FIS receives top marks However, right-wing think tank The New Zealand Initiative has argued that any sugar tax could reduce consumption, Fruit plays key role but not obesity. — RNZ in supporting the health of tamariki

THE Fruit and Vegetables in Schools (FIS) initiative will deliver 27 million servings of fresh fruit and vegetables to schools nationwide this year, including numerous schools in Gisborne. “FIS has increased children’s interest in fruit. We use it as brain food breaks. We are supplied a wide variety of fruit,” said Te Hapara School principal Linda Savage. “It changes the kids’ taste buds. They look forward to their daily fruit and know that it is good for them so they’re not bringing empty calories, like chips. “We do receive really good service and we value FIS at our school.” FIS started in 2004 with 25 schools involved. It has now expanded to 562 schools Leave across New Zealand in 21 regions. HEALTHY KIDS: Tamariki from the That equates to 124,000 staff and Whanganui District (pictured) love the no sp t students enjoying fresh fruit and piece of fresh fruit they receive each vegetables each day, or 27 million day thanks to the Fruit and Vegetables servings going to Kiwi schools each year. in School initiative. Schools across unchecked Tamariki are provided with one Tairawhiti also feature among the 562 piece of fresh seasonal produce to eat primary schools and nearly 125,000 Kiwi with their classmates daily, providing kids involved in the programme. essential nutrition as well as the Pictures supplied Some people assume that all skin cancer opportunity to try over two dozen checks are the same. The truth is, there’s varieties of fruit and vegetables during a big difference. the school year. most vulnerable communities. How tamariki access the required five “The IYFV highlights the need for We recommend a Full Body MoleMap servings of fruit and vegetables a day is nations to address issues of access as a complete skin-mapping programme in the spotlight as the United Nations to fresh, nutritious food for all their designed to track changes has declared 2021 The International citizens. in your skin over time. Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). “United Fresh and growers around the This global focus on the availability country strongly believe that working Make an appointment to see Nurse Lydia. of fresh, nutritious produce to our together on initiatives such as FIS is Phone 0800 665 362 most vulnerable communities is critical to solving the food insecurity or visit www.molemap.co.nz an opportunity to address issues of facing so many around the country.” 32578-12 inequality on a local level. “Our local growers produce some of The FIS initiative encapsulates the the highest quality fresh produce in the focus of the IYFV, working towards world. 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Association has called for Race Relations communities to solve crime but argued statistics from Police’s 2019 Tactical Emergency services were at the scene of the Commissioner Meng Foon to retract his that they need to “proportionalise the Options Report showing Maori are accident at Pigeon Mountain Primary School on claim police are “racist”. filming of brown people”. more than seven times more likely than Wells Road, Bucklands Beach. Speaking to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Police Association president Chris Pakeha to be subjected to force such as A St John Ambulance spokeswoman said the Hosking yesterday, Foon said the Cahill said Foon’s statement detracted tasers, pepper spray and firearms. child had been taken to Starship Hospital with television show Police Ten 7 did “target from the increasing diversity of police But Cahill said such data was out of critical injuries. more brown people than white people so recruits. context without the background behind Pigeon Mountain Primary School confirmed therefore it is racist”. “This blanket assertion from Mr Foon the offending and Foon had missed a a child had been injured in an accident on a Foon cited evidence that Maori and is nothing less than a body blow to chance to “consider all parts of this pathway leading into the school. Pasifika were overwhelmingly more the many hard-working police officers, picture”. In a Facebook post detailing the accident, likely to be subject to force from the including Maori, Pasifika, Asian, Indian, Foon’s comment followed calls by school board member Mark Eades said the police, such as with the use of dogs and Pakistani and those from other diverse Manukau Ward councillor Efeso Collins injured pupil had been taken to hospital and Tasers. backgrounds who make up the New for TVNZ to scrap the show. “our thoughts are with the family”. Asked by Hosking if the statistics he Zealand Police, but have now been Collins said to RNZ that the show The school remained open, with the focus cited reflected more on the actions of lumped in one ‘racist’ basket.” feeds on stereotypes — particularly of now on supporting pupils and staff. — NZ Herald those being arrested, Foon held firm. Foon said he has called Cahill and the young brown men being brutish. Boost for first-home buyers Govt unveils $3.8bn housing package by Jason Walls and Anne Gibson, NZ The plan contains a plethora of new Herald initiatives: •฀$3.8฀billion฀for฀accelerating฀housing฀ WELLINGTON — The Government supply will pour close to $4 billion into a scheme •฀First฀Home฀Grant฀caps฀lifted,฀as฀well฀ to accelerate the pace of new house builds, as higher house price caps which is expected to help see “tens of •฀Bright-line฀test฀doubled฀from฀five฀to฀ thousands” of new properties built. 10 years It is also doubling the capital gains •฀Interest฀deductibility฀loopholes฀ tax-esque bright-line test from five to scrapped 10 years — meaning any gains on a •฀Govt฀to฀offer฀Kainga฀Ora฀$2฀billion฀ residential property that is not a family loan to scale up land acquisition home will be taxed if the property is sold •฀The฀Apprenticeship฀Boost฀scheme฀ within 10 years of purchase. extended And first-home buyers have also been The lifting of the First Home Grant given a lifeline — First Home Grant caps caps will help more people on to the have been lifted from $85,000 to $95,000 property ladder, Finance Minister Grant for single buyers, and from $130,000 to Robertson said. $150,000 for two or more buyers. The grant means those eligible can get The cap on the value of the house those $5000 to buy an existing property, or up eligible for this grant are able to buy has to $10,000 for a new property. also been lifted by up to $100,000 in some By increasing the income caps from HOUSING RELIEF: The Government plans to help first-home buyers into the market, parts of the country. $130,000 to $150,000, approximately 9300 by increasing the caps for financial support, and extending the bright-line test to 10 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said additional couples and 3700 additional years. NZ Herald picture this housing package would increase the singles who are currently renting will supply of houses and remove incentives now qualify for the First Home Loan and The Government has announced it get rid of the interest deductibility for speculators. Grant. intends to extend the bright-line period loophole — a rule which allows property “This is a package of both urgent and The Government has also announced to 10 years for residential property except owners to claim interest on loans long-term measures that will increase it is upping the cap on how much a home for newly built houses, which will stay at used for residential properties as an housing supply, relieve pressure on the has to cost, for someone to be eligible for five years. expense against their income from those market and make it easier for first-home the grant. Ardern said extending the bright-line properties. buyers.” •฀Auckland฀goes฀from฀$625,000฀to฀ test was not breaking her no capital gains Revenue฀Minister฀David฀Parker฀said฀ Ardern said New Zealand’s housing $700,000 tax promise. this rule favours debt-driven residential crisis is “long standing” and today’s new •฀Queenstown-Lakes฀District฀goes฀from฀ Robertson ruled out the changes in property investment over more fully taxed measures will start to fix this issue. $600,000฀to฀$650,000 September last year and Ardern said and more productive investments. “The need for further action is clear — •฀Wellington฀City,฀Hutt฀City,฀Upper฀ making the change now was not a broken “To reduce investor demand for these the last thing (we need) right now is a Hutt฀City,฀Porirua฀City,฀Kapiti฀Coast฀ promise. investments, the Government will remove property bubble.” District฀goes฀from฀$550,000฀to฀$650,000 Robertson said that officials had the advantage investors have over first But she said without intervention, •฀Nelson฀City,฀Tasman฀District,฀ advised that house prices would fall home buyers.” that is where New Tauranga City, as a result of Covid-19; but he said the And in a bid to get more houses Zealand is heading. Western Bay of opposite happened. built, the Government is bolstering The rate of This is a package of both urgent Plenty฀District,฀ Robertson said the Government would its apprenticeship scheme, the house price ‘ Hamilton City, monitor the impact of these changes on Apprenticeship Boost initiative growth in New and long-term measures that will Waipa฀District,฀ the rental market. The scheme is being extended by four Zealand has been increase housing supply, relieve Hastings฀District,฀ Housing Minister Megan Woods months to further support trades and “unsustainable”. pressure on the market and make Napier City goes said the new money for the housing trades training. “The housing it easier for first-home buyers from $525,000 to acceleration fund — some $3.8 billion — It means employers who have crisis is a problem ’ $600,000 will help green light tens of thousands of apprentices starting over those extra decades in the —Jacinda Ardern •฀Christchurch฀ house builds in the short to medium term. four months can get some Apprenticeship making that will City, Selwyn “This fund will jump-start housing Boost support as well, which could see take time to turn District,฀ developments by funding the necessary more than 5000 new apprentices able to around, but these measures will make a Waimakariri฀District฀goes฀from฀$500,000฀ services, like roads and pipes to benefit. difference.” to $550,000 homes, which are currently holding up Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has Today’s announcement would help •฀Waikato฀District,฀Dunedin฀City฀goes฀ development.” welcomed the Government’s housing to dampen property speculation. It will from $425,000 to $550,000 Woods said it has become clear there is package as a “good step in the right make residential property “less lucrative” •฀Rest฀of฀New฀Zealand฀goes฀from฀ a “clear market failure” in New Zealand’s direction”. for speculators. $400,000 to $500,000 “broken” housing market with the “In particular, I welcome the Ardern said it was her view that today’s The changes to the house price and inaccessibility of infrastructure on vacant Government’s commitment of $3.8 billion announcement “will make a difference”. income caps will take effect on April 1, land. The lack of housing infrastructure to build infrastructure and accelerate She said the Government was helping 2021. has been a stumbling block for years. home building,” he said. to “bring down the heat” in the market. Robertson said the bright-line test She said the package the Government “The cost of infrastructure rather The housing crisis was “complex” — but extension would help curb “rampant is releasing today is “unique” by bringing than availability of land is the major the Government is trying to “tilt” the speculation” in the housing market. together land and infrastructure. constraint Auckland faces in increasing market to first-home buyers. The bright-line test is similar to a Ardern said she is expecting “tens home building. A fair share of this The housing acceleration fund capital gains tax (CGT) on housing. It of thousands” of new homes to be built fund for Auckland will help ensure the announcement will also help with means people have to pay tax on any because of this package. infrastructure such as roading, water and supply — by helping to establish basic gains on the property if it’s sold within 10 As well as this, the Government will public open space is in place to enable infrastructure, such as making vacant years. allow฀Kainga฀Ora,฀the฀Crown฀housing฀ building to go ahead.” land ready to build on. There are, however, a number of agency, to borrow a further $2 billion for Goff said the measures would help first- The plan is the largest spend of this exceptions — such as an exemption for a it to buy land for housing. home buyers but he warned it would take kind since the 1970s, Ardern said. family home. Meanwhile, the Government will time before the benefits were realised. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 More time needed to sort bubble complexities: PM by Jane Patterson, RNZ times “to work through a New Zealand and Australia arrangement”. WELLINGTON — More time is “That would have (meant) that we needed to nail down the final details of would be working together on making the transtasman travel bubble, Prime decisions around when we would Minister Jacinda Ardern says, so when shut down the borders or when we the Government announces a date, might have to cease travel if we had people have certainty. outbreaks,” Ardern told reporters. New Zealanders will have to wait “Since that time, some Australian more than a fortnight to find out states have opened up but the majority when a safe travel, or green zone, have not. Our view is rather than will be opened with Australia. The trying to work through a solution Government will announce the start that sees all of Australia open to New date on April 6, once Cabinet’s satisfied Zealand, we can work through an certain conditions have been met. arrangement that sees us operating Explaining the delay, Adern said with some states but not others.” INFECTED STAFFER: A hotel worker at Auckland’s Grand Millennium has tested after Australia’s change of position There are a raft of conditions to positive for Covid-19. Genome sequencing is under way to figure out how the in February, New Zealand had to work through before a bubble can worker caught the virus. NZ Herald picture “deal with different circumstances be opened, Ardern said, including a in different states, which does robust framework for when cases arise add complexity, but it is not in Australia, ensuring airports and insurmountable”. airlines were ready, the appropriate “No other country in the world” regulatory mechanisms were in MIQ worker tests had been working to an elimination place, and the Director General of strategy while trying to open up travel Health provide an up-to-date health with another country, she said. assessment. “We are having to create a brand new Other aspects — such as how New rulebook, which we have done before, Zealand would handle a third country positive for virus but it does come with complexity, entering into a bubble with Australia particularly for New Zealand, more so — also had to be considered. than for Australia.” The Government would also work on AUCKLAND — A managed isolation worker at were any locations of interest. But the Opposition has run out of contact tracing requirements, QR codes, Auckland’s Grand Millennium Hotel has tested The Grand Millennium Hotel was also the patience, saying the “time for excuses arrangements of testing that might or positive for Covid-19 — and may be moved facility where a worker was sacked after a and delays is over”. might not be required, between now to quarantine today after isolating at home bedroom encounter with a returnee. It was “unbelievable” the details of and April 6, she said. overnight. The employee lost their job after a 20-minute the bubble had not yet been figured The tourism industry said it was The Ministry of Health released a statement encounter with a person who was undertaking out, National Party leader Judith “desperately keen” to be told a date but regarding the new case at the border on Monday their mandatory 14 days of isolation. Collins said, and Australia backing remained hopeful the bubble could be evening. The test was done as part of routine MIQ head Brigadier Jim Bliss described out in February was no excuse for the operating before the end of April. surveillance testing. the forbidden hotel liaison on January 7 continued delays. “Thousands of keen travellers “The information available indicates the as “incredibly irresponsible and extremely “Our tourism sector has been and the tourism businesses ready to worker is asymptomatic. Further investigation disappointing”. pleading for help for a year now. welcome them will be disappointed is being undertaken this evening,” the ministry The hotel worker and returnee both returned Kiwis have been separated from to learn they must wait another said. negative Covid-19 tests before and after the their families for far too long, the two weeks for guidance on when “The managed isolation worker and their encounter. Bliss said health officials deemed Government has had months to work quarantine-free transtasman travel immediate household members are isolating at the risk of spreading Covid in the community as out the complexities of a transtasman might begin,” said Tourism Industry home in Auckland this evening. negligible to low. bubble.” Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts. “Additional tests and whole genome Meanwhile, the Government is currently More than 42,000 people have The announcement “leaves them all sequencing are currently being arranged.” vaccinating all front-line border workers against already signed National Party’s petition in limbo until after Easter.” There was a noticeable security presence the virus in the first round of a mass vaccination calling for a safe transtasman travel “Until both countries have a firm outside the hotel this morning, with two guards programme to protect New Zealand from the bubble to open, she said. date, tourism operators cannot take wearing masks at the entrance. global pandemic. “The last thing our struggling bookings with confidence or scale up On the Unite Against Covid-19 Facebook On the Unite Against Covid-19 Facebook economy needs now is more in terms of staff and services. It also page, a staffer — in response to a question page, the staffer said they did not know the announcements about future delays marketing campaigns to the — defended the decision to keep the family person’s vaccination status. announcements. The Prime Minister Aussies.” isolating at home rather than having them in They added in another comment: “The vaccine should have given us the certainty of a The industry group and its members quarantine. requires two doses and takes around two weeks start-date.” “accept that our borders must be “Please remember that Covid-19 is the until it begins to provide protection. The second New Zealand ran the risk of being opened safely” and acknowledge problem, not the people who have it. The dose is given at least three weeks after the first.” “left behind”, Collins said, with complex processes are involved, he said. decision to isolate at home or in a facility is The staffer said while many MIQ and Australia already turning its attention “But discussions on what would need specific to the case and their household’s needs border workers had received their first dose, to forming a travel bubble with to be in place to allow the Tasman to and personal circumstances. This is a decision many had not yet received their second. “The Singapore. re-open started almost immediately made by a local medical officer of health. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has shown to be Ardern defended the timeframe, after our borders were closed a year case and their household may yet be transferred approximately 95 percent effective against saying ministers want to make sure ago. to a quarantine facility tomorrow — we will symptomatic Covid-19, seven days after “we have a plan in place”, once the “The intention was to get everything share any information around this as soon as we receiving the second of the two doses.” bubble opens, to deal with scenarios ready to go when the time was right; receive it,” the staffer wrote. In a reply to another Facebook user, a staffer like a fresh outbreak. the health experts say transtasman The ministry had not added any new locations also said the case would likely “be counted as In the past year, officials from travel can now be done safely, so any of interest to its website overnight. an imported case because it was most likely Australia and New Zealand had met 12 delay is frustrating.” It has also not confirmed if the infected caught through their work in MIQ”. worker had received their first vaccination “Contact tracers are working with the case against Covid-19. to determine whether there are any locations Contact tracers were last night working with of interest. We will have more information the infected hotel worker to determine if there tomorrow.” — NZ Herald MARCH SPECIALS

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AUCKLAND — Mihi Bassett survived APOLOGISED: a suicide attempt in Auckland Women’s Prison and lived through conditions a Corrections has judge has described as a concerted effort issued a rare by Corrections to break her spirit. apology to Mihi Auckland Women’s Prison faces a Bassett over her major overhaul of the way it handles treatment, which inmates after revelations by RNZ about included being the degrading and inhumane treatment pepper sprayed of Bassett and other women at the in her cell prison. multiple times, Corrections has also issued a rare having to lie on Quarter apology to Bassett over her treatment, the ground to be which included being pepper sprayed fed, and being in her cell multiple times, having to held unlawfully in Marathon the prison pound lie on the ground to be fed, and being OR 5.6KM I SUNDAY, APRIL 18 held unlawfully in the prison pound for for months. RNZ picture months. After Bassett’s court case finished in ENTER NOW! Manukau today, Corrections Minister Entry forms available online ww.sportgisborne.org.nz or pick up at Sport Gisborne on Grey Street. For more Kelvin Davis told his department its was there as a support person for Corrections said in court that she information contact Sport Gisborne (06) 868-9943 treatment of women was unacceptable. Bassett when senior Corrections had been violent or threatened violence He is demanding changes to the culture managers personally apologised for the to prison staff 65 times and had 42 and practices at Auckland Women’s way she was treated in prison. disciplinary hearings, but the judge Prison, and all New Zealand women’s She said it was a rare victory and saw strong and positive elements in her prisons. provided real hope for change. character too. Entry form Manukau District Judge David “We don’t get many of these days “You are resilient, you are a survivor. McNaughton had criticised Corrections in these sorts of places — as someone So despite everything that’s happened for the “degrading”, “cruel” and who looks at decarceration strategies I to you in prison and despite everything Marina Park • 9.30am, “inhumane” treatment which he said was recognise that an apology is necessary that happened to you in your life before a concerted effort to break her spirit. He but not sufficient — it’s what we do that, and despite the crimes you have Sunday, April 18 again strongly rebuked the department know that makes the difference.” committed, underneath all of that there today. Corrections will now be forced to make is a good person. You deserve a better Bassett got the chance to thank the changes life than this. So when you finish your Full name: ______judge for bringing her treatment to light. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis sentence, look for the good in other “I just really wanted to say thank you has a new report from the Prison people, reconnect with your whanau.” ______for digging into this whole situation, Inspectorate showing serious failings at Bassett is now in Arohata in because it was pretty gnarly and I just the prison. Wellington which she said was a far Email:______feel (without) your concerns this wouldn’t He wants a detailed plan for how the safer environment for her than the even be happening.” prison will improve its treatment of Auckland prison. ______Technically, this was a sentencing — women inmates and an urgent review of She said she had enrolled in prison Bassett was charged with arson after all women’s prisons. rehabilitation programmes now and Phone:______burning prison property in 2019 — but Bassett is serving 10 years for her role hoped to be out in two years to help look what was really on trial was the way in a violent home invasion. after her nan. — RNZ Auckland Women’s Prison treated her. Male Female Justice McNaughton found the prison Runner Walker held Bassett in the pound unlawfully, subjected her to pepper spraying which TO Selected distance: went well beyond reasonable force and THE DRAW 5.6km Quarter Marathon (10.5km) made her carry out a humiliating ritual lying on the ground just to get food. ENTER Age on race day: __ “The measure of a civilised society If not completed you will be entered as open. is how it treats its most vulnerable How did you hear about this year’s event? and disadvantaged citizens. And we Newspaper FBook Email Radio School Other judges know from experience that Maori women prisoners are amongst our most vulnerable and disadvantaged and WIN Fees: damaged citizens.” AN AIR NZ MYSTERY SPECIAL SCHOOL RATES The treatment pushed Bassett to Primary School student $3, Secondary School attempt to take her own life in January WEEKEND AWAY student $5 2020. STANDARD ENTRY “To learn that the serious physical 16 years and over $20 and psychological abuse is occurring in a for 2 valued at $699pp*. ENTER HERE Group deal: 10 people for $150 women’s prison is profoundly disturbing. bit.ly/opd-brother2 And that it is happening — or that it was For group registrations please visit: happening — here in our own backyard www.sportgisborne.org.nz in Manukau, just a few minutes drive from this court, is especially disturbing Simply purchase any Brother printer advertised in Declaration: for a judge who sits here.” I understand that entering this event is entirely at my own risk. Road rules apply at all times. All roads are Bassett was supported today by the March Mailer and enter the draw! open for public vehicle use. I agree to abide by the rules her mother, her grandmother and her of the Quarter Marathon/5.6km Fun Run. 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I grant permission to change,” Bassett’s brother said. organisers to use any photos of me for future marketing and promotion. I am the authorised agent and I agree Her mother said she had no words. to the above conditions on behalf of myself or the $ colour “I didn’t think that sort of thing 429each printer understated (above) person under 16 years old. happened in New Zealand. As I keep excl.GST saying, my daughter is naughty but she $ mono Signature:______was sentenced to go to prison not to go to 280each printer (to be signed by parent/guardian if under 16) prison to be punished. And so to find out excl.GST all this stuff was happening to her, yeah. She’s healing and thank goodness she’s Registration forms and payment to: *Terms and Conditions apply. See promo page for details. Pricing and competition valid until 31 March 2021 Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, 74 Grey St strong.” 38132-03 The judge decided that no time would or register online: be added to Bassett’s sentence for the arson charge. , www.sportgisborne.org.nz rne s O He said the fire was lit in protest at bo nl is y the conditions, was quickly extinguished, G and posed no serious danger to others. LOCALLY “In short, you have suffered enough.” 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 OWNEDp Criminologist and professor of St o at Sh indigenous studies Tracey MacIntosh ioner y [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz 37618-01 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Simplicity commits Where to from here? $20m to Aotearoa Pledge housing fund Business leaders seek detail on govt’s Covid recovery plan AUCKLAND — KiwiSaver provider by Liam Dann, NZ Herald back to “Covid normal”. getting the traction that they should,” Simplicity says it has committed $20 million Since then, the Government has Withers says. to the Aotearoa Pledge — which aims to AUCKLAND — ‘When you are in a crisis appointed a group which includes Rob “This is just too important now. What raise $100m to address New Zealand’s — and I’ve been through a few — it’s very Fyfe, Dr Debbie Ryan, Professor Phillip we’re seeing in areas like Queenstown has housing shortage. easy to get into a reactionary mode,” says Hill, Dr Dale Bramley and chair Sir Brian become a crisis.” The contribution is the largest to date senior business leader Patrick Strange. Roche, to provide independent advice Strange says debate about New and takes investment in the Aotearoa Strange, who is part of a group of on the management and direction of its Zealand’s relative performance to date is Pledge, which was established by impact senior business leaders calling for more Covid-19 response. getting in the way of progress. investment platform Community Finance, government transparency on Covid Strange says he is pleased with the And he is concerned that the to $71m. recovery plans, recalls dealing with the independent panel but wants to see more Government is not trusting the public with Simplicity chief executive Sam Stubbs 1998 Auckland power crisis. “You’ve detail about how it would work and report information because of the uncertainty said KiwiSaver funds have a large-scale, quickly got to get your senior people and to the public. around it. long-term investment structure that is your management looking long-term “We haven’t really got clarity on whether “I think the Government was possibly ideally suited to help build more homes on otherwise you’ll just make the hole deeper. that panel is going to be truly independent nervous about being seen to overcommit a mass scale for families and those in need. “You’ve got to plan, you’ve and open. That’s a big point and not being able to deliver. Well this is The Community Finance model enables got to put capabilities in we’re making — its all about all too important for that.” investment in housing projects through place. sunlight and clarity and data “You’ve got to look at it the way a community bonds, which are issued to “And you’ve got to direct You’ve got to at this time.” business would look at it,” Withers says. provide finance to leading community resources, otherwise you’ll look‘ at it the way “This is not about stirring “You’ve got to mitigate the risks as housing providers across New Zealand. never get out of the hole,” he a business would just for the sake of stirring,” much as you possibly can and you’ve got to Stubbs said KiwiSaver funds and says. look at it. Withers says. decide what your risk appetite actually is.” organisations such as NZ Super, ACC, “I just think, for all the “The Roche-Simpson report The channels of communication between and iwi collectively have more than $150 good things the Government —Joan’ Withers hasn’t received the traction business and government were there and billion to invest, making them key in the has done, we’re a little bit in and support in some areas that the potential to work with the Roche team push to build more homes and tackling danger of that.” it should have done.” was there, Strange says. the housing crisis. Other companies and Three weeks ago Strange, who is In September the report (put together “But us getting a briefing behind closed investors involved in the Aotearoa Pledge chairman of Chorus NZ and Auckland by Heather Simpson and Sir Brian Roche) doors, that’s not what this is about. are ANZ Bank, Generate KiwiSaver Scheme Airport, and a group of business leaders highlighted a number of weaknesses in the I do rate that team but I want to see and Pathfinder Asset Management, each — including Mercury Energy chairwoman surveillance and testing regime. transparency,” he says. committing $10m. Brokers Forsyth Barr, Prue Flacks; The Warehouse Group But it took several months for the “If the Government came out and said the Lindsay Foundation, Clare Foundation chairwoman Joan Withers; chairman of report to be released publicly and some they’re going to report to everybody every and WEL Energy Trust have contributed a SkyCity, Summerset and Tourism Holdings recommendations still hadn’t been two or three or four weeks that would be a combined $11m. Rob Campbell; and University of Auckland actioned. welcome change. Community Finance chief executive chancellor and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare “We understand there have been many “The public’s going to get pretty cynical James Palmer said the first projects would chairman Scott St John — spoke out meetings and senior business leaders have if they write a report and it’s sat on for be announced in the coming weeks. asking for more openness and clarity from offered to assist with practical things like three months again,” he says. “We just — NZ Herald the Government on its plan for getting logistics and it doesn’t appear they are don’t have time for that.” NZ’s biggest warehouse to open soon

AUCKLAND — Staff have moved North Island DC at Mangere’s 35 The Christmas, he said. into New Zealand’s biggest new Landing Dr off George Bolt Memorial Lindsay Rowles, Foodstuffs North building which has nearly 8ha of indoor Dr replaced eight buildings including Island’s membership and property floorspace, equivalent to eight rugby in Rotorua, to centralise grocery general manager, headed the fields. distribution operations in the country’s development work and said the site Chris Quin, Foodstuffs North Island most densely populated area of the was “absolutely perfect”. chief executive, said two new buildings upper North Island. Hawkins built the new 5-star certified on the site at Mangere on land leased Goods for more than 100 of HQ. Macrennie Auckland built the DC for 30 years from Auckland Airport were Foodstuffs North Island’s 153 which has 2915 solar roof panels to now staffed. supermarkets are serviced from the generate all the HQ’s electricity. The 77,500sq m ambient distribution new 7.7ha distribution centre. The Tim O’Leary, Macrennie DC project centre (DC) now being stocked has by business has another DC in Palmerston manager, said: “It was daunting and far the largest footprint of any building North. exciting to take on this project as the in this country, he said. Quin announced the move in 13th biggest single roof warehouse The 7.7ha centre where 350 people February 2018, saying then they would in the world. It’s the largest we’ve VAST NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE: Golf carts move staff across work stands beside the new 9000sq m shift in 2020. undertaken.” daunting spaces of the 7.7ha distribution centre. NZ Herald picture headquarters or support office where Monk McKenzie designed the new Sixteen 200-tonne mobile cranes around 950 people work on the same HQ, explaining how it was “conceived lifted 7000sq m of structural steel for fields, largest footprint of a new •฀1.3km฀walk฀around฀the฀entire฀ site at 35 The Landing Dr. conceptually as an elegant structure the project. Up to 80,000 pallets can be building in New Zealand campus. John Dakin, Goodman Property that emerges from the surrounding stored in the new DC, stacked up to 14 •฀9000sq฀m฀new฀head฀office/support฀ •฀13,000฀tonnes฀of฀concrete฀to฀build฀ Trust chief executive, confirmed that a landscape. Constructed earth bunds at pallets high in the central area under an centre the distribution centre building with a 7.7ha footprint would be both ends of the building rise to meet A-shaped roof. •฀1000฀staff฀work฀in฀two฀new฀ •฀74,956฀pallets฀can฀be฀stored฀in฀the฀ this country’s largest. The trust’s largest a concrete roof that arcs across the The HQ’s ground floor has a metro- buildings distribution centre is its 52,000sq m Linfox distribution building’s 100m length. This singular style supermarket, click and collect •฀Construction฀took฀376฀days฀and฀ •฀Largest฀bank฀of฀semi-automated฀ centre, also at Mangere. The Sistema gesture emphasises the co-operative lockers, Pikopiko Espresso cafe, 358,366 hours satellite (robotic) racking in New building nearby is around 60,000sq m. grocer’s connections with the land and commercial kitchen, bar, boardroom, •฀47,000฀shrubs฀and฀trees฀planted; Zealand The Australian has reported how that the movement from garden to table — a informal reception area and conference •฀85฀percent฀of฀waste฀recycled฀from฀ •฀14฀fully฀automatic฀Wulftec฀wrapping฀ country’s largest new building is the movement from the rawness of the space for up to 300 people. The new construction stations, used for pallet wrapping; 200,000sq m fulfilment centre for online landscape to the crafted interior.” hub will be officially opened on April 28. •฀100฀percent฀of฀water฀for฀toilets฀and฀ •฀100฀percent฀electric฀LDDC฀forklifts฀ retail behemoth Amazon in Sydney’s Eclipse Architecture designed the plants collected from rainwater and reach trucks Oakdale west, being built by Goodman. DC. THE NUMBERS - 35 Landing Dr, •฀2915฀solar฀panels฀on฀distribution฀ •฀25฀Toyota฀BT฀reach฀trucks฀with฀ Its site is equivalent to the size of Quin said it was important for Mangere centre roof cameras and lasers to reach up to 12m Melbourne’s Chadstone shopping Foodstuffs to pick Kiwi architects. •฀36฀electric฀vehicle฀chargers฀on-site฀ high centre or about 24 rugby league fields, Although buildings were finished on •฀100m:฀length฀of฀Foodstuffs’฀new฀HQ for staff •฀1000฀car฀parks฀for฀staff the Australian said. time towards the end of last year, it •฀77,500sq฀m:฀floor฀area฀of฀Landing฀ •฀750฀trees฀planted฀in฀Pamoa฀Forest,฀ •฀Two฀back-up฀generators฀for฀power฀ Quin said the new Foodstuffs was not convenient to move before Drive distribution centre, eight rugby Gisborne — one for every new HQ chair outages. — NZ Herald

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY Cinema software firm Vista Group continued its Mark Toomey who is returning to Australia. strong run, rising 8c or 3.74 percent to $2.22; Returning Matthew Foster has been appointed and SkyCity Entertainment gained 7c or 2.06 acting general manager manufacturing for WELLINGTON — The New Zealand probably beginning state by state. Dan Stratful, percent to $3.46. Synlait. sharemarket plunged late in the day, falling investment adviser with Forsyth Barr, said the An A$8.02 billion ($8.66bn) takeover of Freightways was one of the day’s biggest nearly 1.5 percent despite a boost for travel and bubble will certainly help the travel, hospitality Melbourne-based Crown Resorts by US private movers, climbing 29c or 2.69 percent to $11.07. tourism stocks with the looming transtasman and tourism sectors. Even for those companies equity firm Blackstone also helped SkyCity’s Z Energy rose 3c to $2.87 after confirming it will bubble. not listed on the sharemarket, it will be a lifeline. share price. Blackstone, which has a 10 percent be resuming its final dividend of 12-14c a share The late surge in trading and big falls in “The market has been waiting for travel stake in Crown, is offering A$11.85 a share and for the 2021 financial year. Well-supported new the leading energy stocks saw the S&P/NZX bubble news — but the energy stocks continue Crown surged 21 percent to A$11.935. listing My Food Bag continues to disappoint, 50 Index slide 186.12 points or 1.49 percent to be so volatile. Meridian is down more than Market leader Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was falling 2c to $1.60 — well below its initial public to 12,329.09, after reaching an intraday high 6 percent and Contact more than 4 percent, down $1.04 or 3.37 percent to $29.80. Among offering price of $1.85. of 12,515.22. There were 63 gainers and 74 and there are still a lot of shares to be sold the energy stocks, Meridian fell 35.5c or 6.34 Oceania Healthcare has appointed chief decliners over the whole market on volume of by April 16 when the global clean energy fund percent to $5.245; Contact was down 32c or 4.53 financial officer Brent Pattison as its new chief 44.8 million share transactions worth $161.23 rebalances their weightings,” he said. percent to $6.75; and Mercury lost 35c or 5.34 executive after his predecessor Earl Gasparich million. Online travel provider Serko climbed 29c or percent to $6.20. moved to rival retirement village operator On April 6 the Government will announce the 4.77 percent to a new high of $6.37 after telling Synlait Milk 30c or 7.44 percent to $3.73 Metlifecare. Oceania’s share price slipped 2c to start date of the transtasman travel bubble, most the market transaction volumes were increasing. following the resignation of director operations $1.39. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL The risks of Rocket Lab’s military links

Leaning against Congratulations on your the weight of our tipuna, to that the Minister approves, Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament recent article on Rocket Lab. protect the people of Aotearoa. regardless of the applicant, must and Arms Control Act 1987. housing crisis It would be a good idea if you But unfortunately being comply with the Outer Space and Under this Act, the following The Government has launched its could follow up with the Ollie trusting and hard-working, High-altitude Activities Act 2017 launch activities will not be allowed Neas article in North and people can be manipulated. (OSHAA) and other relevant New because they are not in New new effort to tilt a rampant housing South, where he shows up the I am sure that the good Zealand legislation, including the Zealand’s national interest or breach market towards first-home buyers inconsistencies of the dangers intentions of the Onenui board NZ Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament New Zealand and International laws: with a $3.8 billion supply-side bang that are inherent with the trustees have been used in and Arms Control Act 1987. Each •฀payloads฀that฀contribute฀to฀ today, along with lifting First Home partnership between Rocket this way. The Mayor of Wairoa payload permit application is also nuclear weapons programmes or Grant caps, doubling the “bright-line Lab and Lockheed Martin. cannot say it will benefit our assessed for consistency with New capabilities, test” to 10 years for taxing gains on This could cause a nuclear district. One has seen the Zealand’s international obligations, •฀payloads฀with฀the฀intended฀end฀ the sale of investment properties, devastation in Aotearoa by dangers that the indigenous including those covering nuclear use of harming, interfering with, and removing — four years from some retaliatory country. peoples of other lands have non-proliferation. The OSHAA also or destroying other spacecraft, or now for existing landlords — interest New Zealand along with been exposed to. requires that the activity is safe, space systems on Earth, deductiblity for property investors. the David Lange government Do we wish to put our does not contribute to orbital debris •฀payloads฀with฀the฀intended฀ worked hard to get a nuclear- people in Mahia and our and is not contrary to our national end use of supporting or enabling Having learned from the KiwiBuild free country, by keeping out country at such a risk? interest and national security. specific defence, security or fiasco, Prime Minister Jacinda US nuclear ships. Now we As I have seen in my travels intelligence operations that are Ardern said these measures have joined the partnership of overseas, nuclear bombs have Footnote response from Rocket contrary to government policy, would take time to turn around a the Five Eyes with Australia, gone through concrete walls Lab head of communications •฀and฀payloads฀where฀the฀ “longstanding” crisis but would help Canada, the US and UK. where children and women Morgan Bailey: intended end use is likely to cause “bring down the heat” in the market. My attendance at the State were sheltered; their bodies No Rocket Lab-launched satellites serious or irreversible harm to the A $3.8bn housing acceleration of the World Forum in America will be embedded in that have or enable nuclear capabilities. environment. fund will support the establishment over recent years has shown concrete forever. New Zealand has one of the most The Outer Space and High- of basic infrastructure for housing me that non-ethical companies In peace, stringent regulatory regimes in the altitude Activities Act also requires development on vacant land; manipulate smaller countries. world for payload permitting. This that all payloads must be consistent Mr Neas’ article highlights PAULINE E. TANGIORA robust oversight ensures space with New Zealand’s obligations the Government says it will help the terrible grey areas JP, QSO, QSM, Mahia activity in New Zealand operates in relation to: the United Nations greenlight tens of thousands of that leave us open to the safely and securely and preserves Charter; international humanitarian house builds in the short to medium assassination of our peoples by Footnote response from New Zealand’s national interests. law; international human rights term, and will be held to that. nuclear fallout. Ministry of Business, Innovation & All satellites launched from law; international obligations and First Home Grant income caps Peter Beck joins some of Employment science, innovation New Zealand require a payload commitments relating to the use have been lifted from $85,000 the world’s brilliant people in and international general manager permit. As part of that permitting of nuclear, chemical and biological to $95,000 for single buyers and creating great science that can Dr Peter Crabtree: process, all satellites are subject weapons; and relevant international $130,000 to $150,000 for two or help the world. My sadness is Permits cannot be approved to assessments against a number space law. more buyers, while the cap on the that money and manipulation which would contribute to a nuclear of criteria set out in the Outer New Zealand relies on data and value of the house those eligible of a good man may have led weapons programme — this is Space and High-Altitude Activities services from US government and him astray, to think that consistent with our domestic and Act 2017, including: meeting New defence satellites. It is used by our for the grant (kept at $5000 for an joining up with this company international legal obligations, as Zealand’s international obligations, own defence forces overseas, and existing property and up to $10,000 would benefit us in Mahia. well as our proud and firm history of safe operation, orbital debris closer to home as part of national for a new-build) are able to buy has We are trusting people and being nuclear-free. mitigation, and national interest and security, border monitoring and been lifted — in this region, from like to think we have carried Any payload permit application security. The Act aligns with the disaster response. $400,000 to $500,000. The new bright-line test rules were LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS to be passed under urgency this A white collar crime afternoon; the period will remain at five years for newly-built houses Native grasses a great option Ardern claimed the move was not in every episode . . . breaking her no-capital-gains-tax Re: Put the flowers back . . . makes Gisborne look attractive Re: Police Ten 7 case that white collar promise, while Finance Minister March 20 letter. to visitors. Also, I assume having programme and racism. crime, which costs New Grant Robertson said he had been Great to see what has happened perennials rather than annuals I stopped watching Zealand a lot of money to the median strip with all those saves ratepayers a whole lot, saves that programme (I each year, is mainly “too definitive” when he ruled out wonderful, attractive grasses that water, and is easier to maintain. changes to the bright-line test. think I watched one the domain of people go the full length of Gladstone Rd Please council, don’t put the or two episodes) many who are not Maori or Rules that allow property investors to Roebuck Rd. Glad some of our flowers back. to claim interest on loans used years ago. I hated the Pasifika. native flora can be put on show. show because it mainly That way people who for residential properties as an The strip looks beautiful, and MALCOLM RUTHERFORD presented us with only enjoy watching others expense against their income from young Maori offenders being humiliated on those properties and other forms of or other minority groups. national TV can get their income will also be scrapped. Costs are rising The show mainly focuses fix each week. Although, The NZ Property Investors Felt helpless on young offenders doing why the programme Federation has labelled this “crazy” Re: Eyes on employment law this Re: Ripping out natives. really dumb things and is popular escapes me and says it will mean the only year, March 15 column. John and Tanya, I feel your pain. What a is filmed “on the beat”. entirely. I reckon we people able to buy rental properties As the cost of living rises and crime. It certainly feeds into could make much better in future will be those with almost none of us know if Covid will come To the Te Pukean butchers, shame on the stereotypes plaguing TV that uplifts people. all the cash to pay for it. back or not, it has made a huge you — why bring your draconian methods Maori and Pasifika I remind my family The four-year phase in for the impact on people’s lives and jobs of destroying native trees to our region, for communities. members, who are also and businesses. your own greed and bank account? I think that the police officers, that change seems to be an attempt to As this Government increases I drive past that block to work every day. producers of the show, the people they deal placate “mum-and-dad” property the minimum hourly rate to $20 on I watched the destruction going on but felt to remediate their with at work are not investors as the Government moves April 1, it won’t improve things at helpless to do anything as I am no match reputation and better representative of a wider finally to remove an advantage they all. Costs will go up even more. for a digger, two chainsaws and an army of represent the types of group in society. I don’t have had over first-home buyers, It will be very interesting if this people taking the beautiful natives down. crimes in NZ, should think our police are all and also correct a situation where Government gets back in at the next They did leave two natives by the house, include in each episode racist. I hear a fair bit of debt-driven property investment has election. We will wait and see. pffft, small consolation for the trees taken an investigation into implicit bias however. been favoured over more productive, too soon. white collar crime. and fully-taxed, investments. BRUCE MORGAN, Napier P. DAVIS I think it might be the LARA MEYER Kainga Ora, the Crown housing agency, is being offered a $2bn [email protected] loan for land acquisition; and the ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. Apprenticeship Boost scheme is ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. being extended to help achieve the ■ Always include full name and contact details. necessary lift in house building. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Thousands evacuated, BRIEFS UK paper can delay Meghan statement, says judge LONDON — A British newspaper doesn’t have to run a front-page statement about the Duchess 100s rescued in NSW of Sussex’s legal victory until it has had the chance to challenge the order, a judge has ruled. SYDNEY —Evacuation warnings The former Meghan Markle, 39, sued publisher have been issued for people northwest of Associated Newspapers for invasion of privacy Sydney amid heavy rainfall and flooding and copyright infringement over five February that left an emergency services crew 2019 articles that reproduced large portions of a dealing with snakes during a rescue on letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle, after the NSW Mid-North Coast last night. her marriage to Prince Harry. Major flooding is occurring along the Judge Mark Warby ruled in Meghan’s favour last Colo River, with residents last night month. He ordered the Mail on Sunday newspaper told to prepare to evacuate as waters to publish a front-page statement highlighting the continued to rise. duchess’s legal victory and said the statement Relentless rain lashed the NSW coast should also run on the MailOnline website for a for days causing major flooding similar week. to the 1988 and 1990 flood events along The judge said on Monday that the statement the Hawkesbury River and the Bureau of could be put on hold while Associated Meteorology (BOM) is forecasting more Newspapers asked the Court of Appeal for heavy rain to come. permission to challenge his earlier rulings. — AP The NSW State Emergency Service UK daily death toll drops (SES) has told residents in several suburbs throughout Sydney’s northwest LONDON — While the United Kingdom’s daily to prepare to leave, with more than death toll from Covid-19 has fallen to the lowest 18,000 having already been ordered figure in about six months, infection-linked to evacuate areas in the city and in fatalities have hit new highs in Bosnia and northern NSW. Jordan. SES Commissioner Carlene York said UK figures on Monday showed 17 people had the rising Colo and Hawkesbury rivers died within 28 days of having received a positive test for the disease and that deaths in the last were of the greatest concern. MAJOR FLOODING: Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that “This rain is incredible and it’s just seven days were down 42 percent on the week have isolated dozens of towns in New South Wales and forced thousands to evacuate before. not stopping,” she told Sydney radio 2GB their homes as record rain continues to lash the country. AP picture today. While deaths have dropped sharply in recent The Colo River was rising much more weeks, daily new cases have remained steady at rapidly than expected and 200 nearby The rain will also hit the Hunter, a metre of rain in a week, the BOM about 5000 to 6000 this month. The data showed homes have been isolated with residents and the Central Tablelands will get said. 5342 new cases were recorded on Monday. warned they must be ready to evacuate. significant rain as will the South Coast. More rain is on the way today and The seven-day figure was down 4.7 percent. There were also numerous evacuation Major flooding is occurring at Wollombi possibly into tomorrow when conditions The UK has the fifth worst death rate in the warnings for towns around Windsor on in the Hunter Valley, while moderate are forecast to ease. world at 126,155, but a fast start to the vaccine the Hawkesbury River. flooding is still plaguing Taree and The state’s South Coast is due to cop rollout has helped it recover from an aggressive The SES issued an evacuation order for Gloucester. a drenching and will get some of the second wave of the pandemic. — AAP low-lying properties in North Richmond “The other concerning factor is the heaviest falls today. and Agnes Banks. winds are going to rise again with a The BOM is predicting rainfall of Suicide bomber in China Warnings of moderate flooding along forecast of up to 90kmh,” Ms York said. between 100mm to 200mm across the BEIJING — A man has detonated explosives in the Nepean River at Penrith are also “That brings with it storm damage and region, and up to 300mm in some parts. the outskirts of China’s southern Guangzhou city, in place and floodwaters are expected roof damage.” Sydney and the Mid-North Coast could killing himself and four others, police say. to affect the Upper Nepean River at A Fire and Rescue NSW crew was cop another 100mm in the next day or so, Five more people were injured by the blast at a Menangle Bridge. surprised by snakes jumping on to their and a season’s worth of rain is possible in building in the Mingjing area at 10am on Monday, The SES this morning reported crews life raft as they waded in the darkness the west. local police said in a statement on their official attended to 9700 calls for help across to reach a family of two adults and four A number of towns across the state Weibo account. NSW, including 870 flood rescues. children stranded at a house isolated have been isolated for days, some without Preliminary findings showed the suspect was Evacuation warnings remain in place by floodwater in Sancrox near Port fresh water or power. a 59-year-old local man surnamed Hu, who died at Kempsey on the Mid-North coast, Macquarie. Roads have been cut off, hundreds of at the scene. Local media reports described the but the levee Macleay River has held Weather forecasters say the record- homes inundated and around 200 schools building as housing a community committee. overnight. breaking floods are amongst the worst shut. Official news agency Xinhua described the The Mid-North coast is going to be they’ve seen — and there’s more Inland, the Macquarie River has explosion as an act of sabotage. — AAP battered by more heavy rain as are the torrential rain to come. peaked at Bathurst, with minor flooding northern rivers area around Grafton. Some locations had experienced almost occurring. — AAP Soldiers at Mexico border MEXICO CITY — Mexico has stationed more than 8700 soldiers along its borders to combat illegal migration to the United States amid a surge in the number of crossings, the defence minister says. EU, US, UK, Canada target The soldiers and members of the National Guard are deployed at 347 checkpoints along popular migration routes, Mexican Defence Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said on Monday. After an increase in the number of mostly China over Uighur abuses Central American migrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, the Mexican government announced stricter migration BRUSSELS — The European Union, said in a statement that “a united in recent years. controls last week. — AAP Britain, Canada and the United States on transatlantic response sends a strong China’s Foreign Ministry denounced the Monday launched co-ordinated sanctions signal to those who violate or abuse EU sanctions as “based on nothing but lies China denies incursion against officials in China over human rights international human rights, and we will take and disinformation” as it issued its own BEIJING — Bad weather prompted more than abuses in the far western Xinjiang region, further actions in co-ordination with like- retaliatory measures. 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef provoking swift retaliation from Beijing. minded partners. The ministry announced sanctions claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on The EU targeted four senior officials in “We will continue to stand with our allies against 10 individuals and four institutions, Monday, sidestepping accusations from Manila of Xinjiang. The sanctions involve a freeze around the world in calling for an immediate saying that they and their family members a move by China’s vast South China Sea maritime on the officials’ assets and a ban on them end to the PRC’s crimes and for justice for would be barred from entering mainland militia to assert control in the area. travelling in the bloc. European citizens the many victims,” Blinken said. China, Hong Kong or Macao and cut off However, China’s Foreign Ministry and companies are not permitted to provide China responded immediately to the from financial dealings with those areas. spokesperson Hua Chunying pointedly told them with financial assistance. EU’s move, slapping sanctions on 10 Among those targeted was Adrian Zenz, reporters at a briefing yesterday that Whitsun Reef was part of the Spratly Islands, one of the The 27-nation bloc also froze the assets European individuals and four institutions a US-based German scholar who has main archipelagos in the South China Sea, which of the Xinjiang Production and Construction that it said had damaged China’s publicised abuses against minority groups China claims virtually in its entirety. Corps Public Security Bureau, which it interests and “maliciously spread lies and in China’s regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. “Recently, due to the sea conditions, some describes as a “state-owned economic and disinformation”. China has said companies and individuals Chinese fishing boats have taken shelter from paramilitary organisation” that runs Xinjiang Initially, China denied the existence of have petitioned to sue Zenz, but it wasn’t the wind near the Whitsun Reef. I think it is and controls its economy. camps for detaining Uighurs in Xinjiang, clear who the plaintiffs were or how they very normal and hope all parties can look at it British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab but has since described them as centres to would pursue legal action across borders. rationally,” Hua said at the daily briefing. said the measures were part of “intensive provide job training and to re-educate those Others targeted for sanctions include Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana diplomacy” by the UK, the United States, exposed to radical jihadi thinking. Officials five members of the European Parliament: called on Sunday for China to “stop this incursion Canada and the 27-nation EU to force action deny all charges of human rights abuses Reinhard Butikofer, Michael Gahler, Raphael and immediately recall these boats violating amid mounting evidence about serious there. Glucksmann, Ilhan Kyuchyuk and Miriam our maritime rights and encroaching into our rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim Xinjiang had been a hotbed of anti- Lexmann. The ministry did not say what sovereign territory.” people. government violence, but Beijing claims its measures would be taken against the The presence of the vessels was a “provocative US Secretary of State Antony Blinken massive security crackdown brought peace organisations. — AP action of militarising the area,” Lorenzana said. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 WORLD 13 Battle over ‘race-norming’ in dementia tests

PHILADELPHIA — The court-appointed lead “The devil is always in the details,” said lawyer Najeh Davenport retirees filing dementia claims so far, or 28 percent, lawyer for thousands of retired players suing the NFL Cy Smith, whose civil rights challenge to the race- was denied an have gotten awards. And thousands more were pledged on Monday to try to remove race as a factor norming practice was thrown out this month by the award, but would tested, but never filed claims because their scores in dementia testing, but lawyers for Black players judge overseeing the NFL case, senior US district have qualified had did not appear to qualify them for payments. demanded he release the data on payouts by race in judge Anita B Brody. He has appealed her decision to he been white, Smith and others believe the claims administrator the $1 billion concussion settlement. a federal circuit court. according to a could fairly quickly sort the data and payouts by race. They argue that Black men are being denied “It’s just very hard after the fact to make sure that lawsuit. There has long been acrimony in the case between awards that average more than $500,000 because Black players are carefully represented if you don’t AP 2007 file picture Seeger and other lawyers involved over terms of of testing methods that assume Black people have have a seat at the table,” Smith said. the settlement and the fact the judge awarded him lower cognitive function than white people. Christopher Seeger, whom Brody appointed to disadvantaged by race norming”. more than $51 million of the $112m in legal fees. He That makes it harder to show they’ve suffered serve as class counsel for the players, clawed back at “The process is not simple, and it will take time. joined the case after the first concussion lawsuits neurological damage linked to NFL concussions. Smith’s firm in a caustic memo filed on Monday. He Demographic norms that adjust for race, when were filed against the NFL in 2011. Two years later, he Lawyers challenging the “race-norming” practice insisted he could resolve the race-norming issue — clinically appropriate, have been used for decades helped steer a surprise $765m settlement that kept insist they need to be part of the latest round of which Smith and others say developed on his watch and are generally accepted by experts in the field of the NFL from disclosing in court what it knew about mediation with the NFL to ensure fairness for — without their help. Seeger, in the filing, agreed to neuropsychology,” he wrote. concussions and head injuries. The cap was later Black players, who make up the majority of the seek “purely race-neutral demographic norms” and He stopped short of pledging a wholesale review lifted, and the payments, now nearing $800m, are 20,000-member class of retired players. “investigate whether any class member has been of the tests scored to date. About 570 of the 2000 expected to reach more than $1bn. — AP TRADE SERVICES

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TRIO SOLUTION The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 17 Residents flee burning homes in Wanaka WANAKA — About a dozen people Medical treatment was needed at him tomorrow. — including several children — fled two the scene for three people, St John Wanaka firefighter Tony Wellman burning houses in Wanaka yesterday as spokesman Gerard Campbell said. said the house Miss Stewart was firefighters rushed to the scene. Firefighting crews from Wanaka, living in was engulfed in flames when Property owner Kylie Stewart Lake Hawea, Alexandra and Luggate firefighters arrived. said it had quickly become clear her extinguished the blaze. The house had been built with household had no time to lose. A shaken Miss Stewart told the Otago modern materials and they burned Confronted with the horror of waking Daily Times yesterday afternoon she quickly, he said. to the fire just before 4am, she and her was relieved everyone had got out alive. The other house had also caught partner screamed at the children to get The fire had brought into perspective fire and firefighters had to make sure out of their Totara Tce house. the importance of family, she said. nobody was in either house. “We literally had seconds,” she said. “Make sure they are the first thought Wanaka woman Tawna Woods had a “Even a minute later would’ve been every day.” daughter staying there with the child’s too late.” The families had received amazing father. She owned the neighbouring house, support from the community, including She has set up a Givealittle page to whose occupants were relatives of from the Wanaka Skate Club and retail raise funds for the family. hers, and that caught fire, too. shop Cheapskates Wanaka, she said. Her daughter had lost half her Everybody from both houses got out Fire investigator John Smalls belongings, she said. in time, but Batman the huntaway dog said the heat of the fire might have Neighbours had provided clothing was lost. approached 1000 degree C. for family members who had fled the One house and two cars were It had certainly exceeded the melting homes. destroyed and damage to the other point for aluminium, 660.3 C. More than $1000 had been given via ABLAZE: A house burns in Totara Tce, Wanaka, yesterday house was significant. Both homes He would carry out interviews today the Givealittle page as of last night. morning. ODT picture were insured. and another investigator would help — Otago Daily Times Boats straying in

SKYPATH GROUNDED: to closed tarakihi Auckland Harbour Bridge may never get a cycleway fishing areas due to technical problems. NZ Herald picture WELLINGTON — The fishing use of artificial intelligence to industry is in the firing line over look through video footage taken its failure to keep its promise of a fisher’s catch and detect fish to protect dwindling stocks of size. There was also a new type tarakihi. of net that better selected good The popular fish were now size tarakihi, while leaving the down to 15 percent of their smaller ones behind. original levels, with Forest “Industry is investing in and Bird calling for more than transformational innovation just voluntary measures if the that will support the (tarakihi) government is serious about rebuild plan and advance our protecting them. A species is management of inshore fin- considered overfished if it falls fisheries. This is being achieved below 40 percent. through building effective In 2019, then fisheries minister partnerships with government,” Stuart Nash knew action was he said. A bridge too far? needed to prevent tarakihi Forest and Bird spokesperson declining any further. Geoff Keey said the admission However, he pulled back on boats had been straying into more substantial cuts to the closed areas, was disturbing. Technical woes could sink Skypath dream catch, opting instead for a more “This is why measures like modest 10 percent reduction. this actually need to have AUCKLAND — The brakes Cuthbert said the city was the proposed Skypath. The trade-off was an industry compliance. People only fish might be on the long-awaited developing fast with lots of An owner said there has been promise of a suite of voluntary hard up to the edge when they walking and cycling path across apartments being built in the scant communication about what measures, including moving know that they won’t get pinged the Auckland Harbour Bridge due North Shore and ferries could not was going on. on when too many undersized if they cross over into the area to fundamental technical issues. cope with the demand going south “We don’t know yet because tarakihi were caught, and they’re not supposed to fish. This Waka Kotahi has refused to into the city centre. She said the we haven’t been told anything completely avoiding areas needs to be backed by regulation divulge details of the technical only solution was converting one whether they are going to proceed juvenile tarakihi were known to so that if you do go into that issue, only saying more of the existing lanes to a dedicated with it in some other form or not. inhabit. area, you get stung for it.” information will be revealed when cycling and pedestrian path. We have no idea,” he said. An update provided to the new He said the softly, softly available. “We’ve been driven to this He said he did not understand fisheries minister, David Parker, approach was clearly not RNZ understands there are solution because Waka Kotahi why the transport agency acquired in December revealed progress working. “We shouldn’t have to problems with the bridge piers. have let Auckland down so badly. the houses people had lived in for had so far been sub-par. rely on a voluntary measure like After years of discussion, a new This was never our first solution. decades without having a clear The letter from Fisheries this when we have a fishery in plan for what’s popularly known We asked them formally in practical plan first. Inshore executive chair Laws such a dire state. There really as the Skypath — a shared path writing and they haven’t been “The disruption and the stress Lawson said while the move on needs to be a cut in the quota. over the Auckland Harbour Bridge able to answer. They say they . . . we farewelled our neighbours rules were only triggered four This is a fishery in a terrible state — was announced in 2019. The are considering it, but there’s no the other day and there were times, on half of these occasions and it needs a quota cut to get design was to provide a five-metre- answer.” lots of tears . . . and the stress boats did not bring up their nets it back on track.” He said it was wide path flanking the southbound Many Aucklanders have been that people have been under is and fish somewhere else, as they impossible to judge the success traffic side, attached to the bridge looking forward to the project unbelievable for something that were required to do. of the voluntary measures, piers. for a long time and Mike James, may never happen,” he said. “We are committed to because the rebuild plan was The transport agency said who was riding a bike near the Waka Kotahi Transport Agency ensuring fishers are aware stretched over 20 years. last year that construction was Harbour Bridge with friends, was general manager transport of how the move on rules The outcome of a judicial expected to start this year, but one of them. services Brett Gliddon said in work so they can apply them review sought by Forest and nothing much physical has He said Auckland was becoming a statement that a walking appropriately,” he said. Bird, that challenged the happened apart from acquiring a a cycling city and building the and cycling connection over the The letter also admitted to rationale for the 2019 decision few houses adjacent to where part path would produce an even bigger Waitemata Harbour was a priority boats straying inside four areas not to cut the tarakihi catch of the pathway is going to be. massive cycling city. He said if it for the government and Waka known to be home to high further, is due to be released in Not-for-profit organisation was not going ahead as originally Kotahi. numbers of juvenile fish, that had the next few weeks. Bike Auckland chairperson Barb planned, he would be unhappy. “In September, Waka Kotahi been closed to build up stocks. Commenting yesterday, Cuthbert told RNZ she was now “I think it should happen just appointed an alliance to deliver the “Communication will continue Lawson said fishers had strayed doubting the Transport Agency’s as soon as possible because that project and the alliance is working to ensure the importance into closed areas 40 times over capability and accountability. would reduce all the cars coming on examining and optimising of avoiding these areas is a 12-month period, representing “That was 2019. It’s now 2021. and going over the bridge. A lot the design to ensure that the understood by all relevant 1.1 percent of trawl activity over Two years later, we’re hearing they of people would prefer to cycle connection is fit for purpose and parties. This includes phone that time. can’t do it. What I do want to say is to work . . . more people on will meet the needs of current calls to operators to let them He said the two trawlers that that this is completely shaking any bikes reduce pollution . . . it’s a and future users. We will provide know when they have breached a had failed to move on had in confidence I had in Waka Kotahi,” no-brainer,” he said. more information on our revised voluntary closed area as soon as fact moved, just not as far as she said. A few houses on Princes Street programme when this work is it is identified,” Lawson said. they were supposed to. He noted She said the plan was likely not near the Harbour Bridge have complete,” he said. He outlined some of the fishers had met all but two of the going ahead due to fundamental been acquired or are in the process The agency declined to comment innovative techniques being six key performance indicators “technical issues” she had been of being acquired by the transport when asked whether or not the trialled by boats, including the set for them. — RNZ made aware of. agency to give way to a ramp for current design was still an option. 18 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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NEARLY THERE: Ngatapa School’s Braxton Briant heads towards the finish line and third place in the 7 years boys’ age group. CROWD GOES WILD: The cheers were loud and proud as youngsters ran, GO ALFIE: Waerenga-o-Kuri School’s cycled and swam their way to the finish line at the rural schools triathlon Alfie Connon is all smiles as he races at Waereanga-o-Kuri School. A great day was had by participants and in the 5 years boys’ age group. The spectators alike. The host school gave “a massive thanks” to all those who smile stayed on his face as he finished helped make it a successful event. second.

TAKING A BREATH: Rere’s Ella Cook surges through the pool and towards victory in the 6 years girls’ division.

Pictures by Liam Clayton MAKE IT CLICK: Waerenga-o-Kuri’s Harper Connon fastens her helmet for These and other photographs are LOOKING GOOD: Waerenga-o-Kuri’s Ben the cycle leg. Harper went on to win available for sale at The Gisborne Morrison cruises on the run leg. He placed the 7 years girls’ age group. Herald or online — second in the 11yrs boys’ race won by photo-sales.gisborneherald.co.nz classmate James Burt.

Mila Maddock, of Rere School, about to ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, GO! . . . And they’re off at the start of put pedal to the metal . . . well grass to be one of the age group races. I’VE GOT THIS: Ngatapa’s Ben Loffler more accurate. powers up a rise. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 RACING 23 Rocket Spade to step out on home soil

TAURANGA — New Zealand Derby “He’s just carried on as per normal as not a target as the stable attempt to have “The grand final was the New Zealand (2400m) winner Rocket Spade is likely if it was any race in his prep so Andrew the colt peak again for the Australian Derby and it was always going to be. to be seen in action at Tauranga this and I are delighted with the way he’s Derby. Anything beyond that is a bonus. He has weekend, where the Group One winner come through it. “I’d be very surprised if he figured won his Derby and that was the original will step out over a mile for trainers “He will now race this Saturday at in the finish on Saturday. He’s being plan. Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. Tauranga in the three-year-old mile or prepared to run a mile and a half,” “With the carnival being pushed back The three-year-old colt is being readied the Japan Trophy (Gr.2, 1600m) with a O’Sullivan said. another week, it has probably helped us for a tilt at the Gr.1 Australian Derby preference to the three-year-old race.” “After coming off a Derby prep, it’s if anything. (2400m), which will now be run on April Rocket Spade was originally pencilled very difficult to see him running a sharp “It has given us a little bit longer to get 10 at Randwick, with the remainder of in to trial at Taupo on Tuesday, but mile around Tauranga. It’s a race that his legs freshened and with it being five the Sydney Autumn Carnival pushed those trials have been transferred to the has been added because of the Sydney weeks in between runs, we have opted back a week due to heavy rain over the Cambridge Synthetic, with the Taupo carnival being pushed back a week. We to give him the extra race over a mile. past eight days. track deemed too firm. just felt it was too far in between runs We’re certainly under no illusion, it will “He pulled up really well from his New The Matamata horseman has and we didn’t want to trial him on the be no easy task to peak him twice in one Zealand Derby win,” O’Sullivan said. cautioned punters that Saturday’s race is synthetic track. campaign.” — NZ Racing Desk

Counties races at Pukekohe Wednesday Jetbet 2 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 2 Betavet 2.00 4 Haunui Farm 3.10 6 Nicole Sims’ 30th Birthday 4.24 12 Alexis (14) 57 45 S Spratt Race 1: THE REBEL KNIGHT, SYMPATHIQUE, ISKANDER EMERGENCIES: $10,000, maiden, 2100m $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m $10,000, maiden 2yo, 1200m 13 0 Daads Express (10) 57 45 E McCall (a3) Race 2: GRANADOS, LOT OF ZEES, LOVINGYOURWORK 1 00320 Cleverconversation (1) 58.5 52 S Collett 1 62 Quicken Away (4) 57.5 52 S Collett 14 05876 Legal Lady (15) 57 45 Race 3: KINSHASA, JIP JIP ROCK, AOTEA LAD 1 4s1 Designer Genes (4) 59 63 S Collett 2 05458 Jojakk (4) 58.5 49 Callum Jones (a3) 2 7217 Holyhead (5) 57 63 D Johnson 2 0 Bitethedust (5) 57.5 45 15 2 Elysian Fields (11) 57 52 Race 4: HOLYHEAD, DESIGNER GENES, MARMELLOS 3 36s88 Charred (12) 58.5 45 C Grylls 3 02s19 Marmellos (6) 57 62 T Yanagida (a1) 3 Copy That (6) 57.5 45 M McNab 16 Carnival Lady (8) 57 47 Race 5: BUBALINA, SIDE EYE, JOLENE 17 Saint Alice (16) 57 47 4 24869 Oak (5) 58.5 45 J Fawcett 4 s4620 Cate Blanco (3) 56.5 61 C Grylls 4 Daario (10) 57.5 45 C Grylls Race 6: COOL CHANGE, QUICKEN AWAY, AGLIANICO 5 4780 Oh Our Wyatt (9) 58.5 45 5 Spiderbait (12) 57.5 45 J Fawcett 18 0 Dubai Lady (3) 57 46 5 7s04s Lum Reek (1) 56.5 61 S Weatherley Race 7: LOCOMOTION, ELYSIAN FIELDS, ZAFFIRO BELLE 6 79s06 Witness (6) 58.5 45 S Spratt 6 Tiger Fire (8) 57.5 45 O Bosson 7 96079 Youknowhatimean (8) 58.5 45 E McCall (a3) 6 0800s Zenntari (2) 56.5 57 W Pinn (a2) 7 3s3 Cool Change (9) 55.5 65 D Johnson 8 Family Fun Day 11th April 5.34 Race 8: BRIMSTONE, ELYSIAN FIELDS, CARNIVAL LADY 7 4170s Savappiel (7) 56 60 S Spratt 8 0424 Granados (10) 58 52 O Bosson 8 445 Corista (11) 55.5 50 $10,000, maiden, 1200m 9 93867 Canadian Mountie (13) 58 45 R Elliot 9 7s Aglianico (1) 55.5 47 L Innes 10 07 Tycoon Warrior (2) 58 45 S Weatherley 5 Dunstan Horsefeeds 3.49 10 5 Flying For Glory (3) 55.5 47 1 22222 Brimstone (2) 58 54 O Bosson 2 6 Tempting Heart (9) 58 46 11 0973 Lot Of Zees (11) 56.5 51 J M Fillmore $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1400m T Yanagida (a1) 12 706 Pearl Hart (7) 56.5 45 A Goindasamy (a1) 11 Living Lighting (2) 55.5 45 W Pinn (a2) 3 Main Man (13) 58 45 V Colgan 1 72329 Side Eye (10) 57.5 53 D Danis (a2) 1 Mount Shop 1.25 13 83030 Lovingyourwork (3) 56 51 D Johnson 12 8 O’Dua (7) 55.5 45 S Spratt 4 75 Smoldering Yacht (1) 58 45 W Pinn (a2) $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2100m 14 — Incy Wincy Spider SCRATCHED 2 70067 Carlito (6) 57.5 45 J Fawcett 5 7s Paddy Wagon (16) 56.5 45 J M Fillmore 3 7s9 Irish Moonshine (8) 57.5 45 S Spratt 7 NZB Insurance Pearl Series 4.59 6 Roctheparty (15) 56.5 45 D Danis (a2) 1 32556 Iskander (8) 61 67 Callum Jones (a3) 4 87080 Jack Of Hearts (1) 57.5 45 7 9s Shirazelle (8) 56.5 45 S McKay 2 8s800 The Rebel Knight (4) 60 65 S Collett 3 Sonia Macfarlane Memorial 2.35 $10,000, maiden f&m, 1200m Callum Jones (a3) 8 Sigiriya (3) 56.5 45 3 76051 Daqiansweet Junior (10) 58.5 63 $11,000, rating 74 benchmark, 1600m 5 Leave It To Me (4) 57.5 45 L Innes 1 23222 Locomotion (4) 57.5 54 D Johnson 9 200 Our Sassy Cat (10) 56 50 S Weatherley O Bosson 1 22833 Aotea Lad (3) 60.5 75 (a3) 6 Notorious (11) 57.5 45 2 52260 Shibuya Kosaten (13) 57.5 52 10 Carnival Lady (6) 56 47 D Johnson 4 0000s Locally Sauced (3) 57.5 60 3 7s Kool Chouxz (9) 57.5 47 J M Fillmore 2 07115 Leitrim Lad (9) 57.5 69 S Spratt A Goindasamy (a1) 11 Saint Alice (7) 56 47 A Goindasamy (a1) M Hashizume (a2) 3 08790 Plushenko (5) 57 68 M Hashizume (a2) 4 00s Kryptonite (7) 57.5 47 J Fawcett 12 0 Dubai Lady (14) 56 46 S Collett 7 Paramount Prince (7) 57.5 45 V Colgan 5 08060 Castello Royale (9) 56.5 58 W Pinn (a2) 4 91s47 Kinshasa (4) 56.5 71 S Collett 5 — So Charming SCRATCHED EMERGENCIES: 6 67707 Master Herb (7) 56 56 (a3) 5 7910s Twin Spinner (6) 56.5 67 W Pinn (a2) 8 8 Taumalolo (9) 57.5 45 6 606 Ms Candee Lane (12) 57.5 46 S McKay 13 078s6 Addicted To You (17) 56.5 45 7 73100 Shocking Penny (5) 55.5 60 J Fawcett 6 81740 Cassio (2) 55.5 65 Callum Jones (a3) 9 Telling Tales (12) 57.5 45 D Johnson 7 — Aunt Cindy SCRATCHED B Rogerson (a4) 8 97028 Sympathique (2) 55.5 60 T Newman (a2) 7 03959 Jip Jip Rock (7) 55 68 D Johnson 10 26202 Bubalina (5) 55.5 54 T Yanagida (a1) 8 3025s Rubyshowoff (1) 57 52 W Pinn (a2) 14 7876s Capaldi (12) 58 45 R Elliot 9 86800 Hakuna Matata (6) 54 57 D Danis (a2) 8 7s700 Memories Only (1) 54 60 11 85 Lavita Vishvi (13) 55.5 47 M McNab 9 02 Zaffiro Belle (6) 57 52 Callum Jones (a3) 15 s240s Patch Prince (11) 58.5 53 10 070s0 Incy Wincy Spider (1) 54 45 A Goindasamy (a1) 12 58s Jolene (3) 55.5 46 M Hashizume (a2) 10 70555 Targhee (5) 57 50 S Collett 16 2 Elysian Fields (4) 56 52 E McCall (a3) 9 0980s Renegade Fighter (8) 54 59 J Fawcett 13 Hovdamer (2) 55.5 45 S Collett 11 8 Screen Belle (2) 57 46 C Grylls 17 5 Legit (5) 58 47

Wanganui greys at Hatrick Wednesday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Aon CPF Insurance 12.22 5 Kernow Construction 1.15 8 84554 Liberty Taker nwtd Mark Goodier 3 46544 Opawa Jody 18.03 Marcie Flipp Race 1: KINETIC JYN, MEXICAN CUTIE, ALLEGRO MOSES EMERGENCIES: 4 66583 Homebush Luther 18.30 John McInerney $1425, C0, 305m $1745, C2, 305m 9 48636 Derry Blues 31.31 Peter Clark 5 55452 Big Time Penny 17.76 Peter Clark Race 2: HARDCORE BRUTE, PACHINKO, BIG TIME NOAH 1 Feel The Madness nwtd Sue Gommans 1 43283 Dino The Fox 17.74 K A Lincoln-Papuni 10 66575 Bigtime Ava 30.70 Peter Clark 6 34765 Kiosk 17.80 J & D Bell Race 3: FROSTY PARADISE, BIG TIME DORY, 2 77553 Hardcore Brute nwtd Agent & Williams 2 66532 Bigtime Stella 17.42 Agent & Williams 7 76672 Big Time Tatum 17.86 Agent & Williams FREEDOM LEAGUE 3 56 Kinetic Jo nwtd Kettlewell & Phillips 3 67118 Idol Steffie 17.62 Marcie Flipp 8 Book Your Function @ Hatrick 2.08 8 33227 Johny Mowhawk 18.03 David Denbee Race 4: ALLEGRO SMOOCH, EYE KNO, YARN SISTER 4 36362 Big Time Noah nwtd Peter Clark 4 54265 Waterloo Girl 17.78 Wendy Kite $1510, C1, 305m EMERGENCIES: Race 5: BIG TIME YONKERS, DINO THE FOX, IDOL STEFFIE 5 45376 Bluey nwtd John McArthur 5 s1472 Rapid Renegade 17.89 Richard Waite 9 68468 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 1 77482 Homebush Maree nwtd Sue Gommans Race 6: ALAMEIN SAM, DOTTIE BELL, CHECKPOINT 6 87365 Pachinko nwtd Linda Martin 6 66111 Big Time Yonkers 17.68 Lisa Cole 10 48777 Strike It Rich 18.42 John McArthur 7 Big Time Bentley nwtd Lisa Cole 2 57465 Three Of Hearts 18.36 Bill Hodgson Race 7: ALLEGRO RUBY, BIG TIME GIGI, BIG TIME BRYNN 7 52662 Big Time Beat 17.73 D P Symes 8 Allegro Gracie nwtd Lisa Cole 3 86226 Al’s Witch 18.19 Lana Pearce Race 8: BIG TIME ARI, SIDELINE SALLY, HYPOTHETICAL 8 66247 Jack Marjen 18.17 Marcie Flipp 11 Presidents Dash 3.00 EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 4 75746 Ariana Sunset 18.31 Brian Goldsack Race 9: IDOL JAN, LESLIE ALBERT, IMPRESSIVE GIFT $1510, C1, 305m 9 65665 Loudred nwtd J & D Bell 9 474F4 Homebush Maycee 17.90 John McInerney 5 65111 Big Time Ari 17.86 Lisa Cole Race 10: JOHNY MOWHAWK, BIG TIME PENNY, OPAWA JODY 10 66827 Zero Tolerance nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni 10 7s847 Allegro Lexxi 17.63 Agent & Williams 6 86673 Hurricane Al 17.85 Carol Morris 1 25658 Goldstar McQueen nwtd Sammy Stone Race 11: TIGER CHURN, SADOWSKI, GOLDSTAR MCQUEEN 7 74245 Sideline Sally 17.57 John McInerney 2 55433 Ahuroa Whizz 18.46 Robert Murray Race 12: MILO TONIGHT, IDOL REIGN, PARADOX PRINCE 3 Laser Plumbing 12.40 6 First Security 1.33 8 82653 Hypothetical 18.02 Melissa Olden 3 12243 Tiger Churn 18.01 Glen Hodgson EMERGENCIES: $3450, C0, 520m $1745, C2, 305m 4 66577 Gemmas Dilemma 18.16 John McInerney 9 68468 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 5 67634 Sadowski nwtd Linda Martin 1 Allegro Rylee nwtd Lisa Cole 1 75343 Shot Of Class 17.85 Carol Morris 2 Big Time Dory nwtd Lisa Cole 10 38587 Hobson 17.93 John McArthur 6 17885 Idol Ziggy 17.67 Marcie Flipp 2 46416 Checkpoint 17.95 Marcie Flipp 3 Freedom League nwtd Lisa Cole 7 68482 Hardcore Kylie 18.28 Agent & Williams 3 46136 Ahuroa Princess 17.61 Robert Murray 4 Smokin’ Scampi nwtd Angela Turnwald 9 racingtips.co.nz 2.24 8 15665 Impressive Mood 18.07 Sue Gommans 4 41265 Dottie Bell 17.87 Leanne Bell 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a $1510, C1, 305m EMERGENCIES: 6 Allegro Bryan nwtd Lisa Cole 5 37322 Alamein Sam 18.00 Kettlewell & Phillips 6 87s45 Guru Secret 17.67 Agent & Williams 1 s467s Choice Lass 17.94 Carol Morris 9 68468 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 7 Big Time Versace nwtd Lisa Cole 2 54574 Impressive Gift nwtd Sue Gommans 10 76776 Diller 18.19 John McInerney 8 63543 Frosty Paradise nwtd M S Clark 7 17747 Light Cruiser 17.91 Brian Goldsack 1 Welcome To Hatrick 12.05 8 86771 Xanthe Jewel 17.84 Pauline Blanche 3 76546 Adobe Spinner nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni 12 Book Your Function @ Hatrick 3.18 4 Adept Accountants Final 12.57 EMERGENCIES: 4 44758 Leslie Albert 18.06 Brian Goldsack $1425, C0, 305m 9 474F4 Homebush Maycee 17.90 John McInerney 5 32368 Idol Jan 17.80 Marcie Flipp $1510, C1, 305m $1570, C1, final, 305m 6 63636 Elle 18.15 John McArthur 1 Allegro Jordan nwtd Lisa Cole 10 7s847 Allegro Lexxi 17.63 Agent & Williams 1 44544 King Theoden nwtd Pauline Blanche 1 12532 Testing Time 17.89 John McArthur 7 58873 Homebush Jozie 17.97 John McInerney 2 Flip It nwtd John McInerney 2 27663 Cliff Top Rosie 18.14 M S Clark 2 F2661 Hardcore Jet 17.81 Agent & Williams 7 Accell Canine Therapy 1.50 8 7s655 True Testament 17.94 Bill Hodgson 3 34358 Endless Style nwtd J & D Bell 3 45837 Clansman Douglas 18.16 Brian Goldsack 3 52526 Bailey And Cream 17.93 J & D Bell EMERGENCIES: 4 83673 Gotcha Max nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni $2565, C1, 520m 4 37563 Paradox Prince 18.13 Bill Hodgson 4 32321 Eye Kno 17.77 W Woods 9 68468 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 5 Pop Flash nwtd Maree Gowan 5 75431 Idol Reign 17.84 Marcie Flipp 5 54113 Allegro Smooch 17.58 Lisa Cole 1 54221 Allegro Ruby nwtd Lisa Cole 10 87588 Homebush Captain 17.95 John McInerney 6 227 Kinetic Jyn nwtd Kettlewell & Phillips 6 22342 Yarn Sister 17.80 Carol Morris 2 11263 Big Time Gigi 30.46 Lisa Cole 6 22134 Milo Tonight 17.84 Lana Pearce 7 64372 Allegro Moses nwtd Lisa Cole 7 68421 Kinetic Rebel 17.78 Kettlewell & Phillips 3 54237 Big Time Rita 30.68 Lisa Cole 10 Palamountains Nutrition 2.44 7 68568 Stormy Jay 17.62 Wendy Kite 8 228 Mexican Cutie nwtd Kettlewell & Phillips 8 36651 Small Paige 17.96 Agent & Williams 4 41425 Sweeney Todd 30.84 Mark Goodier 8 88558 Cool Beans nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 5 11854 Dangerous Di 31.04 K A Lincoln-Papuni $1510, C1, 305m EMERGENCIES: 9 6 Agent Amy nwtd Sammy Stone 9 12243 Tiger Churn 18.01 Glen Hodgson 6 22335 Big Time Brynn 30.50 Lisa Cole 1 57448 Telltale Signs 18.10 Melissa Olden 9 68468 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 10 868s6 Hardcore Lisa nwtd Agent & Williams 10 27663 Cliff Top Rosie 18.14 M S Clark 7 54472 Big Time Dior nwtd Lisa Cole 2 78374 Homebush Mandy 17.95 Sue Gommans 10 78867 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell

Victoria races at Sandown Lakeside Wednesday TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Ladbrokes Easy Form Hcp 5.05 4 Clanbrooke Racing 6.15 11 s5154 Awkward b (11) 58 93 D Oliver 5 28s23 Fiorente Lass w (7) 59 99 Ms J Kah Race 1: MICHIGAN, FOTURI, FATALE BLISS 12 7321s Sweet Karolina (6) 58 84 L Currie 6 42221 Johandough wn (5) 58 96 C Williams $50,000, 2yo Fillies, 1300m $50,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1200m 13 9s324 Little Miss Gutsaa (5) 57.5 90 Race 2: DIVINA CALLE, EXTASSY, DE LONG STAR 7 61265 Cake Walker d (11) 56.5 97 1 Bantamweight (11) 59 80 J Hill 1 04667 Lucifer’s Reward wn (11) 62 93 J Mott C Williams Race 3: SAVVY LAD, SMOKIN’ ROMANS, JENKINS Ms A Kelly (a3) 2 Charity Spirit (12) 59 83 C Williams 2 91634 Oh So Rewarding wn (6) 61 95 8 41653 Sanctuaire w (8) 56.5 95 J Noonan Race 4: THE BILLIONAIRE, ENCIRCLE, SIG POSITANO 3 24 De Long Star (4) 59 99 D Yendall 6 Tile Importer 7.25 T Stockdale (a2) 9 87472 Jungle Jane wb (12) 56 96 M Walker Race 5: ELIDI, YOSEMITE, SIRILEO MISS 4 4 Divina Calle (8) 59 91 Ms J Kah 3 s3146 Rogue Star d (1) 61 93 J Allen $50,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 2100m 10 2s134 Kanzai (6) 56 98 M Dee Race 6: BLUE OCEAN, TRENCH WARFARE, RIPPA CHOICE 5 4 Realised b (14) 59 89 J McNeil 4 36s41 Sig Positano dwn (10) 61 99 11 16s84 Evader (1) 54.5 100 D Yendall Race 7: JOHANDOUGH, MERLINITE, THE MOCKINGBIRD 6 3 River Cat (2) 59 96 D Lane 5 1200s Frankly Harvey tw (4) 60.5 88 1 421s8 Bondi Sands (13) 61.5 92 D Oliver 12 45312 Prolix (10) 54 94 N Farley Race 8: EXCELLERATION, MUCH MUCH BETTER, 7 24 Salamanders (1) 59 100 D Oliver L Riordan (a2) 2 23712 Finnick dw (10) 61.5 92 M Walker 8 42 Starlea (3) 59 95 D Moor 3 97533 Come On Carl wn (1) 61 95 B Allen THE STAGER 6 5s121 The Billionaire d (9) 60.5 97 W Price (a2) 8 Ladbrokes Blended Multi 8.30 9 Takara (10) 59 82 J Allen 7 8s523 Encircle db (8) 59 94 J McNeil 4 s7325 Blue Ocean wb (9) 60.5 100 W Price (a2) 10 Vanzali (13) 59 80 M Dee 8 695s8 Kilmacurragh twn (5) 59 82 J Bowditch 5 31s87 Otis dw (11) 60.5 99 L Currie $50,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1400m 11 5 Biscayne Bay (7) 58.5 89 M Zahra 9 1157s Quietly Discreet db (3) 58 100 Ms J Kah 6 92411 Rajpipla w (3) 59 97 Ms J Kah 12 4s Elegant Boom b (5) 58.5 88 B Allen 1 70770 Onslaught dwn (1) 62.5 86 L Riordan (a2) 10 373s1 Sirene Stryker n (2) 58 92 D Ganderton 7 9s532 Trench Warfare wb (6) 59 98 W Egan 13 7 Extassy (9) 58.5 89 D Stackhouse 2 s1331 O’Reilly McLuke w (3) 61.5 94 B Mertens 11 326s1 Wild Charlotte d (7) 58 91 P Moloney 8 17s97 Chilula w (4) 58.5 95 J Bowditch 14 7 Give Me Reward (6) 58.5 85 M Poy 9 219s9 Californiafirebird wn (2) 58 95 J McNeil 3 137s5 Stardayz dwn (11) 61.5 92 1 Ladbroke It Plate 4.30 15 66 Dexa Bill (15) 57 89 L Currie 5 The Big Screen Company 6.50 10 73452 Rippa Choice wn (8) 58 98 M Walker Ms L Lafferty (a3) 4 019s0 Black Toff Affair dw (4) 61 91 $50,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1200m 3 Ladbrokes Split Multi 5.40 $50,000, 3yo Fillies Benchmark 64, 1300m 11 10585 Anikery (12) 57.5 95 M Poy 12 8s996 Dargo w (5) 57 90 T Stockdale (a2) D Stackhouse 1 86s Sun Samurai (5) 59.5 82 W Price (a) $50,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1600m 1 12s Sirileo Miss (3) 61.5 90 Ms M Julius (a3) 13 60343 Davelliom w (7) 54 95 Dean Holland 5 61950 Chase Award d (9) 61 92 Ms A Kelly (a3) 2 Boy Big (10) 59 80 H Coffey 1 9s313 Prince Of Helena w (5) 62 98 2 19s6 Charm School tw (7) 60.5 100 M Zahra 6 8s564 Vladivostok dw (10) 61 91 3 Foturi (2) 59 82 J McNeil W Price (a2) 3 877s1 Yosemite wn (4) 60.5 94 J Mott 7 IVE > Print 8.00 T Stockdale (a2) 4 Let It Rip Reggie (8) 59 80 4 1020s Divine Diosa tw (8) 60 94 D Lane 2 668s6 Savvy Lad b (4) 61 96 L Riordan (a2) $50,000, 3yo & up F&M Benchmark 70, 7 22122 Governor Landy (8) 60.5 94 H Grace (a3) Ms L Lafferty (a) 5 s7521 Madam Mischief w (13) 60 96 3 s8252 Translator cwb (6) 61 97 C Williams 2100m 8 12s Excelleration d (7) 60 90 W Egan 5 22s Michigan (7) 59 92 M Zahra 4 6s721 Via Capo (9) 61 92 L Currie Ms M Lawrence (a3) 9 51s18 Much Much Better dw (6) 60 100 6 28s4s Miracle Day (1) 59 93 C Williams 5 4420s Jenkins dwn (2) 60.5 91 T Stockdale (a2) 6 1 Bold Manner d (1) 59.5 92 D Bates 1 87s53 She’s On Time wn (3) 60.5 100 7 58s Oak Bridge (6) 59 84 Ms C Puls 6 16s75 Fiorente’s Girl d (1) 60 100 D Lane 7 8s152 Circle Of Magic (2) 59.5 94 Ms J Kah T Stockdale (a2) W Price (a2) 8 4 Schauffele (9) 59 93 Ms J Kah 7 55s69 Smokin’ Romans (3) 60 99 J Allen 8 9s122 Elidi bn (9) 59.5 95 W Price (a2) 2 24750 Merlinite d (9) 59.5 100 W Price (a2) 10 7s455 Dynamic Duo (2) 59.5 89 J Noonan 9 3 Aliesha (3) 57 96 D Stackhouse 8 s0879 Boxachocolates dw (7) 59.5 85 J Noonan 9 150s2 Miss Conduct (12) 59 93 J McNeil 3 83621 Queen Guinevere cw (2) 59.5 97 H Coffey 11 862s4 Mister Yu Shu w (12) 59 93 M Zahra 10 2 Fatale Bliss b (4) 57 100 M Dee 9 s4224 Iowa Hawkeye (8) 59 93 J McNeil 10 4s661 Vinni Rose n (10) 58.5 89 B Mertens 4 62843 The Mockingbird w (4) 59.5 99 M Zahra 12 s3221 The Stager d (5) 59 96 J Mott

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. 24 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Lakers great Elgin Baylor dies at 86 BASKETBALL Lakers — teaming with West throughout the 1960s in one of the most potent tandems in LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers great basketball history. Elgin Baylor, who soared through the 1960s with He averaged 27.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and a high-scoring style of basketball that became 4.3 assists in 846 games with the Lakers. the model for the modern NBA player, has died. His scoring average is the third-highest in NBA He was 86. history behind Michael Jordan (30.12) and Wilt The Lakers announced today that the 11-time Chamberlain (30.07). NBA All-Star and 10-time All-NBA selection died Baylor is the Lakers’ all-time leader in rebounds of natural causes in Los Angeles with his wife, (11,463) and ranks fourth in points (23,149). Elaine, and daughter Krystal by his side. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977 With silky-smooth movement and athleticism, and is considered one of the greatest players to Baylor played a major role in revolutionising never win a championship. basketball from a ground-bound sport into an “Elgin was THE superstar of his era — aerial show, with Jerry West calling him “one of his many accolades speak to that,” Lakers the most spectacular shooters the world has ever controlling owner and president Jeanie Buss said seen”. in a statement announcing Baylor’s death. Years before Julius Erving and Michael Jordan Baylor was the first NBA player to score 70 became international superstars with their points in a game — 71 on December 11, 1960 — similarly acrobatic games, Baylor created the and he still holds the single-game NBA Finals blueprint for the modern superstar. scoring record with 61 against the Boston Celtics A LEGEND OF THE GAME: Elgin Baylor stands next to a statue, just unveiled, “RIP to the NBA’s first high flyer, Lakers in 1962. honouring the Lakers great, outside Staples Center in Los Angeles in this April 6, legend and Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor,” former His No.22 jersey was retired in 1983 and hangs 2018 file photo. The Lakers 11-time NBA All-Star died overnight. AP picture Lakers guard and former team president Magic in the rafters of Staples Center, while a statue Johnson wrote on Twitter. honouring him was unveiled outside the arena 22 years in that role — although his post-playing Baylor as a “transcendent player, a beloved “Before there was Michael Jordan doing in 2018. career never reached the heights of his on-court teammate and a pioneering executive” and NBA amazing things in the air, there was Elgin Baylor.” Baylor coached the New Orleans Jazz from deeds, he was named NBA executive of the year commissioner Adam Silver said Baylor “set The No.1 draft pick in 1958 and rookie of the 1976-79 before he was hired as the general in 2006. the course for the modern NBA as one of the year in 1959, Baylor spent 14 seasons with the manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, spending The Clippers issued a statement remembering league’s first superstar players”. — AP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Wednesday, March 24, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Amanda Brugel, 43; Alyson Hannigan, 47; Jim Parsons, 48; Louie Anderson, 68. 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Royal Engineer in the Steer clear of joint ventures. You will do well if you put your time and money hears (7) into personal and home improvement. Don't trust or believe anyone who platoon put on the parade- makes unrealistic promises. Concentrate on what you can do by yourself. ground? (7) 16. A desperado also appears 22. Kind of antelopes seen in the piece (6) Physical fitness is encouraged. 5 stars round the East (5) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): 19. Dynamited - that’s what the It's time to do things differently. Keeping up with the changing times will ensure SOLUTIONS TO 23. Reformed from crooked underground worker did (5) Quick Crossword answers ways, we hear, but that you don't get left behind. Update your surroundings and sell items you no PUZZLE 11,248 20. 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Harass (6) your overhead to fit a more restrictive budget. Put an end to being controlled. 21 Sure. 10. Menace (8) 4. Small nail (4) 3 stars CRYPTIC 11. Moist (4) ACROSS: 5. Daunt (7) Birthday Baby: 7 Body-snatching; 13. Homicide (6) You are playful, enthusiastic and resourceful. You are expressive and 8 Evensong; 9 Item; 10 Eraser; 6. Moderate (10) 15. Thin coat (6) unpredictable. 12 Eskimo; 14 Metric; 9. Apart (10) 16 Secede; 18 Calf; 17. Eject (4) 20 Vendetta; 22 Gross receipts. 18. Obscene (8) 12. Mad (8) DOWN: 1 Converge; 2 Hyenas; 14. Uneasy (7) STAR RATINGS 3 Undo; 4 Staggers; 5 Shriek; 21. Axis (7) 16. Purpose (6) FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. 6 Once; 11 Recovery; 22. Sum (5) FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. 13 Meditate; 15 Refuse; 23. Again and 19. Way in (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 17 Credit; 19 Acre; 21 Nice. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. again (10) 20. Rim (4) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 SPORT 25

WELL-DRESSED: Fourth-placed team in Kahutia Bowling Club’s Saint Patrick’s Day tournament, The Wearin’ of the Green, were RIDING INSTRUCTIONS: Joe Wimutu lets his teammates know (from left) Libby Clay (lead), Steve Jenkins (skip) and Joyce what’s required at the head, while Ann Ward surveys the layout Wagner (director). Clay and Jenkins were named best-dressed of the bowls. Wimutu won the men’s “spider” contest at The “Colleen” and “Paddy” respectively. Pictures by Paul Rickard RAY TAYLOR Wearin’ of the Green.

INAUGURAL WINNERS: Carol Jukes (centre left) presents the Robert and Ethel Jenkins Memorial Cup to the first winners of Kahutia Bowling Club’s Saint Patrick’s BOWL DELIVERED: Delores Woodcock Day tournament, The Wearin’ of the Green. They are (from left): Steve Ward (director), bowls as Jean Patterson waits. Murray Murton (skip) and Jean Patterson (lead). Picture by Judy Taylor ROD YOUNG Flag flies high for new tournament BOWLS Withey (s), Tony Dobson (d) and Joan of 75 minutes. and Steve Jenkins, who were members of Gledhill (l). Position rotations within the team took the same team. THE flag of Ireland was flying high for Third, with 32 ends, were Mo Kapua place in games 2 and 3. Winners were to To qualify for the lucky-draw prize, all the 72 bowlers who decked themselves (s), Ngawai Turipa (d) and Norma Miller be determined on games won, ends won team members had to be present and not out in green for Kahutia Bowling Club’s (l). and a differential if required. be among the other prize-winners. On the Saint Patrick’s Day tournament, The Fourth, with 30 ends, were Steve With a 10am start, two games were third attempt, the prize was awarded to Wearin’ of the Green. Jenkins (s), Joyce Wagner (d) and Libby played before lunch, followed by a Ray Taylor (s), Kathryn Flaugere (d) and Bowlers came from Wairoa, Tolaga Clay (l). “spider” with a spot prize for men and Kandyce Bevan (l) — the only team with Bay, Poverty Bay, Gisborne and Kahutia Carol Jukes presented the Robert women on each green, then two games to four losses. clubs to support the first staging of what and Ethel Jenkins Memorial Cup to the complete the afternoon. The tournament was the brainchild seems likely to become an annual event. winners, as well as prizes down to fourth Winners of the spider were Trish Leach of Tipperary-raised Marty Ryan, who Tournament winners were Murray place, and a lucky-draw prize. and Joe Wimutu. thought “outside the square” and did a lot Murton (skip), Steve Ward (director) and Robert and Ethel Jenkins were Lunch was Irish stew, served in the of preliminary work in sourcing satellite Jean Patterson (lead). They were the only maternal grandparents of non-playing appropriately decorated dining room, sponsors and advertising. team with four wins. club supporter Trevor Jukes. M.E. Jukes where the players sat at 12 tables, six to He and Ray and Judy Taylor ran a Second, third and fourth placings had and Son Ltd was principal sponsor of the a table. Four “lucky shamrock stickers” well-received tournament. Club members to be decided by the number of ends won, tournament. were placed under chairs for spot prizes. said it had been many years since a as all the teams had three wins. Teams played four games of two-bowl Prizes for the best-dressed “Colleen” midweek tournament used the two Second, with 33 ends won, were Vern rotational triples playing to a time limit and “Paddy” were awarded to Libby Clay greens at Kahutia. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Europe to start World Cup qualifying amid pandemic FOOTBALL be denied travel did not materialise, so Robert Estonia will host the Czech Republic in the looking to add to his national-record 62 goals. Lewandowski can play for Poland in England Polish city Lublin. England are at home to San Marino with GENEVA — The 55 national teams in Europe and David Alaba will join Austria in Scotland. Defending World Cup champions France manager Gareth Southgate’s biggest headache will start World Cup qualifying this week for The pandemic was felt in three teams losing begins their qualifying campaign with Kylian being who to choose to play alongside Harry the 2022 tournament in Qatar even as Asia and what home advantage exists when most games Mbappe hitting his best form of the season Kane in attack. South America pause amid the coronavirus are still played without fans. —a burst of 10 goals in seven games started Germany start their qualifying under Joachim pandemic. Cristiano Ronaldo will not play for Portugal at with a hat-trick in a Champions League win at Low and will continue in September with a new The 10 European qualifying groups kick off home but he will be on familiar ground in Turin, Barcelona. coach after his 15-year tenure, which included this week and will play 75 games in eight days. Italy. Les Bleus start their campaign against the 2014 World Cup title, ends after Euro 2020. Some teams will play triple-headers in a Portugal chose the stadium of Juventus Ukraine. The five-team group includes a third The 10 group winners will qualify directly for schedule squeezed by the loss of dates in as the neutral host for their opening qualifier Euro 2020 qualifier in Finland. the finals tournament next year. The 10 runners- June because of the postponed European against Azerbaijan. Sweden’s match against Georgia on looked up will advance to the playoffs next March, Championship. Norwegian star Erling Haaland will also play to be a low-key game before Zlatan Ibrahimovic joined by two teams from the Nations League. No World Cup qualifying game in Europe has on neutral ground. Norway chose the Spanish came out of international retirement. The A 12-team knockout bracket of single-leg been lost to travel and quarantine restrictions. city of Malaga for their home game against charismatic 39-year-old striker should make his games will decide the final three European Fears that players based in Germany would Turkey on Saturday. first appearance for Sweden since Euro 2016, teams going to Qatar. — AP Koepka in doubt for Masters

GOLF FOUR-TIME major winner Brooks Koepka could miss next month’s Masters in the US after having surgery on his right knee. The world No.12 has has been sidelined since tying for second place at the WGC- Workday Championship earlier this month. Koepka hurt his knee while with his family in Florida and told USA Today he had dislocated his kneecap and suffered ligament damage. “Whatever my body says, I’m going to listen,” the American said. The 30-year-old had surgery last week and will wait to see if he can play in the Masters, which begins on April 8. Koepka posted a collage of photos to Twitter on Sunday evening, including an image of his bandaged right knee and another of him on HOPE CUP CHAMPIONS: HSOB Presidents put it together when it counted most to win the 2021 Hope Cup club cricket final. Standing crutches. — AAP (from left) are Jason Lines, Ollie Needham (captain), Kyle Jean-Louis, Jeff Chambers, Anil Kumar, Matt Jefferd, Marius Weyers and Glen Udall. Front: Billy Stackhouse, Mahmood Khan, Nathan Quimpo, Nic Armour and Yegan Lanka. Picture by Stephanie Melville-Chambers UNDERDOGS STUN OBR ‘Never-say-die’ effort inspires HSOB to Hope Cup title

CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf on a good No.1 pitch at Harry Barker Chambers, the biggest partnership in the HSOB captain and wicket-keeper Reserve. match, proved vital. Needham spoke with pride of his outfit’s HIGH School Old Boys Presidents They were on the back foot early when The Presidents knew the winning or achievement. delivered an astounding performance to Loyd van Zyl bowled gloveman Needham losing of the Hope Cup would come down “What a high to finish on,” he said, beat Old Boys Rugby by 25 runs in the for a duck off the last ball of the first to breaking up OBR’s right-left opening hailing their “never-say-die team effort Hope Cup “Senior B” club cricket final on over. pair of Christophers and Peter Stewart when it mattered most”. Saturday. Van Zyl (four wickets for 13 runs off 6 (7). “Our bowling unit has been our Underdogs HSOB defied the odds in a overs), new ball partner George Reynolds Christophers fell leg-before-wicket to strength in the last two games especially. roller-coaster ride of a trophy decider. (1-18 off 6) and left-armer Jannie Jacobs HSOB spearhead Jason Lines (1-6 off 6) We applied pressure through dot balls Ollie Needham’s Bollywood HSOB (1-15 off 5) were OBR’s best with the ball. for what would be the OBR batting line- and made modest totals defendable. Presidents came right in the last two Christophers conceded 25 runs in his up’s top score of 16 with the score at 29 “We believed we could defend 113 if we weeks of a topsy-turvy season. six overs while Amit Vyas (1-34 off 5) in the 11th over. were able to prize out their quality top- They turned the tables on two-time completed the five-man seam attack and Four balls later, Stewart was adjudged order. In the end it was a very satisfying defending champions Ngatapa in the 2 v he and leg-spinner Mana Taumaunu (1-5 lbw to Anil Kumar (1-27 off 6) at the day and season with lots of smiles on 3 semifinal, then became giant-killers in off 2) mopped up the tail. same score, 29. faces. the final. Presidents opener Matt Jefferd made Lines and Kumar bowled through with “That winning feeling will persist The Craig Christophers-led Rawhiti an invaluable 36 from 70 balls and Jeff the new ball to have OBR 2-34 after 12 through the winter. Legal OBR won 12 games in a row, lost Chambers, at five, a bright 31 off 43. overs. “Credit also to OBR. They were the to Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green These two innings were of incalculable From there, seamers Billy Stackhouse front-runners all season in regards to Caps, then hammered Siteworx Horouta importance to HSOB, who reached 113-8 (3-12 off 1.3 overs), Yegan Lanka (3-18 their high standard and professionalism twice. in their 30 overs. off 6) and Nic Armour (2-3 off 2) emerged on and off the field.” They went into the last match of the They looked in deep trouble when heroes, alongside Lines’ fine performance. Christophers returned the praise. season having played consistently good they lost their best batsman and most Presidents backed it up by fielding as if “Congratulations to HSOB Presidents cricket in the best spirit. experienced player Glen Udall (bowled by their cricketing lives depended on it. on their victory. They showed humility in In somewhat of a contrast, HSOB — Jacobs for 1) to be 3-25 four balls into the Armour, fielding at point, caught No.11 their win and we appreciated that. runners-up in 2020 — took a record of ninth over. Amit Vyas for a first-ball duck off the “I’m proud of my team for their effort nine wins and seven losses into the final. But a 46-run stand for the fourth bowling of Stackhouse to end OBR’s and attitude this season, with a massive HSOB won the toss and chose to bat wicket between Jefferd and the colourful chase at 88 in 26.3 overs. thank you as well to our team sponsor.” The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 23, 2021 SPORT 27 McBride retires: ‘It wasn’t worth it’

ROWING by Cheree Kinnear, NZME LIGHTWEIGHT women’s double world champion Zoë McBride has opened up on the shock realities that drove her to announce her retirement from rowing, just months ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old was set to compete at the upcoming Olympics as one of New Zealand’s favourites for a gold medal, after claiming the world title along with double sculls teammate Jackie Kiddle in 2019. Speaking to Newstalk ZB, McBride revealed she began contemplating her career after suffering a stress fracture to her leg last year. Months of rehab took a toll on her mental health before the challenges of getting back down below 59 kilograms to meet the minimum lightweight criteria saw her develop an eating disorder and an erratic menstrual cycle. “That was a massive wake-up call,” she said. “I’ve been very injured being a lightweight. I’ve had to manipulate my body CHAMPIONS: Jackie Kiddle (left) and Zoe McBride have been lightweight double sculls world champions. Rowing NZ picture in ways that looking back on it now, I’m not OK with in order to get to weight. “I don’t expect a lot of people to McBride won three world titles in her best for each other. “Since then a massive priority of mine understand or for people to see it from my career, with back-to-back successes in the “You want to race and be with a partner has been health . . . in order for me to be point of view, but I know over the years, light-weight single sculls in 2015 and 2016. who is in a really good position to be in a position to get back down to weight to obviously the work that I’ve put in, it’s She then claimed a silver in the double able to do it and if they have to sacrifice race is too much of an ask on my mental been a massive goal of mine to go to the sculls with Kiddle before the duo won the something in order to be there, it’s not health and also my physical health. Olympics but to do it at the sacrifice of world title in Ottensheim, Austria in 2019. worth it.” “I don’t want to put myself in a position myself is not worth it,” she said. She said the conversation with Kiddle Kiddle is set to continue training at Lake where I’m not OK but still in the boat.” “The past year and a half has made was an emotional one. Karapiro as part of Rowing NZ’s High- Although having trained extensively over me realise that although I’ve done some “It’s obviously a very hard conversation to Performance Programme. the past few years for the Tokyo Games, amazing things, at the end of the day I’m have,” she said. “But at the end of the day, Meanwhile, McBride will remain based McBride said she was confident she would the one who has to live with myself and in we’re a team and we support each other, in Cambridge to pursue her career in never regret her decision. my body and this decision is for me.” we always have and we both want what’s marketing with a focus on women’s health.

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CHASING HISTORY: In this November 2020 file photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Formula One race at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Hamilton is chasing an eighth Formula One title to stand alone among racing greats. The season starts on Sunday with the Bahrain Grand Prix and ends in December at Abu Dhabi. Hamilton might see another successful season as the perfect time to walk away from Formula One. Picture by Giuseppe Cacace/Pool via AP

Hamilton eyes summit MOTORSPORT by Jerome Pugmire, AP some countries where F1 goes. have a close season? I would say so. Alonso has come out of F1 retirement It all started when Hamilton and “Red Bull are fierce adversaries, after missing the past two seasons and PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an most drivers took a knee against racism they’ve got a strong package and clearly returns at the age of 39 — which is still eighth Formula One title, he will stand at the Austrian GP in July, when the came out of the box very, very quick.” two years younger than Alfa Romeo alone among the sport’s greats. And that delayed 2020 season began. While others Red Bull have a stronger line-up, too, driver Kimi Raikkonen. might be the perfect time to walk away appeared to fade in their commitment, with Sergio Perez replacing Alex Albon Alonso won titles with Renault in 2005 from the track for good. Hamilton continued to hammer home the and bringing with him nearly 200 GPs and ’06. He will be driving for Alpine, Hamilton’s decision to pen a one- need to fight. and 10 podiums, including a second place which is Renault’s rebranded name. year contract with Mercedes sparked Hamilton, who was knighted in year- in Turkey followed by a superb win at the Three drivers will be making their F1 speculation he may call it quits when end royal honours, has the same mindset Sakhir GP last year. debuts, including Michael Schumacher’s the sun sets on the F1 season at the Abu for the season ahead. Hamilton is wary of Red Bull’s threat, 22-year-old son Mick, who won the F2 Dhabi Grand Prix in December. “That’s my driving force this year saying, “It’s going to be a long battle with title last season. Hamilton will be nearly 37 by then — to make sure that we continue to them.” He will be joined at Haas by newcomer and, if he does successfully defend his push for accountability, and on top Verstappen was Hamilton’s main Nikita Mazepin, while 20-year-old F1 crown, the British driver will move of that hopefully I can deliver good threat on race days last season, despite Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda debuts one ahead of fellow great Michael performances,” he said. his car being slower. with AlphaTauri after replacing Daniil Schumacher. F1’s “We Race As One” campaign was The early signs are that the 23-year-old Kvyat. Hamilton would have nothing left to among the themes of 2020, he said. Verstappen will add to his 10 GP wins. Perez lost his seat to four-time F1 prove, with the most titles, wins (95 so “But (more) action is needed this year. “It has definitely been the best champion Sebastian Vettel at Racing far) and pole positions (98) all his. We’ve got to make sure that we continue preseason. The car felt nice to drive, Point, which became Aston Martin “Of course, it is the ultimate dream, to have that conversation.” which I think is always very positive,” following a takeover. but I don’t think necessarily it will be the Hamilton said there were positive Verstappen said, referring to Red Bull’s Vettel’s Ferrari spot has gone to Carlos deciding factor for if I stay on and keep discussions between drivers at pre- reliability issues last year. Sainz Jr after he left McLaren. Sainz was going,” Hamilton said. season testing and F1’s president Stefano “But it doesn’t give you any guarantees. replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, who quit “I think it is more when I put that Domenicali, who “has taken the time to We’ll find out through the first race Renault. helmet on, I still have that smile when sit with us all and be open.” weekend where we are.” ONE TO WATCH I leave the garage. Will that be the case On the track, preseason did not go well Valtteri Bottas finished 124 points Williams driver George Russell showed this year? We shall see. Will I enjoy it as for Mercedes. behind fellow Mercedes driver Hamilton, everyone what he can do in a leading car much? We’ll see.” It gave rivals hope that a dominant compared with 87 the season before. The when he replaced Hamilton at the Sakhir The season starts on Sunday in series of seven straight drivers’ and margin of defeat last season was even GP. Bahrain after the traditional season- constructors’ championships might at last more emphatic considering there were A stunning performance almost led to a opening GP in Melbourne, Australia, was be under genuine threat. four fewer races than in 2019. victory in a chaotic race and highlighted postponed until November because of the Red Bull star Max Verstappen picked The 31-year-old Finn also has a one- his potential. coronavirus pandemic. up where he left off after winning last year deal. The 23-year-old British driver is in As brilliant as Hamilton was last year, year’s final race in Abu Dhabi in style It may prove to be his last chance his final season with Williams and has he ended the season feeling drained after and appeared very confident in testing. to topple Hamilton, with Verstappen been tipped for a Mercedes seat in 2022, contracting the virus and expending huge “I’d say Red Bull are ahead on waiting in the wings for a possible future possibly replacing Hamilton if he leaves energy in the fight against racism, his performance,” Mercedes strategy director move to Mercedes. F1. push for greater diversity in motorsport, James Vowles said. OLD AND NEW FACES This season could see history made and his call for better human rights in “They are the class act. Are we going to Two-time world champion Fernando before a new dawn in F1.