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‘Unless we immunise this country we are going to be held ransom to that risk of a large-scale outbreak in our community’: DHB chief by Wynsley Wrigley month. There was a perception that the chances of babies dying of childhood COVID-19 vaccination will start illnesses was comparatively low while in Gisborne from March 1 when 300 people were dying of Covid-19 in large Gisborne border workers and their numbers. household family members will be “Unless we immunise this country offered the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 we are going to be held ransom to that vaccine. risk of a large-scale outbreak in our Hauora Tairawhiti chief community.” executive Jim Green announced the A high rate of Covid-19 immunisation immunisation date at yesterday’s Hiwa was required on the East Coast and I Te Rangi advisory committee meeting. across all of Tairawhiti, otherwise Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had vulnerable people would remain previously announced front-line border vulnerable forever. workers would receive the first Mr Green said he believed people Covid-19 vaccinations from this would get immunised against Covid-19 Saturday, starting in Auckland. and “absolutely” support the vaccination Mr Green said the vaccinations would of more vulnerable members of their be administered in Tairawhiti from family. day nine — March 1 — of the national Board member Hiki Pihema asked rollout. if those who did not get their babies Most of the border workers are vaccinated were unlikely to support employed at Port Eastland. Covid-19 immunisation. The national rollout will extend Mr Green replied “not necessarily”. to healthcare and essential workers Immunisation rates increased over and those most at risk from Covid the age of the child, which represented in quarter two of the year, before “vaccine hesitancy” rather than vaccination of the wider population opposition to vaccination. starts in the second half of 2021. Covid-19 presented a clear and Hauora Tairawhiti board member immediate danger. Sandra Faulkner said she was slightly “As we’ve just experienced, it’s only nervous about the level of immunisation a moment away before it comes to this misinformation out in the community community.” with a “huge vaccination programme” The new Covid-19 variants were about to start. highly transmittable. She was “really worried” given The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduced that Tairawhiti had been largely the severity of Covid-19 infection and unchallenged by Covid-19. the death rate by 90 percent, he said. There were parents who did not get “It’s hard to argue why you wouldn’t their babies immunised from measles, want to protect yourself and your mumps and rubella (the MMR vaccine). family.” The region got a right royal soaking yesterday and while it was welcomed by She referred to the committee’s Board member and Hiwa I Te Rangi farmers, the rain and strong winds caused some damage. From top, two vehicles agenda, which stated 81 percent (the advisory committee chairman Josh were partially submerged by a slip on Tiniroto Road, which also resulted in two national target is 95 percent) of Wharehinga said Hauora Tairawhiti cyclists being stranded and needing help from a local farmer; some local corn eight-month-old Tairawhiti babies had had been given time to build systems crops were blown over by the wind, including this field at Makauri; a tree came down on the corner of Waingake Road and State Highway 2 at Manutuke. been vaccinated last month, or 148 out and processes, and to lessen the impact WEATHER STORIES ON PAGE 3 of 181. of Covid-19. Mr Green said that was an increase Slip picture supplied, other pictures by Paul Rickard of 3 percentage points from the previous CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Television ...... 18 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Farming ...... 19 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-10 World...... 13, 16-17 Classifieds .. 20-22 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Adventure Trust on a mission by Jack Malcolm get in touch over social media or by email. A RECENTLY-FORMED With talks ongoing over collective of like-minded possible sporting hubs in the people has big plans for the districts, Woods said it was future of sport and recreation the perfect time to raise the in the region. profile of recreational sports. Tairawhiti Adventure “It’s bringing together a Trust formed to help bridge multitude of codes who don’t the divide between sports have an organisation, looking that typically do not have a out for them and bringing union body awareness to DIGITAL ARTISTS: Sisters Olive and Kyla-Rose Moleta develop their digital art skills and funding those sports.” at Tonui Collab yesterday. They are among the children taking part in a series of workshops to learn options. The trust is A vital new tools and techniques with the vision of “painting” their own utopia. “Tonui Collab have run a The trust component of working on three number of one-off digital art workshops during the school holidays and had a great response, so is working on the trust is for the first time, we are running an eight week series,” Tonui Collab director Shanon O’Connor said. three major major projects that members “This will give aspiring artists the opportunity to experiment with different techniques and learn from projects — the — the skatepark work alongside their peers. They will finish the term with a small art exhibition.” Picture by Paul Rickard skatepark pre-existing redevelopment, redevelopment, an groups to “join an asphalted asphalted pump track the dots. . . pump track . . . and an indoor providing the capable of vessel to get hosting racing climbing wall. their voice Science fair back events and an heard”, rather indoor climbing than taking wall. their spotlight, trust member THE Science and Technology It encourages healthy competition It is made up of nine local Shane Kingsbeer said. Fair returns in term 3 this year and shared experience between people, who all actively take The trust’s first major and promises to be bigger and them. And of course, students who part in one or more of the success was the Surely Skate better than ever. enter will be in to win a share of sports they’ve identified would competition which they Young Tairawhiti scientists, $5000 in prizes.” benefit from their support in supported through setting experimenters and innovators will Eastland Network general the region. up conversations between come together to showcase their manager Jarred Moroney said the “We’re open to anything sponsors and organisers. work and present their findings. fair was an important Tairawhiti that needs a voice or needs All the trust members Eastland Network is the fair’s institution. momentum,” trust member worked on projects voluntarily major sponsor for the third “Many thousands of students Kelly Woods said. and were always on the time and other local businesses have taken part in the science fair “There’s no ‘no’s’, and once lookout for funding to reinvest are invited to come on board in over the decades, and it provides we get one done it will open in the wellbeing of youth support. such inspiration for budding young people’s imaginations up to and the community, said “The fair has been going strong scientists, engineers and other what’s possible in the region,” Woods. for more than 40 years,” said inquisitively-minded kids. The trust wants suggestions “It’s not our future. It’s our Shanon O’Connor, chairman of the “Encouraging and promoting and actively invites people to kids’ future.” fair’s organising committee which STEM in schools is so important is made up of volunteers. for the future of our tamariki and “With the involvement of the our region. community, it has grown to be one “I’d like to acknowledge the Appeal cancelled of the largest in New Zealand for committee, who give up hours the size of the region. of their time to make sure this THE Heart Foundation’s annual prepared to give their time for us and “With more emphasis being put EXASPERATING EGGS: Rebekah fantastic event continues.” appeal has been added to list of collect donations during our street on STEM (science, technology, Newlands with her project The committee also invites other casualties of the country’s latest collection. engineering and mathematics) Exasperating Eggs at the 2019 businesses to get involved through Covid restrictions. “The Big Heart Appeal is our learning in schools, the science Science and Technology Fair. The prizes, sponsorship and support. Gisborne’s volunteer collectors largest public fundraising activity of fair is a great way to get students fair returns this year after it was “There are two main categories were yesterday notified of the Heart the year, generating vital funds for to engage in the topics, display cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19. — science or technology,” said Ms Foundation’s decision to cancel the heart research. their work and get feedback and File picture Raroa. “All topics are welcome and appeal. “Without the street collection encouragement. we see a range of things being The public, however, can still we need people more than ever to “After reluctantly cancelling the are important to Tairawhiti,” explored based on the interests of support the Heart Foundation online support us. 2020 event due to Covid-19, the committee member Renee Raroa the participants. at secure.heartfoundation.org.nz/ “Together we can help stop our committee is excited to announce said. “We want to make the event “These often reflect the ‘hot bha-donation loved ones dying prematurely and the fair is back and we’re planning relevant for all our learners across button’ issues of the day, so it will The safety of New Zealanders we can continue to fund life-saving to ramp it up even more in 2021.” the Tairawhiti region and are be fascinating to see what themes was a priority after the discovery of research and support those living In 2019, there were a record trying to work out how to make emerge this year.” new community cases of Covid-19 with heart disease,” said Ms Millar. number of entries, including 18 in it easier for our East Coast and in Auckland, said Heart Foundation “Your generosity and support te reo Maori. smaller rural schools and kura to ■ Businesses and other organisations, communications manager Simone mean so much to the 170,000 Kiwis “For this year, we’re exploring participate. as well as those wanting to Millar. living with heart disease. some new additions such as “It’s good for students to see register to take part should email “We are so grateful to the The appeal was to be held on hands-on activities and categories, the work of other children from gisbornesciencetechnologyfair@gmail. thousands of volunteers who were Friday and Saturday. with a focus on the issues that different schools across the region. com for more details.

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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 • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 NEWS 3 Warnings, watches lifted as low departs BENEFICIAL rain and no major dramas is the outcome of the past two days of rough weather. The subtropical low is moving away to the east and all MetService warnings and watches for the Gisborne region have been lifted. Despite localised rainfall totals as high as 170 millimetres, some surface ponding and slips blocking the Tiniroto Road at Hangaroa Bluffs seem to be the only outcome for damage. NO NEED TO WASH THE CAR: A car drives through surface water as it turns into the museum end of Stout Street yesterday. For those intending to travel out of the A subtropical low pressure system soaked the district but was headed east today and fine weather is forecast from tomorrow district, the Bay of Plenty had more serious afternoon. Picture by Paul Rickard flooding while the Napier-Taupo Road was blocked by trees brought down by high winds (see story page 8). In the Gisborne region, a soil moisture deficit of over 145mm saw the ground soak up the rain like a sponge, with little run-off making it to the rivers. The biggest rise in any of the local rivers WELCOME RAIN was at the Wharekopae, which rose from a low 1.2 metres to a peak of 2.7m. At Kanakanaia, the Waipaoa River gained one metre from a low of 1.3m but this Perfect for farmers, wait and see for grape growers morning rivers that had gained anything were already on their way down to drought by Murray Robertson lows. THE region’s roading and electricity “Cautions” in place overnight on parts Rainfall benefited the coastal areas, THE region’s farmers have welcomed networks got off lightly from the wild weather of Ihungia Road and Kiore Road have been especially the dry East Cape and south- the latest rain but croppers have felt yesterday and overnight. upgraded to “closures” this morning. facing inland hills. the impact of yesterday’s gales and Tiniroto Road was closed by a slip at Ihungia Road inland from Te Puia Springs Most places had at least 50mm, with grapegrowers have fingers crossed about Hangaroa Bluffs yesterday afternoon but has (Rural Property addresses 8500 to 29500) has the city’s Mangapoike reservoir getting a disease issues. since been re-opened. been closed. welcome 100mm. Most of the region got some good falls Both lanes were affected for some time “The road is dangerous for vehicles other The council’s Wharerata rain gauge from the wet weather system and grass yesterday, and police said two vehicles became than 4x4s with slippery and dangerous driving totalled 173mm by 7am this morning, while and crops enjoyed a good drink. partially submerged in the big slip. conditions,” the council posted on its website the gauge at the Maraetaha Number 3 Bridge But the strong southerly winds, Tiniroto farmer Alex Campbell and his tractor Kiore Road at Tauwhareparae has also been totalled 162mm in the same period. gusting to around 60 kilometres an hour were called upon to help out the two vehicles deemed “dangerous for vehicles other than Inland areas such as Tutamoe and in the Gisborne area, damaged some and a pair of cyclists stuck in loose mud. 4x4s due to slippery and dangerous driving Waerenga-o-kuri had over 70mm. sweetcorn crops. “They were trying to get through all the muck conditions,” the council website reports. In Gisborne itself, the council’s Stout Some local corn crops have fallen on the road,” Mr Campbell told The Herald. The stormy weather caused a few small Street gauge measured 68mm, while the over due to the wind and the rain “There was a couple of cyclists on an escapade power outages across the region in the last 24 MetService recorded 54mm at the airport and Cedenco general manager Carla across the North Island . . . they were drenched, hours, an Eastland Network spokesperson said. and a gauge at Makaraka had 80mm over 48 McCulloch said that will cause problems soaked to the skin, so I said they will have to “There were some customers off in hours. for harvesting and processing. stay here for the night and then keep going, Raupunga last night. MetService’s extended forecast indicates “Excess leaf and stalk comes into the which they did.” “As of 8am this morning, there were about 30 fine weather from Friday through to the factory and blocks equipment. Mr Campbell said since the end of Gisborne customers without power at Waihua in Wairoa following Friday. — RH “Our agriculture team are yet to assess District Council “roadmen”, local farmers were and the team were out looking for the fault. crops outside of the region,” she said. regularly clearing the road. “Trees through lines left three customers off “While it is welcome rain for our “I have a chainsaw on standby.” in Ihungia road and the crew will try to fix this late season crops, there will be some The material was cleared and the road today,” she said. temporary disruption to harvesting. re-opened at 1pm. “We ask people to treat all lines as live at all Info sought “Also, the rain will possibly cause some Contractors dealt with trees down at Bruce, times, and if anyone has issues with power at quality issues for incoming crop over the Waimata Valley, Waiapu, Darwin and Waingake their place, they are asked to call the Eastland next week, with the vegetables having roads. Network faults line on 0800-206-207.” on July 2020 high levels of moisture. “We have pulled up tomato harvesting and processing until the weather damage.” discussion about the need to reach out to improves,” Ms McCulloch said. Farmers welcomed the rain with open parts of our district that have been the house arson “We are continuing to run harvest for arms. most severely affected so far — to check our powder line but have pulled up the “It’s very good rain for people growing in and see if any support was necessary. POLICE are appealing for information following frozen corn factory due to the rain.” grass,” AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew “The rain has reduced the need for a suspicious house fire in July last year that Grapegrowers were less enthusiastic said. “This will relieve a lot of stress for this, at least in the short term, with involved an incendiary device thrown at the about the downpours. man and animal. much of the East Coast receiving a property. Asked how the rain would impact on “Farms around the district were decent soak. At around 11pm on July 14, 2020, an unknown the grape vintage, Gisborne Winegrowers quickly running out of water for stock “The initial forecast had me fearing person approached a house on Sterling Park chairman Mark Thomson said: “We’ll water and pasture growth,” he said. our East Coast beaches would again be in Lytton West and threw a burning object at it, know when it stops.” “It has been perfect, with both soaking- covered in logging debris. Fortunately it setting it alight, police said. “Growers and the wine companies will in rain and some intense showers for seems that peak intensities forecast have “Thankfully no one was injured but the house be out and about assessing their crops run-off. At least we should be in for a not eventuated. sustained moderate exterior damage. once the rain passes to check on any good crop of mushrooms. “For me, up in the headwaters of the “We would like to hear from anyone who issues. We are expecting most blocks to “Worst affected by the dry conditions Pouawa River, the river levels have might have information about this incident, or come through it OK but those blocks that prior to this rain were the farms on the barely risen, which is a great sign that who might be able to help identify the offender,” are advanced in terms of maturity could East Coast, especially north of Tolaga the rain is soaking straight in,” Mr police said. be under some disease pressure. Bay. They were quickly heading into no Williams said. A man was seen on CCTV near the scene at “The southerly wind was the best thing man’s land. The soil moisture deficit was “The rain will give our pastures and the time of the incident. He was dressed in shorts that could have happened because it huge, especially on the Coast. forage crops a decent kick forward. and a T-shirt, and was wearing a baseball cap and pushed the front through more quickly, “This will certainly take the pressure “We need to be mindful that this is a sunglasses. and it also dried out the fruit.” off the Waipaoa River when it comes to great start but we will need more over “He has at least two distinctive tattoos, one on The grape harvest started about a irrigation and supplementing the city the next month or two to really banish his right forearm and another on his left wrist,” week ago. water supply.” any lingering thoughts of a drought. police said. In terms of the maize season, Glencore Federated Farmers Gisborne-Wairoa “With tupping only a few weeks away, “He was seen jogging down Sterling Park away Grain regional manager Dave Corrin provincial president Toby Williams said the grass growth we will get will be a from the scene as the fire began at the house.” said they could have done with the rain with much of the region in the grips of a welcome relief to all.” Police would like to speak to this man and are two-to-three weeks ago. very dry period, the rain could not have asking for any information from the public. “But it will help our later crops and come at a more opportune time. ■ NATIONAL president of Federated Farmers “You can contact police on 105 quoting any rain is good rain. The strong winds “At a meeting of the Rural Andrew Hoggard will speak at The Vines, file number 200715/7029, or Crimestoppers yesterday have not caused us any crop Connectivity Group last week there was Matawhero, from 1.30pm-2.45pm tomorrow. anonymously on 0800 555 111.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES SALE MUST GO ON: Atrocious weather did not stop the monthly Unveilings cattle fair at Matawhero yesterday, where TUHURA 1500 head changed hands. The stock in The Whanau of this picture were from Rongotangatake Tuhura who passed away on the Waipuna Valley Farm 28th August 2018, (Rakauroa), the annual welcome you to join us draft of their 2.5 year in remembering and steers. Pen one in the paying tribute to foreground weighed Rongo. 550 kgs and sold for A service and the $1530. Rakopu Farms unveiling of his Ltd at Tolaga Bay headstone will be held received best price of at 11am at Hiruharama the sale of $1692 for Marae and Huria Urupa their R2.5 steers. Their on Saturday the 6th pen of 12 weighed March. 645 kgs. Orere Station He is survived by his at Pehiri gained top loving wife Ema price of $1200 for 16 Tuhura (nee Rickard), rising 1.5 year steers, 5 tamariki and their weighing 400 kgs. whanau. The highest price for rising 1.5 year heifers was $1050 for a pen of Monumental 15, weighing 345 kgs, Masons from Waitangi Terrace Station at Kanakanaia. Overall, prices were STONEHAVEN firm on the January for Matawhero cattle fair. Funerals and Memorials Picture by Trevor Brown 601 Nelson Road Ph 867 1800

Opening day off but good fishing ahead

THE weather gods have conspired against Accused admits Gisborne Tatapouri Fishing Club for the second consecutive major contest. The club today confirmed tomorrow’s opening day of the Liquorland Marlin and Tuna tournament has been called off. However, club president Roger Faber said conditions for the remainder of the competition from Friday to Sunday looked to be “brilliant”. lying to police “Rather than send people out in a dodgy southerly tomorrow we cancelled that. The briefing still goes ahead tonight for skippers or A MAN accused of raping a rape and someone came to the He did not know why. lying to police, jurors could not one representative from each boat. Due to Covid 14-year-old girl has admitted to bedroom door but it was locked. When told near the end of trust his new evidence, which restrictions we only want one person from each a jury he lied about key aspects They knocked a few times then the interview the girl was 14, was not credible and was boat at the briefing and we’ll see what happens of the case during a formal went away. Davies turned the not 16 or 17 as he supposed, untruthful. to lockdown and we’ll make a call on the Friday police interview. music up louder and continued Davies put his head in his Jurors should put it to one night prizegiving along the way but we will Matthew Harry Norman raping her. hands and said, “you’re kidding side and concentrate solely definitely fish if we stay at level 2.” Davies, 30, went on trial in Afterwards, she smoked a me…f***, f***”. on whether they believed the Mr Faber said there should be some big fish Gisborne District Court on cigarette with him because she “Why would someone say complainant, whose evidence to catch for the expected 400 anglers due to take Monday, pleading guilty at the was scared, and felt she should that they’re older or whatever?” the Crown said was credible part in 100 boats. outset to a charge of supplying “play along”, the girl said. She “…Why would someone and consistent with her Tomorrow’s cancellation comes after the the girl with cannabis but not accepted a ride home from him f***ing make this up? allegations. Her recollection cancellation of the annual Bay Bonanza fishing guilty to sexually violating her. as she said it was her safest “That’s f***ing blown me was clear and detailed. competition, disappointing nearly 500 anglers at An evidential police DVD option. away bro, I have no other Davies’ lawyers Michael the start of the month. interview of him was shown He warned her not to tell words for it.” Lynch and Holly Tunstall said to the jury yesterday, after anyone what happened. She He elected to give evidence, the complainant’s evidence was which Davies elected to give reported it to police several admitting he lied to police but not credible and had significant Fire inquiry ongoing evidence explaining why he months later. that he did so because he was inconsistencies. lied in that interview and The girl deleted her earlier going through a rough patch in A police officer had noted THE cause of a fire that destroyed a giving an alternative account online conversation with life after the suicide of a close the girl saying four other men converted garage dwelling on a property on the of his activities with the girl Davies and did not use social family member, and because he smoked cannabis with her outskirts of Te Karaka on Sunday night remains on the night in question, not media again for several felt intimidated by police. That and Davies at the house, but undetermined. previously heard by police. weeks. When she resumed, afternoon they had barged in court the girl claimed the Fire crews could do nothing to save the The Crown alleges Davies she immediately received a into his house to search it and officer got that wrong. She had Kanakanaia Road three-bedroom structure, which befriended the girl on Facebook message from him (shown to threatened to taser his dog. also initially described the rape was well ablaze when the first crew arrived. and the pair had been private the jury) offering her $100 — He maintained he never being more extensive. Specialist fire investigator Derek Goodwin and messaging for several months as if she was a prostitute, the lived at the De Lautour Road She confessed to being a police began an inquiry on Monday morning. before she snuck out of home girl said. She rejected the offer house but admitted he stayed cannabis addict, which might “We have determined that the fire started about 11pm one night between then blocked him. there for a few weeks between have affected her mind and around the front of the dwelling on a decking September 1 and December 21, During the police DVD late September and early recollection. area,” Mr Goodwin said. 2018, to get cannabis from him. interview, Davies initially October 2018. Her claim the rape lasted “But at this stage, exactly how it got started Davies allegedly drove denied knowing the girl but He gave a new account three hours was implausible still remains undetermined. her to a De Lautour Road eventually conceded he did. He about meeting up with the girl, and she had not behaved in ‘”People had been intermittently living there house and ushered her into claimed to have only taken her saying they drove to the De a way that was consistent and there had been people there on the day of a bedroom where he got her for a drive and to have only Lautour Road house, where with someone who had the fire.” almost paralytically “stoned” stopped for petrol. he ran inside to get cannabis been violently raped — on cannabis by giving it to her Asked what he meant by while she waited in the car. even claiming she smoked through a “squeezie” bong, then his message, “WYD (what you They went to a beach to smoke a cigarette with Davies Dead animal a sheep violently raped her. doing?) I got you $100 if you it, then he dropped her home. afterwards. A DEAD animal found at Kaiti Beach yesterday There were no other want LOL (laughing out loud)”, He had no sexual intention Davies openness about his was identified as a sheep. witnesses to the encounter. Davies said it was a reference involving her and nothing earlier lies and his explanation It was removed by Gisborne District Council The complainant said in not to cash but to $100 worth sexual happened. for it gave credibility to his staff yesterday. The sheep was headless, and evidence other people were in of cannabis, which the girl He was not the sort of person new evidence, his counsels badly decomposed. There had been reports on the house but she did not see requested in a message she to threaten anyone. said. The jury retired to social media that it was a cooked, headless dog. them and did not know who had since deleted. He could not In closing submissions, consider its verdicts this A GDC spokesperson said the sheep was they were. access his copy of that message prosecutor Megan Mitchel morning after Judge Warren decomposed so it was difficult to determine if it She screamed out during the because she had blocked him. said given Davies’ admitted Cathcart’s summing up. had been cooked. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 NEWS 5 Top award goes to Ormond citrus growers

THE Galloways of Ormond won the supreme honour on top of two category titles at the “Freshies” growers awards for 2020. For the second year running, the NZ Fruits packhouse was transformed into a space worthy of celebrating success as fruit marketer First Fresh hosted its annual grower awards evening, also known as the Freshies. Now in their sixth year, the awards celebrate SUPREME WINNERS: Ormond citrus growers Jason and Hannah Galloway (centre) won the top award at the recent Freshies, the achievements of all grower suppliers over awards that recognise the district’s top citrus growers. They are flanked by MC and guest speaker Al Brown (left) and First Fresh the previous 12 months and reward those who managing director Ian Albers. Picture by Strike Photography achieved the most outstanding performance across citrus, kiwifruit and persimmons. “We have an amazing bunch of dedicated loyal chef and restaurant owner. the world.” New Zealand cuisine and some tales ‘from the growers who we love working with,” said First “The Galloways had already picked up Mr Albers said 2020 was a challenging year road’ during his career. Fresh managing director Ian Albers. category awards for their Encore mandarins and it was heartening to see the camaraderie and “He highlighted the importance of the quality, “This event is our way of saying thank you.” and Meyer lemons earlier in the evening, and support that existed between growers. freshness and provenance of New Zealand’s Ormond citrus growers Jason and Hannah thoroughly deserved their win,” Mr Albers said. “Al greeted everyone at the door when they fresh produce,” Mr Albers said. Galloway were the supreme award winners for “In addition to delivering high-quality fruit, arrived and later joined me on stage to hand out “This truly resonated with the crowd, leaving the 2020 season. they have been active in the citrus industry and the awards. no uncertainty that their hard work during the They were presented with the Freshies trophy have regularly featured in some of our marketing “He went on to entertain the audience about year is hugely appreciated by domestic and by MC and guest speaker Al Brown, celebrity material that has gone out to customers around the origins of his passion for food, what defines global consumers.” GISBORNE DISTRICT COURT Vaccine will arrive

These people recently appeared before sentence should be between 8pm and 7am. Judge Philip Recordon in Gisborne District But counsel Elliot Lynch said Cox wanted it thawed, to be used Court: to start at 9pm. She had no vehicle and relied on walking everywhere. Her children, aged 5 and 8, GUNSHOT victim Ducane Tuari, 21, was had recently come back into her care and within five days excused from attending and his sentencing had extra-curricular activities from which for driving charges adjourned. she needed to walk them home. A curfew FROM PAGE 1 Tuari was still recovering in Waikato starting at 8pm would be too restrictive, Mr East Coast communities. Hospital after being shot in the leg during Lynch submitted. But many people had a casual It was a vaccine that needed to a gang-related incident in Edison Street, He accepted home detention might have attitude about Covid-19. be stored in specially imported Kaiti, last month, the court was told. been imposed but submitted community “It will come here. It will freezers and kept at temperatures His sentencing on charges of driving detention would allow Cox to more easily eventually come here.” of between -80C and -60C at while unlicensed and disqualified, was fulfil her childcare obligations. Committee member Na Raihania distribution points until ready for adjourned until April 9. Substituting the fines debt, Judge said the Covid-19 situation was use. Recordon noted it had accumulated mostly being regularly updated on Mr Green told The Gisborne DANIEL Nicholas Polkinghorne, 42, from penalties for unlicensed cars and television. Herald that Hauora Tairawhiti pleaded guilty to driving with an excess unwarranted cars Cox had previously been That made people think, “hell, would receive the vaccine thawed breath-alcohol level (754 mcg) for a third caught driving. He converted all but a small this is serious”. and it could be used for up to five or subsequent time — his eighth, the most amount of the debt, which was owed for Several committee members days after it had thawed. recent being between 2000 and 2011. various reparations, which Cox will still be spoke about the importance of “This means we don’t need the He was sentenced to 50 hours required to pay. prioritising the ultra-cold freezer. community work and must do the police In response to a submission from police, vaccination of “Once thawed, the Whakamanahia course for recidivist drink- the judge specified the supervision include vulnerable Maori We want to make vaccine needs to be in drivers. appropriate assessment and counselling for communities. a vaccine refrigerator Cox’s drug addiction. Mr Green said sure‘ that we don’t until it is used. COMMENTS Raymond John Gray, 53, there had been a waste a single dose “Once a vial is made about someone to that person’s SHANNON Otis Smith, 45, factory disproportionate of this precious opened, all the son resulted in Gray being charged with worker, pleaded guilty to driving while number of Maori doses in the vial threatening language. disqualified for a third or subsequent time. among Covid-19 resource must be used in He pleaded guilty and was convicted and He was sentenced to 40 hours community fatalities. ’ —Jim Green that immunisation ordered to come up for sentence if called work and disqualified from driving for a Planning, funding session. upon within six months. year and a day. and population “We want to make Counsel Elliot Lynch said Gray accepted health manager Nicola Ehau said sure that we don’t waste a single that although not directly voiced to the TIMI James Komene, 41, forest worker, a Ministry of Health sequencing dose of this precious resource. complainant, his comments would have pleaded guilty to drink-driving (827mcg) for framework concerning prioritising “This adds to the challenge for all been nonetheless alarming when relayed to a third or subsequent time — his fourth. the immunisation of Maori of us to organise our immunisation that person. He was sentenced to six months communities had sessions.” supervision to include the police been criticised and was under Mr Green said Hauora Tairawhiti THE start time for a woman’s community Whakamanahia road safety programme for review. would not want to move the detention curfew was set at 9pm after she recidivist drink drivers. Everyone agreed border workers vaccine from Gisborne to the East said she needed time to walk her children Komene will be subject in future were “where we need to start”. Coast only to find it was unusable home from their extra-curricular activities. to alcohol-interlock and zero-alcohol Hauora Tairawhiti was working because of its temperature being Tamara Ann Emilie Cox, 47, was provisions. with East Coast communities outside the effective range. sentenced to three months community concerning vaccination needs and “As a country we will also have detention and 12 months supervision, on REBECCA Marama Atkins, 53, orchard technical issues. access to other vaccines later in the admitted charges of fraudulently using a worker, pleaded guilty to drink-driving Mr Green said the East Coast year and these will likely be easier credit card to obtain goods valued at $180, (740mcg) for a third or subsequent time, was in a positive situation. to deliver in more remote settings and possession of a methamphetamine pipe. her most recent previous being in 2017. The Coast had shown during last — which is exactly what we need to Cox received a further month on She was sentenced to three months year’s lockdown that there were make sure everyone aged over 16 in detention in lieu of a fines debt totalling community detention, nine months strong regional advocates and “a Tairawhiti is protected.” $13,875 and a previously-imposed supervision, and disqualified from driving depth of community drive to protect The Prime Minister has said it community work sentence, each of which for 12 months. the whanau from Covid-19”. will take the whole year for the full were cancelled. The registered owner of the vehicle she The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccination programme to be rolled The Department of Corrections submitted used will be warned it could be confiscated vaccine was less amenable to being out in New Zealand’s largest-ever the curfew for the community detention if used for any reoffence. distributed to smaller and isolated vaccination campaign. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Transtasman row deepens

COMMENT by Jane Patterson, RNZ WELLINGTON — Transtasman relations have taken a dramatic turn for the worse after a hospital pass from Australia over a suspected terrorist and two young children detained at the Turkish border. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been left steaming after Australia “abdicated” responsibility for the woman, with suspected of links to ISIS, was caught trying to enter Turkey from Syria illegally. Named by the ABC as Suhayra Aden and “known” to the respective intelligence and law-enforcement authorities, the woman had dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship, so DETAINED: A NZ woman, right, and two children were taken to initially it was a matter for both court at Hatay under security measures. AFP picture/Anadolu Agency nations. Ardern and her Australian Australian passport. is tired of having Australia counterpart, Scott Morrison, had New Zealand could rail against export its problems, but now talked about how they could unfair and “wrong” actions, but there are two children involved,” work together once the woman Morrison would continue to play cautioned Ardern. surfaced and questions about her hardball. Both National and Labour TIES STRAINED: PM Jacinda Ardern and Australian PM Scott future arose, presumably as she He has shown himself fully prime ministers have taken Morrison in happier times. AFP file picture was one of the women dubbed prepared to throw this country the “high road” for many years, ‘jihadi brides’ travelling from under the bus in the process, appealing to the Australian citizen has a child overseas they terrorist activities have been Australia to join the ISIS fight however, it’s not New Zealand prime minister of the day, but can be registered as a “citizen by tracked and are on an active five or six years ago. voters Morrison has to worry never openly contemplating descent” and can get a passport. watchlist. Their discussion came to a about. retaliatory action, like sending This confers the ability With ISIS having largely screaming halt when Australia, It is just the latest Australians with criminal to travel on a New Zealand collapsed and the region in without informing Ardern, circumstance in which New convictions back across the ditch. passport and “mostly have the chaos, more people emerging revoked the woman’s citizenship, Zealand feels it’s been dumped The argument was broadly: same rights as any NZ citizen”. from the conflict and looking dropping the politically-charged on from a great height, “two wrongs do not make a Politicians have been grappling for help could become more problem straight into New sharpening Ardern’s fury and right” and New Zealand would with these likely consequences of common; but for now, NZ has a Zealand’s lap. obvious sense of injustice. not stoop to the same level. The the ISIS conflict, and ones that challenge on its hands. The presence of the children “We will put our hands up reality is the numbers would be are close to home. In 2019, a law was put in place has escalated this to a level that when we need to own the very small proportionate to those The ‘jihadi brides’ were a big to give police significant powers will surely strain, or even shift, situation; we expected the same Australia has deported, and New story some years ago when the to track and limit the movements the relationship between two of Australia, they did not act in Zealand, as the much smaller head of the Security Intelligence of those who had returned to this countries that characterise each good faith,” she told reporters. country, has much less economic Service couldn’t rule out up to country having been involved in other as the closest of friends And it harks back to another and diplomatic leverage. 12 New Zealand women having terrorist activities overseas but and allies. large bone of contention — the Regardless, New Zealand now travelled to Islamic State- to impose those Control Orders Ardern was clearly furious ongoing policy of Australia’s has to navigate the future of the controlled areas in Syria and they still have to make the case. while laying out exactly why the deporting of the so-called 501s woman and two young children Iraq in 2015 to become wives of Ardern has not ruled out woman should have been the (criminals with no family or and this country is her only fighters. bringing the three back to NZ responsibility of Australia’s: she long term connection to New official link. It was later revealed none had and is clearly being driven by the moved there from New Zealand Zealand), some of whom were The Foreign Affairs Ministry actually left from New Zealand welfare of the two children whom when she was six, she still has now responsible for hardcore refuses to confirm the children’s but from Australia — exactly as she says “were born in a conflict family there, and she travelled gang activity back here. citizenship status. However in this woman did. They and others zone through no fault of their to Syria from Australia on an “I think New Zealand, frankly, general terms, if a New Zealand suspected of being involved in own”. Aotearoa urged to test NZ troops being pulled wastewater for Covid from Afghanistan after by John Gibb, Otago Daily Times He strongly disagreed. “Obviously, our situation in New DUNEDIN — New Zealand should be Zealand is very privileged”, compared 20-year involvement putting more resources into monitoring with many other people overseas. wastewater to detect the Covid-19 virus However, circumstances could change throughout the country, a Dunedin very fast, he warned. WELLINGTON — New Zealand will the 10 New Zealanders who lost their academic says. “We can’t take that freedom for withdraw its NZ Defence Force (NZDF) lives in the line of duty, and the more Technology to detect Sars-CoV-2 viral granted. troops from Afghanistan by May 2021, than 3500 NZDF and other agency fragments in wastewater was improving “The question we have to ask ourselves ending a 20-year involvement in a personnel, whose commitment to internationally, including in New is what are we prepared to do to keep conflict in which 10 New Zealand lives replace conflict with peace will always Zealand and at the University of Otago, ourselves in that privileged position.” have been lost, Prime Minister Jacinda be remembered,” Ardern said. Professor Neil Gemmell said. Vaccination would make a big Ardern has announced. Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Gemmell’s university research group difference, but New Zealand had to The deployment at present comprises Mahuta said that although the had already detected coronavirus protect itself long term against a virus only six NZDF personnel — three environment remained complex, the at Dunedin’s Tahuna Wastewater still capable of killing people each year. at the Afghanistan National Army intra-Afghan peace process affords Treatment Plant in March-April of last Major advances in genomic testing of Office Academy and three to the Afghanistan the best prospect of an year, he said. Covid had taken place in New Zealand Nato Resolute Support Mission enduring political solution. Wastewater has been tested in last year — all positive cases were now Headquarters. “New Zealand will continue to be Auckland as a wider check for the being sequenced and the value of doing But over the past 20 years, 3500 New supportive of the Afghan government coronavirus after the recent community so was more widely understood. Zealand troops and officials have been and its people in the years to come, outbreak involving a father, mother and He urged similar advances in deployed there in a conflict that began including as they work through the daughter. wastewater testing, particularly pumping after the September 11 terrorist attack intra-Afghan peace process in an effort A geneticist, Prof Gemmell is part of in more Government resources to greatly on the Twin Towers in New York. to resolve the decades-long conflict,” a national group, led by the Institute of speed up test results, and provide It was organised by Al Qaeda, which Mahuta said. Environmental Science and Research national coverage, including monitoring was thought to have operated from New Zealand deployed the SAS in Limited (ESR). airports and MIQ facilities. Afghanistan. 2001, and Willie Apiata later won the He said ESR had already done “Managing Covid is all about Ardern said the decision to withdraw Victoria Cross. significant research into wastewater information,” he said. Kiwi troops had been discussed with The biggest deployment occurred detection, but some people argued that Late last year, ESR undertook an New Zealand’s key partners. when New Zealand led a Provincial New Zealand was already controlling eight-week pilot testing programme “The deployments to Afghanistan Reconstruction Team in Bamiyan Covid-19 and strengthening wastewater involving many areas, including have been one of the longest running in province. detection was unnecessary. Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown. our history, and I wish to acknowledge — The New Zealand Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 PM to announce decision on alert levels, lockdown

AUCKLAND — Cabinet will today decide Dr Bloomfield said yesterday afternoon whether to lift Auckland out of its Level 3 that it was still not known how the South lockdown — and the rest of the country out Auckland family became infected with of Level 2 — after a second straight day of Covid-19, but a number of leads were being no new Covid cases in the community. followed up on. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was The household contact, workmates of expected to make the announcement at the father, the people who travelled to 4.30pm today. Taranaki in the car with the family on Auckland’s third lockdown has seen Waitangi weekend, and 14 people out of 36 businesses unable to operate and most who had been identified as close contacts school children unable to attend school. at Papatoetoe High School have all tested Authorities are yet to discover how the negative for Covid-19, Dr Bloomfield said. family of three became infected with the Contact tracing had now identified 109 coronavirus (which has been confirmed close contacts, he said. as the UK variant of the virus), and until More than 2000 other contacts have been that has been established, there remains a identified as ‘casual plus’ contacts, and they possibility that there are undetected cases of have been added to the Ministry of Health’s Covid-19 circulating in the community. National Close Contact Tracing system. Speaking at the usual 1pm media briefing Dr Bloomfield said investigations were yesterday, the Director-General of Health, Dr ongoing at SkyChef — the workplace of the Ashley Bloomfield, said some of the swabs mother — to try to establish if that was the that had been taken the day before had not source of the family’s coronavirus infections. yet been returned with results, but the lack People who had been tested because they of new cases — so far — was encouraging. were at a place of interest and had tested Dr Bloomfield also announced yesterday negative were free to go about their daily that the death of a patient at North Shore lives, but if they did develop systems, the Hospital over the weekend had been Director-General advised them to self-isolate officially recorded as a Covid-19 death. immediately and seek a Covid test. This brought New Zealand’s total of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Covid-related deaths to 26. on Monday that the first batch of Pfizer- The three new community cases that BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccines had already were reported in Auckland on Sunday are a arrived in New Zealand. — RNZ mother, father and daughter. They live in South Auckland. See also page 9

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37739-01 WAVE26088 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Govt weighs up making Covid app mandatory by Luke Kirkness, NZME show that where they might have roaming WELLINGTON — In a groups of people walking bid to boost the number around to encourage of people scanning the scanning uptake, that Covid-19 tracer app, the eases some of the Government is actively pressure on businesses considering mandating to have to do that its use. themselves,” Hipkins More than two million said. people have registered He pointed out that for the app nationwide, bigger shops, like WILD WEATHER: State Highway 5 remained closed between Napier and Taupo. Wild but the January average supermarkets, were weather has caused havoc on other roads in the country also, including part of SH2 of scans per day fell to “well placed” to have near Twyford. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency picture just 465,000. a staff member at On Monday afternoon, the front entrance, a 15-minute Bay of encouraging people to SH5 between Napier, Taupo closed Plenty Times survey sign in. witnessed two of 20 The University of people use the app when Auckland research due to downed trees blocking road entering Countdown fellow with Koi Tu: The Tauranga on Cameron Centre for Informed by Christian Fuller, NZME encouraged to continue to the detour via Road. Futures, Dr Andrew Palmerston North or Gisborne and to At yesterday Chen, said community NAPIER — State Highway 5 remained allow extra time for their journeys. afternoon’s media cases always prompted closed this morning between Napier and Part of SH2, Twyford, was closed from briefing, Covid-19 Response Minister spikes in tracer app use. Taupo after heavy rain caused trees to about 5.30pm following a car crash at the Chris Hipkins said the use of the app However, before the latest community fall and block the road. roundabout with Evenden Road. increased significantly whenever there cases, there had been a dramatic drop in Wild weather across the country also Traffic was down to one lane there and was an outbreak. scans, especially after Waitangi weekend. caused havoc along other roads, including traffic management was in place, a police One of the reasons the Government The small number of community cases part of State Highway 2, near Twyford, spokeswoman said. had been hesitant to make using the app in New Zealand made it hard to convince yesterday. A St John’s Ambulance spokeswoman compulsory was the potential compliance people to keep up with preventative According to Waka Kotahi/NZ confirmed they attended the crash and costs — particularly for small businesses, actions like app use, Dr Chen said. Transport Agency, SH5 remained closed one patient was treated on site. Hipkins said. “The challenge I would put to those as of 6am today due to the trees blocking A heavy rain warning remained in “We will certainly be looking at how we people is that we don’t know when the road. place for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne until can encourage greater uptake, and I’m the case will appear and where it will No update to the contrary had been 11pm last night, with motorists warned not ruling anything out at this point.” appear,” he said. provided by 9.15am. to be mindful of hazardous driving When asked why the onus would be on “We’ve got MIQ all over the country The road was closed at 5.15pm conditions, such as surface flooding and businesses and not patrons themselves to and people are still travelling . . . yesterday — mostly near the Taupo side. slips. ensure they signed in, Hipkins said it was “The virus can metaphorically teleport Those travelling in the area were State Highway 47 also remained closed. something being “worked through”. across the country in a short period of Health officials were looking at what time. tools they could give businesses to “People might say ‘I live in the middle increase the Covid tracer app’s use and of nowhere, no one is going to get sick’, what other countries were doing also. but these places are not immune from the “Experiences from around the world virus.” — Additional reporting RNZ SH5 closed and one person trapped after collision between two trucks

ROTORUA — State Highway 5 was and Te Toke Roads. closed this morning after two trucks Motorists were asked to avoid the collided between Rotorua and Taupo. area if possible. One person was initially A police media spokeswoman said the trapped in a vehicle but has since been crash near Ohaaki was reported at about freed. A St John spokesman said one 8.35am and emergency services were on person with serious injuries was flown to the scene. Waikato Hospital by helicopter. Initial indications were that one person Another, with moderate injuries, was was seriously injured and another three taken to Rotorua Hospital by ambulance The Interislander ferry. people had sustained moderate to minor and two patients with minor injuries File picture injuries, she said. were treated at the scene. The road was closed between Ohaaki — Rotorua Daily Post PAY OFF YOUR High winds disrupt ferry service PEST CONTROL WELLINGTON — The Interislander ferry is to abandon berthing for a few minutes and back on schedule today after a once-in-four- do a second attempt, but having to spend all in 4 interest-free payments IN BRIEF decades occurrence saw the Kaitaki delayed afternoon — and part of an evening — not for over eight hours due to high winds. being able to berth is highly unusual.” Yesterday’s service departed Wellington at He said the Interislander was back on Two injured in single-vehicle 9am and was due to arrive in Picton at 12.30pm timetable today, with the 9am Kaitaki service to crash on Taihape-Napier road — but was only able to finally berth at 9pm. depart as scheduled. TAIHAPE — Two people — one seriously injured Passengers on the smaller Bluebridge ferry There was a slight backlog of services due — were taken to hospital after a crash on the were in for an even longer haul, with their ferry to the disruption yesterday, but that would be CALL ME TODAY… having departed the capital at 8am. cleared within 24 hours. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! Taihape-Napier Road last night. A St John spokesperson said the other Interislander general manager Walter Mr Rushbrook said there had been no occupant of the vehicle suffered moderate Rushbrook said the afternoon had been a one- indication there would be a delay when Kaitaki SERVICES injuries. off event. departed Wellington yesterday. Pest Control Property Professional “We’ve got people who have been on our “At around about lunchtime, Kaitaki was Residential & Commercial Both occupants were taken to Hawke’s Bay Pest Management Systems Hospital. team for four decades and they can’t recall ever coming into berth to Picton and during the FROM HICKS BAY TO WAIROA The crash, which involved one vehicle, occurred having a circumstance like this before the wind manoeuvre, there were some big, big wind Urban & Rural properties shortly after 6pm. is so strong we haven’t been able to berth for gusts of over 140kmh. a while. “A decision was made by the crew on board : Police said the Serious Crash Unit was not EMAIL [email protected] notified, and there were no delays to traffic. “It’s not uncommon to maybe have a brief to abandon the manoeuvre and they moved PHONE: Tony Pereira 021 823 797 — Whanganui Chronicle gust of wind, which means we might have back out into the Sounds.” — NZ Herald

FACEBOOK: Gisbornepestcontrol 36751-02 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Art Deco festival called off by Christian Fuller, NZME Ms Arnott, who attended her first trust meeting only NAPIER — The 2021 Napier last month, described it as “a Art Deco Festival has been nightmare”, but the trust had cancelled — just a day before it to think of all those involved, was due to start. from organisers and hosts to the The decision, including that all paying public, who in some cases event tickets would be refunded, would have no longer been able was made late yesterday to travel to Hawke’s Bay had the afternoon by the trust, after festival continued. events scheduled for today and “Obviously we wanted to tomorrow were cancelled in the hold an event if it were at all previous 48 hours. possible,” she said. New trust chair and former “It was so disappointing . . .” Napier mayor, Barbara Arnott, With some visitors in town told Hawke’s Bay Today that regardless, hosts of some smaller she, the trust and staff had been events and gatherings were together for 48 hours “looking at expected to be still considering every which way” they could go whether they could continue ahead, and to go ahead with the with their plans, without the remaining events, it had needed core attractions and umbrella of clear direction from yesterday’s the festival. 4pm briefing by Prime Minister Meanwhile, plans were on Jacinda Ardern. tenterhooks for several other The alert levels announced on events in Hawke’s Bay over the Sunday night remain in place at next six weeks, including the least until midnight tonight. national track and field athletics And with no hint that the championships in Hastings on alert levels would be relaxed, March 5-7. Ms Arnott said: “We needed to Two Crowded House concerts give certainty to the hundreds of CANCELLED: The Art Deco Festival in Napier was cancelled late yesterday over uncertainty following are booked for 9000-fan capacity entertainers, artists, contractors, the move to Alert Level 2. Picture supplied Church Road Winery in Taradale event venues and suppliers on the Saturday and Sunday of so that they know where they of our deliberations. celebration was promoted by the its completion on Sunday. the same weekend. stand. “With heavy hearts, we believe late Robert McGregor, who was While the global pandemic The Horse of the Year Show “For the sake of the thousands this is the only possible option, founding president when the had already knocked out the has been scheduled in Hastings of festival-goers, many of whom having already been forced to trust was established in 1987. cruise-line and other overseas- from March 9-14. have accommodation and travel cancel two of the five days of With typical Hawke’s Bay visitor components to the event, The national pipe band plans booked, it was imperative events.” sunshine in abundance in most the trust had still expected a championships have been we made our decision today,” she It was to have been a years, there had never been a big influx of visitors, including planned for March 19-20, the said. particularly significant 33rd festival cancellation until this hundreds of mobile homes international men’s Twenty20 “This has been an incredibly annual festival — just after the week, when the opening events and camper vans and big local cricket is scheduled to take tough decision, and we have 90th anniversary of the Hawke’s were cancelled. Ultimately, interest, in particular in big place in McLean Park, Napier, had to weigh up a huge number Bay earthquake that resulted in logistics became too great to public events, such as air shows on March 23, and the Big (and of factors and consider several the unique city rebuild of the art manage the festival in order to and the Charter Parade through little) Easy trail rides have been different scenarios in the course deco era of the 1930s, thus its see out the other three days to Napier’s CBD. scheduled for April 2-3. Covid could slip through border Events in limbo as organisers despite new MIQ rules: expert by Rowan Quinn, RNZ for only two hours per day in await Government’s decision corridors) had been the case. AUCKLAND — Covid-19 could “That shows how backward WELLINGTON — After a clean Covid “It’s something that has been at the culminating with the Pride March and still easily slip the country’s safety things were just a few months ago. run of events through most of summer, top of my mind since last May when Party next Saturday, February 27. net and cause another lockdown We know we are dealing with a some organisers of events that were to we were selling tickets . . . (I was Director Max Tweedie said they were despite new managed isolation and respiratory virus. be held in the near future have already thinking) ‘well this is risky’,” festival looking at postponement options, but quarantine (MIQ) rules, a leading “That ventilation in the corridors pulled the plug, while other organisers director John Minty said. any decision would come after the epidemiologist says. should have been operating at full are in limbo as they await an alert-level “I was starting to actually relax last Government made a decision on alert At the Pullman Hotel, changes capacity for the past year,” he said. decision this afternoon. week, thinking we were almost there. levels. were made to cut the risk of Nurses Organisation Auckland is currently in an Alert We did expect that this could possibly One date that could not be moved spread after three guests returned representative Kate Weston was Level 3 lockdown and the rest of happen so we’re obviously looking at was Ash Wednesday. positive test results while out in the happy they had finally won their the country is at our alternatives.” Today marks the start of Lent and it community last month. battle to be able to wear the more Alert Level 2 after A postponement is a day on which many Christians go The Pullman began accepting protective N95 masks in the MIQ three people from One of the largest was not certain yet to church. returnees yesterday after a hiatus facilities. a household in the events up in the but Mr Minty thought Lyndsay Freer from the Catholic to allow an investigation and “It has been a long time coming South Auckland it was likely. He said Diocese said the nearly 200,000 changes that saw an improvement but it is recognising that when suburb of Papatoetoe air is the Auckland it came down to this Catholics in Auckland would have to in ventilation and reducing the health workers, particularly, are in tested positive to Lantern Festival afternoon’s decision. spend it at home. Ash Wednesday last movement of guests. that very confined space, working the UK variant of the next weekend, “To postpone, year was on March 26, which was the Epidemiologist Professor Nick with a returning guest, they virus. which normally there are definitely first day of Alert Level 4 lockdown. Wilson — a long-time critic of absolutely do need to be protected,” Since then, costs associated “What the Bishop is suggesting the way MIQ facilities were being she said. officials have been attracts nearly with it, but it’s not is that maybe the ashes could be run — said the restrictions were The organisation also supported reviewing the 200,000 people. insurmountable.” distributed as masses this weekend,” inadequate. the new requirement to take a break settings every day. If Splore’s dates Ms Freer said. One, where guests had to book after they close the door from each PM Jacinda were moved, “We are encouraged to observe our a 30-minute slot if they wanted to in-room test to help stop air flowing Ardern and the ticketholders who Lent and traditions on Ash Wednesday leave their room for exercise or a from one room to another. Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley could not make the new date would be even though we can’t go to church.” cigarette, was still too lax, he said. Covid-19 Response Minister Bloomfield, are due to announce a able to apply for a refund. Some sporting events have been New Zealand should follow the Chris Hipkins insisted the changes decision this afternoon at 4.30pm on a Most events cannot go ahead even called off too: the Auckland Blues have example of Australia and several would make the Pullman safer and possible change to levels. at Alert Level 2 because gatherings are cancelled a pre-season hit-out, which other countries where guests that the lessons learned would One of the largest events up in the limited to 100 people at that level. had been planned for this Saturday at stayed in their rooms for their entire be rolled out across other MIQ air is the Auckland Lantern Festival Some events, therefore, have Eden Park. visit, said Prof Wilson. facilities. next weekend, which normally attracts already made the call to postpone — The NZ Rowing Championships was “They have exercise equipment in However, details of what those nearly 200,000 people. such as the Rainbow Parade along scheduled to start tomorrow. However, their room and if they are smokers, lessons were have remained a The organisers of that event are Auckland’s Ponsonby Road, which was now, the five-day event would, at best, they have balconies (to smoke secret. carrying on as though it would still go meant to take place this Saturday. only run for three days. on) or (they can) use nicotine- The Ministry of Health was ahead, but as the event can only occur “We’re devastated that we’ve had World champion double sculler replacement therapy.” refusing to release the review into at Alert Level 1, everything depends to postpone the parade,” organiser Brooke Donoghue said the uncertainty The Pullman would have fewer the Pullman — despite repeated on the Government’s decision. Shaughan Woodcock said. made it all the tougher to train hard. guests while air filtration was requests from RNZ and other media, And the organisers of the three- “One thing we are very clear on is “I’m not going to give myself installed in the lifts, and it would and the review was being referred day Auckland music and arts festival that we have to make sure our rainbow anything to doubt, because once you now run ventilation in the corridors to publicly by Hipkins and the head Splore, which was scheduled for community is safe — as well as start doing that your training suffers.” all the time — instead of just two of MIQ Brigadier, Jim Bliss. next weekend, are now painstakingly everybody else coming to attend.” It all comes down to the hours a day. The Ministry of Health would planning to postpone its 7000-person Auckland Pride had a number of Government decision this afternoon. Prof Wilson said he was shocked only say that the review would be sold-out event. events planned throughout this month, — RNZ to learn that (the ventilation running released “in due course”. 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Taonga and artefacts to go to new $11.5m home by Christian Fuller, Hawke’s Bay Today other $4.85m. The councils will be looking for HASTINGS — More than 90,000 funding from contestable central regional taonga and artefacts previously government funds, regional contestable kept in Napier are to be relocated to a funds, private enterprise partnerships, newly purchased building in Hastings — private trusts, philanthropic at a cost of $11.5 million. organisations and individuals. Once developed, the Queen Street East Hastings mayor Sandra Hazlehurst site in Hastings’ CBD will provide a fit- said a number of potential storage for-purpose facility, providing community sites were investigated before the access, storage and preservation of the Queen Street East site was chosen as treasured collection. it is safely out of the tsunami zone and The 90,000 item collection previously provides a purpose-designed home for FIT-FOR-PURPOSE FACILITY: An artist’s impression of the newly purchased building housed at the MTG Hawke’s Bay the collection. from Queen Street East in Hastings. Picture supplied (Museum, Theatre, Art Gallery) is “The collection is growing and needs considered one of New Zealand’s most to be stored and displayed properly chairman Richard Grant said finding within the region and the advancement prestigious and historic collections of for researchers, archivists, the local a long-term solution for storing the and promotion of cultural heritage and regional and national artefacts. community and future generations,” she collection had been a high priority for a arts through the use of the collection. The joint project between Napier said. number of years. “Personal connection with taonga, City Council, Hastings District Council, “This property will allow us to develop “The trust is pleased to have the including archives, art and images, is a Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust and a fit-for-purpose access, storage, display, collection relocated to a facility that will fundamental part of holistic community Ngati Kahungunu aimed to secure research and education space, and be able to house its entirety under one wellbeing. permanent storage for the future care ultimately a home for these unique and roof in Hastings’ cultural precinct close “The new facility will provide further and protection of the collection. irreplaceable items.” to Nga Pou o Heretaunga, the Hastings opportunity for these connections to be The purchase of the former Briscoes The collection will continue to be City Art Gallery, Hastings War Memorial made in synergy with MTG,” he said. site, which will undergo extensive owned by the Hawke’s Bay Museums Library in Civic Square, and Toitoi — Napier mayor Kirsten Wise said the redevelopment, has a total estimated Trust, a council-controlled organisation Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre,” new site will provide opportunities to cost of $11.5m. jointly funded by the councils. he said. share the treasures with the community Both councils will contribute $3.3m The day-to-day care of the items and Ngati Kahungunu Iwi trust appointee in a space designed to support the needs through their respective 2021-2031 archival material will be managed by Nigel How said procuring the site aligns of local and national researchers, while Long Term Plans, while fundraising and MTG Hawke’s Bay. with the trust’s objectives, including the also providing the opportunity to further external funding will aim to form the Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust development of quality cultural facilities expand on the current educational and WorkSafe failings questioned by Phil Pennington, RNZ chain pressures, were in play. For instance, it did not obtain all the WELLINGTON — Critics of the safety reviews that companies did of the workplace safety regulator are crash, interviewed two truck drivers but questioning its ability to investigate bad no other staff at the trucking company, road crashes. and was not sure how Dynes Transport WorkSafe itself has admitted the was monitoring its drivers. overall regulatory task is too big for it, “We haven’t seen thorough and the Government has begun looking investigations by WorkSafe in many at giving some of its crash investigation instances,” said Nick Leggett, whose powers to the Transport Agency. group represents hundreds of trucking But that work has now been delayed for firms. more than a year, because of the demands “WorkSafe is a bit of a toothless tiger in of the pandemic response, the Ministry of many ways.” Transport told RNZ. The Transport Agency had more “Where are we at? Well, you know, resources, and was better placed than Groundhog Day, that’s where we’re at,” WorkSafe to delve more deeply into said Peter Gallagher, of driver lobby the sort of supply chain pressures that group ProDrive. undermined safety, Leggett said. A confusing overlap between WorkSafe, Research has shown such pressures NZTA and police was identified in 2019 contribute to fatigue, and while some and had been aimed to be fixed in 2020, drivers flout the limits on work hours but that has now been put off for at least — as happened in the Sharifi crash — another year. others feel powerless to resist demands “It’s not fast enough,” Nick Leggett of from company dispatchers. the trucking industry group, the Road Gallagher of Pro-Drive said the Sharifi Transport Forum, said. FAMILY HEARTBREAK: A family picture of Siamak Mosaferi, Mohadeseh (Mohy) investigation was “disgraceful”, and “WorkSafe is not equipped to Shafiri and their sons Arteen (left) and Radeen (centre) before the crash which killed showed the shortcomings. adequately investigate the transport both children. Picture supplied “The bulk of the voice from the industry industry.” is that there are still systemic failures One example of the confusion is the available resources and we are unable to cartoon farm animals become jammed inside of regulatory effectiveness, harm investigation into a fatal skifield bus meet public expectations for responding underneath the insulation jacket on the prevention and systems leadership,” he crash in 2018, when police thought a to reported incidents and near misses,” left rear of one of the two tanker-trucks said. health and safety inquiry was under way chief executive Phil Parkes and chairman involved. WorkSafe declined to comment to RNZ. when it wasn’t. Ross Wilson wrote. Police investigated immediately and It argued in its briefing to Wood that The Ministry of Transport, which is in A Hamilton family who went through secured convictions of two drivers and it was improving, having redeployed $9m charge of the review, said the Government one of WorkSafe’s investigations and their employer Dynes Transport, on into investigations and other critical was committed its aftermath Land Transport charges. However, the areas. Yet this was not enough. to strengthening during 2018-2020, WorkSafe investigation only began nine Unprecedented pressures from regulatory settings WorkSafe is not equipped felt vindicated months later and no health and safety Covid-19 and its biggest-ever that applied to to‘ adequately investigate the by WorkSafe’s charges were laid. investigation, the Whakaari/White Island work-related transport industry admission. “It’s just two conflicting, contradicting eruption, had compounded “a mismatch driving. ’ “It’s basically facts,” Sharifi said. between our functions and our available WorkSafe —Road Transport Forum’s Nick Leggett proving what I felt “They’re saying they have closed resources”, Parkes and Wilson wrote. recently laid out all along,” said Dr the case. It’s all done and dusted. On “We can only respond to a small a list of high- Mohy Sharifi. the other hand, they are saying they number of very serious issues that we are sounding aims to Michael Wood, who is “Yes, they are lacking those resources, are lacking resources and professional notified and aware of. both Transport Minister and Workplace and that’s why they could not perform a experts.” “We constantly have to prioritise, Safety Minister, including a commitment professional investigation.” WorkSafe has repeatedly said it did re-prioritise and make tough choices to intervene in the transport sector, look Her two pre-school-aged sons died when a thorough investigation, and has now about where and when we can intervene.” into supply chain pressures, and hold a truck rear-ended their car on a fine day refused further comment on the case to Wood said in a statement he would unsafe businesses to account. and straight stretch of the Desert Road RNZ. consider whatever advice came out of the But in the same ministerial briefing, it in 2018. Yet information newly released under upcoming review of the roles of WorkSafe added it was having to constantly “make The force of the 80kmh collision that the Official Information Act (OIA) shows and Waka Kotahi. tough choices” about where to intervene. occurred as traffic ahead slowed, saw WorkSafe made very limited attempts to He did not respond to a request for “In short, our task is bigger than our a rear-window sunscreen depicting find out if industry factors, such as supply comment about WorkSafe’s resourcing. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 BUSINESS 11 Prospects for Unfiltered prove a mirage by Matt Nippert, NZ Herald themselves. had never seen the company’s financials: “I put In 2016, Millar bullishly talked of his company my trust into Jake and believed he was doing AUCKLAND — The sale of Unfiltered was growing to be worth $100 million by 2021. And a good job. But also believed there was a risk,” initially pitched as a merger, but in reality was as recently as late 2019, when the firm said he said. more akin to an estate garage sale. it had raised $2.4m to expand into the United “I don’t think it’s the outcome any investor Last week’s announcement that Jake Millar’s States, Unfiltered claimed the capital raise now would have wanted. At the same time we’ve video site and fellow young entrepreneur valued the firm as worth $12m. been on a journey.” Jamie Beaton’s Crimson Consulting would Millar did not respond to questions about how Fellow investor Aaron Bhatnagar said 2020 “join forces”, quickly fell apart as complaints much cash Unfiltered had raised from — largely had “shone a cold, hard light on a business from Unfiltered investors emerged showing the New Zealand-based — investors since its 2015 model that wasn’t shooting the lights out. They former company had been running on dead air. founding, but interviews with shareholders put were struggling to make headway. That’s not Millar, 25, told the Herald in a written the sum at around $4m. unique — there are probably 500 startups in that statement yesterday that 2020 had been a HAPPIER TIMES: Jamie Beaton (left) Property developer Garry Robertson, who situation in New Zealand.” “brutal, bruising year,” with Covid complications founder of Crimson Education and Jake bought into the company a couple of years ago Millar said the company’s finances, and his prompting a realisation that his business was Millar, founder of Unfiltered. File picture and is recorded as owning a nearly 10 percent remuneration, were approved and overseen by “still struggling to take off” and, in fact, was stake, was scathing about the wind-up of the the company directors. never going to make it off the ground. business. Questions to former Saatchi boss Kevin “We had five years to work things out and But over the new year this self-image broke “When you make a major decision like this, it Roberts about his years chairing Unfiltered, endless support and mentorship from many of down and the Herald understands Unfiltered should require a shareholders’ meeting, not just an involvement that ranged from 2017 until the world’s top investors and we never managed shareholders agreed, with 90 percent voting in ‘Let’s close the company, and sell the assets for his resignation as director last August, were to crack it,” he said. favour, to effectively shutter the business and (next to) nothing’.” unanswered by publication time. Unfiltered had provided “inspirational” video sell its principal asset - an archive of video Robertson said he had also never been Millar, for his part, has deleted his social content for entrepreneurs, but from the outside interviews - to Crimson for only US$60,000 provided access to the company’s books or media presence in the wake of Unfiltered’s seemed to lack focus. Its content alternated ($82,600). financial statements. Several investors — demise and is presently staying with family in between free or paid, and its purpose drifted Neither Millar nor Crimson, citing a non- including some high-profile members of the New the US state of Georgia and mulling his next between media publisher, corporate educator disclosure agreement, would comment on this Zealand business community — broadly backed move. and publicity machine, and was inextricably sale price, but these last rites contrast markedly Robertson’s complaints in interviews with the “I am relocating to Sub-Saharan Africa to bound to its founder whose apparent pinstriped with — and represent a 99 percent discount Herald. focus on new entrepreneurial ventures but I success was defined — and enhanced — by from — the near-evangelic hype Millar and Shareholder Steve Brooks, who contacted the have no current plans to return to New Zealand,” laudatory interviews with his business idols. his company had been manufacturing about Herald at the prompting of Millar, said he also he said. ASB moves early on lending New-build investors required to have 40 percent equity by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald borrowers including investors. A spokeswoman for ANZ, the country’s to get final approval.” According to Reserve Bank largest bank, said it would be honouring Tatterson said the different approaches AUCKLAND — A major bank has documentation this exemption is designed all pre-approvals. made it really difficult for mortgage stopped home lending to investors for to support an increase in the supply of “They last for a period of 90 days so brokers who were trying to give advice to new builds unless they have at least 40 housing — an important part of reducing the obligation is on the customer to find clients. percent equity — despite new builds being house price pressures arising from supply a property and commit to any lending, “You kind of push the button (and) cross exempt from lending restrictions. shortages. noting the actual settlement might be your fingers and hope like hell it is going Last Tuesday the Reserve Bank Karen Tatterson, a mortgage broker beyond this date.” to go through really. confirmed it would bring back loan-to- with Loan Market, said she had applied But a Kiwibank spokeswoman said “We are trying to do the right thing by value ratios for banks with most investors to the ASB for a loan on behalf of an while its pre-approvals would be honoured our clients and yet we are not sure what required to have at least 30 percent equity investor who had bought land and wanted the property transactions had to settle outcome we are going to get which makes by March 1 and 40 percent by May 1. to build but was told the bank was not before either the March 1 or May 1 it really frustrating.” But it also said it expected mortgage taking applications from investors for change to meet the LVR requirements. Bolton said some banks were taking a lenders to “respect the 60/5 investor loans under the 60 percent loan-to-value A BNZ spokesman said a small tougher approach than others. restrictions immediately with all new loan ratio. number of investors may have recent pre- “Some of the banks have (just) said approvals, to ensure that their mortgage “I went ‘hang on, here is the Reserve approvals which could extend beyond the anything that is not already approved, lending is consistent with our policy Bank document saying new builds are time when the new restrictions come into even if you have submitted it before the decision.” exempt’ and they said regardless, they force. changes, tough. And for the banks that are Mortgage brokers have told the Herald are not going to do investor new-builds “We will work with those customers to really slow on turnarounds at the moment that ASB is declining loan applications under 60 percent.” She said she was able discuss their options.” that is a bit rough.” for new builds if investors do not have at to rework the application to get it over the A Westpac spokesman said it was still He said he had situations with one or least 40 percent equity. line. working with the Reserve Bank to clarify two of the banks where loan applications ASB executive general manager retail John Bolton, managing director of details of the new rules, to determine that had been in for about 10 days were banking Craig Sims said it would lend Squirrel Mortgages, said ASB was the any disruption to pre-approved lending being turned down. to a maximum LVR of 60 percent for only one he was aware of that was not applications. Bolton said those deals then either fell investment property. letting investors get new build loans Sims said ASB’s pre-approvals were over or had to be reworked. “We are concerned the continued under the 60 percent LVR. unaffected because it had already moved He said the changes didn’t just affect high levels of investor demand are He said the move seemed to be counter to a 40 percent loan-to-value requirement investors as the hot property market unsustainable and we are focused on to broader efforts to encourage more for investors. meant many people were buying before ensuring a balanced and sustainable housing supply. “This change applies to all home loan they had sold “because you don’t want to housing market.” But Bolton said banks were able to applications — except conditionally or sell and not find anything”. Sims said ASB continued to allow make their own credit rules. “So if they fully approved loans, which are subject to He said a lot of people wanted to buy lending over 80 percent LVR to qualifying don’t want do that they don’t have to.” the change at rollover/expiry. There has first and then if they could not sell their owner-occupiers for construction purposes. There has also been a divergence in been no change to owner-occupied lending property they had the option to convert The Reserve Bank LVR rules specify how banks are handling pre-approvals for and there is no requirement to settle the it into a rental but the LVRs made that that new builds are exempt for all investors. property purchase before March 1/May 1 harder.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY village stocks as prospective residents have the percent to $1.34. ability to sell their properties,” said Solly. Delegat Group’s managing director John Contact resumed trading and lost 15c or 2.08 Freeman is leaving in late March and Delegat’s WELLINGTON — Leading stock Meridian transactions worth $212.32m. percent to $7.05 on trade worth $30.29m after share price rose 20c to $14.20. made a welcome rebound and helped push the Shane Solly, portfolio manager with Harbour successfully completing a $325m institutional Manuka honey producer Comvita announced New Zealand sharemarket up more than a half Asset Management, said the market held up capital raising at $7 a share. a partnership with London-listed digital percent — just the second time this month the pretty well in the face of a chunky capital Contact is now making a $75m retail offer, business THG, which will market its brands leading index has made a gain. raising by Contact Energy — as some investors with application forms being sent to eligible direct to consumers. Comvita’s share price fell After a torrid fall from a high of $9.40 set on would have sold some positions in other stocks New Zealand and Australian shareholders on 3c to $3.16. January 7, Meridian climbed 16c or 2.82 percent to satisfy the capital requirements of Contact. February 18. Infratil was up 4c to $7.52 after presenting to $5.83 on trade worth $21.3 million, after He said the selling pressure was off Contact Mercury Energy rose 20c or 3.11 percent to its annual Investor Day. Solly said Infratil reaching an intraday high of $6.09. and Meridian with the US market closed, $6.63; Trustpower was up 25c or 2.99 percent reinforced the longer-term potential of their The energy stocks were boosted by the and Contact was taking a healthy approach to $8.60; and Vector increased 5c to $4.18. assets and business, and it will be interesting lack of selling from the overseas clean energy to decarbonisation by building the new Tilt Renewables was down 10c to $6.30, and to see how takeover bidder AustralianSuper exchange-traded funds as the United States geothermal power station near Taupo. Genesis slipped 4c to $3.66. reacts to that. market was closed overnight for the Presidents’ “Also, the Covid cases are not going up The retailers recovered somewhat from the Infratil said Wellington International Airport Day holiday. locally and they are coming down overseas, so shock of new community cases in Auckland. will have a slight increase in profit through The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 100.16 points the travel and tourism stocks . . . are having a The Warehouse Group increased 8c or 2.49 domestic traffic, and Solly said this may also or 0.8 percent to 12,610.72. There were 81 better day. The latest solid housing statistics percent to $3.29; Briscoe Group was up 3c to impact on Auckland International Airport, which gainers and 60 decliners on 57 million share provide ongoing tailwinds for the retirement $5.65; and Kathmandu picked up 4c or 3.08 reports tomorrow. 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 EDITORIAL Let’s all give it a go . . . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS Re: Living up to our “complete control according to Two stories of speeding Response hopefully founding principles, February their customs”. And that is exactly 16 editorial. how Dame Claudia Orange attaches Obviously a number of motorists 100 yards further on. A car came The biggest enemy of the word “partnership” to a treaty with over-inflated egos didn’t read out of the roundabout behind me short and sharp mankind (Covid-19) doesn’t that says no such thing. Article 3 my letter to the editor last week. at excessive speed and literally give a toss about skin colour. actually confers on all Maori “the Their souped-up cars and charged down at me. I sped up (for The dreaded news on Sunday motorbikes or fancy regalia do not 3-4 seconds) to get out of his way of a cluster of Covid-19 cases in Pretty simple really — we are rights and privileges of British all red under the skin. Blue subjects”, which includes voting in give them exemption from the rules then pulled over to the side of the a Papatoetoe family, members of Mink’s song about a melting local body elections. This is a right that we must all obey. road. I was only about 60-70 yards whom holidayed in Taranaki the pot does it for me. “Take a that currently may be exercised Three motorcyclists rode past my from my destination, so speed was weekend before, rightly saw the pinch of white man, Wrap by all voters without impediment home on Sunday night on their big unnecessary. country moved up alert levels and him up in black skin…Coffee irrespective of race. “Harleys” hitting around 65-70kmh. If I had been racing along for 300 Auckland tipped back into lockdown coloured people by the score…” Why are there no cameras or yards at 56kmh I could understand, for an initial three-day tracing and Songs and pandemic aside; MIKE BUTLER, Hastings radar in this section of Wainui but for 2-3 seconds? No way. For testing push to contain any potential democracy takes many forms. Road? Along with lower Stout goodness sake. When something-more than Footnote from Ed: With Street, it is looked on as a If we hit 56kmh (momentarily) we outbreak. speedway by a few idiots. get fined. If we hit 70kmh, we don’t. This is the precautionary approach half the local population want the vast majority of chiefs their own particular way to go; signing the reo version of the Three months ago I got a ticket, What a strange world we live in. we have come to expect, and some then let’s all give it a go. Treaty of Waitangi, and being the first one in my life, for hitting The highlight of the whole good news out this week while we advised about the Treaty and 56kmh. I broke the law, “fair cop”, incident, though, was when I went waited with bated breath for daily WINSTON MORETON its implications in te reo, most but when I asked an officer if there to pay my fine at Westpac. I told briefings on test results is that bank fair-minded people would say was a “length of time” duration for the teller it was my first ever ticket economists say the cost of a Level Jeremy, in citing Article 2 of it is te Tiriti that should be excessive speed he said “no”, the in over 64 years of driving, and 3 lockdown in Auckland is less than “the treaty” you don’t say that “the the source of meaning for what camera or radar simply registers she held out her hand and said that you are over the limit and a half what was previously estimated treaty” you refer to is the “what tangata whenua signed up “congratulations”. I think she had the chiefs might have understood” to. However, legally there is ticket is served. an amazing sense of humour. — about $200 million a week, I had come out of the roundabout rather than $440m — based on how re-translation of Te Tiriti done by a just one Treaty and references Waitangi Tribunal member around to it in law try to bridge the and was heading to Dunblane about MIKE MULROONEY businesses adapted and then how 1987. You really should cite Te differences in the two texts by the country’s economy rebounded Tiriti, the text signed by 512 chiefs referring to the “principles” of after the lockdown of August last in 1840, in relation to the English the Treaty, or the core concepts Sailing along without guilt year. That follows good news from source text. Te Tiriti uses the word or spirit that underpin both. Gosh I hadn’t realised with the “hair shirt” and time the latest Crown accounts for the “rangatiratanga” in Article 2, which This point is explained in the how insidious my cultural to undertake a somewhat five months to the end of November, translated “possession” in Article following online article on the brainwashing had been, until daunting re-education which were $1.9 billion better than 2 of the English text. The English government NZ History site — I read Joe Naden’s latest programme, so that I can take expected. text said “possession of their lands, which also says “The Waitangi missive. As a practising my place in the brave new Parliamentarians were also busy dwellings and all their property”. The Tribunal has exclusive Pakeha of nearly 83 years, tomorrow, which we are all 1987 translation of “rangatiratanga” authority to determine the I have been blithely sailing apparently marching towards. yesterday — in a socially-distanced appeared as “unqualified exercise meaning of the Treaty in the along without acknowledging From a psychological and highly-collaborative environment of the chieftainship” which was two texts and to decide issues the vast burden of colonialist perspective, this is probably — fast-tracking law for a new exercised “over their lands, villages raised by the differences guilt I was carrying. This has the root cause of my failing Resurgence Support Payment to and all their treasures”. This phrase between them.” largely been inherited from physicality, as “the wheels help businesses hit by a 30 percent is further modified in the footnote https://nzhistory.govt.nz/ my forebears. appear to be falling off”, big or more revenue decline because of quoted in your editorial which adds politics/treaty/read-the-Treaty/ Now the scales have time. moves to Alert Level 2 or above for the assertion that chiefs expected differences-between-the-texts dropped from my eyes, it is on RON TAYLOR a week or more. The Wage Subsidy will also be available nationwide if any part of the country is in Level 3 Responses to column on ‘fight’ against Maori wards or 4 for seven days or more. Those daily afternoon briefings, Re: ‘Public will reject blatant You’re a sad act Lara. You ought Clive, you really don’t help your Most of my opponents seem supplemented by morning advisories power grab’, February 16 to check a few facts before rushing causes when you attack people perfectly happy to defame and on test results overnight, have all column. off to lambast me over my use of the who respond to you. I am not sure malign me at every opportunity been encouraging with no Covid-19 Clive, what country do you English language. whether calling me a “sad act” helps but become rather agitated when think you reside in? Calm It can’t be hyperbole if it people to take you seriously, it does I respond in defence of my own positive test results — although how down man, you will give accurately expresses the author’s make you sound like an angry man reputation. They can dish it out the virus entered the community yourself a nosebleed! feelings, and my words are designed though. but can’t take the heat when the has yet to be identified, and like the Your hyperbole sounds like to do just that. My comments are Additionally the word hyperbole blowtorch of public opinion turns August outbreak possibly won’t be. the feverish nonsense spouted definitely not exaggerations and means to make statements that against them. Some uncertainty remains this by some of the white people in it isn’t my fault if you and your ilk exaggerate. So your comments, But I’m happy to let the readers morning as to whether the country America who resent sharing can’t handle the truth. whilst being your opinions, can also decide who has the backing of and Auckland will move back down power with minority groups. And anyway, your criticism of be hyperbole. Your commentary is majority support. alert levels at midnight tonight, with NZ’s public will not see the my column should be directed at emotive and seeks to scare people. I doubt it is either of you two the revelation yesterday the number decision to allow for Maori the editor who chose to ignore my Cut it out. and if we were ever allowed to Wards as a “blatant power suggested, rather mild heading LARA MEYER have a vote on this issue I am of close contacts had ballooned grab”. I am pretty sure the and instead added his own confident you would find that simple from the 42 identified on Monday to majority of NZers who are fair- interpretation of my piece that Crikey Clive. That’s a bit statement to be true. 109. Also, of the 36 close contacts minded will be quite happy was obviously designed to get a dramatic. You’re not losing Wonderful rain. We really needed of the Year 9 student at Papatoetoe to see Maori have equitable rise from the usual suspects. Talk anything and you’re certainly it. High School, 22 had yet to return representation at council about incitement. It looks as if he not a victim. We’re moving CLIVE BIBBY negative tests. The Ministry of tables. After all, many of us succeeded. forward now. Everything will Health was also now following up are part of interracial families CLIVE BIBBY be OK! “Wonderful rain. We really with more than 2000 “casual plus” and know how important this AIMEE MILNE needed it.” contacts. will be for our Maori whanau Footnote from Ed: Clive’s Yup, from Matthew 5:45…. members. suggested headline (which Lara and Aimee, “He causes his sun to rise on Covid Response Minister Chris Thankfully we will have admittedly I forgot to copy I’m a grown up and realise that if the evil and the good, and Hipkins said this morning there had Maori Wards now and about from his email subject line, you want to get into these types of sends rain on the righteous been no positive cases reported time too. So just be gracious to consider as a potential public discussions, you have to take and the unrighteous.” overnight, but he wasn’t going and give this dog a bone. headline) was: a fair amount of criticism, most of it For this too I am most to pre-empt the decision being The fight we don’t want unjustified but it is part of the price thankful. made by Cabinet this afternoon on LARA MEYER but need to have you pay for entering a public debate. WILL DOBBIE whether to downgrade alert levels. [email protected] “Our goal here was a short, sharp response. It looks like at this point ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. that’s been effective. We’ll have ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. more information as the day unfolds ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. but I’m optimistic at this point.” ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 WORLD 13 Dutch crisis as court stymies Covid curfew Australian PM THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A as possible because of the risk of introduction of the curfew was not an Dutch court ordered the government on transmission of the virus,” he added. “So emergency requiring the use of the fast- apologises Tuesday to end the curfew it imposed please do that. Do it for yourself, but also track process as it had been discussed at last month to rein in the spread of the for each other.” length during the coronavirus crisis. coronavirus, saying the ruling coalition In a written statement, The Hague A group called Viruuswaarheid, or to ex-staffer was not entitled to use emergency District Court called the curfew a “far- Virus Truth, that is deeply sceptical of powers to enforce the restrictive reaching violation of the right to freedom the Government’s approach to slowing measure. of movement and privacy” that also the spread of the virus had asked alleging rape The Government of the Netherlands indirectly curtails the rights of freedom the court to outlaw the curfew, which immediately appealed and asked the of assembly and demonstration. sparked rioting in the first days of its court to suspend the order prohibiting “This requires a very careful decision- imposition but is widely adhered to by at workplace the curfew. A hearing into the request to making process,” a single judge at the the vast majority of the country. suspend the order was halted after just court ruled in the summary proceeding. In a video interview tweeted by the CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s a few minutes when a member of the Last week, the government extended group, its leader, Willem Engel thanked Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday group that sought to overturn the curfew the curfew into March by using a the judge who issued the ruling and apologised to a former government staffer accused the presiding judge of bias. law allowing it to bypass the usual said, “I’m happy that there is still such a who alleged she was raped by a colleague in The full appeal hearing was scheduled legislative process in emergencies. When thing as jurisprudence.” a minister’s office two years ago. for Friday. the curfew was introduced and when it Confirmed virus infections have for The former staffer Brittany Higgins alleged Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged the was extended, the government sought weeks been slowly declining in the in a television interview on Monday that public to continuing staying home during and gained support from the majority Netherlands amid a tough lockdown. The a colleague had raped her in the office of the 9pm to 4.30am curfew hours pending of lawmakers during two debates in the 7-day rolling average of daily new cases the then-Defence Industry Minister Linda the result of the appeal, saying the lower house of Dutch parliament, but it declined over the past two weeks. Reynolds weeks before the 2019 election curfew “is a means, not an end.” did not submit legislation for a formal The country has reported nearly and that she did not receive the support she “It is really very important that vote. 15,000 confirmed deaths in the needed from bosses or other colleagues. we limit our social contacts as much However, the court said the pandemic. — AP The man she accused, who has not been named, was fired for a security breach in taking Higgins into the minister’s office and leaving her there on a couch after a night of heavy drinking. Higgins, who was Reynolds’ media ‘I’m a hostage’ adviser, said she decided not to pursue a police complaint at the time because she felt pressure that doing so would affect her Missing Dubai princess re-emerges in videos employment. She resigned in January this year and said she plans to reinstate her LONDON — A daughter of Dubai’s I am worried about my safety and my police complaint. powerful ruler who tried to flee the life.” “I think that resigning is the only thing I country in 2018 only to be detained The videos, part of an episode of can personally do to say that I don’t think by commandos in a boat off India has BBC’s “Panorama” investigative series anyone else should go through what I went re-emerged in new videos published on being broadcast on Tuesday, also include through,” Higgins told Network Ten. Tuesday, saying she doesn’t know if she’s an interview with Mary Robinson, a Morrison said Reynolds should not have “going to survive this situation.” former president of Ireland and UN questioned Higgins about her accusation in The videos released by the BBC show High Commissioner for Human Rights. the same office where Higgins alleged the Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Robinson appeared in photos with Latifa rape took place. Maktoum at a “jail villa,” apparently published by Emirati officials after the “That should not have happened, and I do located in the skyscraper-studded city- sheikha’s return to Dubai in 2018. apologise,” Morrison told reporters. state in the United Arab Emirates. Her Robinson told the BBC that she had Reynolds, who is now defence minister, father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid been misled by Emirati authorities who also apologised for raising the matter with Al Maktoum, also serves as the Prime told her Latifa was a troubled young Higgins in her office, adding that the minister Minister and vice president in the woman safe in the care of her family. had not done enough to support the then hereditarily ruled UAE. “I was particularly tricked when the DAUGHTER MISSING: In this file 24-year-old staffer. “I’m a hostage,” the sheikha says in photographs went public,” Robinson told photo, Prime Minister of the United “I deeply, deeply regret conducting the one video. “This villa has been converted the BBC. “That was a total surprise . . . I Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin meeting in my office where the alleged into a jail. was absolutely stunned.” Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf incident occurred,” Reynolds said. “I can’t even go outside to get any The dramatic would-be sea escape and Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh. Reynolds told the Senate she never gave fresh air,” she also said. its aftermath intruded into the carefully AP picture Higgins a choice between her job and making The Government’s Dubai Media Office controlled image maintained by the a police complaint. did not immediately respond to a request family of Sheikh Mohammed, who is wife and ordered the abduction of two Morrison described Higgins’ allegation as for comment from The Associated Press. believed to have several dozen children of his daughters, one of them Sheikha a wake-up call that must drive change within In 2018, the AP reported how a from multiple wives. Some of his sons Latifa. The ruling came in a custody Parliament House. friend and an ex-French spy helped and daughters figure prominently in battle between Sheikh Mohammed and “It shatters me that still, in this day and Sheikha Latifa escape by boat, only to be local media and online, but others are estranged wife Princess Haya, daughter age, a young woman can find herself in the captured off India. rarely seen. Sheikha Latifa was widely of the late King Hussein of Jordan. vulnerable situation that she was in, not her The BBC said Sheikha Latifa recorded known for her love of skydiving prior to Sheikh Mohammed is the founder of doing,” Morrison said. the videos in a bathroom at the villa over 2018. the successful Godolphin horse-racing “We have to do more, whether it’s in this months on a phone she secretly received Sheikh Mohammed’s family life stable and on friendly terms with workplace or any other workplace in the about a year after her capture. again became a public matter in 2020. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth 2. country, to ensure people can work safely in “I don’t know when I’ll be released and Then, a British judge ruled the sheikh In 2019, he received a trophy from the their place and be at their best and do what what the conditions will be like when I’m had conducted a campaign of fear and queen after one of his horses won a race they went into that job to do,” he added. released,” she says in a video. “Every day intimidation against his estranged at Royal Ascot. — AP Morrison appointed government lawmaker Celia Hammond to work with political parties to investigate Parliament House culture, improve workplace standards and to protect Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in Iraq staff. An automatic reporting obligation to department officials will be established for ANKARA, Turkey — about a safe zone across our such allegation, Morrison said. Turkish President Recep borders to protect our people Morrison said he first heard of Higgins’ Tayyip Erdogan vowed on and the state.” allegation on Monday and his office only Tuesday to expand cross- He said: “we will stay in learned about it on Friday last week. border operations against these places which we will The opposition questioned how Morrison Kurdish militants in northern secure for as long as it takes could continue to have confidence in Iraq, following the killing so that we are not subjected to Reynolds since she hadn’t told him of the of 13 Turkish soldiers, such an attack again.” alleged rape. police and civilians who had Turkey has carried out “My understanding is the minister acted been abducted by Kurdish numerous cross-border in good faith toward Brittany and sought to insurgents. incursions into Iraq over the support Brittany,” Morrison replied. In a speech to his ruling years to fight the PKK, which Higgins issued a media statement on party’s supporters, Erdogan maintains bases in the region. Tuesday thanking Morrison for his apology. also said that the killings have Turkey has long been “The prime minister’s announcement of an strengthened Turkey’s will seeking to form a secure zone investigation into the culture in Parliament to form a secure zone along along its borders with Iraq House is a welcomed first step, though it is its border in northern Iraq TENSIONS FLARE UP: Turkish soldiers carry the national and Syria to force Kurdish long overdue,” Higgins said. to protect Turkey’s frontiers flag-draped coffin of Turkish soldier Er Sedat Sorgun, who insurgents away from the “It should not have taken my story, or from the outlawed Kurdistan had been abducted by Kurdish insurgents and found killed in frontier. the story of other victim-survivors to air on Workers’ Party, or PKK. northern Iraq on Monday. AP picture Tens of thousands of people national television for the Prime Minister — The bodies of the 13 victims have been killed since the or any Member of Parliament — to take action were discovered in a cave Officials said 12 of the be expanding our operations PKK began an insurgency in on workplace sexual harassment, assault or complex in northern Iraq’s victims were shot in the head — thanks to which we have Turkey’s majority Kurdish bullying,” she added. Gara region, near the Turkish and one died of a shoulder made a significant advance — southeast region in 1984. The Parliament House needed an independent border, during an operation bullet wound. The hostages to regions where the threats PKK has been designated a reporting mechanism for staff so that against the PKK, launched on had been kidnapped inside are intensive,” Erdogan said. terrorist organisation by the they could confidently and safely make February 10, that had aimed Turkey in 2015 and 2016. “The event in Gara has US and the European Union. complaints, Higgins said. — AP to free the hostages. “In the period ahead, we will strengthened our opinions — AP 14 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Eastland Network Schedule of Charges Effective 1 April 2021 Information for electricity consumers - Disclosure pursuant to Electricity Distribution (Information Disclosure) Requirements 2012 Eastland Network is hereby notifying its new line charges effective 1 April 2021. These charges are made by Eastland Network to electricity retailers for the use of its network in supplying electricity to consumers. These charges are not the same as the electricity retail charges that appear on consumer accounts. Retail charges include other costs, such as energy purchase, that are repackaged by retailers into electricity retail tariffs. Consumers can calculate the changes in their individual pricing positions resulting from line charge changes by comparing the two schedules. Pricesexclude GST. EnergisedICPs are billed a fixed daily charge as shown. Matt Todd, Group Chief Executive Uncontrolled,Controlled, Peak and Off-peak are variable charges andshown as a per kWh charge as metered at the ICP. Line charges effective 1 April 2021 Retiring codes and line charges effective from 1 April 2020

Price category Tariff category Distribution Transmission Total Price category Tariff category Distribution Transmission Total Domestic Low User Fixed Daily Charge $0.1125 $0.0375 $0.1500 Domestic Low User Fixed Daily Charge $0.1125 $0.0375 $0.1500 DOMLFC Uncontrolled $0.1327 $0.0115 $0.1442 LFC0030 Uncontrolled $0.1368 $0.0119 $0.1487 14310 ICPs Controlled $0.0698 $0.0061 $0.0759 14727 ICPs Controlled $0.0717 $0.0063 $0.0780 Peak $0.1879 $0.0195 $0.2074 Off Peak+Night $0.1079 $0.0078 $0.1157 Domestic Standard Fixed Daily Charge $1.2211 $0.7365 $1.9576 Standard <30kVA Fixed Daily Charge $1.2211 $0.7365 $1.9576 DOMSTD Uncontrolled $0.0435 $0.0093 $0.0528 STD0030 Uncontrolled $0.0364 $0.0096 $0.0460 5438 ICPs Controlled $0.0234 $0.0060 $0.0294 10069 ICPs Controlled $0.0237 $0.0062 $0.0299 Peak $0.0739 $0.0158 $0.0897 Off Peak+Night $0.0296 $0.0063 $0.0359 Commercial <50kVA Fixed Daily Charge $1.4654 $0.7365 $2.2019 Standard <30kVA Fixed Daily Charge $1.2211 $0.7365 $1.9576 COM0050 Uncontrolled $0.0382 $0.0092 $0.0474 Uncontrolled $0.0364 $0.0096 $0.0460 5102 ICPs Controlled $0.0224 $0.0060 $0.0284 Controlled $0.0237 $0.0062 $0.0299 Peak $0.0649 $0.0158 $0.0807 Off Peak+Night $0.0260 $0.0063 $0.0323 Commercial 50-100kVA Fixed Daily Charge $5.2769 $2.4915 $7.7684 Commercial 50-100kVA Fixed Daily Charge $5.2768 $2.4915 $7.7683 COM0100 Uncontrolled $0.0577 $0.0066 $0.0643 STD0100 Uncontrolled $0.0558 $0.0069 $0.0627 420 ICPs Controlled $0.0380 $0.0043 $0.0423 383 ICPs Controlled $0.0363 $0.0045 $0.0408 Peak $0.1024 $0.0117 $0.1141 Off Peak+Night $0.0410 $0.0047 $0.0457 Commercial 101-300kVA Fixed Daily Charge $10.9308 $4.6981 $15.6289 Commercial 301-500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $10.9307 $4.6981 $15.6288 COM0300 Uncontrolled $0.0453 $0.0054 $0.0507 STD0300 Uncontrolled $0.0449 $0.0056 $0.0505 107 ICPs 91 ICPs Controlled $0.0296 $0.0036 $0.0332 TOU0300 Fixed Daily Charge $18.2181 $7.8301 $26.0482 Evening Peak $0.0415 $0.0045 $0.0460 9 ICPs Evening Peak $0.0406 $0.0047 $0.0453 Morning Peak $0.0387 $0.0042 $0.0429 Morning Peak $0.0377 $0.0044 $0.0421 Off Peak $0.0306 $0.0034 $0.0340 Off Peak $0.0295 $0.0035 $0.0330 Night $0.0170 $0.0018 $0.0188 Night $0.0154 $0.0019 $0.0173 Commercial 301-500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $20.5370 $8.8266 $29.3636 Commercial 301-500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $20.5369 $8.8266 $29.3635 COM0500 Evening Peak $0.0415 $0.0045 $0.0460 TOU0500 Evening Peak $0.0406 $0.0047 $0.0453 22 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0387 $0.0042 $0.0429 20 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0377 $0.0044 $0.0421 Off Peak $0.0306 $0.0034 $0.0340 Off Peak $0.0295 $0.0035 $0.0330 Night $0.0170 $0.0018 $0.0188 Night $0.0154 $0.0019 $0.0173 Commercial 501-1000kVA Fixed Daily Charge $31.7989 $13.6671 $45.4660 Commercial 501-1000kVA Fixed Daily Charge $31.7988 $13.6671 $45.4659 COM1000 Evening Peak $0.0415 $0.0045 $0.0460 TOU1000 Evening Peak $0.0406 $0.0047 $0.0453 25 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0387 $0.0042 $0.0429 24 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0377 $0.0044 $0.0421 Off Peak $0.0306 $0.0034 $0.0340 Off Peak $0.0295 $0.0035 $0.0330 Night $0.0170 $0.0018 $0.0188 Night $0.0154 $0.0019 $0.0173 Commercial 1001-4500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $79.4970 $34.1677 $113.6647 Commercial 1001-4500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $79.4969 $34.1677 $113.6646 COM4500 Evening Peak $0.0405 $0.0044 $0.0449 TOU4500 Evening Peak $0.0400 $0.0046 $0.0446 3 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0378 $0.0042 $0.0420 3 ICPs Morning Peak $0.0371 $0.0043 $0.0414 Off Peak $0.0302 $0.0033 $0.0335 Off Peak $0.0294 $0.0034 $0.0328 Night $0.0167 $0.0017 $0.0184 Night $0.0155 $0.0018 $0.0173 Commercial 4501-6500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $120.9842 $51.9992 $172.9834 Commercial 4501-6500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $120.9841 $51.9992 $172.9833 COM6500 Evening Peak $0.0405 $0.0044 $0.0449 TOU6500 Evening Peak $0.0400 $0.0046 $0.0446 1 ICP Morning Peak $0.0378 $0.0041 $0.0419 1 ICP Morning Peak $0.0371 $0.0043 $0.0414 Off Peak $0.0302 $0.0033 $0.0335 Off Peak $0.0294 $0.0034 $0.0328 Night $0.0167 $0.0017 $0.0184 Night $0.0155 $0.0018 $0.0173 Generation <500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $20.2074 $0.0000 $20.2074 Generation <500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $20.2074 $0.0000 $20.2074 Generation 501-1000kVA Fixed Daily Charge $30.4809 $0.0000 $30.4809 Generation 501-1000kVA Fixed Daily Charge $30.4809 $0.0000 $30.4809 6 ICPs Generation 1001-4500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $77.4476 $0.0000 $77.4477 Generation 1001-4500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $77.4476 $0.0000 $77.4476 1 ICP 1 ICP Generation 4501-6500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $106.0789 $0.0000 $106.0789 Generation 4501-6500kVA Fixed Daily Charge $117.8653 $0.0000 $117.8653 1 ICP Uncontrolled $0.0382 $0.0000 $0.0382 1 ICP Low Capacity 0-3kVA Fixed Daily Charge $0.3319 $0.1422 $0.4741 Low Capacity 0-3kVA Fixed Daily Charge $0.3313 $0.1422 $0.4735 84 ICPs Uncontrolled $0.1141 $0.0135 $0.1276 262 ICPs Uncontrolled $0.1108 $0.0140 $0.1248 Distributed Unmetered Fixed Daily Charge $0.0432 $0.0177 $0.0609 4921 fixtures Uncontrolled $0.0506 $0.0366 $0.0872 Streetlights Metered Fixed Daily Charge $0.0443 $0.0177 $0.0620 143 fixtures Uncontrolled $0.0506 $0.0366 $0.0872 Distributed Generation Fixed Daily Charge $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 Distributed Generation Fixed Daily Charge $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 358 ICPs 262 ICPs 36747-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 15

Tariff definitions, terms and conditions of supply

Customer classification Low Fixed Charge Connection Definition (Price Category DOMLFC) An installed connection will qualify for the Low Fixed Charge tariff if it meets the following criteria: • The connection is the consumer’s primary and permanent place of Change of retailer residence. This excludes holiday homes, separately connected Commercial consumers with capacity over 100 kVA who wish to change outbuildings, premises that constitute any part of premises described in retailers are strongly encouraged to do so at the beginning or end of their the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. For clarification, the following do not billing cycle (i.e. end of month) to avoid delay and complexity in processing meet the LFC criteria: boarding houses, hostels or multi-rental units on a the change. single ICP. • No other person residing in these premises is claiming the Low Fixed Network connection requirements Charge tariff at another location, whether on Eastland Network supply or Each new ICP must be able to be de-energised without the de-energisation elsewhere in New Zealand. For the avoidance of doubt - a person cannot of any other ICP. Pricing assumes the following connection standards are have multiple primary places of residence eligible for the Electricity (Low maintained at all times: Fixed Charge Tariff Option for Domestic Consumers) Regulations 2004. - Compliance with Eastland Network Connection Standards and the • The connection does not supply electricity for any business (including Electricity Regulations home based business) or commercial activity. - Service main voltage drop and condition is kept compliant with the • The connection uses less than 8,000 kWh of electricity per annum. Electricity Regulations • The connection does not exceed the following current limits: - All trees under the control of the consumer are maintained clear of all Eastland Network equipment 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase Where connections do not meet these requirements, after written notice, the Up to 62 amps Up to 42 amps Up to 32 amps connection may be isolated or disconnected until compliance is achieved. This action may result in costs to be borne by the consumer. • For Eastland Network to determine the correct tariff, retailers must provide the following information for each active ICP monthly: Permanent disconnections from the Network - ICP number - Phone contacts When an installation is vacated and its ICP status is changed to ‘Inactive – ready for decommissioning’ by the energy retailer, Eastland Network will - Current consumer - Postal address permanently disconnect the installation and update the registry status to - Full name - Email address (if available) ‘Decommissioned’. The required format for provision of this information as described in the Power factor Electricity Information Exchange Protocols is EIEP4. Connections to the Network are required to maintain a power factor of 0.95 Please note: Eastland Network checks eligibility for the Domestic Low lag or better. Failure by the consumer to remedy poor power factor following Fixed Charge tariff. Where the connection fails the eligibility test, the a written notice of non-conformance, may result in the application of an connection will be moved to the Domestic Standard tariff. additional fixed daily charge to the ICP as follows: All persons wishing to change tariff classification to the Low Fixed Charge Price category and additional fixed daily charge (excl GST) tariff must meet the criteria outlined above and will be moved upon completion of a review and receiving confirmation from their retailer. The DOMLFC OTH0003 DOMSTD COM0050 COM0100 consumer may also be required to complete a ‘declaration for domestic supply’ form to be sent by and approved by Eastland Network. $0.1500 $0.4741 $1.9576 $2.2019 $7.7684

Domestic Standard Definition (Price Category DOMSTD) COM0300 COM0500 COM1000 COM4500 COM6500 All domestic connections that do not meet the criteria to be eligible for the Low Fixed Charge tariff will be moved to the Domestic Standard tariff. $15.6289 $29.3636 $45.4660 $113.6647 $172.9834 Domestic connections with annual consumption over 20,000 kWh will benefit from being moved onto the low capacity commercial tariff COM0050. Other items Mixed connections – Where an ICP is both a commercial and residential Time of use (TOU) zone period times refer to the half-hour ending. connection, commercial tariff COM0050 will apply. Timing of data: As per regulations, any information required for billing Supply categories processing needs to be submitted by the retailer to Eastland Network before the end of the fifth business day of the month. Controlled supply Loss factors applicable to Eastland Network: 18 hour continuous supply: Supply in normal circumstances is available for a minimum of 18 hours each day, 7 days each week. 400 V connections: 1.1023 11 kV connections: 1.0803 Uncontrolled supply Wairoa multiple connections on single invoice 24 hour continuous supply: Supply is in normal circumstances continuously (1999 Wairoa legacy issue) available 24 hours each day, 7 days each week. - All connections must be supplied from the same single transformer. Special purpose tariffs - If the property is subdivided or if the consumer wishes to switch retailers, Low Capacity (Tariff OTH0003): ICPs are 3 kVA connections, protected with they will be required to establish separate connections to the Network a miniature circuit breaker of approved size and installation standard. for each installation at their cost. This will ensure that each ICP is able to be de-energised without the de-energisation of any other ICP. Streetlights Metered (Tariff STLGM): Tariff is designated for metered streetlights only. Fixed daily charge is per fixture (lamp). - All multiple connections must be on a Domestic Standard tariff and are not eligible for the Low Fixed Charge. Distributed Unmetered (Tariff DUML): Tariff is designated for unmetered connections. New unmetered supply points will be allowed onto the network Distributed generation connections system with explicit permission by Eastland Network only. Fixed daily charge All distributed generation connections must comply with the Eastland is per fixture. Network Distributed Generation Connection Standards (‘Connection Time of Use (TOU) connection definition Standards’). These Connection Standards are available on our website Only connections with a consistently communicating and compliant AMI or by contacting Eastland Network. Failure to comply with these Connection (smart) meter and on relevant retailer tariff will be eligible for a TOU tariff. Standards will result in disconnection of the distributed generation from Eastland’s electricity network. TOU tariffs are applicable to all tariffs on Eastland Network except for special purpose tariffs: OTH0003, STLGM and DUML. In accordance with the Connection Standards, all distributed generation connections must apply to Eastland Network for approval prior to Connections with analogue meters or non-communicating AMI meters will be connection to Eastland’s network. exempt from TOU pricing and Uncontrolled tariff becomes the default. Definitions TOU periods applicable to domestic connections and commercial Domestic Consumer: Means any person who purchases or uses electricity in connections up to and including 100kVA: respect of his or her home. Peak 07:00 to 11:00, 17:00 to 21:00 Home: Means the premises that are used or intended for occupation principally as Off Peak 11:00 to 17:00, 21:00 to 7:00, Weekends a place of residence. TOU periods applicable to commercial connection over 100kVA: Person: The term ‘Person’ as used in the Electricity Industry Act 2010, will include any entity: Limited companies, Trusts, in addition to natural persons. The term Morning Peak 07:00 to 12:00 Off Peak 21:00 to 23:00 ‘consumer’ as defined in the Electricity Industry Act 2010, means any person who Off Peak 12:00 to 17:00 Night 23:00 to 07:00 is supplied, or applies to be supplied, with electricity other than for resupply. Evening Peak 17:00 to 21:00 Multi-rental units on a single ICP: Means premises that are divided into multiple Demand assessment separately rented units and there is only one connection point to that property. kVA demand capacity will be reviewed at least annually and is assessed on Connection Standards: Eastland Network Limited Distributed Generation Connection Standards which are available from the Eastland Network website or the following basis: by contacting Eastland Network Limited. - For multi-phase installations demand is taken as the maximum of any Low Fixed Charge Tariff: The pricing tariff that complies with the one phase. Electricity (Low Fixed Charge Tariff Option for Domestic - The minimum fuse size needed by the installation will determine demand. Consumers) Regulations 2004.

All prices as shown exclude GST Eastland Network Limited | 172 Carnarvon Street, PO Box 1048, Gisborne | Tel 06 869 0700 | eastland.nz 36747-02 16 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 BLANKET OF SNOW

WONDERLAND: A snow family sits on a lawn on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. The storm dropped several inches in the Columbus area overnight. AP picture Winter’s wrath: bitter cold, no power, deadly tornado and halted vaccinations

RALEIGH, North Carolina — At The snow, an unusual sight in the least three people were found dead early Greek capital of more than 3 million on Tuesday after a tornado tore through residents, also stopped most public a seaside town in North Carolina at transport services. Hundreds of toppled the rough edge of a winter storm that trees downed power cables, causing left millions without power in sub- blackouts in several suburbs. freezing temperatures and made travel The snow arrived as Athens and treacherous in many states. several other parts of Greece remain in The storm that overwhelmed power lockdown to curb coronavirus infections. grids and immobilised the Southern Schools and most stores are closed, and Plains carried heavy snow and freezing residents must stay indoors during a rain into New England and the Deep nightly curfew. South and left behind record-setting Some children skipped online classes on cold temperatures. Wind-chill warnings Tuesday to play in the snow. Adults also extended from Canada into Mexico. went out to play, with some digging out In Chicago, 46 centimetres of new snow skis to use on the capital’s hilly slopes. forced public schools to cancel in-person One man skied along Pnyx hill in central classes for Tuesday. Hours earlier, along Athens, near the Acropolis. the normally balmy Gulf of Mexico, cross- The cold snap, which has already country skier Sam Fagg hit fresh powder caused snowstorms around much of on the beach in Galveston, Texas. Europe, kept temperatures hovering The worst US power outages were around freezing in Athens on Tuesday but in Texas, affecting more than 4 million was expected to lift abruptly with highs of homes and businesses. More than 250,000 14 degrees Celsius expected on Thursday. people also lost power across parts of FRIGID CONDITIONS: In neighbouring Turkey, heavy snow Appalachia, and another quarter of a Above, Icicles form on a and blizzards forced the closure of a million were still without electricity citrus tree from a sprinkler highway in northwest Turkey. Around following an ice storm in northwest system used to protect 600 vehicles were stranded on a nine- Oregon, according to poweroutage.us, the trees from the freezing kilometre stretch of the snow-covered which tracks utility outage reports. Four temperatures in Edinburg, road, and another 800 vehicles were million people lost power in Mexico. Texas. stranded elsewhere, the state-run Texas officials requested 60 Right, a woman sits on Anadolu Agency reported. generators from the Federal Emergency a snow-covered bench Sections of Greece’s main north-south Management Agency and planned to in front of the Parthenon highway were also closed, leaving about prioritise hospitals and nursing homes. temple, in Athens on 300 lorry drivers stranded at a highway The state opened 35 shelters to more Tuesday as unusual heavy access point outside Thessaloniki, in than 1000 occupants, the agency said. snowfall has blanketed northern Greece. Most ferry services to More than 500 people sought comfort at central Athens. AP pictures the islands were cancelled, while flights one shelter in Houston. Mayor Sylvester from regional airports to Athens were Turner said other warming centres had to rolling two-hour blackouts to ease the tornado did indeed touch down and to disrupted. be shut down because they lost power. extreme demand for heat and electricity, survey damage in Brunswick County, said Greek Fire Service spokesman Vassilis Utilities from Minnesota to Texas saying they were “a last resort to preserve Mark Willis, the office’s meteorologist in Vathrakoyiannis said the service had implemented rolling blackouts as cold the reliability of the electric system as a charge. received hundreds of calls for assistance temperatures strained power grids. whole.” Three people died and at least 10 were in greater Athens. Blackouts of more than an hour began The outages forced a Texas county to injured when the apparent tornado tore “Vaccinations have been postponed, around dawn on Tuesday for Oklahoma scramble to get more than 8000 doses through a golf course community and but we have helped transport doctors City and more than a dozen other of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine into another rural area just before midnight and medical staff where they are needed, communities. The blackouts stopped arms after a public health facility lost on Monday, destroying dozens of homes. and we helped power technicians get to electric-powered space heaters, furnaces power early on Monday and its backup Authorities in multiple states reported damaged electricity pylons in areas where and lights just as temperatures hovered generator also failed, said Rafael deaths in crashes on icy roads, including access was difficult,” Vathrakoyiannis around minus 8 degrees, some of the Lemaitre, a spokesman for Harris County two people whose vehicle slid off a said. lowest readings in a more than week of Judge Lina Hidalgo. road and overturned in a waterway in Power and water cuts were also below-freezing conditions. County officials distributed the doses Kentucky on Sunday, state police said. reported in central Greece. Prime Nebraska’s blackouts came amid some at three hospitals, Rice University and Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with of the coldest weather on record: In the county jail because those places had ATHENS, Greece — Heavy snowfall emergency response leaders to assist Omaha, the temperature bottomed out large groups of people in places where blanketed the Acropolis and other ancient residents in blacked-out areas and at 23 degrees below zero overnight, the they would not have to drive and with monuments in Athens, caused power cuts villages cut off by the snow. coldest in 25 years. appropriate medical personnel on hand. and halted Covid-19 vaccinations in the “We obviously recommend great care be Rolling outages also affected some More than 400,000 additional doses due Greek capital on Tuesday as the weather taken in all movement, all unnecessary northern Iowa counties, where overnight in Texas now will not arrive until at least brought many services across the country movement should be avoided,” Mitsotakis lows dipped to nearly 30 below around Wednesday (local time) because of the to a standstill. said after the meeting, adding that Sioux City and wind chills to around 40 weather, officials said. While western Europe got some respite authorities were doing everything they below in some places. In North Carolina, the National from winter weather, temperatures could to keep the roads open and to The Southwest Power Pool, a group Weather Service’s office in Wilmington plunged in the southeast of the continent restore power to areas without electricity. of utilities covering 14 states, imposed dispatched a team to confirm that a and storms also battered Turkey. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 WORLD 17 Suu Kyi faces additional WHO authorises AstraZeneca’s charges amid protests Covid vaccine for YANGON, Myanmar — Police in and attacked them with slingshots and criminalise many online activities. emergency use Myanmar filed a new charge against sticks in the city of Mandalay. Local While the military did not say ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her media reported that police also fired why the internet was blocked, there lawyer said on Tuesday, in a move that rubber bullets into a crowd and that a is widespread speculation that the TORONTO — The World Health Organisation may allow her to be held indefinitely few people were injured. Government is installing a firewall has granted an emergency authorisation to without trial as part of an intensifying Protests continued on Tuesday in system to allow it to monitor or block AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, a move crackdown by authorities who seized Yangon, the country’s largest city, and most or all online activity. that should allow the UN agency’s partners to power in a coup. elsewhere. In Yangon, police blocked off The Global New Light of Myanmar ship millions of doses to countries as part of a Suu Kyi, who was deposed and the street in front of the Central Bank, newspaper also reported that council UN-backed programme to tame the pandemic. detained in the military takeover on which protesters have targeted amid members discussed acting against In a statement on Monday, the WHO said it February 1, already faced a charge of speculation online that the military is a “parallel government” established was clearing the AstraZeneca vaccines made illegally possessing walkie-talkies — an seeking to seize money from it. Buddhist by some elected lawmakers of Suu by the Serum Institute of India and South apparent attempt to provide a legal monks demonstrated outside the UN’s Kyi’s National League for Democracy Korea’s AstraZeneca-SKBio. veneer for her house arrest. Under the local office in the city. party, who were prevented from taking The WHO’s green light for the AstraZeneca new charge, she is accused of breaking Around 3000 demonstrators — mainly their seats when the military stopped vaccine is only the second one the UN health a law that has been used to prosecute students — returned to the streets Parliament from opening its session on agency has issued after authorising the Pfizer- people who have violated coronavirus of Mandalay, carrying posters of Suu February 1. BioNTech vaccine in December. restrictions, lawyer Khin Maung Zaw Kyi and shouting for the return of Neighbouring China, meanwhile, Monday’s announcement should trigger told reporters after meeting with a democracy. has so far not condemned the takeover. the delivery of hundreds of millions of judge in a court in the The protests are Some protesters have accused Beijing doses to countries that have signed up for capital, Naypyitaw. taking place in defiance — which has long been Myanmar’s the UN-backed COVAX effort, which aims to It carries a maximum Myanmar’s detained of an order banning main arms supplier and has major deliver vaccines to the world’s most vulnerable punishment of three opposition leader, gatherings of five or investments in the country — of people. years in prison. more people. But the propping up the junta. “Countries with no access to vaccines to But, perhaps more Aung San Suu Kyi, has security presence was China’s ambassador to the Southeast date will finally be able to start vaccinating worryingly, because of been handed a second low-key around the Asian country responded to those their health workers and populations at changes to the Penal criminal charge on the march after Monday’s accusations, noting that Beijing has risk,” said Dr Mariângela Simão, the WHO’s Code instituted by confrontations. friendly relations with both Suu Kyi’s Assistant-Director General for Access to the junta last week, it day she appeared in State media have party and the military, according to Medicines and Health Products. could allow her to be court via video link. been acknowledging the the text of an interview posted on the The coronavirus has infected more than 109 detained indefinitely, protest movement only embassy’s Facebook page on Tuesday. million people and killed at least 2.4 million of even without a court’s indirectly. The Global Chen Hai said he wished the two sides them. permission. Suu Kyi’s New Light of Myanmar could solve their differences through But many countries have not yet started lawyer told reporters he has not seen newspaper reported about a meeting of dialogue. vaccination programmes and even rich nations her since her arrest — and only arrived the State Administration Council, the In the interview, Chen also addressed are facing shortages of vaccine doses as after an unexpected videoconference the new top governing body, and quoted its what he said were rumours that China manufacturers struggle to ramp up production. judge said had been held with her. chief, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, was helping Myanmar to control its The AstraZeneca vaccine has already been The legal manoeuvre comes two saying the authorities “are handling the internet traffic and others that Chinese authorised in more than 50 countries, including weeks after the military seized power ongoing problems with care.” soldiers were showing up on Myanmar’s Britain, India, Argentina and Mexico. in a coup that shocked many in the It said the council discussed taking streets. It is cheaper and easier to handle than the international community who had been legal action against protesters and “For the record, these are completely Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which needs deep- hopeful that Myanmar was taking providing “true information” to the nonsense and even ridiculous cold storage that is not widespread in many steps toward democracy. Since then, the media. On Sunday and Monday nights, accusations,” Chen said. developing nations. Both vaccines require two junta has ratcheted up the pressure the military ordered an internet The military contends there was shots per person, given weeks apart. on protesters resisting the takeover, blackout — almost entirely blocking fraud in last year’s election, which Suu Last week, WHO vaccine experts including violently breaking up some online access. Once before in recent Kyi’s party won in a landslide, and recommended the use of the AstraZeneca demonstrations and blocking internet weeks it imposed a similar blackout says it will hold power for a year before vaccine for people over age 18, including in access. and has also tried less successfully to holding new elections. The state election countries that have detected variants of On Monday, security forces pointed block social media platforms. It has commission found no evidence to Covid-19. — AP guns at a group of 1000 demonstrators also prepared a draft law that would support the claims of fraud. — AP/BBC India’s dramatic fall in virus cases leaves experts stumped NEW DELHI — When the people have developed immunity India, including some that have coronavirus pandemic took hold to the virus, by falling sick been blamed for causing new in India, there were fears it or being vaccinated, that the infections in people who already would sink the fragile health spread begins to slacken, said had an earlier version of the system of the world’s second- Vineeta Bal, who studies immune virus. But they are still studying most populous country. Infections systems at India’s National the public health implications. climbed dramatically for months Institute of Immunology. Experts are considering if and at one point India looked But experts have cautioned variants may be driving a surge like it might overtake the United that even if herd immunity in cases in the southern state States as the country with the in some places is partially of Kerala, which had previously highest case toll. responsible for the decline, the been hailed as a blueprint for But infections began to population as a whole remains tackling the virus. Kerala now plummet in September, and now vulnerable — and must continue accounts for nearly half of India’s the country is reporting about to take precautions. This is current Covid cases. 11,000 new cases a day, compared especially true because new Government-funded research to a peak of nearly 100,000, research suggests that people has suggested that a more leaving experts perplexed. CASES PLUMMETING: Hindu devotees gather at the Sangam, who got sick with one form of the contagious version of the virus They have suggested many during the annual month-long Hindu religious fair “Magh Mela” In virus may be able to get infected could be at play, and efforts to possible explanations for the Prayagraj, India amid the coronavirus pandemic. AP picture again with a new version. Bal, sequence its genome are ongoing. sudden drop — seen in almost for instance, pointed to a recent With the reasons behind every region — including that control the virus in the country, nearly 90 percent of all critical survey in Manaus, Brazil, that India’s success unclear, experts some areas of the country may which has reported nearly 11 care beds with ventilators in New estimated that over 75 percent are concerned that people will let have reached herd immunity million cases and over 155,000 Delhi were full. On Thursday, of people there had antibodies down their guard. Large parts or that Indians may have some deaths. Some 2.4 million people 16 percent of these beds were for the virus in October — before of India have already returned pre-existing protection from the have died worldwide. occupied. That success can’t be cases surged again in January. to normal life. In many cities, virus. “If we don’t know the reason, attributed to vaccinations since “If the Covid virus can be markets are heaving, roads are The Indian Government has you could unknowingly be doing India only began administering controlled in the nose and throat, crowded and restaurants nearly also partly attributed the dip in things that could lead to a flare- shots in January — but as more before it reaches the lungs, it full. cases to mask-wearing, which up,” said Dr Shahid Jameel, who people get a vaccine, the outlook doesn’t become as serious. Innate “With the reducing numbers, is mandatory in public in India studies viruses at India’s Ashoka should look even better, though immunity works at this level, I feel that the worst of Covid is and violations draw hefty fines University. experts are also concerned about by trying to reduce the viral over,” said M.B. Ravikumar, an in some cities. But experts have India, like other countries, variants identified in many infection and stop it from getting architect who was hospitalised noted the situation is more misses many infections, and countries that appear to be more to the lungs,” said Jameel, of last year and recovered. complicated since the decline there are questions about how it’s contagious and render some Ashoka University. Maybe not yet, said Jishnu is uniform even though mask counting virus deaths. But the treatments and vaccines less Despite the good news in Das, a health economist at compliance is flagging in some strain on the country’s hospitals effective. India, the rise of new variants Georgetown University who areas. has also declined in recent weeks, Among the possible has added another challenge advises the West Bengal state on It’s more than just an a further indication the virus’s explanations for the fall in cases to efforts here and around the handling the pandemic. intriguing puzzle; determining spread is slowing. When recorded is that some large areas have globe to bring the pandemic “We don’t know if this will what’s behind the drop in cases exceeded nine million in reached herd immunity — the under control. Scientists have come back after three to four infections could help authorities November, official figures showed threshold at which enough identified several variants in months,” he warned. — AP 18 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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THE event wins were shared around Week beginning February 15 at the second dog trial of the Poverty Bay Centre’s season on Friday and LAMB Saturday at Ngatapa. As expected, store lamb prices cooled across It was a great trial for local the board last week. The indicator for male competitor Matt Humphreys who won lambs reduced to $2.95/kg, while ewe lambs his first open event in the straight hunt largely traded for $2.90/kg. Top-end prices were (class four) with his maiden bitch Leech. compressed compared to the week prior, with “Overall, it was a successful trial and values maxing out at $3.10/kg for medium lambs, we were very busy with lots of runs on and $3.00/kg for heavier options. Saturday,” said a trials spokeswoman At these prices, the market has evidently Donna Halley. maintained a downward trend, rather than Leo Edginton and Larry got up to win seesawing up-and-down as it did over January. event one, the long head, with a good Softening prices at this point in the season are score of 97.5 points. normal, and judging by the past five years, we Merv Utting took the honours in wouldn’t expect to see any significant uptick in event two, the short head and yard with prices until April. Steel, with a score of 96.5. In event three, the zig zag hunt, the BEEF win went to Matt McLeod and Pod, with Brazilian beef production and exports are a score of 96. projected to lift by 4 percent and 5 percent There were more than 120 runs in respectively this year. classes three and four. This means an even greater presence in China, where Brazil has grown their export volumes Detailed results — by 380,000 tonnes in 2020 compared to 2019. Event one, long head, judge Allen This could escalate if China approves further Irwin, 58 runs: Leo Edginton Larry processing plants for export. On top of that, Brazil 97.5 1, Merv Utting Fern 96.5 2, Rob has been actively increasing their trade footprint, O’Sullivan Ben 96 3, Ruie Bridge Max increasing export access to the US and Indonesia. 94.5 4, Henry Gaddum Tau 94 5. 1st NGATAPA SUCCESS: The Ngatapa Dog Trial Club’s meet on Friday and Saturday To date these advancements have not impacted intermediate Rob O’Sullivan Ben 96. 1st drew more than 120 entries in events three and four. It was a successful second trial New Zealand beef, purely given the better pricing maiden Rod Mead Flame 92.5. in the season. Centre president Colin Bayliss and Jet are pictured in action in the Brazilian beef achieves in China as well as quota Event two, short head and yard, judge short head and yard, where they placed third. Picture by Donna Halley limits to the US. Henry Gaddum, 71 runs: Merv Utting Steel 96.5 1, Graeme Cook Bill 96 2, McLeod Pod 96 1, Taylor Rika Wag O’Sullivan, 126 runs: Matt Humphreys WOOL Colin Bayliss Jet 93.5 3, Leo Edginton 95.5 2, Graeme Cook Sheen 95 3, Leech 96.5 1, Leo Edginton Robert The last sales of January saw the South Island Larry 93 4, Allen Irwin Tyke 92.5 5. 1st Tamsin Harvey Simba 94.5 4, Leo 96 2, George Shield Smoke 94.5 3, wool prices recover somewhat, while the North intermediate Merv Utting Steel 96.5. Edginton Bert 94 5. 1st intermediate Colin Bayliss Pearl 94 4, Ruie Bridge Island market continued to falter. 1st maiden Leo Edginton Roxy 90.5. Matt McLeod Pod 96. 1st maiden Mark Flash 93.75 5. 1st intermediate Matt The South Island strong wool indicator Event three, zig zag hunt, judge Maddock Hype 94. Humphreys Leech 96.5. 1st maiden increased 9c/kg clean compared to the previous Deano Brenssell, 123 runs: Matt Event four, straight hunt, judge Rob Matt Humphreys Leech 96.5 sale, and all price movements were positive. Crossbred fleeces sold for $1.50/kg — $1.90/kg clean. 27-29mic wool topped the crossbred lamb market at $2.60/kg clean, and 23mic hogget fleece lifted 3 percent to sell for $10.40/kg clean. Psa court issues settled However, 7 percent of the offering was passed in, which indicates an oversupply of wool.

THE Crown and kiwifruit sector and bring a close to the legal challenges plaintiffs. The staff were protected by a plaintiffs have reached an out-of-court that have been running since 2014, when statutory immunity, as was the Crown.” settlement to the long-running litigation the claimants filed against the Crown The claimants had appealed this ruling GOAT BUYER arising from the 2010 incursion of the for what they alleged was actionable in the Supreme Court with a hearing kiwifruit vine disease, Psa. negligence in allowing Psa into the set down for five days, which was due to The plaintiffs, Strathboss Kiwifruit country. begin yesterday. The agreement means Limited, representing a group of “This payment to settle is a sensible this hearing will now be vacated. kiwifruit growers, and Seeka Limited, a one on a per-head basis, given the Mr Smith says the settlement gives post-harvest operator, and others, have number of claimants in the class action, immediate financial certainty for the agreed to accept a Crown offer of and their legal and litigation funder Crown and avoids a complex Supreme $40 million, which includes a significant costs. Court hearing and then needing to wait contribution from the Crown’s insurers of “But the settlement acknowledges the for the Court’s decision, which could take $15 million. grievance felt by the kiwifruit sector some time. The plaintiffs had brought a claim for plaintiffs.” “It is good that all parties can now $450 million plus interest. Mr Smith says settling now confirms move on from this event which goes back The claim related to actions taken the earlier judgement of the Court of 11 years.” BUYING ALL GOATS by the then-Ministry of Agriculture Appeal. “Since that time, much work has and Forestry (MAF) and pre-dates “In its decision of April 2020, the Court been done to enhance and improve the ALL YEAR ROUND the establishment of the Ministry for of Appeal found it would not be fair, just way we manage pre-border risk, import Prompt pickup & payment Primary Industries. or reasonable to make the Crown legally processes at the border and incursions Experienced musterers can be arranged Ministry for Primary Industries responsible for losses of this kind, and that inevitably occur. director general Ray Smith said all that therefore, no legal duty of care was “New Zealanders can have confidence Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 parties agree that it is time to move on owed by the relevant MAF staff to the in our current biosecurity system.” [email protected] 26052-01

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38034-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 RACING 23 Johnson keen to make 1000-win history at Te Aroha CAMBRIDGE — The significance of riding winners. It’s a pretty big deal the more I think “It was a set-up ride from Russell Cameron, “Any Group One is special but I’ve got such 1000 New Zealand winners is dawning on about it.” who has been such a good supporter of mine. a love for Avantage. I’ve ridden her to three Cambridge jockey Danielle Johnson. Johnson moved to 999 wins when she I’d had quite a few trial rides and it was my Group One wins and while Opie (Bosson) has Johnson sits on 999 wins in New Zealand guided the Ken and Bev Kelso-trained, Sir Peter sixth raceday ride. Russell rang my parents and had Group One wins on her as well, to me she’s and has a gilt-edged opportunity to become the Vela-owned Les Crayeres to success at Te said make sure you come to the races today,” one of a kind,” Johnson said. 34th jockey to achieve the feat with a book of Rapa on Saturday, bringing up a double after Johnson recalled. She currently leads the national jockeys nine rides at Te Aroha today. Amarelinha’s win in the Gr.2 David & Karyn Johnson’s father Peter sits 17th on the all- premiership with 119 wins, 69 wins clear of her “I hope that monkey doesn’t just sit there. Ellis Fillies Classic (2000m) earlier in the day. time list of New Zealand wins with 1370 and the nearest rival, Craig Grylls. I want it off my back as quickly as I can,” “Sir Peter texted me and said ‘bugger, it father and daughter achievement of 1000 wins “I’ve got a good book of rides at Te Aroha Johnson quipped. would have been nice to have given you your is probably unique the world over. and I hope I can bring up the win early,” “It’s just a number to me at the moment but 1000th winner’. And it would be nice to do it in Johnson becomes just the third woman to Johnson said. once I get to 1000 I’ll appreciate it that much colours I’ve had a lot of success in,” Johnson join the 1000 club after Lisa Allpress and Trudy “If it hasn’t happened by then, I think Seajetz more. What people are saying to me makes said. Thornton. could do it for me in race eight. He’ll be a really me realise what a big achievement it is. Even Johnson, 29, rode her first winner at Ellerslie She rates her Group One wins on Avantage good ride. But I’m hoping to get that win as just saying 1000 wins — wow, that’s a lot of in April 2007 aboard The Sportsman. as the highlight of her career so far. soon as I can.” — NZ Racing Desk

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SNITCH, SPECIAL AS 3 24163 Opa’s Mate 17.41 Ray Casey 8 58127 Just Izzy 17.18 Bruce Dann 8 14646 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts Race 4: BEST BALL, CREME BRULEE, GOLDSTAR MAUNEY 4 51451 Mulberry Brit 17.42 Ken Cassidy 5 Thursday Place Pick Sprint 5.03 EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: Race 5: TRICKY, OAKMONT, HILTON HOPE 5 65112 Edge Of Reason 17.19 Jason Dunn $2920, C5, 295m 9 16725 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 9 55373 Pretty Busy 30.17 J & D Fahey Race 6: TAIERI TAYLEE, EPIC DIAMOND, MITCHAM SAM 6 12526 Nova Rapide 17.17 Ashley Bradshaw 1 26254 Tricky 17.03 Daniel Lane 8 Zambora Brockie @ Stud 6.07 Race 7: ARCHIE JOHN HILL, MITCHAM MAGIC, 7 66342 Mitcham Ryder 17.16 John McInerney 2 84114 Homebush Aimee 17.19 John McInerney 11 Suck It Up Ltd Dash 7.22 TAIERI MISSILE 8 51745 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.24 S & B Evans 3 52181 Hilton Hope 17.13 Bruce Dann $3855, C1, distance, 645m $2450, C3/4, 295m Race 8: RIPSTORM, RUN RUN ROVER, DYNA VARSITY EMERGENCIES: 4 68162 Homebush Glitch 17.16 John McInerney 1 77338 Nighthawk Frenzy 38.06 Matt Roberts 9 63556 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 1 66134 Amuri George 17.23 John McInerney Race 9: ZIPPING SHELDON, LEONARD BALE, OZZIE 5 22154 Romeo 17.20 John McInerney 2 57384 Dyna Xarvel nwtd Craig Roberts 10 72466 Goldstar Aria 17.37 Riley Evans 2 11877 Homebush Caesar 17.16 John McInerney Race 10: KNOW KEEPER, QUINCY BALE, FAIRLY ABLE 6 31653 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 3 47355 Ripstorm nwtd J & D Fahey 7 33235 Goldstar Clover 17.21 Riley Evans 4 54443 Black Stockings 37.92 Ashley Bradshaw 3 57334 Suck It Up 17.34 Hart & Taylor Race 11: GARY, OPAWA JAWS, AMURI GEORGE 3 Balcairn & Coprice Food 4.28 8 31451 Oakmont 17.00 Daniel Lane 5 25242 Dyna Varsity nwtd Craig Roberts 4 27562 Calm Inferno 17.16 Bruce Dann Race 12: MY BRO’S ETHICS, TWEET ABOUT IT, $2450, C3/4, 295m EMERGENCY: 6 57726 Longshanks 38.04 Ashley Bradshaw 5 22433 Gary 17.10 Daniel Lane DOUBLE SPEED 9 16725 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 7 31117 Run Run Rover 38.21 Ashley Bradshaw 6 15774 Know Debt 17.17 Garry Cleeve 1 38725 Sneaky Snitch 17.18 Hart & Taylor 7 43866 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales 2 27222 Hilton Headache 17.24 Bruce Dann 8 32541 Adobe Bro nwtd Matt Roberts 6 Swimming Goat At Stud 5.20 8 81833 Diamond Harmony 17.31 Malcolm Grant 3 44631 Special As 17.20 Janine McCook EMERGENCY: EMERGENCIES: 4 83214 Mr Muppet 17.18 Robin Wales $1860, R/A, 295m 9 53633 Bundy nwtd Janine McCook 9 63556 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 5 32486 Know Baby 17.27 Garry Cleeve 1 11473 Mitcham Sam 17.19 John McInerney 9 Christchurch Casino Stakes 6.32 10 72466 Goldstar Aria 17.37 Riley Evans 6 13357 Mulberry Rock 17.35 Ken Cassidy 2 31451 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 7 65s57 Sozin’s Empire 17.17 John McInerney 3 86585 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney $4795, C5, 520m 12 Protexin Sprint 7. 4 8 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 3.54 8 37258 Homebush Zack 17.26 John McInerney 4 68288 Homebush Bomber 17.26 John McInerney 1 62112 Leonard Bale 29.98 Craig Roberts $2095, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: 5 868s5 Mine Hunter 17.21 Janine McCook 2 31412 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts $2450, C3/4, 295m 9 63556 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 6 11331 Epic Diamond 17.03 Janine McCook 3 13124 Ripslinger Roxy 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw 1 5421s Knocka Know How 17.29 Garry Cleeve 1 26213 Next Off 17.31 Daniel Lane 10 72466 Goldstar Aria 17.37 Riley Evans 2 4826s Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 7 18775 Taieri Snapshot 17.26 Ray Casey 4 11253 Pearls Are Us 29.96 Garry Cleeve 2 16817 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant 8 67781 Taieri Taylee 17.00 Ray Casey 5 32334 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts 3 68421 Azkadellia 17.42 Rosemary Blackburn 3 33331 Tweet About It 17.25 Hart & Taylor 4 Garrard’s Horse & Hound 4.46 EMERGENCIES: 6 11621 Zipping Sheldon 29.64 Craig Roberts 4 28122 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant 4 26164 Sam And Si 17.23 John McInerney 9 73611 Little Kid 17.38 Janine McCook 7 21516 Ozzie 29.90 Daniel Lane 5 71475 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney $3385, C3, 520m 5 41445 Double Speed 17.24 J M Lane 10 311 Culvie But 17.42 Janine McCook 8 23334 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 6 63147 Belfast Demo 17.31 Hart & Taylor 1 26841 Creme Brulee 30.02 Lisa Waretini 6 75872 Ulyssa Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts 7 34151 Mulberry Sox 17.28 Ken Cassidy 2 14242 Fond Of You 30.51 Ashley Bradshaw 7 christchurchgreyhounds.co.nz 5.42 10 Active Electrical C'church 6.58 7 6s63s My Bro’s Ethics nwtd Jason Dunn 8 81284 Miss June 17.33 John McInerney 3 66571 Goldstar Mauney 30.00 Riley Evans 8 18362 Maffra Daisy 17.22 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 43281 Penalty Drop 30.41 Daniel Lane $2920, C5, 295m $4090, C4, 520m EMERGENCIES: 9 63556 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 5 11216 Best Ball 29.75 Daniel Lane 1 21736 Mitcham Magic 17.03 John McInerney 1 28115 Smooth Step 30.26 Malcolm Grant 9 63556 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 10 72466 Goldstar Aria 17.37 Riley Evans 6 24275 Gritty nwtd Daniel Lane 2 15624 Sonja 17.06 Daniel Lane 2 15221 Know Keeper 30.32 Garry Cleeve 10 72466 Goldstar Aria 17.37 Riley Evans

Otago greys at Forbury Park Thursday Jetbet 6 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 Otago Early Quaddie Sprint 12.31 7 76272 Homebush Fudge nwtd John McInerney 3 12422 Southern Phoenix 18.85 Roy Hamilton 10 St Kilda Veterinary Centre 2.57 Race 1: STIR FRY, OPAWA CHEAP, MITCHAM GINNY 8 11137 Curve Crusher nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 4 11221 Rebel Boom nwtd Daniel Roberts $1425, C0, 310m EMERGENCIES: $2095, C3, 310m Race 2: MITCHAM IVAN, MITCHAM DAWN, BORN TRIXIE 5 63372 C’mon Benny Boy 18.63 John Guthrie 1 Mitcham Ivan nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 9 36886 Homebush Sayer nwtd John McInerney 1 55353 Southern Angel 18.85 Roy Hamilton Race 3: MITCHAM BOULT, OPAL NORA, HOMEBUSH DREAM 6 72682 Homebush Barclay 18.85 John McInerney 2 5573 Bree’s Bella nwtd Brett Conner 10 58687 Mitcham Ila nwtd John McInerney 7 41443 Spice Spice Baby 18.72 Ashley Bradshaw 2 25578 Homebush Ariana nwtd John McInerney Race 4: NOTORIOUS HEIST, CURVE CRUSHER, 3 T Butterfly Child nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 31634 Pretty Keen 18.62 Sandra Keen 3 12118 Foxy Rose 18.53 Richard Breen HOMEBUSH FUDGE 5 Forbury Sprint 1.23 4 688s4 Citizen Zagreb nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 32611 Homebush Fairy nwtd John McInerney Race 5: PRINCELY CASH, CHICAGO HEAD, 5 34717 Nassor 18.81 D J MacMillan 5 55488 Homebush Peppa nwtd John McInerney $1510, C1, 310m 9 58864 Homebush Finn 18.56 John McInerney MITCHAM HAMISH 6 8576 Homebush Tanya nwtd John McInerney 6 46244 Souffle Sue nwtd John McInerney 1 54225 Homebush Macho nwtd John McInerney 10 24115 Crystal Candy 18.84 John McInerney 7 34211 Mr Festus 18.68 Brett Conner Race 6: M’LADY SADIE, AMURI EARLY, CRUSHINGTON 7 Mitcham Dawn nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 2 25461 Chicago Head nwtd John McInerney 8 35532 Fireball Fudge 18.77 Ashley Bradshaw Race 7: PUNCH ON JESSIE, REBEL BOOM, 8 42555 Born Trixie nwtd Robin Wales 3 84331 Princely Cash nwtd John McInerney 8 South Of Waitaki Sprint 2.21 EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: SPICE SPICE BABY 4 77877 Dream Stone Jade 18.64 Sandra Keen $1510, C1, 310m 9 68828 Trev’s Rocket 18.82 Brett Conner Race 8: MIKIL, YOUNG ROMEO, VIGNON 9 66656 Silky Skylar nwtd John McInerney 5 87844 Elite Blueblood 19.59 John McInerney 10 14135 Buster’s Brother 18.67 Brett Conner Race 9: ZIPPING MARLIN, MY GIOVANNI, LIGHTFOOT LUNA 10 67588 Miss Janet nwtd John McInerney 6 47616 Donalbain nwtd John McInerney 1 53332 Young Romeo nwtd Richard Breen Race 10: FOXY ROSE, MR FESTUS, FIREBALL FUDGE 7 17433 Mitcham Hamish nwtd John McInerney 2 64434 Vignon nwtd John Allen 11 Brocklebanks Dry Cleaners 3.19 3 greyhoundsaspets.org.nz 12.48 8 F8547 Bashful Buffy 19.19 John McInerney 3 68644 Tides End nwtd John Allen Race 11: MONTY MAD HAMMER, OPAWA BAILEY, $2920, C4/5, 310m EMERGENCIES: 4 13857 Cupid’s Day 19.01 Richard Breen HOMEBUSH BOOTS $1510, C1, 310m 9 82756 Opawa Di 18.82 Robin Wales 5 67554 Mikil 18.98 D J MacMillan 1 72533 Homebush Boots 18.58 John McInerney Race 12: TIGGERLONG DEMON, SOUTHERN KING, 1 51777 Opal Nora 18.61 John McInerney 10 38258 Homebush Poppy nwtd John McInerney 6 34125 Kipjo nwtd John Allen 2 41711 Opawa Bailey 18.76 Robin Wales CHASING FAME 2 2F572 Homebush Dream nwtd John McInerney 3 52378 King Toliman nwtd Daniel Roberts 7 53888 Brut Magic 18.93 Chris Healey 3 748s8 Crystal Cilla nwtd John McInerney 6 B. Bagley Driver Licensing 1.41 4 47671 Frizzled 18.75 Daniel Roberts 8 36467 Toby’s Choice 18.87 Brett Conner 4 35315 Opawa Nip 19.03 Robin Wales 5 65578 Ezra Blueblood 18.68 John McInerney $1510, C1, 310m EMERGENCY: 5 68275 Whitman nwtd John McInerney 6 66143 Amuri Magic 18.35 John McInerney 6 41F57 Amuri Josie nwtd John McInerney 1 35323 Amuri Early nwtd John McInerney 9 16688 Material Meg nwtd Brett Conner 7 12311 Monty Mad Hammer 18.37 Ashley Bradshaw 7 22217 Danny Ha Ha 18.88 Brett Conner 2 52164 Just Stagger nwtd John McInerney 8 6247s Mitcham Usain 18.69 John McInerney 3 38236 Crushington nwtd John McInerney 9 Otago Late Quaddie Stakes 2.41 8 65832 Mitcham Boult 18.66 John McInerney 1 Ogrc Maiden Sprint 12.13 4 76268 Opawa Stubborn nwtd John McInerney 12 Racing Again 7th March 3.37 EMERGENCIES: $2565, C1, 545m $1425, C0, 310m 5 46544 Homebush Cool nwtd John McInerney $2450, C3/4, 310m 9 72878 Khatia 18.64 John McInerney 6 75664 Homebush Mist nwtd John McInerney 1 38545 Adobe Rubble nwtd Matt Roberts 1 36323 Opawa Cheap nwtd Robin Wales 10 76376 Homebush Comet 18.69 John McInerney 7 67832 Take A Hint nwtd John McInerney 2 45734 Adobe Ninja nwtd Daniel Roberts 1 s668s Chasing Fame 18.27 Sandra Keen 2 747 Rain And Shine nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 57732 M’lady Sadie 18.76 Ashley Bradshaw 3 55743 Lightfoot Luna nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 2 52271 St Andrews 18.75 J M Lane 3 Stir Fry nwtd Brett Conner 4 Dave Robbie Photographer 1.06 EMERGENCIES: 4 74543 Big Tiny nwtd John McInerney 3 47563 Opawa Phil 18.82 Robin Wales 4 86 Yes Bro nwtd Brett Conner $2565, C1, 545m 9 36886 Homebush Sayer 18.33 John McInerney 5 27416 Thunder Hallows nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 4 77471 Tiggerlong Demon 18.78 Daniel Roberts 5 45873 Edison nwtd John McInerney 5 11877 Homebush Caesar 18.30 John McInerney 10 276F7 Cadillac Mack nwtd John McInerney 6 74144 My Giovanni 32.80 Robin Wales 6 37375 Homebush Yazmin nwtd John McInerney 1 58748 Nighthawk Fancy nwtd Matt Roberts 6 12287 Big Time Dusty nwtd M P Hamilton 7 34687 Impressive Amy nwtd John McInerney 2 68386 Adobe Spinner nwtd Daniel Roberts 7 President’s Sprint 2.01 7 64727 Homebush Fonzie 32.45 John McInerney 7 26622 Southern King nwtd Roy Hamilton 8 Mitcham Ginny nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 3 44563 Mayhem Made nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 8 47681 Zipping Marlin nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 11184 Mitcham Queen nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 33F26 Notorious Heist nwtd Ashley Bradshaw $1745, C2, 310m EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 9 57674 Amuri Burn nwtd John McInerney 5 63756 Impressive High nwtd John McInerney 1 46668 Homebush Jordie 18.72 John McInerney 9 36886 Nighthawk Wish nwtd Daniel Roberts 9 s4745 Tee An’ Cee 18.39 Brett Conner 10 67787 Homebush Mason nwtd John McInerney 6 61235 Othello Adobe nwtd Daniel Roberts 2 66631 Punch On Jessie 18.51 John McInerney 10 58687 Mitcham Ila nwtd John McInerney 10 56775 Carlos nwtd Robin Wales

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 • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 India thrash England to level series DRAWS CRICKET by Rory Dollard, PA defeat by runs in India, a beating that will need to be parked if the tourists are Cricket CHENNAI — England have succumbed to hit back in the day-night third test in Senior A, DJ Barry Cup, SATURDAY, 1pm: Harry to the inevitable crushing defeat on Day Ahmedabad. Barker Reserve 1, Bollywood Stars High School Old 4 of the second cricket test against India, There was precious little optimism Boys v Horouta; HBR 2, Galaxy World Gisborne Boys’ out-spun and outdone on their way to a to take from this final day, but captain High School v Coastal Concrete OBR. 317-run loss in Chennai. Joe Root clung on for over a session The damage had already been done Senior B, Hope Cup, SATURDAY, 2pm: HBR 3, for 33 and Moeen Ali (43) added some Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa v Campion College; over the course of three chastening days, late spark by hammering five sixes in with England resuming on 53-1 chasing HBR 4, GBHS (2) v Siteworx Horouta; HBR rep wkt, a bruising cameo before his dismissal Bollywood HSOB Presidents v Rawhiti Legal OBR. two equally unrealistic options if they ended the match. were to get out of jail and preserve their Root praised India’s performance and Junior colts, T15 competition, TODAY, 4pm: HBR 1-0 series lead. admitted his side were well beaten. 1, Bollywood Stars v Ngatapa Knights; HBR practice To win they would have needed to turn “I think the credit has to go to India, wkt, Bollywood HSOB Pups v David File Decorators their overnight score into a world-record they played very well,” Root said. OBR Sharks. chase of 482 or to draw they would have “They’ve outplayed us in all three been required to bat for six full sessions Junior colts, T15 competition, WEDNESDAY departments this week and for us this is (February 24), 4pm: HBR 1, David File Decorators on a spinning, spitting minefield. a bit of an education. We’ve got to learn In the end, and to no great surprise, OBR Sharks v Ngatapa Knights; HBR practice wkt, from this. Bollywood HSOB Pups v Bollywood Stars. they came nowhere close to either “But we are 1-1 in the series, there are outcome and were dismissed for 164. two very important games to come and Junior colts, 30-over competition, SATURDAY, Debutant Axar Patel finished with five we’re very excited about that. Because of 8.30am: HBR practice wkt, Ngatapa Knights v David wickets and there was another couple how well we played in the first game, we File Decorators OBR Sharks; HBR 1, Tairawhiti for player-of-the-match Ravichandran are very much in this series.” Women’s Cricket Club Hortigro Colts v Bollywood Ashwin, who ended the test with eight England will have to do without Ali HSOB Pups. Bye: Bollywood Stars. to go with his brilliant second-innings for the remainder of the series, as he has OUTSTANDING DOUBLE: India’s Challenge Cup T20, TODAY, 3.30pm: HBR 2, century from No.8. opted to return home. He tested positive Ravichandran Ashwin took eight wickets “It is special to take a five-wicket haul for the coronavirus on arrival in Sri TWCC Senior Girls v Campion Nobles; HBR 3, and scored a century in the victory over The Admiralty v The Life Guards; HBR 4, Campion on test debut,” Patel said. Lanka last month and had to quarantine England this week. AP file picture “There was so much happening on the for a fortnight. Knights v The Blues and Royals. pitch. It was turning from Day 1, so we “Moeen has chosen to go home,” Root respect that. It’s been a tough tour for Challenge Cup T20, WEDNESDAY (February 24), bowled tight lines and forced the batsmen said. him. It’s come to a point where he feels 3.30pm: HBR 2, Campion Nobles v The Blues and to make mistakes.” “He obviously feels he wants to be he needs to get out of the bubble. We Royals; HBR 3, The Life Guards v Campion Knights; The margin was England’s heaviest home with his family and we have to have to respect it.” HBR 4, TWCC Senior Girls v The Admiralty. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, February 18, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Shane Lyons, 33; Molly Ringwald, 53; John Travolta, 67; Yoko Ono, 88. Happy Birthday: Take the high road. Don't dwell on the past. Focus on the present, and move SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made forward with a positive attitude. 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The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 SPORT 25 Confusion reigns at SPORTS NEWS IN BRIEF Hawke Cup on the move Mbappe hat-trick sinks Barca NORTH Otago took possession of provincial A BRILLIANT Kylian Mbappe hat-trick has fired cricket’s Hawke Cup for just the third time with Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-1 away thrashing of parallel slalom finish a 250-run victory over Nelson at Saxton Oval, Barcelona in their Champions League last-16 first Nelson, on Sunday. leg while Liverpool are also on course for the SKIING by Eric Willemsen, AP Liensberger said. In doing so, they rendered incorrect the last quarterfinals, having defeated RB Leipzig 2-0. There was no confusion over the result paragraph of The Herald’s Monday story on Lionel Messi had blasted Barca ahead with a CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Austrian in the men’s final, where Mathieu Faivre Poverty Bay’s Hawke Cup holders of 1919 to penalty in the first half but Mbappe pulled the skier Katharina Liensberger was talking won both runs against Croatian skier 1921. French champions level with a classy piece to reporters when she learned that her Filip Zubcic to earn France its first gold That story, prepared the previous week, said of control and finishing to complete a flowing silver medal in the parallel giant slalom of the worlds. Nelson now held the Hawke Cup, which was team move involving Marco Verratti and Layvin event had been upgraded to a tie for gold Bronze in the women’s event went correct . . . until Sunday. Kurzawa. at the world championships. to France’s Tessa Worley, who defeated North Otago, having taken a first-innings lead Mbappe, who had not scored in the Champions Liensberger fell to the snow in Paula Moltzan of the United States. after a five-wicket bag to Otago Volts all-rounder League knockout stage for two years before celebration. Loic Meillard won bronze for Nathan Smith, needed only to draw the match to today’s match, smashed PSG into the lead in the “I just cannot believe it, but it’s true,” Switzerland in the men’s race after take the trophy home to Oamaru. 65th minute while Moise Kean took advantage Liensberger said. beating Alexander Schmid of Germany in But they did better than that. They rolled Nelson of some woeful Barca marking to head in a third “I was a little bit confused in the the small final. for a second time in the three-day match — goal for the visitors in the 70th. finish.” The confusion over finishing times was dismissing them for 123 in 35 overs — for an Playing tomorrow: FC Porto v Juventus, Sevilla And she wasn’t the only one. not the only issue affecting the event. outright win. v Borussia Dortmund. — AAP Ski racing’s quick-fire parallel event Once again at a parallel race, the two Nelson had been chasing 374 for victory, but were has seen so many rule changes over the courses were not equally fast, with almost dealt an early blow when Central Stags Plunket McIlroy to head player council years that many fans hardly understand all runs won by the skier on the red Shield captain Greg Hay was dismissed for six by LONDON — Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy it any more. course on the right side. Stefan Grobler, who took 3-16 off six overs. has been elected chairman of the PGA Tour’s Today, even athletes and organisers The racers switched sides between Jeremy Smith took 3-35, and his brother Nathan player advisory council for 2021. at Italy’s Cortina d’Ampezzo were so runs, so they had one go at each course, took 1-13 to go with his 5-32 in the first innings. McIlroy will become the first non-American to confused by the regulations that it took a but it was an advantage to have the North Otago will now host Zone 2 challengers serve on the PGA Tour policy board, which dates while to sort out the medals. faster course for the second run. Hawke’s Bay who on Saturday locked up Central back to 1969. The women’s two-run final between And the courses were not straight, Districts Cricket Association’s Furlong Cup for The former world No.1 was voted in by his Marta Bassino and Liensberger ended either. another season to again earn the right to be the peers, beating Russell Knox and Kevin Streelman in a tie, and organisers initially declared “It was the most unfair and absurd Zone 2 challengers. to the honour, the PGA Tour announced on the Italian the winner as she came from race,” said Federica Brignone, who lost an To win the Hawke Cup, challengers must win Tuesday. behind in the second leg. all-Italian quarterfinal against Bassino. outright, or on the first innings in a drawn match, McIlroy had previously explained he stood for However, that was an old rule which “I’ve never seen such an unfair race. at the holder’s home venue. the role believing he could use his experience to isn’t valid anymore. So the results Parallel races have to be straight. One of New Zealand’s oldest sporting trophies, improve the sport. were quickly changed to having two “Whoever started on the blue course in the Hawke Cup was first contested in 1910/11 The 16-member council advises the Tour on co-champions. the first run had already practically won. and is the symbol of supremacy in New Zealand issues and events, including the response to the “Nobody knew what was going on,” I’m really angry.” provincial cricket. coronavirus pandemic. — PA Ngatapa win against the odds But OBR the team to catch in Hope Cup competition CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf cricketer. The key features of that knock line and length, allowing for movement of Horouta captain Mel Knight won the were his concentration in defence and the ball in the air and off the pitch. toss on HBR 1, chose to bowl, and The SEVEN ducks, a sub-100 total — yet two lusty pull-shots to the boundary at Ngatapa, dismissed for 98 in 23.4 overs, Waka bowled well. they still won. Cow Corner. then dug deep into their box of bowling New Zealand under-19 pace bowler Although they made life hard for OBR’s Mana Taumaunu, who had and fielding tricks. They produced a man- Kayley Knight took 2-21 — the big themselves, Civil Project Solutions earlier taken 1-19 from four overs, batted by-man effort of grand proportions with wickets of opposition skipper Liam Ngatapa Green Caps beat the Bollywood at five, got off the mark but fell in classic the ball to make up for their paucity of Spring caught behind by Northern High School Old Boys Presidents by nine fashion two balls later to another leg-spin runs. Districts u19 teammate Rubi Perano for runs on Saturday. bowler: Dylan Foster (1-12 off two overs). Left-armer Faulks (1-31 off five overs) five, and later that of Naden, lbw. It was Ngatapa’s eighth scalp since Coming out to drive, Taumaunu was was first to strike, dismissing HSOB No.2 Left-arm orthodox spinner Clarence October 31. bowled through the gate with a wrong ’un. Kanamik Khan (four runs), leg before Campbell (2-19), bowling first-change, With potentially five 30-over games Bekko Page (1-22 off three overs) and wicket. Gibson (2-30 off five) then got had Spring’s opening partner Reuben left, unbeaten Rawhiti Legal Old Boys left-armer Lukas Fry (2-10 off three) left-hander Baljeet Sandhu — third man Swanepoel lbw for 11 and nippy Grace Rugby lead the Hope Cup competition on were the other Boys’ High wicket-takers, to bat — lbw for four. Gibson bowled Levy (2-31) accounted for a genuine 33 points. Ngatapa have 24, HSOB 18, OBR reaching 84-4 at the completion of No.5 batsman Jeff Chambers with the match-winner in big left-hander Daryl Siteworx Horouta 15, Campion College 15 overs. score then 49-3, one ball into the ninth Dunn (10) and the recently well-perfomed nine and Gisborne Boys’ High School (2) In reference to good cricket being over. The 10 runs scored by Chambers Luke Hurlstone (8), who came in at three none. played by both teams, OBR skipper constituted the Presidents’ second- and four respectively. The Craig Christophers-led OBR beat Christophers said: “I asked our bowlers to highest individual score of the day. Campion lost three wickets (Hurlstone, GBHS by seven wickets in the David and bowl an attacking line and they did — I Ben Holden, who does just enough Swanepoel, Rhys Grogan first ball) with Goliath clash on Harry Barker Reserve was proud of them — and Tama showed with the ball both ways, then took 2-9 the score at 39 before No.5 Matt King No.4, Boys’ High captain Dylan Foster his talent with the bat. It’s been great to off two overs before Grant Walsh (3-9 (11) and Naden shared a partnership of having won the toss and opted to bat. see his improvement this year. off 4.5) bowled opener Needham for 36. 41 runs. GBHS batted positively but lost “For Boys’ High, George Gillies batted Presidents were then 75-6, and drinks Knight junior, Campbell and Levy all wickets at regular intervals. George intelligently and Bekko Page saved a lot were taken with two balls remaining in bowled six overs, as did warrior Greg Gillies (20 runs off 30 balls with three of runs in the field with his commitment the 15th over. Taylor, who did a great job for The Waka fours) led their run-scorers from No.8. on the boundary.” Walsh’s fellow off-spinner Jeremy with 1-16, maiden over included. Gillies played his best innings for the Castles then grabbed 2-9 in three overs Taylor then made a bright 25 from 24 side in the past two seasons. He showed NGATAPA’S win against HSOB before Walsh winkled Jean-Louis and balls as second-drop, and the no-nonsense intent to score and rotate the strike. Presidents beggars belief. Lanka out. No.11 Billy Stackhouse was hitting of the bad ball for four was GBHS were nevertheless dismissed for Green Caps captain Mike Gibson won left unbeaten on one as HSOB were done highlighted by Horouta’s MVP Perano 83 in 19.3 overs, with some of OBR’s best the toss on HBR 3 but HSOB quicks at 89 in 19.5 overs. (42) at No.5. Kayley Knight (30) and bowlers taking a heavy toll. Amit Vyas, Jason Lines (2-2) and Yegan Lanka (2-7) Ngatapa had worked wonders to fight Mike Tapp (one run) saw The Waka home master of “the long snapper”, took three applied vice-like pressure first-up in an back and win the 2 v 3 scrap. in 24.3 overs despite quality new-ball wickets with that inswinger around off- eight-over block. They both began with HSOB chose opposition skipper Gibson bowling from Campion’s Grogan (1-15 off stump — but no hat-trick — for 5-19 off wicket-maidens and bowled three and as the Caps’ MVP for his crucial innings six overs, with two maidens). five overs, while OBR’s new-ball pairing two maidens respectively. of 58, the highest individual score in the Year 10 student and swing bowler of tall left-armer George Reynolds (3-24 Ngatapa’s first four batsmen — Grant match and the game’s most important Grogan shared the new cherry with Y13 off 4.3 overs) and Lloyd van Zyl (1-18 off Walsh, Hamish Briant, Jeremy Castles knock. Hurlstone (2-31 from six overs). Spring six) also did well. and Cam McNaught — are all good Needham said: “The combination of a (1-42 off five) and Y9 Connor Starck (1-13 Van Zyl hits the deck pretty hard, and cricketers, yet all made ducks before veteran Ngatapa bowling attack, sharp off 2.3) also took wickets for Campion. the angle that Reynolds takes bowling Gibson (58 from 57 balls, with eight fours) catching — along with our poor shot- Naden, the college’s MVP for the over-the-wicket inswing to right-handed at five and Will Faulks (25 off 40, two selection and lack of composure — saw us match, has a glass-half-full philosophy batsmen makes him a tricky customer. fours) at six knuckled down to the task. bundled out with almost 10 overs in hand “We’re proud we got 40 more runs A good change-up from Reynolds had The Gibson-Faulks partnership, the and left to rue what might have been.” against Horouta this time around than Foster caught by wicketkeeper Jannie biggest of the match, realised 67 runs we did the time before, but we were still Jacobs — a one-handed effort back to before Faulks fell to seamer Mahmood MARK Naden leads by example. 30-odd short,” he said. his right, after the gloveman had headed Ghaznavi (2-18 off 4.4 overs). Rarely does Campion College’s player- “They’ve now won the Naden-Taylor down the leg side initially. The sixth man in keeper-captain Ollie coach not stump up with runs; he did so Trophy four times, we’ve won it twice, so Gillies was named the Boys’ High MVP Needham’s all-pace attack, Kyle Jean- again on Saturday with 52 from No7. we need to get that back. It was great to (most valuable player) for his 20 runs, Louis, then took 4-16 off four overs in an The college reached 121-9 from 30 see Greg back out of retirement and we’re while OBR second-drop Tama Wirepa MVP performance for Presidents. overs batting first in a five-wicket loss to all proud to see Kayley, Rubi and Grace picking up their team award for his 16 The return gained by Jean-Louis Horouta. Simply put, no one bar Naden make ND and New Zealand teams from from 20 balls — a fine effort from a gritty highlighted the immense value of steady got going for Campion. Gizzy.” 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Williams Around the Greens equals Club bowls news Federer, into and Dusty Miller (l) was level Poverty Bay at 10-10 after 10 ends with Open semis POVERTY Bay Bowling Denham’s team winning by 1 Club’s open mixed triples point on the last end. TENNIS by Oliver Caffrey and Darren championship was won by the Denham’s team had been Walton, AAP team of Lex Kennedy (skip), ahead 10-2 until Hooper’s Val McGreevy (director) and team won four ends in a row to MELBOURNE — Serena Williams has equalled Lesley Seymour (lead). level the score. Roger Federer’s record for most grand slam They defeated Barrie Hooper and Dusty match victories after powering past world Denham (s), Marilyn Knowles Miller played great bowls, No.2 Simona Halep to book her spot in a ninth (d) and Ngawai Turipa (l) 13-8 particularly in the third round Australian Open semi-final. in the final. when their team defeated In their first meeting since Halep’s demolition This reversed the result Bruce Ball (s), Diane Christie of Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final, the of an earlier game in the (d) and Andrew Ball (l). American great rediscovered her top form to competition, when Denham’s Hooper’s team were down exact revenge on the Romanian and triumph 6-3 team beat Kennedy’s, 11-10. 8-3 before they won four ends 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena. The championship was to lead 9-8. After 11 ends The 39-year-old’s victory on Tuesday night played under great twilight the score was 9-9 and Ball’s sets up a blockbuster last-four meeting with pre- conditions, and finished with team had four bowls nearest tournament favourite and 2019 Open champion the lights on. the jack. With his last bowl, Naomi Osaka. A two-life system was used Hooper played an exceptional Williams turned back the clock to crush Halep and games were of 12 ends or bowl to take the game and get in just 81 minutes to put her just two wins away one-and-three-quarter hours. his team into the semifinals. from equalling Margaret Court’s record of 24 The championship got off grand slam titles. to a great start. Scores were She has lost four finals in pursuit of Court’s level before the last end in TRIPLES SUCCESS: Winners momentous mark since winning her last major in two of the four games, and of the Walters Trophy for 2017, which she achieved while pregnant. a third — Denham’s victory Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s The seven-time Australian Open champion over Kennedy — was very mixed triples championship has now won 362 matches at majors to equal close. are (from left) Lesley Seymour Federer’s record. The semifinal between (lead), Lex Kennedy (skip) and If Williams wins her 40th appearance in a Denham’s team and Dave Val McGreevy (director). grand slam semi-final, the mother-of-one could Hooper (s), Norma Miller (d) Picture by Norma Miller meet world No.1 Ashleigh Barty in Saturday night’s decider, with the Australian fancied to progress through her softer side of the draw. The determined veteran, who has previously won all eight semi-finals at Melbourne Park, feels Djokovic battles through she is only improving the longer the Open goes. “I definitely think this is the best match I’ve played this tournament,” Williams said. “I knew I couldn’t play worse (than she did against Halep last time) so that was a good thing.” injury to win ‘great battle’ Tomorrow Williams will take on Osaka, who ended the fairytale run of Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei with a demolition job in the quarter-finals, for a TENNIS by Oliver Caffrey, AAP second time at a major. Their first clash came in the 2018 US Open MELBOURNE — Novak Djokovic says final, with Osaka winning 6-2 6-4 on Williams’ he is facing the greatest injury challenge home major court in New York. of his grand slam career after securing a In one of the more controversial women’s place in his ninth Australian Open semi- finals, the pro-Williams crowd booed Osaka post- final. match for spoiling their hero’s parade. The world No.1 survived a gruelling Williams’ own behaviour during the match was slugfest against German Alexander highly criticised, after she called the umpire a Zverev to win their quarter-final 6-7 (8-6) “thief” among a series of unsavoury incidents. 6-2 6-4 7-6 (8-6). “I think we both have had closure (from that The eight-time Open champion match), and we have reached out to each other,” recovered from breaks down in the third Williams said of her relationship with Osaka. and fourth sets to conquer sixth-seeded “I think she’s a great competitor and she’s a Zverev in a high-quality match lasting cool cat. I’ve been watching her. I’m sure she’s three-and-a-half hours at Melbourne been watching me . . . . I feel like this is such a Park. good opportunity for me to keep doing my best He will now meet Russian qualifier at the first grand slam of the year. Aslan Karatsev, who is making a fairytale “I had an incredibly long, arduous off-season run on his grand slam debut, in a David so I’m really happy with every win I get.” and Goliath final-four match-up. Williams’ only defeat in a final at Melbourne Djokovic has not been training in Park came against Angelique Kerber in 2016. between matches as he attempts to recover from an abdominal strain. “I have had a rollercoaster Russian qualifier into semis tournament,” the 33-year-old said. Punters could have taken any old odds for “I have never experienced this kind of Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev to be the first injury during a grand slam and (been man through to the 2021 Australian Open semi- able to) keep going. finals at Melbourne Park. “The positive thing is that I actually But they’d be collecting, too, after the world felt the best from the beginning of the No.114 became the first player in 53 years of second set until the end of the match that TAKE THAT: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic smashes his racket after failing to return a professional tennis to reach the last four of a I have since when the injury happened.” speedy serve during his quarterfinal match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at major on his grand slam debut. Djokovic often became frustrated the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne last night. AP picture Karatsev continued his fairytale run with a 2-6 during the contest, which finished in the 6-4 6-1 6-2 quarter-final triumph over a wounded early hours of this morning. moments . . . I have my own demons The result continues Zverev’s drought Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday. In a fiery moment, Djokovic destroyed that I have to fight with, and I’m sure of having never defeated a top-10 The 27-year-old is also only the fifth qualifier a racket after failing to return a speedy everybody else has them too.” opponent at a grand slam. to make a grand slam semi-final, joining the great Zverev serve when down in the third Since demolishing Jeremy Chardy in The 23-year-old had a set-point in the John McEnroe, Aussie Bob Giltinan, Belgian Filip set, earning him a code the first round, Djokovic fourth, but was unable to take the match Dewulf and countryman Vladimir Voltchkov in the violation. has spent more than into a deciding set as Djokovic pulled off history books. He eventually dropped It was a relief for 12 hours on court as he a remarkable victory. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, of course. The the game to fall behind chases his 18th major “Down to the very last shot, it was first time playing a main draw, first time playing 4-1 but the release of me,‘ but I wouldn’t title, which would put him anyone’s game,” Djokovic said. the semis. It’s incredible,” he said. frustration sparked recommend this kind just two behind Roger “A lot of nerves out there, a lot of Dimitrov, a former Open semi-finalist himself, Djokovic’s comeback to of relief-channelling Federer’s record. pressure and emotionally I feel a little bit looked like stopping after losing the third set but claim the set. In an ominous sign drained. valiantly — and forlornly — continued on after “It was a relief for me, ’ for his rivals, including “It was a great battle.” receiving treatment for a back injury. but I wouldn’t recommend world No.2 Rafael Nadal, Djokovic will fly blind into the contest But Bulgaria’s one-time world No.3 could this kind of relief-channelling,” Djokovic Djokovic has won the first major of the with Karatsev tomorrow as he had never barely move at times and his return to Rod said. year every time he has qualified for the seen the world No.114 play before this Laver Arena for the last set was merely a stay of “I’m not proud of these kind of semi-finals. tournament. execution. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 SPORT 27 Pair’s form impresses

SURFING by Jack Malcolm the series. With former national THE impressive form of women’s champion Ava Gisborne’s Asia Braithwaite Henderson competing again and Finn Vette has after missing the first leg of continued at the Billabong the series, Braithwaite had Grom Series. her work cut out in a tough Vette finished second in field of competitors. the under-18 male division She said it was anyone’s at Whangamata to maintain final. Whoever was lucky his spot at the top of the enough to find the high- standings going into the scoring waves would win, third and final stop, at Piha. “It was a matter of getting Eventual winner Tom the right waves . . . I had Robinson, of Whangarei, a five and a three, and I was pushed by Vette, who needed a six to win. had an 8.5-point ride but “The lead kept bouncing was unable to find a second from one person to another. high-scoring wave and I was leading at the start. finished 2.6 points behind. “I’m proud of how I Vette said he was surfed. I gave it my all.” “stoked” to make another Gabriel Lobb surfed a final, but “gutted” he strong u14 quarterfinal heat couldn’t come away with but fell short of the score he the win. needed in the semifinals. Light onshore winds and He found only one good small surf on finals day scoring wave in the tricky meant conditions were conditions. tricky, which he said made it Gisborne Boardriders a lottery. Club surfing development Braithwaite had to settle manager Flo Bub said 10 for third place after she Gisborne surfers competed, was unable to reproduce and they all gained valuable the form that brought her experience in competing at STILL IN FRONT: Gisborne surfer Finn Vette rides a wave in the Billabong Grom Series event at victory at the first event of a high-level event. Whangamata at the weekend. He finished second in the under-18 male division and leads the series. PhotoCPL picture

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RIDING A WAVE TOGETHER: Ethan Gill and his sister India get a feel for the surf under the eye of Gisborne Boardriders Club coaches. Pictures by Origins of Light Photography

Coast Kids Surfing Day proves a hit

SURFING by Jack Malcolm said they had surfed all day on Sunday and after school on Monday. GISBORNE Boardriders Club members “An amazing introduction to surfing for and coaches are still riding the feelgood our Coast kids, my one is on cloud 9 . . . wave of giving back to the community we are grateful,” the comment said. over the weekend. Sixteen coaches donated their time to On Saturday, 55 children from Hicks help manage the event and keep the kids Bay to Tolaga Bay travelled to Gisborne in the water safe, and 10 also coached for an East Coast Kids Surfing Day, and the adaptive surfers on Sunday. on Sunday, in conjunction with Parafed “It was an awesome experience for Gisborne Tairawhiti, GBC had 10 adaptive everyone involved,” Bub said. surfers riding the waves with their families. “We couldn’t have asked for better Gisborne Boardriders surfing conditions. We had great waves and a development manager Flo Bub said light offshore wind.” weekends like this were the most Bub said the next step for continuing to rewarding for coaches and organisers. upskill coastal surfers was to make more “The kids are so thankful,” he said. sustainable connections. “There are smiles all round.” It was unrealistic to expect kids to The East Coast Kids Surfing Day kept travel to Gisborne every weekend, or growing . . . more than expected, Bub said. for coaches to travel north every week, Through community donations, the club so they were looking at ways to provide was able to give out 10 surfboards and six coaching for the coaches, and suitable wetsuits to attendees. equipment, he said. A comment on the Gisborne “That’s the beauty of surfing . . . you ALL SET: Penelope Te Kani and Jake Higgins with a surfboard, wax and Boardriders Facebook page from a only need storage (for surfboards) and a wetsuit given to them at Gisborne Boardriders’ East Coast Kids Surfing mother whose child was given a surfboard supervision.” Day.