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ANDY WARHOL, RIVERDALE STYLE: Te Wiremu House manager Lynette Stankovich admires portraits created by Year 4 Riverdale School students and displayed on a wall at Te Wiremu’s newly-renovated dementia ward. The artwork is based on American pop artist Andy Warhol imagery. “I see real value in art for children and anyone who supports it,” says Ms Stankovich. Other Riverdale student works inspired by the likes of Vincent Van Gogh are also on display. Picture by Liam Clayton ACCOUNT CLOSED Kiwibank Gisborne to shut doors for good from June 30 by Jack Marshall them know about the other ways they and over, improves digital know-how with but had still not heard anything back. can bank with us,” said a Kiwibank phones and computers. “It’s a worrying trend but we will not DESPITE a significant half-yearly spokesperson. Maurice Alford, of TaiTech, said he was give up on this,” said Mayor Beijen. profit and mayoral outcry, Kiwibank has Kiwibank received 11 submissions saddened by the closure news. “We will be following up with this until announced the bank’s Gisborne branch regarding the Gisborne branch closure “I had hoped that community responses we get action.” will close as of June 30. and one mayoral response. from around the country might have It was especially disappointing coming It is one of seven Kiwibank branch Much of the feedback acknowledged highlighted the importance of balancing from a government-owned organisation. closures nationwide — from Balclutha to the rapid change in customer preferences financial profits against the social cost, The bank was maximising profit at the Waihi. to online banking, as well as identifying as emphasised in the Government’s own expense of regional communities, Mayor The move comes after the bank issues of concern, the spokesperson said. economic plan,” said Dr Alford. Beijen said. reported a $55 million profit for the Areas people were most concerned with “Closing a branch might make sense “I’m shocked when a region of 50,000 is second half of 2020. were the elderly, business customers, from a short-term perspective, but losing its bank. That means it’s moving The bank has put the closures down staff at the bank and the level of internet further marginalising the already away from just rural centres.” to the decrease in customers going to connectivity in remote rural communities. digitally disenfranchised cannot Mayor Stoltz said she was disappointed branches and an increase in online and “Through our partnership with Digital strengthen or build communities.” at the Gisborne closure, digital banking. Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa, we will be Earlier this month, South Wairarapa “I received a phone call from them Kiwibank says it intends to retain its providing free digital banking workshops mayor Mayor Alex Beijen presented yesterday informing me of their decision recently-upgraded ATM in Gisborne and in Gisborne before the branch closes.” a petition on behalf of 33 mayors — and I then received a generic letter the bank still has a service window in Tairawhiti Technology Trust (TaiTech) including Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz outlining their justification. operation at the NZ Post Shop in Kaiti and the HB Williams Memorial Library, — urging all banks to reinstate rural “I still firmly believe our community Hub. in conjunction with the alliance, run branches across New Zealand. deserves to be served by our state-owned “Between now and when the branch the Stepping UP computer-based digital Mayor Beijen told The Gisborne bank in a way that suits their needs. closes, our people in the branch will be literacy programme. Herald he had had no response from the “Offering only phone and online options working closely with customers to let The programme, aimed at 65-year-olds Government. He sent a follow-up letter is not good enough.”

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Literature ...... 16 Racing ...... 22-23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Television ...... 19 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...6-10, 17-18 World...... 13-15 Classifieds ... 20-21 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021

FROM THE AIR: Gisborne Herald photographer Liam Clayton took this spectacular shot of a fly-in at the Ruatoria aerodrome in March last year, just before the Covid-19 lockdown. More than 20 aircraft are expected tomorrow for Ruatoria Aero Club’s 60th commemorations. Picture by Liam Clayton

TAKING TE REO TO NEW HEIGHTS Ruatoria Aero Club fly-in a world first

LIGHT aircraft from across New Zealand will “It’s really important as many of our place world’s first te reo Maori fly-in. including a Pimp My Digger competition, descend on Ruatoria this weekend for what is names in Ngati Porou are special to us.” “Airways New Zealand, the air traffic control entertainment by the Howard Morrison Quartet being hailed as the world’s first te reo Maori fly- Mr Fox said it was a great time for the service provider, are supporting the event and Take 2, local kai and a marae stay,” Mr Fox said. in aviation event. aviation community to get behind correct use of have made available an audio file for pilots to “A number of local aviators will be Ruatoria Aero Club will host the fly-in and te reo Maori. help with their reo. It’s great to have Airways’ acknowledged at a special event luncheon community event tomorrow as part of its “Pilot landing fees will be waived if they support but more is needed to celebrate the for their contribution to the East Coast over celebration of 60 years of East Coast aviation. pronounce place names correctly in their radio nation’s official language.” the last 60 years. It’s a great event for our “We have asked pilots flying to our event call. The organisers planned to hold the event last communities and we are looking forward to to have a go pronouncing Maori place names “If not they will be asked to make a koha year but had to postpone it because of Covid- hosting visiting aviators in the heart of Ngati correctly when making their radio calls,” says toward the aerodrome trust.” 19. Porou.” veteran broadcaster and pilot Derek Fox. Mr Fox understands the event will be the “A range of community events are proposed, Organisers expect more than 20 aircraft. Eco retreat surrounds for first radio-controlled car champs by Jack Marshall The club will float buoys on the retreat’s While winning is the ultimate, Matt prizes of radio car vouchers. wetland lake for the boat races. says there is no ego involved. The meets A map will be provided for visitors to DRIVERS, start your engines. “It is such a great sport that everyone are simply a great excuse to get together. head off on a one-hour walking tour of the Gisborne Radio Car Club is gearing up can get into and it is a hell of a lot of “The number one thing for us is getting hills and a 30-minute walk around the for its inaugural champs this weekend. fun,” club organiser Matt Spackman says outdoors with friends and family and wetlands. Cars, trucks and boats controlled from of a hobby this has quickly grown in having a bit of fun.” Children are welcome to bring bikes and a distance will do battle on the track and popularity in Gisborne. Entry is free for competitors and the helmets and ride the trails. water on Sunday at a luxury hideaway. “We started up early last year and have public. A sausage sizzle and salads will be The event will run from 10am to 1pm. Manutuke Eco Retreat is hosting the grown to around 100 members with cars, provided. Those wanting to enter should head to event during which its hill track and which is awesome. The event is going to Spectators are welcome to walk the the retreat at 280 Waingake Road,between wetland will be open for explorers to be a great day to get everyone out on the countryside and watch the remote control 9.30 and 10.30am on Sunday to sign in tramp. track testing their gear.” racers going for checkered flag glory and and get a debrief on the races. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Another good-sized yarding at the weekly home-delivered Matawhero sheep sale today — 2600 head. Prices and comment. • Northland’s Murray Child led a successful sheep dog training day this week. • The wet weather did not stop the Open Farm Day at Pihitia Station at Whangara last weekend.

TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 NEWS 3 A GISBORNE fisherman of big game fame, Alain Jorion, has created some concrete show-stoppers Welcome outside his and wife Rachel’s Makorori home. The pieces are made out of to Alain’s concrete and bits and pieces he has found across the road on Makorori Beach. People are stopping to take aquarium photographs, kids come to explore them and it has encouraged Alain to carry on. “I thought what about a turtle? Then I thought I should do a stingray.” There is also a large shark chasing a flying fish, a gurnard and a crayfish, whose legs are made from tiny pieces of pumice. Alain, 78, who has battled lung cancer for 11 years, says the secret to life is to keep busy. Each sea creature took a few days to make and they have slowly appeared outside the Jorions over the past year. For the wings on the stingray, Alain used old rubber mats from under his desk that he added plaster to. Tiny stones that decorate the back of the sea creatures were pulled from his fish aquarium and the rest came straight from the beach. Picture by Liam Clayton PREDICTING COVID International interest in dNature-ESR wastewater test

by Mark Peters

SURVEILLANCE of the COLLABORATION: highly infectious UK variant Gisborne’s dnature of Covid-19 in New Zealand technical director has a Gisborne hand in the John Mackay, test regimen. scientist Noa Smith Having collaborated and lab manager/ with the Institute of scientist Rebecca Environmental Science Hewett (absent), and Research on work with in collaboration various Covid-19 strains, REPAIR JOB: with the Institute of The crash site on such as the strain behind the Titirangi/Kaiti Hill. An arrest has Environmental Science Auckland outbreak last year, and Research, have been made over the incident. John Mackay has designed a Picture by Liam Clayton designed a test that test that can detect the UK can detect the UK variant B.1.1.7 as well as the variant of Covid-19, other so-called “variants of as well as the other concern”. so-called “variants Arrest made These variants are more of concern”, in cities’ transmissible and have a wastewater. higher mortality rate, and Picture by Liam Clayton over crash might have a longer infection window. A wastewater surveillance project has been developed on Titirangi in collaboration between the no presence of Covid-19 or every 15 minutes over 24 the water, the scientists use Gisborne dnature lab and the “variants of concern.” hours. methods that will recover Institute of Environmental “There were no unexpected These are already set up at viruses from both parts, so no A YOUNG man has been charged in Science and Research labs. findings,” says ESR senior most wastewater treatment virus is lost. relation to a car crash on Titirangi/Kaiti ESR is not developing scientist Joanne Hewitt. plants and most of the The sample is concentrated Hill in which a car hit a roadside barrier the B.1.1.7 test for rapid SARS-CoV-2 was only samples are taken this way. down to about half a teaspoon, last week. identification in individuals detected in sewage impacted This means samples are which basically removes the Timber work from the barrier impaled but is following level-variance by MIQ facilities. reflective of multiple points in water and leaves the virus the car through the windscreen and in wastewater. “We are continuing to time over the day. behind. another piece went into the engine Traces of Covid in sample wastewater from cities The alternative is to From there, the process is compartment in the Friday morning wastewater would be an early that have MIQ facilities, such literally grab a sample from the same as regular testing incident. predictor of a potential rise in as Auckland, Hamilton and the wastewater. for the virus of someone’s When the emergency services arrived Covid, says Mr Mackay. Christchurch, so we can get This presents a snapshot swab. the vehicle was empty. “They’re looking for Covid better data on how sensitive in time but is less reflective A cat coronavirus and a Those inside had left the scene. in wastewater as an early the testing is. of the overall virus in the mouse norovirus are added to “Police have now completed their sentinel. But for a lab “We are also testing sewage for that time. every test sample as a control investigation into the circumstances of wanting to see if a Covid wastewater in areas when ESR’s laboratory staff take to see how good the methods the crash,” a police spokesperson said positive is one of these new community cases are reported, up to 500 millilitres from one- are. yesterday. strains, then any lab testing such as during the recent litre samples and store the The other 500 millilitres “No one was injured in the crash. for Covid can do it in 45 Auckland Covid-19 cluster. rest. is stored to confirm an minutes after the initial “Negative results gives us “We are confident we can “A 20-year-old man has been charged unexpected result. positive result. confidence that widespread detect 10 in 100,000 although “If the UK variant appears, with careless driving and will appear in “As such, there has been community transmission is that’s not a hard and fast rule you might need to do wide- Gisborne District Court on April 7.” international interest in the not occurring.” as there are many factors at ranging surveillance because Emergency services personnel who new test.” ESR uses two sample play. of the increased risk of these attended the incident said at the time that A pilot test of wastewater collection methods. “The more cases, the more variants,” says Mr Mackay. whoever was in the vehicle when it hit the for SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) The preferred option is the confident we are that it can “People who you expect barrier was extremely lucky not to have was completed in December. automatic composite sample. be detected, of course.” after five days not to be been seriously injured or even killed. Gisborne wastewater was A pump automatically collects As viruses can be attached infectious could be infectious part of the study but showed a small volume of wastewater to the solids (poo) and be in by days seven and eight.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES In Memoriam LEWIS PUHIPUHI, IN GOOD HANDS: Deaths Juanita Rose Ngata Memorial (1980 - 2013) College principal Kei Te Tai o Huarewa. Peter Heron GRACE, Mahue Pani (front, second left) (Moss) (Ballie) (Eko) He okiokinga tapu (Ma). — On 25th rawa. with staff who March 2021. Loved Tū tonu t’aroha i roto contributed to wife of the late Edward rā, mō ake... returning school Ashdown Grace (Mac) All our love, operations to (Ted). Loving Mum of Onree & Kosta the board of Mark and Amber, and Nā te Whānau nō trustees after the many other children Uawanu years of assisted who loved her. management. Cherished Nan to Henare, Janina, Jenny, Picture supplied Krystal, Rakapa, Unveilings Tuakana, and her many other mokopuna. The tangi will be held HURA KOHATU at Hinemaurea Marae, Mangatuna, followed Whanau and friends by Nehu at 11am on are invited to the Saturday 27th March. A unveiling of private interment will Mush follow. Wipiro Ranginui - Evans Funeral on April 1, 11am Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz at Taiataiahape Urupa Matahi Valley Road Waimana Sandy Ranginui 027 413 6700

Sunday’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic Ngata College back IF YOU go down to Eastwoodhill Arboretum on Sunday, you’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to Eastwoodhill Arboretum on Sunday, you’d better go in disguise. So grab your favourite bear, pack a picnic and venture out to the arboretum on Sunday because in the good books it’s time for the annual Teddy Bears Picnic. Child-friendly activities like bouncy castles, face-painting, music, and story-telling will be the order of the day, along with sausages sizzling. ‘Brilliant’ the reaction from community There are even prizes for the best-dressed teddies and children. The event runs from 10am-2pm, with a bear by Jack Marshall decided to cease this intervention totally staff along with our outgoing limited hunt at midday. as it believes that the school is no longer statutory manager, Kevin Palmer, for The cost is $5 per child (cash only) and adults NGATA Memorial College is deemed at risk.” the hard work they have done in making have free entry. no longer “at risk” and its board of On the school’s Facebook group where our school progress to the point where The event will be cancelled if the weather is trustees has regained independence Mr Heron shared the announcement, an intervention is no longer required. wet but the forecast for Sunday is for a fine day. from the limited statutory manager the response was rapturous from the “I also acknowledge our community (LSM). community. whose positive feedback supported this The school has been under limited “Brilliant news, well done, BOT, decision, and of course, our tamariki, statutory management twice in the past principal, staff and community. Awesome whose success was recognised by the CORRECTIONS 13 years. for our tamariki,” said Tania Waimotu- Ministry of Education.” The Ministry of Education appoints Milner. Records from the government A CAPTION with the title Inside the Rectangle, to a LSM to assist a school in running its “Well done team Ngata and l can publication New Zealand Gazette shows a picture in yesterday’s paper of a display at the operations. vouch for this. I see happy students an LSM was appointed to the school weekend’s Floral Expo incorrectly attributed the When this happens, the board loses going to school through the school gate in 2008 “because of the risks to the design to Wendy Davies, who was photographed some powers, functions and duties, smiling going home happy saying they operation of the school, the educational with the display. which are moved to the manager. had a good day, describing momentous achievement of its students and the The design was the work of Isabel Neshausen, Outgoing LSM at Ngata College, happenings during their school day,” welfare of its students”. That LSM was representing the Gisborne Floral Art Club. She Kevin Palmer, says the school now is said another commenter. removed in 2010. was assisted by Moira-Jean Allan. well placed moving forward. Mr Heron said a range of factors had But five years later an Education Wendy Davies is the president of the Gisborne “I have enjoyed my time working given the ministry confidence in the Review Office (ERO) report found the Floral Festival Inc, and had her own court for the in Ruatoria and on the East Coast, school. school had fallen back into “turmoil and Gisborne Iris Group at the Floral Expo, which was supporting the governance and teaching Their NCEA Level 2 and 3 results unrest at the school” and another LSM at the Showgrounds Event Centre. and learning teams, and the students were well above the national average. was appointed in 2015. and wider whanau of Ngata Memorial The school now had an experienced staff In 2020 the ERO noted the school had THE combined Gisborne Choral Society College and I wish them all the best in and its financial position was sound, he made progress in all the areas where it and Hastings Choral Society’s Mighty Mozart the future,” he said. said. had previously had issues. production, featuring the Requiem in D Minor Acting principal Peter Heron said this There was community confidence in Ngata Memorial College, named after and other works, starts at 1pm on Sunday at St was a significant decision and allowed the school, he said, which was reflected Sir Apirana Ngata, the Ngati Porou Andrew’s Church, not 2pm as listed in The Guide the board of trustees to have full control by the growing roll. leader and politician, opened in 1959. yesterday. of the school’s governance. “I acknowledge the school’s board The school maintains a roll of 82 “The Ministry of Education has of trustees, our teaching and support students, all of Maori descent. Restricted fire season coming to an end on Monday

by Murray Robertson rural fire officer Ray Dever. “We are more than happy to assist “As long as people are responsible “Now is the time to return to an them.” it’s OK to have fires on beaches under THE region will return to an open open season as the fire risk drops.” Mr Dever said the community had an open season.” fire season from Monday morning as Mr Dever said there had been many been really proactive right through the Gisborne city residents and people fire authorities end the restricted fire land management fires waiting to summer and early autumn with fires. in the rural townships will now be season that was introduced late last go and now they will be able to be “They’ve been really good, and that’s able to burn their green waste in the year. burned. something we really need to encourage backyard again. An open fire season will be “For major land management burns — a responsible attitude to fires in the Mr Dever said anyone with any introduced from 8am on Monday. those doing it are encouraged to put open.” doubts about what they are allowed “We’ve had enough rain now to end together a management plan for the Permits will no longer be required to do should visit the website the restricted season,” said principal fire, in consultation with FENZ. for fires in the open. checkitsalright.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 NEWS 5 GISBORNE Scholarship offers young Maori DISTRICT students place on world stage A SCHOLARSHIP to help aspirational costs covered. provide students with a platform, mentoring Maori high school students gain admission Mount Maunganui student Samuel Taylor, and resources, so that they can make a COURT to prestigious universities worldwide is back who aspires to become the first Maori prime lasting impact on our global community. for another year. minister, was awarded the scholarship at the “The Te Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship Now in its fourth year, the Te Ara a age of 15. is an opportunity to celebrate Maori high Kupe Beaton Scholarship was founded to After three years of mentoring and school students who are blazing a trail IN BRIEF encourage young Maori representation on tutoring from Crimson Education, Sam went through high academic performance, brave the global stage. on to secure a perfect SAT score before innovation and exceptional community Whether it be physiotherapy at the accepting an offer from Harvard University, leadership. KYALL Tait Te Are, 24, beekeeper, University of Auckland or computer Cambridge, Massachusetts. “From an aspiring doctor who wishes admitted punching a family friend in the science at Stanford (University, California), He will return this year as a judge and to improve health outcomes for the Maori head. He was sentenced to 70 hours the scholarships encourage homegrown mentor for the scholarship. community to a future prime minister with community work and ordered to pay the students to follow their passion. Another scholarship winner returning as a mission to create inclusive policies to victim $250 for emotional harm. Five students will receive personalised a judge and mentor is Lily Holder-McFlinn, elevate Maori voices, we are proud to see the Te Are pleaded guilty to breaching a mentoring and education services up to the of Palmerston North, who is studying dreams our recipients hold and the strides protection order and common assault (laid value of $20,000 to help them apply for and computer science and law at Victoria that they continue to make,” he said. under the Crimes Act). get accepted into their dream university. University in Wellington after securing a Mr Beaton said the scholarship was The court heard the unprovoked incident Previous winners have hailed from New Spark scholarship and Victoria academic created to honour the adventurous spirit happened after Te Are had been consuming Plymouth, Rotorua, Tauranga and Auckland. excellence scholarship. of Kupe, a tribal warrior who journeyed to alcohol. While there has not been a winner from Crimson Education chief executive and discover New Zealand, while evoking in The victim suffered swollen and bruised the Gisborne region, it is hoped Tairawhiti co-founder Jamie Beaton, who founded young Maori students a similarly bold spirit. eye and felt dazed for about 30 seconds. students will apply for a scholarship this the Te ara A Kupe Beaton Scholarship The judging panel for the 2021 scholarship year. programme in 2017, said they continued includes former Prime Minister Sir John Key. HAMIORA Wiremu Samuels, 18, pleaded Past winners include Anais Magner, of to guide and mentor an exceptionally high Applications for the scholarship close on guilty to three counts of trespassing, theft Aquinas College in Tauranga, who secured calibre of students to access priceless Sunday, April 11 at 11.59pm. from a shop (of a bottle of soft drink, valued a scholarship to Mt Holyoke College in education opportunities. Scholarship winners will be announced at at about $5), and two breaches of bail. Massachusetts on the east coast of the US, “Crimson Education is dedicated to an awards gala in Auckland on Sunday, May He was convicted and ordered to come with over $US250,000 of on-campus study delivering social equity initiatives that 23. up for sentence if called upon within six months. Counsel Elliott Lynch said Samuels qualified to apply for a discharge without conviction due to his youth but chose not to pursue it considering there was no immediate consequence for him of convictions for these types of matters. Judge Warren Cathcart agreed but told Samuels he needed to stop this type of offending before it developed into a pattern.

INITIALLY charged with supplying cannabis, Albert Rehutai, 42, orchard worker, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of simple possession. He also pleaded guilty to driving while suspended for a third or subsequent time, and two breaches of bail. Rehutai was further remanded on bail for a report and sentence on June 14. Counsel Bree Munro said Rehutai intended to apply for community work in lieu of further disqualification.

K’LAS Stephen Tihore, 19, pleaded guilty to failing to stop for police, damaging a court cell by graffiti-ing it, and breaching bail. He was sentenced to 40 hours community work.

AMY Rita Wharehinga’s sentence of home detention was replaced by an alternative one. ROBOT HELP: ROPOS downloading data from Te Matakite, one of the earthquake observatories installed beneath the seafloor off the East Coast more than three years ago. Picture by ROPOS Wharehinga, 36, was previously sentenced to four and half months home detention for a third or subsequent drink- drive offence and a breach of community work. Although she had completed three and half months detention, she had breached ‘Exciting’ quake data the sentence and was no longer considered suitable for it, a probation officer said. Counsel Nicola Wright said the breach was due to Wharehinga leaving the address Changes noted after sequence of shakes in early March — a strategy she was taught in counselling for dealing with her sometimes-explosive NEW Zealand and US scientists observatories monitoring earthquakes in the data that are difficult to detect domestic relationship. have collected new data offshore that and slow slip earthquakes. with the shore-based GeoNet network may give new insights into the 7.3 The two observatories were installed Judge Cathcart noted Wharehinga would and large signals during a slow slip magnitude earthquake that rocked the up to 400 metres beneath the seafloor event offshore Gisborne in March and still be at risk of breaching her sentence East Cape earlier this month. by the research vessel JOIDES April 2019. if community detention was imposed but Scientists from GNS Science, Niwa Resolution more than three years “These new results have allowed us accepted the risk would be a lesser one. and the University of Washington have ago and have been actively recording to observe how slow slip earthquakes He cancelled the existing sentence and been on board Niwa’s research vessel changes in the Earth’s crust due to evolve offshore the east coast with replaced it with two months community Tangaroa, gathering data using a earthquakes and slow slip earthquakes much greater detail than any other detention and six months’ supervision. state-of-the-art underwater Remotely off the coast of Gisborne since then. types of data that we have had before.” Operated Vehicle (ROV) called ROPOS, Voyage leader Dr Laura Wallace of ■ The Earthquake Commission KELLY Anita Bev Henare pleaded guilty They are studying New Zealand’s GNS Science says the two observatories (EQC) has received 393 insurance to drink-driving (mcg) and driving while largest earthquake fault, the Hikurangi are operating well and have recorded claims from the March 5 earthquake. disqualified — both third or subsequent subduction zone, where the Pacific some exciting data. An EQC spokesman said 45 claims offences, the last similar ones in 2012. Plate subducts beneath the east coast “They reveal very interesting had been closed, with five of these She was sentenced to 170 hours of the North Island. changes during and after the sequence resulting in customers receiving a community work and disqualified from A team of eight engineers from of earthquakes off East Cape and the payment. driving for a year and a day. the Canadian Scientific Submersible Kermadecs a couple of weeks ago. “Payments to date total $17,232 and Facility used ROPOS to download the “We can also see smaller slow slip these were for claims in Napier (2), latest data from the two undersea earthquakes (lasting days to weeks) Hastings (2) and Tauranga (1).” 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 ‘Extra pressure’ if bubble paves way

WELCOME BACK: for more returnees Returnees from the Cook Islands, by Katie Todd, RNZ including Virginia Cabral, were WELLINGTON — The Nurses Society warns welcomed by family in there’s not enough resources to cope if January when a one- managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) guests way bubble opened arriving from Australia are replaced by people with New Zealand. from more Covid-19-infected countries, when a Now there are hopes travel bubble begins. that a two-way bubble There are renewed calls for a “traffic light’ will be in place shortly, system, allowing people into the country based as the Cook Islands on risk assessments. Prime Minister Mark A travel bubble with Australia will alleviate Brown is meeting demand for MIQ by an estimated 40 percent, with Jacinda Ardern freeing some 1800 rooms, and the Government to discuss the matter is now pondering if people from other countries today. should be able to book them. NZ Herald picture The start date for a transtasman travel bubble will be revealed on April 6. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said some MIQ rooms were likely to sit empty as contingency, in case there was a small outbreak that meant some transtasman travellers needed to go into isolation. If epidemiologist Michael Baker has his way, the rest wouldn’t be filled with more travellers from high-risk countries. The people who spend the longest amount Fresh hope for Cook of time in the facilities agree. Nurses Society director David Wills said healthcare staff have already been grappling with enough risk and a “very heavy workload”. “If there is a travel bubble with Australia, meaning some space is freed up . . . that should Islands travel bubble not mean a one-for-one replacement with arrivals from other countries. That would cause a net increase in workload — a problematic by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald increase because that would mean more high- risk arrivals and more positive cases,” he said. AUCKLAND — A two-way quarantine- Pacific workers flee to NZ “You cannot simply recruit staff in the free travel bubble with the Cook Islands numbers that would be necessary.” may be announced today but only if the Wills said it was not an issue of rooms or health response there is up to scratch. space in facilities but a question of staffing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will by Ella Stewart, RNZ yesterday morning. She is able to travel here resources. provide an update on progress with the without the need to quarantine thanks to a one- He said healthcare workers would need to do bubble following her meeting with Cook AUCKLAND — There are fears the Cook way travel bubble launched earlier this year. more testing of returnees. Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown in Islands could lose 40 percent of its workforce by Casimir Tearii arrived from Rarotonga a month Professor Baker would like any MIQ rooms Auckland. the end of the year as locals flee to New Zealand ago looking for work. freed up by transtasman travellers to be Even if Director General of Health Dr in a bid to find work. It’s people like Tearii and her colleagues that removed from the system entirely. Ashley Bloomfield signs off the health A one-way travel bubble between Rarotonga the Rarotongan Chamber of Commerce fear However, the idea of cutting MIQ capacity criteria for the bubble, it wouldn’t start and New Zealand has been in place since the won’t return. has been rubbished by immigration lawyer immediately — but Ardern and Brown end of January, but the lack of a two-way bubble Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce and Aaron Martin who said the existing system had could announce a starting date. means no tourists and fewer jobs. Private Sector Taskforce chairman Fletcher not been meeting demand from returnees and Caution over the bubble starting At least 300 Cook Islanders have arrived to Melvin said in the first month of the one-way critical workers. has centred over the lack of health New Zealand to look for work since the travel bubble, 300 Cook Island workers arrived here, Martin said he was amazed the Government infrastructure there, and how quickly the arrangement came into effect. and that number was climbing. was not already scaling up the MIQ system. health system would be overwhelmed in It comes as Cook Islands Prime Minister “Yesterday we saw another plane full of “It’s like there’s now two borders. You can get an outbreak. Mark Brown is due to meet with Prime Minister people leaving. We are thinking that this is going your visa but you can’t just get on a flight and The measles epidemic in Samoa in Jacinda Ardern today — the first overseas leader to increase to about 500 a month and we have a get into MIQ. You have now got a several month 2019 and the number of escalating daily to visit since New Zealand’s borders closed a population of 17,000 people, but 8000 people in wait to try to get a place in the MIQ system Covid-19 cases in Papua New Guinea this year ago. the working force so it’s a large percentage of because it’s so backlogged,” he said. month underline the risk of exporting the Ashley Stele is 21 weeks pregnant and has people that are leaving every month. “Trying to reduce the capacity would just virus to the Cook Islands. come from the Cook Islands to New Zealand to “By the end of the year, we’re probably looking exacerbate that problem.” The New Zealand Herald understands get an ultrasound. at about 40 percent of our workforce left. It’s Economist and Covid-19 modeller Rodney that the key boxes still waiting to be She was one of about 100 passengers that something we’ve been warning about for a while Jones said there could be a compromise which ticked include contact-tracing capability arrived in Auckland from the Cook Islands and we’re starting to see it happen now.” limited the risk without reducing the overall and the regular testing of border workers number of returnees. in the Cook Islands. Of the 85 positive Covid-19 cases reported Yesterday the Cook Islands launched by the Ministry of Health in MIQ facilities this the CookSafe+ app, developed by Rush Zealand would run. Cook Islands, which have been crying out month, 50 were people travelling from India, Digital, which created the NZ Covid Ardern has previously said New for tourists to ease the economic pains of six had arrived from the UK, five were from Tracer app with New Zealand’s Ministry Zealand had secured enough vaccines for the pandemic. Ethiopia and five from Pakistan. of Health. It will be available to Cook all of New Zealand as well as the Cook “We’re really excited and itching to get Countries that were previously a common Islands residents and to Kiwis visiting Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. this done,” Cook Islands private sector origin of New Zealand’s border cases, like the the islands. Passengers from the Cook Islands taskforce chairman Fletcher Melvin told United States, are appearing less frequently. A PCR testing lab to trace and test have been able to travel to New Zealand The New Zealand Herald earlier this Jones said the situation around the globe air passengers arriving on Rarotonga — quarantine-free since the end of January month. was changing and New Zealand could adapt. another condition of the bubble — is also but the Government has been concerned “We’ve been trying to get it for some “What we need to do on a forward-looking set to open in mid-April. about the risk of travellers taking Covid time and certainly all the hotels and basis is assess risk. Concerns over health infrastructure there. resorts which are empty will be looking “This is what a lot of public health can also be mitigated by a vaccination A starting date for a two-way bubble forward to getting business back to some commentators have been calling for — the roll-out to the Cook Islands, which New would be greeted with open arms by the sort of normality.” traffic light system. Right now you would say the UK and the US are green and India, unfortunately, is red right now. You could make places available on that basis — 20 percent to MIQ hotels agree to pay staff living wage green, 5 percent to red,” he said. Jones said whether the Government was open to that idea would depend on its ability AUCKLAND — A cleaner working on the front dramatic increase in the dangers for her and her receiving their base pay slightly above the to adjust technology such as the MIQ booking line of New Zealand’s Covid-19 response says colleagues since her hotel began operating as minimum wage, and an allowance on top seeing system. she finally feels valued now she earns the living an MIQ facility, and the huge sacrifices in their their pay arrive at $22.10. He said there was no knowing when the wage. personal lives. This would see Eitiare’s pay increase by a little global roll-out of vaccines would result in less And she’s not alone, with 27 of the nation’s 32 The plight of front-line health workers was over $100 a week. cases at the border and warned it was “a long managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) hotel further brought into the spotlight this week, after “It feels really good, we feel valued for what journey ahead”. facilities now agreeing to pay their staff, many of a cleaner at the Grand Millennium Auckland we do, and it is just going to make life that In a statement, the Ministry of Business, whom had been on or just above the minimum contracted Covid-19. much easier,” said Eitiare, who has worked as Innovation and Employment said it was wage, at a rate of $22.10. At Eitiare’s workplace the increase takes into a cleaner for 19 years, over that time raising currently considering the impact of a greater Tina Eitiare recently spoke about earning just account the minimum wage rise coming into seven children, while also struggling to pay the number of returnees from higher-risk countries 25 cents above the minimum wage, despite the effect next week, from $18.90 to $20, with workers mortgage on her family home. — NZ Herald potentially entering managed isolation facilities. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Dunedin scanning levels ‘worrying’

DUNEDIN — A survey of QR code scanning at 40 randomly selected venues has revealed a deeply embedded Covid-19 complacency in Dunedin. Health officials have long been concerned by falling rates of QR code scanning, as information gathered from recording visits is a vital tool in contact tracing Covid-19 cases. University of Otago research published in the New Zealand Medical Journal today shows just how slack Dunedin residents have become at scanning. The median rate of scanning was just 10 percent and at 12 venues, eight of which were bars, no-one scanned in at all during the survey period. One cafe had 44 patrons, only one of whom scanned in. At 10 bars, from a total of 184 customers, just four scanned in. Supermarket customers were slightly BIG WEEKEND: Organisers and accommodation providers are hopeful Hawke’s Bay’s massive weekend of better, recording scanning rates events comes through unscathed by Covid. Various postponements mean the EIT graduation ceremonies and parades, between 11 percent and 30 percent. New Zealand Track and Field Championships, a Pink Floyd tribute concert, two Crowded House shows and a Black Caps/ At one church service a quarter of White Ferns international cricket double-header all come within a five-day span. Napier City Council event manager attendees scanned in, but at another Kevin Murphy said it should be a pretty big weekend. “If something comes up we’ll deal with it at the time, and the event none of 57 worshippers present organisers and promoters are well aware of that in all their planning,” Murphy said. Picture supplied scanned in on arrival. — ODT Unvaccinated Body found on train tracks

AUCKLAND — The discovery of a been affected by a police investigation body on tracks caused all trains across happening south of the city, after a Auckland to be delayed or cancelled person was found dead on train tracks workers barred ahead of morning rush hour this near Wiri Station Road. morning. An investigation was now under way to There was widespread disruption establish the circumstances of the death, across the city’s rail network after police police said. revealed the sudden death incident in A spokesperson said it would take a from front line Manukau overnight. while to resume a normal timetable. The entire Auckland train network has — NZ Herald by Jane Patterson, RNZ Party and its Covid-19 Response spokesperson Chris Bishop, who said they would support any WELLINGTON — Any border worker who legislative or regulatory changes needed to make Recent trades to clear refuses a vaccination will soon be removed from it happen. their front-line job. Employment law advocate Ashleigh Fechney Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said it was a very tricky part of the law — 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA GX says they can’t force people to take the jab, balancing the Bill of Rights, under which you Sedan, automatic, 88,890kms, but nor is it acceptable to have unvaccinated can refuse a vaccine, against health and safety 1,798cc, petrol, air conditioning, people working in New Zealand’s main protection legislation. central locking, cruise control, against the virus ravaging other parts of the The people refusing were “absolutely being car stereo world. disadvantaged” but the question is “whether He said he would never make immunisation that’s unjustified”. mandatory, as that runs the risk of hardening any Even with the higher risk for MIQ and anti-vaccination stance. border workers, there “still needs to be some About 5 percent of the border workforce have consideration in terms of a person’s rights”, she $9,990 refused a vaccine for a variety of reasons. They said. have been the first group of New Zealanders to “They might be people that perhaps can’t get the vaccine, given their high-risk working get the vaccinations because of their own 2016 SUZUKI SWIFT GLX conditions. health reasons. It might not be anything to do The government has always been reluctant to with morality or ethics or any kind of belief Hatchback, manual, 47,890kms, talk about anti-vaxxers, but prefers to talk about around the vaccine, and so there will need to be 1,372cc, petrol, air conditioning, vaccine “hesitancy”. conversations.” power steering, cruise control, Whatever the reason, some border staff are She emphasised she personally would have a spoiler refusing to get the jab, as Hipkins explained to vaccine and was not an anti-vaxxer, but people Parliament’s health committee. refusing a jab — which can be for a range of “There’s a distinction between saying ‘in order reasons — deserved representation. to do a particular type of job, you need to be And there could be alternative options, $12,990 vaccinated,’ and saying, ‘if you’re doing that job, Fechney suggests, rather than just taking them you need to be vaccinated’. out of their job. “One’s OK, and one’s not,” he told MPs. “Is there any allowance for those employees Not everyone refuses on moral grounds, he to wear masks, gloves, hand sanitiser, and to 2013 FORD FALCON FG XR6 said, giving the example of someone who’s have safe practices; what are the effects of that pregnant and may be happy to be vaccinated compared to the vaccine?” Sedan, automatic, 69,750kms, after her baby is born. She did not know whether those sorts of 3,984cc, petrol, GPS/Sat “On the other hand, if there is a small group, conversations had taken place, but “would Nav, parking sensors, towbar, and it looks like it’s going to be a very small be expecting quite a significant amount of Bluetooth and iPod integration group, who just say, ‘well, I’m not going to consultation”. be vaccinated’, then that’s the more difficult The Government’s stance could act as a conversation — we have to say to them ‘well, you precedent for other employers with employees can’t do the job you have been doing because refusing vaccinations, Fechney said. you haven’t been vaccinated’.” “The concern is that, because this is so open $19,490 Soon no-one without a vaccination would be and so widely publicised, other employers are working on the front-line whatever their reason, going to pick this up and assume they can do Hipkins said, but a “hard and fast” deadline had the same without getting legal advice. For further information or to arrange a test drive not been set. “And the reality is, this is unprecedented and “But there are some things that we’re working personally, I would not want to take that step Chantè Sharp – Sales Consultant 021 104 1670 through,” he told the committee, “including, if without getting legal advice, because there are you look across our MIQ (managed isolation and some significant risks,” she said. quarantine facilities), some are run by big chains This was “without a doubt” going to end up Alan Berry Motors LMVD where the redeployment options are plentiful, being contested in the courts, Fechney said, 37640 10 some are quite small employers, so therefore, we likely first in the Employment Court, but one that 346 Gladstone Road Gisborne have to think through all of that with them.” could end up going much further and potentially It’s an approach backed by the National take years to resolve fully. Ph 868 1456 • Email offi [email protected] 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 Grieving daughter pleads for time by Vaimoana Tapaleao and Julia Instead she will watch her Covid-19 in the community, he Gabel, NZ Herald mother’s funeral virtually via a said. livestream. Other factors considered AUCKLAND — Just 10 It’s a difficult decision to included the country the person minutes — that is all a grieving accept. But, she said she has come from, the number daughter pleaded for so she understands the need to of countries and airports they could say a final goodbye to her eliminate risks to people at the travelled through to get to New late mother. funeral home. Zealand, the work they may have But Tapaita Lapao’o’s “I’m just thinking about my been involved in before coming application for an exemption family. Everybody will be there. to New Zealand, and where from MIQ was declined late I love my family. I’m thinking of and who they intend to visit on yesterday. the others. It’s hard, but I just release. Lapao’o was captured in a have to live with that.” “The threshold is extremely heartbreaking video crying high and very few exemptions behind the gates of a managed are granted. To date, 3564 isolation facility while reaching Just 10 minutes, that’s applications have been received HEARTBROKEN: Ilaisaane Saafi, 80, died on Sunday after suffering out to a hearse carrying her late and just 45 have been granted. enough‘ for me to say a stroke the week before. She is pictured here with daughter Tapaita mother. “These decisions are not easy Lapao’o. Picture supplied In between heart-wrenching goodbye to my beautiful ones to make and we are very sobs, a few disjointed words mother sympathetic to the distressing isolation in Auckland since in Grey Lynn; working as a could be heard: “Mum. Please. I ’ situations people applying for arriving from Australia last kitchen-hand and cleaner. cannot reach out. Hold my hand. —Tapaita Lapao’o emergency allocations and Friday. Her husband, Semisi Taunga My mother.” exemption from managed Sadly, her mother died two Saafi, died last year. She is heard apologising to her isolation are in. However, we days later. Speaking about the late mum: “I’m so sorry. I’m so Head of Managed Isolation need to balance each individual Other than being a diabetic, devastating moment shown in sorry . . . I cannot come.” and Quarantine Brigadier Jim application with our critical Lapao’o said their mother was the video, Tipene said he too Speaking to The New Zealand Bliss said Lapao’o’s application work to ensure the safety of all “very well and healthy” so it began to cry seeing how much Herald, the distraught daughter was declined after the medical New Zealanders.” was a shock to everyone when pain Lapao’o was in. of 80-year-old Ilaisaane Saafi officer of health advised that she Funeral director Francis she suffered a stroke about two Because of the strict rules, said it was one of the hardest did not meet low-risk indicators. Tipene said if Lapao’o was weeks ago. Lapao’o’s brother and nephews moments of her life. “I would like to extend my allowed out, a room would Lapao’o described her mother seen in the video could not “I wanted to just go and kiss sincerest sympathy to Ms have been organised in their as a soft and caring woman who physically reach out to comfort her. She won’t come back and I Lapao’o and her family for their establishment to facilitate the was known for her beautiful her. won’t see her again. I wanted to loss.” final farewell. voice and love of singing in the “That will be a moment that thank her for everything she’s Bliss said he was personally Lapao’o would have worn full church choir. will stick with me. We felt for her done for me. involved in assessing Lapao’o’s personal protective equipment Hailing from Vava’u and so much and didn’t want her to “Just 10 minutes, that’s application. during the visit and the room Ha’apai in Tonga, she came keep crying in case she collapsed. enough for me to say goodbye to The key factor in assessing would have been fully sanitised to New Zealand with her “We just closed the door slowly my beautiful mother.” exemption applications is the afterwards. then young children before and drove away. She was still But Lapao’o won’t get that. health risk of transmitting Lapao’o has been in managed remarrying and settling down outside as we left.” Hospital-grade cleaners Man charged over Epsom deaths AUCKLAND — A man has been Auckland Hospital. charged with the murder of Auckland A bedside court hearing is scheduled for your home or offi ce couple Elizabeth and Herman Bangera. for tomorrow. The pair were stabbed to death in their Police say they have been in regular Tested effi cacy against COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). Epsom home on The Drive, last Friday. contact with the couple’s family through Emergency services rushed to Victim Support. during this “extremely Northfork Spray On Wipe Off Northfork Hospital Grade Lemon the property at about 11.30am, but difficult time”. 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WELLINGTON — International WORST HIT: There graduates are asking the are 5685 post- Government to remember its study work visa promise about allowing migrants holders currently who used to live in New Zealand stuck overseas. to return. One of the visa A year on from the border holders says, while closure, post-study work visa other temporary holders are still stuck overseas. migrants were given Marketing graduate Chestha border exemptions Arora, 25, is one of 5685 post- last September, study work visa holders currently graduate workers overseas. were not even on She went to India to see her the Government’s mother, who had undergone radar. DOWN MEMORY LANE: surgery, and was supposed to Picture supplied Prime Minister Jacinda return on March 31, 2020. Ardern meets with her She said while other temporary former woodwork teacher migrants were given border and over this one year I’m pretty “My request would only be that Stuart King who Ardern exemptions last September, she sure a lot of exemptions have been please recall the promises that you presented with a wooden feared graduate workers were not granted on humanitarian basis,” have made that you will consider truck that she made in even on the Government’s radar. she said. the post-study work visa holder, 1992, at the Morrinsville “I’ve heard a lot of “So our number isn’t that large and please allow us back as soon Intermediate School. heartbreaking stories and a lot of that the government cannot as possible.” NZ Herald picture people with post-study work visa consider us if they wanted to, In a statement, a spokesperson holders — their visas have expired but the thing is it’s all about for Immigration Minister Kris and they are literally hopeless, intentions now — whether or not Faafoi listed the exemptions they have no idea what to do,” she they want to allow us back. granted for other visa holders. PM back to where it began said. “Unfortunately, a lot of time ‘“At this stage, we cannot Arora said her belongings, has gone by and during this while provide a time for when post-study AUCKLAND — Jacinda wooden police car she’d including car, electronics and people’s attitudes have changed work visa holders may be able to Ardern took a trip down made under his supervision documents were still in New and the government so far has enter the country,” he said. memory lane yesterday nearly 20 years ago. Zealand. not mentioned anything about “While we understand the when she caught up with The PM later posted She asked others to put the post-study work visa holders, disappointment and challenges her old woodwork teacher a picture of the truck themselves in migrants’ shoes, they’ve taken back the essential the border closures have had Stuart King at Morrinsville to her Instagram page some of whose children had been work visa holders, they’ve taken on many people, we are in the Intermediate. thanking her father, at school here. back the other temporary work midst of a global pandemic, which The Prime Minister former New Zealand High “We are the worst hit financially visa holders. requires strict border restrictions. was invited to visit the Commissioner to Niue Ross because we have to pay back our “They have also granted Offshore visa holders will need school as part their 50th Ardern, for holding on to it: (student) loans, we have to pay exemption to the international to consider their options based anniversary celebrations. “Thanks for keeping it all back interest.” students, but we were on their personal circumstances, Ardern took along a these years, dad!” she said. “When the borders were first international students once as well and taking into account the taonga to show King — a — NZ Herald closed there were around 2000 to — it feels really horrible that we uncertainty Covid has created.” 2500 post-study work visa holders are being discriminated against. — RNZ 38583-01

Enterprise Nissan | 323 Gladstone Road, Gisborne | [email protected] | T 06 867 8368 | enterprisegisborne.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 BUSINESS 11 Ninja Kiwi plays into Swedish hands by Chris Keall, NZ Herald Tencent taking 90 percent control of NZ’s largest game developer, Grinding Gear AUCKLAND — Sweden’s Modern Games, in a $100m-plus deal in 2018, as Times Group (MTG) says it is buying New well as building a one-third stake in our Zealand game developer Ninja Kiwi for second-largest game studio, Rocketwerks. $203 million. The string of sales has reignited debate The deal includes $68m in earnout over the pros and cons of selling overseas, payments if post-deal targets are met. with lost intellectual property and profits, Ninja Kiwi was formed by Kumeu and a patchy record on keeping local jobs, brothers Chris and Stephen Harris in balanced against money being recycled 2006. Each holds a 50 percent share into the local startup ecosystem. ahead of the deal, which will be subject to The action does go in both directions, Overseas Investment Office approval. too. On Wednesday, Wellington-based, It specialises in games for smartphones ASX-listed Xero said it was buying and tablets. MTG was attracted to Ninja Swedish e-invoicing company Tickstar in Kiwi’s hit title Bloons — the latest a deal worth up to SEK 150 million. version of which sells for $8.99 for iPhone or Android. NZGDA helps fill the gap Ninja Kiwi has never released any Yesterday NZ Game Developer financials, but the NZTE-backed Association director Stephen Knightly Technology Investment Network GAME DEVELOPERS: Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris say the MTG told the NZ Herald that in terms of game estimated its 2020 revenue at just over deal brings in marketing clout they were missing. studios, the sales “highlight the early-stage $50m. In a statement, MTG said Bloons funding challenge New Zealand’s game would take it into a new gaming genre, industry faces: clear potential to scale but tower defence strategy games, with a total headquarters and an office in Dundee, marketing person on staff after many no early-stage support to grow the next of around 140 million downloads to date Scotland. years of doing this.” generation of creative tech businesses.” across all Ninja Kiwi titles and “We’ve spent 15 years building MTG is listed in Stockholm and has a With “little Government funding” — a 6.2 million monthly active users. something really special here at Ninja market cap of $1.75b. stark contrast to the film industry and Ninja Kiwi released the first version of Kiwi. From the early beginnings in other creative sectors — the NZGDA is Bloons in 2007. Stephen’s spare bedroom we’ve grown into Another one gone seeking to address the funding gap, in It was an international hit by the time a much more grown-up company and have With the deal, Ninja Kiwi becomes the part with its Kiwi Game Starter initiative, of Bloons Tower Defence 5, which hit the big boy pants to prove it,” Stephen third-big local tech company to fall into bankrolled largely by industry players, number two in the US App Store charts Harris said in a message to Ninja Kiwi offshore control this month. including Grinding Gear Games and within 24 hours when it was released in players. March 12 saw two big sale PikPok. 2012 — where it has been a fixture since. “But some things we’re not so skilled at, announcements, with Auckland-based Rose & Locket, a colourful New Zealand- The same year, Ninja Kiwi bought and this is the opportunity that pairing retail software company Vend going to made indie game by two-person team Scottish game developer Digital Goldfish with MTG offers. MTG and its group of NYSE-listed Lightspeed for $455m, and Whistling Wizard, has won this year’s for an undisclosed sum, doubling its staff gaming companies brings tremendous Christchurch geologic software outfit $25,000 Kiwi Game Starter, the NZGDA to 35 in the process. strength in several areas. Marketing is a Seequent going to Nasdaq-listed Bentley revealed yesterday. Ninja Kiwi has 70 employees today, good example of an area where our skill- Systems for $1.4b. Battlecruisers by MechaWeka was the split between its Auckland, New Zealand, set is pretty light. We don’t have a single And Ninja Kiwi’s sale follows China’s $10,000 runner-up. Telco considers share float on NZX and ASX Govt to review Westpac’s role WELLINGTON — The need to be provided, not every banking services. WELLINGTON — The owners of to reduce the debt. Government could look to move bank can provide that. Robertson dismissed concerns the 2degrees telecommunications 2degrees has more than some of its banking away from “One of the things I am about Westpac selling its New company are looking at a 1.6 million users of its mobile Westpac in the next review of the interested in, and this did happen Zealand arm to an overseas possible sell down of its stake to network and also has about major banking contract. the last time the contract was company. make the most of advantageous 130,000 broadband customers. Deputy Prime Minister Grant there, was what services outside of “Well, obviously, we are at early market conditions. The company was launched Robertson made the comments a the core services could be provided days here. Westpac is looking at American-based Trilogy in 2009 by a group of American day after the Australian bank said by other banks. a range of options for its New International, which has a and iwi investor groups, and it was reviewing its New Zealand “I think it is a good thing we Zealand branch. Bear in mind that 73 percent stake, said has marketed itself as a cheaper business. might have our services from it is already Australian owned.” shareholders were considering a option to the established Spark Westpac Banking Corporation other banks, but to do that core He said it might open possible listing of 2Degrees on and Vodafone brands, as well told the market late Wednesday it set of services, the big payments opportunities for other forms of the New Zealand and Australian as the telco which has kept the may look at demerging the New and so on you need a very sound ownership including New Zealand stock exchanges. bigger players honest. Zealand arm via a sale. infrastructure. We will look at based ownership. Trilogy’s president “2degrees has fundamentally It came the same day that it that, but that is the requirement.” “What is important to me is that Brad Horwitz said strong changed the New Zealand received a telling off from the Westpac has had the New Zealanders have access to sharemarkets, high values for communications market,” regulator. The Reserve Bank of government’s banking contract quality, stable, banking services telecoms assets, and the high 2degrees chief executive Mark New Zealand ordered the bank since 1989. It was last reviewed in and we have got banking services value of the New Zealand dollar Aue said. to commission two independent 2015 and was opened up for tender that are New Zealand owned and made a partial float attractive. “We have the infrastructure reports to address concerns the after the Green Party agitated for we have got banking services that “This compelling macro and industry leading service regulator has around the bank’s years to have the banking services are Australian owned. backdrop, combined with the to do much more . . . and are risk governance processes. done by a New Zealand bank. The most important thing resilience, scale and growth of investing even more in advance Robertson said he was keen to But Westpac still won the main is that there is choice and it is the 2degrees business, suggests of our 5G launch later this year.” see the Government’s banking contract to do all transactional quality choice.” now is an opportune time for The company has been loss spread among the banks and services for eight years. It means Robertson said if Westpac NZ the shareholders of 2degrees to making for much of its history would look to do that at the next there are 35 government agencies was floated on the sharemarket explore a partial listing of the before turning a maiden profit review in 2023. that have to use the bank. it would be a great opportunity business.” in 2017. Most recent figures “In order to be the government’s Four other banks, including for Kiwis to invest while also He said a share float would contained in Trilogy’s latest filing banker there is a very Kiwibank, were also awarded deepening the NZ capital market. raise capital to fund growth at point to continued growth in sophisticated level of services that smaller contracts to perform other — NZ Herald 2degrees as well as allow Trilogy revenue. — Radio NZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY “People will be looking to the March 31 to $1.25. quarterly updates from companies, and are Mercury Energy decreased 14c or 2.12 also waiting to see how much selling will take percent to $6.45 and Meridian fell another 9c or WELLINGTON — The New Zealand from one broker. place in Contact and Meridian over the next 1.71 percent to $5.16. sharemarket continues to consolidate following A resurgent Fisher & Paykel, making up 14 fortnight or so when the clean energy exchange Scales Corporation, a bidder for Villa Maria its weak start to the year — and it is being led percent of the index’s weighting, rose 90c or traded funds rebalance their weightings,” Scott winery, lost 10c or 2.18 percent to $4.48; Synlait by the biggest cap stock, Fisher and Paykel 2.87 percent to $32.30 on trade worth $16m, said. Milk decreased 15c or 4.17 percent to $3.49; Healthcare. following its 1.95 percent rise the day before. It The Warehouse Group surged 13c or 3.56 and a2 Milk went below $9, falling 17c or 1.88 The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 0.24 percent to sat at $27.34 on March 8. percent to $3.78 after reporting a strong six- percent to $8.87. 12,388.06, and has clawed back 4 percent since Nigel Scott, investment adviser with Craigs month net profit to the end of January of Hit by a soft daigou sales channel, a2 Milk’s going into correction territory (a fall of more Investment Partners, said the market was $54.96m, up 88.5 percent, on increased revenue share price has only increased twice in the last than 10 percent) at the start of the month. bouncing back from its year’s low (12,085.18 of $1.8 billion. 20 days on the Australian ASX market where it There were 67 gainers and 74 decliners over points on March 18). Fletcher Building rose 22c or 3.28 percent is mainly traded. the whole market and trading was steady with “Investors are pretty settled with their to $6.92; Auckland International Airport picked Kiwifruit grower and packer Seeka is buying 66.83 million shares worth $178.08 million portfolios and are now looking out six months up 8c to $7.52; Serko which also had a broker’s Opotiki Packing and Cool Storage (OPAC) for changing hands. to see where the market might go. The new upgrade, climbed a further 10c to $6.50; and a total consideration of $59m, made up of 7 With The Warehouse Group providing a fillip housing measures were a major announcement Tourism Holdings was up 3c to $2.58. million new shares for OPAC shareholders and with a record half-year financial result, it is the from the Government, wholesale interest rates Among the property stocks, Goodman taking responsibility of $25m debt. heavyweight Fisher & Paykel Healthcare that is have fallen, the NZ currency has weakened and Property Trust gained 3.5c to $2.23 and Kiwi Seeka’s share price rose 13c or 2.73 percent driving the market after receiving an upgrade the sharemarket may just benefit. Property also increased 3.5c or 2.88 percent to $4.90. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 EDITORIAL New faces, conversations welcome Lots of interest by Meredith CEOs earning from $250k upward to $680k, yet are the bedrock of societies and are being eroded Akuhata-Brown the median income in our region is only $25k. more and more due to inequality and equity You see, councils have a mandate to engage issues. in deductibility ONE of my personal favourite with the ratepayers of their region. This council How we role-model relationships is in our The Government is in for a bruising activities as a district councillor had learnt some valuable lessons about everyday life; we have a generation learning consultation process and a likely is our community engagement engagement with the whole community because about relationships from social media sites, not knock in the next political polls process around our annual and once again, historically councils didn’t engage around family dinner tables. long-term plans — because I with certain sectors of the community, including If we want to truly engage with our community over its decision to “close” what it believe in active participatory and particularly Maori. and build stronger, more connected relationships has called the interest deductibility democracy and see this as an opportunity to Councils didn’t often engage sectors of the we have to go to where the people are and at loophole for property investors. enhance the relationship between the council community that were deemed non-ratepayers a time that suits them. Thankfully we have an Whether the ability to expense and residents. because they rented from the state. That award-winning “comms” team who have prepared interest on bank loans against Engagement describes the process of seeking is why we continue to have deprivation 10 a community engagement schedule that includes a property investor’s income for information from the community to inform and neighbourhoods; communities with the highest meetings on weekends and at community events. tax purposes has been a loophole assist decision-making. Council values and is poverty-related issues in health, justice and Changing and considering new ways of or not depends on whether you committed to effective community engagement education. engagement isn’t easy, as we often find consider property investing to be because better decisions are made when there is I believe our council has learnt more about our resistance to new ideas. But if we “always do a business. If you do, you will see community input. communities of interest and we are becoming what we have always done, we will always get We still get a mixture of thoughts around better, more inclusive decision-makers. The what we have always got”. this unsignalled move as a massive engagement, as historically voters saw those reality is that unless you are inclusive, you will Often at the organised community meetings breach of the principle that genuine elected as the voice for the region and they made never truly get engagement — and the ongoing we have the same residents show up — which business costs are a valid deduction the decisions. pretend agreements will ensue. is great because they are familiar faces — but from taxable income. The problem with delegation of decision- Our region has a growing and diverse we need to make room and welcome new faces However, if you compare it to making to elected people is that it can become a population that provides both challenges and also. To create change we have to change the share and bond investing, which has despot, and the power of decision-making is with opportunities with the needs presenting. conversations, otherwise these meetings can traditionally been less attractive to the few. Depending on who those few are, the So how we engage is vital, as it’s ALL about become a groundhog day. many New Zealanders because of focus can be on what that few see as important. relationships. So what should or could we do better? I property capital-gain expectations Also, when we place power with the few, we As a sexual health educator in schools, I am believe we need to be more inclusive and have for one, but more significantly the also pay that small group of elites more money constantly talking about relationships, as we more participatory citizens in our democracy, as we believe that roles such as CEOs are the have huge issues with domestic violence and who are informed and invested. ability to debt-fund and then deduct most important. In our region alone we have sexual violence within our region. Relationships It’s our Tairawhiti, it’s Our future. the interest expenses of property investing, it is a loophole. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS With the Government’s allied extension of the bright-line test to Protection in our hands 10 years for taxing capital gains Wages totally outstripped Re: Cutting down native with a QE2 covenant. It is a on the sale of existing properties, trees. shame the past owners did not in one swoop it is pulling the rug Re: Little help for first- protected some jobs but it has To John and Tanya, I am protect these trees in this way. timers here, March 25 story. also made work increasingly a boundary neighbour of I would like to point out the on both “advantages” for property As it turns out, the irrelevant, as capital gains this property and have lived new landowner did make sure investing. Not surprisingly, this is Government had little completely outstrip wages. The here all my life. I do agree it that there were no protections unpopular with a swathe of property- appetite for progressive wealthy have got wealthier, is always sad to see natives on the native trees before investing New Zealanders. A 10 welfare or tax reform. while many can no longer being cut down. But to put felling them. I would also like percent decline in house prices has Instead, working with the afford a roof over their heads. this in perspective, as John to make the point that if you been mooted as a direct result. Reserve Bank, they have In the past year, the average said these trees were planted don’t want the big money from Business NZ is also crying propped up the economy New Zealander effectively lost by man, they were not old out of town and corporate foul, concerned that removing through a combination of $54.59 for every hour they native trees — and some groups coming in and buying deductibility of interest payments measures that have drastically worked if they did not own a were not even natives, being up all our good land, the for one group, without warning, inflated the price of houses. home. redwoods and poplar. Most answer is simple: don’t put it This has most likely PETER JONES were also obscured from view on the market, or don’t be so might mean other sectors and types by overgrown liquid amber greedy wanting the top dollar. of business expenses could be on shelterbelt trees. Keep it local. the Government’s radar — and that I say good on you John for this will stall investment decisions. Contrary to policy, surely protecting your native trees WARREN CAMERON Add in the fact Treasury declined Re: The risks of Rocket on Earth and in space. Whether to provide advice because it did not Lab’s military links. nuclear or conventional weapons, have enough time, but urged the The responses completely the issue is that NZ should not Government not to make the move miss the point that by aiding be contributing to a future of Genie’s out of the bottle without analysis of the implications, and abetting US military space war. Setting up testing and There’s no walking it back government. and you can begin to see just how operations, Rocket Lab and targeting for warfare in space Mr Foon, you’ve tipped your Tautoko Mr Bibby, do you bold and risky — both politically by default Aotearoa New violates OSHAA, which prohibits hand, the Genie’s out of the like caramel on your popcorn? and in terms of potential economic Zealand could become the “intended end use of harming, bottle. Get comfy Sir, there’s another impacts — this decision was. target of nuclear retaliation. interfering with or destroying Your new-found chutzpah choo choo train approaching. As shown in the horrible other spacecraft or space is a sight to behold now that Arohanui The question now is whether it you have been released from HARAWIRA will withstand the full gale that has debacles of Vietnam and systems on earth”. In addition, Afghanistan, we need to the assessment criteria forbids the rope bondage of local CRAIG PEARLESS started to build against the move. distance ourselves from US “intended end use of supporting Meanwhile, prospective first- conflicts. or enabling specific defence home buyers in our region can ROBYN security or intelligence operations hope there is reconsideration and HARRIS-ILES, Opotiki that are contrary to government Return barrow please a change in the decision to leave policy”. house value caps here for the First The Rocket Lab launch of Surely preparing for warfare in For many years now we or “free lemons” and they Home Loan scheme at $400,000 “Gunsmoke-J” payload for space is contrary to government have been bagging up our always go . . . but yesterday for existing properties. With just the US military Space Missile policy. surplus fruit and wheeling the wheelbarrow went as well. 9 percent of properties selling Defence Command is for “warfare NZ should not be party to our wheelbarrow full out to Would you please bring it below this threshold here in the targeting” according to the official militarisation of space for warfare. the side of the road for passer- back as we were still using it!! documents and statements. byes to help themselves. Thank you. past six months, the Real Institute This is preparation for warfare LAURIE ROSS, Auckland of New Zealand has suggested an The sign says “free feijoas” HACKED OFF urgent review before the April 1 [email protected] changeover. The Government has based its decision on 2020 sales ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. data that are now out of date for ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. the fastest-rising property market in ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. the country last year. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 WORLD 13 EU urges unity at key Covid vaccine summit Virtual talks being held to discuss supply issues, ‘third wave’

BRUSSELS — European Union (EU) leaders are currently looking at ways of ramping up Covid-19 vaccinations across the bloc’s 27 member states, amid supply and distribution issues, spikes in new virus cases and ‘SORRY!’: Chancellor Angela Merkel talk of a “third wave”, a feud apologises, in the Bundestag — the with the UK . . . and internal lower house of Germany’s Parliament, quarrels. over her plans for an extended Easter European Commission head lockdown. AFP picture Ursula von der Leyen tweeted ahead of the summit that it would be held to “ensure that Europeans get their fair share Merkel ditches of vaccines”. European Council President Charles Michel is hosting the video conference with the EU stricter Easter leaders, as tensions rise over how to distribute doses among the member states. lockdown plan Michel sent invitation letters to the leaders ahead BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela of the Brussels-led video Merkel ditched a short-lived plan for an conference, which was being extended Easter shutdown to try to break a held on Thursday and Friday third Covid-19 wave, apologising to lockdown- (local time). weary Germans after the hastily-conceived He also invited US measure drew widespread criticism. President Joe Biden to join in At talks that ran into the early hours of a session at the summit. Tuesday (local time), Merkel and the leaders of A guest appearance by Germany’s 16 states agreed to call on citizens Biden could be among the MUCH TO DISCUSS: French President Emmanuel Macron attends a video conference of an to stay at home for five days over Easter. few more upbeat moments EU summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Thursday (local time). The looming ‘third wave’ The measure would have meant all stores, of what was clearly expected of coronavirus infections and Europe’s struggle to mount a vaccination drive were among key including essential ones, closing for an extra to be a mostly very serious issues to be discussed by leaders during the summit. AP picture day, on April 1. and sombre summit. Both the It triggered a backlash, with businesses EU and the US were looking the pandemic in the world vaccination campaigns started, EU’s reputation as an open lamenting more shutdowns and medical to repair their transatlantic recently, yet figures show just less than 5 percent of the EU’s trading bloc, others said it experts saying it would not be tough enough ties that were strained under 12.9 doses of Covid vaccines 450 million residents had been was a crucial tool to guarantee anyway to prevent the exponential spread of Donald Trump. have been administered per fully vaccinated against the doses and vaccine ingredients more infectious variants of the virus. 100 people in the EU — virus. reach the bloc. “The idea of an Easter shutdown was compared with 44.7 doses in Merkel said problems with “Some countries refuse drafted with the best of intentions. We The more unity we the UK and 37.2 doses in the the delivery of vaccines had to export. So we need to urgently need to stop and reverse this third show,‘ the more trust we US. underscored the need for the introduce reciprocity criteria wave,” Merkel told reporters on Wednesday. will inspire. Salvation Speaking earlier this week, EU to redouble its efforts to if we want to be able to keep However, it was not possible to implement German Chancellor Angela produce doses within the bloc. our vaccination goal for the the measures so quickly, Merkel said, lies in working Merkel said the British “We can see clearly that summer,” said one diplomat, apologising for the added uncertainty that it together variant had become the British facilities are producing referring to the EU’s aim of had caused Germans. — President’ of the EU dominant strain circulating in for Great Britain. The United having 70 percent of the adult “This mistake is mine alone,” she said. Parliament, David Sassoli Germany at the moment and States isn’t exporting, and population vaccinated by that “I ask all citizens for forgiveness.” that it amounted to “a new therefore we are dependent season. Germany, with a population of 83 million, pandemic”. upon what can be produced in Based on the EU’s contracts reported 15,813 infections on Wednesday, “The situation is very Europe,” she said. with manufacturers, the while the death toll rose by 248 to 75,212. European countries “must serious,” she said. To ensure a steadier vaccine commission expressed Deaths have fallen from earlier in the not turn on each other” over “Case numbers are rising supply, the bloc’s executive confidence that 360 million year when vaccinations had not begun, vaccine supplies, the president exponentially and intensive arm this week proposed doses would be delivered but admissions to intensive care units are of the EU Parliament said on care unit beds are filling up the strengthening of export during the second quarter of creeping up and the seven-day incidence of Thursday. again.” controls for coronavirus shots. the year. cases per 100,000 — which the government “There is no sense in us Lockdowns had been Even if the move was has used as a metric to decide on lockdown turning on each other, just as re-imposed or extended in detrimental to non-EU steps — stands at 108 compared with 86 a there is no sense in thinking some European countries, nations, the European The situation is very week ago. that others are doing much such as Belgium or the Commission’s goal was to serious.‘ Case numbers Merkel’s apology came against a backdrop better,” European Parliament Netherlands, but there was force vaccine manufacturers, are rising exponentially of growing public frustration with her President David Sassoli said. growing concern over the especially AstraZeneca, to government over the slow roll-out of Covid-19 “The more unity we show, situation in eastern EU states. deliver the doses that had and intensive care unit vaccines and extended lockdown measures. the more trust we will inspire. Poland would close been agreed to in their beds are filling up A poll released on Wednesday showed “Salvation lies in working nurseries, pre-schools contracts. again public support for her conservatives slumping together,” Sassoli added. and hairdressers for two The commission also wanted ’ to its lowest in over a year ahead of a national Vaccine roll-outs in EU weeks from Saturday after to make sure a principle — German Chancellor election in September. states started sluggishly, coronavirus cases had surged of “export reciprocity” was Angela Merkel After making her statement to reporters, and the bloc has blamed there. enforced with countries that Merkel again acknowledged her mistake pharmaceutical companies — The pandemic once again were producing vaccines or before lawmakers — some of whom heckled primarily AstraZeneca — for prevented the leaders from the raw materials needed for Stricter control of exports her. She then reiterated her apology, to not delivering on its promised meeting in person, reflecting them. could have an impact on applause from other parliamentarians. The doses. the poor epidemiological EU Commission Vice Britain, whose speedy business lobby quickly rallied behind her. The company denies that situation in the EU. President Valdis Dombrovskis vaccination roll-out after it “The chancellor’s courageous decision it is failing to honour its The spread of more explicitly pointed at Britain formally withdrew from the demonstrates leadership,” said employers’ contract. contagious variants of the earlier this week, saying that EU has been eyed with envy president Rainer Dulger. “There is no Some countries had virus had pushed hospitals since the end of January “some by many European nations. blueprint for managing this crisis.” complained recently that in some countries on the 10 million doses have been The EU’s contract disputes The German Retail Federation (HDE) also vaccine doses were not being continent to their limit, and exported from the EU to the with British-Swedish welcomed Merkel’s announcement, saying distributed fairly. combined with the lack of UK and zero doses have been company AstraZeneca had that closing stores for an extra day ahead of And quarrels had been vaccines available to Europe, exported from the UK to the deepened post-Brexit tensions. Easter would have caused logistical problems taking place as an apparent had led several EU members EU”. However, the EU and the UK and prompted shoppers to rush to stock up “third wave” of infections to impose — or attempt to The commission’s proposal pledged this week to increase earlier. loomed across much of impose — further lockdown had been divisive. cooperation and fight Europe’s “With today’s decision, a bit of reason is mainland Europe. measures over the Easter While some countries saw it third wave of infections returning to the coronavirus policy,” HDE EU states have seen some period. as an instrument of last resort together. president Stefan Genth said. — Reuters/RNZ of the deadliest outbreaks of Three months after that should not undermine the — Agencies 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 US troops might stay longer in Afghanistan Biden not ruling out chances of American troop withdrawal taking longer WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) did not rule out the possibility of US troops staying in Afghanistan through until the end of this year, and one of his top Quarter generals told Congress that Afghanistan’s military forces needed American assistance to successfully counter the Marathon Taliban. OR 5.6KM I SUNDAY, APRIL 18 Biden, at his first news conference as president, repeated his assessment that it would be hard for the United States ENTER NOW! to meet the May 1 deadline for a full Entry forms available online ww.sportgisborne.org.nz American troop withdrawal, as outlined or pick up at Sport Gisborne on Grey Street. For more information contact Sport Gisborne (06) 868-9943 in a peace agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban. “It’s not my intention to stay there for a long time,” Biden said. “We will leave. The question is when.” Entry form When asked if US troops would still be in Afghanistan next year, he said, “I can’t picture that being the case.” Marina Park • 9.30am, Earlier in the day, General Richard Clarke, the head of US Special Operations Sunday, April 18 Command, told a Senate hearing that, “the capabilities that the US provides for the Afghans to be able to combat the Full name: ______Taliban and other threats that reside in Afghanistan are critical to their success.” ______Clarke echoed the sentiments of other military leaders when he said it was Email:______clear that the Taliban had not upheld their commitment to reduce violence in MAY 1 TROOP-WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE LOOMS: US President Joe Biden speaks ______Afghanistan and instead had made a deliberate decision to increase attacks. during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, on Thursday (local time). Biden said in the converence that it would be hard for the US to meet the May 1 Phone:______Those attacks had largely been against Afghans and had not targeted Americans. troop-withdrawal deadline in Afghanistan. AP picture With his comments, which were Male Female backed by assessments from military Clarke noted that no decision had been Maier said a review of that decision was Runner Walker commanders about the precarious made about the withdrawal, adding that under way. “From my perspective, there security situation in Afghanistan, Biden “we will always provide options” to deter is probably significant downsides to the Selected distance: could be laying the groundwork for a or defeat al-Qaida, the Islamic State withdrawal from the perspective of cost 5.6km Quarter Marathon (10.5km) decision to at least temporarily extend group or other terrorism threats. and effectiveness,” he said. Age on race day: __ America’s presence in the country beyond Similarly, Christopher Maier, the acting More broadly, Clarke and Maier said the May 1 deadline, nearly two decades assistant defence secretary for special Special Operations Command had taken If not completed you will be entered as open. after the war there began. operations, expressed concerns when steps to shift some of its focus to the great How did you hear about this year’s event? 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Road rules apply at all times. All roads are open for public vehicle use. I agree to abide by the rules GOP-sponsored legislation US Senate runoffs in the told about our elections in more control over election of the Quarter Marathon/5.6km Fun Run. I agree that that seeks a sweeping once traditionally red state. response, and now this bill administration — a change neither the organisers nor any other persons or parties overhaul of state election With Republicans in favour that is before us is built on that had raised concerns associated with the race shall have any responsibility for any liability, fi nancial or otherwise whether or not law, including provisions and Democrats opposed, the those same lies.” among voting rights groups by negligence, from direct or indirect loss, injury or adding new restrictions on bill passed the state House Among highlights, the bill that it could lead to greater death which may be sustained by me or any other party voting by mail and giving the 100-75. would require a photo ID associated with me from my participation in the event or partisan influence. related activities. I understand that by entering my email legislature greater control It was then quickly agreed in order to vote absentee The bill would replace the address I agree to receive further event information over how elections are run. to by Republicans in the by mail, after more than elected secretary of state from Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti. I indemnify the race organisers and offi cials against all liability arising out Republican Governor Senate, which voted 34-20 in 1.3 million Georgia voters as the chair of the state of my participation in the race. I grant permission to Brian Kemp said he planned favour. used that option during the election board with a new organisers to use any photos of me for future marketing to quickly sign the bill into Democratic Senate pandemic. appointee of the legislature and promotion. I am the authorised agent and I agree to the above conditions on behalf of myself or the law on Thursday evening. Minority Leader Gloria It would also cut the time after Republican Secretary understated (above) person under 16 years old. Democrats and voting Butler said the bill was filled period people had to request of State Brad Raffensperger rights groups said the bill with “voter suppression an absentee ballot and limit rebuffed Trump’s attempts to would disproportionately tactics”. where ballot drop boxes overturn Georgia’s election Signature:______disenfranchise voters of “We are witnessing could be placed and when results. (to be signed by parent/guardian if under 16) colour. right now a massive and they could be accessed. It also would allow It was part of a wave of unabashed assault on voting Republican Jan Jones the board to remove and Registration forms and payment to: GOP-backed election bills rights — unlike anything said the provisions cutting replace county election Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, 74 Grey St that had been introduced we’ve seen since the Jim the time people had to officials deemed to be or register online: in states around the nation Crow era,” Butler added. request an absentee ballot underperforming. www.sportgisborne.org.nz after former President Democrat Rhonda were meant to “increase the That provision was being Donald Trump stoked false Burnough said the bill likelihood of a voter’s vote widely seen as something Proudly supporting claims that fraud led to his was based on lies told by being cast successfully”, after that could be used to target 2020 election defeat. Republicans after last concerns were raised in 2020 Fulton County, which came Republican efforts to November’s election. about mail ballots not being under fire after long lines change voting laws in “Georgians turned out in received by counties in time plagued primary elections Georgia followed a record- record-breaking numbers to be counted. over the summer. — AP 37618-01 The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 WORLD 15 Shipping losses Nth Korea ‘fired two mount after vessel stuck missiles’ near Japan in Suez Canal TOKYO — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles yesterday into the sea ISMAILIA, Egypt — Dredgers, tugboats near Japan, Japan’s prime minister said, and even a backhoe failed to free a giant fuelling tensions ahead of the Tokyo cargo ship wedged in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Olympics. Thursday (local time). North Korea’s ballistic missiles are More than 150 vessels were now backed banned under United Nations Security up, with hundreds more headed to the vital Council Resolutions, and if the launch is waterway, and losses to global shipping confirmed, it would represent a challenge were mounting. to new US President Joe Biden’s efforts The skyscraper-sized Ever Given, to engage with Pyongyang, which have so carrying cargo between Asia and Europe, far been rebuffed. ran aground earlier this week in the narrow, The Japanese government said the man-made canal dividing continental Africa missiles flew about 450km and then from the Sinai Peninsula. landed outside the Japanese exclusive Even with the advantage of high tides, economic zone. authorities had been unable to push the “The first launch in just less than Panama-flagged container vessel aside, and a year represents a threat to peace they were looking for new ideas to free it. and stability in Japan and the region In a sign of the turmoil the blockage had and violates UN resolutions,” Japan’s caused, the ship’s Japanese owner even Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said offered a written apology. in comments aired by Japan’s public “We are determined to keep on working broadcaster, NHK. hard to resolve this situation as soon as Japan was due to host its delayed and possible,” Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said. pandemic-affected Olympic Games in less ROCKET MAN: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have returned to testing “We would like to apologise to all parties than four months. missiles, and he will no doubt be getting the attention of the White House due to his affected by this incident, including the ships Suga said he would ensure a safe actions. AFP/KCNA picture via KNS/RNZ travelling and planning to travel through and secure Olympics and that he would Suez Canal.” also “thoroughly discuss” North Korea Japan’s coast guard warned ships allow for North Korea to improve its As efforts to free it resumed at daylight issues — including the launches — with against coming close to any fallen objects technology, send a proportionate response on Thursday, an Egyptian canal authority Biden during his visit to Washington next and asked them to provide information to to US-South Korea military drills, and official said workers hoped to avoid month. the coast guard. signal to the US that it was improving offloading containers from the vessel as it South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff The US military’s Pacific Command its arsenal, said Vipin Narang, a nuclear would take days to do so and extend the earlier reported that at least two said in a statement that North Korea’s affairs expert at the Massachusetts closure. “unidentified projectiles” were fired into missile launches highlighted the threat Institute of Technology in the US. So far, dredgers had tried to clear silt the sea between the Korean peninsula that the country’s illicit weapons The test launches should not torpedo around the massive ship. and Japan, from North Korea’s South programme posed to its neighbours — the diplomatic efforts, but they served as Tug boats had nudged the vessel Hamgyong Province on the east coast. and to the international community. a reminder of the cost of the failure to alongside it, trying to gain momentum. South Korean and US intelligence The command said it was monitoring secure a deal with Pyongyang, he added. From the shore, at least one backhoe agencies were analysing the data of the the situation and consulting with allies. “Every day that passes without a had dug into the canal’s sandy banks, launch for additional information, the Over the weekend, North Korea fired deal that tries to reduce the risks posed suggesting the bow of the ship had JCS said in a statement. two short-range cruise missiles, US and by North Korea’s nuclear and missile ploughed into it. South Korea’s presidential Blue House South Korean officials said, but Biden arsenal, is a day that it gets bigger and However, satellite photos taken Thursday would convene an emergency meeting of played those tests down as being just badder,” Narang said. and analysed by The Associated Press the national security council to discuss “business as usual” for North Korea, Biden’s diplomatic overtures to North showed the vessel was still stuck in the the launches. and officials in Washington said Korea have gone unanswered, and same location. US officials, meanwhile, confirmed they were still open to dialogue with Pyongyang said it would not engage until The vessel remained stuck as of Thursday North Korea had carried out a new Pyongyang. Washington dropped its hostile policies, night despite “continuous” efforts to refloat projectile launch, but without offering Even short-range, ballistic-missile including carrying out military drills with it, according to canal service provider Leth details on the number or kind of tests would be a “step up” from the South Korea. Agencies. — AP projectiles detected. weekend tests, however, and it would — Reuters via RNZ NSW flooding Hundreds of protesters arrested GLOBAL BRIEFS Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei crisis easing in Belarus ‘Freedom Day’ march Navalny’s ‘health worsening’ MOSCOW — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny MINSK — Protesters calling for the resignation amid harsh arrests. says that being woken up by a guard every hour in parts, but of Belarus’ authoritarian president marched in More than 33,000 people were arrested during during the night amounts to torture and that his small groups on Thursday (local time) throughout last year’s protests, and many of them were appeal for treatment for acute back and leg pain the capital of Minsk. beaten by police. Some of those arrested had has been refused in a deliberate attempt to run risks remain It was the first sizable turnout of received long prison sentences, including two him down. demonstrators since weeks of protest rocked the journalists who were sentenced in February to Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s country last year. two years in prison for covering the protests. most prominent critics, made the allegations in SYDNEY — Some Australians hit by The groups marched through courtyards and But opposition leader, Sviatlana two official appeals to the authorities, which he recent floodwaters were able to return streets in a tactic aimed at avoiding wide-scale Tsikhanouskaya, who ran against Lukashenko passed to his lawyers who visited him at the IK-2 to their homes yesterday, although fresh arrests like those seen during the massive and then fled into exile in Lithuania after the corrective penal colony, 100km east of Moscow. evacuation orders were issued in some protest gatherings of 2020, some of which election, had called on Belarusians to start a new The Federal Penitentiary Service had said earlier areas where water levels were still rising. approached 200,000 people. wave of protests. on Thursday (local time), however, that Navalny’s Relentless rains for five straight days Riot police set up a heavy presence in the The Thursday protest marked the anniversary health was stable and satisfactory. — the worst downpour in the area in centre of Minsk on Thursday and deployed water of the 1918 declaration of the Belarus People’s His lawyers, who were denied access to him the more than half a century — burst river cannons. Videos on social media showed police Republic, an independent state that lasted only a previous day, disputed those claims after visiting banks, inundated homes, roads, bridges arresting people holding the red-and-white few months before the Red Army moved in. him, saying he was in bad shape and needed and farms and cutt off entire towns in flags that were an emblem of the opposition to The opposition traditionally observes the urgently to see an outside doctor to receive eastern parts of Australia, particularly in President Alexander Lukashenko. anniversary as the country’s unofficial Freedom treatment. — AAP New South Wales. Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Day. More than 40,000 people were forced Chemodanova said more than 200 people were The US Embassy on Thursday called on Danish prolong jab suspension to move to safe zones and two men detained in connection with unauthorised Belarusian authorities to stop their repression, COPENHAGEN — Danish officials have decided died after their cars became trapped in gatherings throughout the country. saying that “The United States congratulates the to prolong their suspension of the AstraZeneca floodwaters. Lukashenko, frequently characterised as people of Belarus on the March 25 anniversary Covid vaccine by three weeks while they continue Water continued to flow from Europe’s “last dictator”, has strongly repressed and looks forward to the day when the people of to evaluate a potential link with blood clots, even overloaded dams and rivers yesterday, opposition and independent news media during Belarus will define their own future”. though European Union regulators have cleared leading authorities to again urge caution. his 26 years as president. Also on Thursday, police arrested several top the vaccine for use. “Even though the sun is now shining, The protests that broke out in August after a figures of an organisation of ethnic Poles in Denmark’s decision “was made on the basis the danger has not passed,” the disputed election which gave him a sixth term Belarus. The arrests came a day after their leader, of presumed side effects”, Tanja Erichsen, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology warned in office were the largest and most persistent Andzelika Borys, was sentenced to 15 days in jail acting director of pharmacovigilance at the in a statement. show of opposition the former Soviet republic for holding unauthorised mass events. Danish Medicines Agency, said during a news Rising floodwaters from the Mehi river, had seen. Authorities on Thursday opened a criminal conference. for example, had split Moree — a regional Protests had dwindled markedly in recent case against Borys for allegedly inciting social “It can’t be ruled out that there is a connection town 650km northwest of Sydney — into months, however, as freezing weather gripped hatred, a charge that could carry a sentence of between the vaccine and the very rare blood-clot two, emergency services said. — RNZ the country and the opposition’s morale flagged 12 years. — AP cases,” she said. — AAP 16 LITERATURE The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 Twisted tale of family drama THE GOOD SISTER by Sally Hepworth upbringing and recent events while published by Pan Macmillan Fern tells her own story. The chapters alternate between the “My sister holds the key to my two sisters, who are now 28. Fern is a sanity.” librarian, on the autistism spectrum and has sensory issues. Rose is an he Good Sister was a page interior designer of office spaces and turner for me. I loved this married to a man named Owen. domestic thriller and was Rose is desperate to have a baby but Tcompletely absorbed in the her marriage isn’t in great shape and storyline as it was full of suspense. she has fertility issues, so Fern decides It is an entertaining drama about that she will help her sister achieve twin sisters, and the lengths one sister her goal. And that’s where things get will go to get what she desires, even if really interesting. it costs her twin her sanity. There’s so many twists and turns in Fern and Rose are twins. Fern is The Good Sister. Hepworth gradually taller, fairer and pretty while Rose is shows us more and more of each more petite and fleshy. The two had a character. And not everyone is who difficult childhood as they were raised they appear to be. by their mother who was dealing with As the story progressed I was on the mental health issues. edge of my seat, waiting to find out if Since childhood, Rose has been there would be a happy ending for the very protective towards the innocent- sisters, but it didn’t go how I thought minded Fern from the things in her she would never get in trouble, despite it would. Life doesn’t always give us world that overwhelmed her due it putting a strain on her relationship what we want. to her sensory processing disorder. with their mother. For a light, engaging thriller that Rose also protected Fern from their The story is told in a dual delves into family dysfunction, this THREADING TWO mother’s narcissistic ways, taking the perspective. Rose tells her story book is a complete entertainer. LIVES TOGETHER blame for all her sister’s mistakes so via a journal which describes their — Preeti Maheshwari THE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF LENNI AND MARGOT by Marianne Cronin Fast-paced novel full of secrets published by Transworld Publishers eventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson is terminally THE SANATORIUM ill, a long-term, motherless patient rarely visited by Sarah Pearse As the case progresses, Elin by her father. But in her final months, she gathers published by Penguin grows in confidence but struggles Sa new family of quirky characters who inhabit to take control, raising the question Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. t an isolated hotel high in of whether she should go back to As the days drift by on May Ward (the sad name for the Swiss Alps, built on the policing. Elin is suffering from the hospital wing housing the medically hopeless cases), grounds of a sanatorium, PTSD from her time with the police Lenni seeks something to fill her time. Athere are more dead bodies force and reconnecting with her One day, she decides to visit the chapel even though than paying guests. estranged brother has brought she is not particularly spiritual and her religious When a woman is murdered unresolved grief to the surface. training is haphazard at best — biblical parables have in strange circumstances and Shortly after Laure’s gotten tangled up with fairy tales and worries about another goes missing, Elin Warner, disappearance, the body of Daniel homelessness. a detective staying at the hotel Lemaitre, an architect who went There she meets Father Arthur. Months away from with her boyfriend Will, starts missing during the final stages of retirement, the priest finds in Lenni a witty, playful friend. investigating the mysterious case. the sanatorium’s conversion into a Meanwhile, elsewhere in the hospital, a young office The couple have come to hotel, is found buried in the snow. temp is trying to use her art degree to snag a full-time Le Sommet to celebrate the This find is followed by that of a job. Although her work backfires when she loses her engagement of Elin’s brother Isaac woman floating in a pool, a gas job to a proper teacher, the art therapy programme she to Laure, an assistant manager mask strapped to her face and her creates introduces Lenni to Margot. An 83-year-old at the hotel, which has been the wrists tied up. The author ramps woman awaiting her own death, Margot instantly clicks focus of local controversy due to its up the tension by throwing in a with Lenni. shadowy history. storm and an avalanche, which Recognising that their ages add up to 100, Lenni and The morning after Elin and restricts the search for Laure and Margot embark on a massive project: 100 works of art to Will arrive at the hotel, Laure confines 45 guests and staff to the represent their entire century of life. disappears. She was last seen hotel, where they must fend for and isolation of the hotel. Threading together these two lives, Cronin not only having a heated argument with themselves — potentially with a This suspenseful crime thriller embellishes Lenni’s brief visit with Margot’s dramatic Isaac outside the hotel. As the case killer among them. grabbed my attention from adventures, but also nimbly avoids drifting into nostalgic deepens, Elin discovers Laure was Pearse writes an exciting and beginning to end, and I think many cliches. keeping many secrets from her tense novel, full of twists and turns, crime and thriller readers will love As Lenni’s health declines, Margot’s stories chase her husband-to-be. added to by the ominous location it too. — TP true love through a broken marriage, criminal escapades, unexpected affairs, and even a lost chicken story. — AP Gates offers a hopeful take on climate change

HOW TO AVOID CLIMATE DISASTER by Bill Gates we have the Gates works through steel, meat- Gates implores federal governments published by Allen Lane facts. production, flying and every other way we to fund more research on how we can Will we produce carbon dioxide and other gasses shift to an economy that can reduce our atching Bill Gates in the news though? that are causing our atmosphere, oceans damaging emissions to zero by 2050. over the years, his demeanour Certainly and land to retain more heat. He acknowledges that the issue usually is that of an earnest, in recent One conclusion sure to provoke debate is complex but he says the Biden Wenthusiastic college professor, years many is Gates’ contention that to conquer administration understands the urgency someone who draws on research and Americans global warming, we need to produce at for action. thinks before he talks. And it turns out, have felt least some of our electricity from nuclear What about for the rest of us? before he writes, too. completely power, which he notes, is clean and safer We can buy green products whenever Gates has crafted a calm, reasoned, free to adopt than ever. possible, he asks, and we also must well-sourced explanation of the their own And Gates is funding multiple research demand public policies that put us on a greatest challenge of our time and beliefs on projects himself focused on finding ways path to zero global-warming emissions. what we must change to avoid cooking everything, to, among other things, make cement And if we don’t? Gates’ book is high on our planet in How to Avoid Climate completely without releasing carbon into the solutions and low on dire warnings, the Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the unmoored atmosphere. staple of many other writings on climate Breakthroughs We Need. from science Gates cautions however, that we change. His goal with this book appears to be and truth. can’t invent our way to a reprieve from Still, Gates occasionally points out the to explain and persuade and although he What catastrophic global warming. realities of inaction. Just a two degree doesn’t say so in the book, the implicit should make Gates’ book compelling to Can we make the sacrifices and rise in ocean temperatures, he notes, theme parallels something President climate-change sceptics, however, are the changes necessary to, for example, shift could kill coral reefs and destroy the food Abraham Lincoln once said: “Give the concise, straightforward explanations to a more plant-based diet? Cows expel source for one billion people. people the facts and the nation will be of, for example, how much carbon is great quantities of methane, which To avert that, he says, “we need to safe”, meaning we would make the right produced in the making of electricity and causes 28 times more warming per accomplish something gigantic we have decisions about the problems we face if what we can do to reduce that. molecule than carbon dioxide. never done before”. — Jeff Rowe, AP The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 17 Guilty of murdering Sadie-Leigh any cover-up in the absence of any direct or by Sandra Conchie, NZ Herald by her other observed evidence of a deliberate carers that act by Clancy in his opinion this ROTORUA — A jury has found day, Jenson was an accidental impact or Adrian Colin Clancy guilty of said. significant fall. murdering toddler Sadie-Leigh When He agreed the cause of death Gardner, nearly two years to the day the jury was blunt force head injury. after she was admitted to hospital weighed up In summing up the case, Justice with head injuries. the totality of Christian Whata told the jury The unanimous verdict was the evidence, the Crown had to prove beyond returned yesterday afternoon in the they could reasonable doubt the key elements High Court at Rotorua, where the Adrian Colin Clancy reach the of the murder charge before they Tauranga man has been on trial “inescapable found Clancy guilty. since March 15. conclusion” Clancy intended to That is, they must be sure he The jury deliberated for about kill Sadie-Leigh when he violently intentionally applied force to Sadie- four hours and 40 minutes. assaulted her, he said. Leigh’s body and caused the fatal Clancy, 39, was accused of fatally At the “very least”, Clancy would injuries to her, and at the time he injuring the 17-month-old while she have appreciated his actions in had murderous intent, he said. was in his sole care in a Tauranga assaulting the child would cause Justice Whata Jenson said home on March 27, 2019. She died her very serious harm, likely to the jury must be satisfied two days later in Starship hospital. cause her death, and went ahead Clancy “consciously decided or Clancy is a former partner of the anyway, Jenson said. deliberately meant” to cause bodily toddler’s mother. The jury could be satisfied injury to the child knowing it would The Crown case was that Clancy beyond reasonable doubt of kill her. violently assaulted the child after Clancy’s guilt, he said. Or, that at the time of the alleged she was left in his care while her Defence lawyer Kerry Tustin assault Clancy was reckless in his mother went to an appointment earlier told the jury that from the actions knowing it was likely to lead across town. outset her client denied causing to the child’s death and consciously The defence argued there was no any harm to Sadie-Leigh and there ran the risk she would die, he said. Crown evidence Clancy had harmed was no evidence he had harmed the There was substantial evidence the child in any way. child in any way. in the trial and the jury had to A physical examination of The Crown had previously given consider all of it, including cross- Sadie-Leigh when she was initially MURDERED: A jury in the High Court at Rotorua has found Adrian evidence of its theory that Clancy examination and re-examination admitted to Tauranga Hospital on Colin Clancy guilty of Sadie-Leigh Gardner’s murder. Sadie-Leigh assaulted the toddler between evidence from the witnesses, March 27 revealed a haematoma died on March 20, 2019. File pictures 3.31pm and 3.49pm on March 27, Justice Whata said. on the right side of the back of her The toddler also had significant she said. All 12 jurors had to be satisfied head, the court was told. deliberate application of force “But this is absolutely denied beyond reasonable doubt of The toddler’s eyes were fixed retinal haemorrhages to both eyes against the toddler. and was unable to see. by Mr Clancy and it is the defence Clancy’s guilt on the murder and forced to one side and she was Jenson said there was no case that there is no evidence charge or an alternative charge of critically unwell. The Crown’s medical experts suggestion of prior trauma or gave evidence there was no prior presented by the Crown to support manslaughter if they got to that CT scans revealed she sustained significant change in Sadie-Leigh’s that theory. point, otherwise they must acquit significant bilateral subdural brain history of a significant fall or behaviour before she was left alone traumatic blunt force injury to “It is medically impossible for him, he said. bleeds and a fracture to the right in Clancy’s care. anyone to say with any accuracy After the deliberations, the jury side of her skull just below the right the toddler that would otherwise There had been considerable explain her injuries. the timing of the head injury foreman confirmed all 12 jurors had ear, the court was told. evidence the toddler was safe suffered by Sadie-Leigh particularly unanimously found Clancy guilty A post-mortem examination Crown prosecutor Richard and acting normally — albeit a bit Jenson earlier told the jury that given the absence of any actual of murder. Clancy was remanded revealed brain swelling and grizzly as she had a cold — before evidence.” in custody for sentencing in the bleeding and a fracture to her right Clancy must have had murderous being put to bed by Clancy, he said. intent or was reckless in his The defence’s medical expert High Court at Tauranga, tentatively scapula. There was also no suggestion of Professor Dr Johan Duflou said scheduled for May. Spontaneous haka for Maori wards win by Susan Botting, “I am really looking forward to the representation review process.” WHANGAREI Getting past yesterday’s challenge means — The shape of WDC now moves into a new-look council Whangarei’s political for the next local government elections in landscape is set to 2022. change dramatically The Maori wards decision has triggered after a clutch of a full-scale, district-wide representation district councillors review, a requirement when these wards failed in their bid to are brought in. block the introduction Mai earlier said this would be WDC’s of Maori wards. biggest-ever representation review At yesterday’s livestreamed March discussion. council meeting, Whangarei District The number of Maori and general wards, (WDC) councillors Vince Cocurullo, Shelley the total number of councillors, how they Deeming, Phil Halse, Greg Martin and are elected, ward boundaries and whether Simon Reid failed to get council’s original there should be community boards will be November decision in favour of Maori among representation features now under wards dumped. the spotlight. Mayor Sheryl Mai said the 8-5 vote The next step will be a council against rescinding the original decision representation review briefing on April 1. embedded new Maori wards representation. CELEBRATION: Te Kapua Whetu students perform an impromptu haka after a move “I am happy about the council’s The eight councillors who voted against to overturn Maori wards was voted down at yesterday’s Whangarei District Council decision for Maori wards, we need Maori overturning WDC’s original decision were meeting. Picture by Susan Botting representation in council,” Te Kapua Whetu Mai, Deputy Mayor Greg Innes, Gavin head boy and Year 13 student Zion Bryers Benney, Nick Connop, Ken Couper, Tricia overturned reinforced the council’s original paper-based petition delivered to WDC. said after attending the council meeting, his Cutforth, Anna Murphy and Carol Peters — decision. “The public want to be involved in this first. the same people who on November 3 voted An intense and sometimes emotional decision and feel very strongly that they Fellow Te Kapua Whetu Year 13 student for Maori wards. debate on Maori wards — which lasted should be,” Newman told the meeting. Erina Paraha said listening to the council Meanwhile, the five Cocurullo-led more than two hours — included Mai Government changes to the Local Maori wards debate had at times been councillors who set out to overturn WDC’s having to ask the packed public gallery to Electoral Act this month mean the petition, highly discouraging. original Maori wards decision also voted respect council meeting protocol and not with its signatures gathered prior to the “It was heartbreaking to think that some against their introduction in November. interject. By edition time, the meeting had change, is no longer valid. people said the council shouldn’t have This original 8-6 vote included Cr Jayne been watched more than 3500 times online. Yesterday’s decision was greeted with Maori wards,” Paraha said. Golightly, who voted not to bring in Maori A 5133-signature Democracy Northland a spontaneous haka from Whangarei’s Te Ngunguru’s Aorangi Kawiti, a WDC Te wards, but did not attend yesterday’s petition demanding a poll on Maori wards, Kapua Whetu, led by head girl Tikarohia Te Karearea Strategic Partnership Forum meeting. which was delivered to the meeting by Marama Henare. Standing Committee member, praised Cocurullo said after the meeting he was former WDC councillor Frank Newman, Mai said she hoped debate around the yesterday’s decision.Whangarei Maori disappointed his bid had failed. came in support of the Cocurullo-led decision brought community engagement in should now become involved. “It’s a disappointment for democracy,” blocking efforts. the representation review process. “Prepare to represent, to stand, to vote in Cocurullo said. Newman said the petition’s 5133 “I’m hoping this has elevated the Maori wards,” Kawiti said. Mai said the fact WDC’s November signatures represented 8.3 percent of thinking and discussion and engagement of “Understand the processes involved so decision for Maori wards had not been Whangarei’s registered voters, the largest the people of Whangarei,” Mai said. you can teach your children.” 18 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021

NEWBORNS: Pandemic Galapagos tortoises are endangered and very difficult to rear but each tortoise can live sees drop in for about 175 to 300 years. Auckland Zoo has welcomed four new citizens new baby Galapagos tortoises. Inset, A baby WELLINGTON — The number of new citizens in Galapagos tortoise at New Zealand has dropped in the last year, thought Auckland Zoo. to be because of Covid-19 pandemic. Pictures supplied In 2020, New Zealand welcomed nearly 31,870 by Auckland Zoo citizens, down from over 44,413 in 2019 — a decrease of about 30 percent. Te Tari Taiwhenua, the Department of Internal Affairs, does not collect data on why people apply for citizenship. It believes this drop was because of worldwide Covid-19 disruption and forecast the trend would continue this year. The department said there were various ways people could become citizens: ‘by descent’ when they have a parent who was born in New Zealand; or ‘by grant’ if they have migrated to New Zealand and applied for citizenship. By the numbers

•฀Total฀new฀citizens฀by฀descent฀or฀grant฀for฀2020:฀ 31,870 (2019: 44,413) Rare Galapagos tortoises hatch at Akld Zoo •฀By฀descent฀in฀2020:฀11,436฀(2019:฀13,383) •฀By฀grant฀in฀2020:฀20,434฀(2019:฀31,030) AUCKLAND — Auckland Zoo has welcomed Their parents are 50 years old. The dad is Hemisphere. four new baby Galapagos tortoises. 250kg and the mum is 120kg. “A clutch that these four hatched from Top 5 countries of birth of new citizens The ectotherm team have been looking after “They’ve been with us since 1983, from included 13 eggs. We regularly excavate who gained citizenship by grant: the newborns since they hatched two months Honolulu.” eggs from our nest boxes in our Galapagos ago to parents Chippie and Smiley. MacFarlane said it was a challenge for them enclosure and go through the throes of 1. United Kingdom — 3521 They’ve been keeping the births under to breed in captivity. excavating almost like an archaeological 2. India — 2970 wraps until they felt confident that the little “We’re at the beginning of a challenging dig — they are very carefully removed from 3. Philippines — 1806 tortoises were strong and healthy. journey, but it is significant that we’ve got to the ground and placed exactly in the same 4. South Africa — 1580 Galapagos tortoises are endangered and this stage because we tried so hard for many orientation that we found them in the ground 5. Samoa — 1331 very difficult to rear but each tortoise can live years to refine their husbandry to such an . . . into an incubator at 30C degrees.” for about 175 to 300 years. extent that we’re at this stage. He said there were still eggs in the Top 5 countries of birth of new citizens Ectotherm department team leader Don “It is just a huge reward to open the incubator that could hatch. who gained citizenship by descent: MacFarlane said the babies are making great incubator where they’ve been for 110 days — Galapagos tortoises are threatened by progress. to see their little heads poking out on their introduced species, mammals, goats, pigs. 1. Australia — 5229 He told First Up the four babies were eggshells.” He said they were now clawing back 2. United Kingdom — 1678 “incredibly vigorous, eating well, pooing — They will be on exhibit in a couple of to about 20,000 of them, compared with a 3. United States of America — 1336 which is a great sign our keepers look for in a months. The four are believed to be the most population of 250,000 back in the 16th century. 4. Samoa — 700 healthy animal”. to hatch from a single clutch in the Southern — RNZ 5. China — 369 — Radio New Zealand ‘It’s astonishing’ Dermatology services in NZ rated ‘third world’

WELLINGTON — Seven “It’s astonishing that we do nothing had been done. years after the Government not have a funded and effective “There is a dawning was warned of a shortage of public dermatology service, recognition that there is a crisis dermatologists in the public fundamentally nothing has in the funding and provision of sector, health workers say the changed in the last 20 years. public dermatology. I don’t know situation is now beyond crisis New Zealand is a first world how long a crisis can go on for point. country with a third world level but this has been ongoing for Some district health boards of care. years.” don’t have a dermatologist “I hear of children who don’t He said dermatologists deal SHORTAGE OF DERMATOLOGISTS: An international benchmark meaning those with chronic skin go to school for months at a time with skin diseases including for adequate care is about one dermatologist per 80,000 people — issues are having to travel a long because their skin is so bad and cancer, psoriasis and eczema but New Zealand has one specialist for about 270,000 people, an way for treatment or in some even patients who have had to which can have severe effects on expert says. Picture supplied cases are simply going without. travel from the South Island to people’s lives. The Dermatology Workforce the North Island because there is The Government needed to country so training opportunities plan and deliver our workforce Service Forecast which was no dermatologist in their area,” take a high-level approach and for junior doctors are limited,” needs, then we are going to hit a published in 2014 said the vision Dr Jarrett said. enact the Health Workforce NZ Dalton said. cliff in terms of cancer delivery for 2020 would be that patients He said an international report, he said. in the next 10 years,” Dr Jackson would have equitable access benchmark for adequate care Association of Salaried Medical Shortage part of ‘crisis’ in cancer said. to an integrated consultant- is about one dermatologist per Specialists executive director care — Dr Chris Jackson The Ministry of Health led service that delivered high 80,000 people — but estimates Sarah Dalton said the needs of acknowledged it needed quality healthcare. in this country there is one the community were increasing New Zealand has some of the to increase the number of Dr Paul Jarrett who is the New specialist for about 270,000 but the workforce was not highest rates of melanoma in the dermatologists, stating that one Zealand Dermatological Society’s people. keeping up. world. of the obstacles to increasing immediate past president said Northland DHB doesn’t have “Working in public I think is Cancer Society medical the workforce is the number of that’s not happening. a dermatologist and outsources the most demanding work that director and oncologist Dr dermatologists who work in the “It’s hard to say what the exact services to a private provider. they do and certainly the most Chris Jackson said the lack of private sector. figures are but there are only Canterbury District Health rewarding, but what bothers us, dermatologists is part of a wider “The Ministry of Health about 18 fulltime equivalent Board has one fulltime based on our recent burn-out shortage of specialists in cancer has held several meetings dermatologists working in the equivalent (FTE) and one part- findings, is that the stresses care. recently with representatives public sector.” time dermatologist on fixed term and frustrations are starting “We know there is a looming from the dermatology sector At the time of the 2014 report contracts. to outweigh the satisfaction crisis in the provision of cancer including senior dermatologists there were 16 fulltime equivalent It budgets for 3.5 FTE so that’s a real concern for us, care coming. There’s going to and primary care. We will be specialists — meaning there has dermatologists and said it is especially in small specialities be a 50 percent increase in the engaging directly with them to only been an increase of two in recruiting to boost capacity — like dermatology. number of people affected by embark on a co-design process the last seven years. Hutt Valley and Capital and “It takes a long time to train cancer over the next 15 years. for future focused models of care Dr Jarrett who has worked in Coast DHBs have two part-time a dermatologist. It is a very “The issues in dermatology “We have also discussed public service for 20 years said dermatologists and like the complex speciality and we are in are repeated in just about the role that other health young doctors coming through CDHB, they are recruiting for no way keeping up with training every speciality involved with professionals in primary care — training want to work for DHBs two dermatology roles. of the consultant dermatologists diagnosing and treating cancer including GPs and pharmacists but there’s simply not enough Dr Jarrett said the 2014 we do have. There aren’t in our public health system and — can play in providing jobs so they move into private report was thorough and showed enough of them to run training unless we have a thoughtful and dermatological care,” a ministry practice. how the system could work but programmes all around the systematic approach to how we spokesperson said. — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 TELEVISION 19 FRIDAY—SATURDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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SYDNEY — Champion jockey James McDonald for him,” said McDonald, who won the Golden like he’s peaking for this and we know he’s a very former Kylie Fawcett-trained Polly Grey in the Gr.3 is hoping his induction to the New Zealand Slipper aboard Mossfun in 2014. smart colt.” Epona Stakes (1900m). Racing Hall of Fame alongside his great mate “Home Affairs is a really good colt and arguably McDonald has a strong book of rides on the “The extra week between races won’t do Verry and supporter Sir Peter Vela in May is cause for a he should be unbeaten. He was second on debut, Slipper undercard, combining with a Kiwi raider and Elleegant any harm. She’s going really well,” double celebration. beaten a nose in a race he probably should have two ex-Kiwi gallopers on a day which features four McDonald said. McDonald, who is hoping to return to New won, before he won the Silver Slipper. And he other Gr.1 races. Should a trans-Tasman bubble be up and Zealand for the Induction Dinner in Hamilton on wasn’t far away the other day in the Todman and He rides Verry Elleegant in the Gr.1 Ranvet running and McDonald doesn’t have to quarantine May 2, will shoot for his second win in the Gr.1 you could make a case that he should have won Stakes (2000m), Sky Lab in the Gr.1 Rosehill for two weeks in either New Zealand or Australia A$3.5 million Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill that too. He feels like a good-ground horse. He’s Guineas (2000m), Dreamforce in the Gr.1 George on his arrival and return, he is keen to attend the aboard the Chris Waller-trained Home Affairs — an I just got the real touch of class about him. But he’s Ryder Stakes (1500m) and Haut Brion Her in the Racing Hall of Fame gala dinner. Am Invincible colt part-owned by Vela. got good credentials on slower going too and Gr.1 Galaxy (1200m) as well as teaming up with the “It’s a huge honour for me. It came as a massive “Sir Peter and I have been great mates for many I can’t see it being any better than a Heavy8 on Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained Quick surprise and I’m very humbled to be recognised in years and it would be bloody good to win a Slipper Saturday. But everyone is in the same boat. He feels Thinker in the Gr.3 Manion Cup (2400m) and the this way,” he said. — NZ Racing Desk

Tauranga races at Tauranga Saturday Jetbet 2 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Trebles 2-3-4, 5-6-7 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 Place6 2-7 Selections 8 57s Rock Of Cashel (2) 58 46 S Collett 2 4471 Withallmyheart (6) 57.5 63 2 27246 Giant Gem (3) 59.5 64 T Harris 10 0s643 Travelling Light (7) 54.5 92 S Collett Race 1: CONTRIBUTE, EL BANDOLERO, ANOTHER ENTREE 9 65067 Shezawinkle (1) 56.5 45 T Yanagida (a1) 3 211 Tina Again (5) 56.5 68 T Yanagida (a1) 3 61027 Mighty Aslan (5) 59.5 64 A Calder 11 113s8 Siracusa (1) 53.5 88 D Johnson 10 625 Contribute (10) 56 60 S McKay 4 421 Marchioness (4) 55.5 63 M McNab Race 2: LES CRAYERES, STAND TALL, MANRICO 4 31520 I’m Capable (9) 59 63 (a3) 12 06163 Imelda Mary (12) 53 85 S Weatherley 11 7 Dear Oh Dear (9) 56 46 T Thornton 5 0s01 Spirit Of Baz (3) 55.5 63 S Collett Race 3: ROCKET SPADE, MARCHIONESS, TINA AGAIN 5 30979 Quick Preview (4) 59 63 J Riddell 13 70404 Za Za Gabor (4) 53 74 A Goindasamy (a) 6 02L48 Waimoku Falls (2) 55.5 63 A Calder 6 4471 Withallmyheart (8) 58.5 63 J Parkes Race 4: SUPER PURSUIT, LOIRE, RAPOSA RAPIDA 2 Triton Pacific Owens Plate 12.58 7 43010 Sainte Elisabeth (1) 55.5 61 D Johnson 7 52179 Kirra Lad (2) 58.5 62 S Weatherley 7 Craig Orr Bayleys Residential 4.00 Race 5: GIANT GEM, SUNBURST, RISING RENOWN $27,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1400m 8 39655 Sunburst (6) 57 63 C Grylls Race 6: PRISE DE FER, TRAVELLING LIGHT, VERNANME 4 J Swap Bay Of Plenty Cup 2.07 $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 9 0130s Our Modena (10) 56.5 62 1 8700s Verry Flash (5) 63 80 Callum Jones (a3) 1 23s12 Butterfield (10) 59.5 64 L Innes Race 7: BUTTERFIELD, MALT TIME, KEATS 2 21841 Manrico (3) 60.5 75 (a3) $32,500, open handicap, 1400m M Hashizume (a2) 2 1230 Keats (5) 59 63 J Riddell 3 2119s Marroni (11) 60.5 75 O Bosson 1 — Malo Bik SCRATCHED 10 9010 Virginia Reel (1) 56.5 62 T Yanagida (a1) 3 19s6s Henry Hudson (2) 58.5 62 T Harris 4 19432 Stand Tall (4) 60.5 75 2 31614 Raposa Rapida (7) 61.5 88 D Johnson 11 100s0 Nedwin (7) 56 57 T Thornton 5 11213 Les Crayeres (2) 58 74 D Johnson 3 28003 Monaco (1) 60 85 T Thornton 4 585s2 Our Fine Wine (8) 58 65 (a3) 6 15917 Ranger (7) 58 70 S Weatherley 4 999s9 Loire (6) 59 87 M McNab 6 Ultimate Mazda Japan Trophy 3.20 5 62122 Secret Amour (7) 58 65 O Bosson 7 25053 Call Me Evie (6) 57 72 J Fawcett 5 8038s My Gift (8) 59 83 M Hashizume (a2) 6 7600s Wertheimer (13) 58 62 S Weatherley 1 Craigs Investment Partners 12.23 $100,000, group 2 open-sw&p, 1600m 8 4410L Duneagle (8) 56.5 67 S Collett 6 81487 Remington (3) 57.5 80 O Bosson 7 5990s Live For Your Love (1) 57.5 60 M McNab $10,000, maiden, 1400m 9 70610 Aileen Grace (9) 54.5 67 7 51251 Super Pursuit (4) 57.5 80 A Calder 1 77161 Ocean Billy (13) 58 100 J Parkes 8 41 Malt Time (4) 57 63 A Goindasamy (a1) 1 89722 El Bandolero (5) 58.5 54 O Bosson M Hashizume (a2) 8 19432 Stand Tall (2) 55 75 A Goindasamy (a1) 2 56271 Prise De Fer (8) 57 101 O Bosson 9 31 Faithful Feat (6) 56.5 63 A Calder 2 34 Another Entree (3) 58.5 51 A Calder 10 10501 Light Brocade (10) 54.5 67 C Grylls 9 35769 Salt Bay (5) 54 76 S Collett 3 11479 Hypnos (9) 57 95 V Colgan 10 52510 Lilhoovesgotmoves (11) 56.5 62 3 4864 Marching On Tavi (7) 58.5 50 11 92569 Come Back Tiger (1) 54.5 63 10 — Come Back Tiger SCRATCHED 4 17072 Gino Severini (10) 56 97 M McNab D Johnson E McCall (a3) M Hashizume (a2) 5 Team Bradley Bayleys Commercial 2.40 5 21916 Vernanme (3) 56 97 C Grylls 11 2839s Sweet Molly Malone (12) 56.5 62 4 088s8 Copper Xpress (8) 58.5 45 E McCall (a3) 3 Snow Williams Bayleys Country 1.33 6 070s0 Germanicus (6) 56 86 J Fawcett S Collett 5 687 Do The Maths (4) 58.5 45 J Riddell $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 7 69s75 Yearn (5) 55 95 A Calder 12 1664 One More Time (9) 56 62 V Colgan 6 40726 The Real Test (6) 58 51 V Colgan $25,000, 3yo sw+p, 1600m 1 56356 Rising Renown (11) 60 65 8 03601 Go Nicholas (2) 55 93 T Yanagida (a) 13 1560s Bette Davis Eyes (3) 55.5 61 T Thornton 7 30737 Flavius (11) 58 50 D Johnson 1 51211 Rocket Spade (7) 60.5 93 C Grylls Callum Jones (a3) 9 34721 Packing Rockstar (11) 55 90 L Innes 14 9870s Full Of Talent (14) 55 55 E McCall (a3)

Canterbury races at Riccarton Park Saturday Jetbet 6 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 Southern Veterinary Supplies 12.40 12 Art De Triomphe (3) 55 45 S Spratt 6 Seaton Family Hororata Gold Cup 3.00 15 — Silver Cannon SCRATCHED Race 1: OKAY PAL, SPRING BLOSSOM, GOLDEN HARVEST 13 I Wanna Fly (2) 55 45 K Mudhoo 16 76 Iffraajable (2) 54 46 S Spratt $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 14 0s Stylish Design (6) 55 45 D Danis (a2) $32,500, open handicap, 1800m Race 2: ROCKLAND, MADAM SEQUOIA, ROC MUSIC 1 51223 Benaud (16) 60 65 1 — Gallant Boy SCRATCHED 8 South Island T’bred Breeders 4.20 Race 3: MACKENZIE LAD, SORRENTO, AERIAL BLUE 2 5s341 He’s Ready (7) 59 63 K Chowdhoory (a1) 4 Jack Thompson Sprint 1.50 2 16370 Camino Rocoso (8) 60.5 95 G Jogoo $80,000, group 3 f&m sw+p, 1600m Race 4: KHIMAR WAR, MALO BIK, TORRE DEL GRECO 3 55461 Rockland (12) 59 63 L Allpress 3 27217 Overtheriver (1) 57 88 K Mudhoo $32,500, open handicap, 1400m 1 61211 Belle Fascino (1) 56 95 S Wynne Race 5: POINT SCORE, LARIPPA, SULU SEA 4 32374 Selfie (2) 59 63 K Asano (a1) 4 385s6 Zentangle (9) 56.5 87 R Elliot Race 6: WHALE SONG, BENEFICIAL, OVERTHERIVER 1 42115 Torre Del Greco (8) 62 95 M Gestain (a4) 2 20713 All About Magic (2) 55.5 81 R Elliot 5 57612 The Selection (5) 58 65 K Mudhoo 5 24671 Whale Song (6) 54.5 83 K Williams 3 27491 Just Fabulous (7) 55 77 L Allpress Race 7: SHOWEMHOWITSDONE, LARPOWER, LELAWALA 6 s420s Tap ‘n’ Go (11) 58 61 L Callaway 2 s3614 Malo Bik (6) 61 89 L Hemi 6 28413 Beneficial (2) 54 81 K Kwo (a2) 3 23872 Khimar War (2) 58 83 C Johnson 4 s7140 Lady Rudolph (8) 55 77 L Hemi Race 8: BELLE FASCINO, JUST FABULOUS, 7 3s010 Madam Sequoia (6) 57.5 64 K Kwo (a2) 7 20907 Sitarist (5) 54 81 L Allpress 5 40162 Bronte Beach (6) 55 76 K Asano (a) 8 16352 Roc Music (9) 57.5 64 D Bothamley 4 68414 King Cougar (3) 55.5 78 R Mudhoo (a2) 8 145P0 Oceans Away (3) 54 71 C Barnes PULLYOURSOCKSUP 5 1500s The Growler (5) 55.5 78 K Williams 6 01913 Severine (4) 55 76 C Johnson Race 9: SURE IS, MISS CURIOUS, FLOAT 9 0200s Toro Rosso (14) 57.5 60 M Gestain (a4) 9 s3342 Pownce (7) 54 70 L Hemi 7 32453 Zabay (5) 55 76 C Campbell (a) 10 77931 Acting Up (13) 56.5 62 S Wynne 6 567s7 Quintuple Twins (4) 54 77 G Jogoo 10 44642 Too Ferlaxed (4) 54 67 K Asano (a1) 7 2080s Augustace (1) 54 72 S Wynne 8 75103 Pullyoursocksup (9) 55 72 S Spratt 11 3378s Jiminy Cricket (4) 56.5 58 T Jonker 9 s3342 Pownce (11) 55 70 12 33355 First Rock (10) 56 61 C Johnson 8 33156 Rock Sensation (7) 54 72 7 Selwyn Rakaia Vet Services 3.40 SCRATCHED K Chowdhoory (a1) 10 — Robina Joy 13 69389 Lovebug (3) 55.5 61 R Elliot $25,000, 3yo sw+p, 1400m 11 55174 Blackbook (10) 55 69 G Jogoo 14 3108s Authentic Charm (1) 55.5 60 L Hemi 12 20146 Tradition (3) 55 68 C Barnes 15 30695 Our Rosette (15) 55.5 60 K Williams 5 Cochranes Farm Machinery 2.23 1 63114 Showemhowitsdone (10) 57.5 80 16 0300s Sanctify (8) 55 59 S Spratt $27,500, rating 74 & jumps benchmark, T Moseley 9 Freshchoice Prebbleton 5.00 2000m 2 76164 Street Fightin Man (5) 57.5 65 A Balloo 3 Petersens Jewellers Ladies Bracelet 1.15 3 70s73 Show Bazz (3) 57.5 60 C Barnes $22,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 1 11003 Hot Tap (7) 59 71 R Mudhoo (a2) 4 112 Larpower (4) 56.5 74 K Kwo (a2) 1 Pat Reardon Family 12.05 $22,500, 2yo sw+p, 1000m 1 87225 Monkey Shoulder (2) 60 65 G Jogoo 2 21745 Botti (10) 59 67 R Elliot 5 14216 Kitty Cugat (9) 56.5 69 K Williams 2 70183 Yeah Right (5) 59 63 T Moseley $27,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1200m 1 22 Mackenzie Lad (10) 57 54 S Wynne 3 55174 Blackbook (12) 58 69 6 884 Galileo Express (6) 56 50 G Jogoo 3 1 Ucalledit (10) 58.5 63 R Elliot 1 52533 Golden Harvest (1) 59.5 73 2 3 Eight Ball (4) 57 51 B Murray 4 75732 Original Gangster (4) 58 65 L Allpress 7 0 Pentesla (8) 56 46 L Hemi 4 7s851 Curve (8) 58.5 62 K Chowdhoory (a1) K Chowdhoory (a1) 3 5 Fireglow (5) 57 47 K Chowdhoory (a1) 5 33002 Point Score (1) 58 65 C Johnson 8 39s31 Atishu (13) 55.5 71 K Asano (a1) 5 60481 Miss Curious (4) 58 65 C Campbell (a1) 2 31115 Spring Blossom (8) 57.5 73 C Barnes 4 Beau Rouge (11) 57 45 L Allpress 6 03271 Letsbringiton (8) 57 63 G Jogoo 9 51033 Gone With The Wind (14) 55.5 68 6 86069 Riverfalls (7) 58 65 3 52613 Way Above (9) 57.5 69 R Elliot 5 1 Sorrento (12) 56.5 63 G Jogoo 7 63896 Pamir (2) 56 65 D Danis (a2) C Johnson 7 12546 Sure Is (9) 57.5 64 S Wynne 4 06s14 Okay Pal (3) 56.5 67 S Wynne 6 43s Global Beauty (1) 55 63 R Beeharry (a3) 8 29414 Shock And Awe (5) 56 65 K Asano (a1) 10 5s2s0 Ohio Showgirl (7) 55.5 64 8 s3012 Float (1) 57 63 L Allpress 5 51223 Benaud (6) 55.5 65 7 72 Fah Sai (14) 55 52 C Barnes 9 35363 Belindabella (11) 55.5 64 K Mudhoo K Chowdhoory (a1) 9 00040 All Black Magic (3) 57 59 K Mudhoo 6 21616 Make Believe (5) 55 68 K Mudhoo 8 443 Durban Way (9) 55 51 K Williams 10 20223 Larippa (6) 55.5 64 C Barnes 11 17 Fettercairn (1) 55.5 63 S Wynne 10 00876 Vicenza (13) 56.5 62 K Asano (a1) 7 61738 Amazon Goddess (4) 54.5 67 A Balloo 9 34 Emanon (8) 55 51 T Moseley 11 36328 Sulu Sea (13) 55.5 64 S Wynne 12 213 Lelawala (12) 55.5 63 D Danis (a2) 11 59401 Western Girl (12) 56.5 62 C Johnson 8 69389 Lovebug (2) 54 61 10 73s06 Lucybelle (13) 55 49 R Mudhoo (a2) 12 9170s Master Courtsman (9) 55 59 L Hemi 13 — Platinum Petals SCRATCHED 12 33180 Nymphadora Tonks (6) 56 61 C Barnes 9 30695 Our Rosette (7) 54 60 11 Aerial Blue (7) 55 47 C Johnson 13 90643 Colorado Miss (3) 54 59 T Moseley 14 37198 Lapis Lazuli (11) 55.5 61 L Callaway 13 0s605 Jojo Roxx (11) 54 57 R Mudhoo (a2)

New South Wales races at Rosehill Saturday Jetbet 11 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 XXXX N E Manion Cup 3.10 4 Ranvet Stakes 4.30 6 40s41 Gem Song tw (5) 59 90 J Collett 5 072s8 Jungle Edge tdw (8) 53.5 82 Race 1: DOUBTLAND, ISOTOPE, PRAGUE 7 03s12 Think It Over w (8) 59 87 G Boss Ms J Da Rose $160,000, 3yo & up Quality Group 3, 2400m $700,000, WFA Group 1, 2000m 8 825s3 Cascadian cw (7) 59 89 Ms R King 6 722s3 Order Of Command dw (11) 53.5 97 Race 2: QUICK THINKER, COLLIDE, SHRAAOH 1 80s48 Mustajeer tdw (12) 59 93 D Oliver 1 2s11s Addeybb cdw (5) 59 91 T Marquand 9 407s0 Dalasan w (4) 59 86 K Mc Evoy C Williams Race 3: POLLY GREY, SHE’S IDEEL, ICEBATH 2 500s9 Raheen House w (5) 59 90 J Bowman 2 16s79 Sir Dragonet dw (3) 59 93 G Boss 10 332s7 Dawn Passage tw (10) 59 88 T Clark 7 0s772 Easy Eddie cdw (1) 53 97 A Adkins Race 4: VERRY ELLEEGANT, ADDEYBB, COLETTE 3 s411s Nickajack Cave d (2) 58.5 88 C Williams 3 508s6 Master Of Wine tcdwh (8) 59 88 T Berry 11 1918s Junipal dw (3) 59 88 J Allen 8 3s121 Jonker d (2) 53 91 T Clark Race 5: MO’UNGA, LION’S ROAR, WHEELHOUSE 4 05s75 Quick Thinker tdw (13) 58 97 4 3s665 Angel Of Truth cwh (2) 59 87 K Mc Evoy 12 s6022 Mizzy twn (9) 57 88 R Bayliss 9 658s4 Splintex cw (14) 53 93 R Dolan Race 6: AVILIUS, STAR OF THE SEAS, FUNSTAR J Mc Donald 5 s5310 Cliffs Of Moher w (9) 59 73 Ms K O’Hara 13 20s44 Funstar cwh (1) 57 100 T Berry 10 39s03 Bella Vella dwn (10) 52.5 90 G Boss Race 7: STAY INSIDE, FOUR MOVES AHEAD, PROFITEER 5 063s5 Shraaoh wh (14) 58 91 T Marquand 6 17s31 Verry Elleegant tcdwh (1) 57 100 11 117s5 Fiesta cdwh (4) 51.5 96 Ms K O’Hara Race 8: HAUT BRION HER, WILD RULER, SPLINTEX 6 00s65 Hush Writer c (8) 56.5 94 N Rawiller J Mc Donald 7 Longines Golden Slipper 6.30 12 1s211 Tailleur tcdw (6) 51 100 Ms R King 7 31112 Sacramento tw (4) 56.5 99 S Clipperton Race 9: WRITTEN BEAUTY, TRICKY GAL, EMANATE 7 1s124 Colette tdwb (6) 57 99 J Bowman $3,500,000, 2yo SW Group 1, 1200m 13 113s1 Wild Ruler cd (9) 51 100 K Mc Evoy 8 736s3 Collide dw (11) 54.5 100 J Collett 8 07s87 Miami Bound dw (7) 57 88 D Oliver 14 29217 The Odyssey dw (13) 51 95 9 28s86 Selino h (6) 54 94 B Avdulla 9 900s8 Nettoyer dwn (4) 57 82 Ms R King 1 72161 Shaquero cdh (15) 56.5 95 K Mc Evoy Ms S Thornton 10 s6852 Dadoozdart dwh (9) 54 94 T Berry 2 112 Profiteer wb (5) 56.5 97 J Bowman 11 33150 Kaapfever dw (10) 54 90 T Sherry (a) 5 Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas 5.10 3 211 Artorius d (13) 56.5 100 L Currie 9 TAB Birthday Card Stakes 7.50 12 01414 Skymax db (3) 53 92 R Dolan 4 s2125 Ingratiating b (11) 56.5 97 D Oliver $600,000, 3yo SW Group 1, 2000m $160,000, 3yo & up F&M Quality Group 3, 13 1018s Favorite Moon wb (1) 53 89 K Mc Evoy 5 1s231 Anamoe d (16) 56.5 100 Ms R King 1200m 14 62s62 Realm Of Flowers w (7) 53 95 1 12s51 Lion’s Roar w (12) 56.5 97 B Avdulla 6 213 Home Affairs twh (2) 56.5 97 D Thornton 2 7s014 Lunar Fox w (11) 56.5 87 N Callow J Mc Donald 1 — Tailleur SCRATCHED 3 17s32 Mo’unga tw (6) 56.5 100 T Berry 7 7s011 Kalashnikov dw (1) 56.5 95 M Zahra 2 2s220 Tricky Gal dw (6) 58 95 J Mc Donald 3 Epona Stakes 3.50 4 72152 Milford (3) 56.5 85 T Clark 8 114 Stay Inside w (3) 56.5 97 T Berry 3 31121 Vulpine dwn (18) 55 90 R Dolan 5 0s801 Grandslam d (5) 56.5 95 M Zahra $160,000, 3yo & up F&M SW+P Group 3, 9 1123 Rocket Tiger wb (14) 56.5 91 4 324s4 Wandabaa cdw (17) 55 95 J Collett 6 2s144 Wheelhouse wh (8) 56.5 95 J Bowman 1900m Ms K O’Hara 5 46s15 Every Rose dw (8) 54.5 94 T Clark 7 11178 The Elanora th (2) 56.5 88 N Rawiller 6 11s16 Written Beauty dwhn (15) 54.5 96 1 00s60 Miss Sentimental w (3) 59 87 J Bowman 10 — O’President SCRATCHED 8 612s3 Khoekhoe wb (4) 56.5 89 K Mc Evoy T Berry 2 07020 Miss Siska wn (6) 57 95 N Rawiller 11 14s3 Captivant (9) 56.5 92 T Marquand 1 Darby Munro Stakes 2.30 9 33s70 Bucharest h (9) 56.5 89 C Williams 7 300s2 Seasons cdw (1) 54.5 94 K Mc Evoy 3 36951 Missybeel cw (7) 56.5 90 T Clark 10 15113 Explosive Jack w (13) 56.5 86 J Allen 12 21 Glistening d (7) 54.5 94 $140,000, 3yo SW+P Listed, 1200m 4 87s40 Aliferous w (4) 56 88 C Williams J Van Overmeire (a) 8 396s4 Jen Rules tdw (9) 54 92 R Bayliss 11 1s114 Sky Lab w (15) 56.5 86 J Mc Donald 9 4371s Alison Of Tuffy dw (4) 54 84 S Clipperton 1 48s34 Prague cdwn (12) 59 94 T Berry 5 49s35 Polly Grey wh (10) 55 92 J Mc Donald 12 11080 Here To Shock (14) 56.5 87 T Marquand 13 11 Four Moves Ahead dw (10) 54.5 97 N Rawiller 10 s3240 Lashes tw (12) 54 88 B Avdulla 2 134s5 Doubtland dwh (9) 59 96 J Mc Donald 6 82s80 Rondinella (14) 54 89 R Bayliss 13 13813 The Cullinan b (1) 56.5 76 R Dolan SCRATCHED 3 6130s Holyfield tdw (14) 59 89 M Zahra 7 25s32 She’s Ideel wbn (2) 54 100 J Collett 14 3102 Swift Witness w (12) 54.5 95 T Clark 11 — Sunborn 14 s3851 Kobestar (7) 56.5 73 Ms R King 12 1s313 Emanate tdwb (16) 53.5 100 Ms R King 4 112s4 Odeum dwb (1) 58 95 M Walker 8 79s87 Girl Tuesday tw (5) 54 91 K Mc Evoy 15 113s6 Montefilia tdwh (10) 54.5 92 J Collett 15 2s13 Mallory twh (6) 54.5 95 J Collett 5 s1111 Private Eye tdw (2) 57 90 R Bayliss 9 5308s Attention Run tw (1) 54 90 B Avdulla 16 14 Queen Of Wizardry d (4) 54.5 88 J Allen 13 0620s I Am Eloquent w (14) 53.5 91 G Boss 6 s211L Isotope dwb (7) 56.5 94 R Maloney 10 25482 Willo Titto w (17) 54 89 Ms R King 6 The Agency George Ryder Stks 5.50 14 768s2 Wayupinthesky w (3) 53.5 93 A Adkins 7 4s523 Bella Nipotina w (6) 56.5 89 D Oliver 11 2s821 Welsh Legend tcwhn (8) 54 93 T Berry 8 Bisley Workwear The Galaxy 7. 10 15 9s754 Fanciful Dream dw (11) 53.5 85 $1,000,000, WFA Group 1, 1500m Ms K O’Hara 8 s32s1 Marboosha w (5) 56 98 K Mc Evoy 12 3s144 Le Lude w (15) 54 87 R Dolan $700,000, 3yo & up Group 1, 1100m 9 3s572 On The Lead w (10) 56 94 T Marquand 13 43439 Selica w (11) 54 87 Ms K O’Hara 1 0s225 Kolding cdwh (13) 59 91 J Bowman 16 s2211 Lunar Tramp wn (7) 53.5 88 Ms L Day (a) 10 114s3 Lord Olympus w (8) 56 96 J Parr 14 48567 Lamu w (13) 54 79 D Thornton 2 605s3 Avilius tw (6) 59 95 N Rawiller 1 204s1 Eduardo tcdw (5) 57 100 N Rawiller 17 0642s Air To Air b (13) 53.5 83 C Williams 11 12s13 Andermatt tw (4) 56 100 Ms R King EMERGENCIES: 3 017s5 Dreamforce tcw (2) 59 88 J Mc Donald 2 413s5 Dirty Work cdwh (12) 55.5 96 T Berry 18 06s46 Twice As Special w (2) 53.5 85 12 130s2 Matchmaker dwh (11) 56 91 J Bowman 15 21535 Fill Of Fun wb (12) 54 83 4 624s8 Samadoubt wn (12) 59 85 J Parr 3 01141 Fabergino dh (3) 54 96 B Avdulla D Thornton 13 6s432 Supreme Idea w (13) 56 90 T Clark 16 2s335 Icebath w (16) 54 100 5 5s416 Star Of The Seas tcwh (11) 59 90 4 1752s Haut Brion Her twh (7) 54 93 EMERGENCY: 14 50s8s Sunborn (3) 54 73 R Dolan 17 18114 Amica wh (9) 54 81 S Clipperton J Mc Donald 19 — Supreme Idea SCRATCHED

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 RACING 23

Victoria races at Bendigo Saturday Jetbet 12 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 4 2458s She’s A Thief dw (10) 59 86 4 s7212 Fanciful Toff tdwbn (5) 58 96 Ms J Kah 12 4s1 Princess Rhaenys (1) 54 96 W Price (a2) 10 9006s Danzdanzdance dw (18) 54 86 L King (a) Race 1: TAVIDANCE, SECOND SLIP, DEFIANT DANCER D Stackhouse 5 20s67 Naval Warfare dw (7) 58 94 D Bates 13 5318 Bury Road (4) 54 84 M Dee 11 1546s English King (2) 54 93 D Stackhouse 5 9s228 Street Icon (3) 57 99 W Price (a2) 6 164s7 Saracen Knight dwb (8) 58 96 J McNeil 14 5621 Olivia’s Game n (20) 54 88 D Stackhouse 12 0s12s Kenya dwb (12) 54 92 J McNeil Race 2: SIMPLY OPTIMISTIC, VUNGERS, STREET ICON 6 133s6 Yulong Storm cdw (8) 56.5 97 7 22341 Playoffs n (1) 57.5 94 B Allen 15 5331 Secret Sheema c (19) 54 85 D Bates 13 23851 Hi Stranger tdwhn (4) 54 96 B Mertens Race 3: FROSTIN’, GULF OF SUEZ, STARRY LEGEND Ms M Lloyd (a3) 8 83412 Shepard tdwb (4) 57 98 W Price (a2) 16 9s512 Yulong Status b (8) 54 91 M Poy 14 9s111 Ironclad dw (5) 54 99 Ms J Kah Race 4: FANCIFUL TOFF, PLAYOFFS, SARACEN KNIGHT 7 2595s Sam’s Image dn (4) 54 88 M Dee 9 33s67 The Statesman w (11) 54 88 M Dee EMERGENCIES: 15 8059s Midterm dw (3) 54 88 Dean Holland Race 5: NEED NEW FRIENDS, GOOD AND PROPER, 8 0789s Rock Prophet cw (2) 54 100 B Mertens 10 54s19 Vividredsky dw (9) 54 95 Dean Holland 17 41 Tripoli w (17) 54 86 D Moor 16 25s89 Moonlight Maid dw (6) 54 93 D Yendall ROBE BAY 9 435s9 Whosyourhousemate (6) 54 75 11 06s64 Silence The Stars t (10) 54 91 18 013 Don’t Rush Ruby (3) 54 84 EMERGENCIES: Race 6: OLIVIA’S GAME, LIQUEURO, PRINCESS RHAENYS Ms C Hefel (a3) Ms M Lloyd (a3) Ms L Lafferty (a3) 17 15213 Territory Titan dwb (17) 54 93 Ms C Puls 10 35642 Filip’s Star w (7) 54 84 Dean Holland 19 0s241 Yankee Diva (10) 54 84 N Farley Race 7: ANNAVISTO, MILITARY PARADE, CONCEITED 5 Catanach’s Jewel Gold Bracelet 4.50 18 11427 Indispensable wb (16) 54 91 Race 8: KENYA, ROCK, THE CANDY MAN 20 7431 Penso A Lei (13) 54 84 19 86821 Surreal Image dw (1) 54 87 N Punch 3 Apiam Vobis Gold Rush 3.30 $125,000, 4yo & up Mares SW+P, 1400m Race 9: FIGHTING HARADA, SUPERIUM, ZOUSHACK 7 The Preece Bendigo Guineas 6.10 9 No Fuss Event Hire 7.25 $250,000, 2yo SW, 1000m 1 s343s Chantrea dwb (10) 58 88 J McNeil 1 1138 Gulf Of Suez d (5) 58 100 J McNeil 2 52152 Just Stellar twn (9) 56 85 D Bates $150,000, 3yo SW+P Listed, 1400m $75,000, Benchmark 78, 1300m 2 421 Frostin’ t (16) 58 97 J Hill 3 214s5 So You Swing dw (8) 56 90 D Stackhouse 1 21s31 Air Defence wh (6) 60 93 Dylan Dunn 1 3564s Don’t Doubt Dory wn (12) 59.5 92 3 1 Starry Legend d (6) 58 98 M Dee 4 1077s Ruby Skye w (1) 56 85 B Mertens 2 3s460 Conceited b (1) 59 94 D Stackhouse Ms C Hefel (a3) 4 17s Rusheen c (4) 58 89 J Noonan 5 22122 Need New Friends w (4) 56 100 D Lane 3 75s43 Rathlin (3) 59 94 B Allen 2 100s7 Jittery Jack tw (17) 59.5 89 5 31 Scissor Step w (8) 58 95 D Moor 6 84826 Te Ata dw (3) 56 86 W Price (a) 4 221s Seb Song (5) 59 90 W Egan Ms M Lloyd (a3) 1 RSN 945am 2.15 6 Dempster (2) 58 89 L King (a) 7 79s34 Bons Abroad tw (5) 56 93 M Dee 5 41s05 No Restriction d (4) 58 93 D Bates 3 10073 Leiter tn (10) 59.5 93 L King (a2) 7 Matao Ma (11) 58 91 Ms J Kah 8 s4112 Good And Proper dw (11) 56 93 D Moor 6 221 Military Parade wn (2) 58 95 W Price (a) $125,000, Benchmark 90, 1400m 4 4s49s Superium b (3) 59 92 J McNeil 8 Mobamba (3) 58 88 J Fry 9 6s0s1 The Stylist dw (2) 56 91 J Fry 7 389s5 Mozzie Monster tw (11) 56 94 M Dee 5 40s11 Fighting Harada wn (4) 58.5 100 1 s8487 Guizot dwn (3) 61 79 Ms L Lafferty (a3) 9 Run And Tell (12) 58 91 D Lane 10 5413s Robe Bay w (6) 56 86 J Hill 8 80s12 Annavisto wbn (8) 56 100 Ms J Kah D Yendall 2 0214s Tavidance tdwb (8) 61 84 L Riordan (a2) 10 30s51 Cloudy c (13) 56 95 D Stackhouse 11 74s4s Zayydani (7) 56 93 B Mc Dougall 9 42411 Palace Whisper w (7) 56 97 D Lane 6 s7431 Exeter w (13) 58 98 D Lane 3 116s8 Groundswell dn (1) 59 92 D Lane 11 1 Irish Mist dn (1) 56 97 B Allen 10 s35s1 Redeel n (9) 56 94 J McNeil 6 Smartline Bendigo St Leger Trial 5.30 SCRATCHED 7 s0947 Alpha Sky (1) 57.5 90 D Moor 4 s1139 Defiant Dancer dw (5) 58 100 12 4s Super Aurora (17) 56 94 M Poy 11 — Scream Dream 8 2944s Thousand Wishes d (7) 57.5 95 B Allen W Price (a2) 13 3s Scream Queen (15) 56 92 W Price (a) $135,000, 3yo Quality, 2200m 12 2s212 Ornamental Lady (10) 56 92 D Moor 9 14s23 Vongole n (2) 57.5 93 W Price (a2) 5 79333 Fox Hall dw (4) 57.5 86 J McNeil 14 Fashion Avenue (14) 56 90 10 41214 Zoushack wb (16) 57.5 100 6 58340 Biometric dw (9) 57 94 D Stackhouse B Mc Dougall 1 15113 Explosive Jack dw (7) 58 93 B Allen 8 Bet365 Golden Mile 6.50 2 52s82 Salto Angel b (15) 57.5 87 D Lane T Stockdale (a2) 7 4745s Man From Uncle dw (6) 55.5 79 J Hill 15 0s Gossitino (7) 56 86 D Yendall $150,000, Listed, 1600m 11 0s811 Faretti d (11) 57 93 Ms J Kah EMERGENCIES: 3 12665 Beltoro t (14) 55.5 100 J Hill 8 s1112 Second Slip w (7) 55 90 Ms J Kah 12 5242s Irish Sequel w (14) 57 92 M Dee 9 209s0 Tivoli Street d (2) 54 64 Dean Holland 16 Stronach (9) 58 89 D Yendall 4 114 Liqueuro (6) 55 92 J McNeil 1 730s3 Rock wn (19) 58 100 W Price (a) 13 2500s Royal Performance (15) 56.5 90 D Bates 17 Little Miss Rich (10) 56 91 5 s1222 Alloway (9) 54 91 Ms J Kah 2 7900s Rostropovich (11) 57.5 84 B Mc Dougall 2 Drinking. Driving. Better Apart 2.50 6 15157 Comanche Brave (5) 54 93 B Mertens 3 1459s Skyward (7) 57.5 91 D Moor 14 716s0 Zero Doubt (18) 56.5 88 L Riordan (a2) 4 Underground Cabling Sys. 4.10 7 11 Dundirtcheap (18) 54 89 D Yendall 4 000s4 The Candy Man dw (9) 56.5 98 B Allen 15 150s2 Copper Fox d (5) 56 93 W Price (a2) $125,000, Benchmark 84, 1100m 8 18s18 Prince Romany n (11) 54 90 P Moloney 5 1148s All Too Huiying dw (14) 56 93 M Poy 16 3612s Born A King (9) 54.5 86 D Stackhouse 1 s617s Just Hifalutin dwn (9) 62.5 90 $135,000, Benchmark 84, 2400m 9 s9161 Mystery Bad Guy w (16) 54 89 6 35130 Platoon w (10) 56 97 D Lane EMERGENCIES: Ms M Julius (a3) 1 4127s Saunter Boy dw (6) 61 88 W Egan Dean Holland 7 7200s Inverloch w (8) 55 90 M Dee 17 23s44 Indernile wn (6) 54 95 P Moloney 2 5114s Simply Optimistic wbn (5) 60 93 D Moor 2 70955 Haripour tdw (3) 60.5 93 T Stockdale (a2) 10 3s714 Reuber (2) 54 90 T Stockdale (a2) 8 51267 Vassilator w (13) 55 94 P Moloney 18 02973 Rebellious Lord dw (8) 54 87 3 4118s Vungers twhn (1) 60 84 J Noonan 3 85117 Starcaster dwn (2) 60 100 D Lane 11 10147 Swelter Magic (12) 54 84 N Punch 9 0450s Gallic Chieftain w (15) 54.5 91 D Bates Dean Holland

Queensland races at Doomben Saturday Jetbet 14 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9 Selections 2 Iconic Care Handicap 3.22 5 2s123 Tara Jasmine w (8) 55 97 Ms L Kilner (a3) 15 — Be Water My Friend SCRATCHED 8 415s1 Poupee wn (12) 54 92 Race 1: STELLAR MAGIC, STARTANTES, GENERAL WOLFFE 6 31s54 Better Get Set (3) 54.5 98 B Thompson 16 399s1 Master Red w (13) 55 90 9 122s Snappy Reply b (4) 54 93 $75,000, Open, 2000m 7 s1445 Criminal Defence n (5) 54.5 93 Ms G Cartwright Race 2: HUMBOLT CURRENT, ALWARD, ROMAKASH 1 18s67 Alward cd (2) 59.5 93 L R Dittman A Thompson (a2) 7 Capestone Village Plate 6.42 10 — Aventurine SCRATCHED Race 3: GUISE, TAKE TEA, VICTORY EIGHT 2 27511 Romakash dwn (4) 55 95 M Rodd 8 1 Hot Escort tw (1) 54.5 94 B El-Issa $55,000, F&M Class 3 SW, 1110m 11 76s22 Battle Through (6) 54 92 S Cormack Race 4: TARA JASMINE, BUNDYANDCOKE, 3 6s036 Sir Barnabus tw (9) 54.5 96 M Cahill 9 23335 Nicci’s Spirit d (9) 54 99 J Byrne 12 1s Excel In The Sun (17) 54 90 R Fradd ROLLINWITHTHEFLOW 1 254s2 Centrefire tw (17) 59 96 J Huxtable (a1.5) 4 98662 Humbolt Current cd (1) 54 100 J Byrne 10 20215 Marla Jane wn (4) 54 90 T Marshall SCRATCHED 13 213s Salbris (3) 54 90 B Thompson Race 5: WREN’S DAY, VANNA GIRL, CLOAK SCRATCHED 2 — Henley Miss 14 — Winside SCRATCHED 5 — Global Quest 3 9s114 Iamican w (12) 59 95 Ms M Wishart (a3) Race 6: WEONA SMARTONE, DR WHY NOT, AXE 5 Pitcher Partners Handicap 5.22 6 68324 Dalmatia Prince w (5) 54 89 4 28424 Oh Five Glory t (13) 59 93 EMERGENCIES: Race 7: SNITZARI, ZOUKINA, IAMICAN M R Du Plessis $75,000, Open, 1350m A Thompson (a2) 15 18s La Ready Rosa (2) 54 84 J Byrne Race 8: BE WATER MY FRIEND, EXCEL IN THE SUN, 7 34332 Smart Meteor cb (8) 54 89 B El-Issa 1 0399s Vanna Girl t (6) 59 97 R Fradd 5 — Kirra Lass SCRATCHED 16 399s1 Master Red w (5) 54 91 M Cahill SALBRIS 8 33273 Meteor Light dw (6) 54 87 T Marshall 2 900s7 Love You Lucy n (1) 57.5 90 J Byrne 6 14351 Snitzari cw (4) 58 100 A Mallyon 17 65s14 Foxy Rippa (10) 54 90 Race 9: SO TAKEN, ROYAL HALE, ARTHUR IN CHARGE 9 45665 Brocson w (3) 54 85 A Thompson (a2) 3 21s21 Wren’s Day d (5) 57 95 A Mallyon 7 313s3 Ashzaya wb (10) 57.5 89 J Orman 18 6212s Serious Moves b (9) 54 78 4 1112s Cloak tdw (2) 56 95 M R Du Plessis 8 75421 Bay Of Dragons dw (2) 57.5 90 R Fradd 9 Aus Natural Therapeutic Grp 8.00 3 Ace. Handicap 4.02 5 155s3 Constant Flight tc (3) 56 95 B Thompson 9 24313 Daring Belle tw (3) 57.5 91 $75,000, Benchmark 85, 1600m 6 03170 Agassi tw (4) 54 100 T Marshall Ms L Kilner (a3) $75,000, Class 6, 1200m 7 70424 Elixir (8) 54 99 A Thompson (a2) 1 30465 Victory Eight cdwn (1) 60 94 10 4143s East Asia dwb (11) 57.5 92 L R Dittman 1 — Elixir SCRATCHED 8 59702 Yu Long Sheng Hui w (7) 54 84 M Cahill 11 1134s Explosive Quality b (5) 57.5 91 M Cahill A Thompson (a2) 2 215s1 Royal Hale tdw (7) 58 98 M Rodd 12 1s446 Front Money (16) 57.5 92 2 410s7 Seeingisbelieving cdw (2) 57 94 M Rodd 3 s0132 Hold The Line db (3) 56.5 95 6 Chemist W’house Click & Go Plate 6.02 M R Du Plessis 3 31418 Take Tea dw (10) 56 100 A Mallyon J Huxtable (a1.5) $55,000, C,H&Gs Class 3 SW, 1110m 13 s1326 Last Chance Dance w (15) 57.5 88 4 11475 Let’s Party Marty cdwn (8) 56 93 4 500s8 Barefoot dw (6) 55.5 96 B Thompson Ron Stewart 5 24301 Captivator dw (8) 55.5 99 M Hellyer 1 — Air Marshal SCRATCHED A Mallyon 14 5s217 Spirit House d (9) 57.5 89 M Rodd 5 s690s Guntantes tw (1) 55.5 92 6 5s797 Global Quest w (3) 55.5 98 2 235s1 All Stars dn (16) 59 89 Ms M Wishart (a3) 15 1s45 Bonnie Ev w (6) 56 91 S Cormack M R Du Plessis 3 78s14 Axe wb (10) 59 98 J Orman A Thompson (a2) 16 3s123 Zoukina tw (7) 56 98 J Byrne 6 s3240 Lashes w (4) 55.5 100 R Fradd 1 TAB Venue Mode Handicap 2.42 7 01835 Guise w (7) 54 100 J Byrne 4 44s11 Dr Why Not tw (9) 59 96 EMERGENCIES: 8 24s04 Seat Of Power tdn (9) 54 95 T Marshall J Huxtable (a1.5) 7 41126 Katy’s Daughter cd (15) 55 91 $75,000, 2yo, 1110m 17 459s4 Swan Island dwn (8) 59 86 B Thompson 9 s3325 Drumadoir dn (5) 54 92 L Tarrant 5 s3411 Harryandthetiger dn (8) 59 83 18 10s59 Haunted House dw (1) 57.5 84 1 182s4 Collay’s Spirit cw (7) 58.5 92 M Cahill S Apthorpe 8 4s751 So Taken dw (2) 54.5 98 Ron Stewart 10 6s620 Never Lose Faith cw (4) 54 85 SCRATCHED 2 36561 General Wolffe t (2) 56.5 100 S Tomlinson (a3) 6 33s14 Leadership Spill tdb (1) 59 100 M Rodd 8 Gotransit Handicap 7.18 9 — Say Haya A Thompson (a2) 7 4211s Rising Star d (6) 59 89 M Cahill 10 — Tardis SCRATCHED 3 63s2 Saturday Sinner (6) 56 100 J Orman 4 Ethos Orthodontics Hcp 4.42 8 s6085 Spirit Of Aquada wn (3) 59 81 A Chau $75,000, 3yo, 1050m 11 s5202 Partners dw (10) 54 94 M R Du Plessis 4 Bolt Action (5) 55.5 85 M Rodd 9 2328s Tru Blu Tango (5) 59 86 J Bayliss 1 51332 Zingalong w (13) 59 100 J Orman 12 219s5 Rexx wn (12) 54 91 Ms M Wishart (a3) $75,000, 3yo, 1350m 5 21 Startantes (4) 55.5 99 T Marshall 10 — Blueant SCRATCHED 2 3s3s3 Be Water My Friend w (11) 57 95 13 41042 Arthur In Charge cdw (11) 54 94 6 2s1 Stellar Magic w (1) 55.5 97 B Thompson 1 43s60 Tumbler Ridge c (7) 59 90 11 s6s13 Contemptuous wn (4) 57.5 93 N Tomizawa B El-Issa 7 9 Military Gambler (3) 55 87 J Huxtable (a1.5) B Thompson 3 24741 Broken Hero wn (7) 56.5 91 T Marshall 14 — Voulait SCRATCHED J Huxtable (a1.5) 2 16s43 Rollinwiththeflow w (2) 58.5 98 12 s15s4 The Move dn (11) 57.5 90 J Byrne 4 — Snitzari SCRATCHED 15 68s05 Metson tdwn (9) 54 89 B El-Issa 8 5 Freya’s Falcon (8) 54 83 Ron Stewart R Wiggins 13 02540 Tycoon Player (15) 57.5 77 N Thomas 5 — Aleysa’s Dream SCRATCHED 16 55s16 Norm’s Choice dw (16) 54 92 J Byrne 9 Imadgic (9) 54 86 Ms G Cartwright 3 33711 Bundyandcoke tw (6) 57 100 J Orman 14 5s11s Weona Smartone wn (7) 57.5 95 6 63609 Mishani Rebel w (18) 55 86 B El-Issa EMERGENCY: 10 803 Kamarcher (10) 54 86 M R Du Plessis 4 2113s Clearance Sale (10) 56.5 92 M Rodd M R Du Plessis 7 4s391 Toorooloo tw (1) 55 99 M R Du Plessis 17 020s6 Zou Der Zee tcdw (6) 54 78 M Hellyer

South Australia races at Morphettville Saturday Jetbet 15 TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Selections 7 2277s Vancouver Velvet h (10) 57.5 94 5 White Marquee 5.41 16 10s14 Narrative Star w (15) 58 90 10 92s2 Spectacle (10) 55 92 Ms C Jones Race 1: BROTHER’S SHADOW, KARACASU, TAVIKAT Ms C Jones Ms A Kelly (a3) 11 516 So Bene h (14) 55 87 J Benbow 8 s00s4 Yulong Hero (8) 57.5 93 T Pannell $52,250, Benchmark 76, 2019m 17 13032 Glory Game wh (3) 57.5 90 J Holder 12 7s333 Glitzy Girl b (5) 55 88 D Tourneur Race 2: YULONG HERO, JONQUEST, SPARKUP 9 42 Artful Libby (11) 55.5 91 Ms A Jordsjo 1 51441 Farooq tdw (9) 63 100 18 1 Zero Inn w (11) 57.5 90 Ms A Jordsjo 13 s3153 Showusyourmotor (4) 55 90 J Toeroek Race 3: ZOIST, BELLINGER, MORTY 10 7244 Kungka Maru (14) 55.5 94 Z Spain Jacob Opperman (a3) 19 s4395 Lady Pavli Chenko d (13) 57 100 P Gatt 14 32s5 Victory Bandit (9) 55 82 Ms A Jordsjo Race 4: WRITE ENUFF, CENTREFIELD, HUFFINGTON 11 Parisienne Monde h (5) 55.5 92 2 12159 Von Costa Glass tdw (6) 62.5 100 15 0s24 The Markle Sparkle (11) 55 86 Race 5: FAROOQ, DREAMED, BRAMFIELD Ms K Crowther Ms S Metcalfe (a3) 7 Manihi Classic 7.0 1 K H Zechner Race 6: CHOSEN BLONDE, COTILLION, GALCRUM 12 So Say Angel (7) 55.5 93 K H Zechner 3 s5352 Analytica twhn (5) 59.5 99 R Hurdle $102,250, Quality Listed, 1100m Race 7: LYRE, HUMMA HUMMA, GARNER 13 9225s Who Runs The World b (4) 55.5 95 4 60491 Bramfield w (4) 57.5 97 T Pannell 9 TAB Handicap 8.15 1 6462s Lyre db (6) 60 99 T Pannell Race 8: ANOTHER AWARD, SCREAM DREAM, B Vorster 5 22734 Roselli Sting twh (1) 56.5 95 $42,250, 4yo & up Benchmark 68, 1600m 14 P7s7 Zakheera (12) 55.5 90 Ms J Eaton (a) Ms K Crowther 2 3s200 Bold Star tdwhn (10) 59.5 96 Ms C Jones VICTORIA QUAY 1 5238s Lord Bouzeron w (17) 62.5 91 6 84907 Grinzinger Star d (10) 56 92 3 2s304 Garner cwbh (8) 58.5 98 M Aitken Race 9: SOARING EAGLE, CALL ME SHAMUS, HYPERCANE Ms A Kelly (a3) 3 Autumn Carnival 1-15 May 4.21 Ms E Finnegan 4 91640 Shamino tcdwhn (15) 58.5 97 2 1s565 Oh Mo w (3) 60.5 92 7 34s09 Jackthegiantslayer tw (2) 54.5 91 Ms K Crowther $52,250, 3yo C&Gs Benchmark 70, 1600m Jacob Opperman (a3) Z Spain 5 046s3 Humma Humma tcdwn (3) 57.5 97 3 54932 Fulton Street dw (5) 60 93 1 6s534 Crown Mint h (3) 58 96 Ms C Jones 8 02663 Dreamed (3) 54 93 B Vorster J Mott Ms M Collett (a3) 2 277s6 The Brumby w (5) 57.5 95 B Vorster 9 36721 Enbarr w (7) 54 92 Ms A Jordsjo 6 77s52 Superhard dw (16) 54 96 Ms M Collett (a) 3 341s1 Zoist (2) 57.5 100 T Pannell 10 — Jack’s A Cracker SCRATCHED 7 11332 Elderflower bn (7) 54 100 Ms J Eaton (a) 4 484s5 Hypercane dh (9) 60 99 J Toeroek 5 96s86 Paghman d (8) 59.5 94 T Pannell 4 s2218 Bellinger (9) 57 93 J Mott 11 60787 Borris In Ossory tw (8) 54 90 8 13055 Li’l Kontra t (13) 54 96 B Vorster 6 16287 Ice Ghost dwh (15) 59 90 5 33317 Montepulciano h (7) 57 96 J Toeroek Ms J Eaton (a) 9 s2260 Sizzlefly twh (12) 54 95 J Benbow Ms S Metcalfe (a3) 1 Fleurieu Milk Company Hcp 3.01 6 4s473 Mr Raikkonen wb (11) 57 98 P Gatt 12 s0074 Canford tw (11) 54 93 D Tourneur 10 266s5 Brimarvi Vehero t (14) 54 91 D Tourneur 7 2s121 Royal Mile w (1) 57 93 11 319s4 Extra Time twh (5) 54 92 J Holder 7 19314 Call Me Shamus tdbhn (20) 58.5 93 $52,250, 2yo, 1100m Jacob Opperman (a3) 6 Furphy Autumn Series 6.21 12 1715s Tubby Two Tracks tdwh (1) 54 91 Ms C Jones 8 21s07 Chu Chu Charlie w (18) 58.5 84 P Gatt 1 11 Brother’s Shadow dw (8) 59 100 8 17s Oath Of Omerta (4) 56 90 Ms J Eaton (a) $37,250, Benchmark 60 Heat, 1200m K H Zechner Ms K Crowther 9 0s132 Morty (6) 55 91 Z Spain 13 32141 Little Rich Boy tw (4) 54 99 9 25468 Meadows Young Buck t (10) 58 91 2 2 Karacasu h (7) 55.5 100 J Toeroek 10 64281 Exalted Fire d (10) 54.5 95 D Tourneur 1 11335 Northernero db (6) 63 86 Ms A Bryan (a3) Ms S Metcalfe (a) R Hurdle 11 68s66 Ichibansan h (8) 54 90 J Holder 2 50626 Masterati d (12) 62 84 Ms C Jones 14 813s2 Mileva c (11) 54 95 Ms A Jordsjo 10 62154 Soaring Eagle dn (7) 58 92 J Mott 3 2 Tavikat h (4) 55.5 96 Ms C Jones SCRATCHED 4 Maurice Road (3) 55 89 P Gatt 3 154s2 Like A Heartbeat wb (8) 61 88 15 84s14 Calypso Reign twb (2) 54 95 11 — Gina Lola 5 72 Audrey Girl (5) 54 97 Z Spain 4 Holdfast Ins. SA Sprint Series 5.01 Jacob Opperman (a3) 16 1s37 Pinkham w (9) 54 99 Z Spain 12 61119 Good Girl Bella cdw (12) 57 93 4 84104 Cotillion dw (5) 60 94 Ms S Metcalfe (a3) Ms S Logan (a2) 6 3 Tagomago (6) 54 94 Z Spain $37,250, 0MWSC Heat, 1050m SCRATCHED 7 7s Stratisfaction h (1) 54 83 5 28439 La Vita tdwh (7) 60 87 Ms T Hope (a2) 8 Clare Lindop Stakes 7.37 13 — I Am Impinge 1 40781 Mount Mitty d (1) 60 92 J Mott SCRATCHED Ms S Metcalfe (a3) 6 — Squamanzer 14 01332 Crown Harmonium w (2) 55.5 96 2 0816s Kosowski (2) 59 88 Ms S Logan (a2) $102,250, 3yo Fillies SW+P Listed, 1600m 8 8s7 Jimmys Edge h (2) 54 88 J Holder 7 8s055 Baracus dw (9) 59.5 86 J Toeroek S Fawke 3 11643 Huffington whn (3) 58 94 Ms A Bryan (a3) 8 222s2 Chosen Blonde h (16) 59 99 1 121s6 Victoria Quay db (12) 59 90 B Vorster 15 43126 Echo Boomer c (6) 55.5 100 D Tourneur 2 Terry Howe Printing Plate 3.41 4 29s24 Write Enuff w (7) 57 100 Z Spain Ms S Logan (a2) 2 642s7 Ecumenical tw (15) 57.5 96 16 72143 Rose Tiara h (11) 55.5 94 Ms K Crowther 5 s7878 Glass Ceiling w (11) 56.5 90 D Tourneur 9 159s7 Rhode Scholar d (10) 59 85 Z Spain Ms J Eaton (a) EMERGENCIES: $37,250, 3yo Maiden SW, 1050m 6 3s113 Centrefield (6) 55 92 T Pannell 10 936s1 Carlaluisa dw (1) 58.5 88 Ms S So (a3) 3 313s4 Valanetti wb (13) 55 96 R Hurdle 17 60743 Bajan tcw (21) 56 87 J Holder 1 Blah Blah Blah (2) 57.5 93 D Tourneur 7 53218 Trygve dw (9) 55 90 Ms A Kelly (a3) 11 13514 Micks New Chick d (19) 58.5 85 4 s1225 Another Award wh (1) 55 96 J Holder 18 6s781 Monraaj w (14) 55.5 92 B Vorster 2 224s3 Jonquest h (13) 57.5 96 J Holder 8 421s Lunar Hero (8) 54.5 94 J Holder Ms M Collett (a3) 5 6s421 Scream Dream wn (2) 55 94 Z Spain 19 — My Golden Chain SCRATCHED 3 Orphan Ash (3) 57.5 90 Ms T Hope (a2) 9 s31s4 Champagne Affair dbh (10) 54 89 12 43252 Galcrum dw (4) 58 86 R Hurdle 6 13416 Energy Within n (3) 55 90 P Gatt 20 3s644 Mullaghmore h (4) 54 90 K H Zechner 4 s4353 Self Sufficient h (9) 57.5 96 P Gatt Ms K Crowther 13 58s71 Jagernaut d (17) 58 83 T Pannell 7 7s215 Perfect World w (6) 55 100 T Pannell 21 92s55 Hahndorf w (13) 54 88 5 332s2 Sparkup h (1) 57.5 96 J Toeroek 10 41s69 Our Sustar w (5) 54 91 Ms J Eaton (a) 14 09s61 Lope De Wolf cd (14) 58 90 B Vorster 8 17s64 Biarchi t (7) 55 87 Ms K Crowther 22 07767 Scout’s Honour wh (1) 54 87 6 3s84 Spin The Reward (6) 57.5 100 R Hurdle 11 348s2 Devonte (4) 54 86 Ms A Jordsjo 15 44352 Mallee Hammer b (18) 58 86 J Mott 9 19814 Heavy Rotation (8) 55 86 S Fawke Ms E Finnegan

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 • Friday, March 26, 2021 Indoor bowls United comeback sinks Breakers SIXTEEN bowlers have been selected to BASKETBALL play against Hawke’s Bay at the Waerenga- remarkable turnaround to keep alive as United’s offence stalled. Breakers coach Dan Shamir a-Hika Hall this weekend. their semifinal hopes. The Breakers closed the half felt the game swung against them Three-time national champion (fours MELBOURNE — Melbourne “It felt good to win and come from with a 54-38 lead, thanks to six- when Iverson fouled out early in the 1976, pairs 1983 and mixed fours 1977) United produced the biggest behind, I can guarantee you that of-10 shooting from long range fourth quarter as his injury-plagued Arnold Hutchins will be itching to flick second-half comeback in franchise much,” guard Chris Goulding said and double-digit scoring from Finn squad dropped their fourth game in wins on his scorecard, as will multiple history to defeat the New Zealand after Melbourne’s offence overcame Delany, Colton Iverson and Rasmus succession. national champion and past North Island Breakers in an NBL game last night. a rough start to stand up when it Bach. “We keep on fighting and representative Keith Setter (triples 1998 and United came back from 18 counted. Down by 18 in the third quarter, doing whatever we can, all of us 2016, singles 2010, North Island fours 2000) points down at Bendigo Basketball Mitch McCarron and Shea Ili each McCarron’s attack on the basket — players, staff and ownership,” who lives in Tauranga but is ready to play for Stadium to win 82-79 scored 16 points while Goulding kick-started Melbourne’s revival Shamir said. Poverty Bay-East Coast for the first time. The injury-stricken Breakers (13) and Landale (12) lifted when and Goulding capped a 15-0 run “We are about to have three North Island 2003 triples winner and outscored Melbourne 28-12 in the Melbourne needed inspiration in the with a lay-up to cut New Zealand’s more players back but right now former North Island representative David second quarter to lead by 16 at final quarter. advantage to 62-59. everybody is important.” Lynn will be raring to go, as will national halftime and appeared to be cruising United remain in second spot Jarrad Weeks nailed a triple Perth Wildcats lead the under-18 singles winner and (with cousin to victory at 62-44 midway through on the ladder while the Breakers to relieve the pressure for New competition on 11 wins and four Nathan Trowell, who also makes the team) the third period. languish in eighth in the nine-team Zealand and build a 65-59 lead losses, with United second on 12 2019 five-years-and-under national pairs But United piled on 15 league with four wins and 11 losses. heading into the final quarter but and 5, SEM Phoenix third on 10 and champion Matthew Foster. consecutive points to get back into United needed a pair of Ili three- it was not enough as Yudai Baba 7 and the Hawks fourth on 9 and 7. The team: Nathan Trowell, Matthew Foster, Arnold the contest then lifted defensively pointers to draw level 26-26 at the produced a series of big plays to The Breakers next play the Hutchins, Dylan Foster; Keith Setter, Jay Casey, Hina to hold New Zealand to 25 points end of the first quarter but New help United edge ahead in the final fifth-placed Bullets in Brisbane Preddey, Kayla Trowell; David Lynn, Andrew Rickard, in the second half and complete a Zealand kept rolling in the second minutes. tomorrow night. — AAP Sian Williams, Adam Rickard; Malcolm Trowell, Doc Tipene, Lois Lamont, Nanette Treloar. Manager/ reserve: Mike Foster. Honey Ryder to give Vettel a licence to thrill Play runs on Saturday from 12A flower midday stalk till (4) about 4pm, and on Sunday from 9am to 12 midday. 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WOMEN’S CHAMPION: Carolyn Baty played a steady game to win the women’s singles final against Anna Proctor, who was competing in her first final. Pictures by Liam Clayton

MASATOMO TAKAHASHI ANNA PROCTOR Memory of club stalwart honoured TENNIS by Jack Malcolm They beat Daniel Dong Heon Lee and John Morrell in the final after Lee and WAINUI Tennis Club finished its Morrell defeated last year’s champions, annual club championships last weekend, Masatomo Takahashi and Simon Gibson. and this year they were held in memory Steady play set up victory for Carolyn of club stalwart Mark Clapham, who died Baty in the final of the women’s singles. FIFTY PERCENT RECORD: John Morrell was in two finals for a win and a loss. in January. Her opponent was Anna Proctor, who was A past president of the club, Clapham competing in her first final. was instrumental in getting the number In the combines, Carol Thorpe and of club playing courts doubled to four. John Morrell teamed up for the first time His efforts on behalf of the club were to defeat Jan Morley and Simon Gibson remembered during the championships. in a tough final that was played in rough Members recalled fundraising projects as and windy conditions. diverse as wedding catering and house Thorpe then teamed up with Judy painting. Whatever the project was, Mark Baillie to take the women’s doubles in a Clapham and his wife Annie were willing hard-fought competition. to do the hard yards for the betterment of They defeated Jan Morley and Carolyn the club. Baty in the final. The Zephyr Wainui-sponsored club Thorpe and Baillie were tested early champs had two of Gisborne’s top in a back-and-forth tussle against Marg players — Andrew Powell and Te Aorangi Ferris and Gill Owen to make the final. Harrington — in the men’s final. Unfortunately for Harrington, he had Results — to withdraw from the final with a calf Women’s singles: Carolyn Baty injury, possibly aggravated in a three- defeated Anna Proctor. set thriller against Nic Shand in the Men’s singles: Andrew Powell def Te semifinals. Some said it was the toughest Aorangi Harrington (retired injured). game played in the champs. Combines: Carol Thorpe and John The tough schedule might also have Morrell def Jan Morley and Simon Gibson. played a part. Harrington had combined Women’s doubles: Judy Baillie and with Powell to comfortably win the Carol Thorpe def Jan Morley and Carolyn men’s doubles. They had shown the same Baty. devastating form that had helped them Men’s doubles: Andrew Powell and Te win titles against Hawke’s Bay and Aorangi Harrington def Daniel Dong Heon Eastern Bay of Plenty teams. Lee and John Morrell. MIKE McLAUGHLIN NIC SHAND

FOREHAND RETURN: Andrew Powell won the Wainui Tennis Club men’s singles TWO-HANDED BACKHAND: Te Aorangi Harrington gets plenty of power into this when his opponent (and doubles partner), Te Aorangi Harrington, retired injured. They shot in the Wainui Tennis Club championships. He and Andrew Powell won the men’s had already won the men’s doubles. doubles, but their meeting in the men’s singles final was stymied by injury. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 Coast set for big day out RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Waiapu at George Nepia Memorial Park, and beat mighty Hikurangi 21-19 at TOMORROW will be a big day out on Kahuitara on August 1. the Coast. To beat The Maunga on their patch by Enterprise Cars Ngati Porou East two points would be a highlight of any Coast club rugby kicks off at 2.30pm. East Coast club’s season, considering Rangiora Keelan Memorial Shield too the large margins of victory for TVC champions Tokararangi play away to (73 points), Uawa (56) and Tokararangi Hikurangi at Kahuitara, Uawa visit (40) in Round 1 of last year’s shortened Hicks Bay at Kawakawa mai Tawhiti season. and Tokomaru Bay United host Tihirau Coaching Hikurangi this season Victory Club at Hatea-a-Rangi. Ruatoria will be 2020 East Coast final referee City have the bye. Matt Richards, while Kuru Gray will The Kath McLean Memorial Cup mentor Tokomaru Bay United and Chris will encompass the first seven rounds Richardson will be in charge of Uawa. of competition, the prize for the seven Richardson has been one of the big blue weeks from May 5 being the Jury club’s best performers from halfback out Harrison Memorial Cup. EXPERIENCED LEADER: Moana Mato over the years. Sam Parkes, likewise an LEADS FROM THE FRONT: Hone There will follow 1 v 4 and 2 v 3 will again captain TVC in Ngati Porou East aggressive No.9, will start tomorrow with Haerewa will look to inspire Tokararangi semifinals on July 10 and the final on Coast club rugby. Picture by Paul Rickard another key player, giant scrum-anchor again. Herald file picture July 17. NPEC head coach Hosea Gear Laman Davies, nestling in place with plans to be back from Queensland and five-cum-openside flanker Mo Mato of Maia Fox at loosehead prop and Murray Community rugby manager LeRoy on the Coast come May to take in the 2017 champions TVC. Yates as the rake. Kururangi will referee United v TVC, club rugby action in the Sky Blue union’s “It’ll be good to see where we’re at NPEC chief executive Cushla Jackson Reuben-Swinton is in charge of 100th year, ahead of the Heartland and put all the training to good use this Tangaere-Manuel said: “All things Hicks Bay v Uawa and Eruera Kawhia representative season. weekend,” Haerewa said. considered, we had a great season last has Hikurangi v Tokararangi. The 2019 NPEC MVP (most valuable Vastly experienced coach Whetu year, and operating under Covid-19 “It’s exciting to have Ruatoria City player) and captain, openside flanker Haerewa is again at the helm for TVC. guidelines, we were thrilled with the back, with Lisa Muller as coach,” and Tokararangi skipper Hone Haerewa, For Hicks Bay, Aaron King returns response from our communities in terms Kururangi said. leads a Te Araroa-based outfit itching for as coach. He and long-time manager of facilitating rugby. “They have their 100th anniversary as action under player-coach Israel Brown. and former NPEC chairman Graeme “We’re proud of the fact that our clubs a club in 2022, and the clubs have done “The boys are biting at the bit to Summersby are as influential off the field now incorporate women’s teams. They hard yards preparing for this season. get out and have a run after training as their co-captains Frank Taiapa and have a trip to Nelson to play Tasman on “The referees can’t wait to get out there for about two and a half months,” said Shaun Murtagh are on it. July 10. but you can never have too many refs. Haerewa, who will again count among his All four men played a role in nurturing “It’ll be good to see old and new faces Blowing the whistle is a way of giving opposing captains lock Scott Lasenby of the side that lost 45-5 to Tokararangi for the next 16 weeks, and players back, and for those older players who may Uawa, whose Tolaga Bay crew won the at Te Araroa Domain in last season’s wanting to earn a blue jersey in our have taken a knock or two over the years, big one in 2018 and 2019, and second- opening game, were pipped 25-24 by 100th year.” it’s a great way to stay in the game.” Tawhirimatea top house

SWIMMING The event is compulsory for junior students, with a focus on fun and GISBORNE Boys’ High School had participation. Novelty events such as their house swimming sports last week, bellyflops, bombing and underwater with Tawhirimatea winning. swimming were included in the Tawhirimatea came second in the Year competition. 10 division and first in the Year 9. Tane The school managed to squeeze in the Mahuta were second, Tangaroa came event at the end of summer after it was third and Tumatauenga were fourth. postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

GIRLS’ HIGH TRIUMPHANT: Northern Districts provincial girls’ high school cricket champions are Gisborne Girls’ High School. They are, back (from left): Neve Loffler, Tegan Hayward, Helen Evans, Grace Kuil, Kayley Knight (captain) and Grace Levy. Front: Talia Chetty, Elenor Walsh, Keeley-Rose Smiler, Jessica Hayward and Silke McNaught. Picture supplied Girls’ High to go national CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf In Wednesday’s clash with Whangarei GHS at Mountfort Park, Gisborne captain Kayley Knight won GISBORNE Girls’ High School cricketers, for only the toss and opted to bowl. Whangarei made 90-8, the second time, are set to take the national stage. Northern Spirit pace bowler Knight taking 2-14 in four The Mel Knight-coached GGHS first 11 qualified overs, her ND under-19 teammate Grace Levy 1-10, on Wednesday for the Gillette Venus Cup T20 finals Tegan Hayward 1-13 and Grace Kuil 1-15. GGHS in Term 4. fielded superbly, effecting three run-outs. “I’m so proud of the girls, the efforts they put in Batting at 3, Knight junior made 31 not out and and the improvement they showed over the three Grace Kuil an unbeaten 12 from No.5 to steer Girls’ days, especially after losing what we thought was the High to victory — 93-3 — in 15.1 overs. most important game first up,” former Northern Spirit GGHS staged a remarkable campaign: Levy off-spinner Knight said. opened the batting, made 41 and Keeley-Rose “We got better and better — with the senior group Smiler took 2-12 in a loss. Knight hit six boundaries leading the way as expected — but the younger girls in her 61-ball 54 and first-drop Smiler 21 against Dio, also stepped up and contributed when we needed the captain then taking 2-16 in the second innings. them to.” The skipper took 2-15 and Jessica Hayward 2-23 Girls’ High won four of their five games in against Morrinsville, with 35 from Knight and 31 from Counties-Manukau to emerge as Northern Districts Kuil to follow. Knight and Kuil took 2-11 and 2-15 provincial champions. After losing the tournament respectively against Waiuku before Kuil (29), Kuil opener to Tauranga Girls’ College by eight wickets, (12 not out) and Neve Loffler (unbeaten on nought) they beat Waikato Diocesan School for Girls by seven batted them through. runs in Round 2 at Bruce Pulman Park. Kayley Knight said: “For the girls to come together On Day 2 at Mountfort Park, GGHS beat with a new, young team and pull off a win in my last Morrinsville College by three wickets in the morning year is a great feeling. I couldn’t be happier with our and Waiuku College by four wickets in the afternoon. results individually and as a team.” The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 26, 2021 SPORT 27 Muster for youngsters who want a club FOOTBALL by John Gillies Fletcher Stewart-Hill has been We’d like to do that in collaboration appointed Central Football’s with the high schools.” A MUSTER will be held on Gisborne operations manager, Piper said Central Football had Sunday for Gisborne youngsters and the plan has been reactivated. no plans to keep school sides out who want to play football for a Stewart-Hill is a former of the Gisborne women’s league. club, possibly in the adult leagues. Gisborne Boys’ High School, The plan to rejuvenate the Interested players from 15 to Thistle and Bohemians player. men’s league followed a Central 19 years of age should gather He was particularly effective in Football review conducted in at the Eastland Junior Football midfield or up front, but could 2018-19. It found that two thirds base in the former Gisborne City also play in goal or at the back. of senior footballers in Gisborne clubrooms in Disraeli Street from Last season he was Thistle coach were over 35 years old, that the 12 midday, says Central Football’s Garrett Blair’s assistant. He is the majority of clubs were struggling, Gisborne operations manager, elder brother of Thistle first-team and that the main problem was Fletcher Stewart-Hill. goalkeeper Mitchell Stewart-Hill. that the clubs had almost no Skill games and a six-a-side Piper said one of the things connection with school-age tournament will be held on the that impressed those interviewing players. NEW TO ROLE: Thistle Reserves’ Fletcher Stewart-Hill (second adjacent Childers Road Reserve. Fletcher Stewart-Hill was his Gisborne Boys’ High School left) and United’s Aubrey Yates prepare to contest a high ball in the The session is expected to last up knowledge of the game. deputy principal Peter Ray thinks Eastern League decider last October. United won the game — and the to two hours. Piper confirmed the plan to Central Football’s decision to drop league — with a late goal. Stewart-Hill has been appointed Central Central Football has dropped bring senior high school players schools from the adult competition Football’s Gisborne operations manager. File picture by Paul Rickard school teams from the Gisborne under the club umbrella was is a mistake. men’s competitions in a drive to moving again. He referred to a presentation in boys, 550 played for the school’s and they knew it. Young men like a boost club ranks and rejuvenate “There is definite appetite from which Children’s Commissioner football club and 300 played futsal challenge.” the senior game in this district. the clubs in Gisborne for it,” he said. Andrew Becroft told a story (and most of the futsal players Ray said that Boys’ High, Lytton Last year school second “Our intent will be two-fold. illustrating the importance teenage were not winter footballers). High and Campion College would and third teams were excluded We would look to see the boys attached to playing alongside Peter Ray said the thinking of continue to run their Wednesday from Eastern League men’s establishment of what we are their mates. the Wellington College students afternoon interschool competition, competition, and Central Football calling a development league. Students at Wellington College was reflected in the attitude of although it would need to be signalled its intention to exclude That will be largely dependent on had asked for a change in the way players in Gisborne Boys’ High strengthened to provide the school first teams this year. numbers. The majority of a team football teams were organised. School’s second and third teams. continuous competitive football Tairawhiti Secondary Schools would be youth and secondary Instead of the routine of trials, “I had my third 11 saying every that they experienced in the men’s Principals Association opposed school players, and they would selections and prescribed coaches week, ‘Why can‘t we play against competition. the plans, while the response from have three or four level-headed and training sessions, they wanted the men, like we did last year?’,” The Boys’ High first 11 would clubs was a mixture of support, experienced players around to be able to select their own he said. go into their Super 8 tournament opposition and curiosity. them to help develop them as teams – made up of their mates – “They enjoyed playing together having had little playing time In December, Central Football individuals. and find their own managers. with a group of mates, supporting together against tough opposition, chief operations manager Donald “And we will still be looking to They were allowed to do this each other in adversity. Even and would meet the likes of Piper said the plan to exclude the offer secondary school football and, in the next year, Wellington though they lost most of their Tauranga Boys’ College, Hamilton school first teams was on hold on a midweek basis for the social College increased the number games in the adult competition, by Boys’ High and Palmerston North until a new operations manager for player who doesn’t want to go of its football teams from four to the end of the season they were Boys’ High, who regularly faced Gisborne was settled in the job. anywhere near senior football. 21. In a school with a roll of 1700 loving it. They were getting better, high-quality opposition.

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2 11 Whakatane 22 0 19 Ruatoria 00 22 Opotiki 1 H 6:02am 6:27pm H 6:54am 7:21pm Hicks Bay L 12:16pm Hicks Bay L 12:37am 1:10pm Rotorua Te Puia Springs 19 H 5:49am 6:14pm H 6:41am 7:08pm Waipiro Bay L 11:51am Waipiro Bay L 12:12am 12:45pm Tokomaru Bay NOON TOMORROW H 5:37am 6:02pm H 6:29am 6:56pm 35 high low Tolaga Bay L 11:39am Tolaga Bay L 12:00am 12:33pm H L H 5:10am 5:35pm H 6:02am 6:31pm Matawai Gisborne L 11:23am 11:48pm Gisborne L 12:17pm H 4:48am 5:16pm H 5:41am 6:10pm Tolaga Bay Fronts 2 Te Karaka Wairoa L 11:06am 11:30pm Wairoa L 11:59am SUN-MOON-MAORI FISHING GUIDE warm OceanFun Publishing www.ofu.co.nz Maori fi shing guide by Bill Hohepa© Rise 7:17 am Rise 7:18 am cold Set 7:09 pm Set 7:07 pm 23 Gisborne Set 4:49 am Set 6:01 am 5 stationary Rise 6:37 pm Rise 7:08 pm 38 2 1.5 Best at Best at Good Bad occluded 11:48 am 12:14 am 12:40 pm 24 Wairoa NZ SITUATION NZ TOMORROW GISBORNE READINGS© OceanFun PublishingWORLD www ofu co nzTOMORROW Maori fishing guide by Bill Hohepa A northerly flow spreads Auckland fi ne 24 Taken at the Airport, for the 24 hours Adelaide showers 15 22 over New Zealand today, Hamilton fi ne 25 to 9am, Friday 26 Mar 2021 Amsterdam rain 6 9 ahead of a frontal system Tauranga fi ne 22 SUNSHINE hours Bangkok fine 28 34 On Thursday, 25 Mar – Beijing cloudy 9 20 that is expected to move Rotorua fi ne 19 WIND km/h To date for March – Berlin showers 6 11 onto the country tomorrow. Taupo fi ne 21 less than 30 Average for March 179.0 Brisbane fine 19 30 A broad trough then moves Napier fi ne 23 New Plymouth fi ne 22 To date this year – Buenos Aires showers 18 22 Napier 1 30 to 59 onto the South Island on 23 Palmerston North fi ne 24 To date last year 699.9 Cairo fine 10 21 Monday and affects much of Canberra fine 7 21 60 or more Wellington fi ne 20 WIND km/h Hastings the country on Tuesday. Cape Town rain 16 20 23 Christchurch fi ne 27 Max gust on Thu 25 Mar S 37 SWELL m source: Delhi fine 18 36 © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021 e.g. S 1m 1 SwellMap.co.nz GISBORNE Queenstown showers 21 RAINFALL mm Frankfurt showers 5 11 Dunedin showers 23 24 hours to 9am, Fri 26 Mar – Geneva showers 5 13 GISBORNE CITY SUN PROTECTION ALERT TODAY IN HISTORY To date for March – Hong Kong fine 21 27 TOMORROWmorning min 11 SUNDAYmorning min 10 MONDAY morning min 12 Average for March 102.0 London cloudy 7 10 Fine. Light winds.max Fine, some high max Fine, variable high max :15 :10 1989 – Conditions remained dry Los Angeles fine 8 25 23 23 24 10 AM– 4 PM To date this year – cloud. Northerlies. cloud. Northerlies. PROTECTION REQUIRED in eastern North Island areas from To date last year 108.0 Melbourne showers 15 20 Seek shade, reapply sunscreen East Cape to Gisborne. Monthly EVAPOTRANSPIRATION mm Moscow rain 1 7 Data provided by NIWA rainfall totals amounted to 10-20% Daily average for past week 2.1 New York fine 9 17 Paris showers 4 12 GISBORNE REGION of normal. Only 8mm of rain was TEMPERATURE °C TUESDAY recorded at Gisborne - the lowest Perth fine 14 28 Maximum 19.2 Singapore thunder 24 33 Fine. Northerlies. Fine, some high cloud. Fine, variable high cloud. Cloudy periods, a few spots March rainfall total there for over 50 Minimum 10.3 Northerlies. Northerlies. of rain later. Northerlies. Stockholm showers 2 12 years. Invercargill, however, recorded Grass minimum – Suva showers 24 30 over twice their normal rainfall. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE Sydney fine 16 27 For the latest weather info including Weather Warnings visit At 9am 26 Mar (hPa) 1027.3 Tokyo fine 8 20 metservice.com At 9am 26 Mar (inches) 30.34 Toronto fine -2 8 FOOTBALL INSIDECRICKET Indoor bowls ...... 24 Tennis ...... 25 Cricket, rugby .... 26 Football ...... 27

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NETBALL Gold and Trident High by Murray Robertson School.” The B Grade teams TIGHT MARKING: Whangara Old Girls centre Ruby Westrupp keeps the THE Kathleen compete for the Patsy ball away from Anatea Taituha, of YMP, in a premier-grade netball game in Henderson Memorial Burke Memorial Shield, Gisborne last year. The teams can be expected to be tough competitors Tournament opens the a trophy in memory again tomorrow in the Kathleen Henderson Memorial Tournament. 2021 Tairawhiti netball of a Poverty Bay File picture by Paul Rickard season at Victoria representative who died Domain tomorrow — 24 when a ferry she was teams will be in action on sank at Tauranga. across four grades. She was a stalwart of St Trident High Mary’s Old Girls, Grey School, from Wing and HSOG netball Whakatane, will clubs. be back after being The 2020 B Grade absent for the past winners were Tatapouri two tournaments, Sportsfit, and Horouta Gisborne Netball Taimana were runners- Centre manager Allisa up. Hall says. “Both teams are “They will bring an contesting B Grade again exciting unknown aspect this year,” Hall said. to A Grade,” she said. “The teams drew last “Unfortunately we year. Sportsfit won by won’t have Tairawhiti way of goal differential. Maori teams challenging “They’ll be challenged this year as their Easter by High School Old Girls, national tournament has Ngatapa Red, Ritana Snr been cancelled again due A and YMP (2).” to uncertainty over Covid The C Grade teams levels,” Hall said. compete for the Elizabeth “We’re looking forward Crawford Memorial to having our first men’s Shield donated by the exhibition match at our Crawford family and preseason hit-out. Grey Wing Netball Club “The two men’s teams in 1974. Crawford was a will play a full 40-minute founding member of the game, and it will be Grey Wing Club and a fantastic to see the player who competed in athletic skills the men top-level netball before bring to our game. her death. “This will be the first The 2020 winners were time we have had men’s Tairawhiti Maori Under- and women’s games 15s and the runners-up during the same event were OBM Blue. day, so it’s an exciting “Without the Tairawhiti step for our male Maori teams competing, netballers in Tairawhiti.” the way is open for a new In competition play C Grade champion,” Hall during the Sutherland said. Auto-sponsored “We’re expecting tournament, A Grade great competition from teams will compete for Campion Snr A, Claydens the Kathleen Henderson Waikohu (2), GGHS Snr Memorial Shield, which B, Ngatapa Green, Thistle was donated by the Storm and OBM Blue.” Henderson family in “The D Grade 1942 in memory of their compete for the Dawn daughter. Gallagher Shield in “Kathleen Henderson memory of Dawn, who was a Gisborne Girls’ was recognised as a top High School and Poverty representative player and Bay representative player top New Zealand umpire. who died at the age of “Gallagher was a 17,” Hall said. driving force behind the Last year the A Poverty Bay umpires Grade winners were and during her reign YMP Whanau, and Gisborne’s group of the runners-up were national umpires was one Whangara Old Girls. of the strongest per capita “YMP Whanau are in New Zealand.” back this year to defend The 2020 winners were their title and Whangara Ngatapa White, and the will be wanting to pip runners-up were Uawa them after narrow losses Hinematioro. to YMP in both the “Both teams are tournament and the main competing again this year, premier final in 2020,” so it will be great to see Hall said. them contest this grade,” “They’ll be challenged Hall said. by Claydens Waikohu “They’ll be challenged (1), Gisborne Girls’ High by GGHS Junior A, School Senior A, Horouta Kotahi Aroha and XLR8.” SEASON READY TO GO