SATURDAY, JULY 24, 2021

AT WORK: Paul Robinson stands in front of the Tokyo Big Sight convention centre, which has been taken over by the world’s media as the main Olympic broadcasting and press centre for the Games. Picture supplied

A lot of data, quickly Reporter Jack Malcolm spoke to Gisborne’s Paul Robinson, in Tokyo for the Olympics, as he made last minute touches to the backend infrastructure of Reuters, one of the biggest news agencies in the world.

S the runners cross the fi nish line published online is the one that is picked up eight other cameras all shooting the diff erent technical solutions together, “to make sure in the prestige men’s 100m dash around the world by news publishers, so every running lanes.” everything works”. in the hope of earning a coveted millisecond counts. Even with the camera settings tuned down Since arriving in Tokyo early in July, AOlympic gold medal in Tokyo, the “It’s the name of the game. It’s a competition from shooting the highest quality images, Robinson says he has already forgotten what race for Gisborne-born Paul Robinson and his between the top press agencies in terms of the team will still be receiving gigabytes of day it is in the muddle of working consecutive team will just be beginning. who can get the content out the fastest. information every minute during the high- 12-hour days. Working for one of the biggest news “ e two key moments (for us) are the pressure events. He won’t get a day off until the Olympics agencies in the world, Reuters, Robinson is lighting of the Olympic fl ame and the men’s “It’s a lot of data coming in quickly.” wrap up on August 8, but it’s all part of the tasked with setting up and maintaining their 100m fi nal, which is always a big high-  e photos are then distributed to their “fun” of problem-solving complex logistical massive infrastructure system on the ground pressure event.” global network of editors, who caption the and technical challenges, he said. in Tokyo as the team manager for their Special  e team on the ground a whole raft of images and publish them online.  e fi rst time Robinson touched down in Technology Services Solutions. “toys” to play with — multiple robotically-  e agency has installed its own virtual Tokyo in preparation for the games was in Reuters is a newswire service, selling stores controlled remote camera systems traversing network across the country that staff can 2017, for the world press briefi ng, which and images to newspapers around the world, the catwalks above the Olympic Stadium access in any Olympic venue, bypassing the is when the technical team starts their produced by an army of more than 2500 and underwater cameras to capture both the Japanese public internet to ensure they have involvement. journalists and 650 photojournalists. diving and swimming. the fastest connection possible. From there it’s been a process of making Robinson’s role is to ensure the content “For the men’s 100m fi nal we’ll have “ ey’ve all got to come through to us, sure their hardware is up to date, particularly being produced is distributed as quickly probably 10 photographers shooting it, but through our infrastructure, captured by us for the picture team who are “the guys who as possible, in a world where being fi rst is then some of those will also be following then relayed to the teams,” said Robinson. require the most attention”. “everything”. remote cameras. We’ve also got a set-up where His role is to lead the team that is “We’ve been building up to it for a number He says it is common that the fi rst photo someone has a pedal where they can fi re up responsible for the glue that binds the Continued on page 2 2 THE GISBORNE HERALD LEAD

BIG EVENTS: Paul Robinson’s job has given him the opportunity to attend some of the biggest sporting events in the world is pictured here with Richie McCaw after winning the 2015 . Picture supplied

‘We’re certainly not bored’

From page 1 of years and obviously with the delay and That trip has turned into an extended stay. everything that’s happened. . . that in itself is In 2009 he was first employed by Reuters as a a massive logistical and technical challenge.” consultant network engineer. His role has allowed him to travel the world, “ was an overseas experience, but setting up systems for some of the biggest it’s turned into a longer stint because of the sporting and political events. company I work for. He’s been on the ground for multiple “The work I do is good and important. . . The summer and winter Olympics, the Superbowl, people I work with are from all cultures and Wimbledon and the Cannes Film Festival, to nationalities. It’s such a melting pot.” name a few. He found out a colleague was part of the “When we’re not working on events, Reuters’ team that was about to fly out to we support editorial globally for Reuters. South Africa for the Football World Cup Particularly the TV department, they’ve got in 2010, and Robinson knew that was the quite a complex network set up globally. . . department he wanted to work in. “We’re certainly not bored.” His chance would come a few years later, Although he is still based out of London, and after meeting the boss over beers at the Robinson’s job allows him to work remotely pub, he was offered the job as a network when he is not required at an event, so he solutions architect. was able to work from his father’s home in He welcomed the change from working in Gisborne for the three months leading into an office, seizing every opportunity. the Games. In his first few months, he was already “I do maintain a tight connection with learning how to bandage gunshot wounds as Gizzy. . . you don’t appreciate it fully until you part of a hostile environment training course leave. before he flew out to Iraq to update their I appreciate it more and more every time I offices in Baghdad. come back.” The first big event he was involved in was After finishing Gisborne Boys’ High School, the 2012 London Olympics. Robinson completed an engineering degree “That was kind of a chance to see how it was through Massey University in Auckland, but done and see the other guys in action and it was not focused on the type of work he has learn from them. ended up doing. “It was a nice way to learn and it was a great He said as he was finishing his degree in Olympics as well; the way the home crowd 1996 he didn’t think he was heading into embraced it.” network engineering, but he learned the Fast forward to 2021, and after last night’s ropes on his first job out of university. opening ceremony in Tokyo, Robinson’s “BIG TOYS”: Reuters staff have some nifty gadgets for covering this year’s Olympics. He lived in Melbourne for three years before systems will be flat out ensuring images and Pictured is one of many remote-controlled cameras that will capture all the action flying to London for “a couple of years” in stories find their way to all corners of the from the rafters of the Olympic stadium in Tokyo. 2003. globe. Picture supplied Saturday, July 24, 2021 3 PROFILE

HONOURED TO SERVE Tairawhiti fire chief Charlie Turei will bow out of firefighting in September after 46 years as a firefighter and 15 years as the region’s area fire commander. He talked to reporter Murray Robertson. harlie Turei says he has decided “I have also stayed because Tairawhiti he led his fire crews through the rest of that me in no uncertain terms - ‘you will take the to retire now “because I’m old volunteers need support, need continued difficult, harrowing night, and in the days job’. So now you know who’s the boss in our Cenough to”. backup and need someone to continually that followed. house.” It is appropriate that Charlie advocate on their behalf for the appropriate Charlie started as a firefighter on June Since then Charlie has worked in ends his career in Gisborne and that will fleet and equipment. 6 1975, based at Lower Hutt, then Upper Whanganui (1998) as Deputy Chief Fire happen on September 27 when he makes “It’s not always the best fleet and Hutt, and was appointed to Station Officer in Officer, Fire Safety Officer and Principal way for new area fire commander Peter equipment to be honest, but appropriate,” Central in 1980. Rural Fire Officer. Clark, who has been part of the FENZ team Charlie said, In those years he attended multiple Then the family moved to Kawerau (1999- in Gisborne before. “Volunteering is so, so difficult to promote structure fires across all of Wellington, 2003) where Charlie was Chief Fire Officer Charlie spent most of his youthful years in and maintain just because our young schools, multi-storey industrial fires, and and Fire Safety Officer. this district. population here are on the move the minute crashes. “That was a dual role also covering all of “I whakapapa back to Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. they finish school.” “Too many to count,” Charlie said. the Eastern Bay of Plenty from Kawerau to “I moved to Tolaga Bay from Auckland “I’m very excited now that Fire and “My largest fire at that time involved the Opotiki to Waihau Bay.” when I was an 8 year old, and was raised by Emergency New Zealand is certainly going Mobil Oil storage unit at Seaview. The bulk In 2003 he moved to Taupo as Chief Fire my stepmother’s brother and wife.” to have a very different structure to that I store vats caught fire, with four tanks each Officer, and from there to Gisborne in 2006. He went to Tolaga Bay Area School for managed, and it’s actually going to be better,” carrying 4000L of various oils and fuel, and Along the way Charlie and Marlene, who the remainder of his primary schooling but he said. it spread to involve almost the entire site.” works as a business finance manager for returned to Auckland for secondary school. “The community of Tairawhiti should see More than 100 firefighters were involved in Agfirst Engineering in Gisborne, had two He was working for the Fire Service in some very good changes coming. fighting it for more than 24 hours. children. Taupo when he came back to Gisborne “I’m picking once the organisation “We also had a lot of vegetation fires that Matt is a doctor, a consulting radiologist in in 2006, to take up the position of area structure has fully stood up, the real work went for days. In those days there were no Hawke’s Bay and daughter Charlene works commander. will begin.” helicopters with monsoon buckets to help. for a design company in Wellington. “I came to Gisborne because I was In terms of fire and emergency incidents “You chased the fires on foot or you let They have four grandchildren, and they are encouraged to by a senior regional manager that stand out for him, Charlie recalls the them come to you.” looking forward to spending more time with at the time. Gisborne earthquake on December 20, 2007. In the mid-1980s Charlie and his family them all now Charlie is retiring. “He asked if I would consider coming here “I had left town at 4pm that day and was moved to Hamilton where he had fire safety “When I look back on a very long career and to be honest I hadn’t considered it at headed away on annual leave. and fire investigator roles. He also lectured the only thing I would change would be not that time. “Marlene and I had stopped in Ohope and at Waikato University, teaching a fire design to move about as often because it can be “He said it would be a good move for my were going to overnight there, but at 9.45pm paper. very disruptive to the family, particularly the career. thereabouts the house we were staying in In 1987 it was off to children. “After discussing it with my wife Marlene started to shake. where he became a Senior Station Officer, “Otherwise, I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. we decided to make the move. We no longer “My wife and I laughed and thought Ohope and he was appointed Chief Fire Officer “I am very grateful to Marlene. She had children at home. is having a nice little shake, but within there in 1995. sacrificed her career to stay at home and raise “I thought I would give it two or three minutes my pager went off and my phone “This was a difficult time of change in the our children till our daughter reached the age years, but 15 years later, I’m still here.” went and I found out about the major quake Fire Service when it went into a transition of 14. Charlie said he has stayed in Gisborne here. period which took its toll and I resigned in “Their career success is due to Marlene’s because he became increasingly aware that “Our communications centre told me, ‘You 1996 to take up a role as Fire Officer for the commitment. She has been the stable, the professional, career firefighters in this have a very large earthquake there Charlie. DHB Mid Central Health.” consistent influence, always picking up district are the best he has come across as There’s been buildings collapse’. He returned to the Fire Service two years work in her field of financial and business he’s travelled the country. “So we made the dash home, and the rest later. management. “They are highly motivated, are engaged in is history.” “A new manager at the time asked me to “I’ve been proud to be a member of the Fire their community and very respectful of their His Gisborne deputy John Haggland held return to the fold. I was reluctant. Service and now FENZ, and I wish Fire and bosses. the fort till Charlie got back to town and then “However, long story short, Marlene told Emergency New Zealand all the best.” 4 THE GISBORNE HERALD

Did you know? There’s a lot more to our gardens and much-loved plants than we realise — amazing secrets are lurking everywhere in our gardens. Here are some super interesting facts that you didn’t know about plants — until today. Try them out at your next trivia event.

sunflower is not just one flower. Barbara Orchid Show. “Its ‘baking cookie’ The sunflower is a huge flower, but aroma has made it a winner.” And that’s the head or fuzzy brown centre not all: The cymbidium ‘Golden Elf’ smells Aactually contains 1000–2000 lemony, and Phalaenopsis violacea has a individual flowers. Each of those individual cinnamon scent. “Just like you’d combine flowers will produce a sunflower seed. jelly beans to create new flavours, you can ■ There are more microorganisms in one combine orchids to create a garden that teaspoon of soil than there are people on smells like a dessert buffet,” says Hatfield. earth. It’s aliiiiive! Okay, in all seriousness, ■ Wishbone flower is real. Torenia, that fact might make you uncomfortable, a shade-loving annual, is called the but microbes are important for keeping your wishbone flower. Look for tiny wishbone- soil full of nutrients. shape stamens inside the purple, blue or ■ Plants really do respond to sound. Talking burgundy petals. to plants to help them grow is a well-known ■ The world’s tallest-growing tree old gardeners tale, but studies have shown is the coast redwood (Sequoia vibration (like music, or perhaps even sempervirens),which grows along the the sweet sound of your voice) can affect Pacific Coast of the United States, mainly plant growth. Plus, the Myth Busters (in in California. Interestingly enough, it’s not an admittedly not-so-scientific study), the world’s oldest-growing tree; that award compared a silent greenhouse to one where goes to a bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata). they piped in a voice soundtrack, and found ■ What is the fastest-growing woody that plants in the latter grew more. plant in the world? Bamboo! It can grow ■ Butterflies might be more attracted to about 88cm in a single day. your weeds than your flowers. Colourful ■ Where did making wine originate? blooms aren’t the chief reason these insects Archaeologists have uncovered evidence love your garden — it’s more about the that grapes were grown to make wine fragrance and nectar. According to the about 8000 years ago in Mesopotamia Smithsonian Institute, new cultivars of (today’s Iraq), although the ancient popular flowers have been bred for enhanced Egyptians were the first to record the colour and size, but have often lost their process of making wine about 5000 years fragrance in the process. So everyday weeds, ago. like dandelions and clovers, might actually ■ What flower was once more valuable MORE THAN ONE: The brown centre of the sunflower plant is actually thousands of flowers. be the most appealing things in your yard to than gold? During the 1600s, tulips were Each will produce a sunflower seed. butterflies (they hate pesticides, too). Taking so valuable in Holland that their bulbs were File picture care to choose heirloom flower seeds can get worth more than gold. The craze was called them to also fly your way. tulip mania, or tulipomania, and caused the look of a pinecone with flesh like that or fruits. Nonflowering plants, like pines, ■ Some of your favourite fruits are actually the crash of the Dutch economy. Tulips can of an apple. Pineapples are the only edible spruces, firs, junipers, larches, cycads, and in the rose family (Rosaceae). Apples, continue to grow as much as an inch per day members of the bromeliad family. ginkgoes are called gymnosperms. peaches, and pears — oh my! Plus cherries, after being cut. Does this mean money really ■ From a botanical standpoint, avocados ■ What flower resembles a Ddragon? It’s the raspberries, strawberries and more are does grow on trees/bulbs? and pumpkins are fruits, not vegetables, beloved snapdragon flower! If you squeeze rosaceae, making them relatives to the long- ■ What do vanilla and corn have in because they bear the plants’ seeds. the sides, the dragon’s mouth will appear to stemmed Valentine’s Day variety. common? Vanilla flavouring comes from the Rhubarb, on the other hand, is a vegetable. open and close. ■ The right orchid combination can smell pod of an orchid, Vanilla planifolia. Though ■ Where did Poinsettias originate? They ■ What is the difference between nectarines like your favourite dessert. Delicious, so did the pods are called vanilla beans, they’re were natives of Mexico and were brought and peaches? Nectarines don’t have fuzzy you know that the vanilla bean comes from more closely related to corn than green to the United States in 1825 by the first US skins. You can graft peach branches onto a an orchid varietal? And it’s not the only beans. minister to Mexico, Joel Poinsett, for whom nectarine tree or nectarine branches onto a sweet-smelling kind: “An oncidium hybrid ■ What fruit is from the bromeliad family? the plant is named. peach tree so you have both types of fruits. called ‘Sharry Baby’smells like chocolate,” The word pineapple comes from European ■ Why do cranberries float? Small pockets ■ What fruit has seeds on the outside? The says George Hatfield, president of the Santa explorers who thought the fruit combined of air inside cranberries cause them to average strawberry has 200 seeds. It’s the bounce and float in water. only fruit that bears its seeds on the outside. ■ What is the largest flower in the world ■ Why do we cry when cutting onions? (and the stinkiest)? The flower of the titan Sulphuric compounds are to blame arum (Amorphophallus titanium) is the for cut onions bringing tears to your largest unbranched flower in the world eyes. According to the National Onion and can reach up to 4.5m tall. The bloom Association, chilling the onion and cutting LIVE NOW, PAY LATER. produces a smell like that of rotting meat, the root end last reduces the problem. giving it the common name of corpse ■ One of the oldest living tree species is LIFE FOCUSED. flower. A similar smell comes from Rafflesia, the Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); it dates back to another plant that hails from the rainforests about 250 million years ago. Dawn redwood Enjoy new glasses with of Sumatra. Both plants developed their (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is another interest free instalments* scent so they could be pollinated by flies; ancient species; it dates back about 150 made easy by Visionplan™ they don’t compete with other blooms for million years. Both were known in the fossil butterflies and hummingbirds. record before they were found alive. *Deposit required upon signing contract. 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Winter Kiwifruit Green Salad Bowl of ese kiwifruit recipes start with fresh fruit, then get mixed up in mouthwatering salads and entrees that you’ll want to make again and again. gleaming greens Try these super-easy but impressive recipes with wonderful harmony of fl avours and textures. And soon these will become one of your new favourites.

WINTER KIWIFRUIT 2 Chillies, fi nely chopped GREEN SALAD ½ the juice of a freshly squeezed lime or lemon SERVES: 4 Bunch of fresh Corriander PREPARATION: 10 minutes COOKING: None TACO INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS 1 packet of mini soft Tacos 5 cups baby spinach 3 or 4 orange kūmara, diced 3 kiwifruit, peeled and chopped 1 can of chickpeas, drained 2 large celery stalks, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon chilli powder 1 pear, quartered and thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon of paprika ½ cup pecans or nuts of choice 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin ½ cup goats cheese 1/2 teaspoon of oregano Black pepper Olive Oil Roasted Kūmara and Chickpea Tacos with Kiwifruit Salsa DRESSING INGREDIENTS ¼ cup olive oil 1 tablespoon honey TO SERVE 1 tablespoon mustard Salad greens Juice of 1 lemon Plain Greek Yoghurt

¼ teaspoon salt SALSA METHOD Place all salsa ingredients in a bowl METHOD and mix gently, refrigerate until ready In a small bowl combine the dressing to serve ingredients

In a large bowl, combine the salad TACO METHOD ingredients and drizzle the dressing on Preheat oven to 180°C top. Toss to combine and serve. Place kūmara and chickpeas in a bowl with splash of olive oil and all other ingredients including some freshly ROASTED KŪMARA AND ground black pepper. Mix gently to CHICKPEA TACOS WITH coat KIWIFRUIT SALSA Roast in the oven until both the kūmara and chickpeas are golden SERVES: 4 to 6 brown — about 20 minutes PREPARATION: 15 minutes COOKING: 20 minutes Serve on heated taco shells with lettuce, kiwifruit salsa and plain Greek yoghurt or sour cream SALSA INGREDIENTS 4 Green Kiwifruit, diced NB:  is salsa goes well with chicken 4 Gold Kiwifruit, diced and fi sh, tacos and tortilla chips. 1 red onion, diced — Courtesy of 5+ A Day 6 THE GISBORNE HERALD TRAVEL

Twinkle-twinkle little worms Unique underground limestone formations are one of New Zealand’s most inspiring natural spectacles. Beneath the rolling green hills of Waitomo, Preeti Maheshwari and her family experience the wonder of Waitomo Caves.

on’t blink, don’t speak and don’t ecosystem of darkness, moisture and Most of the time the glowworms were too After this adventure in another world sneak a photo — that’s how nutrients. far from view to be distinguished as a worm, beneath the ground, a great sense of wonder you got to enjoy the miraculous With the help of a local Maori guide we but there were moments in which I could get overcame us as we emerged back into the Dunderground celestial display. explored the stunning underground scenery. close enough to marvel at them individually, sunlight. The Glowworm Grotto left me It was pitch-dark inside as we glided along Along the way, she explained the history of almost like thousands of independent speechless as I’d never seen anything like on a silent river. There was just the sound of the caves, the science behind the glowworms, vertically-hanging strands waiting for their this before — a surreal starry subterranean trickling water, echoing off the walls of the and the Maori history associated with it. prey. wonderland. cave. As we meandered along, my fellow travellers were quiet and all I could hear was the muffled sound of astonished sighs and the soft drip-drip from the incredible stalactite formations. In this complete darkness was a “sky of stars” twinkling and sparkling like the Milky Way, not just above our heads but all around us. Thousands upon thousands of glowworms create this celestial ceiling. Some glowed bright baby blue, while others shone more dimly. Some, which were in their growing stage, were yet to join the display. These are the Waitomo Glowworm Caves (Glowworm Grotto, Ruakuri Cave and Aranui Cave) in Waitomo — a perfect weekend getaway to explore underground caves famous for glowworms and blackwater rafting. These glowworms, scientifically known as Arachnocampa Luminosa, are unique to New Zealand. Thousands of these tiny creatures hang from the cave’s ceiling, radiating their unmistakable luminescent light to attract their prey. Their luminosity is their sign of hunger, and they will shine as brightly as possible to trick flies into thinking their GLOWING WONDERS: light is the exit from the cave, but instead, The sticky they trap these flies in their sticky and acidic vertically-hanging strands of hanging strands. glowworms waiting for their prey. Waitomo River passes through the cave and provides the basis for a delicate SaTuRDay, July 24, 2021 7 TRAVEL

UNDErGrOUND GALAXY: Top, the formations of stalactites in Ruakuri cave. Below are the dummy abseilers at the cave. Right, the spiral ramp that takes you into the cave. Centre, Mayank, Preeti and Devansh posing for a perfect picture inside the cave. Bottom right is an imposing flowstone curtain of limestone. Pictures by Preeti Maheshwari Exploring the subterranean milky way Next to the Grotto is Ruakuri Cave. any geographer would be marvelled This cave also has the river running to see. through it, again making it the perfect The third main cave is Aranui which environment for the glowworms. The is different from the other two as experience here was quite different there’s no river running through it and and began with descending a dramatic also it doesn’t have the glowworms. 15 metre man-made spiral ramp into However, the beautiful high chambers the cave. decorated with limestone formations The journey through this cave was in a variety of shades make this cave both investigative and educational. all the more spectacular. With our expert tour guide, it felt like By the end of the day we were tired we had embarked on a time-travel but it was truly amazing to see how mission going back 20 million years crazy and creative nature can be. to learn about how the caves were Along with the fun at the caves, formed below sea level and how the what made our trip more special water flowing through them was was our stay at the Woodlyn Park. caused by small cracks on the walls of Tucked in the countryside, this offbeat the cavern. hotel is just 2km from the Waitomo In the Ruakuri Cave we were allowed Glowworm Caves. It had a unique set to take pictures of the cobalt blue dots up of a vintage Bristol Freighter plane with our cameras and capture the where our accommodation was in the beauty and magic of the glowworms cockpit. along with impressive limestone It was a crazy but novel experience formations, crystals and fossils — the to be on a flight that would never take stalactites and stalagmites — I’m sure off. 8 THE GISBORNE HERALD COLUMN Not wanting to upend confi dence n Kerry Worsnop’s July 18 column the issue. e fi rst is self-evident: on a fi nite than 10 before I understood it. e most So it’s no surprise that (“Groundswell building for a while”) she planet there are limits to growth, and only important driver of economic growth is the governments have been less expresses very strong and completely those whose political and/or emotional fi nancial system’s absolute dependence on than honest with the people understandable feelings. Moreover, hers needs require that can deny it. I began it. e banks make their living (and a very who elect them. Via the by I Martin is just one voice of many railing against to understand this aged 10, when one by good one!) from interest on loans of money advertising industry, they what they see as increasingly dictatorial one the ponds where I went fi shing were the central banks create out of thin air by persuade us to consume, Hanson government restrictions on freedom, both in fi lled in for housing. Either New Zealand computer keystrokes. Unless borrowers are consume, consume, with New Zealand and overseas. governments have not understood this, confi dent they can repay the interest, they the inevitable result However, those of us who have been paying or more likely, as an American novelist won’t borrow, and the economy goes into that atmospheric CO2 attention to the wider picture should not be famously put it: “It is diffi cult for a man to recession. Banks, their client governments concentration has risen at surprised; indeed, the writing was on the understand something if his salary depends and corporations therefore cannot aff ord an increasing pace. wall decades ago. on his not understanding it.” to admit that at some time in the future, I won’t go into the As I see it, there are two main strands to e other is fi nancial, and I was much older growth will come to an end. evidence for anthropogenic global warming; suffi ce to say that governments 1500 accept it, or at least make appropriate noises. But ACROSS 55 Set into surface (5) DOWN 40 Gambler’s stake (4) what is clear is that the most highly- 1 Swamp (5) 58 Rebuke formally (9) 2 Frightened (6) 45 Direction indicator (5) organised and eloquent opposition claims 4 Completely calm, self- 59 Paper fastener (6) 3 Chop off (5) 46 True-to-type (7) that governments are using global warming possessed (4,2,1,8) 60 Perform surgery (7) 5 Bullocks (4) 47 Sudden short attack (4) as a weapon are completely illogical; 14 S American country (5) 61 Small measure of spirits (3) 6 Songlike (7) 48 Tooth coating (6) even if governments have “weaponised” 15 Small wood (5) 63 Candle cord (4) 7 In poor health (6) 49 Slow-moving animal (5) global warming, that doesn’t mean it isn’t 16 Irish sprite (10) 64 Prosperity (6) 8 Fashion by hand (5) 50 Enigma (7) occurring. 17 Bid (5) 65 Pixie (3) 9 Keep in check (7) 52 Fantastic but vain hopes 19 Moose (3) 66 Retraction (10) 10 Debatable (4) (4,6) But there’s another factor in the mix; 20 Germ (7) 68 Sea animal (6) 11 Exertion (6) 53 Pardoned (7) one that governments and media really 21 Statue (9) 69 Malicious or spitefully 12 Ceramic squares (5) 54 Short sleep (6) don’t want to talk about. And unlike global 22 Spring-flowering corm (6) critical (6) 13 Slightly hungry (7) 55 Halcyon (7) warming, this one is self-evident to anyone 25 Academic (9) 71 Spoke haltingly (9) 14 Thin dry biscuit (7) 56 Social blunder (5) prepared to connect the following “dots”: 27 Preacher’s platform (6) 76 Lampoon (4-2) 18 Osmosis (10) 57 Talon (4) • Globally, the great bulk of our energy 28 Scarcity (6) 77 Doggedly persistent (9) 23 Craze (5) 62 Postage sticker (5) comes from fossil fuels, particularly oil. 33 Venture (10) 79 Presaging ill-fortune (7) 24 Open-minded (7) 67 Incinerator (7) • Fossil fuels are a fi nite resource. 35 Make public (3) 81 Gratuity (3) 26 Farewell expression 68 Recorded on paper (7) • Th ey vary with regard to quality and ease 36 Winged child (6) 84 Provide food (5) (7) 70 Pharmacist (7) of access. 37 Black marketeer (4) 85 Tepid claim (anag)(10) 27 Scent (7) 72 Huge destructive wave (7) • Energy companies fi rst go for the 39 Animal’s coat (3) 86 Characteristic (5) 29 Copy (7) 73 Sheep meat (6) cheapest to exploit “low-hanging fruit”, then 41 Sharp raceway bend (7) 87 Creepy (5) 30 Toddler (6) 74 Neater (6) 42 Rich, elaborate cake (6) 88 Friendly understanding 31 Doomed (5) 75 Daintily odd (6) moving to the more expensive deposits, such 43 Moving ahead (9) between states (7,8) 32 Detailed critical inspection 76 Reject with contempt (5) as those in the most inhospitable regions like 44 Soldier’s decoration (5) 89 Air holes (5) (6) 78 Savoury meat jelly (5) the Arctic and deep water. 45 Legal representative (8) 34 Cheese type (4) 80 Health worker (5) • Th e cost of fossil fuel energy will 50 Myself (2) 36 Unrefined (5) 82 Liberate (4) inevitably continue to rise. 51 Printing character style (8) 38 Lacking clarity (5) 83 Sense (4) Fossil fuel costs are normally expressed in fi nancial terms, but a more meaningful 12345678910111213 measure is “Energy Return over Energy 14 Investment” (ERoEI). In mid-20th century Texas and Oklahoma, about 100 barrels 15 16 17 of oil could be extracted by “spending” the energy of one barrel of oil, giving an ERoEI 18 19 of 100. But with the exception of Iraq, the 20 21 22 cheap stuff is well on the way to depletion and worldwide ERoEI values average less 23 24 than 20. With an ERoEI of 1, oil would cease to be a resource, no matter how much is 25 26 27 28 29 still in the ground. But long before that, by the time ERoEI has decreased to seven or 30 31 32 less, so much of the harvested energy has to 33 34 35 36 37 38 be re-invested to get more, there just isn’t enough left over for health, education, the 39 40 arts, and all those things we take for granted. How long it will take to reach this point is 41 42 43 unknown, but given the rate of decline of global ERoEI, it’s unlikely to be more than at 44 most a few decades. 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Governments will be aware of this, but of course they don’t talk about it as it would be 55 56 57 a threat to “confi dence”. But what they can’t keep out of the public 58 59 60 mind are reports of retreating glaciers, shrinking Arctic sea ice, and a succession of 61 62 global temperature records. Whichever way 63 64 65 66 you look at it, global warming or the decline in ERoEI mean that civilisation’s fossil- 67 fuelled binge is coming to an end. e trouble is, it’s a lifestyle we take for 68 69 70 71 72 granted and indeed consider it to be a 73 74 75 human right. Peter Williams, in his Magic Mornings opinion column “Why you should 76 77 78 79 80 be sceptical about the Climate Change Commission report” (June 10, 2021) said: 81 82 83 “It is gross interference in the way we are expected to live our lives, the way we will 84 85 86 travel around, the way we will keep ourselves 87 warm and the way we will earn our living as an exporter of food.” 88 89 So it’s no wonder that some people are having “conspiratorial” thoughts. Saturday, July 24, 2021 9 TELEVISION on tv this weekend

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An evil queen steals a kingdom and takes control of it, and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birth right. Starring: Julia Roberts, Lily Collins.

OLYMPIC GAMES, TOKYO 2020 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon, TVNZ 1 Sunday, 8.35pm, TVNZ 2 Day 1 and Day 2 coverage from Tokyo, starting with highlights of the Accountant Calvin Joyner’s life changes drastically after Bob Stone, Opening Ceremony from the Olympic Stadium. his classmate in high school, drags him into a dubious covert opera- tion. Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Kevin Hart.

THE CABIN IN THE WOODS Saturday, 8.30pm, TVNZ DUKE HITCHED Five college students go on a break at a remote cabin Saturday, 8.55pm, TVNZ 2 deep in the woods, where they unfortunately become Alex “Hitch” Hitchens is a professional ‘date doctor’. However, Hitch finds the charm he victims of unspeakable evil. thought he had in spades lacking when it comes to the gossip columnist whom he is smitten Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchinson. with. Starring: Will Smith, Eva Mendes. 10 THE GISBORNE HERALD SATURDAY-SUNDAY TELEVISION

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PG KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; 24Jul21 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Saturday, July 24, 2021 11 SUNDAY-MONDAY TELEVISION

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Trail PG 4.25 Love It Or List It 3 5.30 Mysteries At The 5pm Formula E World 5pm Storage Wars PGL 4.55 Thank You For Your 5.40 Gold Rush: Parker’s 5.30 Shark Tank PG Museum PGC Championship (DLY) 5.30 Pawn Stars PG Service 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Trail PG KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; 25Jul21 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. 12 THE GISBORNE HERALD WHAT’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK ON early-morning wonders, waikanae Beach by Melissa MOrrisOn in Gisborne To help promote events you are involved in, e-mail: [email protected] for a listing on the What’s On page, or [email protected] for a listing on the Tairawhiti Gisborne events diary. Saturday, July 24 ▶ Gisborne Civic Brass Band: 24-hour Band-a-thon. Come along and support band members who will be playing music throughout the night. The Band Room, 200 Childers Rd, from 2pm, gold coin donation. To sponsor a player; [email protected] ▶ Fun Dancing Gisborne. Modern, sequence and social ballroom. Theme: Your favourite outfit. No stiletto heels. St Andrew’s Church Hall, 176 Cobden St, 8-11pm, $10 door sales incl supper, ph 867 0074, [email protected] ▶ Supreme Brother Sound: EP Release Party. submit photos: www.gisborneherald.co.nz/photo-of-week, or e-mail: [email protected] Come along for reggae sounds. Dome Room, by submitting a photo, the entrant agrees to allow The Gisborne Herald Co ltd permission to use the image now and in the future for printed material and online. Where possible The Herald will make contact first. 38 Childers Rd, 9pm, R18. Tickets: $20 from The Aviary (cash-only) or $25 door sales. Tuesday, July 27 ▶ Alzheimers Gisborne/Tairawhiti: ▶ Gisborne Farmers’ Market. Locally-grown ▶ The Ashes. Gisborne-based six-piece band Transitioning a person with dementia into a produce, flowers and seedlings. Cnr Stout & playing covers and originals. Smash Palace, ▶ Gisborne Senior Citizens: Indoor Bowls. rest home. A presentation designed to inform Fitzherbert Sts, 9.30am-12.30pm. 24 Banks St, 9pm, $10 door sales. Come along, have a roll-up and meet others. and encourage those thinking about the next ▶ Gisborne Woodturners’ Group. Come along Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, 9-11.30am, step when caring for their loved ones. and work in the workshop or see what the Sunday, July 25 $3, ph Arnold 868 5529. Find out what services are available and have a group does. Clubrooms beside Enterprise Pool ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed. Work in a fully- ▶ Gisborne Runners and Walkers Club. Join chat with others on the same journey. carpark, Nelson Rd, 10am-2pm. Details: Bill ph equipped woodwork or carpentry workspace. Morris Adair Annex, Gate 2, Gisborne Hospital, 027 450 7719 or [email protected] in for a 7km walk. Meet: EIT Staffroom, Derby Tairawhiti Menzshed, cnr Parkinson & Innes St, 8am or txt 027 900 9622. 421 Ormond Rd, 10.30am-12.30pm, koha ▶ Gisborne Artists, Potters & Photographers St, 9am-2pm. Details: ph/txt 022 465 0396. appreciated. Register: Cheryl ph 867 0752, (to Sep 19). Annual exhibition of pictorial ▶ Gisborne Civic Brass Band: Open Day. ▶ He Kakano: Little Seeds. A fun sing-along Join in to learn all things brass; try playing an [email protected] imagery with paintings, prints and ceramics. and read for under 2s. HB Williams Memorial ▶ Mahjong Club, 1pm. See Jul 27. Tairawhiti Museum, 10 Stout St, Mon-Sat instrument and hear the Band play. The Band Library, 34 Bright Street, 10.30am, free. Room, 200 Childers Rd, 10am-midday, gold ▶ FreeDance. A movement and dance 10am-4pm, Sun 1.30-4pm, locals free, ▶ Mahjong Club. Enjoy a friendly fellowship. meditation practice with a variety of sound visitors $5, ph 867 3832. coin entry, BBQ brunch incl. Gisborne Town & Country Women’s Club, ▶ Universal Energy Healing. Try a relaxing and rhythms. St Andrew’s Church Hall, ▶ Love Music? Queen Bee sings classic 60s 42 Emily St, 1pm, ph Liz 281 0187. 176 Cobden St, 7-8.30pm, $5, bring water hits live. Elliott Travel, 183 Gladstone Rd, healing experience. Blind Foundation Rooms, ▶ Te Hapara Garden and Floral Art Club. 39 Grey St, 10am-2pm, $8A, $5Ch. Details: bottle and comfy clothes. See Facebook. 11am-1pm. Commune with like-minded people to improve ▶ Build-a-Band. Let’s jam. Smash Palace Bar, ▶ TRAMPS. For all singers, musicians and Rose ph 027 777 0782. gardening skills and learn floral art. St Mark’s ▶ Lions Express Train Rides. Take the kids 24 Banks St, 7-11pm, free entry, R18. poetry readers to come along and perform. Hall, 776 Childers Rd, 2.30pm. ▶ Gisborne Caledonian Society Practice. The Band Room, 200 Childers Rd, 1.30- for a train ride around the playground. ▶ Bee Smart Gisborne. An opportunity for Starts near Gisborne Wainui Lions Junior Cycle Social, modern and sequence dancing. 3.30pm, $4, ph John 868 9658. local beekeepers to get together and share St Mark’s Church Hall, 776 Childers Rd, ▶ Tennis for players of all skill levels. Park, Centennial Marine Dr, 11am-3pm, $2. ideas. EIT Rural Studies, 320 Stout St, 5.30pm. ▶ Gisborne Civic Brass Band: Open Day 7.30-9.30pm, $5. Details: Pat ph 021 049 7148. Ormond Tennis Club, Hill Rd, Ormond, Details: Jenny ph 027 218 8848. 2-4pm, ph 862 5741 or 862 5856. Concert. Come along to hear the Band play to ▶ Kimchi Workshop. South Korean Rev. Jin conclude a 24-hour Band-a-thon. The Band Friday, July 30 Sook Kim will demonstrate the process ▶ Gisborne Senior Citizens: Indoor Bowls & Sunday, August 1 Room, 200 Childers Rd, midday-2pm, (bring an empty jar to take your kimchi home gold coin entry. Housie. Have fun and meet others. Senior ▶ Recreational Services: Swim the Distance in). Tairawhiti Environment Centre, Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, Bowls 9-11.30am, $3 Challenge (to Sep 30). An 8-week indoor ▶ Gisborne Orphans Club Concert: 386 Palmerston Rd, 5.30-6.30pm. Register: Fundraiser. All welcome to come along and be and Housie 1-4pm, ph Arnold 868 5529. swimming challenge, encouraging you to swim Steph ph 867 4708 or Facebook, $10 pay in ▶ SOLD OUT: Compass Seminars NZ: the distance from Gizzy to Mahia; 45.5km. entertained. Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey St, advance to 01-0641-0058800-00. 1.30pm, $10, ph Mike 867 5247. Rangatahi Maori. For all professionals working Proceeds go to a local charity. Gisborne ▶ Gisborne Ukulele Underground. Join in ▶ Patutahi Badminton Club. All welcome. with young Maori/rangatahi; learn skills that Olympic Pool, 45 Centennial Marine Dr, for a strum-along. Smash Palace, 24 Banks St, Patutahi Hall, Biggs St, 7.30pm, ph 862 7783. will develop cultural competence. Emerald 8am, $50pp. Registration forms: at the pool 3-5pm, free entry. Hotel, 13 Gladstone Rd, 9am-3pm. or download from www.sportgisborne.org.nz Wednesday, July 28 ▶ NZ Landcare Trust: East Coast Kiwi ▶ Gas Guzzlers’ Breakfast. Check out the cars Monday, July 26 ▶ Fifties Forward. Low-impact aerobics class Aversion Training (to Jul 31) – Matawai. on the Quay. Behind the Courthouse on Reads ▶ Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd. New for all fitness levels. YMCA Stadium, Bring your dogs along for training; helps reduce Quay, 8-11am. Rain, hail or sun. players welcome and rackets available. Social 447 Childers Rd, 9.30am, $4, first class free. native ground-dwelling birds being disturbed ▶ Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club cycle/ morning, 9-11.30am, $4, ph 867 2584. Kiwi ▶ Mainly Music. A fun music group for or killed. Venue given upon registration, walk, Riverside Rd to Matokitoki Valley, and Badminton for Yr 3-7 players, 4.30-5.30pm, $5, pre-schoolers. St Andrew’s Community Centre, 9am-5pm, free. Register: Sam ph Te Kuri Farm Walkway, departs 9am, free. ph 027 350 9482. Gisborne Badminton Club 176 Cobden St, 9.45am, $4/Fam. Details: 027 775 0016, [email protected] Two short, two-hour trips; a bike with wide for Yr 12-13 and seniors, 7-9pm, ph Trish ph 867 2789 or 868 5513. ▶ Te Aka Rangatahi: The Teen Vine. Games tyres and low gears is required for the Riverside 027 253 1062. ▶ Women’s Native Tree Project: Nursery for brains for ages 14-18; test your thinking Rd ride, and tramping boots for the Te Kuri ▶ Kaiti Exercise Class. Over 60s strength and Working Bee. Everybody welcome; weeding, skills. HB Williams Memorial Library, Farm Walkway as there might be muddy balance exercises. Dunblane Conference Room, potting and more. EIT Rural Studies, 320 Stout 34 Bright St, 3.30pm, free. sections. Register: Gillian ph 867 4591, 107 Iranui Rd, 10.30am, Noel ph 027 314 3893, St, midday-1.30pm. Details: Kauri ph ▶ Fearless Fridays: Theatre Improv. For ages [email protected] [email protected] 021 125 9442, [email protected] 15/over to get up and put it on the line for a ▶ Gizzy Trail Run Series: Longbush Eco ▶ Women’s Native Tree Project: Planting ▶ Hot Shots Badminton. For Yr 7-13 players/ laugh, or sit back and laugh at the crazy antics. Sanctuary. A fun family-friendly course for all Working Bee. Come along and help plant an all abilities; fitness, social games and fun. Wear Evolution Theatre Company, 75 Disraeli St, abilities. 855 Riverside Rd, 9.15am check-in, area behind the hospital. Gisborne Hospital, sports shoes. Rackets available. Badminton 6.30-8.30pm, $5 cash-only door sales. 10am start. Register: $15A, $5 7-19s, free Ormond Rd, 1-3pm. Details/where to meet: Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd, attend one session ▶ Lizard Prom: Unusual Pain EP Release. 6/u & Harriers members, at eventbrite.co.nz Kauri ph 021 125 9442, [email protected] only; 5pm or 6.30pm, $7. Details: Linda ph Come along for some alternative music. or Michelle ph 021 271 5171. Baking for ▶ Bowlers’ Club: 500. Come along and have 027 264 8660, [email protected] Guests: Tauranga-based Threat.Meet.Protocol purchase; supporting Stroke Gisborne. some fun. Learners welcome. Poverty Bay ▶ Artists’ Painting Workshop with Graeme and locals Uni-Fi. Smash Palace, 24 Banks St, ▶ Daffodil Day Launch. Come along for Bowling Club, 111 Ormond Rd, 1-4pm, $2 incl Nicoll: Week 2 of 4. For beginners and 8-10pm. Tickets: $15 door sales or $10 from daffodils, Daryl Gowers’ Yard Sale, kids smoko, ph Tony 863 3468. hobbyists: cover different principles, undertheradar.co.nz activities, sausage sizzle and merchandise ▶ Gisborne Senior Citizens: 500. Play cards techniques, colour selection, useful hints and clearance. Cancer Society Gisborne, Gate 2, and meet others. Senior Citizens Hall, 30 Grey a practical lesson. Lysnar House, 10 Stout St, Saturday, July 31 Gisborne Hospital, 421 Ormond Rd, St, 1-4pm, $3, ph Arnold 868 5529. 7-9pm, Register: $100 non-members, $40 ▶ Earlybird Market. Pre-loved treasures, 10am-2pm. ▶ Eastland Toastmasters. For confidence in students; Graeme ph 027 241 9040. home baking, fruit, veges and plants. Behind ▶ Lions Express Train Rides, 11am-3pm. public speaking and leadership. Arohaina, the Gisborne i-Site, 209 Grey St, 6-8.30am. See July 25. 396 Aberdeen Rd (opp Botanical Gardens), Thursday, July 29 Stallholder inquiries: Wendy ph 862 5860. ▶ Gisborne Country Music Club. Singers and 5.30pm, ph Dave 027 462 7233. ▶ Bridge & Rummikub Club. Enjoy a friendly ▶ Gisborne parkrun. A 5km run or walk. musicians welcome. Blind Foundation Rooms, ▶ Gisborne Hibernian Club Indoor Bowls. fellowship. Gisborne Town & Country Women’s Meet near Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club, 39 Grey St, 1-4pm, $3 incl afternoon tea, New/existing players come along for a roll-up. Club, 42 Emily St, 9am, ph Liz 281 0187. 280E Grey St, 7.45-10am. ph Flo 867 7637 or [email protected] Gisborne Intermediate School Hall, ▶ Casual Badminton Group. Come along for ▶ Tairawhiti Coffin Club. Design and decorate ▶ Winter Warmers. The Gisborne Choral 156 Roebuck Rd, 7-9.30pm, $3 incl supper. a game. Badminton Centre, 134 Roebuck Rd, a personalised coffin; constructed by a joiner. Society presents a selection of items, old Details: Wally ph 868 0951. 9am, $5. Details: Raewynne ph 027 256 4351 BCR Joinery, 522 Gladstone Rd, 9am-midday. favourites and new delights. St Andrew’s ▶ Fun Dancing Gisborne. Modern, sequence or [email protected] Details: [email protected] Church, 176 Cobden St, 2pm, $20A & $10Stu and social ballroom. St Andrew’s Church ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-2pm. See Jul 27. ▶ Tairawhiti Menzshed, 9am-3pm. See Jul 27. (cash-only) door sales. Hall, 176 Cobden St, learner class 7.30-8pm, ▶ Te Pihinga: Little Sprouts. Fun sing-along ▶ NZ Landcare Trust: East Coast Kiwi ▶ Irish Music Session. Enjoy Irish music and advanced finishing 8-10pm, $5 door sales plus and read for ages 2–5. HB Williams Memorial Aversion Training – Matawai, 9am-5pm. a sing-song. The Rivers, cnr Gladstone Rd & supper, ph 867 0074, [email protected] Library, 34 Bright St, 10.30am, free. See July 30. Reads Quay, 4-6pm. Details: ph 021 055 7685.