TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 LIST OF QUAKE-PRONE SAFER JOURNEY BUILDINGS A $1.8 million upgrade of the eight-kilometre section of road heading to the East Cape Lighthouse will make the GOING journey smoother and safer for travellers. The sealed upgrade is part of the Provincial Growth Fund’s $54.2m roading programme being delivered by Gisborne District DOWN Council. STORY ON PAGE 4 Picture by Liam Clayton PAGE 3 THIRD DEBATE MORE COMBATIVE

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GISBORNE’S Glenis Philip-Barbara understood, protected and respected. energetic perspective as a mother of is to take on a national role as Assistant “Understanding the extent to seven, including three whangai children, Maori Commissioner for Children. which this principle is prioritised, a community advocate and a former Children’s Commissioner Andrew appropriately funded and is working senior public service leader. Becroft announced the appointment to successfully for tamariki and whanau in “She has incredible experience working the newly-created position today. policy and practice is something I want with children and young people. Ms Philip-Barbara (Ngati Porou, to understand immediately.” “I know she will be constructive but Ngati Uepohatu, Clan McDonald) is an The role starts on November 3. also she won’t flinch from challenge, or experienced senior leader and the first Ms Philip-Barbara’s appointment the need to speak courageously. person to be appointed to the position. was an attempt to build a genuine “Although I hope future structures will “It is an absolute honour to step into partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi include a Co-Commissioner for Maori in this leadership partnership with Andrew in the Office of the Children’s the Office, the most senior appointment Becroft,” she said. Commissioner, Judge Becroft said. I was able to make at this time was that “It acknowledges the importance of Te “This is an incredibly important of Assistant Commissioner. Tiriti (the Treaty of Waitangi) in practice appointment, for tamariki Maori and for “There is huge potential for this role through its very existence and holds as the Office in our own Te Tiriti o Waitangi to play a pivotal part in building the precious the right of tamariki Maori to journey. best future possible for tamariki and live as Maori, free from racism in all its “Both Glenis and I share the same rangatahi Maori, indeed for all young forms. ambition for all Aotearoa New Zealand’s people in Aotearoa New Zealand,” Judge “Our tamariki and mokopuna deserve 1.23 million children and young people, Becroft said. the very best life that we, as their including the 25 percent who are Maori. More recently, Ms Philip-Barbara has ‘AN ABSOLUTE HONOUR: That is how trusted adults, can give them. This “We want them all to flourish and been heading the Tairawhiti Economic Glenis Philip-Barbara has described includes ensuring that every tamaiti, thrive within their families and whanau Support Package Redeployment her appointment as Assistant Maori every child, has a safe and trusted and to play an active role in all aspects Programme (TRP). Commissioner for Children. whanau who will guide and love them, of community life. Picture by philyeo.com and ensure that their inherent mana is “Glenis will offer a terrific and CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 See you at the show! See us on BIG RIDE Facebook

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SOUNDS OF THE PACIFIC: Ava Owen (left) and SLURP: Acacia and Braxton Ngarona take Audrey Woolcott experiment with percussion from HELPING HAND: Malia-Patea Taylor of Tautua Village guides a break from creating artworks to share a the Pacific. Emme Woolcott through a design exercise within a wooden chocolate sundae. frame. Inspiring environmental leaders of the future

A STUDENT’S passion for the Sir Peter Blake, who had a passion for environment is being further pursued at protecting and caring for the environment. a leadership programme for young New It is run in partnership with the Zealanders this week. ENVIRONMENT Ministry for the Environment. Gisborne Girls’ High Year 11 student NEEDS OUR “Our rangatahi are growing up in a Claudia Shanks was elected from HELP: So says world of environmental challenges and hundreds of applicants for the Waikato- Gisborne Girls’ High opportunities,” said MfE strategy and based BLAKE Inspire programme, which School student stewardship deputy secretary Natasha started today and runs to Friday. Claudia Shanks, Lewis. “The Covid-19 pandemic has shown Sixty students from across the country who is among 60 how connected human wellbeing is to have gathered to learn about critical students taking our environment. What we do affects our environmental issues facing New Zealand part in the BLAKE water, air, land and climate, and those and how they can tackle these challenges. Inspire programme. changes in turn affect our lives. Claudia has always enjoyed learning “The decisions we make today will about the environment and before heading Picture by shape the world for future generations. to the Waikato said she was looking Liam Clayton “More than ever, we need to support forward to learning more about it at young leaders to help create a sustainable BLAKE Inspire. future. “Issues with the climate have “Leaders must be resilient and agile. strengthened my passion for the They must be able to draw on knowledge environment; it needs our help,” she said. new friendships and connections with like- acutely aware that urgent action needs to and expertise from across disciplines. Participating students are developing minded people. be taken to address these issues to protect Most importantly, they must be able to leadership skills and learning about Claudia has leadership positions on the the environment for their own future and collaborate. environmental issues and innovation in Girls’ High enviro-council and academic for generations to come. “BLAKE Inspire is supporting 60 young the Waikato region. council, as well as the Tairawhiti Youth “BLAKE Inspire gives these young rangatahi in this journey, helping them They are being exposed to career paths Environment Group who helped organise people the opportunity to develop action to deepen their knowledge, promoting in their fields of interest and shown real School Strikes for Climate. plans, expand their leadership skills and discussion and debate on critical world applications of subjects learnt in the BLAKE chief executive James Gibson empower them to feel confident to tackle issues, and building their network and classroom. says this year’s programme is focusing on these issues and start making a positive connections,” said Ms Lewis. Claudia learned about BLAKE Inspire four key environmental issues — climate difference as soon as they leave the “The Ministry for the Environment a few years ago and thought it would be change, biodiversity loss and marine and programme.” is proud to be able to be a part of this something she would love to do. freshwater health. BLAKE Inspire is named after programme and excited to see what will Through it, she was hoping to make “Our rangatahi (young people) are celebrated Kiwi yachtsman the late come from the rangatahi involved.”

Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered • Actor, musician and now set builder Dave Newsham talks about his, Chris Hudson and Jim Campbell’s work behind the scenes for Musical Theatre Gisborne’s upcoming production of The Addams Family. • For the irst time in more than a decade, Wairoa’s Gaiety Theatre will be home to screenings for the Maori Film Festival. • Former Tokomaru Bay woman Cian Elyse White explains why her ilm Daddy’s Girl (Kotiro) — winner of Show Me Shorts’ best New Zealand ilm — has such personal meaning for her. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP 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: John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 NEWS 3 Govt approves business case for $18.8m mental health/addiction facility

by Sophie Rishworth inpatient facility. a local residential facility “The people of continues. THE multimillion- Tairawhiti deserve access “In 2019, seven people dollar in-patient mental to high quality mental from Tairawhiti were health and addiction health and addiction treated at a residential facility for Gisborne is a services, delivered in fit- rehabilitation facility.” step closer to being built. for-purpose facilities. In other funding for The business case “I’m delighted this people with drug and has been approved by project has the green alcohol addictions, Government ministers light. It will make a real $320,000 a year will be for the $18.8 million difference to some of the allocated to support the facility for people to region’s most vulnerable before-and-after care of detox, get therapy and/ people and the staff who whanau. or integrate back into the care for them. However, Mr Green community. “The new facility will said Hauora Tairawhiti CREATIVE SPIRIT: Unity Theatre’s current production of The Crucible was one of It is entirely funded by also have an increased would not provide this this year’s recipients of Creative Communities funding. Picture by Elenor Gill the Government. capacity of 10 beds (up service. Hauora Tairawhiti from eight at Ward 11).” “We are working chief executive Jim Green The development was with community said they were working part of the Government’s health providers who $40,000 distributed to on a detailed design and wider programme of work understand the needs of working drawings for the strengthening mental individuals to design the building. health and addiction service.” community arts events “This stage will take at services, he said. It would include least six months. We will The business case a mobile managed by Mark Peters The From Poverty Bay to Broadway Tom then be ready to go out covered Tairawhiti’s need withdrawal service, Heeney exhibition and the Level Up all ages for tender. for care, the projected which would go to the THE Creative Communities Fund has acting workshops were each granted $2000. “When we have an future requirements for whanau in need, rather distributed more than $40,000 in grants this year Tairawhiti Arts Festival play Lip Sync, accepted tender we will space, siting, basic layout than them having to to 21 groups in this region. Kanikani and Twerk Off was granted $1500 while be better placed to give and cost. come to an office. A grant of $2000 helped support Unity Theatre the Takiwatanga cultural development project an expected opening Mr Green said only a “It could mean we stage its production of The Crucible, which runs and Live on the Lawn concert series each date.” few people addressing provide care in a range until Saturday. received $1000. Health Minister their addictions used a of different settings, Earlier this year, funding of $3000 supported Funding of $3000 was granted last year to Chris Hipkins said the long-term residential particularly for whanau, Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou to deliver Matariki support Aotearoa Social Enterprise Trust’s facility would replace rehabilitation facility. when their loved one music events; $1370 went towards Evolution delivery of a creative space for rangatahi and to the 35-year-old Te Whare “Investigation into is receiving treatment Theatre’s 48-hour play festival’ and $2400 was offer weaving workshops of whariki mats and Awhiora (Ward 11) acute what demand there is for away.” granted for school holiday screen printing tukutuku panels. workshops in Uawa-Tolaga Bay. The project was completed this year. The first round of funding also included $1000 Gisborne District Council administers the for the New Zealand Music Managers Forum. fund on behalf of Creative Communities. Mother charged over toddler’s death “promote your music seminar”. A committee made up of representatives Taku Whariki - My Woven Mat weaving from the council and arts community consider A WOMAN has been plea to the charge but is imprisonment. workshops received $1720, while The Moana applications for two funding rounds each year. charged with manslaughter expected to do so at her The boy’s identity cannot Glow Show, Decades: a memories and music Committee chairman and district councillor in relation to the death of next scheduled appearance, be publicised at this event, the Rangitukia mural project, and Larry Foster said such funding was essential her toddler son in Gisborne a case review hearing stage due to the interim Gisborne rock band Uni-Fi’s music release were to the provision of support for local artists and earlier this year. on December 9. She was suppression order for the each granted $2000. opportunities for the community and rangatahi The woman, who has further remanded on bail. woman. Round two closed in August. to be exposed to the arts. interim name suppression, The charge alleges the It lapses on October 22 Nga Taonga Tukuiho received $5000. Gisborne Decisions on the February funding round appeared yesterday before boy died as a result of unless she applies for a Country Music Club events and Ignite Youth had to be delayed due to the Covid-19 alert High Court Justice Simon his mother neglecting continuation. Acting Workshops were granted $3000 each. response. France. The judge appeared her legal duty to provide The woman is Te Po Uriuri – Maori narrative art display, and Due to the lockdown and restricted numbers via AV-link. necessaries for him. The represented by counsel upcoming rock festival Smashfest each received at gatherings, many applicants had to push out She did not indicate a maximum penalty is life Leighvi Maynard. $2500. dates for projects. Strengthening buildings List of CBD quake-prone buildings decreasing ‘nicely’ by Sophie Rishworth buildings before Christmas to ensure BUILDING activity around the region shows a year or so and there’s more money to go on these notices are still displayed. EARTHQUAKE-PRONE commercial more money is being spent on residential builds. houses.” Building owners should be aware there buildings in the central business district Building consents for July and August For example, in July 2019 there were eight new is an infringement fine of $1000 for are being ticked off the list nicely, says compared with the same time last year were builds and $2.7 million was spent on them. removing an earthquake-prone building Gisborne District Council building unremarkable for the number of consents issued, In August 2019, five new homes were built at a notice. services manager Ian Petty. but the increase in the amount being spent on total cost of $2.3 million. Demolition has cleared a few properties In May last year, The Gisborne Herald new builds had gone up considerably. In July and August this year, each month had already, including the Furniture reported 22 buildings in the CBD were “There are a lot more people building bigger, seven new builds but the value almost doubled Warehouse building across from facing potential closure because the more expensive houses,” said Gisborne District with a $4 million price tag for July’s new builds, Pak’nSave, which has been turned into a owners had not met new legal standards Council building services manager Ian Petty. and $5.5 million for seven houses consented for carpark. for earthquake strengthening. “People know they are not going away for in August. Mr Petty said two buildings had so That number has dropped to 12. far been given exemptions from the Most have been strengthened, or are in NBS — the old totalisator building at the process of being strengthened. There Mr Petty said overall he was “really were at the lower end of the spectrum. the racecourse because no one ever had been a few demolitions, plus a couple happy” with the progress. The Christchurch developer helping goes there; and the Waihau Bay church of exemptions issued. A Christchurch developer has also lift the quality of Gisborne’s CBD is Paul because it was not used, except for the Gisborne is in a high seismic risk entered the market this year, buying four Stead of BCG Properties. occasional wedding. area so all buildings in the CBD need buildings in Gisborne— Vitality Foods, Mr Petty said he was realistic a few Mr Petty would like to see some more to adhere to New Building Standards Mum’s Sushi, The Noodle Canteen and building owners would have notices building action in subdivisions. (NBS). the former Office Products Depot building issued for not meeting NBS deadlines “Gisborne is short of sections. We need This means property owners have on Peel Street. given. more subdivisions. We need someone with a responsibility under the law to Mr Petty said it was good to have Owners are required to have a council- money in their pocket to invest here.” strengthen to the minimum of 33 percent another firm in town to contribute to attached notice in the window of their With the current state of the housing of NBS, but some are being strengthened the earthquake strengthening work, earthquake-prone building. market, he thought the tipping point was to 70 or 100 percent. especially since some of the buildings The council will be auditing the there for a developer to be interested. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths Hot days MCKAY, Kenneth Deaths George (Ken). — Died suddenly, 4th October numbered BOYCE, Chevy Henry 2020, in his 90th year. James. — On 5th Loved son of the late October 2020, aged 21. Reg and Vera McKay, Chevy is lying in and loved brother of Ian as front Rongoitekai at Penu Pa, (dec), Murray and Makarika, surrounded Delys. A long life well by his loving friends lived. and whanau. A service will be held moves in Chevy’s service will in Auckland on Thurs- start 11am, Friday, Oct day 8th October. GISBORNE’S mini heat wave is on its way 9th, before he is laid to out with temperatures due to fall to about 13 rest with his father. degrees from tomorrow. Unveilings MetService meteorologist Andrew James Deaths said Gisborne could expect a high of 23C THE WHANAU OF today, after recording temperatures at its McINNES, Judith. – TE HOKINGA MAI monitoring station at Gisborne Airport of Passed away peacefully, KATIPA 27.2C yesterday and 25.8C on Monday. It on October 5, 2020, Along with his daughter touched 27.6 in Tolaga Bay yesterday. aged 81 years. Loved TE RAU AROHA “Looking ahead things will start to cool mother and mother- KATIPA down,” Mr James said. in-law of John and “Today we have a couple of fronts moving Shona, Kirsty, Hamish Invite whanau and up the country which do bring behind and Jacque, and Sara friends to their them cooler air and so it will be reasonably (dec). Loving sister and unveilings to be held at noticeable to people that temperatures will sister-in-law of Peter the Mangatu Urupa and Claudia. Adored drop.” at 10am, Saturday Temperatures will drop to an overnight Grandma and Great- 10th October 2020 Grandma of Megan and MAKE ‘IT’ INCLUSIVE: Year 11 Girls High student Yula Brockob has started a petition low of 9C tonight with the remainder of the Arnold, Lizzie and Sam, calling for compulsory teaching of LGBTQ+ sex education in sexuality and health classes working week seeing daytime highs of 13C Paddy, and Harrison. in all New Zealand schools. Picture by Liam Clayton or 14C. As per Judith’s Yesterday was one of the hottest October request, a private days in the past 30 years — but not a cremation has been held. record-breaker. A celebration of National climate records show it was not Judith’s life will Monumental hot enough to get near the October record take place at a later Masons set back in 1977. date. Messages to the Call for diversity On October 29, 1977, the airport weather McInnes Family, C/- station recorded a high of 30.8 degrees. PO Box 2555, Stortford STONEHAVEN for In the past 30 years October temperatures Lodge, Hastings 4153. have topped yesterday’s sizzler only three Funerals times — 29.2 in 1992, 30.4 in 2006 and 27.9 and in sex education in 2015. Memorials Private, unofficial temperature gauges at Makaraka and elsewhere saw the mercury 601 Nelson Road by Matai O’Connor “There was no mention of any sexuality other Ph 867 1 800 go even higher, reaching over 31 degrees. than heterosexuality. •฀The฀high฀temperature฀for฀Monday,฀ A GISBORNE Girls’ High School student has “I want sex education to be more inclusive. printed in yesterday’s front page caption started a petition asking for compulsory teachings “I wish for my peers, and younger students, to story, was incorrect. of LGBTQ+ education and sex education in all New have a full education in sex, as well as in sexual Police restrain Zealand schools. orientation.” Yula Brockob, a Year 11 student, says this is an In September the Ministry of Education released important issue because everyone should have new guidelines for schools to follow around Confident seized $40k the same opportunities to learn about sexual sexuality education. orientation and sexual health. Pauline Cleaver, Ministry of Education associate POLICE have restrained nearly $40,000 in Yula, along with one of her friends started the deputy secretary curriculum said, “School boards project will cash after the High Court found it was likely to petition on August 5 that will go to the House of are required to work with their communities on the be the proceeds of crime in relation to cash and Representatives once it closes on November 4. design of relationships and sexuality programmes cannabis seized from a former Wairoa man. “The petition has been floating around social in their school, therefore relationship and sexuality finish on In March 2018, officers conducting a road media and now has over 1100 signatures,” Yula education will look different in all schools.” policing operation, stopped a vehicle on Latham says. LGBTQ+ does not have to be taught in schools. Street, Napier. “It doesn’t have a specific number of signatures “The Ministry recently released an updated time and “One of the vehicle’s occupants — a patched it has to reach but community support plays a vital Relationship and Sexuality Education resource to Mongrel Mob member formerly from Wairoa role in the passing of laws in Parliament. support teachers, leaders and boards in ways to — was wearing a bag containing $39,730 and “I’ve been talking to a few of my teachers and approach relationship and sexuality education. on budget two bags of dried cannabis with a street value changes are already being made at my school, but “Further, the health and physical education of between $7500 and $30,680,” said Wairoa it’s every school that matters.” learning area of The New Zealand Curriculum FROM PAGE 1 Detective Sergeant Brent Griffiths. Yula wants people to get all of the information specifically includes relationships and sexuality “Following further investigation police applied about sexuality and relationships so they can be education. for the cash to be restrained on the basis it was properly informed. Parents and caregivers have the right to “As she steps into her new role in likely to have been acquired through criminal She says she has learned about heterosexual withdraw their child from all, or a part, of November, Steve Breen who leads activity. sex at three different schools but LGBTQ+ sex relationships and sexuality education in their the reporting and coordination for “The order was granted on Thursday.” education was never talked about. school. the programme, will take over the Det Sgt Griffiths said organised crime did Yula is wanting to help end the stigma around If you want to sign the petition it is available at reins. immense damage to the community. different sexual identities. this link: tinyurl.com/yygyaxpj “With the TRP set to finish in mid- “It disproportionately impacts our most December, I have every confidence vulnerable people. in the programme team and project “Police will continue to identify and target managers to conclude it on time and anyone seeking to profit from this type of illegal within budget,” Ms Philip-Barbara activity.” Finishing touches this month said. “With the substantive target met — actually exceeded with 236 people Close call after for East Cape Rd upgrade redeployed — it’s important now to wind it up cleanly and take the FROM PAGE 1 Gisborne District Council Journeys lessons learned from the programme car catches fire infrastructure manager Dave Hadfield said forward to help our region. WORK will begin later this month to the social benefits outlined in Siteworx “The programme will continue OWNERS at a house in Muriwai had a close seal an eight-kilometre section before the tender submission were exactly what the to work with Turanga Ararau and escape yesterday, when firefighters arrived just lighthouse on East Cape Road. council was looking for. the Ministry of Social Development in time to stop a fire encroaching on the house’s A key component of the $54.2m “Road sealing has been an operation to secure sustainable employment deck. Provincial Growth Fund roading normally undertaken by larger national pathways for every person on the Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called programme being delivered by Gisborne contractors,” Mr Hadfield said. programme who is seeking one.” to a car on fire on Taurau Valley Road at 8.16am. District Council, the $1.8m upgrade also “Having a locally-based contractor with Ms Philip-Barbara will be The car was fully involved when the Manutuke includes the replacement of 47 culverts, the experience and equipment to do this commuting between Gisborne and Fire Brigade arrived, backed up by an appliance water tabling and extensive drainage kind of work is very important to our Wellington, so says she will certainly from Gisborne and a water tanker from Patutahi. works along the entire road. region. be keeping across the programme’s A senior firefighter said a vehicle parked More than $2m of PGF works have been “This is what the PGF is all about, progression. next to the property caught fire, with the flames completed on East Cape Road in the last growing local capability and creating new “I am really proud of all the hard starting to burn the deck just as appliances year to protect the route against rising sea employment and training opportunities for work that everyone involved with arrived. levels. local people.” this programme is doing to make it “It was a very, very close call,” he said. The sealing and drainage project was Up to 200 people are working on PGF- the success it is. It wasn’t easy to do There was no damage to the house, other awarded to Gisborne-based Siteworx Civil, funded roading projects across Tairawhiti this during lockdown Alert Level 4 than “singeing” of the deck and the fire was who have employed six local people to work and the council has completed $32m of but everyone stepped up to make it extinguished at 8.47am. on the project. works to date. a success for our community.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 NEWS 5 GDC by-election by postal vote Infrastructure GISBORNE District Council’s city ward by-election November 18, the day before voting closes. will be by postal vote with an election day of Thursday, Today The Herald publishes introductory articles November 19. by two more of the eight candidates, following the key to city’s The postal ballot for the approximately 25,000 electors publication last Wednesday, September 30 of four of the ward starts on Wednesday, October 28 with the candidates’ introductions. They were Isaac Hughes, Peter delivery of voting documents. Jones, Clive Bibby and Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp. Voting documents can be returned by post or hand- Today’s pieces are by Sydney Clarke and Athena ‘thriving future’ delivered to Gisborne District Council’s main office, 15 Emmerson. Fitzherbert Street, Gisborne. The remaining two candidates are Frank Murphy and All votes must be received by the electoral officer or an Nick Tupara. by Athena Emmerson electoral official by midday on Thursday, November 19. A person can apply to enrol as either a residential ■ GDC has confirmed that running the by-election will I WAS born and bred in or ratepayer elector up to and including Wednesday, cost $54,000 plus GST. Gisborne. My dad is a Pakeha born in Greymouth and my mother Maori, born in Muriwai, where I live too. I work in Gisborne as Keen to foster multicultural manager for Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa and I am the proud mother of my son who serves our nation in the understanding in community New Zealand Army. I am running for council in the by-election as the best by Murray Robertson in my view must be avoided at all voice to advocate for the needs costs.” of the people of Gisborne City FORMER Gisborne District As a Maori he feels he would and our wider communities, Councillor Sydney (Syd) Clarke bring additional cultural value to including for infrastructure has thrown his hat into the ring the council table as well. which is so vital for its for the Gisborne District Council “I would like to help continue to thriving future. by-election because he feels he grow the multicultural nature of My commitment to our has a lot to offer the region. Te Tairawhiti. community is demonstrated ATHENA EMMERSON Mr Clarke represented the “I feel this region has the by working on projects such Matakaoa Ward on the East Coast potential to be the best, as Tuia 250 alongside the for six years from 1993. most complete, multicultural Ministry of Culture and for two years, advocating for “I am standing again for community in New Zealand.” Heritage welcoming the vital conservation around our the council because I believe I Mr Clarke was a founding Endeavour to Gisborne, and as wastewater. have the skills, experience and member of the originally a Te Ha board member. Working with our city motivation to make a difference Ruatoria-based Eastland Additionally, I project- communities, I am firmly: for the people of this district. Helicopter Rescue Trust, and managed the Waitangi and •฀Committed฀to฀finding฀ “I feel I have some unfinished chaired the trust for a number of Matariki 2020 celebrations for viable solutions without business at the council table.” years. Gisborne. affecting rate contributions Mr Clarke runs Tairawhiti He would also like to be part Ensuring the safety of •฀Committed฀to฀continue฀ Pharmaceuticals, which exports of helping organisations like the our community, I was a finding a solution to our Manuka Honey and Manuka Oil district’s chartered clubs. lead essential worker for Te wastewater to 18 countries. He also helps “Some of our chartered clubs Runanga o Turanganui-a- •฀Committed฀to฀improving฀ administer family lands in the Te have been under stress and Kiwa covering Gisborne for infrastructure for our region Araroa area. pressure to survive, and perhaps the Level 4 and 3 lockdown for I will work with the council He and his wife Judy have lived amalgamation would be an option Covid-19. ensuring open and transparent at Makaraka for 20 years. for them moving forward. I am passionate about the communication, information “I believe I have a lot to offer “That’s something I would right infrastructure, and am sharing and accountability the council and the district in SYD CLARKE like to assist with, as a district a representative on the Tai by ensuring works are at terms of my experiences around councillor. Uru Board working alongside competitive costs. the Resource Management Act, “As a former councillor, who Gisborne Council, Port If given the opportunity to gained through my business and has a broad base of business Eastland and Iwi for the port’s be your councillor, I will work family farming interests. community that would help deal experience, and has strong links extension. hard and proactively towards “I would like the council to with RMA issues by negotiation, to the community across the I have been deputy chair for improved governance for the have closer relationships with the rather than court action, which region, I feel I have a lot to offer.” the Ngai Tamanuhiri Trust Gisborne region. City streams under stress Report indicates monitored rivers in pastoral and forest catchments suffering too

THE annual update of New Zealand’s quality is poorest in New Zealand’s become apparent,” Dr Young said. and restoration through regular river water quality monitoring data urban waterways and a large percentage Environment Canterbury chief monitoring, researching, and reporting. shows that Tairawhiti’s urban streams of rivers in catchments dominated by scientist and LAWA River Water “There’s a lot of work ahead to give are under significant stress. pasture are under pressure. Quality lead Dr Tim Davie said through effect to Te Mana o te Wai; the concept “All of us in Tairawhiti have a role The best water quality is found at improved regional council monitoring that the health of our waterways is in reducing the impact of our land sites surrounded by native bush. networks and science programmes, the paramount,” Dr Davie said. uses on rivers and streams,” said Cawthron Institute freshwater sector was learning The LAWA project Gisborne District Council environmental ecologist Dr Roger Young led the more about where the website shows the monitoring and science manager Tom analysis for the LAWA report, which pressures are. We found water quality most up-to-date water Porter. covers the years from 2010 to 2019. “Since 2015, the was best in our native quality data for rivers He was commenting on the Land, Air, “Looking across four key indicators number of river and ‘ and streams monitored Water Aotearoa (LAWA) River Water of water quality, it’s clear that land stream sites regularly vegetation streams, by regional and unitary Quality National Picture Summary. cover, and by implication land use, has monitored by the and worst in our urban councils, and National He said the report indicated that a strong effect on the health of our regional sector and waterways Institute of Water and monitored rivers in pastoral and non- waterways,” Dr Young said. reported on the LAWA Atmospheric Research native forest catchments were under “For the national level analysis, website has increased —Dr Roger ’Young, Cawthron (NIWA). stress too. we focused on the state of our rivers by more than a third. Institute ecologist Anyone wanting “Gisborne District Council’s and streams and looked at how this “This represents to learn about local comprehensive monitoring programme compares for different land cover types, significant investment river water quality for Tairawhiti’s rivers and streams and how it has changed over time. and a commitment to better can explore the state and trends informed the LAWA summary,” Mr “We found water quality was best in understanding our freshwater quality of monitored waterways in their Porter said. our native vegetation streams and worst and the interventions that can help. catchment: www.lawa.org.nz/explore- “GDC is continuing its work with in our urban waterways. “Interventions to improve river data/river-quality. central government, industry, iwi, “Unfortunately, we found the overall health include preventing sediment and LAWA is a collaboration between landowners and communities to improve state of E.coli, MCI (macroinvertebrate nutrients entering waterways, upgrading New Zealand’s 16 regional and and restore the health of our waterways community index), ammonia toxicity, infrastructure, using water sensitive unitary councils, Cawthron Institute, through both urban and catchment- and DRP (dissolved reactive phosphorus) urban design, restoring stream habitats, and Ministry for the Environment, based projects and activities.” has not improved over the past 10 years and ensuring appropriate flows. with support from Department of Data analysis by the Cawthron and that more work and time is needed “Regional sector science will continue Conservation and Statistics New Institute for LAWA revealed water for the benefits of restoration efforts to to help inform freshwater management Zealand. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 BRIEFS Reactions to the latest All eight lanes of Auckland Harbour Bridge reopened AUCKLAND — Last night, all eight lanes were reopened on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, head-to-head debate meaning that this morning it was back at 100 percent capacity. So, it was a monumental start to the day for the many motorists who use the bridge to get to work Third debate ‘steelier and more combative’ — with all eight lanes open for the morning rush hour for the first time in a fortnight. COMMENT by Jane Patterson, a joke about his relationship Aucklanders were being thanked for their RNZ with The Press newspaper, understanding and support as the New Zealand which is well known to be Transport Agency (NZTA) announced all lanes on CHRISTCHURCH — There terrible; a questionable opening the bridge were once more open to traffic. was a tense and almost angry gambit to get the Cantabrian It followed a fraught fortnight of gridlocked edge to the latest head-to-head crowd onside. travel to get from the North Shore to the city debate, where Jacinda Ardern Throughout the debate during peak hours, following a disastrous and Judith Collins took the Collins kept trying to use truck crash that damaged a major strut on the stage in Christchurch in front him to enamour herself to the superstructure last month. of a live audience. audience, Ardern also using One motorist greeted the news with enthusiasm It was the third leaders’ him to do the opposite. on social media, saying: “Best news to start my debate and this protracted Collins has had a difficult day with!” — The New Zealand Herald election campaign may well 24 hours, batting off questions be starting to take its toll. about caucus unity and leaks Stranded and naked . . . Each debate we’ve seen the from her own MPs. To call OAMARU — Crossing a river naked with his wife interactions between the it out directly would clash in the middle of nowhere was memorable for all two leaders become steelier, with Ardern’s “kind” brand the wrong reasons, Rob Roodnat says. more combative, and any of politics but she dropped He and his wife Margitta decided to take a four- shared moments of humour ONE MORE DEBATE TO GO: Labour leader Jacinda Ardern in a couple of digs along the wheel-drive day trip over Danseys Pass near or agreement have begun to speaks to media after The Press debate last night. way. On Covid she said the Oamaru on Sunday, but the couple’s Toyota Prado dwindle. RNZ picture by Jane Patterson government had copped a lot got bogged down about halfway along the pass, Once again, climate of criticism from National each leaving them stranded. change and agriculture, their Pacific nation and felt it had Labour and its “pamphlet”, step of the way but “every “The road was very, very muddy and wet. I tried respective economic plans and been disrespected when Samoa and emphasising policies that leader we’ve had from National to bypass a big puddle and then we got stuck,” Mr managing Covid prompted has done so well managing would give New Zealanders has had a different position Roodnat said. the most heated exchanges; Covid. “choice”, including how they’d and it’s been wrong”. “It was about 4.30pm, so right then and there, I the first outburst came out Ardern had the edge in this spend National’s proffered tax Ardern once again came knew that we were never going to make it out in of the blue while Ardern was debate but that was largely cuts. under pressure for refusing one go.” answering a question about due to the audience, which was There was very little to state her position on the They spent about two hours trying to dig the what she would have done clearly favourable towards her; personal interaction between cannabis referendum, and now vehicle out, using a shovel and boards, but to no differently she had the line the two, and both tried to specific questions about how avail. in the Covid “What will be dominate. At one point Ardern she voted when she cast her “We were knackered. So we decided to stay the response with Ardern made the cut??” to shoot off declared a “unity moment” ballot on Saturday. night in the truck. the benefit of edge in this debate, at Collins as they when they agreed there should There was a quick-fire round “We were only prepared for a day trip, so we hindsight. went back and be fluoride in the water, with a difference; price checks only had some soda, some water and some Collins’ but that was largely forth over their which vanished as quickly as on items like milk, lamb, candy. That was about it. Chinese- due to the audience, economic plans, it arose. Collins got the only The Press newspaper and a “It was very cold overnight. I started the truck Samoan which was clearly perhaps hoping big boo of the night from the monthly Netflix subscription, about five or six times just to get some heat in.” husband and to recreate John 700-strong audience when the with patchy results for both At dawn, the couple started walking back down her “Talofa” favourable to her. Key’s defining debate touched on one item of leaders. the track to Tailings Hut, which was about four greeting moment in the consensus around extending Then a “unity” moment with hours’ walk. generated a fair same debate in the parliamentary term to four Collins at the very end of play, “Along the way, we had to cross a river, which amount of feedback in the first 2011 against Labour’s Phil Goff years, with Collins interjecting explaining to reporters in the we did fully naked to make sure our clothes didn’t debate and it was mention of with the now infamous “Show Labour wouldn’t talk to them after-match stand-ups they’ve get fully wet. It was freezing — memorable for all Samoa’s record on Covid that me the money”. about fluoridation last term so both been on the road “almost the wrong reasons.” provoked an angry retort with Once again Ardern drew why would they talk about a every day and every night”. Before they reached the hut, they came across a the National leader telling attention to Labour’s record on four-year term. “We hardly ever get home. motorcyclist from Wellington, who rode to an area Miss Ardern “not to disrespect Covid, her main pitch at every National MP and former I’d say that Miss Ardern and where he could alert emergency services to their Samoa”. debate, now talking about Earthquake Recovery Minister I probably haven’t been doing predicament. “We were very lucky to have met She had not, insisted Ardern, New Zealand’s “economic head Gerry Brownlee was the the shopping lately.” him because he provided us with some food and and could not figure out why start”, with a new warning third, unofficial participant, And on the road they go some water. We were getting pretty hungry.” Collins had reacted so strongly. a “change in course” risks enthusiastically putting in again today, with about a week The couple carried on to the hut to shelter from Afterwards, Collins explained instability. Collins talked often his two cents worth from the and a half left to go before the cold wind and waited for a police Land Search that she felt “possessive” of the about having a plan, unlike audience. Collins opened with election day. and Rescue team to arrive. — Otago Daily Times Parties claim dual victory ‘Winner was Ardern’ COMMENT by Russel, Palmer, RNZ offering is a stable government — with a plan.” “Tonight, with such a large audience, you can COMMENT by Fran O’Sullivan, NZME Collins went hard and early reminding Ardern, CHRISTCHURCH — Neither Jacinda Ardern see it created some energy in the room,” the National was more serious about the risks before nor Judith Collins were willing to claim victory in prime minister said. CHRISTCHURCH — Jacinda Ardern and her. This is true — if lost in the sands of time. last night’s debate, but that did not stop both of Collins, whose party has claimed victory for Judith Collins both brought their A games to the But it was Simon Bridges who made that run. their parties — Labour and National — crowning her after every clash with Ardern, was also even- Press debate in Christchurch last night. Ardern pounced: “Every leader of the National their own champions. handed in her comments afterwards, although Both were fierce, considered, petulant, Party has had a different position on this.” Following The Press/Stuff debate at James perhaps more subdued. inspirational and even unifying when it came to Differing approaches to the economy, fiscal Hay theatre in Christchurch last night, Labour’s “I feel that it was a very good debate, I think punting for a four-year parliamentary term. policy and climate change. A generational leader and current PM Jacinda Ardern said politics won (and) I think we both did very well.” There was more differentiation on policy in moment came when each was asked to define Labour had “real momentum”, while National’s Although neither claimed victory for last night’s debate. But a quick defining moment what “woke” meant to them. Collins “lot of Judith Collins said they both did well, and themselves, it did not stop either party from came when Ardern was asked what she would nonsense”. Ardern: “extreme self-awareness”. “politics” had won. celebrating their own leader’s success — with have done differently with Covid-19 if she knew Collins was still scrapping when it came time The debate itself lived up to its reputation as both parties using the same terminology of back in March what she knows now. “Possibly to wrap. Ardern was prepared, polished, prime boisterous and rowdy, with both leaders taking having “smashed it”. gone earlier”, she said. ministerial. digs at each other’s MPs and the audience Collins has spoken after each debate about cheering, booing and interjecting. how much she enjoys them, and this was no There were even protesters outside, calling exception. “I had a great time, I really enjoyed it.” The debate was likely to create more for an inquiry into Gloriavale. Ardern seemed more upbeat about her Labour leader barely momentum for her and the Labour party — if Ardern and Collins were both firing on all performance this time around, and said it that were even needed. cylinders, although Ardern seemed buoyed by a was not too raucous — a step away from her put a foot wrong Judith Collins started off badly. Christchurch crowd of about 750 that seemed to statements after the first debate where she She seemed even a little nervous. more often cheer for her and boo Collins. said her view was that politics was “not a COMMENT by Audrey Young, Her bad day with ill-disciplined MPs was Speaking to reporters afterwards, Ardern bloodsport”. The New Zealand Herald about to get worse. modestly refused to say whether either leader “In fact, I enjoyed the debate . . . the size of the The large town hall venue and fairly-hostile had won the debate, although she put a positive audience, I think, makes a difference and the fact CHRISTCHURCH — Jacinda Ardern barely audience did not suit her. spin on her comment for her party. that in the audience had a lot of participation — I put a foot wrong before a lively town hall She struck the wrong tone. “You know me — I never declare winners. think that ultimately brings a bit of spark to the audience in Christchurch last night. She clearly She was hectoring, negative and shouty. That’s ultimately for the viewers to decide.” debate.” thrived from the frequent applause from the There is a fine line between being strong and “In this debate tonight, I think what you heard True to form, Ardern refused to say what she crowd. She was measured. aggressive. was that we (Labour) now have real momentum, thought her strongest or weakest moment might It was an accomplished performance in most She judged it wrong this time. and I think people are seeing that what we’re have been. areas. Her messages were overtaken by her tone. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Another three TB found in Waikato prison TE KAUWHATA — There is at least one Department. case of tuberculosis (TB) in the Spring Hill Corrections Association President Allan prison in North Waikato, and a prison officers’ Whitley said the union only heard about the union says it is unhappy at the Corrections TB case at Spring Hill after it was contacted Department’s “lack of communication”. by RNZ. cases of Covid However, Spring Hill Prison director, Megan He said it was important that prison officers Tuhoro, said the secure and controlled nature knew straight away when an inmate was of the prison environment meant prison unwell, so all measures could be taken to All three in managed isolation officers were able to quickly isolate the sick avoid passing it on. prisoner. “Unfortunately, medical information is not AUCKLAND — There of tests completed to date to She said they were following the advice of readily given out to staff, and it’s a concern of were three new cases of 985,639. The ministry was Waikato District Health Board’s Public Health ours that somebody comes in with something Covid-19 in New Zealand asking anyone who was unwell Service, and there was no risk to any other transferrable via the atmosphere, and we don’t yesterday, and all of those during the school holidays to prisoners or staff, at this stage. know about it until we find out.” were in managed isolation. stay home and not travel. However, the union representing prison The prisoner was now back in the prison in There were again no new “If you become unwell while officers said it was unhappy with the lack a stable condition and was receiving medical cases in the community. on holiday, seek advice from of communication from the Corrections care while in isolation. — RNZ The Ministry of Health did Healthline, your GP or nurse not hold a media conference practitioner on getting a test for yesterday. Covid-19. Do not wait until you THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION In a statement, however, return home to get tested.” the ministry said the first case reported “Continue to use the NZ Covid Tracer AND REFERENDUMS yesterday had arrived from India on app to keep a record of where you have September 26 and was retested after been — this is especially important on returning a negative result at their holiday because you may not remember routine test around day three of their all the locations you have visited.” time in managed isolation, because There are now 2,297,200 registered Vote now in the they had been a contact of a previously- users on the Covid Tracer app. reported case. On Monday, there was one new case The second case arrived on October 2 of Covid-19 in managed isolation and no from England via Qatar and Australia new cases in the community. General Election and was tested after they developed A voucher-allocation system to enter symptoms, the ministry said. New Zealand’s managed isolation And the third case arrived on October facilities began operating on Monday. 4 from India, via England and Qatar, and Kiwis would not have to pay a fee was tested on arrival because they had to get a voucher, but might have to and referendums. developed symptoms on the flight. contribute to the costs of the quarantine “These people have all been transferred if they planned to be here for less than to the Auckland quarantine facility,” the 90 days. A person, couple or family must ministry said. complete a registration form in order The total number of confirmed cases of to receive a voucher, which guarantees Find your nearest Covid-19 was 1502 and the total number them a place in a facility for the required of active cases was 43. 14 days. They would need to present the voting place at Of the active cases, 37 were imported voucher at the airport so they can board cases and six were community cases. a flight to New Zealand. vote.nz or call The ministry said there was one person ■ More detailed information is on a ward in Middlemore Hospital with available on the Managed Isolation and 0800 36 76 56 Covid-19 yesterday. Quarantine website, via: https://www.miq. There were 2820 tests processed the govt.nz/. day before, bringing the total number — RNZ Voters referred to police for allegedly flouting the rules

WELLINGTON — Two people have already been country, with a record-busting 165,180 votes cast referred to the police over allegations of serious in the first two days. electoral breaches — within days of the polls In a brief statement, the Electoral Commission opening for advance voting. said it was an offence under the Electoral Act The Electoral Commission has released a to vote more than once. It was also illegal for statement saying that it has referred one person to a person to make a false statement in any the police after they claimed to have voted multiple application, certificate or information supplied times in this year’s general election. when enrolling to vote. And, before the advanced voting had even The Electoral Commission said as these begun, another person was referred to the police matters were now with the police, it would not after providing a false statement in an application be commenting further. During the last general to enrol as a voter. election, 37 people who appeared to have voted Advanced voting started on Saturday across the more than once were referred to the police. — RNZ

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WELLINGTON 28436-17 HAMILTON 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 ‘Apocalyptic scenes’ after fire by Tess Brunton, RNZ road.” As he rushed to the scene, car LAKE OHAU VILLAGE — after car passed him — heading The firefighters who raced to the in the opposite direction. community’s rescue have opened They were the village residents, up about how the Lake Ohau fire fleeing the flames. took hold. Mr Fox said in his entire 21 Volunteer firefighter Keri years at the brigade, he had never Jackson’s tanker crew were the seen embers flying around like first on the scene. they did that morning. She described driving towards Deciding whether to send Lake Ohau Village as a “fire firefighters into the village storm”, with flames reaching up weighed heavily on him, he said. to 15 metres into the sky. For Twizel’s deputy chief fire She sent the second alert to call officer, Ian Gardiner, staying safe for more back up. was the only thing racing through “As we headed up Lake Ohau his mind. “There were some Road, ash started to fall on the hairy moments getting in (to the truck. So we knew that it was village), the fire was right on the definitely growing in size, quite side of the road and there was lots quickly,” Ms Jackson said. of smoke. It was very hard to see,” The fire was flashing across the he said. road as they drove. By the time he had arrived at It was difficult for her to watch the village later in the afternoon, the community she knew so well GONE: The remains of a fire-ravaged house in Lake Ohau Village. RNZ picture by Anan Zaki fire engines were already there. burning down. “Trees were on fire. It was just Twizel’s chief fire officer Simon him to the vegetation fire at Lake massive glow of red over the hills headed straight towards the fire incredible. I think Simon said Fox who lives in a rural area near Ohau on Sunday. “I quickly looked behind me. And my first thoughts brigade here, knowing that my earlier it was like apocalyptic the town received a page alerting out of my window and saw a were ‘I need to get moving’. So I crews would already be on the scenes.” IN BRIEF Serious injuries after crash THE COROMANDEL — Emergency services are responding to a serious crash between a truck and a motorbike on Thames Coast Rd, just RECEIVE A $10 south of Coromandel. A statement from police media said the collision, between Russek and Manaia Roads, was reported about 8.50am. Initial indications are that a person has serious injuries, the statement said. — The New Zealand Herald

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AUCKLAND — NZ Post has brought The South Pacific, Asia, North from the Covid-19 lockdowns in New get those presents under the tree,” delivered on time, as well as three forward the deadlines for sending America, United Kingdom, and Europe Zealand. Main said. additional sites to manage surges in mail overseas by one week due to the deadline is November 27 for air, Following the lifting of Alert Level “We’d encourage Kiwis to send mail volumes. worldwide impact of Covid-19. December 4 for courier, and December 4, NZ Post received about 3.5 million items as early as they can, both within The service will also bring on 350 The cut-off for sending within the 10 for express courier. parcels in a fortnight, or around 200 New Zealand, and internationally, to additional processing staff, 200 more country is December 21 by post and Meanwhile, the rest of the world is parcels a minute. ensure they are there in plenty of time courier vans and 185 extra flights. parcels, while the courier cut-off is November 25 for air, December 2 for The service was not expecting for Christmas. We also encourage Christmas is usually the busiest time December 23. courier, and December 8 for express volumes that high until many years in people looking to order items from of the year for NZ Post, however, the Sending overseas, the deadline courier. YouShop to the United States the future, Main said. overseas online stores to do this as parcel delivery records have already for Australia is November 30 by air, and UK standard is November 30. “We’ve learned a lot from that and early as they can.” been broken this year due to Covid-19, December 7 by courier, and December NZ Post chief operating officer we have made changes to how we do More than 1500 extra transport with online shopping about 30 percent 14 by express courier. Brendon Main says they learned a lot things to be ready this Christmas to runs will be made to ensure mail is up on last year. — NZ Herald Can virus spread through tears? by Jamie Morton, NZ Herald That was down to clinics When Danesh-Meyer reviewed — particularly through being busy, working up close the literature, she found viral breathing in respiratory droplets AUCKLAND — We know with patients and using a lot of RNA had been identified in in closed environments like that coronavirus can be spread equipment — and coming into tears and conjunctival secretions clinics. through breathing, sneezing and direct contact with potentially in Covid-19 patients with Danesh-Meyer’s study, just contaminated surfaces like lift viral eye fluid. active conjunctivitis, as well as published in the American buttons and rubbish bins — but “So the natural question from asymptomatic cases. Journal of Ophthalmology, what about tears? us was what can we do? What Overall, conjunctival swabs recommended that Kiwi researchers have just measures need to be taken to proved positive in about 2.5 ophthalmologists should consider taken a closer look at the link address that? And how exactly is percent of cases — and samples measures like social distancing, between Covid-19 and eyes, to it transmitted? taken earlier in the course of wearing masks, sterilisation and discover a small percentage of “While you don’t want to infection were more likely to better managing clinic volumes. cases develop conjunctivitis — unnecessarily alarm people, if turn up positive. Her colleagues in New Zealand and that genetic material from there is risk, then you do need to Could it also be contracted had already taken to heavily the virus has been found in some raise that as a factor.” through tears? cleaning equipment and rooms, eye swabs. 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SUBSCRIBE TODAY! PHONE 869 0620 35401-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 11 Impersonated for ‘false evidence’ Prison guard speaks out in Gail Maney case by Guyon Espiner, RNZ BODY FOUND IN WOODHILL FOREST: Leah Stephens went missing in 1989. AUCKLAND — A former Corrections Her body was found in Woodhill Forest in officer says someone impersonated him to 1992. Supplied pictures via RNZ fabricate evidence in the case of convicted murderer Gail Maney. The evidence was used to help quash an appeal by Maney. Maney is on life parole for ordering a hit on West Auckland man Deane Fuller- Sandys, who was presumed drowned for a decade before his death was drawn into an elaborate police case involving two murders. Maney’s 2005 Court of Appeal bid was knocked back — partly on the grounds that she might have colluded with prosecution witness Tania Wilson and “cooked up” a story while they were in the same prison in 2000. The Crown produced an affidavit from a police detective who said that Corrections Officer Dave Kupenga called him with a warning that the two women were in adjacent cells in Mt Eden MURDER NOT DROWNING: Deane Women’s Prison. Fuller-Sandys went fishing one night However, Kupenga told RNZ he had in 1989 and disappeared, presumed never made the phone call and that drowned. Eight years later, police said it someone had either impersonated him or was in fact murder. used his name to provide false evidence. “I never did anything of the sort,” he him and then passed the gun back and said. forth to four other men to fire bullets into “I feel quite angry about it — that my the body, in order to implicate them in name was even used at all, and in that the crime. MAINTAINS HER INNOCENCE: Gail Maney is on life parole for ordering a hit on a manner.” Maney said that in August 1989, she man but she has always maintained her innocence. Pictures via RNZ Corrections documents obtained by had only just met Stone and the idea that RNZ reveal Maney was “in an entirely she would ask him to carry out a hit — different part of the prison” to Wilson and based around Tania Wilson recanting the December 2000.” the Crown never alleged he was paid for the two would have had “no opportunity evidence she had given against Maney. In a statement, the police said they the killing — in a small garage crowded to have any interaction”. Wilson said she was pressured by stood by the affidavit from Bill Searle, with 10 people was farcical. Maney, whose case was brought back police into testifying against Maney and who was now the Assistant Commissioner “When the police accused me of to public attention by the 2018 RNZ- was frightened of losing her children and of Police. ordering a hit I was shocked because Stuff podcast Gone Fishing, told RNZ being charged as an accessory if she did Police could not say what steps were I thought they were just playing some the revelations were significant fresh not make a statement supporting the taken at the time to verify the prison game because I honestly only ever evidence in her bid to overturn her police case. guard’s identity, given that this had thought something like that happened in conviction. But the 2005 appeal was dismissed happened 20 years ago. the movies,” she said. “They believed that Tania and I were because the judges did not believe Wilson While Leah Stephens’ remains were “It is just bizarre — it is so weird.” in adjacent cells and that I had basically was a credible witness and might have discovered in June 1992, the body of After carrying out his hit on Fuller- pressured her into changing her evidence, concocted her story with Maney when Deane Fuller-Sandys has never been Sandys, Stone was said to have become which is very far from the truth,” she they were in adjacent cells. found. worried that one of the multiple said. They relied on an affidavit from Without forensic evidence, the Crown witnesses — Leah Stephens — might “I was never in adjacent cells with Detective Bill Searle that said he was case relied on four witnesses who were nark on him. Tania. I was never in the same wing as called by Dave Kupenga on December 20, given immunity from prosecution to So five days later he took two men Tania.” 2000, to alert him that Wilson, who was testify against Maney and Stone. — the two later given immunity from Maney was sentenced to incarcerated on another The two female witnesses — Wilson prosecution — to pick her up from Queen life in prison in 2000 for the crime, had been placed and another woman with name Street where she was a sex worker. murder of Deane Fuller- I never, ever rang next to Maney. suppression — have since recanted their The Crown case was the three men Sandys who went missing the police helpline “At 15.23 hours today, evidence. then took Stephens back to the same in August 1989, after ‘ I received a phone call The case now depended place where Fuller-Sandys setting off to go fishing at . . . I didn’t even from a prison officer on two male witnesses, who was murdered — Gail Whatipu — a rough surf know there was Dave Kupunga (sic) who were given immunity by The judges relied Maney’s house in Larnoch beach in West Auckland. such a thing as a advised that the two are the Solicitor-General for on an affidavit Road — where a small His car was found at his currently in cells nextdoor rape and murder in return from Detective Bill group were in the lounge favourite fishing spot but police helpline to each other,” Searle’s for giving evidence. drinking and listening to Searle that said his body has never been —Dave Kupenga’ affidavit says. The two men, who have music. recovered. The affidavit says the name suppression, have he was called by Stone, and the two other The Crown case was prison was supposed to changed their stories Dave Kupenga on men given immunity, took that Maney had asked keep the women separate, multiple times on vital Stephens into a back room Stephen Stone to murder Fuller-Sandys so he filled out a security-breach form. matters, including whether December 20, 2000, and raped her, then Stone because she was angry he had stolen a However, Kupenga said it was not him. they had even heard of to alert him that slit her throat before small quantity of drugs and a leather “I never, ever rang the police helpline. Fuller-Sandys, where Wilson had been ordering the two men to jacket from her flat in Larnoch Road, It’s not something I would have done. It’s crimes happened and who dump her body. Henderson. not something I would have known how was involved. placed in the cell Maney said the Crown Working a decade after the events, to do actually. One of the men invented next to Maney. scenario was fiction and police linked the disappearance of sex “I didn’t even know there was such a a murder, in which he that Stone should not be worker Leah Stephens, who went missing thing as a police helpline.” chased a man through a in prison. from Queen Street at around the same Tim McKinnel, an investigator working forest and hit him with a spade before he “He’s been in there for 23 years now for time, to the crime. on appeals for Stone and Maney, said the was shot dead by Stephen Stone. something that never happened and for The Crown claimed Leah Stephens had information should never have made it He only admitted it was fiction when something that the police completely set witnessed the murder of Fuller-Sandys to the Court of Appeal in 2005 because the police found the “victim” was still up.” and that Stone, assisted by two other the police knew in 2004 that there were alive. Maney said she had never wavered men, raped and murdered her to stop her doubts about their information. After being shown portions of each from her story and even though she is speaking out. “I’ve seen documents that make it other’s statements, the story they finally now out of prison, she remains on life Last month, RNZ revealed Stone was pretty clear that the police had doubts settled on was that Stone’s “hit” on parole. “I’ve got it constantly hanging now appealing his convictions for rape about the provenance of the information Fuller-Sandys involved Stone inviting the over me, I can’t get on with my life. and murder — after more than 20 years that they say emerged in 2000,” he said. two men to Larnoch Road to join him and “My children were only young. They in prison. “The police knew it was at least possible, six others. lost their home, their mother, they lost Maney has always maintained her if not likely, that Dave Kupenga did not Fuller-Sandys was lured to the house each other and it’s like been hugely innocence and her 2005 appeal was make that telephone call to police in and in a small, open garage, Stone shot damaging for my family.” 12 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020

ABRUPT END TO NEGOTIATIONS: Eftpos merchant President Donald Trump on Tuesday halted Covid-19 relief talks until after election. Thereafter, double-digit fee stocks drifted between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street on Tuesday (local hike slammed time). AP picture AUCKLAND — Michael Barnett says increasing outgoings bill, for many small Paymark’s almost 30 percent price hike to and medium-sized businesses that were its monthly Eftpos merchant fee is a poor still hurting from the impact of Covid-19 Stocks drop after Trump calls move and hits small business at a time lockdowns. when it is already struggling. Paymark is the country’s largest Paymark, which processes 75 percent of electronic payments network and was off talks on economic stimulus the country’s electronic card transactions, previously owned by the four big banks — has increased the fee to use an Eftpos ANZ, ASB, BNZ and Westpac. NEW YORK — Stocks dropped on Wall Street benefits and other stimulus earlier approved by terminal from approximately $14 to $18 “It appals me that anybody is looking on Tuesday after President Donald Trump Congress expired. per month. at significant price increases right now, ordered a stop to negotiations with Democrats Powell has repeatedly urged Congress to One business said its fee had increased and especially for the small-to-medium on a coronavirus economic stimulus bill until provide additional aid, saying the Fed can’t prop from $16.10 to $20.70 per month. But business sector — they’ve had a hard six after the election. up the economy by itself, even with interest the French-owned payments company months and they are in a rebuild and The S&P 500 index slid 1.4 percent after rates at record lows. “The expansion is still far has defended the move, saying it has not recovery (phase),” Barnett told The New having been up 0.7 percent prior to the from complete,” Powell said in a speech to the increased its fees since 2017. Back then Zealand Herald. president’s announcement, which he made on National Association for Business Economics, it increased its fee by 50 cents, compared “They already are going to face twitter about an hour before the close of trading. group of corporate and academic economists. to $4 this time round. The increase works increased government charges; minimum The late-afternoon pullback erased most of the Without more stimulus, economists expect out to be approximately 28 percent. wage, sick leave, and then you get benchmark index’s gains from a market rally a that growth will slow significantly in the final Paymark said it advised its customers something like this. It’s a semi-captive day earlier. three months of the year. Last month, Goldman in July that it would be increasing its market and they don’t have a lot of choices In a series of tweets, Trump said: “I have Sachs slashed its forecast for growth in the monthly access fee by $4 per month — and can’t switch.” instructed my representatives to stop fourth quarter to just 3 percent at an annual per terminal — to $18 for unlimited Barnett said the move was poor timing negotiating until after the election when, rate, down from a previous forecast of 6 transactions. and “administratively untidy”. “At a immediately after I win, we will pass a major percent, because they no longer expected an “We have not put the fee up for several time where they need support you’ve stimulus bill that focuses on hardworking aid package to be approved. That would leave years and held off raising the fee during got activity like this — it doesn’t matter Americans and small business.” He also the US economy 2.5 percent smaller at the end the worst of the Covid outbreak. However, whether it is $1 or $5 it is an increase accused Speaker Nancy Pelosi of not of 2020 than a year earlier, even after a large with continuing compliance and security that could have been held back or done negotiating in good faith. rebound in the July-September quarter. obligations an ever present battle, we have incrementally over the next 12 months. The comments from the president came “You’re going to see quite a significant no choice but to increase the monthly fee “They could have been increasing the just hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome drag on growth,” said Gregory Daco, chief US if we’re to offer our retailers the fastest, fee 50 cents each year since 2017 — Powell urged Congress to come through with economist at Oxford Economics, a consulting most secure mechanism for transferring that would have worked for most small more aid, saying that too little support “would firm. It “would really risk a double-dip funds,” the company said. businesses, but instead of that they have lead to a weak recovery, creating unnecessary recession.” Paymark would invest the additional left it and now there are going to be hardship for households and businesses.” A report on Tuesday showed that US funds into “continually upgrading businesses left with big increases — they Optimism that Democrats and Republicans employers advertised slightly fewer job technology and security to ensure New are trying to do a catch up in revenue and would reach a deal on more stimulus ahead openings in August than the prior month. Zealand’s payments network remains small business are going to have to pay.” of the Nov. 3 elections had helped lift the But the number was nevertheless better than a safe, secure and reliable method of Small business was a “captive market” stock market recently. Now, investors face the economists expected. processing transactions”, it said. for Paymark as they did not have the prospect that more aid may not come until next Trading on Wall Street has gotten shakier While an additional $4 per terminal per resource to switch, which meant there was year, after the new Congress is seated, said recently as investors contend with a long list of month does not seem like a significant no way to dodge the increase, he said. Willie Delwiche, investment strategist at Baird. uncertainties, from Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis increase, Auckland Chamber of Commerce “Quite frankly, they could have been “This isn’t just pushing it off until after the to waxing and waning expectations about chief executive Michael Barnett said it more responsible in the way that they did election, this realistically is pushing it off until Congress’ ability to deliver another round of was another cost adding to an already it.” — NZ Herald spring (the US),” Delwiche said. “I don’t think stimulus for the economy. this is just a one-day financial markets reaction. The S&P 500 jumped 1.8 percent on Monday This really goes to the health of the recovery.” (local time) after Trump said he’s returning to The S&P 500 fell 47.66 points to 3,360.97. the White House to complete his recovery from The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped the coronavirus, though his medical team said NZ, OZ consumer protection 375.88 points, or 1.3 percent, to 27,772.76. It had he’s not yet fully “out of the woods.” been up by more than 200 points. The Nasdaq Several big challenges lie ahead of markets. composite lost 177.88 points, or 1.6 percent, to Chief among them is the still-raging pandemic, laws diverge explains report 11,154.60. The tech-heavy index had been on as so clearly illustrated by Trump’s stay in pace for a 0.5 percent gain before Trump cut off the hospital. The worry is that a ramp-up in NEW ZEALAND and says. Protection Act would the stimulus talks. infections could cause governments to bring Australia are heading in “Compliance with these remove responsible lending Small stocks also fell, but less than the rest back some of the restrictions they put on opposite directions when new requirements will come requirements, including the of the market. The Russell 2000 index of small- businesses early this year, which sent the it comes to protecting at great cost to New Zealand need for extensive verification cap stocks gave up 4.67 points, or 0.3 percent, economy hurtling into a recession. consumers. lenders, particularly in terms processes. to 1,577.29. “We’re on the eve of earnings season and A report by law firm of IT (and other) system and It would also replace the Stocks had been drifting between small gains people are reasonably undecided as to whether Chapman Tripp warns the process changes.” current practice of ‘lender and losses for much of the day before gaining the correction that started in September has tightening of New Zealand’s Report author and beware’ with a ‘borrower momentum into the late afternoon, then Trump’s further to run,” said Julian Emanuel, BTIG chief consumer protection laws was Chapman Tripp partner Emma responsibility’ principle, in tweets knocked the market into reverse gear. equity and derivatives strategist. out of step with Australia and Sutcliffe said New Zealand addition to other measures The move to end the negotiations with The upcoming election also still means a host likely to restrict and raise the should consider following designed to simplify and Democrats dashes Wall Street’s hopes that of uncertainty about tax rates and regulations cost of borrowing. Australia’s lead. The Australian streamline processes for another round of stimulus would soon be on on businesses, while tensions between the “The (New Zealand ) reform government was taking steps lenders and borrowers. the way. Bitter partisanship on Capitol Hill United States and China continue to simmer. process has led to greater to ease up on responsible She said New Zealand’s has been preventing a compromise on more The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell restrictions on high-cost loans, lending obligations to make tougher regulations would aid for the economy, which has been punched to 0.75 percent from 0.78 percent late Monday. including a ‘cost of credit it cheaper and easier for ultimately result in a tightening into a recession by shutdowns related to the While that’s still very low, the yield has been cap’, and stricter responsible consumers to get a loan. of consumer credit at a time coronavirus pandemic. Reports on the economy generally climbing since dropping close to 0.50 lending obligations (including Amendments to Australia’s when the Reserve Bank was have been mixed recently, as some areas percent in early August. European and Asian tougher penalties),” the report National Consumer Credit calling for an easing. — AP show a slowdown after extra unemployment markets closed higher. — AP

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY housing data. The energy stocks enjoyed another good Air New Zealand, half owned by the day — Contact climbing 13c to $7.20, Meridian WELLINGTON — Many of the stocks enjoyed group at JBWere, said people forget that Fisher Government, announced its chief financial gaining 13.5c or 2.75 percent to $5.04, and handy price gains as investors look for “new” & Paykel and a2 Milk make up 25 percent of officer Jeff McDowall is leaving the company in Mercury increasing 9c to $5.25. value, but the New Zealand sharemarket was the market’s capitalisation and they drive the the middle of next year after more than 20 years. NZME continued its re-rating — climbing 5c bogged down by the two heavyweights, Fisher direction. The airline’s share price climbed 5.5c or 3.65 or 8.62 percent to 63c and gaining more than and Paykel Healthcare and a2 Milk. “If they are down or flat, then they drag the percent to $1.56. 16 percent in two days. Sky Network Television The S&P/NZX 50 Index gained 0.65 percent to market down. But take them away and you find Ward said it looks like McDowall has resigned was up 5c or 3.45 percent to 15c. Among the 11,975.02 after a late surge in prices. More than the market has had a pretty good day,” he said. out of frustration. “Air New Zealand needs to decliners, wine company Delegat Group was half of the 181 stocks on the whole market had The talk on the market — outside President resolve its capital situation and they’ve said down 19c to $14.65; and Marsden Maritime rises, while 41 declined, and trading increased Donald Trump’s return to the White House and they’ll do a capital raising in the first part of next Holdings, owner of Northport near Whangarei, in the final hour to 52.08 million shares worth the Dow Jones index’s 456 points rise overnight year.” lost 9c to $5.80. $159.17 million. — was Fletcher Building and Air New Zealand, Amongst the gainers were Ebos, up 33c Overnight, Wall Street rebounded with Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was down 13c to which rose on contrasting news. to $24.33; Freightways, rising 13c to $8.17; the Dow Jones climbing 465.83 points or $33.77 on trade worth $18.3m, and a2 Milk was Fletcher Building gained 12c or 2.89 percent Pushpay Holdings, increasing 15c to $8.72; 1.68 percent to 28,148.64, the S&P 500 Index up 4c to $15.48 in the late moves on trade worth to $4.27, having climbed more than a third since Synlait Milk up 10c to $5.62; Chorus, up 23c increased 1.8 percent to 3408.60, and the $12.9m. mid-August when it sat at $3.30. Ward said or 2.71 percent to $8.72; and Serko picking up Nasdaq Composite had the biggest gain, up 2.32 Rickey Ward, head of investment strategy Fletcher continues to get support on strong another 14c or 3 percent to $4.81. percent to 11,332.49. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 OPINION 13 EDITORIAL Say ‘yes’ to cannabis legalisation, control by Geraldine Oliver decreased dramatically. his 30th birthday and six months before I was NZ returns to level Clearly the war on drugs is a failed strategy diagnosed. THERE are already 70 (or so) that costs millions in police and court time and Even now, with the support of alternative food 1, a little wiser unlicensed marijuana shops has led, indirectly, to the rise of “P”, a drug so therapy (a boxed liquid food substitute which in Gisborne making millions dangerous that compared with it, smoking dope costs the NZ taxpayer $14.50 every time I crack The whole country will be back on for the criminal gangs which recreationally looks like a Sunday School picnic. one open,) I’m alive, but I’ll never be normal. Alert Level 1, the closest thing to have become a problematic, Then there are those of us who wish to smoke Thanks to my “juice boxes” I’ve managed to stick normal, from midnight tonight which permanent under-class with it legally for health reasons. to 47 kilos (it took 10 years to achieve 47!) but I should lead to mixed feelings of no respect for the law or, by During the 59 years when I endured severe often feel lousy. delight and apprehension. implication, civilised society. (Think Dog-Eats- malnutrition without proper medical diagnosis or A legal joint would help me celebrate the life Aucklanders are ending the Dog . . .) treatment, smoking dope was my only relief from which, in my case, is so hard won. I’d enjoy it longest period of social restrictions Licensing cuts off this income, regulates the the pangs of incipient starvation. (Thanks to the more and feel less stressed and anxious. (Try so far in the country and with strength and quality of the drug and prohibits Irish Famine, some in my family have a genetic a little permanent starvation for instant and warmer weather coming on, they will sales to minors, since it is well known that inability to absorb nutrients from food normally.) un-treatable depression, those of you who don’t be ready to party. marijuana damages the growing brain. The tax on When I weighed 38 kilos dope, not food, kept me believe me.) legalised sales helps treat those with substance alive. So please vote yes. The status quo has not The question for many is what to addictions — a malnourished area of mental I was determined to live long enough to only failed, it has done incalculable damage to do if or when Covid-19 reappears health therapy which is the perennial Cinderella understand what was killing me and thanks our society in the name of preventing harm. In in the community; this coronavirus of health funding anyway. to Rohan Ameratunga, Associate Professor of my case, living in a nation of fat people meant is expected to be with the world This isn’t to say minors don’t obtain marijuana Medicine at Auckland Medical School, I got I was written off by the medical profession as for some years yet and even once illegally, but in every jurisdiction that has lucky. My nephew Hemi Tane Kupa wasn’t so “thin and neurotic” until I was literally starving to vaccines are approved, they will legalised personal use, the use by minors has lucky. He committed suicide three weeks after death, seemingly without cause . . . take many months to roll out. In this situation it was interesting LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS to see modeller and economist New models for consensus Rodney Jones say the Government Re: Decisions at grassroots, then acts as a representative had been too conservative with its October 3. democracy and acts upon the approach to the Auckland cluster. An interesting version of outcome of the discussion. Every single vote matters He believes the restrictions are how a model of democracy A much more nuanced and I have voted, have you? urge you to reconsider. being lifted a week late. might find appeal with current system of government All members of my This is our country’s future “The toolkit we have is really anarchists is being developed than a four-year election cycle household performed their and I believe that every first-class in terms of contact by some Seattle technologists can deliver has developed as democratic duty yesterday and single vote really does make a tracing, testing and particularly the with their Polis platform. a result, and the public’s trust our ancestors would be proud difference. genome sequencing that gives us It is a social media exercise in those governing increases. that we have voted early — it Go on, do it, you may an enormous understanding of each in trying to find consensus. Taiwan has earned the right would be devastating to have even find the whole process outbreak,” he said. “I think we can In a complete reversal of the to be proud of its government left it too late. enjoyable. model that the divisive and and maybe we should look to To those disgruntled people take more risk and we need to take dangerous Facebook uses to them for more than just Covid who say they won’t vote, I DIANNE SAUNDERS this kind of learning into a future shunt users to extremes in expertise. outbreak if it was to occur.” order to maximise profit, Polis And bags not be the one It was a reality check that each builds maps that will find to tell the anarchists that week in lockdown accounted for 2 shared common ground and reaching consensus beats percent of GDP across the country. pushes the trolls and bots and herding cats. Water bills — no thanks In July New Zealanders became abusive to the edge — exactly overconfident and assumed the where they might belong DONALD ROBSON Re: $11m for water consultation. virus was never coming back, but in the real world — and infrastructure, October 5 story. How will water bills now we were a bit too fearful and emphasises the connections Anarchists don’t have anything Has anybody asked the minimise the economic and that are being made. Echo against consensus, and most public if they want to pay social impact of Covid-19? risked building up fatigue. chambers and rabbit holes (if not all) would see it as the the bill for a new CEO and Will the corporate However, he also said the are much harder to find, and preferable way to reach a decision. supporting staff of the water horticulturists and other country’s response to the virus had partisan opinions less obvious. It’s interesting what you say about monopoly? major water users have to pay been the best in the world and we Taiwan has been using this Taiwan, but there is one glaring I know that in Sydney the same price as the general were not acting like that. model after some hackers flaw if it is to be a truly democratic water meters charge a price public and if not, why not? Unsurprisingly, Prime Minister protested a government system. You say “The government that rivals power bills if you Tony Robinson campaigned Jacinda Ardern is rejecting the idea decision in 2014 that they uses the vTaiwan (virtual) process are a keen gardener or run a for council on a promise to that the Government took too long thought lacked transparency. by offering up to the public a topic swimming pool. vote against water metering to bring Auckland back to level 1. After a standoff they were they want opinion on, who discuss Please explain why such and so will Peter Jones. Looking globally, as Jones has invited to participate in their various points of view.” More measures are about to be finding solutions to issues that democratic surely would be the forced upon us with no public PETER JONES done, New Zealand should be were largely technological, public telling the government the reflecting on where we are relative but the success has seen other topic they want acting on and to the rest of the world, says Ardern. ideas brought in as well. their opinion on it. In which case Many would agree on where the The government uses the of course government would no country lies. We only have to look at vTaiwan (virtual) process by longer have any purpose beyond an Worst for beautification places like France where Paris has offering up to the public a administrative role, and may as well You know you live in vote our place the worst by a just shut down all bars, swimming topic they want opinion on, be abolished. Gisborne when you look country mile for beautification; pools and gyms for a fortnight after who discuss their various closely at the roundabouts, c’mon Rehette, get it together. recording 12,565 cases on Sunday. points of view. The government STUART MORIARTY-PATTEN and admire the gorgeous It’s tempting to feel gardens . . . I’m guessing the depressed about our home But as New Zealanders now council will blame the NZ town, but I know better. I realise, there is a danger in being Transport Agency or someone wished our council, its staff too confident. Kapai — fabulous reading else for the appalling state and contractors were on the Whoever wins the election Re: Old girls inspire I have very proud and of the Grey St/Awapuni Rd same page as those of us who on October 17 is going to have students of today, Oct 3 story. wonderful memories of my roundabout. What a shocker! love Gizzy town. a difficult juggling act to do, Kapai GGHS old girls days at GGHS 1961-1965. Having driven through unshackled from some electoral — fabulous reading. I’m a Napier, Hastings, Taupo, JOHN WOODS imperatives while still balancing GGHS old girl now living in MARY McCLUTCHIE Rotorua, Tauranga and Wainui (or outer Kaiti as the need for safety against the Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Kalgoorlie, WA Whakatane in the last week, I they call it nowadays) economic harm that will continue for some time. [email protected] The new normal may start ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. tomorrow but Covid-19 will continue ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. to cast a shadow over the country ■ Always include full name and contact details. long after the polls close in 10 days. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Van Halen ‘Guitar God, true gent and true genius’

SANTA MONICA, California — Eddie Van Halen, the group into rock superstardom in the 80s, here in L.A”. the co-founder of rock group Van Halen, has died culminating with the 1984 hit “Jump”. Others remembered Van Halen’s wide-ranging after a long battle with cancer. From 1979 to 1982, the band released four talent, with Steven Hyden sharing an anecdote The Dutch-American artist was 65. He had albums and all of them were certified multi- about how he been responsible for re-engineering been battling throat cancer for nearly twenty platinum. the Michael Jackson hit Beat It after he recorded years. By the early 1980s, Van Halen was one of the his famous solo for the classic track. His family said Eddie died at St. John’s most successful rock acts of the time. TMZ reported that Van Halen’s health had gone Hospital in Santa Monica with his wife Janie by Eddie’s son, Wolfgang Van Halen, joined the into a sharp decline in the past 72 hours, the final his side, along with his son Wolfgang, and his band in 2006. chapter in a long battle against throat cancer. brother Alex. Tributes immediately flowed from some of The guitar hero was diagnosed nearly 20 years “I can’t believe I’m having to write this but rock’s biggest names including Gene Simmons, ago and had a series of procedures to fight the my father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost from KISS, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea. disease, including the removal of a third of his his long and arduous battle with cancer this Simmons wrote: “Eddie was not only a Guitar tongue in 2000. morning,” his son Wolfgang said in a tweet. God, but a genuinely beautiful soul.” Van Halen once said he thought he developed “He was the best father I could ever ask for. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler described the cancer from putting a metal guitar pick in his Every moment I’ve shared with him on and off Van Halen as “a true gent and true genius” mouth during performances, despite the fact he stage was a gift. My heart is broken and I don’t and his bandmate Tony Iommi said he was had smoked heavily. think I will ever fully recover from this loss.” “devastated” to hear of the death of a “really He told Billboard in 2015: “I used metal picks JUMP: Eddie Van Halen has died of Eddie started Van Halen with his brother Alex great friend”. — they’re brass and copper — which I always throat cancer at the age of 65. in the 1970s. Pop genius Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got AP picture The band’s debut album in 1978 launched remembered “how big Van Halen was, especially the tongue cancer.” — NZ Herald Truck bomb ‘Don’t be afraid of it’ in Syria kills Trump back to White House, downplaying virus at least 18 WASHINGTON — Still sickened by Covid-19, President Donald Trump THUMBS-UP: plunged back on Tuesday into playing President Donald ANKARA, Turkey — An down the disease that hospitalised him Trump stands on explosives-laden truck ignited for three days and has so far killed more the balcony outside on Tuesday on a busy street in a than 210,000 Americans. He compared it the Blue Room northern Syrian town controlled by anew to the seasonal flu and signalled he as he returned to Turkey-backed opposition fighters, plans to return soon to the campaign trail. the White House killing at least 18 people and Back at the White House after a after leaving Walter wounding dozens, Syrian opposition dramatic helicopter return from the Reed National activists reported. military hospital where he was receiving Military Medical The blast in the town of al-Bab an unprecedented level of care for Centre, in Bethesda, took place near a bus station where Covid-19, Trump’s attitude alarmed Maryland. Trump people often gather to travel from infectious disease experts. And it compared the virus one region to another, according to suggested his own illness had not caused to seasonal flu and the opposition’s Civil Defence, also him to rethink his often-cavalier attitude signalled he plans known as White Helmets. toward the disease, which has also to return soon to the The explosion caused widespread infected the first lady and more than a campaign trail. damage to buildings in the area dozen White House aides and associates. AP picture and set vehicles on fire in the town Anxious to project strength just four located in Aleppo province, activists weeks from Election Day, Trump, who is “You’re going to beat it. We have the best of the virus in hopes of propping up the said. The victims included a number still contagious with the virus, tweeted on medical equipment, we have the best economy ahead of the election have drawn of women and children, the report by Tuesday morning that he is planning to medicines.” His remarks were strong, but bipartisan criticism. Turkey’s Anadolu news agency said. attend next week’s debate with Democrat he was taking deeper breaths than usual Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas “The blast was in the middle Joe Biden in Miami. “It will be great!” he as he delivered them. told the Houston Chronicle editorial board between the (station), residential said. Left unsaid was that the president’s that Trump had “let his guard down” in homes and a small market,” said an In a letter, Trump’s doctor, Navy Cmdr. experience with the disease has been his effort to show that the country was activist based in northern Syria who Sean Conley, said Trump had a “restful” far from typical, as his doctors rushed moving beyond the virus and had created goes by the name of Abu al-Haitham. night at the White House and that on him onto experimental antiviral drugs “confusion” about how to stay safe. The Civil Defence said the blast Tuesday “he reports no symptoms.” and prescribed an aggressive course of “We have to be realistic in this: Covid killed 19 and wounded more than On Monday afternoon, shortly before steroids that would be unavailable to the is a complete threat to the American 80. The Britain-based Syrian his departure from Walter Reed National average patient. population,” Dr. David Nace of the Observatory for Human Rights, an Military Medical Centre, Conley offered While most must cope with their University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, opposition war monitor, reported that the president would not be fully “out symptoms — and fear of whether they’ll said of Trump’s comment. that 18 people were killed and 75 of the woods” for another week. take a turn for the worse — at home and “Most of the people aren’t so lucky others were wounded in the attack. The scale of the outbreak at the alone, Trump had been staying in the as the president,” with an in-house It added that some of the wounded highest levels of the US government was presidential suite of one of the nation’s medical unit and access to experimental were in critical condition and the still being uncovered. On Tuesday, the best hospitals, and he’s now at the White treatments, added Nace, an expert on death toll could rise. nation’s top military leaders including the House, where there is a team of doctors infections in older adults. Differing casualty figures are chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. on call with 24-hour monitoring. “It’s an unconscionable message,” not uncommon in the aftermath of Mark Milley, and the vice chairman, Gen. On Tuesday, Trump also returned to his agreed Dr. Sadiya Khan of Northwestern explosions in Syria. John Hyten, were in quarantine after previous comparisons of Covid-19 to the University Feinberg School of Medicine. It was the latest in a series of exposure to Adm Charles W. Ray, the vice seasonal flu. “I would go so far as to say that it may attacks in Turkish-controlled areas commandant of the Coast Guard. “Many people every year, sometimes precipitate or worsen spread.” of northern Syria that have killed It was not known how Ray contracted over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, Likewise, Biden, who spent more than and wounded scores of people. the virus, but he attended an event for die from the Flu,” he tweeted. “Are we 90 minutes on the debate stage with Turkey has blamed a Kurdish military families at the White House on going to close down our Country? No, we Trump last week, said during an NBC militia group, known as the People’s September 27. The Coast Guard said in have learned to live with it, just like we town hall on Monday night that he was Protection Units, for the attacks. a statement that Ray felt mild symptoms are learning to live with Covid, in most glad Trump seemed to be recovering well, There was no immediate claim of over the weekend and was tested on populations far less lethal!!!” “but there’s a lot to be concerned about — responsibility for Tuesday’s attack, Monday. In fact, Covid-19 has already proven 210,000 people have died. I hope no one but Anadolu said local security Trump returned to the White House to be a more potent killer, particularly walks away with the message that it’s not officials were looking into the on Monday night (local time) aboard among older populations, than seasonal a problem.” possibility that it was also carried Marine One, gingerly climbing the South flu, and has shown indications of having Biden said he’d “listen to the science” out by Kurdish militants. Portico steps before removing his mask long-term impacts on the health of ahead of the upcoming debates, adding Last month, an attack on a and giving a double thumbs-up from younger people it infects. And the Centres that the campaigns and the debate Turkish Red Crescent vehicle in the terrace, where aides had arranged for Disease Control and Prevention commission should be “very cautious” in al-Bab killed a member of the aid American flags for the sunset occasion. estimates that influenza has resulted in making plans. “If scientists say that it’s agency and wounded another. Armed He entered the White House, where aides far fewer yearly deaths than Trump said safe, that distances are safe, then I think masked men wearing camouflage were visible milling about the Blue Room, — between 12,000 and 61,000 annually that’s fine,” he said. “I’ll do whatever the clothing travelling in two cars without wearing a face covering. since 2010. experts say.” without licence plates attacked the In a video released later, Trump Just days before, Trump suggested Conley said that because of Trump’s Red Crescent vehicle as it travelled offered a nonchalant take on the virus, he had finally grasped the true nature unusual level of treatment so early through the town. contravening the public health warnings of the virus, saying in a video, “I get after discovery of his illness he was in Turkey-backed opposition fighters of his own administration that Americans it,” moments before he ventured out of “uncharted territory”. took control of al-Bab in a military take the threat seriously and take the hospital while contagious to salute But the doctor also was upbeat at an offensive in 2016 that was launched precautions to avoid contracting and cheering supporters by motorcade — an afternoon briefing and said the president to drive out Kurdish fighters and spreading the disease as cases continue to outing that disregarded precautions could resume his normal schedule once Islamic State group militants from a spike across the country meant to contain the virus. “there is no evidence of live virus still border area. — AP “Don’t be afraid of it,” Trump said. Trump’s efforts to play down the threat present.” — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 WORLD 15 Largest ozone hole ever opens over Antarctica GENEVA — The European at a UN briefing. Union’s Earth observation “The ice in these clouds AP picture programme said on Tuesday triggers a reaction which then that the ozone hole over can destroy the ozone zone. Antarctica has expanded to its So, it’s because of that that we largest size and deepest level are seeing the big ozone hole Zoo’s new baby in years. this year.” Experts at the Copernicus The Copernicus service panda is a boy Atmospheric Monitoring said energy from the sun as Service said a strong, stable it rises over the pole releases WASHINGTON — The National Zoo has and cold polar vortex has chemically-active chlorine and confirmed that its 6-week old baby panda is driven the expansion, bromine atoms into the polar a boy. and called for greater vortex, which quickly destroy The gender reveal was made in a video international efforts to ozone molecules — causing released on Monday by the zoo, where panda- ensure countries abide by an the hole to form. keepers unveiled a canvas smeared with blue international accord to phase Nullis said that despite markings that was “painted” by the baby’s out use of ozone-depleting the growing hole, experts father, Tian Tian. chemicals. still believe the ozone layer The still-unnamed baby panda, born Aug. Vincent-Henri Peuch, who SWELLING HOLE: A lonely penguin appears in Antarctica is slowly recovering after 21, received a genetic test via cheek swab heads the service, said in a during the summer season. A polar vortex has driven the ozone adoption of the Montreal that confirmed his gender. The genetic test statement that the ozone hole expansion. AP picture Protocol, a treaty signed in was necessary because male and female baby was “definitely” among the 1987 that aims to phase out pandas appear physically identical to exterior largest in the last 15 years. expand every August — at the minus-78 degrees Celsius, and ozone-depleting substances. examination. In Geneva, spokeswoman start of the Antarctic spring this is the temperature which She cited climate projections Photos and videos released by the zoo Clare Nullis of the World — and reaches a peak around you need to form stratospheric indicate that the ozone layer show the baby, which was born pink, blind Meteorological Organisation October. clouds — and this is quite (a) will return to 1980 levels in and nearly hairless, starting to take on the said the ozone hole begins to “The air has been below complex process,” Nullis said 2060. — AP familiar black-and-white colouring. Famously described by zoo staffers as the size of a stick of butter at birth, the baby has grown in six weeks to 14 inches long and weighs 3.6 Black hole researchers win Nobel Prize pounds. The birth was hailed as a desperately STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel black hole was what was at the other end of it, needed bit of happy news amid a global Prize in physics on Tuesday for establishing the something called the “singularity.” It’s something Covid-19 pandemic that forced the zoo to shut all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight- science still can’t figure out. down for months. Response to the news that out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck “Singularity, that’s a place where the densities the mother, Mei Xiang, was pregnant caused up light and time and will eventually swallow us, and curvatures go to infinity. You expect the traffic on the zoo’s ever-popular Panda-cam too. physics go crazy,” he said from his home. “If to spike by 1200 percent, zoo officials said. Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of you fall into a black hole, then you pretty well When the baby was actually born, traffic went Germany and Andrea Ghez of the United States inevitably get squashed into this singularity at the so high that viewers were getting bumped off explained to the world these dead ends of the end. And that’s the end.” the livestream, forcing zoo officials to boost cosmos that are still not completely understood Penrose said he was walking to work with a the bandwidth on the camera feed. but are deeply connected, somehow, to the colleague 56 years ago, thinking about “what it “Something like this is kind of a miracle for creation of galaxies. WINNERS: This combination of 2020 and would be like to be in this situation where all this us,” National Zoo Director Steve Monfort said Penrose, an 89-year-old at the University of 2015 photos shows, from left, Reinhard material is collapsing around you.” He realised he at the time. “It lifts the spirits of my team and Oxford, received half of the prize for proving with Genzel, Andrea Ghez, and Roger Penrose. had “some strange feeling of elation,” and that was the whole world.” mathematics in 1964 that Einstein’s general theory AP picture when things started coming together in his mind. Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated in of relativity predicted the formation of black holes, Martin Rees, the British astronomer royal, noted the spring shortly after the entire zoo shut even though Einstein himself didn’t think they existence is mind-bending. They are so massive that Penrose triggered a “renaissance” in the down on March 14. Normally, panda-keepers existed. that nothing, not even light, can escape their study of relativity in the 1960s, and that, together would have used a combination of frozen Genzel, who is at both the Max Planck Institute gravitational pull. They warp and twist light in a with a young Stephen Hawking, he helped firm up sperm and fresh semen extracted from Tian in Germany and the University of California, way that seems unreal and cause time to slow and evidence for the Big Bang and black holes. Tian. But in order to minimise the number Berkeley, and Ghez, of the University of California, stop. “Penrose and Hawking are the two individuals of close-quarters medical procedures, zoo Los Angeles, received the other half of the prize While the three scientists showed the existence who have done more than anyone else since officials used only frozen semen. for discovering in the 1990s a supermassive black of black holes, it wasn’t until last year that people Einstein to deepen our knowledge of gravity,” Rees It was the first successful procedure of hole at the centre of our galaxy. could see one for themselves when another said. “Sadly, this award was too much delayed to its kind in the US using only frozen sperm. Black holes fascinate people because “the idea science team captured the first and only optical allow Hawking to share the credit.” Mei Xiang, at 22, is the oldest giant panda to of some monster out there sucking everything image of one. It looks like a flaming doughnut Hawking died in 2018, and Nobel Prizes are successfully give birth in the United States. up is a pretty weird thing,” Penrose said in an from hell but is in a galaxy 53 million light-years awarded only to the living. The oldest in the world gave birth in China at interview with The Associated Press. He said our from Earth. Genzel, 68, and Ghez won because “they age 23. galaxy and the galaxies near us “will ultimately get Penrose, a mathematical physicist who got the showed that black holes are not just theory — Mei Xiang has three surviving offspring, swallowed by one utterly huge black hole. This is call from the Nobel Committee while in the shower, they’re real, they’re here, and there’s a monster- Tai Shan, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, which were the fate . . . but not for an awfullt long time, so it’s was surprised at his win because his work is size black hole in the centre of our galaxy, the transported to China at age 4 under an not something to worry too much about.” more theoretical than observational, and that’s not Milky Way,” said Brian Greene, a theoretical agreement with the Chinese government. Black holes are at the centre of every galaxy, usually what wins physics Nobels. physicist and mathematician at Columbia — AP and smaller ones dot the universe. Just their What fascinated Penrose more than the University. — AP

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GRUESOME CASUALTIES: A car was swept away during floods in the Roya river of Breil-sur-Roya, near the border with Italy. Flooding has devastated mountainous areas in France’s southeastern region of Alpes-Maritimes and Italy’s northwestern regions of Liguria and Piedmont. AP picture

‘A catastrophic situation’ Corpses washed from cemeteries in France-Italy floods

BREIL-SUR-ROYA, France — The involved in the emergency operation in Local authorities have said cemeteries usually known for trout fishing, has grim job of searching for flood victims the mountainous region, which is home in the French towns of Saint-Martin- turned during the storm into a torrent in Alpine villages and on the nearby to 12,000 residents. de-Vesubie and Tende were partially of mud, rocks and debris. French and Italian coasts has grown He added that about 700 people washed out by the floods. Tende Mayor Longtime residents describe the even more gruesome: Along with storm were staying in hotels or other Jean-Pierre Vassallo told Le Parisien damage in biblical terms, saying they’d casualties, authorities say corpses from accommodation sites after being newspaper that the village cemetery never seen anything like it. cemeteries have also been found around evacuated from their homes. “was cut in two” and bodies were Some have started to clean up, the Mediterranean shore, apparently French President Emmanuel Macron unearthed. spending their whole day shoveling mud swept down the mountain by violent will visit the area on Wednesday, he Forensic police working to identify out of shops and homes while trucks rains. said. the dead are among the security forces, hauled away felled trees to clear streets A total of 12 deaths have been Corpses unearthed from cemeteries firefighters, rescue divers and others and roads. Cars coated in caked mud reported since the storm pounded have washed up on the Italian side, a helping on Tuesday in the continuing were piled on top of each other. France’s Alpes-Maritimes region and spokeswoman for the Alpes-Maritimes search and cleanup effort, according Some roads were still blocked by Italy’s northwestern regions of Liguria regional administration told The to a spokesman for France’s national debris on Tuesday, so helicopters and Piedmont starting Friday — four Associated Press. gendarme service. were delivering supplies to stranded on the French side, eight on the Italian She could not say how many or where Police are going door-to-door to populations. side. they came from, and it was unclear check on people reported as missing “It’s a catastrophic situation,” said Prime Minister Jean Castex said whether the bodies were among the in hamlets where roads, electricity, Georges Pomarede, a retired police French rescuers were still searching on eight reported dead in Italy from the communications and water supplies officer clearing out his home in Breil- Tuesday for 21 people missing. storm. Italian local authorities could not were cut off by the storm, the sur-Roya. “My thoughts go to grieving families, immediately be reached for comment. spokesman said. “All of that is gone, no more those who are waiting to hear from their The cemetery corpses were in such Neither spokesperson was authorised campground, no stadium, no more relatives or who have lost everything,” an advanced state of decomposition to be publicly named according to swimming pool, no more shops, a hotel he said at the National Assembly. that they were clearly distinguishable official policy. is gone . . . entire houses swallowed by Castex said more than 900 rescuers, from recent storm victims, the French In Breil-sur-Roya, the river that runs the floods. It’s a phenomenal disaster.” 500 police officers and some troops were spokeswoman said. through the village of 2000 residents, — AP Category 4 Hurricane Delta roars into Mexico’s Yucatan

CANCUN, Mexico — Delta rapidly Some hotels that had exemptions and the Cayman Islands were under intensified into a Category 4 hurricane because their structures were rated tropical storm warnings on Tuesday as 225 kmh winds on Tuesday on a for major hurricanes were preparing Delta shifted west. course to hammer southeastern to shelter their guests in place and It’s expected to arrive with an Mexico and then continue on to the US testing their emergency systems. extremely dangerous storm surge Gulf coast this week. When the alarm blared at the Fiesta raising water levels by as much as The worst of the immediate impact Americana Condesa hotel, Lizeth 2.1 to 3.3 metres in the Yucatan, was expected along the resort-studded Elena Garza Hernandez, 35, rushed accompanied by large and dangerous northeastern tip of Mexico’s Yucatan out of her room carrying in her arms waves, and flash flooding inland. Peninsula, where hurricane conditions her 10-month-old daughter, Hannah Delta’s centre on Tuesday was were expected on Tuesday night and Cienfuegos. She had arrived on about 420 kilometres east-southeast landfall early today. Sunday from Reynosa, Tamaulipas with of Cozumel, Mexico, moving west- From Tulum to Cancun, tourism- her husband, 4-year-old daughter and northwest at 26 kmh. dependent communities still soaked by her parents-in-law. Once it moves on from Mexico, it’s the remnants of Tropical Storm Gamma Joseph Potts, a deputy sheriff expected to regain Category 4 status could bear the brunt of the storm. from Denver, Colorado, took care of over the Gulf as it approaches the US In Cancun on Tuesday, long lines his 3-year-old son near a kiddie pool coast, where landfall around Friday stretched at supermarkets, lumber while his wife attended an emergency would be followed by heavy rainfall yards and gas stations as residents information session about the across the southeastern United States. scrambled for provisions under mostly hurricane. The hotel offered to shelter “While there is large uncertainty sunny skies. guests at a ballroom inside the hotel, in the track and intensity forecasts, Officials warned that residents but a short time later after the storm DANGEROUS STORM SURGE: A worker secures a dock before there is a significant risk of dangerous should have several days of water and intensified the hotel told them they Hurricane Delta arrives near Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early on storm surge, wind, and rainfall hazards food on hand. Boat owners lined up at would all be moved to a university in Tuesday. AP picture along the coast from Louisiana to the public ramps to pull their boats out of Cancun. western Florida Panhandle beginning the water. Cancun Mayor Mara Lezama would normally be due to the Covid-19 closed. Thursday night or Friday. Residents Mexico began evacuating tourists Espinosa said that the city had opened pandemic. “I honestly don’t see much that will in these areas should ensure they and residents from coastal areas along more shelters than usual to give Mexican President Andrés Manuel stop it until it reaches Yucatan, due have their hurricane plan in place and its Riviera Maya on Tuesday. Quintana people more space in recognition of López Obrador said on Tuesday that to low vertical wind shear, high deep- monitor updates to the forecast of Roo Gov Carlos Joaquin said that the Covid-19 pandemic. 5000 federal troops and emergency layer moisture, and the very warm Delta,” the Hurricane Centre said. buses were already carrying people off State Tourism Minister Marisol personnel were being made available and deep waters of the northwestern Alabama Gov Kay Ivey on Tuesday Holbox Island and hotels in Cancun Vanegas said there were currently in Quintana Roo to aid in storm efforts. Caribbean,” National Hurricane Centre signed a state of emergency that she and Puerto Morelos were busing their 40,900 tourists in all of Quintana Roo. The state’s airports remained open on forecaster Eric Blake said. said would let officials seek federal aid guests inland to government shelters. That number is a fraction of what it Tuesday morning, but beaches were Cuba’s westernmost province more quickly if needed later. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 RACING 17

Woodville-Pahiatua races at Woodville Thursday Jetbet 4 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 2 Lowe Schollum Jones 1.30 4 Graham Mott Ruahine 2.40 13 08399 Play The Field (14) 55.5 60 10 4s Ohiti Lass (10) 56.5 50 R J Bishop Race 1: YULONG LANSON, SHACKELTONS EDGE, 14 743s0 Ruie’s Crumpet (12) 55 59 L Satherley 11 80s4s Rose Of Delgatie (3) 56.5 50 $10,000, Rating 65 benchmark, 2100m $10,000, Maiden SW, 1200m EMERGENCIES: S J Macnab (a1) WEST COAST 1 8s422 Classclown (7) 60 65 J Parkes 1 3s Velarde (8) 58.5 51 J Parkes 15 08009 Brother One (7) 56.5 58 12 7745s Voralto (14) 56.5 50 L Satherley Race 2: CLASSCLOWN, RESOLUTION, GOCARA 2 42494 Botti (18) 59 63 S O’Malley (a3) 2 6522s Oceans Eight (2) 56.5 54 D Johnson 16 9s530 Flying Surf (17) 54 57 13 36s48 Martina Rose (20) 56.5 49 Race 3: SHAKESPEARE, JUNIOR, BAKELA 3 s071s Mataro (17) 59 63 T Thornton 3 23324 Thatz Daisy (15) 56.5 54 R J Bishop 17 798s8 Empress Tzu Hsi (10) 54 57 M K Hudson (a3) Race 4: TAMAHINE, KEY, OCEANS EIGHT 4 s8614 Monkey Town (4) 58.5 62 L Satherley 4 2434s Fiddyafortnight (4) 56.5 53 18 0s000 La Landonne (4) 54 55 14 54s90 Sequoia Dawn (4) 56.5 49 D Bradley Race 5: ON SHOW, HYDROEXPRESS, RUFUS RUFFCUT 5 185s5 Resolution (13) 58.5 62 A Goindasamy (a2) EMERGENCIES: Race 6: RONIN POROTENE, BRADMAN, KALUANUI 6 s2910 Trosettee (16) 58.5 62 S J Macnab (a1) 5 5752s Glide Queen (7) 56.5 52 S J Macnab (a1) 6 Cammock Earthmovers 3.52 15 Chase (8) 58.5 47 L Hemi Race 7: CROSS ROADS, LUCKY VIKING, HERMES 7 7423s All In Stitches (5) 58 61 R J Bishop 6 0s44s Shez Gonna Getcha (1) 56.5 52 $10,000, Maiden 3yo SW, 1400m 16 0 Pablo Esk (18) 58.5 46 H Schofer (a3) 8 57108 Wotablast (14) 58 61 D Hirini M J Sanson (a4) Race 8: LEVON, EDDIE’S DREAM, MIDGE MAISEL 1 5s Bradman (11) 57.5 47 D Johnson 17 Beavertown Boy (9) 58.5 45 9 5s009 Hinepara (19) 57.5 64 D Johnson 7 244s Tamahine (3) 56.5 52 L Satherley 18 Venato (12) 58.5 45 10 15862 Wholetthefoxout (10) 57.5 60 L Hemi 8 26 Regal Ripa (17) 56.5 51 L Hemi 2 Lord Esperanza (5) 57.5 47 S O’Malley (a3) 19 Favoloso (6) 58.5 45 11 s0486 Miss Sher Nan (6) 57 63 D Bradley 9 4s Uber Roca (9) 56.5 50 H Schofer (a3) 20 Canbiteabit (11) 58.5 45 12 44471 Great North Road (8) 56.5 62 10 5 Kaitlin Rose (14) 56.5 47 3 5s0s5 Ronin Porotene (4) 57.5 47 H Schofer (a3) 11 Arklow (11) 56 47 T Thornton S J Macnab (a1) 8 David & Ellen Oliver Mile 5.02 13 35179 Gocara (9) 55.5 60 A Goindasamy (a2) 12 3s Bold Iris (13) 54 51 C Burdan (a2) 4 6 Haka Boogie (9) 57.5 46 14 00035 Zena Belle (11) 55.5 60 C Dell 13 3s Victorem (16) 54 51 A Goindasamy (a2) $10,000, Maiden SW, 1600m 1 Jock Harris Memorial 12.55 EMERGENCIES: 14 Key (10) 54 47 5 7 Prince Of Doon (10) 57.5 46 J Parkes 1 633 Eddie’s Dream (2) 58.5 52 15 1s786 Mr Jimmy Pocket (20) 57.5 60 EMERGENCIES: 6 03006 No Rock No Pop (13) 55.5 49 D Hirini M J Sanson (a4) $10,000, Maiden SW, 2100m 16 177s8 O’Shannon (1) 55.5 60 15 6 Brahkle (12) 56.5 46 7 4s60 Kaluanui (6) 55.5 48 C Burdan (a2) 2 904 Barossa (19) 58.5 50 S J Macnab (a1) 1 0s263 Piri Piri Pete (9) 58.5 52 S O’Malley (a3) 17 s8556 Bae Corp (12) 55 59 16 s557s Batoutahell (5) 58.5 46 8 Golden Eagle (1) 55.5 47 L Satherley 3 630s Grand Prospect (16) 58.5 50 T Thornton 2 8s625 West Coast (13) 58.5 52 J Parkes 18 s6706 Son Of Anna Kay (2) 57 59 17 Canbiteabit (6) 58.5 45 9 Gaelic Spirit (8) 55.5 45 H Schofer (a3) 4 65s30 Hijacked (15) 58.5 50 S O’Malley (a3) 10 Llanacord (3) 55.5 45 L Hemi 3 5s730 Shackeltons Edge (5) 58.5 50 J Riddell 19 22098 That’s Funny (15) 55 59 18 — Out Of Spirits SCRATCHED 5 644 Levon (6) 58.5 50 J Riddell SCRATCHED 11 Lorna Doon (2) 55.5 45 D Bradley 4 5s9s6 Yulong Lanson (4) 58.5 46 T Thornton 20 4s998 Lady Verawood (3) 55 59 19 — Kathies Choice 6 6s270 Red Sunday (7) 58.5 50 L Hemi 20 6s060 Roni (18) 58.5 45 12 Sasha (7) 55.5 45 T Thornton 7 23582 Smooth Cognac (13) 56.5 54 5 0s60 De Silver Lining (8) 58.5 45 3 Toni Peeti Engineering Ltd 2.05 13 Shez Super (12) 55.5 45 R J Bishop C Burdan (a2) 5 Green Belt Trust 3.17 M K Hudson (a3) 6 86776 Dundee Street (1) 58.5 45 R J Bishop $11,000, Rating 74 benchmark, 2100m 7 Central Wool Transport 4.27 8 25 Day Light (18) 56.5 52 $10,000, Rating 65 benchmark, 1300m 9 43s Midge Maisel (11) 56.5 51 J Parkes 7 088 Swift (6) 58.5 45 M J Sanson (a4) 1 s7119 Bakela (12) 62 78 T Taiaroa (a3) $10,000, Maiden SW, 1400m 8 43234 Manhatten Affair (3) 56.5 54 D Hirini 2 24813 Junior (5) 60 74 C Burdan (a2) 1 50s60 Rufus Ruffcut (11) 60 65 S O’Malley (a3) 10 s3037 Canucia (1) 56.5 50 D Johnson 11 2s795 Fagiolo Majico (3) 56.5 50 C Burdan (a2) 9 80s24 Flying Habit (14) 56.5 52 L Hemi 3 4s00s Rodolfo (8) 59.5 73 A Goindasamy (a2) 2 40s0s Star Quality (2) 59 63 C Burdan (a2) 1 2s82 Cross Roads (5) 58.5 53 D Johnson 4 05411 Magnanimous Man (3) 58 70 3 342s5 Streak Of Power (18) 59 63 L Hemi 2 8s377 Lincoln Town (19) 58.5 52 J Riddell 12 8s349 Vedette Rouge (10) 56.5 50 10 30529 Jenever (7) 56.5 52 H Schofer (a3) H Schofer (a3) 11 72s97 Miss Wrigley (16) 56.5 50 D Johnson S O’Malley (a3) 4 02803 Kahu Rock (1) 58.5 62 J Riddell 3 2 Lucky Viking (13) 58.5 52 S O’Malley (a3) 13 04406 Breath Of Fire (20) 56.5 48 12 53044 Princess Jenni (12) 56.5 50 5 218s4 Carnaby (9) 56.5 67 T Thornton 5 s179s Lincoln Fury (16) 58.5 62 6 30s71 Shakespeare (7) 56.5 67 D Johnson 6 96s9s Regal Reward (15) 57 59 H Schofer (a3) 4 2456s Mozzie (7) 58.5 51 J Parkes 14 6s Cusack (14) 56.5 46 T Taiaroa (a3) 13 8s85 Nellie Jean (15) 56.5 47 S J Macnab (a1) 7 23707 Floral Art (6) 55.5 69 H Schofer (a3) 7 s4094 World Tour (5) 57 59 5 2065 Jugador (15) 58.5 50 D Hirini EMERGENCIES: 14 00 Goldie’s Revenge (17) 56.5 45 8 82207 Jump For Joy (11) 55.5 69 8 s1563 Hydroexpress (8) 56.5 62 6 046 Chillax ‘n’ Chase (2) 58.5 49 15 8s0 Mitchell (17) 58.5 46 E McCall (a3) S J Macnab (a1) S J Macnab (a1) A Goindasamy (a2) 16 Prince Leo (4) 58.5 45 EMERGENCIES: 9 84103 Deuce Coupe (2) 54.5 67 9 2725s On Show (3) 56.5 62 R J Bishop 7 34s37 If Only I Knew (16) 56.5 52 17 Miss Marmo (12) 56.5 45 L Satherley 15 03800 Derecho (10) 58.5 45 10 s2050 Razors Edge (4) 54 60 B Ansell (a3) 10 67s0s Power ‘n’ Passion (13) 56.5 62 C Burdan (a2) 18 0 The Rattlin’ Bog (5) 58.5 45 16 s0s9P Dear Douglas (11) 58.5 45 11 07890 Full Swing (10) 54 55 L Satherley 11 1607 Flying Zack (6) 55.5 61 D Johnson 8 77503 Hermes (17) 56.5 51 T Allan 19 0 Countess Conti (9) 56.5 45 17 0s00 Bella Noche (2) 56.5 45 12 P5701 Perry Mason (1) 54 55 M J Sanson (a4) 12 990s7 Far Site (9) 55.5 60 A Goindasamy (a2) 9 s8739 Irish Prayer (1) 56.5 50 T Thornton 20 57s0 Alpine Charm (8) 56.5 45

NZ Metropolitan harness at Addington Thursday Jetbet 8 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 2 NZ Horse Ambulance Trot 5.56 11 Lady Matara (Fr) 22 J Dunn 3 43151 Humble Ladd (Fr) U2 K Tomlinson (J) 9 Woodlands Stud Pace 9.21 Race 1: MOSSDALE ART, AQUA SANCTA, MAGICAL MALI 12 Nicky’s Express (Fr) 23 B Orange 4 15646 Matua Tana (Fr) U3 G O’Reilly $10,000, 3yo+ r40-r54. mobile, 1980m 5 301Ps Majestic Hurricane (Fr) U4 B Orange $10,000, 3yo+ r50-r53. mobile, 1980m Race 2: ANDOVERLOV, TIME UP THE HILL, OUTAMYWAY 1 23247 Trixton Time (Fr) 1 S O’Reilly (J) 4 NZ Sires Stks Series Ht Pce 6.56 6 — Enhance Your Calm SCRATCHED 1 8880s Spanna (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) Race 3: VESNINA, LADY MATARA, MACH’S ELIMINATOR 2 83002 I Dream Of Jeannie (Fr) 2 T Williams $20,000, 3yo c&g. mobile, 1980m 7 61396 The Dominator (10) 1 C Thornley 2 30530 Crackabrie (Fr) 2 R Close Race 4: KRUG, IT’S ALL ABOUT FAITH, PACE N PRIDE 8 4249s Harrysul (10) 2 B Borcoskie 3 00770 My Nikayla (Fr) 3 J Cox 3 34127 Luminosity (Fr) 3 J Curtin 1 12132 It’s All About Faith (Fr) 1 M Purdon Race 5: GOPATI, SOVIET STAR, STAMP DUTY(AUS) 9 s22s1 Dark Horse (20) 1 N Williamson 4 1800s The Go To Man (Fr) 4 T Chmiel 4 13s0D Andoverlov (Fr) 4 P Nairn 2 22 Pace N Pride (Fr) 2 O Thornley (J) 5 32214 Eastwood Isabella (Fr) 5 T Williams Race 6: DARK HORSE, MATUA TANA, OVERZEALOUS 5 0s709 Go On Andover (Fr) 5 G Smith 3 35310 Corravally Star (Fr) 3 7 Nevele R Fillies Heat Pace 8.26 6 66100 Delightful Gnp (Fr) 6 B Orange Race 7: AMAZING DREAM, NEED YOU NOW, 6 33230 Kahress (Fr) 6 R Holmes 4 Dashing Major (Fr) 4 J Dunn 7 23139 Jawbreaker(aus) (Fr) 7 G Smith PLUTONIUM LADY 7 07140 Westeros (Fr) 7 J Dunn 5 11121 Krug (Fr) 5 B Orange $18,000, 4yo mares. mobile, 1980m 8 1 Dont Lie To Me (Fr) 8 S Ottley Race 8: JAY TEE TYRON, JUST WONDERING, CARDINAL SIN 8 00132 Ardee Trouble (Fr) 8 S McNally 6 4611 Arden’s Ace (Fr) 6 S Ottley 1 62601 Sugar Loaf (Fr) 1 K Newman (J) 9 32085 Bossmaro (Fr) 9 C Thornley 9 33641 Outamyway (Fr) 9 B Orange 7 34312 Got You Covered (Fr) 7 T Williams Race 9: TOWN ECHO, JAWBREAKER(AUS), DONT LIE TO ME 2 5s112 Plutonium Lady (Fr) 2 S Ottley 10 13s26 Town Echo (Fr) 21 M Purdon 10 31545 Time Up The Hill (Fr) 21 K Barron 8 s1111 American Lightning (Fr) 8 N Williamson Race 10: HAYDEN BROMAC, RIPSNORTER, JOHNNY MAC 3 21473 Spellbound (Fr) 3 J Dunn 11 18906 Invisible Girl (Fr) 22 J Curtin 11 099s0 Tres Magnifique (Fr) 22 R Close 9 37350 Ned Kelly (Fr) 9 K Newman (J) 4 11s21 Amazing Dream (Fr) 4 M Purdon 12 125s9 Orlando Magic (Fr) 23 S Ottley 5 s3111 Need You Now (Fr) 5 T Williams 10 First Direct Taxis Pace 9.47 13 57675 Justan’s Sister (Fr) 24 S Tomlinson (J) 5 Futurity Prelude Pace 7. 26 SCRATCHED 6 — Stylish Memphis $10,000, 4yo+ r40-r49. mobile, 1980m 14 03444 Rachmaninov (Fr) 25 T Grant $10,000, non-winners 4yo+. mobile, 2600m 1 64000 Ideal Rule (Fr) 1 A Lethaby 1 2 Soviet Star (Fr) 1 T Chmiel 8 C'bury Trot. Owners Pace 8.56 3 Canterbury Breeders Assn. 6.26 2 49909 Sweeney Todd (Fr) 2 B Zampese 1 Nevele R Stud Pace 5.26 2 555 Red Envy (Fr) 2 R Close $12,500, r61-r75. mobile, 1980m $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, 3 0s09 Fulham Dancer (Fr) 3 R Holmes 3 79427 Annie Richter (Fr) 3 T Chmiel $10,000, r54-r60. mobile, 1980m 1980m 1 15356 Carlos Bromac (Fr) 1 T Williams 4 s7004 Maurice (Fr) 4 G O’Reilly 4 42724 Mary Robyn (Fr) 4 S Ottley 2 21670 Lulu Le Mans (Fr) 2 M Jones SCRATCHED 1 221 Fire Fox (Fr) 1 S Ottley 5 02544 Major Mac (Fr) 5 C Thornley 5 — My Nikayla 1 990s0 Viewfield Dream (Fr) 1 (J) 3 55221 A Delightful Act (Fr) 3 M Kerr 6 65529 Johnny Mac (Fr) 5 S Ottley 2 71774 Aqua Sancta (Fr) 2 T Williams 2 0658s Fraud (Fr) 2 J Curtin 6 7s Stamp Duty(aus) (Fr) 6 B Orange 4 42122 Cardinal Sin (Fr) 4 B Orange SCRATCHED 7 06 Gopati (Fr) 7 M Purdon 7 — Betstars Blue Jean 3 99190 Majorca (Fr) 3 C Thornley 3 3309 Iksaka (Fr) 3 (J) 5 33346 Cheezel (Fr) 5 R Close 8 Betterwithbling (Fr) 8 J Cox 8 00600 Cha Cha B (Fr) 6 C Thornley 4 s8095 Rah De Rah (Fr) 4 J Cox 4 0600s Shadow Aveross (Fr) 4 A Mugford (J) 6 0s887 Especial (Fr) 6 J Cox 9 588s0 Tommy Tahi (Fr) U1 S Iremonger (J) 9 99382 Ripsnorter (Fr) 7 B Orange 5 47180 Razcal Alley (Fr) 5 S O’Reilly (J) 5 35s6 Vesnina (Fr) 5 S Ottley 7 919s1 Just Wondering (Fr) 7 J Hay 10 00000 Stetson (Fr) 21 (J) 6 1P813 Magical Mali (Fr) 6 K Newman (J) 6 40 Mach’s Eliminator (Fr) 6 G Smith 6 Alabar Trot 7.56 8 2s414 Jay Tee Tyron (Fr) 8 J Dunn 11 29020 Flamboyant (Fr) 22 B Laughton (J) 7 64519 Chubby Checker (Fr) 7 B Orange 7 47940 Hot N Gold (Fr) 7 R Holmes 9 486s9 Mogul (Fr) 9 J Curtin 12 P3000 Fun In The Dark (Fr) 23 J Dunn 8 08062 Good On Ya Kiwi (Fr) 8 R Holmes 8 Arden’s Delight (Fr) 8 T Williams $15,000, r75+ discretionary hcp stand, 2600m 10 s5029 Sweet Mary (Fr) 21 S Ottley 13 s6006 Uno Mia (Fr) 24 S Tomlinson (J) 9 58977 Mossdale Art (Fr) 9 B Hope (J) 9 67483 Mrs Washington (Fr) 9 B Hill 1 23013 Overzealous (Fr) 1 P Davis 11 33665 Glenledi Chief (Fr) 22 M Purdon 14 75413 Hayden Bromac (Fr) 25 G Smith 10 45734 Anamajor (Fr) 21 J Dunn 10 Full Of Desire (Fr) 21 B Borcoskie 2 01125 Missalyssa (Fr) U1 T Williams 12 46238 Enchantee (Fr) 23 C DeFilippi 15 s0800 Jonty James (Fr) 26 (J)

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Happy B'day Alysha Waretini 4.18 8 73176 Hendrix Bale 17.32 Craig Roberts 3 13515 My Rosie 30.21 Lisa Waretini 2 35352 She’s For Us nwtd Matt Roberts 4 52751 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts Race 1: OUR COOK, NO KISSY MISSY, MITCHAM BOULT EMERGENCIES: 3 12122 Leonard Bale 29.98 Craig Roberts $2390, C4, 295m 9 28727 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 5 5s224 Dyna Varsity 30.11 Craig Roberts 4 17627 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts Race 2: BECK ELEVEN, FRIZZLED, KNOW BABY 1 76168 Sozin’s Symphony 17.18 John McInerney 10 17675 Kiwi Gunn 17.22 Daniel Lane 6 17413 Adobe Bro 30.24 Matt Roberts 5 18431 Goldstar Mauney 30.00 S & B Evans Race 3: LITTLE KRAKATOA, PENNY JANE, 2 32332 Frizzled 17.17 Matt Roberts 7 s2336 Max Dancer 29.94 J & D Fahey 6 6s661 Sailor Allen 30.07 Craig Roberts HOMEBUSH GAMBLER 3 75353 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 5 Thursday Place Pick Sprint 5.11 8 52541 Angry Jane 30.33 Matt Roberts 7 24343 Goldstar Yankee 30.22 S & B Evans EMERGENCIES: Race 4: SQUILLIONAIRE, GOLDEN BAY, MAN OF LETTERS 4 35566 Machine Gunn 17.10 Daniel Lane $2035, C3, 295m 8 17311 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts Race 5: MOANY MALONEY, KNOCKA KNOW HOW, JACKIE 5 51365 Shaw Winner 17.33 J M McCook 9 52572 Troublesome Kev 30.34 J M McCook 6 44742 Know Baby 17.27 Garry Cleeve 1 11542 Knocka Know How 17.31 Garry Cleeve 10 15548 Tradition 30.03 J & D Fahey Race 6: SELECT TRICK, EVER RESTED, TUCKER 11 Active Elec. NZ Bred Feature 8.11 7 24771 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 2 31355 Moany Maloney 17.23 Ashley Bradshaw Race 7: MARVAHA BALE, ZIPPING BOSTON, MAX DANCER 8 13634 Mr Muppet 17.18 Robin Wales 3 42363 Jackie 17.39 Lisa Waretini 8 Murray & Hannah @ R. White 6.41 $2860, SPEC, 295m Race 8: ZIPPING HOUDINI, CANYA OSCAR, SONJA EMERGENCIES: 4 13257 Goldstar Willa 17.39 S & B Evans $2860, C5, 295m 1 13161 Opawa Dan 17.08 J M McCook 9 28727 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 5 22172 Homebush Glitch 17.35 John McInerney Race 9: OPAWA DEAL, VAN EVIE, YOEL BALE 2 14238 Horse Range Jim 17.06 Craig Roberts 10 27728 Amuri George 17.23 John McInerney 6 33164 Punters Last 17.19 Robin Wales 1 71515 Sonja 17.06 Daniel Lane Race 10: UTHOR BALE, LEONARD BALE, ALL CONSUMING 2 F8731 Honey Lantree 17.24 Calum Weir 3 17316 Memoir 17.26 Dylan Voyce Race 11: BOLTY, OPAWA DAN, HORSE RANGE JIM 7 5354s Opawa Lawsey 17.29 Robin Wales 3 Anngow Drapes & Blinds 4.36 8 87476 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney 3 66516 Sozin’s Empire 17.17 John McInerney 4 11111 Bolty 16.69 Daniel Lane Race 12: MITCHAM BECKY, SPECIAL AS, OPAWA JAWS 4 21285 Canya Oscar nwtd J & D Fahey $2035, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: 5 32164 Mitcham Magic 17.23 John McInerney 9 23177 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney 5 82237 Ezra Blueblood 17.31 John McInerney 6 81531 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant 1 38262 Homebush Gambler 17.19 John McInerney 6 22283 Wildebeest 17.07 Ashley Bradshaw 10 41s48 Opawa Pink 17.31 Robin Wales 7 14732 Opawa Vinny 16.98 Robin Wales 2 41745 Ohoka Lacey 17.24 Lisa Waretini 7 37347 Super Over Drama 17.12 S & B Evans 8 21562 Calm Inferno 17.19 Bruce Dann 3 13155 Precious Payton 17.17 S & B Evans 6 Clarkson’s Sign Studio Dash 5.41 8 14816 Zipping Houdini 16.81 Calum Weir EMERGENCIES: 4 32813 Go Gunna 17.25 Robin Wales EMERGENCY: 9 26157 Fidgety Feet 17.21 J M McCook 5 21745 Penny Jane 17.37 Hart & Taylor $2860, C5, 295m 9 61778 Archie John Hill 16.99 J & D Fahey 10 23748 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 6 68446 Little Krakatoa 17.09 Ashley Bradshaw 1 61243 Tucker 17.28 Daniel Lane 7 54333 Know Crime 17.51 Garry Cleeve 2 13552 Ever Rested 17.01 Ashley Bradshaw 9 Christchurch Casino Stakes 7.11 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 3.59 8 62157 Homebush Rapper 17.47 John McInerney 12 Re-energise Dash 8.41 3 14425 Goldstar Major 17.24 S & B Evans $4735, C4/5, 520m $2035, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: $2390, C4, 295m 9 23177 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney 4 2F357 Mitcham Usain 17.21 John McInerney 1 61536 Opawa Nova 30.35 J & D Fahey 1 31361 Our Cook 17.15 Robin Wales 10 41s48 Opawa Pink 17.31 Robin Wales 5 77715 Shaw Lee 17.10 J M McCook 2 37763 Opawa Slick 30.17 J & D Fahey 1 44315 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Corey Steele 2 84443 No Kissy Missy 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw 6 58172 Flora Dora 17.06 Daniel Lane 3 11325 Yoel Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 2 45664 Special As 17.21 J M McCook 3 23126 Mitcham Boult 17.28 John McInerney 4 Flair Sprint 4.53 7 31811 Select Trick 16.93 Calum Weir 4 81112 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir 3 86431 St Andrews 17.33 Daniel Lane 8 65681 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 4 72552 Goldstar Flora 17.33 S & B Evans $2390, C4, 295m 5 55647 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey 4 52252 King Toliman 17.06 Daniel Roberts 5 33157 Taieri Terra 17.31 Ray Casey EMERGENCY: 6 418s8 Our Anna 30.38 Robin Wales 5 83464 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 Ray Casey 1 21433 Golden Bay 17.13 J M McCook 6 28347 Alexia 17.40 Daniel Lane 9 61778 Archie John Hill 16.99 J & D Fahey 7 1218s Know Threat 30.09 Garry Cleeve 6 22313 Homebush Velma 17.24 John McInerney 2 15444 Squillionaire 17.25 Calum Weir 8 12113 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 7 61478 Homebush Poppy 17.52 John McInerney 3 56512 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 7 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 6.11 7 28s8s Hear This 17.30 Malcolm Grant 8 77311 Homebush Bomber 17.59 John McInerney 4 41621 Crystal Cindi 17.47 John McInerney 8 13626 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales $3325, C3, 520m 10 2020 Waterloo Cup Heat 7.41 EMERGENCIES: 5 85318 Homebush Monkey 17.35 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 23177 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney 6 73228 Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 1 72237 Zipping Boston 30.00 Craig Roberts $4735, C5, 520m 9 28727 Smash Wild 17.07 Malcolm Grant 10 41s48 Opawa Pink 17.31 Robin Wales 7 16821 Tabby 17.32 Sharon Hindson 2 32415 Mr Blackjack 30.11 J & D Fahey 1 12611 All Consuming 30.11 J & D Fahey 10 27728 Amuri George 17.23 John McInerney

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. 18 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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Hunters 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; 7Oct20 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. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 FOCUS ON THE LAND 19 AgriHQ MARKET REPORT HANDY FEED: Rob Week beginning October 5 Faulkner and Bill Busby have become LAMB ‘ambassadors’ for the Lamb exports totalled $156 million in Poplar and Willow Research August, up from $148.7 million last year. Trust. They will provide Higher export volumes and recovery advice on the use of them in the average export value for lamb on-farm. They have so contributed to this. August’s average many benefits — erosion export value for lamb lifted by 86c/kg to control, shade and shelter NZ$10.47/kg. This is encouraging, but for stock, not too mention it is too early to declare a recovery for fodder for stock in times of the lamb export market. Export values drought, as pictured here generally lift in August as supply reaches at Ngatapa earlier this year. a low point and more lamb is exported File picture as higher-valued chilled products. This August most of the gain in the average lamb export value was driven by higher values of frozen bone-in cuts which lifted 93c/kg across all the major lamb markets during August. Exporters report good volumes of frozen leg cuts were sold for manufacturing for takeaway cuisine in this time. UK and EU buyers may have Gisborne farmers are now higher inventories now as spikes in Covid-19 infection rates have them facing the prospects of further lockdowns. There were plenty of french racks coming out of poplar/willow ambassadors storage in August as exporters took the opportunity to offload while production was low. High volumes of racks would A GROUP of top farmers, including Faulkner and Bill Busby from Gisborne; More than 1.6 million hectares of artificially boost the average export value two from this region, have joined forces Dave Read, Philip Holt and James pastoral hill country in New Zealand as these are a premium item, even if sold with the Poplar and Willow Research Hunter from Hawke’s Bay; Mark Shaw needs space-planted willows or poplars for bargain prices. Trust to help promote the value of and Roger Pearce from Taranaki; Shane for erosion control. Their deep root poplars and willows on New Zealand Carroll and Ash Rodie from Horizons; systems provide the best means of BEEF farms. Robert Alloway, Hamish Sims, Guy minimising soil erosion and in turn, help It’s another week of low bids from US Part of the group are Rob Faulkner Williams and Andy Renton from Greater to keep rivers healthy. manufacturing beef buyers. The best of and Bill Busby. Wellington; and Hunter Harrison from Most rivers require willows for bank the bids for the 95CL product are coming “Poplars and willows have an Tasman. stabilisation to manage flooding, and in at US$2.28/lb. Without any competing important role in developing greater More ambassadors would be welcomed waterways need shade. interest from China, the US is setting resilience in our farming systems, in the South Island and the northern Poplars and willows provide shade and the price level. However, low supplies so we’re using the knowledge and North Island. shelter for stock and can also be used for of killable NZ bulls mean that only a experience of some top farmers who The Trust was formed in 2012 to fodder in summer; willows also provide handful of units are being produced per know the true worth of poplars and improve the quality, suitability and use food for bees in spring. week and exporters are in a good position willows on their land,” Trust chairman of poplars and willows through research When planted appropriately, space- to ignore the worst of the bids. Bruce Wills said. by breeding, testing and releasing new planted poplars and willows can qualify US prices for imported 90CL beef are A range of farmers have been invited poplar and willow clones. for the ETS. taking a hammering due to large volumes to become ambassadors. of domestic cow meat. The optimistic end “Their role is essentially one of of the bidding is at US$2.15-$2.17/lb, education; they could be invited to PAY OFF YOUR but supplies are being diverted to other speak at field days or other rural events, countries where prices are at a US 5-15c/ talk one-on-one or accept visits with GOAT BUYER PEST CONTROL lb premium. Fattier trims from prime farmers wanting advice about poplars cattle (e.g. 60-85CL) are selling well and willows, or be a point of contact in 4 interest-free payments throughout the Asian markets. for regional council land managers or other rural professionals offering WOOL extension services to farmers such as Wool prices have strengthened across DairyNZ, Beef and Lamb NZ or fertiliser the board in the North Island with strong companies. bidding. All types of crossbred fleece were “Each of the ambassadors will act on CALL ME TODAY… up 4 percent on the last sale’s prices, their strengths or areas of knowledge. 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CYCLING ON: Britain’s Goals by Simpson and Geraint Thomas competes with what they later discovered was a fractured pelvis, Perano clinch the title after a crash during the third stage of the FOOTBALL Giro d’Italia tour of WOMEN’S LEAGUE Italy cycling race from A GOAL in each half of the last game Enna to Etna, Sicily, on of the season clinched the women’s P W D L F A Pts Monday. Eastern League title for Gisborne United Gisborne United 15 14 0 1 74 3 42 on Sunday. Riverina AFC 15 12 1 2 79 13 37 AP picture They beat rivals Gisborne Laundry Bohemians 15 7 0 8 26 30 21 Services Riverina 2-0 in a title decider at Campion College 15 5 3 7 27 39 18 Harry Barker Reserve. Gisb Girls’ High 15 2 2 11 19 59 8 Striker Chelsea Simpson opened the Marist Thistle 15 2 0 13 7 88 6 scoring when she ran on to a through ball Injured favourite out of Giro in the 24th minute and slotted it past Perano from the penalty spot after a Riverina goalkeeper Erin Sycamore. United attacker was brought down in the CYCLING bones, fresh scans on Tuesday revealed a “small It was a tough blow to take as, until penalty area. undisplaced fracture in the lower part of the then, Riverina had put Heavy Equipment Riverina fought back, with midfielders RACE favourite Geraint Thomas has withdrawn pelvis,” according to his Ineos Grenadiers team. Services United under a lot of pressure. Dara Mulrooney, Tori Lolohea and from the Giro d’Italia with a fractured pelvis “It’s so frustrating,” Thomas said. “I’d put so The game continued to flow from end to Manaia Mill, and striker Lizzie Hall all before the fourth stage, while Frenchman Arnaud much work in to this race . . . and feel like I was end with both goalkeepers — Sycamore prominent. Demare has gone on to win in a sprint finish on in just as good, if not better shape, than when I and United’s Mel Knight — being called But they could not breach the tight- the sea front in Villafranca Tirrena. won the Tour.” on to perform heroics to keep their marking United defence. Rubi Perano was While Portuguese Joao Almeida slightly On Tuesday, the focus shifted to the sprinters. opponents at bay. outstanding in a solid, hard-working unit. improved his lead in the pink jersey, the big Peter Sagan, on his Giro debut, launched an In one five-minute spell, Sycamore United’s midfield also came to the party news emerged before the 140-kilometre stage left early sprint but could not hold off Demare as it dived bravely at the feet of a United on defence. Veteran Karen McDonald Catania with Welsh former Tour de France winner went to a photo finish. It meant Sagan now has striker to foil an attack and then tipped a played a central defensive role, and left Thomas not lining up after his freak crash at the 30 second-place finishes in Grand Tours to go rasping shot on to the post. the forward runs to the mobile Kayley beginning of Monday’s stage to Mount Etna. with his 16 stage victories. Both keepers commanded their penalty Knight and Jamie Gedye. The 34-year-old, who took a tumble after a Almeida used the intermediate sprint 25km area and dealt confidently with the high The match was played in good spirit, drinks bottle became lodged under his bike’s from home to improve his slender lead in the ball into the goalmouth. which helped referee Chris Niven and his front wheel, finished that stage more than 12 pink jersey, picking up two bonus points on United struck again at a crucial stage, two assistants keep everything in order. minutes down before being sent for X-rays. Monday’s stage winner Jonathan Caicedo, who in the 62nd minute, with a goal to Rubi WINNERS’ TEAM PICTURE ON BACK PAGE Although those initially showed no broken had begun the day on the same time. — AAP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY SUDOKU Thursday, October 8, 2020 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ksenia Solo, 33; Bruno Mars, 35; Sigourney Weaver, 71; Chevy Chase, 77. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Follow your heart, and pursue your goals. Study, and prepare for the changes you want to make. Align yourself with people who share your concerns, up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. interests and goals. Keep the peace, and distance yourself from people you To solve the puzzle, each row, ind too demanding. Discipline, structure and common sense will lead to column and 3x3 grid within the victory. Say no to excessive behavior and no-win situations. 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EASTERN League 2, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: THEY’VE sent in an army of young team have Wellington, Manawatu-Levin, BOYS B: Kahu Leach, TK Hei, Rekai Hayne, Wainui, Coates Associates Wainui Demons v basketballers. Manawatu B and Hutt Valley; the boys’ C Kelly-Morehu Paenga-Rangihuna, Wiri Papuni- Smash Palace Shockers; Childers Road Reserve Gisborne Basketball Association team face Manawatu-Levin B, Manawatu Hohepa, Joshua Aukuso, Phoenix Nickerson, 1, Thistle Vintage v Gisborne Pro Roofing chairman Dwayne Tamatea is head coach C, Hutt Valley C and Manawatu White. Quinn Lockwood, Clinton Tarei. Bohemians; Campion College, Campion College v of the biggest contingent of GBA teams The Gisborne girls’ A team plays BOYS C: Jackson Smith, Auric Pocock, Carlo Tatapouri Bohemians. ever to compete at the under 13 Central Wellington, New Plymouth, Hutt Valley Hoepo, Shae Abbott-Raggett, Micah Tapsell, Reia 2.30pm: Wainui, Wainui Reserves v ITM Thistle; Regional Championships. and Porirua; the B team takes on Paenga-Morgan, Inia Rakuraku, Jiraiya Patuwai, Wairoa, Wairoa Athletic v Heavy Equipment Starting today, the GBA will field Porirua, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay White Mehaka Chaffey. Services United (3). six teams (A, B, C) in boys’ and girls’ and Hawke’s Bay Black; the C team is set GIRLS A: Zenda Moeke, Bobbi Crawford, competitions at Taradale’s Pettigrew to face Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay Black, Ohomauri Hailey, Taimarie Matahiki, Jorja Kepa, Games still ‘on schedule’ Arena and at historic Centennial Hall in Porirua B and Hawke’s Bay White. Ariana Kepa, Saige Brown, Mereana Mangu, Te Napier. They play two games on each of THE chairman of the Birmingham 2022 “It is great to be able to not just play Aorangi Waihape-Matthews. Commonwealth Games insists the event remains the first two days, with play-off games to basketball again, but to play away at a GIRLS B: Paris Harrison, Jashire Niania, be held this Saturday. on schedule and on budget despite a director tournament,” said former GBA president Honey McCarthy-Green, Jahleah Morrell, Linaya having stepped down over the “poor functioning” The teams will be competitive, the Adrian Sparks. Apanui, Quinn Swann, Nyana Ruru, Dolly Ruru, boys being mentored by Adrian Sparks, of the board. “Our teams are excited and can’t wait: Coral Higgins. Jonathan Browning resigned this week, with Tamatea and Adam Tapsell, while the today we’ll see where we are.” GIRLS C: Natalie Tarei, Kayla Namana, Jorjah girls’ teams will be run by Tom Tindale, the BBC reporting that he had written to Culture Tuapawa, Maioha Leach, Naveah Smith, Areeza Secretary Oliver Dowden to tell of “a culture Matt Ruru and Reggie Namana. BOYS A: Jerome Tamatea, Quaydon Chaffey- Skudder-Weir, Kobe Brown, Kiara Namana, The boys’ A team will face Manawatu, where over-promising and under-delivering Kora, Jaiah Garrett-Kora, Oakley Brown-Terekia, Peyton Thomas-Brown. appears to be acceptable”. The BBC said the letter also referenced a “failure to encourage challenge by the directors or to acknowledge the magnitude of risks ahead of the Games in these especially uncertain and volatile times”. John Crabtree, the chairman of the board, released a statement on Tuesday that thanked TE KARAKA Brown but added: “Despite the uncertain times we are all facing amidst the global pandemic, we SINGLES remain resolute in our commitment to keep the CHAMPIONS: Birmingham 2022 Games on track. Te Karaka Bowling “We are on schedule and on budget and are Club has held its already beginning to deliver significant benefits club championship for the people of Birmingham and the West singles. Winners and Midlands.” finalists included It was announced in August that athletes would (from left): Willy no longer be housed in a purpose-built athletes’ Murray, junior men, village but would instead be in other sites across under-8 years’ bowls the Midlands. experience; Hemi Birmingham’s £500 million project has been Edwards, under- delayed by the pandemic, while Browning’s 3s; Adam McIlroy departure from the board follows the decision of (with daughter Ayva Dame Louise Martin to stand down in July to help Rose), senior men; address concerns over a lack of diversity among Sarah Brown, senior the Games organisers’ leadership. — AAP women; Diane Murray, junior women, Ozil to pay mascot’s wages under-8s; and July ARSENAL’S best-paid player Mesut Ozil has Williams, runner-up offered to pay the full wages of the man inside senior men. Absent: the club’s Gunnersaurus mascot costume to save Erica Thompson, his job. under-3s. Jerry Quy has been the much-loved dinosaur Picture supplied mascot “Gunnersaurus” for the past 27 years, but was made redundant as part of the job-cutting scheme implemented by the Premier League club in the summer. Now German international Ozil has declared his determination to help “the big green guy”. The PA news agency understands Gunnersaurus will still entertain fans once the coronavirus pandemic allows supporters back inside the Emirates Stadium, but it’s unclear who will Roosters boosted, Raiders be playing the role after Quy lost his job as a supporter liaison for away matches. Midfielder Ozil reportedly earns £350,000 a week at Arsenal, but is currently not in Mikel Arteta’s first team. search for fix to slow starts The German midfielder said in an Instagram post: “I was so sad that Jerry Quy aka our RUGBY LEAGUE against the Roosters. against a Roosters team desperate to keep their famous & loyal mascot @officialgunnersaurus The Raiders have routinely found themselves hopes of a three-peat alive. and integral part of our club was being made SYDNEY Roosters have been given a huge behind early in matches this year, best evidenced Canberra’s record of 112-98 in the opening 20 redundant after 27 years. boost prior to Friday’s NRL grand-final rematch, by their 14-6 deficit to Cronulla in Saturday’s minutes of matches this year is the worst of the “As such, I’m offering to reimburse @Arsenal with Sonny Bill Williams and Jake Friend named elimination final. remaining teams, while the Roosters’ 172-64 is with the full salary of our big green guy as to make their return. But the issue goes well beyond that headed the best. long as I will be an Arsenal player so Jerry can Williams has been named for his fifth game into Saturday night’s semi-final. “They’re all about starting fast at the Roosters, continue his job that he loves so much.” — AAP of the year for the Roosters after missing last The Raiders conceded the first try in eight so we can’t be doing what we did on the week’s qualifying final with a neck injury. games straight between rounds 12 and 19. weekend obviously,” captain Jarrod Croker said. Kikau to help from sideline Co-captain Friend is also down to play “It’s no secret we have addressed our start, “We need to start a lot better this week. A DISAPPOINTED Viliame Kikau has vowed to Canberra after missing the 29-28 loss to Penrith especially from last week’s game,” veteran Sia “A real focus point for us is if it’s 0-0 or 6-0 or do all he can to help Penrith prepare for their NRL at Panthers Stadium last week. Soliola said on Tuesday. something real low scoring, then we know we are preliminary final after being rubbed out of the While there are still question marks over “Obviously there are little minor details in good enough to finish the game off.” game for a dangerous tackle. Williams’ fitness heading into the do-or-die clash there we can fix up collectively. Meanwhile, Parramatta will give winger Blake Kikau was last night found guilty at the at the SCG, Friend is a certainty to take the field “There were probably moments there as a Ferguson every chance to play South Sydney at NRL judiciary of endangering Jared Waerea- with last week’s replacement Freddy Lussick left group we should have been better, in terms of Bankwest Stadium in Saturday’s elimination final. Hargreaves and banned for one match. out of the side. what we require from the group with expectation. The NSW Blues star has been battling an “There was no wrestle in the tackle, but there Should Williams play it will be his first NRL “We have to be better now, or that’s our ongoing knee issue that ended his night early in was an attempt by Waerea-Hargreaves to get to finals match since the 2014 preliminary finals season. There is marginal, if any, room for error.” Saturday’s loss to Melbourne. ground as soon as possible,” Kikau’s lawyer Nick loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium. There is at least some feeling within the The Eels had a light session on Tuesday but Ghabar told the panel. “Hopefully they’re both back. They bring that Raiders that they would rather be starting poor Ferguson did not train with the side. “As he does so he put his left arm on the experience,” centre Josh Morris said. and finishing strong rather than the other way On the other edge, George Jennings has been ground and dives forward, and creates the “With Sonny as well, his ball-playing ability around. named to replace star winger Maika Sivo. impression of a lift rather than an actual lift. . . . just that X-factor he brings off the bench. We It was only two years ago that the Raiders The club confirmed earlier this week that “It is Waerea-Hargreaves diving towards the could really use that.” lost eight games they led with 20 minutes to go, Sivo’s season is over with an MCL injury. It ground that has created this impression.” The Roosters will face an unchanged Raiders earning the reputation as the NRL’s faders. comes as a blow to the side, with the winger But it took the three-man judiciary panel of side from their 32-20 win over Cronulla last This year at least they are a team that back having scored 24 tries in 23 games at Bankwest Dallas Johnson, Sean Garlick and Ben Creagh 17 weekend. themselves to fight back from anywhere, having Stadium over the past two seasons. minutes to disagree. Canberra players have addressed their slow triumphed in five matches when trailing at The Eels will face an unchanged South Sydney Instead, they believed the NRL’s claims that it starts knowing any further sluggishness halftime. team from the one that thumped Newcastle 46-20 had largely been Waerea-Hargreaves’ actions that could mean curtains for their NRL season But still, they know a slow start won’t wash at ANZ Stadium on Sunday. — AAP stopped the tackle from being far worse. — AAP 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 Around the Greens Club bowls news

levelled it up at 10-all, which meant POVERTY BAY an extra end had to be played. MEMBERS were entertained Harrison trailed the jack to the by some amazing bowling during back of the head on that end but the club mixed open pairs last Takurua drew it dead for the win. weekend. The experienced Takurua team The 15 pairs who competed were on top from the start in the included five couples. final and went on to win 17-7 — a The two-life format featured fair indication of play. games of 15 ends, or one hour and The men’s possible final between 45 minutes, and eight rounds were Charlie Ure (s), Tim Sherriff (lead), required to produce a winner. Hona Huriwai and Boon McIlroy, Bowlers needed considerable and Robin Jefferson (s), Mark stamina, especially as the Walker (l) Ricky Miller and Jamey temperature got up to 27 degrees Ferris was a delight for spectators. on the greens on Sunday. Ure’s team, with two lives, were Overall winners were Anita leading well until the halfway mark Vaotuua (skip) and Bruce Ball, who when one-lifer Jefferson took over defeated Ngawai Turipa (s) and and went on to win by five shots. Bruce Gledhill 17-14 in the final. The final, as anticipated, was a The score was locked 10-all after crowd-pleaser. 10 ends. On the 13th end, Turipa Jefferson led 14-11 after 14 ends, and Gledhill were ahead 12-11, only which meant Ure needed three to QUEENS OF THE GISBORNE GREENS: Gisborne Bowling Club’s champion women’s four are for Vaotuua and Ball to play match- draw or four to win on the 15th and (from left) Dayvinia Mills, Queenie Takurua (skip), Adrienne Smiler and Heni Hindmarsh. Picture supplied turning shots to pick up four points last end. for a crucial 15-12 lead. When the skips changed over, Ure Vaotuua and Ball defeated Lex was holding five. Kennedy (s) and Val McGreevy 12-8 Jefferson’s first shot was short and to get to the final. Ure’s team breathed sighs of relief. Kennedy and McGreevy still had a But there was the feeling he would life so played Turipa and Gledhill in not make the same mistake twice. a semifinal. Jefferson’s second shot drew the In a thrilling game watched by jack as clean as you like and Ure’s many members, Turipa and Gledhill last chance to pick up the jack, or won 13-12 after Kennedy and drive Jefferson’s bowl, missed by an McGreevy went into the last end up inch — a dramatic end to a superb by one. final. Kennedy and McGreevy had taken Outstanding play complemented a life from Turipa and Gledhill 10-8 the standard of the greens for which in Round 5, so these teams were Gisborne is to be congratulated. closely matched on the day. TE KARAKA TOP PAIR: Poverty Bay Bowling MEN’S CHAMPS: Gisborne Bowling Club’s champion men’s four THE Village Butchery McKenzie TE KARAKA Bowling Club extends Club’s mixed open pairs winners are (from left) Jamey Ferris, Mark Walker, Ricky Miller and Robin Shield mixed 8-point triples, which an invitation to all current and are Anita Vaotuua and Bruce Jefferson (skip). Picture supplied was open to teams from any club, past members to its centennial Ball. Picture by Norma Miller SHIELD attracted 13 entries. celebrations on Anniversary was played over four consecutive Four 90-minute games were Weekend, January 29 to February WINNERS: Thursday afternoons. Norm Young Poverty Bay played. 1. was first with second-division The winners were Glenys Those who wish to attend should Bowling Club’s winners being Marie Thomas, McKenzie Whiteman (skip), Marty Ryan contact secretary Janet Baty on (06) Kevin Bright, Chris Hewson, Tom (director) and Ray Young (lead), with 862-3785 or president David File Shield mixed Johnston and Mo Kapua. Pip Griffin, 8-point triples three wins and a draw, and 25 ends at (06) 863-3747, 027-8187833 or from Ryman Healthcare, presented won. [email protected] was won by the prizes, and the club greatly (from left) Ray Runners-up Ray Taylor (s), Alan The club does not have contact appreciates its sponsorship. Parker (d) and Joy Wagner (l) also details of past members. They may Young, Glenys had three wins and a draw, but won wish to join its Facebook page (Te Whiteman and THE second lot of club Marty Ryan. only 22 ends. Karaka Bowling Club) for more championships was played last Four teams had three wins so information or to give feedback. Picture by Val weekend. McGreevy placings were again decided on Seven teams entered the mixed ends won. TE KARAKA got its season started pairs, which featured games of 18 This forced a final to be held at a June Stitchbury (s), Ngawai Turipa with opening day on September 13 ends or a two-hour time limit. later date. (d) and Larry Kaloucava (l) got the after an abrupt finish to last season Round 1: Siblings Lucy and third-placed nod with 24 ends won, due to Covid-19. It was good for Leighton Shanks had the bye; TOLAGA BAY from Joy Davis (s), Jeff Davis (d) and bowlers to catch up with each other Marie Wright and Frank McLoughlin TOLAGA Bay finished its first lot of Jude Hall (l) on 21 ends. while keeping social distancing. defeated Neville and Joyce Wagner; club champs over the weekend. One of the closest games ended More confidence and positivity can George Vaotuua and Paige Richter The mixed pairs open and junior in a one-point win to Dave Hooper be felt around the club. def Glenys Whiteman and Ray titles were up for grabs. (s), Bruce Gledhill (d) and Joan Young; Murray Murton and Carol The open division started with Gledhill against Taylor’s team. THE mixed pairs were played over Jukes def Allan Parker and Marie seven teams and it was good to Stitchbury’s only loss was by the weekend of September 19 and Thomas. see a lot of juniors having a go and two points to Marilyn Knowles (s), 20. July Williams and Alicia Ruru Round 2: Wright/McLoughlin showing they could foot it with their Andrew Ball (d) and Otto Louw (l). won from Arthur Baty and Diane had the bye; Vaotuua/Richter def senior mentors. The tournament was thoroughly Murray. Murton/Jukes 16-13 after picking Junior players Treva Rink and Kay enjoyable and highly competitive. up a three on the 16th end when Goldsbury got to the last four before BEST AGGREGATE: Pip Griffin, A GREAT turnout, with weather the time limit ended the game; losing to Mike Atkins and first-year of Ryman, with Kahutia Bowling GISBORNE to match, graced the club Whiteman/Young def Parker/ bowler Holli Elkington on the last Club’s aggregate series winner A STIFF breeze and warm championship singles last weekend. Thomas; Shanks/Shanks def end. Norm Young. Picture supplied temperatures made for interesting RESULTS — Senior women: Wagner/Wagner. Don Williams and wife Sylvie were bowls in the senior fours Sarah Brown def Del Tamanui Round 3: Vaotuua/Richter had the too strong for Jo Atkins and Mike bowls on the Saturday. championships held last weekend. 21-15. bye; Whiteman/Young def Murton/ Namana in the other game. Four teams contested the junior Five teams competed in both the Junior women, under-8s: Diane Jukes (eliminated); Shanks/Shanks Sunday’s final was on track to pairs, in round-robin format, on women’s and men’s divisions. Murray. def Wright/McLoughlin. be a one-sided affair, with Atkins Sunday. After Saturday’s open Some of the bowling was excellent Under-3s: Erica Thompson. Round 4: Wright/McLoughlin leading Williams 10-0 after four performance, Goldsbury and Rink and several junior players stepped Senior men: Adam McIlroy def July def Whiteman/Young (eliminated); ends. looked to be favourites. up to pit their skills against top Williams 21-19. Shanks/Shanks def Vaotuua/Richter. With only 11 ends to play, the After the second game they were centre bowlers. Junior men, u8s: Willy Murray. Round 5: Shanks/Shanks, with Williamses had a lot of work ahead the only pair with two wins. The women’s title was won by U3s: Hemi Edwards. (picture p25) two lives, had the bye. Vaotuua/ of them to stem the flow. Anton Tashkoff and Elkington had Queenie Takurua (s), Dayvinia Congratulations to all members Richter def Wright/McLoughlin Having killed the following end, one win going into the last round Mills, Adrienne Smiler and Heni for taking part. The club is looking (eliminated). they managed a two, four and one against Goldsbury. Hindmarsh. forward to seeing them all again Round 6: A potential final between to be three behind with seven ends With Goldsbury on a +20 Takurua’s four, despite being in the club championship pairs on the Vaotuua and Shanks combos, to play. differential and Tashkoff +13, reduced to one life in the two-life October 31/November 1. with no time limit, featured terrific Atkins picked up a single and a Tashkoff had to win by four shots or system, were always going to be draw bowls and see-sawing three to jump to a seven-point gap more for overall victory. hard to beat. KAHUTIA scoring. On the 10th end, Vaotuua and it looked like that would be Tashkoff and Elkington got out of They came up against Bobbie MEMBERS enjoyed fine weather picked up a four, only for the enough. the blocks quickly and won 19-7. Beattie (s), Tanya Harrison, Kym at Kahutia’s club day pairs. The only Shankses to emulate that on the Not so. The Williamses responded Elkington deserves special Brown and Karen Higgins in a pair with two wins were Allan Parker 13th end. Going into the 18th and with nine scoring shots over the mention. She was consistent possible final as Beattie had both and Neville Wagner. final end, with the teams tied 16-all. next six ends to win by two. throughout the weekend, a fact lives intact. Vaotuua drew the clinching shot It was a great win, particularly as reflected in her also making the A magnificent shot by Beattie THE Ryman Healthcare aggregate with his last bowl for a 17-16 win. Sylvie had her first-ever game of open final. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 7, 2020 SPORT 27 New head coach ‘highly recommended’ SWIMMING by Murray Robertson COMET Swimming Club has a new head coach and Glenn Hamblyn, who has moved here from Auckland’s Mount Eden club, comes highly recommended. The 42-year-old has coached members of the New Zealand swimming team.They have included 2008 Beijing Olympians, and swimmers at the World Youth Championships. In his role as head coach at the Mt Eden club, Hamblyn worked with swimmers at all levels, from teaching them to swim, to helping them prepare for international competitions. At the world youth (under-18) championships in 2008 his swimmers won two gold medals. He coached at Mt Eden for 25 years. Hamblyn’s wife Lisa and their four young children will join him in Gisborne at the end of the year. “The opportunity came up to come to Gisborne and for lifestyle reasons we made the choice to start a new life here,” he said. TOP COACH: The youngsters of the Comet Swimming Club have a new head coach and he’s been there and done that when it “Lisa and I want to give our children the comes to swim coaching. Glenn Hamblyn started work on Monday last week and was pictured poolside with some of his young chance to grow up in a smaller place like swimmers. Picture by Paul Rickard Gisborne.” He has been here several times on Comet youngsters last week. “The idea is they want to come to training Comet general manager Rochelle swimming trips. It was “pretty full-on” because he was and they want to race.” Somerton said Hamblyn had made an “It’s a great place, close to the beach, preparing to take three of them to the New Hamblyn said the welcome he had immediate impact. and it’s always had a reputation for Zealand short-course championships in received was “fantastic”. “We were ecstatic to receive such a high- producing good swimmers. Also, I’ve Hamilton this week. “I’ve had all kinds of offers of help. I’ve calibre applicant when we advertised for a worked with former Comet head coach He said his philosophy in swim coaching got a couple of real estate agents looking new head coach this year,” she said. Greg Meade in coaching roles with national was to get young swimmers to love the for a house for my family and me. “Glenn is the total package when it teams. sport. “I could not have asked for things to be comes to swim coaching. “It was just too good an opportunity to “You can develop them from there, and any better.” “He brings so much experience and fun, pass up.” they can start talking about the goals they Hamblyn’s a keen golfer, and looks and a love for the sport. 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SPORT Geraint Thomas pulls out of Giro New coach comes highly Wednesday, October 7, 2020 with fractured pelvis PAGE 24 recommended PAGE 27 No fans, no problem for England RUGBY AS part of his preparations for six weeks of international rugby, England coach Eddie Jones will try to ensure his players avoid the “no fans, no fight” mentality he feels has contributed to some of the crazy scorelines peppering English football’s Premier League. Aston Villa’s 7-2 home win against Liverpool after Tottenham Hotspur won 6-1 at Manchester United on Sunday took the season’s tally to 144 goals in 38 games — 40 more goals than last year, at an average of 3.79 goals a game, the highest for 90 years. Jones believes the absence of fans is probably the key factor, leading to players not responding to going behind or working as hard defensively as they usually would in front of a baying full house demanding a response. “What I see in sport at the moment is that sides who are getting beaten lack a bit of fight,” the Australian told a news conference on Tuesday as he began the build-up for England’s games against the Barbarians and then Italy in the Six Nations. “So therefore you get the exaggeration of scores. Maybe the reason they don’t have so much fight — and I don’t know — is because they don’t see the consequences of defeat as strongly as maybe they would if crowds were there.” Jones’s players have been operating in empty stadiums in rugby’s Premiership but it will feel even odder when they run out at Twickenham and Rome’s Olympic Stadium with just the voices of squad EASTERN LEAGUE WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS: Gisborne United clinched the members, coaches and officials echoing around the women’s club football championship with a 2-0 victory over rivals Riverina at Harry Barker Reserve on Sunday. A vast stands. draw would have been enough for United to finish on top of the six-team league, but a goal in each half meant they “The big thing for us is to work on our ended the season five points ahead of runners-up Riverina. These two teams had been out on their own for most of togetherness, on how hard we’ve got to fight for each the season. Before the weekend, they had beaten each other once, and Campion College were the only other team to other,” he said. have taken points off either of them — they drew 2-2 with Riverina last month, a result that enabled United to go into “The other common feature is that the sides who the last game of the season with a two-point lead. United are, standing (from left): Amber Church, Molly Adams, Hana have that togetherness and have that real fight stay Edwardson, Kayley Knight, Jamie Gedye, Taryn Walford, Becca Peach and Karen McDonald. Kneeling: Stella Perano, in the battle when maybe the crowd gives you the Sarah Graham, Brooke Gedye, Chelsea Simpson, Claire Bayliss and Rubi Perano. Front: Mel Knight. Absent: Tessa reminder to do that. You have got to remind yourself McDonald. Story on page 24. Picture supplied now. “That’s going to be a good thing for us.” — AAP Schwartzman downs Thiem TENNIS An outrageous drop shot from on the back foot throughout before failing the baseline which flopped almost at the last-eight stage for the third time in PARIS — Dominic Thiem’s bid for French apologetically over the net brought up two Paris. Open glory has been scuppered after set points for Thiem. Podoroska, a 23-year-old native of the Austrian came up short in an epic Battling Schwartzman saved both, but Rosario with Ukrainian ancestry, will next five-setter against Diego Schwartzman at Thiem dispatched a third with an overhead face either Polish teenager Iga Swiatek or Roland Garros. to take the lead for the first time. another qualifier, Italian Martina Trevisan Thiem, who won the US Open just 23 Yet Schwartzman forged ahead in the in what looks the most unlikely of last-four days ago, finally wilted in the deciding set fourth and had three set points on his own encounters. in an exhausting match of considerable serve, only for Thiem to save the lot — Should Trevisan prevail in her quality. including one with a scarcely believable quarterfinal, it would ensure a qualifier Schwartzman made it a double forehand pass on the run — to take it to 5-5. plays in the final of a grand slam for the celebration for Argentina, following qualifier However, Schwartzman took the first time in the Open era. Nadia Podoroska’s shock win over another subsequent tiebreak and, amid a seemingly Since 1968, only Alexandra Stevenson third seed, Elina Svitolina in the women’s superhuman effort from both players, the at Wimbledon in 1999 and Christine Dorey quarterfinals, as he too reached his first 28-year-old from Buenos Aires had most in at the 1978 Australian Open had made grand slam semifinal. the tank in the decider. it to the semi-finals at a major before After more than five hours of gripping In the women’s competition, Argentine Podoroska. Both of them failed to go one drama, 5ft 7in Schwartzman, one of the Podoroska caused one of the great French step further. more diminutive figures on the circuit, must Open sensations by downing Ukrainian Coming into Tuesday’s match, the have felt 10ft tall as he wrapped up a 7-6 third seed Svitolina 6-2 6-4 to become the 23-year-old Podoroska had won seven (7-1) 5-7 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 victory. first qualifier ever to reach the women’s matches in a row at Roland Garros, having Schwartzman, a good friend of Thiem’s, semifinals. battled through the qualifiers, and she kept said: “Dominic is one of the best players World No.131 Podoroska, making only that momentum going against Svitolina. right now in the world. her second appearance in the main draw The Ukrainian broke serve in the first “He won the last grand slam, he is a of a grand slam, emulates the 23-year-old game, but then Podoroska bagged five two-time finalist here, and I have a lot of DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN achievement of Belgium’s Filip Dewulf as games in a row to move to 5-1, eventually respect for him. the only qualifier in either of the singles taking the set after 37 minutes. “That’s why this match is very important felt pivotal. draws since tennis turned professional in Mixing power and a gentle touch with for me. I played a few five-setters here and Schwartzman squandered a set point 1968 to make it to the last four at Roland drop shots, Podoroska proved too skilful I never won. I think at the end this night I on the Thiem serve with a forehand which Garros. for Svitolina, who is gaining a reputation deserved to win.” floated long, was promptly broken in Svitolina was one of the pre-tournament for grand slam near-misses following her After two gruelling sets were shared the the next, but then hit back to take it to a favourites after winning the Strasbourg semifinal appearances at Wimbledon and third, which featured eight breaks of serve, tiebreak. International last month but found herself the US Open last year. — AAP