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NASH LOOKS AT BAN ON VANS PAGE 6 MULTIPLE INJURIES: The 44-year-old driver of this log truck suffered multiple serious injuries yesterday morning when his vehicle rolled on a bend near the Mangatuna north of on State Highway 35. He is in a stable condition in Gisborne Hospital. The driver was airlifted to hospital by the Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter, pictured leaving the accident DEADLY SURGE IN scene. STORY ON PAGE 3 US COVID CASES Pictures by Liam Clayton PAGE 13 ‘Freaked out, terrified’ Two witnesses in murder trial describe night of attack TWO teenagers involved in a fatal with the intent or recklessness for Mr Reedy and Mr Kenworthy yesterday death the next day. assault on a man murder. gave evidence and were cross-examined Neither contacted police, who phoned have given evidence against their two Gibson-Park denies returning to the about the roles each of the group played them eight days later while they were workmates who are on trial in the High house soon after the assault and setting in the assault, the motivation for it, Mr away for a weekend in Tauranga. Court at Gisborne for the man’s murder. fire to the body. He says he went home Neilson’s actions, when they left and Mr Reedy said he made a statement Raymond Neilson, 48, had already and stayed there. when Gibson-Park arrived home. They “because if I hadn’t I would be going to been beaten to death when his body was William Reedy and Karaitiana went to his house for a party as planned jail for something I didn’t do”. set alight on his lounge room floor at his Kenworthy aka Keelan — close friends before the assault. Mr Kenworthy said he started drinking Tawhiti Street, Waima, home in the early who are both 18 and who worked under Mr Reedy said he was sober and “had on the afternoon in question, and hours of December 15 last year, the jury Gibson-Park and Patuwai in a logging not laid a finger on the guy”. consumed at least two boxes (24 bottles) was previously told. crew — were socialising with them ahead He confirmed he had not been charged of premixed vodka drinks. Reuben Gibson-Park, 25, and Tihei of the assault and involved. with any offence, albeit he entered He made a number of statements to Patuwai, 30, are jointly charged with his It escalated from an incident in which the man’s house. He said there was no police and was charged for his part in the murder. Gibson-Park is further charged Gibson-Park stopped his vehicle and arrangement with police to avoid him assault, which he described as punches to with arson. angrily confronted Mr Neilson — a being charged. Mr Neilson’s face, a kick to his face and They have pleaded not guilty. Each stranger — who was walking home in a He and Mr Kenworthy had “freaked two kicks to his ribs. accepts assaulting Mr Neilson but not drunken state. out” when they heard about the man’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 GISBORNE Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Television ...... 17 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Classifieds ... 18-20 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ..... 6-10,16 World...... 13-15 Farming...... 21-22 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Cultural display

IN BLUE: On day two of the Turanganui Schools Cultural Festival yesterday, seniors from Te Kura o te Hato Maria (St Mary’s School) performed with grace. The week- long event at the Showgrounds Park Event Centre is one of the country’s biggest Maori cultural festivals, with 7500 children from across Tairawhiti taking part.

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FIERCE: Great things lie ahead for this enthusiastic EXTRAS: Taiaha and rakau added to the performance ACTIONS: School Year 2 pupils group of youngsters from E Tipu Kohanga Reo. by this group from Area School. were among groups performing at the cultural festival yesterday. Finding health at the top of a mountain by Jack Marshall including as many people as possible. “To see such a large number of our OVER 2000 Gisborne people got a little community being active is the real healthier and walked a little higher over success of this event,” said Debbie the past couple of months. Hutchings, events adviser for Sport Sunday marked the end of the Titirangi Gisborne Tairawhiti, who once again Mt Everest Challenge and participants ran the challenge in conjunction with were met by Te Poho-o-Rawiri marae Council and Sean representatives for a final group walk Shivnan Pharmacy. to the summit to celebrate everyone’s “By reducing barriers such as cost, achievements. set times and access, people of all ages, Collectively, participants climbed stages, ethnicity and fitness levels are Titirangi a whopping 20,502 times over participating,” she said. the seven-week challenge. “What they may set out to do at the All up, 2083 individuals — many of beginning, for many turns into something them as part of 199 teams — took on the they never thought they could or would world’s largest mountain above sea-level do. The people they meet, the friendships albeit 12,000km away from the actual made and the excitement of reaching Himalayas. or surpassing their own goals is so Channelling their inner Sir Edmund LAST TIME: Titirangi Kaiti Hill Mt Everest Challenge participants make their final rewarding.” Hillary, challengers were tasked to make ascent to mark the end of the seven-week event. During that time they clocked up a In the end, the winner of the day 68 trips up and down Titirangi/Kaiti Hill total of 20,502 climbs of the maunga. Picture supplied was the community as a whole, with over seven weeks — the equivalent of thousands losing inches from their waist scaling Mt Everest. over 45 climbs of Mt Everest. relaxed approach this year compared and filling their lungs with fresh air. The call was put out and the challenge On a lone mission, Martin Tatare for with his 630 climbs in 2019. The event also raised funds to support taken up. the second year running racked up the But rather than competition, the bowel cancer patients in Tairawhiti The top team were the 93-strong Pole most climbs by an individual — 550 or kaupapa behind the event was to elevate through the sales of event T-shirts, or Ki He Moui Lelei, who together achieved the equivalent of eight climbs of Everest. individuals to a higher place than donations to Cancer Society Gisborne the mammoth feat of 402,870 metres, just He was seemingly taking a more they thought they could achieve, while East Coast.

Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered • Is The Addams Family really following organist Sean Scanlen wherever he goes? Musical Theatre Gisborne’s music director spills the beans. • Third year Toihoukura students talk about works in their exhibition Huia Mai Te Ora. • Why was country singer Zandria Taare so surprised at her category win at the Pounamu Country Music Awards? The Guide investigates. 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: Jack Malcolm/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, November 18, 2020 NEWS 3 Fatal crash victims named POLICE yesterday released the father of the children — Lance “It has also had a huge impact names of the mother and her two Rangihuna — died at that spot a on the whole community, children who died in a vehicle crash month ago when his vehicle hit the and that community has rallied the near on Monday morning. same tree. community to respect their privacy at They died when the vehicle “This was an absolute tragedy and this stage.” they were in left State Highway there will be many in the community The bodies of the mother and 35 and struck a tree just north of affected,” said Detective Sergeant her children were to be returned to Karakatuwhero Bridge at around Eric Hunter of Gisborne Police. the family today, and a tangi was to 5.30am. “Police, Victim Support and other begin at Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa. All three were pronounced dead at partner agencies are working to A funeral service will take place the scene by emergency personnel. support the whanau, friends and there on Saturday. They were 43-year-old Tiny Tibble, community.” Det Sgt Hunter said inquiries into 14-year-old Ashton-Lee Rangihuna Victim Support coordinator Vicki the circumstances of the crash were and 10-year-old Ana-Roimata Crosswell, who has been supporting ongoing. Rangihuna from Te Araroa. the family, said the grief had been “The matter will be referred to the The woman’s partner and the huge for them. Coroner.” Cut from his cab after truck flips Log truck crashes on two state highways by Murray Robertson

A LOG truck driver was admitted to Gisborne Hospital GIVING BACK: Lazy50’s Adrian Athy and the rest of with multiple injuries yesterday the band will perform free at Neighborhood Pizzeria on morning after his rig rolled just November 29. Herald file picture north of Tolaga Bay. He had to be cut from the cab of his mangled vehicle. The truck, which was not Crowdfunding effort carrying logs at the time, flipped over on State Highway 35 on a bend near Mangatuna Marae at to help local band around 9am. Fire and Emergency NZ crews GISBORNE band Lazy Fifty of money to help towards the from Tolaga Bay, Tokomaru Bay have turned to crowdfunding to costs of making great original and Gisborne responded, along raise money to help record their Kiwi music.” with police, St John Ambulance next album. Lazy Fifty singer/guitarist and the Trust Tarawhiti Rescue Covid-19 has been hard on Adrian Athy said the band Helicopter. musicians. appreciated the “awesome “Our crew were the first Lockdowns around the country support”. medical staff on scene and found forced the cancellation of gigs for “I’m really humbled by the the 44-year-old driver still inside a large part of this year, meaning donations we’ve been given. the truck with multiple system SECOND TRUCK CRASH: In a second log truck crash yesterday, greatly reduced appearance fees, It’s expensive to record music injuries,” A Tairawhiti rescue the trailer on a loaded truck tipped over at Muriwai, spilling its load. band manager Kerry Taggart said. and so we appreciate anything helicopter spokesman said. The driver was not hurt. The highway was down to one lane for a “For most bands, appearance our fans and friends in the “He was being cared for by while until the crash scene was cleared. Picture by Liam Clayton fees are the only way to make community can contribute to FENZ personnel and police. money these days. help us. “Our intensive care paramedic the roadway. in to recover the extensively “People don’t buy CDs “A lot of our music is about assessed him and established “Firefighters from the Tolaga damaged rig and it was brought anymore. The cost of producing Gisborne and the East Coast. what his injuries were. Bay volunteer brigade used to Gisborne. merchandise is high and it’s risky We’re looking forward to “Approximately 20 minutes hydraulic extrication equipment Police will conduct an inquiry in case you don’t sell it all. releasing the music next year, later, the driver was removed to cut into the cab to free him.” into the crash and the vehicle “And even though bands which we hope a lot of local from the truck, further assessed, The chopper spokesman will be examined as part of that can easily get their music on people will relate to as it is about treated and stabilised, then said the job was an example of serious crash investigation. streaming sites such as Spotify, us and the beautiful place we flown to Gisborne Hospital for multiple emergency agencies Meanwhile, the driver of even if they are fortunate enough live in.” further treatment.” coming together for a common another log truck escaped injury to have a large following, the Lazy Fifty will play a free The injured man had surgery cause. yesterday afternoon when the royalties are insignificant.” gig at Neighborhood Pizzeria yesterday afternoon and the “A huge thank you to the trailer on his rig tipped over on One local band she knows of on Sunday, November 29, from hospital this morning reported FENZ personnel, police and St State Highway 2 at Muriwai at have had over 200,000 streams 5pm to 7pm to say thank you to he was in a stable condition. John, whose help was greatly around 3,20pm. on Spotify but only made about everyone who has supported “The driver was trapped in appreciated.” Police said the truck stayed on $300 in royalties. them. his cab, which had suffered The Coast highway was closed its wheels but the load spilled as “That’s 0.001 cents per song To support Lazy Fifty, go to extensive damage,” said Senior until early yesterday afternoon, it rolled. played. The music industry is a www.givealittle.co.nz/cause/lazy- Station Officer Ed Hindmarsh of with a diversion in place along “One lane of the highway was tough game. Many musicians fundraiser, or go to the giveallite FENZ in Gisborne. Paroa Road. blocked for a time by the spilled do it for the love of music but it website and type “lazy fifty” into “The vehicle was on its side on Gisborne Hi-abs was called logs.” would still be nice to make a bit search at the top of the page. Move towards more online exams for high school students by Jack Marshall 35,000 students entered nationwide. College principal Paul McGuinness. Students were Ruatoria is only having the English Level 1 exam, Schools and students are progressively moving doing 163 exams online at the school this year. scheduled for next Wednesday, online. AROUND 1400 Gisborne students are involved from writing their answers to NCEA exams on “It’s been tremendously successful.” Thirty-two students in Gisborne are also sitting in NCEA and New Zealand Scholarship exams, paper to completing them online. Mr McGuinness said it was important any New Zealand Scholarship exams, a higher level which started on Monday. The thinking is this better reflects the real-world school moving online had the right infrastructure test with rewards of between $500 and $30,000 Year 13 maths students had their Level 3 working and tertiary environments. to make the jump. towards the cost of tertiary education or training. statistics exam this morning. Level 3 history is For some, it will be their first go at online “NZQA (New Zealand Qualifications Authority) Since Covid-19, the walk towards online on the timetable tomorrow afternoon. The exams exams. spent a lot of time with us ensuring our processes assessments has turned into a run. The University finish on Wednesday, December 9. is offering one subject in were in place for a smooth transition.” of , having already conducted online Over 230 students are sitting some of their the new format, however, at Campion College, Girls’ High School is maintaining the traditional exams during the tail-end of the first lockdown, exams online this year. most of the students have chosen to go digital. approach, preferring to wait until the systems are quickly forced all students to online tests earlier There are 21 subjects across NCEA Levels 1, Many of the school’s students did so in 2019 polished after a rocky go at it last year. this month following a case of community 2 and 3 available to be done online, with around and it was a positive experience, said Campion Ngata Memorial College Area School in transmission being announced. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

TIBBLE, Tiny Deaths Patricia Jessica. — Roads programme flat out RANGIHUNA, AUGUST, John Ashton-Lee and Thomas. — 14.11.1957 Ana-Roimata. — It is THIS week is one of the busiest of - 14.11.2020. It is with with very heavy hearts the $10 million Provincial Growth Fund great sadness we that we share with you sealed road repair programme for the announce the passing of the passing of our sister, local network to date. our Dad and Paka. On niece and nephew, who The sealing programme has been his 63rd birthday, were all tragically taken under way for a while, adding to the surrounded by his loved from us on 16th metalling and flood repair programmes. ones. November 2020. “Please help keep our contractors Private ceremony for Loving daughter and and all road users safe on the network cremation. precious mokopuna of by reducing speed and driving to the A celebration of his Kararaina Rogers and Edward Tibble, Wimaki conditions,” said a Gisborne District life will be held at Council spokesman. Takipu Marae, Te and Joela-Danne Rangihuna The week’s work includes closures to Karaka. From 11am on heavy vehicles on the Parikanapa Road the 11th – 13th Dec. (nee Marino). “In dreams we walk A Karakia will be at the 9km mark due to a dropout at a with you”. held at Evans Chapel culvert repair site. prior to the whanau Road will be closed at HORNE, Ivy Jean – taking them home to the approach to the state highway On 16th November Hinerupe Marae, Te roundabout from next Monday to 2020, peacefully, at Araroa, where they will November 30 for permanent surface home, surrounded by lie. repairs. loving family. Wife of The funeral service Detours will be in place through the late David. Loved will be held at the Kirkpatrick and Wharekopae roads. Mum and mother- Marae at 10.30am on Waingake Road remains closed to in-law of Kevin and Saturday 21st heavy vehicles at all times between Kate, and Carol. Loved November. The family Patemaru and Tarewa roads until Nanny Ma of all her will then journey back grandchildren and to Turanganui for November 27. There are delays of up to great-grandchildren. private cremation. 30 minutes for light vehicles. SMOOTH: The PGF-funded roading programme continues at pace across The funeral service As the sun sets for the MacDonald Road remains closed to Tairawhiti, including a wide array of sealing work, like this job on the Kanakanaia will be held at Evans last time. Ma te atua all vehicles until November 25 between Road. Picture supplied Chapel, Ormond Road, koutou e manaaki. JNL and Judd Holdings, with a detour at 11am on Friday 20th - Evans Funeral through Willows Road. November, followed by Services Ltd FDANZ Arakihi Road will be closed to logging private cremation. www.evansfuneral.co.nz vehicles for culvert extension works November 30 for flood repairs. Reporua, Hokoroa Road, , - Evans Funeral until November 25, but remains open to Road stabilisation and seal repairs Parikanapa, East Cape and Mata roads. Services Ltd FDANZ Unveilings stock trucks and light vehicles. continue at more than 20 locations Drainage, water tabling, culvert www.evansfuneral.co.nz Tarewa Road remains closed to across the region. repairs and replacement work continues all vehicles at the 6.7km mark until Metalling work continues on the in about a dozen places. HORNE, Ivy Jean. — THE WHANAU OF Loved Mum of Kevin STEPHEN HEMI and Kate, and loved MAURIRERE Nanny Ma of Emily and Jackson. Finally at Would like to invite peace. friends and whanau to Labour selects By-election votes in join them for the SANSON, Logan unveiling of the head- Matthew. — On 14th stone of ‘Our Hero’ November 2020, replacements for by noon tomorrow peacefully, at home, At Taruheru Cemetery aged 91 years. Much 11am loved husband and VOTERS have less than 24 Bibby, Sydney Clarke, Athena soulmate of Joan of 60 On Saturday 28th Whaitiri, Jackson hours to get their ballot papers Emmerson, Isaac Te Atawhai years. Loved father of November 2020 in to the Gisborne District Hughes, Peter Jones, Frank Jim and Rachel, Peter Council for the city ward Murphy, Te Aturangi Nepia- and Amna, Kathleen, LABOUR have elected the Maori and wider Labour by-election. Clamp and Nick Tupara. and Annette. Loved new MPs to co-chair the manifestos in order to get Amber Dunn, who was Voting documents must be grandfather of Thomas party’s Maori caucus, “whanau through these first elected to the council in hand-delivered to Gisborne and Adeline, Lizzy and replacing Ikaroa-Rawhiti challenging times”. 2013, resigned on August 19 District Council’s main office Ross, John Manomay, MP and “We mihi to Willie triggering the by-election which of its Awarua building at 15 and great-grandfather of Willie Jackson. Jackson and Meka Whaitiri is by postal vote. Fitzherbert Street before midday Amelia, Cricket, The new co-chairs are for the incredible mahi As of yesterday, just 27.45 tomorrow. Postal voting closed Eleanor, Roy and Monumental Te Tai Tonga MP Rino and leadership they have percent (6796) of those who on Friday. Abigail. Masons Tirikatene and Northland provided to our Maori received a voting pack had cast All votes must be received “Forever with us.” MP Willow-Jean Prime. caucus and communities a vote. by the electoral officer, or an The funeral service They were elected over the last three years.” Eight candidates are running electoral official, by midday will be held at Evans STONEHAVEN unanimously yesterday. Ms Whaitiri was appointed for the position — Clive tomorrow. Chapel, Ormond Road, for at 1pm on Thursday The 2020 Labour landslide as a Cabinet minister 19th November, Funerals general election victory outside of Cabinet following followed by private and ensures the Labour Maori the election. cremation. Memorials caucus is the biggest it has She is the Minister of CORRECTION ever been, with 15 members. Customs, and Veterans, - Evans Funeral 601 Nelson Road Services Ltd FDANZ Ms Prime said Labour had Associate Minister of THE Herald was supplied the wrong name for one of the photos on the www.evansfuneral.co.nz Ph 867 1800 a clear mandate from Maori Agriculture (Animal story about the Alzheimers Memory Walk in yesterday’s paper. Pictured to deliver on the policies of Welfare), and of Statistics. was Isla Green not Isla Grant. Two say they were told to search house for drugs FROM PAGE 1 older men’s lead by participating. Mr Kenworthy, who Gibson-Park grabbed it stay in the truck. Reedy pulled him away. from, then rammed it into the man’s chest. Mr Reedy said Gibson-Park arrived Mr Reedy did not know why Gibson- He and Mr Reedy said Gibson-Park was Mr Reedy said he could not stay there home about 20 minutes after they got Park first confronted Mr Neilson. Mr straddling the man, holding him down so went to get Mr Kenworthy’s mother’s there. He was “hypo”, shaking, with blood Kenworthy thought it was because Mr on the deck and shouting, demanding ute from the bottom of the hill. on his shirt and hands. He said he had to Neilson hit Gibson-Park’s new ute. to know where his “drugs” and “acid” Mr Kenworthy said he was “freaked out go somewhere but did not say where. He Mr Reedy said Patuwai initially tried to were. The man said there was “an ounce and terrified” when he saw Gibson-Park and his partner left. Mr Reedy said he stop the altercation at the roadside. somewhere”. using the bat on the man. and Mr Kenworthy then went to a party He and Mr Kenworthy said they and Gibson-Park told them to search the He waited on the roadside for Mr Reedy across the road and were there about 30 Patuwai followed Gibson-Park to the house. Mr Reedy said he went just inside to bring the ute. They waited inside minutes when they heard the town fire man’s house. The man was holding a the door for a few minutes and searched the vehicle for about 10 minutes before siren go off. knife. He was not making any threats a fuse box there. No one found any drugs. driving to Gibson-Park’s house. Mr Reedy said he did not know why with it but yelling out it was his son’s and Mr Kenworthy said he and Patuwai They turned on music to drown out the other witnesses said Gibson-Park went no one should touch it. looked for about 15 minutes. It was not man’s screams, which they could hear, straight upstairs. Gibson-Park was yelling abusively they who had strewn the contents of a along with the sound of the bat hitting Mr Kenworthy said he went straight to and telling him to put it down. The man chest of drawers all over a bedroom floor, something, as they drove off. the party but went back to Gibson-Park’s eventually stabbed it into a railing. Mr as depicted in a photo shown to the jury. Mr Kenworthy said he had no house during it. Gibson-Park had gone Reedy said he threw it off the deck so no Mr Reedy said when he came out and recollection of Mr Reedy’s account of with his partner somewhere. When he one could use it. saw the man lying, blood all over his face Gibson-Park approaching him at the ute came back from the party a second time, He and Mr Kenworthy each gave and still under attack, he felt sick and with the bat raised above his head. Mr he saw Gibson-Park upstairs going to graphic accounts of the violent assault on scared. Reedy said he thought he was about to sleep in a bed with his children. Mr Neilson by Patuwai and Gibson-Park. He saw an aluminium baseball bat and be hit until Gibson-Park recognised him, Mr Kenworthy said he and Mr Reedy Mr Kenworthy said he was following the did not know why, but he showed it to Mr grabbed him by the collar and told him to went home to Ruatoria. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 NEWS 5 Covid changes delivery of healthcare

THE challenging days of the Covid-19 complementary meant Turanga Health was ready to hit the In the year ended June 2020, mobile health pandemic have changed how Turanga Health ways of service ground running when it needed. staff provided wellness checks for 203 workers delivers care forever, chief executive Reweti delivery and in “Covid-19 was new to all of us but Turanga at 15 workplaces from its state-of-the-art Ropiha told directors at the organisation’s the process also Health didn’t start from ground zero. mobile clinic. Twenty-three individuals were annual general meeting. discovered more “With some subtle changes the organisation referred for nurse follow-up. Mr Ropiha said the disruption of Covid-19 about their needs. leapt into action, providing care and services In the same time period 377 pepi (babies) turned out to be an accelerator of change as “Who has wifi? to enrolled whanau and others.” were referred to Turanga Health’s Well Child the Maori health organisation offered more “Who has a Turanga Health offers a range of Tamariki Ora service. care in real time like influenza vaccinations shower over the wraparound community health services for all Forty-three percent of Maori babies were on a Saturday, doctor and nurse telephone bath? ages. fully breastfed at six weeks, with 40 percent consultations, and virtual exercise sessions “And who has Its services — such as fitness programmes, reported still being breastfed at six months. during lockdown. support over the classes for new mums and support for Mr Ropiha thanked the dedicated workers “Whanau who previously considered the weekend? older people — are accessed by around “who kept Turanga Health’s heart beating this only way of receiving health services was by “All this 3000 Maori and non-Maori living within the year”. meeting their nurse, or kaiawhina (assistant), information helps tribal boundaries of Rongowhakaata, Ngai “Early and deserved praise must go to face-to-face, found other ways to receive their us provide a more REWETI ROPIHA Tamanuhiri, and Te Aitanga a Mahaki. the nurses and kaiawhina working in the care,” he says. responsive service.” The health organisation operates from a community during the lockdowns.” “Whanau could interact with staff on the Mr Ropiha said If Covid-19 had taught the campus in Derby Street and a general practice He also thanked all Turanga Health funders phone, use apps, online tools and video organisation one thing “it’s that no health in Te Karaka, which has nearly 1600 patients and governance kaitiaki (guardians) for the conferences. system can stay stagnant”. enrolled. part they played during a most extraordinary “And in many cases they found we could Turanga Health board chairman Pene Brown Turanga Health has one general practitioner, 2020. offer a far more responsive approach.” said he and the other hauora directors were 10 nurses and 30 community workers and Mr Brown paid tribute to health, social Mr Ropiha said many whanau now saw and impressed with Turanga Health’s response to kaiawhina. and iwi organisations across the region who understood this to be an OK way to receive the challenging year and the leadership shown Successful Turanga Health programmes worked collaboratively with each other for the some of their healthcare. by Mr Ropiha and the wider team. include the Tu Mahi workplace wellness health and wellbeing of everyone in the region “We’ve had feedback on the new “Reweti’s sensible leadership in the past programme. during the Covid-19 response. Examining subtle changes inside fault

UNRAVELLING the causes of slow-slip earthquakes under the sea floor east of the may lead to more accurate forecasts of big quakes and tsunami generated by the Hikurangi subduction zone. That’s the premise of a three- year GNS Science-led research BOUNDARY: A graphic showing the Hikurangi subduction Zone along the East Coast of the North project designed to reveal the Island. Image supplied inner workings of the enigmatic plate boundary fault viewed by scientists as the largest source of slip timing, then monitoring earthquake and tsunami hazard the accumulation of water in in New Zealand. the fault may enable better The Hikurangi subduction forecasting of slow and possibly zone, where the Pacific plate fast earthquakes in the future. subducts (dives underneath) the But Dr Wallace said it Australian plate, is the most was possible fluid pressure active faultline in New Zealand changes inside the fault might and is as close as 30 kilometres be a symptom of slow-slip offshore of Gisborne. earthquakes rather than a Subduction zones are also direct cause. Alternatively, there responsible for the world’s might be other processes, such most powerful “mega-thrust” as the steady build-up of stress earthquakes, as well as tsunami. from tectonic plate motion, that The discovery 20 years ago DR LAURA WALLACE controlled the tempo of slow-slip of slow-motion earthquakes Picture supplied quakes. — where plate boundary The project is aiming faults release pent-up strain timing. to resolve this dichotomy slowly over days and months, “This will clarify if there are by mounting a large-scale rather than seconds in a observable physical changes deployment of undersea ZONED IN: Seismologist Dr Emily Warren-Smith. Picture supplied conventional quake — has within the fault that could and land-based monitoring revolutionised seismology and enable the development of more instruments in the southern the understanding of fault accurate forecasts of when the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa mechanics. fault might fail in both slow-slip regions to monitor changes tsunamis. Collaborating on the project Slow-slip quakes are semi- and possibly fast-slip quakes,” before, during and after a Geodesy is the science of are Dr Warren-Smith and Dr predictable and occur off the project leader Laura Wallace of regularly recurring slow-slip accurately measuring and Katie Jacobs, both of GNS North Island’s east coast every GNS Science said. event expected offshore in this understanding the Earth’s Science, and Dr Martha Savage few years. Tantalising evidence has region sometime in the next two geometric shape, orientation in of Victoria University of No one feels them when they emerged in recent years that a years. space and gravitational field. , along with scientists are happening and their driving build up of water pressure near Dr Wallace said the project “The project will lead to new from Japan, the United States force remains unclear. the fault exerts a major control would forge new ground in the evidence-based information and Canada. The project is designed to on timing of slow-slip quakes in field of seafloor geodesy and that will help significantly in The project has been awarded detect subtle physical changes New Zealand. help put New Zealand at the planning and preparedness and funding of $960,000 over three inside the fault prior to slow- GNS Science seismologist forefront of global efforts to make New Zealand safer and years by the Marsden Fund, slip earthquakes to reveal the Dr Emily Warren-Smith said monitor offshore faults that better able to recover after a which is administered by the mechanisms that regulate their if this build-up influences can generate large quakes and major earthquake.” Royal Society Te Aparangi. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Tourists to pay for NZ experience Minister Nash to ban tourist vans that are not self-contained

WELLINGTON — Tourism Minister “Do you think that we want to become says he will ban hiring vans a destination for those freedom campers that are not self-contained to tourists, and backpackers who don’t spend much as he urges a focus on attracting high- and leave the high net worth individuals spending visitors. to other countries?” The incoming minister told a tourism Nash said he approved of systems in summit yesterday the industry should other countries where visitors pay more sell itself as a destination for the wealthy than locals at tourist attractions, but said when borders re-open. the government can’t direct how operators Nash told Morning Report there was set their prices. built-up demand from wealthy travellers, Programme director of online platform while backpackers and freedom campers Go With Tourism, Matt Stenton, told would not be the target market. Morning Report we should celebrate the “Gone are the days, as far as I’m backpackers that make New Zealand concerned, where you hire a cheap van home. that is not self-contained,” Nash said. “I think we’ve always been really “What we’re looking at at the moment privileged for those who have come to is a unique opportunity for a re-set. New Zealand as backpackers and then “We haven’t got tourists here at the started to call New Zealand home and moment, so we have an opportunity to they do a lot of those roles that we cannot re-define our global value proposition and convince Kiwis to do.” market to those who add significant value That’s due to negative perceptions to our country. around careers and tourism, he said. He was not saying backpackers should New Zealand does very well at getting stay away, but there was no point in OPPORTUNITY TO RESET: Tourism Minister Stuart Nash said he was looking at high value customers to the country, he directing the marketing effort towards regulations to stop international tourists from being able to hire vans that do not said. “But I think we also do a great job them, he said. include toilets. NZ Herald picture of getting the everyday person to New “Every tourist that comes to New Zealand and that’s why we’re 100 percent Zealand will pay for the New Zealand at the moment that are not self-contained, at least you have the ability to dispose of pure and we should be celebrating that”. experience.” so the driver or the passenger wants to your excrement in a way that meets our Stenton says that, before Covid, by 2025 Nash said he would be looking go to the toilet — we all know examples sustainability goals and quite frankly our we needed 35,000- 40,000 workers and at “innovative ways” so ratepayers of this — they pull over to the side of the brand. when the pandemic hit 50,000 workers and taxpayers don’t foot the bill for road and they shit in our waterways. “What I’m saying is, all our marketing were displaced. infrastructure tourists use. “So what I am saying for example is, as effort will go into high net worth “Now we have that interesting side He told Morning Report he was looking a first cut, these vans that are hired out individuals who are looking for a piece where a lot of operators who are starting at regulations to stop international . . . and we will look at regulations to stop of paradise at the moment as they sit in to ramp back up for the summer season tourists from being able to hire vans that this, you will not be able to hire a van lockdown in New York or London.” are struggling to find people.” don’t include toilets. that is not self-contained. The country would “unashamedly” There are opportunities out there for “We get all these vans driving around “If you’re willing to pay for a campervan target the super wealthy, he said. people, he said. — RNZ MPs call for Parliamentary Oath of Allegiance to recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi Australian Govt attempts to

WELLINGTON — A it while I’m fully intending governor-general, but we pinch Kiwi seasonal workers week from now, the to subvert it, I just wonder don’t actually consider the country’s MPs will be around the ethics of that,” treaty and so there is an WELLINGTON — The Australian grows courgettes near Waipapa in Northland. sworn into Parliament, but Kerekere said. issue”. Government is attempting to pinch our “I’m at the point where I’m not going through some are less than thrilled In 2018, attempts were Tamati Coffey said seasonal workers in a bid to strengthen their it again. with pledging allegiance to made to update the oath. there should at least be agricultural harvesting industry by offering “I can accept losing a crop with weather, the Queen. Labour and Green MPs a conversation about New Zealanders $2000 to move across the or disease, or water damage. I have real Some MPs want an voted unanimously to allow changing it. ditch. difficulty accepting I’m on the point of getting update to the Oath of MPs to make the oath in “The treaty needs to In an email to Kiwis, sent via a not- out of the industry because the Government Allegiance to acknowledge languages other than te be mentioned in there, I for-profit hostel, backpackers and travel doesn’t care.” Te Tiriti o Waitangi, but reo Maori and English. believe, but I think that organisation, the Government is trying to Hort NZ chief executive Mike Chapman others think it’s best just The bill didn’t even that’s a conversation that entice New Zealanders by encouraging them said last week it was incredible to be facing to leave it be. make it past the first we as parliamentarians to do their “big OE in OZ”. a harvest season with unresolved issues that Maori Party co-leader reading thanks to need to have,” he said. The offer, which has been advertised on were known about six months ago. said he has National, ACT and New National Party leader the Australian Government jobseeker website, Chapman wrote in May of the need for no problem acknowledging Zealand First. and her promises Kiwis $2000 if they complete six Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) the Crown and hapu deputy were in weeks’ work of harvesting (20 hours a week workers. To now be in November with no plan across Aotearoa as per the agreement. minimum) in Australia’s regional areas. to solve workforce problems was staggering. — but Labour and “I will be swearing an “From 1 November 2020 to 31 December “We haven’t slowed down our campaign to the oath only focuses on Green MPs voted oath of allegiance to her 2021, relocation assistance will be available say we need to have the borders opened. Queen Elizabeth II. unanimously to allow majesty and I will do so for people to move and take up jobs in “We’re not even asking Government to pay “As Tangata whenua with the bible,” Collins agriculture, including harvest work,” the ad for it.” and as indigenous peoples MPs to make the said. says. Act leader David Seymour has repeatedly of this country, I feel oath in languages “I support the current “You may be eligible for financial called on the Government to welcome RSE like it is subjugating us, other than te reo Oath of Allegiance assistance to help with the costs of travel and workers from Covid-free countries. it’s assimilating us and and I’ve completed the accommodation when you relocate to take up “This Government is just completely out of actually silences our Maori and English. documentation to that a short-term agricultural work opportunity.” touch with the reality of labour supply.” voice and our ability to effect,” Reti said. Kiwis looking at taking advantage of the Minister of Immigration said be able to engage in this ACT’s David Seymour offer will need to be at least 18. “strict border controls” was a large part of democracy as Tangata But on changing the didn’t want to change the One ad says if you complete your allocated limiting community spread of Covid-19 and whenua of this country,” oath to acknowledge the oath either, but he was harvesting commitments, you “could be “New Zealanders have made clear they value Waititi said. treaty, not all of Labour’s open for other MPs to focus enjoying a juicy Christmas bonus.” careful management of our borders”. “It is a bit of a caucus had an appetite for their attention on changing Accommodation is also on offer. Faafoi said the Government continued to distasteful oath to me.” change. it. The news will likely worry New Zealand’s review workforce needs and was considering Green Party MPs Dr David Parker had less of “If there’s a member of agricultural sector who are facing alarming visa changes for those already in New and a desire to make changes. Parliament who wants shortages of seasonal workers due to our Zealand. Changes to date had allowed have also “I’m always up to have to focus on the oath that borders being shut. about 6500 RSE workers to stay in New voiced concerns the oath a bit of a conversation on they swear, I suspect New Zealand is heading into peak harvest Zealand, and given about 11,000 working was outdated. anything but, to be honest, that’s a very positive season and there aren’t enough workers holidaymakers extensions to work in “In order for it to I swear the oath and get thing, because if they’re to get fruit off trees or vegetables from the horticulture and viticulture through to June properly reflect where on with the business,” he focused on that then their ground. 30, 2021. we are as a nation and said. minds are occupied and There are now calls to the Government to He said Covid-19 meant “we are not able properly reflect in terms But they’re not doing any other ease restrictions on temporary visas to save to operate in a world where it is business-as- of Te Tiriti o Waitangi we said: “Essentially, we’re damage,” he said. many businesses from collapsing. usual” and it meant sectors needed to find need to switch that up,” swearing allegiance based No matter where A Northland farmer is seeing his crops go ways around a reliance on offshore workers. Tuiono said. on our constitution and they stand on the topic, to waste because his expert and specialised He said that included “offering better “The role of the we have a constitution MPs will have to swear workforce can’t get into the country. work conditions” and finding other ways of monarchy in the that recognises the claim allegiance next week if “This could be my last crop,” says “attracting, training and retaining workers”. colonisation of our country as the head of state, so they wish to be a part of Northland courgette grower Brett Heap, who — NZ Herald is absolute and swearing to in New Zealand it’s the Parliament. — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Chef gives managed isolation meals a makeover

WELLINGTON — A and a way of making food “The breakfast stuff man in managed isolation look way more delicious. has been my favourite — is transforming every “It started as a joke you can actually eat those breakfast, lunch and with my friends in things cold.” dinner he receives in his Melbourne and as a Low has been in the Wellington hotel from a farewell gift I was given coffee industry for the boxed meal to a plate that a really nice chef knife past 10 years but food has would not be out of place and tweezers and was been his “side passion”. in a fine dining restaurant. just ‘why not just re-plate “I used to run a Sam Low returned every single meal that contemporary Chinese Erebus memorial home from Melbourne I get and make it look pop-up in New Zealand. almost two weeks ago. boujee (a slang word that The pandemic made me He told Morning Report is an abbreviation of the re-evaluate my career in given go-ahead Picture by Sam Low via RNZ it was a creative outlet word bourgeoisie)’. coffee.” — RNZ for Akld park

AUCKLAND — A controversial national Erebus memorial proposed for an Auckland park has been given the green light, with Waitemata Local Board members voting 4 to 3 in favour. Lowest fertility rate The Waitemata Local Board was meeting this afternoon to decide whether to give landowner consent for the Erebus memorial planned for Dove- Myer Robinson Park in Parnell. The Ministry for Culture and ever recorded in NZ Heritage obtained consent in September to build the memorial in the AUCKLAND — New Zealand has just park. recorded its lowest-ever fertility rate. It also got approval from Heritage The latest quarterly data from Stats BIG DROP: New Zealand to build in the park NZ showed the ratio of births to the In the year to because it marks the former residence number of women of child-bearing age September 2019, of Sir John Logan Campbell. was now 1.63 — well below the 2.1 ratio there were more The memorial will recognise the needed to keep the population growing. than 59,000 country’s worst peacetime disaster Or, below the number needed for babies born in when Air New Zealand flight 901 a woman to replace herself, and her New Zealand. By crashed into Mt Erebus in Antarctica, partner. the same time killing all 257 people on board. What that translated to, is that this year, there The project has faced longstanding without migration, the population would were 1300 fewer opposition from nearby residents. join others around the world that are born over the — RNZ shrinking. year. In the year to September 2019, there Picture supplied were more than 59,000 babies born in New Zealand. By the same time this year, there were 1300 fewer born over the year. The downward trend was not a blip on those having children it’s about the But those on the front line were not the radar — it has been a trend over the number they have over their lifetime.” noticing much change. Midwives were past decade said Kim Dunstan, a senior A research associate at the National just as busy, said New Zealand College of Nurse strike action demographer with Stats NZ. Institute of Demographic and Economic Midwives chief executive Alison Eddy. “They’ve shown a steady decline since Analysis said the latest figures were a “What the data showed was about 1300 Monday about 2010, when the total fertility rate big drop on the same time last year. births less this year compared to last was about 2.2 births per woman.” Natalie Jackson said there was a year, but when you spread that across 23 November 2020 He said reasons were less about biology technical explanation: more people in the the geography of New Zealand, it really On Monday 23 November the Three than social and economic factors. country — because the data covered the doesn’t equate to much at all,” Eddy said. Rivers Medical nursing team along with The trend was likely influenced by the period since “Covid came into our lives “We have approximately 1300 midwives approximately 3200 primary care nurses rising cost and shortage of housing, which and played havoc with overseas travel”. working in the community as lead from practices around the country will be on is reflected in the data that shows the “The fertility rate is essentially a ratio maternity carers so you could say that on strike for 24 hours. The strike action is part decline was greatest among those aged of births to the number of women aged average, they may have looked after one of ongoing attempts for primary health care under 35. 15-49 years, and there will have been a less woman each.” nurses to be paid equitably with their District “Fertility rates among older women lot of women in that age group unable Kim Dunstan said that while the Health Board counterparts. As a result, on though — 35 to 50 years — remain to leave the country, and a reasonable latest data was influenced by Covid-19, Monday 23 November routine nurse services relatively the same as they were a decade number at those ages returning.” it remained to be seen what next year’s such as dressings, blood pressure checks, ago.” Dr Jackson said those figures combined results would show. blood tests, immunisation and repeat Dunstan said involuntary infertility would have increased the number of “Until next year it won’t be clear what prescription ordering will not be available. — that included men — could also be a women, against which the number of direct impact the pandemic has had on factor. births was measured. couples’ childbearing decisions.” Urgent requests will be handled at the “But generally, the trend we’re seeing “At the same time there have been Dunstan said the drop could continue discretion of our doctors. Urgent blood tests in New Zealand and in other countries fewer births, — so fewer births and more if the labour market and economic can be done at TLab, 447 Gladstone Rd. We around the world is around voluntary women, means the rate will have dropped ask for your understanding as there will be conditions continued to deter people from delays with non-urgent patient requests during choice to have children, or not, and for along the lines it has.” having children. — RNZ the strike period as well as impacts during the rest of the week. Three Rivers Medical respects this decision to strike and believes that our nurses are one of the most important No evidence found to blame Kiwi beef contributors to general patient wellness. We hope the Government will demonstrate its support by introducing a funding model which by Amelia Wade, NZ Herald and New Zealand, while two other Zealand. imported to New Zealand needed acknowledges their expertise in their ield. We provincial capitals detected it on “I think we’ve been very upfront to be swabbed for Covid-19. Early thank you for your patience. WELLINGTON — Authorities have packaging on pork from Argentina. with all our trading partners, they investigations suggested the told the Government there’s no The products reportedly entered understand our Covid situation,” likelihood of traces of the virus evidence New Zealand beef exports through ports in Shanghai and more said O’Connor. being transferred from frozen goods Services available: were the source of a positive than 7500 people who may have “Clearly we’re continuing to was “very, very low”. Doctors, Practice Nurses, Pharmacy, Covid-19 test in a Chinese cool been exposed tested negative for trade goods but with goods from “But you can probably find traces Radiology, Healthy Steps Podiatry, store. coronavirus. elsewhere in the world there’s a of DNA material if you really looked, Gains@Geneva Healthcare Services, And officials here are exploring O’Connor said he’d been updated high likelihood that they might get from countries where it’s rampant.” Peter Stiven General Surgeon, MoleMap, whether products imported from yesterday morning that there was contaminated.” The World Health Organisation Gisborne Ear Clear, Gisborne Counselling overseas need to be tested for still no evidence New Zealand meat O’Connor said he was taking the advises there is no evidence that & Psychological Services traces of the deadly virus. was the source of the positive test reporting at face value and there food or the food chain can transmit Agriculture Minister Damien results — but that it was stored with was nothing to indicate it was China the virus. Three Rivers Medical O’Connor said he’d received an products from Latin America. retaliating against something the “People should not fear food, or Weekdays 9am-8pm. Weekends and Public update from officials in China that He didn’t think the reporting had done. food packaging or processing or no New Zealand meat was directly would have an adverse effect on the New Zealand had no ability to delivery of food,” WHO’s head of Holidays 9am-1pm then 2pm-6pm. implicated as the source of the perception of New Zealand products control other countries’ importing emergencies programme Mike Ryan 75 Customhouse Street positive test results. in international markets. procedures so our exports would told a briefing in Geneva. (white building opposite The Warehouse) Reuters reported yesterday In the year to September, New continue to be mixed with those WHO epidemiologist Maria Van P (06) 867 7411 or 0508 3RIVERS the Chinese city of Jinan said Zealand exported $3.17 billion of from other countries where the Kerkhove said China had tested F (06) 867 4773 After-hours call over the weekend it had found meat and offal to China, making it pandemic was rampant. hundreds of thousands of packages Healthline 0800 611 116 coronavirus on beef and tripe and the country’s largest meat export He said the Government was and “found very, very few, less than their packaging from Brazil, Bolivia market, according to Statistics New looking into whether goods 10” were positive for Covid-19. www.3rivers.co.nz 29483-15 8 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020

36184-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Banksy sale pulls in almost $1m by Julia Gabel, NZ Herald

AUCKLAND — Close to $1 million worth of Banksy prints were sold last night at an auction in Auckland. Two signed pieces were among a collection of Banksy pieces sold at the International Art Centre in Parnell, in an event director Richard Thomson called “remarkable”. “It would be one of the greatest auctions ever held in New Zealand,” he said. It included the sale of what is now the most expensive Banksy work to be sold in New Zealand, he said. The piece, Love is in the Air, was projected to go for up to $150,000- REMARKABLE: Banksy’s 2003 piece Love is in the Air was sold $250,000 but sold for $309,000 to a New for $309,000. Picture supplied Zealand buyer. Flying Copper sold for $92,000, also to a New Zealand buyer, well above the $50- 75k it was tipped to go for. UNEXPECTED: Banksy’s Jack and Jill — Police Kids Jack and Jill went for $117,500. It was expected to go — Police Kids for up to $75k. was expected to Napalm, a 2005 work signed by Banksy, bring in $75,000. sold for $105,000 to someone in the room, It sold for much higher than the predicted $60,000. $117,500. The second signed print, Monkey Picture supplied Queen, was expected to go for somewhere between $30-40k, but ended up going for a cool $105,000. COOL: The Banksy work Monkey Queen, was expected to go The pieces were part of a larger for somewhere between $30-40k, but ended up going for a cool collection on sale last night, which also $105,000. Picture supplied included work from Charles Frederick Goldie. exciting development for the art market Leading up to the sale, bidders from in Parnell set a world record when it The Goldie work Harieta Huirua — A in New Zealand. as far away as Holland, Italy and Japan went for $126,000 — twice what is was Chieftainess of the Tuhourangi Tribe “We’re on the world stage.” had shown interest alongside quite a few predicted to reach. went for $521,000. In total, the auction pulled in close to enquiries from New Zealanders. The work, Have A Nice Day, was The other Goldie, Tumai Tawhiti, $4 million in sales, he said. “(Banksy) is the most popular artist of initially expected to fetch $60,000 at a Chieftain of Ngati Raukawa, Te Arawa, Thomson said people from around the our generation. He is basically the Andy sale, but to the auction house’s delight, a sold for $309,000. It was predicted to world had their eyes on the sale, with Warhol of today,” Thomson said. round of excited bidding pushed up the bring up to $350,000. some using the centre’s new bidding app In October, a Banksy artwork sold price for the military-themed work which Thomson says the large sales are an to take part in the auction from home. at the same International Art Centre was created nearly 20 years ago. PAY OFF YOUR Calls for bigger police presence in Northland PEST CONTROL WHANGAREI — It is sad that crime has Tony Hill earlier today said officers would be Things had become more vicious than when he in 4 interest-free payments escalated to the point that people are turning guns carrying firearms for the next few days. Since an was in a gang two decades ago, and the incident on police, a former gang member who now runs a arrest was made yesterday evening, that will no was worrying, he said. “When it does happen, it community trust says. longer continue. is usually a confrontation over zoning or stuff like A man has been arrested after police were “We take these matters very seriously, just as if that. They’re very protective and they will protect shot at during a pursuit yesterday morning in it was a member of the community shot at, and the themselves at any cost, even where the cost is Whangarei. outcry from the community is really positive. They done through open street warfare or drive-bys. Multiple shots were fired at a patrol car after are equally as disgusted as we are.” “The sad thing is that crime has escalated and CALL ME TODAY… a vehicle fled from a police checkpoint on Te Former gang member Martin Kaipo — who is people are turning on the police. That’s sad, but if PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! Hononga Street in Otangarei in the early hours. now chief executive and co-founder of community they’re willing to turn on the police, they’re willing One neighbour who lives close to where police organisation Otangarei Trust — said the area was to turn on anyone.” SERVICES were shot at told Checkpoint he heard a gun going troubled by drugs and gangs. He said everyone needed to work together to Pest Control Property Professional Residential & Commercial off. Another woman living in the neighbourhood “We are low socio-economic communities. prevent incidents like this from happening — Pest Management Systems

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34040-05 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Streets sullied after flooding Dust and silt in central Napier damaging businesses by Tom Kitchin, RNZ

NAPIER — Contaminated silt still lies on Napier’s main streets more than a week after a destructive flood, even though it’s a health risk. The dust likely contains dried sewage and health officials are warning people not to inhale it. Parts of Emerson Street, one of the city’s shopping streets, are somewhat sullied by the aftermath of last Monday’s horrific flood because of the silt. Lift, a youth employment agency, has its business hub on Emerson Street. Its co-ordinator Moana Hamilton- HEALTH RISK: Napier business owners Neville said her premises may have been like Beccah McLeod and Lou Jonas of one of the worst hit and they could only Urban Deli Uptown Foodstore have been reopen this week. hit harder by the aftermath of the flood She said after the flood her shop than by the flood itself. RNZ picture smelled like “wet dog mixed with sewage water”. infections and the other risk is that “It was sewage water that was in here. any very fine dust particles would be Well, that’s what (the) council have said. a hazard in terms of particle pollution It was just so damp. Like a million damp MASSIVE CLEAN-UP: Dust and silt remain on Napier roads in the aftermath of the and cause respiratory problems for some dogs were running around and rubbing destructive flood last week. NZ Herald picture people.” on the carpet basically, that’s how I can Dr Jones says the dust should be kept describe the smell.” damp until it could be cleaned up using She said the silt was still causing arriving, both inside and outside her has asthma . . . I have a heart condition a method that kept it moist such as wet problems. shop. and the dirt itself is contaminated with vacuum sweeping. “We’re airing out, there’s still a bit “All the silt left on the road has been sewage so that’s not great either.” “We understand Napier City Council is of a smell lingering. The dust on the walked through the shop and there’s dust The region’s Medical Officer of Health, already working to remove the dust in a street just keeps coming in and other for miles. I would like it cleaned up.” Dr Nick Jones, said the sludge deposited safe way as part of the clean-up,” businesses have also felt a similar Down the road at Urban Deli Uptown by the flood probably contained bugs A council spokeswoman said a silt impact — the dust just keeps coming in. Foodstore, co-owner Lou Jonas said that could be harmful if swallowed or removal work programme was being When cars come past it comes up, if a her business had been hit more by the breathed in. carried out by staff and contractors. gust of wind comes it comes up. So, we’re aftermath of the flood than by the flood He said as the sludge dried out some of Lower Emerson Street, one of the worst constantly having to sweep up the front itself. the germs would have died off, but it was spots, was due to be cleared in the next of our store as well.” She said the silt, especially on windy possible some had still survived. day or two. Discount Specialist’s Debbie Lyndon days, often forced her to shut shop early In a statement he said if the dust Workers were also removing silt in says the flood damage in her shop itself and it was a risk to her staff’s health. became airborne, there were two risks. other parts of Napier, for instance on was not extensive, but the dust kept “We’ve got a staff member here who “Inhaling the dust could possibly cause Marine Parade, tomorrow. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 BUSINESS 11 Business leaders oppose interference in bank lending by Yvette McCullogh, RNZ to bring down interest rates and if governments to build more homes. the benefits of that were passed on to He said insisting the Reserve Bank WELLINGTON — Business leaders businesses and consumers, that was a target the new lending at businesses aren’t backing the National Party’s good thing. would make things complicated and call for the Government to “rein in” the He was not worried that the lion’s in the end wouldn’t make much of a Reserve Bank and insist conditions be share might end up in the pockets of difference. put around new funding. property investors. “I think the uptake from businesses The National Party wants the “The way that the scheme is set up would be relatively subdued at present. Government to ensure that the $28 is that it’s a proportion of banks’ assets If you ask a lot of businesses at the billion Funding for Lending Programme and they will have to pick who they moment, they’re saying they don’t want is targeted at the more productive parts lend to. The clearly stated purpose of it to borrow because they don’t know what’s of the economy — so it doesn’t flow into is to provide cheaper funding costs for coming in the future. They don’t want an already unaffordable housing market. businesses and consumers and I think to make some of these big investment Shadow Treasurer said FUNDING CONDITIONS: Business New that’s important right now,” he said. decisions.” while the independence of the Reserve Zealand head Kirk Hope and Shadow Infometrics senior economist Brad But Bayly rejects that. Bank was paramount, without conditions, Treasurer Andrew Bayly. RNZ picture Olsen said National was treading a “There’s always demand for businesses. he believed the funding would be gobbled dangerous path with its call to rein in the What we’ve seen is basically $6.5 billion up by property investors. of it, saying lending decisions were best Reserve Bank, which was simply doing go out of the business sector and into He said the Government could and left up to the banking sector. its job with the blunt tools it had. the housing sector. To say that there’s should be clear about its expectations. “You’ve already seen some of the banks “It’s quite clear that the increased no longer borrowing requirement “All I’m suggesting is that if the come out and, for example, introduce activity in the housing market has been from businesses I think is a heroic Government is clear that we do not want their own loan-to-value ratio restrictions driven by low interest rates. I’m not sure assumption,” he said. to see rapid escalation of house prices, with respect to housing, so I think they’re exactly how else we were supposed to try Hope said businesses had been in a bit the Reserve Bank is smart enough to in the best possible position to make the to bring interest rates lower to stimulate of a holding pattern — waiting to see how be able to work out the best policies to risk decisions about where they lend to economic activity,” Olsen said. the election and the pandemic play out. implement to make sure that doesn’t and you can expect that they’ll be lending “The risks of doing nothing do outweigh But with the economy more resilient continue to occur,” he said. to the place where they can make the the heat in the housing market.” than anticipated, he expects to see But Business New Zealand head Kirk biggest difference,” he said. Olsen is blaming the galloping house greater demand for credit in the New Hope wanted the Government to stay out Kirk said the lending scheme aimed prices on the failure of successive Year. Tourism sector’s new headache Hard-hit industry facing labour shortage after laying off staff by Grant Bradley, NZ Herald would remain and there were signs this will sustain a solid level of demand. WELLINGTON — Tourism businesses But it will not replace the international shed thousands of staff when Covid-19 markets. hit but now face a new problem — not The lack of demand is the main factor enough workers. hitting tourism businesses with 91 A Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) percent citing the lack of international survey found that more than half demand and 65 percent citing lumpy of respondents reduced staff earlier domestic demand. this year but, ahead of the usually Inability to pay creditors or non- busy summer season, 60 percent of payment by debtors is still a problem, respondents have sought to employ extra although there has been a slight staff over the past three months, with 45 improvement since April. Ability to pay percent saying it has been difficult to find had fallen from 21 percent to 17 percent suitable candidates. while outstanding payments from debtors TIA chief executive Chris Roberts said had fallen from 51 percent to 49 percent. the latest survey shows that operators The survey found 96 percent accessed have got over their initial state of shock the government wage subsidy and 13 and are now resigned to working with percent the Strategic Tourism Assets what business is available, with an eye to Protection Scheme. the future recovery. The key action sought from the “Respondents are resolutely staying Government was a safe reopening of the in business in spite of losing their borders — 55 percent would like to see international customers,” he said. borders open to visitor markets with Many had been able to expand what BUSY SEASON AHEAD: A degree of confidence is returning to the tourism sector quarantine restrictions and 48 percent they offered to the domestic market. notwithstanding the tough times ahead, says the Tourism Industry Aotearoa. would like to see borders open as bubbles “There’s a degree of confidence NZ Herald picture without restrictions. returning, tempered by the realisation New Tourism Minister Stuart Nash that there are still tough times ahead.” weekends and school holidays, means •฀Minimum฀response฀to฀employment฀ gave his first speech to the industry The survey of 319 respondents was many of the roles that need to be filled advertisements for a range of positions. yesterday but was unable to give any released at a TIA summit yesterday. are part-time and temporary.” •฀Despite฀alleged฀unemployment,฀we฀ timing around when that could happen. Roberts said the responses to questions Some respondents commented that are struggling to recruit for our vacancies He said Prime Minister on staffing suggest that businesses have New Zealanders were unwilling to take . . . from entry level to senior positions. has been clear that the country will open reached a point where employment levels on roles that were not full-time and Another said the biggest problem is up travel bubbles only when it is safe to have stabilised at a new level. Many were permanent. retaining experienced staff. “We need do so. focused on retaining key staff and hiring “Immigration settings are also them for weekend and school holidays yet The Government had two over- new people to meet demand. highlighted with visas not being renewed they can’t afford to only work 20 hours a arching priorities: Keeping the country Getting the staff they need was a for existing employees and no access to week and we can’t afford to pay them for safe from Covid-19, which relies on considerable challenge. overseas workers.” 40 hours.” strong management of the border, and “The ‘lumpy’ nature of domestic Examples of responses to questions on The survey found that with borders accelerating the economic recovery to tourism, with demand happening at what was impacting business included: closed the reliance on domestic tourism support jobs and businesses, Nash said.

International Airport climbed 14c or 1.83 percent or 3.7 percent to 52c. Cannasouth is having a SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY to $7.78; Air New Zealand was up 4.5c or 2.74 Medicinal Cannabis Agency assessment of its percent to $1.69; Foley Wines increased 5c or first three white label products, which could be WELLINGTON — Another vaccine all-time highs. 2.65 percent to $1.94; Tourism Holdings gained available to patients in the first half of next year. breakthrough energised the Covid-sensitive There were 75 gainers and 61 decliners locally 2c to $2.65; and Vista Group edged ahead 1c to Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones stocks on the New Zealand sharemarket for the over the whole market, and trading was heavy $1.70. Industrial Average climbed 470 points or 1.6 second time in just over a week and flattened with 56.64 million shares worth $231.82 million Fletcher Building, which recently surprised the percent to an all-time high of 29,950.44 on Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. changing hands. market with an earnings upgrade, continued its the Moderna news. It was Dow Jones’ fastest American drug maker Moderna announced “It’s always the way — the first time you hear strong run, rising 15c or 2.75 percent to $5.60. rebound from a bear-market low in nearly three the Phase 3 clinical trial for its vaccine was 94.5 about a Covid breakthrough it’s a shocking Serko was up 10c to $5.60, Z Energy gained 9c decades, after hitting 18,591.93 on March 23. percent effective against coronavirus. development and then when another comes or 2.83 percent to $3.27, and a2 Milk had a good Its previous high was 29,551.42 achieved on But there wasn’t the same flurry locally along you take it in your stride,” said Sam Dickie, day, rising 29c or 1.9 percent to $15.59. February 12. following Pfizer’s announcement last week as a senior portfolio manager with Fisher Funds. Mobile marketing provider Plexure Group rose Since the end of March, the Dow Jones has trading rotated to stocks that will benefit from a Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell 40c to $34.20 11c or 8.33 percent to $1.43 after completing surged 60.5 percent, the S&P 500 Index nearly vaccine and the reopening of borders. on hefty trade worth $52m. Mainfreight was down an over-subscribed placement of $32m at a 62 percent and the technology-driven Nasdaq The S&P/NZX 50 Index had a slight gain, $1.35 or 2.25 percent to $58.504, Chorus slid 25c discounted price of $1.20 a share. Composite more than 73 percent. edging ahead 20.11 points or 0.16 percent to or 2.82 percent to $8.60, and Meridian lost 22c or The cannabis stocks neared their listing As the Dow Jones nears the psychological 12,765.03 — following a big night on Wall 3.49 percent to $6.08. price of 50c, with Cannasouth falling 3c or 5.26 milestone of 30,000 points, it may confirm yet Street with the three leading indices reaching Among the Covid-sensitive stocks, Auckland percent to 54c and Rua Bioscience down 2c another bull market. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 EDITORIAL GDC following the law Heritage status placed Re: Treaty about erection of iconic monuments Submitters back partnership, Nov 16 letter. (“The Endeavour”). Thank you Nicola for your Your closing sentence is on us by Cook’s arrival Maori wards factual, informative letter. It particularly telling. Those So disappointing when you into local waters on that very clearly states what the legal disgruntled with this piece of read some of the letters to special day, October 8th, 1769. Gisborne District Council hears and legislative obligation our legislation should lobby their the editor where people use From my own heartfelt submissions tomorrow on what council has to interact with MP and not take it out on our words like, “them and us” feelings, thank God he was is its first real effort to consider local iwi. This includes the council, which is required to and, they are full of s..., and, English. the establishment of Maori wards, introduction of Maori wards follow the law. “what about my culture?” Are What happened here in the and other issues such as the WALLY TE UA we really like this or is it just next few days is a different drawing a line under successive some of us? These are words story, a sad story, and goodness councils where majority feeling LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS more akin to Donald Trump’s knows what Cook and his crew has been that this region elects America, don’t you think? were thinking when they left Maori candidates and doesn’t need Most of the letters about the our waters. Whatever it was, separate wards. Endeavour models are very their attitude towards the In reality, there has never been Iwi objected All belong to divisive, written by people locals changed significantly by anything like a 50 percent share who want them re-erected in the time they reached “Cooks of Maori councillors to match our Gladstone Road. “Gladstone”, Cove”. Mother Earth wasn’t he a major beneficiary Right now I’m thinking of population — recent councils have in 1969 too Re: Duty to warn people about had more like a third of members of the slave trade? Anyway, how Jacinda Ardern brought Re: Put them back, future plans, Nov 6 column. that’s another story. this country together through with Maori descent — and Maori November 16 letter. Hi Peter, In 1943 my Mum and Dad the Christchurch terror wards are an obvious way to help The originals were put If each of us has enough to purchased a house at Kaiti incident and Covid-19, and achieve a better representative up in 1969 to celebrate 200 satisfy our daily needs, why not live Beach and moved into it with I’m hoping that somehow we balance for our community. years since Cook’s arrival. on less? all us kids in tow, nine of us here in Gizzy can follow her The council completed its They were meant to be up as You said in your column, “We are at the time. Every weekday example by coming to a united consultation last week, and a report decoration for only a year, but God’s people”. If true, what would morning, oblivious to the compromise that suits us all. for tomorrow’s hearing says 67.6 they stayed up. There was he and his Jesus think about us significance of it, we walked Personally I think Wally Te the same objection then from percent of 275 online submissions lowering our standard of living for past that monument at Kaiti Ua’s idea is not too bad, but Turanga tribes as there is all humanity to get an equal bite at Beach erected in memory of that decision is not for me to confirmed they would like to see now. the cherry? Maori wards established. There James Cook, his crew and make. Re: Perspective . . . Besides, you are wrong to think the Endeavour, on our way to Above all else we, all were also 18 formal submissions November 16 letter. we can’t save the planet, but we can school. of us here in Gisborne, te representing over 60 organisations, Quite possibly the most save ourselves. So whatever each of us here Tairawhiti, must remember family trusts, iwi, hapu, marae and insensitive comment I’ve ever We all belong to Mother Earth in Gizzy, te Tairawhiti think, the importance and kura, and all but one were in favour read in The Gisborne Herald. (Papatuanuku) and cannot exist we have to remember the significance of this area to the of establishing Maori wards. without her. significance of the status that rest of New Zealand/Aotearoa. Key themes summarised in DANIEL PROCTER BOB HUGHES was inadvertently placed upon “They are watching”. the report include: the council us in this area when Cook meeting its Treaty obligations for and the “Endeavour” sailed EDDIE RARE Maori in governance and decision- making; improving current levels of On division, ‘discovery’ engagement with iwi, particularly Re: Been all downhill so remembered. Share load, spare road at hapu level; acknowledgement since . . . Nov 14 letter. I’m still puzzling how of the impacts that decisions Re: Major upgrade at port, port be making any profit? Sound sense Alain. lovely Meredith feels so November 2 story. There is an obvious, safer and have on mana whenua throughout Things are becoming bitter. What is Gisborne District Council much cheaper way. Rail. Share the the district; and what is good for childish and with that As an “invader” myself doing? load, spare the road. whanau, hapu, iwi and Maori is also thought in mind, perhaps from Auckland for over 60 Earlier this month our local Earlier this week I was informed good for Tairawhiti as a whole. the rejected Endeavour years in a city I love, I’m not port’s chief operating officer by the Environment Court that There is a hurdle to cross, though. could soar above the prepared to let the world announced that stage one of a port consent orders had been filed and While Maori electorates have been children’s playground in the know of our divisiveness. redevelopment would begin this would be “issued in due course”. Botanical Gardens where I don’t share my surname summer, saying in this newspaper: Assuming the port’s “jumping-the- a feature of national politics for families of all persuasions with those lucky to be born more than 150 years, just three of “Since we first engaged with the gun” announcement is correct, we visit. here, or my maiden name community on these plans, (three) the public are not going to have any the country’s 78 local authorities Hone Heke in Kororareka with the illustrious botanist have brought in Maori wards since years ago, we’ve worked through say in the spillage of our money (Russell) comes to mind. who was part of Cook’s details with local hapu, iwi and other on monumental aggrandisement. a 2002 amendment of the Local After cutting the famous contingent. key stakeholders and have made Worse, the huge roading costs and Electoral Act allowed them to — flagpole down four times, a number of significant changes ever-increasing traffic dangers are Wairoa District Council, and Bay of justifiably, he showed his VELMA McLEAN to accommodate and reflect their ignored, totally. Plenty and Waikato regional councils. peaceful side and “continued née Banks feedback . . .” What is Gisborne District Council This has not been for lack of to promote Maori self- At the initial council planning (the primary player) doing? Ideally trying by various councils. The determination in meetings “Cook’s great discovery of New hearing I said all of Tairawhiti was it (council, not the staff) should take and correspondence with the Zealand”? Mr Jorion, surely you affected by the port’s expansion the policy initiative and issue a new, hurdle is that the Act allows such government”. know that Cook did not discover a move to be challenged through plans. As a ratepayer and a up-to-the-minute plan change for Congratulations to Tolaga NZ? taxpayer, it concerns me that so the whole port zone forthwith. After a petition signed by just 5 percent Bay in beautiful Uawa on I am happy to nail my colours of registered voters (no other many millions of dollars are spent all it does include the nation’s No.1 your stance to host one to the mast and stand with on road repairs for the port’s heritage site, Puhi Kai Iti. ward can be challenged this way), Endeavour, and who perhaps activists, even though I certainly exclusive benefit. If the true cost of and Hobson’s Pledge — a lobby should also have the honour can’t call myself a local (having roading was factored in, would the WINSTON MORETON group opposed to alleged “Maori of being the first place “to only been associated with this favouritism” — lies in wait to assist see the light” in its literal rohe for about 30 years). Cook with public opposition campaigns. sense. Endeavour’s fine did not discover New Zealand, Expect our council to decide at a botanists and artists therefore I think the current statue Moving forward always created a collection of of Captain Cook, located near The meeting next Monday to establish indigenous flora of worldwide Cut, is sufficient recognition of Re: Following in Big John’s development co-ordinator for Maori wards based on the Maori and interest and fascination, his journey to Aotearoa. footsteps, November 14 story. our family moving forward. General electoral populations of the and with the town’s unique Awesome uncle. I am Adelante Para Siempre district; expect a petition opposing street names deserve to be LARA MEYER pleased to have been ROBERTA it to be presented by February 22, nominated as the youth MANUEL-LIMA DEWES 2021 with more than the requisite [email protected] 1625 signatures; and then await a poll where hopefully the debate ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. will be civil and a majority of us will ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. ■ Always include full name and contact details. support introducing Maori wards for ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. the next two local-body elections. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 WORLD 13 Georgia’s election chief battles Trump and allies

ATLANTA — Georgia’s sample of those votes to be secretary of state is probably checked in a hand count. feeling like he is currently on But because the margin in an island all on his own and the presidential race was so having to fend off a raging tidal narrow, Raffensperger said wave. hand-counting all the ballots The political floodwaters that were legally cast was the United States have certainly been rising fast only way to provide confidence around him as US President LABELLED in the result. Donald Trump and his allies A ‘RINO’ Not shying away from the tightens Covid vent their outrage at the BY TRUMP: fact that he was a Republican, fellow Republican and make Georgia Raffensperger said publicly unsupported claims that Secretary of that he wished Trump had restrictions as mismanagement and fraud State Brad won. But he was also holding tainted the state’s presidential Raffensperger. firm in his stance, saying that election. AP picture he had seen no evidence of cases surge Trump spent the weekend widespread fraud or voting attacking Brad Raffensperger under then-Secretary of State transparent elections,” GOP irregularities — and that IOWA CITY, Iowa — The deadly rise in on social media, at one point Brian Kemp, engaged in illegal Senators David Perdue and he expected Biden’s lead to Covid-19 cases across the US is forcing calling him “a so-called voter suppression in 2018. Kelly Loeffler — both of whom hold up once the audit was state and local officials to adjust their Republican (RINO),” an Kemp, the Republican who failed to win enough votes to complete. blueprints for fighting the virus, with acronym for “Republican in narrowly won the governorship avoid January runoffs with “We’re going to continue the Republican governors adopting mask- name only”. over Democrat Stacey Abrams their Democratic opponents — process and, as a Republican, wearing mandates — sceptically, in at Raffensperger punched back, that year, denied the claims. said last week in a statement, I think that I’ll probably be least one case — and schools scrapping however, disputing Trump’s Also left in Raffensperger’s without offering up any disappointed in the result,” plans to reopen classrooms. claims that he made it easier lap was a breakneck race to evidence to back up their Raffensperger told The The steps, meanwhile, face criticism for Democrats to cheat using replace Georgia’s outdated assertion. Associated Press. from those who question the science mail-in ballots. voting machines in time for “He has failed the people of “But as the secretary of state, behind mask-wearing and social- Raffensperger also called 2020 — an undertaking which Georgia and he should step I can be very comfortable in the distancing measures and those who fear US Rep Doug Collins, who was complicated in its final down immediately.” counting of the ballots.” the new restrictions will kill off more jobs was running Trump’s Georgia throes by the coronavirus Collins, responding to The elections chief has and trample on their civil liberties. recount effort, a “liar” and said pandemic. Raffensperger’s “liar” label, largely been left to fight the In Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds had South Carolina Republican Through it all, Raffensperger fired back on Twitter, calling situation on his own. pushed back against a mask mandate Senator Lindsey Graham called — currently in quarantine him incompetent. The state’s eight GOP for months but imposed a limited one on him in an apparent effort to after his wife tested positive Raffensperger has sought US House members have Tuesday (local time), becoming the latest pressure him to improperly for coronavirus — has insisted to weather the beating by demanded — again without GOP holdout to change course on face discard ballots. he had been an impartial appeasing Trump supporters. citing any evidence — that masks. At the same time, she claimed Graham dismissed the administrator of the Georgia After the Trump campaign the secretary of state should there was “science on both sides” in allegation as “ridiculous”. elections, with no desire or asked for a hand recount of investigate Trump’s claims. regards to whether masks could reduce The current battle is a switch agenda to sway the outcome. all 5 million votes cast in Lt Gov Geoff Duncan and the spread of the coronavirus or not. for Raffensperger. Trump and his allies claimed Georgia, Raffensperger chose state House Speaker David With Thanksgiving coming up next The 65-year-old bespectacled Raffensperger did not do the presidential election for an Ralston are exceptions: They’ve week, public health officials were bracing engineer spent most of his first enough to root out “illegal” audit, which Georgia’s law now joined Kemp in pushing for a holiday-fuelled surge. Doctors two years in office taking abuse votes. requires for one statewide race investigations, but have were urging families to stick to small from Democrats, who filed “The secretary of state has each election cycle. stopped short of attacking gatherings. lawsuits alleging that Georgia, failed to deliver honest and The law envisioned just a Raffensperger. — AP The key measures of the country’s effectiveness in managing the pandemic were all heading in the wrong direction. Fears of humanitarian Hospitalisations, deaths and cases were US planning to withdraw more all skyrocketing in the US. More than 73,000 people — an all-time crisis grow in Ethiopia high — were hospitalised with the virus in the US on Monday — an increase of over MEKELLE — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy troops from Iraq, Afghanistan 3000 from just a day earlier, according to Ahmed has said the military operation in the the Covid Tracking Project. northern Tigray region is entering its “final phase” WASHINGTON, DC — Acting US of Trump’s oft-repeated vow to end More than 166,000 newly-confirmed now that a three-day ultimatum given to fighters Defence Secretary Christopher Miller America’s long wars. infections were reported on Monday, to surrender has expired. announced plans on Tuesday (local time) It also runs counter to his guidance according to Johns Hopkins University. At least 27,000 people have so far fled from the to reduce US troop levels in Iraq and that troop withdrawals be based on the The average number of new cases per day fighting into neighbouring Sudan. Afghanistan, saying the decision fulfills conditions on the ground, not a date on has more than doubled over the past few The UN has said a “full-scale humanitarian President Donald Trump’s pledge to the calendar. weeks. crisis” is unfolding. bring forces home, even as Republicans In Afghanistan, in particular, military The virus was being blamed for more The conflict began almost a fortnight ago as and US allies warn against a rash and defence leaders have consistently than 1.3 million deaths worldwide, tensions between the federal government and withdrawal. said the Taliban has not yet met including over 247,000 in the US. Tigray officials boiled over. The new plan will accelerate troop requirements to reduce violent attacks Deaths per day in the US have climbed The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan against Afghan government forces. to an average of 1145, up from 828 two the party in charge of the region, sees Abiy’s in Trump’s final days in office, despite US forces have remained in weeks ago. government as illegitimate because he postponed arguments from senior Afghanistan since they Since the election, Republican the national elections, which were due to be held military officials in invaded in October 2001. governors in the hard-hit states of Iowa, in August. favour of a slower, more The new plan will The decision has North Dakota and Utah have reversed The federal government made the decision methodical withdrawal. accelerate troop already received a course and put requirements on masks because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trump has refused to withdrawals from cool reception from in place, and others have extended or Abiy ordered a military operation after he concede his election loss to some Republican expanded earlier orders. accused that the TPLF of treason for sending its Democrat Joe Biden, who Iraq and Afghanistan leaders on Capitol Plenty of other elected officials fighters to occupy a military base. takes office on January in Trump’s final days Hill, and a somewhat and residents were baulking at such The TPLF has denied the claim. 20, just five days after the in office. uncharacteristically requirements — despite the surge. The party’s adviser, Fesseha Tessema — a troop withdrawals were blunt critique from Nato And some local law enforcement former Ethiopian diplomat, told the BBC that slated to finish. Secretary-General Jens authorities have refused to enforce mask civilian sites in Tigray’s main city, Mekelle, were Miller, who refused to Stoltenberg. requirements as well. being bombed by federal forces. take questions from reporters, said the Trump’s national security adviser In Utah, dozens of people opposed “The people of Tigray haven’t done anything plan would cut the number of troops Robert O’Brien said the president is to a statewide mask mandate protested wrong, they are in their own homes and in Afghanistan from more than 4500 keeping his promise to the American outside the home of Governor Gary churches,” Fesseha said. to 2500, and in Iraq from about 3000 people to get US troops out of war zones. Herbert. But the federal government has denied to 2500. Miller added that the US “By May, it is President Trump’s hope In South Dakota, which was the state targeting civilians and said that the air attacks remained ready to respond if conditions that they will all come home safely and with the highest rate of Covid-19 deaths had been aimed at the Tigrayan military. deteriorated. in their entirety,” O’Brien told reporters per capita so far this month, Republican The UN feared the numbers fleeing Ethiopia “If the forces of terror, instability, at the White House shortly after Governor Kristi Noem had no plans to could be just a fraction of those forced from their division and hate begin a deliberate Miller made the announcement at the issue mask requirements. homes by the fighting because, at the moment, campaign to disrupt our efforts, we Pentagon. In Iowa, Reynolds cast some doubt aid agencies have no access to the Tigray region. stand ready to apply the capabilities “I want to reiterate that this policy is on the science behind masks even as The conflict has also reportedly resulted in required to thwart them,” he said in not new,” O’Brien said. she imposed a limited mask rule. She hundreds of deaths, but getting more detailed a roughly eight-minute statement to “This has been the president’s policy noted that neighbouring states with mask information out of Tigray was hard as there was a reporters in the Pentagon briefing room. since he took office.” mandates, like Illinois and Minnesota, virtual communications blackout. — BBC via RNZ The withdrawal plan falls short — AP have seen rising numbers of cases. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 WORLD BRIEFS Twitter, Facebook CEOs South Australia’s new Covid cluster continues to grow ADELAIDE — Federal authorities are keeping a close eye on Adelaide’s new coronavirus cluster, defend election actions with more troops preparing to travel to South Australia. The coronavirus cluster in the city’s north has WASHINGTON, DC limited in how they could be grown to 20, with investigations continuing on — The CEOs of Twitter shared. another case. and Facebook on Tuesday About 74 percent of the There have been 11,000 tests conducted in the defended their safeguards people who viewed those state over the past two days. against disinformation in tweets saw them after a label Federal Health Minister has praised the presidential election, and or warning message was South Australians for getting tested for Covid-19, promised Congress they would applied. encouraging people without symptoms to also be take vigorous action for two Zuckerberg said Facebook checked for the virus. special elections in Georgia joined with election officials “We are looking for each and every person that could determine which to remove false claims who might have in any way, shape or form been party controls the US Senate. about polling conditions and exposed to come forward,” he told reporters in Facebook CEO Mark displayed warnings on more Canberra yesterday afternoon. Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO than 150 million pieces of Hunt said there were 100 Australian Defence Jack Dorsey told a hearing content after being reviewed Force troops on the ground in South Australia, of the Senate Judiciary by independent fact-checkers. with authorities meeting to map out how much Committee that they had Facebook also prohibited extra support was needed. — AAP strong programmes in place to misrepresentations about how protect their platforms from or when to vote as well as At least 41 hurt in Thai rallies being used to disseminate attempts to use threats on the BANGKOK — At least 41 people have been hurt falsehoods or discourage coronavirus to scare people during protests in Thailand’s capital — Bangkok, people from voting in the DEFENDED HIS PLATFORM’S SAFEGUARDS: Facebook into not voting, he said. including five people who had received gunshot Georgia elections. CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Zuckerberg acknowledged wounds, the city’s Erawan Emergency Medical “You have an immense civic Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter’s that “election interference Centre reported. and moral responsibility,” actions around the closely contested election on Tuesday (local remains an ongoing threat”. It did not give a full breakdown of the injuries Senator Richard Blumenthal, time), in Washington, DC. Image via AP Zuckerberg and Dorsey but it earlier said that 12 people had been hit by a Connecticut Democrat, told promised lawmakers last tear gas. the executives. by social media outlets to tell hard.” month that they would It did not say who had been shot or how they He said the actions the us what we can see and what Twitter and Facebook have aggressively guard their had been wounded. companies took to slow the we can’t, and what’s true and both slapped a misinformation platforms from being In addition to the confrontation between police spread of disinformation in what’s not,” Graham said at label on some content from manipulated by foreign and protesters, there was also a fight between the contest between President the start of the hearing. Trump, most notably his governments or used to incite protesters and a group of royalists. Donald Trump and Democrat Democrats also support assertions linking voting by violence around the election It was by far the most violent day of protests Joe Biden were constructive. curbing the long-held legal mail to fraud. results — and they followed since they began in July to demand the However, Blumenthal also shield for tech companies, On Monday, Twitter flagged through with high-profile resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, said he was concerned they although for different reasons. Trump’s tweet proclaiming “I steps that angered Trump and a new constitution, and a reduction of the powers could let their guard down They have focused their won the Election!” with this his supporters. belonging to King Maha Vajiralongkorn. — AAP for the Georgia elections and concern on hate speech and note: “Official sources called Facebook moved two days fail to act against dangerous incitement on social media this election differently.” after the election to ban a Sweden’s tougher restrictions information. platforms that can spawn Dorsey testified that Twitter large group called “Stop the STOCKHOLM — The Swedish Government has “You’ve tried to slow its violence. flagged some 300,000 tweets Steal” that Trump supporters announced new restrictions on the size of public spread. That’s not censorship,” President-elect Biden has between October 27 and were using to organise gatherings as the country seeks to come to grips he said. heartily endorsed restricting November 11 for content that protests against the vote with a second wave of the pandemic that has However, Republican the legal immunity for was disputed and potentially count. The 350,000-member seen record daily numbers of new cases and senators, including Committee social media platforms misleading, representing 0.2 group echoed Trump’s baseless growing pressure on hospitals. Chairman Senator Lindsey under Section 230 of a 1996 percent of all US election- allegations of a rigged election Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said Swedes were Graham, revived complaints telecommunications law. related tweets sent during the rendering the results invalid. not sticking to coronavirus recommendations of censorship and anti- Graham and other period. For days after the election as well as they did in the spring and public conservative bias against the prominent Republican “We applied labels to as the vote counting went gatherings would be limited to eight people, down social media platforms. senators have refused add context and limit the on, copycat “Stop the Steal” from a previous upper limit of 300. He also pushed for to knock down Trump’s risk of harmful election groups were easily found “This is the new norm for the entire society,” stripping away some of the unfounded claims of voting misinformation spreading on Facebook. As of Monday, Lofven told a news conference. protections that have shielded irregularities and fraud, even without important context, Facebook appeared to have “Don’t go to gyms, don’t go to libraries, don’t tech companies from legal as misinformation disputing because the public told us they made them harder to find, host dinners. Cancel.” responsibility for what people Biden’s victory has flourished wanted us to take these steps,” although it was still possible Lofven said that the situation would get worse post. online. he said. to locate them, including some and appealed to Swedes to “do your duty” and “I think there’s Republican Graham, a close Trump ally, Of the labelled tweets, groups with thousands of “take responsibility to stop the spread” of Covid. and Democratic concern about has publicly urged: “Do not 456 were also covered by a members. — ABC story via RNZ the power that’s being used concede, Mr President. Fight warning message and were — AP Twitter’s disappearing ‘fleets’ SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter is launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours — similar to the Rockets land in Baghdad stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Solomon Islands set to Facebook’s photo-sharing app, Instagram. Twitter previously announced its plan for these Green Zone: Iraqi military tweets, which have been dubbed “fleets”, and ban social media giant tested the feature in Brazil, Italy, India and South BAGHDAD — Rockets wounded, the military Korea. have struck Iraq’s capital statement said. “Some of you tell us that Tweeting is today, with some landing Officials said two Iraqi HONIARA — Solomon It was not an attack on uncomfortable because it feels so public — so inside the heavily- security forces personnel Islands’ Cabinet has freedom of expression, permanent — and there’s so much pressure fortified Green Zone, were also wounded inside agreed to ban Facebook, pointing out that freedom to rack up retweets and likes,” design director which resulted in a child the Green Zone. citing a need for stricter of the press was still Joshua Harris and product manager Sam being killed and at least There was no immediate cybercrime legislation and protected, he said. Haveson said in a blog post. five other people being claim of responsibility. regulation. Agovaka also said the “Because they disappear from view after a day, injured, Iraq’s military The military said the Communications decision would not require fleets help people to feel more comfortable about says. incident would not go minister Peter Shanel Parliament’s approval. sharing personal and casual thoughts, opinions It signalled an end to an without “prosecution and Agovaka confirmed the “The government is and feelings,” they added. informal truce announced accountability”. decision to Solomon still in discussion with the Fleets, which include text, photos and videos, by Iran-backed militias in US troops invaded Iraq Times Online, saying public misuse of operators to work out how this can would be available at the top of users’ home October. in 2003 and left in 2011 the platform was the main concern. be done. The operators shall need to timelines on Twitter and on the sender’s profile. Two Iraqi security but returned in 2014 after “Abusive languages against establish a firewall to block Facebook.” Twitter and other major social media companies officials said one of the Isis overran large parts of ministers, prime ministers, character However, Agovaka said the initial were under pressure to better police abuses and rockets that hit the Green Iraq. assasinations, defamations of decision, made last week, did not viral misinformation on their sites. Zone struck close to Frequent attacks character — all of these are issues of take into consideration the economic Twitter spokeswoman Liz Kelley said fleets were Iraq’s National Security targeting the US Embassy concerns,” Agovaka said. impacts of the decision, which would subject to the same rules as tweets. Service — just 600m from and vehicles transporting The country was lacking legislation be investigated fully before the ban Kelley also said that warnings or labels which the American Embassy. equipment for US troops on internet usage and cybercrime, was imposed. Twitter had started applying to content, such as Some of the rockets were have led Washington which was particularly worrying There are only four countries in manipulated media and misinformation about intercepted by the C-RAM to threaten to close its when it came to what children were the world where Facebook is banned civic processes or Covid-19, could be applied to air defence system, which Baghdad diplomatic accessing and being exposed to, he around the clock — they are China, fleets. was installed by the US mission and sparked a said. Iran, Syria and North Korea. Twitter also confirmed it was working on a live earlier this year, they diplomatic crisis prior “The use of the internet now in However, North Korea’s ban is audio feature, dubbed ‘Spaces’, that it aimed to said. to the US presidential Solomon Islands needs to be properly indirect because it is a complete test later this year. The feature would allow users One child was killed election. regulated to safeguard our young internet ban. to talk in public, group conversations. and five civilians were — AP people from harmful content.” — RNZ — Reuters story via RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 WORLD 15 Journalist faces jail for covering outbreak SHANGHAI —A of the victims who were Chinese citizen journalist seeking accountability. is facing up to five years However, on May 14, in jail for reporting on the Zhang went missing from government’s handling of Wuhan, said the CHRD. A the Covid-19 outbreak. day later, it was revealed , a 37-year- she had been detained by old former lawyer, has police in Shanghai, which TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives to been held in detention in is more than 640km away address the lawmakers of his ruling party at the parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, on Shanghai since she was from Wuhan. Tuesday (local time). Erdogan said a memorandum of understanding was signed arrested there in May. On June 19, she earlier on Tuesday towards the creation of a joint Turkish-Russian peacekeeping Newly-released was formally arrested centre in Azerbaijani territories that were “liberated from occupation”. AP picture indictment papers accuse in Shanghai. Almost her of “picking quarrels three months later, on and provoking trouble” ‘PICKED QUARRELS AND September 9, her lawyer — a charge often used PROVOKED TROUBLE’: was granted a meeting against activists in China. Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old with her. Turkish parliament approves Zhang is not the first former lawyer, was arrested The CHRD said Zhang citizen journalist who by police in May, according had gone on a hunger has run into trouble for to the Chinese Human Rights strike to protest against peacekeepers for Azerbaijan reporting on the situation Defenders (CHRD). Social her arrest. On September in the city where the media image supplied by CHRD 18, her lawyer received ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s of the peacekeeping mission. coronavirus outbreak first a phone call informing parliament on Tuesday (local time) Last week, the defence ministers began — Wuhan. him that she had been indicted. She was granted President Recep Tayyip of Russia and Turkey signed a At least three journalists disappeared formally charged last Friday. Erdogan’s government permission to memorandum of understanding to create in February. Li Zehua — the first of those The indictment sheet, which emerged deploy peacekeepers to Azerbaijan a joint monitoring centre in Azerbaijan, who had disappeared — reappeared in on Monday, alleges she sent “false to monitor a ceasefire deal between although technical details of the mission April, saying he had been “quarantining”. information through text, video and other Azerbaijan and Armenia that aims to end were still being worked out. It later emerged that a second journalist media through platforms such as WeChat, the conflict in the region. Azerbaijan had been pressing for its who had disappeared — Twitter and YouTube”. In a show of hands, legislators voted ally Turkey, which has backed it in the — had been placed under government She was also accused of accepting in favour of a one-year mandate allowing conflict, to take an active role in the supervision, while the whereabouts of interviews with foreign media outlets and the government to send troops to peace talks and was the first to announce the third journalist, , is still “maliciously spreading” information about Azerbaijan, where they would observe its involvement in the monitoring of the unknown. the virus in Wuhan. possible violations of the truce from a ceasefire agreement. Chinese authorities are known to clamp A sentence of four to five years was joint Turkish-Russian monitoring centre. Russian officials said that Ankara’s down on activists who speak out. recommended. This was not the first time The ceasefire ended six weeks of intense involvement would be limited to the work According to an indictment sheet which Zhan had run into trouble with Chinese fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia of the monitoring centre on Azerbaijani has now emerged, Zhang made her way to authorities. According to the CHRD, Zhan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. soil, and Turkish peacekeepers would not Wuhan in February, where she reported on was summoned by police in Shanghai in Erdogan’s government would determine go to Nagorno-Karabakh. numerous stories. September 2019 and detained for voicing the number of troops to be sent in and it Russian Foreign Minister Sergey According to the Chinese Human Rights support for activists in Hong Kong. was not immediately clear how many the Lavrov said the centre would operate Defenders (CHRD), her reports included She was reportedly forced to undergo country planned to deploy. remotely, using drones and other the detention of other independent psychiatric examination while in The motion stated that civilian technical means to monitor possible journalists and the harassment of families detention. — BBC/Newshub./agencies personnel could also be deployed as part violations. — AP Nicaragua, Honduras hit by second hurricane in two weeks

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday (local time), hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally- powerful hurricane just two weeks ago. The extent of the damage was unclear because much of the affected region was without electricity, internet and phone services, and strong winds were hampering radio transmissions. Preliminary reports from the coast, however, included toppled trees and power poles and roofs stripped from homes and businesses, but no deaths or injuries had been reported as yet, said Guillermo Gonzalez, the director of Nicaragua’s LOCALS DEALT A SECOND BLOW: A woman who was left emergency management agency. homeless after the last hurricane (Eta) hit the area two weeks ago, However, more than 40,000 comforts her son as she speaks on the phone before Hurricane Iota people were in shelters. made landfall in La Lima, Honduras. AP picture A day earlier, Iota intensified into a Category 5 storm, but weakened to a Category 4 over northern Nicaragua. in the east and north had no as it neared the coast and It still had maximum phone service. made landfall, with maximum sustained winds of 120kmh Nicaragua’s HURRICANE IOTA: This satellite image made available by NOAA sustained winds of 250kmh. and was spinning westward at telecommunications ministry shows Hurricane Iota hovering over Nicaragua and Honduras on The system came ashore about 19kmh. The storm was forecast said phone and broadband Tuesday (local time), NOAA satelite image via AP 45km south of the Nicaraguan to cross into southern Honduras provider Columbus Networks city of Puerto Cabezas, also late on Tuesday. was offline because of flooding in River had topped its banks, and director, Marcio Baca, said areas known as Bilwi. Aid agencies were struggling Bilwi. western Nicaragua — along the where the soil was already By midday on Tuesday, Iota to reach their local contacts, As the storm moved westward, Pacific coast — was forecast to saturated would receive 6 to 7 had diminished to a tropical and the government said in a flooding then became the most receive the most rain. inches of additional rain. storm and was moving inland statement that at least 35 towns pressing concern. The Tola Nicaragua’s meteorology — AP 16 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 ‘It’s absolutely shocking’ BRIEFS DHB takes council to court WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa District Health Board Residents near dump fire on alert after council’s dioxin notice is taking legal action against Masterton District Council over its defective hospital buildings. The WAIKATO — An alert that could just up and leave DHB is going to the High Court because it had to about the potential presence their home.” spend almost $1 million to fix faulty facilities that of a toxic chemical has put John Campbell said on had been signed off by the council as safe. The a Waikato grandmother off Friday he had seen no sign of council said it denied liability because it relied having her grandchildren or the fire for four days. upon the expertise of structural engineers. The pregnant daughter-in-law over However, on Monday three DHB said it had fixed the riskiest items, including to visit. local people told RNZ they had restraining ceilings and plant, and a canopy roof Authorities have advised woken once more to the smell connection to the main building at the front of pregnant and breastfeeding of burning. the hospital. “Remediation of the greatest-risk women to temporarily shift The dump is for construction concerns is now completed,” the DHB said in a away from an underground and demolition waste. It statement. “No further remediation is planned fire burning at a landfill near was granted a wider consent at this time.” It would take significantly more Pukemiro and Glen Afton. several years ago to take work to make the buildings fully compliant to the Waikato Regional Council’s municipal waste, but the New Building Standard for what is known as an preliminary health assessment regional council said it never importance level 4 building which hospitals rate over the weekend, based on did so as it did not meet the at due to their importance after a natural disaster. a report from the Institute of consent conditions. — RNZ Environmental Science and HEALTH FEARS: Authorities have advised pregnant and The regional council is Research, referenced a similar breastfeeding women to temporarily shift away from a landfill investigating if the dump has event overseas. near Pukemiro and Glen Afton. RNZ pictures breached its resource consents. It indicated there was Campbell has accused the potential for increased levels they were having a baby. The “I don’t want any of them council of bias towards “local NZQA case of dioxins as a result of the next day she was sick. here. I don’t even want my activists”. landfill fire. “I don’t know . . . I’m hoping grown daughter here or my Jeanne Ree bristled at that. The council said the it’s got nothing to do with that. other grown son without their “I’m definitely not an against defunct presence of dioxins was yet to After receiving that letter children.” activist. be confirmed with local tests, on Saturday, it’s made me She had delayed her cousin’s “I’d definitely rather be which would require specialist question whether it was that.” visit this week from Huntly to sitting at home or be in my private tertiary equipment to arrive from The notice was the end of look around her garden. garden, than out, going to overseas. having her daughter-in-law or Her other two grandchildren, meetings . . . or being on Dump owner John Campbell other family to visit, Ree said. aged 10 and “going on 12”, who Facebook, seeing what people’s institute fails refused to talk about the alert “She can’t come here, no way. went to Glen Massey School fears are.” to RNZ; last week he ridiculed “Because of the halfway to Ngaruawahia, woke Locals have called a meeting WELLINGTON — The New locals’ health fears as made up contaminants, because we up some days and asked their for tonight, the second in a few Zealand Qualifications Authority and bordering on “hysteria”. never know what we’re going mother “is it smelly today?” days about the fire. has failed to prove criminal charges Jeanne Ree of Pukemiro got to smell. Their family would be It was not right that against a now-defunct tertiary the notice at the weekend. “It’s shocking. It’s absolutely staying put. Campbell could subject 400 institute and its owner. Her daughter-in-law fom shocking.” “Because they’ve got people to such a longstanding The authority brought the case in Hamilton had visited three Her grandchildren from out commitments, they’ve got nuisance, Ree said. 2018 after finding the International weeks ago. of town would have to stay animals, they’ve got school, “It’s basically taken over my College of New Zealand had passed “She came to announce that away. jobs . . . I don’t know anybody life, to be honest.” — RNZ students who should have failed. It prosecuted the college and its owner, Chirag Solanki, over 21 instances in 2017 where students were given a grade that moderators Edmonds Band Rotunda step closer to restoration said their work did not merit. In her ruling, Judge Carolyn CHRISTCHURCH — The 80 tonne dome of Henwood said the authority failed to Christchurch’s Edmonds Band Rotunda has prove who entered the results and been lifted back to its rightful place after it was that they had knowingly falsified damaged in the 2011 earthquake. them. The rotunda which was built in 1929 The institute’s tutors might have as a gift to the city from businessman been incompetent but there was Thomas Edmonds was badly damaged in no evidence they entered the false the earthquakes and for safety reasons was results, she said. deconstructed. The dome has been sitting “It is completely unknown who wrapped up on the ground next to the rotunda entered the results that are the site beside the Avon River near Manchester subject of this prosecution,” Henwood Street since. said. At first light yesterday morning the copper The court heard that NZQA sheathed dome was lifted back onto the moderators decided students received building. achieved grades for work that The cost of the restoration is $1.5 million, showed evidence of poor English, $1m has been granted from The Christchurch and where assessors had provided Earthquake Appeal Trust. students with too much help. Christchurch City Council spokesman A statement to RNZ from Solanki’s Darren Moses said because of the weight of REBUILDING: The copper sheathed dome was lifted back onto the building and lawyer said the prosecution had the dome a special crane was brought down the restoration is expected to be finished by the end of April next year. RNZ picture taken an enormous toll on Solanki from the North Island for the job. and his family, and had destroyed his The dome is sitting on scaffolding until new milestone in the restoration of the rotunda,” April next year. Moses said when complete it business. columns are built to support it. Moses said. will be used for performances, wedding photos NZQA cancelled the registration “It’s great to see it back in its rightful The restoration is half way through with the and as a sheltered place where people can sit of the college and launched criminal place after such a long time. It’s a significant project expected to be complete at the end of and relax. — RNZ proceedings in 2018. — RNZ What the fresh White Island ash emissions tell us

WHAKATANE — days. the monitoring stations. Whakaari/White Island is Analysis of the ash shows Gas levels have decreased, continuing to emit ash in the it comprises hydrothermal but remain higher than the steam and gas plume, but minerals and old volcanic usual background levels. gas levels have decreased. material and no new magma Low-level volcanic tremors Last week, GNS Science is present. continue, but the seismic raised the volcanic alert level The ash particles are activity is not unusual for to two, after ash deposits material eroded from the Whakaari/White Island. were visible on the island’s 2019 vent area by the flow of The island volcano erupted cameras and a darker than steam and gas. on 9 December last year, usual plume was seen from Since last Wednesday, ash leaving 21 people dead either the mainland. coating on some of the web on the day or in the weeks An observation flight on camera windows has made it following. Monday confirmed there difficult for volcanologists to Two bodies have never were still small amounts of see the active vent area. been recovered from the ash in the plume, although Ash deposited on solar island. Another 26 were VOLCANIC ALERT: View of steam, gas and ash emission yesterday from the levels of ash emission have panels has also reduced their injured, most with long roads 2019 primary vent area of the Whakaari/White Island crater. lowered over the last few capability to charge some of to recovery. — RNZ Picture supplied by GNS Science The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 TELEVISION 17 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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PG 1.30 Lose Weight For Good 11.30 Pacific Brothers Australia’s Frontline M an ancient curse. 12.45 Weather Top Tens PG BRAVO 2am Mine Hunters THURSDAY 2.05 Criminal Minds 16VS Essie Davis, Ashleigh 1.35 Gold Rush PG 3am Great Blue Wild 12am TBC 2.50 CSI MV Cummings. 2.25 Moonshiners M 5.20 Keeping Up With The 3.40 NCIS: LA MV 4am Alone: Million Dollar 1am French Top 14 10.15 MV 2019 Action. 3.15 Homestead Rescue PG Kardashians PG 3 4.25 Hardcore Pawn PGL Shazam! Challenge PGCV Highlights Show Zachary Levi, Mark 4.05 Expedition Unknown PG 6.15 Million Dollar Listing Los 4.50 NCIS: LA MV 4.55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5.10 Mysteries At The 1.30 Tri-Nations (HLS) Strong. Angeles PG 3 5.35 The Simpsons PG 5.45 Gold Rush PG Museum 2am Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Bay of 6am Jeopardy! THURSDAY 7.30 Stop Search Seize PG 6.35 Fast N’ Loud PG Racing a 6am The Great Interior 6.20 Wheel Of Fortune 12.25 Bad Samaritan 16VLSC 8.30 Reported Missing Plenty v North Harbour. 1967 Dodge Dart 1/2. Design Challenge 4am Guinness Pro14 (RPL) 6.40 The Simpsons PG 2018 Thriller. David Tennant, 9.30 One Born Every Minute 7.05 Lizard Lick Towing PG 7.30 Expedition Unknown PG 7am Nigella Bites Cardiff Blues v Benetton. Robert Sheehan. UK M 7.30 Jamie’s 30-Minute 7.30 Pawn Stars PG The Lost Colony of 3 6am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 7.55 Border Security: 2.15 Child’s Play 10.30 Snapped M Meals Roanoke. 3 6.30 TBC Australia’s Frontline M 16VL 2019 Horror. Aubrey 8.20 Homestead Rescue PG 11.25 Killer Siblings M 8am Great Blue Wild 7.30 French Top 14 8.25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Plaza, Mark Hamill. 9.10 Deadliest Catch: THURSDAY 9am Hotel Impossible Highlights Show Away MVL 3.45 Ma 16VLSC 2019 Horror. Bloodline PG 12.15 Infomercials 10am Lose Weight For Good 9.15 Hardcore Pawn PGL 5.25 Finding Steve 3 8am Autumn Nations 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10am Judge Jerry 10.30 Mysteries At The 9.40 NCIS: LA MV McQueen MLS 2018 Drama. Cup (RPL) Italy v Scotland. 10.25 10.25 How Do They Do It? PG 10.30 How To Look Good Naked: Museum NCIS: LA MV 6.55 Drunk Parents MVLSC 2019 11.10 10.50 How It’s Made PG UK PG 3 11.30 10am Mitre 10 Cup (RPL) Lizard Lick Towing PG Salvage Hunters 11.35 Pawn Stars PG Comedy. 11.15 How It’s Made PG 11.30 Snapped M 3 Wellington v Manawatu. 12.30 Forged In Fire PGC Noon Jeopardy! 8.30 Miss Fisher And The 11.40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3 Noon Rugby Nation 12.30 The People’s Court 1.30 Alone: Million Dollar 12.25 Wheel Of Fortune Crypt Of Tears 12.30 Evil Lives Here MVLSC 1pm Tri-Nations (RPL) All 1.30 The Real Housewives Of Challenge PGCV 12.50 CSI MV MV 2020 Drama. 1.20 The 1980s: The Orange County M 3 3pm Travel Man: 48 Hours In Blacks v Argentina. 1.40 Criminal Minds 16VS 10.12 Shazam! MV 2019 Action. Deadliest Decade MVLSC 2.30 Vanderpump Rules PG 3 3.30 Into The Wild: India 3pm Autumn Nations 2.25 NCIS: LA MV 12.25 Bad Samaritan 16VLSC 2.10 3.10 Top Gear: The Races PG 3.30 Southern Charm PG 3 4.30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Cup (RPL) England v Hardcore Pawn PGL 3.35 2018 Thriller. 3pm Homestead Rescue PG 3 Lizard Lick Towing PG 4.30 Undercover Boss Fight Club Georgia. 4pm The Simpsons PG 2.18 Touchback M 2011 Family. 3.50 Gold Rush PG 5.30 Keeping Up With The 5.30 Mysteries At The 5pm Aotearoa Rugby Pod 4.30 Jeopardy! 4.21 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 4.45 Fast N’ Loud PG Kardashians PG Museum PGC 5.30 Pacific Brothers 5pm Wheel Of Fortune Drama. 5.40 Aussie Gold 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; 18Nov20 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. 18 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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Signed: K. Taggart GENERAL MEETING Saturdays in your GRANDPA (PG) Cup of Tea prior to Secretary Gisborne Herald DAILY 3.30pm Notice is hereby given meeting NZEI POVERTY Stand Out THE CRAFT: LEGACY that the Annual General BAY (M) Lunch to follow WED 1.30pm, 8.20pm Meeting of Share- ANNUAL GENERAL Give your BABY DONE (M) holders will be held at Campbell Dewes MEETING Meetings advertisement BDO Gisborne Ltd, 1 Chairperson Last Day WED 3.50pm Thursday 19 a boost with a Starting 19.10.20 Peel Street, Gisborne, www.tarerestation.co.nz November, 4.30pm Friday 27th November PROPRIETORS OF FATMAN (R13) 2020 at 10AM. At The Works NUHITI Q HIGHLIGHTER THU 1.30pm, 6pm Having a Restaurant & Bar MADE IN ITALY (M) Full notice of the AGM 2020 ANNUAL garage sale 41 The Esplanade GENERAL MEETING THU 11m, 1.10pm, 6pm, Agenda can be picked Gisborne Public Notices 8.10pm up at BDO Gisborne THE SECRETS WE KEEP Saturday? Nominations for Notice is hereby given (R13) THU 11.10am, Ltd Office. executive email to: that the Annual General Deadline to Meeting of Share- 1.40pm, 5.50pm Rueben Dewes advertise is 2pm povertybaybranch CHAIRPERSON [email protected] holders will be held at MAORI LAND COURT SITTING Times may vary subject Thursday. Arohaina Centre, 396 Annual Reports to late changes Aberdeen Road, Ruatoria, Tues 1 Dec, Court Hearing Centre, Hekiera Road WWW.ODEONGISBORNE.CO.NZ General Business Gisborne, on Saturday Meetings An queries please 5th December 2020, at Applications to Constitute an Ahu Whenua Trust and email: 10am. Appoint and Replace Trustees for the following blocks. RONGOWHAKAATA povertybaybranch [email protected] Full agenda can be IWI TRUST picked up at BDO PANUI NO & Block Trustees to be Appointed: RONGOWHAKAATA All members are Gisborne Limited TIME: Meetings SETTLEMENT TRUST welcome and Office. encouraged to attend NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL D A Larsen 8 - 11.35AM Akuaku A7A3 David Fredrick Donnelly WAIOMATATINI MEETING CHAIRPERSON and William Lloyd Donnelly MARAE 11 - 11.55AM Akuaku A4G1B Francis Tibble Cutts Notice is hereby given to all beneiciaries of and Ratu Tuhou Tibble HUI Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust that the Annual 12 - 12.00PM Waipiro A33C2 Abe Bo White, Te General Meeting for the period ending 30 Saturday 28 Meetings Atawhakaarahia Renwick, November 2020 June 2020 will be held Whakatoat Marae, 33 Whakato Road, , on Sunday Hemi Biddle and William At the marae 29 November 2020 commencing at 10am. POTIKIRUA INCORPORATION AGM Henry 10.30am 13 - 12.05PM Ohineakai A5B Oke Henare, Abe Bo White A G E N D A Saturday 5th December 2020 and William Henry To appoint trustees 14 - 12.15PM Waipiro A42A2 Richard Charles Harrison Discuss marae 1. Mihimihi/Karakia Kauaetangohia Marae Whangaparaoa, Cape Runaway and Reuben Harrison development plan 2. Apologies 15 - 12.25PM Waipiro MT Barbara Maree Wharehinga 3. Minutes of Previous Annual General 9am Registration Sections 1-3 Blk and Vicki Juanita Raroa Meeting held 30 November 2019 4. Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust (RIT)/ 10am meeting starts V 16 - 12.35PM Kopuatarakihi Rawiri Timi Te Kahu Rongowhakaata Settlement Trust (RST) AGENDA: Meetings 2B2 & 2C Morice, Jean Palmer and Annual Report Karakia Samuel Lewis Mihimihi (a) RIT / RST Chairperson’s Report 17 - 12.45PM Mangahauini Te Whetu Whakatau White, Naumai, hara mai! Apologies 10B Peter Turiwhewhe Ngarimu (b) RIT / RST Management Report Adoption of minutes from previous AGM & HINEMAUREA (c) Rongowhakaata Iwi Asset Holding and Te Aotaki Horomona MARAE KI Matters Arising Paku Pewhairangi Company Report Chairperson’s Report MANGATUNA (d) Turanga Group Holdings Report 18 - 12.50PM Maungawaru 4 Ngarangi Kanewa Walker, ANNUAL GENERAL Audited Financial Report Roberta Gene Johnson, MEETING 5. Audited Annual Financial Report for the Appointment of Auditor and Share Valuer Agnes Lyn Walker, Ripeka year ended 30 June 2020 Elections Sunday 29th Tuhimoana Johnson and November 2020 6. Appointment of Auditor ELECTIONS: Current members standing Kadeem Azaria Kerry-Anne 10am General Reports down by rotation and available for re-election Mankelow-Ngarimu are Edward Matchitt and Eruera Ruwhiu. 19 - 12.55PM Waipaoa 1A2 Ngarangi Kanewa Walker, Hinemaurea Marae ki 7. Future Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust Structure Roberta Gene Johnson, Mangatuna Nominations shall be in writing and signed by 8. Property Development – Peel Street & the shareholder making the nomination and Agnes Lyn Walker, Ripeka 15 Mangatuna Road Birrell Street Tuhimoana Johnson and Uawa - Tolaga Bay excepted in writing by the person nominated. 9. Annual Plan Performance Report Nomination forms must be lodged at the Kadeem Azaria Kerry-Anne AGENDA: 10. Remuneration Policy Potikirua oice no later than the end of day Mankelow-Ngarimu Karakia: 10am 11. General Business Tuesday, the 1st of December 2020. 20 - 1.05PM Ngamoe A8C Agnes Lyn Walker, Ripeka Mihi / Welcome Proxy forms must must be lodged at the Tuhimoana Johnson and Apologies Copies of the Annual Report for year Ngarangi Kanewa Walker ended 30 June 2020 will be available from Potikirua oice no later than 10am, Thursday Previous Minutes the 3rd of December 2020. 21 - 1.15PM Ohineakai A4C3 Dawn Tuhi Brooking, Colin Financial Report Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust oice at Manutuke James Edwards and Renata Chairmans Report from 6 November 2020 – GENERAL BUSINESS: Hamanu Mahemahe General Business Any items for general business must be Karakia Whakamutunga 78 Whakato Road, Manutuke, Saddlier Gisborne. lodged with the chairperson 3 days before the SP3 - 2.25PM Pukemanuka A1 Review of trust - Replace Kapu Ti Email: [email protected] meeting for consideration by the Potikirua Henry Kohere and Jocelyn For further information, Phone: (06) 862 8086 committee of management. Hillman with Chris Haenga, please see/join our For any enquiries please email the Potikirua Jonny Haenga, Cyril marae Facebook Page Nau mai haere mai tatou katoa Gudgeon, Petrina Baker, oice at [email protected] or you can contact Kel Moera Brown Jason Haenga and Rayner Blackman (Secretary) Jahnke as trustees on 021 0849 1338. Chairperson PO Box 209, Ōpōtiki 3162 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 CLASSIFIEDS 19 NOTICE BOARD Work Wanted Work Wanted Work Wanted Situations Livestock Livestock Business Vacant For Sale DRIVING position. ELECTRICIAN. All MESSY GARDEN?? hold Classes 1-6 D,F, works certified. 10% ct o "Let us do it for you." WAIMA LOGGING Koanui Au i ns R,W. Extensive ex- off hourly rate. Paul, KPH Polled Herefords MAYFAIR POOL perience in all aspects 0226 783 024. Ph 027 659 2915. EXPERIENCED AGENCY LOADER OPERATOR of heavy vehicle driv- HOME maintenance, - 2 year & yearling bulls A great opportunity ing, incl Hi-Ab/forklift build work, alterations. 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Ph PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC Sports ields spraying with the team, then now is your herbicides Katana, Simazine and Fairway holders to be careful chance. 868 4995. will be carried out next week weather when camping and look to mow down their • People person STIHL chain for 660 dependent. camp site areas to • Computer savvy saw, as new $50. 027 mitigate the risks. • Merchandising skills 4352 172. Signs will be in place when the spraying • Excellent is carried out. No dogs are permitted. communication skills TENT, Sunshine • A love of retail Leisure, 15’ x 14’, + 6’ Campers are to leave 6" verandah. View their sites tidy. • Training will be provided erected, $400. Ph 868 To get a key for access 8412/0274 198 327. This role has the please contact a Com- WOMEN’S tunic top, mittee Member. potential to be a part- www.gdc.govt.nz.govt.nz time or full position. black, white dots, size Stanley Pardoe Please apply by 12-14, $30. 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Farmers can vote in person covered is impressive. one for this reason.” people. “It is a chance for us to talk on company resolutions and remits “The Showgrounds is the perfect venue The Expo was important too because it to locals, provide advice and answer only, at the Annual Meeting. for the Expo, sitting bang in the centre continued to promote tech and innovation questions. Getting everyone in one place To be eligible to vote in the B+LNZ of our target audience area which covers to the grass roots beef and sheep farmers, for that one-on-one interaction where director elections and for Annual from Central Hawke’s Bay all the way with the seminars being “very well we can talk and share information is Meeting remits (if any), a livestock up the East Cape. It is a great event, regarded” due to the high calibre of important.” farmer must, on 30 June 2020, have designed for farmers without the worry of speakers attracted each year. 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CONDITIONS: Ofer expires 31 Dec 2020 or while build slots are available. 32590-06 22 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 AgriHQ Encouraging youths into rural careers

MARKET REPORT THE Ford Ranger New Zealand across the sector to rise,” said New Zealand.” Rural Games has been extended Mrs Kouvelis. She said wages across the Week beginning November 16 to include a Rural Careers Day “We have a once in a rural sector have risen faster than on Friday, March 12, 2021 in generation chance to encourage seen in decades and many young LAMB . our young people into careers in people were simply not aware of New Zealand Rural Games rural areas which in turn will help the opportunities available. South American analysts have reported Trust chairwoman, Margaret bring vibrancy back to the small New Zealand Rural Games severe disruptions at the Tianjin Port in Kouvelis MNZM, said the towns and settlements across our founder Steve Hollander said he’s Northern China after an outbreak of Covid- unprecedented demand for country.” excited to bring the Careers Day 19 in the port’s cool stores. This would people to take on jobs and Mrs Kouvelis said the day to the New Zealand Rural Games be a concern for lamb exports to China, careers in the rural sector across would have a heavy focus on stable of events. however, this alarming report does not Aotearoa has spurred the Trust to industry bodies, specifically “the “We are proudly rural and seem to be relevant to New Zealand. set up and run the New Zealand people who work with people supportive of closing the urban/ New Zealand exporters are not Rural Careers Day. working in the fields, sheds, rural gap and this event will help RURAL OPPORTUNITIES: The Rural experiencing any issues with shipments to “Before Covid-19 there was gardens, orchards and forests. us achieve that.” Games in Palmerston North will this China beyond the usual delays caused by a lot of demand for staff across “They know first-hand the Registrations of interest close year include a focus day on rural Covid-19 testing. That is not to say that the rural New Zealand. opportunities that are there and on December 11. careers. The forestry careers bus general situation is not frustrating. “Today that situation is the amazingly rewarding lifestyle To register interest email: (pictured) was at the Rural Games Customers who are trying to get exacerbated, causing wages that you get from living in rural [email protected] earlier this year. Picture supplied organised for Chinese New Year (CNY) are finding that their shipments are taking 25-30 days to clear Chinese ports. Looking at the export indicators, lamb flap and forequarter indicators eased slightly as more supplies became available and Farmers welcome deal customers begin negotiating for post-CNY delivery. RCEP to strengthen trade with Asia-Pacific regions BEEF BEEF and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Prices lifted significantly in the North and the Meat Industry Association Island cattle store market, as a spring (MIA) have welcomed the signature of flush increased grass growth. the Regional Comprehensive Economic Yearlings — which were devaluing Partnership (RCEP) trade deal. weekly at the beginning of spring — A total of 15 Asia-Pacific nations have have experienced price lifts which had “virtually” signed the deal, including New traditional heifers trading 10c/kg above Zealand Minister for Trade and Export last week, steers for 25c/kg more, and Growth Damien O’Connor, alongside bulls for 15c/kg more. Two-year-old cattle counterparts from China, Japan, Korea, ten prices were mainly steady, aside from South-East Asian countries and Australia. bulls which experienced a lift in price from India, which had participated in the 5c/kg-20c/kg depending on weight. process until the end of last year, was not Weaner prices also increased on the able to conclude an acceptable market depressed levels earlier in the season. access outcome and will not join the deal at The AgriHQ weaner bull paddock price this stage. indicator has lifted to $460, and the high B+LNZ chief executive Sam McIvor of $620 was achieved by 134kg Hereford- said the agreement will help to deepen Friesians. co-operation and strengthen trade in the region. “This dynamic region accounts for one- GRAIN third of the world’s economy and will clearly be at the centre of global economic There are concerns around crops in the rebuilding as we emerge from the Covid-19 US yielding lower than expected, after dry pandemic. spells throughout different regions of the “It should help the New Zealand red country. meat sector build on the strong connections The only upside is the rate at which we already enjoy with countries in the harvest has progressed, with corn and Asia-Pacific,” he said. soybean harvests tracking well ahead “We are disappointed that India has not of the five-year average over the entire been able to come aboard the deal for now harvest period. US corn exports are also — we see a lot of untapped potential in our pegged to be at an expected record high trade relationship.” with 67.3 million tonnes estimated to be Mr McIvor said it was hoped that over exported, up from 59.1m tonnes. time they will come to see the mutual The palm kernel price continues to rise, benefits that the RCEP offers and will with price at source continuing its sharp decide to join the agreement. increase. Covid-19 has caused labour “Ensuring a strong framework of trade shortages for harvest, and this decrease deals around the world will help support a in supply is being compounded by an resilient red meat sector and the broader increase in demand from Europe over the New Zealand economy at a time of global last few months. turbulence.” Southland growers have been slowed Trade supports 92,000 jobs in the red by wetter than normal soil conditions over meat sector across the country, particularly the last six weeks, slowing the normal in the regions. rate of cereal sowings. What this impact “This helps achieve a more predictable will have on yields of arable crops in the and secure trade environment for all.” TRADING BOOST: The recently announced Regional Comprehensive Economic region is yet to be determined. Sirma Karapeeva, chief executive of Partnership has been welcomed by the Meat Industry Association, Beef and the Meat Industry Association, which Lamb NZ and Federated Farmers. File picture represents New Zealand’s largest manufacturing sector, said the RCEP countries were important export GOAT BUYER destinations for the New Zealand red meat Feds give RCEP the thumbs up industry, and welcomed the improvements in market access under the deal. THE prospect of reduced red tape from a agreements in one form or another with all of “The agreement helps to streamline single set of trade rules for the Asia Pacific the 14 other signatory nations. trade rules around the region. Covid-19 was a major reason why New Zealand “But new opportunities should eventually has shown just how important it is to keep producers and exporters will give the RCEP flow,” Mr Hoggard said. supply chains functioning and trade flowing deal the thumbs up, said NZ Federated “This is now the largest free trade smoothly. Farmers. agreement in the world, covering nations “We also remain hopeful that India Feds president Andrew Hoggard said with nearly one third of the world’s will eventually join the RCEP to help anything that takes New Zealand further population. turbocharge the gains from the agreement. along the path of ironing out border costs “It includes clear mechanisms to us to India presents major opportunities for New and delays, and reducing protectionist tariffs, address any non-tariff barriers put up against Zealand meat exporters, given its forecast for our exports has to be a good thing for our exported goods by the other signatories,” population growth and an expanding farmers, and for New Zealand. he said. BUYING ALL GOATS middle class keen to access high-quality “A degree of scepticism has been voiced “RCEP delivers additional tariff elimination food. about how quickly our GDP would be on a number of New Zealand food products ALL YEAR ROUND “The red meat sector is supportive of the boosted by the estimated $2 billion a year into Indonesia, including sheepmeat, beef, Prompt pickup & payment Government’s efforts to liberalise trade and from the Regional Comprehensive Economic fish and fish products, liquid milk, grated Experienced musterers can be arranged this agreement sends a powerful signal Partnership agreement signed at the or powdered cheese, honey, avocados, Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 about the region’s commitment to that weekend, given we already have free trade tomatoes and persimmons.”

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AUCKLAND — South she is ready to race,” Peter going with her,” he said. Those plans include the Gr.2 Auckland trainers Peter and Williams said. “I have got her nominated for Valachi Downs Royal Stakes Dawn Williams are looking “She will line up on Saturday some races but we have got to (2000m) at Ellerslie on New forward to heading to Pukekohe in the Breeders. She has had see how she goes on Saturday Year’s Day where she could be on Saturday where Media three trials now so she should and that will give us a bit of joined by in-form stablemate Sensation will make her raceday be fit enough for it and we are confidence as to where we head Helsinki. resumption in the Gr.2 Dunstan happy with her. next.” “Helsinki is racing well, I am Feeds Auckland Thoroughbred “She appears to have come up Meanwhile, Williams is happy with her,” Williams said. Breeders’ Stakes (1400m). better this year than she did last pleased with the form of Williams has also labelled The Group One winner has year.” stablemate Il Affare who has Williams said. Royce Roca as a horse to follow had three trials this preparation, While she is nominated for a strung together a couple of wins “She is coming back in over the Christmas carnival culminating in a 1200m win number of stakes races over the heading into the Listed Trevor distance but we are keeping period. at Ellerslie last week, and her coming months, Williams said Eagle Memorial 3YO (1500m) at her ticking over at the moment “Royce Roca had three weeks trainers believe she is primed her performance on Saturday Ellerslie on Saturday-week. because we have some nice plans out after she won at Tauranga,” for her first-up assignment this will dictate what path she takes. “Il Affare is going well and she for her over Christmas if she Williams said. “She will be a weekend. “We will get through Saturday will probably race at Auckland comes up. This is just a race to name for Christmas racing.” “Her trial last week was great, and then decide where we are in the Trevor Eagle Memorial,” keep her ticking over.” — NZ Racing Desk

Winton harness at Central Southland Thursday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Q. 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 PL6 4-9 11 47400 Kiwi Heir (Fr) U1 R McIlwrick 10 Sassy’s VC (Fr) 22 B Barclay 12 08060 Franco June (Fr) 24 (J) 13 6s310 Tartan Roxy (Fr) 25 N Williamson Selections 12 PsP0s Gentle Mac (Fr) U2 T Robertson 11 8 Tommy Waterhouse (Fr) 23 13 00050 Major Menace (Fr) 25 N Williamson Race 1: IT’S SUMMERTIME, MONO GAMBLE, TEASE MY 13 055 Danangus Fella (Fr) U3 S Ottley S Tomlinson (J) 8 Aon Insurance Pace 5.47 TARTAN 6 Regent Car Court Trot 4.47 $8000, r56-r70. mobile, 2400m Race 2: VON ART, MISS AUCKLAND, JAFFIE J 2 Next Meeting Thur. 10th Dec. 2.47 4 NZ Bloodstock Pace 3.55 $8000, r40-r70 discretionary handicap stand, 1 14261 Racing Minister (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) Race 3: THE KINGSMAN, TARTAN RAIDER, BOO $7500, non-winners mr40 to mr41. mobile, $7500, non-winners mr42 to mr47. mobile, 2400m 2 96613 Hampton (Fr) 2 K Barclay Race 4: MONEY HONEY, ARCO, ZIRCON LASS 2400m 2400m 1 09008 Svelt (Fr) 1 T Robertson 3 01s09 Allandale (Fr) 3 K Tomlinson (J) Race 5: SWIFT ROBYN, THE NIGHT WATCHMAN, KAGEE VC 1 22690 Miss Auckland (Fr) 1 R McIlwrick 1 990P0 Zircon Lass (Fr) 1 K Barclay 2 50976 South Park (Fr) 2 P Hunter 4 s0s87 Ideal Gal (Fr) 4 S Tomlinson (J) Race 6: TWEEDLEDEE, HORSE OF COURSE, 2 48803 Von Art (Fr) 2 C Ferguson 2 90977 Arizona Doll (Fr) 2 K Larsen 3 19068 The Peaky Blinder (Fr) 3 C Ferguson 5 63168 Dangerous (Fr) 5 N Williamson RYDGEMONT MILLY 3 67880 A Rocknroll Maid (Fr) 3 M Williamson 3 94439 Alexis Rocket (Fr) 3 B Barclay 4 000s0 Dream Of Pat (Fr) 4 K Tomlinson (J) 6 50s67 Cast A Shadow (Fr) 6 A Beck Race 7: ROBYNS SHADOW, CAB CALLOWAY, 4 08078 Sly Tricks (Fr) 4 N Williamson 4 9400s Charlton Reactor (Fr) 4 S Tomlinson (J) 5 90068 Alpine Retreat (Fr) 5 E Barron (J) 7 0479s Mach’s Back (Fr) 7 B Barclay HANDSOME HARRY 5 09888 Art Profile (Fr) 5 (J) 5 0s707 Beta Than Love (Fr) 5 (J) 6 327s2 Horse Of Course (10) 1 B Barclay 8 33423 Deus Ex (Fr) 8 M Williamson Race 8: DEUS EX, SANTANNA MACH, HAMPTON 6 56545 Mickey Fitz (Fr) 6 J Campbell (J) 6 P600 Ngaroma (Fr) 6 R McIlwrick 7 70sPs Amabede (10) 2 S Tomlinson (J) 9 — Wolfenstein SCRATCHED Race 9: FERRITTS SISTER, ONESMARTFELLA, FIREBALL 7 9s700 The Naenae Express (Fr) 7 R Swain 7 40465 Arco (Fr) 7 K McNaught (J) 8 66s00 Dipendra (20) 1 10 11897 I’m Trouble (Fr) 21 R McIlwrick 8 90s07 Forty Wives (Fr) 8 K Tomlinson (J) 8 0s7 Perturbed (Fr) 8 R Swain 9 47524 Tweedledee (20) 2 S Ottley 11 14240 Jody Direen (Fr) 22 E Barron (J) 9 95065 Greenback Boogie (Fr) 21 S Ottley 9 00000 Szybka Ethan (Fr) 21 E Swain 10 47175 Only One Way (20) 3 M Williamson 12 55532 Santanna Mach (Fr) 23 S Ottley 10 98970 Extreme Robyn (Fr) 22 (J) 10 53304 Money Honey (Fr) 22 T Dewe (J) 11 03s89 Sekkie Monkey (20) U1 N Williamson 11 56645 Jaffie J (Fr) 23 J Morrison (J) 11 7270s Noosa Beach (Fr) 23 E Barron (J) 12 2149P Rydgemont Milly (30) 1 J Morrison (J) 9 Winton Mitre 10 Pace 6.16 12 80700 Pretty Azz (Fr) U1 A Beck 12 09s50 Ideal Robyn (Fr) U1 C Ferguson 13 s7094 Old Luke (Fr) U2 B McLellan 7 Winton’s Top Pub Pace 5.13 $7500, r51-r55. mobile, 2400m 1 Winton Workouts Committee 2.12 5 A W Kyle Builder Pace 4.21 $7500, r46-r50,r51 w/c. mobile, 2400m 1 49900 Holy Havoc (Fr) 1 (J) $7500, non-winners stand, 2400m 3 Upper Cuts Butchery Pace 3.22 $7500, r40-r45,r46 w/c. mobile, 2400m 1 50059 Play Ball (Fr) 1 S Ottley 2 3107s Lucys Delight (Fr) 2 B McLellan 1 00s Agent Z (Fr) 1 A Milne $7500, non-winners 3yo+ mr48 to mr50. 1 75040 Dallas Grimes (Fr) 1 B Barclay 2 s847s Archman (Fr) 2 S Tomlinson (J) 3 41276 Mr Clooney (Fr) 3 B Barclay 2 00296 Whangamata (Fr) 2 B McLellan mobile, 2400m 2 50717 Clifton Jessie (Fr) 2 A Milne 3 5569s Wee Ring The Changes (Fr) 3 B McLellan 4 80531 Lock It In Eddie (Fr) 4 A Beck 3 s8884 Tease My Tartan (Fr) 3 J Morrison (J) 1 750 The Kingsman (Fr) 1 R Swain 3 76503 Tetrick (Fr) 3 B McLellan 4 s4870 Cab Calloway (Fr) 4 (J) 5 4400s Duke Of Dundee (Fr) 5 (J) 4 9s760 Bonnies Delight (Fr) 4 B Barclay 2 5 Tartan Raider (Fr) 2 N Williamson 4 05009 Fireforefiddle (Fr) 4 M Williamson 5 60706 Jacks N Jazz (Fr) 5 M Williamson 6 10s42 Fireball (Fr) 6 C Ferguson 5 80085 It’s Summertime (Fr) 5 3 Boo (Fr) 3 K Barclay 5 50000 Lady’s Lass (Fr) 5 T Robertson 6 7509s A Cracker Knight (Fr) 6 K Larsen 7 80s76 Gabby’s Star (Fr) 7 R McIlwrick 6 — Phoebe’s Delight SCRATCHED 4 809s0 Skidaddle (Fr) 4 S Ottley 6 20965 Swift Robyn (Fr) 6 K Tomlinson (J) 7 00832 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 7 C Ferguson 8 57223 Ferritts Sister (Fr) 8 M Williamson 7 098s0 Mainland Pat (Fr) 6 A Armour 5 9 Heritage (Fr) 5 M Williamson 7 27036 Kagee VC (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 8 69985 Franco Huntington (Fr) 8 J Morrison (J) 9 98022 El Dorado (Fr) 21 K Barclay 8 706s0 Mono Gamble (Fr) 7 N Williamson 6 0 Arlo Maguire (Fr) 6 C Ferguson 8 99857 Indulgence (Fr) 8 (J) 9 36264 Mighty George (Fr) 21 E Barron (J) 10 s2479 Onesmartfella (Fr) 22 N Williamson 9 45090 Dem Bones Dem Bones (Fr) 8 7 9s Dame’s Mac (Fr) 7 A Beck 9 68258 The Night Watchman (Fr) 21 R Swain 10 06088 Hurricane Banner (Fr) 22 K Tomlinson (J) 11 95185 Stamp Duty(aus) (Fr) 23 J Morrison (J) M Williamson 8 General Title (Fr) 8 R McIlwrick 10 44024 Changearound (Fr) 22 S Ottley 11 70s06 Makara (Fr) 23 A Beck 12 531sP Yankee Shard (Fr) 24 S Tomlinson (J) 10 0s000 Nordic Prince (Fr) 9 B Norman 9 6s Who’s My Mother (Fr) 21 E Barron (J) 11 82840 Man I’m Good (Fr) 23 A Kyle 12 12425 Handsome Harry (Fr) 24 B Barclay 13 00021 Tiger Moth (Fr) U1 S Ottley

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Active Electrical C'church 12.19 9 65444 Hankenstein 17.14 Ashley Bradshaw 7 35212 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey 5 51125 Archie John Hill 16.84 J & D Fahey Race 1: BECK ELEVEN, ROMEO, MACHINE GUNN 10 13684 Amuri Magic 17.28 John McInerney 8 6211F Ozzie 29.90 Daniel Lane 6 21338 Country Gent 17.28 Ashley Bradshaw $2035, C3, 295m EMERGENCY: Race 2: OUR COOK, SOUFFLE SUE, TIGGERLONG DEMON 7 86323 Wildebeest 17.07 Ashley Bradshaw 1 41113 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney 5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes 1.12 9 25266 All Consuming 30.11 J & D Fahey 8 15417 Oakmont 17.04 Daniel Lane Race 3: LA ROCHELLE, KNOW THREAT, MAX DANCER 2 12444 Our Cook 17.15 Robin Wales $3325, C3, 520m EMERGENCIES: Race 4: OPAWA PHIL, TWEET ABOUT IT, MITCHAM GOLDIE 3 41172 Dream Runner 17.26 Janine McCook 8 Casswoods Binding & Mats 2.04 1 21252 Opawa Girls Get 30.16 J & D Fahey 9 63287 Opawa Dan 17.08 Janine McCook Race 5: OPAWA GIRLS GET, FAIRLY ABLE, RIPSLINGER ROXY 4 17142 Sneaky Snitch 17.18 Hart & Taylor $2390, C4, 295m 10 77358 Homebush Bomber 17.26 John McInerney Race 6: HE’S ALI, OPAWA TODDY, GOLDSTAR MAUNEY 5 11117 Tiggerlong Demon 17.22 Daniel Roberts 2 46387 Opawa Lyn 30.17 J & D Fahey 3 26148 Darla Bale 30.24 Craig Roberts 1 11228 Opawa Bailey 17.12 Robin Wales Race 7: OZZIE, OPAWA DEAL, LEONARD BALE 6 12157 Homebush Reed 17.52 John McInerney 11 Anngow Drapes & Blinds 2.57 7 54154 Opa’s Dream 17.36 Ray Casey 4 14683 Nighthawk Frenzy 30.42 Matt Roberts 2 44337 Mr Muppet 17.18 Robin Wales Race 8: OPAWA BAILEY, LISA’S BOY, SUPER OVER DRAMA 5 71525 Ripslinger Roxy 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw 3 47233 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 Ray Casey $2860, C5, 295m Race 9: UTHOR BALE, STUDENT LOAN, MIGHTY MUSCLE 8 61716 Opawa Rowdy 17.31 Robin Wales EMERGENCIES: 6 27454 Goldstar Yankee 30.22 Riley Evans 4 23185 M’lady Sadie 17.15 Ashley Bradshaw 1 18225 Opawa Vinny 16.98 Robin Wales Race 10: ARCHIE JOHN HILL, MITCHAM MAGIC, OAKMONT 7 15312 Fairly Able 30.22 J & D Fahey 5 57534 Fidgety Feet 17.21 Janine McCook 9 65444 Hankenstein 17.14 Ashley Bradshaw 2 51114 Starburst George 17.04 Malcolm Grant Race 11: STARBURST GEORGE, CANYA OSCAR, OPAWA VINNY 8 38472 Gary nwtd Daniel Lane 6 34777 Super Over Drama 17.12 S & B Evans 10 13684 Amuri Magic 17.28 John McInerney 3 11354 Ulyssa Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts Race 12: TAUNTING EYES, OPAWA JAWS, GOLDSTAR CLOVER 7 61735 Tremonti 17.28 Bruce Dann 3 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 12.37 6 Crate & Barrel Hotel Stakes 1.29 8 26887 Homebush Monkey 17.35 John McInerney 4 13313 Little Krakatoa 17.09 Ashley Bradshaw EMERGENCIES: 5 54851 Sonja 17.06 Daniel Lane $3325, C3, 520m $4030, C4, 520m 9 77157 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 6 13336 Honey Lantree 17.24 Calum Weir 1 35314 Gritty nwtd Daniel Lane 1 11576 Goldstar Mauney 30.00 Riley Evans 10 8188s Homebush Alexei 17.14 John McInerney 7 37223 Tucker 17.28 Daniel Lane 2 67334 Know Threat 30.09 Garry Cleeve 2 32163 Longshanks 30.34 Ashley Bradshaw 8 22431 Canya Oscar 17.05 J & D Fahey 3 112F5 Opawa Boys Paid 30.41 J & D Fahey 3 11762 Start The Show 30.02 Daniel Lane 9 Zambora Brockie @ Stud 2.22 EMERGENCIES: 4 54223 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J & D Fahey 4 51737 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts $4620, C2, distance, 645m 9 63287 Opawa Dan 17.08 Janine McCook 5 37783 Opawa Cutie 30.29 J & D Fahey 5 46126 Opawa Slick 30.17 J & D Fahey 10 77358 Homebush Bomber 17.26 John McInerney 6 24272 Max Dancer 29.94 J & D Fahey 6 71785 Know Denying 30.24 Garry Cleeve 1 68855 Homebush Fonzie 38.49 John McInerney 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 12.02 7 7448s Ophelia Allen 30.09 Daniel Roberts 7 77585 Gem 30.15 J & D Fahey 2 313F3 Uthor Bale 37.57 Craig Roberts 12 Livamol Dash 3.13 $2390, C4, 295m 8 12111 La Rochelle 30.07 Jason Dunn 8 12111 He’s Ali 30.10 Craig Roberts 3 44342 Goldstar Truman 37.81 Riley Evans EMERGENCIES: 4 13454 Goldstar Sydney 37.97 S & B Evans $2390, C4, 295m 1 31777 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 4 Hart Family Racing 12.54 9 17524 Zipping Sheldon nwtd Craig Roberts 5 2s213 Von Strass 37.58 J & D Fahey 1 13614 Goldstar Clover 17.21 Riley Evans 2 81723 Homebush Glitch 17.35 John McInerney $2035, C3, 295m 10 25256 Yoel Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 6 32128 Mr Blackjack 37.92 J & D Fahey 2 15428 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Janine McCook 3 24517 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans 7 22511 Student Loan 38.15 J & D Fahey 3 86135 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 4 17426 Carlos 17.14 Robin Wales 1 56162 Mega Dream 17.20 Lisa Waretini 7 Murray & Hannah @ Ray White 1.47 8 s1251 Mighty Muscle 37.92 J & D Fahey 2 35232 Opawa Phil 17.24 Robin Wales 4 32185 Nassor 17.31 Bruce Dann 5 16116 Romeo 17.20 John McInerney $4735, C5, 520m 3 12516 Tweet About It 17.25 Hart & Taylor 10 Addington Events Centre 2.39 5 74887 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 6 2237s So Flossy 17.25 Bruce Dann 4 87886 Sozin’s Symphony 17.18 John McInerney 1 21354 Leonard Bale 29.98 Craig Roberts 6 22513 Taieri Breeze 17.33 Ray Casey 7 56142 Machine Gunn 17.10 Daniel Lane 5 12s34 Mitcham Goldie 17.27 Janine McCook 2 74472 Pretty Busy 30.17 J & D Fahey $2860, C5, 295m 7 16647 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales 8 81688 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 6 24125 Billy Ray 17.33 Norman Wanhalla 3 13431 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 1 81138 Mitcham Magic 17.12 John McInerney 8 831s2 Taunting Eyes 17.26 Jason Dunn EMERGENCIES: 7 22117 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney 4 77362 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts 2 51435 Calm Inferno 17.16 Bruce Dann EMERGENCIES: 9 77157 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 8 23171 Button It 17.39 Janine McCook 5 11335 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir 3 s1511 Opawa Oscar 17.10 Robin Wales 9 77157 Homebush Aimee 17.26 John McInerney 10 85188 Zadee Bale 17.32 Daniel Roberts EMERGENCIES: 6 12176 Van Nindi 30.27 Calum Weir 4 53146 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant 10 66446 Memoir 17.26 Dylan Voyce

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Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 24 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Inspired Thiem beats Nadal at ATP Finals TENNIS Nadal wants line judges, not more tech AUSTRIA’S Dominic Thiem has produced TENNIS a stunning display of attacking tennis to beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-4) in a RAFAEL Nadal may appear an unlikely traditionalist, given the high-quality duel at the ATP Finals and seize way he has ripped up the tennis blueprint in the past 15 years, but control of their group. there are some aspects of the sport he does not want changed. World No.3 Thiem saved a couple of set Fans are not the only thing missing from this year’s ATP Finals points in the first tiebreak before whipping which are being held in London for the 12th and last time. away a forehand to take an opening set in Changes forced by the Covid-19 pandemic also include the which there was barely anything between the absence of line judges — with Hawkeye line-calling technology two. Spaniard Nadal, bidding to win the only automatically deciding whether a ball is in or out. big title to elude him, engineered the first Nadal is not one to argue the toss with officials, but even if he break of the match at 3-3 in the second set was, there would be nobody to vent his anger at. only for Thiem to reply in stunning fashion. With no room for human error, players have also been denied Nadal was on the brink of defeat when the chance for Hawkeye challenges — a popular feature for tennis he slipped 0-40 behind serving at 4-5 after a since it was introduced at the 2006 US Open. wayward smash, but the 20-time grand slam World No.1 Novak Djokovic said at the French Open that line champion dug himself out of a hole, saving judges should be scrapped altogether but Nadal, while accepting three match points. the unusual circumstances in London this week, would prefer them US Open champion Thiem was to remain stationed on the court. unshakeable, however, and forged his way “I don’t want to create controversy, but I think the traditional court into a 6-3 lead in the day’s second tiebreak. with line judges looks much nicer,” the 34-year-old Spaniard said Nadal clawed one point back, but Thiem after his loss to Austria’s Dominic Thiem on Tuesday. finished it off when his opponent dragged a “Novak said line judges were not needed. All opinions are backhand wide, a rare unforced error. respected. Thiem had beaten reigning champion “There are different visions of the sport, but for me, I like it Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in his opening less without line judges. It’s welcome here so we can adapt to the round-robin match in the London Group and circumstances, but if you ask me towards the future I prefer line will qualify for the semi-finals if Tsitsipas judges. beats Andrey Rublev later. THIEM VICTORY: Dominic Thiem, of Austria, plays a return to Rafael “It’s true the sport has not changed many things in the last 50 World No.2 Nadal’s fate will rest on his Nadal, of Spain, during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals at years, compared with the majority of sports, but I don’t think this is final group match against Tsitsipas. — AAP the O2 arena in London today. AP picture a way to improve the spectacle of our sport.” — AAP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, November 19, 2020 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jodie Foster, 58; Meg Ryan, 59; Allison Janney, 61; Ann Curry, 64. Happy Birthday: Share your knowledge, and be resourceful when you have doubts. Ask, and SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made you shall receive what you need to reach your goals. Embrace change, but up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. don't take risks that can lead to injury or illness. Abide by the rules, and take To solve the puzzle, each row, care of uninished business. The best way to make progress is to approach column and 3x3 grid within the life with an open mind and a positive attitude. Your numbers are 5, 18, 21, 24, 32, 36, 43. larger grid must end up containing ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number from 1 to 9, and Go about your business. Don't make promises or let someone rope you each number can only appear into something you don't want to do. 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The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 SPORT 25 On move as Covid hits SA CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP travel plans for its limited-overs squad. “CA has taken a proactive approach.” Australia’s Indian Premier League White-ball paceman Kane Richardson, CA is also likely to rejig the itinerary of contingent already training and SYDNEY — Marnus Labuschagne and who recently welcomed his first child, has its Australia A squad, which includes test quarantining in Sydney. teammates rushed to Sydney from across remained at home in Adelaide. captain Tim Paine, as it seeks to avoid But the South Australian’s wife and the country as Big Bash League players But players from Queensland, Western more logistical headaches before a tour son were part of the Covid-19 chaos, departed Adelaide en masse on Tuesday, Australia and Tasmania — who have game in Sydney starts on December 6. opting to jump on a plane and rush to when Cricket Australia tried to plot a been forced to self-isolate as per their Paine and other high-profile teammates Sydney to ensure they could see the path around a growing Covid-19 cluster. states’ rules regarding anybody who were part of the Sheffield Shield hub in 29-year-old for the first time since he Adelaide Strikers have flown out for a recently travelled from Adelaide — Adelaide, which wrapped up last week. departed for a tour of England in August. pre-season camp in Coffs Harbour, while touched down in Sydney long before their No shield player visited any of the “Unfortunately the news out of Adelaide-based players from other BBL planned arrival on Sunday. locations flagged by SA Health. Adelaide wasn’t great over the last 24 sides will also now call the NSW North CA chief executive Nick Hockley At this stage there is no suggestion hours,” Carey told reporters. Coast home. thanked players and staff for their that Adelaide’s pink-ball test could be “The (Strikers) boys have been able Players were enjoying a week off when understanding regarding changes to shifted away from the city but that could to get back to Adelaide, pack their gear they got the call to pack urgently and travel schedules and “their commitment easily change if the Covid-19 outbreak up and get on a flight out . . . . Guys are to relocate, with some having to ensuring the summer of cricket is a grows, with 20 cases now linked to the going a great job. Doing what they have to make a mad dash back home from huge success”. original cluster. to, to keep the ship moving.” Kangaroo Island. “I would also like to thank the various SA Premier Steven Marshall said he Meanwhile, the South Australian Adelaide’s coronavirus outbreak, which leadership groups across Australian was “hopeful the cricket will go ahead”, Cricket Association (SACA) cancelled comes one month out from the first test cricket for coming together over the adding he was yet to speak with anybody all games under its umbrella for the between Australia and India at Adelaide past 48 hours and taking quick, decisive at CA regarding the issue. next fortnight as per the state’s recent Oval, has also prompted CA to alter action,” Hockley said. Wicketkeeper Alex Carey is among restrictions on sport. — AAP Spain thrashes Germany 6-0, Ukraine game Covid-cancelled FOOTBALL Association of Football said. In Group A3, Olivier Giroud scored SEVILLE — Spain hammered a brace while Bejnamin Pavard and Germany 6-0 to secure a spot in the Kingsley Coman also found the net as Nations League final four, with forward France beat Sweden 4-2. Ferran Torres netting a first career hat- Didier Deschamps’ Les Bleus had trick. already secured a place in the Nations Alvaro Morata, Rodri and substitute League finals on Saturday. Mikel Oyarzabal also scored for Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal Germany only needed a draw to teammates beat 10-man Croatia 3-2 top the Group A4 standings but courtesy of a late Ruben Dias strike. were completely overpowered by the Sweden finished last in the group Spaniards, who led 3-0 at halftime and and were relegated to the competition’s went on with it in the second half. League B. The other group fixture between In Group C1 Luxembourg drew 0-0 Switzerland and Ukraine was cancelled with Azerbaijan while Montenegro after a coronavirus outbreak in the secured promotion by beating now Ukrainian side. Three players tested relegated Cyprus 4-0. positive for the virus on Monday Latvia pushed Andorra into relegation A SPANISH INQUISITION: Spain’s Ferran Torres, left, celebrates with teammates after and the entire team was placed in with a 5-0 win in D1 and Malta drew scoring one of his three goals against Germany during the UEFA Nations League soccer quarantine. 1-1 with promoted Faroe Islands, the match in Seville, Spain on Tuesday. The Spanish side progressed to the semi-finals after UEFA will decide later on what to do same score between Gibraltar and a 6-nil drubbing of the Germans. AP Photo about the missed match, the Ukraine Liechtenstein in D2. — DPA/AAP FIFA pressing ahead Club World Cup to be held in February FOOTBALL final will not be played until the European Championship with ‘VAR light’ option December 22 in Orlando, Florida, and Copa America tournaments, ZURICH — The pandemic- and the Asian Champions which were postponed by one FOOTBALL by Michael A statement from the FIFA Working delayed Club World Cup will be League final is scheduled for year. Rossmann, DPA Group for Innovation Excellence played next year in Qatar from December 19 in Doha. FIFA could try for a June acknowledged that the current February 1-11, FIFA says. Qatar proved its ability to host 2022 launch but all competition BERLIN — A FIFA working group advanced system has issues, with Only two of the seven games safely, with the Asian calendars will be congested will soon present football’s lawmakers fans becoming frustrated with offside tournament places — European Champions League being played ahead of the next World Cup in with options for a video assistant calls taking too long and armpits and champions Bayern Munich and in the country in a biosphere November of that year in Qatar. referee system which can be used other body parts being ruled offside Qatari champions Al-Duhail — bubble since it resumed in the FIFA also announced that its at all levels of the game, a statement like never before. have so far been decided. group stage in September. women’s Under-20 and Under- says. The group said it had “considered The 2020 Club World Cup line- The 2020 Club World Cup was 17 2020 World Cups have been Experts from across football have the improvement of the visualisation up should be completed after the intended to be the last edition cancelled, having already been been working on the concept, dubbed of close offside incidents” and Copa Libertadores final in late with only seven teams. rescheduled until 2021. “VAR light”. also said it was looking at “the January. FIFA’s plans to launch a Costa Rica will remain as hosts At the moment only major development of semi-automated The FIFA-run club tournament 24-team version in China in June of the Under-20 tournament for international and domestic offside technology to make the review was originally scheduled for 2021 were put on hold by the 2022, with India hosting the competitions use the expensive process for offside incidents as mid-December in Qatar but the pandemic. Under-17 event in the same year, existing technology. efficient as possible”. — DPA CONCACAF Champions League That month is now taken for FIFA said. — AP Draws

Dragons; NP 3, David File Decorators OBR Sharks Blue v Wainui Wizards; HBR 3, Central Battlers v 11am: D3, Nga Kura o Te Akau v Ilminster Rua. Cricket v Bollywood Stars; NP 4, Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Wainui Whippets; HBR 4, Central Bowlers v Central Rookie Sox (Y5-6), Division 1, 8.30am: D3, DRAWS for Poverty Bay Cricket Association Club Hortigro Colts v Ngatapa Knights. Catchers. Uawa Kaupoi v Te Wharau Pitchers; D4, Te Wharau competition — Challenge Cup T20, Round 3, TODAY, 3.30pm: Primary Hardball competition, Round 4, Spartans v Mangapapa White; D6, Kaiti Kiwa v Senior A, Doleman Cup, Round 4, SATURDAY, HBR 2, The Blues and Royals v Campion/Lytton. SATURDAY, 8.30am: NP 4, Makaraka v Mangapapa Waikirikiri. 1pm: 1, Horouta v Galaxy Challenge Cup T20, Round 4, WEDNESDAY Stars; NP 1, TWCC v PBCA Mixed; NP 7, Makauri v Young Sox T-ball (Y3-4), Division 1, 9.45am: D2, World Gisborne Boys’ High School (umpire Jason (November 25), 3.30pm: HBR 1, Tairawhiti Women’s Central Sixes; NP 6, Central Stags v Central Knights. Koastie Kidz v Kaiti Paoa; D3, Te Wharau Batters v Trowill); HBR 2, Coastal Concrete OBR v Bollywood Cricket Club v The Blues and Royals; HBR 2, Mangapapa Green. Stars High School Old Boys. Campion/Lytton v The Admiralty. Softball Bye: Tolaga Tigers. Senior B, Hope Cup, Round 4, SATURDAY, Junior Colts 30-over competition, Round 4, DRAWS for Tairawhiti softball games at Division 2, 11am: D4, Wainui v Te Wharau 2pm: HBR 4, GBHS v Ngatapa (Ben O’Brien-Leaf); SATURDAY, 8.30am: NP 2, David File Decorators Waikirikiri Park — Warriors; D5, Waikirikiri v ; D6, Nga Kura o HBR 3, Campion College v Bollywood HSOB OBR Sharks v Bollywood Stars; NP 5, Dnature Junior grades, SATURDAY Te Akau v Te Karaka. Presidents (Martin Bennett); HBR rep wicket, Dragons v Bollywood HSOB Pups. Bye: Ngatapa Junior Sox (Y9-10), 11am: D1, Gisborne Girls’ Pipi Sox T-ball (Y1-2), Division 1, 9.45am: D4, Siteworx Horouta v Rawhiti Legal OBR (Gary Coutts, Knights. High School v Lytton; D2, Apitihanga v Gisborne Waikirikiri v Te Hapara; D6, Mangapapa Blue v Te James Raroa). Superstar Softball competition, Round 4, Boys’ High School Black. Wharau Steelers. Junior Colts T15, Round 2, TODAY, 4pm: FRIDAY, 4.30pm: HBR 1, Ormond/Makauri v Emerging Sox (Y7-8), 8.30am: D1, Ilminster Tahi Division 2, 9.45am: D7, Mangapapa Red v Kaiti Nelson Park 2, Bollywood HSOB Pups v Dnature Mangapapa Rockets; HBR 2, PBCA Mixed Team v Waikirikiri; D2, Kaiti Rangatira v Tolaga Chargers. Maia; D8, Te Karaka v St Mary’s. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Gisborne pairs take both titles BOWLS by Starweed break came on the third end when Top qualifiers and favourites, Vaotuua. Shanks pocketed five shots to lead 7-2 Gisborne’s Jamey Ferris and Robin Both semifinals were evenly matched. GISBORNE Bowling Club teams won before the Trueman pair rallied to get Jefferson, had an easy first round as Ferris and Hawes matched each other up both the men’s and women’s centre open those shots back over the next few ends. their opponents failed to show. till the 15th end, when Ferris managed pairs titles at the weekend. From then on nobody could jump ahead. In the games that did go ahead, to get a jump on Hawes and didn’t Lyn Trueman and Dianne Phillips They were tied at 16-all when the bell Poverty Bay’s Steve Berezowski and relinquish his lead. won the women’s competition, and Bob went but Trueman managed to snatch a Bruce Ball got over Gisborne’s Hone McIlroy got off to a flyer against McIlroy and Charlie Ure won the men’s. two to dash Shanks’s chances and head Huruwai and Geoff Pinn, the Kahutia Marshall, and led 13-5 after 10 ends. Fourteen teams started in the to the final. club pair skipped by Alastair Macpherson Marshall made a surge to trail by one women’s pairs on Saturday, the top eight The other semifinal was a different was too strong for Tolaga Bay’s Murray at 13-12 on the 16th end, when the bell qualifying for knockout play on Sunday. story. After the sixth end, the McGreevy Duncan and Ben Elkington, Gisborne’s went. In the first round of post-section play, duo were never going to lose, let alone let Arthur Hawes and Dave Beattie just The final was a spectacle for the the Kahutia club’s Lucy Shanks and Beattie in the game. edged out Kahutia pair Joe Wimutu and spectators. Ferris would get a few ahead Diane Murray were too strong for Poverty Winning 11 of the 16 ends they got in, Marty Ryan, Gisborne’s Ricky Miller before McIlroy would pull them back. Bay’s Joy Davis and Marilyn Knowles, the McGreevy pair comfortably booked and Mark Walker had no problems with One player stood out in the final. and beat them 22-9. their place in the final with a 17-11 win. Oamaranui pair Ray Scott and Alan Drawing, resting, running, driving . . . Gisborne’s Trueman and Phillips had a The final was a ding-dong battle till Heath, and Tolaga Bay’s Vern Marshall all the elements were there. No matter battle with Glenys Whiteman and Marie the 10th end. They were all tied up at and Don Williams were too strong for what McIlroy did, he connected, and time Wright before squeezing home 19-17. 9-9 after nine ends, then Trueman and Murray Murton (Kahutia) and Rex Jones and time again he changed deficits into Gisborne’s Bobbie Beattie and Tanya Phillips went into another gear and (Taradale). Kahutia pair George Vaotuua positives. Harrison edged home 15-11 against stormed to an 18-10 lead after 17 ends, at and Leighton Shanks took care of the It was the best I have seen McIlroy Poverty Bay’s Anita Vaotuua and Cheryl which point McGreevy conceded defeat. other Oamaranui pair, Jim Cornish and play in a long time. He and Ure deserved Jenkins, and Val McGreevy and Lesley It was unusual to see last year’s Campbell Cochrane, and Gisborne’s the win. Seymour dispatched the pairing of Del winners miss out on making the second McIlroy and Ure destroyed Poverty Bay’s Ferris, himself, was out of sorts with Tamanui (Te Karaka) and Joanne Atkins day, but that’s bowls — some days go well Lex Kennedy and Jeff Davis. his aggressive shots but his drawing, (Tolaga Bay). and some, not so well. In the quarterfinals, Ferris beat along with that of Jefferson, was up to The semifinal between Shanks and In the men’s competition, 16 teams Berezowski, Hawes beat Macpherson, task. In the end, though, they had to bow Trueman went to the wire. The only went into post-section play on Sunday. Marshall beat Miller and McIlroy beat to the victors. Cook could join Travel will play a part tonight select NSW band says Bennett RUGBY LEAGUE by Scott Bailey, AAP RUGBY LEAGUE a couple of hours in a room by Ed Jackson, AAP down there and then get to the SYDNEY — Robbie Farah is the changeroom and you go out first to admit he didn’t see a future GOLD COAST — It’s not and all the crowd is blue. State of Origin star in Damien Cook going to be the deciding factor “On Wednesday it’ll be when he first joined him at South but Queensland coach Wayne reverse and it’ll all be Sydney at the end of 2016. Bennett expects travel to play Maroon.” Bumped out of the Wests Tigers, a role in tonight’s State of The Maroons have been Farah arrived at the Rabbitohs as Origin decider. boosted with Cameron an Origin hooker himself with 16 New South Wales will fly Munster all clear to play after games for New South Wales. from Sydney to Brisbane today his Game 2 head knock, but By then Cook was aged 25 and ahead of Game 3, spending will go into the match with had only 26 first grade games to hours waiting for kick-off as four Origin debutants. his name, having only just claimed Suncorp Stadium fills up with A groin injury to Xavier a regular starting spot for the first 50,000 mainly Queensland Coates means Edrick Lee will time in his NRL career. supporters. make his first Queensland Just four years later, Cook can Brad Fittler’s team will then appearance on the wing while join Ben Elias and Danny Buderus have to beat a Queensland Bennett confirmed yesterday as the only Blues hookers to win team who have only an hour- that Brenko Lee woukld also three straight Origin series with a long bus ride from their Gold debut. NSW victory tonight. KEY MAN: Damien Cook of the Blues makes a break during Game 2 of Coast base at a venue where Corey Allan and Harry “He always had that speed but he the State of Origin series in Sydney last week. Cook is a key player in the Maroons have history on Grant were both named last probably never really understood the Blues’ bid to make it three Origin series wins in a row. AAP picture their side. week for their first Origin the craft of being a dummy-half,” Bennett said same-day games. Farah told AAP. Cook’s rise since 2017 has been “I would like to think me being travel had played a role in his While Queensland have an “That was something I probably well covered. there brought out the best in him, team’s flat display in their inexperienced line-up, history saw develop in him over the 18 By five rounds into the season he because I was there and he was 34-10 Game 2 loss to the Blues is on their side for tonight’s months I was at the Rabbitohs. got his starting spot back. And by competing with me,” Farah said. in Sydney last week. game. “He has worked on his defence, mid-2018 he was clearly the game’s “At the time I remember everyone “It’s an issue there’s no The Blues head north which was something he had to best running hooker. thought there was a rivalry between doubt about that,” Bennett having won just two deciders work hard on. He hasn’t let the NSW or me and Cooky. But it never felt like said. at Suncorp Stadium in the “He brought a kicking game into Australian test jersey slip since, now that. I was there to help him and he “Just how much you put on 40-year history of Origin and his game as well, and his deftness one of five players to have featured asked plenty of questions. it, I don’t know. have won just one of the past with his passing. in every game for the Blues since “I think probably my presence “I mean, it’s easier for us eight deciders. “He always relied on his speed, Brad Fittler took over. opened his eyes to a few things and to get on a bus and get to In 58 Origins at Suncorp but when he brought the other And again his ability to find space drove him to want to get that spot in Brisbane than get on a bus, Stadium, Queensland have aspects it made him a more around the ruck could be crucial at front of me. Competition can bring go to the airport, get on a won 37 and have lost only complete player.” a fast Suncorp Stadium tonight. the best out in him.” plane, go to Sydney, sit around twice at the ground since 2010. Tye replaces Kane Richardson in Australian squad CRICKET by Rob Forsaith, AAP before he withdrew from the Indian support of the selectors and the entire “AJ is incredibly skilled in both forms Premier League, as he wanted to ensure playing squad,” chairman of selectors of the short game,” Hohns said. SYDNEY — Andrew Tye has been he did not miss the birth of his first Trevor Hohns said. “He impressed in the UK with his called into Australia’s white-ball cricket child. “Kane wanted to remain in Adelaide high work ethic and his positive energy squad after paceman Kane Richardson The 29-year-old skipped South with Nyki and their newborn son. around the squad. opted to remain at home in Adelaide with Australia’s final game in the Sheffield “We will always support our players “He is a great player to be able to call his wife and newborn son. Shield hub last week, when wife Nyki and their families; even more so given on.” Josh Philippe and D’Arcy Short gave birth. the challenging environment we are in. Short was part of Western Australia’s will train with the national limited- Richardson told selectors he was “We will miss what he brings to the squad in the Shield hub, all of whom had overs squad from next week as Cricket withdrawing from Australia’s squad team but completely understand and been told to self isolate at home after Australia continues to rejig logistical yesterday, when players from across the support his decision.” returning to Perth from Adelaide. plans in response to the Covid-19 country scrambled to fly to Sydney and Tye was part of Australia’s tour of The big-hitting Short boarded the same outbreak in Adelaide. link up for the white-ball camp. England before he headed to Dubai for flight with uncapped allrounder Cameron Richardson played all three Twenty20 “It was a difficult decision for Kane to the IPL, where he played one game for Green, who also rushed to Sydney matches on Australia’s tour of England make but one which has the complete Rajasthan Royals. yesterday. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, November 18, 2020 SPORT 27 Brown on track for unusual milestones

FROM BACK PAGE At this rate, Brown could chalk up 100 national interprovincial matches before he Donovan also used the word “stoked” to is 35 years of age. describe his selection reaction. He is also eyeing the feat of playing at a “I’m looking forward to it but nervous at national interprovincial in every one of the the same time,” said the 36-year-old father country’s 15 provinces. of six — three boys, three girls. Hukanui Brown faces the formidable Donovan put a huge amount of work challenge of playing No.1 in his third into his game and his handicap dropped to national interprovincial. scratch mid-year. But the big man from Patutahi plans to His handicap has risen as he adjusts to embrace it. a recent swing transformation, although “I’m always keen for a challenge,” he he has a superb short game and one of the said. purest putting strokes in the district. “I’ve been wanting to play No.1 for a Donovan began his golf through his while. It’s gonna be a battle but I’m sure if grandparents in Tirau. He stopped playing I do my thing, I’ll rattle some people.” but was encouraged back into the game by Notable absences from the squad are uncle and auntie Anzac and Rose Taiapa Andrew Higham and Peter Kerekere. and husband and wife John and Kino Higham has family commitments as White when he shifted to Gisborne and his partner is due to give birth early next joined Gisborne Park. month, while truck driver Kerekere is He was encouraged to shift to Poverty unavailable due to work. Bay to play alongside “a lot more of the They are huge losses. Higham made guns in the district” and he said that had his national interprovincial debut in 2004 helped him a lot. and has played in the event 11 times, William Brown remains on track for while Kerekere is a veteran of five of these what could be a historic feat. tournaments. This will be his 12th consecutive Poverty Bay professional Dave Keown national interprovincial after making will once again manage the team. Keown a winning debut at the age of 15 at has been in that role for the PBEC masters Palmerston North in 2009. then senior team for around 20 years.

NaTiONal iNTeRPROviNcial debuTaNTS fOR POveRTy bay: David Solomann, top, and Thomas Donovan. File pictures by Paul Rickard

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GOLF by Chris Taewa

A MASTER, an apprentice and a father of six will make their national interprovincial debuts for Poverty Bay-East Coast in Auckland this month. Diversity is a feature of the six-man team for the week-long tournament on the Whitford Park course. Three players will get their first taste of the prestigious amateur teams’ matchplay event — Thomas Donovan, Reef Pohatu and David Solomann. They are joined in the side by William Brown, who SET TO MAKE DEBUT: will be adding to his impressive record of appearances, Patutahi Golf Club member and Hukanui Brown. and Rotorua Boys’ High School The team order for the November 24-28 event is Golf Academy student Reef Hukanui Brown, William Brown, Donovan, Pohatu Pohatu is one of three golfers and Solomann. who will make their national Dwayne Russell, who had to pull out of the PBEC interprovincial debuts for team for the Freyberg Masters interprovincial this Poverty Bay-East Coast in month, is reserve and likely to get a match over the Auckland this month. The other week, depending on form and fitness. two are pictured on page 27. If so, it will also be his debut. Picture by Paul Rickard Auckland-based Solomann would have been in the masters team but was happy to move to the senior side as he is a member of the Whitford Park course (as well as ). Gisborne Boys’ High School old boy Solomann, who started his golf at Poverty Bay and went on to represent the province, has not lived in the district for many years but he and wife Debbie (nee Hough) still have family here. The 44-year-old has been playing regularly for PBEC at masters level and comes home for the Poverty Bay Open, which he won as a teenager in 1995. Switching to the national interprovincial will also scratch an itch. Solomann was chosen as travelling reserve for PBEC for the 1995 edition but did not play. “It will be a privilege to represent Poverty Bay-East Coast and I’m looking forward to competing with the best in the country,” said the father of two, whose daughter Ashleigh is a New Zealand trampolining representative and son Glenn is following in Dad’s fairway steps. The unavailability of at least two PBEC regulars has opened the door for Pohatu to get early exposure to this level. The Rotorua Boys’ High Golf Academy student and member of country course Patutahi was earmarked as a future PBEC representative and while it is a daunting prospect, he is relishing the opportunity. “I’m stoked to have been selected to represent Poverty Bay-East Coast and play with guys I have idolised and looked up to while growing up,” said the 17-year-old son of former Poverty Bay rugby representative Mana Pohatu and Kelly Utting. Pohatu followed sisters Skylah — now a PGA trainee professional at Poverty Bay Golf Club — and Jett into the sport when he was five and said he owed a lot to the likes of junior coaches Cliff Poole and Arthur Bacon. “He (Arthur) had so much patience and time for us and we are all very thankful for what he taught us.” The former School student is now coached by academy director of golf Jared Pender. CONTINUED ON PAGE 27