TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 ‘SUPPORT PAGE 13 THE COOKS’ POPULARITY GAZA PLUMMET ATTACKS RAGE ON PAGE 6 PAGE 2 BLISTERS FOR A CAUSE

They started in pouring rain on Saturday but the skies cleared and firefighters (from left) Gary Graham, Rob Graham, Doris Hill and Robin Sneddon pulled off their 17.5km walk in good heart. They donned full kit for the walk, which was to raise money for Leukaemia Blood Cancer NZ. STORY PAGE 3 Picture by Paul Rickard Club fears loss THISTLE PROTEST of identity if hub proceeds by Alice Angeloni on Childers Rd Reserve being the concerns. expanded from six teams last season preferred location for an indoor sport and Thistle committee member Mark Baple to nine teams this season with men’s, A GISBORNE football club has kicked recreation hub. raised the club’s concerns with councillors women’s and a youth and under-11 team, back at a proposal to revamp sports in But one of the partners at Long-Term Plan hearings on Thursday, the club’s written submission said. Tairawhiti that would see them booted off leading the project, Sports saying they “strongly oppose” a hub at Their first team had been promoted to their pitch and put into shared facilities Gisborne Tairawhiti, Childer’s Rd Reserve. Central Football Federation League and with other clubs. said its proposal was “We believe Thistle is the region’s travelled to Taranaki, Manawatu and Gisborne Thistle Association Football put to Thistle committee premier football club with much larger Hawkes Bay. Club fear they will lose their identity members in August last requirements than other football clubs in The club also had aspirations to be through a proposed $150 million revamp year. the region who may well suit an outdoor promoted to the National Conference of sports facilities across the region Sports Gisborne hub. League within five years. that would create four “hubs” shared by Tairawhiti chief “We deserve to not lose the facilities For Thistle to receive its club licence, multiple clubs and codes. executive Stefan that we’ve helped create at Childers Rd which is needed to play in the Federation Thistle also said the first time the club Pishief acknowledged Reserve and believe the club being moved League, it needed to meet criteria such committee sat down with project leaders communication with Thistle could have to an outdoor sports hub is a downgrade as fully fenced pitches, scoreboards, and was after the business case was made been improved and they were listening on what we have at present.” a stand. public, despite its pitch and clubrooms and doing their best to mitigate the club’s Thistle was founded in 1924 and had CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Racing ...... 16 Sport ...... 20 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Television ...... 17 Weather ...... 24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-10 World...... 13-15 Classifieds .. 18-19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 ‘Do the Cooks a favour’

by Murray Robertson Cook Islands were strong. “The seven Maori migration THREE Gisborne journalists with canoes gathered there a thousand close ties to the Cook Islands have years ago before heading to issued a plea to people in Tairawhiti Aotearoa. to help the Cooks recover by taking “The links between Mauke Island a trip to paradise. in the Cooks and Ngati Porou and One of them points to the Kahungunu are particularly strong,” thousand-year cultural links that he said. exist between here and there. “I’ve been there and I could just The call has come from Cook about feel my ancestors, just about Islands News publisher and owner hear them fishing and tending their John Woods, the paper’s World and gardens. Pacific editor multi-media journalist “Paikea and the Horouta canoe Gray Clapham, and broadcaster, came from there. journalist and former Wairoa Mayor “The Takitimu canoe that was Derek Fox. built in Samoa and departed for Mr Woods lives at Wainui and Aotearoa from Rarotonga, had commutes regularly to Rarotonga, Ruawharo on board, the priest and Mr Clapham also lives at Wainui navigator who led all the canoes to and works for the paper from here, this country. and Mr Fox has lived in the Cooks “He jumped off when they got to for nine years now. Mahia because he reckoned that was He has been back in this district the place for him, and the Ruawharo for a couple of months. marae at Opoutama bears his name. The bubble arrangement between “Nuhaka is named after his wife, the islands and New Zealand begins Nga Nuhaka.” today with the first flight into Mr Fox said Cook Islands Rarotonga tomorrow. language was very similar to the “Raro’s open again from tomorrow Maori language, particularly in the and we need visitors to help rebuild northern islands of the Cooks group. the economy, which has suffered “Now the bubble is opening it’s a considerably since Covid shut the great opportunity for local Maori to borders last year,” Mr Woods said. retrace their roots.” “We urge people in this district Mr Clapham has visited the to treat themselves to a tropical islands several times, particularly escape, and do the country of the the Raro golf course, since he took Cooks a favour.” up a role with the newspaper in Mr Woods said most businesses 2009, when Mr Woods took over in the islands have struggled, and ownership. some have closed their doors. “Raro’s like Gisborne with coconut “Staff at the newspaper for palms.” example have taken a voluntary Or as Mr Fox put it — “Wairoa reduction in work hours since Covid with restaurants.” came along, doing five days work in “It’s so very near to New Zealand. four days. Three-and-a-half hours and you’re “Lots of businesses have been in there,” Mr Clapham said. the same boat, reducing operating “You can leave Gisborne on a day hours to survive and to keep their with a miserable cold southerly staff,” he said. blowing and just a few hours later “Some hospitality businesses have you’re in the warmth of a tropical been getting Government assistance island with a laidback ‘beachcomber’ but other businesses have not.” lifestyle.” GO TO THE COOKS: Three Gisborne men have called on Gisborne people Derek Fox said the cultural links All three hope Tairawhiti people to give serious thought to a holiday soon in the Cook Islands to help that between the whole of Aotearoa, but will plan a holiday there. country’s economy recover. The bubble arrangement with the islands opens particularly Te Tairawhiti, and the See also page 9 tomorrow. (From left) Gray Clapham, Derek Fox, Mr Fox’s son Tinirau (10) and John Woods. Main picture, Tinirau pictured swimming with a turtle at home in the Cooks. Group picture by Murray Robertson, turtle picture supplied Gisborne couple on first flight out tomorrow HERALD journalist Murray Robertson and easy-going,” Kim said. and his wife Kim will be on the first “They seem so settled in themselves — FOLLOW US: plane into Rarotonga tomorrow afternoon so aware of who they are, so comfortable Gisborne couple, in support of the “bubble” arrangement being Cook Islanders,” she said. husband and wife between New Zealand and the Cook “The azure-coloured sea and the multi- Murray Robertson Islands. coloured fish that live in it, and the great and Kim Gregory, The couple said they just had to get food certainly add to the charm, but the will be on the there as soon as possible to play their people are stunning.” first Air New small part in the island’s economic The couple love the natural tropical Zealand flight recovery. environment of the islands. into the Cook Quarantine-free travel between the two “We saw a whale up pretty close just Islands tomorrow countries begins today but because the off the reef at Muri Beach one day during when the travel Cooks are 22 hours behind New Zealand our first visit several years ago. bubble opens, the first flight goes on Tuesday NZ time. “Its tail fluke sprang up out of the and they urge “Kim and I have been to Rarotonga ocean a few times, flying as if to wave others to follow four times now and twice to Aitutaki hello, or should I say kia orana.” them to support because we’re in love with the place and “It was a special moment as we sat on the economy of a its people. our kayaks 50 metres away at the inner place they love. “It’s just the perfect location in our edge of the reef,” Kim said. view if you want a relaxed, easy-going As the Covid year rolled along last year Picture supplied holiday, and it’s just so beautiful.” the couple knew they had to get over to Murray said there was something very “Raro” as soon as the opportunity arose. special about Rarotonga. “We’ve stayed in regular contact over “It’s paradise really in so many ways, the past year with the people who run the and where we stay at Muri Beach is like resort we have always stayed at, and they Murray said he was sure the traditional “We encourage others to follow suit.” a second home to us. have done it tough. island population has enjoyed the extra Where the couple will stay has just “From the moment you step off the “The tourism industry is such a huge space and comparative peace and quiet three units out of a 20 or so occupied for plane the island warmth envelops you, part of the Cooks’ economy. that has come with the border closure. the first few days of their stay. and it’s not just the air temperature. “In normal circumstances the “But they all have to make a living and “So it’s going to take time to get the “For us it’s about the people more than population swells hugely with visitors I’m told it had been getting to a point Cooks’ economy back up to speed. the sunshine and about the way they from all over the world, though we’ve that was becoming really tough. “But you’ve got to start somewhere and conduct themselves.” noted lots of Kiwis and Aussies over the “So, Raro here we come and Kim and I we’re stoked to be part of that rebuilding They are just so natural, uncomplicated years we’ve been there.” are really looking forward it. process.” The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 NEWS 3

Body of ADDING TO THE TOTAL: Firefighters missing Doris Hill, Gary Graham, Rob Graham diver and Robin Sneddon, with found Ebony Kruft (Raglan Roast Matawhero) at Mahia contributing to the fundraisisng by Murray Robertson tally of the firefighters’ THE body of a young diver charity walk on who disappeared under Saturday. the water while diving with companions for seafood at Picture by Mahia yesterday afternoon was Paul Rickard recovered this morning near where he went missing. The 21-year-old Nuhaka man was seen to get into difficulties while snorkelling at around 4pm yesterday afternoon. It happened at Long Point on the Napier side of the peninsula. “His companions tried frantically to locate him, but could not find him, and they went ashore and raised the alarm,” police said. A search was conducted ‘Phenomenal’ support for charity walk until just after dark last night with a rescue helicopter and several fishing boats but to no A three-and-a-half hour trudge in bucketing down in Manutuke but by this morning but was otherwise Challenge is to raise money for avail. full firefighting kit in pouring rain on the time we got to the (former) Jolly unscathed. LBCNZ because it is a non-funded It resumed this morning with Saturday morning was well worth the Stockman the rain had stopped and “The support we had walking in organisation and relies solely on a fixed wing aircraft and fishing effort for four Tairawhiti firefighters. the sun came out. There were some was phenomenal. The last couple donations. Without the likes of the boats. Co-organiser Liz Graham said sore legs the day after but they were of kilometres was quite hard but it Firefighters Sky Tower Challenge “Some volunteer divers on the 17.5km trek from Manutuke to absolutely rapt to finish. That was was good it dried out and stopped they would miss out on an awful lot the boats found the missing Gisborne fire station was hard going one of the things on our son Gary’s raining, otherwise it would have been of help for people with leukaemia man’s body and recovered it but the participants were “stoked” at bucket list to raise funds for LBCNZ. quite miserable.” blood cancer.” at around 9am this morning,” the support from communities along So, he’s quite stoked.” Following the walk some of the This weekend’s Sky Tower team police said. the way, who helped them raise Gary Graham was one of the team will now head to Auckland for consists of Robin, fellow volunteer Police have extended their $1469 for Leukaemia Blood Cancer walkers on Saturday. the annual Firefighters Sky Tower Geoff Penfold, Gisborne station condolences to the man’s New Zealand. Team captain Robin Sneddon challenge to raise further funds. firefighter Dion Wilson and Manutuke family at this sad time. “They started off with it absolutely said he still had some blisters “The whole idea of the Sky Tower station’s Gary Graham. Fault in communication acknowledged

FROM PAGE 1 by code representatives, not by understand their concerns about each club. a potential shift in location. Thistle was also invited to “There will never be a If they were to move, Mr a meeting on the short-listed perfect solution when building Baple said they required a options for the sports hubs in multi-purpose hubs, and some sports stadium fit for purpose September 2020, along with compromises will always have to including a playing surface Central Football, Mr Pishief be made. for an elite football club, two said. “However, it is important for changing rooms, a referees’ room “From this, we need to look at Tairawhiti that we find the best and their own clubrooms for the level of communication flow possible scenario and submit functions after matches. between the governing body and our business case to Central “We feel this hasn’t been the clubs,” Mr Pishief said. Government soon for support looked at with the outdoor hub.” “No communication wouldn’t in building the quality facilities Mr Baple said they feared a be correct, but I would that our community desperately loss of identity, membership and acknowledge that the level of needs and deserves.” revenue as a result of the hubs communication could have been Mr Pishief also submitted proposal. improved. But we’re certainly to councillors at Long-Term The project is a joint venture hearing their concerns and want Plan hearings on Thursday, by Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, to mitigate any concerns they and said they were yet to put Trust Tairawhiti and Gisborne may have.” the “audacious” funding bid to District Council who have With a large-scale consultation Central Government. partnered to “reinvigorate” the SUPPORT: Thistle fans in the stand at Childers Road Reserve take process such as this, there was They were incorporating region’s sport and recreation to their feet to cheer on their players. Club representatives have always the possibility that the feedback from Sport New facilities. told Gisborne District Council the proposal for sports hubs poses a level of communication could Zealand and the community They will put a business case threat to the club’s identity. File picture have varied across codes and into the business case and were to central government asking for clubs, Mr Pishief said. working through conversations $150 million in funding over the “This is a large, complex piece with some community members next 10 years. visited around this strategy as a committee members of the club. of work, it is constantly evolving. and clubs such as Thistle. Project partners spent two committee was two months ago, That’s good enough for sense there have been stops and Mr Pishief hoped the business years engaging with about 200 so after the strategy coming to checking, or getting a feeling starts. case would be submitted in the sporting groups, clubs, codes and public, and that was on request from those individuals but it “The endeavour is to have the next couple of months. individuals before the business of the committee. doesn’t allow our membership best communication possible. It The case recommends an case being presented to Gisborne “We haven’t been directly to express themselves, and get is possible that some clubs may indoor and court hub on District councillors in December consulted at a committee level their passionate voices across,” have slipped through the gaps Childers Rd Reserve, an outdoor last year. around the hub concept,” he he said. but the endeavour is always to and field hub at Gisborne Golf Councillor Shannon Dowsing, said. Mr Pishief said there was a try to rectify any issues that Park, a river sports hub at who is chairman of Thistle, stood Cr Dowsing later clarified that conversation with Thistle last arise. Anzac Park and Marina Reserve, alongside club members as they individual committee members year, where they talked through “There is no denying that and an East Coast regional hub presented to the council. had been approached about the the possibility of the club the proposal to build a multi- at Whakarua Park in Ruatoria. He told councillors concept but that did not involve moving from Childers Rd to a purpose indoor hub at Childers In December, leaders on the consultation was conducted the full committee. wider sports hub. Road will have a significant project said they would brief through their governing body, “It wasn’t a meeting that However, subsequent impact upon the Gisborne local MP Kiri Allan and relevant Central Football, which wasn’t enabled our members to get consultation meetings with the Thistle Football Club. government agencies in January, based in Gisborne. involved. There were some Tairawhiti Sports Collective on “We commend the club for before submitting the business “The only time that we’ve been conversations with senior the hub proposal were attended their future aspirations, and we case to Central Covernment. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths Talking about health care changes HIGGINS, Marjorie Births Elaine. — On May 16, 2021, peacefully, at by Jack Marshall LAURA Gilding and Gisborne Hospital. Kieran Irving are Aged 82 years. Wife of IN A show of support while East Coast delighted to welcome the late Trevor. Mother MP Kiri Allan is treated for stage 3 their baby daughter, and mother-in-law of cervical cancer, Labour MPs from around born on Monday 3rd Karen (and Edward the country are stopping by Gisborne to dec), Steve and Moe, May 2021, weighing spend time in the region. 7lb 5oz. All are doing Tony and Nicky and Sally and David. Invercargill’s Labour MP Liz Craig, well. A huge thank you who is also a doctor, visited Huringa to Julie Morton, Shireen Loving grandmother to Heidari, and all of the James, Emily, Ruby, Pai/Healthy Whanau Living and fabulous staff at George and Olly, and Amber Dental to connect with local Maternity. loving great-grand- organisations. mother to Ella, Harper, Dr Craig said coming to Gisborne was a Deaths Harrison and Grace. good opportunity for her to get a sense of The funeral service what is happening on the ground as the will be held at Evans changes to the health system are made HIGGINS, Marjorie. Chapel, Ormond Road, — Died in Gisborne over the next few years. at 11am on Wednesday “I’m a public health doctor by training Hospital, 16.5.2021. 19 May, followed by Wife of Trevor Higgins and I got involved in politics through private cremation. In child health advocacy,” she said. (dec). Daughter-in-law lieu of flowers, of Jack and Phyllis donations to Hospice Dr Craig set up a research unit and (dec). Sister-in-law of Tairawhiti would be worked on child poverty monitoring Brian (dec), Barrie appreciated and may be throughout New Zealand before getting (dec), Kevin (dec), sent to Private Bag involved in politics. Casey and Adrienne 7001, Gisborne 4040. The health care changes aim to (dec), Peter Torrie - Evans Funeral centralise bureaucracy by replacing the (dec), Keith Webber 20 DHBs with four, producing better (dec). Sister-in-law of Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz health care overall by not restricting Biddy Torrie, Avon medical procedures — such as critical Webber, Julie and operations — to DHB borders, she said. Aaron Lewzey, Ian and Marylin, Warren and “By bringing the 20 DHBs into one Judy, Terry and entity called Health New Zealand we Durelle, Doris, will look at how we deliver health care Margaret Higgins, and consistently across the country.” Aunt of all her Dr Craig said the DHB system has nephews, nieces, great- meant citizens have been forced to DR MEETS DENTIST: Invercargill’s Labour MP Liz Craig (left) stopped by at Amber nephews and nieces. deal with a “postcode lottery,” meaning Dental to talk to the team about healthcare in the region. She is pictured with owner the quality of one’s healthcare was Nitish Surathu, Victoria Lim and Sujatha Mathew. Picture by Paul Rickard. determined by which DHB they are based in. Answers sought to “What we’re trying to do is have a still see your GP, you’ll still go to the June 9. much more strategic approach so we have hospital that you need to.” Asked if these changes to health care launch ‘anomaly’ consistency.” Although the system will help give nurses A concern for regions like Gisborne is restructure will take years, better working conditions, then a lack of a local voice but Dr Craig Dr Craig said the Maori The issue is, you Dr Craig said the ROCKET LAB says it will bounce back from a said the Government was aware of this Health Authority, which centralised system will be rare mission failure on Saturday, after its latest factor. looks at strategic planning always‘ have to have more strategic at “whole Mahia launch was lost before making orbit. “The issue is, you always have to have and operations, will local people having workforce planning”. Following a successful lift-off, first stage burn, local people having a local say in what gradually start up by the a local say in what Trish Riki, who is Kiri and stage separation, Rocket Lab experienced an happens. end of this year. Allan’s parliamentary anomaly during its 20th Electron mission, ‘Running “At the community level, we want A continued problem happens. supporter, said the support Out Of Toes’, a Rocket Lab statement said. to make it a much more integrated with the health sector is —MP’ Dr Liz Craig from the Labour Party has “The issue occurred following second stage approach. staffing. been great. ignition during the flight on Saturday night, “What we have to think about is how A recent column in The More MPs will be coming resulting in the loss of the mission. The launch we link everything up better so that Herald by a local nurse said they were through Gisborne while Ms Allan is on vehicle’s second stage remained within the people can actually have really affordable overworked, burnt out and exhausted. medical leave. predicted launch corridor and caused no harm to healthcare. Nurses voted last week to go on an Dr Craig is the chair of Parliament’s the public, Rocket Lab’s launch or recovery crews, “Things will be very similar — you’ll eight-hour strike around the country on Select Committee on Health. or the launch site.” The mission had also intended to bring the vehicle’s first stage back to earth from orbit. Electron’s first stage safely completed a successful splashdown under parachute and Rocket Lab’s recovery team retrieved it from the Kiwifruit ‘dominance’ ocean as planned. “The anomaly took place at around 90 kilometres altitude and several hundred kilometres away from the launch site,” a spokeswoman told The Herald this morning. “We had a successful splashdown of the first noted in submission stage and initial findings show the parachute system worked as planned. “We’ll have more to share once we’re further by Wynsley Wrigley issued automatically. A simple percentage remission could along in anomaly investigations.” “I don’t want to fill in another piece of be applied to avoid a time-consuming Rocket Lab is working with the Federal Aviation ORGANIC winemaker Nicola Wright paper. calculation process. Administration (FAA) to investigate the anomaly has offered Gisborne District Council “We are a small business. We are ■ The value of any infrastructure on and identify the root cause to correct the issue for a different view in calling for rates loaded with regulatory requirements, the land. Many crops have minimum future missions. remissions on permanent crops to be being organic.” infrastructure, whereas kiwifruit “We are deeply sorry to our customer BlackSky capped in her long-term plan submission. It was difficult and challenging infrastructure is significant in terms of for the loss of their payloads. We understand the Kiwifruit growers opposing both because of paperwork required “coming value and visibility. monumental effort that goes into every spacecraft the capping of the rates remission for out of Covid-19”. “The visual impact of kiwifruit growers and we feel their loss and disappointment. Our permanent crops and the inclusion of the The council needed to be supportive of is huge in terms of infrastructure,” she team is working hard to identify the issue, rectify gold kiwi licence in rates valuations has small businesses, she said. said. it, and be safely back on the pad as soon as been a regular feature of the long-term Anyone wanting to challenge the “We need to be conscious we are clean, possible,” said Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and plan hearings. remission amount should do so on a green Tairawhiti. chief executive. But Mrs Wright said capping the user-pays basis, paying for the resources “What is happening out there? I “On one of our toughest days, our team amount of rates remissions would ensure used. look at plastic in the paddock . . . I’m operated with professionalism and worked swiftly kiwifruit growers pay “a more equitable She said that in determining any disappointed.” to ensure the anomaly was managed safely. Our share of rates attributable to their remission rate, the following should be In developing the remission policy, the team is resilient, and our top priority remains properties”. taken into account: council must align itself to its long-term to safely and reliably return to flight for our She told councillors that kiwifruit ■ Organic certification of a crop, which goals to be sustainable, diverse and to customers. We will learn from this, and we will be growers were “really dominant in our could trigger an automatic remission. protect resources. back on the pad again.” community” and caused huge visual This would align with the sustainability That was a small way in which the Saturday’s anomaly occurred after 17 impacts. goals of Tairawhiti. council could justify this commitment successful orbital launches of the Electron launch “They are turning our water table to ■ Percentage of land dedicated to and ensure rates on permanent crops vehicle. salt and I’m a dry farmer, I’m not doing wetlands — a simple percentage figure actually reflect long-term impact on our “With multiple launch vehicles currently in any of those things.” to align with the goal of increasing bio- land and community. production, Rocket Lab is prepared for a rapid “They have to be realistic when they diversity. Mrs Wright’s submission ended in return to flight as soon as investigations are take money from our community. We all ■ Whether irrigation of the land is laughter. complete and any required corrective actions are have to pay our fair, equitable share of required. Grapes are dry-farmed and “Can we bring the kiwifruit guy back,” in place.” outgoings.” they do not have the effect on the water said Councillor Isaac Hughes. Mrs Wright suggested remissions be table that crops such as kiwifruit have. “We’ve met before,” Mrs Wright said. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 NEWS 5 Repairs to bridge will slow coastal traffic

WIGAN Bridge on Tauwhareparae Road will close to all vehicles for up to seven days in June as contractors work on further bridge repairs. Council Journeys infrastructure manager Dave Hadfield said the work involved repairs to vertical cracks in two bridge piers and replacing 2.4m of the bridge deck. Recent floods, increased heavy freight use and the age of the bridge had all contributed to the faults. Next month, two bridge piers will be filled with a cement grout to repair the cracks and to guarantee the piers can accommodate slight movements during an earthquake. FIERCE EXCHANGE: YMP triumphed over defending women’s champions GMC Green on Saturday by four goals to one in a “The part replacement of the tough and intense match at Harry Barker Reserve. “It was an excellent win for YMP that’s set the bench mark in the women’s bridge deck will unfortunately competition,” said hockey commentator Tony Scragg. “Everyone will have to lift their games to compete with them.” YMP’s require the bridge to close for Nancy-Rae Tarawa (left) and GMC’s Heni-Kamaia Thompson are pictured in a fierce fight for the ball. Full hockey wrap up in up to seven days. To minimise tomorrow’s Herald. Picture by Paul Rickard the inconvenience, we plan to close the bridge from 8am on Saturday, June 5,” Mr Hadfield said. Contractors will work through the weekend to remove the bridge deck and lay Restructure to follow a precast slab. Light vehicles should be able to travel over the bridge by Tuesday June 8, and the bridge is expected to be open to all traffic by midday on Sunday, major review for Trust June 13. “This may change if contractors find any additional faults with the bridge structure Some jobs lost but process continues once the decking has been removed,” Mr Hadfield said. “To ensure the connections A RESTRUCTURE at Trust the wellbeing of Tairawhiti Generations,’ the new trust was complete. between the precast slab and Tairawhiti will disestablish communities,” the Trust’s structure considers the Several new positions align the bridge are given sufficient some job roles but add new ones, statement said. sustainability of their role in the with regional and national time to cure, the work site will following the completion of a “A capability review considered region. Ownership of Eastland priorities identified for Covid-19 be staffed 24/7 to ensure no structural review of its changing current work priorities, staff Group, climate leadership, and economic recovery and receive vehicles cross the bridge. operations. skills, and ways to utilise staff regional infrastructure are central government funding. The “The work is weather Trust Tairawhiti has now more effectively and efficiently. identified as priority projects. Trust has considered how these dependent. If the long-term released its five-year strategic The review led to a more “Regional infrastructure roles deliver on strategic focuses forecast is not favourable plan — Te aka rautaki ki te tau cross-functional approach and is a good example of a range for the best long-term impact. the seven-day works will be 2026. The Trust has also made structure.” of projects that Tairawhiti Some roles have been delayed.” changes to its operations to Trust chief executive Gavin communities want to see move disestablished, but a trust Signage will be in place near ensure it has the functions and Murphy shared some insights forward in the next few years. spokesman said some internal the bridge from May advising resources to deliver the strategy. into the new The trust will processes are continuing, so it users and residents to be The release of Te aka rautaki structure. collaborate would be inappropriate to give prepared for the closure. ki te tau 2026 marks the end of “We are The vast majority of with iwi, numbers. Updates along with any a period of significant change for pleased to disestablished‘ positions GDC, industry “The vast majority of changes will be available on the trust. The transition started be moving have gone through leaders, regional disestablished positions have the council’s website. in October 2019, with a re-brand through this stakeholders, gone through a process to fill The alternative route during from Eastland Community Trust period of a process to fill new and central new positions.” the closure is Mata Road near and Activate Tairawhiti to Trust transition. Our positions. government on Strategic focuses identified in Tokomaru Bay, and for some Tairawhiti. communities ’ critical projects Te aka rautaki ki te tau 2026 residents this may add 100km In July 2020, the trust can expect —Chief executive such as housing, are: to their journey. released He Rangitapu He Tohu to see an Gavin Murphy community ฀฀฀฀•฀Economic฀Development฀—฀ “We thank you for your Ora — a wellbeing framework increased focus facilities, work with Tairawhiti businesses patience and we hope that with unique to Tairawhiti and on businesses, regional and industry to support an this early notice all road users backed by extensive community with a transport, innovative, inclusive, and circular can start planning for the engagement. dedicated business growth team and visitor accommodation. economy with opportunities for closure,” Mr Hadfield said. Following the framework’s in the new trust structure. Progressing this work requires well-paid jobs. “We understand this bridge release, a strategic review “Increased staff resource is people with balanced skill sets ฀฀฀฀•฀Community฀Initiatives฀—฀ is important to local residents started with trustees and staff provided to sector development, in place to make a meaningful enable the people of Tairawhiti and industries. considering priorities for the continuing with wood processing contribution,” he said. by supporting initiatives that “We’ve worked with next five years to maximise and tourism, and adding “Now that the internal will deliver impact and outcome. engineers and contractors their impact when applying He digital technology and food and processes from the review have ฀฀฀฀•฀Future฀Generations฀—฀ to assess all possible and Rangitapu He Tohu Ora. beverage. An additional emphasis been closed out, the trust will ensure that future generations affordable options. This option “Confirmation of strategic is placed on local employment be recruiting for several new benefit from the Trust’s assets will save approximately priorities required a reflection opportunities connected to positions in the coming weeks. and a more resilient region. $4 million when compared with on whether the Trust has employers facing workforce Although overall staff numbers ฀฀฀฀•฀Operationalising฀He฀ a new bridge,” Mr Hadfield the functions, capabilities, challenges. There is also some in the new structure are similar, Rangitapu He Tohu Ora — said. The total cost of the and resources to deliver extra resource to support the the trust had not filled several support people and communities repairs is $310,000, with 68 its aspirations and make operations of the trust.” vacant positions in recent of Tairawhiti to understand and percent externally funded by a meaningful difference to Under the focus of ‘Future months, waiting until the review apply the wellbeing framework. Waka Kotahi NZTA. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 Vaccination centre ponders cutting Govt kicks its hours to ease pressure on nurses high-emissions AUCKLAND — An Auckland REDUCE vaccination centre may have to cut the WORKLOAD: cars to kerb number of days it operates unless it gets Patients undergo an more vaccinators. initial health check WELLINGTON — The Government wants Each nurse at the Otara site is at Otara’s Covid-19 more low-emissions cars in its fleet and clean delivering about 100 injections a day vaccination centre. alternatives to replace coal burners in schools and at the centre, which runs seven days The centre needs hospitals in a move to cut carbon emissions by a week. Those in charge said they more vaccinators 76,000 tonnes over 10 years. urgently need more vaccinators to to prevent nurses Climate Change Minister James Shaw yesterday prevent nurses getting exhausted and to getting exhausted made a pre-Budget announcement for $67.4 million keep up the momentum. and to keep up the over four years to support the Government’s South Seas Health Care chief momentum. promise for a carbon neutral public sector by 2025. executive Lemalu Silao Vaisola-Sefo, RNZ picture The State Sector Decarbonisation Fund will also who runs the centre with a group of be boosted by $19.5m so schools, hospitals and Pacific providers, said the centre was other government organisations can replace coal initially set up to reach about 300 from non-medical backgrounds, who members who came in to support the boilers. Shaw said this would lead to more energy- people a day. But most days they were were being trained up on behalf of the person who had an appointment. efficient buildings, students in classrooms powered vaccinating nearly 400, with about four Ministry of Health. Auckland woman Lote brought her by clean energy, and social workers and midwives nurses. “It’s not a great ratio,” he said. Health Star Medical Centre chief grandmother in to be vaccinated but visiting people in electric vehicles. The staff were coping thanks to the executive Vaifagaloa Naseri runs the ended up receiving the vaccine too. Earlier, he announced $13.1m to buy 422 electric great support they gave each other but, team of vaccinators and said they “I wasn’t thinking to have my vaccine vehicles across the state sector in the next 10 unless they got help soon, something urgently needed new ones — to give the before (I came) but it’s good to have years. That includes $5.1m for the Department would have to change, he said. One current workers a break. one,” she said. of Conservation to buy 148 electric vehicles and option was to stop running every day. Many were borrowed from other Despite the Pacific kaupapa, the clinic $1.1m for Kainga Ora to buy 40. The centre has been promised new clinics, did a few intense days at the was for anyone and was busy the day It was also revealed the Department of vaccinators for July, when the rollout vaccination centre, then went back to RNZ visited. Conservation had been charging one of its hybrid was really due to get cranking. do all their regular work. There was Vaisola-Sefo said the city’s District electric vehicles on Stewart Island with power from But they were needed sooner, and a particular need for more Pacific Health Boards had been very a diesel generator. DoC said it was looking into could do even more vaccinations if they vaccinators. That was especially supportive. They had also been urging solar options for Stewart Island. had them, Vaisola-Sefo said. important if those getting their jabs the ministry to get the non-regulated The Government has released Hikina te He worried the campaign could lose were feeling nervous, she said. vaccinators out to clinics as soon as Kohupara — Kia mauri ora ai te iwi — Transport momentum if they could not meet “Some of them, they are strong to possible, saying last month they were Emissions: Pathways to Net Zero by 2050, a demand. “There’s energy from the come through, but then . . . they still more than 1000 short across the city. Ministry of Transport report outlining potential community now to come forward so need that reassurance — even at the The ministry said a pilot training policies and pathways to a net zero emission we’ve got to meet that; otherwise, we’ll last minute before the needle goes in,” programme for the non-regulated transport sector. almost have to have another campaign she said. vaccinators was due to start, with most It wants a “national conversation” about the later in the year,” he said The Pacific vibe meant the centre was set to be trained in June, ready for the changes needed to reduce transport-sector They were waiting for the so-called very family friendly and would often second half of the year when they were greenhouse gas emissions. — NZ Herald non-regulated vaccinators, people take the opportunity to vaccinate family most needed. — RNZ Collins plummets in preferred PM stakes by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald National was being divisive. POWER PLAY The most respondents (43.6 percent) WELLINGTON — A new political poll said Labour wasn’t being separatist, while Poll andchangesince election. has seen a massive drop in popularity a similar proportion (44.5 percent) said for National leader Judith Collins, National was being divisive. Preferred party following weeks of the party accusing the Among National voters, 23.5 percent Government of a “separatism by stealth” thought the party was being divisive. Labour 52.7% 2.7 agenda. The Newshub-Reid Research poll is its Results from last night’s Newshub-Reid first of the year, and follows a One News National 27% 1.4 Research poll show Labour at 52.7 percent Colmar Brunton poll in March that had (up 2.7 percentage points from election Labour on 49 percent, National on 27 Greens 7.1% 0.8 night), and National at 27 percent (up 1.4 percent, the Greens on 9 percent and Act Leave percentage points). The Greens polled at on 8 percent. This was a slightly narrower 6.9% 7.1 percent, Act at 6.9 percent, and Te Pati gap between the major parties than on Act 0.7 Maori at 1.2 percent. election night in 2020, no sp t In the preferred PM when Labour won 50 Māori 1.2% No change stakes, Jacinda Ardern National leader Judith percent of the vote unchecked polled at 48.1 percent Collins’ popularity fell and National won 25.6 Preferred PM (up 4.5 percentage while PM Jacinda Ardern percent. points); Judith Collins Last night’s poll 48.1% was at 5.6 percent (down polled at 48.1 percent (up follows a campaign Ardern 4.5 Some people assume that all skin cancer 12.8 percentage points). 4.5 percentage points). from the National Party checks are the same. The truth is, there’s Former PM John Key over recent weeks to Key 6.7% a big difference. was higher than Collins accuse the Government on 6.7 percent, while of a “separatism Collins 5.6% 12.8 We recommend a Full Body MoleMap backbench MP Christopher Luxon was on by stealth” agenda, highlighting the as a complete skin-mapping programme 2.4 percent. He Puapua report, proposals to hand Luxon 2.4% designed to track changes These numbers mean that Labour over conservation estate to Maori, the in your skin over time. could govern alone comfortably. They also proposed Maori Health Authority, and Source:Newshub-Reid Research poll, 7-13 May. mean the pressure on Collins’ leadership the Government’s use of urgency to rush Margin of error 3.1% /Heraldgraphic Make an appointment to see Nurse Lydia. will intensify, though it remains unclear through a law getting rid of a public veto Phone 0800 665 362 whether any National MP would want to on Maori wards. “deceptive and wrong”. or visit www.molemap.co.nz challenge her for the leadership at this The Government has rejected this, Te Pati Maori has accused National of 38371-02 stage. saying neither He Puapua nor DoC “racist rhetoric”, which Collins rejected, Collins told Newshub that she “wasn’t proposals have come before Cabinet, saying she is simply raising important going down — full stop”. the Maori Health authority is about issues for discussion. Three Rivers Medical “It’s really important that people partnership, and the ability for a Maori Last week the Government was also on 75 Customhouse Street understand what the Government is doing ward to be overturned in a referendum the back foot over its proposed pay freeze P (06) 867 7411 behind their backs. I’m not going to sit was “discriminatory”. for much of the public sector. around and watch this Government divide Collins yesterday told a regional Frustrated unions, after meeting with our country up based on race.” party conference in Queenstown that ministers, claimed two victories: cost-of- Ardern told Newshub that National’s the Government was creating regional living increases could be discussed for political strategy in recent weeks was water authorities, and the one covering all workers on collective negotiations “sad”. the South Island would see Ngai Tahu “regardless of salary”, and the pay settings In the poll, voters were asked whether co-owning water infrastructure assets. would be reviewed after a year, instead of Labour was being separatist and whether But Ngai Tahu said Collins was in 2023. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 FAIR SHARES Boost to economy if partners shared equal work load at home, study finds by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald childcare and challenging the traditional gender norms of society. AUCKLAND — The New Zealand David McLean, chief executive of economy would potentially be $1.5 billion Westpac New Zealand, said businesses better off if housework and childcare was needed to make flexible working widely shared more evenly by couples. available and the ability to work from A survey of 2400 Kiwis commissioned by home. “Some of the things we have Westpac New Zealand and undertaken by already done (at Westpac) is more flexible Deloitte found 73 percent of respondents working so make as many roles as you can thought if both partners in a couple allowed to work flexibly so people can fit worked they should share the load at the job around their life. Secondly, working home equally. from home which we have all learnt to do But only 10 percent of couples who both from Covid, we have got all our staff now worked fulltime went 50-50 and only 7 potentially able to work from home.” CALL FOR EQUAL UNPAID WORK: Only 10 percent of couples who both work percent of couples who worked the same He said that wasn’t available at the fulltime share the domestic duties evenly. NZ Herald picture number of hours did equal unpaid work. bank a few years ago. McLean said the Men in couples where both worked the Government also needed to revisit its same number of paid hours said they did parental leave policy to encourage fathers Second pair of hands makes difference on average 19 hours of unpaid work while to take time off work when they had a women said they did 28 hours. baby. AUCKLAND — Philippa Lee used to do most Lee said it helped to establish what each But it also found there was some desire “I think we should look at other of the housework — but that all changed when partner was better at. She was more organised for change, with men keen to drop their countries that have done this and she became a mum. and found it easier to prepare the baby’s paid hours and do more unpaid work and usually in this case it is true you look at Just over a month ago, Lee, 33, returned to clothes. Bulen had discovered a love for vice versa for women. Scandinavia and the Nordic countries — full-time work, six months after giving birth to cooking while cutting out takeaways to save The report found if men picked up more Finland and Sweden they have changed her first child, as she and her husband agreed money. of the unpaid work at home, enabling their parental leave around to really a second income was needed to save for their “If there are jobs one partner likes or prefers women to extend their hours in paid work strongly incentivise fathers.” first home. to do, it makes sense for them to do it.” it would boost the economy and individual McLean said in New Zealand the “I’ve really had to ask my partner to step in.” Lee said it all came down to communication household’s income by an average of $530 parental leave scheme focused on giving Lee said her husband Wim Bulen had been in the relationship. per year. leave to a primary caregiver, which was “fantastic” in asking how he could help, which “If you don’t have that communication there The modelling looked at the higher typically the mother. “My objection to allowed the couple to share the duties. Now one partner is going to feel a little resentful.” earner in a relationship — typically the that is it is a little outdated and if you they “split workloads as evenly as possible”. The couple both work full-time but have the man — doing 1.3 hours less of paid work are going to have a thing called primary Their current arrangement is Bulen does flexibility of working from home, which Lee said and picking up an extra 3.8 hours of caregiver and you have societal norms most of the cooking, cleaning the kitchen and helps them “stay on top of things”. “Having unpaid work at home. already expecting women to do it and outside work such as mowing the lawns. Lee really supportive employers really helps.” The lower earner — typically the then you have got a gender pay gap, will do the laundry plus feed and organise the The couple also have a “basic rule” that after woman — would do 4.3 hours more of paid which means the woman is often earning baby. “Him doing the majority of the cooking 9pm no chores are to be done, allowing them work each week, but reduce their unpaid less than the man, so it is economically and cleaning of the kitchen takes quite a lot of time to unwind while baby is asleep. work in the home by 3.8 hours. inefficient for her to be the one that stays the load.” — NZ Herald This would result in a net increase of at work. Then you are forcing the woman three labour hours per couple, per week. to be the primary caregiver and then the At a national level, this would result in scheme is saying put all the load on her.” an increase in the total number of hours The report also looked at how working worked across New Zealand boosting the from home during the Covid-19 Alert economy by $1.5bn or 0.5 percent of GDP Level 4 national lockdown last year Mid-Year Diaries and adding 25,000 full-time equivalent affected the way couples shared the load. workers. It also found the shift could help Men reported doing more unpaid work close New Zealand’s gender pay gap over around home, while women did a higher time and improve the financial wellbeing than normal proportion of the paid work of women. within the couple. • A5 or A4 size and FARMING DIARIES The report found four ways change “The Covid-19 lockdowns opened our could be encouraged; normalising flexible eyes to what sharing the load means • NZ and Australian public holidays and school terms work including for men and those in for every one of us. For families they senior roles, businesses and government were particularly disruptive, but they • Monthly planners encouraging fathers to take parental also provided the blueprint for change,” • Addresses and notes leave, addressing the unaffordability of McLean said. Immigration Minister Faafoi to outline border policy changes

WELLINGTON — Immigration Minister Kris On Thursday, Faafoi was shouted down at a Faafoi will be making the case for policy change rally of unhappy migrants at Parliament as they during a speech later today. asked for families to be let into the country, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told business to have visa processing speeded up, and for leaders on Friday to expect an immigration residency visas for those on temporary work announcement which would re-focus on attracting visas who would normally be eligible. highly skilled migrants. He has been working on reforms to temporary A flurry of speculation followed, with many work visas and a review of the Skilled Migrant fearing that the Government would cancel Category visa. existing skilled work applications made by The Productivity Commission has been asked more than 35,000 people, who are queuing for a to look further into the effects of immigration, decision on their residence visas. including its impact on the labour market, Many observers believe that the Government housing, infrastructure and the environment. — which is reviewing its skilled migrant policy Also on Thursday, Ardern used a pre-Budget — could use a ‘wipe the slate clean’ to clear the speech to set out the government’s view on backlog, as it sets out its vision of which future immigration and under what circumstances residents and citizens New Zealand wants. border restrictions would be eased. A spokesperson for the minister told RNZ the She followed that with hints on Friday that speech would not be announcing anything of immigration changes to lure overseas investment that kind. Faafoi will be talking after a week of and employment were due this week. Available now attention on immigration, with the Government Speaking at the same ‘Auckland’s Future, Now’ signalling its thinking about reopening to the business conference, former chief science adviser 39682-01 world — and allowing in more workers — while Sir Peter Gluckman said New Zealand was rapidly deflecting calls to help existing migrants. losing the appeal it had won internationally for its , rne s O Last Monday, the Government announced 2400 Covid-19 response. bo nl is y more RSE workers would be allowed into the “The window of opportunity for New Zealand G country by March next year. The new allocations to attract talent is evaporating rather rapidly as LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 also include specialised construction workers for the developed world becomes vaccinated. Many OWNED infrastructure projects and MIQ spaces for 400 Asian countries are now on an aggressive hunt S p ta ho international students. for that talent.” — RNZ tioner y S [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 Schools decline government-funded lunches WELLINGTON — Twenty-nine schools which “We also provide breakfasts, not just for were offered the Government’s funded lunch in those that are in need, but for any child that schools programme turned down the free food. would like one. The lunch in school programme — Ka Ora, OFFERING “We understand that, should our position Ka Ako — was offered to 763 schools late last FREE LUNCH: change, we can approach the Ministry and we year. The Education review this on a monthly basis at board level, The Education Ministry said Ka Ora, Ka Ako Ministry expects based on feedback from our staff.” is offered to schools and kura that fall within another 200 The principal of another kura, which asked the highest 25 percent of socio-economic schools will be not to be named, said they had turned down the disadvantage nationally and where students part of Ka Ora, Ka offer because they felt their whanau didn’t need face the greatest barriers that can affect access Ako by the end of it and others were more in need. to education, wellbeing and achievement. this year. The principal said the staff know their Spokesperson Katrina Casey said schools Picture supplied community intimately and they do have and kura who chose not to take part did so sufficient. for their own reasons and the Ministry did not “We have food here for those that need it, require an explanation. and we are pretty alert if someone is having “However, we’re aware that some wanted to trouble. We always have fruit and milk and are continue with food programmes they already looking to extend the amount of milk we get in. ran,” Casey said. But we do have to fund that ourselves.” By the end of this year the Ministry of The Ministry of Education is undertaking a Education expects the number of schools Christchurch. needs one. review of the programme, which was expected offering lunches to rise to 963 schools. Board chair David Woods said the school has He said the staff are well placed to recognise to be finalised at the end of April. The Ministry One of the schools which turned down its own programme, Green Lunches, in place the need and act when required. The school’s said the review will be publicly released once the programme was Wharenui School in which provides a free lunch for any child who PTA helps with the costs of the meals. the findings have been considered. — RNZ INVITING THE RICH TO NZ Wealthy investors due to arrive on new border exemption WELLINGTON — Hundreds of foreign pause on inviting potential investors to take up and a number of investment Zealand as a research and development investors are expected to arrive in New the country when the borders closed last projects were paused. destination had surged due to the Zealand in coming months as a result of year. “I think it’s been really important for country’s response to the pandemic. new border exemptions allowing wealthy Under both programmes, officials are New Zealand to get this exemption up “It’s almost bottomless at the moment investors linked to two government able to identify and invite key people and running.” in some ways, there are so many people programmes to visit. from companies to visit here in order Laurence said NZTE was already who are interested. New Zealand’s brand The Ministry of Business, Innovation to facilitate high-value international fielding interest from people wanting is a very strong one, it was already strong and Employment (MBIE) expects 220 investment and technology expertise into to resume projects now they can apply in terms of our niche areas of innovation wealthy individuals will arrive over the the country. to come here under the new border and people are really drawn to the idea of next year, bringing hundreds of millions MBIE said high-value international exemption. actually basing operations here.” in direct investment, job creation and investment will play an important role Investors who visit as part of the He said they were looking at bringing skills. in supporting New Zealand’s economic Investment Attractions programme will in expertise that supports the New MBIE said it has not publicised the recovery. be able to conduct due diligence, such Zealand Space Agency and were working border changes widely because it only NZTE general manager of investment as meeting potential partners, viewing through the criteria to prioritise applies to those shoulder-tapped by state Dylan Laurence said the agency does plants and sites, and understanding their investors. agencies. plan to publicise the exemption once it potential investment on the ground. The first could arrive here within The two new border exemptions has worked through the detail. The new Innovative Partnerships weeks. get the briefest of descriptions on the Investor interest in New Zealand had exception allows MBIE to invite key MBIE general manager employment, Immigration NZ website — just the never been higher, he said. people from companies “that are pushing skills and immigration policy Ruth names of the government programmes “It’s been pretty difficult to be able to the boundaries of technology and solving Isaac said the border exemptions for they are linked to. turn that interest and profile into getting the world’s big problems” to help them investors were the next steps to ramp up Association for Migration and investors and companies to transact. The find investment opportunities here. connectivity with the world and support Investment chair June Ranson said she key constraint has been this inability for MBIE general manager, science, the country’s economic recovery. would like to know more. them to be able to bring their people into innovation and international Dr Peter She said it was important to now “New Zealand needs the investment the country to conduct due diligence.” Crabtree oversees the Partnership reconnect New Zealand businesses to money, there’s no getting away from it, He said those interested in investing programme. international investment. but it would have been very, very good want to be here to make decisions. “We’ve been as creative as we can be “The immediate pipeline of opportunity if they had made the industry and the “We’ve tried these various ways to in terms of maintaining relationships made possible by these border exceptions public aware of what their plans were.” conduct due diligence virtually. and so have the companies themselves could be in the hundreds of millions of The new exemptions come under We’ve tried GoPros and drones to do in terms of keeping their operations dollars worth of benefits to the New the ministry’s Innovative Partnerships site visits and we’ve tried introducing running,” he said. Zealand economy.” programme and New Zealand Trade them to people in New Zealand who “It’s really the opportunity cost we Any investors arriving from outside and Enterprise’s (NZTE) Investment can act as their trusted partners on the don’t want to miss out at this point.” Australia will need to apply for a room in Attractions, which both had to press ground but ultimately we got minimal Dr Crabtree said interest in New managed isolation. — RNZ

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39608-01 The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Light at end of 15-month tunnel Cook Islands operators ‘excited’ about return of Kiwi visitors

RAROTONGA — Cook Islands tourism coming week as well, so everything operators and businesses say they are is kind of happening at once. That’s a primed for a return of Kiwi visitors after vaccination of the whole of the population this week’s bubble opening and expect Air and that’s certainly going to give that New Zealand to respond to any increases extra layer of protection, which I think to travel demand. offers a bit more assurance with an open After over a year, New Zealanders are border.” finally able to travel to the Cook Islands General manager at Tamanu Beach without having to quarantine. Resort on the island of Aitutaki, Nick The first flight to Rarotonga will touch Henry, echoed Scott’s comments. He told down tomorrow, and there will be daily Morning Report the operators were ready flights between the two countries after for the influx of travellers, but initially that. they weren’t expecting huge numbers. Australians heading to the Cook “We’re been ready and waiting for some Islands will need to spend at least 14 months now. Fortunately at Tamanu days in New Zealand first. Beach we’ve had our restaurant opened The president of the Cook Islands seven days a week since October, but it’s Tourism Industry Council, Liana Scott, been a struggle relying solely on local said while the islands wouldn’t reach travel,” he said. peak tourism levels, the bubble would be “Fortunately we get a number arriving a big boost and offered light at the end of in from Rarotonga, so it’s kept us afloat tunnel for the economy. and with the government wage subsidy “We are expecting a slow, steady start, we’ve managed to keep our employees but this is our journey of recovery phase, employed through this 15-month period.” so we’re still excited about it,” she told BUBBLE OPENS: The first flight to Rarotonga will touch down tomorrow and there Less fortunate were some surrounding First Up. will be daily flights between the two countries after that. Picture supplied businesses, which had closed and had Although New Zealanders didn’t lost staff who travelled instead to New account for all tourism revenue, visits “We’re expecting between 50 and 55 always be a worry to operators, but Zealand for seasonal opportunities. from Aotearoa had always been a percent occupancy for most places, only they were staying positive and trusting Expectations of how fast the bubble financial mainstay, she said. based on the current schedule for this existing health and travel protocols put would bring work opportunities back to “New Zealand season, which is one in place. the islands were realistic, Henry said, but is still the biggest flight per day. But Vaccination programmes were giving added the figures were promising. market for sure. We are expecting a slow, Air New Zealand the country confidence, with the nation’s “For Aitutaki, I know we’ve got a slow It made up about steady‘ start, but this is our has assured us health authorities able to administer movement for May. For example, in our 62 percent of if demand grows 600 jabs per day, meaning the whole of hotel we’ve got just five bookings for the our numbers, so journey of recovery phase, so they’ll increase that Rarotonga will soon be covered in under rest of this month to date and around 30 definitely a big we’re still excited about it. flight schedule. So a week,” she said. percent for June and we’re getting up to chunk and of course — Liana Scott’ anything is possible “There is always that element of worry, almost 60 percent for July, which is very Kiwis have pretty at this stage.” but I think that the bigger worry is if we exciting.” limited places that Threats to the don’t have a bubble and it doesn’t open, He said that July figure was double they can travel travel bubble posed because the economic consequences of what he had anticipated and expected to at the moment, so that will make a by Covid-19 and the possibility of new that are pretty major. Air New Zealand to meet any increased difference as well. community transmission cases would “We’ve got vaccination starting this demand. — RNZ “We are Adopt us today... looking for our forever Boris Cookies Freya Man Tan & White Mixed Breed Female Dapple Catahoula X Female Tan & White Whippet x Fox Terrier homes”— Meow, woof

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CITY OF VOLCANOES: Auckland straddles more than Tipped to take 50 volcanic centres. Simulated image supplied via on capital’s NZ Herald/Three water woes by Georgina Campbell, the lack of people NZ Herald to deliver projects had been widely WELLINGTON acknowledged as a key — Hutt City Mayor reason for this gap. Campbell Barry is The review revealed tipped to take over the workforce was as chairman of the struggling to keep up Wellington Water with existing levels of Committee, which will growth, despite a 25 mark a new era in the percent increase in region’s infrastructure the number of people crisis. employed in the past “We really need to four years. be open and honest BIG TASK AHEAD: Hutt Mayor Barry said How a major eruption would about the state of City Mayor Campbell Barry the Wellington Water our infrastructure is tipped to take over as Committee could play a and the problems we chairman of the Wellington key role in partnering reshape NZ’s biggest city are currently facing Water Committee. with education in overcoming these Picture by Georgina Campbell providers and the issues”, Mayor Barry private sector to plug by Jamie Morton, NZ Herald ash column. “eruption zone” around the told The New Zealand Herald. the gaps. More eruptions came in the Mangere site and zones north Hutt City councillor David Bassett One of the first things he planned AUCKLAND — Scientists have following few weeks — some and south of it. resigned from the role of chairman in to raise with the committee was the simulated how Auckland could launching rocks, fountaining If no disaster happened, about March, after eight years at the helm. controversial issue of water meters. recover from a major volcanic magma, lava flows and more 84,700 people would be living Mr Bassett said it was an It was clear there were varying eruption within the city — costing ash and gas — with activity fully within the eruption zone by 2040, appropriate time to stand down, seeing views across the councils, he said. industries billions of dollars and ceasing after three months. compared with about 68,200 as bedding in the Government’s Three “Personally, I don’t support transforming entire residential The eruptions caused an initial today. Waters reforms would take a number volumetric charging. However, there areas. economic shock and forced Under the modelled eruption of years to achieve and the region are some real benefits around water Auckland straddles a large about 80,000 people to evacuate. scenario, however, there would would need continuity of governance education and conservation and volcanic field, home to more Under a “quick-recovery” be about 53,000 residents in the over that time. keeping a tab on water use.” than 50 volcanic centres, posing scenario, about 30,200 people area 20 years after the event The Wellington Water Committee Wellington Water was keen to a hazard to the city’s 1.6 million were able to return within two if recovery was fast — or just was set to meet at 1pm today (after implement water meters. This was population. months, with their homes being 24,700 if it was slow. The Gisborne Herald went to press), because demand for water could While its existing volcanoes repaired enough to be able to live There were also big and members were expected to elect a outstrip supply in the region by as are thought unlikely to erupt in. After about 15 months, water implications for areas outside new chairperson at that meeting. early as 2026, with the population again, the Auckland Volcanic and electricity networks catering of the eruption zone: the “south The committee was made up of growth rate exceeding earlier Field is young and potentially to areas inside and outside the zone” would contain 30 to 32 representatives from each shareholder forecasts. Building a new water source active — with the potential to eruption impact area were fully percent of Auckland’s population council in Wellington Water — a would cost about $250 million. bring fast-moving surges of hot restored. by 2040, compared with 26 company that manages water assets Mayor Barry has also recently rock and gas, and widespread Researchers estimated the percent with no disaster, while across the region. There were also two secured a seat at the table of the Three ashfall. impact on Auckland’s industrial the north zone would contain mana whenua representatives. Waters Steering Committee, after Recent research has sector in the first year would about 67 or 68 percent, compared Barry said he anticipated having councillors voiced concerns Wellington suggested signs of an imminent be about $5.2 billion, and with 70 percent normally. support from his colleagues for the was being left out. eruption could occur with five $4.1bn for the commercial “The results also illustrate the chairman role. He said councils The committee was established to to 15 days’ warning, forcing the sector. Over a 10-year period, possibility of dramatic changes had come a long way in the past 18 ensure perspectives, interests and evacuation of perhaps more than however, the commercial sector in urban form development, months, with historic underinvestment expertise of both central and local 400,000 people. faced a $25.5bn toll, compared particularly around where in assets finally being highlighted government were accommodated for as In a new study, researchers with $12bn for industries — industrial and commercial and responded to in Long-Term Plan the Government’s reform programme used sophisticated modelling something owing to a lengthy centres would develop,” said budgets. progresses. tools to explore the social and impact on operating surpluses study lead author Robert Work still needed to be done on There were two representatives from economic fall-out of a mock due to new capital having to go Cardwell, a Market Economics getting public buy-in for a problem Auckland Council on the committee, eruption in South Auckland. into restoration. senior analyst and a University of that could well take more than a one from Bay of Plenty Regional They also looked at how a They found some sectors Auckland doctoral candidate. decade to fix, Mayor Barry said. Council, and one from Christchurch disaster might drive changes in would fare worse than others. It could mean implications for He said workforce-deliverability City Council. In total there were local land use and infrastructure Local finance and insurance Auckland’s urban form beyond issues would be the next big challenge 15 representatives from councils under different scenarios over 20 sectors would take a $560m hit the impact area. for councils. “Putting money in a across the country, but not one from years. over two years, for instance, Within the eruption zone, only budget line isn’t going to fix a water Wellington. Their simulated event, taking while for rental, hiring and real 60ha to 120ha of industrial land leak or replace a pipe.” “It’s really important that we as place in 2020, began with estate services, it could be would remain by 2040, compared Water New Zealand’s latest National a region have a voice at the table”, weeks of earthquakes and gas $586m. with 340ha otherwise. Performance Review shows, on Mayor Barry said. emissions around Mangere, To analyse what the The modelling also showed a average, only 77 percent of budgeted He said it was important the region before a steam-driven eruption disaster meant for land use disaster would eventually result capital expenditure was spent in the could influence Three Waters reforms burst from a newly-opened and population growth, the in much more of this type of past financial year. through its experience with the vent in the suburb, launching a researchers split Auckland land to the south by 2040 — and Chief executive Gillian Blythe said Wellington Water model. pyroclastic surge and a 3km-high into three broad blocks — the slightly less to the north. Hawke’s Bay averaging 3.5 farm-related injuries per day by Christian Fuller, NZME Federated Farmers Hawke’s Bay strains and sprains from lifting, and side or tractors — there’s a heap of themselves. “Farmers need to get president, Jim Galloway, said the muscle injuries from chasing stock. potential for injuries from vehicles.” better at putting in systems to look NAPIER — While agriculture is New number of injuries in the region was Last month, a 24-year-old female He encouraged farmers to take after the most important asset on the Zealand’s biggest export, it also ranks “far too high” and must be addressed. farm worker fell down a 7m hill after advantage of ACC’s subsidy on roll farm — themselves and those who as one of the country’s highest-risk Last year, a total of 22,796 farm- being kicked in the back by a bull in bars for quad bikes and urged farmers work in the business,” she said. industries. related injury claims were accepted an incident in Te Haroto. to learn from accidents. “Quad-bike An ACC-funded study for Hawke’s Bay averaged over 3.5 nationwide, which came at a cost of The Lowe Corporation Rescue accidents have been a major cause of Farmstrong — a rural wellbeing farm-related injuries a day in 2020. $84m to help people recover. Helicopter was alerted after the accidents and death here,” he said. initiative — revealed 58 percent of Last year, ACC spent more than That is over 60 farm workers woman, who suffered moderate back “We need to make some changes.” recently injured farmers linked their $159 million helping people in getting injured every single day. injuries, activated a personal locator ACC partnered with the Federated accident to stress associated with Hawke’s Bay recover from their farm- In all, ACC has spent more than beacon. Farmers and NZ Shearing Contractors farm work. One-quarter of them said it relatd injuries, with 94,468 active $383m on farm-related injuries in the Mr Galloway, who recently suffered Association to develop Tahi Ngatahi (stress) was a major factor. claims across the region in 2020. past five years, with the cost in 2020 a calf-muscle injury after chasing — an online-training platform for The research showed that In the past five years, there have the highest from this period. cattle, said farmers frequently shearers and other woolshed workers. exhaustion, lack of sleep, being been 6953 farming-related injuries in Mr Galloway said in Hawke’s Bay, suffered injuries while chasing stock. Virginia Burton-Konia, ACC head of isolated from friends and family and Hawke’s Bay. the most common types of farm “Vehicle accidents on farms are workplace safety, said farmers spent being unable to take a break all add to In 2020 alone, there were 1291 — injuries were caused by being kicked quite prevalent in Hawke’s Bay too.” their lives looking after animals, but the risks that a farmer or farm worker an average of 3.5 per day. or knocked by animals, alongside “Whether it’s a quad bike, side by they must also learn to look after will have an accident. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 BUSINESS 11 Budget 2021 ‘won’t be a lolly scramble this year’: Deloitte CEO

COMMENT by Liam Dann, NZ Herald conservative level of debt than some others.” unhappy as opposed to happy.” And they have probably also had a harder Pippos was currently concerned with the Business would probably be more interested Covid period than what NZ has. “So they are AUCKLAND — Thursday’s Budget will not be inflation and interest-rate risk, which was in the track for debt and understanding what effectively looking to project an air of positivity a “lolly scramble”, Deloitte NZ chief executive starting to build around the globe. that would mean for monetary policy, he added. and sell the future harder to the electorate in officer, Thomas Pippos, warns “That could have a more negative bearing on Beyond that, there were plenty of policy Australia than the NZ Government is doing.” “There’s no election year. I think everyone the future than some of these other challenges areas that business was taking a keen interest The Labour Government here “more than any needs to stand back and recognise the that we’re facing,” he explained. in, such as the borders reopening, immigration other government I can remember” has largely challenges that the country — and the globe — “I don’t think we’re necessarily going to be in and employment law. But Budgets, recently just been managing the crisis, Pippos said. have gone through, and be realistic about what an environment where high levels of debt are an at least, did not really lend themselves to new “My sense is that we’re not really out of can actually be achieved in this next period of optimal long-term scenario.” policy announcements, Pippos said. crisis mode for at least the rest of the year. time,’’ he said. That did not necessarily mean you must put Meanwhile, it is almost certain that New “Getting back to business as usual is Pippos — who has been New Zealand CEO your foot down on debt at this point in time, he Zealand would keep a tighter rein on spending probably something for the next Budget rather of the “big four” accountancy firm for 10 years said. than was seen in the Australian budget. than the current Budget.” — said he would be looking for signals around The big spending would always be there on Last week, Australia’s Liberal government The local economy has been the real hero the recovery path from Finance Minister Grant social services, health and education. delivered a massive stimulatory budget through Covid, Pippos said. Robertson. “The way I look at it, and the way business allocating more than $300 million of new “A lot of businesses have actually performed “Clearly, the New Zealand economy has looks at it, is we that live in a world of limited spending, which would keep the Crown very well. The trajectory is quite positive performed much better than expected during resources. Decision needs to be made in terms accounts in deficits for a decade. It did not because as economies around the world this Covid period, which gives the Government of how to allocate in that world. make sense to compare the NZ and Australian continue to open, the attractiveness of NZ and the (prime) minister some options,” he said. “Sometimes it’s more about the different Budgets too closely however, Pippos said. not only as a tourist destination but also as a “My pre-disposition is probably to run a more constituent parts of the economy being equally “They’re coming up to an election there. trading destination will open up.” HeartLab could 75-year-old discovers go like a rocket with Beck help home is not her own by Chris Keall, NZ Herald by Matt Nippert, NZ Herald The law firm could not be months. AUCKLAND — The US has Silicon Valley. reached for comment, however. “It just grew from there as New Zealand has Fia Jones’ flat. AUCKLAND — A former Lee Salmon Long had more people came forward. The New Zealand Herald recently chronicled Lamborghini-driving earlier in the year strenuously It’s big money, then you’ve how the 21-year-old Jones had managed to businessman whose alleged denied any wrongdoing on got independent money with corner Peter Beck as he attended an University schemes have cost Auckland behalf of its clients and Gerard Peters that’s supposed of Auckland event. The Rocket Lab founder homeowners and investors issued a number of legal to have taken to invest — ended up backing her satellite solar-panel millions is now under letters asserting unspecified somewhere in Singapore or start-up business — Astrix Astronautics. investigation by the Serious inaccuracies in the The New wherever,” Bolton said. It turns out that Beck was also offering Fraud Office (SFO). Zealand Herald’s description In late 2020, because of the advice, and financial backing, to Jones’ A spokesman for the of property and investment size and complexity of the case, flatmate — Will Hewitt (also 21), the founder of office announced: “An SFO transactions in the alleged Bolton referred the matter a start-up business called HeartLab. investigation in relation to the scheme. to the SFO — which only HeartLab, which makes artificial affairs of Gerard Peters and Sandra Rolondowski, 75. Barrister Matt Goodwin, confirmed last week that it too intelligence-powered software to better others is ongoing.” representing Chris Peters, was formally investigating. analyse heart scans, has just begun a trial The New Zealand Herald in the alleged schemes, with said: “He doesn’t accept any Rolondowski also complained with the Waitemata District Health Board. And understands that the SFO most activity run through wrongdoing.” to Age Concern, which it is in negotiations with a US clinic to begin a investigators conducted their company Peters Property The Herald revealed that investigated the matter and similar pilot. searches of several properties Holdings. 75-year-old pensioner, Sandra raised concerns that Chris Jones and Hewitt met when they were associated with the Peters The New Zealand Herald Rolondowski, was the one to Peters — who allegedly did placed in the same UoA Summer School family last week. understands the SFO raise the alarm after realising “not appear to be affiliated maths class. “That tells you how well we were The New Zealand Herald investigation involves looking the Browns Bay flat she had with a reputable financial doing,” Hewitt jokes. previously reported on schemes at more than $5 million paid for and thought was organisation” — told them While they might have been underachievers allegedly run by the family in mortgage proceeds and mortgage-free, actually had mortgage and sale proceeds in the official curriculum, they were that had cost investors millions investor funds, which appear to someone else’s name on the were said to have “been put on achieving in side gigs and bonded over their of dollars and had seen around have been transmitted offshore. title and was saddled with a deposit overseas at 20 percent entrepreneurial efforts. a dozen Auckland properties The New Zealand Herald put $1.1m mortgage to BNZ. interest with Credit Suisse or Hewitt asked for advice, and recalls Beck moved into exotic ownership questions to Lee Salmon Long, After she discovered the the like”. saying to be careful with his funds. Beck was structures and saddled with who was acting for Peters discrepancy in mid-2018, she Investors claim to have been on board. Through Offset Ventures (home of large mortgages. family members, about these complained to the bank, which frustrated in efforts to reclaim new $10m “Deep Technology” fund backed It is alleged that brothers developments — and whether referred the matter to the their funds, and in some cases, by the Rocket Lab founder), he participated Gerard and Chris, as well Gerard Peters was intending police. the properties involved — in HeartLab’s $1.1m October 2020, which as their mother Serene, to return to New Zealand Police Detective Sergeant including family homes — have was also supported by Icehouse Ventures were involved in registering from his present location of James Bolton took the case undergone forced mortgagee and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. And it was companies and liaising with Malaysia to assist the SFO in and the list of alleged victims sales and wiped out all the one year later, at age 18, that Hewitt founded investors and property owners their inquiries. widened over the next 18 former owners’ equity. HeartLab. Struggling retailer calls on Govt to adopt Aussie initiative by Liu Chen, RNZ still paying the highest rentals in New current situation continue). Zealand,” he said. Unlike other industries, the souvenir AUCKLAND — The owner of an “I decided to close the shop business is hard to move online as it Auckland souvenir shop is calling for because I cannot continue with the is more “first-hand experience”. the Government to learn from Australia financial side of it. We were losing When people visit New Zealand and offer rental support to struggling money every single day.” they like to come into a store, feel businesses. The other store, ‘Kiwiana’, has signs and touch the products, then take Benny Li has been running souvenir on the ground saying it is “the oldest something home, Li said. shops in Queen Street for 25 years. souvenir shop on Queen Street since He said the souvenir business was He has owned two stores in recent 1953”. Li said he took over the shop important as it supported local artists. years, but has just had to close one 21 years ago and did not want to see it Li said the Government should give of those stores due to the lack of foot being closed as well. landlords a special fund to provide traffic since the borders were closed “I check all the sales every day. rent relief in proportion to their amid the coronavirus pandemic. And, actually, the bubble hasn’t helped tenant’s downturn in turnover, which Li said before closing the shop, much. We have only had one trading, was what the government in Victoria, which was called ‘Kiwitown’ and which was $156, from an Australian Australia, was offering. situated at the top of Queen Street, tourist last week.” Li said landlords should also he had been hoping that the newly- He said he used to have 15 staff be supported with reduced tax by introduced transtasman bubble would members, but now he has only two increasing depreciation, delayed or have helped. But nothing had changed — and one of them was now talking extended bank interest payment and since the bubble was introducted. about resigning as their pay had been tax relief. Souvenir shops were always located reduced due to lower shop revenue. “I hope the Government can study at prime locations at tourist hotspots, He said he was keeping the carefully and immediately take note meaning rentals were usually high, Li business going on his savings, but of our souvenir retailers’ situation said. “Since first lockdown, we have that could only keep the shop going and support our industry as soon as ‘LET’S FOLLOW AUSTRALIA’S LEAD’: Benny Li doesn’t want had no international tourists, but we’re for a few more months (should the possible.” to see the oldest souvenir shop on Queen Street close. RNZ picture by Liu Chen 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 EDITORIAL Community response wide, varied World watches as WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL message that what is proposed is grossly unfair. in what it is proposing in rates, as they are THIS WEEK A major push came from the Gisborne cycle effectively only open 50 percent of the year. by Terry Sheldrake and walking group requesting action and some Cleaning up our rivers and river ecosystems fighting escalates investment into cycleways. On the back of this, and ecology has also been requested. A week of turmoil overseas looks THE past two months has some presenters pushed the issue of council We listened to presentations from Gisborne like continuing into this one, most been full on for the council needing to seriously commit to issues of climate Crime Prevention Camera trust along with Forest notably with the latest crisis in the — first with the release of change and carbon emissions. What is our and Bird. Submissions were very widespread. the 70-page “Our Tairawhiti”, commitment to our environment? On the release of the consultation document, Middle East where Israeli air strikes being council’s 2021-2031 The wood council presented and discussed the the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce ran a are pummelling targets in Gaza. Long-Term Plan consultation document. This was forestry industry’s environment and regulations, survey of its members re its contents, resulting By the end of the week Israel and followed by numerous well-attended engagement including transport and trees, forestry and land in members being (quote) “very critical of the Hamas, which controls Gaza, were meetings throughout Tairawhiti providing many decisions, overall catchment management and document in what was not included” — one being on the brink of a full-scale war while with the opportunity to directly engage with our forest environmental performance. They wish to the potential use of our water once the treatment in Israel itself, Jews and Arabs were Mayor, councillors and senior council staff. have better collaboration with council and the plant has been upgraded. This leads to the clashing in a kind of civil war. On the back of this, the council received community, stating that one in four people across subject of the potential wetlands concept, where The death toll has almost reached record submissions which translated into a 1450- our community are involved in this industry. many have requested that this project be brought 200, with 188 Palestinians killed — page agenda document for which 45 individuals, Sport Gisborne presented re consultation and well forward into this LTP. including 55 children and 33 women groups and businesses took up the additional collaboration work regarding the development As this space is really to inform you of what is — and 10 Israelis. opportunity to present their “feedback” over two of future “sports hubs”. Its consultation with all coming up in council this week, on Wednesday days of engagement in the council chambers. sporting codes that could be potentially affected we have a short Civil Defence Emergency The outbreak of Hamas rocket In most cases they were either challenging has been wide-scoping and significant. Hence meeting. This is followed by possibly one of this attacks and Israeli air strikes, the what the council is proposing or requesting that I was surprised to listen to Thistle AFC, who three-year term’s most important meetings, being worst fighting since 2014, centres financial contributions be re-directed to a varied disputed any engagement and do not support our Long Term Plan “deliberations” based off the on the eviction of six Arab families and wide-scoping pool of projects and ideas. their club being included in a sports hub. recent months of work, and in considering our in East Jerusalem and access to the The community response has covered many Other presentations included the urgency community’s feedback. Al Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest issues. To name a few, there is serious pushback around the lack of affordable housing. This is a On Friday we have Gisborne Holdings Ltd site in Islam, which Jews believe is from several groups including the horticulture major issue for our community, not only in the (GHL) director interviews. GHL is a Council the site of the Temple Mount. sector. Over the two days, seven horticulture city but across Tairawhiti. Controlled Trading Organisation that is wholly Fighting has flared regularly ever presenters gave the council a loud and clear Schools requested that council be fairer owned by Gisborne District Council. since the United Nations decision in LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS 1948 to establish Israel alongside a Palestinian state. The Palestinians Long build-up of traffic have never got their state and have Your article on street Gisborne has not had a been progressively forced back from Change parks? Let us know congestion on Saturday was continuous infrastructure land they occupied for centuries. Where is the game of rugby could be put on a fence to interesting. I have visited programme to deal with its It is a one-sided battle because played in Gisborne? The inform those attending, who Gisborne twice over the last future. No vision. of the much greater firepower Israel newspaper and radio said the would then know where to go? month and been in the process Now you have so much has. The Jewish state’s response afternoon games on Saturday There are not many of writing on this. I have been to do at once, highlighted to rocket attacks has included the were to be played at Barry spectators nowadays, and really taken aback by the by your weekend paper, Park, where people turned up could be less if they are not full-day congestion in the city that the budget is going to bombing of a refugee camp, a busy — and not only the central be blown apart. Maybe you street and a media base. Alarmingly, to but no games, later learning given the right information. that it had been moved to city, from one end to the other, might just half-fix today, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Rugby Park. Surely a notice GRAEME WAHLSTROM all day. And like Mr Hadfield by the time all that delayed Netanyahu has vowed the air strikes said, this has been building up work is finished you will be will “continue at full force”. over a period of time. only marking time. Another Numerous diplomatic efforts have Great to see ‘Bessie’ in use Having lived the majority of tomorrow has arrived. failed and the best that can be my life in Gisborne, including A bothering addition to achieved at present seems to be Re: SPCA brings free desexing to female cats. Whilst the caravan was all my working years, it all this is that many present a ceasefire. The UN has called the East Coast communities, May 14. in Gisborne, Donna Cullingford, was starting to show at the councillors and staff have been situation an appalling tragedy and It is a welcome sight to see this now of Mutts and Moggies, worked completion of my employment involved for many years in as a taxi operator in 2006. this same time frame. a special meeting of the Security SPCA desexing caravan back in the tirelessly to ensure all surgery East Coast. spaces were utilised. Over many visits since it I now stay in a motel near Council has been called. There has This caravan was used by the The SPCA caravan worked the has built up each time to the city and walk. Take note, been criticism of a weak response SPCA during the period 2006-2016 2006-2016 era without charge to the unbelievable situation that’s the best option. by the major powers, including the all over the country, from Kaitaia to the people of New Zealand and you now have. Whatever Your forward-thinking United States. Invercargill. It visited the East Coast Tairawhiti, who were in themselves you do, don’t park near an with provision for foot traffic While the crisis in the Middle East five times in that decade, three generous with their koha. intersection or a roundabout, has been at the detriment of dwarves anything else, there has times in Gisborne and twice up the Because of the bequest from you never get out . . . and it forward-planning for traffic been plenty of action here in New Coast based at the council buildings Betty Napier and the drive and is going to take more than a flow. Zealand to provide ongoing stories in Te Puia. The council office staff vision of Colin Hill (veterinarian collection of those to fix this. AC SUTTON which journalism old-hands would and animal control officers in Te from Auckland) and Robyn For whatever reason, Hastings say “have legs”. Puia worked in with the caravan Kippenberger (CEO SPCANZ 2005- National leader Judith Collins has team in organising the bookings to 2015), this caravan developed from ensure every surgical space was a dream to a reality. It is pleasing to Kiwifruit hike Distasteful . . . continued her repeated accusations taken. Around 20-25 surgeries were see the caravan again being used of secret plans for Maori separatism performed daily. for the purpose it was originally poorly timed Re: What ‘God-given’ rights? May 15. with a third speech at the weekend, During those five months in built. Hi Lara, I also found Anne’s this time involving Ngai Tahu and Tairawhiti over 2200 animals were SUE & ALISTAR McKELLOW Re: ‘Simply absurd’, May comments distasteful. The young lady water ownership in the South Island. desexed, with a heavy emphasis on Vet & vet nurse, SPCA desexing 14 story. who was courageous enough to write Maori Party co-leader Rawiri dogs, both male and female, and caravan (Bessie) 2006-2016 Well, to ask kiwifruit a public letter of opinion was more growers to pay huge rates is mature than some adults. Waititi was ejected from the House going to put more pressure I personally don’t believe in God. after a spirited haka, and Speaker on them. The horticulture We don’t need to believe in God to be Trevor Mallard ruled that MPs must Freestyle BMX win awesome industry, to be honest with good, compassionate people. I was not be called racist but their views you, is stuffed due to Covid. heartened to see youth sharing their and policies can be. Re: Dream a step closer, pretty gnar. voices on racism and I hope to see The Serious Fraud Office launched March 27 story. ALFIE CROCKER BRUCE MORGAN more of it! an investigation of donations to the This is cool — Jett is Paekakariki Napier AIMEE MILNE Labour Party, which joined National, the Maori Party and the NZ First [email protected] Foundation in the SFO probes list. ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. All this is going on as the ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. Government prepares for a crucial ■ Always include full name and contact details. Budget later this week. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 WORLD 13 Netanyahu warns war will go on

GAZA CITY — Israeli air it anymore.” strikes on Gaza City flattened The Israeli army three buildings and killed at spokesperson’s office said least 42 people on Sunday (local the strike targeted Hamas time), Palestinian medics said, in “underground military the deadliest single attack in the infrastructure”. latest round of violence. As a result of the strike, “the Despite the toll and underground facility collapsed, international efforts to broker a causing the civilian houses’ ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister foundations above them to Benjamin Netanyahu signalled collapse as well, leading to the fourth war with Gaza’s unintended casualties”, it said. Hamas rulers would rage on. Among those reported killed In a televised address, was Dr Ayman Abu Al-Ouf, Netanyahu said the attacks were the head of the internal TARGET IDENTIFIED: An Israeli air strike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in continuing at “full-force” and medicine department at Shifa Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other media outlets. Hours later, would “take time”. Israel “wants Hospital and a senior member Israel bombed the home of Khalil al-Hayeh, a top leader of Gaza’s ruling militant Hamas group. to levy a heavy price” on the of the hospital’s coronavirus AP picture Hamas militant group, he said, management committee. Two of flanked by his defence minister Abu Al-Ouf’s teenage children and political rival, Benny Gantz, and two other family members in a show of unity. were also buried under the Hamas also pressed on, rubble. launching rockets from civilian The death of the 51-year-old areas in Gaza toward civilian physician “was a huge loss at areas in Israel. a very sensitive time”, said One slammed into a Mohammed Abu Selmia, the DEADLY synagogue in the southern city director of Shifa. ATTACKS: of Ashkelon hours before evening Gaza’s healthcare system, Mourners services for the Jewish holiday already gutted by an Israeli and carry the of Shavuot, Israeli emergency Egyptian blockade imposed after bodies of services said. No injuries were Hamas seized power from rival Palestinians reported. Palestinian forces in 2007, had who were In the Israeli air assault early been struggling with a surge killed in on Sunday, families were buried in coronavirus infections even overnight under piles of cement rubble and before the latest conflict. Israeli air twisted rebar. A yellow canary Israel’s air strikes have strikes that hit lay crushed on the ground. levelled a number of Gaza City’s their homes in Shards of glass and debris tallest office and residential Gaza City. covered streets blocks away buildings, alleging they contain AP picture from the major downtown Hamas military infrastructure. thoroughfare where the three Among them was the building buildings were hit over the housing The Associated Press course of five minutes around office and those of other media 1am. outlets. The hostilities have repeatedly Sally Buzbee, the AP’s escalated over executive editor, air strikes hammered the city higher and has released the east Jerusalem neighbourhood the past week, called for an and its surroundings. names and photos of two dozen of Sheikh Jarrah — where the marking the We are tired. We independent “We think it is appropriate alleged operatives it says were Palestinian families had been worst fighting ‘ investigation at this point for there to be “eliminated”. threatened with eviction — in the territory need a truce. We can’t into the air an independent look at what The assault has displaced injuring six officers before police that is home bear it anymore strike that happened yesterday — an some 34,000 Palestinians shot and killed the attacker, to two million ’ destroyed the independent investigation,” from their homes, UN Mideast Israeli police said. Palestinians —Haya Abdelal AP office on Buzbee said. envoy Tor Wennesland told an The violence also sparked pro- since Israel Saturday. The latest outbreak of violence emergency meeting of the UN Palestinian protests in cities and Hamas’ Netanyahu began in east Jerusalem last Security Council, where eight across Europe and the United devastating 2014 war. alleged that Hamas military month, when Palestinians foreign ministers spoke about States. “I have not seen this level of intelligence was operating inside clashed with police in response the conflict. Israel appears to have destruction through my 14 years the building. to Israeli police tactics during Efforts by China, Norway and stepped up strikes in recent of work,” said Samir al-Khatib “It is a perfectly legitimate Ramadan and the threatened Tunisia to get the UN body to days to inflict as much damage an emergency rescue official target,” he told CBS’s Face the eviction of dozens of Palestinian issue a statement, including as possible on Hamas as in Gaza. “Not even in the 2014 Nation on Sunday. families by Jewish settlers. a call for the cessation of international mediators work to war.” Asked if he had provided any A focus of the clashes was hostilities, have been blocked end the fighting and stave off an Rescuers furiously dug evidence of Hamas’ presence the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a frequent by the United States, which, Israeli ground invasion in Gaza. through the rubble using in the building in a call on flashpoint located on a hilltop according to diplomats, is The Israeli military said it excavators and bulldozers Saturday with US President compound revered by both concerned it could interfere with destroyed the home on Sunday amid clouds of heavy dust. One Joe Biden, Netanyahu said, “we Muslims and Jews. diplomatic efforts to stop the of Gaza’s top Hamas leader, shouted “Can you hear me?” into pass it through our intelligence Hamas began firing rockets violence. Yahiyeh Sinwar, in the southern a hole. “Are you OK?” he asked. people”. toward Jerusalem on Monday, Palestinian Foreign Minister town of Khan Younis. Minutes later, first responders Buzbee called for any such triggering the Israeli assault on Riad Al-Malki urged the It was the third such attack in pulled a survivor out. evidence to be laid out. Gaza. Security Council to take action the last two days on the homes The Gaza Health Ministry “We are in a conflict situation,” At least 188 Palestinians have to end Israeli attacks. of senior Hamas leaders, who said 16 women and 10 children Buzbee said. “We do not take been killed in the hundreds of Israel’s UN ambassador, Gilad have gone underground. were among those killed, with sides in that conflict. We heard airstrikes in Gaza, including 55 Erdan, urged the council to Egypt and the US were more than 50 people wounded. Israelis say they have evidence, children and 33 women, with condemn Hamas’ “indiscriminate involved in ceasefire efforts, but Haya Abdelal, 21, who lives we don’t know what that 1230 people wounded. Eight and unprovoked attacks”. it was not clear if they were in a building next to one that evidence is.” people in Israel have been killed The turmoil has also spilled making progress, in light of was destroyed, said she was The AP has operated from the in some of the 3100 rocket over elsewhere, fuelling protests Netanyahu’s statement that the sleeping when the airstrikes building for 15 years, including attacks launched from Gaza, in the occupied West Bank campaign is continuing. sent her fleeing into the street. through three previous wars including a five-year-old boy and and stoking violence within The UN Security Council She accused Israel of not giving between Israel and Hamas. a soldier. Israel between its Jewish and was also meeting on Sunday its usual warning to residents to The news agency’s cameras, Hamas and the Islamic Arab citizens, with clashes and (local time), and Secretary- leave before launching such an operating from its top floor office Jihad militant group have vigilante attacks on people and General Antonio Guterres called attack. and roof terrace, offered 24-hour acknowledged 20 fighters property. for an end to the “senseless “We are tired,” she said. “We live shots as militants’ rockets killed in the fighting. Israel On Sunday, a driver rammed cycle of bloodshed, terror and need a truce. We can’t bear arched toward Israel and Israeli says the real number is far into an Israeli checkpoint in the destruction”. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021

Normal operations resume at pipeline

ATLANTA — The operator of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline — hit on May 7 by a ransomware attack — announced on Saturday that it has resumed “normal operations,” delivering fuel to its markets, including a large swath of the East Coast of the US. Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline had begun the process of restarting the pipeline’s operations on Wednesday evening, warning it could take several days for the supply chain to return to normal. “Since that time, we have returned the system to normal operations, delivering millions of gallons per hour to the markets we serve,” Colonial Pipeline said in a tweet Saturday. Gas shortages, which spread from the South and all but emptied stations in WONDER OF NATURE: Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never stand still. That is perhaps no clearer Washington, have been improving since a than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6000 years, give or take a year or two. The peak on Thursday night. glow from the bubbling hot lava spewing out of the Fagradalsfjall volcano can be seen from the outskirts of Iceland’s capital, “It’s still going to work its way through Reykjavík, 32 kilometres away. For others around the world, there’s always the live feed. But this is the Reykjanes Peninsula’s the system over the next few days, but we first eruption of any volcano in around 800 years, and nothing quite matches the exhilaration of bearing witness to Planet should be back to normal fairly soon,” she Earth’s raw power up close and personal. Fagradalsfjall itself is made up of the Icelandic words for “beautiful valley mountain”. said. — AP AP picture

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While officials say the riverside minority groups work in essential jobs where they burials have taken place for decades, the sheer might be exposed to the coronavirus. He also numbers in the shadow of the pandemic are said they are more likely to become infected if focusing more attention on the practice. exposed because of medical conditions such as Navneet Sehgal, a state government hypertension, chronic lung disease, diabetes or spokesman, denied local media reports that obesity. more than 1000 corpses of Covid-19 victims Fauci on Sunday was awarded the Emory had been recovered from rivers in the past two University president’s medal. Previous recipients weeks. “I bet these bodies have nothing to do include former President Jimmy Carter, the Dalai with Covid-19,” he said. Lama and the late US Representative John Lewis, He said some villagers did not cremate their a civil rights icon. In accepting the award, Fauci dead as is customary, due to a Hindu tradition denounced the destruction of division. — AP during some periods of religious significance, and instead disposed of them in rivers or by Vaccine offered to Olympians digging graves on riverbanks. BURIAL: After bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganges River, police are LONDON — The British government is still Ramesh Kumar Singh, a member of Bondhu keeping a close eye on families burying their loved ones alongside the river. deciding whether to accept an offer from Pfizer Mahal Samiti, a philanthropic organisation AP picture to fast-track Olympic and Paralympic athletes for that helps cremate bodies, said the number coronavirus vaccines. of deaths is very high in rural areas, and small number” of bodies on the riverbanks, he in Unnao district, 40 kilometres southwest of Jabs are only being given to Britons aged 38 or poor people have been disposing of bodies said, but didn’t give a figure. Lucknow, the Uttar Pradesh state capital. District older — although this will be extended to those in the river because of the exorbitant cost of However, on Sunday, a 30-year-old Buddhist Magistrate Ravindra Kumar said an investigation over 35 from next week — with younger people performing the last rites and a shortage of came to the same riverbank in Prayagraj with is under way to identify the cause of death. only getting inoculated if they have an underlying wood. The cost of cremation has tripled up to other family members and buried his mother, India’s two big states, Uttar Pradesh and health condition. 15,000 rupees (NZ$280). who he said had died of a heart attack. Bihar, with nearly 358 million people in total, are Pfizer said earlier this month that it would On Saturday, an Associated Press “She was not infected with Covid-19,” Vijay among the worst hit in the virus surge sweeping donate doses to athletes and officials preparing photojournalist estimated there were at least Kumar told the AP, adding that his religion through the country with devastating death tolls. for the Tokyo games with the rescheduled 300 shallow riverside graves on a sand bar near allows both cremation and burial, “but I chose After hitting record highs for weeks, the Olympics due to open on July 23. — AP near Prayagraj. Each grave was covered by an burial”. number of new cases was stabilising, said Dr VK orange, yellow or reddish cloth and appeared Health authorities last week retrieved 71 Paul, a government health expert. Cyclone heading for India laid out in the same direction. bodies that washed up on a Ganges riverbank in The Health Ministry on Sunday reported NEW DELHI — A severe cyclone is roaring in the KP Singh, a senior police officer, said neighbouring Bihar state. 311,170 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, Arabian Sea off southwestern India with winds authorities had earmarked a cremation ground Authorities performed post mortems but said down from 326,098 on Saturday. of up to 140kmh, already causing heavy rains on the Prayagraj riverbank for those who died they could not confirm the cause of death due It also reported 4077 additional deaths, taking and flooding that have killed at least six people, of Covid-19, and police were no longer allowing to decomposition. the total fatalities to 270,284. officials said on Sunday. any burials on the riverfront. A dozen corpses were also found last week Both figures are almost certainly a vast Cyclone Tauktae, the season’s first major Authorities in Sehgal state have found “a buried in sand at two locations on the riverbank undercount, experts say. — AP storm, is expected to make landfall early on Tuesday in Gujarat state, a statement by the India Meteorological Department said. The massive storm will likely hamper India’s fight against a coronavirus surge that is sweeping the country with devastating death tolls, as virus ‘This is not over yet’ lockdown measures may slow relief work and damage from the storm could potentially destroy roads and cut vital supply lines. In areas along the Arabian Sea coast, four UK readies for reopening but new variant sparks worry people were killed and 73 villages badly damaged, according to the southwestern Karnataka state’s LONDON — Travellers in England first time in months. Health officials, backed by the army, disaster management authority. — AP were packing their bags, bartenders were A ban on overseas holidays is also are carrying out surge testing in Bolton polishing their glasses and performers being lifted, with travel now possible to a and Blackburn in northwest England, Taiwan faces second wave were warming up as Britain prepared on short list of countries with low infection where cases of the new variant are TAIPEI, Taiwan — The island of Taiwan, which Sunday for a major step out of lockdown rates. Scotland, Wales and Northern clustered, and pop-up vaccination sites has had enviable success in containing Covid-19, — but with clouds of worry on the Ireland are following similar but slightly have been set up to speed the inoculation imposed new restrictions in its capital city on horizon. different reopening paths. drive. Saturday as it battled its worst outbreak since the Excitement at the reopening of travel Patrick Dardis, chief executive of Across the country, the government pandemic began. and hospitality vied with anxiety that a brewery and pub chain Young’s, said is shortening the gap between doses for Authorities raised the alert level for Taipei, the more contagious virus variant first found the indoor opening — which follows the people over 50 from 12 to eight weeks in capital, and the surrounding area of New Taipei in India is spreading fast and could delay reopening of outdoor patios and beer a bid to give them more protection. city. The level 3 alert, which remains in effect further plans to reopen. gardens last month — is “a big step back Hancock said scientists had a “high for two weeks, requires people to wear a mask Cases of the variant have more than on to the path to normality”. degree of confidence” that current outdoors and limits indoor gatherings to five doubled in a week in the UK, defying “The weather has been pretty dire, and vaccines work against the Indian- people and outdoor gatherings to 10 people. a sharp nationwide downward trend people are hardy, but we really needed identified variant. Health authorities said that 180 new locally- in infections this next step to Critics of Britain’s Conservative spread cases had been confirmed, the majority in and deaths come,” he said. government say lax border rules allowed Taipei and New Taipei. That’s more than the total won by hard- The virus has just gained a bit But hospitality the new variant to enter the country. of 164 cases previously confirmed for the entire earned months of and entertainment They accuse the government of delaying pandemic period. The daily number of new cases restrictions and a of‘ pace and we have therefore venues say they will a ban on visitors from India, which is all got to be that much more rose steadily from single digits early this week rapid vaccination not be able to make experiencing a devastating coronavirus to 29 before the triple-digit jump announced on campaign. careful and cautious money until they outbreak, because it is seeking a trade Saturday. A surge in testing can open at full deal with the vast country. —UK Health Secretary ’Matt Hancock Taiwan, a self-governing island of about 24 and a stepped- capacity. That is due India was added to the UK’s high- million people off China’s east coast, has kept up vaccination to happen on June risk “red list” on April 23, weeks after the coronavirus largely at bay. It has tallied 1475 effort was being 21, the date set by neighbours Pakistan and Bangladesh. cases, mostly infected people who arrived from conducted in the northern England areas the government for lifting its remaining “We should not be in this situation,” abroad, and 12 deaths. — AP hardest hit by that variant. Covid-19 restrictions, including social said opposition Labour Party lawmaker Health Secretary Matt Hancock said distancing and mask-wearing rules. Yvette Cooper. “This was not inevitable.” Greece opens to tourists the variant, formally known as B.1.617.2, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said The government denies that its health ATHENS — Greece formally opened to visitors is more transmissible than the UK’s if the new variant causes a big surge in policies were influenced by political or on Saturday, kicking off a summer season it main strain and “it is likely it will cases, it could scupper that plan. trade considerations. hopes will resurrect its vital tourism industry become the dominant variant”. Britain has recorded almost 128,000 Mark Walport, a member of the battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. “This is not over yet,” Hancock told coronavirus deaths, the highest reported government’s Scientific Advisory Group After months of lockdown restrictions, Greece the BBC on Sunday. “The virus has toll in Europe. But new infections have for Emergencies, said Britain was at a also opened its museums this week, including the just gained a bit of pace and we have plummeted to an average of around 2000 “perilous moment”, and people should be Acropolis museum, home to renowned sculptures therefore all got to be that much more a day, compared with nearly 70,000 a day cautious with their new freedoms. from Greek antiquity. careful and cautious.” during the winter peak, and deaths have “My advice is that just because you can As of Saturday, foreign tourists will be allowed From Monday (local time), people in fallen to single figures a day. do something does not necessarily mean in Greece if they have been vaccinated or can England will be able to eat a Almost 70 percent of British you should,” he told Sky News. “As far show negative Covid-19 test results. Travel restaurant meal indoors, drink inside adults have received a first dose of a as possible, socialise outside, maintain between regions, including to the islands, will a pub, go to a museum, hug friends coronavirus vaccine, and more than 37 social distancing. If you’re going to hug, also be allowed for those with negative tests or and visit one another’s homes for the percent have had both doses. hug cautiously.” — AP vaccinations. — AP 16 RACING The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 Cambridge Jockey Club ready to host first synthetic track meeting

CAMBRIDGE — A frenetic week for the on the surface since October. decent crowd,” he said. could be a pretty big crowd if the weather plays Cambridge Jockey Club will culminate on With the final acid test of the surface and “To be fair if you had been here two weeks its part.” Wednesday when the country’s first official race facilities a couple of days away, Cambridge ago you may have been a little worried, but all While Fraser-Campin is making sure the meeting run on a synthetic track will be hosted at Jockey Club chief executive Mark Fraser-Campin the new concrete has gone in, the jockey rooms creature comforts for all participants will be up to their complex. is excited about the transformation of the entire have been upgraded and over the weekend we scratch, Wednesday’s meeting will not mark the Construction of the Polytrack surface began in training complex as it readies to host the historic have put new linoleum in the kitchen, painted the official opening of the track as a racing surface. January 2020 and despite some hiccups caused event. floors and completed a number of tasks like that. “We’re treating Wednesday as a soft opening by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown two months “We are getting everything in shape for the “I guess the hardest thing is knowing how and we are looking at having an official function later, the club has been successfully operating day, including all of the things that need to be many are going to turn up to a mid-week and the like at our meeting on July 28 where we jump-outs, trial meetings and morning trackwork ready to host what we think could be a pretty meeting, although from what we have heard there will have our $40,000 races in play,” he said.

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Christchurch greys at Addington Tuesday 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 Culvie Boy’s Syndicate 12.18 8 52755 Homebush Jordie 17.44 John McInerney 7 77366 Bella Fortuna 30.65 Bruce Dann 3 15343 Lautrec 17.47 Rosemary Blackburn Race 1: GOLDSTAR PRESLEY, FREE FOR ALL, EMERGENCY: 8 15588 Opawa Oliver 30.25 Robin Wales 4 44844 Fireball Fudge 17.50 Ashley Bradshaw $1745, C2, 295m 9 88588 Take A Hint 17.46 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 55788 Amuri Smoke 17.42 John McInerney IMPRESSIVE ISLA 1 87463 Homebush Ariana 17.21 John McInerney 9 46485 Goldstar Darwin 30.26 Riley Evans 6 55451 Know Crime 17.49 Garry Cleeve Race 2: DR. BRAVESTONE, HOMEBUSH ARIANA, 2 66161 Silky Skylar 17.52 John McInerney 5 christchurchgreyhounds.co.nz 1.10 10 63768 Opawa Lyndsay 30.81 Robin Wales 7 24621 Mr Marcel nwtd Robin Wales HOMEBUSH BOOTS 3 86633 C’mon Benny Boy nwtd John Guthrie $1510, C1, 295m 8 18561 Homebush Zack 17.26 John McInerney Race 3: GOLDSTAR SHARON, MAKING NEWS, 8 Flair Sprint 2.08 4 65154 Know Farewell 17.37 Garry Cleeve 1 76724 Goldstar Slater 17.51 Riley Evans EMERGENCIES: GOLDSTAR DEVON 5 84585 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 2 336F7 Crystal Candy 17.26 John McInerney $1745, C2, 295m 9 37752 Shaw Lee 17.10 Janine McCook Race 4: GOLDSTAR ROYAL, CULVIE PUB, HOMEBUSH JORDIE 6 52211 Dr. Bravestone 17.24 Dylan Voyce 3 11748 Homebush Sayer 17.54 John McInerney 1 66616 Sea Spray Ash 17.37 Barry Freeman 10 15388 Blazing Banjo 17.58 John McInerney Race 5: TAIERI MELLAY, CRYSTAL CANDY, MEMOIR 7 56354 Mulberry Sox 17.28 Ken Cassidy 4 75872 Goldstar Farryn 17.47 Riley Evans 2 66732 Smash Dragon 17.49 Malcolm Grant Race 6: SEA SPRAY BERT, GOLDSTAR LORENZO, 8 31888 Iylah Jewel 17.61 Craig Roberts 5 31551 Taieri Mellay 17.29 Ray Casey 3 76164 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney 11 Suck It Up Ltd Dash 3.01 MITCHAM QUEEN EMERGENCIES: 6 14446 Memoir 17.26 Dylan Voyce 4 38411 Born Katie 17.38 Robin Wales $1745, C2, 295m 9 37752 Shaw Lee 17.10 Janine McCook 7 27446 Tremonti 17.28 Bruce Dann 5 77685 Sozin’s Empire 17.17 John McInerney Race 7: GREAT WORK, FEAR ALL TANIWHA, MY CURLY 1 13583 Homebush Macho 17.42 John McInerney 10 18583 Azkadellia 17.42 Rosemary Blackburn 8 25476 Mitcham Hamish 17.38 John McInerney 6 51222 Crystal Cilla 17.39 John McInerney Race 8: BORN KATIE, CRYSTAL CILLA, MITCHAM GOLDIE 2 62164 Taieri Terra 17.31 Ray Casey Race 9: TOKYO BIRD, FOND OF YOU, UPSTART CROW EMERGENCY: 7 54371 Mitcham Goldie 17.27 Janine McCook 3 greyhoundauctions.co.nz 12.36 9 88588 Take A Hint 17.46 John McInerney 8 88425 Homebush George 17.29 John McInerney 3 45638 Calm Inferno 17.16 Bruce Dann Race 10: OPA’S MATE, MR MARCEL, LAUTREC $2565, C1, 520m EMERGENCIES: 4 16524 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney Race 11: AMURI LIV, CALM INFERNO, HOMEBUSH MACHO 5 76322 Horse Range Gold 17.44 Malcolm Grant 1 24456 Goldstar Sharon 30.76 Riley Evans 6 Crate & Barrel Hotel Sprint 1.27 9 37752 Shaw Lee 17.10 Janine McCook Race 12: MISS ADOBE, KNOW HINDER, AMURI JOSIE 6 36136 Prince Rohit 17.26 John McInerney 2 64652 Goldstar Devon 30.65 Riley Evans $1510, C1, 295m 10 24738 Goldstar Rebel 17.22 Riley Evans 7 67771 Going Gorillas 17.34 Allan Joyce 3 34774 Goldstar Beau nwtd Riley Evans 1 86284 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 9 Springston Hotel Stakes 2.29 8 82515 Punters Last 17.19 Robin Wales 4 57257 Fear All Pounamu nwtd Michael Butler 2 14576 Homebush Rieko 17.58 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 26223 Making News 30.46 Bruce Dann 3 36742 Wizard Willie 17.69 Hart & Taylor $2920, C1/2, 520m 6 51557 Queena Bale 30.20 Craig Roberts 9 37752 Shaw Lee 17.10 Janine McCook 4 77888 Goldstar Vale nwtd Riley Evans 1 71875 Goldstar Tudor 30.30 Riley Evans 10 81887 Gracie Lee 17.30 John McInerney 7 87757 Ohoka Kate nwtd Lisa Waretini 5 6118 Adobe Derulo nwtd Matt Roberts 2 65122 Fond Of You 30.21 Ashley Bradshaw 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 12.01 8 85684 Locky Balboa 30.97 Paul & Blake Scott 6 23485 Mitcham Queen 17.19 John McInerney 3 55274 Baldrick 30.55 John McInerney 12 Protexin Sprint 3.19 EMERGENCIES: 7 32887 Angry Pete 17.35 John McInerney 4 12261 Tokyo Bird 29.90 Craig Roberts $1425, C0, 295m 9 46485 Goldstar Darwin 30.26 Riley Evans 8 62223 Goldstar Lorenzo 17.65 Riley Evans 5 65187 Opawa Mason 30.29 Robin Wales $1745, C2, 295m 1 Girl Florence nwtd Rosemary Blackburn 10 63768 Opawa Lyndsay 30.81 Robin Wales EMERGENCY: 6 58s77 Macadoodle 30.35 J & D Fahey 1 68788 Homebush Comet 17.44 John McInerney 2 Free For All nwtd Malcolm Grant 4 mayhounds.org.nz Rehoming Grp 12.53 9 88588 Take A Hint 17.46 John McInerney 7 55873 Creme Brulee 30.02 Lisa Waretini 2 87685 Marakesh Max 17.47 John McInerney 3 75654 Rain And Shine nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 43557 Upstart Crow 30.13 Ashley Bradshaw 3 63836 Amuri Josie 17.58 John McInerney 4 Impressive Charm nwtd John McInerney $1510, C1, 295m 7 Addington Events Centre 1.48 EMERGENCIES: 4 37643 Come A Guster 17.30 Malcolm Grant 9 46485 Goldstar Darwin 30.26 Riley Evans 5 Goldstar Presley nwtd Riley Evans 1 756s8 Golden Kiwi 17.80 John McMillan $2920, C1/2, 520m 5 63813 Goldstar Dawson 17.44 Riley Evans 10 63768 Opawa Lyndsay 30.81 Robin Wales 6 88466 Spring Judy nwtd Robin Wales 2 26323 Goldstar Royal 17.47 Riley Evans 1 26678 Knocka Know How nwtd Garry Cleeve 6 41443 Know Hinder 17.36 Garry Cleeve 7 Homebush Yoshi nwtd John McInerney 3 54638 Zola Black 17.41 Craig Roberts 2 14244 Dyna Varsity 30.11 Craig Roberts 10 Active Electrical Christchurch 2.45 7 52523 Maybe Right 17.34 Janine McCook 8 Impressive Isla nwtd John McInerney 4 14633 Culvie Pub 17.62 Hart & Taylor 3 44665 My Curly 30.22 J & D Fahey 8 74661 Miss Adobe 17.14 Daniel Roberts EMERGENCIES: 5 72325 Billy Budd 17.51 Alan Botherway 4 21311 Fear All Taniwha 30.49 Michael Butler $1745, C2, 295m EMERGENCIES: 9 38665 Amuri Burn nwtd John McInerney 6 38786 Opal Nora 17.36 John McInerney 5 46582 Great Work 30.05 J & D Fahey 1 62362 Opa’s Mate 17.41 Ray Casey 9 37752 Shaw Lee 17.10 Janine McCook 10 58757 Adobe Betty nwtd Daniel Roberts 7 6683F Beau View Winnie nwtd J M Lane 6 18847 Lightfoot Luna 30.61 Ashley Bradshaw 2 16776 Homebush Jewel 17.47 John McInerney 10 11777 Notorious Heist nwtd Ashley Bradshaw

Victoria races at Moe Tuesday TAB doubles 1-2, 4-5, 8-9 Trebles 3-4-5, 7-8-9 Quaddie 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Selections 2 Moe Optical Plate 3.00 2 8688s Night Of Regret (7) 59.5 71 6 1s00 Jenni Esprit (12) 61 87 D Moor 3 3s231 Fast ‘n’ Deep tdwn (10) 59 97 Race 1: MARGARET’S BANTER, BRAZEN DELIGHT, Ms C Hefel (a1.5) 7 7s51s Shadow Vixen (3) 61 85 Dean Holland L German (a) $35,000, 4yo & up Maiden SW, 1208m 3 56 Our Joe (4) 59.5 86 Ms C Gaudray (a2) 8 0s009 Evil Cry dw (8) 60.5 86 M Allen MADAM CHA CHA 4 326s1 Just Malcolm dwn (4) 59 96 J Maskiell 1 7s9s Diesel Design (8) 59.5 87 B Park 4 s6P54 Rayza Warrior (10) 59.5 82 T Nugent (a) 9 79s44 Izzy Good tw (5) 60.5 90 J Richards (a3) 5 0510s Sky Royale tdw (2) 58.5 88 Race 2: CANDY PUZZLE, GEN WINE, SNIPASTAR 2 s9688 Fortyfive Parklane h (3) 59.5 88 C Newitt 5 60s27 Road To Blue Sky (2) 59.5 85 10 5230s Curious Heart dwbn (4) 60 89 B Park Ms A Kelly (a1.5) Race 3: BELLICOSITY, BALTIC BLUE, HUGUENOT 3 247s2 Gen Wine (2) 59.5 100 M Dee A Darmanin 11 76316 Iloveannie cdw (1) 59.5 89 A Lynch 6 18 She’s Kerosene d (6) 57.5 94 B Park Race 4: TAKATOKA, CULLIER, SECRET PALACE 4 5 Jean Claude h (6) 59.5 96 A Darmanin 6 22s66 Takatoka b (5) 59.5 95 B Mertens 12 s5899 Miss Mitzie (10) 59.5 87 J Maskiell 7 4s10 Brooklyn Heat d (9) 57 100 Race 5: JENNI EXPRESS, LA CROFT, BLACK SEA 5 4s332 Candy Puzzle bh (5) 57.5 99 P Moloney 7 0s32 Cullier (6) 57.5 100 D Moor 7 RMBL Investments 5.30 J Richards (a3) Race 6: PARTY IN STYLE, ILOVEANNIE, ACROSS THE WAY 6 0s656 Hayrick Lane (4) 57.5 93 8 90695 Dome Light h (3) 57.5 82 C Newitt 8 9s91s Choosy Russe w (1) 57 95 M Dee Race 7: OFFICE JIM, SLEEK ACHEEVA, ALL STARDOM Ms C Gaudray (a2) 9 s9084 Our Hopeinfaith (8) 57.5 78 R Tan $35,000, Benchmark 64, 1208m 9 556s1 Ling Ling dwn (12) 56.5 91 Ms S Wynne 7 0722s Jamella (10) 57.5 92 Dean Holland 10 38s Secret Palace (9) 57.5 85 J Mott Race 8: JUST MALCOLM, OUR MUSKETEER, FAST ‘N’ DEEP 1 15710 All Stardom (6) 60 98 Ms C Gaudray (a2) 10 134s9 Rubyanna Jane cw (3) 56.5 93 8 0s More Than Dixie (7) 57.5 86 J Benbow Race 9: YULONG SOLDIER, FIGHTING WHISKEY, WRISTBAND 2 4222s Office Jim dwn (14) 60 95 T Stockdale (a) Dean Holland 9 039s9 Parineeti (9) 57.5 87 J Maskiell 5 Ladbrokes 4.30 3 s4011 Sleek Acheeva dw (13) 60 88 11 53617 Quenton d (11) 56 92 P Moloney 10 24 Snipastar (1) 57.5 96 A Lynch $35,000, Benchmark 58, 1108m Ms C Gaudray (a2) EMERGENCIES: 3 Nextra Moe Plate 3.30 1 5s90s Troubleshot w (4) 63 85 C Newitt 4 2s860 Diesel ‘n’ Dust w (9) 59.5 92 12 35482 Stirrup dw (13) 56.5 86 Ms J Da Rose 2 21s8 Jenni Express (7) 62.5 87 D Moor J Richards (a3) 13 95251 Shotchu dw (7) 54 85 $35,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1208m 3 7337s Peppino w (3) 62 81 A Lynch 5 13147 Any Given Bender dwh (7) 58.5 90 1 544s Baltic Blue b (7) 58 90 Dean Holland 4 682s3 Black Sea d (9) 61.5 93 M Allen Ms L Lafferty (a) 9 S & S Equipment Hire Hcp 6.30 2 24332 Bellicosity (10) 58 94 J Noonan 5 265s1 Paparazzi Queen d (5) 61.5 97 M Dee 6 7s617 Pretty Rossa d (3) 58.5 97 L Neindorf (a) $35,000, Class 1, 1614m 3 4737 Boogie Wonderland (14) 58 90 6 s178s All Price dwb (12) 61 94 L McNeil (a2) 7 44s48 Show Some Decorum wb (1) 58.5 100 Ms C Gaudray (a2) 7 1537s La Croft d (1) 61 91 T Nugent (a) M Cartwright (a) 1 58731 Bunchan d (1) 59 91 Ms C Gaudray (a2) 4 3 Cent To War (4) 58 93 Ms C Hefel (a1.5) 8 53s67 Wild Cherry Road w (2) 61 89 8 s4083 Red On Red cwh (11) 58 96 T Nugent (a) 2 4s6s1 Yulong Soldier d (5) 58.5 95 5 3s2 Huguenot (11) 58 97 J Mott J Richards (a3) 9 09421 Knitting cdwhn (2) 56.5 95 Dean Holland 6 I Am Pilgrim (2) 58 87 B Mertens 9 1007s Kimberley Spirit cw (11) 60 100 Ms M Lawrence (a3) 3 s4253 Fighting Whiskey bn (11) 58 93 M Dee 7 Law Of Reciprocity (5) 58 88 J Noonan 10 1907s Smart Charge dwn (10) 56.5 89 4 18s07 Run Walrus Run w (10) 58 92 B Mertens M Cartwright (a) 10 26645 It’s A Rah dw (10) 59.5 87 L German (a) 5 s2145 Supreme Belief (6) 57.5 100 8 Please Sir (9) 58 86 M Dee 11 79s70 Aurora Sunset w (8) 59 91 11 4s874 Rockin’ Sonny dw (5) 56 91 J Richards (a3) 9 87s Tamuchi (3) 58 86 J Maskiell 12 47982 Hawksmoor w (6) 58.5 87 Ms C Hefel (a1.5) 6 553s0 Wristband w (7) 56 75 B Park 10 2s Yulong Impact (6) 58 97 T Nugent (a) Ms A Bryan (a2) 12 31357 Kaphit dn (8) 54 89 L McNeil (a2) 7 s6052 Fantome Lady n (4) 54.5 94 1 Bottlemart Moe Plate 2.30 11 56s33 Finch ‘n’ Chips (13) 56 100 EMERGENCIES: Ms J Da Rose Ms A Bryan (a2) 6 Brad Nott 20 Year Service 5.00 13 14509 Riohsei d (4) 54 80 8 7s085 Rich Turf (8) 54.5 91 M Cartwright (a) $35,000, 2yo Fillies Maiden SW, 1008m 12 La Zucca (1) 56 88 M Cartwright (a) $35,000, Benchmark 58, 1108m 14 44640 Squibbly Dibbly (12) 54 77 9 18466 Diamond Moments (14) 54 97 D Moor 13 722 Tiger Mum b (8) 56 88 L Neindorf (a) Ms K Quilty (a3) 1 Brazen Delight (6) 57 96 C Newitt 1 2959s Fight For Victory w (11) 62.5 90 J Mott 10 21747 Solodka (2) 54 89 A Darmanin 2 Gotta Pulse (1) 57 92 A Lynch EMERGENCY: 11 61722 Billieo w (12) 54 91 Ms J Da Rose 14 756s7 Iona Heart (12) 58 82 C Newitt 2 s66s1 Across The Way tcw (2) 62 100 8 Ladbroke It 6.00 3 In Her Stride (4) 57 89 Dean Holland Ms C Hefel (a1.5) 12 50828 Grazie Mille w (9) 54 91 C Newitt 4 9 Madam Cha Cha (2) 57 100 D Thornton 4 Moe Parklands Plate 4.00 3 63178 Be Miss Luchy cw (6) 61.5 97 $35,000, Benchmark 64, 1008m 13 09027 Jacin Talee (3) 54 99 Ms L Lafferty (a) 5 Margaret’s Banter h (5) 57 89 P Moloney Ms C Gaudray (a2) 1 1s14s Our Musketeer dwbn (8) 60.5 94 EMERGENCY: 6 That’swhatshesaid (3) 57 87 $35,000, Maiden SW, 1614m 4 30229 Forever Loud c (7) 61.5 91 J Noonan Ms C Gaudray (a2) 14 45385 Crooked Hillary d (13) 54 85 M Cartwright (a) 1 76567 Elegant Lad (1) 59.5 88 B Park 5 1387s Party In Style db (9) 61.5 92 D Moor 2 1480s Gibbon dwn (5) 60 91 J Noonan Ms C Hefel (a1.5)

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 TELEVISION 17 MONDAY—TUESDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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Needy, 88 Fall on hard times, 89 Amuse. The Puzzle Company and was delivered with the technique of an just perfect. If he is never doing it again, I’m DOWN: 2 Molars, 3 Lying, 5 Owns, 6 Tribute, 7 Deters, 8 Ocean, 9 © established striker. fine. It’s a perfect moment.” Hothead, 10 Stab, 11 Ocelot, 12 Fable, 13 Find out, 14 Stirrer, 18 Classified, Alisson got up off the ground and was Liverpool have 63 points, one behind fourth- mobbed by his teammates. Liverpool manager place Chelsea and three behind third-place 23 Pivot, 24 Seaside, 26 Hectare, 27 Buffalo, 29 Meander, 30 Finish, 31 Copyright Jurgen Klopp was speechless in his technical Leicester with two rounds remaining. Beret, 32 Persia, 34 Seer, 36 Ready, 38 Pedal, 40 Weak, 45 So far, 46 area. Chelsea host Leicester on Tuesday in the next- Reeking, 47 Debt, 48 Estate, 49 Loyal, 50 Glaring, 52 Cornflakes, 53 A goalkeeper had scored for just the sixth to-last round. Explode, 54 Eyelet, 55 Astound, 56 Drake, 57 Afro, 62 Tepid, 67 Nosegay, time in Premier League history — none of the Tottenham are still in the hunt for the top four 68 Rigging, 70 Liaison, 72 Chianti, 73 Enigma, 74 Carted, 75 Evicts, 76 previous five had been a winner. — if only mathematically — after a 2-0 win over 78 80 82 83 And Liverpool, against all the odds, could Wolverhampton but Everton dropped out of the Elver, Aroma, Opium, Heal, Knee. JUMBO CROSSWORD dream once again of the Champions League race by losing 1-0 at home to Sheffield. — AP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Tuesday, May 18, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tina Fey, 51; George Strait, 69; Reggie Jackson, 75; Robert Morse, 90. Happy Birthday: When hesitation sets in, rethink your strategy. It's OK to take a step back and SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made mull over what you want to achieve this year. A steady pace forward is in your up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. best interest. Consider what you are capable of and do best, and you'll come To solve the puzzle, each row, up with a plan that will encourage you to find innovative ways to exploit your strengths. Your numbers are 9, 15, 22, 27, 38, 42, 47. column and 3x3 grid within the ARIES (March 21-April 19): larger grid must end up containing It's OK to change your mind or head in a new direction. You'll gain stability if each number from 1 to 9, and you follow your heart and pursue something that makes you feel good about each number can only appear who you are and what you are doing. Self-improvement is featured. 5 stars once in a row, column or box. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A sudoku grid has a single A stalemate is likely if you aren't willing to compromise. Give others the unique solution, which can be freedom to do as they please, and you will dodge criticism. You'll gain the most if you pursue knowledge and new skills. 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Take an inferior disease (7) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): SOLUTIONS TO position? (3,4) 16. Eat out (6) Take charge, get things done and don't give in to someone trying to part you Quick Crossword answers 22. Only minor burns (5) 19. He has taking ways (5) from your cash. A deal is good only if you get something of equal value in PUZZLE 11,292 23. A succession of small 20. Outstanding return. Make your world less stressful, more meaningful and convenient. 3 also fit the large grid stars QUICK bloomers! (5-5) manager (4) ACROSS: 1 Particular; 7 Expel; AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): 8 Pennant; 10 Delegate; Stop waffling. Add up the negatives and positives, and consider adjustments 11 Eden; 13 Terror; 15 Stanza; QUICK CLUES that will make you happy. Personal improvements, fitness and romance will 17 Oust; 18 Well-to-do; lead to a better frame of mind. Discuss your thoughts and intentions with 21 Galilee; 22 Adorn; ACROSS DOWN someone you love. 3 stars 23 Protracted. DOWN: 1 Pupil; 2 Religion; 1. In advance (10) 1. Censure (5) PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): 3 Impute; 4 Ulna; 5 Abandon; 7. Spell (5) 2. Intimate (8) You are better off observing, not retaliating. Channel your energy into something constructive. Make changes that improve your life. Participate in 6 Headstrong; 9 Tantamount; 8. Luck (7) 3. Decline (6) 12 Stalwart; 14 Rustler; something that will make a difference. Face facts, and do what's best for you 16 Geneva; 19 Ovoid; 20 Plot. 10. Visionary (8) 4. Listen (4) and your loved ones. 3 stars CRYPTIC 11. Release (4) 5. Unbiased (7) Birthday Baby: ACROSS: 1 Projection; 7 Irons; 6. Western (10) 13. To snare (6) You are generous, expressive and changeable. You are creative and sensitive. 8 Midriff; 10 Elements; 11 Liar; 9. Primary (10) 13 Deface; 15 Fiends; 17 Cogs; 15. Grating (6) 18 Branding; 21 Servers; 12. Obviate (8) 22 Cheat; 23 Astringent. 17. Incline (4) 14. Strain (7) DOWN: 1 Prone; 2 Of speech; 18. Trader (8) 16. Calm (6) STAR RATINGS 3 Enmity; 4 Tide; 5 Opinion; FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. 6 Eider-ducks; 9 Foresights; 21. Restful ease (7) 19. Check FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. 12 Pinnacle; 14 Figures; 22. Beneath (5) accounts (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 16 Prison; 19 Inept; 20 Tear. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 23. Precursor (10) 20. Gull (4) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 SPORT 21 Sports briefs Knockout loss ‘wake-up call’ for United Local rugby results NGATI Porou East Coast club competition: Uawa 22 Hicks Bay 24, Tokararangi 38 Hikurangi FOOTBALL by Jason Trowill competition, beating sides from Premiership league. game against a side most days 16, Tihirau Victory Club 28 Tokomaru Bay 0 (TVC the league above them on their It was a day where nothing we would have put six goals won by default), Ruatoria City (bye). GISBORNE United have been way to the 2019 final which they went right with the game plan. past.” Report in tomorrow’s Herald. knocked out of the 2021 Lotto lost 3-2 to Massey University. Venema wanted three options United will regroup and Tranzit Coachlines First 15 Festival of Rugby, Federation Cup, going down 1-0 The 2020 Cup was abandoned at all times when opposition refocus on the Pacific at Porirua: Gisborne Boys’ High School 21 Scots to New Plymouth side Peringa due to Covid-19. were on the ball but said there Premiership in which they are College 22. United at Hastings Sports Park Their 2021 campaign ended was barely even one. sitting second on the table. Report in tomorrow’s Herald. on Saturday. prematurely much to the No one appeared to want the They return to Hastings Poverty Bay Senior One: YMP 41 Pirates 24, The game was listed as disappointment of Gisborne ball and there was no support off this weekend to face leaders Wairoa Athletic 52 Waikohu 17, Tapuae won by a home match for Heavy United head coach Kieran the ball. Maycenvale United AFC — the default over Ngatapa. Equipment Gisborne United but Venema, who described their Players were passing and only side with a 100 percent because of the distance, Central performance as “a wake-up call”. watching rather than passing record (six wins from six Men’s eight qualify for Tokyo Football decided to play it on “If we play like this again, we and moving, he said. matches). THE New Zealand men’s rowing eight have neutral ground in Hastings. are going to struggle with results They had chances to win the Gisborne United are five successfully qualified for the Tokyo Olympic United went in with a this season,” said Venema, game but didn’t take these. points behind but have a game Games after winning their final at the last Olympic successful history in this whose side play in the Pacific “We didn’t deserve to win the in hand. qualification regatta in Switzerland. The crew needed to finish in the top two. New Zealand, Romania and China were close through the first 1500 metres with Italy trailling. It was in the last 500 New Zealand pulled ahead to win by 1.2 seconds from Romania. The New Zealand Olympic rowing team will be Maximum impact announced on June 11. — Radio NZ 10th Italian Open title to Rafa RAFAEL Nadal warmed up for the French Fullback best spot for young gun Walsh: coach Open with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 win over world No.1 Novak Djokovic as the Spaniard claimed a record- RUGBY LEAGUE The Warriors have one of the extending 10th Italian Open title in Rome in the game’s most exciting young latest chapter of their great rivalry. BRISBANE — Teenage talents in Walsh after luring After a mid-match wobble, Nadal turned up the Warriors star Reece Walsh is him from Brisbane earlier this heat in the decisive moments of his 57th meeting set to play fullback when on year to be rugby union-bound with top seed Djokovic — the pair’s ninth in the field from now on with Tuivasa-Sheck’s replacement Rome — to secure the victory over the defending coach Nathan Brown grateful for next year. champion in two hours and 49 minutes. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is willing Brown mused that his Meanwhile, French Open champion Iga Swiatek to change positions as he freedom in attack may have served a warning to her rivals ahead of the clay- balances options. come from the fact he grew court grand slam with a 6-0, 6-0 demolition of The Warriors looked at their up in Queensland, and that, former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova to power to best with Walsh on the field like fellow teenage star Sam the Italian Open title. — AAP in yesterday’s 34-18 NRL loss Walker, it hadn’t been coached to Parramatta after he came out of him. Wonder strike wins FA Cup on just before halftime for a But how the Warriors can LONDON — Youri Tielemans was preparing for concussed Rocco Berry. manage to get more minutes the FA Cup final when he received a text message The 18-year-old scored one with Walsh’s spark on the field with a clear instruction — Aim for the top corner. try and provided plenty of is now the challenge. When the ball landed at the Leicester spark at the back, busting six Tuivasa-Sheck is happy to midfielder’s feet, 63 minutes into the 140th final, tackles and breaking the line move to the wing while Walsh a powerful shot from 30 metres was aimed just three times in just his fourth is on but that means leaving where he had been advised. NRL game. one of the game’s biggest It was a sensational way to win the FA Cup for It coincided with his return threats with less chance to the first time in Leicester’s 137-year history, 1-0 to fullback after the club tried cause damage through the against Champions League finalists Chelsea. playing him in the line at five- middle. After losing four finals — the first in 1949 at the old Wembley — Leicester finally etched their eighth in recent weeks only for “Reece plays a big part in DYNAMIC: Reece Walsh made a huge impact attack-wise for name on to the cup of world football’s oldest him to be targeted in defence. the future,” Brown said. “But the Warriors when he came on at fullback and looks set to competition. — AP “That’s our plan to just we want to win the games continue that role swap with captain Roger Tuivasa-Scheck. put him (at fullback),” Brown now as well. So it’s probably a The Warriors’ 34-18 loss to Parramatta after trailing 28-4 at one Phoenix snatch A-League draw said. “It’s probably there for balancing act.” — AAP stage dropped them to 10th on the table. AAP picture everyone to see that he’s quite WELLINGTON Phoenix drew 2-2 with top-of-the- dangerous, understands the ■ Nathan Cleary’s masterclass finishing the game by bumping Tigers 36 Newcastle 18, Manly 50 table Melbourne City in their A-League football game very well and is quick made Penrith the first side to start through four Titans to claim his third. Brisbane 6, Bulldogs 18 Raiders 20, game in Melbourne last night. and that type of stuff. a season with 10 straight wins in 25 It looked at one stage as if the Sharks 22 Rabbitohs 32, Roosters It is their third straight draw and they are on a “He certainly made a good years after a 48-12 demolition of Gold Panthers could have won 70-0 if they 30 Cowboys 16, Warriors 18 Eels seven-game unbeaten run but remain eighth on impact for us today and the Coast yesterday. hadn’t clocked off for the final 25 34, Storm 44 Dragons 18, Titans 12 the table, three points outside the top six. most the pleasing thing was With Herman Ese’ese sent off and minutes. Panthers 48. Wellington’s Israeli forward Tomer Hemed in the second half he got his the Titans reduced to 12 men for the And while Ese’ese became the Points: Panthers 20, Eels 18, scored both goals, with the equaliser coming in numbers really good in defence. second half, Cleary scored a hat-trick third man to be sent off over the Storm 16, Rabbitohs 16, Roosters 14, the 88th minute. “That’s something he’s and finished with 28 points for the weekend when he charged out of the Dragons 10, Sea Eagles 10, Raiders After his opener he draped himself in the Israeli worked really hard at and I’m match. The Penrith halfback crossed line and collected Brian To’o’s head, it 8, Titans 8, Warriors 8, Knights 8, flag supplied by some supporters, but after his sure over time he should keep for the opening two tries of the made little difference. Cowboys 8, Wests Tigers 6, Sharks 4, second he donned a Kippah cap and was yellow- improving.” game and set up three more, before NRL results, round 10: Wests Broncos 4, Bulldogs 2. — AAP carded. — Radio NZ Exciting hoops a sure bet in GBHS, Green Up battle

BASKETBALL Two influential members of the GISBORNE Basketball Association Boys’ secondary schools division, at premier grade, YMCA — 5.30pm: GBHS Raiders — Dale Hailey and Chad Rose by Ben O’Brien-Leaf draw — Gisborne Boys’ High — 5.30pm: Lytton Senior A v Green Up. — will also be out tomorrow after TONIGHT, women’s competition, High School v GBHS Junior B. 6.30pm: City Lights v SE Systems. THE YMCA and John McFarlane making an outstanding start in the YMCA — 5.30pm: SE Systems v 6.30pm: Campion Cougars v GBHS 7.30pm: Raiders v Massive Marauders. Memorial Sports Centre will come to new club’s 69-65 win over City Lights. Masters. Junior A. B grade, at Gisborne Boys’ High — life tonight. Captain Willie Brown wants his side 6.30pm: Manu Toa v Ritana Toa. 7.30pm: Campion College Juniors v 5.30pm: Hustlers v Gizzy Gilas. Week 2, round 1 of the Gisborne to up the ante once more. 7.30pm: Turanga v Ngati Porou. GBHS Senior B. 6.30pm: Old Surfers v The Bibs. Basketball Association club leagues “Chad’s in Australia due to his Bye: Kura Kaupapa Mai Tawhiti TOMORROW, men’s competition, 7.30pm: The Shed v Invitational Team. has the women’s competition at the father’s passing. We got a good win Y tonight while the boys’ secondary for him last week, hopefully we can division is at the sports centre. GBHS coach David Glendenning team work. Ryan Walters are capable of putting do that again. It’ll be a good match-up Tomorrow is the turn of the men’s wants more of what his outfit Question marks hang over a up double-digit points for the second with the Marauders.” premier and B grade leagues, with produced in their 64-40 season-opener number of Scott Muncaster-led City week running, and will need to against The Marauders have a full-strength Gisborne Boys’ High Senior A and against Massive Marauders. Lights’ personnel availability-wise. SES. squad and for their experienced cast, Green Up — both of whom were “We want to start strongly, be loud Muncaster led his team’s scorers with Systems have a powerful front court tightening their belts at the defensive victorious on opening night — a good on defence, confident on offence and 17 points on opening night. — Rongomai Smith scored 19 last end of the floor is a must. bet to produce exciting hoops. play the entire game with minimal “There are a few things we need to Tuesday — but at their own end of the “We need to ensure the Raiders Sebastian Wilson of GBHS led all turnovers.” work on offensively,” he said. “This court, they unwisely allowed dribble don’t get any easy shots off as they’re scorers across the leagues with 23 GBHS will be without courageous is the last week of games with no penetration and gave Green Ups’ lethal court-wide,” Marauders skipper points last week, while Kahn Grayson young guard Paku Wilson against competition points on offer, so we’d jumpshooters breathing room: Stefan Pishief said. gave Green Up great value with 21 a six-man Green Up unit whose better get another warm-up under our The 2020 version of SES, with “We need to pressure their time and points in their 59-58 win against captain,Tyrese Tuwairua-Brown, wants belts.” Thomas Tindale key in the middle of space, and play with more structure defending champions SE Systems. to get out and run while improving Lights’ Keenan Ruru-Poharama and the key, did not allow such passage. offensively.” 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021

WINNING OVER FOR THE TRY: YMP’s Jesse Kapene reaches over to score a try during the Money Round club rugby competition held at Barry Park on Saturday. Waikohu bounced back to win the game 26-21 with a penalty try on full time and went on to win the NUMBERS tournament and $1500 first prize. Only three clubs competed after OBM and HSOG withdrew. Premier club rugby proper resumes this Saturday. Above left, Jacob Leaf had a strong tournament for Waikohu, including a try double against Ngatapa. DRAW No. 2064 Picture by Paul Rickard BONUS WINNING NUMBERS NUMBER MONEY ROUND 06 08 17 25 26 31 15 Waikohu 26 YMP 21 Total Lotto $3,130,227 Waikohu 24 Ngatapa 0 prizes Victory spoils No. OF YMP 21 Ngatapa 5 PRIZE MONEY WINNERS DIVISION Waikohu 1st, $1500; ONE $500,000 2 6 winning Nos YMP 2nd, $1200; TWO 5 winning Nos plus the Bonus No. $18,637 13 Ngatapa 3rd, $900 THREE 5 winning Nos $551 436 go to Waikohu OBM, HSOB withdrew FOUR 4 winning Nos plus the Bonus No. $53 1046 FIVE 4 winning Nos $29 16,816 RUGBY by Jack Malcolm ruck entry. Time was up on the clock but day without scoring a point but crossed SIX Waikohu chose not to go for the kick that the line at the death. 3 winning Nos plus the Bonus No $21 22,374 SPECTATORS were treated to high- would have won them the game, opting Flying centre Suliano Rausavanua SEVEN class club rugby and players were instead for a scrum five metres from the caught first-five-eighth Ricardo Patricio’s 3 winning Nos Bonus Ticket 226,698 rewarded accordingly as Poverty Bay’s YMP line. cross-field kick under penalty advantage one-off Money Round became a “game of It came up trumps, with the Waikohu to score the team’s only try. three halves” at Rugby Park on Saturday. forwards destroying the YMP pack and That piece of brilliance aside, it was Play was moved from Barry Park to being awarded a penalty try. largely one-way traffic, with YMP Rugby Park for three 30-minute matches Waikohu stayed on the field to take on controlling the possession like their life involving East Coast Farm Vets YMP, Ngatapa and continued their roll to win depended on it. Larsawn Ngatapa and GT Shearing 24-0. The pack was backbone, consistently Waikohu after Enterprise OBM pulled out Ngatapa’s scrum started strongly moving the ball up the field and breaching WINNING NUMBERS 31 17 06 08 due to injuries and unavailabilities and and pushed Waikohu backwards but the advantage line with relative ease. Contract Consultants HSOB dropped out Broughton was brought back on to shore Ngatapa coach Stephen Hickey said his Total Strike because of player unavailability. up that department. team went into the games too blasé and prizes $785,863 That meant the Civil Project Solutions Waikohu’s Jacob Leaf was near- were punished as a result. No. OF competition prize pool was upgraded, with unstoppable, scoring two tries by gliding “It was one of those days. A bit of fun PRIZE MONEY WINNERS Waikohu the biggest beneficiaries after through implausibly small gaps in the but no stress. . . onwards and upwards.” TOTAL finishing the day with two impressive defence. Ngatapa had brought up several players Four out of Four ROLLOVER 0 wins to take home the $1500 for first Ngatapa were starved of the ball and from their Senior A team, who had Three out of Four $555 80 place. consistently bombarded through the forfeited their competition game because YMP were second and collected $1200 middle of the paddock by the big Waikohu they did not have a front row. Two out of Four $64 3847 while Ngatapa earned $900 for finishing forwards, freeing up the backs to stretch Hickey said it was a good opportunity third. the green and whites out wide. to see how some of the exciting potential One out of Four Bonus Ticket 95,255 The first game of the afternoon between Ngatapa looked dangerous with the ball in the lower grade would fare at premier Waikohu and YMP was a fantastic affair, but mistakes or wrong options cost them level. with back-and-forth action to the final on attack. YMP coach Brian Leach said he was whistle. They could have scored several happy with how his team performed, WINNING NUMBER It was a contest that had everything, consolation penalties but instead opted to pointing out their scrum suffered because including a streaker of the canine variety kick for the corner to go for the try, which their only specialist tighthead prop was 07 and a penalty try. ultimately proved unsuccessful. injured halfway through the first half. Both teams used the width of the field Back-to-back wins for Waikohu made “In the second game, everyone got to Total Powerball and produced dynamic plays that saw them guaranteed winners and meant the play. We needed to see where fellas could prizes $5,348,232 47 points scored in the 30 minutes as Ngatapa-YMP game was a play-off for play.” No. OF Waikohu won 26-21. second and third. The team were flush with players and PRIZE MONEY WINNERS The teams traded tries with a Waikohu captain Tane McGuire said Leach said being versatile would be key DIVISION ONE Lotto Division 1 + combination of free running by the backs their dominance at scrum time was in earning selection as they entered the winning Powerball No. ROLLOVER 0 and strong carries by the forwards. decisive business end of the season. TWO Lotto Division 2 + Waikohu’s scrum was the deciding “In both games our scrum took over, Matt Rutene, in his first game for YMP winning Powerball No. $33,457 1 THREE factor. Prop Jarryd Broughton was especially versus YMP. It was a big at first five-eighth, showed he was “a Lotto Division 3 + brought on midway through the game advantage.” damn good player”, said Leach. winning Powerball No. $1,074 30 FOUR and made an immediate impact as they The prize money would be used within “You can put him anywhere.” Lotto Division 4 + winning Powerball No. $90 98 started to dismantle YMP’s pack. the club to help fund programmes from Leach also praised Aaron McLelland, FIVE That domination resulted in Waikohu junior to premier level. who was moved to wing and instantly Lotto Division 5 + $54 winning Powerball No. 1249 scoring from the back of the scrum with McGuire complemented the efforts of made an impact with two tries against SIX a pushover try to bring them within two Lotto Division 6 + $37 1681 the three sides. Ngatapa. winning Powerball No. points (21-19) of YMP with only a few SEVEN “All three teams turned up with a good “All in all I was happy. We had several Bonus Ticket + $15.00 17,065 minutes on the clock. attitude. For us, it was a tournament just players out and all the ones that filled in

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907 a penalty kick, Waikohu patiently worked YMP ran out 21-5 winners in the final “Everyone is challenging for positions 39 the ball from one end of the ground to the game. The Gisborne Herald does not make any assurances as to the accuracy (in the team).” of this information. Please check your tickets at a Lotto shop. other and received a penalty for incorrect Ngatapa looked set to go through the The Gisborne Herald • Monday, May 17, 2021 SPORT 23 Whangara run ends Horouta Gold, Ritana face Challenge Round games NETBALL by Murray Robertson intercepts,” Beale said. 22, Taiki 29 OG Whangara 18. Horouta Gold led all the way to defeat Tapuae and Claydens Waikohu (3) top two YMP ended Whangara Old Girls’ 2021 Ritana Senior A 38-22 for their first win of in grade and will challenge Horouta Gold and unbeaten streak in Premier Grade netball the season. Ritana Sr A. on Saturday with a clearcut 11-point “Horouta started strongly and kept the A Grade: FarmCare HSOG 43 Whalis 27, victory in the final round of grading. pressure on to the end,” Beale said. Farmlands Ngatapa 33 YMP 2 26, Horouta However, Whangara’s No.1 side F45 High School Old Girls were too Taimana 30 McLeods Concreting HSOG 18. remained in first spot on the ladder due good for Gillies Electrical Gisborne Girls’ Horouta Taimana and Farmlands Ngatapa to a superior goal differential after they High School Senior A, running out 35-19 top two and will challenge Taiki and Tatapouri finished equal with Clayden’s Waikohu (1) victors. Sportsfit. on 20 points. “HSOG worked together throughout the A Reserve: Campion Snr A 27 Claydens The rain cleared by 10am and the later court and moved the ball speedily to their Waikohu 2 26, Steve Craill Builder Ngatapa rounds were played in sunshine. shooters. Their defenders followed the ball 31 Tatapouri Sportsfit 2 23. GGHS Snr B 27 Senior club sides completed Round 1 closely and created chances to collect tips GGHS Korihi 20. and this Saturday will be the Challenge and intercepts,” Beale said. Campion Snr A and Claydens Waikohu (2) Round, where the top two teams from “The students had some good top two and will challenge Whalis and YMP each grade (bar Premier) play the bottom passages of play but not enough to (2). two teams of the grade above. withstand the pressure from their 1st Grade: Gis Glass Ngatapa 25 Tyre The make-up of the senior grades will experienced opponents.” General Ngatapa 21, Thistle Storm 41 Uawa be decided after this, Claydens Waikohu 1 overpowered Ngarangikahiwa 23, GGHS Jnr A 27 OBM YMP Sunshine Brewery won the big Ritana 46-25 in the students’ second game Blue 21. game of the day 27-16 over Whangara, and of the day. GGHS Jnr A and NZHL Thistle Storm top it was the third quarter that told the story. “Waikohu continued their winning ways two and will challenge Tatapouri Sportsfit (2) The sides were tied 4-all after the first and were too strong.” and GGHS Korihi. 10 minutes but by halftime YMP had pulled Horouta and Ritana face Tapuae and 1st Reserve: Wahine Hauora HSOG 28 away to a 10-7 lead and extended that to Claydens Waikohu (3) in the Challenge Tatapouri Sportsfit Social 15, XLR8 32 GGHS 17-10 in the third quarter. Round, which starts on Wednesday night TSA 3, Kotahi Aroha 18 Zeafruit Ngatapa 17. “It was a closely-contested game, with in the YMCA. Wahine Hauora HSOG and Tatapouri the competitive match-up of opponents Premier points at end of grading: Sportsfit Social top two and will challenge causing the ball to go up and down the Whangara Old Girls (1) 20, Claydens Tyre General Ngatapa and Uawa court before a goal was scored,” netball Waikohu (1) 20, F45 HSOG 17, YMP Ngarangikahiwa. commentator Sherrill Beale said. Sunshine Brewery 16, Gillies Electrical 2nd Grade: OBM Red Social 30 Thistle That was reflected in the final score, GGHS Snr A 8, Horouta Gold 5, Ritana Phoenix 8, Uawa Kahukuraiti 37 YMP INCOMING: YMP wing defence Jayda Banks watches as with only 43 goals scored over the 40 Snr A 0. Manawanui 10. Whangara Old Girls wing attack Miriata Callaghan gathers in minutes. Other results from Saturday — Premier Uawa Kahukuraiti and Claydens Waikohu the ball in Premier Grade netball on Saturday at the Victoria “YMP were the steadier team and Reserve: Tapuae 38 YMP Masters 31, (4) top two and will challenge GGHS TSA Domain courts. YMP won 27-16. Picture by Paul Rickard capitalised on wayward passes, tips and Claydens Waikohu (3) 32 Tatapouri Sportsfit and XLR8.

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MARTIAL ARTS by Jack was good to get a win over him, Malcolm Parkes said. “It shows what we’re doing East Coast cowboy Sam Parkes in Gisborne and the whanau of defeated Nate Law by unanimous ROA.” decision in front of a passionate It was an exciting night of sell-out crowd at Fight Night in fights, with local talent on full Gisborne on Saturday. display as brave men and women Parkes dominated his opponent put their bodies on the line in the with pressure and power in the spotlight of the ring. main event of Gisborne ROA’s Te The crowd was loud and Ihi A Tu Fight Night, chasing Law supportive of all fighters, with around the ring while landing the loudest support coming in strong knees and kicks. the men’s tag team bout, where Law, who had Ultimate Fighting local favourites Tawhao Stewart, Championship (UFC) fighter Moana Nuku and BJ Sidney — all Dan Hooker in his corner, had fighting out of ROA Gisborne — periods of control but they paled dominated their opponents. in comparison to the offence The trio earned two knockouts of Parkes, who was clearly the in the first three rounds, superior fighter on the night. including the knock-out of the Hooker said while his fighter night when Nuku flatlined his wasn’t successful on the opponent with a devastating right scorecards, it was an “awesome” hand. evening enhanced by a “great The local women’s tag team of crowd”. Alyssha Maynard-Wilson, Simone He was impressed by Parkes. Poi and Materoa Poi — in their “Sam is an awesome fighter, a first-ever stage fight — put on a good young talent.” strong performance against more Tolaga Bay-based Parkes said experienced opposition but lost the reason why he fought was by unanimous decision. for his supporters, whanau The crowd was in a frenzy and “State Highway 35” — the throughout the tag-team fights, highway that runs along the East with supporters of the fighters Coast. cheering the roof off in support He was delighted to have of their friends and family. bounced back successfully after Because there were multiple a loss earlier this month at the fighters for each side, there were Apex Muay Thai Warriors Series no stoppages between rounds in THE MOMENT OF VICTORY: Sam Parkes and his legion of fans celebrate as his Auckland. a frantic and exciting format that hand is lifted into the air as the victor after his bout with Nate Law at Rangataua O Law was a top fighter so it had the crowd on its feet. Aoteroa’s Te Ihi a Tu Fight Night at Showgrounds Park Events Centre on Saturday. Parkes played for Uawa in an East Coast club rugby game earlier in the day before heading to Gisborne for Fight Night. Picture by Jack Malcolm LOCALS ONLY Eight newbies in Bay squad for centenary clash RUGBY by Jack Malcolm McLelland (YMP). experienced Heartland Championship share being so strongly connected makes With no town and country game this rugby, he believed that would compensate the centenary celebrations special for all THE Poverty Bay squad has been season, selectors have been diligently for their condensed and limited of us.” announced for the traditional Queen’s watching regular-season club rugby, with preparation. Birthday Weekend contest against Ngati the Money Round on Saturday the final The absence of HSOB and OBM at last POVERTY BAY SQUAD — Forwards: Juston Allen Porou East Coast. chance for co-coaches Tom Cairns and weekend’s Money Round was unfortunate (OBM), Jarryd Broughton (Waikohu), Campbell The union has continued its “locals Miah Nikora. for players who would have had a final Chrisp (Nga), James Higgins (Nga), Tamanui Hill only” strategy this year with the naming The squad start training this week chance to put their hand up for selection. (HSOB), Siaosi Kafalava (YMP), Tulsa Kaui (Wai), of a 33-strong squad for the game which in preparation for the June 5 game at But there were still four more weeks will be a prominent part of the Coast’s Whakarua Park in Ruatoria. of club rugby to make an impression Dan Law (Nga), Sam McDell (Nga), Toru Noanoa centenary celebrations. Nikora said despite only having five on selectors before the naming of the (Wai), Nehe Papuni (YMP), Morgan Reedy (OBM), A third (11) of the players are from teams in this year’s premier grade Poverty Bay squad for their 2021 Fletcher Scammell (HSOB), Shayde Skudder Waikohu while YMP have 10 players in competition, they still had strong depth Heartland campaign. (YMP), Keanu Taumata (OBM), Fawn White (YMP), the squad. OBM six, Ngatapa four and in their player base. “At the moment, Waikohu and YMP are Adrian Wyrill (Wai). High School Old Boys two. “In terms of the quality of players, it’s the in-form teams and we’re happy with Backs: Taine Aupouri (YMP), Rawiri Broughton The Ngatapa and HSOB selections are very strong. It was hard to bring it down how these guys are tracking.” (Wai), Austin Brown (YMP), Mario Counsell (Wai), all in the forwards to the 33 we have.” In a statement announcing the team, Te Peehi Fairlie (YMP), Tione Hubbard (Wai), Eight players have been named It would be interesting to see what Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union chief Jake Holmes (OBM), Jacob Leaf (Wai), Aaron in the Poverty Bay squad for the impact the absence of the Town and executive Josh Willoughby said it was a McLelland (YMP), Tane McGuire (Wai), Scott first time. They are James Higgins Country game would have on the squad. privilege to share in a historic milestone (Ngatapa), Siaosi Kafalava (YMP), Dan Coaches used that game as an for NPEC. Mckinley (OBM), Ethine Reeves (Wai), Kelvin Law (Ngatapa), Nehe Papuni (YMP), opportunity to introduce their structures “While the rivalry on the field is Smith (Wai), Andrew Tauatevalu (YMP). Keanu Taumata (OBM), Taine Aupouri to players, but Nikora said with a unmatched in provincial rugby, we’re all Unavailable: Kesomi Nico Lauti (YMP), Isaiah (YMP), Austin Brown (YMP) and Aaron large number of the players having whanau off it and this special bond we Leach (YMP), Jayden Milner (YMP).