TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 3 • Wellington lockdown option COVID-19 • Visitor from Sydney infectious PAGE 6 • Four places of interest identified • Traveller visited Te Papa • Virus variant to be confirmed WELFARE NEEDS SKILLED PROFESSIONAL A PRIORITY OF THE YEAR FEATURE INSIDE TODAY BEN MACARTHUR by Sophie Rishworth But the 73-year-old’s plans have “I had already done my been halted by compliance issues research and knew it didn’t fall PEOPLE trying to bridge and she is losing sleep over this under the Building Act.” Gisborne’s housing gap with tiny and possibly losing her $150,000. Mrs Gate referred to a homes have encountered big “I feel sick,” she said. Christchurch District Court problems. Mrs Lloyd was expecting to decision in 2020 that ruled a Two Gisborne women who have already moved her tiny home man’s tiny house, 8.1x 3.1x4.2, bought tiny homes are facing to her daughter’s property in was a vehicle. TINY thousands of dollars of costs to Ormond Road. Judge Mark Callaghan was comply with Gisborne District Instead it sits stranded on a satisfied the structure was a Council’s (GDC) enforcement of Stanley Road property, with all vehicle because it was registered New Zealand’s Building Act. her belongings in storage at a cost and warranted, and was The situation shows the need of $280 a month. moveable. HOMES to contact the council before these Meanwhile, another Gisborne The case was taken to court tiny homes are bought. woman has been given until July by the tiny home owner who had The women bought the tiny 28 by the council to move her been asked by his regional council homes as a solution to out-of-reach family’s tiny home off their land to demolish it or comply with the house and rental prices. on Lytton Road, or attach it to Building Act. Sally Lloyd sank savings of the ground, for earthquake safety In a warning to others, the $150,000 into a 12-metre-by-four- reasons. council encourages anyone metre tiny home because she Candace Gate said if she looking at buying or building a could not afford Gisborne house attached it to the ground, she tiny house to get in touch first for prices. faced a raft of costs. clarity. A tiny home seemed a good “They (GDC) believe it has to GDC building services manager temporary solution. It could be be put on top of piles to make it Ian Petty said the council could BIG placed on her daughter’s backyard healthy and safe for earthquake help on whether a structure is until house prices came down. purposes,” she said, deemed a vehicle or a building under the Building Act. “We’d rather advise than enforce,” he said. ISSUES CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

LOSING SLEEP: Sally Lloyd bought a tiny home for $150,000. It is on wheels and measures 12 metres by four metres. However, it sits stranded on a Stanley Road property, unable to be shifted to her daughter’s property as transport operators risk a fine from the district council if they move it. Picture by Paul Rickard GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 10 Farming ...... 14-17 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 11 Television ...... 20 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6, 8, 19 World...... 12, 18 Classifieds ... 21-22 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 VETS ON THE ROAD Preventing thousands of unwanted litters through Coast campaign by Sophie Rishworth East Coast, she said. “Nobody misses out. Anyone who cannot storm on the Coast).” Ms Draaisma, 31, is from the fit into the caravan will be brought to Mrs Magee said volunteers had stacked AN SPCA campaign covering the Netherlands and has been in New Gisborne. wood on the side of the road and every East Coast has been extended by two Zealand for two-and-a-half years. “And we will continue to come up the driveway access to homes had been weeks, such is the demand for the This trip means she is also seeing more Coast and bring the animals back to cleared. desexing service. of the country. Gisborne for treatment. “When I drove around by the school “Bessie”, the SPCA’s mobile vet “It’s amazing,” she said. “I’ve absolutely “We won’t forget about this region. The (Hatea a Rangi in Tokomaru Bay), which clinic, has been based in coastal loved it up here, especially the sunrise support has been amazing.” was pretty badly hit, they were backing towns on State Highway 35 since the beach walks.” Mrs Magee drove up the Coast up a trailer with what looked like 100 beginning of May. SPCA Gisborne centre manager yesterday to visit the mobile clinic, which shovels on the back of it. More than 600 animals will Lindy Magee said the mobile clinic was is based in Te Araroa this week. “You can just tell a village has come have been desexed, microchipped, also sending animals to Gisborne to be “I saw teams of people cleaning up together — such beautiful people up there, vaccinated and given flea and worm desexed. in every village (following the weekend such beautiful animals.” treatments — all for free — by the end of the campaign. Thousands of unwanted litters have been prevented. SPCA vet Hannah Draaisma said the locals had been “absolutely lovely”. “This morning I got a basket full of sweet soaps and everyone has been giving koha towards the project.” Locals also came to the rescue during a recent power cut, keeping the mobile clinic operating by bringing in a generator by tractor. The caravan weathered the last weekend’s storm and was carrying on today in Te Araroa. “It’s really nice being here,” Ms Draaisma said. “I would love to come back with my boyfriend and dog. They are a little jealous of the morning beach walks.” ON THE JOB: SPCA vet Hannah Draaisma (left) and SPCA Ms Draaisma is part of teams of vet nurse Heidi Olsen hard at work during the first week vets and veterinary nurses rostered of the SPCA’s East Coast mobile desexing campaign. Ms on from around the country to help Draaisma said everyone had been grateful and given koha the East Coast. for the services provided. She has travelled from Wellington to work one week in Tolaga Bay and one week in Te Araroa. They stay in motor camps along the way. The hours are long, the work intense, but there is immense satisfaction from the difference they are making. They have been averaging around 55 animals a week — about eight cats and few dogs each day. “I hope we can do it again,” Ms Draaisma said. “There are still so many animals left. It’s great to be able to help people who are so far away from town. “It’s funny to see how everyone knows each other. They are either family or neighbours and they recognise the dogs that got their dogs pregnant. “It’s definitely a small community so it is having a bigger impact here than it would in the city.” CATATONIC: Inside the SPCA desexing caravan, vet nurse Katie Ms Draaisma said most of the dogs Pedersen tends to three anaesthetised East Coast cats ready to and cats were in good shape. be de-sexed. Thousands of unwanted litters have been prevented “People are looking after their by the mobile clinic, which has been up the Coast for five weeks. animals very well.” It is staying for two more weeks due to the popularity and demand It was great to give them a hand, for the service. It is estimated more than 600 cats and dogs will INSIDE ‘BESSIE’: The SPCA’S vet clinic caravan, named since accessing vet services was a have been desexed by the end of the seven-week mission. “Bessie”, is clocking up the k’s and the spays along State long drive when you lived on the Pictures supplied Highway 35.

Get your Gisborne Herald • Conor Jeory talks about his Verve Cafe exhibition Objects 2021, and Cargo — a significant home-delivered work recently submitted to the inaugural Richard T Nelson sculpture award. • Cast as Laura Wingfield in Evolution Theatre Company’s production of Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, Scarlett Fawcett has taken on one of her most challenging roles, and she is loving it, as she explains to The Guide. • Anti-vaxxers, trolls, Karens and snowflakes . . . look away. Comedian Heath Franklin’s Chopper is about to return to Gisborne. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 NEWS 3 Titirangi closed ‘Brutal, unprovoked attack’ to traffic Call for stronger action after pet dog mauled on Titirangi until Friday by Murray Robertson STRONGER action against dog QUEENS Drive on Titirangi/ owners whose animals attack other Kaiti Hill is closed to all vehicles dogs has been called for following until Friday while contractors do an incident on Titirangi/Kaiti Hill on geotechnical testing in preparation Monday. for the next phase of improvement Kelli Mason, whose dog Lola works. was attacked, also wants other Council journeys capital project owners to ensure their animals are manager Darren Cox says testing restrained on a leash when they go is required to confirm ground out walking. conditions for the placement of “Lola and I were walking down retaining walls. the road on Kaiti Hill at around “Our contractors will be midday on Monday when she was undertaking ground investigations attacked,” Kelli said. for future retaining walls and at Lola, a cava-tzu — King Charles the same time we’re also going spaniel/shih-tzu cross — was bitten to remove some hazardous trees on the neck. previously identified for removal.” “Lola wouldn’t hurt a flea. She’s The road will remain open to such a placid girl. pedestrians and cyclists, however, “A big black dog that was not Mr Cox says to expect delays as on a lead came rushing up to us heavy machinery will be operating. extremely aggressively. It grabbed Work on the one-way traffic Lola by the neck and pinned her to system between Te-Poho-o-Rawiri the ground,” Kelli said. Marae and the summit will be “It happened so fast. It eventually completed by the end of July. let Lola go and I was able to lift her It includes road widening, up and hold her above my head to concrete dish drainage, new line keep the other dog away from her. marking, and installing seating and a “But the other dog kept coming drinking fountain. at me until the owner managed to The next phase is the descent catch up to us and pull his dog away.” RECOVERING: Kelli Mason with her dog Lola, who suffered injuries and remains shaken up after improvements, expected to start being attacked by an unleashed dog on Titirangi/Kaiti Hill on Monday. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell in the coming months between the Cradlling her bleeding, injured summit and Endcliffe Road. dog, Kelli ran down the hill and went to her veterinary clinic, Care Vets. “I reported it to the council’s have them on a leash. do more about it and give animal “It cost me just under $500 to get animal control and was told they “Kaiti Hill is a ‘leashed area’, control more resources to make Lola patched up. would be putting the attacking dog which means dogs must be on a our public areas safe for all dog Repairs “She’s recovering at home but is on the ‘menacing dog’ list. lead at all times up there, and there owners.” still pretty shaken up. She’s just a “They also spoke to the dog’s are signs telling you that.” Gisborne District Council animal mess, really. owner and he has offered to pay my Kelli said she knew of another control section confirmed this to wharf “It also cost me a day off work vet bill. dog owner whose pet was badly morning that it had been in contact looking after her.” “But I think stronger action mauled by wandering dogs on a city with both parties, and that the Kelli suffered scratches herself as should be taken against dogs that beach recently. owner of the attacking dog would on home she fought to save her dog. do this, and I also think other dog “I’m told there have been a lot of pay Lola’s vet bill. “What happened to us was a owners should act responsibly other incidents like it, too. The council made no further straight brutal, totally unprovoked attack. when out walking their animal, and “The council really needs to comment.

HOPES are high the underwater repair work on Wharf 8 at Eastland Port will be finished some time today. ‘TO HELL AND BACK’ A specialist dive team have been working under that section of the wharf for more than two weeks. An Eastland Port spokeswoman Welfare support for East Coast flood-stricken says considering the poor water visibility and swell conditions, the TAIRAWHITI Civil Defence is focusing its divers involved in the repair project efforts on welfare support for those affected have done a “stellar” job. by Sunday’s flooding in Tokomaru Bay and “They have pumped through the wider East Coast area. the work as quickly and safely as A Lottin Point resident said they were hit possible. as hard as Tokomaru Bay. “Conditions were better than “Two weeks earlier we’d had a rain bomb expected in recent days so we’re as well and hadn’t quite recovered from that. pleased to be on the home straight. It was on May 29 and we had the corner of “They worked late Monday night our roof lifted off in that one. and got all the remaining shutters “It feels like I’ve been to hell and back and installed — that is the metal panels still not seen the light of day. The road is in that fit between the piles under the a bad state but you can travel it now. Our wharf,” she said. biggest fear is are we going to get more rain.” “They ran out of time to seal More than 50 volunteers were out and around the shutters that night, with about cleaning up on day three in Tokomaru more work on that yesterday, and Bay. today they aim to put the grout (filler Gisborne District Council staff and other welfare agencies are working with at least ALL HANDS ON DECK: Help in spades for the clean-up at Hatea a Rangi School in material) in place.” seven households where the flood damage The forecast southerly has Tokomaru Bay. From left are Fergus Knight, Whetu Beale, Turoa Kohatu and Hauiti Kohatu. has forced residents into temporary or other Picture by Paul Rickard stopped the loading of log ships at longer-term accommodation. night. “At the moment we’re assessing those to residents in areas where access is still 4WD vehicles. “After today the weather looks welfare needs, how Civil Defence can assist limited. We encourage anyone who has been Further work is under way to repair and doubtful for loading until Friday. and also linking whanau with agencies affected by the flooding and is needing some clear damaged drains and culverts. “However, as always we will look such as the Ministry of Social Development, form of support to get in touch with Civil The Te Ariuru urupa in Waima beside for any safe opportunity to get a EQC and Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou for Defence, if they haven’t already done so.” Tokomaru Bay was also flooded. ship in to keep the region’s exports ongoing support,” Civil Defence Emergency Council Journeys and Waka Kotahi Photos on facebook showed the cemetery moving.” manager Ben Green said. contractors are continuing to do emergency grounds covered in sand from big swells and Six log ships were at anchor off “Welfare parcels have gone out to some repairs throughout the East Coast. high tides. Rubbish was also dumped at the Gisborne this morning waiting to households and we’re also working to get While the majority of roads have reopened, urupa and washed through the cemetery dock to load cargo. medication and other essential supplies some remain closed or are only accessible by after Sunday’s flood. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

FOSTER, Hugh (Has). Deaths — Aged 65 years. Passed away peacefully BRUCE, Catherine on 21st June 2021, in Patricia (Pat). — Tauranga Hospital, after Passed peacefully, on a long illness. Always Sunday 20th June 2021, in our hearts. at Kiri Te Kanawa. Time and date for Cherished wife of the memorial service to be late Ken. Loved mother announced on Facebook and mother-in-law of or email maiava811@ Jan and Mark Guppy, gmail.com and Warwick and Karen Bruce. Loved Nana to In Memoriam Devlyn, Chanel, Luke, Hayden, Kendal and Sasha, and Nana B to her great-grandchildren. Loved sister to Marie BABE WHAREPAPA MacIntosh and the late Miss you Sis at the Pauline Morris. show. I will be entering Thank you to all the just for you. staff at Kiri Te Kanawa who cared for Pat Love Mate Purewa during her stay. and all the whanau Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Monumental Mary’s Star of the Sea Masons Church, Campion Road at 11am on Thursday 24th June, followed by STONEHAVEN interment at Taruheru for Lawn Cemetery. Funerals - Evans Funeral and Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz Memorials 601 Nelson Road Ph 867 1 800 TURIHAUA WASH-OUT: State Highway 35 at Turihaua Point is down to one lane and temporary traffic lights are in place Injured forester after the weekend’s heavy rain and wind caused more erosion of the bank below the road. Picture by Paul Rickard stable in hospital Care urged after wash-out at Turihaua A MAN who was hit by a pine tree off-cut in a forest inland from Tolaga Bay yesterday morning INCREASED coastal erosion by Turihaua eye on the erosion, as we’re expecting the rockfalls. We’re asking everyone to be patient was later admitted to Gisborne Hospital where he Point has prompted Waka Kotahi NZ Transport severe weather to continue. and adhere to temporary speed restrictions,” was in a stable condition today. Agency to reduce the road to one lane. “We’ll be looking at getting in there to repair Ms Harris says. Workmates of the 48-year-old forestry worker The agency is urging people to take extra it as soon as possible this week, pending “When it’s raining heavily, it’s important tended to him until the Trust Tairawhiti Eastland care on that stretch of highway. consents and resourcing.” that motorists lower their speeds, keep a safe Rescue Helicopter arrived. Senior network and journey manager Helen Ms Harris said a section of SH35 was still following distance, and take extra care around The chopper crew were mobilised at around Harris said heavy rain, high tides and swells closed 1.5km south of Lottin Point, due to a corners. 11.30am yesterday. over the past few days had caused slips, large slip. “People should also look out for surface “The man had suffered injuries to his chest flooding, rockfalls and erosion along State Crews will continue to work on this site to flooding and debris on the road, and be and shoulder, and was in a serious but stable Highway 35. get the road reopened, but in the meantime mindful of our road workers who are out condition when we flew him to hospital,” a “To keep people safe, the road is down to people will not be able to travel through this clearing hazards off the road and working to chopper spokesman said.“Our team assessed one lane (by Turihaua) with a speed restriction section of SH35 and no detours are available. repair damage. the situation and it was decided the best option and we’re asking everyone to take extra care “Our crews are constantly monitoring “We want to see everyone get to their was to winch the intensive care paramedic we when driving through the area. road and weather conditions so they can destinations safely, so please stay safe and have on board down to the man, and they were “Our contractor crews are keeping a close quickly respond to surface flooding, slips and stay alert.” winched out together.” The hospital reported this morning the man was in a stable condition. Funding aid for Trust Tairawhiti focus local writers and/or stories Regional workforce development seen as a priority WRITERS who are writing about, or are by Andrew Ashton work in conjunction with NZ Trade and and efficient transport solutions are also from, Tairawhiti, can apply for a grant of up to Enterprise and Callaghan Innovation, strategic priorities, Mr Searle said. $5000 from the Margaret King Spencer Writers THE release of Trust Tairawhiti’s will continue to deliver business support “Project management of TEAP Encouragement Trust. strategic plan, Te Aka Rautaki Ki Te Tau through the Regional Business Partner (Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan) Applicants can be working in literary, 2026, will provide a strategic focus on programme.” ensures we have alignment between the historical, or scientific fields but must have a economic development, the man leading “Regional workforce development is a regional economic objectives and our connection with the region either through birth the region’s economic development priority. That is a programme we support trust objectives. or family, or because they are writing about the agency says. under the auspices of the CARE forum “We work extensively with Manaaki region. Richard Searle, the trust’s general (Commitment, Action, Reciprocity leading Tairawhiti on the housing initiative, Submissions should have literary merit and manager economic development, says to Employment). Within that team we focused on more development and further general appeal. Completion of the project is that focus will be to work with Tairawhiti have two workforce advisers tasked with construction of houses in Tairawhiti. expected within two years. The writing can be in businesses and industry to support supporting industry, employers and the “We also know there’s a shortage in te reo Maori or English. Writing for children is an innovative, inclusive, and circular employee talent pool, along with training visitor accommodation, so we are looking eligible. economy, with opportunities for well-paid organisations and government agencies at options around that.” The sum of money available to a writer is not jobs. to bring together our workforce needs The focus of efficient transport would fixed and the selection committee is free to vary Confirmation of strategic priorities with the talent we have in the region.” aim to grow the economy by building the award(s) made in any year according to the required reflection on whether the “Our Licence to Work programme further efficiency into the supply chain, calibre of the applications. economic development team had the continues with a focus on upcoming particularly around the option for coastal Establishment of the trust was enabled by functions, capabilities, and resources school leavers. Licence to Work delivers shipping to move high volume goods to a bequest from Gisborne writer and historian, to deliver its aspirations and make a opportunities like the recent Game of Life export ports. Margaret King Spencer, and was set up to meaningful difference, he said. event to connect the region’s workforce “More trucks cannot be the only long further assist people to acquire, develop and A capability review led to a more cross- capability. term solution. improve their literary writing skills. functional approach and structure. Specific work within sectors would also “We have a big programme of work Recipients in recent years include the “We are pleased to be moving through be a focus for two new roles within the we are undertaking within economic anthology, Kaituhi Rawhiti, a celebration of East this period of transition. People can trust. development. It’s exciting and the trust Coast writers; Gerald Barnett’s The Road to expect to see an increased focus on “We currently have sector specialists has a unique opportunity to support a Turanga, a book about the Gisborne years of Leo supporting small to medium businesses, in tourism and wood. We have added range of regional initiatives. Fowler; and My World My Life by Stan Pardoe. employment, and developing sectors that resources to support regional strategies “We have a buoyant economy at the Further information about the Encouragement have real growth potential in Tairawhiti.” for the digital technology and food and moment, so while that remains we need Trust award can be obtained by contacting The The economic development team within beverage sectors to unlock the region’s to crack on with building resilience Margaret Spencer Writers Encouragement Trust, the trust now stands at 17, including the unique attributes and further benefit our and introducing elements of diversity, c/- BDO, PO Box 169. Gisborne 4040. Phone 06 regional tourism office and the i-Site. economy.” while ensuring that the local workforce 869 1400. Email, [email protected] “Three business growth advisers, who Housing needs, visitor accommodation participates to the greatest extent it can.” The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 NEWS 5 Adding own finishing touches to final resting place

by Murray Robertson ahead and give their whanau one less professional joiner, with members then places that have been special to them, cot for the Gisborne region earlier this thing to worry about at a time which is adding their own finishing touches by while some have chosen to hand-paint year, and recently started supplying THE Tairawhiti Coffin Club in often financially as well as emotionally painting them and fitting out the inside scenes that are significant to them. Gisborne Hospital’s maternity unit with the BCR Joinery premises at 522 stressful,” said club founder Taranga as they wish,” she said. “They can be “It then becomes a celebration of a free coffins for miscarried and stillborn Gladstone Road will hold another open Kent. as simple or elaborate as you want. life lived,” Ms Kent said. babies as part of our kaupapa of giving day this weekend to give the public an “The club consists of approximately “Many of the 50 coffins made by “Being involved in making your own back to the community.” opportunity to see what the club has 120 like-minded people sharing club members so far have reflected coffin can give a sense of control and The open day will run from 9am-12 to offer. companionship and collaboration to the unique lives and memories of the ownership that helps in the process midday this Saturday. The club opened its doors three produce a personalised coffin, helping person they will carry.” of coming to terms with your own end “We welcome anyone interested in years ago with the aim of making each other deal with just one aspect of Some have been covered in pictures of life. becoming a member or volunteer to people’s final journey more affordable. the inevitable. of the pets they have had throughout “We were pleased to be able to come along and see the service the “We encourage people to plan “Coffins are constructed by a their lives, others have photos of the contribute to the funding of a cuddle club provides.”

BIG PROBLEMS WITH TINY HOME: Two weeks ago Candace Gate threw an impromptu open home for the tiny home on her family’s land on Lytton Road. More than 100 people came through, she said. These homes are an affordable solution to the housing crisis but Gisborne District Council are warning people to get in touch with them first. Mrs Gate has been given until July 28 to fix her tiny home to the ground or have it removed. Picture by Paul Rickard ANGEL BATY Scholarship winner ‘The council work for us’ FROM PAGE 1 required to, he said. “She bought it as a caravan. There should has health These situations highlighted the need be some bylaw that allows people to have Mrs Lloyd’s son-in-law Craig Foss said to get in touch with council early in emergency housing. They’re (council) just they did not even consider calling the the planning phase, to avoid making a saying ‘no’, and don’t want to deal with us. study in council first. potentially costly mistake. “We don’t want it there forever. It’s on “It was a huge surprise to us that it “Some buildings may still be exempt from wheels. It’s not a fixed structure. her sights didn’t comply. There are so many tiny the requirement for a building consent Mrs Gate’s tiny home is already on her houses here already we didn’t think we if they meet one of the exemptions in family’s land. needed to worry about it.” Schedule 1 of the Building Act, however, Its position on Lytton Road has attracted Mr Foss said it would cost $10,000 to these exemptions can be convoluted and so much interest from passers-by that two easily misinterpreted.” GETTING a scholarship from comply, but that was uneconomical for a weekends ago she tidied it up and threw an “The council doesn’t make people obtain impromptu open home. The Gisborne Herald will help moveable home that was only going to be required for six months. building consents where the work is exempt More than 100 people went through. Gisborne Girls’ High School under Schedule 1, but we will enforce the Mrs Gate says she is not selling these student Angel Baty secure a “We’re not trying to flout the law, this is a temporary solution.” Building Act if it’s not. homes but she can see they are a great place in a university hall of “The council’s building team can give solution for the housing crisis. residence. “The GDC said this house will never be compliant and if we wanted to do anything advice on the Schedule 1 exemptions She also saw a Christchurch court That is her plan, after to assist anyone contemplating a small decision which left her confident she was on hearing she had won this year’s with it all, the only thing was to cut it up. “The manufacturer of the building said it building on their land. the right side of the law. Gisborne Herald Scholarship, was made to be a removable structure not a “If a cabin or tiny house meets the So she got back in touch with the council. which gives $1000 to a student permanent building.” exemptions, it can be placed on a section to “They have been most difficult to deal going into tertiary studies. Mr Foss said the stress on tiny home provide additional accommodation such as with. They pretty much stamp on your Angel,17, is not sure what owners facing these issues was not good for a sleep-out. mana without trying to find a solution. she wants to study but says it their mental health. “However, there are caveats that limit “I feel GDC have missed the boat to put will be in the health sector. “There’s nothing more stressful than the use, such as their own height off a things in place proactively about mobile “I really enjoy chemistry but losing your home.” boundary, and they must also meet the homes, and they’re trying to stop it in its I am still thinking about what He said the removal company they hired district plan distances from boundary, tracks to clean it up retrospectively. I want to study. I’ll probably to move it to their backyard in Ormond and site coverage rules. If those rules “Our people desperately need affordable end up studying to become a Road called to say they could not move it. aren’t met, a resource consent may still solutions. We are ratepayers . . . the council nurse,” she said. If they did they faced a potential fine from be required, even if exempt from building work for us. They should be working with consent.” She is applying for the council. us to find solutions, especially since so Mr Petty said cabins were often many people don’t have a secure place to universities in Wellington, The removal company manager spoke to The Herald on condition of anonymity. advertised as an affordable alternative to sleep each night because home ownership after thinking at first that she getting consent and constructing a building in our region is out of reach.” would like to study in Dunedin, “There are two sides to this story and I can see both sides. but that was often not the case. Non-complying cabins or tiny homes at Otago University. But she “The council is aware of 48m2 buildings usually came to the council’s attention after decided that was too far away. “Yeah, it’s classed as a caravan but this is a two-bedroom home on wheels. You’ve got that sell for $150,000. This is a cost of complaints from neighbours which may The news she had won $3125 per square metre compared to new then lead to an inspection, Mr Petty said. the scholarship came as a to draw the line somewhere.” He confirmed GDC had notified transport build costs of around $2000 per square “If we find it’s legal and meets both the “complete surprise”. operators that if they shifted these types of metre. So if you have the land, constructing Building Act and Resource Management “My friend had applied for building they could be fined as well. through a building consent process is a Act criteria, we can dismiss the complaints. the scholarship and told me I Mrs Lloyd’s tiny home is registered more robust and future-proofed option,” he If not, we’re required to take enforcement should do the same, so I did. and warranted as a caravan completed said. action and the cabin may have to be moved This is a complete surprise to to Healthy Homes Standards by Compac Mr Foss said the council should be there or taken off the property.” me,” she said. Homes in north Waikato. to help residents looking for alternative An online petition to council with 186 Angel thanked The Gisborne Mr Petty said if a structure had wheels housing solutions. signatures says mobile homes are an Herald, and her friend Hayley on the side, it did not necessarily mean it “But they are putting barriers up. This is affordable, durable, healthy, safe and Templer who told her to make was a vehicle. the perfect solution for the housing crisis attractive solution to housing needs in the the application. The Building Act was national legislation we are in. There are not enough rentals Gisborne region. that the GDC administered as it was and not everyone can afford a million-dollar Mr Petty said the petition needed to go to house. We wanted Mum close to us. central Government, not GDC. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Possible lockdown in capital being considered: Bloomfield BRIEFS

WELLINGTON — The Director- Zealand had been identified and Wellington, June 19, from 3.05pm Te Arawa iwi a step closer General of Health, Dr Ashley were self-isolating. to 5.45pm — casual, to $11m Treaty settlement Bloomfield, says health authorities The first six locations visited ■ Te Papa Tongarewa — WELLINGTON — Te Arawa iwi Ngati Rangitihi are considering a possible by the tourists released by the Exhibition Surrealist Art: is one step closer to a Treaty settlement of lockdown in the capital after Ministry of Health this morning are Masterpieces from Museum more than $11 million. The Ngati Rangitihi a visitor from Australia tested as follows. Boijmans Van Beuningen, 55 Claims Settlement Bill passed its first reading in positive for Covid-19. Cable Street, Wellington, on June Parliament today. Dr Bloomfield told RNZ’s Locations of interest 19, from 4pm to 5.45pm — close Ngati Rangitihi grievances include large areas Morning Report this morning that contact, of land taken from them by the Crown for public it was one option that was being ■ Qantas Flight QF163 Sydney ■ Jack Hackett’s Bar, 5 works and not being given sufficient land in the looked at. “Everything is on the to Wellington, arrived at Wellington Inglewood Place, Wellington on aftermath of the Tarawera eruption. table,” he said. International Airport on June 19 at June 19, from 8.45pm to 12am — The Crown also failed to act in good faith when Health authorities were meeting 12.05am — close contact; close contact. it leased and purchased blocks of Ngati Rangitihi this morning and produced a list ■ Rydges Hotel, 75 Featherston Anyone at the locations The Director-General of land blocks. If the bill becomes law, Ngati of places of interest shortly before Street, Pipitea, Wellington at 12am classified as a ‘close contact’ Rangitihi will receive $4m in financial redress and The Gisborne Herald went to press Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield. on June 19, and at 9.10am on June should isolate or quarantine for File picture $7m in commercial redress, as well as have 19 this morning. 21 — casual plus; 14 days from their last exposure, sites of cultural significance returned to them. The positive Covid-19 traveller ■ Unichem Wellington Central get tested immediately (unless The Minister for Treaty Negotiations, Andrew to Wellington visited Te Papa, an The man, who along with his Pharmacy, 204 Lambton Quay on it is within one day of their next Little, apologised on behalf of the Crown. inner city bar and a central city partner spent the weekend in the Wellington, June 19, from 10.38am scheduled test) and on day 5 after “The Crown acknowledges it breached its Treaty pharmacy, among locations of capital as a tourist, tested positive to 11.48am — casual plus; last exposure and day 12 after last obligations when it failed to protect the tribal interest which were identified by for the virus on return to Australia. ■ Te Papa Tongarewa — exposure, and call Healthline on structures of Ngati Rangitihi, it failed to always the Ministry of Health. Four close contacts in New general, 55 Cable Street, 0800 358 5453. — RNZ act in good faith when purchasing and leasing Ngati Rangitihi land blocks (and it) failed to protect Ngati Rangitihi from becoming virtually landless,” he said in the House. He said he hoped through the settlement that the Crown could “atone for its past injustices that it has inflicted on Ngati Rangitihi”. Sydney case flew to Ngati Rangitihi is part of the greater Te Arawa confederation of tribes. It has customary rights and interests stretching from the coast at Matata, Tarawera awa to include Lake Tarawera, Ruawahia and Rerewhakaaitu. — RNZ Peter Beckett now a free man Wgtn last weekend VANCOUVER, Canada — Kiwi Peter Beckett is now a free WELLINGTON — An that were visited in New man after a murder charge was Australian traveller who Zealand as further contact dropped by a Canadian court visited New Zealand at the tracing was undertaken today. — 11 years after the death of weekend tested positive for Based on the time of the his wife. The move comes after Covid-19 on their return to onset of symptoms and the CT two trials — and after the former Peter Australia, and most likely score, it was most likely that Hawke’s Bay man spent nine Beckett contracted the virus before the person had contracted the years behind bars. flying across the Tasman, the virus in Sydney before their Beckett was initially arrested in August 2011 and Ministry of Health has said. visit to New Zealand, the charged with the murder of Laura Letts-Beckett. The New South Wales (NSW) ministry said. His first trial ended in a hung jury in 2016, before health authority issued an The Ministry of Health’s he was convicted a year later and sentenced alert late yesterday about two contact-tracing team has been to 25 years’ imprisonment without possibility flights between Wellington and in touch with the airlines about of parole. Beckett appealed his conviction last Sydney linked to the case. contacting passengers on the year, claiming a prosecutor made improper It said passengers who were two flights to provide advice. submissions to the jury and the judge erred in on one flight into Wellington, This was the first time providing instructions. British Columbia’s Court and one flight back to Sydney an Australian traveller had of Appeal agreed and overturned the conviction, last weekend, are considered brought Covid-19 to New before the Crown appealed that decision to close contacts of a Covid case. Zealand and had since gone Canada’s Supreme Court. In April of this year, the The flights were Qantas home, the ministry said. Supreme Court announced it would not hear the QF163, which left Sydney at Genome sequencing was SYDNEY CASE HAS NOW RETURNED HOME: Passengers appeal. Years of legal wrangling finally ended in 7.05pm on Friday, June 18, under way in Australia to see on a Qantas and an Air NZ flight are being considered as close a Canadian court earlier this week. Beckett, who and landed in Wellington at if the case was linked to the contacts of a recent Covid case — an Australian traveller who has been free on bail since December, will no 12.12am on Saturday; and Air current outbreak in Sydney. has since returned to Australia. AFP picture longer be bound by any conditions. New Zealand NZ247, which Quarantine-free travel Laura Letts-Beckett died on August 18, 2010, left Wellington at 10.13am on from NSW to New Zealand in the Sydney Bondi cluster health authorities yesterday. while the couple were boating in a small inflatable Monday, June 21, arriving in had already been temporarily led NSW Premier Gladys New Zealand health vessel on Upper Arrow Lake, northeast of Sydney at 11.33am. suspended due to the rising Berejiklian to extend the authorities have urged Vancouver. Her death was initially reported as The NSW health authority case numbers in Sydney, and state’s mask mandate for travellers from NSW who had a drowning. Beckett said she accidentally fell was urging anyone who was would last for at least 72 hours. all indoor public venues to been to a location of interest from the boat; however, he was arrested one on those flights to get a NSW yesterday recorded midnight Wednesday, June 30. at the times listed to call year after the death. Prosecutors alleged Beckett Covid-19 test, and to 10 new cases of Covid-19, Local government areas of Healthline, and to self-isolate was motivated to kill by the significant amount self-isolate for 14 days — and health authorities there Wollongong and Shellharbour, until they could be tested for of money he would receive through pension regardless of the result. announced new exposure sites. which had compulsory masks Covid-19 and return a negative and insurance payouts if his wife died. Beckett New Zealand’s Ministry of Anybody who was concerned for public transport, would be result. maintained his innocence throughout. Beckett’s Health said stage-four close could check the latest locations subjected to the same mask Air NZ said the pause on defence argued Letts-Beckett was depressed contacts had been identified of interest in Sydney on the rules as Sydney. quarantine-free travel from prior to her drowning and the Crown case was and are isolating. NSW Health website (www. The Westfield Bondi Junction Sydney meant 28 flights had marked by a complete lack of physical evidence The ministry said it would health.nsw.gov.au). shopping centre continued to been cancelled over the next connecting Beckett to his wife’s death. advise on the sites of interest The latest surge in cases be the main area of concern to 72 hours. — RNZ — The New Zealand Herald NZ pauses quarantine-free NSW travel bubble

AUCKLAND — A pause has been low, but there were still several surprise after the update from NSW regular checks on the updates New Zealanders currently remained placed on the travel bubble between unknowns. authorities. being posted on the NSW Health low, the assessment found several New Zealand and New South Wales The Government was taking a “I think a number of factors website, as new locations of unknowns had arisen — including (NSW). precautionary approach and the that have been identified by the risk were still being added, a NZ the rising number of locations of Quarantine-free travel from NSW decision would be reviewed on Government have really tipped the Government Unite Against Covid-19 interest in the community visited by to New Zealand was paused from Thursday, Hipkins said. country in favour of the suspension, alert said. people who later tested positive, and midnight, and the hold would be in Air New Zealand said the pause on and that is the fact that there are two People who had been at the people not linked to other cases. place for at least 72 hours. quarantine-free travel from Sydney cases where the source is not known, locations of interest during the times The locations warnings that had The Minister for Covid-19 meant 28 flights were cancelled over they have been in the community and listed should call Healthline, and been issued included Westfield Bondi Response, Chris Hipkins, said there the next 72 hours. there could be other cases linked isolate themselves until they can be Junction (including the carpark). were 10 new community cases of It was contacting all affected to them and also, of course, it’s the tested for Covid-19 and then return a The NSW cluster now had 21 cases the virus in Sydney, and the source passengers and giving them the more-infectious Delta variant.” negative result. linked to it. of those infections needed to be option to rebook, put their flight Prof Baker said the new strain They would also not be allowed to NSW health authorities announced thoroughly investigated before travel into credit or get a refund if they was about twice as infectious as the travel to New Zealand within 14 days extended restrictions to respond resumed. purchased a refundable ticket. original and was proving harder for of being at any of the locations of to the increase in cases, including He said a public health Leading epidemiologist, Professor countries to keep under control. interest, even if the travel bubble was wider rules for face-mask use, and assessment had determined the risk Michael Baker, said the decision to Anyone who had been in Sydney restored. continuing restrictions on indoor to the New Zealand public remained pause the travel bubble was not a since June 11 should keep doing While the overall risk to health for venues. — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 7 Vaccinations for the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand

The COVID-19 vaccination rollout for the general population starts from the end of July. Our COVID-19 vaccination programme has built momentum Getting a vaccination steadily since February. We are vaccinating around 100,000 people a week at the moment. In the second half of the year Step 1 Receiving an invitation we hit top speed and everyone in New Zealand aged 16 and We’ll call or send you an email, text or letter to invite over will be able to be vaccinated. you to book. Moving to the general population Step 2 Make your booking So far, vaccinations have been made available to those most at From 28 July, go to Book My Vaccine or call the new risk of getting COVID-19 to limit the chances of it getting into the national call centre to book both doses, or to register wider population. if your age band isn’t open yet. With more vaccine supply coming on, and having ramped up our Step 3 Get your vaccination infrastructure, vaccinations for everyone else in New Zealand Have your first vaccination dose. aged 16 and over (the general population) start from 28 July. 3–6 weeks later have your second vaccination dose. This is a very large group of people. To make this flow smoothly, If you don’t hear from us, or are concerned, you can register we will break this down by age bands. for your vaccination through the new national Book My Vaccine All people aged 60 plus can book their vaccinations from 28 July. booking system at any time from 28 July. Then, two weeks later, people who are 55 plus. From there, new age bands will be opened up every 2–3 weeks based on confirmed Important dates deliveries of the vaccine and the speed of rollout to earlier groups. 28 July People 60+ Vaccinations open By mid to late August, invitations should be open for people over 11 August People 55+ Vaccinations open 45. By mid to late September, invitations should be open for those over 35, with everyone else being eligible from October. Mid to late Aug People 45 + Invitations should open Mid to late Sept People 35+ Invitations should open Invitations October People 16+ Invitations should open Most people will get a direct invitation to book – either by email, text, phone call or in the post. You will then be able to book through Book My Vaccine, a new national booking system that will be online Other ways to get vaccinated from 28 July, or phone a new national call centre. Availability of As we go through the year there will be other ways for people booking slots (the date, time and place you can be vaccinated) to be vaccinated. These will include workplace vaccinations and will vary between district health board (DHB) regions. other targeted vaccination events across the country. For some remote rural communities we will vaccinate all age groups at the Once you are eligible to be vaccinated, you can be vaccinated same time to make it easier for them. Our successful whānau- at any time. There is no cut off. centred approach to vaccinations will continue for Māori and Registration Pacific communities and those with disabilities. Even if your age band isn’t open, everyone aged 16 and over will be able to go to Book My Vaccine to register for an invitation from 28 July. Registration means we will be certain to have your correct contact details and when your age group is opened, you will get an invitation telling you it’s your turn to book.

Find out more at Covid19.govt.nz 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021

BELIEVES HE WAS ‘PROBABLY NZ’s mental health HOODWINKED’: Denis Hesseltine was a psychiatric assistant at Lake Alice Hospital’s child and roll-out to receive adolescent unit. RNZ picture by ‘stock-take’: Little Andrew McRae

WELLINGTON — Health the mental health rebuilds and Former Lake Alice Hospital Minister Andrew Little is upgrades, I think roughly about frustrated some patients in $9m has been spent so far, in acute mental healthcare are not the design, planning and getting assistant says he thinks receiving the treatment they need. consents phase. And construction On Monday, RNZ Checkpoint starts next year. reported the story of Kiana, who “If you look at what’s been Dr Leeks ‘evil, deceitful’ was forced to sleep on a mattress completed, we have a permanent on the floor of a lounge in an acute Mental Health and Wellbeing LAKE ALICE, Manawatu- “Dr Leeks explained that mental health unit at Taranaki Commission in place. We have a Whanganui — A former ectonus was designed to Hospital because all the beds were suicide-prevention office in place. worker at the Lake Alice stimulate the brain, which I full. We have a long-term pathway Hospital’s child and believed.” She said the experience left — a 10-year horizon for dealing adolescent unit says he In hindsight, he said his her feeling dehumanised and with and planning for the mental now knows he was probably understanding was that unworthy of help for her mental health services going out for hoodwinked into believing ectonus was still a rather health issues. Health Minister consultation. that the treatment given to intensive stimuli and Little said it was “never Andrew Little “From the reports I’ve had patients was being carried perhaps the feeling and/ acceptable” for that sort of thing to so far, I’m reasonably satisfied. out with the best intentions. or level of that stimuli be happening. are due to commence construction We are a bit behind, and that is Former patients from the may have been interpreted In the 2019 Budget, the next year, and I expect will be because of Covid-19. But I think unit that operated in the differently by each of those Government set aside $1.9 billion completed either late next year or it’s important that there is a level 1970s say electric-shock patients. for mental health services, and early 2023.” of independent reassurance, which treatment (electroconvulsive “We put a tremendous about $235 million of that was for He said it was unacceptable is why I’m talking to the ministry therapy or ECT) and drugs amount of time and effort mental health facilities. patients were being accommodated now about being absolutely sure were given as punishment. into these kids and it was “We have a lot of mental health on mattresses on the floor in acute that what was expected, and the Denis Hesseltine, who was disappointing to find out facilities that are pretty rundown, units. objectives set out in 2019, are a psychiatric assistant at years later that some of the and that’s why we made the “We know there is pressure being met. (It’s) just a bit of a the hospital, said he did not ex-patients look back on commitment in 2019 with the on acute mental health units. stock-take, half way through the see any form of punishment, their experience in the unit, mental health package we put The overall package we’re expected programme. As to how torture or sexual abuse of which I was a part of, as a together, that four of the facilities trying to (provide) — at least for close to on-track we are that what while working in the unit. terrible place of torture and would be completely rebuilt. some people — is much-earlier we expected to have happening by But he told the inquiry punishment.’ Another would have a substantial intervention at the mild-to- now is happening . . . I’m talking into abuse in care that he He said when he worked upgrade. So that that work is now moderate mental health stage that to the ministry about that at the was disappointed to only in the unit, the staff were under way.” can actually prevent many going moment. recently learn that ECT and committed to caring for the on to need acute services . . . “I get progress reports painful drugs were given to young patients. “We will always need acute periodically. It’s just really… I’m some boys as punishment. Mr Hesseltine said in In the 2019 Budget, the facilities though. There will concerned there seems to be an “I think and believe now later years, he spoke to two Government set aside always be people whose mental understanding more broadly that that Dr Leeks was perhaps former charge nurses in the $1.9 billion for mental unwellness is so severe that they nothing is happening. able to use the ECT machine unit — front-line managers do need that level of help.” “We get people on public for whatever treatment he responsible for the delivery health services, and about Little told RNZ Checkpoint that platforms saying, ‘nothing is chose, at whatever level of care and those who $235 million of that was for about $350m (of the $1.9bn that happening, nothing has changed’. he chose, and in whatever delivered that care — and mental health facilities. had been set aside for mental I’ve seen (things happening), and name he chose to call those both denied the claims made health services) was due to be I’ve spoken to people who have treatments. Dr Leeks and by former patients. spent by the end of June. experienced the benefit of the new (others) chose the therapy I In recent times, he found “About $290m of that has services. So I don’t accept that witnessed to deceive certain out both gave evidence to Little said because none of those been spent. Actually a lot more ‘nothing has changed’. staff.” police to the contrary, he projects had completed the design has been committed because the “But I think the public are Mr Hesseltine said said. phase, he did not know how many commitments go through to years entitled to an assurance that good Dr Leeks explained to him ‘’I find it disappointing more beds would be available in three and four of the four-year progress is being made (to achieve) the use of what he called that neither ever told me acute mental health units. spending programme. what we (planned to do) in 2019 ectonus — the brand name about all of this. “That work is still being done, “So a total of about $748m has with a $1.9bn investment. of the apparatus used to “It was not good learning and I won’t know until the design been committed in total. But there “These things do take time administer ECT. of this material and, in some phase is fully complete. I’d like is more to do. I know there’s been — regrettable as that is. And I He had been told that the ways, it has changed how I it to move a lot faster, but this some talk that when it comes to know that the people who end up ECT had remained below look at this whole case.’’ is the nature of health capital these rebuilds and upgrades, only suffering as a consequence are the level of pain and was Mr Hesseltine described projects and possibly public half a million odd dollars has been some of our most vulnerable. therapeutic. the lead psychiatrist, capital projects. The one mental spent. Actually, that is not correct. “And I am deeply concerned “As far as I can recall, Selwyn Leeks, as evil and health facility that the previous “It’s the way that District about that, and I engage with the ectonus did not involve deceitful. government did build opened in Health Boards (DHBs) account DHBs and the Ministry of Health the patient being shocked Mr Hesseltine said that if September of last year. Approval for their spending on their about that to make sure that into a seizure or being Dr Leeks was at the hearing for that was given in 2015. So that capital projects — they don’t get everything that can be done to rendered unconscious, as now, he would tell him that was five years. reimbursed until further down make sure services available right happened with modified and he wished he had never “Four of the five projects we’ve the track. 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THREEWATERS.GOVT.NZ 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Bank profits hit quarterly record high BUSINESS BRIEFS ASB Showgrounds in liquidation WELLINGTON — Higher lending and a 1.86 percent increase in lending, an increase in home lending. But Kensington said while AUCKLAND — Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds — reversal of provisioning for loans that could in non-interest income and the reversal of there had been strong mortgage lending one of the country’s biggest venues — has gone have gone bad drove profits at the banks to previously incurred loan provisions. growth, this had been offset by reduced into liquidation. a new quarterly high in the first three months “While this quarter’s strong profit is a corporate, commercial and consumer lending. The former chairperson of the showgrounds of this year. positive sign for the economy, there are still Kiwibank grew its loan book by the highest board, Kim Campbell, said the development Banks made $1.643 billion in the March multiple indicators of volatility in the market percentage at 3.16 percent followed by TSB followed ongoing disagreements with the landlord, quarter — a new record profit for a quarter and global uncertainty continues.” at 2.09 percent over the quarter, while SBS’ the Cornwall Park Trust. according to analysis by KPMG as part of its Strong building activity, record low interest loan book was up just 0.01 percent and He said a dispute over rent had exacerbated the Financial Institutions Performance Survey rates and the continuation of working Heartland’s grew just 0.78 percent. pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. report. from home driving renovations were likely Of the big four Australian-owned banks, The showgrounds have been hosting events for John Kensington, KPMG head of banking contributors of the loan growth for mortgages BNZ had the biggest lending growth for the more than 160 years. and finance, said the main drivers were a with March hitting a record high of $10 billion quarter at 2.07 percent. — NZ Herald An event due to take place this weekend, a Collectors Car sale, has been postponed. The venue had also been due to host the Auckland Food Show, Home Show and Baby Show in coming weeks, as well as several concerts in its auditorium, called the Logan Campbell Centre. Exporters call for action The Showgrounds will be closed to the public today. In March The New Zealand Herald reported on by Liam Dann, NZ Herald the venue’s uncertain future as the site struggled to see how it could remain solvent in the face of AUCKLAND — The NZ International major event cancellations due to Covid-19. Business Forum (NZIBF) has joined The only profit for the eight-hectare Cornwall the call for more Government focus on Park showgrounds is from shows, events and labour shortages, writing a letter to concerts. Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi. As of March 2021, the venue had lost four major Exporters were facing a “perfect events, including the Home Show and the Royal storm”, said NZIBF chief executive Easter Show. Stephen Jacobi. In 2020, 14 major events were cancelled due They were “on the one hand facing to the pandemic, plus 11 smaller shows and issues getting goods to market due to the concerts. — NZ Herald disruption to shipping and the supply chain and on the other the shortage of Consumer confidence up 2pc workers due to the closed borders”. WELLINGTON — Consumer confidence levels Jacobi said the letter was written to have risen in the last three months, with greater highlight concerns the NZIBF board had optimism in the way the economy is heading. about proposed changes to immigration The Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer settings and ongoing border restrictions Confidence Survey for the June quarter showed for critical workers. confidence rose almost 2 percent on the last NZIBF together represents some of the OUT OF WORKERS: Export success is threatened by a “perfect storm” of shipping quarter. largest exporters including dairy, meat, disruption and labour shortages, exporters say. NZ Herald picture The survey summarises the net balance between horticulture, wine and fishing interests, optimistic and pessimistic responses to five along with other internationally-focused and stay flexible on policy as evidence if New Zealand over the coming months to general questions. business organisations. more serious problems emerged. help provide a boost to key sectors. Confidence rose to 107.1 percent from 105.2 It was important to recognise that He said the industry also needed help “We have also made it easier for percent for the first three months of the year. The the economy had done so well through to get key workers across borders and onshore migrants to stay and continue to baseline is 100, with the long-term average at the pandemic because of the ability of through MIQ as they looked to re-engage work here while our border restrictions 110.7 percent. exporters to trade, Jacobi said. with customers in major markets. are in place — including around 10,000 Westpac senior economist Satish Rancchod said He was concerned that the current The Government has indicted it will Working Holiday and Supplementary confidence among those aged over 30 was now conditions were threatening that success look to “reset” immigration policy post- Seasonal Employment visa holders back around the average long-term level. story. Covid, encouraging local business to who were granted a further six month “Households are feeling more upbeat about the “It is highly likely that New Zealand have less reliance on low-skilled migrant extension to their visas last week”. outlook for their own financial circumstances.” will continue to workers. The Government would continue “What we are seeing is that the economy is on experience severe In a response to consider class border exception the mend . . . importantly we are seeing the labour labour shortages, These shortages are at a level to a New Zealand requests from sectors that are facing market is in increasingly good health. particularly Herald question critical workforce gaps where these where we are deeply concerned Younger people — those aged 18-29 — are still when ‘ about the letter, cannot be filled domestically and where pessimistic about their future, with concerns about unemployment they will imperil export growth and Minister Faafoi sectors can demonstrate a plan for affordable housing, job security and the inability to is low and halt the economic recovery acknowledged education, training, wages and other travel overseas due to Covid-19. apprenticeships “there are sectors work conditions and initiatives that will Longer-term issues like climate change and are increasing,” —NZIBF chief executive Stephen’ Jacobi still facing skill attract New Zealanders, he said. wealth inequality were also major issues for he said. and labour Individual employers could also younger people, Rancchod said. — RNZ “These shortages”. apply to bring workers to New Zealand anticipated shortages are now at a level To support these sectors, we have through the “other critical worker” visa New member on ANZ board where we are deeply concerned they enabled critical workers to come into process if they meet the criteria. WELLINGTON — Former share broking boss will imperil export growth and halt the the country through border exceptions The Productivity Commission has been Scott St John is to replace Tony Carter on the economic recovery”. as MIQ and other Covid health controls tasked with a full policy review — the board of ANZ New Zealand. Board members had been reporting allow,” he said. first since the 1990s — and is currently Carter has been on the board of the country’s significant problems in attracting “Through these exceptions we have seeking submissions from the public. largest bank for nearly 10 years and will retire a local workforce able to carry out brought in more than 17,000 workers, A draft report with proposed from the board in August, the bank announced essential tasks including harvesting and their partners and dependent children to recommendations will be released in yesterday. processing, he said. support New Zealand’s economic activity October 2021. St John was the chief executive of First New Anecdotal evidence suggested that while border restrictions are in place”. A final report will be presented to the Zealand Capital, now called Jarden, for 15 lugging the shortfall wasn’t as simple as He noted the Government had Government in April 2022. years until he resigned in 2016 to move into just offering higher pay rates, he said. announced a number of new border The Productivity Commission is directorships. He is current chairman of Fisher & Jacobi said he hoped the Government exceptions that would see thousands welcoming submissions until December Paykel Appliances and a director of Fonterra and would continue to engage with exporters of skilled and critical workers arrive in 24, 2021. Mercury Energy. — NZ Herald

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY possible health risks linked to the polyester- Global said Mercury had sufficient “headroom” based polyurethane foam used in them. FPH also to undertake the proposed acquisition. topped the turnover list with stock worth $27 Retirement village company Ryman ended WELLINGTON — New Zealand stocks put on Australia’s, but the reaction locally was muted. million changing hands. with a 6c gain at $13.06 but was well off its a modest gain after a stronger performance on “Our market was a fraction firmer,” Grant Express package company Freightways session high of $13.20. Williamson said the other Wall Street as investors worldwide became more Williamson, investment adviser at Hamilton continued to perform strongly, the stock hitting retirement village companies were getting the relaxed about the prospects of rate hikes from Hindin Greene, said. a record high and closing at $12.40, up 10c. benefit of investors switching from Ryman into the US Federal Reserve. “It was similar to Monday’s trade when Wall Retirement village company Arvida also hit a the other retirement stocks. “There could be a bit The S&P/NZX50 Index ended 35.44 points, or Street had lost a bit of ground and we didn’t. We record, up 8c at $2.04. of a change in the guard,” he said. 0.28 percent, higher at 12,534.8, on light volume. seem to be pretty resilient at the moment to any One of the biggest downward moves of the One of the clear beneficiaries was Summerset, US stocks had been under pressure since downward moves but unfortunately we are not day came from Trustpower, after Monday’s big which gained 10c to $13.35. last week’s communication from the Fed, picking up much upside when those overseas deal to sell its retail assets to Mercury for $441m, Shares in Property For Industry (PFI) dropped which was seen as paving the way for sooner- markets are strong. We just don’t seem to have the stock falling 34c or 4.3 percent to $7.62. a cent to $2.85, despite the company announcing than-predicted interest rate hikes. The Fed’s the same volatility as those overseas markets.” “Maybe there is a little bit of uncertainty that that it expected an increase from independent projections showed interest rates would increase Respiratory products maker Fisher & Paykel the company is going to switch to being a pure valuations in the value of its property portfolio in 2023. Healthcare continued to recover from its post- power-generating company. Obviously it will for the six months to June of about $240m or 14 But US stocks started the week with their result sell off, the stock gaining 59c or 1.9 have cash in the bank to expand its generation percent. biggest rally in over a month as investors came percent to $31.58. Williamson said FPH was assets but there is probably a bit of uncertainty,” PFI said that more than a year on from the around to the idea that any tightening would benefiting from the ongoing impact of a product Williamson said. onset of Covid-19, industrial property had be at a gradual pace. Wall Street’s strong finish recall by one of its competitors, Philips, of Mercury NZ finished 13c higher at $6.53. In emerged as a resilient property sector. filtered through to other markets, including breathing devices and ventilators after it found its assessment of the deal, ratings agency S&P — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL Relationships and the real world Travel bubble has by Clive Bibby opinions inspirational. a new type of community leadership that lacks She would greet me with a hug and a big grin, the ability to build those relationships that are first Covid scare MY wife and I were fortunate followed by her version of pleasantries: “How are based on trust. to be part of a local gathering you, you broken down old Pakeha bastard!” she The late, great Dr Apirana Mahuika used to Health authorities were right to at the weekend that was special would say, knowing that l loved it as much as she say that he wasn’t interested in “partnerships” label the risk of Covid-19 getting for a number of reasons — enjoyed “taking the piss”. because they would almost always mean his to New Zealand from the cluster not least that we were saying For me, our relationship epitomised all that people would be in a negotiating position that developing in Sydney last week as goodbye to a “legend”. was good about Maori/Pakeha relationships as lacked strength. He much preferred building a low — a low probability, but a very For us, it represented they still are in communities such as ours. “relationship” that was simply based on trust. just one more example of the changing of the It is a relationship built on lifetimes that began Why then are we seeing the modern emphasis high impact should it do so. We are guard in our community; something that is under the guidance of parents and grandparents that is the antithesis of all these fine individuals now in the uncomfortable situation unfortunately becoming an all too common who practised what they preached — instilling stood for? The truth is that we have lost our way of waiting to hear what they will experience for our generation. in us the values that formed the basis for and are no longer capable of recognising what do about an infectious man having We were mourners attending the tangi of one successful societies over centuries. we need to do in order for it to happen. My guess spent the weekend in Wellington, of our district’s most recognised kuia who had Diana was brought up to respect the law and is that we are listening to the wrong people. and then waiting to see if cases sadly passed away during the week. acknowledge the responsibilities we have for A good start at addressing this problem would might pop up here. Diana Atkins has been the matriarch of her the wellbeing of our fellow citizens — especially be by choosing our negotiating teams from those This Sydney cluster was always family for all the time since we settled here in those less fortunate — and she taught her own who have track records of doing what they said a concern as it involves the highly- Uawa some 41 years ago. As we came to know kids to make the same contributions towards the they would do. infectious Delta strain of the virus, her personally, we recognised that this “pocket multi-racial communities in which they live. It is a poor reflection of modern society that rocket” was the real deal — someone you could Sadly, the passing of these standout leaders of this type of person is conspicuously absent in the transmission had occurred at the rely on to tell it like it is, “no ifs, no buts, no her generation marks not only the end of an era numbers needed from all sectors of Government. popular Westfield Bondi Junction maybes!” I found her company and her direct but probably more importantly, the ushering in of We need to change direction before it is too late. mall, and our links with Australia’s biggest city are extensive — even in LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS a time of more limited travel since the bubble opened two months ago. The water of life Yesterday afternoon we were told A vaccination query . . . 16 people in New Zealand had been by David Aitken, never drank it neat) linked to locations of interest in Re: Covid vaccination Hauora Tairawhiti is also working Scotland “has saved millions of Sydney’s cluster, five of whom were appointments. with general practices and iwi health travellers’ lives over required to self-isolate for 14 days Front page of the paper providers to identify people who fall A DEHYDRATED the millennia.” He and be tested twice (their first tests 17/6/21: If you fall into group 3 into Group 3 and may find it harder man was staggering paused to sip some had returned negative). The other please be proactive and make to arrange vaccination. along Midway Beach, water of life from 11 were required to self-isolate until an appointment. The national advert in The wondering where the his crystal tumbler, Covid-19 advert page 7 of Gisborne Herald on Saturday and nearest oasis was enabling the location they return a negative five-day test. paper 19/6/21: We will call this Wednesday is a heads-up located, or failing that, cuisine assistant (the Australian public health officials or send you an email, text or about vaccination of the general a mirage full of refreshing gofer) to pipe up. had just announced 10 new cases letter to invite you to book. population who can start booking waterfalls. Amazingly, he “Water is what keeps our in Sydney, lifting the cluster to 21. Am I confused or being in to be vaccinated from July 28. chanced upon a television environment green, sir,” he That elevated the risk too much, confused? It’s a big group. People can book camera crew filming a squeaked, causing the stranger so our Government was advised to MARK CHAPMAN in according to their age band — programme called Celebrity to look quizzically at the pause the travel bubble with New starting on July 28 with people aged Sandcastles. surrounding beach. Spotting South Wales — which happened at Footnote response from Hauora 60 and over and then, from August Seeing the wanderer’s the film clapperboard, his 11.59pm last night, for 72 hours. Tairawhiti vaccination programme 11, people aged 55 and over. parched state, the assistant weather-beaten face enjoyed a manager Lissette Hayes: By July 28, there will be a national About 8pm, after giving the advice, director offered him a drink moment of triumph: “Celebrity Thanks for the question, Mark. online booking system, “Book my from his own canteen. When Sandcastles?” he scoffed. Director General of Health Ashley The story in The Gisborne Herald Vaccine”, and a new national call the man hesitated, the script “You’re building castles in Bloomfield was notified that one was about the vaccination of the centre. consultant asked him why. the air!” The scriptwriter had of those cases in Sydney had just most vulnerable people in Tairawhiti It is important to remember “I’m not convinced it’s safe never heard the phrase before, spent the weekend in Wellington. communities. People who are over that there is an overlap in the to drink water nowadays,” and scribbled a note for later. The assumption is that he was 65, who have an underlying health vaccination of groups. It is not came the dry-throated reply. “We’re making a reality infectious while doing “tourist condition, are pregnant, disabled, just a straight sequence. We have “I’ve heard some people get show here, not a drama,” things” in the capital. Four close or are caring for someone who vaccinated a significant portion sick when they do.” protested the director contacts here have been identified. is disabled are in Group 3. We of Groups 1 and 2 and this will Julie, the makeup girl, paled unconvincingly, encircled are vaccinating Group 3 now. In continue while we vaccinate Group beneath her tanning-salon as he was by fading stars This morning “locations of Tairawhiti, people in Group 3 are 3 over the next couple of months. interest” are being notified and suntan. “That may be true of trying to rescue their careers encouraged to arrange their vaccine We will not finish vaccinating Group one in a million,” she told him, by building on sand. “And made public along with times visited appointments by calling the local 3 before we start vaccinating Group “but if you don’t have a couple the reality is that you’re — they include Te Papa on Saturday Vaccination Centre on 0800 675 432 4 in July. Vaccinating this group will of sips, there’s a chance you endangering your health by afternoon and Jack Hackett’s or emailing covidvaccinations@ continue until everyone who wants may die”. ignoring our advice. What if Bar from 8.45pm-midnight on tdh.org.nz. If we don’t answer your a vaccine has received it. “Hydrate, dessicate, everyone in the world behaved Saturday — and health authorities call immediately, please leave a In Tairawhiti we are vaccinating evaporate,” mumbled the like you? Won’t you listen to are considering whether to put the message. We will get back to you. just above the number of people cracked lips. “Fancy scientific reason? To logic? To statistics?” capital into lockdown, or to require You must have an appointment to be we planned to each week. As of mumbo jumbo.” “Oh, you can prove anything vaccinated; the Vaccination Centre June 22, 9736 doses of the Covid-19 The director lent his using logic and statistics,” wider use of masks and restrictions will not accept walk-ins. vaccine have been given. on gathering size for a time. considerable weight (think declared the overheated Bloomfield said there would be Orson Welles) to the wayfarer. “And I would never argument. “This water,” accept life lessons from a “quite a number of exposure sites” Thanks Shocked at debris he informed the reluctant bunch of strangers building and “everything is on the table”. An Heartfelt Re: Forestry ‘game-changer’, May 31. imbiber, “is from a pure spring sandcastles on a beach, even if announcement is expected at 1pm. thanks to Iemme I’m in Te Araroa on holiday. I was in Oxford, England. Millions my life depended on it.” Meanwhile, the NZ Herald is de Wolf. I agree shocked at the quantity of trees and have partaken of it without ill The director cast an reporting today that as of two weeks with all you rubbish along the seabed and riverbed effects. It’s distributed all over exasperated glance at the ago, about 2400 of our 12,600 expressed and — it’s far from sustainable. Someone the world.” scriptwriter, who was busy active border workers had yet to get implied. needs to come and have a look. It’s an “Water,” chimed in a scribbling again. Perhaps they a single dose of the Pfizer vaccine. environmental disaster!!!!! Sandcastle celebrity (whose were all characters in a drama Many won’t be subject to the public TANARA JUNE RAMEKA complexion suggested he after all. health order requiring vaccination [email protected] as they work for private companies; that order should be extended to ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. cover them too. Just as concerning, ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. 144 managed isolation workers were ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. overdue for a Covid-19 test. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Vaccines running NSW records 10 out in poorer new Covid cases SYDNEY — Sydney’s Bondi Covid-19 cluster has risen to 21 after NSW Health countries: WHO authorities announced 10 new infections since yesterday. GENEVA — A large number of The latest surge in cases has led NSW poorer countries receiving Covid-19 Premier Gladys Berejiklian to extend the vaccines through a global sharing state’s mask mandate for all indoor public scheme do not have enough doses venues to midnight next Wednesday, June to continue programmes, the World 30. Health Organisation says. “We will extend it to all of Greater Sydney WHO senior adviser Dr Bruce . . . excluding the Central Coast and the Aylward said the COVAX programme Hunter Region,” she said. had delivered 90 million doses to 131 The Premier said the local government countries. areas of Wollongong and Shellharbour, But he said this was nowhere near which had compulsory masks for public enough to protect populations from a transport, would be subjected to the same virus still spreading worldwide. mask rules as Sydneysiders. The shortages come as some nations The cases confirmed yesterday included in Africa see a third wave of infections. VACCINE SHORTAGE: The distribution of COVAX vaccines has been hampered a woman in her 60s from Illawarra and a COVAX was created last year to by manufacturing delays and supply disruptions, leading to shortages to poorer woman in her 40s from Sydney’s northern ensure Covid-19 vaccine doses were nations. AP picture suburbs. made available around the world, with Both were close contacts of previously richer countries subsidising costs for wealthier countries as his government of the population, Ramaphosa said. reported cases and have been in isolation. poorer nations. scrambled to curb a steep rise in cases. To address this, he said his Another is a woman in her 20s from On Monday, South African On a continental level, only 40 government was working with COVAX Sydney’s eastern suburbs. President Cyril Ramaphosa called million doses have been administered to create a regional hub to produce NSW Health said she was linked to the for an end to vaccine hoarding by so far in Africa — less than 2 percent more vaccines in South Africa. — BBC Bondi cluster but further investigations were under way. Six of the other cases were household contacts of previous cases who had been in isolation. UN warns of Taliban offensive amid pullout The tenth case was a student at St Charles Catholic Primary School in Waverley, UNITED NATIONS — Taliban “intensified military campaign”, Ms — retained by the Government. But the in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. fighters have seized dozens of districts Lyons told the the 15-member UN defence ministry in Kabul said Afghan Berejiklian ruled out any further in Afghanistan as they step up attacks Security Council in New York. forces had recaptured some districts and restrictions for the time being. during the final withdrawal by foreign “Those districts that have been taken operations were ongoing. “At this stage, we feel the response we troops, the UN has warned. surround provincial capitals, suggesting Kunduz city is strategically significant, are having is proportionate,” Berejiklian said. The insurgents have taken more than that the Taliban are positioning and briefly fell to the insurgents in 2015 “We did predict and assume that all 50 of 370 districts since May, UN special themselves to try to and again a year later, household contacts, in fact, one (entire) envoy Deborah Lyons told the Security take these capitals once before being retaken family — parents and four children — Council, warning of “dire scenarios”. foreign forces are fully both times by Nato- managed to contract the disease. She said increased conflict “means withdrawn.” The US and Nato backed government “We anticipate in the coming days . . . increased insecurity for many other The Taliban also are still aiming for a forces. those in isolation with a household contact countries, near and far”. captured Afghanistan’s complete troop pullout Local media report are likely to develop the disease given how The US and Nato are still aiming for a main border crossing that the Taliban have contagious it is.” complete troop pullout by September 11. with Tajikistan on by September 11. also seized large The Westfield Bondi Junction shopping However, Pentagon spokesman John Tuesday, officials said. quantities of military centre continues to be the main area of Kirby said the situation remained The crossing stands in equipment, and killed, concern to health authorities. “dynamic” and, although the Taliban the northern province of wounded or captured Previously, anyone who was in the gains had not changed the withdrawal, Kunduz, where fighting has escalated in dozens of troops. The group’s own complex, including the car park, on June 12 there was still the flexibility to alter its recent days. casualty figures are unclear. or 13 was told to get tested, but now anyone “pace and scope”. Taliban fighters say they have control Afghan security forces said they would who was there from June 14 to 18 must also The hardline Islamist group’s of the whole province, with only the launch a massive offensive shortly to be swabbed. — RNZ Iran-linkedrecent advances were the result of an provincial capital — alsonews named Kunduz reclaim lost territory.sites — BBC seized

DUBAI — American and support for regional Press TV, launched in June authorities took down a range of militias — concerns the Biden 2007, is the state-run Islamic Iran’s state-linked news websites administration wants addressed Republic of Iran Broadcasting’s they accused of spreading in future talks. English-language service. There “disinformation” on Tuesday, Relations between Iran and are no private television or radio a US official said, a move that the US have deteriorated for stations in Iran. Satellite dishes, appeared to be a far-reaching years following then-President while widespread, also are crackdown on Iranian media Donald Trump’s withdrawal illegal. That leaves IRIB with a amid heightened tensions from Tehran’s nuclear deal and monopoly on domestic airwaves. between the two countries. return of devastating sanctions Marzieh Hashemi, a prominent The official, who spoke on on the country. That decision has Press TV anchorwoman who, in condition of anonymity because seen Iran, over time, gradually 2019, was arrested as material the case had not yet been abandon every limit on uranium witness in an unspecified officially announced by the enrichment. The country is now criminal case and has American government, said the enriching uranium to 60 percent, appeared before a grand jury in US had seized roughly three its highest level ever, although Washington, told The Associated dozen websites, the majority still short of weapons-grade CRACKDOWN: Just days after Ebrahim Raisi took over presidency Press that the channel was of which are linked to Iranian levels. in Iran, several state-linked news websites have been seized by the struggling to “figure out the disinformation efforts. Iran provides support to US government after accusations of disinformation. AP Picture reasons” for the seizure. Iranian state-run news militant groups in the region, While airing in Iran, Press agency IRNA announced the such as Lebanon’s militant Office of Export Enforcement websites linked to Iran’s powerful TV focuses predominantly on US government seizures of the Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi and the Federal Bureau of Revolutionary Guard. international affairs through the websites, without providing rebels, as it seeks to wield its Investigation. The US said the sites, lens of how leaders in the Islamic further information. influence far afield and counter The US government also took operating under the guise of Republic see the world. Fierce The takedowns come as world its foes. over the domain name of the genuine news outlets, were criticism of British and American powers scramble to resurrect On Tuesday, visiting the news website Palestine Today, waging a “global disinformation foreign policy is common. Since Tehran’s tattered 2015 nuclear addresses of a handful of sites, which reflects the view points campaign” to influence US policy the 1979 Islamic Revolution, deal and just days after the including Iran state television’s of Gaza-based Islamic militant and push Iranian propaganda IRIB has been in the hands election victory of Iran’s hard-line English-language arm Press TV, groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad, around the world. of hard-liners who back Iran’s judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi. Yemeni Houthi-run Al-Masirah redirecting the site to the same Yemen’s Houthi rebel group government. On Monday, Raisi, known for satellite news channel and takedown notice. announced that its Al-Masirah Press TV has previously his hostility to the West, staked Iranian state TV’s Arabic- It is not the first time that the satellite news channel went run into trouble with Western out a hard-line position in his language channel, Al-Alam, US has seized domain names offline on Tuesday without authorities over its reporting. first news conference. He ruled produced a federal notice. of sites it accuses of spreading prior notice. It said the channel The Anti-Defamation League has out the possibilities of meeting It said the websites propaganda. would continue in its mission of criticised the channel as “one of with President Joe Biden or were seized “as part of law Last October, the Department “confronting the American and the world’s leading dispensers of negotiating over Tehran’s enforcement action” by the US of Justice announced the Israeli acts of piracy against our conspiratorial anti-Semitism in ballistic missile programme Bureau of Industry and Security, takedown of nearly a hundred nation, by any means.” English.” — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 13 IT’S TIME TO STEP UP FROM 5 IN 1 TO COGLAVAX8 VACCINE

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40592-01 14 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Call for growers by Murray Robertson our region at the national Young Grower event later this year. THE Tairawhiti-Gisborne Young “There are seriously good prizes at Grower 2021 event will take place again stake as well as the opportunity to learn.” this year and organisers are keen to hear A gala dinner will be held on the from potential contestants. evening of July 8 at The Vines. The event will be held on Thursday, “All growers are welcome to attend to July 8 at Kaiaponi Farms and would-be celebrate and be entertained by short contestants have until June 30 to submit speeches from our contestants.” their applications. Anyone wanting tickets to the dinner “Contestants need to be under 30 years can contact Natalya Egan at of age and be working in horticulture in [email protected] the Tairawhiti district,” contest organiser “Growers and colleagues are invited to LAST TIME: The Young Grower event was called off last year due to Covid-19 Sonia McAllister said. attend the day-long competition, which restrictions, but in 2019 it was very well supported. From left, Sam Tietjen, Roy This year the competition will include begins at 9.30am. Johnson, Cain Lundon, Reece Brew, Sonia Holland, Megan Becker, Jacob Harrison, entrants from the fruit and vegetable “Come along and support your Aimee Lister and Cody Clark. Picture by Strike Photography sectors for the first time. employees or mates. There will also “It is a fun day out and an opportunity be the opportunity to give some of the to celebrate and recognise the home- challenges a go yourself,” Mrs McAllister grown talent we have here” she said. said. “The Young Grower competition is a “There are great and exciting chance to push contestants out of their opportunities in Tairawhiti for anyone comfort zone and test their growing interested in horticulture, from the knowledge in a setting outside of their science of growing to computing and BREEDING BULLS usual workplaces.” robotics . . . or just the simple satisfaction “Competitors will cover a range of of growing fresh and healthy produce.” S I N C E 1 9 4 9 challenges, testing their practical skills For more information on entry or and theoretical knowledge.” sponsorship contact scott.wilson@ For those who enter it can open up kaiaponi.co.nz or sonia.mcallister@thltd. a network of opportunities, including co.nz professional and personal career Previous winners of the event were development, Mrs McAllister said. Sam Tietjen in 2019 and Matt Gowen in “The winner will go on to represent 2018.

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“THE Kaharau Angus bull sale complex is theatre and efficiency, all in one,” writes Tim Fulton in one of three chapters about farmers from this region in his book, Kiwi Farmers’ Guide to Life: Rural Tales from the Heartland. In the book, Fulton tells the stories of New Zealand farmers and their families and traces the journeys that brought them to their particular BRAVEHEART OF STERN piece of New Zealand. The book explores why farmers do what they do, rather than how. Along with capturing the successes, challenges and love of rural life, Fulton canvasses racial discrimination, waterway pollution, sheep farming philosophy and parasite control technology. The chapter, “A new era to treasure”, focuses on Penny and Pete Hoogerbrug who run Kaharau Angus stud at Rimunui Station, and outlines their experience in cattle breeding and sales. “Penny says their objective is to breed fertile cattle that are phenotypically and genetically balanced with strong heads, jaws and bones.” Whanau-shareholder business Whangara The chapter also touches on the farm-stay Farms is at the centre of the chapter “Combining accommodation they run “to be able to share our for powerful Whangara future” which focuses beautiful corner of New Zealand with others who on the business’s leadership in economic, love the outdoors . . .” environmental and ethical sustainability. Fulton’s engaging, informative writing style Whangara Farms’ main focus is the health of comes with splashes of colour to present the land and people, says chairwoman Ingrid personable stories of the farmers’ history, Collins. environment, experience, challenges, lifestyle “Whakapapa will be the reason Whangara and dreams. In his opening lines to the chapter, Farms endures centuries into the future. The “Newmans plant seeds of success”, the author land created our people. Our people cultivated evokes a sense of history overlapped with the our land. Our people return to the land. Our land present. turns over and provides a fresh bounty for our “Across the road from Tom and Amanda people.” Newman’s farm there’s a ghostly relic of an Among challenges Ingrid faces is balancing agribusiness venture from another age.” cultural imperatives with running the Whangara This is the ruins of the Waipaoa freezing works, Farms business. which was abandoned within a generation. Ahuwhenua Maori Excellence in Farming Tom, the third generation of Newmans to award winner Richard Scholefield, general farm the land since his grandfather, “sometimes manager of Whangara Farms, recently bought ponders what may have been for the multi- Pa Nui Station near Mahia, and also features storeyed concrete hulk, but when it comes to in this account and talks about operations and his own business, he has few regrets. Bred from initiatives under the Land Environment Plan a family of entrepreneurs, his attitude is more (LEP) that guides every farm decision-making for ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’.” Whangara Farms’ natural resources. 39869-01

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39692-01 16 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Meat and dairy’s role highlighted A NEW climate change education resource has is important, to showcase the work of all our been released by New Zealand’s pastoral farming farmers, while highlighting our continued journey sector. to remain world leading, which is the result of The resource — ‘The important role of New farmers’ hard work and investment over decades,” Zealand dairy and red meat in feeding a growing Ms Cameron said. global population’— has been co-authored Beef and Lamb New Zealand’s Head of by Beef and Lamb New Zealand, DairyNZ and Nutrition, Fiona Windle said as the education Federated Farmers of New Zealand. resource outlines, it was important to consider It explores the complex relationship between the nutritional density of foods. EDUCATIONAL: A new education resource produced by the Dairy and Red Meat environmental, economic, nutritional, social and “Including the amount of amino acids (units industries aims to show students how the two arms of pastoral farming in New global food security outcomes in New Zealand’s of protein) a food delivers within a varied Zealand work to make this country what it is as a global food producer. File pictures food system. and balanced dietary pattern, alongside the Written in a straight forward and science-based environmental impact when determining a healthy style, it will provide secondary school students, and environmentally-friendly diet.” in particular, with balanced information. The sector partners want to use this education “As a producer of food for around 10 times resource to highlight our world-leading products, its own population, New Zealand has a unique while also working hard to make New Zealand emissions profile and consequently has a farmers even better. unique challenge in reducing greenhouse gas “It is also important to remember that the emissions,” said Feds president and climate emissions footprints of NZ red meat and milk are change spokesman Andrew Hoggard. dominated by methane. Methane is a short-lived “In addition to considering the environmental gas that does not need to reach net zero in order LOOK TO THE FUTURE – TOP GENETICS ON OFFER impact of agricultural products, we must also to be warming neutral,” said Dylan Muggeridge,

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AWARDED FOR CUTTING-EDGE The winners were announced on IDEAS: Above, The team from Thursday, June 17, after more than 65 Springarm that won the Prototype entries were received from across New award. Zealand. Left, IGS Limited was awarded with The awards had a new format for the Growth and scale award by Peter 2021, after Covid-19 saw the 2020 event Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab. hosted online, Fieldays Innovation Event Below, Cropsy Technologies was Manager Gail Hendricks said. announced as the winner for “Categories were organised to follow Early Stage award and the Young the innovation life cycle and provide Innovator’s award. NZ Herald pictures the support, mentoring and exposure innovators needed to bring their revolutionary products to market or grow market share.” Innovation had been at the core of Fieldays since its inception more than 50 years ago and this year was no exception, Hendricks said. “The calibre of entries for our 2021 faces because there’s a solution to their and anything that event has taken things to the next level problem that they’ve been facing for so was wrong with the and showcased the primary industry’s long. Some of the older generations of plants. latest and greatest technology and dairy farmers have come in and said, With Cropsy’s developments.” ‘Why didn’t you invent this when I still innovation, growers Award categories included: Prototype, had my farm?’” could minimise crop Early Stage, Growth and Scale, and loss, estimate yield Young Innovator. Early Stage award and Young Innovator’s to improve supply The head judges across the three award — Cropsy Technologies chains, and replant categories include: Peter Dowd, founder with precision. and principal consultant at Anago Ltd; Cropsy Technologies took home not “Getting our Andrew Cooke, Managing Director one, but two Fieldays Innovation Awards: name out there and at Rezare Systems; and Tony Parker the Early Stage Award and the Young sharing the work Professor Emeritus at Massey University. Innovator’s Award. we’ve been doing The team of young engineers, Leila, has been amazing,” Prototype award winner —Springarm Ali, Rory, Winston, and Hank used their Deljkovic said. Products Ltd scalable AI enabled hardware with crop Cropsy was analytics. currently trialling Springarm Products Limited achieved Getting their name out there and with large the seemingly impossible: inventing a sharing the work Cropsy was doing in the enterprise wineries, including Pernod Fieldays in person this year, they were ballcock arm that won’t break. Instead of Fieldays Innovation Hub was amazing, Ricard Winemakers, and was looking for superbly represented by the British High snapping when put under pressure, the co-founder and chief operational officer, pilot partners for commercial deployment Commission and the Department for Springarm flexes, saving farmers water, Leila Deljkovic said. next season. International Trade. time, money, and stress. “Seeing all the other things going on is IGS Limited CEO, David Farquhar, One evening, Springarm inventor, so cool, there’s a lot of researchers here Growth and Scale award — IGS Limited said they were very proud to receive Ric Awburn was standing at the empty and it’s all cutting edge innovation. We’ve the award and that the potential of trough on the farm he managed. been enjoying networking and connecting Based in Scotland and the United the product to enhance and enable Observing the cows, he noticed when with people that we could potentially States, IGS Limited couldn’t make it to sustainable, local food production was they nudged the ballcock, the arm would work with.” New Zealand this Fieldays due to border being recognised. just snap. The idea started with Ali’s internship restrictions, but that didn’t stop them “We were delighted to receive this He thought — “if only it could give a at a hydroponic organisation where winning the Growth and Scale award. prestigious award. The recognition which little.” he was researching the pain points for IGS Limited took vertical farming comes from Fieldays, and particularly the Two years later, Springarm Products growers, Deljkovic said. technology to new heights with their vast and experienced agricultural and Limited had developed a durable and “Growers can’t monitor every vine in Growth Towers. food producing communities within New reliable ballcock arm that’s easy to install their vineyard, and they don’t have the The vertical farm-in-a-box was Internet Zealand is very significant.” — they call it the “farmer’s little saviour.” resources to. Being engineers we thought, of Things enabled and powered by a “The New Zealand market presents Springarm Products Limited was how can we help?” 3-tier intelligent system to deliver Total an interesting opportunity for IGS “totally gobsmacked, and completely The result of their efforts was a camera Control Environment Agriculture. as experienced farmers and growers floored,” when they were announced as that could be attached to the front of a It had the potential to deliver consider opportunities to diversify their a winner on the awards night, Director tractor. maximum yield with quality and agricultural approaches and consider new Marianne Awburn said. The camera had machine learning that consistency, using 50 percent less energy and innovative technologies to enhance “We’ve just watched all of these people looked out for disease, counts bunches of and 80 percent less labour. their future sustainability,” he said. come in and seen the relief on their vines, detected missing or dying vines, Although IGS Limited couldn’t attend — NZ Herald

prices increasing consistently since March. FORESTRY AgriHQ Therefore, low beef exports compared to the MARKET REPORT five-year average are an issue of supply rather Log export markets continue to rocket up. Week beginning June 21 than demand. A lesser volume of manufacturing This essentially all comes down to very strong beef was offered to the market this May (down selling into China, where in-market prices are at 3000t from year-ago levels). The fact May 2021 record levels. The very high cost of shipping is LAMB freight. Beef exporters report that the EU beef exports are low against 2020 levels, when eating a little into what NZ traders are receiving, market is showing strong demand after its lockdown limited processor capacity, suggests but that hasn’t been enough to halt wharfgate Sales to the UK and EU have been recovering long hiatus and pricing in these markets is disorganised shipping logistics are creating prices from breaking records as well. In early as restaurant activity improves. Summer in the competitive. barriers for getting product to market, rather June A-grade logs were making 25 percent Northern Hemisphere makes outdoor dining than kill numbers. China’s May beef imports more than the average over the past five years, feasible for those areas where restrictions are BEEF (16,400t) were well below May 2019 and 2020 which were already the strongest spell for NZ still in place. At times, NZ lamb exporters have volumes when Chinese demand increased to log sales bar some brief hiccups such as last noticed some panic from customers about Last month, NZ exported 48,000t of beef, fill protein shortages left by ASF outbreaks. year. This is setting up the domestic market for their lamb inventories. Shipping delays from 22,000t of which was manufacturing beef. While ASF is still challenging, but this year China has a big step up too as Q3 contracts are beginning NZ are not helping this cause. This has driven exports posted a month-month lift, it was the favoured South America for beef supplies, with to be finalised. But this past month domestic an uptick in chilled air freight to help plug the lowest May volume in five years. Key markets Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina accounting for 75 log prices were largely steady, bar some trading holes. It is an encouraging sign that customers like the US and China are still very receptive to percent of Chinese beef imports from January on the spot market, where mills have been are willing to accept the higher costs of air NZ beef, as is indicated by US imported beef to April. asked to match export prices. 18 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Mice plague forces evacuation Thousands of inmates, staff moved from infested jail

CANBERRA, Australia — A plague of report being bitten by mice in bed. Mouse mice that has ravaged vast swathes of carcasses and excrement in roof guttering eastern Australia has forced the evacuation are polluting farmers’ water tanks and of a prison while authorities repair gnawed causing sickness. electrical wiring and clear dead and The remediation work at the prison will decaying mice from walls and ceilings. include investigating ways to protect the Around 200 staff and 420 inmates facility from future mice plagues, which are will be transferred from the Wellington a phenomenon largely unique to Australia. Correctional Centre in rural New South Plagues usually happen when rain follows Wales state to other prisons in the region several years of drought. The current plague during the next 10 days while cleaning is the worst that many can remember in and repairs take place, Corrective Services some areas. Commissioner Peter Severin said on Severin said the mice infestation was Tuesday. worst in prison buildings that weren’t built “The health, safety and wellbeing of staff from concrete. and inmates is our No. 1 priority so it’s “The mice have got into . . . wall cavities, important for us to act now to carry out the into roof spaces. They’re dead but then they vital remediation work,” Severin said. obviously start decaying and then the next Millions of mice have caused havoc in the problem is mites,” Severin told Australian grain-growing region of Australia’s most Broadcasting Corp. populous state for months, devouring crops Government mouse researcher Steve and haystacks as well as invading homes, Henry said mice numbers had begun to businesses, schools, hospitals and prisons. plateau as the species always stops breeding MICE MENACE: Mice scurry around stored grain on a farm near Tottenham, The most common complaint about during the Southern Hemisphere winter. Australia. A mouse plague in New South Wales, Australia, has forced a jail to the plague is an ever-present stench of But numbers could explode again if relocate thousands of inmates while it carries out cleaning and renovations. mice urine and decaying flesh. People conditions are right in the spring. — AP AP file picture BRIEFS Australia fights UN downgrade Protests over homophobia bill MILAN — The Vatican has protested to Italy over a bill on homophobia currently passing through parliament. of Great Barrier Reef health The Zan bill would punish discrimination and incitement to violence against the LGBT CANBERRA — Australia said on Tuesday it she and Foreign Minister Marise Payne had change,” she said. community, as well as women and people with will fight against plans to downgrade the Great called UNESCO Director-General Audrey Richard Leck, a spokesman for the disabilities. The Vatican argues the bill would curb Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to Azoulay to express the government’s “strong environmental group WWF, said listing the reef religious freedoms secured in a treaty. climate change, while environmentalists have disappointment” and “bewilderment” at the as in-danger would be “a real shock” to many Under current Roman Catholic doctrine, applauded the UN World Heritage Committee’s proposal. Australians. gay relationships are referred to as “deviant proposal. Australia, which is one of 21 countries on the In 2014, Australia was warned that an “in behaviour”. Advocates of the bill say it has The committee said in a draft report on committee, will oppose the listing, Ley said. danger” listing was being considered rather safeguards to ensure religious freedoms. Monday that “there is no possible doubt” that “This decision was flawed. Clearly there than being proposed for immediate action. The Zan bill, named after LGBT activist and the network of colourful corals off Australia’s were politics behind it,” Ley told reporters. Australia had time to respond by developing politician Alessandro Zan, was passed by the northeast coast was “facing ascertained “Clearly those politics have subverted a proper a long-term plan to improve the reef’s health lower house of parliament in November, and now danger.” process and for the World Heritage Committee called the Reef 2050 Plan. needs to pass the Senate. It would add legal The report recommends that the world’s to not even foreshadow this listing is, I think, The committee said this week that plan protections for women and people who are LGBT most extensive coral reef ecosystem be added appalling.” “requires stronger and clearer commitments, or disabled. Those found guilty of hate crimes or to UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger, The network of 2500 reefs covering 348,000 in particular towards urgently countering the discrimination against these groups could face up which includes 53 sites, when the World square kilometres has been World Heritage- effects of climate change.” to four years in prison. — BBC Heritage Committee considers the question in listed since 1981. But its health is under Ley said climate change policy debate should China in July. increasing threat from climate change and be restricted to the UN Framework Convention Fire destroys two churches The listing could shake Australians’ rising ocean temperatures. on Climate Change. OLIVER — Two Roman Catholic churches on confidence in their government’s ability to care The report found the site had suffered Observers say the swearing in on Tuesday First Nations reserves in British Columbia have for the natural wonder and create a role for significantly from coral bleaching events of new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, burned to the ground in overnight fires, Canada’s UNESCO headquarters in devising so-called caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures who opposes action on climate change that national police force said on Monday. “corrective measures,” which would likely in 2016, 2017 and last year. increases prices, signals Australia is likely The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) include tougher action to reduce Australia’s Australian Marine Conservation Society to set less ambitious targets for reducing said a patrol officer saw fire come from the greenhouse gas emissions. environmental consultant Imogen Zethoven greenhouse gas emissions. Sacred Heart Church on the Penticton Indian Any downgrade of the reef’s World Heritage welcomed the committee’s recognition that Terry Hughes, director of the Australian Band reserve early on Monday morning. status could reduce tourism revenue that the “Australia hasn’t done enough on climate Research Council’s Centre for Excellence in By the time the officer arrived on scene, police natural wonder generates for Australia because change to protect the future of the reef.” Coral Reef Studies, said Australia’s refusal to say the church was fully engulfed. fewer tourists would be attracted to a degraded The reef would become the first site to be commit to a net zero carbon emissions target Less than two hours later, the RCMP in Oliver, environment and dead coral. added to the List of World Heritage in Danger by 2050 made the country a “complete outlier.” British Columbia were called to St. Gregory’s Reef cruise operators said the report was primarily for climate change reasons, Zethoven “This draft decision from UNESCO is pointing Church, located on the Osoyoos Indian Band wrong and that tourists continued to be awed said. the finger at Australia and saying: ‘If you’re reserve. They say police are liaising with both the by dazzling coral and multicoloured fish. But “It would be a very significant step for serious about saving the Great Barrier Reef, Penticton and Osoyoos Indian Bands as part of some tourists said the reef had seemed more the World Heritage Committee to make this you need to do something about your climate the investigation. The RCMP say both churches colourful during visits decades ago. decision and one that we really hope it does policies,’” Hughes told Australian Broadcasting were destroyed and investigators are treating the Environment Minister Sussan Ley said make, because it will open up a lot of potential Corp. — AP fires as suspicious. — AP Arrest threat to jab sceptics MANILA — The Philippine president has threatened to order the arrest of Filipinos who NASA sends squid into space for research refuse Covid-19 vaccination and told them to leave the country if they would not cooperate with efforts to end a public health emergency. HONOLULU — Dozens of baby squid relationship with natural bacteria that solve health problems that astronauts President Rodrigo Duterte, who is known for from Hawaii are in space for study. help regulate their bioluminescence. face. his public outbursts and brash rhetoric, said in The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were When astronauts are in low gravity “There are aspects of the immune televised remarks on Monday night. raised at the University of Hawaii’s their body’s relationship with microbes system that just don’t work properly “Don’t get me wrong. There is a crisis being Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were changes, said University of Hawaii under long-duration spaceflights,” she faced in this country. There is a national blasted into space earlier this month professor Margaret McFall-Ngai, who said. emergency. If you don’t want to get vaccinated, on a SpaceX resupply mission to the Foster studied under in the 1990s. “If humans want to spend time on the I’ll have you arrested and I’ll inject the vaccine in International Space Station. “We have found that the symbiosis of moon or Mars, we have to solve health your butt,” Duterte said. Researcher Jamie Foster, who humans with their microbes is perturbed problems to get them there safely.” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra completed her doctorate at the University in microgravity, and Jamie has shown The Kewalo Marine Laboratory breeds acknowledged on Tuesday that there was no of Hawaii, is studying how spaceflight that is true in squid,” said McFall-Ngai. the squid for research projects around Philippine law criminalising refusal to get affects the squid in hopes of bolstering “And, because it’s a simple system, she the world. The tiny animals are plentiful vaccinated against the coronavirus. human health during long space can get to the bottom of what’s going in Hawaiian waters and are about 7.6 “I believe that the president merely used strong missions, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser wrong.” centimetres long as adults. words to drive home the need for us to get reported on Monday. Foster said understanding what The squid will come back to Earth in vaccinated and reach herd immunity as soon as The squid have a symbiotic happens to the squid in space could help July. — AP possible,” Guevarra said. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 19 ‘Reaching out to bring them in’

by Tess Brunton, RNZ Its chairperson Donna Matahaere- opened its doors yesterday. Atariki explained the name of the Work started on transforming DUNEDIN — There’s hope a new clinic — Mo Tatou Tipuna — meant the former medical centre into a vaccination clinic in Dunedin will “for our ancestors”. whanau-friendly vaccination clinic encourage people from vulnerable She wanted to ensure vulnerable last Thursday, he said. communities to get vaccinated. communities felt comfortable to get The clinic can deliver 100 vaccines Just over 68,000 doses of the vaccinated. a day and will have kai available. Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine have been “We have lots of evidence that Waitomo Papakainga kaiarahi given in the Southern District so far, Maori and Pasifika and other Katie Murray was the first person to with 13 percent of eligible Maori and vulnerable groups have low trust in be vaccinated. Pasifika vaccinated to date. our health system so we have got to “It was wonderful — there was no The Mo Tatou Tipuna vaccination lean out to them, not just set up and pain by the way. clinic opened with song on a brisk go ‘haere mai, come here’. We have “It’s a lovely atmosphere, you can morning in the Dunedin suburb of to be thinking about ways to reach yarn, have a cup of tea. It’s warm — Caversham. them and bring them in.” warmer than outside.” Otakou Health worked with the Otakou Health principal iwi adviser She was delighted to see the WELCOMING CLINIC: The Vahua family, siblings Grace and Io and Southern DHB to make the clinic Matt Matahaere led a whakawatea to clinic up and running and servicing mother Tuakana, were all smiles after they received their Covid-19 happen. cleanse the clinic before it officially vulnerable communities. vaccination at the Mo Tatou Tipuna clinic. ODT picture

Man who flung Spike in online abuse partner from Police investigating moving car jailed DUNEDIN — A drink-driver whose threats sent to partner was ejected from his moving vehicle during a boozy argument has been jailed for 17 months. Auckland students Tekita Paraire Biddle, 30, appeared before the Dunedin District Court by Emma Russell, NZ Herald yesterday after pleading guilty to assault, doing a threatening act, Warning: This story may be distressing assault with intent to injure and one for some readers. count of drink-driving. The road incident, which happened AUCKLAND — Students at a top in December last year, marked the end Auckland high school have been left in of nearly a year of offending, the court fear after receiving repeated murder heard. and rape threats from an anonymous It started in Lower Hutt in January Snapchat account. 2020 after Biddle had embarked on a A scared father said one 12-year-old drinking session with another man. girl, who was a sibling of a high school The victim challenged him to a fight. student, had received a message saying, Biddle knocked him down with a ‘I’m going to come to your house and rape punch to the jaw and left the man you’, with her home address then sent to unconscious when he hit him twice her phone. more. Police are investigating the serious All but the final blow were in self- threats and are working with Albany ‘VIOLENT AND TERRIFYING’: Serious threats have been sent to Auckland students defence, the police accepted. Senior High School and Netsafe to track via the social media platform Snapchat, a messaging app used to send photos and The incident marked Biddle’s first down the culprits sending the cyber videos with text. Picture supplied conviction in New Zealand but court abuse. documents noted he had a criminal Meanwhile, Netsafe chief executive “There have been some examples encourage you to pass on any information history in Australia. Martin Cocker told The New Zealand where they specifically talk about a guy’s that you have to Netsafe and the A move to Dunedin did see a change Herald there had been a spike in the last girlfriend and say what they are going to police as it may further support their in the defendant’s conduct. month of social media abuse towards do to the girlfriend,” the father said. investigation. While staying at a backpackers with young people and “a handful” of schools The cyber abuse escalated when a “We understand these incidents can be his girlfriend in October, Biddle began across the country had been affected. photo of an Albany Senior High School very distressing, and we are doing our punching holes in the wall, smashing “The truth is we are seeing an student was posted on a fake social best to ensure our young people are being up the whiteware and throwing escalation of this around the country,” media account last week, accusing the supported.” property around. Coker said. boy of being the culprit, principal Claire The principal told The New Zealand “The victim had grave fears for her “We are seeing accusations of sexual Amos told The New Zealand Herald. Herald the school had also been doing safety,” police said. assault being published and we are also However, that student had been work to educate students about online In December, the couple were seeing threats of (sexual assault), and in wrongly accused and targeted, said safety and the harm of spreading drinking at Biddle’s Waikouaiti home quite significantly higher numbers than Amos — who is also on the board of New potential misinformation. when the woman asked to be driven to we would normally, so it is something Zealand’s independent online safety “It has been a really upsetting and Dunedin. that’s happening now and is of some organisation Netsafe. complex situation.” Despite the defendant’s state of concern.” The father said a group of students Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Mark intoxication, they set off in his red The father who spoke to The New had been waiting outside the school gym Renfree, Waitemata East CIB, said police BMW. Zealand Herald described the threats ready to attack the boy whose photograph had received third party information and An argument resulted in Biddle as “really violent and terrifying”. He had appeared online. were making further inquiries. returning home with the victim, then understood thousands of messages had “What’s worse is one of the kids was “It would be helpful if police could hear following her as she set off walking been sent to students attending the going around saying, ‘I’m going to stab directly from anyone who has received down the street. North Shore school. him’. Isn’t that incredible, it could have these messages or anyone with further He grabbed her bottle of wine and He didn’t want to be named out of ended up with an innocent kid walking information.” her purse and when she reached into fear his daughter could be identified and out of the gym and getting stabbed.” Police were treating this matter the car to retrieve them he set off. receive further abuse. Amos said she first became aware of seriously and asked anyone with “The defendant put his foot down His daughter was sent a message, the cyber abuse affecting Albany Senior information to contact Renfree on 105 or and began driving again down the which was seen by The New Zealand High students after receiving emails from by emailing him at mark.renfree@police. street with the victim half in and half Herald, saying: “I’m going to send a anonymous Gmail addresses last week. govt.nz out of the vehicle,” the court heard. butcher’s knife through your skull.” She sent an email to all parents last Due to Biddle’s wild driving, the The father described his daughter night alerting them to the threats. Where to get help: victim fell out of the BMW, landing on as a “resilient wee character” who had “Last week, on Thursday, we became • Lifeline: 0800 543 354 (available 24/7) her hands and knees in the middle of been providing support to other affected aware of a situation where social media • Suicide Crisis Helpline: 0508 828 865 the road, grazed and bruised. He made students. accounts (Instagram and Snapchat) were (0508 TAUTOKO) (available 24/7) a U-turn then drove at her “in an The threatening messages were being created under a male name. • Youth services: (06) 3555 906 intimidating manner”. sent from an anonymous account. It is “Both social media accounts became • Youthline: 0800 376 633 A later test revealed Biddle’s blood- understood the account was being used very active very quickly, making • Kidsline: 0800 543 754 (available 24/7) alcohol reading of 181mg, more than by multiple people because they were inappropriate and offensive remarks • Whatsup: 0800 942 8787 (1pm to 11pm) triple the legal limit. popping up at different areas quite about young women,” the email said. • Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 Judge Tony Couch accepted the quickly on Snapchat maps, the father She revealed that the situation (available 24/7) defendant’s upbringing may have said. extended beyond Albany Senior High contributed to the offending and gave “So they will pop up in Takapuna and School across other North Shore schools. • Rainbow Youth: (09) 376 4155 him credit for the rehabilitative steps. then two minutes later, they will be “We have reported any accounts we • Helpline: 1737 Anything short of imprisonment, out at Whangaparaoa and then back at are aware of. Netsafe and the police are If it is an emergency and you feel like you however, was out of the question, he Albany so it’s jumping all over the place. actively involved in this case and we or someone else is at risk, call 111. said. — Otago Daily Times 20 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 WEDNESDAY—THURSDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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NOTICE BOARD Work Wanted Work Wanted Meetings Situations Vacant Situations Situations Vacant Vacant ASAP Tree Work. GIB fixing and stopp- Entertainment Removal, chipping & ing, exterior plastering, LBP registered. Ph CASUAL, part-time, INTERESTED in stump grinding. Ph on call phone dis- driving a taxi? Full 0274 485 188. Shayne Norris Plas- terer, 0274 749 786, a/h patchers, suit recent training available. Ph ODEON 5 867 3356. retirees. Ph 0273198951 0278 450 742. Phone 867 3339 SCIENCE TEACHER Stand Out MESSY GARDEN?? ANNUAL GENERAL A QUIET PLACE: PART Situations Vacant "Let us do it for you." MEETING We are seeking a New Zealand registered II (M) WED 6.30pm Give your teacher of science for a part-time position (15 CRUELLA (PG) WED Ph 027 659 2915. 333 PALMERSTON 1pm, 3.45pm, 8.10pm advertisement ROAD, GISBORNE hours per week). Please state strengths and DAYS OF THE a boost with a QUALIFIED builder. preference for the senior science curriculum. BAGNOLD SUMMER Small build, fencing, SATURDAY 26 JUNE 2021, 11AM We require a dynamic educator to contribute (M) HIGHLIGHTER decks. Ph 0274 388 537 to a strong faculty. WED 1.25pm, 8.10pm Karakia/Mihi This position is commencing Term 3, 2021. DREAM HORSE (PG) Attendance WED 5.50pm Apologies FAST & FURIOUS 9 (M) Meetings Applications close 3pm, Friday 2 July 2021. WED 1pm, 2pm, 4pm, 2020 Minutes Applications with CV should be addressed to 5.15pm, 7pm, 8.20pm Annual Reports The Principal, Gisborne Girls’ High School, PERCY VS GOLIATH NGATI POROU Special Business PO Box 249, Gisborne 4040, or emailed to BUILD NEW HOMES, (PG) WED 3.45pm EAST COAST General Business POPPY (PG) WED 6pm RUGBY UNION Election of Officers [email protected] SPIRIT UNTAMED (TBC) WITH US. WED 3.45pm ANNUAL GENERAL Jan Kumar MEETING THE CONGURING: THE Principal With an incredible list of new homes and DEVIL MADE ME DO IT (R16) April 26th, 1pm other building projects ahead of us, we’re WED 1.25pm, 8.40pm NGATI POROU At the Pavillion Meetings Situations Vacant on the lookout for qualified builders to BOOK ONLINE NOW! WHANUI FORESTS Whakarua Park join our team. WWW.ODEONGISBORNE.CO.NZ Ruatoria SPECIAL HUI Times may vary LTD subject to late changes AND THE AGENDA: We wish to advise that Call us on +64 6 867 5700 NGATI POROU 1) Karakia and mihi we will be holding a or apply online at: LANDOWNERS Special Hui on www.dstevens.co.nz/jobs TRUST 2) Apologies 3) Approval of previous Saturday the 10th July Meetings HUI A TAU minutes 2021 to confirm the MATHEMATICS TEACHER ANNUAL GENERAL 4) Chairman’s Report Marae Nominations we MEETINGS received at the Annual GIZZY KAI RESCUE 5) CEO/Financial report We are seeking a New Zealand registered 6) Consideration of General Meeting hui Situations Vacant AGM We welcome all held on the 23 May teacher of mathematics for a fulltime shareholders to the remits 7) Election of officers 2021. permanent position. We require a dynamic Tuesday 20th July AGM’s for Ngati Porou educator to contribute to a strong faculty. at 5.30pm Whanui Forests Ltd and 8) Appointment of Date: Saturday 10th CCTV UPGRADE the Ngati Porou Land- President July The ability to teach to senior levels is an 386 Palmerston Road 9) Appointment of advantage. This position is commencing Gisborne owners Trust. The Time: 10.30am Gisborne Crime Prevention Camera Trust AGM’s will be held at Patron Term 3, 2021. Inquiries to info@ Hinerupe Marae, Te 10) Appointment of Venue: Te Pahou Marae needs to update its CCTV surveillance gizzykairescue.org Araroa, on Auditor Applications close 3pm, Friday 2 July 2021. operating system. Friday 25th Na C Ngerengere Applications with CV should be addressed to June 2021, commenc- 11) Life Membership Secretary ing at 11am. 12) General business The Principal, Gisborne Girls’ High School, A Request for Proposals (RfP) has been Te Pahou Marae prepared by the Gisborne Crime Classifieds Nau mai haere mai Committee PO Box 249, Gisborne 4040, or emailed to Phone Shareholder represen- [email protected] Prevention Camera Trust and seeks to 869 0601 tatives will receive identify a contractor who has the right details in the mail. Public Notices Jan Kumar people with the necessary experience, D Williams Principal capacity, understanding and commitment General Manager to enter into an arrangement with the AN INVITATION TO Trust. It is proposed that the contractor Gisborne District Council WRITERS Situations Vacant will design, supply, install new CCTV equipment that will be installed at and If you are writing about or are a writer operated from the Gisborne Police from GISBORNE - EAST COAST - Station. TAIRAWHITI Working in literary, historical, or Details of the requirements of this RfP Notice of Intention to scientific fields can be emailed to interested parties. You may apply for a grant of up to $5,000 Grant A Lease All enquiries to [email protected] GISBORNE FREE KINDERGARTEN A bequest from the Gisborne writer and PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC Closing date 16 July 2021. ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED FOR historian, Margaret Spencer, has enabled OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR RUTENE ROAD RESERVE the establishment of a Trust, set up to further assist members of the public to ElectriNET based in Gisborne is The Gisborne District Council proposes acquire, develop and improve their Eastland’s largest consolidated services Situations Vacant to grant a land only lease to Gisborne literary writing skills and to the extent Contractor, covering power, plumbing, Free Kindergarten Association that it is in the public interest to do so, the electrical and building services. Incorporated for Rutene Road Reserve publication of the writers’ works. Reporting to the Administration consisting of land parcels Kaiti 204 Block, Manager, you will be responsible to: DENTAL ASSISTANT Kaiti 205 Block, Pt Kaiti 197 Block and Pt Applicants must have a connection with • Provide clerical, financial, A position is now available for about 20 Kaiti 198 Block. Located between 126 the region either through birth or family, hours per week. and 144 Rutene Road, Gisborne. administrative and reception support or because they are writing about the functions. region. The sum of money available to a Hours worked are usually between 8am to The lease proposal is for a term of 11 • Administer and maintain Company years with two 11-year rights of renewal. writer is not fixed and the selection records including document scanning, 5pm. The ideal applicant would be able to committee is free to vary the award(s) extend hours worked if necessary. May The lease will enable the Association to filing, archiving and destruction of build a series of new education facilities made in any year according to the calibre records on a regular basis. suit someone looking to cut back on their of the applications... time or a retiree wanting a part-time job. and amenities. • To be successful a candidate will Further details are available from the The Trustees will not to provide support require the following qualifications Applicants for the position need to: have Council’s Customer Services Desk or towards fixed assets such as computers and experience: skills in dealing with people of all ages, website. Any submission or objection etc. • Book-keeping and/or Business be tidy, well organised and able to follow to the granting of the lease should be Administration experience along with instructions, and able to work well under lodged with the Council no later than Your work should have reasonable the ability to use Microsoft Office. pressure. They need to be fit and healthy 4.00pm 24 July 2021. Please indicate literary merit and general appeal. • Sound knowledge in the operation and have good posture and a neat and tidy if you wish to formally present your Completion of the project is expected of office equipment (computers, appearance. Basic computer skills are an submission/objection at a hearing. within two years. The writing can be in photocopiers, printers, facsimile advantage. Applicants would be given Maori or English. Writing for children is machines, binding machine etc). assistance if they wished to study in their eligible. We can offer a challenging position with a own time to gain a qualification. On-the- Application forms can be obtained by competitive remuneration and additional job training will be provided. contacting employee benefits which include Paid Applications close Saturday 3 July 2021. www.gdc.govt.nz The Margaret Spencer Writers Birthday Leave and Life and Critical We offer a smoke-free environment. Staff Encouragement Trust Illness cover. 15 Fitzherbert Street parking is available. Friendly supportive C/- 16 Graham Road , Gisborne 4010 colleagues. PO Box 747 Gisborne 4040 Phone 06 868 6255 If this sounds like you, please send PHONE 06 867 2049 your CV through to [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Applicants please apply to Ferne at FREEPHONE 0800 653 800 Applications for grants close 30 June EMAIL [email protected] Applications close on Friday, 2 July [email protected] with CV and 2021 2021. contact phone numbers. 22 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Situations Vacant Situations Vacant HOME & LEISURE Fruit and Readers Produce Bargains Firewood TEESDALE ORCHARD F&P stove, good cond, APPLES, tree-ripened $50. Ph 867 3325, 027 DRY pine, $70 per m3, Pacific Rose, Pink 327 6390. pine cones $8 bag. Lady, Fuji, Sturmer and Ph/text 027 692 6147. GEORGE Foreman DISTRIBUTION LINE Ballarat Cookers. grilling machine, model Winter Nelis pears. GR 18, very good cond, GUM, Manuka, Macro- Orange squash, & much MECHANICS (Electricity) carpa, Old man pine. $29. Sunbeam two-pie www.thefirewoodguy.nz more. Back Ormond maker, good cond, $15. STEEL FABRICATOR – • Relevant Line Mechanic or Electrical Rd, open 7 days, Eftpos Two and three seater ENGINEERING FOREMAN Registration and current Practising MANUKA GOLD available. lounge suite, light License. brown colours, $45ono. • Modern engineering workshop • Current Class 1 Full Driver’s Licence, WOODSTOCK 2yrs Readers Ph 021 181 6226. • Staff incentives and weekly income HT would be great, but not essential. dry. 027 455 3722. Bargains • Great bunch of workmates • 100% commitment to safety Readers PINE, 2nd grade split • Job location Wairoa GEORGE Foreman LeaderBrand Produce Ltd is one of New Zealand’s largest and wood, 4m3, $120. Ph Bargains • 4x 10hr days (includes 3 nights stay 862 8876. grilling machine, model most diverse horticultural businesses. As a large scale farming away) 3 day weekend GR 18, vgc, $40. Ph operation, we grow, pack, distribute and market a wide range of SUNBEAM two pie • Very Competitive Pay rates, 021 181 6226. maker, gc, $20. Ph 021 annual and permanent crops, as well as added value products for Allowances and TH 181 6226. the domestic and export markets. For Sale For More information please call Jane on TWO and three seater Our continued growth creates exciting opportunities for our 0800 877697 or E-mail: [email protected] lounge suite. Light existing staff and also leads to new roles and opportunities SHEEP MANURE brown colours. $90. Ph for fresh ideas and expertise to join the team. LeaderBrand is PELLETS. $25 for 021 181 6226. currently looking to recruit an experienced steel fabricator to lead 20kg bag. 3 or more our engineering team and to assist in the fabrication, modification Situations Vacant free city delivery. No Cars Wanted Cars Wanted and repair of our farming equipment. Eftpos. Ph 867 5783. East Coast Wools. Cnr As part of a young, dynamic team, you will be responsible for Stanley/Awapuni Rds. the allocation of engineering resources to complete jobs to a high standard. Hands-on work is also required to fabricate and repair WANTED: all types of agricultural equipment in our modern purpose-built MOTORING facility. Effective communication and problem-solving with staff & MARINE UTES AND SUVs from other business units is required. We would also like to hear LOGISTICS SUPPORT from experienced engineers who may not have the expertise for Caravans the foreman role. The position is fulltime based in our modern OFFICER AT CASH PAID workshop facility in Gisborne. PULTRON COMPOSITES CARAVAN 1980 Model $8000 ono. Ph The ideal candidate should offer: This is a fulltime position, Monday to Friday, 868 1591. Phone Tyler, Enterprise • Qualified steel fabricator 8am to 5pm. We require support within 027 728 2472 • Have experience in Agricultural or industrial engineering our Logistics team to ensure we provide our customers with an excellent and rapid Situations • Proficient in stainless steel welding Vacant • Energetic and fast thinking professional service. You will be primarily Having a Stand Out • Able to completely immerse yourself in a team environment responsible for: Liaising with Freight Agents, garage sale where everyone has a say obtaining quotes, arranging freight bookings, LOOKING for night Give your • Have a can do attitude the completion of shipping documentation nurse to help during Saturday? advertisement wakings with 4mth old • Maintaining health and safety standards and the timely dispatch of Customer orders Deadline to a boost with a both domestic and export, to meet deadlines. & assist Mum at night, • Great work ethic occasional rocking & advertise is 2pm • Attention to detail. A high level of accuracy is therefore required. HIGHLIGHTER The ideal candidate will have experience holding baby. Must be Thursday. Does this sounds like you? able to work at night, in a similar role, be organised, meticulous, weekends, and a few Please contact Mike at flexible, and happy to provide team support.week days, be [email protected] Our culture embraces the Pitch in and Help passionate about babies, Secret Squirrel ethos, as One-Team we are Stronger Together. with a clean record. $25/hour 9pm-7am. Let us collect responses To apply for this role please email your CV Please email vaynergy to your advertisements. and cover letter to recruitmentnz@pultron. @gmail.com or 021 com 0894 7649. Only $7.00 (incl GST) for 30 days. General Terms and Conditions Ask about Herald box numbers. Readers Bargains For Advertising ph 869 0601 The Gisborne Herald Co. Ltd. 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South Canterbury races at Phar Lap Thursday Jetbet 6 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 T. 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Q. 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 PL6 3-8 Selections 2 Night ‘N Day Park 12.23 6 09426 Drake Bay (6) 54 56 Ms M Taylor (a4) 2 07033 Lachie’s Mate (7) 58.5 52 (a3) 7 NZB Insurance Pearl Series 3.16 Race 1: MASTER COURTSMAN, RINGBOLT, BULLITT 7 0900s Holy Loch (1) 54 55 (a3) 3 607s Cardboard Gangster (9) 58.5 45 $10,000, maiden, 1200m 8 0070s Iffida (9) 54 55 R Beeharry $10,000, rating 65 benchmark fillies and Race 2: CHILLY FILLY, BARRY’S CHOICE, COMMITMENT R Mudhoo (a1) 1 592 Barry’s Choice (9) 58.5 52 R Beeharry 9 47s65 Tarabeebee (3) 54 55 T Comignaghi mares*, 1600m Race 3: FIRST ROCK, MANHATTAN FLAME, SO NATURAL 4 7s0s0 Ideal Warrior (13) 58.5 45 J Laking 2 4283 Commitment (8) 58.5 52 S Wynne 5 56345 Raise Ya Cards (12) 56.5 52 C Campbell 1 6126 Gelato (8) 59.5 64 D Bothamley Race 4: KAPALKA, ARKLOW, THE BUFFER 3 0s3 Bush Mills Billy (14) 58.5 51 4 Laser Electrical Timaru Dash 1.37 Race 5: CHOICE MOMENT, DETTIFOSS, RAISE YA CARDS 6 7s03 Choice Moment (5) 56.5 51 K Williams 2 17950 Ringadingding (7) 59.5 64 Ms M Taylor (a4) $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 7 s9063 Gallery Girl (8) 56.5 51 G Jogoo Ms M Taylor (a4) Race 6: ST ANDRE, KEEP QUIET, TAPPY’S ONE 4 0s06s Case Study (2) 58.5 46 J Lowry 8 854 Sarayu (14) 56.5 50 T Moseley 3 80s89 Tuilana (6) 59.5 64 K Mudhoo Race 7: GELATO, RINGADINGDING, UPHOLD 5 0s6 Lennon (13) 58.5 46 L Callaway 1 s0531 Tap ‘n’ Go (11) 59.5 64 (a3) 2 35831 Arklow (10) 58.5 62 K Mudhoo 9 553s8 Spindleshanks (10) 56.5 50 C Johnson 4 59088 Super Tap (4) 59 63 C Johnson Race 8: DIAMOND RIVIERE, WENDY DARLING, MAXWELL 6 Its All Over Rover (10) 58.5 45 (a3) 7 Natural Momentum (4) 58.5 45 G Jogoo 3 34009 Straight Sets (16) 58.5 62 S Wynne 10 44096 Miss Chaplin (3) 56.5 48 S Wynne 5 67531 Mistletoe (2) 58.5 62 J Laking 8 9s2 Chilly Filly (3) 56.5 52 K Kwo 4 65303 The Buffer (3) 58.5 62 T Moseley 11 08857 Harleen Quinzel (4) 56.5 46 R Beeharry 6 21s04 Uphold (10) 58.5 62 V K Rathoar (a4) 9 92368 Miss Harley Quinn (12) 56.5 51 5 52219 Kapalka (5) 58 61 J Lowry 12 000 Bealey Inn (2) 56.5 45 L Callaway 7 98062 Lapis Lazuli (9) 58 61 S Wynne C Campbell 6 56s46 Phelan The Power (14) 58 61 J Laking 13 5009 Splash Palace (6) 56.5 45 K Mudhoo 8 2s350 Santissima (5) 58 61 (a3) 10 03004 Baby Cheeses (5) 56.5 50 K Williams 7 4157s Razor (6) 58 61 Ms M Taylor (a4) 14 308s6 Trekolure (1) 56.5 45 T Jonker 9 0s064 Miss Oaks (1) 56.5 58 K Asano (a) 11 4 Paze The Power (6) 56.5 50 T Moseley 8 — Selfie SCRATCHED 10 6s055 Play The Field (3) 55 55 T Comignaghi 12 048s9 Azafran (11) 56.5 48 W Papier (a4) 9 40170 Mr Fox (2) 57.5 60 B Murray 6 L. J. Hooker Real Estate 2.42 10 96362 I’m A Tiger (15) 57 59 C Campbell 13 20065 Just A Girl (1) 56.5 47 K Asano (a) $11,000, rating 74 benchmark, 1600m 8 Phar Lap Stayers 3.50 1 Jo McGartland Memorial 11.50 14 So Amused (15) 56.5 45 K Mudhoo 11 20517 Global Star (1) 56 61 K Williams 12 85074 Makabar (7) 56 57 K Asano (a) 1 60s56 Our Teddy Boy (4) 59 72 C Campbell $10,000, maiden, 2200m $15,000, 0-1 win hurdle, 3000m EMERGENCIES: 15 06s09 Total (7) 58.5 45 13 40535 A Little Vague (9) 55.5 60 G Jogoo 2 s6437 Keep Quiet (5) 57.5 69 K Asano (a) 1 86074 Kenki (8) 58.5 50 B Murray 1 69721 Ringbolt (8) 68.5 69 D M Parker (3) 16 3252s Western Dream (16) 58.5 54 14 88529 Lady Lira (13) 54 57 T Comignaghi 3 10752 St Andre (1) 57.5 69 S Wynne 2 s7794 Man Oh Man (2) 58.5 50 R Cuneen 2 43452 Master Courtsman (6) 68.5 68 EMERGENCIES: 4 09645 Fly Without Wings (8) 56.5 67 3 80685 Fort William (7) 58.5 47 K Asano (a) B Lammas 3 Equine Veterinary Services 12.58 15 10907 Curve (12) 56 57 L Callaway 4 0s605 Maxwell (6) 58.5 47 D Bothamley 3 0s006 Cashel (5) 68.5 66 N Downs (2) $11,000, rating 74 benchmark, 1200m 16 09426 Drake Bay (4) 55.5 56 5 80151 Tappy’s One (7) 56.5 67 C Johnson 5 00552 Diamond Riviere (9) 56.5 52 S Wynne 4 s0403 Bullitt (3) 67 57 R Cole (2) 17 0900s Holy Loch (8) 55 55 5 66884 Sounds Promising (7) 67 55 T Moki (2) 1 53248 Manhattan Flame (7) 59 70 J Laking 6 93843 Are You Cereal (6) 55 64 (a3) 6 05433 Wendy Darling (3) 56.5 52 T Jonker 6 9799P Francis Drake (4) 67 50 (3) 2 34s16 So Natural (5) 59 70 D Bothamley 5 The Sail Mile 2.10 7 70s78 Transcendent (3) 54.5 67 T Moseley 7 00470 Madame Cherie (1) 56.5 48 K Kwo 7 0099P Head Office (9) 67 50 R Cuneen (3) 3 s2648 Confessional (8) 58 72 W Papier (a4) 8 03115 Zambezi Zipper (9) 54.5 67 8 0 Come On Come On (5) 56.5 45 8 72309 King Of The Dance (1) 67 50 4 55911 First Rock (4) 56.5 69 C Johnson $10,000, maiden, 1600m Ms M Taylor (a4) K Mudhoo 9 8s006 Takeitlikeaman (2) 67 50 5 30331 Gas Monkey (2) 55 62 R Mudhoo (a1) 1 052 Dettifoss (11) 58.5 52 K Asano (a) 9 57377 Redford (2) 54 58 9 08009 Nellie Grey (4) 56.5 45 L Callaway

Forbury Park harness at Forbury Park Thursday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 T. 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Q. 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 PL6 3-8 Selections 4 04548 Saginaw (Fr) 4 J Morrison (J) 7 53786 Petronelli Gee (Fr) 7 A Milne 6 44000 Ideal Asset (Fr) 6 B Orange 6 44806 Cuddly Trouble (Fr) 6 S Ottley Race 1: SAGINAW, TARTAN ROXY, FOUR STARZZZ SHIRAZ 5 05009 Aveross Rustler (Fr) 5 (J) 8 67550 The Power Broker (Fr) 8 E Barron (J) 7 0s00s Uncle Chan (Fr) 7 (J) 7 P8805 South Park (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 6 15607 Vin Scully (Fr) 6 E Barron (J) 9 45350 Night Watch (Fr) U1 A Clark 8 00900 Lincoln Skipper (Fr) U1 (J) 8 8s317 Shes So Right (Fr) 8 K Tomlinson (J) Race 2: ZONED SCARLETT, CRUSHER COLLINS, 7 85072 Tartan Roxy (Fr) 7 M Hurrell (J) 10 77473 Kiwi Heir (Fr) U2 B Orange 9 33310 Mark O’Ronga (Fr) U2 R Cameron 9 92378 Palisade (Fr) U1 B Orange SPOTLIGHT THE VALLEY 11 8s597 My Hope (Fr) U3 B Norman 10 05989 T Bone Rawhide (Fr) U2 C Ferguson Race 3: MY HOPE, KIWI HEIR, NIGHT WATCH 2 Golden Fleece Hotel Trot 6.04 6 Advance Agriculture Pace 7.44 11 06072 La Reina Del Sur (Fr) U3 M Williamson Race 4: MIDNIGHT IN MEMPHIS, ART COURAGE, VON ART $7500, r40-r60 discretionary handicap stand, 4 Tuapeka Lodge Pace 6.54 $7500, r49-r60. mobile, 2200m 12 460P0 Svelt (Fr) U4 B Williamson Race 5: WHO’S SMOKIN, AH MACH, MARK O’RONGA 2700m $7150, r40-r48,r49 w/c. mobile, 2200m 1 57578 Pete’s Dash (Fr) 1 N Williamson Race 6: JODY DIREEN, MUCHO MACHO MAN, 8 Arden Lodge/Prydes Pace 8.34 1 5s069 Count Eyre (Fr) 1 M Williamson 1 77794 Tad Lincoln (Fr) 1 B Williamson 2 40275 Ultimate Sassenach (Fr) 2 C Ferguson BOARDING CALL 2 7D908 Matai Jetstar (Fr) 2 A Milne 2 09090 Honour Scroll (Fr) 2 (J) 3 1817s Jonique (Fr) 3 S Ottley $7000, non-winners 2yo+. mobile, 2200m Race 7: IT’S SUMMERTIME, LA REINA DEL SUR, 3 89838 Ruby Seddon (Fr) U1 N Williamson 3 76255 Von Art (Fr) 3 M Williamson 4 33332 Mucho Macho Man (Fr) 4 B Williamson 1 68 Annette (Fr) 1 S O’Reilly (J) T BONE RAWHIDE 4 47435 Spotlight The Valley (10) 1 M Hurrell (J) 4 59890 Alexy (Fr) 4 N Williamson 5 89333 Hazer (Fr) 5 S Tomlinson (J) 2 08904 Santeria (Fr) 2 J Morrison (J) Race 8: LUCCA, OWES ME DOUGH, SOUTHERN STARR 5 5s90s Winning Bones (20) 1 S Tomlinson (J) 5 62045 Art Courage (Fr) 5 S Ottley 6 81901 Dreaminsover (Fr) 6 S O’Reilly (J) 3 F0270 The Artful Dodger (Fr) 3 J Kennett (J) 6 11046 Zoned Scarlett (20) 2 B Orange 6 70297 To Ri Caitlin (Fr) 6 S Tomlinson (J) 7 78126 Jody Direen (Fr) 7 B Orange 4 73425 Southern Starr (Fr) 4 B Williamson 7 24050 Crusher Collins (20) U1 C Ferguson 7 — Zircon Lass SCRATCHED 8 76011 Boarding Call (Fr) U1 M Williamson 5 Lucca (Fr) 5 B Orange 8 14072 Midnight In Memphis (Fr) 7 B Orange 3 Balclutha Night ‘N Day Trot 6.29 7 Johnstone Electrical Trot 8.09 6 35P Cute Art (Fr) 6 E Barron (J) 5 Flooring Xtra Balclutha Pace 7. 19 7 35654 Forty Wives (Fr) 7 K Tomlinson (J) $7000, non-winners 2yo+ stand, 2200m $7150, 3yo+, w/c stand, 2200m 8 70P0s Phoebe’s Delight (Fr) 8 S Ottley 1 Thanks McCain Pace 5.35 1 Classic Rock N Roll (Fr) 1 S Tomlinson (J) $7150, w/c. mobile, 2200m 1 39D73 It’s Summertime (Fr) 1 9 96s63 Sly Tricks (Fr) 21 N Williamson 2 45320 Denn Nee’s Sister (Fr) 2 N Williamson 1 18008 Mach O’Melley (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) 2 6s005 Barham Belle (Fr) 2 (J) 10 98309 Heaven Helpus (Fr) 22 M Williamson $7150, 4yo+ r45-r55. jun.d mobile, 2200m 3 24368 Tease My Tartan (Fr) 3 J Morrison (J) 2 23013 Ah Mach (Fr) 2 N Williamson 3 09828 Majestic Rollon (Fr) 3 K Barclay 11 023s Owes Me Dough (Fr) 23 S Tomlinson (J) 1 59465 Myrcella (Fr) 1 (J) 4 55580 Cheeky Monkey (Fr) 4 C McDowell 3 24809 Bettors Atom (Fr) 3 C Ferguson 4 s0095 Cody Banner (Fr) 4 R Allen 12 — Friendly Eyre SCRATCHED 2 56846 Changearound (Fr) 2 S O’Reilly (J) 5 37836 Eilish Hall (Fr) 5 M Williamson 4 08987 Kerala Star (Fr) 4 B Williamson 5 66953 Dem Bones Dem Bones (Fr) 5 13 — Helen Of Troy SCRATCHED 3 30307 Four Starzzz Shiraz (Fr) 3 K Tomlinson (J) 6 89825 Myshout (Fr) 6 (J) 5 77s22 Who’s Smokin (Fr) 5 M Williamson N Williamson 14 909s7 My Tern (Fr) U1 C Ferguson

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 mayhounds.org.nz Rehoming 4.23 8 76257 Know Majority 17.20 Garry Cleeve 4 62563 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 2 26454 Goldstar Spook 30.20 Riley Evans Race 1: SOUFFLE SUE, MISS JUNE, BELFAST DEMO EMERGENCIES: 5 636s1 Flappable 17.34 J & D Fahey 3 32115 Tokyo Bird 29.89 Craig Roberts $2095, C3, 295m 9 18774 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney 6 42326 Hilton Joker 17.26 C N Anderson 4 13752 Opawa Solomon 30.09 J & D Fahey Race 2: TAUNTING EYES, MITCHAM SAM, KING KALI 1 47527 Know Hinder 17.36 Garry Cleeve 10 68763 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 7 23137 St Andrews 17.33 J M Lane 5 11166 Miss Adobe 30.39 Daniel Roberts Race 3: KNOW NUGGET, MITCHAM KING, 2 51731 King Kali 17.19 Malcolm Grant 8 43454 Goldstar Wynter 17.20 Riley Evans 6 47271 Smooth Step 30.18 Malcolm Grant HOMEBUSH GAMBLER 3 18374 Homebush Hotshot 17.25 John McInerney 5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes 5.18 EMERGENCIES: 7 83126 Adobe Bro 30.24 Matt Roberts Race 4: ROSE THORN, PENNY JANE, PUNCH ON BUZZ 4 73477 Mitcham Sam 17.19 John McInerney $3385, C3, 520m 9 73753 Tiggerlong Demon 17.22 Daniel Roberts 8 15634 Epic Cruze 30.24 Janine McCook EMERGENCIES: Race 5: MY CURLY, GREAT WORK, OSTER BALE 5 32416 Yanira Bale 17.33 Riley Evans 1 67228 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts 10 51686 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 6 52573 Alexia 17.40 Hart & Taylor 9 28285 Shonky Sticker nwtd J & D Fahey Race 6: KNOW STATE, SUCK IT UP, BUTTON IT 2 72131 My Curly 30.22 J & D Fahey 8 Suck It Up Ltd Dash 6.39 Race 7: FLAPPABLE, GOLDSTAR WYNTER, MY BRO’S ETHICS 7 73723 Crystal Cindi 17.32 John McInerney 3 2714F Great Work 30.05 J & D Fahey 10 73857 Angry Jane 30.12 Matt Roberts Race 8: NEVADA PHIL, TROUSSEAU, KING TOLIMAN 8 27742 Taunting Eyes 17.26 Jason Dunn 4 25211 Goldstar Darwin 30.26 Riley Evans $2920, C5, 295m EMERGENCIES: 11 Springston Hotel Dash 7.55 Race 9: BEST BALL, QUINCY BALE, OPAWA DEAL 5 65214 Scardiny nwtd Richard Breen 1 11172 Nevada Phil 16.97 J & D Fahey 9 18774 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney $2920, C5, 295m Race 10: TOKYO BIRD, VAN EVIE, GOLDSTAR SPOOK 6 36246 Know Grizzles 30.32 Garry Cleeve 2 32274 King Toliman 17.06 Daniel Roberts 10 68763 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 7 47452 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts Race 11: EDGE OF REASON, SAM AND SI, GOLDSTAR FLORA 3 15541 Double Speed 17.24 J M Lane 1 41236 Goldstar Flora 17.15 Riley Evans 8 65373 Meatloaf 30.39 Sharon Hindson Race 12: BRUNO BARBARELLI, MUSTANG MEGAN, 3 Hart Family Grey. Racing 4.40 4 66713 Hilton Headache 17.20 Bruce Dann 2 41622 Sam And Si 17.23 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 5814F Goldstar Major 17.24 Riley Evans 3 62115 Hendrix Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts HONEY LANTREE $2095, C3, 295m 9 44827 Nighthawk Fancy 30.38 Daniel Roberts 6 61725 Maffra Daisy 17.22 John McInerney 4 14213 Edge Of Reason 17.03 Jason Dunn 10 28658 Goldstar Yankee 30.22 Riley Evans 1 47411 Mitcham King 17.47 John McInerney 7 3F214 Homebush Monkey 17.23 John McInerney 5 73124 Opawa Bailey 17.06 Robin Wales 2 66654 Homebush Gambler 17.14 John McInerney 6 Active Electrical C'church 5.46 8 18252 Trousseau 17.00 Jason Dunn 6 42626 Epic Diamond 17.01 Janine McCook 3 26265 Culvie Dole 17.48 Hart & Taylor EMERGENCIES: 7 53363 Tweet About It 17.25 Hart & Taylor 4 12788 Angry Pete 17.35 John McInerney $2095, C3, 295m 9 41187 Ghost Mode 17.28 Hart & Taylor 8 31436 Homebush Glitch 17.16 John McInerney 5 21585 Mr Kumar 17.31 Richard Breen 1 42346 Button It 17.31 Janine McCook 10 23177 Super Over Drama 17.12 Riley Evans EMERGENCIES: 6 57654 Mulberry Rock 17.35 Ken Cassidy 2 87524 Suck It Up 17.34 Hart & Taylor 9 41187 Ghost Mode 17.28 Hart & Taylor 7 51386 Starr Blueblood 17.23 John McInerney 3 33627 Amuri Magic 17.27 John McInerney 9 Selwyn-Rakaia Vet Services 7.0 4 10 25671 Hilton Hope 17.06 Bruce Dann 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 4.05 8 73422 Know Nugget 17.13 Garry Cleeve 4 71766 Impressive High 17.45 John McInerney $4795, C5, 520m EMERGENCIES: 5 18384 Cash No Stash 17.40 Riley Evans 12 Re-energize Sprint 8.21 $1745, C2, 295m 9 18774 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney 6 31247 Ezra Blueblood 17.19 John McInerney 1 67262 Famous Lee 29.88 Riley Evans $2450, C4, 295m 2 51466 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts 1 83323 Miss June 17.33 John McInerney 10 68763 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 7 73327 Know State 17.09 Garry Cleeve 3 84211 Clarke’s Sarki 29.98 Bruce Dann 1 12437 Goldstar Whitey 17.25 S & B Evans 2 31378 Silky Skylar 17.52 John McInerney 8 73337 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 4 Travel Bug Charlie 4.58 4 31211 Best Ball 29.75 Daniel Lane 2 51242 Bruno Barbarelli 17.39 Bruce Dann 3 43253 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 16534 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 3 11888 Homebush Fanta 17.15 John McInerney 4 51747 Bees Are Buzzing 17.28 Janine McCook $2095, C3, 295m 9 18774 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney 6 663s5 Seductive Kiwi 29.98 Calum Weir 4 46414 Mega Dream 17.20 Lisa Waretini 5 7644F Belfast Demo 17.31 Hart & Taylor 10 68763 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 1 6F125 Rose Thorn 17.52 Richard Breen 7 43276 Fairly Able 30.12 J & D Fahey 5 25445 Honey Lantree 17.19 Daniel Roberts 6 81157 Gracie Lee 17.30 John McInerney 2 81151 Penny Jane 17.30 Hart & Taylor 7 Happy Birthday T. Wilkes 6.14 8 27165 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts 6 44712 Mustang Megan 17.16 Hart & Taylor 7 45187 Goldstar Slater 17.51 Riley Evans 3 17413 Punch On Buzz 17.28 John McInerney 7 41314 Bye Bye Punter 17.53 Robin Wales 8 67178 Homebush Fairy 17.55 John McInerney 4 16562 Homebush Archie 17.46 John McInerney $2450, C4, 295m 10 Christchurch Casino Stakes 7.30 8 18314 Horse Range Gold 17.44 Malcolm Grant EMERGENCIES: 5 68185 Khatia 17.50 John McInerney 1 4s225 My Bro’s Ethics nwtd Jason Dunn EMERGENCIES: 9 45751 Goldstar Aria 17.29 Riley Evans 6 67332 Amuri Mystic 17.29 John McInerney 2 55243 Know Debt 17.17 Garry Cleeve $4090, C4, 520m 9 73753 Tiggerlong Demon 17.22 Daniel Roberts 10 87664 Sozin’s Empire 17.17 John McInerney 7 41757 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.24 S & B Evans 3 86115 Young Romeo 17.48 Richard Breen 1 42615 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir 10 51686 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney

Waikato greys at Cambridge Thursday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Q. 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 PL6 4-9 Selections 7 Vacant Box Seven - n & a 4 Affordable Pet Accessories 1.07 6 Vetora Cambridge Sprint 1.46 8 Garrards Horse & Hound 2.27 8 36547 Bad Bro Bad 37.73 Sean Codlin Race 1: DADDY DONNY, PICCOLO, SHELLY POM $2095, C3, 375m $2450, C4, 375m $2920, C5, 375m Race 2: MIRKO, OPAWA JADE, JILLIBY SOPHIA 2 Cookies Cafe Sprint 12.32 1 3F262 Prideful 21.43 T & L Craik 1 32326 Peach Melba 21.34 Arch Lawrence Race 3: HOMEBUSH BRAVE, MADE A WISH, LADY QUINZEL 1 12515 Zipping Barty 21.17 Glennis Farrell $1510, C1, 375m 2 43363 Typical 21.25 Shirley Ross 2 65167 Bugsy Brown 21.32 W & T Steele 2 11143 Archie John Hill nwtd Emma Potts Race 4: WHEELS ON FIRE, FEDERER, THRILLING BREEZE 3 65623 Silenci 21.22 Peter Ferguson 1 76722 Smash Zone nwtd R & L Udy 3 11174 Pedro Lee nwtd Peter Ferguson 3 15111 Sports Mode 20.94 Peter Ferguson Race 5: MARRAY PRINCE, THRILLING BLISS, MARCUS 4 22524 Federer 21.32 T & L Craik 4 13646 Opawa Oscar nwtd W & T Steele 2 24284 Opawa Jade 21.62 W & T Steele 4 71174 Papa Smurf 21.34 Emma Potts Race 6: PEDRO LEE, PEACH MELBA, THRILLING HAZARD 5 21111 Thrilling Breeze 21.26 Emma Potts 5 44113 Medusa Who 21.30 M Prangley 3 25734 Mirko nwtd T & L Craik 6 11212 Wheels On Fire 21.12 T & L Craik 5 37722 Just As Much 21.13 Sam Lozell Race 7: PORTIA, SMOOTHIE, MAYHEM MADE 4 52648 Ruby Express 21.59 Marsha Black 6 22341 Beau Beau 21.07 Sam Lozell Race 8: ARCHIE JOHN HILL, ZIPPING BARTY, SPORTS MODE 7 66146 Kea Viking 21.75 W & T Steele 7 31177 Thrilling Hazard nwtd Sean Codlin 6 42525 Danish Delight 21.32 T & L Craik 5 87362 Meandering 21.60 Marsha Black 8 36722 Athenais 21.19 Shirley Ross 7 11221 Allegro Rory nwtd Robert Roper Race 9: DRINK SHOEYS, ZIPPING HEWITT, SHAYANNA 6 68645 Jilliby Sophia nwtd Sam Lozell 8 11352 Portland Berry 20.97 T & L Craik EMERGENCIES: 8 43753 Golden Fern 21.33 Thayne Green 7 88865 Ford Man 21.53 R & L Udy EMERGENCIES: 9 75274 Moany Maloney nwtd S O’Neill 9 25456 Thrilling Hudson 21.13 Thayne Green EMERGENCIES: 8 76637 Homebush Luther nwtd M J McPhee 10 23368 Fernando Charm 21.28 Thayne Green EMERGENCIES: 10 F677s Spring Boot nwtd Emma Potts 9 34184 Thrilling Milo 21.35 Emma Potts 9 26546 Knuckles Nugget nwtd Hayley Mullane 5 Mayhounds Rehoming Grp 1.24 7 Farmlands Virkon Stakes 2.03 10 115s7 Spring Queen 21.73 Phil Green 10 63586 Isn’t She Sassy 21.28 A J Christiansen $1510, C1, 375m $2920, C1/2, 457m 9 Mike Stent Decorators Ltd 2.49 3 Farmlands Coprice Sprint 12.49 1 23487 Railing Raccoon 21.55 Sean Codlin 1 84581 Mayhem Made nwtd S O’Neill $4795, C4/5, 457m $1425, C0, 375m 2 73478 Spring Mechanic 21.26 R & L Udy 1 Greyhounds North Grad. 12.14 3 67645 Noise Maker 21.31 Phil Green 2 51262 Portia 25.69 Arch Lawrence 1 41731 Drink Shoeys 25.18 Peter Ferguson 3 65268 Go Home Duke 25.93 Peter Ferguson $3960, C1, distance, 650m 1 23863 Homebush Brave nwtd Raewyn McPhee 4 31614 Marray Prince 21.24 A J Christiansen 2 17514 Zipping Hewitt 25.60 Glennis Farrell 4 55452 Smoothie nwtd Emma Potts 2 66242 Vegas Chops nwtd Raewyn McPhee 5 6164 Marcus nwtd T & L Craik 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 1 57353 Daddy Donny nwtd A J Christiansen 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 5 72336 Isn’t She Bliss nwtd Peter Henley 6 1 Thrilling Bliss nwtd Emma Potts 4 73433 Rivalries 25.49 Phil Green 2 65517 Shelly Pom nwtd Sean Codlin 4 8652 Lady Quinzel nwtd Hayley Mullane 7 87655 Dragster Dory nwtd S O’Neill 6 47774 All Unite 25.87 Phil Green 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 5 47788 Xena Poppy nwtd R & L Udy 8 74324 Smokin’ Chimney nwtd Marsha Black 7 12612 Thea Who 25.77 M Prangley 5 F3111 Shayanna 25.65 Arch Lawrence 4 82464 Piccolo nwtd Arch Lawrence 6 Vacant Box Six - n & a EMERGENCIES: 8 35235 My Bro Bobby nwtd M Prangley 6 Vacant Box Six - n & a 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 7 33 Made A Wish nwtd Shirley Ross 9 66676 Overtaking nwtd W & T Steele EMERGENCY: 7 52575 Thrilling Neve 25.32 Emma Potts 6 33328 Dobby Who 38.00 M Prangley 8 64355 Stay Me Broke nwtd A J Christiansen 10 63586 Isn’t She Sassy 21.28 A J Christiansen 9 88887 React Respond 26.22 Robert Roper 8 12366 Amaro 25.52 Arch Lawrence

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 24 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Basketball results GISBORNE Basketball Association club CAMPION COUGARS 75 (Allen competition results — Arnaldo 14) CAMPION JUNIORS 52 MONDAY, women, YMCA — (Allies Rangihuna 13, Keanu Reedy 11) GISBORNE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL Q1 Campion Cougars 28-10, HT 38-26, Q3 92 (Bobbi Crawford 31, Jayla Waru- 54-41. Reardon 22) SE SYSTEMS 27 (Olivia TUESDAY, men, premier grade, YMCA — Whitfield 10) Q1 GGHS 21-6, HT 47-10, Q3 GREEN UP 76 (Tyrese Tuwairua- 69-14. Brown 22, Holden Wilson 19, Darius MASTERS 52 (Mereono Rangihaeata Waititi-Leach 16, Kahn Grayson 14) GBHS 14, Dyani Johnson 10) TURANGA SENIOR A 59 (Ngaru Grayson 16, HEALTH 11 (Leslie Puketapu 5) Q1 William Collier 11) Q1 Green Up 24-8, HT Masters 14-0, HT 26-3, Q3 36-8. 46-18, Q3 54-37. RITANA TOA 63 (Amoe Wharehinga SE SYSTEMS 61 (Ethan 15, Ohomauri Hailey 15) MANU TOA 32 Ngarangione-Pearson 16, Rongomai Smith (Maiangi Mackey 10, Jamieson Tapsell 6) 14, William Hocquard 12) MASSIVE Q1 Manu Toa 11-6, HT Ritana Toa 30-20, Q3 MARAUDERS 42 (Adam Harford 14, BEST SHOT: Karolina Pliskova returns to Sloane Stephens during the French Open. Pliskova 46-27. Stefan Pishief 13) Q1 SES 13-9, HT 28-16, fell out of the WTA top 10 after she lost to Italy’s Camila Giorgi during the Viking International NGATI POROU 35 (Jayda Waititi- Q3 48-25. Eastbourne tournament. AP picture Leach 13, Bronya McMenamin 9, Maia RAIDERS 53 (Zade Donner 15, Dale Rickard 9) TURANGA 53 (Peyton Riri 20, Hailey 12) CITY LIGHTS 52 (Scott Kiara Swannell 10) Q1 Turanga 16-1, HT Muncaster 16, Carl Riini 11) Q1 Raiders Pliskova drops in WTA ranking 29-8, Q3 37-21. 20-14, HT 34-24, Q3 40-35. Men, boys’ secondary schools division, Men, B Grade, John McFarlane Memorial TENNIS by Italy’s Camila Giorgi. beaten 6-1 6-3 by Jelena Ostapenko. John McFarlane Memorial Sports Centre, Sports Centre, Gisborne BHS — Second seed Elina Svitolina Britain’s Harriet Dart gave a good Gisborne Boys’ High School — HUSTLERS 58 (Fraser Robb 14, Liam LONDON — Karolina Pliskova avoided joining Pliskova, winning a account of herself against Kazakh LYTTON HIGH SCHOOL 38 (Caleb Berney 10) GIZZY GILAS 38 (Ronald will fall out of the top 10 in the WTA deciding-set tie-break against French Elena Rybakina, who defeated Serena Poole 18, Raenin Pihema 10) GBHS Garcia 6) Q1 Hustlers 15-7, HT 29-19, Q3 rankings for the first time in nearly Open quarter-finalist Paula Badosa in Williams at the French Open, saving SENIOR B 70 (Tommy Brown 13, 40-30. five years after losing the Viking a 4-6 6-1 7-6 (1) victory. a match point in the second set Kapreece Clay 8) Q1 GBHS 19-10, HT HAWAIIKI HOU 18 OLD SURFERS International Eastbourne title in the Third seed Bianca Andreescu before eventually going down 6-2 6-7 40-20, Q3 61-26. 73 (Matt Mackle 21, Jerome Tamatea 15, opening round. secured her first victory on grass (5) 6-4. GBHS JUNIOR A 53 (Dom Wilson 18, Mercy Bristowe 12, Konnor Gibson 12) Q1 The Czech, who has been one of since 2018, beating Christina McHale Australia’s Sam Stosur lost to Qkylau Leach 12) GBHS Junior B 11 Old Surfers 12-8, HT 35-16, Q3 52-16. the most consistent players on the 6-4 2-6 6-2, while French Open finalist Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic 6-2 (Manahi Brooking 5) Q1 GBHS Junior A THE SHED v THE BIBS (match women’s tour, was beaten 2-6 6-2 6-2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was well 6-3. — PA 14-5, HT 23-5, Q3 42-9. defaulted). THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, June 24, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Minka Kelly, 41; Mindy Kaling, 42; Sherry Stringfield, 54; Jeff Beck, 77. Happy Birthday: Take on challenges, and apply intelligence and creativity. You'll zigzag your SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made way to victory throughout the year. 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Banish (5) DOWN: 1 Chime in; 2 Trounce; 14. Encroach (7) STAR RATINGS 3 Plato; 4 Terrace; 5 Ready; 19. Renowned (7) 16. Yearning (6) FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. 6 Tsars; 9 Idle fancy; 14 Take FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. off; 15 Deliver; 16 Drugged; 21. Steady (7) 17. Concerning (5) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 19 Yield; 20 Pasty; 21 Lamps. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 22. Grown-up (5) 20. Side (4) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 SPORT 25 Euro 2020 wins for England, Croatia FOOTBALL The header at the far post from Jack “We kept the ball better today and there and the permitted crowd will rise to 45,000. Grealish’s cross in the 12th minute were more attacking options,” said Sterling, LONDON — England beat the Czech moved England on to a path where their who chipped goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík but GLASGOW — Luka Modrić lurked on Republic 1-0 at Wembley Stadium while only game away from Wembley will be a hit the post in the opening minutes. the edge of the area, waiting for the ball to Croatia took out Scotland 3-1 in Glasgow potential quarterfinal match in Rome. Beyond Sterling’s goal, there wasn’t come to him before perfectly stroking it into today (NZ time). Home comforts should certainly help much for the pandemic-restricted crowd of the top corner with the outside of his boot. At least England now know they can rely Sterling, who grew up in the shadow of about 20,000 to celebrate. What did get At 35, this may well be the Croatia on Raheem Sterling for goals. the Wembley arch and is proving to be them cheering were goal updates being captain’s last European Championship, and The scoring touch missing at his last England’s game-changer. How unlike the flashed on the big screens as Scotland lost he doesn’t want to go home just yet. three tournaments has been rediscovered 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and Euro to Croatia 3-1 and were eliminated as the Modrić’s majestic goal in the 62nd minute on home territory, and it gave his team first 2016, when Sterling was unable to find last-placed team. helped Croatia beat Scotland 3-1 today and place in their group. the net. This time, it was his goal that also The goals in Glasgow had big give the team a spot in the round of 16 at It was Sterling’s second goal at Euro clinched the opening win against Croatia. implications for the Czechs, who dropped Euro 2020 by finishing second in Group D. 2020 and it secured a 1-0 victory over the The Manchester City player is stepping from first place to third and are uncertain Croatia will face the runners-up from Group Czech Republic in a match between two up as Kane, the 2018 World Cup Golden about where their last-16 game will be. E on Monday in Copenhagen. teams who were already assured of their Boot winner, endures a barren run. England now have a week off playing “This goal means a lot to me but our play places in the round of 16. Kane at least managed his first shot on before hosting the runner-up from Group means more, from the beginning until the “We have always felt we can’t have all the target of Euro 2020 against the Czechs F on Tuesday. Their opponents could be end,” Modrić said. scoring burden being with Harry (Kane),” after failing to do so against Croatia and in World Cup champions France, defending “I am happy that my goal helped, but it’s England coach Gareth Southgate said. the 0-0 draw with Scotland. champions Portugal, Germany or Hungary, most important that the team won.” — AP DRAWS 9.50am: Oval 3A, OBM U6 v Uawa U6. Duty team to bring in the goals: (Debz, Shanan). Warriors v Kaiti Paoa; WP 4, Mangapapa Hockey 10.30am: WKK 4, YMP U6s v HSOB NHEW Teina. 7.30pm: Waikohu 1 v Gillies Electrical Twisters v Central Defenders; WP 5, Women, A Grade — TOMORROW, Blue. Intermediate — SATURDAY, 9am: GGHS Snr A (Cris, Selina). Mangapapa Mist v Manutuke Rua; WP 6.30pm: GMC Green v Ngatapa (umpires Under 7 — 9am: Oval 3A, OBM U7 v 5, Whangara Tahi v NUAM Taranga; Games at the YMCA on SATURDAY 6, Mangapapa Floods v Makauri Chiefs; YMP, GGHS). Ngatapa EV U7 Rams; WKK 6, YMP U7s 10, EV Ngatapa Magic v YMP Tahi; 11, — 9am: Whangara Old Girls v Horouta WP 7, Makaraka Phoenix v Ormond High FRIDAY, 6pm: YMP v Amber Dental v HSOB Chiefs. Uawa Waiti-Waita v Tangaroa Maraeroa a Gold (Kate, Cris). Fives; WP 8, Wainui Crusaders v Central Gisborne Girls’ High School (Green, 9.45am: WKK 6, Waikohu v Ngatapa Hinemoana. 10.30am: F45 HSOG v YMP Sunshine Tigers; WP 9, Wainui Cobras v Kaiti Maia; Ngatapa). EV U7 Colts. 10am: 9, HSOG Blue Beanies v YMP Brewery (Selina, Shay). WP 10, Wainui Colts v Makauri Chargers; B Grade — SATURDAY, 3.30pm: Bye: Uawa U7. Rua; 10, Sportsfit v Campion Gregory; 11, Games at the YMCA on WEDNESDAY WP 11, Wainui Cyclones v Te Wharau Paikea v Te Aowera (Waituhi, GMC Under 8 — 9am: WKK 7, HSOB EV Ngatapa Pulse v YMP Toru. (June 30) — 6pm: GGHS Snr A v Karaka; WP 12, Ngatapa Hawks v St Kowhai). Seagulls v YMP U8s; WKK 8, Ngatapa EV 11am: 10, Ilminster Maia v Te Waiu; Horouta Gold. Mary’s Stars; WP 1, Ngatapa Hurricanes 5pm: Waituhi v GMC Kowhai (Paikea, Green v Uawa U8. 11, Te Akau o Tokomaru v Ilminster 7.30pm: Waikohu 1 v Waikohu 3. v Awapuni Green; WP 2, Te Wharau Te Aowera). 10am: WKK 7, Horouta u8s v HSOB Socialites. Games at the YMCA on SATURDAY Kowhai v Awapuni Yellow. Men, Full Round 1 — FRIDAY, Hornets; WKK 8, Waikohu v Ngatapa EV 12 midday: 10, Horouta v NUAM Hine (July 3) — 9am: YMP v Tapuae. 9.45am: WP 7, Ormond United v 7.30pm: LOB NZ Fruits v Gisborne Boys’ U8 Sharks . Rikoriko; 11, Thistle v HSOG Turanganui. 10.30am: Whangara OG v HSOG. Awapuni Purple. High School (YMP A, Waituhi). Under 9 — 9am: WKK 9, HSOB Blue 1pm: 10, Waikirikiri v OBM Kahurangi; Mini Football 7v7, 8.15am: WP 16, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: YMP B v LOB v Ngatapa EV U9 Green. 11, Muriwai v Tangaroa Maraeroa. Football Central Seekers v St Marys Flash; WP Masters (LOB NZF, GBHS). 10am: WKK 9, Uawa v YMP U9s. Intermediate bye: Campion Marcellin. CENTRAL Federation League — 14, Mangapapa Landslides v Awapuni 2pm: YMP A v Waituhi (YMP B, LOB 11am: WKK 9, Ngatapa EV U9 Kiwis Secondary — SATURDAY, 9am: 1, SATURDAY, 2.45pm: Wembley Park Bobcats; WP 15, Central Crushers v St Masters). v Uawa 2. Lytton Y10 v NUAM Te Wananga. (Whanganui), Whanganui Athletic v Mary’s Sweepers; WP 17, Mangapapa Year 5/6 seven-a-side — Under 10 — 9am: Oval 2A, OBM U10 11am: 5, Uawa Hinekiuta v TKKM Waikanae Beach TOP10 Gisborne Thistle. Thunder v Kaiti Horouta; WP 13, TODAY, 3.30pm: Hain Farming Turf v HSOB Vikings. Wairoa; 6, Campion Jnr A v NUAM Pacific Premiership — SATURDAY, Mangapapa Quakes v Wainui Blitz. 1a, Mangapapa Dragons v Te Wharau 10am: Oval 2B, Pirates U10 v Ngatapa Taikaha; 9, Te Taumata o Angitu v GGHS 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy 9.15am: WP 17, Te Hapara Excellers Black Sticks; 1b, Awapuni Strikers v EV U10 Green. Manawa. Equipment Services Gisborne United v v Makauri Bears; WP 13, Mangapapa Managapapa Wizards. Bye: Horouta U10. Duty teams to empty bins Napier City Rovers Seconds. Sizzlers v Makauri Braves; WP 16, 4pm: 1a, Nga Uri a Maui v Kaiti Under 11 — 9am: WKK 10, Waikohu and replace rubbish bags where Eastern League Division 1 — Makaraka Rangers v Wainui Broncos; WP School; 1b, Central Strykers v Manutuke U11 v Uawa U11. necessary: Uawa Hinekiuta. SATURDAY, 12.30pm: Nelson Park 15, St Mary’s Aces v Kaiti Takitimu; WP School Puhi-YMP. 10am: Oval 2A, OBM U11 v YMP 1pm: 4, Te Waiu v GGHS Y9A; 6, 1, Carpet Court Thistle Massive v HES 14, Te Wharau Kea v Te Wharau Kakapo. 4.30pm: 1a, Waikirikiri v TKKM U11; WKK 10, Ngatapa EV U11 Green v Lytton Mixed v Hawaiki Hou; 9, Campion United. 10.15am: WP 14, Central Athletic v Whatatutu Waingaromia; 1b, Makaraka v HSOB Avengers. Snr B v GGHS Hinetu. 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Manutuke Toru; WP 17, Ngatapa Wolves Wainui Whales. Bye: HSOB Spartans. 2pm: 4, Manutuke 1 v Lytton Y9A; Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle Reserves v Awapuni Pumas; WP 13, Te Wharau 5pm: 1a, TKKM Whatatutu Warriors Under 12 — 9am: WKK 2, HSOB Blue 6, Campion Gold v GGHS Raukura; v Sunshine Brewing Wainui Sharks. Kiwi v Te Wharau Kereru; WP 15, Wainui v Sonrise Te Rongopai; 1b, Makauri v Uawa U12; Oval 1, OBM U12 v Ngatapa 9, GGHS Manaaki v GGHS Mauri; 10, Bye: Gisborne Thistle Youth. Bullets v Ormond All Stars; WP 16, Marvels v Central Scorpions. EV U12 Billy Goats. Horouta Wananga v Hawaiki Tawhito. Eastern League Division 2 — Wainui Bullz v Awapuni Lions. 5.30pm: 1a, Rongomai v Manutuke 10.15am: WKK 2, YMP U12s v Duty teams: GGHS Raukura, Horouta SATURDAY, 12.30pm: HBR 2, HES 11.15am: WP 13, Wainui Breakers v School Manu-YMP; 1b, Tolaga Bay Uawa Horouta U12. Wananga. United v Smash Palace Shockers; CRR St Mary’s Terminators; WP 14, Central Maitai v St Mary’s Swift Sticks. Under 13 — 9am: WKK 1, YMP/Uawa Secondary A: Uawa Hinematioro v 2, Thistle Vintage v Thistle Development; Zoomers v Sonrise Light; WP 15, Ngatapa Secondary schools — MONDAY v Waikohu. GGHS Kopara (TBC). Wainui, Coates Associates Wainui Tui v Awapuni Wildcats. (June 28), 4pm: Lytton High School v 10.15am: WKK 1, Ngatapa EV U13 Secondary byes: Uawa Iranui, Demons v ITM Thistle. Mini Football 9v9 Development, Campion College Green (GBHS Black, Green v Horouta U13; Oval 1, OBM U13 Whatatutu. 2.30pm: Wainui, 1st Class Decorators 8.15am: WP 18, Central Vikings v Sonrise GBHS Black). v Ngatapa EV U13 Stags. Senior — SATURDAY, 9am: 2, GGHS Wainui Salty Dogs v Tatapouri Rams. 5pm: Campion College Gold v Snr B v Tatapouri Sportsfit 2 (Bex, Iri). Bohemians. 9.15am: WP 19, Makaraka Hurricanes Gisborne Boys’ High School 2 (GBHS Netball 10am: 1, FarmCare HSOG v Byes: Gisborne Pro Roofing v Awapuni Panthers; WP 20, Wainui Black, GBHS Black). THE draw for PAK’nSAVE Gisborne Pharmacy 53 Campion Snr A (Jules, Bohemians, HES United Thirds, QRS Avengers v Ngatapa Rebels; WP 21, 6pm: TKKM o Whatatutu v Gisborne Netball this week — Kere); 2, Horouta Taimana v Ritana Snr Wairoa Athletic. Wainui Aces v Awapuni Jaguars; WP 18, Girls’ High School 2 (GBHS Black, GBHS Senior Round 2, Week 5. Secondary A (Bex, Iri); 5, Wahine Hauora HSOG v Womens’ Eastern League — Te Wharau Rangatira v Ormond Super Black). A and B, and Intermediate A — last Uawa Ngarangikahiwa (Saara, Willow); SUNDAY, 10.30am: NP 1, Bohemians Stars. Bye: GBHS Black. games of the round. All games are 4 x 6, GGHS Korihi v OBM Blue (Jonette, v Tatapouri Marist Thistle; Wainui, 10.15am: WP 21, Kaiti Rangatira 10-minute quarters. Tukaki). Neighborhood Pizzeria Wainui Wahine v v Puhi Kaiti; WP 18, Central Stags v Rugby Duty teams to put up goal pads, 11am: 1, GGHS Jnr A v NZHL HES United; Campion College v Gisborne Manutuke Wha; WP 19, Central Braves THE draw for Civil Project Solutions set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) Thistle Storm (Bex, Tessa); 2, Farmlands Laundry Services Wainui Riverina. v St Mary’s Strikers; WP 20, Mangapapa Senior Club Rugby on SATURDAY is — and put bins out: Lytton Y10, Maui te Ngatapa v Tatapouri Sportsfit (Iri, Kate). Bye: Gisborne Girls’ High School. Lightning v Makauri Marauders. Premier grade, 2.45pm: Te Karaka, Wananga. 12 midday: 1, Gisborne Glass 11.15am: WP 18, Mangapapa GT Shearing Waikohu v Larsawn Ngatapa Duty club to control scorecard room Ngatapa v Tyre General Ngatapa Junior football — SATURDAY Blizzards v Wainui All Stars. (D Macpherson, T Reeves, C Johnson); for the day: Thistle. (Charnelle, Connie); 2, YMP 2 v Claydens Primary Football Mini Football 9v9 Experienced, Oval 1, Enterprise OBM v Contract Waikohu 2 (Debz, Justine); 5, Uawa First Kicks 4v4, 8.15am: Watson Park 8.15am: WP 19, Central Gold v Awapuni Consultants High School Old Boys (I Year 5 and 6 futureFERNS — Ngarangikahiwa v OBM Blue (Ash, 2, St Mary’s Comets v Awapuni Pink; Leopards; WP 20, Mangapapa Hurricanes Hughes, P Brown, R Young). SATURDAY, 9am: 3, Te Wharau Magic Tukaki); 6, YMP Manawanui v ALH Thistle WP 4, St Mary’s Firebirds v Manutuke v Te Hapara High Flyers; WP 21, Wainui Bye: East Coast Farm Vets YMP. v Awapuni Silver; 4, Kaiti Tui v Uawa Phoenix (Chiarn, Lou). Tahi; WP 8, Central Smashers v Makauri Thunder v Te Wharau Toa. Senior One, 1pm: Te Karaka, Waikohu Hinetera; 6, Te Hapara Tahi v Mangapapa 1pm: 1, Uawa Kahukuraiti v Waikohu Dynamos; WP 9, Mangapapa Whirlwinds Eastland Group Super League v Wairoa Athletic (T Reeves); Oval 2, Pulse; 7, Central Magic v Kaiti Kiwi; 12, 4 (Justine, Lou); 2, Crosscutters OG v Sonrise Blaze; WP 10, Mangapapa Intermediate, 8.30am: Nelson Park Pirates v YMP (A Brown). Waikirikiri v St Mary’s Stars. Whangara v YMP Masters (Selina, Shay); Tornadoes v Awapuni Blue; WP 12, 6, Columbus Café United v Chrisp 2pm: Tapuae, Tapuae v Matawhero 10am: 3, Hiruharama v Eastland Vets 5, Tatapouri Sportsfit Social v Zeafruit Wainui Dragons v Awapuni Red; WP 1, & Davidson Rangers; NP 5, Coastal Harvest Transport Ngatapa (referee TBC). Ngatapa Mystics; 4, Mangapapa Magic v Ngatapa (Jonette, Willow). Wainui Dodgers v Te Wharau Kahurangi; Ultrasound Albion v Mitre 10 Town. NUAM Tahi; 7, EV Ngatapa Stars v Wainui 2pm: 1, Whalis v Steve Craill Builder WP 3, Wainui Dynamites v Bayleys 9.45am: NP 6, KT Orthodontics City BAYLEYS Junior Club Rugby — Pulse; 12, Central Steel v Elgin. Ngatapa (Kere, Tessa); 2, Taiki v McLeods Ngatapa Turtles; WP 5, Awapuni Indigo v Frank & Albie’s Rovers; NP 5, Dynamic SATURDAY (it’s a club day for Pirates 11am: 4, Makaraka Macaws v NUAM Concrete HSOG (Debz, Justine); 5, XLR8 v St Mary’s Asteroids; WP 6, Te Wharau Rehab Titans v Martins Party Hire Rovers; and OBM, so their games are at the Rua; 7, Manutuke Buttercups v Te v GGHS TSA (Chiarn, Tukaki). Kakariki v Awapuni Orange; WP 7, NP 4, Glenn’s Glass United v Chagan Oval) Wharau Mystics; 12, Te Wharau Stars v Senior byes: Kotahi Aroha, OBM Red Ngatapa Bullets v Makauri Dragons; WP Fishing Athletico. Under 6 — 9am: Waikirikiri Reserve 4, Central Pulse. Social. 11, Wainui Drifters v Kaiti Kiwa. College, 8.30am: NP 1, Emerre & HSOB White v Ngatapa Eastland Vets U6 12 midday: 3, NHEW Teina v Duty board member: Sarah 9.45am: WP 8, Wainui Dolphins v Te Hathaway United v Grey Street Legal Stags; Oval 3B, Ngatapa EV U6 Bulls v Whangara Warriors; 4, Manutuke Cranswick. Hapara Soarers; WP 9, Makaraka Marvels United; NP 2, Harcourts Wainui Sharks Pirates U6 . Manutahi v Central Mystics; 7, Makauri v Central Strykers; WP 10, Mangapapa v Headline Rovers; NP 4, Gisborne 9.45am: WKK 4, Horouta u6s v Magic v Awapuni Gold; 12, Te Wharau Games at the YMCA TONIGHT — Storm v Central Ninjas. Investments City v Pit Stop Cruisers AFC. Waikohu. Pulse v St Mary’s/Makaraka Magpies. 6pm: Tapuae v Claydens Waikohu 3 Fun Football 5v5, 9am: WP 3, Central Bye: Farmers Air Falcons. 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 City riding a winning wave RUGBY by Ben O’Brien-Leaf The big man, who on the left- HICKS Bay took their medicine. wing scored against Poverty The Aaron King-coached RUATORIA City don’t need Bay in NPEC 28-21 win at Hicks Bay exemplify all that’s to pinch themselves. They really Queen’s Birthday Weekend, good in club rugby: good people have made history in the last now from centre facilitated his passionate about the game, who two weeks. club’s second try, with teammate invest time and care in sport The Lisa Muller-Ian Logan- fullback Whakarae Henare because of its pride of place in coached City beat Hikurangi giving left-wing Mohi Bartlett community life. 19-18 on June 12 and on an assist to score in the corner. Still, whether they be salt of the Saturday triumphed over 2020 Rapata Haerewa converted earth or not, whoever had to play champions Tokararangi 21-14. Bartlett’s try for 14-0. Tihirau Victory Club the week after Tokararangi went into The home team’s first points Cape Runaway’s finest suffered the away game with City on came in the form of a penalty their first loss of the season was Saturday having toppled the from goal-kicking lock Nathaniel always going to be in for a harder previously unbeaten Tihirau Fox in the 21st minute for afternoon than normal. Victory Club in Week 4, and so Ruatoria City 3, Tokararangi TVC won eight games in a row for City — who did not field a 14, with the hosts’ centre Taiaho before falling 14-13 at home to team in last year’s competition White crossing for their first Tokararangi, and in the absence — to best Tokararangi, record try of the day 10 minutes later. of their regular captain openside their sixth win this season White’s try was unconverted. flanker Mo Mato, were led out at against the champions, is Tokararangi were 14-8 up at Kawakawa mai Tawhiti on Saturday remarkable. halftime, but would not score by a very determined Tutere To claim the Tanara Dunn again: in the 47th minute, Fox Waenga. Kaiwai Memorial Trophy kicked another penalty goal Fullback Waenga’s men won contested between City and for City 11, Tokararangi 14. In the game 29-5 but Hicks Bay The Maunga since 2010, the the 63rd minute, from a City coach King is a man who builds on protagonists in the Ruatoria line-out, their halfback Neihana positives. derby must win both clashes Ratahi-Brown scooted 25m to “We played well in the first half in round-robin play during the score under the crossbar and with our pick and go. Our line-out season. The 15-7 Round 1 win to seize a 16-14 advantage. With and scrum was good too. Manahi Ruatoria City at Whakarua Park Fox’s conversion, Ruatoria City Brooking at loosehead prop and on April 17, and the June 12 — whose improved line-speed Pamona Samupo at centre made result (the visitors’ first turn at and communication on defence some good runs,” said King. Hikurangi’s historic Kahuitara) was one of their keys to victory “The second half was faster saw the Dunn Kaiwai change — were 18-14 to the good. They kicked the ball in behind us, hands. Fox kicked a penalty goal and their backs came up fast. They A fortnight ago, Ruatoria City four minutes from full-time had most of the ball in the second captain openside flanker Jack to seal City’s 21-14 win, an half.” Richardson said: “I’m proud of amazing effort against the Te It was raining at the kick-off: on our boys for digging deep — Araroa-based champions. City a difficult day ball-handling wise, that’s what it’s all about”. get 20-plus players keen to the skills of both teams and a Of this latest performance tackle at training on Tuesdays fine refereeing display by Jackson against Tokararangi, assistant and Thursdays: defence has Reuben-Swinton in clarity and and backs coach Ian Logan — in been a team work-on in the last CHARGING THROUGH: Teina Potae of Tokararangi looks for an consistency ensured the rugby was reference to the home team at fortnight and that has, in their opening during an earlier match against Uawa. At the weekend his of a good standard. Whakarua Park — said: “These coaches’ estimation, started to team did not prove strong enough against an ascendant Ruatoria Hicks Bay left-wing Rangi Te guys played well. Tokararangi pay dividends. City. Picture by Paul Rickard Kani-Barnett opened the home scored two good tries in quick City made their most-valuable- team’s account with a try in succession but we were able player award to Nathaniel ball from the kick-off. were 28-8 up at that stage — and Kyil the 23rd minute. There was no to regroup, sort our defensive Fox while Tokararangi’s first Hooker Hone Brooking scored The Beach scored the last try of the half conversion. In the 34th minute, the patterns out, then shut them out try-scorer on the day, James Maunga’s first try after six minutes, in the 67th minute. Morice converted visitors scored through first-five in the second half, which was Warnock, was their MVP. which with centre Te Aho Morice’s for 35-8. Manu Herewini, for a halftime score pleasing.” Tokararangi captain No.8 conversion gave the visitors a 7-0 For Hikurangi assistant coach- of 5-all. Logan commended referee Hone Haerewa was, as always lead. In answer, United loosehead prop forwards coach Drummond Morice, In the 49th minute, TVC’s Troy Para for allowing the honest: “We were good at Portrait Watene — one of that hard- on performance one man trumped powerful centre Tawhao Stewart game to flow, despite the trying set-piece play and the game fighting club’s most loyal and effective all others to be The Maunga’s MVP: scored and his game-day skipper conditions. flowed as best it could, though this season — scored in the 18th “Karauria Keelan’s versatility for converted that try for 12-5. Three Richardson won the toss on a conditions slowed things up a minute (minus the conversion) for 7-5. us this year has been invaluable. minutes later, reserve No.8 Hoani damp day at East Coast Rugby little. It was tough rugby and Hikurangi first-five Kayleb Walker Whenever we’ve needed him to play Te Moana scored for 17-5 (his Union headquarters, chose an at the end of the day, Ruatoria scored the third try of the match in either the forwards or the backs, was an unconverted try) and end; Tokararangi kicked off. were simply more clinical.” for 12-5 to the visiting team in the he’s performed well. This was the 71 minutes in, reserve left-wing Tokararangi scored the first 25th minute. The Walker try was case on the weekend — he generated youngster William Ford scored the points at the eight minute- NO team bounces back from a loss unconverted, but 32 minutes in Morice momentum from the base of the penultimate try of the day. mark. They won an attacking harder than Hikurangi. kicked a penalty goal to extend scrum, and hounded the opposition on Reserve second-five Peeti line-out on City’s 22 and, from And in the wake of their 18-19 loss Hikurangi’s lead: it was then 15-5. defence.” Delamere scored on full-time, with a set move, second-five James to Ruatoria City last weekend, The Four minutes later, TBU halfback Tokomaru Bay United first-five Les a conversion by Waenga, for 29-5. Warnock subsequently cut back Maunga hit back in Week 5 of Round 2 Seb Chambers-Raroa returned fire with Te Reo has been among his club’s best Tihirau Victory Club (21 against the tide to score. His with a strong display against Tokomaru a penalty for 15-8, which was the half- consistently since the competition competition points) leads try was converted by first-five Bay United. time score. began, tackling all comers and running Tokararangi (15pts), Ruatoria City Rapata Haerewa for 7-0 to the Hikurangi came, saw and slogged In the 44th minute, Hikurangi No.8 hard. On Saturday Te Reo was United’s (14pts), Uawa (who had the bye visitors. their way to victory 35-8 in driving Karauria Keelan dotted down for 20-8 MVP, though tall centre Niao Savage in Week 5 of the second round for Rapata Haerewa was soon rain at United’s Hatea-a-rangi: teams, — no conversion resulted — and five also had a fine game. Savage, in truth, the Jury Harrison Memorial Cup, into the action again: 16 minutes officials, fans alike bore what they did minutes later Morice kicked his second rarely has a bad game. 10pts), Hikurangi leads Hicks Bay in, from broken play, he found for the national game. penalty, for 23-8. United coach Kuru Gray said: “Our on points-differential though both newly minted Ngati Porou The visitors’ captain openside Fullback Fabyan Kahaki scored the scrum went well at times and we were have eight competition points, with East Coast hero Teina Potae at flanker Kyil Beach won the toss and second-to-last try of the afternoon for committed. Hikurangi were just too Tokomaru Bay United yet to take halfway. chose an end: Hikurangi received the Hikurangi 60 minutes in — The Maunga good in the outside backs.” a point.

IN FULL FLIGHT: Kereama Huriwai from Airbenders in tourney action Ilminster makes a spectacular leap as Mana ULTIMATE FRISBEE “brimming with skill,” said Gisborne The 10 teams in attendance this Wainohu of by Jack Malcolm Intermediate sports coordinator Wayne year were from Gisborne Intermediate, Gis Int 3 runs Ensor. Ilminster, Tauranga, Whakatane, in. Te Puke TEAMS from across Gisborne and The game is a combination of Te Puke and Mount Maunganui Intermediate the Bay of Plenty were in town for multiple sports. Scoring is adopted intermediates. triumphed the annual Super 11 ultimate frisbee from American football, with an The Super 11 Intermediate School’s as overall tournament last week. endzone and general play borrowing competition has been running since champions Te Puke Intermediate were the traits from netball. No contact or 2009. It covers 26 sports each year for in the final of overall champions, beating Tauranga moving is allowed while in possession. 11 schools from Gisborne and the Bay the Super 11 Intermediate in the final. Games can be mixed gender and of Plenty. ultimate frisbee The best local team was Ilminster, the team receiving the restart after Gisborne Intermediate’s most tournament last who beat Gisborne Intermediate ‘A’ in a scoring play will decide how many valuable players were Keiha Blackman, week. the fifth and sixth playoff. women they want in their lineup, and Isaiah Gerrard-Denham and Gavin Picture by Ultimate frisbee is a fast-paced the other team has to match them with Derr. Ilminster’s MVP was Rylin Liam Clayton game that is self refereed and the same number. Rasissem. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 23, 2021 SPORT 27

PRESSURE ON THE CATCH: Georgina Tipuna, of Tapuae, leaps Keen contests for the ball under pressure from Peyton Riri, of Gisborne Girls’ High School. Tapuae at YMCA ‘too play Waikohu (3) and Girls’ High play Waikohu (1) at the YMCA tonight. Picture by Paul close to call’ Rickard

NETBALL by Murray Robertson “It was a win by seven goals for Tapuae when these two teams met in Round 1.” TAPUAE return to the YMCA tonight no The match starts at 6pm. doubt determined to push harder for victory In the second match tonight, Waikohu (1) after their narrow loss to Gisborne Girls’ take on Gillies Electrical Girls’ High Senior A High School Senior A last Saturday. at 7.30pm. The Wairoa team led for three-quarters “There was a big win to Waikohu last time of their match against the students and the these teams met, but things have changed result got away from them only in the dying somewhat since then for both teams,” Beale minutes. They lost by three goals. said. Tonight they take on a team, Claydens “Waikohu (1) have been struggling to Waikohu (3), who also produced a strong recapture the strong team play that they showing last weekend. displayed in Round 1. Waikohu made Horouta Gold work hard “But their win last Wednesday night over for the points last weekend before losing by F45 High School Old Girls, that they fought so five goals. hard for, will have helped them get it back.” “Both teams have settled well into the “At the same time, Girls’ High have premier grade and have been producing increased their confidence and have been good passages of play,” netball commentator using their links well. Sherrill Beale said. “So, I am expecting another close, “Tapuae recorded their first win last week competitive game.” and earned a bonus point on Saturday in It would be fair to say that the matches at their close loss. the YMCA tonight offer real entertainment, “Waikohu (3) recorded a bonus point on and would both be in the “too close to call” Saturday, too, so this should be close. bracket.

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CRICKET by Rory Dollard, PA Despite taking more time out of the game, the progress was so slow that it left LONDON — Kane Williamson’s long New Zealand vulnerable to a quick shift vigil earned New Zealand a narrow first- in fortunes and India’s seamers finally got innings lead in the rain-affected World Test some overdue rewards as they took three Championship final, but a strong bowling wickets in 7.1 overs. STEADY AS SHE performance from India raised hopes of a Mohammed Shami was the key man, GOES: Black positive result on the sixth day of action. capping some wonderful swing bowling Caps captain Kane With two full days already lost to rain, with two scalps: Ross Taylor pushing an Williamson goes and further time claimed by bad light, the aerial drive to Shubman Gill at short cover on the front foot as International Cricket Council confirmed to finally end the long third-wicket stand, he holds the New on the fifth afternoon that a reserve day before BJ Watling lost his middle stump to Zealand innings had been activated, giving some hope of a beauty. together. AP picture a positive conclusion to the old format’s In between, Ishant Sharma landed his inaugural showpiece. own blow from round the wicket, with Kiwi captain Williamson had been in no Henry Nicholls feeling for contact and mood to speed the game along, playing edging to the cordon. Rohit Sharma took with remarkable restraint in an innings matters into his own hands, throwing that stabilised his side’s position in the himself in front of Cheteshwar Pujara to match while in the process serving to pouch the catch. rob the occasion of some much-needed After only 34 runs in the morning momentum. session, things accelerated between lunch But by the time he was eighth man out and tea with 115 scored for the loss of the for 49 he had ground his way through 177 last five wickets. deliveries and nudged his team marginally Shami added the scalps of Colin de ahead of India’s 217. Grandhomme and Jamieson, the latter with Some freer hitting from tail-enders Kyle a sparky 21 including one towering straight Jamieson and Tim Southee took the Black six, but it was Ishant Sharma who finally Caps to 249 all out, a lead of 32, at the tea got the better of Williamson. break. Nearly five hours of firm refusal ended Play began an hour late due to yet tamely, with a waft away from the body and more Southampton drizzle and, when a simple slip catch. Spinners Ravichandran New Zealand resumed on 101 for two, Aswhin and Ravindra Jadeja belatedly Williamson and Ross Taylor dropped joined in to see off Neil Wagner and anchor to score just 16 runs in a wicketless Southee, who smashed a couple of sixes first hour. and a four before playing on. — PA

GOING FOR IT: New Zealand’s Tim Southee, left, takes the long handle to the Indian bowling attack during the fifth day of the World Test Championship cricket final at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England, overnight (NZ time). AP picture