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THE Environment Court has parties subsequently appealed that signed off the resource consents decision to the Environment Court. for the rebuilding of Wharf 7 and “We’ve worked through the issues the slipway at Eastland Port, raised, and have collectively come projects that have been years in the up with solutions that address planning. them,” Mr Gaddum said. Eastland Port was advised of the “We significantly altered the plans NOD TO court’s decision, which means the based on input from local hapu, two major infrastructure projects iwi, other stakeholders and the can go ahead, last week. community. “This is the culmination of a “Key outcomes include ensuring process we started five years ago,” that the integrity of Te Toka a Taiau, said the port’s chief operating officer the historic rock at the mouth of the Andrew Gaddum. Turanganui River, is respected and “It’s a significant milestone for preserved. Eastland Port and Tairawhiti, “The slipway upgrades will and one we’ve worked together to provide an enhanced habitat for PORT achieve,” juvenile crayfish and marine The rebuilding of Wharf 7 and the invertebrates, and we will monitor slipway were part of the port’s plans and report on a wider range of to maintain and upgrade essential environmental factors.” infrastructure, some of it more than Mr Gaddum said that developing 100 years old. closer relationships with hapu and “They are the first stage of the iwi was fundamental to the future Twin Berth project, which will help success of all projects at the port. support, future-proof and grow the “We have formalised a WORKS economy of Tairawhiti,” Mr Gaddum consultative partnership with the said. hapu of Turanganui-a-Kiwa and are “This will allow for two 185–200 currently finalising the protocols for metre long ships to berth at once, how this will operate.” Environment Court signs off and open up the possibilities of With the changes and initiatives shipping containers to and from the agreed by all the involved parties, region via a coastal service.” the consents went back before consents after all parties agree The resource consents for Stage the Environment Court and have One were lodged in 2017, and now been signed off by the chief originally granted by independent Environment Court judge. commissioners in 2018. Several CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

GO AHEAD: The Environment Court has given its final approval and go ahead for the upgrading of Wharf 7 and the slipway at Eastland Port, two major infrastructure projects that will be part of future-proofing the region’s port. Demolition of the existing wharf will take place after the squash and kiwifruit season, then the 18-month construction work will begin. Picture supplied

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TREE DEATH: For the first time mature native ramarama trees have been reported infected with myrtle rust which has caused them to die. Picture supplied The deaths of large mature trees have No laughing matter been reported

THE first known case of mature East Cape in April 2018. “What birds and insects are going to tree death due to myrtle rust infection However, by then it had been be impacted by the loss of this species? has been observed in the East Cape, acknowledged that myrtle rust could not What plants will take their place?” suggesting localised extinction for some be permanently eradicated and efforts Unfortunately, what is also not well native myrtles could become a reality. had moved on to management and understood, is the extent of myrtle rust “I’ve been monitoring myrtle rust in research. across New Zealand. native forests for the last three years,” While he waited for science to catch Researchers are working hard to says Roanne Sutherland, a myrtle rust up to the disease, he kept an eye on the understand the disease and develop researcher at Crown research institute trees. management tools within the Beyond Scion. Mr Atkins has detected infection on Myrtle Rust and Nga Rakau Taketake “We’ve had seedling death occur, but several species, although ramarama research programmes. this is the first time the deaths of large, (Lophomyrtus bullata) and rohutu However, long-term monitoring mature trees have been reported.” (Lophomyrtus obcordata) have been of native forests on a much greater Myrtle rust, a disease affecting plants hardest hit in the East Cape. scale than is currently taking place, in the myrtle family, is caused by the “If someone had told me four years CLOSE UP: Myrtle rust infection on is essential to measuring the impact pathogenic fungus Austropuccinia psidii. ago that ramarama was going to be on ramarama that was found on the East of myrtle rust and to find natural The fungus is windborne and arrived the threatened plants list, I would have Cape. Picture supplied resistance. on westerly winds from Australia in 2017. laughed,” he says. “If we can find individuals with natural Myrtle rust has now spread across “Where I live there are tens of By 2019, Mr Atkins noticed that young resistance to myrtle rust infection, we the North Island and parts of the South thousands if not hundreds of thousands trees were dying. Now in 2020, Mr Atkins can then collect seeds from those trees to Island, threatening New Zealand’s native of ramarama in seedling carpets.” has seen fully mature trees die. repopulate areas where trees have died,” myrtles, including pohutukawa and Since myrtle rust infects new plant Without adult trees, there will be no says Graeme Atkins. manuka. tissue most easily, and Lophomyrtus is seeds, no more seedling carpets and no You can help if you see myrtle rust this Dead trees were first observed this a particularly susceptible genus, these possibility of recruitment. summer, by not touching it, and taking spring by Graeme Atkins, a biodiversity seedling carpets were the first to die off. Ramarama may disappear from the photos to upload to citizen science app ranger who has worked for the Then, infection started preventing local environment. iNaturalist.nz. Department of Conservation for 26 years. mature trees from producing flowers and “The wider ecological effects of this are For more information about the disease Mr Atkins found infected plants in the seeds. unknown,” says Roanne Sutherland. go to www.myrtlerust.org.nz

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Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 NEWS 3 18-month HONOURING C COMPANY: Campaign medal timeline to researcher David Stone (rear, left) and Warrant strengthen Officer Aaron Morrison, with NZDF personnel archives and Wharf 7 medals staff members Geoff Fox (front left) FROM PAGE 1 and Christina “The final design details and costings Kotuhi are of Wharf 7 are currently being worked ready to help through,” Mr Gaddum said. descendants “It’s expected that contract negotiations of C Company will be completed in the new year, and veterans register awarded once final board and shareholder to receive approval is received. Construction is unclaimed planned to begin in the second quarter, campaign after the squash and kiwifruit season. medals. “Contractors will demolish and then Picture by rebuild Wharf 7 so it has the strength to Paul Rickard allow mobile harbour cranes to operate on it, and provide a stronger, more resilient lifeline asset for Tairawhiti. Construction is expected to take approximately 18 Ensuring old soldiers not forgotten months.” Mr Gaddum said the port team would work closely with its customers, other port by Wynsley Wrigley previously received their campaign medals. Aotearoa.” users and the community to make sure He has researched and identified about 125 Mr Stone said one family would be receiving they remained updated. THE last surviving Maori Battalion soldier deceased soldiers who could be honoured at nine campaign medals, but the average was ‘We’re aiming to minimise the impacts Robert (Bom) Gillies says he will be in the ceremony. four per soldier. He said some were career of the construction work as much as Gisborne in March when descendants of “We have a venue and a date, it’s cool,” Mr soldiers who went on to serve with J Force possible.” C Company veterans are presented with Stone said. (the occupation of Japan) and Korea. The projects will be part of the $140 unclaimed campaign medals. Both Mr Stone and Warrant Officer Aaron Mr Stone said he eventually plans to carry million upgrade of port facilities planned Lawyer and researcher David Stone, the Morrison said C Company House was the out a similar exercise with the other three over the next five years. man behind the campaign medal project, has appropriate location as soldiers of C Company companies of 28 (Maori) Battalion. “Like many other Eastland confirmed the medals will be presented at C came from different iwi, as did the veterans of Whanau of soldiers from the other Group infrastructure projects, the Company House on March 7 with Mr Gillies the battalion’s other companies. companies have already approached him, but redevelopments will be funded through present. Mr Stone said the March ceremony would Mr Gillies has twice requested that D Company the group’s debt facility and paid down Mr Gillies, aged 96, lives in Rotorua and align with both army protocol and the tikanga be the next in the line. over time through cashflow. served in B Company. of Tairawhiti iwi. “I can’t say no.” “Next year the second significant Victoria Cross winner Willie Apiata has also WO Morrison said the presentation D Company covers the entire South Island resource consent application will be lodged been invited. ceremony would be huge. and the bottom half of the North Island. by the port, which will encompass stage Mr Stone, along with New Zealand Defence “This is a celebration and it brings this Mr Stone said researching B Company and two of the twin berth development,” he Force (NZDF) personnel, was in Gisborne place (C Company House) to life. contacting descendants would be another big said. yesterday for the second time, to register “It gives it purpose and meaning, otherwise project. “This consent will cover the extension descendants of veterans who had not we could possibly be visiting every marae in “But we’ll set it up.” of the existing Wharf 8 structure, about one-and-a-half hectares of reclamation, dredging the channel and harbour, and the rebuilding of the existing outer breakwater structure. “It will also include upgrading the Southern Log Yard with the port’s award- winning stormwater treatment system.” ‘Long, painful chapter’ Mr Gaddum said community consultation in 2021 was a key part of the stage two consent process. A BUSINESSMAN level. She accepted discounts It would allow the woman a into their house several “It will include presentations, subjected his former partner would apply for mitigating safety net and for her to have times while he was drunk, newsletters, emails, drop-in sessions, a and their children to weeks of factors, including for time control should events spiral threatening her, and finally website and other opportunities for people frightening behaviour after he spent on remand in custody downwards again. The order showing he would not take ‘no’ to share their thoughts and ideas.” refused to accept the woman’s (four and a half months) and was also appropriate as the for an answer. In total, these will be the most extensive decision to finally end their on electronically-monitored man’s criminal history showed Their children were infrastructure upgrades and developments toxic relationship, Gisborne bail (six and a half months), his difficulty in complying with the real victims and each that the port has seen in more than a District Court was told. enabling the court to impose a such orders, in respect of at suffered physical symptoms century. The man cannot be named non-custodial outcome. A form least one previous partner. from experiencing the man’s The public is invited to email hello@ due to automatic suppression of ongoing monitoring of the Judge Bolstad told the man behaviour. eastland.nz with their feedback, follow the that protects children as man would be appropriate, Ms anything she said or imposed They worried their dad Eastland Port Facebook page, and read witnesses or victims and the Marshall said. could not overtake what was might appear again in another the port’s newsletter at www.eastland.nz/ woman as a victim of a sexual Judge Bolstad imposed a said that morning in court fit of rage – so did she, the eastland-port/about-us/newsletter/ offence. starting point of 18 months by his former partner, who woman said. He pleaded guilty to for indecent assault, uplifting read her her victim impact All her energy went into indecent assaulting the it by three months for the statement. her children and trying to get woman, assault on a person in other offending, and applying It was evident the man had them back into a routine. She Lab staff may a family relationship, breach of discounts of 25 percent credit a family that loved him and promised herself not to speak a protection order, and wilful for guilty pleas, five months wanted the best for him but badly of their father in front damage. The charges were all for the time in custody and they did not love what he did, of them. They did not know strike again representative. on EM-bail, and 5 percent for the judge said. He was a lucky the extent of his offending, GISBORNE Hospital TLab staff who struck Judge Turitea Bolstad remorse and the contents of a man still to have their support. believing it was limited to the for 24 hours on Monday are considering further imposed 12 months intensive cultural report. She suggested he totally focus break-ins. She joked he was industrial action in late December. supervision. The judge also imposed a on addressing his issues. She away at work when actually The laboratory workers who are members of The agreed summary of protection order. understood he was receiving he was on remand in prison. the Association of Professional and Executive facts was not traversed in Counsel Scott Jefferson counselling for alcohol and This sentencing marked Employees (APEX) hope to reach an agreement detail. The judge said in opposed the order saying other drug abuse, past trauma, the end of a long and painful with their employer Medlab Central, said essence it documented the his client had been getting and anger management. This chapter, the woman said. As Gisborne APEX delegate and medical laboratory man’s unwanted contact with appropriate counselling and sentence would assist him to much as she wanted to say scientist Ann Rush. the woman, indecent assaults help and had no issue with continue getting that help. the court should impose a Members are seeking higher pay rates to on her, other assaults, threats, doing what the complainant In her statement the woman maximum prison term and match those of lab workers at other health and damage to property — all required of him. The order said breakups were hard and “throw away the key”, she did boards and the major private provider Southern in the home of her and their could interfere with the man’s sad but happened every day. not want their children to be Community Laboratories. children. currently unhindered contact People needed to get on with fatherless. As the only laboratory in Gisborne, TLab The sentence was one agreed with his children and was a life. She and her partner had She wanted him to carry on provides a 24-hour essential service, seven days by the Crown. Prosecutor matter best left for the Family both tried several times to working so he could provide a week to Gisborne Hospital, the East Coast Lara Marshall submitted a Court to consider, Mr Jefferson end their failing relationship, for the children, to focus on and to all of the GP and community clinics global starting point of two said. which caused them and the his wrongdoing, and work on The industrial action involves 11 scientists and years imprisonment for the Ms Marshall argued it children daily stress. When improving himself. technicians. lead charge — the indecent would not affect the man’s she finally ended it last year, She urged him to use this Any late December strike could coincide with assault, which she said access to the children as long the man reacted for weeks opportunity to get the help he the Rhythm and Vines music festival. was not at the most serious as he did not pose any threat. afterwards by breaking needed. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths WEEK TO GO: Cedenco have a day to go in CROSKERY, CROSKERY, Margaret Adamson Margaret Adamson their annual pea (nee Watt). — Passed (nee Watt). — Loved harvest around away peacefully, at mother and mother Gisborne, having home, surrounded by in-law of Kevin and already picked her family, on Monday Mary Croskery. their crops 7th December, in her Nana of Daneyal. at Mahia and 97th year. Loved wife Jaerus and Kate. Wairoa. “We will of the late Roland Summa. Jessica and move on to our Croskery, and treasured Luke. Grandma of pea crops in the Jaerus, Kayde, Jiah, Mum of Dianne and Tolaga Bay area Trevor, Kevin and Andre, Sahdarna, Bella and Ollie. next, and we will Mary, Denise and Brad be completely (dec), and Jeanette. We will miss you, but we hold lots of happy finished in a Beloved Nana of 10 week’s time,” grandchildren and 17 memories dear to our great-grandchildren. hearts. You can now said company Mum will be laid to dance with Dad and be general manager rest with our Dad at a free of pain. Carla McCulloch. Cedenco expect graveside service at the RARE, Rakai. — Taruheru Cemetery, on Passed away 5 Decem- to harvest around Friday 11th December ber 2020. We are 1900 metric at 11am. shocked and saddened tonnes of peas Stonehaven, proudly at the loss of our friend. this season. making a difference Our thoughts are with Desrae, Cody and Rakai Picture by at this tragic time. We Liam Clayton will miss you mate. GREEN, Mana Dulcie - Your friends and Ella (nee Kohere). — workmates at Gisborne Passed away peace- Towing. fully, at her home in Waipukurau, on Mon- RARE, Rakai Robert day 7th December Roa (Johnny). — 2020. Beloved Mum of Loved son-in-law of Stephanie, Shannon, Kath Allen. Bro of Hillary, and Henare. Deane and Marcus. Cherished daughter of Loved Uncle John of all Workplace focus to the late Mokena his nieces and nephews. (Laddie) and Mere Arohanui. Kohere. Loved sister of all her brothers and sisters, both past and Monumental present. Beloved Nanny Masons and Aunty to all her help those at risk mokopuna, nieces and STONEHAVEN nephews. MATES of Tairawhiti and A-OKNZ workshops to Eastland Group staff, standard for more than 30 years. Its Her funeral service for are running the ASIST training course Trust Tairawhiti funded the initial continual updates are informed by the will be at 10am, on Funerals tomorrow and Friday, to give people regional roll-out of the programme. latest research and the feedback given Friday 11th December, and the skills required to recognise and It is now also bringing Applied Suicide by more than two million participants. at CHB Funeral intervene if someone in the workplace is Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) to Services, Waipukurau, Memorials The ASIST course would equip a followed by cremation at risk of suicide. Tairawhiti. worker to provide a skilled response to 601 Nelson Road “With 2020 being such a challenging “ASIST is an intensive two-day someone who needs help, Ms Penny in Hastings, at Ph 867 1800 12.30pm. year, it’s important to provide something programme led by A-OKNZ, a New said. for our people in Tairawhiti leading into Zealand provider of mental upkeep and Participants learn how to prevent the Christmas and New Year period, suicide prevention training,” Ms Penny suicide by recognising the signs, Car ‘bounced back’ when these skills are really needed,” said. providing a skilled intervention, and Mates of Tairawhiti facilitator Bridgette “This course will be beneficial for developing a safety plan to keep Penny said. people working in health and safety or someone safe from harm. after hitting tree Mates of Tairawhiti is a local not- human resources within a business, or There are just a few places available A MAN was transported to Gisborne for-profit workplace suicide prevention for those in the medical field who want for the course, which is tomorrow and Hospital late yesterday morning after the programme delivered in partnership to further develop their skills around Friday. Funding may be available for car he was driving left State Highway 2 with A-OKNZ, offering a range of suicide prevention. those who qualify. and struck a tree. training options. “The goal is to have trained people in To take part contact Bridgette Penny Emergency services were called to the It was initially brought to Tairawhiti the workplace with the skills needed to at Mates of Tairawhiti on crash just north of the Kaitaratahi Hill at by Eastland Group in 2018. help those at risk of suicide.” 021 222 1701 to find out more, or email around 11.20am. Following a successful series of ASIST training has been a global [email protected] “It was a single vehicle crash. The man’s car hit the tree and bounced back,” a senior firefighter said. “The 74-year-old was out of the vehicle Scholarship boost for high achievers when we arrived. He had sustained moderate injuries.” The man was admitted to hospital and by Jack Marshall was this morning reported to be in a stable condition. EIGHT Gisborne students have been He was the sole occupant of the vehicle. awarded scholarships for their all-round A stop/go traffic arrangement was excellence. put in place while the crash scene was The Clark Charitable Trust awarded four cleared. scholarships to the value of $3500 and administered another four Turanga Young Achievers Awards of $3000. CORRECTIONS The family charity has supported the Gisborne District for over 60 years. GISBORNE International Music Competition Students were put forward by their schools winner Hyein Kim is 21 years old, not 27 as stated and the winners were selected by the in a December 7 story. trustees. The scholarships are awarded for up to five WAIROA electors voted to introduce a Maori years or until they finish their degree. ward in 2016, but the first election held under the The trust has been giving out awards for new electoral system was during last year‘s local 16 years with over 25 students currently body elections. receiving support. An article in yesterday’s Herald about former Lytton High School’s dux Shaun Rizvi, who Mayor Meng Foon calling for the abolition of a law won a Turanga Young Achievers scholarship, allowing a petition and referendum to possibly was pleasantly surprised with the award. countermand the decision of a council to adopt He said he was extremely grateful to be Maori wards, incorrectly stated the Wairoa Maori given the scholarship. “It also came as quite a ward was first introduced for the 2016 election. shock to me when I found out. It will definitely A poll was held alongside the 2016 election help me out a lot for the following year.” and 54 percent of electors voted in favour of Shaun is off to Otago University in 2021, establishing a Maori ward for 2019. studying for a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and geology. THE listing in the December Go-2 Guide about SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Back from left, Korbin Sheahan-Andrews, Ryan The other scholarship winners were Korbin a Maori Wards: East Coast Information Hui at Robinson, Richard Clark (representing the Clark Charitable Trust), Raana Pirere, Sheahan-Andrews, Ryan Robinson, Raana Gisborne District Council on December 12 was Katrina Dean and Shaun Rizvi. Front, Vita Anderson (left), Georgia Wanoa and Eden Pirere, Katrina Dean, Vita Anderson, Georgia published in error and is incorrect. Collier. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell Wanoa and Eden Collier. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 NEWS 5 Botanical Gardens score second world award

THE Gisborne Botanical Gardens have been Gisborne Sister Cities Committee, Friends of named as one of New Zealand’s greenest the Botanical Gardens, Rotary Club of Gisborne, and cleanest parks, after being awarded the Poverty Bay Bird Club and our contractor prestigious international Green Flag Award. Recreational Services. We look forward to It is the second year in a row the Botanical celebrating this achievement with our local Gardens have received the accolade. community and visitors.” The Green Flag Award is the international The Green Flag Award scheme was launched in mark of a quality park or green space, judged 1997 and is managed in England by Keep Britain by industry experts across 27 criteria, including Tidy. This year’s results mark a record breaking horticultural standards, cleanliness, sustainability, 2221 Green Flag Award winners worldwide. Flags community involvement, accessibility and fly in sites across the UK, Republic of Ireland, providing a warm welcome. Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, the US, United This year 24 parks in New Zealand have been Arab Emirates, as well as Australia and New awarded a Green Flag. Zealand. “It is pretty special to achieve this award “It’s fantastic to see so many of our parks again,” Gisborne District Council liveable spaces investing time into creating spaces where manager De-Arne Sutherland said. our communities can connect and find joy,” “The first time we applied we knew when we Recreation Aotearoa parks and open spaces would be assessed by the park experts, but this manager Annette Richards said. year it was a ‘mystery shopper’ style assessment, “It is significant for us to be able to recognise so it feels even more rewarding that the park these parks with this award. But it’s about so meets the standard on any given day. much more than winning an award. It’s about “We did get some good feedback on one embarking on a journey with all the people who or two areas to focus on too, which is really make providing quality horticultural standards, constructive. We are incredibly proud of the cleanliness, sustainability, access, community GREEN FLAG: The Gisborne Botanical Gardens are among 24 green spaces in team at the Botanical Gardens who have worked involvement and a warm welcome for our visitors New Zealand to receive an international mark of quality. hard to make this a reality in partnership with and locals possible.” Picture by Liam Clayton Judge rules Road to papakainga print not proof of theft named for Lemuels

A SINGLE its ransacked state. by Alice Angeloni NAMING fingerprint found Mr Maynard noted RIGHTS: The on the inside of an where equal inferences A POLICEMAN surrounded by Raupunga abandoned, stolen are available the one in schoolchildren stepped into the middle couple whose caravan proved only favour of the defendant of the road with his hand held up to name has that a man entered must be drawn. stop the Governor-General’s passing been given it, not that he stole It was not enough for entourage. to the road from it, Judge Turitea the court to suspect or Sir Bernard Fergusson, who was leading to the Bolstad ruled. even reach a view an Governor-General from 1962 to 1967, papakainga Ducane Tuari, 21, offence likely occurred, was on his way to Wairoa when a development pleaded not guilty to he said. A judge must policeman stopped him at Raupunga at Raupunga burglary, the charge be sure, and could not and signalled him towards the — Paul reduced from one be on the evidence of Kotahitanga hall. (1897-1968) initially laid of theft of this case. Local chief Paul and Emma the caravan, valued at Police prosecutor Lemuel welcomed Sir Lemuel $8000. Sergeant Aubrey Fergusson on to the (1904-1995). He was the subject Ormond opposed the marae and spoke of the Picture of a short judge-alone application. He said unity between cultures supplied trial in Gisborne evidence showed Tuari before presenting District Court, all went right inside the him with a Te Huki jammed it down on his head and the whanau as to the name, and we evidence for which caravan. If he had (greenstone mere) and submerged himself underwater. His support whatever determination they was handed up to the simply wanted to just Toki Pounamu (greenstone adze). kiekie hat now fitted perfectly, he have made,” he said. judge as documents. look inside, he could When Sir Bernard later returned to said. Mr Lemuel was the great-grandson No witnesses appeared have done so from the the East Coast, without warning he Descendants of Paul and Emma of Paora Rerepu Te Urupu, who was in person. doorway. asked to visit with Mr Lemuel and his have named the road leading to their chief during the signing of the Treaty The complainant He made no attempt wife Emma. papakainga development after the of Waitangi. said she left the to contact the owner According to Ngati Pahauwera prominent Ngati Pahauwera couple. Mrs Lemuel was equally a leader. caravan secured at or police about the history, the whanau hurriedly The name Lemuel Lane, leads She was a master weaver and Pouawa on February caravan and when gathered to “spruce up” the family to the five-home papakainga in respected and renowned for her 17. Police located it the questioned in a formal home — new wallpaper was hung Raupunga, which is being developed knowledge in whakapapa genealogy following day about six statement, denied any and paintbrushes were flying as the on ancestral land belonging to the and tribal history. kilometres north of the knowledge of it. home was refurbished. New furniture Lemuel Te Urupu Whanau Trust. Theresa Thornton, who is one of beach in a metal gravel Finding there was was arranged and rearranged, and Wairoa district councillors have the whanau leading work on the pit on the side of SH35. no case to answer, gardens and lawns attended to. adopted the name, as it is a council papakainga, said the wider whanau, It was damaged and Judge Bolstad noted During that surprise visit, Mrs reserve road and will be maintained including the grandchildren, decided had been ransacked. police identified two Lemuel presented Sir Bernard with by the council when construction is on the road name. Police returned it to fingerprints of interest, a kiekie hat she had just finished complete. She believed the name “Lemuel” the complainant, who one of which belonged weaving. She told him if the hat didn’t But as Wairoa Maori Standing was adopted as pakeha couldn’t said nine significant to someone else. fit comfortably, to soak it in water to Committee chair Kiwa Hammond pronounce his name: Paora Rerepu Te items were missing. Tuari’s home was loosen the weave. said, the decision was made by Urupu. A few days subsequently searched Sir Bernard later wrote to the whanau. The name came from the bible and later, police lifted with no stolen items Lemuels and told them he had worn “At the end of the day it is a was Hebrew for “devoted to God”, she fingerprints for found. the hat while he was having a bath, determination that has been made by said. analysis, one of which Tuari is for “It’s understandable how that name was matched to Tuari. sentence on separate, came about as they were devoted to Counsel Leighvi unrelated, charges — a God like I think all our people were Maynard applied breach of community back in those days.” to have the charge work, driving while Four houses have been built on the dismissed, saying disqualified for a papakainga, with one more to be built. Tuari did not dispute third or subsequent Two will be owned by whanau, and entering the caravan or time, driving while the other three will be rentals. that he did so without forbidden, and failing In 2019, then Maori Development authority. The court to stop for police, on Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced could infer he therefore February 4. an investment of $1.2 million for must have burgled Judge Bolstad construction of the papakainga, and it, but an equally reduced his bail housing repairs. available inference was from electronically- that he simply entered monitored to ordinary PAPAKAINGA IN RAUPUNGA: Four houses are on the site, and one more This article has been written with assistance it and looked at it in bail. is to come. Picture supplied from Ngati Pahauwera whanau history. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Adelaide schoolgirl Zoe Hosking lost her life in the tragedy, which also Krystal Browitt, left, and her claimed the father Paul, above right, died life of her in the eruption, while sister stepfather Stephanie, above left, was Gavin. critically injured. Australian tourists Jason Griffiths, Karla Mathews and Richard Elzer lost their lives in the eruption.

Tour guide Tipene Maangi died while The Hollander family, Barbara, Matthew, Berend trying to save Hero guide Hayden and Martin all died in the tragic eruption last others on the Jesse Langford (back) survived the tragedy which claimed the lives Marshall-Inman died on his December. island. of sister Winona, and parents Kristine and Anthony. 1111th trip to Whakaari.

Chris Cozad died in Gavin Dallow died Sydney after being on a helicopter being airllifted across the Mother and daughter Julie and Jessica flown back from Tasman with critical Richards had long held a desire to visit Whakaari after the Mayuari and Pratap Singh died in Middlemore Hospital from their injuries. Whakaari. eruption. injuries. Pictures supplied

Remembering the lives cut ONE YEAR ON short by the deadly eruption by Charlotte Cook, RNZ the ocean when we’re there for him.” Winona’s brother Jesse Langford is the WHAKATANE — At 2.11pm, it will be only member of his family to survive the exactly one year since Whakaari erupted, eruption — both his parents also died on coughing up acidic sludge, ash and the island. VOLCANIC noxious gases. Mark Inman said he did his best to DISASTER: As the sun rose this morning, the make sure Jesse could stay connected Twenty-two families of those who died, and those who with Whakaari. people died survived gathered together to remember. “It’s his sister who’s out there, you — including Of the 47 people on the island at the know, hanging out with Hayds, so we’re in 19 tourists time, 22 were killed. regular contact with him and his uncle. and two tour All were brought home eventually, “Every time we go out to Whakaari and guides — when except for two who remain missing: find a little bit of WiFi we try to give him Whakaari/White Australian teenager Winona Langford a live feed and show them how the island Island erupted and New Zealand tour guide Hayden is and how she’s looking, checking up so on this day last Marshall-Inman. they can see where Winona is.” year. For Hayden’s brother Mark, that is still Inman said he felt privileged to be so Bay of Plenty something they are getting to grips with. close to the island and Hayden. Times picture “One year’s a tough one because one Every month on the ninth, the family year on we still don’t have Hayden back. gather at Ohope Beach, looking out to “When you look back you still think Whakaari, on a special seat made of that he’s going to give you a call. wakeboards in Hayden’s honour. commemoration with a minute’s silence level of comfort for them and their “You hear about an eruption on the These are the special moments he at Mataatua Marae while the public can families. island or you hear about activity on the chose to remember of the past 12 months, gather at an event across the road. “If I was in that situation, it would be island and you think everything’s ok Inman said. Pilot Mark Law remembered seeing the unreal to have someone arrive after being because Hayden will give you a bell, he’ll If he could talk to his brother, he said sky darken around Whakaari 12 months involved in the blast, rather than crying let you know and I guess that call never he would tell him they loved him, they ago. out and there’s no one there. comes through.” were here, trying to do the good that he He said he knew he had to act. “To have someone turn up, it would be If the weather allowed, the Inmans used to. Along with four other helicopter pilots, an awesome feeling. I’m just glad we were would head to Whakaari the morning of Mark Inman laughed as he said his he landed as the ash fell. here, that we could do that.” the anniversary. brother, a man of few words, would “I went to every single person except He said if he could change anything, it They planned to spend a couple of probably say “chur bro” in response. one on the island, so at that stage there would be that no one got hurt, and that hours with Winona and Hayden — With the borders closed to international were 20 people — I didn’t know that — they were not grounded and could go back finding time to share a drink. survivors and families of victims, but that was the number. to collect the six people that remained on “Hayden’s favourite drink was a Whakatane locals bear the weight of the “So Winona was the only person I never the island. Steinlager, so that’s what we’ll do. We’ll occasion. actually went to.” Law has not been back since and does go and give him one, we always tip one in Ngati Awa are holding an official Law said he hoped that it was some not know when he will be. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Report highlights Aotearoa’s darkest day how vulnerable Report released; PM seeks consensus on closing gap in hate-speech law NZ was to risk CHRISTCHURCH — Spy chiefs, Ardern hoped they could act quickly. of terror attack police, and the prime minister Included in those 44 yesterday apologised after a much- recommendations was repealing the CHRISTCHURCH — The hefty report awaited report detailed how the existing hate-speech provisions in the into the Christchurch mosque attacks Christchurch mosque terrorist was Human Rights Act and creating a new paints a picture of how the risk of a able to plot, amass an arsenal of offence under the Crimes Act. terrorist exploiting New Zealand’s loose weapons and execute his deadly The PM has asked for cross-party gun controls was identified as far back attack last year. consensus to make the changes as 2011. However, the report also found New Zealand’s security agencies called for in the report. However, there was no information that pointed had deployed “an inappropriate her hope for political consensus public agencies to any potential terror concentration of resources” probing regarding the hate-speech law attack before March 15, 2019. Islamic extremism when the was looking doubtful as the report The Government has publicly Australian-born gunman attacked two reignited that debate. released the Royal Commission of mosques on March 15, 2019, a Royal In Parliament, Ardern promised to Inquiry report into the attack. Commission of Inquiry concluded in work with all parties to try to close It has found there was an its much-awaited, 792-page report, “the gaps in hate speech legislation”. inappropriate concentration of which was released yesterday. However, soon afterwards, resources before the attack, while police However, despite that focus — National’s leader Judith Collins told failed to meet the required standards. along with police accepting that reporters Ardern would have to However, public agencies have been Brenton Harrison Tarrant “did not provide “a very compelling reason” to cleared of any failure of information meet required standards” in their AIMING FOR A SAFER NZ: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, win over her MPs’ support. sharing. The inquiry found the only checks and processes in granting him flanked by Police Commissioner Andy Coster and SIS director- “As a party, we certainly do not information that could have alerted them a firearms licence — nothing could general Rebecca Kitteridge. NZ Herald picture support people being criminalised for was the email gunman Brenton Tarrant, have been done to stop the attacks, unwise statements when they should who was only identified in the report which left 51 Muslims dead, the with responsibility for strategic issues his community found it “alarming” be basically spoken to,” Collins said. as “the individual”, sent eight minutes independent report says. around intelligence and security, that the risk posed by right-wing “You can’t legislate people’s before carrying out the attack. Other than the email sent by Tarrant would result in a safer, more tolerant extremism was “so poorly understood thoughts. We wouldn’t want to drive New Zealand implementing the Royal to Parliamentary Service at 1.32pm New Zealand. and resourced” by intelligence underground thoughts or statements Commission’s recommendations will on March 15, 2019 — just eight Rashid Omar, whose 24-year-old services and that, prior to May 2018, that could then lead to violence.” result in better counter-terrorism efforts, minutes before he opened fire at the son Tariq was shot dead at Masjid Al resources were allocated almost Act leader David Seymour also the report says. Al Noor Mosque — there was no other Noor, had waited a long time to find exclusively to the threat of Islamist reiterated his party’s long-held The Government says it will information provided or otherwise out what really happened and why. extremist terrorism. “This report opposition to hate-speech legislation. implement all of the recommendations. available to any relevant public sector However, the report had just left must lead to change — we have 800 “It’d be wrong to introduce British- agency that “could or should have him with many unanswered questions. pages of words, we now need them style, hate-speech laws without Recommendations at a glance: alerted them to the terrorist attack”. Mr Omar wanted a copy of the translated to powerful action.” even the exemptions for free and Muslim leaders, shooting survivors, royal commission’s interview with the PM Jacinda Ardern said that fair debate that those laws have in ■ Improve NZ’s counterterrorism and grieving families have reacted to terrorist released — along with more although nothing could have stopped Britain.” efforts the report’s release with concerns it details about his gun-licence referees. the attack, which the report said was The hate-speech law change would ■ Improve NZ’s firearms licensing lacked conclusions on accountability. He was also asking for non-sensitive carried out by a “lone actor”, there make it a crime to intentionally “stir system However, they hoped the report, details about why intelligence officers were still failings at a high level. up, maintain or normalise hatred” ■ Support the ongoing needs of which made 44 recommendations focused on the threat of Islamic “And for that I apologise,” she said. against racial or religious groups affected whanau — including an overhaul of the “old- fundamentalists. The Government has agreed through the use of “threatening, ■ Improve NZ’s response to an fashioned” police firearms licensing Abdigani Ali, spokesman for the in principle to implement all 44 abusive, or insulting” language. increasingly-diverse population. system and calls for a new agency Al Noor and Linwood mosques, said recommendations in the report and — The New Zealand Herald — Newshub. 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 BRIEFS Government rolls out Bluetooth tracking

Suspicious fires on Port Hills by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald registered users of the Covid Tracer app, CHRISTCHURCH — There has been a spate of 90 percent of whom have Bluetooth- suspicious fires in Christchurch’s Port Hills early WELLINGTON — As complacency compatible phones. But Ministry data this morning. grips Kiwis, the Government is hoping shows the number of active users has A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said the roll-out of Bluetooth close-contact plummeted from almost one million at crews attended four fires in the area between tracking will turbo-boost the response the start of September to 197,919 on 12am-1am. in the event of a summer Covid-19 Monday. Three of the fires were on Summit Road and one outbreak. Only 8 percent of registered users was on Governors Bay Road. New Zealanders will today be able to are considered active users. Bluetooth The spokesman said they are all being treated use the Covid Tracer app on their phones tracing works by generating randomised as suspicious and referred to police. to record other devices they come into “keys” and exchanging them with other The fires ranged in size from 20mx20m to close proximity with. nearby smartphones. 100mx12m. It comes as the rate of QR scanning When an app user tests positive, they Fire crews from the Sumner, Lyttelton and has plummeted once again, with only 8 can choose to alert other app users who Governors Bay stations attended. percent of app users actually scanning may have been exposed to the virus. This Caleb Alexander told The New Zealand Herald he any codes in the past 24 hours. involves uploading the “keys” that their was on the Port Hills with friends and saw a flare The Bluetooth technology becomes record of the places we’ve been, while phone has broadcast since they became shoot over the hill on the Sugarloaf Circuit side, far more valuable the more people Bluetooth creates an anonymised record infectious. which he says started the fire. use it, and is endorsed by the Privacy of the people we’ve been near. If your phone has one of the keys, “A cause of the fires is yet to be determined,” Commissioner. “It allows app users to receive an alert you’ll receive an alert along with advice the spokesman said. — NZ Herald “Kiwis deserve a summer break more if they have been near another app user on what you should do next. than ever this year but we cannot take who tests positive for Covid-19.” The Ministry of Health will not know Breakfast hosts duped our eye off the ball,” Covid-19 Response Public health experts have continued you have received an alert unless you AUCKLAND — TVNZ has apologised after Minister Chris Hipkins said. to urge the Government to make greater choose to get in touch. The ministry can its Breakfast programme was conned into Hipkins warned the Bluetooth use of technology in its Covid response, still send out push alerts on the app wishing notorious serial killers a happy wedding technology was no substitute for especially as the public has seen varying about exposure events to people who anniversary. scanning QR codes. levels of complacency in recent months. have scanned QR codes in places visited A photograph of British killers Fred and “QR codes allow us to create a private There are currently 2.4 million by potentially infectious people. Rosemary West aired in the show’s Today’s the Day segment this morning, in which viewers send in photographs of family members to mark birthdays and anniversaries. As a photograph of the killer couple flashed Ardern seeks cross-party up on screen, co-host Jenny-May Clarkson said: “Today is the day that Francis and Violet Eastwood celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary — I love it! This is their children’s favourite photo of them, taken on their support, Collins cautious honeymoon way back in 1990.” The Wests are among the most infamous serial killers of all time. by Amelia Wade, NZ Herald Fred and Rosemary West kidnapped, tortured and dismembered at least nine young women WELLINGTON — Prime Minister between 1973 and 1981, burying the bodies at Jacinda Ardern has asked for cross- their own home. party consensus to make the changes The photo was allegedly sent in to Breakfast called for by the Royal Commission by “the couple’s adoring kids” Dan, Rachel and report. Edwin, who “say you’re the most caring parents The Government yesterday committed they could ask for”. to implementing “in principle” all 44 TVNZ’s general manager of corporate recommendations and set out a shortlist communications, Rachel Howard, told The New it would seek to change quickly. Zealand Herald that they “sincerely apologise” These included establishing a Ministry for the error and said that extra checks would be of Ethnic Communities, training police made in future. “We sincerely apologise to our to deal with hate crime, strengthening viewers who saw this error on screen. counter-terrorism legislation and “We are disappointed someone chose to outlawing hate speech that incited mislead us when this daily segment is an “racial or religious disharmony”. opportunity for our audience to share their Cabinet agreed Andrew Little positive news.” — NZ Herald would be the minister accountable for implementing the recommendations South Auckland homicide because of his GCSB and SIS portfolios AUCKLAND — A man accused of murder over and his previous experience as Justice the death of a young woman in South Auckland Minister. has entered a not guilty plea and can now be Ardern acknowledged that the public publicly identified. consultation needed to implement some Palmer Edward Marsters entered a not guilty of the recommendations, especially plea this morning in the High Court at Auckland around firearms, hate speech and beefing up security agencies, could as his name suppression order lapsed. TAKING ACTION: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with ministers Poto Williams He also denied two charges of assault result in minority groups being further marginalised. But she hoped the (behind the PM), Priyanca Radhakrishnan and Andrew Little after their response to with intent to injure and assault with a blunt the findings of the Royal Commission. NZ Herald picture instrument. conversation “doesn’t cause further The homicide investigation started after the harm”. body of a young woman was discovered in a “Every political party, I would hope in stigmatise, we do not stereotype and of the firearms recommendations if burnt car on Alfriston Road on the morning of this Parliament, wants New Zealand to that is the challenge that lies in front of the regulations burdened “law-abiding November 4. be a safe place. I would also hope that all of us. citizens”. The victim, Chontel Wiki-O’Brien, was 23. every political party in this Parliament “There is much work to do.” Speaking to reporters outside the Justice Sally Fitzgerald set a three-week trial wants New Zealand to be an inclusive National leader Judith Collins said House, Collins said there would need date for the case for November next year. — NZME place. the information in the report needed to be a very compelling reason “to move “We . . . also must be careful in having to be “absorbed and considered” but hate speech from the Human Rights Act PAY OFF YOUR it that we do not alienate, we do not signalled her party could oppose some into the Crimes Act”. PEST CONTROL in 4 intrest free payments ‘Ferocious’ fire at Ponsonby intermediate AUCKLAND — Fire crews worked well into passersby were trying to look in. the school and appeared to be confined to one the night tackling the aftermath of a “ferocious” Aucklanders from the North Shore and block. blaze at a central Auckland school yesterday. western suburbs could see smoke billowing “That school block is completely gone. There While the blaze at Ponsonby Intermediate across the city after the fire broke out yesterday was lots of stuff dropping off.” School was contained, crews had been set to afternoon. Shand said once crews arrived, the situation CALL ME TODAY… spend most of the night on-site damping down The fire was in the school’s tech dome, which was brought under control pretty quickly. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE! hotspots. is where art and textiles classes are held. “The whole building was up in flames,” he Fire and Emergency said this morning that Police blocked off nearby streets and said. SERVICES firefighters left the scene just before 8.30pm. ambulance staff were called. St John later The circumstances around the fire are not yet Pest Control Property Professional At its height yesterday afternoon, up to 15 confirmed no one was injured. known and a fire investigator was at the scene Residential & Commercial Pest Management Systems crews were sent to battle the blaze. The fire is thought to have started shortly yesterday.

FROM HICKS BAY TO WAIROA “The main fire is extinguished and (crew) are after 4pm. The blaze comes just a few days after nearby Urban & Rural properties going through cleaning all the hotspots out,” a Duncan Shand of the nearby digital agency St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, on Jervois spokesman said last night. YoungShand said he saw flames leaping nine Road, was badly damaged by a fire on Saturday. EMAIL: [email protected] At the site early this morning, NewstalkZB metres in the air. The church fire is believed to be suspicious. PHONE: Tony Pereira 021 823 797 reporter Joey Dwyer said tape had been put “It was ferocious. It was out of control.” It is not yet known at this stage whether the two

FACEBOOK: Gisbornepestcontrol 36751-02 up around the burnt building and a couple of He said the fire was coming from the back of fires may be linked. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 BUSINESS 9 Home truths: Ownership Infratil shuns $5.4 billion at its lowest since 1951 buyout offer by Hamish Rutherford, NZ Herald

AUCKLAND — Home ownership in WELLINGTON — The board of New Zealand continued to decline to the SIGNIFICANT Infratil has confirmed it has turned lowest level since 1951, with a 30-year FALLS: The down an offer by AustralianSuper to decline hitting those in their 20s and 30s number of those purchase 100 percent of the company’s hardest. aged 25-29 who shares for almost $5.4 billion. Statistics New Zealand yesterday live in an owner- The offer, equivalent to $7.43 for each released a grim new report, Housing in occupied home Infratil share in cash and shares, was Aotearoa: 2020, drawing on information has fallen to 44 released publicly by the fund yesterday from the 2018 Census and other surveys, percent, down evening. providing a detailed analysis of changing from 61 percent in However, it had already been put to ownership and tenure trends, and the 1991. Infratil, with the investment company state of New Zealand’s housing stock. Picture supplied confirming it received two offers from The report shows that the proportion AustralianSuper, the most recent on of households that live in their own home November 27 being the one released declined only slightly between 2013 and publicly, but it was rejected. 2018, to 65 percent. The offer was a 22 percent premium While the decline over the five-year on Infratil’s closing share price. period was only marginal, suggesting those aged 60 years and over have only The report also showed that rental “The Board reviewed valuation home ownership rates are stabilising, fallen slightly,” the report’s lead author, properties were, on average “more likely and the proposed structure and the slide continued a trend which started Dr Rosemary Goodyear said. to be smaller, older, and in need of major unanimously rejected both proposals as in 1991, when 74 percent of households The decline varied by region, with repair, and less likely to have double materially undervaluing Infratil’s high lived in their own home. Auckland showing the biggest decline, glazing than owned homes”. quality and unique portfolio of assets on The trend was also far steeper for those while in parts of the country, home Although there was little difference in a control basis. in their 20s and 30s, which could point ownership rates remain above 75 percent. the amount of insulation, rented houses “The Board also notes material to the trend continuing, as more families Ownership since 1991 has declined in were more likely to have problems with conditions related to Foreign Investment are unable to ever own a home. every region. mould and damp than owned homes, Review Board and Overseas Investment In 1991, 61 percent of people aged As home ownership has declined, while renters were more likely to report Office approvals in Australia and New 25-29 lived in an owner-occupied home, a renting has increased. At the time of the problems with cold or the lack of efficient Zealand and considers that there are figure which has now fallen to 44 percent. 2018 Census, 32 percent of households heating. other aspects of the proposal that are Statistics New Zealand said the were living in rented homes. The report also gave a glimpse into the unattractive to Infratil shareholders, proportion of 25 to 29-year-olds living in “Price indexes show that rents have state of New Zealand’s housing stock. including distributing Trustpower an owner-occupier home actually climbed risen in line with incomes nationally Around one in five people in New Limited shares without recognising between 2013 and 2019. This was likely but have outstripped income growth in Zealand live in a house which is always a control premium and avoiding the to be a combination of both increased centres like Wellington and Auckland or often too cold in winter, but the need to make a takeover offer for that assistance from KiwiSaver withdrawals, where markets are particularly proportion among Pacific peoples is business,” it said in an update to the and the fact that young people are living competitive,” Goodyear said. around two in five. market this morning. at home longer. Renters that spend on average, a The report cited 28,000 homes across Infratil also confirmed an initial For those in their late 30s, the decline higher proportion of their income on the nation to be always damp and always offer was received on October 18 for was even greater. In 1991, 79 percent housing costs than people living in have visible mould, of which 11,400 were a cash consideration of $4.69 and a of 35- to 39-year-olds lived in an owner- owner-occupied homes. in Auckland. redistribution of Infratil’s shares in occupied home, but this had declined to While Goodyear said housing costs While houses overall have become Trustpower. 59 percent by 2018. were often very high for recent buyers, significantly larger over the decades, the Infratil is the country’s leading “Home ownership rates for younger many home owners were unaffected amount of land has declined, especially utilities investor with major stakes in people have seen significant falls since because of the length of time they had for new housing in major cities over the telecommunications company Vodafone, the 1990s; however, ownership rates for been in the market. past decade. power company Trustpower, Wellington Airport, and data centres and energy ventures in Australia and the United States. Reserve Bank confirms LVRs on way back Chief executive Marko Bogoievski added both offers were unsolicited. WELLINGTON — The Reserve concerned that increases in highly- percent of new lending to owner- household and bank balance sheets “And materially undervalue our Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has leveraged borrowing, if continued, occupiers with less than a 20 more resilient to a correction in significant renewable energy and digital confirmed limits on risky property could lead to emerging risks to percent deposit, and no more than 5 property values if it occurs.” infrastructure platforms. We expect lending are officially on the way financial stability.” percent of new lending to investors In its consultation document, some of the additional value to be back, but does not expect they will The LVRs were suspended in with less than a 30 percent deposit. the RBNZ said it did not expect the demonstrated in the near term with the have much impact on house prices. April as part of a raft of measures The consultation process is reimposition of the LVRs to have recently announced strategic review of It has started consultation on to support the economy and largely academic, given that all much impact on house prices. Tilt Renewables, which will continue, reimposing loan-to-value ratios households when Covid-19 struck. the main retail banks have already “We consider a reasonable and ongoing appreciation of the value of (LVRs) from March of next year. They were due to be on hold for reinstated the LVR limits in estimate of the impact on house CDC Data Centres.” RBNZ Deputy Governor Geoff at least a year, but their absence has anticipation of the RBNZ move. prices of reinstating LVR restrictions Infratil said it would consider any Bascand said the economy and been blamed, in part, for the surge The RBNZ has always maintained on March 1, 2021, would be a proposal to maximise shareholder property market had recovered in house prices and exacerbating the LVR restrictions are about reduction in house prices of 1-2 value but no further engagement with stronger than expected and the the difficulty of would-be first ensuring retail banks are financially percentage points. However, given AustralianSuper was planned. amount of riskier lending had home buyers to be able to afford a sound, and not a means of cooling that housing markets could suffer The offer by AustralianSuper was increased. “Lending at higher LVRs property. house prices or the improving from “irrational exuberance”, made public the day after Infratil has risen, particularly for investors, The RBNZ said the LVRs would housing availability or affordability. LVR restrictions should help to announced it was considering divesting and there are signs that this trend be at the former levels, with retail “By placing limits on high-risk lean against a possible further Tilt Renewables, due to a number of is accelerating. The Reserve Bank is banks limited to no more than 20 lending, LVR restrictions help make acceleration. — RNZ unsolicited, but quality offers. — RNZ

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY up 22 at $4.77. Infratil, which specialises in about 50 percent improvement excluding the infrastructure investment, closed at $6.08 up standard. 14c. The company said it had seen strong WELLINGTON — Hefty gains in power to be seen.” Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge — demand in its Rural Supplies and Fruitfed generators Meridian and Mercury helped to Meridian, the country’s biggest hydro power one of the market’s strongest performers this Supplies retail businesses over the spring. drive the New Zealand sharemarket to within generator, finished 26 cents higher at $7.00, year — finished 6c higher at 89c. Livestock trading volumes had been healthy a stone’s throw of its record high in moderate based on what Goodson said was buying “There has been a continuation of the with good saleyard throughput. trading. interest from passive investment funds. Pacific Edge express train — up another six “The key question is, as always in the rural The S&P/NZX50 closed 62.25 points higher, The company’s monthly report said South per cent following a bullish broker initiation space, how repeatable is it and what multiple a point shy of its record high, set on November Island hydro storage sat at 112 percent of (from Jarden) a few days ago, which has really can you put on it,” Goodson said. 30, of 12768.52. average and North Island storage at 107 put a rocket under the stock,” Goodson said. Fletcher Building continued its strong run, Traded volume came to 55 million shares, percent of average as at November 11. Rural services firm PGG Wrightson finished up eight cents to $5.84. worth $$238 million. Compared to October 2019, Meridian said up 31c or 10.7 percent, at $3.19 on the back of “It obviously has some exposure to the Salt Funds managing director Matt Goodson, it had experienced double-digit increased a strong earnings outlook. housing bubble and Government activity noting the index’s proximity to its record, said segment sales in all but one of its business The group also said its interim dividend thereof,” he said. the market was still reflecting ultra-low interest segments. would not be less than 10 cents a share. Volatile trade in the country’s biggest stock rates and accommodative fiscal policy here Mercury, which has a 20 percent interest PGG Wrightson said it was well placed to by market cap, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, and around the world. in Australasian wind farm company Tilt deliver an operating Ebitda result of around continued, finishing at $31.68, down 27c. “It is what happens when you have Renewables, rallied 22c to $4.77. $57m, or around $35m excluding the impact of Auckland Airport eased back by five cents to maximum looseness in fiscal and monetary Tilt itself continued along its upward path the new lease accounting standard NZ IFRS 16. 7.94 after a strong run-up on Monday. policy,” he said. following on from Infratil’s announcement on Achievement of a result at this level would Among the smaller stocks, medicinal “It is certainly time for markets to party, Monday that it had its majority stake — worth represent a 27 percent improvement on the cannabis company Rua firmed 3c to 64c. but whether that continues into 2021 remains over $1 billion — under review, finishing prior year on a NZ IFRS 16 inclusive basis, or — The New Zealand Herald 10 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 EDITORIAL Emergencies require urgent action Apologies and 44 by Bob Hughes a difference by their resolve, saying the week Nearly everyone follows the “self, family and of publicity of their concern was the most likely friends must come first” motto no matter what. recommendations RE: Small majority disagree reason for a surge in approval ratings. Thoughts of what happens after they are dead with climate emergency Still, National’s opposition leader Collins says are not in their window. I haven’t counted the New Zealand’s security agencies declaration, December 5 there is no climate emergency and as your poll numerous times I’ve heard “don’t worry, most of had an “inappropriate concentration webpoll story. shows, many seem to agree. us will be dead soon anyway” line. of resources” on probing Islamic I respond to this plus I have praised Clive Bibby here for his Primitive tribal and short-term thinking is extremism, police “did not meet your Thursday editorial on persistent concerns over “our region’s ability to locked into our psyche, despite the relatively required standards” in granting the Government’s climate survive the onslaught of climate change”. recent period of globalisation. Nevertheless, each Brenton Tarrant a firearms licence, emergency declaration and public-sector carbon But last December Clive gave Gisborne of us thinks, feels and sees things differently and neutrality target leaving the National and Act District Council the thumbs up for not bowing to can choose to accept or reject what suits our and successive governments failed parties “flat-footed”. Tairawhiti Youth Environment’s demand to declare passions, prejudices and values. But to prevail, — in the face of a strong gun lobby I remember well in 2009 Labour Prime Minister the climate emergency that most councillors had pressure to conform must be overcome. — to address lax regulation of semi- Helen Clark’s weaker climate change legislation previously promised. He said it was “a lot of hot In my column, I used my experience of a automatic weapons: for this our spy being rubbished because National’s John Key air”; I commented that a meaningful declaration stroke limiting my field of vision as a lesson on chiefs, police and the Prime Minister wanted the flexibility to respond to progress. makes authorities more accountable. looking at things a different way; even changing apologised yesterday. Your Herald webpoll approval rate was dismal I add here, all severe climate change events a viewing point to better see a fuller picture. These contributory issues aside, when I emailed my “Seeing things differently” are emergencies requiring urgent action. Imagine an advanced, intelligent alien time- nothing could have been done to column last Monday night, at only a third. Say it is not so to the many millions already traveller monitoring human activity here since the stop the March 15, 2019 terror Your “Small majority disagree” final result suffering more frequent and severe floods, ice ages; the use of fire and primitive weapons attack by a “lone actor” which four days later showed a healthy surge from 32.6 droughts, heatwaves, wildfires and coastal tidal moving to modern technologies to continually percent to nearly half. I’m tempted to think my events; tell all the climate refugees that it’s not a increase their attack on nature. left 51 Muslims dead, a Royal piece had an influence on the result. climate emergency. Would that alien not think us a most ignorant Commission of Inquiry concluded in The Herald ran a similar poll in March last year Continuing the theme of my last column, “We form of life? To knowingly use knowledge to its 792-page report. for the worldwide day of action, Skolstrejk för think and see things differently”: wipe out fellow species and make our planet Given the way the terrorist klimatet events. Our brains have evolved to react to short- uninhabitable, bringing on our own extinction? operated, the legal restraints of the I was privileged to address our district’s term crises; our tribal origins have bent Finally, I plead: it is time to take the present security agencies and the capacity student strikers at Heipipi Endeavour Park on us to parochial tendencies, and to be less climate emergency seriously. Declare it for what it of counter-terrorism within those the Friday. I told the student organisers and concerned about the long term and more distant is, acknowledge the emergency, act, and prepare agencies, “there was no plausible 50-plus striking children they had already made happenings. for consequences. way he could have been detected except by chance”. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS There were many lessons to be learned, though, and the commission Elected to represent us has made 44 recommendations Re: Big change for They have made a decision ‘Blown away’ by art gallery electorate, December 7 letter. on our behalf and, honestly, — including an overhaul of an Maybe the bit of the what confidence are we “old-fashioned” firearms licensing I took a wander into a new This gallery is well worth health service and its art a visit. The staff are pleasant Westminster system that is showing in them by suggesting system, and a new agency with being missed is that we elect they abrogate their position as responsibility for strategic issues gallery entitled He Rau Aroha. and informative and the venue They reside in the old Te Rau is a credit to all involved. people to represent us in representatives and allow the around intelligence and security. The Press building opposite the If you have a minute or an government. That is at the community at large to make Government has agreed in principle library in Peel Street. hour to spend then enter this local and the national level. the decision? to implement all of them. I was quite honestly “blown showcase of indigenous art At what point do we After all, if we do not like The commission noted that away” by the Maori art on and, like myself, be amazed. decide that those elected the decision, then we can while the Security Intelligence display. All the paintings, The service name is Te representatives no longer either stand ourselves or elect Service allocated resources almost carvings, kite work and Waharoa. represent us as citizens? Is it others to represent us. exclusively to the threat of Islamist massive murals are created by when we disagree with one Some people may think that local artists. MIKE MULROONEY decision, 100 decisions . . . ? council should not make bold terrorism before May 2018, it did If we truly are engaged in decisions, but we do vote them follow leads on possible right-wing democracy we understand that in to make those decisions on extremism when they arose, and other members of the public our behalf. the Christchurch attack took place are sacrificing their time to during a reform period in terms A call to salvation . . . stand and represent us. MATHEW BANNISTER of resourcing and focus under the Have we ever been challenged to we escape if we neglect this great leadership of Rebecca Kitteridge. commit our life to Jesus Christ? The salvation . . . ?” (Hebrews 2:3). As the administrator of the Bible calls this salvation. It has been When we are truly converted in Courage in face of adversity firearms licensing system, police said that: our heart, we enter into a living, Re: We think and see things you attended that celebrated Donald gave “insufficient attention” to The Bible is a Book about loving relationship with the very differently, Dec 1 column. Trump’s stand against globalism Tarrant’s referees. We are now real people, with real problems, God Who created us. Thank you for alerting us to the and the New World Order, I would who found God, found purpose, So, “Today, if you will hear His sources of your delusions Bob. I’ve welcome that kind of fellowship. It told the online gaming friend who found God’s direction, and found voice, do not harden your heart . . .” was a referee, along with one always liked you as a bloke and still sounds like there is hope for me yet. God’s strength to overcome life’s (Hebrews 3:7-8 and Hebrews 4:7). do. It was also gratifying to know Hang in there Bob. I admire your of his parents, was “well aware” challenges. To receive Jesus into our heart of Tarrant’s extremist political that my fears of being bowled off courage in the face of adversity — The most important decision and life we have to repent of our sin my bike, if I was fool enough to ride even if I see it as misguided. opinions and that he was racist and we can make in life is to accept (our wrongdoings), and ask Him to one, are completely grounded. Kia ora Islamophobic — but did not mention God’s free gift of salvation. There come and take up residence inside Can you please name the church PETER JONES this in his interview with the vetting are many important decisions to us. officer. The gaming friend was also be made during the course of our We can do that anywhere. We known to police and Customs, life, but this decision is the greatest don’t need a minister, a pastor or Cow’s owner was fined . . . having been caught trying to import because, not only does it affect us a priest to lead us in a sinner’s in this world, it also determines our prayer. Re: Wandering stock and photographic evidence. a knuckleduster knife in 2014 and, eternal destination. We all have a choice to make that problem on SH35 East Coast. The owner of the cow was a year later, four firearms parts The positive outcome, “And this will have far-reaching consequences A few years ago I fined for negligent fencing without the necessary permits. is life eternal, that they might know — will it be eternal life in the experienced a wandering and for failing to keep all We have also learned Tarrant was You, the only true God, and Jesus Kingdom of Heaven, or will it be black weaner at night time, fences, mainly along the state hospitalised with gunshot injuries Christ, whom You have sent (John eternal damnation in the Kingdom of resulting in one written- highway, stock-proof. several months before the attack, 17:3). Darkness? off car and a court case. and feared that would lead to police The negative outcome, “How shall J. EMERY I had excellent witnesses CONSEQUENCES checking up on him — it didn’t. No piece of information provided [email protected] or otherwise available to any ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. relevant public-sector agency “could ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. or should have” alerted them to the ■ Always include full name and contact details. attack, but there were chances . . . ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 WORLD 11 ‘Route out’ of pandemic UK gives first Covid-19 vaccine doses, begins mass immunisation campaign

LONDON — A retired British with its Sputnik V vaccine. China has shop clerk received the first shot in also begun giving its own domestically the country’s Covid-19 vaccination made shots to its citizens and selling programme on Tuesday, the start of an them abroad. But those products are unprecedented global immunisation being viewed differently because neither effort intended to offer a route out of a countries’ vaccines have finished the late- pandemic that has killed 1.5 million. stage trials scientists consider essential Margaret Keenan, who turns 91 next for proving that a vaccine is safe and week, got the shot at 6:31am (local time) effective. on what public health officials have The vaccine can’t arrive soon enough dubbed “V-Day.” She was first in line for the UK, where more than 61,000 at University Hospital Coventry, one of people have died in the pandemic — several hospitals around the country more than any other country in Europe, that are handling the initial phase of the according to data tallied by Johns United Kingdom’s programme. As luck Hopkins University. The UK has recorded would have it, the second injection went more than 1.7 million confirmed cases of to a man named William Shakespeare, an the virus. 81-year-old who hails from Warwickshire, The vaccine, however, remains the county where the bard was born. experimental. While it seems to prevent “I feel so privileged to be the first people from getting sick, it is still unclear person vaccinated against Covid-19,” said how long that protection lasts. Keenan, who wore a surgical mask and a The 800,000 doses Britain has received blue Merry Christmas T-shirt decorated so far are only a fraction of what is with a cartoon penguin wearing a Santa CAPTION: Margaret Keenan, 90, is applauded by staff as she returns to her ward needed. The government is targeting hat. “It’s the best early birthday present after becoming the first patient in the UK to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 more than 25 million people, or about I could wish for because it means I can vaccine, at University Hospital, Coventry, England on Tuesday. AP picture 40 percent of the population, in the first finally look forward to spending time with phase of its vaccination programme, my family and friends in the New Year first shot, authorities warned that the workers and vaccination staff. Others will which gives first priority to those who are after being on my own for most of the vaccination campaign would take many have to wait their turn. highest risk from the disease. year.” months, meaning painful restrictions that Health officials have asked the public Stephen Powis, medical director for the The UK is the first Western country to have disrupted daily life and punished to be patient because only those who National Health Service in England, said start a mass vaccination programme after the economy are likely to continue until are most at risk from the virus will be the first shot was an emotional moment. British regulators last week authorised spring. vaccinated in the early stages. Medical “This really feels like the beginning the use of a Covid-19 shot developed by “We still have a long road ahead of us, staff will contact people to arrange of the end,” he said. “It’s been a really US drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s but this marks the route out,” British appointments, and most will have to wait dreadful year, 2020 — all those things BioNTech. US and European Union Health Secretary Matt Hancock told the until next year before there is enough that we are so used to, meeting friends regulators may approve the vaccine in the BBC. vaccine to expand the programme. and family, going to the cinema, have coming days or weeks, fueling a global Other vaccines are also being reviewed Buckingham Palace refused to comment been disrupted. We can get those back. immunisation effort. by regulators around the world, on reports that Queen Elizabeth 2, 94, Not tomorrow. Not next week. Not next Britain’s programme is likely to provide including a collaboration between Oxford and her 99-year-old husband, Prince month. But in the months to come.” lessons for other countries as they University and drugmaker AstraZeneca Philip, would be vaccinated — and make The vaccination programme will be prepare for the unprecedented task of and one developed by US biotechnology that fact known — as a public example of expanded as the supply increases, with vaccinating billions of people. UK health company Moderna. the shot’s safety. the vaccine offered roughly on the basis officials have been working for months to Britain has received 800,000 doses of Britain is the first country to deliver of age groups, starting with the oldest adapt a system geared toward vaccinating the Pfizer vaccine, enough to vaccinate a broadly tested and independently people. Britain plans to offer Covid-19 groups of people like school children and 400,000 people. The first shots will go to reviewed vaccine to the general public. vaccines to everyone over the age of 50, pregnant women into one that can rapidly people over 80 who are either hospitalised On Saturday, Russia began vaccinating as well as younger adults with health reach much of the nation’s population. or already have outpatient appointments thousands of doctors, teachers and conditions that put them at greater risk Amid the fanfare that greeted Britain’s scheduled, along with nursing home others at dozens of centres in Moscow from the virus. — AP ‘It’s a new start’ — Medics juggle Cybersecurity official fired surgery backlogs and virus fight by Trump sues over threats WASHINGTON — The US 30 appearance on Newsmax that cybersecurity official who was Krebs should be “drawn and PARIS — Chatting before which were deemed nonessential wood. Operating rooms and a fired last month by President quartered” and “taken out at dawn they go under the knife, the two when the virus ripped through recovery room the size of a tennis Donald Trump filed a lawsuit and shot” for his defence of the women picture their lives after hospitals. court were among spaces hastily Tuesday over threatening remarks November election won by Joe surgery. Caroline Erganian hopes To prevent the collapse of public converted for floods of sick people, by a lawyer for the president that Biden and his participation in to be rid of her pain. Lolita Andela health systems, their decks were who were plugged into ventilators, prompted a wave of death threats what he portrayed as a “coup” imagines being able to be active cleared. People who had been one next to the other. against him. against the president. with her kids. scheduled for joint replacements “It was cataclysmic,” recalls Christopher Krebs says He later said he had been After multiple false dawns, to free them from pain, for Simon Msika, the head of in the suit that he has been joking in the interview but they scarcely dare believe that cataract removals to defog their digestive surgery whose unit “bombarded” with threats since the lawsuit calls the remarks their Paris hospital, no longer sight, for cancer checks, and was among those that emptied. attorney Joseph diGenova “shockingly irresponsible and monopolised by Covid patients, is myriad other life-improving “The basement was teeming with appeared on the pro-Trump TV dangerous,” in the tense political once again able to perform their and even potentially life-saving people.” network Newsmax and called for climate. stomach surgeries to treat obesity. procedures, were told to stay When President Emmanuel Krebs to be killed. Walden said it’s part of a When the pandemic was burning home as staving off Covid-19 took Macron declared that France “The defendants’ threats have broader effort by the president’s through France’s health system, priority. was at war with the virus and upended the plaintiff’s life, as allies to intimidate public officials, the women’s operations were At the Bichat Hospital in Paris, put the country into lockdown well as his family’s security, and especially Republicans, to prevent repeatedly pushed back. But after one of the French capital’s largest in March, Erganian and Andela caused serious fear, distress, them from refuting baseless months of waiting, their turn has with 900 beds, wards fell silent as both immediately understood that suffering, and even physical allegations about the vote. now come. resources were poured into critical their surgeries wouldn’t happen damage,” he said in the lawsuit, Krebs is seeking financial Lying on a gurney, ready to be care units in the basement. as planned. filed in diGenova’s home state of damages from diGenova, wheeled into the operating room, But doctors are now better Admissions for Covid-19 aside, Maryland. Newsmax and the Trump Erganian, a retired secretary, able to treat virus patients and hospitalisations across France Amid the threats, Krebs, a campaign. tells the surgeon: “I’m doing this better equipped for the double plunged, with two million fewer Republican and Trump appointee, Newsmax said in response surgery to have a better life. So challenge of fighting Covid-19 hospital stays from March to July was forced to move out of his to questions about the suit I’m enthusiastic, not a bit scared.” while also doing other medicine. compared to the same period home in Virginia for several days that it has no official ties to “A new start,” replies the With France’s most recent virus of 2019, the French Hospitals and hire private security. diGenova, who was appearing on surgeon, Lara Ribeiro Parenti, spike now stabilised, Bichat is Federation says. Cataract He still keeps his children from a syndicated radio programme thrilled to be back at work with using the lull to tackle the backlog surgeries stopped almost entirely playing in their front yard out of whose content is licenced by the her scalpel. “This is what we know of surgeries. for eight weeks, and colonoscopies fear, attorney Jim Walden said. network. best and what we enjoy doing. It’s Bichat was the first hospital used to spot cancers plummeted “It has fundamentally uprooted It noted that his remarks about a renewal, a new start, for us, too.” outside Asia to report a Covid by 87 percent. There were half as their lives,” Walden said. “He and Krebs were “inappropriate” but For these women, yes. But many death, back in February, and many kidney transplants from his family feel terribly threatened.” that he did not intend for them thousands of others in France and was turned upside down when March to September, according Krebs was director of the to be taken seriously and he has other European countries hardest- the pandemic struck with full to the federation. Its statisticians Cybersecurity and Infrastructure apologised. hit by the pandemic are still force in March. Makeshift plastic estimate that the number of Agency until he was fired in a The Trump campaign did not waiting for medical procedures screens were erected to stop patients waiting for postponed November 17 tweet by Trump. immediately respond to requests that could change their lives contamination spreading, held procedures has swelled by DiGenova said in a November for comment. — AP and improve their health, but up with duct tape and bits of hundreds of thousands. — AP 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 Tussle over humanitarian access Ethiopia’s security forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray NAIROBI — Ethiopia’s security forces government and the government of the shot at and detained United Nations Tigray region following months of rising staffers as they tried to reach part of the tensions. Since then, aid-laden trucks embattled Tigray region, a senior official have waited at the borders of Tigray, even said on Tuesday, and he blamed the UN as warnings have become increasingly staffers for trying to reach areas where dire about the lack of food, fuel, clean “they were not supposed to go.” water, cash and other necessities. The shooting occurred amid soaring “Full access for humanitarian actors frustration among humanitarian officials must be guaranteed,” EU foreign policy as desperately needed aid is still not chief Josep Borrell tweeted on Tuesday. freely reaching the Tigray region more Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s than a week after the UN and Ethiopia’s office said on Monday it was working government signed a deal for access. with the UN and others to extend The senior government official, Redwan humanitarian assistance “with a well- Hussein, told reporters that the UN coordinated framework led by the federal employees “broke” two checkpoints and government.” were trying to go through a third when On Tuesday, Redwan repeated they were fired upon. He said the staffers that message and added: “No entity, have since been released. multilateral or unilateral, is supposed “They were told in some areas they to supplant the government. . . . We, the were not supposed to move. But they government, would call the shots.” indulged themselves in a kind of Humanitarian assistance must be adventurous expedition,” he said. escorted by defence forces, he said. United Nations spokesman Stephane Even after Abiy declared victory on Dujarric called the report “alarming” and November 28 in what he called a “law said UN officials “are engaging at the enforcement operation” against a Tigray highest level with the federal government LOOKING FOR SHELTER AND AID: A Tigray woman who fled the conflict in government he now considers illegitimate, to express our concerns and avoid any Ethiopia’s Tigray region holds her child inside of her temporary shelter at Umm fighting has been reported in parts of the such incidents in the future.” Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan. AP picture region, further complicating access for He said the four UN staffers on Sunday aid. had been trying to assess roads, a key the refugee camps. others in need is urgent and critical Thousands of people are thought to step before larger aid convoys can go Ethiopia’s government late last month for UNHCR and humanitarian have been killed in the power struggle in. Another UN spokesman, Farhan declared victory in the conflict in the organisations,” the head of the UN between the Tigray People’s Liberation Haq, said the staffers were stopped at a Tigray region against the Tigray People’s refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, tweeted Front, which dominated Ethiopia’s military checkpoint near Sheraro. The Liberation Front (TPLF). The government on Tuesday. government and military for more than town is near the Eritrean border. asserts that the fighting has stopped The head of the Norwegian Refugee a quarter-century, and the government of Ethiopia’s government is making it except for some “sporadic shootings,” but Council, Jan Egeland, said his Abiy, who sidelined the TPLF soon after clear it intends to manage the flow of the TPLF has said fighting continues. The organisation is “deeply concerned to find taking power in 2018 and introduced humanitarian aid, but the UN has openly TPLF leaders are on the run. that humanitarian access to the region is dramatic political reforms that won him sought unfettered and neutral access Food, medicines and other aid for some still significantly constrained. . . . These the Nobel Peace Prize. according to international principles. six million people — some one million of people can no longer be made to wait. Now Abiy rejects dialogue with the “The situation on the ground is them now displaced — are in the balance. Aid must not be left at a standstill. We TPLF. Both sides began the conflict complicated” at the local level, Dujarric Of special concern are camps that are have been standing ready to deliver food, heavily armed, leading to fears of another said, and discussions continue with the home to nearly 100,000 refugees from emergency shelter and other essential drawn-out conflict in the strategic Horn government “to try to get where we want Eritrea amid reports that they have been materials for weeks, and we expected this of Africa nation that is the continent’s to be.” attacked and abducted. The camps are deal to clear the way.” second-most populous country. Crucially, the deal allows aid only near the border with Eritrea, which some The UN announced the deal with Nearly 50,000 Ethiopians have fled in areas under Ethiopian government fleeing people have accused of entering Ethiopia’s government last Wednesday, into neighbouring Sudan, where another control. The government on Tuesday the conflict, a charge that Ethiopia denies. saying it was signed on November 29. humanitarian crisis is growing as aid said 44 truckloads of food aid had been Food ran out at the camps days ago. The fighting in the region erupted workers set up food, shelter and other delivered to Shire, the main town near “Regaining access to refugees and November 4 between Ethiopia’s care from scratch. — AP First pilot to fly supersonic dies at 97 UK, EU leaders to meet CALIFORNIA — Retired Air ET. An incredible life well lived, Force Brig Gen Charles “Chuck” America’s greatest Pilot, & a Yeager, the World War 2 fighter legacy of strength, adventure, & for post-Brexit deal talks pilot ace and quintessential test patriotism will be remembered pilot who showed he had the forever.” “right stuff” when in 1947 he Yeager’s death is “a LONDON — Boris Johnson is heading If an agreement is not reached and became the first person to fly tremendous loss to our nation,” to Brussels on Wednesday for talks with ratified by this date, the UK and EU could faster than sound, has died. He NASA Administrator Jim European Commission President Ursula von introduce import charges on each other’s was 97. Bridenstine said in a statement. der Leyen on a post-Brexit trade deal. goods. Yeager died on Monday, his “In an age of media-made The pair are under pressure to get an News of Wednesday’s meeting comes as wife, Victoria Yeager, said on heroes, he is the real deal,” agreement before the UK stops following EU the UK announced it had reached agreement his Twitter account. “It is w/ Edwards Air Force Base historian trading rules on December 31. with the EU on post-Brexit border checks profound sorrow, I must tell you Jim Young said in August 2006 at The dinner meeting comes after intensive and trading rules for Northern Ireland. that my life love General Chuck the unveiling of a bronze statue talks between EU and UK officials ended in It means UK has now dropped plans to Yeager passed just before 9pm of Yeager. — AP Charles Yeager deadlock. override sections of its EU exit agreement Major disagreements remain on fishing it signed last year, which would have rights, business competition rules and how potentially broken international law. a deal will be policed. The government had previously said Johnson will work through a list of the it needed the powers as a “safety net” to Protesters, activists demonstrate major sticking points with Mrs von der prevent a “border down the Irish Sea” in Leyen, who is representing the leaders of case talks with the EU over the border broke the 27 EU nations. down. against el-Sissi’s visit to France He will take part in Prime Minister’s The agreement, the details of which Questions before travelling to the Belgian have yet to be made public, follows talks in PARIS — French Macron for rolling out the Macron previously capital. Brussels between Cabinet Office Minister protesters and human red carpet to the Egyptian acknowledged EU leaders are due to meet for a summit Michael Gove and EU commissioner rights activists leader, whom they view “disagreements” with his of their own on Thursday. Maros Sefcovic, which have taken place demonstrated outside the as a human rights abuser. Egyptian counterpart, such Chief UK negotiator Lord Frost said alongside the negotiations over a new trade National Assembly in Paris Egypt has cracked down as in the sphere of human Wednesday evening’s meeting would allow agreement. on Tuesday in opposition to severely on political rights, but he said it would the two sides to “continue our discussions” Speaking after the announcement, Mr the state visit of Egyptian dissent in recent years. be no obstacle to economic over a future trade deal. Gove said he was “delighted” and thanked President Abdel-Fattah Macron welcomed and defence deals with the EU sources told the BBC his EU the EU team for their “constructive and el-Sissi even though he el-Sissi at the Elysee North African country. counterpart Michel Barnier briefed the bloc’s pragmatic approach”. wasn’t inside. Palace. Despite human rights Europe ministers that talks were tilting Sefcovic said the agreement had removed El-Sissi’s visit is in its The leaders held robust groups’ criticism, el-Sissi towards no deal being reached before the “one big obstacle” from the trade talks, and second and final day. The discussions on issues such signed contracts with deadline. would create “positive momentum” for the protesters, who carried as human right issues French Prime Minister Earlier, Johnson said he hoped the negotiators. placards reading “Egypt, in addition to fighting Jean Castex on Tuesday “power of sweet reason” will allow both But he warned the two negotiating teams Human Rights Emergency,” terrorism, the conflict in for French development aid sides to clinch an agreement before the end were “still very far apart, and we are not were also angry at French Libya and other regional and hospital and transport of the year. hiding this from anyone”. — BBC President Emmanuel issues. cooperation. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 WORLD 13

HIGHEST GETS HIGHER: China and Nepal have jointly announced on Tuesday, a new height for Mount Everest, ending a discrepancy between the two nations. The new height of the world’s highest peak is 8848.86 metres. AP picture

World’s highest peak a little bit taller Nepal, China announce Mount Everest’s revised height at 8,848.86 metres

KATHMANDU, Nepal — China and Nepal shrunk after a major earthquake in 2015. The installed GPS and satellite equipment to measure protecting the environment around Everest and jointly announced a new official height for quake killed 9000 people, damaged about one the peak and snow depth on the summit. cooperating in scientific research. Mount Everest on Tuesday, ending a discrepancy million structures in Nepal and triggered an Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Nepal For China, the announcement appeared to between the two nations. avalanche on Everest that killed 19 people at the later that year and the leaders of the two be as much about politics as geography. China The new height of the world’s highest peak base camp. countries decided that they should agree on a has drawn Nepal ever closer into its orbit with is 8848.86 metres, which is slightly more than There was no doubt that Everest would remain height. investments in its economy and the building of Nepal’s previous measurement and about four the highest peak because the second highest, A survey team from China then conducted highways, dams, airports and other infrastructure metres higher than China’s. Mount K2, is only 8611 metres tall. measurements in the spring of 2020 while all in the impoverished nation. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Everest’s height was first determined by a other expeditions were cancelled due to the That appears to serve China’s interests in his Nepalese counterpart, Pradeep Gyawali, British team around 1856 as 8,842 metres. coronavirus pandemic. reducing the influence of rival India, with which simultaneously pressed buttons during a virtual But the most accepted height has been 8,848 Nepal’s climbing community welcomed the end it shares a disputed border, and Nepal’s role as a conference and the new height flashed on the metres, which was determined by the Survey of of confusion over the mountain’s height. destination for refugee Tibetans. screen. India in 1954. “This is a milestone in mountaineering history The Xinhua report said nothing about the The height of Everest, which is on the border In 1999, a National Geographic Society team which will finally end the debate over the height technical aspects but heavily emphasised the between China and Nepal, was agreed on after using GPS technology came up with a height of and now the world will have one number,” joint announcement’s geopolitical weight. surveyors from Nepal scaled the peak in 2019 8850. A Chinese team in 2005 said it was 8844.43 said Santa Bir Lama, president of the Nepal China and Nepal will establish an “even closer and a Chinese team did the same in 2020. metres because it did not include the snow cap. Mountaineering Association. community of a shared future to enrich the There had been debate over the actual height A Nepal government team of climbers and China’s official Xinhua New Agency quoted Xi countries and their peoples,” Xinhua quoted Xi as of the peak and concern that it might have surveyors scaled Everest in May 2019 and as saying the two sides are committed to jointly saying. — AP ‘Nobody knows’ Experts baffled by mystery illness in India

NEW DELHI — Health spokesperson. age groups, including about officials and experts are still Teams of experts have arrived 70 children, but very few are baffled by a mysterious illness at the city from India’s top elderly. that has left over 500 people scientific institutes. Different Initially, contaminated water hospitalised and one person theories have been suggested was suspected. But the chief dead in the southern Indian and are being tested. The minister’s office confirmed state of Andhra Pradesh. most recent hypothesis is that people who don’t use the The illness was first detected contamination of food by municipal water supply have UNIDENTIFIED DISEASE: A patient is assisted by others to get on Saturday evening in Eluru, pesticides. also fallen ill, and that initial down from an ambulance at the district government hospital in an ancient city famous for its “But nobody knows,” Prasadini tests of water samples didn’t Andhra Pradesh, India. The most recent hypothesis for the mystery hand-woven products. People admitted. reveal any harmful chemicals. illness is contamination of food by pesticides. AP picture started convulsing without any What is confounding experts A 45-year-old man with warning, said Geeta Prasadini, is that there doesn’t seem to be the single name Sridhar was compounds containing Opposition leader N. the director of public health. any common link among the hospitalised with symptoms phosphorus. But this is an Chandrababu Naidu demanded Since then, symptoms ranging hundreds of people who have resembling epilepsy and died on “assumption” based on the on Twitter an “impartial, from nausea and anxiety to fallen sick. Sunday evening, doctors said. fact that such pesticides are full-fledged inquiry into the loss of consciousness have All of the patients have tested Prasadini said his autopsy didn’t commonly used in the area and incident.” been reported in 546 patients negative for Covid and other shed any light on the cause of not on any evidence, Prasadini Andhra Pradesh state is admitted to hospitals. viral diseases such as dengue, death. said. among those worst hit by Covid, Many have recovered and chikungunya or herpes. They The hypothesis currently She said that experts were with over 800,000 detected cases. returned home, while 148 are aren’t related to each other. being tested is that people testing to see if pesticides had The health system in the state, still being treated, said Dasari They don’t all live in the same ate vegetables tainted with contaminated fish ponds or like the rest of India, has been Nagarjuna, a government area. They’re from different pesticides made of organic spilled over to vegetables. frayed by the virus. — AP 14 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 AgriHQ MARKET REPORT SELLING STORES: The store lambs sold for steady prices Week beginning December 7 at Friday’s weekly Matawhero sheep sale. Among the store lambs, Arakihi Station at Tolaga LAMB Bay got top dollar of $107 for North Island store lamb prices have reduced seven Wiltshire ewe lambs. The rapidly since trading got under way. Shaw’s at Rakauroa offered two Last week paddock sales were being made pens of store ewes, and a pen within the narrow and consistent price range of 48 wet/dry four-tooth, freshly of $3.00-$3.10/kg. This price bracket applied shorn, five-year ewes carrying to lambs weighing 25-33kg, and there was no plenty of condition, sold for $158. differentiation between mixed-sex and male lines Picture by Trevor Brown in paddock sales. Some yards have reported better figures, but these were limited to those that had small numbers for sale. Results in the South Island have largely mimicked the North Island, although light lambs have often traded at a per kilo discount to heavier types, flipping the usual trend at this stage of the year. Regenerative farming in NZ Lamb slaughter supply is on its way upward, and processors are signalling some hefty deductions to lamb and mutton schedules this THE Ministry for Primary Industries farming systems.” with even stronger environmental week as a result. (MPI) is calling for proposals for projects MPI’s chief science adviser, Dr John credentials.” Cold weather in the South Island and poor that will investigate regenerative farming Roche, says broadly speaking, MPI Mr Penno says the Primary Sector feed quality in the North Island is lowering the practices across the country. sees regenerative farming as a set of Council’s Fit for a Better World vision number of first draft lambs ready for slaughter. Funding for successful proposals is practices that, in isolation or collectively, and MPI’s Fit for a Better World — available through MPI’s Sustainable may result in improved outcomes for Accelerating our Economic Potential BEEF Food and Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) our productive land, freshwater and roadmap recognises the importance of Te Following price drops on cull cattle last week, co-investment fund. marine environments, our climate, our Taiao (care for our natural world) and further reductions are in the wind going into next The fund aims to have projects under animals, and for the people that grow and the role regenerative systems could play week. way by mid-2021. consume our food and fibre products. in transitioning to a more sustainable Large companies have issued price reductions “There is increasing interest from “Regenerative agriculture is not a future for our food and fibres sector. of 10-20c/kg across all cattle. 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Auckland races at Ellerslie Thursday Jetbet 2 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 3-4-5-6 Place6 1-6 Selections 11 5s6s2 Hail Damage (9) 56.5 52 3 Cardinal Logistics 5.25 4 First Global Log. Asendia 6.00 12 s4210 Light Brocade (17) 56.5 62 C Grylls 13 4s560 On Display (10) 56.5 61 L Allpress Race 1: THE BLING, ULAANBAATAR, WAR COMMAND 12 44s04 Amazing Maria (17) 56.5 50 13 s0s37 Optimum Sweet (16) 56.5 50 $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1400m $37,500, open handicap, 1400m 14 360s0 Here Comes Faffy (3) 56.5 58 Race 2: EDIT, SUPER PURSUIT, MUMMS JEWEL T Newman (a2) 1 203 Zoulander (5) 57.5 54 A Calder 1 5s82s Sacred Elixir (2) 62 91 M McNab M Hashizume (a3) Race 3: ZOULANDER, FELICIENNE, BANKERS CHOICE 14 5 Cabrelsea (8) 56.5 47 V Colgan 2 682 Screamin Eagle (15) 57.5 52 L Innes 2 41713 Monaco (7) 60 87 T Newman (a2) 15 930s6 William Tell (15) 56 57 T Thornton Race 4: SALT BAY, SUPER STRIKE, LILLY THUNDER 15 06s7 Beaune (6) 55 45 L Allpress 3 52844 Battle Time (8) 59.5 86 V Colgan 16 6238s Lady Azamour (13) 55 59 3 430 Flavius (3) 57.5 50 O Bosson A Goindasamy (a1) Race 5: LORD PAINTON, MOUTON, LIGHT BROCADE 16 7 Slave To Love (7) 55 45 4 64832 Money Trail (1) 56.5 80 L Allpress 4 09s30 Silent Zone (17) 57.5 50 J Riddell 5 64323 Cavallo Veloce (3) 55 77 EMERGENCY: Race 6: RISING ROAD, ASPIRING, SUPER GEE A Goindasamy (a1) 5 s4675 Johnny Canuck (1) 57.5 48 L Allpress 6 0s035 Salt Bay (9) 54 79 M Cameron 17 80565 Quality Prevails (14) 54 56 EMERGENCY: 6 Game Patrol (19) 57.5 47 7 s9796 Braavos (4) 54 75 J Fawcett 17 0sDs0 Youknowhatimean (15) 58.5 45 7 8 Bankers Choice (10) 57.5 46 D Johnson 8 66s38 Lilly Thunder (6) 54 75 6 Stayers Champs Qualifier 7. 10 8 Shere Khan (4) 57.5 45 S McKay M Hashizume (a3) $27,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 2200m 1 Sparta Construction 4.15 2 Champs Qualifier 4.50 9 2s112 Super Strike (5) 54 75 A Calder 9 235 Splash Of Red (18) 55.5 53 1 12324 Coruba Jak (13) 60 65 $10,000, maiden, 1600m $32,500, rating 74 benchmark, 1300m 10 6702 Bubalina (7) 55.5 52 5 Twilight Cup 6.35 M Hashizume (a3) 1 38543 Sam’s Song (3) 58.5 51 J Riddell 1 s8s66 Walkin’ By (5) 59.5 77 W Pinn (a3) 11 3 Felicienne (9) 55.5 51 C Grylls 2 s3332 Super Gee (9) 60 65 O Bosson 2 53 War Command (2) 58.5 51 2 2211 Edit (2) 57 68 D Johnson 12 08974 Maenad (20) 55.5 50 M Kareem (a3) $27,500, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m 3 41278 Cassio (1) 58.5 62 Callum Jones (a3) M Hashizume (a3) 3 4s115 Super Pursuit (7) 57 68 A Calder 13 36 Oh To Be (6) 55.5 50 T Thornton 1 532s5 Maduro (16) 59.5 64 S Collett 4 50746 Wheao (10) 58.5 62 M Kareem (a3) 3 595 Parker Lewis (10) 58.5 47 S Collett 4 0108s Giant Gem (8) 56.5 67 M Hashizume (a3) 14 854 Sainte Elisabeth (16) 55.5 50 2 60390 Parisian (11) 59.5 64 R Elliot 5 00s02 Iskander (6) 58 61 4 s0059 Rocco (11) 58.5 46 L Satherley 5 29210 Pluton (1) 56.5 67 M Hashizume (a3) 3 43s20 All Paid Up (6) 59 63 O Bosson 6 00071 Hakuna Matata (3) 57 63 W Pinn (a3) 7 47514 Rising Road (11) 57 63 A Calder 5 9 Just Ziggy (4) 58.5 45 T Thornton 6 15s95 Quick Preview (9) 56.5 67 M McNab 15 05 Legal Lady (12) 55.5 47 J Fawcett 4 22s13 Mouton (4) 59 63 J Riddell 16 Spring Success (14) 55.5 47 W Pinn (a3) 5 67332 My World (12) 59 63 A Calder 8 4s080 Piping Hot (5) 57 59 M Cameron 6 0 That’s All Fine (5) 58.5 45 7 34656 Jakkalbomb (4) 55.5 69 D Danis (a2) 6 81 Prince Kanto (2) 59 63 E McCall (a3) 9 54617 Aspiring (2) 56.5 62 D Johnson EMERGENCIES: Callum Jones (a3) 8 s6089 Mumms Jewel (11) 55.5 69 7 27s03 Sword Of Fire (1) 59 63 M Cameron 10 64853 Marbuzet (12) 56.5 58 T Thornton 7 3 The Bling (12) 57 51 D Johnson T Newman (a2) 17 756s0 Brazier (11) 57.5 45 R Elliot 8 s7035 Nitrate (5) 58.5 62 T Newman (a2) 11 s0045 Darcee Que (4) 55.5 60 L Allpress 8 3 Ulaanbaatar (13) 57 51 M McNab 9 55721 She’s A Lady (3) 55.5 69 L Allpress 18 The Hitman (8) 57.5 45 9 34sP4 Loose Cannon (7) 58 65 M McNab 12 — Moiras Town SCRATCHED 9 2807 Tony Be (14) 57 50 10 46s83 Mekelle (10) 55 68 19 7 Slave To Love (2) 55.5 45 10 15s40 Castello Royale (9) 58 61 V Colgan 13 s8470 Unacceptable (8) 55.5 60 S Collett 10 0 Dealtto (1) 57 45 M Cameron 11 99684 Manrico (6) 54.5 63 20 0 Taaffeite (13) 55.5 45 M Cameron 11 32215 Lord Painton (8) 57.5 63 L Innes 14 00080 Rocanic (7) 54 55 J Fawcett

Winton harness at Central Southland Thursday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 2 Upper Cuts Butchery Pace 12.35 4 ‘Fear The Dragon’ At Macca 1.45 2 85652 Stamp Duty(aus) (Fr) 2 S Ottley 3 15232 Sweet Lizzie (Fr) 3 B Barclay Race 1: WHANGAMATA, THE POWER BROKER, KIWI HEIR 3 P5777 Call Me Keith (Fr) 3 P Hunter 4 13290 Brightest Moment (Fr) 4 N Williamson $7000, r40-r46. mobile, 2400m $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, 4 0s068 Makara (Fr) 4 A Beck 5 1 Trinity Star (Fr) 5 M Hurrell (J) Race 2: FIREFOREFIDDLE, CLIFTON JESSIE, MATRIKA 1609m 1 02478 Matrika (Fr) 1 K Barclay 5 07292 Freddiesam (Fr) 5 K Barclay 6 57150 Indulgence (Fr) 6 (J) Race 3: ONEDIN HURRICANE, TOMMY WATERHOUSE, 2 71705 Clifton Jessie (Fr) 2 A Milne 1 Debutante Party (Fr) 1 N Williamson 6 0s046 Cassius Bromac (Fr) 6 B Barclay 7 07s30 Lucys Delight (Fr) 7 B McLellan MACH QUILLAN 3 91467 Tad Lincoln (Fr) 3 M Hurrell (J) 2 26902 Miss Auckland (Fr) 2 R McIlwrick 7 85226 Franco Huntington (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 8 61345 Ride In A Concorde (Fr) 8 (J) Race 4: MISS AUCKLAND, JONIQUE, OMAGGIO 4 24653 Changearound (Fr) 4 S Ottley 3 33867 Santeria (Fr) 3 B Barclay 8 80220 El Dorado (Fr) 8 S Tomlinson (J) 9 07938 Calico Hill (Fr) 21 A Beck Race 5: KIWITRIX, WILLANGUS LAD, HORSE OF COURSE 5 50597 Major Menace (Fr) 5 N Williamson 4 64535 Jaffie J (Fr) 4 J Morrison (J) 9 53142 Lock It In Eddie (Fr) 21 N Williamson Race 6: EL DORADO, FREDDIESAM, STAMP DUTY(AUS) 6 50330 Tetrick (Fr) 6 B McLellan 5 23344 Jonique (Fr) 5 M Hurrell (J) 10 35780 Vintage Rose (Fr) 22 C Ferguson 9 Fairbairn Plumbing Pace 4.31 Race 7: SWELL TIME, DEUS EX, FERRITTS SISTER 7 25820 The Night Watchman (Fr) 7 R Swain 6 24066 Emma Stone (Fr) 6 P Hunter 11 87033 Cab Calloway (Fr) 23 (J) 7 0s77 Perturbed (Fr) 7 R Swain $8500, 3yo+ r55-r59. mobile, 2400m Race 8: SWEET LIZZIE, TRINITY STAR, RIDE IN A CONCORDE 8 00000 Lady’s Lass (Fr) 8 T Robertson 12 90089 Holy Havoc (Fr) 24 M Williamson 9 28404 Man I’m Good (Fr) 21 A Kyle 8 78806 A Rocknroll Maid (Fr) 8 M Williamson 1 4141s The Optimist (Fr) 1 K Barclay Race 9: YOROKOBI, RAGAZZO MACH, RACING MINISTER 13 64075 Mighty George (Fr) 25 E Barron (J) 10 70602 Jacks N Jazz (Fr) 22 M Williamson 9 65006 Greenback Boogie (Fr) 21 S Ottley 2 s8773 Ideal Gal (Fr) 2 S Ottley Race 10: MACANDREW AVIATOR, I’M WATCHING YOU, 11 09700 Fireforefiddle (Fr) 23 (J) 10 90P03 Zircon Lass (Fr) 22 K Barclay 7 ‘Ultimate Machete’ At Alabar 3.28 3 121 Ragazzo Mach (Fr) 3 N Williamson 11 06000 Kennington Girl (Fr) U1 T Robertson BAILEYS DIAMOND 12 23975 Hazer (Fr) U1 S Tomlinson (J) 4 26154 Racing Minister (Fr) 4 J Morrison (J) 12 05s93 Omaggio (Fr) U2 E Barron (J) $11,000, r60-r80. mobile, 1609m 5 21461 Yorokobi (Fr) 5 R Close 1 72231 Ferritts Sister (Fr) 1 N Williamson 3 Winton Mitre 10 Pace 1.10 6 72514 Ultimate Sassenach (Fr) 6 M Hurrell (J) 5 Regent Car Court Trot 2.20 2 35631 Black Ops (Fr) 2 A Beck $10,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 1609m 7 89787 I’m Trouble (Fr) 7 R McIlwrick $10,000, r48-r100 special handicap stand, 3 88199 Better Galleon (Fr) 3 J Morrison (J) 1 9505 Heritage (Fr) 1 M Williamson 2400m 4 48311 Swell Time (Fr) 4 C Ferguson 2 033s8 Onedin Hurricane (Fr) 2 E Barron (J) 10 Racing Right Here NYE 4.59 1 — Count Eyre SCRATCHED 5 479s9 Mach’s Back (Fr) 5 B Barclay 3 78478 Sly Tricks (Fr) 3 T Dewe (J) $7500, r53-r54. mobile, 2400m 1 NZ Bloodstock Trot 12.00 2 7s232 Horse Of Course (Fr) 1 M Williamson 6 3146s Tartan Robyn (Fr) 6 R Swain 4 0 General Title (Fr) 4 R McIlwrick 7 53221 Santanna Mach (Fr) 7 S Ottley $9000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 1609m 5 6260s Rock To The Boss (Fr) 5 C Ferguson 3 s0031 Kiwitrix (Fr) 2 N Williamson 1 1sP20 Yankee Shard (Fr) 1 S Tomlinson (J) 4 s3110 Willangus Lad (Fr) 3 J Morrison (J) 8 34231 Deus Ex (Fr) 8 M Williamson 6 832 Tommy Waterhouse (Fr) 6 K Barclay 2 03601 Kagee VC (Fr) 2 J Morrison (J) 1 B K Merlot (Fr) 1 N Williamson 5 00029 Cody Banner (Fr) 4 R Close 9 78314 Mighty Flying Art (Fr) 21 S Tomlinson (J) 7 0 Kase (Fr) 7 S Tomlinson (J) 3 61508 I’m Watching You (Fr) 3 (J) 6 35023 Miss Bamboocha (Fr) U1 R McIlwrick 2 29694 Whangamata (Fr) 2 B McLellan 8 22349 Mach Quillan (Fr) 8 N Williamson 4 43914 Alexis Rocket (Fr) 4 (J) 7 52422 Tweedledee (10) 1 S Ottley 8 ‘A Rocknroll Dance’ At Nevele 3.59 3 Patriot Stride (Fr) 3 M Williamson 9 70054 The Naenae Express (Fr) 21 R Swain 5 16867 Dangerous (Fr) 5 N Williamson 4 56677 The Power Broker (Fr) 4 K McNaught (J) 10 65457 Mickey Fitz (Fr) 22 J Campbell (J) 6 Aon Insurance Pace 2.55 $8000, 3yo+ f&m r40-r50,r51-r54 w/c. 6 41 Macandrew Aviator (Fr) 6 B Barclay 5 Sunday Invasion (Fr) 5 (J) 11 76s22 Saint Tropez (Fr) 23 A Beck mobile, 1609m 7 7501 The Kingsman (Fr) 7 R Swain 6 P0s78 Gentle Mac (Fr) U1 T Robertson 12 700 The Hustler (Fr) 24 B Barclay $7500, r47-r52. mobile, 2400m 1 31042 Tartan Roxy (Fr) 1 S O’Reilly (J) 8 00754 Baileys Diamond (Fr) 8 E Barron (J) 7 40022 Kiwi Heir (Fr) U2 R McIlwrick 13 70940 Old Luke (Fr) U1 B McLellan 1 95992 Ivana Legacy (Fr) 1 S O’Reilly (J) 2 08773 Lilac Becky (Fr) 2 E Barron (J) 9 50096 Jimmy Cannon (Fr) 21 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 Happy B'day Val Harraway 4.39 7 65246 Carlos 17.14 Robin Wales 8 55121 Goldstar Aria 17.39 Riley Evans 4 63125 Romeo 17.20 John McInerney 8 21121 Opawa Phil 17.24 Robin Wales EMERGENCIES: 5 51543 Sonja 17.06 Daniel Lane Race 1: TWEET ABOUT IT, COME A GUSTER, $2035, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 6 16136 Select Trick 16.93 Calum Weir MULBERRY ROCK 1 41681 Jingili Jill 17.37 Mitchell & Smith 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 10 56666 St Andrews 17.33 Daniel Lane 7 11541 Taieri Snapshot 17.26 Ray Casey Race 2: MEMOIR, M’LADY SADIE, HOMEBUSH LIAM 2 18547 M’lady Sadie 17.15 Ashley Bradshaw 10 s8s8F Hear This 17.30 Malcolm Grant 8 14262 Tricky 17.03 Daniel Lane Race 3: SUPER OVER DRAMA, CRYSTAL CANDY, LISA’S BOY 3 64464 Memoir 17.26 Dylan Voyce 8 Selwyn-rakaia Vet Services 6.55 EMERGENCIES: Race 4: OPAWA PHIL, GOLDSTAR MAJOR, SMASH ACHIEVER 4 16413 King Kali 17.19 Malcolm Grant 5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes 5.45 $2390, C3/4, 295m 9 54275 Ulyssa Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts Race 5: ZIPPING SHELDON, HE’S ALI, LEONARD BALE 5 58677 Special As 17.21 Janine McCook $4735, C4/5, 520m 1 31375 Souffle Sue 17.19 John McInerney 10 34366 Little Krakatoa 17.09 Ashley Bradshaw Race 6: OPAWA DEAL, LA ROCHELLE, OPAWA SLICK 6 71111 Homebush Liam 17.13 John McInerney 1 52426 Zipping Sheldon nwtd Craig Roberts 2 74237 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney Race 7: MITCHAM SAM, GRACIAS MAESTRO, 7 85185 Cadillac Mack 17.43 John McInerney 2 62685 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts 3 76758 Kiwi Gunn 17.22 Daniel Lane 11 Kolorful Kanvas Sprint 8.04 NO KISSY MISSY 8 75s14 Belfast Demo 17.31 Hart & Taylor 3 35537 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir 4 25154 Billy Ray 17.33 Norman Wanhalla $2860, C5, 295m EMERGENCIES: 4 11171 He’s Ali 30.08 Craig Roberts 5 87755 Our Anna 17.13 Robin Wales Race 8: SOUFFLE SUE, HOMEBUSH BOOTS, TAUNTING EYES 1 25325 Archie John Hill 16.84 J & D Fahey 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 6 s2326 Taunting Eyes 17.26 Jason Dunn Race 9: RIPSTORM, FAIRLY ABLE, MAX DANCER 10 s8s8F Hear This 17.30 Malcolm Grant 2 14142 Goldstar Clover 17.21 Riley Evans Race 10: SELECT TRICK, TRICKY, TAIERI MISSILE 6 41346 Goldstar Yankee 30.22 Riley Evans 7 37288 Mr Muppet 17.18 Robin Wales 7 54131 Leonard Bale 29.98 Craig Roberts 8 67321 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney 3 45112 Mitcham Magic 17.03 John McInerney Race 11: ARCHIE JOHN HILL, STARBURST GEORGE, 3 Hart Family Grey. Racing 4.56 8 21464 Quincy Bale 29.93 Craig Roberts EMERGENCIES: 4 13851 Taieri Breeze 17.33 Ray Casey MITCHAM MAGIC $2035, C3, 295m 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 5 1F167 Taieri Taylee 17.00 Ray Casey Race 12: TIGGERLONG DEMON, EZRA BLUEBLOOD, 6 Suck It Up Ltd Feature 6.11 10 28775 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Janine McCook 6 75113 Oakmont 17.04 Daniel Lane 1 41748 Crystal Candy 17.26 John McInerney 7 11413 Starburst George 17.04 Malcolm Grant HANKENSTEIN 2 77788 Super Over Drama 17.12 Riley Evans $4735, C1/5, 520m 9 Christchurch Casino Stakes 7.21 8 81144 Opawa Bailey 17.12 Robin Wales 3 74417 Homebush Reed 17.43 John McInerney 1 31423 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey EMERGENCIES: 4 33644 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 Ray Casey $3325, C3, 520m 2 11212 La Rochelle 30.07 Jason Dunn 9 54275 Ulyssa Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts 5 31315 Ring Clown 17.19 Malcolm Grant 3 23356 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J & D Fahey 1 86687 Sailor Allen 30.07 Craig Roberts 10 34366 Little Krakatoa 17.09 Ashley Bradshaw 6 62434 Mega Dream 17.20 Lisa Waretini 4 128F2 Mr Blackjack 30.11 J & D Fahey 2 12427 Fairly Able 30.22 J & D Fahey 7 14272 Sneaky Snitch 17.18 Hart & Taylor 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 3 17145 Opawa Nigel 30.22 J & D Fahey 12 Protexin Dash 8.23 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 4.23 8 36661 Punters Last 17.19 Robin Wales 6 26712 Opawa Slick 30.17 J & D Fahey 4 52565 Yoel Bale nwtd Craig Roberts $2035, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: 7 72345 Pretty Busy 30.17 J & D Fahey 5 66111 Ripstorm 29.93 J & D Fahey $2390, C3/4, 295m 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 8 12766 Opawa Nat 30.01 J & D Fahey 6 51162 Student Loan 30.32 J & D Fahey 1 44153 Hankenstein 17.14 Ashley Bradshaw 1 42515 Mulberry Rock 17.37 Ken Cassidy 10 28775 Mitcham Becky 17.22 Janine McCook 2 51633 Tweet About It 17.25 Hart & Taylor 7 72434 Max Dancer 29.94 J & D Fahey 2 61274 Ezra Blueblood 17.19 John McInerney 7 Garrard’s Horse And Hound 6.28 8 s6251 Holy Grail 30.26 J & D Fahey 3 35374 Lakota Wichapi 17.42 Heather Cairns 3 56s68 Opawa Di 17.10 Robin Wales 4 Amber Cleaning Services 5.15 EMERGENCY: 4 67186 Amuri Liv 17.16 John McInerney $2035, C3, 295m 4 17237 Goldstar Flora 17.19 Riley Evans $2390, C3/4, 295m 9 37345 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts 5 15437 Opa’s Dream 17.36 Ray Casey 1 38274 Mitcham Sam 17.28 John McInerney 5 11721 Tiggerlong Demon 17.22 Daniel Roberts 6 45F26 Our Cook 17.15 Robin Wales 1 55747 Goldstar Major 17.24 Riley Evans 2 48116 Gracias Maestro 17.30 Malcolm Grant 10 Active Elec. C'church Dash 7.40 6 35146 Amuri George 17.23 John McInerney 7 23415 Homebush Zack 17.26 John McInerney 2 14676 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant 3 24243 No Kissy Missy 17.20 Ashley Bradshaw 7 66221 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 8 24213 Come A Guster 17.30 Malcolm Grant 3 77357 Beck Eleven 17.04 Lisa Waretini 4 71277 Sozin’s Symphony 17.18 John McInerney $2860, C5, 295m 8 86672 Homebush Bomber 17.26 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 66156 Homebush Velma 17.24 John McInerney 5 53477 Fidgety Feet 17.21 Janine McCook 1 42115 Amuri Magic 17.27 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 5 54156 Know Debt 17.17 Garry Cleeve 6 61861 Suck It Up 17.34 Hart & Taylor 2 54134 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales 9 35665 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 10 56666 St Andrews 17.33 Daniel Lane 6 43122 Homebush Glitch 17.16 John McInerney 7 18863 Zadee Bale 17.32 Craig Roberts 3 25281 Taieri Missile 17.20 Ray Casey 10 56666 St Andrews 17.33 Daniel Lane

Waikato greys at Cambridge Thursday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 T. 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 Q. 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 PL6 6-11 Selections 2 Farmlands Coprice Heat 2 12.26 6 62432 My Kirsty nwtd Udy & Cottam 7 Vetora Cambridge Sprint 1.53 6 4451s Typical 21.25 Shirley Ross Race 1: ANTONIO, ALLEGRO SKYE, BORN TASHA 7 24884 Big Time Dynasty 21.49 R & N O’Regan 7 12223 He’s All Shine 21.20 Sam Lozell $1450, C1, heat, 375m 8 68756 Flying Huey 21.37 Marsha Black $2035, C3, 375m 8 57611 Just As Much 21.13 Sam Lozell Race 2: HURRY FLURRY, MARGAUX, STAY RICH 1 18716 Hurry Flurry nwtd Udy & Cottam 1 78213 Go Home Duke 21.55 Peter Ferguson EMERGENCIES: Race 3: EDDIE HEMI, PRIDEFUL, AWARD WINNER 2 86558 Jinja Lad 21.72 Raewyn McPhee 5 The Clubhouse Sports Bar 1.18 2 21224 Prerogative 21.14 Udy & Cottam 9 12212 Canadian Ace nwtd T & L Craik Race 4: OPAWA JADE, THRILLING GINA, ASCOTT 3 72231 Margaux 21.49 Phil Green $1685, C2, 375m 3 4324s Enjoy The Perks 21.06 A J Christiansen 10 21137 Rivalries 21.06 Phil Green Race 5: THRILLING HUDSON, BASELINE, GRUNT 4 34867 Double What nwtd J & D Bell 4 3F251 Jinja Murphy 21.23 W & T Steele Race 6: FERNANDO CHARM, EL NARCO, BEAU BEAU 5 48444 Stay Rich 21.46 M & J Smith 1 23234 Quara’s Yoshi nwtd Paul Cleaver 5 12526 Lionel Keeping 21.51 Sean Codlin 10 Affordable Pet Accessories 2.44 Race 7: PREROGATIVE, JINJA MURPHY, DANISH DELIGHT 6 46565 Ruby Express nwtd Marsha Black 2 77885 Thrilling Hudson 21.13 Thayne Green 6 11412 Danish Delight 21.32 T & L Craik $2860, C1/2, 457m Race 8: EMGRAND ROSE, BAILEYS NICE, LITTLE TEEGS 7 31474 Kiosk nwtd J & D Bell 3 11114 Baseline 21.09 T & L Craik 7 51134 Sheriff Lee 21.30 M Henley 4 55276 Zipping Luther 21.30 J & D Bell 1 37826 Indi Shae nwtd S O’Neill Race 9: THRILLING BRAX, HE’S ALL SHINE, JUST AS MUCH 8 37543 Go Falcon 21.39 W & T Steele 8 21782 Call Me Leo 21.11 Thayne Green 5 46746 Grunt 21.18 W & T Steele 2 26646 Silent Dismissal nwtd Angela Turnwald Race 10: SILENT DISMISSAL, ALL UNITE, 3 Farmlands Coprice Heat 3 12.44 6 83521 My Bro Bobby 21.67 M Prangley 8 Greyhounds North Distance 2.09 3 4121F Mitcham Greg nwtd S O’Neill NANGAR HURRICANE 7 65511 Bugsy Brown 21.47 W & T Steele 4 26543 All Unite nwtd Emma Potts $1450, C1, heat, 375m $4700, C2, distance, 650m 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a Race 11: SILENCI, THRILLING BRUCE, AMARO 8 73534 Mobility Scooter 21.20 Marsha Black 6 35F57 Go All Lin nwtd S O’Neill 1 46655 Eddie Hemi 21.36 W & T Steele EMERGENCY: 1 45755 Boyka 38.17 Glennis Farrell 2 33163 Prideful nwtd T & L Craik 2 41272 Emgrand Rose 37.80 Angela Turnwald 7 12525 Max Volume nwtd S O’Neill 9 85744 Opawa Gonzo nwtd Glennis Farrell 3 33847 Sir Yens 21.77 K T Herbert 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 8 7611s Nangar Hurricane nwtd Peter Ferguson 4 45242 Mother’s Touch nwtd J & D Bell 6 Garrards Horse & Hound 1.35 4 11562 Baileys Nice 37.71 Arch Lawrence 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 5 27554 Little Teegs 37.85 Arch Lawrence 11 Mike Stent Decorators Ltd 3.04 6 37278 Opawa Roy nwtd Marsha Black $2035, C2/3, 375m 6 Vacant Box Six - n & a $4735, C4/5, 457m 1 Farmlands Coprice Heat 1 12.09 7 74454 Award Winner nwtd Thayne Green 7 51233 Thrilling Amelia nwtd Karen Walsh 1 21237 Fernando Charm 21.28 Thayne Green 1 34537 Thrilling Bruce 25.88 Emma Potts $1450, C1, heat, 375m 8 62631 Railing Raccoon nwtd Sean Codlin 8 21524 Dobby Who nwtd M Prangley 2 31475 El Narco 21.32 Phil Green 2 11472 Sakichi 25.38 Peter Ferguson 1 84484 Allegro Skye nwtd R & N O’Regan 4 Farmlands Coprice Heat 4 1.01 3 41874 Portland Ecklund 21.22 T & L Craik 9 Superior Chunky Dog Rolls 2.28 3 53526 Stefano 25.39 Arch Lawrence 2 33834 React Respond nwtd R & L Udy 4 45887 Spring Mechanic 21.26 R & L Udy 4 27311 Peach Melba 25.91 Arch Lawrence 3 68527 Sovereign Pride 21.37 Glennis Farrell $1450, C1, heat, 375m 5 25164 Nexus 21.39 Glennis Farrell $2860, C4/5, 375m 5 46834 Amaro 25.52 Arch Lawrence 4 88453 Cavatate nwtd J & D Bell 1 67678 Our Scarlett nwtd Marsha Black 6 32156 Beau Beau 21.10 Sam Lozell 1 73333 Thrilling Brax 21.07 Karen Walsh 6 77534 Silenci 25.50 Peter Ferguson 5 2181 Antonio 21.46 Arch Lawrence 2 15775 Opawa Jade nwtd W & T Steele 7 41554 Electric Shock 21.54 A J Christiansen 2 36F71 Hot Little Nancy 21.10 Sam Lozell 7 53481 Thrilling Stomp 26.05 Emma Potts 6 68368 Just William nwtd Raewyn McPhee 3 16 Thrilling Gina 21.69 Phil Green 8 51247 Hit Zone nwtd A J Christiansen 3 21115 Captain Kev 20.98 W & T Steele 8 83861 Thrilling Neve 25.32 Karen Walsh 7 87577 My Snuggles 21.72 Marsha Black 4 46137 Ascott 21.77 W & T Steele EMERGENCY: 4 1F121 Yasawa Lights nwtd Angela Turnwald EMERGENCY: 8 57482 Born Tasha nwtd W & T Steele 5 55421 Illicit nwtd J & D Bell 9 85744 Opawa Gonzo nwtd Glennis Farrell 5 17122 Buddy Boom 20.86 Udy & Cottam 9 11165 Piccolo 25.79 Arch Lawrence 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020

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A subscription to e Gisborne Herald! Contact Cara Haines on 869 0654 20 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 ‘I wish I had never turned pro’ Former rugby players join forces over brain injury claims LONDON — Eight former international rugby claims that it long hid what it knew about the of the team’s matches in the tournament. players, including World Cup-winning England link between concussions and brain injuries. The Thompson said he had “no recollection of hooker Steve Thompson, have teamed up to settlement fund is designed to cover more than winning the world cup in 2003, or of being in probe whether to pursue legal action against 20,000 retirees suffering from brain disorders that Australia for the tournament.” the sport’s authorities for what they claim is include Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease “I can’t remember any of those games. It’s negligence over brain injuries they sustained and dementia. frightening,” he told the BBC. “It’s like I’m during their careers. The settlement did not include an admission watching the game with England playing and I They claim World Rugby, the English Rugby from the NFL that it hid information from players can see me there but I wasn’t there, because it’s Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union about head injuries. not me. It’s just bizarre. failed to protect them from the risks caused by World Rugby told The Associated Press on “Knowing what I know now, I wish that I had concussions. Tuesday that it “takes player safety very seriously never turned professional,” the 42-year-old Former England player Michael Lipman and and implements injury-prevention strategies Thompson, who played 73 games for England ex-Wales international Alix Popham are part of based on the latest available knowledge, research and three for the British and Irish Lions, said in the test group of eight players, according to ‘NO RECOLLECTION OF WINNING and evidence.” quotes carried by Britain’s Press Association. Rylands Law, which is representing them. THE WORLD CUP’: Former England The organisation, which would not comment He retired in 2007 because of a neck injury Richard Boardman, who is listed as an international Steve Thompson says he on the players’ claims, has made progress in before returning to the game, only to retire again attorney for Rylands Law, said he is in contact can’t remember any games from the 2003 recent years in developing concussion protocols in 2011 with the same issue. with more than 100 players whose ages range Rugby World Cup. NZ Herald picture to reduce the risks for players and is widely “It was not uncommon for me to be left dazed, from their 20s to their 50s, many of whom are regarded as being ahead on the issue compared seeing white spots and not knowing where I was showing symptoms of neurological problems. to sports like soccer and cricket. for a few seconds, sometimes I would pass out “We are now in a position where we believe In 2013, the NFL settled lawsuits from World Rugby pointed out that there is a key completely,” he said. “It was just an accepted part the governing bodies across the rugby world thousands of former players who developed difference to the legal action in the NFL in that and parcel of training. are liable for failing to adequately protect their dementia or other concussion-related health hits to the head were never legal in rugby. “I really wished that I had ended my career players on this particular issue,” Boardman told problems they say were caused by the very Thompson was diagnosed with early onset earlier, maybe my diagnosis might not be so the BBC. on-field violence that fuelled the game’s rise to dementia and probable CTE (chronic traumatic bleak.” The BBC reported on Tuesday that a claim popularity and profit. encephalopathy) in November. Popham, who is 41, was diagnosed with of damages will be sent to the rugby governing The settlement, expected to cost the NFL more He was a key member of England’s only Rugby traumatic brain injury, early onset dementia and bodies in the next week. than $1 billion, spared the league a trial over World Cup triumph, in 2003, when he played in all probable CTE in April. — AP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, December 10, 2020 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Raven-Symone, 35; Emmanuelle Chriqui, 45; Meg White, 46; Kenneth SUDOKU Branagh, 60. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Take your time; rushing into something will be what holds you back. Pay up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. attention to detail, and be responsible for achieving your dreams. Change To solve the puzzle, each row, begins with you, and the more you do on your own, the easier it will be to get things done. 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CRICKET from 13 balls), but wasn’t able CAPTAIN’S KNOCK: India skipper to convert the start into his first Virat Kohli gives it the full flourish SYDNEY — Matthew Wade century in T20s. in the third T20 international cricket and Glenn Maxwell combined to India’s victory equation was 43 match between Australia and India help Australia to a 12-run win runs from 17 balls when Zampa at the Sydney Cricket Ground to prevent Virat Kohli’s India removed Pandya and it got even last night. He scored 85 in India’s sweeping the twenty20 series, harder when Kolhi’s 61-ball knock 12-run loss. AP picture ensuring the white ball section of ended on the first ball of the the tour finished all square. 19th, cutting Tye to Daniel Sams The scene is well and truly at deep backward point. India set for a four-match test series finished 174-7 from 20 overs. starting next week in Adelaide. After playing the entire Indian Australia won the one-day Premier League in the United international series 2-1 and India Arab Emirates without crowds, won the first two T20s to clinch because of COVID-19 restrictions, the series in the shorter format Kolhi said the gradual return of before the home team rallied to crowds in Australia had inspired finish on a high. the players from both teams. It was the first major sports “It’s great that we can play in event in Sydney since the state front of crowds in Australia . . . it government removed restrictions gives you another dimension of on crowds that were put in place motivation when you’re in a tough for the Covid-19 pandemic, and situation,” Kohli said. there was plenty of entertainment Australia’s innings was eventful for the 30,436 fans at the Sydney and kept the crowd and the Cricket Ground. umpires on their toes, with Kohli Wade scored 80 from 53 balls denied a review for signalling and shared a 90-run fourth-wicket too late on a not out decision partnership with Maxwell, who against Wade. It would have been had plenty of reprieves in his overturned by the TV umpire 36-ball 54 as Australia tallied if the challenge had been made 186-5 after being sent in to bat. within the required 15 seconds. Australia’s spin bowlers — Wade, who was on 50 when wrist spinners Mitch Swepson he was hit on the pads, told the (3-23) and Adam Zampa (1-21) on-field umpire the replay was and allrounder Maxwell (1-20) — already being shown on the combined for the first five wickets stadium screen by the time Kohli before paceman AJ Tye dismissed confirmed he wanted to refer Kohli for 85 in the penultimate the decision, and the TV umpire over to all but end the chase. agreed. Broadcaster Foxtel said Kohli shared important India took 17 seconds to ask for partnerships of 74 with Shikhar the review. Dhawan (28) for the second wicket A three-day tour match between and 44 for the sixth wicket with Australian and Indian teams starts hard-hitting Hardik Pandya (20 on Friday at the SCG. — AAP SIX FROM SIX FOR OBR THEY play the game the right way. (1-8 off 1) took his third wicket in as many weeks. Etienne Botes took 1-9 off 6 and held two Unbeaten OBR remain atop the six- “The GBHS batsmen timed the ball. With a touch catches, the second of those to dismiss Spring team Senior B club cricket table after a HOPE CUP CRICKET more patience they’ll make some big scores.” with only one run added after they lost Darryl 92-run Round 6 win over Gisborne Boys’ Dunn (3) seven balls before. High School second 11 in a game played HOROUTA v CAMPION Knight said Spring looked solid until his in great spirit at Harry Barker Reserve unlucky dismissal from a hard-hit lofted drive — on Saturday. COULD the man give any more for Campion “a catch most of us would’ve dropped”. Ngatapa beat HSOB Presidents by five College cricket? wickets and Horouta defeated Campion Old boy and teacher Mark Naden gave his last PRESIDENTS v NGATAPA by six wickets. full measure of devotion in support of their cause Rawhiti Legal Old Boys Rugby in bowling six overs straight for 24 runs against HE just kept hitting the pads. (18 points) lead two-time defending by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Horouta on Saturday. HSOB Presidents paceman Jason Lines took champions Civil Project Solutions Horouta won the game by six wickets to retain 4-13 off six overs, all four adjudged leg before Ngatapa Green Caps (15), followed by the Naden-Taylor Trophy but the college’s captain wicket, against Ngatapa. Siteworx Horouta and Bollywood High order form for Poverty Bay at the Northern Liam Spring was in awe of player-coach’s Naden’s Lines had himself been given out lbw to Green School Old Boys Presidents (both on Districts boys’ junior secondary schools effort. Caps off-spinner Grant Walsh (4-12 off 5) in the 9pts), Campion College (3pts) and GBHS representative tournament here last week “Nades gives up a lot of time to coach us, be at first innings. (0) in the 16-week race for the prized continued. The big Y10 student made 29 off 38 games, make our team gel,” said Spring. “To have Ngatapa skipper Mike “Gibbo” Gibson won the Hope Cup. balls. him step up to bowl was unreal. that gave us toss, chose to bowl and his side dismissed HSOB Opener and keeper Jack Whitehead-McKay (19) extra drive and urgency in the field.” for 131 in 28.1 overs. OBR v GBHS looked classy despite his brief stay. Spring’s crew won the toss, opted to bat and Opening batsmen Israel Turner (45) and captain- OBR left-arm medium-pacer George Reynolds made 115-9, their skipper and opener leading the keeper Ollie Needham (21) shared a 64-run stand. OBR captain and opener Craig Christophers took 3-24 off 6 overs and zippy opening bowler way with 23 off 36 balls. Gibson got lbw with the first ball of the 13th won the toss against Boys’ High, chose to bat Lloyd van Zyl 2-14 off 6. Fellow opener Matt King (22) offered more over. and hit 11 boundaries — including a six — in his “As a young team, we learn from playing high- substance to the Campion total in the wake HSOB again didn’t bat to their potential against unbeaten 76 as his side posted 220-4 off their 30 calibre sides like OBR,” said Foster, who was of a fine spell of in-swing bowling by Piumal Ngatapa and lost by five wickets but it was far overs. OBR’s pick as man of the match (MOM) for Boys’ Madasanka (4-12 off 5 overs). Left-arm orthodox better than their season-opener against Gibson’s No.3 Jannie Jacobs (38 off 34 balls), No.5 Matt High. spinner Clarence Campbell took 2-17 off 6. mob on October 31 when they were rolled for 43 Henwood (35 off 28) and second-drop Rongomai “We got a solid performance from Noah but we Horouta captain Mel Knight (33 not out), at first in 18.3 overs and lost by seven wickets. Smith (24 from 31) all made their presence felt in need more from the rest of our batting line-up. drop, and opener Greg Taylor (29) did what old “We started both innings well but fell away with the middle by punishing loose deliveries — short Jack, myself (12), George Gillies (11) and Alex heads do when in pursuit of a small total. bat and ball to hand Ngatapa what, in the end, stuff in particular. Shanks (15) all got starts but sadly didn’t go on.” They steered the ship home against a Campion was a comfortable victory,” said Needham. Year 9 seamer John Broad’s line and full length Jacobs held a great catch in the gully to remove line-up without regular spearhead Blake Marshall. “Jason (Ngatapa’s nominee as HSOB MOM) makes him the most consistent bowler in the Gillies but the star of the show in the field — and Cameron Rowell shared the new ball with Naden gave us a sniff. Two of his wickets hit those GBHS side. GBHS’ nominee as OBR man of the match) was (Horouta’s pick as the opposition’s man of the batsmen on the toe. He bowled Smith and OBR gloveman Phil veteran Peter Stewart, who held two screamers to match). Ryan West’s unbeaten 46 from No.6, Cam Viljoen to finish with two wickets for 20 runs off dislodge No.4 DJ Penfold and later Kelan Bryant Marshall’s usual foil — Luke Hurlstone (2-38 McNaught’s 26 not out (including six boundaries) five overs — a return to compare favourably with (7), both for ducks. off 4.3 overs) — and Year 9 student Rhys Grogan off 25 balls at 7 and Gibbo’s 31 steadied the ship those of greater experience. Christophers was complimentary in victory. (1-20 off 4) were the other bowlers used. for the Green Caps. Boys’ High captain Dylan Foster’s crew stuck “We played proper shots because of the Boys’ Knight, whom Campion selected as The Waka’s McNaught took 23 runs, 20 of those in to their task in the field. They have fought hard in High bowlers’ accuracy in line and length. Dylan MOM said: “Horouta v Campion — for the Naden- boundaries, off leg-spinner Inderpreet Singh the last fortnight and earned some respect in the gave them support by setting good fields. Taylor Trophy in honour of Vaughan Thompson Bassi’s fourth over to put the game beyond doubt eyes of OBR. “John, and George (1-48 off 6) with his off-spin, — is our favourite fixture. It’s always played in with 10 overs to spare. The students were dismissed for 128 with four bowled really well for GBHS and Lloyd set a great great spirit.” West iced the victory with a straight six off Mike balls left in the 30th over, standard for us with the ball. Lloyd’s example was Piumal bowled wicket-to-wicket as Campion Francis (1-33 off 5.4 overs) to take MOM honours No.6 Noah Torrance-Cribb’s run of good middle- followed by the others. Left-armer Tama Wirepa went to drinks at 6-51. for Ngatapa. 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 SPORT BRIEFS Hooper’s No.1 at Poverty Bay McCaw player of the decade BOWLS ALL Blacks great Richie McCaw has been named World Rugby’s Player of the Decade. DAVE Hooper is back at the top of Poverty McCaw led the All Blacks to two world cup Bay’s men’s singles bowls. triumphs in the decade and was named player of Hooper defeated Lex Kennedy 22-13 to the year in 2010. He retired at the end of the 2015 win the men’s open singles six seasons after world cup. winning it as a junior. Teammates Dan Carter, Kieran Read, Brodie Using the two-life format and playing first Retallick and Beauden Barrett were all nominated to 21 or for one hour and 45 minutes, eight alongside Thierry Dusautoir of France, Ireland’s rounds were required to declare Hooper the Johnny Sexton and Springbok Pieter-Steph du champion. Toit. Going into the final, he and Kennedy were France’s Jessy Trémoulière took out women’s both on one life. 15s Player of the Decade, beating out New Hooper grabbed four points on the eighth Zealand’s Carla Hohepa, Kendra Cocksedge and end to go 8-6 ahead only for Kennedy to Portia Woodman. Woodman did win two awards, reciprocate on the ninth end to take a 10-8 however, claiming Women’s Sevens Player of the advantage. Decade and Women’s 15s Try of the Decade. From there, however, Hooper progressed Fiji’s Jerry Tuwai won Men’s Sevens Player of the Decade while Irish flanker Jamie Heaslip won comfortably to win 22-13. WOMEN’S JUNIOR FOURS CHAMPIONS: Poverty Bay Bowling Clubs women’s The pair also met in the fifth round in a Men’s 15s Try of the Decade. junior fours champions are (from left) Norma Miller, Kym Walters, Joan Gledhill Six New Zealanders were named in the Women’s nail-biting clash that was locked 15-15 after 18 and Robyn Arthur. Pictures supplied ends. Hooper got one point on the last end to 15s Team of the Decade — Woodman, Kelly win 16-15. Brazier, Cocksedge, Linda Itunu, Eloise Blackwell On their journeys to the final, Hooper lost and former skipper Fiao’o Fa’amausili. a life to Steve Berezowski 11-20 and Kennedy Seven All Blacks made the men’s team of the beat Berezowski 17-15. MEN’S decade — Ben Smith, Ma’a Nonu, Carter, Retallick, Hooper won the men’s open singles as a JUNIOR Sam Whitelock, McCaw and Owen Franks. junior in the 2014-15 season. He was defeated FOURS No 2021 England test for ABs in the junior championship that season but CHAMPS: went on the win the open crown. Poverty Bay’s THE All Blacks and England look unlikely to Two juniors competed in the open singles men’s junior fours square off in 2021. and both did well. champions are The sides had been due to meet at Twickenham Dawson Owen beat Peter Walters 21-20 in (from left) Dusty last month before Covid struck and wiped out the the first round and Berezowski 17-12 in the Miller, Otto Louw, original schedule. However, they won’t make up for second, but was defeated by Berezowski 22-11 Andrew Ball and the missed match next November. England have in the fourth round. Dawson Owen. confirmed they will meet world champions South John Andrews, a second-year player, beat Africa in a rematch of the 2019 world cup final at Walters 21-9 in the second round but lost his Twickenham on November 21. next two games. He did well and is a promising Eddie Jones’ side will also host a test against junior player. Australia on November 14 and plan to play an The women’s open singles final is yet to be emerging nation in their only other match of the played. in her crew while two-first year players in end-of-year internationals. — NZ Herald Flaugere’s team — Bevan and Colvin — W Series to start in France ■ POVERTY Bay’s junior fours were played well and gained valuable competition completed in one twilight session, with two experience. THE all-female W Series will start an eight-race teams in each championship. The men’s junior fours was won by Dawson 2021 season at France’s Le Castellet circuit in June The winning women’s team were Kim Owen (s), Andrew Ball (d), Otto Louw (2) and and end in Mexico City in October as part of its Walters (skip), Robyn Arthur (director), Joan Dusty Miller (l). new role supporting Formula One, organisers said. Gledhill (2) and Norma Miller (lead). They won the 13-7 and 14-5 against a much- The single sex series started in 2019 with the They had two wins over Kathryn Flaugere less-experienced team of Richard Jones (s), aim of helping women progress up the motorsport (s), Kandyce Bevan (d), Anna Colvin (2) and John Leahy (d), Chris Valentine (2) and John ladder and eventually break into Formula One Trish Leach (l). Andrews (l). where no female has raced in 44 years. It shelved In the first round, Walters’ team were seven The competition was closer than the final activities this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. points but a three on the fourth end gave them scores indicated. Six of the races provisionally scheduled are in momentum and they went on to win 14-9. Jones’s four got a good start in both games. Europe before the final two rounds at Austin’s The second game was close. Walters led the In the first round clash, the score was 4 all US Grand Prix circuit and Mexico’s Autodromo 12-end game 8-7 after 11 ends but were down after four ends and Jones’s team were only Hermanos Rodriguez. in the last end. 6-4 down after six ends when Owen’s team The European races accompany grands prix in With her last bowl, Walters knocked one of advanced their lead. France, Austria, Britain, Hungary, Belgium and the her team’s bowls closer to the jack for a 9-7 In the second round, it was only 5-4 to Netherland. —AAP victory and the title. Owen’s team after seven rounds before they NUMBER ONE: Poverty Bay men’s Walters had the more experienced juniors again moved ahead to win. open singles champ Dave Hooper. Stokes loses cancer battle GERARD Stokes, the former Kiwis rugby league player, coach and father of England cricket star Ben, has died after battling brain cancer. The 65-year-old’s death was first announced by his former rugby league side Workington Town Kenin player of the year who posted a tribute on social media. Stokes revealed he was diagnosed with the illness in January on his return to Christchurch TENNIS BREAKTHROUGH when Maria Sharapova was 20. It also from South Africa. WIN: American propelled Kenin into the top 10, making He was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg SOFIA Kenin collected the WTA Player Sofia Kenin reacts to her the youngest American to debut ahead of the Boxing Day test due to a brain bleed of the Year award today after winning the her semifinal win at so high in the rankings since Serena for which he required surgery. Australian Open in January for her first the Australia Open. Williams did it in 2002 at 20. Stokes, a well-known Canterbury league identity, Grand Slam title and finishing as runner- Kenin has been Kenin went on to get to the fourth coached professionally in England for a decade up at the French Open in October. named the WTA round at the US Open, then the final at before returning home seven years ago. He played The 22-year-old from Florida went 16-2 Player of the Year. the pandemic-postponed French Open four matches for the Kiwis during the 1982 tour at the three major tournaments played in AP picture before losing to Swiatek for the title. of Australia and was assistant coach under Gary 2020 — Wimbledon was cancelled for the Swiatek, a 19-year-old from Poland, Freeman for a season 20 years ago. — NZ Herald first time since World War 2 because of had never won a tour-level trophy until the coronavirus pandemic — and ended her magical two weeks at Roland Garros, United out of Champs League the abbreviated season with a career-best where she didn’t drop a set. She finished MANCHESTER United were eliminated from ranking of No.4. the year ranked 17th. the Champions League after suffering a 3-2 away In other honours announced today and The 23-year-old Podoroska, an defeat to German side RB Leipzig. based on voting by international media Argentine, also had a breakthrough Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side conceded two goals members, Victoria Azarenka was picked as in Paris, making it all the way to the inside 13 minutes and a killer third with 20 minutes Comeback Player of the Year, Iga Swiatek semifinals as a qualifier ranked 131st remaining. was named Most Improved Player, Nadia before losing to Swiatek. United fought back in the second half with goals Podoroska was the Newcomer of the Year Azarenka won her first title in more to substitute Justin Kluivert and Bruno Fernandes and Kristina Mladenovic and Timea Babos than four years, then followed that up by (from the penalty spot), but the Germans held on. were the Doubles Team of the Year. career mark in Grand Slam tournaments reaching her first Grand Slam final in United finished on nine points, one behind PSG, Swiatek’s coach, Piotr Sierzputowski, and zero trips beyond the fourth round at seven years by getting that far at the US with Leipzig top on 12. earned the Coach of the Year award. any of the sport’s top four events. But she Open, where she lost to Naomi Osaka. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo got the better In two categories decided by a players’ announced her arrival as an ascending Azarenka left the tour in 2016 to of Lionel Messi by scoring two penalties to lead vote, Marie Bouzkova was the recipient star early in the season by beating become a mother and her return had some Juventus to a 3-0 win at Barcelona, dealing of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship No. 1-ranked Ash Barty in the semifinals rough patches, including going a calendar the Spanish side their first home defeat in the Award and the 10 members of the WTA and former No.1 Garbine Muguruza in the year without winning a match. Champions League in seven years. Both teams had Players’ Council shared the Peachy final at Melbourne Park. Mladenovic and Babos won two Grand already qualified for the knockout round. Kellmeyer Player Service Award. That triumph made Kenin the youngest Slam doubles titles this season — the Chelsea, who had also already qualified, drew Kenin entered this year with an 11-11 Australian Open champion since 2008 Australian Open and French Open. — AP 1-all with Kransnodar. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, December 9, 2020 SPORT 23 Win earns Harley bragging rights

KARTING to Vita, Daniel Tamanui and Zavier Iremonger. HARLEY Davis joined the Koby Gooch and Vita each list of feature race winners at had seconds and this pair an action-packed Eastland Kart crossed the line together for Club’s third points meeting on joint second in the third race. Sunday. Zavier also had two thirds. A good-sized crowd were Pro class victories went to treated to some top-notch racing Cole Rosie, Barry Irvine and at the club’s Aerodrome Road Davies. track. In the KT heavies, Wayvern The feature race is a popular Vause won two races and Dion way to end meetings as it gives Lund the other. drivers from many classes the Buck Rogers (2) and Lund chance to race each other for had second placings, and Aaron bragging rights. Whiteman (2) and Vause had Fifteen starters lined up for third placings. Sunday’s 10-lap feature and Shanan Gooch won the first Davies, in his 270 stationary- two races of the rotax class to engine four-stroke, took the take his season tally of wins win from Luca Vita (KT), Seth to eight in a row at points Iremonger (KT) and Shanan meetings. Gooch (rotax). He was looking at number Davies joined Iremonger (2 nine in the third race only to be wins), Tara Whiteman, Daniel denied by Roger Moss. Taylor, Jake Callaghan and Shanan had to settle for Gooch as feature race winners second while Roger “Stirling” this season. Moss chalked up two seconds In the rookies class, Conrad and Ben Briant a trio of thirds. Gooch had three wins, Savanna The KT lights class racing Prosser two second placings resulted in wins to Toby White, and a third, and Nixon Gooch a FEATURE RACE VICTOR: Harley Davis in action at the Eastland Kart Club points meeting. Davis won Daniel Taylor and Spring second and two thirds. a hotly-contested feature race. Picture supplied Thompson. The young guns class had Jack Callaghan, Thompson three winners — Brodie Gooch, and Graeson Wells notched Vincent MacGregor and Hamish second and third. women’s class. Nicola Iremonger and a third, and Tessa Irvine a second placings, and Seth Worsnop. Aimee Whiteman collected picked up a win, a second and a third placing. Iremonger, Mike Vita and Each of them also had a two wins and a second in the third, Sharyn Rogers a second Junior KT class wins went Daniel Taylor third placings.

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NGATAPA’S Antonio Walker-Leawere was awarded the Paul Sceats Player of the Year trophy at the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union prizegiving. The loosehead prop, and brother of Super Rugby star Isaia Walker-Leawere, had a standout season. He quickly climbed the ranks to become the preferred pick in the No.3 jersey after making his front-row debut in the second round of this year’s competition against Waikohu. Ngatapa winger Matt Raleigh took home the best back of 2020 after a stellar season in the scarlet jersey of Poverty Bay. He was dangerous on the fringes, capitalising regularly on opposition mistakes, and his freak try against Ngati Porou East Coast was seen around the world. Adrian Wyrill was awarded 2020’s best forward after the OBM man played a critical role for his side this year. He also captained PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Poverty Bay’s Antonio Walker-Leawere (left) about to tackle Ngati Porou East Coast’s Tutere Waenga the Poverty Bay team, leading by example as in a local derby match. Walker-Leawere was named player of the year at the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union prizegiving. a workhorse around the park. Below, Matt Raleigh (left) won best back and Adrian Wyrill (right) best forward. Walker-Leawere picture by Liam Clayton; Raleigh, Wyrill pictures by Paul Rickard RESULTS

BEST FORWARD Adrian Wyrill BEST BACK Matt Raleigh BEST & FAIREST CUP Fletcher Scammell MANA TANGATA PETER BROWN MEMORIAL TROPHY Te Peehi Fairlie PLAYER OF THE YEAR (PAUL SCEATS TROPHY) Antonio Walker-Leawere. TURANGANUI-A-KIWA MAORI PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kelvin Smith BENCHMARK AWARD PROMISING PLAYER Nico Lauti.

Thistle to play in 2021 STEPPING UP Central Fed League FOOTBALL by John Gillies season, Blair said. a nine-team competition won by New Massey University, Red Sox, North End, Port Hill United, the Napier team who Plymouth Rangers, who had former Napier Marist, Levin and Gisborne GISBORNE Thistle will next year play won the Pacific Premiership by virtue of Gisborne Thistle coach Matt Hastings in Thistle. in the Central Federation League — a having scored one goal more than Thistle their line-up. Thistle last played in the Central step up from the Pacific Premiership they (their points and goal difference were Blair said it was not clear yet whether Federation League in 2017, when they contested this year. identical), had decided they weren’t yet New Plymouth would go up a level to the finished fourth out of seven teams. Thistle were invited to apply for ready to move up a grade, Blair said. Central League, but Hastings was taking Their coach then was Hastings, who was membership of the 10-team league Horizons Premiership winners over the coaching reins for next season succeeded the following season by Blair. after all three winning teams of the Wanganui City decided they couldn’t and it would be an interesting meeting if The 2017 season was marked by the contributing premierships — the sustain the step up, and Taranaki he was in charge for a visit by Rangers to allocation of six points to some games to Taranaki, Horizons (Manawatu/ Premiership champions New Plymouth his old club in Gisborne. signify they counted as two fixtures in Wanganui) and Pacific — declined the Boys’ High School were losing 11 or 12 Federation League bottom team Levin one. opportunity to move up. Year 13 players from their squad. would not be relegated, and Thistle would It was a move that did not go down Thistle’s committee this week decided Neither the Horizons nor Taranaki come in as the 10th team. well with everyone, and it was no great to accept the invitation and set up a league runners-up had signalled an “We believe we will get a draft draw at surprise when Thistle voluntarily Federation League subcommittee to intention to seek promotion, and Thistle’s the end of this month,” Blair said. dropped to the relative stability of the identify the best options for travel and record of two close second-place finishes “That would give us the time to start Hawke’s Bay-based Pacific Premiership. revenue. The members are Mark Baple, in the past two seasons showed they had looking at travel and costs.” But the road to New Zealand football’s Ryan Majstrovic, first-team coach Garrett the on-field consistency to go with their As things stand, the Federation League upper echelons takes in the Federation Blair and Adrian Cutler. well-established and functional club base, next year would comprise: New Plymouth League and, with the competition set to The subcommittee’s work would be Blair said. Rangers, Wanganui Athletic, Palmerston comprise 10 teams, its structure looks crucial to the success of Thistle’s 2021 This year the Federation League was North Marist, Havelock North Wanderers, more secure than it did three years ago.