TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20

• Overseas Kiwis keen to shift to Gisborne • ChemistNEW delivery service ‘flat-out’ busy COVID-19 • MajorPBL restrictions to continue after lockdown • AlarmPAGE at3 Trump halting funding to WHO ARTS & HOME PAGES 2-15, 17-21, 23, 29-31 • Race continues to find virus vaccine ENTERTAINMENT PAGES 23-25 TAKING A POUNDING The heavy southerly swell that damaged seafront properties in Wellington yesterday pounded Gisborne beaches as well, including this area in front of the Young Nick statue at Waikanae Beach. There were swells of four-to-five metres out in the bay and three metres on city beaches. It caused significant surges in the swing basin at Eastland Port and at the marina. It was generated by low pressure to the east of the South Island. As a precautionary measure, Eastland Port placed extra lines on the tug Waimata and on the port dredge. The tug was also manned overnight. The swell had abated below warning levels by this morning. Gisborne District Council confirmed some damage was done to the pontoon at the inner harbour, the extent of which was being assessed. Picture by Liam Clayton

Future uncertain for many despite STAYING AFLOAT wage subsidy by Sophie Rishworth and Andrew Ashton last month but now they have no income. in allowing our business to continue to the large decrease in log exports to China “I am fortunate I can transfer money operate remotely during the lockdown that began in early February. MILLIONS of dollars have poured from my home mortgage to top up the period,” said Mr Burns. “Gisborne Airport’s terminal is now into the Tairawhiti economy from the business account but so many people “It has enabled us a type of ‘financial closed and all scheduled flights are Government’s wage subsidy scheme over cannot do that.” hibernation’, allowing ThinkSafe to cancelled. the past two weeks. The businesswoman said there needed continue to operate. We are also very “While both are designated essential The lump sum payments have gone to to be more financial aid for businesses thankful for the support we have received businesses, we have stopped all non- businesses that could show a 30 percent that could fold because of being unable to from our landlord who has halved the rent essential work during the lockdown, drop in income. trade. for our office in town during the lockdown and wherever possible, staff are working It means employers have been able to “It’s frustrating how it’s all about period.” from home. Our team are integral to the continue to pay full-time staff $585 (gross) employees and not so much about helping Eastland Group Ltd received one of long-term success of Eastland Group a week and part-time staff $350 (gross) a the business itself. It’s so important to the biggest payouts in Tairawhiti — and to the operation of critical regional week for three months. help the business so staff have a job to $358,509.60 for 51 employees. infrastructure. We absolutely must retain It has taken the heat off the wages bill come back to “ Eastland Group chief executive this capability in the region. although fixed costs like rent remained. She was hopeful an announcement from Matt Todd said the support from the “We are working with local and However, one hospitality business owner Finance Minister Grant Robertson this Government had been welcome during national industry stakeholders and the said while the wage subsidy was great, week would bring some new aid. this “uniquely challenging” time. Government to ensure the port is ready once that ran out at three months there One Gisborne landlord has come to the “The wage subsidy we received was to ramp up again when restrictions are would be job losses. party and cut the fixed cost of rent in half for employees of our business sectors lifted.” “I will not have work for some of my for Gisborne business ThinkSafe. that have been significantly adversely 360 Degrees Security & Investigations staff after that, and I will have to choose Owners Andrew and Sophie Burns impacted by the effects of Covid-19. They Limited received $201,028.80 for 29 who to let go. It’s awful. received $21,088.80 to keep their remain on full pay. employees. “It is a cashflow issue. Many people are employees paid. “Eastland Port was the first of our using their everyday earnings to pay for “The wage subsidy was hugely beneficial businesses to experience the impacts, with CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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WHAT A BEAUTY: Ella, Freddie and Hamish Cook admire their pumpkin that was destined for the Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin Festival only for it to be cancelled due to Covid-19.

CREATURES OF THE NOT-SO-DEEP: Murphy, who lives at Makorori, found this sucker while exploring the reef. Once Murphy had had a look, he let the octopus back under its rock.

BE SURE TO WEAR A FLOWER IN DIY BUBBLE MACHINE: A plastic YOUR HAIR: Whittaker Allen thought of a bottle covered with a stocking became novel way to display her flower creations. a bubble snake-making machine for Evee Stewart-Elsmore.

FUN WHILE YOU LEARN: Quinn Fussell used a darts to do maths equations out in the fresh air.

Thanks for your Life in Lockdown pictures. Keep them coming through The Herald Facebook page and a reminder to put the TOUR DE LOCKDOWN: Luca Kuru name (first and last) of gets a workout on a trainer in the the subject and, if it’s comfort of his home although no doubt one of a child, their age. he would prefer to be clocking up the k’s on roads rather than carpet.

More warnings as police keep up random checks Get your by Murray Robertson said. to pre-lockdown. Gisborne Herald “Again there was still some “We would like to reiterate that the POLICE continued their Covid- engagement and encouragement with police are continuing with their normal home-delivered 19 random checkpoints through the some motorists.” policing business, and investigating region yesterday and two more people He said the banks that opened reported crime. received a court summons for persistent yesterday were busy. “It is important for the public to movement breaches. “This may have been due to them continue to report incidents unrelated As well as the two court appearance not opening on Monday. The queues at to Covid-19 to us in the normal manner, matters police noted 16 first-time both those and the supermarkets were 105 or online for historical incidents and breaches and issued four more verbal reported as being good with the social 111 for emergencies. warnings. distancing and behaviour.” “We want people to be safe and feel The two people going to court had He said there was good compliance safe no matter what is happening, that previously been warned about movement with the lockdown rules at the beaches includes reporting incidents and having breaches. and with surfers. the confidence in the police that these “Traffic flow was slightly lower than “The number of family harm incidents will be followed up, even during these the previous day,” a police spokesman handled yesterday were at similar levels unprecedented times.” To nd out more call 869 0620 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 NEWS 3 Travel restrictions to/from remote communities could ‘Everyone on edge’ be part of Level 3 FROM PAGE 1 Fran Gibson, who owns the company by Wynsley Wrigley with husband Tony, said the wage subsidy had made a huge difference PEOPLE may not be able to leave or enter remote but it was not without frustration and communities within Tairawhiti when the country grey areas. moves to Covid-19 Alert Level 3. “We have lost 95 percent of revenue Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield in the major area of our business — said the level reduction might involve “tailored investigations and technical services. elements” to protect remote communities, including “On the upside, we been able to travel restrictions into and out of such areas. employ additional staff in a different Speaking to the Epidemic Response Select area of the business (security). Committee, Dr Bloomfield said the Ministry of Health “Most of these employees would was looking at regional differences and the risks otherwise not have full-time posed to those populations. employment and we are able to employ He was replying to a question from Gisborne-based them full-time during this lockdown. Labour List MP Kiri Allan, who said her constituents “The wage subsidy has reassured had a “heightened degree of concern” relating to any everyone they will continue to be paid.” impact of changing to Alert Level 3. Grant Bros owner Renee Grant said Tairawhiti had a high population of Maori and the $22,459.20 for their four employees geographically remote communities. meant they could pay wages without Ms Allan said she was looking for reassurance the worry or stress of trying to find there was planning under way to protect vulnerable funds, “particularly at the end of communities as restraints, particularly concerning financial year as well”. travel, loosened up under any transition from Level 4. COUNTING DOWN TO LEVEL 3: Businesses, including those unable to “We are also relatively lucky because operate because of the lockdown, have received short-term assistance through Dr Bloomfield said the 50,000 tests done nationally being a small local businesses we don’t showed good geographical distribution and “quite the wage subsidy, giving them time to plan for the level reduction. have a huge number of staff on our Picture by Paul Rickard good distribution by ethnicity”. books, but I imagine how stressful it The positivity rate was lowest for Maori and Pacific. has been and will continue to be for “While this was a cross-section of “I think it is fair to say that “In the coming weeks and months we want some business owners around town. businesses not solely from this region, everyone, not just businesses, are on to maintain high rates of testing among those “For their sake, I hope once things I think this would reflect close to edge and very worried about the future populations and across the different geographical ease up, people will support local so the reality in our region,” Gisborne of their business and whanau.” areas.” local businesses don’t have to close Chamber of Commerce president Paul Chamber manager Lena Bevan said The Ministry would ensure access to testing permanently.” Naske said. of about 30 members she had spoken through community-based assessment centres. Another big payout was to Far East “The Government is to be to over the past two weeks “nearly all” There had also been great initiatives in remote Sawmill Ltd, which received $150,000 congratulated at the speed with which had applied for the subsidy. areas such as mobile testing and pro-active attempts for 41 employees. this was implemented and the speed of “Only one so far, mentioned they had to ensure anyone found with suggestive respiratory Its former owners recently sold the response to most businesses. not applied as they had not yet made symptom was tested. mill to Trust Tairawhiti,which said “This has given many businesses a 30 percent loss. Others erred on the The intent was to maintain high numbers and high it was committed “at this stage” to short-term assistance, which gives side of caution and applied anyway.” rates of testing. retaining the asset as a mill and was many businesses time to plan for what Gisborne members are being Ms Allan said there had been “a drive” in Tairawhiti in talks with two parties about that. lies ahead. referred to an Auckland Business to ensure there was testing in remote communities. “We are working with Far East and “I would also say it is a bit of a Chamber Facebook video Q & A, also She thanked Dr Bloomfield and district health the government wage subsidy to keep mixed bag for businesses. A lot of posted on the Gisborne Chamber page board Hauora Tairawhiti for their leadership. the workforce together as we try to businesses are really hurting. Their to support queries around the wage The initial four week-long Alert Level 4 lockdown transition,” trust chief executive Gavin revenue has gone to zero and their subsidy. officially ends on April 23 but as of this morning no Murphy said. future is uncertain. decision had yet been made to extend it or to move Eighty percent of respondents to “Other businesses are busier ■ IF your business meets criteria for down to Level 3. a Chamber of Commerce survey of than ever and a lot of farming and the wage subsidy scheme, apply online Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was to talk today members said they had applied for the horticultural businesses are moving at www.workandincome.govt.nz. Go to about how eased restrictions under Alert Level 3 wage subsidy. ahead as normal. the Covid-19 section of the website. might look.

■ March median house price $385,000 Overseas Kiwis ■ Several properties sold during lockdown ■ One property bought unseen for $590k ■ Inquiries from US, UK and all over NZ eyeing Gisborne ■ Five-fold rise in buying, selling online by Andrew Ashton during lockdown,” she said. to get back to where we left off, in March. Additionally, the selling solely online. “Seven of the eight were to albeit a little differently.” region had only seven weeks of “Proppy.co.nz Gisborne KIWIS are clamouring to buyers who had viewed the The demand for Gisborne inventory available. has been busy doing virtual flee macabre Covid-19 death property prior to lockdown properties would still be high, “There continued to be high appraisals and inspections since tolls in the United States and and one purchase ($590,000) possibly even more so, she said. demand for homes for first home the lockdown,” its Gisborne-based United Kingdom for the safety of was bought sight unseen, the Location was still paramount, buyers with approximately 30 Central North lsland regional Gisborne, realtors are finding. purchasers having confidence in she said, and with Gisborne percent more first home buyers manager Peter Nikolov said. House prices here last month the information supplied by the being “one of the most affordable in the market compared to this “Inquiries for virtual remained stable. The region’s agent and the location being one places to live”, the market time last year. appraisals, selling your property median house price ($385,000) they are familiar with. here would become even more “Investors also continued to online and people wanting to for March was 1.2 percent higher “A number of settlements attractive to those keen to return be present, which has increased work for us in Gisborne and than the same month of last have taken place through the home or wanting a change in competition and the large Hawke’s Bay are five times more year, data from the Real estate lockdown period where there has lifestyle. number of people attending open than over the previous month. Institute shows. been no people movement. “Knowing how so many homes. “It is becoming more Although physical house sales “The majority of settlements businesses have coped working “Buyers tended to be at the acceptable locally to complete had been difficult since Alert have been deferred until the remotely will work in our region’s expensive end of the market, online auctions and negotiations Level 4 restrictions came into Alert Level is reduced to an favour even more so now. with a very limited number of online.” force at the end of last month, acceptable level to allow that “It is going to be a busy time properties on the market in the Mr Nikolov could not see that Bayleys Gisborne sales manager movement. for us agents . . . when we are sub-$250,000 range. changing anytime soon. Karen Raureti said staff had “Our stock levels are good and released.” “Looking forward to the next “Why would anyone in their secured good stock numbers buyer inquiry level is high and Although Level 4 lockdown couple of weeks, with no ability right mind visit or attend an for the April period before the continuing to come from all over restrictions came into effect to physically view properties, auction room in the next 12 to 18 lockdown. the country, as well as the States on March 26, REINZ regional buyers will prepare. But without months? “While some of these have and UK, where Gisborne people director Neville Falconer said an inspection, banks may be “Wouldn’t you rather bid, sold, most vendors are waiting are living and looking at coming the market here continued to be unlikely to provide finance in negotiate from the comfort and for the lockdown period to ease home as soon as they can. active for most of the month. some cases.” safety of your own home with to enable purchasers to view the “Depending on when we are “However, new listings have Online realtor Proppy.co.nz your friends and family around properties. released and what restrictions dropped, with only 72 new has seen a five-fold rise in the you to support you through the “We have sold eight properties will be put in place we are ready listings coming on to the market number of people buying and process?” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

REID, Edward Deaths Te Ono (Ted). — Passed away on 14th GOODEN, Anne. — April 2020, at his On 16th April 2020, residence in Ruatorea. peacefully, at Gisborne Loved husband of Hine. Hospital. Beloved wife Beloved father of of the late Brian. Hariata, Lucy and Loved mother of Nick Edward. Beloved and Deb. Loved grandfather and great- grandmother of Kaye grandfather to his and Stephen, and loved mokopuna. He will be great-grandmother. sadly missed by his A private cremation whanau. has been held. A “Na reira haere atu koe celebration of Mum’s Ted, hoki atu ki o matua life will be held at a tipuna ki reira okioki later date. ai.” Tino mihi to the Hauroa - Evans Funeral staff at Ruatorea, and Services Ltd FDANZ Piriha Riddell and the www.evansfuneral.co.nz Wini Nati Bootscooters. Nga Mihi. In Memoriam - Evans Funeral Services Ltd FDANZ www.evansfuneral.co.nz NELSON HARI 16.4.2017 He had a nature you could not help loving, PLEASE and a heart as pure as gold. His memory will HAVE FAMILY PUKETORO BUBBLE: never grow cold. NOTICES The villagers in the Remembering our IN BY 9AM Puketoro Station Covid- special boy, tragically 19 bubble, (from left) taken 3 years ago today. DAY OF Tom McLean, Jordon Mum Dad, your PUBLICATION McClutchie, Jen Chrisp, brothers and sister Jaddy Bull holding Tilly Destounis, Cara McClelland, Cole Whitehead, Louis Former local Twigg, Josh Dearden, Afa Masame, Tennant McNeil, Rob Perks, Wiri caught up in Taare, Ted Destounis holding James Destounis. Missing are wave drama Tom Nimmo who was taking his dog to the vet, and Hayden McNeil at Owhiro Bay and Nikki Barbarich- Waikari who were in FORMER Gisborne man Robb isolation as Hayden Noble was caught up in the high seas had been called away emergency on Wellington’s south coast to work outside the yesterday when he was caught between bubble on another of his vehicle and the side of his garage by a the station’s properties, surging wave. so he had to self-isolate Seas estimated at up to six metres when he returned to smashed into that area of the capital’s Puketoro. coastline and peaked late morning with Picture by Leigh McNeil (who was missing from FARM LIFE: Hayden McNeil (left), Tom Nimmo and Tom McLean ride out on the 21,000 acre farm. the high tide. Picture by Leigh McNeil He told Radio New Zealand he and the photo for obvious his wife were sandbagging the front of reasons). their Owhiro Bay home when a big wave knocked his wife off her feet on to the road. “It came so quickly. The wave wiped Puketoro — village in a bubble out the railing of the bridge by our house, and knocked my wife over. “Then it picked up my truck and swept it against the garage, trapping me by Leigh McNeil years old, so it’s been somewhat of a tough couple of visits to the vet for a dog to have his against the garage wall.” call for them to stay put for four weekends in broken leg re-X-rayed and re-plastered. Neighbours came to their aid. PUKETORO Station, inland from Tokomaru a row. Fortunately, there is a great Four Square “My wife had been able to get back on Bay, has been in lockdown for three weeks now But they have managed to keep themselves supermarket an hour away in Tokomaru Bay. to her feet and the neighbours helped me under the Covid-19 rules, and it’s the same as well occupied on their 21,000 acre playground. Chris, Becky and the girls there pack up to get free before the next wave came. every other farm in New Zealand — business There’s not much time for boredom to set seven different orders for the station, which “So that was lucky.” as usual. in as every night the six boys have a hearty is delivered without fail on Mondays and Mr Noble said his wife had a few But what makes Puketoro slightly different communal dinner prepared by the cook Jen Thursdays on the Rural Delivery truck. bumps and bruises but she was otherwise from most farms is that there are 19 people in Chrisp, with up to half a dozen people from our We could not be more grateful to live where OK. the station “bubble”. bubble at the cookhouse. we live and to work in the farming industry at a “It was all a bit unexpected and So the McNeil Farming operation is a Also, the beer that comes up twice a week time like this. freakish. The waves were just so big.” tiny village on its own, and in typical village on the freight truck certainly helps! We have a job that we love, we have Their house sustained some damage. fashion, the residents range in age from four Everyone on the station has taken the space, and we have a great group of fantastic “The garage is completely stuffed and months to Goldcard-holders. lockdown seriously and there have been no hardworking and entertaining people to be in we’re going to have to remodel the front The bulk of the shepherds are under 25 trips past the boundary fence, except for a lockdown with. yard.” Gisborne-designed contact-tracing app here to help by Sophie Rishworth In the event someone was He had been following the news and heard the All ThinkSafe clients would get it by default but confirmed as having Prime Minister say contact tracing was now a Andrew said given the circumstances he would A GISBORNE business has come up with a Covid-19, the list of who the health and safety issue for businesses. open it up to everyone during these uncertain way to make contact tracing for other businesses person had come into contact ”We are health and safety so I thought, right, times. simple. with would be easily traceable let’s make this as easy as possible for our clients “Our team will talk to them. It’s not free but it’s It’s an app you can use from your smartphone and it would be faster for but also open it up to New Zealand.” very cost-effective. We are aiming to only cover or laptop. people to isolate themselves, Developers for ThinkSafe worked on the app costs.” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last said Gisborne ThinkSafe owner Andrew Burns through the night last Wednesday to make sure it Andrew said the ThinkSafe app was different week businesses would have to keep track of Andrew Burns. was ready for the launch the next day. from the Singaporean one referred to by the other businesses and customers they came into All the information went to The contact-tracing app kept “touch points” of PM last Thursday. The ThinkSafe App is useful contact with in the continued fight against a secure dashboard that “hopefully you would other businesses and customers that business for a business to contact-trace when they are Covid-19 once Alert Level 4 restrictions lifted. never have to use”, said Andrew. people came into contact with. operating out and about in the community. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 NEWS 5 Pharmacy staff delivering the goods by Wynsley Wrigley

PHARMACY 53’s newly refitted store has proved its worth in the Covid-19 lockdown, says owner Nigel Campbell. Their Covid-19 precautions involve checking people on their health condition and travel history at the door before allocating them to a staff member to help them with their needs. No browsing is allowed. TO THE DOOR: Pharmacist Nigel Campbell, seen here with Lynette Howard, who is in charge of stock merchandise and delivery Because of the refit, the point-of-sale positions at Pharmacy 53, have been flat out making sure essential medicines are delivered to customers. Picture by Liam Clayton are set well apart, well beyond the two metre gap required by social distancing. “The refit was fortunately a matter of great The pharmacy has been delivering The number of vaccines given is “way up” and appointment, if they are well. timing,” said Mr Campbell. prescriptions in large numbers. more than 500 have been completed since the flu People can be vaccinated in the carpark if they Surfaces are cleaned every hour and staff One staff member spent eight hours delivering vaccination season opened do not wish to come into the store, but need to must wear gloves. prescriptions to more than 50 addresses on the The public seemed well aware of the phone ahead to arrange it. Face masks are optional but most staff wear Thursday before Easter importance of immunisation, said Mr Campbell. Vaccines for all others over the age of 13 open both masks and gloves. Prescriptions were also delivered over Easter Flu vaccinations, funded by the Ministry of on April 27, while under 13s are vaccinated by Initially staff had felt some anxiety. weekend. Health, can only be given to those aged over 65, their GP. “This was understandable as prompt guidance “This is a free service, it’s something we do,” pregnant women and those with chronic health Mr Campbell said the pharmacy was still from pharmacy authorities for the retail pharmacy said Mr Campbell. conditions. trading with unchanged hours from before the setting was sadly lacking,” said Mr Campbell. “It’s our way of saying we can help.” Vaccinating pharmacies can also vaccinate lockdown began. “Some of our retail staff are not working but Pharmacy 53 is one of several Gisborne healthcare workers, but that has to be paid for by It was important to provide simplicity those who are have done an amazing job in pharmacies where staff are trained to administer the health worker or their employer. and consistency for the public at this time, he difficult circumstances.” the influenza vaccine. Those people eligible can “walk in” without an said. GISBORNE DISTRICT COURT NEWS

GISBORNE’S new resident Judge Turitea Bolstad began presiding over district court matters last week. The judge dealt with cases via an online virtual Lawyers give Virtual Meeting Room thumbs up conferencing interface rolled out by the Ministry of Justice the previous week to COVID-19 lockdown measures can have proceedings such as bail courts around the country. each day at this time of the year.” enable the country’s courts to continue are not preventing Gisborne District applications and sentencing held Mr Simperingham, a member of He remembered a day in January operating as effectively as possible Court from successfully functioning electronically. the Criminal Bar Association, said when there had been 18 arrests. during the Covid-19 lockdown period. in the guise of a “Virtual Meeting The only people physically before VMR was introduced he was Mr Simperingham said everyone She and Judge Warren Cathcart each Room”, referred to informally as appearing in court are court staff aware of concerns from lawyers was working with extreme care. heard matters last week. AVL or audio-visual link technology. and security officers. in other regions about the lack of Police would not remove one Lawyers Mark Sceats and Others such as judges, police, safety precautions such as a lack detained man from his police PAUL Kaa-Galloway, 36, has been in Adam Simperingham, who have probation officers and legal of sanitiser. station cell because of concerns custody since earlier this year when represented clients since the counsel all appear electronically. There had been no such about his state of health. He police discovered he was regularly country went into Alert Level Mr Sceats said there been concerns in Gisborne and the was seen by a doctor and Mr breaching bail. 4 conditions, say the court minor issues with the electronic court was operating well in tough Simperingham advised the man An application for Kaa-Galloway to be is operating well under the technology when it was first conditions. through the cell door. granted electronically-monitored bail, restrictions, which include reduced introduced but that was soon Mr Simperingham said lockdown High Court and district court was declined. Kaa-Galloway faces charges of sexual staffing levels for safety reasons. remedied. conditions in the community were trials have been adjourned until violation, abduction, wounding, and for The courts have been “Court staff have been reducing crime levels. July 31. an offence with a firearm. deemed essential services and doing a fantastic job under the The court was dealing with only Certain Family Court, Youth Court He was further remanded in custody limited criminal matters are still circumstances, with only limited about two arrests each day when and High Court non-jury matters to appear again in May. proceeding. numbers.” he appeared as duty solicitor. are still proceeding, Arrested defendants held in the The Virtual Meeting Room (VMR) “In my experience there are Ruatoria District Court is not A MAN with interim name police station, or prisoners in jail, technology has been installed in 31 normally seven or eight arrests operating. suppression appeared on charges alleging serious violence against his partner. in custody for sentence on May 6. Houkamau faces charges of drink- of justice, was granted electronically- He was granted an application to vary driving, giving false details, three monitored bail. his bail address from one in Featherston MARK Rahiri Tutauha, 32, pleaded breaches of a protection order, a breach Jury refutes the charges. His next to one here. guilty to unlicensed driving and to of community work, a breach of bail. court appearance will be for a case He was only permitted to stop to buy possession of a knife after police He was granted leave to apply for bail review hearing. fuel en route to Gisborne and once in withdrew four other charges. at short notice, should a suitable bail Gisborne he will be on a 24-hour curfew Tutauha was further remanded in address become available. AN electronically-monitored bail and must self-isolate from his bail custody until May 4, when he will be application for Kathleen Teresa Jury, 63, sponsor for two weeks in accordance sentenced on these and earlier matters. THERE was no longer any room for was further adjourned until April 15. with Covid-19 conditions. Ioane Lui Tumua, 33, at the bail address Jury faces charges of kidnapping and JADE Tahuri was sentenced to time he proposed, the court was told. assault with a blunt instrument. JAKE Hall, 22, was declined bail on a served of 252 days imprisonment (the A Samoan interpreter, who charge alleging he fraudulently obtained equivalent of an 18-month prison term) participated in the hearing by telephone, ROYDON Gordon was sentenced $4500 from an Auckland woman who on charges to which he pleaded guilty — relayed to Tumua the court’s direction to time served of 85 days, almost the was unknown to him. three breaches of a protection order and that he would be further remanded in equivalent of a six-month prison term, Hall is said to have directed the one of threatening behaviour. custody without plea until a judge’s list on charges to which he pleaded guilty woman by text message to enter her fixture on May 4. — drink-driving (464 micrograms), two credit card details into an online site. KUPA Farquar Simpson, 28, who counts of unlawfully taking a vehicle, Hall appeared from a prison remand faces charges of assault on a person in LUCIA McBeth, 37, was sentenced two counts of unlicensed driving, unit and was further remanded in a family relationship and assault with to four months imprisonment on two and failing to remain stopped for an custody without plea to appear again in intent to injure arising from alleged charges she admitted of assaulting enforcement officer. court on May 4. violence towards his mother’s partner, police. The sentence is cumulative on was granted bail and further remanded 10 months she is serving in lieu of a ROMEO Williams, 18, admitted RYLAND Franklin, 22, who is serving without plea until May 4. previously-imposed sentence of home twice breaching bail he was granted on a prison term imposed in February for detention, which she breached. charges of possessing methamphetamine his part in a 2018 burglary of Gisborne’s A PROPOSED bail address for and burglary. Portofino Restaurant, appeared from Stephen Houkamau, 23, was no longer DESI Jury, who is charged with Williams, who is yet to plead to the prison on an unrelated theft charge. suitable. He was further remanded in breaching a protection order, assault in substantive charges, was readmitted to He changed his previous not guilty custody to appear next at a judge’s list a family relationship, threatening to kill, bail and further remanded to appear at plea to guilty and was further remanded fixture on May 19. wilful damage, and perverting the course a registrar’s list on May 20. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 Strict limits as wood processing resumes

WELLINGTON — Some wood risks from the shutdown — the latter processors will be cleared to resume of which could have long-lasting and limited operations this week in order to “systemic implications” if not dealt with ensure supplies of key products during carefully. the current lockdown or to avoid costly “There’s a lot of expectation on the damage to plants. forestry sector that they will be able The Ministry for Primary Industries’ to live up to the standards that have forestry arm — Te Uru Rakau — will been required of them,” Jones told oversee a phased increase in activity by BusinessDesk. sawmills that produce essential goods No further widening of processing is such as timber for pallets and crates. expected before decisions are taken by Harvesting will not resume, and those the Government next week on the next mills will be supplied with felled logs phase of the lockdown, he said. already in forest stockpiles and then All of the country’s forestry trucked to mills. harvesting was halted last month as the LONG-LASTING IMPLICATIONS: Some wood processors have been cleared to In addition, makers of fibreboard and Government worked to maximise the resume work this week. File picture other engineered wood products will be number of people kept at home in order allowed to restart on a limited basis to to suppress the Covid-19 outbreak. mill in order to keep supplying packaging North Island. Additional logs were also use up perishable products such as resin Sawmills were shut nationwide and and tissue makers. needed for Oji’s operation at Kinleith, that would otherwise wreck machinery only plants making packaging and pallets In a statement yesterday, Jones said and commercial nurseries have also been it has been left in or have to be dumped, for essential food, export and medical a national stocktake last week showed allowed to resume work in order to keep creating environmental issues. supplies were allowed to continue supplies for several key products would seedlings for the industry alive until the Forestry Minister Shane Jones said operating. be exhausted before April 22. end of lockdown. the Government has always been willing Norske Skog Tasman’s paper mill As well as timber for pallets, shortages Jones said public health remains an to take a pragmatic approach in dealing at Kawerau was allowed to continue were also expected in wood supply for “absolute priority” and that was reflected with potentially anomalous situations operating until April 12 to ensure domestic heating in Canterbury, for in the staged and minimal reopening of arising during the Covid-19 lockdown. sufficient domestic newsprint supplies, wood pellet production for prisons and only those parts of the industry that were In doing so, it had to manage both the while Oji Fibre Solutions was required to food processors and for wood chip for needed for essential supplies. health risks and the potential economic concentrate its activities at its Kinleith fuel and animal welfare in the central — BusinessDesk A glimpse of life after lockdown WELLINGTON — Prime She wanted to focus on But it will Minister Jacinda Ardern said elimination to minimise the effect likely still be New Zealanders should expect big of coronavirus on New Zealanders’ quite restrictive restrictions on their interactions daily lives. with Finance with other people when the Asked about price-gouging, Minister Grant country moves to Alert Level 3. Ardern said the Government had Robertson She told Chris Lynch on been quick to respond where it calling it a Newstalk ZB this morning that it saw over-charging. move from still wasn’t known exactly when She said in some cases, seasonal “essential” New Zealand would move down changes were to blame for high to “safe” NEW ROLES: The Maori Party announced their new from its current Level 4 to the prices — like cauliflower — rather businesses. co-leaders as John Tamihere and Debbie Ngarewa- lower level. than price-gouging. As of Jacinda Ardern Packer. Picture supplied “One thing I will just flag is Ardern said she got updates on yesterday, New that at that level, because of the global research on coronavirus Zealand had risk we are trying to combat, vaccines and treatment drugs. 1386 positive cases of coronavirus, there will still be significant New Zealand was part of the with 20 new cases reported. Nine Maori Party ‘united restrictions on your interactions global research effort in these people have died after contracting with other people. areas, she said. the virus. “If you think about the need Yesterday, for the first time, to keep doing that, you will get a the number of people recovered in agreement’ over better idea of what life will still Because of the risk we from the coronavirus — 728 — be like. But it will be different are‘ trying to combat, there outweighed the number who still from Level 4.” will still be significant had symptoms of Covid-19. new co-leaders Other countries were now Thirteen people are in hospital extending their lockdown restrictions on your and two of those are in a critical WELLINGTON — The ensure that there is a Maori because they introduced their interactions with other condition in intensive care units. Maori Party has announced pandemic response,” he said. restrictions later, she said. people. An elderly man who died in John Tamihere and Debbie He said Tamihere had The Government would his Invercargill home on Tuesday Ngarewa-Packer will be the given whanau who were on provide details on how it ’ —Jacinda Ardern night is believed to be the tenth new co-leaders of the party. ‘struggle street’ hope. would impact schools, business, coronavirus-related fatality. Ngarewa-Packer is the “John has a wealth of workplaces and other sectors this The cause of death was not party’s Te Tai Hauauru leadership experience, which afternoon, she said. The confidential reports she confirmed yesterday but if it was candidate and Tamihere we have seen through his Asked about small to medium was getting were the same as the found to be Covid-19, it would be is standing in Tamaki many roles throughout his businesses struggling during the public reports — that a vaccine the first death in the community. Makaurau. career, including his current lockdown, she said Government was likely to take at least 12 But the country wasn’t yet out Maori Party president role as CEO of the Whanau knew they were vulnerable. months. of the woods and Director-General Che Wilson said party Ora Commissioning Agency She cited the support the The four-week lockdown of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, members were united where he had the foresight Government had provided, in officially ends next Wednesday said “very rigorous testing” and in agreement that both to source and purchase bulk particular the wage subsidy, but night, at 11.59pm, but the contact tracing would now be candidates brought supplies two weeks before also changes around rent arrears Government won’t announce fundamental in the effort to fight outstanding mana and lockdown,” he said. and tax changes. whether the country will move the deadly virus. leadership to the leadership Wilson said the Maori “They really have been a big down a level until next week. Another aged-care facility in positions. people needed the party focus for us.” However, New Zealanders will Auckland was revealed to have Wilson said the co-leaders to hold the Government to Ardern said all New Zealanders today get to hear about what had an outbreak yesterday, were chosen so that they account now more than ever. had the “sad benefit” of life looks like after the lockdown meaning six are now associated could represent the people “We support the experiencing lockdown later than — expect to see pubs and food with a Covid-19 cluster. There are during this difficult time. Government’s efforts, but others. courts still closed but potentially 16 clusters in total. “Debbie has demonstrated delays in Maori-specific New Zealand’s approach worked takeaways allowed and more The number of cases worldwide her leadership abilities time pandemic responses and for both the health of the country police on the roads. has passed the two million mark. and time again. their unprecedented and the economy, she said. The Government will release In New York, the epicentre of “She has mobilised her emergency powers are why She said she had discussed with guidance around Alert Levels the pandemic, residents have been iwi in response to Covid-19, it is so important that we other global leaders what it could 3 and 2 and what measures told they must now wear masks working daily with other iwi have a voice, he said. look like if countries had a second businesses would need to have in where physical distancing is not leaders and the Crown to — RNZ wave of coronavirus. place at each step. possible. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 7

Living at Alert Level 4 Thursday 16 April Update

We’re now in week four at Alert Level 4. Remember, our actions now will impact our future. We need to continue to save lives by staying home.

How can I safely check on those who are What can I do if I experience, or know someone living alone during Alert Level 4? who is experiencing, violence at home? Stay in touch. Call, text message, email, and video-chat each other. If you’re not safe at home, it’s okay to leave your bubble to ask for You can’t visit others physically, but you can connect with your help. If you have to leave, you can contact a friend or neighbour. family and friends in those ways. Remember, it’s important to keep Call 111 as soon as you can. If you are safe, remember that you can in touch with your family, whānau and community connections. keep an eye-out for friends and neighbours. If you have concerns about a young person, call 0508 FAMILY (0508 326 459). What can I do if I’m alone and need help? If you can’t get essential supplies and have no other support, Where can I seek help if I’m feeling your local Civil Defence Emergency Management group can help. overwhelmed? Food bank services may also be available in your area. Go to If you feel you are not coping, it is important to seek help and Covid19.govt.nz and click ‘Help for people who can’t get professional support. Your family doctor is a good starting point. essential supplies’. For support with grief, anxiety, distress or mental wellbeing, you can also call or text the ‘Need to talk?’ service on 1737. This is free, What if I haven’t heard from my child’s school and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It gives you the chance about Term 2 requirements? to talk with a trained counsellor. To conirm what you or your child needs to do to start Term 2, check the school website or contact the school. Is there somewhere I can access tools to help me through feelings of anxiety? Can I share and trade goods in my community? We have free tools and apps to help you through. Find them by We’re avoiding all non-essential travel and face-to-face contact going to Covid19.govt.nz and searching for ‘your mental wellbeing’. while we protect our bubbles. That means we can’t post items, They include tips for parents or caregivers who want to discuss we shouldn’t meet up to trade items, and we should stay home. mental health and wellbeing with primary-school aged children. Please avoid sharing and swapping items with neighbours. This can increase the risk of spreading COVID-19 by contact Who can I contact if I see people not following with other people or surfaces. the rules on self-isolation? You can tell the Police by completing the online form at Alert Level 4 is a great time for a clean out. But please don’t leave 105.police.govt.nz. Where possible, try to keep the phones your unwanted furniture or clothes on the street or outside charity free for those that need them in an emergency. shops that are closed. Put them to one side until charity shops open again. Avoid buying and selling items on online auctions and marketplaces (except from approved essential categories on Trade Me). You can browse items and place bids, but you can’t receive the items until Alert Level 4 is over.

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PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Health workers on the front line of the deadliest cluster MediaWorks hit of Covid-19 cases have only just been given access to the most protective type of face masks. by ‘a number’ Six patients from the Rosewood Rest Home have died from Covid-19 at Burwood Hospital. Health authorities have always said they have of virus cases had access to personal protective equipment. But Burwood Hospital general manager Dan Coward by Ben Leahy, NZ Herald said they had only had access to full-face visors and the safer N95 masks since yesterday. The AUCKLAND — Television and radio station change was to give staff options, not because the owner MediaWorks has been hit with “a number” gear they had been wearing was substandard, of coronavirus cases, the company’s boss has he said. Some staff had said goggles were revealed. uncomfortable and they would prefer to Michael Anderson, chief executive of the wear visors. But the Nurses’ Organisation company that owns Three, told a special kaiwhakahaere, Kerri Nuku, said that was not parliamentary committee the company’s 1200 correct and staff wanted the visors because they staff were facing many challenges at the moment. were safer. RNZ picture This included keeping safe during the pandemic. “We’ve had a number of people pick up Covid-19 within our organisation,” Anderson yesterday told the Epidemic Response Committee, chaired by Opposition leader Simon Bridges. Landlords ‘not helping’ “We’re very mindful of the safety and very supportive of the Level 4 lockdown.” Anderson said his company cared deeply about its staff and was fighting hard to keep them Renters call for compassion during crisis safe and employed during the coronavirus crisis. His comments came after the company by Nita Blake-Persen, RNZ Monday before the lockdown came into “You might take six months off your informed staff in an email over the weekend place. mortgage payments but instead of that one of its workers had been identified as a TAURANGA — Tenants struggling to “We’re not at the point of not knowing adding six months on the end of them, possible Covid-19 case. pay rent as the lockdown drags on say where our next meal is coming from, it may end up being 12 months or 13 The company’s health and safety manager calls for landlords to show compassion but it feels like in my current situation, months and the cost of that is normally wrote: “I’m emailing to advise you that there is a are going unanswered. things are not looking so bright.” quite a lot more than the cost of actually staff member with a potential case of Covid-19 A pause on mortgage payments has John’s not alone in needing help — paying your mortgage for that time.” who worked on (level 3) Flower Street over the not trickled down to rental deferrals for more than 317,000 people received She said landlords have bills too — weekend.” most tenants, with thousands having the Government’s accommodation and they can’t help tenants if they’re As a result, the area where the staffer worked to request emergency accommodation supplement last month. struggling themselves. underwent a “deep-clean” overnight, with staff supplements to get by. New Zealand Property Investors “Ninety percent of our members only being told contact-tracing was now being carried But landlords say they have bills Federation president Sharon Cullwick own their own house plus one other out. to pay too, and they need to help said a survey of its 620 members, who property — they have to look after A MediaWorks spokeswoman would not reveal themselves before they can pass that on. own more than 6000 rental properties, themselves before they start putting the more details about the cases when contacted by Tauranga man John is among those found that during the second week oxygen mask on to other people.” the NZ Herald last night. who are struggling to pay the rent at the of lockdown more than 6 percent had She said members of the New Zealand Media companies are deemed essential moment. reduced rent for tenants and 2.6 percent Property Investors Federation were workers during the lockdown, but, despite His partner is pregnant with the baby had agreed to rent deferrals. often older people who had their rental reporting on the outbreak, have yet to suffer from due next month and after four weeks She said while mortgage holiday properties as a retirement plan. many positive test cases. of ACC leave, he was due to head back schemes were available, they were often More than 580,000 households in New to work as a landscape gardener the not a good option for homeowners. Zealand are renters.

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CTU economist Andrea surface it was attractive and Residents had to evacuate the area Black said underlying the simple, but people in hardship between Breaker Bay and Owhiro Bay benefit rules for relationships would still need top-ups, and and some spent the night in motels. was a “1950s expectation that in some cases, it would go to Owhiro Bay resident Robb Noble one partner will support the people who did not need it. and his wife felt the full force of other”. Finance Minister Grant nature when he returned home after “But since about the ‘90s Robertson said a universal helping put sandbags on neighbouring our households have kept off basic income was one of the properties. His wife was swept out to hardship . . . by both partners options being considered to sea and then taken to hospital in a going out to work. help people who lose their jobs moderate condition. “Now that we are coming or face uncertainty. “It came so quickly. A freak wave into a world with increased However, National Party came over the top which wiped out CLEARING UP: A worker attempting to clear debris dumped by unemployment, this is going to leader Simon Bridges did the handrailing on the bridge across huge swells rolling in to Owhiro Bay on Wellington’s south coast. become more exacerbated. You not support a universal basic from us . . . she (his wife) got swept NZ Herald picture have one partner lose their income. “What would concern under, had a big drink of seawater front yard and a few other things. Pretty talking to the neighbours who have job and if the other partner is me is the situation where and managed to get herself out okay, much everyone’s property had a bit been here a bit longer than us — it’s even full-time minimum wage, effectively you are seeing the eventually,” he told Morning Report. of a bashing. We’ve just arrived home the worst they’ve ever seen.” the household has completely same or double funding for the She was in a bit of shock and was now and we’re sort of starting to do an Police said there was no further lost that second income.” same issue.” bruised. “It was all a bit unexpected assessment of the damage caused.” damage overnight during the high tide. She said it was time to look Last month, the Government and a bit freakish.” He recalls the waves coming in MetService said the waves were now again at the WINZ rules. announced wage subsidies He was trapped between his truck through to yesterday morning when about half the height of yesterday and “To be fair, it’s reasonable to would be available for and the house while trying to board up neighbours began placing sandbags were expected to continue to flatten, have some sort of limit.” businesses in all parts of the the garage, but the neighbours rushed and moving cars and boats to avoid though cordons remained in place in In addition, increasing the country that can show they to help before the next wave came “so large-scale damage. Owhiro Bay this morning. benefit was also needed. have had a 30 percent decline that was lucky”, he said, but the truck “It was in the space of two minutes Philippa Murdoch from the “The current $25 that in revenue for any month wasn’t working now. that most of the damage was done and MetService said usually swell peaks the Government has done between January and June As of this morning, things had it turned out that what we were doing rolled in every 10 seconds but these alongside indexing it to 2020 compared to the year calmed down and there had been no to protect ourselves was not going to were hitting every 16 seconds. incomes rather than prices is before. more damage. do a damn thing to help us. The waves “That means that there’s a lot of very welcome, but that $25 in For eligible businesses, “All of the damage was done are just so big and you just couldn’t do power in those waves, so it’s not just a couple’s household — they employers will be paid $585.50 yesterday,” he said when the waves hit anything,” Noble said. the height that goes into driving how get $25 total. per week for full-time staff, at about 11am. “(It’s the) first time we’ve seen it like strong they are it’s also that long-wave “But absolutely benefits and $350 for part-time staff. “We’re going to be remodelling the that. We’ve been here for five years, period.” — RNZ need to rise. The Welfare — RNZ ‘We need that fine-grained data’ Data on contact tracing, tests, borders needed to inform lockdown level by Phil Pennington, RNZ right form to be analysed properly, he improvements in how it was coming ANALYSING said. through in the past week, he said, but SITUATION: An WELLINGTION — There appear to “It’s possible. I know getting the some of the contact-tracing data was electronic sign be gaps in the government’s data on data into a robust form is a real “really weak”. outside a Covid-19 Covid-19 that must be filled before challenge for our system because He said the quality of data on testing station near a decision is made on reducing the it has been under-resourced, testing was about eight or nine out of the entrance to lockdown level, two top advisors say. progressively for many years. And 10, but it was not easy to compile. Semenoff Stadium. Epidemiologist Michael Baker, who this is really a massive increase in “Some of that information is still Northern Advocate is on the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 capability and expectations.” sent around by fax these days, so picture via NZ Herald technical advisory group, said some He said clear data showing whether you can imagine that’s quite hard to of the data he needed to see to be contact tracing was good enough to transcribe. But we we are starting to confident of going to Alert Level 3 may loosen restrictions should be available, get that information now”. not exist yet. but he had never seen it despite “That’s giving us confidence in our “There’s a whole suite of data I asking the ministry repeatedly for it. own estimates of the spread of the would like to see, to make it really The ministry was not being secretive disease.” clear that we’re ready to . . . drop down but faced a high workload combining However, the team was struggling to our response level,” he said. data from a range of systems, he said, get good data on contact tracing. Prof Baker told RNZ he had been with hundreds of people working on it “We’re at the bottom end of the asking the ministry for weeks for across different organisations. scale,” Prof Hendy said. certain key data about border control, “There are holes, yes, and there “I understand the demands on contact tracing and testing but had are data sitting in all sorts of different the contact-tracing operations at the not received it, nor had the advisory databases that are not compatible,” moment they’re working as fast as they being deployed in that region that of this to detect all possible cases subgroup he was on with four other Baker said. can. But that’s a bit of a blind spot for would minimise those risks,” he said. and to ensure there is no community epidemiologists. “I know there’s a lot of work us in our modelling.” “I think that’s a difficult call to make. transmission before lifting Alert Level “I don’t think any of the happening “We have “I mean, we’re watching the data (in) 4 restrictions,” Dr Jones said. epidemiologists I know have seen data on this and some really real time . . . case numbers are falling He said there were 41 cases in the covering all of these key measures.” things move The public deserved to see weak idea of and have been falling for a little while region, with 2276 people tested. The public deserved to see that data very fast, so that‘ data before the Cabinet how much . . . we’ll be more confident about our Several other DHBs said they had before the Cabinet decision on Monday these data that capacity risk assessment come the end of the increased testing by swabbing people about changing the alert level, Baker may well be decision on Monday about could be week.” with very minor symptoms this week. said. available changing the alert level. I’m scaled. So The ministry had been aware of their Some, including Wellington, “Someone needs to see these data very soon. hoping the data will appear let’s say we need to get the data quickly, he said. Northland and the Bay of Plenty, were to say, yes, the system’s all performing I mean, that had another “It’s been working pretty hard to try sending mobile clinics out to more adequately. I think that’s really vital. would be my very soon, because I think it regional to fill the gaps and we’ve already seen remote areas. “I’m hoping these data will appear hope . . . we is a critical input for making a outbreak some gaps filled.” Others were using advertising very soon, because I think it is a need to see decision of this magnitude. in a few The average contact tracing time to encourage people to get tested critical input for making a decision of these data weeks time, for a given person was still unknown, or getting essential services to this magnitude.” because —Michael’ Baker how much however, and Hendy said he expected encourage people with minor This was more detailed information these resource can it was simply not being recorded in symptoms to come forward. than was available in the public are critical for telling us that these be deployed to one of the regions to detail yet. Baker said the health system The ministry said New Zealand now statistics the ministry was putting out. defences are all working effectively.” contain that outbreak?” was doing its best to catch up. had one of the broadest suspect case “We know we’ve seen cases occur Auckland University Professor He was not confident they knew Hawke’s Bay medical officer of definitions in the world, to encourage in settlements on the West Coast that Shaun Hendy is expected to submit to enough to make a call on going to health Nick Jones said there needed to testing. didn’t seem to have an origin. So we the government, tomorrow, his team’s Alert Level 3 region by region. be more testing to gain a true picture Its testing surveillance plan was “a really need that fine-grained data.” modelling on the risks of an outbreak “If you’re going to relax that region of the disease in the region. living document” that was regularly Border control systems may be from easing the lockdown. earlier than the rest of the country, “The government has been very reviewed by the epidemiology effective, and the data for them may The team had about three-quarters then there’s things you’d like to know clear that we have plenty of testing subgroup of the Technical Advisory exist, but it might not exist yet in the of the data they needed, after about the way that public health is capacity. We need to make the most Group, it said. 12 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 Media bid for emergency help by Radio NZ’s Mediawatch “It’s a cliff we can’t see the bottom of. It’s commercial survival — and retaining a national more of publicly-funded programming money dark,” said Michael Anderson, chief executive network of their journalists. each year than any other outlet, but none did). WELLINGTON — News media representatives of MediaWorks, the owner of TV channel Three The Commerce Commission declined it in addressed Parliament’s Epidemic Response which put its entire TV arm up for sale before the 2018 on the grounds one company would be anti- Local papers still in limbo Committee yesterday in a four-hour session Covid-19 crisis hit. competitive in some areas and reduce plurality to set out the crisis their industry faces as the “We need certainty (about) what is coming and diversity within the media. The courts backed The issue of the safety of delivering local government finalises a package of measures to next so we can build a structure around that,” he them up. non-daily newspapers — many of which are still help them survive. said. NZME’s Shayne Currie told the Committee: deemed ‘non essential’ and therefore not being Major news media organisations have had NZME chief editor Shayne Currie said one in “We are already losing plurality now . . . not published — is also yet to be resolved. huge bumps in engagement and readership three New Zealanders have read its news during because of a merger.” Later, Community Newspapers Association during the Covid-19 crisis, but the stalled the crisis online, on radio, in its flagship New Pattrick Smellie of BusinessDesk and Mark chair David McKenzie, who had to lobby to economy has amplified the financial problems Zealand Herald and other papers. Jennings of Newsroom.co.nz both said a merger appear before the committee, said uncertainty they already had. But advertising income was down more than of Stuff and NZME would come too late to be had harmed some of the 80-plus publishers of When the New Zealand Herald’s publisher 50 percent, he said. effective — and smaller media businesses would local papers and some would now go out of NZME announced 200 redundancies on Monday, Seventy percent of its ad revenue came from suffer. business. Finance Minister Grant Robertson described SMEs which “don’t have the need or the cash to The one executive cautioning against bold He said government media interventions the media as “a patient with pre-existing advertise right now”, he told the Committee. moves was MediaWorks chief executive Michael should “support all not just big corporates with conditions”. Anderson. challenged balance sheets”. “Not every business in crisis is due to Covid- A common enemy “There’s no pot of gold in newspapers, but we 19,” he said. Govt response under wraps run small operations so we are in good shape,” This is the problem the government faces Currie — and many other media reps who he said. finalising measures to keep media companies appeared — backed Gavin Ellis in urging the Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said the ‘Let’s see who survives,” he said. going — the risk of spending big sums on outfits government to switch its own advertising spend announcement of short-term measures for the already ailing. from Google and Facebook to local media. media “within the week” would give them “some Talk-time is over The whole media ecosystem will eventually “It disturbs me that the government uses certainty for six to 12 months . . . allowing us to need an overhaul, but we need to buy time. We (them) at an exponentially growing rate and only have more conversations”. Newsroom’s co-editor Mark Jennings backed can’t recraft the ecosystem if there’s nothing left a fraction of their spend goes to local platforms,” He also said bringing forward government the idea of New Zealand on Air with a bigger to recraft,” said the Committee’s special witness, Mr Ellis said. advertising spending by 12 months was an idea contestable budget to fund more journalism on a former New Zealand Herald editor Gavin Ellis. Shayne Currie pointed to moves in France to he had already discussed with media companies “best idea wins” basis. “These are not normal times but media are not “force Google to start negotiating with media directly. Duncan Greive, managing editor of The normal enterprises,” he said outlining his own companies for the content that appears in its But he gave few other clues about the Spinoff, told the Committee New Zealand on submission. search engine” and he said Australia’s regulator government’s priorities, but the government’s Air could be an “honest broker”, but he said he He believed state-owned media cannot be “not the ACCC was preparing to move on tech giants’ broadcasting funding agency New Zealand on Air didn’t envy the government’s task of trying to the be-all and end all of a democratic landscape”. dominance of online ads. may be at the heart of it. settle on “the least-worst option”. “They are not too big to fail, but they are too “Every dollar the government spends on “We have gone from 4000 journalists to less important to fail,” he said. Google and Facebook is a dollar (not spent on) TVNZ pitches than 2000 in a few years while our population has How much the government is prepared to supporting New Zealand. Buy New Zealand is risen,” he said. spend to buy time for troubled media — and at my message,” said TVNZ’s chief executive Kevin TVNZ’s chief executive Kevin Kenrick told The top brass of Stuff and NZME were what cost — will only be revealed later this week, Kenrick, joining the chorus. the Committee it should not try to “defy gravity” repeating arguments made to the Commerce according to Broadcasting, Communications and “When you have an industry on its knees and by trying to fix pre-Covid weaknesses in the Commission hearings and the court in 2017 and Digital Media Minister Kris Faafoi. the government is spending billions on business sector. 2018. . . . the first thing to do is stop scoring own “Fund local content irrespective of public Media executives have been talking about Big audiences, but few ads goals,” he said. or commercial,” he said, insisting TVNZ’s real these issues too with PWC consultants competition was not local rivals, but offshore commissioned by government to make the case Few answers emerged over four hours Mega-merger green light? providers offering no local content. for a new public media entity to replace RNZ questioning 12 media representatives and the Why are we funding you if Netflix is your and TVNZ. The current government appointed a minister. Executives of Stuff and NZME also applauded biggest competitor? asked the Committee’s chair Ministerial Advisory Group in 2017 to ponder the But it was made clear to MPs the commercial Gavin Ellis for urging the government to Simon Bridges accusingly. issues — and scrapped it in 2019. part of an industry officially classed as an green-light the controversial merger of the two “You are not funding me,” Kenrick replied — This week the PM said the media “patients” ‘essential service’ during the crisis now has an companies, others were not keen. pointing out TVNZ’s revenue is predominantly needed “triage” after the shock of Covid-19 and existential crisis because its advertising revenue NZME and Stuff’s top brass told the committee from advertising. that would be step one of the government’s has fallen off a cliff. a merger offered the best chance of medium-term (MPs could have replied that TVNZ gets the response this week. Countdown launches estore to cope with demand

AUCKLAND — Countdown will their online shopping needs. Instead, a team of 200 personal triple the number of pick-up orders deliver more than 7500 online shopping Online customer registration was 10 shoppers, including 105 new to processed at affected stores. orders each week through an online-only times higher than Countdown would Countdown and 94 transferred from “This is crucial in these challenging dedicated store which launched today. normally see each week, general manager other stores, will run the eStore. times when we know so many people are The Penrose-based supermarket will for digital Sally Copland said. Delivery trucks will operate daily relying on online shopping.” help alleviate growing online shopping “With New Zealanders staying home between 6am and 7pm, with staff Meanwhile, the supermarket chain demand which has skyrocketed since the for the lockdown, visits to our website replenishing stock — when orders are not has also partnered with Boston-based coronavirus lockdown started. have increased 300 percent,” Copland being packed — with 25,000 products. eGrocery company Takeoff Technologies To help keep up with the number said. It will service delivery orders for to help in-store shopping. of online orders, Countdown has been “This means our new store dedicated Countdown stores in Mt Wellington, St Technology developed by the company forced to close six of its stores nationwide to serving online shoppers is more Johns, Three Kings, Mt Eden, Botany, quickly picks and moves the most temporarily. important than ever.” Manukau City Mall, Meadowlands and popular grocery items to shoppers on a Countdown’s Grey Lynn Central, The new 8800sqm eStore’s layout is Manurewa. conveyor belt. Northwest, Tauranga and Moorhouse organised based on sales data to increase Online pick-up orders will continue However, fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, stores transitioned to help service online picking efficiency. to operate, with increased windows fish, delicatessen items and slower- orders only. And while it looks like any other available at each store due to delivery moving goods will continue to be picked Meanwhile, staff members at Albert supermarket with a butchery, bakery and orders being moved to the eStore. manually. No jobs will be replaced by the St Metro and Cable Car Lane were shelves lined with products, no customers Copland said it was thought increasing technology once it arrives in-store later redeployed to other stores to support are allowed in-store. Countdown’s delivery capacity would this year. — NZ Herald

investor confidence. Property For Industry declined 1.5 percent SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY Refining NZ climbed 15.1 percent to 99 cents to $2.01 after pulling its earnings and dividend following a strategic review to ensure the long- guidance warning it may have to provide WELLINGTON — New Zealand shares rose as bad news in the medium term. term viability of the business. assistance to some of its tenants in the short investors recovered confidence in the long-term “There is still good value in the market, a lot The review includes whether or not to break term to protect the long-term earnings of the prospects of heavily sold stocks amid signs the of these stocks are sold off from previous levels up its operations or move to a fuel import company. Covid-19 pandemic may be beginning to ease. and from a long-term perspective there is some model. Other property stocks were stronger. Argosy Vista Group International, Air New Zealand and pretty good buying,” he said. Davies said that investors were likely Property rose 5.6 percent to $1.03, Kiwi Property Kathmandu Holdings all notched up double-digit Proposed tax reform to let previously reassured by the refinery making early moves to Group increased 2.6 percent to 98 cents and gains. profitable companies claim forecast losses may protect the long-term outlook. Goodman Property Trust advanced 2.1 percent The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 2.5 percent, also have offered investors a sense of security. “In this market investors just want to know to $2.175. to 10,409.94. Within the index, 44 stocks rose A number of today’s leaders had faced the what each company is doing and sometimes PaySauce rose 12.5 percent to 45 cents after and six fell. Turnover was $340 million. biggest falls earlier in the year, Davies said just an update on that is enough to give people it reported it had doubled year-on-year earnings Investors were cheered by the slowing pace yesterday. enough confidence to start buying again,” he and raised $4 million of fresh capital during the of new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand and Vista led the market higher jumping said. previous quarter. the increasing likelihood lockdown conditions 20.7 percent to $1.40, Air New Zealand advanced A2 Milk rose 4 percent to an all-time high of SeaDragon fell 16 percent to 10.5 cents after will be eased next Wednesday. They continued 13.5 percent to $1.18 and Kathmandu increased $19.10 as it benefitted from weakness in the announcing it would seek to delist from the NZX to buy into stocks which have been sold off 11.6 percent to 77 cents. New Zealand dollar and healthy demand for its in an effort to cut regulatory costs following sharply through the crisis. Davies said news that Norges Bank products. another year of losses. Grant Davies, an investment adviser at Investment Management, which manages “They’ve ridden out the sell-off sentiment Port of Tauranga posted the biggest fall on Hamilton Hindin Greene, said confidence was Norway’s pension fund, had bought a 5 percent and then some, continuing to reward patient the NZX50, dropping 2.4 percent to $6.66. returning to the market despite the risk of more stake in Kathmandu may have also supported investors,” Davies said. — BusinessDesk The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 OPINION 13 Coronavirus Let’s prioritise science, technology by Manu Caddie happening have carried on but for all intents and 1972, agriculture was at the top of the list of 10 and basic purposes, the plan — which largely didn’t rely sectors and retail was at number two. A SURVEY on March 30 of on the gigabit subsidy — has been forgotten and As governments and local authorities around 317 chief financial officers barely mentioned since. the world start planning for a cautious return to across a broad range of A year later in 2015, the Government sought the new normal of post-lockdown society, the incomes . . . industries revealed that three- proposals for Regional Research Institutes, city of Amsterdam is working closely with British by Gwynne Dyer quarters of the companies plan designed to inject research and technical economist Kate Raworth who replaced economic to permanently move some of capability into regions that don’t host a orthodoxy with a model of the economy as a IN times of great emergency, their staff to working remotely. university. Similar to the Gigatown effort, an doughnut. all sorts of things that used This kind of change represents impressive array of Tairawhiti businesses, The inner ring of Raworth’s doughnut sets out to seem unthinkable suddenly huge opportunities for a region like Tairawhiti local authorities and education organisations the minimum we need to lead a good life, derived enter the realm of possibility. A that still has comparatively low housing costs scrambled together, partnered with a group of from the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It national health service paid for (though a real housing shortage), a relaxed pace universities and created a great proposal. When ranges from food and clean water to a minimum by taxes and free at the point of of life and reasonable year-round climate. Tairawhiti didn’t get short-listed, the plan was level of housing, sanitation, energy, education, delivery in the United States, for We’ve seen a number of technology-based likewise abandoned and probably never looked healthcare, gender equality, income and political example, or a guaranteed basic income in Spain. companies relocate to the region in the past few at again. voice. Anyone without access to these minimum “We are going to implement a minimum basic years, and many more could be persuaded to Successive governments have promised tens standards is living in the doughnut’s hole. income as soon as possible,” said Nadia Calviño, establish offices in Tairawhiti if central and local of millions to Tairawhiti, mostly for roads and The outer ring of the doughnut represents Spain’s deputy prime minister and economics agencies can look beyond logs. forestry-related projects — much of the cash the ecological ceiling drawn up by earth-system minister, early last week. She added that it will not In 2014 Tairawhiti had the Gigatown prize never materialises as bureaucratic processes scientists. It highlights the boundaries across “just be for this special situation, but for good”. snatched away by some last-minute rejigging delay payouts, the region can’t spend it fast which communities should not go to avoid Plenty of governments are providing what of the rules and Dunedin got 53,000 homes enough and/or the funds get reprioritised in the damaging the climate, soils, water bodies and amounts to a basic income to millions of laid- and businesses subsidised with cheap gigabit next budget or election cycle. biodiversity. off employees for the duration of this “special connections. While we might argue about how Living near Ruatorea for the past five As Tairawhiti business, political and community situation”. Britain is covering 80 percent of transformative a similar outcome for our region years, I’ve spoken with quite a few students, leaders consider options for local initiatives people’s normal salaries for at least three might have been, the real tragedy is that the whanau and educators who desperately want to recalibrate the regional economy, hopefully months, up to a maximum of £2,500 ($NZ5170) a comprehensive digital plan hundreds of Tairawhiti more employment options than roading and with central government support, let’s ensure month, if their employers will just keep them on residents and organisations contributed to forestry. According to Statistics NZ, science and science and technology are prioritised — both to the books. Canada is paying workers affected designing was in the bin within a month and technology is now the largest sector of the top inform the shape of our current doughnut, and by the coronavirus outbreak $C2000 ($NZ2360) never to be heard of again. 10 contributors to GDP and agriculture is the to help design an evidence-based recipe for truly a month for up to four months. Even the US A few of the initiatives that were already smallest, just below retail. When I was born in sustainable employment opportunities. government will be providing its citizens with two $US1000 cheques over the next three months (plus $US500 extra for each child) — and they don’t even have to be out of work to get them. But all these benefits are temporary, to be withdrawn when things are back to normal. I’d be getting a bit mad by now The question is: do we really want to go back FROM UNCLE CRAIG’S our civilisation is doomed. Worldwide we death to old people, especially old people to “normal”, if that means many people live on ROCKING CHAIR expect close to 60 million deaths a year; already suffering from life-threatening welfare and barely scrape by, and a great many by Craig Bauld we need them to make room for new conditions, I’d be getting a bit mad by more (the “working poor”) work very hard but still people. And currently there are at least now. don’t have enough to live a comfortable life? I TAKE no pleasure in double that number of new people. It used to be that old people wished In normal times this is a highly ideological writing this, but there are Dying is normal. It is proper. If better lives for their children and their issue, with a lot of people convinced that those some truths that need to Covid-19 is hastening a few deaths, good grandchildren. We are supposed to below them on the income ladder are just lazy be aired. on it. Helps bring the birth rate and want the world to provide them with and undeserving even of charity, let alone welfare The most recent, much the death rate back into sync, which is greater opportunities, to allow them to payments. Yet those convictions are easily put on reduced, panic message from health absolutely necessary if we are to cope live in peace, racial harmony, financial hold when some emergency means those higher experts was that 14,400 New Zealanders with global warming (basically caused by ease, good spirits, a bit more equitable up the ladder also need government help. could die from coronavirus if we just too many people) or future pandemics. distribution of wealth. For old-fashioned Calviño is clearly using this crisis to advance continued as normal. Sorry, the people It is incredible to me that the media old people, like me and many others, that a project that she and many others in her party who produced that report should be create sensations about 100,000 deaths is still the case. We don’t want you to have long favoured: a basic income that nobody sacked for incompetence. The ones who worldwide from Covid-19. Whoop-de-doo. mollycoddle us at the expense of the new can fall below, with any shortfall made up by suggested the death toll could be 80,000, There are 1,400,000 deaths worldwide generations. Please stop it. the government. (Not, as some have incorrectly and the “journalists” who reported it, each year from road accidents! 100,000 is I stood in a long queue at a reported, a “Universal Basic Income” that goes to should be charged with treason. They a drop in the bucket. Unimportant in the supermarket the other day. A nice young everybody regardless of need). contributed significantly to a situation grand scheme of things. About 50 million man came up and offered to take me There’s nothing wrong with exploiting the where the New Zealand economy has died from the Spanish flu at a time when to the head of the line, because I am, disruption caused by a crisis to launch new suffered a gigantic blow, and they the world population wasn’t much more apparently, “special”. I politely refused. policies. As Niccolo Machiavelli said 500 years encouraged panic and despair in the than a quarter of what it is today. I am retired, I’ve got all the time in the ago: “Never waste the opportunity offered by a populace. In wartime they would be shot. Does that sound hard? Well good, world. Why would I want to be promoted good crisis.” But is Basic Income a good policy? Spreading confusion and fear in a time of somebody has to be hard. ahead of all those people in the queue? It’s certainly a good policy politically, because trouble is disgraceful. I have said previously that if I were People with children. People hurting those who benefit from it will probably vote for New Zealand, I might remind everyone, Maori I’d probably be an activist. And if for money, hassled and harried and you. It’s probably a good policy economically, expects about 30,000 deaths a year. I were a young person in today’s climate, struggling. They are my children. They because the beneficiaries, still being relatively Thank Heaven for that — if knackered watching my job, my business, my debt are my country’s future. I didn’t pay taxes poor, will immediately spend the money and old people don’t move aside and allow levels, my prospects, my ability to care all those years in order to live forever; boost the economy. new generations to prosper, if old people for my family, all disappear in smoke I paid them so that newer generations And it may well be neutral fiscally, because don’t die off and make room for babies, because of a misguided attempt to deny would have a life, as I have had a life. the money paid out in various unemployment and welfare programmes, plus the cost of administering those programmes, may be around the same as the cost of bringing the poorest fifth of the population up to the level of the slightly higher earners in the next fifth in a single, simple If not police, bring in the troops payment. If it should turn out to cost a bit more, by Clive Bibby activities have been designed based on what concerns of locals worried about the likelihood of it would still be a small price to pay for raising so works in a democratic society, accepting of the infections spreading to their vulnerable pakeke, many people out of desperation and giving their EVEN utopian societies are notion that with civil liberties and freedoms the implementation of these particular defensive children better opportunities for the future. not exempt from flaws in their comes a responsibility for self-discipline mechanisms has been mismanaged, resulting in This was the kind of thinking that motivated structure — nothing ever is or and, occasionally, a need for acceptance of unnecessary difficulties for the local authorities. the people who had lived through the Great will be perfect, and it is good to extraordinary measures that might be put in Had the Government responded differently to Depression and World War 2 to build welfare keep that levelling principle in place for the common good during an emergency. local concerns, by organising police-supervised states in all developed countries in the quarter- mind when organising defences This is such a time and so far the system roadblocks in areas where they are deemed century after 1945. They wanted to improve against major threats such as seems to be coping without resorting to the more to be effective, it could have averted all this the lives of their citizens, but they also wanted the Covid-19 virus. extreme measures associated with martial law. unnecessary confrontation between members of to head off the populist anger and nationalist In modern times, we do have the benefit of However, a key component of achieving communities who should have more important demagoguery that had made the war possible. information and historical data that should be nationwide acceptance of the special laws that things on their minds. Those things are on the rise again, because the helpful if used properly during a crisis such as have been introduced, to match the new threat, is But, in our area at least, they didn’t and that gap between the rich and the rest has widened the one we are currently addressing. the need for administration of the law to be seen led to the locals taking things into their own steadily for the past 40 years in the developed For example, we do have a pretty good as being evenly applied throughout the land. hands. In the process, an important principle is countries. Fixing it will require a reshaping of the handle on our version of the human character, Any suspicion amongst the citizenry that overlooked. welfare state, and nothing will narrow the gap particularly how a certain group of likeminded some groups are being offered special status to If temporary roadblocks are deemed to be faster than raising the incomes of the poorest. people might react under given circumstances. operate above the law threatens the objectives important parts of the new order then the only Making that kind of change in normal times is Their track record under pressure is well of the programmes designed to eradicate this personnel with the authority, resources and mana a Sisyphean task, but when the government must documented and we should note any disease as quickly as possible. By allowing even capable of manning them responsibly are the confine much of the population to their homes complicating factors and build them into plans the perception of special treatment of some police — and, if they feel the need for additional because of the pandemic and many of them lose that will be acceptable to and supported by the groups, when the rest of the country is being help, then the army can easily supply the extra their incomes as a result, it tends to broaden majority of citizens. asked to make extraordinary sacrifices, is a troops. people’s minds about the possibilities. To not do so would be an abrogation of civic recipe for a breakdown of society itself. No need for the locals to take the law into their A small wager. The Spanish government will be responsibilities by the authorities who already The establishment of locally-manned own hands. only the first of many to propose a basic income have licence to operate on our behalf during roadblocks in an effort to limit the spread of the That is as it should be and it shouldn’t be hard as a permanent part of the economy before the such times. virus is a case and point. to immediately make the necessary alterations to current crisis is over. Most of the rules that govern our daily While most would sympathise with the put things right. 14 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 EDITORIAL On the passing of a winemaking legend Think about your Re: Huge influence in wine, April 11 memories of sometimes outrageous times carved out a place for himself as a flamboyant, obituary. spent with you. A gent and first class irrepressible character who didn’t suffer fools. RIP Denis. Lots of love to you Vi. scallywag. Love to you Violet. But he was fun to be around and was a friend to house rules . . . many. May he rest in peace. KERRY TAGGART HARRY LYON, Russell New Zealanders are being DARRYL WHITE, Auckland encouraged to practice respectful Denis certainly was a great pioneer for the I’m deeply saddened to hear the news of Denis relationships, to think about their New Zealand wine industry but more than Irwin’s passing, he was a massive mentor of mine A beautiful, heart-felt, deserved “house rules” and to check in with that he was a Kiwi icon with his passionate and a great friend. tribute to an exclusive man who enjoyed friends and family, in a White Ribbon and uncompromising endeavours to create As a young boy in Matawhero I grew up on excellent wine and excellent company. campaign released last night to help astounding wine. our family farm which backed on to his property Our thoughts are with you Vi and prevent family violence during the I remember Denis at Vinexpo in 1996 and vineyard that carried the hugely respected Amanda, and Denis forever remembered, rest of the lockdown. encouraging the exhibitors to taste some real name ‘Matawhero Estate’ in the early 1980s, when and always missed. “In any household, ‘cabin fever’ wine from Gisborne — Matawhero of course! Matawhero produced in my mind some of the ROSS JENSEN and creates tension — but it becomes a Rest in peace Denis. greatest wines ever produced in this country. SHEREE DRUMMOND huge risk for families with a history Love to Vi. Even now they remind me of what great wine NICK BRITTON, Auckland should be. At his best Denis was fearless and Denis is survived by his only son, Barret, and of domestic violence,” says White cutting edge, producing wines that were well grandson Nassau. Ribbon manager Rob McCann. This is a great obituary. And a great ahead of the pack in the early days of the great SIMONE ELLIS, Tokyo “With everyone confined together, legend. NZ wine pioneers. For me his stamp was creating it’s especially important to remind MARY EVANS, Matakana wines from the heart that I like to call soul wines. My days with Denis go back to 1977 men who struggle to control their Thanks for all the great, special memories and when as a house surgeon at Cook emotions that they can choose Wonderful hospitality shown to myself and love Denis. I’ll be raising my glass and toasting Hospital our young families connected alternative behaviours.” Clive 20 years ago. Great company and a very you from the heart as I drink and cherish, more with the birth of my daughter Sarah Three sets of images are being dapper man. than ever, your very special bottles that tell such and the birth of his son Barret. Great shared online, with the hashtag CREINA WESTON, Tutukaka a wonderful story each time you pull a cork over times were had as our wives were good the years to come.Love to Vi. friends and our kids were toddlers. I left #ourhouserules, which convey RIP Denis . . . Peace and Love to Vi xxx Gisborne in October 1978 but I did visit messages to families about creating DANIEL KEMP, Bayswater Denis many years later on a return visit a safer and happier environment for MARGOT SEYMOUR, Hawke’s Bay to Gisborne after his car accident. He partners and children. The aim is RIP Denis, had such good times with lived a passionate life and I was sad to to create a platform to talk about As a viticultural contractor in Huapai in West you as your bar manager at Bridge hear of his death. positive behaviours in the home Auckland and later on Waiheke Island, the old Tavern. Cheers bro. during lockdown, and to reach out to saying “water the vine not the wine” still stands DOUG WILSON, Vancouver, Canada vulnerable families. even today. RIP Denis Irwin. GORDON SMITH, Malaysia “We’re encouraging everyone ROSS BODLE Rest in peace Denis. Saluting you for the best to think about their house rules, Denis was a force of nature. With his bold gewürztraminer. and check in with their friends and Rest In Peace old chum. Many fond vision for the wine industry in the 70s, he LINDA YEE family to see how they’re doing in these challenging times,” says LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND ONLINE COMMENTS McCann. The #ourhouserules are: 1. Don’t take it out on them — How did Covid-19 get in? take a walk. Information essential I don’t want to know who the way it got in. It needs all As we look forward a rely on the digital subscription Everyone is still allowed to go has the virus or where they of us working together. Public out for exercise. If you’re getting week to (hopefully) coming which I can access from live. But what we do need Health and Civil Defence need out of lockdown, as a region anywhere (currently my home frustrated, take five and go for a information on is how the to release information they and community we should office). We all need to continue walk around the block; it will help Covid-19 virus got into the have which wouldn’t break give thanks to our Gisborne to support The Gisborne you clear your head. If you think you Gisborne District. That way people’s privacy. Herald for continuing to Herald, as it’s another one of could harm a loved one, reach out we could all help by blocking MIKE ERIKSEN keep us informed on what our own “essential businesses”. and call 0800 HEY BRO. is happening not just in our Be safe, keep well and be 2. Stay at home — but stay region but across the world. kind. We will get through this. connected. At a time when the “fourth Nga mihi Even if we can’t meet up for a Let’s keep heads high estate”, and print media in chat in person, we have many ways Re: ‘We must all do our bit in consider the situation very particular, is in a critical state, KIM HOLLAND to stay connected — from phone the fight against Covid-19’: Toitu carefully and try this new #tag we can be thankful to our own Eastland Wood Council family-run Gisborne Herald. I chief executive call or texts to video calls and online Tairawhiti — April 15 story. “There but for the grace of Lady games. If you’re getting worked up Perhaps the “Facebook Luck go I!” and need to vent, call a mate you fantasists” who seem to be so Unite in a fight against the virus, trust and talk it through. Give your quick to condemn and disparage not the victims, and we can win this partner some time out to have a those amongst us whom fate chose battle with our heads held high!! We need checkpoints to infect with this virus — a virus Re: Two new Covid-19 cases in with more infections, such as cuppa with a mate over a video call. that doesn’t discriminate — should CHARMAINE FOUHY Set up a video call with the kids and Tairawhiti, April 14 story. Auckland. grandparents, cousins or friends. If The online vote regarding I need treatment for cancer you’re concerned about someone in checking cars entering Tairawhiti is and our hospital won’t let me in so important. Those who first voted there without being swab-tested. a bad situation, check in with them. Waive half consent fees were 91.1 percent for checkpoints, So on Tuesday, under my doctor’s 3. Not scared spaces — shared Re: Another $50,000 needed have constantly shifted, and however little by little it has come request (Dr Wilheim), I was tested spaces. for Endeavour replicas, April progress been deliberately down to 85 percent. for coronavirus at the same place When we’re in such close 15 story. delayed. The resource consents It is plain stupid not to agree as the two positive cases were proximity to our children for such I have no particular interest seem totally over the top. to checkpoints, because now the indentified late last week – the an extended amount of time, it’s in this personally, but have I think the council should number of those diagnosed with the War Memorial Theatre in Bright important that we’re setting a good skimmed the articles since waive at least 50 percent of virus here totals three. It is here. Street. So all arrivals into Tairawhiti example to them and creating well before Tuia 250 and these and just allow this to be It will be certain these new cases must be screened for this virus at a space where they feel safe. am under the impression completed. are linked to those who came into checkpoints. The home is better and more fun that the goals and rules D. ARTHUR Tairawhiti from overseas or areas ALAIN JORION when everyone is happy. 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GENEVA — Nations and calling them way too low and health experts worldwide unreliable. And an investigation reacted with alarm on by The Associated Press has China did not warn public of Wednesday (local time) after found that six days of delays, US President Donald Trump between when Chinese officials announced a halt to the sizable knew about the virus and when likely pandemic for six days funding the United States they warned the public, allowed sends to the World Health the pandemic to bloom into an LOS ANGELES — dragged their feet for Organisation (WHO). enormous public health disaster. In the six days after weeks and, in some The WHO then warned that The WHO has been top Chinese officials cases, even months the move could jeopardise global particularly effusive in its secretly determined before addressing the efforts to stop the coronavirus praise for China, calling on they were likely facing virus. pandemic. other countries to emulate a pandemic from a However, the delay At a briefing in Washington, their approach and repeatedly new coronavirus, by the first country DC, Trump said he was praising their transparency. the city of Wuhan to face the new instructing his administration However, China only agreed at the epicentre of coronavirus came at to halt funding for the WHO, to a proposed WHO-led mission the disease hosted a critical time — the pending a review of its role to investigate the coronavirus a mass banquet for beginning of the “in severely mismanaging and after the WHO’s chief Tedros tens of thousands outbreak. covering up the spread of the Adhanom Ghebreyesus DIVISIVE: US President Donald of people; millions China’s attempt coronavirus”. personally paid a visit to Trump has repeatedly labelled began travelling to walk a fine line Covid-19 as the ‘Chinese virus’ Chinese President The US is the WHO’s largest Chinese President Xi Jinping, through for Lunar New Xi Jinping between alerting the single donor, contributing a highly unusual move to and criticised the WHO for being Year celebrations. public and avoiding between US$400m and secure a country visit during an to lenient on China. AP picture Chinese President panic set the stage US$500m annually to the outbreak. Xi Jinping warned the public on the for a pandemic that has now infected Geneva-based agency in recent The EU said Trump had “no 2018 and 2019 — wrote that seventh day — on January 20. more than 2,075,500 people and years. reason” to freeze WHO funding stopping funding for the WHO By that time, more than 3000 taken more than 133,800 lives. “I will always put the at this critical stage and called during a world health crisis was people had been infected during “This is tremendous,” said Zuo- wellbeing of America first,” for measures to promote unity “as dangerous as it sounds”. almost a week of public silence, Feng Zhang, an epidemiologist at Trump said in a statement on instead of division. “Their work is slowing the according to internal documents the University of California in Los Wednesday. Trudie Lang, a professor of spread of Covid-19 and if obtained by The Associated Press Angeles. “If they had taken action Trump has repeatedly labelled global health research at Oxford that work is stopped no other and expert estimates based on six days earlier, there would have Covid-19 the “Chinese virus” University, said attempts to organisation can replace them. retrospective infection data. been far fewer patients and medical and has criticised the UN health hinder the WHO’s work could The world needs the WHO now That delay was six whole days. facilities would have been sufficient. agency for being too lenient have significant consequences more than ever,” Gates wrote. However, that lengthy delay — We might have avoided the collapse on China, where the novel for the pandemic response. Worldwide, the pandemic had, from January 14 to January 20 — of Wuhan’s medical system.” coronavirus first emerged late On Twitter, Bill Gates — at the time of going to press this was neither the first mistake made But other experts say that the last year. whose foundation was the morning, infected over 2,075,500 by Chinese officials at all levels in Chinese government might have held Experts have questioned second-largest donor to the WHO people and killed over 133,800, confronting the outbreak, nor the off on warning the public to stave off China’s reported infections for its latest two-year budget, according worldometers.info/ longest lag worldwide. hysteria, and that it acted quickly in and deaths from the virus, contributing over US$530m in coronavirus/. — AP Governments around the world private during that time. — AP Pulling WHO funding ‘foolish’ GET READY FOR WINTER AUCKLAND — Former New Zealand place, and that has put the WHO in Prime Minister Helen Clark says US a much better position this time to Providing protection President Donald Trump’s decision be handling the epidemic. But this is against complications to pull funding from the World Health a virus we knew absolutely nothing of the common cold Organisation (WHO) is “foolish”. about four months ago, almost “I can’t think of anything more nothing about three months ago, and for up to 3 months. foolish in the middle of a global everybody is scrambling to keep up. pandemic, which has gone beyond “So, in a sense, to defund and ONLY being a health crisis to being a full- make accusations against the WHO blown economic and social crisis,” is to shoot the messenger that has Clark told RNZ Checkpoint. been trying to tell the world for $15.90 The UN Development Programme Helen Clark several months, that ‘this is serious, administrator said Trump had “no and countries need to prepare’.” GET YOURS NOW! substantive point” in making the move based Clark said there could be a small number of on his concerns about the WHO’s management countries who follow Trump’s move. 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SEOUL — Millions of AUCKLAND — Researchers have found South Koreans wore masks that Samoa likely had a uniquely-small and disposable gloves as population when it was first settled more they voted in parliamentary than 3000 years ago. It then experienced an elections on Wednesday (local exponential jump in its population around time), which was the highest 1000 years ago. Therefore, the ancestry of turnout in nearly three contemporary Samoans is relatively unique decades despite concerns over when compared to other Pacific Island the coronavirus pandemic. groups, the new study has found. The government resisted The large-scale, genetic study of Samoans calls to postpone the was published yesterday in the Proceedings elections billed as a mid-term of the National Academy of Sciences referendum on President (PNAS), and was the first of its kind. Moon Jae-in, who enters the It found that until 1000 years ago, only final two years of his single between 800 and 3300 people lived in five-year term grappling with Samoa. But over the next 300 years, the a historic public health crisis population then surged by 10,000, which that is unleashing massive was likely the result of migration from economic shock waves around South East Asia and Micronesia, or due to the world. agricultural changes. At the time of going to This sudden population growth might press this morning, exit polls have led Samoans to first settle countries conducted by TV stations like Tahiti, Hawaii and the Cook Islands, in South Korea indicated because it coincided with early settlement that Moon’s Democratic there. Party, and a satellite party it One of the researchers, The University created to win proportional HIGH TURNOUT AMID PANDEMIC FEARS: People wearing face masks to help protect against of Auckland’s Associate Professor Ethan representative seats, would the spread of the new coronavirus wait in line to cast their votes for the parliamentary elections Cochrane, said Samoa’s population comfortably combine for a at a polling station in Nonsan, South Korea, on Wednesday (local time). AP picture progression was “unusual”, although it was majority in the 300-seat possible other Polynesian countries followed National Assembly. programme, which has been low turnout because of fears the 71.9 percent turnout in a similar trends that had not been uncovered While South Korea’s credited with lowering fatality of contracting the virus. 1992 general election. yet. electorate is deeply divided rates for Covid-19 compared In an initial count, the Analysts struggled to “Most people have argued that there are along ideological and to China, Europe and North National Election Commission find explanations for the few archaeological sites in Samoa because generational lines and America. said more than 17.2 million unexpectedly high turnout. they’ve been destroyed,” he said. “This regional loyalties, recent The long lines that snaked people voted on Wednesday. Some simply gave up. evidence contradicts that.” surveys showed growing around public offices and Combined with the 11.8 “Sorry, I really don’t have The study also found Samoans have a support for Moon and his schools followed record-high million who cast their ballots any theory about this,” said uniquely Austronesian lineage, sharing liberal party, reflecting public participation in early voting during early voting or by a perplexed Yul Shin, a less ancestry with Papuans than other approval of an aggressive held on Friday and Saturday, mail, the overall turnout was professor at Seoul’s Myongji Polynesian populations. test-and-quarantine and defied expectations of a 66.2 percent, the highest since University. — AP — RNZ, The University of Auckland

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WASHINGTON, DC — Former US President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on plead for face masks Tuesday (local time), giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party’s biggest fundraiser and one of its SAN DIEGO — Elsy was on most popular figures. the phone in an immigration “Joe has the character and the experience detention centre when guards to guide us through one of our darkest times showed up with face masks and heal us through a long recovery,” Obama and forms to sign. said in a 12-minute video in which he argued The asylum seeker from the coronavirus pandemic reinforced the need El Salvador and others had for better leadership. resorted to tearing their The endorsement marked Obama’s return T-shirts into face coverings to presidential politics more than three years after a woman in their unit after leaving the White House. He did not tested positive for the new mention his successor, President Donald coronavirus, Covid-19. Trump, by name and instead sought to bridge The guards would not the ideological divide among Democrats. give out the masks until the Obama commended Bernie Sanders, who detainees signed the forms. was the leading progressive foil to Biden However, the forms said the during the Democratic primary. The Vermont detainees could not hold senator ended his campaign last week and the private prison company threw his support behind Biden on Monday. running the detention centre Obama called Sanders an “American in San Diego liable if they got original” and backed his frequent call for the coronavirus, according to “structural change”. But he also said that Elsy and two other detainees, while Democrats “may not always agree including one who read the on every detail”, they must unify to defeat form over the phone to The Republicans. Associated Press. “The Republicans occupying the White When they refused to sign House and running the US Senate are not the form on Friday (local interested in progress,” he said. time), the guards took away IMMIGRATION JAIL: Migrants and asylum seekers taken into custody sit is a cage at a “They’re interested in power.” the masks, said Elsy (not her detention facility in McAllen, Texas. AP picture Sanders reiterated his support of Biden on real name). Tuesday, saying it would be “irresponsible” While US Immigration and They fear the number of ICE reported 77 detainees in CoreCivic, which operates for his own supporters not to back the former Customs Enforcement (ICE) coronavirus cases will sharply 13 states had tested positive Otay Mesa, denied masks vice president. has started lowering the rise in the coming weeks as and hundreds of others were were being withheld unless “I will do everything I can to help elect Joe,” number of detainees to reduce it has in jails and prisons quarantined. detainees signed waivers. Sanders said in an interview. the risk of people getting sick, nationwide. Detainees in at least four Spokeswoman Amanda “We had a contentious campaign. We those held in immigration jails The Otay Mesa Detention states say they have been Gilchrist said they were given disagree on issues. But my job now is to not and their advocates say there Centre, where Elsy is held, denied masks, even as the an “acknowledgment form” only rally my supporters, but to do everything is not enough protective gear, jumped from one confirmed White House urged people to that a mask alone could not I can to bring the party together to see that cleaning supplies or space to case last week to 15 on wear face coverings in public. protect them from the virus. Trump is not elected president.” — AP allow for social distancing. Tuesday. Private prison company — AP

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However, he wedged open a fire-exit door and left on a number of occasions without being WASHINGTON, DC — ‘if’,” Fauci stressed. detected by staff, with his movements however Three potential Covid-19 “It’s got to be effective and being captured by CCTV cameras. vaccines are making fast it’s got to be safe.” He then used public transport to travel within progress in early-stage testing During a news conference the metropolitan area. in volunteers in China and the in China, authorities also The man was refused bail and sentenced to a US, but it is still a long road cautioned that the studies partially-suspended jail term of six months and to prove if they will really must be done properly. two weeks. — RNZ work. “Although we are in an China’s CanSino Biologics emergency, we cannot lower Iran’s death toll ‘likely double’ has begun the second phase of the standards of safety and TEHRAN — The death toll in Iran is probably testing its vaccine candidate, effectiveness in the reviews of almost twice the official figure of about 4800 as China’s Ministry of Science vaccines,” said Wang Junzhi, a result of undercounting and because some and Technology said on a Chinese biopharmaceutical patients were not tested, a parliamentary report Tuesday (local time). expert. said. The explosive allegation was buried in a In the US, a shot made by The World Health footnote in the 46-page document. — AP the National Institutes of Organisation (WHO) this week Health (NIH) and Moderna counted more than five dozen Taiwan reports no new cases Inc. is not far behind. other vaccine candidates in TAIPEI — Taiwan yesterday reported no new The first person to receive earlier stages of development coronavirus cases for the first time in over that experimental vaccine last being pursued around the a month, in a sign that its early-prevention month returned to a Seattle world. methods were working. — RNZ and agencies clinic on Tuesday for a second TESTING, TESTING: This March 16, 2020, file photo shows Many research groups ‘Get over it, wear your mask!’ dose. vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first are teaming up to speed the NIH infectious disease chief day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of the potential work; in an announcement on NEW YORK CITY — New York Governor Andrew Dr Anthony Fauci told The vaccine for Covid-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Tuesday, vaccine giants Sanofi Cuomo said people would be required to wear Associated Press there were Health Research Institute in Seattle. Picture via AP and GSK became the latest to face masks or coverings when they were near “no red flags” so far and he partner on a candidate. others — such as on the street or on a subway hoped the next, larger phase But moving into the second continued to circulate widely On the WHO’s list are a platform. of testing could begin around phase is a critical step that enough over the summer wide variety of ways to make “It can be a mask. It can be a cloth. It can be a June. allows vaccines to be tested in and autumn (New Zealand’s vaccines — so if one approach bandana. Make it colourful. Make it advertising,” A third candidate, from many more people. winter and spring), it might does not pan out, hopefully Cuomo said. “What’s the big deal?” — AP Inovio Pharmaceuticals, began Last week, CanSino filed be possible to finish larger another one will. African medical supplies arrive giving experimental shots for a report showing it aimed to studies slightly sooner than CanSino’s vaccine is based ADDIS ABABA — A first “solidarity flight” first-step safety testing last enrol 500 people in this next the 12 to 18 months he on a genetically-engineered of medical supplies from the World Health week in the US and hoped to study, comparing two doses of had originally predicted — shot it created to guard Organisation landed yesterday in Addis Ababa, expand its studies into China. the vaccine to dummy shots. maybe toward “mid to late against Ebola. Ethiopia, for distribution throughout Africa. Initial tests focus on As of Monday, 273 of the winter (next summer in New The leading US candidates Meanwhile, Sudan has imposed a three-week safety, and researchers in volunteers had been injected, Zealand) of next season”. use a different approach, made lockdown on the capital, Khartoum. both countries are trying out state media said. “Please let me say this from copies of a piece of the And Uganda extended its lockdown by an extra different doses of different Looking ahead, Dr Fauci caveat: that is assuming that coronavirus’ genetic code. three weeks, until May 5. — RNZ and agencies types of shots. said if the new coronavirus it’s effective. See, that’s the big — AP US relief cheques arrive in bank accounts as Toilet paper insanity continues in Oz economic woes pile up Stockpiler refused refund on $10k worth of loo rolls, hand sanitiser WASHINGTON, DC — Government relief cheques began arriving in Americans’ bank ADELAIDE — A shopper that supermarkets had accounts as the economic damage to the US has attempted to return had to “band together” to from the coronavirus pandemic piled up on thousands of dollars’ worth introduce purchasing limits Wednesday (local time). of loo rolls and hand- on products like toilet paper With many factories shut down, US industrial sanitiser bottles to an and hand sanitiser during output shrivelled in March, registering its biggest Australian supermarket the coronavirus pandemic. decline since the US demobilised in 1946, at the after stockpiling them at “The rest of my team is end of World War 2. the start of the coronavirus over this sort of behaviour Retail sales fell by an unprecedented 8.7 panic-buying outbreak, a and having to police people percent, with April expected to be far worse. retailer says. taking more than they need The world’s biggest economy began issuing The man, who had tried — that’s a tough thing to one-time payments this week to tens of and failed to re-sell the deal with,” he said. millions of people as part of its US$2.2 trillion goods online, was turned “I never thought I’d be in coronavirus relief package, with adults receiving down for a refund when he the kind of situation that I’m up to US$1200 each (and US$500 per child) to approached an Adelaide dealing with here. help them pay the rent or cover other bills. supermarket. “We’re not used to it, In an unprecedented move, US President Drakes Supermarkets no-one is used to it, when Donald Trump’s name would be printed on the director, John-Paul Drake, people take advantage of the paper cheques. said the man called the system. Meanwhile, the first steps in lifting economic supermarket to try to get a “It’s not necessarily being restrictions in other parts of the world were refund on 132 packs of toilet sold here or used here, or running into resistance, with customers staying rolls and 150 one-litre bottles hoarded here — it’s being away from reopened businesses and workers due of hand sanitiser. marked up online for a to fears of contracting the virus. The economic He said the shopper considerable amount.” damage from the effort to “flatten the curve” of bought the goods, worth Last month, Australia’s infections has mounted alarmingly. around $10,000, with competition watchdog flipped ■ In China, millions were still wary of the help of a “team” of a key rule of consumer spending much or going out. Some cities have stockpilers when panic law in response to the However, in a temporary runs IGA supermarkets, resorted to handing out vouchers and trying to buying surged in Australia coronavirus pandemic, measure amid the current did not allow supermarkets reassure consumers by showing officials in state about four weeks ago. allowing supermarkets to pandemic, the Australian to agree on retail prices for media eating in restaurants. “In that conversation, work together to ensure Competition and Consumer products. ■ In Austria, Marie Froehlich, who owns a the shopper said: ‘my eBay shoppers can get food at a Commission (ACCC) allowed The ACCC said the clothing store in Vienna, said her staff was happy site has been shut down, fair price. supermarkets to co-ordinate interim ruling was to be back after weeks being cooped up at home. so we couldn’t profiteer off Usually supermarkets and with each other “when intended to “ensure the But because Froehlich’s business was dependent that’,” Drake told ABC Radio suppliers working together working with manufacturers, supply and the fair and largely on tourism, she said she expected the Adelaide. in the market would be suppliers, and transport and equitable distribution of business would take months to return to normal. Drake described that dubbed collusion, and would logistics providers”. fresh food, groceries and ■ In Rome, streets were largely deserted kind of stockpiling as be punishable by huge The authorisation, which other household items to despite the reopening of some stores this week. “absolutely disgraceful”, fines from the competition applies to Coles, Woolworths, Australian consumers”. ■ Germany announced plans to let smaller and said it was the reason regulator. Aldi and Metcash, which — ABC story via RNZ shops reopen next week. — AP 20 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 Creativity blooms during Covid-19 lockdown AUCKLAND — Chalk, toilet what we have,” Savage said. helped make it tangible and put rolls and rubbish destined for They foraged in their house it in perspective. recycling are providing people for scraps and came up with chip “In times like this, it’s why with a creative licence and a and coffee packets, pill pockets, everybody’s baking or gardening distraction from the startling toilet rolls, juice lids — the list or getting their sewing machines statistics of a pandemic. goes on. out. It’s almost like a direct Art galleries may be closed Meanwhile, in Mt Albert, a response to this traumatic but social media is awash with family’s one-take video to the situation — another way of ordinary households’ creative tune of 19 by Paul Hardcastle explaining it.” endeavours, including those of was picked up by a Washington- Auckland University Professor Auckland couple Scott Savage based news outlet. Peter O’Connor said it was a and Colleen Pugh. Karen Covic and her children natural response. An expert Their figurines of Prime Anna, 7, and Max, 6, created a on creativity during disasters, Minister Jacinda Ardern and video of their band “Covid-19” for he is the academic director Director General of Health their walking school bus group of the Creative Thinking Dr Ashley Bloomfield are chat, scattering toilet rolls and Project, a research programme made entirely of recycling — wearing rubber gloves, and were investigating creativity in including the lecturns they encouraged to share it more everyday life. “When the world stand at, distanced, for a media widely on social media. turns upside down we often turn POSITIVE EFFECT: Recycled figurines of Prime Minister Jacinda conference. “It was very impromptu to the arts and that’s what we’re Ardern and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield addressing “We just wanted to encapsulate and it was that time of late doing at the moment and it’s a press conference. Kiwis are transforming their recycling into art to something that’s become the afternoon when everyone gets a fascinating,” O’Connor said. keep themselves busy and to make best use of their time. norm in our lives now. It’s bit scratchy and need to be a bit His research assistant is Picture supplied something that we tune into and crazy,” Covic said. collecting examples of lockdown within New Zealand we gravitate “It was also a little bit of an creativity to later understand “The thing that is important looking at what we’ve got and towards these two plus the outlet for me to do something how the arts helped people cope is the sharing of our creativity. what we can do with it. It’s a translator — they’re a regular slightly wacky.” during this time. O’Connor is Even though we’re locked away great chance to be able to focus feature for us,” Savage said. Their surname’s similarity to also writing a book about arts from each other we are sharing on something,” he said. He and Pugh both teach the virus led them to rename after disasters. our creativity online and in “The days where we haven’t graphic design at Yoobee School their band as “Covic-19” for “What we are seeing is people doing that we’re sharing our really been doing anything — of Design and when lessons went second and third hits covering — turning increasingly to the arts humanity.” actually today for example — online they wanted to engage Europe’s The Final Countdown and creative expression because It could also be in part thanks your mood starts to change a bit. students to be creative at home, (Lockdown as it is now known) there’s something about being to the gift of time some people It just helps stabilise you and and took a lead. and Stand Back by Stevie Nicks. in lockdown which is the same have during lockdown. does create a nice distraction.” The Covid Heroes were made Covic said it’s difficult for her every day,” O’Connor said. Savage said he and his wife Savage said they’ve had in just over two days using children to understand social- “We’re in these bubbles, but started creating figurines with requests to make particular what was left of their recycling. distancing rules and make sense for a moment creativity takes us their recycling to fill in some characters out of their recycling, They had already made eight of the news they are hearing. outside of our bubbles, distracts time, given he has an extra including a Carole Baskin to figurines. “When people talk about us, and gives us a purpose.” hour and a half to fill that match their Joe Exotic with his “It’s an interesting creative contamination, lockdown and O’Connor said art, including would usually be taken up with tiger. constraint for us because we standing two metres apart, the teddy bears and Easter eggs commuting to and from work. “For me it’s not about putting can only use what we’ve got. We concepts must be bizarre for in windows, became a bridge “With spending a bit more too much pressure on ourselves, can’t go out and buy some more them.” between people who were time on certain things it fuels as long as we’re doing it for fun.” cardboard or glue so it’s just She said the playing band isolated from one another. resourcefulness. We’ve been — RNZ ‘This is going to get really real’ Visa disruption leaves immigrants, businesses worried

WELLINGTON — The Government is resources on processing essential workers’ discussing how it can support or repatriate visas. immigrants who have lost their jobs during In a separate statement, INZ said all its the Covid-19 lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda processing offices were closed, although some Ardern said. VISA ISSUES: staff were working out of its head office in Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has extended Immigration New Wellington or remotely. existing visas expiring after April 1, but that has Zealand has “This limited processing capacity is focused left some workers who were already waiting for extended existing on Covid-19-related applications or requests, new visas last month unable to start their jobs. visas but this implementing the Epidemic Management Notice Some immigrants say they have New Zealand has left some and applications from individuals who are jobs to go to but visa issues are blocking their immigrants unable essential health workers and those who have a way. to start work. critical purpose for coming to New Zealand,” a About one in 10 of New Zealand’s workforce is Picture supplied spokesperson said. an immigrant on a temporary visa — and some of “INZ has also been focused on processing them were working towards residence. section 61 requests from individuals currently Among them is British hospitality worker unlawfully in New Zealand impacted by Covid-19. Natalie Prosser, who has been in New Zealand for “INZ understands there are a number of over three years. temporary work visa holders whose work has Her new visa — for a restaurant manager’s job been affected by the current Covid-19 situation in Christchurch which may have been a path to workers were concerned their visa conditions did “And they’re also obviously worried about the and we are currently looking at further options residence here — was in for processing when the not now match their lockdown work pattern. long-term policy changes in terms of whether for these individuals.” lockdown began. “A lot of them are very worried about some of those who haven’t applied yet, . . . In the first fortnight of this month, its call If her old visa had expired a week later, potentially breaching their visa conditions and are going to see some really big changes to centre had received more than 8000 calls — half after April 1, it would have been automatically also their long-term residence prospects,” he immigration policy.” the number it would normally, including to a extended and she would have been able to said. Employers and Manufacturers Association specific Covid-19 line. receive the job subsidy. “Employer-assisted work visas are granted head of advocacy Alan McDonald said Speaking last week, the Prime Minister said Instead she is living off her savings. with certain conditions — that they only work for businesses also had questions that only the potential support for temporary visa holders “I’m getting really concerned now — in a few a named, specified employer, that they work in government could answer. was part of ongoing discussions with ministers, weeks’ time I’m going to run out of money and the role that the visa was granted for, that they “Sometimes, within those visas is a including whether the government would help this is going to be really real,” she said. work in a named location, that they receive the requirement for the number of hours that immigrants return to their home countries. “And I don’t know how far this visa is away, I specified minimum amount of pay, and they work those people have to work, and now obviously Immigrants had to set aside savings in case don’t know when they’re going to even open the a stated minimum number of hours. employers are in positions where they won’t be they lost their job, she said. “We rely on people immigration offices back up. “So they’ll be worried with all the changes able to offer them the same number of hours, with visas — as a part of a condition of the visa “Even if you decline the visa and send me that have potentially been happening to their which technically puts both the employer and the — having the ability to support themselves if home I’m not going to be able to afford a flight employment. They will be nervous, very nervous, employee in breach of the visa conditions.” they find themselves in that situation,” she said. because I’m currently living off my savings to about whether they are currently meeting those That could put businesses at risk of being “So they are tested to ensure as part of the pay rent. conditions.” stood down from employing immigrant staff, conditions that they do have some resource. But “And there’s no updates on it, there’s nothing They were also concerned that their he said. The association said it was expecting we also recognise these are particular times and really, there’s just not really enough clarity for employment changes could significantly impact an announcement soon to clarify immigration so this is a bit of an ongoing discussion with people that are just stuck in limbo . . .” residence applications, he said. issues. ministers, something that we have had raised Prosser is not the only one — two supermarket “A lot of my clients have had residency The Government quietly suspended the skilled with us and that we are looking at. workers in Queenstown were due to start new applications that have been in process with migrant category of residence visas and Pacific “If we’ve got a situation where people who jobs at different supermarkets last month, but immigration for upwards of 12 months, and so ballot registrations on Thursday. were previously able to work now cannot work INZ has only a skeleton staff and has not issued they’re really worried now at this final hurdle It also deferred 19 capped working holiday and now cannot get home, then that is of course their new visas. that all of their plans could be scuppered for programmes. a problem that we need to be involved in working Immigration lawyer James McLeod said other settlement in New Zealand. INZ said that would allow it to focus limited through.” — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 21 ‘If that bubble is unsafe, leave it’ Domestic violence concerns rise over drop in number of protection orders WELLINGTON — The number of urgent for you. Your safety comes first.” protection orders being issued has dramatically SAFETY FIRST: Women’s Venables said it was everyone’s responsibility halved during the Covid-19 lockdown. Refuge has reminded people to keep each other safe and people were Ministry of Justice data obtained by RNZ the lockdown has not encouraged to speak up for friends or neighbours shows without-notice protection orders made in changed the help available if they had concerns. the Family Court dropped by 49 percent in the to victims of family violence. The Aunties founder and head aunty Jackie first week of lockdown. Picture supplied Clark lived in an abusive relationship with her Without-notice protection orders are an urgent husband for 28 years. The best way to approach measure to keep someone safe that don’t require someone you were concerned about was with notifying a violent person before they’re made. love and kindness, not judgement, she said. There was a weekly average of 108 urgent “The biggest thing about being in an abusive protection order applications to the Family Court relationship is the shame and guilt . . . it carries a in the month leading up to the lockdown. tremendous amount of shame. This number dramatically dropped to just 55 in “So being in lockdown with somebody who is the first week of Alert Level 4 as the government abusing you, you’re just going to go further into imposed lockdown restrictions across the that shame.” country. Clark said violence could be physical, Women’s Refuge chief executive Dr Ang Jury psychological or financial and she was said the drop is deeply concerning and by no particularly concerned about victims who means a reflection of what’s really going on. normally escaped abuse through their day jobs. “I simply can’t believe that all of a sudden New there is stress it unfortunately coincides with an remained largely the same since the lockdown “If you’re in a situation which is abusive, where Zealand has become a peaceful place for women increase in family violence so I’m worried there’s period started and we know from the front line somebody is telling you how to think or feel and in their homes. It defies reason to think that all of been less applications filed.” agencies that they are reporting an observed they’re making you responsible for how they a sudden everybody who had been in that sort of Ebborn said the drop off was particularly increase in the number of family harm incidents.” themselves think and feel, you don’t have to be situation is now safe.” concerning because past events, like the The police signalled they expected to see there. You deserve better.” Dr Jury said protective factors like jobs, kids Christchurch earthquakes, had proven services a spike in domestic violence at the start of Dr Jury said it was important that people being in school and contact with friends and were needed more — not less — during major the lockdown but admit they haven’t seen a realised the lockdown hadn’t changed the help family all but disappeared when the country went disruptive change. significant increase in callouts under Alert Level available to victims of family violence. into lockdown. She said it was possible people weren’t asking 4. RNZ asked the police what steps they’d taken “Just because we’re in lockdown, just because She said similar trends are being seen in other for help because they didn’t realise police, — out of normal procedure — to ensure people we’re all tucked away in these tiny little bubbles, countries like Australia and parts of Europe that lawyers, social services and courts were still could still ask for help during lockdown but the there is nothing in that lockdown that says that demonstrate it’s harder for victims to ask for help running as essential services. question remained unanswered. bubble has to be unsafe. So if that bubble is during the pandemic. The National Network of Family Violence unsafe you leave that bubble.” — RNZ “They’ve all started to see a flattening, if not Services NZ has information on specialist family Safety comes first, police say a decrease, in the number of people reaching violence agencies. out for help which has got everyone really quite Justice Minister Andrew Little said the drop In a statement, Assistant Commissioner HELP AVAILABLE IN SITUATIONS worried. “It’s much harder to call for help when in applications wasn’t the full story and people Sandra Venables said police accept it may be OF FAMILY VIOLENCE the person who you want help from is in the same should take care reading too much into it. harder for some people to contact them during house as you.” “There’s other information that tells us a the lockdown and gave this advice; “If people ■ Women’s Refuge 0800 733 843 Ebborn Law’s principal lawyer Erin Ebborn different story. We know that there’s been a are in immediate danger and they cannot call ■ It’s Not OK 0800 456 450 said there had been a noticeable drop in 19 percent increase in reported family harm 111, they should leave their bubble to get out of ■ Shine 0508 744 633 protection order referrals which did not gel with incidents to the police; not all of them are serious harm’s way. ■ Victim Support 0800 650 654 the expected rise in family violence events. but they are family harm incidents nonetheless. “Get to a safe distance and then ask a ■ HELP Call 24/7 - Auckland 09 623 1700; “My experience as a family lawyer is that when “We know that police safety orders have neighbour over a fence, or a passer-by, to call 111 Wellington 04 801 6655

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For each day of April, Gander posts a fresh prompt on Instagram. The prompt is a starting point for artists to produce a piece of art in a short time and post it on an Instagram page. “The idea came about last year for a 30-day, online, art-sharing gallery because I’d seen other month-long challenges other creatives were ARTISTIC running. I thought ‘wouldn’t it be good if there was something like that for artists’.” When she posted 30 prompt ideas and posted them on Facebook, a lot of people took part in it, she says. FREEDOM IN “It was a great way for artists to connect. I thought it was a one-off but with Covid-19 and the lockdown, I put the challenge on Instagram.” She initially thought people might not want to participate because they would be busy, but the response was LOCKDOWN almost overwhelming, she says. Her Instagram gallery now has 4800 posts. “A lot of people said they needed a focus. In this lockdown situation, we can feel disempowered and hopeless because we can’t do our jobs. This gives THINKING INSIDE people a purpose and something to THE BOX: focus on each day.” Gisborne artist The April challenge offers 30 reasons Phoebe Gander’s to produce artwork, she says. online art “You get on a roll and you get challenge during confident about sharing and posting the lockdown has your work. This has connected me with attracted hundreds a lot of artists. You make connections of entrants and with people all over the world. has helped her “If we’re all doing this on the same experiment with her day, you’re not alone, you’re a part of own art. a community. Hopefully, when this is over, you’ve made a lot of connections.” Picture supplied While the aim of the challenge is for artists to share their art practice by responding to daily prompts, the challenge has proved to be motivational for Gander’s own work. Time spent in her studio during the lockdown is constrained, so she is exploring ways of redirecting her creativity rather than putting it on hold. “I get small pockets of time where I can go into the studio so I’m doing smaller, quicker pieces. I didn’t want to use up all the paint I usually use because I can’t buy any online, so I rummaged through my paints and found fat tubes I hadn’t used much and thought I’d experiment. “I’m being free with the marks and paint I’m using and pushing myself to use different tools and mediums.” To help free up the process, she experiments with using her non- dominant hand to paint and paints with earthy tones that are not customarily part of her palette. “I scribble marks with my left hand and paint loosely with no over- thinking.” One irony of life in lockdown is Gander finds herself more focused and more productive when she knows she has only half-an-hour to spare in the studio. “It’s a cathartic process, doing something creative. I’m doing it more for the process than the outcome at the moment.” When the lockdown ends, one of the artists who have contributed daily to the April challenge will be randomly selected and will receive one of Gander’s artworks. “I was overwhelmed by how many people have taken part in the challenge. I’ve stopped watching the news and now go and look at the hashtags.” ■ For those who would like to pick up the challenge, the Instagram hashtag is #aprilforartists2020.

■ Gander’s own abstract landscapes and seascapes can be viewed on Instagram at phoebeganderart 24 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 Netflix movies to survive isolation ondon listings magazine Time leaven the tears — and there are Out is saving us from having to plenty of those, says Time Out of Noah Lscroll through the Netflix menu to Baumbach’s film that stars Scarlett find something to watch that isn’t about Johansson and Adam Driver. cartels or that falls back on the voiceover as an introductory device. A Quiet Place Time Out Film’s selections include; Set in post-apocalyptic near-future, actor- director John Krasinski’s horror film tells Annihilation the story of a family’s bid to survive in a In this sci-fi film directed by The Beach world where the slightest sound brings author Alex Garland, a group of scientists out deadly monsters. enter the Shimmer, an anomalous electromagnetic field, in which plants and The Two Popes animals mutate. Cellular biologist Lena With its measured pace and fine EPIC CRIME: The Martin Scorsese directed film, The Irishman, dives into the world of (Natalie Portman) is on a mission to find performances from Anthony Hopkins organised crime. Picture supplied out what happened to her husband Kane as Pope Benedict XVI and Jonathan who entered the Shimmer and returned Pryce as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, its international premiere at the Toronto in poor health and his memory missing. director Fernando Meirelles’ film explores Blockers International Film Festival. the gulf between the two men’s views of Kay Cannon made her directorial debut Roma the Vatican’s role while the Pope urges in 2018 with this sex comedy about a trio Set in the early ‘70s, director Alfonso the Cardinal to reconsider his decision of parents who try to stop their respective Spirited Away Cuaron’s black and white film follows to resign as an archbishop as he confides daughters from losing their virginity Director Hayao Miyazaki’s first digitally the life of a live-in housekeeper of a his own intentions to abdicate the papacy. on prom night. While it doesn’t sound animated feature initially seems like a middle-class family. Time Out describes promising from this brief putline review, Through the Looking-Glass fantasy, but the semi-autobiographical take on The Irishman aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave rapidly picks up a resonance, weight and Cuaron’s upbringing in the Colonia Roma Based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 it an approval rating of 83 percent. complexity, says Time Out. “Chihiro, a neighborhood of Mexico City, as a “rich nonfiction book I Heard You Paint sullen 10-year-old, is moving house with tribute to the resilient women who raised Houses, The Irishman has been described Bird Box her parents when they stumble into the him — before expanding to gradually as one of director Martin Scorsese’s best, Starring Sandra Bullock, Trevante world of the Japanese gods — where reveal the social and political canvas of but bloated, films. The three-hour long Rhodes and John Malkovich, this post- the greedy parents are soon turned into 1970s Mexico City. epic follows Frank Sheeran (Robert De apocalypse thriller has Bullock as the pigs. A truly magical fable unfolds as she Niro), a truck driver who becomes a blindfolded mum of two who tries to navigates this fantastical kingdom.” Marriage Story hitman involved with mobster Russell protect herself and her children from Like Kramer vs Kramer vs Kramer Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and his crime malevolent supernatural entities that Good Time from Seinfeld, this marital-breakdown family, including his time working for make people who look at them go insane Robert Pattinson is bank robber Connie masterpiece has just enough lols to the powerful Teamster Jimmy Hoffa (Al and commit suicide. Critics were divided. Nikas who is desperately trying to get Pacino). Forbes contributor Sarah Aswell said, enough money to pay for bail for his “Along with all the gangster gab, it along with some true frights, the movie developmentally disabled brother, Nick, touches on broken trust. self-doubt and “also has some of the corniness and in Josh and Benny Safdie’s American regret,” says Time Out. shallowness that many horror movies crime thriller film. Connie and Nick then can’t shake”. rob a New York City bank for $65,000 Spotlight but a dye pack explodes in a money bag Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Lady Bird during their getaway and their driver Rachel McAdams star in Tom McCarthy’s Attuned more to the bonds between crashes the car. true-life, Oscar-winning story of girlfriends than casual flings with “Once the Brooklyn bank job goes south, investigative journalists who struggle boys, Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age film the film stays on the move, running, to expose the prolific and systemic child explores the torments of adolescence punching, tumbling, stumbling over 24 abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the and what Time Out describes as the hours as the fallout drags us through Boston area. “attractively loose rhythms of youth”. streets, vehicles, homes, jail, a hospital, a Lady Bird received a standing ovation at theme park and more,” says Time Out.

BRAZILBEAT LIVE IN LOCKDOWN: Afrobeat and Latin rhythms stream around the world as BrazilBeat 2538-01 Sound System’s lockdown house party broadcasts live from its Gisborne studio every Saturday. BrazilBeat’s Nego Beto and Mara Weiss have turned their DJ setup and percussion instruments into a colourful, visual project to send out to the world, via Facebook and Instagram, with club classics and remixes, as well as their own originals. Tune in for free and get your boogie on every Saturday at 9pm via the BrazilBeat Sound System Facebook page and Instagram story. The sets also stream live to Twitch. For those who have the app, search “brazilbeat”. Picture supplied The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 25 Somewhere beyond level four by Mark Peters up the $30 million. Crowley is filmed at a demonstration filming segments with t’s hard to say what emergency level real-life, far-right conspiracy theorist Alex the US is at in filmmaker David Jones who is attuned to Crowley’s politics. ICrowley’s proposed dystopian movie The people are ready for A Gray State A Gray State. The military is running the but it is more than a film, says Crowley. show and there are brutal invasions of It’s a warning. Crowley is a voice for the families’ homes. A returned Afghanistan movement, says a colleague. In Crowley’s serviceman, Crowley is disenchanted with film, the people fight back, there are the corporate powers that rule society. executions, including a beheading. “The oligarchy — those corporate In a sense, A Gray State is a powers could overtake our civilisation and documentary of two halves. Crowley’s society . . . and take away all our liberties mission to create his film, and the and civil rights,” he says. dystopian conditions he recreates, using “The thing about conspiracy theory, is willing citizens rather than trained at some point, it is no longer theory.” actors, dominates the first part of the The Netfix documentary-style film, A documentary. Gray State, at first focuses on Crowley’s The focus then shifts into a fascinating dogged bid to get the concept for his psychological study. As we learn more film to Hollywood to find the $30 million about Komel though interviews in the needed to make it. second part of the documentary, her But, overshadowing the documentary husband’s film becomes the background to from the start, is its tragic outcome. Just the change in their relationship. as Crowley is on the verge of taking his Komel is independent but always a DYSTOPIAN VISION: An Afghanistan war veteran and aspiring filmmaker, David film mainstream, he, his wife Komel cheerleader for her husband’s mission. Crowley shoots footage of citizens he has rallied to be part of his dystopian movie, A and their five-year-old daughter are Crowley’s controlling behaviour and Gray State. Picture supplied found slain and covered in blood in their growing paranoia becomes more evident. Minnesota home. Murder-suicide or His storyboard — a near obsessive map of plot in the film, and in the documentary, discuss the significance of the conceit. assassination? coloured notes pinned to a wall — connect establishes the theme at that point. Like Obsessives will, however, freeze-frame Through interviews with friends, family complex elements of the story. At various The Blair Witch Project, the cinema verite the doco as the camera hovers over songs and colleagues, we learn Crowley is a points in the documentary, Crowley talks naturalism in A Gray State is strong Crowley has listed on a music streaming chilled iconoclast. He is as dedicated to about where the making of the film is up enough to leave doubt as to whether the platform for a soundtrack we don’t get to his vision as he is to his family. To raise to. Netflix film is a regular movie, but with hear, and recreate it on Spotify. funds so he can write his script, Crowley “This scene is where there is supposed an edge, or an actual documentary. The choices are surprisingly ordinary makes a trailer for a film that doesn’t yet to be a meeting between the hero and the The post-modernish device of for such a visionary and serve to either exist, markets it and raises more money villain,” he says at one point. the storyboard, the odd twist of the underline Crowley’s role ultimately as than he hopes for. Later, he brings out a supernatural supernatural element and a conceit in the a tragic anti-hero; the ordinariness of His concept gathers momentum in element but asks himself if he has denouement means the film ends a little even remarkable people’s lives, or to give social media, the project takes on its own established it early enough. It doesn’t messily. Despite expectations of some in obsessives something to really churn over. life and Hollywood moguls agree to stump matter because the device of the parallel the documentary, people are unlikely to The latter worked.

CHARACTER DESIGN: Bachelor of design with honours student Josh Walker created this character to protect the earth. An Earth Guardian-themed concept design competition has been organised to mark the launch of Massey University’s new concept design major course. Picture supplied Concept design comp GISBORNE 945AM

arth Guardians is the theme of hand-drawing characters to others a design competition created in who are able to create digital art by Ea partnership between Massey downloading the free software they can University’s college of creative arts and use.” Weta Workshop. The competition also aims to Aimed at high school students, the raise awareness of creative career new concept design competition has opportunities in New Zealand, says been organised to help celebrate the senior concept artist and Weta launch of the University’s new concept Workshop School co-supervisor, Paul design major. Tobin. The Earth Guardians character Visser will judge the top school prize design competition calls for entrants to and the highly commended school prize. create a character to defend the earth, Prizes range from a Wacom 16 inch and to use nature and the elements Cintiq Pen Display to $1000 to go to inspire their designs. Entrants are towards studying a Bachelor of Design asked to supply details about where the at Massey University. There is also a character lives, its special powers and day’s experience at Weta Workshop links to specific places, myths, legends, and Pik Pok, Weta Workshop designers customary Maori narratives and deities. visiting your school and art supply The Earth Guardians competition packs for your school. is the brainchild of multimedia artist, The competition has two age design and digital technology teacher, categories — one for senior students Astrid Visser. aged 15-19, and another for junior NEWSTALKZB.CO.NZ Time spent at home in isolation is the students aged 12-14. perfect time for students to get creative, she says. ■ For more information, visit creative. “We want to connect with all kinds massey.ac.nz/earthguardians of students for this competition, and creative.massey.ac.nz/ from those who are interested in earthguardiansjunior 26 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020

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New South Wales races at Orange Friday Jetbet 15 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 8 Ardstraw (15) 55.5 92 Ms C Ings 4 Angullong Wines Showcase 4.40 16 00004 Bonitas (9) 55 89 8 33120 Athena’s Voice dwh (15) 55 94 Race 1: EASY SINGLE, READY TO SOAR, FROOME 9 Lateral Missile (5) 55.5 94 Ms W Costin 17 287s8 Ridgi Ridge (10) 55 87 Ms K Nisbet 10 4747s Solid Foundation (9) 55.5 100 C Lever $27,000, Benchmark 58, 1600m Ms E Webster-Hawes Race 2: KISS AND TELL, ELECTROSTEP, LATERAL MISSILE 9 28317 Mr Epic w (7) 55 100 A Banks 11 Spirit World (8) 55.5 94 G Ryan 1 15s23 Moon Panther b (14) 62.5 94 G Ryan 18 582s8 Future Time (12) 55 90 10 s8017 Brown Thomas tw (13) 55 95 S Guymer Race 3: ATTUNED, SUPREME KITTY, TEMOIN CHAUD 12 7 Unbridled Passion (14) 55.5 87 2 87131 Slatey Bay dw (7) 61 92 B Griffiths (a1.5) 11 1s853 Elkano w (16) 55 94 Ms J Taylor Race 4: MOON PANTHER, EAGLEHAWK, PRIDE OF KALARU Ms A Cooper (a3) 3 50603 Indiana Wolf w (2) 60.5 88 A Layt 6 Cup Day Sprint 5.55 12 52211 Reward Seeker w (6) 55 97 Race 5: EXOTIC DEEL, ROYAL MONARCH, ALASKAN AURA 13 98 Summer Orchid (1) 55 85 C Gallagher (a) 4 23161 Eaglehawk dw (9) 60 100 Ms K Nisbet $31,500, Open, 1000m 13 0s096 Helstar dw (11) 55 89 C Gallagher (a) Race 6: ANOTHER SIN, PLEASANT, GOLDEN TYCOON 14 9s Wild Rocket (7) 55 84 B Cray 5 s0224 Pride Of Kalaru (12) 60 97 B Loy 1 14325 Clear The Beach dwb (18) 62 92 14 65381 Happy Partner tw (2) 55 90 A Layt Race 7: LAURE ME IN, ZOFFANY’S LAD, SHOCK ALERT EMERGENCIES: 6 s8314 Vaquero th (8) 59.5 89 N Heywood EMERGENCIES: 15 9s6 Ginger’s Voice (6) 55 89 2 s1321 Another Sin dwn (1) 61 99 Ms K Nisbet Race 8: MOOKAREENA, AWAY SHE GOES, CALIFORNIA FOX 7 320s6 Larmour c (16) 59 88 R Bensley 15 4s905 Yorkshire Rock (8) 55 90 Q Krogh B Griffiths (a1.5) 8 12122 More Spice dw (15) 58 92 B Cray 3 106s0 Golden Tycoon (6) 60.5 96 G Ryan 16 61444 Blinkin Nomore w (4) 55 88 16 0 Laialli (4) 55 79 9 288s0 Confidential d (11) 58 88 B Mc Dougall 4 s70s0 It’s So Obvious n (5) 59.5 75 17 93201 Club Town w (14) 55 87 17 0s Talented Escape (10) 56.5 89 10 1s766 Lygia d (13) 56.5 88 Ms E Webster-Hawes 5 11s86 Pleasant dwn (8) 59 100 T Schiller (a1.5) 18 365s Cotton On George h (16) 57 87 11 33s91 One Pound w (4) 55.5 95 J Pracey-Holmes 6 56s44 Absolute Ripper cdwh (15) 57 91 B Loy 18 s0672 Good Host n (5) 55 85 J Rogers 1 Silver Apple Showcase 2.50 12 51449 Malibu Stacy cdw (3) 55.5 89 7 63382 Jetgirl dw (2) 55.5 95 C Lever 8 13s21 Panuara dwh (16) 55 91 S Guymer 8 DVM Embroidery Ctry Magic 7. 10 $27,000, 2yo, 1000m 3 Top Coat Epoxy Flooring 4.05 Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 9 2647s Oneness w (9) 55 94 B Mc Dougall $36,000, Maiden SW, 1280m EMERGENCIES: $45,000, Benchmark 58, 1300m 1 Easy Single (3) 58 83 B Loy 13 61s66 Saint Ay (5) 57 95 C Lever 10 614s6 La La Loopsy dw (17) 55 87 2 Froome (7) 58 79 G Ryan 1 s5034 Argyllscoot h (12) 59 89 A Banks B Griffiths (a1.5) 1 42s63 California Fox d (6) 62 92 K Dunbar 14 s0672 Good Host dn (10) 55.5 89 2 42429 Mookareena (7) 62 93 B Griffiths (a1.5) 3 3 Mr Moppett (8) 58 86 T Schiller (a1.5) 2 s5342 Attuned (8) 59 97 G Ryan 15 92339 The Scotsman dw (6) 55 91 A Banks 11 623s0 Go Beau Jangles w (14) 55 69 3 23s68 Blue Collar Boy (4) 61 91 B Cray 4 Spanish Fighter (1) 58 79 3 23685 Bycromac (7) 59 87 A Kajiya (a2) 16 83993 Running Broke w (1) 55 88 C Gallagher (a) 5 Valley Prince (12) 58 78 Ms J Taylor 4 85 Currawar (17) 59 88 12 s1340 Risk And Reward db (3) 55 91 4 00974 Circus Dancer (14) 61 90 A Banks 6 6 Sea Stitch (4) 57.5 95 S Guymer Ms E Webster-Hawes 5 McSigns Showcase 5.20 Ms K Cowan (a1.5) 5 21302 Helcolore (8) 61 94 N Heywood 7 Call Me Maggie (10) 56 79 5 769s2 Leica Benz (16) 59 89 K Dunbar 6 23213 Petain d (9) 61 92 R Bensley $27,000, Class 1, 1400m 13 21083 Just A Flash w (11) 55 90 K Dunbar B Griffiths (a1.5) 6 50 Mr Magsman h (11) 59 89 S Guymer 14 57241 Demonize dw (4) 55 87 7 4s14s Scepter Of Power d (10) 61 92 8 — Flying Grace SCRATCHED 7 32 Supreme Kitty (14) 58.5 96 1 37515 Royal Monarch d (16) 59 91 C Lever Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) J Pracey-Holmes 9 Our Kelvey Girl (6) 56 80 C Lever 8 28245 Alison Princess (6) 57 98 A Layt 2 261s0 Extreme Jewel d (17) 58.5 93 G Ryan EMERGENCIES: 8 35938 Drusilla dw (16) 60 92 10 9s4 Undeniable (9) 56 100 Ms K Nisbet 9 36864 Cutie Patoutie (15) 57 89 3 — Wicked Willy SCRATCHED 15 s2441 Maria Elisa dw (13) 55 85 A Layt 9 19253 Divine Jewel wb (12) 59.5 94 11 9 Ready To Soar (2) 55.5 91 T Wolfgram Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 4 23310 Wiseman (18) 58 90 J Pracey-Holmes 16 53s43 Pip’s Pick (7) 55 89 Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 12 6s76 Sing Ken Ken (5) 55 77 K Dunbar 10 65054 Maggies Time (1) 57 88 C Gallagher (a) 5 s5759 Cerca Trova d (6) 57.5 92 Ms W Costin 17 00122 Escebee dw (10) 55 90 10 93327 Honeysuckle Choice n (18) 59.5 91 11 5242s Polished Penny b (9) 57 93 6 42s51 Shwanky Doo w (3) 57 95 C Gallagher (a) 18 86814 Red Marauder d (12) 55 81 11 53268 Kathaire (15) 59.5 91 J Pracey-Holmes 7 5s133 Exotic Deel (4) 56.5 98 B Mc Dougall 2 On-Trac Ag Showcase 3.25 12 s1435 Miss Hugo A Gogo (5) 59 90 G Ryan 12 7s63 Dolladream (10) 56.5 94 B Cray 8 0s340 Nevada Sunrise d (5) 56.5 100 S Guymer $27,000, 3yo & up Maiden, 1000m 7 Orange Gold Cup 6.35 13 4336s Lucky Lucia (5) 56.5 91 B Griffiths (a1.5) 9 s0779 Our Celtic Star w (2) 56.5 91 Ms C Ings 13 14s36 Away She Goes w (11) 58.5 98 $67,500, 3yo & up, 2100m 1 Manadria (13) 58 91 J Rogers 14 5 Temoin Chaud (2) 56.5 100 10 63710 Stone t (7) 56.5 90 B Mc Dougall 2 34s Electrostep h (17) 57.5 90 Ms K Nisbet B Mc Dougall Ms K Bell-Pitomac (a1.5) 1 s4306 Shock Alert (3) 61 100 G Ryan 14 91736 Zerchois d (2) 58 92 Ms J Taylor 3 King’s Army (3) 57.5 93 EMERGENCIES: 11 91003 Alaskan Aura (1) 55.5 88 K Dunbar 2 22212 Zoffany’s Lad wb (18) 61 98 B Loy EMERGENCIES: K J Cowan (a1.5) 15 70s Not Negotiating (4) 57 89 12 36456 Future Dreams (11) 55.5 90 B Loy 3 42927 Laure Me In w (17) 60 98 C Lever 15 7s53s Western Parade (17) 60 85 C Lever 4 Pierro Star (2) 57.5 94 B Loy 16 Will To Excel (18) 59 88 13 931s0 Rhythmo d (15) 55.5 84 J Rogers 4 s0402 Animalia w (12) 58.5 97 N Heywood 16 15661 Catcha Crown w (1) 60 94 5 Supergaze (11) 57.5 92 B Mc Dougall 17 0 The Last Jewel (3) 57 78 14 1s4 Eva’s Deel (8) 55 88 Ms K Cowan (a1.5) 5 72715 Concessions dw (9) 55 99 B Cray Ms A Stanley (a2) 6 Cankina h (18) 56 91 S Guymer Ms A Stanley (a2) EMERGENCIES: 6 36239 Celtic Love wb (10) 55 96 Ms W Costin 17 43s11 Zelago w (3) 59 100 B Loy 7 634s Kiss And Tell (12) 56 96 T Wolfgram 18 97 Toulon Factor (13) 58.5 85 15 18762 Harabel (13) 55 90 7 19s59 Shangani Patrol w (1) 55 95 B Mc Dougall 18 43565 It’s Business Time (13) 59 89

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5 Might And Power Handicap 3.34 6 s6255 Kellstorm wh (5) 56.5 96 M Cahill 8 35027 Shauquin cdwh (4) 55 89 Ms R Palmer Race 5: GRESHAM, FACTORY WARRIOR, NEW UNIVERSE 3 Foxeto (1) 56.5 84 Ms E Ljung 7 83862 Dream Builder h (6) 55 100 9 s8055 Time To Play tcdh (9) 55 88 J Taylor Race 6: THINE IS THE POWER, SHE ZA BOSS, 4 Jetty (2) 56.5 87 R Maloney $65,000, Open, 1800m M Mc Gillivray 10 s2252 Intrinsic dwh (5) 55 89 G Colless MISS BENETEAU 5 8 Ruddock h (4) 56 91 G Colless 1 52155 New Universe wh (4) 60 98 R Maloney 8 72430 Holbrook tcdwh (12) 55 94 A Chau 11 s7924 Ecker Road twh (3) 55 91 Race 7: LA PULGA, CALIBRATION, DREAM BUILDER 6 5 Better Than Best (8) 55 92 M Cahill 2 41042 Gresham wh (3) 57.5 99 M Cahill 9 37551 Bullet Shot dw (9) 55 94 G Colless Matthew Palmer Race 8: VANNA GIRL, SCATHING, VIVID FORTRESS 7 4 Paredo h (7) 55 99 M Mc Gillivray 3 41460 Prioritise cw (5) 57 100 A Chau 10 09086 Meteorologist tdwh (2) 55 91 Race 9: BANDIPUR, JEDAFFAIR, INTRINSIC 8 37 Struman (6) 55 89 N Evans 4 84514 Benfica Princess tdwh (1) 55 98 N Tomizawa 10 Blushield Handicap 6.42 Race 10: MAKE A RULER, MOSCINI, POTRO DURO J Guthmann-Chester 11 95148 Same Old tw (3) 55 91 N Fazackerley (a3) $35,000, C,H&G’s Benchmark 72, 1200m 3 Titanium Sports Management 2.22 5 57567 Lota Creek Gold ch (6) 55 95 12 47s96 Mogul tch (10) 55 87 Ms A Patis (a3) $27,500, 3yo Maiden SW, 1200m Ms B Ainsworth 13 40s88 Tycoon Player (7) 55 83 Ms L G Cheshire 1 190s5 Colpo Di Tamburo dn (3) 62 97 N Keal (a3) 1 5s8s7 All Jeed Up (10) 58 92 M Mc Gillivray 6 51811 Factory Warrior n (2) 55 95 M Mc Gillivray 1 Aquis Park Members Plate 1.12 2 8s Cheers To All (4) 58 88 N Tomizawa 8 Infinity Motorhomes 5.27 2 7s193 Don’t Leave Me Out twn (6) 62 94 3 6s324 Green Jacket b (12) 58 99 A Mallyon 6 Turners Engineering 4.12 R Plumb $27,500, Maiden SW, 900m $65,000, 3yo, 1400m 4 Luvyouanytime (11) 58 91 Ms E Ljung $35,000, F&M Benchmark 72, 1200m 3 9s784 Dazzling Red tdw (9) 61.5 99 1 14112 Vanna Girl th (1) 60 100 M Mc Gillivray 1 2234s Aceplay bh (8) 58.5 91 A Chau 5 8 Mishani Patriot (3) 58 93 N Keal (a3) Ms A Patis (a3) 1 21655 Clockwise cdwn (1) 64 90 2 223s1 Scathing w (7) 59 97 S Galloway 2 004 My Big Brother (5) 57.5 92 6 6 Racketeering (1) 58 92 Ms T Gray 4 57125 Beau Arrow tdw (1) 61 100 Ms R Palmer N Fazackerley (a3) 3 13s12 Indian Dreamer n (5) 57 94 M Cahill M Shimodaira (a3) 7 50s47 Terrius (8) 58 96 M Cahill 2 53381 Thine Is The Power w (7) 61 100 5 32s09 Powerful Saga tdwh (5) 60.5 95 3 0 Red Denaro h (13) 57.5 79 8 Traduce h (6) 58 92 G Colless 4 s1038 Jelviss w (6) 55.5 90 J Oliver A Mallyon N Keal (a3) 5 6s141 Mishani Blossom (3) 55.5 96 Matthew Palmer 9 3 Blackjack Rose (9) 56 100 S Galloway 3 1s495 Miss Beneteau tcdn (6) 60 93 6 219s4 Marmaris n (13) 59.5 99 4 85422 Bay Of Dragons (9) 56.5 96 10 7 Gibbo’s Girl (2) 56 90 J Taylor Ms E Ljung 7 52132 Moscini d (15) 59.5 96 Ms E Ljung Ms A Patis (a3) 6 51 Vivid Fortress w (8) 55 94 J Guthmann-Chester 11 3566s Makeup h (5) 56 97 J Guthmann-Chester 4 133s5 Jay Jay D’ar dhn (9) 59.5 90 M Cahill 8 3115s Mr Storm cdn (17) 59.5 94 M Cahill 7 55554 Red Bloom (2) 55 98 5 7687s Impeccably (11) 56.5 81 12 67 Palicki (7) 56 99 R Maloney 5 40s93 Carry On Ringo dh (10) 59 93 A Chau 9 050s6 Blue Comet tdwh (12) 58 92 Ms L G Cheshire 13 0 Test Therock h (13) 56 88 Ms A Patis (a3) J Guthmann-Chester SCRATCHED 6 17901 Shear Vogue cdw (3) 59 87 J Guthmann-Chester 6 — No No Ninette M Shimodaira (a3) 8 35521 Montez th (9) 55 91 G Colless 10 68s72 Quick Ketch dw (4) 58 93 N Tomizawa 7 90s2s Osaycan bh (1) 56.5 97 A Mallyon 4 Pacific Petroleum Plate 2.57 7 s7800 Shijin twh (4) 58 87 J Woodhouse 9 46345 Sidekiss ch (4) 55 93 Ms A Patis (a3) 11 148s2 Spending My Time d (11) 58 97 J Oliver 8 5 Show Some Passion (2) 56.5 81 $27,500, 3yo Maiden SW, 1200m 8 142s6 Ivy’s Dream th (5) 57 91 R Maloney 10 s8226 The Dark th (11) 55 92 A Chau 12 34341 Make A Ruler dwn (7) 57.5 96 A Chau 9 3s4 Snap The Luck (14) 56.5 82 9 736s1 She Za Boss d (11) 57 96 A Mallyon 11 244s1 Barney’s Law (10) 55 88 1 800s7 Bad Ink (8) 58 88 C Taylor 13 241s4 Pay With Cash tdh (8) 57.5 95 Ms B Ainsworth 10 35154 Line Up dwn (8) 56.5 90 2 65s4 Epplause h (12) 58 92 A Mallyon L R Dittman 10 244s4 Danites (6) 55.5 93 M Cahill 11 68807 Miss Makepeace w (2) 55 89 N Tomizawa 9 Pink Horse Racing Handicap 6.05 3 Love Over Gold h (6) 58 91 M Mc Gillivray EMERGENCIES: 11 7s330 Perfect Saga (10) 55.5 85 $50,000, Open, 1400m Ms A Patis (a3) 4 7752 Mahstar (9) 58 98 Ms B Ainsworth 7 Ladies In Racing Magazine 4.47 14 87s27 Say I Cee You dwbh (14) 57.5 98 12 465s3 She’s Our Rippa (3) 55.5 100 R Maloney 5 6s026 Persian King (13) 58 91 N Keal (a3) 1 66s61 Bandipur twh (11) 62.5 97 N Keal (a3) M Mc Gillivray 13 0s5s Shellona Beach (7) 55.5 83 Ms E Ljung 6 746s5 Samurai h (7) 58 94 J Guthmann-Chester $50,000, Benchmark 78, 2200m 2 s7170 Manaya tdh (8) 56.5 100 15 14s85 Liability tdh (16) 56.5 99 EMERGENCY: 7 5 The Chosen One h (10) 58 100 M Cahill 1 5s593 Happy Go Plucky tdwh (11) 61.5 97 J Guthmann-Chester 16 110s5 Potro Duro h (2) 56 98 R Maloney 14 70s06 Minaj A Star (4) 55.5 87 N Tomizawa 8 337s Vintage Model bh (3) 58 95 Ms R Palmer N Keal (a3) 3 48s07 Top Striker wh (2) 55.5 97 M Mc Gillivray 17 39657 Nakanai tcdwh (10) 55 84

Victorian races at Cranbourne Friday night Jetbet 19 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 2 Eastern Plant Hire Plate 8.00 EMERGENCIES: 5 40561 Canelo dw (9) 60 85 D Dunn EMERGENCIES: Race 1: KANSINO, ISOLA COMACINA, STEEL SEDAKA 13 85588 Solodka h (13) 56.5 86 6 83137 Magnajet dwh (10) 59.5 96 13 228s3 Suretoshine cbhn (14) 56.5 100 Ms J Kah $31,500, 3yo & up F&M Maiden SW, 1600m 14 23s53 Dance Ready b (11) 58 98 J McNeil M Cartwright (a2) 14 s0s89 Royal Treasury dw (4) 56.5 93 Race 2: BONNE GEISHA, TWILIGHT MAGIC, 1 69s07 Castanea (10) 58 79 A Lynch 15 9s86 Princess Kez h (14) 56.5 93 B Higgins 7 s2914 Riverdance Lad tcdwhn (13) 59 86 15 s4229 Jennevee bh (9) 56 95 WHIRLWIND ROMANCE 2 97284 Miss Vicki h (7) 58 86 B Thompson H Grace (a1.5) Race 3: BEL’S CLIFF, SOLEIL DE LUNE, BORONDINO DREAM 3 34366 Texas Tramp (6) 58 87 D Stackhouse 4 Core Protective Group 9.00 8 030s8 Savvy Shields dw (6) 58.5 74 J Noonan 7 Mercedes-Benz Mornington10.30 Race 4: MRS WHITTEN, VISTA GIRL, FIVE SPINS 4 6s5 Bonne Geisha (2) 57.5 100 J McNeil $31,500, 3yo & up F&M Maiden SW, 1200m 9 8315s Wild Moon wbh (3) 58.5 84 J Maskiell $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 2080m Race 5: WITCHFULTHINKING, ISCARIOT, MAGNAJET 10 26657 Stage Front (11) 58 86 5 23736 Chloe’s Day (4) 57.5 92 1 s30s0 Dharma h (13) 58 78 B Thompson 1 29982 Sam Slick whn (4) 60.5 93 B Allen Race 6: HAVIERON, FLOREAT PICA, ANIMATOR 6 6s36 Crackerjack Lady (11) 57.5 90 B Allen 2 66s0 Runaway Rockette (14) 58 72 11 s0s20 Witchfulthinking w (1) 57.5 100 2 33s08 Pedro Ximenez w (2) 59.5 88 M Dee Race 7: KUSARI, TROLLEYED, SAM SLICK 7 8s Dipika h (1) 57.5 92 J Childs M Cartwright (a2) Ms J Kah 3 824s6 Slowpoke Rodriguez twn (3) 59.5 90 Race 8: KURNELL, DRATINI, AREYOULISTENING 8 00s6 Time To Dazzle (8) 57.5 92 M Dee 3 9438s Smart Charge h (12) 58 87 D Dunn 12 56672 Anolass wb (14) 57 94 J Childs Ms T Hope (a) 9 7 Twilight Magic (5) 57.5 91 J Noonan 4 5294s Au Pair h (4) 57.5 84 T Stockdale (a) EMERGENCIES: 4 45807 Big Sur (7) 58.5 93 D Stackhouse 10 4797 Veronica h (3) 57.5 85 J Hill 5 645s6 Bottom Deck (3) 57.5 81 B Allen 13 3617s Heavy Glow tn (4) 57.5 79 J Noonan 5 21s71 Kusari twn (5) 58.5 100 J McNeil 11 6228 Whirlwind Romance (9) 57.5 95 6 7s Cheronkoh h (15) 57.5 84 J Hill 14 95912 Shoot For Coomaah cdh (7) 59.5 85 6 s8990 Savvy Ken w (9) 58.5 97 B Mertens Ms J Kah 7 57s Diamond Moments h (7) 57.5 80 15 16713 Phyla Vell dwh (5) 56.5 90 Ms Y Ota 7 1s755 Little Phoenix (8) 57.5 93 M Walker 8 5556 Double Delight h (5) 57.5 84 M Dee 16 2s210 Lodestar wb (8) 58 90 8 421s9 Michelin dw (6) 57.5 87 J Childs 3 Highview Accounting Serv. 8.30 9 Five Spins (16) 57.5 80 J Noonan 9 521s8 Fields Of Yulong (1) 57 96 D Dunn $31,500, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1400m 10 8s Loco Mojo (1) 57.5 95 Ms J Kah 6 TAB Long May We Play 10.00 10 0s771 Trolleyed wh (10) 56 96 T Stockdale (a) 11 3s4 Mrs Whitten h (2) 57.5 100 J McNeil $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1600m 1 CTC Restaurant At Home 7.25 1 89s79 Dawn Of Justice (6) 58.5 92 8 De Bortoli Rose Rose 11.00 Dean Holland 12 9s544 Vista Girl (8) 57.5 91 J Childs 1 2s70s Reach Out wn (11) 62.5 76 C Symons $31,500, 3yo Maiden SW, 1600m 2 6s888 Hoodie h (10) 58.5 89 Ms E Brown (a4) EMERGENCIES: 2 23Ps1 Animator dwhn (15) 62 97 B Mertens $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1000m 13 0894s Shaziing (10) 58 70 Ms B Grylls 1 9s69 Chookster (5) 58 95 M Dee 3 0s473 Vladking (15) 58.5 92 B Thompson 3 40211 Saveyourenthusiasm dwh (2) 60 98 1 5s55s Saorsa cdbn (2) 60 85 C Symons 4 8s54s Borondino Dream h (8) 58 93 14 3 Jocat bh (6) 57.5 86 M Allen 2 08 Final Stryke (8) 58 84 J Maskiell 15 44722 Fortyfivedegrees (9) 57.5 85 2 61552 Du Well dhn (4) 59 95 M Cartwright (a2) Dylan Dunn 4 1s366 Real Thinker dwh (5) 59 97 A Lynch 3 49s03 Kwahadi (1) 58 94 C Symons 16 3s Turncoat (11) 57.5 90 B Mertens 3 s139s Areyoulistening (3) 58.5 90 D Dunn 4 9 Sockaholic (10) 58 78 B Thompson 5 7 Moyassar (12) 58 98 D Stackhouse 5 531 Havieron w (1) 58.5 98 J Noonan 4 19s06 Hot Sizzle dw (8) 58 91 Ms T Hope (a) 5 386 Starcrippa (6) 58 85 Dylan Dunn 6 7s Northern Woods (7) 58 94 Ms J Kah 5 Ivan’s Pies Handicap 9.30 6 3s391 High Tango dw (8) 58.5 99 D Stackhouse 5 32221 Kurnell cwhn (10) 58 83 6 74 Steel Sedaka (9) 58 93 Dean Holland 7 5334s Smoke Bomb b (9) 58 97 J Noonan 7 19s80 Floreat Pica t (3) 58 100 D Dunn 6 2189s Salty Kisses dw (6) 58 86 B Allen 7 0s57 Fintona Queen h (7) 56 91 B Higgins 8 Soleil De Lune (5) 58 93 M Dee $31,500, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1200m 8 817s9 Olympic w (6) 58 92 M Walker 7 22s81 Young Liam cwn (9) 58 100 J Childs 8 40s22 Isola Comacina b (4) 56 100 9 78s72 Beaux Yeux h (3) 56 93 B Mertens 1 42s20 Thunder Pace h (15) 61 90 J Robertson 9 72724 Gina Lola (7) 57.5 99 M Dee 8 12203 Dratini dwh (7) 57.5 91 D Stackhouse 10 5 Bel’s Cliff bh (4) 56 94 B Allen 2 16148 Toorak Warrior dwhn (12) 61 84 M Allen 10 14147 Miss Hellbender d (10) 57.5 96 J Childs 9 4058s Miss Belisa whn (5) 57.5 90 9 24 Kansino (2) 56 100 J McNeil 11 s5660 Danaat (2) 56 100 3 s1222 Iscariot wh (16) 60.5 89 M Dee 11 4s221 Single Crown d (13) 57.5 97 J McNeil Ms J Da Rose 10 40s03 Lettie Lutz h (3) 56 88 A Lynch 12 579s5 La Pietra h (1) 56 98 J McNeil 4 1710s Magnetism d (2) 60.5 88 D Stackhouse 12 2213s Virtuous wh (12) 56 91 B Thompson 10 1258s Emkay Zel (1) 56 85 J Noonan 28 TELEVISION The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 THURSDAY—FRIDAY’S TELEVISION GUIDE

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LIVERPOOL — The final LONDON — Arsenal will not be using “We have always aimed to operate Hillsborough memorial service, which the UK government’s coronavirus job on the basis that the money we earn is was due to take place at Anfield on retention scheme as “productive” pay reinvested in the team, the wider club Wednesday, has been postponed due to discussions with players continue during and invested into our community. the coronavirus pandemic. “one of the most challenging periods” in “The potential impact on our revenue The Hillsborough Family Support the club’s near 134-year history. streams puts our operating model under Group (HFSG) was due to hold its 31st Tottenham and Bournemouth have pressure. anniversary of the disaster. recently followed Liverpool in reversing “We know that this crisis will pass, and But the service in memory of the 96 their controversial decisions to use the normality will resume, but timeframes supporters who died at the match — an furlough system set up to help businesses cannot be known with any certainty. FA Cup semifinal between Liverpool “On behalf of the HFSG, I would survive during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The potential financial impact is and Nottingham Forest in 1989 — has like to thank everyone for their Arsenal have confirmed they are not significant so we must be responsible been postponed due to Covid-19. understanding in this matter.” using that scheme in a statement that and act now to best protect Arsenal from Footballers and staff will hold a Fresh inquests held in 2016 found outlined their intention to pay staff in what might happen in the months ahead. minute’s silence and flags will be flown the 96 men, women and children full during this uncertain period, while “What is clear is that this is one of the at half-mast. were unlawfully killed and found extending casual employees’ wages until most challenging periods in our near 134- Margaret Aspinall, chairwoman of that blunders by South Yorkshire’s the end of May. year history.” the group, said the service was due to police and ambulance services “caused The club’s executive team have Arsenal have made it clear to be the last of its type as the families or contributed to” their deaths, voluntarily waived more than a third employees through video conferences, would remember their loved ones “in and exonerated Liverpool fans of of their earnings over the next year to newsletters and team meetings that they their own way” on future anniversaries. wrongdoing. cope with a challenging time that owners are “not considering redundancies”, with “In light of recent events, a decision It was announced in February that Kroenke Sports and Entertainment “are all employees receiving their full salaries. was made collectively by the families to the families of the victims had decided fully committed to supporting Arsenal The Gunners are still working on an postpone our final memorial service at to hold a last service after former police through”. agreement with players. Arsenal’s Anfield,” she said. match commander David Duckenfield “The suspension of football and the squad this week reportedly rejected a “We wish to keep as many people was cleared of gross negligence broader global economic impact of the 12.5 percent pay cut for a year, with that safe as possible and we believe this is manslaughter following a retrial in virus mean that many of our revenue money repaid if qualification was secured the right approach. November. — PA streams are on hold or are at risk,” a for next season’s Champions League. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Friday, April 17, 2020

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: SUDOKU Rooney Mara, 35; Jennifer Garner, 48; Liz Phair, 53; Sean Bean, 61. Happy Birthday: Aim for a simple, affordable lifestyle that will result in less stress and fewer SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made responsibilities. Don't feel you have to do something to keep up with a friend up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. or appease someone pushing you to participate in something you don't To solve the puzzle, each row, want to do. Focus on goals that will encourage greater stability and security. column and 3x3 grid within the Personal gains are within reach. Your numbers are 6, 14, 25, 27, 30, 33, 49. larger grid must end up containing ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number from 1 to 9, and Honesty and integrity matter. Whether it's you or someone you are dealing each number can only appear with, be upfront and, when in doubt, ask questions. Personal training, physical itness and better health should be your goal. Romance will enhance once in a row, column or box. your life. 4 stars A sudoku grid has a single TAURUS (April 20-May 20): unique solution, which can be Look at the big picture before you decide to make a change. You'll face reached without using guesswork. interference if you share too much personal information. Gather information, and it will put you in a stronger position when asked to make a decision. 2 SOlUTiOn in nexT pUblicATiOn. stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer suggestions, do what you do best and take action once you commit to your plan. What you accomplish today will be life-altering. Discipline and hard work will pay off. Celebrate your success with someone you love. Romance is on the rise. 5 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do what makes you happy. A creative project that takes your mind off situations that aren't going your way will give you the break required to gain perspective regarding how best to deal with the changes taking place. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Speak up, share your thoughts and feelings, and ind out where you stand. Use your charm and experience to handle people who are putting pressure on you to do things you don't want to do. Make personal gains, romance and money your priorities. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Choose to spend time with the people who inspire you to have fun. Mixing business with pleasure will encourage deals that you want to close. A change of scenery will motivate you to do things differently. Be open to suggestions. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful how you handle loved ones and your money. Don't get involved in lofty pastimes that are costly or indulgent. Stipulate what you can do to avoid stressful situations. Personal improvements and romance will bring the highest returns. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Slow down, and take a moment to reevaluate your position, lifestyle and relationships. Make a change if you feel stressed and anxious. It's up to you to put an end to what you don't want in your life. Follow your heart. 5 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotional manipulation is apparent. Whether it's you trying to avoid something or someone, or someone offering you false information, it's time to take an honest look at your life and decide what you want to do next. 2 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Remember the good times, but don't try to go back in time. It's what you do moving forward that will have the most signiicant impact on your life. Don't limit what you can do because you are afraid to let go of the past. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don't let a change someone makes cause uncertainty. Proceed with your plans, and refuse to let anyone stand between you and what you want. A personal change will lift your spirits and give you a new lease on life. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Expand your interests; do something unique. Handle situations carefully. Take a minimalist approach to helping others. Offer suggestions, not your cash or time. You owe it to yourself to focus on what will help you achieve the most. 3 stars Birthday Baby: You are sensitive, caring and original. You are determined and supportive.

STAR RATINGS FIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold. FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. 30 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020

JOIN THE QUEUE: Fans queue down Peel Street and round the corner into Childers Road for the visit of All Black great Jonah Lomu in April 1997. Above, Eric White makes his back a desk for Lomu to sign his shirt. See back page for the story behind the photos. Gisborne Herald file pictures Relocated Australian teams will also have family issues RUGBY LEAGUE by Pamela Whaley, AAP The indefinite stay in Sydney raises welfare players in terms of getting paid their salaries, but all “I’ve heard the comments about not wanting to concerns, and the Warriors have sought clarification of this stuff costs money and to put us all in camps in relocate, but at the moment I haven’t really been to SYDNEY — Rugby League Players Association from the NRL over whether players will be able to Sydney costs money. the Titans to get a temperature check on the group director Dale Copley says if the NRL is willing to bring families with them to Australia. “To fly families over, for all the out-of-Sydney because I don’t know whether it’s a relocation for relocate the families of Warriors players to Sydney, Should they be granted the ability to bring their clubs, obviously is an expense.” three weeks, three months, six months. Australian teams from outside New South Wales will loved ones to NSW for the duration of the new Retiring Brisbane star Darius Boyd has said he “We don’t know what the season looks like, there ask for the same treatment. competition, Copley says players from Victoria and will not relocate to NSW indefinitely and be away haven’t been any figures spoken about in terms Last night the NRL had not yet received clearance Queensland will be asking for the same treatment. from his family should the Queensland borders of broadcasters, and that’s not just for the players, to fly players to Australia this weekend to begin “I think if you look at it from a fairness point of remain closed. there’s other stakeholders involved there.” preparing for the planned May 28 NRL restart. view, that’s certainly a question we’ll have to ask,” the Copley said he had yet to get the opinions of his This week the NRL and broadcasters will hold To meet the restart deadline in six weeks, the Gold Coast winger said on Fox Sports. Gold Coast teammates. more meetings where it’s hoped an agreement Warriors will need to arrive in Australia in five days “I think fundamental to all of this is the agreements “I think it’s really difficult to comment at the can be made so administrators can move on to and self-isolate for a fortnight before beginning a that happen with the NRL and the broadcasters. moment because we’re trying to make decisions organising logistics to get the competition up and mini-preseason on May 4. “I know money isn’t the be-all and end-all with the where there’s not a lot of information,” he said. running again.

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9 RUGBY LEAGUE by Scott Bailey the NRL committed to doing season could be confirmed. and Daniel Gilhooly, AAP everything they could together to “We want the Warriors to be 10 ensure the Warriors would be part part of the 2020 season and we AUCKLAND — The Warriors of the competition. are doing everything we can to still don’t know if they will be George spoke with both not only make that happen but 11 12 granted a travel exemption to fly Australian Rugby League provide the support they need at a to Australia this weekend to begin Commission (ARLC) chairman family level,” V’landys said. preparing for the planned May 28 Peter V’landys and NRL boss Todd “It’s important to understand 13 NRL restart. Greenberg yesterday afternoon that our aim to restart the Just five days out from the about the competition’s structure competition on May 28 is still six planned trip across the Tasman, and whether families could join weeks away. We’re not proposing to 14 15 the club has yet to be told whether players. start the competition next week. the Australian government will The Warriors also had “Accordingly we have ample allow the team into the country. queries around medical support time to analyse the data and 16 17 Australia’s borders are officially and whether they’d receive ensure the infection rate is at closed during the coronavirus dispensation for additional players. such a low level there is minimal pandemic, with only citizens, “I raised a number of matters risk to our players or the residents and immediate family with the NRL on behalf of the community. members allowed to travel to the players late last week and we have “It also gives us time to make country. made progress today,” George said. all the necessary arrangements 18 19 According to a government “The key for us is to be in for the Warriors.” website, “New Zealand citizens possession of all the information Meanwhile, Warriors coach and permanent residents not we need so our players, football Stephen Kearney told AAP living in Australia can only transit staff and their families have a yeserday he couldn’t guarantee Across Down through Australia to return to full understanding of what we’re every player would return to 1. A puzzle with many pieces 1. Leap over (4) New Zealand”. facing. Australia with the team. New Zealand’s government has “There is still much detail to be Speaking before George’s (6) 2. Keep a car in this (6) also implemented a “do-not-travel” worked through over the coming meeting with the NRL, he also 3. Large boat (4) 4. These are worn on heads warning during their country-wide days but I’m encouraged with accused the league of paying lip 7. lockdown. where we are now.” service to the “extreme sacrifice” A planet (4) (4) The Warriors are under the More answers are expected from the Warriors were making. 8. A season (6) 5. A robber at sea (6) impression they’ll need to depart the NRL over coming days, with “That’s the most disappointing 10. 6. this Sunday if they’re to spend chairman Peter V’landys labelling part about this whole process Took no notice of (7) Complete quiet (7) two weeks in quarantine before the Warriors’ situation a high given the logistical issues that we 13. A farm vehicle (7) 9. Bravery (7) the planned resumption of priority. have,” Kearney said. 16. 11. training on May 4. A crunch meeting between the “It’s frustrating. They made the Red plus yellow makes A teacher works here (6) The NRL is speaking with Nine Network, Foxtel and NRL announcement nearly a week ago this colour (6) 12. A health professional (6) the government to secure an management is set for today, but we’re in no better position. 17. 14. exemption, while rival coaches where preferred competition “It’s an extreme sacrifice to Don’t go (4) Moist (4) have agreed not to begin training structures will be discussed. potentially be away from your 18. Kiss with these (4) 15. See with these (4) until the Warriors are out of The Apollo Project committee is family for five months and yet 19. quarantine. then scheduled to meet tomorrow, we’ve had minimal communication Frightens (6) The uncertainty came as chief when confirmation about the about what all of that could look executive Cameron George and shape of the reworked 2020 like.”

1. Whispered, 6. Below, 7. Eight, 9. Chop, 10. Cinema, 12. Carpet, 14. Swan, 17. Ended, 18. Added, 19. Argentina. 2. Hello, 3. Sewn, 4. Eyelid, 5. Eagle, 6. Bicycle, 8. Trained, 11. Needle, 13. Rider, 15. Widen, 16. Fast. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, April 16, 2020 SPORT 31

NEW DATES: The pack rides between Toulouse and Bagneres-de-Bigorre during Pichot warns that the 2019 Tour de France. This year the Tour will start on August 29 in Nice and finish on September 20 in Sanzaar won’t get Paris. AP file picture coronavirus bailout RUGBY by Daniel Gilhooly, AAP Argentina. So we all fall,” Pichot told afford to carry on Super Rugby with The Breakdown show on Sky TV. the Jaguares having to pay for the WELLINGTON — Vice-chairman “There’s no individual way. The trips all round the world? Augustin Pichot says World Rugby first issue we need to address is “Maybe we have to fold Jaguares won’t bail out Sanzaar nations that hit coronavirus and mitigate it. and look for other alternatives.” the financial skids, making it critical “It’s not about World Rugby Pichot has announced he will Tour to bring back they extract themselves quickly from giving handouts, because there’s challenge England’s Bill Beaumont the coronavirus pandemic. no handout possible. World Rugby for the World Rugby chairmanship Pichot said the four leading does not have the £400 million.” and is likely to garner support from smiles among fans southern hemisphere countries Pichot said the sport’s enforced the Southern Hemisphere nations. must work together to emerge from break should prompt Sanzaar to Beaumont has promised a major CYCLING by Jerome Pugmire, AP “Lots of people smiling, the crisis, citing a chilling scenario assess the ongoing profitability and review of World Rugby to transform getting back to the lives we of Rugby Australia collapsing viability of its competitions, even in it into a voice for all nations, not just PARIS — With the Tour de love,” Prudhomme told The financially and sparking an the short term. the traditional powers of the sport, France pushed back to a late Associated Press. international domino impact. The forward-thinking former and wants to revisit a global season August start, race director “Usually we like to complain No rugby at all in 2020 for the Argentina international believes now competition structure that failed to Christian Prudhomme is and moan about things. Then, Wallabies, All Blacks, Springboks is a good time to assess the value take off last year. hoping cycling’s showcase when they’re gone we realise and Pumas would create a of introducing Japan and Fiji to a Pichot, the underdog when votes event can help bring back a what we’re missing. The Tour combined financial deficit of about new-look Rugby Championship. are tallied on April 26, has staked sense of normality to a nation de France will likely be the £400 million ($NZ836m), Pichot He suggested Super Rugby’s his bid on a modern, more inclusive reeling from the coronavirus first big sporting event of estimated, something World Rugby entire blueprint could be addressed. game that incorporates private pandemic. 2020. So there will be fervour couldn’t hope to cover. He even wondered whether the investment and gives emerging Organisers have announced and enthusiasm.” It made the battle to quell Covid- Buenos Aires-based Jaguares could nations a greater say. new dates of August 29 to Prudhomme said organisers 19 in timely fashion critical for the afford to remain if international “In the last year or year and half, September 20 for the race. opted against having the sport in the Southern Hemisphere travel became prohibitive. I’ve been challenging the system Prudhomme is still start in early August, saying whose unions, he said, must remain “Maybe you find out that that from the inside, but I couldn’t get optimistic that the three-week it was wiser to push back “as unified. competition cannot be played traction,” Pichot said. event will be able to feature far away as possible from the “Because if Australia falls, then because it is not profitable or is too “I thought the establishment was its usual scenes of thousands pandemic” in the hope that it hits straight to New Zealand first, much of a burden,” Pichot said. pushing me out a little bit, to be of fans packed along the route social distancing restrictions then it will hit South Africa and “Even in Argentina, can we really honest.” each day. will have eased. Start your journey to success eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 Fit study around your work, home and whanau - achieve a qualiication in only a few months. 30782-04 16 Apr, 2020 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT GISBORNE TIDE MOVEMENT M E WEATHER FOR TOMORROW T Friday Saturday R Apr 17 Apr 18 SE S am 369noon 369pm am 369noon 369pm Tauranga 3 22 0 Hicks Bay 3 22 Te Puke 35 22

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SECOND OF FIVE: Sunday, October 7, 1984 . . . Gisborne City striker Kevin Meacock rams the ball home at Childers Road Reserve after Mount Wellington goalkeeper Norrie McLeod (left) had only been able to parry Grant Turner’s shot in the 49th minute of City’s last national league game of the season. Six minutes later, Meacock scored again and City went on to win 5-0. Less than 48 hours earlier, under floodlights in Christchurch, the Kevin Fallon-coached City team had beaten Christchurch United 5-0. Those defeats were the heaviest either of those two New Zealand football powerhouses had suffered in their 15 years of national league play, and Gisborne City won the league by 14 points. City’s bid for a historic treble — the season-opening Air New Zealand Cup, the national league title and the Chatham Cup — came unstuck the following Saturday, when Manurewa beat them 2-1 in the Chatham Cup final at Mount Smart Stadum. On the same day that City had beaten the Mount by five, Manurewa had lost to Papatoetoe by the same margin. Gisborne City eventually won the Chatham Cup in 1987 under player-coach Steve Sumner, who had scored the cup-winning goals for Manurewa in 1984. Gisborne Herald file picture

and ready to watch A Dog’s Show. The All Whites squad for the 1982 World TRAMPLED: Cup finals in Spain included five Gisborne City All Black players — a New Zealand record for the number winger THANKS SPORT of players from one club at a World Cup tourney. Jonah Lomu But that’s another story. runs over by Chris Taewa mirroring Mother Hubbard’s cupboard, Herald sport England will run some of this journo’s favourite sporting THANKS JONAH: The line out the door of fullback IF absence makes the heart grow fonder, when memories in a series called “Thanks Sport” . . . a real estate firm when Jonah Lomu visited Mike Catt we emerge on the other side of Covid-19, there will Gisborne in the ’90s told the tale. on the way be bear hugs, sloppy kisses and waterfall tears at the THANKS GISBORNE CITY: It started at noon It started at the Ball and Crawshaw entrance, to the first reunion with my lifelong mate — sport. with The Big Match, a football show hosted by the wended down Peel Street, then turned left into of his four We were pretty tight before the world went viral. classy Brian Moore. Childers Road and continued for half a block. tries in the Cricket, golf, rugby, league, even darts, blasted That got the juices flowing before Liverpool- The big man didn’t leave until every wide-eyed, semifinal from the Sky Sport channels on my big screen. loving Dad, my brother and I headed from our awe-inspired fan had received his autograph. of the 1995 But now it’s gone, thanks to a decision I thought Lyndhurst Street home, across The Oval, then on Colin “Pinetree” Meads was the embodiment of Rugby World I’d never have to make. Removing sport from my Sky to Childers Road Reserve to watch our beloved no-nonsense, get-the-job-done, salt-of-the-earth Cup in South TV package. We’d been best buds for years. Gisborne City in action during the 1980s. New Zealand rugby. Africa. Many a cold one was drained in front of an All Black The grass amphitheatre and stand in the Sky Michael “Iceman” Jones was the new-era AP file picture test, Black Cap one-dayer, Tiger Woods-won major. Blues’ heyday were filled to overflowing. revolutionary who reinvented the role of flanker. I loved it. Despised it. Cheered it. Abused it. My mates and I would try to get a spot behind But Jonah, well, Jonah was the Earth-saving Dropped to my knees in awe of it. Threatened to put the opposition goal to enjoy the roasting the superhero whose breathtaking exploits propelled well below 100 percent and led to his death at a golf club through the screen in frustration at it. visiting goalie would get from true-blue City fans. rugby into global recognition. just 40 years old in November 2015. It was a theme park ride that regularly peaked at At halftime the fans would stage an exodus “Give it to Jonah,” became the fans’ catchcry. We can only imagine what he would have heart-in-the-mouth, teenage-girl-screaming, hot-dog- across the field to the other end as Blue Is the When they did, when he changed to a gear achieved if he had been 100 percent. for-lunch-losing intensity. Colour crackled from a suspect speaker system. marked “rampage”, it was one of sport’s most Sports writer Mark Reason summed up in one That ride is over. For now. In its absence is At their peak, City won the national league and destructive sights. He scored 37 tries in 63 tests. paragraph the man who didn’t need a nickname. this void that Sky’s Movie channel, Netflix and Chatham Cup (New Zealand football’s FA Cup). Jonah was rugby’s answer to The Terminator “You think of Pele and Best, of Bolt and Borg, PlayStation can’t fill. Armed with All Whites, exciting imports and — a colossus armed with all the weaponry of Woods and Phelps, and you think of Jonah However, pushing the global pause button on home-grown talent, they combined quality attack needed to get past opponents. He had speed, a Lomu. He was one of the seven wonders of the sport has given sports lovers the chance to fully with no-nonsense defence. When they scored, swerve, a sidestep and, if those options weren’t world of modern sport. Lomu gave his life to appreciate the contribution, the enrichment sport has the decibel level hit eardrum-exploding level. available, he’d simply run through them. rugby and he changed the game forever.” made to our lives from a personal to historical level. When they won, and they did that plenty in We later learned that from the mid-90s, Jonah With that in mind and with the sports news coffers those times, we headed home buoyant, inspired was battling kidney failure that had him running PICTURES FROM LOMU VISIT ON PAGE 30

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