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IT’S CURTAINS FOR CRIME: The Salvation Army’s Family Store manager Heidi Parkes says customers have been “brilliant” accepting the removal of the curtains from the store’s changing rooms. Sheets have been held up for privacy, and there has been “much hilarity”, she says. The curtains were removed after the op shop got “slammed” by shoplifters. “I do not have the staff to stand around and watch for shoplifters. Our volunteers are volunteers not security.” Picture by Paul Rickard PAGE 9 ‘They are taking from a service they may need’

by Sophie Rishworth Habitat for Humanity. THIEVES Hospice Tairawhiti general manager Barbara THE removal of curtains from changing rooms Grout said it was very sad when people felt the at a second-hand store in town has revealed a need to steal from charity shops. problem across all the op shops. “Items are donated by the public, prepared for Shoplifting is rife and was being done behind sale by volunteers, and for them to then be stolen cover at Salvation Army’s The Family Store in is incredibly disappointing. Gladstone Road. “They are taking from a service they, or their STEALING Manager Heidi Parkes said the store had made family, may need sometime.” the decision to take down the curtains after The Hospice Shop in Peel Street also has a getting “slammed” by shoplifters on the first camera installed but more for the safety of their Monday of the last school holidays. staff, said Mrs Grout. In one instance a person stole $143 worth of “Our process if we witness shoplifting is to clothing. contact City Watch. We certainly don’t want FROM “That $143 is food for a whole family for an people to think they can just walk in and help entire week and we lost that in 40 minutes. themselves. They will be noticed.” “There are CCTV images that we have which Mrs Grout said while shoplifting certainly show it very clearly. We spoke to the police and happened, they tried not to focus on that. (the person) was trespassed in 24 hours.” “We want our volunteers to focus on great Proceeds from The Family Store go to the customer service, rather than looking for CHARITIES Salvation Army. The other op shops in town shoplifters.” support the Red Cross, Hospice, SPCA and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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GET REVIVED: Brothers Jock (left) and Sam Barns-Graham prepare lanterns made from grapevines for the upcoming three-day Revive festival at Woodlands on the Back Ormond Road.

Picture by Paul Rickard

Inaugural Revive festival ‘all-encompassing’

by Mark Peters festival,” says Jock. sunflowers and have built a hand-woven encompassing experience, say the brothers. “It aims to elevate festival-goers through bamboo yoga room, and glamping sites, in Festival-goers will have opportunities to ACCLAIMED for her intimate musical fostering connections, holistic health, live the bush. experience new ways of how to awaken the soundscape and unique voice, New Zealand music and a whole lot of fun as we transition Among acts booked to take the Revive mind and body, and take home tools to share singer-songwriter Nadia Reid is set to into the new year.” and Backwoods stages are Good Habits, an with their wider community. headline the inaugural Revive festival in At the heart of the alcohol-free event is eclectic indie-folk band from Manchester, “We want to create an atmosphere where Gisborne this summer. holistic health and wellbeing that includes Moses Mackay of operatic pop trio Sol3 Mio, people can show up to Revive as they are and Organised by brothers Jock and Sam live music, yoga and breath-work instructors, along with partner Ana Mackay, entertainer gain exposure to various healing modalities Barns-Graham, and starting on January 2, the sound healing, fire dancers, art installations, Josh Clark, Ben Wilkinson, and the folk/ so they can discover new ways of living a life three day/two night festival at Woodlands on a drum circle, a meditation space and food country oriented sound with a chaser of of good health and well-being,” says Jock. the Back Ormond Road the day after Rhythm stalls with local product. alt-country rock from David Shanhun and “This truly will be an unforgettable three and Vines ends and it is a very different Jock and Sam have prepared the festival Shimna Higgins. days of community togetherness.” event. site with two stages; they have hung Revive sits somewhere in the midst of a •฀For฀more฀details฀visit฀revivefestival.co.nz.฀ “Revive is not your regular summer lanterns made from grapevines, planted out wellness retreat, a music festival, and an all- Tickets are available from ticketfairy.com Well-trained, motivated staff ‘best deterrent’ FROM PAGE 1 advantage of being beside the community Gisborne Police Tairawhiti prevention had good quality CCTV that provided police base on Bright Street. It was manager Inspector Lincoln Sycamore said quick and clear images of shoplifters, Red Cross op shop coordinator Julie- a comfort knowing they were there if shoplifting did increase in the which helped police identify people ann Ebdale said the worst theft they had needed, said Ms Ebdale. lead-up to Christmas and was more quickly. was when someone walked into the back “Sometimes they work in teams. We common over weekends. “Many retailers also take advantage room of their shop, took a volunteer’s believe the one who pinched the card was Well-trained and motivated staff were of trespass notices that prevent repeat eftpos card then went on a spending working in a team. the most effective deterrent. shoplifters from coming back into a shop. spree using PayWave. They clocked up a “It’s not just op shops, it’s everywhere “Greet each customer and give them If a thief breaches a trespass order, they “considerable sum”. in Gisborne.” prompt attention when they enter your can be arrested immediately. “As a coordinator I found that pretty Habitat for Humanity ReStore manager store. If you can’t serve them immediately, “These are an effective tool retailers sad someone would do that to a volunteer. Liz Cutts said their volunteer staff acknowledge them by making eye contact. can use to deter thieves. We encourage “We just have to be aware of who is remained vigilant in store. “Trust your instincts. Don’t stereotype any retailer to consider using them. coming into the shop.” “I wouldn’t say shoplifting this month — anyone can steal and anything can be “If you have any incidents of crime in The Red Cross store was smaller than is worse but as a year on a whole it has stolen.” or around your shop, report it to the the others, which helped. It also had the not been fantastic.” Insp Sycamore said many shops now police.” LOOKING AHEAD Get your ALL THE LATEST NEWS, INCLUDING: Gisborne Herald • Pre-school earns gold level healthy heart status home-delivered • Spud in a bucket winners for Alzheimers fundraiser • Gisborne Park golfers ponder proposed changes • Master Sommelier in town to taste Tairawhiti’s best • Gisborne’s own cherry orchard • Pictures from North Island ATV champs • Review of Dolman Cup cricket semi-inals.

MONDAY The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 NEWS 3 Mahia house sells for record $1.83m

BEACHFRONT: Buyers of this Mahia house can look forward to summer by the sea, after paying a record $1.83m for the property. Picture supplied by Andrew Ashton one other $1m sale in the last 10 years and that the New Year. It’s quite different in the winter — property on Newcastle Street, selling for $1.83m. was 520 Mahia East Coast Road, on June 30, very peaceful. But there’s huge crowds over the “These two properties illustrate the demand MAHIA’S property market is the hottest in a 2020,” a REINZ spokeswoman said. holiday period and probably more so this year, in Mahia at present. Katie Bowen, our local decade, with people paying upwards of $1 million The vendor, who did not wish to be named, with people unable to travel.” salesperson based in Mahia is receiving to live in the sleepy seaside village. said it was “quite incredible”. Bayleys Gisborne franchise owner Simon increased inquiry from right across the country The Real Estate Institute confirms two “But if you have got at least three people Bousfield said he wasn’t surprised at the demand for everything from sections to build, your basic properties have hit the $1m mark this year. bidding, that puts the price up. If people want in Mahia. kiwi bach to the more substantial homes, with The latest was a property at 155 Newcastle something and they want it badly enough, they “The Mahia market is red hot — illustrated by increasing sale prices reflecting the demand.” Street, which sold for $1.83m at the end of just keep going. the two properties sold at our recent auction day. Mr Bousfield said the township was also November. That was a record for a residential “Mahia’s become a very popular spot for a Twelve bidders competed on a bare land section drawing international attention. One purchaser property in Mahia. lot of people, so it will probably keep going. It on Puka place, eventually selling for $621,000 who recently missed out on a property in Mahia “According to our records, there has only been seems to be packed right through Christmas and and seven bidders attended to purchase a was based in Germany. Christmas in the Park APPEAL DENIED whanau Judges reject drug dealer’s claim for shorter sentence events on JAILED drug king Lucky Te Waata in a cultural report. Counsel Eric Forster as a commodity. He had largely overcome Free Christmas in the Park Campbell’s claim his Once Were Warriors submitted it could have been 15 percent the difficulties of his upbringing when events are back again next week. style upbringing should have resulted in but the sentencing judge allowed only six he decided as a mature man to deal The free whanau days start on him getting a shorter sentence, has been months (just over 2.6 percent). methamphetamine. Monday at London Street Park with rejected by the Court of Appeal. Some offenders have been given He proved he was able to exercise his the E Tu Titirangi Christmas in the Last December, Judge Warren Cathcart reductions of up to 40 percent for matters own choices by distancing himself from Park event from 3.30 to 5pm. sentenced Campbell, then 43, to 14 years raised in cultural reports but the level of alcohol and cannabis even though it was “Te Runanga o Turanganui a and seven months imprisonment, and discounts are case specific and the court prevalent in his social circles, and by Kiwa E Tu Whanau Christmas in ordered he must serve at least half of it. must be convinced of a clear nexus between choosing not to involve himself in gangs the park have been going for the Campbell admitted trafficking nearly the cultural factors identified and the despite whanau connections. last three years and this is the 6.3kgs of methamphetamine into Gisborne offending. He was adept at gaining qualifications fourth consecutive event we have over four months, pleading guilty to seven Upholding the district court judge’s and participating in various forms of for seven Communities across charges of possessing methamphetamine decision as to discount for Campbell, employment in order to advance his Turanga,” Te Runanga o Turanganui for supply and one of unlawfully possessing the Appeal Court judges said, “There position and maintain his stable family a Kiwa E Tu Whanau project firearms. are obvious aspects of Mr Campbell’s relationships. (He and his partner, who had manager Athena Emmerson-Kapa Police tracked Campbell’s offending background that are no doubt the product a lesser role in the offending, were together said. during an electronic surveillance operation. of systemic deprivation. These include for 24 years and had five children.) “At the events we have spot When it terminated, he had 96.8 grams marginalised educational outcomes, the “Given his personal situation at the prizes to hand out to tamariki, of methamphetamine and $10,000 cash exposure to and normalisation of the heavy time he started dealing and his place in activities and games. squirrelled away at a former motel unit he consumption of alcohol and cannabis and the distribution hierarchy, they agreed “We share to whanau that called his Bat Cave, and a further $460,160 early economic disadvantages. with the sentencing judge it was difficult Christmas is about looking after and two sawn-off shotguns in a storage “However, when regard is had to the to identify a causal connection with each other, being kind to one locker that he leased long-term. nature of Mr Campbell’s involvement in Campbell’s disadvantaged past and/or the another and to be safe. Watching Ahead of sentencing, Campbell described methamphetamine, dealing for profit, and systemic deprivation affecting Maori more out for your neighbours, tamariki his upbringing to report writers as being how he came to involve himself in that generally,” the appeal court judges said. and pakeke. like the movie Once Were Warriors and criminal activity, we agree with the judge While not overlooking factors identified “We would like to thank Wendy that he and his siblings were left to fend that it is difficult to draw a sufficient by the report writers on which Mr Forster Miller from Barnardos for the for themselves. causal connection to warrant a specific relied in advancing his argument, those network she has created over the Reports traversed his exposure to additional discount. things related to Mr Campbell’s “offending last two years, so we can inform violence, alcohol, and cannabis from a “Mr Campbell has given varying patterns” more generally, they said. communities that there are free young age and his expulsion from school and contradictory explanations for his This offending was not a continuation events to bring their information to at age 13, although he continued his offending. However, the accounts he of Campbell’s earlier criminal behaviour, share.” education at a centre for problematic has provided are rooted in having made which could readily be linked to his Whanau days continue on children. a deliberate decision to engage in the marginalised upbringing. Tuesday, with the E Tu Elgin: Before dealing meth he was regularly commercial methamphetamine trade. None The six-month credit given by the Christmas in the Park, next to the employed and able to provide for his family are referable to a background that might be sentencing judge could have been greater Elgin Shopping Centre, Lytton Rd, through work as a shepherd, truck driver considered to have impaired his choice or and there was room to recognise positive 1pm to 3pm. and gym instructor. could be held to have diminished his moral aspects of Mr Campbell’s background On Wednesday, it’s at Waikirikiri The prison sentence imposed on him was culpability for such offending,” the appeal pointing to prospects of rehabilitation. Park, 3.30pm to 5pm, and on his first. It was calculated after discounts court said. But the judge was entitled to take the Thursday, it’s Riverdale’s turn, at to a starting point of 19 years, two months. The judges noted Campbell had approach he did, and the end sentence was Atkinson St Reserve, 3.30pm to The sole focus of Campbell’s appeal was no previous involvement with not manifestly excessive, the appeal court 5pm. the level of the discount for matters raised methamphetamine and he viewed it only ruled. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

STORY, Valerie . — Deaths On 11 December 2020. Beloved wife of the late HOKIANGA, Bernard Story and Heneriata Whakataka Murray Andrews. (Nellie) (nee Kouka). Adored mother of — Passed away Mark, Linda, Jan and peacefully, on 11 Dean. Cherished grand- December 2020, at mother of Dominique 8.30pm, surrounded by and Savannah, whanau. Loved wife of Matthew, Liam and the late Kehoma Juliette, Alex and Pateriki (Paddy) Megan, Rebecca, Hokianga, and treasured Dayna and Hannah. mother of Benjamin, Gallant through all her Roseanne, Patricia, 91 years and now Terry, Patrick, Tammy finally at peace. and Phillip. Nana of 16 Funeral details to be grandchildren and 11 advised later. great-grandchildren. Mum will rest at home, 70 Whakato Bereavements Road, Manutuke, 12 & 13 December 2020. A service will be held WREY ANDREW at Toko Toru Tapu The family of the late Church, Whakato Road, Wrey Andrew wish to Manutuke, on Monday thank everyone for the 14 December at 11am texts, phone calls, followed by a private visits, media messages, cremation. flowers, cards, gifts, Moe mai ra e te Mama food and traffic control. - Evans Funeral Thanks to the many Services Ltd FDANZ who attended Dad’s www.evansfuneral.co.nz send off - a testimony to the legend he was. Deaths Kaye, Lisa and families WILSON, Thomas CHRISTMAS TIME IS TOY TIME: The children at Barnados have received brand new toys — just in time for Scott. — 26.7.1950 - In Memoriam Christmas— from the Gisborne Woodturners Club. Testing out the new toys are, from left, Pippa Brodie, Kalarahi Wilson, 11.12.2020. Surrounded Aeva Tamanui, Kahutia Takoko and Patrina Manuel. With them are woodturners club president Lynne Boulter (back left) by those who loved BARBARA, and club members Dennis Mason and Murray Packer. The club members meet for a “fun day” on the fourth Thursday him. Beloved husband of each month (barring December) and use their skills to build, assemble and paint toys. A collection of unpainted toys of Joanne. Much adored Daniel Luke (Babz) father of Brent, Tracey, was also presented to Gisborne Hospital’s Planet Sunshine (children’s ward). Mrs Boulter said the toys had been well Nine years tomorrow received, and she enjoyed the children’s enthusiastic response. The club, which welcomes new members, calls the Aaron, Bevan, Nicky, December 13. Andre, Jennifer, make-and-donate project Operation Pinocchio, named by the Invercargill club which started it. Quannah Nickerson of Shannon and Anna, and Always in our thoughts, Barnados thanked the woodturners club for their efforts and support of the children. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell their families. A much always in our hearts, loved grandfather to 30 our precious son, grandchildren and 3 brother, grandson great-grandchildren. forever. Tom will lie at his His loving family home, 40 Ayton Street, Fantastic range of talent in where a service will be held at 11am on In Memoriam Monday 14th December followed by private cremation. PIKIA, Melody Ann show of surprising complexity - Evans Funeral 21 years have passed Services Ltd FDANZ and not a day goes by FROTHINESS, disco-ball lightness and initially hard to hear over the live, onstage www.evansfuneral.co.nz that your presence catchy tunes that took days to exorcise were REVIEW band’s music. By the second half the actors doesn’t remain forever key to Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production seemed to have relaxed into their roles. in our hearts. by Mark Peters Monumental of Mamma Mia! last year. Directed by Belinda Projection and pace picked up, and now the cast Your loving Whanau, Campbell, the company’s production of The has got through the long-awaited first night, this Masons mokopuna tuatahi Addams Family which opened last night is a Amanda Maclean achieved an almost magical bodes well for the rest of the season. and tuarua very different beast — but in a good way. transformation into her part as the family’s The cast is particularly strong in their song The show is a surprisingly more complex raven-haired, arch, strong-willed matriarch and dance routines. Along with fine solos from STONEHAVEN musical comedy that blends laughs and Morticia. The two are well matched in their roles Derby, Maclean, Rolfe and West particularly, Paul for PLEASE character-filled song and dance routines with as are Rolfe’s Wednesday and Rosie West as Stuart as raccoon-eyed, bald Fester invested Funerals HAVE FAMILY deeper themes of family, letting go, acceptance, her devoted but juvenile brother Pugsley. West, his solo on the parapet under a full moon with a Proudly Qualified, NOTICES truth-telling, loyalty, passion and spontaneity. a fine soprano, has grown as an actor with an beautifully sung, Roy Orbison crooniness. Registered and The Addams’ world is comically dark; they understated charismatic stage presence. In Several of the ancestors brought that IN BY 9AM thrive on the macabre and the underworldly — this show she brings out with apparent ease indefinable stage presence to their dialogue- Making a Difference. DAY OF so parents Gomez and Morticia are disturbed the shades of her character from Pugsley’s free performance. Olivia White’s cave woman 601 Nelson Road PUBLICATION when they find out (eventually) daughter borderline menacing mischief to sorrow to is baffled by the world but, like pirate Kayla Ph 867 1800 Wednesday, played with characteristic vivacity reconciliation. Ashwell, graces the stage with smooth dance by Tirzah Rolfe, is in love with a lad from the Long-haired, slow-moving butler Lurch moves. regular world. What’s more, crossbow-toting played by Sabian Coomber-Nickerson is The band of Sean Scanlen (also musical Wednesday wants to introduce him to her hilariously creepy and is the first unperson director) on keyboards, Laura Gilding on wind Wanted man arrested parents, Gomez’s ghoulish brother Fester, the Beineke family encounter when they arrive instruments, guitarist Conor McBride, bass Wednesday’s torture-loving brother Pugsley at the Addams mansion. Ben Chisholm plays player Trevor Herk and drummer Robbie Hall, are POLICE have arrested a man after and their ancient grandmother played with great conservative, even stuffy Mal Beineke, while at the side of the stage, screened off but visible. appealing to the public last week for crotchetyness by Heather Derby. Rachel Crawford’s Alice Beineke’s suppressed They bring their own live magic to the show information as to his whereabouts. The show opens with the TV series’ risibly exuberance finds an outlet in her rhyming and, as cliched as it might sound, underline Karsin Peneha, 23, made a brief familiar signature tune before the family makes dialogue. the fantastic range of talent that makes up appearance before a JP in Gisborne its big, bold entry and Gomez’s line, “Oh, the Mike Seymour is all the part of Wednesday’s productions such as this one. District Court on Thursday. He was intoxicating smell of the graveyard.” They release boyfriend, the innocent Lucas Beineke, who is The company embarked on The Addams further remanded in custody by consent the family’s ancestors — a line-up that ranges untroubled by the Addams’ weirdness. Like his Family in April but the Covid-19 alert response until a judge is available on Monday to from cavewoman to bank robber — who act as father, though, Lucas needs the spark of that interrupted the scheduled opening night by hear his application for bail, which police a kind of chorus in the classical Greek theatre weirdness to be freed from living in the shadow several months which means the show has hit oppose. tradition in which the chorus members both of himself and Seymour plays the part with great the stage at a busy time of year. Peneha was wanted on previous charges counterpoint the action and are sometimes part naturalism. See this production, not just to support local but also in relation to more serious alleged of it. From principals to ancestors each talent, but because the play is more intelligent offending on November 20 and 22. He is Choreographed by Anita Zwart, the dance character is clearly defined from the beginning than might be expected in a comedy about a said to have robbed a woman of a vehicle, routines are tight and seem almost effortlessly and throughout the show the performers transformative encounter between the comically assaulted another woman, presented a to fill the stage with, well, life. continuously connect with one another, and the ghoulish and the conservative, but above all firearm at a man and discharged it at him As sartorial, mannered Spaniard, Gomez, audience, even when in the background. The because it’s good fun. with intent to do grievous bodily harm. Peter Derby is comically expressive, and clear cast’s ensemble moments are particularly The latter charge carries a potential and confident in his singing. But Derby is also strong, such as in the family meeting scene prison term of up to 14 years; the robbery finely attuned to the paternally melancholic in in which the Addamses discuss the dinner ■ Musical Theatre Gisborne presents The charge has a maximum penalty of up to 10 his character as seen in his solo, Wednesday’s invitation to the Beinekes. Addams Family, Lawson Field Theatre, years imprisonment. Growing Up. Before long he is troubled by the Despite the actors’ energy the Lawson Field December 12, and December 15-19, 7.30pm. Peneha was supported in court on secret that Wednesday and boyfriend Lucas Theatre’s acoustics tended to dampen their December 13. 2pm. Bookings at the i-Site, or Thursday by his brother. Beineke want to get married. voices a little on opening night and they were Ticketek The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 NEWS 5 On the web On Last week’s question Do you support Kainga Ora plans to build a three- the level apartment block of 12 two-bedroom homes surrounded by 10 further houses at a Gladstone Road site? street Mackenzie king: Dee kahukoti: nate whitLey: Vonita Rona o’shea: “No, there hasn’t “I haven’t thought Deinitely. MankeLow: “Give it to the young been enough time to about it, probably so I “No, I’ll have to get ones. They are the see the efects.” can go travel.” more info irst.” ones who will need it to carry on the country.”

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VOTE ONLINE: www.gisborneherald.co.nz Tight poll on Honorary PhD for Kainga Ora ‘inspirational figure’ housing plans GISBORNE-born Lyn Provost her career as New Zealand’s first says she is humbled after female and first civilian Deputy receiving an honorary Doctorate Police Commissioner. KAINGA Ora plans to build a need for housing, in particular for of Commerce from Te Herenga Mrs Provost then went on to a three-level apartment block of 12 our lower socio-economic-status WakaVictoria University of seven-year tenure as Controller two-bedroom homes surrounded families.” Wellington. and Auditor-General — the first by 10 further houses on a site in Then there were those opposed. The former Auditor General time this role had been held by Gladstone Road has evenly divided “No,” said one. “They are and first female and first civilian a woman. In this capacity she public opinion — almost. over the district plan’s height Deputy Police Commissioner, oversaw numerous controversial A total of 475 people responded regulations.” who was once told she would inquiries, including those into to this week’s Herald web poll on “So we are going to place our never amount to anything as a Canterbury’s earthquake recovery, the subject. new slums on the main road into high school student in Gisborne, Whanau Ora, and the Mangawhai Of that number 48 percent (229 town are we?” was another in the received the honour this week at community wastewater scheme. votes) were in favour and 46 negative camp. a ceremony in Wellington. Although she is retired from percent (220 votes) were against. “Definitely no ,” said another. “I am delighted and humbled by public service, she continues Undecided respondents “Should be two levels maximum. the recognition of this esteemed to be a prominent advocate numbered 26 (6 percent) Too many people living in one area. institution,” she told the Gisborne for public accountability and “Yes,” said one voter in favour of “Build some on marae land,” was Herald. transparency, as patron of the proposal. “We need the public a suggestion. “Happy for my tax “It is very special being Transparency International New housing and if the community is money to be given for that but not honoured by the university I Zealand and a public member of worried about how it will impact all over town. Tenants don’t look attended. In a year with few LYN PROVOST the International Auditing and on their property values, I suggest after them well enough. On a marae joys the graduation has certainly Assurance Standards Board. She the Government put in place a they would have to.” been something to look forward Picture supplied maintains a strong connection weekly/fortnightly maintenance, “Too much accommodation in a to, despite the two postponements with Victoria University as lawnmowing plan. relatively small space, should be caused by Covid-19 restrictions. Webber, sister Irene Webber and chair of the advisory board “It is in their interest to keep the all single level,” said another who Tuesday evening was an brother-in-law Dawson Hardacre. for the Brian Picot Chair in property well looked after and it voted “no” opportunity to celebrate with Mrs Provost completed a Ethical Leadership, based at the just makes sense.” “Could create noise pollution family, friends and colleagues Bachelor of Commerce and Wellington School of Business and The respondent went on to and congested parking.” and reflect on the rich network of Administration at Victoria Government. say, “This is the ideal spot for Other comments from “no” people in New Zealand and across University in the 1970s, one of “Lyn Provost has been an community housing as it is close voters included,“Definitely not. Not the world that have influenced only a small number of women inspirational figure for women in to schools, public transport and fair on the residences surrounding my life and achievements. studying accounting in a class of the public service over the course within walking distance to the CBD the area, and will lower the values “I am grateful to three teachers 500. She joined the Audit Office of her distinguished career, and a and churches.” of their properties. The new in particular — Mr Gilby at — now Audit New Zealand — trailblazer in traditionally male- “People need houses and residences won’t be maintained Lytton High School who taught and then spent some years as a dominated fields,” University intensifying allows that to happen. and will become an eyesore if rules me accountancy and economics, chartered accountant in private chancellor Neil Paviour-Smith We should not be ashamed and of care are not in place and abided Miss Hinds who went above practice overseas. Returning to said. shaming by trying to hide social by, which they never are.” and beyond to help me with New Zealand she became the “She has devoted a large part houses in ghettos out of sight,” •฀“If฀gangs฀take฀root฀in฀the฀ mathematics. And the unnamed Assistant Controller and Auditor of her life to improving New was another comment from a complex they will be unmoveable. teacher who told my whole General responsible for the audit Zealand’s public sector and supporter. Do it in London Street.” class we would never amount to of the accrual-based financial ensuring greater accountability of “Wonderful, it’s much needed I •“It฀concerns฀me฀how฀this฀will฀ anything. statements of the Government. our public servants,” Mr Paviour- support it,” said another. look to tourists arriving in Gisborne “Strangely, that teacher She went on to senior roles in Smith said. “New Zealand needs to move a few years down the track. We probably had the greatest the State Services Commission “In doing so, she embodies the away from single homes into absolutely need more housing built influence, I am quite stubborn,” and Archives New Zealand, intellectual integrity and civic- apartments/combined homes,” said though.” she said. an organisation she helped mindedness we seek to instil another supporter, who went on •“No.฀Another฀load฀of฀five฀minute฀ Resident in Wellington for establish as a department in the in all our graduates and is a to say, “I do not think our current quick fixes for people not wanting many years, Mrs Provost still has early 2000s, and came to public deserving recipient of an honorary method will overtake the current to help themselves.” family in Gisborne — father Joe prominence in the next phase of doctorate.” 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 BRIEFS ‘Legal dispute cost Queenstown council urges residents to conserve water QUEENSTOWN — Residents in the Queenstown Lakes District are being asked to conserve water or face potential water restrictions this summer. The district council says demand for water is more than $300k’ putting a strain on the region’s infrastructure network. Council infrastructure operations manager Simon Mason said a major source of summer WELLINGTON — water use lies with the increasing number of Taxpayers have had stump people watering gardens and lawns. up more than $330,000 on But council stressed that water was not running a legal dispute sparked by out. “Obviously people probably think ‘we’ve got Parliament Speaker Trevor these massive lakes’, so there surely cannot be Mallard falsely accusing a an issue with the availability of water. staffer of rape. “But we do have millions of dollars worth of The bill has prompted the infrastructure tied up in distributing that water, National Party to withdraw treating that water and getting it out to the its support for the Speaker, customers, and that’s where the limitations start saying Mallard is no longer to arrive,” Mr Mason said. fit for the job. He said a number of measures could help Mallard made a public reduce the strain on the infrastructure. apology this past week for “We suggest watering your garden in the comments he made last year evening or, if possible, set a timer to water it falsely claiming a rapist was overnight,” Mr Mason said. working on Parliament’s He said other solutions could be to fix water premises. leaks and reduce shower times. The apology put an end “By making these simple changes we can to defamation proceedings potentially avoid water restrictions this summer,” lodged by a former staffer. he said. — RNZ National has now revealed the total cost to the taxpayer, SH1 closed, two hurt in crash including a $158,000 PARLIAMENT SPEAKER ‘NO LONGER FIT FOR THE JOB’: National Party leader Judith LEVIN — A crash in the lower North Island ex-gratia payment to the Collins and Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard. The National Party has withdrawn its support near Levin resulted in State Highway 1 being worker. for Mallard as Parliament Speaker. RNZ pictures by Samuel Rillstone and Dom Thomas closed this morning. Motorists were asked to A further $171,000 was take alternative routes. The crash occurred when racked up in fees to law firm up this mess. bullying and sexist behaviour. “I don’t know who it is. If I a vehicle hit an overbridge in Ohau, just south of Dentons Kensington Swan. “There has been no formal The most serious knew, I would tell the police.” Levin, just before 10am near Parakawau Road. Crown Law was also paid apology to Parliament for accusations included Later that afternoon, Two people had received minor injuries. $4641.70 for providing advice this, despite the National allegations of sexual Mallard told reporters a SH1 was blocked to traffic. No traffic would be to the former Deputy Speaker Party encouraging the harassment, including three female staff member had permitted through while the bridge was being Anne Tolley. Speaker to do so on the final cases of serious sexual lodged a complaint about a assessed by contractors, police said. The Speaker’s office sitting day this year. assault. historical incident and that a “There are no diversions, so motorists are provided the information “Because Mr Mallard has Speaking to RNZ the day worker had been stood down. asked to avoid travelling this route until further to National in response not lived up to the high after the report’s release, In a statement released on notice.” — The New Zealand Herald to written Parliamentary standards of behaviour that Mallard said he believed one Tuesday, Mallard said it was questions. he has set for Parliament, we person was responsible for “incorrect” of him to suggest Power bill drops to record low In a statement, National believe he is no longer fit to the three offences. the man had been accused of WELLINGTON — Covid-19 caused New Party leader Judith Collins hold the role of Speaker.” “We’re talking about rape “as that term is defined Zealand’s average residential power use to rise in said the Opposition party had The case goes back to serious sexual assault. Well in the Crimes Act 1961”. 2020; however, despite that, the average bill is the lost confidence in the Speaker 2018 when Mallard ordered that, for me, that’s rape,” he Mallard had provided lowest it has been in a decade. due to his “unacceptable an independent report into said. “That is the impression a personal apology to the Data released by the Ministry of Business, behaviour”. Parliamentary conduct I get from the report.” man for the “distress and Innovation and Employment showed the national “It is the Speaker’s job to following several high-profile Mallard told RNZ’s humiliation” caused to the average residential power bill was down by $126 a set the standard of behaviour examples of bad behaviour. Morning Report he did not worker and his family, the year, on five years ago. for everyone in Parliament, The report, by reviewer know who the individual was. statement said. The average household bill in New Zealand was but he has been reckless Debbie Francis, was scathing “Reading the report “Both parties consider this found to be $2113 a year, which was one of the with his words, resulting in in its denouncement of carefully, I get the sense matter is now closed and lowest annual bills in the developed world. taxpayers footing a bill of Parliament’s culture, that the man is still on the no further comment will be On average, power use has been falling as more than $330,000 to clean detailing accounts of serious premises,” he said. made.” — NZ Herald improvements have been made to housing, such as insulation, which keeps people warmer. — RNZ Cook Islands, NZ travel bubble without quarantine on way WELLINGTON — New many aspects of life in the Cook Zealanders will soon be able Islands that have been disrupted to travel to the Cook Islands by Covid-19, including access without having to quarantine to health and education, and for two weeks, both when they reuniting family and friends,” arrive there and also upon their Brown said. return home. The Cook Island remains one Prime Minister Jacinda of the few countries around the Ardern and her Cook Islands world and the Pacific region to counterpart, Mark Brown, have remain totally free of Covid-19. instructed officials to continue As a result, the first step to working together to put in the new agreement will involve place all measures required to New Zealand officials working safely recommence two-way, to implement quarantine-free quarantine-free travel in the access into New Zealand for first quarter of next year. anyone travelling from the Cook “The arrangement recognises Islands. the special ties between New This will be the first time Zealand and the Cook Islands. anyone arriving from a different It will allow people to travel country will not have to carry more easily between our two out the mandatory 14-day countries, while acknowledging managed isolation. that the priority remains to That first step is part of a protect our populations from “phased approach”, a statement Covid-19,” Ardern said. said. Brown welcomed the progress, Ardern said: “Quarantine-free noting that the free movement access for travellers from the of people between New Zealand Cook Islands to New Zealand and the Cook Islands was will provide for the movement central to the countries’ close of people for delivering essential relationship and integral to the services, while allowing officials Cook Islands’ recovery from the to finalise preparations for a safe impact of Covid-19. return to two-way quarantine- “This arrangement is the free travel.” FANCY A TRIP TO A COVID-FREE PARADISE?: Kiwis will be able to travel to Rarotonga without next step towards resuming — The New Zealand Herald having to go into quarantine from early next year. Picture supplied The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 7

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Check your local council for details. 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Entertainment heroes of 2020 by Karl Puschmann, Lydia high-profile media features, but what Burgham, Sinead Corcoran, is remarkable is his ability to inspire The New Zealand Herald a new generation of savvy producing talent from South Auckland. The New Zealand-born artist of Taika won an Oscar and Benee lots Samoan descent put it best when he of awards — too many to mention. reached the top of the Billboard charts: But the following five entertainers did “A kid from South Auckland, y’know, what felt like the impossible in March, showing other kids you can do it — when the country went into lockdown any street you’re from, anywhere. and was faced with a scary, uncertain “You can do it, believe in yourself, future: they kept us smiling and helped you can do it. Trust me.” to lighten the mood. Without further ado, here are the New Zealand Herald’s ■ ROSE MATAFEO top five entertainment heroes of 2020. Comedy queen Rose Matafeo captured our attention in 2018 when, at WINNER the age of 26, she won the top award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. ■ TOM SAINSBURY Fast forward two years, and she has 2020 has truly been the year of Tom just debuted in her first movie, Baby Sainsbury. The comedian, social media Done, to rave reviews, alongside Harry star, impressionist, satirist, actor and Potter star Matthew Lewis. author, perfectly captured the zeitgeist And just in case the achievement of to take over the local entertainment AND THE WINNER IS: Comedian Tom Sainsbury has helped us RUNNER UP: Entertainment a full-on feature film was not enough world this year, in a typically polite and to see the bright side of life this year, through the lockdown and hero runner up, TVNZ presenter to brag about in a pandemic-heavy unassuming fashion. And that is why beyond, with his entertaining political impressions and social Hilary Barry, has been told year, her comedy special Horndog was he has been named The NZ Herald’s media posts. His response to winning The New Zealand Herald’s to ‘dress her age’ . . . so she also released on HBO Max (available to Entertainment Hero of the Year. Entertainment Hero of the Year? ‘Oh my God! That’s amazing. I’m deliberately dressed like this and Kiwi viewers on Neon). “Oh my God! That’s amazing. I’m really honoured. Bless your sweet hearts’. Kiwis were whitewalled in posted the photo to instagram Matafeo has gone on to become really honoured,” he said, when The 2020 by the comedian, and he knows it. Picture supplied to wind up those who like to an international comedy star with New Zealand Herald called him to tell complain. She was a bright appearances on Taskmaster UK and him the good news. big screen, then if you walked into politics, with none other than Paula spark amid the lockdown and US talk show Conan, hosted by late- “Bless your sweet hearts.” a bookstore or your library, he was Bennett herself. throughout the year, with her night legend Conan O’Brien. During 2020, a year in which many there as well, as author of the newly- “Crazy, right? I can’t even process flawless presenting skills. But no matter how successful she Kiwis found themselves drawn to published New Zealanders: A Field it,” he said. Instagram picture becomes, she continues to remind her entertainment more than ever in order Guide. fans that she took a leather briefcase to escape the worry and anxiety of the The book has received praise (“this RUNNERS UP ■ JAWSH 685 to school instead of a school bag, was raging global pandemic, Sainsbury has man is talented”, exclaimed Duncan Although Benee, Six60 and other never asked out on any dates and will been an inescapable presence and a Garner during an interview on the AM ■ HILARY BARRY Kiwi acts had massive years in the forever be a “normal dork”, just like reliable source of comedic comfort. Show) but unlike his other work this With much of the country glued to music industry, there was another the rest of us. Swipe through your social media year, he also received a bit of criticism news media this year, Seven Sharp worthy contender who made big waves channels and there he was, sporting (“he is a White guy, wandering around host Hilary Barry was a bright spark in the music world — South Auckland ■ CHRIS PARKER a scruffy wig, an ear-piercing rising explicitly stereotyping people for the amid the lockdown coverage that producer, Jawsh 685. While Prime Minister Jacinda inflection and a jolly, “Hi sweeties, laughs,” reviewer Catherine Woulfe helped to centre and guide us. He was honoured at the Aotearoa Ardern and the Director-General of it’s me — Paula Bennett’, as he riffed noted). You could almost hear the nation Music Awards last month for that Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, might on the former National MP in his “I was expecting that in a way. breathe a collective sigh of relief very reason, winning Breakthrough have received much of the praise and overwhelmingly popular series of Once you get to the end of the book I when she announced her lockdown Artist of the Year and the International recognition for being pandemic heroes satirical videos that went viral on discuss that side of it,” Sainsbury said. #FormalFridays — encouraging Achievement Award. this year, there is one equally-worthy social media during the dark days of “I am a White male so the world’s workers and students to give the track Real name Joshua Nanai, he hero who remains unsung. the first lockdown. geared around me and I understand pants a break once a week and don a first uploaded Laxed (Siren Beat) From panic-buying toilet paper to “Obviously with Covid, I had that, so it’s a fair criticism.” ball gown or a suit instead. to YouTube in 2019, but it was not wandering aimlessly around his house, a trapped audience that I could Nevertheless, he remained proud Her efforts also raised money for until this year that TikTok sparked comedian Chris Parker took it upon entertain,” he said, laughing. of the book, which he wrote during charity and put a smile on the face a worldwide dance craze called the himself to narrate the highs and lows Perhaps. But if social media was not lockdown, and he hoped that people of teenagers who had had their high Culture Dance, soundtracked to of lockdown, and did so with such your thing, all you needed to do was who read it like it. school balls cancelled due to Covid-19. Nanai’s catchy beat. hilarious accuracy that his Instagram flick your TV on instead, and there he 2020 has been a game-changing and However, fans of the TVNZ presenter It caught the attention of RnB star videos were reshared across the was also. Leading his own political at times very sobering year for us all. will also point to her zero tolerance for Jason Derulo and earned him a major country. sitcom or hilariously cameoing in But for Sainsbury it has also been a sexism. She made the point this year record deal with Sony’s Columbia And when he was not impersonating guest roles on Educators and the “wonderful progression” of his career. of addressing complaints about her Records. After a feud over Derulo’s Dr Bloomberg in a Vogue-worthy Covid safety videos, which were put “Rather than game-changing, things outfit choices. sampling of the track, the pair teamed “morning beauty routine”, he was out by Jemaine Clement’s Wellington conspired to work in my favour to It was a refreshing take that put the up for a collaboration: Savage Love sharing the result of his creative Paranormal crew and the NZ Police. increase what was already there,” he trolls firmly in their place — whether it (Laxed — Siren Beat). lockdown hobby — felting. But if you didn’t catch him on social said. “The groundwork was already was Ken, Geoff or Jocelyn. Since then, the song has amassed Yes, you heard right — tiny, crafted media or TV, then he was on the big there.” And that is not to mention her a staggering amount of streams: more versions of our other lockdown heroes, screen as well. First as the star of No other entertainer captured the flawless presenting skills. than 584 million of them, and a further including Dr Siouxsie Wiles, Ardern supernatural crime comedy Dead, zeitgeist across so many forms as We can look forward to more of 62 million on the BTS remix, which and Dr Bloomfield. and then in a supporting role in heist Sainsbury. Barry in 2021 — as well as her regular earned the teenager from Manurewa His little felt family was so well- comedy Low Down Dirty Criminals. He even broke into the news cycle hosting duties, she will also be a No1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 received in fact, they were accepted “They’re all dream roles,” he after landing the political scoop of the returning to radio, stepping in to cover charts. into Te Papa museum, where they were insisted. “I’m very lucky.” year by announcing — in character Laura McGoldrick’s maternity leave on Jawsh 685’s influence can be displayed proudly on a crown and And if you didn’t catch him on the — Paula Bennett’s retirement from The Hits’ 3pm Pick-Up show. measured in streams, charts and aptly titled This Is How I Felt.

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34040-06 The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Major scrub fire in Port Hills

CHRISTCHURCH — At least cordons and working with Fenz 50 firefighters worked through to determine the circumstances the night to douse a scrub fire in of the fire, but it was too soon to Christchurch’s Port Hills. comment on any potential cause. The major blaze had claimed a Nobody had been taken into small cabin and forced dozens of custody in relation to the fire, people to evacuate their homes she said, but did not respond to overnight. questions from the New Zealand Fire crews were called at just Herald about whether anybody after 11pm last night. was being spoken to. People had been evacuated The spokeswoman also said from Avoca Valley Road and Port it was too early to say if the fire Hills Road, Fire and Emergency was suspicious. NZ (Fenz) Area Commander Mr Stackhouse said that Dave Stackhouse said. at the height of the fire 15 Residents evacuated from appliances and crews had been about 10 properties on Port Hills deployed to combat the fire. Road still could not return to He said 50 firefighters had their homes this morning, but been on the ground and focusing those from Avoca Valley Road on protecting structures along could. Port Hills Road. No more evacuations were They worked through the planned at the time of going to night to stop the fire from press. spreading further up the hill. Civil Defence was The fire started in the area co-ordinating accommodation ANOTHER BLAZE IN CHRISTCHURCH’S PORT HILLS: Firefighters were waiting for first light to of Alderson Avenue, off the Port at St Martin’s School Hall for assess the situation in the Port Hills. Picture supplied by Hamish Clark Hills Road, close to the suburb of any evacuees who required Hillsborough, RNZ reported. assistance. “Our crews did a fantastic job Stackhouse said. who had been evacuated It was on the side of the hills Helicopters were assisting stopping the fire from spreading Newstalk ZB’s Mike Yardley overnight. She said no houses facing the city, so Christchurch ground crews this morning. up the hills and potentially was at the scene about 7.30am, had been sacrificed nor looked residents could see it and were An aerial survey carried out impacting homes. and said he could not see any to be in any danger earlier this phoning Fire and Emergency this morning of the fire ground “Our priority this morning is flames, just a lot of smoke. morning. last night, RNZ reported. found that the blaze had burnt to keep it within the area we “There is a considerable Police were investigating after State Highway 76 has been through about 15 hectares of have currently contained it to. amount of smoke coming out of reports that a flare had been shut off at Curries Road and land above Hillsborough. “The weather is on our side, Avoca Valley. It is very much seen over the Port Hills before motorists were being directed The flyover had looked with only light winds forecast, a vegetation fire, with white, the fire began. away from the area. positive though at this stage, Mr this should help us in our wispy smoke.” A spokeswoman this morning — The New Zealand Herald, Stackhouse said. work throughout today,” Mr He had spoken to a resident said police were assisting with additional reporting by RNZ Relief from muggy nights, but a potential cyclone forming

AUCKLAND — Relief is finally coming from muggy conditions.” the humidity that has meant a few sleepless The cold front made contact with the nights for Kiwis in the upper North Island country yesterday, bringing cool and rainy The management recently. Settled conditions are also tipped for weather to those in the South Island. Snow and staff at the majority of next week after a high-pressure even fell in parts of Southland yesterday, weather system parks up over New Zealand leading to some very pretty winter wonderland- tomorrow. like photos being posted on social media. And in regards to the potential tropical A southwesterly flow behind the front will cyclone forming in the tropics, it was still too dictate the weather for the weekend, with early to tell whether it would track towards showers tipped for those about the coast. New Zealand to hit just before Christmas. Temperatures should remain cooler than wish all our clients MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo average for this time of year and especially Makgabutlane said the cold front was bringing cold in the deep south, with only 14 to 15 a Merry Christmas in a change of air mass from the south and degrees tipped for Southland. ultimately, cooler nights. “ Talk of a tropical cyclone hitting NZ should We’ve had this air mass from the subtropics, be taken with a grain of salt at this stage. The holidays are fast approaching and it’s a busy time of the year, get your orders a lot of humid, warm air coming in from MetService said it could form between 36956-01 in quick to avoid delays and get those jobs ticked off. northerly and northwesterly winds,” she said. Vanuatu and Fiji this weekend and then head “This cold front has brought in an air mass south or possibly southwest. But it was still from the south so it’s much cooler. We finally too early to tell how the cyclone would track at Closed from 12 noon Wed 23 December Reopening 8am Monday 11 January 2021 get a bit of a relief from those humid and this stage, Ms Makgabutlane said. — NZ Herald Check out the new range of giftware at Mitre10, something for all your family and friends. ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST

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NAPIER — There is currently an increased police presence in Hawke’s Six new cases Bay following several incidents of gang violence in the region. Firearms and drugs have been seized in MIQ facilities and one person was arrested after search warrants were conducted by police. AUCKLAND — There were six new cases of Two people were left with gunshot Covid-19 reported in New Zealand’s managed wounds after two gang shootings in isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facilities Napier early last week, and two people yesterday. were stabbed in Hastings last Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Health said The most recent incident, on Warren five of the cases reported were active and one Street, in Hastings, left a man with was historical. serious injuries. Drugs and a number of firearms were The five new active cases were: seized by Hawke’s Bay Police after search warrants were executed at two Raupunga ■ One case who had arrived in New addresses on Tuesday. Zealand on November 26, from South Africa Arrests were imminent, a police via United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. spokesperson said. Police said several search warrants ■ One who had arrived on December 1, were also conducted at addresses in from Sweden via Qatar and Australia. Napier on Thursday in relation to the “recent tension”. ■ One who had arrived in New Zealand Following the search warrants, one December 3, from the United Kingdom via INCREASED POLICE PRESENCE ON LEAFY HAWKE’S BAY STREETS: Firearms person was arrested on unrelated United Arab Emirates. and drugs have been seized in Hawke’s Bay and one person has been arrested, charges. after search warrants were conducted by police in response to several violent gang Hawke’s Bay area prevention manager ■ One who had arrived on December 3 incidents in the region. Picture by Warren Buckland inspector Martin James said Hawke’s from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Bay Police were continuing to provide Emirates. reassurance patrols due to the ongoing had a positive impact on reducing gang by these groups.” gang activity. activity, however we acknowledge that Hawke’s Bay Police previously said ■ One who had arrived on December 3 Insp James said police took the tension still remains,” he said. they were set to meet with local gang from the United Arab Emirates. incidents extremely seriously and their “Police will continue to be highly visible leaders to discuss the recent incidents. priority was the safety and wellbeing of around Hawke’s Bay with a specific focus Inquiries were continuing, Insp James The number of active cases in New Zealand the community. on gang activity and an emphasis on said. was 57 as of yesterday. — RNZ “The increased police presence has reducing and preventing the harm caused — Additional reporting by agencies Toxic waste at Mataura will READY FOR A NEW not be moved this year BREED OF UTE? MATAURA — Hopes that the thousands of from Mataura, for placing in containers suitable tonnes of toxic waste stored in Mataura would for safe and secure storage of the product, be removed this year are now gone. pending its disposal overseas. ALL-NEW MAZDA BT-50. GOOD TO GO. The Environment Court mediation between “As will be apparent, this will obviously the Environmental Defence Society and the not be concluded by Christmas as previously waste’s producer New Zealand Aluminium hoped.” Smelters and their owner Rio Tinto continued Environment Minister David Parker echoed this week. similar sentiments in the house on Wednesday. The society had hoped the court action “Before Christmas, it’s unlikely that anything would expedite the removal of more than 8500 further will be able to be resolved. It is a toxic tonnes of ouvea premix, which releases deadly site that has potential risks . . . whilst the ammonia gas when wet. situation is a cause for concern, I wouldn’t want However, in minutes issued yesterday, to unduly alarm people,” Parker said during Environment Court Justice Laurie Newhook said question time. it would not be removed this year. Rio Tinto, the smelter’s owner, negotiated a “The problems encountered in recent weeks deal in early 2018 with the government and local are complex but not, in my current assessment, councils to clean up the waste over six years. intractable,” Judge Newhook said. This year the waste was threatened by flooding “I am therefore hopeful for commencement and fire, adding urgency to need to remove it soon of accelerated removal of ouvea premix from Mataura’s disused papermill. — RNZ

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WELLINGTON — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand scaffold fall (RBNZ) has rejected the suggestion of adding a house by Anne Gibson, NZ Herald price consideration to its monetary policy remit, saying AUCKLAND — A construction company the Government should add it specialising in shop fit-outs has been fined to its financial policy remit if $200,000 in the Manukau District Court after it wanted to strengthen its role a worker suffered a broken back, a fractured in the market. skull and a traumatic brain injury from a fall. Finance Minister Grant WorkSafe said W Gartshore was fined in the Robertson wrote to Reserve Manukau District Court after a worker fell from Bank Governor Adrian Orr last a mobile scaffold at the Westfield Manukau month suggesting the change shopping centre. — a move which Orr took to The worker was seriously hurt. mean that RBNZ should offer WorkSafe’s subsequent investigation its thoughts on ways to cool found that the mobile scaffold had been the housing market. disassembled to allow tiles to be laid, and In a detailed reply to the victim, whose experience erecting mobile Robertson, which was released scaffolds had not been established by the yesterday, Orr said adding a company, was then asked to erect it once house price consideration to again. the Government’s financial Several issues were identified with the policy remit was the RBNZ’s structure at the time of the incident. The preferred option. platform had been installed above the “This could be achieved maximum height and there was no room for a using the Reserve Bank of top handrail making it dangerous to be used. New Zealand Bill, which is due ‘NO, YOU DO IT’: Finance Minister Grant Robertson (left) and Reserve Bank Governor Adrian “The scaffold, when not correctly erected, to have its first reading next Orr. Robertson wrote to Orr last month suggesting a house price consideration to the RBNZ’s was unsafe, did not meet standards and week. The RBNZ Bill contains monetary policy remit. Orr responded by saying the Government should add a house price should not have been in use,” said WorkSafe’s a provision for you to issue a consideration to its financial policy remit if it wanted to strengthen its role in the market. area manager, Danielle Henry. financial policy remit to which RNZ file picture by Gyles Beckford “Scaffolds are designed to allow safer the Reserve Bank must have work from a height; however, if they are not regard in its pursuit of its designed and erected correctly, they put financial stability mandate. and below-target inflation New Zealand, with responsive and the complexity of workers at greater risk. “We are keen to engage with rates. housing supply essential underlying issues, there is a “Where scaffolds are needed, businesses you on the definition of the He also reiterated the for ensuring positive and need for a single agency or must adhere to standards and guidance house price consideration. It RBNZ’s suggestion debt-to- sustainable housing outcomes. ‘clearing house’ to co-ordinate to ensure they are fit for purpose and will is important that it accurately income ratios be introduced “Suppressing housing the Government’s response keep workers safe. This means they must be captures the Government’s from a financial stability demand factors can across agencies. The RBNZ constructed and checked by a competent concerns about the housing perspective; however, he reduce house prices, but welcomes the opportunity person before and during use,” Ms Henry said. market and the unique pointed out this might will only prove to be a to participate within the The company should have ensured it had a role of the Reserve Bank in disadvantage lower income temporary intervention until Government’s wider response.” competent person erect or check that the rig relation to the complex and and lower wealth households. supply responsiveness is Robertson said he would had been erected correctly before and while it multifaceted drivers of the The briefing said many re-established.” wait until next year before was in use. housing market.” factors affected house prices, Orr said government making any decisions. “I Instead, it cut corners to get the job done, Orr said this option was including the availability of agencies already had a “wide thank the Governor for his WorkSafe said. “As a result, this victim has preferable to adding a house land, building regulations and range of levers” to address response and will consider it, suffered from injuries that have continued to price consideration to its taxes. housing issues and that along with the advice I have affect them to this day,” Ms Henry said. monetary policy remit, which “Previous government clarifying the “end goal” was requested from the Treasury. Reparation of $60,000 had previously been could result in trade-offs, studies have identified housing important. The Government will make paid to the victim. including higher interest rates, supply as the most significant “Given the wide range and announcements in the New The company was sentenced under the leading to lower employment determinant of house prices in number of parties involved, Year,” he said. — RNZ Health and Safety at Work Act. Power firms explore green hydrogen options INVERCARGILL — Two big power companies cost of building new power stations. Having a power made the smelter uneconomic. aluminium industry. are going to investigate the feasibility of large amount of demand with the flexibility to The Labour Party promised during the election “We suspect there are some fantastic producing green hydrogen in the South Island turn it down or turn it off during a dry year could campaign that it would look to negotiate with Rio economic and decarbonisation benefits to unlock after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closes. add a huge benefit to New Zealand in managing Tinto to extend its stay by several years. for Southland and New Zealand, not only on the Meridian Energy, which supplies the smelter, the security of our energy supply.” Green hydrogen, which is produced from export front but also in providing a foundational will do the six-month, $2 million study with He said a large plant in Southland would renewable resources, has been touted as investment for domestic hydrogen opportunities Contact Energy. help to cushion the impact of the closure of the a significant energy source which will help too.” Meridian chief executive Neal Barclay said smelter, and help to “decarbonise” transport. to reduce carbon emissions, but it has also A Taranaki based company is working with a renewable hydrogen production would offer Mining giant Rio Tinto has given notice that attracted scepticism from some commentators transport firm on a trial of powering long-haul potential exports and help manage power it plans to shut the Tiwai Point smelter, which being as unproven and a waste of money. trucks using hydrogen fuel cells, while a natural production at a low cost during dry years. consumes about 14 percent of the country’s Contact Energy chief executive Mike Fuge gas pipeline operator has been working on using “It could provide a large amount of New power, towards the end of next year. said there was the potential for a new clean, its network to distribute hydrogen to refuelling Zealand’s dry year reserve at a fraction of the It had long complained that the high cost of green hydrogen industry to replace the outgoing stations. — RNZ

said Ward. reached a new high, rising 9c percent to $3.27; SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY There was also strong trading in a2 Milk, and retirement village operators Summerset down 5c to $13.95 with $23.8m worth of shares Group Holdings gained 28c to $11.04, and WELLINGTON — There was unusual heavy get their positions ready for next year. changing hands; Auckland International Oceania Healthcare increased 4c to $1.36. Friday trading, particularly in the large cap “We have seen support in cyclical stocks Airport, losing 8c to $8.12 on $47.4m worth of Ward said fund managers were buying stocks, as investors staked their positions such as Fletcher Building and a winding shares; and Fletcher Building, up 1c to $5.76m Infratil and covering their underweight before the wind-down to Christmas and pushed down of the electricity companies, Meridian in on trade worth $17m. positions. Infratil has a fragmented share the New Zealand sharemarket to a new high. particular. The passive investment funds have Meridian said in its latest monthly operating register and the managers don’t want to be The S&P/NZX 50 Index climbed 58.88 points been buying shares and pushing the prices report that retail sales in New Zealand in hurt or underperform should a higher bid from to 12,919.25, with 87.44 million shares worth up — and now their lack of activity has meant November were 11 percent higher than the AustralianSuper come through. $326.38 million changing hands. There were some stocks have regressed to where they same month last year with increases in all Briscoe Group surged 23c to $4.81 after 68 gainers and 78 decliners over the whole were,” Ward said. segments, and its share price fell 28c to $6.61. announcing a special dividend and upbeat market. Market leader Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Mercury also fell 16c to $6.59. trading report. Briscoe is paying a fully- Rickey Ward, head of investment strategy staged a strong recovery, rising $1.44 to Air New Zealand, boosted by the opening of imputed dividend of 6c a share on January 20, group with JBWere, said it felt like people were $33.23m on impressive trade worth $80.5m. the Queensland border for transtasman travel, to make up for the dividend cancelled in March. working hard to close out for the year. Medical consumable company Ebos Group rose 5c to $1.90. Marsden Maritime Holdings, The bulk retailer said the Black Friday “Next week or so people will be heading climbed 70c to $26.20 on trade worth $17.4m. owner of Northport which is taking on more promotions produced record sales and the away for the extended break and volume will be “Ebos was one of the large caps with good container handling, climbed 19c to $6.01. full-year profit was expected to be more than lower — that’s a known trait — and today we volume of trading and it’s a name people Takeover target Infratil increased 4c to $7.20 the $62.6m reported for the 12 months ending saw a flurry of trading with people wanting to have talked about for good news next year,” on trade worth $11.6m; Skellerup Holdings January 2020. — NZ Herald 12 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020

SHAREMARKET WEEKLY ROUND-UP MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY OFFICIAL MARKET STATISTICS TOP 10 TURNOVER TOP 10 VALUE BIGGEST 10 RISES BIGGE ST 10 FALLS NZX 50 s Share name Shares Share name Dollars (000) Share name Percentage Share name Percentage Promisia 26,859,700 Fishr&Paykl Health 202,476,300 Tilt Renew 27.2959 Cavalier Corp 11.1111 12,919.25 13000 Spark NZ 15,201,000 AuckAirport 104,372,900 Infratil 24.4828 Harmoney Corp Limited 6.9401 New Talisman 15,189,000 Meridian Energy 99,439,500 Pacific Edge 22.50 Enprise Group 5.7471 Meridian Energy 14,554,400 a2 Milk 84,153,100 Michael Hill 18.1818 NZME Ltd 5.6338 12875• Saturday, April 18, 2020PushpayHld 13,655,400 Spark NZ 68,910,400 MHM Automation Limited 12.00 BUSINESSSerko Ltd 11 5.045 Pacific Edge 13,172,700 Fletcher Building 62,146,300 Seeka Kiwifruit 8.8608 Burger Fuel 4.6512 12750 AuckAirport 12,977,500 Infratil 55,935,600 TrustPower 8.4906 AlliedFarmrs 4.4118 +58.88 Fletcher Building 10,757,200 Contact Energy 42,796,900 MarWineEst 7.5472 QEX 4.1096 Kiwi Prop 10,209,800 EBOS Group 39,645,100 Briscoe Grp 7.1269 Hallenstein Glasson 3.6496 +0.458% 12625 Infratil 8,083,100 Mercury NZ 35,182,200 GFNZ Grp Ltd Ord 7.0707 Colonial Motor 3.5797 NZX 10 s MIDCAP s SMALLCAP t NZX All s 12500 13,192.35 34,482.72 79,646.99 14,045.44 Dec 7 Dec Dec 11 Dec Nov 23 Nov s 30 Nov +38.68 +0.294% +258.48 +0.755% -118.21 -0.148% +61.59 +0.44% New Zealand Australia Last Weekly 52-week Dividend P/E Last Weekly 52-week Dividend P/E Last Week’s 52-week Dividend P/E Price Move High Low NTA CPS Yld% Ratio Price Move High Low NTA CPS Yld% Ratio Sale Move High Low CPS Yld% Ratio Promisia .00 -.00 .00 .00 -.00 -.00 - 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32188-01 The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 OPINION 13 EDITORIAL Need to care for students, and their learning Re: Facing up to our truancy epidemic, them as well as about their learning. to answer five basic questions for Turning bold vision Dec 11 column. Our nation’s children actually value themselves to be able to learn and Kai Ora Rowan, well said! education and they care deeply about succeed at school: into reality . . . Emeritus Professor Russell Bishop and the relationship they have with their 1. Does my teacher know me? Professor Mere Berryman’s programme teachers. Every one of NZ’s children (and 2. Does my teacher like me? “Shoot for the moon. Even if you (Te Kotahitanga) evidenced the their parents) do want to have a positive 3. Does my teacher know what they are miss, you’ll land among the stars.” imperative of strong, loving family-like experience at school. supposed to be teaching me? Leaving aside the immense relationships between young people and Schools and teachers that make sure 4. Can I trust my teacher? distance further out in space stars their teachers. the hauora of the school community is 5. Should I follow this teacher? are than our moon, it seems that Students do well when their teachers a priority are places students choose to Our children are precious and we this quote might encapsulate the care about them and know what they are attend each day. do well by them when we place their doing. Teachers who love their students and spiritual, emotional and cultural thinking behind plans to request Young people in New Zealand schools are experts at providing opportunities for wellbeing at the heart of everything we about $150 million from central say they can cope with most of the students to be successful learners see less do. government over the next 10-plus vagaries life throws at them as long as truancy. Aku mihi nui years to invest in developing sport they know that their teachers care about Our young people need to be able LARA MEYER and recreation hubs in this region. In the past such an audacious bid would have been laughed out of the Beehive and back up the 530 Set up for Pakeha only Lacking Christmas spirit kilometres of State Highway 2. Local Re: December 8 story ‘Abolish when they signed a Treaty with Re: Ho, bloody ho — What about some leaders with hands out for support racist policy’, and an online-only the indigenous people of this land with core infrastructure here were December 11 letter. Christmas wreaths etc? It’s comment which asked “how racist is to be able to settle and have land I wholeheartedly agree. pathetic compared to other asked under previous governments it to have a separate roll for people here, a Treaty partnership that was Gisborne CBD knows how to cities that all go out with how much they could realise from of one race”? meant for Maori to still govern and celebrate Christmas — yeah decorating there CBDs. selling the council’s farms. Kia ora . . . the original roll was participate in the decision-making of right! I have written about So, when will our CBD Under the last government, for one race only when it was first their people and lands. the lack of Christmas spirit ever look like Christmas? however, this region received established. In fact, the whole So it’s unfathomable when in our CBD for the past few Because I haven’t seen it unprecedented levels of financial system was established and made Pakeha say it’s racist for Maori to years. I think our council for many years now. Bah for the Pakeha race only. have Treaty-based seats that are 180 here are Scrooges and don’t humbug, council. support — including a $152m So yes, you’re right, it isn’t fair years overdue! Nga mihi roading package via the Provincial know how to celebrate that one race should have a system Christmas. K.A. MORROW Growth Fund. Then the Covid set up for only them, especially TONI BOYNTON, Whakatane recovery fund stretched also to Tell me if you feel the Spirit of Christmas in town. My response to A. Abbott’s community sport and recreation Sorry, but those wooden missive about the wooden facilities, with $40m for the Olympic trees don’t do it for me, just Christmas trees — what a mean- Pool Complex redevelopment, A forum for all shades . . . like A Abbott mentioned. spirited miser you must be. $8m to rebuild the Rugby Park Dear Lara, it must be great that old bible quote, “judge All we have is one tree and grandstand and $5m for a new to be so confident of your ideas not, lest by your judgement some flags. G.R. WEBB Midway Surf Life Saving community that you can boldly take over ye be judged”. Calling people hub. It has seemed like there is the editor’s job and decide curmudgeonly and similar, is indeed a money tree in Wellington. who can express an opinion, a bit counterproductive in my The report before the council this particularly one different to view. Attacking the messenger yours. weakens your argument(s) I Use that timber here, too week, alongside a business case Re: Report points to value of The timber products which resulting from extensive cross- You seem quite confident to feel. Letters, to me, is a forum decide what is “OK” or ”Not for all shades of opinion. processing wood in-region. China produces from our logs code and community work since OK” and what is in line with I enjoyed reading this story are shipped to NZ as we do need the council ratified its Community current thinking. Remember RON TAYLOR but perhaps we could reduce building materials here. All of that Facilities Strategy two-and-a-half emissions even more if we used shipping must also have an impact years ago, was rightly welcomed our homemade timber and timber on emissions and pollution. enthusiastically by councillors who products in NZ instead of shipping unanimously endorsed progressing them to China. MARY-ANN de KORT the case to central government. All in new housing plan It oulined a mixed funding model Re: ‘Too high, too many’ - the “climate emergency” it drawing on both local and national December 4 story. is highly likely that even Duped by ‘reefer madness’ Most of you voted for this larger blocks of units will resources, but indicated the $150m Re: ‘War on Drugs’ based on though legalisation is the best figure was the lion’s share; “. . . it type of development, so suck be constructed to house it up fools. climate refugees, who will be Nixon-era lie, Dec 5 column. option. can be expected that costs such The recent referendum was The benefits of regulation, as funding of the planning stages PETER JONES brought in to work as cheap labour for our horticultural hijacked by the well prepared increased revenue and prior to construction commencing, Before you dish out the fool industry and bring forward and funded “say nope to dope” employment opportunities eg scoping, planning and design etc, comments Peter, please enlighten a more diverse and globalist campaign, however what they have all been lost now, due to may fall on Tairawhiti to fund”. me to how I voted for this kind of Tairawhiti. Kainga Ora were spouting was complete misinformation and lunacy. Factors in favour of this bid development. building planners are just nonsense and nothing but are the wellbeing focus of our JASON BIRRELL useful idiots for the New “reefer madness”. Sadly many TONY ROBSON Government; the quality of the World Order. It will all be in ignorant people fell for it. Central Hawke’s Bay If you voted for Jacinda the small print of the new Interestingly, this group is proposals and the clear, large largely an overseas one which No one yet has shown me the deficit in facilities here; a potential Ardern or the Greens you housing plan about to be definitely voted for this unleashed by our socialist should really not have been benefits of smoking cannabis. I have need for further economic and job- able to influence a referendum seen a good reason not to smoke creating stimulus a couple of years type of development. If you council. voted Judith Collins you PETER JONES in another country. it, though. People I worked with and from now as today’s infrastructure probably voted for this kind Cannabis has more benefits my nephew suffered from this drug. pipeline starts being completed; and of development. If you do not With comments like that we than harms — in fact, the I agree some people can smoke local leadership now is much better understand that I cannot are lucky you didn’t make it to worst that will happen is it and it does not seem to have any connected across our communities help you. council. Hope you get one next that you raid the fridge. It’s lasting negative effects. However, and able to speak with one voice. What people are more door to you. high time the Government for some it is life changing, for the However, it does seem like ignorant of is that under KATRINA SWANN moved on this and at least worse. the talk two to three years ago decriminalised this plant, DAVE of potential rationalisation and [email protected] rearrangement of assets across Trust Tairawhiti, the council and ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. Gisborne Holdings Ltd will need to ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. ■ Always include full name and contact details. figure in how this bold vision for ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. regional facilties is made a reality. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 COVID-19 BRIEFS White House threatens Hahn’s ‘There will be war’ job over vaccine approval Brexit sends ripples of uncertainty down France’s coast WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has come under renewed White House pressure to approve emergency use BOULOGNE-SUR-MER — Long lines of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. of trucks carrying stockpiles for British FDA head Stephen Hahn was told to approve companies jam the highways leading to it on Friday or quit, US media said, although he France’s northern port of Calais, while called this “untrue”. in the coastal town of Boulogne-sur-Mer, The spotlight fell on the FDA after its experts on French fishermen pull in their lines and Thursday supported the vaccine. The US health fear that battles over fishing rights will secretary said it should roll out in a couple of soon erupt. days. — BBC Up and down France’s northern coast, the uncertainty of Brexit is causing Germany heads for lockdown ripples of chaos and frustration. With just three weeks before Britain BERLIN — Calls grew on Friday for tougher is completely out of the European Union, lockdown measures soon in Germany as the no one knows if there will be a post- country’s disease control centre reported record Brexit trade deal or a chaotic economic daily increases in both coronavirus cases and rupture between the two sides. deaths. Britain left the EU on January 31 but The Robert Koch Institute said the country’s remains in its massive market until the 16 states reported 29,875 new cases of Covid, end of the year. That means, barring a breaking the previous daily record of 23,679 trade agreement, New Year’s Day could cases reported the day before. herald quite a hangover for businesses The number of deaths from the virus rose by on both sides of the English Channel. CHAOTIC IMPACT: Fisherman Abdou Diame, of the Jeremy-Florent II fishing boat, 598, to a total of 20,970. The previous daily record For Mathieu Pinto, a 28-year-old unloads his catch at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. Fishing rights of deaths was 590, set on Wednesday. French fisherman, a no-deal Brexit will are a sticking point in negotiations between the UK and the EU about a post-Brexit “There clearly need to be extra measures, and disastrously impact his right to fish in trade deal. AP picture I want to say as health minister that they are British waters, where he says he makes needed sooner rather than later,” Health Minister Jens Spahn said. “between 70 percent and 80 percent” of closing off of UK waters. storm on the highways, coming just as a “We wouldn’t be able to forgive ourselves if his yearly income. Under current EU rules, EU countries coronavirus-related tourism slump has this Christmas became above all a festival for the Pinto is based in France’s coastal can currently fish in British maritime reduced the number of vehicle-carrying virus,” he added. “And if we’re honest, the virus town of Boulogne, home to Europe’s territory, as they have for decades. But ferries crossing the English Channel. doesn’t take much account of whether we’ve all largest fish-processing centre. He had the over-exploitation of these rules — Sebastien Rivera, a top regional finished our Christmas shopping or not.” just returned from a night fishing for and the seas — have meant that fish official for the National Road Transport Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told Der sea-snails or whelk when he spoke to numbers have declined sharply. And so, Federation, an industry group that Spiegel magazine that a lockdown “needs to be The Associated Press. He worries that too, did British fisherman. represents some 350 companies that immediate.” his days of making a living in the family Saving British waters for UK send their goods to the UK, blasted the Under current restrictions implemented at the business could be numbered. fishermen became a rallying cry, fueling situation as “catastrophic.” beginning of November as numbers were growing “(A no-deal Brexit) will already impact the Brexit vote for the UK to leave the “For about the last three weeks, we’ve exponentially, restaurants, bars, leisure and us hugely. And then we are going to bloc. Since then, fishing rules have seen an increase in the flow of traffic sports facilities have been closed and hotels are have to share our French waters with remained a major issue at the heart of toward Great Britain due to stockpiling. closed to tourists, but schools and nonessential foreigners as well,” he said. the Brexit impasse. The platforms, whether it’s the port or shops have remained open. That would mean fighting for fish in Meanwhile, in Calais, trails of truck the (Euro)tunnel, don’t have capacity to The numbers had plateaued — but at high daily French maritime territory alongside exhaust fumes on the roadside illustrate absorb this increase in traffic,” he said. levels — and have again been rising in recent northern EU neighbours from the the path to Brexit is, literally, jammed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson days. — AP Netherlands and Belgium, which he with uncertainty. said this week there’s a “strong says could create an impossibly tense And that has caused British possibility” that negotiations on a new UK isolation period shortened situation. There is simply is not enough companies to stockpile goods, leading to economic relationship with the EU to catch to go around without access to UK a huge increase in the number of trucks take effect on January 1 will fail. LONDON — Self-isolation for contacts of people waters, he said. heading to Calais’ port and the undersea He and European Commission with confirmed coronavirus will be shortened “There will be war. Let’s not hide it. tunnel to Britain in the past few weeks. President Ursula von der Leyen have from 14 to 10 days across the UK from Monday. There will be war,” Pinto said. French police are delaying hundreds set a Sunday deadline to decide whether The change will also apply to people instructed Ireland and Denmark are also among of trucks at the roadside to cope with to keep talking or prepare for a no-deal to quarantine after returning from high-risk those directly affected by the potential the soaring traffic flow. It’s a perfect break. — AP countries. And it means anyone who has been self- isolating for 10 days or more will be able to end their quarantine on Monday. The announcement comes as data shows Covid cases falling in most of England and Northern Australia abandons coronavirus Ireland. But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that in the week to December 5, there were increases in coronavirus case vaccine over false HIV response numbers in London and the east of England. Meanwhile, new data shows the virus’s CANBERRA — Australian Prime learn from the overseas experiences, “All the evidence suggested it would reproduction or R number is back at levels seen Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday particularly through a data-sharing be an effective vaccine, but we cannot two weeks ago (0.9 - 1) meaning the epidemic is that his government won’t rush agreement with London, Morrison risk public confidence. We just can’t,” not growing, but it’s not really shrinking either. approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus said. Health Department secretary Brendan According to the latest government data, there vaccine because he wants people to The government expects the Murphy told reporters. have been a further 424 deaths within 28 days have confidence in the product Australian regulator to approve the Under an agreement with the of a positive test in the UK and another 21,672 His comments come as Australian vaccine produced jointly by Pfizer Australian government, 51 million coronavirus cases. — BBC researchers said they were abandoning and BioNTech by late January. The University of Queensland vaccine Taiwan to keep restrictions their own potential vaccine because it Australian roll-out was expected to be doses manufactured by CSL were to produced false positive results to HIV underway by March. be available to Australians from the TAIWAN — Authorities in Taiwan have warned tests. Australia has an agreement for 10 middle of 2021. that even as vaccinations begin, the world should Morrison said Australia was in a million Pfizer doses and will have an It was one of five potential vaccines remain extremely vigilant against the virus. different position to Britain, which option to buy more for its 26 million on which the Australian government Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said scientific has given emergency approval to the people if supplies allow. had signed contracts with developers data on the vaccines’ lasting effect was still Pfizer roll-out, and the US, where Australian researchers announced in deals worth NZ$3.51 billion. insufficient. “During the first vaccination a government advisory panel has yesterday they had abandoned Its failure was a major blow to periods, people should continue with the safety endorsed the Pfizer vaccine. development of a potential vaccine Australian vaccination plans to measures,” he told the BBC. “We want to ensure that Australians because the false positive results become self-sufficient. Taiwan has been one of the most successful — and I think all of us feel very to HIV tests undermined public Only one other, the University places in the world in dealing with Covid-19. strongly this way — have . . . absolute confidence. of Oxford vaccine, would be So far, it has had only 724 confirmed cases full confidence that when it gets the The University of Queensland state manufactured in Australia. It would and seven deaths and has never had to go into tick, they can get the jab,” Morrison vaccine that was to be manufactured be produced by CSL in partnership lockdown. said. at Australian biopharmaceutical with British-Swedish multinational The health minister does not question the “They can make that decision company CSL’s Melbourne biopharmaceutical company vaccines’ safety or whether they provide immunity for themselves and their families headquarters had proven safe and AstraZeneca. but rather stresses that it was not clear to which confidently,” he added. produced a “robust response” to As a result of the Queensland extent and how long they would protect people. Australia has 47 active Covid- Covid-19 during Phase One trials, candidate’s failure, Australia plans Taiwan’s impressive success battling the 19 cases, with 36 of those people in researchers said in a statement to increase its planned production coronavirus has been largely attributed to early hospitals. The pandemic has claimed But the researchers and the and purchase of AstraZeneca vaccine and strict border controls, a ban on foreign 908 lives in Australia. government had agreed not to from 33.8 million to 53.8 million doses visitors and mandatory quarantine for all Australia “has a front-row seat” proceed further because of the false and its order for Maryland-based Taiwanese returning home. observing the roll-out in Britain HIV positive result due to a protein Novavax’s vaccine from 40 million to The island’s 23 million people have also and the United States and would contained in the potential vaccine. 51 million doses, Morrison said. — AP proactively been wearing face masks, even before they were required to do so. — BBC The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 WORLD 15 Covid drives record CO2 emissions drop in 2020 MARYLAND — A locked-down travelling less by car and plane, wave and continued travel reductions Even with the drop in 2020, the global community together,” said pandemic-struck world cut its carbon and that emissions are expected to pushed the decrease to 7 percent, world on average put 1075 metric United Nations Development Director dioxide emissions this year by 7 jump back up after the pandemic LeQuere said. tonnes of carbon dioxide into the air Achim Steiner. percent, the biggest drop ever, new ends. Ground transportation makes Emissions dropped 12 percent in every second. Chris Field, director of the preliminary figures show. up about one-fifth of emissions of the United States and 11 percent in Final figures for 2019 published in Stanford Woods Institute for the The Global Carbon Project, an carbon dioxide, the chief man-made Europe, but only 1.7 percent in China. the same study show that from 2018 Environment, thinks emissions will authoritative group of dozens of heat-trapping gas. That’s because China had an earlier to 2019 emissions of the main man- increase after the pandemic, but said international scientists who track “Of course, lockdown is absolutely lockdown with less of a second wave. made heat-trapping gas increased “I am optimistic that we have, as a emissions, calculated that the world not the way to tackle climate change,” Also China’s emissions are more only 0.1 percent, much smaller than society learned some lessons that will have put 34 billion metric tonnes said study co-author Corinne industrial based than other countries annual jumps of around 3 percent may help decrease emissions in the of carbon dioxide in the air in 2020. LeQuere, a climate scientist at the and its industry was less affected a decade or two ago. Even with future.” That’s down from 36.4 billion metric University of East Anglia. than transportation, LeQuere said. emissions expected to rise after the “For example,” he added, “as tonnes in 2019, according a study The same group of scientists The calculations — based on pandemic, scientists are wondering people get good at telecommuting a published on Thursday in the journal months ago predicted emission reports detailing energy use, if 2019 will be the peak of carbon couple of days a week or realise they Earth System Science Data. drops of 4 percent to 7 percent, industrial production and daily pollution, LeQuere said. don’t need quite so many business Scientists say this drop is chiefly depending on the progression of mobility counts — were praised as “We are certainly very close to an trips, we might see behaviour-related because people are staying home, Covid-19. A second coronavirus accurate by outside scientists. emissions peak, if we can keep the future emissions decrease.” — AP Fight against climate change EU leaders agree to reduce emissions at least 55 percent by 2030

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least reached a hard-fought deal on Friday 68 percent from 1990 levels by 2030 — a to cut the bloc’s net greenhouse gas more ambitious goal than the EU’s. emissions by at least 55 percent by the Poland, which last year didn’t commit end of the decade compared with 1990 to the EU’s 2050 climate neutrality goal, levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing and other eastern countries, including deadlock ahead of a UN climate meeting the Czech Republic and Hungary, largely this weekend. depend on coal for their energy needs. Following night-long discussions at They considered it unfair that all member their two-day summit in Brussels, the 27 states should be submitted to the same member states approved the EU executive ambition without considering their commission’s proposal to toughen the respective energy mixes. bloc’s intermediate target on the way to To win their approval, member states climate neutrality by mid-century, after a agreed that the new target should be group of reluctant, coal-reliant countries delivered collectively. According to the finally agreed to support the improved Belgian Prime Minister’s office, “leaders goal. agreed that the cuts will be first achieved “Europe is the leader in the fight in sectors and countries where there is against climate change,” tweeted EU still plenty of room for improvement.” Council president Charles Michel as In addition, the European Commission daylight broke over the EU capital city. will take into account specific national “We decided to cut our greenhouse gas situations when drawing up the emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030.” measures. A progress report will be German Chancellor Angela Merkel said submitted to the European Council in the TARGET SET: the 21-hour summit during which the The bust of French statesman Robert Schuman, one of the founders spring. climate debate was a constant worry, had of the European Union, is seen while environmental activists launch a hot air balloon World leaders agreed five years ago in much to show for it. “It was worth having during a demonstration outside of an EU summit in Brussels. AP picture Paris to keep the global warming increase a sleepless night,” she said. to below 2 degrees Celsius, and ideally no Five years after the Paris agreement, programmes and investments designed current 40 percent emission cuts objective more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end the EU wants to be a leader in the fight to help the member states, regions and for 2030 would have been particularly of the century. Under the Paris accord, against global warming. Yet the bloc’s sectors particularly affected by the green embarrassing before the virtual Climate countries are required to submit updated leaders were unable to agree on the new transition, which are in need of a deep Ambition Summit marking five years climate targets by the end of this year. target the last time they met in October, economic and social transformation. EU since the Paris deal, and leaders worked Greenpeace and other environmental mainly because of financial concerns leaders have agreed that 30 percent of to the wire to seal a deal. groups have said the improved EU target by eastern nations seeking more clarity the package — some 550 billion euros — The event today will be co-hosted by the is insufficient to properly tackle climate about how to fund and handle the green should be used to support the transition. UK with the United Nations and France. change. transition. Still, agreeing on common language French President Emmanuel Macron “To increase the chances of limiting But the long-awaited deal on a massive was not an easy task. Negotiations were praised “a major signal” that will enable global heating to 1.5 degree Celsius long-term budget and coronavirus punctuated throughout the night by EU leaders “to bring in our wake our big and avoid the worst effects of climate recovery clinched on Thursday by EU intense discussions in the plenary session international partners, especially the breakdown, Greenpeace is calling for at leaders swung the momentum. and multiple chats in smaller groups on United States and China.” least a 65 percent cut in EU emissions Large swaths of the record-high 1.82 the sidelines. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson from polluting sectors by 2030,” the NGO trillion-euro package are set to pour into Another delay in revising the EU’s announced last week he wants the UK to said. — AP

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18 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Famine threat in South Sudan UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation calls to scale up assistance

JUBA — One county in South Sudan blamed “politicians who tend to use is likely in famine and tens of thousands STARVING: violence as an option for controlling of people in five other counties are on Kombangako power.” the brink of starvation, according to a Mawa, 19 Between January and May there was new report by international food security months, who has a 220 percent increase in incidents of experts. been in hospital intercommunal violence compared with Nowhere in the world has been in for one month the same period two years ago, the UN famine since one was declared nearly four suffering from has said, with the government and years ago in South Sudan’s Unity state odema due to opposition often providing arms. as civil war raged. Now western Pibor malnutrition, sits A UN panel of experts has said county is feared to have reached that on his mother’s the fighting prevented people from crisis level, the result of massive flooding lap at a feeding cultivating, blocked supply routes and deadly violence that has prevented centre in a and burned down markets while access to aid. hospital in Juba, humanitarian warehouses were looted The new report stops short of South Sudan. and several humanitarian workers were declaring famine, which would kick AP picture killed. aid efforts into higher gear, because of Acting army spokesman Santo Domic insufficient data. But based on available Chol said the army has never denied information, famine is thought to be civilians access to aid. occurring, according to the Famine The problems have been compounded Review Committee report released by by the worst local flooding in decades, the Integrated Food Security Phase which has displaced more than one Classification. That means at least 20 million people since July. Most of them percent of households are facing extreme South Sudan’s government did not food assistance will be delivered to the are in Jonglei and the Greater Pibor food gaps and at least 30 percent of endorse the report. In a statement earlier affected areas in the months ahead. Administrative Area, according to the UN. children are acutely malnourished. this week, it urged caution in claiming South Sudan has been struggling to A recent World Bank phone survey of “Considering all the evidence available, famine conditions and said any famine recover from five years of war that killed more than 1200 people in South Sudan famine is most likely ongoing, and we occurring on the government and aid almost 400,000 people, according to a past found that nearly 73 percent reported expect a high rate of death in that area,” community’s watch is a “testament of study by the London School of Hygiene & going without eating for a whole day due said Chris Newton, a former UN World failure by both parties.” Tropical Medicine. A coalition government to a lack of money. A drop in oil prices, Food Programme staffer with years of formed this year between President Salva the country’s main source of revenue, experience in South Sudan. Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar along with inflation and impacts of the “The condition is catastrophic, and This famine is a result of the is implementing a peace deal behind Covid-19 pandemic have worsened an the humanitarian community and the broader impact of violence on schedule, while deadly violence continues economic crisis. government will have to scale up our ‘ in parts of the country. At the Al-Sabah Children’s hospital in assistance,” said Meshack Malo, country human lives. The violence is the worst in the capital, Juba, doctors say they have representative for the UN’s Food and ’ —Edmund Yakani Jonglei state and the Greater Pibor seen an increase in children dying from Agriculture Organisation. Administrative Area, where hunger is the malnutrition. The report says catastrophe conditions most severe. Eighty-five died between January and are also occurring in five counties across Aid workers worry that already “This famine is a result of the broader December, compared with 62 over the South Sudan in Jonglei, Warrap and challenging humanitarian access will impact of violence on human lives,” said same period last year, even though the Northern Bahr el Ghazal states, where 5 become more difficult in these hungry Edmund Yakani, executive director of the hospital has received less patients, said percent to 10 percent of the population is areas. The report says there is less Community Empowerment for Progress James Mawien Tong, head doctor at the facing starvation. than a 50 percent chance that planned Organisation, a civil society group. He hospital’s feeding centre. — AP

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The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 WORLD 19 Argentina abortion bill passes key vote Delay granted BUENOS AIRES — “to finish writing the rights Lawmakers in Argentina’s and move on to the stage of lower house on Friday passed equality.” in Weinstein a bill that would legalise “To each woman who wears elective abortions to the 14th the green scarf demanding week of pregnancy, a proposal to decide, to those who extradition from President Alberto never lower their arms: May Fernández in response to abortion be legal and free! Let BUFFALO — Convicted former movie long-sought demands from it be law!” Lospennato said. producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a women’s rights activists in But lawmakers from New York prison for now after his lawyers and the homeland of Pope Francis. several parties have argued prosecutors agreed on Friday to postpone The bill still needs approval that abortions would be a efforts to send him to California to face sexual from the country’s Senate in violation of the American assault charges. a debate expected before the Convention on Human Weinstein appeared via video from prison end of the year. Rights, which they say takes before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case, The proposed law was precedence over the the who, because of the worsening pandemic, approved in a 131-117 vote national Constitution and agreed to postpone Weinstein’s extradition with six abstentions after that establishes that the right hearing until April 9. a marathon debate that CELEBRATION: Abortion-rights activists celebrate outside to life should be protected Seated at a table at the maximum-security extended from Thursday into Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Argentine lower house by law, “in general, from the Wende Correctional Facility east of Buffalo, the early hours of Friday approved a bill legalising abortions. AP picture moment of conception.” Weinstein, spoke only briefly in response to a morning. Some of its backers Opposition legislator series of questions from the judge. were lawmakers in the with the procedure, can face Francis, an Argentine, that Graciela Camaño equated He waved his hand and shook his head in opposition. prosecution. Exemptions are abortion is part of today’s legalising abortion to “the objection to a news station’s request to allow a Demonstrators in favour only considered in cases of “throwaway culture” that lack of political capacity to television camera in the courtroom. The judge of decriminalising abortion, rape or if pregnancy poses a doesn’t respect the dignity solve society’s problems.” kept the camera out but allowed media to who had spent the night risk to the mother’s health. of the unborn, the weak or “Instead of solving record the video proceedings. outside the congress building Before getting elected one elderly. the causes — the lack of “We’re not looking for publicity, judge,” in Buenos Aires, jumped year ago, Fernández had Several thousand women education, poverty, flaws Weinstein’s attorney, Norman Effman, said. with joy and embraced each promised to push for making seeking abortions have died — we are proposing for the Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison other as they listened to abortion voluntary and cost- during unsafe, clandestine solution to the problem to sentence after being convicted in New York City the parliamentary speaker free. procedures in Argentina remain in the private sphere earlier this year on charges of rape and sexual reading the vote’s results While the bill passed the since 1983, and about 38,000 of women and, worse even, assault against two women. on screens. Many of them lower house, the outlook is women are hospitalised every without any chance for men’s He faces similar charges involving five wore face masks in the green less clear in the country’s year because of botched opinion,” she said. women in California, stemming from alleged colour that has become a Senate. Two years ago, procedures conducted in If passed in the Senate, assaults in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from symbol for their movement. during the administration of secret, according to the a traditionally more 2004 to 2013. Hundreds of metres away, more conservative President government. conservative chamber, Because Weinstein is imprisoned in New not far from the parliament Mauricio Macri, the upper The bill approved on Friday abortions would be possible York, a judge must sign off on transferring him building, hundreds of house voted against a similar follows more than a decade of beyond the 14th week if the to the custody of Los Angeles authorities to be opponents dressed in light bill to legalise abortion after campaigning by the National pregnancy is the result of tried there. blue and carrying the it was narrowly approved by Campaign for the Right to rape or if it endangers the Effman cited Weinstein’s health in national flag deplored the the lower house Free and Safe Legal Abortion. person carrying the foetus. supporting the continued delay of the result, with some shedding Ahead of Thursday’s debate, Speaking minutes before Those below the age of extradition proceedings originally scheduled tears. the Roman Catholic Church the congressonal debate 16 would exercise “their for August. Currently, many women had appealed to legislators ended, Silvia Lospennato, one rights through their legal The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s who have an abortion for “a second of reflection on of the opposition lawmakers representatives” and can seek Office also agreed to the first delay because of in Argentina, as well as what respect for life means,” who backed the ruling party’s “legal assistance” in cases of the pandemic. — AP people who assist them echoing the position of Pope initiative, said it was time “conflict of interest.” — AP Ethiopia returns Eritrean refugees UN agency appeals for ‘neutral, unfettered access’ to Tigray

NAIROBI — In a development the GRAVE “Now, more than ever, it is a matter United Nations called “disturbing,” DEVELOPMENT: of urgency to cease all hostilities,” the Ethiopia on Friday said it is returning Tigray refugee European Union’s commissioner for crisis thousands of refugees who ran from children sing and management, Janez Lenarcic, said while camps in its Tigray region as war swept dance inside a tent condemning the killings. through, putting them on buses back to run by UNICEF Tigray remains largely sealed off the border area with Eritrea, the country for children’s from the world five weeks after fighting the refugees originally fled. activities, in Umm erupted between Ethiopia’s government The news came as the United States Rakouba refugee and the Tigray one following a months- said it believes Eritrean troops are active camp in Qadarif, long power struggle. The governments in Ethiopia, a “grave development.” A eastern Sudan. regard each other as illegitimate, the State Department spokesperson in an According to the result of months of friction since Abiy email cited credible reports and said “we UN any forced took office in 2018 and sidelined the urge that any such troops be withdrawn return of the once-dominant Tigray People’s Liberation immediately.” refugees would Front. The UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, be absolutely Thousands of people are thought to said that “over the last month we have unacceptable. have been killed in the fighting that received an overwhelming number of AP picture began on November 4 and has threatened disturbing reports of Eritrean refugees to destabilise the Horn of Africa. in Tigray being killed, abducted and Ethiopia rejects “interference” as forcibly returned to Eritrea. If confirmed, hadn’t been informed in advance of the refugees had fled to Addis Ababa and fighting reportedly continues, while the these actions would constitute a major Eritrean refugees’ return. “We received the Tigray capital, Mekele. Ethiopia said UN has pleaded for neutral, unfettered violation of international law.” He said alarming messages from Eritreans living their “unregulated movement” makes it access. “Food rations for displaced his agency has met with some refugees abroad and when we looked into them, difficult to ensure their security. people in Tigray have run out,” the UN in the capital, Addis Ababa, and he again ascertained that several hundred refugees Their camps are now stable and under humanitarian office tweeted. urged unhindered humanitarian access to had been put on buses this morning to be “full control,” Ethiopia said, adding that Ethiopia says it is responsible for Tigray. returned to the Tigray region,” it said. food delivery there “is under way.” ensuring the security of aid efforts — Ethiopia said its recently completed Any forced return, it said, “would be But communication and transport links though the conflict and related ethnic military offensive against the now- absolutely unacceptable.” to Tigray remain so challenging that the tensions have left many Tigrayans wary fugitive Tigray regional government Given the trauma that refugees say International Rescue Committee said it of government forces. “was not a direct threat” to the 96,000 they witnessed in Tigray, they should was still trying to confirm details around On Friday, Ethiopia said it had begun “misinformed” Eritrean refugees — even be protected elsewhere, the agency said. the killing of a colleague in the Hitsats delivering aid to areas in Tigray under its as aid groups said four staffers had been It said the refugee camps have had no refugee camp in Shire town, the base of control, including Shire and Mekele, a city killed in the fighting, at least one in a access to food or other supplies for more aid operations. of a half-million people. refugee camp. than a month. Separately, the Danish Refugee Council “Suggestions that humanitarian UN Secretary-General Antonio The International Organisation said three staffers who worked as guards assistance is impeded due to active Guterres this week said Prime Minister for Migration said it was “extremely at a project site were killed last month. It military combat in several cities and Abiy Ahmed, “guaranteed to me that concerned” about the refugees’ “forced” was not clear where, but the group also surrounding areas within the Tigray (Eritrean forces) have not entered return and denied it was involved, saying supports the Eritrean refugees. region is untrue and undermines the Tigrayan territory.” But Tigray residents Ethiopia took over one of its transit “Sadly, due to the lack of critical work undertaken by the National have asserted that gunfire came from the centres in the capital, Addis Ababa, on communications and ongoing insecurity in Defense Forces to stabilise the region,” direction of Eritrea as the conflict began. December 3. the region, it has not yet been possible to the Prime Minister’s office said, noting The UN refugee agency said it Aid groups say thousands of Eritrean reach their families,” the group said. only “sporadic gunfire” remained. — AP 20 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Cat burglar on the prowl Injured police dog by Logan Church, NZ Herald recovering at home CHRISTCHURCH — Piles of socks, underwear, leggings, WHANGAREI — A hero police truly spoiled by his handler and and even a bikini have been dog shot by a man during a family.” mysteriously going missing in callout near Tangowahine, in Wounding a police dog carries the seaside suburb of Sumner in Northland, is now recovering from a maximum possible penalty Christchurch. his injuries at home. under the Policing Act 2008 of But one resident has identified On Thursday charges were filed two years’ imprisonment and/or a the thief — her cat. in relation to the shooting, with fine of $15,000. Mette Kristiansen says her one- police alleging the accused was A 30-year-old man has been and-a-half-year-old cat, Jasper, has chased through a paddock before accused of using a firearm been caught red-pawed with ill- shooting the dog. The accused against a law enforcement gotten gains clutched in his claws. was shot three times officer on December It is now so bad that this by officers. 1, injuring a police week Ms Kristiansen has been CAUGHT IN THE ACT: Jasper the cat steals clothing items from The alleged dog, and unlawful busy dropping off flyers to her around his neighbourhood. Picture supplied offender was airlifted possession of a .357 neighbours in a two-block radius to Auckland City magnum pistol and around her home. Hospital, while the ammunition. “We got him when he was a attention. He jumped up on my neighbours, Ms Kristiansen said dog was transported The most serious kitten and he started doing this duchess where my drawer was most people “love the story and separately to Unitec charge — discharging burglarising about Christmas last open a fraction. He put his paw find it extremely entertaining”. in Mt Albert for a firearm against year,” she said. down, got one little claw out, “I don’t think a lot of people specialist veterinary a police officer — Jasper’s main target seems to picked up one of my socks and realise they are missing items treatment. carries a maximum be socks, but he had also claimed flung it on the floor. He then did it . . . that’s why I’m finding it really However, New possible penalty of 14 gardening and working gloves, again.” hard to return things to people,” Zealand Police revealed yesterday years’ imprisonment. leggings, and shoes. Each day Jasper could steal up she said. that the dog, which remains Northland District Commander One neighbour reported him to five items. Neighbour Brooke Carroll and unnamed for privacy reasons, is Superintendent Tony Hill stealing a bikini. “He comes through our cat her three children — seven, five, resting up at home. confirmed charges have been “I have heard that he definitely flap and just drops them in the and two — were just some of “We are happy to report that filed in the Auckland District does get into people’s homes. He hallway after his rampages around Jasper’s victims. our injured police dog has arrived Court. walks down their hallway and into the neighbourhood overnight. “He will steal socks . . . he steals home to continue recovering,” the Hill said court proceedings their bedrooms. I’ve heard tales of Sometimes he gets a bit lazy and lots from the clothesline, he’s police said on Facebook. would be “administrative only” him going upstairs . . . even houses drops them around the garden.” stolen upwards of 50 socks.” “We want to say a huge thank as the man is unable to appear in with dogs. He makes friends with Each day she puts two large The morning after Halloween you to Dr Alistair Coomer and person to answer the charges. the dogs.” bins out by her front door they saw a bikini Jasper had all the vet nurses at Veterinary The man has been granted Ms Kristiansen said Jasper filled with stolen items so her stolen hanging on the front fence. Specialist Auckland, along with interim name suppression and seemed to be “an incredibly neighbours could collect anything “The kids think it is hilarious Dargaville vet clinic and Kamo will next appear in the Whangarei intelligent cat”. stolen. they can’t find their rugby socks, vets. District Court in February next “One day I was in my bedroom Despite being a “wee bit so we go and look in the Jasper “Our dog is being well and year. — NZ Herald and I think he was wanting worried” about the reaction from bin.” Vault of ‘cool stuff’ ‘A little bit bonkers’ opening in Auckland by Julia Gabel, NZ Herald latest project is the company setting free its own creativity. AUCKLAND — Weta “We have been creating fun, Workshop has arrived in educational and engaging Auckland with an experience experiences like this for our bursting with creativity, colour clients all around the world. We and fantasy. really wanted to do something In true Weta-style, the for ourselves here in New company’s latest project has Zealand. taken over a floor at SkyCity, “We wanted the opportunity to starting with a massive unleash our own creativity and 65-metre mural on what was share the things we love doing once a blank foyer wall. for ourselves, what we do in our Weta Workshop Unleashed hobby time. — which will open to the public “This is the creative prowess on Tuesday — is a big move for of the artists and technicians the Wellington company and the within the workshop unleashing first venture of its own outside their own creative inspiration of the capital. and sharing it with others. Thousands of hours of work Taylor said behind the project and hundreds of pairs of creative is a “desperate desire” to ensure hands have gone into building creativity and craftsmanship the experience. are at the forefront of people’s It is a part creative workshop minds. and part film set, with the Weta Workshop’s head of company making three film tourism Jake Downing said concepts especially for the he hopes people leave the experience — a horror, fantasy experience wanting to create and a science fiction film. things at home. The 90-minute immersive “(I want them to leave) CREATIVE PROWESS: Jeff, an guided tour throws guests into wanting to unleash their anamatronic health and safety the fantastical world of Weta creativity, going home and officer and receptionist at Weta film-making, moving from small building something, making Workshop Unleashed, greets rooms that are not at all what something, drawing something, guests at a new immersive film they seem, into a Weta creative doing something.” effects facility, inspired and built “vault”, an old-school 80s With the borders shut, Taylor by Weta Workshop’s artists, reception area and beyond. understands how crazy opening designers and technicians. At the reception, guests are a tourism business in the middle NZ Herald picture greeted by the first “character” of a tourism downturn sounds. of the experience, head of health “It sounds a bit crazy doesn’t and safety, Jeff. it, but we all felt committed to the first people to experience Jeff is a life-like computer- seeing this through in the hopes Weta Workshop Unleashed will controlled, animatronics creature it brings something a little be fellow Kiwis. that took 11 months to develop different and special for locals “We thought that we all need and was handcrafted by a team and visitors to Auckland. something that’s fun and a little of almost 60. “When Covid hit, we did give bit bonkers right now. And that’s Weta Workshop co-founder serious thought to delaying this exactly what Weta Workshop and creative director Sir Richard project — but then we made the Unleashed is.” Taylor said most of the work the call that we are in this for the Weta Workshop Unleashed company does is about realising long haul. opens on December 15 at other people’s visions, while this “And it’s delightful for us that SkyCity in Auckland CBD. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 RACING 21

Methven harness at Methven Sunday Jetbet 7 TAB D. 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 T. 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 Q. 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 PL6 6-11 Selections 2 Methven Tyre & Hire Trot 12.35 6 41s40 Appearance (Fr) 6 J Smith 10 60934 BK Dawn (10) 4 P Wakelin 9 Methven 4 Square Supermarket 3.34 Race 1: TAURUS, MONGOLIAN MARSHAL, BETTER’S TART 7 05551 Danangus Fella (Fr) 7 B Orange 11 6698s Gin Rummy (10) 5 I Cameron $9000, non-winners 3yo+ stand, 2400m 8 96250 Dd’s Super Stuart (Fr) 8 J Markham 12 82120 Franco Josiah (10) 6 J Morrison (J) $17,500, ffa. mobile, 1609m Race 2: ALDEBARAN FLOSS, MENTALIST, DASHING DUTCHY 1 80608 Shes So Right (Fr) 1 K Tomlinson (J) 9 09906 Sungait’s Legacy (Em2) (Fr) 9 L McCormick 13 06600 That’s The Story (10) 7 K Tomlinson (J) 1 P6107 Four Starzzz Shiraz (Fr) 1 J Young-Grant Race 3: MAKASAR BOY, SZYBKA LANE, HIGHLAND REIGN 2 02257 Prince Ranier (Fr) 2 T Williams 10 — Sunnivue Phileah SCRATCHED 14 0s098 Michelle (10) U1 R May 2 40871 Already Gone (Fr) 2 J Morrison (J) Race 4: FUNKY MONKEY, PUZZLED, ROYAL DEL 3 00s06 Majestic Jag (Fr) 3 J Dunn 11 s5148 Fast Whispering (Fr) 10 T Williams 3 89068 Razors Edge (Fr) 3 J Geddes Race 5: DIXIE FLYER, JIMMY PAUL, TIMES ARE A CHANGIN 4 87 Superfast Gorsey (Fr) 4 C Thornley 12 — Test The Boundaries SCRATCHED 7 Ingold Building (Jnr Drivers) 2.40 4 48886 Homebush Lad (Fr) 4 B Hope (J) Race 6: SODS LAW, FRANCO JOSIAH, BEYOND THE HORIZON 5 0s862 Mentalist (Fr) 5 L O’Reilly 13 77501 Make My Sundon (Fr) 11 S Ottley $9000, 4yo+ r40-r54 jun.d stand, 2400m 5 s3141 William Wallace (Fr) 5 B Orange 6 4 Dashing Dutchy (Fr) 6 C McDowell 14 26100 Yea You (Fr) 12 S O’Reilly (J) Race 7: LAST OF THE MOHICANS, TASMAN TEMPEST, 1 73300 The Diva (Fr) 1 S Thornley (J) 6 62846 Henry Hubert (Fr) 6 T Williams DHAULAGIRI 7 0s988 Tuscan Sun (Fr) 7 H Clarke 15 9020s Majestic Action (Fr) U1 G Smith 7 32132 Stylish Memphis (Fr) 7 R May SCRATCHED 2 79s21 Tasman Tempest (Fr) 2 M Hurrell (J) Race 8: MILLIONDOLLARMONKEY, MATADEROS, ZSA ZOE 8 s0906 Random Spur (Fr) 8 J Morrison (J) 16 — Play Dough SCRATCHED 8 41164 Classie Brigade (Fr) 8 J Dunn 9 75470 Break Free (Fr) 9 K Hadfield 17 189 Puzzled (Fr) U2 J Dunn 3 — Penelope Bromac Race 9: CLASSIE BRIGADE, STYLISH MEMPHIS, 10 23 Aldebaran Floss (Fr) 10 C DeFilippi 18 0219s Funky Monkey (Fr) U3 M Williamson 4 45s00 Precious Sara (Fr) 3 D Roberts (J) 10 Fasttrack Ins. Green Mile Trot 3.59 WILLIAM WALLACE 11 7s597 Go Marg (Fr) 11 G Archer 5 07888 Essence Of Easton (Em2) (Fr) 4 $17,500, ffa. mobile, 1609m Race 10: HEAVYWEIGHT HERO, MAJESTIC LAVROS, 12 68863 This Time Gamble (Fr) 12 B Orange 5 Smith Seeds Pace 1.50 6 s1390 Markham Eyre (Fr) 5 B Hope (J) MARIA TSARINA 13 00 Ready I Am (Fr) U1 P Wakelin 7 s3724 Dhaulagiri (Fr) 6 K Newman (J) 1 32732 Time In A Bottle (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) $9000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile, 2300m 8 90624 Champagneandwine (Fr) 7 Race 11: SWEET BELLE, JUDGEMENT BAY, TERROR MARIA 14 00024 Shandon Bells (Fr) U2 M Williamson 2 99229 Superfast Lad (Fr) 2 G O’Reilly 15 00 Bourbon On The Rocks (Fr) U3 J Versteeg 1 0570 Times Are A Changin (Fr) 1 M Williamson K Tomlinson (J) 3 68510 Baxter (Fr) 3 B Hope (J) 2 Jimmy Paul (Fr) 2 J Dunn 9 89851 Art Collector (Fr) 8 J Morrison (J) 4 11s03 Maria Tsarina (Fr) 4 P Nairn 3 Darfield Hotel Pace 1.00 3 5 Taurus Bromac (Fr) 3 B Orange 10 1 Last Of The Mohicans (Fr) 9 S O’Reilly (J) 5 09189 Didjabringthebeers (Fr) 5 T Chmiel 4 32374 John James Preston (Fr) 4 J Young-Grant 11 80190 Spanna (Fr) 10 O Thornley (J) 6 84706 The Dominator (Fr) 6 C Thornley $9000, r40-r47. mobile, 2300m 12 06700 Caesar’s Quest (Fr) 11 L McKay (J) 5 67s30 Stella’s Delight (Fr) 5 L McCormick 7 31360 One Apollo (Fr) 7 R May 1 P2395 Givemewhatineed (Fr) 1 P Davis 6 08009 President Pat (Fr) 6 N Burton 13 2625s Percy (Fr) 12 T Bamford (J) 8 48770 Pres The Belle (Fr) 8 J Dunn 2 70709 Comfortably Numb (Em2) (Fr) 2 7 633 Dixie Flyer (Fr) 7 S O’Reilly (J) 14 0s652 Tombelina (Fr) 13 G Thornley (J) 9 22214 Heavyweight Hero (Fr) 9 B Butt 3 08753 Makasar Boy (Fr) 3 S Ottley 8 — King Arthur SCRATCHED 15 06495 Classy Kid (Fr) 14 S Tomlinson (J) 10 9s706 Harrysul (Fr) 21 B Borcoskie 4 95984 Uno Mia (Fr) 4 S Tomlinson (J) 9 86826 Le Pole Dancer (Fr) 8 P Davis 16 93035 Conquer Me (Fr) 15 S Iremonger (J) 11 11319 Majestic Lavros (Fr) 22 S Ottley 1 Speights/Supreme Equine Feeds 12.10 5 65595 Szybka Lane (Fr) 5 J Dunn 10 04350 Cristiano Buccini (Fr) 21 B Hope (J) 17 20447 Kiwi X Factor (Fr) 16 E Barron (J) $9000, non-winners 3yo+ stand, 2400m 6 50400 Dallas Grimes (Fr) 6 J Hay 11 96093 Aveross Spitfire (Fr) 22 R May 11 Carrfields Grain & Seed 4.24 7 28330 Paul’s Verdict (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 12 5s044 Friendly Eyre (Fr) 23 K Newman (J) 8 Placemakers Trot 3.06 1 057s0 Webs Reactor (Em1) (Fr) 1 N Burton 8 00473 Mordecai (Fr) 8 K Tomlinson (J) 13 868 Rockin Va Va (Em1) (Fr) 24 C DeFilippi $9000, r56-r65 discretionary handicap stand, $9000, 3yo+ r48-r54. mobile, 2300m 2 Ars Gratia Artis (Fr) 2 C Markham 9 48875 Refine (Fr) 9 R Close 14 90575 Maldito (Fr) 25 G O’Reilly 2400m 1 — Baker Creek SCRATCHED 3 82009 Bromac Hype (Fr) 3 R May 10 09127 Pete’s Dash (Fr) 21 J Young-Grant 15 309s9 Beeps (Fr) 26 R Holmes 2 74574 Terror Maria (Fr) 1 B Butt 4 220P8 Megarock (Fr) 4 G O’Reilly 11 s9700 Tin Roof Blues (Em1) (Fr) 22 C McDowell 16 20866 Owhatanight (Em2) (Fr) U1 1 1s502 Bj Lindenny (Fr) 1 G Smith 5 Prodigal Trouble (Fr) 5 S Ottley 2 92974 Medusa (Fr) 2 K Cameron 3 73415 Booraa (Fr) 2 K Cox 12 59742 Pine Cone (Fr) 23 K Cameron 4 10480 Bonnie Boy (Fr) 3 J Best 6 3 Taurus (Fr) 6 J Hay 13 71029 Betstars Blue Jean (Fr) 24 L O’Reilly 6 Gluyas Motors Trot 2.15 3 80s11 Milliondollarmonkey (Fr) 3 R Close 4 00054 Justamollyarcher (Fr) 4 R Jenkins 5 71077 Got You Covered (Fr) 4 J Dunn 7 92303 Miss Behavin (Fr) 7 K Butt 14 90398 Mr Asia (Fr) 25 C Thornley SCRATCHED 8 89009 Unchanged Memory (Em2) (Fr) 8 $9000, r40-r53 discretionary handicap stand, 5 05842 Prince Teka (Fr) 5 I Cameron 6 — Tin Roof Blues 15 90042 Highland Reign (Fr) 26 B Orange 2400m 7 1s Sweet Belle (Fr) 5 G O’Reilly 9 s00s0 Changeover Jo (Em3) (Fr) 9 16 — Swap Over SCRATCHED 6 31384 Chief Of Staff (Fr) 6 J Thomas 10 33283 Mongolian Marshal (Fr) 10 B Orange 1 28579 Sunnivue Phileah (Fr) 1 S Ottley 7 00879 Boyz Invasion (Fr) U1 M Heenan 8 1 Judgement Bay (Fr) 6 L O’Reilly 11 27375 Buckingham (Fr) 11 R Holmes 4 Ray Mayne Hose & Fittings Trot 1.25 2 37737 Foreigner (Fr) 2 G Hunt 8 96395 Rebel Kibbybones (Fr) U2 J Hay 9 59403 Spicy Girl Becqui (Fr) 7 M Williamson 12 Better’s Tart (Fr) 12 S McNally 3 09906 Sungait’s Legacy (Fr) 3 L McCormick 9 8s181 Aveross Majesty (Fr) U3 J Young-Grant 10 06108 Krystal Delight (Fr) 21 B Hope (J) 13 370s9 Evidently (Fr) 13 C DeFilippi $9000, w/c stand, 2400m 4 407D0 One Over Dover (Fr) 4 B Waldron 10 0s000 Ideal Invasion (Fr) U4 S O’Reilly (J) 11 00317 Star Reactor (Fr) 22 G Thornley (J) 14 Opawa Louie (Fr) 14 K Cameron 1 32510 Royal Del (Fr) 1 S Thornley (J) 5 67s47 Some Time (Fr) U1 S O’Reilly (J) 11 11000 Andoverlov (10) 1 B Butt 12 217s Peraki Seelster (Fr) 23 T Williams 15 Manzini (Fr) 15 C Thornley 2 72520 Tequila Sunset (Fr) 2 K Cameron 6 90000 Play Dough (Fr) U2 L O’Reilly 12 29180 Easy Pickings (10) 2 B Hope (J) 13 90391 Kingsdown Atom (Fr) 24 R May 16 85665 Tyke (Fr) 16 L O’Reilly 3 41000 Aristocrat (Fr) 3 R May 7 65062 Sods Law (10) 1 J Geddes 13 16062 Zsa Zoe (10) 3 S Tomlinson (J) 14 80420 The Kaik (Fr) 25 K Butt 17 0sP52 Nadira Franco (Fr) 17 H Clarke 4 7s489 Deborahs Gem (Fr) 4 M Hurrell (J) 8 84920 Beyond The Horizon (10) 2 J Smith 14 05715 Clyde (10) 4 C Thornley 15 60235 Superstar Legend (Fr) 26 S Ottley 18 5827s Adhika (Fr) 18 J Morrison (J) 5 1s575 Abadabado (Fr) 5 R Holmes 9 80807 Playboy’s Brother (10) 3 J Dunn 15 115s1 Mataderos (10) U1 J Dunn 16 00233 Glen Elgin Tomson (Fr) 27 B Orange

Auckland greys at Manukau Sunday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections EMERGENCIES: 4 Pump & Engineering Serv. 1.38 2 74162 Opawa Donal 18.89 W & T Steele 7 47222 Express Emporium 18.46 W & T Steele Race 1: RAILING RACCOON, WAITERIMU RIPPER, 9 75773 My Snuggles 18.93 Marsha Black 3 27521 Big Time Lenny 18.78 R & N O’Regan 8 16814 Morton Keeping 18.47 Sean Codlin 10 76782 Our Scarlett nwtd Marsha Black $2505, C1, 527m ALLEGRO PAYTON 4 45347 Nana Molly 18.74 Udy & Cottam 1 33834 React Respond 30.77 R & L Udy 5 35347 Mobility Scooter 18.65 Marsha Black 9 Hewlett Electrical Sprint 3.41 Race 2: KAI NAN, IT’S COMPLICATED, ROD’S GIRL 2 Jo’s Wholesale & Sports Bar 12.48 2 62432 My Kirsty 30.96 Udy & Cottam 6 72214 Paris End nwtd R & N O’Regan Race 3: PRIDEFUL, THRILLING GINA, ALL DAY LONG $2035, C3, 318m $1685, C2, 318m 3 31466 Opawa Big 30.83 Glennis Farrell 7 76318 Hillbilly Brewed 18.75 Howard Scott 1 15152 Our Hotrod 18.64 Udy & Cottam Race 4: MARGAUX, MY KIRSTY, GAO GAO 4 22311 Margaux 30.92 Phil Green 8 56414 Monsoon Malabar 19.22 Udy & Cottam Race 5: NANGAR HURRICANE, KEA VIKING, BASELINE 1 16323 It’s Complicated 18.74 R & N O’Regan 5 78263 Indi Shae nwtd S O’Neill 2 64877 Blocker 18.52 R & N O’Regan 2 23522 Rod’s Girl 18.70 Udy & Cottam EMERGENCIES: Race 6: BIG TIME LENNY, OPAWA DONAL, PARIS END 6 18716 Hurry Flurry nwtd Udy & Cottam 3 54331 Bigtime Cutie 18.70 R & N O’Regan 3 43535 Kuridrani 18.49 Marsha Black 9 78851 Thrilling Hudson 18.51 Thayne Green Race 7: SPRING QUEEN, CANADIAN ACE, DANISH DELIGHT 7 25254 Max Volume 30.67 S O’Neill 4 17824 Call Me Leo 18.49 Thayne Green 4 35216 My Bro Bobby 18.80 M Prangley 8 85652 Gao Gao 30.53 Glennis Farrell 10 83687 Platinum Earner 18.48 Robert Roper Race 8: ISN’T SHE BLISS, FRANKY THE JETT, 5 63444 Choo Choo 18.65 Glennis Farrell 5 72212 Kai Nan 18.94 Glennis Farrell EMERGENCIES: 6 12371 Fernando Charm 18.49 Thayne Green EXPRESS EMPORIUM 7 Carol’s Tab Taipa Tavern 2.53 6 42173 Rainy River 18.75 S E Hunt 9 48846 Big Time Dynasty 31.07 R & N O’Regan 7 21224 Prerogative 18.73 Udy & Cottam Race 9: PREROGATIVE, BIGTIME CUTIE, OUR HOTROD 7 88167 Bigtime Thor nwtd R & N O’Regan 10 57751 Opawa Jade 31.34 W & T Steele $4030, C3/4, 527m 8 51645 Nexus 18.60 Glennis Farrell Race 10: TAMANTHA, RELEVANCE, PLATINUM SPIRIT 8 38638 Get Me Home 18.86 Udy & Cottam 1 14125 Danish Delight 30.52 T & L Craik EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 5 Terminating Pick6 Stakes 2.03 2 82133 Go Home Duke nwtd Peter Ferguson 9 7558s Isn’t She Sassy nwtd A J Christiansen 9 51575 Pacemaker 18.51 S O’Neill $2860, C1/2, 527m 3 12212 Canadian Ace 30.54 T & L Craik 10 24775 Opawa Magic nwtd Glennis Farrell 10 83767 Kelly’s Girl 18.44 Greg Pomeroy 1 23313 Kea Viking nwtd W & T Steele 4 75348 Silenci 30.58 Peter Ferguson 3 Mps Fencing Sprint 1.13 2 11143 Baseline 30.62 T & L Craik 5 45887 Spring Mechanic 30.70 R & L Udy 10 Sportsbowl Function Centre 4.08 3 57447 Opawa Gonzo 30.86 Glennis Farrell 6 42335 Jinja Jay 30.48 W & T Steele $1450, C1, 318m $1450, C1, 318m 4 611s1 Nangar Hurricane nwtd Peter Ferguson 7 33651 Spring Queen 30.47 Emma Potts 1 83363 Platinum Spirit 18.75 Robert Roper 1 Follow Auckland GRC On FB 12.23 1 44545 Award Winner nwtd Thayne Green 5 71776 Go Angel 30.70 Glennis Farrell 8 66274 Opawa Delight 30.52 T & L Craik 2 44654 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R & L Udy 6 17378 Dundee Spectre nwtd Robert Roper 2 34573 Relevance 18.35 R & L Udy $1450, C1, 318m 3 84442 Bigtime Bremner 18.68 R & N O’Regan 7 15543 Electric Shock 30.54 A J Christiansen 8 Qualified Pet Services 3.18 3 84443 Stay Rich 18.55 M & J Smith 1 24576 Midnight Faith 18.71 Udy & Cottam 4 73452 All Day Long 18.99 Robert Roper 8 121F6 Mitcham Greg nwtd S O’Neill 4 62422 Tamantha 19.04 D R Laing EMERGENCIES: $2860, C4/5, 318m 2 26312 Railing Raccoon 18.83 Sean Codlin 5 31631 Prideful 18.69 T & L Craik 5 57686 Just Nia 18.80 Marsha Black 9 25456 Bobble 30.93 W & T Steele 3 87565 Flying Huey nwtd Marsha Black 6 163 Thrilling Gina nwtd Phil Green 1 25233 Podium Phobia 18.53 T & L Craik 6 66852 Bigtime Tank nwtd R & N O’Regan 10 48846 Big Time Dynasty 31.07 R & N O’Regan 4 45662 Attila’s Arrow 18.66 Howard Scott 7 38476 Sir Yens 18.82 K T Herbert 2 12422 Franky The Jett 18.43 Emma Potts 7 77885 Smash Out 18.94 R & L Udy 5 35653 Allegro Payton nwtd R & N O’Regan 8 72783 Opawa Roy nwtd Marsha Black 6 Mt Wellington Tab Sprint 2.28 3 22381 Isn’t She Bliss 18.58 Peter Henley 8 43358 Starburst Alby nwtd Phil Green 6 23477 Allegro Rory nwtd Robert Roper EMERGENCIES: 4 72113 Medusa Who 18.68 M Prangley EMERGENCIES: 7 56563 Botany Sandy 18.53 Phil Green 9 76782 Our Scarlett nwtd Marsha Black $1685, C2, 318m 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 9 786F8 Always Dreaming 18.58 Glennis Farrell 8 34274 Waiterimu Ripper 18.51 R & L Udy 10 786F8 Always Dreaming 18.58 Glennis Farrell 1 14222 Audrette 18.45 D R Laing 6 26138 Belmonts 18.62 R & N O’Regan 10 75773 My Snuggles 18.93 Marsha Black

Southland greys at Invercargill Monday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 8 56735 Nova Rapide nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 4 Far South Challenge Heats 1.02 2 62411 Start The Show 26.06 Daniel Lane 7 11444 Opawa Bailey nwtd Robin Wales Race 1: EDISON, MITCHAM KING, CUPID’S DAY EMERGENCIES: 3 57654 Goldstar Mauney 26.20 Riley Evans 8 21157 Amuri Magic nwtd John McInerney 9 557 Bree’s Bella nwtd Brett Conner $4735, C5, heat, 457m 4 45151 Pepper Chimes 25.97 John Allen EMERGENCIES: Race 2: OPAWA LIGHTNING, ADOBE FLINTSTONE, 10 87764 Othello Adobe nwtd Daniel Roberts 1 1F215 Ozzie 26.57 Daniel Lane 5 32148 Longshanks 26.11 Ashley Bradshaw 9 18188 Homebush Caesar 22.67 John McInerney KNOW RATIO 2 36351 Pearls Are Us nwtd Garry Cleeve 6 41314 Leonard Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 10 57475 Goldstar Major nwtd Riley Evans Race 3: EPIC DIAMOND, FOND OF YOU, TIDAL TAPESTRY 2 Toni@bodyauditsouth 12.27 7 26712 Opawa Slick 26.31 J & D Fahey 3 41343 Opawa Jaws 26.88 Robin Wales 9 Mark Turner Painter Ph021737111 2.37 Race 4: OPAWA JAWS, PEARLS ARE US, RIPSLINGER ROXY $2505, C1, 457m 4 13463 Goldstar Yankee nwtd Riley Evans 8 24261 Zipping Sheldon nwtd Craig Roberts Race 5: PERFECT PAYTON, OPAWA VINNY, OSTER BALE 5 F3233 Uthor Bale nwtd Craig Roberts EMERGENCIES: $1450, C1, 390m 1 17512 Know Account 26.44 Garry Cleeve Race 6: LEONARD BALE, PEPPER CHIMES, 6 17217 Tiggerlong Demon nwtd Daniel Roberts 9 14524 Gritty 26.04 Daniel Lane 2 31826 Adobe Ninja nwtd Daniel Roberts 1 83277 Toby’s Choice nwtd Brett Conner START THE SHOW 7 22423 Ripslinger Roxy nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 10 66685 Just Olive 26.26 M P Hamilton 3 33514 Know Grizzles nwtd Garry Cleeve 2 41452 Regal Valiant 22.72 Richard Breen 8 28785 Opawa Dan nwtd Janine McCook Race 7: HOMEBUSH STASSER, GOLDSTAR FLORA, 4 22662 Shermo Bale 26.69 Craig Roberts 7 [email protected] 1.57 3 53235 Sozin’s Azure nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: EZRA BLUEBLOOD 5 41113 Know Ratio nwtd Garry Cleeve 4 4211 Buster’s Brother 23.09 Brett Conner 9 14524 Gritty 26.04 Daniel Lane $2390, C4, 390m Race 8: OPAWA PHIL, OPAWA BAILEY, SONJA 6 43212 Adobe Flintstone nwtd Matt Roberts 5 1215 Made The Cut nwtd Daniel Lane 10 66685 Just Olive 26.26 M P Hamilton Race 9: REGAL VALIANT, BUSTER’S BROTHER, 7 11 Opawa Lightning nwtd Robin Wales 1 52467 Carlos nwtd Robin Wales 6 61756 Adobe Spinner nwtd Daniel Roberts 2 72371 Goldstar Flora 23.07 Riley Evans 7 27334 Southern Phoenix 23.17 Roy Hamilton SOZIN’S AZURE 8 53424 Mayhem Made nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 5 Far South Challenge Heats 1.20 3 12743 Ezra Blueblood 22.72 John McInerney 8 67433 Sam And Si nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: Race 10: GOLDSTAR ROYAL, THUNDER HALLOWS, 4 61563 Homebush Velma 22.47 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 6461 Epic Cruze nwtd Janine McCook $4735, C5, heat, 457m AMURI SMOKE 5 61815 Southern King 22.38 Roy Hamilton 9 83856 Just Stagger nwtd John McInerney 10 65345 Miss Nina 26.42 Brett Conner 1 26852 Oster Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 6 51466 Amuri George 22.99 John McInerney 10 15675 Mikil nwtd M P Hamilton 2 62361 Opawa Vinny 26.14 Robin Wales 3 Find Us On Twitter@sgrcinfo 12.45 7 51338 Frizzled nwtd Daniel Roberts 3 18767 Adobe Bro nwtd Matt Roberts 8 73214 Homebush Stasser 22.82 John McInerney 10 Oreti Beach Run 2.55 4 11113 Perfect Payton nwtd J & D Fahey $2860, C2, 457m EMERGENCIES: $2505, C1, 457m 5 41425 Goldstar Clover nwtd Riley Evans 1 53156 Nighthawk Thorn nwtd Matt Roberts 9 57475 Goldstar Major nwtd Riley Evans 6 35537 Van Evie nwtd Calum Weir 1 11432 Amuri Smoke nwtd John McInerney 2 81115 Epic Diamond nwtd Janine McCook 10 77558 Our Anna 22.57 Robin Wales 1 southlandgreyhounds.co.nz 12.10 7 44153 Hankenstein nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 2 47725 Auto Speed nwtd B J Middlewood 3 24421 Fond Of You 26.52 Ashley Bradshaw 8 11715 He’s Ali nwtd Craig Roberts 8 greyhoundauctions.co.nz 2.14 3 48132 Homebush Dream nwtd John McInerney $1365, C0, 390m 4 71344 Penalty Drop 26.51 Daniel Lane 4 43367 Yes Yes No nwtd Janine McCook EMERGENCIES: $2860, C4/5, 390m 1 53624 Cupid’s Day nwtd Richard Breen 5 22424 Volcanic Whisper 26.12 John Allen 9 14524 Gritty 26.04 Daniel Lane 5 32312 Goldstar Royal nwtd Riley Evans 2 83273 Mitcham King nwtd John McInerney 6 36421 Bartholomew Cub 26.54 Bronwyn Eade 10 66685 Just Olive 26.26 M P Hamilton 1 23434 Know Baby 22.51 Garry Cleeve 6 31 Thunder Hallows nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 3 Yes Bro nwtd Brett Conner 7 11262 Know Keeper 26.23 Garry Cleeve 2 21121 Opawa Phil 22.70 Robin Wales 7 56413 Know Smokey nwtd Garry Cleeve 4 43664 Edison nwtd John McInerney 8 73332 Tidal Tapestry nwtd John Allen 6 Far South Challenge Heats 1.39 3 15434 Sonja 22.56 Daniel Lane 8 67436 Amuri Josie nwtd John McInerney 5 Material Meg nwtd Brett Conner EMERGENCIES: 4 23715 Tucker 22.35 Daniel Lane EMERGENCIES: 6 4 Danny Ha Ha nwtd Brett Conner 9 11374 Homebush Carra 26.74 John McInerney $4735, C5, heat, 457m 5 38157 Homebush Monkey 22.49 John McInerney 9 83586 Chicago Head nwtd John McInerney 7 53654 Little Kid nwtd Janine McCook 10 72374 Dyna Xarvel 25.93 Craig Roberts 1 66724 Homebush Bomber 26.31 John McInerney 6 57188 Homebush Aimee nwtd John McInerney 10 73577 Father Leo nwtd John McInerney

Extra Southland greys at Invercargill Monday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 4-5 T. 3-4-5 Q. 2-3-4-5 Selections 6 1121 Spice Spice Baby nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 8 58472 Know Denying nwtd Garry Cleeve 9 16653 Blazing Banjo 23.00 John McInerney 10 27265 Brut Magic 22.83 Chris Healey Race 1: SPICE SPICE BABY, MR FESTUS, OPAWA COOPER 7 63455 Nippa Enough 23.22 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 10 27265 Brut Magic 22.83 Chris Healey 8 65345 Miss Nina 22.68 Brett Conner 9 8sF38 Ophelia Allen nwtd Daniel Roberts 5 Racing Again 21 December 4.27 Race 2: MONTY MAD HAMMER, GARY, YOEL BALE EMERGENCIES: 10 66685 Just Olive 26.26 M P Hamilton 4 greyhoundsaspets.org.nz 4.09 $2035, C3, 390m Race 3: FIREBALL FUDGE, MITCHAM RYDER, OPAL NORA 9 27815 Tiggerlong Pat nwtd Daniel Roberts $1685, C2, 390m Race 4: HOMEBUSH MACHO, SHAW WINNER, STARR BLUEBLOOD 10 75556 Foxy Rose 23.10 Richard Breen 3 Added Energy Sprint 3.51 1 13183 Pitch Mark 22.70 Daniel Lane Race 5: HOMEBUSH LIAM, HOMEBUSH ZACK, KING TOLIMAN $1685, C2, 390m 1 77154 Homebush Rapper nwtd John McInerney 2 12314 Trev’s Rocket 22.73 Brett Conner 2 Mr Whippy Southland 3.34 2 55425 Button It 22.78 Janine McCook 3 43225 Southern Angel 22.85 Roy Hamilton 1 22162 Fireball Fudge nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 3 61341 Homebush Macho nwtd John McInerney 4 42431 No Kissy Missy nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 1 Southland & Otago Photo Finish 3.12 $3325, C3, 457m 2 58231 Bees Are Buzzing nwtd Janine McCook 4 36138 Kingi Reigns nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 5 11166 Maximus Speed nwtd Craig Roberts $1450, C1, 390m 1 83478 Alexia nwtd Daniel Lane 3 73526 Mitcham Ryder nwtd John McInerney 2 47233 Gary nwtd Daniel Lane 4 22516 Opal Nora nwtd John McInerney 5 75324 Opala Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 6 48422 King Toliman nwtd Daniel Roberts 1 1128 Mr Festus 22.75 Brett Conner 3 25653 Yoel Bale nwtd Craig Roberts 5 15515 Know Pick 23.13 Garry Cleeve 6 75322 Shaw Winner 22.78 Janine McCook 7 41534 Homebush Zack 22.76 John McInerney 2 44222 Opawa Cooper nwtd Robin Wales 4 11111 Monty Mad Hammer nwtd Ashley Bradshaw 6 57741 Claws In Leo nwtd Daniel Roberts 7 67731 Starr Blueblood 22.79 John McInerney 8 11115 Homebush Liam 22.90 John McInerney 3 6631 Course You Would nwtd Brett Conner 5 34F71 Know Threat nwtd Garry Cleeve 7 31326 Homebush Kian nwtd John McInerney 8 53354 Bashful Buffy 22.41 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 4 63334 Impressive High 23.27 John McInerney 6 81758 Miss Adobe nwtd Matt Roberts 8 84446 Amuri Batman nwtd John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 9 44174 Homebush Reed nwtd John McInerney 5 84268 Young Romeo 23.20 Richard Breen 7 22686 Troublesome Kev nwtd Janine McCook EMERGENCIES: 9 16653 Blazing Banjo 23.00 John McInerney 10 12776 Sozin’s Symphony 22.74 John McInerney 22 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Church of Christ Chapel

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SEEKA Limited (NZX-SEK), a listed New Seeka advised that its current year earnings as well as focusing on cost management after by Andrew Cribb Zealand produce handler, advised this week guidance was for a profit before tax between a challenging Covid-19 and drought impacted Director/veterinarian at that the sale and lease-back of approximately $15m and $17m compared to previous guidance harvest. East Coast Farm Vets 100 hectares of its Australian kiwifruit orchard of between $9m and $12m. “In spite of these challenges with an estimated Bloat is the portfolio has been approved by the Australian “The lift in earnings guidance reflects an impact of $10m, Seeka’s operational earnings overdistention of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). improvement in operational earnings, cost are ahead of 2019. Seeka did not receive any Accordingly, the A$26.5m sale is now savings and the expected gain arising from the Government wage subsidy.” rumen caused by the unconditional and is scheduled for settlement on sale and lease-back of part of its Australian Mr Franks said the Australian sale and lease- formation of a stable December 15. kiwifruit orchard portfolio,” said Seeka chief back continues the company’s focus on reducing foam. Once a foam The funds from the sale will be used to executive, Michael Franks. debt, with Net Bank Debt expected, on December has formed, gas produced in the normal continue the investment in Seeka’s Australian “Seeka has concentrated on its core business 31, 2020, to be between $75m and $85m, fermentation process is unable to be orchard portfolio and to reduce overall debt. operations and the growing parts of its business compared to $116.8m at the same date in 2019. “burped” out.  e foam is caused by a foaming agent on the leaves of the legumes such as clover and lucerne. Usually the  rst sign of bloat is swelling Safety first at Te Kopae in the left-sided paunch of the cattle beast.  e animal becomes uncomfortable very GISBORNE sheep and by Mr Matthews’ family for quickly. Signs of this include getting up and beef farmer Ian Matthews over 110 years. down frequently, restlessness, vocalisation was fortunate to walk away “We recognise that making looking at  ank and kicking at their belly. uninjured after his quad farms a safe place to live and bike rolled, and now he and work requires change,” Mrs Death can occur within 15-20mins and is wife Sandra have a crash Matthews said. due to suƒ ocation and lack of oxygen to the protection device fitted. Five years ago, they lungs from pressure of the rumen pushing Farm vehicles, particularly replaced their wooden cattle on the lungs and heart. bikes and tractors, handling yard structure, built by Ian’s Urgent treatment is required. Drench stock and fatigue were all grandfather, with a modern among risks the couple system. aƒ ected animals with 200ml of vegetable or identified on-farm. “Ian’s grandfather built mineral oil. If the animal cannot swallow, They have put measures it from old railway sleepers. a large bore needle will need to be injected in place to manage on their It was built to last and it on the left paunch to allow the pressure to 536ha (500 effective) property did, right through to our escape.  e oil can then be injected into the at Rere. generation,” she said. “The quad accident was “But when we were rumen via the needle. Remove all animals some years ago,” Mr Matthews weighing our bulls, I would be oƒ the pasture. said. in with them and also opening  ere are various ways to control bloat. “I was driving down a a heavy wooden gate that Beef farmers require less intensive methods steep hill and rolled. I wasn’t almost fell on me. injured but I was very lucky.” than dairy farmers and as such there are “We completely replaced it His wife takes the role of with a new yard with stock- only two or three real options — removing health and safety manager free areas for handling, so we animals from bloat-inducing pastures or on their Te Kopae Station don’t have to be in with the treating animals with an anti-bloat capsule. property very seriously. cattle. For some farmers, spraying pasture with oil “Sandra is a strong advocate “There is a forcing pen that for safe working practices. pushes stock forward. That may be an option as well. She was keen to get roll-over has made a huge difference in Anti-bloat capsules contain monensin, protection for our farm bike terms of safety.” which is a rumen modi er. It changes the and we’re pleased it is now in The Matthews mostly farm rumen population of bacteria, resulting in place. CRASH PROTECTION: Ian and Sandra Matthews from Te alone, bringing in help when Kopae Station at Rere have had rollover protection installed on less gas being produced.  ese capsules last “We had one on a bike many needed. years ago and researched bike their quad bike and they encourage other farmers to take the They have a thorough for 100 days. As with sheep capsules, they manufacturer articles and same ‘safety first’ approach. Picture supplied process for inducting casual can be regurgitated and at $20 a pop, it is they were not overly keen on workers and contractors to a good idea to write the tag number on them. vehicles, where they were “A casual staff member who ensure they understand and the capsule so you know which animal has “We talked it over each fitted, were hard and fast worked here had never had to adhere to their health and regurgitated their capsule. As with all bloat time we upgraded our bike rules on the farm, he said. wear a helmet when working safety policies. and each time we were “Some people get around on a farm but every time she “We do the induction at the control methods, anti-bloat capsules do not discouraged,” Mr Matthews their farms without helmets or needed to get on a farm bike, same time that we do their provide 100 percent protection. A nice side said. seatbelts, but my experience she went and got her helmet contracts,” Mrs Matthews said. eƒ ect of the capsules is a slight increase in “We had discussions, read shows accidents can happen without being reminded, “We go through our farm animal production. literature and recently decided easily. which was great.” rules and requirements with we would install one. Better to Some farmers believe just giving hay is “They think they are all History has been important them and we find out about be safe than sorry.” right in a side-by-side, but you to the Matthews, who have their experience. an eƒ ective method of control. It is true Wearing helmets on farm should always use a helmet farmed together for 28 years. “But we also follow up on hay will decrease appetite for bloat-prone bikes and using seatbelts in and seatbelt too. The land has been farmed that.” pastures but there will be animals that won’t eat hay because they have a preference for legumes. In most situations, hay feeding will New FarmIQ director be inadequate if the bloat problem is severe.

INDUSTRY leader, Guaranteed farmer and cattle breeder, Shane McManaway, has taken eff ective animal a place as a director on the FarmIQ board, health advice representing MSD Animal Health. Forest Levy The owner of Gold Creek Charolais stud and past leader of Allflex The Forest Growers Levy Trust Inc. has set Livestock Intelligence in the Commodity Levy on Harvested Wood Asia-Pacific and China Material at 33 cents (exclusive of GST) per said he welcomes the tonne for the year beginning 1 January 2021. opportunity to step into the role, at a time when This is an increase from the previous rate of turning farm data into usable information has 27 cents per tonne and is the fi rst increase never been more critical since the levy was voted into being in 2013. to business success. “FarmIQ with its FGLT ‘farmer-centric’ approach PO Box 10 617 to data is one of the best Wellington 6143 platforms for making it 868 8616 possible for companies with data collecting software and technology 349 Childers Road to hook into, and over (Cnr Childers Rd & Carnarvon St) time I believe this will 31663-17 only grow.” 36826-01 www.fglt.org.nz Shane McManaway 24 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 THE STOCk

32574-02 REPORT Average drop in lamb price

by Trevor Brown 4, $140; Paul Gretton, 1, $140; Homebush Station, 15, $130. THERE was a $20 per head drop Prime lambs: Poverty Bay in the average price of lambs at Shearing, 15, $133; Windfall STUD RECORD: Te Ruanui Poll Dorsets set a new stud record in their auction at yesterday’s Matawhero Sheep Sale. Orchard Ltd, 8, $120; I.B Matawhero yesterday, when a ram in their top pen sold for $2550. One of their Poll Texel A recent significant fall in the Mackintosh Contracting, 4, $116; X rams was not far behind at $2450. Pictures by Murray Robertson meat schedule price, plus the Lucy Larsen, 1, $113; Osborne & current hot, windy weather has Cartmell, 5, $109; Kerry Ellmers, weakened demand from buyers. 11, $105. Fireworks for Te Ruanui rams Most lambs were bright and Store male lambs: M.W and A.M healthy. Flood, 143, $87, 190, $60; Kerley by Murray Robertson Those were the highest prices The Brownlies were rapt with Prices eased a little for the prime Agriculture Ltd, 76, $80, 149, $70; by some margin for rams sold how it went. ewes, but held up for the 408 store Arakihi Station, 46, $77, 253, $62, FIREWORKS would not often at auction in the district this “It was a good strong sale ewes, suitable only for fattening. 103, $46; Anewa Station, 132, $40. be a word used in association season. with a good bench of loyal The best price for prime lambs Mixed-sex store lambs: Holden with the Matawhero saleyards, “It was awesome, just buyers,” Craig said. was $133 for a pen of 15 very heavy Ventures Ltd, 31, $86; Hinenui but it was the perfect word to awesome, to reach those sort of “We achieved better top end black face lambs from Poverty Bay Genetics Ltd, 52, $86, 77, $60, 21, describe the early stages of prices.” Craig said. prices than last year. Shearing. There were a total of $45; Arakihi Station, 39, $70. yesterday’s Te Ruanui Polled The Poll Dorset was sold to a “The guys buying at that end 2563 sheep sent to be sold. Store ewes (for fattening): M Dorsets ram sale. stud in Wairoa. are obviously confident the rams McKay and K Whitehead, 37, Craig and Yvonne Brownlie Almost all of the catalogue we produce are doing the job for Best prices — $121, 18, $62; Panikau Station, from the Waerenga-o-Kuri sold, at an average of $1070, them.” Prime ewes: T.A Creswell Family 117, $116, 55, $82; R Burland, 5, property put up 90 Poll Dorsets about on par with last year. Craig felt the line-up Trust, 1, $161; W and K.J Waite, 4, $110.50; Homebush Station Ltd, and 50 Poll Texel Cross. “There were huge fireworks at presented well. $160; M McKay and K Whitehead, 96, $102, 25, $62; Waiwhenua P/S, One of the Poll Dorsets in the start of the sale, and while it “They came through a difficult 17, $157; Panikau Station, 34, 7, $86; M.W and A.M Flood, 39, their top pen went for a stud tapered off a bit towards the end autumn and flourished in the $157; I.B Mackintosh Contracting, $62. record price of $2550, and one of it was a hell of a sale,” said Chris spring. Overall, I feel this has their Poll Texel X sold for $2450. Hurlstone from PGG Wrightson. been our best sale so far.” Identifying myrtle How do dog trials work? rust with new app FOCUS on the Land presents the sheep, of a hill where the competitor area where the sheep are PEOPLE keen to support the fight part three in a regular series keeps them remains. driven to obstacles, including against the fungal disease myrtle of columns on the history of together and A heading dog hunts the a ramp which they are put rust, which threatens many of New dog trialling in this district and pulls them sheep up a steep hill on a through and over, before Zealand’s native plants now have a across the country, brought to in a direct defined line. finishing in a yard. new tool to help identify vulnerable you by dog trialling stalwart, line to his In the zig zag, the sheep are Points are deducted from plants in the myrtle family. Brett Loffler. master in directed through three sets 100 for various faults, and as Manaaki Whenua — Landcare the ring. of markers, 20 metres apart always, good sportsmanship Research and Biosecurity New To allow and spaced equally up the hill prevails. Zealand have partnered in the “There are four standard the dog approximately 440 metres long. development of the NZ Myrtaceae Key events in a sheep dog trial to show The course for the straight Stories of the month — — a free app. — long head, short head and complete hunt is similar as sheep have The app makes it easy for citizen yard, zig zag and straight hunt. control over Brett Loffler to be hunted directly up the In the 1980s, Peter Lambert biosecurity volunteers to identify All categories are judged out the sheep, centre of the slope between arrived at the old Ruakituri susceptible plants and keep an eye out of 100 points and run within a the run markers in as straight a line as long head. for the fungal disease myrtle rust. set time. ends with a hold in the ring by possible. “What chance have I got. The NZ Myrtaceae Key is a lucid For the long head, stopping them there. In both events, the dog must A tri-coloured dog, a Pakeha identification tool envisaged and competitors stand in a ring or In the short head and yard, always face the sheep and bark judge, a Maori competitor funded by Biosecurity New Zealand quad with their dog and face the first stage of this is similar at the sheep rather than the and a Japanese watch,” he and developed by botanists from a steep hill. Three sheep are to the long head but covers half handler. commented. Manaaki Whenua, the National then positioned near the top of the distance. Various points are deducted Again, at Ruakituri, Luke Forestry Herbarium, Unitec, and other the hill. The handler and dog work for line and style faults. Scragg and his mate arrived experts. When time begins the dog is together to muster sheep over Prize money and products, in his ute with a big hole in NZ Myrtaceae Key is available dispatched, either on a left or a 20-metre-wide lane, over some gifted by sponsors are the bonnet and a smashed from the Google Play Store (Android) right-hand cast (run). hurdles and into a yard. given to successful winners and windscreen with a big rock on and the App Store (iPhone). The Most long heads are run Various rules apply and place-getters. the front seat. mobile app is suitable for undertaking directly up the hill for 800 points are deducted for each A system for qualifications The rock had come off a identifications in the field, or through metres to a point behind the section, depending on the to North and South Island and cliff, bounced on the bonnet, a web-based browser hosted by sheep. quality of work. The run ends New Zealand championships through the windscreen and on Manaaki Whenua. The app is easy-to- The dog should not waver, be once the sheep get yarded. are open for applications for to the seat. use, interactive, and comprehensively free running and not tack or The huntaway zig zag and those who place first to fifth. A hat was taken around for illustrated with more than 1600 stop in a pear shaped outrun. straight competition sees three Show ring and Tux yarding donations for repairs to the captioned images built in. On command, the dog “lifts” sheep set loose at the bottom events are held in a confined vehicle at lunchtime.”

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Contact Cara Haines on 869 0654 28 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 ND schoolgirls trophy on the line Poverty Bay golf draw THE Taste One Christmas Pirimona/P Anderson; D CRICKET by Ben O’Brien Leaf — three run outs with the score at 74 Grace Kuil was a non-travelling reserve Open tournament is at Patumaka/R Wells/S Skudder/H chasing 80 — in the 20th over of their for the ND u15s. Poverty Bay Golf Club Brown. THE champions shall shortly take centre 2015 meeting with Bay of Plenty. Coach Knight is proud of her team’s tomorrow. Assemble at 9am No.9: B Simpson/T Sweeney/J stage. “The girls are going there to defend the work ethic. for a 9.30am shotgun start. Kerekere/M Karalus; T Reeve/K The Mel Knight-coached Poverty Bay trophy they won last year,” said Knight. “They’re an awesome bunch of girls. There were spaces available Reeve/A Hayward/J Hayward. team — last season’s winners of the “We expect Waikato Valley to be our Jess Hayward, Helen Evans and Savannah as of yesterday. The draw is — No.10: A Kirkpatrick/M Northern Districts girls’ secondary schools toughest opponents.” McGhee are new to this level of cricket but Gemmell/D Kirkpatrick/A cricket tournament and the Louise Milliken Poverty Bay play Northland and they’re all very tidy in the field and that’s No.1 tee: R Owen/M Gemmell; L Foster/R Pohatu/B Cup — will not hand over their hard-won Hamilton at JKP2 on Day 1, Bay of Plenty where we want to set a high standard. Parkes/W Owen/P Rickard; Talbot/A Nimmo. trophy without a fight. and Counties-Manukau on Day 2 and the “Hopefully our senior players all A White/G Clapham/J Van No.11: Rob Fletcher/V The tournament at John Kerkhof Valley in the 30-over game on Day 3. contribute to some really good scores — Helden/H Johanson. Fletcher/M van der Velde/T Park in Cambridge features six teams. Poverty Bay will be led by Kayley 120-plus totals — in the T20 games.” No.2: J Cousins/M Lewis; C Carmody/P Clayton/E They play two T20 games on Wednesday Knight and experienced wicketkeeper Rubi Cousins/P Bayly/B Morrissey; Beneke/M Stewart. and Thursday and a 30-over match on Perano, who have both represented ND at POVERTY BAY: Kayley Knight (captain), M Reynolds/A Haughey/D No.12: N Mackie/M Allan/M Friday, with overall points deciding the under 19 level. Maddie Ashworth, Rubi Perano, Amy Twigley/B Lumsden-Nicholls. Allen/B Allen; P White/R White/J champions. Kayley debuted for the Northern Spirit Thomas, Grace Kuil, Grace Levy, Jessica No.3: B Morgan/M Norman/S Pittar/M Pittar. Knight has seen triumph — the Bay’s last month while Grace Levy played at u15 Hayward, Margot Dymock, Amy Thomas, Harbottle/T Donovan; J Situ/A No.13: M Lane/J Kerr/S first championship in 2019 — and tragedy level for ND last summer. Helen Evans, Savannah McGhee. Baldwin/D Hall/A Putnam. Sweeney; S Wilkinson. No.4: R Johnstone/P No.14: T Akroyd/D Russell/J Stewart/S Johnstone/L Hewson; Brown/G Brown; S Phillips/T Reynolds/D Gregory. No.15: D Webb/B Woods/J No.5: G Morley/R Gibson/M Muir/J McCafferty; C Dean/J Triple bogey disaster sinks Kiwi amateur Callaghan/M Jefferson; R Devery/W Brown/E Brown Jr. GOLF the projected halfway cut was +3, putting her in a tie for 14th. Ko Brott/K Daniels/G Marchbank/L No.16: J Foot/J Steele/A putting Garvey an agonising one had two birdies and a bogey in her Gunther. Witters/J Utting; Z Rolls/S A RUN of three bad holes looked shot off making it to the weekend. round.. No.6: M Dodgshun/P Rolls/D Maiava/M Thomas. set to prove fatal for Kiwi golfer Garvey made birdie on the 14th Japan’s Hinako Shibuno added Graham/S Willock/H Williams; No.17: M Colebourne/J Amelia Garvey at the US Women’s hole but then bogeyed the 15th, 4-under 67 to her opening 68 to top O Thompson/K Shaw/W MacKinnon/M Shanks/V Fraser; Open in Houston, Texas today. triple-bogeyed the 16th and bogeyed the leaderboard at 7-under. Thompson/N Jones. D Mettrick/J Aitchison/R Veall/P Amateur Garvey carded a second- the 17th. Shibuno was three strokes ahead No.7: J Holmes/T Goldsmith/C Gretton. round 5-over 76 on the Jackrabbit Fellow New Zealander Lydia Ko of Swedish amateur Linn Grant (69, Simpson/D Wright; R Foon/N No.18: S Spence/A Ward/L course to put her 4-over the card. shot 1-under 71 on the Cypress 69), with three Americans, including West/B Cameron/R Pardoe. Shepherd/S Pohatu; C Jeffrey/B With several players still to finish, Creek course for a 1-under total, amateur Kaitlyn Papp, on 3-under. No.8: K Travers/D Meadows/D Colbert/C Taewa/P Hakiwai. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Monday, December 14, 2020 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Vanessa Hudgens, 32; Sophie Monk, 41; Beth Orton, 50; Dee Wallace, 72. Happy Birthday: Pay attention to detail, and choose your words wisely this year. You will be SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made misled by someone who isn't trustworthy if you are gullible. Getting facts up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. straight and being honest and articulate will help you end pending problems To solve the puzzle, each row, and replace them with the success you desire. Evaluate relationships, consider who brings out the best in you and make adjustments. 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TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 24. Sceptic (11) 21. Aspect (5) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 SPORT 29 PB boys to ‘play without fear’ SPORT BRIEFS Wallaby O’Connor could CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf the bat up top in the first Pool 2 T20 Cup Poverty Bay club competition On Wednesday, Poverty Bay play game against Counties-Manukau.” for Campion College before Round Round 1 of the 50-over competition be Super Aotearoa-bound It’s time to fire up. Travis O’Rourke and Max Briant 7 today were 65 not out, 35 and 23. against last year’s champions Bay IN a move that will send shockwaves through The Nicholas Hendrie-coached will open the bowling for us. Trav’s He also took eight catches. of Plenty Coastlands — holders Australian rugby, a New Zealand Super Rugby Poverty Bay team is Rotorua-bound in great rhythm at the moment and Under Graham Hudson in of The Alan Whimp Cup for franchise is in talks to sign one of the stand-out for the Northern Districts boys’ Max hits the deck hard. Gisborne last year, Poverty Bay that format and the Pat Malcon Wallabies in 2020 for next season. senior secondary schools cricket The pace attack will also feature beat powerhouse Counties in T20 Secondary Boys T20 Cup. It is understood playmaker James O’Connor tournament. in-swing bowler and skipper pool play and placed sixth in the Opponents and venues for days 4 has approached the Chiefs about moving to New “Our goal is to grow and develop Nathan Trowell and a talented all- 50-over format of the game. and 5 are determined by results. Zealand in 2021, citing a desire to play in Super a number of cricketers who, as Year rounder in Loffler, who is capable The Bay will have a chance to Work commitments and injury to Rugby Aotearoa and regularly testing himself 11s, will be playing the first of three of bowling the short ball. give Counties a repeat dose in players in contention have seen against the best. tournaments at this level,” said Bay The spin attack rests with Daniel Round 1 of T20 play at Ray Boord this group become closeknit in O’Connor returned to Australia from the Sale operations manager Hendrie. Stewart and Liam Barbier. Park Reserve, followed by a response. Sharks in 2019, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal “We want to be decisive, ruthless Stewart relishes wheeling away Round 2 clash with Bay of Plenty High-quality fielding is a hallmark with Rugby Australia and the Queensland Reds, and committed with the bat. on a good line and length for over Lakelands at the famous Smallbone of any cricketer or team’s passion having not played for the Wallabies since 2013. “The boys know their roles and after over while Barbier is a clever Park. for the game, and this Poverty Bay While O’Connor is keen to join the Chiefs that we want them to play without flighter of the ball. On Day 2, Trowell’s outfit will play team have the skills and confidence next year he wants to continue representing the fear. The form of Liam Spring with both Northland at Boord Park Reserve that come with improvement and Wallabies after impressing under Dave Rennie this “Luke Fisher and Cohen Loffler wicketkeeping gloves and bat will in the morning and as-yet unknown increased knowledge of the game. season. — Luke as the anchor — know we be important. opponents at a yet-to-be-decided They are capable of upsetting big Last September Rugby Australia announced two want to set a confident tone with His last three scores in the Hope venue in the afternoon. names. players contracted to overseas clubs who do not meet the 60-cap and seven-year service threshold under the “Giteau Law: can be selected for the Wallabies. It is understood O’Connor met Rennie to convey EVASIVE his wishes to join the Chiefs and will then attempt ACTION: New to negotiate an exit from his Reds contract. Zealand’s No decision is expected before next week, Henry Nicholls with New Zealand Rugby granting the Chiefs an does his extension to finalise their squad. impersonation The Chiefs are far from alone in chasing a of a fight scene foreign player to complete their 2021 roster. from the movie The Blues are attempting to sign Pumas Matrix while midfielder Santiago Chocobares as the final trying to avoid member of their squad. The Highlanders have a short delivery secured Japanese No 8 Kazuki Himeno, one of the from the West standouts at last year’s world cup. Last season Indies during South African wing Kobus van Wyk made eight play on the first appearances for the Hurricanes. day of their New Zealand Super squads are limited to a second cricket maximum of three foreign players. test at the One of those spots is dedicated to Pacific Island Basin Reserve players. — NZ Herald in Wellington. Nicholls No word on Smith’s future ended the day DESPITE being relentlessly linked with Cameron unbeaten on Smith, Gold Coast chief executive Steve Mitchell 117 as the says the Titans have not had any discussion with Black Caps’ the veteran NRL hooker. amassed Melbourne are aiming to get an answer from 294-6. their skipper this weekend, with chairman Matt AP picture Tripp flying to Queensland where Smith and his family have relocated. The 37-year-old is a free NRL agent after his Storm contract expired but it remains unclear whether he will play on at another club or call time on his illustrious career. With Smith having bought a home on the Gold Coast, speculation has been ongoing the Titans would look to lure the former Queensland and Australia captain to the club either in a playing or off-field role. Mitchell, however, said there had been no discussions between the Titans and Battle for survival Smith, nor his management. — AAP Reed two in front in Dubai Nicholls rides his luck en route to test century DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed shot an 8-under 64 to take CRICKET the bowlers whose task it would be to run He bowled Blundell in the seventh over a two-stroke lead after the second round of the into gusts of up to 120kmh (74mph). with a ball which drew the batsman half season-ending World Tour Championship. WELLINGTON — When New Zealand So it turned out. West Indies captain forward, then jagged back between bat Reed, looking to become the first American to and the West Indies arrived at the Basin Jason Holder won the toss, chose to bowl and pad. win what was formally known as the Order of Reserve yesterday for the first day of the and his attack led by Shannon Gabriel, Chemar Holder had his first wicket Merit title on the European Tour, made nine birdies second cricket test they knew that, one who bowled with the wind at his back when he dismissed New Zealand captain to take the lead at 10-under at Jumeirah Golf way or another, it was going to be a tough in his 50th test, had New Zealand three Tom Latham in partnership with Estates. Matt Fitzpatrick is two strokes behind day. down by lunch. wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva, who was after back-to-back rounds of 68. The Englishman, By stumps an unbeaten century by Conditions improved for both teams also making his test debut. Da Silva now the projected No.2 in the Race to Dubai Henry Nicholls, the 100th to be scored on but mostly for New Zealand as the day replaced the injured Shane Dowrich rankings, mixed seven birdies with three bogeys. the Basin Reserve, had tipped the match wore on. The gusts became less furious, behind the stumps and Holder came in Laurie Canter (66) and Tyrell Hatton (68) share in New Zealand’s favour. the pitch less green as the sun shone and for Kemar Roach, who returned home third place at 7 under, while 2017 Race to Dubai New Zealand were 294-6 and Nicholls batting less precarious. Spinner Roston after the death of his father. champion Tommy Fleetwood (69) has a share of was 117. Chase was bowling by 5pm. Latham led New Zealand in the fifth place. — AP But it had been hard going and no one No one lived more precariously than absence of Kane Williamson, whose wife Bottas upstages Hamilton had done it harder than Nicholls, who Nicholls, who gave at least three catching is expecting their first child. His absence scratched for runs at times, living on chances on his way to his first half leaves a substantial hole in the New LEWIS Hamilton was beaten to top spot by luck and eventually reaching his sixth century in 14 test innings, going back to Zealand batting lineup which Nicholls Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on his return test hundred with a miscued shot behind August last year. tried to fill. Williamson’s career-best 251 to action in Abu Dhabi. point. Gabriel saw Nicholls dropped by in the first test played a major part in The seven-time world champion was sidelined Conditions set the scene for a testing Darren Bravo at first slip when he was New Zealand’s win by an innings and 134 from last weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix after he day. The pitch had nestled under cover for 47 and again from Chemar Holder at the runs. contracted coronavirus. But following 10 days several days before the match as steady same score. Batting remained difficult at the of quarantine in Bahrain and after returning a rain fell in the New Zealand capital. His frustration at the West Indies’ start of the second session but Nicholl number of negative swabs, Hamilton was back in When the covers were drawn back, failures in the field was allayed a little by managed to survive. It became easier as his world championship-winning cockpit for the the pitch was a vivid green but hard his captain, Holder, who stretched out a the day wore on and New Zealand lost final round of the Formula One season, finishing underneath its covering of grass. It was long arm to take the catch at second slip only one wicket in each of the second and 0.203 seconds in second practice behind Bottas. clear whoever lost the toss would bat and which dismissed Will Young for 43 in the third sessions. It would appear a straight shootout for victory batting wouldn’t be easy. second session, giving Gabriel his 150th Nicholl shared partnerships of 70 with between the drivers of the sport’s all-conquering At the same time a north-westerly gale test wicket. Young, 55 with BJ Watling and 83 with team with Max Verstappen, who had been fastest blasted across the ground and the team Gabriel had dismissed Tom Blundell Darly Mitchell to play New Zealand into in first practice, a distant third in the later who bowled first would have to steel and Ross Taylor in the first session a strong position at the end of a tough session, almost eight tenths of a second behind themselves against the storm, especially when the West Indies were ascendant. day. — AP Bottas. — AAP 30 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 Busy Gizzy riders 100th test the last for racking up ribbons whistleblower Owens EQUESTRIAN the Category A HOYQ high points RUGBY Zealand and South Africa at Ellis Park where the 70cm. pace was so high that at the finish Owens was GISBORNE showjumping and show At the Central Hawke’s Bay A& P CARDIFF, Wales — Welsh referee Nigel Owens crippled by cramps. hunter riders have had a busy start show in Waipukurau,they were fifth has announced his retirement from international He also assisted in 101 tests, and was a to the season with many travelling far in the Category A intro 50cm class, rugby after 100 tests. Television Match Official in nine more. He afield to compete. second in the Category A HOYQ 65cm The 49-year-old became the first ref to the refereed a record 21 Six Nations matches, and 19 milestone last month in the Autumn Nations in the Rugby World Cup. Lily Beaufoy and Jakaranda — class and won the Category A HOYQ Cup game between France and Italy in Paris. Owens came out as gay in 2007, and is an owned by Mick and Suzy Gardner — high points 70cm class. His first test was 17 advocate of mental were second in the pony 1.15 to 1.2m Not to be outdone by the girls, Sam years ago. health services. class at Te Teko, fourth at Hawke’s Bay Brooks and his pony Kingslea Chat Up Renowned for his FULLTIME: “It is important that in the 1.2m class and second in the have also taken home their share of on-field quips and firm Referee Nigel we are all treated the mini-prix at the Central Hawke’s Bay ribbons this season. but empathetic control of Owen has called same and that we are Show. At the Hawke’s Bay A&P show they matches, Owens was one time on his judged on our character Ella Rouse and her ponies have were fourth in show hunter equitation, of the most visible rugby 18-year test and nothing else,” he picked up ribbons in show jumping and fifth and sixth in Category B high figures in Japan last year career. said. “Not on the colour of NZ Herald picture and show hunter. point classes. at the most recent Rugby your skin, your sexuality, World Cup, his fourth. religious beliefs or At Te Teko, aboard Ruby Tunes, Ella At the Central Hawke’s Bay Show, His face was all over wherever you come from. was third in open pony 90cm SJ and they were fifth in a Category B class advertisements, and he “Those issues did first in the Category B high points. On and the following day placed second controlled five matches, hinder my life growing Welldun Daisy, she picked up a third in in the handy hunter and won the including a quarterfinal up and put me in a very the Category C show hunters. Category B class. and semifinal. dark place for quite a Ella also travelled to the Hawke’s Most recently they attended the “Nobody has a divine long period in my teens Bay show from which she and Ruby Waikato show hunter champs and right to go on forever,” and early 20s, but I got Tunes came home with placings in were fifth in the Category B handy Owens said in a statement a second chance, was every class. hunter. released by the Welsh allowed to be who I am, Isobel Jayne Bevitt and Fire Bandit Rugby Union. “To go out on and I think it’s hugely Iyve Speirs and her pony Miss 100 is a good time to go. important everyone gets Candy Floss had a successful trip were first in the pony 1m and 1.05m “I am not going to be that opportunity.” to the Bay of Plenty Show Hunter classes at the Central Hawke’s Bay around for 2023 (world World Rugby chairman Spring Championship in Rotorua. They Show, and second in the pony 1.1m cup). I don’t want to be. I Sir Bill Beaumont paid placed second in the 60cm class, fifth mini prix the following day. still hope to referee in the tribute to Owens. in equitation and third in the 70cm Georgie Coop and Billy the Kid Pro14 and locally in Wales “What makes Nigel championship round. were third and fourth in show hunter this season, and maybe so special is not only his Molly McEwan and Pied Piper classes at the Central Hawke’s Bay next season as well. exemplary international Alizè have had a great season, with Show. “I will certainly refereeing career, but numerous wins and placings. Larina Dolman and Kiwi Lansing continue to referee in also his contribution to the community game the game and society At the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show they have been unstoppable this season because when you are very as a role model of won the Category A Horse of the Year in the ESNZ Harrison Lane Pro Am fortunate to get so much rugby’s unique values qualifier (HOYQ) hunter 65cm class, Series, winning their classes at Te out of something I think of integrity, passion, were fourth in the Category A high Teko, the Hawkes Bay A&P Show, it’s hugely important that you give something solidarity, discipline and respect. points 70cm, fifth in the equitation 12 Takapoto Estate, the Central Hawke’s back to it as well. “On behalf of World Rugby, I would like years and under 70cm and third in the Bay A&P show and the Feilding show. “I will also be going into a coaching role with to thank Nigel for his incredible dedication, Category A hunter 70cm. Riders have a short break over the the WRU, helping some of our talented, young commitment, passion and love for the game. They then went on to the Waikato Christmas period then get back into referees.” “Players, coaches and everyone involved in Show Hunter Spring Show in Taupo competition mode, with many looking Owens began his test career in 2003 with a the international game will certainly miss his where they placed fourth in the to gain points or qualification for the game between Portugal and Georgia. Highlights wonderful sense of humour and the positive included the 2015 World Cup final between New attitude and unique spirit with which he applied Category A open hunter and sixth in Horse of the Year Show in March. Zealand and Australia at Twickenham, and the himself to all 100 of his record-breaking test 2013 Rugby Championship match between New matches as a referee.” — AP That was then, this is now

REPRESENTATIVE age group We were a mish-mash of we never raised the trophy but held Our Mazda racked up well over with his son — $5 each time he kept football has come full circle for personalities, skill levels and our own. 1200 kilometres while the credit the ball from going in the net. Herald chief sub-editor backgrounds. We enjoyed a few. wins, copped a few card got a workout of Crossfit world Jayden’s response was awe- Chris Taewa. He now has a I was no Messi — or Maradona to be hidings, scored some rippers, made championship intensity. inspiring. son carrying the district flag more time-period accurate — and was some clangers, and had plenty of fun The boys lost all their matches. Not He threw himelf at would-be scorers’ on the field. And as dad has in awe of some of the talent around doing it. from a lack of trying. There’s some feet, dove full stretch to push the discovered, times have changed. me. Fast-forward 40 years and the rep serious talent out there and Gisborne, ball around the post, parried, caught, I was a regular bench-warmer and football landscape has undergone a having already played a game, felt tipped and diverted nearly everything had no issue with that. If you wanted dramatic metamorphosis which my the full force of that against a fresh Hawke’s Bay threw at him. I MADE my Poverty Bay rep football to start, you had to prove you were one wife and I have experienced directly Taranaki team in Palmy. The sideline responded in numerals team debut in 1979. of the best 11. Super-sub would have through our son playing in the But Gisborne had their moments and of five — $5, $10, $15 . . . Not bad considering it was my first to do. Gisborne 12th grade team. for me and probably most of the other And when Gisborne went ahead with year at Gisborne Intermediate and Multiple fund-raisers later, along There’s no Poverty Bay. It’s now parents on the sideline arguably the a well-worked team goal finished by the previous six had been spent on with a a few bucks from the wallets Gisborne, which is part of Central one that stood out came in the boys’ Jay Houthuijzen, it was all on. the Oval and Barry Park fields in the of parents and grandparents, we Football Federation encompassing last match. Hawke’s Bay realised they had maroon rugby jersey of Elgin School. boarded a bus or mini-bus bound for Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay were expecting to win. a match on their hands. Gisborne My dad decided I was too small to our version of Wembley — a bunch Whanganui and Taranaki. Fair enough. They had already beaten realised they could win this one. continue playing in middle school. I of red track-suited, voice-breaking, Track suits and the bag containing Gisborne twice in Gisborne. Plus they Up went the intensity. Up shot vehemently disagreed. He won. garbage-talking, goal-hungry, Glenn a kit used over multiple seasons have were on their home Park Island turf. the pressure gauge. Up rose the So football it was and I played Hoddle-worshipping wannabe stars of been replaced by matching training But they didn’t bank on a young supporters’ volume level. well enough to make it into the Ron the future. gear, personalised game uniforms and fellow called Jayden Goldsmith Hawke’s Bay eventually equalised, Higham-coached PB u12s as an Back then you didn’t motel it. black hoodies at an initial cost that producing the goalkeeping then muffled the Gisborne supporters adequate but hard-working midfielder. Billeting was our accommodation, raised my eyebrows. performance of his young lifetime. with a second goal from long range. And midfield is where I stayed — for usually in pairs and hopefully with There’s no major tournament. Former USA and English Premier Gisborne almost grabbed a share of several decades before a son arrived someone who had a pool table and Federations have what are called game League goalkeeper Brad Friedel once the honours with a dipping strike from in 2008 and the boots were soon hung preferred fish and chips over cabbage days in which various age group teams said: “For a goalkeeper, there is no Gavin Derr, only for the ball to hit the up in the garage where to this day they and corned beef. take part. hiding place.” crossbar. remain a free hotel room for arachnid The tournament itself would bring If a player is good enough, he or she Jayden would agree. As a fledgling Hawke’s Bay dodged a bullet 2-1. A squatters. together footballers from areas ranging could make Central teams for national keeper he is in the early stages of draw would have been fair. Rep football back in the days was from the Far North to Wellington. age group tournaments. learning the ropes and several of his Defeat aside, the result underlined pretty much about the one event. We The Far North boys were daunting. This year Gisborne 12s played two lessons have been the hard way. the beautiful unpredictability of the would bike to and train every winter Something must have been added to games at home against Hawke’s Bay, Against Hawke’s Bay in Napier, game. Sunday — sunshine or rain — at their milk as most of them were giants. two in Palmerston North and two in however, he excelled, or as one parent Jayden walked off with his head as Watson or Anzac parks, building Some appeared to already be shaving. Napier. later put it: “came of age as a goalie”. high as the clouds. towards an age group tourney held They looked like Vikings and hit you Transport and any required Financial incentive helped. “I think you owe me about $120, in such metropolises as Levin and with the force of Thor. accommodation was at your own cost His father revealed to other parents Dad,” he said. Carterton. Over my u12, u13 and u14 rep years, and/or arrangement. at kick-off that he had struck a deal We think it was more. The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, December 12, 2020 SPORT 31 Bayern Munich star front-runner for FIFA NETBALL AT THE BEACH: best player award Those keen on playing netball on FOOTBALL Lewandowski has already won the the sand will be Germany and UEFA player of the excited to know BERLIN Bayern Munich forward season awards. Gisborne Netball Robert Lewandowski has been Marcelo Bielsa has been acclaimed Centre is bringing included on a three-man shortlist for his achievement in bringing back beach for FIFA’s best men’s player award, Leeds back to the Premier League netball over along with multiple global winners and Jurgen Klopp for leading summer. The Lionel Messi, the holder, and Liverpool to the title but Hansi Flick six-week Beach Cristiano Ronaldo. is favourite for the men’s coaching Netball League, Dane Pernille Harder, England’s award after leading Bayern Munich sponsored by Lucy Bronze and France’s Wendie to the Bundesliga/German Cup/ Jenny Murray of Renard make up the top three on Champions League treble. — AP Bayleys, starts the equivalent women’s list. OTHER AWARDS SHORTLISTS — on Tuesday, This year’s recipients will be Men’s goalkeeper: Alisson Becker (Brazil/ February 2, and announced next week in a virtual Liverpool), Manuel Neuer (Germany/Bayern runs to March ceremony. Munich), Jan Oblak (Slovenia/Atletico 9. It will be held Lewandowski is favourite to win Madrid) on the sand the men’s accolade after his goals Women’s goalkeeper: Sarah Bouhaddi track at Midway. led Bayern to a sweep of titles this (France/Olympique Lyonnais), Christiane Entries close on year — the Champions League, the Endler (Chile/Paris Saint-Germain), Alyssa Tuesday, January German league, the German Cup Naeher (US/Chicago Red Stars) 26. Register and the UEFA Super Cup. A Women’s Coach: Emma Hayes online at bit.ly/ One of his 55 goals last season (England/Chelsea), Jean-Luc Vasseur JMBBeachNet came in Bayern’s 8-2 rout of (France/Olympique Lyonnais), Sarina Barcelona in the Champions League Wiegman (Netherlands/Dutch national Herald file picture quarterfinals. team) Lewandowski could become only Puskas Award for best goal): Giorgian the second player — after Luka De Arrascaeta (Uruguay) - Ceara SC v. CR Modric in 2018 — to deny Messi or Flamengo (Brazil, August 25, 2019), Son Ronaldo since their run of world Heung Min (South Korea) - Tottenham best player awards started in 2008. Hotspur v Burnley (England, December 7, Messi has been crowned six times 2019), Luis Suarez (Uruguay) - Barcelona v and Ronaldo five. Mallorca (Spain, December 7, 2019)

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RAISED FIST: US athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos extend gloved hands skyward in racial protest during the playing of national anthem after Smith won gold and Carlos bronze in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The pair were sent home for contravening Rule CHARTING 50 of the Olympic Games charter. AP picture A NEW PATH ON PROTEST

The USOPC is now heeding the calls from many of its own athletes and will no longer punish them for kneeling or raising fists or any other kind of acceptable demonstration at the Olympic Games.

by Eddie Pells, AP concerns or values about free speech or Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter provides a framework to protect the neutrality of racial injustice as do the United States FOR generations, the International sport and the Olympic Games. It states that “no kind of demonstration or political, and many of its closest allies. Olympic Committee knew exactly where religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other “Many have also recognised the to look for key support of its ban against areas”. practical question of how to choose protests at the Olympics. between the opinions of hundreds of In 1968, it was the US Olympic issues from different angles across the Committee that sent home its own next July when the Tokyo Olympics are Olympic Games (but only in certain world,” Coventry said of her survey athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, scheduled to take place. settings) and “express support for respondents. when they raised their fists while on the High on the list: What can athletes preserving the ceremonies, the podium “We can see that it would be very medals stand at the Mexico City Games. demonstrate about, and what will an and the field of play.” difficult to make such a judgement In 2019, it was the same organisation acceptable demonstration look like? Though Coventry’s committee is still without dividing the athlete community that placed its own athlete, Gwen Berry, “That becomes a difficult situation,” accepting feedback, and won’t make any across all 206 NOCs.” on probation for doing the same after her said Harry Edwards, the activist who final decisions until early next year, she’s Moushaumi Robinson, who led the win at the Pan-Am Games. helped brainstorm the gestures by Smith previewing a far less radical adjustment US athletes group that pressed for This week, the American federation put and Carlos 52 years ago. “Because you to Rule 50 than the US contingent would the changes, says she understands the the IOC on notice. could very easily get into a thing of like. complexities. Her group continues to It is no longer the IOC’s partner when trying to outdo someone else and it ends American athletes have been reeling discuss them to try to come up with it comes to enforcing the contentious up having nothing to do with the spirit of from a summer of unrest over police solutions. Rule 50. the issue.” violence against Black people in the “A lot of us just want to be able to say ‘I The USOPC is now heeding the That confusion helps explain the United States. Every major sports league may not agree with you but I respect that calls from many of its own athletes calculated response to the USOPC that has agreed to change policies to give their you have a voice,’” she said. “And we want and will no longer punish them for came from the IOC in the form of a players a bigger platform to discuss race to be able to express it without someone kneeling or raising fists or any other short release from the head of its athlete and social injustice. punishing you for it.” kind of acceptable demonstration at the commission, swimmer Kirsty Coventry of But US sports leagues and the All of which leads Edwards to believe Olympics. Zimbabwe. Olympics are very different creatures. that Thursday’s move by the USOPC and “When you sit in my seat, you have to Well aware that the protest rule can’t The Olympics are a behemoth that counts its athletes is a sign of progress — not make decisions that you think are on the stay as-is for the foreseeable future, America as only one of 206 countries who necessarily a huge leap but another step. right side of history,” said CEO Sarah Coventry and the IOC are in the process are members. “This is an ongoing struggle and it’s Hirshland. “And I believe we’re on the of surveying athletes across the globe for Some of the biggest members are going to continue to be a struggle,” he right side of history.” their thoughts about possible changes. among the IOC’s most important said. But there are details to iron out and Coventry said the majority of the partners — China, for instance, hosted “And what today reflects is that this they strike to the heart of how much respondents believe in the right of the 2008 Olympics and will do so again generation of athletes is more than change is truly possible between now and free speech, which is “respected” at the in 2022 — and they don’t share the same willing to do their part.”