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OLYMPIC HOPEFUL: Gisborne’s Alicia Hoskin is hoping she has done enough to make the K4 crew for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Should she make it, Hoskin would add her name to an elite list of Gisborne athletes and would follow in the paddle strokes of 1984 Olympic gold medallists Alan Thompson and Grant Bramwell, and 2012 Olympian Darryl Fitzgerald. Picture by Paul Rickard

Is this our next Olympian?

Kayaker Hoskin named sprint athlete of the year by Jack Malcolm fastest team and working collaboratively “In K4, you’re obviously trying to work so passionate about it and love working to make that a reality. with more people. It’s challenging but towards events,” said the former Gisborne NEW Zealand’s Canoe Sprint Athlete “I have no idea if I made it. It was when you get it right it’s so satisfying, Girls’ High head prefect. of the Year has “no idea” if she has done really close. All the (combinations of) and the boats move really fast.” “We have a really cool group of girls, so enough to add her name to the list of crews did well. I’m confident that no With uncertainty about what events that makes it easier.” Gisborne Olympians. matter what combination they choose, will be in the Paris Olympics in 2024, Her preferred race, the K1 200 metres, Alicia Hoskin is back home this week we’ll have a very strong crew.” Hoskin is keeping an open mind on what has been axed from the Paris Games, for a stint of rest and recovery after The trials were already under way lies ahead, but her love for the sport but she said the team trained for every completing the Olympic trial process last year when Covid-19 restrictions remains strong. discipline and she was confident in her for the women’s K4 boat for the Tokyo halted them in their tracks but Hoskin “Training is very demanding but I’m abilities whatever the outcome. Games. said the team saw that as an Whatever happens, however, she can opportunity to get even faster. look back on an impressive 2020 and Now based in Auckland, early 2021 competitive and training Hoskin trains with the New campaign that has been recognised with Zealand women’s team on a Canoe Racing NZ award. Lake Pupuke. Hoskin was named Canoe Sprint Her love for the sport Athlete of the Year in the body’s 2020 grew out of training for Sport and Recognition Awards. the multisport event at It was a surprise and a privilege to the popular AIMS Games be recognised among some “amazing” intermediate school sports athletes and previous winners, such as festival. Kayaking was her canoe sprint great Lisa Carrington, she favourite discipline so she said. decided to pursue it as an “When I stop and think about it, it individual sport. still blows my mind that I get to train The boats are agile and with them. When I’m with them, they’re “wobbly”, with as little surface so down-to-earth, funny and friendly area as possible in contact with everyone. You almost forget they’re with the water to reduce drag, celebrities.” Hoskin said. Five women are vying for the four “I’ve never seen anyone spots in the K4 for Tokyo and this is get in a K1 and stay upright the paddlers’ last break until after the on their first go. It’s quite HAVE KAYAK, WILL TRAVEL: Games. challenging.” Olympic Games hopeful Hoskin, daughter of Gisborne couple The K4 is a much larger Alicia Hoskin heads down to Craig and Toni, said although the and more stable boat but the river with her best mate selection process was competitive, at the the co-ordination among Max. Picture by Paul Rickard end of the day it was about entering the teammates has to be high.

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LET’S GO SURFING NOW: Sarah Lorenz, above left, of Surfing with Sarah, will be running a Well Wahine on Waves workshop on 53 events to choose from Wednesday, March 10, from 8am to 10am, at Midway Beach opposite the Adventure Playground during Well Wahine Week. Sarah is pictured with Natalie Ford, Heidi Mayer and Susie Middleton and, below, A HOST of free activities will Coast and some activities are wahine from taking part in instructing the trio. Picture by Paul Rickard be on offer next week to mark child-friendly. sport, active recreation, or play. International Women’s Day. “All activities are run by the “It also gives wahine the Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti providers at their own premises chance to try something new and providers around the or arranged location. by removing the risk associated district have collaborated “We had funding available of having to pay for something to celebrate International which meant the providers that they may not enjoy. Women’s Day with Well Wahine could put on these events for “It gets wahine coming Week — a week long line-up free and also add to the quality together and trying new things. of 53 female-tailored activities of the event to make it an epic We can already see from our and workshops experience. social media posts about Well SGT’s Tracey Harkess “For each activity/event there Wahine Week that a lot of the said the week would open are instructions (provided by feedback is about wanting to on Monday — International the provider) if participants try something new and getting Women’s Day — with a hikoi up need to register or if they can friends and whanau involved. Titirangi/Kaiti Hill on and close just show up on the day.” “Participants might also find on Sunday with a celebration Details on how to get involved they really enjoyed an activity event featuring live music, food are on the itinerary available and choose to pick it up long- and drink, and networking. online at sportgisborne.org.nz/ term.” “The activities range from well-wahine-week/ workshops and educational “Each activity has a different ■ To mark International talks to have-a-go sports, yoga aim depending on the kaupapa Women’s Day, The Gisborne and skating. with the provider but our Herald’s Monday edition will “It also covers different age overall aim of pulling these include a special feature groups. We’ve got workshops at events together was to break on successful women in three different locations up the down barriers that may prevent Tairawhiti.

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• Here we go again. Gisborne poet Benita Kape marks the most recent Covid response home-delivered development in NZ with a new poem. • With a change of plan for its fi rst show of the year, Unity Theatre has a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel. Director Dave Hall explains. • Gisborne bands Oceanspace and Sleazy Tuesday tell The Guide about their upcoming gig at the Dome. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 NEWS 3 Alert level change delays C Company medal ceremony

by Wynsley Wrigley The whanau of four Hawke’s Bay veterans He told The Gisborne Herald that many The Gisborne ceremony was to be held at enjoyed better luck as they attended a similar Maori would have found such a procedure C Company House and include participation NEWLY-IMPOSED Covid-19 Alert Level 2 ceremony near Hastings last Saturday before disrespectful and a breach of tikanga. by the army. restrictions could not have been introduced alert levels were changed. “Soldiers felt as though the medals Mr Stone launched his research after at a worse time for the whanau of C Company Dozens marched from Mihiroa to needed to be presented to them face-to-face discovering his family had never received the veterans. Houngarea Marae in Pakipaki — re-enacting a — kanohi ki te kanohi — but the policy of campaign medals of his great-uncle Dooley Auckland lawyer and C Company march that happened 75 years ago when the the time was that you needed to write in to (Turi) Swann from Manutuke. researcher David Stone has confirmed a soldiers returned from Italy — before whanau request your medals, and they would be sent Mr Swann was killed in Italy in December ceremony in Gisborne on Saturday — at were presented with their medals. out to you in the post. 1944, five months before the end of the war. which descendants of the World War 2 Mr Stone has found 134 C Company “The attitude for a lot of the soldiers was Mr Stone plans to research the archives of veterans were to be presented with the soldiers who did not receive their campaign there was no mana in receiving a medal in the the other companies of 28 (Maori) Battalion to soldier’s campaign medals — has been medals as army procedure was that veterans mail . . . those men felt so staunchly about find other soldiers who did not receive their postponed. apply for such medals. that principle they took it to their graves.” campaign medals. Chance to have New campus head say on freedom camping bylaw CONSULTATION has opened on the district council’s Draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021. The draft bylaw proposes to adapt the at EIT Tairawhiti council’s existing summer camping locations to be designated as restricted “seasonal freedom camping” areas. ‘My priority is to empower It establishes the seasonal freedom camping season as running from Labour Weekend to April 30 and that permits will be free. change through educational Seasonal freedom camping areas and services will remain the same, with the exception of the northern end of Turihaua Point achievement’: Tangihaere which will close to campers due to rapid erosion in the area. THE EIT Tairawhiti Development, where she has Under the draft bylaw, freedom camping in campus is in experienced played a lead role in shaping the urban area will only be permitted in self- hands with the appointment housing policy and creating a contained vehicles in five locations — Midway, of Tracey Tangihaere as the new Maori housing strategy. Kaiti Beach, Bright Street, the Pines at Wainui new executive director. She has held a range of and Makorori — to protect the environment and With decades of experience senior positions before this, ensure public access. in top-tier roles, the incoming including central regional Outside of those locations, freedom camping campus head says she is manager in the Department of on streets and in carparks in the Gisborne focused on providing good Corrections, national director urban area, Wainui, Okitu and Sponge Bay will access to education not only of the Ministry of Justice, and be prohibited. for young people but also chief executive of Te Runanga Freedom camping at the Te Araroa waterfront adult learners and families, o Turanganui a Kiwa. carpark will be prohibited in all but three who need a second chance Ms Tangihaere was also the parking bays. to develop their careers and deputy chief executive and The full draft bylaw and statement of proposal build independence. acting chief executive of the can be viewed on the council’s website. “I’m passionate about then Tairawhiti Polytechnic The council invites the public to have their supporting Maori education from 2005 to early 2008. say on the proposed changes. and economic development, She has extensive and whanau wellbeing,” community networks within They can do so online or submissions can said Ms Tangihaere (who is the Tairawhiti region working also be posted to the council or made in person of Ngati Porou and Ngati with iwi and church groups, at customer services on Fitzherbert Street. Maniapoto descent). and has been a trustee Consultation closes at 5pm on April 5. “Economic development is and member of numerous highly dependent on lifting committees and boards. educational outcomes and EIT board chair Hilton Police name skill development. My priority Collier (Ngati Porou) says he is to empower change through is looking forward to working educational achievement.” with the new executive biker killed in In a statement last week director. EIT said it was delighted with “EIT will certainly her appointment. benefit from Tracey’s broad Waituhi crash EIT chief executive Chris experience and expertise, Collins said he was excited to extensive networks, and her POLICE have released the name of welcome Ms Tangihaere on strong commitment to her the bike rider who died in the crash in board. whanau and community. Lavenham Road at Waituhi on Sunday “This is a key role within “We all here at EIT share February 21. the EIT executive team, with the passion to meet the needs He was 31-year-old Dylan Grant particular responsibility for of our current generation Thompson of Te Hapara in Gisborne. providing leadership across of learners and future Mr Thompson was critically injured the Tairawhiti region and generations to come.” when his motorcycle left the road and through the network of EIT’s Ms Tangihaere and her IN CHARGE: Eastland Institute of Technology’s new went into a ditch. regional learning centres,” husband Peter Brown have Tairawhiti campus director Tracey Tangihaere is keen to build He died later in hospital. said Mr Collins. six adult children and six education and independence for all learners. Picture supplied Police have extended their sympathies Ms Tangihaere will be mokopuna. to Mr Thompson’s family and friends at leaving her job as the Much of her time is this difficult time. principal adviser for strategic taken up by work, Maori 16-hectare organic orchard activities, she said. Mr Thompson was farewelled in a relationships at Te Tuapapa incorporations and tribal — growing figs, olives, limes, Ms Tangihaere will assume funeral service last Friday. Kura Kainga-Ministry affairs, and also the lemons and avocados — so the new role as campus An investigation into the of Housing and Urban maintenance of the family’s there is little time for outside director on March 8. circumstances of the tragedy continues. Eight applications in latest round of Active Aotearoa funding

SPORT Gisborne Tairawhiti (SGT) amount of $118,383 and we have $90,000 recreation and sport to young people. submit their application during April or received eight applications in the second to disperse this round,” said SGT active “There is one more funding round this May “and meet with us to learn about how round of Tu Manawa Active Aotearoa communities adviser Sarah Pocock. “The financial year and three more years of this fund might support their aspirations”. funding totalling more nearly $120,000. approval panel will have their decisions committed funding from Sport NZ. Decisions for that round will be made The second funding round closed at the finalised later this month.” Ms Pocock said organisations who mid-June. end of February. The money supports organisations wanted to apply to the fund in the next Sport NZ has committed $284,000 a “The eight applications were for a total in Te Tairawhiti to deliver play, active round (which closes on May 31) could year to this region through to 2024. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES Deaths

CULLEN-POWELL Deaths (nee Maurirere) Rua Bioscience ‘on Emma Te Waimatau. MCGRANNACHAN, — 8.7.1942 - 1.3.2021. Shane Patrick. — On Dearly loved wife of 27th February 2021, David John Powell with family, in (dec). Loved Mum of Waipukurau, after a Amanda and Sam, long, courageous battle. Bruce and Tina. Much track’ for markers Much loved father of loved Nan to Reese, Christopher, Matthew Quinn, Reno and "George" and Serena. Baylee. Loved sister, EAST COAST-based medicinal WHAT A RIDE: Adored Grandpa to aunty, cousin and cannabis company Rua Bioscience has Rua Bioscience Edith, Henry and friend. Thank you dearly for posted an early operating loss but is “on director and Walter. Loved partner track” to meet its milestones. co-founder to Dorrie. the support, care and love given by the staff After launching on the New Zealand Panapa Ehau, The funeral service Stock exchange in October last year, chief executive will be held at Evans of Dunblane. Chapel, Ormond Road, A service will be held Rua Bioscience last week released its Rob Mitchell, at 11am on Saturday 6th tonight, Wednesday 3rd half-year financial results for the six and Manu March, followed by of March, 7pm at Evans months from July to December 31 2020, Caddie, kaihautu private cremation. Chapel. showing an operating loss of $3.48 innovation and Numbers are limited to The funeral service million. regulation and 100, family and close will be held at Evans Cash on hand was $19.2m and co-founder, at the friends will have Chapel, Ormond Road investment in property, plant and launch of RUA on priority. at 11am, Thursday the equipment was $6.23m. the NZX. 4th of March, followed The result was in line with the by private cremation. company’s expectations for the half-year, Picture by Liam - Evans Funeral a company statement said. Clayton Deaths Services Ltd FDANZ Investment made by the company www.evansfuneral.co.nz reflected its strategy to invest in focused DAVIES, Dorothy areas to deliver initial revenue through return for every dollar we spend.” planned,” Mr Mitchell said Mary. — It is with a Unveilings heavy heart we share the first export sales of pharmaceutical Rua’s first material sales will “The delays were caused by factors that Mary passed grade dried cannabis flower to Germany. be through wholesale exports of outside our control. We understand that peacefully, on February TUHURA Rua chief executive Rob Mitchell said pharmaceutical grade dried cannabis Rua is the first New Zealand medicinal 28th 2021, surrounded The Whanau of the company had an achievable export flower into the German market via their cannabis company to have had a GMP by her family. Beloved Rongotangatake Tuhura strategy to provide a clear path to agreement with Nimbus Health. The audit at this time.” wife and soulmate of the who passed away on the revenue. consignment of dried flower material The company’s outdoor cultivation late Lawrence. Adored 28th August 2018, “I am pleased to report that Rua for scientific analysis, was shipped to trials are also under way. The first mother and mentor of welcome you to join us progressed well against its key Germany last week. production from cultivation partner Jenny and Dale Prebble in remembering and milestones in this period, and is on Rua’s manufacturing facility in MedBloom was expected in the second (Havelock North), paying tribute to track to meet its objectives this financial Gisborne was audited by MedSafe half of 2021, but this will now be 2022. Richard (Tauranga), Rongo. year.” in November 2020 as part of the Discussions continued with additional Marion and Rob A service Duff and the Funds raised from the $20m October GMP (Good Manufacturing Process) grower partners in order to expand (Auckland) and Peter Initial Public Offering have been Certification process. cultivation capacity and increase and Anna (Tauranga). unveiling of his headstone will be held deployed across strategic priority areas “We hope to achieve certification by biomass available for supply in the Treasured Grandma that underpin achieving initial sales mid to late April, and while a slight second half of 2021. of Greg and Rebecca, at 11am at Hiruharama Lee and Flic, Ryan and Marae and Huria Urupa and revenue. delay on what was originally planned, The company said it was on track Natalie, Tim and Tanya, on Saturday the 6th Rua chief financial officer Hamish it is important to note this is unlikely to deliver its first export revenue by Simon, Joanna and Tim, March. White said, “As a pre-revenue company, to affect our ability to achieve first the end of the calendar year, “barring and Frances. A very He is survived by his we have taken a conservative approach commercial production cycles in late any unforeseen impacts, operational special Grandma Mary loving wife Ema to financial planning and management H1 2021 (first half of 2021) and first restrictions and/or supply chain issues to her nine great-grand- Tuhura (nee Rickard), against our strategic priorities to export revenues of dried flower by the due to Covid-19 domestically and children. A dearly loved 5 tamariki and their minimise cash burn and maximise end of H2 2021 (second half of 2021) as internationally.” and special sister and whanau. aunty. Respected by all who knew her. In Memoriam At Mary’s request, a Work on Barker Bridge to close Quick work private cremation has taken place. BINSTED, Carl with a bucket A morning in Mary’s PETTIT, Shona Ruakituri Road a second time garden will be held 3.3.1990 from 10.30am, Friday WAIROA’S bridge access available. lane single-span bridge 9.03km 5th March. In lieu of In loving memory. did the trick strengthening programme is Mr Tipuna acknowledged up the Ruakituri Road. flowers, donations Yourto presence we miss. the Waipuna Hospice Your memory continuing with the Barker that residents in this area have The strengthening had the WAIROA firefighters were called would be appreciated we treasure. Bridge on the Ruakituri Road the already been inconvenienced added benefit of reduced future out this morning to a small fire in a and can be sent to PO Loving you always. next bridge to receive attention. by the three-week closure of the maintenance costs and provides house off the Tiniroto Road, but the Box 16299 Bethlehem, Forgetting you never. The work will mean another Doughboy Bridge in January to a future-ready structure that can residents had doused it with a bucket Tauranga 3147. All Ruakituri Road closure, likely allow bridge strengthening work assist local haulier companies of water by the time they arrived. messages to the Davies Love, Dad and Jackie for seven days in April, Wairoa to be carried out. by allowing higher productivity Fire and Emergency NZ got a 111 family, C/- PO Box 650 District Council interim chief “I know this is a further motor vehicles access along the call about the incident at 7.10am. Tauranga 3144. Monumental executive Kitea Tipuna said. disruption and I thank the route, Mr Tipuna said. “It turned out to be a small Masons The Barker Bridge affected residents for their The Barker Bridge was electrical fire that involved a power strengthening is part of a patience and understanding. assessed under the council’s point in one of the bedrooms,” a STONEHAVEN district-wide programme to meet “It is important these bridges bridge strengthening and senior firefighter said. for the changes around HPMV (high are brought up to standard and assessment programme “It was out on arrival. productivity motor vehicles) we have planned to have the which was funded through the “The residents isolated the power, Funerals ratios and to open more HPMV necessary work completed in the Provincial Growth Funding and evacuated the house and put the fire and routes throughout the regions. shortest possible time frame. the strengthening work will out with bucket of water. They did a Memorials The work on the Barker Bridge “Residents can take the also be carried out through this good job,” he said. is programmed to start in late detour route which is via Erepiti funding. The fire crew used thermal 601 Nelson Road April and will be carried out by Road/Ohuka Road and State Information boards advising imaging gear to ensure the fire was Ph 867 1800 Quality Roading and Services Highway 38, but this will add at of the road closure will go up out. (Wairoa) Ltd. least an hour each way to the closer to the programmed work “We had a good look to make sure The road closure is expected trip.” time and affected residents will it was safe for the people who lived to be seven days with pedestrian The Barker Bridge is a single- be advised via a letter drop. there to go back inside.”

U3A meeting CENTRAL BUSINESS DUMPING: The illegal dumping of household rubbish on the footpath and gutters at the Gladstone Road/Lowe with Foon Street corner has been an issue in that part of the CBD for some time. This pile of rubbish was pictured at the corner one day last week. “This has cancelled been brought to our attention and we are working on a solution to stop this from occurring,” said TOMORROW’S monthly meeting of Gisborne District Council solid waste manager Phil U3A is another casualty of Covid Alert Nickerson. A regular patron at the cafe/restaurant at Level 2. the corner said the issue was a blight on that part The meeting has been cancelled. of the central city. “The bags of rubbish left there The guest speaker was going to be often attract flies and the stench can be absolutely Race Relations Commissioner and former disgusting. It’s not a good look for Gisborne so it’s Gisborne mayor Meng Foon. great news the council is seeking to find a solution Mr Foon hopes to speak to U3A to it.” Picture by Paul Rickard members in August or September. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 NEWS 5

DON’T LEAVE HOME UNTIL YOU’VE SEEN Sperm whale THE COUNTRY: Rusha Paenga takes a group strandings selfie with Mere Nepia (centre) and Cara on Coast Frires-Hei, as the “Coasties” travel around beaches New Zealand TWO whales strandings have on TVNZ2’s occurred in the Wharekahika/Hicks Travel Guide NZ. Bay-Te Araroa area over the past Tomorrow night’s week. episode features One was a three-metre pygmy the attractions of sperm whale and the other an 11m Gisborne and the sperm whale. East Coast. “Both were dead on arrival and in Picture supplied advanced states of decomposition,” Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Jamie Quirk said. “The pygmy sperm is in a location where it cannot be buried. The sperm whale was buried yesterday (Monday).” Anyone who comes across a stranded whale, dead or alive, should report it to 0800 DOC HOT ‘Coasties’ showing off their territory (362 468). New Zealand is a hotspot for marine mammal strandings. Since by Wynsley Wrigley Horse Treks and the interactive experience with junkie. 1840, more than 5000 strandings stingrays at Dive Tatapouri, while the tourists She loves shellfish, longboarding, and of whales and dolphins have been GISBORNE’s reputation as a tourist destination also try their hand at surfing at Wainui Beach. paddleboarding and horse riding. recorded around the country’s goes on the line tomorrow night on TV2’s Travel Ms Paenga was reluctant to give more details Her travel experiences include working as coasts. Guide NZ. except to say the weather was fine when the an au pair in Barcelona, spending a year on Strandings occur all year round The programme follows Gisborne and East episode was filmed in Gisborne. Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays off the and usually involve just one or two Coast-connected Rusha Paenga, Cara Frires-Hei “You will have to watch the programme,” she Queensland coast, and once suffering food animals. and Mere Nepia, along with four other groups of said. poisoning in Bali. DoC is legally responsible for Kiwi tourists through New Zealand. They mark Ms Paenga, born in Maraehako Bay north of In her spare time she makes organic beeswax implementing the Marine Mammals their destinations out of five. Te Kaha but now living in Napier, describes candles and sells these online. Protection Act 1978. Southland featured on last week’s episode and herself as the level-headed one of the Ms Paenga describes Mere Nepia, her nana, as This means DoC is in charge at only got scores of 2.5 and 3. “Coasties” group, as they are described on the calm, competitive and “sassy”. any marine mammal stranding The winterless north, which featured the week programme. Everyone calls her Nan. events. before, provides stiff competition for Gisborne She runs a women’s travel group called Ms Nepia skipped a women’s fours team to the As the lead decision-maker, DoC after receiving impressive marks of 4 and one Global Girl Community and has travelled solo title at the 2019 Aotearoa bowls championship. responsibilities include — lesser score of 3.5. through Europe, and lived in Spain and Germany. She has travelled to other countries to play in ■ Protecting the welfare of Other locations in the series are Fiordland and She explores New Zealand by van and shares bowls tournaments but her home of Manutuke stranded animals. Auckland. her experiences on YouTube. remains her favourite part of the world. ■ Disposing of any dead marine Travel Guide NZ executive producer Andrew She describes Cara as the outrageous one. Her travelling companions make fun of her mammals. Szusterman said Gisborne locations on show Ms Frires-Hei, also raised at Maraehako Bay, love for fish and chips although all three of them ■ Enabling cultural protocols. tomorrow night included Rere Falls, East Coast is a self-proclaimed “wild child” and adrenaline love their seafood. This involves consulting with local iwi and hapu through every step of the stranding, including rescue, euthanasia, sampling and disposal. ■ Enabling research through the collection of scientific samples. Detention in rehab ■ Ensuring the health and safety of staff, volunteers, and the public.

POLICE discovered a man was dealing sentence of time served of 526 days. a car, drove while disqualified (for the methamphetamine when they went to That offending involved charges of ninth time) and evaded a compulsory arrest him for other matters, Gisborne unlawfully taking a vehicle, injuring with checkpoint near Nuhaka. Police pursued District Court was told. intent to injure, intentional damage, and him on SH2 where he reached speeds of Warren Jacques Tarawa, 40, was in possession of an offensive weapon. about 160kmh in 100kmh zones. It was a bed at a local motel when officers arrived Tarawa was found guilty of them at a public holiday and there was a lot of other about 10.30pm on November 10 last judge-alone trial. traffic. Police abandoned the pursuit due year. Sitting in plain view on a chair in They arose out of a situation in which to its danger. the room, was a large quantity of snap he loaned a man $2000, for a reason not Calculating the sentence for that lock “point” bags and a cut down straw fully disclosed in court, on an exorbitant second set of offences, Judge Cathcart — items commonly associated with meth’ interest rate of 50 percent. fixed a starting point for the lead dealing. When the man failed to repay the charge — the drug offence — based on a A search was invoked during which a money, Tarawa took his Holden vehicle, tariff case, at three years. For the other % police scanner was found, 25.8 grams of valued at about $16,000, as collateral but offences, Tarawa’s relevant criminal methamphetamine and cash in excess of instead of storing it as agreed, sold it to history, and a breach of bail, the judge $20,000 (now subject to an application an associate for $3000. uplifted the start with an adjustment for off in the Civil Court by police under the When the owner found out, he 25 totality, to 44 months. Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act). confronted Tarawa and an argument Considering mitigating factors, the Resene Premium Paints, Tarawa appeared for sentence descended into violence. While the man judge noted that although Tarawa had a Wood Stains, Primers, recently in Gisborne District Court was drinking out of a glass bottle, Tarawa long criminal history, this was his first on a charge arising of possession of suddenly punched him four or five times conviction for drug offending. He was Sealers, Wallpaper, methamphetamine for supply, included in the face, causing the bottle to smash essentially a street-level dealer — no Decorating Accessories in the second of two sets of charges, and cut the man. more, no less. dealt with separately by Judge Warren Notwithstanding the vehicle sale, The judge allowed nine months and Cleaning Products Cathcart. Tarawa continued to pursue him for the discount for a cultural report, which The judge ultimately imposed eight- debt and twice committed offences after clearly established a connection between and-a-half months home detention and going to his house. the offending, Tarawa’s drug addiction, Visit your local Resene ColorShop! two years driver disqualification. The first time was at night. Tarawa got and his background. Tarawa will be on detention at a angry and ripped a fly screen door off the But the judge warned Tarawa he could Gisborne: 350 Childers Rd, (06) 654 0100 residential drug rehabilitation facility in house when the man’s partner said he not expect to benefit so substantially from or 291 Palmerston Rd, (06) 868 4656 Huntly — one he claims to be motivated was not home. any further similar report in future. to attend due to a relative’s successful The second time, the woman discreetly Tarawa also got a full discount for treatment there. called police who arrived to find Tarawa his guilty pleas and credit for time on The non-custodial sentence was inside, chasing the man out the front door remand in custody (most of the past year). supported by the Crown and took into with a metal fire prod. 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Not available in conjunction with account The first set of offences, which related to an incident on October 23 last The court was aware of the risk he sales, promotional vouchers/coupons or other offers. Excludes trade, ECS, WallPrint, happened in May last year, resulted in a year, in which Tarawa unlawfully took could revert to it. wall decals, Crown products and PaintWise levy. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 National wants govt Aucklanders travelling while to pay wages of sick concerning, say experts those self-isolating DUNEDIN — There are concerns people who travel from DO NOT PUT Auckland while sick could be OTHERS AT RISK: WELLINGTON — The Organ Donors Act, where putting the rest of the country at According to National Party wants the Government pays risk. University of Otago the Government to pay 100 percent of the wages It follows a person on a flight epidemiologist Prof 100 percent of a person’s for people who take time from Auckland to Queenstown Michael Baker, wages for two weeks if off from work to donate being taken straight to hospital people should they have been told to organs. by ambulance upon landing, after only be travelling self-isolate. “Our scheme is a exhibiting flu-like symptoms on inter-regionally All workers would sensible investment. Monday. for exceptional qualify for the scheme, Lockdowns cost the New University of Otago reasons, and not which would be capped Zealand economy $500 epidemiologist Prof Michael travelling at all if at just over $68 an hour, million per week in Baker said people should only they were sick. and the money would go Auckland alone. Avoiding be travelling inter-regionally File picture straight to the employee them needs to be our top for exceptional reasons, and not not the employer. priority.” travelling at all if they were sick. Party leader Judith He said if self-isolating While people might assume it Board medical officer of health customers before travel. Collins said the current was made easier there was self-evident that people who Dr Susan Jack said all patients ‘’Our website states that if leave support scheme was should be tougher were unwell should not travel, presenting at Southern emergency customers have cold or flu-like well below the minimum penalties for those who it needed to be enforced in a departments were screened for symptoms, they should stay at wage and not everyone did not follow the rules. systematic way, he said. Covid upon arrival. home, and this message is also could afford to self-isolate. Collins told Morning Dunedin had received a large Patients identified as higher visible on our check-in kiosks at “The ‘stay home, save Report the Government influx of students in recent weeks, risk were treated in isolation from airports. lives’ mantra sounds was not doing enough for including many from Auckland. others and tested. ‘’We have a number of flexibility simple enough, but it’s people who in many cases That also posed a risk to She reminded people travelling options that customers can take not always that easy for were paying $500-$600 the community in terms of from Auckland not to do so if they advantage of should they need to people who can’t afford to a week in rent and were transmission, he said. were unwell. change their travel dates.’’ not to be working. struggling. ‘’I know the guideline is that you WellSouth’s call centre had an On board, crew followed a “Self-isolation is “Anything that helps take your Level 3 restrictions with increase in call volumes as more standard procedure for dealing increasingly becoming a prevent lockdowns is a you, so they should be carrying on people sought testing, she said. with unwell passengers which requirement because of good thing. down there as though they are in Extra staff were added to meet involved seeking medical advice the Government’s failures “If someone’s working Auckland.’’ increased demand. before deciding on the next course at the border, yet workers at KFC they’re not on While they were expected to There were 121 swabs taken of action. across New Zealand are enormous amounts of self-isolate, there was a chance in the South on Sunday and 810 A Ministry of Health spokesman the ones paying the price,” money. They are getting that the lure of Orientation events taken on Monday. In comparison, said the most common reason she said. enough to just get by. might have proved too strong. there were 332 swabs taken on for travel across the Auckland Covid-19 Response “When we look at the ‘’I know it’s challenging to think Monday last week. boundary was for business or spokesperson Chris realistic situation for of the virus of a lethal threat Air New Zealand chief work. Bishop said the scheme many people, they need to for some people, and the social operational integrity and safety Some personal reasons for travel was modelled on the be able to pay their bills.” pressures of mixing and enjoying officer Captain David Morgan were also allowed, such as health Compensation for Live — RNZ themselves, so I think it is a real said it reiterated Ministry of appointments or moving house. risk.’’ Health guidelines at several — Otago Daily Times Southern District Health communication touch points for via NZ Herald ANZAC Day Speech Competition Covid D-Day Key test results due to discover if the virus cluster has grown AUCKLAND —Today is the day any reported this week, we would only start new community cases in the latest Covid to see whether the cluster has grown over outbreak in Auckland will start to reveal the next few days. themselves. “We’re not out of the woods,” he told a Health officials say test results from media conference. close contacts and casual plus contacts Test results due to come back include connected to the Papatoetoe cluster will people who had come into contact now determine whether Auckland stays with a 21-year-old man, dubbed Case in lockdown. Any new community cases M, who visited a number of places in of Covid-19 are expected to start showing South Auckland when he would have from today onwards — and will also been infectious. He is a student at the Winning speech to be presented by the writer determine whether or not Auckland stays Manukau Institute of Technology. He under lockdown. visited the campus several times and on at dawn service 25th APRIL, 2021 at 6am Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins several days last week. said there were no new Covid community A total of 21 people connected to MIT cases reported overnight. Hipkins are now regarded as close contacts. So far, rejected suggestions on Newstalk ZB this their tests have come back negative. 1ST PLACE $500.00 2ND PLACE $200.00 3RD PLACE $150.00 morning that the continued lockdown was embarrassing when there were no new City Fitness Papatoetoe gymgoers to be SUBJECT cases. He told broadcaster Mike Hosking tested today it was “encouraging”. “What ANZAC Dawn Service means to me” “I think we’re back to where we were Health officials are also keeping a close Open to all Gisborne and East Coast children aged 12-15yrs two weeks ago. Ultimately we want to get eye on people who were at City Fitness out of lockdown as soon as we can Papatoetoe, which Case M visited on Speeches limited to 3 minutes maximum . . . we’re working at speed to make sure Saturday, February 20 and on Friday we can get decisions as quick as we can,” February 26. Entries by email to: [email protected] Hipkins said. He said the last thing he The Ministry of Health has identified ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 12 April at 5pm wanted was to go back into lockdown. 158 gymgoers linked to the gym, in An elimination may be required to determine the winner He revealed “eight or nine thousand” Hunters Plaza, who are considered to be The Judges’ decisions are final people had been vaccinated already, this casual plus contacts. was ahead of schedule. Of particular importance are those who PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Front-line health workers would start were at the gym on Friday, when the man getting their jabs this week. visited after getting a Covid test. Those gymgoers will be up to get a ‘We’re not out of the woods’ Covid test for the first time today — as testing them either on or after day five is Director general of health, Dr Ashley regarded as the prime time to test for the Bloomfield, yesterday acknowledged that virus after someone has been exposed to despite the lack of new community cases an infected person. — NZ Herald 38343-01 The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 ‘FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE’ Government investigates phone app that detects Covid-19 early

AUCKLAND — The Government has to pick up when the virus was being been quietly investigating if returnees transmitted between returnees in an and border workers should use a phone MIQ hotel, or it could replace the daily app that can detect Covid-19 two or three health checks that nurses carry out. days before symptoms set in. Baker said every interaction, even a Made in Auckland and dubbed “the fleeting temperature check, carried some future of healthcare” by epidemiologist risk of infection. Michael Baker, its hoped ëlarm could “If, instead of doing that, you could plug gaps in the country’s Covid issue everyone who’s going through MIQ response. an app for their phone and a device that The app works by connecting to would continually monitor key indicators, “wearables” — like a fitbit or smartwatch or early indicators, of potential infection, — to look for the small physiological that could be a great improvement,” he changes that happen at the early onset of said. an illness. ACT party leader David Seymour first It can pick up on slight changes urged the government to consider ëlarm in heart rate, body temperature and in June last year. respiratory rate which happen before He thought it could eventually replace more obvious symptoms like coughing or the need for some low-risk returnees to fever show. complete managed isolation. The app was dreamt up in March last “In a post-vaccine Covid world, it year by an Auckland company called might be appropriate to have a much Datamine and developed using artificial wider range of people using this kind intelligence and medical data from of technology from Datamine. It might Covid-19 cases. be appropriate that all people visiting It has been listed on the Apple and HOPE TO PLUG GAPS: The new app is said to pick up on slight changes in heart the country have to use it for a period Android app stores and accrued users rate, body temperature and respiratory rate which happen before more obvious of time after entering in substitution of in 23 countries — where Datamine’s symptoms like coughing or fever show. Picture supplied quarantine, if they can also show they founder Paul O’Connor said it was have an immunity effect and have come proving increasingly effective with with Datamine about how it might be he said. from a country with a very low-risk,” he Covid-19. used in country’s Covid-19 response. Ëlarm also has also caught the interest said. “We’ve now got the ëlarm system to Neither the ministry or Datamine will of epidemiologist Michael Baker, who Baker said beyond Covid-19, wearables over 80 percent accuracy in terms of divulge any more details just yet, but said people pre-symptomatic for Covid-19 technology like ëlarm might continue to detecting Covid-19 two to three days Paul O’Connor said it could be useful at had proven particularly good at infecting prove valuable. before somebody actually knows that the border, for workers or returnees. others, which was the reason the virus “This is the future of healthcare and they’re sick,” he said. “We have had discussions around had spread so quickly around the world. early disease detection and possible even With each new user it got, O’Connor people coming into the country using Although ëlarm doesn’t replace a screening, that we make better use of expected the system to keep learning, the ëlarm system. So having a wearable Covid-19 test, Baker said finding a way the data that we can get, that we can improving and becoming more accurate. on and seeing if there are any changes to detect the virus early was really harness, from other devices,” he said. Ëlarm has caught the attention of when they’re travelling or before they’re important. The Ministry of Health hoped it would officials here, with the Ministry of Health travelling . . . and then when they come “So this has real potential,” he said. be able to provide more details about any confirming it was in “active discussions” into the country in managed isolation,” He said the technology could be used plans for ëlarm later this month. — RNZ MIQ fees up $2000 for holders of temporary visas HEREWORTH AUCKLAND — Migrant workers are “It is totally unacceptable and shocked and angered to learn managed absolutely shocking.” OPEN DAY isolation and quarantine fees will jump Most people affected by the changes will by more than $2000 for temporary visa be partners or family members of New holders from March 25. Zealand residents or citizens travelling It currently costs temporary entry abroad to see family or for work, Kaloti visa class holders $3100 for 14 days in said. managed isolation. This will rise to $5520 “It actually impacts the entire family for the first or only person in a room, unit, not just that one person on the $2990 for an additional adult, and $1610 temporary visa. for an additional child. “Indirectly they are hitting New The price hike affects those with Zealand citizens and residents as well, visitor visas (such as but the way it’s been partners of a New packaged, it looks Zealand citizen or This Government is like it’s only the visa resident), student internationally‘ renowned and holders impacted.” visas, work visas and Kaloti is calling limited visas. acclaimed for being very on the Government “The new fees better compassionate and kind. We to show some reflect the actual request the Prime Minister compassion. costs of managed “This Government isolation, although the and this Government to share is internationally Government is still some of that compassion renowned and subsidising some of and kindness with temporary acclaimed for being the cost,” MIQ said in very compassionate a statement. migrants as well. and kind. We request Temporary visa ’ —Anu Kaloti the Prime Minister holders already and this Government booked into MIQ to share some of that facilities from March 25 will have to foot compassion and kindness with temporary TUESDAY 9 MARCH, 2.00–5.00PM the new bill, but those who have entered migrants as well.” Hereworth School is one of New Zealand’s leading facilities before March 25 will be exempt. A full or partial waiver of managed Scan QR code Anu Kaloti, from the Migrant Workers isolation fees in cases of financial independent preparatory schools catering for boys in their to find out more Association, said it was yet another blow hardship or special circumstances can primary and intermediate school years. We provide an to temporary visa holders. be granted by the Ministry of Business, outstanding education to day and boarding students. “(They) have suffered enough in the last Innovation and Employment. few years as it is. There have been the Critical workers entering the country Join us for a student led tour of Hereworth School at our Open dodgy colleges for international students, under a border exception are charged Day. You will see our boys in action, meet our teachers and get migrant exploitation is rife in this country the same as the new fees imposed on to experience first-hand what Hereworth can offer your son. and then migrants who took their break temporary visa holders. Register online at www.hereworth.school.nz before the March lockdown still remain Critical healthcare workers entering stranded offshore.” under a border exception will continue 38094-01 Kaloti said if $5520 was the true cost to be charged the current standard fee of MIQ, then everyone should be charged of $3100, to help scale up the Covid-19 INDEPENDENT DAY & BOARDING SCHOOL FOR BOYS YEARS 0–8 that price, not just the most vulnerable. workforce, MIQ said. — NZ Herald www.hereworth.school.nz Tel 06 877 8138 Email [email protected] 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 IPCA review highlights the way forward Reforms show promise in stamping out abuse by John Weekes, NZ Herald Another said a sycophantic, complicit culture was a bad formula for finding WELLINGTON — Nepotism, cronyism competent leaders. and gaslighting have contributed to “The way you get noticed is you bring pockets of toxic culture in the New baubles to the king, and you do that by ‘BOYS CLUB’: Hundreds of surveyed police officers say they have encountered Zealand police, a report into bullying and standing on other people, right? And abuse since joining the ranks. NZ Herald file picture abuse has found. that’s the pervading culture.” Despite issuing scathing criticisms IPCA chairman Judge Colin Doherty This arrogance sometimes filtered The IPCA said the survey summary and outlining stories of abuse and said the review was initiated in 2019 down to inspectors, senior sergeants and painted a bleak picture, but must be seen harassment, the Independent Police after media reports of workplace bullying. sergeants who expected staff to follow in a wider context. Conduct Authority (IPCA) said recent The IPCA said interviews with more orders without question. The IPCA said “There are over 14,000 staff in police, police reforms showed promise. than 200 current and former staff atmospheres of fear and acquiescence and as with any other large organisation Two interviewees said when they were showed virtually all had no confidence in sometimes allowed bullying to be done there will inevitably be pockets of poor out in the field and at risk they radioed mechanisms for addressing bullying. with impunity. Parts of police had a values and bad behaviours.” for immediate help but bully officers Thousands of police employees, or 40 “boys club” culture based on power It said across society, workplace failed to provide backup. percent of the workforce, responded to a relationships, perpetuated by allegiances, behaviour regarded as acceptable “The interviewees subsequently joint IPCA-police survey asking questions cliques, nepotism and cronyism, it said. or tolerable 20 years ago was now verified that these other officers had been about the organisation’s culture. Some leaders expected unconditional rightly regarded as inappropriate and in radio contact and not involved in any A majority of respondents described loyalty, surrounding themselves with oppressive. other urgent job,” the IPCA added. the police as a good place to work, but staff who did their bidding and did not The IPCA accepted some interview One interviewee said a photo of her 40 percent surveyed said they had challenge them, the report found. responses might not present a complete and a friend topless was copied from experienced poor behaviour. Hundreds Sexist and racist behaviour was picture of events. her computer without consent by a male said they had experienced bullying. sometimes trivialised as “just having a “When a person spoke to us as a colleague, who circulated it to his male The survey found some managers laugh”, the report added. confidential informant, we received only colleagues. reportedly had an autocratic style, “This negative culture did not one version of events . . . through the “There is a core group of people were narrow-minded, and intolerant of permeate every workplace,” Judge individual lens of the interviewee.” that made life really sh**,” another questioning. Doherty said. “The weight of evidence The report also said managers interviewee said about bullying. “Some of those who reach senior suggests it is likely confined to who sometimes had to have hard “There were people sitting in the positions develop a sense of entitlement particular individuals, workplaces and conversations with staff about background who wouldn’t speak up that empowers them to treat people police districts.” performance could be resented when staff against it.” poorly,” the report found. Some workplaces had issues with did not see their own deficits. managers who routinely shouted or But the IPCA said supervisors were swore at staff, routinely swore during expected to model appropriate behaviours meetings and ridiculed or undermined and have people skills and emotional Hospital-grade cleaners staff. intelligence to preserve morale and Passive-aggressive behaviours enhance performance. including gaslighting, and “insidious” The IPCA in late 2019 announced marginalisation such as cutting its intention to investigate bullying for your home or offi ce people out of meetings or giving them allegations. An external company, Tested effi cacy against COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). meaningless tasks was also identified. InMoment, carried out the survey.

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AUCKLAND — A man who put a spy well as shots of the man slipping into the camera in an Auckland gym’s changing changing room to retrieve the camera. room is trying to have his case heard in the In 2018, the man pleaded guilty to making Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to keep an intimate visual recording and obtained From his identity secret. interim name suppression. The man was a highly-paid government In June 2020, District Court Judge Clare agency manager when he videoed a naked Bennett discharged him without conviction $6.34 couple and four others. and gave him permanent name suppression, The High Court and Court of Appeal both in part to protect his work at a government ruled he should be convicted of making an agency. intimate visual recording and should lose She said he had done 190 hours of name suppression. community service and was seeing a He was set to be publicly identified today therapist. Police appealed the discharge but yesterday afternoon, eight hours before without conviction and name suppression in name suppression was set to drop, his lawyer the High Court. Ron Mansfield told RNZ he had filed a notice Justice Moore found Judge Bennett had of appeal in the Supreme Court. consulted the wrong summary of facts and so The man’s interim name suppression was thought the man had only put the camera in then extended and will remain in place until the changing room once. the Supreme Court process is complete. In his ruling, he said lifting name Police have pushed for the man to be suppression was “clearly in the public convicted and named and RNZ and NZME interest”. have been to the High Court and Court of Justice Moore quashed the discharge Listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) ( AUST L351030). Appeal in a bid to publicly identify the man. without conviction and name suppression. Always read the label. Follow the directions for use The man’s lawyer has argued in court that But just before the man was to be publicly his client’s career, marriage and financial identified, his lawyer filed a notice of appeal. 38132-02 position will be impacted if he is publicly In the Court of Appeal, Justices Kós, identified. Thomas and Gendall dismissed the man’s , The man was addicted to porn and had an appeal, noting he had been “economical with rne s O bo nl alcohol problem when he went to the gym the truth” and that “the principal of open is y G on four different occasions during November justice clearly favours publication”. LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 2017 and velcroed a camera underneath the The man does not have an automatic right OWNED sink in the gym’s changing room. to appeal in the Supreme Court. The Court S p Police found footage of his victims as will decide whether to hear the appeal. — RNZ ta ho tioner y S [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Kaikohe berry farm jobs a game-changer for locals by Peter de Graaf, Northern Advocate three-way partnership between Ngapuhi Asset Holding Company, the business division of Te KAIKOHE — The first 20 employees have been Runanga-A-Iwi O Ngapuhi; Onyx Capital, which hired for a major new venture which promises owns Maungatapere Berries near Whangarei; and to be a game-changer for a Northland town long Far North Holdings, the commercial arm of the starved of jobs. Far North District Council. The Ministry of Social NEW VENTURE: The Ngapuhi men and women, ranging in Development is also on board. Anthony Tito, age from 21 to 50-plus, are the first tranche of The first workers signed up at the runanga’s pictured with workers who will build a hydroponic berryfruit- headquarters in Kaikohe yesterday and are due MSD’s Chrissy growing operation at Ngawha, just east of to start on March 15. Murray, was one of Kaikohe. Interest in the venture has made a lie of claims the first to sign up The berry farm, where harvesting is due that Northlanders don’t want to work — about for Kaikohe’s new to start by Christmas, is expected to have 80 160 people attended the initial jobs hui hosted by berryfruit-growing permanent employees within six to 12 months the runanga and more than 60 applied for work. operation. and another 120 casual workers in the picking Babe Kapa, the runanga’s general manager, Northern Advocate season. said the berryfruit venture was “really, really picture And that’s just the start — the berry farm exciting for Ngapuhi’’. is one element of a business park which will “It’s going to transform the area, not just in include an avocado oil producer, a pre-fabricated terms of jobs for pickers through to management, housing company, and a plant converting waste but in terms of the economic benefits for the into fertiliser and biomethane fuel. region and the flow-on effect that you get from Among those signing up to help build 10ha of people getting up each day with mana because any past raruraru (trouble). them to progress through the various stages, and growing tunnels was Anthony Tito, who worked they are going to work, their kids going off to ‘’He said he wants people who show they can eventually into senior positions. as a steel fixer in Australia before coming home school knowing mum or dad or uncle or aunty be trusted, and who want a job and want to work. Hone Rako, of Kaikohe, is currently working at five months ago. has gone to do their mahi. We have been wanting Our whanau really respected that,’’ Kapa said. an avocado orchard at Tautoro. He hasn’t had a job since and has only and needing something big for our people and Up to 30 people would be hired to build He enjoyed the job but, as a casual employee, recently become eligible for the jobseeker benefit our community, and this is it.’’ the growing tunnels. Stage two would involve he didn’t work — or get paid — anytime it rained. so money has been tight. Kapa said Maungatapere Berries was a family- planting and stage three harvesting. A packhouse ‘’It’s a good job but I’m only working two or “I’m blessed. This means I’ll earn some money oriented business that lifted people up. Co-owner and coolstore would also be built. three days a week and it’s not paying the bills. so I can stay and live with my family here,’’ he Patrick Malley had told the Kaikohe hui a criminal Kapa said the workers had been hired on fixed- I reckon it’s going to get worse (due to climate said. record wouldn’t hurt someone’s chances of term contracts until construction was complete change) but this new job will be stable. I’m The new business, Kaikohe Berryfruit, is a getting a job, as long as they were honest about in late August but there were opportunities for looking forward to getting started.’’ ‘Our wounds are weeping’ Boil water notice to lift Murdered man by Easter described as by Kurt Bayer, NZ Herald family’s ‘glue’ CHRISTCHURCH — Council officials who have been scrambling to fix Akaroa’s water issues have vowed that by Rob Kidd, Otago Daily Times the town’s water will be back on tap by the Easter holidays. DUNEDIN — A Dunedin father-of-three Four dead animals — two possums beaten to death with a cricket bat was “a and two birds — were found during a funny, intelligent, loyal soul”, his family routine check inside the Canterbury says. beauty spot’s reservoir supply last Lia Bezett fought back tears as she month. spoke outside the High Court at Dunedin Testing confirmed there was enough after John Kenneth Collins, 39, was found chlorine in the water to kill bacteria, guilty of murdering her brother, 45-year- but there was still a possible protozoa old Brent Andrew Bacon. risk which chlorine will not kill. The court heard the conviction It meant the Canterbury medical represented the killer’s second strike officer of health said to boil water used under the three-strikes regime, under for drinking, food preparation, utensil which he would be jailed for life washing, brushing teeth or ice. without parole unless it was considered Residents in Akaroa and Takamatua “manifestly unjust”. CALLOUS KILLING: Brent Bacon’s sister have had to boil their drinking water Collins’ first strike came in 2015 for Lia Bezett (above left), with her husband since February 12. indecent assault, the Otago Daily Times Sam, said the guilty verdict was a relief But Christchurch City Council head understands. but did not ease their grief. John Collins, of three waters and waste, Helen The brutal killing, which took place in right, was found guilty of Bacon’s murder. Beaumont, yesterday said she hopes a cramped unit in St Clair on February 4, Otago Daily Times pictures that the “boil water” notice could be 2019, had left Bacon’s family devastated lifted by the middle of the month. and scrambling for answers. It will come as a relief to Banks He was missing for two weeks before his “It certainly, I guess, dampened my faith Peninsula residents, as well as brother-in-law, Sam Bezett, kicked down in humanity and my willingness to help businesses, who have already been the door to the flat and was confronted those in need.” hit by the Covid-19 global pandemic, with the bloody scene. Bezett said the loss of her brother, who and a sudden dearth of cruise ships That same day, the victim’s body was had been living with her at the time and coming to the area. found on a rural back road 35km north working for the family business, had left a The council has been rushing to of Dunedin, in a decomposed state, after huge hole in their life. set up a temporary bypass for the Collins and his 32-year-old wife, Aleisha “The actions of the defendant were contaminated water reservoir at L’Aube Dawson, dumped it there immediately callous, barbaric and cruel and have Hill Reserve. after the murder. ripped our lives apart,” she said. Fourteen 30,000-litre plastic tanks At trial, the defendant claimed his “We, as a family, which includes Brent’s and associated piping will be installed actions were undertaken in self-defence, three precious children, will never get near the reservoir. but the jury was clearly not swayed. over this. Our wounds will weep forever. A construction team is welding After Justice Anne-Marie Doogue’s “This verdict, while bringing family and and laying about 200m of new piping summing up yesterday morning, they took friends some relief, will not reduce the needed to connect the local water only an hour to eat lunch and return a pain and suffering we have had to endure treatment plant to the temporary unanimous guilty verdict. over the past two years and beyond.” missed forever.” tanks, and then to connect the tanks The Bezetts had been introduced to The court heard during the trial that Bezett paid tribute to the work of the to the Akaroa/Takamatua water supply Collins and Dawson by Bacon and tried Bacon had his struggles with drug use police and prosecutors for the sensitive network. to give the couple assistance by offering and mental health but Bezett said, in way in which they had dealt with the case. The cause of the compromised them work at their property, believing essence, he was “a funny, intelligent, loyal She was also keen to thank those in the water supply — the possums and birds they were trying to turn their lives soul”. wider community who had shown support — were able to get into the reservoir around. “He saw the best in everyone and had for the grieving family. through a previously insecure overflow How their generosity was repaid was an intense desire to connect with others. “We have felt every ounce of your pipe. “pretty cutting”, Bezett said. He sought and craved people, love and compassion and outpouring of love. This The council says they have since “We gave them opportunities to turn a meaning in his life. has truly softened what has otherwise secured the overflow pipe with a mesh page they clearly weren’t in a position to “Brent was our glue, he made our family been a tragic blow,” she said. seal. be turning. stronger. His presence will be sorely Collins will be sentenced in May. 10 BUSINESS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Buy now, pay later: Shopping trend that’s erupted since Covid

by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald pushed things along.” experience by having mobile-optimised web That contrasts to Australia where cash And he said it was not going away any time pages and an easy online check-out process. payments made up around 8.3 percent last year AUCKLAND — The use of buy now, pay later soon with it forecasting annual growth of 12 “Consumers today are looking for frictionless, and are forecast to fall to 2 percent by 2024 payment grew 10 percent in New Zealand last percent from here on into 2024. they are looking for speed, looking for simple making Australia a virtually cashless society. year and its use could outstrip card payments for Pomford said in New Zealand buy now, pay ways of using biometrics to check out. Merchants “The move towards cashless is slower in New e-commerce by 2024, a global payments expert later — where consumers spread their payments who can help consumers make very simple Zealand. I think New Zealand has bucked the has forecast. over a number of weeks but get the item upfront transitions . . . will do extremely well and that trend around cashless and we expect the levels Phil Pomford, general manager for global — had got a stranglehold and it was going to really does link to omni-channel commerce.” of cash to remain similar between now and 2024 eCommerce, APAC, at FIS, said the global continue to grow. He said consumers wanted to be able to buy it based on our predictions. payments landscape was changing dramatically “We expect it to grow and potentially overtake online and return it in-store. “I think New Zealand’s very early and rapid and Covid-19 had accelerated many trends that cards by 2024.” “Things like that I think merchants in New response to Covid — targeted lockdowns like were already kicking off. The explosion of buy now, pay later was Zealand really do need to think about as they look what we are seeing at the moment — has meant He said e-commerce grew at the fastest rate in projected to see e-commerce credit card forward.” shops have been closed less than in other places the last five years in 2020. transactions fall from 37.6 percent in 2019 to 22.8 When it comes to in-store payment trends so I think that is why cash has continued to “With shops being closed in different places percent in 2024. credit cards remained the most popular remain higher than the average.” and at different times e-commerce has really E-commerce as a whole was projected to grow accounting for almost 37 percent of transactions Pomford said globally cash use had dropped become a place for consumers to go to to get from $5 billion to $7 billion in 2024 — an increase in 2020. 10 percent in the last year, which was quite some of basic items, but also broader consumer of 40 percent while sales via mobile phones were But digital wallets, the likes of Applepay and significant. items.” projected to grow to 61 percent of all e-commerce Androidpay, were the fastest-growing payments “Cash has been seen as unhygienic and It had forecast 19 percent growth in transactions by 2024, up from 47 percent. method with predictions that it will grow 25 there were early reports around cash being a e-commerce in 2020 but now it expected that “One of the big trends is around growing percent a year for the next four years. transmitter.” figure to be slightly higher. mobile spend — expect mobile to be almost 50 The one thing that isn’t changing much in New But he warned that the drop in cash use could “Obviously, we didn’t predict what was coming percent of spend.” Zealand is cash. It makes up just under 13 percent have consequences for financial inclusion and down the pipe in terms of a global pandemic but Pomford said for retailers that mean they of point-of-sale transactions and is expected to groups like charities and those who were paid in it certainly shows what Covid has done is really needed to ensure consumers had a seamless fall only 0.7 percent in the next five years. tips. Housing boom ‘past its peak’ Expect prices to fall, interest rates to rise: Westpac chief economist by Anne Gibson, NZ Herald rates,” he said. Changes in the balance between AUCKLAND — House prices are physical supply and demand will still rising but the market is “past its soon become a drag on house prices. peak” and mortgage interest rates will Residential construction is currently rise, Westpac chief economist Dominick booming at the same time as the Stephens said today. population growth rate has crashed, In his latest Home Truths analysis, Stephens said. he also says Auckland house-building Since last September, new housing is catching up with demand and the consents rose 16 percent. shortage will be zero by 2028. Yet annual population growth was on In a hard-hitting analysis of the market track to slow from 2.4 percent last year to where prices have been rapidly escalating a low of 0.4 percent per annum this year for some years, he agrees that prices are because of the closed border. now rising more rapidly than in 2003, and “Even after the borders reopen we the boom has a way to run yet. expect population growth will be slower But he says that will all soon stop. than before the pandemic, due to tighter “Home Truths argues that the market government migration policy. And we will slow in time. That’s because mortgage expect construction to remain strong, rates will rise and the shortage of housing Stephens said. is being rapidly reduced,” Stephens says. So the housing shortage which had long Auckland’s Barfoot & Thompson will dogged this country was receding quickly. this morning release its February data, The number of people per dwelling expected to show continually rising prices BOOMING REAL ESTATE: In a hard-hitting analysis of the market where prices have was now falling fast and in Auckland but a listings shortage, been rapidly escalating for some years, Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens would be back to 2014 levels by the end of Stephens said national house prices agrees that prices are now rising more rapidly than in 2003. NZ Herald picture next year. That was a good gauge of this rose about 12 percent last year and country’s housing shortage and indicated accelerated wildly at the very end of the has, in one sense, already passed its mortgage rates will rise. under or oversupply, Stephens noted. year. The REINZ’s monthly House Price peak. We expect the monthly pace of price Financial markets are forward-looking Auckland had a shortage of 32,000 Index rose by an astounding 9 percent increases will trend down from here,” he and will incorporate expected future OCR houses at its peak but by next year, that in just three months — the sharpest said. hikes into wholesale fixed interest rates would have fallen to just 12,000 houses increase on record, he acknowledged. This gradual slowdown would see house ahead of time — in fact, they already are, “and on our forecasts, it will be zero by But low interest rates were the key to prices rise at a slower 7.5 percent pace Stephen said. 2028”. such records and that would change. next year and zero in 2023, he forecast. “The Reserve Bank’s quantitative Physical supply and demand was a key “Over the past few months mortgage “And eventually, we expect house prices easing programme and funding factor in house prices during the last 30 rates have fallen even further than to fall. Far-future forecasts are always for lending programme have been years and that was one aspect which was originally anticipated, so our house indicative at best, but we are pencilling suppressing longer-term interest rates, rapidly receding, Stephens said. price forecasts have been revised up in -4 percent annual house price inflation but both will wind down over the coming OneRoof quarterly property report accordingly. We now expect a 17 percent over 2024 and 2025. year or so. out this week said there was good news increase in house prices for 2021, on top Mortgage rates will trend higher, “The Reserve Bank will require banks for people who had owned a home in of the 12 percent increase from last year,” although the Reserve Bank will make no to hold more capital from mid-2022 Auckland since 2014 and not yet sold it. Stephens wrote. change to the OCR until 2024, but there onwards. This will drive mortgage rates They could be sitting on a quarter of a “That said, we think the current boom are still good reasons to expect fixed higher independent of wholesale interest million dollar increase, that said.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY “It’s had a massive day today. “There is a 10 firming 52c or 5.4 percent to $10.02. year- replacement cycle for (FPH) hardware,” Plexure, a mobile engagement specialist, Price said. firmed 7c or 7.6 percent to 99c. WELLINGTON — Investors took their lead so-called bond proxies — the power generator- “There was a lot of buying (of hardware) last Fishing company Sanford, under the gun from a decline in bond yields to drive the local retailers that offer relatively attractive dividend year so it is not going to be bought again. last week over the court-ordered forfeiture of sharemarket higher on light volume, with the yields, particularly after many of them took a “At the same time, hospitalisation rates one of its deep-sea fishing boats and over the big, yield-sensitive power companies leading battering from ETF-related selling last month, in the United States and Europe have been impact that Covid-19 is having on its business, the way. Forsyth Barr broker David Price said. plummeting, so people are just extrapolating recovered ground, finishing 30c or 6.8 percent The S&P/NZX50 index ended at 12,344.49, up “There have been signs of life on the inflation that across,” he said. higher at $4.70. 0.35 percent, building on Monday’s 0.6 percent front and people started to get quite excited, The high-yielding power generators all gained Smartpay, Australia and New Zealand’s gain, but off its high for the day. so sharemarkets had a rough week last week,” ground in response to lower bond yields. largest independent full-service Eftpos provider, Trade was light, with turnover coming in at Price said. “But March has started with a couple Meridian firmed 24c or 4.25 percent, to $5.89, closed 5.5c or 6.4 percent higher at 91.5c. 52m shares, worth $179.3 million. Across the of good days.” Light market volume exaggerated Genesis 13.5c or 3.8 percent to $3.65, Mercury Retail chain Briscoe Group firmed 16c or 2.9 board there were 96 rises and 46 falls. movements in some stocks, he said. 7.5c or 1.2 percent to $6.22 and Contact by 7c or percent to finish at $5.65. Key US 10-year Treasury yields had traded Volatile trading in F&P Healthcare continued 1 percent to $6.93. On the other side of the ledger, Auckland lower and looked to be stabilising after spiking as investors grappled with what the company Trustpower — which has undertaken a International Airport fell 22c or 2.9 percent to sharply higher last month, while New Zealand would look like in a post-Covid-19 world, strategic review of its retail operations — $7.36. Government 10 year bond yields sank to 1.74 following on from last August’s dramatic rise to rebounded from earlier weakness to finish 6c up Mining support and construction company percent from 1.89 percent on Friday. a peak of $37.68. at $8.45. SMW, formerly Aorere Resources, lost 14c or The fall in bond yields was seen as a green The stock closed at $29.02, down 69 cents or Alternative milk company a2 Milk recovered 8.5 percent to $1.50 after announcing a first-half light for investors to jump back into the 2.3 percent on the day. ground after its post-result sell-off, the stock loss of $2.4m. The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 OPINION 11 EDITORIAL The ‘real motivation’ for Maori wards Time for Maori by Clive Bibby — at least in a way that might help to clear up a that will entrench a voting system at council level few misconceptions regarding the need for and that enables Maori to gain a majority over those I HAVE no desire to cause justification of the introduction of Maori Wards to opposed for ANY measure under discussion. wards has come Joe or any other members our regional representation system. That ceases to be democracy in action — it Our columnist today can rest of my critical brigade a heart First, l need to dismiss any suggestion that should have no place in this region or country. assured he is not misusing the attack by misusing the common Maori need this special help gaining access The people don’t want it and have term: “some of my best friends to the decision-making process, or that it will demonstrated that time and time again where term “some of my best friends are Maori”. introduce a capability for putting the Maori point a vote on the issue has been taken before the are Maori”; it is indeed a common It’s not my fault that l have of view that is not available at present. opportunity to do so was banned. deflection for people who wish to made quite a few genuine friends from the Given that the voters of this region have More importantly, however, l can confidently make comments or take positions area where we’ve lived for the past 40 years consistently returned a sizeable number of say that the Maori friends l know and respect that could be seen as anti-Maori or and some, like Joe, are proud of their Maori Maori representatives (four at last count who are more than capable of promoting their own racist, and serves to highlight that heritage. I salute them for wanting to recognise claim Maori heritage) in an election process whanau and community interests without help the person saying it is aware of this. their ancestry, take pride in their culture and open to all candidates irrespective of ethnic from me or any other individual or group who Let’s be clear, opposing Maori play their part in making sure that it becomes origin, to continue claiming that Maori are thinks we need to alter the rules that have wards could just mean you are a an entrenched, well-documented section of this under-represented is a monumental vote of successfully allowed them to compete at all political opportunist . . . seriously nation’s recorded history. I have spent a lifetime no-confidence in the people chosen by the levels for the last 100 years. trying to do the same in recognition of my own electorate to do that job. The history of this nation across all fields though, it is a significant shift family’s contribution to our nationhood. You can’t see it any other way. of endeavour lists Maori amongst our finest for our local-body representation It is an honourable exercise. Unless, you want to declare yourself achievers. And the simple truth is that most of system — a purposeful move to In fact, l have equally enjoyed the limited disingenuous about the real motivation behind them did it all on their own without any form ensure tangata whenua have a opportunities l have had to help our local gaining the “unfair” advantage that is being of affirmative action. You should talk to some representative voice at the decision- community establish Tairawhiti’s Maori heritage proposed. You can’t have it both ways, so which of them sometime. And perhaps ironically, l making table — and many people as a permanent record of endeavour that is is it? can think of no better example than Joe Naden are challenged by change. second to none. I would prefer that for once, we are honest with himself. He might not like to admit it, but his own It is notable also that our race But, having said that about the truths included each other. life story is testimony enough that others can relations commissioner didn’t argue in the Maori part of our dual heritage, l want to Let’s accept just for this debate that it really is follow his example. Well done Joe. the case for Maori wards during his add a few comments that put it all in perspective all about gaining an unfair advantage for Maori ■ See today’s editorial tenure as Mayor — although that was because he knew, or assumed, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS it would not have majority support Extra mile, disaster averted among the then councillors. A big shout out to Maggs member of the public who Last year, however, our councillors Some people are too lax and Max of the Gisborne rang the police to inform agreed to introduce Maori wards, Re: Auckland exodus a Covid spreading. Some people Fire Service. Many thanks them of the oil leak; the without any of the few who worry, February 22 letter. are forgetting how dangerous for going that extra mile. police did phone me. Also, expressed some concerns over the Totaly agree with you Lara, it is. What could have been a many thanks to the whanau move raising a vote in opposition. we need to protect against this REX HOLDSWORTH disaster was averted thanks on the corner of Root Street They are all either keen on the to you both. You all do a and Roebuck Road for change or ready to give it a go. wonderful job, especially in looking after the old girl Our community showed support this hot climate with all your Ziggy (dog). for this in that only 722 signatures Pension isn’t enough . . . full gear on. You are all awesome. Thanks also to the CAS were submitted for the attempt to John Adams, I am looking the time. overturn the decision and put it forward to viewing responses to Honestly, where would you be to a district-wide vote; a long way your “kindy article”, no doubt there without us oldies? Also, we don’t short of the required 1625. So the will be plenty. wear lace-up boots — that was the Shambles at Akld airport fact Pakeha majorities around the Looks like you don’t have elderly depression years. parents or boomer siblings. My phone book comes in very We were scheduled to leave document to prove we lived country have consistently voted I receive a single pension and I handy, so a big thanks to the the City of Masks (sails?) in Gisborne. We went into down council decisions to introduce can assure you it isn’t enough, distributors. at midday on Sunday. When panic and therefore couldn’t Maori wards does not apply here. with hikes in living costs arising all DINOSAUR the Covid lockdown was think straight. Who carries an Today’s columnist claims that four announced we expected at invoice in their back pocket of our 13 councillors (30.8 percent; least a text message from with their address on it? or 28.6 percent if you include the Air NZ to advise the flight We forgot that we had GDC Mayor, a position yet to be held by More from ph book views status. There was no message, emails in our phones or that a Maori person) having some Maori no info on the website and my Facebook status shows I heritage shows that the 53 percent Re: Ignorant and What major conflicts did you no one would answer phone live in Gisborne. Finally we of our population who identify as insulting, March 2 letter. fight in Murray? calls or even play a relevant were offered the alternative Hi Murray, well put Sir. Also state pension, combined automated message. Friends of phoning a friend who could Maori (2018 Census) are not under- Mr Adams’ garbage is only with your houses having hyper- said they were sure flights confirm our address. Phew! represented. It actually suggests part on, when he refers to inflated in value, means you can would be cancelled but we left Now as we reflect we the opposite; and claiming that is pulling up boots. Yes, aimed live a life of luxury. You just refuse our motel three hours early in wonder; why didn’t Air hardly a vote of no-confidence in our for his butt and a goal kick to downsize or take out reverse the hope they were wrong. NZ advise us of the new current councillors, who have shown of epidemic proportions. mortgages. The queue outside stretched requirements and why didn’t they see the value in Maori wards. My generation will have to the length of the terminal airport security tell the So, to the claim this will create KEN OVENDEN contend with the collapse of the and after half an hour queueing people what they an “unfair advantage” for Maori. environment, a severe adjustment people in front of us were needed to get ready? We All councillors will continue to Good afternoon Mr Ferris, to your precious economy, and murmuring that they had wasted five minutes fumbling be elected by equal-sized (+/- 5 Clearly you want to continue is already dealing with the hyper- now missed their flights. As around and no doubt caused your boomerish ways that have inflation you have wrought upon we neared the security check others to miss their planes. percent) electoral populations, so led the planet to the brink of houses with your greedy ways. we discovered we needed to Have they lost the ability to what is unfair? And what of the death. All I am saying is don’t show our “documentation” to think, plan and strategise so “unfair advantage” established by print thousands of wasted phone JOHN ADAMS pass through. Fortunately I that these wasteful, stressful governments past to separate Maori books. If you boomers are so had printed my return ticket occurrences can be avoided? from their land and culture? impressive then I am sure you OK Doomer. and had my boarding pass It’s time to think and avoid The truth is our local democracy can manage to walk to the library displayed on my phone, but this needless disruption! is evolving to a system that aligns to pick up a copy. RICHARD WHITLEY that wasn’t enough. They also better with the Treaty our two required proof of ID and a DEREK BARTHOW peoples signed up to in 1840. It is [email protected] a small but significant change, and we will soon see how it actually ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. plays out. First up, a representation ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. review this year to work out the new ■ Always include full name and contact details. ward structure. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. 12 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 US warned of potential Chinese vaccines sweep the globe, ‘fourth surge’ of Covid despite concerns BEIJING — A plane laden with vaccines MISSION, Kan. — With the had just landed at Santiago’s airport in late US vaccination drive picking January, and Chile’s president — Sebastián up speed and a third formula Piñera — was beaming. on the way, states eager to “Today,” he said at the time, “is a day of joy, reopen for business are easing emotion and hope.” restrictions, despite warnings The source of that hope: China — a country from health experts that the that Chile and dozens of other nations are outbreak is far from over and depending on to help rescue them from the that moving too quickly could Covid-19 pandemic. prolong people’s misery and China’s vaccine diplomacy campaign has even cause a potential fourth been a surprising success: it has pledged wave of the virus. roughly half a billion doses of its vaccines On Monday (local time), to more than 45 countries, according to a Massachusetts made it much country-by-country tally by The Associated easier to grab dinner and see Press. a show. In Missouri, where With just four of China’s many vaccine individual communities get makers claiming they are able to produce at to make the rules, the two least 2.6 billion doses this year, a large part of biggest metropolitan areas the world’s population will end up inoculated — St. Louis and Kansas City not with the fancy Western vaccines boasting — were relaxing some of their headline-grabbing efficacy rates, but with measures. China’s humble, traditionally-made shots. Iowa’s governor recently Amid a dearth of public data on China’s lifted mask requirements vaccines, hesitations over their efficacy and and limits on the number of safety are still pervasive in the countries people allowed in bars and OUTBREAK ‘FAR FROM OVER’: A phlebotomist draws blood at a Covid-19 antibody-testing depending on them, along with concerns restaurants, while in the site, on February 17, in Pico Rivera, California. AFP picture/Frederic Brown about what China might want in return for town of Lawrence, home to vaccine deliveries. the University of Kansas, and a half months into the meanwhile, was encouraging let down their guard, saying Nonetheless, inoculations with Chinese jabs establishments were now campaign to snuff out the Americans to take the she was “really worried about have already begun in more than 25 countries, allowed to stay open until virus, according to the Centres first dose available to reports that more states are and the Chinese shots have been delivered to midnight. for Disease Control and them — regardless of the rolling back the exact public another 11, according to the AP. Mike Lee, who owns Trezo Prevention (CDC). manufacturer. health measures that we have It is a potential face-saving coup for China, Mare Restaurant & Lounge Johnson & Johnson shipped In New York City, where recommended”. which has been determined to transform in Kansas City, said he hoped out nearly four million doses limited indoor dining has “I remain deeply concerned itself from an object of mistrust over its initial increased vaccine access, of its newly-authorised, one- resumed, officials said the about a potential shift in the mishandling of the Covid-19 outbreak to a combined with warmer shot Covid-19 vaccine on J&J vaccine would help the trajectory of the pandemic,” saviour. weather, would boost business. Sunday night to be delivered city to inoculate millions she said. Like India and Russia, China is trying to “I think that people are to states for use starting from more people by summer, “We stand to completely lose build goodwill, and has pledged roughly excited to put this past them Tuesday. including through door-to-door the hard-earned ground that 10 times more vaccines abroad than it has and to be able to start to get The company would deliver vaccinations of homebound we have gained. distributed at home. back to their ways of doing about 16 million more doses senior citizens. “We have the ability to stop “We’re seeing certainly real-time vaccine things,” Lee said. by the end of March and a However, the efforts also a potential fourth surge of diplomacy start to play out, with China in the The push to reopen came as total of 100 million by the end came with strong warnings cases in this country. lead in terms of being able to manufacture Covid-19 vaccine shipments to of June. from health officials against “Please stay strong in your vaccines within China and make them the states were ramping up. That adds to the supply reopening too quickly, as conviction,” she said. available to others,” said Krishna Udayakumar, Nearly 20 percent of the being distributed by Pfizer worrisome coronavirus In total, the US has founding director of the Duke Global Health nation’s adults — or over and Moderna, and should variants spread. recorded more than 28 million Innovation Centre at Duke University. 50 million people — have help the nation amass enough On Monday, the head of the infections and 500,000 deaths “Some of them donated, some of them sold, received at least one dose of doses by mid-summer to CDC, Dr Rochelle Walensky, related to Covid-19, according and some of them sold with debt financing vaccine, and 10 percent have vaccinate all adults. urgently warned state officials to World Health Organisation associated with them.” been fully inoculated two The White House, and ordinary Americans not to (WHO) data. — AP, agencies China has said it is supplying “vaccine aid” to 53 countries and exports to 27, but it rejected a request by the AP for the list. Beijing has also denied vaccine France reverses diplomacy, and a Ministry of Foreign Affairs Six Dr Seuss books to spokesperson said China considered the vaccine a “global, public good”. Chinese experts reject any connection stop being published its stance on between the export of its vaccines and the revamping of its image. “I don’t see any link there,” said Wang Huiyao — president of the Centre for China due to racist images AstraZeneca jab and Globalisation, which is a Beijing think tank. BOSTON — Six Dr Seuss books — PARIS — The French the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine “China should do more to help other including And to Think That I Saw It on government says older people from GP surgeries, hospitals and countries, because it’s doing well.” Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo with pre-existing conditions can “within days” from pharmacies. China has targeted the low- and middle- — will stop being published because now get AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 The policy would apply to income countries largely left behind as of racist and insensitive imagery, the vaccine, revising its stance on those over 50, including those rich nations scooped up most of the pricey business that preserves and protects the issue. aged 65 to 75, he said. vaccines produced by the likes of Pfizer and the author’s legacy said on Tuesday “People affected by Those aged over 75 would Moderna. And despite a few delays of its (local time). co-morbidities can be vaccinated still be offered either the Pfizer own in Brazil and Turkey, China has largely “These books portray people in with AstraZeneca, including or Moderna jabs in a vaccination capitalised on slower-than-hoped-for deliveries ways that are hurtful and wrong,” Dr those aged between 65 and 74,” centre, he added. by US and European vaccine makers. Seuss Enterprises told The Associated the health minister said. However, Canada’s Like many other countries, Chile received Press in a statement that coincided Last month, France approved immunisation commission on far fewer doses of the Pfizer vaccine than first with the late author and illustrator’s the use of the vaccine for under- Monday (local time) advised promised. In the month after its vaccination birthday. 65s only, citing a lack of data for against giving the AstraZeneca programme began in late December, only “Ceasing sales of these books SALES CEASED: A copy of older people. vaccine to over-65s, saying around 150,000 of the 10 million Pfizer doses is only part of our commitment and the book And to Think That I The Oxford-AstraZeneca clinical trial data for that age the South American country ordered arrived. our broader plan to ensure Dr Seuss Saw It on Mulberry Street, by vaccine is being widely used group was too limited. It was not until Chinese company Sinovac Enterprises’ catalog represents Dr Seuss. AP picture across the UK, but several EU In January, French President Biotech Ltd. swooped in with four million and supports all communities and countries are still limiting it Emmanuel Macron said the doses in late January that Chile began families,” it said. took feedback from our audiences to the under-65s — including AstraZeneca vaccine was “quasi- inoculating its population of 19 million with The other books affected are including teachers, academics and Germany. ineffective” for older age groups impressive speed. The country now has the McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, specialists in the field as part of our The EU drugs regulator has — a claim that was strongly fifth-highest vaccination rate per capita in the Scrambled Eggs Super!, and The Cat’s review process. We then worked with a approved it for all adults, but it rejected at the time by the UK world, according to Oxford University. Quizzer. panel of experts, including educators, is up to each member to set its officials and scientists. Chilean Vilma Ortiz got her Sinovac shot at The decision to cease publication to review our catalog of titles,” it said. own roll-out policy. However, after a European a school in Santiago’s Nunoa neighbourhood, and sales of the books was made last In And to Think That I Saw It on Speaking on television, French Council meeting on Friday, he along with about 60 other people. Although year after months of discussion, the Mulberry Street, an Asian person Health Minister Olivier Véran said: “If this is the vaccine I’m she considers herself “kind of a sceptical company, which was founded by Dr is portrayed wearing a conical hat, said people with pre-existing offered, obviously I would take person,” she said she researched the Chinese Seuss’ family, told the AP. holding chopsticks, and eating from a conditions — such as high blood it.” vaccines on the Internet and was satisfied and “Dr Seuss Enterprises listened and bowl. — AP pressure or diabetes — could get — AP had faith in them. — AP The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 WORLD 13 US sanctions Russians over Navalny attack

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden The Biden administration administration also sanctioned seven mid- announced sanctions and senior-level Russian under the US Chemical officials on Tuesday (local and Biological Weapons SUV ‘CARRYING 27 PEOPLE’ AT THE TIME: Law enforcement officials work time), along with more Control and Warfare at the scene of a deadly crash involving a semitruck and an SUV in Holtville, than a dozen businesses Elimination Act for California, on Tuesday (local time). KYMA image via AP and other entities, over a businesses and other nearly-fatal, nerve-agent enterprises — most attack on opposition of which it said Fifteen dead after SUV leader Alexei Navalny were involved in the and his subsequent production of biological jailing. and chemical agents. The measures, The US intelligence crashes into semitruck emphasising the use of community concluded the Russian nerve agent with high confidence that as a banned chemical Russia’s Federal Security El CENTRO, Calif. — A semitruck Multiple patients were sent to weapon, marked the Alexei Navalny Service used the Russian on Tuesday (local time) crashed into an hospitals for their injuries, including Biden administration’s nerve agent Novichok SUV believed to be carrying 27 people four who were flown to Desert Regional first sanctions against associates of on Navalny last August, a senior on a Southern California highway, Medical Centre in Palm Springs, President Vladimir Putin. administration official said. killing 15 people and leaving others spokesman Todd Burke said. The Russian leader was a favourite Russia critic Bill Browder, a London- injured, hospital officials said. Three were in intensive care, he said. of former US President Donald based investor, tweeted that he feared Judy Cruz, director of El Centro The truck driver, meanwhile, had Trump’s, even amid covert Russian the new US sanctions would be Regional Medical Centre’s emergency received minor injuries. hacking and social-media campaigns “way too little and not touch Putin’s department, said 14 people died at Macario Mora, a spokesman for aimed at destabilising the US. billionaire cronies”. the scene, which is about 18km north Customs and Border Protection The government officials included Rep. Adam Schiff, a California of the US-Mexico border, and another in Yuma and El Centro, said the at least four of whom Navalny’s Democrat and chair of the House died after arriving at the hospital. Border Patrol was helping other law supporters had directly asked the West Intelligence Committee, called the US Hospital officials believe 27 enforcement officials investigate the to penalise, saying they were most move overdue. people were in an SUV that collided crash. involved in targeting him and other Working with US allies, “we must with a tractor-trailer full of gravel The immigration status of those in dissidents and journalists. However, use an array of tools, including on a highway in the agricultural the SUV was unknown and was being the US list did not include any of sanctions, to meaningfully deter, repel, southeastern corner of California, investigated. Russia’s most powerful businesspeople and punish Moscow’s transgressions”, about 160km east of San Diego. “It was an unusual number of people and bankers, oligarchs who Navalny Schiff said in a statement. California Highway Patrol Officer, in an SUV . . . but we don’t know who has repeatedly said the West would The Biden administration has Jake Sanchez, who was on his way to they were,” Mora said, adding that they have to sanction to get the attention of pledged to confront Putin in alleged the crash site, said the SUV was a Ford could have been farm workers. Putin. attacks on Russian opposition Expedition that would typically seat A harvest is under way in the region Tuesday’s step “was not meant to be figures and in alleged malign actions eight to nine people legally. of most of the winter lettuce and other a silver bullet or an end date to what abroad, including the hacking of He said the SUV had stopped at an leafy greens eaten in the United States. has been a difficult relationship with US government agencies and US intersection and then drove “directly Officials from the Holtville and Russia”, White House press secretary businesses. into the path of the big rig” at around Imperial County fire departments, as Jen Psaki said. On the other hand, Trump spoke 6.15am on Tuesday. well as the California Highway Patrol “We expect the relationship to admiringly of Putin and resisted The semitruck struck the left side of spokesperson for the area, could not continue to be a challenge. We’re criticism of Putin’s government. the SUV, which appeared to have then immediately be reached for comment. prepared for that.” — AP been pushed off the road. — AP

Australian cabinet Hundreds of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls freed minister accused JANGEBE, NIGERIA — Gunmen — known as the Islamic State West have freed all 279 girls kidnapped Africa Province. of rape to make from a boarding school in northwest The government has repeatedly Nigeria, says the governor in Zamfara denied paying ransoms. However, public statement state. President Muhammadu Buhari issued According to earlier reports, 317 a statement on Friday (local time), in CANBERRA — The federal girls from the Government Girls’ which he urged state governments cabinet minister at the centre Science Secondary (GGSS) School in “to review their policy of rewarding of historical rape allegations the town of Jangebe were abducted bandits with money and vehicles”, will reportedly make a public by an armed gang last week. warning that the policy might statement to declare his Zamfara state spokesperson, boomerang disastrously. innocence. Sulaiman Tanau Anka, said that some The raid in Zamfara state was The sexual assault, which of the missing girls had run into the the second such kidnapping in little is alleged to have occurred bush at the time of the assault, so over a week in the northwest of in Sydney in 1988, has led to the number of those kidnapped was the country. It is a region of Nigeria widespread speculation about the 279. All had now been freed, Zamfara that is increasingly targeted by accused man’s identity. Governor Bello Matawalle said. criminal gangs. On Saturday, gunmen It has also sparked pressure on Journalists in Jangebe saw dozens released 27 teenage boys who were Prime Minister Scott Morrison of girls in Muslim veils sitting in a kidnapped from their school on to deal with the allegations, hall in a state government building. February 17 in the north-central state which he has insisted are solely a “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my of Niger. matter for police. heart to announce the release of the In 2014, Boko Haram abducted Former PM Malcolm Turnbull abducted students of GGSS Jangebe more than 270 schoolgirls from the has led calls for the man to from captivity,” Matawalle said earlier northeastern town of Chibok, in identify himself after Morrison on Twitter. Nigeria’s most high profile school said his cabinet colleague “This follows the scaling of several kidnapping. About 100 of them vigorously denied the allegation. hurdles laid against our efforts. I remain missing. — Reuters/RNZ “He should out himself and he enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to should provide a comprehensive rejoice with us as our daughters are ‘OUR DAUGHTERS ARE NOW statement about what he knows now safe,” he said. SAFE’: Hundreds of students about the allegations,” Turnbull Schools have become targets of abducted by an armed gang told ABC radio yesterday mass kidnappings for ransom in from a secondary school in morning. northern Nigeria by armed criminal Jangebe, Nigeria, have now The minister was set to go groups, in a trend started by Boko been freed. Pictures via Twitter public with a statement today. Haram, and later its offshoot group — AAP 14 FOCUS ON THE LAND The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 AgriHQ Matawai, Centre champs MARKET REPORT by Donna Halley Week beginning March 1 LAMB A WELL attended Matawai dog trial CENTRE CHAMPIONS: last weekend brought out the best in Leo Edginton and Roxy the competitors and a highlight was the (right) took out the long Mutton was a hot commodity in December, and great effort by local triallist Taylor Rika head championship. Colin NZ exported 16,400 tonnes, surpassing the five- in winning both a Matawai club title and Bayliss and Jet (below year average for the month by over 3t. This was a Centre Championship. right) won the short head driven by China buying up large, importing the Taylor and Wag won event four, the and yard. largest volume of mutton for a single month in the straight, in the Matawai trial with a Ruie Bridge and Cash past five years. score of 96.25 points, then they took out left) won the zigzag hunt, Middle East exports picked up compared to the Centre title in that event on Sunday and Taylor Rika and Wag October-November as did the UK. with a combined score of 185.25. (below left) were the In January, exports softened somewhat, and The other centre champions were Leo straight hunt champions. NZ exported their second lowest volume for the Edginton and Roxy (Event one — long month in the past five years (11,400t). head), Colin Bayliss and Jet (Event two Pictures by Donna Halley The Chinese market remains heated taking — short head and yard), and Ruie Bridge over 85 percent of this export volume (9,850t). and Cash (Event three — zig zag hunt). With Chinese mutton prices as strong as lamb Thank you to all the helpers for pulling export returns, very few other countries were together to make this a successful trial. getting much of a look at NZ mutton. Even the weather played ball and we got two mostly sunny days. BEEF The trial was well attended on both days, with the new alterations to the The US domestic 90CL indicator remains courses well received by the trialists. elevated on the back of tight local supply, lifting A big thank you to the judges and to to US$2.31/lb which is on parity with imported the helpers and supporters for pulling 90CL. After a recent rally in US imported prices, together in hosting a great Property the NZ 90CL and 95CL price indicators are Brokers Centre Championships on settling back down to US$2.30/lb and US$2.48/lb, Sunday. respectively. The sheep were a mixed bag today That is a slight lift on the NZ 90CL indicator with some challenging runs for the from last week, but last week’s price was likely to finalists to work with, making for some be artificially low due to US traders stepping out good watching. of the market to deal with local logistical issues caused by the winter storm. Matawai detailed results: A strengthening NZD has bitten a NZ 27c/ kg chunk out of the 95CL export returns in NZ Event one, long head, judge Dave currency. Evans: Tim Hunter Doll 95.5 1, Allen There are still reasonable volumes of 95CL on Irwin Dot 92.5 2, Leo Edginton Roxy offer on the US market and, despite an anticipated 92 3, Leo Edginton Larry 91.5, 4, Kevin slow start to the dairy cow kill, traders are O’Connor Jax 91 5. 1st Intermediate reporting good parcels of NZ 90CL available for Leo Edginton Roxy 92. 1st Maiden Merv purchase. This allows some wriggle room for US Utting Guy 85. buyers to bid prices down further. However, there isn’t the usual supplies of Event two, short head and yard, 1, Henry Gaddum Ming 94.5 2, Rod Mead Irwin Dot 92.5 88 180.5, 2; Leo Edginton competing Australian beef to fall back on and the judge Scott Wedd: Colin Bayliss Jet 97 Flame 94 3, Rob O’Sullivan Ben 93 4, Larry 91.5 87, 178.5, 3; Bob Bryson Asian markets remain a good alternative outlet to Guy Collins Allen 93 5. 1st Intermediate OShea 88.5 74.5 163, 4; Rod Mead Gum the US market. Rod Mead Flame 94. 1st Maiden Guy 87.5 46 133.5, 5. So, those two factors should provide good Collins Allen 93. support for NZ beef export returns. GOAT BUYER Event two, short head and yard, Event two, zig zag hunt, judge Tom judge Scott Wedd: Colin Bayliss Jet GRAIN Manson: Jo Waugh Jock 96.5 1, Ruie 97 97 194, 1; Guy Collins Allen 93 88.5 Bridge Cash 96.25 2, Samantha Shaw 181.5, 2; Rob O’Sullivan Ben 93.5 87.5 Maize silage harvest in the North Island is all Shade 96 3, Leo Edginton Bully 95.5 4, 181, 3; Rod Mead Flame 94 76.5 170.5, 4; go, with choppers rolling across the Waikato and Seb Whishart Trig 95 5. 1st Intermediate Henry Gaddum Ming 94.5 30 124.5, 5. further north. Maize crops are still being reported Jo Waugh Jock 96.5. 1st Maiden Clarke in “good” conditions, with yields expected to be Crystall Renegade 92.5. Event three, zig zag hunt, judge higher this year than the last. Tom Manson: Ruie Bridge Cash 96.25 Unfortunately, there have been reports of wind Event four, straight hunt, judge 96.5 192.75, 1; Leo Edginton Bully 95.5 damage affecting maize crops across the country. Tony Fairweather: Taylor Rika Wag 91 186.5, 2; Sebo Wishart Trig 95 87 182, Weather conditions in early February provided 96.25 1, Anthony Hughes Strike 96 3; Samantha Shaw Shade 96 82 178, 4; challenges to grain growers, with intermittent 2, Jake Roche Judd 95.75 3, Anthony Jo Waugh Jock 96.25 80 176.25, 5. rain and humid conditions making harvesting BUYING ALL GOATS Hughes Bully 95.5 4, sporadic. Tom Manson Buck 95 5. 1st Event four, straight hunt, judge Straw conditions were also impacted by the ALL YEAR ROUND Intermediate Taylor Rika Wag 96.25. 1st Tony Fairweather: Taylor Rika Wag humidity. There are concerns that this summer Prompt pickup & payment Maiden Ruie Bridge Flash 94. 96.25 89 185.25, 1; Jake Roche Judd rain and high humidity will see milling wheats Experienced musterers can be arranged 95.75 88.5 184.25, 2; Anthony Hughes downgraded into feed wheat, due to sprout Centre Championships — Event Strike 96 87 183, 3; Anthony Hughes damage. Contact Brian Hutchings 022 069 5212 one, long head, judge Dave Evans: Bully 95.5 80 175.5, 4; Henry Gaddum This should keep feed wheat prices flat going [email protected] 26052-01 Leo Edginton Roxy 92 92 184, 1: Allen Gus 94.75 60 154.75, 5. forward, as supply is expected to increase.

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SYDNEY — Warwick Farm trainer Neesham was pleased with his first “I never work them off the bridle. It (2000m) later this month. Annabel Neesham is looking forward to outing for her, particularly the way he was a nice gallop over 1000m, going a “I think he will be really peaking third- lining up New Zealand-bred colt Mo’unga has come through the race. good clip the whole way. He was strong up into the Rosehill Guineas. I think the in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) “He came back a couple of days after through the line. 2000m is going to be ideal for him,” she on Saturday. that run and came through it really well,” “I didn’t have the blinkers on. He had said. The Savabeel three-year-old has just Neesham told Sky Sports Radio. worn them a couple of times and he “I still think he is going to give it a had the one start for Neesham, running “It was the first time I have sent him is probably going to wear them in the good shake this weekend. He can still third behind Tagaloa and Aysar in to the races, so you never quite know Guineas. I think it has just switched him run a huge race over a mile, but I think the Gr.3 CS Hayes Stakes (1400m) at how they pull up, but I was pleasantly on a little bit. two weeks later he is only going to be Flemington last month. surprised, you would never had known he “He doesn’t set the world on fire at naturally taking improvement into that Mo’unga was previously trained by had been around.” home, but he is one of those horses that race.” leading Sydney conditioner Chris Waller, Mo’unga also impressed Neesham with saves it for race day.” Mo’unga was purchased by Aquis Farm for who he won three of his four starts, his work yesterday morning. While looking forward to Saturday, out of Waikato Stud’s 2019 New Zealand including the Listed Dulcify Stakes “It’s one of the best bits of work I have Neesham expects Mo’unga to be a bigger Bloodstock Book 1 draft for $325,000. (1500m) last September. seen him do,” she said. threat in the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas — NZ Racing Desk

Waikato BoP harness at Cambridge Thursday Jetbet 6 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 T. 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Q. 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 PL6 7-8 Selections 4 73483 Safrakova (Fr) 4 L Chin 4 83s Shakemjenny (Fr) 4 T Mitchell 5 TFS Sponsors Best Presented 6.55 7 Mitre 10 Cambridge Trot 7.46 Race 1: YA KNOW, SAFRAKOVA, IVEGOTBILLS 5 81290 Ivegotbills (Fr) 5 N Chilcott 5 45047 Play Footsie (Fr) 5 J Abernethy 6 80P77 Maranatha Atlas (Fr) 6 D Butcher $8000, r40-r49. mobile, 2200m $8000, r41-r67 discretionary hcp stand, 2700m Race 2: COMMANDER CATHY, ALLAMERICANLOVER, 6 Sonsofthemerch (Fr) 6 S Phelan 7 64105 Flying Scotsman (Fr) U1 M W White 7 Aflyin Spur (Fr) 7 D Butcher 1 43637 Panspacificjet (Fr) 1 J Robinson 1 67846 Alana (Fr) U1 L Chin WET FLIPFLOPS 8 42166 Doris Rae (Fr) U2 A Matthews 2 82211 Suidelike Major (Fr) 2 2 23027 The Last Gamble (10) 1 L Whittaker (J) Race 3: TRUE BELIEVER, SHAKEMJENNY, TRIFOLIUM 8 63988 Haka Pride (Fr) 8 A Poutama 9 89403 Ultimate Moment (Fr) 9 J Robinson 3 09286 Dun It Bad (Fr) 3 C Jamieson 3 84494 Grey Stoke (10) U1 Race 4: SOMEDREAMSOMEWHERE, HES A FACTA, 2 Happy Birthday Larry Prior 5.36 4 75654 Comedy Act (Fr) 4 F Schumacher 4 35417 Majestic Harry (20) 1 M Teaz 10 Ps True Believer (Fr) 10 D Ferguson DYNAMITE DEZ 5 90089 Silver Lady (Fr) 5 A Poutama 5 P0P1P Crazy (20) U1 F Schumacher $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m. mobile, 11 46526 Cepheus (Fr) U1 A Matthews Race 5: SUIDELIKE MAJOR, PANSPACIFICJET, GOLDEN LACE 6 79861 Golden Lace (Fr) 6 A Harrison (J) 6 47862 Griffins Hall (20) U2 P Ferguson 2200m 12 — Presidents Topshot SCRATCHED Race 6: PULL THE OTHER LEG, ROUGH AND READY, 7 57278 Itsthefinalcountdown (Fr) 7 P Ferguson 7 47251 Fira (30) 1 D Butcher 1 395s6 Monkee Around (Fr) 1 K Marshall 13 8637 Wynberg Watch (Fr) U2 THE BANKER 8 70790 Natural Fire (Fr) 8 8 68L10 As Free As Air (30) U1 A Poutama 2 7 Be My Rose (Fr) 2 S Phelan 9 03736 Ticking Over (Fr) 21 D Butcher 9 33836 Delson (40) U1 D Ferguson Race 7: DELSON, FIRA, GRIFFINS HALL 3 Lilliburlero (Fr) 3 A Poutama 4 Bettors Delight - King Of Sales 6.28 10 84524 Chalberg (Fr) 22 L Whittaker (J) Race 8: ROCKNROLL ROULETTE, SARANDON, 4 Allamericanlover (Fr) 4 B Butcher $8000, non-winners 2yo+. mobile, 2200m 8 Balloons Visit Waipa - 19/3 8.11 BANKERS GOLD 5 s4354 Commander Cathy (Fr) 5 M W White 6 Dunstan Horse Feeds Pace 7.21 $8000, 3yo+ r50-r56. mobile, 2200m 1 88740 Carse O Fern Cully (Fr) 1 D Ferguson 6 329 Wet Flipflops (Fr) 6 A Harrison (J) $8000, r57-r64. mobile, 2200m 7 42069 Themightyserina (Fr) 7 A Drake (J) 2 Tintoretto (Fr) 2 1 7s891 Sweet Chariot (Fr) 1 B Butcher 8 49955 Six Times A Lady (Fr) 8 D Butcher 3 978s3 Dynamite Dez (Fr) 3 F Schumacher 1 90771 Hezashadowplaya (Fr) 1 P Ferguson 2 15465 Fleeting Grin (Fr) 2 T Mitchell 9 Bet Your Boots (Fr) 21 T Mitchell 4 05 The Sportsman (Fr) 4 D Butcher 2 97978 Ace Strike (Fr) 2 B Butcher 3 166 Rocknroll Roulette (Fr) 3 D Butcher 3 63049 Rough And Ready (Fr) 3 T Mitchell 4 46032 Bankers Gold (Fr) 4 L Whittaker (J) 5 Somedreamsomewhere (Fr) 5 B Butcher 1 March 18th - St Pats Theme 5.10 3 Supporting Team Teal Trot 6.02 4 70158 Bodrum Boy (Fr) 4 S McCaffrey 5 78455 Optical Illusion (Fr) 5 M W White 6 59983 Wriggles Rufus (Fr) 6 A Poutama 5 16595 Brookies Jaffa (Fr) 5 M Teaz 6 67223 Sarandon (Fr) 6 A Harrison (J) $8000, 3yo+, up-r45 w/c stand, 2200m $8000, non-winners 3yo+ stand, 2200m 7 840s6 Trooper Cooper (Fr) 7 S McCaffrey 6 34252 Young Conqueror (Fr) 6 D Butcher 7 86204 High Point (Fr) 7 K Marshall 1 14 Ya Know (Fr) 1 D Ferguson 1 344 Trifolium (Fr) 1 L Neal 8 4 Montana Jet (Fr) 8 S Phelan 7 41616 Spirit Of Anzac (Fr) 7 A Poutama 8 21837 Bugalugs (Fr) 8 P Ferguson 2 50s55 Keystone Cavalier (Fr) 2 F Schumacher 2 42508 Keystone Comet (Fr) 2 A Harrison (J) 9 Cos I Can (Fr) 21 L Whittaker (J) 8 16721 The Banker (Fr) 8 A Drake (J) 9 16085 Shezsomethinspecial (Fr) 21 A Poutama 3 07D00 Tramps Like Us (Fr) 3 P Ferguson 3 5P889 Jasinova (Fr) 3 L Chin 10 28 Hes A Facta (Fr) U1 T Mitchell 9 33219 Pull The Other Leg (Fr) 21 L Whittaker (J) 10 39503 Sunset Red (Fr) 22 D Ferguson

Riverton harness at Central Southland Thursday 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 Invercargill Licensing Trust 3.20 2 806 The Mighty Mondo (Fr) 2 J Cox 5 16175 Humble Ladd (Fr) 5 M Williamson 3 41186 Dress Code (Fr) 3 S Tomlinson (J) Race 1: SPORTSCAM, THE NAENAE EXPRESS, MARIE LONG 3 Jaccka Wally (Fr) 3 N Williamson 6 01112 Dark Horse (Fr) 6 C Ferguson 4 s1614 Might Be Me (Fr) 4 A Beck $9000, non-winners 2yo+ f&m. mobile, 1609m 4 96 Idealyankeemaid (Fr) 4 (J) Race 2: MANHATTAN, SISTA SAMMY, SO ART I 5 25111 Miss Auckland (Fr) 5 R McIlwrick 1 03 Sista Sammy (Fr) 1 A Beck 5 54 Cautious Galleon (Fr) 5 S Tomlinson (J) 7 Ryder Roofing Nugget Final 5.45 6 10687 A Taste Of Honey (Fr) 6 K Barclay Race 3: I’M WATCHING YOU, FIREFOREFIDDLE, 2 227s Manhattan (Fr) 2 B Barclay 6 0s Total Eclipse (Fr) 6 T Chmiel $12,000, 3yo+. mobile, 2400m 7 75264 Pearl Harbour (Fr) 7 B Barclay LOCK IT IN EDDIE 3 0s735 Valynda (Fr) 3 K Barclay 7 52 Magnetic Terror (Fr) 7 R Swain 1 27254 Onedin Hurricane (Fr) 1 E Barron (J) 8 26951 Jody Direen (Fr) 8 S Ottley Race 4: MAGNETIC TERROR, WONTHAVTIME, 4 32634 Sassy’s VC (Fr) 4 N Williamson 8 Bertie Jones (Fr) 8 B Barclay 9 39105 Lilac Star (Fr) 21 K Newman (J) THE MIGHTY MONDO 5 8 Miss Maky (Fr) 5 E Barron (J) 2 2 Captain Pins (Fr) 2 R Swain 9 83 Ohoka Agent (Fr) 21 M Williamson 3 31 Idealism (Fr) 3 N Williamson 10 11252 Lilac Becky (Fr) 22 E Barron (J) Race 5: AFTERBURNER, GOLD CHAIN, INSIST THE WIN 6 700s8 Shezdawon (Fr) 6 S Ottley 10 67 Hemsworth (Fr) 22 (J) 7 So Art I (Fr) 7 T Chmiel 4 7216 Leithen Burn (Fr) 4 B Barclay Race 6: ANDY HALL, DARK HORSE, HUMBLE LADD 5 15743 Lynryd Skynryd (Fr) 5 K Tomlinson (J) 10 Dt Kings Transport Pace 7.0 4 Race 7: KEEP ON DREAMING, ONEDIN HURRICANE, 8 696 Hunting Weight (Fr) 8 (J) 5 ‘Big Money March’ Trot 4.48 9 Scarlet Ribbon (Fr) 21 K Larsen 6 2631 Debutante Party (Fr) 6 J Cox $12,000, ffa. mobile, 1609m LEITHEN BURN $9000, r40-r54,r55-r60 w/c. mobile, 2400m 7 17401 Jaffie J (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 1 03539 I’mallaboutthebase (Fr) 1 S Ottley Race 8: KATHERINE, TAIRLAW TOLL, MUCHO MACHO MAN 8 11 Keep On Dreaming (Fr) 8 M Williamson 3 Fear The Dragon At Macca 3.49 1 73344 Svelt (Fr) 1 T Robertson 2 08444 Franco Santino (Fr) 2 M Williamson Race 9: DRESS CODE, WHO MADE WHO, A TASTE OF HONEY $7000, r40-r48,r49 w/c. mobile, 2400m 2 45355 Robo Trouble (Fr) 2 J Campbell (J) 3 53478 Robyns Playboy (Fr) 3 C Ferguson Race 10: PEMBROOK PLAYBOY, U MAY CULLECT, 3 3s780 Insist The Win (Fr) 3 B Barclay 8 Todd Realty Pace 6.11 4 770s1 U May Cullect (Fr) 4 K Barclay 1 67962 I’m Watching You (Fr) 1 (J) 4 s9000 Ruby Seddon (Fr) 4 N Williamson $9000, 3yo+ r55-r60,r61-r65 w/c. mobile, FRANCO SANTINO 5 12752 Vintage Cheddar (Fr) 5 B Barclay 2 04080 Maahes (Fr) 2 S Tomlinson (J) 5 43420 Horse Of Course (Fr) 5 M Williamson 2400m Race 11: ROBYNS SHADOW, TULSA JACCKA, OMAGGIO 3 03567 Alexy (Fr) 3 C Ferguson 6 25111 Pembrook Playboy (Fr) 6 N Williamson 6 22968 Steve (Fr) 6 J Morrison (J) 4 30s67 Fatherdantherodeoman (Fr) 4 B Barclay 1 61283 Katherine (Fr) 1 J Cox 7 51004 Tolkien (Fr) 7 (J) 5 24597 Pete’s Dash (Fr) 5 K Tomlinson (J) 2 85683 Four Starzzz Shiraz (Fr) 2 C Ferguson 11 www.southernharness.co.nz 7.29 1 Carriers Arms Hotel Pace 2.54 8 3P503 Zoned Scarlett (Fr) 8 S Ottley 3 16585 Tairlaw Toll (Fr) 3 N Williamson 6 75366 Bettors Highlight (Fr) 6 (J) $8000, r49-r54. mobile, 2400m $7500, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr45. 7 51989 Changearound (Fr) 7 S Ottley 9 21702 Jannah Jaccka (Fr) 21 E Barron (J) 4 92611 Matrika (Fr) 4 S Ottley mobile, 2400m 8 50383 Mighty George (Fr) 8 E Barron (J) 10 88060 Top Pocket Chance (Fr) 22 R McIlwrick 5 7s242 Benio Ben (Fr) 5 B Barclay 1 43445 Tartan Roxy (Fr) 1 J Cox 11 32931 Maudarchy (Fr) 23 K Tomlinson (J) 6 878s8 Dachy (Fr) 6 S Tomlinson (J) 2 65364 Tulsa Jaccka (Fr) 2 N Williamson 1 7698s Change Up Dulc (Fr) 1 (J) 9 06443 Lock It In Eddie (Fr) 21 R McIlwrick 12 52623 Afterburner (Fr) 24 S Tomlinson (J) 7 00s94 Whata Razzle Dazzle (Fr) 7 J Morrison (J) 2 0494s Battle Axe (Fr) 2 (J) 10 06350 Vintage Rose (Fr) 22 K Barclay 3 22713 Robyns Shadow (Fr) 3 C Ferguson 11 25000 Sweet Annie (Fr) 23 (J) 13 0306s Crusher Collins (Fr) 25 (J,Cl) 8 28857 Mucho Macho Man (Fr) 8 (J) 4 35784 The Kingsman (Fr) 4 R Swain 3 66727 Marie Long (Fr) 3 N Williamson 14 03812 Gold Chain (Fr) U1 K Newman (J,Cl) 9 44178 Melton Mafia (Fr) 21 J Campbell (J,Cl) 4 09850 Franco Jordan (Fr) 4 A Beck 12 98344 Holy Havoc (Fr) 24 P Hunter 5 75603 Shillelagh (Fr) 5 M Williamson 13 30812 Fireforefiddle (Fr) 25 M Williamson 10 83195 Johnny Mac (Fr) 22 T Dewe (J,Cl) 5 0s60s Hokonui Sam (Fr) 5 K Larsen 6 03453 Black Ops (Fr) 6 A Beck 14 98s60 Buck (Fr) 26 N Williamson 6 Neville Cleaver Fishing Trot 5.19 11 91236 Mach’s Back (Fr) 23 (J,Cl) 6 00948 Heritage (Fr) 6 M Williamson 7 42587 Fireball (Fr) 7 S Tomlinson (J) 7 00900 Ngaroma (Fr) 7 R McIlwrick 4 Drake Plumbing & Drainlaying 4.17 $12,000, ffa. mobile, 1609m 9 Sthn Belle Speed Series 6.37 8 49003 Tad Lincoln (Fr) 8 T Robertson 8 46859 Northview Peg (Fr) 8 S Tomlinson (J) 1 62P09 Sundons Flyer (Fr) 1 J Cox 9 30700 Ripsnorter (Fr) 21 K Newman (J) 9 50727 Noosa Beach (Fr) 21 E Barron (J) $9000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr50. 2 51250 Andy Hall (Fr) 2 N Williamson $10,000, w/c. mobile, 1609m 10 89789 My Mate Ben (Fr) 22 K Tomlinson (J) 10 64536 The Naenae Express (Fr) 22 R Swain mobile, 2400m 3 49610 Rydgemont Son (Fr) 3 K Tomlinson (J) 1 40243 Calico Hill (Fr) 1 R Austin 11 P1624 Omaggio (Fr) U1 E Barron (J) 11 9844P Sportscam (Fr) 23 B Barclay 1 7s029 Wonthavtime (Fr) 1 (J) 4 44448 Cuchulainn (Fr) 4 B Barclay 2 65s18 Who Made Who (Fr) 2 T Chmiel 12 18805 Tiger Moth (Fr) U2 S Ottley

Christchurch greys at Addington Thursday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 3 13485 Homebush Gambler 17.19 John McInerney 5 Thursday Place Pick Stakes 5.01 7 6s277 Opawa May 30.21 Robin Wales 3 15555 Ellias Bale nwtd Craig Roberts Race 1: OPAWA DAN, OPAWA ROWDY, STARR BLUEBLOOD 4 47128 Tiggerlong Demon 17.22 Daniel Roberts 8 33448 Opawa Deal 29.98 J & D Fahey 4 11663 Seductive Kiwi 29.98 Calum Weir 5 63145 Special As 17.20 Janine McCook $3385, C3, 520m EMERGENCY: 5 41272 Marvaha Bale 30.06 Craig Roberts Race 2: MUSTANG MEGAN, SUPER OVER DRAMA, 6 41111 Mustang Megan 17.16 Hart & Taylor 1 71682 Goldstar Mauney 30.00 Riley Evans 9 54587 He’s Ali 30.08 Craig Roberts 6 33463 Uthor Bale 30.00 Craig Roberts SAM AND SI 7 58542 Homebush Stasser 17.23 John McInerney 2 563s7 Zipping Boston 30.00 Craig Roberts 7 23611 Holy Grail 29.99 J & D Fahey Race 3: NEXT OFF, OPAWA COOPER, SMASH ACHIEVER 8 22368 Hendrix Bale 17.28 Craig Roberts 3 37415 Darla Bale 30.24 Craig Roberts 8 Zambora Brockie @ Stud 6.20 8 25377 Oster Bale 30.07 Craig Roberts Race 4: GOLDSTAR FLORA, REGAL JOCK, JUST IZZY EMERGENCIES: 4 86473 Miss Adobe 30.39 Matt Roberts $1860, R/A, 295m EMERGENCY: Race 5: BEST BALL, GOLDSTAR MAUNEY, ANGRY JANE 9 81756 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant 5 33853 Nighthawk Frenzy 30.33 Matt Roberts 9 55377 Van Evie 29.93 Calum Weir Race 6: MITCHAM MAGIC, ARCHIE JOHN HILL, OUR DAZZEL 10 56248 Calm Inferno 17.16 Bruce Dann 1 31123 Monty Mad Hammer 17.03 Ashley Bradshaw 6 61611 Angry Jane 30.12 Matt Roberts 2 16211 Homebush Glitch 17.16 John McInerney Race 7: OPAWA DEAL, FAIRLY ABLE, KNOW STATE 11 Garrard’s Horse And Hound 7.36 3 Flair Sprint 4.24 7 42436 Opawa Cutie 30.29 Robin Wales 3 76252 Taieri Missile 17.02 Ray Casey Race 8: MONTY MAD HAMMER, EPIC DIAMOND, 8 21624 Best Ball 29.75 Daniel Lane 4 78124 Taieri Taylee 17.00 Ray Casey $2920, C5, 295m TAIERI MISSILE $2095, C3, 295m EMERGENCY: 5 41225 Button It 17.31 Janine McCook 1 44541 Double Speed 17.24 J M Lane 9 86745 Sailor Allen 30.07 Craig Roberts Race 9: LA ROCHELLE, HUMBLING, OPAWA RAINBOW 1 25253 Marakesh Max 17.47 John McInerney 6 45168 Mitcham Rob 17.24 John McInerney 2 45121 Oakmont 17.00 Daniel Lane Race 10: OZZIE, VAN NINDI, HOLY GRAIL 2 12256 Smash Achiever 17.15 Malcolm Grant 6 Active Electrical C'church 5.28 7 73336 Mitcham Sam 17.19 John McInerney 3 62237 Homebush Monkey 17.23 John McInerney Race 11: OAKMONT, STARBURST GEORGE, EVER RESTED 3 75211 Homebush Rapper 17.33 John McInerney 8 33115 Epic Diamond 17.03 Janine McCook 4 25312 Starburst George 17.03 Malcolm Grant Race 12: MADE THE CUT, HOMEBUSH AIMEE, ULYSSA BALE 4 21342 Next Off 17.31 Daniel Lane $2920, C5, 295m EMERGENCIES: 5 61436 Amuri Magic 17.27 John McInerney 5 13326 Know Tactics 17.40 Garry Cleeve 1 73621 Mitcham Magic 17.03 John McInerney 9 52682 Nova Rapide 17.17 Ashley Bradshaw 6 31336 Ever Rested 17.01 Ashley Bradshaw 6 33631 Goldstar Whitey 17.29 S & B Evans 2 26s11 Our Dazzel 17.00 Robin Wales 10 8s557 Mine Hunter 17.21 Janine McCook 7 33114 Tweet About It 17.25 Hart & Taylor 7 44317 Spice Spice Baby 17.37 Ashley Bradshaw 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 3.42 3 22216 Hilton Headache 17.20 Bruce Dann 8 72536 Man Of Letters 17.19 Alison Lee 8 21184 Opawa Cooper 17.20 Robin Wales 9 Selwyn-rakaia Vet Services 6.46 $2095, C3, 295m EMERGENCIES: 4 11415 Archie John Hill 16.84 J & D Fahey EMERGENCIES: 5 22711 St Andrews 17.33 J M Lane $3155, R/A, 520m 9 17182 Trousseau 17.00 Jason Dunn 1 11384 Opawa Rowdy 17.31 Robin Wales 9 57875 Ezra Blueblood 17.19 John McInerney 6 35537 Goldstar Clover 17.21 Riley Evans 10 12287 Goldstar Major 17.24 Riley Evans 2 76151 Homebush Comet 17.44 John McInerney 10 42185 Azkadellia 17.42 Rosemary Blackburn 1 31341 Young Mase 30.54 Janine McCook 7 22851 Tucker 17.28 Daniel Lane 3 15163 Mulberry Sox 17.28 Ken Cassidy 2 86157 Bella Fortuna 30.65 Bruce Dann 12 Protexin Sprint 7.56 4 21125 Opawa Dan 17.08 Janine McCook 4 Kolorful Kanvas Dash 4.40 8 53342 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 3 28116 Penalty Drop 30.01 Daniel Lane EMERGENCIES: 5 13142 Prince Zulu 17.31 Lisa Waretini $2450, C4, 295m 4 54124 Adobe Bro 30.24 Matt Roberts $2450, C4, 295m 6 44122 Starr Blueblood 17.23 John McInerney 9 17182 Trousseau 17.00 Jason Dunn 5 46442 Troublesome Kev 30.34 Janine McCook 1 55641 Goldstar Flora 17.15 Riley Evans 1 87234 Ulyssa Bale 17.26 Craig Roberts 7 53226 Fireball Fudge 17.50 Ashley Bradshaw 10 77417 Know Debt 17.17 Garry Cleeve 6 37114 Humbling 29.97 J & D Fahey 2 83373 Diamond Harmony 17.31 Malcolm Grant 2 72527 Sneaky Snitch 17.18 Hart & Taylor 8 82317 Diamond Empress 17.36 Malcolm Grant 7 11411 Opawa Rainbow 29.92 J & D Fahey 3 3F133 Regal Jock 17.28 John McInerney 3 52111 Made The Cut 17.20 Daniel Lane EMERGENCIES: 7 Christchurch Casino Stakes 5.54 8 11311 La Rochelle 30.07 Jason Dunn 4 36272 Maffra Daisy 17.22 John McInerney 4 56352 Opawa Phil 17.24 Robin Wales 9 57875 Ezra Blueblood 17.19 John McInerney $4090, C4, 520m EMERGENCY: 5 68877 Culvie Ness 17.22 Hart & Taylor 5 42515 Mitcham Ryder 17.16 John McInerney 10 42185 Azkadellia 17.42 Rosemary Blackburn 9 66266 Flurries 30.70 Janine McCook 6 21s87 Knocka Know How 17.29 Garry Cleeve 1 44754 Goldstar Yankee 30.22 Riley Evans 6 25851 Homebush Zack 17.26 John McInerney 2 kiwikiwihounds.co.nz Adopt. 4.06 7 13428 Amuri George 17.23 John McInerney 2 41426 Fairly Able 30.22 J & D Fahey 10 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 7.12 7 63s64 My Bro’s Ethics nwtd Jason Dunn 8 12765 Just Izzy 17.18 Bruce Dann 3 43332 Gary nwtd Daniel Lane 8 11448 Homebush Aimee 17.19 John McInerney $2450, C4, 295m EMERGENCIES: 4 53738 Pretty Busy 30.17 J & D Fahey $4795, C5, 520m EMERGENCIES: 1 16424 Sam And Si 17.23 John McInerney 9 81756 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant 5 12734 Meatloaf 30.39 Sharon Hindson 1 51626 Ozzie 29.90 Daniel Lane 9 81756 Horse Range 17.43 Malcolm Grant 2 21143 Super Over Drama 17.12 Riley Evans 10 86666 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales 6 84382 Know State 30.01 Garry Cleeve 2 176s2 Van Nindi 30.27 Calum Weir 10 56248 Calm Inferno 17.16 Bruce Dann

Legend: T – Won at track. C – Won at this distance on this course. D – Won at this distance on another course. M – Won in slow or heavy going. B – Beaten favourite at last start. H – Trained on track. N – Won at night. S – Spell of three months. F – Fell. P – Pulled up. L – Lost rider. TV – Featured on Trackside TV. 17 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021

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MUSIC Tolaga Bay Piri mai kia a mātou Situations COMPETITION NOTICE OF THE East Coast 4077 mēna ko koe tēnā, Vacant CHARITABLE POVERTY BAY e kaingākau ana TRUST (INC) HORTICULTURAL Bayleys ID: 2751764 to ki te reo Māori me NOTICE OF SOCIETY 95TH view or enquire. MPI 3855 ōna tikanga ki Te MEETING AGM Preferred class of Tairawhiti. alienees invited to The sixth Annual The AGM will be purchase land first. Tonoa ki tono@ General Meeting of the held at the Public Notices Requests tenders to horoutawananga. above Trust will be held “Redstone Rooms, contact 020 402 80328 school.nz . Ka kati at Bank of New Event Centre” at 2pm or Bayleys Gisborne 5pm, Rāmere 19 Zealand - Partners Sunday 28th March before 18.3.2021. Maehe 2021. Office, 67 Customhouse 2021 Street, Gisborne, on Public Notices OFFICE Monday 22 March AGENDA ADMINISTRATOR 2021, commencing at • Opening & apologies St. Mary’s School 3pm. • Confirmation of Gisborne previous AGM HOLY TRINITY AGENDA minutes CHURCH FAIR St. Mary’s School is 1. Welcome • Presentation of looking for a committed 2. Apologies president report Management of CHURCH HALL, DERBY STREET and enthusiastic person 3. Minutes of the • Presentation of to join our team as Office Administrator. previous AGM held treasurer’s report SATURDAY 20th MARCH on the 20th March • Adoption of president Customary Fishing We seek a flexible and 2020 & financial report (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE) adaptive person who 4. Matters arising • Election of officers 9am Start has previous adminis- tration and finance 5. Chairman’s Report • General business Handcrafted items, Posh & Pretty items, 6. Manager’s Report • Close of meeting Tangata Kaitiaki/Tiaki Cancellation of management Linen, Books, Cakes, Jams and Pickles, experience. 7. Presentation of the The public is welcome Appointment — Mahia Māori Committee financial report for Plants and Produce, White Elephant, 40 hours per week: and encouraged to - Raffles, Children’s Activities, the year ended 31 attend At the request of the Mahia Maori Committee, the Minister for Oceans and 8am - 5pm, Monday - December 2020 Sausage Sizzle, Morning Teas Friday (School Term Rene Babbington Fisheries, the Hon David Parker, has cancelled the appointment of 8. Notice of retirement - Time Only). Start date and election of President Morehu Cooper as a tangata kaitiaki/tiaki for the Mahia Maori Committee. 22nd March 2021 or by Trustees during the - - Public Notices negotiation. past year Tangata kaitiaki/tiaki appointed for the Mahia Maori Committee may authorise Meetings You must pass a police 9. Election of Chair any individual to take fisheries resources, which are managed under the check to be eligible to 10. Election of Fisheries Act 1996, for customary food-gathering purposes, from Paritu to Secretary GISBORNE COUNTRY work in a school GISBORNE CLUB setting. 11. Election of DARTS Waikokopu, at Mahia. The area extends to the outer limit of the EEZ. Customary MUSIC AWARDS Treasurer food-gathering may not take place in this area without an authorisation from a To apply for this ASSOCIATION Lawson Field Theatre (change of venue) 12. General Business (G.C.D.A) tangata kaitiaki/tiaki. position please email or W A Harding phone the school to AGM Auditions: Saturday 6th March request an application Secretary For further information about this cancellation, please contact: starting 8am PO Box 949 Sunday 7 March pack and job descrip- Fisheries New Zealand, Telephone: 0800 008 333 tion. GISBORNE 4040 2021 Adults: $8 Children: $2 10.30am at the The above cancellation and this notice are made the Fisheries (Kaimoana Helen McGuigan RSA Gisborne Customary Fishing) Regulations 1998. Finals: Sunday 7th, 1pm (Principal) Classifieds 184 Childers Road principal@saintmarys Gisborne Adults: $15 Children: $5 gis.school.nz or phone Phone 06 868 8332 869 0601 Members only GUEST ARTIST: ZANDRIA TAARE Applications close Gary Harding MPI 3856 All welcome Friday 5th March at President 12pm. 18 CLASSIFIEDS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Situations Vacant Situations Vacant Situations Vacant

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Former Liverpool forward and manager Sir “We are deeply saddened by the passing of a Kenny Dalglish said it was right to use the word true Anfield legend, Ian St John,” the Merseyside “icon” for St John. outfit said. “It’s because of what he did in those early “The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool days, Shanks especially, the Saint and Big Yatesey Football Club are with Ian’s family and friends at (Ron Yeats) . . . it’s because of them where this this sad and difficult time. Rest in peace, Ian St football club is at this particular moment in time. John 1938-2021.” “We should be eternally grateful for what he The St John family said he passed away did for the football club.” peacefully with his family at his bedside. Ex-Reds captain Steven Gerrard, who manages “It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform Scottish club Rangers, heard the news during a you that after a long illness we have lost a Rangers press conference. husband, father and grandfather,” the family said “I’m really disappointed to hear that. He’s an in a statement on Liverpool’s website. iconic figure at Liverpool Football Club,” he said. VICTORY: In this file photo dated May 1, 1965, Liverpool captain Ron Yeats grasps St John won two first division titles under “A fantastic guy. Really insightful in terms of the FA Cup while Ian St John holds it from below, after their 2-1 win. Liverpool soccer Shankly and scored the winning goal in his career and experience at Liverpool and trying club has announced that St. John died on Monday following a long illness. He scored Liverpool’s FA Cup final in 1965. to pass on a lot of knowledge and expertise. the winning goal to give Liverpool its first FA Cup title in 1965 and was a key player The forward also represented Scotland 21 “So I’m really devastated to hear that news.” in the club’s rebuild under Bill Shankly in the 1960s, playing 425 games for Liverpool times, scoring nine goals. St John began his career with Scottish club from 1961-71 and scoring 118 goals. In the photo with Yeats and St John are, from After retiring in 1973, St John went on to Motherwell in 1957 and scored 80 goals in 113 left, Geoff Strong, Wilf Stevenson, Peter Thompson, Gerry Byrne and Ian Callaghan. manage his hometown club Motherwell and league games. — PA — PA picture via AP THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Thursday, March 4, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Chaz Bono, 51; Patricia Heaton, 63; Mykelti Williamson, 64; Catherine O'Hara, 67. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Take charge of your life. 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THE Billabong Grom Series’ final leg, ORGANISERS of Ironman New Zealand advanced through their first heat, as did Gabriel Lobb had yet to surf in the yesterday confirmed that the event would now at Piha, finished prematurely over the Ollie Tong in the under-14 boys. u14 boys’ division, while Bonnie Lynch weekend as news of Auckland re-entering take place on Saturday, March 27. Braithwaite earned an 8.8 heat total ended her campaign unable to progress Under the Covid-19 Alert Level 2, events of more lockdown forced organisers to put the to finish second and put herself in the through the first round of the u14 girls’ event on hold. than 100 people cannot take place — meaning semifinals, while Vette scored an 11.27 to division. that Nutri-Grain Ironman NZ cannot be held on Saturday in Taupo as originally scheduled. Correction WAIKOHU beat Taihape, not Opotiki, in the final of the 15s rugby tournament held at Patutahi Former Barca boss Domain at the weekend. Ban after faking car crash MONACO — Leading 800 metre runner Nelly Jepkosgei has been banned for three years for faking a car accident to give her an excuse for missing a drug test. spends night in jail The Athletics Integrity Unit said Jepkosgei admitted the deception after the Kenyan anti- FOOTBALL by Tales Azzoni, AP the Champions League last week, and on doping agency investigated her claim. Her Wednesday will try to reverse a 2-0 first- admission earned her one year off the standard MADRID — Former Barcelona leg loss to Sevilla in the Copa del Rey four-year sanction for a charge of “tampering” president Josep Maria Bartomeu has semifinals. with the anti-doping process. — AP been freed from custody after spending Barcelona, which could also lose Lionel a night in jail and appearing before a Messi after his contract ends this season, European Tour looks to US judge in an investigation into possible has been led by a caretaker board since LONDON — The European Tour will “explore all irregularities during his administration. the 58-year-old Bartomeu and his board options” for staging tournaments amid reports Court officials on Tuesday said resigned in October while facing a several could be held in the US for the first time. Bartomeu and his former adviser no-confidence vote. Following the Masters in April, the Tour is at the Spanish soccer club Jaume Bartomeu had been loudly criticised scheduled to host events in Tenerife, Gran Masferrer used their right not to make by Messi, whose request to leave the Canaria and Portugal, all of which could be any comments in court, and were club last season was denied by the then- affected by coronavirus travel restrictions. provisionally released. president. If that is the case, the PGA Tour has proposed Bartomeu, Masferrer and two other The Spanish club has a debt of more the idea of the European Tour staging a number club officials were arrested on Monday than 1.1 billion euros ($NZ1.82 billion), of tournaments in Florida, a benefit of the recently after Catalan police raided Barcelona’s in large part because of the coronavirus announced “strategic alliance” between the two headquarters in a search operation pandemic. organisations. — PA related to last year’s “Barcagate”. Members of the police’s financial crimes In that case, the club was accused of department conducted the operation Virus-hit Torino a no-show launching a smear campaign against in five different locations on Monday, ROME — The Serie A clash between Lazio and current and former players who were including Bartomeu’s house. Torino has failed to go ahead as the coronavirus- critical of then-president Bartomeu and Authorities said they were hit Turin side did not show up at the stadium. others. investigating “alleged crimes related to In bizarre scenes, bemused Lazio players walked The club itself has not been charged property and socio-economic order”. on to the pitch at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on but Bartomeu was not cleared. Barcelona had denied accusations that Tuesday without knowing their Torino opponents Those accused will have access to the FORMER PRESIDENT OF FC it hired — and overpaid — a company to were isolating far away. Serie A’s governing body evidence gathered by authorities before BARCELONA JOSEP BARTOMEU make negative comments about its own held an emergency meeting earlier in the day but appearing in court again. players and opponents on social media to voted not to postpone the match. — DPA The arrests came less than a week “It’s true that a lot has happened, boost the image of senior club officials. before the club holds presidential but we remain motivated and will keep The company was accused of using Tokyo 2020 adding women elections, and add to the turmoil fighting to win titles.” fake social media accounts to discredit TOKYO — The Tokyo 2020 organising committee surrounding the team recently. Koeman, who was hired by Bartomeu, opposition figures, a list said to include will add 12 new women to its board, more than “Every club has its difficult moments,” said it was “obvious that this is not good Messi, Gerard Pique and former coach doubling the ratio of women to 42 percent. said Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman, for the image of the club”. Pep Guardiola, when they expressed It comes after its former president Yoshiro Mori who took over after the club’s crisis Barcelona is coming off its first season views that went against the club. stepped down last month over sexist remarks. erupted following the team’s 8-2 loss to without a trophy since 2007-08. The club released an independent Organising committee chief executive Toshiro Bayern Munich in the Champions League The team lost to Paris Saint-Germain audit report showing there was no Muto said the new members would be unveiled in August last year. 4-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of wrongdoing. after official approval on Wednesday. — AAP Hamilton excited about new car Classic clashes in an MOTORSPORT Mercedes for a fifth season. “The launch day of a new car is always a really BAHRAIN — Mercedes have unveiled the car exciting one,” said Hamilton ahead of his 15th exciting Challenge Cup Lewis Hamilton hopes will take him to a record- season. “It’s great to reveal to the world the result breaking eighth Formula One world championship. of everyone’s hard work at the factories and to CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf being scored — TWCC fielding a team, The sport’s all-conquering team has carried see some of my teammates in person, which has Campion two, GBHS three. That’s over their predominantly black paint job from last been so rare during the past year. IT was sensational last Wednesday brilliant.” season, updated with a flick of silver to represent “I’ve been in touch with the engineers through and round three of the Challenge Cup Swann (48 for Campion Green), Noah the team’s traditional colours. the winter, keeping track of their preparations as I high school T20 competition at the Harry Torrance-Cribb and Bekko Page (42 Hamilton, 36, is this year bidding to move one prepare myself for the season ahead.” Barker Reserve promises excitement in and 36 respectively for The Blues and title clear of Michael Schumacher in what could Testing for the new season gets under way in spades today. Royals), Daniel Watts (32 not out for The be the British driver’s final campaign in F1. Bahrain next Friday before Hamilton opens his The match-ups make for classic clashes: Admiralty) and his Gold captain Grogan He signed a one-year extension last month, bid for an unprecedented eighth championship in the Gisborne Boys’ High School Life (24) all hope to join Reuben Swanepoel and will be partnered by Valtteri Bottas at the Gulf Kingdom a fortnight later. — PA Guards, under David Gray, were superb (56 v The Blues and Royals) in having in their 26 run-win against Hamish scored a Challenge Cup half-century. Swann’s Campion Green last week, and What has created great excitement will take on The Blues and Royals led by amongst the players is the fact that no Kelan Bryant on HBR4. batsman — from a Y9 TWCC cricketer Big win for Horouta Rhys Grogan and his Campion Gold new to the game, to a Y13 player-coach beat the Blues and Royals with two balls from Campion Green or Campion Gold CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf Spearhead Kayley Knight (2-24) was in hand, and now face a GBHS team — — has to retire on a set score, having the only Horouta bowler to get through The Admiralty — on HBR2. Admiralty faced a certain number of balls or on an HOROUTA gave High School Old Boys six overs. captain Alex Shanks is determined to umpire/coach’s whim. Presidents a paddling on Saturday. Anil Kumar (batting at No.6) was the see his crew put up the complete match- Year 11 standouts from GBHS receive That quaint American expression for leading HSOB run-scorer with 12. effort today, that they needed against the no special treatment either. physical correction best describes The Horouta captain Mel Knight, with a Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Club in the Riker Rolls, 13, is the Blues and Royals Waka’s six-wicket win against HSOB in patient 22 not out from 51 balls in 71 previous round. champion left-arm orthodox spinner — 17 overs in Hope Cup cricket. minutes, proved again — as she often New Zealand under 19 pace bowler and he loves the Challenge Cup. Even as Campion wrestled with does — that there remains a place Kayley Knight will lead her TWCC side “I’ve made new friends in the Gisborne Boys’ High School on Harry in modern cricket for batsmen who against Campion Green on HBR3. Challenge Cup — it has given me and Barker Reserve No.2, Ollie Needham’s accumulate runs. Poverty Bay Cricket operations other younger players a great start to our Presidents were bowled out for 63 in 21.2 Kumar (2-19 off five overs) and manager Nicholas Hendrie took in the cricket at high school,” he said. overs on No.4. paceman Jason Lines (2-17 off six) were action last Wednesday. “I love the fact that these teams all Seamer Piumal Madasanka and left- more than tidy for HSOB, but had to “It’s been big — the Year 9s are loving have players with different skill levels, arm orthodox spinner Clarence Campbell dislodge Knight senior to stand a chance it,” he said. even players of lesser experience, who both took 3-7, Madasanka in five overs, of stealing the game, which they were “I was very impressed with the are able to learn from experienced Campbell in 4.2 overs. unable to do. standard of the batting — a half-century cricketers.” 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Around the Greens Club bowls news Poverty Bay POVERTY Bay Bowling Club’s Open Championship Mixed Fours were played as twilight games on Tuesday and Thursday last week. Section play comprised four games of 15 ends or two hours The team of Barrie Denham (skip), June Stichbury (3), Kathryn Flaugere (2) and Ngawai Turipa (l) won the championship with four wins. They all played great bowls, especially when they needed to. Two teams had three wins. Lex Kennedy (s), Val McGreevy (3), Lesley Seymour (2) and Bruce Gledhill (l) were second, with 33 ends won. Betty Herring (s), Bruce Ball (3), Diane Christie (2) and Andrew Ball (l) were third, with 31 ends won. Little separated the top three teams. Denham beat Kennedy by two points, 13-11, and Herring by one point, 12-11. The championship was played in good spirit with many exciting ends when the lead changed frequently. The team skipped by Ora Peipi was the only one with three junior players — Norma Miller (3), Les Whittington (2) and Dusty Miller (l). They won a thrilling game against Dave Hooper (s), Peter Walters (3), Kym Walters TROPHY WINNERS: The Bill Ferris Trophy awarded to the winners of Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s Open Championship Mixed (2) and Otto Louw (l), 14-13. Fours went to (from left) June Stichbury, Ngawai Turipa, skip Barrie Denham and Kathryn Flaugere. Picture by Norma Miller Empty stands to Charter flight to avoid quarantine

CRICKET by Ben McKay, AAP New Zealand Cricket then changed the schedule, moving greet T20 teams WELLINGTON — Cricket matches from Auckland and Australia will bring their T20 Tauranga to Wellington. CRICKET by Ben McKay, AAP occasions. pride ourselves on and as a team side home from New Zealand That solved only one part There remains a hope that and I hope that tomorrow you will on a charter flight to avoid of Cricket Australia’s (CA) WELLINGTON — New Zealand Sunday’s final game could see see a really good performance out players quarantining for a problem as they were still coach Gary Stead is calling crowds return in Wellington, of us still.” second time in a month. due to fly out of Auckland on for mental toughness from his pending a government review of On Monday the Black Caps Aaron Finch’s side are Monday. side after losing home crowd the outbreak. chose to isolate four players who playing a five-game series While CA has yet to advantage for the rest of the T20 But failing that, Stead has spent the weekend in Auckland against the Black Caps in New announce the charter solution, series. called for his players to find until they’d returned a negative Zealand. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Around 20,000 fans were motivation within themselves to test result, which came through The players toured on the inadvertently did so last night. expected at Sky Stadium for seal the series, rather than rely on before training yesterday. understanding they would NZC announced a schedule tonight’s transtasman clash, when Kiwi fans. Stead called that “a little bit of need to quarantine for two change to the fifth game, New Zealand could seal the series “We love playing in front of a spanner in the works”, but it weeks on the way in — but not in Wellington on Sunday, with a win. crowds, but in this Covid era wouldn’t prevent all members of on the way home. advising a new start time of Another 30,000 would have and what’s going on we need his 13-strong squad from being However, a Covid-19 12 noon to “allow the Australia been at Eden Park for a monster to be able to adapt,” Stead said available. outbreak in Auckland changed squad to catch a charter flight occasion on Friday, and the sold yesterday. The Cantabrian said he the scenario for the touring home immediately after the out signs were already up at “That’s why we’ve got to make expected Australia to make party. game — and avoid having to Tauranga’s Bay Oval for game five sure our is attitude right to just changes for today’s match. The outbreak prompted transit through Auckland”. on Sunday. playing what’s in front of us. New Zealand beat Australia Australian authorities to As Covid-19 alert levels Instead, New Zealand’s latest “It really comes down to by 53 runs in Christchurch and declare Auckland a “red zone”, are due to be reviewed at the Covid-19 outbreak prompted the individuals’ attitude and how they four runs in Dunedin last week, meaning stepping foot in the weekend, NZC has also left government to raise alert levels, respond to it. putting the Black Caps 2-0 up in city would require them to open the prospect of a crowd banning crowds at sporting “It’s something that we try and the best of five series. quarantine on arrival home. attending. Tuivasa-Sheck can make the switch easily says Payten RUGBY by Fraser Barton, AAP But Payten told AAP while the star’s He grew up playing both union and loss will be huge for the NRL he expects league and represented the New Zealand TOWNSVILLE — Todd Payten wishes him to be in the All Blacks mix from the rugby union schoolboys, and captained Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was staying in the start. Otahuhu College at the New Zealand NRL but knows the Warriors fullback “As a rugby league person I’m rugby league’s secondary schools. well enough to be certain he’ll be an disappointed that he’s not going to be in He has since won a premiership immediate option for the All Blacks. our game,” the now North Queensland with the Sydney Roosters in 2013 and Payten, who coached the 27-year-old coach said. amassed 20 caps for his country. at the Warriors last year, knows how “But I know Roger and the type of guy The Warriors captain’s cross-code dedicated Tuivasa-Sheck was after his and professional he is, I expect him to switch has been described as a major decision to stay and play in Australia due transition straight to that All Black team coup by New Zealand Rugby Union, but to Covid protocols in 2020. and really light the game up.” he will have plenty of competition for With 178 NRL appearances, the If Tuivasa-Sheck is successful in his spots in his country’s most famous team. electrifying fullback’s decision to switch switch, he could emulate Brad Thorn Payten says he is excited to see him codes was a decision he had been and Sonny Bill Williams as dual Rugby compete. contemplating for some time. World Cup and NRL premiership “He was a rugby kid playing a lot of Tuivasa-Sheck has maintained he will winners. rugby as a junior, so falling back into have to play the long game and earn his The former Dally M player of the year that game I don’t think it’s going to be a stripes before being picked for the world’s inked a two-year deal to head back over problem. best rugby team ahead of the 2023 World the Tasman and join the Auckland Blues “I’’m really excited to sit back and Cup. beginning in 2022. watch him.” ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 SPORT 23 Women’s Rugby World Comfortable win for Silver Ferns Cup postponement likely against Diamonds RUGBY NETBALL 27 turnovers to New Zealand’s 18. DUBLIN — This year’s Women’s by Cheree Kinnear, NZME The Ferns used that possession Rugby World Cup in New Zealand more effectively, scoring off half their is set to be postponed until 2022 THE Silver Ferns justified their turnovers gained, compared with only because of continued uncertainty Constellation Cup favouritism with a 21 percent from the Diamonds. caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. comfortable 49-44 opening win against Ferns defender Jane Watson put World Rugby cited the Australia in Christchurch last night. her aerial game on display against “challenging global Covid-19 The Ferns have not held the the towering Caitlin Bassett — and landscape” in its recommendation Constellation Cup since 2012 but although the Australian shooter was to delay the tournament, will fancy their chances in this year’s accurate under the post, scoring off 19 scheduled for September 18 to series, with the Diamonds considered of her 21 attempts, her opportunities October 16. underdogs. were limited. The recommendation will be Australia were robbed of Watson was supported superbly by considered by the Rugby World international netball last year due to Sulu Fitzpatrick, as the defensive pair Cup board and World Rugby DELAY LIKELY: Black Ferns players celebrate a try during a match Covid-19, while the Ferns enjoyed a set up tricky zone defence to help the executive committee next week. against the Wallaroos in 2019. The Black Ferns might have to wait Cadbury Netball Series and games hosts to a seven-goal advantage at It said its decision had been made another year before they defend their World Cup title, with World Rugby against the England Roses. halftime. in consultation with stakeholders set to postpone the tournament until next year. NZ Herald picture The Diamonds squad, who had two Gina Crampton had a strong night, including New Zealand Rugby, weeks in managed isolation, featured leading her side in feeds and goal the New Zealand government and landscape.” not possible to deliver the several new faces, including new coach assists, and was second to only participating unions. Nine teams — New Zealand, environment for all teams to be Stacey Marinkovich. So it wasn’t overly Ameliaranne Ekenasio on centre-pass “While appreciating the Australia, Wales, Canada, the the best that they can be on the surprising when the Ferns took control receives. recommendation is extremely United States, England, France, sport’s greatest stage”. early on. The third quarter started much disappointing for teams and fans, South Africa and Fiji — have In a video message, World Speed and accuracy through the same before a brief swing in it has their interests at heart, and qualified for the 12-team Rugby acting chief executive Alan midcourt allowed the Ferns to set the momentum saw coach Dame Noeline gives the tournament the best tournament, which is the first Gilpin said that while the decision pace, as Claire Kersten led from the Taurua look to her bench, with Karin opportunity to be all it can be for Women’s Rugby World Cup to be would be “hugely disappointing circle edge, finding the hands of her Burger added to the defensive mix — it them, all New Zealanders and the held in the southern hemisphere. to players and fans” it had been shooters with ease. worked, and the Ferns regained control global rugby family,” World Rugby Three more teams were to be made with “players at heart”. Improved ball retention was pivotal, to sit comfortably for the final 15. said in a statement. found through qualifying. New Zealand are the reigning as New Zealand capitalised on Sam Winders was energetic “The recommendation is based World Rugby said it was women’s world champions, having Australia’s errors. throughout the midcourt as Taurua’s on the evolution of the uncertain clear from recent talks with defeated England 41-32 in the The Diamonds were hammered fit Ferns stormed on, although the and challenging global Covid-19 stakeholders that it was “just final in Belfast in 2017. — AP in the penalty count and gave up Diamonds finished strongly.

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‘PRETTY SCARY’: INEOS Team UK and Team New Zealand battle it out during the ACWS America’s Cup World Series Christmas Regatta. The British team have been impressed by the performances of the Team New Zealand boat. Picture by Brett Phibbs Team NZ boat ‘scary’ SAILING the performances we’ve seen. chase boat but they’ve done it to good TNZ is lining up the Brits as future “Have the Italians bridged the gap? effect. partners. This means any British help TEAM New Zealand’s boat has been Hard to say. They’ve certainly got a lot “They are a smart group. It’s similar to for Luna Rossa could be construed as a described as “scary” by the vanquished better and are racing very well.” Bermuda where they turned up quite late conflict of future interests. British team, on the eve of the America’s Ainslie agreed with Simmer’s summary and didn’t have the training of the other “It’s not been the easiest of cups off the Cup final. but wouldn’t predict an outcome. teams but worked it out pretty quick. water,” Ainslie said. But Ineos Team UK’s famous boss Sir “Over 10/11 knots of wind the Kiwis “In this case they haven’t got much “The America’s Cup has a history of Ben Ainslie is still refusing to predict a have an advantage speed-wise,” Ainslie time but they are very talented sailors politics and so on behind the scenes. result when the Peter Burling-skippered said. who can deal with it.” “At the end of the day, we’d rather stay Te Rehutai defends the cup against Luna “The Italians will be match fit and it’s While Luna Rossa’s Jimmy Spithill out of it. It’s right that Luna Rossa and Rossa. sport — anything can happen. and Francesco Bruni had the match- Team New Zealand are on their own from In a substantial interview with “You have to sail these boats very racing pedigree against the “drag” racing here on. May the best team win.” yachtracinglife, Ainslie and Ineos chief accurately — you only have to sneeze at background of 49er stars Burling and Meanwhile, the Ineos bosses said that, executive Grant Simmer were clearly in the wrong time and they can capsize. Blair Tuke, Ainslie said the Kiwi team along with American Magic, they had been awe of the Kiwi boat. “It’s way too early to put bets down.” would develop a strategy to compensate. disadvantaged getting the class rules late. Simmer said: “The Italians sailed But Ainslie said the Kiwi crew were “The Italians will give them a hard This had led to their initial boat being extremely well in the (Prada Cup) final more than capable of overcoming their time,” Ainslie said. way off the pace. They had only five and their boat is going well through a lack of competitive sailing. “But TNZ’s straight-line pace is going months to get a boat ready after receiving range of conditions. Burling and Co would be helped by to be pretty hard to match, certainly in the rules in April 2018. “They are very good in light air yet were the way Ineos tested them in pre-starts the medium to stronger wind range.” But Ainslie loves the AC75s, describing also fine against us in that 15-knot range. during the December warm-up. And The Brits confirmed they had no the second boat as a “real joy to sail”. “But on the other hand, when we go Anslie even claimed that as a member interest in assisting Luna Rossa with “They are seriously cool boats to sail — and watch the Kiwis sail they can turn of the challenger fleet, it had been a practice racing, as had occurred between the best boat I’ve ever sailed on,” Olympic on some really impressive performances. “mistake” awakening Team New Zealand challengers in past America’s Cups. legend Ainslie said. “What we’ve seen of them, their to the extent of their starting issues. The interview did not raise the issue Asked by interviewer Matt Sheahan performance is pretty scary. If we had “Watching them, they have developed a of a breakdown in relations between the whether their boats would be for sale on ended up racing as the challenger, we’d lot,” he said. Kiwis and Italians, the challengers of ebay, Simmer said, “The first one will be have been quite intimidated by some of “They can only practise against the record. particularly cheap”.