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‘AN IDOL FOR THE PEOPLE’: The HMNZS Manawanui dive and hydrographic ship arrived at Eastland Port at around 9am today for a four-day stay. An official MARADONA powhiri/welcome was held at the wharf next to the ship this morning to welcome the 65 crew members. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named Gisborne as the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel’s home port after the ship was bought in 2018. There will be a DIES AGED 60 parade through the city tomorrow at 11am. It will start at Fitzherbert Street and do a loop back through Gladstone Road and Lowe Street. The public can go on board the ship from 9am to 1pm on Saturday. Parking may be limited during the public events so visitors are asked to consider leaving cars at home or in town and walking to the wharf. Picture by Paul Rickard PAGE 33

Murder trial jury reaches verdict GUILTY after seven hours of deliberation TWO men accused of murdering recklessness required for murder. roadside incident. Gibson-Park was out over that trivial matter fuelled the entire Tokomaru Bay man Raymond Karl Gibson-Park denied lighting the fire. roaming in his ute with associates after incident. Neilson have been found guilty in the In evidence, a pathologist told the jury a social event when they came across Mr Gibson-Park said he was not an angry High Court at Gisborne. Mr Neilson was already dead from blunt Neilson walking home in a seemingly person and was not angry during the A jury deliberated for nearly seven force head and facial trauma combined drunken state. assault. He probably just did what he did hours yesterday before delivering its with neck compression when his body At the end of the Crown case, Gibson- in “the heat of the moment”. verdict at about 6pm. was set alight. Park elected to give evidence, describing Mr Manning pointed to evidence Tihei Patuwai, 30, and Reuben Wayne Crown prosecutor Steve Manning what took place “as a bit of a gang bash”. of Gibson-Park punching Mr Neilson Hira Gibson-Park, 25, were each given contended the injuries were jointly In cross-examination, Mr Manning “anywhere he could land it — gut, chest, a Three Strike warning and remanded inflicted by the accused who at times put it to Gibson-Park he was not quite head.” in custody by Justice Francis Cooke for almost took turns assaulting Mr Neilson the “accomplished drink-driver” he had Gibson-Park did not deny it. He also sentencing on February 3 next year. – a slightly-built, defenceless man, who claimed in evidence and that he did not agreed at one stage to feeling so tired Gibson-Park was also found guilty of had not offered any violence toward his see Mr Neilson — who was wearing dark from the physical activity he stood back arson. attackers of which there were initially clothing — as he drove past until he for a rest. Neighbours found Mr Neilson’s body three, Mr Manning said. banged on the ute. He did not know why he continued burning on the floor of his Waima home The third man previously admitted his Gibson-Park, rather than do “the adult to assault Mr Neilson — including in the early hours of December 15 last role in the offending and gave evidence thing” and carry on driving, confronted repeatedly with a baseball bat — after year. Patuwai and Gibson-Park were in the trial. him. Gibson-Park said he wanted to he was clearly injured and lying on the arrested about a week later. The attack on Mr Neilson was check if his vehicle was damaged and if ground. He made some “bad decisions”, They accepted assaulting Mr Neilson sustained for at least 20 minutes, Mr so, someone had to be held accountable. Gibson-Park said. but denied it was with the intent or Manning said. It escalated from a Mr Manning put it to him his anger CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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CREATIVE SUCCESS: Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site has won a gold award in the New Zealand Best Design Awards. In their comments, judges said: “This project beautifully details and integrates strong and complex cultural narratives, responding to a historically significant site and brief. Employing the power of landscape, materiality and craft— both traditional and contemporary — it sensitively recrafts the narrative of the significance of this site.” Picture by Strike Photography. by Matai O’Connor “Our Endeavour and Cook history came back to along the path of us creating a space where us in 2019 and our community decided to have a people want to come and share the stories and HOW a piece of art works in a community was look at that and figure out what to do. see beautiful things.” one reason Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site won a “We have to believe we have achieved Boffa Miskell landscape architect Cathy Challino gold award in the 2020 New Zealand Best Design something — not something for ourselves but for said she hoped the project would be part of the Awards. generations to come. recognition and healing process of people and The site was judged best in the Public and “A principal reason we got involved with place for tangata whenua. Institutional Spaces/Outdoor Spaces over $2 Puhi Kai Iti and the 2019 commemorations was “Having the opportunity to be part of million section in the Spatial category of the to ensure we had some legacy for the next rebalancing this expression of place and people awards run by the Designers Institute of New generation.” has been a privilege. I feel extremely proud of the Zealand. Unfortunately at the awards evening, Ngati recognition.” The team who worked on Puhi Kai Iti included Oneone was not acknowledged as a significant Puhi Kai Iti was a place that held deep and creative directors Nick Tupara of Ngati Oneone contributor to the important stories but until and Cathy Challino of environmental planning and production of the design. now there was only one design consultancy firm Boffa Miskell. “That was an omission,” ...we don’t necessarily story visible. Gisborne artist and historian Nick Tupara said Mr Tupara said. “I think “Not only was so the nomination was a bit of a surprise for himself everyone else who was need‘ to remove monuments much missing from this and Ngati Oneone. involved all deserved to painful events. Perhaps landscape, the single “Getting this nomination came through Boffa a mentioned and Ngati we can contextualise them, visible story was, and Miskell’s efforts, as they are a part of Designs Oneone should have been continues to be, a reminder Institute of NZ circles. I want to acknowledge their mentioned. communicate their depth of hurt and loss . . . a work and efforts. “It soured our award. We — Puhi Kai Iti project creative’ painful disconnection “I was surprised to see our efforts sitting among are all for our community director Cathy Challino of tangata whenua. A some fairly prestigious projects around the taking ownership of it and severing of self. country. highlighting it to further “I hope this project may “The category was the highest level it could be benefit the community help people put stories of in, that was humbling enough. To come out as the going forward, but we need to be open and arrival and encounter into context. For example, winner of the section made me feel very proud honest about how we attribute things. we don’t necessarily need to remove monuments NEW PERSPECTIVE: Tairawhiti artist and humbled for Turanganui-a-Kiwa. “It’s worth pulling it out so that we can remind to painful events. Perhaps we can contextualise and historian Nick Tupara sits inside an “We did it ourselves for our place but to know ourselves when we are enthusiastic and proud them, communicate their depth. art piece he played a part in creating for that others have been influenced and inspired of our place, we also consider the effort of “I try to use my role to reveal and interpret Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site. His efforts from it is reward enough,” he said. everybody who took part in this. stories of people and place. Through design as a creative director, on behalf of Ngati Mr Tupara said it was not only about the designs “Puhi Kai Iti grew out of Ngati Oneone. interventions I try to create ways to allow Oneone, helped earn the project gold Maori kaupapa but also its ability to bring cultures “We hope this is an example and people to see places with different and renewed in the 2020 New Zealand Best Design and community together. encouragement for our community to keep going. perspectives, and ultimately I hope to facilitate Awards. Picture by Liam Clayton “I like to hope that parts of the design, its As an artist we need to keep putting creative understanding of and connection to place.” method and thinking was just as important as its works up. Working with Ms Challino and Mr Tupara were Robert Appierdo, Universal Engineering Ltd and beauty.” “We have a beautiful place and our place the project team members Morne Hugo and Rory Peter Harris. An important part of designing something was deserves to have those stories told. Gray. Department of Conservation/Te Papa Atawhai/ not only how it looked but how it worked in the “We can tell those stories in an eloquently Contributors were Currie Construction, Bryan and Gisborne District Council/ Te Kaunihera o Te community, said Mr Tupara. designed manner so let this be the first of many Chan, Greg Judd, Donald Richardson, WSP-Opus, Tairawhiti were the project clients.

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Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies P 021 641 997 E [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz 32806-02 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 NEWS 3 DHB adopts position on alcohol harm by Alice Angeloni statement in 2013, it just wasn’t publicised. GISBORNE health The statement describes authorities are advocating the region’s affiliation with for the legal purchase age of alcohol, saying Tairawhiti alcohol to increase to 20, in has a higher number a move which brings it up of alcohol outlets per to speed with the push from capita than the national other regions. average, with the number About 28 percent of of off-licence premises, Tairawhiti’s population for example bottle stores, are “hazardous drinkers”, double the national average according to a health survey in 2016. conducted between 2014 The statement said and 2017, making the region alcohol was a factor in 53 the second percent of assaults between highest in the 10pm and 7am reported country and to police across Tairawhiti significantly and Hawke’s Bay during above the a period in 2019, and the BEST OF THE BEST: Campion College runner-up dux Libby Briant (left) with Campion dux Kayde Barber, national rate of fatal alcohol-related Gisborne Boys’ High dux Rikki Noble, Lytton High dux Shaun Rizvi and Gisborne Girls’ High joint dux estimate of 20 car crashes was higher in Sarah Van Dorp. Picture by Paul Rickard percent. Gisborne than the national Hauora average. Tairawhiti’s The statement describes board adopted a “position the harm. which can be statement” on alcohol- family violence, crime Next step uni for dux related harm on Tuesday. and crashes, and long- Hauora Tairawhiti now term health effects such supports and advocates as cancers, cardiovascular GISBORNE city’s highest secondary punk band Sit Down In Front, he for a number of “evidence disease, liver disease, and school academic achievers overcame a is considering producing or audio based” policy changes such alcohol dependence. challenging year to emerge the best of engineering — a path that would lead as increasing the purchase It also states the the best among their peers. him further down the musical road. age of alcohol from 18 to harm of alcohol abuse on And all of them, along with many He is also looking at a more technical 20, increasing alcohol taxes, others, especially unborn others who have finished their high direction — software development. reducing alcohol advertising, children, and said alcohol- school years, are looking at further Lytton High School dux Shaun Rizvi and reducing trading hours related harms were study in 2021. is to become a Scarfie. of alcohol premises. disproportionate, with some Campion College dux Kayde Barber is He is bound for Otago University to It is based on statements groups affected more than off to Christchurch to study mechanical start a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from other district health others, such as Maori, men, engineering at Canterbury University. and geology. boards. young people, and those It fits perfectly with his personal Dux of Gisborne Girls’ High was Most health boards living in areas of high interest in cars and bikes. shared by Sarah Van Dorp and Isla have a similar statement, deprivation. Campion’s runner-up to dux Libby Batten Coogan, and both are off to promoting and encouraging The statement provides Briant is heading to Palmerston North university. interventions to reduce a foundation for developing to study medical imaging and ultimately Sarah is going to Otago University to JOINT DUX: Isla Batten Coogan alcohol-related harm, but a joint strategy and plan to become a radiographer. study for a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in shared the ultimate academic Hauora Tairawhiti was address harm from alcohol Gisborne Boys’ High School dux classics and statistics. honour at of Gisborne Girls’ High without a public statement with other stakeholders. Rikki Noble is in two minds about his Isla is going to Victoria University School for 2020. Picture by Paul on the issue. A strategy to reduce future. to start a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Rickard Hauora Tairawhiti chief alcohol-related harm would A member of rising Gisborne classics and English literature. executive Jim Green said be worked up and come the board endorsed a similar back before the board. Counsel claim accused Coroner ruling did not intend to kill FROM PAGE 1 whether the Crown had proved causation on crash deaths He took no responsibility for Mr beyond reasonable doubt. Mr Forster Neilson’s death and “just knows” he did said there was no accounting for the neck not cause any of the injuries that led to compression anywhere in evidence. THE coroner who is investigating the Wimaki, who lives in Auckland, said it. It was not known what part that injury deaths of a woman and her two children he now wanted to remember his nephew In closing addresses, counsel Mark played in causation, when it happened, or in the recent vehicle crash tragedy near for all of their deer hunting, and diving Ryan conceded Gibson-Park was guilty of if there was an opportunity for it to have Te Araroa has indicated it appears to have for paua and crayfish they used to do manslaughter but not murder. He did not happened subsequent to the assault in a been self-inflicted. together. intend to inflict any injuries that would way not described by the Crown. Ashton-Lee Rangihuna, 14. Ana- “Ashton was into his hunting, diving, kill Mr Neilson and had not done so. He submitted other evidence was Roimata Rangihuna, 10, and their mother fishing. He was a tall, strapping young lad Evidence was Mr Neilson could have consistent with Mr Neilson having Tiny Tibble, 43, died in a crash on the about six foot three (1.9m). He’s a big boy. survived his head and facial injuries perhaps tried to fend off being strangled East Cape 10 days ago. “The night before his father’s funeral he were it not for the neck compression. by someone, which could have happened Rotorua coroner Heidi Wrigley has went hunting, the next morning we got up There was no evidence Gibson-Park was after Patuwai left the scene. indicated that the deaths “appear to have there was a venison hanging. responsible for any neck injuries, Mr In his closing address, Mr Manning been self-inflicted”. “The young fella and his sister Ana Ryan said. noted Patuwai told police the assault was A coronial services spokesperson said were both gentle souls.” Any joint enterprise ended when prompted from his discovery that night Coroner Wrigley continued to investigate He said his brother and Tiny were a Patuwai stomped on Mr Neilson’s chest Mr Neilson had sold chemical drugs to the cause and circumstances of the “great couple” and had recently purchased and head — violence at a higher level two 16-year-olds. deaths. a lawn-mowing business. that prompted Gibson-Park to tackle Mr Manning said that was fiction. “Section 71 of the Coroners Act 2006 “They were fantastic parents and raised Patuwai to make him stop. Apart from besmirching the character of applies,” the spokesperson said. awesome kids.” Mr Ryan contended Gibson-Park was a deceased person, Patuwai was trying The section refers to restrictions being The tragedy has rocked the East Cape not guilty of arson either. He had an alibi to give himself justification for killing imposed on “making public details of self- community. for his whereabouts at the time of the someone by labelling them a drug dealer. inflicted deaths”. Police and Victim Support said the fire (a witness who might have confirmed There was no evidence to support his The mother and her two children tragedy had caused a huge amount it did not appear). claim. All evidence pointed against it. died a month after their father, Lance of grief for the family and the whole Evidence he suggested “torching” Mr The suggestion of drugs did not come Rangihuna, also died in a crash. community. Neilson after the assault was unreliable, up until halfway through the beating and Mr Rangihuna’s brother, Wimaki The mother and her children were Mr Ryan said. only after an opportunistic ransacking Rangihuna earlier told the New Zealand farewelled in a funeral service last Patuwai did not give or call evidence. on the house in which the group found Herald he was devastated his whanau Saturday. His lawyer Eric Forster challenged nothing, Mr Manning said. had been “wiped out”. — NZ Herald 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths Man of his word helped save lives SHANKS, Jesstina Deaths Annie Frances (nee Harris). — DOBSON, Phillip Born 5 November 1932 OBITUARY Anthony (Tony). — - 23 November 2020. Passed away peace- Passed away peace- fully, at the Switzer fully, surrounded by Brian Burgess Home, in Kaitaia, on family in Australia. Tuesday 17th Novem- Much loved Mother/ ber 2020, aged 85. mother-in-law of A MAN of principle and action whose Husband of Elizabeth Domonic, Denny, word and handshake were his bond. (Liz) Dobson. Much Jillian, Anna and That is how Brian Burgess was loved and adored father Lynette, Maria, Robert, described at his funeral service. of Simon, Alison Brett. Nana of Shona, Brian died earlier this month. He was Dobson-Bonney, Leigh Adrianne, Renee, Joel, 82. Thoumine, Jacqui Steed Justine, Blair, Nikki, Demi, Myles, and Brian was instrumental in the and Toni Dobson. formation of several organisations in Grandfather to 13 Great-Grandmother of Jack, Shelby, Grace, the district, principally Gisborne Search grandchildren and 11 and Rescue, of which he was a founding great-grandchildren. Connor, Jai, Tarek, Adored brother of Jayce, Maeva. member and an active participant for 53 Janice, Lesley, Mary Forever in our hearts. years. Lou, Dinah, Nigel and Service to be held at He and his wife Joan were foundation Catherine. a later date at the members of the Gisborne Canoe and Tony is buried at Taruheru Cemetery. Tramping Club. Waipapakauri Cemetery Brian was on the committee of the in Northland. In Memoriam local deerstalkers club for many years, LOVED THE BUSH: Brian Burgess was a founding member of the Search and Our loving and caring and served as president and fundraiser Rescue organisation in this region, along with the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping father will be missed for the clubrooms. Club. People are alive today because of his involvement in SAR. He passed away at and remembered MCKAY, Marlene Joyce He was on the national executive the age of 82 earlier this month. Picture supplied always. Love you of the New Zealand Deerstalkers forever. 6.10.38 to 26.11.11 Association for six years and was a Communications to Your life was a mountain safety and bushcraft instructor to do. The couple moved to the Bay of commitment to Gisborne SAR. Dobson family, C/- here for many years. of Plenty where Brian started at the “There are a few people alive today due Jacqui Steed, 83 Spains blessing. Your memory Rd, RD 1, Awanui a treasure. You are Long-time friend Murray Ferris said Tasman Pulp and Paper Mill in Kawerau. to his influence.” 0486. loved beyond words, Brian was a great role model to his After that he went scrubcutting for the Mr Gordon described him as a and missed beyond family, “and they have benefitted from Lands and Survey Department in the determined and intelligent “character”. Geards Funeral Home measure. that example”. Bay of Plenty, then worked as a general “There was one local case of a missing Thinking of you “He was a man on a mission. If he saw hand and driver on a farm. He drove person that went unresolved for eight In Memoriam always. injustice he wanted to right it. If he saw trucks in Gisborne, and went on to more months. Barry, Lois, Vicky unfairness he wanted to correct it. If he scrubcutting. “Off his own bat Brian interviewed ANN JOHNSTON and families saw a problem he wanted to fix it.” Next it was a job at Walter Findlay Ltd and re-interviewed the family and (nee Dunn) The two men met through Kiwanis 45 bakery and for secondary work Brian anyone who could possibly contribute Died this day on In Memoriam years ago. broke in house sections and laid new information. 26 November 2018. “Brian was a man of principle and he lawns. “He combined that with mathematical would throw everything he had at the He moved into lawnmowing, but in modelling and organised a SAR exercise Sadly missed by the ANNE JOHNSTON project on hand and invariably saw a 1976 swapped that for the car wrecking in remote and rugged country. family, but will never Two years have gone. satisfactory conclusion. business, and Banks Street Auto “I still remember the phone call from be forgotten. We talk about you often “Brian and Joan were childhood Recyclers was established. him and the first three words Brian Tom and the good times sweethearts and lifelong mates. Their’s In 1990 the couple sold their family uttered in a state of relief and excitement we had. was a family who played together and home in Wainui Rd and moved to — ‘We found him!’ Sadie, Andrew, Ben, stayed together, with the great outdoors Pakowhai Road at Muriwai, where they “That person’s family had peace and Brad, and the their playground. bought about 25 acres, planting citrus. closure,” Mr Gordon said. Golden Girls. “It would be nigh on impossible to find In 2004 they closed down the Banks “Brian Burgess, you were a good a family anywhere who exceeded the Street business, bought more land and character, albeit a hard case one, and a good old Kiwi spirit the Burgess family planted more citrus, and that was where privilege to know. exhibited.” they retired, though Brian continued to “Thank you for your service to SAR Rodents may have Mr Burgess turned his hand to many work the property. and to people you didn’t even know.” things during his working life. This extraordinary man never really The last word came from his good caused house fire He started work at Columbus Radio retired. mate Murray Ferris — “Brian was a very Centre about February of 1954. He began At his funeral service a colleague from passionate man. His wife and family A FAULT with wiring in the ceiling an apprenticeship in radio engineering SAR, Ross Gordon, described Brian as a were his first love.” void, possibly caused by rodent activity, and servicing, and completed it mid-1959. “search and rescue character”. Brian Burgess is survived by is believed to be the cause of the fire that He and Joan married that year. “We all know Brian was a character his wife Joan, their five children, devastated a home at Whangara early Brian lost interest in radios. Indoor — that’s why we liked him, and he was a 15 grandchildren and seven great- onTuesday morning. work was not what he really wanted dedicated character with many decades grandchildren. Fire and Emergency NZ crews from Gisborne and Tolaga Bay responded to the blaze in Waiomoko Road at around 4am that morning. Another chance to claim medals They were able to save about half of the home. Specialist fire investigator Derek by Wynsley Wrigley was that you needed to write in to Goodwin went to the property later that request your medals, and they would day to look into the likely cause. VICTORIA Cross winner Willie be sent out to you in the post.” “The fire started in the ceiling void Apiata has been invited to Gisborne Mr Stone said he believed some above a couple of the bedrooms,” he said. for the ceremonial hand over of Pakeha soldiers felt the same way. He believed most of the “It was either a wiring problem, or campaign medals to descendants of descendants who had not come damage caused to wiring by rodent C Company veterans. forward in September were elderly activity.” Lawyer and researcher David and had not seen Facebook Mr Goodwin said a woman who lived at Stone, in Gisborne in September promotions of the event which had the house told him she saw flames after helping relatives to claim campaign gone viral. being woken by the family dog. medals, is returning on December Mr Stone and the medals “The flames were coming out of the 8 and hopes to meet the relatives department staff will be at C ceiling void above one of the bedrooms.” of 64 remaining Maori Battalion Company House on December 8 She and her family called 111 and got soldiers who have yet to be from 9am. out of the house safely. honoured with their medals. “They intend to stay all day until “I understand the family, who owned Mr Stone told the Herald he had people stop coming,” said Mr Stone. the house, have been supported by other “run into” Mr Apiata on Tuesday People wishing to claim medals of family members and neighbours, and are night and immediately invited him to COMING TO GISBORNE: VC recipient Willie Apiata, with their father will need to bring birth being taken care of. the ceremonial presentation which Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and Maori Battalion certificates while other descendants “They told me they were insured.” is expected to be held sometime in March. veteran Robert ‘Bom’ Gillies at the opening of Te Rau Aroha, a will need to supply sufficient birth The researcher will be museum at Waitangi, dedicated to Maori military service. certificates to prove they whakapapa Loaded log trailer tips accompanied by staff from the Northern Advocate picture back to the soldier. medals department of the New The last survivor of C Company, THE trailer on a loaded log truck rolled Zealand Defence Force in a decision to conduct research over a year in He was killed at Faenza in Italy in Epineha Ratapau, died in Masterton yesterday morning on State Highway 35 that pleases Mr Stone. which they found 134 tipuna from November of 1944. in September, aged 98. near the intersection with Arero Road He was disappointed with the C Company (men from the East Mr Stone said many soldiers did He lies at rest in Tokomaru Bay. near the Anaura Bay turn-off. lack of support in his original Coast-Turanga region) who had not not receive their medals because of The sole surviving soldier from The highway remained open under endeavours last year despite the received their medals. tikanga (custom) issues. the 3600 men who served in the stop-go management. Waitangi Tribunal asking the Crown Mr Stone’s own whanau had not “Soldiers felt as though the Maori Battalion is Robert (Bom) Gisborne Hiabs took care of the trailer to assist with research into 28 Maori previously been give campaign medals needed to be presented Gillies of Rotorua. and log recovery. Battalion. medals for his great uncle Dooley to them face-to-face, kanohi ki te He served in the battalion’s B That left Mr Stone and others (Turi) Swann of Manutuke. kanohi, but the policy of the time company. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 NEWS 5 Scholarship help for Clive’s path to medicine

WAIROA teenager pursue my degree, I am able to give Clive Hook-Pomare ROCKET Lab has announced Japanese Earth- changes to the Earth’s surface from space, back to the community my love and has been awarded imaging company Synspective as the customer independent of weather conditions on Earth and gratitude.” the 2020 Rocket Lab for its next launch — its seventh mission of the at any time of the day or night. Strix is also the Rocket Lab founder and chief executive Scholarship, to help year. genus of owls. Peter Beck said Clive impressed him with further his dream of The dedicated mission for Synspective is The StriX satellite on board this mission his humble nature and determination to becoming a doctor. scheduled for lift-off during a 14-day launch will be the first of a series of spacecraft support his community in a meaningful The Rocket Lab window opening on December 12, launching deployments for Synspective’s planned way. Scholarship aims from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at Onenui constellation of more than 30 SAR small “Providing the support and to encourage the Station. satellites to collate data of metropolitan centres encouragement to pursue dreams that pursuit of rewarding The mission is named The Owl’s Night across Asia on a daily basis that can be used for otherwise might have been out of reach is careers in high CLIVE Begins in a nod to Synspective’s StriX family urban development planning, construction and exactly why we founded the Rocket Lab school leavers from HOOK-POMARE of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft infrastructure monitoring, and disaster Scholarship in the first place – to directly the Wairoa region, developed to be able to image millimetre-level response. support the community surrounding where Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 on the launches its Electron rockets from its Mahia Peninsula.” launch site on the Mahia Peninsula. determination to become a doctor and meant making sacrifices so I could get Clive is now the fourth recipient of It was created in 2017 to support and return to Wairoa once fully qualified to ahead. Every day I am thankful for her. the Rocket Lab Scholarship, which has encourage students from the region serve his community. She pushes me to work harder and value been awarded annually since 2017 to where Rocket Lab launches to pursue Clive will begin studying a Bachelor what I have been given along with what I high-school leavers from the Mahia science, technology, engineering or maths of Biomedical Science or Medicine and can give back to everyone. and wider Gisborne regions. Arianna at a tertiary level. Surgery at the University of Auckland “I want to advocate for the Wairoa Ormond and Mya Mataki-Wilson, both The scholarship covers up to $20,000 next year. District in the medical field due to from Mahia, are studying computing and of tertiary education fees for up to four Clive said the Rocket Lab Scholarship the limited healthcare and specialised mathematical sciences towards careers years of study and includes mentorship would relieve him of some of the financial support that we have. I would do as a civil or chemical and bioprocess from Rocket Lab. burden that comes with extended years of anything to give back to the community engineer respectively. Of Ngati Kahungunu descent, Clive medical study at university. and family that have raised me. I want Last year’s Rocket Lab Scholarship Hook-Pomare was selected as the “My mother made sure that I was them to know that I am forever grateful recipient, Niamh Stratton, is pursuing a Rocket Lab Scholarship recipient after happy, safe, and getting a high-quality for their belief and love for me. With this double major in Physics and Astronomy demonstrating a clear passion and education and in doing so, that often Rocket Lab Scholarship supporting me to at the University of Canterbury.

‘As long as they are Part in redeployment willing to turn up at work, then chance to give back we do our side.’

PAUL Brown had to really do some juggling to line everything up when he signed his company Advanced Tree Solutions (ATS) on to be part of the Tairawhiti Economic Support Package Redeployment Programme. At the top of the list was health and safety, which meant the right training processes in place, strong supervision READY FOR WORK : and his own team keen to be part of it Advanced Tree Solutions all. owner Paul Brown ATS took on 21 redeployed workers (second from right) with across two of the five programme his new apprentices projects — the removal of hazardous Jerrica Larby, Lokin trees from power lines with Eastland Moeau and Oliver Coutts Group, and the removal of hazardous with Jessica Te Huia trees from local roads with Gisborne who is training in traffic District Council. control. Now, as things wind down, four from the programme have been taken on as Picture by level 3 arboriculture apprentices with The Black Balloon ATS, with a fifth working in traffic control. Paul sees it as a way of giving back to the community. “We all owe a little bit to the region as a whole and our business is very much a part of that,” he said. “There is definitely a place for this in our community. Some of the people involved just haven’t had the chance with his team and their skills. With our own fellas too . . . we have refined general manager Alice Pettigrew said or opportunity to get work. Some lack three internal trainers Paul knew he our systems and got a lot smarter about the TRP had been a great example of that self-confidence but we have seen could invest the necessary training time things. This has made the company regional collaboration supported by some real success stories. It is lots of in the newbies. grow.” Government funding. warm fuzzies but someone has done “It was all about safety and getting When he started his company around “The positive impacts are far-reaching just that for us somewhere over time, them up to speed without worrying five years ago his goal was to run a and long term. so it is humanity really. It is so worth about how quickly things were getting small crew and make enough money “With their on-the-job training, work doing this. If nothing else it has made done.” to pay for his groceries. These days he experience and new qualifications, people happy and got them through a The ATS team changed their training is one of Eastland Network’s preferred participants are more employable than reasonable amount of skills.” approach and management style to make tree cutting contractors but also has his ever. This is reflected in the number The skills he speaks of include driver it easier for the new employees to learn. teams in civil construction work. who have already secured fulltime licences, wheels, tracks and rollers “Some had a few challenges but we try Before Covid his team comprised 17 employment or apprenticeships. At the courses, first aid, chainsaw handling, to cater to them too. As long as they are full-time workers which dropped to 12 same time, local businesses are growing maintenance checks and so much more. willing to turn up at work, then we do as the pandemic took hold. He borrowed and creating new jobs, which is good “Originally it was going to be running our side,” Paul said. money to keep things afloat and says news for the region’s economy.” ex-forestry guys and that would have “We’re a bit of an eclectic bunch these while they weathered the first wave, he’s The $23.755m Redeployment been easy,” Paul said. days.” not sure they could have gone on much Programme is funded through the “We’d just put in a few supervisors He was very proud of his employees longer. Ministry of Business, Innovation around the power lines, but then who stepped up to help train and mentor He’s hoping his investment in his and Employment, administered by forestry all went back to work and it the new workers. apprentices will come back around. the Provincial Development Unit changed things a lot. The training and “I would definitely do it all over again. “I figure if they do move on, you have and managed by Gisborne District responsibility level was a lot higher and To see what has come out of this is cool. given them a base. Some of these guys Council. All those on the programme we were generally dealing with people They’ve turned into a reasonable crew are so young that they should go off and come through the Ministry of Social who had no experience.” and I do feel a bit sad as we approach do their own thing. Hopefully when they Development. So far 236 people have He had great support from Eastland that last day of the programme. There come back, we will be the ones they call.” been redeployed across the programme, Group and was extremely comfortable has been a lot of personal growth with Eastland Group business development exceeding the initial goal of 220. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 Anxious wait for Air NZ staff in isolation BRIEFS AUCKLAND — Air New Zealand staff have an anxious wait in managed High school locked down isolation while scientists try to determine WELLINGTON — Wellington High School was where the newest case of Covid-19 in in lockdown earlier this morning after police New Zealand has come from. received a report of a threat in the area. Results from genomic testing are due The school published an update at around to be released later this morning. 10.15am, saying the “situation had been resolved They are expected to show whether with police support”. the Covid-positive Air New Zealand crew Wellington High School Principal Dominic member caught the virus in Shanghai or Killalea said everyone had responded to here at home. instructions and all students, staff and persons Fourteen crew members — including on-site had been accounted for. the positive case — returned from Earlier in the morning police had received Shanghai on Wednesday and went “credible information about a threat to the straight into a government isolation school”. — NZ Herald facility. At least three close contacts in Spy charges Auckland are isolating at home. LINTON — A New Zealand Defence Force soldier Savage, who is the head of aviation at who has been linked to a far-right group is facing E tu union, said a member of the union charges of espionage. has spoken to the crew member who The force’s director of military prosecutions has contracted Covid-19 and apparently they isolate in hotels, but on top of all of those on the flight, putting on PPE and coming laid 17 charges against the 27-year-old soldier, are doing well. the surveillance testing is there to pick back home and then getting tested who was based at Linton Military Camp. He said a number of Air New Zealand up any anomalies or any slip-ups any again.” The soldier, who has name suppression, will employees were infected with Covid-19 mistakes. Around 380 of the cabin crew on the face a court martial. at the start of the pandemic, but then the “That’s the situation right now where 787s were being made redundant, he The soldier was arrested in December. rules were changed and safety guidelines we’re waiting to find out, if we can, via said. — NZ Herald improved. the genomic sequencing, where did this “There are people in the quarantine “So this is the first time under the person catch Covid.” facilities right now, so pretty much on Gun ‘brandished’ new regime, you could call it, the new Savage said he hoped that the the day they get out of that two-week AUCKLAND — A strip club patron says a gun surveillance testing model, where sequencing could be shared between quarantine they will then be made was brandished during a wild night in which five someone has actually been picked up as Shanghai and New Zealand to allow redundant. So the last two weeks of their people were injured, one arrested, and two sent having Covid.” them to understand what, if anything, job at Air New Zealand is sitting inside a to hospital. Savage said the union was comfortable had gone wrong. hotel waiting to see if they’ve got Covid.” Police are aware of firearm claims, but haven’t with how the surveillance testing regime He said it was a very tough time for Savage said with a number of vaccines found any proof a gun was presented or fired works for plane crew. cabin crew given the conditions they had on the horizon people were starting at Calendar Girls in central Auckland after the The crew was very safety conscious to work in due to Covid and the fact that to look to 2021, wondering whether 3.25am incident on Sunday. and takes surveillance testing, their own many of them were facing redundancy. international flights might return by The witness said, after a brief gap, he heard health and that of their passengers very “As soon as they get to a destination mid next year. A lot of people were really what sounded like another three bangs. He said seriously, he said. they’re effectively isolating from the crew hopeful that Air New Zealand would be some of the dancers were “freaking out big time”. “They undergo quite a lot of rigourous that they travel with, staying in their able to start flying again and then rehire — NZ Herald training, they wear a lot of PPE, they self hotel rooms and then just getting back some staff. — Radio NZ Assault on cop AUCKLAND — A man has been charged with Waikato man’s shock at historic fine demand assault after a police officer was attacked in Flat Bush. HAMILTON — A Waikato man says he thought Meyer, of Cambridge, is sharing his story after busy during the Covid-19 lockdowns. A witness said the officer pulled over a vehicle a random phone call from the Ministry of Justice reading about Auckland man, Kevin Longley’s The ministry staffer Meyer’s wife that if she on Haddington Drive in the south Auckland was a scam, especially when they demanded they story in today’s NZ Herald after he received a didn’t hand over her credit card details straight suburb about midday on Tuesday. hand over credit card details. “threatening” court letter earlier this month away, a further $100 would be added to the Police said a man, 25, faced several charges in Garry Meyer says he was shocked at the demanding he pay an 11-year-old parking ticket ticket. relation to the attack. The officer, who is being behaviour of ministry staff who phoned his wife that he never knew existed. Longley said when The Ministry of Justice said: “Fines never go supported by colleagues, had cuts, bruises and a in September demanding she pay an eight-year- he questioned the ministry staffer they said they away or expire due to elapsed time”. broken finger. — NZ Herald old parking ticket immediately over the phone. were chasing up historic fines as they were not — NZ Herald Call for oath to include Treaty by Amelia Wade, NZ Herald “It’s very unfair at this particular time to be swearing an oath to one partner of WELLINGTON — As Maori Party that Treaty.” co-leader Rawiri Waititi made his Speaker Trevor Mallard, who was way through the House to swear his re-elected unopposed, said there was lots allegiance to the Queen he promised to of room to modernise the oath, but as challenge the authority which belittled long as the Queen was New Zealand’s the Treaty of Waitangi. head of state it would continue to pledge “Ka tohe au! Ka tohe au! Ka tohe allegiance to her. au,” he said during the waerea which Changing the oath would require translates to “I will challenge, I will legislation, said Mallard who swore on a challenge, I will challenge”. copy of Te Tiriti. Waititi, wearing his trademark cowboy “The real question is, as far as hat, took with him fellow co-leader Parliament’s concerned, is whether Debbie Ngarewa-Packer’s mere pounamu (changing the oath is) the most urgent before swearing the oath in te reo on a thing we’ve got to deal with going copy of Te Tiriti and a Ringatu Bible. Of forward. My view is it’s important, but the 120 MPs who were sworn in to be it’s not that urgent.” the 53rd Parliament, 77 gave the oath or After he was re-elected, Mallard said affirmation in English and 44 opted for he thought this Parliament had the te reo. opportunity to hold the Government to A number of MPs also recited it account in a way “that has not been seen a second time in another language, since our party system developed”. including new Act MP James McDowall He was then congratulated by Prime who spoke Chinese, Green MP Golriz Minister Jacinda Ardern who said last Ghahraman who spoke Farsi and new term he had made “significant change” Labour MPs Anahila Kanongata’a- through his work on the Standing Orders Suisuiki and Ingrid Leary who spoke and by making Parliament more family Tongan and Rotuman respectively. friendly. Many opted to swear the oath on the Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins Bible while others swore on other pieces SWEARING THE OATH IN TE REO: Maori Party co-leaders Debbie Ngarewa-Packer also congratulated Mallard and said of writing which were important to them. and Rawiri Waititi before being sworn into Parliament. NZ Herald picture despite the odd clashes they’d had over New Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere the years, they had a mutual respect for used a copy of a treaty her ancestors MP Kieran McAnulty raced each other Ngarewa-Packer also swore on Te Tiriti each other. signed in Tairawhiti and Greens co-leader during their oaths, with McAnulty wearing a korowai made from Parihaka But Collins said she wanted to see “a Marama Davidson used a book of Maori finishing his well after McClay. feather and a top hat to represent the little bit of humour every now and again” proverbs. Later, Waititi explained the waerea ones her kuia wore before the signing of to help alleviate tension in the House. Due to Covid-19, the MPs swore their he gave before being sworn in was a the Treaty. Greens co-leader James Shaw had a oaths either individually or in pairs, “push back” against the oati (the oath) Waititi said this term he would put personal plea for Mallard. which led to some comical moments which “keeps Maori on bended knee” forward a Member’s Bill seeking to “If you are looking at further reforms, I during the ceremony. to a sovereign which they never gave change the oath to include the Treaty and wonder if we could take a look at the rule National MP Todd McClay and Labour sovereignty to. nga Hapu o Aotearoa. that requires gentlemen to wear ties.” The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 7

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Available in most stores, or order in store or online. Outdoor Furniture not available at Atrium (Auckland), Mosgiel, Tokoroa, Tory St (Wellington) or St Lukes stores. 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 CovidCard a win for elderly without smart phones ROTORUA — The Ministry of Health neck and forget about it, rather than is old, and they really don’t know how to joined forces with the Te Arawa iwi for There seems to be a really using the smartphone and having to download it and then be able to use that the week-long trial that involved more use it every place that you went to. smartphone technology. It was important than 1200 people from Ngongotaha, near good‘ acceptance to the use of So that’s been the general reaction so for us to be involved simply because Rotorua. the card, and we’ll await the far. there would be some good learnings The cards use Bluetooth technology to findings as they come “We’ve had feedback from people that and good outcomes, not only for our record when people have been in close cards were seen in Tauranga, Taupo community, but some good outcomes proximity, without the wearer having to —Monty’ Morrison and even as far away as Wellington. that could be recommended if it is used do anything, making it easier to track So certainly people were able to move throughout the country.” people if they have come in contact with around. Morrison said the research showed someone infected with Covid-19. good number of Maori who would be able “Of course you’ve got to be mindful the card was worn regularly, including Te Arawa Covid-19 Response Hub to participate. The trial required between that many of our kaumatua and others at events like tangi and a kapa haka spokesperson Monty Morrison told 500 and 1500. We’re thrilled that almost have older phones, and they don’t feel competition. Checkpoint a mix of people had taken 1270 participants signed up. And it was competent using the app. “I know that the ministry is looking part. really a near-even split between Maori “We know the stats in terms of health at a range of wearables . . . not focusing “The Ministry of Health chose a and NZ European.” that Maori are going to be 50 percent on just the card. There could be another community of about 5000 just out of the Some of them would have had more susceptible to the effects of way in which the technology could be city of Rotorua,” Morrison said. smartphones, but the general feedback Covid-19 than non-Maori. used,” she said. “There seems to be a “It has a balance of both European and was that the card was much easier to “It’s sobering . . . a lot of our most really good acceptance to the use of the Maori and within that community there use, he said. susceptible don’t have access to a card, and we’ll await the findings as they are four local marae, and that gave us a “You just have to put it on around your cellphone, and if they do, the smartphone come.” — Radio NZ Creating 1000 permanent jobs Plan to address HB’s labour shortage includes push for higher wages by Christian Fuller, HB Today be expected in the “coming days”. Eddie Crasborn, of Crasborn Fresh NAPIER — The creation of 1000 Harvest Ltd, Hastings, said growers want jobs and increased pay form the basis to work with the Government on a multi- of a new plan addressing the “critical” year strategic partnership that allows seasonal labour shortage in the them to provide meaningful permanent horticulture and viticulture sectors in employment for New Zealanders. Hawke’s Bay. “As part of this partnership, the Following a meeting with Immigration industry is committed to creating 1000 Minister Kris Faafoi and industry permanent jobs for our communities,” he representatives last week, Hastings said. mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and Napier “We are focused on helping New mayor Kirsten Wise handed the plan to Zealanders into permanent work which, government, outlining ways to help the we know, is critical in supporting our region post-Covid. shared social, community and economic The action plan highlights the development goals.” commitments employers are making, Yummy Apples general manager Paul including the creation of 1000 permanent Paynter said while higher pay means jobs in the next five years, increasing pay less profit for the growers, the plan is a rates for workers and working to support positive for the sector. people entering the workforce. “The revenue will be down and the With 10,000 workers needed between wages will be up,” he said. “We’re November and April in the region, the anticipating 12 percent wage growth for plan also details the work the sectors our harvest next year, and that might be are doing to meet the critical labour conservative.” challenges, such as developing a long- Paynter said while he was involved in term workforce development strategy to initial conversations with Faafoi, he is support New Zealanders into full-time yet to see a final outcome. work in the sector. POST-COVID PLAN: A plan addressing the seasonal labour shortage in the According to Hastings District Wise said the horticulture and horticulture and viticulture sectors in Hawke’s Bay has been handed to the Council, growers are also asking viticulture sectors were critical in Government. File picture central government to provide space at supporting the Covid-19 recovery. quarantine facilities for RSE workers “Our growers involved in developing everything we can to get our produce Hawke’s Bay Today has requested a for the upcoming thinning and picking this labour plan represent 60 percent of picked,” she said. copy of the report. However, it is not season, as well as approve a plan to the New Zealand export and domestic Hazlehurst said Faafoi commended being made public until all parties accommodate returning RSE workers apple market and contribute over Hawke’s Bay for being the first region in involved are consulted as to what form from Covid-free Pacific Island countries $1 billion in export earnings to the the country to deliver government a plan the report is released in. at a Government-run isolation facility in country’s economy, so it’s vital we do to help with the seasonal labour shortage. A spokesperson says the report could Hawke’s Bay.

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NZ Herald These included contractors megaferries’ arrival working around the clock to WELLINGTON — Wellington construct an above-ground Water has dodged prosecution pipeline, the use of sucker WELLINGTON — A new shared over an Olympic-sized trucks, health warning signs, ferry terminal for Wellington won’t wastewater overflow into the security guards, and contact be built in time for the arrival of harbour. with local iwi to establish a KiwiRail’s two new supersized Greater Wellington Regional rahui. boats. Council, the water quality Wellington Water chief Instead, the Greater Wellington regulator, has completed its executive Colin Crampton Regional Council says an interim investigation into the pre- said the incident was a critical terminal will now be built on Christmas spill. asset failure and was managed the current Interislander site at About 6.5 million litres of appropriately under the Kaiwharawhara. wastewater was discharged into circumstances. In time, the site will be Wellington Harbour in the final He said the frequency and expanded to accommodate rival days of 2019. scale of regular condition firm Bluebridge, but whether they That’s the equivalent of more checks were now being will share a terminal is yet to be than two Olympic size pools of increased. decided. wastewater. “In our day to day role we The megaferries, three times The incident marked the aim to carry out our work in the size of existing interislanders, beginning of Wellington’s water accordance with the consents are due to arrive in the next NEW SHARED TERMINAL: According to the council and other woes. we have obtained. four to five years. But there’s harbour users, the big new Interislanders should share a site at The discharge was triggered “In circumstances where disagreement about where to moor Kaiwharawhara with their rival Bluebridge. after a wastewater tunnel things don’t go right, we them, and nothing is yet designed. Picture supplied by Dave Lintott/lintottphoto.co.nz via RNZ collapsed under Dixon St in always try to act with urgency KiwiRail wants them at the CBD, which took months to and endeavour to find options Kings Wharf, nearer to central Ponter said because it can’t and quality of life to have State repair. which either do not affect the Wellington. But council and other reach agreement with KiwiRail, Highway One going across Cook Investigation documents environment or minimise the harbour users say the big new they’re left with no option but to Strait. We’ve got to make the right obtained under the Local impacts to the environment.” Interislanders should share a site have an interim facility, which decisions and the right decisions Government Official Information Wellington Water apologised at Kaiwharawhara with its rival means Bluebridge would stay at its take time,” she said. and Meetings Act conclude the to the community at the time of Bluebridge. current site on Kings Wharf until Ponter agrees, questioning discharge was allowed under the incident. Greater Wellington Regional 2026. whether it’s the right time to be emergency works provisions in Crampton said every effort Council chairperson Daron Ponter “Doing the transition approach making bold decisions on very the Resource Management Act was made to avoid wastewater said a multi-use ferry terminal is likely to be more expensive than large ferries. “Should we be looking (RMA). flow into the harbour. was more efficient, particularly in if we’d had more time and were for some transitory arrangement The discharge was to prevent “We used storage under terms of things like carparking. able to put in a multi-user facility. where KiwiRail purchases second- damage to property and health the Michael Fowler carpark “If you’re taking your car as If KiwiRail is committed to having hand ferries for a period and we risks, specifically a “significant and sucker trucks to transport you go into the facility, you’re not these ferries by 2024 or 2025 move to a new model, over a longer and uncontrolled” flow into the wastewater to another part of making a choice between whether then that’s no longer going to be period of time,” he said. vicinity of Dixon and Willis Sts. the network where it could be you go to Bluebridge or whether possible, we are going to have to go Joe Fleetwood, general secretary As well as what went into the pumped into the interceptor. you go to the Interislander, you’re to a transitory approach,” he said. of the Martime Union, said harbour, the investigation found “We immediately going to the next allocated carpark, Ponter says the full costs of the his organisation supported the there may have also been a commissioned an overload for the next ferry and there’s no project aren’t known because the decision to buy bespoke ferries, discharge of wastewater to the pumping system to bypass the distinction made. detailed design hasn’t been done. which had worked well in the past. ground immediately adjacent to blockage caused by the tunnel “So, the facilities right from the Information released by the In a statement KiwiRail says the collapsed tunnel. collapse.” carparking, to the counter facilities Treasury, puts KiwiRail’s costs it’s still in discussions with the That discharge was not Wellington Water’s latest in the terminal are being shared, at $925 million. That includes regional council and CentrePort allowed for under the RMA, but annual report has revealed just as they are in an airport,” he designing and building the new about the location of the new GWRC said it accepted it was sewage spills are 20 times that said. ships, its contribution to the ferry terminal and denies that Kings due to mechanical failure that of the company’s target. Ponter says to meet KiwiRail’s terminal infrastructure and paying Wharf is no longer an option. was beyond Wellington Water’s In the past year there were timeframes and have the wharf for consultants and experts. Ponter says the council will control. 2096 spills, known as dry ready for 2024 they would have It doesn’t include the likely huge apply to the government for fast- No enforcement action over weather overflows, compared had to start the design two years cost of rerouting roads and other track legisation to speed up the the incident has therefore been with a target of less than 100. ago. infrastructure. design and building process. taken. The majority of these “The ferries can’t go anywhere Wellington City Councillor Meanwhile, city councillor Nicola Wellington Water has, blockages were caused by tree else, it’s not as if they can park up Nicola Young said, given the sums Young has filed a notice of motion however, been ordered to pay roots, fats, wet wipes, and were at any of the existing facilities that of money involved, it might be a that the council support the $7,728 for the costs associated aggravated by pipe failures such we have. The existing facilities at good time to pause for a cup of tea. building of a new multi-use ferry with compliance monitoring. as cracks and dislocations. Centreport just cannot cater for “KiwiRail should slow down terminal at Kaiwharawhara. GWRC noted Wellington Wellington Water said the these ferries, so if we don’t get it their ferry renewal programme, The notice was signed by all 15 Water took several measures to target would have to be adjusted right and the timings not right, push the deadline out. This is a councillors yesterday. 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The height, a balustrade or other a home renovation to the group left at about 10.30pm. form of safety barrier would have required standard led to the Dickie and Walker went to been required to be in place to ‘AN AVOIDABLE ACCIDENT’: Former Olympian Simon Dickie was death of a former Olympian at bed at about 11pm, with Dickie meet building code compliance. a noted fly fisherman. He died from a fatal head injury after falling his Taupo home nearly three saying he planned to get up However, at the time of Dickie’s from the bedroom balcony of his Taupo home in 2017. The balcony years ago. early the next day. When Walker death, no code compliance was had no safety railing. File picture Simon Charles Dickie was awoke, he was not in bed. When ever issued for the extension coxswain in the New Zealand she went to look for him, she work. The council performed lost his balance and fell from the gold at the 1972 Olympics in coxed four rowing team that won found him lying on the driveway, two inspections and wrote to balcony, suffering the fatal head Munich with the New Zealand a gold medal in the 1968 Tokyo which was just under three Dickie twice reminding him of injury in the fall.” eight. Olympics and again in the New metres below their bedroom his obligations to apply for and The Coroner said it was not He then came out of retirement Zealand rowing eight which balcony. Emergency services were obtain a code compliance. There necessary to make any comments to win his third Olympic medal; won gold in Munich in 1972 and called, but Dickie had already was no recorded response to the or recommendations because claiming bronze with the eight bronze in Montreal in 1976. He died. letters and no application for an those were already covered under at the 1976 Montreal Games. went on to become a successful The Coroner’s report says the extension of time was made. the Building Act and the council’s He also won a gold medal at the self-employed businessman based balcony, which was on the second With no application for code consenting process. European Championships in in Taupo. floor, had a small step down from compliance for the work, on July “The requirement for a safety- 1971 and a bronze at the World Dickie, 66, died from a fatal the doorway of the bedroom. It 26, 2007, the code compliance barrier on a second-storey Rowing Championships in 1970. head injury after falling from the was 2.97m above the ground, was refused by the council under balcony and the obvious dangers Dickie was a larger than life bedroom balcony of his Taupo 3.5m wide and extended 95cm the Building Act. of there being no safety-barrier personality, “a true gentleman home in 2017. The balcony had from the house wall. There were The Coroner found that Dickie require no further comment or and a great bloke”, a man who no safety railing. no railings or other barriers died from a severe head injury recommendation.” radiated energy and enthusiasm The Coroner’s finding was around it. when he fell from the second Taupo District Council records and who was always fun to be made in November 2019 but has Police noticed that there was a storey balcony on to a paved area show that following Dickie’s with. He was well-known as a only just been released under the crumpled mat on the floor of the and stated it was “an avoidable death, the safety railings for the fly fisherman of skill who for Official Information Act. bedroom immediately before the accident”. balconies were manufactured four years led the New Zealand It says that Dickie kept balcony. “The balcony was small, being and fitted to the house, and fly fishing team, Team Kiwi, in touch with the rest of the “It appears that Simon had only 95cm wide. I consider its alterations and extensions at the famous One Fly fishing Olympic rowing team and their either stepped on to the balcony that, without a safety-barrier, were issued a Code Compliance competition in Jackson Hole, partners and they would reunite and lost his balance or tripped the balcony was not only non- Certificate in October 2019. Wyoming. annually. on the mat while in the bedroom compliant with the building code, His love of adventure led to In December 12, 2017, the and fallen over the balcony,” the it also presented a significant Life of a Legend him starting his own outdoors rowers were all staying in Taupo report says. hazard,” the Coroner wrote. company, Simon Dickie and had spent the day socialising Investigations by the Coroner “At some point and for some New Zealand rowing great Adventures, in his early 20s and fishing before reconvening showed that Dickie had a blood unknown reason, Simon got up Simon Dickie was a cox who before developing and later at Dickie and partner Adrienne alcohol level of 140mg/100mL. during the night and stepped won three Olympic medals; selling Poronui Ranch near Walker’s house around 6pm for The legal limit for driving is on to or towards the balcony. one of only a handful of New Taupo. dinner. 50mg per 100mL. Toxicology results confirmed Zealanders to accomplish that The Coroner’s report said The report by Coroner Michael A report provided by the that Simon had been drinking feat. His first medal came in Dickie’s sudden death had been Robb says Dickie was described Taupo District Council showed alcohol and was suffering from 1968 in Mexico City at just 17, a great shock to his family as a wonderful host and a that a number of alterations a moderate level of intoxication. winning gold as part of the coxed and friends and he was deeply sociable and engaging man, and extensions to Dickie’s Taupo He likely tripped or otherwise four, before famously winning missed. Christmas cheer to start in the capital, rain or shine WELLINGTON — Santa Claus, an the best weather of the weekend, but ice rink and a foam cannon are among northerly winds would return towards the attractions kicking off Christmas the end of the day. FESTIVITY celebrations in the capital this weekend, “Saturday will be better than Sunday BEGINS: A Very after a challenging 2020. . . . early in the morning there should Welly Christmas Lambton Quay and its surrounding be some strong southerlies but they’ll returns this streets will welcome Wellingtonians and die out, so around the middle of the day weekend. This visitors from midday on Saturday and and the afternoon shouldn’t be too bad,” event has been a Sunday for the annual — ‘A Very Welly he said. “Sunday’s going to be a wet day festive favourite Christmas’ event. really — rain and strong northerlies, but in the capital Offerings would include food you might see a change to southerlies since 2016. trucks, face-painting, crafts and live late on Sunday.” NZ Herald picture performances, with Santa Claus making Event organisers have said the event an appearance over the weekend. Carols will go ahead rain or shine, unless there would start at Midland Park from 5pm is any safety risk to the public or Santa. on Saturday. A Very Welly Christmas had been a MetService meteorologist Rob Kerr festive favourite in the capital since said Saturday afternoon would be 2016. As New Zealand remained at Alert Level 1 there would be no Government restrictions on gatherings, but organisers asked the public to use the hand We’ve sanitiser available, sign in with the Covid Tracer App and avoid the event if got you unwell. Wellington mayor Andy Foster encouraged Wellingtonians to support the covered event and shop local this Christmas. “A Very Welly Christmas is a popular and long-established event on the • Key Person capital’s calendar, and all the usual Business Cover crowd-pleaser activities and performers • Plant & will be back for all to enjoy — with some Machinery Contact us at GFS on 868 8313 333 Childers Road, Gisborne new treats to make the festivities even • Motor Vehicle more vibrant, accessible, and unique. • KiwiSaver and info@gisfi n.co.nz “We encourage everyone to head to the Retirement www.gisfi n.co.nz event by public transport, by foot or bike, planning and for those who need to drive there’s • Life Insurance also two free hours parking over the 33471-06 and Mortgages weekend available in Clifton Car-Park as • Health part of our Love Local campaign.” 30326-01 • Home & Contents — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 BUSINESS 11 Cherry growers nervous over limited seasonal pickers by Anan Zaki, RNZ backpackers that are still remaining in pizzas from Pizza Hut and fed all the New Zealand.” staff and they’re always throwing on DUNEDIN — With the border Jones said the pressure would come some beers.” remaining closed to seasonal workers, during the peak of the harvest in Milne is still working out how much cherry growers fear huge losses during January. more he will pay workers, but said in January’s peak harvest time. “We do need an excess of 5000 people previous years, good pickers can earn In the run-up to Christmas, orchards in Central Otago to pick and pack between $300-to-$400 a day. hope to entice local labour with free food the cherry crop and that’s where our He said orchards won’t mind paying and higher wages. nervousness is. more for a good return. But the growers fear that won’t be “Will there be enough people at that Summerfruit NZ chief executive enough to secure the several thousand time?” Richard Palmer said less than 20 percent people needed during the busiest picking That looks unlikely. Prime Minister of regular working holiday visa holders time. Jacinda Ardern has already told the currently remained in the country. Tim Jones, who runs 45 South horticulture sector that the Government “Fruit growing in Central Otago is one Cherries in Central Otago, said it was isn’t looking at bringing in more seasonal of the big parts of their export earning. currently early in the cherry harvest so workers visas this year. “If you lose a third of the crop, call it demand for workers hadn’t soared and “What we have said to them though, limited number of visitors left in the $50 million worth of cherries, that has a local labour was available. is that this side of Christmas we have country, Milne said orchards would be massive flow through to the rest of the “The first few early domestic season to focus on (returning) New Zealanders,” paying more to entice workers. regional economy and importantly to cherries are being picked now,” he said. she said. “No for sure, they (workers) are going permanent New Zealand jobs,” he said. “We have to say that we’re very Martin Milne, owner of Cheeki to get some more money this year,” Milne A spokesperson for Immigration encouraged by the amount of inquires Cherries in Cromwell, has relied on said. Minister Kris Faafoi said progress we’ve had from all the Kiwis, school backpackers on working holidays and “Some of them are doing incentives to was being made with growers and an students and university students that tourists who pick their own cherries. keep them in the orchard. Last year they announcement should be made in the have inquired about work and also the But with the borders closed and a gave out free ice creams . . . ordered 50 near future. Cert NZ tracks RBNZ’s risk warning big rise in ‘House price growth continues to outpace growth in incomes’ cyber attacks by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald lending and ensure that banks remain decline in economic activity, housing resilient to a future housing market market activity and credit growth had by Chris Keall, NZ Herald WELLINGTON — Ongoing downturn.” rebounded strongly. containment of Covid-19 and significant The Reserve Bank has signalled its “A growing share of this lending is AUCKLAND — The Government’s Computer fiscal and monetary support has ensured intention to consult on re-introducing the going to borrowers with low deposits, Emergency Response Team (Cert NZ) fielded the New Zealand economy has been bank restriction from March 1. making these borrowers more vulnerable a record 2610 reports of cyber attacks in the resilient to the economic shocks from the Bascand said banks needed to continue to a correction. If this trend were to September quarter, which included the second pandemic but significant risks remain, to support their customers and maintain continue, the stock of low-deposit home lockdown for Aucklanders. according to the Reserve Bank. their appetite to lend. loans on banks’ books would gradually It continued a trend of escalating online New Zealand’s central bank released The report notes home loan deferrals rise to a level that would constitute a fraud, phishing and ransomware attacks during its six-monthly Financial Stability peaked at around eight percent of risk to financial stability.” the pandemic. Report yesterday and Reserve Bank mortgage lending but only 1.5 percent Some banks had eased maximum loan- Reported financial loss for the three months governor Adrian Orr said the relatively remained on deferral as of early to-value ratio restrictions to property to September 30 jumped to $6.4 million from resilient economy meant the financial November. investors from 70 to 80 percent and $3.8m in the year-ago quarter — but Cert system had not been tested as far as it lending at that high LVR had increased NZ says a lot of offending is likely going could have been. strongly. unreported, either because victims are too “The banking system has maintained Orr signalled caution, saying The report notes that while asset price sheepish or because they are simply not aware strong buffers of capital and liquidity, Covid-19 remained rampant growth supported household balance of the existence of the relatively new cyber and the insurance sector remains well sheets, long-term risks remained from agency. capitalised.” internationally, implying risks housing market imbalances. An old favourite returned during the quarter But Orr also signalled caution to New Zealanders’ health and “House price growth continues to — DDoS, or distributed denial of service attacks saying Covid-19 remained rampant economic prosperity remain. outpace growth in household incomes — such as the one that hit the NZX during internationally, implying significant risks and rents.” August, rendering its website inaccessible to New Zealanders’ health and economic In October, the house price-to-income by smothering it with automated connection prosperity remain. ratio rose to 7.7 up from 6.8 a year requests (usually money is demanded to stop; “Businesses domestically and However, the Reserve Bank expected earlier, mainly driven by strong growth NZX would not comment on that point). internationally face ongoing challenges loan impairment rates to rise and banks in Auckland where the house price to Cert NZ has also seen the emergence of a as fiscal support measures unwind, had increased loan loss provisions in income ratio was now 10.3. new scam tailored to the pandemic remote- which will lead to an increase in loan anticipation. “House prices are at very high levels, working boom: emails purporting to be impairments for banks,” he said. Deputy “Higher provisions, along with reduced and the recent growth in house prices Zoom meeting invites, but containing links to Governor Geoff Bascand acknowledged net interest income as a result of lower increases the risk of a sharp correction in malicious software that could take over your that actions to support employment interest rates, have seen bank profits the medium term, if the current demand computer. and investment had also spurred on fall from previous high levels. However, and supply imbalances quickly unwind.” The pandemic has spurred a working- activity in the housing market, resulting profits still remain reasonable and, with Despite this rise the average debt from-home boom, often involving much lower in an increase in higher-risk lending, banks currently restricted from paying servicing as a share of borrowers’ security, at the same time that lockdowns particularly to property investors. dividends, they have strengthened their incomes had fallen from 39 percent to 35 around the globe reduced many of organised “High leverage in the housing sector capital buffers.” percent because of falling mortgage rates crimes’ usual “real-life” avenues — leading to a poses risks if house prices fall sharply or Reserve Bank stress tests had shown over the last two years. spike in cybercrime. unemployment rises, reducing the ability banks had the capacity to withstand a “A lower debt-servicing ratio implies “We’ve seen a significant rise in reports of to service loans. weakening in the economy before their borrowers would have a higher capacity unauthorised access to organisations’ networks “This is why the Reserve Bank intends ability to continue to support the flow of to absorb declines in income or increases within the last six months as more and more to re-impose LVR restrictions to guard credit would come under question. in expenses, after making their loan people work remotely,” Cert NZ response against continued growth in high-risk The Reserve Bank said despite the repayments.” manager Nadia Yousef told The Herald.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY $1.89 and cinema software firm Vista Group rose Manuka honey producer Comvita rose 6c or 6c or 3.45 percent to $1.80. 1.9 percent to $3.22 after telling the market it Another record-breaker, Mainfreight romped was the third highest seller among New Zealand WELLINGTON — Records were the order Locally, there were 92 gainers and 49 to $61 after rising $1.15c or 1.92 percent; a2 Milk brands in Alibaba’s big Singles Day sale on of the day — here and on Wall Street — as decliners over the whole market, with 64 million was up 12c to $14.50 on trade worth $13.5m; November 11. Comvita’s sales increased 17 the buoyant New Zealand sharemarket made shares worth $297.97 million changing hands. Freightways gained 16c to a new high of $9.54 percent on last year’s. another healthy gain on strong turnover. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare had a crazy day and Ryman Healthcare recovered 28c or 1.95 Turners Automotive Group’s revenue fell 14 New Zealand’s leading stock Fisher & Paykel after reporting an expected strong result for the percent to $14.61. percent to $147.54m but its net profit rose 25 Healthcare reported a record half-year financial six months ended September. Its share price Fletcher Building told shareholders at its percent to $13.41m for the six months ending result, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average — rose to $35.26 before plunging late in the day to annual meeting that it now expects operating September. the bellwether of the 30 largest listed stocks in $33.55, down 50c or 1.47 percent, on trade worth earnings for the half year ending December Turners said the used-car market had the United States — cracked the psychological $79.4m. to be nearly $100m ahead of the previous rebounded and it reaffirmed 2021 gross profit of 30,000 points level for the first time in its 125- The medical devices manufacturer’s revenue corresponding period. The company wants to guidance of $28m-$31m. It is paying an interim year history. rose 59 percent to $910.2m, from $570.9m, an build 500 homes a year at the prefab plant in dividend of 8c a share, and its share price rose The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 114.60 points 86 percent rise in net profit to $225.5m from Auckland, and its share price rose another 21c 9c or 3.2 percent to $2.90. or 0.91 percent to 12,667.98, after hitting an $121.2m. It is paying an increased interim or 3.7 percent to $5.88. Plexure Group, which has listed on the intraday high of 12,709.90. The Australian S&P/ dividend of 16c a share on December 16. Wine exporter Delegat Group said at its Australian ASX market, fell 13c or 9.77 percent ASX 200 Index is also having one of its best Among the rotation stocks, Auckland annual meeting it is planning to grow sales by to $1.20. The online marketing firm has issued Novembers, and at 5.45pm was up 0.81 percent International Airport was up 14c to $7.80; Air 17 percent to $3.84m over the next three years. more than 26,500 new shares worth nearly to 6698 points. New Zealand climbed 4.5c or 2.44 percent to Its share price rose 25c to $15.75. $32m. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 EDITORIAL Seeking substance . . . Our council not afraid Re: A topsy-turvy world Alice, the perfect system for A lot of interest in . . . November 25 letter. a country in which people from Hi Mike, if your missive dozens of ethnic groups speak to tackle hard issues loan rates, housing seeks to serve as a numerous languages, such as Re: Most of us against racial were raised in the local compelling case against NZ, is a racially-neutral system segregation, Nov 24 letter. government sector over the Two weeks ago Reserve Bank Maori wards, it needs work. with political rights based on Tena Koe Andy, fact that when a geographical governer Adrian Orr chided reporters I don’t pretend to citizenship, not ethnicity. To set From Kapiti Coast, the ward was proposed, it was for their focus on housing as understand the nuances up Maori wards would be to step creation of a strategy for only the people affected who compared to the labour market, and of politics but I recognise away from such a system. Maori wards must appear were asked, whereas when when a racist is flailing quite surreal. Nevertheless, a Maori ward was proposed, made it clear once again that it was here at Gisborne District everyone was asked. Even not his job to control house prices. about. The race card is MIKE BUTLER being played by you and Council we have a those who were not affected. He was announcing that the RBNZ management and governance It is in this climate of planned to reintroduce loan-to-value your cronies from Hobson’s Morning Mike, Pledge. I freely admit that This will be my final structure that is not afraid to inequality that our councils restrictions next year — to put a racism gets right up my response to you because tackle the hard issues. Then must try to build integrity brake on higher-risk low-deposit nose and I wholeheartedly trying to have a substantive there are the councillors in and foster trust within their home loans, and ensure banks support equity. Equity conversation with someone New Plymouth, Tauranga, the communities. A situation remained resilient in the face of a entails providing Maori with who thinks as you do and Northland Regional Council, made even more difficult housing market downturn — and equitable representation not belongs to the truly awful Kaipara, Whangarei and when, according to the Act, a that it would roll out a new scheme merely equal representation. organisation Hobson’s Ruapehu who also boldly Pakeha majority can decide of cheap funding to retail banks (up Your move. Pledge is futile . . . introduced Maori wards. the level of representation for LARA MEYER Read the response from I trust Gisborne District a Maori minority. to $28 billion) to encourage more Council will continue to The Act creates segregation borrowing and spending. Thelma Karaitiana attached Still nothing substantive to another commentary. interpret the Local Electoral and fosters distrust, not The purpose of that new funding is Act 2001, and accordingly councils. The Act must be to boost inflation and employment, from Lara. Just the R word and She seems to have a better a warped view of “equitable handle on things than either determine its legal changed and from my place in line with the RBNZ’s mandate. But representation”. you or I. responsibilities. Although, on the East Coast, it’s time for with commentators predicting most I invite you to enrol in David Cull, the previous the change. of it will go towards housing, there MIKE BUTLER, Hastings pretty much any course president of Local Government were of course headline reports offered by universities here New Zealand, said questions THELMA KARAITIANA of mortgage rates going lower and My challenge would be for to distance students, in lower, further exacerbating sky-high Mr Butler to deliver what order to educate yourself LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS prices and housing inequality. he would consider to be a about implicit bias and Behind that news, though, bank compelling case. the harm done to Maori economists felt the imminent Discourse is intended as a result of Eurocentric to further knowledge and government policies over the Only themselves to blame cheap wholesale funding reduced understanding. Often it is entire course of our nation’s the likelihood of official cash rate Re: ‘Yes’ to Maori wards right is even possible. confined by narrow-minded history. decision, November 23 column. The other great thing is that most (OCR) cuts next year, and for some and defensive positions. For Once you know Maori seem to think Pakeha of those Pakeha who voted for this the prospect of negative rates — generations local governance something, you will be in are pissed because they see this against the wishes of most of their which the RBNZ had indicated were has been according to models a much sounder position as an attack on white people’s Pakeha supporters will lose their coming — was now off the table. No and strictures imposed by to try to argue — although rights, when I for one think that seats, as the incoming Maori ward banks have cut their own record-low the Crown. Perhaps now I doubt you will want to, nothing is further from the truth. councillors get 40 percent of the lending rates, yet. there is space for people to because you will be much What this decision will do, if it is council spots. The other great thing Fast forward to Tuesday this entertain that alternatives less ignorant. not overturned by popular vote, is that Josh Wharehinga will most week and Finance Minister Grant may be a positive change. Nga mihi nui Mike. is transfer power to corporate likely depose Rehette Stoltz in 2022, Robertson announced he had Maoridom. so again Pakeha will be heaving ALICE LARA MEYER written to the RBNZ suggesting From a Pakeha perspective I a collective sigh of relief having think that is great because now witnessed her performance to date. it pay attention to house prices the ordinary Maori in the street Once Josh is in charge, Maori when setting interest rates . . . to will finally be able to see that it is will no longer be able to point the applause from National and ACT, indeed their own leadership who bone at us “racist, self-entitled, both claiming the idea as their own. Bandquest a great event are giving them the shaft. The racial whities” and will only be able to Part of the RBNZ’s initial response division and the hatred unleashed blame themselves for everything was that it already paid attention to Re: Bandquest 2020 Sixth Sense (from GGHS) will be nothing compared to the that happens going forward. I love it. house prices. Despite that, Westpac Big thanks to Jane Egan — your original music, poverty that will engulf the region Bring it on. figures indicate Robertson’s and her team who organised stage presence and obvious as we move further to the left, if that PETER JONES Bandquest 2020, which was enjoyment for what you do intervention had the immediate held at the War Memorial was a great finale. What role effect of halving the odds the RBNZ Theatre a few weeks ago. Our models you are for our region’s would cut the OCR sometime in the bands from Wainui Beach younger musicians. Entitled to support display first half of next year. School loved it and what a We’ll be back next year! Re: Museum refuses to support the display of all Orr responded further yesterday positive experience it was for Endeavour, November 17 story. memorabilia that reminds by drawing attention to the role them! SUE I am Gisborne born visitors and locals alike of that tax settings could play in reducing and bred and proud of my occasion. existing incentives that support hometown. I attended city and I am disappointed that property investment . . . despite Gap in line unacceptable country schools throughout a minority group has such Robertson having reiterated on the district and spent almost influence in the area which Tuesday that the Government had no Re: Big push for rail the transport of logs only my entire working life in the denies that display, with the required, November 23 letter. benefit the economy and area until I retired in 2015. view that their history is plans to pull this obvious lever it has The train service must be boosts our strength in tourism I am of European descent more important than mine. to cool the property market. restarted for the transport of and exports. and lived in Gisborne as a I strongly agree with the The RBNZ governor was on Radio goods and passengers. The longer the rails are left direct result of Captain James amazing new replicas of NZ this morning discussing another The gap in the line between to deteriorate, the greater Cook of HMS Endeavour Cook’s ship being reinstated tool at its disposal, saying it wanted Wairoa and Gisborne is the chance that losing this arriving in the bay in October in the main road as were the to introduce debt-to-income ratios unacceptable. asset becomes our reality; not 1769. originals in 1969. — meaning the amount you can The insane beauty of a ride acceptable. As a lifelong resident borrow is proportionately related to for passengers along the coast, JEFF SLACK of Gisborne, I am entitled COLIN KNOWLES your income. He also warned against special steam excursions and Te Mahia Peninsula without question to be allowed Te Awamutu house prices being elevated to the [email protected] same high level as its objectives for stable inflation and maximising ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. stable employment . . . “then we ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. would be trying to achieve three ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. targets with one stone”. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 WORLD 13 Biden implores Americans to forgo big Thanksgiving

WILMINGTON — US President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech on Wednesday (local time) highlighting the challenges Americans faced as Global case Covid-19 cases surged on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. Speaking to Americans from his hometown of Wilmington, tally tops Delaware, the president- elect said a big Biden family Thanksgiving was off the 60 million table this year because of the pandemic. THE global tally of confirmed In remarks billed as a coronavirus cases has hit 60 million, Thanksgiving address to the with the pace of new infections nation, the Democrat urged accelerating and the United States Americans to “hang on” and reporting record numbers of not “surrender to the fatigue” hospitalisations, according to a after months of dealing with the Reuters tally. coronavirus. Officials in the United States, He noted that public health which is the worst-affected country officials had asked Americans to in the world, urged Americans give up many of the traditions to stay at home for the imminent that make Thanksgiving special Thanksgiving holiday as soaring to Americans, such as big indoor, numbers of Covid-19 patients family get-togethers. pushed medical professionals to the In his address, Biden said he brink. knew how hard it was to give up The United States has reported family traditions but that it was 1m new Covid-19 cases in less than very important this year, given THANKSGIVING ADDRESS: President-elect Joe Biden speaks on Wednesday, November 25, in a week — taking its total reported the spike in virus cases, which Wilmington, Delaware, on the eve of Thanksgiving. AP picture infections to over 12.5m and its were averaging about 160,000 death toll to 260,000, according to a day. course of the disease,” including Meanwhile, President Donald In reality however, the the Reuters data based on official He urged everyone to wear increasing testing, providing Trump stoked the embers of election gave Biden a clear statements. face masks, to practise social more protective gear and clearer his flailing effort to upend the mandate and no systemic fraud Globally, infections stood at more distancing and to limit the guidance for businesses and election results as his lawyer, had been uncovered. than 60m and deaths at 1.4m. size of gatherings, calling it a schools to reopen. Rudy Giuliani, and other In his remarks in Wilmington, An analysis of the Reuters data “patriotic duty” until a vaccine And he said that he himself members of his legal team met Biden made passing reference showed the rate of new infections was approved. was taking precautions around Pennsylvania Republican state to Trump’s refusal to concede, picking up globally. While he said the federal Thanksgiving and eschewing senators in Gettysburg. declaring “our democracy was It took just 17 days to go from government had “vast powers” his traditional large family There, they again aired tested this year” but “the people 50m cases to 60m, compared with to combat the virus, “the federal gathering, instead spending grievances about the election of this nation are up to the the 21 days it took to go from 40m government cannot do it alone”. the holiday with just his wife, and repeated allegations of task”. to 50m. Around 580,000 cases “Each of us has a daughter and son-in-law. Democratic malfeasance that Biden’s remarks came as have been reported each day over responsibility in our own lives “This is the moment when have already disintegrated Covid-19 cases were surging the past week and around half to do what we can to slow the we need to steel our spines, under examination by courts. nationwide. Hospitalisations, of all cases since the start of the virus,” he said. redouble our efforts and Trump joined the meeting deaths and positive test pandemic were reported over the However, he also pledged recommit ourselves to this from the Oval Office, asserting: rates were also up sharply past 70 days. that his administration would fight,” Biden said. “This was an election that we as the nation approached In Europe, 1m new cases were “take steps that will change the “We’re all in this together.” won easily. We won it by a lot.” Thanksgiving. — AP recorded over just five days, for a total of more than 16m cases, including 365,000 deaths. Governments across Europe were Trump pardons Michael Flynn, struggling to impose restrictions Thailand revives on public life at the same time as allowing families to celebrate Christmas together without law that bans taking aim at Russian probe somehow fuelling further outbreaks. While a national lockdown in WASHINGTON, DC — US sceptically, whether to grant a position. England was due to end next week, criticism of king President Donald Trump US Justice Department request In the months since, a three- Germany, Spain, and Italy had all pardoned former national to dismiss the prosecution. judge panel’s decision ordering announced restrictions over the BANGKOK — Thailand has revived a security adviser Michael Flynn This was despite Flynn’s own Sullivan to dismiss the case was holiday period, including limits on controversial law against criticising the royal on Wednesday (local time), guilty plea to lying to the FBI overturned by the full appeals house guests. family in an attempt to curb months of anti- taking direct aim in the final about his Russia contacts. court, which sent the matter The Latin American region has government protests. Several activists have been days of his administration at a The move, coming as Trump back to Sullivan. the highest number of reported summoned to face charges under the lèse-majesté Russia investigation that he has wound down his single term, At a hearing in September, deaths in the world, representing law, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years in long insisted was motivated by looked likely to energise Flynn lawyer Sidney Powell told about 21 percent of all global cases prison for each count. political bias. supporters who had taken up the judge that she had discussed and over 31 percent of all global It is the first time in over two years that such “It is my great honour to the case as a cause celebre and the Flynn case with Trump but deaths reported. charges have been filed. announce that General Michael rallied around the retired army also said she did not want a Brazil last week joined the Thailand has been rocked by student-led T Flynn has been granted a lieutenant general as the victim pardon — presumably because United States and India as the only protests for months, with demonstrators full pardon,” Trump tweeted. of what they asserted was an she wanted him to be vindicated countries to have recorded more demanding changes to the monarchy. Protesters “Congratulations to @GenFlynn unfair prosecution. in the courts. than 6m infections. With almost are also calling for constitutional reforms and the and his wonderful family, I Trump himself has repeatedly Powell had emerged 170,000 confirmed fatalities, Brazil removal of the country’s prime minister. know you will now have a truly spoken warmly about Flynn, separately in recent weeks as had the world’s second-highest On Tuesday, a prominent student activist, fantastic Thanksgiving!” even though special counsel a public face of Trump’s efforts death toll. 22-year-old Parit Chiwarak, said he had received Flynn is the second Trump Robert Mueller’s prosecutors to overturn the results of his While India remained the second- a summons for lèse-majesté — among other associate convicted in the once praised him as a model election loss to President- worst affected country in the world, charges — but that he was “not afraid”. Russia probe to be granted co-operator in their probe into elect Joe Biden; however, the with almost 9.2m cases, it has “The ceiling has been broken. Nothing can clemency by the president. ties between Russia and the Trump legal team ultimately continued to report a slowdown in contain us anymore,” he tweeted, along with a Trump commuted the 2016 Trump campaign. distanced itself from her after new cases in recent weeks. India photo of the summons. sentence of long-time confidant The pardon is the final step she advanced a series of has reported an average of around At least six other key protest leaders, including Roger Stone just days before he in a case defined by twists and uncorroborated conspiracy 44,000 cases a day over the past human rights lawyer Anon Nampa and Panusaya was due to report to prison. turns over the last year after claims. week, well down from a peak of Sithijirawattanakul, are expected to face the same It was part of a broader the Justice Department abruptly The pardon spared Flynn just under 97,900 cases in mid- charges, according to reports. effort to undo the results of an moved to dismiss the case, the possibility of any prison September. Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, which forbids any investigation that for years has insisting that Flynn should have sentence, which Sullivan could Meanwhile, many Asia-Pacific insult to the monarchy, is among the strictest in shadowed his administration and never been interviewed by the potentially have imposed had he countries, such as China, South the world. The reintroduction of charges under yielded criminal charges against FBI in the first place, only to ultimately decided to reject the Korea, Singapore, Australia and the lèse-majesté law comes ahead of a planned a half a dozen of his associates. have US District Justice Emmet Justice Department’s dismissal New Zealand, had shown how rapid, demonstration on Wednesday at the Crown The action voids the criminal Sullivan refuse the request and request. local and intrusive steps could be Property Bureau. — BBC story via RNZ case against Flynn just as a appoint a former judge to argue Flynn had acknowledged lying effective in extinguishing outbreaks. federal judge was weighing, against the federal government’s during the FBI interview. — AP — Reuters story via RNZ 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 GLOBAL BRIEFS Ethiopian PM rejects Grammy nominees for 2021 LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa lead the nominations for the 2021 Grammy Awards, while superstars BTS scored their first nomination. growing ‘interference’ The Recording Academy has announced nominees in 83 categories on Tuesday (local time). Beyoncé leads the field, with nine nominations overall, including four for ‘Black Parade’, a protest World calls for halt to deadly fighting in Tigray anthem released at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests this summer. ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, has Swift, with six nods, could win album of the year prime minister is rejecting warned Mekele’s half a million for a record-breaking third time with her lockdown international calls for a halt residents to move away from album Folklore. to the deadly fighting in the the Tigray People’s Liberation Dua Lipa also picked up six nominations for the Tigray region, saying the Front (TPLF) leaders or disco-tinged Future Nostalgia. outside concern is “unwelcome there would be “no mercy” — British nominees included Harry Styles, who interference” and that his language that the UN human picked up his first ever Grammy nominations in country would handle the rights chief and others had the pop genre categories. conflict on its own, as the warned could lead to “further Coldplay were listed in the best album category 72-hour surrender ultimatum violations of international for their eighth album Everyday Life. ran out on Wednesday (local humanitarian law”. Harvey Mason jr., the Recording Academy time). However, communications Interim President/CEO, offered some insight on Some people were “fleeing remained almost completely what to expect at the 2021 show back in June Mekele in search of safety”, severed to the Tigray region during an interview with Variety. It would largely the United Nations (UN) said of some 6 million people, and depend on how under control the pandemic was, of Tigray’s regional capital. it was not clear how many but he was looking at three ways to broadcast the Meanwhile, a statement people in Mekele were aware glamourous event. this week from a civil society of the warnings and the threat “We are simultaneously developing three plans representative in the region, of artillery fire. for what the show might look like: one is the which was seen by The “Warnings alone do not traditional show with the full crowd, two is a Associated Press, described absolve the government of its limited crowd, and three is no crowd. But none of heavy bombardment of duty to take constant care to SEEKING REFUGE: A Tigray refugee girl who fled the conflict those plans involve changing or postponing the communities elsewhere that protect civilians when carrying in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, sits on aid she received at Umm date,” said Mason. had kept many residents from out military operations in Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan. AP picture The winners would be announced at the 63rd fleeing. urban areas that are home Grammy Awards ceremony on January 31, 2021. It pleaded for a safe to thousands of people who foreign policy chief Josep and sought to centralise Comedian Trevor Noah will host the show, the corridor to ship in aid as food may not be able to reach Borrell said on Tuesday after power. The TPLF opted out Recording Academy announced. — Agencies began to run out. more secure areas,” Human meeting with Ethiopia’s when Abiy dissolved the ruling However, the international Rights Watch’s Horn of Africa foreign minister. coalition, then infuriated the Queensland not joining bubble community should “stand by” director Laetitia Bader said in “Both sides should federal government by holding BRISBANE — Queensland’s Premier Annastacia until Ethiopia’s government a statement. immediately begin dialogue an election in September Palaszczuk has ruled out the state joining a asked for assistance, Prime Diplomats said UN facilitated by the AU,” the after national elections were proposed transtasman travel bubble. Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office Security Council members national security adviser for postponed due to Covid-19. Palaszczuk yesterday warned of “catastrophic” said in a statement. in a closed-door meeting on US president-elect Joe Biden, Each side now regards the consequences if Australia’s international borders Government forces were Tuesday expressed support Jake Sullivan, tweeted. other as illegal. were opened. reportedly positioned for an African Union (AU)-led The Tigray regional leader, One Ethiopian military She had faced strong criticism of her strict outside Mekele with tanks. effort to deploy three high- Debretsion Gebremichael, official claimed that more than approach to her own state’s border, but finally “We respectfully urge the level envoys to Ethiopia. But could not immediately be 10,000 “junta forces” had been revealed yesterday morning that it would be open international community to Ethiopia has said the envoys reached. “destroyed” since the fighting to Victoria on December 1. refrain from any unwelcome cannot meet with the TPLF The TPLF dominated began on November 4, when However, Palaszczuk insisted it was still too and unlawful acts of leaders. Ethiopia’s government for Abiy accused the TPLF of soon in the fight against coronavirus to commit to interference,” it added. “This conflict is already more than a quarter of a attacking a military base. a trans-tasman bubble. The government, led by seriously destabilising the century, but it was sidelined — AP — The New Zealand Herald Abiy, who was last year’s region,” European Union after Abiy took office in 2018 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex describes grief of miscarriage MONTECITO, CA — The Duchess felt while looking after Archie. She said the duchess’s “honesty because something happened with the of Sussex has revealed she had a “I dropped to the floor with him in and openness” sends a “powerful development of the baby soon or after miscarriage in July, writing in an article my arms, humming a lullaby to keep message to anyone who loses a baby: conception, it says. of feeling “an almost unbearable grief”. us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark ‘you might feel incredibly lonely, but The symptoms experienced “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn contrast to my sense that something you are not alone’”. will depend on the cause of the child, that I was losing my second,” was not right,” she wrote. Clea Harmer, chief executive of miscarriage and how advanced the Meghan said in a piece for the New “Hours later, I lay in a hospital bed, stillbirth and neonatal death charity pregnancy was, but symptoms can York Times. holding my husband’s hand. I felt the Sands, said it was a “sad reality” include vaginal bleeding, abdominal She went on to describe how she clamminess of his palm and kissed his that there was a stigma surrounding pain or cramping and lower back pain. watched “my husband’s heart break as knuckles, wet from both our tears. pregnancy loss and baby death, which “It is normal for parents to feel he tried to hold the shattered pieces “Staring at the cold white walls, my “leaves many parents feeling isolated”. emotional and (to experience the) of mine”. eyes glazed over. I tried to imagine “The isolation we have all felt this physical symptoms of grief following Meghan wrote that “loss and pain how we’d heal.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex year has made it even more difficult a miscarriage. It is important to give have plagued every one of us in 2020”. The duchess continued: “Losing for parents whose baby has died yourself time to recover from the The 39-year-old shared her a child means carrying an almost The duchess is the second member during the Covid-19 pandemic and has physical process of miscarriage, to experience to urge people to “commit unbearable grief, experienced by many of the Royal Family to open up about brought back painful emotions for all acknowledge your feelings and to to asking others, ‘are you OK?’” over but talked about by few. having a miscarriage. those who have lost precious loved understand what has happened,” the the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. “In the pain of our loss, my husband In 2018, the Queen’s granddaughter ones,” she said. College of Midwives says. — BBC/RNZ A source close to the duchess and I discovered that in a room of 100 Zara Tindall spoke about suffering two Dr Christine Ekechi, of the confirmed to the BBC that the duchess women, 10 to 20 of them will have miscarriages before having her second Royal College of Obstetricians was currently in good health and the suffered from miscarriage. child. and Gynaecologists, said it was Where to get support couple just wanted to talk about what “Yet, despite the staggering The duchess’s miscarriage “important” that any stigma or shame had happened in July, having come to commonality of this pain, the happened at a time when she was surrounding this issue was removed. The Ministry of Health lists appreciate how common miscarriage conversation remains taboo, riddled involved in legal action against the “Sadly, early miscarriages are very a number of organisations that was. with (unwarranted) shame, and Mail on Sunday over the publication common and they can be a devastating can support New Zealand women A Buckingham Palace spokesman, perpetuating a cycle of solitary of a letter she wrote to her father. loss for parents and their families,” and their partners following a meanwhile, said: “It’s a deeply mourning.” Last month she was granted a she said. miscarriage. personal matter we would not The duchess also referenced the TV postponement of her privacy trial until And Alice Weeden, from charity the comment on.” interview in which she was asked by autumn of next year. Miscarriage Association, told the BBC: ■ Sands New Zealand — a The duchess and Prince Harry, the a journalist if she was OK, during her “When somebody, particularly in the network of parent-run groups Duke of Sussex, moved to California tour of South Africa last year. One in four women affected public eye, talks about it openly, it’s supporting whanau who have to live away from the media spotlight, She said she was asked the helpful for other people to know that experienced the death of a baby. after stepping back as senior royals question during a time in which she An estimated one in four they are not alone.” ■ Miscarriage Support — in January. They currently live in was “trying to keep a brave face in the pregnancies ends in a miscarriage, The New Zealand College offers empathy, emotional and Montecito, which is a secluded very public eye”. according to the charity Tommy’s. of Midwives website defines a psychological peer support and paradise in Santa Barbara county, full “I answered him honestly, not Tommy’s midwife Sophie King said miscarriage as a pregnancy that ends information for all women who of celebrity homes. knowing that what I said would talking about miscarriage was “a real on its own within the first 20 weeks. have experienced the loss of Their first child, Archie, was born on resonate with so many — new mums taboo in society” so “mothers like It affects approximately 25 percent their babies, but particularly by May 6, 2019. and older ones, and anyone who Meghan sharing their stories is a vital of all pregnancies. miscarriage. The duchess began her article by had, in their own way, been silently step in breaking down that stigma and There are many reasons why ■ Skylight — bereavement describing a “sharp cramp”, which she suffering,” she said. shame”. miscarriages occur, but usually it is support. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 WORLD 15 NSW heatwave forecast SYDNEY — It is still a few to dissipate a little by Monday, days out from the official start but heatwave conditions were of summer, but in Australia expected to move up into the heat is set to ramp up northern New South Wales ahead of the weekend and and south-east Queensland. residents are being urged to heed health warnings. Beware the hot nights Severe heatwave conditions are set to stretch across the It was not just the daytime continent — from north-west temperatures that were cause Scotland first to the south-east — as heat is for concern. drawn down from the centre. “The warm nights and Tracts of the country face hot days are really going to severe heatwave conditions create very uncomfortable in world to and this will not be a one-day conditions,” How said. affair. “Warm overnight conditions To hit the official criteria mean people aren’t really make period for a heatwave, the Bureau of going to be able to recover Meteorology (BOM) requires very well between the really “three days or more of high hot days.” maximum and minimum Nick Banks, state manager products free temperatures that are unusual of emergency services for for that location” — the heat the Red Cross, said South EDINBURGH — Scotland has become the is expected to hang around all Australia’s Telecross REDi first country in the world to make period the way into next week. programme was up and products free for all. running and ready to contact Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) Where is it getting hot and were expected to be 10 to 20 on Saturday around central people registered as being at unanimously approved the Period Products when? degrees above average for and eastern parts of South risk on extreme heat days. (Free Provision) Bill yesterday. southern South Australia and Australia,” How said. Regardless of which state There is now a legal duty on local The heat has been building western Victoria and reach the Sea breezes were likely they lived in, during extreme authorities to ensure that free items such as over northern and central high 30s and low 40s. to keep things cooler over heatwaves Australians were tampons and sanitary pads are available to Australia for weeks now and, Saturday was when the Melbourne, but Adelaide is being urged to check in on “anyone who needs them”. according to BOM senior heat was expected to peak, set to be the hottest capital, each other — in a Covid-safe The bill was introduced by Labour MSP forecaster Jonathan How, a bringing the first real blast of possibly reaching 40C way, of course. Monica Lennon. She has been campaigning to cold front is set to push that prolonged heat to the south- tomorrow and Saturday. The most at risk included end period poverty since 2016. heat into the south-east. east — temperatures were On Sunday, the heat was the elderly, the very young She said it was a “practical and From today, the heat was expected to be up there with set to move into coastal New and those with other medical progressive” piece of legislation made all the expected to build to the high November records. South Wales, including Sydney, conditions. People partaking more vital because of the pandemic. 30s and extend further over “At this stage, 46C to 47C where the city’s west was in strenuous outdoor activity “Periods don’t stop for pandemics and the inland New South Wales. is looking like some of the forecast to reach the low 40s. were also at risk. work to improve access to essential tampons, By tomorrow, temperatures high temperatures we will see The heat was then forecast — ABC story via RNZ pads and reusables has never been more important,” she added. Sth Australia to overhaul World’s top latex What is period poverty? Period poverty is when those on low incomes cannot afford, or access, suitable period products. With average periods Covid medi-hotel system glove maker to lasting about five days, it can cost up to £8 (NZ$15.30) a month for tampons and pads, ADELAIDE — South Australia has week, when it was revealed two people and some women struggle to afford the cost. announced urgent plans to overhaul its previously thought to have acquired shut 28 factories medi-hotel system, amid a coronavirus Covid-19 overseas caught the virus while How much of a problem is it? cluster that emerged from Peppers in quarantine. Waymouth Hotel in Adelaide. Marshall said he would discuss the KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s health A survey of more than 2000 people by Those changes included moving all planned changes with the Australian Malaysia — The world’s ministry had reported the Young Scot citizenship organisation people who tested positive into a separate Health Protection Principal Committee, largest maker of latex a sharp rise in cases in found that about one in four respondents medical facility, managed by SA Police but would not wait for them to approve gloves will have to shut areas where Top Glove at school, college or university in Scotland and protective security officers. changes before implementing them. more than half of its factories and dormitories had struggled to access period products. Premier Steven Marshall said staff He would also ask national cabinet factories after almost were located. Nearly Meanwhile, about 10 percent of girls in the UK working at that medical facility would not to consider introducing a regime for 2500 of its employees 5800 workers have been have been unable to afford period products; be allowed to work at any other medi- testing returning Australians before they tested positive for screened so far, with 2453 15 percent have struggled to afford them; and hotels or other high-risk environments board their flights. The old Wakefield coronavirus. testing positive, it said. 19 percent have changed to a less suitable such as aged care. “We will now transfer Hospital in Adelaide was one option being Malaysia’s Top Glove Top Glove operates 41 product due to cost, according to research. all positive Covid cases from medi-hotels considered for the central health facility would close down 28 factories in Malaysia, As well as period poverty, the bill tackles to a dedicated health facility,” he said. for Covid-19 patients. plants in phases as it with many of its workers period stigma. Researchers say this is “Staff working at the dedicated Staff would also have access to sought to control the coming from Nepal particularly an issue for young girls. It facility will not be deployed to other accommodation if they chose to stay outbreak, authorities said. and living in crowded found that 71 percent of 14-21 year olds felt high-risk environments, including aged- away from home while working there. The company had seen dormitory complexes. embarrassed buying period products. care facilities, correctional facilities or Chief Public Health Officer Nicola record profits this year It was unclear when The Period Products (Free Provision) hospitals.” Spurrier said there were no new Covid as demand for personal the factory closures would (Scotland) Bill puts a legal duty on local As of yesterday afternoon, there were cases in the state yesterday. A woman protective equipment begin. authorities to ensure anyone who needs 29 cases linked to South Australia’s in her 50s was in a stable condition in (PPE) surged around the Top Glove has been period products can obtain them for free. Parafield cluster that was believed to hospital. world. in the spotlight for its In New Zealand, the Government has also trace back to an infected security guard Prof Spurrier praised South Australians Shares in Top Glove fell working conditions in been taking steps to tackle period poverty by at Peppers. for continuing to get tested, with 9403 by 7.5 percent on Tuesday recent months. providing free products in schools. — BBC Adelaide’s medi-hotel system was tests conducted on Tuesday. after the announcement. — BBC story via RNZ put under renewed scrutiny earlier this — ABC story via RNZ

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WELLINGTON — Dementia is set to into the spotlight. incredible kiwis in this country who that supports a person for the first cost New Zealand billions of dollars in “I just feel like it’s time, it’s time for have a dementia diagnosis. I wish we 12 months after diagnosis and helps care costs, but there are warnings that us to be brave. It’s time for us to have could get one of them to come forward them maintain a quality of life in the efforts to keep people out of hospital are this conversation, it’s time to bring and do what Sir John Kirwan has done.” community, she says. being hampered by poor funding and dementia out from the shadows and Burns says people aren’t prepared to A plan for the first year post resources. shine a light on it to show people the joy “come out of the shadows” because they diagnosis is the “one thing that makes a “We’re not going to have enough that can still be lived.” want to protect the legacy of the loved difference. If people can understand the dementia beds so we have to come Burns talks about the “heartbreaking”, one who has the disease. She believes it diagnosis, they can get the right support up with another plan to help people but futile search for a high profile is time to shake off the stigma and talk particularly for the carer, the person remain at home for as long as possible,” person with a connection to dementia about an illness that touches four in can get engaged with activities to keep Dementia New Zealand marketing to be the “ambassador” for the illness five New Zealanders and is predicted to them social and connected, it can be manager Lisa Burns says. — the same way that Sir John Kirwan affect 170,000 people by 2050. the difference between one to three Today she talked to The Detail about fronted campaigns about depression. New Zealand is more than a decade years keeping them out of an advanced her own experiences of dementia in the “I totally underestimated how hard behind world leaders such as Scotland, dementia care unit, out of crisis”, Burns family, and her battle to get the illness it was going to be. There are some which introduced a plan in 2007 says. — Radio NZ Treatment of prisoners defended

AUCKLAND — Gassing prison cells is The tactic is only employed for “To put a meal into a cell where you’ve being defended as the least barbaric way prisoners who are endangering got an aggressive prisoner or a prisoner to get unruly inmates out of their cell. themselves, others, or potentially staff. that is lashing out at staff members, you RNZ has revealed accounts of two “It’s been used in places where need to open the meal slot to pass the inmates from Auckland Women’s Prison prisoners have been very aggressive, but meal in. who had their cells gassed with pepper also harmful to themselves, to bring them “Quite often while you’re doing it, the spray. out where prisoners are smashing up the person will have a crack at the staff The women said they were also kept cell. member by throwing something out in a segregated unit for four months and “You want to get them out of the cell of the slot quite often a body fluid of made to lay on the ground with their before they manage to smash out of the some sort, or they’ll try to grab the staff nose on the floor by the toilet before they cell and come at you with a weapon.” member’s arm causing injury.” would get fed. Whitley does not believe “cell busting” Whitley said he had never heard of Corrections Association president Alan should be stopped and this method is less anyone being made to lay on the ground Whitley said ‘cell busting’ or bombing painful than the alternative. face down by the toilet, and prisoners are is the least harmful method to remove “The other way that we can get a instead asked to kneel at the back of the someone from their cells. prisoner out of a cell is quite barbaric as cell with their hands on the wall. It is a special brand of pepper spray, well. He said Auckland Women’s Prison has designed for use in small spaces, he said. “You form up a team outside the cell had some difficulties in the past, but The wand goes under the door or with four staff members and protective there was now new management. through the meal slot where it is charged equipment. They have a shield, they open Staffing shortages at the prison had for two or three seconds at a time. the door, they go and they slam the shield also caused tensions because the women “The pepper spray goes through the against the prisoner to hold them on the were locked in their cells for longer, but air into the cell, it normally lands on a wall while two people grab the prisoner’s that was improving. surface — you try for the back wall of arms, the shield is moved, and the He said no one goes to work wanting to the cell. You don’t spray it directly on the prisoner is dragged down to the ground.” use force on a prisoner. prisoner. This method results in more injuries to CELL BUSTING: Corrections Association “Staff go to work in all of our prisons “And from there, it fills the cell with both staff and prisoners. president Alan Whitley said ‘cell busting’ in really difficult conditions. They do a atomised pepper spray. The pepper spray was not nice, but or bombing is the least harmful method to fantastic job and they do it day in and “They start to inhale that, they feel recovery from it was quite quick, Whitley remove someone from their cells. day out. They go there every day trying the effects of it and you can bring the said. to do the best they can with some of prisoner out of the cell into fresh air and These tactics are only used on women inmates being forced to lie face the worst people that we’ve got in New the effects of the spray wear off relatively prisoners who are being non-compliant. down beside their toilet before they are Zealand and I think we need to admire quickly,” he said. He also disputed the accounts of given food. them for that.” — Radio NZ Life-changing surgery helps Mya

by Karina Cooper, the surgery as well. Northern Advocate “We’re so happy, she’s not going to be bleeding or have the irritation the A WHANGAREI youngster living AVM causes,” Dickens said. with a partially dissolved jawbone, Instead the close pair were no longer has to wish for her final excitedly thinking about the future wriggly tooth to keep its hold. activities the “strong little girl” could That tooth was a vital part of fearlessly enjoy, which included her preventing seven-year-old Mya favourite: playing games outside Dickens from bleeding out because of with school friends and family. a life-threatening medical condition The biggest highlight, Dickens she was diagnosed with this year. said, was the reduced swelling in The Kamo Primary School pupil Mya’s cheek. has Arteriovenous Malformation “We will be out somewhere and (AVM), which is a web of abnormal people will stare at her, thinking blood vessels in her left cheek. she’s being hurt because of the Before surgery, the left side of her bruising and her swollen cheek. I face had swollen to the size of a just have to explain to them it’s her tennis ball. medical condition.” All her teeth — but one — fell Mya’s inner-strength throughout out on the left side of her mouth. It her journey blew Dickens away. also caused the top left part of Mya’s “Last time the doctors said the jawbone to dissolve. surgery didn’t work, Mya patted Her mother Kat Dickens faced the me on the back and said, ‘Mum, it’s everyday fear her daughter would going to be alright’. I should be her suffer profuse bleeding caused by rock, but she is mine.” ruptured veins or arteries, which Dickens, whose work life became could kill her. limited because of the around- But the daily task of washing the-clock care and appointments Mya’s bloodied bed sheets is over for her “princess” required, has a Dickens after last Friday’s surgery Givealittle page to help continue INNER STRENGTH: Kat Dickens, left, is overjoyed her “little princess” can enjoy all removed the entangled blood vessels. Mya’s treatment, which may include of her favourite activities after life-changing surgery. Northern Advocate All her teeth were removed during dentures. 18 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 Dramatic rescue after man falls 20m down cliff

WELLINGTON — A male in his late teens has had a lucky escape after being winched off the side of a cliff, clinging on to vegetation as the rock crumbled beneath him. But his friend was seriously injured after falling 20 metres onto the rocks beneath. The pair were rescued by the Westpac Life Flight rescue helicopter on Tuesday evening, on a cliff off Whitireia Park Walkway in Titahi Bay. Life Flight rescue crewman Mike Beausoleil said they received the call at 6.15pm and arrived to find the ‘HEARTBREAKING DECISION’: Elephants Anjalee (left) and Burma cool off with a man in a “very precarious” position, dust bath when Auckland Zoo was under Covid-19 lockdown in April. According to clinging to bush on the side of the the zoo authority, the zoo is no longer in a position to give these elephants a long- 30m high cliff. term future. File picture “He was hanging on to just a little bit of vegetation, and the cliff was really loose, with the loose crumbly Auckland Zoo to re-home two soil crumbling underneath him,” he said. “When we winched our paramedic elephants to an overseas zoo down to him, it was quite difficult to get anyone to stand on the cliff AUCKLAND — Auckland Zoo has “Now, a number of insurmountable because it was crumbling away taken the “heartbreaking decision” to challenges mean that no further AI underfoot. re-home its two female elephants to an attempts are currently possible here in “We had to haul him up with the overseas zoo. New Zealand.” winch cable to get connected to him Burma and Anjalee have both been Anjalee was now 14 and for her future to get the harness on.” at the zoo since it began trying to build health and wellbeing, the zoo wanted to Winching had been the only option, a “sustainable elephant family herd”. do everything to protect her ability to Beausoleil said, as it was a steep fall However, challenges beyond the zoo’s breed. to the rocks below. control in the past five years mean they “Now aged 14, she needs to get The man winched from the side of need to move on, Auckland Zoo director pregnant soon to avoid the long-term the cliff was “seriously stuck” though Kevin Burley says. reproductive health issues that can face rescued without injury, but a second “Over the past five years, changing female elephants if they don’t breed. person had already fallen. circumstances beyond our control mean “Having exhausted all current “He was seriously injured because that we are no longer in a position to give possibilities to breed her here at he fell about 20 metres down to the them the long-term future they need. Auckland Zoo, we will now work to rocks,” he said. In what it’s dubbed as a ‘heart-breaking move her to another accredited zoo “Wellington free (ambulance) staff WINCHED TO SAFETY: Life Flight decision’, Auckland Zoo has decided to programme where she can live in a multi- stabilised him on the rocks, got rescue crew said the man was in a re-home its two female elephants to an generational family herd. him into a carry basket and were “very precarious” position when they overseas zoo. “There she will be able to mate able to carry him over to where the arrived. Picture supplied by Life Flight An additional female elephant was naturally with a bull elephant and have helicopter was landed, and then we expected from Sri Lanka’s Pinnawala the best possible chance of eventually transported him to hospital in the “We know that New Zealand’s got Elephant Orphanage shortly after having her own elephant calf,” Burley helicopter.” beautiful outdoors and everyone loves Anjalee arrived in 2015 but that hadn’t said. Wellington Free Ambulance to use it and go and spend time in the progressed, and she remained in Sri However, exactly where she would confirmed the person was flown to good weather, but we just hope people Lanka, Burley said. go was not yet known as the zoo was Wellington Hospital in a serious look after themselves.” Burma arrived at the zoo in 1990. currently working with its international condition. He said the rescue had been a Adding to that, five artificial zoo colleagues to ensure it finds the “best Beausoleil said it was unclear how “great collaboration”, between fire, insemination (AI) attempts, working with possible home overseas that meets both the people had gotten to be on the ambulance and police services and the world’s leading reproductive experts, Anjalee and Burma’s respective needs side of the cliff, but both were lucky the national air desk dispatch service. were made with Anjalee between 2017 for their long-term wellbeing and future the incident had not been worse. — NZ Herald and 2019, however, none was successful. security”. — NZ Herald ‘It feels like the right thing to do’ Remarkables Station gifted to trust for ‘all New Zealanders to enjoy’

QUEENSTOWN — Nine “We want to keep it as housing, so this is a great piece hundred hectares of land at it is forever, we don’t want of land which will remain as the foot of the Remarkables buildings all over it or housing. it is. Range near Queenstown has There’s so much housing going “It’s a very well run, been gifted to the Queen in around we want to be part beautifully presented property Elizabeth II National Trust. of saving something.” and we will be able to enhance Remarkables Station owners Jardine said he had been on it with further planning and Dick and Jillian Jardine have the property for his whole life. protection. gifted the land to the trust to “It’s nice to be of the era “We recognise the huge be held in perpetuity. when we used to do all the responsibility on our shoulders Mr Jardine said the land mustering and ran the whole to ensure the property had been in the family for place as a station. We used to is looked after for future nearly a century. come down to the woolshed generations and in line with “We have endeavoured to spend two weeks mustering the wishes of Dick and Jillian.” improve and enhance it over the whole place so I’ve got a It was a good opportunity this time. lot of good memories around for the trust to demonstrate “Having QEII as the that.” the integration of pastoral caretaker of this property The station, which is farming, conservation, gives us the comfort and freehold is currently leased public access and landscape assurance to proudly pass over and will continue as a working protection, Wills said. this gift for all New Zealand to farm for the foreseeable future. The station will change enjoy and appreciate.” QEII chairperson Bruce hands in 2022, coinciding with The couple had been Wills said it was an the 100-year anniversary of thinking about what to do with extraordinary generous gift. Jardine family ownership of the land for about four years. “There’s been plenty of the farm. “We thought about this idea discussion in recent years “The family have been on and it just stuck so it feels about the rapid pace of the property for 98 years so ‘EXTRAORDINARY GENEROUS GIFT’: Remarkables Station owners like the right thing to do,” Mr development and some of the they rightfully want to make it Dick and Jillian Jardine have gifted the land to the Queen Elizabeth II Jardine said. special areas being lost to to 100.”— RNZ National Trust to be held in perpetuity. Picture supplied The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 NATIONAL NEWS 19 Residents make Holden out, Skoda in case to move NZ Police replace cars for front-line officers odorous plant CHRISTCHURCH — Bromley residents are AUCKLAND — Police are replacing TIME FOR NEW making their case for the organic processing their Holden front-line vehicle fleet with FLEET: Police plant blighting their lives to be moved. Skodas. Commissioner Christchurch city councillors are “After a rigorous testing and evaluation Andrew Coster discussing a $17.5 million plan to upgrade process, New Zealand Police has selected (right) and Deputy the infamous source of the stench, the Skoda Superb as the new front-line Commissioner promising it will dampen the pong. Police car,” Police Commissioner Andrew Jevon McSkimming But resident Bruce King told the Three Coster said. with one of the new Waters Infrastructure and Environment “The more environmentally friendly Skoda vehicles. The Committee the proposed upgrades won’t Skoda will become Police’s primary police will begin make a difference. response vehicle, with the first cars replacing their He said the proposed upgrades won’t rid expected on roads and in communities as Holden vehicle fleet the area of the stench or of the air pollution early as April next year.” with Skoda Superbs spewing from the plant. After General Motors announced it was from April next year. “Spending more of ratepayers’ money on pulling Holden out of the Australasian a totally inappropriate present site, is not market, police went to tender for a new Picture supplied financially wise. preferred supplier. by NZ Police “Proposed solutions will not reduce the “With more than 2000 primary odour or greenhouse gas emissions from response vehicles currently in action, and emergency services vehicles viable option for our patrol vehicles,” continuing to be not only a public nuisance selecting a new supplier provides an throughout Europe. It is used in more Coster said. but, more importantly, a public health important opportunity to reduce carbon than 30 jurisdictions, including Austria, “However, we are committed to hazard.” emissions and ensure value for money France, the Netherlands and the United reducing our carbon emissions and have King said he was appalled the issue across our fleet,” Coster said. Kingdom,” Coster said. outlined a 10-year plan to an emissions- only came to the fore after the council was Throughout the tender process, two “More importantly, these new vehicles free fleet.” issued a number of non-compliance notices. Skoda Superb models stood out as ideal will deliver significant reductions in our Prime 1 Patrol Vehicles in the existing He said it is shameful that it wasn’t a primary response vehicles. fleet’s carbon footprint.” fleet will be replaced when they have concern for residents that prompted the “Front-line staff said they handled well The average CO2 emissions for all fleet reached the end of their useful life, at a changes but the threat of a plant closure. and they felt confident and safe driving vehicles in New Zealand is 180.7 grams rate of around 400 per year. The Bromley plant, which is owned by the vehicle,” Coster said. per kilometre, while the Superbs sit on Police cars and car-based models are Christchurch City Council and operated “They liked the large doors with a wide the greener side at 162 for the 162KW considered for replacement at an average by Living Earth, is where the city’s organic opening range, easy-to-read instruments, model and 176 for the 206KW version. age of six to seven years or once they waste, including the contents from the front and rear visibility, and the “When compared to our current fleet, clock up 120,000km, whichever comes kerbside green bins, is processed and spaciousness of the rear passenger area.” CO2 emissions per kilometre could be first. turned into compost. Police would be using station wagons reduced by up to 38.6 percent per vehicle, Police expect to deploy the first lot of It was identified earlier this year as a as they offered greater flexibility for depending on what is being replaced.” Skodas in April 2021. The new-look Police cause of the odour problems in Bromley, deployment and were the preferred body Electric and hybrid vehicles were cars will be revealed early next year. and the city council has been working with type by staff. The 162KW 2WD and the tested, but limitations including power The Request for Proposals (RFP) Living Earth to make operational changes at 206KW 4x4 Superbs will be deployed efficiency and the total cost of ownership received submissions from seven the plant to address the smell. according to operational requirements. meant they were not the preferred suppliers with 27 different vehicles. But in spite of the changes, Bromley “As well as the Superbs standing option. “Details of the suppliers and residents are still reporting odour problems out in our evaluation process, Skoda “While incredibly promising, electric vehicles considered is confidential and so the council is now considering options is repeatedly chosen for use as police and hybrid technology are not yet a commercially sensitive.” — NZ Herald for redeveloping the plant. — NZ Herald

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The Moon PG 4.30 Undercover Boss 3 0 British Adventure Game One. 4.30 Jeopardy! 3.45 Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. 4.45 Air Jaws: The Hunted PG 5.30 Keeping Up With The 5.30 Mysteries At The 4pm Black Ferns v New 5pm Wheel Of Fortune 5.15 The Farewell 5.40 Air Jaws: Back From Kardashians PG 3 Museum PGC Zealand Barbarians (RPL) 5.30 Pawn Stars PG PGC 2018 Drama. The Dead PG KEY 0 3 (HLS) (RPL) (DLY) 16 18 Closed captions; Repeat; Highlights; Replay; Delayed; Approved for persons 16 years or over; Approved for persons 18 years or over; 26Nov20 Compiled by C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Arts & Entertainment // Thursday, November 19, 2020 UNDER A ROCK AND METAL UMBRELLA

by Mark Peters critique to boost the song from a production point of view. When we n a sense, Gisborne heavy rock/ finished the recording session he sent us metal band, Uni-Fi’s debut album numerous mixes of each song until we Ihas been seven years in the were satisfied.” making — and it is set to be launched in One of the biggest challenges the band a live show next week. faced during the making of the album Uni-Fi’s vocalist Cory Garrett, was getting everything done in the small guitarist Michael Shanks, bass guitarist/ window of time available. singer Gana Goldsmith and drummer “We had a week and got all the songs Genesis Burgess have polished and completed in that time. You have to be COME TOGETHER: It’s been a long added to their repertoire since they focused because time is precious. The good time coming but Gisborne’s heavy rock, formed in 2013. thing for us was we were really rehearsed. groove metal band Uni-Fi will release Their self-titled album is a We knew our songs which made going their first self-titled album next week. consolidation of their oeuvre and comes into the studio to record easier. Picture by Gana Goldsmith with a fresh take in te reo Maori of an “The focus for us is to bring together a early song. body of work that will stand the test of Recorded at The Porch in Hamilton, time.” and in the band’s own recording studio, the album is a professional, polished ■ Uni-Fi will launch their debut album in a production. live performance of the entire collection “These songs, we’ve been playing since at Smash Palace on Friday, December day one,” says Garrett. 4 from 7pm. Tickets $10+bf from “Our audiences are familiar with eventfinda.co.nz them but the most recent one, which Along with Kings of Kaiaua, 2k Rhythm we haven’t played live before, is & Ter3ign, merch (singlets/CDs) will be Whakapiripiri Mai.” available on the night. Performed in te reo Maori, the song is based on Unification, which features as a bonus track on the CD. Whakapiripiri Mai will have its first live airing at the launch. Rising as remnants of local bands Dispark, Fyrestorm and The Remains, Uni-Fi’s musicians have mixed styles, thrown various influences into the pot and created their own sound. Uni-Fi lived up to its name when the foursome won the Battle of the Bands in 2014 — and off the back of that won a slot at Rhythm and Vines. “The sound has grown and evolved but it still sounds like Uni-Fi,” says Garrett. “The four of us are under the rock and metal umbrella. We have shared different things under that umbrella.” Uni-Fi’s band members are known for their commitment and hard work. They even converted their rehearsal shed into a recording studio, complete with acoustic insulation and a singing room. But as full-time working parents, the cost of living and raising children didn’t leave a lot of spare funds for their recording goals. They put their own funds into the recording and in April last year, set up a page on a crowdfunding platform for contributions that would help them record as many of their original songs as possible. To keep everyone up to speed, the band posted videos, pictures and updates. The drum tracks were recorded at The Porch in Hamilton. “We had to get a bit more funding to finish the rest of the album by the end of January this year,” says Garrett. “That funding came from ourselves and generous donors.” The band hired producer/engineer Dave Rhodes who recorded the album at Uni-Fi’s Studio 106, and mixed the tracks. “It was a collaborative effort. In the studio he gave us useful, positive 28 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 ThisWeek

■ Gisborne Floral Art Society Christmas exhibition Lawson Field Theatre, Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 9am-4pm. $5 entry, cash only.

■ Summer Soundcheck Brazilbeat, Paws, Dizfunk, Slyone, Stix, DJose. DJs on two stages, multimedia, prizes and giveaways. Smash Palace, Saturday, 9pm. Tickets $10 from eventfinda.

■ Long River Swing David Paquette with Ben Wilcock and Wil Sargisson. Gaiety Theatre, Wairoa, Saturday, 7pm. Tairawhiti Museum, Sunday, 2pm. Entry $35. Book at i-SITE Wairoa or phone 06 838 7440. Or phone Tairawhiti Museum on 867 3832.

■ Lazy Soundcheck Sunshine Brewery have put together a $400 prize to help Lazy Fifty fundraise for a new album.Tickets $10 from the Taproom or givealittle.co.nz/cause/ lazy-fundraiser. Every $10 donation gets you an entry in the draw. Neighborhood Pizzeria, Sunday, 5pm.

■ Gisborne International Music THE ARTIST’S STUDIO: Gisborne- Competition based surfer/graphic artist Daryn Making waves at Miharo War Memorial Theatre. First round Mcbride prepares new works for his solo begins Monday, November 30, 2pm and exhibition, Making Waves, at Miharo 7pm. Admission free for the first round, Gallery. Picture by Paul Rickard by Mark Peters three or four pastels for this show. Others are semi-final and final. acrylics, and some screenprinting on fabric. e’s designed graphics for the Makorori The fabric has a resin finish so it looks like First Light Longboard Surfing Classic a glass finish. It makes the piece look like a COMING UP HT-shirts. He’s exhibited works with glass tile. surfer and screenprinter Tony Ogle, and he’s “I like to experiment with what’s possible created, from an orange and brown bedspread, with each thing I work with and try to combine ■ Uni-Fi album launch a string of bespoke pennants that feature everything.” Support acts Kings of Kaiaua, 2k in his Surfer magazine artist Rick Griffin- Mcbride describes the collection as eclectic Rhythm & Ter3ign. Smash Palace, influenced style, images of surfing. although each piece is an extension of an idea Friday, December 4 from 7pm. Tickets Gisborne International But Gisborne-based surfer/graphic artist through a variety of media. $10+bf from eventfinda.co.nz Daryn Mcbride’s exhibition of new works, “It’s probably my ADD (attention deficit Music Competition Making Waves, that opens at Miharo gallery disorder) but I have so many strings to my bow November 27th – December 5th tomorrow will mark his first solo show since I want to show them all. Doing a solo show I ■ Sea Mouse + Set Waves All sessions Free Entry an exhibition of his work in Bali in 2014. can let go and do it just for me.” Dome Bar, Saturday, December 5, 8pm. “When I did the show with Tony earlier this Tickets $15 from undertheradar.co.nz or Dancefi t Studios: Canned Heat year some people asked if I still worked with ■ Daryn Mcbride’s solo exhibition, $20 on the door. Friday, December 11th, 6.30pm pastels,” he says. Making Waves, opens for one week “Over the past 15 years I’ve slowly only at Miharo Gallery, 118 Gladstone & Saturday December 12th introduced more acrylics but I’ve produced Road, tomorrow at 6pm. ■ Labretta Suede and The Motel 6 1.30pm & 6.30pm Dome Bar, Saturday, December 12, 8pm. Tickets $26 from eventbrite.co.nz An Evening with Marlon Williams ■ Xmas Party at Wrights Vineyard and Friday, March 19th, 2021, 7.30pm Winery SUSPECT 1093 Wharerata Road, Saturday BEHAVIOUR: December 19 from 11am. Gisborne One of a new Concert Band plays live from 1.30pm. business’s Bookings essential 027 656 8222 or staff members [email protected] behaves oddly in Evolution Theatre’s ■ Rolling Stones tribute band interactive Cosmopolitan Club, December 31, murder mystery, 9.30pm. Free entry for members and Click, Collect, guests. Free raffle ticket on entry with and Carnage. three chances to win a prize. Picture supplied THEATRE

■ Click, Collect, and Carnage Musical Theatre Gisborne An original murder mystery experience. Evolution Theatre Company, December The Addams Family Click, Collect, and Carnage 4-5, 7.30pm, Sunday, December 6, 4pm. December 11th, 12th, 15th, Tickets are available from https://www. rior to the opening of a new and a little detective work . . . 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th trybooking.co.nz/FHB. Adults $35, click, collect and deliver Click, Collect, and Carnage is an seniors/youth $32, table of six $180 7.30pm, December 13th, 2.00pm Pbusiness, a group of people original murder mystery experience — each with a dubious background presented by The Usual Suspects. ■ The Addams Family — gather on a tropical island for a Directed by Belinda Campbell. Lawson team-building retreat. ■ Evolution Theatre Company, 75 The business has a new range of Disraeli Street, December 4-5 at Field Theatre, December 11-19. Tickets dodgy options that staff will offer its 7.30pm, Sunday, December 6, from i-SITE or ticketek. 34614-09 customers. What could possibly go 4pm. wrong? Got something going on? Tickets on sale from Gisborne i-SITE Murder! That’s what! ■ Tickets are available from https:// Let The Guide know at Accepting bookings for functions, Let Evolution Theatre transport www.trybooking.co.nz/FHB. Adults you to that island retreat — no $35, seniors/youth $32, table of [email protected], events, meetings and conferences. quarantine required — for laughs six $180. or telephone 869-0635 Email [email protected] The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 29 Sea Mouse is waiting for you

by Mark Peters Sea Mouse will be joined by Gisborne support act Set Waves. ea Mouse, with Gisborne Made up of Ricky Boyd (lead support act Set Waves at the guitar), Jay Papworth (bass), Dylan SDome? Summer must be on Haley (rhythm guitar) and Robson its way. Timbs (drums), the surf band plays Described on music.net.nz as a instrumental 60s music inspired by combination of Jack White and Led the jangly-guitar and rolling drum Zeppelin, with a touch of Alexei sound. Sayle, Sea Mouse last rocked the Set Waves’ musicians play regular Dome with a performance of its instruments like a regular rock band then recently-released album, as does Sea Mouse who assures its Tropical Fish, featuring the listeners the band will “daze, confuse, window-shattering, crowd favourite, and summon your inner animal”. Rutherfords. “Channelling the thunder and The three-piece is now to return swagger of Jack White and Led with its garage rock infused Zeppelin and the lyrical subjects akin psychedelia, driven by Seamus to Douglas Adams and Alexei Sayle, Johnson on vocals and guitar, Scott Sea Mouse is the reincarnation of the Maynard on bass and drummer primitive, visceral electric blues that Thomas Friggens. you’ve been missing out on,” says the Johnson has no particular axe to band’s bio. grind, statement to make, or theme “Sea Mouse is waiting for you.” to follow in his songs, he told the Guide in 2018. ■ Sea Mouse, plus support act “I draw everything from stuff that Set Waves, the Dome Room, UNDER THE SEA: Garage rock infused psychedelic three-piece Sea Mouse’s lead vocalist/ happens in life. I can be influenced December 5, 8pm. Tickets $15 guitarist shows off the band’s sound that will “daze, confuse, and summon your inner animal” by other artists when I listen to from undertheradar.co.nz or $20 when Sea Mouse returns to Gisborne next week. Picture supplied them.” on the door. Voices of Aotearoa

ome of New Zealand’s brightest the Whanau London Voices initiative will opera stars living and working be available to stream online until at Sin London have had a tough least December 23. year because of cancelled events, finding “What started as a simple idea of themselves in the predicament of being performing has grown into something ineligible for government funding and that is bringing dozens of performers support from either the UK or New together from New Zealand and London Zealand because of Covid restrictions. to share and celebrate our country, To help raise spirits and much-needed culture, and what unites us. funds, a recording of an hour-long recital “Whanau London Voices means so of classic New Zealand, Maori and much to me. I moved to London at the Pasifika songs will be broadcast around beginning of the year for my modelling the world at the iconic Royal Albert Hall. career but more so, to continue pursuing Supported by the Kiri Te Kanawa my first passion for singing opera. Foundation, Royal Albert Hall, NZ “Whanau has not only given me a High Commission, FANZA, NZ Opera platform and an amazing performance Foundation, Dame Malvina Major opportunity, but it has also given me FAR FROM HOME: Whanau Voice London at the iconic Royal Albert Hall. Foundation, Hunn Trust, NZ Opera, purpose and has connected me with some Picture by Claire Egan Auckland Opera Studio, SOUNZ and very talented Kiwi singers who have Radio NZ Concert, the Whanau London made me feel at home and given me Voices initiative aims to unite performers hope.” prestigious concert. It still feels surreal goodbye to our friends and family but, to celebrate our country and culture. Isabella adds that for the Royal Albert that we had the opportunity to perform a so many lives have been lost this year One of those is singer and model Hall-recorded concert, her performance of Samoan song at the Royal Albert Hall.” because of the coronavirus. So, this song Isabella Moore, who’s been living in a much-loved Samoan song is dedicated “On a more personal note, I wanted is for them, for our loved ones faraway, London since January. to her ancestors. to sing this particular song because I and for my Nana.” — NZ Herald “Most industries have suffered in “I am performing Tofa mai feleni remember my Nana singing it for my some way due to the pandemic but the by Fa’atui Fuimaono alongside the Papa at his funeral to farewell him on ■ RNZ Concert is proud to present arts have been hit extremely hard, with wonderful Kiwi Samoan soprano Madison his journey from this world. ‘Tofa mai Whanau: Voices of Aotearoa, far from opera companies and theatres across the Nonoa, accompanied on guitar by the feleni’ can be sung as a send-off to loved home. Head to https://tinyurl.com/ UK and Europe in jeopardy of closing. multi-talented Samoan baritone Benson ones who are travelling/leaving Samoa, y5dbdvwf Trying to network, make connections and Wilson. but it is also sung to say goodbye to those start an opera career amid this global “I chose ‘Tofa mai feleni’ for a few who have passed away. I felt the song ■ To support the efforts of Whanau pandemic has proved very difficult.” reasons. Firstly, I’m very proud of my was appropriate because, not only can we London Voices, the project has a Go Recorded as an hour-long recital of Samoan heritage and wanted to sing in relate to it as people from Oceania living Fund Me page. Donate at https:// New Zealand, Maori and Pasifika songs, the language of my ancestors for such a so far from home who have had to say tinyurl.com/y3s5qral ArtsGuide

VISUAL ARTS Novak and Daniel Metcalfe. Promote your ■ Daryn Mcbride — Making Waves ■ Te Hono Wai – Where waters Miharo Gallery from tomorrow, 6pm. meet One week only. Jo Torr explores in costume and event here textile history cultural exchanges between European and Maori. ■ Tokorau Tairawhiti Museum until Talk to us about a marketing package to suit your budget. Up to 30 students and staff of December 6. Toihoukura will exhibit works and stories created during these 33239-01 unprecedented times. Opening ■ Tatara e maru ana — The sacred tomorrow, 7.30pm, Tairawhiti rain cape of Waiapu Museum. Natalie Robertson presents photographic and moving images that relate to indigenous practices ■ JB Contemporary, 14 Lowe and relationships to the land. Street — Parsing Binaries Tairawhiti Museum until January 31, A collaborative project from Shannon 2021.

Call Jane Smith today 869 0617 30 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 FilmGuide

Happiest Season OMINOUS DOME CINEMA ■ HARMONY: A young woman plans to Following the ■ Steelers: The World’s propose to her girlfriend loss of their First Gay Rugby Club while attending her family’s son, a retired A 1995 conversation in a annual holiday party. At sheriff (Kevin pub in London’s Kings Cross the party, she realises her Costner) and led to the formation of the girlfriend has not come out his wife (Diane world’s first gay rugby club, to her conservative parents. Lane) leave the Kings Cross Steelers. Stars Kristen Stewart, their Montana Now there are 60 clubs Mackenzie Davis, Mary ranch to rescue worldwide and every two Steenburgen, Victor Garber their young years they get together for and Alison Brie. grandson from the world tournament of gay the clutches of rugby, the Bingham Cup. ■ David Byrne’s American a dangerous This film follows the Kings Utopia family living off Cross Steelers to the 2018 American concert film the grid in the tournament in Amsterdam. directed and produced by Dakotas. Spike Lee, from a screenplay AP picture via ■ A Son by David Byrne. The film Focus Features Terrorist-inflicted injury to is a live recording of a the son of a well-off Tunisian Broadway performance of couple causes tension and a modified version of the heartache. album American Utopia, and includes several songs ■ Cunningham and contributions from Powerful 3D documentary throughout Byrne’s career. Ruthless Western thriller about the artistic evolution Byrne performs alongside of Merce Cunningham, from 11 musicians, all of whom his early years as a struggling perform with wireless or by Jake Coyle, AP Film Writer her daughter-in-law. It’s an early Their search takes them into dancer in postwar New York portable equipment. to his emergence as one of sign: Let Him Go might be set on North Dakota where the dark Fatman uperman, that boring lug, familiar, tense Western plains, but reputation of Donnie’s family, the the world’s most visionary ■ has thankfully flown the it’s about mothering. Weboys (pronounced “wee-boys”), choreographers. Obnoxious, spoiled rich Scoop. In a series of fast-moving begins to surround them before kid Billy lives with his Writer-director Thomas events, James is killed in a they’ve even crossed state lines. ODEON MULTIPLEX grandmother and craves Bezucha’s Western thriller Let horsing accident. Bezucha cuts Finding them at all seems attention from his absentee Him Go reunites Diane Lane immediately to three years later, uncertain, but they manage it, ■ SIX60: Till the Lights Go father. After he finds a lump and Kevin Costner, who, as the when Lorna is remarrying in a and in a menacing dinner, they Out of coal in his Christmas Kents, were easily the warmest small, joyless ceremony. Soon meet the Weboys. Their clan, Within a year of rising from stocking, he hires a hitman presences in the otherwise dully after, Margaret sees the new too, comes with a formidable the rugby field to drop their to kill Santa (Mel Gibson). dour Man of Steel. husband Donnie (Will Brittain) matriarch in Blanche (Lesley music on Facebook, SIX60 Made in Italy They are together again in striking mother and son on the Manville, bringing dramatic flare were winning awards and ■ Let Him Go, this time front and street. Before she’s had time to an otherwise restrained film), confounding the music A father (Liam Neeson) centre but likewise retired and to respond, she finds Lorna, a much more violent and sinister industry. Some reviewers and son are at odds over living close to the land. And the Donnie and her grandson have corollary to Margaret. were dismissive of their renovations to a Tuscan pairing is just as good. unexpectedly moved out of their But the collision of the two music, but a life-changing house, left to the son by his Lane and Costner, direct and new apartment. families is managed awkwardly. injury forced the band to mother. earthy performers from the start, Margaret starts packing up the The Weboys, which include a assess what they stood for. have only added depth with Chevy station wagon. She’s going grinning father (Jeffrey Donovan) ■ The Secrets We Keep age. As long-married Montana to look for them, she says. George, and two other brothers, never ■ The Comeback Trail A woman trying to rebuild ranchers in Let Him Go, they’re a former lawman, gets in. come through clearly. It’s Indebted to the mob, two her life with her husband basically the platonic ideal of At this midway point, Let Him unclear what they’re about, movie producers try to save in post-war New York is an old-fashioned, homespun Go is good. As two childless, except that they’re bad news, themselves by setting up an convinced she has seen Americana. They could sell you a grieving figures traversing and their cruelty come off as ageing actor for an insurance a war criminal in her mountain of jeans if they wanted a Western landscape, the strange, extravagant gestures in scam. Great veteran cast — neighbourhood, and takes to. Blackledges seemed carved out uncertainly defined roles. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee action. In Bezucha’s film, adapted from of an elegiac mythology. They are What seems set up for a slow- Jones and Morgan Freeman Larry Watson’s novel, they are trying to beat back the loss they burn showdown between rival — enjoy themselves in ■ Rams Margaret and George Blackledge, feel creeping over their lives. grandmas dissipates in blunt comedic romp. Sam Neill and Michael and the opening scenes are of “Sometimes that’s all life is, shoot-outs that sideline Lane’s Caton play feuding brothers ominous harmony. Margaret,” says George. “A list of Margaret at just the wrong ■ Let Him Go forced to join forces to save Their son James (Ryan Bruce) what we’ve lost.” time. It’s Margaret who leads Diane Lane and Kevin their sheep. returns from the fields for It’s a impression made more the charge, and it’s Lane’s movie Costner play grandparents breakfast, turning the radio on powerful by Lane and Costner, even when the film momentarily bent on saving their ■ Honest Thief and dancing with his wife, Lorna both of whom are returning to a forgets it. grandson and widowed and A professional bank robber (Kayli Carter), and their newborn. genre they’ve visited before but remarried daughter-in-law agrees to return all the If there’s a trace of discord, from a different standpoint in life. Let Him Go, a Focus Features ■ from her new husband and money he stole in exchange it’s in a moment where Lorna (Costner is more identifiable with release, is rated M by the his odious family. Also stars for a reduced sentence. But puts her son under water too Westerns thanks to Dances With Motion Picture Association of Lesley Manville and Jeffrey two FBI agents set him up hot, leading Margaret to take the Wolves, Wyatt Earp and others, America for violence. Running Donovan. for a murder rap. child with what probably isn’t but don’t forget Lane in Lonesome time: 108 minutes. Two and a her first reproachful glance at Dove.) half stars out of four. YOUR WEEKDAY RADIO PROGRAMME GUIDE

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OUTSIDE OF GISBORNE? FIND YOUR FREQUENCY AT YOUR FAVOURITE STATION’S WEBSITE OR 35319-01 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 RACING 31 Australia beckons Explosive three-year-old

HAMILTON — Talented three-year-old but it doesn’t always work that way,” Ralph said. “Straight after the race, Australian interests and David Eustace-trained Explosive Jack was a Explosively lived up to his name when winning “Drawing barrier five was ideal and he showed have bought a half-share in him, so at this stage runaway winner at Swan Hill on Wednesday. on debut at Te Rapa yesterday. that he can jump, run, lead, and kick. if the sale goes through he will be off to Australia. Sweynesse stands at Novara Park Stud near The Stephen Ralph-trained gelding exploded “We would have been very disappointed if he “Luigi will retain a half share and in our book Cambridge for a fee of $6000+gst. out of the gates for apprentice jockey Tegan didn’t win.” he will go a long way over there. He is a horse Looking ahead to racing at Ellerslie on Newman to take an early lead in the Website Ralph said his phone was ringing red hot after that can cop a fair bit of pressure and keep Saturday, Ralph is looking forward to lining up Angels 1200. Explosively’s Taupo trial win and a tentative sale going. Monaco in the Bentleys Chartered Accountants The pair didn’t relinquish their advantage has now been made, with his future likely to lie in “We would have liked to have had a few starts 1400. and opened up in the home straight to win Australia. with him. The ones that can jump and run are The son of Per Incanto recorded his sixth comfortably by three lengths over O’Jessica. “After the Taupo win the phone was going hard to find. It is a bittersweet moment.” victory at Tauranga last start and Ralph has lofty Ralph was pleased with the win, but admitted off inquiring about him and they (owner, Luigi The win continued a great week for targets for the gelding over the coming months. he wasn’t surprised by the performance given his Muollo) got a contract from Hong Kong straight Explosively’s sire, Sweynesse, who recorded his “We don’t want to be the highest-rated horse three strong outings at the trials, which included away, but he didn’t pass the stringent Hong Kong third stakes win as a sire when Brix took out the and miss a start. a four-length win over 1050m at Taupo last month. vetting, hence why we raced him yesterday,” Listed Fasttrack Insurance 2YO Stakes (1100m) at “We will have a bit of fun with him over the “He did something we thought he would do, Ralph said. Pukekohe last Saturday, while the Ciaron Maher next five weeks.” — NZ Racing Desk

Central Otago races at Cromwell Friday Jetbet 6 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 10 0s08s Out Of Aces (9) 55 58 BB Hong 2 3 Maximum Security (1) 58.5 51 B Murray T Comignaghi 3 36854 Bluey’s Chance (3) 58.5 68 A Balloo Race 1: RINGADINGDING, TRICKLE TREAT, GARMENT 11 054s8 Viva La Blues (4) 54.5 57 B Murray 3 7380 Goodanya (11) 58.5 49 D Bothamley 4 07230 Riverfalls (3) 55.5 60 M Gestain (a4) 4 26138 Monkey Shoulder (7) 58 67 12 00000 Pure Class (3) 54 55 A Balloo 4 s559s Are There (3) 58.5 46 R Beeharry (a3) 5 s894s The Likely Lad (9) 55.5 56 C Johnson T Comignaghi Race 2: DIRECT FLIGHT, NYMPHADORA TONKS, 5 07 Oraka Playboy (12) 58.5 45 R Cuneen 6 00s00 Ginny (6) 55 59 C Campbell (a1) 5 01s77 Olaf (8) 58 67 C Campbell (a1) KENTUCKY MAY 2 NZB Pearl Series Race 2.40 6 0 Salisbury (6) 57 45 C Campbell (a1) 7 67963 Kitty Power (4) 55 59 R Mudhoo (a2) 6 51978 Midnite Kaos (10) 57 65 J Lowry Race 3: MAXIMUM SECURITY, HOMBRE, ROBINA JOY $10,000, maiden f&m, 1400m 7 90 Tumeke (7) 57 45 T Comignaghi 8 80s03 Spring Blossom (1) 55 59 C Barnes 7 01089 Oceans Away (11) 57 65 Race 4: LET ME TELL YA, ANJARDEN, BLEW BY YOU 8 3 Robina Joy (10) 56.5 51 K Kwo (a2) 9 — Out Of Aces SCRATCHED 8 50973 Green Dispatch (2) 56 63 S Toolooa (a3) 1 50s92 Direct Flight (8) 57.5 53 C Barnes Race 5: KITTY POWER, SPRING BLOSSOM, RIVERFALLS 9 s0400 Glory Chance (5) 56.5 48 K Mudhoo 10 00s70 Epic Dreamer (5) 54 56 S Toolooa (a3) 9 24174 Whero (5) 56 63 D Bothamley 2 233s9 Hey Soul Sister (12) 57.5 53 C Johnson 10 Giveherago (4) 56.5 45 C Barnes 11 s8000 Fire Katyusha (7) 54 55 A Balloo 10 41796 Ruby Marie (1) 55 65 G Jogoo Race 6: WHERO, GREEN DISPATCH, RUMOUR HAS IT 3 203 Wannabe ‘n’ Paris (11) 57.5 52 Race 7: ROSIE GLOW, JEWEL OF PATCH, 11 82008 It’s Gucci (2) 56.5 45 R Mudhoo (a2) 12 8s800 Miss Maxipark (10) 54 55 11 99050 Shock And Awe (4) 54 55 D Bothamley 12 s000s Quella Ragazza (9) 56.5 45 T Jonker A Bohorun (a3) MONKEY SHOULDER 4 0s663 Nymphadora Tonks (10) 57.5 51 8 Alexandra New World 6.01 Race 8: EISENHOWER, CHITTER CHAT, TURN YOUR EYES R Mudhoo (a2) 4 Agriculture South Ltd 3.50 6 Bluesky Meats & PGG 5.01 5 0s045 She’s Got The Look (4) 57.5 50 G Jogoo $10,000, maiden, 2030m 6 86539 Tradition (7) 57.5 50 R Cuneen $10,000, maiden, 1220m $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2030m 1 53435 Eisenhower (16) 58.5 52 G Jogoo 7 5049s Verdigris (3) 57.5 49 J Lowry 1 0 Parawanui Lad (7) 58.5 47 A Balloo 1 01089 Oceans Away (14) 60 65 D Bothamley 2 08200 Mr Fahrenheit (15) 58.5 50 8 s0050 Qiji Olympia (14) 57.5 48 B Murray 2 70s Poppa (5) 58.5 45 J Lowry 2 50973 Green Dispatch (9) 59 63 S Toolooa (a3) 9 70s59 The Marlboro Ma*am (1) 57.5 47 3 58s00 Qiji Spirit (12) 58.5 45 T Comignaghi 3 24174 Whero (13) 59 63 3 65036 Point Break (6) 58.5 50 R Cuneen T Moseley 4 s8432 Let Me Tell Ya (11) 56.5 54 4 s0010 Charlie Brown (2) 58.5 62 R Cuneen 4 s8467 Last Try (3) 58.5 48 R Mudhoo (a2) 10 586 Lily Of The Valley (16) 57.5 46 R Mudhoo (a2) 5 s0496 Rainman (6) 58.5 62 T Comignaghi 5 09050 Battlinaway (9) 58.5 46 D Bothamley S Toolooa (a3) 5 30984 Blew By You (1) 56.5 50 D Bothamley 6 77401 McGowan (12) 57 63 C Barnes 6 50s88 Ophir Gold (11) 58.5 45 J Lowry 11 06 Rose De Granville (5) 57.5 46 6 250s8 The Fabulous Pearl (9) 56.5 50 7 00507 Senor Moss (11) 56.5 58 A Balloo 7 0s607 Poilu (2) 58.5 45 C Johnson M Gestain (a4) T Comignaghi 8 s0170 Vermont (7) 56 61 B Murray 8 80 Hay There (5) 57 47 T Jonker 1 Riverton RC New Years Day 2.05 12 6s9 Chitona (17) 57.5 45 T Comignaghi 7 59598 Anjarden (3) 56.5 47 T Moseley 9 s0s05 Letsbringiton (1) 56 57 C Johnson 9 75320 Turn Your Eyes (8) 56.5 52 $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m 13 57s40 Kentucky May (9) 56 50 K Kwo (a2) 8 0790s Eavesdrop (2) 56.5 45 C Campbell (a1) 10 10600 Betathedeviluno (3) 55 59 T Moseley T Comignaghi 14 09865 Miss Penvose (13) 56 47 9 s0s00 Glorious Missile (6) 56.5 45 T Jonker 11 70846 Colour Me Red (10) 55 55 10 08034 Chitter Chat (13) 56.5 51 1 s0244 Trickle Treat (7) 59 62 T Comignaghi R Beeharry (a3) 10 Belle De Val (10) 55 45 G Jogoo R Mudhoo (a2) R Beeharry (a3) 2 41s00 Mustard (11) 58 60 C Barnes EMERGENCIES: 11 9 Dioradelle (4) 55 45 B Murray 12 05900 Producer (5) 55 55 T Jonker 11 65370 Last Letter (12) 56.5 51 A Balloo 3 977s9 Highly Unlikely (2) 57 58 G Jogoo 15 90s00 Kentucky Cougar (6) 57.5 45 12 9 Shutthefrontdoor (8) 55 45 C Johnson 13 07807 Secretaria (4) 54 57 R Beeharry (a3) 12 25s80 Deebeewiththestars (1) 56.5 50 4 00030 Redford (10) 57 58 D Bothamley 16 59598 Anjarden (2) 57.5 47 14 00730 Rumour Has It (8) 54 55 G Jogoo T Moseley 5 90672 Ringadingding (12) 56.5 61 17 82008 It’s Gucci (15) 57.5 45 5 Omakau Auto Centre 4.25 13 00 Savannah Gold (10) 56.5 45 C Barnes R Mudhoo (a2) $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1220m 7 Clare Memorial Cup 5.31 14 860s6 Sugar For My Honey (4) 56.5 45 6 2s880 Fastellie (1) 56 60 C Campbell (a1) 3 White Robe Lodge 3.15 A Bohorun (a3) 7 s9083 Shock Prospect (5) 55.5 59 C Johnson 1 6s080 Solomon (2) 59 63 B Murray $20,000, rating 74 benchmark, 2030m $10,000, maiden, 1220m EMERGENCIES: 8 00470 Noah (6) 55.5 55 T Moseley 2 86506 Acekingsuited (11) 57 59 T Moseley 1 20210 Rosie Glow (9) 59 73 R Mudhoo (a2) 15 070 Born To Be Bad (14) 56.5 45 9 89284 Garment (8) 55 58 S Toolooa (a3) 1 2252s Hombre (8) 58.5 54 C Johnson 3 38s00 Not Usual Litening (8) 57 59 2 84353 Jewel Of Patch (6) 59 69 T Moseley 16 0s00 Gogo Mr Joe (7) 58.5 45

NZ Metro harness at Addington Friday Jetbet 8 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 4 01130 Neyveli Franco (Fr) 4 C Thornley 3 66866 Bettor Grunter (Fr) 3 B Orange K Newman (J) 2 00543 Majestic Sunset (Fr) 2 J Curtin Race 1: LONGVIEW LADY, ANAMAJOR, SWELL TIME 5 56120 Majorca (Fr) 5 T Williams 4 706P2 Reinimin Patron (Fr) 4 G Smith 8 1s5s4 I’m Tough (Fr) 8 G Smith 3 92684 Take After Me (Fr) 3 R Houghton 6 34831 Swell Time (Fr) 6 M Williamson 5 41 Lady Matara (Fr) 5 J Dunn 9 07s74 Stun Gun (Fr) 9 R May Race 2: I DREAM OF JEANNIE, IDLE STUARTIA, PUZZLED 4 79124 Rachmaninov (Fr) 4 T Grant 7 15857 Better Fly (Fr) 7 R Close 6 02601 Boom (Fr) 6 R May 10 26040 Rocknroll Rod (Fr) 21 M Jones 5 87205 Count Eyre (Fr) 5 R Close Race 3: BETTERWITHBLING, LADY MATARA, GAYLE FORCE 8 02130 Longview Lady (Fr) 8 B Orange 7 8s131 Gayle Force (Fr) 7 C Thornley 11 32493 Tyron’s Bit Of Lemon (Fr) 22 J Dunn 6 13644 Majestic Chick (Fr) 6 R Holmes Race 4: BRAEVIEW KELLY, LA ROSA, WHAT’S YOUR SECRET 9 21006 Folklore (Fr) 9 J Cox Race 5: SPELLBOUND, SOMEKINDAWONDERFUL, 10 35256 Anamajor (Fr) 21 J Dunn 4 Dunstan Horsefeeds Sires Stakes 7.0 6 6 Avon City Ford Pace 8.06 7 Ps001 Smokin Bandar (Fr) 7 C Ferguson 8 40695 Gotta Ticket (Fr) U1 M Williamson TYRON’S BIT OF LEMON $20,000, 3yo fillies. mobile pace heat, 1980m $10,000, non-winners 3yo+. mobile pace, Race 6: LANCEWOOD LOUIE, ANGUS, TASMAN TEMPEST 2 New Brighton Collision 6.06 1980m 9 05305 Silver Surfer (Fr) U2 B Weaver 1 36143 What’s Your Secret (Fr) 1 O Thornley (J) 10 3P26s Spy Da Moment (Fr) U3 K Cox Race 7: SMOKIN BANDAR, MAJESTIC CHICK, $10,000, r40-r59 f&m special handicap stand 2 140 Toni Street (Fr) 2 C Thornley 1 3756 Pembrook’s Destiny (Fr) 1 M Williamson SILVER SURFER trot, 2600m 3 4s8 Itz To The Macs (Fr) 3 R May 2 Ultimate Bird (Fr) 2 C DeFilippi 8 First Direct Taxis Pace 9.06 Race 8: FIRE FOX, DHAULAGIRI, JAWBREAKER 1 42466 Bright Glow (Fr) 1 I Cameron 4 13054 Avana (Fr) 4 T Williams 3 Terror Eyes (Fr) 3 S Tomlinson (J) 2 01 Muscle Bank (Fr) 2 G Smith 5 54112 La Rosa (Fr) 5 S Ottley 4 60s20 Bolzano (Fr) 4 S Ottley $10,000, 3yo+ r50-r60. mobile pace, 2600m 3 1 Puzzled (Fr) U1 J Dunn 6 — Off N Gone SCRATCHED 5 579s2 Tasman Tempest (Fr) 5 B Orange 1 84312 Star Watch (Fr) 1 M Hurrell (J) SCRATCHED 4 1460 Isla Elsie (Fr) U2 R Close 7 2P322 Endless Dreams (Fr) 6 S Tomlinson (J) 6 — Evangalist 2 01740 Wavethebill (Fr) 2 5 89347 The Bloss (15) 1 B Borcoskie 8 04211 Braeview Kelly (Fr) 7 B Orange 7 6255 Bad Hombre (Fr) 6 R May 3 6s372 Dhaulagiri (Fr) 3 T Chmiel 6 23322 Idle Stuartia (15) 2 B Orange 8 45s04 Friendly Eyre (Fr) 7 B Hope (J) 7 30741 Black Jacket (15) 3 S Smith (J) 5 Tony McKenzie Mem Pace 7.36 9 2 Angus (Fr) 8 T Chmiel 4 21222 Fire Fox (Fr) 4 S Ottley 8 61201 I Dream Of Jeannie (15) 4 T Williams $12,500, r61-r70. mobile pace, 2600m 10 0 Lancewood Louie (Fr) 21 J Dunn 5 16070 Hes Fast And Furious (Fr) 5 M Williamson 9 75410 Luminosity (15) U1 J Curtin 11 7 Sir Brigadoon (Fr) 22 L McKay (J) 6 96351 Jawbreaker(aus) (Fr) 6 B Orange 1 Teltrac Communications 5.36 10 45080 Sioux Princess (15) U2 S Ottley 1 99715 Arden’s Reality (Fr) 1 C DeFilippi 12 8 Serg Blanco (Fr) 23 T Williams 7 50021 Canstar (Fr) 7 T Williams 2 87086 Especial (Fr) 2 S Ottley $12,500, 4yo+ mares r45-r59. mobile pace, 13 856 Perfect Cut (Fr) 24 J Young-Grant 8 20154 Under Wraps (Fr) 8 C Ferguson 1980m 3 Graphite Futurity Consolation 6.36 3 60s78 I’mallaboutthebase (Fr) 3 M Williamson 4 30663 Sagano (Fr) 4 K Butt 7 Qeii Collision Repairs Trot 8.36 9 30494 Lulu Le Mans (Fr) 9 S Tomlinson (J) 1 0838s Corey Bee (Fr) 1 C DeFilippi $10,000, 4yo+. mobile pace, 2600m 5 62611 Mossman (Fr) 5 B Orange 10 56500 Carlos Bromac (Fr) 21 K Newman (J) 2 75s23 Malinka (Fr) 2 T Walsh 1 3237 John James Preston (Fr) 1 J Young-Grant 6 33442 Spellbound (Fr) 6 T Williams $10,000, r40-r54. mobile trot, 1980m 11 27107 Got You Covered (Fr) 22 J Dunn 3 73636 Voodoo Priestess (Fr) 3 J Morrison (J) 2 3513 Betterwithbling (Fr) 2 J Cox 7 10107 Somekindawonderful (Fr) 7 1 96865 Listen Easy (Fr) 1 B Orange 12 60185 Invisible Girl (Fr) 23 J Curtin

Christchurch greys at Addington Friday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 Q. 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 PL6 7-12 Selections 2 Sarah McCook Dash 12.29 EMERGENCIES: 6 s3488 Mitcham Goldie 17.27 Janine McCook 2 21282 Best Ball 30.19 Daniel Lane Race 1: LAYLA, GORILLA’S SMILE, GOLDSTAR LORENZO 9 47574 My Merit nwtd Allan Joyce 7 43537 Lakota Wichapi 17.42 Heather Cairns 3 74417 Nighthawk Fancy 30.38 Matt Roberts $1685, C2, 295m 10 865 Born Trixie nwtd Robin Wales 8 17267 Dream Runner 17.26 Janine McCook 4 23134 Meatloaf 30.39 Sharon Hindson Race 2: NEXT OFF, YANIRA BALE, KHATIA 1 77514 Khatia 17.50 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 1s625 Holy Grail 30.26 J & D Fahey Race 3: PITCH MARK, MUSTANG MEGAN, 2 56425 Opa’s Mate 17.41 Ray Casey 5 Clarkson’s Sign Sprint 1.21 9 36558 Golden Bay 17.13 Janine McCook 6 21112 Know Keeper 30.32 Garry Cleeve HOMEBUSH GAMBLER 3 21122 Yanira Bale 17.33 Riley Evans $1800, R/A, 295m 10 35867 Special As 17.21 Janine McCook 7 63875 Opawa Lyn 30.17 J & D Fahey Race 4: KNOW GRIZZLES, KNOW KERATIC, MY CURLY 4 11122 Next Off 17.36 Daniel Lane 8 65713 Penalty Drop 30.41 Daniel Lane 1 71554 Button It 17.39 Janine McCook Race 5: TAIERI MISSILE, BUTTON IT, BY GUM 5 28181 Hilton Jonesy 17.42 Bruce Dann 8 Amber Cleaning Services 2.14 EMERGENCIES: 2 35567 Archie’s Alba 17.60 Janine McCook 6 62416 Jingili Jill 17.42 Mitchell & Smith 9 88188 Mitcham Manering 30.40 John McInerney Race 6: HILTON HEADACHE, GOLDSTAR JAY JAY, 3 18787 By Gum 17.56 Janine McCook $2505, C1, 520m PRINCE ZULU 7 86776 Homebush Ariana 17.21 John McInerney 10 75467 Famous Lee 30.22 Riley Evans 8 22448 Platonic Affair 17.40 Lisa Waretini 4 36582 Bees Are Buzzing 17.28 Janine McCook 1 67327 Nighthawk Wish 30.72 Matt Roberts Race 7: OPAWA PHIL, OUR COOK, MITCHAM GOLDIE EMERGENCIES: 5 66456 Dorothy Be Good 17.66 Janine McCook 2 34422 Shermo Bale 30.57 Craig Roberts 11 Springston Hotel Final 3.07 Race 8: NIGHTHAWK THORN, DUCATI MONSTER, 9 56186 Suck It Up 17.48 Hart & Taylor 6 62528 Taieri Missile 17.20 Ray Casey 3 55246 Hustle Ace 30.45 Norman Wanhalla $1800, C2, final, 295m SHERMO BALE 10 17761 Lakota Micco 17.42 Heather Cairns 7 57685 Flurries nwtd Janine McCook 4 22233 Goldstar Alaska 30.81 Riley Evans Race 9: PERFECT PAYTON, GOTCHA COOPER, KNOW POPS 8 66556 Little Mase nwtd Janine McCook 5 23531 Nighthawk Thorn 30.16 Matt Roberts 1 31426 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 Riley Evans Race 10: BEST BALL, KNOW KEEPER, HOLY GRAIL 3 kiwikiwihounds.co.nz 12.46 EMERGENCY: 6 36718 Bella Fortuna nwtd Bruce Dann 2 75322 Homebush Zack 17.45 John McInerney 9 53654 Little Kid nwtd Janine McCook 7 47283 Goldstar Journey 31.22 Riley Evans Race 11: MONTY MAD HAMMER, MISS ADOBE, $1685, C2, 295m 3 87817 Miss Adobe 17.14 Matt Roberts 8 1345s Ducati Monster nwtd Craig Roberts 4 54881 Penny Jane 17.30 Hart & Taylor MAXIMUS SPEED 1 67887 Tearaway Tara 17.33 Janine McCook 6 Ross Mathers Dash 1.39 EMERGENCIES: Race 12: OPAWA JAWS, BECK ELEVEN, CARLOS 5 21116 Maximus Speed 17.21 Craig Roberts 2 33563 Lakota Scout 17.65 Heather Cairns $1685, C2, 295m 9 44446 Goldstar Beau nwtd Riley Evans 6 44271 Marakesh Max 17.47 John McInerney 3 33554 Homebush Gambler 17.19 John McInerney 10 43854 Usain Bale 30.64 Craig Roberts 7 275s1 Belfast Demo 17.31 Hart & Taylor 4 21131 Pitch Mark 17.05 Daniel Lane 1 75347 Taieri Terra 17.31 Ray Casey 8 11111 Monty Mad Hammer 17.13 Ashley Bradshaw 5 27262 Mustang Megan 17.37 Hart & Taylor 2 47215 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.24 S & B Evans 9 Kolorful Kanvas Sprint 2.31 3 12343 Mitcham Queen 17.58 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 6 17617 Adobe Spinner 17.53 Matt Roberts $1450, C1, 295m 7 78867 Sozin’s Symphony 17.18 John McInerney 4 73175 Lakota Tonka 17.51 Heather Cairns 9 61128 Hilton Headache 17.37 Bruce Dann 8 34777 Goldstar Rebel 17.36 Riley Evans 5 21574 Homebush Reed 17.52 John McInerney 1 1122 Gotcha Cooper 17.38 Calum Weir 10 11122 Next Off 17.36 Daniel Lane EMERGENCIES: 6 61128 Hilton Headache 17.37 Bruce Dann 2 43621 Know Pops 17.72 Garry Cleeve 12 Protexin Sprint 3.24 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 12.11 9 56186 Suck It Up 17.48 Hart & Taylor 7 65741 Prince Zulu 17.31 Lisa Waretini 3 32312 Culvie Dole 17.49 Hart & Taylor $1365, C0, 295m 10 887s1 Cosmic Marty 17.60 John McInerney 8 35456 Citizen Aguero 17.25 John McInerney 4 31522 Hilton Hope 17.42 Bruce Dann $2390, C4, 295m EMERGENCIES: 5 1s31 Perfect Payton 17.19 J & D Fahey 1 53477 Fidgety Feet 17.21 Janine McCook 1 33422 Gorilla’s Smile nwtd Allan Joyce 4 Dylan Voyce Stakes 1.04 9 56186 Suck It Up 17.48 Hart & Taylor 6 32235 Ohoka Carsen nwtd Lisa Waretini 2 66334 Edison nwtd John McInerney 2 47541 Opawa Jaws 17.07 Robin Wales $2390, C0, 520m 10 26437 Maybe Right 17.34 Janine McCook 7 13437 Bruno Barbarelli 17.49 Bruce Dann 3 48874 Homebush Boots 17.20 John McInerney 3 23233 Goldstar Lorenzo nwtd Riley Evans 8 23331 Homebush Fury nwtd John McInerney 4 42652 Carlos 17.14 Robin Wales 4 65524 Going Gorillas nwtd Allan Joyce 1 67626 Lucky Luciano 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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. 32 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 Giants’ season off to a flying start

SPEEDWAY by Murray Robertson challenge competition. teams they met. fourth to finish off the Giants’ Rebels were fourth. The Giants defeated the “We dominated all our races strong performance. Gary Davis and Tim Ross were THE Gisborne Giants Waikato Wanderers from Huntly really, so it was a very pleasing “We’re really happy with how unavailable for the Giants. superstock team got their season and the Rotorua Rebels on their start to the season for us,” Peter the team started the season,” The team’s next meeting will off to a flying start last weekend way to the final. Rees said. Rees said. be in Palmerston North in three when they won the international Peter Rees (10G), Ethan Rees Rees crossed the finish line “The international teams weeks. teams challenge in Huntly. (127G), Jamie Hamilton (9G), first in the final against the challenge is a new event but I’m “We’ll be up against the They took on the Kihikihi Wayne Hemi from Palmerston Kings, and was backed up by his sure it’s going to become a big Whanganui Warriors and the Kings in the final and North (591P) and Whanganui’s son Ethan, who finished not far event.” Palmerston North Mustangs, so dominated, as they did in all Josh Prentice (15W) were too behind him in second place. The Auckland All Stars it’ll be good teams racing,” Rees their lead-up matches across the strong and too organised for the Jamie Hamilton finished finished third and the Rotorua said. Poverty Bay-East Coast up against guns GOLF by Chris Taewa held on the Whitford Park course. It was the second whitewash of the day Section 1 table on 0 team points and just A member of New Zealand Golf’s high- suffered by PBEC. the one individual point from Solomann’s WHEN James Hydes wins his first title performance programme and destined Wellington took maximum points from Round 1 win against Waikato. as a professional, a Gisborne golfer will to make a living out of the game, Hydes them in the morning, with Hukanui They are half a team point behind Bay reflect on the day he played him at New brushed Brown aside 6 and 5. Brown losing 2 and 1 to Jayden Ford, of Plenty while Wellington and defending Zealand’s highest amateur level. It summed up Harbour’s domination of William Brown 4 and 3 to Jonathan champions Auckland are joint top on 3 Poverty Bay-East Coast No.1 the country’s smallest golfing province on Cane, Pohatu 4 and 3 to Matt Morris, team points and 12 individual wins. Hukanui Brown took on Hydes on Day another rain-interrupted day. Solomann 5 and 4 to Sam Marsters and Taranaki, led by brothers Sam and 2 of the men’s national interprovincial PBEC No.2 William Brown lost 2 and Russell 7 and 6 to Kerry Mountcastle. Ethan Jones, are top of Section 1. tournament in Auckland. 1 to Kit Bittle while the rest of the five- Many Gisborne golfers will remember Thursday traditionally features only Hydes, who won the New Zealand man side were comprehensively beaten — Mountcastle for equalling the Poverty one round. PBEC were to face Bay of amateur title at Poverty Bay golf course No.3 Reef Pohatu losing 8 and 6 to Jesper Bay course record (64) in qualifying at Plenty this morning. last month, was top of the order for North Bengtsson, No.4 David Solomann 6 and 4 the NZ Amateur. They have a bye tomorrow morning Harbour, who brushed aside PBEC 5-0 to Jerry Ren and No.5 Dwayne Russell 5 The double bagel further anchored and complete the tournament against in Round 4 of the matchplay event being and 4 to Jason Gulasekharam. PBEC to eighth and bottom of their Southland in the afternoon. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Friday, November 27, 2020 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alison Pill, 35; Jaleel White, 44; Fisher Stevens, 57; Kathryn Bigelow, 69. Happy Birthday: Pay attention to detail, and be prepared to make adjustments as you move SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made forward this year. How you build your future will determine your success. up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. You'll have plenty of chances to gain ground if you are receptive to trying To solve the puzzle, each row, something new without discarding something you still need. Balance and integrity will play roles in your progress this year. Your numbers are 7, 18, 20, column and 3x3 grid within the 23, 26, 38, 43. larger grid must end up containing ARIES (March 21-April 19): each number from 1 to 9, and Look at your inances, and sort out what it's going to cost to get what you each number can only appear want. An investment will change the way you live. Don't give in to uncertainty. once in a row, column or box. Research and a solid partnership will pay off. 3 stars A sudoku grid has a single TAURUS (April 20-May 20): unique solution, which can be Dive into something that excites you, and the outcome will be rejuvenating. reached without using guesswork. Take a look at how you can manipulate a situation to improve your position, status or reputation. A meaningful relationship can help you get what you SOLUTION IN NEXT PUBLICATION. want. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Evaluate your relationships, and consider who is right for you. Information you receive will push you to update personal documents and to prepare for upcoming changes you need to make. Physical activities will help alleviate stress. 3 stars DOUBLE CROSSWORD No 11,155 CANCER (June 21-July 22): Promote what you intend to do, and stand by your word. 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Exploit (4) THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals. 16 Untrue; 18 Until; 19 Moor. TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. 27. Stammered (9) 24. Rid (4) ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 SPORT 33 Diego Maradona dies, and Naples weeps FOOTBALL by Andrew Dampf, AP when Maradona played there. “Maradona united Neapolitans all over the who made Naples and Neapolitans dream — Maradona’s spokesman, Sebastián Sanchi, world — as well as fans of other squads. with his genius, his uniqueness, he gave us IF there’s one place outside Argentina that will said Maradona died on Wednesday of a heart “Today all Neapolitans embrace his family, with happiness. Many have named their sons Diego, likely match — or possibly even exceed — the attack at the age of 60, two weeks after being the awareness that this embrace will never end,” for he was able to redeem a city that was often outpouring of mourning for Diego Maradona, it’s released from a hospital in Buenos Aires the mayor added. the target of prejudices and discrimination.” in Naples. following brain surgery. “Because it was real love. A great love.” In a sign of mourning, Napoli changed its While Maradona was revered around the world Upon hearing the news, thousands of Maradona, of course, already made Italians usual blue logo on its Twitter account to black. as perhaps the greatest footballer ever, in Naples Neapolitans poured out into the city’s streets to cry when his Argentina team eliminated Italy in “Everyone is awaiting our words,” the club he was more than that. honour Maradona and light candles in his memory. Naples in the 1990 World Cup semifinals. Many tweeted in Italian. Maradona was treated as a deity for the way Many of them stood below huge murals of their Napoli fans cheered for Maradona and Argentina “But what words can we use for the pain that he led Napoli to their only two Serie A titles — in hero that cover entire sides of downtown buildings. — not their own country — during that game. we are experiencing? Now is the moment for 1987 and 1990 — and raised the spirits of the Naples Mayor Luigi De Magistris immediately Maradona also led Napoli to the 1989 UEFA tears. Then will come the time for words.” southern Italian city, which remains far removed proposed that the city’s San Paolo Stadium Cup title during his seven-season stay. He also Italian sports minister Vincenzo Spadafora, both geographically and socio-economically from be renamed for Maradona — and ordered the allegedly became a regular cocaine user in the who is from Naples, said: “He was more than a the country’s football capitals of Milan and Turin. stadium’s lights be turned on all night even city — a dependence that eventually led to his champion. He was a football genius, an absolute “Maradona wasn’t just a player. He represented though there was no game being played there. downfall from football. star. He represented unrepeatable dreams and the spirit of Napoli for years,” said former Napoli “Maradona is Napoli. The passion for him here “Yes, he was also a controversial man,” De hopes for the people of my city. Naples cries president Corrado Ferlaino, who owned the club is known to everyone,” De Magistris said. Magistris said. “But for us Maradona is the one tonight.” A flawed, adored genius FOOTBALL by Debora Rey, AP Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys in 1994 before returning to Boca from 1995 to ’97 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego — his final club and closest to his heart. Maradona, the Argentine football great who Drug problems overshadowed his final scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and playing years. led his country to that year’s World Cup title Maradona failed a doping test in before later struggling with cocaine use and 1991 and was banned for 15 months, obesity, has died. He was 60. acknowledging his longtime cocaine Maradona’s spokesman, Sebastián addiction. He failed another doping test for Sanchi, said he died on Wednesday of stimulants and was thrown out of the 1994 a heart attack, two weeks after being World Cup in the United States. released from a hospital in Buenos Aires In retirement, Maradona frequented Boca following brain surgery. matches as a raucous one-man cheering The office of Argentina’s president said it section and took part in worldwide charity, will decree three days of national mourning, sporting and exhibition events. But the and the Argentine football association already stocky forward quickly gained expressed its sorrow on Twitter. weight and was clearly short of breath as One of the most famous moments in he huffed through friendly matches. the history of the sport, the “Hand of God” In 2000, in what doctors said was a goal, came when the diminutive Maradona brush with death, he was hospitalised in punched the ball into England’s net during the Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals. with a heart that doctors said was pumping Ahead of his 60th birthday in October, at less than half its capacity. Blood and Maradona told France Football magazine urine samples turned up traces of cocaine. that it was his dream to “score another goal After another emergency hospitalisation against the English, this time with the right ONE OF HIS BEST DAYS: In this June 29, 1986, file photo, Diego Maradona holds in 2004, Maradona was counselled for hand”. aloft the World Cup after Argentina’s 3-2 victory over West Germany in the World drug abuse and in September of that year Maradona also captivated fans around Cup final at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Maradona died from a heart attack on travelled to Cuba for treatment at Havana’s the world over a two-decade career with Wednesday at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. AP file picture Centre for Mental Health. There he was a bewitching style of play that was all his visited by his friend, Cuban President Fidel own. greatly trimmed his weight. Maradona revenge for their country’s loss to Britain Castro. Although his reputation was tarnished was hospitalised in early 2007 for acute in the 1982 war over the Falkland Islands, In Cuba, Maradona took to playing golf by his addictions and an ill-fated spell in hepatitis that his doctor blamed on which Argentines still claim as “Las and smoking cigars. He frequently praised charge of the national team, he remained excessive drinking and eating. Malvinas”. Castro and Argentine-born revolutionary idolized in football-mad Argentina as the He made an unlikely return to the “It was our way of recovering ‘Las “Che” Guevara, who fought with Castro in “Pibe de Oro” or “Golden Boy”. national team in 2008 when he was Malvinas’,” Maradona wrote in his 2000 the Cuban revolution — even sporting a “You took us to the top of the world,” appointed Argentina coach, but after a autobiography I am Diego. tattoo of Guevara on his right arm. Argentine President Alfredo Fernández said quarterfinal exit at the 2010 World Cup in “It was more than trying to win a game. Maradona said he got clean from drugs on social media. “You made us incredibly South Africa, he was ousted — ultimately We said the game had nothing to do with there and started a new chapter. happy. You were the greatest of all.” picking up another coaching job with the the war. But we knew that Argentines In 2005, he underwent gastric bypass in The No.10 he wore on his jersey became United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl. had died there, that they had killed them Colombia, shedding nearly 50 kilograms synonymous with him, as it also had Maradona was the fifth of eight children like birds. And this was our revenge. It (more than 100 pounds) before appearing with Pele, the Brazilian great with whom who grew up in a poor, gritty barrio on the was something bigger than us: We were as host of a wildly popular Argentine Maradona was regularly paired as the best Buenos Aires outskirts where he played defending our flag.” television talk show. On “10’s Night,” of all time. a kind of dirt-patch soccer that launched It also was vindication for Maradona, Maradona headed around a ball with The Brazilian said in a statement he had many Argentines to international stardom. who, in what he later called “the greatest Pele, interviewed boxer Mike Tyson and lost “a dear friend”. None of them approached Maradona’s tragedy” of his career, was cut from the Hollywood celebrities, and taped a lengthy “There is much more to say, but for now fame. In 2001, FIFA named Maradona one squad of the 1978 World Cup — which conversation with Castro in Cuba. may God give his family strength,” Pelé said. of the two greatest in the sport’s history, Argentina won at home — because he was In retirement, Maradona also became “One day, I hope, we will play football alongside Pele. only 17. more outspoken. He sniped frequently together in the sky.” “Maradona inspires us,” said then- Maradona said he was given a football at former coaches, players — including Bold, fast and utterly unpredictable, Argentina striker Carlos Tevez, explaining soon after he could run. Pele — and the Pope. He joined a left- Maradona was a master of attack, juggling his country’s everyman fascination with “I was three years old and I slept hugging wing protest train outside the Summit of the ball easily from one foot to the other Maradona at the 2006 World Cup in that ball all night,” he said. the Americas in 2005, standing alongside as he raced upfield. Dodging and weaving Germany. “He’s our idol, and an idol for the At 10, Maradona gained fame by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to with his low centre of gravity, he shrugged people.” performing at halftime of professional denounce the presence of then-President off countless rivals and often scored with Maradona reaped titles at home and matches, wowing crowds by keeping the George W. Bush. a devastating left foot, his most powerful abroad, playing in the early 1980s for ball airborne for minutes with his feet, chest His outsider status made it all the weapon. Argentinos Juniors and Boca Juniors before and head. He also made his playing debut more surprising when he was chosen as “Everything he was thinking in his moving on to Spanish and Italian clubs. His with the Argentinos Juniors youth team, Argentina coach following Alfio Basile’s head, he made it happen with his feet,” crowning achievement came at the 1986 leading a squad of mostly 14-year-olds resignation. said Salvatore Bagni, who played with World Cup, captaining Argentina in a 3-2 through 136 unbeaten matches. He won his first three matches but his Maradona at Italian club Napoli. win against West Germany in the final and “To see him play was pure bliss, true tactics, selection and attention to detail A ballooning waistline slowed Maradona’s playing a decisive role in a 2-1 victory over stardom,” teammate Carlos Beltran said. were all questioned after a 6-1 loss to explosive speed later in his career and England in a feisty quarterfinal match. Maradona played from 1976-81 for first Bolivia in World Cup qualifying equalled by 1991 he was snared in his first doping Over the protests of England goalkeeper division club Argentinos Juniors, then went Argentina’s worst-ever margin of defeat. scandal when he admitted to a cocaine Peter Shilton, the referee let stand a goal to Boca Juniors for a year before heading Victor Hugo Morales, Argentina’s habit that haunted him until he retired in by Maradona in which, as he admitted to Barcelona for a world-record $8 million. most popular football broadcaster, said 1997, at 37. years later, he intentionally hit the ball with In 1984, Barcelona sold him to Napoli, Maradona would ultimately be remembered Hospitalised near death in 2000 and his hand in “a bit of mischief”. in Italy. He remade their fortunes almost for a thrilling style of play that had never again in 2004 for heart problems blamed But Maradona’s impact wouldn’t be single-handedly, taking them to the 1987 been duplicated. on cocaine, he later said he overcame confined to cheating. Four minutes later, he Italian league championship for their first “He has been one of the great artists of the drug problem. Cocaine, he once said spectacularly weaved past four opponents title in 60 years. my time. Like great masters of music and famously, had proven to be his “toughest from midfield to beat Shilton for what FIFA A year after losing the 1990 World Cup painting, he has defied our intellect and rival.” later declared the greatest goal in World final to West Germany, Maradona moved enriched the human spirit,” Morales said. But more health problems followed, Cup history. to Spanish club Sevilla, but his career was “Nobody has thrilled me more and left despite a 2005 gastric bypass that Many Argentines saw the match as on the decline. He played five matches at me in such awe as Diego.” 34 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020

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41 points. SUNDAY — Men’s net: P Johnston Poverty Bay SUNDAY — Men’s stableford, 81-12-69, B Cameron 79-9-70, T division 1: B Colbert 44, P Hakiwai 41, T Hindmarsh 80-9-71, D Skudder 92-19-73, An ode to Te Puia Springs BRENT Colbert has not been close Donovan 38. S Pittar 98-23-75. to a par round in well over 18 months. Division 2: D Pirimona 42, C Simpson Women’s net: S Gray 89-20-69, D MANY trips down memory lane were taken in the But he made it look easy in winning 37, C Taewa 37, L Hewson 36. Johnston 83-11-72. clubhouse at Te Puia Springs Golf Club’s 75th anniversary the division 1 men’s stableford on Approach: M Karalus. FRIDAY — Meat pack nine-hole celebration on Saturday, November 14. Around 50 people Sunday with 72-8-64, for 44 points. SATURDAY — Men’s stableford, stableford, senior division: A Nimmo from the popular East Coast club’s past and present came Former Poverty Bay-East Coast division 1: R Foon 39, C Poole 39, A 22, P Johnston 21, N Bunting 21, P together for the jubilee. Among the guests was East Coast representative Colbert’s round — Kirkpatrick 38, V Richardson 37. Summersby 20. farmer and “bush poet” Graeme Williams, whose family have which started on the 10th — featured Division 2: B Read 41, S Francks 41, Junior division: D Quinn 21, W Bruce a strong connection to the Coast and, indeed, the Springs a chip-in eagle-3 on the fifth hole. D Bush 37. 21, D Somerton 20, H Humble 19 on c/b. club. He presented his poetic version of the history of the Colbert recently won the Sunday Twos: S Andreassen. TUESDAY (Nov 17) — Women’s net- club to the delight of those who attended. School trophy for the best overall Approach: D Bush. plus-putts: M Winiata 108 71+37, M Philip It went as follows — stableford in its annual trip — this THURSDAY (Nov 19) — Men’s 73+29. year featuring rounds at four Hawke’s stableford, division 1: M Dodgshun 41, A Bay courses. White 34, B Colbert 34, A Kirkpatrick 34, Te Puia Springs THE year was 1945 The membership per usual The 44 points overshadowed D Bush 34. And the war had found an end. Despite being far from long. excellent Sunday efforts of Dave Division 2: P Goodwin 35, B Allen FUN was the overriding theme of Optimism was rampant Has heart and soul and passion Pirimona (42) and Peter Hakiwai (41). 35, P Humphreys 33, J Aitchison 33, P the day at the Kowhai Cancer Trust As invariably was the trend. As it has had all along. Colbert was also playing alongside Mullooly 33, S Harbottle 33. fundraiser on Sunday. Freedom was highly valued the unfortunate Sunday School Twos: P Clayton, B Colbert. The ambrose tournament featured It’s dangerous mentioning Despite the price being terribly names member who fell into the lake while Approach: P Clayton. a 50-strong field split into 10 teams, high. But there’s some that I will do. retrieving a ball on the 16th hole. with many getting into the spirit of the A group of hearty locals As every generation The player, who name will not Patutahi occasion by dressing up in costume. Thought a golf course they Has some that bind the club be disclosed out of sympathy, was Ratbags were the overall winners on would try. like glue. submerged and, according to a SHEREE Gray and Peter Johnston net 52, two strokes ahead of Mutuawa witness, took a couple of seconds were the weekend competition and The Shed. Ellis Rouse, Freddie Jefferd Everyone contributes before coming to the surface like a winners. But it was all about an enjoyable Geoff Cotterill and several more. Not only the ones upon the synchronised swimmer. Johnston followed up his Friday day out and, of course, raising money Needed to approach the wall. He was referred to as “the little meat pack nine-hole stableford runner- for the Kowhai trust — an initiative landowner Even the slackers and the mermaid” on the 19th. up effort by winning the 18-hole net on created nine years ago by breast Indeed Ellis’s mother-in-law. hackers Other impressive scores over the Sunday with 81-12-69. cancer survivor Mavis Chaffey to raise Who contribute bugger all. week were recorded by Brian Read, Sixty-nine was also the winning money to help Ngati Porou Hauora Ellis’s wife Nell who broke 100 for the first time in over number for Gray (89-20-69) in the patients and their families who travel Was equal to the task. Cythia Colbert and Nelson 50 rounds — 96 — to win the division women’s net. with their loved ones for cancer And as history now recalls Truman 2 stableford on Saturday; and Mike TUESDAY — Women’s South African treatment. All she had to do was ask. Epitomise the true soul of the Dodgshun, who won last Thursday’s pairs stableford: R Burgess/K McLatchie Te Puia Springs Golf Club’s club. division 1 men’s stableford with 64, L Haisman/A Stills-Hindmarsh 59. famous hospitality was in abundance Land was duly acquired Thousands of voluntary hours including what was described as From Kahinu Station as was That effectively subsidise the named. “an amazing dinner” followed by sub. And immediately from the scrub prizegiving. Junior crossword 1639 A fledgling golf club she was I applaud you one and all Organisers were grateful to all claimed. For your effort, work and care. sponsors and those who took part. 12 345 Allowing anyone lucky enough SUNDAY — Kowhai Cancer Trust AB, Dob, RW This iconic course to share. ambrose net: Ratbags 52, Mutuawa 54, And many, many more. The Shed 54, Hiki’s Hackers 54, Green Fronted with dough and labour I’ll finish with the Rooster Team 57, Uawa & One 58, Goldie 59, To get it off the floor. The undisputed kaiwhakahaere Burmuda 60, Tiki Twice 62, Team Chris of the club. 6 7862. Nell’s brother Tommy Smith Known on every fairway Approaches, non-golfers: J Garth Was employed to lay the And I dare say every pub. (men), I Solomon (women). greens. Approaches, golfers: P Moana (men), Horses, scoops and shovels Had he turned professional D Goldsmith (women). Were the extent of his With his incredible ability to machines. win. 9 10 11 COMING UP: SUNDAY, Chaffey Cup He’d have putted for the silver stableford. Thirteen greens by him were And driven for the gin. laid Electrinet Park Planted, watered and duly It’s the likes of Peter Rouse played. And his ever-supporting wife. That have made this little club 12 13 14 THREE birdies, three bogeys, the Every member from the start Such an iconic part of life. rest pars . . . that equated to even- Rolled their sleeves and played par 72 off the stick for Rod Moore their part. Tiger’s desperate to join 15 and victory in the men’s stableford on Working bees were part of life I gather he’s googled several Sunday. Father, daughter, son and wife. looks. But it needed a countback to Cynthia told him to bugger off 16 17 18 decide the winner, as Moore and club This family involvement from As he’d upset all the cooks. president Tony Leggett both racked up the start 40 points. Has held this club distinctly So raise a glass to one and all Moore’s effort followed his Tuesday apart. Especially members past. veterans’ stableford win last week — The hospitality is second to And acknowledge combined 19 74-4-70, for 38 points. none contribution Phil Nepia was third in the vets’ Leading the country as to how Enabling a small club like this stableford with 36 points. It was a sign it’s done. to last. of things to come — 80-13-67, for 41 Across Down points, on Sunday, which won him the He tangata, he tangata, he An oak tree needs an acorn tangata To flourish to something fine. 1. 1. People from the USA (9) men’s stableford. Replied (8) Patutahi member Jace Brown hit the As Pare Horomia would say. Here’s to slices, hooks and 6. 2. city course on Sunday, highlighting Is the reason this iconic club dongas Very wicked (4) Not moving (5) Is still putting along today. And more of the summer wine. 7. From Denmark (6) 3. Very impolite (4) his round with an eagle-2 on the 336- 9. 4. metre 15th hole on Sunday. A hose made of snow (5) Someone who repairs teeth SUNDAY — Men’s stableford: B Lumsdon-Nicholls 34, E Morley 34, E Healthcare Kiri Te Kanawa open 11. A big striped cat (5) (7) R Moore 40, T Leggett 40, J Collier 38 Parkin 33. tournament on Tuesday, December 1, 12. 5. Approach: P Wellard. at Poverty Bay’s Awapuni Links. Wives of uncles (5) Opposite of “no” (3) Women’s stableford: J Foot. COMING UP: THURSDSAYS, twilight There are 9-hole and 18-hole 13. Actors perform on this (5) 8. This is nailed to a horse’s Women’s best third shot: B Walker. golf, 3.30pm to 6pm tee-off; SUNDAY, sections for men and women. 16. A story divided into hoof (9) Twos: J Foot, J Morley, Twos: P December 6, Electrinet Park Christmas The 18-holers start at 10am; the 10. Wellard, J Brown (eagle on 15). tournament, rolling start from 7.30am 9-holers at 10.30am. episodes (6) Gets (7) SATURDAY — Men’s stableford: P to 11.30, start sheet at office. Contact the Poverty Bay pro shop 18. In the Bible, he built an ark 14. A smell (5) Nepia 41, J Halley 36. for more information. 15. Twos: P Wellard, J Halley. Veterans for animals (4) Applaud (4) TUESDAY (Nov 17) — Veterans’ 19. Not joined to anything (8) 17. Have a meal (3) stableford: R Moore 38, S Mohlmann 38, GISBORNE East Coast Veteran MORE CLUB GOLF RESULTS IN P Nepia 36, P Koorey 35, A Nairne 34, Golfers Society is holding the Ryman TOMORROW’S HERALD Previous solution 6. Navigation, 8. Onion, 10. Hello, 13. Grandmother, 14. Trade, 17. Magic, 19. Escalators. 1. Taxi, 2. Kiln, 3. Bath, 4. Hill, 5. Incorrect, 7. Forgotten, 9. Owned, 11. Extra, 12. Emu, 15. Arch, 16. Eels, 17. Moth, 18. Girl. The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 SPORT 35 Bennett and Raroa improve by the week CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf is drawn to the game. “Umpiring has opened a new THESE guys are thriving. door for me and I’ve met many New umpires Marty Bennett and people on this journey already,” he James Raroa love their cricket, said. want to improve and are improving “I enjoy constructive criticism by the week. and my confidence is growing. In their first season as officials “With the support of the teams at Senior B club level, the pair and my fellow umpires, the job are four games into a 16-round is easier and I also enjoy their schedule that began at Nelson friendship. Park on October 31 and will end “It means a great deal to me.” at the Harry Barker Reserve on Bennett played Senior B club March 22. cricket for OBR, OBR Presidents, Bennett and Raroa stand in Pirates and Horouta before trading the six-team, 30-over Hope Cup in his whites for a white coat. His competition, which starts at 2pm motivation to spend four hours or on Saturday afternoons. Under more every weekend standing on Poverty Bay Cricket Association cold, grey days or — conversely director of umpiring Jason Trowill, — in temperatures of 30 degrees they — along with Level 2 scorer and upwards, is simple. Clarence Campbell — were part “I like to see people new to of a group of 12 to have qualified cricket play the game, and help to as Level 1 umpires last month. grow the game. Trowill said Raroa was his own “I just want to give back to it.” hardest marker. That’s the reason, in the end, “He always wants to know, and WELCOMED INTO THE FOLD: Poverty Bay Cricket director of umpiring Jason Trowill (centre) with that most umpires agree to act as asks, what he did wrong as soon new umpires James Raroa (left) and Marty Bennett. Picture by Paul Rickard cricket’s impartial judges, juries as the game is over,” Trowill said. and executioners. “He wants to do the best job he pitched outside leg stump or since their debut match together, the association was keen to Bennett and Raroa, along with can for every team and in every would have missed the stumps, Horouta versus Campion. develop umpires and scorers Campbell as Level 1 umpires, match he umpires.” whether the batsman hit outside “These guys are giving up alongside players and coaches. Level 2 umpire Mel Knight, and Bennett was working on his off-stump was playing a shot, their time so that the players can “You can never have enough Level 3 umpires Trowill, Stewart positioning, so that he had the whether the batsman hit the ball concentrate on what they have umps,” he said. Patrick and Luke Fisher will best view possible and could before or after being hit on the to do with bat, ball and in the “Our long-term goal is to have be Poverty Bay’s finest at the make the correct decision under pad, and whether he was hit in field,” Campion player-coach Mark 10 qualified umpires to control Northern Districts boys’ junior pressure, Trowill said. line by a full-toss. Naden said. all senior club matches every secondary schools cricket Raroa had looked hard at Law Captains’ reports on the “We need to look after them.” weekend.” tournament to be held at the 36: lbw (leg before wicket) — at umpires indicate that Bennett Poverty Bay Cricket operations Although he never played Harry Barker Reserve from factors such as whether the ball and Raroa have come a long way manager Nicholas Hendrie said cricket, Raroa — like so many — November 30 to December 4.

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RUGBY by Jack Malcolm representing everyone, and my family.” He considers Gisborne his home, and TAIRAWHITI has a proud rugby heritage spends summer in town and up the East and has always punched above its weight. Coast with his family. That trend continued this week with the Wainui is originally from Whatatutu naming of three players from local iwi and but went to school at Takapuna hapu in the Maori All Blacks squad. Grammar, where he captained the Lock Isaia Walker-Leawere, flanker school’s first 15. Whetukamokamo Douglas and centre Sean He said it meant the world to him Wainui were named in the 24-man squad to to represent his whanau and iwi in the play Moana Pasifika in December. Maori All Blacks. Douglas is a Gisborne Boys’ High School old “I’m from Mangatu, Te Wainui Marae boy and has played professionally since 2013. and my iwi are Ngariki Kaiputahi and Ngati He was a member of the Waikato team Porou. from 2013 to 2016, then played two years of “It’s a team I have dreamed of playing for rugby in Italy for the Benetton club before he as a little fella. I’ve been in the team for five returned to New Zealand in 2018 to play for years, and it always feels like the first time. the Crusaders and Canterbury. “I love it with a passion, and I can’t wait to It will be Douglas’s second time in the run out there with the Maori brothers.” Maori All Blacks. He was selected in 2016 for their Northern Hemisphere tour. He said he was grateful to have been given another opportunity. He’d felt he had to earn his spot again after playing overseas. “It’s unreal, the amount of pride that I feel, especially because it’s a black jersey and it’s for Aotearoa, and that word Maori on it. “When I think about putting that jersey on, I think about putting it on for my whanau and my iwi.” Douglas wanted to thank all the coaches who had supported him as he developed, and he gave a special shout-out to Poverty Bay head coach — and former Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 coach — Tom Cairns. He said it was exciting to be playing against Moana Pasifika, who would be playing their first-ever game as a team and were tipped to join the Super Rugby competition in 2022. “In the bigger picture, having a team like that, a Pasifika team, is awesome for Isaia Walker-Leawere New Zealand rugby. It gives back to all the Picture by Paul Rickard Pasifika players and families who contribute massively to not just New Zealand rugby but world rugby.” Walker-Leawere grew up in Ruatoria and was a boarder at Gisborne Boys’ High School before he moved to Wellington to pursue his dream of playing professionally. Above, Sean Wainui and, Rugby is in his blood. He is the son of Fijian right, Whetukamokamo legend Kele Leawere, who co-captained the Douglas, with his wife national team to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Jess. Wainui, Douglas World Cup. and Isaia Walker-Leawere Walker-Leawere said he found out he made have been named in the the team when it was announced through squad for the Maori All social media. Blacks. “It’s pretty special,” he said. Wainui picture from “Growing up in that area you heard about Instagram, Douglas picture Rico and Hosea (Gear), and it’s just good to be from Facebook

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