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WELL WAHINE WEEK: Today is not only International Women’s Day, it is also day one of Well Wahine Week in Tairawhiti. Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, in collaboration with various providers, is offering all sorts of activities for women to enjoy over the week, including this Chick Fit workout led by former Olympian Michelle Rennie (right) at the House of Breakthrough this morning. The week got under way early today with a hikoi on Titirangi/ Kaiti Hill, followed by a breakfast at Kahutia Bowling Club. STORY ON PAGE 4 Picture by Paul Rickard HELP THE HARVEST ‘The horticulture industry desperately needs labour’ UP to 200 people are desperately possible for people to sign up to work, so likes of kapa haka groups, sports teams vines to be pruned, thinned and trained, needed to pick crops in Tairawhiti. will have representatives from MSD and and other organisations to look at the as well as processed and packed.” More than 22 million kilograms of Turanga Ararau on hand to help.” opportunity as a fundraiser. Tairawhiti is the fastest-growing apple apples and kiwifruit must be picked by The kiwifruit and apples set to be The 8.4 million kilograms of apples region in the country, accounting for the end of April, and pickers are also harvested over the next five to six weeks need to be off the trees by the end 3 percent of the national crop. needed for citrus and vegetable harvests. are worth around $65 million, which Mr of April. They will be packed locally Varieties grown here include envy, jazz, To enlist workers, a meet-and-greet Egan says is the tip of the iceberg. before being exported to Asia, Europe, galaxy, royal gala and dazzle. titled Help The Harvest is being held “That doesn’t include citrus or the United Arab Emirates and North The region produces approximately on Thursday at Turanga Ararau (154 vegetables. America. 3.6 million trays of kiwifruit from 354 Kahutia Street) from 5.30pm. “The horticulture industry desperately The 14 million kilograms of kiwifruit hectares covering gold 3, green and red Help the Harvest has been set up to needs labour.” will head to the same markets. varieties, all of which are marketed address the critical shortage of apple and Picker shortage is the result of Covid- A small amount of each will be sold on through Zespri. kiwifruit pickers for Tairawhiti’s multi- 19 border closures. the domestic market. It accounts for around 2 percent of the million-dollar export crops. The industry nationwide relies on Mr Egan estimates there are 50-plus national crop. It is a collaborative effort between backpackers and international crews of orchards, growers and contractors Libby Te Rauna is project manager for the industry-owned and government- pickers, and the current shortage has needing help, and he’s hopeful all will be Help the Harvest and can be contacted backed Tipu Project, the Ministry of been exacerbated by other industries part of the Help the Harvest campaign. on 021-158-7619. Social Development, Trust Tairawhiti, chasing workers. “While it is the next six weeks that are “The work hours are very flexible,” orchardists and prospective employees. Locally, the picking season for apples so crucial, there is always the possibility Ms Te Rauna says, “with the big goal of “Our goal is to fill the much-needed and kiwifruit is set to start on March 15. of more work, including year-round getting as many hands as possible out in 150 to 200 positions immediately,” says Weekend, evening and weekday work employment. the orchards to get this fruit to market.” TIPU advisory group member Tim Egan. is available. “Harvest is certainly the peak but we Anyone is welcome to attend the Help “We want to make it as easy as Help the Harvest is calling on the have an increasing number of trees and the Harvest meet and greet. GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Racing ...... 16 Sport ...... 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Television ...... 18 Weather ...... 23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 17 World...... 13-15 Classifieds ...... 19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Something for everyone over Parks Week IT is Parks Week and a lot of organisations It explores and celebrates how spending competition again and for interested entrants environment garden. across the district have events lined up for time in parks, reserves and beaches influences the Women’s Native Tree Project Trust are Entrants and winners will receive vouchers everyone to enjoy. health and wellbeing for the better. hosting a workshop on native gardens. This is and plants. Entries can be sent via email, with “Hundreds of organisations around New “For the third year we are running our popular for anyone interested in adding native trees, photos attached, to [email protected] Zealand and Australia are running events and iris demonstration workshop, so anyone with flowers and shrubs to their garden. Parks Week coincides with Well Wahine workshops to celebrate our magnificent parks, a love of or even just curious about irises is The workshop is free and will be held on Week being run by Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti in gardens and beaches, and the role they play in welcome to come along,” Ms Weaver said. Saturday from 1 to 2pm at EIT, 320 Stout St. conjunction with various organisations. our lives,” said Lindsay Weaver, the recreation “It’s all about propagation, getting the best The trust is also donating prizes for winners Well Wahine Week started today — and amenity adviser at Gisborne District flowers and how to care for your irises. of the gardens competition. International Women’s Day — and features a Council. “We’re running it in partnership with the The categories for the competition (entry calendar of free activities. “We know our own open spaces are really horticulture society, and it’s taking place on closes on April 15) are —children’s maintained “There are so many good things happening,” well used and well loved by our community.” Wednesday at 10am at the Botanical Gardens, garden; hanging baskets; innovative/creative said Ms Weaver. The week started on Saturday and runs to the so we’re really hoping for a good turn-out.” garden idea; garden under 1000m2, vege patch, The calendar is available on Sport Gisborne 14th. The council is also running its gardening garden over 1000m2, native garden, school/ Tairawhiti’s website.

SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND WHANAU: Waikirikiri School is taking a holistic approach to education, driven WELLBEING AT by its wellbeing team, who recognise supporting whanau is as important as supporting students. The wellbeing team are (from left) Tui Keenan, principal Yolanda Julies, Megan Windybank (front), Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou in schools social worker Rangi Houia and Midge Te Kani. WAIKIRIKIRI Picture by Paul Rickard by Jack Marshall “I knew that for our kids to From an initial two members emotionally, and that is where involved with the SPOTO learn they needed to be well last year, the wellbeing team our Mana Potential programme classes, the more points families SINCE Covid-19 stole the — spiritually, mentally and have grown to five. comes in. It is designed to help get. The top points-scorers win steering wheel last year the emotionally — in order for Some members direct their the students regulate and self- a holiday with hunter and team staff at Te Kura Reo Rua o cognitive learning to happen,” focus on whanau and some on manage.” member Tui Keenan — the star Waikirikiri have instituted a said Mrs Julies. students, but all maintain a The goal is to give the of Maori TV show Hunting with new model of teaching with That change meant supporting holistic approach to education. students the frameworks to Tui student wellbeing in the driver’s students’ families as much as “The things they go through at guide their emotions and Mrs Keenan designed the seat. the children. home impact on their learning social interactions, and tools to game, which is based on one School principal Yolanda For example, throughout the at school, so if the whanau or manage their behaviour. she has played with her kids for Julies says the pandemic put week the school runs SPOTO their home life is intact, the That is when they will be years. extra pressure on students and classes for whanau and students. kids are better able to learn at happy and the learning is “As someone who has worked whanau, and the school needed SPOTO stands for Spirit, school,” said Mrs Julies. happening, she says. in the system for many years, to do something different. Physical, Oranges (kai Maori), “There is no way a school-wide Another way the team are I’ve seen the system fail our “Because of Covid we found Together, Open mind. approach would work if we do getting whanau and students families,” said Mrs Keenan, who our families had all these things There is a stretch and breathe not include the whanau into connected with the school has a background in the police they had to deal with that were class for the body and mind, and that framework.” is through a new SPOTO and military. adding another layer of trauma a class called Building Awesome The students begin the game, which residents around “There is a need for the and stress,” wellbeing team Whanau, giving support and day with a karakia, then get Gisborne are sure to notice. The system, don’t get me wrong, but member Midge Te Kani said. resources to parents. started on their mindfulness team printed 1000 stickers to there’s also a need to fill the “So the wellbeing team said For those more interested programmes which Mrs Julies be placed on whanau vehicles or gaps where the system is failing ‘what can we do to help the in moving, there is a whanau says sets their wairua (spirit) for somewhere on their homes, with our families. whanau?’.” fitness class and a Zumba class. the day. a “secret spy” giving out prizes “This programme is a way we Their idea was to bring in These four sessions are “I see teachers throughout to selected stickers. can fill those gaps by engaging a school-wide approach to the free to the wider Waikirikiri the day and check how the Along with that, the more people differently, holistically wellbeing forefront. community. students interact socially and students and whanau get and spiritually.” The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 NEWS 3

LOSING THE LOCKS: Shearing Shed barber Shanon Ratahi shaves the head of Suzie Rangiwai on Saturday at Puku Ora Eatery where Suzie Works. Suzie was raising funds for cancer research. Cancer claimed the life of her mother Frances at the age of 69 and mum’s spirit was very much with her during the shave in which family, friends and colleagues participated. Pictures by Paul Rickard Buttercup Suzy hardens up to shave for a cure

by Matai O’Connor breast cancer for 12 years.” the courage. It was because of Suzie’s sister Francis It felt quite special getting the Mum. She fought cancer right Markowshi did a karakia and GISBORNE woman Suzie shave. until the end.” waiata to set the stage. Rangiwai shaved her hair off “It’s easy to say you’re just Suzie said she still felt like Whanau helped cut off on Saturday to raise funds for shaving your head but for she had long hair. “I went to put her locks, Shannon Ratahi, a cancer treatment research. someone who doesn’t have my hair up yesterday and, oh barber at the Shearing Shed, Suzie dedicated her Shave cancer it was a really humbling wait, it’s not there.” completed the shave. for a Cure to her mother experience.” Suzie says her mother was a Many whanau, friends and Frances Teresa Temepara Moran Suzie decided to do the fighter. colleagues helped organise the Rangiwai who passed away shave about three weeks ago. “One of my favourite sayings shave and raise funds for which from cancer over 12 months “My hair used to be down my mother would say to me was Suzie was grateful. ago at the age of 69. past my bum. One day I was ‘harden up buttercup’ . . . once The shave was done at her “Everyone has had family thinking about how I needed a in your life, do something that work Puku Ora Eatery, which members who have passed trim but then I thought I should challenges you on all levels’,” had been raising funds for the away or are still going through actually shave it off and raise Suzie said. shave, including a crazy hat day treatment,” Suzy said. some funds for cancer research, “She completed a tandem on Friday. MY TURN, MUM: Suzie’s son Lewis Savelio- “On the day of the shave a too. ski dive in her 60s. She was the That raised $120 and another Rangiwai, 4, gets in on the head shaving act, lady came down and watched in “I had been wanting to do thrill-seeker.” $397 was made on Saturday, helped by barber Shanon. support. She has been clear of it for years but this time I had Before starting the shave, bringing the total to $1400. ANALYSING THE QUAKES Magnitude 6.1 shake among 400-plus aftershocks

UP to yesterday there had and relocated slightly further quake was located further east, small tsunami. bay. This did not occur at Te been more than 400 aftershocks east, some 114 km off East Cape. close to the main Hikurangi “The Te Araroa earthquake Araroa as it is more open to the related to the magnitude “That quake did not occur on margin fault, but at this stage showed as a one-metre ocean.” 7.1 earthquake that shook the Hikurangi margin but was is still considered to be an intra- oscillation on the Te Araroa Unusual wave surges were the region awake on Friday around 24km west and is known plate earthquake.” tide gauge while the Kermadec still occurring at Te Araroa at morning, and 8.1 quake near the as an intra-plate earthquake.” A few hours after the 7.1 quake produced a smaller midday Saturday, he said. Kermadec Islands that followed Dr Cave said there was still shake on Friday morning, an 30cm-50cm oscillation at the “That highlights that the it. some discussion about the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hit gauge. effect of tsunami can last for The biggest of the aftershock sense of movement of the Te 966km north of East Cape in the “These were expressed largely more than 24 hours after the recorded was 6.1 at 1.16pm on Araroa earthquake but the Kermadecs, followed by a larger as very active shore waves event. Saturday. USGS (United States Geological 8.1 closer to this at 8.28am. surging back and forth. “The position of these quakes In a release on the council’s Survey) had indicated that it “As was the case with the Te “At Tokomaru Bay a bore offshore of East Cape makes website and Facebook page, the was largely a “‘strike slip” where Araroa earthquake, the initial was videoed by Claudia Maaka accurate determination of their council’s scientist Dr Murry the movement was horizontal. locations were provisional and (a still shot from it was on the size and precise location difficult Cave provides an understanding “This is consistent with its have since been amended,” Dr front page of Saturday’s Herald). due to the distance from the of the Te Araroa and Kermadec location, west of the Hikurangi Cave said. “While the video looked onshore seismograph network. earthquakes and why there have Margin. As it did generate a “Both of the Kermadec quakes dramatic it did not result in “The magnitudes of the been so many aftershocks. small tsunami, there’s likely to were ‘thrust faults’, with the waves above the normal high Kermadec quakes has been “Around 44 aftershock quakes have been some degree of normal 8.1 quake occurring on or very tide mark at the shore. determined by USGS and have been recorded around 4-5 (vertical) movement as well as close to the plate margin, which “At Hicks Bay, some deeper GeoNet advises that it’s best to magnitude but the rest have horizontal displacement,” he is the northern extension of the water seaweeds were deposited use the USGS magnitudes as the been between 1 and 3. Most of said. Hikurangi Margin. at the high tide mark.” GeoNet system under-reported the aftershocks have been east of The Hikurangi Margin is an “Both quakes are indicative Dr Cave said two tsunami their magnitudes,” Dr Cave said. Te Araroa,” Dr Cave said in his active subduction zone extending of a subduction-type movement occurring in rapid succession “GNS scientists will work on report. off the east coast of the North where rocks on the Pacific Plate was very unusual. analysis of these events in the “The location of that first big Island, where the Pacific and slide underneath the rocks of “The Tokomaru bore was coming week and data will be quake was originally thought to Australian plates collide. East Cape,” he said. probably more obvious as a updated, and we will update the be 100km east-north-east of East “The 6.1 earthquake The Te Araroa 7.1 and result of the wave being pushed Tairawhiti community as soon as Cape but has now been revised associated with the Te Araroa Kermadec 8.1 quakes generated up as it became confined in the that information comes to hand.” 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021

FAMILY NOTICES In Memoriam

HUNT, Deaths Terry 3.6.1954 - 8.3.2018 ROWLAND, Cecil (Ces). — Father of Love you Dad, Philip (and Francis), we miss you every day. Pop to Kim (and Glen), Michael (and Katrina), PLEASE Debbie. Pop also to Ben, Tamzin, Lily, Ava HAVE FAMILY and Cooper. A loss to NOTICES us all, but treasured memories held forever IN BY 9AM in our hearts. At peace DAY OF now with Mum/Nana. PUBLICATION Rest in Peace. Only sniffles keeping a few away from school by Jack Marshall

IT WAS “business as usual” at Tairawhiti schools with attendance remaining steady despite the Covid-19 alert level rise throughout New Zealand last week. WELL WAHINE WEEK: For a full list of the free activities on for Well Wahine Week log on to https://sportgisborne.org.nz/ The Gisborne Herald spoke to 15 schools wp-content/uploads/2021/02/WWW-Calendar.png. Picture by Paul Rickard — from high schools down to early childhood centres — and little had changed apart from a few runny noses keeping some students at home. Lytton High School deputy principal Tim Dagger said parents were being responsible and A whole week of wellness for wahine following guidelines. “I think the community has got a pretty good hold on it. There are few students away because by Sophie Rishworth Federation of Women’s Institutes. President morning, as well as free all day access to they are not well,” Mr Dagger said. Alison Crawford said they were really pleased YMCA gym and classes until Sunday. This “The response we’re seeing from the Women walked, talked and worked out to with the turnout. afternoon there is a schedule of skating, community has been great. We haven’t seen kick off Well Wahine Week, and International “It was something we had never attempted waka ama, yoga and badminton which are all students staying away in droves.” Women’s Day, today. before, and it was a real mixture from the designed for women to come along and have Campion College had no significant change Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, along with many community. Everyone mixed well and had a a go. in absentees while Boys’ High School had a providers across Tairawhiti, have planned a chat.” Well Wahine Week is on until Sunday, with small dip in numbers attending because of minor week of free and low-cost activities to coincide Women came direct from the hikoi up 60 activities scheduled across the week illnesses. with International Women’s Day, which is Titirangi, which opened the week, and were that are all tailored to women’s wellbeing. Parents had contacted the school to say they today. Around 30 women (and one man) were served a rolling continental breakfast from For the full calendar of event log on to were keeping their children home for things like at this morning’s breakfast at the Kahutia 8am. There was also a Chick Fit workout class https://sportgisborne.org.nz/wp-content/ runny noses when they otherwise would have Bowling Club put on by the Poverty Bay Wairoa (pictured) and a Tai Chi class, from 9am this uploads/2021/02/WWW-Calendar.png sent them to school. Gisborne and Ilminster intermediates reported normal levels of attendance. Data released by the Ministry of Education shows attendance in Tairawhiti and Hawke’s Bay Call out for Waikanae remained steady during the alert level rise in Stream weed warriors February. War on kikuyu The Ministry’s statistics website, Education Counts, reports attendance in the two regions — paired together — was 86.5 percent two weeks GISBORNE people has been the key to the success ago when alert levels went up, which is close to seeking stress-relief from the of this project,” Mr Akuhata- normal. uncertainties of life in a Covid- Brown said. Primary schools spoken to echoed the same 19 world, are welcome to join “It has also been great to responses as intermediates and high schools. volunteers weeding native see other groups planting and Mangapapa School office manager Kim Walters plants at the Grey Street clearing rubbish from other said there has been a slight uptick in students not Skate Park between 1pm and sites along the awa. attending class but certainly not a surge. 3pm this Sunday, March 14. “We are very grateful to the “A lot more people are aware if their kids have Organising team member many volunteers, businesses a slight cough or runny nose they keep them at Jason Akuhata-Brown said the and other organisations who home where they might have sent them in before. work would involve clearing have supported us since 2011. Parents are taking a cautious watchful approach.” weeds and litter from around We look forward to working Early childhood centres reported no changes. native trees, shrubs and with old and new friends on “It seems business as usual and parents are grasses planted along the bank March 14,” he said. comfortable about this change in levels as we go over ten years. Due to Covid-19, all along now,” said The Farmyard principal Fiona “Due to Covid-19, we only participants will be required Dawson. had one public work day at to supply contact details in a “I think that we are very fortunate in this region Waikanae Stream in 2020, volunteer register that will be as the reality of Covid is still not quite as intense when we would normally available at the meeting place as it is for our Auckland colleagues at this time.” have three over winter,” Mr near the Grey Street Bridge. Akuhata-Brown said. Volunteers should maintain “Many of the older native safe distances from others. No one in crashed van plants are big enough to shade CLEAN UP: This photo is from September 2019 and hints at Tools, light gloves, rubbish out weeds. However, after a the volume of kikuyu that needs to be removed so that native bags and hand sanitiser will good summer growing season be available. EMERGENCY services were called to State plants can thrive and filter water running into the Waikanae with enough rain to keep most Stream. Picture by Glenda Smith Participants should wear Highway 2 near the Waipaoa River bridge early plants healthy, we have an sturdy footwear and clothing yesterday morning after a people-mover van left impressive crop of weeds that appropriate for changeable the road and rolled. we need to remove to protect clear rubbish from Waikanae Project Trust. weather conditions. Police, Fire and Emergency NZ and St John native plants. Pulling weeds Stream. Since then, many groups and Waikanae Stream ambulance responded shortly before 6am. like kikuyu gives you a work- Thirty turned up in individuals have contributed supporters include Te Ora “The vehicle was on its side in the ditch when out and is very satisfying,” he September 2011, and removed to the project, the length of Hou, the Department of we got there, but there was no one in it,” a senior said. three tonnes of rubbish. the Skate Park bank has been Conservation, Women’s Native firefighter said. It is nearly 10 years since The following year more planted and other efforts to Tree Project Trust, Gisborne “We searched the immediate area to see if Mr Akuhata-Brown, who people joined in with rubbish protect the awa have started District Council, Keep anyone had got out injured, but there was no sign at that time was managing clean-ups and the planting along the stream. Gisborne Beautiful, Tairawhiti of anyone.” the Skate Park, put out a programme started, supported “Coming back every year to Environment Centre, Forest Police have an inquiry under way. call for volunteers to help by the Women’s Native Tree maintain and extend plantings & Bird Gisborne branch, The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 NEWS 5 Living off the grid while Growth industry: doing EIT hemp course

A DESIRE to get into the burgeoning hemp industry is behind a surge in students taking part in the EIT Ruatoria hemp course. OUT IN THE Certificate in Sustainable Primary FIELD: Ben Production Level 4 tutor Rob Thomson Goodman is among said this year there were students with the growing number connections to England, China, Israel of people doing the and Jamaica as well as New Zealand EIT Ruatoria hemp students. course. The course The programme met the criteria for the has attracted Targeted Training and Apprenticeship international Fund (TTAF) which has enabled EIT to interest, including provide education and training without Ben, who originates fees. from England. “Accomodation is our biggest problem up here. We have a huge amount of Pictures interest but nowhere for the students to supplied stay,” Rob said. Students Ben Goodman and Christopher Coker are grateful they have been able to live off the grid on the Makarika property, home of the East Coast Cannabis Company (E3C). Run by Porourangi Tawhiwhirangi and Doone Harrison, the site has previously “I wanted to work on a hemp farm. been used by EIT to teach a range of No one was giving me the opportunity. I horticulture programmes. realised I needed to find a course to teach As well as growing industrial hemp, me how to grow hemp and on the same E3C grows kai to support local Kai Box day I found this course online. Two weeks initiatives on the Coast for struggling later I was here.” whanau. Covid 19 proved a blessing in disguise Ben originates from Yorkshire in for Ben. England and is excited about the “Leaving a good job and being forced opportunities with hemp. out of my comfort zone was “There are more than challenging but it forced 50,000 commercial options.” Leaving a good me to chase that dream.” Ben was working with ‘ Ben is motivated by the his partner in a marketing job and being possibilities. fundraising job for St forced out of my He aims to become a John Ambulance when comfort zone was hemp farmer and sees the that was our name, but unfortunately the country went into hemp-growing course as some legislative changes occurred which lockdown. challenging but it learning and networking. stopped us from feeding hemp products to “My partner was in the forced me to chase “We are making friends livestock.” high-risk category and we that dream. with people in the industry, He lost his land and broke up with his could no longer do that ’ taking first steps, forming partner through the stress of it all. face-to-face work. —Ben Goodman bonds and bouncing Back on his feet, he took the “I had always believed around ideas, and the first- opportunity to join the hemp course. in the benefits industrial hand growing is great, too.” “I have been following the EIT hemp hemp could have on various services Christopher, who comes from course since it began and this is the first and industries around the world. The Tauranga, is regrouping after his attempt year I have been able to come and study properties of hemp — medically and for to get into the industry was stopped by on the programme. other purposes — is significant.” legislation change in 2017. “I am a trade-qualified builder but I Inspired by his family’s rural lifestyle, With a partner, he bought land and aim to prove to all doubters. I am a hemp living off the grid for six months in invested in chickens with a plan to feed farmer.” Ruatoria was appealing. them young hemp plants to produce Before heading to Ruatoria, Ben omega 3-enriched eggs. ■ For more information about the hemp-growing completed his wheels, tracks and forklifts “That was 2017. I had obtained a course at Ruatoria, go to the EIT website or certificates. hemp licence. Healthy Hempy Hens, contact the main office in Gisborne or Taradale. Cohen and Adele Leave have a nose for it no sp t THREE Gisborne Dog Training Club dogs became part of history in Rotorua recently when competing in a scent unchecked work trial. Scent work is being developed as a new sport within Dogs New Zealand (formerly the New Zealand Kennel Club) and is based around the tasks of working detector Some people assume that all skin cancer dogs. Gisborne handler Amerillis Farmer says it is a checks are the same. The truth is, there’s positive challenging activity that allows dogs to use a big difference. their strongest natural sense in a way that is fun and engaging. We recommend a Full Body MoleMap Amerillis and her German Shepherd Cohen along as a complete skin-mapping programme with fellow local Adele Williams and her golden retriever designed to track changes Breaker and border collie Halo were among the first in your skin over time. dogs in New Zealand to obtain their novice container scent detection awards at the trial. Make an appointment to see Nurse Lydia. To get their qualification, they needed to attain two Phone 0800 665 362 scent detection certificates for each of the novice or visit www.molemap.co.nz container patterns, with four qualifying certificates 29483-18 obtained over the weekend. There were 65 combinations entered in the trial with 17 qualifying. “As the sport is still very new, Adele was the first Three Rivers Medical golden retriever in New Zealand to qualify and my Cohen 75 Customhouse Street is the first German Shepherd,” said Amerillis. P (06) 867 7411 At this stage Dogs New Zealand is only conducting container searches, which involves the dogs searching 12 buckets to identify which bucket contains the hidden scent sample which the dog alerts to. Additional LEADING THE WAY: Gisborne trainers Adele Williams, with Halo and searches are being worked on, to include an interior, Breaker, with Amerillis Farmer and Cohen who were among the first in exterior and vehicle. New Zealand to qualify in scent work. Photo supplied 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Positive Air NZ worker had first jab last week COVID POSITIVE: The Air NZ crew member arrived MIQ rules for airline staff should be reviewed: expert in Auckland on a flight from Tokyo on February 28 — they tested negative after a test that day, but positive after a routine test yesterday. NZ Herald picture AUCKLAND — An Air New Zealand Covid-19 test. quarantine facility,” said crew member has tested positive for “On March 6 (Saturday) they were the ministry. The Public Health initial today. Covid-19 — and the Auckland Airport tested again in Auckland as part of their assessment is there is low risk to the Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Countdown supermarket has been regular surveillance testing and returned public due to Auckland being at Alert Hipkins said the system was designed identified as an early “location of a positive test. The air crew member is Level 3 for the period in which this case to pick up infection among air crew very interest”. now isolating following advice from the was back in New Zealand and were early on “and at this point, it looks like The crew member arrived in Auckland Ministry of Health.” either in isolation or at home for most of the infection has been picked up very on a flight from Tokyo on February 28 — Johnston said all other air crew who that time,” the Ministry of Health said. early on. they tested negative after a Covid test were considered close contacts were “The case investigation will tell us that day, but positive after a routine test being advised and would be isolated and MIQ rules for crew members whether there is anything we should be on Saturday. tested according to Ministry of Health’s concerned about and we will get more They have been moved to the Auckland requirements. University of Otago epidemiologist information about that over the next 24 quarantine facility at Jet Park. The “There are significant precautions professor Michael Baker said the fact to 48 hours,” he told the Herald. individual’s three household family in place for our crew operating to the case was picked up through routine Asked if there was any chance of members have already been tested on international destinations set out by the testing and that the household members Auckland going back into lockdown over Sunday and the results were all negative, Ministry of Health, and we are confident tested negative was good news. the new case, Hipkins said: “It would says the Ministry of Health. that our people are following the “This is a case of infection of someone have to be something very unexpected Fourteen other air crew on the same protocols diligently,” said Johnston. infected at the border. There has been for that to be the case. I think it is highly flight as the latest case were being “For Japan these include taking very rapid follow-up of their three unlikely that there’d be any need to contacted, isolated and retested, the private transport to and from their hotel, household members today who were escalate. It looks very contained.” ministry said on Sunday night. isolating in the hotel while on layover tested and found to be negative. The Johnston said the airline was making The flight attendant at the centre of and wearing PPE while travelling to and other bit of good news is Auckland was “excellent progress” with the rollout of Auckland’s newest border-related case from the hotel, through the airport and at Alert Level 3 so they weren’t out and the vaccine for its frontline employees. was given a Covid-19 vaccination shot on board. Air crew are also subject to about.” It looked “forward to the added layer of last week. regular surveillance testing where they But he said throughout the pandemic protection this will offer to our aircrew on The Prime Minister told TVNZ’s are tested up to once every seven days.” it had been “a source of concern” that international duties”. Breakfast that as a key front-line worker, An Air New Zealand spokeswoman said there was a different process for air crew Under Covid rules, air crew members the crew member got the first of two the Ministry of Health did not require returning to New Zealand. are required to undergo Covid-19 testing Pfizer jabs. air crew to isolate on return from Japan, “They have never gone through the every seven days. The New Zealand Herald also however, they were required to undergo a standard process that other returning All Air New Zealand aircrew returning understands the flight health assessment. travellers do, which is 14-days MIQ. to New Zealand after flying on “higher- attendant’s close Countdown general There have been reasons for that, but it’s risk” routes need to self-isolate in a contact partner played They have never gone manager health and obviously an area of vulnerability.” pre-arranged hotel for 48 hours. Los golf on Sunday with ‘ safety Kiri Hannifin “Perhaps we need to review the process Angeles and San Francisco are currently several friends at through the standard said they were we’re using for aircrew just to make designated as higher-risk routes. Once Remuera Golf Club. process that other contacted by the sure we think it’s sufficient to keep New they have returned a negative test, they He subsequently Auckland District Zealand safe over the next few months,” can leave the hotel. tested negative but a returning travellers do, Health Board this Baker told Newstalk ZB. E tu head of aviation, Savage, said source told the Herald which is 14-days MIQ. evening about a visit to For members of the public, testing Air New Zealand pilots and cabin the man’s golfing There have been reasons Countdown’s Auckland is available at six community testing crew employees received more detailed partners had been Airport store. centres (CTCs) throughout Auckland as information on Sunday evening from the contacted yesterday by for that, but it’s obviously “The customer well as at general practices and urgent company about the new case. the Ministry of Health an area of vulnerability. visited our store on care clinics. “Other workers on the last flight they and told to self-isolate. —Michael Baker’ Wednesday, March “There is currently good capacity in the crewed are all being tested again. All The ministry said 3 from 12.37pm for testing system, and the CTCs in Otara air crew, pilots, and flight attendants, there was also a health approximately 30 and Wiri have additional staff available undergo weekly surveillance testing, and appointment that the minutes. to meet any increase in demand. Visit Auckland has been at Alert Level 3 since new positive case made that was being “The Ministry of Health has advised arphs.health.nz/covid19test for testing the positive test case arrived back from assessed. us that this visit is deemed low risk and locations,” said the ministry. their last tour of duty. “All those attending the same clinic at casual contact exposure. Any customers The ministry said the air crew member “At this stage we are awaiting more the same time are being identified and who shopped in the store at this time was a frequent user of the Covid tracer detailed information but until genome will be contacted and provided specific aren’t required to self isolate, but should app, which was helping staff “to identify sequencing and more information on health advice.” get a test if they develop any symptoms. potential exposure events and assess any the contact tracing is available, we will Air New Zealand chief medical officer “We are now going through our own risks from their activities”. not be speculating on what has occurred Dr Ben Johnston confirmed the case. processes, including giving the store “Specific advice will be provided to and whether there is a need to further “The air crew member tested negative a deep clean overnight as an extra individuals identified as contacts by improve safety requirements. for Covid-19 on February 23 and 28 as precaution.” public health staff about the steps they “Receiving a positive test result is a part of the regular surveillance testing The Ministry of Health said the case need to take. stressful time for any worker, and this programme in place for international air had been identified on Sunday after a “Results from genome sequencing are latest incident is a reminder of how crew. Their last duty was flight NZ90 swab was taken on Saturday as part of expected on Tuesday and will help rule important border safety and the rollout of from Tokyo to Auckland on February 28, routine surveillance testing. out any local transmission.” vaccinations to border workers is.” after which they returned a negative “The person has moved to Auckland’s A further update would be provided — NZ Herald WALK, JOG OR RUN Quarter Marathon WITH THE WHANAU OR 5.6KM I SUNDAY, APRIL 18 WEEK 1 8 Proudly supporting Training schedule Huringa Pai Charitable Trust Huringa Pai MARCH #964MoveWhanauHeart

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Welcome to Destiny Church service “But the Apostle, so that’s the God in you . . . — well, not all of them there’s some good South AUCKLAND — Destiny Church was forced to online.” will always speak life.” Island people. I love the South Island. hold its service in Queenstown yesterday after The pleasantries, though, were short-lived; The majority of the service, though, consisted “But there are some demons in the North authorities in Invercargill told them they couldn’t followed as they were by accusations from Brian of Brian Tamaki slamming those who covered the Island and in the South Island, I’m telling you, use the city’s venue. Tamaki of the media engaging in witchcraft and story or criticised the couple. that . . . need to be cast out.” Speaking to an audience of what they said was demonic behaviour. He even blamed them for the recent Prime minister among those criticised fewer than 20 people, Brian and Hannah Tamaki “The media is the substitute for the preacher. earthquakes and tsunami warning. He went on to pour scorn on other churches used the opportunity to chastise the media for That’s why it’s Jezebel, it’s witchcraft. Gotta “And so suddenly you get the biggest and politicians for failing to come to the couple’s bringing to light their late night exodus from repeat that in case the media are watching. You’re earthquake — I think one of the biggest in the aid. Auckland in order to avoid the city’s lockdown. in a spirit of witchcraft. history of New Zealand — that follows after the “There was an opportunity for all the leaders The Tamakis also lashed out at politicians “You dupe people — you put a spell through ravaging of Christ on the Wednesday. of the Christian movements to have stood. and other churches for failing to come to their writing and you then begin to dictate the “You can’t tell me that’s coincidence, don’t Because that Wednesday, if you still don’t believe aid as news of their actions sparked nationwide narrative to try and set up a culture of evil or a tell me it’s garbage. Come on, if we weren’t me, was not about two people who were out outrage. culture that takes it away from Christ, so they can persecuted that one day, you fellas had got that there, just leaving Auckland. We represent a The only people who appeared completely bewitch a whole nation.” right, you could have an excuse to say there’s no movement of raising sons of God,” he said. blameless in the affair was the couple The Tamakis possibly showed some contrition connection. “Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will go out themselves. for what took place last week. “No, no, no, no you can’t because you went of her way to protect the gay community. On And Brian Tamaki claimed criticism of their For example, Hannah Tamaki introduced after us.” Wednesday, she didn’t lift a finger to protect the cross-country trip may actually have caused her husband as “Apostle Brian Tamaki — Bishop Tamaki also singled out broadcaster Christians from Destiny Church and others who Friday’s earthquakes and tsunami warning. troublemaker”. Hilary Barry for tweeting: “$100 says Jesus would were hated on.” Kicking off proceedings, however, Hannah He also explained that there’s a difference have had the jab”, after the Tamakis revealed they Meanwhile, most other churches in South Tamaki appeared to welcome RNZ show ‘First Up’ between Brian Tamaki the man and Brian Tamaki would not be getting the Covid-19 vaccine. Auckland opted to remain closed yesterday, along to the Sunday service, which was streamed the Apostle. “Hilary Barry, she come out and she says in a despite the city moving down to alert level 2, live on Facebook. “I will say things in the moment when I am in tweet that Jesus Christ, he’ll take the Jab. Jesus although some did offer socially distanced “Nice to see you online, share this with all the Apostle, not Brian. Sometimes Brian gets it takes the jab. It was mocking,” he said. services with strict Covid-19 protection protocols your friends,” she said. right a lot of the time and sometimes he doesn’t,” “All of the media hype and craze and in place. ‘Threatening work environment’ Majority of women feel there is less diversity at workplace: study

AUCKLAND — Men and women are and promoting diverse employees and indeed from distinct planets when it managers will be important to including comes to views on diversity, equity and those voices in all conversations.” inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace, a new Men provided 573 percent more study has found. “unsure” responses compared to women Despite almost three in four saying when asked how to improve DE&I. their organisations are committed to An example of an unsure response diversity, 67 percent more women than from a male employee was: “I currently men reported feeling their workplaces don’t have any ideas here.” have “threatening work environments”. More than twice as many women The study also found women were recommended diversity training 27 percent more likely to provide and education, and both genders suggestions for improvements, and men equally suggested giving employees were 573 percent more likely to say they voice, celebrating diversity, inclusive are unsure of how to improve DE&I collaboration, administering surveys, and efforts than women. enacting policy changes. More than 1000 employees from 18 Not all supported more diversity and organisations were surveyed through the not all suggestions were directed in TINYpulse DE&I survey between July favour of increased diversity. and December 2020. “Hire people who fit the job, based on Authors Dr Elora Voyles, an assistant qualifications not some other attribute. professor of industrial/organisational On the opposite side, if we are going psychology at Southern Illinois to start to worry about these types of University Edwardsville, and David Niu, things instead of how qualified someone founder of software company TINYpulse, is, then I have some things I need to said the study found “a massive think about as far is this the place for perception gap between men and women ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE: A study has found that not everyone supports more me,” one said. on diversity, equity, and inclusion” and diversity in the workplace. NZ Herald picture The report authors said DE&I “that’s a challenge that needs to be initiatives were most successful when resolved in the workplace”. in their organisations and women rated number of women who feel that their supported by employees and should be The study found 73 percent believe their companies’ DE&I efforts lower than work environment does not allow them implemented as a holistic system rather their company is committed to diversity men in every part of the survey. to feel safe in expressing themselves,” than piecemeal. and most employees agreed their About 67 percent more women the report said. In a survey earlier this year of more organisational culture appreciates reported feeling that their organisation Women provided significantly more than 400 human resources managers, differences. has a threatening work environment feedback on DE&I. more than half rated DE&I as a top But employees were less likely to compared with men. One female employee said: “Hard priority for their organisations. agree diversity awareness is a priority “This indicates that there is a larger to narrow to one thing, but hiring — NZ Herald

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38474-01 8 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Blocking site used by Exciting finding white supremacists Researchers take another step towards HIV cure ‘should be a priority’ CHRISTCHURCH — “The bans instituted DUNEDIN — Researchers, Intelligence agencies in New by the internet providers including a former Dunedin DEALING Zealand are being urged to here in New Zealand is not scientist, have made a discovery WITH HIV: do a better job at blocking a sufficient when it comes to which raises hopes of finding an Researchers website commonly used by extremists communicating eventual cure for HIV. believe between white supremacists. with each other.” Professor Carole McArthur, who 2.7 percent and It comes as a warning Buchanan said New is a University of Otago graduate, 4.3 percent of from intelligence expert Zealand’s intelligence is among the authors of a newly- HIV carriers in Paul Buchanan who says a agencies, the SIS published study on the discovery the Democratic ban on the website 4chan is (New Zealand Security of a large group of people whose Republic of not foolproof, after a threat Intelligence Service) and bodies naturally control HIV Congo are ‘elite aimed at two Christchurch the GCSB (Government without taking medication. controllers’ and mosques was posted on Communications Security She is professor of oral and can suppress the site last Bureau) craniofacial sciences at the week. should take the virus. The bans instituted University of Missouri — Kansas File picture A 27-year- that as a City, and set up research and old man was by‘ the internet “matter treatment clinics in the 1990s in arrested on providers here in of priority Cameroon. the potential mechanism of HIV Her future studies would be Thursday concern”. She also undertook research control, that could impact drug directed at the mechanisms which and appeared New Zealand is not Buchanan in the Democratic Republic of development.” enabled people to survive without in court sufficient when it said he is Congo (DRC), recent findings The new research could help medication. on Friday comes to extremists pleased the being drawn from her Missouri deal with “the last great hurdle in “Understanding this could lead charged with police are University HIV programme in the HIV pandemic”. to strategies leading to a cure,” threatening communicating with not ignoring Kinshasa, DRC. There have been three major she said. to kill each other. such online The study estimated as many as challenges, the first, more than Otago University was a “superb” worshippers threats. 2.7-4.3 percent of HIV carriers in 30 years ago, being to develop place to undertake research at Linwood —Paul’ Buchanan He said the DRC could suppress the virus. effective diagnostic tools. and she had been “enormously Islamic though the Identifying this group of “elite Superb diagnostic tools had fortunate” to have received the Centre police were controllers” of HIV infection since been developed. Otago University grounding in and Al Noor Mosque in actually alerted by members raised hopes of an eventual cure, The second challenge, of keeping zoology/parasitology/immunology. Christchurch. of the public, officers did by providing new pathways for people alive, when faced with She had also benefited earlier Police said he made well to act fast. further research into vaccines and a lethal disease, had been met in her education from playing the threats on 4chan, a Minister Responsible treatments for HIV. and HIV was now managed as a co-operative team sports at South website frequently used for the GCSB and NZSIS This was an “exciting finding” chronic disease. Otago High School and from by extremists and white Andrew Little earlier told because such patients were rare The third challenge, still unmet, advice from her parents, including supremacists. RNZ that security services and “we appeared to have a large was “HIV persistence”. when playing hockey, to “pass the Local internet service cannot constantly monitor cohort of them to study”, she said Although the disease could ball” to benefit the team. providers banned 4chan and the internet to identify in an interview. be controlled through various This had helped her to the related 8chan, following terror threats and had to Every new HIV discovery was drug combinations, if the drugs successfully manage large multi- the 15 March terror attacks. rely on tip-offs to pick up “another piece in the evolutionary were discontinued, the disease cultural teams of very different But Buchanan said there threats of this nature. jigsaw puzzle”. re-emerged and the patient people in Africa to the benefit of were still problems. — RNZ This discovery “throws light on succumbed. all involved. — Otago Daily Times

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED: Hospital-grade cleaners There are just 200 of the birds left at a single for your home or offi ce breeding colony in the dunes on Tested effi cacy against COVID-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2). Whenua Hou, near Rakiura/ Northfork Spray On Wipe Off Northfork Hospital Grade Lemon Stewart Island. Disinfectant - 5L 750ml, 2L and 5L Picture supplied Powerful ready-to-use formula Ideal for cleaning and disinfecting by DoC Suitable for use on all washable hard surfaces Tiny ‘flying penguins’ under From threat from invasive predators WELLINGTON — More needs to be done to “These birds travel thousands of kilometres $6.34 protect critically endangered Codfish Island/ to their non-breeding grounds, where the birds Whenua Hou diving petrels, researchers say. then stop flying altogether and spend months on, There are just 200 of the birds left at a single or under, water, becoming basically tiny ‘flying breeding colony in the dunes on Whenua Hou, penguins’,” Fischer said. near Rakiura/Stewart Island. “At their non-breeding distribution, these birds The birds — known as kuaka in Ngai Tahu appear safe from adverse interactions with marine dialect — were once widely found in coastal users.” dunes across southern New Zealand, but it wasn’t However, the birds’ breeding grounds overlap until 2018 that it was discovered they were a with marine areas used by boats. distinct species of petrel. Fischer said light pollution may cause what However, invasive predators destroyed all was known as ‘deck strikes’ - when birds collide breeding colonies except one. with vessels because they have been disoriented Although Whenua Hou has been predator- by artificial lights. free since 2000, other threats remain, including But Fischer said more study was needed in this storms, climate change, and competition with area. common diving petrels. However, the researchers have made a number Listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) ( AUST L351030). The research by Victoria University of of recommendations to minimise deck strikes: Always read the label. Follow the directions for use Wellington, the Department of Conservation and •฀alert฀marine฀users฀to฀the฀risks฀of฀spotlights฀ the University of California has been trying to and deck lighting 38132-02 piece together more information about the threats •฀use฀black-out฀blinds the little-known birds face. •฀minimise฀external฀deck฀lighting , Lead author Johannes Fischer, who recently •฀provide฀protocols฀on฀treatment฀and฀release฀of฀ rne s O bo nl completed his PhD on the birds, said until this deck-struck birds is y G study, the offshore threats affecting kuaka had not •฀keep฀records฀of฀deck฀strikes฀(including฀ LOCALLY 62 Peel Street • 06 869 0040 been studied. photographs to aid identification of diving petrels) OWNED Birds were tracked for three years, allowing Conversations with a number of organisations S p researchers to identify offshore distribution, are already under way to find ways to better ta ho tioner y S [email protected] www.OPD.co.nz movement, behaviour, and overlap with vessels. protect the species. — RNZ The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 9 Banksy could set record at auction BRIEFS

by Julia Gabel, NZ Herald inequities and his works carry very Inmate found dead in cell powerful and controversial, but often AUCKLAND — An inmate at an Auckland prison AUCKLAND — A Banksy artwork subtle messages.” has been found dead in her cell overnight. produced in the early days of the elusive Banksy was a friend of British Corrections confirmed a woman in custody had British street artist’s career could fetch graffiti artist King Robbo, although died at the Auckland Region Women’s Corrections more than $1 million at auction this the friendship was known for a long- Facility in Wiri, South Auckland. month. running and public dispute between Prison director Steve Parr said staff on site were It would make the piece, Keep It them. carrying out a welfare check just after 4.20am Real, the most expensive work of art Banksy was thought to have created when they found the inmate unresponsive in her by a living, contemporary artist in New Keep It Real about the time the pair cell. Zealand history, the International Art patched up their differences and became “Our staff immediately called for an ambulance Centre said. friends, Thomson said. and a nurse and began CPR. The 2003 signed artwork depicts a The sale will also feature two other “Despite all efforts, staff were unable to chimpanzee wearing a sandwich board Banksy works, Choose your Weapon and resuscitate the woman.” inscribed with “keep it real”. It will go Morons. A St John spokeswoman confirmed that a rapid under the hammer on March 30 at the Choose your Weapon depicts a hooded response ambulance was called to Wiri at 4.38am. International Art Centre in Parnell, man holding a dog and is believed to Paramedics were called to a medical emergency, Auckland. portray disaffected British youth and she said. The centre’s director, Richard gang culture, where aggressive dogs are Parr said police were also called and would Thomson, said the piece was expected to seen as weaponry. notify the woman’s next of kin. sell for $600,000 to $1m. The auction will also include works “While investigations are under way, the death “Banksy is a modern-day art from Colin McCahon, Robyn Kahukiwa, is not suspicious and it appears the woman died sensation. There is no one quite like Toss Woollaston, Pat Hanly, Philip of natural causes as a result of a pre-existing him,” Thomson said. Clairmont, Bill Hammond, Gretchen medical condition.” KEEP IT REAL: This work could fetch Banksy is yet to be publicly identified. Albrecht and a 1968 work by Milan He said staff and prisoners affected by the death more than $1 million at the International “He is an activist who is deeply Mrkusich that was last exhibited in are being provided support. Art Centre in Parnell. Picture supplied concerned about social injustice and 1972. “All deaths in custody are referred to the Coroner for investigation and determination of cause of death,” he said. — NZ Herald Missing walker found safe NAPIER — A missing walker in the Boundary Stream and Shine Falls area of Hawke’s Bay has Seafarers plead for been found safe and well. Police were appealing for sightings of the walker, a man in his 40s, after he failed to return to his vehicle on Heays Access Road as expected on Sunday evening. Shine Falls is about 60km north of Napier. priority MIQ spots Police said he was last seen on Pohukura Road, walking towards the Boundary Stream track, between 3.30pm and 3.45pm on Sunday, but has now been found. by Katie Todd, RNZ LandSAR and police conducted a search for the man overnight. — NZ Herald AUCKLAND — Seafarers stranded outside the country are seeking Burnt car removed from site unrestricted access to managed isolation. AUCKLAND — A burnt-out vehicle containing While there are managed isolation and a body that was discovered at a South Auckland quarantine (MIQ) rooms set aside for park has been removed by police investigators air crew and seafarers who have been in and the site blessed. New Zealand waters, people who work Police are treating the death as unexplained in foreign waters must book their stay after the body was found inside a silver Mazda in using the Managed Isolation Allocation Flat Bush on Saturday night. System. In a statement last night police said they were They say they are missing out on still working to identify the victim. spots, getting stuck overseas and They said they were called to a vehicle fire on forgoing seeing their families for months Chapel Road about 8.10pm on Saturday. because they don’t know very far in “The site has now been blessed and it has been advance when they will disembark their released back to the public.” Police expected vessels. to have more information after a post-mortem Rainer Hillberg said he had spent examination today. — NZ Herald eight months away from his wife, baby and stepson to keep his job as a “fly in, Facebook Marketplace scam fly out” second engineer on a ship off ROTORUA — A man who used fake Facebook Western Australia. profiles to rip off buyers on Facebook He usually works about five weeks at Marketplace has alluded to more offending but his a time before travelling to his family in victims haven’t come forward to police. Nelson for about five weeks’ break, until Dylan Jason Ingram, 24, appeared in the the requirement to spend two weeks UNFAIR SITUATION: Seafarers say they should be regarded as essential workers with ready access to MIQ facilities once they leave their vessels. File picture Rotorua District Court this week by audio visual isolating in each country took a major link and pleaded guilty to 10 charges of accessing chunk of his free time. a computer for dishonest purposes. On top of that, he said he only finds of our trip what day we’ll be getting off “It’s a really unfair situation I believe, A police summary of facts released to the out the date he will disembark about a and then when we get off, we don’t know where they have just been forgotten Rotorua Daily Post said Ingram made up fake week beforehand — by which time New what flights are available.” about and ignored and put to the bottom accounts on Facebook and posted items for sale, Zealand’s border hotels are usually fully Offshore geotechnical engineer Nathan of the pile, when there is clear evidence asked for deposits to be paid into his partner’s booked for weeks. Shumacher said even when seafarers saying that they are meant to be bank account but never delivered the items to the “If I could at least just book a flight could book in advance, last-minute recognised as essential workers,” he said. buyers. and say, ‘this is it, here I am, I’m an delays to crew changes sometimes caused “They are out there working, keeping The summary said Ingram was in a relationship essential worker, please put me in people to miss their bookings. supply lines around the world open. with a woman who was a witness in the case. managed isolation’, that would make life Yet the Ministry of Business, Medical equipment, cars, the phones we The pair use the same bank accounts, although a lot easier,” he said. Innovation and Employment said are talking on right now — the majority they were listed under her surname. Marine engineer David Reid works on allowing them to book at short notice of it came to us here in New Zealand on The offending occurred in October and a similar rotation in locations around the would mean leaving rooms unoccupied, ships.” November last year and included him making a world and has also been bunking down displacing other travellers. Rainer Hillberg wrote to his local MP, fake profile under the names Chris, Dillon Ingram, in Australia, unsure when he will see his “Demand for rooms in managed Labour’s Rachel Boyack, asking for help. Kya Harrison, Dillz and Positive Sheridanne. family again. isolation remains very high. MBIE aims A reply from her office suggested On separate occasions, he listed items MIQ hotels here are fully booked until to ensure rooms are well utilised in order he should think about “whether you including two iPhone 6s, two fridges, a Huawei Y5 June. to maximise the number of returnees we would prefer to carry on as you are, or cellphone, three Samsung Galaxy 3 and an Apple “I’m starting work on March 15 and can support back into New Zealand,” it consider coming back to New Zealand iPad. then I don’t know when I’m going to said. and working in another field until the The summary outlined whenever a buyer agreed finish. It will be some time towards the The ministry said the small number borders open up again”. to purchase the individual items, Ingram would end of April but I don’t know when. of spaces for air and maritime crew He said that was a “really, really poor arrange for either part or full payments and would So it just doesn’t work with the lead- operating in and out of New Zealand was and bad answer”. tell the victims he would deliver the items at an in periods that we’re having to deal a “legal obligation”. “It’s a highly qualified job. With agreed time and location. with for the isolation allocation scheme Shumacher wanted the Government my current company I have 10 years However, on each occasion, he failed to show currently,” he said. to recognise people working on foreign seniority. If I leave this employment, up and those trying to buy the items lost their “Probably the best we can hope for is ships too, to acknowledge them as New for one thing, I wouldn’t get any sort of money. to have a little more access to some of Zealand taxpayers doing important work. severance payment. The next thing is Ingram did this on 10 different occasions, these rooms that they’re keeping back He knew of about 40 seafarers in when things maybe go back to normal it stealing money to the value of $710 in amounts for contingencies. We don’t know, from similar situations, including many still would take me years to get that sort of of $50, $106, $57, $65, $150, $60, $50, $65, $57 and the start of our trip, or even the middle stuck overseas. employment again,” he said. $50. — Rotorua Daily Post 10 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Officer convicted for running red light at 150kmh Microsoft by Chelsea Boyle, NZ Herald off at speed. to,” Judge Aitken said. A 16.5km pursuit ensued, spanning “In those situations, I was well satisfied email users AUCKLAND — A respected police nine minutes, until the Eagle helicopter that your driving was dangerous.” officer has been convicted for running two was overhead. The fleeing car was eventually red lights in central Auckland in excess Judge Ema Aitken said Gan had been abandoned, the four occupants fled but told to act of 150kmh while pursuing a fleeing car. travelling over 100kmh before reaching were arrested, with the driver ultimately A judge has described the man’s Symonds Street. charged with offending. driving as dangerous, noting it would Once on the city road he travelled at an Judge Aitken said she had the benefit quickly after have taken 160m for the patrol vehicle to average 154-156kmh while going through of hearing evidence from Gan’s four stop. two red lights. superior officers, all of whom regarded The law requires anyone using lights him as a “very competent driver” in mass hack and sirens through an intersection not to pursuit and “well qualified” in his field. exceed 20kmh. “There is no evidence at all that any WELLINGTON — New Last year, an Auckland District At those speeds, travelling of your driving on that night could be Zealanders are being warned to Court judge found Andrew Dimitri Gan through‘ those red lights, it would described as flamboyant or with a sense be concerned and act swiftly after guilty of driving in a manner that was have taken you up to 160m to of entitlement on the basis of your status a massive email hack that’s being dangerous to the public and convicted as a police officer in pursuit,” she said. blamed on China. him. He was not disqualified from stop had you been required to The judge was satisfied there did not Microsoft said its email driving. —Judge Ema Aitken’ need to be any driving disqualification on exchange software has been In October 2018, Gan was on patrol the grounds of special reasons. infiltrated in a state-sponsored with his partner near Auckland Domain It was to his credit that Gan did not attack which the White House is which had been targeted in a number of seek a discharge without conviction. now calling an “active threat”. recent burglaries. The first red light had been showing A conviction could have ongoing There are fears hundreds of A suspicious car caught the eye of the for over 10 seconds. consequences on his career, she said. thousands of public and private officers. The second had shown only for about “For all of those reasons, Mr Gan, sector organisations worldwide Gan noted its registration and sought a 1.5 seconds but another car was waiting unusually but appropriately in my view, have been compromised, allowing National Intelligence Application check, to turn left facing a green light for about you are simply convicted and discharged.” hackers to download emails. learning it was wanted for failing to stop 0.6 of a second. Auckland City District Commander AUT computer science professor at an incident three weeks prior. “At those speeds, travelling through Superintendent Karyn Malthus said a Dave Parry said the hackers The vehicle stopped, but when Gan’s those red lights, it would have taken you review found Gan breached police policy could steal valuable intellectual partner got out of the patrol car it took up to 160m to stop had you been required during the incident. property or use information to blackmail people. “It is extremely concerning, the ones that have been attacked really have been completely open, so the attackers could have taken whatever emails they like from Serial rapist these exchange servers — and looked at calendar appointments, all sorts of other things.” Professor Parry said people should download a fix immediately remains risk — although this will only work if servers were not already compromised. He said people should also run a security check to find and delete to society, any malicious software installed. Professor Parry said it appeared only those who run their own exchange servers were being affected, rather than those using hearing finds cloud-based Microsoft email. He said central government likely has good hacking protection so possibly will not have been by Elizabeth Binning, NZ Herald “When I first came into compromised, but local councils, prison I gave up smoking DHBs and medium-scale AUCKLAND — One of New Zealand’s cigarettes. I haven’t touched businesses could all have been worst serial rapists is apprehensive about drugs or alcohol and all affected. doing a child-sex offenders’ programme those things are freely Professor Parry said the hack for fear of what other inmates might say. available to us,” he said. “I was another reminder of how Joseph Thompson, who was sentenced have even given up things insecure email could be. in 1995 to 30 years’ preventive detention like swearing. I know that’s Andrew Cushen from for the rape and sexual violation of a little thing but all the InternetNZ said it was a large, nearly 50 women and young girls, became things I have achieved widespread attack on tools that eligible for parole last year. His real highlight self-control and are commonly in New Zealand and number of victims is believed to be closer that’s what I’m trying to around the world. to 70. do.” HORRIFIC OFFENDING: Joseph Thompson, sentenced “But the fact that it has been At a recent hearing, Parole Board “I’m willing to do as in 1995 to 30 years for the rape and sexual violation of discovered gives us an opportunity members told Thompson he had a much as I can . . . I have nearly 50 women and young girls, is eligible for parole. to act and to manage the “prolific history of offending”, and it was been looking forward to File picture challenges that this presents. So recommended he take part in a child- doing anything towards if you are worried now is the time sex offender treatment programme, rehabilitation.” at the adult sex offender treatment to act.” and possibly an adult sexual offender Rehabilitation programmes, like child programme or individual psychological He said people should contact programme after that, as part of his and adult sexual offending programmes, treatment. We would add that their IT specialists or go to the treatment plan. weren’t available to Thompson until now consideration no doubt will need to be website of CertNZ, New Zealand’s “Your offending was absolutely prolific, because he hadn’t served his non-parole given to him undertaking the special cyber security agency, for more if not horrific . . . that’s another reason period of 25 years until last June. treatment unit violence programme and information. for you to realise this is going to be a long However, he told the board he was possibly the drug treatment programme.” Michael Shearer, CertNZ’s haul.” apprehensive because inmates talked The board found that Thompson, who principal adviser for threats and Thompson, who was known as the about things that happened during did not apply for parole at the hearing, vulnerabilities, said he wouldn’t South Auckland rapist, evaded police for the sessions that were meant to be remained an undue risk to society and comment on which New Zealand 12 years before a DNA sample led to his confidential. could not be released. firms have been affected, saying arrest. “I have seen inmates come back from “I realise I have got a long way to go . that information was confidential. During his reign of terror, parents these programmes and they are sharing . . I have spent 25 years in here now and The minister responsible for wouldn’t let their children walk to school, what the inmates said. I don’t want to be I have had a long time to think about it,” the GCSB, Andrew Little, said extra locks were added to doors and put in that situation.” he said. the National Cyber Security windows, some took to keeping baseball Board members acknowledged in their One of his victims told The New Centre has been working with its bats at arm’s reach and vigilante groups parole decision that Thompson’s conduct Zealand Herald last year that while she customers to pass on mitigation were formed. had been “mostly good” and he was forgave the man who raped her twice advice developed by Microsoft. He often struck at night against seen as reliable in the kitchen where he while she was at home with her young He said it’s a reminder to have women and children who were home worked. children, he should never be released. automatic updates turned on — while husbands and dads were working. In regards to his concerns about the “It’s one thing to forgive him, it’s something home users generally A knife was his weapon of choice. treatment programme, the members told another to trust,” said the woman who do. Thompson acknowledged a lot of his him the significance of it in terms of a can only be identified as Shirlee. “The public service is aware of offending was against children and a risk assessment later. Thompson’s sentence was the harshest and appropriately managing the child-sex offender treatment programme They also said he might need to do it penalty dished out since the death risks to its own networks,” Little was appropriate. He told board members again before parole was considered. penalty was abolished. Only a handful of said. he felt he had come a long way since “(It) may be that repeat participation longer ones have been imposed since. being jailed — but acknowledged he still in that programme would be required, It will be at least two years before he See also page 13 had a long road ahead. as well as the possibility of attendance fronts the Parole Board again. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 BUSINESS 11 Car-share firm Mevo goes on $30m buying spree by Chris Keall, NZ Herald same parking space) and Christchurch- based Zilch, which allows you to pick up WELLINGTON — Z Energy-backed a car in one zone then drop it in another Mevo is making two deals that will see (eg the CBD to the airport or vice it launch into Auckland and Hamilton — versa). The all-electric Zilch arrived in and could see it become the largest car- Auckland in late 2019, only to be hit by share company in the country. the pandemic and is still at a beachhead The Wellington-based startup will buy phase. Hamilton-based car-share company Loop Like rivals, Mevo has a focus on low for an undisclosed sum in a deal closing emissions and has received a $500,000 on March 31. grant from Crown agency the EECA to go Loop has around 20 vehicles in its fleet toward the purchase of electric vehicles and charges them out at $15 per hour. for his fleet (Zilch and City Hop have also Mevo founder Erik Zydervelt says the benefited from the matching, contestable Loop deal is a “stepping stone to a launch funding). into Auckland later this year”. Zydervelt would not comment on how At the same time, Mevo is entering a many of the 600 new vehicles might be $30 million vehicle supply agreement EVs. with the Ebbett Group which will go But he argued that every vehicle, toward “further expansion of the Mevo whether petrol or electric, would fleet”. contribute to lower emissions regardless. Waikato-based Ebbett has 17 He cited a Wellington City Council study, dealerships around the North Island and based on 2019 data from Mevo and City is the current owner of Loop, which it Hop, which found every car-share vehicle launched in 2019. took 11.4 vehicles off the road. Zydervelt says the $30m will equate to Mevo’s current fleet in Wellington around 600 cars being added to Mevo’s EXPANSION: Mevo co-founders Erik Zydervelt, left, and Finn Lawrence. consists of a mix of petrol-powered VW fleet. Picture supplied Polo and Audio A3 e-tron electric vehicles. The Mevo co-founder would not give The Polos cost 60c a minute or $15 an a time frame on the expansion, but it shareholder Genesis Energy both use car- launched in November 2019 allowed hour, the e-trons 60c per minute or $25 would easily make his company the share investments as show pony assets Mevo, in principle, to bring the same per hour. largest car-share operator at a time in their corporate marketing, despite free-floating car park modus operandi to The pricing includes petrol (or when the various contenders’ apps and each business equating to a rounding Auckland — but its launch was headed electricity), insurance and up to websites indicate that the number of car- area next to their total multi-billion off by the outbreak. 200km. Deals include $30 to have a share rides available at any one time in operations). In its 2019 report, AT said it would Polo overnight (6pm to 8am). An e-tron Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch Mevo was founded in the capital in create up to 400 car parking spaces overnighter costs $50. can be measured in the dozens (the 2014, but had its breakthrough moment (which would equate to around 5 percent All cars are reserved, located and companies themselves are shy of putting in 2018 when it negotiated a “free- of the council-controlled total), at its own unlocked using an app. official numbers in the public domain; in floating” carpark deal with Wellington cost, that would be reserved for car-share Car-share companies took a knock in late 2019, shortly before Covid hit, Mevo’s City Council. Previously, you had to services. Alert Level 4 when they weren’t deemed fleet was put at 60). return a vehicle to the same place. Under Once it arrives in Auckland later this essential services. It could potentially see a business that the new deal, Mevo cars can be hired year, Mevo’s free-floating, e-scooter and Regardless, Zydervelt said his company grows large enough in its own right to in one place, then left in any council- e-bike-like model, will give Mevo a point was “growth-profitable” — or could make escape greenwashing accusations (Mevo’s controlled parking space. of difference over the established City a profit at any point, if it chose to stop 32 percent owner Z and Zilch’s 40 percent A new Auckland Transport policy Hop (whose cars must be returned to the spending money on expansion.

EXPANDING Unequal partners SKILLS: Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson Still work to do to reach gender parity says women view money differently to by Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald level and that is around 30 between 29-33 percent when it men. percent, maybe a third. For us comes to their women partners. NZ Herald picture WELLINGTON — New a lot of our initiatives, a lot of MinterEllisonRuddWatts, which Zealand’s major professional our focus, is how do we provide has the highest at 33 percent, has services firms are still struggling opportunities for more females to increased its percentage from 27 to reach gender parity at the come through into that director percent in 2012. partnership level despite a major and partner roles, therefore you About 68 percent of its senior push in recent years to bring change the stats, percentages.” lawyers are women and 40 Employers encouraged to offer women through into their senior Averill said it was trying to percent of its board, including ranks. build on its senior pipeline by chairwoman Sarah Sinclair. money skills course to women Partners at law and accounting creating a strong culture around MinterEllison media and firms are the most senior an inclusive environment with communications manager Virginia WELLINGTON — Employers are women feel financial professionals members of staff and can earn a particular focus on embracing Cassidy said it was proud of being encouraged to offer a new treat women differently. The money through either an equity flexible working. achievements but knew it had course designed to help women do financial professionals may go ‘that share of the business’ profits or as more work to do. better with their finances. is complete nonsense’ but the fact a salaried partner. “We have recently reviewed our Sorted Women has been is it is how women feel — so you But The New Zealand Herald partner succession and admission launched by the Government’s have to start breaking down some research ahead of International It was trying to build on its processes to create opportunities money education arm, the of these barriers.” Women’s Day today has senior pipeline by creating for our board to set clear Commission for Financial The course can either be run found New Zealand’s top four a strong culture around an guidelines for gender diversity at Capability, in time for International as a two-hour workshop or two- accounting firms and six largest the partnership level and timing Women’s Day today. day course and will cover the legal firms still have fewer than inclusive environment. for promotion.” Jane Wrightson, head of CFFC unique situations women face and half of their partnership ranks Buddle Findlay has the lowest and the Retirement Commissioner, strategies to overcome them, ways filled by women. percentage at 29 percent. Lucy said Covid-19 had thrown into stark for women to improve their financial The four accounting firms have Ryan, its people and culture relief the need for a money course wellbeing and get ahead financially, more partners in total but a lower Deloitte, which has the same director, said female leadership designed for women, by women. how to talk about money and percentage of women partners number of total partners as and supporting women to progress “Our research shows that investing basics. than law firms with the lowest — PwC, has 24 percent women in to partnership were ongoing women have suffered the most Wrightson said women often PwC, only having 20 percent of partnership roles and has boosted focuses for the firm. from job loss during the pandemic, relied on others too much when it its partnership ranks made up of that from 10 percent in 2013. “In the last five years, 70 which comes on top of other came to money or sacrificed too women — even after appointing Sonia Breeze, Deloitte partner and percent of the partners who have economic disadvantages they suffer much for others. seven new women partners in human capital consulting practice been promoted have been female. throughout their working life,” she She said research also showed recent weeks. leader, said it had set ambitious This year, 76 percent of senior said. it was women that tended to lend PwC chief executive Mark goals with regard to gender promotions announced were The gender pay gap is around money to their partners or children, Averill said it was mindful of balance across its global network female. In 2019 and 2020, we 9.5 percent, while women are also guarantee mortgages or offer diversity and it was a challenge and local advancement of women committed to intensive leadership more likely to take time out of free labour without taking time to that the big four accounting firms at all levels was a company-wide training for all our partners and the workforce to care for family, educate themselves. were focused on improving. He priority. we continue to grow our female meaning they typically have less Wrightson said the pilot said it was pleased with its recent “In the last five years alone, leadership through a range of saved for retirement. programme would run for this partner appointments in which we have more than doubled career development and one-on- Wrightson said its research year and then be assessed to see seven out of 12 were women, our female partners to 32 and one coaching opportunities.” showed women were less aware of how many took it up and which and pointed to the firm’s broader our board representation has Its senior leadership team their KiwiSaver fund, less confident employers offered it. profile. increased from 14 percent to 41 was 50 percent women while 63 at investing and fewer women If successful, it would also look “Up to director level we are percent in the same time.” percent of senior associates were sought financial advice. at ways to expand it to women 50-50. We then get to the director The six major law firms sit made up of women. “We know that 40 percent of outside the workforce. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 EDITORIAL Water not wasted, camping, quakes Big jolt kicks off WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL higher-valued crops . . . to name a few. Hence a it. For the past year, like everyone, this council THIS WEEK, by Terry community better prepared for climate change has had to work with the restrictions of Covid-19, Sheldrake along with a guaranteed supply of water that and this is ongoing. Many of the earlier meetings a memorable day could have multiple uses all year round. were held by Zoom and now 2 metre spacing at Sometimes a year is marked by a THIS week council have Consultation is now open with council for meetings is pretty much the norm. major event which people remember a Wastewater Management anyone wishing to have their say on the subject Around our council table you observe diverse it by and while Covid continues Committee meeting. Agenda of freedom camping. The draft bylaw proposes personalities and uniquely for any council, we items to be tabled by the chief to adapt the council’s existing summer camping have a 50/50 gender balance. Additionally we to cast a long shadow over New executive and staff include locations to be designated as restricted seasonal have a healthy mix of ages, experience and Zealand, in future years many locals the Wastewater Management annual report — a freedom camping areas. It is proposed that these opinions. All have been elected into council by will remember 2021 as the year of summary of activity provided to the WMC by CPS will run from Labour Weekend to April 30th and our community via a democratic process. the 2.27am earthquake and tsunami “project managers” covering the 2019/20 financial will be free. I am still being shoulder-tapped re the evacuations. year and up to December 2020. The recent 7.1 magnitude East Coast-centred Endeavour models by people who want to see Gisborne has long had its share of The report covers the wastewater treatment earthquake along with the following Kermadecs’ both back up. Although this topic is now off the quakes, with now 12 of greater than plant upgrade, the DrainWise programme, 8.1 shake and associated tsunami warnings council table it is still very much alive in the magnitude 6, and many long-term monitoring and consent compliance, the demonstrate the important work that our local community. As a council vote determined, one is residents can reel them off by heart mortuary wastewater project and “alternative use and national Civil Defence operators provide. heading up to Uawa and the second model has — those of 1950, 1966, 1993 and and disposal”. Being a coastal community with a substantial been gifted back to those who were tasked with Without question, once our water treatment log storage facility within our expanding port, fundraising and the fabricating of both models. the 2007 one. plant upgrade is completed — in turn raising the which is also within our city boundary, makes On reading councillor Akuhata-Brown’s Most have seen damage to quality of this water — the opportunity to recycle us highly vulnerable should we ever experience contribution to the Pipiwharauroa regarding her buildings, which fortunately was and use becomes real. At this time Gisborne a tsunami entering our bay. Therefore our take on democracy, colonisation, governance not the case this time. Perhaps District Council pumps 5 million cubic metres emergency services and related planning within and the decision to establish Maori wards, I people will speak of this one as the of wastewater into the ocean every year. Let’s the wider community is paramount. Our Civil find it disappointing that she has to quote the communications muck-up quake. consider potential uses for this water, providing Defence emergency staff are very committed and term “pale male” several times (and stale). This As a sidelight, the risk of tsunami we can get over the stigma of reusing treated supported by many community volunteers. Due negative connotation is counter-productive and brought local MP Kiri Allan into the wastewater. to our geographic isolation, for some more rural not in the spirit of 2021, looking to bring our spotlight in her role as Minister for It comes down to “perception” if we can areas communication will always be a challenge. community together. We cannot change the past, Emergency Management and she get over it. It would mean reduced outfall As a first-term councillor now over a year into however we can all work together to change the shone with her brisk, competent into the ocean, more jobs, expanded areas of this three-year term I have been asked how I find future. performance. Even residents who have lived LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ONLINE COMMENTS through previous major jolts were Well done Team Tairawhiti shaken by the strength of this one, A big thank you to everyone second nature — in a locally- which came with the nation still on Less than 8 enough for me who played their part to created earthquake that is our alert from the latest Covid outbreak. Civil Defence is copping flak and go back to sleep. help us all stay safe as we first response until we receive Auckland was in Level 3 lockdown from various readers of The Herald The Kermadec quake induced a navigated our way through notifications from NEMA and three big earthquakes and two Civil Defence. and the rest of the country, in some for a lack of timely tsunami alerts new level of panic, and complicated following the big old shake. I think the picture further. Here is a tsunami alerts last week. Civil Defence and NEMA cases reluctantly, had to bear with I want to make special will have a thorough debrief the restraints of Level 2. they have a point but not the one I quake that is actually capable would make. of generating a tsunami, but is mention of our Community this week to take a look at A series of major sporting events Tsunamis are only generated by 1500km away and therefore plenty Link teams up the Coast what worked well and what had to be cancelled, to the extreme exceedingly large earthquakes of 8 of time to present an accurate risk who calmly evacuated their areas need attention to make disappointment of athletes, while or so on the Richter scale. Smaller, assessment and evacuation plan. communities, made sure sure our systems are fit-for- others like the netballers and shallower and closer ones may The breathless coverage we everyone was looked after and purpose. cricketers played to empty stadiums. produce strange currents but not saw and heard is far more likely fed. Ka mau te wehi. I am proud to be part of That was tempered by series’ wins life-threatening waves. to produce anxiety and fear that is It is heartening the see that Team Tairawhiti. for the Silver Ferns and Black Caps For comparison, the Boxing Day disproportionate to the danger, and the “LONG OR STRONG, BE GONE” message is becoming Mayor REHETTE STOLTZ yesterday. 2004 and the Tohuku 2011 quakes ultimately have people wondering There were some ugly sides to were at least 9.1 Richter, or 100 if the little boy is crying wolf. Civil the latest lockdowns, with fingers times as powerful as the 2.30am one Defence should have a system in we experienced. And 10 times the place to present all this information being pointed at South Auckland Kermadec event. as effectively as GeoNet. How is it Tsunami alert concerns on talkback radio forcing the Prime Belated warnings proved farcical they apparently do not? Minister, who had earlier complained when my phone klaxon went off at Of course, all earthquakes Coast communities have a alerts. Some got them, some did about rule-breakers, to call for some 5.30 telling us not to worry. Calming will have different responses but number of concerns that need not and delays were noted for some compassion. words on getting back to sleep were broad-brush understanding in the addressing. We all get the LONG, with the tsunami warning messages. The understandable focus on less forthcoming. community appears to be limited STRONG BE GONE messages, but 3. Where was Civil Defence? For It took GeoNet almost no and Civil Defence education should just cell phones or media (in areas Tokomaru Bay residents, evacuating Covid-19, the earthquake and with no cell coverage) is unreliable to Busby’s Hill comes with unique widespread coastal evacuations time to establish and present focus a lot more on understanding the earthquake size, depth, and risk than evacuating for a real event, and many elderly in particular are issues. There are no trees for shade, tended to overshadow the fact that not media savvy . . . no farm houses to support children the country continues to have other placement on its site. At a then the part most people fully grasp. estimated 7.3, it posed no risk of “Long, strong, be gone” is useful 1. What happened to fire comms and elderly in particular with a pressing problems, most notably a a dangerous tsunami, and at that in the absence of the internet, but setting off the tsunami/fire alarms toilet and water etc. For us there housing crisis. point Civil Defence should be GeoNet saying it’s less than 8 is for Coast communities that we used needs to be better support from The average house price in telling almost everybody not to be enough for me. to get (up and down the Coast). No Civil Defence. For a community of Wellington has just past the concerned, comfort your loved ones DONALD ROBSON one seems to know why that has 500-plus to be left sitting roadside $1 million mark and NZ Institute stopped. Last meeting we went in 30C-plus heat for hours was not of Economic Research principal to the idea of changing to people fun . . . door-knocking was squashed and 4. Arranging ambulance economist Christine Leung said the Collect to avoid dumping everyone agreed the siren should evacuation for disabled elderly goal posts kept changing and first Re: Central business collection to prevent dumping remain in place, set off by comms. and residents risking their own house buyers could not keep up — dumping, March 3 story. of green waste on the sides of Everyone can hear the alarm. It’s evacuation time searching for something we all probably knew. Why not offer a free (part the road? I’m certain landlords loud and reinforces the urgency to elderly living alone was left up to Finance Minister Grant Robertson of rates) annual kerbside especially would appreciate communities to move . . . So when communities — again, where were said he would address the situation collection of unwanted this service, in addition to all and by who was it decided to cease Civil Defence staff/a plan? in the forthcoming Budget. household furniture and a six- ratepayers. this system that works for us? Overseas Pope Francis made monthly green waste kerbside TRINA NORTHCOTT 2. Inconsistency with cell phone CHERYL JOHNSON history as the first pontiff to visit [email protected] Iraq and the US Senate approved a $US1.9 trillion Covid relief bill. ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. In the meantime back here we are ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. hoping for no rude interruptions to ■ Always include full name and contact details. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. our sleep this week. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 WORLD 13 ‘Help on the way’ for Schools to reopen suffering Americans in the UK WASHINGTON, DC — prove more difficult. LONDON — British students, backed by a Tensions were raw ahead “There are a lot of issues robust coronavirus-testing programme, are of midnight as Republican that quite a few of us were currently gearing up to return to school after leader, Mitch McConnell, rose discussing,” said Senator Chris a two-month closure, in what Prime Minister in the Senate for the purpose Coons — a Biden ally eager Boris Johnson says is part of a plan to get of ridiculing Majority Leader for bipartisanship, who spoke the country “moving closer to a sense of Chuck Schumer over the to the president a few minutes normality”. day-long delay as Democrats after the vote. The reopening of schools is the first step argued among themselves over “This was a reminder in the UK government’s plan to gradually ease the US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 yesterday that, in a 50-50 Covid restrictions as the country’s vaccination rescue package. Senate, if any one member drive gains critical mass, with all restrictions However, 12 hours later, changes their mind on an to be lifted by June. it was Schumer who was amendment, vote or issue, As part of the plan, millions of high school revelling in the last word, it can change the outcome,” and college students going back to UK unabashedly upbeat and Coons said. classrooms would be tested for the virus for saying “help is on the way” to On Saturday, Democrats the first few weeks. Americans suffering through elbow-bumped and cheered Authorities were aiming to quickly detect the pandemic as the Senate in the chamber — some were and isolate asymptomatic cases in order to prepared to approve the almost in tears — as they avoid sending entire schools home. massive package without a ushered the massive aid “We are being cautious in our approach single GOP vote. package they had promised so that we do not undo the progress we have Senate passage of the voters to approval. made so far,” Johnson said in a statement, sweeping relief bill on With 10 million jobs lost in urging everyone who was eligible to get Saturday (local time) put US ‘IF WE HAVE UNITY, WE CAN DO BIG THINGS’: Senate the US, and countless schools vaccinated against Covid-19. President Joe Biden’s top Majority Leader Chuck Schumer celebrates a victory as he and businesses shuttered, it High schools and colleges would be priority closer to becoming law leaves the chamber just after the Senate narrowly approved a includes US$300 a week in allowed to reopen in phases, to allow for three — poised to unleash billions US$1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, at the Capitol, in Washington, extra unemployment benefits, rounds of coronavirus testing. for vaccines, US$1400 direct DC, on Saturday (local time). AP picture money school reopenings, Students would then get kits so they could payments and other aid, and eviction protections and small test themselves twice more at home. showed that Schumer, in Biden administration. night session. business assistance. The UK government has distributed nearly his first big test as majority So much of Biden’s success Biden has been telling “To be able to do something 57 million rapid “lateral flow” testing kits to leader, could unify the ever-so- or failure depends on the senators privately that their so big, and so significant, schools across the country, but there are slim Democratic majority and Senate, where Democrats are vote on pandemic aid would only 45 days after Joe Biden concerns about the accuracy of the tests, deliver the votes. in command of an evenly- build momentum for their became president of the which may result in pupils being forced to “Lessons learned: if we have split chamber — 50-50; it is a next priorities. United States . . . this is going self-isolate unnecessarily. unity, we can do big things,” majority so delicate that any An ambitious infrastructure to be the glue for us,” she said. A senior public health official, however, said Schumer said in a media one senator can upend the package has been emerging Senator Sherrod Brown said at the weekend that the risk of a false-positive interview after the vote. legislative agenda. as part of Biden’s “Build Back it was the “best day” he had test result was very low. More than 5 million The outcome “gives us While Vice President Better” campaign agenda, to ever had in the Senate. rapid tests had been carried out at schools optimism about doing big Kamala Harris is able to bring more roads, broadband And as for the biting speech during the lockdown, including 1 million over things in the future,” he said. break tie votes, Schumer has services and green-energy from McConnell that poked the past week alone, the government said. Stewardship of the massive zero slack if Republicans are projects nationwide. at Democrats’ temporary Evidence from testing over the past eight pandemic-relief package opposed, voting lockstep as He and Schumer spoke often disarray, Brown dismissed it weeks indicated that “the risk of a false- was an inaugural foray of they did on Saturday against as the Senate leader steered as cynical and unsubstantial. positive test (result) is extremely low — less the new power dynamics the virus aid, which they said the pandemic aid to approval. “So what?” Brown said. than 1 in 1000,” Susan Hopkins, the Covid-19 of Washington, DC, testing was bloated and unnecessary. It was now headed back to “Nobody cares about that. strategic response director for Public Health Democratic control of the One key centrist, Senator the House for a final vote, as What they will care about (are England, told the BBC. White House and Congress Joe Manchin, wavered over soon as Monday, local time. these kinds of things): did we “And a test that returns less than 1 in 1000 for the first time in a decade, an unemployment provision, While no senators appeared deliver on unemployment? Did false positives is a very good test.” and setting the foundation throwing the proceedings into ready to tank Biden’s top we deliver on vaccines? Did we — AP for what was possible for the chaos before a gruelling all- priority, the next votes could deliver on pensions?” — AP ‘Microsoft hack an active threat’

WASHINGTON, DC — The announced updates to counter US has expressed growing security flaws which he said concern over a hack on had allowed hackers to gain Microsoft’s Exchange email access to Microsoft Exchange software, which the tech servers. company has blamed on The Microsoft Threat China. Intelligence Centre (MSTIC) “This is an active threat,” attributed the attacks with White House press secretary “high confidence” to a “state- Jen Psaki over the weekend. sponsored threat actor” based “Anyone running these in China, which they named servers needs to act now to ‘‘Hafnium’’. patch them.” The tech giant said Microsoft said hackers Hafnium had tried to steal had used its mail server information from groups, to attack their targets. such as infectious-disease Tens of thousands of US researchers, law firms, higher organisations could therefore education institutions and be affected. defence contractors. The US has long accused A spokesman for the the Chinese government of Chinese government told cyber-espionage — something Reuters that the country was Beijing denies. not behind the hack. Beijing Psaki told reporters that the has repeatedly rejected US White House was “concerned accusations of cyber-crime. that there could be a large More than 20,000 number of victims” and said organisations have been the vulnerabilities found in compromised in the US, ETNA KEEPS UP ITS SPECTACULAR EXPLOSIONS: A particularly spectacular blast from Italy’s Mount Microsoft’s servers “could with many more affected Etna volcano belched out a towering cloud of ash and lava stone on Sunday (local time) on to Sicilian have far-reaching impacts”. worldwide. However, some villages, in its latest in a series of explosions since mid-February. Italy’s national geophysics and volcanology Microsoft executive Tom believe the US number could institute said the powerful explosion at 2am local time was the 10th big blast since February 16, when Burt revealed the breach in be a lot higher. Europe’s most active volcano started giving off an impressive demonstration of nature’s fire power, colouring a blog post on Tuesday and — BBC story via RNZ the night sky in hues of orange and red. Tremors were felt by Sicilians through the night. AP story and picture 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Myanmar crisis: Police raid hospitals and unis

YANGON — Myanmar careened deeper into crisis on Sunday, as police occupied hospitals and universities and reportedly arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting over last month’s military seizure of power, while a coalition of labour unions called for a strike on Monday. Tension was high in the country’s largest city — Yangon — where, for a second night running, gunshots rang out randomly in the streets of several neighbourhoods after the start of an 8pm curfew. The sounds of what evidently were stun grenades could also be heard on videos posted on social media. The exact purpose for security forces using such weapons when protesters TENSIONS HIGH: Anti-coup demonstrators shout slogans during a demonstration in have left the streets could Mandalay, Myanmar. AP pictures not be directly ascertained, but appeared to be part of a and facilities, attacking Myanmar, and security bullets and stun grenades. strategy to strike fear into ambulances and their crews. forces have responded with In a single Yangon anyone who might think Members of the medical increasing use of lethal force neighbourhood — about defying authorities. profession launched the Civil and mass arrests. Shwepyitha, at least 100 CRACKING DOWN: A riot policeman aims a In a similar vein, there Disobedience Movement, At least 18 protesters were students were reportedly gun toward protesters during a demonstration in were many filmed incidents which is the nominal shot and killed on February arrested, and many Yangon, Myanmar. of police and soldiers, in coordinator of the protests, 28, and another 38 on protesters were also said to plain view, savagely beating frequently hailed on Wednesday, according to the have been detained in other “To continue the economic and business protesters they had taken demonstrators’ signs by its UN Human Rights Office. cities as well — especially at activities as usual, and to delay a general work into custody. CDM initials. More than 1500 have been universities. stoppage, will only benefit the military as they Some of the gun shots Taking over hospitals arrested, the independent Myanmar labour unions, repress the energy of the Myanmar people,” said were heard near hospitals would allow the authorities Assistance Association for meanwhile, issued a the appeal, issued on Sunday night. and, according to some to easily arrest wounded Political Prisoners said. joint call for an extended The statement called for the strike to continue reports, neighbouring people who would be Protests in various cities nationwide work stoppage “until we receive our democracy back”. residents sought to block the presumed to be protesters. and towns were again met beginning on Monday, Factory workers, mostly in the Yangon area, entry of police and soldiers. Large protests have on Sunday by police firing with the goal being a “full, are largely involved in the garment industry, Security forces have often occurred daily across warning shots, and variously extended shutdown of the which generates major expert earnings for targeted medical personnel many cities and towns in employing tear gas, rubber Myanmar economy”. Myanmar. — AP This week at the Dome Wednesday 10 March Dining from 5pm Mark Your Calendar Aotearoa Surf Film Festival 100% 6.30pm – Session 1 – Enfer & Paradis + Shorts 1 DAY ONLY 8.30pm – Session 2 – Made In Aotearoa + Shorts Fine Merino Thursday 11 March Dining from 5pm 7pm Cousins (PG) fully booked Saturday 13 March MADE IN Friday 12 March Dining from 5pm NEW ZEALAND 6pm Cousins (PG) fully booked 8pm Cousins (PG) fully booked HUGE SALE Saturday 13 March Dining from 5pm Oceanspace And Sleazy Tuesday play the Garden Bar, 8pm, $10 cash door Sunday 14 March Pizza from 5pm 10-50% OFF

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Some 420 people were injured following the QARAQOSH, Iraq — Pope URGED BOTH blasts, which happened near a military barracks Francis urged Iraq’s Christians FORGIVENESS in the main city of Bata on Sunday (local time). on Sunday (local time) to AND COURAGE: The blasts were caused by “negligence” relating forgive the injustices they Pope Francis waves to the storage of dynamite at the barracks, the experienced under Muslim to the faithful as president said. extremist rule and to rebuild, he arrives for an Images on social media showed huge plumes of as he visited the wrecked shells open air Mass at smoke and widespread damage. of churches and met ecstatic a stadium in Irbil, State television showed people looking for crowds in the community’s Iraq, on Sunday survivors in the rubble and lifting up debris from historic heartland, which was (local time). collapsed buildings. nearly erased by the Islamic Thousands filled In a series of tweets, the health ministry asked State group’s horrific reign. the sports stadium for volunteer health workers to go to Bata “Fraternity is more durable in the northern Regional Hospital. than fratricide, hope is more city of Irbil for the It also asked for blood donations due to the powerful than hatred, peace is Pope’s final event high number of casualties. — BBC more powerful than war,” the in his visit to Iraq. pontiff said during prayers for The open-air Mass Dalai Lama gets Covid-19 jab the dead in the city of Mosul. featured a statue DHARMSALA — The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old His call for tolerance has of the Virgin Mary Tibetan spiritual leader, was administered the been the central message of his that was restored first shot of the coronavirus vaccine yesterday four-day visit to Iraq. after Islamic State at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of At each stop in northern militants chopped Dharmsala. Iraq, the remnants of its of its head and After receiving the injection, he urged people to Christian population turned hands. AP picture come forward, to be brave and get vaccinated. out, jubilant and decked out in “In order to prevent some serious health colourful dress. may still be long, but I ask Dressed in white, the pope group. problems, this injection is very, very helpful,” he Heavy security prevented you, please, not to grow took to a red-carpeted stage in “How cruel it is that this said. the pope from plunging into discouraged,” the pope told Mosul on his first stop of the country — the cradle of Dr GD Gupta, of Zonal Hospital, where the shot the crowd as he normally a packed Church of the day, surrounded by the grey civilisation — should have was administered, told reporters the Dalai Lama would. Nevertheless, they were Immaculate Conception. hollowed-out shells of four been afflicted by so barbarous was observed for 30 minutes afterward. overjoyed that he had come to “What is needed is the churches — Syriac Catholic, a blow,” Pope Francis said, “He offered to come to the hospital like a visit them and that they had ability to forgive, but also the Armenian Orthodox, Syriac “with ancient places of common man to get himself vaccinated,” he said. not been forgotten. courage not to give up.” Orthodox and Chaldean, which worship destroyed and many Ten other people who live in the Dalai Lama’s It was a sign of the The Qaraqosh church has were nearly destroyed in the thousands of people – Muslims, residence were also vaccinated, Gupta said. All desperation for support been extensively renovated war to oust Islamic State Christians, Yazidis — who 11 received the Covishield vaccine, which was among an ancient community after being vandalised by the fighters from the city. were cruelly annihilated by developed by Oxford University and UK-based uncertain about whether it Islamic State militants during It was a scene that would terrorism and others forcibly drugmaker AstraZeneca, and manufactured by could hold on to its faith. their takeover of the town, have been unimaginable just a displaced or killed.” India’s Serum Institute. — AP The traditionally Christian making it a symbol of the few years ago. The Islamic State group towns dotting the Nineveh recovery efforts. Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest inflicted atrocities against Cyclone slams New Caledonia Plains of the north emptied Iraq’s Christian population, city, was at the heart of the all communities — including NOUMEA — Tropical cyclone Niran has injured out in 2014 as Christians — as which has existed here Islamic State’s so-called Muslims — during its three- at least one person and caused extensive damage well as many Muslims — fled since the time of Christ, has “caliphate”, and witnessed year rule across much of in New Caledonia, according to early reports. the Islamic State group’s dwindled from around 1.5 the worst of the group’s rule northern and western Iraq. The cyclone hit yesterday, generating gusts of onslaught. million before the 2003 US-led that was inflicted on Muslims, But the Christian minority up to 220kmh. Only a few have returned to invasion that plunged the Christians and others, was hit especially hard. The RRB radio reported a child was injured by their homes since the defeat of country into chaos, to just a including beheadings and mass militants forced them to choose shards of glass from a bay window during the the Islamic State in Iraq was few hundred thousand today. killings. among conversion, death or the storm. declared four years ago, and The pope’s visit, the last day The pope deviated from his payment of a special tax for About 20,000 people were without power and the rest remained scattered of which was on Sunday, was prepared speech to emphasise non-Muslims. roofs had been ripped off buildings in the town of elsewhere in Iraq, or abroad. aimed at encouraging Iraqi the plight of Iraq’s Yazidi Thousands fled, leaving Dumbea, on the outskirts of Noumea. Bells rang out for the Christians to stay, rebuild and minority, which was subjected homes and churches that Several ships had also been forced aground on pope’s arrival in the town of restore what he called Iraq’s to mass killings, abductions were then destroyed or the coast in Noumea. Qaraqosh. “intricately designed carpet” of and sexual slavery at the commandeered by the About 400 people were sheltering in evacuation “The road to a full recovery faiths and ethnic groups. hands of the Islamic State extremists. — AP centres in Noumea. — RNZ Harry and Meghan’s tell-all interview to Israel ‘almost done with Covid curbs’: PM JERUSALEM — Israel has almost emerged be aired in full in NZ from its Covid-19 closures, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on the campaign IT is set to be their most explosive interview trail, said on Sunday (local time) as restaurants ever, with no topic off-limits and nothing left to reopened under an exit plan fuelled by fast- lose for the royal couple. paced vaccinations. As Meghan and Prince Harry’s much- However, health officials cautioned that rising anticipated Oprah Winfrey interview goes to air contagions could trigger another lockdown — a for US audiences today, many in New Zealand will possible dampener on Netanyahu’s hope of be wondering how to watch here, and just what parlaying his pandemic policies to victory in a on earth Kiwis are in for. March 23 ballot. While the timing has been slammed as Prince “Restaurants are coming back to life,” Philip remains in hospital, it is unlikely to deter Netanyahu said after he and Jerusalem Mayor, viewers, with the interview one of the most Moshe Lion, clinked mugs and tucked into anticipated celebrity interviews of recent times. pastries outside a park cafe. So how can you watch it here in New Zealand, “We still have to watch ourselves — we have and what can you expect? to wear masks and keep social distancing — but It was last week revealed where we could we’re coming out of (the restrictions),” he told watch the full interview here in New Zealand. Reuters. Discovery NZ has secured the rights to air the As 53 percent of Israelis had received at least CBS interview tonight at 8pm ET (2pm NZT), and one dose of the Pfizer Inc vaccine, according it will then play on Three and Three Now free-to- to Health Ministry data, the government has air New Zealand channels at 7.30pm tomorrow been gradually reopening businesses, schools night. and the country’s main airport, with caps on EMERGING FROM COVID CLOSURES: An Israeli man, wearing a mask with the According to CBS, the focus of the interview capacity. Likud party logo, looks at a poster of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. AFP picture will start solely on Meghan before bringing Prince Some leisure venues allowed for limited Harry in for further insights. access to customers who could prove Covid-19 “We are worried by the rise in morbidity there will not be a fourth. “You’ve said some pretty shocking things immunity with a so-called “Green Pass”, issued in recent days, and the possibility of reverse Polls see Netanyahu’s conservative Likud here,” Oprah told Meghan Markle, in the first by the Health Ministry, in what officials hoped measures certainly exists,” Ash told 103 FM party taking the most votes in the election. sneak peek of the tell-all interview. would win over Israelis still reluctant to be radio. Asked if that could include a lockdown, he However, his biggest challenger, Yair Lapid Oprah can also be seen asking Meghan: “Were vaccinated. said: “We may have to decide to do this before of centrist Yesh Atid, could muster more like- you silent, or were you silenced?” Nachman Ash, the national pandemic the election — certainly.” minded allies and be tasked with forming the The duchess is also expected to finally expose response coordinator, voiced concern that the Israel emerged from its third lockdown last next coalition government. her rift with Kate Middleton. — NZ Herald public might not observe the remaining curbs. month. The Netanyahu government has pledged — Reuters story via RNZ 16 RACING The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021

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Opal Nora 17.36 John McInerney 5 Beach Cafe & Wine Bar 1.15 EMERGENCIES: 8 24335 Dublin Express 30.22 J & D Fahey Race 4: ZOLA BLACK, KNOW POPS, OPAL HUNTER 4 85535 Dorothy Be Good 17.66 Alison Lee $2565, C1, 520m 9 45877 Ohoka Megan 30.63 Lisa Waretini EMERGENCIES: Race 5: MY CURLY, MAKING NEWS, HUSTLE ACE 10 88877 Sefton Jill 30.73 Robin Wales 5 83258 Take A Hint 17.46 John McInerney 1 26665 Opawa Harper 30.51 Robin Wales 9 64423 Troublesome Kev 30.34 Janine McCook Race 6: KNOW HINDER, SOZIN’S SYMPHONY, 6 16864 Know Beast 17.79 Garry Cleeve 2 73434 Usain Bale 30.64 Craig Roberts 8 Steve Anngow Drapes & Blinds 2.07 10 65671 Nighthawk Thorn 30.16 Matt Roberts GO PUNTER GO 7 57727 Whitman 17.67 John McInerney 3 66s87 Rieko 30.57 Alan Botherway Race 7: IT’S A BLAZE, GOLDSTAR TANNER, 8 25652 Nippa Enough 17.43 John McInerney 4 15544 My Curly 30.35 J & D Fahey $1745, C2, 295m 11 O’Shea’s Public House Dash 3.04 BLACK STOCKINGS EMERGENCIES: 5 46636 Homebush Fury nwtd John McInerney 1 34124 Goldstar Rebel 17.22 Riley Evans $1745, C2, 295m 9 76786 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 6 82865 Spring Armour 30.60 Janine McCook 2 21677 Big Tiny 17.50 John McInerney Race 8: TERESA MENDOZA, GOLDSTAR REBEL, 1 86513 Khatia 17.50 John McInerney 10 88777 Jackie 17.39 Lisa Waretini 7 65733 Making News 30.46 Bruce Dann 3 36432 Mitcham King 17.53 John McInerney CRYSTAL CANDY 2 22365 Punters Bolt nwtd Robin Wales Race 9: GEM, MR BLACKJACK, FAMOUS LEE 8 24623 Hustle Ace 30.45 Norman Wanhalla 4 12571 Opawa Nip 17.24 Robin Wales 3 Addington Events Centre 12.40 EMERGENCIES: 5 23417 Yes Yes No 17.46 Janine McCook 3 53436 Maybe Right 17.34 Janine McCook Race 10: GREAT WORK, DUBLIN EXPRESS, YOUNG MASE $1510, C1, 295m 9 45877 Ohoka Megan 30.63 Lisa Waretini 6 21112 Teresa Mendoza 17.13 S & B Evans 4 54613 Chicago Head 17.40 John McInerney Race 11: CANYA MONEYMAKER, PUNTERS BOLT, 5 28126 Elite Blueblood 17.45 John McInerney 1 48755 Opawa Gravel 17.73 Robin Wales 10 67s76 Know Talent 30.75 Garry Cleeve 7 22856 Punch On Jessie nwtd John McInerney MAYBE RIGHT 6 1s521 Canya Moneymaker 17.08 J & D Fahey 2 32433 Billy Budd 17.51 Alan Botherway 8 24115 Crystal Candy 17.26 John McInerney 7 37861 Billy Ray 17.25 Norman Wanhalla Race 12: CARLOS, ANGRY PETE, GOING GORILLAS 3 23386 Gracie Lee 17.30 John McInerney 6 greyhoundauctions.co.nz 1.32 EMERGENCIES: 8 22366 Ghost Mode 17.44 Hart & Taylor 4 44664 Homebush Cool 17.72 John McInerney $1510, C1, 295m 9 75F11 Golden Bay 17.13 Janine McCook 10 86715 Homebush Dream 17.33 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 678F5 Pascale Jewel 17.66 Mitchell & Smith 1 48558 Go Punter Go nwtd Robin Wales 6 68437 Homebush Jordie 17.44 John McInerney 9 s5433 Know Crime 17.51 Garry Cleeve 2 12553 Know Hinder 17.36 Garry Cleeve 9 Zambora Brockie @ Stud 2.25 10 17578 Homebush Poppy 17.45 John McInerney 7 38676 Adobe Spinner 17.53 Daniel Roberts 3 57843 Sozin’s Symphony 17.18 John McInerney 1 The Fitz Sports Bar Sprint 12.05 8 76586 Amuri Josie 17.58 John McInerney 4 5586F Bound Up 17.58 John McInerney $4680, C1/2, distance, 645m 12 Protexin Sprint 3.23 EMERGENCIES: 5 42286 Wizard Willie 17.69 Hart & Taylor 1 42332 Famous Lee 38.30 Riley Evans $1510, C1, 295m 9 76786 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 6 67865 Iylah Jewel 17.61 Craig Roberts 2 13545 Goldstar Truman 37.81 Riley Evans $1745, C2, 295m 1 56568 Bashful Buffy 17.17 John McInerney 10 68886 Mitcham Ocean 17.87 John McInerney 7 75828 Homebush Jewel 17.47 John McInerney 3 65732 Gem 37.95 J & D Fahey 1 77568 Carlos 17.14 Robin Wales 2 57572 Know Farewell 17.37 Garry Cleeve 4 kiwikiwihounds.co.nz Adoption 12.57 8 54481 Mitcham Hamish 17.38 John McInerney 4 13388 Goldstar Sydney 37.97 S & B Evans 2 17441 Going Gorillas 17.34 Allan Joyce 3 57537 Jingili Jill 17.37 Mitchell & Smith EMERGENCIES: 5 66334 Mr Blackjack 37.92 J & D Fahey 3 44127 Angry Pete 17.35 John McInerney 4 65367 Impressive High 17.45 John McInerney $1510, C1, 295m 9 76786 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 6 38535 Nighthawk Frenzy 38.06 Matt Roberts 4 22173 M’lady Sadie 17.15 Ashley Bradshaw 10 47878 Archie’s Alba 17.60 Janine McCook 7 17346 Run Run Rover 38.21 Ashley Bradshaw 5 76237 Homebush Roxy nwtd John McInerney 1 84584 Opal Hunter 17.49 John McInerney 5 34153 Bees Are Buzzing 17.28 Janine McCook 8 47542 Goldstar Yankee 38.13 Riley Evans 6 23373 Mitcham Boult 17.28 John McInerney 2 16684 Zola Black 17.41 Craig Roberts 7 Suck It Up Ltd Stakes 1.50 6 11348 Just Stagger 17.48 John McInerney 7 28846 Opawa Twirl 17.88 Robin Wales 3 67685 Donalbain 17.46 John McInerney 10 Garrard’s Horse And Hound 2.45 7 68783 Homebush Fairy 17.55 John McInerney 8 55764 Tiggerlong Pat 17.27 Daniel Roberts 4 78685 Stanwyck 17.70 Allan Joyce $2565, C1, 520m 8 11858 Princely Cash 17.29 John McInerney EMERGENCIES: 5 77785 Father Leo nwtd John McInerney 1 86254 Homebush Sayer nwtd John McInerney $2920, C2, 520m EMERGENCIES: 9 76786 Sea Spray Bert 17.47 Barry Freeman 6 71828 Homebush Archie 17.46 John McInerney 2 45473 Beau View Winnie 30.75 J M Lane 1 63148 Mayhem Made 30.67 Ashley Bradshaw 9 6F718 Cadillac Mack 17.43 John McInerney 10 58688 Rosies Choice 17.56 Norman Wanhalla 7 77546 Grey Wind 17.47 Norman Wanhalla 3 67878 Ohoka Kate nwtd Lisa Waretini 2 12523 Great Work 30.25 J & D Fahey 10 55283 Goldstar Wynter 17.20 Riley Evans

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Victoria races at Ballarat Tuesday Jetbet 13 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 8 Sprites (7) 58 78 M Poy 4 Cervus Equipment Plate 5.00 8 321s5 Regal Effort dwh (2) 58.5 95 H Grace (a1.5) SCRATCHED Race 1: DEVINE DIABLO, IMMINENT RISK, 9 3 Square Cut (6) 58 95 J Mott T Stockdale (a) 3 — Zoology $35,000, 3yo Maiden SW, 1500m 9 44023 Spanish Snitzel (8) 58.5 98 4 154s6 Frag w (7) 63 83 Ms L Lafferty (a1.5) BOLD INTENTIONS 2 Pipepro Directional Plate 4.00 1 Armansky h (8) 58 88 D Yendall Ms M Lloyd (a) 5 31439 Yoshi Mokuyo (3) 63 91 Ms T Childs (a3) Race 2: BEACH LAP, DEVOUT HERO, BELLE SAVOIR $35,000, 2yo Fillies Maiden SW, 1100m 2 7s6 Boschendal (13) 58 90 W Egan 10 s1139 Lady Delight d (9) 58 99 Ms M Julius (a) 6 39996 Zoumanor w (1) 63 93 Race 3: KASAMI, EYES FOR ASH, HAYSTACKS CALHOUN 3 6s0 Crown Of Melbourne (2) 58 89 11 900s4 Blazing Lace dh (7) 55.5 95 7 030s0 El Santo h (9) 62.5 89 J Allen Race 4: PAL D’ORO, LUZ LONG, NEWZEEL DEAL 1 0s Beach Lap (8) 57 100 D Lane T Stockdale (a) Ms L Lafferty (a1.5) 8 39s63 Millie The Missile w (2) 62 90 J Mott Race 5: CHEEKY PEAKY, IRISH DELIGHT, ISOLA COMACINA 2 Belle Savoir (9) 57 81 C Williams 4 5s643 Grand Final h (9) 58 90 N Farley 12 s3232 Isola Comacina dbhn (1) 55 96 9 4153 Wild Spree n (10) 61 95 W Egan 3 Devout Hero (5) 57 85 J McNeil Race 6: HARLEM BLUES, DAMASCUS MOMENT, 5 22 Luz Long b (1) 58 96 D Moor T Nugent (a) 10 s3652 Barangaready d (5) 59.5 95 Z Spain 4 6 Dexa Bill (1) 57 91 C Newitt TWAIN’S EXPRESS 6 s224s Newzeel Deal (14) 58 89 C Newitt 11 s6s44 Bottom Deck (4) 54 100 Ms M Lloyd (a) 5 Gold Glamour (2) 57 80 T Nugent (a) Race 7: BARANGAREADY, KNIFE’S EDGE, WILD SPREE 7 7s07 Notmyfirstrodeo (12) 58 88 6 Hygain Winners Choice 6.00 6 8 Karatemiss (4) 57 95 D Thornton 8 32s24 Pal D’oro b (10) 58 100 J Allen 8 Hygain Winners Choice 7.0 0 Race 8: YULONG STATUS, HARMONY NATION, 7 Lady Ardoyne (6) 57 81 Z Spain $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 70, 1100m 9 8s9s0 Prince Ruban (3) 58 88 H Coffey $35,000, 3yo & up Class 1, 2000m THE DUKE OF HAZARD 8 4 Starlea (7) 57 93 D Moor 10 45385 Tabby Star (6) 58 89 J Mott 1 44015 Humzz twn (9) 61.5 92 D Thornton 9 Tagomago (3) 57 80 J Bowditch 11 6s853 The Admiral (4) 58 94 J McNeil 2 6590s Mount Horeb dw (10) 61 89 1 0s16 Harmony Nation h (4) 58.5 91 J Allen 12 3 Dandy Classic (7) 56 90 Dean Holland Ms T Childs (a3) 2 9s51 Yulong Status t (1) 58.5 100 M Poy 3 The Haymarket Plate 4.30 13 9s32 Little Miss Gutsaa (5) 56 94 C Williams 3 s3207 The Last Napoleon dn (1) 60 92 S Vella 3 08s99 Dargo w (5) 58 94 B Higgins $35,000, 3yo & up Maiden SW, 1100m 14 8 Oh So Far (11) 56 89 D Lane 4 50563 Comte d (5) 59.5 92 D Yendall 4 9s916 Mystery Bad Guy d (7) 58 85 C Newitt 5 1197s Royal Marine w (6) 59 90 B Mertens 5 s6710 The Duke Of Hazard (2) 58 86 J Mott 1 9s560 Captain Fish (6) 59.5 73 5 Porter Plant 5.30 6 s54s2 Harlem Blues db (8) 58.5 98 D Lane 6 9s425 Fighting Whiskey n (12) 57.5 88 M Cartwright (a) D Thornton $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 64, 1600m 7 s3561 Damascus Moment d (4) 58 96 1 Madica Civil Plate 3.30 2 36s67 Danerich Dan (8) 59 83 W Gordon Ms L Lafferty (a1.5) 7 52653 Major Gowen (13) 57.5 85 B Mertens 3 3 Eyes For Ash (9) 59 99 J Fry 1 33053 Anirishman (6) 61 98 T Nugent (a) $35,000, 2yo C&Gs Maiden SW, 1100m 8 s6535 The Mobot dwbh (2) 58 98 H Coffey 8 10s06 Gannett h (10) 57 84 D Lane 4 3 Haystacks Calhoun (3) 59 85 2 41467 Dance Ready d (3) 60.5 100 9 86s83 Ardeeo dw (3) 57 89 Ms T Bull (a2) 9 s4222 Johandough bhn (8) 57 85 C Williams 1 Bold Intentions h (2) 58 91 C Williams Dylan Dunn M Cartwright (a) 10 s220s Twain’s Express w (7) 57 100 J Mott 10 0s973 Nama Dude cwh (6) 57 82 2 Deep Blast (5) 58 81 J McNeil 5 Steel Mist h (2) 59 79 Dean Holland 3 53145 Irish Delight dw (5) 60.5 96 L King (a) Ms A Kelly (a1.5) 3 Devine Diablo (1) 58 81 J Allen 6 Go Gurda h (7) 57.5 79 J Lorensini 4 — Southern Native SCRATCHED 7 Sportsbet Racing Live 6.30 11 35134 Out And Dreaming dh (14) 57 86 4 Free Market (8) 58 77 Z Spain 7 06s Euphegenia h (5) 57 77 N Farley 5 132 Cheeky Peaky (10) 59 100 Ms T Bull (a2) N Farley 5 Imminent Risk (4) 58 79 D Lane 8 2s2 Kasami h (4) 57 100 Ms L Boyd 6 6363s Marinated h (12) 59 89 Ms A Kelly (a1.5) $35,000, 3yo & up Benchmark 58, 1400m 12 94374 Bedouin King (9) 56.5 84 J Hill 6 Rubirock (3) 58 76 J Bowditch 9 70s Winter In Paris b (1) 57 95 7 s63s0 Press The Petal w (4) 59 88 1 s1553 Knife’s Edge dn (6) 63.5 97 J McNeil 13 s2321 Double Delight ch (11) 56.5 88 W Egan 7 3 Scissor Step (9) 58 100 D Moor T Stockdale (a) Ms M Julius (a) 2 s2410 Our Free Spirit (8) 63.5 90 14 74531 Prolix h (3) 54 90 Ms M Lloyd (a)

New South Wales races at Wyong Tuesday Jetbet 17 TAB doubles 3-4, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddie 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Selections 9 7 Queen Of Dubai (7) 55 96 Ms K O’Hara 6 63027 Kerrisdale (10) 56.5 89 K S Latham 3 3521 Genkides w (1) 56.5 100 A B Collett 6 48276 Isorich twhn (1) 58.5 94 S Clipperton Race 1: CONRAD, BIG FUN, BA AI GEI NI 10 Squeeze Dis (1) 55 75 S Clipperton 7 255 Not A Choice b (1) 56.5 100 R Bayliss 4 42s12 Miss Kono wb (4) 56.5 98 C Reith 7 147s5 Raptures w (12) 58.5 85 B Avdulla 8 39s35 Spirituality (7) 56.5 99 B Avdulla 5 34s14 Shamus Dream dw (2) 56 94 Ms J Taylor 8 52s11 Safaris w (5) 58.5 95 C Reith Race 2: ELUSIVE BIRDIE, MADDISON’S MISSILE, 2 Carlton Draught Plate 3.50 9 Summer Breeze (2) 56.5 92 6 15s8 Pick The Score d (3) 55.5 95 J Ford 9 10550 Latina Beauty cw (9) 58 91 ANGRY LIAM $35,000, Maiden SW, 1200m J Mc Donald 7 1s Winside (6) 55 94 R Jones (a3) T Schiller (a2) Race 3: SPIRITUALITY, CANTRELL, ZOUFLU 10 7s23 Zouflu b (4) 56.5 97 Ms R King 8 444s2 Dozer Bay (7) 55 96 B Ryan (a) 10 52s21 Provide w (4) 56.5 100 K S Latham Race 4: STUNNING TO WIN, PHASES, RUSSBUSS 1 222s2 Accelerant (8) 59 96 J Parr 11 3518s Lunar Rain tw (2) 56 85 Ms R King Race 5: MISS KONO, GENKIDES, DOZER BAY 2 5945s Mexican Standoff h (7) 59 76 A Gibbons 4 Go Electrical Handicap 5.05 6 Huckel Excavations 6.15 12 s516s My Girl Ruby (8) 56 92 J Mc Donald 3 836s9 Pluck Sans Ma (3) 59 83 T Schiller (a2) Race 6: DUNDEE LEE, MABEL JOSEPHINE, THE MEDIATOR 4 432 Angry Liam (9) 58.5 87 $35,000, Maiden, 1000m $35,000, Benchmark 68, 1600m 8 Next Raceday 27/3 Hcp 7.30 Race 7: PROVIDE, COOL WORLD, SAFARIS Ms R Freeman-Key 1 5 Our Little Louie h (9) 59 91 S Lisnyy 1 s5402 Casino Mondial dwh (5) 60 88 G Buckley $35,000, Class 1, 1200m Race 8: IMPRESSIVE LASS, HELLO SUNSHINE, MIDLAND 5 9s Plucksey Dubh (6) 58.5 78 2 7 Lord Whitegate (2) 58.5 82 K S Latham 2 6s716 Renalot w (1) 58 83 J Ford 6 2 Elusive Birdie (5) 56.5 90 G Buckley 3 4 G’day Poopsie h (11) 58 84 G Buckley 3 s4527 Sky Diamonds d (8) 56 88 1 s2164 Edmond (13) 59 90 B Griffiths (a2) 7 86s28 Grand Palazzo (4) 56.5 100 S Clipperton 4 2 Stunning To Win (8) 58 100 A Adkins 4 0s471 Dundee Lee w (4) 55.5 100 B Avdulla 2 — Loch Lomond SCRATCHED 8 9s5 Maddison’s Missile (1) 56.5 89 5 042 Readapt b (4) 57.5 98 T Schiller (a2) 5 14s56 The Mediator (3) 55.5 91 R Dolan 3 1358s Midland (3) 58.5 96 B Avdulla R Jones (a3) 6 80s6 King Coni (7) 57 79 Ms J Taylor 6 13212 If You Think So w (9) 55 91 Ms K O’Hara 4 631s7 Adamas Prince w (4) 58 91 C Reith 9 The Petti Express (2) 56.5 85 B Ryan (a) 7 0s6s3 Miss Jay Fox (10) 56.5 87 7 2s213 Mabel Josephine dw (6) 55 87 Ms R King 5 842s1 Hello Sunshine dw (2) 57.5 100 1 Aust. Racing Christian Chap. Plate 3.15 10 — Italian Informant SCRATCHED 8 47s32 Russbuss (1) 56.5 97 J Parr 8 8s986 Trescha wh (7) 55 86 R Jones (a3) Ms L Day (a1.5) $35,000, 2yo Maiden SW, 1200m 9 Twitch (6) 56.5 90 Ms R King 9 61723 Mohican dw (2) 55 85 B Ryan (a) 6 512s Hasty Duchess db (7) 56.5 96 3 HMA Plate 4.25 10 63 Miss McGregor (5) 56 94 Ms K O’Hara Ms J Taylor 1 2s Big Fun b (8) 57 91 A Adkins 7 s4241 Impressive Lass cw (10) 56.5 94 $35,000, Maiden SW, 1350m 11 42 Phases bh (3) 56 87 Ms L Day (a1.5) 7 tab.com.au Handicap 6.50 2 2 Conrad h (5) 57 100 J Mc Donald 8 36s41 Austeja (1) 55 92 A Gibbons $35,000, Benchmark 64, 1350m 3 6 Italian Informant (4) 57 83 Ms R King 1 5 Bonython (5) 58.5 88 A Gibbons 5 Provincial Champs 27/3 5.40 9 2s318 Enamour twh (5) 55 90 R Jones (a3) 4 7s8 Maurice’s Medad (9) 57 78 J Parr 2 95s2 Cantrell (9) 58.5 96 G Buckley 1 812s2 Subtle Grey w (10) 62 92 R Jones (a3) 10 s5965 Havelka wn (12) 55 86 S Clipperton 5 9 Silver Thorn (6) 57 83 K S Latham 3 525s Earl Of Sandwich h (8) 58.5 88 $35,000, Class 1, 1000m 2 0777s Ocean Go ch (7) 61 92 S Lisnyy 11 s7215 Giselle Anne db (6) 55 94 Ms R King 6 Ba Ai Gei Ni (10) 55 74 R Dolan S Clipperton 1 6s772 Major Murphy tw (8) 58 100 3 180s0 Buzz cw (3) 60.5 91 B Griffiths (a2) 12 3423s Timperley (8) 55 83 K S Latham 7 Estonia (3) 55 75 J Van Overmeire (a) 4 72s28 Vital Verse (6) 58.5 96 B Loy Ms L Day (a1.5) 4 16053 Cool World w (6) 60 98 Ms M Weir EMERGENCY: 8 Mokulua (2) 55 74 N Rawiller 5 828s0 Aunt Belle (3) 57 87 Ms K O’Hara 2 34741 Wild Wind (5) 58 91 J Grisedale 5 9s317 Herzegovina w (11) 59.5 100 G Buckley 13 2667s Revellers w (9) 55 86 B Ryan (a) The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 COMMUNITY 17 Around the Women’s Institutes

NOVEMBER together. Members were looking forward Brenda Allen won the Panui Challenge to Gisborne Floral Art Society’s exhibition, Rose Bowl for most points in the flower Poverty Bay/Wairoa A Floral Christmas, at Lawson Field arrangement competition. Theatre. The highlight of the month was the Fun There was an abundance of variety Puha Day, held at the Kahutia Bowling Club at the potluck dinner, and all the dishes rooms on November 5. were delicious. President Betty Thompson welcomed Representatives from neighbouring Hospice provided the WI with members to the November meeting. Federations came along and the chocolates as a thank you for a catering There was plenty to discuss with the Frasertown Institute did very well to send event and these became an extra dessert. Christmas meeting and meal coming up eight members through from Wairoa. Fruit drinks, tea and coffee brought the in December. The day started with morning tea evening to a close. Some members cooked meals for the before Don Hollis and Choc Leach from The November meeting was June fundraising dinner to assist Sherryl the Country Music Club entertained the Fraser’s last meeting before moving to Gomm in raising money for the crowd. Hastings and Jean invited everyone to an orphanage in Matunda, Tanzania, and Handicraft, flower arranging and afternoon tea later in the month. also funds to assist a young man with his cooking competitions were held and educational studies. an edible auction raised funds for the Frasertown A biography of WI founder Anne organisation. Elizabeth Jerome Spencer was tabled. “Bessie”, as she was known, brought the The guest speaker was Judy Livingston Eight members met for the November PREVENTING INJURIES: Sport Gisborne’s who works for Stroke Tairawhiti. meeting, held at St Paul’s Church hall. idea of Women’s Institutes home to New Zealand. Toni Hoskin demonstrates correct posture Judy spoke about how the Covid-19 The thought for the month was, “He Well educated, Bessie went to London and exercises to build lower body strength. shutdown had a detrimental effect on who has roses in their garden, has roses and nursed shell-shocked victims Picture supplied their fundraising, clients’ welfare and in their heart”. from World War 1. She came across had changed their focus, especially as Members gave suggestions for the the English WI’s and was sure the caregivers over 70 years were not allowed 2021 programme with the following ideas organisation would be beneficial to Friendship Group to work. submitted: New Zealand country women to provide Someone had to go to the home if the •฀Write฀something,฀ie฀a฀poem฀ interests outside of the home. family couldn’t provide the care needed. •฀Bring฀a฀visitor฀ In 1921, the first institute meeting was back in good spirits There were 16 new clients over •฀Decorate฀a฀stone฀ held at Omatua. Fundraising is ongoing shutdown that had to be assessed. •฀Housie฀ for a statue of her to be placed in Napier. AT THE recent Annual General Meeting of the Their usual group exercise classes are •฀Have฀a฀quiz฀ An invitation was received to Tu Gisborne Combined Friendship Group, president now held at Holy Trinity Church Hall. •฀Make฀a฀scrapbook฀for฀Glengarry฀rest฀ Maia Whanau’s (Stand NZ’s) luncheon Noelene McDougall commented on what an Stroke Tairawhiti also deals with clients home for supporters on December 10. The unusual year it had been because of the pandemic. suffering from other diseases such as MS •฀Invite฀a฀speaker฀to฀talk฀about฀healing. institute supports Stand by providing Although a few meetings had been missed, the and Parkinsons. The competition to make a bumblebee birthday gifts for the children. group was back in good heart. Having no changes Cups and trophies won by members at was won by Pauline Lane, Lorraine Isaac Hughes was Puha’s guest in the executive and committee, all were re-elected. the A&P Show and at the meeting were Horsfield won the flowers competition and speaker. At the time, he was standing for Following morning tea, Toni Hoskin from Sports presented and the WI patron, Rehette the raffle was won by Christine Schofield. the city ward in the council by-election. Gisborne spoke to the members about building up Stoltz, joined the institute for lunch. The Frasertown WI’s 69th birthday The group found him to be a friendly, lower body strength to attain better balance and was held at Vista Restaurant, Wairoa, at polite young man, willing to put himself prevent falls and injury. Turanganui 6pm that night. All in attendance had an out there for the community. He has Mrs Hoskin demonstrated simple exercises that enjoyable evening and a group photo was some strong views and will be an asset to everyone can do at home and members were able A very happy group met for Turanganui taken. the community. to try these before the meeting ended. WI’s Christmas tea at Elgin school Eight members travelled to Gisborne The raffle was won by Mary Bayley, The Friendship Group meet on the first staffroom. to attend the Federation Fun Day on the Dunlop Cup went to Alison Crawford Wednesday of the month at Kahutia Bowling Club, Jean Mills, the judge of our monthly November 5. It was a great day for and the Bud Vase and Points Cup to Cobden Street at 9.30am. All men and women over competitions, was the guest for this get- everyone. Cath Atkins. 55 years of age will be made most welcome.

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Off to the nationals are Gisborne BMX Club members, back (from left): Kyla Newton, David Bacon, Rockie Ellmers, Sherilyn Anderson, Justin Nepia. Front: Gemma Ellmers, Brad O’Connell- JUMBO CROSSWORD SOLUTION 1479 Bacon, Asher Nepia-Anderson, Reave Nepia-Anderson, Jade Ellmers, Jax Nepia-Anderson, Pippa Spence, Claire Ellmers. Absent: Guy Spence (manager). Picture by Michelle Ellmers ACROSS: 1 Scoop, 4 Come up to scratch, 14 Cause, 15 Stoop, 16 Cumbersome, 17 Drier, 19 Eye, 20 Boudoir, 21 Conserved, 22 Curves, 25 BMX riders race in Level 2 With a will, 27 Mutton, 28 Scorch, 33 Crossroads, 35 Gas, 36 Gather, 37 Kiss, 39 Tea, 41 Burrows, 42 Nuclei, 43 Insoluble, 44 Final, 45 Mandolin, GISBORNE BMX Club ran its race meeting last Jordan Fenwick and Cory Carpendale continued their 50 51 55 58 59 60 61 Tuesday under Covid Alert Level 2 conditions. close racing and were narrowly ahead of the always- If, Waterway, Therm, Projector, Pelmet, Gaining, In the division for riders five years and under, Jax improving Claire Ellmers and Asha McKnight. Era, 63 Silk, 64 Answer, 65 Sap, 66 Negligible, 68 Dashed, 69 Rescue, Nepia-Anderson continued his build-up for nationals The 16-plus division — largely made up of parents 71 Partridge, 76 Siting, 77 Professor, 79 Involve, 81 Cat, 84 Rough, 85 by leading the way. Zahn Light is showing continued of younger riders — was again the biggest group. improvement and having good battles with Seth Guy Spence topped the group, one point ahead of Vindicated, 86 Being, 87 Right, 88 Thin on the ground, 89 Usher. The Puzzle Company Hancock. Emily Wells rounded out the field. Jason Lasenby and Rockie Ellmers. Tony Carpendale DOWN: 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 © Cotton, Ovoid, Onus, Embroil, Phrase, Odour, Jonny Hancock led the group for six- and seven- led home David Bacon, JT Nepia, Sherilyn Anderson, Clement, 10 Adds, 11 Clique, 12 Rules, 13 Beneath, 14 Crevice, 18 year-old riders. He was chased hard by Pippa Kyla Newton, Glenn Wells, Phill Gill, Ethan Gill and

Withdrawal, 23 Swear, 24 Nostril, 26 Insured, 27 Mastiff, 29 Rainbow, 30 Copyright Spence and, on his first club day, Cole Harris. Ashar Wells. 31 32 34 36 38 40 45 In the division for 10- and 11-year-olds, Asher The next meeting is tomorrow, when anyone Trauma, Agile, Geisha, Smug, Gaunt, Seedy, Glee, Nepia-Anderson narrowly pipped Brad O’Connell- wanting to try the sport of BMX will be welcome. Mopes, 46 Noodles, 47 Omen, 48 Intent, 49 Meter, 50 Impasse, 52 Bacon and Reave Nepia-Anderson. These three Sign-in at the BMX track in Lytton Road, opposite Traditions, 53 Ringing, 54 Annals, 55 Trawler, 56 Elope, 57 Mean, 62 are showing good form heading into the national Nelson Park, is from 5.30pm, with racing from 6pm. Agate, 67 Restart, 68 Discard, 70 Caravan, 72 Avocado, 73 Enough, 74 championships in Rotorua this weekend. Fourteen club members will travel to Rotorua 75 76 78 80 82 83 Gemma Ellmers, Flynn Teutenberg and William to contest the BMX New Zealand National Asking, Avenue, Stage, Finch, Obeys, Shun, Seen. JUMBO CROSSWORD Johnston-Priest rounded out the group. Championships from March 12 to 14. The riders have In the division for 12- and 13-year-old riders, put in lots of hard work to prepare for this event. THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY Tuesday, March 9, 2021 SUDOKU CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Bow Wow, 34; Brittany Snow, 35; Matthew Gray Gubler, 41; Juliette Binoche, 57. Happy Birthday: SUDOKU is a logic puzzle made Refuse to let change throw you off guard this year. Accept the inevitable, and up of 81 squares on a 9x9 grid. keep moving forward. Use your ingenuity, and you'll find new ways to use your To solve the puzzle, each row, talents to fit whatever is trending. Keeping up, staying informed and projecting a positive attitude will attract attention. 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The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 SPORT 21 Phoenix clinical in victory over Glory SPORTS BRIEFS FOOTBALL by Ed Jackson, AAP opening 20 minutes with Irish striker Fornaroli from point-blank range and Four eagles for journeyman Andy Keogh’s 18th-minute effort then got up to deflect Stynes’s goal-bound SYDNEY — Australasian Tour journeyman Andrew GOLD COAST — A clinical Wellington narrowly ruled out for offside. effort from the rebound. Martin has made a staggering four eagles in his Phoenix side have secured back-to-back Despite their dominance, Glory fell Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay, who donned final round to snatch the biggest win of his career. A-League football wins for the first time behind in the 30th minute with the a tracksuit for the second week running Aged 36 and ranked world No.836, Martin in almost 12 months with a 3-0 victory Phoenix’s first strike. at the behest of his players who feel it is unfurled the round of his life yesterday, shooting over Perth Glory. Piscopo picked up the ball in the a good-luck charm, said both the clean a 10-under 61 at Bonnie Doon Golf Club to claim First-half goals by Reno Piscopo and centre circle, drove to the edge of the box sheet and ruthlessness in front of goal by victory in the Players Series Sydney tournament. David Ball and Ben Waine’s second and arrowed a right-foot strike into the his team had pleased him. Having started the day eight strokes behind, in as many games in the second spell opposite corner. “They have very influential players Martin, from Bendigo, won by two shots at sealed the Phoenix’s first win at their One became two just five minutes later and we nullified the space for them to be 18-under 266 from overnight leader Charlie Dann temporary Wollongong home for this when Daniel Stynes lost possession and influential,” Talay said. of Queensland (71) and collected $A22,500. season. Ball tapped in at the back post from a “Then we were clinical when we got up His front nine featured four eagles, a birdie and It’s also the first time the Phoenix have pinpoint James McGarry cross. to the other end. a bogey as he drew within striking distance. won back-to-back matches since March Teenager Waine, who scored in last “It was a win that we needed. It Martin’s score of 61 is believed to be the lowest 15 last year. weekend’s win against Newcastle, sealed was our first win playing at WIN final round to win in the Australasian Tour. The Glory, who had been out to bounce the victory early in the second half when Stadium and hopefully this gives us the And he joins the likes of Gordon Brand Jnr back from last Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to he bundled home after a goalmouth momentum to move forward.” (1986), Willie Wood (1990), Scott McCarron (1995), Central Coast, will wonder how they scramble in the 59th minute. The Phoenix will chase a third Mikko Ilonen (2003) and Haotong Li (2019) as didn’t get something out of a match they Glory’s day was epitomised moments successive win when they take on players to record four eagles in a single round on dominated for large periods. after Waine’s goal when Phoenix Western Sydney on March 15 at one of the world’s main tours. The visitors had all the ball in the goalkeeper Oli Sail twice denied Bruno Bankwest Stadium. The 2004 Australian Amateur champion has been a prolific winner in pro-am events since turning professional in 2005. Supporters Martin’s charge began when he holed a pitching wedge for eagle on the 386m, par-4 third and backed it up with a birdie at the par-4 fourth. jubilant as Two good shots into the par-5 seventh set up an eagle from pin-high, he chipped in from the front-edge at the 268m par-4 eighth and picked up his sixth shot in the space of three holes when he Rangers chipped in from the left of the green at the par-5 ninth. — AAP seal title Voice loss terrified Sir Alex GLASGOW — Sir Alex Ferguson has said he FOOTBALL feared he would never be able to speak again after he suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2018. GLASGOW — Steven Gerrard has achieved The former Manchester United manager told “God-like status” after leading Rangers to their a Q&A at Glasgow Film Festival (GFF) he was first Scottish Premiership title in a decade, worried he could lose his voice and memory after according to one fan who was part of the undergoing emergency surgery. celebrations at the club’s training centre. A new documentary about the two-time Supporters congregated in Milngavie — as Champions League-winning manager premiered well as Ibrox — after Celtic failed to beat Dundee at the GFF on Saturday. United today (they drew 0-0), meaning Rangers Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In — directed hold an unassailable 20-point lead. by his son Jason — was filmed while he was With Celtic’s hopes of a record-breaking recovering from the operation. 10th consecutive top-flight crown dashed, JOYOUS CRUSH: Rangers supporters defy pandemic restrictions to celebrate outside The film shows Sir Alex — aware that his Gerrard collected the first major silverware of Ibrox Stadium after Rangers clinched the Scottish title. Picture by Jane Barlow/PA via AP memory might desert him — recounting the most his managerial career and the former Liverpool important stories of his life, in and out of football. captain was hailed by the club’s devotees. “more to come”, as he also turns his attentions Gerrard paid tribute to the stellar collective Speaking alongside his son during a virtual “He has now achieved a God-like status,” to Thursday’s Europa League last-16 first-leg effort from his playing group this season. Q&A after the premiere, he said the recovery from Alan Irvine, 43, from Glasgow, told the PA news showdown against Slavia Prague. Rather than rely too much on their talisman the operation was terrifying. agency. “It has been an incredible journey we have Alfredo Morelos, Rangers had skipper James “I lost my voice, just could not get a word out, Rangers were consigned to Scotland’s fourth been on and we deserve it,” he told the club Tavernier contributing 17 goals from rightback, and that was terrifying,” he said. tier in 2012 after financial collapse, but they have website. while goalkeeper Allan McGregor and defender With a speech therapist he worked through rebuilt steadily and are now celebrating being “Glasgow Rangers is about winning and we all Connor Goldson are also leading contenders exercises in which he had to recall every member crowned kings of Scotland for the 55th time in live under that pressure, and that responsibility, for player of the year for their part in a defence of his teams and his voice came back after 10 days. their history. but it is about what is next and it is about me that has conceded just nine league goals in 32 Ferguson, who retired in 2013, won 38 trophies And Gerrard is already insisting there is getting these players ready for what is next.” games. — PA during a 26-year spell in charge of United, and previously managed East Stirlingshire, St Mirren, Aberdeen and the Scotland national team. He told the Q&A that his favourite memory of Manchester United fans was on the day he won Man United ‘spoilers’ the league title for the first time. “I couldn’t get out of the car park,” he said. FOOTBALL by Theo Katsaros, AP away for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE “There were thousands of them. They could who will likely be consigned to seeing City have made me president that day.” MANCHESTER — Success for crowned champions for the fourth time P W D L F A Pts He said the experiences he regretted most Manchester United these days is being since United last won the trophy. Manchester City 28 20 5 3 56 19 65 during his time in football were having to let the spoiler as Manchester City go on to “Of course they are too far ahead to think Manchester United 28 15 9 4 55 32 54 players go, particular youngsters. eventually claim football’s English Premier that we could catch them,” Solskjaer said, Leicester City 28 16 5 7 48 32 53 “That is the worst thing, having to let a young League title. with only 10 rounds remaining. Chelsea 27 13 8 6 42 25 47 player go. Because all his ambitions and hopes City’s pursuit of a world-record winning “Last year we caught 15 points on Everton 26 14 4 8 39 33 46 and desires are about playing for Manchester streak ended when United won the derby Leicester (for fourth place) but these are a Tottenham Hotspur 27 13 6 8 46 28 45 United in front of 75,000 people and going to 2-0 at the Etihad. different proposition.” West Ham 26 13 6 7 40 31 45 Wembley in a final — when you take that away from A penalty won after 36 seconds when Liverpool slumped to a sixth straight Liverpool 28 12 7 9 47 36 43 them it’s a sore, sore thing. So I hated that.” — PA Gabriel Jesus tripped Anthony Martial Anfield loss when third-from-bottom Aston Villa 26 12 4 10 38 27 40 was converted by Bruno Fernandes, and Fulham’s 1-0 victory deepened the Arsenal 27 11 5 11 35 28 38 Clean sweep for England Luke Shaw netted five minutes into the champions’ struggles. Leeds United 26 11 2 13 43 44 35 WELLINGTON — England wrapped up a 3-0 second half to end City’s winning run in all In the 45th minute, Mario Lemina seized Wolves 28 9 8 11 28 37 35 clean sweep of their T20 series against New competitions at 21 games. on an error from Mohamed Salah to drive a Crystal Palace 28 9 7 12 30 47 34 Zealand with a 32-run victory in Wellington. After a club-record 28 matches unbeaten, shot across goalkeeper Alisson and inside Southampton 27 9 6 12 33 44 33 Natalie Sciver, captaining the team in place losing now is more a matter of pride for City the far post for his first Fulham goal. Burnley 28 7 9 12 20 36 30 of the injured Heather Knight, took the winning as well as missing out on catching the mark The Reds, who were top at Christmas, Newcastle United 27 7 6 14 27 44 27 wicket as England dismissed the hosts for just 96. of 27 consecutive wins set by Welsh side are eighth and four points adrift of fourth- Brighton 27 5 11 11 27 35 26 The visitors comfortably defended 128-9 to The New Saints in 2016. placed Chelsea, who have a game in hand. Fulham 28 5 11 12 22 33 26 complete a whitewash to follow their 2-1 ODI win. City have not only climbed to the summit “Not good enough. Conceded a goal, West Bromwich 28 3 9 16 20 56 18 England wicketkeeper Amy Jones effected three but built a lead that meant their second- didn’t score, lost the game,” was Liverpool Sheffield United 28 4 2 22 16 45 14 stumpings in a superb display behind the wickets, placed neighbours only trimmed the gap to manager Jurgen Klopp’s blunt assessment. RESULTS: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Crystal while opening bowler Katherine Brunt was named 11 points with victory over Pep Guardiola’s Meanwhile, Gareth Bale and Harry Kane Palace 1, Manchester City 0 Manchester United player of the match after taking 2-19 and wrecking men. both bagged doubles as Tottenham boosted 2, Liverpool 0 Fulham 1, West Bromwich Albion the home side’s top order. “Today we lost and we will be the news, their hopes of a European spot with a 4-1 0 Newcastle United 0, Brighton & Hove Albion 1 England No.6 Fran Wilson top-scored with 31 but the news is 21 victories in a row,” win against Crystal Palace. Leicester City 2, Aston Villa 0 Wolves 0, Sheffield not out off 23 balls, having come to the crease at Guardiola said. Bale struck either side of Christian United 0 Southampton 2, Burnley 1 Arsenal 1. a slightly precarious 70-4 in the 12th over. “This result is going to help us a lot to Benteke’s leveller before Kane, who also Playing tomorrow: Chelsea v Everton, West Sophia Dunkley was the only other tourist to understand how difficult it is. provided the assists for Spurs’ first two Ham v Leeds United. breach 20, making 26 off 29, as New Zealand “We knew it, but sometimes you have to goals, took centre stage, with the England medium pacer Sophie Devine claimed 3-31. not win one game to realise and the next captain hitting a wonder strike before the league this season to beat the previous But England’s bowlers produced a fine display, one is important.” creating a moment of history. record of 13 set by Alan Shearer and Chris kick-started by Brunt removing openers Devine Since Man United led the league two Heung-Min Son assisted Kane’s second Sutton for Blackburn back in the 1994-95 and Hayley Jenson — both lbw for a duck — in months ago, the title challenge has melted and it was their 14th goal combination in season. the first over. — PA 22 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Clinical Crusaders get revenge on Hurricanes RUGBY by Liam Napier, NZ Herald the Highlanders in Dunedin last week, with The Hurricanes forward pack, specifically That the Hurricanes’ first try came through ill-discipline a major issue, this victory was their tight five, remains concerning. Their lineout Riccitelli after 56 minutes speaks to their THE Hurricanes lost the art of surprise after achieved without the Crusaders leaving third battled and gifted Taylor his second try after a attacking challenges, despite boasting firepower being the only team to defeat the Crusaders gear. Ricky Riccitelli overthrow. throughout their ranks. last season. On a balmy Sunday afternoon in Two matches into the season and Scott Without the desired platform Hurricanes The Hurricanes fought back in the second Christchurch, the Crusaders were never going to Robertson’s men are already in ominous form, halfbacks Jonathan Taumateine and Luke spell, but the three tries conceded during Savea’s be ambushed again. though their discipline remains a problem after a Campbell are struggling, which then flows on to absence ultimately proved costly. Revenge was swift and sweet. 14-6 penalty count went against them. the backline. Robertson will, conversely, be well pleased, This time the Hurricanes never got close. The While the Crusaders were supreme at the set The Hurricanes’ only fit first five-eighth, knowing the levels his stacked team are yet to contest was effectively over by halftime with four piece, on defence and with their patient attacking Jackson Garden-Bachop, departed injured at reach. He had the luxury of replacing Richie first-half tries — three of those scored with Ardie raids, this was a disappointing display from the halftime which forced Jordie Barrett from fullback Mo’unga after 57 minutes and starting Will Savea in the sin bin — handing the Crusaders an Hurricanes. to No.10. Jordan on the bench. unassailable 20-point lead. Successive defeats to the Blues and Even before Barrett shifted into first-receiver, Crusaders 33 (Codie Taylor 2, Richie Mo’unga, All Backs hooker Codie Taylor, as he did Crusaders, admittedly the two best teams in the though, the Hurricanes backline often looked in Scott Barrett, Ethan Blackadder tries; Mo’unga last week, was at the heart of the Crusaders’ competition, and a bye next week suggests a his direction, hoping he would somehow spark a 4 cons); Hurricanes 16 (Ricky Riccitelli, Peter dominant efforts. After battling to put away long campaign could be in store. piece of magic from behind the advantage line. Umaga-Jensen tries; Jordie Barrett 2 pens). Situ’s 80 sets Horouta up for final-ball victory WINNING CRICKET by Jack Malcolm Four of the first five HSOB batsmen scored double-digit IN a change of fortune, runs but they lost their wickets NUMBERS Gisborne Boys’ High School at crucial moments, putting were on the other end of a themselves on the backfoot. DRAW No. 2044 game going down to the final OBR wasn’t taking their BONUS delivery, losing to Horouta in opportunities, with several WINNING NUMBERS NUMBER spectacular fashion. missed catches and fielding With two balls to go, Horouta mistakes, but ultimately they needed four runs to win with were able to overcome their 01 06 11 17 18 35 15 just one wicket in hand. They indecision in the field. scored three runs to even the The spin combination of Total Lotto prizes $3,127,060 scores and set the stage for a OBR’s Ian Loffler (3/42/10) and dramatic ending as Hasantha No. OF captain Nick Greeks (4/36/8.5) PRIZE MONEY WINNERS Vithanage hit the winning run. proved decisive yet again, DIVISION Led by captain David Situ’s eroding the HSOB batting attack ONE 6 winning Nos $500,000 2 80, Horouta had 45 overs to with good line and length. 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Going into the second Ryan Majstrovic (20), Sean innings, it looked to be GBHS in Wills (38) and Pat Udall (26) firm control, posting the highest all made strong starts but were score in the competition to date dismissed before they could against a team struggling to find punish the OBR attack. form with the bat. At times it looked like HSOB That feeling compounded would cruise to victory, only to when Horouta lost both their shortly thereafter lose a wicket. WINNING NUMBERS 18 11 35 17 openers for ducks, before Situ One significant difference- single-handedly took control of maker was the accuracy with Total Strike the game for his team, leading prizes $558,808 the ball. 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Picture by Paul Rickard defining moment in the HSOB shown it yet. defeat, it certainly cost them Two out of Four $68 3385 Bruno Judd (20) and Heyan down a big total.” “We wanted to play positive on the scoreboard as they Ranasinghe (24) chimed in well Going into the second innings One out of Four Bonus Ticket 87,458 cricket, and I think the game would have been chasing a in the middle order as the game he said the mood was positive, reflects that with the tight finish. much more manageable total went down to the wire. knowing they had the time to “(It) was a great match, (we) if they could have restricted GBHS tried everything they score the runs — being given won one the weekend before on their opponents’ total with better could to dismiss the Horouta an extra five overs to chase the penultimate ball then lose WINNING NUMBER bowling. side, using eight bowlers. them down. this weekend on the last. Greeks said his combination 09 Ultimately it was to no avail, as “I told them ‘I don’t care if we “We were a little disappointed with Loffler was crucial to put Horouta squeezed home by the lose this game, I’d rather chase for sure but that’s cricket, I’m HSOB on the backfoot and skin of their teeth. this total’. sure we will bounce back this earn the victory after they were Total Powerball prizes $5,316,120 It was a tense finish, with one “It was definitely very tense weekend.” in trouble early in the second mistake from either side having towards the end. I was talking innings through Wills’ and No. OF PRIZE MONEY WINNERS the potential to be match losing, to them, telling them it was HIGH School Old Boys Udall’s strong partnership. DIVISION ONE but Horouta kept their cool definitely achievable.” weren’t able to make ends meet “It was good to be put under Lotto Division 1 + winning Powerball No. ROLLOVER 0 heads and prevailed. 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38491-01 next week. still be tempting to have a go at down the OBR total but failing third on the leaderboard and The Gisborne Herald does not make any assurances as to the accuracy “It puts a lot of belief in the with giving them the extra five to bat on after getting good of this information. Please check your tickets at a Lotto shop. require a win to advance to the guys, knowing we can chase overs. starts. final. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 SPORT 23 Ferns fightback secures Cup NETBALL by Cheree Kinnear, NZME admitting a lack of control had let them down. IT wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy, but With a fresh approach and confidence the Silver Ferns have finally reclaimed in their track record of come-from-behind the Constellation Cup with a 45-43 win victories, the Ferns stormed ahead to not in Christchurch yesterday. only level the scoreboard but pull ahead In another classic come-from-behind for the first time. win against Australia in Christchurch, Australian coach Stacey Marinkovich the Ferns claimed the four-match series responded with five positional changes, 3-1, lifting the Cup for the first time in slightly disrupting the Ferns’ new-found nine years and just the second time since flow before a buzzer-beater goal from the Cup’s inception. Kiera Austin kept the visitors ahead by An ecstatic Silver Ferns captain one. Ameliaranne Ekenasio acknowledged the As another thrilling final quarter long wait. started, goal-for-goal play set in. “I’ve actually never touched the Treasuring possession was key as Ferns Constellation Cup — I’m so excited. centre Kimiora Poi patiently led the “It has been a while, not only for this midcourt. Poi wasn’t afraid to look back to group here, but everyone before us as the transverse line and reset when things well. We carry so much pride with us and got tricky around the circle edge. so much goes on behind the scenes. It Up on her feet, Taurua shouted to her takes so much more than what you see side as they desperately searched for a here.” turnover to pull ahead. Although heading into the final hit- LONG WAIT OVER: The Silver Ferns and coach Noeline Taurua pose with the It came in the form of a held ball out with a 2-1 series lead, the Ferns Constellation Cup after New Zealand’s 45-43 win against Australia at Horncastle against Australia, which Wilson had little room for error, carrying only Arena in Christchurch yesterday. Picture ©Michael Bradley successfully converted to put the Ferns a goal difference advantage of +2 in the ahead by two and claim the match. case of a 2-2 tie, and a dead heat on the main ball-feeder to shooting partner Saunders was better at navigating the After an emotional team huddle, Wilson goal difference going in favour of the Maia Wilson. Diamonds’ defence, opening up space for admitted there were a few tears. defenders. Back in the all-too-familiar catch-up Ekenasio to stay in the circle and execute “We haven’t been able to bring the And their prospects didn’t look great mode, the Ferns had plenty of work some of her signature long-range bombs. Constellation Cup home in a long time so early on as the Diamonds took control to do before the break, with their It contributed to the Ferns scoring five of we’re so proud of ourselves,” she said. with a heavy focus on defence — quest not helped by hesitation and the first six goals in the second quarter “That grind in the second half was particularly in the Ferns’ shooting circle miscommunication causing several forced as they closed in on their rivals. something to be really proud of. through Courtney Bruce and Sarah Klau. turnovers. When the Ferns got as close as one “We know that our strength is in our The Diamonds defensive duo made Shannon Saunders came on as head goal, things looked positive, but a swing unity and connections and the longer we things hard for Ferns midcourters around coach Dame Noeline Taurua’s first back in the Diamonds’ favour kept the play, the stronger we get and being able the circle edge with captain and goal change of the game, as Gina Crampton hosts at bay. By halftime, the Ferns to pull ourselves out of that hole is what attack Ekenasio left to take on the role as headed for the bench. trailed by five and were honest in we do best.”

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SPORT Gisborne riders prepare for Ferns break Constellation Cup Monday, March 8, 2021 nationals foray 20 drought in stirring style PAGE 23PAGE Guptill into the breach CRICKET by Ben McKay, AAP Guptill’s quickfire knock of 71 ensured a have the chance to add Bangladesh to their as well. They were outstanding. sixth series victory, delighting coach Gary streak this month. “It allows us to start some planning and WELLINGTON — The best Black Caps Stead. After that comes the chance to become think about that.” side in a generation — possibly ever — are “When we lost the toss, it would have the inaugural world test champions in June. On the question on whether this is revelling in a fresh success, this time a been easy to think we were behind the England’s capitulation in their test the best-ever New Zealand outfit, Stead triumph in their weakest format over their eight-ball again, but I thought we bowled confirmed India as New Zealand’s deferred. greatest rivals. and fielded exceptionally well today,” he said. opponents in the inaugural showpiece. “I haven’t really thought about it too New Zealand’s 3-2 T20 series win Adding to New Zealand’s depth, batter “We’ve known we’re going to be there for much,” he deadpanned. against Australia in Wellington yesterday Devon Conway showed his international a while, it’s been just working out who we’ll “We’re just trying to get a little bit better was richly savoured by long-suffering Kiwi pedigree with another fine series. play,” Stead said, confessing he was glued every day and we know if we do that we’re fans. The triumph over Australia is particularly to the England-India tests throughout his going to be up there with some of the best In regular competition since the 1970s, pleasing as New Zealand haven’t enjoyed own T20 series. teams in the world. New Zealand had enjoyed just five multi- the same success in T20 cricket as they “India are a great team. They have world- “The quality of your team over a long game series wins against Australia until this have in longer formats. beaters right through their team and some period of time is seen in the consistency month. Still, they’ve notched three T20 series very, very good players. that you play with and I think we’ve got After restricting Australia to 142-8, Martin victories at home this summer and will “Think about how they played in Australia better at that.”

MAJESTIC FORM: New Zealand’s Martin Guptill bats against Australia during their fifth T20 cricket international, at Wellington Regional Stadium yesterday. Picture by John Cowpland/Photosport via AP

Finch pleased with his team’s resilience CRICKET by Ben McKay, AAP New Zealand, but used only 12, handing didn’t bowl at all. improved fortune. debuts to Josh Philippe and Riley With the bat, Glenn Maxwell and “If you look at my career . . . the highs WELLINGTON — Leading the last- Meredith off the back of strong Big Bash Matthew Wade were well below their best. are pretty good and my lows get pretty gasp losers in their T20 cricket series League seasons as test stars including Key bowler Adam Zampa took just four low,” he said. with New Zealand, Australian captain Pat Cummins and David Warner stayed wickets at an average of 37 with his spin, “When you’re opening batter and you’re Aaron Finch says the arduous tour has at at home. and only Kane Richardson and Ashton looking to be aggressive, sometimes you least been great preparation for October’s Finch nominated the fine efforts of Agar finished the series with more than get it right, sometimes you get it wrong. T20 World Cup. Philippe and Meredith as major positives. five wickets. “I still felt like I was a good player The Black Caps had Australia’s “Josh made a couple of 40s. If he kicks Finch said seeing Zampa and Agar when I wasn’t going well and I still feel number in yesterday’s decider in on to 60s and 70s, which he’s been doing bowl to good effect in the powerplay was like I’m a reasonably good player now.” Wellington, restricting the tourists to in domestic cricket, that’d be great for his helpful to their World Cup preparations, Finch also hailed the resilience of the 142-8 and chasing down the total with 27 confidence,” Finch said, implying Philippe as was the international return of Jhye Australian squad. They spent a fortnight balls remaining for a seven-wicket win will stay with the T20 squad through to Richardson after injury. in quarantine to play the tour at the end and 3-2 series triumph. India. The best outcome might have been the of a tough home summer. “It would have been nicer if we were Meredith dismissed batting ace Kane return to form for Finch. “It’s been a long summer for a lot of walking away with the trophy,” Finch said. Williamson twice in his three matches. Without T20 runs all summer, Finch guys who have been in bubbles,” Finch “But I was really pleased with our Finch says his pace and aggression show broke free of his shackles in Wellington said. resilience through the series to bounce he belongs at international level. with 69, 79 not out and 36 in the past “Some guys in Western Australia back from 2-0 down. There was a lot of Other performances were less sparkling. three matches to end up Australia’s top haven’t been home for quite a few character.” Mitch Marsh made just 22 in four runscorer. months. We’re all looking forward to Australia brought an 18-man squad to knocks after his 45 in Christchurch, and Finch was hard-headed about his getting home and seeing family.”