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Emirates Team New Zealand are two wins away from the America’s Cup once again being New Zealand’s cup after an unforgettable day of racing on the Hauraki Gulf yesterday. The Kiwis won both races to take a 5-3 lead in the best-of-13 finals series. On a day unlike any in the rich history of the Auld Mug, Team NZ at last proved a boat can lose the start but win the race in race 7, showing superior speed in the light conditions. But it was race 8 the sailing world and Kiwi fans were talking about after Team NZ went off their foils, lost all their momentum and at one stage trailed the Italians by over four minutes, only for Luna Rossa to suffer the same fate. Team NZ caught up and left them in their wake for a comprehensive albeit nerve-racking win. MORE ON THE RACING, PAGE 26 Z Picture by ACE/Studio Borlenghi Call to dismiss case Tax fraud trial witness claims court lacks jurisdiction

A DEFENCE witness has called for (his wife is Maori). Justice Graham Lang Limited (BEL) ANZ agri-account through At the start of the hearing, an IRD immediate dismissal of the case against should dismiss it immediately or be unusual circular banking transactions, investigator alleged the total fraud was accused $17.5 million tax fraudster John removed as a judge, in accordance with matching them with falsified invoices about $17.4 million but upped that figure Bracken. Section 12 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993. for large quantities of goods he never yesterday to $17,506,658.64 when he was Failing that, witness Benjamin Te Pairi Bracken, 54, faces 39 charges of purchased but claimed to have exported recalled (as scheduled) to give a final wants the presiding judge removed for dishonestly using a document — GST — logs, timber, kitset houses, housing charge-by-charge analysis of the evidence. “inability or misbehavour”. returns — to obtain refunds to which he fixtures, water, and honey. Bracken elected not to give evidence. Mr Te Pairi was the last of three defence was not entitled for four years up until The offending only came to light when a His witnesses were all heard yesterday. witnesses called by Bracken yesterday as June, 2018. The alleged fraud relates to woman who claimed to be Bracken’s lover Mr Te Pairi’s evidence supported evidence in his High Court judge-alone Bracken’s out-of-town merchandising and in Auckland, dobbed him in. A previous Bracken’s earlier signalled defence trial at Gisborne drew to a close at the export business, not his Matawai farming refund in excess of $1 million sparked a — that he is a beneficiary of a Maori start of its second week. operation. review by the IRD, but only a low-level incorporation protected by the Queen Mr Te Pairi said the court lacked The IRD claims he duped it and one, in which the nature of the offending under Te Turi Whenua Maori Act 1993. jurisdiction for the case, which should his accountant by manipulating bank was not obvious. Bracken’s compliance have been heard on Bracken’s marae statements for his Bracken Enterprises with income tax also allayed any concerns. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ...... 11 Kids page ...... 19 Racing ...... 23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ...... 12 Television ...... 20 Sport ...... 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-9, 18 World...... 13-17 Classifieds ... 21-22 Weather ...... 27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021

by Mark Peters community work they’re doing.” Because GBC has given away 15 The soft-top surfboards were sponsored surfboards and 20 wetsuits that were THE experience of surfing is “a life- by Gisborne businesswomen Bronwyn Kay donated mostly from the surfing changer”, says Phayde Rangikotua, who and Dame Bronwen Holdsworth while the community, kids can go surfing in their own is among many Gisborne disadvantaged wetsuits were a collection Mr Parkin had time, said Mr Bub. SURF youth to benefit from a donation of built up over the years while special needs “They get off the streets and for some surfboards and wetsuits to Gisborne surf coaching in Gisborne. it’s a different lifestyle,” said Mr Parkin. Boardriders Club (GBC). “This makes a massive difference to us,” “A lot of kids wouldn’t otherwise have Although surfer Simon Parkin and said GBC’s surfing development manager that chance.” partner Mere Boynton have relocated to Flo Bub. “We’ve run a couple of noho As one of a group taking part in Turanga Napier to be closer to their special needs (stays) up the Coast and will probably go to Ararau’s Papataiohi youth programme FOR son, Mr Parkin’s support for GBC’s Surf for Wharekahika/Hicks Bay. for at-risk kids, Phayde looks forward to Life programme for underprivileged and “We also have about 50 kids coming getting back out into the surf under GBC’s at-risk kids in our region continues. down here. Surf for Life initiative. Mr Parkin yesterday delivered to “Giving them the opportunity is fantastic “Ever since we started I’ve been Gisborne Boardriders’ Midway Beach hub and with the likes of Simon and sponsors pumped,” he said. two sponsored soft-top surfboards and and other people contributing, it helps “This is the only sport I’ve done in my LIFE about 20 wetsuits “because of the great make the programme sustainable for us.” life. This is life-changing for me.” Donations ‘a life-changer’ for at-risk youth

CHEERS SIMON: In support of Gisborne Boardriders Club’s Surf for Life programme, an initiative that gives disadvantaged kids the opportunity to take part in the sport of kings, surfer Simon Parkin (right) delivers two BOARD MEETING: “Surfing makes you feel relaxed,” says Nikkarn Green (second from right), who was joined sponsored soft-top surfboards and a by others in Turanga Ararau’s Papataiohi youth programme, which includes Surf for Life sessions. From left collection of wetsuits to GBC surfing are Gisborne Boardriders Club surfing development manager Flo Bub, Ariki Campbell, Mahuta Tuhura, Phayde development manager Flo Bub. Rangikotua, Nikkam Green and instructor Steve Whitaker. Picture supplied Picture by Paul Rickard Flowerful thinking outside the square

by Mark Peters features among the entertainment. In 1962, Poverty Bay Gardening Circle held Because certain popular flowers are out of the city’s first floral festival. “OUTSIDE the square” is the theme of the season, iris, rose, and camellia group members By the 1990s the festival was a well- Floral Expo 2021 to be held this weekend. have stretched their imaginations for their established tradition that used various venues Organised by Gisborne Floral Festival Inc, presentations, says Gisborne Floral Festival Inc but was in need of a suitable building. the expo will feature static displays, flower president Wendy Davies. After years of controversy, the Poverty Bay or garden-related stalls, demonstrations and More than 20 groups and individuals are A&P Association amalgamated with the Floral entertainment. expected to contribute to the Floral Expo which Festival Inc and Poverty Bay Horticultural Floral arrangement and woodturning has 12 affiliates — the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society to build the event centre at the are among demonstrations planned for the Society, Country Garden Club, Gisborne/East Showgrounds. weekend while a kapa haka performance Coast Rose Society, Camellia Society, Gisborne Now in their 90s, Lil Phelps and Lenore Iris Club, Te Hapara Garden and Floral Art Barren are the only surviving members of the FLOWER POWER: One of only two Club, Maori Women’s Welfare League, Women’s original group. surviving members of Poverty Bay Institute, Friends of Eastwoodhill, Gisborne Horticultural Society, Lillian Phelps Floral Art Club, Gisborne/East Area Floral Art ■ FLORAL Expo 2021 is being held at Farmers remains involved with Gisborne Floral Society and the Wairoa Floral Art Group. Air Event Centre on Saturday from 10am to 4pm Festival Inc which will hold the Floral Gisborne had several floral arrangement and Sunday from 10am to 3pm. Entry is $5. Entry Expo 2021 this weekend. File picture clubs in the 1960s and 70s. is free for children under 10. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Event wins were shared around at the home-delivered Ruakituri dog trials at the weekend. • The AgriHQ report for March 15 points to the US lamb market shaking off some Covid concerns, and observations on the imported 90CL bull market. • Winners from the Rural Sports Awards. THE GUIDE TOMORROW THURSDAY The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 NEWS 3 Ye of little faith, grandad!

A GISBORNE youngster with plenty of faith in Team New Zealand will be slurping on an ice-cream courtesy of his grandfather after yesterday’s bizarre America’s Cup racing. Possibly the rest of the country watching race 8 had written off Emirates Team New Zealand when their boat “came off its foils” midway through the second leg of the race on the Hauraki Gulf yesterday. Challenger Luna Rossa sailed away as Kiwi helmsman Peter Burling and his crew desperately tried to get their boat moving fast enough to get back on the foils. The New Zealanders trailed by over four minutes at one stage but there was to be another twist in one of the most ROLLING OUT A ROOF: Huge roofing panels are rolled out from a mobile machine in Gisborne for a job at the new CPS building memorable races in Cup history. at Aerodrome Road Business Park. The machine can push out panels up to 72m in length, but for the Gisborne job, is producing The Italians came off their foils in shorter 27m panels. Pictures by Liam Clayton the third leg and struggled in vain to get back up to speed, opening the door for Team New Zealand, who caught up, passed and sailed away to a victory that Machine gives proved you never give up. Their young Gisborne fan clearly didn’t. He was at his grandparents’ house new meaning watching the drama unfold but when his grandad said it was all over after Team NZ came to a virtual standstill, grandson to long-run disagreed. He had bet his grandfather an ice- cream that the New Zealanders would roofing iron win, then jumped in the car with his mother, who had arrived to pick him up. “You owe me an ice-cream,” grandad IN A first for Gisborne, staff at Character said as they left. Roofing have been given a helping hand with one On getting home, the young fullah of their biggest jobs, thanks to a mobile roofing ran inside to find his father was among machine. those who had conceded defeat and was The portable machine, from Metalcraft, helped watching another channel. staff roll out 27 metre roofing panels to go on the Dad changed over just after the New new CPS building at Aerodrome Road Business Zealanders had started their fightback Park. as Luna Ross floundered off their “This is the first time this has been done in foils in the light and inconsistent wind Gisborne,” Character Roofing director Pete Claffey conditions. said. They watched incredulously as the “The advantage of an on-site roll former is race turned into a Team NZ procession, the ability run long lengths without the issue of the youngster beaming as the host team transporting them or redesigning the building crossed the finish line to move two with steps in the roof to combat the issue. races away from retaining the Auld Mug. “This truck travels the country running out He was straight on to the phone to commercial roofs on site to whatever length the grandad after it. THE LONG WAY: Winiata Harrison-Boyd and Sarge Waitoa from Character Roofing, customer requires. roll out 27m roofing panels with the aid of a mobile roofing truck. “In this case, the sheets are 27.300m but they PREPARE FOR LANDINGhave run lengths up to 72m from this machine.” Aerodrome to put Te Araroa on aviation flight path

AN East Cape cafe is used to motorists will soon be opened up to recreational Te Rimu Trust has committed the land The aerodrome is expected to have stopping off for a cuppa and a bite to and light commercial aircraft. for the project and Eastland Group is significant ongoing benefits for Te eat but soon airplane passengers will be The new aerodrome will support managing the project, both providing Araroa and the East Coast community. popping in there as well. business and recreational activities and their own labour at no charge. It will — Work is under way on Te Araroa’s improve transport resilience, and is part “Eastland Group are regional Provide fixed-wing air access to help new aerodrome as part of a project of wider plans for a major regional hub. infrastructure specialists. develop and support tourism-related being carried out by Eastland Group in A key part of the project is to “We operate Gisborne Airport and activities in and around the East Cape. partnership with Te Rimu Trust. upgrade the airstrip to an aerodrome understand how to comply with aviation Allow quicker access to and from main The project received funding from the of a standard where it can be placed in regulations, so we were the logical centres to the East Cape, supporting Provincial Growth Fund’s Whenua Maori Aviation Information Publications — the partner for Te Rimu Trust,” Eastland business activities. allocation of $99,775 to develop the documents and maps that pilots use to Group business development general Provide emergency fixed-wing aircraft aerodrome. locate and use an aerodrome or airport. manager Alice Pettigrew said. access in a civil emergency when road That followed an initial contribution That will include liaising with the “Together with our shareholder, Trust transport options may be unusable. from Eastland Group and Trust Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and Tairawhiti, we have a focus on regional Improve accessibility for medical Tairawhiti, which each provided $23,000 Airways NZ. economic development and wellbeing. emergency flights. to fund the initial preparation works for “The aerodrome is an integral part of “We’re pleased to be delivering this Provide support air training activities the airstrip at the site. a wider commercial, cultural, social and important initiative with Te Rimu Trust out of Gisborne. The aerodrome is being developed recreational hub that is being developed at no charge to the community. Eastland Group said fencing work on a block of the trust’s coastal land by Te Rimu Trust in conjunction “We’re donating our time and should be completed by the end of April. beside East Cape Manuka Café, on State with regional organisations and the management expertise, while the After that, work will start on airstrip Highway 35. community at large,” Te Rimu Trust Provincial Growth Fund grant will be levelling and signage, with the hope of It means Te Araroa and the East Cape trustee/chairman Richard Clarke said. used to cover costs.” completing the project by the end of May. 4 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 FAMILY NOTICES Deaths Hardware upset takes away sun and rain Deaths EVERNDEN, Reginald Osborne. — 29/5/1962 - 14/3/2021 A HARDWARE glitch has the National Institute of Water and gauge and sunshine recorder with until the 27th — the Bushmere EVENBLY, Edgar Passed away at temporarily switched off rainfall Atmospheric Research (Niwa). the expected repair date on March Rd site does not supply sun Simon. — Passed away Gisborne Hospital and sunshine information from The problem emerged at the 27.” recordings. peacefully in his 65th surrounded by his MetService’s airport weather beginning of the month, and a In the meantime he recommends At the halfway point this month, year. Dearly loved son family and friends. station. MetService spokesman says it using the rainfall data from the the Bushmere Rd gauge has had of Simon (dec) and Beloved father of The rain and sun figures have will not be fixed for another week Niwa station in Bushmere Rd — around 18mm of rain, while a Bessie. Loved husband Michael and Jade, been missing from the daily or so. identified as station 24976 in the private gauge at Makaraka has of Claire and father of adored brother of weather map in the Gisborne Lewis Ferris, Communications national database. recorded 35mm. Rachel and Izzy, Alison Eunice, Georgina, Herald and from the National Meteorologist says: “Sadly there is Anyone looking for sunshine The 30-year average for March and Mitch and Nicole. Marina and Leonie and Weather Archive maintained by a hardware issue with both the rain data for Gisborne is out of luck (1981- 2010) is 91.4mm. — RH Adored grandad to their partners, former Connor. Loved and husband of Gwen respected brother of Mainprize. Gary, Vicki, Helen, He will be forever David and their remembered for his families. Double love of adventure and The funeral service his devotion to his will be held on Friday family and friends, his 19th March, 2.30pm at infectious laugh and gift Beauchamp Funeral with words. happy Home, J.F.K. Drive, Those wishing to join Palmerston North. us to celebrate his life are welcome at Tatapouri Bar at 4pm, for EVERNDEN, Reginald Osborne Thursday, 18th March. (aka Reg, Guido, - Evans Funeral Bonnie). — Peacefully Services Ltd FDANZ Rawinia in hospital 14/3/2021 www.evansfuneral.co.nz aged 58 years. Dearly loved son of Leonard EVERNDEN, by Mark Peters Roy and Elizabeth (Liz) Reginald Osborne. — Te Rehu O Te Whaiora 29.5.1962 - 14.3.2021. GOSPEL, old-time, and country Evernden nee McLean. Beloved brother and rock songs that made up singer Husband of Gwen, brother-in-law of Rawinia Gordon’s solo sets father of Michael and Georgina and Richard helped her win the Gisborne Jade. Brother and Lloyd. Much loved and Country Music Awards and be brother-in-law of respected uncle of awarded as runner-up. Graeme and Yvonne Jamie and Jason and “That rarely happened but it (dec), Desmond and great-uncle of Tiani and can happen,” she said. Dawn, Brian and Val Daniel. We will miss Clarke (dec), Greg and Mrs Gordon led in points then you. Especially your beat herself in the country rock DON’T FENCE ME IN: As overall winner, and runner-up, of the recent Gisborne Country Sandra McLean, Gary heart of gold and sense Music Awards, Rawinia Gordon landed a cache of trophies. Picture by Paul Rickard and Tania McLean, of humour. section. She was also one of the Eunice and David Mangatu Harmony group who Boyd, Georgina and won a new section, waiata Maori. With such a spectrum of styles year awards in Taupo in October. the senior male solo section and Richard Lloyd, Marina Mrs Gordon has also performed within country music Mrs Gordon The country music competition was runner-up in the senior male and Keith, Leonie and in theatrical productions and enjoys the challenge. was the first time the event had gospel category. Eru Tamanui was Andy Hamilton, Steve musical theatre. “There are a lot of songs been held in Gisborne in 12 runner-up in the senior male solo Haerewa, William Ward “I have a wide range so I’ve that are quite powerful and years. and won the senior male gospel. and Etta Wilson and all been in a lot of bands. There is challenging, vocally. The “It was a great revival,” said He was also runner-up in the of your nieces and a huge range in country music storylines can relate to anybody Mrs Gordon. senior country rock. nephews. — country rock, gospel, soul, any time.” “It’s great to have everyone Jasmine Taare was runner-up Released from your yodelling, and Maori songs. It As overall winner Mrs Gordon back.” in the waiata Maori section and mortal coil, your need gives me a platform and skills to will perform in the national, Also featuring in the awards runner-up in the female solo and for speed can now be PLEASE branch out on stage and genres.” country music entertainer of the was Walter “Wiz” Walsh who won senior old time. sated. HAVE FAMILY NOTICES IN BY 9AM DAY OF Two friends take stand PUBLICATION

FROM PAGE 1 Pairi said. Carter Holt Harvey NZ Ltd. Bereavements Bereavements He handed up to the judge documents Contradicting the “whistleblower” Mr Te Pairi said that Maori he claimed provided legal proof that witness’s earlier evidence, this witness O’SULLIVAN, TERENCE. incorporation was also a member of a similar assertions by him had once caused said Bracken only ever stayed with him September 19, 1938 - March 1, 2021. Maori Law Society (Nga Tikanga Maori the abandonment of a High Court tax case while in Auckland. Law Society O Aotearoa), which regarded against him. The witness did not mention Bracken The family of Terence, Dad, Poppa. Would the Queen as trustee of New Zealand and Mr Te Pairi told Bracken judges were buying any water until prompted by like to thank everyone for the love and tangata whenua as beneficiaries protected bound by the provisions of Te Ture him in re-examination. (The IRD alleges support given to them all. by her. Whenua Maori Act. If Justice Lang failed faked invoices for non-existent water Thank you for the texts, phone calls, flowers, Mr Te Pairi pointed to the preamble to protect Bracken, he could be removed purchases were a large part of the fraud.) cards and treasured memories shared. for Te Ture Whenua Maori Act (also (as per Section 12 of the Act) for “inability The witness was also prompted before Thank you to friends and family, and those known as the Maori Land Act) saying it or misbehaviour”. recalling one time in which Bracken had a who travelled to farewell Terence, Dad, explained how kawanatanga (governor or Bracken’s other two witnesses were large drum of honey on his truck. Poppa. governance) protects rangatiratanga (the personal friends based in Auckland who Bracken’s other witness confirmed right of Maori people to rule themselves; each said they had often assisted him with Bracken had a large yard space at a We wish to thank Glengarry Lifecare, self-determination). his business activities there, especially friend’s 40-acre timber treatment plant especially the Residents who looked after “I don’t have it all in my head at the packing containers bound for the Pacific and that it was big enough for Bracken him, Caregivers and RNs for the past year. moment, but it’s a protectorate Act,” he Islands. to have handled the level of goods he Jen, Stacey, Kristen and Claire your love and said. One of them, aged 72, described himself claimed. care enabled him to be at home prior to Bracken asked, “How would we solve as being retired but also working with He recalled Bracken meeting with the care. Thankyou xx. this issue (case) Benji?” prisoners and other people in need. Fijian Housing minister in Auckland to Pete, Tuss and the Pickering team you are Mr Te Pairi said it should be heard at He confirmed Bracken did business with discuss kitset houses, the witness said. awesome. Bracken’s marae. two large Tongan churches in Auckland, He had been to Niue and could confirm To everyone else involved in his care over “We have a constitution that says that; which traditionally trade with cash and Bracken’s claim of building two resorts these last few years. they don’t have a constitution here,” he usually pay up front. and other projects there. We thank you all. said. Bracken sent goods to Tonga in In cross-examination Crown prosecutor “Good As Gold” He claimed New Zealand lost its 1852 containers organised by the churches Megan Mitchell put it to the witness constitution when its parliament was as it was safer, the witness said. Tonga police had contacted the former New accidentally dissolved in 1986. had no set import custom duties — it Zealand High Commissioner to Niue, Ross “Unbeknown to themselves the whole all depended on what the King of Tonga Ardern, who had confirmed there was only constitution fell over and the whole wanted. He might confiscate containers one resort. system became null and void”, including sent by individuals but knew if a “Is he mistaken?” Ms Mitchell asked. for courts and taxes, Mr Te Pairi said. container was sent by a church, there was The witness said he was not sure. Bracken should pay tax but to a body usually something in it for him. He conceded Ms Mitchell’s suggestion corporate — the one to which he was The witness confirmed he had heard he might not be the most reliable witness whangai-adopted — the Helmbright Bracken having phone conversations in a case of this type having previously Incorporation. (Peter Helmbright is about getting the second-rate trees from been convicted of 40 tax-related offences. Bracken’s wife’s cousin and his “McKenzie Kohumaru Forest in Northland to process Ms Mitchell was expected to make final Friend” support person in the trial.) as cladding for homes in Fiji. He had not, submissions this morning with Bracken, Due to Bracken’s affiliations, the however, gone with Bracken to any related who is self-represented, allowed extra court had no jurisdiction over him, Mr Te meetings he claims to have had with time to prepare his for tomorrow. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 ENVIRONMENT 5

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . With an impressive 74 entries, it was difficult for the judges to choose winners for the 2021 Women’s Native Tree Project Trust’s photo competiton. Above from left, Madeleine Poulter, 11, took out the under-13 category, Gay Young won the over-19 section and Holly Flyger was named winner of the 13-18yrs category. Picture by Liam Clayton Acknowledging the List of winners Under-13 — 1 Madeleine Poulter beauty of native flora 2 Madeleine Poulter 3 Max Latu 13-18 years — NATIVE trees and flora from “It was great to see a huge 1 Holly Flyger different perspectives were range of locations used to 2 Noah Wright celebrated in the 2021 Women’s celebrate and acknowledge the 3 Bri Latu Native Tree Project Trust’s stunning beauty of our native Over-19 — (WNTPT) photo competition. flora,” Ms Forno said. 1 Gay Young The aim of the competiton “I was impressed by the 2 Jacquie Shanks was for amateur photographers clever angles and light the 3 Jennifer File of all ages to showcase the photographers managed to Creativity — different native flora in capture. It was so successful we Karen Morris-Denby, Jacob Rennie, Tairawhiti. will definitely run it again next Destiny Hodgetts The competition attracted 74 year.” Best Story — entries. Environment Centre manager Jennifer File All photos submitted had to Rena Kohere, QEII National Tairawhiti Environment Centre award be taken between January 15 Trust regional representative for connecting with ngahere — and February 28. Malcolm Rutherford and Patricia Ferris WNTPT nursery manager professional photographer QEII National Trust — Forest Health — SKILLED PHOTOGRAPHERS: The winning entries were all Kauri Forno said they were Jordan Perry judged the Holly Flyger taken in Gray’s Bush Scenic Reserve. Holly Flyger took this delighted with the number of competition. Photo Competion Committee — Best impressive shot (above) of twisted trees, while Gay Young entries and particularly pleased “Huge mihi to the judges who supportive school — showcased her photography skills (top right), and 11-year-old with the fantastic photos from had hard decisions to make,” St Mary’s School Madeleine Poulter captured flora from a unique angle (top tamariki. Ms Kauri said. centre). Minimising waste in Tairawhiti THE Tairawhiti Environment Centre Waste minimisation workshops — (TEC), with support from Gisborne ■ Composting workshops: District Council, has a super programme Thursday, March 25, 5.30pm; May 8, of workshops this year designed to 11am; August 7, 11am; September 11, minimise household waste and divert Diverting rubbish from landfills 11am; November 2, 5.30pm. waste from landfills. Learn how to start up your own “Worm farming, composting and THROUGH the TerraCycle of pens and writing instruments) compost from household waste at this learning to make beeswax wraps will programme, the Environment Centre •฀The฀Collective฀Suckies฀Brigade฀(all฀ one-hour workshop. Each family can take show people how to reduce rubbish, can accepts certain items that they either brands of yoghurt pouches) home a free compost bin, provided by improve soil for growing food and can send back to the manufacturers or pass •฀GLAD฀(cling฀wrap,฀bags฀and฀ GDC. save you money,” Stephanie Temple, TEC on to people who will upcycle them for containers) hub support co-ordinator said. other purposes. •฀Compact฀fluorescent฀light฀bulbs฀and฀ ■ Worm farming (vermicomposting) “We run workshops every year, and it’s These items include — fluorescent tubes and Bokashi workshop: a great way for us to keep in touch with •฀Razor฀blades฀and฀packaging฀ •฀Batteries฀(all฀household฀batteries฀ Thursday May 13, 5.30pm; June 19, our community, as well as providing an (disposable/non-disposable) including hearing aid batteries) 11am; August 21, 11am; September 9, important educational opportunity to •฀Nespresso฀capsules฀(aluminium)฀ •฀Mobile฀phones 5.30pm. decrease the amount of rubbish we throw •฀Moccona฀l’Or฀coffee฀capsules฀(plastic) E-waste collection is currently on hold. Start a worm farm in your own out. •฀Colgate฀(all฀brands฀of฀plastic฀ There is also a collection to reuse (not backyard. Minimise your food waste “The beeswax wrap workshops are toothbrushes and toothpaste) recycle) bread tags and plastic bottle while creating rich compost and fertiliser very popular, because they are a versatile •฀Bic฀writing฀instruments฀(all฀brands฀ caps. for your garden and plants. Workshop product that reduces plastic waste and also covers information about Bokashi. are a great alternative to plastic wrap in lunchboxes and around the kitchen.” attendees of the composting workshops with TEC help support that,” Ms Timbs ■ Beeswax wraps workshop: GDC’s waste minimisation facilitator, receive a complementary compost bin to said. Wednesday May 19, 5.30pm; June 16, Darnelle Timbs, said around a quarter of take home,” she said. “It is estimated Tairawhiti sends 5.30pm; July 21, 5.30pm; August 18, all Gisborne’s waste going to landfill was “The vision of council’s Waste over 3000 tonnes of organic food and 5.30pm; November 16, 5.30pm. discarded food and greenwaste. Management and Minimisation Plan is greenwaste to landfill every year, and we Learn how to make your own wraps “That’s about 61 tonnes of organic ‘a prosperous region, where each person want to make a dent in that.” from beeswax and cotton fabric — a great waste a week that could be reduced and takes responsibility for using resources To register or for more information call alternative to plastic wrap in lunchboxes diverted. These workshops provide tips wisely so that we can reduce harm to the the Tairawhiti Environment Centre on 06 and around the kitchen. for small changes around the house, and environment’, and the workshop series 867 4708. Please register by phoning 06 867 4708. 6 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Trade training Support for scheme sees Ardern slips strong interest in latest poll COMMENT by Claire Trevett, NZ Herald WELLINGTON — The Government says 106,600 people have benefited WELLINGTON — The dramatic America’s from its free trade training scheme Cup race just before the latest 1 News Colmar since it started in July last year. Brunton poll provided the reason National Party The Targeted Training and leader Judith Collins will survive as leader for a Apprenticeships Fund (TTAF) was while longer. part of the Government’s response to Collins dropped into the “death zone” in the the pandemic’s economic impact. poll, falling back below the 10 percent mark It paid the fees for all apprentices as preferred prime minister. National had only and provided fees-free courses in made minimal traction against Labour in the fields, including construction and party vote. farming until the end of 2022. They are numbers an enthusiastic challenger Education Minister Chris Hipkins GAINING NEW SKILLS: One-third of those who took up the fees-free courses could use to roll Collins, despite the very small said one-third of the learners were were in the construction sector. File picture lift in National’s party support in the poll. in the construction sector, 18 percent The reason there are no enthusiastic were in the primary industries, employers in key sectors will need percent of all TTAF apprentices.” challengers is because nobody wants to take and 17 percent were in community more skilled people,” he said. About a quarter of the enrolments over the boat when it is off its foils and there support. “It’s great to see strong interest covered by the fund were in the is little in the way of a wind coming to lift it up Hipkins says most of the trainees from across the community, with 19 Auckland region and about 12 percent again. were 25 or older and 58 percent were percent of TTAF learners identifying were in Canterbury. So Collins will be left in peace until the apprentices. as Maori, 9 percent Pacific and Hipkins said a separate scheme had winds start to blow for National again: once the “We know as a result of Covid-19, 13 percent Asian. Women are also paid nearly $97 million to help 10,000 inevitable navel-gazing from National’s election many New Zealanders are looking looking at trades as a career with employers keep the services of more review is over, and after MPs have seen how to retrain and gain new skills, and 7420 female apprentices, about 13 than 21,000 apprentices. — RNZ voters respond to the ongoing drag that is Covid-19. There was some hope for National that the winds could one day come for it again, in the drop in form for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Ardern dropped a massive 15 points as preferred prime minister, down from 58 to 43 percent. That drop will not overly upset Ardern: her ‘Australia behaving previous rankings in the giddy days after the election were never sustainable and Labour still has enough support to be able to command a majority on the poll results. Ardern has dropped from stratospheric to excellent: the result of a period in which like a rogue nation’ Auckland was thrown into lockdown, out of lockdown and then back into lockdown over a handful of Covid-19 cases. But it does show the Government’s Covid-19 response is no longer as immune from scrutiny Green MP slams deportation of 15-year-old and criticism a year into the pandemic. The question then is which party is best WELLINGTON — Australia is facing jeopardy. government takes its responsibility to placed to take advantage of the winds that condemnation from National and Green “They need to protect the community seriously. creates for them: and National is jostling with Party MPs over the deportation of a know they are “A non-citizen’s visa must be cancelled Act to do that. 15-year-old boy to New Zealand. now damaging if they are serving a full-time term of Act is yet to lose any of the support it Little detail has been made public their relationship imprisonment for an offence committed gained last year, and its leader David Seymour about the teen other than that he is with us, that in Australia and they have, at any time, is polling a healthy 4 percent as preferred being held in a quarantine facility and is being a traditional been sentenced to a period of 12 months prime minister: higher than any National Party receiving support from Oranga Tamariki. ally and trading or more imprisonment, regardless of their contender other than Collins. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has partner doesn’t age or nationality.” Seymour has played a canny game over the asked for more details. mean that we will It said the department approached visa Covid-19 response while National has struggled “I do want to go back and look at continue to be an cancellation of minors with a high degree to hit the right tone until recent months. the circumstances under which this ally and partner to of caution and consultation. It will be hoping the small nudge in support deportation happened, because we do them as they treat “The Department complies with its is a sign it is doing something right. want to make sure, particularly when we us with absolute legal obligations in circumstances where Yesterday’s America’s Cup race in which are looking at young people, that this is Golriz Ghahraman disdain in this the removal of a minor is considered, first Team NZ and then Luna Rossa dropped being dealt with appropriately, regardless way.” including those under the Convention on off their foils, giving first one boat and then the of the circumstances of their deportation,” Ghahraman told RNZ’s Morning Report the Rights of the Child,” it said. other seemingly unassailable leads was also a she said. Australia was “absolutely an outlier” in Co-ordinator of the Iwi n Aus advocacy warning of the similarly fickle nature of politics. National’s foreign affairs spokesperson deporting the teenager. group Filipa Payne said this was the Gerry Brownlee wanted to know more “It’s not something that nations who do youngest deportation case she had heard details of the case but said on the face have a rule of law and a committment to of, but was not the first time Australia of it the deportation sounded “pretty human rights are doing. has detained a teenager for deportation. BRIEFS appalling”. “It is time for all, what we call like- “I do know of people who have been in “If the young child has family support minded nations, to recognise that a detention centre in Australia since they here that is stronger than in Australia Australia is actually behaving like a were 17. Sallies apologise for abuse that might be understandable, but if it rogue nation, as we call countries who “Currently there is a boy there that is AUCKLAND — The Salvation Army has told is just a case of ‘here is an offender, we very consistently flout human rights 20 years old and he has been in detention the Abuse in Care Royal Commission that want him out’ and so he is off on the next laws, and raise this in our international for two-and-a-half years,” she said. children and vulnerable people were abused in plane to New Zealand, that is a different forums, have our allies join together with Payne said deportees experienced its care and that it is a “source of great shame”. matter,” he said. us to condemn this and put pressure on trauma and abuse while awaiting It told the two-week public hearing, which The Green Party’s Golriz Ghahraman Australia to start behaving like a good deportation, without any human rights. started in Auckland yesterday, that it would not said the deportation was both outrageous global citizen.” She said she was very concerned about “duck and weave” when it came to accepting and heartbreaking. Australia’s Department of Home Affairs the teenager’s mental wellbeing, given responsibility. Ghahraman said Australia’s actions said it could not comment on individual that this was an overwhelming situation Leaders from the Salvation Army, Anglican had put the transtasman alliance in cases but in a statement it said its for a young person. — RNZ Church and Catholic Church — including a bishop and archbishops — will give evidence at the hearing on how their church has dealt with claims of abuse and earlier evidence from Company fined $280k after worker falls to his death survivors. — NZ Herald AUCKLAND — A company has been fined He later died in hospital as a result of brain wire ropes when entering and exiting vehicles Motorcyclist injured in crash more than $270,000 after a worker fell three injuries, a WorkSafe report said. and strapping down the wheels. CHRISTCHURCH — A motorcyclist has been metres to his death. WorkSafe’s investigations manager for South Kelly said the business’ incident register critically injured in a crash in Christchurch. In January 2019, the worker was transporting Island, Steve Kelly, said an investigation found had recorded four falls from heights on trailers Emergency services were called to the single- cars using a trailer he leased from Car Haulaways there were two pieces of wire rope acting as a between 2017 and 2018. motorcycle crash at the intersection of Marine Limited. barrier around the trailer’s top deck. Previous reports prepared for the business Parade and Mountbatten Street in New Brighton He loaded a car on to the top deck of the “Testing showed these ropes were severely also highlighted the need for proper maintenance at 7.40pm on Monday. trailer and while strapping the vehicle down, the corroded. Our investigation also found that of the wire ropes. Car Haulaways Limited was A St John spokesman said the motorcyclist wired-edge protection he was leaning against limited space on the trailers meant that workers ordered to pay a fine of $279,000 and reparation was critically injured and taken to Christchurch snapped and he fell to the ground below. had to turn sideways and push up against the of $90,000 to the victim’s family. — NZ Herald Hospital. — NZ Herald The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 NATIONAL NEWS 7 Apologies after Glimmer of bubble hope tsunami siren set Visit from Cook Islands leader sparks sign of quarantine-free travel off accidentally by Claire Trevett, NZ Herald by Mike Dinsdale, Northern Advocate WELLINGTON — There are hopes a two-way bubble with the Cook Islands WHANGAREI — Northpower has apologised could become a reality soon, but Prime to people in the Kaipara and Whangarei Districts Minister Jacinda Ardern is being after a technical issue in its control systems accused of dragging her heels over the caused the coastal tsunami sirens to activate transtasman bubble. last night. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark The sirens went off from 8.21pm to 8.24pm Brown will visit New Zealand next week last night. to meet with Ardern, raising hopes a The false alarm comes after the tsunami siren two-way bubble is about to get the sign- network was sounded for real when a tsunami off. evacuation order was issued for Northland Brown will be the first country leader on March 5 after the massive 8.1 magnitude to visit New Zealand in more than a earthquake at the Kermadecs. year, since border closures began. That alert saw tens of thousands of The prospect of New Zealanders being Northlanders, including around 15,000 from able to come and go from the Cook the Whangarei central city, evacuate to higher Islands without quarantine is set to be ground. top of the agenda — the Cook Islands Last night hundreds of people got ready to expected to have all the elements evacuate before receiving notification that it was required for the bubble in place by a false alarm. the end of the month and all that was Josie Boyd, general manager of the required was for the New Zealand Northpower electricity network, said she is Government to agree to it. POTENTIAL REALITY: Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown is set to visit New acutely aware of how a false alarm like this Yesterday, Ardern would not say Zealand next week, sparking hope that a two-way travel bubble is about to get the so close to the March 5 tsunami warning in whether the Cooks bubble was likely to sign-off. Picture supplied Northland would have caused a high level of get the sign-off, but said the impact of anxiety for the community. the lack of tourism on the Cook Islands (other than Cook Islands citizens and way bubble, and Ardern conceded that “We apologise to all those affected and are had been significant. residents) to travel to the Cook Islands. it could make things more complicated investigating the cause of the issue to ensure Ardern is also expected to discuss the National Party Judith Collins has also if Australia went ahead with a proposal that this does not happen again,” Boyd said. vaccine roll-out with Brown, saying the renewed calls for a transtasman bubble, to open up its borders to more travellers The Northern Advocate received several angry vaccine would provide an “extra buffer saying Australia had shown it could be from Singapore. calls and emails about the false alarm last night, against risk”. done safely and it would be a lifeline for Both Australia’s Prime Minister Scott with one reader calling for heads to roll. New Zealand has offered to help New Zealand tourism. Morrison and NSW Premier Gladys The woman, from Waipu, said she was furious provide vaccines to Pacific island Collins started a petition on the issue, Berejiklian have questioned why New at whoever pushed the button to set the alarms countries, especially the two “realm saying there was no excuse to delay and Zealand was dragging its heels over off. countries” — the Cooks and Niue. it would free up space in MIQ that was opening its border to quarantine-free “It caused a lot of stress in many households. New Zealand allows people from the currently being used by the “low-risk” travel from Australia. Next time we won’t be running and that is not Cook Islands to come to New Zealand people coming from Australia. New Zealanders have been able to appropriate. Civil Defence need to sort this without going through quarantine, and The Government had initially said a travel to Australia without quarantine problem out, and fast. Very disappointing. has just added Niue to that list as well. bubble was expected by the end of March since October. That was interrupted for a “And as for the use of Facebook to let us However, the Government is yet — but that is now unlikely. few days while New Zealand dealt with know, ‘it was a fault’, did you ever consider that to give approval for New Zealanders There are still no firm signs of a two- the outbreak in Auckland in February. many elderly folk do not have computers?’’ Latin cut from NCEA WELLINGTON — Anyone who has studied studied Latin for nearly a decade. Latin — or, indeed, who’s seen Monty Python’s He’s now finishing off a PhD in history; so, in Life of Bryan — can testify it’s a subject of ups one sense, that was wasted time: studying Latin and downs: academic agony and ecstasy. didn’t land him a job. But King says viewing Sure, you might be able to rattle off Latin learning through this narrow lens is misguided. declensions like most normal people can recite “I feel there is an element of linear their 10-times-tables . . . but that knowledge was progression expected from education: the idea brow-beaten into you by dozens of hours of that you go to school, and you learn things at rigorous, mind-numbing, rote-learned study. school that will enable you to either go out and However, soon this won’t be an option for get a job directly, or go to university to do a Quarter New Zealand’s public school students. degree that leads directly to a job. The education minister, Chris Hipkins, has “There are a swathe of subjects that . . . don’t Marathon announced that Latin will no longer be an NCEA lead so neatly and tidily into a job; as a result, OR 5.6KM I SUNDAY, APRIL 18 subject by 2023. I feel they are the ones that are asked to make Hipkins cited poor student uptake as the main sacrifices and cuts.” reason behind the change: only around 200 These subjects, King says, are often in students from 10 schools around Aotearoa take the humanities: areas that encourage what NCEA Latin, and only about 25 at level 3. you might describe as “soft skills”, of critical However, even if it’s a language whose thinking, inquisitiveness, logic. spoken applications have long since died off, There’s no job for a logician the way there is Latin is still all around us — from the legal for a dentist, but King says to view education system, to medicine, zoology, botany, religious simply as a vessel for people to learn to be studies. a good worker is to overlook the beauty of Victoria University PhD student Josh King learning for learning’s sake. — RNZ MARCH SPECIALS

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by Jake McKee Cagney, spaces at the same time a woman NZ Herald was told there wasn’t an emergency spot for her dying brother to come AUCKLAND — Immigration New home and see family. Zealand has approved Covid-19 When questioned why people in border exemptions to 126 foreigners, New Zealand could not fill some of and their managed isolation spaces the roles, Live Nation’s Asia Pacific are booked, for Disney’s The Lion chairman, Michael Coppel, said the King stage production. show would hopefully go on and It’s being held at Auckland’s Spark tour elsewhere in the world once its Arena and opens on June 24, 2021. limited season here ended. The overall production requires He said it was a difficult show to the employment of more than 300 learn and also needed to be “multi- locals, but on stage there would only national”. be five local young performers, yet to “Clearly, it’s set in Africa so you be selected. need to have actors represented to Border and visa operations you of which the culture is based.” general manager Nicola Hogg This was echoed by Michael confirmed the visas are “under the Cassel, whose Michael Cassel Group ‘other critical worker’ category”. is presenting the show alongside CIRCLE OF LIFE: The Lion King stage show opens at Auckland’s Spark Arena on June 24. This category was how The Disney. “We have a cast from all Picture supplied Wiggles were approved for their around the world.” upcoming tour and RuPaul’s Drag Coppel said the cast were touring months to train a local cast. up to the rest of the world. We can’t Cassel said they were thrilled Race Down Under was approved parts of Asia before the pandemic Coppel was aware of previous maintain a Covid-existence forever.” to have a role in “the return of to film. Those productions had and had been involved in the show criticisms around international He said the 126 were arriving live entertainment, tourism and 18 and 16 other critical workers, for more than a year. He said they productions taking space in managed “staged over a period of time”, which hospitality”. Coppel and Cassel said respectively. could work on “muscle memory” and isolation when there were still New would “minimise the impact on the a key factor to bringing the show The Wiggles’ approval caused get the show together in about six Zealanders trying to get home. MIQ availability . . . which we’re here was New Zealand’s pandemic some controversy, being given weeks, where it would take up to four “The reality is we have to open sensitive to”. response. Measles campaign falls short NZ’s staggering by Rowan Quinn, RNZ Whanganui was doing better than most, vaccinating 15 percent of those it needed to WELLINGTON — A vaccination campaign to reach, but it was still struggling prevent another dangerous measles epidemic “Small DHBs like Whanganui have a limited has reached only a small fraction of its target workforce and many vaccinators are also diabetes rates as district health boards (DHBs) struggle in the involved in working at CBACs (community-based wake of Covid-19. assessment centres), contact tracing, etc,” a The Government launched a campaign in July spokesperson said. to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of 15 to 30 The exact figures are hard to pin down. Cases could double in two decades year olds who were not properly immunised as Experts initially estimated more than 300,000 children, and who leave the country vulnerable to needed to be vaccinated. by Sally Murphy, RNZ preventable. another outbreak. Health Minister Andrew Little said yesterday “I didn’t realise how much of But halfway through the year-long campaign, the Ministry of Health was trying to reach AUCKLAND — A professor in human a difference we could make with only about 3 percent of them have had a jab. 230,000. nutrition and medicine says the latest treatments, we could prevent large Many district health boards said they were Between 6500 and 7500 had been immunised nationwide snapshot of diabetes has left numbers of people losing their limbs. struggling in the face of Covid commitments, since the campaign began. him dumbstruck. We do have two new medicines which is with some reaching fewer than 100 young people It was too early to say whether the Government Each month, around 50 people lose a great but we have a long way to go,” he since July. would fail to meet its target, he said. limb to the disease and New Zealand’s said. Immunologist Nikki Turner said it was Vaccination rates had increased in the past current cost of treatment sits at more Diabetes New Zealand chief executive unlikely the target would be met and that was few weeks because more promotions were under than $2.1 billion a year. Heather Verry said there was no national disappointing and frustrating. way, he said. A PwC report commissioned by strategy on how to deal with diabetes. “A lot of the health sector are working very “It is going to be challenging and it is not Diabetes New Zealand, the university “The Government needs to take urgent hard on Covid but I’m really concerned that we helped by the fact that we have the Covid-19 of Otago’s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity action, it’s not something that can be lost sight of measles in the middle of all this,” vaccination roll-out at the same time and that is Research Centre and Healthier Lives delayed in order to save the country she said. certainly taking a lot of attention and energy,” he National Science Challenge, predicts millions of dollars and also to give those More than 2000 people caught measles in the said. things are set to get a lot worse. affected by diabetes a better quality of 2019 outbreak, nearly twice as many as the first Clinical vaccinologist Maia Brewerton said it It claims the number of people with life.” Covid outbreak, and it was likely New Zealand was crucial the gap was closed because measles type 2 diabetes could rise by as much as She said the four recommendations exported the measles to Samoa where 83 people was eight times more contagious than Covid and 90 percent across the next two decades in the report need to be adopted by died. was only a plane ride away from New Zealand. inflicting a “staggering” bill on taxpayers. the Government including improving The gap had to be plugged to prevent another “It’s easy for people to forget sometimes that Almost a quarter of a education around outbreak, Dr Turner said. measles is life threatening and one in ten people million New Zealanders healthy eating and Figures varied from DHB to DHB but all fell will need hospital treatment. I think we learned in have type 2 diabetes It’s predicted that one lifestyles. well short. 2019 how catastrophic it can be,” she said. and PwC estimates that Others are better within 20 years it could in four Pasifika will have diabetes medications be as high as 430,000. type 2 diabetes within and more foot screening If numbers increase the next two decades. and protecting to as the report suggests, prevent serious foot- treatment will cost $3.5 related complications billion by 2041. such as amputation. Key drivers are the country’s ageing Massey University college of health population, more young people getting professor Pamela Von Hurst said there diabetes and a growing population of were too many people on the path to ethnic minorities prone to the disease. diabetes. It’s predicted that one in four Pasifika “This report confirms what dieticians will have type 2 diabetes within the next and registered nutritionists already two decades. know so well — that a nutrition and Healthier Lives National Science lifestyle intervention, delivered by a Challenge director Professor Jim Mann qualified nutrition practitioner, can not said the incidence rate of type 2 diabetes only halt progression of a disease such as had reached epidemic proportions. type 2 diabetes, but can often reverse it. “I knew the situation was bad but I “Unfortunately, as the report didn’t realise how bad. explains, such effective interventions “I was absolutely dumbstruck when I are not accessible to the people who H saw the figures that they ended up with need them the most. 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Purchase of land under The two parties will invest $37m in cash and borrow the remaining $60m. Macleans College worth An information package for iwi members who voted to support the deal up to $6m a year in rent on February 21 described it as a “passive investment” and said Hapai was “ready to partner over many generations”. by Simon Collins, NZ Herald Macleans is a decile-9 school with a predominance of New Zealand-resident AUCKLAND — An Auckland iwi, Ngai Asian students (49 percent of its 2020 Tai ki Tamaki, has agreed to buy the roll) and international students (12 land under Macleans College in a $97 percent), plus 31 percent European million deal that dwarfs any previous students and just 3 percent Maori Treaty-based school transfer. students. The small iwi, which only 498 people Potaka said it was chosen simply said they belonged to in the 2013 Census, because it was one of the Crown has decided to exercise a right to buy the properties in Ngai Tai’s tribal area, which land that was agreed under a Treaty of the Government was willing to return to Waitangi settlement in 2015. the iwi to compensate for the loss of land But the value of the prime site, with in the 19th century. uninterrupted sea views at Bucklands “There was a number of properties in Beach, has escalated more than seven- our area that we would have liked access fold since the iwi and the Crown reached TREATY-BASED TRANSFER: The value of land under Macleans College, at to, but the Crown denied us access to an agreement in principle on the Buckland’s Beach, has risen from $16m to more than $120m since iwi settled with the those properties,” he said. settlement — from $16m to more than Crown. NZ Herald picture “We chose a couple of schools. That $120m. enables the Crown to secure a bit of The agreed sale price of $97m is All the transactions return only the School, which is close to the iwi’s marae release of value and enables us to have based on a standard policy, used for all land underlying the schools to iwi. The at Umupuia, were transferred to the iwi good reliable long-term income.” school properties transferred in Treaty Ministry of Education continues to lease in 2018. Most iwi that have already acquired settlements, of first agreeing on a the land, paying the iwi owners $13.5m “What it does do is give another added school land also treat them primarily market value then discounting it by 20 a year in ground rentals last year, and bonus reason for people to get New as commercial investments, using the percent because the land is locked into owns the school buildings and other Zealand history into their curriculum rental income to finance benefits for their educational use. improvements. like they should have done 40 years ago,” people such as educational scholarships. A list provided by the Ministry of The Ministry of Education has a Potaka said. Greg Stebbing of the Tuwharetoa Education shows that 144 of New perpetually renewable lease so iwi cannot The $97m price tag has forced the Settlement Trust, which owns the land Zealand’s 2114 state schools have been do anything else with the property unless iwi to bring in six other iwi as partners under all nine state schools in Taupo, transferred or returned to iwi in treaty the ministry gives up the lease. through the Hapai Commercial Property said: “Apart from dealing with the settlements since 1999 in transactions The Macleans deal provides for a Ltd Partnership, which was formed in ministry when there’s a rent review, we totalling $208m. ground rent of 6 percent of the purchase 2019 on the initiative of Tokoroa-based don’t really need to talk to the schools at Macleans College, the country’s fourth- price, or about $6m a year. Raukawa Iwi Development Ltd to spread all.” biggest state school, with 2647 students Ngai Tai ki Tamaki chief executive the risks of iwi property investments. However, some iwi, including a Te last July, will become by far the most Tama Potaka said the ministry would Hapai, managed by Christchurch-based Arawa hapu Te Roro o te Rangi on the valuable school transferred, at a price pay the rent and the ownership change Koau Capital, will own 80 percent of the east side of Rotorua, have formed deep four times the previous record of $23.8m would make “no real difference” to the Macleans partnership. Ngai Tai will own relationships with the schools whose land for Campbells Bay School, which was school. 20 percent initially, with rights to buy they own, including seats on the schools’ bought by Te Kawerau a Maki last year. Clevedon School and Maraetai Beach part or all of the Hapai share over time. boards of trustees.

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Police say they are currently transparent window, and a puzzle tilt” the notes. Police are also asking people AUCKLAND — A consumer group investigating the reports of number. Police say anyone who believes who may have any information on says a new regime for financial advisers counterfeit cash and want to A full list of features and how to they are being presented with a these counterfeit notes to contact designed to put their clients’ interests remind all businesses that are identify them can be found at the counterfeit note should not accept them. — Newshub first doesn’t go far enough and its success will hinge on how well it is regulated. As of yesterday, all financial advisers have to come under a licensed provider and sign up to a code of professional We prefer to conduct. That means advisers have to disclose track‘ monthly any conflicts of interest, commissions they NZ gamemaker’s active users. It’s are paid and limits on the companies or a few million per products they advise on. Up until now advisers had been split month into different groups with varying —Chris’ Wilson requirements and only a smaller subset profits power up of around 2000 advisers had been specifically required to put the interests of their clients first. by Chris Keall, NZ Herald the 2020 Bafta Games Awards — a spin- The new regime will capture around off from the movie and TV awards of the 22,000 advisers — about 10,000 AUCKLAND — West Auckland-based, same name. investment advisers, mortgage and China-owned Grinding Gear Games has How many players does it have today? insurance brokers and a further 12,000 seen another big jump in revenue and Short answer: a lot. Wilson’s longer advisers who work for banks and profit amid global lockdowns. answer: “Many games quote an ever- insurance companies. The Henderson-based company booked increasing number of people who have It also brings online or robo-advice $113.4 million revenue for the 12 months historically played, but we stopped under the same regime meaning to September 30, 2020 — versus the tracking this about eight years ago — companies no longer have to apply for an $99.2m it booked in 2019 and its 2018 when it was in the tens of millions — as exemption to provide this service. receipts of $73.3m. the metric becomes meaningless after a David Clark, Minister for Commerce Pre-tax profit was $77.4m, after-tax while. and Consumer Affairs, said financial profit $51.9m ($48.6m in 2019 and ‘We prefer to track monthly active advice played an important role in helping $33.4m in 2018). users — the number (who have) played New Zealanders achieve significant Chinese social media and gaming giant that month. It’s a few million per month, milestones in their life such as saving for Tencent bought an 87.7 percent stake varying depending on when our most a first home. in Grinding Gear Games in 2018 for an recent release was.” “The new regime will give consumers amount that was undisclosed but north of The self-effacing Wilson generally greater confidence to seek advice (on) the Overseas Investment Office threshold GOING WELL: Chris Wilson, founder likes to keep his head down and let his their financial goals.” of $100m. of Grinding Gear Games who are the achievements do the talking. But Jessica Wilson, head of research The deal left co-founders chief makers of Path of Exile at his office in For a time last year, that strategy at Consumer New Zealand said: “We did executive Chris Wilson (8.8 percent), Henderson. looked slightly hairy as then US have concerns that the reform didn’t quite technical director Jonathan Rogers NZ Herald picture President Donald Trump took aim at go far enough. (2.3 percent) and creative director Eric Tencent (best known for its WeChat social “There is a lot of motherhood and Olofsson (2.3 percent) with minority media and payments app), threatening apple pie stuff. But really it comes down stakes but still in day-to-day control of including Covid-19. action against any company it dealt with. to how good the monitoring enforcement the multiplayer online fantasy game they He did not want to comment on his At the time, Wilson noted Grinding processes are. founded — Path of Exile. Wilson, who company’s latest financials, but did offer, Gear Games had a purely investment “That may require regulators to is also a director, said at the time of the “Each year we’re making a larger and relationship with the Chinese company. consider things such as mystery shopping deal that keeping jobs in his hometown larger financial investment in our Path of In any case, the threat seems to be because to (find out) what advice was a bottom line. Exile 2 sequel which is still a year or two wilting, with the Biden administration consumers are being given you have to be Yesterday, he confirmed that Grinding away from commercialisation.” announcing on February 12 that it would in the room.” Gear Games is still in the same West The company remains tightly focused review Trump’s WeChat ban (and “pause” The licensing and enforcement regime Auckland office, and that staff numbers on its sole title, which its trio of pressure on another Chinese app-maker, falls under the Financial Markets have swelled from 114 at the time of the co-founders first conceived in 2006 during TikTok owner Byte Dance, to sell its US Authority which last year was allocated deal to 155 — and it’s still in hiring mode an online discussion about creating operation). extra funding over the next three years to with customer support, visual effects and their dream multiplayer title. A 2012 A recent NZ Game Developers help it with the workload created by the web developer roles open. Kickstarter campaign raised US$200,000 Association survey said the sector had new regime. Most pundits have put a worldwide ($277,800) for the title. total revenue that leapt 60 percent to An FMA spokesman said it would boom in video game industry profits A follow-up crowdfunding campaign in $323.9m in 2020 — a headline figure be able to take enforcement action down to pandemic lockdowns, and the 2014 brought in some US$2.5m as Exile that indicates Grinding Gear Games against both individual advisers and local sector has prospered during the started to gain a serious global following. accounts for more than a third of the licensed providers if they were found to time of coronavirus — a time that has At the time, there were 3 million local industry. be breaching the law with enforcement seen one of Grinding Gear Games’ peers, registered users (the game is free to join, With Path of Exile’s sequel on the ranging from licence suspension to RocketWerkz, take the top two floors but you can make micro-purchases of way, and RocketWerkz yet to release its putting conditions on it. of central Auckland’s newest, most gear during your travels). blockbuster-in-the-making Icarus, growth Katrina Shanks, chief executive of expensive office tower for a “space ship”- Exile began as a PC title but has since should continue. Financial Advice New Zealand, said the themed fitout. expanded to Playstation and Xbox. In The New Zealand Game Developers change meant there had been a raising Wilson, however, was loath to ascribe April last year, it eclipsed the likes of Association is predicting $1bn revenue by of the benchmark so all advisers had the the 2020 growth to any one factor, Fortnite to win Best Evolving Game at the end of the decade. same competencies.

SHAREMARKET YESTERDAY gain last week and the margin was now 4 gained 4c to $7.24 and Meridian rose 4c to $5.81, percent. while Genesis Energy was down 4.5c to $3.835. There was plenty of action in the Infratil Freightways rose 26c or 2.41 percent to WELLINGTON — A $3 billion takeover of point in time when investors rotated and started camp. Tilt Renewables, 65.5 percent of which $11.05; Summerset Group Holdings increased wind-farm specialist, Tilt Renewables, involving buying them,” Stratful said. is owned by Infratil, climbed $1.13 to $7.61 — 13c to $13.08; Serko gained 18c or 3.16 percent Mercury Energy and an Australian investment Market leader Fisher and Paykel Healthcare just short of the $7.80-a-share takeover offer, to $5.88; Restaurant Brands collected 22c to group added spice to the New Zealand rose $1.24 to $30.38 on trade worth $20.5m after worth $2.96bn. Utilities investor Infratil rose $12.92; and Hallenstein Glasson was up 24c or sharemarket, which had a sharp rise of more reaching more than $37 last year. 26c, to $7.46. Mercury, which increased 3c to 3.38 percent to $7.34. than one percent. Reopening stocks such as Auckland $6.03, is planning to buy Tilt Renewables’ New Scales Corporation gained 17c or 3.99 percent The S&P/NZX 50 Index rose 165.49 points to International Airport was up 15c or 1.99 percent Zealand wind farms, and Powering Australian to $4.43; and innovative Scott Technology 12,592.26, and has now surged more than 2.5 to $7.70 after hitting $6.75 on February 19; Renewables (PowAR) wants to take over the increased 8c or 3.81 percent to $2.18. percent over the last two trading days. SkyCity Entertainment increased 3c to $3.35; operations across the Tasman. South Port New Zealand surged 42c or 4.98 There were 94 gainers and 52 decliners over Tourism Holdings climbed 10c or 4.44 percent PowAR, established in 2016, is a partnership percent to $8.85 after announcing it is taking the whole market, with 45.66 million shares to $2.35; and cinema software firm Vista Group between utility AGL Energy, Australian delivery of a $9.4m tractor-drive tug for its worth $164.45m changing hands. continued to move, gaining 8c or 4.32 percent alternative investment manager QIC, and Bluff operation — the company’s single largest Dan Stratful, investment adviser with Forsyth to $1.93. sovereign wealth Future Fund. An investor capital expenditure item since it was established Barr, said the market had a recent pull-back, Stride Property rose 2c to $2181; Precinct who bought into Tilt when it demerged from in 1989. The port’s three tugs will have a with a 10.5 percent correction and perhaps it Properties was up 4c or 2.53 percent to $1.62; Trustpower in 2016 will have made a 40 percent- combined bollard pull of 105 tonnes. might be over now. and Goodman Property Trust gained 1.5c to a-year return, including dividends, with the Marlborough Wines Estate, which recently “The property stocks are enjoying a bounce $2.215. takeover likely to proceed. raised $1.34m at 25c a share, fell 11.5c or 25 back, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare had a big fall Stratful said the property sector may Mercury, which has a 19.92 percent stake in percent to 34.5c. and is now being seen as a buying opportunity, have been oversold recently. Share prices Tilt Renewables, is offering a 5.5-year green New listing Third Age Health Services also and people are seeing some value in the border were trading 10-20 percent above their net bond of up to $200m and the fixed interest rate had a big fall, down 20c or 7.94 percent to $2.32. reopening stocks. They have been battered by tangible assets but the gap had now narrowed. will be set on March 19. Mobile marketing firm Plexure Group declined the Covid pandemic and there had to come a Goodman, for instance, had a strong revaluation Among the other energy stocks, Contact 3c or 3.23 percent to 90c. — NZ Herald 12 OPINION The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 EDITORIAL Sick of predatory behaviour by men It’s never in the by Lara Meyer predators while they are out and about at night. Why aren’t New Zealand women and girls I think she was being inflammatory to make a able to live lives free of the threats of violence WE have just watched the point, but I thought it was a good idea! At least even in 2021? Almost every woman I know tells bag, as we know police (mainly male) in the a couple of nights per week, while women are stories of their own experiences of gendered For all the talk of one hand on the UK manhandling women who trying to go to the gym, supermarket or get home violence. Auld Mug after Team New Zealand are expressing anger over from their night classes! I am not a man hater, far from it, but I am the murder of Sarah Everard, Here in New Zealand as well, most women live sick and tired of hearing story after story of the broke the America’s Cup deadlock allegedly at the hands of an off- with a low-grade anxiety about whether we are deaths, beatings, rapes and multiple types of yesterday in dramatic fashion, duty police officer. safe. The fact that half the population routinely abuses women suffer at the hands of the other earning a 5-3 lead in the first-to- Australia’s Scott Morrison informed their have to worry about predatory behaviour towards half of the human race. seven-wins series, the words of parliament yesterday that Aussie women, them makes me really angry. NZ women are I want every girl in Gisborne to be taught self Luna Rossa co-helmsman Jimmy protesting in response to their own culture of being routinely harassed, verbally abused, raped, defence. Starting at kindy perhaps. Make sure we Spithill resonate: “It’s never in the toxic masculinity, are lucky not to be met with beaten and murdered. teach girls to be strong to help keep them safe, bag, as you saw.” bullets. I know what he meant but his choice of The appalling way in which women are treated just like we teach swimming in schools. Actually, He was talking about the 2km lead words was extremely unfortunate. around the world and here in Godzone is a let’s do it better than that. Teach self defence in they squandered at the top mark A British politician suggested that rather than massive human rights issue in my opinion. depth every year by experts. in race eight after coming off their advising women to modify their behaviours to We get on our high horse in NZ about the I know I have few answers to this epidemic avoid gendered violence attacks at night, men way we perceive women are mistreated by of appalling violence inflicted on one half of the foils in patchy wind, just as Team ought to have a curfew after dark. This, she organisations overseas like the Taliban, or the population by the other half, but we can tackle NZ had on the second leg — when said, would afford women some respite from implications of wearing a burqa. NZ women are this in the same way we have turned the light on it looked to everyone as though the the constant worry about being attacked by dealing with our own human rights abuses. to racism. Let’s get to it! defenders were out of the race. Luna Rossa also won both starts, in the first races of the series where the lead was to change hands. Responses to column on critical race theory Being Jimmy Spithill, he was probably also referencing eight Re: Critical race theory racist on its race, systemic racism, racial oppression, racially- It is striking, in this day and age, how many years ago when he helped lead one face, March 13 column. driven politics, racial justice, etc it has been of us who oppose racism continue to describe of the greatest comebacks in sport; Totally agree, Patrick. My own alma pretty ugly and unfortunate. Europeans as “white”. This is a disturbingly alternatively viewed as Team NZ’s mater, and what used to be a university It is too much to expect that even many of unconscious embrace of the inequity many of us soul-crushing collapse. (Manchester), has just instructed staff my own white friends and family members will say we detest. We need to wake up! The sharp-witted Australian not to use terms like “mother”, “father”, be able to move far from where they are in this The term “white race” or “white people” nicknamed “The Pitbull” due to his “brother”, “sister”, and to replace them lifetime. That’s fine. “Equality” and “Justice” are, entered the major European languages in the with “parent” or “guardian”, “sibling” — actually, good things in a society. We have some later 17th century in the context of colonialism, aggressive style, particularly in the to mention just a few. work to do, for sure. state-sanctioned genocide and enslavement of pre-start, is trying to win his third Manchester is one of a number of That work can only be accomplished in a Africans and other native peoples by Europeans. America’s Cup. In 2000 at age 20 “universities” for which the term has real, meaningful way by small groups of people In America, “white” has been used by he was the youngest skipper ever in ceased to have any academic meaning. who are willing and committed enough to try to legislatures and civic institutions for four the Cup, and in 2010 at age 30 he A university used to be an institution understand history, have regular communication centuries to confer advantage on European- became the then youngest skipper where one could be exposed to a wide and shared perspective with people other Americans, and to deny equal rights to all others. to win sailing’s biggest prize, with range of ideas and, although one might than their own kind, and who make a habit of The terms “white” and “negro” or “black” were Oracle Team USA. disagree with some, one could argue by practicing discernment in their exposure to news used in this fashion in laws and court opinions, Defending the Cup three years marshalling evidence in support. and information from either the progressive left from slavery, to Jim Crow, to the Asian exclusion later on San Fransisco Bay in a David Starkey, historian and TV or status-quo protecting right. Acts, and they remain there to this day — in presenter, recently got himself into hot True change can only happen by moving laws and census forms, and in the speeches and new class of boat, AC72 wing-sail water by stating two facts. He said that the middle, and it’s not to the right or left, it’s sermons of American leaders. catamarans, Oracle fell to 8-1 down slavery was not genocide, and that the forward. This racist classification scheme was based to Team NZ who were on match Rotherham grooming gangs who had PAUL KAMP, Chicago, USA on “the one drop rule”, which persists in point, then won eight straight races been jailed for the sexual exploitation contemporary American attitudes about race. to retain the Cup. of vulnerable young girls, were merely Paul, you accuse Patrick of Most Americans still think if someone has The defining moment came, down “acting within their cultural norms”. “unconscious race bias” but don’t support mostly European whakapapa but has a fraction 7-1, when Spithill was asked at a that assertion, suggesting that you are of African or Asian heritage, then they are not news conference how he and his MARTIN HANSON, Nelson motivated more by emotion than by “white” unless they can “pass” by looking team could stay motivated: “I think evidence. What’s more, you state that he “pure white”. This is why President Obama is the question is, imagine if these Patrick, all part of a necessary discussion, but has a “white perspective”, thus implicitly called black, when actually his ancestry is half- this is pretty half-baked and uninformed. lumping all white people together and European and half-African, and his upbringing guys lost from here,” he said, 1. Your own unconscious bias and white thereby denying them diversity of and family life were primarily European-American. glancing at then-Team NZ skipper perspective quickly bubbles to the top in your thought and perspective. Anyone lumping By any objective measure, he could be seen as Dean Barker. “What an upset opinion, which is kind of the whole point here. all people of colour together would be more “white” than “black”. But not in America. that would be. They have almost 2. That you cast this all in the context of rightly accused of racism. To put it at its I suspect so few Americans object to being got it in the bag. So that’s my the “progressive left” achieving its objectives kindest, it’s intellectectual laziness. called “white” because, for all intents and motivation. That would be one hell clarifies from where you approach the topic and My admittedly limited understanding purposes, “white” has meant “better than”. No of a story, that would be one hell of the information you present to support your view of critical race theory is that “race” is wonder so many think: “Just get over it. Slavery a comeback and that’s the kind of comes straight from the bias that, again, is the not, as Britannica puts it, “biologically is over. What’s the big deal nowadays?” thing that I’d like to be part of.” problem. (Hint: You’re spending too much time grounded and natural”, but “is socially Well, “white” is a big deal. Words embody ideas Barker, who was helmsman for with the regressive right). constructed”. “Races” are not distinct and values, so let’s stop thoughtlessly using 3. Don’t blame it on “BLM” please, whatever from each other with clear boundaries; inequitable words to describe ourselves and our American Magic in the challenger BLM is. It’s unavoidable that white people who populations merge, imperceptibly, with fellow citizens. series this year, called the thrilling live in white communities and watch white news neighbouring populations. Thus, as In America all non-Europeans are described second race yesterday the “most and rarely if ever have real personal contact with distinct entities, they do not exist. But by their places of ancestry (Asian-American, bizarre” he has seen. anyone other than other white people with the to say that they are social constructs Mexican-American, Native-American, African- Team NZ under then 26-year-old same white perspective will view recent societal is pure nonsense, and denies common American etc…). Based on family origins, these Peter Burling turned the table on developments and this very insignificant Coca- observation. Geographically-different terms are reasonably accurate. But European Spithill and Oracle in Bermuda in Cola news through the lens of current news, populations are adapted physically to Americans set themselves apart as “white”. 2017 with a 7-1 series victory on often presented as highly skewed from the start. environmental conditions; skin colour is The W-word is the mirror image of the N-word, hydrofoiling AC50 yachts — with The proper lens, if you want to formulate an the best known example. and should be just as odious to those who truly the New Zealand boat powered by opinion on racial divide in the United States, is value equality. MARTIN HANSON grinders on four cycling stations. 400 years of history. We’re a great country but on DOUG SMITH And now it is crunch-time in the 36th America’s Cup, with Team NZ [email protected] a nose ahead but knowing that ■ The maximum length for letters is 350 words. anything can happen — and possibly ■ Anyone can write a column, 600 words maximum, but a photo is required. nothing today, with an even lighter ■ Always include full name and contact details. breeze forecast than yesterday. ■ If you use a nom de plume, there is a higher bar for acceptability. ■ Letters may be edited for clarity, length or legal reasons. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 WORLD 13 More AstraZeneca concerns Major European nations suspend use of Covid-19 vaccine

BERLIN — Germany, France, Italy 17 million people vaccinated in the “Halting a vaccine roll-out during a and Spain became the latest countries on 27-country European Union and Britain. pandemic has consequences,” Head said. Monday to suspend use of AstraZeneca’s The drugmaker said there was no “This results in delays in protecting Covid-19 vaccine over reports of evidence the vaccine carries an increased people, and the potential for increased dangerous blood clots in some recipients, risk of clots. vaccine hesitancy, as a result of people though the company and European In fact, it said the incidence of clots who have seen the headlines and regulators say there is no evidence the was much lower than would be expected understandably become concerned.” shot is to blame. to occur naturally in a general population Spahn, the German health minister, AstraZeneca is just one of three of this size and was similar to that of said of the decision to suspend the vaccines in use on the continent. But the other licensed Covid-19 vaccines. AstraZeneca shot: “The most important cascading number of nations raising the The World Health Organisation and the thing for confidence is transparency.” alarm amounts to another setback for EU’s European Medicines Agency have He said both first and second doses the European Union’s vaccination drive, also said that the data did not suggest would be affected by the suspension. which has been plagued by shortages and the vaccine caused the clots and that German authorities have encouraged other hurdles and is lagging well behind people should continue to be immunised. anyone who feels increasingly ill more the campaigns in Britain and the US. “Many thousands of people develop than four days after receiving the shot — The EU drug regulatory agency called blood clots annually in the EU for for example, with persistent headaches a meeting for Thursday to review experts’ different reasons,” the European or dot-shaped bruises — to seek medical findings on the AstraZeneca vaccine and Medicines Agency said. The incidence in attention. decide whether action needs to be taken. vaccinated people “seems not to be higher Germany has received slightly over The furore comes as much of Europe than that seen in the general population”. 3 million doses of the AstraZeneca is tightening restrictions on schools and The agency said that while the vaccine, and about half of those have so businesses amid surging cases of Covid- investigation was going on, “the benefits SUSPENSION: The cascading number far been administered, compared with 19. of the AstraZeneca vaccine in preventing of nations raising the alarm amounts to almost 7 million of the Pfizer shot and Germany’s health minister said the Covid-19, with its associated risk of another setback for the European Union’s about 285,000 from Moderna. decision to suspend AstraZeneca shots hospitalisation and death, outweigh the vaccination drive. AP picture The head of the Spanish Medicines was taken on the advice of the country’s risks of side effects”. Agency, Maria Jesús Lamas, said Spain vaccine regulator, the Paul Ehrlich Blood clots can travel through the detected its first case of clots last Institute, which called for further body and cause heart attacks, strokes Moderna and J&J vaccines, AstraZeneca Saturday. The ban was “not an easy investigation into seven cases of clots and deadly blockages in the lungs. is expected to apply for authorisation in decision” because it further slows the in the brains of people who had been AstraZeneca reported 15 cases of deep the coming weeks. national vaccination campaign, but it was vaccinated. vein thrombosis, or a type of clot that Denmark last week became the first the “most prudent” approach. “Today’s decision is a purely often develops in the legs, and 22 country to temporarily halt use of the Almost 940,000 people in Spain have precautionary measure,” Jens Spahn said. instances of pulmonary embolisms, or AstraZeneca vaccine. It said one person received the AstraZeneca shot. French President Emmanuel Macron clots in the lungs. developed clots and died 10 days after Europe, meanwhile, is reimposing said his country would likewise suspend The AstraZeneca shot has become a receiving at least one dose. The other restrictions in a bid to beat back a shots until at least Tuesday afternoon key tool in European countries’ efforts to countries include Ireland, Thailand, the resurgence in infections, many of them (local time). boost their sluggish vaccine rollouts. It Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Congo and from variants of the original virus. Italy’s drug regulator announced a is also the pillar of a UN-backed project Bulgaria. In Italy, 80 percent of children temporary ban, less than 24 hours after known as Covax that aims to get Britain and Canada are standing by nationwide couldn’t attend classes saying the “alarm” over the vaccine Covid-19 vaccines to poorer countries. AstraZeneca’s vaccine for now. after stricter rules in more regions took “wasn’t justified”. Pfizer’s and Moderna’s vaccines are Dr Michael Head, a senior research effect on Monday. In Poland, bolstered And Spain said it would stop using also used on the European continent, fellow in global health at the University restrictions were applied to two more the vaccine for two weeks while experts and Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot of Southampton in England, said there regions, including Warsaw. Paris could go reviewed its safety. vaccine has been authorised, but not yet was no data yet to justify suspending into lockdown in a matter of days because AstraZeneca said there had been 37 delivered. the AstraZeneca vaccine and called the intensive care units are getting swamped reports of blood clots out of more than In the US, which relies on the Pfizer, decision “baffling”. with Covid-19 patients. — AP Outrage at police response

LONDON — British police officers’ safety. Among the items on the agenda is a decision to break up a weekend vigil for a recent decline in successful prosecutions for woman killed after being abducted while rape and sexual assault. walking home at night in London has But the opposition Labour Party called touched off a national debate about the on the government to stop talking, toughen government’s power to restrict protests penalties for rapists and take action during a public health emergency, as well against street harassment and stalking. as during more normal times. The party has directed its lawmakers to Images of burly officers handcuffing vote against the crime bill, noting that women who gathered on Saturday night women aren’t mentioned once in its 296 to demand authorities do more to protect pages. them has fuelled anger about heavy- “This is a missed opportunity to tackle handed policing and raised concerns about violence against women and girls that has plans to expand the government’s ability to become endemic in the UK,” David Lammy, restrict protests. Labour’s spokesman on justice, said in a “Protest is not a gift, it’s a right,” said statement. Gracie Bradley, interim director of the Hundreds of women gathered on human rights group Liberty. “Yes, it can Saturday night on Clapham Common, be limited for certain reasons, but those a park near the place Everard was last limitations have to be necessary and they seen alive. Police broke up the event and have to be proportionate. And what we arrested four women, saying the gathering saw on Saturday was a wholesale failure endangered public health. London’s of the Met to uphold that duty, to facilitate VIGIL: People hold up signs on Monday during a vigil to reflect on the murder of Metropolitan Police Service had refused protest and to actually listen to what 33-year-old marketing executive, Sarah Everard, in London. The British government to give permission for the vigil in advance protesters were saying, which is that we is under pressure to do more to protect women and ensure the right to protest as because authorities said it violated don’t feel safe in public space.” Parliament prepares to debate a sweeping crime bill amid anger over the way police restrictions on large gatherings imposed to Lawmakers on Monday (local time) are broke up a vigil for Sarah Everard. AP picture control the spread of Covid-19. considering legislation that would expand Dania Al-Obeid, who was detained at the the government’s ability to curtail noisy “There is, and will remain, a balance walking home. A serving police officer has bandstand on Clapham Common, said she and disruptive demonstrations, as part of to be struck between the rights of the been charged with her kidnap and murder. was frustrated by the police response. a sweeping crime bill that also extends protestor and the rights of individuals to go Everard’s killing has galvanised women “We felt we were silenced,” she said. “And sentences for serious violent and sexual about their daily business,” the government across Britain to speak out about the this could have been avoided if there was offences and toughens penalties for those says. “However, there are instances where barrage of verbal harassment and physical some understanding and compassion to the convicted of defacing statues. individuals at a protest behave in a way threats they face every day, saying they trauma that women feel every single day.” The government says the laws covering that causes unjustifiable disruption or shouldn’t have to live in fear. Hundreds gathered again on Monday demonstrations need to be changed distress to others.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson on in London’s Parliament Square to pay in the wake of last year’s Extinction The debate comes after the death of Monday called a meeting of his Crime and tribute to Everard. Holding signs such as Rebellion protests in which environmental Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old marketing Justice Taskforce, including government “Protect your daughter: Educate your son,” campaigners sought to shut down central executive whose body was found on May ministers, senior police officers and they held a vigil as dozens of police officers London. 10, a week after she disappeared while prosecutors, to discuss the issue of women’s looked on. — AP 14 WORLD The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Beyonce, Swift make Grammy history NEW YORK — Female performers including in the past — including Eilish’s sweep last year video for “Brown Skin Girl” as well as best rap the late conductor Georg Solti, who is the most Beyoncé and Taylor Swift had a record-making — it marked the first time four separate and solo performance and best rap song for “Savage”, decorated Grammy winner with 31 wins. night at the 2021 Grammy Awards, a jam-packed women won the top four honours. with Megan Thee Stallion. But Beyoncé didn’t only make history, her but socially distanced show highlighted by live “I feel like there’s been a lot of female “As an artist I believe it’s my job, and all of our whole family did. The royal family of music all music sorely absent during the pandemic era. empowerment and lots of women winning awards jobs, to reflect time and it’s been such a difficult won honours on Sunday. Jay-Z picked up his Four women won the top four prizes on tonight. And so it’s been absolutely amazing to time,” Beyoncé said onstage as she won best 23rd Grammy, sharing the best rap song win Sunday, including Swift, who became the first just be alongside all that, to feel that energy,” R&B performance for “Black Parade”, which was with his wife since he co-wrote “Savage”. And female performer to win album of the year three Dua Lipa, who won best pop vocal album, said released on Juneteenth. nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter — who won best times. Beyoncé — with her 28th win — became backstage. She went on to say she created the song to music video alongside her mother — became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. Swift won the top prize with “folklore,” the honour the “beautiful Black kings and queens” in the second youngest act to win a Grammy in the H.E.R. won song of the year and Billie Eilish folky, alternative album she released as a the world. show’s 63-year history. Leah Peasall was eight picked up her second consecutive record of the surprise last year. She previously won album of She added: “I have been working my whole life when The Peasall Sisters won album of the year year honour, telling the audience that best new the year with “Fearless” and “1989”. . . . this is such a magical night.” at the 2002 show for their appearance on the artist winner Megan Thee Stallion deserved the Beyoncé walked into the show with 24 wins Beyoncé now ties producer and multi- T Bone Burnett-produced “O Brother, Where Art award. and picked up four honours, including best R&B instrumentalist Quincy Jones for second place Thou?” soundtrack. Though women have won all top four awards performance for “Black Parade”, best music among all Grammy winners. She is only behind Continued on page 15 TRADE SERVICES

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WASHINGTON — US officials have Sicknick was hit in the head with a authorities said. The FBI had obtained video of the arrested and charged two men with fire extinguisher, based on statements Video footage shows the officers incident and released photos of both of assaulting US Capitol Police officer Brian collected early in the investigation, reacting one by one — bringing their the men, but did not indicate in wanted Sicknick with bear spray during the according to two people familiar with hands to their face and rushing to find posters that they were being sought January 6 riot, but they do not know yet the case. But as they’ve collected more water to flush out their eyes — after in connection with Sicknick’s death. whether it caused the officer’s death. evidence, the theory of the case has they were hit with the spray, according to A former colleague identified Khater George Tanios, 39, of Morgantown, evolved and investigators now believe court papers. and the FBI received a tip from Tanios’ West Virginia, and Julian Khater, 32, Sicknick may have ingested a chemical Another officer eventually spotted former business partner, who also alleged of Pennsylvania, were arrested on substance — possibly bear spray — that Khater deploying the substance and he embezzled hundreds of thousands of Sunday on an array of charges, including may have contributed to his death, sprayed Khater himself, authorities said. dollars from their business, court papers assaulting a federal officer with a officials have said. The men each made brief court said. dangerous weapon, conspiracy and other Sicknick and other officers were appearances from jail via video Tanios operates a greasy spoon called offences. The idea that Sicknick died after standing guard behind metal bicycle conference on Monday and will remain Sandwich U in Morgantown, home of being sprayed by a chemical irritant has racks as the mob descended on the locked up pending future hearings. A West Virginia University. emerged in recent weeks as a new theory Capitol on January 6. detention hearing was scheduled for On social media, he has referred to in the case. “Give me that bear shit,” Khater said Thursday for Tanios. himself as the “Sandwich Nazi” and The arrests are the closest federal before he reached into Tanios’ backpack, An email seeking comment was sent to has tangled with customers and former prosecutors have come to identifying according to court papers. Tanios told Tanios’ lawyer. A person who answered employees in online comments. and charging anyone associated with the Khater “not yet” because it was “still the phone at the office of Khater’s lawyer A photo at the Capitol cited in his deaths that happened during and after early”, but Khater responded that “they said they had no comment. charging document shows him wearing the riot. Five people died, including a just f---ing sprayed me”. Khater was then In a statement on Monday, Capitol a sweatshirt with the logo of his woman who was shot by a police officer seen holding a can of chemical spray, Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman restaurant. inside the Capitol. But many rioters are prosecutors say. called the attack on the Capitol and its Sicknick died after defending the facing charges of injuring police officers, Khater walked through the crowd officers “an attack on our democracy”. Capitol against the mob that stormed the who were attacked with bats, sprayed toward the bike rack barrier. Rioters “Those who perpetrated these heinous building as Congress was voting to certify with irritants, punched and kicked, and began pulling on one of the racks, and crimes must be held accountable, and — Joe Biden’s electoral win over Donald rammed with metal gates meant to keep Khater was seen with his arm in the let me be clear — these unlawful actions Trump. It came after Trump urged the insurrectionists from the Capitol. air and the canister in his hand while are not and will not be tolerated by this supporters on the National Mall to “fight Investigators initially believed that standing just 5-to-8 feet from the officers, Department,” Pittman said. like hell” to overturn his defeat.— AP 0800 454 654

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It — Hlaing Thar Yar and was approved by Pope Francis. neighbouring Shwepyitha “Having sin be explicitly included in this — were being placed under statement kind of brings us back to zero,” said martial law. Ross Murray, who oversees religious issues for Videos from Hlaing Thar the LGBTQ rights group GLAAD. Yar township showed people He expressed dismay that “the ability for us running away after gunfire to live out our lives fully and freely is still seen was heard. as an affront to the church or, worse yet, an Those fleeing carried one affront to God, who created us and knows us injured person and tried to and loves us.” revive two others, the footage Francis DeBernardo, executive director of from independent Democratic New Ways Ministry, which advocates for greater Voice of Burma showed. MORE CIVILIANS KILLED, WOUNDED IN INCREASINGLY VIOLENT CRACKDOWN: Anti- LGBTQ acceptance in the church, said that if Hlaing Thar Yar was the coup protesters carry an injured man following clashes with security in Yangon, Myanmar, on those priests who have already been blessing location of 22 civilian deaths Sunday. AP picture same-sex unions now stop doing so, lay on Sunday, said local aid Catholics could be moved to take their place. groups. Administrative Council had retreated — a tactic widely also held in Mandalay and “If priests and pastoral ministers no longer More than a dozen civilians acted to “enhance security used to smother tear gas elsewhere. feel they can perform such a blessing, the were also wounded and a large and restore law and order” and create a vapour screen The protest movement has Catholic laity will step in and perform their own number of junta forces were and that the Yangon regional that makes it harder for been grounded in non-violent rituals,” DeBernardo said. “The toothpaste is out engaged in the township. commander had been police to pursue or shoot civil disobedience from the of the tube, and it can’t be put back inside.” Since the takeover six entrusted with administrative, demonstrators. start, with marches and The Reverend Bryan Massingale, an openly weeks ago, Myanmar has been judicial and military powers in There were also reports of general strikes among its gay Catholic priest and professor of theology under a nationwide state of the area under his command. injuries from live rounds and main features. and social ethics at Fordham University, said emergency, with its civilian Four other deaths were rubber bullets in other parts But some protesters have priests who wanted to engage in pastoral leaders ousted and detained reported in Bago, Mandalay, of Yangon, including Insein advocated stronger, more agile outreach to the gay and lesbian community “will and military leaders now in and the northern city of district, where billows of black methods of self-defence — continue to do so, except that it will be even charge of the government. Hpakant in Kachin state, said smoke could be seen after such as holding small rallies more under the table . . . than it was before.” However, the junta local aid groups and local security forces reportedly set that are quick to disband and Vatican doctrine holds that gays and lesbians announcement on state media. roadblocks on fire. reunite. should be treated with dignity and respect, but broadcaster MRTV later on In Yangon, videos posted on In a new tactic, anti-coup On Saturday, Mahn that gay sex is “intrinsically disordered” and that Sunday included the term social media showed crowds demonstrators used the cover Win Khaing Than — the same-sex unions are sinful. ‘martial law’ for the first time of people, some wearing hard of darkness to hold mass civilian leader of Myanmar’s Sister Simone Campbell, executive director since the coup and suggested hats and gas masks, running candlelight vigils on Saturday government-in-hiding — of the US-based NETWORK Lobby for Catholic there would be more direct down a street amid the sounds and Sunday nights in a vowed to continue supporting Social Justice and an advocate for greater military control over security of gunfire. Yangon commercial area that the “revolution” to oust the LGBTQ inclusion in the church, said she issues in Yangon. The demonstrators quickly was usually the scene of their military leaders who seized interpreted it as saying, “You can bless the The announcement included sprayed vapour from fire daytime protests. power in the February 1 coup. individuals (in a same-sex union), you just can’t the statement that the State extinguishers as they After-dark rallies were — AP bless the contract.” — AP Thousands take part in rallies across Australia

CANBERRA — Thousands outside Parliament House. at night. of women (and some men and “We are 200 metres from his Among protesters gathered children too) gathered in major office, and it’s not appropriate in Canberra, one held a sign cities across Australia yesterday for us to meet behind closed reading: “Shatter the silence. to take part in rallies calling for doors, especially when we are Stop the violence.” gender equality and justice for talking about sexual assault, The allegations involving victims of sexual assault. which does happen behind closed people in Morrison’s government The ‘March 4 Justice’ doors.” are expected to dominate rallies have been spurred by A spokesperson for Morrison parliamentary proceedings over a recent wave of allegations of said there was a standing the next two weeks. sexual assault, discrimination offer for a private meeting and Porter and Defence Minister and misconduct in some of declined to comment further. Linda Reynolds — who has been Australia’s highest political Recently-reported scandals criticised for failing to report an offices. include rape allegations against alleged rape of one of her former Organisers said more than Attorney-General Christian staff members by another — are 40 rallies were held across the Porter, who has strongly denied both on sick leave. nation, including one in the the alleged 1988 assault, saying — Reuters story via RNZ capital of Canberra, where a it simply did not happen. petition demanding action was The public anger over the ‘SHATTER THE SILENCE. delivered to Parliament. government’s handling of STOP THE VIOLENCE’: A delegation of organisers alleged incidents of sexual People attend a protest had rejected an invitation to assault mirrors the sentiment against sexual violence meet with Prime Minister Scott on display in London over the and gender inequality in Morrison in private. weekend, where protests were Melbourne yesterday, in one “We’ve come to his front held following the killing of of more than 40 ‘March 4 garden instead,” Janine Hendry, 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who Justice’ rallies that were held one of the organisers, told media disappeared while walking home around Australia. AFP picture 18 NATIONAL NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Prison for man who defrauded grandmother

DANNEVIRKE — A grandmother was admitted man who defrauded his to hospital for several weeks grandmother of $11,000 then hid away for several was sent to prison when he more weeks. appeared for sentencing at “You have completely Dannevirke District Court. broken her ability to be Cole Dylan Flutey faced independent. two charges of using a bank “You say you were disgusted card for pecuniary gain and with your behaviour but you a charge of burglary. Charges couldn’t stop.” of assault and threatening to Judge Krebs said the kill were withdrawn. starting point for sentencing Counsel Nicola Graham was 18 months in prison said it was clear Flutey’s drug on the burglary charge and addiction was at the root of added six months for the his offending and through fraud charges. his offending he had lost his He then reduced the partner and children. sentence by eight months FIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER: Protesters have spent more than 200 days at the West Auckland “He understands he needs for Flutey’s guilty pleas and section, which has been sold to developers for house building. NZ Herald pictures to sort things out.” for a letter Flutey wrote to While Flutey had no the court and one from an ability at this time to pay, addiction centre. he did want to repay his “I’m impressed by these Tree protesters face trespassing charges grandmother to try to rebuild letters which show you his relationship with her but have some insight into your AUCKLAND — Members of other family members didn’t behaviour.” a group that has been working want this to happen, Graham Judge Krebs said there to save a stand of native told the court. was no prospect of home trees have appeared in the Judge Jonathan Krebs detention. Auckland District Court facing said Flutey faced sentencing “I am going to impose trespassing charges. on two fraud charges which release conditions which you Protesters from Mana Rakau related to his grandmother’s have urged me to do. I note have spent more than 200 days bank cards and a burglary you have already taken steps at a section on Canal Road in charge. to undergo drug counselling Avondale, West Auckland, which “You broke into a property and treatment.” has been sold to developers for and were caught leaving with He made an order for building houses. a hot water cylinder, which reparation. They walked into court was recovered.” He said Flutey had carrying branches that they Judge Krebs described the $2639.97 in outstanding fines said are from the trees which burglary as unsophisticated. but had no payment regime have already been cut down. “With the fraud you took in place. Outside court, one of the your grandmother’s bank In reply, Flutey told the accused, Zane Wedding, told the card after you had used it judge he would pay the fines. media the fight was far from GROWING MOVEMENT: legitimately. This breach “I just want to get out of over. Police clashed with protesters at the of trust left her financially prison and get my family “Our voices progressively Avondale site on March 9. vulnerable. back.” get louder and louder . . . and “According to other family Flutey was sentenced everybody should be recognising week it solidified us, it unified He suggested Mayor Phil Goff, members you have destroyed to 16 months prison on that,” he said. us, but it grew what we are Minister for the Environment her. You have left her the burglary charge and “David Parker and Jacinda becoming and there will be tree David Parker and Prime financially drained and with 12 months on each of the especially, this movement is protection brought back in this Minister Jacinda Ardern should an overdraft. She has become fraud charges to be served growing, what happened last city.” all visit the site. — RNZ housebound.” concurrently. Judge Krebs said his — Hawke’s Bay Today ‘I should have been protected’ Woman buries two unborn babies after GP prescribes harmful medication by Emma Russell, NZ Herald didn’t check if the woman was pregnant, use of topical and oral steroids. might not have gone through a second or provide her with information about “If I had been told what would truly termination. A woman in her 30s buried two the harmful long-term effects of the happen there is no way I would ever have “In my view, the risk of teratogenicity unborn babies after her GP prescribed medication, the report said. used that cream. It has ruined my life,” extending for at least two years after medication that could cause severe and The woman became pregnant twice the woman said. ceasing treatment with Neotigason is life-threatening birth defects. while on the medication, and underwent Cushing’s syndrome is caused by high information that Ms A, as a woman in She was also diagnosed with drug- two terminations due levels of the hormone her thirties of childbearing potential, induced Cushing’s syndrome after to the risk of birth cortisol for a long could reasonably have expected to multiple doctors ignored warnings from defects from the At the time of prescribing, time. Patients often receive, prior to deciding whether to specialists about overuse of a skin cream medication. experience muscle commence treatment,” McDowell said. and failed to inform the woman of the Between 2012 the GP didn’t check if the weakness, fatigue, The Commissioner said she also risks. and 2018, multiple woman was pregnant, or excess sweating and believed the woman’s Cushing’s disease Yesterday, her main doctor was found doctors at the medical provide her with information abdominal obesity. diagnosis could have been avoided and in breach of the Code of Health and centre, including the about the harmful long-term The GPs had the failures were reflective of poor Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for GP in breach, also failed to advise the systems of care at the medical centre. failures in the woman’s care. prescribed the woman effects of the medication. woman that overuse She recommended that the GP “I should have been protected, I should with large amounts of Dermol could undertake an audit of patients for whom have been safe. Instead, I had to bury of a skin cream called result in adverse side he has prescribed medications that two of my children,” the woman said in a Dermol, alongside other oral steroids. effects. interfere with foetal development to Health and Disability Commission (HDC) This was despite an alert on her file “(Now, I will) live with years of pain ensure the requirements were met. report published today. advising them to “be cautious with and will forever have extreme skin McDowell advised that the Medical The woman was not named in the scripting Dermol” as the woman was issues that will cause me delayed wound Council of New Zealand undertake a report for privacy reasons. overusing it, and against the advice healing, infections, skin tears, not to competency review of the GP. In 2013, the GP prescribed the woman of two letters sent to the GP from the mention what will happen to me when I The GP and the medical centre were with Neotigason, a medication for woman’s dermatologist, the report said. am older,” she said. told to apologise to the woman and psoriasis, which can cause severe and In November 2018, the woman was Health and Disability Commissioner both were referred to the Director of life-threatening birth defects. diagnosed with drug-induced Cushing’s Morag McDowell slammed the GP saying Proceedings for the purpose of deciding At the time of prescribing, the GP syndrome, caused by long-standing heavy if he properly informed his patient she whether to institute proceedings. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 KIDS PAGE 19 k id zonly

MY TAKE ON THE QUAKE: Samara Lee (6) took to drawing to sum up how many felt during the recent magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the coast of Te Araroa. Her artwork, aptly titled Earthquake, features a bedroom scene in the early hours of the morning when the quake struck, squiggly lines representing the shaking motion and the words: “It was like sailing on a boat, but dark. Was scary”. GNS Science last week noted the quake was now the most widely-felt tremor in New Zealand, with more than 50,000 respondents on the GeoNet website saying they felt it. Picture by Paul Rickard

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MATAMATA — Melody Belle, New Zealand’s “The only reservation would be track accomplishments, after she brought the curtain we saw how good she was. darling of the turf, will continue her farewell tour conditions. If it was a really heavy track we might down on her New Zealand racing career in the “It was fantastic to be there with the crowd, the in Sydney later this month. not want to race her at 2400m because it is the best possible fashion on Saturday. weather, and the big group of owners, many of Fresh off her history-making win in the Gr.1 first time she would have raced at that distance. “There were all sort of emotions on Saturday,” them were there and there was a lot of emotion.” Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at “2000m is clearly her pet trip and she is pretty Galvin said. “The fact that it was her 14th Group Purchased by Te Akau principal David Ellis for Ellerslie on Saturday, the Jamie Richards-trained dominant at it from what we have seen. One win and it was a magnificent occasion on $57,500 out of Haunui Farm’s 2016 New Zealand mare will fly to Sydney next week in preparation “She is also nominated for the Queen Elizabeth Auckland Cup day at Ellerslie. Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale draft on behalf for the Gr.1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. (Gr.1, 2000m) and the Coolmore Legacy (Gr.1, “Her previous start had led to a failure when of Fortuna Syndications, Melody Belle has “She is booked to fly on March 25 and she will 1600m), which are both on April 10 at Randwick.” she ran at Te Rapa in the Herbie Dyke (Gr.1, become the flagbearer for the syndicator, be able to work that morning and go straight into While looking forward to the Australian leg 2000m), through no fault of her own, so there was and Galvin said she will be sorely missed when the Tancred,” Fortuna Syndications’ John Galvin of her farewell tour, Galvin was left pondering an extra edge and pressure there. she retires at the end of this campaign. said. yesterday the significance of his mare’s “My main emotion was relief that once again — Racing Desk

Matamata races at Matamata Wednesday Jetbet 2 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 6 36s34 Qiji Swordsman (7) 58 60 S Collett 5 Mercurial (6) 57.5 47 W Pinn (a2) 3 2 Side Hustle (5) 57 52 M McNab 7 Holster Eng. Sth Waikato Cup 3.49 Race 1: LUCKY SHARK, QIJI SWORDSMAN, RADEGAST 7 01998 La Velocita (4) 56.5 61 S Weatherley 6 Lebanese Trader (5) 57.5 45 M McNab 4 3 Night Vision (2) 57 51 C Grylls 8 910s6 Anzac Power (6) 56 60 C Grylls 7 34 Novashow (11) 55.5 65 S Weatherley $20,000, open handicap, 2000m Race 2: JOHNY JOHNY, DOTTIE DEE, RABADA 5 2704 Bendermerry (4) 57 50 S Collett 9 82100 Wasp (5) 56 60 T Yanagida (a1) 8 8447 Callissident (9) 55.5 62 C Grylls 6 4s Poser (7) 57 50 W Pinn (a2) 1 50457 Polzeath (6) 61 79 H Schofer (a2) Race 3: NOVASHOW, DRAGON BISCUIT, CHEERFUL MOMENT 10 56356 Shebringsmerubies (8) 55.5 59 9 — Flying For Glory SCRATCHED 7 Cork (6) 57 45 S Wynne 2 01250 Super Hoof (5) 60.5 78 J Fawcett Race 4: SIDE BY SIDE, THE PANTHER, PROSPEROUS 10 La Capita (10) 55.5 47 S Wynne 2 Matamata Tractors & Machinery 12.52 8 9 Last Leg (10) 57 45 D Danis (a2) 3 55528 Felaar (2) 59.5 76 D Johnson Race 5: SIDE HUSTLE, POSER, NIGHT VISION 11 7 Just Maybe (13) 55.5 46 T Thornton 9 Searchlight (9) 57 45 S Spratt 4 42231 Military Step (4) 55.5 68 Race 6: WEOWNA TIGER, ARONOV, POSER $10,000, maiden 3yo, 1050m 12 Gimmegoosebumps (3) 55.5 45 S Spratt 10 0 Self Made (1) 57 45 T Newman (a2) 5 10979 Vittachi (7) 55.5 68 B Rogerson (a4) 13 Set In Stone (7) 55.5 45 SCRATCHED Race 7: FELAAR, POLZEATH, MILITARY STEP 1 Johny Johny (6) 57.5 47 L Satherley 6 — Bad ‘n’ Bouj Race 8: HIT THE ROAD JACK, OH TO BE, CHARMINGAFFAIR A Goindasamy (a1) 6 Team Wealleans 3.12 7 20301 Mighty Connor (3) 55 67 S McKay 2 Rabada (9) 57.5 47 C Grylls 14 Tighten Me Up (1) 55.5 45 S McKay 3 0 Heza Showman (8) 57.5 46 S Spratt $10,000, maiden, 1400m 8 34185 Zouluminous (8) 54 67 S Collett 4 00s Ocean Cruizer (11) 57.5 45 4 Fertco 2.02 9 17989 Nowanagen (1) 54 64 C Grylls 5 — Packing Tavi SCRATCHED 1 227 Aronov (4) 58.5 53 T Yanagida (a1) 6 — Zac Black SCRATCHED $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1200m 2 s5024 Like A Boss (1) 58.5 52 L Satherley 8 Tirau Veterinary Centre 4.24 7 200s Dottie Dee (5) 55.5 64 S Wynne 1 s1790 Might (4) 60 65 S Spratt 3 25 Weowna Tiger (6) 58.5 52 J Fawcett $10,000, maiden, 2000m 8 24723 Darci Diva (7) 55.5 54 S Collett 2 4s850 Up ‘n’ Gone (10) 59 63 4 9 Electric Whiskers (11) 58.5 45 R Elliot 5 00 Ernie’s Taken (13) 58.5 45 S Spratt 1 23434 Hit The Road Jack (13) 58.5 59 T Harris 9 83s Charmaine’s Dream (10) 55.5 51 3 61 The Panther (1) 58.5 63 T Harris 2 0s505 Rockwithattitude (5) 58.5 47 6 54070 Extersea (3) 58.5 45 T Thornton D Johnson 4 s5287 Glittering Armour (7) 58.5 62 S Collett D Danis (a2) 7 4s374 Chandler (14) 58 50 T Newman (a2) 10 3 Isla Jay (4) 55.5 51 S Weatherley 5 4252s Prosperous (5) 58 65 C Grylls 3 0779 Amabo (1) 58.5 45 L Satherley 11 20 Our Sassy Cat (3) 55.5 51 W Pinn (a2) 6 2468s El Nymph (6) 57 63 D Danis (a2) 8 Fort William (10) 58 45 S Collett 4 s6806 Anhedonia (6) 58.5 45 J M Fillmore 12 Empress Qi (1) 55.5 47 J Fawcett 7 85948 Mannie’s Power (3) 56.5 62 W Pinn (a2) 9 Mali Ston (9) 58 45 S Weatherley 5 03900 El Zita (8) 58.5 45 13 Dov (2) 55.5 45 A Goindasamy (a1) 8 8195 Side By Side (2) 56 62 S Weatherley 10 8 Up ‘n’ Power (2) 58 45 D Danis (a2) 6 7605 Daqiansweet Junior (7) 58 47 S Collett 1 Tokoroa Cossie Club 12.17 9 1s98s Awareness (8) 56 61 D Johnson 11 s89s8 Show The Love (7) 56.5 45 E McCall (a3) 7 0558 Flying Star (14) 58 46 T Thornton 3 Tokoroa Club (Inc) 1.27 10 4647s She’s Apples (9) 56 61 M McNab $10,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1600m 12 7 Darci’s Queen (12) 56 45 8 80s Dragon Realm (11) 58 45 H Schofer (a2) 1 74442 Lucky Shark (3) 59 62 D Johnson $10,000, maiden 2yo, 1200m 5 NZB Insurance Pearl Series 2.37 13 0 Nothinsweetaboutme (15) 56 45 9 907 Peecee Pussycat (12) 58 45 S Spratt 2 98815 Patsys Lad (1) 59 62 S Spratt 1 38523 Dragon Biscuit (2) 57.5 60 14 Play A Part (5) 56 45 C Grylls 10 563 Charmingaffair (3) 56.5 51 C Dell 3 31504 Radegast (2) 59 62 T Harris T Yanagida (a1) $10,000, maiden f&m, 1400m EMERGENCIES: 11 79890 Cash Me Ousside (10) 56.5 45 C Grylls 4 04393 Boutonniere (9) 58.5 61 M McNab 2 33 Soldier Boy (4) 57.5 52 S Collett 1 64s09 Nothinbraxlykahart (3) 57.5 48 15 — Mr Fox SCRATCHED 12 8s930 Primo Stella (2) 56 51 S Weatherley 5 00206 Candid Camera (10) 58.5 61 3 3s Cheerful Moment (8) 57.5 51 D Johnson A Goindasamy (a1) 16 4s Poser (8) 56 50 13 69630 Oh To Be (4) 56 50 W Pinn (a2) D Danis (a2) 4 7 Atullibigeal (12) 57.5 47 L Satherley 2 5062 Cantsaytoomuch (8) 57 54 R Elliot 17 — Self Made SCRATCHED 14 5 Taviluv (9) 56 47 S Wynne

NZ Metropolitan harness at Addington Wednesday Jetbet 8 TAB Doubles 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 Trebles 2-3-4, 6-7-8 Quaddies 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 Place6 3-8 Selections 5 00060 Flamboyant (Fr) 5 P Cook 6 Murano (Fr) 6 6 68392 Four Starzzz Shiraz (Fr) 6 4 2770s Scotlynn Beach Boy (Fr) 4 R Close Race 1: AUCHTERCAIRN, CAESAR’S QUEST, 6 56702 Alexy (Fr) 6 C Negus 7 50 Love Rose (Fr) 7 J Dunn 5 0s093 Ruby’s A Delight (Fr) 5 7 s8106 Edge Sheeran (Fr) 7 A Edge 8 0064 Westland Peak (Fr) 8 R Holmes 6 Dining At Addington Trot 6.29 FROSTY RECEPTION 6 00877 Taliesin (Fr) 6 R Holmes 8 17054 Dreaminsover (Fr) 8 C Wigg 9 70s03 Trixton Time (Fr) 9 S O’Reilly (J) 7 06407 Itz The Con Artist (Fr) 7 K Tomlinson (J) Race 2: REFLECTIONSOFMYLIFE, LILAC CHANGE, $8000, 4yo+ r40-r49 stand, 2000m 9 81659 Art Courage (Fr) 9 10 7s0 Aditi (Fr) 21 G Smith 8 67620 Ashes Of Desire (Fr) 8 T Williams IMMER BESSER 10 08346 Senorita Margarita (Fr) 21 11 Dream Extreme (Fr) 22 1 86037 Gin Rummy (Fr) 1 I Cameron 2 64770 Tehoro Dazzle (Fr) 2 R Holmes 9 000P0 Mrs Washington (Fr) 9 Race 3: EILISH HALL, TRIXTON TIME, SAMANTHAS MOON 12 04662 He’s A Cassanova (Fr) 23 10 9789s Luminite (Fr) 21 (J) 2 Spectators $15 Daily Deals 4.39 13 02252 Samanthas Moon (Fr) U1 3 23238 Sally Lindenny (Fr) 3 G O’Reilly Race 4: EXECUTIVE BANNER, CASINO ACTION, 11 03476 Leconte (Fr) 22 J Cox COSMIC MAJOR $8000, 4yo+ mares r40-r49. mobile, 1980m 4 53718 Silverlinings (Fr) 4 B Hope (J) 4 NZB Standardbred Pace 5.38 5 08800 Smudgee (Fr) 5 P Borcoskie 12 9s0s6 Nicole (Fr) 23 S Ottley Race 5: FOUR STARZZZ SHIRAZ, KEY REACTOR, 1 6700s Olive Cook (Fr) 1 K Tomlinson (J) 6 53862 Blink N Bones (Fr) 6 B Ford HOT STARFF $8000, 2yo. mobile, 1980m 8 First Direct Taxis Pace 7.21 2 76005 Majorca (Fr) 2 C Thornley 7 00000 Unique Rose (Fr) 7 T Chmiel 3 90s69 Fancy (Fr) 3 R May 1 Van Shard (Fr) 1 M Williamson Race 6: SILVERLININGS, SALLY LINDENNY, 8 880s9 Princess Dakota (Fr) 8 (J) $8000, 4yo+ c,g&e r40-r49. mobile, 1980m MAJESTIC ROLLON 4 34087 Immer Besser (Fr) 4 G O’Reilly 2 Jimmy James Maguire (Fr) 2 R May 9 90032 Majestic Rollon (Fr) 9 (J) 1 00009 Paul’s Verdict (Fr) 1 J Morrison (J) Race 7: KING ARTHUR, ASHES OF DESIRE, LECONTE 5 38370 Judgement Bay (Fr) 5 L O’Reilly 3 Cosmic Major (Fr) 3 6 46543 Reflectionsofmylife (Fr) 6 T Chmiel 4 Cut N Run (Fr) 4 10 60068 Show Me The Gray (Fr) 10 J Cox 2 68096 Mr Asia (Fr) 2 Race 8: MAGICAL MATTY, PETE’S DASH, REINIMIN PATRON 7 03230 Lilac Change (Fr) 7 S O’Reilly (J) 5 125 Executive Banner (Fr) 5 R Houghton 11 07810 Listen Easy (Fr) U1 3 80597 Mighty Reactor (Fr) 3 M Williamson 8 88080 Honour Scroll (Fr) U1 (J) 6 1083 Casino Action (Fr) 6 12 20003 Isla Elsie (Fr) U2 J Dunn 4 87400 Essence Of Easton (Fr) 4 13 56s00 Palisade (Fr) U3 D Butt 3 Hornby Liquor Centre Trot 5.11 5 Avon City Ford Autumn Sprint 6.04 5 84000 Rick Reilly (Fr) 5 1 Livamol (Amateur Drivers) 4.09 7 Woodlands Stud Pace 6.56 6 66380 The Conqueror (Fr) 6 $8000, non-winners 2yo+. mobile, 1980m $8000, 6yo+ r45-r60. mobile, 1609m 7 59727 Pete’s Dash (Fr) 7 K Tomlinson (J) $7500, 4yo+ r40-r53. mobile, 1980m $8000, non-winners 4yo+ mr40 to mr46. 1 0980 Glide Along (Fr) 1 T Chmiel 1 9s606 Kansas City Jim (Fr) 1 (J) 8 32577 Pay Me Visa (Fr) 8 T Chmiel mobile, 1980m 1 00032 Auchtercairn (Fr) 1 2 Top Hat And Tails (Fr) 2 2 00099 Aveross Rustler (Fr) 2 K Newman (J) 9 931s0 Magical Matty (Fr) 9 S Tomlinson (J) 2 00864 Myrcella (Fr) 2 W Frost 3 304 Night Watch (Fr) 3 3 10295 Key Reactor (Fr) 3 J Gray 1 37008 Charnui (Fr) 1 A Lethaby 10 P297s Reinimin Patron (Fr) 21 G Smith 3 00053 Frosty Reception (Fr) 3 N Munro 4 07627 Eilish Hall (Fr) 4 J Curtin 4 7734s Hot Starff (Fr) 4 S McNally 2 00475 Arts Centre (Fr) 2 11 04886 Prospect Park (Fr) 22 4 63427 Caesar’s Quest (Fr) 4 5 96 Gift Card (Fr) 5 R Close 5 95599 Razors Edge (Fr) 5 J Geddes 3 55729 King Arthur (Fr) 3 J Gray 12 9575P Lincoln Skipper (Fr) 23 A Tomlinson

Wanganui greys at Hatrick Wednesday Jetbet 3 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 T. 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 Q. 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 PL6 5-10 Selections 7 45344 Joyful Tears nwtd Matt Roberts 4 42243 So Severe 17.71 Carol Morris 7 15138 Go Blue 17.96 Nathan Udy EMERGENCIES: Race 1: BIG TIME DOMINO, BIG TIME NOAH, 8 74537 Bluey nwtd John McArthur 5 43526 Big Time Beat 17.73 D P Symes 8 26653 Bigtime Stella 17.42 Agent & Williams 9 45447 Big Time Dior nwtd Lisa Cole 6 87331 Noah Rapper 17.55 Brian Marsh EMERGENCIES: 10 56657 Bigtime Ava 30.70 Peter Clark STAY ME BROKE 2 Aon CPF Insurance 12.25 7 11122 Thrilling Millie 17.65 K A Lincoln-Papuni 9 86678 Homebush Maxi 17.89 John McInerney Race 2: DADDY DONNY, ALLEGRO GEMMA, $3450, C0, 520m 8 2s147 Rapid Renegade 17.89 Richard Waite 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell 9 racingtips.co.nz 2.26 FROSTY PARADISE EMERGENCIES: $1510, C1, 305m Race 3: IDOL REIGN, GOTCHA MAX, ALLEGRO MOSES 1 78577 Big Time Helena nwtd Lisa Cole 9 18677 Xanthe Jewel 17.84 Pauline Blanche 7 Accell Canine Therapy 1.51 1 67667 Big Time Tatum 17.86 Agent & Williams Race 4: ALAMEIN BOB, THRILLING MILLIE, NOAH RAPPER 2 52523 Daddy Donny nwtd A J Christiansen 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell 3 32368 Adobe Junior nwtd Matt Roberts $1510, C1, 305m 2 14877 Strike It Rich 18.42 John McArthur Race 5: BIG TIME NALA, DANGEROUS DI, ALAMEIN SAM 4 66775 Adobe Pebbles nwtd Daniel Roberts 5 Kernow Construction 1.18 1 77837 Homebush Mandy 17.95 Sue Gommans 3 67661 Big Time Yonkers 17.78 Lisa Cole Race 6: DOTTIE BELL, GO BLUE, MIMI 5 26743 Allegro Gemma nwtd Wendy Kite 4 36658 Homebush Luther 18.30 John McInerney $1745, C1/2, 305m 2 54566 Adobe Rubble nwtd Matt Roberts Race 7: AHUROA WHIZZ, ADOBE RUBBLE, 6 s6354 Frosty Paradise nwtd M S Clark 3 86767 Diller 18.19 John McInerney 5 78455 Liberty Taker nwtd Mark Goodier HOMEBUSH MANDY 7 758 Lost In Pace nwtd Mark Goodier 1 88458 Sozin’s Delight 17.83 John McInerney 4 78667 Hurricane Al 17.85 Carol Morris 6 86846 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans Race 8: BIG TIME GIGI, BIG TIME MASON, ADOBE NINJA 8 24345 Crispy Chicken nwtd Angela Turnwald 2 17534 Shot Of Class 17.85 Carol Morris 5 55433 Ahuroa Whizz 18.46 Robert Murray 7 67582 Nighthawk Fancy nwtd Matt Roberts Race 9: TIGGERLONG PAT, NIGHTHAWK FANCY, 3 75426 Waterloo Girl 17.78 Wendy Kite 6 67748 Homebush Maree nwtd Sue Gommans 8 76453 Tiggerlong Pat nwtd Daniel Roberts 4 54613 Ahuroa Princess 17.61 Robert Murray EMERGENCIES: BIG TIME YONKERS 3 Laser Plumbing 12.43 7 57885 Cool Beans nwtd John McInerney 5 13732 Alamein Sam 18.00 Kettlewell & Phillips 9 38587 Hobson 17.93 John McArthur $1425, C0, 305m 8 68554 Big Time Penny 17.76 Peter Clark Race 10: CHOICE SISTER, BIG TIME ARI, THREE OF HEARTS 6 87s84 Allegro Lexxi 17.63 Agent & Williams 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell 1 66682 Zero Tolerance nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni 7 22211 Big Time Nala 17.74 Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: 2 27543 Idol Reign nwtd Marcie Flipp 8 21185 Dangerous Di 17.91 K A Lincoln-Papuni 9 18677 Xanthe Jewel 17.84 Pauline Blanche 10 Palamountains Nutrition 2.45 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell 3 36437 Allegro Moses nwtd Lisa Cole EMERGENCIES: $1510, C1, 305m 4 28367 Gotcha Max nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni 9 38587 Hobson 17.93 John McArthur 5 48748 Goldstar Harlowe nwtd Sue Gommans 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell 8 Book Your Function @ Hatrick 2.10 1 24548 Choice Sister 17.77 Carol Morris 6 86566 Loudred nwtd J & D Bell $2565, C1, 520m 2 1766 Dark And Dusty nwtd Matt Roberts 1 Welcome To Hatrick 12.07 3 57651 Big Time Ari 17.94 Lisa Cole 7 85557 Adobe Betty nwtd Daniel Roberts 6 First Security 1.35 1 55425 Adobe Turtle 31.16 Sue Gommans $1425, C0, 305m 8 868s Hardcore Lisa nwtd Agent & Williams 4 25746 Three Of Hearts 18.36 Bill Hodgson $1745, C1/2, 305m 2 43434 Adobe Ninja nwtd Daniel Roberts 5 57388 Alamein Graeme 17.96 Kettlewell & Phillips 1 22 Kinetic Jyn nwtd Kettlewell & Phillips 4 Adept Accountants 1.01 1 87482 Pliskova nwtd S E Hunt 3 16856 Stormy Jay 30.51 Wendy Kite 6 76848 Hardcore Kylie 18.28 Agent & Williams 2 27478 Waiting Game nwtd K A Lincoln-Papuni 2 13151 Mimi 17.83 John McArthur 4 35423 Big Time Rita 30.68 Lisa Cole 7 58758 Homebush Captain 17.95 John McInerney 3 43636 Big Time Noah nwtd Peter Clark $1745, C1/2, 305m 3 84328 Dino The Fox 17.74 K A Lincoln-Papuni 5 53656 Othello Adobe nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 86765 Adobe Spinner nwtd Daniel Roberts 4 3 Big Time Domino nwtd Lisa Cole 1 2474F Homebush Maycee 17.90 John McInerney 4 38412 Dottie Bell 17.87 Leanne Bell 6 44142 Sweeney Todd 30.84 Mark Goodier EMERGENCIES: 5 77755 Hardcore Brute nwtd Agent & Williams 2 22113 Alamein Bob 17.79 Kettlewell & Phillips 5 61788 Idol Ziggy 17.67 Marcie Flipp 7 31126 Big Time Gigi 30.46 Lisa Cole 9 86678 Homebush Maxi 17.89 John McInerney 6 3 Stay Me Broke nwtd A J Christiansen 3 4s666 Go Great nwtd Nathan Udy 6 47387 Miss Adobe nwtd Matt Roberts 8 68122 Big Time Mason 30.28 Lisa Cole 10 77788 Double What 17.79 J & D Bell

Extra Wanganui greys at Hatrick Wednesday Jetbet 9 TAB D. 1-2, 3-4 T. 2-3-4 Q. 1-2-3-4 Selections 1 Presidents Dash Heat 3.01 2 See You Friday Heat 3.21 3 Adept Accountants Heat 3.39 4 Hatrick Dash Heat 3.58 Race 1: TIGER CHURN, TESTING TIME, IDOL JAN $1510, C1, heat, 305m $1510, C1, heat, 305m $1510, C1, heat, 305m $1510, C1, heat, 305m Race 2: ALLEGRO SMOOCH, BAILEY AND CREAM, ELLE 1 74583 Clansman Douglas 18.16 Brian Goldsack 1 6587s Star Secret 18.26 Agent & Williams 1 62234 Yarn Sister 17.80 Carol Morris 1 61566 Impressive Mood 18.07 Sue Gommans Race 3: OPAWA VIOLET, SIDELINE SALLY, YARN SISTER 2 55457 Impressive Gift nwtd Sue Gommans 2 23541 Allegro Smooch 17.58 Lisa Cole 2 65744 Telltale Signs 18.10 Melissa Olden 2 42334 Taranaki Brie 18.00 Colleen Brider Race 4: MILO TONIGHT, TARANAKI BRIE, EYE KNO 3 21224 Tiger Churn 18.01 Glen Hodgson 3 37s65 True Testament 17.94 Bill Hodgson 3 74454 King Theoden nwtd Pauline Blanche 3 7F266 Hardcore Jet 17.97 Agent & Williams 4 16842 Kinetic Rebel 17.93 Kettlewell & Phillips 4 74475 Leslie Albert 18.06 Brian Goldsack 4 53756 Paradox Prince 18.13 Bill Hodgson 4 76546 Homebush Vassy nwtd John McInerney 5 38622 Al’s Witch 18.19 Lana Pearce 5 36363 Elle 18.15 John McArthur 5 77424 Sideline Sally 17.57 John McInerney 5 87323 Eye Kno 17.77 W Woods 6 25427 Rainy River nwtd S E Hunt 6 34465 Opawa Jody 18.03 Marcie Flipp 6 83821 Opawa Violet 18.02 Nathan Udy 6 42766 Cliff Top Rosie 18.14 M S Clark 7 11253 Testing Time 17.89 John McArthur 7 48265 Hypothetical 18.02 Melissa Olden 7 83665 Small Paige nwtd Agent & Williams 7 22213 Milo Tonight 17.84 Lana Pearce 8 53236 Idol Jan 17.80 Marcie Flipp 8 26525 Bailey And Cream 17.93 J & D Bell 8 36156 Adobe Girl nwtd Daniel Roberts 8 88347 Kiosk 17.80 J & D Bell EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: EMERGENCIES: 9 68554 Big Time Penny 17.76 Peter Clark 9 78455 Liberty Taker nwtd Mark Goodier 9 67574 Ariana Sunset 18.31 Brian Goldsack 9 25746 Three Of Hearts 18.36 Bill Hodgson 10 58758 Homebush Captain 17.95 John McInerney 10 86846 Gotcha Popeye nwtd Sue Gommans 10 77837 Homebush Mandy 17.95 Sue Gommans 10 86765 Adobe Spinner nwtd Daniel Roberts 24 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Club champions found in fast racing

KARTING by Rockin’ Robin In the junior KTs, Koby Gooch In the women’s class, Crystal had two wins and Luca Vita, one. Callaghan had two wins and EASTLAND Kart Club’s Second placings went to Sharyn Rogers had one. decision to go ahead with the Hayley de la Haye (2) and Luca Aimee Whiteman got two club championships on Sunday Vita. second placings and Lyn Lyle, paid off. Third placings went to Koby one. Committee members met at Gooch, Hayley de la Haye and Third placings went to Robyn the track on Sunday morning, Luca Vita. de la Haye (2) and Tessa Irvine. in view of the rain that had In the open class pro karts Three drivers finished on fallen on Saturday and early on and shifters, Harley Davies had equal points so a run-off was Sunday. two wins and a third placing. held to decide first place. They decided to run the Barry Irvine had a win, a Aimee Whiteman, Crystal meeting, but pushed the start second and a third. Cole Rosie Callaghan and Sharyn Rogers time from 10am to 12 midday. mhad two seconds and a third. took part in a four-lap run-off. This proved to be a great call In the KT heavies, Dion Lund The win went to Aimee as the rain cleared and the track had his best day, winning all Whiteman. Second was Crystal had plenty of drive. three races, while Buck Rogers Callaghan and third was Sharyn The rain went deep into the had three second placings. Rogers. dirt and made for some of the Shanan Gooch won all three Overall results after three best racing seen in years. The races in the rotax class. heats in the Wicked Tints and track got a watering during the Tara Whiteman had two Dig It Gizzy Ltd Eastland Kart break after two rounds. seconds and a third, while Roger Club champs — In the rookies class, Conrad Moss had a second and two Rookies: Conrad Gooch 1, Gooch had three wins and Nixon thirds. Nixon Gooch 2. Gooch, three second placings. In the KT lights, Alex Rosie Young guns: Vinzent In the young guns class, had a clean sweep, winning all MacGregor 1, Brodie Gooch 2, SPEED IN THE CORNERING: KT lights winner Alex Rosie takes a Vinzent MacGregor grabbed all three races in a large field. Ella Nicholson 3. bend in the track. Picture supplied three wins by huge margins. Toby White had two seconds Junior KTs: Koby Gooch 1, Brodie Gooch had three and Mike Vita, one. Luca Vita 2, Hayley de la Haye 3. Whiteman 2, Roger Moss 3. White 2, Conor White 3. seconds while third placings Third placings went to Spring Open: Harley Davies 1, Barry KT heavies: Dion Lund 1, Women: Aimee Whiteman 1, went to Ella Nicholson (2) and Thomson, Seth Hall and Jake Irvine 2, Cole Rosie 3. Buck Rogers 2. Crystal Callaghan 2, Sharyn Logan Irvine. Callaghan. Rotax: Shanan Gooch 1, Tara KT lights: Alex Rosie 1, Toby Rogers 3. 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The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 SPORT 25 Sonrise champions again with six-wicket win CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf had beaten Campion College by 120 runs Johnathan Gray said: “We played Campion fielded players new to to qualify for the three-school T20 final well, fielded well, our three players new cricket yesterday. Some, as in the case of SONRISE Christian School beat against defending champions Sonrise to the game — Tom Pinto, Ezra Brown Harafateh Singh, have been in the game Gisborne Intermediate by six wickets earlier in the day, Ilminster Intermediate and Olivia Viljoen — did a good job. for a while now but as bowlers remain yesterday to again be crowned Poverty School not fielding a team. The senior players all performed and difficult to read: though he bowled two Bay cricket champions for the second Gisborne Intermediate, who had made everyone’s confident in our team.” overs for 21 runs, batsmen looking to play year running. 161-4 in the Campion game (Willis 22 at The Sonrise crew, coached by George forward, and straight, had little choice Sonrise captain and left-arm opening second-drop, opener Joel Kirkpatrick 44 Reynolds, Deevon Gray and Phil but to play back and horizontal shots. bowler Johnathan Gray was superb not out), were bowled out for 74 in 19.2 Viljoen, has a unique approach: players Whitfield impressed. He is a good in taking 2-10 while his twin brother overs of the Poverty Bay final. Both left- drive their own training and team young all-round cricketer. As a captain Marcus took 2-7, Jonah Reynolds 2-9 and handed first-drop Oliver Mackintosh and organisation, the adults assuming he has zest for the game and his tone is his younger brother, leg-spinner Harvey, Brandon Fearnley at No.5 made 13. managerial responsibility on game-day. positive. Gayesha Mahabalage was the 1-15. The older and younger Reynolds Campion captain Charlie Whitfield won most successful of the Gis Int bowlers Left-hander Marcus, batting at No.3, brothers made 15 and 12 respectively as the toss in Game 1 and chose to bowl. Leo and his was the bowling performance of made 31 — the highest individual score opening batsmen. Sonise, 79-2, won the Starck took 2-19, including the wicket the day: he took three wickets for one run in the match. game in 10.5 overs. Gis Int spearhead of Willis LBW, and impressed with both in four overs of full-length out-swing. Gisborne Intermediate captain Arlo Archer Allen, who took 2-9 in Round 1, in ball and bat. Starck bowls an excellent Sonrise will next play in the Northern Willis won the toss on Nelson Park Game 2 was the pick of the bowlers. He out-swinger, and as a batsman times his Districts tournament at the end of ground three, an artificial pitch. Gis Int conceded only six runs in two overs. shots crisply. March. SPORTS BRIEFS HSOB through to face Liverpool goes up two places LIVERPOOL — Diogo Jota scored against his former club to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League and keep them in contention for a top- OBR in Hope Cup final four finish. The result lifted Liverpool two places up to sixth on 46 points from 29 games, five adrift of fourth- CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf a crushing, 10-wicket victory over placed Chelsea and two behind fifth-placed West Siteworx Horouta on Saturday only Ham who have a game in hand. OBR hammered certain cricketing a week after beating The Waka by Wolves stayed 13th on 35 points from 29 truths home on Saturday when they 143 runs. matches. Play was held up for 10 minutes in the beat Horouta by 10 wickets in the 1 Unlike that match on March 6 or closing stages as Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio v 4 semi-final to confirm their status the 95-run loss in Round 4, this time suffered a concussion and was carried off on a as white-hot favourites heading into around Horouta captain Mel Knight stretcher after colliding with team mate Conor next weekend’s Senior B Hope Cup won the toss and chose to bat. Coady who tried to close down Mohamed Salah. club final. She also faced the first ball of the — Radio NZ The Bollywood High School Old match from Lloyd van Zyl (1-5) and Boys’ Presidents — who were all-out Knight carried her bat for 44 not out Messi scores two goals for 43 and lost to the Civil Project — the highest individual score in SPAIN — Lionel Messi celebrated his record- Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps by the first innings — Horouta’s next- equalling 767th appearance for Barcelona by seven wickets on opening day — best being 11, by both No.5 Vishal scoring two goals in a 4-1 La Liga victory over turned the tables on the No.2 seeds Singh and Grace Kuil, who came in Huesca which helped the Catalans to move within by 14 runs in a major upset. at seven. four points of the top of the table. It was sweet revenge for Seven batsmen made three or The victory lifted Barca to 59 points in second Presidents, who lost last year’s final fewer than three runs, their biggest place, four behind table-toppers Atletico Madrid. to defending champions Ngatapa. partnership was one of 26 for the Messi equalled Xavi Hernandez’s all-time HSOB captain Ollie Needham 9th wicket between Knight and appearance record for Barcelona. — Radio NZ said: “It was a low-scoring and Priyantha Withanage (10, from 10 on absorbing affair on HBR 4. Mike the list). Three goals not enough Gibson won the toss for Ngatapa, The Waka made 100-9 in 30 they bowled and their Most Valuable completed overs. WELLINGTON —The Wellington Phoenix have Player — fast bowler Ryan West Horouta MVP Knight said: “It was been beaten 4-3 by Western Sydney Wanderers in (1-9) — was again outstanding.” hard going on a wet, sticky pitch the A-League. Left-arm seamer Will Faulks early on. OBR bowled well but the The Phoenix led three times following goals (2-20), medium-pacer Gibson (2-30), odd ball popped, held up, did a bit from Ulises Davila in the seventh minute, off-spinners Grant Walsh (3-10) sideways and took turn. That said, it Cameron Devlin in the 32nd minute and Tomer and Charles Morrison (1-20) gave had dried out a bit by the time they Hemed in the 64th minute. West a supporting cast with skill batted.” Wanderers substitute Kwame Yeboah then and variety. Morrison bowled only In addition to van Zyl, OBR leg scored the winner in the 84th minute. four overs, Gibson and Walsh five spinner Mana Taumaunu (3-25 off Hemed put the ball in the back of the net in each with West and Faulks a full four overs), Christophers (1-14), stoppage time, only for the goal to be ruled out complement of six in the 30-over Jacobs (1-15) and the competition’s for offside following consultation with VAR. contest. Walsh was every bit as leading wicket-taker George Wanderers are now second on the table, while good this time around as he was Reynolds (2-18) all held the upper Wellington are tenth. — Radio NZ when he took 4-22 in last year’s hand. Taumaunu and van Zyl final. bowled four overs each, the captain Fury and Joshua to fight Presidents gritted their teeth in bowled five, with only Reynolds, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed reaching 116-9 in 30 overs on the OBR ON A ROLL: OBR opening batsman Peter Stewart scored and another left-armer in Jacobs, a two-fight deal to unify the IBF, WBO, WBA and back of second-drop Yegan Lanka’s 25 in a supporting role with captain Chris Christophers (60) as bowling out. WBC heavyweight titles, ESPN reported citing 82-minute vigil for 39 (Needham they chased down Horouta’s 100-9. Herald file picture Christophers (60 off 56 with a six boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. described him as “a compact, and seven fours) his left-handed Joshua beat Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in correct batsman with a cool head — His dismissal — with the score at the game was “pretty hard on the opening partner Peter Stewart (25, December to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA titles our anchor”). 62, bringing to an end the 33-run, nerves”. three boundaries) saw OBR home and set up the prospect of a mouth-watering Lanka’s 41-run partnership with seventh-wicket stand with West — “We bowled them out for 116, with 102 in 15.5 overs. Piumal clash with fellow Briton Fury, the WBC belt holder. No.7 Jason Lines (16 off 17 balls, and West’s departure, nine runs gave ourselves a chance — but then Madasanka and Grace Levy bowled Fury, 32, has not fought for over a year since his three boundaries) and 20 not out later, were huge moments. lost wickets early on, and regularly, tidy four-over spells first-up, for 20 knockout win against American Deontay Wilder, from the lively Mahmood Ghaznavi, No.9 Faulks (16 not out) and left- which put us under the pump,” he and 25 respectively. but said last month he would fight twice this year. eighth man to bat, reinvested HSOB: hander Hamish Briant (10), batting said. OBR MVP Christophers and his ESPN reported that both fights are set to these three players’ response under at 11, put on 25 for the 10th wicket “Still, we showed fight to get happy band can now look forward take place in 2021 with the first in June or semi-final pressure was significant. and when Briant fell, caught by to 102, had an enjoyable summer, to the final — they have pace, good July followed by the rematch in November or Lines and his new-ball partner Ghaznavi off the bowling of left- introduced new players into the spin, batsmen in form and they field December. The contract would have the fighters Anil Kumar (2-17) then turned the armer Baljeet Sandhu (1-3 in 1.1 Green Caps family: Ryan West, well. getting a 50-50 split in the first bout and a 60-40 screws on Ngatapa. Lines took 4-15, overs) when Ngatapa needed just 14 Charles Morrison, Hamish Briant, “This game was super important split in the rematch where the winner would get conceded no extras and bowled a runs from 17 balls. Richard Briant, Sam Briant, George because we really wanted the higher share. — Radio NZ maiden over: he was excellent value Needham was decisive for Whitehead, Ben Holden and a few to improve on our semi-final with the wind at his back. Presidents in a tense, hard-fought one-hit wonders. performance of last year, having lost King into last 8 in Cairo Change bowlers Lanka (1-32) and game, with two catches and the “We’ll definitely be back next in the semis,” he said. New Zealand squash player Joelle King is into Jack Jefferd (2-21), like Lines and stumping of West (16). season — the boys are as keen as “This time around, there were the quarter-finals of the Black Ball Open in Cairo Kumar, all got through six overs and “Ngatapa’s middle-order had mustard.” outstanding performances from after beating 17th ranked Nadine Shahin of Egypt seven of the Green Caps’ batsmen to work hard for their runs,” said The archetypal New Zealand members of both teams.” in straight games. were bowled, LBW, caught by the HSOB captain. “We held our sportsman or woman is humble and Umpires Gary Coutts, Marty The Waikato player was beaten by Shahin the ’keeper Needham or stumped, which catches, which was crucial, and prefers underdog status. Bennett and James Raroa made last time they played but was fully focused today speaks to the discipline of their celebrated a very rare victory over Rawhiti Legal Old Boys’ Rugby a fine contribution to the Hope to get the job done by a 11-5, 11-9, 11-3 scoreline seamers. the Green Caps late into the night.” remain modest despite having Cup semi-finals: with five LBWs in 28 minutes. “It was by no means easy,” said Seven caps made six or fewer Ngatapa player-manager Chris won 14 of 15 games, but HSOB given, they were from a bowler’s King, the world number eight. “I actually lost to than six runs, opener Walsh’s 28 Hurlstone said that from the point of are doubtless the underdogs. The standpoint positive but set a high Nadine the last time we played 3-0 last year in being their highest individual score. view of both players and supporters, Craig Christophers-led OBR won bar in that regard. March.” — Radio NZ 26 SPORT The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Day of friendly competition great season send-off SURF LIFESAVING by Murray Robertson New Plymouth joined in with lifeguards “The kids said it was one of the coolest Dawson Building Midway head coach from Gisborne and the Mount. events they’d done in lifesaving. Matt Sutton said the day served a great THE Gisborne surf athletes who raced “It was fun; they all went really well,” “The camaraderie was excellent, with purpose at Ohope Beach on Saturday came Riversun Wainui head coach Dion some good hard racing and lots of fun.” “It was a day of good racing that was home with smiles on their faces after Williams said. Hutchings said Lachie Falloon went much needed by the athletes,” he said. a fun day that produced some good “We just ran open male and female well and so, too, did Nathan Proctor, “It was as much about them catching up competition. races for the board, surf race and particularly in the ironman. with their mates from other clubs as it was Coaches from the three Gisborne clubs ironman, and we put everyone in together. “Georgie Pitkethley was pretty about the racing. and their counterparts at Mt Maunganui “In the men’s board, for example, there outstanding in the women’s event, and “Sophie Petro stood out in her races. organised the race day to make up were 44 competitors, all in the water at Jessie Kapene was quickest in the beach “She raced really well against athletes for cancellation of the New Zealand once. It was pretty spectacular. sprint.” much her senior.” championships, which were due to be held The coaches from the competing clubs Williams picked out Jack Keepa as one Williams said: “Every single person on at Ohope last weekend. ran the event. of the standouts in the surf race, board the beach had a huge smile on their face About a hundred athletes took part. Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae head coach and ironman. the whole time. Some from Waimarama in Hawke’s Bay, Cory Hutchings said it was an amazing “Jay Ryan-Emerre did really well in the “It was a really nice, happy send-off to Otaki on the Kapiti Coast and Fitzroy in day. board.” the season.” Braved the rain and it paid off SPEEDWAY by Murray Robertson COOK brothers Daniel and Ethan finished first and third in the saloon car champion of champions component of Gisborne Speedway Club’s meeting on Saturday night. The programme was completed just before the first shower of rain. Meeting organisers pressed ahead despite the threat of rain and were rewarded with an excellent night’s racing. “We got no rain until we were in the clubhouse for the prizegiving after racing finished,” club president Clyde McGrory said. “Thanks to all our fans who came out rugged up to support us. “It was a really good night and while we took a punt on the weather it paid off, thank goodness.” Daniel Cook (77G) won the saloon champion of champions title with two seconds across the three-race series to decide the Business Applications- sponsored event. “I was rapt to get the win in a night of really close racing,” Cook said. “It was not the easiest track to pass CHAMP OF CHAMPS: Daniel Cook (77G) won the saloon car champion of champions component of Gisborne Speedway Club’s on, so you had to make every passing meeting on Saturday night. Evan Mooney (42G) also had some success on the night, with a third placing in Race 2 of the saloons opportunity count.” event. File picture by Liam Clayton His brother Ethan (76G) won the first race and picked up a couple of fifths. That second. Dylan Pickering (56G) 2, Trevor McArthur(128G) 3. (11H) and Dylan Shearman (17H) 3. was enough to secure third spot on the The finale of the night, the Metalco Race 2: Trevor McArthur (128G) 1, James Marshall Ministocks — Race 1: Liam Danielson (11B) 1, podium in the 11-car field. Demolition Derby, lived up to (16H) 2, James Clarke (29G) 3. Race 3: Trevor Jeremy Browne (18B) 2, Bailey Smith (72B) 3. Race James Clarke (29G) and Trevor expectations. The 30 cars and drivers put McArthur (128G) 1, Dylan Pickering (56G) 2, Jason 2: Bailey Smith (72B) 1, Liam Danielson (11B) 2, McArthur were teamed up to win the on a really good show. Lovell (67G) 3. Winners of Autozone Gisborne Tom Steel (21B) 3. Race 3: Bailey Smith (72B) 1, Autozone Stockcar Best Pairs. Joshua Maats (33) and Sonny Tai Stockcar Best Pairs: James Clarke (29G) and Jeremy Browne (18B) 2, Liam Danielson (11B) 3. Clarke had a first and a third across Rakena (187) were the only drivers still Trevor McArthur (128G) 1, Dylan Pickering (56G) and Winners of the Gisborne Speedway Ministock the heats, and McArthur two firsts and a running at the end of the hectic action, James Marshall (16H) 2, Dana Kingsbeer (38G) and Best Pairs: Hayley Durston (277G) and Jeremy third. and the outcome was declared a draw. Milla Theobald (189R) 3. Browne (18B) 1, Corey Kibble (24G) and Liam In the RJ and RA Buildings Production Results — Production saloons — Race 1: Seth McKay Danielson (11B) 2, Ari Robertson (9G) and Keegan Saloon Best Pairs, the title went to Seth Saloons — Race 1: Ethan Cook (76G) 1, Ted (48G) 1, Daryn Smith (21V) 2, Matt Shultz (46G) Bunce (81B) 3. McKay (48G) and his partner Daryn Ingram (16A) 2, Josh Smith (27P) 3. Race 2: 3. Race 2: Wayne Warrender (14H) 1, Seth McKay Streetstocks — Race 1: Brenden Gooch (10G) Smith from Whanganui (21V). David Ingram (116A) 1, Daniel Cook (77G) 2, Evan (48G) 2, Annemaree Warrender (11H) 3. Race 3: 1, Sean Gooch (9G) 2, Matthew Ireland (96G) 3. McKay had two firsts and a second, Mooney (42G) 3. Race 3: Josh Smith (27P) 1, Daniel Seth McKay (48G) 1, Dylan Shearman (17H) 2, Race 2: Brenden Gooch (10G) 1, Cody Gooch (6G) and Smith picked up a second placing. Cook (77G) 2, Sean Robertson (16G) 3. Winner Wayne Warrender (14H) 3 2, Sean Gooch (9G) 3. Race 3: Cody Gooch (6G) 1, Hayley Durston (277G) and Jeremy of Business Applications Saloon Champ of Winners of the RJ and RA Building Ltd Brenden Gooch (10G) 2, Sean Gooch (9G) 3. Browne (18B) won the ministock best pairs. Champs: Daniel Cook (77G) 1, Josh Smith (27P) 2, Production Saloon Best Pairs: Seth McKay (48G) Winners of the Metalco Demolition Derby: Brenden Gooch (10G) had a good night Ethan Cook (76G) 3. and Daryn Smith (21V) 1, Matt Shultz (46G) and Joshua Maats (33) and Sonny Tai Rakena (187) in the streetstocks with two firsts and a Stockcars — Race 1: James Clarke (29G) 1, Wayne Warrender (14H) 2, Annemaree Warrender equal 1. Burling thought it was all over SAILING by Michael Burgess, NZME mistake from the Luna Rossa guys,” mistake by us and they would take us needing to win at least one race today to Burling said. again.” stay alive and four of the last five to take TEAM New Zealand helmsman Peter “We didn’t really think it was going to “So it was definitely the more tense the Cup. Burling admits he thought there was no happen . . . but sometimes it’s better to be side of racing, when you know every But Burling is adamant the equation way back in yesterday’s epic second race lucky than good.” manoeuvre is super-critical to keeping — or Team New Zealand’s approach — against Luna Rossa. Team New Zealand kept on sailing your boat on the foil and if you do fall off, doesn’t really change. The Kiwi syndicate trailed by two — in hope more than real expectation you might not be able to take back off.” “I don’t think the pressure ever comes kilometres — equivalent to more than — then watched the Italians mess up Flight controller Blair Tuke agreed off, until you have done the last race,” four and a half minutes — halfway their final tack before the third gate, in that the race, which seemed to stop the Burling said. through the race, sitting almost becalmed admittedly tricky conditions. nation yesterday evening, was one of the “We were pretty happy to come away in the water as they watched the Italians “For us as a team we just kept fighting most dramatic moments of their storied with the win — it’s not often you end fly up the course. on,” Burling said. careers. up that far behind and Luna Rossa was In light winds Team New Zealand’s “It was a pretty amazing effort by “It is certainly right up there, to have sailing incredibly well in the first half gamble on a complicated gybe halfway the whole team, especially the grinding such big lead changes,” Tuke said. of that race. We just managed to get one down the second leg had backfired, and group, to get our boat back up on the foil, “To have the boat so close to the edge of opportunity and get our foot back in the they crashed off the foils. even when we were four minutes behind foiling, adds to the drama. For Pete and I, door. They eventually got going again but or something and just keep charging I guess we have had a few of those here “We are in a good situation to keep faced a huge deficit and while the team forward.” on the Hauraki Gulf, we had some close improving and keep learning. never gave up, it felt like the die was “We all knew it would just take one ones in the 49ers (world championships) “We know we have to keep doing that cast. mistake by Luna Rossa to end up off the a year ago.” because Luna Rossa will keep throwing “We gave them a pretty good foils, and then as soon as we overtook The unexpected turnaround means the everything at us. We just have to keep opportunity and we really needed a them we knew that it would be one Italians are on the precipice at 5-3 down, improving.” The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, March 16, 2021 SPORT 27 Sea 2 Sky success for Reid

TRIATHLON by Jack Malcolm He knew that with the tricky sections on both the bike and run, the race would TAYLER Reid won the Sea 2 Sky be won or lost in that section of the Challenge in Christchurch at the course. weekend by over two minutes. The athlete’s power-to-weight ratio on The result is another accolade in a the bike was a massive factor; with so successful summer of racing for Reid, much climbing, the person who could go who has consistently finished either first, up the hills the fastest would have a big or second behind New Zealand No.1 advantage, he said. Hayden Wilde. “I got into my own work . . . I set my With Wilde not competing in the all-time best 10- and 20-minute power race, the door was wide open for Reid outputs (on the bike).” to capitalise, which he did in dominant In the descents it was more technical fashion. racing; navigating the tight cornering The course was a 750-metre swim, while keeping up speed was the key to 18-kilometre bike ride and 7.7km run. success, he said. Reid was first out of the water but had As he neared the end of the bike slipped back to sixth by the first split on leg, several sheep on the road almost the bike leg. Going into the run, Reid caused disaster, but Reid was able to was only one second behind the race narrowly avoid them. leader, and he was able to strike and The course for the run was tricky, with take the lead in the final leg. several steep and hidden drop-offs that It was a gruelling race that traversed could easily trip you up, he said. the Christchurch Port Hills with over “Obviously, I’m trying to run as fast as STANDING ON THE 500 metres of elevation gain during the possible and push it right to the corner.” PEDALS: Tayler bike leg and 300 metres of undulating In the end, Reid achieved his goal Reid gets off his seat elevation gain over the run. of wanting to push himself and earned Reid said the constant climbing and another win in a stellar season. during the climb in descending were hard on his body, with He races again in New Plymouth the bike leg of the the impact on the downhills “destroying in two weeks. It will be his last New Sea 2 Sky Challenge the muscles”. Zealand race this season. He is already in Christchurch at the “My legs are pretty buckled . . . a day well into his recovery process. weekend. later, and they’re still feeling it. Reid says he aims to get several hard Picture by “The run was so hard. There just training sessions and some more gains Ethan Gillespie wasn’t a flat section.” in between races.

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FINN VETTE goes vertical on a wave in the first instalment of Gisborne Boardriders Club’s 2021 Super Series, held at Stock Route on Sunday. Pictures by Origins of Light Pictures by Origins of Light Quinn and Photography Vette in

JAY QUINN dominant dominated the open men’s final of the Gisborne Boardriders Club competition ‘open’ form on Sunday.

SURFING by Jack Malcolm heat score of the day in the semifinals. Conditions were tricky and variable GISBORNE’S best surfers hit the for the surfers, with some testing waves water for the first instalment of the 2021 rolling through in the two-to-four-foot Super Series at Wainui’s Stock Route on conditions. Sunday. Gisborne Boardriders Club Jay Quinn dominated the open men’s development officer Flo Bub said final, with stellar surfing on both competitors were coming out of the backhand and forehand waves to win water with mixed reviews, some saying with a heat total of 13.75. the waves had good power, and others Saffi Vette continued her dominance saying the surf was soft and crumbly. of the open women’s division. She “It was definitely challenging . . . but had a heat total of 13.00 in the final, contestable throughout the day.” comfortably ahead of runner-up Asia The next episode of the Gisborne Braithwaite. Boardriders Super Series will be held on Braithwaite won the junior girls’ final, May 1. with a total of 8.83. Results — Winners of the open men’s and Under-12: Ollie Tong 1, Milo Livingston 2, women’s finals each earned $500. Luca Tong 3, Archie Alder 4. Finn Vette earned $100 for being U14: Tyler Stenzel 1, Ollie Tong 2, Shea the highest-placed junior male and Ferguson 3, Gabe Lobb 4. Braithwaite earned $100 for being the U16: Max Phillips 1, Eli Livingston 2, Solomon highest-placed junior female. O’Connor 3, Hunter Lynch 4. After finishing fourth in the under- Junior girls: Asia Braithwaite 1, Bonnie Lynch 14 final, Gabe Lobb had an incredible 2, Casey Dewes 3, Mahia Braithwaite 4. run in the open division, earning fourth Over-50s: Andrew McCulloch 1, Sam Phillips place in the final against an elite field of 2, Anton Lobb 3, Kieran Grealish 4. competitors. Over-60s: John Gisby 1, Mike Yukich 2, Lobb had a wildcard entry into Marguerite Vujcich 3, Ross Moodie 4. the final when the form surfer of Open women: Saffi Vette 1, Asia Braithwaite the day, former World Surf League 2, Stella Smith 3, Hannah Kohn 4, Mahia Championship Tour competitor Braithwaite 5. Ricardo Christie, pulled out with work Open men: Jay Quinn 1, Finn Vette 2, Damon commitments after earning the highest Gunness 3, Gabe Lobb 4. RICARDO CHRISTIE had the highest heat score of the day in the semifinals but work commitments meant he could not surf in the final.