Addressing urgent need for public housing in Tairawhiti

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WHĀNAU moved into four new homes in Oxford Street this week as work continues “at pace” to address the region’s public housing crisis.

The four homes are among the first new public housing developments to be built in Kaiti since the 1980s.

The homes have been built on Kāinga Ora-owned land that has been vacant for some time.

Reverend Kira Broughton blessed the two-bedroom and four-bedroom homes yesterday.

A “whatever it takes” approach is being used to address the housing crisis in Tairāwhiti, Kāinga Ora regional director Naomi Whitewood said.

“We are looking at how we can build new, modern homes that make best use of the land we hold, and deliver homes of different sizes that best meet the current housing needs of the community.

“Kāinga Ora is working with a range of build partners to get suitable housing on our vacant sections.

“We are having success with this approach. Two families moved into new four-bedroom homes in Dennis Street last month and 20 new public homes will have been completed in Kaiti in the next six months.”

Iconiq Group, which runs a building academy in Gisborne, built the Dennis and Oxford Street homes.

The Ministry for Social Development (MSD) funded the academy through the Māori Trades and Training Fund.

Eight apprentices are assisting with the construction of the homes.

Iconiq is also building relocatable homes at its Dunstan Road facility. When the homes are finished, they are moved to their permanent location.

One of these is soon to go on to a Kāinga Ora section in Martin Road.

Other new Kaiti homes have been built off-site and will be relocated on to Kāinga Ora sections.

Two two-bedroom homes were moved on to Daphne Road sites earlier this year. They were built at an academy based at Spring

Hill Corrections Facility near Huntly and transported to Gisborne.

Another new home was relocated on to a second vacant section in Martin Road in June. It was built by a building academy based at Massey High School in Auckland.

Local company Currie Construction is also building new homes in Kaiti for Kāinga Ora.

Currie is building nine new public homes in London Street, two of which will be completed before Christmas while seven public homes in Tyndall Road are under construction and will be completed mid-2022.

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READY TO FLY: The top scholars, or duxes, for 2021 from Gisborne’s four main high schools are, from left, Liam Mackay of Campion College, Sabine Lapointe of Gisborne Girls’ High, Jack Keepa from Gisborne Boys’ High and Lytton High School’s Matt Cuckow. SEE STORY PAGE 3 Picture by Liam Clayton

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A whānAu ora programme at Kaiti School is proving successful for Gisborne mothers.

hinemāia is an eight-week programme for Kaiti School mums.

“whānau ora is all about helping our parents to achieve their goals,” Kaiti School whānau ora navigator Trish hina said.

“The ladies have goals they want to achieve through the hinemāia programme — self-care, fitness, losing weight and even just feeling better within themselves.

“we feel if they feel better, their kids and partner are going to feel better, and then the whole whānau will feel better.”

hinemāia programme facilitator Amoe Tarsau said the activities were about getting mums back out there and “helping them rediscover who they are”.

“we had a cook-off at SuperGrans Tairāwhiti’s new kitchen two weeks ago. we

are grateful to Linda Coulston for letting us use the space.

“we invited dietitian Kate Rhodes from Sports Gisborne Tairāwhiti, who judged the cook-off and talked to us about nutrition and answered any questions our mums had.

“Today we are at Paikea gym doing a circuit called haututu — getting mothers familiar with the gym equipment and building their confidence so they can utilise the equipment on their own.”

Ms Tarsau said attendance had been good at every challenge.

“we’ve done boxing with Jim ( James Kahukoti), a couple of classes with Stephanie Broughton, who owns her own gym called Maia Fitness, surfing with Sarah (Sarah Lorenz) and nutrition with Kate.

“Something new we did with this roopu (group) yesterday was aqua aerobics, so we gave that a try with Tori (Saunders) from Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti.

“This programme is an awesome chance

for our mums to try things. For some it’s their first time being in a gym or on a surfboard. They are so busy looking after everybody else that they have forgotten about themselves.”

Ms Tarsau said the programme hosted a special event called RAw (Real Aspiring wahine) Talk, where they invited local supermums who had gone through adversity to share their journey of how they came out of it.

“For last year’s event we had eight guest speakers and we had to divide the event into two sessions.

“This year there’s only one session and it’s a little bit of a surprise as to who our Raw talk speakers are for next week, so I won’t disclose that.”

hinemāia group member Kala williams, who joined the programme last year, said she came back because “you get to be with an awesome group of ladies and build that strength again”.

Linda Te huia said it was her third time doing the programme and she hoped to become a mentor.

“what I am doing right now is called the circle of death, cause you die — 30 seconds on and 30 seconds off on 35 stations in the gym.

“This is a nice programme for mothers to do if they have free time during the day.”

Diane Moeke said it was her sixth week doing the programme and every time she went to a session she left feeling uplifted.

“There is so much love within our mothers. we are doing great things to take care of ourselves.

“This will be our sixth week. we have done things we probably wouldn’t have done.

“For me, it was my first time surfing and I also enjoyed boxing. I don’t think I would’ve ever pursued those things if it wasn’t for the opportunities I got through this programme.”

JOURNEY OF REDISCOVERY

HINEMāIA PROGRAMME: Hinemāia programme facilitator Amoe Tarsau and Kaiti School whanau ora navigator Trish Hina are helping mums achieve various goals.

MIRROR IMAGE: Hinemāia programme participants Lynette Maxwell (standing) and Alex Proudfoot go hard in the gym. Pictures by Paul Rickard

WEIGHT FOR IT: Stephanie Lyver deadlifts a barbell. She is among a group of women taking part in the Kaiti School-run Hinemāia programme for mothers.

ROW FOR IT: Keriana Bartlett-Likio on a rowing machine during a gym workout.

GLOVES ON: Diane Moeke about to unleash on a punching bag. Diane says every time she does a Hinemāia programme session, she feels uplifted.

Hinemaia mums doing it for themselves

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Currie Construction has built four homes in Alice Street in the last couple of years.

“Whānau are suffering out there because they have nowhere suitable to live,” Mrs Whitewood said.

“These 20 houses will provide warm, dry and healthy homes for Tairāwhiti whānau and their tamariki to live well.

“Five years ago we had an oversupply of public housing here and no new homes were being built. Now we have more than 500 applicants on the housing register.

“That is why we are working at pace to provide suitable housing to address that urgent need,” Mrs Whitewood said.

MSD match whānau on the Social Housing Register with the suitability of the new homes. Larger or extended families are housed in the four-bedroom homes.

“In some cases, we rehouse current

tenants into something more suitable. For instance, we may rehouse a couple living in a three-bedroom home into a one-bedroom home.”

All the new homes are built to 6 Homestar standard. This means the homes are healthier and more energy efficient.

Homestar, run by the New Zealand Green Building Council, is a national residential rating tool that evaluates homes in terms of warmth, health, sustainability, energy and water efficiency.

Kāinga Ora has committed to ensuring new builds deliver at least to the 6 Homestar standard and exceed Building Code standards for warmth, dryness and health.

Warm, healthy homes for whanauFROM PAGE 1

BLESS THIS HOUSE: Kainga Ora’s four new homes in Oxford Stret were blessed this week. At the ceremony were, from left, senior housing support managers Dale Hapi and Vicky Ngata, Moana Te Haumoana Kopua-Irwin, the Rev Kira Broughton and Te Tairawhiti team leader Dedrie Hemingway. Picture by Paul Rickard

‘ Five years ago we had an oversupply of public housing here and no new homes were being built. Now we have more than 500 applications on the housing register ’ —Kainga Ora regional director

Naomi Whitewood

FROM PAGE 1 by Jack Marshall

FOUR Gisborne students have weathered a tumultuous year of lockdowns and online classes to emerge as their schools’ top academic scholar, or dux.

All are off to four different universities for life’s next chapter.

Gisborne Girls’ High School’s Sabine Lapointe will travel south to become a scarfie at Otago University where she will study neuroscience.

This year Sabine has been a keen rower, was on her school’s debating team and plays cello and percussion in the high school orchestra.

“It’s been a full-on year,” she said.Somehow she managed to fit in a three-

week course at Outward Bound in Anakiwa, at the top of the South Island.

“That was pretty special.” Matt Cuckow from Lytton High School

heads to the capital to study computer science at Victoria University, hoping to get into the tech scene.

“The prospect of the salary is pretty good, but I also like computers,” he said.

Matt has done a few coding projects while at high school, creating games and at the same time playing plenty of video games himself.

Outside the classroom, Matt is involved with Lytton’s e-sports club playing Valorant, a first-person hero shooter game similar to Counter-Strike. It’s the first year the club has been up and running.

Jack Keepa from Gisborne Boys’ High School is off to Waikato University to study business.

“I got hooked on it since studying business studies in Year 11. I feel like it fits who I am. I’m pretty competitive with my sport so I can translate what I do in sport to business and vice versa.”

Jack has been surf lifesaving and swimming, winning gold medals for swimming and setting records around New Zealand while he has been at school.

“It’s been a tough year in 2021. Most of my stuff has been cancelled, so I’ve been able to grind my academic stuff instead.”

Liam Mackay from Campion College is going to study biomedical science at the University of Auckland, with plans to become a doctor or pharmacologist.

“The health issues in Gisborne inspired me,” said Liam.

Liam has been a keen debater at school, football and volleyball player, competing in the latter at the nationals in Auckland where his team came fourth.

Four top scholars

TICKeTHOLDeRS are demanding answers and a firm plan from Rhythm and Vines organisers with only one month to go until the festival.

Concertgoers have taken to Instagram to express their frustration with the team behind the famous New Year festival, asking for both a confirmed lineup and an indication when they will know if the festival will go ahead.

Ticketholders in the comments slammed the festival’s communication in the event’s latest post on social media calling for volunteers.

“Can you at least release the lineup,” a ticketholder asked.

Another angry ticketholder slammed the lack of transparency: “Can you at least release the lineup, every other festival for New Years has months ago and you seem to think (sic) rnv is one of a kind.” They went on to note they felt

the communication from R&V was not acceptable.

Others stressed it was essential ticketholders knew whether the festival was definitely going ahead so they could sort accommodation and travel plans.

When the NZ Herald contacted the publicist for R&V last week they were told a decision was imminent, and they were awaiting the Government’s decision around alert levels and border reopenings.

When asked by Newstalk ZB’s Heather du Plessis-Allan on November 17 if Gisborne should prepare for Rhythm and Vines not to go ahead if they remained in red level, Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins said it could be a possibility — “unless they get their vaccination rates up much faster than they are at the moment”.

Latest vaccination figures in the Hauora Tairawhiti area show 74 percent of residents have received both doses of the

vaccine, while 85.5 percent have had their first dose.

Festival organisers declined to respond to Hipkins’ comments when contacted last week.

A petition to try to stop the music festival from going ahead has gained more than 2000 signatures at the time of writing. The petition, launched by Gisborne residents, calls on the Government to “protect our locals”.

Those who have signed the online petition so far say they want to keep the risk the Delta variant poses to the area low.

The NZ Herald tried to contact R&Vs promoter again yesterday, asking for a deadline around plans and announcements for desperate ticket holders.

In response, a spokesperson said: “Rhythm and Vines are working collaboratively and closely with the Gisborne community, key stakeholders and

local authorities and expect to provide an update on plans in due course.”

The last update on social media for ticketholders was posted on November 5.

“The Rhythm and Vines team are 100 percent focused on delivering the event this New Year as planned.

“Our team have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that should we be given the green light (or orange?), the festival teams are ready to go on rolling out the safest New Year event as possible,” part of the post read.

Co-founder Hamish Pinkham went on radio station Newstalk ZB on November 5 to clarify his team is ready to go again this summer, but was waiting on the Government.

“We’re ready to go, tickets are sold, bands are booked, the venue is looking fantastic,” he told host Heather du Plessis-Allan. — NZ Herald

ANSWERS PLEASER&V silence angers festival ticketholders

The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, November 27, 2021 NEWS 3

by Wynsley Wrigley

LAUGHTER, fondness and respect were in abundance yesterday as Hauora Tairawhiti staff past and present farewelled Hiki Pihema into her retirement.

The dietitian and Hauora Tairawhiti board member said her farewell was very emotional.

She appreciated the presence of former colleagues, board members past and present, and her family.

“There are so many colleagues from over the years,” she said.

“There are so many memories.” Her career started with graduation

from Otago University in the mid-1970s followed by another year of training at

Wellington Hospital.There were stints working at Dunedin

Hospital and Waikato Hospital before the native of Tokomaru Bay decided in 1986 it was time to come home.

The new Gisborne Hospital had only been in operation for 14 weeks, she said.

Mrs Pihema laughed as she looked back at the early days of her career, an era of no computers, no mobile phones or Zoom-type technology.

There was no nutrition workforce in the hospital sector.

Today there are 47 Maori nutritionists within the public hospital system.

In yesteryear there were no Maori health providers and the Treaty of Waitangi was “quite invisible’’.

Mrs Pihema won’t be resting easy in retirement.

“I want to keep my brain turned on.”She plans to work part time with

Interprofessional Education (IPE) through Otago University by supporting the education of Tairawhiti health professionals.

Mrs Pihema wil also be advising Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

Her husband was a firefighter for 35 years so “they are like family”.

Mrs Pihema wil remain a board member of Hauora Tairawhiti until the country’s 20 health boards are replaced by Health New Zealand in mid-2022.

A more detailed article looking back at Mrs Pihema’s career will feature in next Saturday’s Weekender.

Emotional farewell

MANY CHANGES: Popular dietitian Hiki Pihema has been a noticeable and familiar face in the Tairawhiti public health sector for 35 years. She retired yesterday.

Picture by Rebecca Grunwell

THE ram sale season in the region opened yesterday at the Matawhero saleyards where four local breeders presented their two-tooth rams in the combined sale.

The rams were all presented in splendid condition, reflecting the recent good grass growing conditions.

The best price in the combined auction sale of $1550 went to the Piritaha partnership at Ngatapa, for two of their Charolais rams.

Prices — M Swann, Suffolks, 1, $1500, 5, $1100, 1, $1000,

4, $950, 4, $850, 3, $800, 2, $700; Piritaha P/S, Charolais, 2, $1550, 2, $1200, 2, $1100, 1, $900, 1, $750, 1, $650, 5, $600; R J Candy, Hampshire/Texal, 2, $1050, 2, $1000; K L and C D Geary P/S, Polled Dorset, 2, $720, 2, $500; K L and C D Geary P/S, Suffolks, 1, $900, 3, $800, 2, $750.

by Trevor Brown

In splendid condition

REVIEW by Jack Marshall

PLENTY of whisky, a bit of leg and a touch of death can only mean one thing — Murder Mystery and Mayhem.

Anyone who loves a murder mystery is sure to love this play written and directed by Dorothy Fletcher.

In the Macmillan and Sons office, “almost everybody has got a reason either to be killed by several people or to kill several people”, said Dorothy.

Put on by Unity Theatre, the play takes the classic staff party shenanigans and adds a touch of murder. Imagine the drama of Coronation Street mixed with a dastardly death, and you have on your hands a classic “whodunit”.

Dorothy has written eight murder mystery plays for local theatres since 2015 and the plot shows. The performance is layered with lies with the killer hiding in plain sight.

The most enjoyable part

of the show is the audience participation where the viewer helps interrogate the cast to help identify the murderer.

The actors have to think quickly and answer questions off the cuff, revealing hidden plotlines.

Parts of the script felt uncomfortably similar to life living in Gisborne. Lines like, “you know everyone you meet somehow” resonated.

At times the music was a little loud and some actors spoke over each other but the reward was some fantastic improv comedy.

In each performance, a different Macmillan and Sons staff member will take to murdering a workmate so every show is a little different.

■ Mistletoe, Mayhem and Murder is on at Unity Theatre until December 4. Tickets are $30 from Gisborne i-SITE or on eventfinda.co.nz

Fun and games at Christmas party shenanigans

BOYCE, Kevin John.— On 26 November2021, peacefully, after ashort illness. Much-loved father andfather-in-law of Tomand Christine, Heidiand Matt, and Hannah.Loved “Papa Kev” toTheodora, Lucia,Juniper, Ophelia, andHendrix. Loved brotherof Mary McDonald. In accordance withDad’s wishes, a privatecremation has beenheld.

SHERRATT, Rocky.— On 25th November2021, peacefully on thefarm, surrounded by hisloving family andanimals. Dearly lovedson of Tom and Lisa.Loved brother to Jontyand Tristan. Lovedgrandson of Tim and DiSherratt, ThereseAnders and TrevorAnders.Special thanks toeveryone who hassupported us over thepast year with Rocky,with their love andsupport. Due to COVIDrestrictions a privatefamily celebration ofRocky’s life will beheld. A livestream ofRocky’s service will bescreening at EvansChapel, Ormond Roador via the websitewww.evansfuneral.co.nz at 11am on Tuesday30th November. In lieuof flowers, donations toStarship Hospital https://starship.org.nz/foundation/donate orBrain Cancer Research– [email protected] be appreciated.“Heaven has gained themost brightest andsweetest Angel. Rest inPeace Rocky.”- Evans FuneralService Ltd FDANZwww.evansfuneral.co.nz

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A TOUCH OF MURDER: Warren (Brent Forge) and Lily (Tash Ashworth) having a not-so-merry Christmas party in Murder Mystery and Mayhem, which opened last night at Unity Theatre. Picture supplied

The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, November 27, 20214 NEWS

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:

VOTE ONLINE: www.gisborneherald.co.nz

18% 75%

On the web

Do you think decisions made by councillors

generally represent the best interests of the

community?

Last week’s question

Yes: 59; No: 244; Don’t know: 24; Total: 327

Do you support the Government’s plan for opening the border in the early stages of next year?

Online polls are not scientific and reflect the opinions of only those internet users who have chosen to participate • Percentages may not

total 100 due to rounding

Yes No Don’t know

7%

by Akula Sharma

A LACK of financial means should not be the reason why someone can’t pursue a legitimate legal claim, says Manaaki Terekia, of Tiaki Legal.

Mr Terekia is a practising criminal legal aid lawyer in Gisborne.

Not everyone could afford a lawyer “right off the bat”, he said, “because lawyers are expensive”.

“A lot of people here can’t afford any unexpected expenses.”

Mr Terekia was responding to a report on a survey conducted by Colman Brunton on behalf of the New Zealand Law Society.

Almost 3000 lawyers responded to the Access to Justice Survey.

“Aotearoa New Zealand’s legal aid system is collapsing,” said law society president Tiana Epati, also a Gisborne lawyer. “I’m calling on Government to address this immediately.”

The research showed that in the past 12 months over 20,000 people were turned away from legal aid lawyers.

Ms Epati said vulnerable people who could not afford lawyers and had to seek legal aid were not getting it because the number of lawyers undertaking legal aid had decreased.

“Legal aid lawyers are unable to cope with demand and are too poorly paid to deal with the complex cases they have. So they quit the legal aid system.

“This has caused a crunch — too many cases, too few legal aid lawyers to deal with due to unsustainable remuneration.

“Consequence? Ordinary people are accessing a system but not accessing justice.”

Ms Epati cited a case study where a parent who was unable to get legal aid to seek custody of his children had given

up trying to represent himself. “The true outcomes of scenarios like

that for Aotearoa New Zealand are dire. “When ordinary people cannot get

the legal aid they’re entitled to, and give up on their rights, they become even more vulnerable.

“Down the line, the impact on their lives can be hugely damaging.”

Mr Terekia said, “If we didn’t have a public health system and you needed to have an emergency surgery people wouldn’t be able to afford that, so the government in a way funds your healthcare.

“Whereas if you have a legal emergency and you need assistance then the government doesn’t cover everyone who is unable to afford a lawyer. I don’t know why that is.”

He pointed to a big gap of people who did not qualify for civil legal aid between those who were eligible and those who could afford a lawyer.

“The civil legal aid eligibility income threshold is $23,000 a year before tax if you are single with no dependants then it goes up to $37,000 a year before tax if you have a dependant.

“It’s still a struggle because with minimum wage you earn $41,600 a year before tax.”

Most of the population came into the category of people who weren’t eligible for legal aid but they could not afford a lawyer.

In response to an Official Information Act request, acting manager for Legal Aid Services Robert Ives said there were 14 civil and 24 family legal aid lawyers in the Gisborne region. This figure included lawyers with supervised or limited civil approval.

He said that in 2020 a total of 18 civil legal aid claims from Gisborne were processed and $178,604.75 granted. In 2021, a total of 12 civil legal aid grants were processed and $31,416.95 granted.

Inequity highlighted

BIG GAPS: Gisborne lawyer Manaaki Terekia is aware of the unfairness of access to the New Zealand legal aid system.

Picture by Paul Rickard

suze PLatten:“Honestly I don’t understand it, and I’m a nurse. I think we’ll be stuck in red because of our vaccination rate in Tairawhiti.”

saLLy MarshaLL:“I think it has potential to be useful, but everyone is flying by the seat of their pants on the virus, being reactive rather than proactive.”

Peter rennie:“I’ve got mixed feelings about it, but we haven’t had a choice, so we’ve just got to suck it up and move on.”

Don Morris:“What else do you do to make the place safer, but it may restrict us a bit more.”

ken FrienD:“I live in Te Puia so it doesn’t worry me at all. We will all find out if it’s a good system won’t we.”

CJ HOUKAMAU:“I don’t really know much about it.”

ChesLey BirCh:“I’m in favour of it. I’m all for anything to reduce the risk of the bug getting in here.”

CharMaine teariki:“It’s very confusing. Why can’t we stay with the Alert Level system. Is it broken? No!”

ann sPenCe:“I‘m from Opotiki. We won’t know if the system works, until it’s working.”

CaroL ChanDLer:“I’m a bit pissed off about it because I don’t qualify for the vaccination pass.”

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AN overwhelming majority of those who responded to this week’s Herald web poll believe decisions made by Gisborne District councillors do not represent the best interests of the community.

The poll attracted 327 votes and 244 (75 percent) voted ‘No” to the question ,“Do you think decisions made by councillors generally represent the best interests of the community?”

Of the rest, 18 percent (59 votes) felt councillors did have the community’s interests at heart when making decisions, and 7 percent (24) did not know.

“Absolutely no,” said one of the majority. “This current group of muppets completely ignore the wishes and requests of the majority of the people and go ahead and do what they like to appease a few who shout loudest.”

“They might have once but not now,” commented another. “Councillors now seem to react to pressure groups much more readily.”

A railway fan said, “Look at the nearly 10 years of inaction regarding the restoration of Gisborne’s rail link to the outside world! I rest my case.”

And from another: “Of course not. Their own self interests and agendas take priority.”

Other negative comments included: •“Theleadersofthistownareshort-sightedandstupid,

that’s why people say it’s ‘not a what you know town, it’s a who you know town.” •“Waytoomanycouncillorsactingforvestedinterestsandpopular opinion. In the meantime ratepayers in one of the nation’slowest-wageeconomiesgetstuckwiththerisingcosts. Not a single councillor worth voting for again.”

•“Ithinkcouncildecisionsareverymuchskewedtowardbusiness and farming interests. Just look at the state of our polluted waterways, the ongoing releasing of sewage into the sea, the Makauri aquifer sucking water up so that horticulturalists can continue to do business.

•“Where’sourhomelessshelter?Whydowehave750log trucks a day coming through our city roads. Those are the community issues that matter to me and our council isn’t doing anything about them.”

On the positive side: “Yes, but on several occasions they have lost touch with their constituents and allowed a small minority to sway them. I wonder how much influence the Eastland Group has over the council.” And, “Yes. The councillors do a great job, and if you don’t like it, stand for the role yourself and stop being an armchair critic.”

Most opposed to GDCdecisions process

Report points to legal aid shortcomings

The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, November 27, 2021 NEWS 5

BRIEFS

No plans to evacuateWELLINGTON — New Zealand has no plans to

evacuate people from the Solomon Islands.The capital Honiara has had three days of

looting and destruction after a protest on Wednesday calling for the prime minister Manasseh Sogavare to stand down turned into civil unrest.

New Zealand’s High Commission in Honiara is advising New Zealanders in the Solomon Islands to avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place and follow the instructions of local authorities. There are 43 New Zealanders registered with the High Commission, all believed to be in Honiara. — RNZ

DoC skipper fined over crashWHANGANUI — A Department of Conservation

(DoC) ranger has been ordered to pay more than $10,000 reparation after he ploughed a jet boat into a kayaker, who suffered multiple injuries to their ribs, lungs and shoulder.

Wanihi Butler was skippering a DoC boat on the Whanganui River in November last year when the crash happened.

The kayaker saw the jet boat and paddled to the side to give it space.

But as the boat got within 20 metres of the paddler it accelerated, knocking them into the river and causing multiple injuries.

Maritime NZ said the DoC worker failed to maintain a proper lookout and breached the rules.

The man has been ordered to pay reparation of $10,400 by the Whanganui District Court for the collision. — RNZ

Kiwis worn down by lockdownWELLINGTON — New Zealanders questioned

in a Government-commissioned survey reported feeling worn down by lockdown, sad and worried about the impacts of Covid-19.

More than 800 people took part in the latest Sentiment and Behaviour surveys, carried out over 10 days in July and September.

“Neutral” and “sad” were the top two emotions people reported in September, compared to “neutral” and “joy” in July and May.

In September, 27 percent of people reported they felt “sad” — up 12 percent from July.

When asked why, 18 percent said “lockdown fatigue”. In Auckland, that jumped to 35 percent.

In July, 33 percent of respondents thought their life was worse than before Covid-19. In September, this rose to 52 percent.

Those who felt their life was worse were significantly more likely to be 55 and over (43 percent) and significantly less likely to be under 35 (24 percent).

Overall in September about 70 percent of people reported feeling the country was heading in the right direction with the Covid-19 response, a drop from 75 percent in May when the country was at Alert Level 1. This figure stayed relatively stable throughout the survey period. — NZ Herald

by Thomas Coughlan, NZ Herald

WELLINGTON — The consensus is the National Party needs consensus.

That’s the message from a sample of National MPs, representing more than a quarter of the party’s caucus, who spoke anonymously to The New Zealand Herald about the leadership election, pencilled in for Tuesday.

The vote was sparked by the caucus’ decision to oust Judith Collins as leader in a no-confidence vote.

There’s no rulebook for National leadership elections, the rules are set by caucus at each election and, if they wanted, MPs could switch up the rules as it suited them.

MPs noted this election was unusual in that Collins was deposed in a no-confidence motion, “unprecedented” in recent times — and possibly in party history. Leaders have resigned, been challenged and rolled, but no one spoken to could remember a vacancy left by the caucus dramatically deposing the incumbent.

This weekend closed-door discussions (many held online or over the phone) will be held to determine the shape of the leadership campaigns. With the entire caucus seemingly wanting consensus, there is pressure on anyone with leadership ambitions to stitch up the contest before caucus meets on Tuesday to anoint the winner.

Possible contenders have to weigh up their chance of winning the vote and of winning the general election in 2023.

The only candidate to have effectively declared their hand is former leader Simon Bridges. Having openly contemplated a run at a press conference on Thursday, Bridges made up his mind and effectively declared his hand yesterday.

Bridges’ brother-in-law, Simon O’Connor, who verbally lacerated Collins in a round of morning media before she was deposed, is said by other MPs to be close to the Bridges bid.

Simeon Brown is also possibly drifting towards Bridges.

Most MPs see the contest as between Bridges and Luxon — that is, if Luxon contests it, which is not yet clear. If he does not, it looks like Bridges will have the numbers to prevail, but it is not

a sure bet. As a former leader, he has enemies in the caucus who would like to see him lose (their first strategy is to get Luxon to run).

Luxon is not talking, telling media that out of respect for his colleagues and the leadership process, he won’t say anything about the leadership until after Tuesday’s caucus meeting.

No one really knows how Luxon is weighing up his decision. If he runs early, he could torch his chances at being prime minister but, if he fails to seize this opportunity, there is a small chance he may never get another.

Other contenders such as Chris Bishop and Nicola Willis are yet to make clear

where their bids will go, and whether they will take their bids to caucus on Tuesday or let themselves be absorbed into another camp.

Bishop broke cover late on Friday, telling Newstalk ZB he was “thinking about” a bid. One MP speculated Bishop and Willis were drifting towards camp Luxon with former Collins supporters.

“Chris Bishop, I heard, is making phone calls (for his own bid), which may complicate things (with Luxon),” one said.

If Luxon does contest, things could start to get messy. MPs formerly believed to be staunch Bridges backers are currently on the fence.

LEADERSHIP BATTLE

CANDIDATES: Simon Bridges (above left) is the only MP who has put up their hand for a run at the National Party leadership. It is expected he will be up against Christopher Luxon (above right). Nicola Willis (below left) and Chris Bishop (below right) are also possible contenders. NZ Herald pictures

MPs expect Bridges and Luxon to go head to head

by Derek Cheng, NZ Herald

WELLINGTON — The Government’s preparedness for Delta is being questioned after an expert report highlighting several issues where the outbreak response was apparently caught short.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson defended the response yesterday, saying it was never going to be 100 percent perfect and the results — where the spread of Delta was “slowed” — spoke for themselves.

A report and a letter from Sir Brian Roche’s continuous improvement team was revealed yesterday as the Government dumped hundreds of official documents covering the response to the Delta outbreak until the end of October.

Roche’s September 13 letter to Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins noted aspects of the response that needed urgent attention, including boosting testing and contact tracing capacity, and the “very poor level of preparedness of hospitals”.

He also outlined aspects of the response that had not been up to scratch, including the lack of enough engagement with Māori and Pacific providers, and

limited testing capacity that could have compromised “early outbreak containment”.

“A lack of prioritisation meant that priority workers and key locations of concern were not processed with urgency.”

His report was also a caution on the reopening of the borders, saying there needed to be at least 90 percent vaccination coverage across the eligible population and a closing of the gap with Māori.

“Assurance is also needed that a phased reopening identifies, supports and protects the vulnerable,” it said.

“There have been examples of that not being the case for some sections of the community during the current outbreak. Addressing this will be critical to minimise issues of inequity within the community.”

The outbreak spread throughout Auckland after the virus, around the time of Roche’s letter, seeded into marginalised communities. Three weeks later, the public health advice was that the risk in Auckland had risen from “medium” to “high”.

“There is ongoing and accelerating transmission in Auckland,” a public health advice memo on October 14 said, noting

that the outbreak — previously centred on South Auckland — was now more widespread.

“It is affecting more ethnic groups with more exposure events per day and more exposures occurring outside of home and essential workplaces. There is a likelihood

of undetected community transmission across Auckland.”

The memo noted that a return to Alert Level 4 might affect Aucklanders’ wellbeing, and there was no guarantee it would work because it relied on social compliance.

Government defends preparation after report

TESTING TIMES: A raft of “urgent issues” and shortcomings in the Covid-19 response have been exposed by the Delta outbreak, according to a Government report. NZ Herald picture

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DUNEDIN — After losing a wallet on a Christchurch beach 32 years ago, Dunedin man Nathan Jaquiery had lost all hope of ever finding it.

That is, until November this year, when he received a Facebook message to say it had resurfaced, exactly where it had been lost three decades earlier.

Rewind to the spring of 1989 when a bunch of friends, including a teenage Jaquiery, had travelled from Dunedin to Christchurch for the U2 Rattle and Hum album tour.

Before the concert they took a trip to Corsair Bay where Jaquiery lost his wallet in the water.

“My friends had to fork out money for me during the trip, much to their delight,” he said.

The part that had hurt the most was missing out on the U2 tour shirt he had desperately wanted, which all of his friends bought, he said.

Regardless, getting the wallet

back was “phenomenal after all these years”.

The wallet, which had been submerged at the beach ever since, was found by Corin Hings, who had been searching the beach using a metal detector.

Judging by its condition, the wallet could have been lost weeks ago, until Hings opened it to find a restricted driver’s licence dated 1989, a handful of rusted 5c pieces and a bankcard issued by the now defunct Trust Bank Otago (now Westpac).

At low tide, Hings had been wading through waist-deep water in Corsair Bay when he got a signal from the metal detector.

Upon digging into the clay which lay under the water, he discovered a small, blue velcro wallet emblazoned with a koala.

“I opened it up and saw a bankcard, but I was most surprised to see how well preserved the driver’s licence was.

“A lot of the things that make

their way down there get preserved quite well — it’s a clay bottom so no air gets to it and it doesn’t degrade.”

Although he was not expecting

to find it, the discovery of the old wallet had not been a surprise.

“I have found a lot of strange things out there,” he said.

Hings had found a lifetime’s

worth of metal treasures during his excavations, including old dog tags, car keys from the 1970s, and a lot of bottle caps.

— Otago Daily Times

Missing wallet found after 32 years buried in the sea

REUNITED: After losing a wallet under water in 1989, Nathan Jaquiery has been reunited with his 32-year-old bankcard, restricted driver’s licence and a handful of 5c coins. Otago Daily Times picture

AUCKLAND — New Zealand’s border controls — widely criticised as being too stringent — place it in a unique position to keep Covid-19 variants out, prominent epidemiologist Michael Baker says.

A new strain of the coronavirus has emerged out of South Africa, prompting the United Kingdom to temporarily suspend flights from some countries.

Professor Baker says New Zealand is in a fortunate group of countries that still have tight border controls — like pre-departure tests, MIQ and self-isolation.

“The good news for New Zealand is that whatever this variant does, New Zealand is well placed to manage the threat because we know that we can keep this virus out if we have to, and most countries are not in that fortunate position.

“This is still a system that will be very good at picking up any infected people so we have the ability to keep out this virus if necessary.”

New Zealand’s border controls remain unchanged, although the Government has laid out plans to open up, using self-isolation, from early next year.

Professor Baker said that was a different proposition from the UK, where controls have already been loosened considerably.

“In the past the UK has done this but they know it’s only a holding action,

because they are still having people physically travelling in from most of the world and people do not follow very simple travel itineraries, and viruses even less so.

“There’s already, I think, a detection of this virus in Hong Kong. It almost certainly will have a very wide global distribution by now and it’s just a matter of time before it’s picked up in other places.”

The worst-case scenario for New Zealand was that the vaccines would not be as effective at curbing the new variant, he said, but mutations would not allow the virus to evade the public health measures New Zealand has used in the past.

“Quarantine is a simple, blunt instrument because it doesn’t really matter what you’re infected with — you’re just kept apart from people in New Zealand for a period of time and you’re tested along the way.

“The worst-case scenario is that our vaccines don’t work very well on this

variant, and we would have to wait until people got revaccinated or boosted with a vaccine that covered this virus.”

He warned the new variant could be a problem partly because it showed a large number of genetic differences, which could reduce the effectiveness of vaccines.

“There have been 30 mutations of interest and this variant is behaving differently in human populations.

“This variant appears to be increasing in incidence in the area around Johannesburg in South Africa and it’s displacing the Delta variant.

“That’s very unusual because the Delta variant has taken over the world because it’s so infectious, so that rings alarm bells that this should be watched closely.”

Variants that could evade vaccine effectiveness were also likely to become more of a problem as time went on.

“Because there’s so many vaccinated people in the world . . . there’s evolutionary pressure favouring variants that can escape their protection to some degree.”

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said New Zealand had not had any advice to consider a ban on travel from southern Africa, but New Zealand does have a list of high-risk countries and would take on advice. — NZ Herald

See also pages 12, 13 and 34

Tough border controls may protect against new variant

WELLINGTON — Workplace vaccination mandates will now officially include police and New Zealand Defence Force staff.

Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woods announced that workplace requirements will be extended to the NZ Police and Defence Force ahead of a move into the traffic light system on December 3.

“Vaccination is our greatest tool in keeping New Zealanders safe, so we have extended vaccine requirements to include constabulary, recruits and authorised officers of New Zealand Police, and the armed forces and civilian staff of the New Zealand Defence Force,” he said.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and the New Zealand Police Association have thrown their support behind the move.

Coster said the mandate was an important step for police and acknowledged that the nature of their work made this necessary to help guarantee safety for members of the public and staff.

“Our work does not always allow us to stay at arm’s length from the people we deal with and vaccination is the only control that can mitigate the safety risk in those situations.”

Up to 92.2 percent of police officers and staff around the country have had at least one vaccination, while 86.5 percent have had both jabs. — NZ Herald

Vax mandate extends to police force

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EDITORIAL

When Mayor Rehette Stoltz used her casting vote twice earlier this month to resolve a tied vote and confirm the final representation review proposal, they were the first mayoral casting votes at Gisborne District Council in nearly nine years.

Previous Mayor Meng Foon used them quite a lot in his first and third terms, but not at all in his final two.

The council kindly tracked through historic reports and minutes for your editor to be able to share how often the casting vote has (or hasn’t) been used since Mr Foon became Gisborne’s Mayor in October 2001.

His first was on November 14, 2002 to ensure the council retained ownership of its pensioner housing.

Then on June 6, 18 and 26 of 2003 he made the final call at three meetings, all public excluded, concerning the appointment of chief executive Bob Elliott (CEO from 1989-2007). The reappointment on a two-year contract was announced at a meeting on July 3, and reported the next day along with The Herald’s understanding that some councillors were “unhappy at the decision and the way it was made”.

On May 27, 2004 Mr Foon used the casting vote to approve his travel expenses for a Transit of Venus programme of events in England.

Next, on June 26, 2008 he cast the deciding vote on expenditure for the wastewater treatment plant. Then from May 26-29, 2009 three Long-Term Plan amendments were made with a casting vote from Mr Foon.

On August 26, 2010 he used his casting vote to have the council work with Eastland Community Trust on potential sport, leisure, cultural and recreational facilities in the Waikanae precinct, and to support the trust to seek charitable status.

On June 30, 2011 Mr Foon used his casting vote against a motion to consider removing the council’s role in appointing ECT trustees, if that meant the IRD would grant the trust tax-free charitable status.

In his final use of a casting vote, on December 20, 2012, Mr Foon resolved a 7-7 tied vote on whether people with overhanging verandas in the city should have to pay a $100 annual fee — an “airspace rental” recommended by the operations committee — with a no.

One other use of casting votes to report was by Andy Cranston as chair of the operations committee (of all councillors) a year ago. After unanimous agreement to gift one Endeavour model to Te Aitanga a Hauiti and the Tolaga Bay community, Cranston’s casting vote defeated a motion that the second model not be erected, then confirmed the decision to gift it back to the fundraising group if Tairawhiti Museum didn’t want it.

The last mayoral casting vote: 2012

Re: An absolute spectacle . . . November 19 letter (re anti-vaccination and vaccine mandate protest during the PM’s visit).

It was pretty embarrassing wasn’t it!

AIMEE MILNE

Aren’t you lucky that you are in the majority.

Time will tell whether we were right to protest, but it is too late for you and Aimee and the community who you are trying to turn against us if it turns out that we are right.

PETER JONES

Protesting is fair enough, but not getting in the way of people seeking healthcare. Not cool.

AIMEE

Yes, I am thankful I am in the majority. When Covid-19 does arrive, and it will, it will seek out the unvaccinated and like many others you will regret that you were not vaccinated as you will get extremely sick, pass it on to others and possibly subject them to premature death. Won’t you be so proud of that.

KAREN COOPER

It’s not time that will tell, it’s science that has laid out the facts for our consideration. I don’t know what the forward ramifications are of your anti-vaccination sentiment, but to me it looks disparaging for those who have to clean up after you.

P.J. REED

To Karen and P.J. Reed. You may be interested in this piece of info from Ministry of Health website:

“What if I’m already vaccinated?“You can still get Covid-19 if

you’re vaccinated but the symptoms are likely to be very mild, or you may not have any symptoms at all. This means that if you are vaccinated and get Covid-19, you may not realise and spread it to others.”

SIMIN WILLIAMS

An anti vaxxer who shares information with no context, surprise surprise! “The Ministry of Health’s own data found from a group of 10,000 people, with 50 percent vaccinated and unvaccinated, in the vaccinated group 375 people would become symptomatic, and just 13 need hospital care,” Bloomfield said.

Of those unvaccinated, 2500 would be symptomatic, and 250 need hospital care.

AIMEE

We already know this. The facts are that the vaccination is to help alleviate symptoms, to stop many deaths and protect the majority of people. Like the Covid-19 virus, the flu changes and you need annual jabs each season. Covid-19 vaccination might be the same scenario.

KAREN

My point is that unvaccinated people (ones who choose this option) create a burden on the health resource. I have yet to hear

a logical reason for resisting vaccination.

P.J. REED

Hi P.J. Reed, I replied to your question, however Jeremy trashed my reply. So, in order for you to hear the logical reason, you need to get him to publish my online comment or at least pass it on to you!

PS. Jeremy, you are really terrified of the truth/facts/evidence, aren’t you?! Ask yourself why! And why do you engage in censorship all the time?!

Why are you preventing some simple facts getting to people? Truth will always come out at the end!

SIMIN

Footnote from Ed: You might feel that I engage in censorship all the time, but that’s because you’ve just started trying to share vaccine misinformation on our website at the very worst time in this pandemic (as we prepare for community transmission nationwide), and in one of the regions most vulnerable to an uncontrolled outbreak.

I’ll forward your comment, but P.J. Reed won’t find any factual or logical reasons there for resisting vaccination.

Jeremy, MoH advises to talk about Pfizer vaccine with a medical professional. So, I just shared the expert opinion of a NZ doctor. How could it be misinformation?

Let people read and decide for themselves! You can’t just delete comments of whoever disagrees with you! I prefer to listen to a

doctor I trust rather than listening to your opinion.

SIMIN

Footnote from Ed: Your “expert” is a retired GP who has claimed the Prime Minister is guilty of crimes against humanity, and “is going to get her own lethal injection when the International Criminal Court sits for Nuremberg two”.

Just to make sure the record is correct. Jeremy was courteous enough to forward your correspondence to me. I found nothing to change my opinion. I don’t consider arguing with you will forward any agenda. I hope for your sake you don’t end up in intensive care with Covid-19.

P.J. REED

In 1998 I had a heart attack; two days later I had a triple bypass. From being hardly able to walk I was able to take up running again; I ran for an hour most days until I was well into my seventies. I have since been diagnosed with a very slow leukemia. I have now had three Pfizer vaccines — the leukemia qualified me for a third booster shot. I am 83 and vigorous; I walk for an hour most days.

The same doctors who got me through serious heart disease and cancer are recommending the Covid vaccination, so I’ll stick with them.

RIHARI WILSON, Auckland

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Re: CBD parking meters.As an old hat, I was so used

to the old meters, so it was time to change. After parking in Peel St outside the library, I walked down to the new meter and followed the instructions: rego and money entered, all good, pressed for a receipt and nothing. So I went to the library entrance, only to be told that those doors are closed because of Covid and I would have to enter the Bright St side.

So with my money already spent in Peel St, I went to Bright St, parked in a park and went to load more money into another meter.

However, a lovely meter lady happened along and I asked for her advice. She was wonderful and explained the paperless parking payment system to me. I asked if she could check if I paid — which she did, and yes I had.

DAVE IRVINE

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Re: Third Tairawhiti area reaches 90 percent, November 18 story.

I think it’s worth noting that while some parts of the district may be reaching 90 percent and the most populous parts may take the region over 90 percent, a number of our poorest and most remote communities won’t get there until the end of January at the earliest, unless something significant changes.

The daily vaccination rate nationally has plateaued since the end of September and it is getting harder everywhere to reach the 90 percent level for first dose let alone second dose.

Figures just published by the European Centre for Disease Control show how effective the vaccine is in highly vaccinated populations

compared to low vaccinated countries across Europe. The ECDC estimates more than half a million lives have been saved in Europe thanks to ordinary people everywhere willing to be vaccinated to protect themselves and others.

Meanwhile, the B1.1.529 variant that is taking off in South Africa has a very unusual constellation of mutations, with more than 30 mutations in the spike protein alone. On the ACE2 receptor — the protein that helps to create an entry point for the coronavirus to infect human cells — the new variant has 10 mutations. In comparison, the Beta variant has three, the Delta variant has two. This nasty virus is very good at adapting itself to avoid us beating it.

MANU CADDIE

Covid good at adapting to avoid us beating it

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WASHINGTON — A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions, just as many had finally begun to ease.

The risks of the variant, called ‘Omicron’, are largely unknown. But the World Health Organisation has called it a “variant of concern” and governments around the world are not waiting for scientists to better understand the variant before imposing flight bans and other travel restrictions.

The US said on Friday (local time) it would ban travel from South Africa and seven other African nations by non-US citizens beginning on Monday.

European Union nations agreed earlier in the day to impose a ban on travel from southern Africa to counter the variant’s spread. The UK, Canada and other countries have imposed similar restrictions.

The moves renewed the debate over whether flight bans and other travel restrictions worked to prevent the spread of new variants.

Some said, at best, the restrictions could buy time for new public health measures to be put in place. At worst, they would do little to stop the spread and give people a false sense of security.

Do travel restrictions help to slow the spread of the virus?

They might buy countries more time to speed up vaccination and introduce other measures, like face-mask mandates and social -distancing measures, but

travel restrictions were highly unlikely to prevent the entry of new variants, said Mark Woolhouse — a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh.

“Travel restrictions can delay but not prevent the spread of a highly transmissible variant,” he said.

Johns Hopkins University infectious disease specialist, Dr Amesh Adalja, said travel restrictions should stop being the “knee-jerk” reaction by officials.

Dr Adalja noted that imposing restrictions made politicians “look as if they’re doing something” but did not make sense when countries now had countermeasures such as rapid antigen tests and vaccines.

Meanwhile, Sweden’s chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell told a local news agency he did not believe that a travel ban would have any major effect, other than for countries with direct flights to the affected areas.

However, Jeffrey Barrett, the director of Covid Genetics at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, thought that the early detection of the new variant could mean restrictions taken now would have a bigger impact than when the Delta variant first emerged.

What do scientists say about the new variant?

Sharon Peacock, who had led the genetic sequencing in Britain at the University of

Cambridge, said any decisions to restrict travel were political decisions, not scientific ones. She emphasised that there was still great uncertainty about the new variant, including whether it was actually more infectious or deadly. Although some of the mutations detected appeared worrying, she said there was still no proof that the new variant was any more lethal or transmissible than previous versions.

“It’s possible to keep infection out, but you would need very, very severe restrictions — and only some countries would be willing to do this,” she said.

“Buying time is important and worthwhile, but this is a decision for policymakers,” she added. “And, at the moment, we won’t have any definitive scientific answers for a few weeks.”

What about the economic impact?

If there was anything the global economy did not need right now, it was more uncertainty.

A new coronavirus variant, particularly if it was highly transmissible, posed an economic as well as a health risk, threatening to disrupt the global economic recovery and worsen supply-chain bottlenecks that were already pushing prices higher.

Markets plummeted around the world over concerns about the new variant — and reaction from political leaders.

— AP

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News of new variant sparks global alarm

OMICRON SPARKS GLOBAL ALARM: A currency trader walks by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday (local time). Picture via AP

CAPE TOWN — South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in Covid-19 infections in Gauteng — the country’s most populous province.

It was unclear where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and had now been seen in travellers to Belgium, Botswana, Hong Kong and Israel.

Health Minister Joe Phaahla said the variant was linked to an “exponential rise” of cases in the past few days, although experts were still trying to determine if the new variant, that was named B.1.1.529 and was now called Omicron, was actually responsible.

From just over 200 new confirmed cases per day in recent weeks, South Africa saw the number of new daily cases skyrocket to 2465 on Thursday (Iocal time).

Struggling to explain the sudden rise in cases, scientists studied virus samples from the outbreak and discovered the new variant.

In a statement on Friday, the World Health Organisation designated it as a “variant of concern,” naming it “Omicron” after a letter in the Greek alphabet.

After convening a group of experts to assess the data, the UN health agency said “preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant” compared to other variants.

“The number of cases of this variant appears to be increasing in almost all provinces in South Africa,” the WHO added.

The variant appeared to have a high number of mutations — about 30 — in the coronavirus’ spike protein, which could affect how easily it spread to people.

However, there were still a lot of unknowns. The significance of many of the mutations was not yet known.

Lawrence Young, a virologist at the University of Warwick, described the variant as “the most heavily-mutated version of the virus we have seen”.

He said it was concerning that

although the variant was only being detected in low levels in parts of South Africa, “it looks like it’s spreading rapidly”.

Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases doctor in the US, said American officials had arranged a call with their South African counterparts later on Friday to find out more details and said there was no indication the variant had arrived in the US yet.

Scientists knew the new variant is genetically distinct from previous variants, including the Beta and Delta variants, but did not yet know if these genetic changes made it any more transmissible or dangerous.

So far, there was no indication the variant caused more severe disease. It would likely take weeks to sort out if the new variant was more infectious and if vaccines were still effective against it.

Even though some of the genetic changes in the new variant appeared worrying, it was still unclear if they would pose a public health threat.

Some previous variants, like the Beta variant, initially alarmed scientists but did not end up spreading very far.

“We don’t know if this new variant could get a toehold in

regions where Delta is,” said Sharon Peacock of the University of Cambridge.

“The jury is out on how well this variant will do where there are other variants circulating.”

To date, Delta was by far the most predominant form of Covid, accounting for more than 99 percent of sequences submitted to the world’s biggest public database.

How did this new variant arise?

Covid mutates as it spreads and many new variants, including those with worrying genetic changes, often just die out.

Scientists monitor Covid sequences for mutations that could make the disease more transmissible or deadly, but they could not determine that simply by looking at the virus.

Peacock said the variant “may have evolved in someone who was infected but could then not clear the virus — giving the virus the chance to genetically evolve” in a scenario similar to how experts think the Alpha variant — which was first identified in England — also emerged, by mutating in an immune-compromised person. — AP

Why Omicron variant ‘most concerning’ to date

GLOBAL BRIEFS

Nineteen killed, 32 injured in Mexico pilgrimage bus crash

JOQUICINGO, Mexico — Nineteen people have died and 32 more have been injured after a bus apparently carrying pilgrims to a religious site in central Mexico crashed.

State officials said the bus brakes had somehow allegedly failed to work and that the bus slammed into a building in the State of Mexico.

Six of the injured were flown to hospital in Toluca — the state capital.

Ricardo de la Cruz, the assistant state interior secretary, said the accident occurred in the township of Joquicingo, southwest of Mexico City.

The bus was heading from the western state of Michoacan to Chalma, a town that had been visited by Roman Catholic pilgrims for centuries.

There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured passengers.

Many Mexicans went on religious pilgrimages at this time of year as December 12 — the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe — approached. — AAP

Egypt revives ancient roadKARNAK — A restored road connecting two

ancient Egyptian temple complexes in Karnak and Luxor was unveiled on Thursday (local time) in a lavish ceremony aimed at raising the profile of one of Egypt’s top tourist spots.

The procession to reopen the 2.7km road included a re-enactment of the ancient Opet festival, where statues of Theban deities were paraded annually during the New Kingdom era in celebration of fertility and the flooding of the Nile.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi marched along the road at the start of the ceremony.

Pharaonic chariots and more than 400 young performers dressed in pharaonic costumes paraded along the avenue.

The 3400-year-old road linking the ancient centres of Karnak and Luxor, also known as Road of the Rams or the Avenue of the Sphinxes, was lined with hundreds of ram- and human-headed sphinxes although, over the years, many had been eroded or destroyed.

The road had undergone several restoration efforts since being discovered in 1949, and the latest began in 2017.

Tourism was a crucial source of jobs and hard currency for Egypt, which had made a concerted effort to lure back the travellers who had been kept away by the coronavirus pandemic.

In April, 22 ancient royal mummies from Luxor and the nearby Valley of the Kings were borne in procession from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation.

Egypt’s tourism revenues plunged to about US$4 billion in 2020 — down from $13bn in 2019.

— Reuters story via RNZ

Dog meat may be off menuSEOUL — Dog meat could finally disappear

from restaurant menus in South Korea after the government appointed a taskforce to look at banning eating the animals.

The move came after Moon Jae-in — the president and a known animal-lover — suggested that the time had come to ban the sale and consumption of dog meat.

Eating dog meat has been part of Korean culture for centuries, although its popularity had plummeted in recent years.

There were fewer than 100 dog-meat restaurants in Seoul in 2019, and the last major dog-meat market closed earlier this year.

Lee Won-bok, head of the Korea Association for Animal Protection, said: “South Korea is the only developed country where people eat dogs — an act that is undermining our international image.”

— Agencies

Indonesia cancels ChristmasJAKARTA — In an effort to curb a potential

explosion of Covid-19 cases over the festive period, the Indonesian government has banned civil servants and workers in state-owned and private companies from taking leave between December 24 to January 2.

Previously, authorities had cancelled the December 24, pre-Christmas, collective-leave day and shortened the Christmas break, which meant only Christmas Day would count as a public holiday.

“We hope that we can manage Christmas and the New Year well, because almost all epidemiologists are afraid that what triggers a third wave could be during Christmas and New Year,” President Joko Widodo said on October 28, when he cancelled the country’s Christmas Eve holiday.

— Agencies

‘ The jury is out on how well this variant will do where there are other variants of Covid circulating ’ —Prof Sharon Peacock

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GENEVA — European Union (EU) nations will impose an emergency flight ban on countries in southern Africa after the discovery of a new coronavirus variant there, an EU Commission spokesperson has said.

Eric Mamer said member states agreed to the ban after Europe’s first case of the variant was discovered in Belgium.

The variant, named Omicron, has also been identified in South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it a variant of concern.

Health chiefs from all 27 EU states agreed to impose the travel ban in an emergency meeting on Friday (local time), Mamer wrote on Twitter.

The ban would be applied to travellers from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, he said.

Scientists said they still had much to learn about the virus’ new mutations and the WHO said it would take a few weeks to understand the impact of the new variant, as experts worked to determine how transmissible it was.

The WHO on Friday said preliminary evidence suggested the new variant carried a higher risk of reinfection than other variants.

It was very different from the other variants that had emerged so far.

Scientists said it was the most heavily-mutated version of the coronavirus yet, which meant Covid vaccines, which were designed using the original strain from Wuhan, might not be as effective.

Stock markets across the world fell sharply on Friday, amid investor fears

over the potential economic impact.In London, the FTSE 100 share index

dropped by nearly 3 percent, while markets in Germany and France also declined following falls in Asia.

The WHO earlier on Friday said that fewer than 100 sample sequences had been reported.

Cases had mainly been confirmed in South Africa, but had also been detected in Hong Kong, Israel, Botswana and Belgium.

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Friday that the variant was “highly likely” to have spread to other countries.

Most of the cases in South Africa had been from its most populated province, Gauteng, of which Johannesburg is the capital city.

Only about 24 percent of South Africa’s population was fully vaccinated, which could spur a rapid spread of cases there, Dr Mike Tildesley — a member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Modelling

group (Spi-M) — told the BBC on Friday.In Hong Kong, the infections were

found in a person who had arrived from South Africa, and a guest in the same quarantine hotel who tested positive a few days later, the Department of Health revealed. Both were fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, Europe identified its first case of the variant in Belgium. The Guardian reported that the case emerged in an unvaccinated young woman who had recently travelled from Egypt via Turkey and developed mild flu symptoms 11 days later.

Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday it was “on the verge of a state of emergency” regarding the new variant, and that he would “act fast, strong and now”.

One case was detected in a person who returned from Malawi, according to Israeli media reports quoting the country’s health ministry. Another two suspected infections were yet to be confirmed with test results. All three were said to have been fully vaccinated.

The WHO had warned against countries hastily imposing travel restrictions, saying they should look to a “risk-based and scientific approach”. Nevertheless, an increasing number of nations, including the UK and the Netherlands, had temporarily halted flights from these southern African countries: South Africa; Botswana; Namibia; Zimbabwe; Eswatini (formerly Swaziland); and Lesotho.

The Head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for all EU nations to put on the “emergency brake” and stop flights from the region.

— BBC story via RNZ

Omicron, new variant of Covid, ‘a concern’: WHO

MELBOURNE — One senior scientific adviser in the United Kingdom — from the UK Health Security Agency — on Friday (local time) described the new Covid variant as the “worst-ever” super-mutant Covid variant.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world (in Australia), Deakin University epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett said the B.1.1.529 variant which was spreading rapidly in South Africa was a stand-out variant because of the sheer number of mutations it contained and also because of where many of these were located. “Usually a new variant only has a handful of important mutations,” she told news.com.au.

While there may be other minor changes, the major ones generally change things like the virus’ transmissibility for example.

In comparison to the handful of major mutations in other variants, the latest version had more than 50 mutations, which Bennett said was “unusual”.

“More than 30 are in the spike region alone,” she said.

Mutations in the spike region were particularly significant because this was where the virus attached to human cells. It was also that part of the coronavirus vaccines focused on.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this variant had at least 10 mutations linked to the receptor-binding domain on the protein spike. This compared to two for Delta or three for Beta.

“The concern is that when you have so many mutations, it can have an impact on how the virus behaves,” WHO technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said at a virtual press briefing. “It will take a few weeks for us to understand what impact this variant has on any potential vaccines.” — Agencies

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MELBOURNE — Victoria recorded 1362 new locally-acquired Covid-19 cases yesterday and seven more deaths as the state enjoyed a rolling back of border restrictions.

There were now 10,887 active cases of the virus in Victoria, and 494 people had died during the state’s current Delta outbreak.

There were 308 people in hospital with Covid-19, of whom 46 were in intensive care units (ICUs) and 26 were on ventilators.

The health department said a further 53 people were in ICUs but their Covid infections were no longer considered active.

Victoria’s population reached 90 percent double-vaxxed on Thursday for those aged 12 and over, and therefore abolished its traffic light border scheme and domestic border permits. — ABC story via RNZ

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HONIARA — Buildings torched by rioters in the Solomon Islands’ capital Honiara are continuing to burn — particularly those in the city’s Chinatown district.

RNZ Pacific correspondent, Georgina Kekea, said the government curfew ended this morning at 7am local time, and people were milling around.

Some people were continuing to loot the shops. Kekea said the rioters had stolen a lot of alcohol.

RNZ Pacific correspondent Elizabeth Osifelo said the destruction was focused on the city’s east. “Chinatown has now been badly affected, and also the industrial area in Honiara has also been affected. A lot of local businesses have also gone up in flames,” she said.

In a public address last night through the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, PM Manasseh Sogavare said he had been asked to step down, but this was something he would not do.

“If I have to step down, what message would that send to our people — (to our) children and generations to come?

“Some of us are of the opinion that if I step down, the protests and riots will stop. However, the effect of this decision is what weighs heavy in my heart.”

Dozens of Australian police and defence force (AFP) personnel have begun arriving in the Solomon Islands capital

amid the major unrest.Australian PM Scott Morrison said the

deployment was in response to a request from Sogavare as part of a security treaty signed with Australia in 2017.

Morrison said the 23 AFP personnel would help with riot control, and up to another 50 would be deployed to support security at critical infrastructure.

Morrison also said he had spoken to the leaders of New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea to discuss how peace and stability could be restored.

“Our purpose here is to provide stability and security, to enable the normal constitution processes within the Solomon Islands to be able to deal with the various issues that have arisen . . .” — RNZ

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PARIS, ROME — The leaders of Italy and France were signing a treaty on Friday (local time) to strengthen bilateral ties at a time when European diplomacy was being tested by the departure of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The Quirinale Treaty would be aimed at enhancing cooperation between Paris and Rome in areas including defence, migration, the economy, culture and trade.

The signing ceremony came shortly after a new coalition pact was agreed upon in Germany, ending 16 years of rule by Merkel, who was the undisputed leader of Europe and forged especially close ties with successive French leaders.

The new Berlin administration was expected to be more inward looking, especially at the start of its mandate, and both Paris and Rome are keen to deepen relations in a period clouded by economic uncertainty, the pandemic, a more assertive Russia, a rising China and a more

disengaged United States.“Macron’s intention is to create a new axis

with Italy, while it is in Italy’s interest to hook up with the France-Germany duo,” said a senior Italian diplomatic source, who declined to be named.

Originally envisaged in 2017, negotiations on the new treaty ground to a halt in 2018 when a populist government took office in Rome and clashed with Macron over immigration.

Relations hit a low in 2019 when Macron briefly recalled France’s ambassador to Italy, but there had been a renaissance this year following the appointment of former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi to lead an Italian unity government.

A French diplomatic source rejected suggestions that the new axis between the European Union’s second and third largest economies represented any re-alignment of Paris’s diplomatic priorities.

“We have never played a jealousy triangle with European partners. These bilateral relations, when they are strong . . . complement each other,” the source said.

The Quirinale Treaty, named after the Italian president’s residence and loosely modelled on a 1963 Franco-German pact, was expected to lead to Paris and Rome seeking common ground ahead of EU summits, just as France already coordinated key European policy moves with Germany.

Full details of the pact had not yet been released but there would be special interest in sections covering economic ties and cooperation in strategic sectors.

French companies had invested heavily in Italy in recent years, but Italian politicians had accused Paris of being less forthcoming when Italian businesses seek cross-border deals.

Earlier this year, state-owned shipmaker Fincantieri’s bid to take over its French peer

Chantiers de l’Atlantique collapsed, having been thwarted by EU competition issues.

Italian officials suspected Paris actively sought to undermine the deal behind the scenes. — Reuters story via RNZ

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GEORGIA — The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought his killing into the national consciousness.

But the murder convictions of the three men who chased him may have been secured as much by their own words to investigators the day of the shooting.

Greg McMichael, who was in the bed of a pickup truck when his son killed Mr Arbery, told police the man “was trapped like a rat” and he told Mr Arbery, “Stop, or I’ll blow your f---ing head off”.

Statements like that allowed prosecutors to give context to the short video that didn’t show the entire shooting and had little of the five minutes that the men chased Mr Arbery.

“It’s those statements that screwed the defence more than the video. If they had never talked to police and they said ‘we saw him taking something from the property and running’ — there’s an OK shot the jury might have acquitted them,” said appellate attorney Andrew Fleischman, who followed the trial from Atlanta.

What they said:The shooter, Travis McMichael, his dad, Greg

McMichael and neighbour William “Roddie” Bryan all spoke extensively and candidly with Glynn County investigators just hours after Mr Arbery was killed in their Brunswick, Georgia, neighbourhood in February 2020.

They told police they weren’t sure exactly what Mr Arbery had done wrong, which would later be a big blow to their defence that they were making a citizen’s arrest.

The citizen’s arrest law, largely repealed by lawmakers after Mr Arbery’s death, required a person to see or have immediate knowledge of a crime being committed or have reasonable suspicion that someone is fleeing a felony in order to justify a citizen’s arrest.

“I don’t think the guy has actually stolen anything out of there, or if he did it was early in the process. But he keeps going back over and over again to this damn house,” Greg McMichael said, according to a transcript of the interview that Glynn County police officer Sergeant Roderic Nohilly read in court.

Bryan was on his front porch when he saw Mr Arbery run past with the McMichaels’ truck close behind. He told police he didn’t recognise any of them, or know what prompted the chase, but still joined in after calling out: “Y’all got him?”

In an interview with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Bryan said he wanted to take a photo of Mr Arbery to show police, but couldn’t point to any crimes Mr Arbery had committed.

“I figured he had done something wrong,” Bryan said. “I didn’t know for sure.”

The statements allowed prosecutor Linda Dunikoski to methodically pick apart the defence’s arguments.

“Nobody was talking about a citizen’s arrest. And I don’t mean using the magic words ‘citizen’s

arrest’. I mean no one’s saying, ‘We saw the guy commit a burglary and we were going to hold on to him so we could turn him over to police because he committed this crime’,” Atlanta defence attorney Page Pate said.

Defence caseThat left the

attorneys for the men to struggle to explain away their statements.

“The evidence suggests that Roddie Bryan legitimately struggles to find the right words,” Bryan’s lawyer, Kevin Gough, told jurors in his closing argument on Monday.

Travis McMichael, testifying in his own defence, said he was in shock when he first spoke to police, calling the shooting the most traumatic event of his life.

Greg McMichael’s lawyer suggested maybe he never shouted at Mr Arbery: “Stop, or I’ll blow your f---ing head off” like he told police because the remark wasn’t recorded on the cellphone video of the shooting or the 911 call Greg McMichael made to police. Both of those recordings covered only a small part of the five-minute chase that ended in Mr Arbery’s death.

“You only have a handful of defences to deal with what is basically a confession,” Pate said.

Familiar facesGreg McMichael was a former investigator in

the Glynn County district attorney’s office and may have felt like he could navigate trouble among his acquaintances and friends.

It worked for a while. The men weren’t charged for more than two months. Only after the video of the shooting surfaced was the case turned over to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. State agents charged the men two days later.

“This is just a case of a client who talked himself out of trouble and those statements later turned out to put him back into it,” Fleischman said.

Phone records show Greg McMichael called his former boss, District Attorney Jackie Johnson, just after the shooting. Johnson handed off the case to an out-of-town prosecutor, who cited the citizen’s arrest law in recommending no charges. A third prosecutor was reviewing the case when the video surfaced and handed it off to the state.

Johnson was indicted on a felony charge of violating her oath of office and a misdemeanor count of obstructing police for her role in the investigation. Authorities have released little information on Johnson’s actions other than to say she never disclosed that she asked the second prosecutor to advise police in the immediate aftermath of Mr Arbery’s killing. — AP

‘Their own words may have doomed men who killed Ahmaud Arbery’

BRUNSWICK, Georgia — Ahmaud Arbery’s mother woke up on Thursday with a new, very important blessing on Thanksgiving Day.

But there will still be an empty chair at the family’s celebrations. It is a reminder that while she feels justice was served when the three men who helped shoot her son were convicted on Wednesday for cornering and killing him as he ran through a coastal Georgia neighbourhood, she will never be made whole again because her son is gone.

“This is the second Thanksgiving we’ve had without Ahmaud. But at the same time I’m thankful. This is the first Thanksgiving we are saying we got justice for Ahmaud,” Mr Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, told The Associated Press on Thursday (local time).

The three men who chased and killed Mr Arbery in Brunswick in February 2020 were all convicted of murder on Wednesday. They cornered Mr Arbery after finding out he had been seen on a surveillance camera at a nearby house under construction and wanted to question him about recent burglaries in the area.

Mr Arbery ran through the neighbourhood and other areas near his home to clear his head. He had nothing in his hands and ran from the men for five minutes before one of them shot three times at him at close range with a shotgun. The men face life in prison when they are sentenced later and a federal hate crimes trial for them is scheduled for February.

Ms Cooper-Jones said after the verdicts were read, she thought of her son’s supporters at the Glynn County courthouse every day who shouted “Justice for Ahmaud”.

“I finally got a chance to come out of those courtroom doors and say, we did it, we did it together,” Ms Cooper-Jones said.

Sitting beside Ms Cooper-Jones as she heard the judge read out guilty 23 times was the mother of Ronald Greene, a Louisiana man who died in 2019 after he was beaten and put in a chokehold by state troopers after a high speed chase. Troopers said Greene suffered his injuries in a crash, but his doctors reported that didn’t appear to be true. A federal civil rights investigation into Greene’s death continues.

In the days after her son was killed, Ms Cooper-Jones got a call from the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Black teen killed by a man who successfully claimed self-defence during his murder trial after confronting Martin as he walked in his gated community. Martin was visiting relatives.

She also spoke with the mother of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor was killed by Louisville, Kentucky, police who burst into her home without knocking while serving a warrant during a drug operation. Ms Taylor’s boyfriend fired on the group. The officers were not charged in her death.

Other mothers who have lost sons and daughters to racial violence or in police shootings also reached out. Cooper-Jones calls them a sorority.

“We come together. We share our experience and we grow together,” she said. — AP

Thankful for justice and son’s legacy

Wanda Cooper-Jones celebrates with family after the jury finds three men guilty of murdering her son Ahmaud Arbery.

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WELLINGTON — There have been 17 reports of vaccinated women having miscarriages — but Medsafe is continuing to reassure women there is no increased risk for mums-to-be.

If anything, Medsafe says, getting Covid-19 poses a greater risk to unborn babies and their mothers than if they were vaccinated in the first place.

It’s a call backed by microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles who said there was a huge amount of vaccination misinformation, particularly regarding its safety during pregnancy.

She said it was important people realised reactions, which are reported in weekly adverse events summaries, don’t come with the context of how often those reactions happen naturally, even in unvaccinated people.

“Miscarriages are a good example of that. There are people having miscarriages every day . . . (but) the research is clear that in the populations that have been studied there is no increase in the risk of miscarriage.”

There have been more than 35,000

adverse events reported to Medsafe since the Pfizer vaccination roll-out began in February. Up until the end of October, 17 of those reports were about miscarriage — something that has been treated as a potential safety issue and investigated further by Medsafe and the Covid-19 Independent Safety Monitoring Board.

After looking at those reports and medical literature, the board found there was no evidence to suggest increased risk of miscarriage after vaccination.

A Medsafe report said pregnant women who contract the virus are three times more likely to require treatment in an intensive care unit than women who were not pregnant.

Babies of mothers with Covid-19 are also at increased risk of pre-term birth and needing neonatal intensive care.

It also found that up to 20 percent of pregnancies resulted in miscarriage in New Zealand, more than 2500 of which required hospital treatment.

Wiles said it was important to acknowledge there were real and genuine concerns about the impacts on fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding, but people should look at the research not the

misinformation being spread.“That concern is being weaponised

against us, used by people who are trying to push their agenda and their agenda is ending up with pregnant people in hospital with Covid-19.”

This week’s adverse events summary also provided an update on concerns about the vaccine causing menstrual disorders and unexpected vaginal bleeding.

There have been just over 500 reports of post-menopausal bleeding and heavy, early, late, painful or unexpected periods — a similar number to overseas reports.

“These case numbers are low when considering how commonly menstrual disorders normally occur and the number of vaccines that have been administered.”

The report said an in-depth analysis by Pfizer of post-marketing safety data found no safety signals for heavy menstrual bleeding or post-menopausal bleeding.

International medicines regulatory bodies, including those in the UK, EU and Australia also conducted investigations and found no link between menstrual disorders or unexpected vaginal bleeding and the vaccination.

Vaccine adds no risk to pregnancy: Medsafe WELLINGTON — Contaminated sugars

have been recalled for the second time this month after they were found to have been sold by mistake.

Woolworths New Zealand, Countdown’s parent company, announced it was recalling Chelsea and Countdown branded raw and brown sugars bought from stores in Wellington and the South Island.

The products were understood to have been sold on either Thursday, November 25, or Friday, November 26, from any Countdown, SuperValue or FreshChoice store in the South Island and Wellington’s Countdown Petone, Lower Hutt or Upper Hutt.

The low-level contaminated sugar stock was mistakenly dispatched from one of Countdown’s distribution centres and was part of a recall issued this month.

Any customer who had bought these products during this timeframe should not eat it, and was urged to return the product to their nearest Countdown, SuperValue or FreshChoice store for a full refund.

Earlier this month, confectionery brand RJ’s recalled its licorice as it used the same brown and raw sugar contaminated. It said it was a precautionary measure and the immediate food safety risk was low if customers had already consumed it. — NZ Herald

Contaminated sugar sold again

ROTORUA — Rotorua artist Mark Noble has unveiled his award-winning mural titled U R Nature on the corner of Te Ngae and Basley roads.

Noble was one of 10 winners nationwide who took out the top prize in Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s Resene Nature Murals Competition 2021.

This is the second year he has placed in the competition.

The mural was inspired by the Māori proverb Ko au ko te taiao, ko te taiao ko au — I am the environment and the environment is me.

This is depicted in the large letters U R Nature, showing how we are a part of and reliant on nature.

“Through the mural I wanted to accentuate the innate understanding that you, me, we, are reliant on fresh air, clean water, and healthy soil.

“The large flower is a soft reminder that nature will always be bigger and more powerful than us, thus we should respect and uphold nature to

its fullest importance,” Noble said.The Resene Nature Murals

Competition, which is part of the Paint New Zealand Beautiful programme, ran from April to June, with artists encouraged to submit mural designs that included an environmental message.

Artists from throughout New Zealand sent in their designs, with the top 10 murals selected based on their environmental message, enhancement of the community, and originality/creativity.

Artists then have 12 months to bring their mural to life.

Winning designs receive a $1000 grant upon completion, along with a $750 Resene paint voucher and other materials to paint their mural.

“Our Nature Murals Competition is getting more popular every year,” Keep New Zealand Beautiful chief executive Heather Saunderson said.

“This is the fifth year we have run the competition in partnership with

Resene, and once again we have been overwhelmed with not only the quantity, but the quality of the entries

we have received.“We know the benefits that

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have on local communities, so we are always excited these murals come to life.” — Rotorua Daily Post

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RESPECTING NATURE: Artist Mark Noble was one of the winner’s of Resene’s Keep New Zealand Beautiful competition. Picture supplied

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WELLINGTON — Travel bookings of the Cook Strait ferry service for around 10,000 summer holidaymakers are having to be changed due to sailing times being cancelled.

This came directly after a series of mechanical breakdowns of the Interislander ferries recently. In one case, travellers who were booked to sail on the evening ferry on January 20 had to be shifted to an afternoon sailing.

KiwiRail said this was because the ferry Kaiarahi needed its gearbox repaired, which would not happen until later next year.

It had booked up to 10,500 people on Kaiarahi for December and January, hoping to get the ferry back in service earlier, but now it could not go ahead with the original bookings those passengers made.

“It has been a big logistical undertaking to reschedule passengers to new sailings as close as reasonably possible to their original bookings,” executive general manager of the Interislander Walter Rushbrook said.

“At no stage did KiwiRail take bookings for sailings it knew Kaiarahi would not be making.”

However, it had been hard to firm up the timing of repairs, which relied on when spare parts could be imported.

“Initially we had hoped for an earlier return to service than is now possible,” Mr Rushbrooke said.

It had still not finalised when the Kaiarahi would be back in service.

A freight-only ferry, the Valentine, was due to arrive in mid-December to free up passenger and car space on the Kaitaki and Aratere. —RNZ

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by John Weekes, NZ Herald

WELLINGTON — A United States’ guided-missile destroyer — USS Howard — arrived in Wellington yesterday morning.

The gas turbine-propelled destroyer is the first US Navy ship to visit NZ shores since USS Sampson’s trip five years ago.

Sailors on the US ship spent at least 14 days in isolation at sea before entering New Zealand.

USS Howard and her crew would train and interact with the New Zealand Defence Force, with interoperability exercises and official engagements.

These engagements followed interactions by crew on tanker and replenishment ship HMNZS Aotearoa and frigate HMNZS Te Kaha off Guam last month.

The USS Howard trip was a positive sign for bilateral relations, political scientist

Steve Hoadley said when the ship’s visit was announced.

The Smithsonian Channel said the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer had a pair of rotating cannons capable of firing 20mm shells at a rate of 4500 rounds a minute.

Commander Travis Montplaisir, Howard’s commanding officer, said he was happy to be visiting and also wanted to celebrate the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 80th anniversary this year.

The ship was named after Marine Corps First Sergeant Jimmie E Howard, who served in Korea and Vietnam and was awarded three Purple Hearts.

The last time the US Navy visited, Wellington and nearby regions were reeling from the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake.

USS Sampson’s visit marked a thaw in bilateral relations after the two countries disagreed in the 1980s about New Zealand’s nuclear-free policy.

Hawke’s Bay wine ‘one of best in world’by James Pocock, Hawke’s Bay Today

HAVELOCK NORTH — A Hawke’s Bay Syrah that sells for $25 a bottle has surprised its creators by being dubbed one of the best wines in the world for 2021.

US wine magazine The Wine Enthusiast placed Te Mata Estate’s 2019 Syrah at number 13 on its 2021 “Enthusiast 100” — a list of the best wines they reviewed that year, selected by their team of editors and reviewers.

Christina Pickard, the editor of The Wine Enthusiast, gave the vintage 95 points out of 100 and Editors’ Choice and wrote in her review that the vintage was an improvement over the previous year and “once again, a lucid, approachable beauty”.

The magazine reviews over 22,000 wines annually and reaches an audience of nearly one million readers in print and 1.6 million unique readers online as the second biggest wine magazine in the world.

Te Mata Estate had previously made the list with its $125 signature Coleraine wine, but it has never achieved a placing with a wine from its more affordable range. Te Mata Estate’s 2019 Syrah price is $25.

Te Mata Estate chief executive Nick

Buck said in a statement the winery knew the vintage was great but it was not expecting such an amazing result.

“Our US distribution has gone crazy and sold out their stocks immediately. With the sea freight issues, we are working hard to get more stock to them, but it’s the locals who will be winning, as it is pretty widely available here in New Zealand.”

Te Mata Estate commercial sales manager Vince Labat said the placing was incredible.

“It’s quite incredible actually — a $25 Kiwi Syrah from Hawke’s Bay being ranked number 13 out of all that, so we’re pleased,” Mr Labat said.

He said the 2019 Syrah was an exceptional vintage.

“It was a hot and dry summer in 2019 and we’ve had four exceptional vintages in a row in Hawke’s Bay which is quite unheard of. It just shows from that vintage and from Hawke’s Bay you can get exceptional wines across the different price points.”

He said many of their distributors were now topping up on the 2020 vintage, and wine enjoyers would have plenty to look forward to.

“2020 thereafter is just as good if not a better vintage, so its looking on the up, which we’re really happy about.”

US Navy guided-missile destroyer arrives in NZ

FIRST US NAVY VISIT IN FIVE YEARS The gas turbine-propelled US Navy destroyer, USS Howard, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning. Picture by Mark Mitchell

AUCKLAND — Act party leader David Seymour says crime is on the rise in Auckland as hundreds of police are assigned to border duties in the region.

He said a Mount Eden dairy that was raided recently was targeted again, along with the liquor store next door.

“One police officer showed up. He told the owner there were no other officers available to join him. He asked a member of the public to look through the shop with him in case the offenders were still there.

“I have spoken to another dairy owner who was bashed with a tyre iron,” Seymour said.

One of the owners of the Mt Eden dairy that was raided recently said they were hit again this week. She said her family

wanted to raise awareness about the crime rate getting worse — not better.

There had also been reports of muggings and bashings in Newmarket.

A response to a Parliamentary question about border duties revealed that 271 officers have been assigned to the Auckland borders to date.

“Violent criminals know that with police off the beat, they can carry out offences with less chance of being caught.

“The Government needs to answer why it has taken police off the beat to stand at checkpoints. People in my community feel unsafe and lives are being put at risk.”

Seymour said the Auckland border would not open until December 15 so the Government needed to address the rise in crime urgently. — RNZ

‘Lives being put at risk’ as crime rates rise in Akld: David Seymour

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THE Alliance Group has announced an operating profit of $41.9 million before tax and distributions for the year ending September 30, 2021.

A profit distribution of $8.5m will be made to its farmer shareholders, in addition to $16.7m in loyalty payments already paid over the course of the year.

The cooperative’s turnover was $1.8 billion.

Murray Taggart, chairman of Alliance Group, said Alliance’s improved performance was a favourable result after another challenging year, and

reinforced the validity of the cooperative’s reinvestment strategy, with several years of sustained capital reinvestment reflected in the profit result.

He also acknowledged the way staff had effectively managed the response to Covid-19 and ongoing global supply chain issues.

“Similar to many New Zealand businesses, we have experienced significant global supply chain disruption over the last 12 months,” he said.

“Our people worked with farmers, transport providers and shipping

companies to make sure we were able to continue to move livestock off farms and utilise both our plant network and infrastructure to ensure this was almost invisible for farmers.

“We have ended the year in a strong position, but we know the next 12 months will continue to be volatile,” Mr Taggart said.

“We have therefore endeavoured to balance our desire to reward our farmer shareholders with the need for caution in the face of ongoing and unprecedented global logistics disruption.”

Alliance posts $41m lift despite challenging year

HALAL-certified red meat exports increased 13 percent during the 2020-2021 season with most product going to non-Muslim markets, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

New Zealand exported a total of 471,072 tonnes of halal product during the season (12 months ending September 30) — 46.5 percent of total red meat and offal exports.

This compared to 417,323 tonnes during 2019-2020.

China was the largest market for New Zealand halal-certified red meat during the 2020-2021 season, purchasing 341,618 tonnes, 74 percent of the total and a 23 percent increase on the previous year.

The United States was the second highest with 20,042 tonnes, followed by Canada’s 18,945 tonnes, Indonesia with 17,604 tonnes, Saudi Arabia with 7710 tonnes and Malaysia with 7289 tonnes purchased.

Significant halal-certified exports also went to the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, with other markets also purchasing a combined 41,261 tonnes — 10 percent of the total.

Demand has more than doubled since

2015-2016, when halal-certified red meat exports totalled 232,328 tonnes.

Halal certification is a market access requirement in regions such as the Middle East, whereas in other countries, certification is a response to consumer demand.

Sirma Karapeeva, chief executive of MIA, said the growth in halal-certified exports highlighted the critical importance of the halal sector and its small but important workforce in New Zealand.

“As an industry, we need some 250 qualified Muslim butchers in order to operate halal processing at capacity.

“Our challenge is that New Zealand’s Muslim community is very small and it limits our opportunities to fully recruit

domestically. Approximately 100 New Zealand resident halal workers are recruited each year through a national recruitment drive,” she said.

“Despite this, we have to look to migrant workers to fill the remaining approximate 150 halal butcher positions around the country, and Covid-19 has made this increasingly difficult.

“This represents less than 1 percent of the total meat industry workforce,

but contributes to around 40 percent of our sector’s export revenue.

“In discussions with government, we have consistently set out the arguments for allowing a very small number of migrants to come to New Zealand to support our industry to continue to contribute to New Zealand’s economic wellbeing,” Ms Karapeeva said.

“While the Government made some changes to immigration settings with the residence pathway in September, the industry is seeking an enduring solution that would facilitate the entry of migrant halal butchers such as a special visa category for them.”

New Zealand’s red meat sector has consistently evolved to meet the needs of global markets and that has included investing in developing processing expertise and practices in line with specific religious requirements, she said.

“Halal processing is now a cornerstone of the industry’s business model of breaking down the carcase and the flexibility to export different cuts from a single carcase to the best-returning markets.

“This focus on meeting the needs of a wide range of global consumers has proved critical during the Covid crisis when meat processing and exporting companies were able to re-direct exports away from markets under pressure and weather the worst of the global disruption.”

Halal meat exports up

by Trevor Brown

PRICES for store lambs fell yesterday in the weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards, in line with prices in Hawke’s Bay.

There was a smaller yarding of 1252 sheep on offer, mostly store lambs.

Prices for prime sheep remained steady.

Raroa Station at Tolaga Bay were paid $130 for a pen of 53 store ram lambs.

There was a sole pen of 60 store ewe lambs, from MW and AM Flood at Kanakanaia, and these sold for $112.

This vendor also offered a pen of 159 store MA ewes, which sold for $126.

Best prices — Store male lambs: Raroa Station,

53, $130, 53, $106, 38, $85; MW and AM Flood, 50, $120, 33, $100; Tangihau Station, 111, $115, 397, $107, 217, $100.

Store mixed-sex lambs: MW and AM Flood, 39, $94.

Prices down at weekly sheep sale

Demand has more than doubled since 2015-2016, when halal-certified red meat exports totalled 232,328 tonnes.

PRICE DROP: Prices fell for store lambs in the weekly sale at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday. This pen of 53 store ram lambs sold for the best price of $130. Picture by Trevor Brown

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THE competitors for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year East Coast 2022 regional final have been announced.

They are Hugh Banks, Aiden Smith, stock manager William Hobson, Ben Gordon, dairy farmer and Manawatu’s 2021 Dairy Trainee of the Year Josh Wilkinson, Mark Wallace, sheep crutcher and calf rearer Samantha Thomson and Pukemiro Station cadet Fergus Casey.

They will go head-to-head at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year East Coast regional final on Saturday, March 26.

Regional final co-convener and seasoned competitor Joseph Watts said he was looking forward to being on the other side of the fence as an organiser after competing for the last six years.

Watts was named East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year for three years in a row (2019, 2020 and 2021) and came runner-up at the grand final twice.

“I have got a huge amount out of it because of the amazing work that all of the convenors have done in organising those events,” he said.

“I wanted to do my bit to provide that same opportunity for the next group of competitors to learn new skills and test the ones they already have.

“We want to create an event that is engaging for the audience and competitors and ensures that we have the best possible competitor representing the East Coast at the grand final.”

Every year the competition improves, despite the tests that Covid-19 has provided for the third season in a row, New Zealand Young Farmers CEO Lynda Coppersmith said.

“For season 54 we want to test our competitors and see who’s up for it.

“We have already exceeded last year’s entry numbers across the country, despite the fact that entries for a number of district contests are still open.”

“All of our volunteers and conveners across the country have created some incredible challenges so far, with the regional final season expected to take that to another level.”

All events in the regional final season will follow the Government’s event guidelines at the time.

FMG Young Farmer finalists announced

CELEBRATING SUCCESS: Matt and Cath Carter and their seven-hectare orchard at Ormond where they grow navel and valencia oranges and a handful of other citrus, will feature on TVNZ 1’s Country Calendar programme at 7pm tomorrow night. After purchasing the property in 2010, the couple have turned it into a successful business. Matt and Cath are regulars at the Gisborne Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings. Picture supplied

THANKS to a bumper LeaderBrand South Island crop, the company’s asparagus will be joining Countdown’s hugely successful Odd Bunch programme, a first in its four-year history.

Odd Bunch, which was launched by Countdown in 2017, is reducing food waste by sourcing more produce from growers (including the slightly weird and wonderful looking) and make fruit and vegetables more affordable for shoppers.

LeaderBrand asparagus grower Mike Arnold said they were currently in the middle of a bumper crop season for asparagus, with temperatures perfect for growing.

“We are at the peak of our very short season and we are picking the spears as fast as we can. We have got excessive volumes of asparagus and we would hate to see spears going to waste.

“Entering into Countdown’s

Odd Bunch programme means that we can now offer more Kiwis’ the chance to try asparagus for the first time.

“A few Kiwis might not have tried asparagus before so we think that this programme is a real opportunity for everyone to give it a go. We would rather see more families enjoying the sweet and juicy asparagus than throwing them out,” Mr Arnold said.

“The Odd Bunch range will include asparagus that might be a little bent from the weather but will still taste incredible.

“Whether you grill it on the BBQ, throw it into a pasta dish, mix it into a stir-fry or eat it rolled up in bread, we don’t care, we just want you to enjoy asparagus fresh and in season,” he said.

Countdown’s produce manager Grant Robinson said the addition of asparagus to the Odd Bunch programme was a fantastic result for the planet and customers.

“Our Odd Bunch programme has been a great way to not only ensure we are sending as little food to waste as possible and reducing potential carbon emissions, but also means we can provide great value for our customers.

“Despite looking a little less perfect, the LeaderBrand crop of Odd Bunch asparagus makes for delicious and cost-effective eating.”

Reducing food waste one spear at a time

TRIPLE CHAMPION: Joseph Watts won the East Coast regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year three times and was a runner up in the 2021 grand final. He is looking forward to being on the other side of the fence next year. Picture supplied

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THE credo from Groundswell is simple enough. It can be summarised in words that can be counted on the fingers of one calloused hand — standing up against unworkable regulations.

So how did it become dismissed in Parliament this week as “. . . a mixture of racists, anti-vaxxers, etc, etc”, by Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Stuart Nash?

Questioned outside the House on his comment, Forestry Minister Nash said unsavoury people had “hijacked” Groundswell’s website and there was no way he would apologise for saying the movement had racist and anti-vax elements.

The movement has struggled so far in driving the core message to the Government and the public.

Social media accounts and blogs associated with Groundswell have been heavily laced with posts and illustrations well off the key topic of “unworkable regulations” in the farming sector.

Among the “Mother of All Protest” cavalcades of tractors and farm vehicles have been banners asking motorists to “toot for freedom” and, worse, the Trumpist “Make Ardern Go Away”. These messages, although they were not approved by Groundswell organisers, stray into the misogynist and the outright racist.

Waikato dairy co-op Tatua director and Hamilton Groundswell organiser Ross Townshend further blotted the cause’s copybook with an offensive online post about Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.

Protests of all persuasions have grappled with attempts by splinter groups to steal

events. Tino Rangatiratanga flags have been regular fixtures at anti-vaccine mandate protests and pro-Donald Trump marquees have been set up at “freedom” rallies endorsed by Destiny Church.

To be fair, Groundswell has made efforts to stay on course, with organisers Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Patterson asking supporters to “. . . be extra careful not to add fuel to the fire with off-message or offensive banners that the media will highlight”.

The movement also provided approved banners for supporters to download and display.

But the habitat Groundswell has attempted to occupy while presenting its case is an untamed paddock of rabid conspiracy theorists and online trolls who will leap at the opportunity of another’s lectern.

As of Wednesday, the official Groundswell Facebook page still hosted comments dismissing those concerned about the world’s looming environmental catastrope as “climate nutters”.

Groundswell is every bit entitled to present the case that the Government’s climate change plans are set to disproportionately cost agricultural and rural communities.

However, it has a tough enough task getting “townies” onside when the forecast for global sheepmeat and beef demand remains so positive.

On Thursday, organisers were in Wellington to attempt to pass on letters of support for the Groundswell cause. Only by mustering the broad flock of dissenters and casting off the crazier and off-topic radicals can Groundswell avoid diluting its message and failing to be heard. — NZ Herald

Farmy army must weed out barmy

by Maja Burry, RNZ

THE introduction of a vaccine mandate for food exporters is on ice for now, with the sector instead being encouraged to use a new assessment tool that will be released next month.

The Government had been looking at whether a vaccine mandate should be used to help exporters maintain market access for New Zealand products, sighting that trade was vital to the country’s economic recovery.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)and Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) undertook discussions with the sector in recent weeks to help inform this work. MBIE also sought independent legal advice.

An MPI spokesperson said the industry indicated it was broadly in favour of a mandate, and some wanted to retain flexibility, such as an opt-in process. But the spokesperson said it had been determined a mandate was not required at this stage.

Part of the rationale for the decision was that no market New Zealand exported to currently had requirements in place, which meant product had to come from premises where staff were vaccinated, they said.

“The Covid-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill provides the ability to create an order to mandate vaccinations to maintain market access,” the spokesperson said.

“At this stage, it is not proposed to progress with an order, because there are tools that can help businesses determine whether or not they require vaccinated workers.”

The Government announced on Tuesday it would launch a new tool to help employers figure out which of their staff need to be vaccinated.

The tool is still being refined but is likely to assess four factors — the environment an

employee works in, if they work near others, if that is for long periods, and if they provide services to people who are vulnerable to Covid.

Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva said a vaccine mandate for the sector would have been preferable as it was a more clear-cut approach.

“We are seeking more clarity from MBIE and WorkSafe about the risk assessment tool and its application,” she said.

“Until we have clarity, it is hard to take a firm position as to whether it is a useful tool or not.”

Karapeeva said Covid-19 had been shown to spread rapidly in meat processing plants overseas and having vaccinated staff helped to reduce that risk.

“I think a mandate would have made things a lot easier, a lot cleaner. And it would have facilitated things for businesses in a simpler way.”

Meat processor Alliance said as Covid-19 spread across New Zealand, the potential risk of losing market access did become a worry.

While the New Zealand Food Safety and Science Research Centre has said there is no evidence of foodborne transmission of Covid-19, China has signalled it could suspend access to exporter’s goods if there was a Covid-19 outbreak at a food production site in New Zealand.

Alliance chairperson Murray Taggart said if a Covid outbreak occurred at one of its plants it would have to notify Chinese authorities, which could result in China suspending product from a registered export premises.

“The uncertainty there is no one is sure how long you lose the listing for and what the rules are for getting relisted.”

Taggart said the company was exercising a great deal of caution to reduce the risk posed by Covid and protocols, including temperature testing, were in place at plants. — RNZ

NZ food exporters’ Covid-19 vaccine mandate put on ice

NO FARMERS, NO FOOD: Tractors and utes descend on Queen Street, Auckland as part of the Groundswell protest against regulations. NZ Herald picture

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WELLINGTON — The New Zealand sharemarket had its biggest fall in eight months after being spooked by a new Covid variant that has spread from southern Africa to Hong Kong.

The S&P/NZX 50 Index began falling sharply after a jittery Australian market opened, and the local index finished down 165.71 points or 1.3 percent to 12,628.89, its lowest level since late July.

The previous biggest one-day fall this year was on March 22 when the index fell 1.49 percent. The index has now dropped nearly 3.5 percent for the year to date, and it is just above the level 12 months ago, when it was at 12,602.02 points.

There were 47 gainers and 94 decliners over the whole market with a solid 56.75 million

shares worth $203.35 million changing hands. The S&P/ASX 200 Index was down 1.74 percent to 7278.3 points at 5.45pm NZ time.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare was down $1.18 or 3.49 percent to $32.60; Mainfreight shed $2.11 or 2.29 percent to $90; Auckland International Airport declined 16c or 2.02 percent to $7.76 on trade worth $24.19m; and a2 Milk was down 15c or 2.23 percent.

Among the energy stocks, Contact was down 7c to $7.90; Mercury declined 14.5c or 1.98 percent to $5.945; Meridian shed 8c or 1.84 percent to $4.53; and Trustpower fell 18c or 2.46 percent to $7.15.

Summerset Group Holdings decreased 25c or 1.9 percent to $12.94; Air New Zealand declined 4c or 2.48 percent to $1.575; Serko was down

12c to $6.75; and AFT Pharmaceuticals fell 19c or 3.93 percent to $4.65. Pacific Edge tumbled 8c or 6.15 percent to $1.22 after receiving some analyst downgrades.

Freightways went against the trend, rising 20c to $12.60; Rakon increased 10c or 5.62 percent to $1.88; NZME gained 5c or 3.88 percent to $1.33; and Scott Technology was up 9c or 2.74 to $3.37 on the news it was building the world’s first automated beef boning system.

Hallenstein Glasson surged 40c or 5.75 percent to $7.36 as all its shops in New Zealand and Australia are now operating and the clothing retailer is paying a (Christmas) final dividend of 24c a share on December 17. The Warehouse Group, which held its annual meeting, was down 10c or 2.5 percent to $3.90.

Steel & Tube increased 3c or 2.22 percent to $1.40. The company spent $14,080 on 10,667 shares, at $1.32 a share, provided to employees

who vaccinated before November 15. The trading took place through the Sharesies platform.

Green Cross Health, which owns Unichem and Life Pharmacy, rose 7c or 6.09 percent to $1.22 after increasing net profit 9 percent to $9.7m and revenue 12 percent to $309.92m for the six months ending September. Green Cross is paying an interim dividend of 3c a share on December 22.

Stride Property Group fell 11c or 4.98 percent to $2.10 after telling the market it has raised $110m through the placement at $2 a share and is now making a $20m retailer offer.

Transport technology firm EROAD was down 10c or 1.96 percent to $5 after reporting a half-year loss of $2.86m on revenue of $47.98m, up 5 percent. There was a growth in New Zealand and Australia but a fall in North America. — NZ Herald

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AUCKLAND — New Zealand tourism businesses face the double whammy of Kiwis spending their holiday money overseas while many overseas visitors are still effectively barred for months.

During the pandemic a chunk of the $9 billion usually spent on overseas trips a year has been spent in this country, propping up the domestic tourism sector.

ANZ economists say the Government’s pathway towards reopening borders means there is light at the end of the tunnel for Aotearoa’s tourism sector but things could get tougher before they improve.

While vaccinated visitors from nearly all countries can enter the country without staying in an MIQ facility from April 30, under current plans they must self-isolate for seven days which is a dealbreaker for most tourists.

Those coming to New Zealand to visit friends

and relatives won’t be deterred but they don’t spend on tourist attractions.

“It’s no secret that the tourism sector and related industries have been doing it very tough since our borders closed in 2020, and at first blush the timing of border reopening, while great news in an absolute sense, suggests it’s going to be a tough slog to the finish line,” the economists say.

The April 30 date means the sector — which vied with dairy as the country’s top foreign exchange earner before the pandemic — will have to endure another peak season without international visitors.

This could be exacerbated by a fall in domestic tourists as Kiwis from mid-January can return from Australia and avoid MIQ (just spend seven days in self-isolation) and from anywhere else in the world from February 13.

That milestone was more than early enough to

give Kiwis the opportunity to plan their overseas holiday in the winter months.

“This is a double whammy for the NZ tourist operator, as having Kiwis stuck in NZ these past two winters has provided a partial offset to lost activity in the summer. For some, that may have been the difference between staying afloat or not,” the economists say.

“Next winter, however, Kiwis’ pent-up demand for international travel means previously intercepted tourist dollars will likely head offshore. In other words, things could get tougher for NZ tourism before they get better.”

In some regions domestic tourism has been running at record levels during the pandemic as home-bound Kiwis — who pre-pandemic spent about $9 billion a year overseas — saw parts of the country they hadn’t seen before.

Tourism NZ says that before Covid-19, 60 percent ($23.7bn) of New Zealand’s tourism

expenditure came from New Zealanders.New Zealand tourism is normally very seasonal,

says the ANZ.Foreign visitors like to come here in the warmer

months (when Kiwis prefer to stay home), and Kiwis prefer to go abroad in the colder months (when foreign arrivals typically hit their lull).

The economists say it’s possible the summer of 2022/23 is much stronger than usual given pent-up demand, but there could be another problem. “There simply may not be enough capacity to accommodate that.”

Fallout from the pandemic will end up accelerating the tourism industry’s transition from volume-led growth towards value add, and that’s simply not the operating model for some.

“All up, a reversion to usual seasonal patterns any time soon feels like a very optimistic assumption. The peaks are likely to be lower, the troughs deeper — for a time at least.” — NZ Herald

NZ tourism waits for visitors while Kiwis spend up overseas

WELLINGTON — Broadcasting and Media Minister Kris Faafoi has encouraged Google and Facebook to engage with media entities to reach “equitable arrangements” for content usage.

His comments follow on from this week’s application by news publishers to the Commerce Commission for approval to collectively bargain with Facebook and Google to seek fair payment for Kiwi journalism used on their digital platforms. This essentially means the organisations are setting aside their differences to make a unified call for payment for the use of their content by the tech giants.

The joint negotiation will help to ensure that all the publishers involved get a fair opportunity to attain some funding.

“News media content is valuable, and I support appropriate commercial arrangements which will allow New Zealand news media operations to be sustainable in order to inform their local communities,” Faafoi said yesterday.

“I continue to encourage Facebook and Google to engage with New Zealand media entities to reach meaningful, fair and equitable arrangements for content usage.”

Faafoi would not comment directly on the application, saying: “It is for the Commerce Commission to decide whether to approve the News Publishers Association application to negotiate collectively.” This comes off the back of a groundbreaking deal in Australia, which saw both Google and Facebook agree to pay publishers for content.

The circumstances across the Tasman were, however, slightly different given that Australian lawmakers had enacted legislation, the News Media Bargaining Code, which encourages tech giants and news organisations to negotiate payment deals between themselves.

An independent arbitrator will step in to set a fair price in the event that the

negotiations fail.Negotiations may well happen here, but

New Zealand publishers aren’t backed by any legislative measures to force an agreement.

Faafoi has so far taken a hands-off approach, preferring to allow the various parties to negotiate independently.

Without the backing of legislation, local news companies are looking to add to the global pressure growing on tech giants to pay for news.

The deal signed between Australian media companies and Google comes from the Google News Showcase, a global commitment of US$1 billion (NZ$1.46bn) over three years to “the long-term vibrancy of public interest news and quality journalism.”

Google New Zealand country director Caroline Rainsford told The New Zealand Herald the company is currently working to bring this to New Zealand.

“As such, we’ve kicked off commercial discussions with a number of news publishers,” Rainsford said.

“In parallel, we’re also planning other ways we’ll continue to support the local news industry, in addition to our existing

contributions — such as training for journalists and Stuff ’s The Whole Truth Project.”

Under the Google News Showcase fund, the tech company has struck deals with more than 1000 news organisations around the world.

It’s likely that New Zealand publishers will also see some contribution from this fund in the coming year.

A billion-dollar commitment over three years is certainly large, but to put this into context, Google generated US$147bn ($214bn) in global revenue last year — most of which came from the sale of digital ads.

Andrew Hunter, the head of news partnerships for Meta (formerly Facebook) Australia and New Zealand, also said the company was committed to finding ways to support and promote quality journalism.

However, he said local publishers have a choice in the matter.

“Many publishers choose to put content on our platforms because this gives their work a larger audience, enables them to effectively monetise their content on our services and drive people back to their

dedicated news websites,” he said.Over the years, we have seen some

publishers and companies pull their content from Facebook in response to various controversies, but they often return to the platform.

Hunter went on to say Facebook is already making some contributions to the New Zealand news ecosystem.

“We recently announced investments to encourage innovation and collaboration between platforms and publishers,” he said.

“We will continue building free opt-in products, making investments and developing partnerships to further support publishers.”

Meta recently launched local investment aimed at supporting local publishers to develop sustainable business models, establishing a Meta Aotearoa News Innovation Advisory Group, investing in video and content innovation with Kiwi publishers and training for Kiwi publishers on growing digital audiences.

While helpful for news companies that don’t quite understand the intricacies of digital publishing, these steps fall well short of ongoing commitment to pay for news content.

Meta and Google were both combative in Australia when it came to the issue of paying for news, threatening to pull their services. In February this year, Meta followed through banning publishers and people in Australia from reading or sharing news content on its platform.

Only a few days later, the company backtracked on this measure and reinstated news content on the platform.

Given the massive public relations fallout from this move, it seems unlikely that Facebook will take similar steps in this market.

For now, it remains to be seen how much these tech giants will be willing to put toward news in the local market. — NZ Herald

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T-ZT&G Global 3.07 +.07 3.08 2.76 3.57 .08 5.43 35.82Templeton 3.51 -.05 4.16 3.38 3.90 .32 3.21 10.66Third Age Health 2.94 +.10 3.08 2.20 .16 .10 6.69 27.52Tourism Holdings 2.85 -.07 2.93 2.02 1.73 -.09 - -Tower .69 +.05 .89 .59 .57 .04 3.62 15.57Trade Win Ltd 1.81 +.89 2.17 1.12 - - - -TruScreen .07 -.00 .19 .05 .01 -.01 - -TrustPower 7.15 -.36 9.02 7.15 3.46 .35 6.90 20.06Turners Auto 4.40 -.10 4.57 2.80 1.10 .37 6.63 11.63Vector 3.88 -.13 4.40 3.83 1.02 .19 4.82 20.08Ventia Services 2.35 +.58 2.37 2.25 - - - -Vista Group 2.34 -.25 2.80 1.42 .26 -.05 - -Vital Healthcare 2.89 -.03 3.38 2.85 2.85 .55 3.60 5.17VTL Group .50 -.01 .86 .50 .59 .02 5.56 24.61Vulcan Steel 8.47 +.32 8.50 7.43 - - - -Warehouse Group 3.90 -.10 4.25 2.51 .81 .33 12.64 11.5Wellington Drive .18 +.00 .19 .06 .00 -.00 - -Westpac 22.32 -.67 29.15 20.57 17.66 1.56 6.22 14.3Z Energy 3.51 - 3.65 2.52 1.02 .39 8.31 8.82

Exchange Traded FundsSmartshr AU 20 4.26 +.03 4.56 3.71 4.32 1.19 1.57 3.56

Smartshr NZ 10 2.10 -.01 2.43 2.00 2.13 .29 1.44 7.16

Smartshr NZ 50 3.40 -.05 3.66 3.26 3.43 .94 1.87 3.62

Smartshr NZ Mid 6.35 -.06 6.82 5.97 6.39 1.85 1.96 3.43

MONDAY-TO-FRIDAY OFFICIAL MARKET STATISTICS

New Zealand Australia

Afterpay 109.09 -7.33 160.05 81.85 - - -ALS Ltd 11.99 -.53 14.14 9.15 15.8 2.50 33.22Amcor 16.17 -.43 17.90 14.12 16.01 3.86 20.1Ampol 29.17 -1.08 32.26 22.20 52 2.48 16ANZ Bank 27.07 -.23 29.64 22.10 72 5.21 12.56APAGroup 9.64 +.50 10.86 8.20 27 5.31 3200Argo 9.42 -.03 9.85 8.12 14 2.96 39.25Aristocrt 44.80 -.10 49.65 28.47 26 .89 35.84ASX Ltd 91.17 -2.58 95.83 65.60 111.2 2.41 37.37AtlasArt 6.69 +.05 7.06 5.39 15.5 4.15 45.43AuckAirpt 7.43 -.28 8.00 6.23 10.50 - 25.83Aurizon 3.44 +.03 4.44 3.35 14.4 8.21 8.98AusFound 8.17 -.03 8.75 7.02 14 2.93 42.53AusNet Srvcs 2.54 -.02 2.62 1.63 4.75 3.74 38.14BHP Group 38.03 +1.58 54.55 35.56 271.52 10.43 12.99Biotron .086 +.037 .11 .04 - - -Bluescope 20.25 -.46 25.94 15.65 44 1.50 8.72Boral 6.23 -.13 7.43 4.72 9.5 - 12.06Brambles 10.19 -.22 12.70 9.78 14.24 2.63 21.9Carsales 24.81 -.82 26.67 16.72 22.5 1.90 47.64CBA 94.81 -3.00 110.19 78.79 200 3.65 19.18CharterHG 19.06 -.02 19.76 11.53 19.31 1.96 18.82Cleanaway 2.92 -.08 3.04 2.17 2.35 1.56 41.55Cochlear 226.74 -2.77 257.76 176.68 140 1.11 46.13ColesGrp 18.01 - 18.94 15.27 28 3.35 24Compshare 19.57 -.05 19.97 12.85 23 2.32 44.06Crown Ltd 11.21 -.33 13.32 8.47 30 - -CSL Ltd 312.00 -3.50 320.42 242.00 158.96 .93 45.74Dexus 11.03 -.01 11.37 8.42 23 4.62 10.69Dominos 125.06 -.17 167.15 72.94 85.1 1.38 59.11Ebos Group 34.61 -.44 37.00 23.50 39.53 2.16 30.48EndeavourGrp 7.06 -.07 7.50 5.77 7 - -Evolution 4.11 -.31 5.52 3.27 5 2.96 20.09FirstwaveC .09 +.001 .19 .05 - - -Fis&PayHc 31.18 +.57 34.33 25.25 16.28 1.14 38.62Fortescue 17.19 +1.72 26.58 13.90 211 20.02 4.02GoodGrp 24.57 +.07 24.67 16.37 15 1.22 19.58GPTGroup 5.36 +.19 5.39 4.04 13.3 4.92 9.8Harvey 5.04 -.14 6.09 4.52 15 6.86 7.55IAG 4.42 -.11 5.51 4.30 13 4.43 -IDP Edu 37.00 -1.40 40.26 18.94 8 .21 264.24IGO Ltd 10.16 -.01 10.58 4.63 10 .96 12.95IncitecPV 3.09 -.14 3.67 2.21 8.3 2.90 41.69JHardie 54.57 -.19 57.15 35.18 41.19 .75 41.74LendLease 10.80 +.36 14.88 10.08 12 2.48 33.54LynasCorp 8.45 +.19 8.80 3.40 - - 48.4MacqGroup 195.28 -12.72 208.36 126.51 272 3.01 17.88MagellanF 32.00 -2.86 62.83 31.34 114.1 6.22 23.49Medibank 3.43 -.15 3.62 2.70 6.9 3.64 21.81MercuryNZ 5.51 -.06 7.17 5.32 9.87 2.75 60.89MineralRe 43.53 +2.15 65.38 29.80 175 6.01 6.8MirvacGrp 2.90 +.09 3.18 2.13 5.1 3.36 12.88NAB 27.65 -.92 30.30 22.24 67 4.48 14.43Newcrest 24.27 -.57 29.27 21.85 55.19 3.10 12.7NthStar 9.78 -.68 14.20 7.95 9.5 1.94 8.54OilSearch 3.99 -.21 4.69 3.43 4.48 1.21 46.22Orica Ltd 14.51 -.61 17.61 11.17 16.5 1.61 -OriginEgy 4.97 -.03 5.48 3.87 7.5 3.91 -Orocobre 9.50 +.39 10.08 3.55 - - -OzMineral 25.70 -.33 27.04 14.96 16 .95 21.63ProMedicu 61.24 -1.01 70.00 29.19 8 .24 208.85QantasAir 5.00 -.48 5.97 4.20 13.5 - -QBE 11.92 -.28 12.72 7.88 11 1.22 -Qube Hold 3.20 -.09 3.46 2.79 3.5 1.86 67.29Ramsay 66.42 -1.45 74.00 58.61 103 2.24 35.03Rea Group 162.09 -9.89 180.67 131.33 72 .79 67.5ReeceAus 23.28 +.63 25.96 12.88 12 .77 52.89Resmed 35.30 -1.03 40.79 23.48 4.03 .43 81.67Rio Tinto 94.46 +4.21 134.66 87.28 760.06 9.39 6.45Santos 6.49 -.25 7.84 5.84 7.69 2.05 33.01Scentre 3.16 +.02 3.25 2.46 7 4.35 60.3SeekComm 34.33 -1.22 36.09 24.95 20 .58 16.22SevenGrp 21.10 -1.11 24.55 19.62 23 2.15 11.61SonicHlth 41.60 +.58 43.99 30.21 55 2.19 15.07Soul Pat 31.58 +.02 40.80 26.61 36 1.93 28.19South 32 3.56 +.05 4.07 2.31 7.46 1.81 -Spark NZ 4.19 -.09 4.78 4.01 12.07 5.59 21.86Stockland 4.44 +.06 4.93 4.07 13.3 5.45 9.72Suncorp 10.80 -.23 13.17 9.51 48 5.96 13.7SydAirprt 8.41 -.03 8.48 5.48 19.5 - -Tabcorp 5.08 -.06 5.37 3.77 7 2.78 42.44TelstraCp 4.05 -.01 4.09 2.93 8 2.45 26.15Tempest .023 -.005 .04 .01 - - -TPGLimited 6.55 +.05 8.23 4.81 8 - 13.51Transurban 13.88 +.25 14.95 12.25 21.5 2.59 11.67TreasryWine 12.00 -.01 13.34 8.14 13 2.32 34.81VangrdASI 93.76 -1.52 97.85 83.12 140.73 3.32 1.66VicinityCtr 1.78 +.03 1.83 1.46 6.6 5.54 -Wesfarmrs 58.58 -.63 64.97 47.38 90 3.00 28.23WestpacB 21.08 -1.06 27.12 19.23 60 5.46 14.48Wisetech 51.63 -5.64 59.09 25.00 3.85 .12 158.86Woodside 21.60 -.51 27.60 19.15 41.03 2.47 18.86Woolwrths 40.31 +.09 42.66 32.56 55 2.51 24.54Xero Ltd 139.30 -11.70 157.99 104.44 - - -

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Kathmandu 12,253,500Spark nZ 11,735,300Z energy 11,257,700Kiwi prop 11,088,100pacific edge 11,005,800a2 Milk 9,742,000pushpayHld 9,147,100Contact energy 9,071,300precinct prop 8,693,900Meridian energy 8,336,900

fishr&paykl Health 101,428,300Contact energy 71,891,300a2 Milk 62,697,700ryman Health 55,670,600Spark nZ 51,708,400auckairport 51,646,900Z energy 39,504,900Meridian energy 38,368,500fletcher Building 29,355,600eBoS Group 22,072,400

ventia Services 32.7684alliedfarmrs 15.00Tower 7.8125Steel & Tube 7.8125rakon 5.618Harmoney Corp limited 5.3763Green Cross Health 5.1724enprise Group 4.7904arvida 4.7619Chorus 4.7468

Serko ltd 14.0127Savor ltd 11.5385DGl Grp ltd 10.4693aMp 10.2564pacific edge 10.1449Metro perf Glass 9.7561vista Group 9.6525asset plus ltd 9.0909Bremworth 6.9444Move logistics 6.6667

Otago races at Cromwell Sunday Jetbet 6 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9

1 Central Otago Lakes Equestrian Centre 11.55 $15,000, maiden, 2030m

1 s6245 Noble Knight (2) 58.5 53 J Lowry 2 s2329 Telling Tales (17) 58.5 53 K Williams 3 0s653 Levon (18) 58.5 51 T Moseley 4 40930 Red Sunday (10) 58.5 51 K Kwo 5 28s59 No Quarter Asked (1) 58.5 50 S D Khetoo (a3) 6 57s04 On The Rivet (13) 58.5 50 L Allpress 7 90840 Three Over Two (12) 58.5 49 R Cuneen 8 5s080 Sponsor (11) 58.5 45 D Bothamley 9 0s908 The Pieman (9) 58.5 45 T Comignaghi 10 29322 No Rigmarole (15) 56.5 54 L Callaway 11 67s03 Voralto (3) 56.5 51 C Johnson 12 s5505 Royal Khan (6) 56.5 47 B Murray 13 s9000 Drift On By (7) 56.5 46 R Mudhoo (a1) 14 0 Beth Dutton (5) 56.5 45 C Campbell EMERGENCIES: 15 20866 House Of Cards (14) 56.5 45

16 s4679 Da Vinci Girl (4) 56.5 45 17 07708 Sir Allykhazann (8) 58.5 45 18 34970 Kenki (16) 58.5 45

2 Otago Farm Machinery 12.25 $15,000, maiden, 1400m

1 30252 Bush Mills Billy (15) 58.5 54 2 0s42 Capo Dell Impero (5) 58.5 52 J Lowry 3 82853 Lennon (7) 58.5 52 K Chowdhoory (a1) 4 95s0 Double Prosperity (2) 58.5 46 B Murray 5 07 Stop Yelling (3) 58.5 45 R Cuneen 6 40 Master Marko (1) 57 50 L Callaway 7 5s Ole Mate (10) 57 47 8 Xiamen (14) 57 45 C Johnson 9 s2334 Neon Moon (12) 56.5 54 10 65282 La Cofradia (6) 56.5 53 11 24 Dushku (9) 56.5 52 K Asano (a) 12 7s024 Miss Penvose (8) 56.5 52 T Comignaghi 13 0s584 Diceland (11) 56.5 51 L Allpress 14 650s Empress Qi (4) 56.5 46 K Kwo EMERGENCIES: 15 The Dude (13) 58.5 45 16 309 Hyspec (16) 55 50

3 Wingatui Function Centre 1.00 $15,000, maiden, 1400m

1 422s2 Bentley (2) 58.5 54 T Comignaghi 2 30262 Megalomaniac (16) 58.5 54 K Asano (a) 3 224s8 Tappy’s Lad (11) 58.5 53 C Johnson 4 2s653 Bob Marlie (1) 58.5 52 K Mudhoo 5 3644 Jimilicious (3) 58.5 50 K Chowdhoory (a1) 6 29409 Beau Stitch (5) 58.5 49 B Murray 7 96 Grandiloquent (9) 58.5 46 D Bothamley 8 63s35 Van Diesel (7) 57 51 T Moseley 9 Cruise (10) 57 47 J Lowry 10 07 Ugo (4) 57 45 L Callaway 11 7478s Seikrid (8) 56.5 48 12 067s Rosy Clark (15) 56.5 45 C Campbell 13 s6920 Global Beauty (12) 55 61 14 36s92 Lucybelle (13) 55 52 EMERGENCIES: 15 The Dude (6) 58.5 45 16 309 Hyspec (14) 55 50

4 Alleviate Administration 1.35 $30,000, rating 74 benchmark, 1400m

1 55s00 Showemhowitsdone (8) 60 78 2 4s612 My World (5) 60 74 K Chowdhoory (a1) 3 77778 Goodanya (10) 59 72 4 730s6 Jim’s Gift (9) 57.5 73 K Mudhoo 5 s0080 Pullyoursocksup (1) 57.5 73 T Moseley 6 40s83 Final Savings (14) 57.5 69 T Comignaghi 7 13424 Arklow (11) 57 68 L Allpress 8 08451 Blue Eyed Susie (7) 56.5 71 C Campbell 9 10518 The Good Shepherd (4) 56.5 67 A Bohorun (a3) 10 60991 Glorious Ocean (3) 56 70 R Mudhoo (a1) 11 5200s Mamma Sans (13) 56 70 B Murray 12 s2055 Caitlyn Jay (6) 55.5 69 K Asano (a) 13 s8082 Spring Blossom (12) 55.5 69 14 10264 Ruby Royale (2) 54.5 67 C Johnson

5 Positive Signs + Print 2.10 $40,000, open handicap, 1400m

1 00661 He’s Got Power (9) 60 84 S D Khetoo (a3) 2 — Johnny Jones SCRATCHED

3 23s05 Devious (10) 57.5 79 D Bothamley 4 s9138 The Gift (3) 57 82 J Lowry 5 s4762 Seriously (8) 57 78 C Johnson 6 39s11 Ocean Point (6) 56 80 K Mudhoo 7 60504 El Bee Darci (7) 56 76 R Mudhoo (a1) 8 s9855 Severine (5) 55.5 79 K Asano (a) 9 20386 Cetus (4) 55 74 K Chowdhoory (a1) 10 77778 Goodanya (1) 54 72 11 7s074 Tellyawhat (2) 54 70 K Williams 12 s0805 Sentient (11) 54 59 T Moseley

6 Speight’s 2.45 $30,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 2030m

1 56007 Oceans Away (17) 60 65 B Murray 2 40619 Wild Like (11) 59.5 64 K Chowdhoory (a1) 3 35s20 Country Boy (1) 59 63 C Campbell 4 53631 Jack Knows Best (3) 59 63 R Cuneen 5 s0601 Ifithappensagain (10) 58.5 62 L Allpress 6 08529 Vee Twelve (15) 58.5 62

7 23192 Eavesdrop (5) 57 63 J Lowry 8 46s30 Shock And Awe (18) 57 63 Y Atchamah (a4) 9 32310 Summer Night (9) 56.5 62 K Asano (a) 10 75523 Hey Mickey (14) 56.5 58 T Comignaghi 11 9s475 Polar Night (2) 56 61 K Williams 12 36165 Redgum (7) 56 61 13 45962 Super Tap (20) 56 61 C Johnson 14 s0080 Belindabella (8) 54 56 K Mudhoo EMERGENCIES: 15 61s70 Goodonyamate (4) 58 61 16 50393 Tapdog (12) 57.5 60 17 96686 Fly Without Wings (16) 57.5 60 18 03844 Are You Cereal (13) 57 59 19 60887 Shock Prospect (19) 55 59 20 7s434 Miradello (6) 54 57

7 loveracing.nz Cromwell Cup 3.20 $40,000, open handicap, 2030m

1 s0988 Camino Rocoso (11) 62 91 L Allpress 2 0s445 Kilowatt (8) 60.5 88 S D Khetoo (a3) 3 21424 El Gladiador (10) 57.5 82 T Comignaghi 4 63660 William Wallace (9) 56.5 80 B Murray 5 12s26 Firoden (5) 54.5 76 C Campbell 6 21203 Original Gangster (3) 54.5 76 K Williams 7 03830 Wild Jack (1) 54.5 76 A Bohorun (a3) 8 00158 Leitrim Lad (4) 54 74 T Moseley 9 5s007 Stokers Rock (7) 54 73 L Callaway 10 20650 Full Fury (2) 54 71 11 49328 Slammer (12) 54 69 12 34284 Wannabe ‘n’ Paris (6) 54 67 K Chowdhoory (a1)

8 Fresh Choice Cromwell 3.54 $30,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1220m

1 5s913 Beeslaststing (1) 60 65 R Mudhoo (a1) 2 9s614 Eptimum (15) 60 65 3 15757 Tap ‘n’ Go (8) 60 65 4 4s735 Anduin (13) 59.5 64 L Allpress 5 72416 Leroy (18) 59 63 J Lowry 6 1s Tyler Eight (6) 59 63 S D Khetoo (a3) 7 8014s Are There (12) 58.5 62

8 — Darci Palmer SCRATCHED

9 2107s Recommended Flight (9) 58 65 D Bothamley 10 17s27 Sweet Molly Malone (17) 57.5 64 C Campbell 11 7s1 Maxie Tap (10) 57.5 63 C Johnson 12 82025 Miss Harley Quinn (11) 57 63 13 70s52 Giveherago (4) 56 61 K Williams 14 7s0s8 She’s Recommended (2) 55.5 60 T Moseley EMERGENCIES: 15 s0879 He’s Mi Brother (14) 58.5 62 16 6160s Pandde (7) 55.5 60 17 5178s Global Star (3) 55.5 60 18 50108 Our Clarry (5) 57.5 60 19 4s480 Louis Luck (16) 57.5 60 20 028s0 Sham On Toast (19) 56 57

9 Grand Casino 4.26 $30,000, rating 65 benchmark*, 1400m

1 62990 So Natural (4) 60 65 Y Atchamah (a4) 2 00756 Waimate Bill (2) 60 65 A Bohorun (a3) 3 07165 Benny Lincoln (13) 59 63 C Johnson 4 61 Treybon (3) 59 63 L Allpress 5 s6221 Wild Rover (15) 59 63 K Chowdhoory (a1) 6 53s42 Phelan The Power (9) 58.5 62 K Asano (a) 7 01022 Play The Field (17) 57.5 64 8 40s64 Pownce (10) 57.5 64 R Mudhoo (a1) 9 s6310 Vardon Road (16) 57.5 64 K Williams

10 — Phyllite SCRATCHED

11 530s1 Prowler (5) 56.5 62 J Lowry 12 70863 Never Quitz (18) 56 61 13 309s0 The Green Gremlin (19) 55.5 56 C Campbell 14 600s6 O’Jude (8) 54 56 T Moseley EMERGENCIES: 15 071 I’m Here (6) 57 63 T Comignaghi 16 72183 Redford (7) 59 63 L Callaway 17 44s71 Trabruk (12) 58.5 62 18 7s0s8 She’s Recommended (14) 55.5 60 19 00s00 La Tardigrada (1) 55.5 60 20 009s0 She’s Got The Look (11) 55 59

SelectionsRace 1: NO RIGMAROLE, NOBLE KNIGHT, TELLING TALES

Race 2: LENNON, CAPO DELL IMPERO, NEON MOON

Race 3: BENTLEY, VAN DIESEL, MEGALOMANIAC

Race 4: MY WORLD, GOODANYA, ARKLOW

Race 5: SERIOUSLY, EL BEE DARCI, SEVERINE

Race 6: HEY MICKEY, EAVESDROP, COUNTRY BOY

Race 7: EL GLADIADOR, CAMINO ROCOSO,

ORIGINAL GANGSTER

Race 8: ANDUIN, BEESLASTSTING, TYLER EIGHT

Race 9: PHELAN THE POWER, POWNCE, PLAY THE FIELD

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

NZ Metropolitan harness at Addington Sunday Jetbet 8 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9

1 Johnnie Walker Amateur Drivers 12.45$8000, 3yo+ r40-r53. mobile, 1980m

1 6800s Edge Sheeran (Fr) 1 A Edge 2 — Eyecon SCRATCHED

3 37s78 Ruby’s A Delight (Fr) 2 G Cook 4 s8243 Jeremy Wells (Fr) 3 S Manawatu 5 980s9 Daggy Lamb (Fr) 4 J Reardon 6 82151 Moody River (Fr) 5 A Fitzgerald 7 91517 Von Art (Fr) 6 B White

8 09690 Flamboyant (Fr) 7 S Blake 9 21062 Senorita Margarita (Fr) 8 10 77s30 The Go To Man (Fr) 21 11 28077 Mark Dunnett (Fr) 22 C Negus 12 93157 Belle’s Boy (Fr) 23 S Murtha 13 07006 Invisible Girl (Fr) 24 B Wilmott

2 Irt. Your Horse. Our Passion 1.15$9000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46 stand, 2000m

1 60593 Cheekygrin (Fr) 1 R Holmes 2 649s4 Charnui (Fr) 2 A Lethaby 3 07006 Ali X (Fr) 3 C Thornley 4 s5855 Southern Storm (Fr) 4 S Ottley 5 068s0 Piece Of Gold (Fr) 5 J Morrison 6 47s79 Nordy Star (Fr) 6 S McNally 7 s0705 Iron Woman (Fr) 7 J Cox 8 06443 Crystal Daytom (Fr) 8 R Close 9 8800s Ars Gratia Artis (Fr) 9 C Markham 10 64058 Manzini (Fr) 10 (J) 11 s7037 Major Wilson (Fr) 11 B Orange 12 s7834 Cute Art (Fr) 12 M Williamson 13 0PP72 Bono Brown (Fr) 13 K Tomlinson (J)

3 Celebrate With Lanson Trot 1.40$9000, non-winners 2yo+. mobile, 1980m

1 Sassy Star (Fr) 1 S McNally 2 749s0 Galway Girl (Fr) 2 C Thornley 3 25s74 Brother Love (Fr) 3 G Smith 4 39062 Jesper Fast (Fr) 4 R Holmes 5 Regal Sierra (Fr) 5 B Orange 6 0s088 Dashing Dutchy (Fr) 6 C McDowell 7 s3658 Royal Diedre (Fr) 7 8 20850 Magnifique Dimanche (Fr) U1 K Cox 9 80s03 Cool Phelan (Fr) U2 J Morrison

4 Avon City Ford Junior Drivers 2.05$9000, 4yo+ r40-r59 discretionary handicap jun.d stand, 2600m

1 79653 Skidaddle (Fr) 1 S Payne (J)

2 00186 The Conqueror (Fr) 2 O Thornley (J)

3 s7042 Southerly Change (Fr) 3 E Barron (J)

4 77317 Royal Jester (Fr) 4 D Keast (J)

5 s0251 Tairlaw Toll (10) 1

6 0740s Sam’s Town (10) 2 K Newman (J)

7 85621 Frankie Jones (10) 3

8 32219 Brother John (10) 4 M Hurrell (J)

9 82077 Loyalist (10) 5 B Hope (J)

10 s60s9 Tom Martin (10) 6 K Tomlinson (J)

11 81880 Carse O Fern Tom (10) 7

12 0s200 Terror Maria (10) U1

5 Fahey Fence Hire Pace 2.30$9000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46. mobile, 1980m

1 00s06 Sheeza Purla (Fr) 1

2 0s509 Rock’n Kiwi (Fr) 2 J Harrington

3 62897 All Together Now (Fr) 3 T Chmiel

4 8s574 Taliesin (Fr) 4 M Williamson

5 75260 Eloel (Fr) 5 J Dunn

6 38720 Rockin Va Va (Fr) 6 T Williams

7 60005 Hey Tonight (Fr) 7 R Close

8 8s006 Fascinate (Fr) 8 J Morrison

9 70P80 Sir Monty (Fr) 9 B Orange

10 03s96 Major Purchase (Fr) 21 J Cox

11 73098 The Cobbler (Fr) 22 G O’Reilly

12 52060 Victor Bravo (Fr) 23 B Hope (J)

13 002s5 Melando Chief (Fr) 24 K Cameron

14 90370 Glitz And Glam (Fr) 25 G Smith

6 Spring Back With Mediaworks 3.02$9000, 3yo+ r40-r50 stand, 2000m

1 2235s Don’t Write Me Off (Fr) 1 R Close 2 78153 Full Of Desire (Fr) 2 B Borcoskie 3 08 Pacific Clipper (Fr) 3 T Williams 4 044s4 Missmollygoodgolly (Fr) 4 L McCormick 5 321 She’s Got Style (Fr) 5 J Dunn 6 36444 Art Collector (Fr) 6 J Morrison 7 7316 Westar Molly (Fr) 7 B Orange 8 45961 Morries Girl (Fr) 8 B Hope (J) 9 0s415 Charlie’s Ace (Fr) 9 10 4s405 Motor Mouth (Fr) 10 J Gray 11 06301 Classey Robin (Fr) 11 G Smith 12 0054D Kennedy (Fr) 12 J Cox 13 06049 Tas Girl Bromac (Fr) 13 J Harrington 14 308s6 El Sirrar (Fr) 14 K Cameron

7 Clarkson Signs Pace 3.31$9000, 3yo+ r40-r44,r45 w/c. mobile, 1980m

1 98089 Honour Scroll (Fr) 1 K Tomlinson (J) 2 s0687 Songbird (Fr) 2 J Curtin 3 s9P80 Sheelasinleague (Fr) 3 4 20040 Kowhai Shadow (Fr) 4 S Ottley 5 45102 Eyecon (Em1) (Fr) 5 6 48458 Refine (Fr) 6 7 39s22 Endless Dreams (Fr) 7 S Tomlinson 8 04992 Journo (Fr) 8 J Dunn 9 55675 Martin John (Fr) 9 B Orange 10 21350 Taurus Bromac (Fr) 21 11 4227s The Peacemaker (Fr) 22 G Smith 12 95508 Franco Cornel (Fr) 23 R Close 13 01404 Huckabee (Fr) 24 M Williamson 14 65234 Krystal Delight (Fr) 25 B Hope (J) 15 36081 Prodigal Son (Fr) 26 R Holmes

8 McMillan Equine Feeds Trot 4.07$9000, 3yo+ r40-r50 stand, 2600m

1 s4202 Ali Lindenny (Fr) 1 B Orange 2 43905 Tres Magnifique (Fr) 2 C Thornley 3 00089 Bourbon On The Rocks (Fr) 3 J Versteeg 4 57077 Shes So Right (Fr) 4 K Tomlinson (J) 5 33270 Bryan Boru (Fr) 5 J Dunn 6 33165 Smudgee (Fr) 6 B Borcoskie 7 48s08 Cabella Noir (Fr) 7 R Close 8 44774 Shiffty (Fr) 8 G Smith 9 23872 Tedesco (Fr) 9 B Hope (J) 10 s6672 Sonoma Tyron (Fr) 10 G O’Reilly 11 55664 Dd’s Super Stuart (Fr) 11 J Markham 12 0s050 Superfast Gorsey (Fr) 12 13 52321 Awesome Impee (Fr) 13 P Wakelin 14 84365 Idle Stuartia (Em1) (Fr) 14 15 957s0 Constellation (Fr) U1 16 30920 South Park (Fr) U2 J Morrison 17 03105 Flyin Sid (Fr) U3 T Chmiel

9 First Direct Taxis Pace 4.31$9000, 3yo+ r45-r50. mobile, 1980m

1 7s782 Major Collect (Fr) 1 J Dunn 2 75656 Styx Sweetie (Fr) 2 J Curtin 3 62260 Immer Besser (Fr) 3 S Ottley 4 — Eyecon SCRATCHED

5 45718 Sing To Me (Fr) 4 T Williams 6 18s04 Unfazed (Fr) 5 7 18306 Glassy Webb (Fr) 6 J Morrison 8 89900 Oliver North (Fr) 7 M Williamson 9 s0006 Idealingold (Fr) 8 B Orange 10 369s3 Dennis Denuto (Fr) 21 R Close 11 19201 Acento (Fr) 22 R Holmes 12 80900 Aveross Rustler (Fr) 23 K Newman (J) 13 85592 Shards In Manhattan (Fr) 24 14 0s008 Will He Rock (Fr) 25 15 07093 The Terrorfier (Fr) 26 B Hope (J)

SelectionsRace 1: MOODY RIVER, VON ART, JEREMY WELLS

Race 2: SOUTHERN STORM, CRYSTAL DAYTOM,

MAJOR WILSON

Race 3: BROTHER LOVE, REGAL SIERRA, COOL PHELAN

Race 4: SOUTHERLY CHANGE, BROTHER JOHN,

SAM’S TOWN

Race 5: ROCKIN VA VA, VICTOR BRAVO, ELOEL

Race 6: SHE’S GOT STYLE, DON’T WRITE ME OFF,

WESTAR MOLLY

Race 7: ENDLESS DREAMS, EYECON, KRYSTAL DELIGHT

Race 8: TEDESCO, BRYAN BORU, SMUDGEE

Race 9: SING TO ME, IMMER BESSER, MAJOR COLLECT

Auckland greys at Manukau Sunday Jetbet 9 TAB Doubles 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Trebles 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 Quaddies 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 Place6 4-9

1 Follow Auckland Grc On FB 1.05 $1900, C0, 318m

1 63552 Drifter Dodge nwtd Hayley Mullane 2 36533 Who I Am nwtd M Prangley 3 55 Girl Hope nwtd Glennis Farrell 4 642 Lola Lola nwtd M Prangley

5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 6 Donning nwtd Glennis Farrell 7 42425 Blitzing Star nwtd Robert Roper 8 Hurricane Bob nwtd Thayne Green

2 Jo’s Wholesale & Sports Bar 1.30 $2600, C4, 318m

1 53333 Zipping Aubry 18.64 Glennis Farrell 2 55166 Thrilling Hudson 18.46 Thayne Green 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 4 11642 Marcus 18.67 T & L Craik 5 62224 Portland Wonder 18.25 T & L Craik 6 Vacant Box Six - n & a 7 s1215 Otaki River 18.37 T & L Craik 8 66711 Big Time Felix 18.50 Robert Roper

3 Pump & Engineering Serv. 1.55 $2800, C1, 527m

1 43431 Eye Spy Ty 31.43 Hayley Mullane 2 34577 Thea Who 31.34 M Prangley 3 78843 First Light nwtd S O’Neill 4 621 Frank Castle 31.40 Hayley Mullane 5 127 Scimitar nwtd Hayley Mullane 6 42632 React Respond 30.58 Robert Roper

7 67556 Let Em Talk nwtd S O’Neill 8 22471 Opawa Kirk 30.73 Glennis Farrell

4 Mt Wellington Tab Sprint 2.17 $3500, C5, 318m

1 78166 Zipping Saint 18.45 Glennis Farrell 2 34264 Zipping Hewitt 18.34 Glennis Farrell 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 4 11111 Wheels On Fire 18.13 T & L Craik 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 6 63653 Golden Fern 18.58 Thayne Green 7 Vacant Box Seven - n & a 8 13681 Fernando Charm 18.49 Thayne Green

5 Mayhounds Grey Rehoming Grp 2.38 $2000, C1, 318m

1 21223 Barney Parrot 19.25 T & L Craik 2 61127 Buckland Boy 18.63 Robert Roper 3 16344 Ginny Gin 19.05 M Prangley 4 78338 Black Bridge 18.77 Robert Roper 5 21238 Zoe Star 18.72 P M Heterick 6 66858 Big Time Boots nwtd Robert Roper 7 78s72 Tides Rising nwtd Thayne Green 8 31778 Big Time America nwtd Hayley Mullane

EMERGENCY: 9 s2576 Sabalan nwtd Hayley Mullane

6 Mps Fencing Stakes 2.54 $3100, C1/2, 527m

1 14333 Serbian Ace 30.49 T & L Craik 2 83155 Black Mavis 31.01 Glennis Farrell 3 36657 Fall Gracefully nwtd M Prangley 4 64384 Opawa Big 30.69 Glennis Farrell 5 65767 Big Time Eden nwtd Hayley Mullane 6 52624 Opawa Delight 30.52 T & L Craik 7 67635 Opawa Trump nwtd Glennis Farrell 8 s5426 Eye Spy Luna nwtd Hayley Mullane

7 Hewlett Electrical Sprint 3.22 $2300, C3, 318m

1 12643 Mirko 18.57 T & L Craik 2 37154 House Surgeon 18.61 T & L Craik 3 11144 You Ready Boots 18.44 T & L Craik 4 22342 Go Ahead Caller 18.65 T & L Craik 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 6 23532 Opawa Slick nwtd Glennis Farrell 7 36627 Call Me Leo 18.48 Thayne Green 8 57571 Allegro Berkley 18.53 Hayley Mullane

8 Carol’s Tab Taipa Tavern 3.40 $5000, C4/5, 527m

1 21411 Thrilling Freddy 30.72 M Prangley 2 31333 Dobby Who 30.41 M Prangley 3 Vacant Box Three - n & a 4 74535 Baseline 30.62 T & L Craik 5 Vacant Box Five - n & a 6 41211 Zipping Lockett 30.80 Glennis Farrell 7 Vacant Box Seven - n & a 8 75342 Danish Delight 30.50 T & L Craik

9 Sportsbowl Function Centre 3.59 $2100, C1/2, 318m

1 23828 Ammonite 18.62 T & L Craik 2 44666 Zipping Spook nwtd Glennis Farrell 3 54144 For You Page 18.70 T & L Craik 4 68561 Portland Art 18.47 T & L Craik 5 88852 Big Time Jewel nwtd Hayley Mullane 6 73865 Start Bailing 18.50 M & J Smith 7 48s75 How’s The Enemy nwtd Robert Roper 8 11413 Who Is Cooper 18.60 M PrangleyEMERGENCY: 9 s2576 Sabalan nwtd Hayley Mullane

SelectionsRace 1: WHO I AM, LOLA LOLA, BLITZING STAR

Race 2: PORTLAND WONDER, OTAKI RIVER, ZIPPING AUBRY

Race 3: OPAWA KIRK, REACT RESPOND, FRANK CASTLE

Race 4: WHEELS ON FIRE, ZIPPING HEWITT, ZIPPING SAINT

Race 5: BUCKLAND BOY, ZOE STAR, BARNEY PARROT

Race 6: SERBIAN ACE, OPAWA DELIGHT, OPAWA BIG

Race 7: HOUSE SURGEON, GO AHEAD CALLER, MIRKO

Race 8: THRILLING FREDDY, DOBBY WHO, DANISH DELIGHT

Race 9: PORTLAND ART, WHO IS COOPER, FOR YOU PAGE

MELBOURNE — New Zealand-bred gelding Heberite will be vying to have his named etched on the Jericho Cup when he tackles the 4600m feature at Warrnambool tomorrow.

The son of Raise The Flag heads into the race in good form, having won three of his last four races.

All three victories have come over 3000m, including his last start triumph

over 3800m at Ararat, giving trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace plenty of confidence heading into Australasia’s longest flat race this weekend.

The stable will have two runners in the marathon event, but Eustace is leaning towards Heberite as their best chance over Wil John.

“Heberite shows that he really stays and probably gets the weight swing,”

Eustace told RSN927 Racing & Sport.“I would lean towards Heberite but it

will be a great race, we look forward to it every year.

“It is a great initiative and it will be a great spectacle whatever happens.”

Heberite vying for Jericho honours

SUCCESS: Heberite winning the Middy’s Data & Electrical BM70 Handicap in Warrnambool, Australia. Picture supplied

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MAHANGA STATION TRUST2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Of Shareholders will be held at:

Tatapouri Sports Fishing ClubShark Bar, Gisborne

SATURDAY, 11th December 2021at 10.30am

Elections: 2 positions. Joe Bauckham &Nicholas Tamatea retire by rotation andbeing eligible will be standing forre-election.

Proxies must be lodged at the AgfirstGisborne office no later than 10.30amThursday 9th November 2021.

Nominations must be lodged by 5pmTuesday 7th November 2021.

A MAXIMUM of 100 People inAttendance, Social Distancing & theWearing of Masks will apply as per

Government Level 2 COVIDRestrictions

Full notice of the AGM Agenda, Proxyand Nomination forms can be picked upat the:

Agfirst Office, GisborneContact, Jackie on 06 868 4144

[email protected]

Joe BauckhamCHAIRPERSON

WAIKOHUSTATION(Hicks Bay)

ANNUAL GENERALMEETING

will be held on:SATURDAY,

11 December 2021at 11am

The AGM will beOnline and withLimited Capacityattending at the Houseof BreakthroughChurch, 7 PotaeAvenue, Cnr of LyttonRoad and OrmondRoad, Gisborne.

AGENDA• Karakia• Apologies• Minutes of Matters

Arising• Chairperson’s Report• Annual Accounts -

Year ending 30 June2020 and 2021

E l e c t i o n - For twopositions caused bythe resignation D. TWi Repa and TonyStainton. Nominationduly completed bynominator andcandidate must belodged at 92 IranuiRd, Gisborne 4010 orcan be emailed tol a n c e @ h o b . n z ,alternatively sent toPO Box 22098 HicksBay 4054, no laterthan 5pm, Thursday,9 December 2021

• General MattersThose attending Onlineplease register throughemailing [email protected] a Zoom addresswill be forwarded toyou.Acting ChairLance Rickard

THE PROPRIETORSOF TOKOMARU

K5BINCORPORATIONHereby give notice of

the2021 ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETINGSaturday

11 December 2021COSSIE CLUB

190 GREY STREETGISBORNE

WATSON ROOMSTART 9.30AM

Due to COVID 19Restrictions, all Share-holders will be requiredto Register by email tothe Secretary,[email protected] - To include• Apologies• 2020 AGM Minutes• Election of Officers -

2 Vacancies,• Terrence OConnor &

Nikki Searancke• Offer themselves for

re-election and• Are automatically

nominated.• 2021 Annual/Financial

Accounts.Please note: Allnominations andproxies must be emailedto secretary by 5pm,8.12.21. AGM Agendaavailable 8.12.21.NIKKI SEARANCKECHAIRPERSON

TE WHAKAARIINCORPORATION

2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the AGM ofShareholders will be held at:

Taihoa MaraeOn FRIDAY, 3rd December, 2021

at 10amFull notice of the Agenda can be pickedup at the Agfirst Office in Gisborne,Level One, 6 Reads Quay or emailrequest to: [email protected]

PH 06 8684144Bus bookings:

Contact - JackieTo ensure we maintain socialdistancing, email pre-registration isavailable. Please email your full name,postal address, and a copy of a certifiedbank account details to [email protected] will still need to check in on arrivalat the Marae to confirm your presence.

TE MANAWA OTOTARANUI TRUST

AGM HUI A TAUWill be held 10am5th December 2021

at Hiruharama PaRuatoria and Online

AGENDA:1. Karakia/Mihimihi2. Apologies3. Previous Minutes

2020 Approved4. Chairperson’s Report5. Annual Report &

ConsolidatesFinancial Statements2021

6. Appointment ofAuditor for the 2021/2022 Financial Year

7. Presentation of theVision WanangaReport

8. General Business:Request for a Licenseto Occupy

Contact 022 088 0042Acting SecretaryRaewyn Rickard

GISBORNE PARKGOLF CLUB


To be held at theGisborne Park Club

Rooms69 Cochrane Street

Gisborne9am - Sunday 19th

December 2021All welcomeAGENDA

1. Apologies2. Confirmation of

Minutes of previousAnnual GeneralMeeting

3. Adoption of Annualand Financial Reports

4. Election of ClubCommittee

5. Notices of Motion-proposed rulechanges (which havebeen posted on noticeboard in Club House)

6. General Business

NGATAPA RUGBY& ASSOCIATEDSPORTS CLUB


Sunday 12thDecember 2021 At the Clubrooms

in Patutahi3pm

AGENDA• Minutes from 2020

Annual Meeting• 2021 Reports• Election of Officers• Other businessSigned: L. LivingstonPresident

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REMEMBRANCESERVICE

Sadly, the EvansFuneral ServicesRemembrance

Service will not beheld this year due toCovid 19 Limitation.

The staff at Evanswish you all a happy

and safe festiveseason.

Evans FuneralServices Ltd FDANZ

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DUE TO COVID 19RESTRICTIONS

The Art Mart that wasto be held on

28 November,has been

CANCELLED.See you all again

in 2022.

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Gisborne Thistle AFC

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Monday 6th December, 6.30pm

All members & new members please attend, Soccer,

Netball

Enquiries contact:

Ron Young027 608 6060or 868 6050

YMP RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB

MEET AND GREET

Players interested in representing YMP for

the 2022 Premier TeamSunday 28 November,

11am, at EIT‘The Hub Café’

290 Palmerston Road

Any queries contact Coach Troy Paraon 0225 688 059

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TrusTees

A Court hearing will be heard by the Māori Land Court at Te Whare o Te Ra Building, 60 Reads Quay, Gisborne on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 at 10.34am.

enquiries to:Deputy registrarH. Kururangi(06)869 0373

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PRIME MINISTER’S VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS AWARD – Ryan Jones YR 12 TOP ACADEMIC STUDENT

- Zachary HallYR 13 TOP ACADEMIC STUDENT

- Jamie Denton

We would like to thank the following businesses for their enthusiastic support of the Gateway programme in 2021. We sincerely appreciate your assistance and without you, our young men would not have had such great opportunities to explore the world of work.

Alex Hyland Plumbing, Allan Irwin, Anzac Holdings, Awapuni Joinery, Bain Construction, Baty Aircon Ltd, Cervus, Currie Construction, Eastland Port, Electrinet, Evans Construction, Cedenco, Character Building, Electrinet, Fulton Hogan, Gisborne Autoelectrics, Gisborne Motors, Gisborne Aero Works, Gillies Electrical, Hamish Simpson Decorating, Industrial Maintenance Solutions, Laser Plumbing, Laser Electrical, Marty Lloyd Electrical, Mitre 10, Paea Partnership, Pauariki Honey, PGG Wrightson, Pultron, Riminui Station, Roy Robinsons Electrician, Shelly Walker, Steve Wolter Plumbing, Te Wananga O Aotearoa, The Warehouse, Turanga Ararau and Ruapani Centre.

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A position exists within our firm that would suit a qualified, partly qualified or person with chartered accountancy experience.

The primary role to be completion of financial statements and tax returns. In addition to this a variety of other work is involved, including budgeting, tax planning, and finance matters.

Please send a CV to:

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CASUAL DRIVERALL ROUNDER

REQUIRED Truck and Trailer unit.Class 5 Licence, also

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BAR STAFFWANTED

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Please drop off CVto office.

FITTER WELDERWe are looking for aFitter Welder with a

good range of skills andexperience to join our

company.We undertake a widerange of projects andmaintenance for local

industries.Night Bright

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06 867 1484Email: admin@

nightbright.co.nz

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For an interviewand pay rate

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TEACHER AIDELytton High Schoolseeks an experiencedTeacher Aide to workwith students of variouslearning levels andrequirements. Theposition is for 20-25hours per week andsubject to a police vet.This is a fixed term,term time only positioncommencing Wednes-day 26th January 2022until the end of thejunior academic yeari.e. Monday 12thDecember 2022.Please apply in writingwith CV (copy) andcontact details of 2referees to the PrincipalLytton High School POBox 635 Gisborne 4040or email [email protected] applications must beon the school’s app-lication form, availablefrom the Principal’sSecretary, [email protected] For furtherinformation and a jobdescription pleasecontact the school 8685193.Applications close 2pm,Friday 3rd December2021.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Teacher to develop a new role in which they facilitate the effective and efficient delivery of curriculum focussed, inclusive learning programmes for students with additional learning needs including ORS verified students. We have a comprehensive support programme involving a team of Learning Assistants linked to junior classes who support students to achieve equitable outcomes. This teacher role involves the leadership and coordination of this team. Primary trained skills are an advantage. This position will take effect from the beginning of Term 1, 2022.Applications close 3pm, Friday 10 December 2021. Applications with CV should be addressed to The Principal, Gisborne Girls’ High School, PO Box 249, Gisborne 4040, or emailed on [email protected] KumarPrincipal


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CHRISTIAN COMMENT

Last weekend my husband and I had the great pleasure of visiting eleven of the gardens in the Garden and Arts Festival. The organisers had agonised over having to postpone it due to the adverse weather. It was the right choice, and the gardens were still at their finest.

I had advised friends from out of town about which ones I could recommend, and gave some instructions to add to what the handbook showed. Despite this, the friends still went astray in two places, and I could see how they had “misinterpreted” the maps.In this troubled world, we are fortunate if we can turn to God’s handbook. In Psalm 119: 105 it states, “Your Word (that is, the Bible) is a lamp to guide me and a light for my path”.

How does this work out in practice? Some biblical instructions are very clear; others seem open to more than one interpretation. If we seem to see things differently from most other people, it does not mean that they are right and we are wrong, or vice versa. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree.

It is comforting to know that as Christians, we DO have a handbook though. It will need God’s help to know how to apply it- that’s where prayer comes in- but we can also seek the advice or counsel of others. They may have been on the journey for longer than we have, and have experience of how easy it is to get lost, or even go down a completely wrong road. It is always possible to turn back.

If we are sure of the ultimate destination, and God’s lamp is visible, that is enough to keep us safe on the road.

Diane McLeanMangapapa Church

Central Baptist Church

Methodist/PresbyterianUnion Parish

Cnr. Ormond Rd.& Atkinson St.

P. 867 9604

Sunday 10am:'Testimony Sunday'

Personal testimonies of God's goodness

Kids Programmes available during Service

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Christian Believers have no enemies because we have no enemies! “What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?” (Romans 8:31). We have a GOD, He is for us and all of these things

appearing to be against us today, are actually in His hand working together for good, as

He correctly interprets it, not me in my faulty reasonings. Amen!

Stewart Patrick‘Refreshing Hearts’, Gisborne

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$469,000 39 De Lautour Road Ideal Starter 1.00 – 1.30pm Bronwyn Kay

$538,000 1A Fergusson Drive Location, lockup and leave 1.00 – 1.30pm Property Brokers

$555,000 141A Roebuck Road Home and income opportunity. 1.00 – 1.30pm Bronwyn Kay

$750,000 63 Fergusson Drive Your riverside retreat 11.00 – 11.30am Bayleys

Auction 70A Potae Avenue Suburban paradise 12.30 – 1.00pm Property Brokers

Auction 7 Cemetery Road Snap me up! 1.00 – 1.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 431 Tiniroto Road Hillcrest Homestead 1.30 – 2.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 74 Gaddums Hill Road Family! Country! Views! 2.00 – 2.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 289 Aberdeen Road Central city riverbank opportunity 2.00 – 2.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 385 Clifford Street Clifford Christmas cracker 2.00 – 2.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 8 Waverley Street Love me tender 2.00 – 2.30pm Property Brokers

Auction 29 Seddon Crescent In a Prime Location 12.30 – 1.00pm Harcourts

Auction 13 Loisel Street Love the Location of Loisel 1.30 – 2.00pm First Sight Real Estate

Auction 10 Kipling Road Escape the city for a simpler life 12.00 – 12.30pm First Sight Real Estate

Auction 75 Anzac Street The house, the pool, the location 1.00 – 1.30pm First Sight Real Estate

Auction 9 Argyll Street Tranquillity and options in Mangapapa 11.30 – 12.00pm First Sight Real Estate

Auction 5A Cobham Place Fab family find 11.00 – 12.00pm Bayleys

Auction 6 Judd Street Exciting options on offer here 11.00 – 11.30am Bayleys

Auction 16 Haig Street Your quintessential quarter acre 11.30 – 12.00pm Bayleys

Auction 9 Browns Rise, Mahia Vendors moving south 12.00 – 12.30pm Bayleys

Auction 187A Stout Street Free up your weekends! 12.00 – 1.00pm Bayleys

Auction 103 Chalmers Road Calling first-home buyers 12.00 – 12.30pm Bayleys

Auction 18 Tuahine Crescent Oozing potential 12.15 – 12.45pm Bayleys

Auction 71 Paraone Road Extended families or investors 12.15 – 12.45pm Bayleys

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Auction 16 Loisel Street Riverdale Ready, set, go 1.30 –2.00pm Ray White

Auction 542 Childers Road Te Hapara Instant Appeal and Huge Potential... 2.00 – 2.30pm Ray White

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Auction 30 Murphy Road Living the Dream... 11.30 – 12.00pm Bronwyn Kay

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POWER DRIVE: Tauranga driver Nathan Tynan (No.1) at the wheel of his twin-engine kart with a Rotax and KT100 powering it. Behind him and to his right is Lyn Lyle (No.15) and behind her and to her left is Cole Rosie (No.41). They were taking part in Eastland Kart Club’s points meeting last Sunday. Picture by Barry Irvine

KARTING by Rockin’ Robin

YOUNG driver Vinzent MacGregor won the 10-lap feature race at the end of Eastland Kart Club’s points meeting last Sunday.

MacGregor headed a 14-kart field for the race on the club’s Aerodrome Road dirt track. Vinzent MacGregor drives like his father Dylan. On the race track they know only one speed — flat out.

Spring Thomson finished second in the feature, and Sean Gooch charged from the back to finish third in his wife’s KT.

Drivers produced a lot of close racing on a well-turned-out track.

Special thanks must go to Robert De La Haye, who not only races but also spends a lot of time before and during a meeting keeping water on the track.

He races a KT and looks after all the family’s karts — all four of them.

Nathan Tynan, from Tauranga, came over to race in his twin-engine kart with a Rotax and a KT100 on it.

This kart is impressive and a credit to him. It produced the fastest lap of the day — 19.902 seconds. Shane Gray came from Te Aroha to race and had the second-best time, 20.025s, while third-fastest lap, 20.489s, went to local driver Seth Hall.

The track record is held by Luca Vita in his Rotax — 19.606s.

Special mention must go to Logan Irvine,

who drove really well in the young guns’ class to record his first win.

In the open pro class and Rotax, Nathan Tynan won two races, while Harley Davis had a win and two seconds.

Luca Vita had a second placing, while third placings went to Shane Gray, Ben Briant and Nathan Tynan.

In the rookies’ class, Nixen Gooch won all three races and Pyper Irvine got three second placings.

The young guns’ class had Vinzent MacGregor taking two wins and Logan Irvine, one win.

Second placings went to Conrad Gooch, Irvine and Brodie Gooch. Thirds went to Tim De La Haye (two) and Irvine.

Dion Lund had two wins in the KT heavies’ class and Barry Irvine took the other win. Second placings went to Irvine (two) and Lund.

In the junior KTs, Hayley De la Haye took all three wins. Ben Adcock had three second placings.

In the KT light class, wins went to Jake Callaghan, Seth Hall and Spring Thomson.

Second placings went to Luca Vita, Thomson and Hall. Hard-working Robert De La Haye took three thirds.

Robyn De La Haye won all three races in the women’s class, Tessa Irvine took three second placings and Michelle Gooch had three thirds.

Drivers produce tense, close racingThe Gisborne Herald • Saturday, November 27, 202132 SPORT

Monday, November 29, 2021

THE LAST WORD IN ASTROLOGY

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY:Anna Faris, 45; Don Cheadle, 57; Andrew McCarthy, 59; Howie Mandel, 66.

Happy Birthday:Use your strengths to overcome your weaknesses and strive to do and be your best. Success will come knocking at your door. Set reasonable goals and expectations, and expand your knowledge and skill set to accommodate your dreams, hopes and wishes. Recognize what you have to offer, and trust in those who are reliable. Making intelligent decisions will lead to stability and peace of mind. Your numbers are 7, 18, 21, 25, 32, 39, 48.

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Delve in and get things done. Your energy and wit will draw others to your side and encourage opportunities that allow you to use your skills to your liking. Negotiations look promising, and an offer will lead to a long-term commitment. 3 stars

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Uncertainty will make you nervous about your future. Don't overreact or take on something you cannot handle. Be realistic and patient, and analyze whatever situation you face before you make impossible promises. Keep the peace and offer suggestions, not hands-on help. 3 stars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Expand your interests, skills and knowledge to fit trends. Be creative, and you'll develop a plan that helps you use your talents to drum up interest in something you want to pursue. Pay attention to partnerships and maintaining equality. 5 stars

CANCER (June 21-July 22):Keep your personal and professional problems separate. Letting your emotions filter through will ruin your concentration and stand between you and what you are trying to achieve. Change begins with you. Do what's necessary to keep moving forward. 2 stars

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Connect with someone who can offer clarity regarding a situation that perplexes you. Speak up, ask direct questions and find out where you stand. Digest the information you gather before you make a move. Anger and overreaction won't solve anything. 4 stars

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Live up to your word. Uncertainty and inconsistency will make others question your ability to get things done. Concentrate on self-improvement, and make a point to gather facts before you tackle someone or something outside your compass. Romance is favored. 3 stars

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):If you want to make changes at home or to how you live, be prepared to do the labor yourself. Minimize expenses to fit your budget. Call on people who owe you who have the skills to get what you want. 3 stars

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Pay attention to what's going on at home and the changes others make. Reach out to people you can rely on to help you get what you want. Change the way you handle someone close to you, and it will ease responsibilities. 3 stars

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):Keep the momentum flowing. Procrastination will stand between you and your destination. Position yourself for success. Concentrate on the moves that bring the highest return. If you feel passionate, follow through with your plan. Hard work will pay off. 4 stars

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Stay on target. Don't let your mind wander. Use your imagination to create, not confuse. Unify, coordinate and execute your plans with precision, ingenuity and savvy moves that will outmaneuver any negativity you encounter along the way. Ride the wave. 2 stars

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Choose intellect over brawn. Communication is the path to success. Explain your thoughts and feelings, and you'll captivate your audience. Don't let change boggle your mind or stand between you and what you want. Follow the path that leads to personal happiness. 5 stars

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Two wrongdoings won't make things right. Take a moment to adjust to what others do or say, and compensate to ensure your plans manifest into what you envision. How you handle matters will determine your success. 3 stars

Birthday Baby:You are dedicated, forceful and intuitive. You are resourceful and persuasive.

STAR RATINGSFIVE STARS: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold.

FOUR STARS: You can pretty much do as you please. It’s a good time to start new projects. THREE STARS: If you focus your efforts, you will reach your goals.

TWO STARS: You can accomplish a lot, but don’t rely on others for help. ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts. Work behind the scenes or read a good book.

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ACROSS

CRYPTIC CLUES

QUICK CLUES

DOWN

7. Poor (5)

8. Ruffian (7)

9. Utter (7)

10. Call (5)

12. Twist (10)

15. Suppliant (10)

18. Ward off (5)

19. Idea (7)

21. Sideboard (7)

22. Backbone (5)

1. Intruder (10)

2. Trivial (5)

3. Kind (4)

4. Menace (6)

5. Talk (8)

6. Stretchable (7)

11. Speechless (6-4)

13. Excel (8)

14. Bung (7)

16. Clamour (6)

17. Repeated (5)

20. Dispossess (4)

DOWNACROSS

QUICKAcross: 1 Drab; 8 Obligation; 9 Q u e s t i o n ; 1 0 C o p y ; 1 2 L a m e n t ; 1 4 A m a z e d ; 15 Pillar; 17 Coeval; 18 Snag; 19 Sardonic; 21 Consummate; 22 Nose. Down: 2 Regulation; 3 Boss; 4 Plaint; 5 Agenda; 6 S t o c k a d e ; 7 O n l y ; 11 Precarious; 13 Eulogise; 16 Resume; 17 Carnal; 18 Sick; 20 Oven.CRYPTICAcross: 1 Shoe; 8 Comes round; 9 S h r o u d e d ; 1 0 D o w n ; 1 2 D a n g l e ; 1 4 S h e - a s s ; 15 Impair; 17 Rasher; 18 Onus; 19 Surgical; 21 Spoilsport; 22 Acre. Down: 2 Highwayman; 3 Echo; 4 Smudge; 5 Asides; 6 Goodness; 7 Eden; 11 Waste paper; 13 Goatskin; 16 Resist; 17 Reroof; 18 Oust; 20 Iota.

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13. So huge, could give us no more (8)

14. Nude in awful act in floor show (7)

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17. Clergyman puts half a dozen on vehicle (5)

20. Sibling's girl loses heart in resort (4)

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column and 3x3 grid within the larger grid must end up containing each number from 1 to 9, and each number can only appear once in a row, column or box.

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SOLUTION IN NEXT PUBLICATION.

BOWLS By Crackerjack

BOWLS Gisborne-East Coast held the centre pairs at Kahutia Bowling Club.

Wairoa pair Glenda Kapene (skip) and Joanne Wroe won the women’s title, while Tolaga Bay duo Vern Marshall (s) and Murray Duncan won the men’s title.

Twelve teams entered the women’s competition — three teams from Gisborne Bowling Club, four from Poverty Bay, two from Kahutia, one team from Te Karaka, one from Tolaga Bay and one from Wairoa.

Each pair played three games of up to 18 ends, with a two-hour time limit. The top eight went through to post-section play on the Sunday with single elimination.

This tournament is normally dominated by senior players, so it was great to see some junior teams taking part — Karen Pinn (skip) and Libby Clay from Gisborne and Jackie Horsfall (s) and Delores Woodcock from Tolaga Bay were among the competitors.

Qualifiers for post-section play were Jan Powell (s) and Erin Sutherland of Poverty Bay, Glenda Kapene (s) and Joanne Wroe of Wairoa, Mere Nepia (s) and Jasmine Merrick of Te Karaka, Glenys Whiteman (s) and Marie Wright of Kahutia, Lyn Trueman (s) and Diane Oates of Gisborne, Betty Herring (s) and Kathryn Flaugere of Poverty Bay, Luch Shanks (s) and Ngamiro Allen of Kahutia, and Carol Hawes (s) and Dayvinia Mills of Gisborne.

In the first round, Kapene and Wroe beat Powell and Sutherland 24-2, Whiteman and Wright beat Nepia and Merrick 15-14, Trueman and Oates beat Herring and Flaugere 19-10, and Shanks and Allen beat Hawes and Mills 30-9.

In the next round, Kapene and Wroe beat Whiteman and Wright 17-16 to secure their place in the final round.

Trueman and Oates also had a close game against Shanks and Allen. They were tied 13-all after the last end so had to play

an extra end, which Trueman and Oates won for a 14-13 victory.

In the final, Kapene and Wroe played some brilliant bowls to beat Trueman and Oates 15-7 to win the women’s centre pairs tournament. It was Kapene’s fourth centre title and Wroe’s first Gisborne-East Coast centre title. Wroe recently moved to Wairoa.

Fourteen teams entered the men’s competition — three teams from Gisborne, two from Poverty Bay, four from Kahutia, three from Te Karaka and two from Tolaga Bay.

Three juniors teams took part — Tim Sherriff (s) and Peter Ferris, and Geoff Pinn (s) and Peter Clay of Gisborne, and Dawson Owen (s) and John Andrews of Poverty Bay.

The top eight teams who went through to post-section play on the Sunday were Vern Marshall (s) and Murray Duncan of Tolaga Bay, Dawson Owen (s) and John Andrews of Poverty Bay, Adam McIlroy (s) and Willie Murray of Te Karaka, Joe Wimutu (s) and Ray Young of Kahutia, Charlie Ure (s) and Bob McIlroy of Gisborne, Geoff Pinn (s)

and Peter Clay of Gisborne, David File (s) and Steve Goldsbury of Te Karaka, and Alastair Macpherson (s) and Marty Ryan of Kahutia.

In the first round, Marshall and Duncan beat Owen and Andrews 30-6, McIlroy and Murray beat Wimutu and Young 20-13, Ure and McIlroy beat clubmates Pinn and Clay 20-13, and File and Goldsbury beat Macpherson and Ryan 15-12.

In the next round, Marshall and Duncan beat McIlroy and Murray 15-12 to secure their place in the final.

McIlroy and Ure beat File and Goldsbury 18-2.

The final, between Marshall/Duncan and McIlroy/Ure, was interesting to watch. Both pairs played some beautiful shots but Marshall and Duncan won most ends and ended up 19-9 winners.

It was the 54th centre title for Marshall and the fifth centre title — and a gold star — for Duncan.

George Vaotuua (s) and Frank McLoughlin of Kahutia won the plate (consolation) competition.

Pairs from smaller clubs win centre titles

Wairoa, Tolaga triumph

WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS: Wairoa pair Glenda Kapene (skip) and Joanne Wroe (right) won the women’s centre pairs tournament. Pictures supplied

MEN’S CHAMPIONS: Tolaga Bay pair Murray Duncan (left) and Vern Marshall (skip) won the men’s centre pairs tournament.

EQUESTRIAN

GISBORNE Dressage held its annual National Championship Premier League 2021 Show at the A&P Showgrounds last weekend.

Over 80 rider-and-horse combinations took part, and half of them were from out of town

Organisers said that while Covid restrictions provided challenges, everyone pulled together so the event could be held.

They thanked sponsors, judges, writers and volunteers for their continued support.

Results —AWARDSKevin Hollis Glass Young Rider Champion:

Samantha Wells (Hamilton) Gangnam Style. Reserve: Danielle Taylor (Gisborne) Ramoon.

NZ Hanoverian Society Award L1–L4: Henrike Puketapu (Gisborne) HSP Soe.

NZ Hanoverian Society Award L5 and above: Nicki Sunley (Hawke’s Bay) Laila Dawn.

Mossman Masters Award: Shelagh Nolan (Gisborne) Mackpherson.

Gisborne Dressage Bronze Prelim Horse Amateur Award: Katherine Davies (Gisborne) Havanna Dee.

Gisborne Dressage Bronze Prelim Pony Amateur Award: China Gunness (Gisborne) Our Silver Lining.

Gisborne Dressage Bronze Novice Horse Amateur Award: Lesley Matheson (Hawke’s Bay) Izabella FL.

Gisborne Dressage Bronze Novice Pony Amateur Award: Olivia Briant (Gisborne) Jubilee Silver Wings.

Ben Holden Bronze Award Overall Champion: China Gunness (Gisborne) Our Silver Lining.

Ben Holden Bronze Award Overall Reserve Champion: Lesley Matheson (Hawke’s Bay) Izabella FL.

Furniture Zone Thoroughbred Challenge Champion: Cathy Coop (Hawke’s Bay) Regal Allure.

Furniture Zone Thoroughbred Challenge Reserve Champion: Joanna Harrison (Hawke’s Bay) Arundel II.

BJ Moss Ltd Young Dressage Horse Championship: Anna Williams (Hawke’s Bay) HSP Levi.

OVERALL CHAMPIONS (INTRO)John Hawthorne Lead Rein Champion: Briar

Herries (Gisborne) Valrosa Indian Summer.Tom Wakelin Contractor Intro Walk/Trot 16-and-

under Champion (CN): Yasmin Coombe (Gisborne)Gone Girl. Reserve: Jaimee Rika (Gisborne) Cadet.comm.

Marika Station Intro Walk/Trot 17-and-over Champion (CN): Rebekah Tanner (Gisborne) Phamias Gemstone. Reserve: Corrie Te Rangiita (Gisborne) Malu.

John Hawthorne Intro Canter 16-and-under Champion: Iyve Speirs (Gisborne) Ace. Reserve: Anna Spence (Gisborne) Greyfriars Imp.

SJ Hyland Intro Canter 17-and-over Champion (CN): Cathy Coop (Hawke’s Bay) Regal Allure. Reserve: Anita Hayward (Taupo) Kingsley.

OVERALL CHAMPIONS (GRADED)Bernina Sewing Centre Preliminary Pony

Champion: China Gunness (Gisborne) Our Silver Lining. Reserve: Iyve Speirs (Gisborne) Sir Leonardo.

Speirs Logging Novice Pony Champion: Olivia Briant (Gisborne) Jubilee Silver Wings. Reserve: Lily

Beaufoy (Gisborne) Storytime.Spade Oak Preliminary Horse Champion:

Henrike Puketapu (Gisborne) HSP Raven. Reserve: Katherine Davies (Gisborne) Havanna Dee.

Fiber Fresh Feeds Novice Horse Champion: Anna Williams (Hawke’s Bay) HSP Levi. Reserve: Lesley Matheson (Hawke’s Bay) Izabella FL.

Cloud Yards Elementary Champion: Sonia Gardner (Gisborne) Dita Von Timbermill. Reserve: Sarita Kennedy (Matamata) FIS Lacoste.

Ritchie Civil Medium Champion: Henrike Puketapu (Gisborne) HSP Soe. Reserve: Nikki Lourie (Hawke’s Bay) Donnay.

HSP Hanoverians Advanced Medium Champion: Shelagh Nolan (Gisborne) MackPherson. Reserve: Cindy Wiffin (Hawke’s Bay) Santana MH.

Watts Motors Ltd Advanced Champion: Sam Flemming (Hawke’s Bay) Starlight Delaware.

Tuahu Farmstays Small Tour Champion: Kaye Niccol (Te Puke) Mr O’Riley. Reserve: Tessa Calder (Whakatane) Au Fait.

Dunstan Horsefeeds Medium Tour Champion: Nikki Sunley (Hawke’s Bay) Laila Dawn.

Gisborne dressage championship results

CRICKET by Ben O’Brien-Leaf

KAYLEY Knight’s not just pacy or just an all-rounder. She’s a match-winner.

The Northern Brave opening bowler was the Tairawhiti Women’s Cricket Club’s MVP (most valuable player) in their 11-run, Challenge Cup T20 win against the Gisborne Boys’ High School Admiralty this week.

Knight’s unbeaten 78 off 87 balls from No.6 (which she later backed up with four tidy overs for 13 runs) made the TWCC captain the overall MVP of the Round 2 match at Nelson Park.

Knight won the toss and chose to bat on the artificial wicket but the TWCC didn’t have things all their own way. Left-arm orthodox spinner Riker Rolls (3-15) bowled left-hander and first-drop Elenor

Walsh, Grace Levy and opener Jess Hayward.The women then recovered from 17-5 with one

ball remaining in the third over, to 113-5 courtesy of a 96-run stand between 18-year-old Knight and Helen Evans (four not out off 17 balls). Knight showed discipline and skill in farming the strike.

GBHS captain Bekko Page took the new ball (2-25 off four overs) and did an outstanding job for his team all-round. He made 42 off 40 balls at first-drop, opener Nathaniel Fearnley (21) and hard-hitting ’keeper Gareth Langford (17) the only other batsmen to get set. Langford was the last to fall, leg before wicket to a Jess Hayward donkey-drop that hit him on the fall.

The decision from umpire Mel Knight was exactly correct, and the Admiralty were dismissed for 102 with five balls left to bowl.

GISBORNE Boys’ High School’s Blues and Royals set about their work without fuss.

And in so doing they beat Campion College by 53 runs. Akira Makiri was the Boys’ High MVP, leading all batsmen in the match with an unbeaten 29 from No.3. He then took 4-16 — including a hat-trick — in 3.2 overs to back up his great form (86no from No.1, 1-19 off four overs) in the Horouta Dragons’ 78-run win against the High School Young Boys at Junior Colts level on Saturday.

GBHS put up 118-3, with capable and much-improved left-handers Jarrod Ormiston (22) and Kavindu Withanage (24) both batting with application.

Promising Year 9 player Connor Starck, Campion’s best bowler, took 1-5 in the only over he bowled before he left the field of play due to injury.

In Campion’s innings, Makiri and Malsha

Mahabalage (3-8 in three overs) cut a swathe through the same batting line-up that ran down TWCC’s total of 51-8 with six wickets in hand a fortnight ago. Left-armer Lukas Fry took 1-7 from two overs — bowling well within himself — on his return from injury.

Campion were bowled out for 65 in 15.2 overs, No.3 Rhys Grogan top-scoring with 12. Grogan, Hamish Swann and Taye McGuinness are Campion’s three most experienced Challenge Cup cricketers.

Makiri’s hat-trick had Grogan caught by ’keeper Ormiston, Swann bowled and McGuinness lbw off the fifth ball of the sixth over. The College’s last six batsmen scored 13 runs. All players in the Blues and Royals-Campion College clash owe a debt of gratitude to CricHQ scorer-umpire Jonty Fenn, a genuine servant of the game.

Knight proves a match-winner for Tairawhiti WCC

SPORT BRIEFS

Harris on Track for returnWARRIORS captain Tohu Harris is cautiously

optimistic he can return to action midway through May as the club eyes a return to New Zealand next season. Harris’ 2021 campaign ended when he suffered an ACL injury in the loss to Penrith in July. Having successfully undergone surgery the Kiwi international said he hoped to resume contact training in the new year. — AAP

Socceroos’ WC path harderAUSTRALIA’s Socceroos have been offered the

toughest path to next year’s World Cup should they fail to gain automatic qualification from their Asian group, with a South American powerhouse awaiting them in a potential one-match playoff.

The draw for the intercontinental playoffs, made in Zurich on Friday, ensured that Graham Arnold’s men will face the fifth best side in South American qualifying should they end up as Asian playoff winners.

The Socceroos will be desperately hoping to avoid that familiar fate, though, by finishing second in their Asian group and gaining automatic qualification to the finals in Qatar next year.

Currently, Australia lie third in their pool with four matches remaining and if that’s the position they finish in, they would have to play an Asian playoff against the third-placed side in the other qualifying group. — AP

Aussie make quarter finals AUSTRALIA were on the verge of defeating

Olympic champions Fiji until a last-minute try from Iowane Raturaciri saw the powerful Pacific islanders emerge as 17-12 victors at the Dubai Sevens.

Australia had come from behind to lead 12-10 with time almost up on Friday but replacement Raturaciri came through with his maiden try in his first world series match.

Both teams had already qualified for the quarter-finals before their meeting, but defeat means that the Australians have been charged with the more difficult last-eight clash against South Africa, the defending Dubai and world series champions, on Saturday.

Tries from Josh Turner and Ben Dowling had given the Australians the lead to answer an early score from Fiji’s Iowane Teba before the dramatic conclusion. — AP

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MONDAY, November 22 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 10North/South East/WestJohn Rouse, Murray Owen 58.33 Katrina Duncan, Hans van der Kuijl 57.94Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe 55.21 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 56.75Vicki Taylor, John Hudson 52.78 Diana Styche, Joy Marden 56.75

WEDNESDAY, November 24 — Bayleys Championship Pairs 10North/South East/WestNola McKee, Margie McKee 66.20 Bobby Thomson, Margaret Amor 61.11Ann McCombe, Michelle England 64.12 Sally Knight, Trish Corson 53.70Robyn Cheyne, Eileen Lee 58.10 Delwyn Arthur, Louise Goodhue 51.59

THURSDAY, November 25 — Vicki Coley Junior Championship Pairs 10 (Howell movement)Kay Crosby, Joy Marden 57.29 Mark Fleming, Frank Roach 56.25Linda White, Tracy Clayton 54.69 Yvonne Waide, Katrina Duncan 54.69Anne Roberts, Hans van der Kuijl 54.17 Pamela Clay, John Jones 52.60

FRIDAY, November 26 — Edna Ellmers Salver Pairs 3North/South East/WestMargie McKee, Nola McKee 64.29 Rosemary Rowell, Sally Falkner 62.22Pip Broad, John Rouse 58.57 Jean Bennett, Delwyn Arthur 51.67Sharon Kelman, Diana Styche 52.86 Margaret Amor, Anne Roberts 51.67

Bridge results

CRICKET

KANPUR, India — Tom Latham and Will Young defied India to lead New Zealand to 129 without loss in reply to the home side’s 345 on day two Friday of the first cricket test.

After Tim Southee bowled the Black Caps back into contention with a five-for, Latham and Young produced the first century opening partnership by a visiting team on Indian soil in five years.

At stumps, Latham was 50 not out and Young 75 not out. Play ended due to bad light with three overs remaining.

They trail by 216 runs after bowling out India for 345 three overs after lunch.

Shreyas Iyer, on 75 overnight, achieved a century on debut and was out for a team-best 105. Iyer became the 16th India batsman to score a hundred on test debut. He faced 171 balls, hit 13 fours and two sixes.

“I was happy the way everything went on day one. (But) I couldn’t get any sleep last night,” Iyer said. “I had to still focus again today. I was up early at 5am, but when you make a century, it is a wonderful feeling. (After presenting his cap), Sunil Gavaskar motivated me and told me to enjoy the moment.”

Starting from an overnight 258-4, India lost Ravindra Jadeja on 50 in the third over of the day. He added 121 runs for the fifth wicket

with Iyer.India ended up losing 6-87 on Friday.Southee took 5-69 and fellow fast bowler

Kyle Jamieson 3-91. Spinner Ajaz Patel made short work of the tail to finish with 2-90 from a team-high 29.1 overs.

Thereafter, New Zealand didn’t give a single whiff to the India bowlers.

Latham and Young added 72 runs before tea and completely stumped the India attack with their defiance.

Their 50-run stand came up in 125 balls. After tea, they continued to grind against

the spinners, who were at fault for bowling too flat.

Ravichandran Ashwin (0-38), Ravindra Jadeja (0-28) and Axar Patel (0-26) bowled 41 overs of the 57 faced by the openers.

Latham was forced to use reviews and overturned three dismissal decisions against him on 0, 10, and 50.

He went on to score his 21st test half-century off 157 balls, including four fours.

Young played more attacking cricket as he finished the day with 12 boundaries. His second half-century came off 88 deliveries.

Theirs is the highest opening stand by New Zealand in India in 17 years.

“New Zealand got off to a good start but it’s important for us to not leak runs because the cracks are opening up (on the pitch) and it should get trickier tomorrow,” Iyer said. — AP

Not out reply to India from Caps

by Gerald Imray, AP

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Golf, cricket and rugby became the first major sports to be affected by the new Covid-19 variant on Friday, prompting fears of renewed travel restrictions and disrupted events just as they were returning to normal nearly two years into the pandemic.

European golfers withdrew midway through the season-opening DP World Tour tournament in Johannesburg and were scrambling to catch flights out of South Africa. Visiting cricket and rugby teams were doing the same.

Golf was the first to be hit by the emergence of the new B.1.1.529 variant that was initially identified in South Africa and is causing concern over fears that it may be more transmissible than current variants and resistant to vaccines.

It has already been detected in Israel, Hong Kong and Belgium as well as several other countries in southern Africa.

While the start of the World Tour was ruined, rugby games in South Africa in a new European-South African tournament were postponed “due to the sudden developments,” organisers said. A tour to South Africa by India’s cricket team next month was likely to be reconsidered, although there was no official comment yet.

The Dutch cricket team, already in South Africa for a series, was considering whether to cancel its remaining games and return

home early. The Royal Netherlands Cricket Federation said it was looking at options but was “unlikely” to be able to find flights at short notice.

“The physical and mental health of the players is the first priority,” the federation said.

Organisers of golf’s Joburg Open, which started on Thursday, said it would continue even after at least 23 mostly European players pulled out in the hours after South African health authorities announced they had detected the new variant. The tournament was later reduced to a 54-hole, three-round event ending on Saturday “to help non-South African resident players, caddies and tournament support staff return to their home countries,” the organisers said.

The Joburg Open was scheduled to be the first of three events in South Africa to start the new season on the circuit formerly known as the European Tour. But next week’s South African Open will now only be a South African tour event with international players likely to head home to beat travel restrictions. The Alfred Dunhill Championship set for Dec. 9-12 was cancelled.

Many of the players who withdrew from the Joburg Open were from Britain or Ireland and reacted following the British government’s announcement that it would re-impose a ban on visitors from South Africa and five other southern African countries from 4am Sunday. Returning residents would have compulsory 10-day quarantine periods in designated

hotels.The European Union and the United States

later said they also would stop air travel from the southern African region as countries across the world began putting in place new travel restrictions.

Irish golfer Paul Dunne, one of those to withdraw, told RTE Radio that he had managed to get a flight home via Dubai and the only ones now available went through Ethiopia, where a yearlong conflict now threatens to reach the capital, Addis Ababa.

“Nobody fancies travelling through there either,” Dunne said. “Bit of a minefield at the minute.”

Not all were leaving. Scottish golfer David Drysdale said he had decided to keep playing in the Joburg Open and then stay in South Africa with his wife, who is also his caddy, and make a vacation of it.

“Most of the British players have all decided to head home and that’s totally understandable if you’ve got a wife and kids at home,” Drysdale told the Scotsman newspaper. “There wasn’t a (plane) seat to be had by the time we found out what had happened. A lot of the guys were panicking, but we thought, ‘what’s the point?’

“We are staying with a mate in Joburg and our plan is to still stay until Christmas then return home. Hopefully this variant is not as bad as they are fearing . . . it’s not even been 24 hours since we heard about this.”

Four rugby teams — two from Wales, one

from Ireland and one from Italy — were also trying to return home from South Africa before they even had the chance to play after their games were postponed by the United Rugby Championship.

“With the situation in South Africa having changed so quickly, we are now looking to repatriate our staff ASAP,” Welsh club Cardiff said.

There was bound to also be repercussions for other events in other countries, like the women’s cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe, another southern African nation listed on new travel bans. Nine national teams, including the United States, are playing in that tournament, which runs until Dec. 5.

The African Cup of Nations, Africa’s premier soccer tournament, is just over a month away and looming as a possible problem after having already been postponed for a year because of the pandemic.

The 24-team tournament will be played in Cameroon and only two southern African nations, Malawi and Zimbabwe, have qualified. But the African Cup would be hard-hit if European countries extend travel restrictions across Africa.

Top European soccer teams, and especially those in the Premier League, have previously prevented their African players from travelling and playing for their countries because of the risks and quarantine periods imposed on them when they return.

New variant hits chance of ‘normality’

IT’S NOT OVER:New Zealand’s batsmen Tom Latham, left, and Will Young walk back to pavilion after the end of the play on day two of their first test cricket match with India in Kanpur, India. AP picture

BASKETBALL

THE Covid-19 outbreak in the Breakers’ camp has doubled from four to eight cases, raising doubts about whether they can begin their season as scheduled.

The New Zealand club, based in Melbourne ahead of the new Australian NBL campaign, revealed on Tuesday that four members of their 39-person touring party had tested positive for the virus.

And the Breakers announced on Twitter today that the number had increased to eight, all of whom were following Victorian state guidelines and isolating following positive results.

The touring party includes coaching staff and family members but some players are likely to have been afflicted. The club said that 11 of 14 players were practising again today following two negative PCR tests, all of whom of were symptom-free and had passed rapid

antigen tests before training. With captain Tom Abercrombie having been sidelined through injury, that likely leaves two members of the playing staff involved in the outbreak.

And Stuff reported that there were expectations the number of positive cases could grow following further testing, throwing into doubt the season-opening game against South East Melbourne Phoenix next Saturday. The team rerturning to the practise court today was a positive sign but any further positive tests would leave the Breakers in danger of being seriously under-manned for the start of the new season.

All players and staff associated with the Breakers in Australia are double-vaccinated. ”Our team has followed best practices but, unfortunately, a number of individuals have experienced symptoms,” Breakers owner Matt Walsh said after the initial outbreak had been announced. — NZ Herald

Covid in the Breakers camp

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TRAMPOLINE by Jack Malcolm

A SUCCESSFUL programme between Gisborne Trampoline Club and Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui will continue next year.

The school has around 120 children going through certifications with the club.

The eight levels start with the red badge and progress through blue, green, yellow, purple, black, orange and brown. Eight students, including a nine-year-old boy, are at orange-badge level. Students move from basic trampolining skills to memorising a routine and end up performing moves that include front, back and twisting somersaults.

Club coach Doug Callahan said the programme gave children a good foundation in body awareness and balance.

“You have to think fast and be quick on your toes about what the next skill is.”

He said it had been rewarding to watch the children’s determination to earn their next badge.

Kaiako hakinakina (sports teacher) Tessa Wilson said over 210 pupils from the kura — including secondary school students — had gone through the programme this year.

“They love it,” she said.“The look on their faces when they finally

land their front somersault is priceless.”The programme had a flow-on effect,

she said. Some students took up club trampolining, many attended social sessions and others asked for a trampoline at home.

“We are grateful that during these times of constant cancellations and lack of sporting opportunities we have been able to enjoy this sport all in the safety of our kura bubble.”

Programme continuing next year

READY TO BOUNCE: Gisborne Trampoline Club coach Doug Callahan with Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui students taking part in a programme of certification with the club. The students are, back (from left): Kelso Curtis-Thomas, Manawa Kerekere, Khorshyious Nepe, Te Oranga Hape, Rauru Bristowe, Amaani Harvey-Winikerei, Merekahu Matahiki, Hinewhakaarorangi Pewhairangi, Aislynn Mahi-Richard, Hinetapora Kaiwai, Tristan Atkins-Satele and Darryl Nepe. Middle: Tihirau Reid-Campbell, Rawiri Karaka, Tenzing McKinnon, Bronx Morice-Munro, Tuterangiharuru Te Kani-Love, Darton Reihana, Brae Birch-Tuapawa, Kauri Hart-Davies, Javahn Michelle-Ruru, Rylan Matiaha and Maia Brooking. Front: Sarai Pere, Seedah Hautapu, Charleigh Karauria, Mini Campbell, Doug Callahan (instructor), Bayleigh Tuhaka, Maddison Harvey-Winikerei, Karly-Jewel Gordon and Tu Maea Madden-Tuhura. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell

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A SECOND Poverty Bay player has been named in the Heartland XV.

Prop James Higgins has been called into the squad as an injury replacement.

He joins fellow Poverty Bay Weka player Stefan Destounis in the squad for the Heartland team’s only game — against New Zealand Barbarians on December 5.

The pair said they hadn’t expected the call from head coach Nigel Walsh to let them know they had made the team.

“It’s always a surprise to get selected for a representative team,” Destounis said.

He had several years out of the game before returning this season, but had always dreamed of playing for Poverty Bay.

After playing rep rugby through the age grades, he put on the senior team’s scarlet jersey this year and said it had been “a long time coming”.

He made a name for himself as a hard-working and fierce flanker. His fitness helped him stand out as one of the top loose forwards in the competition.

Ngati Porou East Coast coach Hosea Gear called him “the best No.7 in the competition”.

Destounis said Poverty Bay’s team culture helped him to excel.

“It’s been really special. People turn up on Tuesday excited to train and see

everyone after the weekend.“As much as it sounds like a cliché, you

don’t get to perform if your team isn’t around to set the stage.”

Higgins also made a strong impression this year with his powerful scrummaging and work-rate.

A prop and a crowd favourite, Higgins was key to Poverty Bay’s set-piece and never shied away from getting stuck into the hard jobs.

His original absence from the Heartland squad raised a few eyebrows here, but he is now firmly in the playing picture.

He laughed when asked if he had started indulging in off-season treats, and said he’d managed to avoid them before the call-up.

With a game of such magnitude in front of selectors, he said he was looking to play well — but that was his approach for every game.

He wanted to give thanks to the “red kingdom” of supporters for their ongoing commitment to the Poverty Bay team.

Two from Bay in squad

HEARTLAND PICKS: Poverty Bay forwards Stefan Destounis (left) and James Higgins are in the Heartland squad for the game against New Zealand Barbarians on December 5.

Higgins and Destounis in frame for Barbarians match

TACKLING THE TACKLERS: Poverty Bay prop James Higgins, above right, takes on the Horowhenua Kapiti defence in Heartland Championship action at Gisborne Boys’ High School’s Rectory field this month. Poverty Bay won 34-33. Pictures by Paul Rickard

CLEARING A PATH: Poverty Bay flanker Stefan Destounis, right, looks to fend off a would-be Mid Canterbury tackler in the Heartland playoff game to determine the inaugural holders of the Bill Osborne Taonga. Both James Higgins and Destounis scored tries as Poverty Bay won the match 33-26, avenging a golden-point loss to Mid Canterbury in Ashburton three weeks earlier.

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