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TIMES PAST 100 years ago

Mr Joseph Singleton, who recently retired from the police force in Masterton, notifies: that he has bought the business of the late Mr James Blackley, as Mail Contractor and General Carrier, on the Bideford-Glendonald and Westmere-Poroporo Roads. — Supplied by the Wairarapa Archive

Today in history

69 - Roman General Vespasian is first proclaimed Emperor by troops in Egypt, during year of the four emperors. 1690 - Army of Protestant King William III defeats deposed Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland. 1798 - Napoleon’s fleet reaches Alexandria, Egypt. 1867 - The Dominion of Canada is formed, comprising the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec, with John A Macdonald serving as the first Prime Minister. 1873 - Prince Edward Island becomes seventh Canadian province. 1903 - Tour de France: Inaugural race begins in Montgeron, a southeastern suburb of Paris. 1913 - Serbia and Greece declare war on Bulgaria. 1916 - First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1933 - German Nazi regime declares that married women shouldn’t work. 1942 - German troops conquer Sebastopol. 1944 - Bretton Woods Conference starts, dominated by Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes and leads to establishment of the IMF and the World Bank. 1944 - General Eisenhower visits front in Normandy. 1945 - Allies troop land on Balikpapan. 1988 - The Government announced that it had agreed to the Waitangi Tribunal’s recommendation that Takaparawha [Bastion Point] on the southern shore of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour be returned to iwi Ngati Whatua.

Birthdays

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, German mathematician/philosopher [1646-1716]; George Sand, French novelist [1804-1876]; Charlie Douglas, Scottish-born NZ explorer [1840-1916]; Louis Bleriot, French aviator [1872-1936]; Mason Durie, Ngati Kauwhata and Rangitane leader [1889-1971]; Charles Laughton, English actor [1899-1962]; Amy Johnson, English pilot [1903-1941]; Estee Lauder, US entrepreneur [1906-2004]; Olivia de Havilland, US actress [1916-2020]; Sydney Pollack, US director/ actor/producer [1934-2008]; Jonathan Elworthy, NZ politician [1936-2005]; Sue Bradford, NZ politician/activist [1952-]; Grant Dalton, NZ sailor [1957-]; Diana Spencer, English Princess of Wales [1961-1997]; Carl Lewis, US sprinter/ long jumper [1961-]; Pamela Anderson, Canadian-US actress [1967-]; Liv Tyler, US actress [1977-]; Katrina Devine, Northern Ireland-born NZ actress [1980-]; Hannah McLean, English-born NZ swimmer [1981-]; Kendra Cocksedge, NZ rugby player/ cricketer [1988-]; Annalie Longo, NZ footballer [1991-]; Tyla Nathan-Wong, NZ rugby player [1994-].

READER PHOTO

The morning sky in Carterton on June 16. Photo by Heather Fuge.

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NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN

NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRI 16 JULY AT 5PM 

PRIMARY SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Open to any team of primary school students that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

Acknowledging people who have volunteered their time, labour and talents to improving Wairarapa sport. Recognises the volunteer’s entire career span.

SENIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Open to anyone who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport, de ned for Senior Sports as participating in sport at national and/or international events.

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Acknowledging people who have contributed to the administration of sport. Recognises the administrator’s entire career span.

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PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Awarded to the nalist with the most public votes. For Wairarapa residents to have a direct say as to what nalists they believe should be recognised for their contribution to local sport.

JUNIOR OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Acknowledging any person under the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recognising the lifetime achievements of anyone in Wairarapa Sports.

COLLEGE OF THE YEAR

Recognising secondary schools for overall sporting excellence and participation.

OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Acknowledging any person over the age of 18 who acts as an umpire, referee or judge.

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SUPREME AWARD

Recognises the Supreme Sportsperson chosen from the 15 category winners.

The Wairarapa Times-Age Sports Awards are back. The 18 award categories re ect the scope of sports achievements and will cover the period of recognition from 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2021. By nominating a nalist you help to recognise and support sport in our region. The Administrator, Volunteer and Lifetime Achievement Awards are not restricted to a speci c time frame. Finalists will be announced and contacted in July. The Awards night is being held on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Carterton Events Centre.

JUNIOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Open to any team of primary school students that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Acknowledging people who have contributed to the coaching of sport. Recognises the coach’s successes over the two years.

YOUTH SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Open to any team of secondary school students that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

JUNIOR SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Open to any primary/ intermediate school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

SENIOR SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Open to any senior team that has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

YOUTH SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Open to any secondary school student who has achieved a high standard in any sport.

SPORTS CLUB OF THE YEAR

Recognises the progress made by clubs in promoting their sports both on and o the eld.

MASTERTON DISABLED SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR

Open to any disabled person who has achieved a high standard of participation in any sport.

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1,149,608 doses administered, more than 444,000 Kiwis have received second jab

Covid-19 Response Minister ChrisHipkinssaysNewZealand’ssuppliesoftheCovid vaccine are about to “get verytight”.

Stocks of vaccine available for distribution have fallen below 100,000, a chart supplied by the MinistryofHealthshows.

StocklevelsatDHBswerebeing monitored closely and deliveries overthenextfewdayswereclosely alignedtobookings,Hipkinssaid.

TheGovernmentwasexpecting1 milliondosestobedeliveredthis month.

AsofmidnightTuesday,1,149,608 dosesofvaccinehadbeenadministeredacrossNewZealand,andmore than444,000NewZealandershad receivedtheirseconddose.

“Overall we continue to track around8percentaheadofplan,” Hipkinssaid.

Tenpercentoffirstvaccinedoseshavegoneto Ma¯oriand9percentof seconddoses.Thatisbelow the population for Ma¯ori proportionately, Hipkins said.

“Wedoneedtoseethosenumbers increasingforMa¯ori,andthatwillbe ourfocusaswegettogroups3and 4.”

Heexpectedstockstodroptotheir lowestpointonTuesdaynextweek.

However,althoughsupplieswould runlow,theGovernmenthaddecidedtogetsuppliesoutthedoorand intopeople’sarmsratherthanleaving dosesinfreezers,Hipkinssaid.

Vaccinesnowhadalongershelf lifeandcouldbestoredforlonger.

“Thereismorevaccineoutthere, sittinginfreezersacrossthecountry,” hesaid,andthatwouldbe distributedthroughoutNZ untilnextTuesday. “We’recontinuingtogo throughtheapprovalsprocess,butplanAisstillfor everyonetobeofferedthe Pfizervaccinebytheend oftheyear,”Hipkinssaid.

“We’reworkingonaPfizer-based vaccinecampaignandthat’sourfocus.”

TheGovernment’sBookMyVaccinesystemwouldbeavailabletothe widerpublicfromtheendofnext month,Hipkinssaid.It’sonlyvisible to those being invited to book vaccinesatthispoint.

TheJanssenvaccineisthenext likelyvaccinetobeapprovedinNew Zealand.

PreliminaryadviceisthatsinceNZ alreadyhasthePfizervaccine,which is regarded as highly effective, a Pfizer-basedprogrammeshouldcontinueandanyJanssenvaccinescould bestored,directorgeneralofhealth AshleyBloomfieldsaid.

Therearemorethan200businessesoperatingatbordersaround thecountry.Eighty-threepercentof workersactiveinthebordertesting registerhavereceivedtheirsecond doseofthevaccine,andanother3 percenthavereceivedtheirfirst dose,Hipkinssaid.

Theremaining14percenthavenot beenvaccinatedorareexempt.

“I’mconfidenttheseworkershave access togood information.They havehadandcontinuetohavegood accesstovaccine,”Bloomfieldsaid.

Thereisgoodemergingevidence thePfizervaccineprovidesprotection against the Delta variant, Bloomfieldsaid. —NZHerald

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Nats need to ‘stop sniping’

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FormerNationalMPChrisFinlayson says if Judith Collins’ “ritual disembowelling”ofToddMulleris whatittakestostopMPssniping abouteachothertomedia,thenhe fullybacksit.

Finlaysonhasspokenoutabout theplighthispartyisin,sayingformer PMJohnKeyhadtoldthemafterthe 2020electiontoeitherquitleaking orquittheparty,andKeywasright.

AskedaboutJudithCollins’move toforceToddMullertoresignafter he was dobbed in for making unflatteringcommentsaboutHarete HipangotoNewsroom,Finlaysontold the NZHerald thatMPshadtolearn “to stop sniping about your colleagues”.

“Thereneedstobeabitofdisciplinebroughttotheshowandifthere needstobearitualdisembowelling fromtimetotime,thenthat’stheway itgoes.Ofcourseeveryonetalksto journalists,butifyou’regoingtohave agripeaboutyourcolleaguessayit totheirfaces.”

“HowmanytimesdotheNational Partyanditscaucusneedtobetold tostoptheleaking?

“Whyaretheysostupidthatafter acataclysmicdefeatin2020,they haven’tgotthatbasicmessage?”

Hesaidhehadneverseenaparty self-destruct in such a way as Nationalhadandpointedthefinger atbadcandidateselectionbythe board,sayingpartypresidentPeter Goodfellowshouldconsiderstanding down.

Winter wonderland

Afewfalsestarts...butCoronetPeakisfinallyopen.TheQueenstown skifieldhasn’tbeenabletoopenuntilnow,duetoalackofsnowand snowmakingopportunities.NZSki’sotherfieldsatMtHuttandthe Remarkableshavealreadywelcomedbackvisitors.Chiefexecutive PaulAndersonsayshe’sthrilledtofinallyhaveenoughsnow.Thefirst skiershittheslopesatyesterdaymorning,after25cmofsnowsettled onthemountain.Andersonexpectednearly1000peopleonthepiste.

Photo/Supplied Almost a hundred inactive Pharmac medicine funding applications could be rejected. The drug-buying agency says it’s considering declining 97 requests which have been in their system a long time, most recommended to be cut by clinical experts. Operations director Lisa Williams said Pharmac was seeking public feedback on next steps.

Imammoreresolute

A Christchurch mosque leader targeted in fresh online threats is concerned, but not scared. Police have confirmed they are investigating three separate reports of threats towards the Al Noor Mosque in the past fortnight. Al Noor Masjid Imam Gamal Fouda says they only act to unite the community more. He said far-right violent groups wanted to spread fear among New Zealanders, but this only pushes them to be brave. A menacing selfie of a masked man posing outside the mosque has appeared online.

Alpskeacoppingit

A spike in kea deaths on the east of the Southern Alps is being blamed on stoats and feral cats. DoC is carrying out a five-year study to shed more light on why they’re declining faster there than to the west. Just six per cent of monitored kea were killed in 2019, but this jumped to 40 per cent a year later after a large beech seeding. Science adviser Josh Kemp said it was the first time so many radio-tagged kea had been killed by stoats and cats.

Complaintscomein

Several complaints have been made since the release of a Christchurch Girls’ High School survey earlier this week. More than 400 girls at the school say they’ve been harassed and 20 say they’ve been raped. The complaints are being handled by the Police Child Protection Team. Police are encouraging and supporting any student who wishes to make a report, to do so. They’re promising to treat any reports seriously, sensitively and confidentially.

Newethnicadvocate

New Zealand will officially have a Ministry for Ethnic Communities from today, an elevation from being the Office of Ethnic Communities. Mervin Singham has been appointed chief executive for a five-year term. He is currently the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry executive director and previously held leadership roles at the Internal Affairs Department. Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter said Singham is a respected and seasoned public servant who will bring communities together.