F
ollowing the first economic effects
of the Covid-19 lockdown last year,
Tairāwhiti was the first region to
get a government-funded recovery
package. A year on, those involved look back
at the success of the $23.755m Tairāwhiti
Economic Support Package Redeployment
Programme, which was funded through
the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment, administered by the Provincial
Development Unit and managed by Gisborne
District Council.
The people behind the Tairāwhiti Economic
Support Package Redeployment Programme
have found that after exceeding expectations,
the programme continues to have an impact.
The programme exceeded its goal of
redeploying 220 workers, with 236 people
into work and 183 of those finding
long-term full-time employment — 44 percent of
those with their programme employer.
The $23.755m Government investment
came in response to the immediate effects of
Covid-19 on Te Tairāwhiti.
While initially established for displaced
forestry workers, the programme was quickly
expanded to include those who had directly
lost jobs in other sectors due to Covid-19
or were under-employed or at risk of
redundancy because of Covid-19.
Tairāwhiti was the first region in New
Zealand to receive the funding thanks to a
When Covid-19 hit, Tairāwhiti community leaders ensured the region was at the front of the line and
received a $23.755m redeployment package from the Government. It was a big coming together, with huge
effort from MP Kiri Allan, and the end result is again leading the nation with the Tairāwhiti Redeployment
Programme going beyond expectations. The programme has highlighted the benefits for Tairāwhiti when
there is community collaboration like this. Diana Dobson talks to those who brought the TRP together.
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Getting out and about to see the mahi . . . Mayor Rehette Stoltz (centre) with Fulton Hogan foreman Hayden Stuart (left) and Tairāwhiti Redeployment programme worker Trent Kakeon the Totangi Road at Ngatapa which was re-metalled as part of the TRp. Photo by The Black Balloon
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concerted effort from Gisborne District
Council, Eastland Wood Council, Eastland
Port, local iwi, Trust Tairāwhiti, Eastland
Group and central Government agencies,
with a massive effort from Labour MP Kiri
Allan on behalf of the region.
Ministers Phil Twyford, Shane Jones and
Willie Jackson came to Gisborne to make
the announcement and recognise the
pro-activeness and unity of all involved.
GDC chief executive Nedine Thatcher
Swann said it had been a huge effort by all
to pull the programme together within 10
days during the Covid-19 lockdown.
“I cannot thank enough the people
involved along the way who made this
happen,” she said.
“I am extremely proud of our collective
effort and collective impact.”
At the heart of the programme was always
people.
“The late Annie Aranui, who worked on
the programme as the Ministry of Social
Development regional commissioner for
social development, East Coast, summed it
up best by asking ‘how do we say yes to our
talent in Tairāwhiti?’.
“This (programme) was all about people. It
was about us as regional partners all coming
together to help other people. We have had
some amazing results.
“We couldn’t have done this alone — we
had our partners EIT, Turanga Ararau,
central Government, local Government
and our employers themselves. We all
understood our contribution and valued
that from each other.”
MP Kiri Allan said the Tairāwhiti
Redeployment Package (TRP) highlighted
how much stronger the region is when
everyone worked together.
“It is a wonderful example of how, when
we collectively face adversity, we are
at our
strongest to respond,” she said.
“The leadership within our region did such
a good job to pre-empt what could have
been a catastrophe.”
The TRP ran over five projects, involving
67 local businesses. One of the key goals was
to give those involved new qualifications,
experiences and opportunities, with
on-going pastoral care from Turanga Ararau
there to support them when needed.
Qualifications gained over the months
worked included 42 primary industries
certificates, 94 Constructsafe qualifications,
92 GrowSafe qualifications, 137 traffic
control certificates, 136 new first aiders, 41
new chainsaw operators, 61 more licensed
drivers: 44 through the wheels, tracks and
rollers course and 12 more truck drivers.
In all 977 certified training courses were
completed alongside valuable on-the-job
training.
The key ingredient in securing
on-going employment for so many once the
programme ended was the real jobs being
provided within a commercial environment
through the five projects.
The bulk of the non-wage costs sit within
the $14.6m re-metalling of local roads
project, involving cartage and metal. The
project saw $10.089m spent on roading
metal, cartage and placement and involved
66 redeployed workers — 16 more than
anticipated. Overall the project will provide
broader, ongoing regional economic benefits
through the resulting wider use of this key
regional asset in addition to the project
work itself.
The removal of hazardous trees from
local roads, which employed 75 people, cost
$5.3m; the kaitiaki o te whenua cost $1.11m
and employed 70 people; the tree clearance
from powerlines, contracted to Eastland
Group, cost $2m and employed 25 people;
and finally, the $40,000 regional workforce
plan undertaken by Trust Tairāwhiti .
Wood from hazardous trees was cut into
manageable firewood, with 2900 cubic
metres distributed across the rohe to those
in need.
The average hourly rate for the redeployed
workers was $24.12, with the median hourly
rate $22.50. Fifty-two percent of those
redeployed were of Maori descent with 27
percent aged between 15-25.
The total economic revenue impact of the
TRP was $66.8m, while the value added to
the gross regional product was $24m.
The programme started in April 2020,
with the last of the redeployed workers
finishing up at the end of March 2021.
One of those businesses who took on
workers was Eastland Tree Care. Co-owner
Toni Sadlier says it was a steep learning
curve for the team.
“It was quite daunting at the time,” she
said, “but they are now our whanau . . .
we don’t call them employees, they are an
extended part of our family.”
Whaia Tītīrangi operations team leader
Jordan Tibble said the mahi she and
her team had done on the maunga was
important for all.
“It is a healing mahi and a spiritual journey
also. The growth (from those working with
her) has been amazing.”
Work at Whaia Tītīrangi and Te
Wherowhero Lagoon, which were part
of the kaitiaki o te whenua project, have
both continued under other funding
programmes.
Programme manager Steve Breen said the
benefits from the TRP had been immediate
and far-reaching.
“Most importantly, the skills and training
of those employed in the roles has benefited
them directly through their further
employment when the programme finished
and to our region in the further upskilling of
our local workforce,” he said.
Apryll Parata, former senior regional
official for the Provincial Development Unit,
said one of the biggest challenges for those
on the programme was relevant skills.
However, when people cared enough to
help, challenges can be overcome.
“You will find a way through it. That
goes back to the commitment that is really
needed and really shone through in this
programme.”
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Sandy Te Kani felt being part of the Tairāwhiti Economic Support package Redeployment programme would open doors of opportunity to him in the future. Photo by The Black Balloon
Tairāwhiti Economic Support package Redeployment programme participants working with the ArborCare Tree Company learning chainsaw skills as part of an initiative that saw wood waste cut into firewood and made available to those who need it throughout Tairāwhiti. Photo by The Black Balloon
People at heart of the programme
I
n 2018, Lisa Ferris became only the
second woman to attain the rank of
Brigadier in the New Zealand Defence
Force.
The Chief of Defence Force at the time,
Lieutenant General Tim Keating, said it was
“a promotion well earned”, and described
Brigadier Ferris as a “role model to others”.
“People will look to her success and be
encouraged to follow her example.”
Brigadier Ferris heads the NZDF’s legal
services, based at defence headquarters in
Wellington.
She was born and raised in Gisborne and is
of Ngati Porou descent (Ngati Konohi/Ngati
Oneone).
She joined the New Zealand Army in 2003
and has held a range of positions within
Defence Legal Services, along with extensive
operational experience, having been deployed
twice to Afghanistan, to Iraq and to the
Arabian Gulf as the Legal Officer on HMNZS
Te Mana.
She has also participated in a number of
exercises and exchanges, including a
three-month exchange with the Australian Defence
Force and a number of multilateral exercises
in New Zealand and overseas.
She completed United States Marine Corps
Staff College in 2014.
“I’m looking forward to being in Gisborne
for the Anzac Dawn service tomorrow.
“It’s always a privilege to be back there,
because it’s part of my life blood. Once you’re
raised in Gisborne it’s always part of you.”
The 44-year-old daughter of Kevin and
Carolyn (aka Cally) Ferris has come a long
way from the kumara fields she used to help
her grandad Bob Ferris tend when she was
young.
“My grandad had a small kumara plot out at
Wainui and we used to help pick them,” she
says.
She was also a qualified surf lifeguard with
the Wainui Surf Life Saving Club back in the
day and competed successfully at national
and regional championships.
She now lives in Wellington with her
four-legged mate Max, a “rescue mutt”, as she puts
it, that she loves dearly.
Brigadier Ferris is proud of the Defence
Legal Services team she leads, which has an
inclusive and diverse culture reflected in the
NZDF as a whole.
“I am proud to lead such a diverse unit and
note that, including myself, women make
up 50 percent of the senior legal leadership
within the NZDF.
“I am proud to represent my hapu, Ngati
Konohi and Ngati Oneone, and of course my
whanau, who have a long history of military
service.”
She said service to the country has been a
major driver in her career.
“What’s got me to where I are now?
“It’s two things really and service to
your country has to be one of them. It’s a
responsibility, but also a privilege to do so.
“Secondly, I have one of the most
interesting jobs that a lawyer could have in a
Governmental job.”
Brigadier Ferris holds a Master of Laws and
a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration
from Victoria University of Wellington.
“I went into law initially because I like
arguing so much,” she said with a chuckle.
“Being a lawyer is about solving complex
problems, and a legal career is really about
applying critical thought to a wide range of
issues, especially in the military.”
Her overseas deployments count as
highlights of her career, she says.
“Being an Army legal officer on board a
naval vessel is a proud achievement for me,
and of course the deployments on the ground
in conflict areas like Afghanistan and Iraq
were such a privilege.”
Her future in the services?
“I will serve in the armed forces as long as
they want me, and as long as the job provides
diversity.
“I still enjoy it, and until that changes I will
continue to serve.”
Brigadier Ferris believes young people
thinking of a career should consider the
armed services.
“They should consider the defence force as a
career opportunity.
“We have such a wide range of professions,
trades, specialties that you can get into, and
that includes law.”
She said her central Anzac message
tomorrow morning will be fairly simple.
“It will be about what the day represents,
and for me it’s really personal, because I think
of the connection to my whanau and tipuna
and their service.
“We must ensure that their service and
sacrifice, and that of so many others, is
always recognised and honoured.
“Lest we forget.”
Brigadier Lisa Ferris from the New Zealand Defence Force — who was born
and bred in Gisborne — will speak at the Dawn Service at the Gisborne
Cenotaph tomorrow morning. She spoke to reporter Murray Robertson about
her military career to-date, and about her Anzac message tomorrow morning.
Gisborne part of her life blood
Brigadier Lisa Ferris.
proMoted brigadier: In 2018 former Gisborne woman Lisa Ferris became only the second woman to attain the rank of Brigadier in the New Zealand Army. She was pictured then with her parents Kevin and Carolyn as they pinned her new pips on her epaulettes. Tomorrow morning Brigadier Ferris will speak at the Anzac Dawn service at the Gisborne Cenotaph. Pictures supplied
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B
roccoli means ‘little sprouts’ in
Italian. It’s part of the Brassica
family of vegetables which
includes broccoli, cauliflower,
cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoflower,
Asian varieties of cabbage, turnips and
swedes
Broccoli is the star of the brassicas, and
it has certainly received the most research
and media attention. The main reason it
was chosen for research was because it
was so popular and widely eaten. Most of
this research relates to the discovery of the
compounds that give broccoli a distinctive
mustardy taste.
They also have strong health benefits in
protecting us against various cancers. In
addition to these ‘mustardy’ compounds,
many brassicas contain other phytochemicals
that can help prevent chronic disease. Many
brassicas also have antioxidant activity.
The World Cancer Research Fund has
concluded that diets rich in brassicas
probably protect specifically against cancers
of the colon, rectum and thyroid, and
when part of a diet rich in other types of
vegetables, generally against other kinds of
cancers too.
HiStorY
Broccoli is native to the Mediterranean and
was first mentioned in France in 1520AD.
When broccoli was first introduced to Britain
it was call “Italian asparagus”. The name
broccoli comes from the Italian ‘brocco’ and
the Latin ‘bracchium’ which means branch,
arm or shoot.
tYpeS oF broccoLi
Sprouting broccoli or calabrese is the most
popular variety which we commonly refer
to simply as broccoli. It has dark blue-green
heads with firm stalks which snap easily.
Purple broccoli tends to have smaller heads
with a deep purple tinge — otherwise it is
identical to sprouting broccoli.
Romanesco broccoli is a variety which has
light green clusters of heads that are pointed
and look a bit like coral. Supply is limited in
New Zealand.
Chinese broccoli — also known as Chinese
sprouting broccoli and Chinese kale (gaai
laan) — has long green stems (about 2cm
in diameter and 20cm long), white flowers
and green leaves which have a white haze on
them. The flowers should be in bud rather
than in full bloom.
groWing FactS
Broccoli is easy to grow and does well in
sunny spots with wind protection. In cooler
areas plant from spring through to autumn.
In warmer areas plant broccoli in late
summer through to spring.
avaiLabiLitY
All year round.
Storage and HandLing
Store in the refrigerator. Handle all fresh
produce with care and wash before eating.
— Information courtesy of 5+ A Day. Visit
www.5aday.co.nz and follow @5adaynz on
social media for more fresh fruit & vegetable
inspiration.
Broccoli or porokori, the star of the brassicas, has strong health benefits in helping to
protect us against various cancers.
Broccoli is native to the Mediterranean and was first mentioned in France in 1520AD.
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2 sheets sweet pastry
1 ripe persimmon, fi nely sliced
1 handful of blueberries
½ cup mascarpone
½ cup coconut yoghurt
Mint to garnish
Mandarin gLa eJuice of 1 mandarin
2 tablespoons marmalade
MetHod• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Lightly grease a 23cm tart tin (with a loose
bottom).
• Press the pastry into the tin and trim the
edges.
• Line the pastry with baking paper, fi ll with
baking beans (or uncooked rice) and blind
bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the beans and paper and bake for
another 5-10 minutes until golden. Allow to
cool.
• Meanwhile, mix the mascarpone and
coconut yoghurt in a bowl.
• Spread into the cooled tart case.
• Arrange the persimmon slices over the
mascarpone and coconut yoghurt mixture.
to Ma e tHe gLa e:
• Gently warm the marmalade in a pot over a
low heat. Stir in the mandarin juice.
• Pour the glaze over the tart, sprinkle over
the blueberries and garnish with mint
• Serve at room temperature.
Serves: 8-10
Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
‘I love this time of the year,’ says Justine Tyerman. ‘It’s a fruit fi esta here in Tairawhiti with feijoas, persimmons,
mandarins and kiwifruit all ripe at once. ° ere’s even the occasional passionfruit still hanging on the vine. So it’s
fruit for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Here are a couple of mandarin and persimmon recipes from 5+ A Day, a
wonderful source of fruit and vegetable recipes.’
persimmon tart with mandarin glaze.
Mandarin loaf.
perSiMMon tart WitH Mandarin gLa e
FrUit
FieSta
ingredientS3 mandarins
100g butter, softened
1 cup fl our
¾ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
⅓ cup plain yoghurt
2 eggs
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon baking powder
topping½ cup plain yoghurt
Drizzle of honey
Sprinkle of ground cinnamon
2 mandarins
MetHod
• Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake
and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
• Using a fork or electric mixer, cream butter
and sugar until creamy. Add the eggs,
yoghurt and milk, stir to combine.
• Add the fl our, baking powder, and
cinnamon and stir to form a batter.
• Grate the zest of 1 mandarin into the
batter. Cut up the segments of 1 mandarin
into small pieces and add into the batter.
• Squeeze the juice of 2 mandarins and add
into the batter. Mix well.
• Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake
for 35-40 minutes or until it turns golden
and a knife inserted comes out clear.
• Remove from the loaf tin and transfer to a
wire rack to cool completely.
• Once cool, cut into slices and serve with
yoghurt, mandarin segments, honey and
cinnamon.
Serves: 6
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 35-40 minutes
Mandarin LoaF
SATuRDAy, ApRIL 24, 2021FOOD
S
urf Highway 45 is the glittering
105km coastal route, stretching
from New Plymouth to Hawera.
On the doorstep of New Plymouth,
a great starting point is the lava outcrop of
Paritutu and the neighbouring Sugar Loaf
Islands. If you’re up for a head-clearing walk
to start the day, climb up Paritutu for a
stonking elevated panorama across the city
and coastline. I hit the road south, tootling
through a necklace of sweet villages like
Ōakura, where the Lemonwood Eatery is
a tempting pit-stop to fuel the tummy on
fabulous vegan fare.
A short diversion down Timaru Road leads
you to the gnarly, rusted wreck of the SS
Gairloch, which ran aground on the reef in
1903. Mercifully, no lives were lost.
Passing through cutesy Ōkato, I then
beelined my way to the cream-coloured grace
of the Cape Egmont Lighthouse. Built in
London and shipped here in 1865, it was
first installed on Mana Island before being
teleported to the Cape, denoting Taranaki’s
western-most point, at the height of the
passive resistance campaign in Parihaka.
The scenery is melt-in-your-mouth, with
the Cape Road affording supreme vistas on
the small rounded hills formed by ancient
lahars flowing from the maunga.
Further south, just before arriving in
Ōpunake, I stopped in Rahotu, where I had
an appointment with Steve Manning, a local
legend who is a wizardly leather craftsman.
He is wizardly in every sense — he even
looks like a wizard (he dressed up like
Gandalf for me) and is a masterly storyteller.
Steve kept me enthralled for several hours,
sharing with me his epic craftwork, which
has seen him routinely deployed for our
biggest movie productions. Steve has
specialised as a leather artist on a dazzling
roll-call of movies, including the Lord of the
Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, Spartacus and The
Last Samurai.
Deployed in both the costume and
props departments, he has designed and
produced hundreds of boots, bags, saddles
and costumes from scratch. His Rahotu
main street workshop doubles as a glorified
museum, laden with priceless movie
memorabilia.
His love affair working with leather was
first sparked in the 1980s when he made
himself a pair of Jim Morrison leather pants.
His style is distinctive, hand-crafted and
rustic, and you’ll come away thinking there is
nothing he cannot craft from leather. While
Steve regaled me with gripping anecdotes
from working with some of Hollywood’s
A-listers, locals would pop in with repair jobs
or to commission him to design a custom
piece. He does it all.
Speaking of the big screen, in the
neighbouring gem of Ōpunake, Everybody’s
Theatre is a sweetheart cinema, steeped in
community pride. This century-old theatre
has been fully restored to its former glory,
with an eclectic and heart-warming range
of original restored seats and comfy sofas.
Powered by volunteers, the theatre screens
movies six times a week, with a monthly
boutique theatre event, a very hot ticket,
loaded with cheeseboards, half-time desserts,
plus wine and beer.
It’s also available for private hire —
although pointedly, that doesn’t extend to
teenage parties or 21sts! The Projector Room
pays homage to the theatre’s history with
an enchanting collection of time-honoured
cinema paraphernalia.
Ōpunake Beach is prized for its superb
surf, as are a host of coastal spots along the
Surf Highway. If you want to check out some
great surf breaks, top spots include Stent
Road, the Kumara Patch and Fitzroy Beach.
En-route to Hawera, how could you not
succumb to the yeasty scent of a famous
hot bread shop? Manaia is proudly home
to Yarrows Bakery, which explains those
colossal loaves of bread on the outskirts of
town.
Stocking up on some oven-warm goodies
from the bakery shop, I then headed to
Hawera, where I burned off the carbs hauling
my way up the 215 steps of the imposing
Hawera Water Tower.
Constructed in 1914 to provide the town
with a trusty water supply for firefighting
purposes, a sudden quake several weeks
later caused it to list 2.5 feet to the south.
Thankfully, this was corrected by anchoring
the tower with weights when the tanks were
filled. However, it is still New Zealand’s
ever-so-slightly Leaning Tower, leaning by
3 inches. Soaring to a height of 54 metres,
when the red neon lights were fitted to the
tower in 1932, it was billed as New Zealand’s
tallest ‘lighthouse’. This cherished landmark
still dwarfs Hawera and from the balcony,
the horizon-wide views across the town and
countryside are spectacular.
Blending the scenic highlights with a heady
dollop of history and culture, you’ll want to
make tracks to Hawera’s Tawhiti Museum.
Every history buff I know considers it the
best private museum in the country. It
is absolutely gob-stopping with life-size
exhibits, scale models, intricate figurines
and highly-detailed dioramas and displays,
vividly depicting the raw, blood-stained
drama of Taranaki’s early history. The
life-size figures are actually created from moulds
cast from real people — designed and
constructed on-site in the Body Shop, as are
all models.
The ingenious powerhouse behind Tawhiti
Museum is its owner and creator, Nigel Ogle,
who has been developing this magnificent
heritage showcase over the past 35 years.
Nigel describes the museum as “one big art
project”.
From above, the wonderfully corrugated terrain of conical hills and patchwork emerald-green
pasture, plus the glittering sweep of the Surf Highway, all offer a tantalising taste of the diverse
scenic splendour endowing Taranaki. It’s ripe for exploration, as Mike Yardley discovers.
Cape Egmont Lighthouse with Mt Taranaki as a stunning backdrop.
Picture by Rob Tucker
Hawera’s slightly leaning Water Tower. Picture by Mike Yardley
SUrFing tHe
HigHWaY
Nigel Ogle at Tawhiti Museum’s Body Shop (left). Sugar Loaf Islands. Picture by Visit Taranaki
Tawhiti Museum models (above). Pictures by Mike Yardley
It has its own bush railway complemented
by the truly wondrous Traders and Whalers
attraction. Weta Workshops deployed
their technical expertise to help construct
the artificial underground caverns. The
river boat ride through these caverns,
clad in convincing lush bush and rocky
coastal settings, glides you past compelling
animated displays, graphically illustrating
Taranaki life in the 1820s and 30s.
Distant bird calls and dripping water from
mossy banks adds to the sensory escapism,
while burly sailors barter with local iwi
for pork, spuds and flax in exchange for
flintlock muskets. Modelled on Disneyland’s
iconic It’s a Small World attraction, this
exhilarating tour de force at Tawhiti is
compulsive. https://www.taranaki.co.nz/
like-no-other/visit/everything-to-see-and-do/
Another show-stopper to be found in
Hawera is KD’s Elvis Presley Museum. If you
think Nigel Ogle’s creations have to be seen
to be believed, KD’s emporium of all things
Elvis is equally gobsmacking.
Kevin David Wasley (KD) has called
Hawera home all his life, and has been a
relentless collector of the King’s records and
memorabilia since his childhood. It all began
when he was 12 and was given what he now
calls his “pride and joy” — an original EP of
Heartbreak Hotel.
The mega-fan has visited Graceland 17
times and has amassed what is considered
by Elvis buffs as one of the greatest
memorabilia-loaded museums in the world.
Step inside his household garage and you’ll
be awestruck by this glittering grotto to the
music legend.
“People walk in and they say, ‘God!’ and I
say, ‘No, Elvis’,” Kevin told me.
Every single surface within the garage is
awash in Elvis. He’s on the walls and ceiling,
on mugs, glasses, cuff links, ties, books,
album covers . . . you name it. There are over
10,000 objects within Kevin’s staggering
collection.
Kevin, a gifted raconteur with an
infectious personality, regaled me with some
enthralling stories about his collection and
his life. As a high school student, he struck
up a penpal relationship with a chap named
Roy Lyon who lived in Memphis. Roy had
no interest in Elvis but was starstruck by
New Zealand and our greenery. Roy would
send Kevin images of Elvis, out and about
in Memphis. Kevin’s delightful wife, JJ, was
also a joy to meet. She knew nothing about
Elvis when she met Kevin.
There’s a wonderful Who’s Who wall
of photos in the garage, showcasing the
famous faces who have travelled to Hawera
to marvel over the Elvis Museum. Everyone
from the Mad Butcher to the Topp Twins
is immortalised on
the wall. Elvis has
not left the building
in Hawera. Entry is
by donation and by
appointment. Prepare
to be awestruck. www.elvismuseum.co.nz
I launched my Taranaki day-tripping from
The Devon Hotel, New Plymouth, a Heritage
Hotel. This celebrated property is a
much-loved beacon of Taranaki hospitality, an
energetic, up-beat hotel, where you’ll feel
welcome and pampered the moment you
walk through the door.
Located centrally in Devon Street
East, the hotel offers 102 well-equipped,
contemporary hotel rooms, many with
sea views. The heated outdoor swimming
pool and spa pools enhance the sense of
indulgence on the three-acre landscaped
site. The Coastal Walkway is just minutes
away — avail yourself of the hotel bikes for
a great ride.
One of the city’s popular past mayors,
Peter Tennent owns the hotel with his wife
Rosemary, and their charismatic brand of
hospitality is manifest throughout. You’ll
love perusing the extensive collection of art
pieces generously sprinkled throughout the
establishment. My favourite work is the
full-sized human sculpture, “The Destiny of the
Traveller”, a striking artwork by Marseille’s
Bruno Catalano.
But the hotel’s prize draw is
unquestionably Marbles Buffet Restaurant,
swooned over by locals and visitors alike.
It began life in 1965 as the Devon Motor
Lodge Restaurant, under Peter’s parents,
and remains one of the nation’s busiest
eateries.
Catering to all dietary requirements,
the freshly-prepared buffet is accentuated
with cooked-to-order dishes at the live
cooking stations. The monumental nightly
spread spans all departments, from seafood
chowder, fresh daily marinated seafoods,
oysters, crabs and shrimps to the salad
selection and roast-of-the-day carvery.
Every night, you can expect 18 different
hot dishes and up to 18 different desserts.
How can you not go wild at such a lavish
affair? Artfully presented, unstoppably
delicious and very reasonably priced, be
sure to book ahead to savour this unrivalled
buffet experience.
This hotel ticks more boxes than a lifetime
public servant. https://www.heritagehotels.
co.nz/devon-hotel-new-plymouth
Steve Manning dressed as Gandolf (above). The wreck of the Gairloch withMt Taranaki in the distance. Picture by Rob Tucker
One of world’s greatest elvis museums
Kevin in his Elvis Museum (left).
7
TRAVEL
W
hat would Anzac Day be
without the poppy? A fragile,
brilliantly scarlet fl ower that
came to represent millions slain
in a pointless war is the most poignant of
symbols.
Its signifi cance does not rest entirely on
the wasteland of the Somme. After the
battle of Landen, the deadliest of battles in
17th century Europe, fi elds where twenty
thousand spilled their blood, soon after
broke into brilliant fl ower. A vast sheet of
scarlet seemed to indicate to observers that
the earth was giving up its dead.
No one in ancient Athens would have
doubted that! At poppy time, the city held
its commemoration of the dead whose
spirits were believed to roam the streets,
needing propitiation in the form of o˛ erings,
not least of which were tributes paid at
family graves during a festival of fl owers.
˝ roughout the year, any death of a loved
one demanded a period of mourning which
meant that the wreath worn on the head
of a gentleman attending his last banquet
was to be hung up and left to wither. Until
it had turned brown all celebrations went
disregarded, while public displays of grief
were mandatory.
Although wreaths were once a common
tribute laid on a casket or a tomb during
funerals, no one o˛ ers those any more.
Appearance of these now is reserved for
Anzac observances where they are taken for
granted with no question asked as to why
we perpetuate this tradition. But so many
very old customs are observed, the watching
crowds usually unaware that we are
re-enacting rituals going back for millennia.
Most towns like our
own gather at a cenotaph.
Kenotaphos in Greek
meant “empty tomb”. ˝ e
epitaphos or inscriptions
seen there would bear
witness to the heroism of
the fallen. For the ancients
it had to be a monument
that represented all the
unburied, whereas for us it
memoralises every patriot
who died in warfare. Our
own, like so many over
the ages, is adorned with
defensive marble lions: the
mighty beasts typify courageous strength in
battle and preparedness for further confl ict.
A fi ne example of this prototype —
although for the buried — is at Chaeronea
in Greece. It stands guard over the graves
of the Sacred Band; three hundred ˝ eban
soldiers who fell in battle against Philip of
Macedon and his son, Alexander, before he
became the Great but was rapidly becoming
the Distinguished in warfare. ˝ e epitaphos
reads: “How striving on Boeotia’s plain,
to save our sacred Hellas we were slain.”
Interesting to wonder if our own lions
may also last 2359 years when all that now
represents Gisborne has long disappeared.
Perhaps our distant descendants will gaze
at the weather-worn beasts, fi nd every
inscription worn away and wonder what gave
this spot on the river bank such signifi cance.
˝ e fallen hero immortalised by poppies
has his source among the vegetation cults
of most pre-Christian Mediterranean
civilisations. A most notable example was
Syria’s annual commemoration of the death
and resurrection of Adonis. Along with Attis
and his consort, Cybele of Phrygia, Adonis
symbolised the return of fertility to the world
after the dark days of winter. Numerous
scholars have argued that in archaic times,
a young man would be selected in each
community for the honour of being slain
in the middle of a grain fi eld. Self-sacrifi ce
meant that fertilising blood was seen in the
annual reappearance of the poppy.
Our soldiers, enduring the miseries of
the Gallipoli campaign, would never have
identifi ed themselves in this way although
from the top of Chunuk Bair they could look
across the Hellespont to the plains below
Hissarlik. ˝ ere, poppies blazed around
the site of Troy, so recently excavated by
the archaeologist, Schliemann. ˝ e death
of heroes had been lauded by bards from
Homer to performers in music halls in far o˛
Wellington and Melbourne.
Education in the early years of the 20th
century laid emphasis on those timeless
myths and legends which meant that
virtually every child grew up with at least
a vague sense of relevance to a distant age
and to vanished worlds. In our time it has
become unfashionable to spare a thought
for anything much that does not have a
connection with our own land and its history
of only a few centuries. Vivid antiquity is
largely disregarded.
Perhaps therein lies the reason why year
after year, fast dwindling ranks of returned
servicemen and women marvel at how kids
fl ock to our cenotaphs on Anzac Day, as if
drawn by some impulse arising from the
collective unconscious. An instinctive need
for meaning and relevance; for legendary
glory and a sense of connection with the
things of the spirit, may well be behind this
phenomenon. Secular Western societies
no longer provide many answers yet the
memory of wars and lives freely given serve
to counteract, in the smallest way, rampant
materialism.
THAT UBIQUITOUS POPPY
by Norman
Maclean
OLUMN
ACROSS
1 Later on (5) 4 Demolish completely (4,2,3,6) 14 Contest (5) 15 Light wood (5)16 Causing trouble, confusion (10) 17 Sculpt (5) 19 Ventilate (3) 20 Losing hair (7) 21 Hit back (9) 22 Merry (6) 25 Self-appointed law-keeper (9) 27 Adorn (6) 28 Charted (6) 33 Stretchiness (10) 35 Pixie (3) 36 Reserved (6) 37 Relate (4) 39 Conifer (3) 41 Word puzzle (7) 42 Schedule (6) 43 Heralded (9) 44 Hungarian composer (5) 45 Passenger restrainer (8) 50 Social event (2)
51 Make stupid with alcohol (8)
55 Baggy (5) 58 White rock (9) 59 Winding ski course (6) 60 Breakdown (7) 61 Mythical giant bird (3) 63 Tug (4) 64 Withstand (6) 65 Hearing organ (3) 66 Singer’s accessory (10) 68 Think logically (6) 69 Clothes cupboard (6) 71 Hindering (9) 76 Squalid (6)
77 Target for throwing sport (9) 79 Asked round (7) 81 Small child (3) 84 Sound (5) 85 Rules of thumb (10) 86 Confronted (5) 87 Object (5) 88 Upright community member (6,2,7) 89 Dough-riser (5)
DOWN
2 Noisy quarrel (6) 3 Alleviated (5) 5 Continent (4) 6 Sincere (7) 7 Parentless child (6) 8 Caribbean country (5) 9 Welcomed (7) 10 Long ago (4) 11 Restricted (6) 12 Pilfer (5) 13 Indicted (7) 14 Claimed (anag) (7) 18 Wipe out (10) 23 Old language (5) 24 Circus tumbler (7) 26 Intuitiveness, awareness (7) 27 Bison (7) 29 Punctured (7) 30 Dive (6) 31 Denim pants (5) 32 Small close-fitting hat (6) 34 Hindu philosopher (4) 36 Copper alloy (5) 38 Serving spoon (5) 40 Ballerina’s skirt (4) 45 Foolish (5) 46 Pungent gas (7) 47 Small tree (4) 48 Circled (6) 49 Playing area (5) 50 Line of ancestry (7) 52 Food additive (10) 53 Sea creature (7) 54 Voice box (6) 55 Able to be read (7) 56 Imaginary being (5) 57 Lather (4) 62 Remnant (5) 67 Berth (7) 68 Say again (7) 70 Walk unsteadily (7) 72 Cocktail (7) 73 Beach suit (6) 74 Regain consciousness (4,2) 75 Nook (6) 76 Narrow band (5) 78 Robber (5) 80 Very angry (5) 82 Whip mark (4) 83 Chair (4) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 14869
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Omnibus PG 3 0 3.05 Kirstie And Phil’s Love
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The Papac crew move on to the most treacherous site of their season. 10pm Ocean Predators PG 10.55 Rescue: River Deep
Mountain High PG 11.20 A1: Highway Patrol MVLC
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12.20 Outback Truckers PG 1.20 The Simpsons PG 1.45 Pawn Stars PG 2.30 Storage Wars PG 2.55 Rescue: River Deep
Mountain High PG 3.20 NXT PGV
4.05 Ax Men ML
5.05 Ocean Predators PG 6am Storage Wars PGL 6.25 A1: Highway Patrol MVLC 7.10 Prison First And Last 24
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8.50 Mountain Men PG 9.35 Rescue: River Deep
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12.30 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 1.30 RBT MC 2pm Raw MVC 4.45 NXT PGV 5.45 SmackDown MVC 6.50 The Farewell PGC 2018 Drama. Awkwafina, Tzi Ma. 8.30 Doctor Sleep 16VLC 2019
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11.05 The Kitchen 16VLC 2019 Action. Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish.
SUNDAY
12.45 Anna 16VLSC 2018 Action. Sasha Luss, Luke Evans.
2.45 The Kindness Of Strangers MLSC 2020 Drama. Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough.
4.40 Bloodshot MVLSC 2020 Action. Vin Diesel, Eiza Gonzalez.
6.30 Doctor Sleep 16VLC 2019 Horror. Ewan McGregor, Cliff Curtis.
9.05 The Kitchen 16VLC 2019 Action. Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish. 10.48 Anna 16VLSC 2018 Action.
Sasha Luss, Luke Evans.
12.48 Disturbing The
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4.25 The Public MLSC 2019 Drama. Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling.
5.40 Gold Rush PG Record Breaker. 7.30 House Hunters Australia PG 8pm House Hunters Australia PG 8.30 Pool Kings PG 9pm Man Caves PG
9.25 Alaskan Bush People PG 10.15 Once Upon A Bite PG 11.05 Mysteries At The
Museum PGC 11.55 How It’s Made PG
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12.20 How Do They Do It? PG 12.45 Naked And Afraid XL MC 1.35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2.25 Strange Evidence PG 3.15 Strange Evidence PG 4.05 Strange Evidence PG 4.55 Strange Evidence PG 5.45 What On Earth? PG 6.35 Expedition X PG 7.25 Alaska: The Last
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9.05 Alaskan Bush People PG 9.55 Undercover Billionaire PG 10.45 Undercover Billionaire PG 11.35 Gold Rush PG 1.20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 2.10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3.50 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 4.45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 5.40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 0
Bart finds his old teacher’s diary and learns a surprising secret; Lisa discovers an even bigger surprise.
6.30 M The Chronicles Of
Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader PG 0 2010 Adventure.
Georgie Henley, Skander Keynes.
8.30 M Terminator 3: Rise
Of The Machines 16VL 3 0 2003 Sci-fi. T-101 is sent back to protect an adult John Connor from a female terminator android as the machines are on the rise.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes. 10.30 M Fight Club 18VL 0
1999 Thriller.
Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meatloaf, Jared Leto.
SUNDAY
1am M Yoga Hosers MS 0
2016 Comedy.
Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith.
2.30 M Sausage Party 16LS
0 2016 Animated Comedy. Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill.
4am 2 Overnight 5.05 Fresh 3
5.30 Religious Programming 6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6.25 Takaro Tribe 3 0 6.35 Muppet Babies 3 0 7am Masha And The Bear 3 0 7.05 SpongeBob
SquarePants 3 0 7.30 Bunnicula 3 0 7.50 The Drawing Show 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street
Omnibus PGV 3 0 12.05 The Voice UK 3 0 1.30 AP Bio PG 3 0 2.20 Home And Away
Omnibus PG 3 0 4.40 Bob Hearts Abishola 0 5.05 Ellen’s Game Of Games 0
5pm Bondi Vet PG 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm M Captain
Underpants 3 0 2017 Animated Comedy. Two imaginative pranksters hypnotise their principal into thinking he is a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants. 8.45 M Juliet, Naked M 0 2018 Comedy. A woman is stuck in a relationship with a long-time fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe but, after a chance encounter with Crowe, everything changes.
10.50 M Sleepless 16 3 0 2017 Action. A police officer has one night to save his son from a homicidal gangster, but he is part of the Las Vegas underbelly, and plays dirty to get even.
SUNDAY
12.45 Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @Hillsong 3 5.30 Charles Stanley 3 6am Life TV
6.30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8.30 Turning Point 9am R&R With Eru And
K’Lee 3 9.30 The Hui 3 0 10am Newshub Nation 3 0 11am Wild Canada 0 Noon Shark Wranglers 0 1pm Motorsport: Honda Cup 1.30 Motorsport: GT World
Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3.30 Motorsport: MotoGP 5pm The Fishing Show
Classics PG 0
5.30 Prime News
6pm The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice PG 0 Jo catches up with Matt Lucas, Emma Bunton, both runners-up and the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2020. 7pm Mighty Machines PG 0 7.30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Road
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8.30 Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 0 In Miami, a state-of-the-art bridge collapses during construction; an Alabaman railroad crossing hides a deadly design flaw.
9.30 Crazy On A Plane MVLC 3 0
10.30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 3 0
11.30 NXT PGV
SUNDAY
12.30 Closedown6am Religious Programming 6.30 Believe It Or Not 7.30 Religious Programming 10am Golf: LPGA Event (HLS)
Lotte Championship. From Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii.
11am NXT PGV 3
Noon L UFC 261 Prelims 2pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (DLY) Chiefs v Hurricanes. From FMG Stadium Waikato in Hamilton. 4pm Hot Bench 3 5pm Honey Wars PG 3 0
Follow the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the Murray family, the force behind Tai Tokerau Honey, a whanau-owned and operated honey business based in the far north of New Zealand.
5.30 Prime News
5pm The Hui
5.30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau: Te Waiponamu 3 6.30 Nga Pari Karangaranga
O Te Motu 3 7pm M Valiant 3 2005
Animated. Story of a wood pigeon who overcomes his small size to become a hero in Great Britain’s Royal Air Force Homing Pigeon Service during the Second World War. Voices of Ewan
McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry.
8.30 M The King’s Speech MLV 2010 Biography. The story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne, and the speech therapist who helped him with his stammer. Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter.
10.40 Funny Whare: Gamesnight PG 3 11.10 Anika Moa Unleashed M 11.40 Closedown
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5.40 L Auckland Dawn Service
7am Lest We Forget 3 7.30 The Liberation Of Le
Quesnoy 3 8.30 Grandfather’s
Footsteps PG 3 9am Paradise Soldiers 10am Children Of Gallipoli PG 11am Pixie 3
Noon M Churchill PG 3 2017 Drama. Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson.
1.50 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 3 3.30 Lest We Forget 3 4pm Whitiki! 3 5pm Tama Tu 3 5.15 God, King And
Country 3 5.30 Te Rongo Toa
5.30 Posh Pawn 6.30 Salvage Hunters 7.30 Jade Fever PGC 8.30 Lost And Found PGCL
This documentary series sets about reuniting families, uncovering cultural identity and discovering lost family heritage.
9.30 The Ganges With Sue Perkins 10.30 Buddy v Duff 11.30 How Do Animals Do That?
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12.04 All Night Programme 5.45 Dawn Service 7.10 Sunday Morning
9.06 Mediawatch
11am National Remembrance Service
12.12 Standing Room Only 1.10 At The Movies 2.05 The Laugh Track On Standing Room Only 3.05 Classic Drama 4.06 Smart Talk 5pm The World At Five 5.10 Heart And Soul 5.35 Te Manu Korihi Call the Midwife 8.50pm on TVNZ 1
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5.25 L Japan Top League Suntory Sungoliath v Green Rockets. 7.30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Hurricanes. 9.30 L Super Rugby Australia Waratahs v Rebels.
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12.30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 12.50 L Women’s Six Nations England v France. 3.05 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 3.20 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) 3.50 L Women’s Six Nations Scotland v Wales. 6am Super RugbyAustralia (HLS) 6.30 Super Rugby
Australia (HLS) 7am L French Top 14
Toulouse v Racing 92. 9.05 Gallagher
Premiership (RPL) Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs. 11am Super Rugby
Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Hurricanes.
1pm L Major League Rugby
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Aotearoa Crusaders v Blues.
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5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar PG 0
A beekeeping family produces honey from flowers growing in the Kaikoura mountains behind their home. 7.30 Sunday 0
8.30 Beat The Chasers 0 Five quiz masters compete as a team against contestants hoping to win cash prizes.
9.30 Line Of Duty 16V 0 DCI Jo Davidson faces increasing pressure from all sides as AC-12 make major breakthroughs in the investigation, but an attempt to interview a key witness goes horribly wrong. 10.45 F Liar 16V 3 0
In a last-ditch bid for her freedom, Laura takes drastic measures and the truth is finally revealed.
11.40 Black Sails 18VL 0 Eleanor needs help from Silver; Billy believes Gates should confront Flint; Bonny takes a stand.
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10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon Extreme Chocolate
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8.30 Unlocked 16V 2017 Action. CIA interrogator Alice Racine is called into action when she uncovers plans for a deadly biological attack on the citizens of London. Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom.
10.13 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith.
11.55 I Still Believe PGC 2020 Drama. KJ Apa, Britt Robertson.
MONDAY
1.48 Emma PGC 2020 Romantic Comedy. Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Nighy.
3.49 Unlocked 16V 2017 Action. Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom.
5.25 The Public MLSC 2019 Drama. Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling. 7.21 Dark Waters MLC 2019
Drama. Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway.
9.24 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith.
11.10 I Still Believe PGC 2020 Drama. KJ Apa, Britt Robertson.
1.06 Unlocked 16V 2017 Action. 2.45 Zack Snyder’s Justice League 16VL 2021 Action. 5.40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6.35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters PG
8.30 Naked And Afraid XL MC 9.25 Gold Rush PG
11.05 Expedition X PG 11.55 How It’s Made PG
MONDAY
12.20 How Do They Do It? PG 12.45 Mysteries At The
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1.35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2.25 Naked And Afraid M 6.35 How Do They Do It? PG 7.05 How It’s Made PG 7.30 House Hunters Renovation PG 8.20 House Hunters International PG 8.45 House Hunters International PG 9.10 Undercover Billionaire PG 10am Undercover Billionaire PG 10.50 Outback Opal Hunters PG
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7pm M Pirates Of The
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9.15 M The Foreigner 16VL
0 2017 Action. When a businessman loses his daughter in an act of political terrorism, he takes revenge on those responsible for her death. 11.20 M Big Sky 16VLC 0 2015
Thriller.
MONDAY
1.05 Camp Twitch 16L 3 0 1.55 One Born Every MinuteAustralia MC 3 0 2.50 How To Look Good
Naked PG 3 0 3.35 2 Overnight 4am Infomercials
4.30 Religious Programming 5am Infomercials
6am Les Mills Born To Move 6.25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6.35 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am The Dog And Pony
Show 0
7.25 Powerpuff Girls 0 7.50 Talking Tom And
Friends 0 8.15 Kiddets 0 8.25 Kiri And Lou 0 8.35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials
10am Les Mills Grit Cardio 0 10.30 L Oscars Red Carpet 0 Noon L 93rd Annual Academy Awards 0 3.30 Bluey 0 3.35 Almost Never 4.05 Brain Busters 0 4.35 Friends 3 5.05 The Simpsons 3 5.35 The Big Bang Theory 3 0
5pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 0 Fishing action from around New Zealand and the world.
6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Married At First Sight
Australia M 0 8.30 M King Arthur:
Legend Of The Sword M 3 0 2017 Adventure. Robbed of his birthright, Arthur grows up in the back alleys of the city, but once he pulls the sword from the stone, he must acknowledge his true legacy.
Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Jude Law.
10.50 F The Rookie M 3 0 Nolan’s discovery goes much deeper than he expected and could put his life and career in jeopardy.
11.50 Hawaii Five-0 M 3 0
MONDAY
12.45 Infomercials6am Secrets Of The Hive 3 0 7am Great War Stories 3 0 7.50 Le Quesnoy: The Legacy
Of Liberation 3 0 8.30 Infomercials 10.35 Cupcake Wars
11.35 Fresh Off The Boat PG 3 12.05 Fixer Upper
1.05 M Love On Harbour Island PG 0 2020 Romantic Drama. When an interior designer returns home to help her aunt run her B&B she discovers that home really is where the heart is.
Morgan Kohan, Marcus Rosner.
3pm Celebrity Family Feud PG 0
4pm Tiny House Hunting PG 4.30 Tiny House Hunting PG 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0
5pm Honey Wars PG 3 0 5.30 Prime News 6pm Netball: ANZ
Premiership (DLY) Stars v Tactix.
7.30 Outback Truckers PGL 0 With Covid-19 sweeping across the globe, veteran trucker Steve Grahame is racing to beat the shutdown of regional borders. 8.30 Mayday PGC 0
The charred wreckage of a plane leaves investigators with little to work with. However, the cockpit voice recorder reveals the smoking gun. 9.30 MacGyver M 0 10.30 SmackDown PGV 11.30 Rugby League: NRL (DLY)
Storm v Warriors.
MONDAY
1.25 Closedown 6am Jeopardy 36.25 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6.50 The Loud House 0 7.15 Teen Titans 3 0 7.40 Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles 3 0 8.05 Hunter Street 0 8.30 Batman: The Animated
Series 3 0
9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am The Great Escapers 3 11am Hot Bench PG 3 11.30 Elizabeth PGC 3 0 12.30 100 Day Renovation 3
0
1.30 Married… With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With
Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 3.30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5.30 Prime News 5pm Tama Tu 3 5.15 God, King And
Country 3 5.30 Te Rongo Toa 6.30 Te Ao Marama 7pm Great War Stories 3 7.30 M 25 April MC 2015
Documentary. The 1915 Gallipoli campaign of the First World War is told through the perspective of six New Zealanders who were involved. 9pm M Their Finest MLS 2016 Comedy. 11pm Te Rongo Toa
MONDAY
12am Closedown 6.30 Pipi Ma 3 6.35 Takoha 3 6.45 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 6.50 Waiata Mai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Toku Whare KohangaReo 3 8.30 Pukana 3 9am Oranga Ngakau 10am This Is Piki PG 10.30 Whanau Living 3 11am He Aha To Say? 3 11.30 What’s Up With The
Tumoanas? PG 3 Noon Harakore 3 12.30 Aotearoa 3
1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2pm Toku Reo 3pm Korero Mai 3 3.30 Polyfest 2018 3 4pm Pukana 4.30 Miharo 3 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5.05 Takoha 3 5.15 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 5.20 Waiata Mai 3 5.30 Tamariki Haka 3 5.40 Potae Pai 3 5.50 Taki Atu Taki Mai
5.30 Mysteries At The Monument PGC 6.30 Salvage Hunters 7.30 Ben Fogle: Return To
The Wild PGC 8.30 People Magazine
Investigates MCLSV 9.30 The Truth About Murder
With Sunny Hostin MCV 10.30 Salvage Hunters 11.30 Ben Fogle: Return To
The Wild PGC
MONDAY
12.30 Mysteries At TheMonument PGC 1.30 Best Cake Wins 2am The Great Interior
Design Challenge 3am People Magazine Investigates MCLSV 4am The Truth About Murder
With Sunny Hostin MCV 5am Running Wild With Bear
Grylls
6am Culinary Genius 7am Sarah Off The Grid 8am Little Giants 8.30 Nature’s Strangest
Mysteries Solved 9am The Curse Of Oak
Island PGC 10am Hope For Wildlife 10.30 Ben Fogle: Return To
The Wild PGC 11.30 Salvage Hunters 12.30 Little Giants 1pm Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 1.30 Mysteries At The Monument PGC 2.30 BBQ Pitmasters PGL 3.30 Saving Britain’s Wildlife 4.30 Hugh’s Three Good
Things 5.30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 5.10 Catfish 3 6pm Love It Or List It 7pm M The Wedding Singer PG 3 1998 Comedy. Fortune intervenes to bring together a singer and a waitress who are both engaged to the wrong people.
9.05 M Eat Pray Love M 3
2010 Romantic Drama. 11.50 Dating #nofilter PG
MONDAY
12.15 Dating #nofilter PG 12.40 Infomercials 6am Infomercials 10am Wahlburgers 3 10.30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 11.30 Catfish 312.30 Face Off: All Stars PG 3 1.30 The Real Housewives Of
Orange County PG 3 2.35 Million Dollar Listing
LA PG 3 3.35 Hoarders PG 3 4.35 Catfish 3
5.30 Face Off: All Stars PG 3
5pm The World At Five 5.10 Heart And Soul 5.35 Te Manu Korihi 6.06 Te Ahi Kaa 6.40 Voices
7.04 The Ted Radio Hour 8.06 Sunday Night With Grant Walker.
10pm The 10 O’Clock Report 10.10 Mediawatch
10.45 The House
11.04 The Retro Cocktail Hour With Darrell Brogdon.
MONDAY
12.04 All Night Programme 6.08 Storytime
7.06 The Best Of Country Life 12.10 Matinee Idle
5.15 Sailing Away Beat the Chasers 8.30pm on TVNZ 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 7pm on TVNZ 2
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 8.30pm on Three Compiled by 25Apr21 © TVNZ 2021 © TVNZ 2021 6pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 8pm Super Rugby Australia (HLS) 8.30 Rugby Nation 9pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues. 11pm Rugby Nation 11.30 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 11.55 L Guinness Pro14
Rainbow Cup Dragons v Scarlett.
MONDAY
1.55 L Gallagher Premiership Wasps v Bath Rugby. 4am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs. 6am Shute Shield (HLS) 6.30 Super RugbyAotearoa (HLS) 7am Major League
Rugby (HLS) 7.30 Super Rugby
Aotearoa (HLS) 8am Super Rugby
Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Blues.
10am Japan Top League (RPL) Honda Heat v Red Hurricanes. Noon Women’s Six
Nations (RPL) Italy v Ireland. 2pm Women’s Six Nations (RPL) England v France. 4pm Women’s Six Nations (RPL)
