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NZ Herald
a day ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Matt Kelso and lass out to restore New Zealand training pride
'Legarto is being aimed at the Proisir Plate at Ellerslie on September 6,' says Kelso. 'And Alabama Lass should have her first start back that day too but in the Moir Stakes at The Valley [Melbourne]. 'So we are going to have a bit going on that day.' The challenges include trying to restore New Zealand's training pride after the season, which finishes today, is a modern-day rarity in that no solely New Zealand-trained horse won a Group 1 in Australia. That could be in part due to the fact increased stake money at home kept some of our best and brightest here for almost their entire campaigns. However, if you remove parochialism, it is hard to make a creditable list of New Zealand horses who would have been genuine winning chances in any Group 1 in Sydney or Melbourne. Savaglee, who finished a brave second in the Group 1 Australian Guineas, clearly could have won at the highest level in Australia and taking a line through his form, Damask Rose could have too. But after winning both the Karaka Millions Three-Year-Old and NZB Kiwi at home, the decision not to send her to Australia proved a masterstroke. Damask Rose is now at Te Akau's Cranbourne barn, along with Return To Conquer and La Dorada, so three of our absolute elite youngsters will campaign in Victoria this spring. Labelling them New Zealand-trained during this campaign would be a bit of a stretch, though. Alabama Lass may actually be one of the few early spring flag flyers for New Zealand training, even though she was bred in Australia. She won the highest-stake race by a New Zealand-trained horse in Australia this season when she took out the A$500,000 ($546,000) World Pool Classic over 1100m at Flemington on March 29, suggesting she is sharp enough for 1000m around The Valley. 'The Moir is in her aim as I think 1000m will suit her fresh-up and if she happens to race well there and come through it well, she could stay on for the Manikato [September 26], but that is likely to be stronger,' says Kelso. Alabama Lass isn't listed in the TAB market for the Moir, although fellow New Zealand females La Dorada and Bellatrix Star both are. Kelso says both his stable stars will have two trials before their September 6 comebacks and he is happy to be taking Legarto to Ellerslie, even though he is not sure she is as suited to the new StrathAyr track there as Alabama Lass. 'It is a lovely track and we love taking horses there but she [Legarto] doesn't seem to like it as much as Alabama Lass does.' Legarto, of course, has already won a Group 1 for the Kelsos in Australia, having triumphed in the Australian Guineas in 2023. Michael Guerin wrote his first nationally published racing articles while still in school and started writing about horse racing and the gambling industry for the Herald as a 20-year-old in 1990. He became the Herald's Racing Editor in 1995 and covers the world's biggest horse racing carnivals.
Scoop
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Scoop
Safety Improves From AKL Incident Learnings
Press Release – NZALPA The New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association (NZALPA) has reviewed the report just released by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), providing learnings from the Auckland Anniversary Weekend 2023 runway excursion of an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 at Auckland International Airport. NZALPA President Andrew McKeen, also a 787 Pilot, said that the severe weather that Auckland experienced that evening was significant and the rainfall recorded during the aircraft's approach and landing no doubt contributed to the incident. 'We acknowledge the lessons identified by TAIC and appreciate the range of actions Air New Zealand has undertaken as a result,' says President McKeen. 'NZALPA supported TAIC in their investigation as their intent is always to prevent similar accidents and incidents occurring. 'New Zealand-trained pilots learn their profession in a geographically and meteorological challenging environment. The most important thing that comes out of any investigation, for both our members and for the safety of the travelling public, is that we understand and share those learnings. 'In NZALPA's 80 years of representing professional pilots in New Zealand, we have found that taking the time to together gather all facts and analyse all relevant information has assisted aviation in becoming the safest form of transportation in the world,' President McKeen says.
Scoop
29-05-2025
- Climate
- Scoop
Safety Improves From AKL Incident Learnings
The New Zealand Air Line Pilots' Association (NZALPA) has reviewed the report just released by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), providing learnings from the Auckland Anniversary Weekend 2023 runway excursion of an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 at Auckland International Airport. NZALPA President Andrew McKeen, also a 787 Pilot, said that the severe weather that Auckland experienced that evening was significant and the rainfall recorded during the aircraft's approach and landing no doubt contributed to the incident. 'We acknowledge the lessons identified by TAIC and appreciate the range of actions Air New Zealand has undertaken as a result,' says President McKeen. 'NZALPA supported TAIC in their investigation as their intent is always to prevent similar accidents and incidents occurring. 'New Zealand-trained pilots learn their profession in a geographically and meteorological challenging environment. The most important thing that comes out of any investigation, for both our members and for the safety of the travelling public, is that we understand and share those learnings. 'In NZALPA's 80 years of representing professional pilots in New Zealand, we have found that taking the time to together gather all facts and analyse all relevant information has assisted aviation in becoming the safest form of transportation in the world,' President McKeen says.
NZ Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Proposed $5.4 billion sale of Rosehill Gardens racetrack ruled out in vote
Prowess is just one of many great New Zealand-trained winners to have run at Rosehill Gardens. Rosehill Gardens will remain one of Sydney's premier racetracks after Australian Turf Club members voted against a proposed sale to the NSW South Wales Government on Tuesday. The move to potentially sell the track and facilities for A$5 billion ($5.4b) has been hotly debated in New South Wales and Australian
NZ Herald
08-05-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Concerns over impacts of shrinking psychiatry workforce
'Many psychiatrists are experiencing burnout and moral distress, being regularly forced to make unsafe decisions or discharge people too early due to a lack of beds, staff, or appropriate services.' He said demand for psychiatry services has increased by almost three-quarters over the past decade – with rates of psychological distress nearly tripling. But he said resignations are outpacing recruitment, with forecasts pointing to further strain if nothing changes. Thabrew said the workforce shortages are also adding pressure to other parts of the health system, like emergency departments and general practice. 'People experiencing mental health crises cannot be given enough help or the right help in a system that's always operating at crisis point itself.' Health New Zealand said it's committed to growing the psychiatry workforce to make it sustainable both now and into the future. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists spoke to members last year who had moved away from the public mental health system and into private or locum roles. Thabrew said they raised numerous issues contributing to widespread job dissatisfaction, including workforce shortages, unsustainable workloads, burnout, inflexible conditions, poor management, and insufficient pay. 'All of these are driving them into alternative models of work that offer greater autonomy and better work-life balance - or to go overseas where working conditions are more lucrative.' Meanwhile, Thabrew said a fifth of New Zealand's psychiatrists are aged over 65 – with many looking to retire over the next decade. The College estimated we need about 60 new psychiatry trainees a year to cope with workforce changes and service demand. Thabrew said we also have ongoing problems with retention because we depend so heavily on overseas-trained psychiatrists. 'About two-thirds of them will stay long term compared to 93% of New Zealand-trained psychiatrists.' Thabrew said over-reliance on short-term and transient staff undermines a patient's continuity of care. 'This affects community trust in the health system, puts pressure on local teams and makes workforce planning more difficult.' He said we need to properly invest in training a local workforce that knows the health system, is culturally competent, and is likely to stay. Health New Zealand national chief mental health and addiction Leeanne Fisher said the service relies on a combination of permanently employed staff and locum (temporary) doctors. Fisher said there is significant work underway to increase the number of psychiatry registrar placements and develop a framework for accrediting experienced nurses and allied health professionals into non-senior medical officer responsible clinician roles. 'These senior staff would then provide some of the care and responsible roles required by the Mental Health Act.' Claudia O'Neill is an Auckland-based multimedia journalist with interests in science, health and geopolitics. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Auckland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism (Distinction) from Massey University. She joined NZME in 2023.
