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NEWS 3The Gisborne Herald Thursday, February 3, 2022- close in on 90 percentTairawhitiMaori 500k Lottowin comesto GisborneA GISBORNe Lotto player scored biglast night with a joint share in Lotto’s firstdivision million-dollar prize in the mid-weekdraw.The local person bought their 500,000winning ticket on MyLotto.The other half of the top prize went to aplayer from Te Awamutu.Powerball was not struck last night andhas rolled over to Saturday night when thejackpot will be 5 million.Strike Four has also rolled over and willbe 800,000 on Saturday.Agency outlooksa mixed bagThe latest long-range weather forecasts areout and offer a mixed bag of “take your pick”.MetService has a shorter-range forecastlooking to the end of this month.It says La Nina is close to its peak, and apersistent southern annular mode reduces thechance of Southern Ocean weather sweeping upthe country.For the Gisborne district, MetService predictsnear-normal rainfall to the end of this month,but cooler than normal temperatures by about adegree.The National Institute of Water andAtmospheric Research (Niwa) offers a threemonth outlook to the end of April which issomewhat different.Niwa says La Nina has already peaked but hasa 75 percent chance of continuing for the nextthree months.It says temperatures for the Gisborne regionare about equally likely to be above average (50percent chance) or near average (45 percentchance). however, it does say a reduction inwesterly winds and more dominant easterlyairflows might lead to fewer hot days than usualfor the time of year.Niwa says rainfall to the end of April for thedistrict has a 40 percent chance of being abovenormal and a 35 percent chance of being abovenormal.It predicts soil moisture levels and river flowswill likely be near normal.For the rest of the country, both agenciespoint to the North Island approaching droughtconditions but say the present weather patternsare likely to deliver bursts of rain in theimmediate short term. — RhVaccination providers say whānauefforts are behind tairāwhiti’s eligibleMāori population inching closer to the90 percent partially-vaccinated milestone.turanga Health chief executive RewetiRopiha said a range of whānau efforts werebehind the mahi (work) to reach this stage— from gangs to primary industries “andmany others who have shown us trust andconfidence in this space”.“i applaud our kaimahi (workers) inparticular, who have been working sevendays in every setting possible.“We have been to rugby fields, hockeypavilions and workplaces, getting in thepockets of our community where people areand not expecting them to come to us.“i think this has helped us reach ourgoal.”Hauora tairāwhiti’s chief executive JimGreen said the region’s vaccination rates forMāori were still at 89.5 percent, with only92 people to go to reach the 90 percenttarget.“the figure of 90 percent on the Ministryof Health’s website is a rounded number.“this was on the basis that we havecompleted 17,763 doses already, so ever soclose but not quite there.”Furthermore, tairāwhiti’s total eligiblepopulation was 89.4 percent fullyvaccinated, with just 250 doses left to reachthe 90 percent milestone, Mr Green said.“For the Māori population, we are aboutto go up to 85 percent. i remember whenthe gap between the total population andMāori was in the order of 12 percent.“it’s a remarkable turnaround inresponse to getting vaccinated by Māoriin our population and based on tirelessand innovative work by our vaccinationproviders, most especially turanga Healthand ngāti Porou Hauora supported by theiwi.”A BULK order of rapid antigen test (RAT) kitswill arrive in Gisborne later this month, GisborneChamber of Commerce has confirmed.The news comes as the region heads intothe midst of a Covid-19 outbreak, with 11 casesconfirmed as of yesterday.“The Chamber of Commerce had confirmationyesterday that the RATs that had been ordered atthe end of December will be with us early to midFebruary,” chamber president Belinda Mackaysaid.“We’re delighted that we’ve been able tosecure supply for local businesses that orderedwith us. We’ve had great feedback from businesswho are very appreciative of what we’ve done. ““The tests will provide members with somereal practical assistance as we navigate how tooperate our businesses in this next stage of thepandemic response.“If there is sufficient demand, moving forward,we may look at placing another order but let’ssee how the next month or so goes.”UNDER THE BRIDGE:Christopher Delima and David Saladas from Protrade Scaffolders prepare for thestructural repairs being done on the underside of the Gladstone Road Bridge yesterday. A Waka Kotahi spokesmansaid additional work was planned next month and would involve asphalting and resurfacing of the bridge deck andreplacement of the deck joints. “All roadworks will be undertaken at night to minimise disruption. Waka Kotahi willshare more detail closer to work commencing.”Picture by Liam ClaytonFelling error proved fatalLoss of ‘hugely respected worker’ felt throughout communityAN East Coast forestry workerdescribed as “one of the best” at hisjob made “uncharacteristic errors oftechnique” which caused his death, acoroner has found.Tikitiki-based Walter Terence (Terry)Collier, 56, died as a result of positionalasphyxiation resulting from an accidentat Huiarua Forest, Tokomaru Bay, onJanuary 9 of last year.His death was reported to the coronerand an inquiry was opened after thecompletion of a workplace accidentinvestigation by WorkSafe New Zealand.Mr Collier worked for Eastside LoggingCompany Limited (ELC).While investigating, a WorkSafe forestryinspector found Mr Collier had cut downmultiple standing trees and uprooted,wind-thrown trees on the day before hisdeath.“Terry’s workmanship up to the cuttingof the tree involved in the incident showedno indication of poor technique or Terrycreating any increased risk to himself,except for one other stump which showedminimal holding.”It was decided that no action shouldbe taken against ELC or Ernslaw (whichowns the trees within the forest) inrespect of the workplace fatality because“neither company had contravened theHealth and Safety at Work Act (HSWA)2015 in relation to Mr Collier’s death”.Pathologist Dr Mark Wickhamconducted the post-mortem, where hegave his opinion that Mr Collier died as aresult of positional asphyxia due to being“pinned in a face-down, prone position bya falling log”.Toxicology tests showed there wereno drugs in Mr Collier’s blood and onlytrace alcohol was present, which wasattributable to natural processes ratherthan deliberate ingestion.Coroner Mary Anne Borrowdale said MrCollier was a competent forestry workerwho “for reasons that are likely to remainunexplained . . . made uncharacteristicerrors of technique in his cutting of thefinal tree he attempted in the setting.“These cuts were contrary to thetraining he had received and to industryguidance, and were inconsistent with hisusual scrupulously accurate practice.“The propensity for such cuts to causethe tree to split or ‘barber chair’ wererealised, and Mr Collier died when a largesection of the split tree pinned him downon top of an adjacent wind-thrown tree.”Ernslaw One’s Gisborne regionalmanager Bill Wheeler said Mr Collier was“one of the best” at tree falling.“He always passed accreditations andassessments with flying colours and withdecades of experience was an extremelycompetent tree faller.“He was hugely respected for his skillsby everyone that worked with him.“His loss has been felt throughout thecommunity and we have supported hisfamily where we can.“Ernslaw One and the wider forestryindustry has focused on mechanisedharvesting to minimise risk and reducethe need for individuals to fell trees.”Eastland Wood Council chief executivePhilip Hope said they acknowledged thefindings of the coroner’s report.“We, too, want to express our sinceresympathy and respect for Mr Collier’swhanau.“The Eastland Wood Council supportsand promotes best practice safety in theindustry and amongst members.“Our biggest priority remains the safetyand wellbeing of our workforce and theirfamilies.”A tree faller is a highly skilled chainsawoperator responsible for felling maturetrees.It is a demanding job, requiring thefaller to select and fell trees carefully andsafely, avoiding boundaries and hazardsso the tree stems can be extracted to alanding site (skid) and processed.

4 NEWSFAMILY NOTICESDeathsFOSTER, Ailsa Edna.— On 31st January2022, surrounded byfamily, at GisborneHospital, aged 80 years.TreasuredwifeofRoland. Loved motherof Murray and Lisa,Raewyn, Marilyn andRob, Greg and Jo.Adored Grandmother ofTeila, Sydney, Andrew,Jonathan,Benjamin,Zahri and Remi.Ailsa’sfuneralservice will be held atEvans Chapel, OrmondRoad, at 11am onFriday 4th February,followed by intermentat Taruheru Cemetery.Please Note: Numbersare limited to 100.Vaccine passes requiredand masks to be worn.Messages to PO Box351, Gisborne 4040.- Evans FuneralServices Ltd FDANZwww.evansfuneral.co.nzThe Gisborne Herald Thursday, February 3, 2022In MemoriamSHELFORD,Kathleen LouiseNot a day passesMum withoutmemories of you.Doreen and HavenAndrews, our thoughtsare forever with you.Love Bill and familiesPLEASEHAVE FAMILYNOTICESIN BY 9AMDAY OFPUBLICATIONHigh speed in stolen vehicle ends in crashFENCED: Constable Rongo Rapaea surveys damage after a car crashedthrough a fence at Wi Pere Street.Picture by Rebecca GrunwellTEENAGERS in a stolencar were taken to GisborneHospital late yesterdaymorning after the carstruck another car at thecorner of Clifford and WiPere streets.The crash happened ataround 11.30am.“The car the twoteenagers were in wentthrough the woodenfence of a property at theintersection, and thencame to rest against thehouse, causing some minordamage to the home’sweatherboards,” a seniorfirefighter said.The two teens sufferedminor to moderate injuries.They had left the scenewhen the emergencyservices arrived, but werelocated nearby shortlyafterwards by police, andtaken to hospital by St JohnAmbulance.“The other car went offthe road too and throughthe tin fence of anotherproperty,” the seniorfirefighter said.“It was a high speedcrash.”The man driving the othercar was checked over at thescene by ambulance officers.Police said the teenagerswill likely appear in YouthCourt for driving-relatedoffences.Both vehicles were badlydamaged.Murals take shapeon Kahutia StreetFROM PAGE 1 by Aaliyah RoganGIZZY Local — Gisborne’s own eventscalendar and website — has initiated aproject with local artist Kelly Spencer todesign four murals on the Cooks Storesbuilding in Kahutia Street.“Gizzy Local has brought on six localcreatives to produce a series of works whichengage with local community and focus onsubject matter that is relevant to Gizzy,”Spencer said.Spencer had been talking with a group oflocal people, trying to find diverse views onwhat the ocean meant to them.She was interested in knowing howpeople interacted with the ocean, why itwas important to keep the ocean healthyand how it was important to thempersonally.DRIVER INJURED: A man in his 60s was injured this morning when the car in which he was the sole occupant left SH2 at the Bell RoadEveryone had similar answers, she said.corner at Makaraka, cleared a roadside drain and smashed through a power pole. He was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.Spencer and a group of friends startedPicture by Paul Rickardpainting the murals on Sunday and byyesterday had almost completed three ofthe four planned.One mural is of a woman surfing.Another is a giant octopus in a rock pool.The third represents the ocean as a teacher,with a wise Tangaroa-type face coming outof the waves, she said.She intends to include diving and wakaama on the fourth mural.“I was hoping to put something into each by Murray Robertsonof them that everybody can resonate with.”A MAN was taken to GisborneHospital by ambulance this morningafter the car he was driving left StateHighway 2 at the Bell Road corner atMakaraka and struck a power pole.The crash at around 7am drewa response from police, St JohnAmbulance and two appliances fromFire and Emergency NZ.“The injured man was helped fromTHE Poverty Bay dog trialsthe vehicle, put on a stretcher andseason was to open tomorrow withtaken to hospital,” a senior firefighterthe Whatatutu club’s event to besaid.followed on Sunday by the CentreThe man, aged 64, sustained whatChampionships, but both events havewere described as “status three”,now been postponed.moderate injuries.The trials were to be held on OtaraThe pole was brought down alongStation. A notice on the dog trialwith power lines.centre’s Facebook page indicates the“The highway was closed for aboutWhatatutu trials and the centre champsthree-quarters of an hour until thehave been “postponed until furthercrash scene was cleared.”notice due to Covid”.No update was available from theThe Ngatapa dog trial club’s event onhospital when the Herald went toFebruary 11-12 has been cancelled.print today.The centre hopes the “Centennial”Eastland Network said the crash cuttrial at Te Araroa on February 18-19 canpower to about 10 customers.still proceed.It was expected their power wouldin the ditch: The vehicle left the road and took out a power pole, cutting power to around 10be restored later today.homes.Picture by Paul RickardCar leaves road on SH2Driver taken to hospital after power pole, lines brought downPB dog trialsseason-openerpostponed

NEWS 5The Gisborne Herald Thursday, February 3, 2022BUDDING MUSICIANS: Above, Poppy Tapper and Ella-Mae Quinnduring percussion time at The Band School holiday programme.Right, Maia Reedy (on the piano) enjoys learning her favouriteartist Beneeʼs songs.Pictures by Renae Loloheaby Renae LoloheaGizzyschoolof rock“One of our bands is playing regularlyat a winery,” Boyd said. “They are playingSEASONED musician Ricky Boyd runsacoustically for a couple of hours atThe Band School, a music school based at Matawhero.”Gisborne Intermediate.Boyd was interested in music from an“We run music lessons, we run holidayearly age, and encouraged by his parents,programmes and we run bands as well,”who mortgaged their house to buy his firsthe says.drum set.The Band School originated inHe has played in many bands, touredWellington, where Boyd was able to tapnationwide with the Zed, worked in studios,into music studios and other performancemade videos and released albums. Hespaces, working alongside groups such as even drummed for The Royal New ZealandThe Phoenix Foundation and The Datsuns. Ballet.When he moved his family to GisborneHis band, Ricky Boyd and the10 years ago, he discovered a very different Boomshack, played with many iconicmusic scene.musicians.“We quickly realised there wasn’t a“Sam Scott from the Phoenix Foundationprofessional place to get lessons — one-to- was a regular. Wanda Jackon played 19one, professional level lessons.”songs with us and we were her backingHe started taking drum lessons and now band. Lee Prebble played the lap steelhas up to 100 students a week learningguitar in that band. He produces all thepiano, bass, vocals, guitar and band.L.A.B stuff and some of Fat Freddy’s DropThe students gain experience byand TrinityRoots stuff,” Boyd said.performing in the community.His ultimate goal for the school is toQuestions hang over‘paradise’ for saleby Gary Hamilton-Irvine,Hawke’s Bay Todaypark and subdivide parts of the propertyto create sections for holiday homes,”Colliers Hawke’s Bay director Danny Blairsaid.A PIECE of paradise enjoyed byAll Point Camping NZ, which has overthousands of holidaymakers is up for sale3000 followers on Facebook, presidentand could end up as private sections.Wayne Ravelich said it would be a shameThe only remaining holiday park into see the campground developed intoMahia is for sale.housing or closed.Its potential sale has caused concern“There is not a lot between Gisbornewithin an advocacy group, worried aboutand the north of Napier, so losing anothercampgrounds disappearing from thecampground in that area would bepopular holiday destination.drastic,” he said.Mahia Beach Motels and Holiday Park“It is getting harder and harder,has hit the market on a prime 3ha siteparticularly for young families, to makeclose to the beachfront.It has led to a camping advocacy group ends meet and be able to get out with thekids and spend some quality family timecalling on potential buyers to protect itson holiday.future in northern Hawke’s Bay.“So the more opportunity they have theThe holiday park is the only remainingbetter (with affordable accommodation).”campground — apart from freedomHe called on potential buyers to keepcamping sites — left in the town and itit as a holiday park. He also said he hadoffers affordable accommodation fornoticed a gradual reduction in holidaytravellers and families.parks across New Zealand.It has residential zoning, which meansColliers Hawke’s Bay broker Jack Elliotthere is no obligation on the buyer tooperate a camping ground, but that is the said it was in a stunning location.“The holiday park has experiencedhope of the seller.Another campground in Mahia, Blue Bay management staff already working forthe business so if the new buyer doesn’tMotor Camp, was sold to a developmentwish to be hands-on at the site, they maycompany in 2004 and closed down.choose to purchase the business andMahia Beach Motels and Holiday Parkenjoy the passive income on offer fromboasts 24 units, 150 powered and nonpowered sites suitable for tent or caravan afar,” he said.The Hawke’s Bay Today contacted theuse, and a cafe.owner for comment but did not receive aIt was booked out over the New Yearreply by deadline.period and is a popular destination.Mahia Beach Motels and Holiday Park“Given the residential zoning of thisis owned by 2020 Beach Front Mahiasite, there’s future scope for the buyer toLimited.potentially reduce the size of the holidayprepare students for tertiary education,equipping them with skills to succeed.Roman Benson spent a decade as partof The Band School. Now 16, he helpedwith the holiday programme.“When I was six or seven, I starteddrum lessons when Ricky first moved toGisborne,” Ricky said. “I was one of hisfirst boys.”Roman was a member of punk bandSit Down in Front, who placed third at theSmokefree Rockquest national competition,and also won an award for best song.“We toured with Jimmy Barnes andrecorded with Neil Finn in Auckland.Among the students at Band School waseight-year-old Ella-Mae Quinn, who wantsto be a singer and performer when shegrows up.“You get to learn so much music andthey teach you some cool chords,” shesaid of the school.“If you don’t know how to play it, theywill teach you.”Rising to thewater challengeGISBORNE district councillors havedemand for water is escalating and we need tobeen told demand for water is escalating inrespond to that demand,” he said.Tairawhiti, but the council will “meet theCouncil would address the issuechallenge head on”.appropriately.Council senior policy advisor Janic SlupskiCr Larry Foster said there was pressure onreplied to Councillor Sandra Faulkner asissuing building consents.Sustainable Tairawhiti were discussing theThe process was lengthy and he questionedTairawhiti Resource Management Planhow it could be sped up.(TRMP) Review Programme.Council chief of strategy and science JoCr Faulkner said the council had previously Noble said councillors could look at planningwritten a freshwater plan for 10 years, butrules involving matters such as biodiversityit had not proved goodand natural hazards.enough.But building consentCouncillors were toldCouncil was writingrules were “quitethat the landscape ofanother plan.prescriptive”.“What we are doing — is resource managementCr Shannon Dowsingthat enough?” Cr Faulknerhad changed, and that the said population densitysaid.was an issue and Tairawhiticouncil needed to respond homes would look differentWould similarto an escalating demandconversations be held againin the future.in the future?The report noted:for water.Council was putting a lotThe TRMP has aof resources into freshwatersignificant impact onplanning, but the Government’s Three Waters Tairāwhiti.reforms would “shift the goal posts” and madeIt influences and can help address:her nervous.— Housing supply issues and removingMr Slupski said planning always changedbarriers to develop affordable housing forand evolved because “the landscape of resource Māori (including papakainga).management changed”.— Water allocation.The freshwater plan developed in 2014— Sustainable land use, including enabling2015 was fit-for-purpose at the time and was productive use of whenua Māori.a first generation water plan.— Protecting what the communityStaff were comfortable and confident withvalues — ecosystems, fresh water, air quality,the plan.biodiversity, the coastal environment and ourCompared to other councils “we’re prettyhistoric heritage.good”.— Building resilience, by addressing“We are moving to a paradigm whereimpacts of climate change and natural hazards.

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