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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 SHE SHED PAGE 5 TOUR RAISES $9000 KAKAPO OUR BIRD OF THE YEAR PAGE 10 PAGES COVID-19: 8-9, 13 • Cabinet to discuss mandatory mask use • Research shows no need for Level 4 lockdown • Covid-19 beef claims not NZ Uawa’s Manaia Garrett won the Tumeke Talent 2020 trophy and $1000 cash at yesterday’s live screening of kids’ TV programme What Now in Tokomaru Bay. The Tolaga Bay Area School student comes from a musical family and grew up jamming with his products: PM grandfather. Manaia performed Colour Changes, an original from the band he is in — TK Rhythm. Manaia said it was a song • Talks with vaccine that brought people together. Judge Jason Fa’afoi said he was honoured to listen to him and admired him for playing the guitar as well as singing onstage. “He’s a real quiet guy but watch out for this dude, you did yourself proud.” Up to 500 people were in makers as US the crowd, including those who filled the free buses from Gisborne, and adding to the 36-strong What Now crew. Tairawhiti kids cases surge got to take part in What Now games and get on TV. STORY ON PAGE 2 Picture by Liam Clayton TRIPLE TRAGEDY Woman, two children killed in crash near Te Araroa THREE people were killed “The three people in it had traffic for some hours. Transport Agency asked 400 homes in the Patutahi and this morning when a vehicle left passed away when we arrived.” The police Serious Crash Unit motorists to take extra care and Muriwai areas. State Highway 35 just north of The vehicle was on its roof on from Gisborne was called to the expect delays at the crash site. “We had the power back on Te Araroa, hit a tree and rolled. the side of the road when the scene to start an investigation. Meanwhile, there were two to most of them in about 30 The victims were a woman first fire crew got there. “This was a single-vehicle vehicle crashes in the Gisborne minutes,” an Eastland Network and two children believed to be Te Araroa and Tikitiki crash,” a police spokesman said. area over the weekend. spokesman said. from the East Cape area. firefighters responded, along “We had the road open to The first happened at around “It was off for about 13 Emergency services with police. St John Ambulance one lane for a while but due to 9.30am on Saturday when a customers until the pole was responded to the crash at from Ruatoria was also called the number of ‘rubberneckers’ vehicle left Wharekopae Road replaced later that day.” about 5.45am. It happened out. coming to have a look we had to near Patutahi Golf Club and hit The other crash happened at near Tokata Road just past St John Ambulance officers shut it down completely.” a power pole. about midnight on Saturday. Karakatuwhero Bridge. pronounced the victims dead at He indicated the Coast “Power lines came down but “A car left Moana Road, State “The four-wheel-drive Land the scene. highway would remain closed fortunately no one in the vehicle Highway 35, at Wainui and Cruiser vehicle had left the The state highway was possibly until mid-afternoon at suffered any injuries,” a senior went into the dunes. road and crashed into a tree,” a blocked immediately after the the earliest. firefighter said. “Again, there were no senior firefighter said. crash and remained closed to all Waka Kotahi New Zealand The incident cut power to injuries.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Classifieds ....... 17 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........18 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ..... 8-10,16 World............ 13-15 Racing ................19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, November 16, 2020 GETTING GUNGED: A bucket of gooey gunge is thrown into en enthusiastic crowd at the live screening of TVNZ kids’ programme What Now at Tokomaru Bay yesterday. Hundreds of people gathered to enjoy the final of the Tumeke Talent singing contest and various games and activities. These invariably involved being “gunged” or “foamed”. Among the “victims” was (far right) Tokomaru Bay Four Square owner Chris Beard, pictured copping a blue gunging. Manaia Garrett, who features on the front page, was the Tumeke Talent final winner. The other three finalists were Tikirau Akuhata- Brown Taiapa (pictured right); Eden Hewson (in white outfit); and James Maynard-Wilson (below right). Pictures by Liam Clayton Coast talent on song at What Now’s Tumeke Talent final by Sophie Rishworth said it made it a hard job for him. He loved Manu — written by relative and award-winning Lana Davy said the show was a culmination of the setting for the live show so much he said singer-songwriter Rob Ruha — is from Onepoto all the hard work the children had put in over the THE What Now Tumeke Talent live TV show he would happily judge people hanging up in Wharekahika/Hicks Bay. last two months. went off with a bang, splash, gunge bucket and a their washing onstage if it was being filmed in The singing competition, which started “We are proud to have supported this kaupapa foam yesterday morning in Tokomaru Bay. Tokomaru Bay. in September, showcased the talents of this that directly impacts on the communities and After six heats and two semifinals, the four The other finalists were James Maynard- region’s tamariki. It was also the first time in relationships within our region.“Hosting a live finalists of Tumeke Talent took the stage with Wilson, Eden Hewson and Tikirau Akuhata-Brown What Now’s 40-year history, a full live show had show in Tokomaru Bay allowed for tamariki to plenty of nerves to go around. Taiapa. been filmed in Tairawhiti. see what potential career paths are out there and It was a close competition, said judge and James, from Kaiti School, performed Shallow Trust Tairawhiti was the core sponsor of the ensured our whanau up the Coast could enjoy a former What Now presenter James Fa’afoi. — the Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper — and event that brought 36 crew members of the massive event like this more easily than if it had Manaia Garrett, from Tolaga Bay Area School, belted out the chorus to cheers from the television show from its base in Christchurch to been held an hour away in town.” won the top prize and $1000 cash. He performed 500-strong crowd. the East Coast. She also wanted to give “a massive mihi” an original song — titled Colour Changes — Eden, who is from Tikitiki, loves to sing and Funding from the trust helped support the to Lillian Ward (Gisborne District Council area while playing an electric guitar given to him by is a leader in her kapa haka group, performed Te nine-week singing show that attracted hundreds liaison for the East Coast), who worked with Trust his grandfather. Aho Mai Ra. of tamariki. Tairawhiti as the connection to the Coast and The other finalists were all so good, Jason Tikirau, who introduced himself and sang Ka Trust Tairawhiti event development manager made it all happen on the ground. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, November 16, 2020 NEWS 3 Buying Banks St properties for plant extension Museum GISBORNE district councillors have decided “significantly more” if council was to lease Council chief financial officer Pauline to buy two Banks Street sites, where the the land from GHL and once the wastewater Foreman said the effect on rates would be less wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) extension extension is built the only way to capture than if the properties were leased. will be built, from Gisborne Holdings Ltd (GHL) commercial returns would be by “passive land Cr Pat Seymour drew attention to the meets most in a decision councillor Bill Burdett describes valuations”. recommendation from Ms Foreman that the as “sound commercial sense”. Other options before councillors, but not costs of interest and principal would be lower Councillors sitting as the finance and recommended by staff, were the existing than any payments owed to GHL. targets over performance committee accepted a staff situation of leasing the land from GHL, or for Councillors agreed to approve a forecast recommendation to purchase numbers 25 and the council to lease for a short term and to debt for 2020-2021 of $95.7m to enable 27 Banks Street, which are valued at $1.63 review the situation “in a few years”. purchase of the Banks Street properties busy year million, by raising loans. Cr Burdett said it was important for the although that was outside the debt threshold The wastewater plant extension will be built council to control the critical asset. of $85m for years 1, 2 and 3 of the 2018-2028 on these sections, with council ownership All the land where the existing wastewater long-term plan. TAIRAWHITI Museum enjoyed high visitor being seen as improving the financial benefits plant was located was owned by the council. They agreed not to amend the debt threshold numbers in a “disruptive” 2019-2020 year to both itself and GHL (collectively known as Cr Meredith Akuhata-Brown asked how the over that period as there is a higher debt dominated by Covid-19, says director Eloise The Group). recommendation would require rates to rise to provision of $105m in year 4 to accommodate Wallace. It would otherwise cost The Group cover interest and principal payments. costs from the WWTP disinfection stage.