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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 JAPAN BIDEN SWEEPS CLEAN WARNING New US administration could push NZ on climate change WORRIES Biden signs pile of executive orders on virus US to rejoin WHO, Paris agreement PAGES BEEKEEPERS World leaders welcome US action 6, 13,16 PAGE 3 Republicans wake up to changed world FLOWER POWER: Gisborne District Council’s “garden team” of (from left) Angela Fischer, amenity and horticulture supervisor Belen Ballester, Mulatama Mulafiatama, Kees Albers-Connolly and David Murphy appreciate the positive feedback concerning the colourful flower beds decorating the city centre. Council staff, mayor Rehette Stoltz and the Gisborne Herald have all received complimentary feedback. Staff had worked tirelessly to add vibrancy to the city, said the mayor. STORY PAGE 4 Picture by Rebecca Grunwell by Murray Robertson national cannabis operation will be to refocus the way no longer represents drug operations, including TAIRAWHITI police will the most appropriate cannabis operations, are run. focus on more harmful drugs deployment of police “Instead of once a year, as like methamphetamine and resources.” has previously been the case synthetics instead of aerial Instead, each police with our aerial operations Year-round cannabis operations. district will prioritise their against cannabis plantations, But police will still anti-drug operations to best we will strengthen our target commercially meet the local needs. efforts throughout the year. grown cannabis, said area “The decision to spread “It’s absolutely critical that commander Inspector Sam resources throughout we keep applying pressure Aberahama. the year, and increase on those who are wreaking Nationally police have surveillance focus on the havoc in our communities drug ops axed their annual aerial drugs causing the greatest through the distribution cannabis operations, which harm in the community, of destructive and harmful have seen thousands of does not mean that police drugs,” he said. plants pulled from isolated across the country will not “Our goal is to focus on locations in Tairawhiti investigate and prosecute the more harmful drugs Police move focus to and elsewhere around the people engaged in the like methamphetamine country for about 30 years. commercial cultivation of and synthetics, but we will In a statement on cannabis,” the statement still also target commercial Wednesday police said. cannabis operations. meth and synthetics headquarters said, “A one- Inspector Aberahama said size-fits-all annual aerial in Tairawhiti the intention CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........22 Racing ................27 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Literature ..........23 Sport ............ 28-32 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National.6,7,10,18-20 World............ 13-15 Classifieds ... 24-25 Weather .............31 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, January 22, 2021 Numbers up at favourite camp sites in region by Andrew Ashton Camping Bylaw since October, largely for not meeting the self-contained SUMMER camping in Gisborne is requirement of having a chemical booming with hundreds more campers toilet. getting out and about — and they are “This is an ongoing problem, not done yet. as it puts excessive pressure on Gisborne District Council has existing public facilities and creates issued more than 1500 permits for its environmental and health issues when summer camping areas this season, to people are inappropriately disposing both domestic tourists and Gisborne of toilet waste,” monitoring and locals. compliance team leader Kate Sykes Permit numbers are up by about 300 said. on the same period last year. Camping “On many occasions our officers areas at Tokomaru Bay, Tolaga Bay and have visited campers who have Pouawa have been in high demand, chemical toilets but aren’t using them.” while the designated freedom camping Other issues reported were around areas at Kaiti Beach and Makorori are rubbish dumping and camping in MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS: Pouawa summer campers Judy Miller holding Tigger, Sally Morgan, Roger regularly at capacity, GDC confirmed prohibited areas, however education Hill, Peter Miller and Penny Hill. Picture by Liam Clayton yesterday. from compliance officers has been As well, over 800 vehicles have been well-received. at the still busy Pouawa campsite this “It’s a million-dollar view.” Roger and Penny Hill are in their recorded as freedom camping this “We’d like to thank the East Coast week were keen on staying longer. Campers were also happy to have 35th year at the site and have seen the season. Unlike previous years, many community who have also helped Sally Morgan said she came to the seen regular attendance by council spot become more and more popular. of those freedom camping are passing educate our visitors. As a council we campground most years. officers over the summer. “There’s a lot more people about through for fewer than three nights, a welcome those coming into the region. “It’s the best place in New Zealand. “Michelle (Lexmond) from the than there used to be,” Roger said. GDC spokeswoman said. We just ask they treat our environment This is the best time to come, when no council is pretty onto it,” Judy said. “I think that can be attributed to the Camping compliance officers had respectfully and stick to the camping one else is around.” Ms Lexmond is the council’s fact there are far more caravans and visited sites daily and issued 78 rules.” Fellow Gisborne resident Judy Miller summer and freedom camping motor homes about than there used infringements under the Freedom Campers spoken to by The Herald agreed. compliance officer. to be.’ Watch out for little shorebird THE behaviour of most Jamie Quirk says they don’t them to nest and raise their beachgoers over summer in have specific numbers for the chicks. areas the native shorebird number of dotterel that were “We would like to remind dotterel nest has been good born over the nesting season. anyone who is driving on says the Department of “But we have had chicks the beach to be careful and Conservation. hatching again this season. look at where they’re going. The Gisborne branch of Most hatched last year and Dotterels and other shorebirds DoC and the Gisborne District were gone by Christmas nest on the ground and tend Council urged campers but there has been some to be well-camouflaged, so it and other beachgoers in secondary nesting,” Mr Quirk can be all too easy to disturb December to watch out for the said. them, or worse. People with little shorebirds nesting on He said people were dogs in the area should also KEEP AWAY: The beaches like Turihaua. keeping a respectful distance keep them well under control,” Department of Conservation DoC biodiversity ranger from the birds and allowed Mr Quirk said. is reminding beachgoers to watch where they are going as dotterels and other shorebirds nest on the ground and tend to be camouflaged. Picture by Sarah Curtis LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • About 1500 head on offer today in home-delivered the weekly Matawhero sheep sale — prices and comment. • Ross Buscke calls time on judging the Searching for wool at the Wairoa A and P Show. • Poverty Bay results from the Tux North Island and NZ Yarding Challenge and honeymooners Handy Dog trials in Taupo. TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, January 22, 2021 NEWS 3 NCEA results reflect best of a bad situation by Jack Marshall “There were Zoom calls school. and constant communication. Holly said a helpful change HIGH school exams are a You were always able to email made due to the pandemic stressful time of year with them, even out of school was the extended exam period, results having the power to hours, and they were still which gave students 10 more decide which future study contacting us. days to prepare for the tests. doors stay open. “Which probably wasn’t the Having studied physics, For last year’s exam-taking best for them,” Holly said. chemistry, biology, statistics students there was that She estimates during and English, she is off to same pressure to perform lockdown she would study Palmerston North to study well combined with a global around four hours a day — one radiography in February, pandemic locking them out of class in the morning and one following her mother, who is a the school that were trying to in the afternoon, with a little nurse, into healthcare. teach them. exercise and food breaks in After speaking with her Gisborne Girls’ High School between. mother, friends and family student Holly Fisher says “I was trying to keep a bit of she became fascinated by the she made the best of a bad a rhythm throughout my days. scans, X-rays and the physics situation, with help from “It was quite independent. behind the technology. generous teachers. You know, if you wanted to do As part of her studies she “It was actually good. I it you did it.” will be on placement at a didn’t struggle at all because Holly said some people hospital. there was lots of support and who came back to school after Her first choice was at the the school handled it really lockdown had done no school busy Waikato Hospital where well considering how little time work.