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Friday, March 6, 2020 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 5 FORMER GREEN CORONAVIRUS PARTY CO-LEADER • FOURTH CASE CONFIRMED IN NZ DIES AFTER STROKE • IWI AVOID HONGI AT POWHIRI RESENE PAINT • ‘PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS’ WHO URGES • PET CATS, DOGS CANNOT PASS ON VIRUS POT FUNDRAISER PAGE 7 PAGES 6, 11, 14 FORMER SCHOOL SITE to make way for housing subdivision The former St Mary’s School site which will be turned into a new housing and commercial subdivision by Gisborne Holdings Ltd. Picture by Liam Clayton by Andrew Ashton buyers and established families as well and housing stocktake identified a priority. as those looking to downsize. housing shortage of 400 homes in Those were: JUST two weeks after the release of “The company has decided to Gisborne. ■ To identify current housing a new regional housing strategy, moves subdivide the site into approximately Earlier this week, Statistics New projects/opportunities and use them are afoot to free up land at the former 30 sections to be offered for sale whilst Zealand released data showing just to understand barriers and then fast- St Mary’s School site on Childers Road, retaining part of the two hectare plot 101 new dwellings were consented in track solutions and the projects; for at least 30 new houses. for commercial development that could Gisborne last year, the lowest in New ■ Work with Kainga Ora (Housing The board of Gisborne Holdings Ltd, suit doctors’ rooms, a physio or dentist, Zealand. New Zealand) on rapidly increasing which operates as Gisborne District among other things. Maintaining Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz social housing supply in Gisborne; Council’s commercial arm, have signed ownership of such premises fits with welcomed GHL’s new subdivision ■ Work with the Ministry of Social off a subdivision for the disused site. GHL’s objective of increasing an plans. Development and non-governmental GHL bought the property in ongoing, non-rates revenue stream to “The Housing Strategy done by organisations on rapidly increasing December 2018 and has since been Gisborne District Council. Manaaki Tairawhiti clearly highlights emergency housing options. investigating various options to ensure GHL will now start the detailed our housing crisis and also identifies ■ Review Papakainga rules to the best commercial return for both design phase ahead of submitting six areas that we need to investigate in ensure increased supply outside of the company and the region. consent applications. order to move towards a solution. Gisborne city; Chief executive Tracey Johnstone The move could help alleviate “GHL releasing 30 sections at the ■ The need for GDC to review its said a subdivision was the best fit for Gisborne’s housing crisis, which was old St Mary’s site for a residential rules to specifically examine their GHL’s investment strategy and the identified in a recent proposed housing development is positively contributing impact on housing supply including community, where the shortage of strategy presented to Gisborne District to more options in a tight housing district plan provisions; housing is well documented. Council. market.” ■ Increase the number of “There is not a lot more land Umbrella group Manaaki Tairawhiti The Housing Strategy has 17 short-, Community Housing Providers (CHPs) available for housing so close to town, and economic development agency medium- and long-term actions and in order to ensure tenants can access and this will be great for first home Trust Tairawhiti’s proposed strategy impacts, with six actions listed as top subsidised accommodation. 21950-02 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ..............9 Literature ...........15 Television ..........26 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............10 Classifieds ... 19-23 Sport ............ 27-32 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-8, 14 World............ 11-13 Racing .......... 24-25 Weather .............31 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 NATIONALS: As many as 3000 surf lifeguards, officials and supporters will descend on Gisborne next week for the New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Championships to be staged over four days from next Thursday at Midway Beach, with picturesque scenes like this each morning as the clubbies BATTLE OF warm up for their day’s racing. Picture supplied MIDWAY City set for invasion of the title-snatchers by Murray Robertson has significantly increased the quality of “The age range includes masters Gisborne will be well represented. the experience for all participants and who have lost track of the number of Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae have GISBORNE will host more than 1000 spectators. nationals they have attended, to 14-year- 48 athletes entered in the club athletes and two or three times that “Considering the travel distance, we olds experiencing the event for the first championships and 13 in the masters; number of supporters and officials at the would not keep coming if it was not one time,” Mr Bicknell said. Dawson Building Midway have 25 in national surf lifesaving championships of the best venues in the country,” he A large proportion of the athletes the club champs and 17 in the masters next week. said. involved in the club championships will and Riversun Wainui have 28 in the club The 2020 TSB New Zealand Surf Close to 300 men and women will be teenagers, many of those in the u16 champs and 14 in the masters. Life Saving Championships at Midway compete in the national masters division. Auckland’s Red Beach (82) have the Beach from next Thursday to Sunday are championships on the Thursday. The event with the largest number largest team, followed closely by Mount the pinnacle event of the lifeguarding The three-day club championships of entries, for example, will be the u16 Maunganui (79). competition season. begin the next day and have attracted female board race, with 140 girls lining There are also good numbers coming The influx of people will be a test for a field of close to 1100 over the open, up in numerous heats. from Orewa (61), Piha (54), Wellington’s the city’s accommodation sector and will under-19 and u16 age group divisions. “The nationals cater to all levels of Lyall Bay (50), Mairangi Bay (48), provide a boost for city retailers. They will be chasing individual and participation and almost all aspects of Omanu (43), Titahi Bay (42), Paekakariki “The fact that we keep returning is relay honours, as well as trying to surf lifesaving — canoes and surf boat (40), Ocean Beach Kiwi (39) and Taylors testament to the quality of the venue amass points towards the Allan Gardner crews, surf swimmers, beach sprinters, Mistake (38). and support provided by local clubs, Memorial Trophy for top overall club. ski and board paddlers all having a crack One of the Gisborne organisers, Dave businesses, the council and funding Mount Maunganui are the defending at being the next national champion,” Corrin from Midway, said they would organisations such as Trust Tairawhiti,” champions. said Mr Bicknell. again have a good core of volunteers said event manager Scott Bicknell. Entry numbers are slightly up on the The athletes will represent more than involved in the work party, as officials “In more recent years, the upgrades last time the nationals were held in 40 surf lifesaving clubs from one end of and in the catering and food distribution to the waterfront pedestrian accessway Gisborne in 2018. the country to the other. areas. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • The fi rst kiwifruit of the season are home-delivered coming off the vines and the fi rst export shipment is due in 10 days • Detailed prices from Tuesday’s Living every successful cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards moment • Prices and comment from today’s weekly sheep sale at Matawhero — about 700 head on offer 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: Grant Miller/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected][email protected][email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 6, 2020 NEWS 3 Food bank dealing with ‘period poverty’ by Sophie Rishworth out to a minimum of about $10 a month sanitary items, and some of them have to donated 50 rolls of toilet paper because for the average five-day menstrual cycle.” rip up sheets to use.” that’s what she used to use. ALMOST 60 parcels of sanitary items The East Coast Community Food Bank Mr Pere said he had been inundated “It has been really educational for have been delivered to Tairawhiti women (ECCFB) has so far delivered 57 parcels with donations of tampons and pads me. Hopefully more men are starting to over the past two weeks to help combat of tampons and pads to families in this since the issue had been raised on the understand, too, because I don’t think “period poverty”. district. ECCFB Facebook page. their partners tell them.” Period poverty involves females tearing “Of the 57 parcels, around 80 to 90 “One guy donated a whole lot of pads Mr Pere said another interesting thing up bedsheets every month, or using toilet percent of the families had two to four he bought at The Warehouse.” to come out of the deliveries was it was paper, to put in their underwear, because daughters.” There have also been bulk donations mostly European families who were they cannot afford tampons or sanitary “There are a lot of large families. from Gisborne District Council and Work asking for sanitary items.
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