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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 Advertisement We’re now at Alert Level 4. Stay home. Save lives. Covid19.govt.nz GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ..............9 The Guide ... 13-15 Television ...........18 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............10 Classifieds .........16 Sport ............ 21-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-8, 20 World...... 11-12, 19 Racing ................17 Weather .............23 > Today the nation unites Together, we are saving lives by staying home. We are not powerless to help. Every single person staying home is helping our nurses, doctors, paramedics and others on the frontline to save lives. A big decision, but the right one It’s up to us, to save us Moving to Alert Level 4 is a big change to all our lives. Despite all these challenges, we must stand irm. We must stay A big decision to have made. But it’s the right one if home. 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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, BE KIND LAST DAY OF FREEDOM: Rautaki, Manawanu and Timuaki Stewart enjoy a scoot along the Oneroa walkway/cycleway yesterday before going into lockdown, along with the rest of Gisborne and New Zealand. The Covid-19 level 4 restrictions require all people not in essential work to stay home and bans gatherings of people. As a result, playgrounds, carparks and meeting points like Titirangi/Kaiti Hill Lookout have been closed to the public. Pictures by Liam Clayton We have to think and make sure ‘we are kind and understanding ANXIOUS TIMES —Hauora Tairawhiti CEO Jim Green’ by Wynsley Wrigley Turning to “the Prime Minister’s non-Covid-19 medical patients. the pandemic was managed. themes”, when anxiety existed at the The two types of patients would be “These are very general figures and ANXIETY in Gisborne is at a level that current level, tensions arose, he said. kept away from each other. nothing that would predict with any “none of us have ever felt before”, says “We have to think and make sure we In the middle of the first floor, certainty what will happen in our Hauora Tairawhiti chief executive officer are kind and understanding.” Intensive Care/Coronary Care had been country.” Jim Green. Mr Green said Hauora Tairawhiti had divided into a Covid-19 section and a He told board members Hauora The anxiety was shared by medical been planning for Covid-19 for some time section for other patients. Tairawhiti had bought another ventilator and non-medical professionals alike, and had “upped the ante” in the last two On the top floor, where the orthopaedic and it was probably the last one in the “because we have never faced this type of weeks. and rehabilitation wards were based, country. situation”. But planning had turned up another many patients had been discharged and The country’s full lockdown was aimed He was speaking this week at the notch, with Prime Minister Jacinda there would be no formal rehabilitation at severely limiting the number of Hauora Tairawhiti board’s monthly Ardern’s speech on Monday introducing for the time being. Covid-19 cases and “flattening the curve” meeting held by video conference because alert level 3 precautions and, starting That area would become the surgical so the health system could cope with the of the Covid-19 lockdown. from 11.59pm last night, level 4 ward. demand. Mr Green said he was helped by expert precautions. Mr Green said international modelling Mr Green told board members every advice and medical professionals sharing The hospital had been reconfigured showed around 80 percent of infected person with scheduled surgery or an knowledge and taking lessons from on the first floor to allow for the flow people had a mild Covid-19 illness and outpatient visit had been notified their countries more afflicted by Covid-19. of patients either suspected of having recovered with management at home. appointment had been cancelled. “None of us is absolutely confident we Covid-19, or confirmed as having About 20 percent of people who got Patients would be contacted if their know exactly what to do and that the Covid-19. Covid-19 would require hospitalisation clinician believed their elective treatment decisions we make now will be shown to These patients would be treated in the in some form. Of those people, around 5 was urgent. be the right ones in the next week or two. former medical ward 5. percent needed ventilation. Services such as oncology and dialysis “That comes from the Prime Minister The former surgical ward 8, at the Mr Green told The Herald those would continue. down to all of us.” opposite end of the first floor, would take statistics varied by country and by how CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ..............9 The Guide ... 13-15 Television ...........18 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............10 Classifieds .........16 Sport ............ 21-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-8, 20 World...... 11-12, 19 Racing ................17 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, March 26, 2020 A jet liner flying what appeared to be an unusual pattern caused apprehension over Gisborne at around 6pm yesterday. It was ACROSS THE SKY seen just hours before the nation went into Covid-19 lockdown mode and minutes before a national Civil Defence text message alert. The craft flew a swooping semi- circle before heading off, leaving a criss-cross pattern of contrails (condensed water) in the sky. However, when contacted by The Herald, Air NZ said the actions were normal practice. “This aircraft has undergone maintenance and is completing what’s known as a proving flight before it returns to service. This is in line with normal process.” Picture by Liam Clayton GDC support Tackling inner harbour welcomed by Rail group parking, mortuary waste GISBORNE Rail Action Group has indicated its support for Mayor Rehette Stoltz in writing to by Aaron van Delden Concerned about inner harbour Councillor Tony Robinson said he State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters workers, Amber Dunn wanted to know would also like the council to consider an seeking financial assistance for reinstating the UNENFORCEABLE parking if all parking in the area would be time- engine braking restriction as part of the Gisborne-Wairoa rail line. restrictions at Gisborne city’s redeveloped restricted. traffic and parking bylaw review. “We are hopeful this firm support will be inner harbour have prompted the district Chief executive Nedine Thatcher At the same meeting, the council influential in encouraging Minister Peters to council to bring forward a bylaw review. Swann said councillors would be agreed to review its trade waste bylaw to progress the PGF-funded BERL Turanga ki Wairoa The council says it presented with a full rundown of the stop mortuary wastewater from entering rail feasibility report to the next stage towards has received several parking controls in the draft new bylaw. Gisborne city’s wastewater network and reinstatement of the rail line,” said a rail group complaints about The 2011 bylaw was to be reviewed being discharged to Turanganui-a-Kiwa/ spokeswoman. the misuse of car before the end of 2021 but will now Poverty Bay. “The Rail Group are thrilled our Mayor and parks set aside for be updated this year, following a Following a council decision last councillors have made this approach to Minister boat trailers, but it is consultation process beginning in June. February, the hospital and funeral homes Peters.” unable to fine people A report to councillors notes the first will need to separate and store mortuary The Mayor’s letter said “it was pleasing to see who are breaking half of next year will be taken up with wastewater for the council to collect and that central government financial assistance the rules without 2021-31 Long Term Plan deliberations transport to a proposed treatment facility enabled the repair and reopening of the Wairoa to updates to its traffic and the council would be stretched to at Taruheru Cemetery.