TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 BACK ON AUCKLAND TERROR ATTACK GOING CALLS MOUNT TO CHANGE NZ TERROR LAWS SITE BUT EYEWITNESSES STILL IN SHOCK PAGES 6, 10 YELLOW FOR WORLD SUICIDE SUPPLIES PREVENTION DAY AN ISSUE PAGE 2 PAGE 3 30 DAYS 30 SURFS Local surfers taking up the challenge by Jack Malcolm partners who support it through fundraising and the donation of their time and talent A GROUP of local surfers are hitting the to ultimately help women and children ocean every day this month to raise money experiencing extreme poverty and and awareness. preventable illnesses. Led by women’s national champion Saffi Saffi said it is a privilege to surf daily, an Vette, Team Aotearoa are part of SurfAid’s experience enhanced by the lockdown. Make a Wave international challenge. She is still recruiting for her team, who are Vette, an ambassador for SurfAid, said battling for a top spot on the leaderboard for it was exciting to be a part of a good the total amount raised. cause that aligns with her ambitions as a Challenge organisers initially had a goal of professional surfer. raising $100,000 but this was eclipsed before “I’ve made an oath to surf every day for the challenge started on September 1. MAKE A WAVE: an organisation that is helping raise funds Less than a week into the challenge, Hannah Kohn (left) and for children and families in Indonesia with almost $300,000 has been donated. Saffi Vette are part of making sure they can get some basic “It’s pretty amazing how generous people Team Aotearoa for the healthcare, water and facilities.” are being towards this fundraiser,” Saffi said. Surf Aid fundraiser SurfAid, a not-for-profit group set up With the start of Level 3 coinciding with Make a Wave Challenge. by three Gisborne mates more than 20 the beginning of the challenge, her first surf Hundreds of surfers in years ago works in the Mentawai Islands, was difficult. Solomon Islands and in Mexico to improve several countries are “It was quite a bizarre feeling. You’re taking part in the event — communities’ health while respecting almost too excited to be in the water that indigenous cultures and traditions. you’re not really focusing on actually one of them surfing on a It has grown to become a network of surfing.” different board every day over September. Picture supplied VACCINATE NOW by Andrew Ashton Providers have been flexible in their Anyone aware of any campaigns or disease in individuals 16 years of age service delivery. information targeting New Zealanders and older. The vaccine is the first to be TAIRAWHITI people are being urged This week the iwi health providers asking for personal information approved in the US. to step up their game after a drop in the Turanga Health and or payment for “As the first FDA-approved Covid-19 number getting vaccinated. Ngati Porou have receiving the vaccine vaccine, the public can be very confident While 707 doses were administered on changed their hours, It’s important that our should report this that this vaccine meets the high Friday, there was a steep drop to 506 on with the drive-through community‘ members misinformation to standards for safety, effectiveness, and Saturday and then just 110 yesterday. vaccination centre at are proactive and come [email protected]. manufacturing quality the FDA requires “It seems numbers are on the decline Harry Barker Reserve nz (Subject: COVID-19 of an approved product,” a statement from the closer we get to a drop in alert levels,” open from midday to forward to receive their scam) or call 0800 237 acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock a Hauora Tairawhiti spokeswoman said. 6pm. vaccinations now — don’t 869. said. “It’s important that our community Te Tini o Porou wait The United State’s “While millions of people have already members are proactive and come forward vaccination centre ’ Food and Drug safely received Covid-19 vaccines, we to receive their vaccinations now — don’t is open from 2pm to Administration last recognise that for some, the FDA approval wait.” 7.30pm. week approved the of a vaccine may now instil additional To date 38,724 doses of the Pfizer- District health boards are also asking Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine, which confidence to get vaccinated. Today’s BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have been people to inform them when they think is the only vaccine provided in New milestone puts us one step closer to administered in the district. misinformation is being spread about. Zealand, for the prevention of Covid-19 altering the course of this pandemic.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........16 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds .........18 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 Racing ................19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, September 6, 2021 PAINTING THE TOWN YELLOW GISBORNE’S Town Clock will be which may contribute to our suicide Lighting up lit in yellow tonight to bring attention statistics, but any number of suicide to World Suicide Prevention Day this cases is too many.” Friday. The Nati 4 Life Trust is another The light will be visible from this volunteer organisation working in the the Clock for evening in the lead up to suicide prevention and intervention September 10 to promote worldwide space. action to highlight the devastating “Our goal at the Nati 4 Life Trust effects of suicide and the need to work is for there to be zero lives taken by together to support people affected. suicide,” manager Tuta Ngarimu says. World Suicide Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said He has helped people in distress and when one person took their own life, so seen the impacts of suicide firsthand. many others were affected. “Tairawhiti has for some years “Every member of our community featured high on the list of losing loved Prevention Day is important. Tairawhiti is a close ones to suicide.” community and no one needs to suffer Nati 4 Life has run the Lean On alone. Look out for your mates, be open Me Concert yearly since 2015 and has about mental health and remember we set up a POU Rama support network have people and services here to help that is operating at the top of the East and listen without judgement.” Coast. Planning is in place to roll this In the year ending June 2020, data out throughout Tairawhiti.” from the Chief Coroner shows there Hauora Tairawhiti Suicide Prevention were eight deaths from suicide in Postvention coordinator Hineiti (Nate) Tairawhiti and 654 suicides in New Monika encourages people to take a Zealand. moment to ask themselves” “What am I Over the last decade, 77 people in doing to help prevent suicide?” Tairawhiti had died by suicide. “Suicide prevention is not one “Lighting up the Town Clock is a way person’s issue. It is for the collective to acknowledge and highlight the day in to support,” she says. “Even small, our region,” Eastland Network general everyday interactions can be manager and Mates of Tairawhiti Trust meaningful.” chair Jarred Moroney said. Yellow has come to represent Mates of Tairawhiti is a workplace suicide awareness and prevention mental health and suicide prevention and stemmed from the Yellow Ribbon programme supported by Eastland initiative in the USA. Group. To show support for World Suicide The programme is based on the Prevention Day on Friday, September award-winning Mates in Construction 10, people are encouraged to wear the support programme and has been colour yellow. modified and developed specifically for the Tairawhiti community. WHERE TO GET HELP: “In this climate, living under Covid-19 restrictions, people are more Free call (or text) 1737 any time to speak to a likely to feel mental distress so we need trained counsellor to look after one another,” Mates of Te Kuwatawata 06 868 3550 Tairawhiti facilitator Bridgette Penny Mental Health Crisis Team 0800 243 500 says. Te Kupenga Net Trust 06 868 4045 “We encourage people who require Ngati Porou Hauora Mental Health and support to make contact with the health Addictions (06) 864 6803 or 021 392 772 services that are available. There is also Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254 a lot of helpful information available on Lifeline 0800 543 354 the Government’s Covid-19 website. Suicide Crisis Helpline 0508 828 865 “Tairawhiti is geographically isolated, Depression Helpline 0800 111 757 24 hrs a day The Gisborne Herald • Monday, September 6, 2021 NEWS 3 by Murray Robertson “Again we urge whanau to through the Wainui checkpoint, watch their behaviour in family particularly over the weekend, Family harm POLICE have voiced their situations and if things become but all of it was for essential concern after 35 incidents of heated, go for a walk or take reasons.” family harm from Wairoa to the time out to reflect.” Police also kept an eye on East Coast were reported over Inspector Aberahama said essential service outlets like the weekend. police would be reviewing the supermarkets and dairies and weekend No arrests were made but fixed Covid-19 checkpoints at pharmacies around the district police issued several safety Okitu at Wainui and the top of over the weekend. orders during the spike in case the East Cape later today. “We have had the odd person numbers. “We will see what comes out who challenged the rules but incidents “That’s 35 cases too many,” of the Cabinet decision today overall I would say ‘good old area police commander around the alert levels before Gizzy’.