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Friday, March 19, 2021 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 3 NO HELP IF KIWIS PAGE 14 GET STUCK IN OZ: CITY PARKING HIPKINS US TO HIT ENTERS 100 MILLION PAPERLESS ERA PAGE 6 VIRUS SHOTS IMPALED: A car smashed into a roadside wooden barrier on Titirangi (Kaiti Hill) this morning near the Cook Plaza. The top railing of the barrier went through the windscreen. There was blood inside when firefighters and police arrived, but no sign of any occupants. Picture supplied 11th hour change to Olympic Pool plans MOVE ON by Alice Angeloni the next two years, she said. In a meeting that was going to be behind THE building footprint for Gisborne’s new closed doors, but which councillors resolved to indoor Olympic swimming pool is likely to move, make public, they approved the repositioning of months after early works on the $46 million the pool. complex began. As a contingency plan, councillors agreed Subject to geotechnical testing, the indoor pool that if the geotechnical investigation was will be built next door to the existing site and problematic, the council would decommission CARDS pool complex, on greenfield land at Churchill and reroute the existing sewerage pipe. Park. Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the move made This comes after soil was turned at the site “perfect sense”. in September, and works began on an outdoor Hapu Ngai Tawhiri has encouraged the move, changing and toilet block in October. which means the new indoor 50-metre pool Mrs Thatcher Swann said the works that had facility won’t be built on sacred land and on top started would not be affected. of ageing sewerage pipes. She explained to councillors that multiple Gisborne District Council chief executive sites for the redevelopment were originally FOR 50M Nedine Thatcher Swann said the move was considered, but the existing site was chosen “potentially” cost-neutral, on the basis that if because it fitted with council plans, and the pool was built at the current site, the pipes they believed it would be cost-effective, would be removed at a cost of $3m. “notwithstanding the sewer pipe running However original plans had budgeted underneath it”. $400,000 to reline the ageing sewer pipes. There were concerns at the time that because Mrs Thatcher Swann said it was easier and of the reserve status of the land, the council more cost-efficient to build on a greenfield site, would not be able to move the pool nextdoor to POOL than on the site of the almost 50-year-old pool, the greenfield area, she said. which came with unknowns and added risk and “The legal advice that we have received has possible costs. It also meant the old pool could stay open for CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Racing .......... 22-23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Litersature..........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ..... 6-10,17 World............ 13-15 Classifieds ... 20-21 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, March 19, 2021 LOOKING SHARP: Riverdale School students are looking extra snazzy this week in their brand new uniforms. Principal Julie Mclaughlin said whanau had been asking for the school to adopt uniforms for a while so they decided to take the plunge. “The students are very proud of themselves. They think they look amazing and we do, too.” The school is phasing in the uniform over term 1 so as not to lump the cost on parents all at once. A full uniform costs either $92 or $106, depending on size, and Work and Income subsidies are available if needed. Uniforms will be available for all 169 students but are not compulsory for those in Year 6 — their last year at primary school. Students can continue to wear their usual shorts or trackpants, as long as they are navy. Some of the uniform clothing is still in shipping containers bound for New Zealand. Modelling their new uniform are (from left) Hayven George, Saffron Akula, Ericajade Hema, Mikalayna Poihipi, Graceson Neshausen and Carmello Leach. Picture by Liam Clayton Throwing open farm doors to the public CITY folk have the chance to experience a real working farm at an open day at Pihitia Station, Whangara, on Sunday. They will be able to see what happens and meet some animals, says Pihitia Station manager Toby Williams. “For our day there will be an opportunity to meet cows, a pig and her piglets, goats, sheep and working dogs. “There will also be farm machinery for big and little kids to sit on and get some photos.” Mr Williams says they will also go on a walk through part of the farm to view an ancient puriri tree that has grown in a water course. “The water has scoured out the dirt over hundreds of years, leaving the tree’s giant roots exposed and a secret cave underneath the tree. “We also want to talk with people who come to the day about what goes into protecting our waterways and our native remnants. “We will also discuss the other conservation work we hope to carry out to further protect our part of our special district. “This is a free event with limited numbers, so participants need to register on the openfarms. co.nz website, where they will be given the address KUMARA FOR COMMUNITY: Gisborne produce grower Richard Foon has donated kumara from to come on Sunday. his crop in a paddock at Matawhero to several local organisations working with the district’s needy. “SuperGrans picked “Good sturdy footwear is also needed for the around 300 kilograms yesterday morning and the Salvation Army and Equippers Church, came in the afternoon to do farm walk.” the same, with both picking about 100kg,” Mr Foon said. “We had such a good crop I felt it was a good time to give The Pihitia Station event runs from 10am to something back to the community, and there are people who really need the help because of Covid.” Mr Foon said the 12.30pm on Sunday and is the only open farms crop was still available to any other community organisation that might be able to use it. From left are Bubsie and Zvana event in this district. Swannell of Equippers Church, Mr Foon, and Kevin Waugh and Mitchell Fitzgerald from the Salvation Army. Many other farms across the country will offer Picture by Paul Rickard the same opportunity this weekend. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • A big yarding for around 5000 head for home-delivered CHANGE today’s weekly sheep sale at Matawhero saleyards — prices and comment tomorrow. YOUR MIND • MPI wants farmer and grower feedback on ABOUT proposed regulations for organic primary sector products. BRAIN • Vaccination a key word right now for people INJURY — don’t forget your animals — Agcarm. 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, March 19, 2021 NEWS 3 GONE: The occupants of this car crashed into the railing of a roadside barrier on Titirangi Kaiti HIll this morning had fled by the time emergency services arrived. Picture supplied ‘Lucky to be alive’ PEOPLE in a car that injured or even killed,” said veered off Queens Drive on the firefighter. NEW SYSTEM: A new parking meter system has been introduced to the CBD and once it’s up Titirangi (Kaiti Hill) and ”Also, if the car had not and running it will be “invaluable to the council and to people parking their cars”, said parking became impaled on a wooden been impaled by the wood it team leader Ross Hannam. It uses a vehicle’s number plate to record a parking payment, instead railing from a roadside would probably have toppled of a ticketed receipt. Parking warden Mandy Cottle was pictured at one of the new machines this barrier early this morning over the bank, falling at least morning. Picture by Paul Rickard were “extremely fortunate” three to four metres.” not to have been badly The car was on its way injured or killed. down from the top of the hill Emergency services were when the crash happened. called to the hill at about “There was some blood Pay-by-plate parking to put 5.15am. found inside it, so we “When we got there we searched the nearby area with found a car impaled through thermal imaging equipment the front windscreen by a to check to see if anyone an end to dashboard days piece of wood from a roadside had got out and was lying barrier,” a senior firefighter injured.” said. No one was found nearby. A PAPERLESS parking payment to print out and drop on your session in the area it is parked.” It happened near the Police have an inquiry system is being rolled out in Gisborne. dashboard,” he said. To pay for parking with the new former Cook Plaza, halfway under way into the crash. The district council has started In the pay-by-plate system a meters you enter the vehicle licence down the hill. “We asked Gisborne disconnecting old parking meters and vehicle’s registration number will plate number and pay for the amount “The plank of wood had Hospital to contact us if installing new pay-by-plate meters, not be associated with or cross- of time you want to park.
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