TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 3 STRONG PAGE 4 STARRING YEAR FOR ROLES FOR EASTLAND GISBORNE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT // PAGES 19-22 GROUP MUMS IN DESPITE WORLD-FIRST APP COVID INSIDE TODAY by Alice Angeloni about morning noise, a network of sports and council staff report said. recreation facilities in A GISBORNE waka ama This was followed Tairawhiti. club might soon be able to by consultation, an The club is not seeking ‘A LONG protect its taonga from the independent analysis of 24 council funding, but asked elements almost 20 years sites in 2006 and storms it to approve the concept after the idea was first causing thousands of designs along with a mooted. dollars worth of damage to 10-year lease on land at Mareikura Waka Ama the waka which are kept Anzac Park with two rights Club has this morning outdoors. of renewal. put concept designs for “This is going to be huge The design and TIME an open air storage for our club because construction of the facility at Anzac Park our waka have been facility is expected to to Gisborne District outside since 1985,” cost $385,000. Eastern Council’s operations Takai said. and Central Community committee. “The storage Trust has indicated its Speaking to The facility will give us commitment to help fund Gisborne Herald a base where our the project, and the club is COMING’ before the meeting, kids can come to. seeking top-up funding. the club’s funding It’s just going to be Mareikura Waka Ama officer Joelene Takai said a huge help for us as a Club chairman Billy it had been “a long time club because our sport is Maxwell said waka were coming”. growing.” taonga (highly prized The club first put a But Takai said it was objects), and he hoped this Maraeikura Waka Ama Club concept to the council in also part of a much bigger would be a step toward 2003, but it was removed picture, and tied into all the waka ama clubs in from a council agenda after the council’s community Turanganui-a-Kiwa getting storage facility a step closer neighbouring residents facilities strategy to storage facilities. raised concerns including develop a fit-for-purpose CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 PROTECTION: Mareikura Waka ama club has put high level concept designs for a storage facility at Anzac Park to Gisborne District Council. 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Picture by Liam Clayton BACK FOR A VISIT Mangapapa School where it all began for Black Fern by Avneesh Vincent “They reached us and gave us the “It’s just boom, boom, boom.” opportunity to come and connect The Waikato fullback said at the BLACK Fern Renee Holmes credits with my roots and I always knew moment she was focused on the FPC Mangapapa School as the starting Mangapapa was going to be on the list season. It would give her a much- point of her journey to rugby. for sure,” said Holmes. needed opportunity to display her “It’s pretty special to come back to “It’s good being able to connect and potential for the upcoming selection for where it all started and it’s emotional reach out, which is really cool,” Holmes the Laurie O’Reilly Cup — the annual for me because of coming from a small said. clash between Australia and New town and being able to come back and Mangapapa School principal Paul Zealand — next month. show my community that anything is Sadler said Holmes was a great role The Women’s Rugby World Cup possible,” Holmes said yesterday. model for the children and it was good tournament was to be held this year The utility back was accompanied by to have her come back to Gisborne and but has been postponed to October her teammates, fellow Gisborne player visit her school. 2022 due to Covid-19. Charmaine McMenamin and Kennedy “It makes us proud to see our kids Holmes said she took the delay Simon. The three were greeted with going to the world stage and being positively as it would help her grow as deafening applause from an assembly successful. Our vision is to reach the a player. of nearly 500 — the whole school, and stars for there is no limit,” he said. The school event ended with the staff. Holmes said it had been four years Black Ferns handing out a kit bag to The visit was part of the Black Ferns since her last visit to “Gizzy” due to Iasinita Tupouniua. Creating Connection Programme game commitments. The Year 6 student plays in one which celebrates the people and “We are literally playing every week. of the school rugby teams and is THE START: Black Fern Renee Holmes talks schools who have helped influence We go from playing Waikato club rugby described by principal Sadler as a to the students and staff of Mangapapa a player on the road to the Women’s to Farah Palmer Cup (FPC) games to “machine” — a possible future Black School. Picture by Liam Clayton Rugby World Cup. the Black Ferns series. Fern and a name to remember. LOOKING AHEAD Vicki Coley SPORTS Sells Real Estate • The fortress of New Zealand rugby awaits the Wallabies twice over the next two weeks. It’s Bledisloe Cup time. • Gisborne Thistle host North End in their last home game of the Central Federation football season. • It’s a huge Friday for Gisborne kayaker Alicia Hoskin as her New Zealand crew line up in the K4 at the Tokyo Games . and more coverage of the FOCUS ON THE LAND Olympics. 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Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies P 021 641 997 E [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz 32806-02 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, August 5, 2021 NEWS 3 Eastland Group rebounds Another strong annual result for infrastructure company GISBORNE-BASED infrastructure, its first sustainability policy and energy and logistics company Eastland continued to work with Trust Tairawhiti Group today announced another strong to measure, report on and reduce annual result. emissions, as part of their Climate Despite the impacts and uncertainty of Leaders Coalition commitments. the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown at the “Together, we are supporting the start of the financial year, the company transition to a low carbon economy,” Mr finished the year on a high. Its business Todd said. sectors — Eastland Port, Eastland “Eastland Network have completed Network and Eastland Generation — all their three-year project to ensure performed well, with Gisborne Airport Tairawhiti and Wairoa are fully connected flight numbers bouncing back to pre- with electric vehicle chargers, and Covid levels. are planning for the ‘electrification of In the 12 months to March 2021, everything’ as consumers’ power usage Eastland Group earned $107.4 million in changes. income and delivered $16m in profit. “With Eastland Generation, we are That was slightly down on the previous becoming a truly significant developer, year, when the company generated owner and operator of renewable energy $18.5m in profit and recorded a record plants in New Zealand. $111.7m in income. “Plus, we’re actively exploring They returned $10.1m to their sole opportunities for renewable energy shareholder, Trust Tairawhiti, for the generation right here in our home region benefit of local communities, down from a of Tairawhiti. We aim to leverage the record $12.3m the previous year. returns on our out-of-region generation Shareholder equity continued to grow, investments, and our specialist expertise, with total asset value increasing to SUSTAINABLE: The new Gisborne Airport terminal. Picture supplied to assess the possibilities of locally $750.8m, up from $670.4m the previous situated solar, wind and waste-to-energy year. plants. Eastland Group chief executive resource consent for stage one of the lockdown and beyond. “We look forward to a Tairawhiti with Matt Todd said it was important to long-planned twin berth development, It also progressed towards its strategic the energy capacity and resilience to acknowledge the staff who contributed to the largest and most significant goal of 100MW of renewable generation power a sustainable future.” these results.