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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 ALL SET FOR TOKO PAGES 6-8, WHARF RESTORATION COVID-19 10-12, 14 • Experts say Aucklanders should be wearing masks at work YOUR WEDDING GUIDE • Study shows Maori are 50 percent more likely than Pakeha INSIDE TODAY to die from Covid-19 • 115 active cases in New Zealand as Auckland outbreak trends downward PAGE 2 • Fast-tracking United States vaccine raises suspicions THE FINAL FRONTIER NEW ZEALAND FIRST: This picture was taken from Rocket Lab’s “First Light” satellite, which created history as part of the United States-based company’s 14th mission launch (pictured right) from its Mahia pad on Monday. While successfully releasing a satellite for US client Capella Space, the company also deployed its new Photon satellite it named First Light — making it New Zealand’s first operational satellite sent into orbit. STORY ON PAGE 3 Pictures by Rocket Lab But East Coast rivals also share ‘SISTERS’ AT ARMS common ground by Wynsley Wrigley for the past three years, criticised a basic Labour would be prudent and pay off Ms Allan, in response to a question tenet of Ms Tapsell’s campaign — that debt over a longer period. about PGF, denied PGF funding was EAST Coast’s “three wonderful wahine” National are sound economic managers. Ms Tapsell rejected the argument. solely a policy of Labour’s coalition — the Labour, National and Green Ms Tapsell’s “mantra” was a myth, she Policies to spend $4.8 billion in partner New Zealand First. election candidates — promoted their said. education (on infrastructure over 10 She joined the Labour Party as “a party wares at last night’s Chamber of Ms Allan said government debt as a years) was not austerity. proud kid of this region” who believed the Commerce election meeting, but chamber percentage of gross domestic product was She also referred to a long-term region had been massively neglected by president Paul Naske says they shared lower under the Labour-led Government, infrastructure fund being required for the National Party, she said. more in common than they disagreed on. pre-Covid-19, than it had been under the “real jobs” and a water infrastructure She had been “a loud advocate down in Labour’s Kiri Allan, National’s Tania previous John Key-Bill English National fund that would support East Coast the halls of power for our people”. Tapsell and the Greens’ Meredith Government. She even went as far back growers and farmers. Ms Tapsell defended her commitment Akuhata-Brown shared plenty of laughs as the Robert Muldoon Government in Funding needed to be prioritised. to the region and said Labour wanted to and mutual respect, with Ms Allan making her point. Gisborne had received Provincial disband Hauora Tairawhiti by reducing several times referring to the other two National’s policy to pay off $80 billion Growth Funding (PGF) funding of the country’s 20 district health boards as “sisters” when they agreed with each in Government debt by 2030 while $40 million for the Olympic Pool down to between eight and 12. other. spending $40 billion in roading would redevelopment but $38m was needed for Ms Allan, an East Coast-based list MP require austerity on a massive level. wastewater treatment. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Tairāwhiti? Tell us here www.gdc.govt.nz/our-tairawhiti Comments close 2 October 2020 Paper version available. Please call 0800 653 800. 33969-02 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Racing .......... 17-18 Television ..........23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds ... 19-20 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 Literature ...........21 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, September 4, 2020 Making a start on restoration MAKING A START: Funds held by the Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust will be used to repair four piles of the township’s historic wharf. Picture by Liam Clayton by Andrew Ashton know until we have done the first four. Mr Holm said the trust had received grant funding with government agencies “That’s our estimate at this stage. There a $250,000 grant from the New Zealand and local funders,” said GDC funding and YEARS of community efforts to restore are 84 piles altogether.” Lotteries Grants Board towards the overall contracts adviser Jade Lister-Baty. the historic Tokomaru Bay wharf are The trust has had a project. “During Covid-19 the project was finally to be put into action. $5 million funding “Once we have completed submitted as one of the council’s nine Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust chairman application denied by the the first four piles then we applications for shovel-ready projects to Bruce Holm says work to repair the first Government twice in two It’s been a long are in a good position to Crown Infrastructure Partners. But as four piles on the wharf will start as soon years, so Mr Holm said to be ‘journey to get to say ‘right this is what we’ve the project was less than $10m it was as there is a break in the weather. able to make this start on this point but we done, this is how we’ve done considered too small and instead referred The trust is using its own money for the the wharf restoration was it and this is the actual to the Provincial Growth Fund. first four piles, “and we’ll see how we go”, exciting. are very pleased we cost’, and so then we’ll be “We are looking to progress the Mr Holm said. “It’s been a long journey are in a position to wanting to interest other application to the PGF following the “Once we’ve completed that task then to get to this point but we start. funders into the project and election in October, and develop proposals we’ll hopefully have a meeting with are very pleased we are in a also draw down the money to approach other funders.” interested funders up here and see if we position to start. ’ —Bruce Holm from the Lotteries Grant The Tokomaru Bay wharf was built can get them interested in funding the rest “We are also pleased a lot Board.” in the early 1900s and extended in 1911 of the piles. of the materials we need are being sourced The trust is also working with Gisborne to provide berthage for coastal ships “We estimate that once we have bought locally. District Council, which owns the wharf, to servicing the freezing works and the wider the equipment we need, the actual cost for “It’s pretty much a local effort, which is attract more funding. Tokomaru Bay district. each pile will be about $5000, but we won’t good.” “We have been working to apply for It was closed in 1965. Swim the Distancers going hard at halfway point by Murray Robertson when the distances were tallied earlier times and more. The swimmer with the four weeks of the challenge.” this week. biggest distance has gone there and back Ms Hutchings said all the feedback THE annual Swim the Distance event She has been swimming about nine twice. they had been getting had been really to Mahia has just passed the halfway kilometres a day. “It’s been exciting to see the numbers positive. mark and earlier this week more than 40 “The person at number 10 in the top and cross-section of the community “The atmosphere at the pool is really participants had already covered the 45.5 10 has done more than 85 kilometres,” involved in the challenge.” great. kilometre distance. said Sport Gisborne-Tairawhiti active As of today 282 people were registered “It’s a credit to the pool staff, who have The event, which started on August community events adviser Debbie in the event. also been managing the restrictions on 1, can be completed swimming, walking, Hutchings. “It’s still not too late to register, the size of gatherings under the Level 2 jogging, or using a kickboard in the 50 “The others in that top group have done because clearly if you really want to Covid requirements.” metre pool at the Olympic Pool complex. distances ranging upwards from there,” try to meet the 45.5k mark it will be Recreational Services are the major One woman had swum 186.5 kilometres She said some had gone to Mahia four achieveable in the remaining three to sponsors of the challenge this year. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND • A seminar planned here Gisborne Herald on ‘Tapping the Spring to home-delivered farm the Summer’ later this month. PAYING IT • Prices and comment from the weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards today. FORWARD • Executive member Kristin Kirkpatrick with the regular TOMORROW Federated Farmers update. 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 nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, September 4, 2020 NEWS 3 NZ’s first operational satellite secretly launched by Andrew Ashton magical moment — sitting with the Launched as a technology the typical lifespan for a low-Earth favourite” . “Venus, to go and search engineers when we sent a command demonstration, Rocket Lab says ‘First orbiting small spacecraft,” a Rocket for some origins of life”.