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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 VICTIMS NO NEED WANT FOR SPEED: AUSTRALIA COVID-19 SPEED LIMIT TO PAY • Travel ban on Aucklanders should have continued: expert CUTS PROPOSED • Tested negative in India, tested positive in NZ FOR JAILED • Mass Covid testing starts in Hong Kong PAGES 2, 7, PAGE 3 PAGE 6 TERRORIST • Experimental vaccines into final testing 9-10, 13 ROGER Faber wishes he had you feel like absolute crap’. listened to his gut, even though “And they did.” the problem was a bit further In late January, Roger went down. to Waikato Hospital for five It was seven years ago that days of radiation treatment after noticing a bit of blood in and after a couple of weeks his poo the then-52-year-old returned for surgery to remove went to see his doctor. 30 centimetres of his bowel; “Men can be pretty useless create a stoma (to release at getting checked out but waste and enable healing); eventually I went, explained and remove lymph nodes for Bowel my symptoms and was tested further testing. for prostate cancer, which is Then it all went bad. pretty much all you hear about “After a couple of days I for cancers in men. was in terrible agony and “That came back clear and, vomiting huge volumes of being told it was probably stomach fluids, so I was rushed haemorrhoids, I took the back to surgery where they medication and got on with my removed four litres of stomach life.” acid that had leaked into my cancer For Roger, that meant surrounding organs, which had continuing to be taken out, as president cleaned and put of Gisborne I understand back in again. Tatapouri Sports ‘why some people “Afterwards Fishing Club I was told the and running the give it up. It is surgeon didn’t Carpet Court brutal. But I see it know whether I business he had as an investment was going to come co-owned for in the rest of out of it alive, so battle 25 years (and that was a bit of a worked at for 43), my life so am wake-up call.” along with lots of determined to see Roger’s partner fishing, football of five years, ‘I knew something was wrong and, more it through Penny Pardoe, said recently, spending —Roger’ Faber that was the only time with his time she has seen but still felt as good as gold. I first grandchild. him scared. But by “Before he went November 2019 the blood back to surgery we didn’t was becoming more apparent actually realise that he could had no idea what was to come’ and, adding insult to injury, die, but we knew something he was having the occasional was really, really wrong.” “accident”. There was more to come. “I went back to the doctor With one lymph node having and again tested clear for tested positive for cancer Roger prostate cancer but this time was asked whether he wanted he recommended I have a to undergo chemotherapy colonoscopy. (bringing his chances of “So a couple of weeks later I surviving the next few years to headed up to Gisborne Hospital over 80 percent). for that and when I came He opted for the chemo, around the surgeon told me I which he started in late had stage three bowel cancer. February and underwent “I knew something was through the Covid-19 wrong but still felt as good as lockdown. gold. I had no idea what was to “I’ve been lucky to escape come. some side effects like nausea, “I soon found out when, and I haven’t lost too much before my surgery, I had coffee hair, but it’s certainly a rough with a doctor friend. ride that leaves you feeling “He said ‘you feel good now, utterly wrecked and fatigued. but soon we’re going to make CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Rolling out free screening THE National Bowel Screening Programme is due to get under way in Tairawhiti. People aged 60 to 74 years can expect to receive an invitation to take part in the programme over the next two years. Tairawhiti becomes the 11th New Zealand district to introduce the free screening programme. The first invitations to the programme are expected to reach some Tairawhiti people this month. CANCER ADVOCATE: Bowel cancer survivor Roger Faber says people don’t like talking about bowel Over the next two years, 9500 people in the district will cancer “but I’ll talk about it anytime, anywhere — especially to men”. Picture supplied be invited to do the screening test. GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Farming..............14 Classifieds ... 17-19 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........15 Sport ............ 20-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ......... 6-7,9 World............ 12-13 Racing ................16 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, September 2, 2020 YES WE CAN: The Salvation Army’s Rayleen Wright with representatives from Awapuni, Central, Makaraka, Mangapapa and Waerenga-o-Kuri schools, which got behind a drive to collect cans for The Salvation Army foodbank. Picture by Liam Clayton Schools come to the party for foodbank WHEN the annual Wattie’s Cans any wanted to do a collection anyway. donation from the five schools. Central School student Tobias Smith for Good campaign was cancelled due Central, Makaraka, Mangapapa and “It’s fantastic and will help replenish said they counted the cans by putting to Covid-19, five Gisborne schools got Waerenga-o-Kuri schools got on board our foodbank, which has become quite them into groups of five so there was a together to keep up the good work — and there was some healthy competition depleted lately,” she said. bit of maths involved. collecting cans for The Salvation Army’s as to who could collect the most. Awapuni School student Summer Central claimed the highest total of foodbank. All schools gave generously towards Feterika said they had enjoyed 580 cans collected. Awapuni School deputy principal Stu the overall total of around 1850 cans. organising the collection. The Salvation Army runs its foodbank Barclay found out the Wattie’s cans Salvation Army community ministries They put the word out in the school on Tuesday and Thursday each week. drive wasn’t going ahead this year so he assistant Rayleen Wright said they newsletter for children to bring in the It usually gives out between 15 and 30 called up a few Gisborne schools to see if were very appreciative of the generous cans to be collected by student leaders. food boxes on each of these days. Gisborne homes needed for R&V festival-goers THE demand for accommodation for Rhythm stand out from others is the level of personal their own listings and manage the rental They can earn from $400 to $1500 a night, and Vines festival-goers is stronger this year attention and the safeguards we provide to applications in an Airbnb style interface. depending on the size, location and amenities than ever before but Rhythm Houses helps homeowners.” When the site goes public this week, of the house. meet the need, say organisers. The service includes marketing, reference selected applicants will be able to book No fees are required to list a house with Along with three-day tickets to the festival, checks, pre-and post-inspections, and security- houses. R&V. Customers choose the per-night rate they hotel and motel packages have been snapped cleanliness checks carried out during the Most tenants require accommodation for want to receive for their rental, R&V adds a 20 up. rental. December 29 to 31, the three nights of the percent service fee and this makes up the rate To help meet the demand, local homeowners Staff are on call during the rentals to festival. to the customer. can rent their houses over the New Year period attend to any tenant queries. All rentals are To ensure a more worthwhile rental period On receipt of an application to rent through the holiday home rental business secured with a refundable bond, and a rubbish/ for the homeowner, organisers place a someone’s house, R&V organisers check Rhythm Houses. recycling removal service is provided. minimum five-night rental period. However prospective tenants’ references, provide details “The wait list for houses is very large this “Many of our homeowners have been renting homeowners are able to set their own minimum about the applicant, and the homeowner can year,” says R&V chief executive Kieran Spillane. with us for many years,” says Mr Spillane. “The -night rental period. decide whether or not to proceed with the “We welcome all Gisborne homeowners system works well to protect the owners and Homeowners can also choose whether to tenancy. interested in the opportunity to earn income their assets.” accept R&V staff, sponsors, artists and/or To set up a listing go to houses. by renting their house. 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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 • Wednesday, September 2, 2020 NEWS 3 Injured worker Making the most out of the rest of his life FROM PAGE 1 from his usual 88 kilograms to just 70, he is He wants to go fishing.