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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 LANDFILL BREACH STAR PAGES 3, 6-8, 10 ANOTHER WAKE-UP CALL OF GLEE COVID-19NEW 12-13, 20 PAGE 5 MISSING, • PBL Helen Clark heading Covid-19 response panel PRESUMED • Police to be posted at all managed isolation facilities DROWNED •PAGE Poor 3 response in US blamed on ‘anti-science bias’ • Covid-19 worldwide cases passes 12 million PAGE 12 SNOWDUST: Daytime maximum temperatures across Tairawhiti struggled to reach 11 degrees yesterday as the cold southerly brought a sprinkling of snow to the top of Mount Hikurangi — captured on camera by Sam Spencer. “We’re well and truly into the midst of winter now and yesterday sure would have felt like it,” said a MetService forecaster. “The dewpoint temperature (measure of moisture in air) was around zero degrees when the maximum air temperature was recorded. “The average daily maximum for Gisborne in July is around 15 degrees. “So it’s colder than average but it will need to drop a few more degrees to get into record books.” The district avoided the forecast frost overnight due to cloud cover, but MetService predicts 1 degree at Gisborne Airport tomorrow morning. by Matai O’Connor British High Commissioner to recovery,” she said. “Individuals New Zealand Laura Clarke, and organisations across TOITU Tairawhiti, a and Te Whanau o Waipareira Tairawhiti, including iwi, all collective of local iwi, have chief executive John Tamihere did a great job. organised a two-day summit to and Director-General of Health “We want to benchmark and reflect on the region’s response Dr Ashley Bloomfield. then build on our performance, Covid-19 to Covid-19 and exchange ideas The two-day event takes build on our success and share and views on the recovery plan place on July 22 and 23 from ideas on ways forward for Rau Tipu Rau Ora. 8.30am to 4.30pm at the Tairawhiti and the country. Matariki, the Maori New Emerald Hotel Gisborne. “Day one has an emphasis Year, is an appropriate time to Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust on our Covid response, with an reflect, take stock and prepare chair Moera Brown said iwi impressive line-up of speakers. for the year ahead, they say. responded to Covid before “Day two is about developing summit Toitu Tairawhiti chairs the lockdown because iwi and exploring our recovery Selwyn Parata, Moera Brown, organisations are reasonably options, what employment Pene Brown and Pauline Hill agile and leaders were able opportunities are there and Local, national, global leaders agreed to jointly host the event to make real-time decisions what can be done to lift and that will bring together local, without having to defer to enhance the skill sets of our national and global leaders, Wellington. people to position them to grow including government ministers “That was the response and their household incomes.” to speak at Gisborne event Eugenie Sage and Shane Jones, this summit is part of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Your journey to ENROL NOW! eit.ac.nz success starts here START JULY 2020 Check out FEES-FREE STUDY* PRIMARY INDUSTRIES feesfree.govt.nz * conditions apply Agriculture | Apiculture | Forestry | Horticulture | Commercial Transport 33337-01 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Television ...........14 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Death.....4 Opinion ..............11 Racing .......... 15-16 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National............6-9 World............ 12-13 Classifieds ... 17-18 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, July 10, 2020 COMMUNITY EFFORT: A drone shot of the area where Te Ngawari, a buried marae rests, where people planted native trees to connect with and heal the land. Inset, Charles Barrie, DoC’s senior capability development adviser, said the day was a fantastic success. Pictures supplied Connecting and healing by Matai O’Connor on historically sacred ground, it also allowed the seed of WHANAU of Nga Ariki love for whanau and whenua Kaiputahi and the wider to be planted into the hearts community of Tairawhiti spent of the people of Tairawhiti,” Saturday planting native trees Mangatu team project manager at Mangatu to restore river Matawhero Lloyd said. catchments and celebrate “(We are) reclaiming our Matariki. whenua one handful of dirt at a The planting day was made time.” possible by the eight-week The planting day was a pilot Tairawhiti Agroecology “fantastic success”, said DoC Recovery Project (TARP) which senior capability development came about from the Covid- adviser Charles Barrie. 19 redeployment funding via “Whanau and community the Provincial Development connected over the restoration Unit and administered by the of a significant site, and sharing Department of Conservation hopes and dreams for the (DoC). future.” “The whanau plant day not At the end of the day there DIGGING IN: Ranell Nikora (standing) holds a plant ready to put in the ground, being prepared by only allowed the whanau to was a Matariki Maramataka Mahaki Nikora-Peri (left) and Jordan Tibble. Picture supplied plant over 1000 native species star presentation. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Long time wool consultant home-delivered Ross Buscke calls time on his full-time career • The future for kiwifruit reflected in the tender round A cuppa . for SunGold licences • Details from today’s sheep sale at Matawhero and and a kōrero Tuesday’s cattle fair 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: 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, July 10, 2020 NEWS 3 Makaraka Cemetery Tales from the graves devotion leads to book by Wynsley Wrigley Book sales revenue will “hopefully” help fund a map to show DOT McCulloch was once referred the gravesite layout at Makaraka to as “Mrs Headstone”. Cemetery. Over the past decade she has The block and plot number is still been a regular sight at Makaraka required to locate a grave. Cemetery — Gisborne’s original “It’s the only cemetery I’ve ever cemetery from 1860 to 1916. been to that doesn’t have a map.” Mrs McCulloch and other members Mrs McCulloch is a great admirer of the Friends of Makaraka Cemetery of the cemetery, which she says has Trust help maintain the cemetery in “a nice ambience”. co-ordination with Gisborne District “I wish I could be buried there.” Council. But that is not possible as she They have helped many families does not have any relatives buried find the gravesites of their relatives. there. She is often the initial point Mrs McCulloch said some of the of contact for families and has life stories “can make you cry”. developed a treasure trove of stories That included one story she told about early Gisborne settlers. The Herald but asked not to be Despite having no relatives of recounted. “That’s for the next book.” her own resting at Makaraka, her Mrs McCulloch is asking the public devotion has extended to publishing to help with her planned second a book titled For Those Who Lie book. Beneath, which is to be launched She is easy to contact for people next week. who would like their family stories “It’s been nine years in the recorded and published. making,” she said. “There are approximately 4500 For Those Who Lie Beneath tells GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Friends of Makaraka Cemetery Trust members Gavin Bull and Dot people buried there so there are the stories of 89 people, with many of McCulloch are ready to launch the book For Those Who Lie Beneath next week at HB Williams plenty of stories to tell.” Memorial Library. Mrs McCulloch’s book tells the life stories of 89 people at rest in Gisborne’s them overlapping through marriage original cemetery. Picture by Liam Clayton For Those Who Lie Beneath will and other connections. be officially launched on Tuesday, “The stories cover things like how July 14, 5.30pm at the HB Williams they came to Gisborne, when and two pages (on each person) and if families, “who gave so willingly Mrs McCulloch was also grateful to Memorial Library committee room. what they did when they got here,” possible, a photograph or two.” of their family stories”, and the Gisborne District Council’s Creative “All are welcome to attend,” said said Mrs McCulloch. In one case, she got 17 pages. researchers and editors who helped Communities for funding assistance Mrs McCulloch. “Come and meet the “I asked (families) for one or She thanked the contributing her. with the book. Friends of Makaraka Cemetery Trust,.” DAY one of the Toitu Tairawhiti summit will comprise a line-up of guest speakers Health crisis met head-on complemented by two panels who will share insights on the response effort and recovery plans. The first to speak is the British High . now for the economy Commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke, who will provide a global perspective. FROM PAGE 1 She will be followed by Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage, who will talk Te Aitanga a Mahaki chair Pene Brown about the environment. said this was an opportunity to physically Te Whanau o Waipareira chief executive pause as a joint leadership and reflect John Tamihere will speak about the health, on the response and levels of recovery hygiene and care packs rolled out. needed. BERL research director Dr Ganesh Nana “We met the health crisis head on.
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