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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 AUSSIE LABEL SIGNS PAGE 5 LIBRARY SMITH PAGE 6 GISBORNE BAND CLOSURE BOWS OUT PAGE 2 WITH GAY SHOCKS MARRIAGE STUDENTS APOLOGY TOAST Ngati Porou East Coast winger Tipene “Teeps” Meihana is tackled by Poverty Bay’s Aaron McLelland in their Queen’s Birthday derby match as part of the Coast’s rugby centenary OF THE celebrations. Five days after the Coast’s 28-21 victory, Tolaga Bay’s Meihana was last night announced the winner of TV Three’s 2nd Chance Charlie show COAST — a series in which five aspiring players vie for the chance of reigniting a professional rugby Tolaga Bay’s pathway. Above, Meihana and partner Lyric Reedy-Kerei, with his great-grandmother Hera ‘Teeps’ wins 2nd Gibson watching, at his 21st birthday as he finds out he has Chance Charlie won the show. STORY ON PAGE 4 Rugby pic by Paul Rickard, inset a screenshot from the show EDISON ST ARSON Multiple molotov cocktails thrown at Kaiti house by Murray Robertson an outside wall on the front of the house was involved in this incident and a dark- building was smoke-logged, with a haze was blistered and discoloured by the fire,” coloured vehicle was seen leaving the in the air, and he heard smoke alarms AN attempt was made to set fire to a a senior firefighter said. scene.” sounding. home in Edison Street in Kaiti last night, “It was started deliberately.” Det Sgt Beattie said police want to “He immediately called 111. with several molotov cocktails thrown at The fire crew used thermal imaging hear from anyone with information that “When we got inside we found a an outside wall of the house. gear to ensure the fire was out. could assist with their inquiry. problem in a food preparation room out Fire and Emergency New Zealand “Police were called and they have an “The sole occupant of the house was not the back. responded to a 111 call from the property inquiry under way.” injured in the incident. He told us he has “Food particles on a mobile fat screen off Cavendish Crescent at around Detective Sergeant Wayne Beattie said no idea about a motive for the attack.” were smouldering. 11.30pm. police inquiries established the fire was It was the first of two close-call fires in “It was fortunate the bread delivery The sole occupant of the house told attempted arson. the city last night. man arrived when he did, because if the police he heard a noise outside and went “A number of mototov cocktails were The second incident happened at smouldering food remains had caught to investigate. thrown at the house,” he said. “The around 1.30am at Captain Morgans fire the outcome could have been more At the same time a neighbour across motive has so far not been determined. restaurant at the beach end of Grey serious. the road saw flames on the outside of the “We would like to hear from anyone Street. “As it was, there was no damage to the home and rushed over to help. who was in that area of the city last “A bread delivery driver had gone premises. They used buckets of water to put out night and who may have seen some there to drop off bread supplies,” a senior “We were able to remove the burnt oil the fire. suspicious activity. firefighter said. odour from the air inside the shop with a “Paint on about three square metres of “It appears that more than one person “When he went inside he found the positive pressure ventilation system.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ..........18 Racing .......... 22-23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Literature ...........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World...... 13, 16-17 Classifieds ... 20-21 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, June 11, 2021 RUNAWAY BAND: Cory Newman (left), Jackson Clarke and Rikki Noble of Gisborne punk band Sit Down in Front are elated to have signed a record deal with an Australian label. Picture by Brennan Thomas ...and a $30,000 grant for Sit Down in Front’s latest project Punk band WITH two albums already matured a little but is still punk, under their grommet-studded says manager Carl Newman. belts, Gisborne punk band Sit “There’s still raw punk in Down In Front have now signed there. Their next single goes a record deal with an Australian back to punk roots.” record label. The single, Don’t Drink Melbourne-based record label, Bleach, will be released next Best & Fairest, is working month while the second single is signs with towards the release of two Sit expected to be unleashed around Down In Front singles this year October. followed by an EP in early 2022. Founded in 2018 by Native The band, now a three-piece, Tongue Publishing, Best & has also been granted $30,000 Fairest is a boutique record label by NZ On Air to help complete that states its aim is “to work their project. with top-quality artists from Now the band’s musicians are Australia, New Zealand and Aussies 17 years old their sound has beyond”. LOOKING AHEAD Get your TOMORROw FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Fed Farmers’ provincial president home-delivered calls on rural folk to attend the council’s upcoming representation WAHINE review meetings. • Prices and comment from today’s WORKING sheep sale at Matawhero, with around THE 2000 head in the yards. • The New Zealand Forest Service has CHANGE opened its 2022 forestry scholarship applications. 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, June 11, 2021 NEWS 3 s WATCHING: Security cameras fixed to old power poles at Rere are already having an effect. COMMUNITY CAM: Volunteers from the Friends of Rere camera group putting one of their new security cameras in place. From left Mark Steele, Tom Teneti, James Law and Jody Hume. Pictures supplied BEWARE: A warning sign tells visitors security cameras are operating at Rere. OLD Eastland Network power Security cameras were from farmers in the wider installed, there has been a poles have been given a new suggested. Friends of Rere district who donated generously noticeable drop in numbers of lease of life in the name of contacted Eastland Network late towards the camera operation. vehicles travelling these roads Community increased security for the Rere last year and the company was They were also supported by through the night — a positive community. happy to donate several end-of- grants from the J and T Hickey result showing they are acting The poles have been life power poles. Trust, Marjorie Redstone Trust as a deterrent. re-purposed to mount security “We are extremely grateful to and the Eastern and Central “It’s great to be able to unites over cameras on, for a community Eastland Network for donating Community Trust. re-use the power poles in such initiative organised by the the power poles, which they cut Four sites are now up and a worthwhile project and they Friends of Rere group. to length and delivered free of running, covering an area from are completely fit-for-purpose It all started with a meeting at charge,” said Friends of Rere Tahora Road to Eastwood Hill for mounting cameras on,” the Tahunga Golf Club in August camera group secretary Tammy and around to Waerenga-o-Kuri. said Eastland Network general security 2019. Steele. The camera group is working manager Jarred Moroney. Gisborne Police attended “This allowed us to keep closely with local policeman “The recycling of the poles to discuss options open to our costs down and is much Robert Dench who can follow fits with our sustainability goals farmers fed up with stock theft, appreciated.” up any leads captured on the and we’re always happy to help for Rere poaching and other criminal Mrs Steele said the group cameras. with community projects such activities. was thrilled with the support Since the cameras were as this.” WORKPLACE WELLBEING Gisborne businesses rank below national index average by Andrew Ashton the term ‘wellbeing’ is being bandied workplace wellbeing; and if they clearly identified as coming out on top,” about, perhaps employers don’t actually feel their current organisation has a Ms Kennelly said. GISBORNE busiensses need to have the skill set to implement policies wellbeing culture. “Sixty-three percent of employees said do better when considering workers’ and practices to improve the situation. “We know that work wellbeing is a positive wellbeing culture is number wellbeing, a new report shows. They themselves may also be struggling important — that’s a no-brainer,” Ms one when looking for a job, yet employers In a New Zealand first, Skills in the workplace environment too, and so Kennelly said. are falling short, with workers saying Consulting Group has released a new it becomes a cycle “The Work only 40 percent of their employers national wellbeing index that gives a of unhappiness at Wellbeing Index actually meet their needs. snapshot of workplace wellbeing across work. the results reveal fruit bowls takes that “Intriguingly, we see that as almost 1500 organisations, with Gisborne “This of course, discussion to a satisfaction in the workplace increases, workplaces sitting at 60/100, just slightly leads to lower and yoga classes are perceived new level and so does employees’ overall satisfaction below the national average of 62/100.