TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.70, RETAIL $2.00 FRIDAY CORONAVIRUS: CALL FOR • DEATH TOLL PASSES 300 COMPLETE DOEY: • ANTI-CHINA SENTIMENT GROWING OVERHAUL HELPING TO • WORLDWIDE BORDER COMBAT FOOD RESTRICTIONS OF ORANGI WASTAGE TAMARIKI PAGES 7, 13 PAGE 2 PAGE 8 The cruise ships Explorer Dream (left) and Azamara Journey provided a magnificent backdrop to the Gisborne junior surf lifesaving championships at Midway Beach on Saturday. Around 2300 passengers came to shore from the ships. “It was SEEING DOUBLE an awesome day,” a cruise spokesman said. “We had great numbers, great tours and everyone was happy. Also, the new port tendering infrastructure was superb. It could not have been better.” It is only the second time the city has hosted two cruise ships in one day. Picture by Paul Rickard Tuhoe insist Campers asked public access to lake will to leave lake site not be denied by Sophie Rishworth freedom campers. this area had “long been offensive to the trees being cut down for tents. The camper was philosophical about it. people of Urewera”. “We explained to people it was abuse TUHOE say they would never deny “There’s no point getting staunch about Ms Luke said for generations they had of Te Urewera and the land and not the anyone — Maori or Pakeha — access it. It’s their land and we want to work put up with campers cutting down trees experience or connection we support or to Lake Waikaremoana but as kaitiaki with them going at the spot and want to see happen. (guardians) of Te Urewera they will make forward. We will making long drops. “That is not at all how we take sure their land is treated with respect. stay at the chalets What has gotten confused She believed responsibility or how we take care of our This reassurance comes after a in the future and go ‘I think is that people have these “offences” land. We asked these people to leave. contentious summer season where camping at home.” were not intended “What has gotten confused I think is two families, who were regulars at the Tuhoe chief broad-brushed that we have and it would take that people have broad-brushed that we lake, were asked to leave their freedom executive Kirsti become anti freedom camping. time to repair the have become anti freedom camping. That camping spots, and boat users were told Luke said the name That is not the case relationships. is not the case. not to drink alcohol on the lake. Boatills was not Ms Luke said “We have had no difficulty with A camper of more than 40 years was familiar to them. —Tuhoe chief executive’ Kirsti Luke on New Year’s Eve campers from Rosie Bay to Oranihikoia. at the freedom camping area known as The area is known to she went to see for “People were concerned that we were Boatills with his family over the New Tuhoe as Paenerua. herself the freedom not going to allow them to be there. We Year period. It sits underneath Panekire Mountain — camping at Boatills. would never deny access to the lake to They were asked to leave, which they their ancestral maunga. “I saw pits being dug for a toilet — my the public. did, and Boatills has now been closed to Ms Luke said to eat and defecate in team removed them — and there were CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........17 Sport ............ 23-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Racing ................18 Weather .............27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 16 World............ 13-14 Classifieds ... 19-22 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, February 3, 2020 ON TRACK FOR GISBORNE RACES POVERTY Bay Turf Club’s Gisborne Races Boxing Day. Those who go out of their way to dress Club president Rod Young says it has is almost upon us so start planning your The Poverty Bay Cup will be the feature up for the glamorous occasion will get the become a not-to-be-missed event on the fashion ensemble. race on the track, while there will be an array chance of reward through several “best Gisborne summer calendar. Summer racing at Ashwood Racecourse at of entertainment and activities off it. dressed” competition categories — one of the Various hospitality options ranging from Makaraka is only a couple of weekends away Children will be well catered for, thanks to highlights of the day. gazebos and marquees to the trackside — Sunday, February 16 — with “Family Fun at a designated kids’ area. Last year, around 3000 people attended Sunshine Bar and Ashwood Lounge are the Races” once again the theme. For those of age, there will be the chance the races and on-course betting was nearly available. The Gisborne Races will bring to an end to make a buck or three, and enjoy the classic $130,000. Go to Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Facebook the Interislander Summer Festival, a nation- hospitality that goes hand in hoof with a day Poverty Bay Turf Club is keen to see similar page for more information or email wide race meeting series which started on at the track. or greater support this year. [email protected] Free fruit and veges at Friday Doey stand IN a bid to combat food put outside the Taike E site for wastage in the region, a new people to top up their pantries at place has sprung up to share it no charge. out. Anything left over from Friday Every Friday outside the Taike Doeys will be given to another E headquarters in Treble Court group to turn it into preserves. (the corner shop on Peel Street), This latest community there will be a wooden stand initiative brings the number of with free fruit and vegetables community food cupboards to available for people to get their three, following similar start-ups five-plus-a-day. in Elgin and Awapuni. The community initiative is called Friday Doey. Last Friday was the first day it was put into action. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED, Friday Doey is the result of LEAVE WHAT YOU CAN: The an idea talked about following Friday Doey free fruit and vege the Tairawhiti climate change stand outside Taike E in Treble summit the previous week. Court. Displaying the goods It was all about putting ideas are (from left) Cain Kerehoma, into action, said Taiki E’s Renay Rawiri Kerehoma-Hoerara and Charteris. Renay Charteris. Those with People who have excess fruit excess food and veges are falling from trees or too many encouranged to drop it off vegetables in the garden are at Taika E each Monday and encuraged to drop off the excess Wednesday. at Taike E every Monday and Picture by Wednesday. Rebecca Grunwell Each Friday, this food will be LOOKING AHEAD Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered FOCUS ON THE LAND TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 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: Grant Miller/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 • Monday, February 3, 2020 NEWS 3 Intimidation actions of individual not iwi: Tuhoe FROM PAGE 1 granted to Tuhoe during a out of our boat and were told On January 8, a Gisborne have never confiscated alcohol. Crown Treaty settlement in we were not allowed to camp man took some Chinese tourists “Because I have operational “We never saw their anxiety 2014. Te Urewera became a there, that we had to leave and on his boat to fish at Lake responsibility I am more than and they never saw ours. It was legal entity with all the rights, a bunch of angry guys were Waikaremoana. For five hours capable of doing that but Tuhoe equally shared. powers, duties and liabilities of observing us from the hill. they saw only one other boat on wants to design a whole new “Just as we were taking a legal person — a first in the “My husband was so scared the lake, a water taxi operated approach of enforcement.” offence at the way some of world. and he’s not the kind of guy to by Tuhoe. Tuhoe wanted to enforce good them were using the lake, they Tuhoe have a management get scared.” “Usually, there were about 40 behaviour and not focus on bad were equally horrified they plan called Te Kawa o Te Her husband was born and or 50 boats out on the lake at behaviour, she said. would not be able to raise their Urewera, which governs how raised in Gisborne and had gone that time of year, he said. “We don’t want to be the grandchildren and children at they will operate at Te Urewera. to the lake with his family and Ms Luke said there had not police. We leave bad behaviour to the lake. We would never act Tuhoe and the Department friends for years. been a significant decrease in the police and they are clear how that way.” of Conservation agreed to share In the pitch black, the woman the numbers visiting the lake offences of Te Urewera work. A meeting between Tuhoe, the day-to-day management said they took themselves on this summer. “It is illegal to cut down trees, police and the Waikaremoana between them. their boat to the other side of She confirmed the or take a plant, and I do not Boat Owners Association However, not everyone is in the lake.