TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 by Aaron van Delden “TALK to us — that’s the whole point,” said a protester at this morning’s extraordinary meeting of Gisborne district councillors as they voted unanimously to revoke their earlier decision to instal models of James Cook’s Endeavour ship in Gisborne city without community consultation. DECISION Tina Ngata’s comment followed operations committee chairman Larry Foster’s closing remarks over what the appropriate imagery for the district might be, suggesting the possibility of a Maori and Pakeha embracing with a hongi and earning a rebuke from Ms Ngata. In revoking their decision, all 13 councillors and Mayor Rehette Stoltz agreed to instead “seek widespread community feedback and to consult REVOKED specifically with Tairawhiti iwi about the future location for the Endeavour replicas”. But councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown n Councillors vote 14-0 in favour of rescinding called on her colleagues to go a step further. “The right thing to do is to stop saying Endeavour models reinstatement decision we will consult with tangata whenua — we will partner, we will be on the same page, we will work together, we will understand, because we’re just peeling the scab off a n Agree to ‘seek widespread community feedback’ sore that’s deep, a wound.” Her comments were widely applauded by members of the public who watched the and to ‘consult with Tairawhiti iwi’ meeting unfold after gathering outside the council building from 7.30am to protest the earlier decision with placards, one reading “No More Racist Monuments”. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ‘Together we are strong’ — DANIEL PROCTER Daniel Procter, of the Haeranga Awatea group, was the first to speak at a peaceful protest against the Endeavour ship models this morning. Hundreds gathered outside the Gisborne District Council administration building. Later in the morning, district councillors voted to revoke their decision to go ahead with reinstating the models at the sites of previous Endeavour models on Gladstone Road. MORE ON THE PROTEST ON PAGE 3 Picture by Paul Rickard GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Racing ................15 Classifieds ... 19-20 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........16 Sport ............ 21-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World.............12,14 Farming ....... 17-18 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, June 10, 2020 TUBULAR SWELLS What better way to start a return to Level 1 than to surf clean, barrelling waves on a sunny winter’s morning like the surfer crouched inside this green room off Pines at Wainui yesterday morning. Surfers have been allowed back in the water for some time but like other sports it has been purely for recreation. But it was one of the first to re-enter the competitive arena. Gisborne Boardriders Club held event 1 of the Gizzy Longboard Circuit at Makorori’s Red Bus break at the weekend and there was also an “expression session” at the Whales break. Picture by Liam Clayton Ocean the classroom at Salt Shack school by Mark Peters under-16 division of the world junior champs in Bali in 1996 AFTER five years on the and was national open champion Kapiti Coast where she ran in 2002. the successful Salt Shack Surf She retired from surfing School, former national surfing competitively in 2004 but last champion Holly Quinn has set year secured the Wellington up the school in her hometown of women’s title. Gisborne. Jay created history as the Holly and brother Jay — first Kiwi to claim a world members of one of New Zealand’s surfing crown — the under-18 most prominent surfing families title at the world junior champs — started up the original school in Sydney in 2001. He won at Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast national titles in all junior age in 2017. groups, collected three open “Waikanae has a really long, national titles (2008, 2011, flat, easy learning beach,” she 2013), competed professionally said. on the World Qualifying Series “I noticed no one was using it (WQS) and most recently won so I started up a volunteer surf Wales, British and European club with Jay. A few families championship titles. had started to form a volunteer Older brother Maz Quinn surfing club so I got them into was New Zealand champion coaching courses.” in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, won Based in England (Newquay, SALT SHACK SURF SCHOOL: Back in Gisborne, Holly Quinn (third from left) has set up a surf school the Billabong pro junior series Cornwall), where he was bidding with brother Jay (fourth from left). On Saturday they ran a a class for (from left) Tracey Walker, Claire in 1996 and made the World to make the Great Britain Youmans, Hannah Kohn, Gina Robinson and Mags Middleton-Echave. Picture by Paul Rickard Championship Tour in 2002 — surfing squad for the Tokyo the first New Zealander to do so. Olympic Games, Jay returned He was also the first Kiwi to win to New Zealand and helped out Waikanae courses, surfing was a school this month. said Holly. “When summer comes a WQS title (in 1999). with the Waikanae-based surf completely new experience. Most of the five students in we’ll pump up the numbers and Father Gary is a former school for six months. “It involved a lot of confidence- the group have surfed before but maybe look at taking on another president of Surfing New He is eligible to compete for building,” said Holly. the Salt Shack Surf School is coach.” Zealand while mother Pip played Britain because mother Pip is “We had kids who hadn’t open to all levels of ability. Surfing runs through the a leading role in promoting from Wales. surfed before. Some were Holly and Jay planned to Quinn family. women’s surfing including Jay later returned to Newquay from Feilding and a lot were properly launch their school in As a competitive surfer, Holly helping to start the Women on but came back to Gisborne and internationals. Mums brought summer but have already had came to national prominence Waves movement in the 1990s. is working with the Salt Shack their kids but in the end the many inquiries. in the 1990s. She was New Maz and Gary are life Surf School. mums wanted a go.” “Jay arrived last week and Zealand junior champion in 1997 members of Surfing New For many learners in the Holly set up the Gisborne will work weekends with me,” and 2000, placed second in the Zealand. Get your Gisborne Herald • Artist Conor Jeory talks to the Guide about his Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award entry, home-delivered The Passed. • After the Covid-19 restrictions a bit of fun is what we need and Victorian novelist, and playwright Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is just the thing, says director Dinna Myers of Evolution Theatre’s upcoming production. • LAB, Kora, Katchaire, and Sons of Zion are among the line-up for the Good Vibes music festival, one of New Zealand’s irst major live tours in the wake of the pandemic. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP 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 • Wednesday, June 10, 2020 NEWS 3 OPERATION DROP-IN: A crane moves a module of one of the new classrooms on to its foundations at Kaiti School yesterday. The Ministry of Education managed this project with Interlink Modular, which specialises in building such classrooms. The school was consulted throughout the process on placement, design, colours and chattels. Picture by Liam Clayton Modular classrooms welcome addition to Kaiti School by Kim Parkinson It took seven trucks to move the pre-finished learning space that our students can access for Interlink Modular project manager Bradley classrooms, with each consisting of three digital technology and reading material.” Orr said the classrooms were pre-plumbed KAITI School received a special delivery modules and a breakout space. The Ministry of Education contracted and pre-wired and were already fitted with in the early hours of yesterday — two new Mrs Potaka-Ayton said the design fit Interlink Modular, a division of Portacom New air conditioning units and carbon dioxide modular classrooms, the first of this kind to seamlessly with the buildings at the school Zealand, to build the classrooms, with local monitoring for healthier teaching spaces. come to the region. and they were expecting a third classroom in building contractor D Stevens doing the work It will take six to eight weeks to assemble Principal Billie-Jean Potaka-Ayton said the August/September. on site. and finish the classrooms. classrooms were a welcome addition and were The new classrooms will relieve the library “It has been a challenge to protect our field Interlink Modular New Zealand will be needed to meet the demands of a growing roll. block of two classes of students. as the buildings’ footprint has increased but we supplying 10 more to Matawai, Te Wharau and The classrooms were built in Auckland by “We have not had a library for our students desperately needed these classes and we are Tiniroto schools and Ilminster Intermediate. Interlink Modular and transported by truck for the past eight years due to a growing roll, absolutely rapt to be receiving them,” said Mrs It is also supplying seven classrooms to Te overnight.