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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 MERCURY RISING: HOTTEST DAY OF 2021 PREDICTED PAGE 3 COVID 19 LORD OF CONFUSION REIGNS AT TESTING SITES G-TOWN WAITED FOR ALMOST 10 HOURS FOR COVID TEST Gisborne’s Liam Wooding-Ngata performs a move known as the benihana at the inaugural Surely AUSTRALIA SUSPENDS Shred Skate Comp held at Alfred Cox Skate Park on Saturday. Wooding-Ngata won the men’s open ONE-WAY TRAVEL BUBBLE division and pocketed $1000 for his efforts. STORY AND MORE PICS ON PAGE 2 CONTACTS OF Picture by Liam Clayton NORTHLAND CASE TEST NEGATIVE MODERNA VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE PAGES 6-7, 12-14, 16 Vaccination rollout Connecting with ‘the invisible’ vital to success by Alice Angeloni authorities to consider how it will connect to the strategy. This whole approach The approach to Covid-19 testing in with those who are “invisible”, or not is going to be about people. To give Tairawhiti last year would serve as a FACE-TO-FACE contact will be key to accessing health services. confidence to people to participate, you “grounding” for the vaccination rollout connecting those “invisible” in mainstream Turanga Health chief executive Reweti do need people at the front end. For me, and provided “key learnings” which would services to the Covid-19 Ropiha said they had a cohort of people those are things that are consistent with inform the next stage. vaccine, Maori health who were “visible” and using their our region — that lives and breathes what “We did workplace, marae, urban leaders say. services, but that didn’t cover all Maori in Gisborne/Turanganui-a-Kiwa is all about.” settings and they were all at different Hopes for a “people Turanganui-a-Kiwa. Mr Ropiha said a meeting was being times. focus” to the rollout of “It’s those who are invisible, not planned among health authorities which “There were some in the morning, some the vaccine have been just in Turanga Health but also in the would be their first opportunity to canvas at night, there were different days . .” emphasised by Maori mainstream services, and you’ve got to the vaccine rollout. Turanga Health chair Pene Brown said and Pasifika leaders work that much harder to connect them.” Key elements they were seeking one of the difficulties their organisation in Tairawhiti, who He believed the solution lay in included flexibility and mobility in the faced was that they worked with a target say marae, churches vaccination services being mobile and approach to vaccination. population, but did not do “all things for and even door-knocking will be crucial to people-focused. “Going to where the people are,” Mr all Maori”. ensuring their people are vaccinated. “We need to go in face-to-face. Rather Ropiha said. “Not just having one or two But they have also called on health than send in posters, go in and put a face options.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 EMBRACE ENROL TE REO AND NOW! TIKANGA MĀORI STUDIES eit.ac.nz | 34817-11 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............12 Television ...........22 Racing ................27 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............13 Classifieds ... 23-25 Sport ............ 28-32 National .. 6-7, 10-11 World............ 14-17 Picture page ......26 Weather .............31 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, January 26, 2021 BORN TO SKATE HEAVEN IS A HALF-PIPE: Torrin Ross in half-pipe action at the Surely Shred Skate Comp held at Alfred Cox Skate Park on Saturday. Pictures by Liam Clayton by Jack Malcolm divisions. for a skate”, The action did not disappoint the large organised the BLOOD, sweat and tears were donated crowd in attendance. event. to the Alfred Cox Skate Park concrete as In the women’s open division, it was a In the contestants put their bodies on the line show class from the Surely Skate girls, men’s final, at the first annual Surely Shred Skate with Morgan Andrews winning the title front-runner Comp on Saturday. and Tessa Hills finishing third. and favourite Competitors from around the North Aucklander Erni Villanueva was Corbynn Island converged on the skate park second. Williams to compete for the first-place prize of The Surely Skate group, whose aim succumbed $1000 for the open men’s and women’s is to get more girls “out on their boards to the heat and failed to complete his final run, leaving the door open for local skater Liam SK8ER BOI: Remus Henare thrilled the crowd with his hardcore Wooding-Ngata performance that won the open men’s vert ramp. to ride away with the win after a fantastic display. Yeva Butler from Auckland schooled the A highlight for the crowd was the adults, dropping in and completing some action on the vert ramp (half-pipe) where skilful manoeuvres, including “grab airs”. 14-year-old Remus Henare from Taupo Butler’s efforts earned her second soared high into the air and completed behind Ela Huia, who impressed with technical grinds to win the open men’s her speed and power, performing stylish division. carves and airs off the face of the ramp. Henare said he travelled around the Gisborne skater Kimo Ngata said country competing in events and enjoyed it was exciting to have more skating riding all aspects of the skate park. competitions on the local calendar and He also won the 14-17-year-old male thanked the Surely Skate girls for street division. putting it on. Henare said it took “a lot of hard Despite having one of those days where work” and falling in practice, but he “nothing goes your way” competition- particularly enjoyed riding big “bowls”, wise, Ngata said it was a “perfect day”. the design of which was inspired by “It’s good to have people from out of RISING STAR: Aucklander Yeva Butler showed skill beyond her age of 10 years in skating in empty pools. town . it pushes the locals. it’s good finishing second in the open women’s vert. In the open women’s vert, 10-year-old to see the progression.” LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Between 800 and 900 head went on home-delivered sale this morning in the first cattle fair of the year at the Matawhero saleyards • A new sustainability standard for sheep and beef farmers is being piloted by the Red Meat Partnership • The weekly AgriHQ report for the week beginning January 25 THE GUIDE TOMORROw THuRSdAy 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 • Tuesday, January 26, 2021 NEWS 3 Men hospitalised after shooting incidents in Gisborne, Wairoa A MAN shot in an incident police station, or use the at a property in Edison Street Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 in outer Kaiti on Saturday number.” morning remains in Gisborne Meantime, a Wairoa man Hospital in a stable condition. presented himself to the A police inquiry into his emergency department at wounding continues Wairoa Hospital last night and The 21-year-old was shot he was admitted, also with a in a leg at around midday gunshot wound to the upper Saturday when a group of men part of a leg. arrived at the property. The man, aged in his 30s, “That group left the scene was reported to be in stable soon after the shot was fired,” condition. Prohibited season as Fire said Detective Senior Sergeant “We are speaking to him Kevin Ford. to try and establish the The man was taken to circumstances surrounding the Gisborne Hospital by his shooting,” said Det Senior Sgt associates and has been Ford. Weather Index goes ‘crazy’ reported to be in a “stable” “This incident does appear condition. to be gang -related. “Our inquiry into this “Police in Wairoa have by Murray Robertson Mr Dever said the introduction of “But we urge people to show incident continues. As yet we been working with the local a total fire ban was probably a little caution in their handling of such fires. have not made any arrests in community and with gang A TOTAL fire ban was introduced later than normal due to the rain that “Most marae are pretty good when relation to the shooting,” Det leaders to try and resolve across Tairawhiti today as the region fell across many areas of the district it comes to that, with special areas Snr Sgt Ford said. issues between the Black dries out rapidly and the fire risk through the Christmas and New Year for hangi.” “We want to speak to anyone Power and Mongrel Mob rises daily. period. Mr Dever said the grass fire risk who has information about gangs, and improve community It came into force from 8am. “The prohibited season must be was high to very high, likewise for the this incident, or who witnessed safety. The introduction of a prohibited fire introduced across the region, despite forests, and the fire risk for scrub was it. “The two shooting incidents season means no fires will be allowed the fact that currently the fire risk extreme. “Contact me at the Gisborne do not appear to be linked.” in the open and no permits will be does vary slightly. “The public acted responsibly issued for any fire in the open.
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