Friday, May 14, 2021 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 Bessie’S on the Road
TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 BESSIE’S ON THE ROAD PAGE 3 TEARFUL MIGRANTS PLEAD FOR FAMILIES PAGE 7 CONFLICT IN GAZA PAGE 15 ESCALATES CATCHING PESTS: Whaia Titirangi, the project aiming to restore native plantations to Kaiti Hill/Titirangi, has added heft, thanks to the sponsorship of 150 traps by Eastland Port. Preparing to set the traps are Whaia Titirangi kaitiaki Kawai Joe (back), and (middle from left), Samantha Akroyd, Riley Broughton, Juan Kopa, Nevarn Robin-Waimoana, Zyon Swannell and Waina Manuel. In front are Brooke Reedy (left), Te Whaitiri Tangohau-Kakau and Mihikura Te Pairi. STORY PAGE 4 Picture supplied ‘SIMPLY ABSURD’ Growers fight GDC bid to include gold kiwifruit licence in rates assessment by Alice Angeloni land valuation methods for gold kiwifruit Like other growers, who questioned The same six properties would sustain properties, and to propose rating on whether the council would start charging a 165 percent average increase when GOLD kiwifruit growers in Gisborne valuation that include the licence to grow. McDonald’s and Pak’nSave for the cost the horticulture remission was removed say a proposal to rate them on their It follows a meeting between the of the franchise, Mr Loffler asked if they completely, as proposed, he said. growing licence is “simply absurd and Valuer-General and valuers in August would start charging more profitable “The suggestion that vines or trees inequitable”. 2020, in which they agreed the licence businesses in town at higher rates. are permanent improvements is A move to include should be included in the value of “Please don’t think that kiwifruit inappropriate, with most horticulture the growing licence improvements, which requires “the growers are just rolling in cash.
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