Nupepa o Te Tairawhiti THE GISBORNE HERALD RĀHINA, MAHURU 9, 2019 I MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 HOME-DELIVERED $1.70, RETAIL $2.00 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI RAHOROI-RATAPU, MAHURU 19-20, 2020 | SATURDAY-SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.70 PAGE 4 COVID-19 PAGES 7,8, 15,18 One in 10 healthcare workers infected Six months on from historic border closure Johnson talks of ‘second wave’ in UK ON BOARD World cases top 30 million with te reo Maori THREE SPORTSUNHEARDOFS AVINGS! FROM SYNTH HUBS HEARING POP TEEN Draft proposes centres TO PRIMA for water, field and indoor DIVA by Jack Malcolm vast majority of the hub would have to be situated at the golf course. GISBORNE Park Golf Club’s days as “I think with any location there are From a teenage singer with an 18-hole course could be numbered if always going to be trade-offs,” he said. Gisborne’s synth-pop band a field sports hub at Rugby Park goes “However, we are aware that this option Marching Orders (inset) to ahead. has a big impact on the golf club and kiwiana trio When The Cat’s Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, in that can’t be taken lightly, so further Been Spayed to a recipient of partnership with Gisborne District consideration and discussion with the a Variety Artists Club of New Council and Trust Tairawhiti, has club is critical.” Zealand award, Jackie Clarke released a draft of a sports facility Gisborne Park president Tony Leggett now feels it’s time to go to economic case. said the club was notified on Tuesday another level. She is at the It proposes three major “hubs” in the about the plan. right age to perform songs by district — an indoor hub, a field sports “We’re quite shellshocked . (but) it’s the grande dames of stage hub and a water sports hub. only in the initial stages and we need and screen, she says. Next At least 14 locations were considered to meet with the consultants and our month the entertainer will for the field sports hub, with Rugby members. bring to the Tairawhiti Arts Park/Gisborne Park Golf Club the “Initially, we were quite devastated Festival her new show, Jackie preferred location. at losing part of our golf course if this Goes Prima Diva. STORY ON The Gisborne Park course is on leased proposal goes ahead.” PAGE 3 land and there is potential to expand While Rugby Park/Gisborne Park is Diva picture supplied, inset facilities into that area, the report says. the preferred location, Waikirikiri Park picture from Herald files The hub would have eight to 12 and Nelson Park/Harry Barker Reserve fields floodlit for night training — are also considered “feasible”. four training fields, six cricket ovals The report gave Rugby Park a (wickets placed between winter fields), “discarded” rating for the location of the an artificial turf suitable for rugby or indoor hub, but noted the potential to football training, and an athletics track. have indoor and outdoor facilities in the Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti chief same area. executive Stefan Pishief said that because Rugby Park “isn’t huge”, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Tairāwhiti? Kōrero mai www.gdc.govt.nz/our-tairawhiti Ka kapi hei te 2 o Whiringā-a-Nuku 33969-04 Paper version available. 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It is the end of Maori Language which is a greeting for one person. appreciation), “na” (from), “naku Hopefully you have learned Week. “Tena korua” is used for na” (yours faithfully), “ma te wa” something this Te wiki o te reo But that does not mean you greeting two people and “tena (bye for now or see you later), Maori that you can take with you should stop speaking te reo Maori koutou” for greeting three or more. “noho ora mai” (stay well, look to use in your everyday life. whenever and wherever you want. You can use “kia ora” for after yourself, good bye), “kia pai If you want to learn te reo Maori Te reo is one of the three saying hello, good morning, good to ra” (have a nice day) and “kia you can enrol at Te Wananga o official languages of Aotearoa afternoon and thank you. pai to ra whakata” (have a great Aotearoa or Eastland Institute of New Zealand. It directly translates to “be weekend). Technology. The others are English and healthy” or “stay well”, but is used When it’s Christmas say “mere New Zealand Qualifications Sign Language, so speak te reo as a greeting by many. Kirihimete” instead of Merry Authority made an app for staff whenever you want — kia kaha! “Morena” and “ata marie” Christmas. to learn te reo called “Te Puawai” One simple way to use te reo means good morning. If someone does something but anyone with an iOS or Android in everyday life is by using Maori For signing-off on emails, awesome say “ka mau te wehi.” device can download and use it. greetings and sign-offs in any letters or texts you can say “nga If you want to ask how It has many interactive features form of written communication. mihi” (thank you), “nga mihi nui” somebody is say “kei te pehea to help with learning te reo. Candidates committed to te reo by Matai O’Connor The event was Alert Level 2 compliant and available to watch A CHANCE to inform iwi via livestream. and whanau members on the Host Matai Smith asked them candidates and party policies on about their personal journey of bread and butter issues was the learning te reo and their party’s aim of the Toitu Tairawhiti meet commitment to te reo Maori. the candidates evening this week. Meredith Akuhata-Brown said Toitu Tairawhiti, the collective she had been on a te reo Maori of Tairawhiti iwi, was the sponsor journey most of her life. and organiser of the event. “Growing up I wasn’t told Key motivations for organising I was Maori until I found out the event was to inform iwi at 11. Te reo wasn’t valued members on each party’s policies in my home. I felt ripped off and personal commitment to that I didn’t know I was Maori issues that affect whanau on earlier. I don’t want there to be a WAHINA TOA: The Ikaroa-Rawhiti and East Coast candidates at the meet the candidates meeting a daily basis such as health, generational story of being ripped at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae are (from left) Meredith Akuhata-Brown (Greens), Tania Tapsell (National), housing, employment, education off.” Kiri Allan (Labour), Dr Elizabeth Kerekere (Greens), Heather Te Au-Skipworth (Maori Party) and Meka and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Te She spoke of how she had been Whaitiri (Labour). Picture by Toitu Tairawhiti Reo Maori me ona tikanga (the learning te reo and said all young Maori language and it’s customs), people in New Zealand should question in te reo Maori. pakeha lecturer, she said. committed to renaming New Whanau Ora and Te Mana o Te know how important te reo was, “I’m committed to speaking Her father brought her up Zealand Aotearoa. We also want Wai (freshwater concept). where they were from and from Maori in my home and raising to never be ashamed but that to change the town, city and It was a chance to promote the who they descended. my daughter in te reo,” she said. sometimes she was because she street names back to original calibre of candidates standing for Tania Tapsell spoke about “In the Labour Party, there are did not speak te reo well enough, Maori names.” election in Ikaroa-Rawhiti and achieving te reo Maori Level 4 13 of us who are committed to she said. They also wanted to ensure the East Coast electorate. through Te Wananga o Aotearoa. ensuring Maori is a language we “He was a master carver reo-speaking teachers were It was also an opportunity to “I’m pretty bilingual,” she said. all speak. and taught me the words and remunerated properly and encourage whanau to get out “Looking at policy for the East “We have a target of one meanings of different aspects of 25 percent of school curriculum and vote in the 2020 General Coast, half of the population is million speakers by 2040.” matauranga (knowledge) Maori. from years 1 to 10 was te reo Election. Maori so we have to ask why are Dr Elizabeth Kerekere shared Our reo is important but it’s only Maori and history. Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidates we not having compulsory te reo the journey of her whanau and one part,” she said. Meka Whaitiri said her father Meka Whaitiri (Labour), Maori language in our schools?” how her father did not speak te Heather Te Au-Skipworth said would get strapped for speaking Heather Te Au-Skipworth National had a policy of reo, but his older brothers and she attended Paki Paki School.