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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 2 THE ‘NATI’ COVID-19 • Ministry spent millions on defective PPE FORCE IS • Britain facing toughest weeks yet STRONG AT • UK-based Kiwis slam handling of pandemic • China delaying WHO access to Wuhan PA WARS • Germany extends lockdown PAGES 6, 12, 13, 19 THE year just ended has hit in 2019 and 2018, with 15 More concerning, but confirmed the climate in the in 2017, 15.3 in 2016 and 15 hand-in-hand with the Gisborne region is continuing in 2013. rising temperatures, was the to become drier, warmer and Before that, the year’s decrease in rainfall. sunnier. average temperature had While falls were spread out Although December ended only hit 15 degrees or above over 2020, at one stage the DRIER, the year with a mixed bag, four times since records soil moisture level stood at a overall 2020 followed 2019, started in 1905. critical 140mm deficit. with temperature figures up Gisborne’s warmest year This was after a dry 2019 on the 30-year average. was 1998 when the average when the rain total reached Sunshine was over 260 overall was 15.7. only 799.6mm. hours above the 1981 to 2010 Only March was cooler The year 2020 ended with mean and rainfall was down than average in 2020. 869.6mm of rain — short of by about 120 millimetres. December was on the the 30-year average of 996.2. WARMER, Data from the National average while all the other On the positive side, the Institute of Water and months were well above it. mini dry spells provided a Atmospheric Research (Niwa) On January 31 the lot of growth-stimulating shows the mean temperature mercury hit 37.1 degrees in sun, with only three months for 2020 was 15.2 degrees Gisborne — the hottest day not seeing above average — 0.7 of a degree above the since 1990 but still a degree sunshine hours. 30-year average (1981-2010). short of the record 38.1 set SUNNIER The same 15.2 degrees was in 1979. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 SHE’S A NATURAL LOOK out Paige Hareb. Here comes Georgia Howcroft. Zoe and Joe have three children. Harry, 3, also stoostoodd The five-year-old stood up for the first time on a surfboard at her up yesterday while Benjamin, seven months, watched first attempt during a family trip to Midway Beach yesterday afternoon. and clapped from the shore. Georgia is in town from Auckland visiting great-grandmother Alva The family regard Gisborne as their second home. Langford for the school holidays. “We wish it was our first home,” said Zoe. “Every The Bucklands Beach Primary School student told her teacher she time we’re here we try to find a strategy to move.” UP AND SURFING: wanted to be a surfer and a “cooker” (baker) when she grew up, so Joe is general manager of Off The Ledge — an Auckland height With a little help from dad yesterday’s first wave in Gisborne was a big deal. access service company for high-rise buildings — and Zoe says there Joe, watched by mum Zoe, five-year-old Georgia Mum Zoe Howcroft said Georgia had been wanting to surf for ages. are just not enough high-rises in Gisborne. Howcroft catches, then stands up on a wave for “We just moved her from a boogie board to a surfboard. She talks “Any other profession and we would probably live here.” the first time at her first attempt at Midway Beach about it all the time. Her dad Joe and grandpa Pete are surfers as Zoe’s mum, Jenny Shaw (nee Langford), grew up in Gisborne and yesterday. The Aucklanders are in Gisborne well.” the whole family often holiday here. visiting family. Pictures by Paul Rickard GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Farming ..............14 Racing ................19 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........16 Sport ............ 20-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World............ 12-13 Classifieds .. 17-18 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, January 6, 2021 PA WARS Toko marae the winner by Matai O’Connor activity this year among the 33 events that included tug of war, a “trash to NEW Zealand’s successful control flash” wearable arts competition, 100- of Covid-19 meant Ngati Porou whanau metre sprint relays, karaoke, touch, were able to compete in their annual Rippa rugby, basketball, darts, chess, Ngati Porou Inter-Marae Sports Day, trivia, tennis, volleyball, swimming and commonly known as Pa Wars. line dancing. “The fact Pa Wars happened at all Minister for Maori Development Willie was one of the highlights of the event,” Jackson brought his mokopuna to said Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou represent Hiruharama Pa while Minister interim chief executive Wayne Panapa. of Conservation and East Coast Member Thousands of “Nati’s” turned up to of Parliament Kiri Allan also attended. Ngata College in Ruatoria on Sunday TRONPnui and Toitu Ngati Porou in the hopes of winning their share of acknowledged other principal $14,550 in prize money. supporters — Te Puni Kokiri, Trust The winning marae was Te Tairawhiti and New Zealand Community ALL IN: Te Hemara Rauhihi Ariuru (Tokomaru Bay), second Trust — as well the businesses and anchors the Pahou-Penu was Hinemaurea ki Wharekahika groups that sponsored individual events team in the tug-of-war. (Wharekahika/Hicks Bay) and third was and spot prizes. Mangahanea (Ruatoria). TRONPnui was also grateful to those Te tama-nui-te-ra (sun) made sure to that provided the venues — Ngata shine on the perfect 21 degree day in Memorial College, Te Kura Kaupapa Ruatoria. Maori o Te Waiu o Ngati Porou, GIVE IT YA BEST SHOT: “All events were highly contested in Whakarua Park and Ruatoria Hotel — Ross Paniora and Stephen true ‘Nati’ fashion,” TRONPnui marae and the co-ordinators and volunteers Soutar of Pahou-Penu Marae kaitakawaenga Leeanne Morice said. who contributed to make the day such a team competed in the tennis. Speed shearing was the only new huge success. Pictures by Manu Caddie THE FORCE BE WITH THEM: The Green Machine Te Ariuru Marae team were the overall winners of the Ngati Porou inter-marae Pa Wars held at various venues on Sunday. Picture supplied by Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou Get your Gisborne Herald • Shaun Kingi tells The Guide how he came to own AC/DC guitarist Angus Young’s Gibson home-delivered SG 6. • Brother and sister Samuel Woosol (pianist) and Christine Yesol Jeon (cello) are about to perform over two concerts at Tiromoana. • Auckland Art Gallery presents its largest exhibition ever – Toi Tu Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art. 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: 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 • Wednesday, January 6, 2021 NEWS 3 HOLIDAY FUN IN THE SUN CATCHING A RIDE: Alexa Burton gets a helpful push on to the wave from YMCA youth leader Caleb Ney during the Break-away holiday programme being held at Midway Beach and the Olympic Pool Complex over January. Picture by Paul Rickard A FREE holiday programme being Heidi Mills says they have a lot of available for use across the road at held weekdays from 10am and 3pm out-of-town children who sign up and Midway Beach. gets children out in the sun and have been coming back year after Games and activities like beach enjoying all Gisborne has to offer. year. volleyball are thrown into the mix to The Break-away January holiday The programme encourages create fun-filled days. programme is for children aged young people to step up and take on Today activities feature a beach art between 10 and 17. leadership roles, which is why youth competition and sausage sizzle. All they have to do is register at leader Caleb Ney is taking part as a The beach art mission is to create the Olympic Pool Complex from 10am helping hand. a piece of artwork on the beach, to midday, Monday to Friday. The programme includes free take a photo of it and then share Break-away is funded by the entry to the Olympic Pool and use of that photo to the YMCA Gisborne Ministry of Social Development and the hydroslide. Facebook page. LET’S GO SURFING NOW: Huxley Burton hones his water skills on run by the YMCA. There are also surfboards, A winner will be announced at the a surfboard. Picture by Paul Rickard YMCA youth development officer stand-up paddleboards, and kayaks end of the month. Dry December in Head injury in district well below 30-year average accident on FROM PAGE 1 The year totalled 2482.4 hours of sun compared with the 30-year average of 2217.7. Whareratas The record for sunshine hours is held by 2015, which racked up 2555.9 hours. To end 2020, December went into a by Murray Robertson She was the sole occupant of the half-and-half mode, with winds split vehicle. evenly between warm northwesterlies A WOMAN was admitted to The 48-year-old was admitted after and cold southerlies. Gisborne Hospital yesterday after the initial assessment in the emergency Rainfall for December was 4x4 vehicle she was in rolled several department.