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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 CHEERS TO THINKING COUNTDOWN TO BEERS ABOUT THE VACCINE PHASE 2 EASTER FESTIVAL NEXT STEP ROLL-OUT A HIT FEATURE INSIDE TODAY PAGE 4 PAGE 2 Kiri in fight of her life MP’s plea for regular smear testing after cancer diagnosis EAST COAST Member of The last smear test she had Parliament Kiri Allan faces was inspired by Smear Your the fight of her life after being Mea founder Talei Morrison just diagnosed with stage 3 cervical before she died from cervical cancer. cancer. Cabinet Minister Ms Allan “She rallied her whanau, shared the news today on her her friends, the kapa haka social media accounts, going community and ultimately New into depth about what she had Zealand to campaign for women, experienced so far and imploring and particularly Maori women, women to get regular smear to get their smear tests done tests. regularly,” said Ms Allan. Prime Minister Jacinda “I’m one of those gals who Ardern announced today that hates anything to do with ‘down Ms Allan was there’ and have taking medical taken a ‘see leave from work I’m one of those gals no evil, hear and acting ‘ no evil’-type ministers would who hates anything to approach to THERE FOR MUM: East Coast MP Kiri Allan has stage 3 cervical cancer and is taking medical leave for be appointed on do with ‘down there’ and that part of my treatment. The Cabinet Minister, pictured with daughter Hiwa-i-te-rangi Rangitaia Ramarihi Allan-Coates, her behalf. body. made the announcement on social media today and has written in depth about her experience on her Kris Faafoi have taken a ‘see no “Talei’s call Facebook page. Picture supplied will be Acting evil, hear no evil’-type to wahine and Minister of approach to that part of whanau to get found it hard to sit for lengthy change, Ms Allan spoke with earthquakes,” said Ms Allan, Emergency my body tested was the periods and nothing eased the fellow minister, doctor and friend who is the Minister for Management, ’ push I needed pain. Ayesha Verrall. Emergency Management. Ayesha Verrall —Kiri Allan to get it done. “In late January, I started “She urged me to ‘please, “I found myself managing the will be Acting “Time passes. menstruating and it didn’t stop. please, please prioritise this and earthquakes early morning, then Minister of Work piles on. “In hindsight, there were lots go to the doctor tomorrow.’ headed to hospital for another Conservation and Peeni Henare Going to the doctor for anything of opportunities to go touch base “She made some ultrasound at about 8am — just will be Acting Associate Minister other then an emergency goes with a doctor but I didn’t. I put recommendations and the next before the large evacuation for Arts, Culture and Heritage. way down the priority list.” it down to work and being on the day I found myself having an notice . This was a longer Ms Allan said Ikaroa Rawhiti During her election campaign go, and that stuff usually sorts ultrasound.” ultrasound than the previous MP Meka Whaitiri and Labour last year, she suffered a lot of itself out.” The ultrasound initially found day and they took a number of List MP Tamati Coffey would pain in her back, stomach and After menstruating for about a three-centimetre growth, smears and biopsies as well.” help with her East Coast legs which she put down to four weeks, she went to her GP. probably benign but the doctor The growth was six electorate duties. driving and general stress. “She had a good look at made arrangements for her to go centimetres but again “likely Ms Allan wrote openly Her partner gave her me and tried me on some to hospital the following day. benign”. about her recent health issues, massages and “I forgot about it”. medication.” “That happened to be the diagnosis and reaction. However, earlier this year she After six weeks with no day of the tsunamis and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Sport ............ 24-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds ... 21-22 Weather .............27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-17 Racing ................23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Bottoms Up to beerfest by Jack Marshall it’s wholesome to come up and feel like you’re breaking new ground and NO stockcars were on the developing and building a market. Gisborne Speedway Club track “We come because the on Saturday but there were plenty community is so receptive to craft of punters in action at the third beer, new beers and different things instalment of the Gisborne Beer going on. Festival. “We’ve got mates up here and Organiser Ricky Boy said the Ricky has been so awesome, it’s event was a success, with 836 pretty cool to feel so welcome and enthusiastic taste testers walking at home here.” through the Eastland Group Another keen surfer-brewer was Raceway gates on Saturday for this Urbanaut co-founder Thomas Rowe. year’s edition. “It’s definitely my first beer “I didn’t get round all the festival in a speedway . it’s cool breweries to test everything . and works well. so I’m looking forward to them “There’s plenty of space for hopefully sending me some beers people to find their little zones. I’m later so I can catch up with what I loving it.” missed.” Mr Rowe said the craft beer Punters The Herald spoke with all movement continued to grow. enjoyed sampling new beers. “All the brewers we talk to “It’s a bloody great day,” said first- are seeing their sales grow as time beer festivalgoer Caleb Banks. more people discover the joys of “The beers and venue is wild, with flavoursome beers.” FUN IN THE SUN: Kieran Nicoll, Amy Clare, Tiffany Zyp, Andre van Haandel and Tavis Wells enjoying a high-percentage beers and heaps of Added attraction few cold ones in the hot sun. different brews, it’s a good time.” to such festivals are Mr Boyd is keen to expand the speciality beers not found musical acts and activities next year. in public bars. “I think the lesson we learned “We always try to bring from this year was we need to add something interesting more cool things. to festivals like our “The silent disco worked a treat strawberry hazy IPA,” said but we need to make it bigger and Mr Rowe, “and the one better — maybe get in some out-of- we’ve just released is our town DJs, really push the envelope.” ginger-beer spiced ale.” Brewers acknowledged Gisborne Never one to sit still, was a long way away to travel to Mr Boyd said he went with hundreds of litres of beer, but to bed the night of the luckily for local beer lovers, it seems festival thinking of the brewers tend to be mad about next beer event. surfing. “I think we’ll probably Double Vision co-director Warren do something in Drahota said they stacked the van November, just a small with boards for the trip and reserved thing, maybe at a bowls about 10 percent of their time for club. CHEERS: Christopher Williams, Quinn Michele and ON TAP: Bassline Brewing’s brewer Abe Guyer came all the surfing. “You know — beers, Mitchell Zwaagdijk sample some of New Zealand’s way from Wellington to introduce locals to new flavours. “It’s not the biggest festival but bowls and bands.” finest craft beers. All pictures by Paul Rickard ‘The C Word hits you like a jolt’ — Allan FROM PAGE 1 help her navigate meetings and provide “I gripped the wall in the airport. I “I cried telling her the night I found moral and spiritual support. calmed myself down before being met by out and her words were profound. I’ll “We had a chat about options for When the doctor was doing the Huia — one of my DoC staff — and my always have so much respect for the way removal. By and large, things seemed colposcopy, she noted there were driver, who were taking me to an event. she’s dealt with me over this past couple OK and I could get back to work that abnormal cells showing and took another “In the car, I called my dad first. Mum of weeks or so . day. So I arrived back just in time for biopsy to test. was listening in on speakerphone. And I “I’ve told a few folks by now, and often the 11.30am (media) stand-up at the “She said the results would take a lost it.” the question is, ‘is there anything I can Beehive.” while, so I wasn’t expecting any further She was dropped off at her parents’ do?’ The following week she got a call news until a few weeks later. house and spent the night with her best “My answer now is ‘yes’. saying the smears had shown an “A handful of days later, I was jumping friend, partner and a cousin, “watching “Please encourage your sisters, your abnormal result and she needed to go in off a flight to Auckland and I saw I had stupid stuff on Netflix”. mothers, your daughters, your friends. again for a colposcopy. a missed call from the doctor with a text Since then, it had been a whirlwind of Please #SmearYourMea. It may save your “Some days later, I went in for the follow-up to give her a call.” MRIs, PET-CT scans, and preparing for life .