TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 MANHUNT AFTER DAIRY ROBBERIES PAGE 3 THE BENEFIT BUDGET PAGES 1, 3-9, 11 GAZA STRIP CEASEFIRE PAGE 13 ‘MUCH WORK TO BE DONE’: As the Government announced its welfare-focused Budget yesterday, which it expects to help lift up to 33,000 children out of poverty, SuperGrans Tairawhiti chef Gypsy Maru was dishing up 260 meals for whanau who are in accommodation without cooking facilities. SuperGrans manager Linda Coulston welcomed the $3.3 billion welfare injection but “there is much work to be done”. Oasis Community Shelter manager Lizz Crawford was also happy with the boost but worries the money will not stretch as far as the Government predicts. Story on page 3. Picture supplied $1.4bn boost for Maori Substantial slice of $380m housing injection expected here by Matai O’Connor housing for our region through Kainga Ora and we are aware that they have a LOCAL collaborative Manaaki Tairawhiti significant pipeline of new houses being built has welcomed the Government’s $380 million in Gisborne. housing injection as part of a massive “This will create hundreds of new houses • $380 million delivering about boost for Maori in yesterday’s Budget for rent in the coming years,” she said. 1000 new homes for Maori annoucement. who have tirelessly advocated for this “The region is also preparing to do a joint including papakainga housing, The $1.4 billion package for Maori funding to substantially and directly application to the Housing Infrastructure repairs to about 700 Maori- includes $380 million for Maori housing improve the wellbeing of local whanau. Fund. With the newly-announced focus on owned homes and expanding across the country — papakainga housing, “We don’t yet know what slice of the Maori housing, this will ensure that whanau support services. affordable rentals, transitional housing and $380m will come to Tairawhiti but I’m sure also have a pathway to affordable home • $242.8m for Maori health owner-occupied housing totalling about 1000 it will be substantial given the work done by ownership. initiatives, including setting up homes. iwi to both quantify the need and focus on Ms Campbell said the Budget the new Maori Health Authority. The quality of homes for whanau most how that need can be best met. announcment built on a focus over recent • $150m in Maori Education in need will be improved through repairs “The size of the fund announced means months on “delivering the full spectrum to support Maori boarding for 700 Maori-owned houses while $30 we can have confidence that locally iwi and of housing needs” — from more social and schools and lift kohanga reo million will be put towards building future hapu will be able to have an impact and affordable housing to infrastructure to teachers’ pay. capability for iwi and Maori groups to deliver much-needed new homes.” planning rule changes “to make it all a bit • $42m to build a sustainable accelerate housing projects and a range of Mrs Campbell said the announcement of easier”. Maori media sector and invest support services. funds for repairing current houses was also “Well done to everyone involved in in programme content. “It is fantastic to see a focus on a great win. recognising the crisis in housing and • $15m for Maori tourism. Maori housing in yesterday’s Budget “It means we won’t have whanau left speedily working together to actively • $14.8m for the implementation announcements,” Manaaki Tairawhiti behind as the new builds become available. massively increase the supply of houses for of The Maori Language strategic adviser Judy Campbell says. “Previous announcements allowed us to those most in need in our region. Strategy. “All credit is due to our local iwi leaders have confidence in an increase in social CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Racing ......... 22-23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Literature ...........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 Classifieds ... 20-21 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, May 21, 2021 THINK PINK: Dressed in varying balloons. Teacher Puri Hauiti said the Intermediate. We have 120 students within support,” he said. May is the month for shades of pink, a large group of students tamariki started the day with a Pink Ribbon our syndicate. We wanted to support this Pink Ribbon breakfasts, which is the from Gisborne Intermediate walked breakfast together, and every student kaupapa as many of our whanau have been Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s biggest through town yesterday to raise funds contributed to the kai.The koha from affected by cancer, not just breast cancer.” fundraising campaign. Today is also Pink and awareness for the Breast Cancer whanau raised more than $200 for the Mr Hauiti said getting together to support Shirt Day, where the colour pink is used Foundation. The students gathered at Breast Cancer Foundation NZ .“We are the wherever they could was what it was all to bring awareness of, and make a stand Marina Park, holding signs and pink Nga Manu a Rehua whanau of Gisborne about.“We thank all our whanau for their against, bullying. Picture by Paul Rickard Sharing te reo journey a whanau affair at Tamarau by Diana Dobson within the last couple of years. “We were either too Maori to be with the A MULTI-GENERATIONAL drive from an Pakeha kids at school and too Pakeha to be with education-focused family is encouraging more the Maori kids, so to have somewhere like this, use of te reo Maori at the bilingual Tamarau Early where everyone is welcome, is important,” she Learning Centre. said. The descendants of long-time educator the “My childhood spending time at Te Whare Whai late Ana Kotukutuku Grace (Nanny Ducky) are Hua gave me the passion and drive to provide working together to ensure all tamariki (children) a place for children that had a real sense of who go through their doors have the opportunity belonging.” to learn both official languages of New Zealand It isn’t a kohanga, she says, rather “a — English and te reo Maori. truly bicultural centre” for tamariki from all The centre was set to open pre-Covid-19 but backgrounds. that was delayed to September. Wiki says it will take two more generations to Nanny Ducky’s daughter Wiki Spooner is get te reo back into the wider community. head kaiako (teacher) and her daughters Tiana “Our generation lost it. My parents were both and Jess also work there. Tiana is a kaiako native speakers but taught us English. That was and studying for a degree in early childhood the way it was,” she said. education while Jess looks after administration. “Now people from all cultures are a lot more “Mum was always passionate about open to learning te reo. It is who we are as a dual education,” says Wiki, who worked for many nation . but there is a long way to go.” years at Te Whare Whai Hua centre for teen Wider whanau are welcomed at the centre, parents (at Lytton High), where her daughters with some having started their own te reo grew up. journeys. Already 30 children attend Tamarau and She saw the difference being made by herself interest is growing daily. ‘A TRULY BICULTURAL CENTRE’: Sharing a passion for learning and biculturalism and the rest of the team.” For Jess and Tiana, it is heartening to feel at Tamarau Early Education Centre are head kaiako Wiki Spooner (second left) and “It is very special to have them here with me at they are making a real difference to a community daughters Jess (left) and Tiana, with Wiki’s four-year-old grandson Kirena Pere. Tamarau as adults sharing the journey.” by offering a place of learning where it is Picture by The Black Balloon Predominantly Maori familes are at the acknowledged that every child who comes Tamarau centre but all nationalities are welcome. through the door has a whakapapa (genealogy) “Some come to us with no understanding and with that the mana of their tipuna Tiana says. “Maori are a collective people. We Ana’s family home at 2 Newton Street, inner Kaiti, of te reo and it is awesome to now hear them (ancestors). do things as a collective, and that is how we will and is now a bright and spacious learning place confidently using phrases and words.” “As long as tamariki have an understanding of flourish . it is the same here at Tamarau where for tamariki. Tiana understands what it is to not speak te reo Maori, matauranga (knowledge) Maori and we grow together.” The centre is holding an open day tomorrow te reo growing up. She has only learned te reo Te Ao (world) Maori, then we have achieved a lot,” The centre has been set up in what used to be from 10am to 1pm. All are welcome. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Feds and Nats pile pressure on the Government to keep home-delivered farmland promises. • Beef and Lamb roadshow The Martin wrap. • Alliance reveals loyalty Chronicles payments. TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. 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