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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 GOLD FOR MAKARAKA SCHOOL PAGE 2 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT // PAGES 23-26 ICC HEAD LOCAL BOY Donations poured in from the community to fill 36 gift baskets that will be given out to Tairawhiti men this week. Those who follow the Hear4U Facebook page AT HEART were able to nominate a good bloke in their lives to be eligible for some of the Celebrating a Christmas cheer. There for the draw on Monday night were some other good blokes — Griffin Law, Dan Parsons and Steven Husband — who have lent their support to the Hear4U movement, which advocates for men’s mental health few good men awareness and suicide prevention throughout New Zealand. Picture by Paul Rickard STORY ON PAGE 4 BACK PAGE ‘TIME TO ACT IS NOW’ Call for GDC to follow Government lead on climate change By Wynsley Wrigley Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern The Government’s move would ensure governments had failed to address. said the motion, passed with support those in local government would work “The passing of the Climate Change PARLIAMENT’S declaration yesterday from the Greens and the Maori Party, harder and smarter to do everything they Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment of a climate change emergency provides acknowledged the next generation and could to mitigate climate change and look Act was a great start. However, we need an imperative for Gisborne District the burden they would carry “if action is at adaptation and solutions, she said. ongoing action.” Council to do the same, says councillor not taken now”. “The Tairawhiti region needs to act In December, Cr Dowsing said he was and Green Party East Coast candidate The declaration of an emergency faster and plan strategically for now and surprised a climate change declaration Meredith Akuhata-Brown. needed to be followed up with action by the future as we are faced with some real was not the first recommendation to But Mayor Rehette Stoltz says the the Government, she said. issues of coastal erosion and landscape the council, given the number of elected council is working through its priorities Gisborne District councillors decided challenges. members who committed to such a for the next Ten Year Plan. in December not to adopt such a motion, “Wet weather events and drought declaration while on the campaign trail “Climate change is already a focus for with Mrs Akuhata-Brown and fellow will have huge impacts on our region, for that year’s local body elections. us but we will wait and see what the councillors Shannon Dowsing and Bill especially within our horticulture, The council was spending more than Government’s new proposed Climate Burdett voting against a recommendation viticulture and agriculture industries. $30 million upgrading the Waipaoa Change Emergency announcement will that did not include a climate emergency “We already have to deal with high stopbanks to cope with the effects of mean for us as local government,” Mrs declaration. rates of soil erosion and land movement climate change. Stoltz said. Mrs Akuhata-Brown told The Gisborne within the region and we are looking at “Why are we spending that and not “If we do decide to take that path it Herald yesterday the time to act was water storage and availability issues. trying to address the root cause?” will not be a token declaration. now. “Tairawhiti needs to heed the latest Matakaoa-Waiapu ward councillor “We will need to make sure we have She “absolutely” supported council climate change projections and impacts Burdett also voted against it, citing the the resources to back up what we want to passing a climate change emergency that have been reported on by NIWA.” need to consult with his community. achieve, and we will have to work closely declaration. Mrs Akuhata-Brown said climate with central government to assist us with “In declaring an emergency we say we change was the defining long-term achieving our shared goals.” need to act now and do more.” issue “of our generation” that successive CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Classifieds .. 15-19 Racing ................27 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........22 Sport ............ 28-32 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 The Guide ... 23-26 Weather .............31 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 3, 2020 SOUND ADVICE: Makaraka School’s Tangaroa classroom, with the new sign asking drivers not to litter, which came about after the children noticed a lot of rubbish outside the school. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell Makaraka School grows gold by Jack Marshall tamariki connect with and explore the environment, then plan, design and take action MAKARAKA School has gained green-gold in their local places, while increasing their status with Enviroschools in recognition of the knowledge and experience of Maori perspectives. work students and staff have done bringing the The teachers now incorporate local stories into environment into the classroom. the classroom. Enviroschools is a nationwide action-based “Our local curriculum is based around the education programme where students plan, Tairawhiti stories which tell the history of the design and get involved in their school’s region and tipuna or ancestors who have done sustainability projects. incredible deeds. This promotes meaningful, Children at the school turn the earth in the authentic and localised experiences and results worm farm, are up and close with the vegetables in students’ engagement and success,” said Mr and even had a part to play in the entire school Swann. going solar. “These local stories come from Te Runanga Some of the students were cycling on the o Turanganui a Kiwa who provide the stories, school’s pump track and thought they could bound in illustrated books in English and te reo do with some light. They made a plan with their Maori. teachers and set up a basic solar lamp. Then “Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa have also they asked the question, “why not power the been working with our staff helping us to know school?” the history of our area and how the names of The students and teachers got together and rivers, marae and beaches were given. put a proposal to the board of trustees looking “Staff have been learning their own pepeha, at different renewable energy sources. It was SHOWING OFF THE GOODS: Layla Cousins and Sadie Walker look very pleased or short speech, describing they are from, their decided solar was the way to go. with this courgette, very nearly a marrow, an example of the bounty from the garden mountain, river, and the place they call home.” “We’re the best users of solar energy because at Makaraka School. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell With the environment woven tightly into the we only use power during the day,” said school children’s daily life they have brought those principal Hayden Swann. to in-vehicle travel and how many trees it heading to the sea through the waterways and actions back into their homes. Instead of paying for electricity the school equates to,” said Mr Swann. thought something needed to be done. Bella Campbell said her favourite part about makes money from power being put back into The solar panels cost $30,000 and were funded They teamed up with the Gisborne District the programme was stopping trash getting in the the grid — pocketing nearly $250 in November. by the Ministry of Education. Council who paid for the signage bringing the waterways and her family is involved too. The solar system even has a phone app anyone As well as their solar system, the school community’s attention to the problem. “We go on rubbish pickups and we pick stuff can download. has just put up a sign on their State Highway In the Enviroschool programme’s last census, out of the creek.” “The app tells us ‘live’ how much power we 2 boundary asking people not to litter, after over 1100 schools representing 152,000 children Liam Spence said his family had made changes are generating, how much money we are saving, classroom Tangaroa noticed a lot of rubbish and young people were actively participating as at home because of the things they did at how much carbon that is not going into the outside their school. well as 15,700 school and centre staff. school. atmosphere, how many kilometres that equates The class mapped out how the trash was As part of the Enviroschools programme “At my house we’re getting a herb garden.” LOOKING AHEAD Get your SPORTS Gisborne Herald • Surfers of all abilities are welcome to take part in home-delivered the Summer Slam event • The last round-robin games in Doleman Cup club cricket — OBR v Boys’ High, HSOB v Horouta • The business end of the women’s interprovincial golf tournament featuring Tessa McDonald • Counting down to the historic rugby clash between the Maori All Blacks and Moana Pasifi ka FOCUS ON THE LAND TOMORROW SATURDAY 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 nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, December 3, 2020 NEWS 3 LOG JAM: Motorists should find driving easier around Eastland Port today, after an issue with a door caused a major back-up of log trucks. One motorist described the log jam yesterday as being 31 trucks long, stretching from the port to the Caltex fuel station on the corner of Crawford Road.