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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 5 COVID 19 PAGES 6-7, 9, 12-13, 17 ORMOND TRANSTASMAN • More wasterwater testing for Covid urged COUPLE TENSION: • Cabinet to make alert level decision today AUSSIES DUMP • NZ’s Covid-related death toll now 26 WIN TOP ‘JIHADI BRIDE’ ON NZ • Major events cancelled, others in limbo ‘FRESHIE’ PAGE 6 • Dutch government ordered to end curfew March 1 WET AND A vaccine LITTLE WILD start date ‘Unless we immunise this country we are going to be held ransom to that risk of a large-scale outbreak in our community’: DHB chief by Wynsley Wrigley month. There was a perception that the chances of babies dying of childhood COVID-19 vaccination will start illnesses was comparatively low while in Gisborne from March 1 when 300 people were dying of Covid-19 in large Gisborne border workers and their numbers. household family members will be “Unless we immunise this country offered the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 we are going to be held ransom to that vaccine. risk of a large-scale outbreak in our Hauora Tairawhiti chief community.” executive Jim Green announced the A high rate of Covid-19 immunisation immunisation date at yesterday’s Hiwa was required on the East Coast and I Te Rangi advisory committee meeting. across all of Tairawhiti, otherwise Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had vulnerable people would remain previously announced front-line border vulnerable forever. workers would receive the first Mr Green said he believed people Covid-19 vaccinations from this would get immunised against Covid-19 Saturday, starting in Auckland. and “absolutely” support the vaccination Mr Green said the vaccinations would of more vulnerable members of their be administered in Tairawhiti from family. day nine — March 1 — of the national Board member Hiki Pihema asked rollout. if those who did not get their babies Most of the border workers are vaccinated were unlikely to support employed at Port Eastland. Covid-19 immunisation. The national rollout will extend Mr Green replied “not necessarily”. to healthcare and essential workers Immunisation rates increased over and those most at risk from Covid the age of the child, which represented in quarter two of the year, before “vaccine hesitancy” rather than vaccination of the wider population opposition to vaccination. starts in the second half of 2021. Covid-19 presented a clear and Hauora Tairawhiti board member immediate danger. Sandra Faulkner said she was slightly “As we’ve just experienced, it’s only nervous about the level of immunisation a moment away before it comes to this misinformation out in the community community.” with a “huge vaccination programme” The new Covid-19 variants were about to start. highly transmittable. She was “really worried” given The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduced that Tairawhiti had been largely the severity of Covid-19 infection and unchallenged by Covid-19. the death rate by 90 percent, he said. There were parents who did not get “It’s hard to argue why you wouldn’t their babies immunised from measles, want to protect yourself and your mumps and rubella (the MMR vaccine). family.” The region got a right royal soaking yesterday and while it was welcomed by She referred to the committee’s Board member and Hiwa I Te Rangi farmers, the rain and strong winds caused some damage. From top, two vehicles agenda, which stated 81 percent (the advisory committee chairman Josh were partially submerged by a slip on Tiniroto Road, which also resulted in two national target is 95 percent) of Wharehinga said Hauora Tairawhiti cyclists being stranded and needing help from a local farmer; some local corn eight-month-old Tairawhiti babies had had been given time to build systems crops were blown over by the wind, including this field at Makauri; a tree came down on the corner of Waingake Road and State Highway 2 at Manutuke. been vaccinated last month, or 148 out and processes, and to lessen the impact WEATHER STORIES ON PAGE 3 of 181. of Covid-19. Mr Green said that was an increase Slip picture supplied, other pictures by Paul Rickard of 3 percentage points from the previous CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Racing ................23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Farming ..............19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World...... 13, 16-17 Classifieds .. 20-22 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Adventure Trust on a mission by Jack Malcolm get in touch over social media or by email. A RECENTLY-FORMED With talks ongoing over collective of like-minded possible sporting hubs in the people has big plans for the districts, Woods said it was future of sport and recreation the perfect time to raise the in the region. profile of recreational sports. Tairawhiti Adventure “It’s bringing together a Trust formed to help bridge multitude of codes who don’t the divide between sports have an organisation, looking that typically do not have a out for them and bringing union body awareness to DIGITAL ARTISTS: Sisters Olive and Kyla-Rose Moleta develop their digital art skills and funding those sports.” at Tonui Collab yesterday. They are among the children taking part in a series of workshops to learn options. The trust is A vital new tools and techniques with the vision of “painting” their own utopia. “Tonui Collab have run a The trust component of working on three number of one-off digital art workshops during the school holidays and had a great response, so is working on the trust is for the first time, we are running an eight week series,” Tonui Collab director Shanon O’Connor said. three major major projects that members “This will give aspiring artists the opportunity to experiment with different techniques and learn from projects — the — the skatepark work alongside their peers. They will finish the term with a small art exhibition.” Picture by Paul Rickard skatepark pre-existing redevelopment, redevelopment, an groups to “join an asphalted asphalted pump track the dots. pump track . and an indoor providing the capable of vessel to get hosting racing climbing wall. their voice Science fair back events and an heard”, rather indoor climbing than taking wall. their spotlight, trust member THE Science and Technology It encourages healthy competition It is made up of nine local Shane Kingsbeer said. Fair returns in term 3 this year and shared experience between people, who all actively take The trust’s first major and promises to be bigger and them. And of course, students who part in one or more of the success was the Surely Skate better than ever. enter will be in to win a share of sports they’ve identified would competition which they Young Tairawhiti scientists, $5000 in prizes.” benefit from their support in supported through setting experimenters and innovators will Eastland Network general the region. up conversations between come together to showcase their manager Jarred Moroney said the “We’re open to anything sponsors and organisers. work and present their findings. fair was an important Tairawhiti that needs a voice or needs All the trust members Eastland Network is the fair’s institution. momentum,” trust member worked on projects voluntarily major sponsor for the third “Many thousands of students Kelly Woods said. and were always on the time and other local businesses have taken part in the science fair “There’s no ‘no’s’, and once lookout for funding to reinvest are invited to come on board in over the decades, and it provides we get one done it will open in the wellbeing of youth support. such inspiration for budding young people’s imaginations up to and the community, said “The fair has been going strong scientists, engineers and other what’s possible in the region,” Woods. for more than 40 years,” said inquisitively-minded kids. The trust wants suggestions “It’s not our future. It’s our Shanon O’Connor, chairman of the “Encouraging and promoting and actively invites people to kids’ future.” fair’s organising committee which STEM in schools is so important is made up of volunteers. for the future of our tamariki and “With the involvement of the our region. community, it has grown to be one “I’d like to acknowledge the Appeal cancelled of the largest in New Zealand for committee, who give up hours the size of the region. of their time to make sure this THE Heart Foundation’s annual prepared to give their time for us and “With more emphasis being put EXASPERATING EGGS: Rebekah fantastic event continues.” appeal has been added to list of collect donations during our street on STEM (science, technology, Newlands with her project The committee also invites other casualties of the country’s latest collection. engineering and mathematics) Exasperating Eggs at the 2019 businesses to get involved through Covid restrictions. “The Big Heart Appeal is our learning in schools, the science Science and Technology Fair. The prizes, sponsorship and support. Gisborne’s volunteer collectors largest public fundraising activity of fair is a great way to get students fair returns this year after it was “There are two main categories were yesterday notified of the Heart the year, generating vital funds for to engage in the topics, display cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19. — science or technology,” said Ms Foundation’s decision to cancel the heart research. their work and get feedback and File picture Raroa. “All topics are welcome and appeal. “Without the street collection encouragement. we see a range of things being The public, however, can still we need people more than ever to “After reluctantly cancelling the are important to Tairawhiti,” explored based on the interests of support the Heart Foundation online support us.