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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 NZER OF PAGES 6-7, 9-10, THE YEAR COVID-19NEW 12-13, 20, 32 • PBL Countdown called out over closing time claim A CLASS • Greater police involvement in isolation a possibility ACT ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT •PAGE WHO 3 acknowledges evidence of airborne transmission • ‘Desperation science’ slowing hunt for treatment PAGE 3 PAGES 25-28 BREACHES SECURED Gisborne District Council contractors work to secure breaches at the site of an old landfill beside the Awatere River in Te Araroa yesterday after weeks of rain and surging tides eroded the riverbank and exposed layers of rubbish, some of which spilled into the river, on Monday. “Our main priorities were to stop more rubbish going out and to secure and stabilise the breaches in the wall, and that work is done,” said council lifelines director David Wilson. STORY ON PAGE 4 Picture supplied $320,000 to support before/after care HAUORA Tairawhiti will receive $320,000 “Once the new service is designed, based on Welcome in government drug and alcohol addiction current examples from other health boards funding to provide a mobile managed . there will be a procurement process for a withdrawal service. provider.” “The funding will be spent supporting the East Coast-based Labour list MP Kiri before-and-after care of people with alcohol Allan said the service would be delivered by and drug problems (and their whanau) nursing/allied health workers, with support funding who may still need to be in care away from from counselling and psychiatry staff as Tairawhiti for rehabilitation, said Hauora needed. Tairawhiti group manager of planning, It would reduce the need to travel out of funding and population health Nicole Ehau. Tairawhiti and away from whanau support, “It is envisaged that support and clinical she said. teams will work with whanau while their For a long time Tairawhiti had been loved one is out of town in treatment. identified as a region with relatively fewer for mobile “When they return, the return will align services and gaps that needed filling urgently. with new behaviours learned while the “We knew there was a dire need for these person has been in treatment.” in the East Coast and I am thankful to all of Ms Ehau said Hauora Tairawhiti would those who have pushed for this much-needed be working with key partners such as Maori support in our region,” said Ms Allan. health providers, whanau and clinical teams rehab unit to create a final design. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ENROL Your journey to NOW! START eit.ac.nz success starts here JULY 2020 Check out FEES-FREE STUDY* feesfree.govt.nz * conditions apply TRAVEL & TOURISM 30579-08 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Classifieds ....... 18 The Guide ... 25-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........21 Sport ............ 29-32 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National..6-9,19-20 World............ 12-15 Racing .......... 22-23 Weather .............31 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, July 9, 2020 A GOLDEN DROP: The Wright family and vineyard workers have been in celebratory mode after their gold medal win in the New Zealand Organic Wine Awards, a title won with a bright gold- coloured Methode Traditionnelle sparkling wine. From left are Elijah Wright, Geoff Wright, Patrick Ferry (viticulturist), Jessica Amoroso (pruner), Tereza Grafnetterova (pruner) and Lawrence Jiang (winemaker). Front are Luke (left) and Noah Wright. Picture by GOLD AGAIN Paul Rickard by Murray Robertson individually numbered. Gisborne’s place as the Chardonnay “The wine could best be described as capital of New Zealand,” Geoff said. WRIGHTS Vineyard and Winery has happiness in a bottle,” Geoff said. Wrights has been producing Methode won a gold medal in the New Zealand “Aged in the bottle for seven years, Traditionnelle since the turn of the ‘HAPPINESS Organic Wine Awards for its Methode before being disgorged (finished) last century (2000). It is carrying on a IN A BOTTLE’: Traditionnelle 2012 sparkling wine. year, the wine is made from hand-picked tradition started by Geoff’s Croatian The award- “It’s great for Gisborne, for organics parcels of grapes from a number of great grandfather in 1931 in Kumeu, winning Methode and for us,” said winemaker Geoff Wright. varieties. Auckland. Traditionnelle “Gisborne has long been known for “This adds to the depth and complexity To celebrate 20 years since Geoff sparkling wine consistently producing grapes to make in the wine,” he said. began carving his path in the industry, made by Wrights methode traditionnelle and sparkling “The wine is bright golden in colour Wrights will be releasing a new Methode Vineyard and wines. Lindauer is consistently produced and reflects our fantastic growing climate Traditionnelle. Winery. from Gisborne grapes. and excessive hours of sunshine.” “This wine has been bottle-aged for “Today, that folklore again proved true, This is not the first golden accolade for eight years,” he said. Picture by with our Wrights Methode Traditionnelle Wrights in the competition. “It will be disgorged prior to Labour Paul Rickard 2012 being awarded gold.” They also took out gold in the last two Weekend, a weekend long earmarked Only 1600 bottles of the wine, called competitions for their Wrights Reserve for a celebration of all things good in Entity, were made, with each bottle Chardonnay — “helping to cement Gisborne.” ‘Funny money’ warning from police POLICE are warning the community to keep an the bird’s silhouette on the front of the note and eye out for counterfeit banknotes being circulated the holographic window’s colours should shift and in the district. change, revealing fine details. On the Eastern District Police Facebook page, Polymer banknotes and their inks are water- police say the “funny money” they have noticed resistant. has been in $50, $20, and $10 denominations. There should not be any blotches or running of “To make sure it’s legit all you need to do is the inks. ‘Look, Feel, and Tilt’,” police say. Each note has an individual serial number “If you come across any counterfeit money printed horizontally and vertically, and these please report it via the police 105 non-emergency numbers match. number.” If the serial numbers are missing, or if you have “Look” for the holograph window on a note. The several notes with the same serial number on edges of it should look smooth. You should see all of them, some or all of those notes could be the bird’s silhouette, a map of New Zealand, and a counterfeit. 3D feature shows the value of the note. More details on how to spot counterfeit “Feel” the note. There should be raised ink on banknotes can be found at the Reserve Bank the denomination of the note and the letters at the website (rbnz.govt.nz). Go to Security and WRONG NOTE: Seen any funny money lately? Gisborne Police have noticed top. Counterfeit Detection under the Banknotes & some counterfeit $50, $20, and $10 notes are being circulated. This image is of a “Tilt” it. A bright shiny bar should roll across Coins section on the home page. legitimate $50 note. Picture supplied LOOKING AHEAD Vicki Coley SPORTS Sells Real Estate • Three games, three defeats. Can reigning premier club rugby champs OBM end their losing streak when they play Ngatapa this weekend? • Gisborne sides are out to bounce back from Pacifi c Premiership football losses. United host Western Rangers while Thistle are away to Maycenvale. • The Warriors will sport their much-talked-about “bush jerseys” against the Titans in NRL round 9 FOCUS ON THE LAND action tomorrow. TOMORROW SATURDAY Vicki Coley Residential Sales Consultant The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 For a free no obligation appraisal call me. Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: John Gillies P 021 641 997 E [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz 32806-01 The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, July 9, 2020 NEWS 3 Pay cut a small sacrifice in Covid-19 times: Mayor MAYOR Rehette Stoltz says she taken pay cuts of varying degrees from the Renumeration Authority to set $47,000 over the six months, while other is happy to make the “sacrifice” of today for six months ending on January temporary pay reductions of up to 20 MPs’ salaries were cut by 10 percent. a 5 percent salary cut as Covid-19 6. percent for up to six months. Backbench MPs receive a basic pay-related cuts determined by the No Gisborne district councillor or any Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern salary of $163,961 a year while Cabinet Renumeration Authority take effect elected health board member in the promised in April that she, ministers ministers get $296,000. across the nation from today. country is paid $100,000 or more. and public sector heads would take a six- Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, the highest Mayor Stoltz’s annual salary has “I support this salary reduction as month, 20 percent pay cut. paid mayor in the country at $296,000, been reduced by $7750 (5 percent) from several individuals and businesses in our However, legislative changes were also takes a 20 percent cut over six $155,000 to $147,250, less the value of region are suffering financial hardship needed to make that legal. months, down to $266,400. full-time use of a mayoral car, which because of Covid-19,” said Mrs Stoltz. The Remuneration Authority decided Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel’s takes the final figure to $143,199.