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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 NEW CEO for a Record HAS VISION SOLD! $10.3 Million for NGATI POROU PAGE 2 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 NEW CEO For a record HAS VISION SOLD! $10.3 million FOR NGATI POROU PAGE 2 CYBER ATTACK CHAOS AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL PAGE 7 EUROVISION BACK IN ALL ITS WEIRD GLORY The horticulture property sales record books for the region have been rewritten by this 10.5-hectare kiwifruit orchard at Bushmere Road. An out-of-town buyer bought it through Bayleys Gisborne for $10.3 million, surpassing the previous highest PAGE 14 sale of $9.5m in November 2020. The property’s capital value was $6.928m. Story on page 2 Picture by Kerry Fox Future-proofing pool Project to include moveable floor within $46m budget: Council by Andrew Ashton should have the project’s cost substantively and those with disabilities, and gives us The new locked in within four weeks. more flexibility for different users to be in ‘ FINAL plans for the $46 million revamped “Working with a specialist aquatic the pool at the same time.” procurement approach Olympic Pool Complex will include a contractor to design and build the indoor The co-design team, who include Ngai means we’ve also moveable floor in the 50-metre indoor pool pool complex reduces the risk to the council Tawhiri, Lardelli Arts, Council and Apollo, been able to include following a change to Gisborne District and helps ensure the indoor pool will be spent today meeting with stakeholders such Council’s procurement process. delivered on time and within the $46 million as sports groups and health and wellbeing a number of desirable The council yesterday announced a mainly Government-funded budget,” she organisations to discuss the development elements in the design moveable floor — future-proofing the new said. and hear their ideas on the adjusted floor such as the moveable 50-metre pool for more users — had been The pool facility includes a two-metre plan. included in plans for Gisborne’s new aquatic deep 50m x 20m multi-use pool, leisure and “The cost efficiencies afforded by using floor, which allows for facility to be designed and built by Apollo toddler pool, learn-to-swim/hydrotherapy a specialist contractor for design and build a greater number of Projects. pool, indoor change rooms, administration means there are more design elements we sports to be played The council previously said it needed and office facilities, pool plant, service areas, can build into the facility for development an extra $1.5m to instal the moveable carpark and associated landscaping. now or in the future,” Ms Thatcher Swann in the pool and the floor, which had been lobbied for by The “The new procurement approach means said. opportunity to host Game-Changing Opportunity Olympic Pool we’ve also been able to include a number of Mayor Rehette Stoltz is pleased to more events Redevelopment Group — a group made up of desirable elements in the design such as the be a step closer to completion with the ’ water sports enthusiasts. moveable floor, which allows for a greater involvement of Apollo Projects, which has —GDC chief executive However, council chief executive Nedine number of sports to be played in the pool built aquatic facilities around New Zealand. Nedine Thatcher Swann Thatcher Swann said it had entered into a and the opportunity to host more events. design and build process with Apollo and “It’s also a huge advantage for the elderly CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Television ...........15 Classifieds .. 18-19 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Racing ................16 Sport ............ 20-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World............ 12-14 Farming ..............17 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 19, 2021 WELCOME HOME New chief has healthy, wealthy and wise vision for Ngati Porou THE new chief executive in Tikitiki) was named after his “My earlier commercial roles of Te Runanganui o Ngati uncle George Haig, who his dad equipped me with business Porou George Reedy was worked for as a fencer-general discipline, valuable skills and welcomed by Ngati Porou uri on Kaitoto Station. knowledge from the public and (descendants) last weekend “My Tiki cousins didn’t know private sectors,” he said. when a large group of Ngati whether I was a Reedy, Rangi His major success was Kahungunu whanaunga made or a Dewes, so I’m just called improved access and the trip to Gisborne to escort George Haig,” Mr Reedy said. engagement of whanau in him and his whanau back to the He has fond memories of a their wellbeing journey “built rohe. village of grandparents, uncles on core organisational Maori While Ngati Porou are excited and aunties raising children. cultural values and unwavering with Mr Reedy’s arrival, Ngati “These are my roots — horse- commitment to na Maori, ma Kahungunu expressed sadness riding on the banks of the Maori, ki a Maori, kaupapa at his leaving. Maraehara River, spending Maori, and whanau leadership”. “We knew this day was Sundays at St Mary’s Church, Mr Reedy is excited to be coming,” Taiwhenua o playing with my cousins.” a small part of the legacy Heretaunga chair Mike Paku Mr Reedy said he was not a that fosters the best of Ngati said. good student and dropped out Poroutanga — “living our best He also made a point of of school at 15. lives, helping to develop further saying Ngati Kahungunu “Not long afterwards, he the conditions that serve our was here to take over and became a teenage dad taking aspirations”. that George was their “Trojan the hard road to scholarly “This may look like tino horse”. achievement. rangatiratanga over our The day wrapped up with “With the support of wife dominion, good health, justice, words of farewell from Gaylene (nee Brown from warm and safe housing, access TRONPnui chair Selwyn Parata, Mangatu), he gained a number to opportunities, learning and who thanked Ngati Kahungungu of tohu (qualifications). cultural strength.” for bringing Mr Reedy home, He is a chartered accountant Mr Reedy said there was a wished them a safe return and holds a Masters degree in surfeit of opportunities and and concluded with a hearty Business. key challenges ahead for Ngati rendition of Ruaumoko. For the last seven years, Porou. George Reedy, aka George he was tumu whakarae (chief “A great time to put our waka Haig, was raised in Tikitiki by executive) for Te Taiwhenua o to sea will be after we have whangai parents Te Moana Heretaunga in Hastings. re-checked in with our rangatira, (Gam) Rangi and Apikara He was responsible for kaumatua and whanau about (Pickles) Dewes. the delivery of iwi wellbeing what needs to be done.” He is the son of Tamati and services mainly in health, social A healthy, wealthy and wise READY FOR THE HARD MAHI: George Reedy is the new chief Tilly (Te Koingo) Reedy. services, housing and mental Ngati Porou is the vision of the executive of Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou, taking over from “George Haig” (as he is known health and addictions. new kaihautu (leader). Herewini Te Koha Picture by Paul Rickard Record sale highlights prime land popularity FROM PAGE 1 “Gisborne’s growing climate and the by Andrew Ashton opportunity to gain premiums for early harvested fruit is the main driver, with HORTICULTURE property sales here the majority of this year’s week on Zespri have risen more than 70 percent in the ‘early start’ payments being made to past year, with more than $44 million growers in the Gisborne Region. paid out for prime land. “Interest for the property was a good An out-of-town kiwifruit grower was mix of local and out-of-towners, with an the latest to buy here, shelling out out-of-town grower being successful. $10.3m for a Gisborne kiwifruit orchard “They saw the opportunity to gain a last month and shattering the region’s very tidy ‘early orchard’ that had been record horticulture sale. managed extremely well over recent The 10.5-hectare property consists of a years by the now previous owners.” three-bedroom home and an orchard of The Real Estate Institute confirmed G3 kiwifruit across 18 blocks. the sale was a record for a horticulture The property sold for well over its sale in the Gisborne region. capital value of $6.928m. “The next highest horticulture sales Bayleys Gisborne director Simon were $9.5m in November, 2020, and Bousfield said in terms of kiwifruit $8.05m in September, 2018,” a REINZ blocks, that made the deal worth $1.465m BIG BUCKS: The Bushmere Road Kiwifruit orchard that sold for a record $10.3 spokeswoman said. per canopy hectare. million highlights the significant rise in horticulture property sale prices in the region. REINZ data shows total sales volumes “Kiwifruit blocks are always referred to Picture by Kerry Fox for horticulture properties in the in sale value as per canopy hectare. This canopy hectares, which is $1,465,000 per of Plenty prices which have in the past Gisborne region for the 12 months ending refers to the Zespri licensed area of the can/ha. been well above Gisborne. March, 2021, was $44.619m compared block. “It is certainly a very strong price, “A lot of interest for Gisborne kiwifruit with $25.255m for the 12 months ending “The licensed area on this one was 7.03 exceeding a lot of the neighbouring Bay is coming from the Bay of Plenty. March 2020 — a 76.7 percent increase. Get your Gisborne Herald • James Packman, director of the upcoming Centrestage production of Grease, tells The home-delivered Guide about what he has brought to the show by turning to the original script.
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