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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 WAITANGI DAY AIR NZ OWNS PAGE 6 DIGGING FOR CELEBRATED UP TO POOR JUDGEMENT SURVIVORS PAGE 2 PAGE 16 BUSY BUSY BUSY Eastland Port and Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay were chocker with shipping at the weekend. In a rare event six log ships were at anchor in the bay — Super Kate, Hupeh, Singan, DL Tulip, Yangtze Grace and Black Forest. Another logger, the Berge Hakodate, was at the dock, along with the squash freighter Oriental Iris. Both those ships departed overnight and the Black Forest came alongside to start loading logs. Picture by Paul Rickard ‘LEADING THE WAY’ Mound system returns mortuary waste to Papatuanuku by Alice Angeloni by Native American Indians for burial which comes from Papatuanuku should the system because it is culturally purposes which forms the basis of the return to Papatuanuku, hence our unacceptable for such waste to be A HUI at the site where mortuary Wisconsin mound design, but is also through-earth solution,” he said. discharged into waste will be returned to Papatuanuku based on Te Ao Maori and matauranga While respecting the dignity of those Te Moana o Mother Earth marks a significant step Maori principles. who had passed on, there were also Turanganui a away from the culturally abhorrent The mortuary wastewater will be considerations for the environment, he Kiwa (the bay). practice of sending it out to sea. deposited in the underground tanks said. The draft Representatives from Turanganui-a- and treated through multiple stages of “These sensitive materials eventually bylaw prohibits Kiwa hapu and iwi met with Gisborne natural processes as it percolates through find their way out into our rivers and the discharge of District Council staff at Taruheru the soil. oceans and that’s exactly where we swim, mortuary waste Cemetery on Friday. Ian Ruru, who leads the KIWA group surf, and gather kai, so we’re talking into the council’s They stood at set up to provide cultural advice and about protecting the practices of mahinga reticulated the site where technical support to the council, said kai as well.” wastewater mortuary waste the hui marked the move away from the The hui followed the opening of system, from the region’s “culturally abhorrent” practice of sending consultation on the council’s draft Trade regulates its funeral homes will mortuary waste out to sea. Waste Bylaw on February 3, which seeks transport, and KIWA GROUP be trucked in and “Today signifies an important step in to remove mortuary waste from the provides for its CHAIRMAN IAN RURU disposed of at a the process of respectfully treating the public wastewater system. discharge to a specifically designed wastewater from mortuaries. Mortuary waste is made up of arterial council-approved “mound” system. “This goes back generations, the idea blood and chemicals that mostly arise facility. The disposal or the process of tupapaku (body of through the embalming process. On “It’s exciting because it addressed septic system will deceased) preparation and that the liquid average, about one cubic metre of water that problem, and we’ve got a solution be about 22.5m materials from funeral homes go into our (1000 litres) is required to put one body that brings together hapu, iwi and the by 7.5m, and one metre high. It will be sewage system and then into our rivers through the process. Gisborne District Council,” said Mr Ruru. covered with plants with a mixture of and ocean is culturally abhorrent. Tangata whenua and the wider “That in itself is a cool thing.” soils and aggregates to treat the water. “Local tikanga handed down through community of Tairawhiti have long The concept is similar to that used the wisdom of our elders suggests that petitioned for it to be separated from CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Sport ............ 24-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds ... 21-22 Weather .............27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National 6-10,17,20 World............ 13-15 Racing ................23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, February 9, 2021 While her homeland of Chile is in a Level 3, Covid-19 alert level response with nationwide, night-time curfews, Ignacia Atenas enjoys being part of a crowd of concertgoers at the Waitangi Day Out. A trumpeter and bass saxophone player add Nelly Paenga (left), Joy Ripia and Kahu RipiaIn Gisborneenjoy for a family weekend, Nicole Grey the big sound of brass to The Black Seeds’ the live music with a healthy food option made up (right) of Taupo and her son Elijah Parker biked return to the band’s classic reggae roots at the of a platter of summer fruit. to the Soundshell to enjoy live music by the sea Soundshell on Saturday. on Saturday. WAITANGI DAY OUT A brass section (back) takes multi-genre musician Troy Kingi’s performance to another level as he and his band The Clutch rock out at the Waitangi Day Out concert on Saturday. All pictures by Rebecca Grunwell LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Regional ‘Feds’ president Toby home-delivered Williams points to concerns around the Climate Change Commission’s draft blueprint • The Whatatutu dog trial club celebrated 100 years of trialling in style at the weekend • The weekly AgriHQ report for the week beginning February 8 THE GUIDE TOMORROW THURSDAY 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 fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, February 9, 2021 NEWS 3 REVOLUTIONARY: Set tent on Former Gisborne Boys’ High student and Bread Charity founder, Mustafa (Mussie) Sheikh has developed, fire while with the support of medical experts, an innovative mental health function for young people. Established in 2017, uncle inside Bread aims to help students with career guidance, goal- A WOMAN who deliberately Justice Cooke said there was setting and creating set fire to a tent while her uncle no tariff for cases of arson as a positive mindset. was in it has been sentenced in circumstances varied so much. The the High Court at Gisborne to five crime carried a maximum penalty Picture by months home detention. of up to 14 years imprisonment Nancy Jiang Mandy Genesis Yvette Hooper, because of its potential for 39, previously pleaded guilty to a widespread damage and loss of life. charge of arson after an additional However, he noted in this case charge of attempted murder was Hooper targeted a specific person. withdrawn. The value of the property destroyed The sentence imposed took into was comparatively low, albeit he Making it easier for account time Hooper had spent acknowledged it was virtually all in custody and on electronically- the man’s worldly possessions and monitored bail along with the the tent was his home at the time. findings of psychiatric reports. The offending was premeditated Justice Francis Cooke said the but also included a degree of young to seek help end sentence could have been impulsiveness arising from shorter but the term imposed Hooper’s mental health issues and by Mark Peters says Mr Sheikh. singer Stan Walker, All Black would enable Hooper to complete history with her uncle, the judge “We’re flipping the script to be great Ma’a Nonu, professional crucial specialist rehabilitation said. A WELLBEING system more proactive. There’s so much boxer Joseph Parker, NBA Miami programmes. He set a sentence starting point developed for more than 200,000 stigma around speaking up. We’re Heat basketballer Kendrick The incident happened when of three years saying anything less New Zealand children and youth saying to these kids ‘everyone Nunn, Olympic sprinter Yohan Hooper had been living at her would fail to recognise the real is the most recent project to be is here to support you’. By Blake and Dr Andrew Codling, father’s home in Tolaga Bay for danger involved. It was fortunate rolled out by former Gisborne digitalising the process they know head of Auckland University of about nine months. Her uncle had Hooper’s uncle managed to escape Boys’ High student and Bread they can just press a button.” Technology’s vice-chancellor also been living at the property but without serious injury. Charity founder, Mustafa (Mussie) The team chose to make office. in a tent. While Hooper had previous Sheikh. ClickCheck an email function Mental health was a serious Hooper had longstanding convictions for wilful damage in Motivated by the loss of rather than an app because matter, especially for young grievances with her uncle and relation to her uncle, there would multiple loved ones to suicide, Mr not all kids have iPhones and people who were dealing with was upset about him being at be no uplift for them. As agreed by Sheikh has dedicated himself to downloaded apps are often not growing up, Dr Codling told Mr the property. She had told him the Crown, those previous offences finding a solution. He teamed up used anyway, says Mr Sheikh. Sheikh. numerous times he was not paying were associated with Hooper’s with medical specialists and spent Also interested in the body’s “So please accept our support his way and that he had to go. general struggles in life and were more than a year researching biochemistry, Mr Sheikh — with for the concept you have About 6.30am on June 22 last best addressed not by an increase methods to help children.

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