• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 THE BAND PLAYED ON, AND ON PAGE 23 PAGE 2 CHAOS DOC PAGE 7 IN ANTI- STAFF LOCKDOWN THREATENED PROTESTS THE family of Willow girl, Rachael said. Stone have supported “We had spoken about Willow’s wishes in gifting organ donation in the past. her organs to help others Both our children felt this live. is what they needed to Willow, 14, passed away do if something like this WILLOW’S GIFT last Thursday as the result were to happen. No way of an accident. She was the did we ever think this daughter of Rachael and could happen to our family. Lincoln, and the sister of As cruel as life can be, Summer and Tarquin. this has happened to us, Her mother Rachael so Willow’s wishes were Stone said she wanted the carried out. community’s conversations “There are so many to be about the legacy of people to thank. The organ donation, not about incredible nurses, doctors, the accident in which specialists, surgeons, Willow died. ambulance, helicopter Willow was a free spirit, service, police and said Rachael. other members of our “Her personality was community who worked always bubbly, friendly, tirelessly, some working loving, caring and into overtime or welcomed empathetic to everybody picking up the extra shift she met. to help care for our baby. “(She was) a real go- “We watched the getter, up for anything humanity of their grief, fun. She always wanted alongside ours, as we to become an interior journeyed through this designer and really had an together. Everyone worked eye for detail. She was the so incredibly hard, and we type of child who, if she are forever grateful. was staying at a friend’s “I need to mention a house, she would tidy their message that was sent room for them for fun. Her to me from a nurse who friends would think that cared for Willow up at the was awesome, as you can hospital. She expressed imagine. that after 22 years of “Willow was highly nursing and seeing so active and always busy many tragedies in her living life to the full. She career, Willow has given was a talented swimmer her back the passion to in her early days but soon keep caring for others. decided to swap sports, to The experience was jujitsu. transformative for many, “Both Willow and her which the surgeon also sister ended up with shared via a phone call.” national titles for this. Willow’s family would Willow enjoyed surfing like to reiterate that her with her mum and dad accident was just that, an and with her friends. (She accident. was) just a real water “We are disappointed baby. She also did a bit that some people have of modelling with Postie taken to social media to Plus — this little girl from share the opposite view, Gizzy. but these people do not “On the day she had her speak for our family. accident, Willow and her No one is to blame for friend were getting ready this tragedy. It was an for another action-packed accident. day, whether this involved “Right now, we want to surfing, skating or any focus on celebrating our other typical teenage baby’s life. We know that shenanigans. This day the ripple effect of her was not meant to be any death will be felt by many different, but it was. for a very long time. “We unfortunately have “We still have a rough lost a beautiful soul, our road ahead of us as we baby girl. navigate life without our “Willow’s selfless caring baby girl. We can find nature blessed three some comfort in knowing people with her organs.” Willow’s selfless gift of life One of these was a teenage will help others to live on.” WILLOW’S LEGACY: Willow Stone was only 14 when she passed away last Thursday. Her mother Rachael Stone said Willow’s selfless caring nature blessed three people with her organs. One of them a teenage girl. Picture by Willow Stone GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Classifieds ... 17-18 Sport ............ 19-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........16 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-14 Racing ................15 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, July 26, 2021 Vegan cheese a winner for Gizzie Aussie by Andrew Ashton JUST two months after restarting his fledgling vegan cheese business across the ditch in Gisborne, former Australian journalist GOING NUTS Andrew McKenna is celebrating success at OVER HIS the inaugural Vegan Cheese Awards. CHEESE: Andrew Treetop Foods was operating in Australia McKenna with his for 18 months before Andrew returned to award-winning Gisborne for a second time after finding the vegan cheeses — pull of the ocean too hard to resist. Pepper Kick and “I started pretty much as a hobby but I was Sundried Tomato and Garlic. The a bit nervous going back to Australia because cheeses are made there is not much work for journalists, so I out of macadamia, thought I had to do something different. almond and “We lived inland in Victoria, well away from cashew nuts the sea, and we had liked being by the sea blended into and our son was interested in doing a gap a paste with year, so it just fell into place.” water and other Working out of the Poverty Bay Bowling ingredients. Club kitchen, Andrew produces between 50 and 60 cheeses a week. Picture by Two of the company’s six styles were this Rebecca week named in the inaugural Vegan Cheese Grunwell Awards. Treetop’s Pepper Kick won the Hard Cheese category and the company’s Sundried Tomato and Garlic cheese was runner-up in the Soft Cheese section. The cheeses are made out of macadamia, almonds and cashew nuts, which are blended While vegan cheese was taking off, there 30 different New Zealand-made plant-based industry and the Vegan Society Aotearoa New into a paste with water and other ingredients. was still some scepticism out there, Andrew cheeses across nine categories. Zealand is delighted to present the first award “I wanted to use macadamias because they said. Plants do not have cholesterol, so those winners. are an Australian nut and lo and behold when “It’s the whole spectrum of reactions. keen to preserve their health as well as the “It’s clear that healthy, plant-based cheeses I got back here, it’s the centre of macadamia People are totally baffled or they go ‘wow this environment, but love cheese, can finally eat are ready to tackle the Kiwi palate. growing in New Zealand. is fantastic’.” their way safely into cheese heaven, awards “Our awards are showcasing the excellence “Generally, I mostly ferment them with The products are already sold in selected spokeswoman Claire Insley said. in this niche, yet burgeoning market. (non-dairy) cultures as well.” Gisborne stores and at the Gisborne Farmers’ “Supermarkets know that vegan cheese is “These cheeses are healthy for you, healthy They are then left to ferment, which starts Market, and Andrew is looking to establish an on the rise as they are seeing a 36 percent for our environment and kind to animals. to break down the proteins and fats and adds online sales platform. increase in plant-based foods. “When vegan cheese tastes this good, why flavour. Awards judges taste-tested more than “This is a huge win for the plant-based settle for less?” And the band played on...and on...and on by Andrew Ashton A 24-hour Band-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, “couldn’t have gone better”, Gisborne Civic Brass Band director Chris Reynolds says. The Band-A-Thon held at Band Room at Gladstone Road on musicians working in shifts and playing and rehearsing before finishing off with a public concert. Money raised went towards the band’s entry in a regional contest in September, as well as new uniforms and helping towards the costs of the Band Room. “It was absolutely fantastic, it couldn’t have been better,” Chris said. “Through the stages of the night, we ran consecutive two-hour workshops in MUSIC TO YOUR EARS: Gisborne Civic Brass Chris Reynolds conducts members sectionals, so not everybody was there all during their 24-hour Band-A-Thon fundraiser. Pictures by Paul Rickard of the time. People were able to pop in and do their sectional and then go off and have a bit of sleep. “A few of the younger ones stayed on and stayed overnight and dossed down in the band room. “There were always at least a dozen people in the Band Room at every stage of the night, and then when we had the full band rehearsals, we were getting close to about 30 people. “At 2am the tenor horn section was BAND-A-THON: Doing her bit at the rehearsing with me so there were four Gisborne Civic Brass Band fundraiser of us awake then. As the morning went is EEb bass tuba is Tiziana Manea. The on the groups got larger until we got the band expects to make around $2000 from concert at the end and the Band Room the 24-hour event. was full. “It was chocka, with the band and the public who came in to watch the concert. “The level of the band playing stepped The Mayor was there, too. up every hour.” Chris said band members had been HOURS TO GO: Rehearsing for a public sponsored for each hour of playing, concert that brought the Band-A-Thon with the public also making gold coin to a fitting climactic finish are (from donations for the final concert.

Load more

  24

Copy Link