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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 ‘MASSIVE EFFORT’ PAGE 5 FIREFIGHTERS FACE DEATH BY LOGGER JOGGERS TOWERING CHALLENGE LEAVES PAGE 2 ‘HUGE VOID’ IN QUEEN’S LIFE PAGE 13 WINTER SPORT UNDER WAY YMP player Tyrin Wyllie about to score a try in a premier club rugby game against High School Old Boys at Te Karaka. Winter sports codes kicked into action on Saturday, with rugby, netball and football players shaking off the summer cobwebs. The Victoria Domain courts were busy with senior, secondary and primary netball grading games. Nearby Childers Road Reserve hosted a cracker of a football game between Gisborne Thistle and Whanganui Athletic, one of multiple soccer matches held. And all rugby roads led to Te Karaka for the Tiny White opening day of Poverty Bay premier club rugby. Wyllie and his YMP side got their campaign under way in style, with a 46-25 win while OBM toppled defending champions Waikohu 20-17. Thistle, playing in the Central Federation League, won 3-0. More on the rugby, football and netball in today’s sports pages. Picture by Paul Rickard A MAN has died on overturned in the river. about 20 minutes before the East Coast after a Police and emergency it got too dark.” MAN boat capsized in heavy services responded to Mr Schierning said seas. the incident at 5pm on there was a two-metre Police and emergency Friday. swell at the time. services started “A boat with two “The sea condition searching for the missing people on board was pretty rough. We boatie near Tikitiki on overturned south of the found the boat against Friday night. river mouth,” police said. the shoreline and there DIES IN “The boat overturned “One person made it to was a fair bit of debris three kilometres south of shore to raise the alarm spread around.” the river mouth,” a police and a search was started The boat was located statement said. to locate the second near Port Awanui. “The man’s body was person.” Mr Schierning said located around midday Two helicopters were the boat was also located BOAT (Saturday), and his deployed. near a tractor and boat death will be referred to Trust Tairawhiti trailer. the Coroner.” Rescue Helicopter pilot ‘There’s a bit of a The body was found Kurt Schierning said the channel there and about nine kilometres chopper was called out to apparently, they go in from where the boat assist the search at 5pm. and out of there to the overturned. “We got GPS beach. I’m presuming he CAPSIZE The man was reported coordinates and went up was coming in to land missing after a boat there and searched for his boat.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Racing ................16 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........17 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-9, 15 World............ 12-14 Classifieds ....18-19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, April 12, 2021 JOGGING FOR LOGGING: Around 30 loggers put on their joggers and ran from Eastland Port to Tolaga Bay on Saturday. Most ran in teams making it a relay, while five of the men ran the whole way. Some of them, looking cheerful, were snapped at Turihaua. The runners clocked in at Tolaga six and a quarter hours and 54 kilometres later. Picture by Liam Clayton Jogging loggers nail 54km run by Sophie Rishworth perseverance and resilience.” me to have confidence to help others.” the forestry industry. This is to keep A drone followed the runners the The event started with a karakia everyone safe.” THE encouragement of others helped whole way, and traffic slowed down to at 5.30 am at Eastland Port. The first Sean Wilson, 39, said his daughter 30 people run from Eastland Port to keep them safe. Many did the run as joggers left at 6am and they finished Sophia, who turned 11 on Saturday, Tolaga Bay on Saturday morning. It part of a relay in teams. as a group at 1.15pm at Tolaga Bay helped get him over the finish line by took almost six hours to run the 54 Mr Brunt said for many of them it Wharf. joining him for the last two kilometres. kilometre stretch of State Highway 35. was something they never thought they Sam Parkin, 38, does not work in the His son Corbyn, 12, also ran about 25 Jogging for Logging is in its third would do 12 weeks ago. forestry industry but had other reasons kilometres on the day. year, and is about “a healthy man being The event was the grand final of a to be a part of it. “It was a good team and family a safe man” in the forestry industry, 12-week programme put together by “I ran for my bro Jase who passed environment with people who said organiser Wade Brunt. Mr Brunt to encourage men to stay away in the forest. It is four years encouraged and supported us the whole “It was a massive effort from all our fit both mentally and physically. Mr today since he passed.” way. It was pretty painful towards the runners. There were five men who Brunt has been on his own journey, Mr Parkin said it was something he end. ran the whole 54 kilometres. They hit shedding 40 kilograms and working as felt he needed to do, and had to do. “Thanks to Wade for putting himself their own personal walls many times a counsellor at Tauawhi Men’s Centre. “I’m very thankful to Wade, he’s out there and putting in his time and over and pushed through showing “Opening up and talking has enabled a top bloke, and to all the others in effort for everyone to see others thrive.” ‘Paddling as one’ theme of Race Unity Speech awards THE Race Unity Speech Awards and Race admission is free. Unity Hui are back for another year with a focus More and more New Zealanders are recognising that we must The judging panel are head judge Karen on the topic “kia kotahi te hoe” — paddle as ‘ Johansen, formerly with the Human Rights one. address racial prejudice and injustice if we want a harmonious and Commission, Whiti Timutimu, who is The twin national events, initiated by the NZ unified country. representing the police, and Walton Walker, Baha’i Community in 2001, have steadily gained ’ —Maxine Maurirere Gisborne District Council’s senior Maori momentum over 20 years. engagement officer. Acknowledging their value in promoting race Regional winners progress to the national relations awareness among young people, NZ High School, Lytton High School and Campion young people is important and this is a platform semifinals in Auckland on May 7 for a place in Police is continuing its sponsorship that began College, have each entered two senior students where young people can freely express the final on Sunday May 9. in 2008. for the regional heat of the Race Unity Speech themselves. The NZ Police national champion is awarded The Human Rights Commission and the Award this week. “More and more New Zealanders are $1000 and another $1000 goes to their school. Office of Ethnic Communities, together with Speeches will be seven to eight minutes each recognising that we must address racial Six other sponsors provide awards of $500. many other sponsors, also support the annual and delivered in Maori or English. prejudice and injustice if we want a harmonious Contestants also have the opportunity to event. “The diverse peoples of the earth are all part and unified country. attend the annual Race Unity Hui on May 8 in Last year’s national champion, Jess Jenkins of one race – the human race,” said Maxine “But in a world that is becoming increasingly Auckland. from Tawa College, set out her vision for the Maurirere of Gisborne Baha’i Community. polarised, how do we make sure our efforts The Hui is a collaborative space where youth future of race relations. “Supporting race unity means understanding create real unity? and their supporters discuss and explore “In 20 years from now, we must reach a place that all people have a role to play in eradicating “We must all grapple with these issues but opportunities to improve race relations in where we are all equal, a mutual agreement racial prejudice and injustice. we see youth as champions in promoting racial Aotearoa. where every citizen is treated for their “Our experiences of race differ widely, yet we harmony. Their views and opinions really matter. The primary sponsors for the Hui are contributions, their achievements. This is the are all responsible for dismantling racism and The regional heat is being held at Tairawhiti Multicultural NZ, the NZ National Commission future we need to envision.” building unity. Museum on Thursday, starting at 7pm. for UNESCO and the Manukau Institute of Gisborne Boys’ High School, Gisborne Girls’ “Promoting positive race relations among The event is open to the public and Technology. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, April 12, 2021 NEWS 3 Steamy temps from the Pacific YESTERDAY’S afternoon warmth pushed towards record territory, thanks to a stream of sub-tropical air funnelled down from the north. High humidity levels made life uncomfortable. At the airport, MetService recorded a high of 27.2 degrees around 1pm — and it was still 19.6 at 11pm. At the same time humidity levels hit 70 percent in mid- afternoon, and a claggy smothering drizzle set in during the night, making sleeping difficult. Warm air from the Pacific islands not infrequently pumps the temperature here.