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Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 Queen’S Preparing Returnees ‘Low-Risk’ to Strike Page 6 Birthday Pages 4, 8 Honours Pages 2, 3, 9,10, 18 TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 QUEEN’S PREPARING RETURNEES ‘LOW-RISK’ TO STRIKE PAGE 6 BIRTHDAY PAGES 4, 8 HONOURS PAGES 2, 3, 9,10, 18 JUBILATION: The Ngati Porou East Coast bench and supporters erupted in cheers and joy at Whakarua ‘TOPark, Ruatoria, on Saturday afternoonWIN when their team defeated PovertyIS Bay 28-21. PictureA by Paul RickardBONUS’ by Jack Malcolm exchanging haka in a spine-tingling “Rugby draws the community together. “The friendships that you make, they prelude that set the tone for the game to The East Coast is a special community. last a lifetime. I haven’t seen the odd one NGATI Porou East Coast players and come. “I really enjoyed watching the women (past player) in years and our coach I supporters would have been grateful for It was a record-breaking day for NPEC, playing. In time the East Coast women hadn’t seen since 1980.” the long weekend to recover after their who capped player No.1200 when former will be a force to be reckoned with.” Debutant and All Black Nehe Milner- victory over Poverty Bay on Saturday. Poverty Bay flanker Will Bolingford Jefferd said the centenary was an Skudder told Radio Ngati Porou it In front of a bumper home crowd, debuted in sky blue. opportunity to celebrate and remember was special to be a part of the NPEC NPEC delighted the spectators on their He was one of six debutants for NPEC not just the players of old but the celebrations, which included the way to a historic 40th win, 28-21, in on Saturday, with a Nepia taking the supporters and those who didn’t get a rededication of the Uepohatu marae and the ongoing battle for supremacy in field for the first time in 52 years. Tanira chance to play when they went overseas memorial hall. Tairawhiti rugby. Tamanui-Nepia is the third in the Nepia to fight in the world wars and other “For us to win is a bonus. The result It was a fitting triumph for the union’s bloodline to play for the Coast since the conflicts. wasn’t the main thing; it was about centenary celebrations held over the illustrious George in the 1920s and ’30s. “The East Coast women deserve a celebrating everyone coming together . weekend. Former All Black and NPEC second- special mention. They are the greatest rugby’s like a culture up here.” The day began with a trial game for five eighth Andy Jefferd, who was in rugby supporters in the world.” Saturday was the first time in five the NPEC women’s team, Hinerupe, attendance, said the day was a wonderful He had fond memories of his playing years that NPEC has bested Poverty Bay, which was won 46-0 by Ruataupare, and occasion to celebrate the history and days in sky blue, with a highlight being but you could’ve thought it was their a legends game that NPEC won 46-20. people who have made up NPEC over the the Ranfurly Shield challenge against first-ever victory given the uproar from The main event started with the teams last 100 years. Waikato. the crowd after the game. FIND IT LEARN IT BE IT ENROL FULL-TIME • PART-TIME • ONLINE NOW START PRACTICECEPRACTICERSI IT JULY 2021 eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 EIT SCHOOL OF NURSING 38687-03 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 Business ............11 Classifieds ... 21-22 Sport ............ 24-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........20 Weather .............27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ..... 6-10,18 World............ 13-17 Racing ................23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Holiday weekend action OVER YOU GO: Amelia Gower with Jacob off to a flyer at the Gisborne Dog Training Club Obedience and Agility Show, which ran over three days over the long weekend. Picture by Liam Clayton EYE IN: Diane Clark, of Mt Maunganui, lines up a shot in the Gisborne Masters Snooker Tournament at the Cosmopolitan Club at the weekend. Clark, one of “half a dozen” women taking part, reached the last 16 of the competition, one of a series run by LADY IN RED: Alice Sparks brightens up the New Zealand Masters Billiards the stage in the Waltz Tap 14 and over and Snooker Association. Clark section of the annual Braemar Dance Club was also tournament controller. competition, which took place at the War Darren Manthey, of Tokoroa, won Memorial Theatre between Friday and the tournament, beating former yesterday. Picture by Paul Rickard Gisborne player Dan Dowden, of Hamilton, 2-0 in the best-of-three- frames final. The 48-strong field drew players from as far north as Kerikeri and as far south as Wellington. Picture by Liam Clayton REUNION: Arm in arm after the Ngati Porou East IN AND OUT: Gisborne’s Susan Edwards and Buddy take part Coast-Poverty Bay game at Whakarua Park on in the Gisborne Dog Training Club Obedience and Agility Show. Saturday were three former All Blacks — brothers More than 200 combinations took part in obedience, agility and TIP TAP: Kohe Poole at the Braemar Hosea (left) and Rico Gear, with Ian Kirkpatrick. scent work over the three days at Showgrounds Park. Dance Club competition in the The day was the perfect celebration of the NPEC Picture by Liam Clayton Impromptu Tap under 12 section. centenary. Picture by Paul Rickard Picture by Paul Rickard Greg Shelton, QSM “You are only as good as the people you work with and are around with” by Matai O’Connor He planned to tell them before the news Uawa Anzac Committee since 1990. He yesterday. maintains the soldiers’ plot at Tolaga “I JUST cannot get over it,” Greg Mr Shelton wanted to thank his mother Bay Cemetery, used for the annual Anzac Shelton of Uawa Tolaga Bay says about Ngaere and father, the late Henri Shelton, Day service. He was involved with the being named a recipient of a Queen’s and his sons Daniel, Andrew and Max. refurbishment of Reynolds Hall, having Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday He is also grateful to the Uawa Tolaga been a trustee of the hall from 1990 and Honours list yesterday. Bay community “as they have great serving time as chairman. Mr Shelton has volunteered with civil leadership throughout the community”. He has supported Uawa Tiaki Tai defence in Tolaga Bay since 1990. He has He thanked his mentor ‘Padre’ Bill Gray Tolaga Bay Surf Life Saving Club, clearing been the civil defence emergency manager who he said had been mentoring him for driftwood from the beach in front of the since 2019, having been a long-term sector the greater part of his life. club building with his tractor and has also warden for the southern part of Uawa. “I have not had a dad for 27 years supported the annual Kaiaua beach races. “I’m surprised and humbled by it. I just HUMBLED: Greg Shelton, QSM and Pa Gray has really taught me a lot He was a trustee of Uawa FM Radio think you are only as good as the people Picture by Liam Clayton throughout life,” Mr Shelton said. Committee from 2006 to 2016. He coached you work with and are around with,” Mr He also paid tribute to both his Uawa Junior Rugby from 1999 to 2015 Shelton says. .Minister Jacinda Ardern. grandmothers Irene Gore who received and then coached Gisborne teams for He received a letter in the mail about “I have read them over and over again. the British Empire Medal for nursing three years. He has been involved with the three weeks ago from the Governor “The hardest thing about all of this is and Red Cross and Norma Shelton who Uawanui Environmental Sustainability General, notifying him of the award. The that I am not allowed to tell anybody. I received an MBE for services to Maori and Project. Mr Shelton was recognised with envelope was marked “confidential”. He live with two of my three sons and it has the 28 Battalion. Gisborne District Council’s Citizens Civic has also received a letter from Prime been hard keeping it a secret from them.” Mr Shelton has been a member of the Award in 2018. The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, June 8, 2021 NEWS 3 Honoured for their service Judy Livingston, QSM James Brownlie, ONZM “I have a long-standing belief in this community” “I was just the front man for the hard work of several people” by Andrew Ashton by Murray Robertson looking out the window at the AFTER recovering from the surprise RUAKITURI farmer James Brownlie, a land. of being named in the Queen’s Birthday man who has made a major contribution “I saw that Honours list, community campaigner and to agriculture training, has been made an farming was an music patron Judy Livingston was quick Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. occupation where to heap thanks on her family and mystery Jim received the honour in the Queen’s you could do what nominator. Birthday honours announced yesterday. you wanted to do Miss Livingston has had a life-long He was involved in the establishment of the for seven days involvement with community bands and East Coast Farm Cadet Scheme in 1980 and a week, and I musical theatre groups in Gisborne as mentored trainees after the formation of the wanted to share well as a long-standing involvement Agriculture Industry Training Organisation that enjoyment with Gisborne charity groups. She was (Ag ITO), also in the 1980s.
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