Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 Bars on Benches Paradise in Our ‘Barrier, Not a Solution’ Own Backyard
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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 BARS ON BENCHES PARADISE IN OUR ‘BARRIER, NOT A SOLUTION’ OWN BACKYARD PAGE 2 FAMILY LOSE ALMOST EVERYTHING IN FIRE PAGE 3 COVID-FREE VOLUNTEERS TO BE INFECTED IN Air New Zealand flight attendant Shelly is pictured on Makorori Beach where filming for part of the airline’s latest inflight safety TRIAL video took place yesterday. Gisborne is one of five “hero” locations being pitched in an Air New Zealand/Tourism NZ domestic tourism campaign. The filming involved a 40-strong ensemble of crew and actors. STORY ON PAGE 3 Picture by Paul Rickard PAGE 14 A WOMAN who stole more than $100,000 a computer for a dishonest purpose — credit card expenditure. from her employer First Fresh has been told would be about three years imprisonment. Payment would be made in full once the she will be jailed on November 5 if she does Repayment is a mitigating factor likely to funds became available. not pay the money back by then. bring the end term within the threshold for In the interim, Brown would start paying Katrina Louise Brown, 49, made another conversion to an electronically-monitored $1000 weekly this Friday and would hand PAY IT appearance in Gisborne District Court sentence. over at this appearance an emotional yesterday, her former First Fresh employer The court was previously told Brown has harm payment of $3000 to First Fresh for waiting all day in the public gallery for the responsibility for several children — not just inconvenience and loss accrued. case, which was called last. her and her husband’s. Judge Cathcart agreed to grant one final At her previous appearance on September If Brown’s husband was left to care for adjournment, rescheduling the case for 14 this year, Brown handed over a $40,000 them alone it would affect his ability to work November 5. bank cheque for part repayment to First and the inevitable reparation that would be He questioned whether Brown had heeded BACK Fresh. But Judge Warren Cathcart said her ordered by the court in respect of his wife’s his last warning about taking immediate failure to arrange full repayment on that date offending. action to arrange repayment. smacked of delay. Counsel Alistair Clarke yesterday said a While there was an email trail leading to Brown stole the money by transferring broker advised that morning an “extremely the broker’s advice yesterday, it was not OR GO TO company funds into her own accounts positive” response to an application for clear how quickly Brown had acted since between November 2018 and September the funds (for obvious reasons Brown had September 14, the judge said. 2019. to transfer any personal equity into her Next time would be her last court She had many times promised — including husband’s name so he could apply for the appearance on the charges. If she failed to at a restorative justice conference—- to necessary loan). pay on that date she would be jailed, Judge repay it in full promptly. The broker said the earliest the money Cathcart said. Judge Cathcart warned again yesterday, as would be available would be October 30 due Police prosecutor Sergeant Aubrey he did at the previous appearance, if Brown to the usual banking period required for the Ormond confirmed for the court that First did not pay, she would be jailed. transaction of about 15 days. Fresh had been given official authority to The sentence starting point for the charges Mr Clarke confirmed Brown still owed retain a final wage payment of $5800 due to JAIL she has admitted — 14 counts of accessing First Fresh $65,300 and more than $1200 for Brown. eit.ac.nz EIT Careers Expo 0800 22 55 348 | Come and discover what’s on he Hub Café at EIT offer at EIT Tairāwhiti in 2021. FREE hursday, 29 October EVENT 4pm - 5.30pm 34817-01 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Farming ..............16 Racing ...............23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 17 World............ 13-15 Classifieds ... 20-22 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Mixing it up for SPCA Cupcake Day GISBORNE bakers are being called on to register for this year’s Cupcake Day to raise money for the SPCA. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this year the cupcakes will not be sold to the public but instead through networks of friends, family, school groups and workplaces. “Baking a dozen cupcakes and fundraising is a small act of kindness that has a big impact and we are so grateful to all the animal lovers who bake so passionately for a wonderful cause,” said SPCA CEO Andrea Midgen. “We know the Gisborne community is hungry to get involved with SPCA Cupcake Day and that’s why we’re asking locals to roll up their sleeves and get baking for vulnerable animals. “SPCA’s fundraising efforts have been affected this year because we had to cancel all of our fundraising events because of the lockdowns. “But now that the nation is back to Level 1, SPCA Cupcake Day can go ahead — for the 12th year. The event has raised more than $3.2 million in the past, which has gone directly to the tens of thousands of animals that SPCA helps every year.” Register to bake and sell as an individual, team or school at www.spcacupcakeday.co.nz. After registering, participants will receive ideas, recipes, inspiration and tips to make each SPCA’S SWEETEST FUNDRAISER IS BACK: The annual SPCA Cupcake Day is under way and the call is out for event special. Share photos of your mouth- Gisborne bakers to register online and whip up some treats. Pictured with some of the puppies in their care are SPCA watering creations on SPCA’s Facebook page Gisborne workers, front (from left): Nanci Searle, animal attendant holding Cindy the puppy, senior animal attendant and on Instagram at @spcanz using the hashtag Gilly Campbell with puppy Seymour, manager Lindy Magee with puppy Sookie, and ambulance driver Hine Smith. #SPCACupcakeDay and #BakeaDifference. Back: Animal welfare inspectors Bal Riki and Pip Lamb, and animal attendants Natalia Ponomareva and Christie Patumaka. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell Bars on benches dismay homeless advocate by Matai O’Connor “A bench seat allows them to be off the cold, wet ground and doubles as a bed in BARS have been installed across some places around the city. four bench seats in Gisborne’s central “Some of these guys wear multiple business district to prevent homeless layers of clothing just to keep warm, even people from lying on them. when the sun is out. But an advocate for the homeless says “They may also have heart conditions, education is needed, rather than putting arthritis (gout) and diabetes. up a barrier. “Put a squab (long cushion) there A business in the city centre asked instead. That would be more comforting the Gisborne District Council to do and purposeful. something to stop people lying on seats in “Spending on preventing congregating front of their stores. or sleeping means we are not seeing the A decision was made to trial the full picture of the lives our people have. bars on four seats in response to an “They are us and we are them,” Ms ongoing issue for retailers first raised Crawford said. with the council in August last year, “Businesses in the CBD could pull council liveable spaces manager De-Arne together and roster a lunch and coffee Sutherland says. for our people who are always so “Two shop owners were very concerned appreciative of the gifts. about a person who was lying on the “That would be money well spent. seats during the day verbally abusing It is one way to connect rather than passers-by. disconnect. “This behaviour was deterring people BARRIERS: Bars have been installed on four benches in the CBD in a trial to prevent“As the manager of Oasis Community from walking past, entering shops in people from lying on the seats. Picture by Matai O’Connor Shelter I have seen our communities pull the vicinity or using the two adjacent together from all walks of life because of disability car parks. compassion, kindness and aroha. “One business owner called the opted to trial the bars as a possible homeless people — says people need “Let’s do that instead of taking away police 12 times over a month with their solution.” to be educated on the health effects of the little they have access to. concerns about the verbal abuse. The cost of the bars was $150.85 a seat, homelessness and the need to spend “We lay stones in concrete under “GDC received a Request for Service a total of $603.40. wisely on helping them, rather than bridges and confiscate their property. to remove the seat but staff decided this Lizz Crawford, founder of Oasis attempting to prevent them from having “We need to stop and learn compassion, would penalise other users, so instead Community Shelter — a facility for a basic comfort. kindness and aroha.” Get your Gisborne Herald • You’ve seen his power drumming in young punk band Sit Down In Front’s music video, Don’t home-delivered Push The Button, but Rikki Noble also has a passion for classical piano. • Known for mixing up country-folk, classic Kiwi sing-along tunes and waiata, family band The Harmonic Resonators perform in Gisborne this month. • Work by Uawa Tolaga Bay artists Rina and Tai Kerekere features in the Mahia2020 exhibition that includes contributions from more than 30 artists from Otaki to the Chathams.