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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 HOUSING AFFORDABILITY PAGE 3 l l A NATIVE GETTING ‘RAPIDLY WORSE’ TREE FOR Pipiwharauroa EVERY PAGE 5 Hui-tanguru 2021 Pukapuka: Tekau Mā Waru Panui: FEATURE INSIDE NEWBORN I te 30 o ngā rā o Hānuere i whakakao e Uncle Mike Te Hau ngā kōrero mō tō rātau Tāmanuhiritanga. Kei te te rahi o Ngāi Tāmanuhiri ki ngā ngā hōia ō Ngāi Tāmanuhiri i tā rātau haraki! papa whenua o Te Kura o Te Muriwai, hokinga ki Te Muriwai, whai muri mai i ki te whakanui i te rā o Tāmanuhiri, te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao. Tēnei te whakamānawa hoki i ngā arā ko Tāmanuhiri Day 2021. Ko te kaihāpai, i ngā kaitautoko o te matū o te rangi, he whakakotahi i a I te taenga atu ki Te Muriwai, ka kai, ā, kaupapa nei. Ki a Trust Tairāwhiti, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, ki te ako kōrero, ka tū te whakataetae ngahau e kiia nei Te Puni Kōkiri, Tūranga Health, E waiata, whakapapa me te whakanui ko Toa Tāmanuhiri – Top Town. 10 ngā Tū Whānau, Te Rūnanga o Tūrangan i tō rātau ake Tāmanuhiritanga. kapa i eke ki te pae o tātāwhāinga kia ui-ā-Kiwa, Sports Gisborne Tairāwhiti riro ai te tūranga toa whakaihu waka mō tae noa ki ngā kaitūao, kaiāwhina Nā te Tarati o Tāmanuhiri Tūtū te tau 2021. He maha rawa ngā momo hoki. Ki te kore koutou, ka kore tēnei Poroporo (TTPT) te rā whakarite. I kēmu whakangahau i tangata, pērā i te rā whakahirahira o tātau. te ata, i tomokia e te iwi Te Whare tug of war, egg and spoon, snake-ing, Kōrero o Tāmanuhiri ki te ako i tā down the drain me te wheelbarrow. I te Hei te tau 2022 e hika mā. Tāmanuhiri ake taki i te waiata mutunga ka orite te kaute ki wāenga i Takatū ake Tāmanuhiri! rongonui a Haramai a Paoa. Nā Uncle a Rangiwaho me "Keeping Up with the Wi Tom rātau ko Maxine Moeke, ko Kempdashian’s", nā ka riro mā te tug Parekura Brown Jnr ngā kōrero me of war e whakatau ko wa, i ka hua, ko More photos on page 11 ngā whakahaere. wai ka tohu. I te otinga ko Keeping Up with the Kempdashians' i eke panuku. Whai muri i Te Whare Kōrero o Tāmanuhiri ka wehe ngā pahi ki te Inā te mīharo o te rā, te kitekite i tini taone, ka eke i te tereina whio, ō Tāmanuhiri, te hari o te ngākau, ka hoki ki Te Muriwai. Nō runga i te koa o te menemene, me te tini o FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD: Locally-grown te tereina whio ka whakaputaina te hunga i hoki mai ki te whakanui i products and wild food were transformed into dishes such as kumara salad and kanga waru (grated-corn steamed pudding) and smoked venison sausages at the inaugural Essence Tairawhiti experience at Showgrounds Park at the weekend. Above, Mark Gardner, the former co-host of TV cooking show Surfing the Menu, creates a crayfish dish sampled by (from left) Rora Richardson, Haze Richardson and Cath Hagan. East Coast MP, Minister of Conservation and keen cook Kiri Allan enjoyed creating East Coast wild goat tacos for gourmands. Luckily for organisers, the event was held on Saturday. Had it been on Sunday, it would not have gone ahead due to the nationwide alert level change. STORY ON PAGE 2 Pictures by Liam Clayton ‘Gutted’ at Isolating after long trip home by Sophie Rishworth to the corner, then you’d get up return to L2 there and there would be another SUSAN Destounis was in huge stretch of traffic. Auckland for a friend’s 60th “It was very long but to be fair A SHOCK move back to Covid- Level 2, to keep the maximum (Saturday and Sunday games) birthday when the alert level when I came out the other side the 19 Alert Level 2 yesterday has number of people to 100 at any and the Black Caps and White change came through. queue coming back into Auckland disappointed many, with events time, the Olympic pool will be Ferns’ twenty20 doubleheader She is now quarantining at home was way longer.” cancelled or postponed and health open to lane-swimming only (Sunday) against Australia and in Gisborne for seven days because Mrs Destounis finally got off at officials advising people returning this week,” a Gisborne District England respectively. of the move between alert levels. the Mercer Road turn-off. from Auckland to check if they Council statement said. All four netball tests are now Mrs Destounis said her work had A police officer at the checkpoint had been to a “place of interest”. Other postponed events include to be played at Christchurch asked her to isolate for that time as stopped her to ask where she was Makauri School students were Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tutus and closed to the general public. that was the message on television going. “gutted” after having to postpone On Tour event on Thursday and The twenty/20 games have been this morning. “I said ‘home to Gisborne’. He their annual gala from this Tairawhiti Multicultural Council’s switched to Wellington and also “I wasn’t actually at any of the said ‘that’s a long way’ but waved Saturday to Sunday, March 14. Colour Run for Diversity closed to the public. places of interest, or the suburbs us through. “We will confirm that date 100 (originally scheduled for March Concerts by Crowded House affected, but apparently that’s what “I was shocked. I had my licence percent on Monday, March 8. 14). in Hamilton on Thursday and in the TV has said for people coming ready but they didn’t check that so We’re assuming we will be out (of Poverty Bay Blues Club’s Napier this weekend have been from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2.” I’m not sure how they decide who Alert Level 2) by then,” organiser monthly session at the Dome postponed. Mrs Destounis drove home is being honest.” Shay Podjursky said. (tomorrow) has been cancelled. A Hauora Tairawhiti yesterday and got stuck in the Mrs Destounis said it was “The kids have been working The Gisborne Civic Brass spokeswoman said with lots of traffic queue of people trying to noticeable in Auckland that people really hard and they are pretty and Tauranga City Brass bands events on in Auckland over the leave Auckland. were “quite tense” about Covid-19. gutted. concert on March 6 is cancelled. weekend it was important people “It took just under two hours “One thing I did feel while you’re “It’s the first real Covid impact Many Gisborne people have travelling back from Auckland to get out of Auckland. It felt like up there was that you could catch that’s affected a lot of them . been affected by changes to major kept up to date with the list a really long time as I had left my it quite easily. You’re in the city — it it’s really hit home.” sporting and musical events of “places of interest” on the water bottle in the hotel. could be anywhere. Up to 2000 people had been outside the district. Ministry of Health website. “I was at a complete stop for “In Gisborne we really are quite expected to attend. Sports fans were headed to Anyone who has been to a place about half an hour, then creeping lucky not to have to think every Numbers at the Olympic Pool Mount Maunganui this weekend of interest should self-isolate. forward very slowly. day, ‘have I come into contact with Complex will be limited. for the Silver Ferns netball “That’s probably the biggest “It was a long queue of traffic. it?’ “Due to Covid-19 Alert test series against Australia risk for Tairawhiti.” You could see up ahead the traffic “We are very lucky here.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Racing ................16 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........18 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 Classifieds .........19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 1, 2021 TEAM METCOM MAURI: Pretty in pink at the Paddle 4 Life fundraiser are the Metcom Mauri crew of (from left) Debra Rasmussen, Matai Smith, Semisi Akona, Boy Tata, Kelly Wyllie, and Gemma Robin. Picture by Liam Clayton PADDLE 4 LIFE THE Mangatuna Group of More than $4500 was paddlers (right) enjoy a raised, with more money to break from the water during come in. Saturday’s Paddle 4 Life Paddlers did two one-hour fundraiser for the Gisborne- sessions during the 6am to East Coast Cancer Society. 6pm event. The crew of (from left) Co-organiser Paora Bobbi-Atawhai, Puna Anderson said many Crawford, Darryl Crawford, people, either walking past Chase Matete, Leryss or stopping by to support Keelan, Taniera Toratu and whanau, boosted the Wiremu Ka were among fundraising campaign. 29 teams of four paddlers The club was keen to run registered for the 12-hour the event again. event run by Horouta Waka Home. Picture by Liam Clayton Epicurean experience ‘Blown away’ by inaugural Essence of Tairawhiti festival SUMMER WINE: Essence of Tairawhiti patrons (from left) India Appleby, Shahni by Mark Peters presented. I had yummy dumplings and Deere and Monique Carlyle enjoy a glass of wine in the sun at the inaugural event on watermelon with dukkah made from Saturday that celebrated locally-produced food and drink. Pictures by Liam Clayton ORGANISERS of the Essence of macadamia nuts.