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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 LOCKDOWN • Significant rise in Tairawhiti test numbers WALK TURNS • Gisborne crayfish back on Chinese menus • Apology for giving family false hope TO WHALE • Concerns at community influxes in Level 3 RESCUE COVID 19 • Govt offers $50m to help media weather fallout PAGE 3 • EU recovery plan could cost up to 1.5 trillion LOCKDOWN TRIBUTE: Bryce Street residents Scott and Carly Brown have created a home-made Anzac Day tribute with lights. “It was my wife’s idea as we can’t get to the (Cenotaph) monument to celebrate this important day,” Mr Brown said. ‘We will remember’ Virtual dawn service to PROUD OF HIS PAPA: Paora Dench (5) has been learning about Anzac Day and his tupuna who fought in the war. Paora is holding a poppy he made for Anzac Day and a photo of his commemorate Anzac Day Papa Charlie Sadlier. Picture supplied by Wynsley Wrigley “We remember those families who continue not be held, New Zealanders should still would reflect on those who gave their lives. to be affected from their loss. acknowledge the sacrifices “made by so “I remember both of my grandfathers who TOMORROW morning brings an Anzac Day “We thank all servicemen and women, many to preserve our freedoms”. fought in World War 2 and my grandmothers like no other. past and present, for their service to New “Anzac Day is of huge importance. So who kept our families safe in the most In the absence of public services Zealand.” many of us have personal connections horrific times. throughout the country due to the Mayor Rehette Stoltz said tomorrow to those who fought and we take time to “This year I reflect especially on all of our Covid-19 pandemic, a nationwide virtual would be the first time since Anzac Day remember and honour them.” women, men and our children who, too, are service will instead be held for the first time commemorations began in 1916 that New Ikaraoa-Rawhiti Labour MP Meka Whaitiri sacrificing their ‘normal’ way of life to save in the more than 100 years of Anzac Day Zealanders would not be able to gather MP said her whanau would commemorate the lives of many. commemorations. together to mark the day. together by Zoom (video conferencing) “It’s a different type of battle today but the In what has been called Stand At Dawn, “I am encouraging everyone to find other to honour the country’s servicemen and lessons we can learn from those that have New Zealanders are being asked to remain special ways — like the Stand at Dawn women. fought battles before have held us in good in their bubbles but come together at 6am initiative — to remember and honour those They would listen to the national RSA stead.” by standing at the letterbox or front door, in who served and are still serving New Zealand service on Radio New Zealand. the lounge or somewhere similar to honour in conflict and peacekeeping duties. Anzac Day was a special time for her “I te hekenga atu o te ra servicemen and women. “My hope is that up and down Aotearoa, whanau. Tae noa ki te aranga mai i te ata A service will be broadcast from 6am on physically apart but together in spirit, every “Our late dad served as a gunner in the Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a RNZ National radio station. whanau in their own bubble will gather to Korean War. Up until his death in 2015, for ratou Gisborne Returned and Services remember the countrymen and women who 45 continous years we would join him on his Ka maumahara tonu tatou ki a Association president Paul Bayly is served our country. annual pilgrimage to his dawn service up ratou” encouraging veterans and members of the “We commemorate Anzac Day to honour Lone Pine in Taradale. public to take part in Stand at Dawn. our history and to dream and work together “We will remember them.” “At the going down of the sun “This is a chance for all New Zealanders to towards a better future for us all.” Labour list MP Kiri Allan said she took part And in the morning remember all those who made the ultimate East Coast National MP Anne Tolley said in Anzac Day each year but it would be in a We will remember them sacrifice in the service to their country. although public Anzac Day services would different and poignant manner this year. She We will remember them” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Racing ...............15 Literature ...........20 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........18 Sport ........... 21-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...... 6-9, 17 World............ 12-14 Classifieds .........19 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, April 24, 2020 RURAL ANZAC TRIBUTE: The Hain family from Waikura Station got their paintbrushes out to create a unique Anzac message on silage bales alongside Pehiri Road. Pictured are Tom (7), Lilla (10) and mum Gemma. Dad Sam took the photo. Poignant poppy tribute by Wynsley Wrigley “We don’t mind,” says Susan. ■ THE Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Tomorrow the wider family will not be Helicopter will shine its light again on AS a child, Susan Kingsbeer never able to make their annual pilgrimage to Anzac Day commemorations in Gisborne knew that her father and ex-Navy man Anzac Day services to honour their late tomorrow morning. Maurice Murphy regularly attended the father, uncles and great uncles, including The chopper usually does a fly past at Anzac Day dawn service. Jeremiah Murphy, who never returned the Cenotaph during the dawn service, Later she wanted to go with him. from World War 1. but with all public events cancelled, other Today her 24-year-old daughter Dana, His name is recorded on the Cenotaph. arrangements have been made. with that same appreciation for Kiwi Mrs Kingsbeer said her father was a The crew will fly to Taruheru Cemetery servicemen and women, is behind a quiet and placid man. initially and shine the chopper’s big poignant set of 1.6-metre-high plywood “I loved him. He was the light of my spotlight on the RSA plots, then head poppies on their property on Back life.” along Ormond Road shining its light Ormond Road. Tomorrow morning Mrs Kingsbeer and on the front gate remembrances before The public appreciates her work. her family will stand among their poppies hovering over the Cenotaph. Passing motorists toot their horns and as part of the Stand at Dawn virtual It will then do the same at the RSA club REMEMBERING THE FALLEN: some stop, get out and take photographs. service. before returning to the airport. Graeme Nepia and mokopuna Te Aturangi Peters with their Anzac Day wreath tribute. IN A BACK ORMOND ROAD FIELD, THE POPPIES “BLOW”: Among the plywood poppies are (from left) Dana Kingsbeer, Bella, Ethan Rogers, Mae and Susan Kingsbeer. They will be there again tomorrow for the nationwide virtual service Picture by Liam Clayton CREATIVE SISTERS: Sisters Charlotte and Lucy McDiarmid make Anzac remembrance boards to put at their front gate. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Help and advice available through the Rural Support home-delivered Trust for farmers around the region still affected by drought. • Hereford bull breeders, like Health Angus breeders, cancel their Bull Walks ahead of the R2 sales season. TOMORROW heroes TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Grant Miller/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, April 24, 2020 NEWS 3 Significant rise TO THE RESCUE in testing due Jo Holley (inset left) and Abby Edwards had no hesitation in getting into the water and helping this stranded whale back to sea at Midway Beach yesterday. to mobile clinics Inset picture supplied, rescue picture from video footage MORE than 940 people here illness in the community. This is have been tested for Covid-19 in because we have all done a good the past eight days, bringing the job sticking to our bubbles.” region’s total number to 1523, Dr Duncan says all results from district health board Hauora tests done at the mobile clinics so Tairawhiti says. far have been negative. Mobile testing clinics, which “This suggests Covid-19 isn’t started on Monday, have hiding in our communities. contributed to a significant boost “The response means we will in numbers. soon be able to confidently step In Te Araroa, 89 people were back from this intense testing in tested at the mobile clinic on the community, and know we can Wednesday. respond very quickly to any cases As of yesterday, 1523 tests had that might appear in the future.” been completed — an increase of Dr Duncan said anyone 942 tests in the last seven days. developing symptoms of Covid-19 Hauora Tairawhiti said because (coughing, sore throat, sniffles, of the large numbers, people fever, loss of smell or taste or attending mobile clinics may be in shortness of breath) should still for a long wait. discuss this with their GP. Mobile testing has been a “Our testing suggests the collaboration of healthcare possibility of it being around is low A DAILY walk on the beach turned straight in there to help the distressed Jo recently had surgery for a hip providers Ngati Porou Hauora, but we cannot let our guard down”.