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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Home-Delivered $1.90, Retail $2.20 M2m an ‘Amazing’ Anxious International Success Page 2 Times for Indian Nurses’ TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 M2M AN ‘AMAZING’ ANXIOUS INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS PAGE 2 TIMES FOR INDIAN NURSES’ COMMUNITY INSIDE TODAY PAGE 3 DAY PAGES 14-16 CEMETERY DEVASTATION Car crash demolishes rows of headstones at Taruheru by Murray Robertson boundary fence to come to rest on the “I’m speechless,” said another person. headstones and graveside ornaments were grass verge by the road. “What a terrible and upsetting thing to scattered over a wide area. DAYLIGHT revealed a scene of The path of devastation was spread over happen. It’s just incredible how much Tairawhiti police area commander heart-rending devastation this morning 30-40 metres. damage has been caused. It makes you Inspector Sam Aberahama said “a after a car left Nelson Road last night The driver, the sole occupant of the wonder how on earth he (the driver) did significant number of headstones nearest and crashed into part of the Taruheru vehicle, was taken to it.” to the road were damaged”. cemetery, destroying or damaging up to 60 hospital by a passerby One man had gone there “We appreciate that hearing this news headstones. and was treated for minor It’s so very sad. It to see if his grandparents’ will cause distress for those who have The vehicle, driven by a young male, injuries and discharged. makes‘ you want to grave site was affected. whanau buried at the cemetery.” veered off the road at about the mid- Police maintained a scene cry all over again “My wife and I were so Police contacted Gisborne District point of the cemetery frontage at around guard at the site overnight. ’ worried and then relieved Council staff last night. 6.30pm. The shock and sorrow on to see that it was not the “The council has been going through The car went through part of the front the faces of family members case. Our hearts go out to a process of identifying the headstones barrier fence, demolished a hand-washing and others who went to the those people who have not and will be contacting the whanau of the enclosure at an entranceway, hurtled cemetery this morning was plain to see. been so fortunate. It’s an awful situation.” affected families,” Insp Aberahama said. through front-row headstones before “It’s so very sad. It makes you want to Pieces of splintered boundary fence, the rolling and crashing back through the cry all over again,” one woman said. remains of the wash enclosure, smashed CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 YOU'LL KNOW IT WHEN YOU SEE IT ENROL FULL-TIME • PART-TIME • ONLINE eit.ac.nz | 0800 22 55 348 KA KITE ANA KOE NOW START KUA MŌHIO JULY 2021 38687-01 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Television ...........18 Racing ................23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Farming........ 19-20 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World....... 12-13,17 Classifieds .. 21-22 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Maunga to Moana ‘amazing’ “IT’S not about the racing, it’s more to be able to give them the experience and hospitality we put out for our about the culture,” Maunga to Moana that we have here on the coast as well manuhiri here in Ruatorea. founder and organiser Keelan Poi told so it’s not just to come here and race. “We couldn’t have pulled it off Te Ao Maori News. It’s to be a part of the whole culture, a without the support of our volunteers, The multisport challenge, which part of our experience here.” staff members, host whanau and attracted 280 competitors on Saturday, The 54-kilometre race comprises ringawera (kitchen workers) all is unlike any other such event, in that a 22-kilometre hike up and down working tirelessly behind the scenes it incorporates mystery tasks. Hikurangi, a 25km bike ride through to make sure our manuhiri were fed, In the past these have included Tapuaeroa Valley to Ruatorea and a happy and had full pukus before they filleting a flounder and plucking 5km gravel and river run or walk to the left.” possums. This year participants had ocean at Tuparoa Beach. The winner of the team of five to eat rotten corn and kina juice. There Keelan Poi said the event had been category was the Gisborne/Auckland was also a shooting competition an amazing experience and great team Four Horis and a Token (Rob which slowed down the first man off success for everyone involved. Fergus, Lindsay Mclean, Mike Morrisey the mountain who took 15 minutes to “I’m honestly amazed at our Dave McCormick and Chris Rangi), complete the task. In the meantime he community and whanau here on who finished the challenge in 5 hours was overtaken by three women. the coast to be able to help these 13 minutes. Keelan Poi said the race tries to competitors through their journey. The Crazy Kinas (Matt Long, Johnny bring people to the same levels. “The weather was beautiful, the Williams and Jasper Holdsworth) “That was the whole idea,” he told people were stunning and there was a from Gisborne won the team of three Te Ao Maori News. “You’ve got people wairua and vibe here that was hard to category in a time of 5h 4m. from all walks of life coming to have a describe. Tom Holden was the individual crack at our kaupapa and we wanted “We should be proud of the manaaki winner, in a time of 3h 52m. WAIRUA: Wade Brunt (left), who DOING WELL: Former politician Te Ururoa Flavell with his introduced Tairawhiti to jogging for daughter Matangiroa Flavell, a Tall Fern, and former Olympic loggers, and Keelan Poi, organiser of weightlifter Kaeley Che Elkington were among the 280 who Saturday’s Maunga to Moana event. took part in Saturday’s Maunga to Moana event. THE BIG MS: Davidson Taylor, Ana Devery, Gemma Robin, Matai Smith and Terry Rangihuna Taylor — all cousins hailing from Muriwai, Gisborne — stop for a photo in the Maunga to AND THEY’RE OFF: Hiria Green (left), Tui Keenan, Samantha Ackroyd, Tarryn Reid and Lena Keenan set Moana event on Saturday. the pace on Saturday morning for the Maunga to Moana event. All pictures supplied Get your Gisborne Herald home-delivered • Raglan groovers band Masaya began as a university assignment and has since evolved its jazz-inflected, smooth, pop soul sound and is heading this way. • Em of Theia and Vayne tells the Guide about the gelling of the two artists’ styles. • Life drawing with a difference and painting workshops are on their way for winter. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP 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: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, May 12, 2021 NEWS 3 Baby headstones Anxiety for Gisborne families as among those India’s Covid-19 crisis continues destroyed in crash FROM PAGE 1 “We advise anyone with questions to contact by Sophie Rishworth the council on (06) 869-2447.” Kaumatua Sir Derek Lardelli conducted MEMBERS of Tairawhiti’s Indian a blessing at the site this morning before a community are calling home daily to check careful clean-up by Recreational Services on their families. began. India has recorded more than 22.9 GDC chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann TENSION and Mayor Rehette Stoltz were at the blessing. million coronavirus cases and 249,992 ALWAYS Covid-related deaths since the start of the “It’s a devastating situation for the families THERE: Tairawhiti involved and we will be contacting those pandemic on March 11, 2020 (World Health business owners people affected today,” Mrs Thatcher Swann Organisation). Bhushan and said. “We’ve got a really good database on the Tairawhiti woman Nikita Lalit Soni said Rupal Dave cemetery which will help us identify where the she had stopped looking at the news live in Gisborne damaged and destroyed headstones belong. because it was too hard to watch. but every day “We have pictures of the headstones in many “By the grace of God my (immediate) “without fail” they cases.” family haven’t had Covid but my aunty died call their families Mrs Thatcher-Swann said they would look last year due to Covid.” in India. Bhushan at the cost of repairs once they had established As well as patients not being able to and Rupal are the insurance situation. access proper treatment in the hospitals, pictured with Mayor Stoltz said it was heartbreaking to the country’s lockdown meant business daughter Anshi see the devastation. owners were suffering financially, she said. and son Havish. “What made it even more sad was to see that “The Government is not helping at all. the affected area is part of the baby section. I I’m from a business family in India and the Picture supplied spoke to two whanau who were affected and business person is saying they will die of they were speechless. hunger, not Covid. We need to open the “One man was there at daybreak to see if shops up. This is our bread and butter. his boy’s grave was affected and luckily it was “The hospitals are crazy. If you look at the missed by a metre.
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