TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 AXLE’S FAMILY DOCTOR COVID-19: • NSW TRAVEL BUBBLE FROZEN AFTER OUTBREAK HOMELESS BURNOUT • CALL FOR REPATRIATION FLIGHT FROM INDIA BEFORE COAST SHIFT WORKLOADS PUSHING • GOVT ANNOUNCES $200M TOURISM PACKAGE MEDICS TO THE BRINK • DAILY RECORD DEATH TOLL IN INDIA - 3980 PAGE 3 PAGE 9 PAGES 6, 11, 13-14 WELCOME TO THE FUTURE MANGAPAPA SCHOOL: A computer image of what the entrance to Mangapapa School will look like. Following a leaky building assessment it was decided two-thirds of the school would be rebuilt and upgraded with state-of-the-art facilities. The entire project is expected to be completed in 2024. Rebuilding Mangapapa UNDER CONSTRUCTION: It’s out with the old and in with the new at Mangapapa School as Currie Construction gets stuck into a $10 million to $12 million rebuild. From left are principal Paul ‘Our MKids, staff and community will have access to the Sadler, students Rylan Kirk, Lily Kuo, Andreaz Kohere and Kaitlyn Wells, and Currie Construction apprentice Shaquaid Hihi. best facilities available to any student across New Zealand’ Picture by Liam Clayton by Jack Marshall support staff. The first stage is expected to “Our current Ministry of The roading project was Traditional classrooms will be finished 12 months from now. Education delivery manager funded by Gisborne District MANGAPAPA School’s rebuild be replaced by “flexible learning Thirteen classrooms will be Trent Fairey has been great to Council and Waka Kotahi NZ is finally under way after years spaces” with large sliding doors demolished, along with the main work with,” Mr Sadler said, Transport Agency. of planning with aged and leaky between them so teachers administration block and the “If it wasn’t for Trent’s “While it’s been a big wait, classrooms being replaced by have the flexibility to teach support room. commitment and strategic it’s also been invaluable in “flexible” teaching spaces fit for collaboratively or independently. “Much like other schools, as planning we’d still be waiting to really knowing what we want in today’s students. Classrooms for senior students roll growth has occurred over get this project over the line, let terms of the design of teaching Two-thirds of Gisborne’s will feature breakout spaces the years, new blocks have been alone started.” and learning spaces, and most largest primary school is being with kitchen and science added in any space available,” Prior to the rebuild, an importantly, how these property demolished to make way for facilities. Mr Sadler said. enabling stage was completed developments will enhance state-of-the-art buildings at an The layout will be designed “This has led to Mangapapa earlier this year. It involved teaching and learning at estimated cost of $10 million to in such a way to create a School being a maze of sorts. building a carpark entrance on Mangapapa School now and in $12 million. large central courtyard and “The layout of the new school Rua Street exiting on to Ormond the future,” Mr Sadler said. “Our MKids, staff and playground area in the middle of will have a more cohesive feel Road to ease traffic congestion “While there will be obvious community will have access the school. and flow to it”. and promote stronger road disruptions, strong plans and to the best facilities available There is also a significant A leaky building assessment safety around the school site for procedures have been put in to any student across New focus on providing outdoor in 2013 set the wheels in motion the community. place to minimise the impact Zealand,” Mangapapa School learning environments that for the rebuild. In addition to this was a new of this project on teaching and principal Paul Sadler said, complement those inside. Since 2013, the school has crossing, improved parking learning. Mangapapa School has a roll The rebuild is a three-stage worked with five Ministry of areas, road signage, line “This is another significant of 470 students and employs development project expected to Education property managers marking and footpaths on Rua chapter for Mangapapa School, a 45 staff, including teachers and take around three years. and two architects. Street at a cost of $226,000. school that’s steeped in history.” GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Television ...........18 Racing .......... 22-23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Literature ..........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 17 World............ 13-15 Classifieds ... 20-21 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, May 7, 2021 FINISHED WORKS: Filmmaker and Chinese calligraphy writer Ji Hao, pen and ink artist Ihipera Walker, and print-maker and art teacher Hannah King gather at Captain Morgans restaurant to demonstrate the ink-based art forms they work in. Artists link through ink by Mark Peters with the artist’s name and was line drawing. used by “famous artists only”, The Mrs King took up Chinese CHINESE calligraphy, pen Herald was told. calligraphy last year although her and ink drawing, and print- Another featured the head of art practice centres on the ancient making were part of an artistic a cow, which indicated when the art form of print-making. demonstration at Captain work was written and the other “Print-making is a dying art,” Morgans restaurant this week. seal carried a saying or proverb. she said. “I want to make sure The low-key event brought Asked if the spontaneous there is awareness around print- ORGANIC: Pen and ink together filmmaker and Chinese nature of Chinese calligraphy making.” artist Ihipera Walker uses calligraphy writer Ji Hao, pen was a form of meditation, Ji Hao She displayed examples of MASTER WRITER: calligraphic pens to create and ink artist Ihipera Walker explained (via translation) that drypoint prints and demonstrated Film director and master these abstract, organic works. and print-maker and art teacher there were two ways to write. woodblock printmaking with calligrapher, Ji Hao stamps Hannah King. One was slow, the other fast and motifs that are part of her his work with a seal inked The demonstration was accurate and the fast style was a involvement with the Moth with red, oil-based “mud” at organised by Captain Morgans form of meditation. Migration Project. an arts demonstration held at restaurant owner Simon Ong. Mrs Walker uses calligraphic The international project is a Captain Morgans restaurant A film director and master pens to create abstract, organic crowd-sourced exhibition of hand- this week. calligrapher, Ji Hao rolled out a works that are suggestive of printed, drawn and cut paper banner of Xuan paper — soft, fine- forms drawn from nature but can moths. Pictures by Liam Clayton textured rice-paper — on a table include cityscapes and faces. An installation of a moth and placed carved paperweights As a student at Ngata College migration map represents artists at each end of the banner. in the 1960s, she developed her from 26 countries and their He used a thick, pointed brush style under teacher Keriana connection with the project. IN PRINT: Print-maker and dipped in ink to write characters Hunter, she said. An auction of the artists’ works art teacher Hannah King in quick strokes on the paper. “I’ll start with a line and it at the demonstration raised $150 demonstrates the art of He completed the work by grows from there,” she said. for the homeless shelter set up woodblock printmaking inking three seals with red, oil- For instance, if she sees the by Oasis Community Church with a motif that is part of based “mud” and pressing these suggestion of a face, landscape, and run under the leadership of her involvement with the on to the paper. fish or buildings, she develops Lizz Crawford and her father and Moth Migration Project. One of the stamps was marked the motif within the abstract pastor Tom. 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Haley and her THE risk of contractors being exposed to asbestos family were during repairs to Gisborne’s 47-year-old Olympic living in tents pool is “very low”, local authorities say. in Gisborne But Gisborne District before shifting Council’s health and safety to a house at manager called WorkSafe Mangatuna, NZ to confirm “best practice and bar Axle’s was being followed” after the ordeal, have substance was confirmed as been enjoying asbestos. the rural Contractors replacing tape lifestyle. seal of the indoor 50-metre pool Picture supplied found a substance they thought to be asbestos in the overflow channel on April 20. The affected area, already closed to the public, was sealed and isolated, a council spokeswoman said last week.