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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 3 FORGOTTEN VICTIMS ‘OVER THE OF TERROR ATTACK YOUNG AND HOMELESS MOON’ AT MINCE DONATION PAGE 10 PAGE 6 by Mark Peters PEOPLE seen leaping from a launch in the harbour over the weekend have escalated concerns about children and adults jumping into incoming boats’ LIVES AT RISK propeller wash at the harbour boat ramp. This is not an isolated incident, says recreational fisherman Craig Miller. Harbourmaster suggests alternative “But this is the worst we’ve seen. The next worst is other kids who jump off the ice tower. You get eight to 10 kids site for harbour boat ramp jumpers stacked up there waiting to jump off near the boats.” The ramp and pontoon are popular locations for children and adult jumpers but “prop surfers” endanger not only their own lives, but the safety of boaties. The term “prop surfing” refers to the many jumpers who try to leap into a boat’s propeller wash, or jump as close as they can to a boat as it approaches The shipping the ramp. ‘channel is a “We have close calls all the legal road. time,” says Mr Allowing people Miller. “We don’t to swim and want an accident to happen. You jump into the can’t slow or stop harbour is like a four-tonne boat letting them easily.” The boating play on the community do main road not want to be — Craig’ Miller the fun police but neither do boaties want to be responsible for an accident, he says. Mr Miller has approached Worksafe NZ, Maritime NZ and Gisborne District Council about the issue. “When the Maori wardens have been on-site the jumping stops. They’ve done a great job, they’ve been effective but as volunteers they are not a long-term solution without funding.” If a ramp jumper injures themselves through being struck by a spinning propeller the blame is likely to be unloaded on to the boatie, he says. “All the boaties get abuse from the kids. It’s an ongoing problem. This has been going on for 10 years — since the previous mayor encouraged kids to swim at the ramp. “The shipping channel is a legal road. By allowing people to swim and jump into the harbour is like letting them play RAMPED UP: A group of children and youth clamber over a privately-owned launch moored in the harbour to jump in the main road.” into the water while others look on from a pontoon. Kids jumping into the harbour from the launch were among the worst of such incidents recreational fisherman Craig Miller says he has seen. Boaties fear it is only a matter of time CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 until a “prop surfer” is badly injured or killed by a spinning propeller, he says. Picture by Sam Keogh FUTURE-PROOF ENROL YOUR NOW! BUSINESS | COMPUTING CAREER FULL-TIME • PART-TIME • ONLINE 0800 22 55 348 | eit.ac.nz | 36856-01 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 National .. 6-10,17-18 World............ 13-16 Racing ................23 Births & Deaths ...4 Business ............11 Classifieds ... 21-22 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW Environment ....... 5 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........19 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 22, 2020 FOR HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW: Tolaga Bay Area School deputy principal Samuel Hughes is one of 18 selected from 250 applicants for the 2021 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity programme. He is looking forward to “joining a worldwide collective of individuals who aim to create meaningful equitable change across all fields”. Picture supplied CREATING SOCIAL EQUITY Coast teacher selected for Atlantic Fellows programme by Matai O’Connor the United States, Asia, Africa and the be the change that is needed to see the comprised exceptional individuals who United Kingdom focus on racial health, equitable outcomes we desire for all,” Mr showed significant potential as social TOLAGA BAY Area School deputy brain health and economic equity. Hughes said. change leaders in the indigenous space. prinicipal Samuel Hughes is one of 18 Mr Hughes said further scope to He aims to learn from other fellows “The AFSE programme offers a unique people chosen for the 2021 Atlantic become a senior fellow within the and have his beliefs and actions platform,” she said. Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) Atlantic Fellows at the completion of challenged. “It amplifies the skills and experience programme. the programme and the focus on lifelong “I am also hoping to gain lifelong of fellows during the foundation year The programme involves an intensive fellowship were also key drivers. partnerships with other fellows and and gives a global platform to collaborate year of study and social change projects. He feels privileged organisations in order with fellows around the world. Once completed he gains lifelong to have been selected to understand how to “In our first two cohorts, our senior membership to a global community. as one of 18 fellows I think the word to create lasting change fellows have been elected as official AFSE is hosted by the University from 250 applicants. on the biggest scale assembly representatives, become of Melbourne — one of seven Atlantic “Knowing you are describe‘ how I am feeling possible. CEOs of organisations, created Fellows hubs worldwide. joining a worldwide is ‘ready’ — ready to “I believe change successful businesses, created impact in Mr Hughes applied for the programme collective of create and be the change comes through a regenerative economies and started a because social equity and creating individuals who aim collective approach and global environmental foundation. equitable outcomes for people has been a to create meaningful that is needed to see the I hope to be an ally and “The opportunity to obtain a key driver for him in the range of fields equitable change equitable outcomes we create allies for the qualification and convene with fellows in which he has worked. across all fields is hard desire for all cause.” around the world is unique and we “AFSE provides an opportunity to work to describe. Fellows include expect interest will continue to grow.” alongside a cohort of high-level, like- “Once you —’ Samuel Hughes practitioners in This is the third cohort since the minded individuals to look at ways to understand the the environment, programme started. The programme ran create collective change within the social calibre of individuals community, banking in 2018 and 2019 but did not operate this equity space,” he said. who have been a part of the various and journalism, as well as consultants, year. For 2021, a new post-graduate fellowships and are senior fellows it executives, a dancer and government The Aotearoa part of the programme qualification — Master of Social Change can be hard to see yourself in a similar policy analysts. is led in the education and social work Leadership — has been introduced as light, as they are people I look up to both Elizabeth McKinley, executive director faculty by associate professors Te part of the fellowship. personally and professionally. of AFSE and professor of indigenous Kawehau Hoskins and Melinda Webber, The Melbourne University hub “I think the word to describe how I am education at the Melbourne Graduate and delivered through Te Puna Wananga focuses on social equity. Other hubs in feeling is ‘ready’ — ready to create and School of Education, said the 2021 cohort at the University of Auckland. 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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 nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, December 22, 2020 NEWS 3 Restricted fire season from midnight tonight by Murray Robertson said principal rural fire officer didn’t arrive last week and that’s “So people need to check our substantial fire,” Mr Dever said. Ray Dever. “The FWI is starting brought the fire season forward,” checkitsallright website before “It was burning about a THE region’s fire authorities to creep up daily as the district Mr Dever said. “The scrub fire they light up to check if they kilometre up the beach from the have introduce a restricted fire dries out.” risk is high and a lot of the grass need a permit.” end of Kaiti Beach Road so we season as the fire risk across The district rainfall total for is medium to high fire risk. The Meanwhile, city firefighters put a fire appliance on to the Tairawhiti increases because of December to date is well short of forest fire risk is still medium.” were called to Kaiti Beach beach to get to it. the warm, dry weather. the December average. From midnight tonight, yesterday morning after “Someone has had a camp fire The restriction comes into Just 16.8mm of rain has been permits will be required for fires driftwood caught fire around the going there, left it burning and force from midnight tonight. recorded at Gisborne Airport so in the open.