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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE BREXIT HOPES DASHED FAILURE POSSIBILITY ‘HARD MAHI’ PAYS OFF PAGE 3 PAGE 7 PAGE 13 FAMILY AFFAIR: Isaac Hughes was sworn in as the newest, and youngest, member of the Gisborne District Council yesterday. Among the many supporters at the ceremony were his proud family, from left, parents Bill and Jan, siblings Grace and Joshua, grandfather Hughie Hughes, sister Beulah and brother Israel. Cr Hughes wears a korowai made by the late Whaipooti Hitchner. SEE STORY PAGE 2 Picture by Paul Rickard $150M CASE TO GOVT GDC welcomes 200-page report on Tairawhiti sport and recreation facilities by Alice Angeloni about 200 sporting groups, clubs, codes straits”, with much of the investment last work necessary to get to the point where and individuals, staff behind it described made in the 1970s and 1980s. procurement could start, along with a A BUSINESS case calling for $150 presenting the business case as a “Sporting participation has very “renovation of the river” to clear up the million to “reinvigorate” Tairawhiti’s “reasonably momentous” and “auspicious high social and health benefits to the invasive spartina grass to free up water sport and recreation facilities will be put point” in the process. community. Adults and rangatahi space for river sports. to central Government. Councillors responded with much who are involved in sport have better Mr Duston also discussed potential Some of the region’s sports facilities enthusiasm, with Cr Bill Burdett even outcomes,” he said. implications of the recommended case, are being “held together with duct describing it as the “most positive” report But the level of sporting participation including Gisborne Park Golf Club losing tape”, many are in their “second or third he had seen in his 20 years on council. in Tairawhiti was below the national nine of its 18 hole course. waves of life”, with The 200-page business case proposes average. Options include turning it into a nine- some clubs operating the creation of four sports “hubs” which “As much as anything else, that has hole course, or reorientating the course “without much to call a would provide shared facilities for several to do with access to facilities. Tairawhiti over the edge of airport land which would facility” at all. sports clubs and codes. does not have the sport and recreational come at a cost of about $3.5 to $4.5 Sport Gisborne The case recommends an indoor and facilities that are enjoyed elsewhere in million, which would need to be included Tairawhiti, Trust court hub on Childers Rd Reserve, an the country. in the overall cost of the project. Tairawhiti and outdoor and field hub at Gisborne Golf “There is a compelling reason why the The other implication of the proposal Gisborne District Park, a river sports hub at Anzac Park Crown should assist us with this and it’s would be the displacement of Thistle Council have partnered and Marina Reserve, and an East Coast that the benefits of improved wellbeing, AFC from its grounds while the to ask Central regional hub at Whakarua Park in of better health outcomes, better social development of the indoor hub was Government for the Ruatoria. outcomes, better education outcomes taking place on Childers Rd Reserve. funding over the next decade, saying the Kent Duston, who presented the . accrue to the country as a whole, not Cr Tony Robinson asked whether they goal for a complete revamp “well beyond business case to Gisborne district solely to Tairawhiti,” Mr Duston said. had spoken to central Government. the financial resources” of the region. councillors yesterday, said Tairawhiti’s He asked the council to consider After two years spent engaging with sports facilities were in “fairly dire funding the concept planning and design CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Racing .......... 17-18 Television ...........23 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Literature ...........19 Sport ............ 24-28 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World............ 13-15 Classifieds... 21-22 Weather .............27 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, December 11, 2020 Three teens hurt when ute crashes into ditch by Murray Robertson THREE teenagers were injured last night when the ute they were in left State Highway 2 near the Back Ormond Road corner, smashed through a concrete power pole and crashed into a deep ditch. Police, St John Ambulance and FENZ sent help to the scene at 9.30pm last night by Brown Road. “The ute snapped the power pole off but fortunately the power lines stayed suspended in the air,” a senior firefighter said. “The three teenagers, all males aged 16 and 17, were out of the vehicle by the time we got there.” They were treated at the scene by ambulance officers, then transported to Gisborne Hospital with what were described as “moderate” injuries. “A 16-year-old was treated in the Emergency Department and sent home last night,” the hospital reported this morning. “The other two, aged 16 and 17, were admitted and are in stable condition.” The senior firefighter said the youths were lucky not to have sustained more serious injuries. Police have an investigation under way into how the crash happened. The highway was closed at the crash site for some time afterwards. Steps were taken to recover the badly damaged ute this morning. Eastland Network faults staff also responded. “The lines remained live, and the power supply to that area remained on until around 11.15pm, when staff secured the broken pole,” a network spokesman said. LUCKY ESCAPE: The three teenagers travelling in this battered Hi-Lux ute were lucky to escape serious injury last “Power to Ormond was off from then until around 12.30am night when their vehicle left SH2 near Brown Road between Waerenga-a-Hika and Ormond, took out a power pole while that work was completed. and crashed into a ditch. Two of them were admitted to hospital. Picture by Paul Rickard “A new pole will be put into position on Monday.” Coast turns out to honour Hughes Like other speakers, the mayor replied. by Wynsley Wrigley acknowledged Cr Hughes’ youth. “It was actually the night before. I FROM PAGE 1 He is 27, Gisborne’s youngest ever was up all night. I was torn between the councillor. pressure and the expectation.” YOU can’t control the Coast, said Mayor Stoltz said Cr Hughes was The next day he saw where he was new Gisborne district councillor Isaac of a new generation and the council sitting and “ran through some ideas”. Hughes after an unexpected turnout welcomed that. Cr Hughes will give up his of about 100 whanau, friends and She thanked the Tokomaru Bay accountancy role at BDO on December supporters packed the council chambers community for “sharing this wonderful 23 to devote himself to his council yesterday for his moving powhiri and day with us” where beautiful waiata responsibilities. ceremonial swearing-in. could be heard outside. He said next year would be “a council Councillor Hughes said he had told They were welcome “in our whare and community year”. organisers of the event that about 30 every day”. “I’m looking forward to going out and people would attend. David Goldsmith, speaking during working.” He was surprised and honoured by the the powhiri, said Cr Hughes came Mr Hughes is the chairman of the many who had travelled to Gisborne to from “good stock” and had been well Poverty Bay Cricket Association, a show their support. homeschooled. rugby referee and assists a number of Cr Hughes was raised in Tokomaru Mr Goldsmith, formerly the principal other charitable organisations as an Bay and is fluent in te reo. at Hiruharama School where the accountant. He took the oath in both English and councillor’s father Bill taught and served He attributes his community activity Maori, wearing a korowai made by the as principal, acknowledged his parents to the influence of his parents and his late Whaipooti Hitchner. and grandfather Hughie Hughes who grandfather who was “probably the most She taught him to weave, and had had “been in Ruatoria forever”. generous person I know”. been a special and meaningful influence Mr Goldsmith said the two men During the powhiri, several speakers in his life, he said. shared memories, a comment which said that, despite Cr Hughes’s Tokomaru “I used to stay weekends with her. drew a tear or two from both of them. Bay background, Ruatoria was “the “I only heard it (the korowai) existed a Uncle Jack Chambers said Cr Hughes WELCOME: Mayor Rehette Stoltz centre of the universe”, but the week ago.” “had arrived”. congratulates Isaac Hughes after councillor reaffirmed “Tokomaru Bay is Mayor Rehette Stoltz swore in Cr It was time for “a young fella” to come yesterday’s ceremony. my home”. Hughes for a second time, confirming he along. Picture by Paul Rickard The city ward by-election, contested had originally been sworn in just days He suggested Cr Hughes listen and by eight candidates, was held after the after the by-election, and had already learn as a new councillor. as much as possible. resignation of Amber Dunn. cast his first vote as a councillor. Cr Hughes told the Herald that was Asked if the moment of casting his Cr Hughes won 32 percent of the She welcomed the new councillor “on good advice. first vote was the moment where the vote with 2598 of 7994 votes which behalf of the Gisborne District Council He had met with council directors for reality and responsibility of being was 1314 votes ahead of his nearest whanau”.

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