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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 2 WELCOME HOME MANAWANUI PUHI KAI ITI WINS NZ DESIGN AWARD ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT // PAGES 27-30 ‘AN IDOL FOR THE PEOPLE’: The HMNZS Manawanui dive and hydrographic ship arrived at Eastland Port at around 9am today for a four-day stay. An official MARADONA powhiri/welcome was held at the wharf next to the ship this morning to welcome the 65 crew members. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named Gisborne as the Royal New Zealand Navy vessel’s home port after the ship was bought in 2018. There will be a DIES AGED 60 parade through the city tomorrow at 11am. It will start at Fitzherbert Street and do a loop back through Gladstone Road and Lowe Street. The public can go on board the ship from 9am to 1pm on Saturday. Parking may be limited during the public events so visitors are asked to consider leaving cars at home or in town and walking to the wharf. Picture by Paul Rickard PAGE 33 Murder trial jury reaches verdict GUILTY after seven hours of deliberation TWO men accused of murdering recklessness required for murder. roadside incident. Gibson-Park was out over that trivial matter fuelled the entire Tokomaru Bay man Raymond Karl Gibson-Park denied lighting the fire. roaming in his ute with associates after incident. Neilson have been found guilty in the In evidence, a pathologist told the jury a social event when they came across Mr Gibson-Park said he was not an angry High Court at Gisborne. Mr Neilson was already dead from blunt Neilson walking home in a seemingly person and was not angry during the A jury deliberated for nearly seven force head and facial trauma combined drunken state. assault. He probably just did what he did hours yesterday before delivering its with neck compression when his body At the end of the Crown case, Gibson- in “the heat of the moment”. verdict at about 6pm. was set alight. Park elected to give evidence, describing Mr Manning pointed to evidence Tihei Patuwai, 30, and Reuben Wayne Crown prosecutor Steve Manning what took place “as a bit of a gang bash”. of Gibson-Park punching Mr Neilson Hira Gibson-Park, 25, were each given contended the injuries were jointly In cross-examination, Mr Manning “anywhere he could land it — gut, chest, a Three Strike warning and remanded inflicted by the accused who at times put it to Gibson-Park he was not quite head.” in custody by Justice Francis Cooke for almost took turns assaulting Mr Neilson the “accomplished drink-driver” he had Gibson-Park did not deny it. He also sentencing on February 3 next year. – a slightly-built, defenceless man, who claimed in evidence and that he did not agreed at one stage to feeling so tired Gibson-Park was also found guilty of had not offered any violence toward his see Mr Neilson — who was wearing dark from the physical activity he stood back arson. attackers of which there were initially clothing — as he drove past until he for a rest. Neighbours found Mr Neilson’s body three, Mr Manning said. banged on the ute. He did not know why he continued burning on the floor of his Waima home The third man previously admitted his Gibson-Park, rather than do “the adult to assault Mr Neilson — including in the early hours of December 15 last role in the offending and gave evidence thing” and carry on driving, confronted repeatedly with a baseball bat — after year. Patuwai and Gibson-Park were in the trial. him. Gibson-Park said he wanted to he was clearly injured and lying on the arrested about a week later. The attack on Mr Neilson was check if his vehicle was damaged and if ground. He made some “bad decisions”, They accepted assaulting Mr Neilson sustained for at least 20 minutes, Mr so, someone had to be held accountable. Gibson-Park said. but denied it was with the intent or Manning said. It escalated from a Mr Manning put it to him his anger CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Your journey to success starts here Check out our FREE programmes* ENROL NOW! free.eit.ac.nz START FEB 2021 * conditions apply TOIHOUKURA 34817-06 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Classifieds ... 23-24 Racing ...............31 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........26 Sport ............ 32-36 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ...6-10, 17-19 World............ 13-15 The Guide .... 27-30 Weather .............35 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Thursday, November 26, 2020 DESIGN GOLD TO PUHI KAI ITI CREATIVE SUCCESS: Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site has won a gold award in the New Zealand Best Design Awards. In their comments, judges said: “This project beautifully details and integrates strong and complex cultural narratives, responding to a historically significant site and brief. Employing the power of landscape, materiality and craft— both traditional and contemporary — it sensitively recrafts the narrative of the significance of this site.” Picture by Strike Photography. by Matai O’Connor “Our Endeavour and Cook history came back to along the path of us creating a space where us in 2019 and our community decided to have a people want to come and share the stories and HOW a piece of art works in a community was look at that and figure out what to do. see beautiful things.” one reason Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site won a “We have to believe we have achieved Boffa Miskell landscape architect Cathy Challino gold award in the 2020 New Zealand Best Design something — not something for ourselves but for said she hoped the project would be part of the Awards. generations to come. recognition and healing process of people and The site was judged best in the Public and “A principal reason we got involved with place for tangata whenua. Institutional Spaces/Outdoor Spaces over $2 Puhi Kai Iti and the 2019 commemorations was “Having the opportunity to be part of million section in the Spatial category of the to ensure we had some legacy for the next rebalancing this expression of place and people awards run by the Designers Institute of New generation.” has been a privilege. I feel extremely proud of the Zealand. Unfortunately at the awards evening, Ngati recognition.” The team who worked on Puhi Kai Iti included Oneone was not acknowledged as a significant Puhi Kai Iti was a place that held deep and creative directors Nick Tupara of Ngati Oneone contributor to the important stories but until and Cathy Challino of environmental planning and production of the design. now there was only one design consultancy firm Boffa Miskell. “That was an omission,” ...we don’t necessarily story visible. Gisborne artist and historian Nick Tupara said Mr Tupara said. “I think “Not only was so the nomination was a bit of a surprise for himself everyone else who was ‘need to remove monuments much missing from this and Ngati Oneone. involved all deserved to painful events. Perhaps landscape, the single “Getting this nomination came through Boffa a mentioned and Ngati we can contextualise them, visible story was, and Miskell’s efforts, as they are a part of Designs Oneone should have been continues to be, a reminder Institute of NZ circles. I want to acknowledge their mentioned. communicate their depth of hurt and loss . a work and efforts. “It soured our award. We — Puhi Kai Iti project creative’ painful disconnection “I was surprised to see our efforts sitting among are all for our community director Cathy Challino of tangata whenua. A some fairly prestigious projects around the taking ownership of it and severing of self. country. highlighting it to further “I hope this project may “The category was the highest level it could be benefit the community help people put stories of in, that was humbling enough. To come out as the going forward, but we need to be open and arrival and encounter into context. For example, winner of the section made me feel very proud honest about how we attribute things. we don’t necessarily need to remove monuments NEW PERSPECTIVE: Tairawhiti artist and humbled for Turanganui-a-Kiwa. “It’s worth pulling it out so that we can remind to painful events. Perhaps we can contextualise and historian Nick Tupara sits inside an “We did it ourselves for our place but to know ourselves when we are enthusiastic and proud them, communicate their depth. art piece he played a part in creating for that others have been influenced and inspired of our place, we also consider the effort of “I try to use my role to reveal and interpret Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing Site. His efforts from it is reward enough,” he said. everybody who took part in this. stories of people and place. Through design as a creative director, on behalf of Ngati Mr Tupara said it was not only about the designs “Puhi Kai Iti grew out of Ngati Oneone. interventions I try to create ways to allow Oneone, helped earn the project gold Maori kaupapa but also its ability to bring cultures “We hope this is an example and people to see places with different and renewed in the 2020 New Zealand Best Design and community together. encouragement for our community to keep going. perspectives, and ultimately I hope to facilitate Awards. Picture by Liam Clayton “I like to hope that parts of the design, its As an artist we need to keep putting creative understanding of and connection to place.” method and thinking was just as important as its works up.