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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 2 BANKSY WORK FEATURE WELLBEING AT INSIDE TODAY WAIKIRIKIRI A COULD GO TEAM EFFORT FOR $1M PAGE 9 WELL WAHINE WEEK: Today is not only International Women’s Day, it is also day one of Well Wahine Week in Tairawhiti. Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, in collaboration with various providers, is offering all sorts of activities for women to enjoy over the week, including this Chick Fit workout led by former Olympian Michelle Rennie (right) at the House of Breakthrough this morning. The week got under way early today with a hikoi on Titirangi/ Kaiti Hill, followed by a breakfast at Kahutia Bowling Club. STORY ON PAGE 4 Picture by Paul Rickard HELP THE HARVEST ‘The horticulture industry desperately needs labour’ UP to 200 people are desperately possible for people to sign up to work, so likes of kapa haka groups, sports teams vines to be pruned, thinned and trained, needed to pick crops in Tairawhiti. will have representatives from MSD and and other organisations to look at the as well as processed and packed.” More than 22 million kilograms of Turanga Ararau on hand to help.” opportunity as a fundraiser. Tairawhiti is the fastest-growing apple apples and kiwifruit must be picked by The kiwifruit and apples set to be The 8.4 million kilograms of apples region in the country, accounting for the end of April, and pickers are also harvested over the next five to six weeks need to be off the trees by the end 3 percent of the national crop. needed for citrus and vegetable harvests. are worth around $65 million, which Mr of April. They will be packed locally Varieties grown here include envy, jazz, To enlist workers, a meet-and-greet Egan says is the tip of the iceberg. before being exported to Asia, Europe, galaxy, royal gala and dazzle. titled Help The Harvest is being held “That doesn’t include citrus or the United Arab Emirates and North The region produces approximately on Thursday at Turanga Ararau (154 vegetables. America. 3.6 million trays of kiwifruit from 354 Kahutia Street) from 5.30pm. “The horticulture industry desperately The 14 million kilograms of kiwifruit hectares covering gold 3, green and red Help the Harvest has been set up to needs labour.” will head to the same markets. varieties, all of which are marketed address the critical shortage of apple and Picker shortage is the result of Covid- A small amount of each will be sold on through Zespri. kiwifruit pickers for Tairawhiti’s multi- 19 border closures. the domestic market. It accounts for around 2 percent of the million-dollar export crops. The industry nationwide relies on Mr Egan estimates there are 50-plus national crop. It is a collaborative effort between backpackers and international crews of orchards, growers and contractors Libby Te Rauna is project manager for the industry-owned and government- pickers, and the current shortage has needing help, and he’s hopeful all will be Help the Harvest and can be contacted backed Tipu Project, the Ministry of been exacerbated by other industries part of the Help the Harvest campaign. on 021-158-7619. Social Development, Trust Tairawhiti, chasing workers. “While it is the next six weeks that are “The work hours are very flexible,” orchardists and prospective employees. Locally, the picking season for apples so crucial, there is always the possibility Ms Te Rauna says, “with the big goal of “Our goal is to fill the much-needed and kiwifruit is set to start on March 15. of more work, including year-round getting as many hands as possible out in 150 to 200 positions immediately,” says Weekend, evening and weekday work employment. the orchards to get this fruit to market.” TIPU advisory group member Tim Egan. is available. “Harvest is certainly the peak but we Anyone is welcome to attend the Help “We want to make it as easy as Help the Harvest is calling on the have an increasing number of trees and the Harvest meet and greet. GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Racing ................16 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........18 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 6-10, 17 World............ 13-15 Classifieds .........19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, March 8, 2021 Something for everyone over Parks Week IT is Parks Week and a lot of organisations It explores and celebrates how spending competition again and for interested entrants environment garden. across the district have events lined up for time in parks, reserves and beaches influences the Women’s Native Tree Project Trust are Entrants and winners will receive vouchers everyone to enjoy. health and wellbeing for the better. hosting a workshop on native gardens. This is and plants. Entries can be sent via email, with “Hundreds of organisations around New “For the third year we are running our popular for anyone interested in adding native trees, photos attached, to [email protected] Zealand and Australia are running events and iris demonstration workshop, so anyone with flowers and shrubs to their garden. Parks Week coincides with Well Wahine workshops to celebrate our magnificent parks, a love of or even just curious about irises is The workshop is free and will be held on Week being run by Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti in gardens and beaches, and the role they play in welcome to come along,” Ms Weaver said. Saturday from 1 to 2pm at EIT, 320 Stout St. conjunction with various organisations. our lives,” said Lindsay Weaver, the recreation “It’s all about propagation, getting the best The trust is also donating prizes for winners Well Wahine Week started today — and amenity adviser at Gisborne District flowers and how to care for your irises. of the gardens competition. International Women’s Day — and features a Council. “We’re running it in partnership with the The categories for the competition (entry calendar of free activities. “We know our own open spaces are really horticulture society, and it’s taking place on closes on April 15) are —children’s maintained “There are so many good things happening,” well used and well loved by our community.” Wednesday at 10am at the Botanical Gardens, garden; hanging baskets; innovative/creative said Ms Weaver. The week started on Saturday and runs to the so we’re really hoping for a good turn-out.” garden idea; garden under 1000m2, vege patch, The calendar is available on Sport Gisborne 14th. The council is also running its gardening garden over 1000m2, native garden, school/ Tairawhiti’s website. SUPPORTING STUDENTS AND WHANAU: Waikirikiri School is taking a holistic approach to education, driven WELLBEING AT by its wellbeing team, who recognise supporting whanau is as important as supporting students. The wellbeing team are (from left) Tui Keenan, principal Yolanda Julies, Megan Windybank (front), Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou in schools social worker Rangi Houia and Midge Te Kani. WAIKIRIKIRI Picture by Paul Rickard by Jack Marshall “I knew that for our kids to From an initial two members emotionally, and that is where involved with the SPOTO learn they needed to be well last year, the wellbeing team our Mana Potential programme classes, the more points families SINCE Covid-19 stole the — spiritually, mentally and have grown to five. comes in. It is designed to help get. The top points-scorers win steering wheel last year the emotionally — in order for Some members direct their the students regulate and self- a holiday with hunter and team staff at Te Kura Reo Rua o cognitive learning to happen,” focus on whanau and some on manage.” member Tui Keenan — the star Waikirikiri have instituted a said Mrs Julies. students, but all maintain a The goal is to give the of Maori TV show Hunting with new model of teaching with That change meant supporting holistic approach to education. students the frameworks to Tui student wellbeing in the driver’s students’ families as much as “The things they go through at guide their emotions and Mrs Keenan designed the seat. the children. home impact on their learning social interactions, and tools to game, which is based on one School principal Yolanda For example, throughout the at school, so if the whanau or manage their behaviour. she has played with her kids for Julies says the pandemic put week the school runs SPOTO their home life is intact, the That is when they will be years. extra pressure on students and classes for whanau and students. kids are better able to learn at happy and the learning is “As someone who has worked whanau, and the school needed SPOTO stands for Spirit, school,” said Mrs Julies. happening, she says. in the system for many years, to do something different. Physical, Oranges (kai Maori), “There is no way a school-wide Another way the team are I’ve seen the system fail our “Because of Covid we found Together, Open mind. approach would work if we do getting whanau and students families,” said Mrs Keenan, who our families had all these things There is a stretch and breathe not include the whanau into connected with the school has a background in the police they had to deal with that were class for the body and mind, and that framework.” is through a new SPOTO and military. adding another layer of trauma a class called Building Awesome The students begin the game, which residents around “There is a need for the and stress,” wellbeing team Whanau, giving support and day with a karakia, then get Gisborne are sure to notice.

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