MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 LUCKYHOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 to BE ALIVE Occupants Escape Injury After Car Smashes Into Power Pole
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TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2021 LUCKYHOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 TO BE ALIVE Occupants escape injury after car smashes into power pole Two women in a car that crashed on Back Ormond Road last night were lucky to escape without serious injury or worse, according to emergency staff who attended the incident. The vehicle hit a power pole, bringing down lines that started a fire that destroyed the vehicle. Above, the vehicle engulfed in flames. Below, the aftermath. STORY ON PAGE 3 Pictures supplied ‘Please continue to be vigilant’ by Alice Angeloni step up” should there be an increase in the concentrating on “overcoming barriers” country’s lowest rates of immunisation number of people requesting tests. such as geography and the community’s among babies aged eight months, with HEALTH authorities in Tairawhiti have “Please continue to be vigilant,” Mr understanding of vaccination. 78.8 percent receiving all shots on time called for continued Green said. “Plans include ensuring that vaccination last quarter. vigilance after a This comes as the Ministry of Health is available in various settings to meet Mr Green could not indicate who would confirmed community announced a 56-year-old Northland the diverse needs of our population,” Mr be vaccinated first in Tairawhiti but case of Covid-19 in woman had tested positive for Covid-19 on Green said. “We will ensure people have vaccinating border workers and essential Northland. Sunday. the facts about the vaccine and what it staff would be the first priority, according Hauora Tairawhiti Covid-19 Response Minister Chris will achieve.” to the Ministry of Health. chief executive Jim Hipkins this morning said the woman’s Medical professionals in Tairawhiti Vaccines were expected to be delivered Green has renewed the husband and hairdresser had since tested have previously reported the impact to frontline workers in the second call for people to get negative. of misinformation and rumours about quarter of 2021, with the aim of starting tested for Covid-19 if Meanwhile, planning has started vaccinations on the region’s immunisation vaccination of the general public in the they have cold or flu symptoms, and says for the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine rates. second half of the year. the community testing centre is “ready to in Tairawhiti, with health authorities Hauora Tairawhiti recorded the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Classifieds .........17 Sport ............ 20-24 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Television ...........18 Weather .............23 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .... 8-10, 16 World............ 13-15 Racing ................19 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Monday, January 25, 2021 RAINBOW OF RODS Diversity on display at successful Show and Shine by Jack Marshall huge part of it. A person will join a local club and the HOT rods were out in other members will help force over the weekend at them create something.” Show and Shine Saturday Lincoln was particularly as part of the Surf City happy with the positive light Rod and Custom Club 50th the event gave the hot rod anniversary Hot Rod Display. community. If you did not see them, “Some of the cars are there is a good chance you a bit noisy but they don’t heard them as over 150 tear around town making a rodders cut through the city nuisance of themselves, so to park up and let locals that sort of thing is great have a look at the pristine for showing that we’re just a vehicles. bunch of enthusiasts.” I’LL TAKE THIS ONE: Jemima Lane and Arla Dion Adams and Lincoln Not only did they display Rutherford in front of a 1966 Chevrolet Impala that CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD: Wayne Harris, from Hawke’s Bay themselves as decent folks caught their eye at the Surf City Rod and Custom Sixtus from the Wanganui Road Rodders club Eastside Street Rods, who love cars, but they also Club Show and Shine held at Marina Park on club admires the engine of a 69 Chev were chuffed with the show showed they have hearts Saturday. Nova. All pictures by Liam Clayton and diversity of cars. too, helping raise $1440 for “We don’t follow each other Plunket. in terms of style, saying Members of the public who what’s good and what’s not. went to the Show and Shine It’s just what everyone’s at Marina Park on Saturday, individual taste is,” said were asked for a donation to Lincoln. Plunket. Hot rodding was unique Norma Hooks, who because there was no right or works in injury prevention wrong. Everyone’s taste could at Plunket, said that was be appreciated, he said. fantastic. That diversity was on “The amount of money display, with cars spanning we raised just blew us the full spectrum of the away. We want to thank rainbow. the community for being Dion said there was a so generous. We’re quite sense of camaraderie in the humbled.” car community. Some of the money will go “I’ve got a background in toward Plunket’s Seen and sport prior to this and I can Safe programme that last say this is a lot friendlier. It year’s hot rod fundraising ONE FOR THE PHOTO ALBUM: Neri Waititi (10) getting a photograph of a 1934 Ford V8 does have its competitive side helped start. Coupe. but it’s more about having The programme provides fun with like-minded people. children with bike helmets “It’s also very inclusive, and hi-vis jackets to keep CHUCK US THE with everyone’s partners, them safe on the roads. The KEYS: Katey Hall (12 families and kids involved,” rest of the money will go months) and Lucy said Lincoln. towards other projects for Hampton (3) in a 1923 “The social element is a injury prevention. T Bucket. The Gisborne Herald • Monday, January 25, 2021 NEWS 3 ‘Whatever it takes approach’ FROM PAGE 1 and the district health board, however, Assets to they planned to train more vaccinators This would be dependent on Medsafe and employ support people to help roll out approving the vaccines as being safe and the programme. effective for use in New Zealand, the Hauora Tairawhiti medical officer of Ministry of Health said. health Dr Osman David Mansoor said Mr Green said they would work with once the vaccine was in Tairawhiti, it health partners, including iwi, to roll out became an “additional tool” to control be sold the vaccination programme. spread that arose from any border “We want to ensure the right person is failures. vaccinating in the right place,” he said. “The vaccine likely prevents spread, as The value of partnership was proven well as protecting against the disease. We during last year’s flu vaccination expect to see data on how well it does this programme in which record numbers of from overseas studies. Millions of doses of Tairawhiti people were vaccinated. the vaccine have now been given. Together ahead of “Our local iwi health organisations with data from vaccine trials so far, and their ‘whatever it takes approach’ vaccine safety is being confirmed.” were huge contributors to this result,” Mr He advised people to continue washing Green said. their hands regularly, staying home when Trained vaccinators in Tairawhiti sick, turning on the bluetooth on their $17 million worked across primary care, pharmacies, phone and scanning wherever they went. fraud trial POLICE have been given the green was required to register the trailer before light to sell some of Matawai farmer John being able to leave with them. Bracken’s restrained assets ahead of his John Bracken had commissioned upcoming trial for tax fraud involving up and paid for the boat and trailer. The to $17 million. insurance for each was in his name. After a civil fixture in the High Court Justice Dobson accepted the last year, Justice Robert Dobson granted submissions. He noted proceeds of sales ALL THAT REMAINS: What is left of a car destroyed by fire after crashing into a three applications made on behalf of the must be held for the mutual interests of power pole on Back Ormond Road. Picture by Liam Clayton Police Commissioner — two that would the Commissioner and the Brackens until enable the sale of some of the previously- the resolution of the criminal proceedings. restrained items and another enabling a John and Margaret Bracken (who is further $1.094 million to be added to the not party to the criminal proceedings Right place, right time existing pool. but was subject to these applications) Investigators identified the money as were self-represented at the hearing by Murray Robertson happened to be nearby at the burned out. The two women having been deposited by Bracken into and challenged the applications and the time,” a senior firefighter said. were escorted to safety around his parents’ account. adequacy of any evidence relied on. NICK-of-time intervention by “They were told to stay well the danger zone. Police allege the $12.5m worth of land, They claimed the search warrant under an Eastland Network contractor away from the fence because “They were OK.” properties, funds, various belongings and which many of the assets were seized prevented what could have the fence wires may have been The crash cut power to vehicles, restrained since December, 2018, was invalid; that on their understanding been a tragedy last night after live.” around 600 customers. are the proceeds of crime of the law assets held a stationwagon took out a An Eastland Network “We had power restored — assets accumulated by in a family trust were power pole and live lines came spokesman said the fence to about 80 percent of them Bracken as a result of tax Nothwithstanding essentially immune to down on Back Ormond Road.