TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 START FOR BLM PROTESTERS PAGE 9 FLOOD THE LOCKDOWN WEEKEND RESTRICTIONS SPORT STREETS SQUASH FLU PAGE 2, 25, 28 PAGES 7, 13 OUTBREAK LAUNCH AT DUSK Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle takes off from Mahia on Saturday. Rocket Lab has now deployed 53 satellites to orbit with the Electron launch vehicle, since Electron’s first orbital mission in January 2018. STORY PAGE 3 Picture supplied Mayor looking forward ‘NOT SURPRISED’ to ‘wider conversations’ GISBORNE Mayor Rehette Stoltz says Matter and so do Maori” and “Take this light of the global protests against racism she said. she is not surprised by what happened racist headstone of my people down and inequality. Race Relations Commissioner Meng to the Cook statue, in the current social before I do”, as well as swastikas. “We will be engaging with our Foon, former mayor of Gisborne, said climate. “We know statues that represent community about the Endeavour replicas yesterday that conversations were needed The Captain Cook monument at The colonialism are offensive for some and I expect this will lead to wider before action. Cut was defaced overnight on Friday. members of our community,” Mayor conversations around all commemorative “I truly believe we need to have our The 20-year-old statue was sprayed Stoltz said. statues and monuments in Tairawhiti, local debates regarding the various with messages, including “Black Lives “This feeling is no doubt heightened in and how they fit into our future.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 You could be eligible for fees-free study*. 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The two teams played each Vehicle Testing Thistle looks to stop a Taradale attack during other for the first time in a decade as they prepare for the resumption of their respective club competitions his side’s 3 - 0 win in their first Pacific Premiership match of next week after the Covid-19 lockdown. The visitors defeated Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates by 35 to 5. the season played at Childers Road Reserve on Saturday. Pirates coach Willie Waitoa said Uawa were “a lot hungrier than us”. He did like the performances of Willie Bollingford, Wayne Collins, Abbey Wawatai and the two props Jesse Sweeney and Hauraki Downs, who “got better as the game went on”. ALL PICTURES BY PAUL RICKARD DOMINANT UP FRONT: Uawa forward Adam Ross surrounded by Pirates defenders in their 35-5 on Saturday, while, below, Uawa’s Chris Richardson makes a break.Poverty Bay and East Coast clubs, won 35 to 5 by the visitors. IT’S 100 PERCENT EFFORT FROM DAVE: Gisborne Thistle stalwart David Ure makes sure he contests possession in his side’s Pacific Premiership victory over Taradale on Saturday. Pictures by Paul Rickard Get your ‘Pause, have a chat’ — Meng Foon Gisborne Herald FROM PAGE 1 on a position (for the stories).” between the two. monuments and place names. I’m saying New Zealand First Leader has “The idea that statues of Captain Cook, home-delivered pause and have a chat to organise expressed his outrage at the wave of the greatest maritime explorer of his age, meaningful meetings with your local idiocy surrounding the role of historic be pulled down because of the history councils and your government people.” statues in New Zealand’s history. that followed him is disgraceful. He understood the anger. “Why do some woke New Zealanders “The woke generation are the “History, it is what it is. Good, bad and feel the need to mimic mindless actions equivalent of a person with no long-term ugly, but I think it’s a good impetus for imported from overseas,” Mr Peters said. memory, stumbling around in the present our country to learn our history. “‘A self-confident country would never without any signposts to guide them. Mr Foon told the Herald on Sunday succumb to obliterating symbols of their “If a person, like a country, doesn’t that the defaced statue was on a history, whether it be good or bad or know where they have come from, they co-managed walkway which told the simply gone out of fashion. have no way of knowing where they are stories of Maori and Europeans. He was “A country learns from its mistakes and going,” Mr Peters said. the Mayor when the statue was installed. triumphs and its people should have the The statue was cleaned by lunchtime “We worked with ... iwi and we agreed knowledge and maturity to distinguish on Saturday. To nd out more call 869 0620 The Gisborne Herald • Monday, June 15, 2020 NEWS 3 Four hurt in rollover Boy, 11, drowns in crash at Te Karaka river at Whatatutu by Murray Robertson “A 46-year-old man and an 18-year-old man were admitted to hospital, and they are both FOUR people were taken to Gisborne Hospital stable,” a hospital spokeswoman reported this A CHILD who had failed to The tragic incident happened on last night, one of them in the Trust Tairawhiti morning. return from a walk on a property a property on Mangamaia Road at rescue helicopter, after the small van they were “A 15-year-old youth and a 33-year-old man in the Whatatutu area yesterday Whatatutu. in left State Highway 2 near Te Karaka and rolled. were treated in the Emergency Department and The crash happened at around 8pm on the then allowed to go home.” afternoon was found deceased in a “A family member went looking highway near the northern turnoff into the Emergency personnel who attended said local river. for him when he failed to return township. the group were lucky not to have been more Police and the other emergency home, and found him in the river.” “The people mover-type vehicle the four males seriously hurt. were in went straight off the road, rolled several “The van was hooked up in the trees it landed services were notified shortly after Police have an inquiry under way times, before coming to rest in some trees,” a in, after rolling several times.” 4pm yesterday. on behalf of the coroner. senior firefighter said. A St John ambulance spokesman said three of “Two of them were out of the van by the time them had moderate injuries, and the fourth had “An 11-year-old boy who was out “Until all necessary family the Te Karaka volunteer firefighters arrived, but minor injuries. for a walk appears to have fallen notifications have been carried out, they had to assist two of them out because of The senior firefighter said it was the fifth down a bank and into a river,” no further information regarding their injuries.” serious road crash in the district in 10 days. The vehicle was on its way to Gisborne when “It shows that people need to drive more police said. the boy will be released.” the crash happened. carefully now that we are out of lockdown.” Van sideswiped by log truck by Murray Robertson A WAINUI family and their neighbours were woken in the early hours of this morning by a loud bang outside their Okitu home and went out to find a truck had sideswiped their van. The Toyota Hi-Ace was parked outside their home on Moana Road just south of the Chalet Rendezvous, well back from the white line on the edge of State Highway 35. Van owner Sandy Britain said he and his family were “gutted” to find their vehicle had been badly damaged down one side. He said it happened some time after 2.30am. “The wide tyre marks on the road indicated to us that the van had been hit by a truck. The truck had not stopped. “Later this morning the owner of a log truck company came to see me to say it was of their vehicles that was involved. “He appologised profusely for what had TRUCK VS PARKED VAN: Some residents at Okitu were woken by a loud bang early happened and told me the driver reported this morning and the owner of a van, Sandy Britain (pictured above), went outside to the crash to him this morning. find it had been sideswiped by a truck — which turned out to be log truck on the way “We appreciated the visit. The company up the East Coast on State Highway 35. Pictures by Liam Clayton owner did the right thing.” Mr Britain said it was fortunate the Mr Britain said the incident bears out reduce the speed limit there. many people here feel.” van only took a glancing blow. concerns Okitu residents have had for “This is a really dangerous road these Mr Britain said police were advised “The truck driver was lucky he didn’t some time about speed issues along that days.