TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 TRAILBLAZING DAME: BLAKE MEDAL TO ANNE SALMOND PAGE 3 NOTHING HAS CHANGED: PIKE RIVER VICTIMS’ FAMILIES ‘APPALLED’ AT LACK OF ACTION PAGE 7 DEFENCE FORCE SHAME: AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS ‘MURDERED’ 39 AFGHAN ‘THE RESPONSIBILITY STARTS NOW’: Gisborne district councillor Isaac Te Atawhai Hughes is ready to go after winning the CIVILIANS PAGE 15 Gisborne District Council City ward by-election. He received 32 percent of the nearly 8000 votes cast. Picture by Liam Clayton VOTERS CHOOSE YOUTH Hughes, 27, the youngest-ever Gisborne councillor by Alice Angeloni council’ . really the council should be “As part of this campaigning process, will make a decision on Maori wards. us.” I’ve gone on the street, I’ve talked to Mayor Rehette Stoltz said they were GISBORNE has voted in its youngest- Mr Hughes grew up as the oldest of six hundreds of people and found out what “delighted” he was joining the team. ever councillor, Isaac Hughes, after a children in Tokomaru Bay. they want, and that’s really what it comes “He brings with him a youth by-election for the City ward. He was homeschooled by his mother down to. perspective, energy, obviously his Mr Hughes, 27, who was raised on the and through correspondence, and te reo “I can have my own ideas but at the accounting background and a lot of East Coast and grew up speaking te reo Maori was his first language up to the age end of the day I’m there to represent the community involvement.” Maori, told The Gisborne Herald he was of seven. people who voted.” Mrs Stoltz also thanked the other “happy but nervous” after hearing the “I used to do He conceded that was candidates. news. national Maori speech tough “because all of them “It’s not easy putting yourself out there “Obviously the responsibility starts competitions,” he said. “I I can have my own want different things”, but so I do want to thank the people who went now,” he said. won a couple of those. said that would be his job out of their way to be part of the process.” The count showed Mr Hughes had 32 “That was always quite ‘ideas but at the end as a councillor — “to weigh The by-election was triggered after percent of the vote, winning 2598 of 7994 funny because I would go of the day I’m there up the pros and cons of Amber Dunn resigned on August 19. votes. He was 1314 votes ahead of the onstage, and I was super to represent the each position”. Eight candidates ran for the position. nearest challenger, Nick Tupara. skinny, super white and people who voted He also had an eye on Mr Hughes said a core attribute which everyone would be almost the council’s finances. Gisborne City ward he hoped to bring to the council table was laughing at me, and then I — Gisborne district’ “I think the main thing his ability to “listen to both sides”. would start talking and it councillor Isaac Hughes is just cutting wasteful by-election results “As much as I’ve formed views, I’m not was all good.” council spending and set in my views, partly due to my age and He moved to Gisborne keeping council to its core Isaac Te Atawhai Hughes 2598 maybe hopefully who I am.” when he was 18 and function, and making sure Nick Tupara 1284 He believed he could connect with completed a Bachelor of Business Studies it does that well in the first instance.” Athena Emmerson 1073 people on “polar opposites of the view at EIT Tairawhiti, working a year at Mr Hughes is the chairman of the Frank Murphy 1008 spectrum”, and hear them out, and also Pak’nSave to “pay for my way”. Poverty Bay Cricket Association, referees Clive Bibby 740 hoped he could work on “bridging the gap He was with accounting firm Coates rugby in winter and assists a number of Peter Jones 545 between the people and the council”. Associates for seven years while studying other charity boards with their accounting. Sydney Clarke 417 “The council should just be an extension to become a chartered accountant, and He will be sworn in on Monday morning Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp 297 of the people. It shouldn’t be this separate now works as an auditor at accounting and then will be “straight into it” at an * About 32 percent, or 7994 of the 24,761 electors, had entity where people are like ‘that’s the firm BDO. extraordinary meeting where councillors voted by the close of voting at 12 midday on Thursday. 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Players who won their BUDDING players first round games were made their moves at the matched up against each Tairawhiti intermediate other and so on. school chess competition The tournament was in Gisborne this week. split into Year 7 and Y8 Eighty-two students age groups. from 10 schools across Mr Chapman thanked Tairawhiti came together Eastland Knights for their to play in the tournament support. held at Gisborne Eastland Knights Intermediate School’s hall. president Colin Albert Tournament said despite club members co-ordinator Nick having fulltime work, it Chapman said the annual had been a “no-brainer” to tournament was a huge help. success. “We always go out of Plans to make the the way to help the young tournament a quarterly ones, wherever possible. YOUR MOVE SETON: Seton McKinnon, of Te Kura CHECK THIS OUT: Aasha Ngarangione, of Muriwai event, with one “Thanks to the arbiters Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri A Maui, contemplates his move. School, moves her king out of potential trouble. tournament each term, on the day and to the were halted by Covid-19. teachers and tutors for “We were very lucky bringing the students.” to have run the one The explosion of live yesterday,” Mr Chapman streaming online chess said of the Tuesday by world championship competition. “It worked level chess players in out for a great crowd.” recent months had seen They were already the game’s popularity talking about having four increase, said Albert. tournaments next year. Watching it live online “Gisborne is very strong helped budding chess with chess. We have some players understand the wonderful players.” thought pattern behind Eastland Knights Chess moves made. Club provided boards and the computer software for OVERALL TOP SCHOOL — Year the tournament. 7: Ilminster 1, Nga Uri a Maui 2, Games were played in Muriwai 3. a 15-minute blitz format Y8: ILM 1, Nga Uri a Maui 2, —where players are each Waikirikiri 3. given a quarter of an hour TOP STUDENTS — Y7 boys: THE ROYAL GAME: Isaac Ng (left), of Ilminster to play, pausing their Judah Frazer (Gisborne Intermediate, and Shaelaani Te Kira (above), of Muriwai clock and restarting their Intermediate). School compete at the Tairawhiti intermediate school opponent’s when they Y7 girls: Gorgina Moeke (ILM). chess competition held at Gisborne Intermediate School’s have made their move. Y8 boys: Kingston Biddle- hall. They were among 82 students who took part. Chess The software also Whitehead (Waikirikiri). has been known as “the royal game” since at least the provided the draw, which Y8 girls: Nikki Pewhairangi 15th century because of its popularity among the nobility. was updated based on (Nga Uri a Maui). Pictures by Paul Rickard SANTA’S HELPERS Kylah Te Moananui, 9, and Fred Tietjen, 7, will join Santa for a memorable sleigh ride at Gisborne’s Christmas Parade on November 29 after winning the City Centre Vibrancy colouring competition. The pair are pictured holding their winning entries while left is a the Santa float from last year’s parade. One boy and one girl will be on on display at Belle Huhu. “Thursday, were chosen from the Santa’s Grotto, which December 17, from 6pm many entries delivered to opens from Sunday, to 9pm, is late night Gisborne i-Site or Santa’s December 13 to Thursday, shopping.” mailbox outside Santa’s December 24 from 10am Picture of Kyla and Grotto in Treble Court. to 2pm,” said City Centre Fred by Liam Clayton; parade “All colouring competitions Vibrancy co-ordinator picture by Paul Rickard LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Prices and comment from a big sheep home-delivered sale at Matawhero today — close to HONOURING 4500 head on offer, mostly spring lambs. • The Gisborne-created Surfi ng for GISBORNE’S Farmers initiative spreads to Taranaki and to Tolaga Bay. AMBITIOUS • A new high sugar rye grass could signifi cantly lift animal production in New WOMEN Zealand. TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. Box 1143, Gisborne • Phone (06) 869 0600 • Fax (Editorial) (06) 869 0643 (Advertising) (06) 869 0644 Editor: Jeremy Muir • Chief Reporter: Andrew Ashton • Circulation: Cara Haines • Sports: Jack Malcolm/John Gillies To nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Friday, November 20, 2020 NEWS 3 Warning after childhood Blake award to centres report trailblazing Dame DAME Anne Salmond’s “Her commitment gastro-related life-long work to to communicating the improve “intercultural environmental challenges outbreaks understanding” between we face, including climate Maori and Pakeha has change, freshwater and COVID-19 is not the only reason why been recognised with the ocean health, is a legacy we people need to keep washing their hands prestigious Blake medal.