TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 HOSPICE POP-UP CAFE RECORD HOUSE PAGE 17 A COMMUNITY EFFORT PRICES CONTINUE LIGHT AT PAGE 2 PAGE 3 END OF INDIA COVID TUNNEL What lurks beneath Research project to look into ‘nasty bacteria’ in Waimata River by Alice Angeloni Tupua (Whanganui River) Act, in which to make change on this’.” Aotearoa in 2017 became the first nation It comes as Gisborne District Council WAKA ama paddlers who train state to recognise a river as a legal person. seeks a 20-year resource consent on Gisborne’s rivers believe they are Dr Hikuroa said the project would application to discharge untreated getting sores, rashes and infections from incorporate different disciplines and ways wastewater into the Taruheru, Turanganui something in the water. of thinking, local communities, including and Waimata rivers and Waikanae Microbiologist Dr iwi, local and central government agencies, Stream. Siouxsie Wiles expects a farmers, foresters, riverside residents, A sign erected on the banks of the research project will find businesses and those who paddle, row, fish Taruheru River, in the middle of the links between untreated and swim in the Waimata, and a range of city, says discharges might occur at this sewage discharged into practical interventions aimed at restoring location in heavy rain events. Gisborne rivers in rain river communities to a state of ora — events and illness. prosperity, health and wellbeing. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Dr Wiles, who was Dr Wiles was invited on board because named New Zealander of the Year in April of her expertise in infectious diseases. __________________________________________ for her leadership in the fight against “I absolutely jumped at the chance,” Covid-19, will be researching what she she said. “I’m really keen to understand GISBORNE District Council has not received any calls the “nasty bacteria”, or microbes in a little bit more about what’s going on in complaints about people getting sick due to water Gisborne’s Waimata River. Gisborne, and also if my skills can be of quality, a spokeswoman says. She is part of the University of any use to the community, then I really The council’s recreational water sampling Auckland’s Let the Rivers Speak team, want to be able to give back in that way. includes three sites around town — the Waimata who have just started a three-year “I’ve been told of people getting sores, or River at Anzac Park, Turanganui River at Gladstone IN GISBORNE THIS WEEK: New initiative finding new ways to give rivers sick from being in the river and so I want Road and Waikanae Beach at Grey Street. Zealander of the Year Dr Siouxsie Wiles “voice” and to revitalise rivers as living to help understand a little bit more about For Waimata at Anzac Park, of 23 water samples is part of a Waimata River research communities of landscapes, plants, how we can document that.” taken over summer, 19 or 83 percent returned project that will bring her to Gisborne animals and people. Her research will gather evidence to results of the water being safe to swim in while four this week. She says she expects to find Dr Dan Hikuroa, who is leading the understand what was causing the illnesses (17 percent) had bacteria levels that were unsafe. a link between sewage discharged into project alongside Dame Anne Salmond, and sores . “to help give the decision- The four unsafe results were related to rainfall the river and illness. NZ Herald picture said the study would build on Te Awa makers the real evidence to say ‘you need events. 39854-01 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-4 Business ............11 Television ...........20 Sport ............ 24-28 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds .........21 Weather .............27 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ....... 6-9,18 World....... 13,16-17 Racing ................23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Peel Street pop-up cafe part OPEN FOR BUSINESS of Hospice Awareness Week THE community has come together to run a cafe for a week inside the Hospice Shop on Peel Street. This week is Hospice Awareness Week. The cafe will be open for coffee and food between 10am and 2pm until Friday. Eight tables have been set up. Hospice Tairawhiti manager Barbara Grout said it was one of the events put on during the organisation’s awareness week. “We want to encourage people to come into the shop and see where we are while raising awareness of hospice services and raising some funds, too.” Hospice Tairawhiti provides end-of-life care to people in this region with life-limiting conditions. Mrs Grout said their priority was “patients come first . every decision we make is based on this belief”. The pop-up cafe has received a lot of community support. The coffee machine and some coffee have been donated by Far East Coffee Co, baristas from cafes around town are donating their time and the baking and service is being done by the shop’s volunteers. “There’s lots of other businesses that have contributed as well. “We would like to thank the community for supporting the pop-up cafe and hospice in HOSPITALITY AT HOSPICE: There’s was plenty of enthusiasm on day one of the pop-up cafe inside the Hospice Shop on Peel general,” Mrs Grout said. Street yesterday. It is open until Friday from 10am to 2pm. Eight tables have been set up inside the shop and there is a range of It is the third year Hospice’s volunteer staff food. Baristas behind the borrowed coffee machine are from cafes around town and are donating their time and skills. From left have turned into hospitality staff to run the cafe are Hospice Shop volunteers Denise Weavers, Glen Barber and Lynne Boulter, assistant manager Jacqui Ritchie, insurance broker as part of the awareness week. Bruce Talbot, who donated his time as well, and barista Kendra Rosewarne from Zest Cafe. Picture by Paul Rickard Swift return to flight expected after Rocket Lab mission failure SPACE company Rocket Lab “Rocket Lab is leading The first stage safely is continuing its investigation the flight review with the completed a successful into why its latest Mahia launch support of the Federal Aviation splashdown under parachute failed to make it to orbit. Administration (FAA) — a as planned and Rocket Lab’s Rocket Lab experienced an structure that ensures Rocket recovery team retrieved the stage anomaly almost three minutes Lab maintains a high degree of from the ocean for transport back into the company’s 20th Electron control over its return-to-flight to its production complex as part launch on Saturday. schedule. of the company’s reusability test Following a successful lift-off “Preliminary data reviews programme. from Launch Complex 1, Electron suggest an engine computer “The new heat shield debuted proceeded through a nominal detected an issue shortly after in this flight protected the stage first stage engine burn, stage stage 2 engine ignition, causing from the intense heat and forces separation and stage 2 ignition. the computer to command a safe experienced while re-entering Shortly after the second stage shutdown as it is designed to do. Earth’s atmosphere and the ignition the engine shut down, “The behaviour had not been programme took yet another resulting in the loss of the observed previously during major advancement towards mission. Rocket Lab’s extensive ground reusability of the rocket,” “Rocket Lab continued to testing operations, which include company chief executive Peter receive good telemetry from multiple engine hot fires and Beck said. Electron following the safe full mission duration stage tests “The engines remain in good engine shutdown on stage prior to flight. condition and Rocket Lab intends 2, providing engineers with “The vehicle remained within to put them through hot fire comprehensive data to review the pre-determined safety testing for analysis. Selected as part of a robust review into corridor during the flight. The components from the recovered the anomaly,” a Rocket Lab full review is expected to be stage are also suitable for statement said. complete in the coming weeks reflight on future missions. “The extensive data is being and Rocket Lab anticipates a “Rocket Lab’s programme to methodically scoured to enable swift return to flight.” make Electron a reusable launch SILVER LINING: Despite Rocket Lab’s latest mission failing to the review team to accurately Flight data showed Electron’s vehicle is advancing quickly and be completed, the company was able to recover the Electron pinpoint the issue and implement first stage performed normally the company intends to conduct first stage rocket from the sea after a successful splashdown corrective actions for future during the mission and did not its third recovery mission later under parachute. Picture by Rocket Lab missions. contribute to the flight issue. this year. 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