TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI SATURDAY-SUNDAY, AUGUST 15-16, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.70 INSIDE TODAY STEADY AS COOK ISLANDS SHE GOES BORDERS CLOSE AUCKLAND BATTENS DOWN PAGE 6 FOR 12 MORE DAYS PAGE 7 TAKING A DIFFERENT TRACK: An electric-diesel locomotive bought by Gisborne City Vintage Rail is delivered to its Gisborne base from Wellington by truck yesterday. Right, the 40-year-old locomotive is unloaded. Bought through a combination of a bequest and GCVR volunteer donations, it will be a back-up for the group’s popular steam locomotive Wa165 should it break down or be out of action. STORY ON PAGE 4 Picture by Liam Clayton Millions paid in emergency grants by Kim Parkinson may be placed on the housing register if they GROWING meet the core eligibility criteria and can THE housing crisis in Gisborne is getting demonstrate a serious housing need,” she said. worse with the number of people waiting A number of Gisborne motels are providing for public housing continuing to rise and no emergency housing which means fewer rooms change in the number of new houses being available for regular guests and people visiting built by Kainga Ora. the region. Latest figures for the quarter to June show The manager of one Gisborne motel which NEED FOR 484 people now on the public housing register, had five rooms allocated to emergency housing an increase of 47 compared with the quarter to said it was a fine balancing act trying to get March 2020. the ratio right between rooms for emergency And more than $3 million was paid out in housing and those available for regular guests. emergency housing special needs grants to the Two units at Whispering Sands at Waikanae end of June, up by more than $1 million on the are occupied by people in emergency housing. quarter to March 2020. A spokesman for the motel said they turned PUBLIC Not everyone on the public housing away people every day who were on the public register is homeless, says Ministry of Social housing register and looking for somewhere to Development general manager housing service live. delivery, Karen Hocking. MSD uses around 400 motels across New People on the register would be living in a Zealand each week to accommodate people in number of situations, ranging from private need of emergency housing. rental properties to emergency or transitional The average duration of stay for people in HOUSING housing, she said. emergency housing is 12.6 weeks nationally. “People who are currently housed, but whose CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 accommodation no longer meets their needs, GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Opinion .......... 9-10 Business ...... 21-22 Television ....W9-11 Births & Deaths ...4 World............ 11-13 Classifieds ... 23-27 Sport ............ 29-32 TOMORROW National ..6-8, 14-15 Farming ........ 18-20 Racing ...............28 Weather .............31 977 1175467004 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Saturday, August 15, 2020 IT’S A SIGN: Georg Winkler New directors at (right), who last year bought the 52-year-old shopping complex formerly known as Kaiti Mall, and brand designer Tim ‘significant’ time Livingston, are happy to see the pou-like sign that reads Kaiti Hub installed at the shopping for Eastland Group centre and informal community Picture by Paul Rickard EASTLAND Group and the NZTech Women has two new directors, groups, and has twice one a former chief been a finalist in the executive of KiwiRail. New Zealand Westpac The Gisborne- Women of Influence based infrastructure, Awards. logistics and energy “Eastland Group is company’s shareholder, a cornerstone of the Trust Tairawhiti, has Tairawhiti region,” said appointed Candace Ms Kinser. Kinser and Jim Quinn “I’m honoured to to the Eastland Group work with the board board. They join chair and management team Matanuku Mahuika on an innovation-led and directors John Rae, growth strategy that Jon Nichols and Wendie continues to build Harvey. Long-serving CANDACE KINSER on the principles director Tony Gray of sustainability, retired by rotation. commercial success The new directors and community have arrived at a prosperity. “significant” time “I look forward for the company and to working on the te Tairawhiti, Trust challenges ahead to Tairawhiti chairman Dr find opportunities to Paul Reynolds said. become stronger and in “On behalf of an even better position the trustees, I’m to deliver benefits to delighted to welcome the region.” Candace and Jim to Jim Quinn is an the Eastland Group experienced director, board. They bring chief executive and exceptional strategic executive manager. insights, governance He is chairman experience and business JIM QUINN at Payments New acumen, particularly Zealand, ComplyPro in the infrastructure, and SmartCo Ltd. He is transport and chair and a shareholder technology sectors. in Tubman Heating and a director “I would also like to thank Tony at Ubiquitome. He is also a partner Gray, who has retired by rotation in QLG Advisory. after more than six years, for his His previous governance invaluable input and contributions experience includes roles as chair to the direction and success of of Lyttelton Port, Ngai Tahu Tainui Eastland Group.” Go Bus, MCom and Intilecta. Candace Kinser has His executive career included held executive roles in the being the inaugural chief executive infrastructure, technology, health of KiwiRail, chief of strategy science, FMCG (fast-moving at Auckland Council, and CEO consumer goods) and finance of the Express Couriers joint sectors for over 20 years, and venture between New Zealand has been on more than a dozen Post and DHL. He has had general private, government and listed management roles at WEL Energy, A sign designed to fit boards. Her core expertise New Zealand Post, Advantage includes high growth, primary Group (Eftpos Industry), QED sector and infrastructure Software and New Zealand by Mark Peters facade. transitional companies; technology Couriers. Fortitude Property principal Georg Winkler, who commercialisation; and governance “Eastland Group is unique in A TALL slab-like sign suggestive of a pou was bought the shopping centre last year, said he was practice. terms of its diversified portfolio installed on Thursday at the shopping centre and determined to not only maintain but enhance Kaiti She is a chartered member across business sectors and community hub formerly known as Kaiti Mall. The new Mall’s character as an informal community centre. of the Institute of Directors regions, its responsibility for sign bears the shopping centre’s new name, Kaiti Hub. “It’s the hub of the community with all spokes of life and a non-executive director operating essential regional “From the design stage, it has been about getting coming here,” he said. for companies including WEL infrastructure within Tairawhiti, a sign that fits in with what we’re doing here,” said The idea was to raise expectations, Mr Winkler told Networks and Ultrafast Fibre. She and its ownership model,” Mr brand designer Tim Livingston. the Herald’s Business Quarterly last year. With 12,500 serves as an appointed director Quinn said. The aluminium composite slab has a timber-looking people in the area, Kaiti Mall was the community on Auckland City Council’s Eastland Group chairman veneer patterned with diamond-shaped forms. centre and CBD of inner and outer Kaiti, Tamarau and Regional Facilities CCO (council- Matanuku Mahuika joined Dr “It’s meant to be a pou,” Mr LIvingston said. Wainui, he said. The population it serves is almost controlled organisation) board and Reynolds in welcoming the new “The patikitiki pattern is based on the flounder. The three times the size of Wairoa’s. is the deputy chair for the Cancer directors. pattern is symbolic of providing for the community.” “We want people to expect nice shops. People treat Society of New Zealand, Auckland/ “Candace and Jim will provide The black and white tones of the design are this as their place. It really is a community hub,” Mr Northland. While chief executive of fresh perspectives and an consistent with the shopping centre’s upgraded roof Winkler said. 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KHAN: On January Kirk Brian Davis, 43, whose case 29 this year a group was to be heard at a jury trial next of around 30 people week, pleaded guilty on arraignment in supported Billy Koia Gisborne District Court yesterday to a at Gisborne District previously-amended charge of injuring Court when he was with intent to injure. sentenced to seven- Judge Turitea Bolstad scheduled him and-a-half months for sentence on October 22. home detention for Counsel Adam Simperingham asked for assaulting a man the case to be referred to the restorative he thought was justice process, despite what he described responsible for as continued “tension” between the boy’s shooting his nine- family and Davis.