TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 3 GET EDUCATED PREPARING FOR Your educational SECOND CYBERSHOPPED TILL guide of options from early WAVE OF WE DROPPED childhood to tertiary COVID $15 million spent online FEATURE INSIDE TODAY PAGE 6 JURASSIC PARK GISBORNE Lois Tomuri with two of the stars of the Amazing Dinosaur Discovery interactive experience being set up on the old St Mary’s School site on Childers Road yesterday. The show will run for the next four weekends from tomorrow. Spokeswoman Jeni Hou says there will be more than 30 life-size dinosaurs. “They can move and they can roam — the most realistic dinosaurs in the world from the same manufacturer who made the Jurassic (Park/World movie) creatures.” The show has travelled from the US to New Zealand, visiting all the major cities and towns. “It’s a unique experience for the children and families to meet with these famous dinosaurs.” Ms Hou said most people’s favourite is the Tyrannosaurus Rex. A 12-metre neck of the giant Brachiosaurus and robotic raptors are among the highlights. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell A CASE FOR FORESTRY Report ‘a clear refutation’ of anti-forestry statements by Murray Robertson claiming forestry destroys local between forestry and farming was the feasible use of some highly erosion-prone communities and jobs. “dramatic” difference in production cycles land not suitable for farming. Native CLAIMS that forestry destroys local “PwC has found forestry makes more of each type of land — annual for sheep trees will replace the pines over time,” communities and jobs are refuted in a than double a value chain impact than and beef; multi-decade for forestry,” the say the forest owners. PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) report. sheep and beef farming in both value- report says. On carbon farming the report summary The report also indicates forestry has add by land use and also in providing A statement from the NZFOA says indicates that with carbon unit prices at on average a larger economic value per employment,” the forest owners said. graphs in the report are “overwhelmingly or in the range of $25, permanent carbon hectare than pastoral farming. Farmers have argued for some time clear” that forestry is a far better forestry can offer comparable returns The report, titled The Economic that their industry employs more people employer and income earner than sheep to plantation forestry . “and both can Impact of Forestry in New Zealand, was and is more valuable to the economy and beef on the same area of land — offer superior returns to sheep and beef produced for the Ministry of Primary than forestry, and that increased forestry “even without considering carbon prices”. farming”. Industries and data in it is based on 2018 would reduce employment in rural “The report indicates restricting “The GDP (gross domestic product) figures. communities. conversion to forestry is destructive impacts, however, are materially Business analysts PwC compared the Concern has also been voiced around and not beneficial to local communities, different,” the report states. economic and employment output of the sale of farmland to forestry interests. which is something forestry companies “A move from plantation to permanent forestry with sheep and beef farming, and The PwC report states: “From the have been saying for ages . now it is carbon forestry significantly reduces the also looked at carbon forestry and a mix modelling we have done as part of this confirmed.” GDP impacts and reduces employment of land use. report, we conclude that on average The report also says the Overseas impacts to negligible levels. NZ Forest Owners Association the forestry value chain has a larger Investment Office has not approved any “This is the natural effect of converting (NZFOA) said the report was a clear economic impact per hectare than the sale of New Zealand farmland for carbon land to a use that is not economically and objective refutation of widespread sheep and beef value chain.” farming. productive.” statements in the media recently The key challenge in the comparison “Carbon farming may be the only CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Racing .......... 15-16 Literature ..........19 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion...............11 Classifieds ........ 17 Sport ............ 20-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World............12-14 Television ...........18 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, August 7, 2020 A SIMPLE MESSAGE: “Party Vote Green” is the message from the Greens Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Dr Elizabeth Kerekere (left) and East Coast candidate Meredith Akuhata-Brown. They launch their campaign at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae tomorrow. Picture by Paul Rickard Greens good to go by Wynsley Wrigley could party vote Green. “They will get me as well — a local GISBORNE Greens launch their woman who lives in Kaiti from all of East Coast and Ikaroa-Rawhiti election the local iwi. We can work together.” campaigns tomorrow confident of Dr Kerekere said most New contributing to a re-elected left-of- Zealanders did not support Labour centre coalition government. ruling with an absolute majority East Coast candidate Meredith but wanted a collaborative coalition Akuhata-Brown, a Gisborne district government. councillor and Hauora Tairawhiti board “We are the obvious choice for that.” member, needs little introduction to Mrs Akuhata-Brown said the most voters. Greens had achieved much in the last Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidate Dr Parliament in respect of climate change Elizabeth Kerekere describes herself action, conservation and the Zero as another staunch Maori woman who Carbon Bill. lives in Kaiti. The party had worked tirelessly and Dr Kerekere serves as ensured the Government was kept kaiwhakakaere or administrator for accountable on the environment. the party’s Maori network Te Ropu She encouraged the public to “have a Pounamu, which means she works with good look at our policies”. the Green Party caucus in Wellington. The party wanted Kiwis to “take 90-PILE BEACH At No.9 on the list, Dr Kerekere will an active participatory role in their become an MP if the Greens get citizenship when it comes to the 7 percent of the party vote. governance of New Zealand”. The country’s most recent poll, the Mrs Akuhata-Brown has temporarily AN aerial view of piles of forestry year in the township because the wind 1News Colmar Brunton poll from last stepped down from the Hauora slash and other debris stacked along died right out but while it was discussed week, put the party at 5 percent. Tairawhiti board. Parliamentary the Tolaga Bay beachfront and ready afterwards, there were no official Dr Kerekere said because of her work candidates are legally obliged do this for burning hopefully today, weather complaints. with the Green Party caucus, if elected a month before election day as health permitting. “I am very comfortable with the plans “I will hit the ground running”. boards, unlike councils, are Crown Thousands of tonnes of debris to burn the debris again this year on the Both candidates are confident of entities. washed on to the beach in the wake of northern section of the beach. After all, reaching the 5 percent threshold that Tomorrow’s campaign launch is at Te the heavy rain last month. it’s not rocket science but it will depend will allow the Greens to return to Poho-o-Rawiri Marae. Driftwood on the beach was disposed on the weather.” Parliament. Mrs Akuhata-Brown said family, of by burning last year and in the wake Mr Dever said contractors had “Our core base will always ensure we whanau and supporters were welcome of the June 2018 floods. stacked up about 90 heaps of driftwood, get back in,” said Dr Kerekere. to attend from 5pm, with the campaign Questioned about the poor record “Those burns were carried out safely of varying sizes on the beach north of opening starting at 5.30pm. of Maori voting Green, Dr Kerekere Retiring Green Party MP Gareth and without issues,” said principal rural the Uawa river mouth. said if people wanted to continue their Hughes, who was born and bred in fire officer and Tolaga Bay fire chief Ray “The debris on the southern side of historical voting record for Labour and Gisborne and gave his valedictory Dever. the Uawa River will be pushed back up for Ikaroa Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri speech in Parliament on Wednesday, is “There was bit of a smoke issue last into the dunes and buried.” having a last term before retiring, they the guest speaker. LOOKING AHEAD Get your TOMORROW FOCUS ON THE LAND SHOW US THE • Prices and comment from Gisborne Herald today’s sheep sale at home-delivered MONEY Matawhero — 1600 head thereabouts. • More pictures from the J and T Hickey Charity sheep dog trials. • FWT held a successful “Thriving Farming Women’ workshop earlier this week — Join the ‘tribe’. 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: 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, August 7, 2020 NEWS 3 KA-CHING! $15m in online spending over Covid-19 lockdown by Andrew Ashton them delivered has become the new norm for many. GISBORNE residents spent “This change in shopping millions of dollars on online behaviour is reflected in our purchases over the Covid-19 findings. In Gisborne, the fastest lockdown period, new research growing online shopping categories shows.