TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 HOME-DELIVERED $1.70, RETAIL $2.00 GRACE MILLANE’S GIZZY ORANGES KILLER SENTENCED TAKE THE BISCUIT TO LIFE IN FLAVOURING A NEW LINE PRISON INSIDE TODAY PAGE 2 PAGE 6 THE CROSSING: A seven-metre-tall steel pou of Hinetapuarau was unveiled and blessed at the site of the new Motu bridge yesterday by Te Aitanga a Mahaki and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. A new name for the bridge, Te Whitinga o Tamataipunoa, “the crossing of Tamataipunoa”, was also unveiled. Inset, Morehu (left) and Ruihi Pewhairangi of Te Aitanga a Mahaki unveiled the new sign for the bridge before the blessing. Hinetapuarau and Tamataipunoa are ancestors that Te Aitanga a Mahaki iwi whakapapa to and are strong leaders from the iwi’s history. The pou was designed by Gisborne artist Nick Tupara and made by Gisborne Engineering from 32mm thick steel. STORY ON PAGE 3 Pictures by Paul Rickard GDC approves new road system for traversing GOING ONE WAY Titirangi/Kaiti Hill by Aaron van Delden vehicles and one for pedestrians, at a cost involved in the particularly with the growing popularity of $650,000. development of the of e-bikes and mountain bikes. It will soon be one way only for vehicles The change was flagged in the Titirangi management plan, “We need to think about bikes coming traversing Titirangi/Kaiti Hill after reserve management plan, published in polls had more recently back down the way they came up,” Cr Gisborne district councillors yesterday 2016, and community lifelines director been conducted by The Sheldrake said. approved a new traffic system for the Dave Wilson said it was time the council Gisborne Herald and the Councillor Larry Foster was concerned iconic reserve. moved on it. council showing strong the one-way system would encourage The council’s operations committee Councillor Amber Dunn questioned support for the one-way cyclists to use side tracks. also backed a proposal for the speed limit how widely the community had been system. Councillor Shannon Dowsing asked through the reserve to be reduced from consulted on the one-way proposal. Cyclists will also be expected to travel whether the council had considered 50kmh to 30kmh. “Is this going to be a shock to people?” through the domain in one swoop from physical barriers between the lanes The road from Queens Drive to she asked. Queens Drive. for vehicles and pedestrians — a Endcliffe Road will be reconfigured in Chief executive Nedine Thatcher Councillor Terry Sheldrake thought the second half of 2021, with one lane for Swann said, apart from the consultation that rule was likely to be flouted, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 21950-10 GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............11 Literature ...........17 Racing .......... 20-22 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............12 Classifieds ..18, 23-26 Sport ............ 27-32 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National .......... 6-10 World...... 13-14, 16 Television ...........19 Weather .............31 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Friday, February 21, 2020 AUSSIE/KIWI COMBO: Local orchardist Murray Burgess’s navel oranges feature in a new line of Gisborne orange and dark chocolate Tim Tam A taste of Gizzy biscuits made by Australian company Arnott’s. Mr Burgess is pictured with a packet of the biscuits but for the rest of us the wait should not be too long before the product is on Gisborne shop in Aussie bikkies shelves. Picture supplied by Mark Peters Fresh sent Gisborne navel oranges to a New Zealand-based processor where the fruit was AUSTRALIA might have claimed as its own freeze-dried. the pavlova, manuka honey and the band First Fresh managing director Ian Albers Crowded House, but the oranges that flavour learned late last year the processed product Arnott’s new line of Tim Tam biscuits are was used in a new line of Tim Tams when he officially ours. was contacted by an Arnott’s representative The Gisborne orange and dark chocolate Tim before the launch of the new product. Tams are one of four new products. “It’s generally accepted navel oranges The others are Murray River salted caramel, from Gisborne have a fantastic flavour,” says Sunshine Coast strawberries and cream, and Mr Albers. “That’s always been one of our manuka honey and cream. drawcards.” “Navel oranges from the coastal town Because the oranges are grown in a coastal of Gisborne bask in more than 1500 hours region they tend to have a rougher skin than, of sunshine before they are picked at their for example, navel oranges grown in the sweetest and juiciest,” gushes the promotional Californian desert. blurb. Gisborne oranges have a good balance “Arnott’s have crafted these delicious of acid and sugar, says Mr Albers. The best- oranges into their decadently smooth orange looking oranges grown in this region are sold cream centre before they sandwich it between to consumers while the slightly rougher or two crunchy biscuits and cover in premium Tim scarred fruit are used for processing. Tam dark chocolate.” The flavour is the same, though. About 12 Gisborne growers provided around “That grade of orange might be ugly but 30 tonnes of parent navel oranges freeze-dried they’re tasty. It’s all about what’s on the inside.” in New Zealand, then picked up by Arnott’s Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz describes Tim for their orange and dark chocolate double-T Tams as the true taste of Kiwi life. bikkies. She and Mr Burgess featured on TV3’s The Among those growers is Murray Burgess, Project on Wednesday night in a promotion of who is pleased with the orange and chocolate the product. flavour his oranges have contributed to. “We are excited and honoured to have our “It’s a bloody good match. Orange and region’s produce immortalised in a Tim Tam,” chocolate has always gone well together. says Mayor Stoltz. Gisborne is the top orange-growing region in “I can also confirm they are delicious.” New Zealand — good soil, heaps of sunshine The manuka honey and cream Tim Tams are and a lot of hard work.” not made with New Zealand honey but with Gisborne fruit and produce supplier First honey produced from Australia’s tea tree. ‘Red tide’ rolling over district Situation similar to Gisborne’s last drought in 2017 Soil moisture anomaly (mm) at 9am on 19/02/2020 by Roger Handford from a passing front on Saturday. water supply shortfall such as runoff, Forecasters say this could produce river flows and dam levels. APART from the hills just to the falls of five to 15 millimetres across the Agronomic is based on levels of north of Gisborne, the latest Hotspot western and northern North Island, but biophysical production, principally plant report from Niwa shows the red tide with lesser amounts farther east. growth and crop yield, but also animal of soil moisture deficit has rolled over At this stage there is a low confidence condition and numbers for livestock most of the district and the North of warning amounts of rain for the industries. Island. eastern ranges of Bay of Plenty The situation is similar to Gisborne’s The National Institute of Water and tomorrow. last drought in 2017, except this current Atmospheric Science says nearly all of Some moisture may make it over the dry spell started earlier and with 2019 the North Island has reached official ranges into this district. being a very dry year. hotspot status. High pressure is then expected to In early February 2017, the soil Regions experiencing significant soil develop over the country again, bringing moisture deficit peaked at 148.8mm. moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots” with it settled weather for next week. The current deficit stands at around and persistent hotspots have the The top part of the district has been 145mm. potential to develop into drought. declared as being in “meteorological In 2017 there was a run of 34 days NIWA graphic Extended forecasts from Niwa and drought”, while the rest of the region is which totalled just 1.8mm of rain. of New Zealand the MetService offer little in the way of rated extremely dry. This year, the past 30 days have seen showing graduation rain through to the end of next week. Meteorological is based on the degree just 0.2 of a millimetre of moisture - of areas from “drier Niwa says the south and eastern of rainfall deficit relative to what is barely enough to wet a finger. than normal” up North Island may see additional soil to “wetter than considered normal for a given climatic The year to date has received just shy normal”. moisture decreases. environment. of 29mm — well short of the 128mm The only glimmer of hope for rain is Hydrological is based on the physical average for January and February. LOOKING AHEAD Get your FOCUS ON THE LAND Gisborne Herald • Farming Women Tairawhiti plan home-delivered a celebration dinner to mark its fi rst fi ve years as an organisation • Farmers reminded about the value of willow and poplar in the dry conditions • Prices from the weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards today - only about 300 head on offer TOMORROW TOMORROW The Gisborne Herald, 64 Gladstone Road, P.O. 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