TE NUPEPA O TE TAIRAWHITI WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 HOME-DELIVERED $1.90, RETAIL $2.20 PAGE 2 LANTERN FESTIVAL CELEBRATES DIVERSITY WINTER STINGS BEE COLONIES PAGE 4 BANNING LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS PAGE 6 CAREER EXPO A HIT: Gisborne Boys’ High student Che Worsnop jumps as high as he can at an interactive display for the Eastern Institute of Technology section of The Gisborne Herald Careers Expo/Job Shop at the Farmers Air Event Centre yesterday. Around 2500 students went through the Expo, which has been hailed as one of the best of its kind in the country. MORE ON PAGE 3 Pictures by Liam Clayton Mill expansion plans Increased demand for Kiwi Lumber, WET Gisborne wood products MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR expansion completed in 10 months,” managing for the New Zealand market. venture between Trust Tairawhiti and plans of businesses at the Prime Wood director Adam Gresham said. “It does, however, produce decking and Wood Engineering Technology — has also Cluster Centre of Excellence are going “The major projects include installation other feedstock to New Zealand customers experienced increased demand. ahead as increased demand for lumber of a bin sorter, planer mill, new buildings such as pallet manufacturers and “We have seen a sharp increase in leads to national supply shortages. and cut-to-length optimiser, and the re-manufacturers. requests for our optimised engineered Kiwi Lumber sawmill and WET refurbishment of the existing wood “The volume from the site is being sold lumber (OELTM) engineered wood Gisborne Ltd are experiencing increased residue boiler.” to Kiwi Lumber’s existing customer base product,” chief executive Shaun Bosson demand for wood products. The mill is also looking to recruit staff throughout Europe, USA, Australia, Asia said Just nine months after taking on the for a few roles on the site. and New Zealand.” “As a manufacturer with limited excess sawmill operation at Matawhero, Kiwi Mr Gresham said the Gisborne mill had Kiwi Lumber’s sawmill at Masterton capacity, our focus has been on doing all Lumber has started a round of large not been impacted by a shortage of lumber does produce structural framing. we can to support our existing customers investments. after Carter Holt Harvey’s decision to stop “We are increasing production there who have been impacted by the Carter “We have started construction on the supplying some Kiwi outlets. and have very strong demand,” said Mr Holt Harvey situation. $16 milion investment in new equipment “The sawmill is a pruned mill and as Gresham. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 on the site, which is expected to be such doesn’t produce structural framing Similarly, WET Gisborne Ltd — a joint whiringa Whakapā» mai ki konei www.gdc.govt.nz Submissions close on 23 April 2021 2021-2031 Long Term Plan 38780-04 Paper version available. Please call 0800 653 800. GISBORNE RUATORIA WAIROA Local News ...... 1-5 Business ............10 Farming .............14 Classifieds .. 17-19 Births & Deaths ...4 Opinion ..............11 Television ...........15 Sport ............ 20-24 9 771170 043005 TOMORROW National ............ 6-9 World............ 12-13 Racing ................16 Weather .............23 > 2 NEWS The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 14, 2021 by Mark Peters STILL lifes, landscapes, seascapes, effusions of flowers and fantasy works feature among artist and Leighton House resident Christina King’s paintings in an exhibition of her work at the rest home. When an activity coordinator came up with the idea of exhibiting pieces of Mrs King’s art, family and friends of the 90-year-old self-taught artist contributed a large selection of works. The exhibition was part of an initiative in which Leighton House staff identify residents’ talents and help each of them make a display or presentation. Mrs King was first up and talked to residents about her work and what inspired her. “I’ve painted and taught art privately for about 40 years,” Mrs King told The Gisborne Herald. “People would say ‘can you paint such and such’, ‘would you paint this?’ “I haven’t painted for years now. After my husband died, there was so much to do I didn’t paint again.” Mrs King also used to sing and act in Gisborne Theatre Arts shows. “I’m a performer,” she said. One of several family members at the exhibition described it as “a celebration of a life of work in art”. EXHIBITION: Artist and Leighton House A LIFE OF WORK IN ART resident Christina King sits among a few of her many paintings and drawings that make up an exhibition of her work at the rest home. Picture by Paul Rickard One Tairawhiti, many cultures Celebrating diversity theme of first lantern festival by Mark Peters Public voting closes on Friday. The Lantern Festival will PAPER lanterns colourfully begin at 2pm with an opening decorated by children are making ceremony that includes a their way back to Tairawhiti powhiri, korero from Mayor Museum in time for judging on Rehette Stoltz, Race Relations Saturday. Commissioner Meng Foon and The lanterns will be part Gisborne district councillor of the inaugural Tairawhiti Meredith Akuhata-Brown, a Lantern Festival on Sunday — a karanga and karakia. celebration of the diversity of Entertainer Walter “The Wiz” cultures and people who have Walsh will emcee the event made this region their home. The Chinese Lion dance at The theme of the lantern 3pm marks the start of the festival is “one Tairawhiti, many afternoon’s performances. cultures”. Children from early learning “We’re promoting the various service The Farmyard will cultures in this region,” present Maori and Spanish Tairawhiti Cultural Festival and performances. Events Inc chairwoman Li Dan JRD early learning centre told The Gisborne Herald earlier children will give a Tongan this month. performance. “We want to celebrate the Live music performances diversity of cultures and we want include Amy Hou on Chinese to honour tangata whenua.” harp, and T Bone. Meanwhile, the deadline looms Aerial silks, three Chinese for those who are yet to return music performances, Sushmita’s their decorated lanterns to the Bollywood dance, performances museum. by Indian, Pakistan and On Saturday, judges will select Bangladeshi groups, and live LIGHTING UP OUR LIVES: Li Dan and Freddy Kuo, co-organisers of the inaugural Tairawhiti Lantern the top five lanterns and each Brazilian, Chilean and Mexican Festival, stand under an array of lanterns hanging at Tairawhiti Museum. The festival is being held at winner will be awarded a $50 music will feature among the Marina and Kelvin parks this Sunday. Picture by Paul Rickard lantern festival voucher. entertainment across the Lawson Participants will also be in the Field Theatre terrace and Marina handmade earrings and videos, Marina Park will include dishes and many more lanterns from running for one of 10 draws of Park. while a tea ceremony, origami from Yoko Sushi, Good Day the New Zealand Multicultural $10. Shadow puppetry will be workshop and Yukata experience Dumplings, Puku Ora Eatery and Exchange and Experience Centre The public can also vote for presentd by Chinese performers. will be part of the Japanese Just Thai. will be exhibited in Kelvin Park. their favourite lanterns through Subcontinent culture will be cultural experience. Lanterns from the children’s Jerram Fielder will demonstrate voting forms at the museum. represented by henna prints, Food vendors based in lantern decoration competition Chinese kite flying. Get your Gisborne Herald • Carnivorous Plant Society frontman Finn Scholes talks to the Guide about the band’s layered home-delivered grooves, cinematic jazzscapes and honed musicianship. • NZ School of Music head of piano studies Dr Jian Liu is to perform an eclectic selection of “intimate, dreamy, wistful, mysterious, melancholic, nostalgic, and sensual” nocturnes. • Strange words in strange dictionaries inspired Gisborne poet Benita Kape’s most recent work, Weapons of the Future, that puts “a new slant on things”. TOMORROW PLUS: MUSIC GUIDE • FILM REVIEWS • GUIDE GOSSIP 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 fi nd out more call 869 0620 e-mail: [email protected] • [email protected] • [email protected] • web site: www.gisborneherald.co.nz The Gisborne Herald • Wednesday, April 14, 2021 NEWS 3 Excellent progress towards a 24/7 operation GENERATION GAME: Waikirikiri School’s Arianna Kupenga- FROM PAGE 1 Tamarara is helped by Paul Jensen as she tests her skills on an interactive game as part of Eastland Wood Council’s “Immediately OELTM has been used Generation Programme display. Pictures by Liam Clayton as a substitute for the unavailable CHH solid lumber, providing our customers the additional benefits of both high and consistent strength and significantly improved dimensional stability — thus reducing the amount of wood needed in construction and any rework traditionally required with solid lumber.” Mr Bosson said the business had made excellent progress on moves to a 24/7 operating model later in the year. “This will give part of the boost we need to support the continued increasing demand for our product. “We are also finalising the details to commence the implementation of a new production line next to our FULL THROTTLE: Conor Grimson on a KTM 1190 RC8 with existing one in Gisborne.” MITO Industry Training training adviser Joseph Hodkinson. Trust Tairawhiti commercial general KAI TIME: Brody Millar and Jordan Korevaar, of Gisborne MITO offers a StartUp programme which gives students the manager Richard Searle said he was Boys’ High, tuck into an omelette prepared by Glenn Fulcher, chance to earn NZQA-recognised micro-credentials and confident about the future of the site the head of EIT’s tourism/hospitality school.