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Northern News
Nōu te hapori, nōu te reo
Wednesday, August 14, 2019Flooding at Your letters: Bill
school expelled Shepherd replies
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Northern News
Nōu te hapori, nōu te reo
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Around the world 110 times
Peter Turnbull has flown the ‘‘There was
equivalent of at least 110 times
around the earth in his 50-year increasing demand,
flying career and clocked up and a real need, to
22,000 flying hours.
They are figures that appeal provide emergency
to Turnbull, who is known for responses in
his love of statistics and helicop-
ter facts, Northland that had
He’s chalked up another mile- the capability to
stone to add to his list of achieve-
ments – the Northland rescue deal with the tricky
helicopter chief pilot and chief terrain and the vast
executive is retiring after 24
years with the service, knowing distances from
he has been instrumental in remote areas to
making it one of the most highly
respected units in the country. hospitals and
He is one of New Zealand’s specialist medical
most experienced rescue chop-
per pilots. He loved the job support.’’
because he got to fly, but most Peter Turnbull
importantly, says Turnbull, it
was incredibly satisfying.
‘‘I got a card the other day and 1995 and soon after the trust
it summed it up for me – it said: upgraded from one to three
‘Thank you . . . for saving my helicopters to meet demand in
life’.’’ the region.
For someone who loves to fly, Retiring He says he will miss the job
it was also hugely thrilling. Northland Rescue and working with a passionate,
‘‘The logistics of long off- Helicopter Trust knowledgeable and selfless team.
shore flights, going out to meet pilot Peter ‘‘This job is about teamwork
Turnbull.
fishing boats or ships where from the pilots and St John
someone is in distress, they are paramedics we work with
interesting flights to do. There through to the support crew on
are no gas stations out there, so areas to hospitals and specialist team was the establishment of training at the Southland Aero the ground, saving lives is what
you’ve got to be well planned,’’ medical support,’’ says Turnbull. Instrument Flight Rules’ routes Club as a 17-year-old and quali- drives everyone.’’
he says. ‘‘The Sikorskys are high per- throughout Northland which fied as a pilot at 19. Turnbull says he won’t stop
One of his proudest achieve- formance machines, with the allows pilots to navigate in poor His first job was flying skiers flying.
ments was introducing the long- most advanced engines and weather. and tourists to the ski slopes The local aero club has a fixed
range Sikorsky S76 helicopters avionics technology in the indus- ‘‘Because the pilot is only near Mt Cook before cutting his wing plane that he likes taking
for operational duties in North- try, and they were the fastest and using flight instruments rather teeth for the challenging rescue out for a spin and he will be
land. longest-range rescue helicopters than traditional visuals, the chopper work he would under- covering shifts at the rescue ser-
‘‘There was increasing de- in New Zealand. route gives prescribed altitudes take later in his career doing top vice on occasion.
mand, and a real need, to provide ‘‘Back then it was a big step to and headings to be flown which dressing. ‘‘I remember when I was
emergency responses in North- take, but it needed to be done.’’ means we don’t have to fly under He joined the Northland three or four telling my dad
land that had the capability to Another major aviation mile- the weather, we can fly in the Emergency Services Trust, now about how I used to dream of fly-
deal with the tricky terrain and stone Turnbull led with the weather.’’ commonly referred to as the ing and that desire to fly has
the vast distances from remote Northland rescue helicopter Turnbull started his flight Northland rescue helicopter, in never left me.’’4 NORTHERN NEWS, AUGUST 14, 2019 neighbourly.co.nz
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Hospital refit Flooding at
wins praise school expelled
A quarter-century project to Wigglesworth said that since
upgrade Hokianga Hospital has 1994 each stage of the upgrade
celebrated final completion. project had been funded entirely
Hokianga Health Enterprise by the community via the trust,
Trust marked the end of reno- with assistance from sponsors.
vation improvements at the hos- ‘‘We thank the late Sheila Wil-
pital in Rawene by holding a son for her generous bequest,
pōwhiri and luncheon on the Hokianga Hospital Auxiliary for
hospital grounds. their relentless support and our The new Taipa
The official opening was the sponsorship partner Comvita’s bridge under
final milestone of a 25-year pro- Kiwi Bee apiary business,’’ construction.
ject to upgrade the hospital buil- Wigglesworth said.
ding to meet the Government’s More than 300 people turned
standards as well as the com- up to the celebration including The 300 children at Taipa Area and safety improvements in the project team, knowing that
munity’s aspirations for a high- Health Minister Dr David Clark, School in Northland have more Taipa. They also had to replace they’re doing good for the com-
quality, local hospital service. Far North mayor John Carter, reason than most for celebrating some of the town’s stormwater munity as well as doing a great
In 1994, a year after the Hoki- Northland District Health Board the new bridge in their town. pipes. And they listened when job on the bridge replacement.’’
anga Health Enterprise Trust chairwoman Sally Macauley and NZ Transport Agency’s Doreen Bailey told her story. Bailey says the improved
formed, the non-profit com- Comvita’s apiaries general man- bridge construction team has That has been a catalyst for drainage has been a great suc-
munity health service was told ager, Trevor Clarke. fixed a chronic problem that change at Taipa Area School, as cess. ‘‘There’s already been some
by the Ministry of Health’s hos- In June, the trust entered often forced the school’s closure, the school’s front gate is just 150 heavy rain this winter. And
pital licensing division that the year two of its three-year spon- sometimes for days at a time. metres or so from the new usually the grounds would have
hospital required more than 50 sorship agreement with Kiwi The school’s problem was that bridge. The project team worked been flooded. But not this winter.
upgrades to its structure and Bee Medical Ltd, the apiary arm stormwater flooded the school with the school, the Ministry of We’ve had no flooding and no
facilities to continue to hold a of NZX-listed mānuka honey grounds during heavy rainfall Education and the Far North need to close the school.’’
licence to operate. exporter Comvita. and the school’s year 1-13 pupils District Council to find the extra ‘‘We’re very pleased and very
The final stage of the upgrade Kiwi Bee Medical funding has had to stay at home. In 2017, it funding needed to extend the grateful to the NZTA and the
has raised the 90-year-old build- been used for making improve- happened six times. new storm water pipes from the project team.’’
ing to modern healthcare stan- ments to Rawene Hospital’s School principal Doreen Bai- bridge to the school. Taipa is on the Twin Coast
dards at a cost of $2.3 million. emergency department, building ley says she would tell anyone NZTA senior manager project Discovery Route and a popular
Changes include renovations a new X-ray room and upgrading who would listen, and even those delivery Andrew Thackwray summer destination for holiday-
to the 10-bed in-patient care some wards. who didn’t want to listen, about says it was a good problem to makers and tourists. The town’s
facility and upgrades to the hos- Northland MP Matt King said the flooding, hoping for help. solve and a great benefit to the old one-lane bridge was often a
pital’s infection control rooms, the community members who ‘‘The quadrangle used to township. congestion point, but the new
four aged-related continuing drove the hospital upgrade flood. It was so bad the water ‘‘It wasn’t about cost. It was two-lane bridge with a shared
care rooms and the ward office. deserved praise. level would be over the top of the about achieving better value for path for pedestrians and cyclists
The on-site Pou Kara Ariki ‘‘I’m really impressed with kids’ gumboots.’’ a key stakeholder by utilising a will be finished in time for this
Marae was also refurbished, as the upgrade of this huge com- That was before the NZTA range of funding streams outside summer. And so will the bridge’s
was the hospital’s whānau room. munity asset. The locals are team came to town. Their the National Land Transport swimming platform – just what
Hokianga Health Enterprise super proud of their hospital – mission was to replace the old Programme.’’ the kids will need on summer
Trust chief executive John and rightly so.’’ one-lane bridge and make road ‘‘It puts a spring in the step of days after school.
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What to do with the burnt out Domain Pavilion? This has been sitting in the traps
for a while as Council debated whether to rebuild or demolish. With passionately
held community views sitting on both sides of the fence, the decision has not been
an easy one. However, a moral obligation to address the loss incurred by the
49% OF STUFF’S Squash Club and a recent, more detailed engineering assessment of the structure,
has identified the fire damage was structurally worse than first thought. It has
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ARE MAIN In late July I was privileged to be invited to participate in the development of a
new ‘Transport Strategy’. The strategy will set out the high level district priorities
HOUSEHOLD for the next 10-30 years including: roading, walking, cycling, airports, rail, freight,
ports, safety, total mobility, connectivity and parking. The strategy will drive the
SHOPPERS. development of individual township plans which will in turn drive the first tranche
of investment decisions as we head into the 2021 funding round. Critically, for the
Far North, we have the largest roading network in the North Island and the
smallest ratepayer base to service the costs, so we need a really strong strategy to
justify inward investment. If we aim our pitch about right we can attract between
50% and 67% of the total cost of new infrastructure from the National Land
Transport Fund (that’s your road user charges and fuel excise levies). Formal
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biosecurity. last NRC full council meeting in
EXCLUDED Now, there is nothing wrong Whangarei.
Northland Regional Council’s Your views with a Chairman using a casting My thanks to NRC councillor
decision to exclude regulations vote when a decision is tied, but Mike Finlayson, who was
We welcome letters to the Neighbourly is a NZ-owned
covering GMOs from the when that member is a proud life compelled to speak out regarding
paper. Sending us your views social media site creating
Proposed Northland Regional member of the organisation the current Chairman's failure
for publication is easy. Just go easy ways for neighbours
Plan was flawed and Federated Farmers and when to: adhere to proper democratic
online to Neighbourly.co.nz and to talk and connect. Join
unacceptable. The Far North Federated Farmers was the only process, stand himself down
type the name of our
District Councils and the us at neighbourly.co.nz or one of 83 submissions that from the vote on 16 July 2019
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Whangarei District Council
You’ll see us under
download our new iPhone submitted against having strong (due to his conflict of interest
along with Auckland Council and Android apps. precautionary and prohibitive and advocacy for the sole
Organisations. Click on our
had included precautionary and GE/GMO provisions placed in submitter - Federated Farmers -
name and then select the
prohibitive GE/GMO provisions but is also important for local the new Regional Plan, then that who opposed even precautionary
appropriate topic under the
policies and rules in local plans, consumers and New Zealand’s is a huge conflict of interest. GE policies in the new Regional
Contact menu. You need to be
and all submitters except one reputation as an export nation of Federated Farmers has a Plan) and (along with Clrs Bain,
a verified Neighbourly member
had urged NRC to follow suit. many agricultural produce history of vexatious and Stolwerk, and Sinclair), act on
to submit a letter. Your
Only Federated Farmers with certified GE-free and often also unsuccessful GE/GMO appeals the NRC's obligations to protect
submission should not exceed
their dwindling membership organic. The decision must be against various councils around its constituents, our biosecurity,
250 words and must have your
remained opposed. The process regarded as unwise for the country, who have been indigenous biodiversity and
full name and suburb. We do
of handling submissions was Northland and New Zealand as doing an excellent job of putting wider environment from the
not accept nom de plumes or
unusual from the start by well as undemocratic and must in place a much needed risks of outdoor use of GMOs.
anonymous letters. We reserve
separating them from other be revised to respect the additional tier of local protection It should never have come to
the right to edit and abridge.
Regional Plan submissions and majority of Northlanders' against the risks of outdoor use this. Northlanders who made
Opinions must be genuinely
hearing them separately by the wishes! of GMOs. Bill Shepherd would submissions on GMOs to the
held by the letter writer. Letters
Councillors rather than by Rolf Mueller-Glodde have been wise to declare his NRC PRP expected and deserved
may be referred to others for
Commissioners. Scientific, legal, Keri Keri conflict of interest and stand to be heard by independent
right of reply before
economic and environmental down during the voting process. commissioners (as we did during
publication.
evidence was obviously ignored. GE FREE NORTHLAND This is an alarming abuse of the NRC proposed new "Regional
On top of that, opposing We would hope that we should be power and a clear conflict of Policy Statement" process).
Councillors were denied the governed by some intelligent interest. My farming colleagues and I
opportunity to debate the motion This is obviously very far representatives on our local Dianne Maxwell smelled a rat when the highly
and an alternative option. Chair fetched, as nobody would dare to councils, but one would wonder Waipapa unusual and dodgy NRC decision
Bill Shepherd, himself a farmer apply GMO if it was about this given Bill Shepherd’s was made back in March 2018 to
and said to be close to Federated precautionary prohibited. And (Northland Regional Council NRC CHAIRMAN’S ACTIONS sideline the independent
Farmers, who used his casting the same could be said about its Chairman) alarming abuse of As one of 82 submitters to the commissioners on the GE/GMO
vote to decide a 4-4 vote by other environmental duties - power and clear conflict of NRC proposed new Regional issue. Independent
Councillors, argued that the otherwise, our rivers would be interest in an election year. Plan for Northland who urged commissioners naturally heard
council was not equipped to clean. After a 4-4 tie vote by the NRC to include all of the other issues raised by
monitor or enforce rules about Keeping Northland GE-free is Northland Regional Councillors precautionary and prohibitive submitters and council during
GMOs, and if it had brought in not only urged by the wide- on the highly important GE/ GE/GMO provisions in this the proposed Regional Plan
rules to limit their use in spread community as reflected GMO issue, Bill Shepherd used important overarching process - just not GE.
Northland it would have had to in many submissions and the his casting vote that now means document, I am appalled at the The NRC didn't like it when
put rates up to pay for tireless GE-free Northland and NRC fails to protect Northland’s controversial actions of NRC
monitoring and enforcement. GE-free New Zealand supporters valuable GE free status and Chairman Bill Shepherd at the CONTINUED Page 7
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independent commissioner’s
wise decision a few years ago to
BILL SHEPHERD REPLIES:
place strong precautionary GMO
provisions and other wording in Your letter writers are not the and even more importantly,
the RPS (in support of Northland only people who have alleged will take far more resources
submitters) and current NRC some impropriety in the way than the Regional Council has
Chairman Shepherd and his that the whole matter was dealt at its disposal.
allies finally figured out a way to with, but as we have said in our No organisms, GMO or
get around Northlanders. media release, we are confident otherwise, respect council or
But this type of obstruction that the process will stand up to even national boundaries.
by the NRC Chairman won’t legal scrutiny. The NZ Treasury defines a
work in the long term, as myself As far as my connections capable regulator as ‘‘a
and others will appeal the NRC’s with Federated Farmers are regulator that has the people
controversial decision and we concerned, I received a life and systems necessary to
will win. membership for the work that I operate an efficient and
What a shame the NRC will did in the 1970s/80s/90s, but I effective regulatory regime.’’
waste so much Northland have not been involved in that If the Northland Regional
ratepayer money trying to prop organisation for over 25 years. Council were to regulate, in
up their deeply flawed decision When I was sworn in as a order to be a ‘‘capable
and embroil the region’s councillor for the NRC I regulator,’’ we would have to
primary producers, District undertook to make decisions in put compliance, monitoring
councils and Tai Tokerau Mana the best interests of all of the NRC and enforcement staff resources
Whenua in a legal battle. region and that is what I have in place.
At any moment, an overseas done. Collecting consent user
multinational, NZ Crown It would not make any sense Proposed Regional Plan. GMO technologies may be able charges or bonds to cover the
Research Institute or company to take a crown responsibility A summary of the four to provide New Zealand with cost of compliance,
can apply to the EPA for an on to the shoulders of councillors personal reasons for the tools to deal with some of management and enforcement
outdoor GE/GMO experiment, Northland’s ratepayers and supporting the Council’s the environmental challenges could be years away and even
field trial or release in have to increase rates to position is as follows: that we face from biosecurity then, a significant percentage of
Northland. A big thank you Clrs provide the resource to manage Northland is not exposed to incursions like Kauri dieback, the resources will have to come
Joce Yeoman, Justin Blaikie, that responsibility. risk because GMO technologies Myrtle rust, Fanworm etc, pests from an increase in rates.
Paul Dimery and Mike And as far as the use of the are regulated under the like possums and stoats and so In summary, it is the
Finlayson for doing your best to casting vote is concerned, Hazardous Substances and New on, and maybe even help to personal view of the four
protect our region, as the use of legally the holder of the casting Organisms Act, which is reduce greenhouse gas councillors that we are
genetically modified organisms vote can exercise it as the controlled by the production in order to combat TOTALLY opposed to the
presents unacceptable risks to holder sees fit. Environmental Protection climate change, without transferring of responsibility
our existing valuable GE-free In this case, I did exercise Authority, which is in turn undermining our economy. for the compliance, monitoring
status, biosecurity, wider the casting vote in favour of the backed by all of the resources of Assessing and managing any and enforcement of GMOs from
environment, and economy. status quo which is that there the Crown. potential GMO type tools is the Crown to the ratepayers of
Zelka Linda Grammer were no GMO regulations in the At some time in the future, properly the role of the Crown, Northland.
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Examining referenda – do they work?
OPINION: Abortion, cannabis reform and euthanasia. Polarising issues which seem to repeatedly defy normal parliamentary decision making. We have elected representatives and
publicly open select committee processes, which is meant to allow for thorough investigation of issues and sound decision making. Yet referendums have been demanded on each of
these three issues, with abortion law reform the latest to see this call made. Referendums are public votes like elections, but as we all saw with the Brexit vote, they are prone to big
money trying to sway opinions, disinformation, and emotion. So what is the best process for our elected lawmakers to use in setting these new laws? Should it be left in their hands and
the parliamentary process? Or should it be thrown to the public in a referendum? An MP from each side of the House gives their views.
democratic tool we have. If the Parliament, would have an opportunity for
Government decides to hold a input into the content or the wording of
In the referendum, it must ensure that the In the these questions.
red question is clear and the public is well-
informed on all aspects of the topic.
blue Cabinet is made up of Labour and New
Zealand First ministers, and therefore
corner Referendums are a good way to get a corner represents less than half of the entire
direct sense of the public mood on an Parliament. It is an unprecedented move, to
Stuart Smith
Priyanca Radhakrishnan issue. My view on them is that they can be Kaikoura MP, National cut Parliament out of the process of
List MP, Labour useful but we shouldn’t be overly debating the referendum, and the public to
dependent on them. have a say through the select committee
P W
eople often tell me that they don’t We need to address the growing e are currently witness to a process.
vote because they don’t see the political disengagement that prevents us completely chaotic coalition I question why the government has
point. It doesn’t matter to them. from gauging our constituents’ views on government which seems decided to do things this way.
And yet, politics should matter matters. determined to undermine the This has never happened before in any of
because decisions made in Parliament Around the world we’re seeing political democratic process. New Zealand’s 20 previous referenda held at
have the power to affect people’s lives – for disengagement play out in various ways. They are allowing New Zealand First to general elections, such as those around the
better or worse. At its most extreme it can lead to violence, kick anything contentious to public establishment of MMP. In those cases, there
Last week , a momentous vote took chaos and disorder. It can also drive referendum, while pushing the boundaries was a Bill before Parliament, and the next
place on abortion law reform – and passed populism and the politics of division. If with New Zealand’s electoral and government was bound to act, which it did.
by a significant majority. We voted on an people look to government and cannot referendum law. Our system isn’t perfect – as with
issue that was last discussed in our believe what they are told, they will We now have the Government’s anything, there is always room for
Parliament before I was born. We voted to disengage. Referendum Bill on the table, which would improvement – and the questions that are
send a bill to select committee that if Earlier in the week, the Leader of the give Cabinet absolute power over what put to the public by way of a referendum
passed, would finally treat abortion as a Opposition was asked if he would stop his referenda are to be held and the wording of may have ended up the same as if it had
health issue, not a crime. It would also MPs from spreading misinformation questions. gone through the normal select committee
remove the need for women to lie and about abortion law reform. His response This is because Labour is trying to rush process.
jump through hoops to get an abortion. was that ‘‘one person’s misinformation is through laws and compromises (The Select But next year’s referendum on
As elected representatives, it is our job another person’s fact.’’ It’s not. Committee review of the election review recreational cannabis will be the first ever
to vote on issues that affect our Misinformation masquerading as fact is was a year late) that are necessary to make Government-initiated referendum not to
constituents. To do our job effectively, we exactly what puts people off politics and good on promises once made to its coalition have an immediate definitive outcome,
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88 Koropewa Road, Kerikeri Saturday, 17th August 12.15pm - 1.00pm
7 Haylard Loop, Haruru Sunday, 18th August 12:00pm - 1:00pm 29 Landing Road, Kerikeri Thursday, 26th September 1:00pm
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