Crane numbers drop by one at Gisborne's Eastland Port
Eastland Port and crane operators Qube have been preparing to move the main log export berth from Wharf 8 to the newly rebuilt Wharf 7.
It follows what port chief executive Andrew Gaddum said was a successful dredging campaign last month by the trailing suction dredge Albatros.
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- NZ Herald
Trust Tairāwhiti: Gisborne regional economic development agency reports record $7.9m investment in community facilities
The trust supported 216 local businesses and delivered $114,000 in capability funding over the 2024/25 period. Overall, the report noted $10m had been granted through distributions, including the investment into community facilities, $780,000 had been invested into 'economic opportunities' and $1.9m had been spent on 'targeted operations'. Trust subsidiaries under Eastland Group, soon to be renamed Tairāwhiti Investments Limited, delivered a $12m dividend for the trust. 'Structural changes made in the past year are already showing impact. Independent boards were established for Eastland Port and Eastland Generation, and new directors appointed to Eastland Group,' trust chair David Battin said. 'Guided by our strategic plan Te aka rautaki ki te tau 2029 and wellbeing framework He Rangitapu He Tohu Ora, our work is focused on unlocking the potential of Tairāwhiti. 'Every investment, partnership and initiative is about enhancing the wellbeing of our people and supporting sustainable economic development.' Community facilities that benefited from the record investment included Victoria Sports and Recreation Hub, Mareikura Waka Ama Club, Whakarua Park and Rugby Park. 'Collectively, these facilities are used by more than 6000 people annually. Once completed, they will bring enduring benefits for our communities,' Battin said. The annual Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Survey continued to guide the trust's activities. With three years of data now available (2022-2024), the survey provided insights into regional needs and priorities, according to the trust. 'As a result, we've focused more investment on energy resilience, community-led initiatives, supporting rangatahi [youth] and our taiao [environment],' Battin said. The Regional Tourism Organisation team also worked closely with local operators to promote Tairāwhiti as a visitor destination and strengthen local tourism product development. The trust's annual report and consolidated financial statements are available on its website. Printed copies of the report are available at the trust office at 50 The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne. 'Capable leaders': Appointment of new senior leaders celebrated Trust chief executive Doug Jones said the chief financial officer and general manager of economic development roles were important for the organisation. Laura Stonehouse has been appointed chief financial officer at Trust Tairāwhiti. 'As we move through a period of change, it's great to have such capable leaders,' Jones said. 'Both bring a strong mix of strategic thinking, commercial expertise and deep commitment to Tairāwhiti.' Stonehouse has 15 years of international experience with consumer goods company Unilever, most recently as chief financial officer for Unilever Australia and New Zealand, leading a $1b revenue subsidiary of Unilever Global. She first moved from the UK to Gisborne in 2003, returning in 2024 with her family. She said she was thrilled to be at the trust and to contribute her skills and experience to develop wellbeing in this beautiful corner of the world. Green brings 25 years of leadership and commercial experience across Aotearoa, the UK and the USA. His previous roles included CEO of a national horticulture business, Genesis Nurseries, commercial manager at Eastland Group and a management consultant for PwC. Based in Gisborne with his wife and three children, Hayden was also newly appointed as chair of the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union and as treasurer of the Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust, where he is a vocal champion of youth leadership, cultural connection and community wellbeing through sport. Trustees bring investment, accounting experience Trust Tairāwhiti said in a statement that new trustee Te Pūoho Kātene brought expertise in values-based investment, Māori governance and sustainability. Kātene is currently the chief executive of Māori social impact organisation Tapuwae Roa and serves as a trustee of iwi authority Te Runanga o Toa Rangatira, as a director at investment bank Armillary Private Capital and as the Asia-Pacific leader for the Obama Foundation. Ron Aitken, a Chartered Accountant and business advisor, had more than 37 years of experience in the corporate, SME and public sectors. 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RNZ News
20-06-2025
- RNZ News
Tai Rāwhiti protest: A burning question on Ngāti Oneone's redress
Ngāti Oneone chairwoman Charlotte Gibson stoking the fire at the protest movement taking place at Te Pā Eketū Shed, on Hirini St, calling for the return of Ngāti Oneone's ancestral lands. Photo: Zita Campbell / LDR A fire signalling Tai Rāwhiti hapū Ngāti Oneone's call for the return of their ancestral lands has been burning for over six weeks. The hapū said it will stoke the fire until the grievance is resolved, but after three generations of attempting to remedy it, does not want the redress to fall on them. "It always falls on us to 'make the case'," Ngāti Oneone chairwoman Charlotte Gibson told Local Democracy Reporting (LDR) when the movement started on 5 May. The Crown said any potential redress in this case is the responsibility of the landowner and the hapū. As part of its protest, members of Ngāti Oneone have inhabited Te Pā Eketū Shed, a warehouse-sized property on Gisborne's Hirini St. Rather than an "occupation", the hāpu calls the action "a reclamation of whenua". The location is where Ngāti Oneone's marae and pā were originally established in 1852 before being removed for harbour development under the Private Works Act. Eastland Port, of which Trust Tai Rāwhiti is the sole shareholder, owns the shed and others on the hapū's ancestral land on Hirini St and the Esplanade. At the beginning of the protest movement, the hapū called on the trust, Eastland Port and Gisborne District Council to return land not used for "core business". Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann told LDR the council had started exploring how land could potentially be returned following formal requests from Ngāti Oneone in 2024. This includes investigating the relevant legal processes, policy settings and the interests of other Treaty partners. However, Trust Tai Rāwhiti, which has a funding partnership with the council and serves as the region's economic development and tourism organisation, earlier said addressing historical Treaty breaches was not its responsibility, but rather a matter for the Crown, after it sought independent legal advice. "We support Ngāti Oneone in pursuing this with the Crown," chairman David Battin told LDR when the protest started. Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka had a different view. The 2010 Ngāti Porou settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims includes Ngāti Oneone, Potaka told LDR. "The matter being raised ... is outside of the process for the settlement of historical Treaty claims. "Any exploration of options to return and/or purchase the land is a matter for the landowner agency to undertake in discussion with Ngāti Oneone," he said. Regarding Potaka's statement, a Trust Tai Rāwhiti spokesperson this week said trustees continued to "engage directly with Ngāti Oneone and remained focused on constructive resolutions". Gibson confirmed the hapū had met with the landowner groups involved under Trust Tai Rāwhiti and would have a meeting with the council next week. She was unsure whether the groups would respond individually or together. The hapū has committed to maintaining the protest for two months and then will reassess depending on outcomes, she said. "We'll keep the fire burning until we've had an acceptable response." In addition to the return of land, the hapū has made other requests to the landowners through an online petition signed by over 1950 as of Friday. The petition urges the Tai Rāwhiti leaders to take three actions: "Whakahokia Whenua Mai", which requests the return of land not used for core business, "Whakamana Tangata" and "Te Tiriti". Whakamana Tangata requests that Trust Tai Rāwhiti financially compensate Ngāti Oneone for "the alienation" of their lands without conditions. "Te Tiriti" requests that the leaders seek a pathway that treats Ngāti Oneone in the same vein as a "Treaty" partner, rather than "a community group". Gibson said that after Eastland Port sold a shed on their ancestral land to the Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club three years ago, they worried about what could happen to the rest of their ancestral land, so they started negotiations for the Te Pa Eketū Shed. If the land were sold, it would be harder to reclaim, she said. However, they then realised the port had other sheds in the area, not used for "core business". "In my view, it's not an occupation, it's a reclamation of whenua," Gibson said, explaining that the shed had been leased while negotiating the sales and purchase agreement. The port would send the hapū the bill, which they would send to Trust Tai Rāwhiti, who would pay Eastland Port (owned by the trust), she said. Trust Tai Rāwhiti was going to give them $1.4 million to purchase the shed, but the hapū wanted to use the money to buy the lot. When their request was denied, they understood and looked into other ways of obtaining the sheds, Gibson said. However, when the hapū got the sales and purchase agreement, things shifted. "There were four clauses within the sales and purchase agreement, which undermined Mana motuhake [self-determination], which made it untenable," said Gibson. On 5 May the beginning of the hapū's "Reclamation of whenua", they were supposed to sign the sales and purchase agreement but decided to "reclaim" the land instead. LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air.
NZ Herald
06-06-2025
- NZ Herald
Crane numbers drop by one at Gisborne's Eastland Port
This photograph was taken when two of the huge cranes were delivered to the port in 2021. Now only two out of three will be required. Photo / Supplied Eastland Port and crane operators Qube have been preparing to move the main log export berth from Wharf 8 to the newly rebuilt Wharf 7. It follows what port chief executive Andrew Gaddum said was a successful dredging campaign last month by the trailing suction dredge Albatros. 'This marks
