Letters to the Editor: Tauwhareparae Farms near Tolaga Bay in a good space

Tauwhareparae Farms, inland from Tolaga Bay. Photo / Liam Clayton

Opinion

OPINION

Those who have watched Tauwhareparae Farms - the major asset of Gisborne District Council’s commercial arm, Gisborne Holdings - struggle to find a formula that works for the benefit of shareholders and know the difficulties faced by livestock farmers over the last couple of years will appreciate the efforts that have been made to recover from the devastating 2023 cyclones Hale and Gabrielle.

Those with long memories will also accept that the changes made to the livestock and forestry industries on the Coast in retiring large tracts of grazing land will open opportunities for those who remain in the higher-producing country.

While it is too early to say whether the season will be the best for some time, all the signs are that Tauwhareparae Farms is in a good position to take advantage of the stock shortage that will occur.

It is in a good space and the management should be complimented for their tenacity and enduring commitment to one of Tairawhiti’s main assets.

Well done team.

Clive Bibby

Tolaga Bay

Loading zone concern

Recently the Hospice Tairawhiti Shop moved from the old site in Peel St to a building on the corner of Peel St and Gladstone Rd.

I am a keen financial supporter of the work the hospice does and visited the new shop when it opened.

It was a marvellous improvement to the previous store. The only reservation I had was the lack of parking for those dropping items off.

Recently, I had to do just that and was pleased to see a loading zone in Peel St, which I concluded had been arranged between the Gisborne District Council and the hospice.

I parked there for the few minutes required to offload my small offerings and then away again.

Imagine my surprise to hear of a motorist who later did just what I had done and was given a parking infringement notice as the loading zone is reserved for commercial vehicles only.

Parking on this corner is always tight as it is effectively in the centre of the CBD.

I am asking for the Gisborne Herald or the council to look into this.

The zone bears a sign on a pole that states: “P5 Loading Zone Goods Vehicles Only”.

I can understand the need to protect the site from long-term parking.

However, I think it reasonable that people dropping goods off at the hospice shop would assume that the use of the site was legitimate due to the short-term nature of their occupancy.

Ron Taylor

Gisborne

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