A deep breath, and on same page again

An unusual bout of public acrimony and discord among our district leaders in the trying aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle has been patched over with the signing this week of a “Tairāwhiti Statement of Unity” and approval for a unified Tairāwhiti recovery plan.

It is telling that the first principle of the unity statement from the four mandated iwi organisations, Gisborne District Council, Trus...