A109 Light Utility Helicopter flight with mayor Gisborne City from the air in November 2023.
Opinion
I’m sure whoever asked iwi to welcome the Endeavour and other tall ships is sorry.
I hope there is some money for the Captain Cook anniversary commemoration. I’d like to suggest a civic band, the City of Gisborne Highland Pipe Band and perhaps a choir. I would love streamers to
throw and school children to make little flags to wave! We could have a dance group doing the Sailor’s Hornpipe, the Highland Fling and the Irish Jig. Hopefully some money could be found for the Endeavour replicas to be erected and some given to members of the Women’s Institute to have a baking stall, perhaps dressing up, and sausage sizzles and other food and drink stalls, and music groups. Church leaders could bless the ships when they leave, as they have many young people aboard.
We haven’t been given much time but we have to do it as we are known for our hospitality.
Maire Overbye
