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Small grass fire in Dunstan Rd

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Dunstan Road near the former Prime sawmill site yesterday afternoon when a small area of roadside vegetation caught fire. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance and a tanker, with Rural Fire also responding to the 2.40pm...

Underground for some

TELECOMMUNICATIONS company Chorus will take down some of its newly installed aerial fibre-optic cables on Moana Road and put them under-ground but residents are now pushing for a full resource consent review to remove the cables from the view of all...

Gisborne goes arty at the Arts and Craft Fair

A HUGE selection of handiwork from around the East Coast was on display over the weekend at the first Arts and Craft Fair for 2016. Sales help keep artists afloat and it is an important network for the East Coast region. The Fair is a registered...

Blowout should put project in doubt

The councillors need to be brave and bold when they discuss the wastewater report at Thursday's meeting. The costings for the next stage of the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade were set out in the 2018 Long Term Plan at $23.4 million. In a report...

No injuries

The driver of this truck and trailer unit and his passenger came out of this accident with only a sore knee between them yesterday. The crash happened on the Wharekopae Road at Rere just after 9am.“The driver told us the truck tipped on to its side...

The game was won, so he asked . . .

Waikohu and Poverty Bay star fullback Ethine Reeves was not just a winner on the pitch after his side’s 40-26 history-making Lee Bros Shield victory over YMP at the weekend. The 25-year-old fencer at Otara Station proposed to his partner Tessa Ward...

Blower sets off sprinklers

Firefighters were called to the Adair building on the Gladstone Road-Grey Street corner yesterday morning after the sprinkler system in part of the building was triggered by a blower drying some carpet. The fire crews turned out at about 11.30am and...

Radiata pine a ‘pervasive and ongoing threat to NZ’

New research has found that invasive radiata pine is spread more widely across Aotearoa than was previously thought, with modelling showing that up to 76 percent of the country's land is climatically capable of supporting populations of the...

The Force Awakens in Gisborne

GENERATIONS of Star Wars fans were out in force in Gisborne last night for the midnight premiere of the new movie The Force Awakens. It was a sold-out show at the Odeon Multiplex, with more than 200 people buying tickets. Some wore costumes of famous...

With me on Rio journey

Heartfelt thanks to the community of Gisborne and the East Coast for their donations and kind words of encouragement as I go into the last weeks of preparations for Rio. I take you all with me on this journey as we continue to make this dream...

Gladstone Rd transforms into a Magic Winter Wonderland

THE Gisborne weather had better plans than letting it snow for the Magic Winter Wonderland Christmas Parade this afternoon. Floats filled with mini Elsas, Annas and even Olafs from the movie Frozen lined up alongside a nativity scene, motorcycles...

Court News

A jury trial set down to be heard this week in Gisborne District Court was cancelled after a man and woman pleaded guilty before it began. The jury pool was sent home. Anastasia Anita Apanui, 31, shed hand, and Te Rangi Whetu Keepa, 38, appeared...

Decision on A&P Show next week

The Poverty Bay A&P Show Association committee met last night and has decided to make a final decision early next week on whether the Spring Show will go ahead. Under Alert Level 2 the Show could not proceed because of the gathering and social...

From farm to plate

FIELDAYS might not be the usual destination for the foodie thrill seekers out there but this year's iconic agricultural event, which begins today, will showcase the whole food and fibre journey, from farm to plate. There will be a vast array of...

It's plain

At this juncture, moving forward, it would seem that there are big opportunities for learnings, if a conversation is had with iwi and others, with a view to progressing the re-erection of one or both of the Endeavour models. Budgetary constraints are...

No room at new rooms

The restructure of rooms at the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society means the organisation is no longer able to accommodate large groups for meetings. A support group for women with cancer say they feel “dumped” after being told they can no longer...

What about Cook’s feats?

QUESTIONS were asked at the Tourism Eastland annual meeting about where the achievements of Cook would feature in the Tuia 250 events this weekend, and also about the return on money spent to grow tourism in Tairawhiti. Those two matters of concern...

CEO rejects consultation 'mockery' claim

GISBORNE District Council chief executive has rejected claims that it is making a mockery of a so-called public consultation over the proposed transfer of its commercial assets to Gisborne Holdings Limited. Information provided to Tairawhiti...