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Roads funding needs work

Re: Time for Forestry Roading Levy, Nov 10 column. I absolutely agree that we need to sort out a fair and equitable method for funding roading, whether it be rates, levies, fuel taxes or some other means, which was the main point of our submission to...

BLACKS BEACH SIDE BAR

The Wairoa District Council is unable to invest in getting in marine experts to better understand the Black’s Beach issues, but would advocate to the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council that these considerations be investigated. The council’s chief...

New London St bus shelter

It has been a community effort to get a new ‘‘knowledge house’’ in London Street. The project has been a collaboration with shop owners in the neighbourhood, residents and school students, who have been supported by Shane Kingsbeer from...

Reusable beeswax wraps a hit

GISBORNE’S Hexton Bee Company were a hit at the 2018 Spring Gift Fair in Auckland, taking out the 2018 People’s Choice Awards Winner for best small stand. The company displayed their natural, reusable and compostable beeswax wraps for the first...

Channel this

The trailer suction dredge Kawatiri has been back at Eastland Port this week carrying out some dredging work in the harbour navigation channel and turning basin. The dredge is scheduled to have the work completed by early December.“We expect it to...

Counting benefits of upgrading 64km of district’s stopbanks

Fresh career prospects, training opportunities and a better work/life balance are among the upsides for those working on the Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme upgrade. The scheme comprises the upgrading of 64 kilometres of stopbanks to protect...

Another successful Bull Week predicted

Excitement is building as the region's black cattle stud bull breeders prepare to auction this year's crop of rising two-year-olds, sales that were worth more than $4 million to the regional economy last year. The annual East Coast Angus R2 Bull Week...

‘SURFERS SAVE LIVES’

A PROGRAMME to upskill surfers in lifesaving rescue techniques piloted in Gisborne last summer has been rolled out to many other parts of the country. Surfers Rescue 24/7 is the result of a Surfing New Zealand (SNZ) and Surf Life Saving New Zealand...

Close result in poll about fair pay changes

Voters in this week's Gisborne Herald web poll came down against the Government's Fair Pay Agreement, but there was not much in it. A total of 221 responded to the question, “Do you support the new Fair Pay Agreement system?”By the time voting...

PM the guest speaker at special breakfast event in Gisborne

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern kicked off the nation’s commemoration of 125 years of women’s suffrage this year, taking up the role of guest speaker at a special breakfast event co-hosted by Gisborne Business and Professional Women’s Federation...

Alarms alert family to pot overheating

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a rental property in Churchill Crescent, Te Hapara, yesterday afternoon after a pot of food on the stove overheated. The family living in the home were alerted to the problem by smoke alarms and called 111. It happened just...

Most missed a great event

What a great day the Blues & Roots on 35 community Music and Arts Festival was on Saturday, but what a shame there was such poor attendance from our community. Barnardos, Violence Free Tairawhiti Network members, Tauawhi volunteers plus a selection...

Seed exchange to get gardeners growing

A SEED exchange in Manutuke tomorrow is designed to get more people in Gisborne to grow their own food. The Manutuke Community Garden group is hosting the event and invites anybody to come along, exchange seeds, meet other like-minded people, share...

Mum’s plea for return of daughter’s top

A Gisborne woman has made a passionate plea for the return of a treasured piece of clothing stolen in a burglary at her home — a clothing item that belonged to her late daughter. Police would also like information about the burglary and the stolen...

Longboard stolen from outside tent

O’Shea Mead-Cadore was enjoying his Easter holiday at Waikanae Holiday Park until his skating longboard was stolen on Sunday night from outside his tent.“I was staying there to be closer to the surf and also I like carving it up on the pavements...

Helping Gisborne Pasifika into their own homes

A service which helped seven Gisborne Pasifika whānau become home owners last year opened a branch in the CBD this week. Vahefonua Tonga Methodist Mission Charitable Trust (SIAOLA) — a social service committed to empowering, strengthening and...

Whatatutu blaze threatens houses

FIRE broke out in the Whatatutu waste transfer station near the settlement yesterday afternoon and firefighters had to work hard to stop it spreading up a nearby hill and threatening houses and the local school. The fire broke out at around 4pm and...

Great fundraiser, cause

My husband, son and I attended the Hospice Night of Laughs on Friday, our first live comedy show. What a great fundraiser for a very worthy cause. The venue was fabulous and the audience really got into the show. I loved Urzila, thought the magic of...