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Trust fund request divides councillors

TAIRAWHITI Voyaging Trust has been granted Gisborne District Council funding of $40,000, but a divided council supported the application eight votes to five, with opponents concerned about procedure and deficits. The one-off funding will support the...

Tips from a top surfer

THE next generation of Gisborne surfers enhanced their skills and technique when the Art of Surfing’s high-performance coach Matt Scorringe visited over the weekend. Junior surfers in the Gisborne team that will host the National Scholastic...

Three lucky their crash spotted

THREE people were fortunate to escape with only minor injuries early this morning when the car they were in left State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge and plunged 20 metres down a bank. It happened near the bottom of Traffords Hill on the Opotiki side...

Ancient tree found at Waingake

A Kahikatea tree estimated to be 600 to 800 years old was discovered in the Waingake Waterworks Bush by Gisborne District Council workers. GDC senior land management officer Melanie Cheetham shared information about the work being done in the...

Oily rags ignite shed fire

INCORRECT disposal of rags impregnated with Danish oil started a fire that destroyed the contents of a shed and lean-to on a property in Huxley Road yesterday that included a vintage Mini Clubman car. The devastated property owner discovered the fire...

Award supports comparative study at Harvard

How private organisations and the private sector impact on the actions of indigenous peoples will be the focus of Dr Pounamu Jade Aikman's research at Harvard University. Dr Aikmam, 31, is the recipient of the Fulbright-Nga Pae o te Maramatang...

Jail for sex assault

‘Particularly predatory and depraved offending’: prosecutor

What's On in Gisborne

Saturday, July 9St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale, 9am – 12 noon in car park behind church, access off Childers Rd, $5 per car (paid on arrival, set-up 8.30am). Ph Val 868 8226. Wide variety of realistically-priced goods. Gisborne Artists & Potters...

Tragic start to 2022

Local woman among 17 killed over road toll period

Let’s stop begging in its tracks

To beg or not to beg . . . that is the question. Last week there was an article reporting comments made by myself and others about the regular occurrence of “begging” in our shopping centre, especially around the vicinity of money machines. It...

‘Say Yes to Play’ during Play Week

Play Week 2021 kicks off next week with seven days of fun-filled action for the whole family. The nationwide initiative aims to encourage whānau, rangatahi and tamariki to “Say Yes to Play”.Led by Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa, Sport Gisborne...

Motu Trust raises thousands in fundraiser

THE Motu Trails Charitable Trust was thrilled that so many people got on their bikes and joined its fundraising ride last Sunday. About 100 people turned out to take part in the trust’s Rere Falls Trail Adventure Ride and MTCT executive officer Jim...

Smoky fires contribute to breaches of air quality

Winter has officially begun which means more people will be stoking up the fire to keep warm. Smoke from wood burners adds to smog and that is not good for anyone's health “especially for our tamariki and pakeke, or anyone with underlying health...

‘Clean up your mess’

In a sometimes angry atmosphere, Tolaga Bay residents last night told the forestry industry to accept responsibility and clear the land and beaches of slash and other flood debris. About 100 people went to a public meeting in the township last night...

Scientists probing the fault zone

An international team of scientists set off last weekend to place earthquake monitoring instruments along New Zealand’s largest fault, the Hikurangi subduction zone. About 40 instruments will record seismic movement and information that will help...

House smoked out

Firefighters were called to a smoke-logged house in Karaka Street, Elgin last night after neighbours heard smoke alarms sounding and called 111. Fire and Emergency NZ responded at about 7pm.“It turned out to be another unattended cooking...

Big rig tips over while negotiating the Waipaoa River roundabout

Some serious heavy lifting was needed this morning after a contractor's vehicle carrying a massive rock crusher overturned as it negotiated the Waipaoa River roundabout. The big rig tipped on to its side after one of the tyres on the truck's tractor...

Suspicious fire on porch

THE flicker of flames on a front porch alerted a Ranfurly Street resident last night, who went outside in time to find a couch against the wall of his home on fire. The incident is considered suspicious. The fire service received a 111 call from the...