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Pontificating

What a lot of crap on yesterday's opinion page. All this writing in on stuff that has got nothing to do with them. No wonder there is so much trouble in the world. Rex Holdsworth

Helping our heritage

DoC visitor strategy heeds rapid growth in visitor numbers

Alarming changes, limited action

“At one location in Greenland the temperature rose to 36 degrees C higher than the usual average for that time of the year (February).”Gwynne Dyer’s column in the Weekender on Saturday really disturbed me. To read that mid-winter temperatures...

Not a case of ‘like it or not’

In his comment on my recent column “Lives or Souls?”, John Fricker says: “Normal, sane people are well able to disagree with one another, remain friends and not feel the need to resort to physical violence to get their way.”Who could...

Huge investment for non-renewable lease

Re: Eastland Group powers to profit of $20.1m, July 2 story. More good news from Eastland Group — a glowing end-of-year financial report and not a negative word. Not so much from the electricity sector this year. Much more about the triumph of TOAM...

Racism can cut deeply

Hello, I am a 13 year old at Campion College. I'm here to spread awareness of the issue I am most concerned about — racism. Racism in New Zealand is very bad because it affects peoples' mental and general health. Many people who are victims of...

Snakes, aliens and wild creations at library next week

IF YOU'RE looking for things to do with the kids next week in Gisborne, the HB Williams Memorial Library has it covered. On Monday from 10.30am, it’s Snakes Alive! featuring stories followed by a snakey craft activity. Tuesday sees the start of the...

No one home as Te Reinga house destroyed by fire

A house on marae land at Te Reinga, inland north of Wairoa, was destroyed in a fire yesterday afternoon. There was nothing firefighters from Wairoa and Ruakituri could do to save it. Fire and Emergency NZ was called out at about 1.45pm.“The house...

Centennial Marine Drive sand track relocated

The multipurpose sand track removed from Centennial Marine Drive to make way for the new Kiwa Pools is being re-established at a nearby location. The big “sand pit” was used for events at surf lifesaving carnivals, as well as beach netball and...

Tairawhiti chopper called to BoP crash

The Trust Tairawhiti rescue helicopter was called out last night to assist at the scene of a vehicle crash at Minginui near the Whirinaki Forest Park in the Bay of Plenty. Tairawhiti's rescue chopper was mobilised at around 7.20pm last night.“There...

Te Karaka Area school takes stand against bullying

Te Karaka Area School made a stand against bullying yesterday by donning pink and baking up a storm. Students and staff wore pink to show they were against bullying in all its forms. Pink Shirt Day is a global day that celebrates diversity and creates...

Large rain cell delivers heavy, short burst of rain

Many local residents will have been surprised by the sudden intensity of last night's brief downpour. Measurements from rain gauges in the city and out to Te Karaka confirm the intensity. The MetService gauge at the airport recorded just under 10mm in...

NZ Post seeks new location

KIWIBANK in Gisborne is developing a stand-alone branch and NZ Post is looking for a new home in town. New Zealand Post head of retail, Mark Yagmich said NZ Post was now actively looking for a local business, to work with to deliver postal services...

Napier-Wairoa log trains back on track in spring

KiwiRail expects to start moving logs on the Napier-Wairoa line in spring, says chief operating officer Todd Moyle. The forestry sector had had a strong recovery as Covid restrictions eased, said Mr Moyle. There was a significant “wall of wood” to...

Fewer vehicles impounded in first three months of ’21

MOTORISTS have been reminded of the consequences of reckless and unsafe behaviour on Tairawhiti roads as police point to 40 vehicle impounds in the first three months of the year. The vehicles were among 215 impounds across the Eastern police...

‘Blown away’ by $92k sale

Highest price paid for bull in the North Island this season

Drilling for oil and gas in active subduction zones is nothing new

GNS Science declined the opportunity to respond to letters published yesterday — one seeking further information than provided in a GNS letter that ran in Saturday’s paper (Quake risk from drilling tiny), the other critical of the letter, its...

‘Eyesore’ cleaned up again

A regular eyesore of dumped cars and whiteware outside a business in Stanley Road has been cleaned up again. Neighbours complained after up to four derelict cars and more than a dozen pieces of whiteware, mainly refrigerators, were left outside East...