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‘Don’t blow it’

Judge gives young offender ‘your last opportunity’

Young farmer contest makes for a good tale

Hawke's Bay freelance journalist Kate Taylor still vividly remembers the agony of crossing the line at the end of the gruelling agri-sports challenge in her only Young Farmer of the Year regional final. Now she has produced a book about the...

Chance to hear from top brain researchers

High-profile brain researchers and neuroscientists will be in Gisborne next weekend at the A and P Show. They will be at the Mātai Research Institute tent, available to talk about psychiatric disorders and dementia, among other issues. Among them...

Holiday boredom busters

Need some ideas for keeping the kids busy over the term break? Holidays can be a great time to bond with your children and even let your inner child come out to play. But it can also be a stressful time when kids can misbehave because of boredom...

Deluge keeps firefighters busy in Gisborne

Gisborne city firefighters turned out four appliances in response to more than a dozen calls as a result of the thunder and lightning storm that swept across the city late yesterday afternoon. The calls were to fire alarm activations and to some...

Paddock to plate Sprout call out

SPROUT has been scouting the Gisborne region to find the next agritech superstar to take part in the second serving of its accelerator programme. The national agritech business accelerator is searching the country for eight budding entrepreneurs with...

Let’s give contractors a fair go

I ATTENDED the Infrastructure Services Committee meeting of the council on Thursday to begin to get my head around one of the most significant issues and significant costs facing ratepayers — roads and footpaths. Of most interest to me was hearing...

Council flexes legal muscle

THE prosecution of a Ruatoria dog owner after a serious attack is a first for Gisborne District Council and should be a warning to other dog owners, said chief executive Judy Campbell. She was commenting on a report giving an overview of enforcement...

Two months of terror

A woman’s refusal to give her partner sole custody of their child so he could claim bigger benefit payments, sparked violence and repeated threats by him to murder her, Gisborne District Court has heard. During two months last year, David Cornelius...

Sallies to open second shop for large goods

Gisborne’s Salvation Army Family Store is expanding and plans to open a second shop in April. A new shop dedicated to furniture and appliances will open at new premises on the corner of Gladstone Road and Derby Street.“Gisborne is one of the most...

Whaitiri to don bib for Parly Ferns in Britain

From Manutuke School, YMP and provincial representatives sides to playing for the New Zealand Parliamentary team in London. That is where netball has taken Labour’s Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri, who is in the Parly Ferns team to take on the...

Sharing spirit of Christmas at Kaiti

“Love came down at Christmas” and it certainly did on Christmas Day at the Kaiti Mall. We were worried about the weather because, without being able to be outside, we would not have enough seating. Thanks to Earnest and the congregation of the...

Dune rebuilt at Midway Surf Club

A SIX-month project to restore the dune and build a retaining wall in front of the Midway Surf Club was completed last week.“Volunteers from the surf club and Gisborne District Council worked together on this project, which has made a huge...

Council continuing to seek changes to Three Waters reforms

Gisborne District Council has not given up trying to bring changes to the Government's Three Waters reforms. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says she is continuing to advocate on behalf of the Tairāwhiti community concerning the Government's controversial...

A system that is just, equitable

Re: Unless Pakeha majority are prepared to yield . . . September 2 letter. Bullseye Joe, you hit the nail on the head. Currently the GDC election and selection process is flawed and based on race. It is a mechanism that furthers the interests of...

Family refusing to leave farm

A Wairoa family has vowed to continue to fight to stay on land they believe is “rightfully” theirs despite the High Court ruling police can break down their doors and arrest them in a week’s time. Bruce Smith, wife Ruby and children Kresle...

Drugs, cash in car chase

A cannabis dealer led police on a 20-kilometre, high-speed chase before abandoning his vehicle and trying to run off with a rubbish bag full of drugs and $24,000, Gisborne District Court has heard. William Taiapa, 38, was sentenced by Judge Warren...

A lesson from our youth

Last Friday and Saturday Debbie Rowlands and I judged the Chanel Shield interschool debates hosted this year by Campion College. I've always enjoyed judging the local high school debates and speeches because I get to see fresh ideas from young...