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‘Fairly low’ rate of drink-driving pleases police

THE drink-drive rate detected in Tairawhiti has been low so far this festive season and the police hope the good behaviour continues. Police had random stops going in the lead-up to Christmas and then on Christmas Bay and Boxing Day.“The amount of...

Tackling inner harbour parking, mortuary waste

Unenforceable parking restrictions at Gisborne city's redeveloped inner harbour have prompted the district council to bring forward a bylaw review. The council says it has received several complaints about the misuse of car parks set aside for boat...

Following footsteps

I see the National candidate has begun to follow in the footsteps of the Party leadership, sharing speculative and untrue content to the local newspapers recently. Tania Tapsell alleged that Gisborne would lose their District Health Board under...

Better planning for future needed

A quote from the recent royal wedding order of service always excites more than a bit of curiosity. Midway through the ceremony, the priest turns to the congregation and announces: “First, I am required to ask anyone present who knows a reason why...

Twice-daily compliance visits keep eye on summer campers

A total of 1200 summer camping permits have been issued so far this season with registrations now taking place online. More than 600 vehicles have been recorded as freedom camping since the end of November. Gisborne District council compliance...

Learning how to grow native trees

The trick to planting kowhai and titoki seeds was shared with those who attended a free workshop run by the Women's Native Tree Project Trust at the weekend. They also learned how to take koromiko cuttings, and potted up some koromiko and...

In home straight, with final pitches being made to?the ‘kingmaker’

It is day four of the Winston Peters show, with just 24 hours remaining on his schedule for an October 12 announcement of the deal that sets in place New Zealand’s governing arrangements for the next three years. A lot of nuts and bolts will have...

Driver charged after rollover

POLICE have charged the driver of a log truck that crashed on State Highway 2 at Bartletts in the Whareratas yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called at 3.15pm.“The truck and trailer unit carrying logs failed to negotiate a left hand...

What the Prime Minister said . . .

“It's about leadership,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said this week as she announced that she and her Ministers along with public service CEOs and the leader of the Opposition will take a 20 percent pay cut for six months. This move from those...

Time to clear the air please

Could you please tell this poor, unknowledgeable person just what we should be doing for climate change — apart from trying to stop cows farting, and being careful about not polluting the place with plastics. Is that pollution a cause of climate...

Joining forces to eliminate violence against women

A LARGE white ribbon was put on the wall of St Andrew’s Church yesterday to mark White Ribbon Day. The White Ribbon campaign in New Zealand is celebrated annually on November 25. It is an amalgamation of the White Ribbon Day movement in Canada and...

GDC carrying out repairs as normal

Repairs to Gisborne District Council property are taking place during the coronavirus lockdown. The council says it continues to respond to all requests for service while taking precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The assurance comes...

From Bach to Brahms all week

Strings opened the week-long Gisborne International Music Competition (GIMC) at the War Memorial Theatre yesterday. Among the 25 New Zealanders and 19 international musicians who arrived in Gisborne last week for this year’s competition was cellist...

Pair plead guilty to burglary of restaurant

Two of a group involved in burglaries at Gisborne’s Portofino Restaurant twice on the same night have each pleaded guilty to charges. Stormy Francis Gail Aroha Waite, 25, admitted receiving alcohol stolen during the first burglary and being...

'Fix our country roads'

MASSIVE deterioration of the roads in the Ngatapa area and a couple of near-misses between logging trucks and the school bus were the focus of a community meeting last night. Responsibility for the narrow, windy country roads came under the umbrell...

Pre-season training delayed for long-awaited irrigation

Hopes are high for a high-quality playing surface at the Oval with major irrigation work under way. Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union chief executive Josh Willoughby said it would be great to see the grounds fully irrigated. It was an improvement the...

Fire risk closes Masonic flats

SHOCKED residents in the Masonic building at the Gladstone Road-Lowe Street corner have been told to leave their flats because of fire safety concerns. The residents have to be out of the building by next Friday, just two days before...

Eastland Group supports Air NZ Covid initiative

GISBORNE airport operator Eastland Group is backing Air New Zealand's decision that from mid-December, its domestic passengers must be fully vaccinated or produce a negative Covid test. Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran said the change...