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Wine bound

:The 2020 wine vintage got under way in Tairawhiti this week, with the first harvests around the district on their way to begin the wine-making process. Winemakers spoken to said the season looks set to be a very good one, among the best seen in...

Climber’s eyes on Everest

WAINUI Beach resident Lloyd Hales has his sights on the summit of Mount Everest in the new year and he is doing all the hard yards he can to make sure he gets there. The 64-year-old mountaineer plans to make the climb in April and he is a regular at...

Gisborne engineering student steps up to the Sky Tower challenge

Stair crazy?Gisborne engineering student and volunteer firefighter Connor Mitchell is ascending Kaiti Hill while wearing his firefighting uniform and carrying a 15 kilogram air tank on his back. Mr Mitchell is in training for the 2018 Firefighter Sky...

The job ahead on Lawson Field Theatre

GISBORNE deputy mayor Rehette Stoltz has thanked the Government and the War Memorial Theatre Trust after receiving a $417,513 grant towards seismic-strengthening costs for the Lawson Field Theatre. The council was delighted to receive Government...

Church renovation ‘a labour of love’ for Gerry

Ormond's former Presbyterian church is 126 years old this week but looks near new. The building, reputed to be the third oldest church in the district, is resplendent and resolute, renovated and repainted in a colour similar to the original. The...

‘It’s time to reset’: fair comment or load of baloney?

TUESDAY'S colum, laying out the TEAP operation group's plans for our future, is one of the most disingenuous discussion pieces l have seen from our leaders for some time. It needs to be challenged. But first, a quick comment to set the record...

All set for B+LNZ annual meet

FARMERS from throughout the country descend on Gisborne next week for the annual general meeting (AGM) of Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and the key topics to be covered will reflect the challenges and opportunities facing this country’s red...

A constant, steady figure through it all

The death of Queen Elizabeth II at her Balmoral estate overnight brings to an end a lifetime of service to her country and the greater world from one of the major figures of the 20th century who continued her life's work into this one. After the...

Court next stop for residents?

MOANA Road residents angry about new overhead fibre optic cables on their street are contemplating whether they could take their case to the High Court. Chorus began hanging overhead cables to supply broadband internet on Monday, much to the disgust...

Ngati Porou happy with either spelling

Ngati Porou representatives confirmed to the New Zealand Geographic Board in May this year that either Ruatoria or Ruatorea spellings are acceptable.“They further advised that the board should use Ruatoria with the macron in the instances of the...

Combined Services remember the fallen

A FLY-past of a biplane and fixed-wing aircraft marked the opening of a combined military services commemoration service at the Gisborne RSA today. Held on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day, Combined Services Day brings together Air Force, Navy and...

Prices firm for Matawhero cattle

THE cattle sale at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday was a “good sound sale” that saw prices firm on the results achieved in the April sale at Matawhero. A total yarding of 1050 head went before a predominantly local bench, with some buyers in...

THREE AND BREEZY

Too good, Gordon, Gordon, Rouse, Neill, Donnelly . . . . and now Brown. William “Breezy” Brown joined an elite group to have won the Poverty Bay men's golf open title three or more times in a Jekyll-Hyde of a final on the Awapuni Links course on...

Lolly scramble too little too late

THE Government is making lolly-scramble political promises with tax payers’ cash one week out from an election. From roading to the arts to health care – Gisborne is now clearly on the Government’s agenda, again. Like it was in 2014 — a few...

Gisborne's truancy rates New Zealand's second highest

GISBORNE'S truancy rates are double that of the national average and second-worst in the country. Ministry of Education figures show an estimated 79,000 children were absent across the country each day when schools were surveyed during the middle...

Pharmacies allow more customers

Shopping in pharmacies is now much easier, but Alert Level 2 gives an opportunity for the public to support all local businesses.“That is the key to our community,” said Gisborne pharmacy spokesman Sean Shivnan. Pharmacies remained open as an...

Absurd and unfortunate

“. . . President Trump's sterling efforts to mitigate the effects of the virus . . .”It is unfortunate for the Herald correspondent that this absurd statement was published on the same page as a leading and well-constructed article which...

Unveiling at Oweta Pa to honour slain tipuna

On November 14, 1868, Rongowhakaata tipuna (ancestors) Paratene Turangi, Iraia Riki, Renata Whakaari and Ihimaera Hokopu were killed by Te Kooti Rikirangi Te Turuki and his followers at Oweta Pa, Manutuke. Hira Te Kai was fatally wounded and died on...